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THURSDAY, DKCI'MHKR ., m. it M L Established 1873. Ststoriosu Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. S. DELUNGER CO SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, per yer ' ' By wrier, per month $7,110 .60 .$1.50 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By mail, per year, in advance. Entered a second-class matter July 30, 1906, at the postomce at Astoria. Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, lV. Orders (or the delivering of The Morning Astorian to e.ther res.dence o p?.t of businesa may V made by postal card or roh tdpho Any Tmp.larity in delivery should be immediately reported to the oft.ee of publication. TELEPHONE MAIN 661. THE-WEATHER Oregon, Fair. farce to which he nas o" uino factor, and this should be ' tion of a false, and always indeter J0ST A.UBUCAK. JJS. fano... issue of SU ement Mo. . whQ and has waited pau:uj - , interests .bornd compel it, logcal and final ofthe State and co y HUnoL This is not at nana, aespue . ,,.;, not be denied by We frankly confess our utter dis- where m these e - to the iaw ,d its principle oforrrbomde ToS S that the greater good of the Ot the ASianau ..mw I m its orompt ... maiorirv that may n nave oeen ..v,u,t m sunderstanding. connection; ana we .e elsewhere in these column. man er ot we a. - fcr number Uet in its prompt v, r those presnmaDiy commmcu i COre" . w ... . hut by every member of the Republi- Pnmarily, the Mormng - to but by e j ot in favor of Statement J. 1. nor P attempt t0 of any sort of adherence to rt. Th.s. o it all other predicates.it may assume over rue n. m in the Uvely interest, is based upon PASSING AWAY the original doctrine of our invanable Co,one, Sterrett is here to make ar Republicanism and our desire to see or the grand encamp- that party once again in honest and snmmer In repiy t0 a rational controT of Oregon B,fs: qaestioni he -Two-thirds of the Knowing, as it doe, that the dism- en,Uted fa lhe ptlt war tegration and ineptitude of the Re- to the othef tide The pubKcan party in Oregon is due to o yw was that one vet. the intensely telnsh advantages tak- sU mmut and 144 en of the ITRen cult, and the Bourne day; g fuU regiment of 10OO influence, in the disruptive course week. g brigade o four Inspired by just such laws and pre- r entJ every m0th, and two cepts, it is ready to discountenance o me0t died When Elizabeth I Came. By CLARISSA MACRIE. , ropvrthtl. INS, by Awoclt4 Literary i"rtii. v "When the home la ready, Rojwr. end for me and 1 wUl wine," Elisa beth Atwood hd 011 til when her lover bade her soodby. RoKur Blake had klsainl her tenderly j and gtn Into the western wilderness to make a home. He hd Uttle money, but strong bauds and the sturdy ambi tion that overcomes stupendous obsta cles. In spite of these ammta Ave years passed awny before the Wyomln farm was.declared to be In readiness for a mistress. In the east Elliabeth taught school, sewed on her alnipla trousseau and enjoyetl herself as a healthy, attrac tive girl cannot help doing. Every week she wrote a lou letter to Roger. One August day. when the five years had expired. Roger made a last tour of Inspection about the ranch. On dis tant hill sloe8 his cattle gnued. Near er home fields were undulating green eas of wheat and oats. Rustling com-- fields spread away to the westward. In the midst was the home lot. the low house surrounded by vine covered verandas, grassy lawn and tunny young trees. Flowers and shrubs had been set out the nrst year who ioviu cars. The farm was paying at last The poultry yards occupied a good acre. They were to be Elizabeth's special care. All the hard, drudgery work during the year It will be seen by that how swiftly : . 01' and reoudiate it We disparage no man's oath nor . 1.1 m nKtnnnmnt' 1111" 115 the whole glorified host is passmg U.s it shall be apparent that that ew hence therc oath was taken, and Wte , be ,eft They went out in the upon justly assadable hypo hese ; y0uth. interposed their Aua ,n th.s r w g between Atit me urgency - ----- and their country's foes, of ambiguity and who ly nnten We n conn ry the light .t has revealed of late. H M J was passed at a tune when the peo- "P haye pie were looking for certam rehef -er s.nc from people and condit.ons , wtthm J in the party, that meant and mojority it, passage, on the popular vote o 7 Jong the Sute, was given and taken, d of theif , und.gestedm.uno V eyery ofdeal peai lo " but n0w the inexorable years ar 5uteLt ""r r" ,he m:irCh ,s eSSCUIiai OWUiut u iuv w.. r SHM CrntllKD A LITTLB CKT AND BASTtLT THBIW BACK BKH VEIU With a renewed rev- . .-irli vMr the arms of the na- an appreciable and acceptable creed . . zanship of the day; that it is not yet . in aft nn la be drawn of party act.on ana wnmu, r .jf t. so far as it has been contended tor encer nit,, " - had been done by Roger, and now the home was ready. A month before be had sent Eliza beth S100. He bad said he would ex pect her on the 10th of August and would meet her at the lltUe sUtlon twontv miles distant . . . J This was the lutn 01 august, u Roger had not beard one word from hJa sweetheart. Nevenneiess ue uur nessed the sorrel team to his buck- board and started forth to meet ine 19-nn Tiir, from the east Before they returned to the farm they would drive to the ministers ana d mm-ried. Eoeer whistled merrUy as he round ed the sorrels before the lonely little station. The station master sauntered out and chatted about the weather and the crops. There was a piercing shneK, ana me express thundered along the platform. A couple of trunks were aumpeu irom the o and claimed, it is simply the exped ient of an aggressive minority for which its author and sponsor stand broadly committed; that it lacks the virtue of representative expression, either for the Democracy of Oregon or its Republicanism; that it is not true to the best and freest public sentiment here, and cannot therefore be binding even though it be sub scribed and sworn to; that no man is bound to observe it on the score cline. Think of it, every six minutes the folding doors of death swing back to rrrevr one of their number; every dav 144 pass away, and every week full regiment. In the old days dur ing the war, even in the most excit ing periods of it, there were rests, There is no rest to this march to ward the grave, and the record in the south is almost as great. of its surreptitious quality and in- j We believe every officer of exalted niratinn I rank fought in the war has passed We believe it should be ignored, , away .except General Howard, am ahandoned. unkeot and unhonored ' the rank and file are swiftly follow unon the lareer estimate of the ing. There is a perpetual soundin:.r nral av,A of the State. We be-'of taps. Let us hope that every morn lieve the coming year will demon- ing the reveille' in the land beyond trate the need of a sound and able the stars, sounded on silver bugle Republican in the Senate, from Ore-'and slowly rolling drums, brings ou iron as above and beyond the quib- the full contingent and those that, blinz and incertitude of Statement ; failing to answer roll call here, will No 1 It has been proven to be the ' answer in the beyond, and rejoic ...1.1. whirl, TVmnr-rat cover- that the Elvsian fields have been nor hopes to out-ride the exigency of won and the long march finally fin his minority and repeat the political ished. Goodwin s Weekly. To be given away at the lumshr-d merrily, nml Kojjer Joined her I with a faint heart. I en me here exixvtlug to meet ' friend I hoped would 1 on yuur train." i he admitted soberly. "Your appear I ance deceived me; you lire much alike." j "I was the only passenger," she said ! sympathetically, "I hope your-your friend will eonie tomorrow. W m're can nv cousin's carriage lo?" They were sitting lu the buokboard in front of the station, and the agent was trundling two trunks toward them, "Seeu a team from Waylaml'sl" asked Roger Wake. "Nope. Want these ou tho wagon 1 "Too heavy. Wayland will send for them. If his outtlt arrive te'l them I've carried the young lady over to hl place." "I hope I'm not taking you out of your way," she protested. "I can wait I sent a letter"- "Thafs all rtsht, I guess your letter went astray the same a the one I should have had. I've got plenty of time to snare." he added grimly. "I was going to oe mnrrieu mis uh'ihiu. "Oh 1 si. 1 am very sorry," she said sincerely. Then she maintained a sympathetic Vllenee while Roger drove her over the loti" rend amws the prai rie to the Vaylf"' f;rm. which ad joined hlsov,t; o;i A xrtU. IIow long are :v.! i:Ung to stayr queried Roger Just l efore their Journey ended. "Weeks or months perhaps. I have no near relatives and have heen teach ing school. My eouslns have asked m to come here and enjoy a long rest. I hope your trip to the station tomorrow will be a more successful one and thank yon." she said, with a friendly smile, as they parted. Ten days afterward Roger met her riding out of the canyon. Iler face was prettily tanned, and her broad brimmed hat made an effective frame f her lovely face. "May I congratulate you nxiaye she asked brightly. Ko-.-er rhcok his head slowly, and fir the Crsl time she noted the tense, drawn loo!; aboit his pleasant mouth ai;d the misery of uls haggard eyes. You have lieard-I nope it is no bad news?" she said, with that frank friendliness he had found so attrac tive In her before. He drew a letter from his pocket and extracted a newspaper clipping. "That's all the explanation I've had,' he said bitterly. "Marrled-to some one else to James Farnham-how very strange!" she said in a low, agitated voice. "Why is it strange? Do you know the nianr demanded Roger eagerly. The girl's face whitened, and a look f iiiatrpsa eame Into her eyes. "Don't tell me anything If It palna Bit ill Rnirer icentlr. mi m.iut Ynu see. I was engaged to him, and he Jilted me for another girl. I didn't know her name nntU now. I couldn't stand It, and so I ran away, but now"- 8 tie paused and a dreamy contentment replaced the oatn In her face. -xowr "Of course be couldn't be worth be ing very sorry about, after all! And life Is so good here so clean and free. "So do i." said Roger sincerely. "And about that other, I don't believe it Is worthy of great Borrow. Shall we gallop?" SAVED FROM THE GRAVE. The General Demand of the Watt-Wormed of the YoM has always ks for imAo, nloanant and efficient liquid laxative reined of known valae; a VtttatJv which physician eouM sanation for family una because It (nun ponsut part ar known U them to bo wbolwwm and traly booeflolal In lTet, acceptable to M ym and gentf. yet piompV ra aation. In supplying that dtmaod with it ex cctlrat eouiblnatlou of Byrup of Fig and Elixir d Senna, th California Fig Syrup Do. proceed along ethical lino and relies on the merit of th laxative for It remark able tueee. That l on of many hmuom why Syrup of Fig and Elixir of 8m la given tti preference by the WeU-lnformed. To gt IU beneficial, effect always buy the genuine manufactured by th Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co., ouly, anr ir lt by all leading dmggiiU. Price fifty cent per bottle. Months afterward Elizabeth came to reign as mistress of Roger's borne. But It was not Elizabeth. Atwoou. It was that other Elizabeth who came to him in his great trouble and who. forgetting ber own sorrow, sought to comfort him. And In the end each found a loyal, deep loving heart, and the home In the wilderness sheltered them as tho man who bullded it had dreamed. Why Ht Whistled. Whlstllnif is understood everywhere the baggage car, and a girl lu brown to signify coolness, confidence, careiess .... B ARERONI AN .... CHRISTMAS MATINEE Every lady and child attending the matinee from now to Christmas will be given a coupon which will entitle them to a drawing on a free present. The presents will be displayed in the show window of the Bee Hive Store on Commercial street. Special matinee prizets for children from now till Christmas, Sc. Who are the lucky ones? ATiMTMtnM 10 CENTS - - - - - SEATS FREE Jrh w A W w alighted from oue of the coaches. By Uw time Roger had reacneu ner we express had pounded away Into the west. The eld's face was covered by a thick, brown veil, but It was Elizabeth without a doubt Roger knew the straight, slim figure, with its almost boyish freedom of movement and the curve of dark hair at the back as she turned her head. "Elizabeth!" be cried exultantly aa he grasped her hands lu his. Yes,", she answered quite coony. "How do you do?" "Fine." he said mechanically as ne released her hands and fell Into step beside her. "You have a carriage here?" she questioned. "Around on the other sme. iou uro glad to get here, ain't you, Elizabeth? Or were you tired of waiting?" There was agonizing appeal In his blue eyes as they reached the buckboard and he assisted bT to a scat "It was a long Journey," she replied, with a puzzled glance at him. "I sup pose you are one of the farm bands?" "Elizabeth Atwood! Don 1 you auow me Roger?" He turned his cleanly shaved, sunburned face toward ber. She uttered a Utile cry and hastily threw back her veil. "Who do you think I am?" she gasped. Roger Blake stared.. It was the face of a stranger. Her eyes were soft and dart like those of his sweetheart ajd her cheeks had tho same oval framed in dusky hnir. Save for these points of resemblance there was no likeness between the two girls. Elizabeth At wood was very pretty, but the stran ger was beautiful. "I am nfrr.ld you are disappointed," she faltered at last. "I am Elizabeth Wood, and I have come to visit the Waylnnds, and I supposed you were one of Cctisln Dick's pet cowboys. I thought It strange you should call me 'Elizabeth.' but 1 had resolved not to be surprised at anything out here," she .1 ... I.. ness. These may oe ru-wo -"-" proper place, but that place is not the neierv of one's fellow creatures, whether one be acquainted with them or not. A boy reprimanded, a servant dis missed, goes away whistling if bo dares. lie wishes to express contempt, and he succeeds at least in enraging his master generally. A hobbledehoy who commits some breach of the pro prieties commonly bursts Into a whla tie. This U to save his face, meaning no harm. But It signifies "I don't care!" which is Just the reverse of the apolo gy needed. At best It shows indiffer ence; at worst, as tho dullest feel, in sult and provocation. Boswell tells a little story of whis tling, illustrating the independent sig nificance. Johnson and he were dining with the Duke of Argyll, who asked a gentleman present to fetch some curi osity from another room. The gentle man brought the wrong article, and the duke sent him back. The exact position of this gentleman toward his host is undisclosed. How ever. Boswell says: "He could not re fuse, but to avoid any appearance of servility he whistled as he went out of the room. On my mentioning this aft erward to Dr. Johnson ho said it was a nice trait of chnracter."-Pall Mall Gazette. . Our Own Minstrsli. Tamho-Mlstali Walkah, kin yo' tell me de dlff'unce 'tween a waif an' an apahtment house? Interlocutor - I give It up, Jerry. What is the difference between a waif and an apartment house? Tambo-De one am a homeless kid an' dc uddnh nin n'kldless home. Interlocutor-Ladles and gentlemen, Professor Howlnii High Ecuab, the re nowned tenor, will now sing his great topical song, "I hove Him, Mamma; He T,c;l;s Mko Fldo!"-Cblcago Tribune. How Drt m Roud Woman From Trrlblt Dtath. Mr, Joiw wna a popular young busi ness tiiau lu the city of l. Ill wit was a woman of strong emotion aud most delliiito perceptions. Between thetii there existed a rare sympaiuy which extended to all the faculties. Mrs. Jones fell 111, and after a few weeks' agony, during which her hus band walled on her with a constancy not often seeu, she dled-that is, h appeared to le dead. There wa 110 question about It In the doctors' mind. A certificate wa Issued and an under taker called lu. Hut for tho fortunate clremtmtauoe that Mr. Jones wa op posed to embalming- there would be no story to tell uuleas It were of another person apparently dead who wa re vived for a moment under the lung of the embahner' knife. Saved from that fate, Mr. Jon wa laid out lu her burial robe, placed in eoffln and on the third day wa burled in 11 cemetery som distance away. Her husband wa greatly affected, o much that his relative feared n at tack of melancholia. His uncle, wish ing to arouse hi spirits and divert hi attention, remained in the house th nttfht after the funeral id wa a valuable wltnes. a It proted. ot ao event ao astounding a to be almost beyond belief. . For an hour or two that evening they ehleflv about the dead and then went to bed. Mr. Jones, after tossing upon his pillow for a long time, fU into a troubled aleep. In th middle of the night he heard a vic calling bla name. "George. George!" The tone were not familiar to him: they did not recall the vole of hi wtf. Still conceiving himself th victim of a dream, he again went to leep. It wa davbreak before tb vote wa .... i . a. Mt as the voice of hi wife in aor dis tress calling upon him. She cried: "George! Pave me! 8av me. George!" snratic out of bed. trembling all over. That despairing cry aUll rang In bis ears. 80 real wa It that, aitnougn he was awake and remembered per fectly the death, the K'icral and all that happened In the preceding four day, he searched tb room for her who had thrice called him by nam. Finding that he wa alone, b rush- j ed into his uncle' room crying: "Get j up! Get up! We must go to th ceme- i tery! Bho is alive! She I calling meP' j The uncle, skeptical a he wa by j nature, wa crrled away by Jones' j Impetuosity. Both men threw on some j clothing, and. while one harnessed a horse to a light buggy, the other pro-1 cured apade. Thus equipped, mey drov to the cemetery at a gallop. I lie tun rose a they leaped out at the grave and began to dig. Mr. Jode had been burled the, pre vious afternoon. Her husband shovel ed away the earth In a frenzy of en ergy. It wa flrmly fixed In his mind that she had been burled alive and that be might yet be In time) to save her. Inspired by hi nephew's excite ment, the uncle dug with a n al most as great as Jones'. Begrimed aud disheveled, they at last reached the collln and wrenched off the lid. Jooe shrieked. HI wife wa moving. Bh wa trying feebly to turn over in her narrow bed. She gazed at him with eyes that saw not. She was unconscious of ber situation. He passed his arms about her and lifted her out The two men removed ber from the grave, placed her In the buggy and drove home, rbyalclan wore called in. Under close medical care she slowly recovered. Every pre caution wus taken to jruard her from the knowledge of what had happened, and all who were In the secret pledged themselves to silence lest the shock of that revelation of her burial and resurrection might prove fatal to ber, but the story leaked out later, when Mrs. Jones got about agaln.-Baltl- more Sun. iff! &f)e Quelle ELEVENTH STREET Opposite the Bakcronlan HOT CHICKEN TAMALES EVERY EVENING HOME-MADE, and of th choltwt ton that guarantee incir penm freedom from all deleterious matter, MRS. F. WOOLLEY PROPRIETRESS (X CHRISTMAS JOYS ar Increaned by beautiful surround ingt. New nd artistically' designed WALL PAPERS will make your room look bright and ittrsctive, H you r going to do any re-papering you should have it ' don immediately and Hm put your home lu real holiday trim, Alien Wall Paper and Paint Co. Cor. 11TH AMD BOND -U.-.. - ........ ! JWJ- The Cornelius "Tho House of Welcome" Corner Park and Alder, PORTLAND, OREGON. A hotel where the North west people will find a hearty welcome ana receive Courteous Treatment at moderate prices. Our free Omuibus meets all trains. Under management of N. K. Clark C. W. CORNELIUS. Proprietor. Fast Freight Service Dailr(Service Via' the A.;a C. R. R. CO. Through merchandise Cars from Portland to Astoria leave Portland at (J p. m. Every Day except Sun day. All less than carload shipments delivered at Freight House before 4 p. m. will arrive in Astoria at 9:Co p. m. For further im formation call on G. B. JOHNSON, Oen'l Agent A. & C. R. R. 12th St, near Commercial St ASTORIA, OREGON. FINANCIAL. 8h Got a N.w Pair. Bnrcanticu8 and hla wife were going to tho theater. "Will you pleaae go In and get my goat off the dressing tabler ald Mrs. S. "Your goatsr queried the puzzled Bareastlcua. "What fanglo have you women got now?" "I'll ahow you!" wiapped the wife, and ahe Balled away and aoon return ed, putting on her glove. "Are thoae what you mean? Why, I call tbooo kids." "I ued to." replied Mr. BarcaaUeu, "but they ate gutting so old I am ashamed to any longer." He took the hlnt.-i'earnon' Week- '.r First Elational Bank of Astoria DIRECTORS Jacob Kamm W. F. McGregor G. C. Flavkl J. W. Ladd S. S. Cordon Capital P. Surplus Stockholders' Liability 100,000 I'.HTAHI.IMIIKII 1MMn J. Q. A. JJOWLBY, President J. W. GARNER, Aitant Chiet O. I. PETERSON, Vice-Preiident FRANK PATTON, Caihier ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $232,000 Tranaact a General Banking Buslne Intereat Paid on Tim Depof . Four per Cent. Per Annum Eleventh and Duan Si. Astoria, Oregon A Personal Appeal If we could talk to you personally about the great merit of Foley'i Honey and Tar, for coughs, colds and lung trouble, you never could be induced to experiment with tin known preparations that may con tain some harmful drug. Foley's Honey and Tar costs you no more and has a record of 40 years of cures. The Morning Astorian contains all the" local and Associated Press r-portB. More people are taking Foley's Kid ney Remedy every year. It is con sidered to be the most effective rem edy for kidney and bladder troubles that medical science can .devise. Foley' Kidney Remedy corrects irregularities, builds up worn out tissues and restores lost vitality. It will make you feel well and look well. T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug Stori. SCANDINAVIAN-A M E R I C A N SAVINGS BANK ASTORIA, OREGON OUR MOTTO: "Safety Supercede All Other Consideration" Sherman Transfer Co. HENRY SHERMAN, Manager. Hack, Carriages Baggage Checked and Transferred Track aa Faraltar Wagons Piano Moved, Boxed and Shipped. 433 Commercial Street Main Paena lf ? THE TRENTON I .. - First-Class Liquors andf tigars 102 Commercial Street Corner Commercial and 14th. ASTORIA, OREGON SCO! BAY BRASS II IIP A8TOHIA, OUEOON Iron and Brass Founders, Land and Marine Engineers, Up-to-Date Sawmill Machinery Prompt attention given to all repair 18th and Franklin Ave. work. TeL Main 2461