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CLATSOP REPUBLICANS.
The legal invasions that have been
wrought upon old-time party methods
and seasonable demonstration, may
be all right in the abstract, but it
will be many a year before they can
obliterate the" earnest interest that
attaches to the "ways and means" that
have stood the people in good, and
bad, stead from time immemorial The
old "war-horse," and the eager young
nnvitate. demand the application of
the old rules and methods, at least in
form, in order that intelligent and
harmonious acton may be pursued in
the partisan and personal quests that
may be afoot and that tnere may pc
ana interest in the
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attainment of the better and larger
ourooses of the party. This is pe
culiarly true of. the dominant party in
Oregon, as it should be; and if ob
served, will contribute conspicuously
and handsomely, as in the past, to
the good of the State.
It is time the Republicans of Clat
sop were conferring in convention as
to what, and whom, are to be cnosen,
a the leading courses of procedure,
and agents to carry -them out, and the
letter of Mr. Abbott, of the Central
Committee, to Chairman McGregor,
in Sunday's Astorian, is clearly in
line with popular desire as it mani
fests itself within the old party lines
It is an admirable scheme of prepara
tion to send the voter to the primary
polls with definite knowledge of his
party's approval choice for the larg
er and more important offices, and
equips him with an understandable
reason for supporting such pre-deter
mined candidates as have received
such practical endorsement.
THE MfflMUNQ ASTQRIAN, ASTORIA, OREGO N.
A iUESDAY, MARCH 10. 1908.
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HUGHES "DOESN'T CARE."
All through the press and magaaine
comment of the day anent the pos
sible candidacy of Charles H. Hughes
for the Presidency of the United
States, there is, invariably, the re
sonant note "that Mr. Hughes doesn't
care"; of his conspicuous indifference
as to what is done, by whom, or when,
or how; so long as he is not called
npon to express, or exert, himself in
the great premise.
Now we are disposed to thinK very
hinhlv of Governor Hughes as man
and officer; to class him among the
rreat and successful governors of the
day, and to accord him the friendliest
sort of endorsement in the latest ana
highest relation in which his name
has figured. But, if, as is so persist
ently alleged, he "doesn't care the
scope of our appreciation must be
qualified. The man who is, or affects
to be, indifferent to the suggestion
that he be clothed with the supreme;
dignity this nation has in its power
to confer on one of its citizens, is a
hit out of the running with the ordi
nary man who has been trained to
know and properly estimate the gut.
If Mr. Hughes realy possesses this
extraordinary apathy in this high re
lation, and if he really prefers the
quietude and dignity of private life,
it is his bounden duty to peremptorily
withdraw from a field liable to be
irksome to him, and leave it to men
with a keener regard for the superla
tive honor it confers. He has no
right to allow the use of his name
for consideration and use at a junc
ture when other good men are in
line and demand, who would know
an drealize the rare and splendid
compliment paid to any in the bare
mention of his name as a possible
candidate for the presidency.
America is not in search of men
who are. or think they are, above the
olane of such gifts as this. What she
wants in a Chief Executive, is a man,
who, realizing the dignity and
sanctity and immense value oi tne
post, shall take it as the crowning
blessing and honor of his life, and use
it to the uttermost in making it, and
the country that gave it, the center
course of other blessings and honors
wherewith a nation such as ours seeks
to invest itself. The man who "doesn't
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care, primarily, may cxicu "
dubious quality a fraction too far
when the prestige and prerogative oi
the rift lies in his hand.
Even here, in far off Astoria, the
eouted unconcern of Mr. Hughes in
the work of his friends and admirers,
to secure for him the nomination at
Chicago, is a matter of frequent dis
cussion, and adverse comment; and it
would seem that in the East it should
by this time, have become an issue of
some concern. '
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DETACHES SCHOOL-ROOM.
into the investigation of the Ice
Trust. Please find out why the 10-
pound lump is only half the size
used to be.
Picking for the burglar in New
York must be getting close, when
they take the trouble to carry off
notices for grand jury service. ,
Now that milk in the East has been
reduced one cent a quart, it is time
eggs should be put on spring prices.
Recent headlines would indicate
that uneasy lies the head that wears
the crown of comptroller in "little
old New York.
BURIAL CUSTOMS.
Since his return Secretary Taft has
ben kept busy telling of his varied
experiences during his notable trip,
Among other things he was impress
ed by some of the burial customs of
the Phillippines, which in some in
stances are somewhat akin to pigeon
holing the dead. There is indescrib
able pathos in the funerals of the
poor. The mother, smoking a pipe
carries the little pasteboard coffin
covered with colored . cotton. Be
hind her are several children, presum
ably the surviving members of her
family, and except for the coffin she
carries on her head, there is nothing
to indicate that a burial is about to
take place. The fact that the child
death rate in the city of Manila is so
heavy makes it evident that the little
ones who survive the climate therr
are in a small proportion to those
who die. and the poet's argument
that "Loss is common, doth not make
our loss the less, but rather more.
appears to be somewhat disproved by
the rilipino attitude toward funerals
The interment of a rich man is
quite different; there is much promp
and a brass band plays. It has been
grimly stated that the favorite tunes
on these occasions is "There'll be. a
Hot Time," an air always associated
with America by the Filipinos.
"Dixie" and "Hiawatha" are also pop
ular airs for funeral, and have served
to enliven many a ceremony of this,
nature. Funnerals in the Phillippines
appear to be regarded as a sort of
public specticle, and a day when one
or two such godgeous functions do
not occur is regarded as a dull period
in Manila Joe Mitchell Chappie in
"Affairs at Washington," February
National Magazine.
The Collinswood horror has set
the country thinking along lines of
safety for the millions of children in
America in attendance upon the pub
lic schools; and the farther the argu
ment runs, the more emphatic be
comes the universal choice of the de
tached. ground-floor school-room,
heated bv air or steam from extran
eous sources. And it will prove a
natoinal blessing when the common
Sense of the country has delivered its
fiat, in this line, to those who have
the building and organizing of the
school systems in hand.
It is one of those questions that
does not involve the issue of re
stricted sites; no one ever dreams of
a school site under a block in size
in the cities, nor of less than an acre
in the country districts; and upon
either, the detached principle may be
followed aboundingly.
There are countries that have suf
fered so much from the fire-lesson, in
theatres, schools, and other public
establishments, that no buildings de
voted to large assemblies are now
permitted to stand except they shall
be detached from all hazards, and as
ahcimitelv immune from neighboring
dangers as human foresight may pro
vide, with . exits on all sides and
aiiahle. from any direction in the
interior. This should be taken as the
' organic rule in this country,- not
alone for schools; but for all great
centers of assemblage; and thus put
human life just a notch or two above
the all-imperative dollar.
WHEN EDISON LAUGHED LAST
EDITORIAL SALAD
The request of Secretary Cortelyou
that $200,000 be appropriated for the
new postoffice in New York would
seem to indicate that the next struc
ture will probably enjoy the benefits
of the much needed improvement.
China's seizure of the filibuster off
Macao, and her claims for damages
because of the Vancouver riots are
two marked steps of advancement
more significant than appears at first
glance. Is it the sleeping dog walking?
cotia was not only equally as fire
proof but a more practical and econ
omical structural medium than con
crete. Therefore, says Cement Age,
it is interesting to note that there U
now on the market a hollow tile oi
concrete, which possesses all the vit-
tues of the . terra cotta so tar as
dcaign and shapes are concerned, but
which Is said to be far auperior In
strength and fire-resisting qualities.
The new concrete tile is made in a
machine consisting of a scries of
mold for receiving the wet material.
which is immediately subject to
snecinl orovided : treatment with
ieam. Steaming is continued, for
period of 15 to 20 minutes. Plungets
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are located at tne oouom oi cbch
mold, connected with mechanism for
eWtino the green tile, which are
then removed, and the machine Is
instantly ready for another casting.
Three castings per hour on 1-inch
web material is an easy average for
each mold after the operators acquire
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a little experience. very icw,i iu
green tile are ever broken. , The con
crcte mixture is prepared ;to the con
sistency of a paste, of Portland ce
ment and suitable granulated ag
cresate or crushed stone, furnace slag
or gravel with sand, in proportion
approximating I cement .3 sand, and
S of the other aggregate, with sutuc
ient water to give plasticity for pour
ing. These are thoroughly mixed to
gether in Quantities convenient for
handling. Steam-curing by means of
racking the green tile in the body ol
a closed car into which wet steam is
in constantly flowing for twenty-four
hours in summer and seventy-two in
winter (after which they can be sub
iected to anv climatic condition) is
recommended by the Inventor.
Given up to Die.
B. Soiegel. 1204 N. Virginia street,
Evansville, Ind., writes: "For over
five years I was troubled with kidney
and bladder affections which caused
me much pain and worry. I lost flesh
and was all run down, and a year ago
had to abandon work entirely. I had
three of the best physicians who did
me no good and I was practically
given up to die. Foley's Kidney Cure
was recommended and the first bottle
gave me great relief, and after taking
the second bottle I was entirely
cured." Why not let it help you
T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug Store.
Didn't Get a Patent.
Among the strange application which
reach the patent office one filed soma
yetre ago was most extraordinary,
being a petition for a patent for an i
guard which consisted In merely draw.
in a chalk mark around a table oi
ether place by which It was claimed
the approach of ante was stopped. It
aeema that chalk make an anf logs
lip as soaping a track prevents a rail
way engine from starting. The peti
tion was novel and caused considera
ble amusement. The application, how
ever, was refused on the ground that
there was nothing new In the Inven
tion, that chalk bad been used for such
purposes before and that such ideas
were not patentable.
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Seems odd for an English chan
cellor of the exchequer to oppose re
trenched plans. But perhaps Mr. As-
quith thinks the proposed policy is
penny wise, pound foolish, as he
thinks of recent war bills.
Pretty hard on some of us when the
law is asked to drive corporations out
of the state for paying big salaries
Of course not many of us are in the
$50,000 class.
. The New York grand jury has gone
COFFEE
Good is so good and
poor is so poor; have
Schilling's Best , tomor
row. "
Tear trocer return, rear Bonr U res ess't
Vk ill w. par him
In describing the recent formation
in New York of the Association of
Licensed Cement Manufacturers,
which represents nearly seventy per
cent, of the annual output of Fort
land cement in this country and con
trols the most important of the basic
patents underlying the Portland ce
ment industry, Cement Age cites an
interesting phase of Edison's farsight
edness. It says that a marked ad
vance in the cement industry was due
to Edison devising new calcinning
kilns, together with several unique
methods of fuel consumption. In
oarticular. he designed and patented
a rotary kiln 150 feet long, and 7 to 8
feet in diameter, having a daily ca
pacity of from 700 to 1,000 barrels of
cement. Until that time, the largest
kilns in use were 60 to 80 feet long,
5 to 6 feet in diameter, with a capacity
of but 200 barrels a day. Edison's
long kiln was universally, ridiculed
by the older cement manufacturers,
however. But its success soon prov
ed their criticism to be unwarranted
and ridicule was transformed into
emulation of Edison's example. Once
aware of the possibilities of the Wiz
ard's device the cement manufact
urers lost no time in availing them
selves of the lone kiln without Edi-
son's' consent, however. Today more
than one half of the Portland cement
made in this country is produced in
kilns of the Edison type. Old plants
are lengthening their kilns wherever
practicable and no wide-awake man
ufacturer building a cement plant to
dav could afford to install kilns other
than one, hundred feet in length and
upward.
Climbina 199 Steos to Church.
The only way of reaching the old
pariah church at Whitby, In York
shire, from the town Is by means of
100 stone stcps-pror'ably as curious
an approach to a place of worship as
any In the kingdom. The church
stands on the east cliff some 200 feet
above the sea level, and to watch the
crowd of worshipers before and after
service threading 1U way up and down
the winding stairway Is a sight to ba
remembered. - tondon Strand.
Lane's Family Medicine is s tonla-
laxative. It does not depress or weak
en, but Imparts a feeling of buoyancy
and strength that Is delightful At all
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CONCRETE TILES.
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