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FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 THE MOiv TOH I A V . A STOMA, OREGON. i THE CHEERFUL TURTLE. Thli Queer Creature Enjoys Many F culiar Advantage!. "To bo or nut to lmn turtle? To be certainly, If 1 could not bo a man," do clnro one who MptmkM will) knowledge of hit subject. "Hanking In tropical Hutm or cruising leisurely In owl depths, the turtle him nn, exceedingly good time, A aoon a tho baby turtle emerges from the egg ho acuities down to the ses. lie turn no omi to tench him, no one to guide. In bin little brain thoro In Implanted n streak of caution, based on thu fnct that until a certnlii period bis projecting armor la soft ml no defense against hungry fish, ml be Immediately seek shelter In the tropical proftmton of the gulf wwl, Which holda within Its branching frond an astonishing abundnnce of marine life. "Ilore tbe young turtle feeds unmo lested and know that his armor la hardening apace. Once he hna attained tbe weight of twenty-five pounds b may 'cheek' freely any monster of tbe deep. After that no flh or mammal vor Interferes with btm. Intending dorourera may struggle all day to brook through hla Iron, aboil. They al waya fail. ' "Tbe turtlo. like tb sperm wTialo, has but one enemy-man. Now, even that aptrm whale niuat come pretty frequently to the surface to breathe, and If It got beached high and dry on land what would Itwoine of It? But tbe cheerful turtle can stay below the surface for a wwk If bo wants to, and he often doe,' while If bo 'had to spend n equal time on land be would enjoy tbe change and be none the worse for It lie la neither (IhIi, fieab nor. fowl, yet hla flesh partakes of tbe character Istlca of nil three. "Eating seems a mere superfluity with him, since for weeks st a time be may be placed iu a barrel, with the bung out, aud emerge after hla long fast apparently none the worse for his enforced abstinence from food, from light and Hlniiwt from air. Of all the warm blooded organisms there Is none o tenacious of life ns tho turtle. Inju ries flint would I blatantly fatal even to flnh lenv the turtlo apparently un llttturU'd, n ttil hid power of keeping death nt buy' Is nothing abort of timr-veloim." A WONDERLAND. Nsw tf AN EFFECTIVE SERMON. Trumpet BU.t That Drove the People to Repentance. Old Peter Cnrtwrlght waa n fntuotu p metier nnd circuit rider iminy ,vc:i. : Tin' exbiirler wia holdhg n cn':i;i meet lug In Ohio. Tlier vns n greu't unnilx-r of ciimpertt on tlic Old. nd t!;e eccentric Hanker nddri'm-.il v:it twa-iinKc ,i( every M't'vKe. but lit thought too few v.ere belies tmiverted. lie felt (hut something Klwwld Im Uo-e to itlr the sIiiihts to vr cuLuht. o Iii' . repined u airing wrmo:i nil I tie .rc;i,)d coming uf rhrlid. !!; I ! 1 hov the world Kuiild go on In Itn fin iiml v. l,::.v:iii'.v end (it hist tialirltd wmiid sound UU tnin)'t nnd Ihne would )!"e t: on end. lie dtwrlhed tho horror of the lo-tt nnd the Joya of thaw who were Knved. The sermon grew In IntciiHliy, and be brought hla people up to n grnnd climax, when mai denly tint sound of n trumpet smote the ears of the niulou throng. There wna s great sensation, and mnny fell upon their knuea In terror and began to repent nnd pray. Women screamed and strong men groaned. Pandemonium waa lat loose for few minutes. After the terror had some what ceased tbe preacher called to a tnnn up a tree, and he descended with a long tin born In bis hand. The speaker then turned In fierce wrath and upbraided the people. He cried - out In stentorian tones that, If a man with a tin horn np a tree could frighten them ao, how would It le in the last great end when Gabriel's trumpet sounded tbe knell of the worldl The sermon had a groat effect upon the vast audience, and many bundreda nocKoa to tno rrout and were con verted. Zealand's Btlt of Qeytera Boiling Wat.r. If one can Imagine a furious and ac tive volcano with a crater a thousand miles la extent, gunk level with the earth nnd thinly covered with a screen of soli, one tins some lden of thu nwe Inspiring "wonderland" of Now Zealand'- north Island. You en n not poke a Stick Into thu ground without start ing a liolllng spring, and wherever you turn tho ground Is fairly alive with geysers of boiling water-steam Jets and blowholes, with quivering vol canoes and gurgling "mud pots." nil colored funtiistlenlly " with rainbow hues, ranging from brilliant sapphire to vivid scarlet. Btrunger still, the entire face of this region Is constantly changing In shape aud color, and there ure hot springs here stretching In a continuous elm In for 300 miles. The ground throbs and quivers ' with vol canic activity, and set In tho midst of It all are native Maori village of sur passing Interest, a strange race of mugnlDcent savages, who. although they have been cannibals within tbej memory of man, are now a highly In telligent race and actually send rep resentative to tbe parliament In Wel lington. The native women, gorgeous In gar ments of crimson, green and purple, are forever pulling stolidly at big pipes and going hither nnd thither about their household work with the ttitlntst of babies alung across their backs. Tbl reminds mo that domes tic work In this strange region la in fide light Indeed for white , house wives aa well ns the Maori womeu, Kvery garden and back yard has Its hot woter provided by uature. And when these easy going people grow hungry the mother prepares n meat pudding or a joint and drops It into a convenient pot of miturnl boiling water In tho earth, and In a few minutes It Is cooked. The same convenience are still more In evi dence on washing day. Stepping care fully through a tangle of boiling gey rent and gurgling mud pots, one sud denly comes upon a great collection of native women and girls doing tbelr washing In a vast smoking lake big enough to have steamers on It. W. T. Fltx-Gerald In 8t Nicholas. "...aTI tbe driving force was caused 'by tho part which clasped tbe handle and was therefore behind It. Even If the cart was fastened to the man's coat tail ho did not pull It : Ho pushed against bis clothe. t Considerate. "And would you marry mo If 1 were a poor girl, working for a living?" ask ed tbe belress. "Darling," responded the accepted suitor, "It wouldn't be fair. You'd be doing enough In supporting yourself."- Philadelphia Ledger. ' PEN AND ' INK PIRATES. FINANCIAL It Is J. 0- A. BOWLBY, President 0. 1. PETERSON, Vice-President LKarary Theft Is Not Stealing! Called Gsnius. All authors steal. Tbe capacity for stealing with art and elegance Is one of tbe most potent equipments of tbe literary man. Shakesnuare waa a masnlflcent thief He stole whatever be could lay bis Transacts a General Banking Business FRANK PATTON, Cashier J. W. GARNER, Assistant Cashier Astoria Savings Bank Capital Paid In $115,000. Surplus and Undivided Profits, $100,000 HUMAN MONSTERS.'' In LIVING PROOF OF IT. How 8lmpl When You Know How. An Innocent cockney while in tbe country asked a farmer bow they man aged to grow streaky bacon. "Oh, It Is simple enough," said the honest agriculturist. "One week we tarve tho pig or feed him very little. That makes a layer of lean meat. Next week we give him all be can possibly eat, even working overtime, and that nmkes a row of fat. So by alternate starving and feeding we get tbe beau tiful' streaky bueon." , "Deer me." said the cockney, "and how do you mnke the ham?" "Oh, we manage that by putting a ring in the pig's nose," was the reply. London M. A. P. Tho Careful 8eota. A Scot and bis wife came to London, and. tho worthy pnlr were in a hundred fears concerning the diabolical ingenui ty of London thieves. As tbey took their first walk down the Strand the husbnn'' whispered of a sudden "hoarsely In her enrs, "Janet, wumnwii), bust thou got thy teeth feexod feormly In thy gums?" v ' "Na, no," she answered; "A'm no sich a fulel I've left 'em safely locklt awn' uj the nortmoutv'" London Marriag Oovolop tho Bsst Trait In Man. "By the way, Mary," said Mr. Win terbottom, "young Ascot asked for my advice today about getting mar ried." Mrs. Wlnjerbottom looked up from tbe pile of socks that she was darn log. "And what advice did ou give blm, John?" she said. "Er hand me them matches, will you? My pipe' out," ssld Wlnterbot- tom. She transi'crred tbe mound of mend Ing from her lap to a chair, rose and, tnklng the matches to her husband, quietly resumed her work again. "Well," rontluued Mr. Wlnterbottom, wallowing In bis big cbalr, "I told Ascot to go ahead and marry at once. I told blm what I have alway be lle ved-namely, that nothing develops tho best traits In a man's character like matrimony. Nothing, I told him, so splendidly brings Into blossom those seeds of unselfishness, of self sacrifice, that lie dormant In even the best of bachelors. Tbe bachelor thinks only of himself. Tbe married man forgets himself In the protecting care that he must eternally lavish upon wife and babes. Coarse, selfish brutes of bachelors I have seen transmuted by marriage into a fine gold of such self forgetfulness and tender consider ation, such delicate solicitude and courtcsy-er-ns" , Mr. Wlnterbottom bad been slapping his pockets and frowning. Now ho stopped abruptly "nere's my pipe out," be said, "nnd I forgot to bring down that pouch again. Do you mind, Mary? It's on the dressing table In tho fourth story front." Mrs. Wlnterbottom, with pleasant alacrity, hastened from the room. New York Presa. Spoiled tho Prayer. A weBt end man who had been out with a party of friends sipping from the bowl of Joy more than usual stag gered home, at a loas to know how to conduct himself to prevent his wife kuowlng he was Intoxicated. After turning the question over In his mind several times ho decided that It would be well for him to kueel In prayer Just before retiring, as he sometimes did. "What in the world are you doing there, John?" asked his wife. "Praying." "Well, your prayer might have more effect if you took off that silk hat" St. Louis Republic. Degenerate! Who Havo Reveled Doods of Blood. No country Is free from nightmare creatures, twisted natures apparently born without tbe slightest respect for human life. Some, Indeed, seem ac tually to take a horrible delight In the destruction of their fellow creatures. Such a one was Alfred Kuapp, execut ed at Hamilton, 0., In August, mi.'). for tho murder of hi wife and four other women. After bis conviction nndjWhen be saw that no hope of life remained be coolly admitted that he had been a strnngler for years, pounc ing on little children, throttling them to death and hiding their bodies. The "human mole" was a German degenerate whose horrible crimes shocked not only Germany, but the wholo world. . Johnnn Bobbe was his name. '1 hough thin nnd weak looking. b!s bands and arms were abnormally developed, and bis flnjr nails were simply claws. Without any other tools than bis hands be could burrow Into tho solid earth. He hnd n little tobacco sbon In i bnck street In Berlin, and here he ex envnted n deep pit under the floor nnd. arranged a trapdoor over It. At tin bottom of tbe pit was a huge Iron spike. He would decoy hla victims on to this trap mid hurl them down to be Impaled on the splko below. No one knows the full tale of bis vic tims. A deep pit waa found In the yard adjacent, which was half full of molderlng human remains. Among others wss Itoblie'g own wife. Another German criminal of a slm liar type was the schoolteacher Muel ler, who was arrested on suspicion of murder at Duernburg, near Bayreutb. Evidence against him was only cir cumstantial, and It seemed that he might escape till the magistrate had tbe remains of a widow, who was sup posed to be a victim of his. dug up; snd Mueller was confronted with them. Then he broke down aud confessed to a atrlnir of murders extern! me over a j period of eight years. The details were so terrible that the court was cleared, and later the magistrate himself came out white nnd shaken.-London Answers. A : ' Can W Pull Anything? Sir Oliver Lodge, tho eminent Eng lish scientist, said In a lecture that there Is no such thing as' pulling. To spenk of a horse pulling a cart was, be said, incorrect. The horse djd not pull tbe cart. It pushed against Its collar and thereby produced motion In the cart Similarly the oarsman pushed the water, and the man drawing a bumlcat-t bad to cIusd tho handle, and HANNIBAL HAMLIN. How H Won tho Title "Tho Cartha ginian of Maine." Among tbe many stories of Hannibal Hamlin's eurly experiences in the Maine legislature none Is more animat ed than bis tilt with John Holmes. In teresting, besides, because It gives the origin of "the Cartbaglnluu of Maine." n name that stuck to Hamlin through life. Holmes bud been In the United Statea senate, and at this particular time, wrote General Hamlin, a member of the state bouse of representatives, was endeavoring to domineer over It Hamlin disputed the leadership with him, and Holmes attempted to crush his young opponent by coarsely ridicul ing bis swarthy complexion. Instantly Hamlin Jumped to his feet und. point ing bis Anger at Holuics, retorted: "If tho gentleman chooses to And fault with me for my complexion, what has be to say about himself? I take my complexion from nature. He gets his from the brandy bottle. Which more nonoraoier' xms retort was greeted with great applause and cries of "(io on!" Hamlin then continued, pointing his finger at Holmes: "1 will also tell tbe member from Alfred that he la more conspicuous for trying to run dryshod over young men than for trying to en courage them. But as long as they are true to themselves and to nature and as long as tbe member from Al fred sticks to tbe brandy bottle tbey need not fear him." As soon as tbe cheors of the house could be sufficient ly silenced Holmes retracted his words and made a manly apology. The young Carthaginian routed tbe old Roman" was one humorous com ment on tbe Incident, and from that time Hamlin was thus frequently char acterized. Lewtston Journal. .band on in a literary way and never marred in the stealing. He stole "Measure For Meumire" from a play called "Promo and Cassandra." He stole "Hamlet" from a play by George Kyd. "ftomeo and Juliet" be stole from Italy Sir Walter Scott stole with a sublime talent He stole from antiquarian rec ords. Ho stole from Goethe. He stole from Sheridan. ' Charles Iteado claimed tbe rlgbt of tbe literary artist to set Jewel, eveo tbougb tbe gems are tbe property of another. ' Alexandre Dumas, tbe author of "Tbe Three Musketeer" and "Moot Cristo." was one of the most remarka ble metiers In literature. In one single year bis name was attached to no few er than forty different books. Kof only did be steal unblushlngly from every author who came bandy, but be em ployed numerous literary ghosts and passed off their work as bis own. Brought to book, be had a ready re ply. 'The man of genius does not teal," be sn Id: "he only conquers. Alexander rope, who made tbou sand of pounds by bis poetic truusla tlon of Homer's "Iliad." was an Indif ferent Greek scholar.. In addition to MACOB KAMM . ,.. . I . I I ' Bivuuug Hum iieviuus iriuisiuiors, oe employed others to belp and tben claimed tbe whole work as bis own. When be translated "Tbe Odyssey" be kept tbe public In ignorance that only twelve books could be called bis and that the rest were tbe work of men whom be paid badly. The argumeuts In Pope's "Essay on Man were furnished by Lord Bollng broke, and his "Essay on Criticism" was a poetic version of the cod versa tlon of hhrintluuites. Richard Brlusley Sheridan, wit dramatist and politician, stole but fa mous characters Charles Surface aod Joseph Surface in "The School For Scandal" from Tom Jones and CHOI in Fielding's well known novel, and be abducted Tabitba Bramble and Sir Hubert alackilllgut and transformed them into those still more entertaining characters Mrs. Malaprop and Sir Lu ciua OTrigger In "The Rivals." Of modern authors who stole and are stealing still the present writer does not aay a word. Only history can af ford to be free spoken. Exchange. -Interest Paid on Time Deposits FOUR PER CENT PER ANNUM. atUrtathandDtiaiMSta, Astoria, OrtgsM. LITTLE OVER 3 CENTS A DAY A Small Savings Bank. A Small Savings Account. An Example iu Thrift. A Small Fortune. A happy home. THE BANKING SAVINGS AND LOAN ASS'C'N. 168 10th St. phone Black 2184 First National Bankof Astoria DIRECTORS W. F. McGregor G. C. Flavel W. Ladd S. S. Gordon Capital.., ............;...... ....... ?J100,000 Surplus 25,000 Stockholders' Liability... 100,000 ESTABLIHMKJI 18M4S. SCANDINAVIAN-A MER IJQA N SAVINGS BANK ASTORIA, OREGON OUR MOTTO: "Safety Supercede All Other Coniideratioa. Word Painting. airs, uraoioy. wnen questioned by a fellow traveler In tbe Pullman car In regard to ber borne, launched forth Into a rather long and detailed description of Its charms. Tier little girl, Grace. who bad, been rending when she began to speak, soon closed her book and lis tened with great Interest . "It must be very pleasant," remark ed the chance acquaintance, aomewbat perfunctorily, when Mrs. Bradley fin ished, and Grace, ber eyes gleaming wltb enthusiasm, said: "Oh, it must be perfectly lovely! What place Is it mamma?" "Why, our own borne, of course," answered tbe mother, somewhat embar rassed. "Oh, dear," said Grace, sighing, "how much better It sounds than it looks!" Youth's Companion. Sherman Transter Co. HENRY SHERMAN, Maaagar. Hack, Carriages Baggage Checked and Transferred Tracks and Farmitare wagons nanos Moved, Boxed and Snipped. 423 Commercial Street . . Mala PImm 131 A SUIIEK DRIIK On Way to Look at It. Cornish humor is often unconscious, a writer In the English Illustrated Magazine says, and proceeds to fur nish a coucrete example. "Qwaln to lam your boy the fiddle, are 'ee?" asked one Cornishman of another. "Iss," was tbe reply. "lie watn't never play the fiddle 'tall." "Ow shouldn't aw?" " 'Cos his bead's too big." "Go on with 'ee. The bigger head tbe more tunes he'll bold." tbe KIND Cores Biliousness, Sick Headache, Sour Stom . fich, Torpid Liver and 'Chronic Pleasant T. F. LAURENN OWL DR UO STORE. nuo'S0"' Laxative Fruit Syrup Cleanses the system thoroughly and, clears sallow complexions of pimples and blotches. It is guaranteed Need and Needs. Perhaps many persons have wonder ed why we are taught to say "He need not do that" Instead of "He needs not do that," as the singular pronoun, he, requires under ordinary conditions the singular form of the verb. Tbe reason Is that In a sentence of that kind, a negative sentence, expressing retire ment or obligation, "need" becomes an auxiliary and takes no change of termi nation In tbe third person singular. This exception Is laid down In tbe grammars. Chicago News. Unfermented Grape Juice absolutely non-alcoholic Concord.- .5oc quart Catawba .... 60c quart Welch's Grape Juice ' Nips 15c The Iron Crown. ine iron crown or Lombardy, so called from the narrow Iron band with in it supposed to have been beaten out of one of the nails used at the cruci fixion, was probably first worn by Aglluph at bis coronation In 591. The historic crown after gracing the brows of such sovereigns as Charlemagne, Henry of Luxemburg. Frederick IV., Charles V." and the great Napoleon was in 1SC6 given up to Victor Emmanuel and Is now preserved with great care at Monza, near Milan. Extravagance. "This Is your little sister, Tommy." said the father, showing him the baby. "You will love her dearly, will you not?" "Yes, of course." replied Tommy, in specting the latest arrival, "but It'll cost a great deal to keep her, won't it?" "I presume so.' "ies, said Tommy, with a long drawn breath, "and when I asked you the other day to buy me a white rab bit you said you couldn't afford It" Thit la a Fact. "When a man loves a girl In a novel he raves about her through forty chap ters. In real life he never mentions her name." "What's the application?" "Merely that realism In a love story Is not possIble."-St. Louis Republic. AMERICAN IMPORTINGSCO. 589 Commercial Street Fisher Brothers Company SOLE AGENTS Marbour and Finlayson Salmon Twines and Netting McCormick Harvesting Machines Oliver Chilled Ploughs Sharpies Cream Separators ' Raecolith Flooring ' Storrett's Tools Hardware, Groceries,; Ship Chandlery Tan Bark, Blue Stone, Muriatic Acid, Welch Coal, Tar, Ash Oars, Oak Lumber, Pipe and Fittings, Brass Goods,' Paints, Oils and Glass Fishermen's Pure Manilla Rope, Cotton Twine and Seine Web We Want Your Trade FISHER BROS. BOND STREET Still Faithful. awe. auzanne Is that young man still under the wludow? 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