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THE MORN IK G ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
New York News Letter
NEW YORK, Aug. 19,-Hemnied
in by hbrdes of persistent mosquitoes
that have sprung up in a night, this
city is to-day at its wits end to es
cape this last plague of its most pes
tilential summer in many years. No
Jkuman agency seems of avail against
these humming pests that till every
square foot of space in sun or shadow
the island over. The cloud of buz
zing, biting insects envelopes every
living thing from Battery to Bronx
and life in the summer metropolis is
becoming intolerable. On the heels
of the deadliest drought and fiercest
tot spell in 40 years, this latest plague
lias is followed by record fly swarms
and the unprecedented ravages of a
host of white motns. Malaria and
mad dogs are rife, and the burden of
the scorching, harassing summer has
already fallen heavily on the health
and spirits of all New Yorkers. Poli
tics are yet to come; and altogether
tie summer of 1908 promises much
to try the temper.
With bunting being unfurled by the
mile and everyone on edge to do great
fconor, the homecoming of the win
ers in the Olympiad promises to
day to be the greatest celebration of
the summer here. Each schoolboy
athlete, collegian and sportsman is
working with might and main to make
memorable the reception of the Am
erican victors. The city authorities
are taking up the plans for official
ceremonies with a rush of enthusiasm,
while business men, bankers, labor
ers, lawyers and leaders in every walk
of life are' enlisting in the welcoming
army. Seldom has Gotham been so
stirred over any event of sporting in
terest as it is to-day, while the twis
ters of the Lion's tail are turning
homeward from Brinish soiL From
swift "ships, automobile racers, air
ship trials and thoroughbred gallops
the public interest is turning again
to the simple tests of human wind,
Smb, courage and endurance. Alrea
dy the effect of this revival of track
sports and athletics is showing in the
welling chests and muscles of an ar
my of school boys, and everyone is
teady to hail the change.
Tor the first time since the trial of the
eareless chaffeur made Central Park
a 'stench in the nostrils of all New
York an ordinance will to-day go into
effect against the nuisance. Let one
single noxious odor escape a rlvina
exhaust and arrest is promised by the
police stationed on every curve of
of the crowded drives. The sense of
speed has' been gradually acquired by
the Wuecoat guardians of the park,
but now their sense of smell must be
vigilantly employed against the cease
less procession of whirling motors.
That ordinary care may save the auto
muffler from becoming a horror to
the nose of the crowd on foot is pro
claimed a fact by the officials. Within
this public playground at least, they
propose to see that the machines that
overrun the island are kept within the
bounds of decency as well as safety.
.Intent on everv twist and null of
the navigable heavens, the aeronautic
enthusiasts of this city are today on
tip-toe over the flights of their im
ported sky-pilot, Henry Farina n. For
years these flying-machine cranks
have confined their activities to man
ning the arm-chairs of their clubs and
generating enough verbal hot air to
till many a mountain-sized balloon.
Today, however, they have promised
to provide the public with a real try
at air-sailing. In the striking little
person of the aeronaut's young wife
the people are rinding an interest
perhaps more general than . that
which the new motion has yet called
forth. Mrs. Farman is acting as sec
retary, manager ' and professional
coach to hold her husband and she
has even promised to sail aloft before
she leaves this city. Stock in the pro
posed airship line to Boston will rise
and fall as the fortunes of Farnran
fluctuate. .
Full in the view of half of the
downtown district a score of bridge
building acrobats are today starting
to man the laying of the new Man
hattan bridge. Over the flimsy foot
paths which have just finished weav
ing hundreds of feet above the river,
these human flies run and wriggle
while all East Side New York
watches with breathless fascination.
To see a flying thunder storm reach
and catch these specks of men in
space is worth more than any circus
thriller. It will be years before the
people of the town may follow over
the river where the daring workers
are making way; but the spectacle of
their daily labors will be remembered
for many years more.
that you have any kick coming. That'a
more than you art able' to do,-Cblcago
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
He that biowa opon dust Ilia bla
res witn it-Danish rrovert.
HELP WANTED
She Likes Good Things.
Mrs. Charles E. Smith, of West
Franklin, Maine, says: "I like eood
things and have adopted Dr. King's
New Life Pills as our family laxative
medicine, because they are irood and
do their work without making a fuss
afcout it." These painless miriliers
sold at Charles Rogers & Son's drug
store. 25c
VANTED AT ONCE, TWO GOOD
woodsmen to guard forest fires:
must have axes, shovels and camp
outfit. ' Apply T, II. Curtis, Occident
Hotel. ' . . 8-18-tf
TO LET FURNISHED ROOMS
1 PROFESSIONAL CARD).
ATTO RNE YS-AT-LA W
CHARLES H. ABERCROMBIE
Attorneyat-Law
City Attorney Offices: City Hall
A RESPECTABLE MAN LOOK
ing for a clean, quiet home will find
a room at 65 Astor street, new houe
between Second and Third Sts. 19-2t
Personal Identification Card.
The woman who was arrested itml
detained cm the New York Central
upon the vague suspicion Hint she
might be the Import? murderess was
fortunate In being able to establish
her Identity without tedious delay
For one thing, she bad a traveliiii!
companion, making It necessary for
the police who made the arrest to dis
pute two stories. Alone she mlclit
have fared worse. The lucldcnt shows
that It Is wise for people traveling far
from home to carry upon their persons
some form of Identification palters. It
Is a simple mutter, but may turn out
to be most Iinporttint Accident lnaiir
once companies provide their patrons
with sucli a card under the belief that
lu case of Injury the Insured may be
alone and Identification a subject of
mystery to stra tigers.
The revelations of the Lnporte case
also show that means of personal Iden
tification are always a good thing. Miss
ing men and women by tbo hundreds
nre unaccounted for In this country.
and the friends of the missing ones
are In doubt In some cases as to wheth
er the farm victims may not Include
the objects of their search. Some of
the missing ones may choose to hide
their identityothers may be dead and
still others, bereft of reason, detained
In public Institutions. Under a va
riety of happenings swift and sure
means of identification may serve a
good turn, and every long distance
traveler can easily provide for It In
advance.
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN Two
lots and an eight-room mod-
tem house with bath. For particular
address B. 100, Aitorian office. l9-6t
ros sale.
FOR SALE-A 100-P1ECE SET OF
Haviland China, in perfect condi
tion, cheap. Inquire at the McCrea-
Ford studio. . 7-15-tf
JOHNCMcCUE,
Attorney-at-Law
Page Building, Suite 4
HOWARD M. BROWNELL
Attorney-at-Law
deputy District Attorney
420 Commercial Street
OSTEOPATHS.
DR. RHODA C. HICKS
Osteopath
Office Vansell Bid. Phona Black 2065
y 3 commercial St.. Astoria, Ore.
FOR SALE CHEAP, ONE SCHOL
arship in the International Corres
pondence School of Scranton. En
quire Astorian office. 8-7-tf
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE; PER
hundred, 25 cents. At Astorian Office
HOUSE MOVERS.
FREDRICKSON BROS.-Wemake
a specialty of house moving, car
penters, contractors, general jobbing;
prompt attention to all orders. Cor
ner Tenth and Duane streets.
DENTISTS
DR. VAUGHAN
Dentist
Pythian Building, Astoria, Oregon
DR. W. C LOGAN
Dentist
Commercial St Shanahan Bldg.
UNDERTAKERS.
J. A. (1ILI1AUUI1 & CO..
Undertaker mid Kmiuiliuera.
i:HrleneMl Luiy Altant
licit iMrei.
Calls Promptly Attended Day
or Night.
Tattoii fidtr. I'itluwKt Iuan8t
Phone Main SSI it
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Subscribe for the Morning Astor
60 cents per month. Contains full
Associated Press reports, besides all
earner.
BERLIN BEER HALLS.
Ihero One Must Display Great For
mality and Preciseness.
Berlin Is organized for eating and
arlnking, and so are the Berliners or"
lanized for it Scattered all over the
eity are enormous places where fooJ
is served, wine halls where only whit s
are served and beer brills which deal
i beer alone, some of them most n
ipectable and some not so impecciibli
It is the rule that It Is perfectly nropr
to take your mother or your wife in
your sister to a beer hall or a vi;:i
all tnat is frequented l the officer
f the army. They go only to the prop
tr ones publicly.
The etiquette of these places is most
ibrmal. If the hall is crowded and
tables are scarce, before yon sit down
yott draw your heels together and uwUr
a military bow to everybody sittiujc v.t
me- tauie you select; then also vol
nise your glass or stein to those nt fir
table when your refreshment Is served
On leaving you bow all around again
r the other people at the table bow il
they leave before you do. The Ameri
can way of asking the others at (lit
table for permission to sit down is not
teremouious enough for tbe Germans
who are the most formally polite pen
pie in the world.-Samuel G. Blyth.e iu
Everybody's Magazine.
A FAMHY MIX.
The 8tery as It Is Recorded on the
Tombstones.
la the early part of the last centnrv
tbere lived In an old New England
wwn a Mr. cnurch, who, In the course
us pilgrimage through this vale of
tears, was bereft of four wives, all of
TTDom were buried in the same lot. In
Us old age it became necessary to re
store the bodies to a new cemetery.
Thin melancholy task the much be
leaved widower undertook himself,
tot In the process the bones of the la
mented quartet became hopelessly
mixed. Priding himself on possession
f a New England conscience, Mr.
Clrorch would not under the painful
eircumstances, permit the use of the
riginal headstones, but procured new
nes, one of which bore the following
juscnpiion: -uere lies Hannah Church
and probably a portion of Emily." An
other: "Sacred to the memory of Emi
ly Church, who seems to be mixed
wtth Matilda." Then followed these
lines: . ,
Stranger, pause an(j ,jj.0p a jear
Tor Emily Church lies buried here,
Mixed In some perplexing manner
With Mary, Matilda and probably Han
nah. Philadelphia Ledger.
tnac it is not outplaced in position In
the slightest measurable degree, as
we cbauge our position 1S6,000,OOC
miles in our annual Journey around
tne sun. could we be Disced midwa
between Arcturus and our sun we
would receive thousands of times more
light and heat from the star than from
our sun, and this notwithstanding that
the star's radiation is smothered by
a flense blanket of metallic vapors. In
spite of Its Immense distance the star
is drifting slowly in a southwestward
direction over the face of the sky, its
motion changing Its apparent position
Dy an amount equal to the diameter
of the moon in the course of about
1,000 years. So great an apparent mo
tion must indicate an enormous veloci
ty in space. New fork Press.
Peppermint and Tobacco.
If you have a boy who has begun
smoklag too early and whom you wish
to cure of the habit, feed him pepper
mints. Dr. O. Clayton Jones of Silver-
ton, England, writing in the London
Lancet, is authority for this simple
cure. Dr. Jones writes: 'To break the
smoking habit in a youth there Is noth
ing better than peppermint drons. tie
cannot smoke with a 'bullseve' in his
mouth, and even for some time after
it is dissolved tobacco will not blend
kindly with the taste that remaina.
Socially the cure may seem worse than
tne disease, but from a medical noint
Of View the SUCkinsr Of Dennermlnra la
far less hurtful. A common 'bullseye4
win prevent smoking for nearlv an
hour, so the amount of sweets used
need not be great"
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
Agricultural College
CORVALLIS, OREGON.
Offers collegiate courses in Agri
culture, including Agronomy, Horti
culture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy
Husbandry, etc.; Forestry; Domestic
Science and Art; Civil, Electrical.
Mechanical and Mining Engineering;
Commerce; Pharmacy.
Offers elementary courses in Aeri-
culture, Forestry, Domestic Science
and Art, Commerce, and Mechanic
Arts, including forge work, cabinet
making, steam fitting, plumbing, ma
chine work, etc.
Strong faculty, modern eouinment:
free tuition; opens September 25.
Illustrated catalogue with full in
formation on application to the
Registrar, free.
MASSAGE.
OLCA KANTONEN. FINNISH
masseuse and steam baths, room 6,
Pythian Bldg., Commercial St., Ai
torian, Ore.
.S-MMrwais'fejasnBaMHHsi
LOST AND FOUND.
FOUND-GOLD WATCH, CHAIN
and locket; owner can have same
by thoroughly identitfying property
and paying for this notice. Inquire
Astorian. 8-18-tf.
LOST-ON THE LEWIS AND
Clark road on Sunday, August 16, a
... . . . -
fishing outfit; a suitable reward will
be given. Finder please return to the
Astorian. " 8-18-tf
MISCELLANEOUS.
RESTAURANTS.
" - - -
T0KI03ffiJArjBANT
Of posite Ross, Higgins & Co.
Cotfee with Pit or Cake 10 Cta.
FIRST-CLASS MEALS
Regular Meals IS Cta. and Up.
V. 8. RESTAURANT.
w oona street
Coffee with Pie or Cake, 10 Cta.
Flrtt-Clast Meals. IS Cta.
BIDS FOR WOOD.
BIDS ARE HEREBY ASKED FOR
furnishing 60 cords of sound fir
slabwood, four feet in length; said
wood to be delivered on the court
house block within 10 days from date
of signing contract; said bids to be
filed with the clerk on or before!
August 24th, at 9 o'clock a. m.. 1908:
contractor to furnish bond in the sum
of one hundred ($100) dollars. Court
reserving right to reject any or all
bids. By order of the County Court,
J, C. Clinton, County Clerk. 8-18-6t
The Star Arcturu..
It Is probable that the star Arcturus
3 one of the six greatest of all the
tare in the sky. Notwithstanding iu
S3lttnes8. it is so. far away from us
His Discharoa.
A touching instance of the humor
which never deserts a true Irishman
even in his worst troubles is recorded.
A soldier was seen in the trenches
hoiding his bands above the earth
works. His captain asked:
"What are you doing that for, Pat?"
He replied, with a grin, as he worked
his fingers:
"I'm feeling for a furlough, sir."
Just then a rifle ball struck hi rm
Just below tbe wrist Then a queer ex
pression or paic bdJ fc.-isvw passed
over his face as he exclaimed:
Ana faith it's a dlscharge."-Lon-don
Answers.
MAGAZINE BINDING OF ALL
J kinds done at the Astorian Office.
LOOSE LEAF LEDGERS ALL
kinds made by The J. S. Dellinger
Company.
WANTED-TO BUY A HORSE;
weight about 12S0 pounds; not over
8 years old; must be good driver and
gentle, also city broke. Address As
torian office. 6-9-tf.
FARM FOR SALE.
WILL SELL MY LEWIS AND
Clark farm at a bargain, with or
without stock, to suit purchaser.
W. J. Ingalls.
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE.
J.T. NOWLEN
Real Estate and Employment Office
473 Commercial St., Phone
Have fine list of Astoria and coun
try property; AH classes of labor
furnished. v
MISCELLANEOUS.
'Smith's Special
Delivery
EXPRESS AND BAOflAfiS!
Leave Orders at Star Cigar Store
x-none 0iacK,Z3S3
Kaa. Phone Red 2271
Stand Corner 11th artf Commercial
DENTISTS.
TEETH
tSlthnt Plafft
ciiciiis
MISCELLANEOUS.
HOT OR COLD
WINES AND LIQUORS.
Eagle Concert Hall
(320 Astor Street),
Rooms for rent by the day. week, or
I month. Bes rates in town.
P. A. PETERSON, Prop.
COR. 11TH AND COMMERCIAL
v
Office hours 8:30 A. M. to
8: P. M. Sundav 10:00 m
12:00.
Phone Number Main 3901.
Painless Extractions - 5oc
Corner Commercial and. 11th
Sts. over Danziger store.
niH MARKET..
midical;
Uopreeeieate4 '
8ueoese'tf J
DR. I GfE i
TBI GREAT
CSINESI D0CT01
'JvthroncLuat the T!nli,l
Iffd 8taU oa aceouat e
ale wondtrful eirres.
No polsotts or drugs umc. II furaa
tee to eure eatarrh, attana, luai sad
throat trouble, rheumatism. aervouaaaM
stomsoh. liver aad kUaey, female coa
plaint and all ehronle dltam.
lUCCESSm R0MI TRIATKIJIT.
If you eaaoot call write for symptoai
blank and elreular, Inclosing 4 eeaU I
ttampa.
THE C CIS WO KZDICIHI CO.
12 First 8t, Corner Morrieoo.
PORTLAND. OMCOH.
PU mentloa the Astorlaa.
ill
PLUMBERS.
I.IWY
PLUMBER
Heating Contractor, Tinner
AND-
Sheet Iron Worker
LL WORK GUARANTEED ;
423 Bond Street
. . j
Younce & Baker
PLUMBERS
TINNERS
Steam and Gas Fitting
All Work Guaranteed. 126 Eighth
Street, opp. Post Office. Phone Main
4061.
LAUNDRIES.
WE WASH
Everything but the Baby and return
everything but the dirt.
TROY LAUNDRY
itnth and Duane
'hone Main 1001
Seal
Fish
We
Golden West
Tea
fio There Is.
"I didn't know you Intended to
move."
"We don't."
"But your wife told ni M was out
looking at houses all day yesterday."
"Well, that's true enough, out don't
you know there la a vast difference be
tween looking 'at' bouses and looking
'for' houses?"
Not Very Consoling.
Humor!st-The editor makes fun of
my Jokes. Spacer-Wei! I don't aee
Just Right
CLOSSET & DEVERS,
PORTLAND, ORE.
b 1 wfcn I
M GutrftDttrd u
f ' 'o Hrltun.
VSTbthe Evans Chemicul Co.
CICIHNTI,0.rl
MENANDWOMEU
Dm Big CI for annatarti
dlchrfei,iDflamnitttfODt
IrrltatioDi or ulceration
of mu com niembranai.
Pair; lew, and not aitrlo
gent or polfonoui.
Maid by Dragtiat,
or lent In plain wrapt!
liy ?xpr. prepaid, tol
, 00 cr 3 Imltloa 12.78.
Cjrmlui auut on itajuon'i
Plate' Racks. Wall Pockets.
Music Racks, Clock Shelves
Just in -bee us.
Hildebrand & Gor
Old Bee Hive Bldg.
BIDS REQUESTED.
FOR FURNISHING AND FILL-
irig not less than' S000 cubic yards
of earth in James street on the north
side of Reservoir No. 2 and olacinc
proper drainage at bottom of fill and
nlso laying the steel culvert from
overflow of reservoir as directed by
the engineer in charge. Bids to be
filed, with clerk of commission not
later than S p. m., August 21st,' and to
state time of completion; right re
served to reject any and all bids,
City Water Commission, by G. W.
Lounsberry, Clerk.
77 Ninth St., Near Bond
Fresh and Salted Fish,
Game and Poultry,
Groceries, Produce and Fruit
Imported and Domestic
Goods,
P. BAKOTTTfw a vrffs r ... -
triujjs. Astoria, Ure.
mone Red 2183 p. O. Box 603
CONCRETE
WORK DONE .
ANY PERSON WANTING 1 ANY
CONCRETE WORK DONE AT
THE . CEMETARIES, WILL
PLEASE LEAVE ORDERS AT
POHL'S UNDERTAKING! no
mm0 W'
FICE.
E. NYMAN
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
You want the best money can buv in food, dntliin. u.
f.vu.va, tiv., wiry not in education f
7
'Vv
(llMIMitfM
Portland's Leadincr Rnsinm nu
offers such to you and at no greater cost than an inferior school.
Owners practical teachers More Calk than we can fill 1
Teachers actual business men In session the entire year
Positions guaranteed graduates Catalogue "A" for the asking
I. M. WALKER, Pres. O. A. BOSSERMAN, Secy.