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THE MORNING.. ASTORIAN ASTORIA, OREGON. UN DAY, DECEMBER 11, 1904. THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established 187J. PaBlLhed Dally (Except Monday) by THE J. 8. DELLINGER COMPANY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Br mail. per year .' ....$ 00 Br wail, per month SO Br carrier, per month (0 THE SEMI-WEEKLY ASTORIAN. Br mall, er, advance ..11 00 gsyOrdm for tit (Mlwinjr of The Monxiim AsroituK to Htht rwmImk or pWn of btKunvm tar be mad by VoMal oui or thrvurh Mr phooe. Any tmspiWtty in Mtwy houM be Laawdiataly reported to tba office of publication. Telephone Main Ml. -Teday's Weather. Western Oregon and Western Wash ington Sunday, cloudy, with rain. Eastern Washington cloudy and threatening, probably occassional rain. o DUTY TO OURSEVLEa The position taken by the Astorlan relative to Sunday observance has been highly commended, both by the people of Astoria and by the press of the state. The disregard for Sunday ob servance is not because people do not believe in It, but because custom tole rates a non-conformity with the laws and customs, upon which the observ ance was founded. The general disre gard and misappropriation of Sunday 1a Astoria brings before us the ques tion whether or not the observance of Sunday is necessary. The Sabbath is an institution Interwoven in our laws and customs. Is its maintainence neces sary, or is it an institution whose chief importance and value lies in tradition? Could our nation set it aside and fare as well without it Sunday observance means to the In stitutors of Sunday laws a day devoted to quiet rest, free from business tur moil, set apart for moral culture, and for those who desire it, divine worship. A large number of the residents of As toria never attend churches. Spiritual welfare is a secondary condition to financial welfare. Pleasure Is para mount to religious observance. Selfish ness actuates the majority of men. . A recognised vital connection of Sunday observance without physical, financial and moral conditions Justifies us. as we believe In saying, "Sunday observ ance Is necessary to national welfare. In making this declaration we are mindful of the arguments used by op ponents, in that Sunday is not different from any other'day, and, therefore, need not be observed as such. The ar dent supporters of this view regard Sun day observance ,s optional, and the Sabbath human in its origin. Sup porters of our contention look upon the Sabbath as divine in its origin and beniflcent in Its purpose. According to scriptural records the Sabbath was ap pointed by God at the close of creation and was later made a part of the law from Sinai. TM survival of this insti tutlon through ages of time and many changes is an indication of its divine origin. - But granting that the views of the Astorlan of Us divine authority is er roneous, we still maintain that it Is of inestimable value as a political In stitution and to dispense with it would be to sacrifice the best interests of our nation. It is a well known principal of economics that national welfare Is promoted by Improvement of the labor er's condition. Nothing working to ward the betterment of this class, Is more Important than one day of rest In seven. Take this day from them and make it like the six days of the week, a day of work and worry and strife for dally bread, and what would be the effect upon our already over-burdened people? National observance of Sunday Is necessary to preserve the sanclty of the home, for If business and professional life claimed attention seven days in stead of six, the home would be ne : glected. In many homes the members have great diversities of interests, that la, no two members of the same home may be engaged In the same work. The members of such homes would become widely separated if a day were not al lowed apart from the busy world to cultivate home Intercourse and inter ests. Again, man is under moral ob ligations to keep the Sabbath, because of Us proven benefits to his body and mind. Physiologists agree that the body Is like a machine and lasts many more years If given rest. The purpose of the Sabbath being beneflclent, binds us morally to respect and appropriate It. The effects of Sabbath observance are significant. By supplying rest to body and mind it sustains and cheers humanity. By forbidding acts in pur suit of pleasure and gain, It prevents selfishness. By enjoining man to acts of worshlp.it keeps in mind a knowledge of God, without which man Is sure to sink In moral degradation. Generally speaking, all effects of the observance o! Sunday tends toward the moral per , fectlon of man, and this is strong indi cation that sacred history is true, con cernlng the purpose and origin of the Sabbath. To discuss the moral as pect of Sunday observance Is unneves stu-y. There is only one side to the question. Opponents have no argu ments to advance why It should not be observed. Those immorally Inclined will never have any respect for Sun day nor for the people that believe In its observance. Their tastes and in clinations run In the channel flowing into the lowest strata of society. They have no respect for virtue, no love for home, no Interests In the welfare of society or the community. As the twig is bent, so will the tree be inclined. Those who prefer the associations of the Immoral element, will continue in their downward career, and are simply barnacles on the body politic. o KANSAS CRANKS. What's the matter with Kansas? The Chinese have found out about the state of sunflowers, long whiskers, populists. mortgages and prohibition sentiment, and have employed 80 Kansana as of ficers in the Chinese army. It is not probable that the military fume of Carrie Nation has reached Pekln, yet the soldiers of the" Prairie state seem to stand very high with the emperor of the lotus-eaters. It is more likely that It is Brigadier General Punston that dinted the consciousness of . the un changeable people and brought the military men of Kansas to the atten tion of Its progressive statement and political reformers. A man from Trlnidal Col., J. E. An derson, formerly of the Twentieth Kan sas regiment, has Just been appointed a captain in the imperial Chinese army. He will start presently for China, and thereafter take up the laborious tusk of teaching the almond-eyed heathens to progress upon the upward scale of miUtnry evo'tttmn and education till fitted to swim the Tagalo, by proxy, In their astral bodies or merely in the lurid accounts of war correspondents. Great opportunities await Captain An derson, and he may rise to the position of military mandarin of an entire prov ince. ' His task of making the Chinese into soldiers on the American plan will enr title him to pretty nearly anything in case he meets with even approximate success. The natives of the Flowery kingdom make excellent truck garden ers, and they can carry more soiled clothes plied on their necks than any other variety of the genus homo, but the species of the raec that come to this country apparently have no mili tary genius except the perverted kind that is exhibited by the highbinder, who shoots his enemy from the rear In a dark alley at night or chops him on the head with a hatchet from behind a door. Speaking about hatchets, the China man's penchant for that weapon and Mrs. Nation's similar predilection would seem to fit them for each other. Carrie ought to be appointed to a majorship at least in the Chinese militia forces, and it is safe to say that such an event would be of benefit to the world. The lady has expended a large volume of energy here to somewhat doubtful ends, but In the land where hatchet men are a native Institution she ought' to flourish and become the center of a huge cult of admirers. She could be spared from America, and it is re spectfully suggested to the recruiting officers of the Chinese army in this country that no means should be neg lected to secure her for an officer In the Imperial army corps of China. o , QUEEN OF THE HOME. The queen who sits upon the throne of home, crowned and sceptered as none other ever can be, is mother. Her enthronement Is complete, her reign unrivalled, and the moral Issues of her empire are eternal. "Her children arise up and call her blessed." Rebellious, at times, as the subjects of her government may be, she rules them with marvelous patience, win ning tenderness and undying love. She so presents and exemplifies divine truth, that it reproduces Itself In the happiest development of childhood, character and life. Her memory is sacred while she lives, and becomes a perpetual Inspiration, even when the bright flowers bloom above her sleep ing dust. Scotland, with her well known reverenae for motherhood Insists that "an ounce of mother Is worth a pound of clergy." The ancient orator bestowed a flattering compliment upon the homes of Roman mothers when he said, "The empire Is at the fireside." Who can think of the influence a mother wields in the home, and not be Impressed with Its ar reaching results! Mohammed ex pressed a great truth when he said "Paradise Is at the feet of mothers." There Is one vision that never fades from the soul, and that Is the vision of mother and home. No man In all his weary wanderings, ever goes out beyond the overshadowing arch of home. Let him stand on the surf beaten coast of the Pacific or roam over the western wilds, and every dash of the wave and murmur of the breeze will whisper "Home sweet home." Set him down amid the glaciers of tne north, and even there thoughts of home, too warm to be chilled by the eternal frosts, will float in upon him. Let Jilm drive through the green, waving groves and over the sunny slope of the south, and In the smile of the soft skies, and in the kiss of the balmy breeze, home will live again. o CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. at A Large and Varied Assortment . Ekstrom's. Here are a few articles which will make suitable and handsome Christ mas presents for anyone. All popular and stylish, cheap In price, but high In quality. Read: Silver novelties In numerous different patterns, handsome cut glass pieces, sterling silverware, ebony goods In brushes, glasses and toilet sets, fancy umbrellas and canes, match boxes, tableware, fin chains. chafing dishes, carving seta, special watches, diamonds, broches and a thou sand other things. It will pay you to consult our prices before going else where. H. EKSTROM, Astoria, Ore, Nine of Crew Qons. Providence Town, Mass., Dec. 10. The fishing schooner Fish-hawk ar rived here toibty with nine of the crew missing. The men were lost while at tempting to escape from the vessel while she was temporarily aground on Peaked-Hill" bar tonight. N.w York Fresxing, New York, Dec. 10. A snowstorm ac, companted by a high wind, descended upon New York today and still con tinues. Two Inches have fallen. For Men. 00$0000000$00000(OIiO 0 b Swell Tods 1 A C TAP PC Home of o P. A. STOKES A PICTORIAL DRAMA. Haw Tweed Was IdealMed. U PI ky a Sast Crtoa, No very strenuous effort bad been made to find Tweed, but It became known at lust that he was somewhere tn Spanish territory. At early a Sept 30 Nast cartooned the "boas'' aa tiger appearing from a cave marked "Spain." Now, suddenly, cauie anoth er report a cable that one "Twkl" (Tweed) had been Identified and cap tured at Vigo, Spain, on the charge of "kidnaping two American children." This seemed a curious statement, for whaterer may have been the boss' sins be had not been given to child stealing. Theu came further news, and the mys tery was explained. Tweed had been Identified and arrested at Vigo through the cartoon "Tweedle-dee and Ttlden dum," drawn by .Thomas Nast The "street gamins" to the Spanish office, who did not read English were two children being forcibly abducted by the big man of the stripes and club. The printing on the dead wall they Judged to be the story of his crime. Perhaps they could even spell out the word "re ward" in an upper corner. Absurd as It all was, the identifica tion was flawless. Tweed, on board the steamer Franklin, came back, to America to die. When his baggage was examined It was fonnd that be had preserved every cartoon Nast had drawn of him, save the few final ones published after his escape,' one of which had placed him again behind prison bars. On Oct 7 Harper' re published this picture with the story of the boss' capture. The pictorial drama was complete. Albert Blgelow Paine In Pearson's. 0 O $ IK WWm mnm Swell, Togs 6 TIME o m o 09 O o o CO o tfM MM J But M4W 4 MM you were seeing us about your Winter Suit or Overcoat If you expect to be in the "running" with the fashionably dressed men around town. These garments are "chock full" of good quality, and style tnat is only pro duced by a first class City Tailor. To buy your clothes here is to be well dressed and to be well dressed is half the battle of life. We Fit Anyone P. A. STOKES Money Back if Dissatisfied OSO00000000$000000&0!9000 a Os Ow05aOJ)OWO0CM!0 ! Wsrrenton News. Warrenton, December 10. T. S. Jewett Is spending a few days In Sktpanon. Angus Sutherland Is visiting his old friend, A. J. Hill. James Flnlayson was In Warrenton on Thursday. E. n. Stoner was In Wnrrenton on Thursday looking for two horses that had strayed from his place. Rev. J. W. Welch has been In Port land several days this week. Mrs. F. II. Mudd nnd Miss t'luru May are visiting Mrs. R E. Tui-k at Mr. Pleasant, Wash. Barlrd With til florae. The will, dated 1772, of Sir William Browne, which Includes bis bequest to Cambridge university of gold medals for Greek and Latin odes and epl grams, contains also the request that he may be "buried In the most private manner, without Pall Bearers, Es cutcheons or Equestrian Ornaments, or any Attendants, except my Men Serr ants; that my Funeral may neither be an Object of Entertainment to Specta tors and Strangers, by attracting that observation, nor of Concern to Friends and Relations by requesting their At tendance. On my Coffin, when In the Grave, I desire may be deposited in Us Leather Case or Coffin my Pocket Elzevir Horace, comes vine vltaeque dulcls ct utlllH, worn out with and b me." Athaeneum. III. Safeguard. : Wife Oh, John, you've been playing poker again. You'll become a profes sional gambler If you keep on this way. John (dlxgustedly) No fear of that. I'm a rank amateur. Philadel phia Press. Out In Tacoma it has been discovered that a lot of hobos are passing through, each one carrying in his pocket a plain gold ring. Probably going down to marry Nan Patterson. people who are always measuring their heads for their crowns seldom tan show any cross scars on their moulders. Commoner. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Ths Baltimore A Ohio Railroad'. N.w Through fi.rvlo.. Effective November 27th, 1804, and thereafter, a new dally train will be Inaugurated,' leaving Grand Central passenger station, Chicago, at 10: SO p. m., for Akron, Cleveland, Youngs town, Pittsburg and Intermediate points, connecting at Pittsburg with "Duquesne Limited" for Philadelphia and New York, and with train No. 10 for Washington, IX C and Baltimore. This train will be equipped with first-class day coaches, Pullman sleep ers and dining car service. On all through tickets stop-over will be allowed at Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia, not to exceed 10 days at each place. For further particulars addreiis, Peter Harvey, General Agent, Room 1, Hoburt IIIdK-, Sun Francisco. j D, II. Martin, Manager Passenger j Tralllc Baltimore, Md. 11. N. AuHtln, General Passenger Agent, Chicago. INDIAN LEATHER N0YELTIES Burned ASTORIA Calender, Hanners, Pipe Racks, and Novelties of "all sort the inexpensive article you can send East and know it will be appreciated. J. N. GRIFFIN MEXICAN QUARTETTE SERENADE i i The Greatest Entertainment Ever Given in Astoria to be Presented at the Star Next Week. Expense does not enter Into the con- slderatlon of the management of the Star theater, but to give ths public the best entertainment obtainable Is the motive that actuate the management. A bill has been prepared for next week goes. It Is made entirely of wood, based on Ave octaves of the piano scole. There Is no Iron or metal of any kind used in Its manufacture. It ha been but three weeks In the United States, the first week at Oakland, the second at classical music and Spanish fandun- Best meals Restaurant. In town at the New Style A reader of the Commoner submits the following inquiry: "Filings from my gold brick are brass, what do you advise me to dor Answer: Don't mention It, but don't buy any more. The Pennsylvania man who has Just patented an endgate did not get It on the market in time to keep a whole lot of supposedly democratic states from spilling out. A Chicago man Is lecturing on "The Origin of the Karth." He dates It from the first building after the Chicago Are. If you are thinking of raising or mov ing a building it would be to your advantage to see Fredrlckson Bros, general carpenters and house movers. Shop, corner Tenth and Duane streets. That Throbbing H.sdsche. Would quickly leave you, If ou used Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their matchless merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches. They make pure blood and build up your health. Only 26 cents, money back if not cured. Sold by Chas. Rogers Druggist Next Time You need a pair of Men's, Women's or Children's SHOES Honest, Durable Shoe s For less money j than you have j j been paying try' j S. A. GIR1RE 543-545 Bond St. jr f MM o ,7; . ' 7 ' ft- 3E 7 I It vJ Msxloan LsMsrimbs. that will eclipse any thing of the kind Sun Francisco, ond the third will l ut Astoria. During the wek the follow ing program will be rendered: "Barbero," by riossln; "William Tell," "Poet and Pheasant," "Hope of Love, "Cavnllerla Rustlcnnn," "Puloma," and other popular overtures and selections. There will be a change of progrum every night. It Is certainly a most wonderful Instrument, nnd will attract thousands to the Star next .week. In addition to this, the following spe cialties will also be staged: The Oarlty sisters, refined singers and buck dancers. Acknowledged by the press as the bout dancers before the public. De- Qrnns, acrobatic trio; Poxy Grandpa und the bad boys. Bob Kenyon In Pic torial melodies, singing "The Face In the Firelight." The projoctoscope showing two great pictures Revenge and a Railway Tragedy. This will comprise one of the greatest programs presented to an-Astoria audience, Man ager Oervurts is deserving of credit In his efforts to secure only th best at- tractions, which has made the Star the popular vaudeville theater of -Asteruw ever before presented In Astoria, among the attractive features, Is an instru ment known as the Mexican LaMurl mba. This wonderful Instrument wus made by four brothers, the Balls Bros., who are the Inventors. The Instrument wub made In the stnte of Chlpas, South Mexican republic, and has been on ex hibition In all the leading cities of the Mexican republic. The quartet wns Invited to play for President Dins at his palace in the estate of Chapultapss, who was infatuated with the beautiful music furnished. The Instrument is performed upon by the four flails broilers, and Is led by Edward Sobar go, and comes direct from the conserv atory of music of the City of Mexico. Classical, and Spanish comic operas, and Mexican airs are played. It Is the only Instrument of Its kjnd In the world, and its peculiar .sounds make it an Instrument of meritorious worth. It imitates the harp, flute, flageolet, string bass, French horn, clarionet, guitar and mandolin; according to the. o IB O