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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1908)
6 THE MORNING ' ASTORIAN, ASTON LA, DftEGOX. : t r Tuesday, February 11, imi. 1 WHEN GENS WERE PRECIOUS. Original. "Mother, Carl says you told tabu pretty story about some Jewels you last when you were a young lady Won't you tell It to mer If you'll promise not to repeat It Toe Countess of Bluniensteln took Iter little daughter on her lap and told toe story. "Twenty years ago," she said, "when Jewels were very expensive, they were Eiuch valued by those who could af ford to own them. It was, I think, tu the year 1905 that a young lady of the . nobllltx whom , we will call Bertha was appointed one of the ladies la waiting to the empress. Her majesty possessed one of the rarest collections of gems in Europe, and Bertha was made responsible for them. There was a young man at court whom we will call Maximilian. He was of roy al blood through his mother, but not through his father. "Now, Maximilian took very little In terest In court matters. He was a student always experimenting with liquids that he poured into little glass tubes and boiled and froze and did all aorts of queer things with. It was about this time that a new and funny substance was discovered called ra dium. It bad a sort of glow that nev er died out Maximilian took great Interest In radium and was constantly trying Its glow on different other sub stances. "One day Bertha it was about two years after she bad been appointed lady in waiting went to the vault when the empress' Jewels were kept, and, lo and behold, they were gone that is, all except the diamonds, which vera In a safe within the vault She fainted, but soon recovered and went vt locked the vault and sat down to think what she should do. It was enough that the Jewels had been taken who under her care, but would she not be held responsible as the thief? While aha was In agony as to what in the world she should do Maximilian was announced. In a few minutes she was pouring her troubles Into his ear. "Maximilian thought for a long while then told her to say nothing about the theft .All would depend npon the em press, not railing for her lost gems for some time. Photographs of them were kept that they might be identi fied in case of loss. Maximilian took these photographs and told Bertha that he was going to put the best detec tive in Berlin on the track of the Jew-1 els. What are detectives? There are no such persons now. There used to be, but there were so many ingenious detective story tellers that they reveal ed to the thieves all possible ways of tracing them, and the detectives ceased to be of use. "Well, Maximilian took two sets of photographs away with him, telling Bertha that if the gems were not called forCior a month all would be well. It happened that the empress was in disposed about that time and attended no state occasions, -so she did not need her Jewels. Bertha was in an agony Of suspense for the thirty days; then me day Maximilian came to see her. When they were alone be unrolled a parcel, and there were the gems. . - "Of course she was wild to know how he had recovered them, and to her as tonishment he told her that they were ot the original gems, but others he had manufactured. I will try and ex plain to you how he did it. He had noticed that that funny substance call ed radium Imparted to the little glass tubes he used a beautiful blue. This led him to a new experiment He took certain crystals of different hues, put them away in the dark, and when, aft er several weeks, he looked at them, what do you think? Why, the white crystals had become yellow topazes, the blue crystals green emeralds, while the violet crystals had turned into blue eapphires. He had made the discovery that has since led to the manufacture of. what, used to be called precious stones, io rvprouuee me gems snown In the photographs he had crystals cut like the originals, then exposed them to the luflueuce of radium. "It wasn't a week after this that one of the multimillionaires of America came to Berlin. At the same time came a princeling, a couslu of the emperor. A state dinuer was given, the emperor pretending that It was for the prince ling, but It was really for the big Amer ican banker. The empress called for all ber Jewel!. Bertha brought them to her, and neither she nor any one elso knew that they hnd been manufactured. The funny part of it was that the great banker, who was a collector of all kinds of rare articles, through a medium, of fered the empress five times the cost of her Jewels. She sold them to htm, and he presented thorn to an American mu seum. They are really a curiosity, though he didn't know it, for they were the first manufactured real gems. though now there are millions of them. And because they are cheap people don't wear them nuy more. "Meanwhile Bertha suspected one of the maids of honor of stealing the lost gems. The girl flnnuy confessed to Bertha and returned them. Thla was after the manufactured ones had gone to America. Bortha consulted with Maximilian as to what they should do. He said their return would make a dreadful scaudtil and might create a bad feeling between Germany ami America, so they said nothing about them, but burled them." "And what became of Maximilian and Bertha?" asked the child. "They are now the Count and Count ess of Blumensteln." Why, that's papa and you." ' S-h, my child Never speak of to any one. I have been very lncau nous to tell you the story." ELENEOR GREPGS. CLASSIFIED ADVERT I S I EMENTS NOTICE, TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN r Northwesteru , National, Insurance Company's insurance policies Nos. 126 to 150, inclusive, of the Astoria, Oregon, agency of this company, have been lost, nnslaul or stolen from this company's office at Astoria, Oregon, and this is to notify any person or persons hold ing the above policies that the same are void and of no effect North western National Insurance Co., of Milwaukee, Wis, F. N. Clark, Agent ROOM AND BOARD. Holden House Room and board, $5.00 per week and up. Corner Ninth and Duane. 2-7-7t aasa LAUNDRIES. HELP WANTED WANTED-LADIF.S AND CEN tlemcn, with a few spare hours a day; a splendid proposition. Apply to Great American Importing Tea Co., 571 Commercial street 2-ll-3t SITUATION WANTED. SITUATION WANTED BY A young lady of experience, a position as stenographer; has own machine. Apply this office. . 2-S-3t Those Pleated Bosom Shlrta The kind known by dressy men in the summer, are difficult articles to launder nicely. Unless you know just how to do it, the front pleats won't iron down smooth, and the shirt front will look mussy. Our New Tress Ironer irons them without rolling or stretching. Try it TROY LAUNDRY, Tenth and Duane. Phone Main 1991 PARTNER WANTED. WANTED A PARTNKR IN SMALL sanitarium; $100 required; gentleman m lady. Address Dledrloh, As tor lan fflet, l.gg.tf. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW CHARLES H. ABERCROMBIE Attorney-at-Law City Attorney Offices: City Hall HOUSE MOVERS. FREDRICKSON BROS,-Ve make a specialty of house moving, car penters, contractors, general Jobbing; prompt attention to alt outers. Cor ner Tenth and Dunne streets.' it 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 co tains no harmful drugs and is in i yellow package. Refuse substitutes. For sale by T. F. Laurin. HEAVY RAIN IN LOS ANGELES. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10,-Com mencing at an early hour this morn ing heavy showers drenched Los An geles and the surrounding country at frequent intervals, throughout the day. So heavy was the precipitation that at times the streets were flooded. Tonight it is clearing up. More than two-thirds of your life yon wear shoes. Did you ever 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.JL Douglas Shoe, Has a world-wide reputation, one and be up to date. Wear SITUATION WANTED BY MARRIED woman u housekeeper) good oook; fond of children. Address Housekeeper, Aatorian office, . , 1-22-tf. a JOHN C. McCUE Attorney-at-Law Deputy District Attorney, Page Building, Suite 4. FOR RENT. FOR RENT 3 UNFURNISHED rooms; best location; suitable for office or housekeeping. Apply "K., Astoria. 2-7-tf. FOR RENT 2 UNFURNISHED office rooms, near court house. In quire oeo Commercial street, up stairs. 2-7-tf. FOR RENT 9 corner Jerome Apply to Capt street ROOM HOUSE and 17th streets. Ferchen, 330 17th 2-2-tf. FOR RENT-A NEW MODERN dwelling house. For particulars cn quire of Van Dusen & Co., or Phone Black 2351. 2-4 tf. FOR SALE. WOOD FOR SALE-PHONE RED 2186. 2-5-tf. FOR SALE THE STOCK AND fixtures of a general store located a few miles from Astoria; very clean stocK, and will invoice about $7000. Particulars at WESTERN REALTY CO. ONE HUNDRED-ROOM HOTEL for sale; doing a splendid business; good opportunity for a first-class hotel man. WESTERN REALTY CO. FOR SALE ONE-QUARTER OR one-half interest in a summer re sort hotel doing a fine business; over 100 rooms and always engaged 'way ahead. WESTERN REALTY CO. S. A. GIMRE 543 BOND STREET. Opposite Fisher Bros. Best kinds of logging shoes, banc made, always on hand. The Louvre Concert Hall FIRST CLASS LIQUORS AND CIGARS SEVENTH AND AST0R STREETS. Rooms in Connection. Vic Lindbeck, Prop. First-Class Liquors and Cigars 602 Commercial Street Corner Commercial and 14th. - ASTORIA, OREGON TH1 I OR i M I FOR SALE THE FURNITURE of a large lodging house; rooms always full; low rent. WESTERN REALTY CO. MONEY TO LOAN. MONEY TO LOAN ON GOOD security, at Scandinavian-American Savings Bank, Astoria. Money to loan on good security. Scandinavian-American Savings Bank. F. I. DUNBAR 307 Astoria Savings Bank Building. INVESTMENTS Loans, Bonds, County and City Warrants. Agent State Land Board for Investment Funds Insurance Resident Agent Globe & Rutgers' Fire Insurance Co., of New York. HOWARD M. BROWNELL Attorney-at-Law Office with Mr. J. A. Eakin, at 420 Commercal St., Astoria. DENTISTS DR. VAUGHAN Dentist Pythian Building, Astoria, Oregon DR. W. C. LOGAN Dentist Commercial St Shanahan Bldg NORTHERN HOTEL Astoria's Newest and Best Hotel Tlcventh and Duane Streets Rooms, Single or en Suite, Steam Heated, Paths, Running Water in r.very Room. ' Rates, 50c to $150; Special by Week. Phone Main 3911. MRS. J. COLLINS, Manager. PLUMBERS. rny j. PLUMBER Heating Contractor, Tinner AND Sheet Iron Worker ALL WORK GUARANTEED 425 Bond Street UNDERTAKER. J. A. UlLM Yl Oil & CO.. 'iUiittartukern mid Kinlmlmora. Experienced I.lv AaiiUtAut When ItoMlred. HOTELS. II. 3. Parker. Proprietor. E. P. Parker, Manager. PARKER HOUSE EUROPEAN PLAN First-class in Every Respect Free Coach to the House. Bar and Billiard Room. Good Check Restaurant Good Sample Rooms on the Ground Floor for Commercial Men. ASTORIA. OREGON. Units Promptly Attended Dny or Mgbt. TnUon Ildjr. 12ttindJI)aituoSt m A8TOHIA. OKE.UON BOAT BUILDER. T, L. Driscoll! i BOATBUILDING AND REPAIR ING A SPECIALTY. 22nd and Exchange Street OSTEOPATHS. DR. RHODA C. HICKS ' Osteopath Office Mansell Bldg. Phone Black 2061 573 Commercial St., Astoria, Ore. MASSAGING. Massaging IN ALL ITS BRANCHES; WARM baths if necessary; thorough com petency is assured. MRS. M. HEYNO, 87 W. Bond Street, Astoria. BUSINESS DIRECTORY RESTAURANTS. Columbia Restaurant 3381 Bond St, Cor. 8th and Bond. First-Class Meals. Reasonable Prices. Our Special Dishes. Noodles and Chop Suey. Everything First-class. YEE YICK, Manager. TOKIO RESTAURANT. 351 Bond Street Opposite Ross, Higgins & Co. Coffee with Pie or Cake 10 Cts. FIRST-CLASS MEALS Regular Meals 15 Cts. and Up. SPRING GOODS ARE HERE Order your spring suit now while my line is com plete. Some beautiful effects in tans, slates and London smokes. A perfect fit guar anteed and prices reach of all. U. S. RESTAURANT. 434 Bond Street Coifee with Pie or Cake, 10 Cts. First-Class Meals, 15 Cts. MEDICAL. Unprecedented Successes' of m9 C. F. WISE, Prop. Choice Wines, Liquors Merchants Lunch From and Cigars 11:30 a, m, to 1:30 p. m. Hot Lunch at All Hours. aj Cents . Corner Eleventh and Commercial A4T0RIA ORXGOH THE GREAT CHINESE DOCTOR Who Is known .throughout the United States on account of jqSSiMtoW wonderful flows. Within No poison or drugs used. He guuu- w mj cure eautrra, asthma, lung and 1 throat trouble, rheumatism, nervousness, '' ' ,J stomacn, uTer and kidney, female cora- llfifi F FfntlCAAII USnU d U roM diseases. VlII I Ll II UlldfAfllp SUCCESSFUL HOME TREATMENT ASTORIA'S LEADING TAILOR,"' 11 11 J0" call write for symptom 179 Eleventh Street, v Phone MsJa 8711 blnk " lar, Inclosing 4 eente la "If lt'e from Franseed It's right" eUmps.. ' THE C. GEE WO MEDICDfS CO. 12 First St, Corner Morrfsoo, Read the Morning Ai tori an 00 cents PORTLAIID, 0REG0BT per month. Delivered by oarryler. PImm mention the Astorlan. HOTEL PORTLAND Finest Hotel in the Northwest PORTLAND, ORE. European Plan Only. H. C. BOWERS. Manager. EWES FISH MARKET. Seattle Fish He 77 Ninth St., near Bond 'Fresh and Salted Fish. Game and Poultry, Groceries, Produce and Fruit Imported and Domestic Goods. P. Bakotitch & Feo, Proprs. Phone Red 2183 TRANSPORTATION. ThtMKMUne PASSENGERS FREIOHT w j, ; 1 . 1,, ' " FURNITURE. Hildebrand & Gor Our clearing sale runs the year through. BARGAINS AT ANY TIME 467 Commercial Street. AVINES AND LIQUORS. Eagle Concert Hall (320 Astor Street) Rooms for rent by the day, week, or month. Best rates in town. P. A. PETERSON, Prop. Morning Astorian, 60 cents month, Delivered by carrier. Steamer - Lurline Night Boat for Portland and Way Landings. Leaves Astoria daily except Sunday at 7 p. rru Leaves Portland Daily except Sunday at 7 a. m. Quirk Service Excellent Meals Good Berthi Landing Astoria Flavel Wharf. Landing Portland Foot Taylor St G. B. BLESSINO, Agent Phone Main 2761. TRANSPORTATION. CANADIAN PACIF.IC EMPRESS" Lino of the Atlantic LESS THAN FOUR DAYS AT SEA During the summer season, the Empresses sail from Quebec to Liver pool; fast and luxurious. Nine hun dred miles in sheltered waters of the St Lawrence River and Gulf. Short ocean trip. Use this route and avoid sea sickness, Summer sailing lists and rates now ready. Apply to any Ticket Agent, or James Finlayson, Agent, Astoria, Or. TRANSPORTATION. TIME. CARD Astoria & Columbia River R. R. Co Effective, Monday, September 9, 1907 Pacific Time. ' m ij a o i a t a. H 8.13 .40 48 6f i.m I w 8.IB 9.8S ai p.m. Ml V.18! 15 10.18 I0.K 10.8U a.m. 6.00 s.io! 6. 110 8 2fi .ati t:n t.w -1. .-i i hi ii 'in. a, in, n,m , lo.oo . 5-S J 1 1. mi di n p.m. iS.UO 7.20 1.M 7.W 8.0ft 8 IS 8.84 i.m 9.401 a.m. 001 .) 8.S7I 10. Oft 10 m 10. l. 10 61 11.4ft 11.4ft U.0T) 8.40 7.11 7.J0 7.1ifi p.ttl 0. DIM 4A.8 M.9 69.8 m.i 71.2 78.7 09.8 99.8 10A.7 ios.e I09.J ll'Ofll 1S.8I 12.40 l!i.4o p.m TosT llft.7 118.1, 119.1 tv. ...POHTl.AHn Lv OOHLIU ,.. RAINIKRf.,,..,, JWAYOKK.. .... OUINCY... ... ... CLATHKANIK JIJNi .WEHTPOKT. I. LI f TON Ar ARTOMAt. ir- Ar WARKKM'ON .... Lv tV WAHItKNTONf7TXF 1)9.1 79.7 78.8 81.1 l9.8 M.8 47.9 40.4 19.8 111.8 18.4 Ar. LV., Ar.. . IIAMMMNn ..FT. HTKVKNH...., J,V . FT. HTKVKN8 ...... Ar .. HAMMOND.... jWAKKKNTON ... I v OKARHAilT .!! I liA T' ?37Kfll.ll A. HOUADaV'."'""t. 17. J I IK S 18.4 1.4 1.0 0.0 p.m. 19.15 IO.MI 10.4M 10. 1A 10 or, 9.na .,')! .ift 8. 20 S.1A 7.8ft 7.46 7. 4a 7.41 7.88 7.28 flow 7.1H ., X i.m i.4s 11.00 it s.w tJS0 it no 4ft 4 .U 8.88) 3.! 10.4 10.89 10.89 10.37 10.00 0,J( o.u III, 9. .41 III a.m. ?.ll 9.08 9.00 HIM 10.IM 10.4ft 10.8ft a.m. Nos. 26 and 28 run from Astoria to Clatsop Beach .ii rune from rortiand to Astorta and Olatsoo Eii, aitT ?S a Portland to Astoria only. No. 80 runs from AstorW to nt ? Noe. 81, 28 and 29 run tU Ft. Stevens. No ,Z?1 zr?a -A a a il. . T -w nvin UlALAWn HMk i A.AJ- ..J Tl.iiL.J Jl n.ww.1 uu rwiiiaua an ecu Addition. train wit k Steven, and return on Sundays, leaving Astoria 1I.J0 s.T 3" W Ft 12:25 n. m. Returning leaves Ft. Stevens 2 00 n m !rlJ Ft 8M CXMN ECTIONS At PortlmM ZSZ .11 'Hh B -""i A.torla 1,40 . with Northern Paelfle Railway Co7 At7.41tt Z Tt . , " mml nam mil po nts In Ube Kki ..4 . further particulars apply to, It. H. JELVKok Europ'- " a JENXINS. 0n. Ft k PaMiifT. Aft, 'MA. OREGON.