The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, January 18, 1908, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextSATURDAY, JANUARY i8, igoS. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTOMA OREGON. AN UNBEATEN CUTTER Successive li .. . . , - .... ml The Oaring Was th Fastest Racer In Our Navy. HER MOST FAMOUS VICTORY. II Was Ovtr this Crew of the Iron Duke, British Man-of-war, and Wii Do oUlvo Why tht Amerloan Band Played tht British National Air. Tlia fastest racing boat that ovor brought shekels and glory to tbe Amr Icon navy or to any other, for twit matter, was tho cutter Daring. Vbu aba went down with too Van- alalia to the great etorin which tank ahuoHt every vessel la tbo bnrbor of Samoa a be left behind ber an Unbroken record of victories, None of the waa more aonaatlonal than tba one abe easily plucked from a crew of tho Iron Duke wbon the During waa nttsrbed to the Wisconsin. tluin on the Asiatic etatlou. Approprl teiy enongn. tne eruaning anient wa administered In centennial year. 1871V and It waa the more alsnlflcant because the Engtlab boat bad liven the cbal lenge and (mil fairly ruihed upon Iti fate. , When a bluejacket wanta a race be goo about It In bli own peculiar fash Ion. lie dorsu't write out a challenge and aend It with due formalities.'' He doea not appoint a committee to eitend It He dm not "poet notice In a con eplruou place." He simply lower bla boat, cllmln Into It lo tho number of twelve or four teen, pulls toward the ablp whose crew be wanta to race, toanea hi oar aa bt cornea under her bow, and there you are. The challenge hna been glr en In the i Igkt of the whole barbor. Tbla eort of Invitation doesu't mean that the other crew la to hustle Into It bout for a race right then and there On the contrary, there la a lot of pre llrulnary work yet to be done, much of It being of a strictly financial nn ture. Tbouaanda of dollars change bandit orer tbeee races. The officers them depends on character, capacity, concentration and health. De velop the first three by all means maintain the lust by the one bent means . BEECH AW'S PILLS old Bverywfar la bom 10c and Oe. (bo oi&cfr VvtiM TCor-'l to I generous In victory, mi) :i:e bawl was ordered to play "Utul Hhvo the Qmwo." A Hrltliiit nnvnl ollicer was standing with an American officer on shore watching the finish, and when the band struck up be turned to the Amer loan In bewilderment. "That's funny r be wild. "Your boat Comes In abend, and yet they're play' lag (jod Have the Queen.' I don't un dortiland " t "Well," sold the American. "If God wou't se the queen now she might as well give up. .Nothing earthly can Ibe During was built at New York about 1871 and was so fur superior to the boats she competed wltb that bo other cutter was constructed on very much the snma lines, but wltb what were thought to be some Improve ments. She was called the Magic, and, next to the During, she was the best raving boat In the navy. But up to the time or her loss the older bost was un tieatttn even by her newer rival.- Waeulugtou Tost RICHARD McCUBDY COMING BOMS. NEW YOHX, Jso, 17,-It is rumored In New York that Richard A. MeCurdy, the aged ex president of the Mutual Life Insurance Company who bas been abroad aince the insurance scandal my era! years ago, is on the Atlantic bound for New York. Servant have been in etructed to have tba family residence i Worristown, N. J, ready on January it H to sold MR MoCurdy and bis wife sailed Wbdneeds), Uie only ship leaving selves are generally ready to back the on that day being the Adriatic, which is honor of tbclr own ship wltb suhstan- due in New York January 22. Mr. tlal proof of their loyalty. - juwi. hM i,. m durln. th. As for the average sailor man. he ... ... .i.. ... . . , 4t nn K. . .b. w 'u" '' America scrape. As a winner of these shekels r"! tt ta mU tht itr W also the Daring, as before mentioned. Is otmKml7 blessed memory, except to ber rivals. Of tbeee latter none was more confi dent than tbo Iron Duke crew. The Wisconsin was already at anchor when the Drltlxb vessel came Into the bar bor one fine day, her adront being arreted wltb the usual attention evrrv newcomer commands. "Whea attacked by a cough or a cold, She hadn't been In very long before or when tout throat is sure, It Is rank she lowered a boat The man on the fooliihness to take anv other medicine Wisconsin Idly watched. They con- than Dr. Kin'. No M.,.. .... Ii.ii,..! i.t ,,l..u.i. l.n. ..III...... mn.li . . . ' Zl". , R Empire.' Ga. Iv. nuiiMi t,,.,r.i ih. wi.vm.in h.ii UM ieovfcry seven years and 1 aeroea her bows. ' know ' th8 bst wmedy on earth for Then the uucxpoctod baptKsued. To UPS and colds, croup, and all throst tbe surprise nud Intense dollgbt cf the snd hmg troubles. My children are sub Amcrlcaus. up went tho British osrs, Ject to croup, but New Discovery aulck- ana a little tnnii or excitement swept iv .tt.nb t,. It is a (oiiunate thing for men that protty girls are uually particular girls. Sank Foolishness. the wldonlng ripple around tbe barbor, A cnauonge una Deen given. A race was to come. And it was a race that meant a whole lot more than a more coutest between two crews. It Involved a con testod prlnclplo of boat building. The British believed in a substan inl, seaworthy, solid craft Tbo Amer kftns made their cutters lighter aud more graceful, contending at tbe same time that the fine lines which made their boats beautiful did not make tben tbe less seaworthy. i 'ine any ror tne race was set a course of throe and a half miles desig nated and the wagers piled up on both Ides. But when tbo day came there was a -high wind, making tbe going so over as the King of throat and lung rem edles. Sold under guarantee at Cbas. Rogers' drug store store. 50c snd SI. Trial bottle free. DIED OF EXPOSURE. CHICAGO, Jan. I7.-A despatch to the Reoord HoraJd,, from Owvllle, Ohio, sure: ilia limbs frozen in a night spent wedged lit a iwoodbox, Into whloh he had fallen head first at bis home here, Jnmo Taggart, 92 year old, uncle of Major r.lmore Tnggart, of army divorce fame, died of exposure yesterday. Tagart and ITomce Greeley were close friends, laafe Books Up to the Highest Standards, Bookbindiii After Strictly Modern Methods, ..... ' , t '.' rintin of Every Description p Our Facilities are the best can promptly execute orders. and we all ASTORIA, OEEGON A New Back for an Old One How It la Done ia Astoria. rough tbnt tho Amorlcnns, thinking M Ohian visiting the New York editor 1 that It wouldn't be a pretty race, pro- I posed putting It off. ' Not much! The British thought they saw through tho proposal. They Imag ined tbe Amorlcnns were afraid, and they, saw a' glorious opportunity to prove thol; wisdom In sacrificing beau ty to seaworthiness. Tbey were as firm as nobody but an Englishman can be, The race must go on. . And It did. You bet It dldl Aud tbe Daring camo skimming In a wholo half mile ahond-a half mile, If yon please. While the Iron' Duke's crew were ' plugging through the waves by main force the During cut ncroxs them and ver them Ukb-the thing of delight she Was. And, while she wus its dry as h ijarlor car, the Iron Dukcrs wero ball Sag to keep themselves nrlont. Well, you cau Imagine whether there was . Joy ntioiml the .Wisconsin. Bui frequently. Taggart lias been wealthy but signing of ball bonds for e, score of men Who fled wrecked bis fortune. The Overooat Probably In no other department sar torial la there exhibited so much In difference to hygienic considerations as In the overcoat The greatest fal lacy of all perhaps In regard to the choice of an overcoat la that tbe terms J'welght" aud "warmth" are synony mous. As a matter of fact, they are nearly always diametrically opposed. Moreover, the heavy overcoat la a tax on the resources of tbe organism and destroys the1 economy which a good Insulating cloth la Intended to secure. -London Lancet . , y ! 4 lJ .KAMA r 60 YEARS' ;V ,-. EXPERIENCE D I law , What a Woman 8ays. Singleton I want to ask you a ques tion, old man. ' Wedderly-Come on wltb It Singleton Does a woman al ways mean what she says? Wedder ty During courtship she doesn't, but after marriage you bet she does. Chi cago News. ..... 1 I ? iiv.iiilnn li nrob.blr pteniMi tl..i. a.rtntlw Annflflant.llM. HA ii,.. .t rlnt l onnllil.ntl.1. HANUUI .1107 ur .Buuriui Comuiiinlim. on I'.tmiU TMot Mauri : DKSIONa U:; C.nvmauT Aa. Anrin. Mndthlk llintch nd dnorlnllnn mar ninkif uo.rMln our opinion n-M ntnw on ii.ia.iim .khun fhrnuuh Munii k Co. mclr. mvMalnoUct, without eb.rn, lathe , Stltcilfic Jlesericati. i,n(tomtlrl!lntrtil weMi..,tWHN intlon of ny loleiulllo Jiiurnnl. Heron, So in fimrnionai,SL: Mold lr ll I newinlmltrt, :r.JecowlBre,,wev, "bttateh (jSUot, kit SI, WMhlUMtoa, D, i Sounds Peeelble, but Not Likely. "I've thought of a novel effect for my new melodrama.? , mi . . , - r "What tottr i"-;. .,.i "The villain lights a cigar during the snowstorm, thus setting the snowstorm Are." Wn.hlnirtnn TTniwM . 1 1 Heavy Work: Mr. Younghub Did you baka bread, darling? Mrs. Yonnghu dear. Mr.') Younghub-Well, flon't do anything Uke that agai ire not strong enough for sue work. - f jLls b-ffes, nfease i. You bheavy Tbe backaches at times with a dull, Indescribable feeling, making you weary and restless; piercing pains shoot across the region of the kidneys, and again the loins are so lame to stoop is agony. No use to rub or apply a plaster to the back in thla condition. You cannot reach tbe cause. Exchange the bad back for new and stronger one. Jflrs, Nancy Sewell, living on Jeffer son street, Hlluboro, Ore., says: "I have used Doan's Kidney Pills and think very highly of them. My kidneys were too frequent in aotion and forced me to arise many times during the night. My bock was so sore snd lame that I could not stoop or bend over. I tried lini ments and plasters, but without any good results. At last Doan's Kidney nils were brought to my attention .and I procured a box. In a short time, the pains leit my back and my kidneys were restored to their- normal and na turnl condition. I sm now well and free from kidney trouble and 'do not hesi tate to recommend Doan's Kidney Fills to other Sufferers." ' Plenty more proof like this from As toria people. Call at Chas. Sogers' drug store and ask what his oustomers report For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agent for the United States. r Remember the name Doan's snd take no other. CHINA BUYING GUNS. PARIS, Jan. 17, China passed an im portant and urgent order for quick- firing gun id Taris. Whether the guns were purchased owing to the acute rela tions between China and Japan -on ae otmnt of internal troubles in China is unknown bore. " ! i Lane's Family Medicine will give you a digestion that will permit you to eat good things Instead of "health foods" of various' sorts that are aa palatable as bay. ' . ;.. 'I"';"'. '.' ;' ;M CALLED UPON TO FURNISH WORK. NEW YORK, Jaa. 17. Resolutions oalling upon the publio offlclals of Greater New YoTk to appropriate 1m- niedlotsly a sufficient sum of money for isted For TIMBER LANDS, FARMS, CITY LOTS, ...... V '' ." . - HOUSES, AND ALL KINDS OF REAL ESTATE 172 TENTH STREET. II n ' 1 e i - . ASTORIA, OREGON the purpose of starting up publio work that will give employment to a urge number of those now unemployed were passed; by the delegates of the Central Federated Union laet night. After sev eral speakers had dwelt upon the ab normal conditions now existing in the labor market here and the need for pub- eort, Comptroller lie relief of some awm. present by invitation, together with other city, officials, answered charges that the Federation and some of the preceding speakers had brought against him. He said the city's failure to undertake more publio improvement work waa largely due to the failure of property owners to pay their assess-! menU for such .work. Mr. Matx said the' amuont of such unpaid aasessmenhj 'was $536,000. the delinquency Uving the effect of holding np nearly 200 bids ifor Improvement work. s l i The Federation , wadutlow tatkr call upon the tt, and national .uthorf tie. to "open up the channel, of employ, meat to a large number of the L ployed UirourficM fl, .4t.