ASTORIA, OREGON. TUCltMM T.'
DECEMBI.R 2. 1903.
The Daily Astorian
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CHRISTMAS.
For more than 1900 years the
Christmas festival has been observed,
. and interest In the holiday Is as pro
nounced today as at any other period
in the history of this wonderful world.
It is pre-eminently our greatest holi
day, and the sentimental customs that
have grown out of it have vastly ele
vated our moral tone and developed
the goodness In that great class which
emotion alcne dominates. Primarily set
apart to commemorate the most notable
event In history the birth of Christ
the day has come to be one of charit
able deeds and friendly manifestations.
Tomorrow those of us whom God has
blessed will enthusiastically give our
selves over to proper observance of the
day, with no lack of Interest in our
gift-giving nor in the remembrances of
those who have always remembered us;
and those unfortunates to whom
Christmas brings no cheer will sorrow
' fully await the passing of the day, that
realitition of their lowly position may
be forgotten in the struggle for the
necessaries of life.
Fortunately, we of the west seldom
eome in contact with cases of extreme
poverty, and our field for charitable
work is limited. However, the dis
position to do good manifests itself at
this season of, the year even In such
prosperous sections as Astoria. The
home of many an Astorian who, in the
east, would be considered fairly well-to-do
will be made brighter tomorrow
by the kindly persons more fortunately
situated, and generally there will be a
studied effort at charity In the very
poorest field imaginable.
Let us hope Astoria may always be
the home of the prosperous, that future
Cbrlstmastides may dawn as Joyously
as that of the present year.
must be made It the' building la to be
continued ai the city hall. The old
shack la forth J 2 500 or 13000, at a lib
eral estimate, and the repair will nec
essitate an outlay of fully $t000. Cer
tainly, it would not be wise to expend
this sum In repairs to building worth
only ono-thlrd the amount.
It would seem that the council has
no alternative than to provide for a
new bulKling. Some of the members
are opposed to aale of the present site,
tut those members have agreed to pur
chase of a new one. The new site has
ben secured very reasonably, la weU lo
cated and doubtless will .be acquired
by the city. The old site may double
In value In fire years, but the city Is
not In the real estate business, except
In so far as Its present needs are con
cerned.' If the council can realise the
full value of the property at the pres
ent time It will do well to sell. Were
the city well provided . with funds. It
might be advisable to hold the land,
but the sale must bo accomplished be
fore a new building can be erected. The
council must do one of two Jhlngs
sell the present site and build a new
hall on the Taylor property, or expend
$7000 on the present shack. It will
perhaps be generally agreed that the
first course is the only one that could
reasonably be taken.
THE CITY HALL PROPOSAL.
Astoria's greatest present require
ment Is a new city hall or, more
properly speaking, a city hall. This is
obvious to everyone who has given
the matter careful consideration. The
conned has token the first steps in the
direction of the needed Improvement,
and It is to be hoped the ordinance
passed at the last meeting will become
effactji ve.
Tlie present seat of the municipal
government Is not only a disgrace to
the communtiy, tut It Is as well wholly
Inadeq'cate to the demands of the busi
ness of the corporation. -The most
rateable business corner in the city is
, at present the location of a stable. The
rheini.' il engine Is rushed out of the
building onto a crowded street when
ever an alarm of fire is turned in, find
that accident has not heretofore oc
curred is our good fortune, and not be
cause of any foresight or precaution.
The, city Jail, occupying the rear por
tion of the structure, is about ready to
till. Into the river, and Is. not a safe
pljice of detention for even the casual
drunkard. There Is no vault In the
building and the records of the city
K.r. liable to destruction at any time.
The offices' of the various officials ex
cepting alone that of the auditor, pres
ent a shameful appearance, and neither
the city attorney the moat Important
official of the city nor the city treas
urer can be found at the city hall.
Were If not for the pressing need
of 'repairs to the building we might
stroggle "along with the present
eramped quarters for a few years to
eome; but immediate improvements
American passenger cars are In a
general way, the most comfortable of
any In the world, but they are often
made almost unendurable by the care-
lessne.ss of porters and brakemen who
have charge of the heating apparatus,
says the Railway Age. Since the gen
eral introduction of steam heat from
the locomotive It Is an easy matter by
simply turning a valve to supply suffl
clent steam to heat the cars comfort
ably In very cold weather, and when
the same amount of steam Is used In
moderate weather they become over
heated. The result of this overheat
In? Is that passengers are not only un
comfortable v during the Journey but
they are !n the same condition they
would be in the heating room of
Turkish bath, and It Is Just as dang
erous and imprudent to go into me
outside air from the car as from the
bathhouse without a gradual cooling
off. Numerous cases of pneumonia
and bad colds are produced In this way
and iwjwengers who go on a Journey
for the benefit of their health do not
o'.tnln benefit but actually injury. The
railroads certainly owe something bet
tor thim this to their patrons. When
the proper regulation of the temper
ature of imssengers cars can be so eas
!l obtained by a little Intelligent at
tention on the part of the tralnmmen
there is no good excuse for so much
discomfort and disease as Is caused, in
the manner described, by their care
lessness. The porter Is not very busy
Huns, and since the air
brakes do the principal part of , the
u-otk .if th brakeman it should be
made their duty to maintain a uniform
of 70 decrees F. In the
cars. Wltn proper wscii'ime, n
seem possible to obtain this very de.
sirable condition.
On June 30, 1902. the number of pen
sloners on the roll was 907,735; a year
Inter there were 996,545, a decline of
1 190. This Is probably but the begin
nlng of a decrease which will become
n u ked as the years go on, and which
leads the commissioner of pensions to
say in his annual report that in ten
years the pension system will not be a
noticeable public burden. Judging
from tha records, however, it will ne
,nany years before the last of the pen
sioners of our past wars have disap
peared. Two widows of the revolution
are living and three, daughters whose
hames are on the pension roll. There
arsons survivor and 115 widows of the
w-ir of 1812 and 5.S64 survivors and
7,910 widows of the war with Mexico.
The revolutionary war ended In 1783,
the war of 1812 In 1R14, but we are still
paying pensioners of a war which end
ed U' yiirs ago. If the record be
maintained, the pensioners of the civil
war will not have been paid until 1985,
and 'of the Spanish war until the next
century. The burden is aumuteiy a
large one, calling In the last fiscal year
for $138,500,000, but there is no obli
gation the government has paid with
greater cheerfulness, and it will con
tinue to pay with the same spirit. It
matters not If It be true, as has been
stated, that Russia is the only country
in the world that pays more for its
standing army than the United States
pays In pensions, or that, as is claimed,
England, with her great naval and
military establishment, has paid only
$6,000,000 of late years on pension ac
count. They only show that no other
country Is as generous to its disabled
defenders as the United States,
HYMN. ,
On the Morning ot Christ' Nativity,
It was the winter wild "
While the henven born child,
All iiKnly wrapped. In the rudv
mtirocor He;
Nature, In awe to him.
Has doffed her gaudy trim.
With her great master so to sympa
thise. No war, or battle's sound
Was heard the world around;
The Idle spear and shield were high
...
up bung;
The hooked chariot stood
rnstulned with hostile blood;
The trumpet spake not to the armed
throng;
And kings sot still, with awful eye,
As If they surely knew their sovereign
Lord was by.
But peaceful was the night
Wherein the Prince of Light
Ills reign of peace upon earth begun
The winds with wonder whist.
Smoothly the waters kissed,
Whispering new Joys to the mild
ocean
Who hath now quite forgot to rave,
While birds of calm sit brooding on the
charmed wave.
T,he stars with deep nmaxe
Stand fixed In steadfast gate,
Binding' one way their precious In
fluence; And will not take their flight
For all the morning light.
Or Lucifer, that often warned them
thjnce;
nut In their glimmering orbs did glow
Until their Lord himself bespnke, and
bid them go.
Yea, truth and Justice, then
Will down return to men.
Orbed In a rainbow; and. Ilka glories
wearing
Mercy will sit between
Throned In celestial sheen,
With ra iiant feet the tissued clouds
down steering;
And heaven, as at some festival.
Will open wide the gates of her high
palace hall.
John Milton.
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IS DRAWING NEAR
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Don't let off buying until the eleventh
hour when you can get neither proper
attention nor selections.
Grand Display Pillow TopsNewest
novelties. ; 1904 Novelty Calendars.
Indian and Chinese Stamped Linens.
Colored and Stamped Scarfs and Table
Covers. & ? X? ?
Great assortment of Christmas Hand
Kerchiefs Novelties and Fancy Aprons.
Beauties in Ladies' Furs.
A big line of Children's Fur Sets at
Remarkably Low Figures. J& -j& &
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 & ,
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If your friends are coming west let us
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Any Information as to rate, routes,
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B. H. TRUMBULL, Commercial
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Dry slabwood, cut to 18-Inch lengths,
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THE LOUVRE
CMAS. WIRKKALA, Proprietor JAMES GARDNER, Manater
IUCY CUNNINGHAM, Pianist
Program Week ('oiimiencliijr December 7
Overture, Mr. Volunteer,
PAUL DRESSER.
The Sweet Singer, MIji Blanche, Lewie,
in new ballad.
Overture, Princcil PocohonUt, March,
RICHARD F..H0VT,
BOYLE and LEWIS, In their funny
sketch, "The Tramp and (he Lady'
Overture, Soul of the Rote, Waltzen
HENRY FRANTZEN,
The Peer of Son Illustrators, LUCILE
CUNNINGHAM, linglnjl Harry Von
Tiller's succes, "When the Harvest
Days Are Over. ' -
Overture, Lovey Mary, CHAS. KOHLMAN
Published by llowlcy Haveland A
Dresser, Chicago.
Bobby Boyle, will hand out a Uw
knockout drops.
Overture. CUpatra, H. W. PETRIC,
Intermeuo.
Don't forget to drop a nickel In the
Tonophone.
A new list ol pictures on the Edison
Proectlscope, 1
The great Jeffries and Plllslmmons fight
which took place July 25, '03, In
San Pranclsco, Cel., showing the S
rounds with knock out. ,
Program Is subject to change without notice.
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Tacoma and Seattle Night
Express 11:46 pm 1:06 m
Take Puget Sound Limited or North
Coast Limited for Gray's Harbor points
Take Puget Sound Limited for Olym
pta direct
Take Puget Bound Limited or Kan
sas Clty-St. Louis B pedal for points
on South Bend branch,
Double daily train service on Gray's
Harbor branch.
Four trains dally between Portland,
Tacoma and Seattle.
UstoAa iron Works
Foot of Fourth Street
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Anil and Marine KnitlnM, Holler work
rtimlngHOf alldHor!ptl(i made u order on
abort notice, Htmoiboal sod cannery work
specialty, :v: , ; 7 :.-.
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