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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1909)
s THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OBEOON. SUNDAY, APRIL, 18, 1909. if 'to' i y ,,,,, w c . t 1 V! ' r ! 4,Avw I . m. i . i ; .X 7.' f ' ' . Which Tooth Cautet This? T am greatly Interested," says the Ban with the Irregular bald spot Dd the vlstble collar button. "In this new theory that tbe condition of the teeth has an influence npon tbe moral char acter of tbe person possessing them." "Yes?" responds tbe man with the excited necktie. "I suppose half th profanity in the world is occasioned by tbe cuspids." Chicago Post. Ir.t!clsnt Czckiel. , "What's that yon call the hired man Airy? P-ut t!:ivp si Cxeklel." we rciaor'r ivh'.. "At:;; f-r ti rt." rpf:rv.v& the farm-nr. , V vjir A. V. ALLEN COFFEE ho Fox. Pres. P. L. Bishop, Sec. Astoria Savings But, Treat Nelson Troyer, Vice-Pres. and Supt A 5 TORI A IRON WORKS DESIGNERS AND MANUF4CTURERS OF THE LATEST IMPROVED . . . Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. Correspondence Solicited. - - Foot of Fourth StoMt "No: for (i?ro;ilaue. You see, Zeke's like an aeroplane liecause he won't work more'n ten or fifteen minutes at stretch." New York Tress. Forbidden Fruit. "Your luncheons are always so suc cessful. Mrs. Penrbyn-PaKCt! Do tell me how you select your menus?" "Oh. you see, the doctor has given me a printed list of tblm'8 I mustn't it. and 1 choose the dishes from that.'' Woman's Home Companion. The Morning Astorian, 60 cents per month, delivered to your residence or business "fl&ce. WE KNOW WE HAVE THE BEST Guaranteed to be the highest grade tea on the market HER MAJESTY'S BRAND, $1.00 Per Pound S O'CLOCK BRAND, 75c Per Pound. Try a 1-4 pound can; if you don't say it's the best tea you have ever drank, your's money refunded- . . . Sole Agent for . . . Barrington Hall Steel Cut 40c CAN GREAT HOTEL GOES UP III SALT LAKE GROUND BROKEN FOR HOS TELRY THAT WILL COST MILLION AND A HALF. ' SALT LAKE CITY. April 17. As a climax to negotiations which have been carried on for nearly two years, ground will be broken today at the corner of Fourth South and Main Streets preliminary to the erec tion of a $1,500,000 hotel, the stock for which was fully subscribed at a meeting held in this city yesterday. Plans submitted by a prominent New York architect have been accepted, and the contract for the construction of hte building will belet today to a wel lknown New York firm, all de tails having been agreed upon, leav ing only the signing of the contract to consummate the deal. The stock is largely held by Salt Lake capitalists headed by Samuel Xewhouse, who is president of the company. His Vocabulary. He was an only child. They were very particular about his manner of speech, constantly correcting him bo that he would use beautiful English. He. however, was allowed now mid theu to uHHoelate with other children. He played with a neighbor boy a long while one day, and when be came home there was an ecstatic smile on bis face. "I like that boy, mother," he snld "I like him very much. He swears beautifully. He knows every word." New York Press. Wj :;;,;t I THE PARAGUAYANS. . f Lary, Hap.iy-go-luck'y Peopti Cc-.lcrupt Republic. Th'.- InfiM'in of Ppmilsb blood and rustnaw Into the Gnaratil has produced a people with the faults and good qual ities of lioili lu about equal parts. Dark of complexion, with strougly marked Indian features, essentially gentle when unrestrained or. not un duly oxclteJ, cnrelesa of the morrow, poor n:;d honest, hospitable and gen erous, Indolent and uncultured, strong ly Catholic In theory, but generally lax In religious performances as to dog mas tliiH 1m u rough sketch of the na tive people of Paraguay. Asuncion, the cuiiitul, and even the smaller places-Villa Uka. San Pedro, Villa del Pilar, Villa Concepcion have their aristocratic families, of which th daughters and sons ore sent to Europ to be cdiU'.'itcd and which maintain as delusiveness -that must be almost Iso lation, liut In general the people mln gle readily. In Hip early morning in" tbe street oiu.e1on u,ewoiae.iBUlueriniueir)At,antic gi(,e thc Mjndi iouk wiiiie urccses ana onreiooieu sell their wares. The younger women, i judged by our Htandard, are beautiful and from currying baskets and water Jars on their heads have attulned ai erect and graceful carrlngtt which out young women could well lmltata Be sides, when they laugh they show two rows of pearls, and their speech In soft Gunranl patois Is worth going fal to hear. When you sec Asuncion you see Par aguay, for It Is the most advanced city In the republic. Its streets are poorly payed, it has mule cars which run at long intervals and low spewl, and the hotel accommodations are not exceptional, but there Is a kind of lazy, happy -go-lucky gayety about the city that represents the notional feeling. Paraguay Is hard up yes, almost Htoue broke. The currency Is paper and the value so sum II that for a hundred dol lars one receives a basketful of ragged stun, printed in Oerrnany, to represent some nebulous Indebtedness of the re public. Gold does not stay long In Paraguay, nor docs It often enter the country. Van Norden Magazine. The popularity of Benjamin Clothes rests upon a foundation of distinctive better ness. They are the creative work of the most eminent designers of men's clothes in America, who study the taste of the best dressed men in the world. A visit to our store will show you what the best dressed men in the great city of New York are wear ing this spring and summer. The patterns are distinctive, original and exclusive, you cannot get them elsewhere. Don't be fooled by the old story that others are just as good, for they are not. Ask the Man Who Wears Benjamin Clothes He Knows PRICED FROM We have just received a large shipment of Reiser's newest creations in men's neckwear all the new shades for spring and summer. ASTORIA'S HOST UP-TO-DATE CLOTHIERS 557 Commercial CANAL ENGINEERS HAVE PROBLEMS TO SOLVE TWO UNIOUE PROJECTS AT PANAMA "HAVE JUST BEEN UNDERTAKEN. WASHINGTON, April 17.Ofiic ials in charge of the isthmian canal work reported to thc War depart ment that some of thc most unique engineering projects in the entire construction have just been under taken. One is thc excavation below sea level in the Mindi hills, near the Atlantic entrance to the canal, and the other is the dredging from Limon Bay at the mouth of the canal on the hills. The I dredging is made difficult by reason of the fact that for two miles the channel runs through a bed of silt overlaying argillaceous sandstone The excavation below sea level is be ing carried on by means of two pumps keeping the cut dry. i. .). ir: co..;- .: . : "Th:il ulic.t Iron !"'!.!" n Hi.iri !r, to w:'!r." ilci'.n;: t'1," n;lV.!'' v--. in;ii have b,"c:i far fi-o;:i Miinirtiibi:'," "xflll. n fellow could Imve u perma nent creasp put l:i bis trousers." Lou isville Courier-Journal. Not a Bark. "Then you don't have any dog watch on this craft?" Inquired the anxious passenger, according to a writer In Life. "No. This Is a catboat." For artificial evils, for evils that spring from want of thought, thought must find a remedy somewhere. Lowell. era Smashes All Records. As an nil-round laxative tonic and Jicalth-buildcr no other pills can compare with Dr. King's New Life Pills. 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Tbe id K" line Steamer - Lurline Night Boat for Portland anc Way Landings. Leaves Astoria daily except Sunday at 7 p.m. Leaves Portland DaJy Except Sunday it 7 a, 4, Landing Astoria Flavel Wharf Landing Portland Font Taylor I . J. J. DAY, Agent Phont Main 270