SATURDAY, 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.,.. ....
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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,
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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.
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r 60 YEARS'
;V ,-. EXPERIENCE
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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. .....
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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,
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HOUSES,
AND ALL
KINDS OF
REAL ESTATE
172 TENTH STREET.
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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.