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Tllff MORNING ASTOH1AN, ASTOUIA. OREGON.
SUNDAY. D&CEMDKR 6. 1908.
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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
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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.
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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-
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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
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the risk. Chamberlain's Cough Rem
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Mr. F. F. Starcher. of Ripley, W.
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ELECTRIC MOTORS FOR SALE,
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slow speed; one T. H. 2 h. p.; one
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SUNDAY, DEC. 6
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