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THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA. OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, IMS. , ......... ' , T ' . .- ' 1 1 THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established 1873. Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. S. DELLINQER CO. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, per year ...$7.00 By carrier, per month........ .60 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By mail per year, in advance, $1.50 entered m twonA-eU " so. IMS. M Ui poatofflo at Attar.: ui. g, udw the ic of CODfraM ot slswh I. is MTOnkn tot Um SsUvmwc Ol tli Mom oWetotnubUoattiw. TELEPHONE MAIN 661. Official paper of Clatsop County and the City of Astoria. ' THE WEATHER Western Oregon, Western Wash ingtonRain. Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washing ton, Idaho Probably rain. MAYOR LANE'S VINDICATION. The verdict of the Portland jury against the Waymire woman and her pal, Radding, for conspiracy to de fame Mayor Harry Lane, of that city, is a matter of relief, not alone to Multnomah county, the city of Port land, and the doctor himself, but to the entire State of Oregon; and we are glad, with all concerned, that the case is closed. We regretted Mayor Lane's deter mination to prosecute the issue, in the first place, as - giving undue weight and countenance to. a palpa ble attempt at blackmail; but he has justified his action and thrown off the imputation completely, legally and inferentially. Affairs of this nature are public disgraces and they live long, far too long, in the public memory; and only a fiat denial such as has fallen in this event, can draw the sting that runs with their cur rency. Congratulations are in order. ASTORIA IS ALRIGHT. ... Astoria is one of the failureless towns of the Northwest If you don't believe it. scan the statements of her two leading banks in this issue of this paper and make a few specihe inquiries as to the other two banking houses here. The banks of a city are the financial guages of public and private credit and security of a com- munitv their soundness reflects the j i - -stability of the businesses that keep those banks alive and make for the commercial status of the place and its allied territory; and we are willing to put this guage out to all men, as the best indication we have of the sureness and safety of things here; and we want no better. We reiterate our boast, for the benefit of all inquirers abroad, that we have fewer idle people, fewer de pendent people, fewer felons and fewer failures of any kind, than any city of 15,000 population in the United States. And the meat of the boast is its truth! SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN v SAVINGS BANK HAS MONEY TO LOAN ON GOOD SECURITY is, beyond all doubt, really a happy man. He has been a stuuent at tnai institution lor 27 years; he has ex hausted its curriculum over and over again, and is hard pressed to find new studies wherewith to warrant his re tention in the itreat school and avoid graduation; he has cultivated all the finesse essential to preserving his status as student and lives in dread of the fiat of the Governors of Co lumbia, that he has absorbed all the university can confer and that he must, of necessity, seek knowledge elsewhere. This man is an insatiable student; his supreme ambition and happiness lies in the acquisition of knowledge (not in its diseraination, else he would have been a professor there lornr airo); and like the miser he is' using every adroit and feasible scheme for adding to, and hoarding his store. His is a rare case, almost unparalleled in this country, and so unique as to invite the universal hope that he will never be disturbed, nor ousted from his Alma Mater. THE BOON OF PUBLICITY. OLD ARKANSAW. Is termed a melo-dramatic comedy. There is an interesting plot replete with thrilling situations that make you hold your breath In the exctie ment of the scenes. There are scenic and mechanical effects that make you wonder how such realistic effects can be produced on a stage. The thrilling reproduction of the famous Blue Cut hold-up, the excited mob, eager to lynch the supposed culprit, the jealous woman who turns detec tive and delivers the real criminal, are a few of the interesting dra matic situations. Among the char acters are old Jeremiah Snodgrass, who will keep you laughing all the time he is before you. A more pecu liar, laughable character has never been conceived, his old songs sung in true Arkansas style, being some of the funniest bits of realism ever heard. Old Arkansaw it a well told story a real play with a real plot, and is portrayed by a company of the very best people in the theatrical pro fession. A carload of special scenery and many new and novel effects and mechanical devices all combine in making this the dramatic and comedy THE REUTERDAHLS. The man Reuterdahl, correspond ent, for New York and London papers, who was given permission to accompany the American fleet on its ereat cruise from the Atlantic to the Pacific, has stirred up a hornet's nest in the United States by his extraordt nary allegations of the wretched structural conditions of our battle ships, and now stands convicted ( of deliberate and gratuitous sensational ism, as well as utter technical inca pacity, to deal with the subject. This has developed in the Congressional naval committee, and is based upon the exhaustive report of the. best ex pert testimony within the reach of this government . There are many men of the Reuter dahl stamp, today, trafficking in the line of defamation, discredit, and de rogation, as applied to men, measures and matters of public concern, and the magazines of the country, and many of the great dailies, are respon sible for the countenance given them; for without the questionable eager ness of these publications for matter of this sort, such men, would have no standing before the country. "It is a dirty bird that befoul its own nest," and it is a blamed poor print that shames and belittles its own country and her institutions. EDITORIAL SALAD Surely these are perilous times, even for philanthropists. It appears from the testimony of witnesses at Albany, that the ever-generous Stand ard Oil Company at one time gave its oil away; and now one of its inde pendent competitors asks that it be punished for itl The kaiser's announced, intention of leading a delegation of crowned heads to Vienna to pay respects to Emperor Joseph on his anniversary, if not an open invitation to the "reds," will at least create a corner in uneasiness. Not a pleasant prospect for 47,000 policyholders to see their $75,000,000 of insurance wobbling in the balance between unfair administration and state receivership in New York. Sir Oliver Lodge has been receiv ing messages from the dead. Sir Henry Cabot Lodge gets his from a "live one" at the White House. The editor of the Memphis, Tenn, "Times", writes: "In my opinion Foley's Honey and Tar is the best remedy for coughs, colds and lung trouble, and to my own personal knowledge Foley's Honey and Tar has accomplished many permanent cures that have been little short of marvelous." Refuse any but 'ae gen uine in the yellow package. For sale by T. F. Laurin. A WITTY JUDGE. The American people have more to . . uiuniiig luia iuv uii be grateful for than they wot of, in event 0f ti,e season. these days of extraordinary and de tailed publicity. A free press is one of the great boons they possess; and yet, they are largely unconscious of its value, by reason of its great vol umne and constant presentation. The newspaper in this country is so .uni versal, so cheap, so prolific of news, so charged with information of every conceivable kind, so inseparably woven into the daily life of the people, that it is under- stimated ;n the main, sold lacks the deep appre ciation to which it is entitled, which is never granted until the reader gets where ue has no paper at hand. Then it is missed with a vengeance and becomes a crying necessity. By their papers the people verify all the current rumors, adjust the doubts of the hour, and formulate their opinions on matters of public import; they turn to it naturally and instantly for the cues that guide them in business, politics, sports, ana finance, and then cast it aside without thouuht of the service it has render ed; it is cheap, they have paid for it it ha contributed what they wanted, and that is all there is to it for the moment: but if it had cost them 50 cents per copy instead of 1 cent, or 2, or a nickle, the indifference might change to that larger estimate that eoes with thinsrs that cost and the inevitable and indispensable newspa per come into its own. of ONE HAPPY MAN. There J s.tnanjn .New York,! student at Columbia University, who The Jumping Off Place. "Consumption had me in its grasp; and I had almost reached the jumping off place when I was advised to try Dr. King's New Discovery; and want to say right now, it saved my life. Improvement began with tjie 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 coughs and colds and healer of weak, tore lung and , for preventing pneu monia New Discovery It supreme. 50c and $1.00 at. Charles Rogers & Son, druggists. Trial bottle free. HI Conclusions on tht Evidence Ditto and Truo. The late Hon. Noah Davis, well known throughout the country aa the Judge who tried and sentenced Boss Tweed, was justly celebratal In mauy waya. lie was of that typo of JurM for which western New York was famed during the half century follow ing 185a Orleans county la proud of him as one of her noblest and most dis tinguished sons. He was slightly above medium height, full habited, large head, thie, clean cut face Indeed, a striking figure In any community. He was a well rend lawyer, an honest, fair minded judge, with a keen sense of humor and wltlinl something of a writer and poet. The following lines from bla pen, written on the spur of the moment and In the midst of a trial, illustrate tbo alertness and quality of his mind. They are perhapa tha best play upon words of which we have any record In the English language. It was at the Niagara circuit In the early seventies. Judge Davis presided. An action In ejectment was called. The dispute was over a party wall or a division line. It was purely a qucs tlon for the civil engineer. The, divi sion Hue established and the case was won. The defendant's attorney, realiz ing this, called as expert witnesses the Hon. John A. Ditto, city engineer of Buffalo, and the Hon. A. It. True, the cnrlneer who constructed the canta- lever bridge over Niagara river at the falls. The were two of the most emi nent civil enclneers In the state. They made n survey of the premise and cs- .... .. . tablished the division line 8 conrenucu for by tho defendant nnd when called to the witnws stand so testified, giving monuments, courses nnd distances with such minute exactness that they could not lie successfully controverted, The moment True, who followed Ditto as a witness, left the stand, Judge uavp wmfo these lines and passed them to the clerk to band to plaintiffs counsel: Since' True swears ditto to Ditto, And Ditto swears ditto to Truo, If Truo bo truo and Ditto bo ditto, ( , I think they're too many for you. , -Daniel H. McMillan In Buffalo Truth Thrift. ' I TKbm la an old faahlmed word that oocht to come into use again thrift There are a distressing number of shiftless people In tha world, and, while we shall call no names, we hope everv reader will pause at Wis para graph and think seriously or tnrm ana Bhlftlessness. Atchison Glow. DESIRE OF DISTINCTION. Quaint Illustration f a Pteullar t Phase of Human Nature. In "Doc Oordou," by Mary B, WU ktus-Frvomau, la a quaint Ulustratlou of n peculiar phase of human nature. It develop with tho visits of tha two doctors to tliolr poorer patients: James drove alt the morning with Dr. Gordon about the New Jersey country. , The country people were either saturnine with an odd shyness, which had something alnost hostile lu It,' or they were effusively hospitable, forcing apple Jack upon the two doc tors. James was much struck by the curious unconcern shown by the rela tives ot the patients and even by tho patients themselves, lu ouly one case, that of a child suffering from a bad case ot measles, was much interest evinced, The majority of; the patients were the very old and middle aged, and they discussed and heard discussed their symptoms with much the same attitude as they might have discussed the mechanism of a wooden doll, ir auy emotion was shown, it wss that of a singular Inverted pride.' "I bad a terrible night, doctor," said one old woman, and a smirk of self coucelt wss over her ancient race. "Yes, moth er did have an awful night," ssld her married daughter, with a triumphant expression. Even the children cluster lng about the doctor looked uncon sciously proud because their old grand mother had had an awful night' The call of the two doctors at the house was positively hilarious. Quantities ot old apple Jack were forced upon tbeur. The old woman In the adjoining bed room, although she whs evidently suf. fering. kept calling out a feeble Joke to bcr cackling old vole.' ' "Those people seem positively elated because that old soul Is sick," said James when he and the doctor were sgaln in the buggy. "They are." said Dr. Gordon; "even the old woman herself, who knows well enough that she has not long to live. Did you ever think that the desire of distinction was one of the most per haps the most Intense purely spiritual emotion of the human soul! Look at the way these people live here, grub bing away at the soU like ants. The roost of them have in their lives Just three ways of attracting notice, the momentary consideration of their kind birth, marriage, sickness and death. With the first they are hardly actively concerned; even with the second many have nothing to do. There are more women than men, as usual, and, al though the women want to marry, all the men do not. There remains only sickness snd death for a standby, so to speak. If one of them la really sick and dies, the people are aroused to take notice. The sick person and the corpse have a certain state and dignity which they have never attained before. Why. bless you. man, I have one pn- tlent, a middle aged woman, who has been laid up for years wkd rneumn tlara, and she Is fairly vainglorious, and so la her mother. She brags of ber In valid dauchter. If she had been mere ly an old maid on her bands, she would have been ashamed of ber, and the wo man herself would have been sour and discontented. But she has fairly mar ried rheumatism. It has been to her as a husband and children. I tell you, young man, one bas to bave bis little footstool of elevation among nis km- lows, even If it Is a mighty Queer oue. or he loses his self respect ami son respect Is the best Jewel we have." Would you give twenty-five cents to stop your cought Then get a bottle of Kemp's Balsam and you will have enough for the whole family. It costs druggists 23c. 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A Little Ball. ! Cassldj-Ah, well, no wan kin pre- yint w'at's past an', gone. . caey-f e miM if re oulr acted auick enougn Gssldvlo 'long, man I How could yert Casey-Stop it before it happens. Kansas City Independent The M'isslng Window Pens v.vrv kiMien has a window with n.n nut in the Brazilian town of Bio Grande do Sul," said a cook. "That town Is a servants' paradise, servants live in their own homes there, as they should everywhere. They come to work at 7 In the morning, anu wey nnit at 7 at nisbt-a twelve hour day. Quite long enough. The paneless win dow is for the milkman, we Doner, uw butcher, so , that these traaers cau leave their supplles-they .usually come arir-ln a safe olace. The Elo Grande servant is, of course, not there to re ceive them. She is in Dea at ner own home." i ..Monism.,, j , t u.-' vf nniHra is the doctrine of the one ness of mind and matter, God and the universe. If ignores ail that Is super natural. Monism teaches that "all are hut nartS' Of Otte StUDOUdOUS WH0I6, hose body nature Is and God the soul;" hence whatever ,1 only con forms to the cosmic Jaw or rna um voraal all. Mind can never exist with nut matter, nor matter without mind They are but the two sides of the same thing. New York American. The Bloodstained Equator. Tinman life. I have reason to know, Is held cheap at Equatorvllle, and the niara i stained with many crimes. In fact, the whole equator Is throughout Its 2o,OW miles a imo ui ibuoiouto, savagery and blood. It Is a black Hoe which civilization ougnt to paint wmte. -Strand Magazine COFFEE , f The goodness of every thing else at breakfast de pends on the coffee. fen gnctt rttsrai rear mour tt res cssl ts fctauW'i Umii m hta. Open and Ready 1 FOR BUSINESS .... , -. With a full line of spring and summer goods. Imported and Domestic Wool ens in all the latest patterns and effects. A. BACHMEIER tB The Up-to-date Tailor. ; STAR THEATRE BUILDING - - - COR, 1 1th AND COMMERCIAL IT MIMOIIMHHI MMMMI Ml Maraschino Cherries DELICIOUS , Try'em 75 c and $1.00 a bottle at the 4 AMERICAN IMPORTING CO. . . i . ' 589 Commercial Street John Pox, Pres. , P. L. Bishop, Sec. Astoria Savings Bank, Treat' Nelson Troyer, vice-Pres. and Supt , ' ASTORIA IRON WORKS DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF THE LATEST IMPROVED ... , Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boiler COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. ' Correspondence Solicited, Foot of Fourth Stmt J. Q. A. BOWLBY, President O. I. PETERSON, Vice-President. FRANK PATTON. CashJef J. W. GARNER, Assistant Cashii Astoria Savings Bank Capital Paid in $100,000. " Surplus and Undivided Profit.' $86,000. Transacts General Banking Business Interest Paid on Tim Deposit FOUR PER CENT PER ANNUM. . Eleventh and Dnane St. Astoria, Oregon. First National Bank of Astoria, Ore ESTABLISHED 18WS. Capital $100,000 , Obstinate. . . "Why don't you quit smoking, old chapT tou know It hurts you." , "Certainly. But every time I mate up my mind to do It somebody come around and tells me I ought tf Puck. . WOOD The Tongue Point Lumber Coni pany are how delivering 16-infch stove length wood promptly. Call Main 2771, . ASTORIA DANCING SCHOOL Kearney Hall,' Exchange StA Opposite Skating Rink ' A special Course of 10 Lessons f Ladies, 'The latest and most approv ideas! in " Dancing. $2.50 lot H Course. School opens every ft noon and evening, Tel, Black 24 1