WRDNBSDAV, OCTOHKR 21.
THE MOllNiNG ASTOItLAN. ASTORIA. OIIEGON,
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into the town of Seaside daily, on
her way to school, and that she
would be likely to get it, as she got
nil the family mail under 'such cir
cumstances, and that once in her
possession he might count on her
foolish .. sympathy to guard him
against any revelation in the prem
ises. In this he was fooled, as the
little Clara took it unopened to her
father and it was opened in family
council. The letter reads as follows,
verbatim: .
UiaLllhU
KILL PEOPLE HAVE ORDERED
RIGHT OF WAY MATTERS
CLOSED FROM SEASIDE
nun
The Morning Astorian has it, upon
nqnalified authority, that the Hill"
people, at Portland and St. Paul have
ordered their representatives at this
end of the system, to at once close
p all pending right-of-way matters
n the southerly extension from Sea
side, Tillamook-way.
This is not so new as it sounds, for
& is known the company's agents tn
this particular field have been busy in
this behalf for sometime past, but
the authentication is new, so far as
this announcement is concerned; and
its meaning is significant. The com
pany intends to make the most of its
southern outlet and connections and
will build to Tillamook as fast as it
may. The fact that final rail connec
tions are about to be closed at Port
land and the great bridge service
there is to !e opened up in full swing,
makes it essential that all other gaps
Be closed and the business of the
ear future be systematized and made
feasible for such expansion as js pa
tttitly essential, and the Tillamook
country is not of the sort and value
to be overlooked, especially when
rival is straining indubitably to get
m there.
Discipline Prevails
Penitentiary
at
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wrecked, of whose child he was the
wretched father, though the bond
still unsanctified. Nor is there any
thing unreasonable in his having re
ceired the assistance of his. cell
mate in the matter.
But the second letter, the one that
follows, was written in his own
land, and it is very doubtful if even
lis mate knew of its contents or its
address.- Blunk waited his time for
the sending out of this screed, know
fog that when the schools opened
again, the little girl would be going
IT'S A GOOD THING TO REFER
to the reputation of a store before
making any important " purchases
therein. Before you buy is the time
to look up the matter. Ask questions.
Find out if the store you intend pa
tronizing keeps :its pledges. Be sure
that yon learn if it sella the qualities
it claims; if it treats ts customers
honestly and fairly, then, if satisfied,
buy there. Do all the asking you
wish about us among your friends,
and that ycti will result in your com
ing here regularly., . . r
Come in and see our $125 Kitchen
Range.
"Write on Lines on this Side
' . Paper Only. .
"Oregon State Penitentiary,
. "Salem, Oregon.
."Salem, Oregon, Oct. 4th, 1908
"Dear Clara I will rite you a few
lines to let you no have not forgot
you yet and I pever will for I love
you well I ofte times wondcrd if
you would stick to your word that
you told me that evening I had to
leave you it seams like a lond time
sence I sew you but it wont be long
till I wili.be free agin and if, you
stay witch your word when you are
eighteen I will take you away from
there an I beleve you will fur I was
punish fur lovin you but I doht car
fur that if you stick to your word It
rnade me feal better when I heard
that you said , you was goant to
wait for me till I got out, well dear
they treat me pirty well, I was sent
here but ten days till they put me
out trustee, it hant as bad as I ex
pect1 I hope you git this letter for
if you git it I no you will ancer it.
would like to hear from you you are
the only one I care fur now so I will
close, fur ever yur true lover, Henry
address your letter to Henry Blunk,
Box 338, Salem, Ore."
"THE BIG STORE."
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There's a magic spell in the
fames of good, pure Coffee, the kind
that refreshes and invigorates even by
the odor alone.; When the fragrance
of onr pure Coffee re?5hes the nos
trils it crates a desireq taste at once
the magnetic "nectar from which the
aroma comes. It is -the , same t way
with our choice Teas, which satisfy
the desires of the most particular
tea-drinkers. 1 ;
A.V Allen
Just how this stuff could pass the
scrutiny of the prison officials is, to
say the least of it, debateable; and
upon its face shows radical lack of
discipline. It is supposed that the
officers and wardens of the state
prison "are familiar enough with the
history of the crimes for which its
tenants are sent there, and there
should have been official gumption
enough on. tap to have thwarted the
despatch of such a letter from such a
source. A comparison of the address'
es would have shown plainly that
the two epistles were sent to differ
ent people and suspicion,, under the
charges on which Blunk was serving,
should have done the rest. But it
got through, and the matter has been
placed in the hands of the prosecut
ing department of the State for this
county, and district, and if nothig
can be done to sound and remedy the
very apparent misconception of duty
at the big penal establishment up at
Salem, the matter will be placed before-
his excellency, the Governor,
and his colleagues of the penal commission.
The postmaster at Seaside , has
been forbidden to deliver, ahy; more
of the family mail to the little girl
under any circumstances,- and thus
she is likely to escape further con
tamination at Blunk s unspeakable
hands. The publicity given this mat
ter is deolored by the family, ot
course, but is acquiesced In by Mr.
Millard upop the simple ground that
it is worthy of official examination
and correction, in order that similar,
and worse", matter shall not get out
from the pen' Avails, in other in
stances. For if such a letter as this
can pass muster, charged as it. is
with, pre-concieved guilt that is
sought to be concerted, almost any
thing of a dangerous nature may be
looked for from that source; and the
sooner the censors of that institution
get a better conception of their re
sponsibilities, in this relation the bet
ter for the credit of the administra
tion, and for society."
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Here the Giantsof the
Nation's Industry ar e
Displaying Their Tr e
mendous Energy.
Investment in SWINTON I as
as Government Bonds.
Safe
Lots in Swlatott are selling like hot cakes. There
will be none left in another two weeks. Over 100 have
been sold to wise Astoria investors. Everyone of them
will make big profits. It is not too late to get in. A
small amount down and a little each month will buy ft
lot in Swinton. Lots will double and treble in value
in Swlntoa ia a short time. Your chance is now.
You should buy now, after a while will be too late so
do It now. Remember, "One good investment is
worth a life's time of labor" and here is your chance to
make a good investment.
Co.
111
120-12th Street.
A. R. JOHNSON, Local Manager
, - - - - - Over Scholdfield & Mattson Co.
, DOING FINE BUSINESS.
The Bankers' Saving & Loan Asso
ciation, of this city, has moved its
building crew to the corner of Tenth
street and Kensington "avenue where
it is erecting home for Mr.' F. H.
Goodell. The .Association has just
completed a house for, Mr. Spiro
Andfech, near the Clatsop mills. This
makes six houses built by the Asso
ciation this fall, and among which is
the beautiful six-room house of Cap
rain Phil Taylor at the corner of
Eleventh and Kensington avenue.
Mr.r,Taylors'home ; stands in - full
view of the bay and river and is one
of; the handsomest small cottages in
the city, i Mr. J. B. Benoit, who has
charge; of the carpenter ;work for the
Association, is a splendid "workman
and turns out houses in quick suc
cession. ;, Among these houses is that
of Rev. Conrad B. Owen, at Twelfth
and Jerome avenue, and two owned
by the ' Association on Ninth street
between Irving and Jerome aveues.
W. E. Buffum, the manager of the
Association, has certainly made a
iood showing', for the short time
-ince the organization of the com
pany, and he says, that besides pay
ing a liberal rate of interest, a nice
iividend will be paid to the stock
holders. '
RECEIVED BY MIKADO.
TOKIO,-Oct. 20.J-The Emperor' of
Japan at tiffin today received in
audience' Rear Admiral Charles
Sperry, commander in chief 'of the
American ba tleship fleet,' the' three
rear admirals commanding divisions,
a score of captains and the chief of
staff and flag lieutenants. The cere
mony at (the imperial palace, which
occurred shortly before noon was
one of the most brilliant features of
the week's celebration. The Ameri
can officers in gold braided full dress
and the magnificent' apparel of the
functionaries in attendance upon
the court made a glittering and im
posing picture.
Presented by Ambassador O'Bri
en, Rear Admiral Sperry delivered
to the Emperor a message - from
President Roosevelt, assuring' the
Mikado of the friendship entertain
ed by the American people for Jap
an. The Emperor replied in the
most cordial terms, in conclusion
saying:. .
"It is our constant aim and desire
to weld ties' of amity uniting Japan
and the United States in indissolu
ble bonds of good neighborhood and
perfect accord." '
The succession of entertainments
for officers and men of the American
ifleet continues without interruption.
Splendid weather prevails today and
the streets of Tokio and Yokohama
are thronged with a population curi
ous and friendly. -The unprecedent
ed cordiality manifested since the
first landing of the Americans is in
creased with every new feature of
the unbroken program. '
TEA
Not 1 in 1000 who bin
Schilling's Best wants tin
money. a ;
Tour gtn'r rrii'nt ronr Dinner II T "
MnScbillinv .I.-M. fo frr ki.
Good For Biliousness. '
"I took two of Chamberlain's Stom
ach and Liver Tablets last night, and
I feel 50 per cent better than I have
t'or weeks,' says J. J. Firestone, ol
Allegan, Mich. "They are certainly a
fine article for biliousness." For.sale
by Frank Hart and leading druggists
SOME PET ECONOMIES.
Jiving String and Pap.r W Nvr
UtWattd Mfdleinta. ,
Hardly a jferaon ciIbU without some
favorite economy, some little senseless
tribute which he often at the shrine of
thrift and ny which he -Jost
nothing. . ' " ' '
, Some people refuse to eat the string
of parcels and waste precious minutes
laboriously . untying knots. Others
store away scraps of lace and silk and
are delighted when a stray occasion
Justifies their practice by making une
ot a boarded treasure. ' "
I myself have a weakness for half
sheets of note paper,, I am annoyed ex
ceedingly when I receive a letter with
the third page covered and the second
blank. It seems an opportunity mlsncd.
Yet as I rarely make use of my pieces
I can only kwp them from a mngpU1
love of saving.
Apropos of this subject, I retnembef
a clergyman once telling me about an
annt of his who in her eagerness that
nothing sho'ild be wasted Insisted upon
drinking the remaining doses In any
medicine bottles that the invalids lti
the household had been unable to fin
ish. . .,.,.-,; ' 'v
This seems carrying a good principle
a little too far. London Black and
Whltei' ' ' - '
FORCED THE PLAY.
,,, .
Cr.r ofs Tragedy .Wrlttsn by ths
' Great Napolson, , ;i
The Scene Illufitrata of Rome tells
this story of the first Napoleon as a
dramatic writer. He had seen a per
formance of "The Cld," which im
pressed him bo forcibly that he de
cided to write a classic drama. Within
a short -time he bad finished nearly
four acts of a play, which he entitled
"Ilector." Thcu came his election as n
brigadier general, and the manuscript
was thrown Into a ,dessk, where lie
found It again by chance In 1805 Na
poleon then sent for Luce de Lnnclvu!.
gave him the manuscript and directed
him to finish the play. This was done,
but the players refused to nccept It
When Napoleon returned to Paris from
the coronation at Naples ho learned of
the contemptuous manner In which his
work had been treated. ' "lie demanded
the manuscript and wrote across it:
'.'The players' of the Coroedle ; Fran:
ealse will produce the tragedy which
in their stupidity they rejected. Napo
leon.". Two hours later the work wan
accepted; In tfcrce weeks it was pro
duced before a brilliant audience, de
clared a success, and the alleged au
thor was decorated with the grand
crMS of the Legion of Honor. , .
Ths Voyder.
The voyder was a large dish In
which were collected the broken vict
uals which were removed from the
table with a large knife with a broad,
flat tinri. called the voyder, knife,
rrom-rider, to empty, citmr w u
void.
"The Boke of Nurture," by Hugh
Rhodes, the date of which Is 1S77, one
of the curious set of handbooks of
manners and etiquette reproduced by
the Early English Text society, speaks
of these vexsets as follows: "See ye
have voyders ready for to -void the
morsels that tbey doe leave on their
trenchers. Then with your trencher
knyfe take off such fragments and put
them In your voyder and then sette
them downe cleane agayne." A,
Few sliver ones remain, but some
large brass voyders or dishes which
have probably been so used may still
be seen, of tho history of. which' noth
ing Is known by their present owners.
-"Old English , Plate." by W. J.
Crlpps. '
Types of Female B.iuty.
In northern Europe, among the Teu
tonic races, there are distinct troes of
beauty to be met with In Sweden. Po- London Answers.
::.v.d. ttaxony cud Austria. Tb wj
lnh type, however, larks animation, but
the mold and figure to some extent
atone for this, says the London Globe.
The Austrian women possess a com
posite beauty lo which are united the
charms of three or four races. Vienna
ladles are tall and stately, with great
harmony aud proportion In feature and
figure.. The Tyrolese maiden often
lacks u good flguro, but her face and
manner possess all that Is most be
witching In tho two races of which she
Is composed, Latin and Germanic.
Rsrt Bird.
"I had a parrot bnce," said the tbln
man, "who could repeat the first act
of 'Hamlet' through without break."
"I had n parrot once," said the fat
man, "who could not speak word."
"nuhl That Is nothing."
"Walt a minute. He could talk In
the dumb alphabet to perfection."
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