THE MORNING ASTOKIAN, ASTORIA. OREGON.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1908.
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WEATHER REPORT.
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ington, Idaho Cloudy and
threatening.
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THE UNBLUFFED GIRL.
That was an up-to-date, athletic
American girl, in Los Angeles, who,
returning from an automobile ride,
found her home in possession of a
bold, bad burglar, and securing two
revolvers from a neighbor gave him
the chase of his life and shot his hat
off. The thief escaped, but that was
not her fault
Our girls should be better equip
ped for such emergencies than they
are, and such an item as this should
be so common as to fail to excite
especial remark It would be better
for the girls themselves and for all
concerned, in the family and out of
it, if all were trained 1 to use their
nerves and hands and wits in their
own behalf, and not rely altogether
on some man in their own house or
someone else's. "
It has always been the pride of
man that women-kind looked to him
fnr nrotection aeainst the rough
things of life, and in the main he
has responded at all times with the
courage and capacity for immediate
relief; but in these days when men
are bound down to business schedules
and time cards and the girls and
women themselves are being thrust
into the work-a-day world in over
whelming numbers, the opportunity
forfnan'. aid is often lost by circum
stances mother, can control, and the
girl or won n is more often thrown
oh her own resources, and far too
often to her immense disadvantage;
.therefore manna training, and acquir
ed skill in the te of weapons has
become a standard necessity for her
and should be wroight into her life
as one of its principal lessons and
safeguards.
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FLORIDA OPENS THE BALL.
idiots that have borne such exaction,
as these; and the sooner the alleged
"servants of the people" in Congress
get to work on it, the better. The
fact that a glutted market for the
commonest of staples can be main
tained on all sides at famine prices,
is a pointer that will not escape notice
and comment; nor does it figure in
this direction only. It is a fragment
of the code that has built the uncon
scionable fortunes of the day, and
set up the official and popular protests
that are raging the length and
breadth of the land, and which must
be heeded if the Republic is to live.
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THE NON-FILLABLE BOTTLE.
A young man of this city claims to
have invented a non-fillable bottle
(or, rather a non-refillable bottle),
that can be marketed at a cost of
from 4 to 4J cents, within a fraction
of the limit set by the great users of
such glass commodities. We hope he
has. Such inventions arc epoch-
making in their application to the in- j
itncrrir and commerce of the day;
and if this young glass-worker has
achieved all he claims he is in nnc
fnr tv. 150.000. which has stood for
years as the reward of such genius.
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It takes very practical unowieuge w
f.rir rr nrnhtems like this and the
reward will not fall amiss wherso-
,, it chall ln1?e. It is a fine incen
tive and should be duplicated in
every instance of intense utility of
this sort
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QUIET, BUT NOT DUBIOUS.
Astoria is quiet just nowr but it is
a quietude with nothing dubious about
it; it is an expression of the annual
reaction that follows the holiday
season, accentuated a bit by the strin
gency that preceded the holidays but
there is nothing acute about it
The talk about the city and county
all tends to the opening up of the
mills in all directions; Seaside opened
her mills yesterday; the Simpson
plant is expected to re-open in a
week or two at the farthest; the
TV.nirni Point olant is again in
operation, and there are rumors of
resumption everywhere.
Astoria is alright; her people are
practically all busy, and while indus
try and trade are abridged somewhat,
there are general conditions that
justfy good cheer and plenty of it;
and as the days pass and spring
draws on, the word of animation and
courage will take on a livlier tone
and reach.
PREMATURE OBITUARIES.
One of the traditions of the office
of the New York Herald has to do
with nit editor who was a great up
holder of the infallibility of his paper.
It simply couldn't make a mistake.
A flustered citizen once burst into
his cilice and bustled up to the edi
torial desk. "See hcrel" he demand
ed. "This obituary notice. It's all
wrongl
"What's wrong about it?" asked
the editor in calm confidence.
"Why, it's about me. I'm not
dead!"
if the Herald says you re dead,
sternly replied the editor, "you're
dead. But," he added magnanim
ously, "if you don't like being dead
we'll print your birth notice."
His attitude was rather different
from that of another editor, who, on
being shown by the man most inter
ested that the death of the complain
ant was falsely reported, apologised
profusely and offered to make U an
right
"We'll print a correction at once,
ho said.
Well" ad the man who wasn t
dead, "perhaps it would be better to
let it stand, I'll show it to my trienus
when they want to borrow money."
Woman's Home Companion for
February.
Mrs. Ilomwck - John, 1 wish yon
would give mo a synonym for uilwry.
Mr. lle-upock - What's the matter
with matrimony t-New Tork World.
ContrewleeX
"Isn't It strange that such a dis
turbing element ns leap year should
occur lu the eveu nuiutiersT"
"Yes, It la otld'-nnltlmort Ameri
can. , . : - -
Cause and Effeot.
lIvboltiKMnt wlchkndeomebeana,
Apleeeortwoufple.
AndKUlptaeuporcofTpcdown
Whlleyoueunbetjroureye.
Then, later on. there comes to him
A very common question .
lie womlera how It wee that he
Contracted tntllRxiUnn.
MUwiukf Bentlnet.
How little it is! How
little it adds to the weight
of the cup! It has cover
ed the sea with ships for a
hundred years.
Tear tracer retiree jeer aesef M ! Seal
SJhs ScalUiat's Beeti we per bia
Mora than two-thirds ol your lift
yoa wear shoes. Did you tver think
of that?
The Dr. A. Reed
Cushion Shoe
Was built to give your feet comfort
two-thirds of your life; the rest you
sleep.
The W. L Douglas
Shoe
Haa a world-wide reputation. Wear
one and be up to date.
s. aTgiaire
, 543 BOND STREET.
Opposite Fisher Bros.
Best kinds of logging shoes, ham
made, always on hand.
Open
and
Ready
FOR BUSINESS
With a full line of spring and summer
goods. Imported ana Domestic Wool
ens in all the latest patterns and effects.
I A. BACHMEIER
The Up-to-date Tailor.
STAR THKATKK IIC'll.lINO - - - COH, 1 1 til AND COMMRHCIAL BT I
Have You Seen
The Wash?
In Our Hardware Window
The Foard & Stokes Hard ware Co I
Incorporated
Successors to Fotrd & Stokes Co.
J. Q. A. BOWLBY, President '
O. I. PETERSON, Vice-President.
FRANK PATTON, Cashier
J. W. GARNER, Assistant Cashier
Astoria Savings Bjmk
Trantats a General Banking Business-
-Interest Paid on Time Deposits
FOUR PER CENT PER ANNUM.
Eleventh and Duane Sts. Astoria, Oregon.
First National Bank of Astoria. Ore.
tCHTAltLIMHKJ) ItSMO.
Capital $100,000
EDITORIAL SALAD
The state convention of Republi
cans of Florida has been held; the
first of the year 1908, and, by and near,
it was not a very creditable example.
There were knock-downs and drag
outs and a wholesale split; two sep
arate factions, and two organiza
tions, on the same floor, with attend
ant uproar and discord of all kinds.
But then that is a hot latitude and
much may be excused on the score
of surplus heat and the peculiar ap
titude of the gentlemen of the South
for a scrimmage when ample cause
is presented and there are enough
men in the opposition to make it real
interesting. '
However, both factions endorsed
Roosevelt and Taft, showing that
thev reverted, for a passing moment,
to the realities of the occasion and
what was expected of them by the
country. The national political ball
has thus been started rolling, and
will continue its movement until the
hours of culmination at Chicago and
iJenver.
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COAL SURPLUS, PRICE UP.
Uncle Sam's available cash balance
is $270,000,000. A rainy day needing
a bigger roll would call for an ark.
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A new precedent has been estab
lished bv the Idaho courts, viz.: that
nobody can be convicted upon the
testimony of Harry Orchard.
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The financial situation is rapidly
clearing, with a prospect that it will
shortly be better than ever. It is
hard to keep a good country down.
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Alliances of American fortunes
with impecunious princes, counts and
earls have always proved disastrous
The money might better be devoted
to hospital, libraries and the good
roads movement.
Blank Books
Up to the Highest Standards,
ookbindin:
After Strictly Modern Methods,
B
Printin
of Every Description
San Francisco, and every other
depot on the coast, is practically
congested with surplus coal, there
heme 100.000 tons in excess of local
demands at the Bay City; but there
is no abatement of the outrageous
nrices that have prevailed for the
past six months or more. It is but
another mainfestation ot the cincn
rreed to which Americans have sub
mitted with such dogged patience,
until they are the laughing stock of
creation and a reproach unto them
selves, man for man.
Tariff'reVision, if it comes, will be
o revelation to the country that will
'"open the. eyes of the multitude of
Conercss will see that no more
currency famines occur, and at the
same time will take care that the
money in circulation is all kept as
good as gold and free from anything
in the nature of wild inflation.
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The Jumping Off Place.
"Consumotion had me in its grasp;
ami I had almost reached the jumping
off place when I was advised to try
Dr. King's New Discovery; ana i
want to say right now, it saved my
life. Improvement began with tne
first bottle, and after taking one
dozen bottles I was a well and happy
man again," says George Moore, of
Grimesland, N. C. As a remedy for
couehs and colds and healer of weak,
sore lungs and for preventing pneu
monia New Discovery is supreme
cru a $.1 HO at Charles Rogers &
Son, druggists. Trial bottle free.
Our Facilities are the best and we
can promptly execute all
orders.
Jo
eililiini
ASTORIA, OREGON