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ASTORI A , OB KGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBF.R 2?,v 1903. The Daily Astorian ' " AND " " Astoria Daily News Established 1873 ple of Goldendale endure this direct thrust at our institutions. But there is a way for Editor Byars to get even. If he be wise, he will send some fine looking girl over to the agri culturalist office to win the heart of the calloused Story. Then after seven children come along to bless the Agri culturalist man's home. Editor Byars may go through the political contortion and turn the tables, bread and all, on the versatile Story. Dr. Lyon's PERFECT Tooth Used by people of refinement for over a quarter of a century PREPARED BY FKAXKLIN PKINTIXG CO., Publisher. 1U , RATBBi rient by mail, per yew ..86 00 Bent by mail, per month 60 Berved by carrier, per month ...... 60 SEMI-WEEKLY. Sent by mall, per year. In advance $1 00 The Astorlan guarantees to Its ad ertlsers the largest circulation of any newspaper published on the Columbia Elver. . Van unscrupulous editor. A singularly unfortunate condition of affairs has come to light up In the little town of Goldendale, Klickitat county, Waxhington. A man named Story con ducts a paper called the Agriculturalist while the Sentinel Is owned and oper ated by W. F. Byars. Byars is a married man, who has seven children, while Story Is a bachelor, with none to look after but himself . All this Is very well.' If Story wants to enjoy single blessedness, he may do so; and If Ed itor Byars saw fit to take unto himself me wife and seven children, that Is ' likewise his business. ' But there are other serious consider ation involved." Story has acquired the riolltiCMl ' acrobat habit and his course is operating to the decided dis advantage of Editor Byars, Mrs. Byar? "and the seven children. Prior to the election of President Cleveland the Sentinel man received what federal patronage the county had to offer, but Story succeeded to the plum upon the election of Mr. Cleveland for being a g'lod democrat (whatever that might be.) Now, this selfsame Story con tinued to 'enjoy the business during Mr. Cleveland's term, and when the county repudiated the democracy he, too, bivume a repudiatlonlst, flopping to the ranks of the victors. And be hold! the patronage went with him! To this the editor of the Sentinel takes exception, and well he should. He , says that Story's commercial course has , taken bread from the mouths of the members of his interest ing family, and he feels that Story has not pluygd fair, .especially In view of .thefoct that heluts only, himself to care ifor. "If we," says Editor Byars, "were guilty of taking bread from children, 'itnd at the same time acted like the Judas to accomplish It, we would steal w;iy to (nine secluded spot and never return." y ; , ' Editor Byars is right. Any man who vould change his politics for the paltry patronage of the government crrtiitBly oufht to go to Skamokawa, or som other seaport, and there re main fortver. The incident only sVrvm to remind us of the abnormal development of commercial strenuos ity. 'Here we find two editors doing business in the same town, the one with bin name well perpetuated In the way of children, and the other leading the hum.I'Min existence of a bachelor, din ing at his club Instead of at the head f a table In his own home, and gen rrtttly giving himself over to the in dolence of a Huhemlnn career; the first t home most of the time with his wife and chfldren, trying to provide tor tjvem, and worrying himself Into an early (fiAve" because his Judas-like competitor ctWiReR.llfs polities to suit the cxlgi'iii lcs of the oomsIim.. The bachelor Is not half A man. That' he (i)ioukl lake away from' the benedict (he mo-ma of providing far his family 4h, to sy the least, an act ot perfidy, nn'tf U is remarkable that the good' peo IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. Tne lumbermen of Washington have Inaugurated a movement that is likely to revolutionize the insurance business not 'alone in that state, but throughout ;hc country. It is the organization of a mutual Insurance company, by which members will, if good fortune attend them, save nearly all of the vast sums that are annually paid out for fire pro tection. The West Coast Lumberman thus refers to the new incorporation: "There are always a number of live questions of expense around a saw mill and the question of fire Insurance may be justly termed a burning question. It is exceedingly monotonous to pay out six to ten per cent annually for a term of years for fire protection and see no returns for it. Still no busi ness mm can afford to do without in surance. In many sections ot me United States, mutual insurance com panies have successfully and econom-4. ically carried fire insurance risks for lumbermen. There has been incorpor ated in this state the Lumbermen's Insurance Company. ' It is incorpor ated under the laws of the state, and is purely mutual. The liability of the participants is limited to the amount of one annual old line premium, that Is to say, this company would charge the same as the old line companies do, and a member having paid his premium has no other liability other than he has In the old line companies. If losses are less than premiums collected, the com pany will do as they see fit. This com pany has been thoroughly investigated and at the present time over fifty pol icies have been issued. The mills are generally taking hold of this, and prac tically all of them have promised to support it. The funds of the associ ation are protected by a public bond ing company. The officers are some of our best mill men whose integrity is unquestioned. Perhaps no man has taken hold of this with more vigor than Harry Carstens, of Seattle, where the headquarters of the company are. This la something which every lumberman should look into as it is a proposition' which will bear Investigation." In the aotion of the Washington lumbermen Is a lesson by which the people of this city will do well to profit. No place in the country pays bo high, a rate of Insurance, When the excel lence of the fire department is covr sldered, as does Astoria, and the ovliy justification offered for' the extortion ate charges is "there is apt to be a de structive fire at any tlme,"and such-like arguments. Some Astorlans never arrled a dollar of Insurance and saved much money oy not doing So, fortune favoring them by saving them from loss when flreS hve occurred. But while good VuslneS policy would sug gest the wisdom, of covering possible loss by fire with Insurance, It is plain that an enormous saving could be ef fected by the organization of home company on the plan adopted by the lumbermen in our sister state. Doubtless action in this dlrectloYi would have been taken long since had there been anyone to take the initia live, and the fact that among some of the local ' business men there has for several years existed a sentiment In favor of such a plan Indicates that un der competent leadership they would quickly fall in line and unite in the or ganlzntion of an Insurance company of economic advantages as great as those given to Cuba." This is plausible, but it Is unsupported. The closing state ment that "A failure to enact such leg islatlon would come perilously near a iepudiatlon of the pledged, faith of the nation," is even more sweeping. When and where and how was the "faith of the nation'' pledged to adopt such leg islation? The Piatt amendment didn't do it; congress didn't , do it; nor is it publicly known that the administration did anything tb "pledge" the "faith of the nation." The president and the ad vocates of the "Iowa idea" may desire a reciprocity treaty that would give Cuba the benefit of the American mar ket at the expense of our growing sugar industry; but 'before the people are asked to believe that the "faith of the nation" has been pledged, .evidence of the fact should be presented. --Gun- ton'.' Magazine for December. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. The Dalles Times-Mountaineer rejoic es over the fact that Representative Johnson has repudiated the language imputed to him in an interview recent ly published in the Oregonian, wherein he was made to appear as opposed to the proposed portage railway. The Times-Moantalneer says: "Repre sentative C. P. Johnson, of John Day, father of the portage road bill in the house, ha3 at just come to his senses, and has publicly stated that the inter view that appeared in! the Oregonian some time ago, quoting him as favoring the repeal of the portage road law, was a misquotation, as he still favors the building of the portage. This denial comes rather late, but it is nevertheless acceptable, since friends of the road will feel less alarm, after the father of the law Is ready to stand up and defend it." their own. CUBA IS PROSPEROUS. The report issued by ie government through Its Bureau of Statistics shows the jnormous possibilities of agrlcul turol development In Cuba. Although Cuba has 2S.000.000 acres of good land, loss than half a million are now under cultivation for rnislng sugar and not more than 100,000 acres for tobacco. onditlons have improved greatly since the United States took possession. What the Americans began the Cubans under independence, have carried for- "I tried all tlmla of blood remodlftl whtflh failed I vvn.'.l n-ith irrtmt oiv,lir nml Vpnpflf tn to do int. any food but 1 have, found lha right thins at lut, My (aoa waa full of pimpi and black- themselves. Cuba is now transformed head. After taking Catcarete they all left. I am ( SSrrUE rf.'iiTa.h.rirr.rTiilJ ana wen ordered com- mornine. Hom to hava a chanea to raooameoa : ...,,..,., ..K.mina .Aifn- Caacarott." imiiuij, ouiinm . ,....s, ntl u, a iihi, nan n., ojwui, ,,.. ,.,-,. fllhn will nnnrl 1,000,000 tons of sugar during the pres ent year. Its trade with the United States has been restored practically to the point It had reached before the in surrection. , ' jfik Beat For if M Th Dowels jt V CANfif C ATMATC EMPHATIC, BUT NOT INFORMING. The president' message cannot bo W. . n -1 ... V I . (.-... f..u nHnA ! lu.r.i am a ot mil atrttft nniwr. If IK Herer 8lek, Weake'l orOrlDo, H, lie, . Mwr ..... . . . tr told la bulk. The tenuine tablet lumped 00 0. j emphatic, but not Informing. He says: QaaiaoMed u eare or rout moaey baok. .. ,, I -v . Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N T. jaj j The treaty submitted to you for ap- 4U!UALSAli,TEI KlUSX BOXES provnl Un,tei Btater There Is a growing conviction that the backward development of eastern Oregon, as compared' with the prog ress of eastern Washington, has not been due to a lack of resources, but to the failure of railroad and other capital to exploit the country, says the Spokane Spokesman-Review. The slow development of the coal fields near Heppner is to the point. These coal measures were ttisvovww wvyv 0 years ago. Seventeen or 18 yeaB ago the owners had done sufficient devslopment to warrant a strong hope that the find was of great value, but development was nllowed to drag along for' two decades. It Is hoped that the report will be verified that the O.' R. & N. Company is seriously contemplating the purchase of these mines and the extension of. its, Hepp ner branch to them. If the expect ations of the present owners' are realized the opening of these meas ures will mean a great deal, 'not Only for eastern Oregon, but for eastern Washington as welt The coal is said to be superior to the Wyoming product, which now sells in Spokane for $S per ton, and the secretary of the' company owning the veins de clare that It can be laid down in Portland for less than $3 per tpn. If that proves true, this coal can be de livered throughout eastern Washing ton for the sa'Me' price. Thre dol lar coal would merm a great deal for the Inland Empire. CHRISTMAS, ItS DRAWING NEAR Don't let off buying until the eleventh hour, when you can get neither proper attention! nor selections. ' ' Grand Display Pillow Tops-Newest novelties. 1904 Novelty Calendars. Indian and Chinese Stamped Linens. Colored and Stamped Scarfs and Table Covers. & ' Great assortment of Christmas Hand kerchiefs. Novelties and Fancy Aprons. , X-iJ fcf. Beauties in Ladies' Furs. A big line of Children's Fur Sets at Remarkably Low Figures. & 0 j& 0 We have received some high novelties in the Cloak Department in three-quarter lengthsblacks and tans; Now is the time to secure one of these choice coats at a bargain. & 0 & 7 tj y TOYS TOYS, TOYS, OF ALL KINDS AND DESCRIPTIONS. Come in the morning to avoid the rush. jZ? j& j& j& j& j& t v. It is the opinion of theOregon Law Journal the problem o ftax dodging an be quite successfully treated by amending the law on assessment and iX(tlon so as to cause the assessment roll to be printed In a condensed form prior to the time that it is presented to the biinid of equalization. By follow ing such a course of publicity, it Is argued that the opportunity and the ability for making any extensive hanges in valuations after the listing of properties by the assessor will be largely eliminated. Those champion ing this change in the tax law contend that the advantages to the state will more than Justify the slight cost of ausing the list to be printed. The proposed amendment is deserving of onsideration at the hands of the state's iwmaksrs when the present faulty tax law is corrected at the special session. lnation. The bulletin devoted to lum ber contains the following statements. There were in the United States In 1900, 31,833 saw mills, worth $305,785,-' 226, with 229,717 employes , Pennsyl vania had more saw mills than any other state, to-wlt: , 2280; Indiana second, with 1829; North Dakota and Nevada had but 4 each; Arizona, 14; Alaska, 17; Idaho, 114; Montana, ytf'. California 285; Oregon365; Wash ington', .635; It is noted that Cali fornia wfti! less mills than Oregon turns 6YH product worth $8,729,654, while Oregon' puts out only $6,883, 234. WaslrfngtcKI with only 45 per cent more niHte .than .Oregon yields a product value' at' $18,617,179. There I were 10,213 planing' mills: New York having the greatest number, to-wit: 1069; Alaska, 12, California, 275; Oregon, 226; Washington, 233. It w'll be noted that CalifoTti'a, Oregon and Washington have about ,1h same number of planing mills. TliEi UOUV R E CHAS. WIRKKAIA Proprietor JAMES GARDNER, Manager ' , LUCY CUNNINGHAM, Pianist , If one will only take the time to dig Into the reports from the census documents Issued ; by the United States he will find very much of in terest, perhaps too much. He Is lia ble to grow weary with figures. An other trouble lies n the fact that the census Is so exhaustive that much of its information Is delayed In dissem- The Dally Astorlan and the Asto rla News have been consolidated and now appear as the Dally Astorian in an evening edition only. A new lin otype machine has been added to the plant and the improvement already made in the appearance of the paper is an indication that the owners pur pose' to make it ' a flrs(,-class up-to date dally. It is clean, editorially, and gives the latest telegraphic and local news up to the hour of going to press. We wish the new manage ment the greatest measure1 of suc cess. Tillamook Independent. Pi'Og'faiii Week Commencing Decetnbei' 1 Overture, Mr. Volunteer, ' PAUL DttfiSSErt The Sweet Singer, Miss Blanche Lewis, in new ballads. ( :- Overture, Princess Pocohontais, March, RICHARD P. HOYT. BOYLE and LEWIS, in their funny sketch, "The Tramp and the Lady' Overture, Soul of the Rose, Walhesi , HENRY FRANTZEN. The Peer of Song Illustrators, LUCILE CUNNINGHAM, singing Harry Von Tilzer's su, "When the Harvest Days Are Over, Overture, Uvty Mary, CHAS. ((OttLMAN Published by HoWley-Havelnrd & Dresser, Chicago. Bobby Boyle, wilt hand out a M knockout drops. Overture, Cl.optr, H. W. PETREE, Intermezzo. Don't forget to drop nickel In the - Tonophene. A new list of pictures on th Edison Projectiscope. ... The great Jeffries and Fitzsimmons ttg-hi which takes place July 25, '03, ft San Francisco, Cal.. showing th g rounds with knock out. . , :- ProgKifr ' subied to change without notice. ' - Astoria iron Works Foot of fourth Street ' A Reliable Remedy, proved by thousands of suf ferers to be ttnequaled for dispelling, disorders of the stomach and liver, is Beecham's Pills Sold Emywhere, In boxes 10c. arid Machinists Boiler Makers land and Murine Engines, Bolrer work CUStlnraoraJldnarir nMnna m.rf. abort notice. 8teumboi ad uauerj- work apauy. . . , , w John Fox Preaident ud 8nperlntenmt Vloe Preaident A.. L. Fox F. I,. Bishop '" 4acorlatsavuun Bank....! ... BeeretMT , xreajurer Perfection of Bit i and etrlrf fJan alwav b6 deb . upon whei? you ; get fl Suit of. clothes from'.'.'. ibercrombie & Wilson ATTOENETS-AT-LAW Page Building - - Aftorla TH FREDERICKSEN, PIASOTUNEB, Tl Bond street, - -Astoria, Oregoe Astoria's Leading Tar.' ilo terials and workmanshiVarethe. Deat that can be proeuiWand prices within reach ef alL Don't, forget the number, ' 22VC0HE!CIH STEEETT. ,, 'x COWING & COWING, I . ATTOKNETS AT LAW, . . ;? 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