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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1905)
UNOAY. FK8RUARY 28, 1905. THE MORNING ASTOllIAN ASTORIA, OREGON. V 4 . i i I 11 " " ' i i 4 1 THE HOMING ASTORIAN ' Established 1873. Puhllhf4 klly (Except ndT) ky tHE J. S. DEU.INGER COMPANY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. , By nalL Per year M By mail, per month .,.... M 'month a - THE WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By IWi advance 0 Entered t the poatofflce at Astoria. Oregon m second-claaa natter. frOnim fl lh drllTorinjr of Tat MoMlira ArreRus U rtekXpc or place of bsin rhoM. Any irnffuMriqr In delirwy hould be UluMulAteij rrponea wo too mncv w ikiwmwwi. - r TeUahone Main Ml. i Tedaa Weather. Western Oregon and Washington Sunday, Increasing cloudiness followed by occasional rain and cooler. . Eastern Oregon and Washington Fair. SUNDAY INCLINATIONS. 5; Sunday inclination are matters of environment The question of attend ing the theater or church la settled, according to one's Inclination. A cer tain element object to the ringing of church bells on Sunday morning. Ii often awakens them fromteh stupoi of exhlllrating exercis the! night be fore in which gin fines and Manhat tans played an Important part. The churches object to theaters aa tending to a demoralisation of the human race. Every little while some minister de plores what he believes to be the fact .that the theaters are more successful lii securing audiences than are the churches. It is true. ' In Astoria there are more people attending the theaters on Sunday than go to the churches. In eastern cities more people attend the churches and theaters are not allowed to run. but Astoria Is a wide open town, where everything and anything goes, and there is no protest from the pulpit. The theater haa these advantage. It change as its actors and its perform ances frequently. It is always pre senting something new. The church haa the same message and the same man in the pulpit from Sunday to Sun day. "The gospel never grows oM," is the theory of pulpiteers. In another important feature the theater has the advantage. A re spectable theater advertists thorough ly and successfully. A large persent age of its earnings go Into modern ad vertising. It supports the home pa per and the home paper gives it pref erence. Seldom does the church spend a dollar for advertising, It usually ex pects its advertising " free, and the newspapers cheerfully give it, on the theory, perhaps, that they are laying up treasurers in heaven, where moth and rust doth not corrupt, nor thieves break through and steal. Tears of contact, however, with newspaper at taches, convinces us of the fact that the only representative of any depart ment of a newspaper who will land in heaven, will be the printer's devil. And yet, the church draws. There much be a reason. There is a reason. The church administers to a great human need. It appeals to what is highest and best in life. A great vacuum requires to be filled. A great longing clamors to be satisfied. Men and women realize that they are three fold beings and that to cultivate body and mind alone is only two-thirds of culture. The man whose spiritual life Is atrophied may not feel this, but the normal man does. This is the churches opportunity and the reason for its existence. The church makes a mistake when It fails to advertise. It has the best thing in the world. The demand is al ready created. There can be no' sub stitution. It has a monopoly. There fore it should advertise. The church also makes a mistake when it permits its ministers to whine about church attendance and call attention to the success of the theaters and other worldly entertainments. You never catch a theater manager deploring a small house. He never whines In pub lic. He talks big houses and works for them, and he gets them. The church Is doing very well. Indeed, when one considers Its methods, and that Astoria is a wide open town and there are more advocates of vice than of religion. It does surprisingly well. If with this tremendous advantage, It would adapt itself somewhat to the plane of the age it would achieve the 'greatest success it has ever known. MAKE THE WORLD BRIGHTER If one half of the enegrles spent by the people in this world in the mad race for. pelf and power and personal aggrandizement, were devoted to bet tering the conditions of the human race how much brighter would this world , be. A brief respite from political em brogloes and a divergence from the paths of aln and shame to the paths of honor and true manhood would make an appreciable difference to all. Divest Astoria of every form of vice and In iquity; instill Into the niimls of the rising generation principals of mor ality and sobriety: cast aside all the contaminating influence that beset th path of both young and old, and the path of both young and old. and by the people and for the people, and the innovation would be appreciated. Supposing that Astoria was tree from vice and crime; that th doors of temptation were cloned never to open again; that everyone could dwell In unity and harmony; that all loved their neighbors as themselves and that instead of attempting to do an other a personal Injury In order to ac complish some temporary benefit, our lives were devoted to the uplifting of humanity, what a difference It would make. It Is not much better to chron icle the good deeds of a fellow serv ant than to criticise htru for the com mission of some overt act, committed In an unguarded hour ot temptation, not infrequently for personal gain? Is not a city of churches, school houses and educational Institutions preferable to saloons and houses of questionable resort. , Are not the In fluences exercised by the former much more preferable than those exercised by the latter. Prom which will man kind derive the most benefit. The ele vation of society Is not produced by contaminating influences and evil as sociations, but by fraternal feeling and brotherly love produced by the united action of the good and true In the purification of the moral atmosphere. These are questions that are worthy the careful consideration of the bet ter element of society in Astoria. These conditions can be accomplished If one and all would work along these lines, I resulting In the betterment of existing conditions. There is a good field for missionary work, not only in Astoria but In every town and hamlet in Ore gon. Nature haa never ordained that the world should be filled with petty bickerings and strife. It was never intended by the wise Creator .that abuse and scandal should supplant kind words and sympathetic influences. The world Is what we make It Our lives represent our own .inclinations. We make our own beds and upon them w must lie! . Temporary success may be achieved at the downfall of others, but in the end all must be held accountable for the deeds done in the body. Sin will never be eliminated from this world as long aa men are prone to) achieve wealth and greatness at the expense of others. Men may differ politically but all should be ot one accord socially and morally. The standard of men is measured by their good deeds, not by their bad ones. We may not all be lieve in the doctrines of Christianity, but we all know there Is nothing per nicious or demoralizing In the teach ings of the Bible. The church never did any harm In this world. Can as much be said of the saloons? Which Is the most elevating, the most re fining? To which membership brings the most respect? There Is but one answer to this. It admits of no doubt, no argument. There is only one side to it and that is the right side. To make the world brighter and more beautiful should be the highest am bition of every man and woman, and when this is done, mankind will reach the highest elevation In the social realm. Marine News. The Northlund left up for Portland at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Heather is at Ft. Stevens with the lightship in tow waiting for a smooth bar to take her out to her station. It Is expected that she will be able to get out this morning. The Kllburn is expected down from Portland tonight en route for San Francisco with freight and passengers. The steamer Prentiss will leave Port land tonight for San Francisco. The Columbia left Portland last light for San Francisco. ' The schooner Andy Mahoney left up the river yesterday to load lumber at Portland. The schooner C. A. Close was towed up to Portland yesterday to load lum ber. The British ship Pythomene with a cargo of merchandise from Antwerp arrived In last evening. The steam schooner Homer arrived In yesterday afternoon. The chooner John F. Miller with a cargo of lumber for San Francisco ar rived down yesterday and will leave out this morning. CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT. Reopened Under New Management John Blaslch has leased the CaUfor nla Restaurant and Oyster House and is now prepared to serve the public. The best oysters and meals in the city. Family trade supplied. Good cooks, polite waiters and prompt ser vice. There is no complaint about bnslness at the Star saloon. Good goods and courteous treatment will draw trade to any first-class saloon. That's what makes business good at the Star. The best Is none too food for our customers. A1 T r THE DRUl NlHT. lvU'lUAUMWaVWWWVWVWVWWW fcwriwwwwwvwvwawwvvwvwww- . W Epitome of Anntodotet mni Inoldsntt With Comments by Layman. That story about "direction, guidance and strelgth.,, will have to be verlfteJ before it is published. The next political scrap in Astoria will, eb SO-round contest between Hahn and Allen. Hadn't a franchise ought to slot when work Is to be commenced ani when completed? or la It simply a fran chise to be sold to capitalists? Four or five hundred dollars paid for advertising In . a foreign publication will never advance the Interests of Astoria. Feople want to see the home papers, not adverting schemes. The chamber ot commerce fhouUl spend some mone for advertising at home. Sending money out of the state has kept some people broke. ! People that find fault with a par ticular item in a newspaper, ought to write one themselves. They will havi the satisfaction of pleasing themselves Cashing bogus checks and taking stock in bunco trout farms seems to be a favorite pastime of some As toria people. Come to think of It. it Is better to cash the checks than buy the stock. Th mlllenium will never come untf governments cease from governing and the meddler is at rest Great men are ever lonely and live apart, but birds of a feater flock to gether because they fear to nap alone. A Kansas City throat specialist says that woman Is better qualified physi cally for talking than man. Wonder If he Just found that out? "George," said Pa Washington. "I notice that some miscreant na chopped down my favorlts chery tree. Have you any idea who did ItT Search me," replied George candid ly, "and as you and I seem to be the only persons on the premises I am too polite to venture any guesses." PERSONAL MENTION. Phil Miner of Portland was In the city yesterday. Sam Miller of Seaside was In tm city yesterday. H. Tellman of Portland Is registereo at the Central. r r Alnr of Skamokawa was In the city yesterday. F. S. McCord of Portland Is register ed at the Occident. Miss Katherlne Wade Is In Portland visiting with Mends. Duncan Shanks of Youngs river was in the city yesterday. Thos. J. W. O'Connor of Nasel was in the city yesterday. A. H. Blrrell of Portland was a visit- or In Astoria yes'.erday. Isaac Martin of Olequa, Wash., is visiting friends In the city. Jos. Falangoes of Clifton was In the city yesterday on business. Howard Lalghton and wife of Sea side were In the city yesterday. Walter Fltzpatrlck and wife of Pillar Rock were In the city yesterday. I Saldren of the Grays River Log ging Company was In the city yester day on business. Mr. Young of the firm of Dill & Young is down from Portland and will remain In the city about a month. Mrs. E. Robinson, who has been vis iting her sister, Mrs. John C. Clark, has returned to her home In Portland. A Good Suggestion. Editor Morning Astorlan: There is no doubt that what Is known now as Elk creek. In this coun ty is the Ecolo, or Whale creek of Lewis and Clark, where they saw a stranded whale 105 feet In length. This stream marks the extreme western terminus of their Journey of 100 years ago. I wish to suggest that In this centennial year of their trip the name "Elk" be dropped and Ecola be perm anently restored In honor and com memoration of these explorers. Those familiar with the Indian language pro nounce the word "e-quo-o-ls-k, ac cent on the flrst sylable and the last termination with a peculiar "sk" or "suk" sound. The party passed ovei Tillamook abreast the light house rock and the open spot on top they name J Clark's point of view. Probably what Is now called Bald Knob." J. Q. A. BOWLBY. DO YOU SUFFER From Bloating, Heartburn, Nausea, Belching or Cramps? If o we want you to try Ho8tetters Stomach Bitters at once. A dose before meals will tone up and strengthen the digestive or gans and cause the bowels to relax. Then these ailments will quickly dis appear. It has made thousands of weak stomachs strong during the past SO years. It also cures Indigestion Dyspepsia, Insomnia, Chills, Colds, La Grippe and Malaria. Hostelers' -Stomach Bitters. w ever Everybody wins and no O o 8 o A FEW DAYS ONLY. o o s o These suits are worth from $13.50 to $20.00 per suit, consequently in buying one you win from $450 to $1100 on each suit. RE We guarantee each and every suit to give entire satisfaction or money refunded. See display in centre window. KEEPS A DRESSY SHOP FOR 0000000OSO THE STAR THEATER Astoria's Fashionable Vaudeville heuee In connection with Star and Ar cade theaters of Portland. Changs sf Program Monday. Chsngs Aets Thursdays MATINEI DAILY AT 2; 46 P. M MONSTER BILL Week beginning February 27. Matinee dally at J:U p. m. THE HOFFMAN'S in (he original Madison Square Gar den CYCLE DAZZLE Introducing the Champion Lady rider of the World PATROXELLA D. ARV1LLE The Great Violinist HOMES A HOMES Presenting thcfr big laughing success entitled Uncle Jonathan's Visit ETHEL JACKSON Coon Shouter BOB KENY0N Singing Pictured Melodies "The Village Belle" Projectoscope will show the following subjects: Rock of Ages On the Window Shade Alphone and Gaston The Dude and the Burglar A Railroad Quick Lunch A Nigger In the Wood Pile . A Kiss In the Dark Admission II cents to any seat Special Sale in Boots and Shoes for 30 Days. FINE LINE OF Men's Women's and Children's SHOES S. A; GIMRE, 543-545 Bond St aee tiny Cspiules are superior to Balsam of Copaiba y- Cubebt or Injections indumA CURE IN 48 HOURSlpV the tarns diieatss withVw out Inconvenience. chance to lose when you buy have placed on sale at 8.95 PER SUIT. MEMBER 0900 0000&0 0300$ r First National Ban!, of Astoria ESTABLISHED 1886 Capital and Surplus $100,000 ASK Princess floor '.Pal Makes the Like Dries quickly, Has a Fine Gloss and is Very Durable. B. P. ALLEN a SON FISHER BROTHERS COMPANY Agent! The Linen Thread Co. SALMON TWINE, COTTON TWJNE, ROPE i I.. -- .v Fishermen and Cannery Supplies ASTORIA IRON WORKS JOHN OX,Prej, and Bupt, . . A. IFOX, Vice Hrmldeut, F.I-BIBH0hBeM7 . ASTORIA BAVIJIua BANK, Tress & Designers and Manufacturers of V? V ' . TBB tATKST IMPROVED CANNING MACHINERY, MARINf: ENGINES AND BOILERS. COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. 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