MONDAY, APRIL t), tao. THE MORNING ASTOMAX. ASTORIA. OREGON. a Cm SDS SEIDS SEEDS SEEDS SPRING KOW IS THE TIMS TO PLAKT YOUX VEGETABLE, IXOWES AKD GRASS SEEDS. WE HAVE A IAXGE A5D CHOICE VAMETY. Red Clever, White Clover, Tim othy, Orchard. Blue Grass. Qokot Vuktkt cf Swt Pet and Kasturtism Seed. A. V. ALLEN Sole A (ecu For Baktrt Barriaftoi E3 Steel Cut Caff-- J g SftOXS SOUS SOT2S S033S I Sermons of j I Yesterday ! $ J H4f 44- 4 Lat evening Rev. Go-stave Ryd.puist spoke to a large audience en the sub ject of Cbri-t s Rumvt5on" and the proofs therefore. He said in part: "Tb proofs of the Resurrection of Christ are so ninny and conclusive thai every unbia-d warmer must except them providing he give them a serious thought. We can divide the proof in to Biblicil historical and rational "So Litorical event or phenomenon has so many proof and trstimonie- a the 'resurrection of Christ. This is a blessed assurance and a -great comfort, as it is of such great importance in our religion and life. - , Hrtorklly also the resurrection i eoBvincingly testified to. We have al ready spoken of the death of our Lord and on account of it publicity it has never been doubted. There is however one circumstance in connection with hi death that has not only been ridiculed by anti-Christians, but used as an ar gument against veracity of the Gospel narrative. When the soldiers saw that Christ was ah-eadv dead one of them Your attention is called to our new store, now open and ready for businefs We Do Expert Painting, Graining Paper Hanging and Frescoing GIVE US A CALL The Eastern Painting Decorating Co. No. 75 9th St. They hive a tole that won't wear oat S. A. GIMRE, AGENT FOR THE DOUGLAS SHOE 43 Bond Stmt Opp. Rosa Higoi & Co. im ml wmm k Shoes" ! SEEDS SEEDS SEEDS SEEDS w S023S SC13S StI33S " thrust his pear into hi side, piercing his heart, and there gu-beI out a stream of ldood and water. Jhi little sent ence has been the bo Of of contention for age. But the ent-c has siood there in pit of all ridicule. It was not that the wntenve was a stroke of ignorance or a falsehood, but it was ridi-1 broadcast for the benefit of friends and culed becau-e men. even scientist, dkl neighbor who have definite inicret in not know any better. This little in- the abent .Woriatr. beyond the eident mentioned as if by the way only ! radii of the families directly concerned, ha become the strongest possible proof ( Among the letter and telegram re not only of the death of Christ, but j reived. Iter-, yesterday, is the following alo of the manner and nature of hi from Harry George, the young -on of death. When that -enter was written j Mr. and Mr. George H. George of thi the human body was not understood as ; city, who i attending Stanford. '' it is today. Anatomists had not then.; versity: as they have now, unveiled the myster- j "Santa Clara. April 19. 1?. ies of the human body, and pathology,! " Yesterday about 3 a. in.. we wen one of the greate-t science of today, j literally thrown out of the hoiie by the was nor then taught or nndertood in biggest earthquake on record. In half the light of modern times. ; a minute, half of Stanford I'liiver-ity - . I la in ruins-til wooden structures cvience louav auois w iue umi when anyone die from violent emotion. I mental agony, a eru-heil spirit, or by -what i termed a broken heart in our popular tongue, a watery secretion is ! alwavs formed in the eavitv of. the j h--art. The soldier who thrust his -pear into that acred heart did not know thi iwwt hut that treat and lovii;? heart u ii .nw) hv montal awonv rather ! than by physical pain, and in breaking J it sighed forth the words: 'Eli, Eli. ; Lania. Sabaktanl' j "The resurrection of Christ has been ridiculed a a a myth. But no historical event has such a complete and trust- worthy record. Uore are the writers of j the Go-pels and epistks writing inde- L oendentlv and at various tune. And the beautiful harmony of the records testifies to the truthfulness of the same. I Mo-t hitori-al events of the far bv- "one day. are .only recorded by one, and j if by more we find the records so eon- j flu ting that it i- dirficult to e-tabli-h j the truth concerning "thera. Some would; say that the desciples were vi-sionarie anil it wa only an iialucirwtion on their j part that they -aw the Savior after ; iii- death and burial. Well, the de eiples tliil really think they jw a vi-ion ' when Chri-t apjieared to thetn at the j ona-iin our text ile-eribs. The Savior h.nl to prove him-e!f living and real. And the doubting Thomas, the very last , one to be eonvitxd. tiiuiHy li;r-t out in overwhelming emotion. "My Lord and my Go-1.' ' For .-i purely rational -tandint the proof- ar eually convinf-ing. There ran 1 no reult without a caue. : Cbri-tianity and its progre- miit have , an adeijiiate i-aue. It is not conceivable j that it catr-e cfiuld 1 a fal-ehood or , a vi-ion. Even the mo-t skeptic will be : convinred if they will but -eek the truth. " j "A- Chri-tian we rejoice tcattie we ; have such a firm foundation for our ; faith. Chri-t ianity a- it is taught ami j j)reaiiie.l in its purity sol.er the prob- j lem of this life and makes us hopeful even iu death. And looking at the re- Mirrection of Chri-t we can truly ex claim 'Thanks be to God who hath itn us the victory. An eternity ot -.dory and ble-sednes awaits u. Thank it:! for -M h an asuranr-e. U ho does not long triumph owr nature: Here we arc h.impered on all side. Our I knowledge i- liinit.-d. We cannot peer into the inv-teric- that surround u- and come within the -pheie of our thought, ' but we cannot jnetrate them. Our i hi'.'he-t longings and ambition? cannot ; be realicl here. We feel that we .-arry ! eternity within nir Ving. What an c-tent '.f knonvleilge. wi-dom, honor, glory, and power shall flash upon u I wh-n in the jwer of Giri,t' rennrrec- tion- our souls pure, etlieri.il and holy j shall le u-hered into the pre-enw of I him wli., said. 'Because I live ye -hll ! live at v..' But vhile here l-t u f v,itne--ei ot Chnt re-une tion. at test to his glory and power, that his cau?e may prosper on earth and that souls mav be wone for bis kingdom." Ballards Horehound Syrup, Immediately relieve hoarse, croupy cough; oppressed, rattling, rasping and difficult breathing, Henry C. Stearns Dniseist, Shullsburg, Wis., writes, May on idoO. ,rI kin ten eelHna P.allaril'. Horehound Svrup for two' years, and have never had a'prenaration that has given better satisfaction. I notice that when I sell a bottle they come back for more. I can honestlv recommend it" 25c, 50e and $1.00. Sold by Hart' Drug Store. ASTQRIANS ANSWER Hcui by Hour PUasant Reaches the City. News ABSENTEES ARE REPORTED Words of Cheer From the Mi, Mifee, Harry Georje. Mr. E4. Wallace, Stewart Smith and Georjc A. Wood, Received Yesterday Hour by hour come the message of tufely and comfort long hoped by hun dred in thi city, from kinsmen and friends in. and near, the depotl.d me tropolis of California, and the A-torian is only too glad to puhli-h the tiding caped. All stone one suffered. Could not wire or telephone and thi- train were not nmnin and itnldn't -t down to ee how the folk tood it until alut noon, when I manajre! to ratch a train. ; The folk are well, their only lo bein a wimlniill. "The Jamas- at Stanford i a fol- "New Ubrarv buildin" utterly .le- moIihed down to the jrround "New Gyrnn. lttl urtid ruined. '.Vfueum. both wing are utter wrecks. "Chemistry buildinjr. front all gone. "Memorial arch. hatterd, partially. Bi, ,.nimav down and kv-t. M E building, partially de-troyed. Memorial church, an utter wreck; nothing but a shell. "Back Outer Quad, utterly wi,l out by falling chimney. "Side af Outer (Juad. partially gone. "Km-ina Hall, four lloor fell, burying all that went with them sleeping in Iwd; -even were taken out by the stu dent, tiadly injnrcl, and one was dead. A fireman a- al-o kill-'l by the falling chimney. "All the buiMing 'ie more or le -haken up and every brick on stone j building in Palo Alto i- down or out of! c.mni'i ion. We. Iiwir. resume! r lae' on Friday, a- the . room- J ivere -parcL I "It was certainly a half minute of nt i :er de-truction. It -wer.t the whole' valley. Santa Clara and San Jose are -iglit. a- i- Stanf'H.'.. .Wnti ten year of laV.r i lo-t; mi!lin ol dollar it will take to rebuild. There were six or seven shock- after the fir-t one. "Saw Carl P.--. He i- -tayirig with his relative at Palo Alto for the pre-cnt. "Will telegraph you as oon as the line are up, etc., etc." Mi- Anna Mag e, write, from Oak land, under date of Thnrsdav -last, in tJl f0!oujn,r filing term-: Tiant God. B'lle and I are at Mrs. Xewball's, and safe. We are almost worrie(j t0 jeatll t0 how vou both are, a we hear such awful r. ports from Til(,v pf,r.i.,tlfi ;s i.nried. arrived here thi morninz and what we have gone through -iiu yes- ; tcrday morning, at 5 o'clock, i -imply indeseribabk; the horror r.f it was aw- ful. We never expected to grt here j alive, and yet we are aie and not even '. injured. "San Francisco is on-, immense ruin; : and what is left of h-r. i- fiercely ablaze. , Oh! if we crmM only -f-c -ai and be ; with you! i 'T wll try to telegraph you tolay, if the wires open. We have lost ev-rything, but have a few dollai left. : We paid ii ' for aridc1 of a few block in an expre wagon. "Oakland U afe: the.,- i- no f,ie here, . -o we are alj right, and our chief an ! siety is to know that you are all as ' -afe and well as we are. "We sl-pt in a ceme'ery. ju-t.out--ide of San Franci-eo la-t night, and . the great fire was so c-loe to u- we did not expect to get out alive. (F.ven a I write, my mind keeps running on the bitter fact that all of you people may be lost, too). We are -afe now. and ' did not suffer the terrible hard-hips that nut)y bad to face' "Do not worry about us; we are in afe bands, and well, but do let u hear from you without delay." Mrs. Ed. Wallace, formerly of As- . , , immiimumm toria, write to her iter. Mr. K- K. Honj-liUm. frmi Santa !!, on Vcl-m-tlay ht. avi'V. in irt: "I write you jut a few line to let you know wc aie all vifo mwl omul. -himmc you know ne linve had an aful earth.unk hcr thi morning ' 3:itl oVhhk. "lt wa drenlfiil. and ih the fire ha followed it and all of Thud, r mirth ami Fifth tret are entirely burned up by thi ttuie. "ou won hi not know the town if you could v it. "ijtt of eodc hav. been Imrnvd to death in the bitf hotel. The Murt lune ha fallen in and I think even' lutiM ing in the city i niore or less damaged. "I hope 1 may never w it ie anything like it again. The scene at the tak ing of the people out of the ttiim-.l I Vmildinga. brui-ed and dviug and dend i wum-thing awful. There i not a chimney left ".landing in tlie city, "Our next dor neighlwr's houe went down in the shock, but none of them were hurt. We had to move our tove out of ihior to cook in. and e ait thankful to come through it all without lieing hurt on killed, tmr houe did m fall, but the pla-ler was literally strip ped off it, and all our dt-he and glass ware i hatered. including the vae I pt at the A-toiia Itegatta. Thing are tr.-ti all over the place and from one id of the boue to the other. "The tire ha iMt yet approached our -treet and we ate hoping it will not." Itevi.1 Smith i in receipt of a wire from hi brother. St -wart Smith, at San Frami"o. i.lvi-Mig him that he i afe and well an. I nt the llii Hon--, with friend. I)r. G. A Wood h commmiifnted hi afety to hi father and mother here. Captain and Mr. G. W. Wl; and thu tlw good ne collie- in from time to tim-. J-ater: I r. t;n Wil t'legiaphel tin econd time, announi-hig that he wa with the Iteil t ro. tatT: that he wa well and ouikI. and had plenty of food, and everything but fire, w!eh i a prohibited el.-tiient in San Krnci-c. these day. TV "ire reached hi- moth er lat night about ft o'clock. Charle H. Haddiv of thi city city lat night received a b-ttcr from hi mother, who is at Point Kw-hmond. Cal., jut out of San Fracico. The letter inform him that ! i afe and wmnd. SI1LIGT0N DRY GOODS GO. RELIEF FUND FOR THE . "FRISCO" SUFFERERS nHniiHiiui iu ii npii.y. . f 'ms up i XT" sara FIVE PER CENT OF THIS STORES ENTIRE SALES FOR THE BALANCEOF THIS MONTH WILL BE GIVEN TO FRISCO Arie to the emergency and few of our pri'SH quoted How also be swelling thi mo-t needed 100 Women's Walking Skirts Will attract an enthu-ia-tic throng of buyer --lot) new up-to-date walking skirts to 1 eold at a uniivd-ou-ly low price. Black, blue, greys, greens, and nil colors; panel , plaited and -trap trimmed; every kirt well made and finished. The l-e-t skirt bargain ever offered for the money. $1.30 Value for fo.98? 0.50 2.25 ' " 1.10 7.50 1. to 1.65 2.20 7.50 S.50 !). 3.50 4.50 " 3-50 W.75 " 4.00 12.00 " 4.25 15Hl 5.75 Remember the celebrated Butcr-Iirovvn Stocking regular price, 25 cents a pair; our price it only 12 cent, . TO THE CASH TRADE ONLY. I Isn't le P. A. STOREvS The Stort Whet though suffering ccniderably from the h.rk. Tlie earthquake at Point Mien moml the lettet a.v wa. "very ter rifle." The let, r i. .tided the llli. SAFE, BUT HUNGRY. thief Fo-trt of the tile depaltmetit i" llii city lt ttii.t le.eive.1 a letter faun !u- brt.t'jet Hairy Ko-l.-r of thi eitv wh.t l vi!lna iti San Fatn-i. when lite raith'puke and lire icuire.i The h-tt r i u!"'l the -otSi. and on the ba.l'uf of hotel tat..w iy. which had ev!citiv Ueii picked up fis.iu the dcl.iW, . it written all over with figure?, on tin- r-vere -i.e. The letter state that Mr Foter lud had nothing tc a-t all day Fridav. and io.e TiieUy mining. wIm-ii the lire' tarted. had bad nothing ev.ept a few Mrajr which he picke,! up. He stat ed that he wouL: leave San Frn-i--o a oon be able to leave. The letter was ri!eii and poted on the )Ooccoocooooa)ooocxXcOCccx , aid the suffering thousands who have Keen stricken of nl! they oc-. A will nsciire you that it will save you money to make your put chases of u and fund. $0.50 Value for 1.75 " 2.00 " " 3.00 " " .1.50 " Value for $4 50 " " 5.00 " 5-75 " 6.00 " 6.50 " 7-50 " 8.50 rgiKHiim Tffiiiinii.iw.i n .mi .. . with your sjultig milt. IWt U the l't one to "blosaom out," trui stock of gwnl clotlu's l the uewrit ami the lnet that ran I Uitight, They are lijjht in style, and price. Vou can't iftord to mini teeing them If you (o lie dierd tight (hit t,k ol -tin" iind I'anama ate in; huf one; )ou won't le dlccd eoitectly without one. Gentlemen Shop. comer o( Van S'e avenue and (irary street. Chamberlain's Salt. This' salve is Intended especially for sore nipples, burns, frost bites, chapped hands itching pilw, rhronle sort ayes gran- Isted eve lids, old chronic aorei and for dleasea'of the. skin, iuco at tetter salt rheum, ring worm, scald head, herpes bather' itch, scabies or it'll and e-rema. It h met with unparalleled success in the treatment of thet dl es. Price Zi cent per boi. Try it. For sal by Frank Hart and leading Druggist. . A LIBERAL OFFER. Herman Wis will giv 10 pr cent of all h during the Iwhime nf this month to th relief of the arthjuak uff.rer la California. A Mr. Wi.e etrrie th larjest stock of men's and boys' goods and ha all of hi goods marked in plain figure, you will do well to buy your (rood from Mr. Wis a ad Itrdirtctly W.j , thoss) who ar In want in California. m.sMTra jtttxz fg WJTMr 250 Pairs Lace Curtains .$0.39$ 5.00 Value for $3.00 , 1. to 0.1HI " " 4.00 . x.3 7.00 " " 4-50 . a.oo 8.00 " " 5.00 . a.25 12.95 " 8.00 Dress Goods and Silks One-third off regular price on, every yard of Pre Good and Silks in our entire stock. Children's Suits and Dresses All go at one-half the regular price.