WEDNESDAY, JULY 22
THE MORNING ASTOItlAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
THEY TRICKED 111
A. G, Vanderbilt Runs. Up Against
Bloody Blooming Britishers
HORSES BRING CUT PRICES
Curious Story of the Haunted
Sentry Box.
LIGHT ON THE OLD LEGEND.
Cheap Hont Traderi Circulated Re
port That Vanderbilt Would Sel
' Only HI Pooreit Korai and the
Rich Bidden Remained Away.
NEW .YORK, July 21.-T1.C Arrival
of Alfred G. Vandcrbilt'i horses yc
tcrdny on the Atlantic Transport
Company Liner Minnehaha developed
i tic tact tnat the famoiii ship wai
wade a victim of English "gyps" dur
Ing the sale of hii coach horoea at
Tattcrsalls, London. Hie Ion in the
transaction wai 'in the neighborhood
of $ 13.0(H). Mr. Vanderbilt bought tlx
ty American trotting-brcd coach hor
c and whipped them with hit team
of famous gray to England, Ear
ly in ilay he put his coach venture
into commission and began his daily
mm, leaving London one day and
Brighton the next. After several
wciks on the road, during which time
lie broke in the hone, he announced
the sale of his horses by auction at
Tattersalls, London.
On the day appointed a big crowd
of curiously inclined wai on hand at
Tnttcrralls but in the meantime the
Kng1ih "gyps," or cheap horsemen,
formed a clique and circulated the ru
mor that Mr. Vanderbilt had reserved
the best of his horses to take back
to America and would offer only those
(or which he had no use. The report
found credence and as a result horse
owncri failed to appear. The "gyps"
bad the bidding practically to them
selves. The sale was conducted in
the inner ring at Tattersatls and the
fifty-six horser sold at an average of
about $250 each.
On the day following the Vander
bilt sale which was practically private,
the English horseman put up the hor
ses they secured from Mr. Vander
bilt for sale in the outside or public
ring an drealized big prices on them.
In one case where they had secured
a horse for $250 they re-sold it for
$520, while in another, where a splen
did bay was knocked down to one of
the clique for $250 it was later pur
chased by a prominent English horse
show exhibitor foT over $600. There
were rcveral cases of this kind, and
the fifty horses secured by the Eng
lish dealers at an average of $200 a
head, giving a clear profit of about
$15,000 for the Britishers.
moanlfof multiplying, as, for InaUflSce,
twin above ground and tuber or ruu
nors below ground, they usually sub
serve two dlHtlnct uses, those below
ground serving to multiply the plant
In It own locality and those above
giving It a chance of gaining foot
hold In distant land. American Dots
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MRS. V1XENHEAD.
The Story of a Berlin 0hrew and Her
Likeness In Stone.
This -quaint equivalent of the Ger
man terra noldkopf la applied by trav
eler to an effigy carvud In stone and
fixed la a tilclio In tho second etory
of a house In tho Helllgongelststrasse
In Berlin not far from the emperor's
palace. The neidkopf represent a . Mta thU mtr., , . .'
Wits WW Vfc VUV UU UU k
A TALE -OF PORTO RICO
REPORT OE THE CONDITION
, OF THE
One of the Many Mysterious Olsap
psaranees From Fort San Cristobal
AooounUd For by the Rovolatlon of
tho Loot One Himself.
Writing la the Journal of the Mili
tary Bervke Institution, Captain Ar-
i thur P, 8. Hyde of the coast artillery
majesty so gracloualy gave me tbla
order she and ber daughter bare ro
rtled me." '
KmJcrlca William, paternal Id pun
Had Never 8n a Burro.
The long cared burro, that hardy lit
tie animal that helped build the won
derful cog railway up Pike's peak, la
considered a necessity In the far west,
but la something of a curiosity "way
down earn" In the New England
states. There la a story of tho burro
nd a man from Maine. Hero It la:
'A wealthy Yaukeo went west last
winter from Maine, leaving his family
t home. Ills hobby waa to collect
quaint piece of pottery, unique arti
cles of furniture, bureaus, tables,
desks and "whatnots." When be waa
ready to leave for borne be found ho
bad bought up several dray loada of
curio, lie chartered a car and loaded
In bla treasures, but there still waa oue
end of the car that might bo filled with
something unique. Borne one suggest
ed that he buy a burro for bis little
boy to ride, which be did, and the
"mountain canary" occuplod the va
cant apace. The Yankee station agent
back lu Maine, when he began to un-
load tho car, checked oil each article
on tho bill of lading till he came to the
burro. lie waa much puzzled, for he
could not find thia thing on bis list
Finally be mndo an entry In the "re
marks" column of bis tally sheet as
follows: ; .
"One bureau short and one donkey
over." Kansas City Star.
anakellk curb, and tomrue Drotrudlmr of For 8a0 Cristobal,
In mocking derision, .the ancient Spanish built fortress
One day some 200 years ago. the . wWcn uafd the entrance to flan
legend runs, Frederick Wllllum of Porto Rico:
Prussia, more familiarly known "A number of picturesque sentry
Old PrlU, was walking about the boxes built of masonry and appearing
streets of tho city in the unconvention- j like minarets are placed at points of
al way be affeeuwl when be chanced ; vantage la and around tho fort One
to look through a window and observed J of these on the sea front, and reached
.r.hoa i tz t fdo;k r d
for a clwt ; 'jfrora the Interior of tho fort, Is pop-
The' mult of bis Interview was an ' ohTl' k?ow" M U Gnrlta mbl
order for a gold table servlco for the ,he JevU mmr i. usually, al
royal household, an order that made though Incorrectly, translated the
the fortune of the hunchback, Later 5nted "ntr Thl n"me
bis majesty ma'de other visits to the 7T'n t0 " b' the 8P"nuh soldiers for
ahop to see how Ue work was advanc-, the fn that a number of sentries
Ing, and on one of these occasions be there disappeared In a most
observed a woman In the window of "''erlous manner ond were never
the opposite bouse contorting ber face gZn heri ym' m
in tho moht hideous grimaces and . , A A "a mc'
pointing with derisive finger at the f u y lha " Wm lata the wmoto In
crippled workman. . r,or of " '"nD1' b Ie "Pf-
To the klna'a ouerr as to what sIIm! ,n one nlbt ,n " Bmfll1 ttleraent be
-it ia ,, .t Bh i. i . r of tho Inhabitants of the place.
!!.!! -"5: "-""'"f! ! t-Uoned at Fort Ban Cris
tobal, becane especially Interested and
. In the course of the conversation told
the following etory:
M 1 HOrwl in tut baM!,, In 4hA fin.n.
tabmout a well as to reward, at once m nmy anA WM iUlttoDed at J,0rt
nvestlgntcd as to the ownership of Cristobal, ; A nueber of soldier
he houwi n wbleb the shrew lived. whU on ntTy 6aiy bad mr8terIoU)t!y
v iuuuii urn i it. iwiuuKtm w ucr nun- ii,.nnunji ,Am i
band and theref. reasoned that there by m w.Bi an(1 we hfl(, , bKOm
wmm , Km.uwa n.iN.nnur convinced that It was haunted by tho
moving, an idea that seemed greatly to ah -ua hn,.i,r mma
please bis majesty. His next move Mi gtea) tht awn away.
Was to consult t Sculptor, whom he Vne sformv olaht it Ml to mv
commanded to make the bust of a i0t to to on dutv in th devil's sentrv
woman with fhe moat shrewish, Xan- box. aa we called It at mtdnlirhiL and
ippe llke face he could imaglue. The tt w wi,n gome donbu and mIgglT.
king then Inrnght and renovated the fog, that I went with the corporal of
bouse In which the hunchback bad bis the guard and relieved the former sen
workshop, presented it to him and trr. When thev left m I tltnet ia
cansed the biiHt to be placed consplcu- the sound of tbelr footfalls reverberat
ously above the workroom window. inr from the walls and celling of the
Thus whenever the envious woman dark and narrow passage, ever grow
across the street looked forth from her- lng fainter and fainter as they reced-
casement the first object on which her ed, until finally the noise of the storm
eye fell waa this Intended portrait of and the sea completely drowned It,
hor amlabio self. and I waa left alone with the mad ele-
For more than a hundred years th ' menu. '
ncidkopt-splteful vixen head, as one; "'It waa a mad night and one well
would aay In Engllsh-atood in proud calculated to add to the feeling of awe
prominence, a reproach to the envious that the devil's sentry box always In
woman and her descendants. It after- stilled Into the man on duty there at
ward mysteriously disappeared, but night
lu mo or thereabouts It wss found In " 'Presently my attention was at-
forgotten collection of bric-a-brac, traetcd by some lights In a small tav-
Frederick William IV. bought the bust era on the ahore below the fort where
for.a largo price and had It replaced many of.ua were wont to go when off
In lta original niche, where it stands duty for' a glass of rum. Then I be
today. New York Tribune. gan to think that I might be able, to
' climb down over the rocks to the
mm
At Astoria, in the State of Oregon, at
the close of business, July 15, 1908
RESOURCES,
Loans and discounts $437,627.22
Uverdrafts, secured and ufl-
secured 6,567,06
U. S, Bonds to secure cir
culation . 47,500.00
U, b, Bonds to secure U. S.
Deposit 20,000.00
Other Bonds to secure U, S.
deposits..., 34,000.00
Premiums oil U. S. Bonds. 3,045.00
Bonds, securities, etc,.'.,,., 52,888.21
Banking house, furniture,
and fixtures 4,030.00
Other real estate owned... 8,233.41
Due from National Banks
(not reserve agents) 2,504.77
Due from State Banks and
Bankers , 4,990.47
Due from approved reserve
agent . , ,, 129,700.61
Checks and other cash
items 2,098.11
Notes of other National
Banks 1,900.00
I'ractional iaicr currency,
i nickels, and cents........ 345.02
Lawful money reserve in
bank, viz:
Soecie . $76,507.75
Legal-tender notes U20.00 77,727.75
Redemption fund .with U.
S. Treasurer (5 ier cent
of circulation) . ........ 2,375.00
Total
,..$835,532.63
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $ 50,000.00
Surplus fund 50,000.00
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and taxes paid... 17,508.4
National Bank notes out
standing . . 41,600.00
Individual deposits subject
to check $322,066.62
Demand certificates, of de
posit . $46,945.46 : ,
Time certificates of de-,
posit $257,270.33
Certified checks". '141.75
U. S. deposits... 50,000.00 676,424.16
Total ...$835,532.63
State of Oregon, County of Clat
sop, ss-:
1, J. E. Higgins, Cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
' J. E. HIGGINS,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 20th day of July, 1908.
E. Z. FERGUSON,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
GEORGE W. WARREN,
GEO. H. GEORGE,
A. SCHERNECKAtr,
Directors.
The Sonats Band. nore' ct 0 KlaBS of rum t the tav-
The press gallery of the senate doe ern and return t0 m7 P8t
not look unlike a band stand, with Its ' more 1 tnouut ot lt tue more
elaborately dworated front, and It Is determined I . was to go. so finally,
never occupied by the scribes prior to ,aTln m? r,fle and t1 to the sentry
the opening of the proceedings. A box, I climbed over the wall and down
young lady seated In tho gallery oppo- on. tho rot8 and a?,made my way
site the press gallery had been looking wlth labor and and no
Intently at the empty seats for quite ""Io danw t0 tho 11,00 D0U8e- where
awhllo. Her curiosity got the better of the oupanf 'CR making merry
her, and, going to the doorkeeper, she w!! dam;lnR nd drinking. I soon
Mid, "Mister, will you please tell me W'J and Uoyed myself w th them
when the band begins to play?" Tho ! ne" one danctog with a fair
doorkeeper was amn?.ed. "No band wnorlta be sometimes forgets the pas
win m.v miaa .ni.i ih.t ffntiomnn of time, as I did on that fatal
"There Is no band. Why do you ask?'
The young lady looked disappointed
and embarrassed wheu she said, with
hesitation, "Isn't that the bandstand?"
pointing to the press gallery. Wash
ington Herald. -
( Fruitless Plants. '
Tho knowledge that tho common
white potato seldom produces fruit is
so widely-diffused fliut tho barrenness
of tho plant causes no comment. In
tic-en, since 1110 tubers lu a measure
function ns seeds we have partially
transferred the nnnie to them. It Is
usual to speak of potatoes Intended
for planting as "seed potatoes." Ileal
potato seeds may be found, however,
If one searches the potato fields long
enough, and from such seeds new
strains of potatoes may be raised.
The potato Is not ulono In Its strange
"ways. Many other plants, of which
the ground nut und Illy of tho valley
lire good examples, rarely produce
needs. It is noticeable that all such
plants have other excellent and effi
cient means of propagation, and It may
be assumed that finding one method
requiring less effort than the other
they have genarally adopted it.
.When, plojits have more than oijo
night, and not until long after 1 o'clock
did I begin to think of returning to
my post Then, realizing that the cor
poral bad made his Inspection and had
found me gone from my post and
with my rtflo and belt left behind, I
saW only a court martial nd the gar-
rote staring me in the face, for in
Bray's Mythical Vicar. thoso dnyg for a gentinel In the Span
It is curious to reflect that there are ten army to quit his post meant sure
scattered about the world many scores death, even In peace,
of places whoso chief claim to dls-, x'0 go back was out of tho ques
tlnction consists in their association tlon. There was only one thing left
With SOme famOUS dlttV Or Other, tnr ma tn An nn,l that m tn Aaaart
Take, for example, the village of Bray, xjy heart sank within me. If I should
In Berkshire, always associated with be captured, the same fate would be
the world famous "Vicar of Bray." metcd out to me; but, I reasoned, if I
I ho most curious part of tho husinoHs wero to go back the fate would be a
Is that, though Fuller, In bis "Worthies ' certainty, whereas If I deserted at
of England," asserts that tho cleric least I had a chance of keeping out
who is tho hero of the song was oue of sight of the authorities. I deserted
Simon Alleyu, careful search of the and before morning was out of the
parish registers has failed to subslau- city and on the "way to the moun-
mite ine siory.-i,qnaon Musical Home tains.
Journal. j 4"I have 'lived in this little hamlet
, A . , 1 for years and have never been back to
. A Stronuous Task. , tbe capltai Bluce th&t day( nor have I
."lour honor.- said the witness, ever told my story to a single soul' un
"can't yon order n recess?'; ' til tonight, but now that the Spaniards
"A recess?" are gone I no longer fear for my life.'
"Yea. sir. I've stood on thla stand ! "Thus we have the story of tho dev
;inJ told the whole truth two hours on H'g gentry box from oue of the very
a HtMteh, and I'm teetotiilly wore out! ; men who so mysteriously disappeared
I never told the truth that long before from it, and It would seem to be prob--not
In all my llfe!"-Atlanta Constl- ( able that the other disappearances
tutlon. ' could be accounted fo'r In a similar
j manner were the truth known. Quleu
, Shattered Hopes. v sabe?"
Ho (anxiously) -1 understand your , Captain Hyde mentions an Interest
father speaks very highly of me? She ; ing fact .that, although 'for centuries
Yes, but he doesn't mean a word of Porto Rico was considered the legltl
it. He-Are you sure of that? She-; mate prey of freebooters and was at
Certalnly. Ho does it Just, to torment tacked at various times by regularly
mother.-Chicago News. ( organlssed expeditious of the English
. .land the Dutch during times of war,
There is nothing else "just as good" i wIth more or less success. Fort E1
as Kemp's Balsam, the best cough cure., Morro uas,nver fen capurea oy an
....... ntiAiritr nnn Ira nnlv anrinntinp waa rn
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RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts. $409,577.18
Overdrafts, secured and un
secured . 2,646.64
U. S. Bonds to secure cir
culation . 47,000.0a
Premiums on U. S. Bonds 1.4O0.00
Bonds, securities, etc 55,430.00
Due from National Banks
(not1 reserve agents) 71,146.56
Due from State Banks and
Bankers . 21,071.73
Due from approved reserve
agents 179,139.
Checks and other cash
items 1,477.27
Notes of other National
Banks -5,265.00
Nickels aid cents... 671.85
Lawful money reserve in
bank, viz:
Soecie . ....... .$190,500.00
Legal-tender notes ' 370.00 190,870.00
Redemption fund with U.
S. Treasurer (5 per cent
circulation 1 2,350.00
mill the other kinds cost just as mush
is this fnmoi-s remedy.
, the Americans, together with the sur-
' render of the .whole Island. '
Total . .......$988,046.03
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $100,000.00
Surplus fund 25.000.00
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and taxes paid... 20,795.47
National Bank notes out
standing 47,000.00
Individual deposits subject :
to check $634,723.72
Demand certificates of de
oosit $159,726.84
Certified checks.. $800.00 795,250.56
Unfermented Grape Juice
absolutely non-alcoholic
Concord 5oc quart
Catawba;.. 6oc quart
AMERICAN IMPORTING CO.
589 Commercial Street
Total
... $88,046.03
State of Oregon, County of Clat
sop, ss.: "
I, S. S. Gordon, Cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
S. S. GORDON.
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of July, 1908.
V. BOELLING.
j Notary Public'
Correct Attest:
G. C. FLAVEL,
w. F: McGregor, 1
J. WESLEY LADD,
Directors.
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