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ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBEft 4.
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PORT ARTHUR?
Otoimdqs nevs tones from Prf !Arta.uA 'It, tie
frirc letter reported from Shanghai is .true, that
Jsurtnsss is in a desperate plight and upon the verge 0
conquest or surrender, says the New York Tribune
That the letter is true we may well believe. O
coarse, there have hitherto been many other reports
feat the place was about to fall which have proved
ntrue. But it is obvious that each succeeding one
is livelier to be true than its predecessor. No for
tress ean hold out forever against combined storm
mf famine. Sebastopol fell in time, and Port Ar
ttinr is hardly a Sebastopol. For weeks the Japanese
lave been raking the place with their artillery, and
the Russian fire in- reply has been growing weaker
and weaker. The end must come at some time, and it
rams reasonable to suppose that it is now close at
land.
Hope of raising the siege is, of course, quite
dead. There never was any real hope of .that being
lone by the Baltic fleet, and the Russians them
nixes must now realize the fact. At one time there
was tKnne hopes of aid from General Kuropatkin
though even that was slight ever after the battle of
5aSian. But that hope, too, is dead. It has been
lilledj either by the prowess of Oyama or by the
Hmnfering of Alexieff and Jilinsky. Kuropatkin
las done its best. But even the gods contend in vain
apust stupidity such as Alexieff's. A high type
f Talorhas been shown by General Stoessel and his
omncTes in their gallant defense of the place. Those
0 inclined may consider which is the more admir
ably tbe stubborn valor which holds out to the end
and dies in the last ditch, or the discretion which
wets tarns when longer resistance is seen to be vain.
Bie general judgment of the world will be that the
defenders of Port Arthur have, played a heroic
part
The effect of the fall of the place upon the gen
eral fortunes of the war will not be marked. . It his
fteen accepted as a foregone conclusion and has been
fclly discounted. The fighting strength of the Rus
sians in the field will not be diminished. That of the
Japanese may be somewhat increased after a time.
How many men they have investing Port Arthur the
world does not know. It must be some scores of
thousands. These will be released by the fall of the
flace for service against Kuropatkin. But we as
inine they are much worn out with long and ardu
ous campaigning, and will scarcely be in condition to
jo north and fight again until after a period of rest
and recuperation. In time, however, they will be
wider Oyama 's banners. The moral effect of the
taking ef Port Arthur will be considerable, though
fess than it would have been at an earlier date. Best
f all, perhaps, will be the cessation of the dreadful
aianghter which has long been going on around the
flaee-. How many lives have there been lost we do
sot know,- but it is not at all improbable that they
are as many as those lost in all the bloody battles at
better, than Rogue river horticulturists, for - they
have a better established high market. Gtvnd Komi
beet growers are said to realize from $l,"0 to $tW
an acre for their product, which is contracted for by
the sugar refinery, and never seeks a market. ' A Wil
lamette valley farmer sold one yearling hog for $"..
the buyer acquiring the animal for pork.
These figures are. calculated to start the out in'
population to farming. Where has the average mid-dle-classman
such opportunities on a salary ? Where
is the thrifty eastern or Mississippi valley farmer
doing so well! What of the wheat king, the cattle
baron who is being forced to private pusViivs and
feeding, the sheep man and the hay producer .' If
wheat land yields 40 bushels to the aeiv and 7"
cents is paid for the crop, the farmer realizes ftfftmt
f30,jH3cr$. If bay land yields eight to:is:aiid 8 is
paid In the field; the! result is $64 an acre.' Cattle
.axj?..seUing.aAluw..as. $1-2 cents on foot, and $30 is a
ateera this season. Sheep
are profitable, but failing ranges increase cos: of
maintaining herds. - ' '
vf Tithoit-HDsiderig Ctvst of production, gross re
tttrai are' rather misleading, but most of the special
products mentioned leave a far greater profit than
the older products of the state, and will become the
objects of eager development during the next de
cade. -
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Swell Togs
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lie north.
PROSPEROUS OREGON I
The eity has no monopoly on business opportuni
ties. Samper crops throughout the state with glo
aious prices have had the effect of drawing attention
to meaty that is made by progressive farmers, and
ven city people are dazzled by the returns, says the
fortland Journal.
A Eugene man said he produced 2200 pounds of
lope fa the acre. Hops are selling for more than 30
ents which would place his returns above $600 an
acre, Horticultural Commissioner Carson, of Grants
Tarns, said in his annual report that Rogue river
applagrowers were realizing as high as $600 an acre
this- year, and none of the better orchardists were
hSxag below $150. Baker county potato producers
law to their credit more than 600 bushels to the
acre; ar about $300. A Klickitat family started two
years ago into the turkey business, securing a dozen
eggs at that time; last year they sold 30 turkeys and
this year they have 725, of which about 650 will be
put m the market. With an average of 14 pounds
to the turkey and 20 cents the minimum price, this
ianHljr ay expect a revenue of $1820 for the flock,
wiwlt Iks- fed on grasshoppers and waste of the eom
an.' Hood river orchardists do as well, if not
LESSONS OF THE FAIR.
The horticulturists of Klickitat county, Washing
ton, recently closed a successful fair at (Soldendale.
Every section of that prosperous valley was repre
sented, and the fruit display pronounced the best
ever made in the county. After paying expense!
the association has a small balance in the treasury
The fair will be a feature of every harvest season in
the future. Arrangements are being made for en
larging the field, and it is expected that the horti
cultural exhibit will develop into a real county fair
for the display of all farm products.
Many important lessons are taught in the county
fair exhibitions, says the Past-Intelligencer. Th
people come together and compare notes on growing
and marketing farm products. They bring the best
of tree and vine for exhibition purposes. Everyone
expects to get a ribbon indicating some class of a
premium. A plate of rich red apples often causes
the farmer with no orchard to resolve on planting
trees. A nice display of walnuts from some well
known farm often removes all doubts about growing
nuts-and brings ne .thoughts into the minds of
farm owners. : '
: The social features of the county fair add much
to the pleasure of county meetings. The people liv
ing in an agricultural community should become
acquainted in a friendly way. There is more in life
than mere dollars and cents. The rural population
has a right to expect some pleasure from surround
ing farms and gardens. When the social spirit is
forgotten, the interest in a community drops to the
par of commercialism. The fair ground is the place
where all can meet on a social level and participate
in the harvest festivities with equal enjoyment.
The ounty fair is 'a public educator. It assists
in the introduction of; new products. Success with
a certain crop causes others to plant seed and at
tempt its cultivation. In this manner the diversi
fied crops of field, garden and orchard may lie in
troduced in a community. There is always room for
more people to engage in growing fruits and plants.
Increasing the area devoted to any particular crop
naturally enlarges the field for markets. With only
a small tract given up to one fruit, the grower must
seek a market. When many acres are planted to the
same crop, the market seeks the grower.
Our democratic friends may be pardoned for re
senting Secretary Hay's statement that "nothing
but disaster could follow the reversal of the policies
to which we are indebted for the prosperity of the
last few years," but it is nothing more or less than
what Mr. Hay called a "simple fact." American
prosperity since 1896 has rested, so far as govern
ment is concerned, upon the American policy of pro
tection to its industries and the resolute maintenance
of the gold standard, and to neither of these has
the democracy, as a party, contributed anything but
pen or veiled hostility. There are times when the
truth, however unpleasing to some, must be spoken
without fear or regard for party susceptibilities, and
the present is one of them.
THIS IS A CUT ("V
our swell Bolted
Hack Overcoat fifty
two inches long and a
favorito with the "know
how to dress man." It
is a coat that wo have
in all patterns, , meter
ials and weights.
$10.
TO
$30.
Of courso we have the
ever popular "topkote"
and Chesterfields, in
Melton's, Boa vers,
Thibcts, Coverts and
unfinished worsteds.
Why spend
aggravation
tunc and
in going
to a tailors when you
can step in here and be
fitted with garments
that equal the produc
tion of a swell city tai
lor at half the cost.
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' to shed water, and they
tit, look and take the
place of an overcoat.
We ftel certain that
should you need a gar
ment of this kind you
will do well to inspect
our stock. They are
tailored right and
priced right. .
Hart Schaffner Mrx
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SHOES
That is our subject.
We can interest you
in shoes. We have,
shoes : : : : :
For Everybody
and no house in As
toria can sell better
FOOTWEAR or at
lower prices. : : :
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NEW COMERS
Mayor Harrison, of Chicago,, on his recent vis't
to New York, expressed his ardent desire that Judge
Parker should visit the second city of the country
and reveal to his admirers in the west his inexhausti
ble stores of hia knowledge and eloquence. But the
democratic candidate prefers to express his views
nearer home. When he opened his campaign he was
firm in the assurance that he could not travel over
a wide area in order to convince his hearers of his
sincerity and earnestness, but he has since convinced
himself that he must pay more attention to the re
quests of the east for speeches. Yet he is in no dan
ger of rivalling Mr. Bryan in persistent oratory.
..V ..; .
Columbia university is celebrating her 150th an
niversary. 'Like the United States, she has a grand
record in the matter of expansion. The time-honored
university is worthy the great metropolis, and, like
it, is planning largely for the future.
Who wish to learn the English
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Notice of Primary Election.
Notice in hereby given that u pri
mary election for the republican jxirty
will be heUI In the city of Axtorlu.
Oregon, Bnturduy, November S, 1104,
between the hours of 13 in. and &
p. m. of Mid day. for the purport Of
electing thlrty-elx (36) delegate to a
republican city convention, hereinafter
designated, which said delegntes are
apportioned as follow, to-wlt:
First Ward 13 delegates. '
Second Ward 12 delegates.
Third Ward 12 delegates.
The following polling places and
Judges for said primary election have
been selected:
First Ward rolling place, court
house; Judges of election, 8. O. Trul
linger, P. J. Goodman, J. A. Montgom
ery. Second Ward Polling place, office of
C. E. Foster, 694 Commercial street;
Judges of election, Jume W. Welch, C.
E. Foster and B. A. Elgner.
Third Ward Polling place, office of
Astoria Box Company; judge of elec
tion, Gust Holmes, Iver Anderson, W.
T. 8cholfleld.
Furthermore, notice Is hereby given
that a republican city convention will
be held at the court house Id the city I
of Astoria, Oregon, on Wednesday.
V 1 u A tAAl - I .1 . .1
in., for the purpose of nominating can
didates for the following city offices
to be elected at the 'c'ty election on
Wednesday, December 14, 1904: '
One pity attorney, for a term of twi'
years.
One councilman from the Second
ward, for a term of three year.
lHV vuuii. iiinu ft.Ulll MV A WM V.
ward, for a term of three years.
Tltf nrilt, nf th Mntihllpn rllv ran
tral committee. 4
HARRISON ALLEN, Chairman.
CHAS. It. ARERCROMB1E, Sec. -
Not A Siek Day inc.
"I was taken severely sick with kid
ney trouble. I tried all sorts of medi
cines, none of which relieved me, " One
dny I saw an ad. of your Klectrlo
Hitter and deterrrlned to try that.
After takjng a few doses I felt re
lieved, and oon thereafter was en
tirely cured, and have not seen a sick
day since. Neighbors of mine have
been cured of Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Liver and Kidney troubles and Gen
eral Debility." This is what It. K.
Buss, of Fremont, N. C. writes. Only
60c, at Chits. Rogers Druggist.
16-INCH WOOD
Delivered at depot. Carload lots. Write or phone
TONGUE POINT LUMBER CO.
Astorlu, Oregon.
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MATTING
Jaet Received The finest stock of matting in the city, in many pattern
and grade. Price low at 20, 25 and 30 oenti a yard.
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