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THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
WEDNESDAY, JULY il, igod.
THE
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WEASHEB,
Western Oregon and Washing
ton Warmer interior.
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ton, Idaho Fair and cooler.
OUR LIMIT OF PATIENCE.
Astoria, like all other communities,
has certain inalienable things coming to
her; advantages that are inherently hen
and are but deferred by obstacles set up
by time and circumstance. She knows,
that by the law of very nature, she is
entitled to every commercial utility on
the carda, and that what is denied her
is withheld by agencies inimical to her.
'Among other things that are hers by
every rule of location and marine pres
tige, is the common-point rate on wheat.
She knows she is the only port on the
American shores of the Pacific that is
without it. And she knows the reason.
She has begged, argued, stipulated, and
suffered for it; ehe has received the cold,
repressive negative of the Oregon Rail
road & Navigation Company just as long
as she can stand it. That corpora
tion has deliberately kept this city and
harbor out of the legitimate sphere of
the state's commerce for years, end the
limit of Astoria's patience has been
reached. As a rule thw city has always
been friendly to railroads and railroad
building; she has never thrown her in
fluenee against legislation nor other
line of projective or creative enterprise
in that field of commerce, and is yet
ready to do her part for the building and
maintenance of all such undertakings,
anywhere in the state they may be
essayed. But, she is going after what
belongs to her in this particular scheme
of things, and she is going to get it; it
is to be a fight based on the logic of
honest dues, and the people of this sec
tion will all take a hand in the scrap.
The law of referendum is to be invoked
and applied with all the rigor of its
terms and Astoria is to know once for
all whether she is the chattel of the
0. R. & N. or whether she is a free
'American city with a free hand in work
ing out her own destinies. The time is at
hand, the means of procedure are at
hand, the cause is wought of justice, of
common sense, of logical, reasonable and
feasible attribute, and the people of this
city and section are determined to win
out.
ASTORIA'S DREAMS.
The Cityby-the-Sea has indulged, for
nearly a century, in dreams of maritime
prestige and success; the visions have
been wrought of the real fabric of honest
inspiration. She once went so far in her
idle fancy aa to hotte that Portland
niiV'ht 1 Iter friend and contribute to
tlw realisation she longed for; that the
metropolis, in her great quest for pre
eminence, might count this city and see
turn within tne purview of her own
realm and so ordain thing that a share
of the metropolitan increment might
fall hitherwsrd to coin and hold the
loyal friendline and aid of this com
munity. In this latter hope she hat
signally failed. It is not of the Portland
creed to aid herself by aiding the com
munitie that would and should stand
by the metropolis. Her cardinal aim has
been to build her own walls from the
fragment torn from the bulwarks of her
weaker sisters of the state; to rear her
own greatness upon the depletion of the
outlying posts of commerce round about
her. We often wonder what Portland
would be today if ber foundations had
been laid on this peninsula instead of
where they were implanted, and why
they were not placed here! Well, there
is one resource left us, time is of the
jssence of )1 things, and the best and
brightest of all our dreams may yet
find fulfilment at the hand of circum
stance wielded in that immeasurable
quantity that holds all of the future
and its unfolding.
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People who have been eating head
cheese will be interested to know that,
as revealed by the recent slaughter house
investigations at Chicago, it is really
cheap food. It is made up in hundred
pound lots 60 lbs., of hog rind, ground
fine, 20 pounds of hog shank, ears, trim
nungs, half a doaen calves' or pigs
tongues unfit for use otherwise. Added
to this is one pound of headcheese seas
omng, and three-fourths of a pound of
preserve. People who have been in
dulging in the luxuary of headcheese,
potted meats, sausage and other widely
advertised preparations will peruse these
revelations with pleasure, that is, if they
can Keep their stomachs quiet during
the process of digesting the news. Truly,
one-half the world doesn't know what
the other half eats.
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They Both Claimed
To Be
Gentl
men
There was a soely looking man alt
ting on the end of one of tne benches
In the park, and he bad been there
only five minutes when a well dmaed
and prosperous middle aged man with
a cigar In his mouth took the other
end. He had not been seated two min
ute and did not appear to have ob
served the other when the seedy young
man rose up and said;
"Sir, you appear to be a gentleman."
Tea, I am," was the reply after a
look.
"And I am a gentleman also."
Nothing more was said. The smoker
moked on, and the other aat down and
watched him from the corner of hi
eye. When five minutes had passed
seedy rose up again and queried:
"8lr, am I mistaken In supposing you
to do a gentleman r ,
"Why, no. I am a gentleman, of
course."
tie sat down again ana looked up
among the bare branches overhead and
then away over the landscape. The
other drew long puffs at his half con
tamed cigar and Indulged In thoughts.
and three minutes had passed when
seedy bobbed up for the third time and
somewhat Indignantly said:
"Sir, I again demand to know It you
are a gentlemanr
"I am sure I am," replied the other.
"Jfcen give me some evidence of the
fact"
"Here It Is," he said as be held out
the smoking stub.
"Ah! Exactly! I thought one gen
tleman could not be mistaken In an
other gentleman. Very good, sir; very
good, but next time be more of a gen
tleman and don t smoke the stub so
closer Baltimore Sun.
OIL TANK REGULATION.
That the city of Astoria has the right
to protect itself from the dangers inci
dent to the presence of huge oil tanks in
its midst, is, primarily, indisputable;
that they are a menace of the worst
sort, in the matter of conflagration, is
equally beyond controversy; that the
council , will be amply justified in taking
strong, restrictive steps looking to the
saving of lives and property from such
an emergency, no one will gainsay, and
it must be done without delay other than
what may be entirely reasonable in view
of the time and cost incident to their
removal. The big plants now here were
allowed to enter this city without admin
istrative protest and no steps were taken
to regulate them at the moment when such
regulation was imminent and imperative.
Therefore, what is done to place them in
an innocuous position and free the city
from the chance of fire from that source,
should be done carefully and with a just
appreciation of the necessities of the
case in so far as the time and expense of
the task concerns the owning companies.
This is simply abstract justice.
Perhaps the really youngest soldier in
the Union army of the civil war has
been discovered at last. They have in
Springfield, Mass., a veteran who at 13
years of og was driving the artillery
horses at Gettsburg in the hottest places
of the second day. But it seems that
Gilbert van Zandt, now a vigorous young
man of 55, past commander of the
Grand Army at Kansas City, enlisted as
drummer boy in the 79th Ohio regiment.
Augsut 6, 1862, being then 10 years.
7 months and 10 days old. He Berved
until the close of the war. During Sher
man's march to the sea he was dis
patch carrier; his father was sergeant
in the same company. He was described
in his discharge papers as "13 years old
and four feet high."
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A newspaper published many miles
away from Chicago remarks that "the
old-time slaughter house that used to
do business in nearly every city and
town was not, by the way, as clean as
mother's kitchen. No, it was not, and
yet that old-time institution was all
the example that the men who created
the packing business had to go by when
they began. It took Paris several cen
turies to evolve the abattoirs of recent
years from a better start. The packers
have got some distance toward a like
end within a thil of a century and the
city itself where they wrought has not
been much longer in growing.
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Normal milk contains from 83 to 90
per cent water and from 10 to 17 per
cent solid substance, of which about 3.4
per cent are fats, 3.6 per cent caseine
and albumen, 4.5 per cent sugar of milk
and 0.7 per cent ashes. Not every kind
of milk, however, contains these consti
tuents in the same proportions. Accord
ing to the food, the race, the age, etc.
of the animal the composition of the
milk varies with certain limits.
o
The Boston gas board is being peti
tioned right and left by companies
wishing to increase thdr stock. It ought
to be easy to inflate with such a com
modity.
o
The Boston schoolma'arn who threw
her purse at . the lone western highway
man, hitting him in the face, had at least
more pluck than the men on the coach.
o
Returning the coal-stock graft will not
lessen the wrong done by the railroad
officials who guaranteed discrimination
against independents.
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Castro back? It is now Witte's turn
to resume the Russian premiership.
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It is quite impossible for Venezuela
to be quit of Castro.
V be
diTTle
th'
to'
Flnalirla Filoaaflie.
Some marriages supposed
ma-ade in hevvin raysuit in a
ar a mess.
Ut's none ar wan half ar
wur-rld's blzness, begorrah, how
other half lives.
Ut's a quare thing, ut Is, thot th' few
er frosts a public shpaker Incounters
th' more ice he cuts.
Mlnny a wan av' th' modhern nov
els thrills ye wid th' realization av' th'
author's nade av rest at th' tolme he
wuz wrltln ut.
Shakespeare wuzn't In th' sa-ame
class wid play-ay-writhers av th' prls
Int. an' ut's a dlrthy sha-ame he Isn't
alolve f be congratula-ated on th' fact
Payrtnta wid no more slnse than f
lave their cblldher f be dhragged up
be holred nur-rses Is dotn' th' poor lit
tle gossoons a grea-at favor be rtddln'
thlm av slch companions an' lxamples
as slch fool payrlnts wud be till thlm.
Judge.
Taking Ho Cnaaeca.
During a recent discussion on juve
nile crime Charles Richmond Hender
son, professor of sociology at the Uni
versity of Chicago and an eminent au
thority on criminology, told a story of
a youngster who was asked If he knew
the meaning of "regeneration.''
"Yes," responded the lad, "It means
to be born again."
"And would you like to be born
again V he was asked.
"No, slree," exclaimed the boy. "I'm
too much afraid of being born a glrli"
Lipplncott's Magazine.
01 FOR ALL AND
ALL FOR ASTORIA
Astoria's
New and
HOTEL!
Modern
Mr. Astoria Mant
Did you ever figurs how many thou
sand capitalist visit .the raoiflo Coast
without coming to Astoria t
WHY?
If only 100 investors earns te Astoria
during each year and onry one or two
of them invested, would w all
benefitted T
YOU BET I
m
Would it Injurs the restaurants and
lodging houses now her if th tourists
who now stay away would com
Astoria!
NOT MUCH I
:Xi.
We cannot bare a hotel In front of
very lot $
But every lot will be benefitted by a
FINE HOTEL.
Have you th nerve to invite your
Influential friends to visit Astoria now?
Where will they stop in Astoria?
'Opportunity knock but once other
Miockers pleas copy.
You can't go ahead by sitting still.
Respectfully,
THE NEW HOTEL COMMITTEE.
CreeL
irQsfflva I
"I told her she was a dream."
"What did she say?"
"Told me to wake up."-Philadelphia
Press.
Knew Hint Better Than That.
Telephone Girl Double nine six nine
Is busy just now.
Mrs. Lazlman (at the other end of
the wire) You must have made a mis
take. That's my. husband's number,
and he's never been busy In his life.
Chicago Tribune.
Inappropriate.
"The manipulator of an automobile
Is called a 'shofer.' I don't see why."
"You don't?"
"No. He gives you very little show
for your life." Milwaukee Sentinel.
She Doesn't See Thing'.
FInnegan 01 can nlver git my wife
to see things as 01 see tblm.
Flanagan Thrue for ye! Ol've heard
she's nlver touched a drop In her lolfe.
Philadelphia Ledger.
A Strong; I'olnt.
Senior Partner There's one thing to
be said In favor of classical music.
Junior Partner-What Is that? Senior
Partner The oftlce boy can't whistle
It. Chicago News.
Morning Astorian, 65 cents per month.
delivered by carrier.
THE
TWO THINGS
That make shopping a
pleasure good value for
your money and "It's a
pleasure to show goods,"
salesmen. We ha v them
both. It's no trouble
but a pleasure to show
you goods, and we see
that you get your
money's worth. Drop
in and look at our
parlor sets and center
tables this week. The
price, style, and finish,
will astonish you.
ROBINSON
it STORE
585-590-593 Commercial St.
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Unprecedented
Success of
1. 1 i 10
THE GREAT
CHINESE DOCTOR
V Who is known
throughout the United
States on account of
UAUWwhis wonderful cures.
No poisons nor drugs used. He guaran
tees to cure catarrh, asthma, lung and
throat trouble, rheumatism, nervousness,
stomach, liver, and kidney, female com
plaints and all chronic diseases.
SUCCESSFUL HOME TREATMENT.
If you cannot call write for symptom
biank and circular, inclosing 4 cents in
stamps.
THE C GEE WO MEDICINE CO.
1021 First St.. Comer Morrison,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
Please mention the Astorian
COFFEEJEA
BAlflJiG POWDER,
Fixvcn:;;5EXTFttCT$
AboluftPiffihr. finest Flavor.
CLOSSETaDEYESS
r PORTLAND OREGON.
rw Kidney and madder Troubles
RELIEVES ET
iFfijX 24 Hours
ALL UKIHAKT
DISCHARGES
T7l. rAM. -"av
Beoart qf counterftUt
Fornale
by ill (lniRidnta,
By error of compositor, th price uotl on th Crown piano
In yesterday's Astorian should have read If 3 18 Instead of fa 18. This
U a bad enough "break" but It Uti't m bad the printer who
caused a piano to be offtrcd for 3.18, and the manning part of it
cam laterly wlrn a very prudent buyer Mid he liked th piano all
right, but wanted to know If that was the bet w could do, We
ar prlce-slnaW In pianos no question about that but we've
never undertaken to sell an Itmtrument fur s little a three
dollars snd eighteen cents-they cost more than that,
BARGAINS
FOR CAREFUL BUYERS
Tho Weser at 9238 Was Sold this
Morning to Mrs. A. R. Thomas of
aM at at ' al M am sMJSSssss
aeasicic, by phone W nave Two
More) Do You Want One At tho
Same Price? Time Payments.
Eilsr piano Hous of Portland is living th peopl of Astoria
an opportunity to buy "up-to-date standard pianos (instruments
lik th Weber, Haddorf, Marshall k Wtndell, Crown, Bailey,
Weser, Lester, etc.), that nave never bco offered in this town at
anything like such prices before.
It is a serious probUm with the Elltrs house to tsk car of
its shipments daily arriving from the different piano maoufac
turers; they hav no place to put them in PortUnd until Nov, ist.
We can't stop the shipping of pisoos for a fixed number
is ordered for shipment . every month th only thing to do is
to turn over this stock to our brsnch stores. Astoria is expected
to tsk at lesit two cars within the month.
Monday w opened our doors, 414 Commercial street (opposite
Shtrman's Transfer Co.), with a beautiful stock of pianos sod,
the prices crested the biggest furors of all.
The prices are esstern wholesale prices with Just enough
added to cover th cost of conducting this isle.
A beautiful $330 HADDORF for Ijgo
STORY Jc CLARE piano; a most rolluhlo tnaks;
retails in Chicago, wher it is roaJo, for 1300
the on we have to show is in most elegant
haud rarved case I335
A KIMBALL the daintict little lyle you ever rsn
your fingers over; retails $423 ...fjoy
LESTER, for downright service, l second to none;
retails for $130 (hen's a crackerjack bargain) .Jjgd
A WESER this is the piano that lsughs at damp
westher; It could bo used by mermaids without
. injury to itself; regular price, 350 1138
TIME PAYMENTS MAY BE HAD ON ANY OF THESE INSTRUMENTS.
STORE OPEN EVENINGS.
It.
tilers Piano
XT TT
Mouse
IN ASTORIA WITH THE BIGGEST LINE OF PIANOS EVER
SHOWN HERE.
Commercial Street Opp. Sherman's Transfer Co.
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Q. A. BOWLBY, President.
I. PETERSON. Vice-President.
rUANK PATTON, Cashier.
J. W. GARNER, Assistant CuhJtr.
Astoria Savings Bank
Capital Paid In flOO.000, Surplus and Pndlrided Pronts IM.OOO.
Transacts a General Banking Business, Interest Paid on Time Deposit
168 Tenth 8tret,
A8T0MA, OREGON.
Sherman Transier Co.
(HENRY SHERMAN, Manaser ,
Hacks, Carriages-Baggsge Checked and Transferred Trucks and Furnitura
Wagons Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped. , '
433 Commercial 5tree phone Main 121
PORTLAND WJRE AND
IRON WORKS
USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL WIRE and
IRON WORK of ALL KINDS, ' 203 Flanders
St., PORTLAND, OR.