THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA. OREGON.
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Oregon, Washington, Idaho
Showers, cooler except near coast
v MODERN SUPERSTITION.
Yesterday, Friday, the 13th, of the
dreariest month in the year, was the
ideal day of the superstitious. Here
in Astoria it was ushered in on the
wings of a fierce Sou'wester, and
during all its 24 hours every adverse
incident, big, or little, was charged up
to it promptly and freely; even those
things that were, indubitably, insepa
rable from the routine of home and
office life, and which repeat them
.i
selves every otner aay in the year,
without comment
Civilization thrusts aside every
tnmg except the pet superstition;
that remains; treasured, cultivated,
carefully stored in the mental corner,
and haled into instant service at all,
presumably, appropriate moments. The
only difference between its old, abso
lute influence and its present effect
on human affairs, is that we are a bit
chary about confessing it for fear of
the assumed scorn of our fellows who
rely on that expression to hide their
own eptitude for the almost universal
indulgence.
Scorn we never so loftily,, we are
yet, and always, a lot of over-grown
chilrden, clinging to, scrapping for,
and swearing by (in a perverted way),
our follies and our traditional herit
ages; while our simulated disdain of
them counts largest among the
idiosyncracies of the day. It is
human thing, this fetish of signs and
dates and portents and it dwells, and
flourishes, in the recesses of thou
sands of minds believed to be immune
from such vapid and vain possessions.
dubious about the ships going to the
eastward of Tongue Point There is
such ample room for them here, all
of them, that safety urges their re
maining in Astoria channels, while
the excursion principle is operated in
behalf of the metropolis. Boats and
trains' will be put on, galore, in such
behalf and the rates will be practi
cally nominal from the interior of the
State, the transportation companies
gladly meeting the loyal spirit of
such an event and contributing in
kind.
t r ... .
iiowevcr, an mings Demg up in
the air" concerning the "Armada," we
will wait, with what patience we may,
the formal disposition of it, whether
we figure in it, or not. At all events
the ships cannot go up the Columbia
nor come down, without Astoria get
ting a look in.
Before the People
Cards of Candidates in the Coming
Campaign.
ASTORIA-PASCO LINE-UP.
IN MAGDALENA BAY.
Riding safely at anchor in the
pellucid channels of Magdalena Bay,
behind the frowning heights of Santa
Margarita and the shrubless reaches
of Cape Saint Lazar, Rear-Admiral
Robley D. Evans' splendid fleet is at
rest after its superb flight around two
continents; a demonstration to the
world of the might and majesty of
the great Republic of the Western
hemisphere and of its capacity for
doing things.
During this 90 days of journeying,
the world of emotionalists and sen
sationalists, packed Dy the carping
critics of the day whose alleged scien
tific and technical knowledge would
never be known of man unless they
attacked something, have been throw
ing one spasm after the other in a
vain effort to make the nation believe
in the pre-destined failure of the tre
mendous voyage; and this, with the
unforgettable example of the famous
bid Oregon, which, on the order of
the hour, churned her way over this
same route and led the van in the
ocean fight of the century. The task
of the 16 fine ships now harbored oh
the southwest coast of Lower Cali
fornia was no more nor less than the
individual work of the Oregon, plus,
perhaps, the show and glitter of the
international receptions tendered
them en route.
What becomes of the fleet now is
problematical. San Francisco, of
course, is the final objective, and
within her gates the original mission
will be fulfilled, marked by magnifi
cent civic and official welcome. After
that, new orders must emanate from
The last spike has been driven in
the existing line of the "North Bank"
Railway, and Astoria, its western
terminus, sends cheerful greeting to
rasco, the temporary eastern ter
minus and wheat-mart of the system.
In the new game of commercial de
velopment that is being wrought by
this splendid creation of Hill's As
toria is one of the four aces in the
cards that are to be played for the
supremacy this road stands for. Na
ture, common sense, business expe
diency and normal tendencies, all
contribute to this conclusion; the
other three high cards being Spokane.
Puget Sound and Portland It is right
these four places should loom large
in such a scheme as this, and be an
ticipated by every student of com
mercial certainties and possibilities
by the force of the logic that will not,
and cannot, disassociate them.'
Astoria is an adept at waiting. She
knows what her destiny is to be
when the affairs of the men holding
the fiat hand shall shape themselves
to its formal and timely unfoldment
her patience is one of the traditions
of the Northwest, and some day it
will be rewarded. The turn will corns
out of the barren and unpromising
heaven of "official silence" now per
vading the Columbia and Williaraettc
Valleys with all but agonizing effect;
and when that pall is broken this city
will take her place among the ter
minal factors of the Pacific and share
with the others round about her the
refulgent and compensating light of
her influence and prosperity. There
is nothing mean about Astoria: all
she wants is a chance to prove it!
For Congress,
T. T. CEER
Candidate for Republican Cougres
sional Nomination in the Second Di
trict. Liberal Appropriations fo
Waterways, Equal Opportunities and
Privileges for Labor and Capital, an
Governmental Control of Corpora
tions.
To The People.
In submitting my name to the elec
tors of the Fifth Judicial District for
their consideration for the office of
District Attorney of said District, I
desire to say that if I am nominated
and elected, I will, during my term
of office, honestly, vigorously and
impartialy perform all the official
duties pertaining to said office, with
out fear or favor, endeavoring always
to accord to every individual, irre
spective of party, politics or person
alities, a square deal under the la
keeping always uppermost in my mind
the interests of the tax payers of said
District and State.
E. B. TONGUE.
Vast Dimensions ef the tun as Cenv
..psred With the World.
A dim hold at arm's letiglh from
the eye will much mow than cover the
entire disk of tho sun. It It were
placed at the exact point of coincidence
tnd tta diameter and distance from tho
eye accurately measured, It might be
used as a means of determining the
sun's . diameter, his distance being
known. The foremost philosophers of
long ago would hare been appalled at
the true stutctueut of both the sun's
distance and Its slse,
The sun's diameter la about 800,000
miles. It Is bewildering to be assured
that It would tnke UW.000 tarths to
equal the sun In volume, If the In
terlor of that truly gigantic globe were
hollow ami the earth were placed at its
ceuter with the moon revolving about
It at Its usual mean distance of nearly
30.000 miles, there would still exist
vacuity between the moon tnd the In
cumin shell of the sun of nearly 200,
000 mile. This Is perhaps the most
graphic and Impressive Illustration pos
sible of the sun's colossal bulk. W
must note, however, that the density
of the sun is only about one-quarter
that of the earth, so that It would
weigh only as ranch as 330,000 earths
in very round numbers the suns
weight may be stated at two octillion
tons, which If expressed In figures
would require almost as many ciphers
ss a newspaper line can accommodate.
A very comprehensive Illustration of
the pygmean dimensions of the earth
as compered with the sun la to repre
sent the latter by globe two feet In
diameter and the earth by a dainty
pea. And yet the little pea weighs
more than six qutntllllon tons. As to
the solar surface, It Is some 12,000
times thst of our planet Yet the sun
when compared with Its true peers,
the stars, is not only of extraordlnsry
else, but In sll probability Is only to
be ranked among the medium self lu
mlnoua bodies which sparkle la "hear
en's ebon vault" And because of Its
spottedness It baa a place, although i
humble one, among the "variable'
stars.
Fisher Brothers Company
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Barbour and Flujiyson Salmon Twins and Netting
McCormlck Harvesting Machines
Oliver Chilled Ploughs
Malthold Roofing
Sharpies Cream Separator
Raecollth Flooring Stoma's Tools
Hardware, Groceries; Ship
Chandlery
Tan Bark, Blue Stone. Muriatic Add, Witch Coal, Tar,
Ah Oars, Oak Lumber, Pipe and Fittings, Brats
Goods, Taints, Oils and Class
Fishermen's Pure Manilla Rope, Cotton Twins and Bsine Wsk
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EDITORIAL SALAD
Governor Folk has no true friend
ship for Bryan, else he would not be
urging the Republicans to nominate
Hughes.
Colonel Watterson offers to bet
$1.50 that Bryan will be elected. The
recklessness of the wager is consider
ably tempered by the amount.
Some of the things expected to
revolutionize the world are slow in
making good. Take, for example
public ownership and denature
alcohol. :
The rumor is again revived that the
German government wants to pur
chase the Philippines. It must be
that Germany has an embarrassing
surplus. , i . : j , : .
A combination has been formed by
the attorney generals of Missouri,
Kansas and Texas to fight the
trusts. The octopus may as well
throw up its tentacles.
With five such candidates as Can
non, Hughes, Taft, Knox and Fair
banks the Republicans can not lose.
With one such candidate as Bryan
the Democrats can not win.
The fleet left behind in Peru
knowledge of baseball, but the natives
THE WORLD DRYING UP.
Possibility That tho Human Race W
Die of Thirst
we are to die of thirst Compare
tlvely few persons know the suffering
Involved in a thirst for which there U
no help at baud. The consuming thirst
more than the pain of any wound
makes the battlefield a hell let deatt
by thirst is the doom forecsst for tbt
race by grim scientists. Geologists
and that the fresh water supply of the
globe la falling. They have data whlct
point to tho gradual withdrawal of th
streams and other bodies of watoi
from the surface. Both In Africa and
central Asia and, .Indeed, lu all the
great levels the water beds are drying
up. A great number of lakes well
known In the historical age have en
tlrely disappeared. For example, Lake
Chlroua, in Africa, has vanished with
in recent years, as has also Lake
NgamJ, discovered by Livingstone.
Lake Tchad is more than half dried
op. For centuries bodies of water In
central Asia have been evaDoratlna
and the deserts extending. When
2,000 years ago great cities stood lo
east Turkestan there are found only
vast and depressing stretches of sand
FATE AND A NAME
John, When Borne by Royalty, teems
Linked With Misfortune.
It Is Interesting and somewhat curl'
oua to note the persistence with which
mlsfortuno has dogged the name of
"John" when borne by royal persona,
although no 111 omen seems to attach
to It In the case of ordinary citliens.
For Instance, King John of Encland
has always been regarded, whether el-
together justly or not, as a most tufa
uious prince, jonn or France was
taken captive by the Black Prince, and
John nalllol of Scotland was most
thoroughly despised by his country
men on account of his fawning attl
tude toward the English. Robert III.
of Scotland changed his name from
John, but this did not save blm from
his destiny. He himself wss a cripple
ana aica or a broken heart, the most
tragic fate having overtaken all mot I
dear to him.
John I. of Bohemia was blind. The
Pope John I. was Imprisoned by the
king of tho Gotbs, and Tope John X.
was driven from Rome by the Duke of
Tuscany. Pope John XI. was Impris
oned by his brother and Is supposed to
have been poisoned, a fate similar to
The river Tarlm, once a principal Ast "J of V.olH ,oha XIV- rl hn
atlc route, Is almost gone, and Lou-
Nor, formerly four times tho area of
Lake Geneva, Is now but a shallow
marsh. The same sad conditions art
noted In European Russia. Novgorod,
the most pushing city In the czar's dl
tracted realm, was surrounded by wa
ter in the middle ages. While we may
oe sure that the fate which the geolo
gists suggest for humanity Is very fai
away, the facts recited to show the
drying up process are convincing proofs
of the need of preserving our forests
with more care. -St Paul Ploneei
This is Worth Remembering
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juur ncaim oy taking any but estate, oil, literature and maeazlne ar-
the genuine. It is in a yellow packi tides. But dough made of wheat Is no
age. T. F. Laurin, Owl Druir Srnr. 'tickler than any other. Dough Is the
yor ibci to orcau, motor cars, steam
XV. was forced to flea from Rome and
died of fever In Tuscany. John XVI.,
dubbed the "antlpope," after a troubled
career, was brutally tortured and con
signed to a dungeon for the brief re.
malnder of bis life.
. John I. of Constantinople was poison
ed; John II. was killed while huntln
lid boar, and John III. waa dethroned.
his eyes put out and left to die in prls.
on. John I. of Castile was killed by n
ran rrora bis horse.
This Is not by any means a complete
list or the unlucky Johns, but It serves
to show tho fatality which seems to
cling about the name in so far as roy
alty is conccrncd.-Chlcago Record
Herald.
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Washington as to the movements of
the fleet, in whole, or in detachments;
and every city and port on the upper
Pacific Coast is moving mightily for
a chance to duplicate the honors and
pleasures that are to fall to the San
Franciscans. Even little old Portland
wants to see the pageant; and while
we, too, desire to take a hand in the
semi-national overtures, we are
will be puzzled when they turn to
the dictionaries for the lingo they
heard in connection with the game.
The prospect is that Mr. Hearst's
National Convention, which follows
all the others, will manage to find
grounds for fusing with Mr. Bryan's
National Convention, which meets at
Denver in July.
Spring Announcement
The Ross Millinery will hold their
spring opening on March 18th and
19th, which brief announcement is
quite enough for those who know
what this means. I
' i
Scientific Loafing.
"Chess, checkers and whist are mar
velous Inventions." says the philoso
pher of folly. "They enable a man to
waste his time and still hove the feel-
In 1L. I f ....
iun iuui ue is accomplishing some
thing Intellectual."-Cleveland Leader.
yachts and collections of old books. It
is the staff of high life. It Imbltters
matrimony and purveys the lovels
scandals we read about It gets girls
sent off to college and fitted to be
something more spectacular than more
Wives and mothers. It enrseth them
that go in for it bat not unto tb third
and fourth generations. We are too
gooa spenders for. that It is from
dough that the dowdy, the dull and
the dotty derive distinction otherwise
denied. Puck.
John Fo, Pres. P. L Bishop, Sec. Astoria Savlnes Bant T.t
Nelson Troyer, Vice-Pres. and Sunt
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS
:. , OF THE LATEST IMPROVED ...
Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers
COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED,
Correspondence Solicited. . . Poot of Fourth 8trat
Making Faces.
oaucee I saw a man In a window
making faces today. Bymple-Whal
was he doing that for? Baucee-For fl
couple of clocks. He 1s a Jeweler.-
uinaon ran.
COFFEE
Why Schilling's Best ?
Because it is best and
your money is yours if
you think you don't find
it so.
7ovr itocot returns rear mou? ii ya dost
I0witpir blm
! An Orkney Prayer. 1
The brevity of the Orkney auramer
precluding the raising of hardly any.
thing except oats ("alts") and barley,
the elders had requested the minister
to pray for good harvest weather. Ho
compiled as follows: "Lord, gle us
braw weather and a wee bit saush of
a Dreeze tnat will dree the straw and
will dm harm the heads, but If v
blaw us sic a bletherln', rlvln', tearln'
blast as we has been ha'in' ye'll play
the vera mischief wl' the alts and fair
ly siioll al."
Ill Bred.
"Mamma, the scenery abmnil mnf
be very 111 bred."
"Scenery 111 bred, my child! What An
you mean?" ,
"This book on Alpine climbing says,
'A terrible abyss yawned before
them.' "-London Tit-Bits.
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