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ASTORIA, OREGON. SATURDAY, OCTOBl'.U 31, ALIUSELIENTS loihi: 'I r 1 uisforinn i 8 "FLAMING ARKOW." THE MOILS' IN G ASTORIAN, EslibliiUed 1S73. Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. S. DELUNGER CO. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, By mail, per year .... By carrie-, per month . .60 WEEKLY ASTORIAIJ. By mail, per year, in advance. . .two Entered as second-class matter July 30, 1S05. a the poatoffice at As toria, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Orders for the delivering of The Morning Astorian to either residence or place o! business may be made bypostal .card or through telephone. Any irregularity in delivery aiould fce immediately reported to we omce of publication.; ; .; . , : t '' "' i ' ! ? TELEPH0N3 MAIN CSL : ' TKECWEATKER Oregon," Washington and Idaho NEHALEM-ASTORIA. Between the Pacific Railway & , . Xavigation? Company and the re-or J ganized interests behind the Oregon Seacoast Railway Company, (which interests may,, for all we, or anyone else, knows may be peculiarly inti mate, or even identical, it begins to look as if the Astoria and Nehalem .territories were to be knit and uni fied in a manner largely beneficial to both sections: a consumation most devoutly to be wished and striven for, The long pendency of this enter- prise and its commanding value have contributed to make it one of the fixed "ultimates" in the Astoria mind. so that the news of its probable out come and early completion will op erate to divest ns of a cherished, and delusive, ambition, to which we have reverted so often in desultory fash ion, change the whole course of our customary ambiguous treatment of the project and give us a new hold on the subject. We are glad of the change, however, and so will all men be in this county. A railroad or two out of the Nehalem, to this port, will put a .wonderful new face on things down this way and yield a brand-new impetus and activity that will be as - welcome as they roust be profitable. It means theopening of a. splendid and almost virgin district of huge proportions and ' illimitable produc: tive wealth; the , building" , of more lumber . 'mills,' , theemployment r of hosts of labor, more ships, foreign and coastwise, and air the attendant commercial increases : inseparable from such a basic development-; A- : toria and Clatsop county must work! cleverly and constantly to bring these projects to fruition, since -they hold the keys to the best and richest ' elements of our landward uplift Lincoln J. Carter will present at the Astoria theatre (or au engage ment' of one nitjuti 3iimi;iy evening, the stirring drama of western, life, "The Flaming Arrow." The story relates the love of n daughter of a colonel of the United States array, commanding a western I post,, for. a young .IndianVWhite Eaft'.c" and the machinations of two villinps , .which furnish the motives of the action. The viUiuin inflames several "braves to make , war on the decaimed forces of the fort and the attending excitement abduct the commander's daughter. The daugh ter, after a series of hair-raking ad ventures, is rescued by her Indian lover and justice is dealt out to the villains in true western style. The cast is a large one and contains the names of many prominent people. A Mr. Bryan, we can picture the As toria Democracy swelling arouud on trib of fuU bjo0dcd Indians are also Ti ... . i . ru I v say, inursuay morning, aoour, iuu carrjed. The scenery is said to be strong, with its nose in the air and a LSneciallv elaborate, many of the repellant, haughty ' and ., disdainful scenes being taken from reat iife manner, snuoomg tne nosts oi Ke publicans round about; the picture Playgoers are promised an excep one to af right and dismay and only tional clever cast in the musical the mcagreness of their numbers farce "Ma's New Husband,'" which leaves any sense of security and comes to the Astoria theatre on No peace in the dominant ranks at all. vember 4.. The Harry Scott Com On the other hand, the election of Lanv. the producers of this comedv, Mr. lait, having been long conceded, had two companies of it on the road confidently expected and practically iast season playing the cities and the assured, will leave the Republicans nrinciDal one-ninht stands in the calm, consciously proud, and undis- United States and Canada. The press turbed; a condition that will measure notices were exceedingly good 'n admirably with the certainties of this Chicaeo, New York and Boston and hour and that. And, even, in the Khe management promises a still event we have to renig, we can do sol better show this season with added dignifiedly on the score of having Lew features, ,, 4)f A -A M ( J . -A (ri 'fir N - ...,---- - . ' srv""'" " ' .1 ' The manaeement of "Ma'a New Husband" agrees to refund anyone's money after the first act who doesn t say it is one of . the best musical farces they ever saw. Surely this ought to catch everyone "From Mis' souri," ' r. put up our primest and best, and had it repudiated by an "inconsiderate populace, who will have estimated a mere , change above the - essential pood of the country; this, only by the way, however, as there is not the remotest possibility for. such dismal conclusions. Diagnosis must, of course, comprehend the vagaries that GREAT TENOR TO SING HERE are likely to ensue in so vast an en- gement as a Presidential contest; . Great interest attaches to the an- and allowing for the biggest and the I nounceraent of the coming here of worst that can rise from the Demo- Urjr. Otto F. L. Herse, the gifted cratic side, we can easily discount tenor, who wil aonear here Noveni' ' anu lorgive tnem in tne miost ot our ber 5th. at Hager's theatre tor a gratulatory success and their fore- Lrand vocal .concert. Mr. Herse ordained defeat. -Make a note of this, somebody! lira is a food drink for young and old that pleases the palate strengthens : the body -builds'up the nerves quickens,', the , mind. It instills qualities -in young .and( old which produce' perfect? contcntmtht':rt and perfect health and allows one to give . W A Smile Al I 'ther"While Ghirardelli's Cocoa' is a standard com-, bination of the cocoa bean. It is made with painstaking: care and after 50 years of manufacture stands to-day a perfect product. " ; V ' 30 cups of a delicious drink 25c if i'V, iff t THE OLD SOLDIERS FRIEND. gratifies the wish of a host of peo ple in this city who longed to hear and see the noted tenor who - had scored again and again all over the country. Mr. Herse has a beautiful HOME ATHLETICS. There is every promise .of perfect : ing a fine organization and, credit able establishment in ; the athletic world of Astoria. The whole sys tem followed by those in charge, to date, is of a rational sort that in spires and warrants the best hope its founders have ever cherished. There is a membership in view that will make the range of cost of mainten ance a merc bagatelle in comparison with the endless good such an enter prise shall yield to the city in hearty and. healthful returns and a stalwart citizenry, and the creation of a clean and gentlemanly resort for the young men and" boys of the; city, always a valuable desideratum in the course of social and economic endeavor ev erjrwhere." r..-- t :m With a beautiful home and club like appenages v and " everything to make for cleanliness of mind and body and for pleasant and proper in tercourse,'tbe A. A." A. A. must soon find itself among 1 the - commanding features of Astoria's best regimen, and every man afld woman here is bound to lend the. weight .'"of. their highest opinion and unceasing effort toward the tp-lifr of the" association .and-'all its standards. .,Jt. is one of, the most important and significant departures that has been made here in years; and along with such other ex cellent r groups,, as the - First Com pany, Coast Artillery, will contribute I immensely to , the,, abatement of a hundred evils "that have existed just because there were no such refuge as these excellent concerns. Good luck to them both and all others that have the real good of the young as i basic and initial criterion. The Republican party has kept its tenor voice of unusual compass and promises. Through its legislation brilliancy. He has what is termed there has been disbursed in the pay- "naturally placed voice." He has ment of pensions W account of the been singing since he was t wee bit Civil War to June 30, 1908, $5,533,- 0 . child and is ready self-taught, iyj,tE5.95, and there ; were on the although his cotact with master vp pension rolls on the last date 633,- cai artists has rounded him to com veterans ot tne Civil War and a pleteness. Wherever he has appcar total of 967,371 pensioners of all ed crowded houses have been the wars and classes, and: on June 30, rulc and doubtless will be the case 1905, there were approximately on the Ufoa he appear here. HiaVrogram ycnsioH runs o.i,uw surviving vei-1 ,s niade up of varied selections ol erans. ; iheh class i and familiar sons'S. each ; All the civilized nations of the one a Eeri-a Droeram that will earth combined have not equalled the j satisfy every individual 4 desire, Eng United States in liberality in grant- lishf German, Scotch land Irish ing pensions, bounties, . homesteads SOngs. It is not surprising5 that this and land warrants, providing homes, artist's coming is attracting so much etc., "for war veterans. The appro- attention, since a treat of this kind priation for the present fiscal . year ;s a rare thing for this community, for paying pensions is $162,000,000- By all means hear him more than one-fifth of the . entire revenue of the Government. No man who was not old enough to be a factor in that great struggle could give his heart and soul more completely to the welfare and well being of the veterans who fought for liberty and right in the days of '61 to '65 than Mr. Taft. He is the means ivhat vmi want recogmzea ana aisunguisnea tnena of the old soldier, and is pledged to carry the Republican , policy in a generous manner toward the Grand Army of the Republic He has nev er been too busy to see the veteran and listen with sympathetic interest to his just, demands. Taft, as Presi dent, will be an abiding fast friend to all the survivor! of all our wars.. 1 . Woman Interrupts Political Speaker T A jwell ,dressed woman interrupted a political speaker; recently, by con tinually coughing. If she had taken ' V """"""""" ' " r.?.t:. ; . ' I'.1 ,'. ".'Amusements. - 1 . amusements. IILLE. Wlfl llfLIISri : ' - i 0N8 NIGHT V I'M. liOIJff-.l. Under the auspices of the ; . .- mmm mm wm of astoria . rt tw-vi'xv - ;mr-.,, ,t ,,lf-., . ; ' western play . ':'::;:"..:;:iAI.'THEAtRE. : ' SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 31, 111. "pilNG ;; Admission; 50c, 75c and $1.00. ; ARROW, Tickets on sale at box office, S. L. Nanthrup's Store, Hauke & Co., and . , , , . the Owl Drug Store. ' PRESS COMMENTS i. . : " " Mile. Sigrid Westcrlind gave a (on-'enables her to approach the heights cert at fraternal nan fnday evening, which in scope, and character excels Schi, f l ness-i lie. what :2 s li'-ot is a busl ine; -you know it 'means;' and1 it Tr ironr retarot raw mn If rot Stmt tkUiWft him. , V'':--' t-'.i-' AMUSEMENTS. THE GRAND THEATRE I .'.- Commercial and Ninth Street anything ever heard in Everett The songstress came heralded and prais ed, but only a portion was told. The balance remained to be revealed to those" rwho .attended and heard her excellent program which Consisted ol the best songs from German, Swedish, Finnish and American composers. Everett Herald . ..' To a nature lavishly endowed with ihef artistic sense, Mile. Westerlind has added a vocal equipment which whereon Schuman-Heink ' has ' for years been enthroned in the hearts of music lovers all over the conti nent. The critical moment' . came when Mile. Westcrlind sang Grieg's tremendously dramatic "Ved cd Ung Hustrus Barre" ("At the Bier of a Young Wife"). It is not strange that the singer did not receive the enthusiastic handclapping at the con elusion of 'this number, that followed every other, on the programi as Grieg sounds in the song the very depths of human misery, grief arid passion. Seattle Times.',.- ' ' ' , SEE PROGRAM IN LOCAL COLUMNS. ' Hager s 1 :h&t TONIGHT THE MONEY LENDER THE FATEFUL TUESDAY. Next Tuesday begins to . loom large, and , almost fateful, in the minds of many who have not much of anything else on their minds. If the day and its great vote shall yield the Presidency of the nation to Foley's Honey and Tar it. would have cured her cough quickly and expelled the cold from her system. The gen uine Foley's Honey and Tar contains no opiates and is in a yellow pack age. Refuse substitutes. T. F. Lau- THE WAY THEY FOOLED DAD rin. Owl Drue Store. FnlevWHonev and Tar ., "la the Valley of . Kentucky" Coughs quickly, strengthens the TRAVELS THROUGH HOLLAND lungs and expels colds. Get the TiiiiRQoiv wff.iiT mm mm :ku I UUtiUUfU lllUtl I , Mi IvjilUtU .U, OTTO ': !. L HERSE, Tenor: : : NATURE'S . OWN . G I TIGER. m 1 , SEE "; The Exciting Horse Race. The Attack on Ft. Reno. , The Council Fire, , & Ghost Dance. BIG. SPECIAL CAST GENUINE INDIAN BRASS BAND PRICES: 25c. 35cJ 50c, 75c. mmmxMBMmmi!. genuine in a yellow package. Laurin, Owl Drug Store. T. F. A Healthy Family "Our whole . family has enjoyed good health since we began using Dr. King's New Life Pills, three years ago," says L. A. Bartlet, of Rural Route 1, Guilford, Maine. They cleanse and tone the system in a gentle way that does you good. 23c at Charles Rogers & Son's drug store. ADMISSION, 10c This Theatre is equipped with the latest and most improved electri cal Machines. Don't fail to see these pictures. , ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAM MONDAY, THURSDAY AND V SATURDAY Children, Sc The Sweetest Songs by the Best Composers.!?; .;;, ? In English, German Scotch and Irish songs. ASSISTED BY FRANK A, WHITE, Pianist :- ONE: NIGHT ONLY"'-' Tickets, 50c aiad 75c Astoria Theatre. Vedncsday, I,Tov, 4. SECOND ANNUALTOUR Harry Scott Co., " present "that' " J'TT -r fir'""""' Furfoii'sly funny Musical SScw , merrily ,fervc4 in three courses, "Ma's Husband.99 Dook-DAVID EDWIN Music, Lyrics-GEO. FLETCHER in New, Clean Catchy 10 1 0 Musical Features. j A: GREAT. SHOW-is- the unani mous verdict conceded by press critics and theatre going public. Prices, 25c, 50c, 75ccd$1.C3