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DEFINITION OP A TRUST.
It seems a great pity that such a word as "trust"
should acquire a new and somewhat unsavory sig
nificance, says the Ledger. The meaning which the
word had in its original and primary use is closely,
related to the word "true," which has the same
root "What is true may be relied upon, and trust
is reliance upon the truth, or upon the veracity, in
tegrity, justice, friendship or other virtue or sound
principle of another. The word has a deep and pre
eious meaning in religion, something akin to either
faith or hope, a confident expectation based upon as
surances that are divine and therefore can not fail.
The word became a useful word when extended,
without loss of this significance, to business affairs.
Trust is credit in business, and this is based upon
confidence in the honety of other people and their
ability and willingness to pay. In law and equity
the word acquired a technical significance, but one
that presupposes a worthy bestowal of confidence.
It is a trust when property is placed in the hands of
some one, not the owner, and in order that others
may be benefited by it. A trust in law is sacred and
no better anaology was ever drawn in discussing pol
itics than the remary quoted by G rover Cleveland,
though not original with him, that "public office is
a public trust."
Now it happens that the word trust is applied to
any large corporation that seeks to establish a monop
oly or restrict competition. The solicitor of the
Standard Oil Company defines a trust as embracing
every act, agreement or combination of persons or
capital believed to be done, made or formed with the
intent, power or tendency to monopolize business,
to restrain or interfere with competitive trade, or to
fix, influence or increase the price of commodities.
What a preverted, distorted meaning to give the
word trust 1 In the corruption of the language noth
ing is more regretable than this. So now it happens
that a "trust" arouses a sense of injury instead of
the idea of a confidence worthily bestowed.
slimy ho will not be alone in his miasm ic asylum
The inference is, of course, that tho heavyweights of
the Cleveland faction will join him. Considering the
elephantine proportion of G rover's last cabinet and
the pachydermatous! girt of Cleveland's Wall street
friends, the jungle is the best place for the whole
outfit. But, unless in their disgust they wish to be
fossilized before their time, the political and finan
cial mastadons had better be cautious not to do too
much trumpeting least the Hearst and Bryan bush-
men tom-tom them into the open and drive the
whole herd into pitfalls of political oblivion out of
which there is no floundering.
It looks as if these fractional fights of the domoc
racy would continue no matter tho choice of the
JefTersonian-Tildcn party at the St. Louis convention,
for Bryan, though a bod metal boomer.is a good hater
and Cleveland is no slouch in the detestation busi
ness. Each has his following in about the
ratio of 16 to 1, though as compared with!
Bryan's influence the latter figure fairly represents
the ex-president 8 power over the democratic mas
ses. Nevertheless this lono numeral stands for Wall
street for many of the great protected and indus
trial corporations throughout the country that are
mistrustful of President Roosevelt's fairness to
labor.
Can these quarreling factions of the democratic
party be harmonized t Not unless the St Louis con
vention frames Cleveland and Hearst up together.
But the days of miracles have passed. The coales
cence of these two elements of the shattered democ
racy is about as likely as the political union of Botij
Tillman and Booker Washington running on an anti
lynch, free rum platform.
D
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All sorts of people use it,
all sorts of stores sell the
famous English complexion
soap. Established 1789.
Bold all or tht world.
Ph. yaugiian.
Dentist.
PyUilao Ball Jim, Aatorla, Oregon.
Dr. T. L. BALL
DENTIST
114 Commercial itreet. A.torla Or
Mingling of $eaee Denounoed.
New York, April 7.The mingling of
aexea Ht public buthlng place nun
been declared by leading member of
the W. C. T. U. of New Jeraey to be
'evil," "revolting" and "corrupt." The"
terma were Applied during a dlaoua-
alon of the aubject In the atute con
I ventlon at New York. Reeolutlon
were ndoped expreaalng horror Ht the
situation and It la propoaed by the
backora of the movement to Inaugu
rate a crusade agulnat the practice
at seaside reaorta.
Dr. W. O. LOGAN
DKNTI3T
678 amutroial St., Blianehan HuUding
C. J. TKENCIIAIU)
Insurance, Cammlaaloa and Shipping.
CUSTOMS HOUSI BROKER.
Agent Wetla-Fargo and Northern
Paolflfl Hi (treat Companies.
Cer. ILBTHNTH and BOND 8T8.
OUR SENSIBLE PRESIDENT.
The president of the United States is nothing if he
is not prompt, and his remarks to the Panama rail
road commission last week are as timely and gratify
ing as they are unusual. After pointing out to the
commission that the work they are about to under
take is the most important and formidable engineer
ing feat that has been attempted hitherto, the presi
dent said :
j "I have not sought to find out the politics of a
single one of you and, indeed, as to the majority of
you, I have not the slightest idea what your political
affliations are. I believe that each of you will serve
not only with entire fidelity, but with the utmost
efficiency. If at any time I feel that any one of you
is not rendering the best service which it is possible
to procure I shall feel called upon to disregard my
feelings for the man and the man's own feelings and
forthwith to substitute for him on the commission
some other man whom I deem capable of rendering
better service. , I shall shall expect you to ap
point no man for reasons other than your belief in
the aid he can render you in digging the canal. The
commission is further enjoined to pay no heed to
political influence or backing and to treat their stu
pendous task with the same attention to cost and
quality as would be devoted to a private enterprise ;
their particular attention is called to the question of
sanitation and hygene."
With such assurances as this from the president of
the United States the public may feel sure that ordi
nary methods of log rolling and political jobbery will
be eliminated from the operations of the commis
sion, says the Railway Age, and this belief will be
accentuated by the public reputation and dignity
of each of its members.
DAN LAMONT'S THREAT.
Lamont swears in metaphorical indignation that,
if it conies to a choice between Roosevelt and Hearst,
he will make a break fo rthe ju gn e .lehTussm
tion is a fair one that when he speaks of the jungle
Dan has in mind the overgrown swamp bordering
the banks of Salt river, that sorrowful stream up
which his party has so often sailed before. Daniel
says furthermore that if his party forces him in
gmong the rank and growth of a retreat so hot and
There has just been discovered in the far east a
species of the acacia tree which closes its leaves to
gether in coils each day at sunset and curls its twigs
to the shape of pig tails. After the tree has settled
itself thus for a night's sleep, if touched the whole
thing will flutter as if agitated or impatient at being
disturbed. The oftener the foliage is molested, the
more violent becomes the shaking of the branches,
and at length the tree emits a nauseating odor, which,
if inhaled, for a few moments, causes a violent dizzy
headache. It has been named the "angry tree."
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GO-CARTS
Kplendi.l Variety, All Latent Hty lea,
Direct from factory, Frioei Lowest.
H. H. ZAPF, The Housefurnisher
The growth of city clubs of high class has given
cause to open eyed amazement in this generation,
says the New York Tribune. In this metropolis there
are two such organizations each of which has more
than three thousand members and each of which
owns real estate valued at many hundreds of thous
ands of dollars. Most of the well known clubs in this
capital are flourishing and show in every way that
they are managed with striking ability. Chib life
in the principal communities of this country has
made giant strides in a third of a century.
According to the English papers the latest society
craze seems to be the game of magic crosses. These
crosses, of small size, and in a number of various
colors, are laid on a table in a straight line and the
person holds a magnet which he moves slowly down
along the line of crosses. One by one, but not in ro
tation, the crosses are attached to the magnet, and
when they are at last all arranged in order the ex
pert can gain an insight into the character and fate
of the experimenter. Even cabinet ministers have
consulted the magic crosses.
Although not invited to do so the Philippine is
lands and Porto Rico will send delegates to the re
publican and democratic national conventions. These
"non-contisruous" delegations will doubtless be
seated.
Russia has not yet succeeded in terrorizing Eu
rope with the story that the Chinese and the Japan
ese are arranging a race merger for the purpose of
running the world with a high hand.
The combatants in the several race wars which are
now going on in the United States have so far shown
no inclination to submit their differences to The
Hague tribunal for arbitration.
Officers of the law in La Crosse, Wis., can give
Ohio and the southern states pointers on how to
protect a prisoner against a mob of would-be lynch
ers.
School teachers of Washington have just organized
for the purpose of obtaining higher salaries. The
pupils hope they will go on strike.
The bloods in New York are running up against
a drink called the Ping-Yang cocktail. The police
say it is a great Chin-tung lubricator.
The fool punster seems to be the only American
who can pronounce the Russ and Japanese with
ease.
By supporting a winning baseball team ex-Congressman
Fitzgerald hopes to become mayor of Boston.
So far most of the killed in the war in the far east
have been captured spies.
New Style Restaurant
Everything First Class. The Best tht Market Affords.
Open Day and Night. Good Service.
120 lllh St.. next door to Griffin Bros.
and adjolnin th Oflkt Saloon
ASTORIA, OREGON
ANDREW ASP, BLACKSMITH.
Having Initialled a Rubber Tiring Machine of the
. lateat pattern I am prepared to do all kind of work
in tbat Hoe at reasonable price. Telephone 281.
CORNER TWELFTH AND DUANE STREETS.
JAY TUTTLE, M. D.
rilYSICIAN AND PUKGKON
Acting AwlnUtit Surgeon
U.S. Marine ll.wplUI Mervloe.
Office hour: 19 te II a-m. 1 to 4:10 p.m.
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OSTEOPATHY
Maasell Dldg. 171 Commercial It
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473 CotnmeaUl Mtreet, Astoria, Ore
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Manufacturers of
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General Foundryuien and Patternmakers.
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Phone 2451 . Comer Eighteenth and Franklin.
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RIVER RAILROAD
LEAVE PORTLAND ARRIVE
8:00 a m Portland Union De- 11:10 a m
7:00 p m pot for Aatorta andj 9:40 m
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11:35 a ml ton, Flavel Fort
6:60 p m Stevena, Hammond
land Seaside
7:40 am
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10:46 am
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Seaalde for War
renton, Flavel,
Hammond, Fort
Stevena A Aatorlal
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Sunder only
All tralna make cloae connection at
Ooble with all Northern Paclflo tralna
to and from the Eaat and Bound polnta
J. C. Mayo,
General Frtlfht and Paaa, Agent.
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Oregon
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From A.torla
All .ailing datea subject to change.
Far Ban Franc laco every fly. daye.
Dally ei. Columbia Klvar to 4am
wpt Hun I'orilaoit and War Daily
day arrani Undlii ecptMon
Steamer Nahcotta leavea A.torla on
tide dally except Sunday for Ilwaco,
connecting there with tralna for Long
Beach, Tioga and North Beach point..
Returning arrive at Aitorla him
evening,
Through tlcketa to and from all prin
cipal' European cltlei.
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Aatorla, Or.
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