SUNDAY, NQVF.MMUt 8, 1908.
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THE WEATHER'
Oregon, Washington and Idaho
Fair. ' .
REPUBLICAN UNITY! ;
. The almost, universal movement
among the Republicans of this coun
try to elect Mr. Taft to tie Presi
dency, bears a pointed and signifi
cant lesson to those Republicans in
the lesser spheres of government, in
the State, the County, the City, to
unify and blend and merge for the
preservation of the balance of power
wheresoever it exists; to re-organize
and rejuvenate . the party interests
and fix its , control, wheresoever a
majority is registered; to restore
and maintain the common, , strong,
sensible, and saving faculty of the
party, in order that the whole people
may have the benefit of its policies
and prestige.
Oregon needs this assimilative
process as much, or more, than any
other Republican stronghold in the
nation; happily steps are being tak
en to bring the full strength and vir
tue of the party into play against the
machinations of ' the minority, to
6pare Republican Oregon the shame
of sending a Democrat to the na
tional senate after giving William H.
Taft a clean majority of 25,000. Any
effort that is made to rehabilitate
the party in this state should have
the instant and intent interest of ev
ery man who bears the stamp and
status of Republican and even though
the pledges, set up in the application
of new laws, of men who thought"
they were doing right when they
made them, must be no barrier, to
the salving of the party from the
course that will wreck and disband
it. i-'v .. ; 1 1' ' - " :
And when it comes to the munici
pal level of party action, there is no
better, nor more rational, excuse for
the frittering away of the paty fran
chise, than exists for it in the larger
field of partisan action and ambition!
Astoria is among the places that call
for the exercise of this doctrine of
adjustment and redemption; and it
has no time to waste in the process
if it expects to align itself with the
Republicans of Oregon in their work
of substantially and finally asserting
the weight, ascendancy, and fran
chise value of Republicanism in this
State. .;. - - . - .
PORTLAND, TOOL
Brer Jim Hill side-stepped all of
Portland's cute little questions too!.
Never a thing told he to the good
people up there, pat as they were
with their little catechism. The
"Great Northern" and its secrets are
as far and silent as ever they were
despite the lavish prying of the Com
mercial lever wielded here the other
evening. Oh, Brer' Hill is a genius
at barring and baffling the inquisi
tive public and we may be excised
for realizing, with more or lets satis
faction, that even the metropolis of
Oregon has no more influence in
opening railroad oysters than the
poorest little jay-town on any of the
20,000 miles of trackage Mr. Hill
controls. -
At Spokane, however, he seems to
have been a bit freer with his ideas
and candor. Spokane, according to
Mr. Hill, is the coming metropolis of
hoe Insurance
Will cost you nothing
, if you buy your
shoes of us
. We sell Selz shoes, they are
good ones, solid leather
throughout.
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IS
That itself is a guarantee of
good wear, but better than
that, if you treat the shoes
right and do not get the wear
you are entitled to, we want to
know it and will make it right
with you; Selz wants to know
it and will make it right with
us. They can't afford to have
one pair of their shoes go
wrong and not know wherein
the fault lies. If the name
Selz is on the sole you take no
risk it is an assurance that
you will receive your money's
worth. Take advantage of
this insurance .by being sure
that your next pair of shoes
are Selz Shoes.
LUUKinEri Q HARRISON
GOO Commercial Street.
Astoria, Oregon.
the northwest. Having said this, James
J. Hill will see to it that Spokane is
taken care of to that end; that Spo
kane will be the center, in time, from
I'which will radiate the vast scheme of
control and influence he is building
tip out here. That much may be set
down as final, in the minds of all
prognosticators along the Columbia,
and part way wp the Willamette; the
precedence that is to be given Spo
kane is fixed, certain, ample, if the
word of the most powerful man in
the West is to be properly "guaged.
It is well it is so, for it is a solid
and safe predicate .from which,-to
argue the range and scope of his
other plans as to other places, and
will preclude the' making of some
possible, and re-actionary, blunders
We have enjoyed Mr. Mill's tour of
the Northwest. It has afforded us a
chance to see and estimate the man
at close range, and to learn that he
is the keeper of his own counsel and
that he does not make fish of one
city and flesh of another; and also
to learn that Spokane is the chief
point of immediate concern with
him. Good luck to her; and may
Portland and Astoria come in, later,
for their share of the good things
that are brewing.
VALUABLE ALLIGATOR.
The man of science has been study
ing the alligator and has discovered
thht every frart is of some value
A half-grown specimen is worth far
more in money than the largest steer
that was ever separated into articles
of commerce, even in a Chicago ab
attoir. Take the teeth for instance.
They are of such fine ivory that they
can be made into watch charms and
other jewelry, for they have a much
brighter luster and are as rich in tint
as the best tusks that ever came out
of an African elephant's head- The
teeth alone are worth from two (o
four dollars a pound, according to
size. Every square inch of the hide
makes a covering which is far more
durable and has a more attractive
finish than most leathers. As the rp
tile has what might be called an ar
mored skin, considerable of which is
covered with hard scales, an alliga
tor trunk challenges the most reck
less baggage smasher to do his
worst provided the box within it is
of good hard wood. But the trunk is
only one of hundreds of things which
the ingenious artisan makes wholly or
partly from this denizen of the South.
Why enough of them would supply
the material for a modern outfitting
shop with a few toilet sets added.
Your pocket book may have come
from an alligators skin., The purse
you dangle in your hand was once
his claw. He finishes and furnishes
the traveling companion, except the
brush, comb, s'oap and tooth powder.
All kinds of travelers' bags come
from his hide. Even automobile out
fits are partly made of it where the
tourist is willing to pay the price.
The outside of the alligator when
dressed and tanned goes on the floor
of the boudoir, or studio in place of
the Royal Bengal rug. It has become
the fad to hang the reptile "pelts" on
the polished oak walls of the dining
room and to ornament it with the
claws. Your umbrella or cane is plac
ed in the fore legs of the stuffed al
ligator. Standing upright irt the hall
way he makes an excellent umbrella
holder. On the table of the smoking
room he holds the tray where you
knock the ashes of your after din
ner cigar when reading the book
whose covers were once a part of
an alligator. The Indians of the
Southern swamps formerly caught al-
Jigators not only for their teeth and
hide -but for their meats, farts of the
flesh are white and tender. Two fresh
ly laid alligator eggs will make as
palatable an omelet as was ever con
tributed by the choicest Leghorn or
Plymouth Rock. From Growing the
'Gator for His , Hide, in Technical
World Magazine for November.
WOOD PULP AND WASTE.
To insure a pulp wood supply to
meet adequately the future needs of
the country seems one of the most
important of the many forest prob
lems of the United States. Statistics
collected by government " experts,
however, show that there are possi
bilities in the field of invention for
the relief of the drain on the coun
try's remaining pulp wood forests by
devising means of utilizing saw-mill
waste. ... - ,
It is estimated that there are 4 1-2
million cords of slabs destroyed in
refuse burners of the lumber mills of
the country each year. The wood
used for pulp last year amounted to
approximately 4 million cords, about
a quarter of which had to be impor
ted. The mill-waste estimate is based
on a recent canvass of some of the
larger mills of the country by the
United States Forest Service, which
established the interesting fact that
mills having an aggregate out of 5,
440 million board feet had a final
waste of 1,870,000 cords of slabs af
ter the best had been used for lath.
Assuming these mills to be repre
sentative, it is seen that there is still
considerable waste in forest products
at the mill even after the earnest ef
forts of lumbermen during the last
ten years.to bring about a close util
ization of the whole ree.
These figures make it look as if
American inventors who are perform
ing wonderful feats in other fields,
should get down to the consideration
of methods to make these waste slabs
available for the pulp makers. Work
along this line would also be likely
to show the way for utilization ot
thousands of tons of sawdust which
are now wasted each year.
It is true that some utilization is
being made of mill waste at present,
but in most cases it is only the lar
ger and more modern plants that are
even making any attempts in this
line. Then, as it is, the plants which
use the waste slabs, after laths are
made, often, waste the sawdust, and
those which use the sawdust waste
the slabs. The slab residue from the
lumber cut of the country is estima
ted to amount to about 14 million
cords, of which about 6 million, with
an average value of $140 a cord, is
sold for. fuel, 3 1-2 million burned by
the mills for fuel, and 4 1-2 millions
sent to the refuse burners. This last
figure shows the enormous quantity
Of forest product that is pure waste.
The Iron furnace slag heaps have
been seized upon by the brick maker,
and the screening dump of the coal
mines has become a valuable source
of raw material for the briquette
manufacturer. Experts . say ; that it
may prove possible to make just as
good use of the waste heaps of the
lumber mills if slabs and sawdust can
be converted into pulp.
PEGGTS ADVICE.
Why It Buddaoly Changad From Ex
MlUnt to Worthless.
It was the era of the first Quinej
baby, and the attention of the eutliv
Qulncy - family, consisting aolely of
mother and father, wm directed t;i
the proper upbringing of the infant
Books on babyhood were bought ami
digested. Suitable magatmes werv
subscribed for. Friends and mother
were consulted on efery point But.
to the wondor of the 'solicitous, Mr.
Qulncy declared that the advice that
did the moot good was that which ap
peared In the morning paper, signed
with the feSchlng name "Peggy." Rnt
the time came when even that was
discarded.
-Areu't yu going to read me the
little lesson from the Journal for to
day r asked Mr. Qulncy at the break
fast table. ' ,
"I shall never rend that stuff to auy
one any more." said the mother firmly.
. "Why uot? Only day before ye
terdar you vrcre saying what excellent
recommendations Peggy made about
crying children. Why do you deseil
her?" ' '
"I'll toll you, Tom," she said. "1 hud
meant not to say a woid about It, be
cause It Is no humiliating, but now
you've Bpokcn wvll. I might ns well
confess! Tlie papeY yesterday raid
something I didn't quite unJcrstan I.
and, as I was downtown, 1 thmitflit
I'd Just ruu into the ofllee and tfoi
Peggy what sue noaut So 1 did
The office boy snillod when l,u:id
for Peggy, but be took me up u lot
of dirty stairs and tben pointed to a
door. 1 knocked, and a voice answer
ed. 'Come tar"
"W'elir queried her husband.
"Well, there Isn't any Peggy! Not a
woman at all but a perfectly horrid.
grinning man, smoking a clgart He
writes that advice e man! What do
you think "of that, Tomf
Mrs. Qulncy paused In her lndlgns
tlon. ,
"I thought yon found the advice
good, as a rule," be objected.
"Tom Qnlncy, how could a man In a
newspaper office write good advice to
mothers? I am surprised 1 You men
think you know everythlngP YoutU
Companion. ,
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682 Commercial St.;
. V Astoria, Oregon.
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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 ns among your friends,
and that you will result in your com
ing here regularly.
Come in and see our $125 Kitchen
Range.
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"THE BIG STORE.'
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If you are thinking of purchasing
housefurnishing goods of any kind
you can't get better values for your
money than at this store.
l We loavl highest?prices for second hand goods
We
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Everything for the house is carried
by Jus and our prices are absolutely
the cheapest in town.
Make us a Visit it Will
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Sunday, Nov. 8
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, ,s la the Broadway, ,
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PORTLAND, ORE.
first Ilatiial Bank of Astoria
Jacob Kamm
DIRECTORS
W. F. McGrecor G. C. EtAVMfc
T, W. Ladd S. S. Gordon
Capital I...... v.... $10KX
Surplus . 25,000
Stockholders' Liability ......... .100,000
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O. I. PETERSON, Vice-President FRANK PATTON, Cashier
ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK
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