XIIE MORXi; ASTOItlAN. ASTORIA OREGON.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER U, 1908, '
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THE WEATHER
Oregon, Washington and Idaho-
Increasing cloudiness; probably rain.
THE CHINESE REGENCY.
The news from China is of a sort
to waken all manner of ugly sugges
tions. With the Emperor dead and
the Dowager Empress dying at last
la real earnest, and a regency estab
lished and the dynasity changed;
there is plenty of chance for a few
years of "rough house" and all man
ner of diplomatic complications, in
volving this country as well as
tisan consciousness here, the better.
In all the years the party ha's known
defeat, there was never a more prop
itious moment for the re-alignment
than this; and never was the opposi
tion so everlastingly at work as it is
at this time.
etc, can aii be easily made, and a
great deal of fun will lie in their
originality.
THE "THINK-SKINS."
There is an almighty lot of tender
external membraneous integument
on the frames of a host of political
and semi-political Astorians; it is so
tender that the merest touch, the
slightest allusion, the faintest hint.
I goes right through into the con'
others. Nor is st ill improbable that ; science-livened quick and causes a
the "powers" will take a shy at the
actual dismemberment of the empire
if things become quite propitious; in
any event, the huge and unwieldy
country and government are going
tip against grave trouble unless the
new Regent shall demonstrate a
character and will to measure up to
the demands of the day:
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT.
There need be no apprehension of
- a cessation of street improvement .in
the event of Mr. Elmore's election
along with a Republican council. It
is absolutely certain that the good
work will go on, but not perhaps in
the lavish and spontaneous fashion it
has been pursued for the past few
' years. .There will be a reckoning, a
calculation, an estimate of the bear
,ing and burden of the work that will
.give the property owner a chance to
catch his breath and get in a word
on his own account; he will not be
deliberately and coldly forced into
"' street enterprises for which he is un
prepared and to which his property
shall be sacrificed without his con
sent No man deprecates the general im
provements that have been made; it
is the arbitrary system that has com
pelled the confiscation of his lands
and lots and the indifferent quality
of a big share of the work that has
been done, that justifies the rebellion
that now exists in this city. There
has been too much of peremptory
and unsatisfactory work in this line;
and under the new regime these
things will be more " carefully and
considerately handled.
hullabaloo that never ends. The
"think-skin" should never enter the
political arena, if he would save his
hide; for that is what the opposition
is always going after; he should stay
on the rear ground and let the tough
and plucky man get to the firing line
where he can give, and take, and do
something beside squeal. There are
some seasoned champions in our
midst whom it is a pleasure to
"measure swords" with; but in the
main, there are far too many with
delicate sensiblities and vulnerable
hides. We like a scrapper!
ARE BABIES MORAL f
"We do not expect paternal feel
ings in a child of five," says Dr.
Woods Hutchinson in October Wo
man's Home Companion. "Why,
then, should we expect any other of
those race-regarding impulses which
we term "morality?" Even to appeal
to. the Vtter feelings' of a child of
eight or ten is often almost as irra
tional as the celebrated apostrophe
of the emotional Irish barrister, who
in the fine fremy of his peroration
whirled upon the judge with the
thrilling appeal, 'Sirr, was you iver
a mother? To appeal to a child's
better nature, while excellent, in
moderation, often loes little more
than make a hypocrite out of him
before his time.
"He has got your hair, and his
mother's eyes and voice, and some of
your little tricks of manner and
temper now, and he is just as safe
to develop your superb self-control
and civic devotion and consideration
for others if you will only give him
.time end set him a good example.
Meanwhile preaching to him that he
should possess these qualities will
expedite matters precious little, and
unless backed up by example, not at
all. Remember that life and growth
of all sorts are but a response to en
vironment, and new responses can
only occur as opportunity is afforded
them."
The people rule, and do it repeat
edly in the same way if a repetition
is necessary.
Mr. Bryan has said nothing to in
dicate that he is not still in the hands
I of his friends.
Uncle Sam remarks again that talk
without experience is not trumps.
AN ELECTION EUCHRE.
For a large card party try an Elec
tion Euchre instead of a regular Mil
itary Euchre. Instead of a fort, each
table will represent a political party,
as Republican, - Democrat, Labor,
Woman's Suffrage,' Prohibition, etc.,
and posters hung around the rooms
will give the names of the candidates,
and perhaps a campaign motto or
saying.
1 Each table has a ballot box for the
votes won, and also a supply of col
ored slips to give out as votes when
it loses; four people are at a table,
and play fdr the party represented
Vby their table. As in Military Euc
hre, one couple from each table goes
to play each game at another table,
and the remaining couple stays at
their own table to play their visitors.
Arrange so that the same couples do
not play against each other more
than once.
Regular bid euchre is played, and
the losing couple must give one of
their votes to the winners, which the
latter will place in the ballot box on
their own table. The length of time
ifor each game is optional, but ought
What is needed at this pregnant not to be more than seven or eight
moment is a Republican pot-latch, a ' minutes. A regular schedule should
re-union, a gathering of the clan, for j be made for each table, which will
the adjustment of every difference tell the table to be visited each game,
that makes for disorder and dis-jso that there will be no conflicts,
union, and for the stricter and more ! Any one who has played at a Mili
essential understanding that is tojtary Euchre can do this,
govern this municipal campaign, ft ! Quaint place cards can be made
takes men and means and measures which will assign the guests to the
and a cohesive, uniform movement party for which they will play during
to do anything in a political way; the evening.
and the hour has come for this ac-j Simple prizes, consistent with the
lion among the Republicans of As-j election idea, such as horns, drums,
toria, if they intend to go after the , etc., will prove the funniest. Have
governmental reins and take the the refreshments carry out the idea
place and function their splendid ma- of free lunches, such as cider, sand
jonty here guarantees and justifies. ! wiches, cheese, doughnuts, etc.
xne sooner this sinks m or. fhe par- Score cards, posters, ballot boxes, '
A REPUBLICAN POT-LATCH.
'" Business enterprises can proceed
n me surest tounaation, which is
public confidence.
Missouri may be a little slow in
the count, but has a dramatic way
of coming in at the finish.
The candidates for governor in
some of the States ran into a scratch
fest of unexampled liveliness.
HUCKLEBERRY FARMING.
Agriculture With Matoh In th Tim
br Rigions.
"It may seem Incredible to those
who have never lived til or trawled
much through timber districts where
the huckleberry ts Indigenous," snld
native of such district "but It ts a fact
that there Is a tribe of shiftless persons
In all such regions who systematically
and without rcgnrd to law, property
or life set tire to woods or cut over
land adjacent to woods simply to In
crease the area of huckleberry bushes.
There Is only one way In which
huckelberrtee can be cultivated, and
the huckleberry fanner does not need
to ovvu an Inch of bind. If he has the
title to ouo simple tuctfer match he
can put thousand of acres uuder cultl
vatlon In a very short time.
"He 1ms only to light the mutch and
touch It to the dry leaves and brnuehe
on the ground, either to early spring
or late fell, ami bis cultivation Is soou
under way. No matter what grew on
the ground before fire swept It bare.
buckleborry bushes will never rati to
spring op luxuriantly from the ashes
and scorched soil. They will be
abundaut bearing the next season
What the result may hare been In loss
of life or property dixw not concern
the persons who reap the benefit
'.Many of the Ores that devastate our
forests every year may lie traced to
this reckless and deliberate making
or Improving of huckleberry patches.
I remember one Instauce particularly
where the setting fire to the brush on
a huckleberry barren In northern Fenn
sytvaula resulted in a forest Ore that
swept over a 10,000 acre timber tract,
doing Incalculable damage to the stand
Ing timber and reducing to ashes 60,
000 feet of logs and lumber and 30,
000 cords of tanbark, representing
money value of nearly $730,000. Twen
ty persons were burned to death snil
thirty so badly burned that seven of
them died from their Injuries. The
huckleberry crop gathered from this
cultivation of that barren waste per
haps realized $200 to the cultivators.-
Wasbtngton Post
Political philosophers will notice
that a Solid North continues to be
the answer to a Solid South.
A presidential candidate is fortun
ate if, like Taft, he has both the
farmers and the cities on his side.
' Taft's electoral vote is almost as
large as Roosevelt's. The Demo
cratic straw industry managed to
miss this item amazingly.
The Southern States that discour
age the existence of more than one
party within their own limits are not
fortunate in picking out a party for
national uses. Their sectionalism has
no attractions for Uncle Sam.
If Mr. Bryan had been elected no
name would have been more promi
nent" in cabinet slates than 4hat of
XEr. Gompers. In his attempt to
serve his personal ends by serving
one political party Mr. Gompers was
indefatigable, but unsuccessful.
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PROVED HIS SPELLING.
An Incident In the Car.tr of Stephen
A. Douglas.
An amusing lm-ldeut occurred In Ale-
Lean county. 111., at the first court
which Stephen A. Douglas, the famous
political!, attended after bis election
as prosecuting attorney. There were
many ludlctineuts to be drawn, write
Professor Allen Johnson in his life of
Douglas, and the new prosecuting at
torney in bis baste wrote the name of
the county M'Clean Instead of McLean.
His professional brethren were greatTy
amused at this evidence of inexpert
ence snd made merry over the blunder,
Finally John T. Stuart, subsequently
Douglas' political rival, moved that all
the indictments be quashed. Judge
Logan looked at the discomfited youth
and asked what he bad to say to sup
port the Indictments.
Smarting uuder the gibes of Stuart,
Douglas replied obstinately that be
had nothing to say, as be supposed the
court would not quash the indictments
until the point bad been proved. This
answer caused more merriment, but
the Judge decided that the court could
not rule upon the matter until the pre
cise spelling in the statute creating the
county bad been ascertained.
No one doubted whst the result
would be, but at least Douglas hsd the
satisfaction of causing his critics some
delsy, for the statutes had to be pro
cured from an adjoining county.
To the astonishment of court and
bar and of Douglas himself It appeared
that he bad spelled the name correct
ly. To the indescribable chagrin of
the learned Stuart the court promptly
sustained all the Indictments. The
young attorney was in high feather
and made the most of his triumph
The Incident taught him a useful les
sonhenceforth be would admit noth
ing and require his opponents to prove
everything that bore upon the case In
hand.
His Curiosity 8atiified.
A wealthy tradesman who had been
drinking the waters of Bath. England,
took a fancy to try those of Bristol.
Armed with a letter of Introduction
from his Bath physician to a profes
sional brother at Bristol, the old gen
tleman set off on his Journey. On the
way he said to himself, "I wonder
what Dr. Blank has advised the Bris
tol physician In regard to my caser
and, giving way to curiosity, be open
ed the letter and read:
Dear Doctor-The bearer Is a fat Wilt
shire clothier; make the most of him.
Tours profe.slonally, J. BLANK.
Pelican and Flamingo.
The hook of the pelican's bill is red.
and undoubtedly the fable that the
pelican feeds Its young with blood
from its own breast originated In the
bird's habit of pressing the bill upon
the breast In order to more easily
empty the ponch, when the red tip
might be mistaken for blood. Another
explanation Is that the pelican became
eonfused with the flamingo, which
discharges Into the mouth of Its young
a secretion which In color .resembles
blood.
All His Doing.
Miss Chellns-Is It really so that
you're engaged to Mr. Boxley? Miss
Techls (calmly)-It Is. Miss Chellus
My, he was a great catch! Miss Pechls
I beg your pardon; catcher. Phila
delphia Press.
" Too Conilderste.
Judge You say you went into the
room at night quite unintentionally
Why, then, had you taken off your
shoes? Biirglnr-'Cause, Jcdgc. I heard
dere was somebody lyln' 111 In de house.
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