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There's magic spell in the
fumes of good, pure Coffee, the kind
hat refreshes and invigorates even by
the odor alone. When the fragrance
of cttr pure Coffee reaches the nos
trils it crates a desire to taste at once
the magnetic nectar from which the
aroraa conies. It is the same way
with r choice Teas, which satisfy
the desires of the most particular
tea-drinkers.
A.V.Allen
DUTTERWORTil CRIME
(Continued from page 1)
KIs ring to any man and tell him how
much' it was worth. The robber
probably knew that Mr. Butterworth
always went home about the same
ttrae eevry night, and would have to
pass by that tree. He simply waited
there for him and jumped out when
Butterworth came along.
"I was in Portland at the time of
the murder. I had been in the po
See station five minutes before the
news came, but had gone out and
they had sent out to find me. The
sheriffs office sent two men out to
trip me. None of the city detectives
has been ont here.
Nothing that has ever happened in
St. Johns has ever stirred the little
ommnnitv like this brutal and cow
ardly murder of one of its "' most
prominent and popular citizens.
Business is virtually suspended.
The merchants and others stand in
knots about the streets discussing
the tragedy. They are even talking
of doing, the schools until after the
funeral, for Harry . T. Butterworth
was one of the school directors, hav-
Etifir bees recently elected.
The city, council of St Johns last
night voted to offer a .reward of
$250. The funeral arrangements will
probably be taken" charge of by one
or both of the organizations. . ,,r
A MERE BAGATELLE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. What
varied talents an editor must display
ia the government service to earn a
meagre stipend is shown on a ar
eolar issued today by the" civil" serv
ice commission. Itannounces an ex
amination on November 24 next for
"The position of editor in charge of
the departments of i the entomology,
economic zoology and veterinary
science ,in the experiment statin rec
ord, department of agriculture, . at
$1500 per annum, and to fill vacan
cies requiring similar qualifications."
STORM AT MANILA.
MANILA, Oct. 21. Belated re
ports indicate that the storm, of Oc
tober 12th in the Cagayan Valley was
the worst in the memory of the liv
ing inhabitants. ..The official figures
are not aavilable but it seems certain
that the fatalities wil reach 300y It
is reported that cholera has broken
out among the refugees.' ;..
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 you learn if it sells 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 you win result in your cum-,
ing here regularly.
Come in and see oar $125 Kitchen
Range.-.
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SCHOOL Offil 818.
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i little o::es
THRILLING EXPERIENCE DUR
ING THE MICHIGAN FOR
EST FIRES.
n A FIELD ALL THE NIGNT
Marched Them From Burning School
House to Plowed Fiolc, and iut
Night Bears, Wildcats and Smaller
Wild Game Crept Near Also.
BAY CITY. Mich., Oct. 21.-A
special to the Tribune from Alpena,
Mich., says:
Amonz the most thrilling experien
ces of survivors of the Presque Isle
County forest fires was that of Miss
r.race barber, a school teacher IV
vears of age, whose school in Kra
kow township was in session when
the flames swept down upon the
buildinst Thursday. A terrified far
mer had rushed into the building to
give the alarm just as the rear of the
schoolhouse caught fire. The teacher
marshaled her pupils in a double
row. the largest at the head and or
dered them to remain in close order
and not to break the line. She then
directed the leaders to head for a
plowed field nearby and the column
started on a run, Miss Barber bring
ing uo the rear to prevent straggling.
Burning embers, fell thick, but the
teacher kept the children close to
gether and every ember was extm
guished the instant it fell upon any
child's clothing. The fire burned stea
dily for some time , as the blaze in
the tops of the trees ate its way
down. Soon animals began to appear
upon the edge of the field and during
the-ntght; two bears made their ap
pearance. 1 A fox came slinking in
as also did a wildcat, rabbits, part
ridces and other game. But the ani
mala. kept. tf ell. away from the child
ren." riot even the bears offering hos
(ih demonstrations. Miss Barber kept
her charges in the field all Thursday
night and in the morning sent them
hpme , in groups, piloting the smaller
ones herself. T
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JURY FINDS GUILTY
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mon9 did not escape, hurried to a
nearby telephone- and notified the
police. . .--. -'- .-.'" y-
The doctor who was called stated
that he believed the man would sur
vive. The cut' in the woman's throat
was' several inches in length on the
left side; and was inflicted with such
strength that it severed the windpipe
and went far into the back part of
the neck, y , - f
The couple had lived at the West
cott home for the last five weeks
and Timmons has been drunk the
greater part of that time, according
to Mrs. Hayball, who says she had
ordered 'him to leave the house on
several occasions. A short time ago
Mrs. ' Hayball states, Timmons came
home late at night and used such
blasphemous language to his ' wife
and in such a threatening manner,
that she, in fear, sent a hurry call for
a policeman. The arrival of the of
ficer, on that occasion, seemed to
have a auieting effect upon Timmons
as no more noise was heard during
the flight.' The next morning, Mrs.
Timrnohs told Mrs. Hayball how she
had spent a sleepless night, in ter
rible dread, her husband waving his
razor over her head and threatening
her every moment. ' f
llr JfRA'NCE IS NERVOUS.
Balkan Situation is .Aggravated by
Attitude" of Germany.
PARIS, Oct. 21. The feeling in
French 'government circles is dis
tinctly nervous, both with regard to
the situation 1n the Balkans and the
proposed international congress.
Advices "are that the Turkish govern
ment is , impatient because .Bulgaria
Viae failed to oresent an official com
munication since Turkey received
the French assurance in the name of
Emperor Ferdinand, while from
Sofia" comes information that , the
Malinoff cabinet still refuses to. ac
cent the advice of . Ferdinand, who
'iwlvoeates' a. oeaceful settlement and
nsists that it would be preferable to
rr to war than to pay an indemnity.
Until the Bulgarian ministry yields
definitely it is considered oy xne
officials f ; the .French government
that the danger of war has not been
dispelled. ., ,. , . . ,
THE MORNING
Reports current in Paris that
Baron von Bieberstein, the German
ambassador at Constantinople has
been counselling war, while not con
firmed, caused disquietude especially
as Germany's attitude grows more
and more enigmatical.
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SERVIANS APOLOGIZE.
LONDON, Oct. 21A dispatch to
the Times from Belgrade says that
the Servian government, upon Aus
tria's insistent demand, has apologiz
ed and paid a"n indemnity for-an at
tack made upon shops there belong
ing to Austrians. The premier has
personally apologized to the German
minister, says the dispatch, for the
arrest of the German military at
tache as a spy. 1 . ?
BEER FOR INDIA.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 21. The beer
trade of India is expected to be rev
olutionized if a brewery at Calcutta,
which is about to place its pfoduct
on the market, accomplishes all it
sets out to do. This is the first ven
ture of the kind in Calcutta. The
Brewery will use filtered Hooghly
river water and will make various
brands of beer, effecting a sweeping
reduction in prices.
PETITION IS OUT
(Continued from page I) ,
terday, and his views on the matter
could not be secured. But the gen
tlemen who took out the petition in
his interests stated that he had defi
nitely announced his willingness to
run, provided certain conditions were
first met It is stated that Mr. El
more had . conditionally announced
his willingness to run to members of
the Civic League, which is desirous
of having him enter the field. '
With the advent of Mr. Elmore in
the campaign it is probable that a
new complexion will at once be put
on the whole campaign. Some of
Astoria's best citizens have been re
luctant to take office, but it is
thought that under the slogan of a
"busineiss administration" and with
such a man as Mr. Elmore to lead
the camnaiun it is believed there will
be no difficulty in getting the best of
citizens to gladly run for the Coun
cil or other offices. While it cannot,
perhaps, be definitely announced at
this moment that Mr. Elmore will
run for the Mayoralty, yet the signs
all point that way, according to cer
tain gentlemen who' profess to know
of his attitude, and-probably within
a day or two the matter will be
settled definitely by Mr. Elmore
himself. ' .
A petition was also placed in cir
culation yesterday for a charter
amendment to' do away with the
present police commission as an in
dependent and t elective body, and to
provide for a police commission "to
be appointed by the Mayor. This
petition was signed freely, as there
is a strong feeling that some change
should be made from the present
plan. Under the proposed amend
ment it is provided that the commis
sion shall be composed of four mem
bers and the Mayor, two . of the
members to be appointed ; from the
Common Council and two. from the
electors of the city. In this way the
police commission1 would be re
sponsible to the Mayor, and in case
of a moral or other issue arising the
people would be able . to place the
responsibility just where it belonged.
The circulation of -the petitions
for Mr. Elmore and for the police
commission amendment were the
only important developments in the
local political field yesterday.
The so-called Citizens' ticket is
preparing a "slate" for the water
commission. ; ; , :
. There are to be 25 positions filled
at the coming election, including the
Council 'and 'water commission. .".:
VrA K'arincn. memher of -('the
Common Council said yesterday
that he will not be a candidate for
re-election. ' "
Max Stral, who has figured
among the KepuDiican can
didates .for, the Common Council
from the Second ward, directs the
Morning Astorian.to announce his
full and' final withdrawal from the
race, for reasons best known to him
self in the premise.
W.'. N. Smith, the well known
plumber, has a petition out for the
office of police commissioner on the
Republican ticket.
ENTHUSIASTS INJURED.
STEUBENVILLE, O., Oct. 21.-
During Bryan demonstration tonight
the floor of the American Hotel bar
room which was, crowded caved-in
and 50 men and women precipitated
to the cellar. Several were slightly
injured and some women fainted,
ASTOUUN. ASTOIUA,
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IW YORK THIEF-TRUST
PER SGRUTIiiY
MILLIONS ARE LOST IN FINE
GOODS STOLEN BY BANDS
OF THIEVES.
ALL IN PETIT LARCENY LI
Secret Service Men Working Night
and Day, But Fan to Nail the Or
ganised Offenders Bonded Goods
Invaded.
NEW YORK, Oct. 21. Is there
an organized band of thieves plun
dering cases of silk, laces, and, other
goods imported by New York mer
chants? The Merchants Association
thinks there is. The United States
authorities are not willing to con
cede it. But both agree that large
quantities of goods have been stolen
from cases so, skillfully that on the
surface no sign is left of the work
and the thefts have been discovered
only when the cases have been open
ed. Dozens of pairs of fine kid gloves,
yards of valuable laces, rich silks,
many pairs of silk hose, some times
bottles of rare wine have disappear
ed with no trace of the goods or due
to the robbers.
Within a few days four flagrant
cases have been reported by the
Merchants Association. Scores of oth
ershave been noted from time to
time, mostly however. . in small
amounts.
The value of the largest amount
stolen from any one consignment has
been $800.
Appraiser Wanamaker has, he says,
not been informed of the $00 rob
bery: that the highest- value placed
on goods stolen from any one case of
which he has a record is $245. What
the aggregate of the stealings is can
only be guessed. It is probable that
$100,000 worth of goods has been ta
ken.
Secret service men are working on
the case day and night, but their pro
gress has not been great.
When a consignment of goods
from abroad arrives here one case in
each ten of each kind of goods is set
aside to be taken to the public stores
for inspection and appraisement. It
is marked "P. S." and piled with oth
ers destined for the purpose stores.
Nine are delivered to the consignee,
who however, sometmes does not
take the goods, but leaves them in
bond until he is ready to pay the duty,
Sometimes the "P. S." cases remain
on the pier for hours before being
taken to the public store or apprais
;erV office at Christopher and Green
wich Streets. It is notable that most
of the thefts reported have been from
these "P. S." cases. In some instan
ces valuable laces and gloves and
silks have been extracted from bon
detf. cases.
BRYAN'S HAS NEW THEME.
Newspaper Article Gives Candidate
New Inspirations
MARIETTA, O., Oct. 2r.-Creat
crowds and lusty cheering' was
Ohio's greting to Col. Bryan today.
Just before he crossed the line into
West Virginia tonight he expressed
himself as exceedingly well pleased
with' the receptions accorded him.
Although the day was. a hard one,
Bryan exhibited no signs of fatigue.
Inspired by the fact that he is carry
ing warfare into the camp of the
enemy, he spoke with vigor that even
those who have , been with ; mm
throughout the campaign did not fail
to note. " ' 1
While in bed this morning, Bryan
read iii a newspaper a dispatch stat-
inz that the New York Central is
threatening a reduction of wages if
he is elected. This was Bryan's cue
for the day and he fired one broad
side after another into the Republi
cans criticising their campaign tac
tics. He regarded the action of the
railroad as a "new menace and de
clared "Little ward-heeler who will
bribe a man with $5 is a moral char
acter beside the man who attempts
to use his power to threaten those
who work for him and to buy them
by a promise of increase or threaten
by promise of reduction " Sixteen
speeches were delivered by the can
didate today. '
McFARLAND GETS DECISION.
. NEW YORK, Oct. 21 Packy Mc
Farland earned a decisive victory
over Leach Cross, the "Pride of thr
Ghetto" in a six-round bout tonight.
OREGON.
A SCISSORS ARTIST.
The Wondtrful Fti Psrformsd y
." 'Jeann Koetren. 1 f
Move tuna 20) years oo a llttla girl
t'UH bom at AUlSWruaiU, iiuunuu,
nhoso uomo ws Joimua Kootnm, 8Ua
...y M.nuiiar child In that she cared
..n.i.... wii.in.vKi- for ulny aud sport,
but found her greatest delight la mak
ing conlos of thing sooui ur, mni
klud of fruit and
uuiklug on silk with colored to
let copies of paintings wmc. w
thought wonuuriui.
But aftor she had become very ac
complished to music, spinning and em
i..i.wv mha inmloned all these for a
still more extraordinary ort-that of
cutting. Shu executed landscape, ma
rine views, riowert, animals and per
mit of people of such striking rwsem-
blauce that she was ror a j
the woiuler of Europe. She used white
mifwr. for uor euttlwrs. placing them
over a blaelt surface, so that tht mi
nute opoulugs made by her wwaors
formed the "llgUt and snaae.
Thn nnr. Votur the QrosL and others
of high rank pnld bur honor. Out man
h!oh in oillca vnlnlr offered her 1,000
Aortal for three small cuttings. The
empresa of Germany paw nor ,uw
florlna for a trophy sue naa cut, oew
Ing the arms of Emperor Mopoia,
crowned with eagles and surrouuuoa
t.v iri rin nil of flowers. Bus also cut
the emperor's portrait, which can now
be seen In the Boyai Art gaiwry in
V In li nil. A rrnt many oeonlo went to
see her, and she kept a book la which
prlnwa and princesses wrote raeir
names,
After she died, which was when ah
bad lived sixty-five years, her hus
band. Adrian Block, erected a monu
ment to her memory and bad deaigned
upon It the portraits or tneso wuea
visitors. tUt cuttings were so cor-
rot in effect and so tasteful as to
give both dignity and value to her
work and constitute ner an arciw
whnu oimilnlte skill with the actssort
tins never 'wfore or since been equaled.
CAMELS HARBOR HATRED.
f , r .
Will Wslt Until an pportunlty Ae
rivts For fUvsngs.
. The Arab who has angered a camel
til throw his clothes upon the
ground, and the Infuriated beast after
stamping oo them and teanof um
asunder with its teeth goes oo tu
way, and the driver la thereafter jnite
safe, as It seems to be an axiom with
the camel that no man shall be put Id
peril of life twk'e for one offense.
The camel Is stupid save when an
gry and then seems'to become almost
preternatural In carrying out Its venge
ful dfshma. PnlKmvi' Miito the fol
lowing story of i a cuuiel's- revenge,
which stTT-s to Illustrate this point:
"As hid of fourteen bud conducted a
liirjw cituu-l hirti'o with wood from one
vllltigo to uuotht-r ut it half hour's dis
tance. As t'.i- unlaiul lottert-d or tura
kS ont "f tti wjiyjts conductor struck
it repoat.!(li.v utid harder than It aeoni
ed to bnv tlimixtn he had n right to
do; hnt. nor ilniltn tin occasion favor
able for t.iU!:i Immediate nult. It
liwlv Its tune' Thnt time was not
lonsr In coitibj;
"A few day later the sutue lad bin!
to recondm t the lcun. hut unladen, t,
hta owti tiling. VVhcu they, were
about hiilfway on the road und iii
some tfktau. from uuy habitation tu
camol nalilT.lv stonned. looUi-d dcllb
eratel.r nmt il in vcry direction to a
snr Itself that no one was lu m.it
aud. Undine i!).' ri:nl 'lc:;r of pasH'T'
hv. itntd te:i forward, seized l!u
onlucl:y Iw.v's bend ln.lt monstroui
moutb itnd, llfthij; hi :.i up lu the n!i
flunjr him ' 'wu i-anh '"i the esin'i
with tit irwer part oft hi sknll com
pletcl.v tnrr. Ct.
"nuTti'a nun mitNIled Its revenue,
the lirtrii' tflet!y remiroed Its pace to.
ward Vn illhise. as 'though Dothli:;';
were the nuitter. till some, men -who
bad Ijnerreil the whole, though nnfnr
tunately at 'no great n distance to It
nble- to afford timely help. came. in
and" tnied lt."- London Telegraph.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22.
SOME W0BD ORIGINS."
Hurrah Com Frtm the uie Bswawr ,
, el th VlUlnflS.
Rah, the flntl vihblu of .most et
lege yella, Is, "of J',. hott for hn
rah. The word hurrah lWelf comes
from the old Imttlecry of the ancient
rlblngs-nnniely, Tur Ale, which
moons God aid. There Is another form,
busta, which comes from nossnna.
This was the old cry of the crussdort.
The word yes comee dlrecoy tnroogn
the Norman-French oyes, which oean
near, In it old rurra n is bum
used by Uadlns and certain munkipal
officials In civic functions In England
and also by the roysl heralds In pro
claiming the succession of sovereigns
to the throne. No l purely Norman
French and comes front the Latin
non Its, meaning not so. The real
Anglo-Saxon was nay, Just as the An-.;'
gto-Bsxon affirmative was yea. The
word roister is directly from the Latin
magtster, meaning master. Mrs. hi
from the word mistress, sod formerly,"
i.t tittk .J,liMnrtth ri.ntnrr all
nnmarrind wnmeit were dveo the title
of mlstress-tts, for example, Mistress '
Bophla Western in "Tom Jonas." Es
quire is derived from the old Norman
French escuyer, which ifieans shield
bearer. Every knight oc tn smre naa
hin hiaM hesror. and the honor of
carrying the shield was supposed to ,
confer gentility upon ine toiiower. oe
word gentleman until the mioajs or ue
seventeenth century meant, the
vronch word mntl homme. a
nobleman, nothing lea, and no tnsn
was gentleman who was not entitled
to "bear arms."-New Yortt World,
A PERILOUS FEAT. j
Caging a tsvags Hl-opotsmus In the
Lcntion Zoo.
Many more little dramas are enact
ed at the too than the outside public
wots of, says the London Standard.
Behind the lion boune there Is a black
loonardesa which Is Implacably sav-
ago and tries to ent her keeper. Her
neighbor is a great romping leopnra
whiph a lndv rvared In India. He
comet out to play wheu the British
publlo Is represented by only a hv
eded xoo man. Sometimes the ani
mals get out without the eminent of
their keeper. One which did so was
Obasu, the blpiwpotamus. He proved
a suvnge ImliH-d when the Bttompt wits
made to deprive him of bis liberty.
Happily the gnrden were clitw-d at
the time. Try,n they would, the
keepers could not eullce or coerce
the monster lu the direction of hi
don. At last the unerluteudetit i-allwl
up an aitslHtaul whom the hlpiH'ttit
inus hated. The chief put a bank note
into the man's band,. "Scott," be suld,
"throw open the paddock gate, show
yourself to Obnsh, theu run for it."
Scott did.,.. The animal went for him.
rugltig along the path and sfter blm
In tu the paddock. t Scott cllmlted the
rulllngs juirt In time, and the hlppo
potamns on turning found the gate
Recnred behind It. . I'resently press
rcpresentntlve arrived to investigate
the story, which had somehow be
come known. "Hlpiwpotamus escap
ed? Oh. dear nr. Como and see him
hi hi den," he was answered as they
led htm where the monster was re
eagedl . ; ,
Psittrnal Ambition,
"Is your boy Josh going t, stmly
lawr
"I don't know," answered Parmer
, ComtoHnul. Tin kind o' lionln' llmr
JohIi Ml develop fliianclerlu' encrw
j eU0ugh to git to be one of the fellers
that hires the lawvcr."-Valiliium
Star.
Her Crowning Glory.
Bho stood bfui tho mirror
In fln,ln A n.il.
"What could b moro sllurlna,"
bii enka, man wui i i
A flur ioft and roundod,
A nock of snowy whiten em,
A crown of aolden halrf '
Bho pauMd and sddid sadly,
That wears crown I" She Qoffed tt
And mad a break for bod. r ,
-Brooklyn UtW
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MORE THAN HE NEEDS ;
Once in a while a man gets more
. land ' than he can : handTo-pland lie'd
be gladjto, jcxchange, but .--doesn't
know, how or - whfirei;5,;Mos jlikely
we can help you out ;if jypu're in that
fix at any rate, it won't cost you any
, thing: to find out by culling-here. All
ds o real estatv proposition 'taken
care pf herp buying, selling; renting.
0Ji.!Il.;iGYRUS:;! .;
about it,j '. .424T'Com'niercJal. '. street,
Astoria1" '"1 '" '' ;'" '' -':
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"THE BIG STORE."