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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1904)
FAGE FOUR TIIE MORNING. ASTORIA, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1901. THE MORNING ASTORI AN. Established 1873. the sueeess of these great business men is held up for the emulation of American boys. RATES. iy xnasl, pr year By mail, per month . . . By carriers, per month $G 00 50 60 TUC 8E3II-WEEKLY ASTOKIAX. ....... 1 00 By mail, per year, in advance ASTORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. ROCKEFELLER'S START. Before the Bible class of his son, John D. Rocke feller, the wealthiest man in the United States, a few days ago recounted some passages from his earliest lustory to excite the emulation of his young hearers. "Without seeking to draw any morals from the story, which shows some slight evidences of senility, it is -worth while noticing some features about it which do not exactly correspond with the customary stories f the lives of self-made men which the world has been given from time to time. For example, it appears by the story of Mr. Eockefeller that when he prepared to enter into . business for himself, which he did while still in his teens, he was possessed of a capital from his personal saving of some $800. His parents had supported him and permitted him to retain to his own use all of his earnings, which, in poorer families, would be impounded into the common fund. Further than this, Ms father advanced to him a sum sufficient to make up his share of the money put into the busi Bess partnership to $4000. Still further, he discloses that this eapital proving insufficient to the demands of a growing business, he borrowed much larger sums. Instead of making his way up by his unaided thrift and industry it is apparent that Mr. Rockefel ler came of well-to-do parents, who were able to start him off in business before he was of age with a capi tal equal to that of the average business man of ma ture years, at that period, in the early 50s. He was abnormally successful in business and had abnormal business instinct, it is true, and his further successes certainly jutified the faith which his father had in his business abilty and sagacity; but the point to be remembered-is that he was given a long start in life TSy others. Mr. Carnegie's story tells itself along similar lines. He, too, exhibited thrift and industry in his youthful days. Unlike Mr. Rockefeller, his parents were unable to assist him with capital, but when he was about to embark in business for himself his own savings amounted to but a small fraction of the money needed, and he borrowed his capital from persons who took an interest in the bright and hard working lad and were glad to help him along. Like Rockefeller, Carnegie made good use out of the bor rowed many which gave him his start in life and be came a very wealthy man. Each, however, owed Bis real starts in business life, and thus th'e founda tion of his fortune, to financial aid extended to him By others at a very early age in life, while other boys were still under parental discipline and without ommand of their own time. It mast be remembered that the custom in that day was for the boy under 21 years of age to account to his parents for all of his earnings and that coming of age had a signifi eance then that it lacks now. In short, neither Rockefeller nor Carnegie was a "self-made" man. Both secured their starts in life through the money of other people, not with capital which they had accumulated by their own thrift atid industry. Their real capital was the reputation which they had acquired for business sagacity, which induced others to back them in their undertakings. Thus, they were enabled very young to take positions which they might have struggled for years before obtaining through their own unaided resources. It is worth while to keep these matters straight when GEMS FROM HERBERT SPENCER'S WORKS . We hear a great deal about "the vile body," and may are encouraged by the phrase to transgress the laws of health. But nature quietly suppresses those who treat disrespectfully one of her highest products, and leaves the world to le peopled by the descendants of those- who are not so foolish. Every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringe not the equal freedom of any other man. Free institutions can be properly worked only by men each of whom is jealous of his own rights and also sympathetically jealous of the rights of others who will neither himself a gross on his neighbors in iinall things or great, nor tolerate aggression on them by others. No cue can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy. Whoever thinks that men might have full sym pathy with their fellows, while lacking all sympathy with inferior creatures, will discover his error on looking at the facts. Scarcely any connection exists between morality and the discipline of ordinary teaching. Mere cul ture of the intellect (and education as usually con ducted amounts to little more) is hardly at all operat ive upon conduct. Creeds pressed upon the mind, good principles learned by rote, lessons in right and , wrong, will not eradicate vicious propensities, though people, in spite of their experience as parents and as citizens, persist in hoping they will. All breaches of the laws of health are physical sins. When this is generally seen, then and not till then will the physical education of the young receive the attention it deserves. 4 The saying that beauty is but skin deep is a skin deep saying. People are beginning to see the first requisite in life is to be a good animal. The best brain is found of little service if there be not enough vital energy to work it, and hence to obtain the one by sacrificing the source of the other is now considered a folly a folly which the eventual failure of juvenile prod igies constantly illustrates. Thus we are discovering the wisdom of the saying that one secret in education is "to know how wisely to lose time." JUST FOR INSTANCE. LAME ARGUMENT. Mr. U'Ren says in his letter concerning the di rect primary nominations law that it is calculated to kill off the political boss. This is a change of base on the part of the secretary of the league, who here tofore argued that it would settle the factional dif ferences in Multnomah county. A law that will only kill off political bosses doesn't amount to much. A boss is a man who has secured the confidence of the voters to the extent that he is permitted to promul gate, policies. His political experience is so .wide that his suggestions are adopted without much ques tion. The term "boss is facetiously applied. It is a tribute to a man's political sagacity, rather than something of which he should be ashamed. The boss holds his high position in the party only because the people want him. Aspiring, would-be bosses seek his overthrow. It is to be presumed that they hope, with the aid of the direct primary law, to accom plish results which their own intelligence will not net them. The argument is a lame one, and if there is nothing else than this feature to commend the measure it ought to be turned down by practically unanimous vote. Mr. U'Ren has written several let ters on this subject within the past few weeks, and we have as yet failed to find one really good argu ment for the direct primary law. The advocates of the bill do not go into detail. They base their cam paign on the slushy preamble attached to the meas ure. When asked why two elections should be held, at public expense, where one is now held, or why a poor man should be excluded from the preroga tive of running for office, because of the expense of two elections, or are chided with the un-American terms of a measure which requires a man to pub lically announce his political faith, they dodge tho question. It isn't a matter of politics, this new re form scheme, but one of common sense. Let the league offer something better than our present system. Woodend Affair Settled. New York, May 18. Plans are re-j will be offered 25 per cent of their fclaims In cash and the balanec in notes ported to be under consideration lortond securities. Dr. Woodend estimates settling the affairs of the collapsedfola liabilities at $180,000. brokerage concern of "W. E. Woodend A Co-. It is understood the creditors !0STETTE!&i I CELEBRATES Uy h Yfi them st once by Indigestion, k Constipation, l Dyspepsia and I Weak Kidneys are foes to good health. Cure t ' 1 5k them lit once bj lA. il toVinn 4Ka PI rAsS-'r&fi 'ters. It neverj V ,l fails even in the f J? j)!moet severe cas- f "7.j-."T "'Jes. Doctors en-j J doweit. Try a 1.Y bottle. It is also! fH STOMACH unequalled as a FITTER " and Ague. . MAN WAS NOT BI8SEAK. Wife Denied That Body Found Wat That of Her Husband. Chicago, May 18. Mary Bisseak, wife of Stephen Bisseak, the man supposed to have been strangled and thrown into the Illinois and Michigan: canal. last Saturday, has been set free by the! Brighton Park police. The woman de- i nied that the body found was that of 'her husband. West Point Cadets on Trip. West Point, N. T., May 18. The (corps of cadets will start for St. Louis May 28 and on this account the board of visitors will report here May 20, two weeks earlier than usual. The graduating exercises of the first class will take place June 15. MARCHING ON NIUCHWANG. Lloyd's Agent 8ays Russians Have Concluded Evacuation. London, May 18. Lloyd's agent at Nluchwang has telegraphed under Tuesday's date as follows: "The Japanese division which landed at Kal Chou May 18 under heavy firing of the Japanese men-of-war Is march ing toward Nluchwang. Evacuatlonr by the Russians have been nearly com pleted. The Japanese are expected to arrive shortly. All is quiet at Nlu chwang and shipping shows favorable progress." The miin who erects nlf cMtl? doesnH have to worry about the build ing laws and never bothers In regard to the Are limits, From Now York rmnes the tnls of miin 88 years of nge walking 900 miles on two cookies ttnd a ptove of cheese. That Is ft tne of either walk ing 900 mites very swiftly or fating (tie cookies and chuexe very slowly. The bestlskl that we can mnkeo vitvh outMkl of It Is to the effect that KuropuU-nn't Instead, of ktn. Extra! Extra. Kiilrhau. My Allexleff hu moved bin headnuarters Mjrtiln 10 miles in the roar, following tho precedent t the famous Agulnadlo nd h em ployed two extra Kteruwnphers to write his I-regret-to-Muts ni'inrs to, the emir. If the Jupunese can rvn fast enough to catch the Russians n decisive battle Is llnblo to occur with in a few days. The Russians have been somewhat demoralised from the fact that several prominent olftcers have signed with managers of the Pa cific coast baseball league of America because of their ability to make home runs. It Is understood that they are to be sent to the aid of the Portland Browns. Being deprived of Its most famous runners, It is feared that the Russians will be unable to get away and be compelled to fight the men of the mikado, a calamity from which they naturally shrink. LI LI KIIEL. The snfTron-hued newspapers which exist on Hearst money are making a great deal over that Instructed Cali fornia delegation but neglect to men tion that something In the opposite direction happened In Montana and Wisconsin. The man who pays his bill with promises always meets his obligation. If Kuroputkln Makaroff house why doesn't he do It? That Jupanese naval officer who did the Hobson act at Port Arthur refuses to continue said act now that he has returned home. He's a married man, and aside from naval events doesn't care for unpleasant complications. Before Fltxslmmons would fight the Russians he would demand that they acquire a reputation. Dr. VAUGIIAN, Dkntist. Fytbtan Building, Astoria, Oregon. Dr. T. I. UA1.L DENTIST hU Commercial street. Astoria Ore. ""'"'JAY TUTTLE, M, b. PHYSICIAN AND SUltOKON Acting AMtitant Surgeon IMS. Marine lliwpltal Henries, Olflcs hours: 19 to 11 a.m. 1 to 4; to p.m. 477 Commercial Street, tnd Floor, Dr. W. O. LOfiAN l'ENTWT fi78 Commercial St , Hlinnnlmn HutMIng 0. J. TKENCHAUn Insurance, Commission and (Shipping CUSTOMS HOUSE BROKER. Agent Wslls-Fergo and Northern ' Paclrto express Companies, Cor. ELEVENTH and BOND 8Ta Dr. KIIODA 0. I1ICK8 OSTEOPATHY Manaell Uldg. 571 Commercial Bt I'lloNK 1ILACK 0. W. IlAliK, DENTIST MmiikcII iluildtng 673 CtHiimor'UI Htrwt, Astoria, Ore TEI.KriIO.VE 15ED ami. IT HI a. VIHirH. If. liOOIIWIM, yijH-ril rm -.-w ......... wmt Ji IrM1WHTt M, I MATTRESSES Wool, Curled Ilnir, Mohair, Spring. All kind of Muttrawoti mtida to order. Price the I-owcHt. L. H. HENNINGSEN $ CO. $04 BONO STREET, ASTORIA, OREGON. PM0NC, RED 230$ Scow Bay Iron 8 Brass Works manufacturers of Iron, Steel, Ilrruw and Bronze Costings. General Foundrynicn and Patternmakers. Absolutely firstcla work. Trices lowest. Phone 245i. Corner Eighteenth and Franklin. PERSONAL MENTION. Charles V. P.rown was up the road yesterday. . II. Peterson, a well .known cannery man, was down yenU-rday from Al toona. Harrison Lyn Hmnlilct was down from Portland yesterday. He returned on the night train. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Dement have re turned from San I;l(Co, wh're they had been vlsltlnir for several months. J. W. Casey, traveling pasm-nK'T ajjd freight agent of the Chicago, .Milwau kee & Ht Paul railroad, was in the city yesterday. Elijah Smith of Hottton arrived in(l the city last night. Mr. Smith was fermerly at the head of a combination of transcontinental railroads. COOPER SHOP Tierce, Barrels and Kits for racking Fish, Butter, Etc., Made to Order at Lowest Prices by M. 0. Stanovich, cor, n a Duane sts. AMTOIII4, OIlKOO.-f 433 Commercial Street Phone Main 121 Sherman Transfer Co. IIEXUY 81! RUM AN, Manager Hacks, Carriages Baggage Checked and Transferred Trucks and Furniture Wagons Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped. ANDREW ASP, BLACKSMITH. 'Hating installed a HubU'r Tiring Machine of the latest pattern 1 am prcpnrtl to do all kinds ol work in that line at reusouaMt' prices. Tclcpliono 201. CORNER TWELFTH AND DUANE STREETS. ANTI-REFORM WIN8. Only Contest in Michigan Was on This Question. Grand Rapids, Mich., May 18. As was expected the only contest In the state republican convention held here today developed on the question of primary reform, Involving the nomina tion of candidates by a direct vote of the people. The antl-prlmary reform element scored a decisive victory. Indorsed Teddy. Raleigh, May 18. North Carolina re publicans at Greensboro tonight in dorsed the administration of President Roosevelt. TO CURE ANY DI8EA8C The Canute Mast be Restored. Sama Way Wits Daadraff. Kill the germ that causes dandruff, falling hair and baldness, you will have no more dandruff, and your hair must grow luxuriantly. 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The taking of strong medicines, like mercury or potash, will sometimes so pollute and vitiate the blood and im pair the general system that the merest scratch or bruise results in obstinafc non-healing sores of the most offensive character Often an inherited tain t breaks out in frightful eating sores upon the limb or face in old age or middle hfe. Whenever a sore refuses to heal the blood is always at fault, and, while antiseptic washes, salves, soaps and powders can do much to keep down the inflammation and cleanse the sore, it will never heal permanently till the blood lt.ir ta ,.,;c-4 a uA.aAU germs and poisons destroyed, and with S. S. S. thiscanbe accoraplished-tha jniuuicu wooa is punned and Invigorated, andwuen rich.pure blood is again circulating freely throughout the body the flesh around the old sore begins to take on n natural color, the discharge of matter ceasa and tho r1a Ti.n1 if JJ- I u t0?M Wp the 7stem M Guilds P the general health. IX you hare a chronic sore write us. No charge for medical advice. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, CA