ASTORIA. OREGON. SATURDAY. JULY II, 100&
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fent ly mail, per year. .. 86 00
Bent by mail, per month.. ......... 50c
Served by carrier, per month 60c
' SEMI-WEEKLT.
Bnt by mall, per year. In advance W CO
The Astorlan juarantees to Its ad
vertiser the largest circulation of any
en-spaper published on the Columbia
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LANDLORDISM IN AMERICA.
Farm tenantry In the United State
Is on the Increase. Census bureau sta
tistics how that there were S.026.S8
farm tenant In the United States In
MOO. The Increase for the past 20yeart
hi estimated at 97.7 per cent. These fig
vres would Indicate that there really
Is grave danger of landlordism in thia
country.
At the present time, more than a
third of the farms in Kansas and Ne
braska are operated by tenants. In
view of this, it behooves the govern
ment Jealously to supervise the sale of
the remaining public lands, especially
in Oregon and other states and terri
tories where Irrigation Is to be intro
duced on a large scale. For more than
a year past land syndicates have re
sorted to all kinds of coxenafce to ac
quire possession of large tracts of land
which. If put under Irrigation, would be
of the utmost value and promise. In
various sections of Nebraska, the cat
tle barons are said to be extremely ac
tive in this unlawful land grabbing.
They know lull well, that their day of
undisputed supremacy Is fast drawing
to a close. They hate and fear the
small and honest homesteader. In fur
thering Uieir plans of acquiring many
thousands of acres of land, they do not
hesitate to circumvent the provisions
of the federal homestead law through
despicably Ingenious devices of brib
ery. '''
Considering the unlimited possibilities
ef agricultural development which the
Neulanda irrigation act holds out, to
gether with the rapid diminution of the
public domain, there is the most potent
reason why the government authorities
should be stricter than ever in superin
tending the disposition of the land
that is still left. We do not want any
landlordism In this country. We want
homesteads, not lordly domains. The
government can no longer afford to be
lax and liberal in the sale of land
which belongs, to the nation:
Tlie national homestead law proved
one of the most statesmanlike pieces of
leuWlatlon ever enacted in any nation
- 'or iti any mre; It did much to. bring
about our country's phenomenal and
unprecedented growth in poulatlon,
wtulth and industry. And there is ev
ery indication ' th.it the, national Irri
gation law will prove an equally stim
ulative and beneficial economic factor,
ariie fciral treasury is ready to begin
to spand millions of dollars upon ir
rigation works. The fund available for
thia purpose is growing apace. Two
decades hence, large tracts of land now
i naiabte, will have been converted in
tofertlle land of the greatest product
ivity. And it would be a sorry and
disheartening spectacle, if at that time
s ub land should be held by greedy
monopolists and not by small upbuild
ing fanners. ,
Tenantry means ruinous exploitation
uf agricultural resources. It is not in
accord with republican institutions. It
makes for a landed aristocracy, fr a
widening of the gulf between upper
and lower' classes, for eccumic distress
and political corruption and decay.
Jude Taylor'of the St. Louis circuit
cunt recently ruled that "Hereafter
children will not be allowed to hear the
testimony of their parents in divorce
tases which come up for trial In my
All Cooks Delight in using
Economy Brand
Evaporated Cream
Never sours, always ready, never causes disappointment at the last
mmm
tourt." So heartily and Instantly does
the propriety of this decision appeal to
us, that one wonders why It had not
been rwiched and put in vogue long
ngo, in every divorce court In the land.
Heaven knows that It is bad enough
tat people with children are ever di
vorced. Sad enough that children
must learn that fathers and mother
are just men and women after all. anJ
often molded out of humanity' com
monest clay; but think what it must
im to a character in a formative
state, to look into the black depths of
hatred. Injustice, jealousy and often
moral pollution between the man and
woman responsible for its exist
ence!
Rural mail delivery has had a re
markable growth. Started in 1'.
had 12T6 routes in im, ul in 1901. and
S466 In 1902. It Is estimated that, with
in two years, there will be at least SS,
000 routes, covering the entire coun
try. Rural mall delivery has come to
be reeognixd as an indispensable aid
in promoting the Interests of education
and trade. It facilitates commercial
and social intercourse; It Increases the
enjoyment of life In the rural sections.
It Is as much an agency of civilisation
ns are the railroad and the telegraph.
The rural "mail delivery system wlU
prove one of the best Investments the
government ever made.
Jim Ham Lewis blew Into Portland
this week from Chicago, and told an
Oregonian reporter that the scheme to
tunnel under Behrlng sea Is not only
feasible, but that the work would ac
tually be begun by a French syndicate
whose representative Lewis claims to
be. We had not heard that the Illi
nois insane asylum Is so crowded that
it cannot receive another charge, but
perhaps tne deplorable Illness of his
holiness. Pope Leo XIII, may have
caused the Associated Press to omit
such routine matter.
The reception tendered to Rear-Admiral
Cotton and the other American
officers of the quadron now in British
waters, cannot be other than extremely
gratifying to all patriotic, broad-minded
Americans. The tacit understand
ing which both this country and Eng
land seem secretly to covet, would per
haps assure the peace of the world In
definitely. The king of England is not
only officially one of the most power
ful monarch of the earth, but he is
one of the shrewdest and most far-see
ing as well.
The Important duty of securing the
success of the Astoria regatta this year
could not have been Imjwsed upon
worthier shoulders than Messrs. Brown
and West who are acting as president
and secretary respectively. They are
young men of energy and public spir
it and already have secured subscrip
tion pledges which practically Insure
the regatta to be the very best ever
held in Astoria.
There are influences now working
rapidly which may make Astoria the
leader of the Pacific northwest in the
output of saw-mill products. This es
tablished, such kindred lines of enter
prises as furniture factories, box fac
tories, turning lathes and woodworking
machinery generally, would quickly fol
low.
' PUSH THE REGATTA.
The aquatic program during this sea
son's regatta prOmi?s to be the most
interesting of any in the history of the
town; Every body should get in and
drill. .
mmmi pills
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tut )'MHI I.,!iIaobjU. Haul tat
all In 4 uiftli'Vtf -r I'bvmlmmi C.
Try thm. Only 50 centB at Charles
Roger's drug store.
Subscribe lor me Heini-Weekly Ak
torlan, $1.00 a year.
moment wnen meais are reaay to oe servea. xour cook
will be delighted because it is so handy; you will ba
delighted because it is the purest and most appetizing.
We are placing the cap label reproduced herewith on
every can of our product This is done for your protec
tion. Our name on the label means that it is the best,
richest and purest Ask your dealer for Economy Brand.
HELVETIA MILK CONDENSING CO., Highland, 111.
' .' " lartat trotwen oflCaiforaUd Qnam." $
MALTJIOXD
Never corrode, never
wett nor expndi ; in ftct
never pU-e ny trouble of
any kind slid is uted for all
cliss of work. A very
uperior covering for barnj,
fctorii, depots, cnnri,
tanneries, ihcdi and miuing
property.
tni fcr kwkld.
The Paraffine Paint Co.
OSTE O PATHY
DR. RH0DA C HICKS
Mansell Bldg. 673 Commercial St
Fhone Black 2065 Astoria Ore.
Dr. Nellie .Smith Vernon
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office fhone Main 2441.
Residence phone Main 443.
Office Over Griffin" Book Store.
C. J. Trenchard
Insurance, Commission and Shipping.
Agent Well, Fargo and Pacific
Express Companies. Customs
Hduse Broker.
Dr. T. L. Ball
DENTf ST
524 Commercial street, Astoria Ore
C, W. Barr Dentist
Mansell Building.
57S Commercial street, Astoria, Ore.
TELEPHONE RED 2061.
PRAEL & COOK
f TRAN5FER COMHANV.
Telephone 121.
DRAYING AND EXPRESSING
All good shipped to our ear
Will receive special attention.
No 538 Duane St W. J. COOK, Mgr.
RELIANCE
Electrical Works
428 3 ON D ST.
We are thoroughly prepared for
making estimate and executing
order for all kinds of electrical
Installing and Repairing
Supplies in stock. We s!l the
celebrated 8HELBT LAMP. Call
up Phone 11CL
H. W. CYRUS. - Mgr
Central Meat Market
642 COMMERCIAL ST.
Your ordrra for
meat, both
FRESH A K 0 SALT
Will be promptly and
aatiafaclorlly attended to
3. W. MORTON, Prep.
TVlepttJne Sn. All.
ASTORIA AND COLUMBIA
RIVER RAILROAD.
LKAVE
PORTLAND 1ARRIVE
8:30 a.m.;portland Union De-;il:10 a.m
7:00 p.m.lpot for Astoria and, 9:40 p.m.
2:30 p.m.j.way points.
ASTORIA
7:45 u.ni.,For Portland and,ll:30a.m
6:10 p.m.! way points. !W:30p.m,
J ' it5:50p.m.
SEASIDK DIVISION
"g:15a.m.!Astoria for War- 7:40 a.m.
11:30 a.m.'renton, Flavel, Ft.;10:30 aifn.
11:35 a.m.'Stevens, Hammondj 4:00 p.m.
5:50p.m.!S!easlde. j5:50p.m
ta:65 p.m. I
6:15 p.m.,Beaside tor War-, 9:25 a.m.
9:40 a.ra.'renlon, Flavel,;i2:30 p.m.
2:30p.m.;ilammond, Ft. 1:30 p.m.
S:00p.m. Stevens and As-i 7:20 p.m.
toria t6:50 p.m
Daily except Saturday.
Saturday only.
All trains make close connections at
Coble with all Northern Pacific trains
to and from the East and Sound polntB
J. C. Mayo,
Gen'l Freight and Pass. Agent
K. Sn Frtncljco, Seattle.
Srii Portland, Los Angela B
a"! Dtnvar, Colorado. H
'I owe my whole lit to Rurdocb
Mood Hitter. Scrofulous sores cover
ed my body. seemed beyond cure.
R. B. B. has made me a perfectly well
woman." Mrs. Charles llutton, Ber
vllle. Mich.
STARTLING EVIDENCE.
Fresh testimony In great quantity is
constantly coming in, declarmg Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consump
tion, coughs, and colds to be unequnled.
A recent expression from T. J. McFar
land, BentorvlUe, Va., serves as exam
ple. He writes: "I had bronchitis for
three years and doctored all the time
without being bentjlted. Then I be
gan taking Dr. King's New Discovery,
and a few bottles wholly cured me."
Equally effective In curing all lung and
throat troubles. Guaranteed by Chas.
Rogers, druggist. Trial bottle free.
LOW RATES TO SAN FRANCISCO.
On account of the National Encamp
ment Grand Army of the Republic, to be
held at San Francisco August IT to 22.
the O. R. & N. Co, have named the Ion
rate of $20.00 for the round trip by
steamship In both directions, or 125.00
for steamship In one direction and rail
return or vice versa. This rat will
cnlyapply on steamships leaving As
toria August 11 and It, or on trains
leaving Portland August 12, 13, 14.
Tickets will be good for return within
a final limit of sixty day from date
of sale. Berth reservations should b
made early to avoid disappointment.
For further particulars apply to
G. W. LOUNSBERRT. Agt.
REDUCED SUMMER EXCURSION
RATES. ,
The Denver 4 Rio Grande popularly
known as the "Scenic Line of the
World" has announced greatly reduced
round trip rates from Paclllo coast
points for the benefit of teachers who
will spend their vacation in the east
and of delegates to all the prominent
conventions N. E. A., at Boston; A.
O. U. W.. at St. Paul; B. P. O. E., at
Pantimore; Woodmen of America at In
dlanapolis; Eagles at New Tork; Myst
ic Shrine at Saratoga Springs; K.
of P. at Louisville, and T. P. A. at In
dlanapolis. Ticket at reduced rates
will be based upon one fare for the
round trip but will be sold only on the
certain day. These tickets will carry
stopover privilege on the going trip,
giving passengers an opportunity to vl
it Salt Lake City, Olenwood Springs,
Colorado Springs and Denver: and will
be good to return any time within 90
days. Passengers going via the Denver
& Rio Grande are given the privilege of
returning via a different route. For
the rate to the point you wish to go,
and for dates of sale and other parti
culars a well as for Illustrated pamph
let write W. C. McBRIDE, General
agent, 124 Third street Portland Ore.
A household necessity. Dr. Thoina's
Electric Oil. Heals burns, cut, uml
wounds of any sort; cures sore throat
croup, catarrh, asthma; never falls.
Years of suffering relieved In a night.
Itching piles yield at once to the cur
ative properties of Doan's Ointment.
Never fails. At any drug store, 50 cts.
ASK THE AGENT FOR
TICKETS
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SPOKANE, ST. PAUL, DULUTH.
MINNEAPOLIS. CHICAGO AND
ALL POINT3 EAST.
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TRAINS DAILY
FAST TIME
2
New Equipment Throughout. Palace
and Tourist Sleepers, Dining and
Buffet, Smoking Library Curs.
Daylight Trip Through the Ca':ad
and Rocky Mountain:.
For Full Particulars, Rates, Foldr-rs,
Etc., Call on or Address
J. W. PIIALON. H. DICKSON,
Trav. Pass. Agt. City Ticket Agt
' 122 Third Street, Portland.
612 First Avenue, - Seattle, Wash.
A. B. C. DENNISTON, G. W. P. A.
NORTHERN PACIFIC
Time Card ol Train
' PORTLAND.
Leaves An ive
Puget Sound Limited. 7:25 am 8:45 pm
Kansas Clty-Bt Louis
Special 11:10 am 6:45 prr.
North Coast Limited 3:20 p m 7:00 a ro
Tacoma and Seattle Night
Express 11:45 p m 1:05 re
Take Puget Sound Limited or North
Coast Limited for Gray Harbor points
Take Puget sound Limited for Olym
pla direct
Take Puget Sound Limited or Kan
sas CIty-St Louis Special for point
on South Bend branch.
Double daily train service on Gray'
Harbor branch.
Four trains dally between Portland,
Tacoma ana ceauie.
KXCTHSION RATES WAdT VIA
tlRKAT NORTHERN HAILW.TY
Chicago and return, Tt.r.. v v
St. Louis and return, 17.50 . ,
Peoria nnd return K9.25
St. Paul and retain
Mlr,npoll nnd return JiM.
Dulutlt and ictuin $u0.
liui.'J vt ili June 4 und 8 and Si to
SO.
Jnlv 15 nil 16 and August 2J to it).
Tick-is jwd lays.
For full Information cull on or d-
drew, U. Di K,.n, city ticket agent, 122
Thud street l'ortU;id. Ore.
.u-s-TSinRDiunr
DENVER KS"'
ANU fTkUN
IDEMNDLVfy'-Snf
The Scenic Line
TO THE EAST AND SOUTH.
Through Salt Lake City, LeadvllU,
Pueblo, Colorado Spring and
Denver,
Oft'et the ChoK of Thre Route
Thiough the Famou Rocky Moun
tain Scenery, and Five Dtatlnct
Route East and South of Denver.
3-FAST TRAINS DAILY-3
Between Ogden and Denver, Carrying
All Cle of Modern Equipment
Porfett Dining Car 8ervlc and Per'
sonally Conducted Tourist Ex
cursions to All Point Eat
STOP OVERS ALLOWED
On All Classe of Ticket.
Fcr Information or Illustrated litera
ture call on or address
W. C. M.URIDE. - General Agent
121 Third St, Portland. Or.
NORTH COA8T LIMITED.
Is only run by th Northern Pacific
between Portland and Minneapolis and
St. Paul, through Tacoma, Seattle,
Spokane. Missoula, Butte, Livingston.
Rilling. Biamark and Fargo. Eight
of these train are on th run daily,
four east and tour wat. Each Is a
solid vestlbuled train, carrying stand
ard Pullman tourist sleeper, dining
car, day coache. rull. xprM and
baanrase car and the elegant observa
tion car. Each train la brilliantly
lighted with over K0 light and th
neautv of It all 1 you can travel just
aa cheaply on this train aa on. any
other. All representative wtll b
glad to give you additional Informa
tion. A. D. Charlfon. Assistant Gen
eral Paen(ir Avent 2U Morrison 8t
Scott's Saiital-P epsin Capsules
A POSITIVK CURK
PnrlaltunmaUes 0twrk
ol ih Bladdrr u4 PImm4
KldMyt. M ear to tT,
Cunt qalckly u4 rru
Bnlly lt wona Mm el
ianarrha ud SIMS,
no malt' rot how Ion m4
inf. AbaoluUIr harnUab
1 00, or by stall, seataaid,
thi sAmitma bo,
BixseoHTawa. owia
Hold by i.'lias. Rogers, 459 Commercial
stret't, Astoria. Oregon.
Fur forty years Dr. Fowler's Extract
of Wild Strawberry has been curing
snimnii-r romi'litlnt, dysentery, dtar
rhi).?ii, bloody ilux, pain In the stomach,
and It lias never yet failed to do every
thing claimed for it.
Subscribe for the Semi-Weekly As
torlan. $1.00 a year.
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DRIVEN TO DESPERATION.
Living at an out of the way plao.
remote from dvllUatlotv, family 1
often driven to dtratltn In cam of
accident, resulting" In burn, wound,
t uts, ulcers, etc., etc. Lay In a sup
ply of Ducklln' Arnica Salve. It's
the beat m earth. 2So at Clms. Rog
er' drug atore.
GRAiN-n
VJ THE PURE V J
GRAIN COFFEE
The coffee hitbit Is quickly over
come by those who let Graln-0
lake It place.' It properly made
it taste like the best of coitoo. No
grain coffee compare with It in
flavor or healthfulnvss. "
THY IT TO-DAY.
Algraeai frywktf 1M. and Me. per packags.
Stealer SHE H. ELFIORE
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Th Largaet, tncheat, 8tedlat, and moat m worthy vmI
ever oa th rout. Ueat of Tabl and 8tt Room Accommoda
tions. Will mak round trip very flv day between.
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Astoria and Tillamook
FARE $3.BO
Connecting at Astoria with th Oregon Railroad A Navigation Co. and
th Astoria Columbia H. R. (or Portland, Baa rranolsoo and all
point Bast For irelght and paaengr rat apply to
Samuel IB I more t$ Co
(iuml AgcutM, Aatorlo r.
or to
lA. 4k C. R. R. Co.
B. O. LAMB.
Tillamook, Of.
Portland. Or.
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B &
Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
ROYAL BLUE TRAINS
BETWEEN
CHICAGO'S NEW YORK
Vlrt WAMIIINOTON, I. C.
P'inewt ftinl Fastust series of trains in the world. PaUtia
coaches, Pullman Buffet Parlor and Drawing Room Cars.
The Finest Dining Car Service In the World
tj Is ojH-rnted by the Baltimore fc Ohio Railroad.
i B. M. AUSTIN, General Pass. Agt. - - Chicago. Ill
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SEWING-MACHINES.
SUPERIOR QUALITIES AND LOW
Klt PRICES AT FOARD
STOKES CO.
Why pay exhorbltant price for a
sewing initehln when you ran . get a
strictly high clas machine that will do
the work of any on th market runs
easy,' and a delltftrt In every household,
tor lea thnn half what you pay for olh
era.
Thr drawer iimchin at I1T.R0.
Five drawer machine at 120,00,
Seven drawer machine at I2S.00.
It wilt pay ynu to rail and e litis
mnchlno. It' thv best offer you vlll
dud In ttt machine line, Nothing to
etputl it anywhere, W will be pleas
ed to explain It mrlt tf you will call
at the atore and give ua anopporiunlty
to do .
Foard Stoke Co.
O. R. N. Co.
Portland. Or.
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