More proof flint l.ytllii 13. rink
ham'sVejretafcleConipoiind saxes
woman from surgical operations.
Mrs. S. A. 'Williams, of Gardiner,
Maine, writes:
"Iwu a rreat sufferer from female
troubles, and Lydia E. Piukham's Veg
table Compound restored me to health
in three months, after my physician
declared that an operation, was abso
lutely necessary,"
Mrs. Alviiui Sperling, of 154 Cley
bourne Ave, Chicago, I1L, writes :
"I goffered from female troubles, a
tumor and much inflammation. Two
of the best doctors in Chicago decided
that an operation was necessary to save
my life. Lydia E. Piukham's Vegetable
Compound entirely cured me without
an operation."
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty rears Lydia E. link-
ham's Vegetaula. Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who lux e been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, uleera
tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that tearing-down
feeling, futtu!ency,indiges
tion,dizzh:ess,or ncrx'ous prostration.
Why don't you try it ?
Mrs. Pinkhniu invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has frnided thousands to
health. Acidrcis, Lyun, Mass.
ASKS FOR APPROPRIATION.
Urges Construction of Four Battle
ships, Four Cruisers, and Others.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Before
the House committee on naval affairs
Secretary Metcalf asked for an appro
priation of $73770,000 for the con
struction and conversion of war ves
sels. An impression prevails that the
Secretary's estimate will be reduecd
possibly to forty millions. The Secre
tary urged the tonstruction of four
battleships, four scout cruisers, ten
destroyers, four submarines, one am
munition ship, one repair ship, two
mine-laying ships, four fleet colliers.
TURNED STATE'S EVIDENCE.
Architect Huston Cave Damaing Tes
timony Against Co-Defendants.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 5. -Architect
Huston virtually turned
State's evidence by proxy against his
co-defendants, Contractor Sanderson,
Former Auditor-General Snyder, For
mer State Treasurer ' Matheus, and
Former Public Buildings Superin
tendant Shumaker, on trial for con
spiracy today. :
Through his assistant, Stanford B.
Lewis, the architect, who remained in
seclusion in his room, was accessible
only to lawyers and confidential
friends, gave1 damaging testimony
against the former State officers.
It is better to cure the little cough
than to take chances of consumption.
The best cough cure is Kemp's Balsam.
Druggists sell it at 25 cents and 50
cents a bottle.
SHOOTS HIS AGED UNCLE.
PORTLAND, Feb. S.-Edward
Sweeney, an aged man, was &hot
three times by J. Donahue, his
nephew, whom he is alleged to have
refused to maintain in idleness.
Sweeney will probably die. Dona
hue has been' arrested.
Constipation, or irregularity, is very
often the cause of sick-headache. Lane's
Family Medicine is the great preventive
and cure of headache. Druggists sell it
for 25 cents.
JOINT C0MMIT1 EE
MEETS
ABSENCE OF ONE MEMBER OF
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
pnsTPONES PORT OF AS
TORIA ORGANIZATION.
The bint committee of the Cham'
ber of Commerce and City Council
met last night to hear the report of
the judiciary committee of the former
bodv relative to certain legal features
in connection with the creation of the
proposed Port of Astoria, and upon
considering the following report, it
was, the sense of the meeting that the
matter be re-ret'erred to the judiciary
committee to investigate and ascer
tain if the question of an increased
area can be submitted to the people
under the initiative, at the general
election in November, or whether the
same purpose can be served at a
special election called by the Gov;
ernor:
"Astoria, Ore., Feb. 5, 190a
"Gentlemen.
"Mr. Fulton, of the judiciary com
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce,
is absent from the city, and has been
unable to act with the committee in
the following matter. The undersign
ed members of said committee hereby
repjrt that we have had the matters
of the organization of a Port of As
toria, or other like Port under consid
erat'on, and are of the opinion that
no new district orcorporation can
be formed, under the present law, at
the coming election. All initiative
petitions for such purposes are re
quired to be filed with the Secretary
of State not later than the first Mon
day of the fourth month prior to the
election. Last Monday was the first
Monday of the fourth month prior to
the next June election.
"An amendment to a city charter
may be made or initiated by the filing
of a petition for that purpose with
the auditor or clerk 30 days before
the date on which the proposed
amendment is to be voted on, either
at a general or special election.
"Very respectfully,
"FRANK J. TAYLOR,
"A. M. SMITH."
The result of this committee's in
vestigation to be made known to
Chairman Wingate of the joint com
mittee, who will call a meeting of the
committee immediately thereafter.
COULD PAY HIS WAY.
Btory of Clubman Who Had Dlnod
"Not Wisely, but Too Wslt."
The man who was going borne from
die club after dining "not wisely, but
too woll," hnd paid live fares during
the Cist teu minutes bo was on the
street car, Wueu the couduotor came
along again he handed out a sixth
nickel and ttion a seveuth as the mnu
lu uniform was returning to the back
platform, A little later when the cot
ductsr went through the cur he was
given an eighth five cent piece by the
clubman aud then a ninth, but at this
stntze of the game his mouey was
handed back to him.
"It seems to mo you have paid yotif
fare," said the conductor as he looked
round to nee what th other passen
gcra thought of the matter.'
"No, still"!" was the reply, "I lusbfrt
on paylu' my way. shir!"
"Very well, thou." said the other, ac
cepting the nickel, with a shrug of his
Shoulders.
During the next fifteen minutes quite
number of people got on the car,
and the clubman managed to pay five
more fares without a word of protest.
The conductor hesitated, however,
when the fifteenth nickel was handed
him by the same man, and he gave II
back with the remark, "I am almost
sure you have paid your fare,"
"No, shir, and I 'shept no favors
from straugers!" angrily exclaimed
the man. "I can pay my way, shir.
and t propose do sho."
Another nickel passed between them.
and then the one who bad dined "nut
wisely, but too well," settled back In
his seat and nodded sleepily. When
the conductor passed through the car
again, however, he sat np and hauded
over another nickel and said:
"Scuse me. shir 'scuse me for not
payln' fare."
"But I believe you have paid your
fare, sir."
"No, shir! Don't shluk for moment
shir, that I'm try In' beat ibis com
pany. I can pay my way, shlr.'W
Before he came to his street be in
sisted on (laying three mora fares.
Then as he was leaving the car be
shook his tin lit In the conductor's
face and said:
" 'Doctor, I'm goln' report you."
"W-what for. slrr
"For lettlu' me ride free, shir! Itule
Is no passengers lowed ride free, am)
I'll report you unless you collect my
fare. Here It is, shir."
And for the twentieth time the club
man handed the conductor nlckel.
A B. Lewis In Judce.
PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed
to cure any case of Itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles :n 6 to
14 days or money refunded. 50c.
Or Her Own Accord.
The day the doctor called to treat
little Kitty for a slight aliment It was
only by the most persistent persua
sion that be succeeded In getting the
child to show him ber tongue.
A few days subsequent to this tht
child said to her mother, "Ma, thi
doctor don't have to tease me to obey
him any more!"
"Why notr
"'Cause every time I see bin) goinj!
by the bouae now I stick my tongue
out at himr-Llpplncott's.
A bargain.
"What!" exclaimed the husband.
"You drew your savings from the banl:.
went to a broker's office and bought Z..
X. and Y. stock at If. when It has been
dropping like a rock?"
"But, uiy dear." argued the wife. "It
was such a bargain. Why. during the
short time 1 was In the oTice 1 saw the
man mark it down to It from 45!"
Success Magazine.
Jfext to ece!!fnit Is the apprecia
tion of !t.-Thnc:eray.
A PUMA CUB.
At the Ball.
The Geut With the Feather Ah, 1
thought it was you!
The Lion-Why?
"Because I have Just been dancint
with your wife."
"My wife? I didn't know she wai
here. What has she come as?"
"A lion tamer."
We are at last enabled to fill our orders for
FERN DISHES
Have just received a large assortments in
MATT GREEN
Exceptional values offered in our new
line of fancy Jugs and Tankards.
----SEE WINDOW DISPLAYS
A. V. ALJLEN
Phones Beanch Uniontown
Main 711, Main 2871 Phone Main 713 I
Sole agent for Baker's Barrington Hall Steel Cut Coffee. 1
Ha Was Plucky, but Paid For Hfe
Temerity With His Life.
Hissing like a sullen geyser, the great
puma mother crouches with flaming
eyes. Ridge of her tawny back brush
ed up In rage, tall a-swltcb, steel sin
ews rigid beneath soft skin, she glared
at ber four cubs' in the cage corner.
A fluffy ball of spotted fur sprawled
on unsteady legs across toward her.
Out shot a mighty fore paw; the baby
was burled suddenly back among bis
cowering brothers and sisters.
"Nasty temper," I remarked to the
keeper. "Has she been long like that?"
"Started this forenoon." He shook his
head In anxiety. "I don't like It. Ill
have to separate them, 1 fear." )
The unnatural mother commenced
pacing ber prison, sparring viciously
at her offspring In passing. Three
huddled together In a pitiful heap, but
one stood up aud defied her. A jungle
terror In miniature, his tiny rage was
magnificent. Tensely alert before his
trembling mates, he shifted warily to
meet each blow, dodging, spitting,
striking out an awkward paw at the
great thrusts.
"They dou't turn on their cubs often.
Only knew It once before. You notice,
meln herr, her claws are not out when
she strikes. That may come; then we
will lose some promising babies bere."
Tfce young German keeper was great
ly distressed. I returned In the morn
ing to eee how the affair had progress
ed. Entering the Frankfurt Thlcrgar
ten, I fo md the lion house. My friend
stood In the empty corridor looking
into the cage. Sleek forms shifted
restlessly on every side; a pale light
came from above; the place was close
with a heavy odor.
He greeted me mournfully. "The
little beggar was too spirited. She
got him last night. Just a second In
her jaws, and the taxidermist won't
attempt to stuff the skin." The re
maining cubs peered wonderlngly vat
us from an adjoining cage; the mur
deress paced in silence, but her eyes
were alive with a strange fascinating
light. The tragedy had stirred the
rows of Imprisoned beasts. An uncan
ny howl in a chilling key came from
the leopards; the lion's deep throat
ed guttural sent unwelcome quivers
through one's nerves.
I left the building, relieved to feel
the breeze and see the sunlight. Poor
little chap of a puma, he surely had
tremendous pluck! Travel Magazine.
Read the Morning Astorian.
Value
OF
Personal Knowledgi
Personal knowledge is tlie winning (actor in the culminating contests of
this competitive ge and when of ample character it placet ill fortunate
possessor in the front ranks of
The Well Informed of the World.
A vast fund of persona! knowledge it really essential to the achievement of the
highest excellence in any field of human effort .
A Knowledge of Forma, Knowledge of Functions And Knowl
edge of Products are all of the utmost value and in questions of life and health
when a true and wholesome remedy is desired it should be rffiembcrcd that Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of Senna, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co,, is an
-.I.' .1 J..- L k .1 ...:.L .L 1 ,1 . - ' : l
ciiiKoi piuuuci wined uai uici wim um rpprovai in mo niosi eminent puyuciani ami a, -
gives universal satisfaction, because it i; c remedy of 'JJ
Known Quality, Known Excellence and Known Component J
D.-t. I I . .1.. .,. I. i :: .1 ,1.. r; 11 it. i . f .1 'f
u m uiu uaa nun uic mmauia pouuiiotju v iiuuiuui ui uio W CU llliouiicu ' lira
world, who know of their own personal knowledge and from actual use that it is the first
and best of family laxatives, for which no extravagant or unreasonable daunt are made
Hut valuable remedy has been long and favorably known
under the name of Syrup of Figs and ha attained to world
wide acceptance at the most excellent family laxative. As its pure
laxative principles, obtained from Senna, are well known to physicians
and the Well inlormed ot the world to be the best wt have
adopted the more elaborate name of Syrup of Fig and
ri t o ..,sw
KJixir 01 oenna at more tully descriptive ol the remedy,
but doubtless it will always be called for by the shorter
name of Syrup' of Figs and to get its beneficial
effects, always note, when purchasing the full
name of the Company California Fig Syrup
Co. printed on the front of every package,
whether you call lor Syrup of rigs
ot by the full name Syrup of
l igt and blixir of Senna.
8
SAN FRANCISCO. CAU
LOUISVILLE, KY. londonzngland NEW YORK.N.Y
A COLD OBJECTION.
Ice Cream Manufacturers Object to
Terms ot Pure Food Law.
CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-"There should
be no standard fixed by law as to the
kind of ice cream that may be inatui
factored, as the article is a luxury and
not a strength builder on or a food
substitute asserted Attorney Thom:i
Lannon in an argument before the
National Pure food conference, in
session here yesterday.
' Mr. Lannon represented the Na
tional Ice Cream Manufacturers' As
sociation and appeared before the
Commission with a pica that the pres
ent standard requiring all ice cream
to contain 14 per cent butter fat wan
an injustice to the manufacturers and
did not conduce to the health, moraN
and comfort of the public.
"We considered 8 per cent butter
fat amply sufficient for all purposes,"
said Mr. Lennon.
Chairman Frcar accepted the argu
ment of Mr. Lannon, and said it
would be forwarded to Washington
with the general report of the com
mission. "But," he continued, "I am of the
belief that this can only be remedied
by an act of Congress."
This May Interest You
No one is immune from kidney
trouble, so just remember that Foley's
Kidney Cure will stop the irregul
arities and cure any case of kidney
and bladder trouble that is not be
yond the reach of medicine.
Washington Herald: "Are women
as happy as their grandmothers?"
asks Mrs. John A. Logan. Very few
would care to swap places with them,
we imagine.
There Is nothing else "just as good"
as Kemp's Balsam, the best cough cure,
and the other kinds cost just as muh
as this fnmo::i remedy.
Chicago Herald-Herald: A Cleve
land preacher advises people not to
get married until they will die if they
don't. But nearly everybody does
feel that way.
Spared Him.
Ills Wife Are you going to ask thnt
young Jenkins nnd his fiancee to o"r
house party?
Ilusband Not much!
"You dislike him.. don't you?''
"Yes, but not enough for that." I.tfe
Bassless.
"Hear the story of tho slinky build'
ingr
"Nope. What Is It?"
"Oh, there's no foundation to It"
St.. Taul Pioneer Tress.
1 L
1
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Wc have the largest stock of Valentines
that ever came to Astoria
Comics, Drops, Valentine Post Cards and
a large and assorted stock of Fancy
and Pretty Valentines.
E. A. HIGGINS CO.,
MUSIC BOOKS STATION Fit V
4
There aro no greater wretches In the
world than many of those whom peo
ple in general take to be happy. Sen
ee:i. . .
. MAKES CONCRETE BLOCKS .
Mrs Iv. M. Barrett of Austin, Texas,
is said to be the only woman concrete
block maker in the world. She has
made a study of the cement and con
crete industry, and knows it thorough
ly i uU of its details. In addition to
being, a cement worker, Mrs. Barretts
at the head of a school for defective
children. She made with her own
hand-i the blocks that were used in
the construction of her school build
ings, says Cement Age. She is now
preparing to make blocks for barns,
sheds, outhouses of other kinds and
fences upon her . farm near Austin.
She ays that she is convinced that
concrete is the coining building mat
erial, and that it will prove to be the
semi-arid region of the Southwest,
where., other building material is
scarce and high priced. Mrs. Bar
rett lias been conducting a campaign
of education in the use of cement
among the farmers. She urges that
concrete construction should be
adopted upon every .farm. At a re
cent meeting of the Texas Farmer's
Congress she gave a demonstration
in concrete block making and the
various uses to which the material
could be put upon the farm. She
delivered a lecture to the assembled
farmers, in which she pointed out
that they could, with the exercise of
proper energy, make farms and build
their own dwellings, barns, chicken
houses, fences and other improve
ments at far less cost than if stone
or lumber were used. She stated that
the necessary materials that enter in
to concrete construction are nearly
all found upon the farm, and that the
farmers themselves could do the
block-making and the construction
1 work, thereby saving the expense that
would have to be borne if the work
were done by professional contractors
and builders.
Morning Astorian, 00 cents per moats
delivered by carrier,
WAR ON CHILD LABOR.
Since the strong campaign nffainut
Child Lubor was started in 1906 by
the Woman's Home Companion, in
conjunction with the National Child
Labor Committee, legislation for the
protection of children or for com
pulsory education has been passed in
17 states of the Union. In the State
of Missouri, for instance, laws have
been passed prohibiting night work
for children under 16 years of age,
and prohibiting the employment of
children under 16 years of age in
manufactures involving the use of
specified poisonous materials.
Simple Remedy For La Grippe
La grippe coughs are dangerous as
they frequently develop into pneu
monia. Foley's Honey and aTr not
only stops the cough but heals and
strengthens the lungs so that no ser
ious results need be feared. The
genuine Foley's Honey and Tar con
tains no harmful drugs and is in a
yellow package. Refuse substitutes.
STEEL RAILS TO BE HEAVIER.
NEW YORK, Feb, S.-lvlhcrt II.
Gary, chairman of the United States
Steel Corporation, stated yesterday
that the steel rail manufacturers and
many of the railroads had reached
satisfactory arrangements to the
specifications for steel rails. The new
specifications provide a heavier rail
with improved section and with the
practice In manufacture somewhat
improved. The additional cost of the
new rails, if any, is to be paid by the
purchasers.
TEA '
Is there a better way to
keep the family longer at
table, to keep it together?
Your f rocsr rtturoi roar aunty U t s ats'i
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