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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1907)
WFDNESDAY, DECEMBER u. 1907. THE MORNING AGTOMAN, ASTORIA OREGON. I tiif r.mnnwTiiui ULilUUUII mnui An American Girl's Impression of a Second-Story Ride, NOVEL STREET CAR SYSTEM Acrobttlo Skill Valuibl Accomplish, moot Some 1 Dillorenofi Botweea Travel on Trolley 1 in the Model Scot liih City Ad in Thli Country, HOfcTON, I).. 7. llW7.-Th lsit stniy(lir of 1 1 army of vsosllon tour lU hid returning from shroud now, lnd n with the uiimI sicxirtiiiffiit of exporl bis wid liiiiriliin. la tne tutgim of Mens bmuiflit homo evorjf jrr by Diets trsiimtlsiitle voyngere there le "mostly nttii-h of ami'tiMSj" 1ut nwe end tltere tmung the Immscomers le en observer who bee eoine of the old slgbts from uw Hlut of view, Suoh 1 one le e, young . women who stepped anhore I he other day after month In orUanJ whtre, being a lloetoulsn, h found epn-Ul ltttret in Otaegow, the 8cottleh city ith which lioetoa ie rotnpsivd eo frequently and in eo lueny ways Of all thing (Jlaigowfglenthat'e whet things porUluing to, UUtegow are railed, by wtme freak of drlvation the moet fsiuoue, perhaps. In tlile country le the sUM ear ejetero. The Glasgow tram bee been h-ld up ae an example to the world, though Mr. Jatnoe iMlrymple. who operatre the municipal tram eyetem, returned the compliment by nominating Iloeton's local trantortalin ervlee ee the nearly IJwil one when he came over here a couple of yar ago aa expert ad vleer to Major Dunne of Chicago, 80 very American trolley rider whloh nowaday nieaiia every Anntlean, of eoure 111 be Interested in the lmpre- " '(Milile, of course,' I aald." " 'Oh, of course,' my faithful companion d.pNoili ami with light ami aemircd etcp we Ix-giin to nmii,l, "Tlie third etcrt w barely rwlil whim a coiivuWoii of nature appeared to take piece, ! The tram Iwl started Uriel quite oblivion of the foot that we mm dangling on a eplral preMplee with imiIIi'Iiik between tie and dettrua turn but slender lra ralL 1 gaeped and tried to look over my .boulder for advke. " 0 on, n agitated voloe called) 'keen going oni' and alnce I ehould lie oliligod to tumble niy poor buaband Into the stiwet If I didn't I, perforce, did ae t was told) but with the ahook of unex peetedness alded to the natural dlfNi'iil tins of tlio portion, I have ofton won dered alnce bow I did it. 'The top reached, we heaved a elgh of thaitkegtvlug and dropped into the near eat ecatj Luckily there were few people ami hail only to tuke a etp to reach It, lb wa pleawiiiter aftw we got there, but before long the acute began, to fill up arid it seemed to me the air wae growing more vile, '"What le thle horrid smell I" I aaked. " 'Iiee,' replied my hualtand In a stage whieper. "Sure enough H waa plpee) clay plpee, In varloue etngee of awfulneea in the mouth of with lieavy slouching boulder and dull fucea, men with red handkerchief tied around their necks. and clay on their boot, who were crowd lug into the aeata. And mingled with it waa the odr of cigarette, which we were beginning to conakler the cunte of Scotland, rather than drink, alnce they aeemed to be (moked exclusively and In ce4antly by everyone above the grade of a navvy. " 'There ie one aeat loft in front among the women and children,' I (aid 'I niut try to reach it, hut be ready to catch my ehettered eorpes.' "1)0 you think you had better rlak Itf my huabend aeked anxiouely. "' I mut,' I aald. Tills la woree than the Illack Uol of Calcutta.' "I atarted on a tottering voyage for ward. I had got only about two teat length away when th tram, which had lisSferrfi ft mWsMk Iff GLASGOW'S MAW TltOROUGlIFAKE "Oltftef e made on the voutiv Itoeton woman by the two-etory trumi 10 popular, ap parently, In the J)rilih Win. "The thing that inimi imprt-Mtcd u in (ilttow," Iib eiiya, "wa the agility and lofty Indifference to dunger of H inhab Hunt. ncoiullv the women who mut be a an old guiito in Verona aald of the much contorted daughter of llerodian, on one of the church doom 'very acix imtinli' to ciitruel tliciiielvu to tlio top of theao lolloping trams. Up to the time jny huKbund aud I, two wayftwing Amor team, lauded on Scottish soil, the top of a tram had oocnifd to tu a peculiarly deeirable apot. Freh air, all the breeze tluvt blow, an uninterrupted view of the acenory, no cry of 'Move up toward, ploaae,' no fat kdioa tquoexing Into pbicoa too email for them, no one stumbl ing over toes and knocking liaU over eye in short, nono of the trial of our native land, but a aereno, dignified pro greei through the air, giving one tlie do llghtful icnoaUon of riding on a very tall and very amenable horse. . . "How do we survive our disappoint ment! It wano horso but a oamol we mounted that morning on Sauphichall Btreet-ilcnve out ftll the middle 'conso nant and dvokle' between each yllblc and you will be able to pronounce this juit nicely and a camel of particularly vlcloua and unacfcountable temper, , "Spying a tempting looking green tram we waved our umbrellas oommand lngly. Tho obndtictbr, a very ' superior person in an equally superior uniform of dark blue and silver, blew1 a blast on child's whistle, and with a rattling and a Jar sugKtlve of & ateumer coming wo dock, tho whole lofty structure etop- iod, atopied for a paaocngor, sUirtod up again with a violent jerk. I lurched forward fell aguiust tho end of a aeat which pmmptly lM)rod a hole in my aide, can noned off agaltutt the end of a seat on Uio opiKxite aido, ami with the impetus of my violent movements, kndod in the vacant spate, painfully conscious of a lack of dignity and of tho wrathful glance of an old gentleman who.se hat 1 hud blocked over hie noao in my hasty progress. "'At any rate,' I thought, 'I didn't catch hold of the derrick, and that is something.' "The derrick i a lilgh thing, rather liko the. legs of a tclcsuopa, from which tlie trolley arm is slung. It has a large placard aupeudd round iU neck like a locket which beam the moat awful warn ing to those wflio are tempted to cling to It when they fool their balance insecure, and both niy waking and sleeping lionr were haunted with the conviction that some time before we left Glasgow I hIioiiM yield to panic and siezo it. Pro vidence saved me from that dreadfiil fate.however, so I m still in doubt as to whet her you are heavily fined, or thrown Into prison, 'or twiioUier you' meet a de served and instantaneous punishment by aiMlhig on a live wire, . I wih I knew which it was. Someone must have done it,, else why the warning! , , "Dreadful things, 'do linppon In those tram sometimes. A girl told me she ono iww1 ft woman carrying a baby" who, as she started to so down th etnii's, lost her balance ! from tlio swinging of the tram ,and tlw poor baby' head was doilied against the side of the poat and dmvdfully injured. It ued to frighten me to see old men and momen wh little children eeeay that perilous paag. They managed wonderfully well, much belter than 1 did, o I suppose practice count for aouietlilng In tramway travel a well a in other form of exctcU, but I notkiod that they moved very slowly ami cautlouslyi and T wondered what would hupjHm If thl system were intro duced lit our li u i Tying land where every moment is of inioi'lanc and wa are 1m- palh-nt of the delay in getting olf our car with their single level. "I had heard a great deal said of the advantage f municipal ownshlp ami the wonderful thing Uhuigow, tlie model city, hml accompllitlied, it sounded very delightful, and I wa cmiiplotoly a con vert in theory until I !wl a little practi cal experience of the facts, A great deal ia aald about tlie low fare and th po- sibllrty of riding two or three block for a halfpenny, That i very nice, and in Glasgow, where tlie population U almost entirely within the bound of it own wall, it has, I uppo, distinct advant age i but to us, who use the trolley in tint great majority of cae for long dis tunes riding, the advantage lie In quite the oppwit direction. Our five-cent fare In ltton taki-s ua , miiea and mile furtlier than the same fare would in Glasgow, 1 "The people cannot afford to pay the larger rate it oosU to gut out into the country. In font, the tramway system extern! only Mm six or seven mile from the center of Glasgow, arid that in one direction only, a fact which the ad vocates of municipal ownership forget in mention. Having looked out for the traffic within their own immediate boundaries, it doe not occur to them to reach out and open up the district be yond. They have no incentive for it, and perhup it would be outside their rights In any case. Ko one can enter into com petition with tltew, and they ace con tent to continue with Uwir limited sys tem and thrir short car which bob up and down, making ona feel like a very active bit of corn in a very hot corn popper. So I gue the American way Is best, after all" RHEUMATISM EASILY i CURED NOW SIMPLE RHEUMATISM' MIXTURE GET , THE INGREDIENTS FROM THE DRUG STORE AND MIX TIEM YOURSELF AT HOME. ! .' " Keceut hospital reports show that the Iread dlwaso, rheumatism, i steadily increasing throughout the country. All known mean of relief are being sug gested to save He great amount of auf- rering Una winter, especially among those who are not in a position to pack up and visit tlie noted health resort to lie treated. Recent testa prove rheuma tism not exactly a disease in itaelf, but a sever symptom of kidney trouble, a condition caused by dogged up pores of the elimlnative tissues in the kidneys which fail to filter the poisonous waste mutter and uric acid from the blood, iermitting these eubstanee to remain In the vein and decompose, usually settling uliout the joint and muscles, causing the Intense pain, swelling and stiffness it! rheumatism. A well-known specialist, who liaa prob ably treated more cafes of rheumatism than anyone eke, and who is also the most uVfteaaful, give the following simple treatment, which is harmless and inexpensive, and so simple that anybody can mix it at home. The Ingredient are: Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound Kargon. one ounce; Compound Syrup Saraparilla, ttores ounce. - Go to any good pharmacy and get these three vegetable Ingredient and mix them by shaking in a bottle, taking as a dose a teaxpoonful after each meal and again at bedtime, , There 1 nothing bettor in the world for backache, kidney and bladder trouble, too. Such symptom a frequent and painful urination, , soreness, weakness, general and nervous debility are caused by certain acids and poisonous waste matter, decayed tissue, etc,, in the blood, wihleh the kidneys will clear and purify after a few doses of this prescription. ': During tho holiduy season Mrs. Fike will appear in her new play, the Man batten company will make its bow ax a separate organization in the play that Langdon Mitchell Is writing, ' and Mr. Fiska will produce a play by Rupert Hughes. Eat In Haste and repent with acute Indigestion, , , heartburn, hiccoughs or flaruV lence. Then resolve never again to be without a box of these won derful digestive correctives. ' Beechams Pills Bold Evtrywhtrt.' la bona 10s. and tSe, The Store tor ' A3 "V Women Women .WEfclsJfflVE Outfitters Do Your Christmas Shopping 3 EARLY The Local Newspaper Published a Few Days Ago an Editorial Concerning Christmas Shopping that was so Full of Good Advice and Sound Common Sense that we Think it Best to Repeat it in Preference to Anything We Could Say on the Same All-Interesting Subject Just Now. Here it 1st Arc you a prospective holiday shopper ? Then remem ber that procrastination during holiday time is the thief of comfort We say this not only on behalf of our clerks and : shop girls, but for the benefit of the public. If you have Christmas shopping to do, you should go about it at once. The results will be more satisfactory to you as well as to the clerks who wait upon you. In this connection a few "dontV will not be amiss for guidance of the shopper: Don't delay your holiday shopping any longer than you can possibly help. Don't put off shopping until afternoon when you can shop in the morning! Don't be impatient with the store employes. Don't jostle and push when by waiting patiently you can be as successful. Don't take your baby into the crowded stores lest in the crush it be injured Don't expect the same attention from clerks two days before Christmas that you can get now. Don't expect to be waited upon at once, to the exclusion of other custom ers, and don't lose your temper. The young men and women who work in the department stores are obliged to stand on their feet from 7:30 o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock at night, and it is not surprising that their tempers are often worn threadbare, The Big Store in the Middle of the Block. v4 ;..i j J.s...j . WANTED the name and address: of the man who asserts that a- Standard Equitable Policy would be of no value to him. That is the man who needs to be seen by an enlightening EQUITABLE Agent. . "VJ.,. J " " COMMERCIAL ST. Si b t f( J ASXPRIAOREQON- H D T7 I Carea Pacfr" I i Corrects . Willcfeufe any case of Kidney or-Bladder bisease hot Bright's Disease beyond the reach of medicine. No medicine can da more. or Diabetes - r. T. Laruin, Owl Drug Store.