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HOMING ASTORIAN
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SUBSCRIPTION SATES.
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By owner, per moau.,
WEEKLY ASTORIAN.
By mail per year, In advance... 11.80
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Official pa mt of Clataoy Countr and
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WEATHER.
' Western ' Cregori Increasing
cloudiness followed by train in
' extreme northwest portion.
An unreasonable Butte woman oat
obtained divorce became her husband
jammed a shaving brush down ber
throat to atop ber talking; the shaviiig
fbruah was veil wasted., .
THE OREGON APPLE. ,
What the ruby ia to Burmab, the pearl
to Ceylon, the diamond to Natal, gold to
fiht Caucasus, the great, red, flower
t flavored apple is to Oregon! Nowhere
' else in the favored realm of distinctive
.production does thia, fruity staple grow
aa it does in ita valley-lair here.
Unblemished, succulent, crisp, ample
In bulk, exquisite in color, it challenge!
n teiiow toe worm over to meet ks at
tributes of hue, taste and size, and
stands unrivalled in all nature's suc
cessful attempts to do the real artistic
thing So popular is it out here there
would be no surprise manifested if it
were made a "oat currency" for the
term of "stringency" now runing It
already stands for 17,000,000 of good
hioney ia Oregon and is regarded as a
bankable asset everywhere.
There are some things ia this world
that furnish forth their excellence and
.Value upon mere sight, and the Oregon
, apple Is in this class, along with the
aight-draft, the bill of exchange and
other pot-credits, we all know of; and
there are few of them that yield more
' lands of gratification than this superb
ire :'u: -i ', '".!JI
The wonder of this staple is that it
geta finer year by year, a fact that
makes people marvel since it cannot be
readily eoncieved; no one seems to real
ize the possibility of improvement, yet
history confirms it, as doea the world's
market reports.
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OIL WANTED I
Clatsop needs oil, and gas, along with
other things that make life smoother
and easier and less grating. We believe
she haa both these commodities in vast
quantities and trust the present well
directed search for them will be success
ful; since such a discovery would miti
gate the money-pressure above ground.
1 A few hundred thousands barrels of
fuel oil per day just for a starter, with
millions to follow,, would smooth the
way of business here notably and counter-act
the sense of uneasiness prevalent
in our commercial sphere.
There is nothing fictitious about a
flowing well of oil or a belching bore
of gas. Both are staples, and both have
a waiting market at their vents. They
are worth going after, and once tapped
are profit yielders. If we have not any-
thing of the sort, that should be known
also, once for all, so we can discount
(the signs and go about our other busi
nesses (without feeling we are neglecting
a standard resource.
We want to see the present effort
pushed to an absolute demonstration of
success or failure and the whole matter
laid for all time to come, either as a
patent item of wealth and commercial
development or as an exploded theory
that may be rationally abandoned.
The Massachusetts democrats discov
ered that two candidates do not make as
good a showing for a party as one does.
iV For a city tJiat it reputed to be lively
took Spokane a - long time to dis
cover that the telegraph strike is off.
The overworked officers Y the land
department hail with joy the abolition
of red tape ia the making of entries.
The Northwest has
prosperity, but ahe is
corner of a prosperous nation.
The woman scorned continue to
demonstrate her ability to make trouble
for the scornful man.
Those were not crocodile tears that
were shed when New York (aid fare
well to General Booth.
THE PINKERTON.
Whenever one read of the great Pink
erton agency for ' the detection and
punishment of crime, there is the ever
present note of dread, of hatred, of
vengefulness, on the part of the people
lying for the time, under the stress of
the agency's manipulation; . and this m
especially true wherever organized labor
has come in legal conflict with the de
tective bureaus such as this. .
It is the simplest of all truths that
the man or organization abiding within
the lawi has nothing to fear from the
Pinkertons noji any other "man-catching"
outfit. The trouble is that some
men will not proceed along prescribed
and acceptable courses for the justifica
tion they are after and are entitled to;
they must reeort to devloua and forbid
den line and trek justice where justice
cannot possibly abide, V ; ,
There are group of organised labor
that wer come into any sort of con
tact 'With the police function of the
country, public or private, and it is be
cause they go about their work under
the processes made and provided for
them 1 for all other men. While
others cannot assert themselves, in
court, nor out of it, without Inviting
the instant attention of every agency
for the repression of crime, including the
Pinkerton. The Pinkerton may haw
their bad elements as well as other
organisations, but neither would be
effective it the law was given the ob
servance that is its due. (
Organized labor in this country I
powerful enough to exact anything that
rightfully belongs to it if it moved with
the circumspection that wins, rather
than with the irresponsible and aggres
sive action tbat invites a barrier-first
and defeat afterward. It has yet to
learn it realtive potency in the scheme
of human affairs in its dealing with the
law, just a it ha learned the lesson
of the poll.
Customs Official Clean Misunderstand
ing Regarding German Agreement.
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EDITORIAL SALAD. ..'
In- the consideration of the forestry
question it i especially true tbat there
are none o mind a ' those who will
not see. . -
The recent elections were certainly no
indication of what next year' will be
in the matter of excitement and interest.
NBW YORK, Nov. 12.-Speklg at
th annual ronfvreuce of local appraiser,
in session here, Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury James B. Reynold, just
back from a special tariff Inquiry in
Europe, took the opportunity to clear
up for the benefit of the appraiser a
great deal of th existing niUundep-
standing about the German agreement.
Mr. Reynolds made a clear and un
equivocal statement as to what was ex
pected of the officer in making ap
praisements under this treaty and lie
took particular paint to bring out the
fact tbat the agreement applk to
other countries a well a to Germany.
This i the first pronouncement front a
high official, sourVe at to an opinion
which ha long prevailed in custom
circles namely, that since Uie United
States cannot grant to one country com
raercial privilege which I denied
another, no other document outside of
the German agreement is necessary
secure to France, Austria, or any other
country the me concession a to
export, price, etc, that hav been grant
ed to Germany.
Hcsules the official expression of opin
ion to the appraiser Mr. Reynolds
in an interview later said the adminit
tration had always regarded th treaty
at nothing more or less than an inter
pretation of the custom administrative
act; and that th view accepted in om
quarter that the agreement is a series
of special concessions, to Germany, is
entirely erroneous. Moreover, the ad
ministration fully intended that the one
agreement should stand for all coun
tries.
Made in New York
THE last time we visited New York we
studied the Clothes we saw on Fifth
Avenue and Broadway.
Then we went to the great Benjamin
Establishment and saw the same Clothes
being made for our
customers here,
Our confidence
founded on this
INCREASE PRIZES.
no corner on
a pretty good
There ia more interest in the price
of turkey than in the result of but
Tuesday' election.
Coney Island Jockey Club Add to the
Value of Purses
NEW ' YORK. Nov. It-Announcement
is made by the Coney Island
Jockey Club of substantial increase in
added money in almost all the stake
events decided at the Sheepshead
race track, starting .with the raising of
the guaranteed value of the suburban
handicap, considered the foremost turf
event in the country, to $23,000.
Thi Increased liberality, it I stated,
ia an acknowledgment of the splendid
success of the season that is now doting
and bespeak a willingness to thar the
profit that have been reaped with the
owner of horse.
The announcement of the Coney Isl
and Jockey Club was accompanied by
one of similar purport from the Grave-
send management, atating that hence
forth the guaranteed value of the Brook'
lyn handicap alto will be 123,000.
in Benjamin Clothes is
practical demonstration.
Correct Glothes for Men
'r. Cxdutlvt Agtot tfn
The Brownsville Woolen Mill Co.
837 Commercial St. Astoria, 0m
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Kot all the calamity howler and
asset-currency cranks can precipitat a
panic, " ' '
Boston call attention to the fact
that she gaye a plurality for a Repub
lican,:?'' V
'Nobody would even think of a panic
if the alarmists would keep still.
Buoyancy of the market brings light
ness of spirits..
San Francisco is entitled to the coun
try' congratulations.
Oyster Bay will now hibernate.
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A Reliable Remedy for Croup.
lira. & Rosenthal of Turner, Mick,
aye "We hav used Chamberlain's
Cough Medicine for ourtelve and child'
rea for several year and like it very
much. I think it it the only remedy
for croup and can highly recommend
it." For tale by Frank Bart and lead'
ing druggists.
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MAIL
ESTATE !
' COFFEE
Good coffee is partly in
buying and partly in
making; like everything
else.
Toar tracer returns Tour moatr If 70a deal
Ilk Schillios's Bit: ire psr bin.
Plan your WorK
then
Work Your Plan.
Western
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495 Commercial Street, Astoria, Oregon!
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NEW YORK, Nov. 12. It was an
nounced at a meeting of the New York
City Mothers Club that Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt has become a member of the
New York state assembly of mother.
A letter wae read from Mr. Roosevelt'
private secretary, Miss Eagner, which
briefly expressed the pleasure of the
president' wife in making the announcement.
The Roosevelt family ia well re
presented in the organization of Ameri
can Mothers, for the President himself
it one of the advisory board of the Na
tional Congres.
Biliousness and Constipation.
For years I was troubled with bilious
ness and constipation, which made life
miserable for me. My appetite failed
me. 1 lost my usual tore and vitality.
Pepsin preparations and cathartic only
made matters worse. I do not know
where I should have bwra today had I
not tried Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. The tablets relieve the
ill feeling at once, strengthen the diges
tive functions, helping the system to
do its work naturallyv Mr. Rosa Potts,
Birmingham, Ala. These, tablets are for
sale bjp Frank Hart and leading drug
It comes put np In a collapsible tube
with a nozzle, easy to apply to the sore
ness and inflammation, for any form
of Piles j it soothes and heals, relieves
the pain, Itching and burning. Man
Zan Pile Remedy. Price 50 cents. Guar
antee. Sold by Frank Hart's Drug
Store.
Sherman Transter Co.
HENRY 6HEB MAN, Manager
Hacks, Carriage Baggaga Checked and Transferred Trucks
Wagons Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped.
433Commerdal Strati
and Fur nit or
Mala Phont 11
SCOW BAY II 1 BRASS WOBK
ASTORIA OBOON
IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS' LAND AND MARINE EKCIHEERS
TJp-U Eate Baw Mill Machinery, Prompt attention given to 1. repair work
18th and Franklin Ave, Tl. Main M81
JOHN FOX, Pres. 7. L. BISHOP, See. ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK, Trea.
NELSON TROYER, Vice-Pre. and Supt.
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
f DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS
' OF THE LATEST IMPROVED , . , . ,
Canning Machinery, Marine- Engines and Boilers
COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED.
Correspondence Solicited. Foot of Fourth Street. '
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Choice Win, Liquors Merchants Laack from
andCiftrt 11:30. m. tt) tijoa ja.
Hot Luck at all Hoars a$ Cants
Conn Ilirrath and Commercial
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