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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1908)
i n - wokt 'fee I Tllff MORNING ASTOH1AN, ASTOUIA. OREGON. SUNDAY. D&CEMDKR 6. 1908. vane WeelV in CJ' fll I'o-M a Society-1 ; M MM MM 1 1 M I Society event have been at aj Seattle. The dining room waa beau- ttaodstitl this week. There has been almost nothing in the social line ex cept the opera, "U. M. S. Pinafore," which was given on Thursday and Friday evenings at the Astoria thea tre, by Prof. A. J. Robinson. The people acted their parts in a very capable manner. Miss Ross was tnusicat directress and deserves a great deal of praise for her playing during the evening. The scenery and costumes were very pretty and each and every member of the company did their best The Degree of Honor gave a very successful entertainment and sale of fancy goods and home cooking at the A. O. U. W. hall last evening. A delightful lunch was - served after which the evening was enlivened by music, both vocal and instrumental, and dancing. Many useful articles were sold at auction, realiiinjr a nice sum for the lodge. Tbt ladies are emitted to great , praise for their tireless efforts, and the results ex ceeded their most sanguine expecta tions. ' - Mrs. J. J. Utiinger entertained the D. M. C. D. Club Tuesday at her beautiful home on Commercial street. A delightful time, was enjoyed by those present. Among the topics j: i j - - . i . w , , . luiscnssca uurnig mc evening was ine Sasketball was played by the L.u,,ue ,k f. ,v , . , n.ivvuvil VI Ktl v Uai tVFt IUC (b Lr r" :"L7" "":.r. ""XT I was selected. ocswi rnuaj aurrnwn. inc score was in favor of the juniors and sophomores, being 22 to 5. The line ap of the teams was as follows: J. and S. Grace Kennedy, center; Ber tha Kennedy, center guard: F. Gre gory, M. Ross, forwards; L. Parker and M. Harrison, guards; S. and F. V. Peterson, center; L. McGregor, center gnard; B. McGregor, H. Scm den. forwars; A. Abercrombie, L. Jcffers, guards. j The sale of the First Norwegian The young people take great in-j Lutheran church given by the Young terest in the game. Many people Ladies" Society of the church was a were present to witness the game, grand success and the articles sold ana mey loo great interest in it were very hne. Ketreshments were served and there was a . large at Mrs. Samuel Elmore vesterdav tendance. gave an elegant luncheon to about 20 invited guests, for the especial pur pose of making the pleasant an nouncement ot tne engagement of , sale to be gtven fcer daughter, Miss Floretta Elmore, '. time this month. to Mr. Loais Schneber, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and of the engagement) Mrs. Will Tallant entertained the of Miss Mabel Taylor, of this city, members of the Monday Afternoon to Mr. Charles Balcom Woolsey, of Bridge Club this week. tifully done in yellows, and the drawing-room in American Beauty roses and white chrysanthemums; the affair and the pleasant news in spiring it, being thoroughly enjoyed by the group called together. Mis Jessie Jewett, once an As torian but who of late has been liv ing in the eastern cities, is expected home some time in January and will remain in this city with her mother for about two months. Miss Jewett will bring a valuable bull terrier home with her which is a beauty. Mrs. Chas. Humphreys delightful ly entertained the members of the Thursday Afternoon Euchre Club this week. Six-handed euchre was played, and the prixe was won by Mrs. A. M. Smith. Every one pres ent had a most joyable time. Miss Laura Fastabend entertained the members of the Wike Wike Club at a "stunt" party on Monday of this week. All the members of the club wore fancy dresses. Dra matic readings, singing and fancy dancing were, the chief features of the evening. : The Ladies' Aid Society at War- rentoa are making preparations for a in that city some Miss Lillian Brooks of London, England, has been visiting her aunt Mrs. H, G. Wood, for the past three months. She has been in America for about a year and started for home last Tuesday. Miss Elsie Elmore and Miss Flor etta Elmore entertained the mem bers of the Thursday and Saturday Club and a few others at a luncheon yesterday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stokes have returned from their honeymoon trip and are now occupying their coay new home on Thirteenth. BATTLE OFJHE NILE. Where "the Boy Stood on the - Burning Deck." Miss Esther Snndquist, the popu lar violinist of this city, is going to play at the Elks memorial services this afternoon. This little lady is winning a great deal of praise from all who have heard her play. Mr. Nelson Troyer and Mr. John H. Smith celebrated their birthday anniversaries Fr'ulav evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Troy er on Third street. They entertained the Pioneer Whist Club. Mrs. George Warren was charm ingly entertained on Wednesday evening by Miss , Kitty Cullen at Fort Stevens. Miss Grace Stokes returned this week from Portland after a visit of about a week. The ladies of the M. E. church held their sale on Friday afternoon and evening and it was a decided success. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sanborn are entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Tallant at a week-end house party at the Sanborn residence at Seaside. Tonight there will be several theatre parties at the Astoria Thea tre to witness the play "The Devil" which is better than a sermon. Mrs. P. F. Brix entertained the members of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Lutheran church on Thursday and a delightful time was had by all who were there. and Miss days in Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Eaken Barbara Eaken spent a few Portland this week. CASTOR I A Bears the Cffnatureoi M If IP1MI 1 - You can't think of a Christmas present for your friend or relative that w ill please, as will a good book by a good author and at the same time a gift that is not expensive. Besides the ones mentioned here we havejmany others which we are selling at the low price of ONLY 65 CENTS PER VOLUME r :T7 riri i The Latest and ' Best Books Only 65 cents Each The Best Fiction at Half Price f0M raustar K Castle Craneycrow Brewster's Millions TKe three best booKs ot tV nost popular American Novelist George Barr McCutcheon and fifty others by the best American and English authors such as Gilbert Parher, A. Conan Doyle, F. Marion Crawford, and Sooth Tarhington all large handsome cloth bound copyrighted boohs that formerly sold for from $1.03 to $1.50 each at 65 cents per volume An offering made possible only by our unequaled purchasing power, and exact hnowledge of trade conditions. Don't Miss This Opportunity The Best Xmas Present You can Buy, and One that CASABIANCA AND HIS FATE. Please This splendid opportunity will not last long, and naturally the best books will sell first, so don't delay, call at once and secure your favorite story now while the assortment is complete, Svenson's Book Store v i 14th and Commercial Street ASTORIA'S LEADING BOOK STORE f ' ' -N M,. ; .l"t . (. O Z. - 1 Th raeta About tha Little Hara of Mr. Homana' Famous Potm, Hit Fathoe and tha Tragady of the Doomed French FliQthip, the Orient. That was luckjr child who In tha latter part ot the lust century escaped tin ordeal of ataudlug up before a cir cle ot relative aud frleuda-outwardljr enthuataatlc and admiring, inwardly often greatly bored-to repeat thoaa well known If aotuewtmt Inaccurate Hue that tell ua how "the boy atood on tho burulug deck." Whether, nlnt time oat ot teu, the Infant reciter or, fur that matter, any ot tha member of the applauding family circle could have given the date and place ot the occurrence may be doubtful. The forty line of Mr. Uemaua gave tbeia all the hlatory that they craved, aud when the parrot-like performance cluaed with "faithful heart" a aentlmental maiden aunt would algh, a liberal uucla be atow largewe to the exteut ot half a crown, and that waa all. It waa hi 1708 that young Casabl anca, the ten-year-old ton of the com modore of the French flagship Orleut, toud amid the awful Uevlatlou of the battle of the Nile. Bonaparte bad himself nailed In the Ul fated Orient from Toulon In the prerlou May, tak ing with htm a good atock of bur gundy aud bIko thnt fiimoua "camp li brary" f cabinet edition. Including forty rolume of EiiKllsh notcln, In which tho BIWe nd the Koran were clawed under fhe head of "iwlltlc. More Important ntlll for those who love the plcturesqiif detail of hlittory and great men, he vs accompanied by hi then private semtury, Iml Antolne Fanvelet Ue nourrlenne, from whtwe always entertaluliiK If not Invariably accurate pen we have a capital ac count of the voyage to Egypt Much of the time was panned by Na poleon lylus In hl lortti while Bour rlenne rend t hi in and In promoting d!icnsslii:i.s on viit'louaquesthm among tho scientific ftnd other distinguished men who accompanied the expedition. The flagship cnrrltvl a population of more than 2.000 souls, and the cry of "Man overboard!" wa not Infrequent. On these occasion Bonaparte display ed a side of hi character to which full Justice Is not nlway don. Bonr rtenne describe his agitation till a re- cue wa effected a extreme. On one oecadon a fnlxe alarm wa raised dur ing the darkness of night, and the sup posed "man" proved to be the quarter of a bullock which had dropped from the rigging, , but Napoleon rewarded the rescuer even more lllierally than usual, polutlng ont that their exertion bad been for what they believed a hu man life. The fleet arrived off tba coast of Af rica on July 1, And here Bourrienno nd bis "Memoirs' leave tho aroadron to accompany the army ond hi chief on land. Brucys, the French admiral, had during the voyage expressed fore bodings a to the result of an encoun ter with the British fleet. Nelson, who galled from Syracuse on July 25, was confident, but well knew the price. he might be called upon to pay. When Captain Berry said, "If we succeed. what will tho world say?" Nelson re piled: "There Is no If In the case. That we shall succeed, Is certain. Who may live to toll the story Is a very differ ent question." For himself he made that famous anticipation, "A peerage or Westminster abbey." The battle began at 5:30 o'clock, half an hour before nightfall. Nelson, on board tho Vanguard, flew his colors In six places lent they should be shot away. In a few minutes after the stitp bad gone Into action the crew of the first six guns wore swept nway by the terrible Are of the French fleet, nml twice again during the debt were fresh crews rnlled for. The shot which struck Nelson on the head tore from bis forehead a piece of skin wliloli. falling; over his one useful eye, rendered him for the time telng to tally blind. Carried to the cockpit, he Insisted on talcing his proper turn among the wounded for the surgeon's nttentlon. Soon after 0 o'clock at night, wlille he was still below, a cry arose that the Orient was on fire, fimlded and unnoticed In the confu sion, Nelson made bis way up, and presently from the quarterdeck his voice was heard shouting orders that the boats should be lowered to go to the assistance of the Orient's crew. The doomed French flagship had but Just been painted, and quantities of oil and Inflammnble material littered her deck. Brueys, the admiral, was dead, but Louis Casablanca and Ills little son W'ore sllll on dd-k. At 10 o'clock the ship b!ew up. "T'tere came a burst of '.r:.:'r: -ourd " i'v.C, ! though the commodore, v .; ; not nr t'le time lying "une;ii:- 1 u; of bis ",11," as the poetess h:is '. '; !o!!i :-'ro seen ellnglnr,' to. n l : f trr tho expbiKlon. neither fnthvr w t inn was among the iievet-ty r.'-r.ber of the crew who were rnred I y (lie Er-'-HhM b'Kits, From the mainmast ur.d Iron wort of the Orient Captain nnllowoll f the Bwlftsure bad a coflln made, whhh "memento morl" he pros::iUd to, the admiral that he ipk'ht at the close of his career of glory be burled In enc of his own trophies. Nelson received this offering In the spirit of tfle giver and even kept It set up on end In hi cabin till the remonstrance of his fa vorite servant brought about its ban ishment. London Globe. HSIan!iets and mf0rta December brings cold weather, but you can enjoy the cold nights without dread if you take advan tage of our special sale of warm bedding. The assortment and values we have arranged will bear the investigation of bargains we are offering in this sale. SUPERIOR QUALITY GREY BLANKETS-Full 11-4. nicely finUhcd, made with fancy border, nilk bound, $5 IX) value; the pair lor..,,..W.!J LIGHT GREY BLANKETS-ln very pretty thadct with fancy pink and blue borders, full U-4 wide, I remarkable good value , 1J.7J It-4 WHITE WOOL BLANKETS-In beautiful loft while, pure wool, fancy pink and blue border; a beautiful blanket ,,,.,16.50 11-4 WHITE WOOL BLANKETS- Fancy pink and lemon eolored bord er, silk binding , ,,,, $7,50 11-4 WHITE WOOL BLANKETS-Full site, nicely finished, fancy bor- t JO 11-4 WHITE WOOL BLANKETS A specially fine quality of pure wool with white ground and light blue I air line check, beautiful border.. f 10.00 PLAID BLANKETS-Full 11-4 fancy plaid blankets, in red and blue. Rob Roy cheeks, Shepherd check, and suitable for bedding or blanket " I,J0 BABY BLANKETS-Very cunning little baby blankeu in bow knot de sign, all wool, colors are pink or blue and while US a i MIMMIMI I HllimilllHMMMIIMMIMIIMMfllllllMMmMff Good Cough Medicine For Children. The season for cough and cold is now at hand and too much care cannot be used to protect the chil dren. A child it much more likely to contract diphtheria or scarlet fever when he has a cold. Th: quicker you cure his cold the leu the risk. Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy it the sole reliance of many mothers, and few of those who have tried it are willing to use any other, Mr. F. F. Starcher. of Ripley, W. Va., says, "I have never used any thing other than Chamberlain' Cough Remedy for my children and it has always given good satisfac tion." This remedy contains no opium or other narcotic and may be given as confidently to a child a to an adult. For sale by Frank. Hart and leading druggists, LET US TELL YOU ABOUT Tungsten Electric Lamp FOR SALE MACHINERY. ELECTRIC MOTORS FOR SALE, direct current, 500 volts; one al most new Fairbanks-Morse 6 h. p. slow speed; one T. H. 2 h. p.; one General Electric 1 h. p.; one 30-light Greatest advance in lighting method since the Invention ol Incandescent lamp. EXAMPLE 32 C P. Ordinary electric lamp 'consume .... J2 C. P. "Tungsten" electric lamp contume . . 110 watt per hour 40 watt per hour foring 70 wtt per boor By using "Tungsten" lamp you can get 275 per cent Increase In light (or the tame cost or in other word can have th aam quantity of Illumination tor 35 per cent of the cost of lighting with ordinary electric lamp. Tho Astoria Electric Co. CHICKEN TAMALES EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING HOME-MADE, and of the choicest ingredients; put up under supervis ion that guarantees their perfect freedom from all deleteriou matter. ...PORTLAND.... Evening Journal Commencing December 1st will be distributed by us. Subscriptions for November payable to us. , Price 05c per mouth delivered. If you are not getting your paper right kick to us. mrmn book store MRS. F. WOOLLEY 284 Tenth Street Between Exchange and Franklin. AMUSEMENTS. AstoriaTheatre F. M. Hanlin, Lessee and Manager1 One Night Only SUNDAY, DEC. 6 The Theatrical Sensation of the Season "TS DEVIL" Management, The Blunkall Co. Special Scenery Strong . Cast. The Dramatic Treat of the Season. Prices, 25, 50, 75, $1 Fisher Brothers Company SOLE AGENTS , Marbour and Finlayaon Salmon Twine and Netting McCormick Harvesting Machine! Oliver Chilled Plough , Sharpie Cream Separator Raecolith Flooring . Starred' Tool Hardware, Groceries,; Ship Chandlery Tan Bark, Blue Stone, Muriatic Acid, Welch Coal. Tar Ash Oars, Oak Lumber, Pipe and Fitting, Bras Good. Paints, Oils and Glass Fishermen' Pure Manilla Rope, Cotton Twine and Seln Web Wo Wont Your Trad FISHER BROS. BOND STREET Jobs, Fo Pre. foJTm ASTORIA RON WORKS Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. Correspondence Solicited. . . Foot of Potirta Street