THE MORNING A5T0IUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
TUESDAY, HKLT. 22
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THE WEATHER
Oregon Showers, cooler in west
portion.
Washington Showers and cooler.
THE FORAKER INCIDENT.
Hearst, for reasons of his own,
made certain plain and definite char
ges against U. S. Senator Foraker, of
Ohio, relative to his intimate and
serviceable relations wih the Stand
ard Oil trust: Archbold and others
of the Oleagenous ilk sprang to the
front with the old, familiar, stock de
nials and the people would not gag at
them, nor swallow them, with the
"old customary readiness; therefore,
Mr. Foraker retires from the politi
cal field where he had been assigned
to duty in behalf of the Republican
nominee, and this means that he is
"shelved" for good and all. The case
against him permitted mighty little
consideration, and he got it.
Mr. Taft and his managers have
acted with commendable prompitude
and a very proper sense of the action
' due the people of the country in such
an ugly emergency and will lose no
thing by it The fact that the senior
Senator from Ohio has been in more
or less questionable odor in this land
for the past several years, owing to
his bitterness toward Mr Roosevelt
and his policies, and the popular con
viction that he has always been the
champion of the money-rings and
huge combines of the country, as
aaginst the people, renders the flat
and stinging rebuke administered him
all the more acceptable to the think
ing electorate.
We decline to stand for any man
who bargains his faith and prestige
for the pottage of the hour, be he Re
publican,, or what he may, in a parti
san sense; the curse of political trea
chery has hung like a blankef over
the history of the nation, shaming
and wronging and defeating the peo
ple, until the patience of man is ex
hausted, and the quick and effective
revulsion that has met this develop
ment, pleases everybody and will
make for the good of all concerned:
And they are many!.
THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR
Astoria's 1.6P0 boys and girls are
back at their studies, refreshed, and
eager for the new school year of 1908
1909. It has more significance for
them than they realize perhaps, but
that will dawn upon them all in time
and give impetus to the work and in
terest so necessary for their advance
ment. Taken as a whole they constitute
as bright a group of youngsters as
the good old State affords, and being
in the best of hands as to principals
and teachers, there is no reason to
doubt for an instant their complete and
pronounced success in the new year.
Every year added to their experience
in this behalf, is as'coin of the realm
in days to come; and this aside' from
the consciousness of having made the
best use of life's supreme privileges
for the gracing and equipping of one's
career and making one's self a real
factor, in the world of endeavor.
very hour of neglect indulged in
now, will come home with vivid re
minder in days to come when amend
ment is altogether too late; just as
every hour carefully" nurtured and em
ployed now, will simplify and reduce
the burdens and the problems of the
Jiiture and yield pleasure and reward
and all just compensation.
IT IS NOT POPULAR.
The more the seawall question is in
vestigated under its present introduc
tion, the more apparent becomes its
unpopularity; not that the idea of an
improvement of that nature is dis
tasteful to the Astoria public (for it
is conceded on all sides that the sea
wall is among the essential and logi
itotorirm.
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cal public entenpriscs of the city) but
because of the fact that due provision
has not been madtf for the prelimi
nary, and unescapable things that
must precede it, no matter when it
shall be built; the raising of the
grades, the reconstruction of the sew
er system of the city, and other ini
tial requisites that will not down so
long as practical people have to con
sider them, and pay for them.
The concensus of opinion is, so far
as we have been able to fix it by in
quiry, and oy the gratitious expres
sion of thos deeply interested, is
that the matter may easily be passed
up for a year, or for two years, or un
til it is demonstrated that more fore
thought and work are to be devoted
to the leading and important step
before-mentioned.
Even if the great project might be
kept within the scale of cost intisiat-
ed by the Council-Charter-Commit-tee,
it is too great a sum to be sad
dled on the community unless it be
under exact and proper auspices;
there must be no grave blunders, no
over-looking of essentials, no wanton
nor ill-considered estimates, in the
commission of such large ncgotia
tions as these and the people will sec
to it that there is not, if a rational
study of the situation can save it.
There is no use, nor sense, in ex
ploiting the biggest and finest of As
toria's civic developments, upon ill
advised, half-prepared, and inconse
quent preliminaries; time must be
taken to inform the people of the last
detail of preparation and cost and
scope; and if those in charge of the
movement do not give that time, the
people will simply take it
Mr. Taft shows now, as always in
his career, a good example. In what
ever he undertakes he is a worker.
The uplift that farmers want first
of all is willing workers at fair wages.
For several years the demand has
been larger than the supply.
Whatever may be said of Uncle Joe
Cannon, it can not be charged that
he is afraid to express his convic
tions, nor that he fails to express
them vigoiously.
A Charleston paper says that
$100,000 South Carolina ought to con
tribute to the Bryan campaign fund
has all been received except $98,000.
Somehow the Bryan yell peters out
when the hat is passed around.
If it is true that the victories of
Wellington and Nelson were won on
the cricket fields of England, what a
lot of incipient glory is piling up in
the baseball arena of the United
States.
Studies of the upper air are going
on at many different stations stretch
ing from the Arctic Ocean to the
equator. Some day science will run
down the weather breeding arena and
get a fair starting point in the fore
casting department.
"Now,- what shall we name the
baby?" inquired the professor's wife.
"Why, this species has been nam
ed," answered the professor in as
tonishment. "This is a primate mam
mal, homo apiens'." St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
The three great problems on the
solution of which humanity is bent
are the same that perplexed our an
cestors the immortality of the soul,
perpetual motion and women's hats.
Paris Figaro.
Client How is my case coming
on? Surely you've had time to look
up the law? Attorney Oh, that was
easy. I've been putting in my time
studying the technicalities. San
Francisco Call.
Man's Nature Makes It
Necessary to Be Ready For War,
. fty Premier ASQUITH of Crs.t Britain.
H
S long os man's naturo continues what it is it will bo neces
sary for prudent statesmen to provide for war. National
security must alwavs have first lm'o in llio thoughts and
plans of the government of any country.
St ; vv.r;
BUT, ADMITTING THAT ALL, THE PLAIN FACT REMAINS THAT
THERE IS NO ENTERPRISE MORE WORTHY OF THE EFFORTS OF
GOOD MEN THAN TO DEVISE PRACTICABLE MEANS NOT ONLY
FOR MINIMIZING THE RISKS OF INTERNATIONAL QUARREL8, BUT
FOR PROVIDING A RATIONAL SUBSTITUTE FOR THE SETTLE
MENT OF DISPUTES BY WARFARE. . , ? "
Among the various means of progress in this diroctioV the first
Jt the growth of international agreements. 5 - . : , i ,
I uso the word agreements because ullianccs sometimes have the J
contrary effect. The second is the SUBSTITUTION Ol' 1NTK1I
NATIONAL LITIGATION FOK Tin: BARrtAUOUS METH
ODS OF .SLAUGHTER." The translation of these principles into
practice is beset with difficulty, though not, in my opinion, insurmount
able difficulty. ; ; If .
Of course there is a delicate sphere of international relations. Tho
main thing is that the nations should get to know and understand oue
another.
IN A SMILING VEIN.
A BIT OF A RIDDLE.
Thru fur you. Kitty Kan. you Mid
Cut this minute,
Life's qunre kind o' riddle, a plague
at the beet.
Shurc, I know of but wan comptnaatlon
that in It,
Jlsht wan thine that's to eweet It
makes up fur the rest.
It begins wld a "y," on' It ends wld
a "u.
Tou may pucker yer brow; that's at
much as I'll tell.
An', besides, don't ye see, 'tis but my
point o view.
Tow must work out your riddle o life
fur ycrscl".
Tou must look fur your Joy In another
direction,
An' I beg you to light In yer Innoclni
eyes
Jlsht a spark o' sweet pity to aid the
inspection,
Since the thing Is so small an' so lowly
It lies.
It begins wld an 'X" an' It ends will
an "e."
Oh, It's little it merits your notice, 'tis
thme!
BtlU there's good in It, too, though that
same may but be
A reflection of all that Is sweetest In
you.
Ochl The bothersome riddle! I wondi r
now whether
We could make our luck betther If w
should combine.
Fail, I think If we'd Jlsht put our two
beads together
Wt could spell in wan word all youi
joy, dear, an' mine.
It begins wld a "u," an' it ends wUI
an "s."
TBere's the sum o my Joy an' the sum
o' yer own.
Ocht The riddle o' life's so dlathrenslr'
to guess,
Nayther wan o' us, dear, could have
solved it alone.
-T. A. Paly In Catholic Standard and
Times.
Presence of Mind.
"There's nothing like presence of
mind."
Illustrate It"
"Von Whlzze'r. the speed maniac, of
fered me a seat in his racing machine.
and I bad the presence of mind to re
fuse it"
"He won't ask you again."
"You bet he won't-not until he gets
out of the hospital and buys a new.
machine." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Life Job.
"I want to put an ad. In yonr paper,"
said the weary looking man. "Make it,
Wanted, a situation, any old Job?"'
'Shall I say 'Wages no object?"
suggested the clerk.
"No, make it 'Object matrimony.' If
could get acquainted with a decent
ob, I'd be willing to marry It for
life." Catholic Standard and Times.
A Common Regret
"Just back from your vacation?"
"Yes."
"How was it?"
"Fine. I have but one regret"
"What's that?"
"I wish I had waited until next
month to take it"
"Why?"
"So I could hevs it to take." Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
Insult Added to Injury.
timc a nvHto;
Where the Brains Are.
Applicant (in metropolitan newspaper
office) Yes, sir; I am ready to accept
any position from office boy to chief
editorial writer.
Proprietor The editorial Jobs are all
full at present Sorry.
"How about that of office boy?"
"You don't know enough," New
York Life.
An Idea of Business.
Does your titled son-in-law know
anything about business?"
"Well," answered Mr. Cumrox doubt
mmm
Pfe-p pgr
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with promissory notes, and be knows
bow to get a check cashed."-Washington
Star.
The Reason Why.
1 hear yonng Flyer la golnf to re
form." "What's the mstterr
"I believe he's dead broke."
"Ah, that accounts for his wanting
to mend," Baltimore American.
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Modest Precaution.
"Why do you insist on so much red
tape in your department?"
"Because," answered the official,
"we're only human and liable to make
mistakes, and we want to out 'em off
as long as possible."-Washington 8tar.
Justly Indignant
"You aay she bates their family phy
siclanr "Yes; she thought she was pining
away from a broken heart and th
doctor diagnosed her case as indiges
tion and cured her." Houston Post
Let Him Try.
"1 fear no foe In shining armor,"
sang the man at a concert
"Don't yok, old chapr grumbled the
bachelor in the front row. "Then yoa
try to open a eardlue box with a pock-
etknlfe."-renny Illustrated.
No Genius. !
"He is very clever, but evidently far
from real genius."
"What makes yoa think tor
"Why, be Is fairly punctual about
keeping bis appointments." Kansas
City Times.
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Anxious For More.
An expert golfer bad the misfortune
to play a particularly vigorous stroke
at the moment that a seedy wayfarer
Skulked across the edge of the course,
'he ball struck the trespasser and
rendered him briefly Insensible. When
be recovered a live dollar bill was
pressed Into his band by the grateful
golfer. "Tbanky, sir," aaid the injured
man after a kindling glance at the
money, "an when will yoa be playln'
again, air?" Argonaut
- The Snake Bite.
"So Wild Bill died of a snske biter
Whar did be git bit?"
"Oh. tV minke didn't bite Bill. Th'
snake bit Tough Tompkins, an' Tomp
kins drank two quarts o' th' remedy
an' then shot Bill." Judge's Library.
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About Hardware
There's a lot of Tools and other
articles made to SELL and that's
all! There are Tools and other
things made to sell and give satisfac
tion by their wearing qualities, and
that is the only kind we care to han
dle. If you buy your Hardware here
you can have full confidence in its
durability and upon its always giving
you satisfactory service. '
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A GREAT SURPRISE.
the Singular Nobleman Who Wanted
n Amsrioan Helrtis.
The American father of tlio liBlrem
peeled the count who was o stilor for
her lutixl with tltgultled frigidity. ,
"Saio," wild tlio count "your dsn's!)
tcr linn thme mo no hommlrv of mii
seiitliigji) I my wife. I am cnllod
to complete so negotiations."
"All rlulit," wearily mild the father.
"Uow much of a cash settlement do
you expect?"
"NodHlng. Hure."
"Whnt: lU,vr much will 1 hove to
pay fur your "poker debts?"
"NosHliii,', are. I do not gamble."
. "Ila will I hnvs to pny to
rebuild your castle?" ,
' 'Nosrlrr:. Mire. It Is in fine repair."
'But there must be some expciiBo for
mo. .Out with Itf
"No, sure; nosslng. I simply lov
your daughter and she loves me, nml
wo wInIi to be'. married. Is not sit
enough? U It not cnouuh to ask you
to Rke me your daughter wlr.nout
your cxpcv tliig to"
"Come to my nrmst" exclaimed the
Amcrlcun fiiihcr and tried to fall upon
the neck of the delighted count.
But lie awoke on the floor, tmvlin
tun. Med tmm his bed as a finish to hi
amnxlng dream.-Judge.
Counting It Up.
There Is a sou of Erin In Newton,
Mass., who Is nulte a character. He
has a number of children, aud wus
asked one day bow loiig he had been
married. "Well," be said, "there's Eu
gene Is forty nnd Nornb thlrtv-flve.
tbat makes alvlctyfJve, aud LlwJe Ik
thirty-two. nnd how many do that
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Most victims , of appendicitis sre
those who sre habitually constipsted,
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures
chronic constipation by stimulating
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