SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 1905.
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: SOMETIME.
There is a time we call It "sometime.-
A vague, sweet word, which
ever beckons us onward, as we seek
a reliiation of our dearest hopes and
loftiest Ideas.
A fond sweet mother sits gaxtng on
her sleeping children: a noble looking
boy and a lovely daughter, dreaming
of the "sometime," when they will have
grown to manhood and womanhood;
she pictures her son as a man, noble
and grand, full of wisdom, beloved and
respected by all, against whom no on
can speak a word of reproach. A
daughter fair, full of winsome beauty,
whom to know all must love. Hut.
alas, and alas! The "son, contrary
to all her teachings, is led astray Into
sin and vice, and wanders away from
home and mother. The daughter early
In life passes into the world beyond
while the mother lives on sad and
lonely.
A young man whose life semed full
of i promise of coming greatness, is
strlckenNJown with disease, but full of
hope he still dwells in his mind on
that "sometime" when be shall be well
and strong again and be able to do all
he had planned. He gases on the west
ern sky, over the grand Pacific and
thinks he discerns in the tints of the
beautiful sunset a promise that all hi
hopes will be realized. He falls asleep
no more to awaken in mortal form.
The soldier upon the field of battle
thinks of the "sometime" when, hav
ing won fame and renown for his brav
ery he shall return to his-home and
the fair maiden, whom he left In sor
row one beautiful summer day, to fight
for his country, for freedom and lib
erty. But alas for his hopes, the bul
let did Its fatal work and the soldier
was laid to rest in an unknown grave.!
The weary toller for bread looks
forward to a glad "sometime" when
the fruit of his labors shall furnish
him a home and competence so that
his last days may be days of rest and
quiet happiness. But how often are
his hopes a vague sweet dream?
The artist dreams of a picture that
hall make him famous. The poet wll
leave a poem, the singer compose a
song that will make the world better,
more birght and beautiful in the won
derful "sometime." Oh, sweet some
time, in which that is done what we
have planned. The days of our earth
ly existence are not long enough for
us to work outfall our lofty ambitions
and grand desires. But though this
be true, shall all of life's hopes and
dreams be in vain? In all this vast
and mighty universe of seen and un
seen wonders. Is there no place where
the dreams of this beautiful sometime
may be realized?
We are told that there Is an un
known world where the weary and
heartsick, the tired, sad and lonely
ones of earth shall find happiness. Th
mind of man Is infinite In Its capa
bilities. The earth does not afford him
opportunities of growth, so that his
soul powers may reach their highest
unfoldment. But in that unknown land
is a home adapted to his needs, har
monious and satisfying in its com
pleteness'. In this land he will find
the sometime that he missed during
his earthly career. In this new land
the fond mother will again find her
noble boy, even as she had fondl
hoped on earth, full of wisdom, be
loved and honored. Here too, she flndr
her daughter, growing to womanhood
and with an angelic beauty that far
transcends any dream of earlthy Iove
ness and as she gazes on her beautiful
children ber heart rises In thankful
ness for this sometime that ha.'
brought light out of darkness by giv
ing her back the loved of her heart.
The eyes of the young man on the
couch of pain and suffering sees, a
his eyes open upon scenes celestial, th
land of promise, the sometime of his
dreams. It flashes through his mine;
that In this land of beauty his hopes
will be realised to a greater extent tlan
they would have been had he remained
In the mortal form, and he la satisfied.
Here the soul Is sutlsiW In Its
home relations. Here hnrmonlou
homes are again formed, similar to the
ones on earth, by kimlred hearts,
reared in shady dolls, or by sparkling
rivers. Here loving hearts long sev
ered are united and the Ideal home of
the sometime Is created. Here waery
tollers ofVarth at last find a place o(
ret, a home with Jierfect peace and
happiness.
"And He shall wipe away every tear
from their eyes; and death shall be
no more: neither shall there be mourn
ing, nor crying, nor pain any more, the
first things are passed away."
STRIKE WITHOUT CAUSE.
The strike In New Tork this week on
the Interurban roads resulted disas
trously for the strikers, yet no sympa
thy for deluded Individuals makes It
possible to forget the fart that their
pitiable condition la the Just penalty of
their own folly and the example of
their sufferings a necessary element In
the evolution of well ordered society.
Justice does sometimes seem cruel, and
the evil that men do brings pain to
those who offend In ignorance and fo
ly as well aa those who are consciously
wrong. Unfortunately, too. a large
circle of innocents, the wives and chil
dren, bear the burdens of mistakes and
crimes which they were hopeless to
prevent. It le hard, but Its very hard
ness should have its good effect.
Here are a great many men who en
Joyed good wages and an assured em
ployment as long as they were able to
work. They were getting more than
their fellows engaged in similar becupn
tions elsewhere, and part of them
worked with exceptional protection
fmm the elements and from physical
hardship. In perfect wantonness they
left their places, and now after a week
they want them back and the time
comes for counting the cost. Those
who can get back places at all. do so
in teh status of new men. They hav
forfeited1 their claims, based on long
service, to consideration In promotion.
It will be only an act of grace I f they
get their old wages Instead of a lower
wage as new recruits. Those who are
over forty years old. though before
they had an assured tenure, are now
shut out altogether by teh company's
wise rule of taking on only young men
and giving them a chance, while at a
formative age, to work up In the ser
vice. Another serious loss threatening
the men is the forfeiture of the benefit
claims in the national labor organiza
tion from which their local union has
been expelled. Some of them had to
their credit large sums, dependent on
their obedience to the law of the union
Unless they can make their peace they
will be heavily punished for letting
themselves be misled by the lawles
elements in their local organization.
. Perhaps as a result of this wage
earners will come more than ever to
realize how their capital Is Invested In
industry and is dependent on obe
dience to law.,The reckless leaders had
been telling their dupes that they did
not need to abide by the union consti
tution or their contracts with the com
pany. If the men thought ol their
standing as old employees at all, the
caution was overborne by the blatant
promises to bring the Interborough to
its knees. So the plunge was taken
regardless of the risks. Now, In some
industries conditions may be such that
the striker take no risk, for he has no
capital of seniority or expectation of
continuous employment There may
oian h nrrgilnna whin a principle Is
at stake and men feel an obligation tfc
make sacrifices. If wage earners, ser.
luosly facing their possible losses
wish to take the risk, of course. It Is
their right. But as industry Is being
organized, it Is time for them to rea
lize their responsibility for themselves
and their fellows. The time has come
for workers who are so anxious about
freedom really to be free In their 'own
organizations, to make their unions
democracies, not despotisms, and gov
ern themselves with that intelligence
and self-restraint befitting the govern
ors of a democracy. What blind un
intelligence was It for men over 40 to
cut the limb of employment on which
they sat without looking where they
were going to fall! What sheer stu
pidity to violate the luw of an organ
ization on obedience to which their
property rights depended! How should
any man think that he could violate a
contract without forfeiting those bene
fits which the contract brought him"
Yet thousands of men were Just sc
blind and reckless, and now they 'art
paying for It paying for Irresponsi
bility, paying for listening to the dan
gerous teaching that the wage earners
are men apart, with Interests and ob
ligations opposed to the rest of so
ciety, free to Ignore statute, economic
and moral laws.
no regard for law, order and decency
hut are determined to carry on thr
nefarious business In the faev of pub
lic sentiment. Time was In Portland
when very little attention was paid
to the liquor business, but aa time
went on and the saloon men became
more arrogant; i rimes and ho!d-up
increased to such an alarming extent
that It Is hardly safe for a man to be
on the streets of Portland after dark.
Scarcely a night passes but what there
are from six to 20 crimes committed,
and" It Is seldom that any of the crlm
inrfi are sent to the penitentiary,
The keepers of the dive saloons aid
and abet these criminals to commit
crimes and their dlvea are tlw rendes
vous for cut-thrvuts, thieves, highway
men and murderers. It Is this class
that violate the laws nnd against whom
Sheriff Word has Inaugurated a cru
sade. It la such actions that build up
a strong sentiment against the llquoi
traffic, All the sure thing gamblers
swrrm around these dives and floeci
the unwary and the greeney. So bold
were they In robbing people that gam
bling was ordered closed In Portland.
The Lewis and Clark fair will bring
thousand.! of peopel to Portland and
among them all the crooks' and hobo
in the country. They will be driven
out of Portland and will come to As
toria as the only "wide open" town In
the state. This Is no credit to Astoria
and It Is very probable that In the near
future the officials will be compelled to
lose gambling in order to rid the com
munity of this class of people that
are certain to come here. The time to
act Is before the rush begins, an
whatever policy Is adopted, It should
tb strictly adhered to In the future
be strictly adhered to In the future. ,
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BECOMING LITTLE CHILDREN.
Neglect to Inspect our "swagger" stock or Clothing Tor spring,
built for Man or Boy
'MMlS.tufMl
V Mtn
IUaJT.km4
The Man
Who is fond of good
clothes is the man we
like to see conic into
onr store. Once he
tries on one of our
easy, neat fitting.
double or single breast-
tA ciii c i cur
sale
4510.00
to
4530.00
The Boy
Who is fond of gar
ments that is "chock"
full of style, and qual
ity to withstand the
strain that a boy full
of life and vigor is
bound to put them to,
will be delighted with
such clothing as we
are showing
$2.00
to
$13.00 v
NO R HOARD FOR LAW.
Judging from the many arrests In
Portland of saloonkeepers for violat
ing the laws of the state and ordi
nances of the cliy, the time will soon
come when public sentiment will be so
thoroughly aroused In that city that
many of the low dives of Portland will
be dosed and licenses refused to a
number of saloons. The saloonkeep
ers have no respect for the ordinances,
When children begin to muke n re
ligious creed for their own faith with
out the help of their elders, and the
creed they fashioned puwles and de
fies the doctors of the divine law, It
would soem that the time draw nigh
when out of the mouths of babes and
suckling wisdom shall come unto men.
A few weeks ago 40 school children
of various seel concluded tryit It
would be better for their mutual re
lations to ngree upon some slmplo
principles of moral faith and credit
each other with a common sincerity In
their fealty and obedience to this con
census creed. ' It Is remarkable "now
simple these children colated thc
foundations of religious faith which
have been Instinctive since the re
corded history of men began and have
been the rellglo-phychlc force of nil
the better civilization sinec the coming
of the Christian era. Since they de
clared that there Is a universal Fa
ther, who is wisdom, love, truth and
mercy; a Christ who Is a model for
men and teacher of Just morals: a
spiritual moiitor whose (narrations
are faithful and righteous, a brotherly
obligation that all men should dis
charge to others without stint or par
tallty, and that those who do well will
achieve blameless characters In this
life and whatever rewards may be
awarded In eternal life, we can find
no good reason why these' children
have not as valid a right to make a
creed as any council of annolti-l etle
slastlcs who ever sat," debated and de
cided forms of faith In any era of the
past.
Our purpose Is not to repeat In full
and' recommend this creed of the
children. It Is only to use an Index
finger pointing the way In religion that
millions of men are now going. It
cannot be said of them that they are
abadontng faith or seeking- ways to
exhibit Irrellglon. They have simply
ceased to regard churchlsm as an es
sential help to them In the practice of
Christian principles. They do not find
the gospel prepared and supplied from
modern pulpit In the form of strong
spiritual meat and drink. They re
sent both the formallslms of some sects
and the petty bondages exacted by
others.
In other words, there Is a confusion
In church requisitions concerning the
Christian life that tends to estop man)
sane and strong thinkers from com
mitting themselves to their dogmat
isms on what are dearly non-essentials.
One church sect prohibits the
use of win except for sacramental
purposes; another allows Its use with
in moderation. One prohibits the the
ater to Its members; another allows
It. One denounces darning as sin; an
other makes no dennum-ment of It, ex
cept It becomes malfestly Immoral. Ho
that thousands of men are In doubt as
to what body of doctors of divinity are
right In such matters and cut the knot
of their puzzle by not Joining any of
the churches. This !s one of the reas
ons for the Increasing demand for
simple and universal Christian creed
that will harmonize spiritual truth
supply the firm foundations of a sav
Ing faith and lay upon no man any
yoke that is not demanded by the spirit
of loyalty to our Divine Father and
Moral Master.
CwWi "to RirttrtofW t Sua
Every garment guaranteed to give entire satisfaction or your money refunded
P. A. STOIiEiS
KEEPS A DRESSY SHOP FOR DRESSY MEN.
THE STAR THEATER
Astoria's Fashionable Vaudeville
house In oonnootlon with Star and Ar
cade theater of Portland.
Chang of Program Monday.
Change of Aot Thursdays
MATINEE DAILY AT 8:48 P. M
MONSTER BILL
... Week Beginning March 20. ...
The Marvels of the Age
TWO HR08. BUNTS
The Greatest hand-to-hand and head1
to-head balancing duo before
the public.
Tilt: KH'iNAS
comedy sketch team
NKU.IK KMKUSON
Frlmler Iianst-use In a Dazzling Series
of rirmiette.
RVNARl) AND M KUHOl'RNiO
Comedy sketch, singing and dancltiK
1'lctuied MeIo.ll.rs by
RICHARD CHARLKrt
Tve a Longing In My Heart for Tou
Lousle"
A new lot of Australian lump coal
just received. There Is no fuel so con
venient, satisfactory and economical
as first class coal. Australian coal
burns freely with Uttle ash and no
clinkers. Tou can have it sacked 01
In lumps. Free delivery. Ring ur
phone 1981. ELMORE ft CO.
EI)I8 iN'S rROJKCTOSCOPE
Ariel Billiard Haying
Gluttonous Negro
Frightful Night
Modern Htyle Housewives
Admission, ltc, any seat.
First National Bank of Astoria
ESTABLISHED 1886
Capital and Surplus $100,000
JAP-A-LAC
THE MODEL FINISH FOR
FLOORS, WOODWORK,
METALWORK AND
FURNITURE.
Wears Like Iron
B. F. ALLEN SON
BUSINESS LOCAL8.
Danzlger A Co. are open for business.
Just received, some fancy smoked
bloaters. ASTORIA GROCERY.
Just received today, a fresh ship
ment of fancy creamery butter
Watsonville brand. Foard & Stoke
Company.
The Occident tonsorlal parlor and
bath facilities are equalled by none.
Everything modern and up to date
See Peterson.
Do you know that the McCrea-Ford
Co., 638 Commercial street, are making
a big reduction on all photographs
during the Lenten season?
R. M. Gaston, at his feed stable No.
10S 14th street, offers for sale a LnndU
harness machine; one butcher' wall
scale, will be sold cheap.
Jap-a-Lac, the finest finish for floor
ha proven both durable and make a
fin finish. B. F. Allen & Son hav re
ceived a complete assortment.
The
Palace
Cafe.
The Best Restaurant.
Regular Meals 25c.
Everything the Market Affords.
Sunday Dinners a Specialty.
Palace Catering Co.
Fin your faith .to u. W will sup
ply you with the beat ami freshest
quality of drugs and druggist' und
rles that your money can buy. Just
now we would call attention to tb
tal of
Fine Toilet Soap
Which ha quality a It keynote. ,
Here are a few sample of the good
values your money will buy: Conte'
Imported Castile Soap, 6(a a bar; fancy
Toilet Son! from 25a to lOol a box.
FRANK HART, Druggist.
Corner Hth and Commercial Bta,
Courteous treatment- an abundance
all popular brand of liquid refresh
ments, ha mad ft LaTosca a popu
lar rsort
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
JOHN KOX.l'rpi.sndBupt.
K. L.M3I10J', Secretary
A.'t-.rox, Vic PrmMrnt,
AH10R1A HAVINilM BANK, Treat
V Designers and Manufacturers of V V
THK LATKS'f IMPROVED -
CANNING MACHINERY, MARINE ENGINES AND BOILERS.
COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
Foot of Fourth Btreet, .... ASTORIA, OREGON.