SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1908.
THE MORNING ASTOItlAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
NEW YORK LETTER
NEW YORK, Nov," 14,The'bul
(It agent in New York it present in
tin itork, (or the birth rate here has
rUm to t point t which it hm
broken all previous recordt, Various
of the borouifhi which constitute the
greater city have held the record lor
liiilh birth rat from time to time,
but .that of Manhattan hat Just let
new figure which mutt even make
old Mr. Stork weary. In the district
which comprlsei the lower or south
ern part of the neater city new
arrival put In an appearance every
five minutes, br at the rate of 288
trips every day fur the alork, In other
parti the rata la almost at high, so
that figured altogether, every sixty
ticks of the clock teei an addition of
on to the city's Inhabitants. Once
every five hours .and a hall some
family la made happy with twins;
four times a month the stork brings
triplets and five times a year quad
' runlets, VUat statistics further show
that while the birth rate has been, In
cresting to an extent which gives
every other family a baby once
year, the death rite has bees steadily
decreasing. Last week new low
record was made In this respect with
only thirteen deatha in each one
thousand Inhabitants. Tbla figure ll
considerably lower, than the normal
rate, which la between fifteen and
sixteen per thousand. While the
highest birth rate la In Manhattan
the lowest death rate li normally In
Brooklyn. Marriages have decreased
about one-third In greater New York,
while aulcidea have greatly Increased,
both of which facts are attributed by
Investigators to last year's panic.
With the amoke of election cleared
way one thing seems pretty fairly
certain that is that horse racing in
New York has seen Its best days.
Only 350 persona attended the last
meeting at local race track which
six months ago saw 60,000. The old
days at Saratoga when racing wai
sport and not business, and when
wealthy southernera and Cubans vied
in their hospitality and entertainment
re apparently gone forever. But
those extremists who have seen in
the governor's attitude In thla mat
ter what they choose to believe the
ruin of the blooded hone have had
their eyea opened this week by the
horse show, the annual event, which
just preceding the opening of grand
opera murks the beginning of the
winter season, Two weeks ago, the
Hotel Astor, Governor Hughes' per
sonal headquarters, was . thronged
with persons upholding h m n . his
declaration that race track gambling
must cease. Cited then si the strong'
hold of the enemies of the horse, the
same place this week has been
thronged with admirers of this snl-
Imal attending the fashionable horse
show. Never before Indeed has New
York had such a show and the mil
lions of dollars worth of racers which
liave been shipped abroad since the
passage. of the anti-race track gam
bling bill nowhere near offset the
increased value of horses exhibited
aj the show this year, , Thus the
great - fear of persona who love
horses for their own sake has been
removed by this assurance, that the
thoroughbred is here to stay. One
particular feature of this, New York's
greatest horse show, was the great
number of entries of women's saddle
horses, showing that society is riding
more than ever. In comparison to
the caj riagei of the present day much
Interest was taken In the exhibition
of early vehicles, Including .the
coaches of - Washington, Lafayette
and Lincoln,
A new and interesting aolution of
the servant problem is Just being
tried here. This problem, by the
way, Is one of the most serious of
alt those which perplex , the city,
since 57 per cent of the persons de
siring them are unable to obtain com
petent aervants, and the average
time which the household helper re
mains in one place, is less than two
months. It is estimated by employ
ment agencies that the average ser
vant takes at least seven different
positions every yesr, and that 25 per
cent of their time is spent in look
ing for new placei with resultant
changes of more than 3,000 daily.
This of course does not mean that
there are 1,000,000 servants seeking
places in New York, since a large
number change oftener than once a
week. The Housewives' Society
which has been organized to cope
Iththli servant problem will at
tempt to counteract the tendency
among servants to change situations
constantly by offering a series of
Swards for continuous service for
terms ranging from two or twelve
years. For the latter term of con
tinuous service rings and cash prizes
are given. Prizes for shorter periods
include bracelets, orders for clothes
and the like. For two years contin
uous service solid gold bees in the
form of pins are given. Aa an in
dication of the condition in this city
the fact that only 31 bees, four brace
lets and one ring were awarded at
the first presentation of prices is sig
nificant, In other words the society
which found positions for 900 ser
vants last year has been able to dis
cover odily 31 Who have occupied
jthe same position for two years and
fnly one who has done so for twelve
years, .' ..';.!
A good deal has been said of late
about the enormous expense of the
Public Service Commission of this
stae. The fact that the cost of its
maintenance amounta to about $4,000
la day was used repeatedly during the
past campaign , as an argument
against it. Hut whether the com
mission itself be regarded as success
ful or unsuccessful figures just col
lected throw a new light on the mat
ter by proving that this body is not
expensive after all. As a matter of
fact the annual increase of expense
due to its existence is mly $94,000,
a sum very considerably less than
the $1,200,000 generally cited as the
proper figure. Before the creation
of the two Public Service Commis
sions the various unrelated commis
sions working, which then existed O
deal with the same subjrets, were
maintained at an annual expense of
$1.106 649.: Of this the Rapid Trans
it Commission got $921,459; the
Gas and Electric Commission $60,171
and the state inspector of gas meters
$23,440. As compared to the total
of expense for these various com
missions that of the two new Public
Service Commissions performing not
only all 'the duties of their prede
. ., . . M,,M
ii. $1,201,143 an increase, of $94,493.
In view of the billions of dollars of
investment in public service corpor
ations which come under the direc
tion of the commission this can
hardly be called an extravagant out-
tajr-.. ' :
The old saying that there is no
easy road to wealth has just received
Our Store will beClosed
Monday and Tuesday
to arrange stock and
Mark Down Prices.
Watch
' Tuesday Morning
a surDrisinu contradiction in this
city. All that is necessary, appar
ently, is to secure a job as street car
conductor, Many conjectures have
been made as to how much a col
lector of fares might knock down
during a day's run, and the arrest
this "week of a street car conductor
has thrown some positive and sur
prising light on the matter. Unfor
tunately for himself this man for
some time kept a ledger showing his
daily profits. -The discovery of this
account has therefore at fast indi
cated to a waiting world an easy
manner of getting rich quickly. Dur
ing cteven daya this individual with
an unfortunate fondness for book
keeping received $2109 as wages and
knocked $63.50 in farea entered on
books as "profits." In other words
his average daily wage was $2.28
and his average daily "profit" from
fares pocketed $5.77. This does not
of course represent the full possibil
ities of the job, for like most others
its beginnings are small. On the
first day recorded in the ledger of
this money-making genius he earned
$2.16 as wages and contended him
self with 90 cents profit in fares.
But 'from this modest start he rap
idly developed the possibilities of
the situation until two weeks later
three consecutive daya showed "prof
its" of $10.35, $11.05, and $10.45 re
spectively, or altogether $31.85, rep
resenting a total of 637 fares. Dur
ing this period his wages averaged
$2.31 day.
What Would You Do? ,
In case of a burn or scald what
would you do to relieve the pain?
Such injuries are liable to occur in
any family and everyone should be
prepared for them. Chamberlain's
Salve applied on a soft cloth will
relieve the pain almost instantly, and
unless .the injury is 1 1 very severe
one, will cause the parts to heal
without leaving a scar. For sale by
Frank Hart and leading druggists.
Amahjh Ua aiLnna asT tit ami
paign there is nothing more striking
6 . .. ,t "
than the difference between the votes
Mr. Compers delivered and those he
thought he controlled.
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STUB N'UffJBD
GIRLS' AID SGCfETY
WHAT THIS FINE INSTITU
TION HAS ACCOMPLISHED
FOR CHILDREN.
The work of the Boys' & Cirls Aid
Society has become so well known
throughout the State of Oregon that
it is almost needles to give any de
tailed account of it, but to .Je in
formation of those who do not know,
a few extracts from the last annual
report of the Society may be inter
eating. During the fiscal year just past
the Society received 373 children.
There were on hand at the Receiving
Home at Portland the first of the
year 55, thus making the total num
ber of children 428. Out of this num
ber 47 were found places to work for
wages, 158 were placed in family
homes where they received their
clothes, board and schooling, 32 were
placed out for legal adoption, 91
were returned to parents or relatives.
33 were sent to other institutions
and 12 were discharged, having be
come of age; making the total num
ber disposed of 373, thus leaving on
hand at the Receiving Home the first
of the fiscal year 52. Out of the
number received during the year
there were 207 new cases, of which
131 were boys and 76 girls. The av
erage age of the girls was 10.7 and
the average of the boys 9.3. The
following counties contributed to this
number: Baker 5, Benton 5, Clacka
mas 3, Clatsop 1,. Columbia 1, Coos
L Crook 2, Douglas 6, Jackson 1.
Josephine 2, Klamath 2, Lane 12,
Linn 5, Malheur 2, Marion 5, Mul
nomah 117, Sherman 3, Tillamook 5,
Union 2, Umatilla 5, , Wallowa 2,
Wasco 5, Washington 9, Yamhill 6.
The work of the Boys' & Girls'
Aid Society is now bearing fruit
Superintendent Gardner says that
they receive quite a number of Jet
tera and visits from children who
were once in their care, but who
now have become of age, and these
visits are very pleasant, as it shows
that in many cases the children turn
out to be good and useful citizens
who otherwise would be a care and
expense to the community.
The donations from the public
schools of the State and from priv
ate citizens makes it possible for
the management to care for the chil
dren who come under its guardian
ship in the most economical manner
and also feed and clothe them per
haps better than any other institu
tion in the State, and the Society
now appeals to all those who have
the welfare of dependent children at
heart to subscribe toward this ex
cellent institution this Thanksgiving.
Mpney, provisions of all kinds, frui,
vegetables, or indeed anything that
is of use in a household, is very ac
ceptable. The railroad and - steam
beat companies have kindly con
sented to deadhead all donations sent
to the Society at Thanksgiving . if
plainly marked "Boys' & Girls' Aid
Society, Portland, Oregon." .,
All communications should be ad
dressed to the superintendent, W. T.
Gardner.
The Receiving Home Is on the
East Ankeny car line and the man
agement earnestly invites all inter
ested persons to visit the institution
at any time. All its workings ; re
open to the inspecting of Interested
persons. If you want a boy or girl
to raise, apply as above.
The County Advisory Board for
this county are as follows:
Dr. A. A. Finch, president; Mr. P.
Barker, secretary and treasurer;
Judge C J. Trenchard, Miss E.- C
Warren and Mrs. C A. Gearhart
Better Than Spanking.
Spanking does not cure children of
bed-wetting. There is a constitution
al cause for this trouble. Mrs. M.
Summers, Box W, Notre Dame, Ind.,
will send free to any mother her suc
cessful treatment, with full instruc
tions. Send no money, but write her
today if your children trouble you in
this way. Don't blame the child, the
chances are it can't help it This
treatment also cures adults and aged
people troubled with urine difficulties
by day or night
Sick Headache.
This distressing disease results
from disordered condition of the
stomach, and can be cured by taking
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. Get a free sample at Frank
Hart and leading druggists, and try
it
The Slira Woman Is Winnir.
Th day of the slim woman'f
triumph has arrived. "The thinner
one is the more styli.h," says thi
dressmakers.
This would have been sad news
for the fat woman a year ago. She
would have had to try dieting or ex
ercise. Nowadays, however, tlie
iwoman who is too fat for the styles
goes to a druggist and gets a ease of
Marmola Prescription Tablets, one
of which he takes after each meal
'and at bedtime and so reduces her
superfluous flesh quickly.
These tablets, beinir made in ac
cordance with the famous prescrip
tion, are perfectly harmless, and they
are. also, the most economical prepa
ration a Derson can buy, for they
Jfcot onlv 75 cents a lartre case, one
5bf which is frequently enough to
Start a person to losing tat at tne
rate of 12 or 14 ouncs a day. Pretty
nearly, every druggist keeps this tab
Jet in stock, but should yours be sold
out, you can easily obtain a case by
sending to the makers, the Marmola
Company, Detroit, MJch.
How to Cur Cold, .
Be as careful as you may you will oc
casionally take cold, and when you do,
get a medicine of known reliability,
one that has an established reputa
tion and that is certain to effect t
quick cure. Such a medicine ii
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It
haa gained a world wide reputation
by its remarkable cures of this most
common ailment, and can always be
depended upon. It acts on nature's
plan, relieves the lungs, aids expec
toration, opens the secretions and
aids nature in restoring the system
to a healthy condition. During the
many years in which it has been in
general use we have yet to learn of
a single case of cold or attack of the
grip having resulted in pneumonia
when this remedy was used, which
shows conclusively that it is a cer
tain preventive of that dangerous
disease. Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy contains no opium or other nar
cotic and may be given as onfi
dently to a baby as to an adult
For sale by Frank Hart and leading
druggists.
The Clean Mao.
The man who deEzhts In personal
cleanliness, and enjoy his shave.
shampoo, haircut,, and batn, in As
toria, always goes to the Occident
barber shop . for these things and
gets them at their best