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THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ' ASTOMA, OREGON. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER J, 1(07. i'' f" THE liORNING ASTORIAN Established 1731 Published Daily Except Monday by TEE J. S. BELLINGER COMPANY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, per year... .I. Uy earner, per monta. .$7.00 90 WEEKLY ASTORIAH. -By mail, per year, la advance... $1.80 mtemd m Kwona-eUuw matter July St.lSUS, at U. ponwmca at Astoria, ury jn,MdrUM actor CoucraMO MarcHI, UT-OrAtn tor tb dril wui oJ TM M on waaaToaiAiitoalUMr nskfene. or ptar. of tomtom Avar b Biada by ptwttl oard or throutfi tofefhaw. Any brwruUrily ta iW Um should b inuMtUMrfy reported to the oAoa of publlotttoa. TELEPHONE MAIM Mi. Official naper of Clatsov County and the City of Astoria. ; listener which be never felt before, and which often itimulatee and Inspire to fresh endeavor. The mingling of thought with thought, the contact of mind wits with mind, develop new powers, at the mixing of two chemical often produce: a new third aubstanca. To converse well on niuat listen well also hold oneself in a receptive attl tude., .-. - . ,.. , .'.: ; - Walter- Besant used to tell of elever woman who had a great reputation as a conversationalist though aha talked very little. She had such a cordial sym pathetic , manner that aha helped th timid and the shy to say their best things and made them feel at some. She dissipated their fears, and they could say things to her which, they could not say to any, one else. People thought her an interesting conversationalist because she had this ability to call out th best in. others. If you would make yourself agreeable you must be able to enter Into the life of the people you are conversing with, and you must touch them along the lines of their interest. No matter how much yon mar know about a subject, if it does not happen to interest those to whom you are talking your efforts will be largely lost Great conversationalists have- alwavs been very tactful interesting without , WEATHER. , , , , offending. It does not do to atab people if you would interest them, nor to drag out their family skeletons. Some people -THE SNEEZE. la "Western Oregon fair; ouui. erty winds; increasing cloudine,: followed ty threatening weath- er north portion. DEPOSITS EXCEED DEM ARES, 1 , If any alarmist thought to have hi vague premonitions verified at the Ast oria bank counter yesterday morning, , he was badlv bumped. There was not even a sign of a "run" anywhere in the city. .; The business of the banks barely ex cecded the normal volume of any first Monday in the month, and the sum of 1 the day's business was marked by ': distinct excess of deposits over check demands; which condition speaks for itself unequivocally. In one or 4w instances there was some disappointment when it was made plain to those who wore peculiarly anx ious to draw out the full balances due them that they could not get 'but rational per centage of their holding; and these were quite satisfied when the situation wms fully explained to them. ' The day was utterly free from untoward circumstances and closed with confirm- ative quietude and assurance through' out the city. Cashier Gordon, of the First National commenting on the status of affairs. yesterday, eaid that bis house "had no more than the customary run of busi ness for the first of the month; that those who had visited the bank had come, apparently, as well informed of the conditions and what might be ex pected, as the bank officers themselves, and that there was an intelligent ac;pt ance on all sides of the restrictions in .force." Mr. Gordon also said he was In hope that but a few days would inter terrene before even these could be done away with. ; Mr. Higins, cashier of the A-toria National, was pleased to report that "the deposits had materially exceeded the demands of that) instution; and that the day business had been charact erized by nothing worthy of comment. The people seemed to understand the case clearly and so far as the bank' clien telle was concerned, were unanim ously disposed to make the best of it in every way." . Mr. Patton, of the Astoria Savings bank said that the day's affairs went off without the slightest manifestation of disquietude, tliough there were a few signs of disappointment in cases where the limitations, imposed by the ' bank interferfed wRh the plans of some client but these were passed up plesant ly, upon due explanation being made; and that the situation being thoroughly understood there was nothing to appre hend. The business of the bank showed no variation from that of any first-of-the-mouth day, and was as good as usu al in all ways." 'AH of which goes to show that Astor- ians are taking a sensible view of the case and are abiding the issue of the "holidays" with equanimity and undi turbed faith in their banks and bankers. It is such business-like adaptation as this that makes for the good of a com' m unity wiieu me matter is treatea as an episode in history; and in the pre sent instance is proof positive of the characteristic soundness of public opin ion and action here. have th peculiar quality of touching the best that is in us; others stir up the bad. Every time they come into our presence they irrtate us. Other allay all that is disgreeable. They never touch our sensitive spots, and they call out all that is spontaneous and sweet and beautiful. ! The best of the curb operations are the curb on reckless gambling and fool kh panic. " ' ,' o ' No run, no panic, no losses. The abolition of the bank run is a blessing to society. ' It has already been discovered tiiat the 2-cent fare law requires longer trains and more conductors. J. Pierpont Morgan and Secretary Corteljou are tied for first place in the affections of Wall street ,: Secretary Taft'a absence from home on Thanksgiving Day wiH help to re lieve the American turkey famine. Chancellor Day's candidate for pres ident seems to be Debs. Why not Debs I and Dayl Campaign shibboleth: 'Dubs Part As. It Playsd a Very lm portent Part In Life. ; ' Many odd notions still exist as to meeting, and some persons may be beard to exclaim "Bless, my soul, oncer "Bless my soul, twice T and so on after each sneese, But la Pst age the sneese really played a-very Important part. In ancient Greece the people saluted each other whenever any one present chanced to suecse. As Xenophon was addreaslmr the Greek: army la a mo ment of defeat on a historical occa sion a soldier succeed. The lines of battle were formed at once, tor the aneese was deemed good omen, and the Greeks were successful. Among the Hebrews when a person nected tit bystanders would say, "Tobint cliliiu"-MA long Ufe to you." In India criminals on the rack of tor ture have saved their own lives by sneesimr accidentally. t A humorous story about sneesing I told In that wonderful collection of oddities, 'The Arabian Nights." A schoolmaster waa particular in teach ing his nuplla the value of politeness. He also told them that whenever he sneered they should clap their bands and say,. "Long live our noble master.' One day master and pupils went out for a stroll. The air was not, and au soon srevr very thirsty. Great was their Jot at last to find a well. But th bucket was at the bottom of the well, and so the schoolmaster went down to bring It up. The boys selxed the rope and tugged for dear life. Just as the schoolmaster reached the top of the well he succeed. The boys let go the rope end clapped their bands, shout- hut. "Looir ure our noble master.- i As for the poor schoolmaster, he fell to the bottom of the well, where he may be to this day, tor all one knows- IfUwankM Wisconsin. , . Y GIVES GOOD ADVICE MEETING A CROCODILE, The Animal and th Hunters Were Ml Taken by Surprise, While looking for a hippopotamus it was the fortune of the author of "Uganda to Khartum" to encounter a crocodile under somewhat unusual cir cumstances. He was following a fresh track leading through the dense under growth from the lake Inland. ..Two men accompanied him, one carrying his camera and the other bis second gun. white he shouldered his rifle. v Suddenly I heard a rustling noise in front of me and realised that tome creature waa approaching, but what? It could not be the hippo, because there was no thunderous tread, but I bad no time to think, tor the creature, what ever it might be, was upon me in a sec ond. At two yards I discovered what It was an Immense crocodile more than twelve feet long. ' I was right lu Its path, and there was ne possible escape ou either side, so I stood still with my rifle at shoulder and waited. The "crock" did not wait, however, and In some remarkable way It hustled me to one side, almost knock ed me over, and endeavored to make hi way to the water. To dispute hit right of way would have been folly. I realised only a hor rible, soft wrtggUng mass pressing against my legs In a most sickening way. why ne did not bite me I do not know. At flrttt I thought he had done so as ho brushed against my leg, but I found It was only bis horny scales that craped my shin. And be was more taken by surprise than I was and for got all about his huge jaw and the lasting Impression he might have made upon my lops. ' After he had passed I turned to see how the men would fare. Otm bad got back to the shore and so was no longer In view. The other man with the cam era was the funniest sight. Ills head was stuck fust lu the thick brambles, and his Icgra were In the air, the cam era of course In the mud beside him. I do not think the "crock" could have seen him, for he tmd literally taken a header Into the oush. and his legs were fsr sbove the crocodile's Jaws. VP 13 OF PersinalKnowledg Personal knowledge the winning factor in the culminating contorts of powcMor in the front rank of vssrviswia uivnivuu tv wtv wwMasuiiM iut.ln HI Ulw vumiiMaui tsi vmhusm va this competitive age and when of ample character it placet it fortunate M . r it t ' i ' t ' ino wen inrormeci or th world. 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Thit valuable remedy hat been long and favorably known under the name of Syrup of Fun and hat attained to world wide acceptance at the most excellent family laxative. At its pure laVjttitMl twitUM,.' .l.ttlMA C. ....... -H L.. t .t ' ana me well inlarmed of the world to be the bctt we have gjr if Elixir of Senna as more fullv descriptive of tU tmAv but doubtless it will always be called fur by the shorter name of Syrup of Fig and to get itt beneficial enectt, always note, when purchasing the lull name of the Company California fig Syrup Co. printed on the front of every package, whether you call lor Syrup of rig or by the full name Syrup of Fig and Elixir of Senna. 7 I4 if Simple Home Recipe Said to Do Wonders for Many. Chapped hands are quickly cured by applying Chamberlain's Salve. Price, 25 cents. For sale by Frank Hart and Icadinjr druesUta. LOUISVILLE, KY. SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A. LONDON, ENGLAND GAL. NEW YORK.NY No wild talk is being Indulged in about the Singling circus trust 'A circus not only baffles description bnt challenges criticism. , . If Tom 0m tta Tkm, The great Nelson's sovereignty was confined to the seas. On shore bis val et, old Tom, ruled him completely. Be was no hero to Tom, but a coy to be coverned kindly, but firmly. To the end of his days the faithful old servant ascribed his master's fate to the fact that he was not aboard Nelson's ship at Trafalgar. Tom had been every where with Nelson until the time of Trafalgar, says a contributor to St James' Budget On that occasion he was detained in London too late to go to sea with Nelson, and ever afterward he used to say: If I had only been there Lord Nel son wonld not have been killed, for he should not have put on that coat! "He would mind me Uke a child," the old fellow would go on, "and when I found him bent on wearing his finery before a battle I always prevented him. "Tom,' he would say, TU tight this battle in my best coat' " "Oh, no, my lord, yon shatra'V rd ay. "But why, Tom?" he'd say. "Why, my lord? Ton Just ask Be questions, bnt fight the battle first' I'd say, 'and then 111 dress yon up In all your stars snd garters, and you'll look something like. But after the battle, not before, my lord.' He got on his best coat at Trafalgar because I wasn't there to prevent him, and It wss the snd of him r ' , A well-known authority says that Backache is often nature danger sig nal, which notifies the sufferer that the kidney, are sick. The following simple home-made mixture is said to relieve backache and cleanse snd build up weak, disordered kidneys, if taken before the stage of Bright', disease: Fluid Extract Dande lion, one-half ounce; Compound Eargoo, one ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsaparil- la, three ounces. Mix by shaking well in a bottle, and tbake in teaspoonful doses after meals snd. at bedtime. A weli-knowa local dnuigest is au thority that these ingredients are main- YOUNG MAN HAS NEW THEORY Human Life Seems Centered in Stomach. All Else is Secondary. SCOW BAY IRON & BRASS 10RK ass C ASTOltIA, OREGON IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS' LAND AND MARINE EKCIXEFRS nr. Utto-taiv kill Harblatrn tiinand' Franklin Ave, rresnst etttauea tivea lo at. repair wora Tsi. Main km The immense success which, has fol lowed L. T. Cooper during the past year with his new preparation has exceeded ly of vegetable extraction and harmless anything of the kind ever before wit- to use. and can be obtained at small nessed in most of tie leading cities cost from any good prescription pharm- "here the young man has introduced acy. Thone who think they have kid- the medicine. Cooper has a ' novsl ney trouble or suffer with lame back or theory. He believe tbst the human weak bladder, or such symptoms as stomach is directly responsible for most frequent desire to urinate, especially at disease. To quote his own words, from night j painful, thick, discolored urine, a Interview opon hi arrival in an etc, should give this prescription a trial Etrn cityi "The average man er aa no harm can possibly follow its use, woman cannot be sick if the stomach and it is said to do wonder for many ' working properly. To be sure, there people, are diseases of a virulent nature, such as cancer, luoercuiosis, uiaoeies, eic, which are organic, and are not trace able to the stomach, but even fevers lean, in nine cases out of ten, be traced to something taken into the stomach. All of this half-sick, nervous exhaustion that is now so common, is csused by I the stomachic conditions, and It is be cause my remedy will and does regulate the stomach that' I am meeting with such success. "To um the matter up a sound di- COFFEE The world is full of anonymous coffee : "Java and Mocha." Who returns your money if you don't like era? Tew rroctr return row moor if m ioal Ifiw SckOWi lt: wtpar kirn. f gestive apparatus that I doing its full duty, getting every particle of vitality out of all food by transferring it to the bowels in a perfectly digested state tbia above all else bring health." air. A C. Brock, chef of the Brock Restaurant, Market District, Boston, Mass who is a staunch believer in Mr. Cooper's theorr and medicine, ha thit to say: "I bad chronic indigestion for over three years. I suffered terribly, and lost about 30 pound. I was a physical wreck when I started this Cooper medicine, a month or so ago.! Today I am a -well a I ver was In my life. I am no longer nervous, my food does not distress me In the leatt, and I have a splendid appetite. I am gaining flesh very rapidly in fact, at the rate of a pound t day. I would not believe any medicine on earth could have done for me what this has done. It is remarkable preparation and Mr. Cooper deserves all his success." We recommend the Cooper prepara tion as being remarkable medicines. Charles Rogers. , I u. IlillllltM I II MIMIIMMMMM DR. SNOWIES ft CO- Today is the last day of the MEANS OF EDUCATION .-VUiLTS v The school and the college employ the - student comparatively a few hours a day for a few years; conversation is a training in a perpetual school, ; JIany get the best part of their education in . conversation. (. i y It is a great ability discoverer, . a ; great revealer of possibilities and re sources. It stimulates thought wonder fully. We think more of burselve if we can interest and hold others. The power to do so increases our self -respect, our self-confidence. - Xo man knows what he really post-esses until he makes his best effot't to express to others what is in him. , The iivcniiP of the mind fly open, the fa ....,.?.t -...,...., .nioft Tmwi- wood iHMirerser I io cents lui, ot wl Boom sco HAKICUXIST &! CHIROPODIST Astoria Bank Bldg.1 m ft: l -r. os S5"- -zzLJuxm . u tv a nd I Iwill try to keep pace with the I Box Paper Sale r B. A. HIGGINS CO., , MUSIC POOK8 r STATIONERY ; "".j See the Window ! tmMMtHimiMMMMmMIMHMHIMIMMMMM MimnM IRVIIMG'S S Apricot Brandy NOTHING FINER TRY IT AMERICAN IMPORTING CO. A 589 Commercial Street rnfAifOAL. First National Bank of Astoria, Ore ESTABLISHED 18S4S. Capital 0100,000 . Q. A. BOWLBT, PrsskUnt. 0. L PETERSON, Vkt-Presidcnl CEAKS PATTON, Ountar. J. W. GARNER, Artstaat Cssklsi. s Bank Saving JOHN FOX, Ps. P. U BISHOP, See. " ASTORIA SAVINGS BANE, Tress, NELSON TROYER, Vice-Pres. and Supt, ' ASTORIA IRON WORKS A ''?' ONERS AND MANUPACTURERS , ,.; , , " OP THE LATEST IMPROVED , . , . Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers . L u ,: COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. Carretpondence Solicited. ' ' - Peot of Fourth Street. THE'' O EM i- T'ie Eeckles Autoist My. friend li)t Rorwnvcji yesteruav. the bori!d award tut! iJtilo C. F. WISE, Prop. Choice Wines, Liquors , , Merchants Lunch from ' snd Cigars . m& $. m. t v.& t Hot Lunch at all Heirs M Cents , Corner Eleventh snd Commwdal OREGON ne present vaiu i wyj tf-ww.,--, . ,,.vmvi.. Oapltal Paid m llOOjOOt, M lurpina snd Cnalvlasa Front $80,009 TransaeU a Oaneral Banking Business, Interest Paid on Tim lieposlts FOUR PER CENT PEB ANNUM Elertnth and Dnan itrseta ASTORIA, 6SSQ0N Sherman Transtcr Co. HENRY SHERMAN, Manager . Hacks, Carriages Baggage Checked and Transferred Trucks Wagons Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped. ',, , : yi , 433CmmerdaI Street i and Furniture Mala Fhoat isi IHMMnHIIIIMMIIMIWHtMIIIMItilHMMYj First-Class Liquors and Cigars Cos Commercial Street Corner Commercial tad 14th. . ASTORIA, OREGON