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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1908)
THE MORNING ASTOHIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. SATURDAY, APRIL II, IM. THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established 1873. Published Daily Except Monday THE J. S. BELLINGER CO. by smisrPTPTION RATES. By mail per year. ..............$7.00 By carrier, per month and it never turned on itself in Ameri can history yet. The transition is slow, but immut ably sure, and he is a fool who mocks it, or seeks to hamper it! POLITICS AND BUSINESS. .60 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By inail, per yvar, in advance,... $hS0 Entered as second-class matter July 30, 1906, at the postoffice at Astoria, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 18y. C Orders for the delivering of The Morning Astorianto either residence Dr place of business may be made by postal card or tnrougn teiepnone. Any regularity in delivery should be im mediately reported to the office of publication. ' ! TELEPHONE MAIN 661. THE WEATHER Western Oregon and Washington- Rain. A FIERCE BRACE OF YEARS. Who, of all her neighbors, or her world-wide friends, will forget the awful news that came up from San Francisco two years ago today? Black, and fearsome, and expand' ing with the hours, the wires and the mails of the coast and country, bore the sickening intelligence of her de vastation and misery; and kindly hu manity everywhere responded with quick and palpable sympathy, with an illimitable bounty never known be fore: The response measured aptly with the scope of the call; and the world was as profoundly impressed with the one as the other. That day and its SO successors marked a red letter epoch in history that will not fade so long as memory and tradition can carry it to ages yet unborn. And chief among the tremendous factors of the aftermath, was the superb spirit with which the city rose from her ashes and took up her hated career; the indomitable pluck and unfailing pride; striding, and Striving, and standing pat, with an eye single to the revivication, com plete, and beautiful, that loomed be yond her gloom and ruin; a spirit that still lives, despite the subse quent ills and shames and barriers that have beset her, and which is still upholding and honoring her while she stamps out the cancerous causes and men responsible for them. San Francisco's day is still her own, she is making the most of its life and light and opportunity and doing it splendidly: No one doubts her perfect and timely uplift to a plane beyond all she ever occupied, or as pired to before; and none will be grudge "her the realization of her proudest and dearest dreams of civic redemption and achievement. PEOPLE VERSUS BOSSES. - The popular primary grows apace in the popular estimation: It is yet too new to be taken up avidly; too cumbersome to be quickly and com pletely assimilated; the party council, party boss, party primary, are linger ing yet in the near memory of the partisan and the ordinary voter has not yet appraised his own independ ence. As it is in Astoria, so it ap. nears to have been generally over all Oregon. But be this as it may, the people, so far as they have chosen to speak, have spoken, their nominees are named and will, in the larger sense, be confirmed in June: What of them shall require the further confirmation of Legislative selection, must await the issues that have been raised and which can be laid only at the capitol, in December next, or thereafter, in the courts. Taken, bv and large, the idea of political freedom in its more modern perception and usage, is growing , steadily among thte people and any effort to curb or limit it, will be the signal for a protest that will be heed ed for all time in all places. The United States has known more of this benison than any nation on earth; but the craft of man and the insidu ous law of custom,, had set up lim itations that had become hateful when viewed in the abstract, however read ily they were accepted in the con crete, and the people are rising rap idly and gladly to every phase of pub-, lie independence that is presented and will take over every such benefit that appears in rational form, until they shall be once more , supreme in their own affairs.. The doom of the boss has been sounded and he may as well go, gracefully, for go. he wi.1I, if the trend of popular opinion holds, It is beginning to dawn on the pub lic conscience hereabout that there is altogether too much political-bust ness and too much business-politics afoot in this 'man'stown' for its com mercial good and general progress; that the larger affairs of Astoria are constantly retarded, and finally sub merged, in the quest of some man. or men, for office; that the men who are free to inspire, and perfect, the enterprises of the city and country, are hampered and defeated by the men and interests of political quality and precedence; and it is time Ast oria turned down an influence that is making for her defeat and disadvan tasre: all cities of her sue nave to balk at this thirig at certain periods and her' career has heached a point where something, beside this domin-' ance, should prevail ( There is no need for particulari ing at this particular moment; every citizen who is in touch with the inner workings of politics here knows ex actly what is meant and understands the orinciole at stake. Astoria has lost freauentlv and largely in com mercial advantage because the prose cution of specific quests have inter ferred. for the moment, with some political booster's pending program; and it is time the personal equation as eliminated for the popular bene fit, whatever individual, or group, has to take the "back seat" by reason of it. We are against no man; we are free of prejudice in this; we are going to be fair, but with a fairness that makes for the community rather than for its arbitrary integrals that assume to dictate against actual pro gress on tthe score of their private alignments and ambitions; and we are not going to leave the subject right here. We are going to campaign gainst the selfishness that has ruled here far too long and wrought havoc with the wider and truer inteists of the city and county. will EM ET3 Mi Easter Gloves -, v';' 16 button 'length; silk; double tip- H a A ped; all colors . . ............. piOy The distinction of quality is stamped on ev pry pair of them. Long and short silk gloves; Fownes& Dents short and 16 button length; cape, tans; all sizes. . mm Easter Belts Beautiful belts of every conceivable shape an, design; the new gilt 'and silver, Merry' Widow Belts. Kvery detail of these belts is up to the minute. The very latest designs can be seen at our store. Exclusive Hand Bag's Our showing of Hand Bags Purses, Etc., is the most exclusive in the city; the new latest designs repre senting every detail of the manufacturer's art. Before Easter Waist Sale i at -,., ...! Sheer, dainty, beautiful waists; a par ticularly complete assortment of high grade lingerie waists especially for the Easter season; values to $3.50. See window. Easter Hosiery Embroidery, lace, lace and embroidery, gauze, lisle, black and colors. (Louis Hcrmsdorf Dyer means fast and pure black.) BILLY DISCUSSES MATRIMONY Wedings is a union, something like i - ; . i a laoer union, tor caras is ustu uu it makes members get in and hustle to pay their dews. A weding needs three people, two men and one wo man; one of these men orter be a minister, but a justice of the piece or a alderman can be used if a preecher ain't handy. Sometimes a man has a turribal time finding a girl to marry, but this being leap year she ses him first and their aint anything to it after that. Befour a feller can get maryeu ne shud studdy his girl's father polyticys. This helps some, and so does going hoam early at nite, which holds down the lectrick lite bills. Even fathers of girls in love don't overlook a bet like that. Nother thing to be rcckolectid is that a man shud settil up before he tries to settil down. Some fellers make girls think they love them by sending preasants costing a week's saliry; but wize fellers prove thair devoshun by saving the coin to use after the nupshal not is firmly tide. These last fellers is tthe ones which keaps thte goant bill collektofs from the famlee speeking tube. If both sides is evenly matched, then love is a grate game, so far as I can see from the bleechers, for I aint old enough to sit in the grandstand. THE GOOD WILL HABIT. The habit of holding the good will, kindly attitude of mind toward every body has a powerful influence upon the character. It lifts the mind above petty jealousies and meannesses; it enlarges the hole life. Wherever we meet people, no mat ter if they are strangers, we feel a certain kinship with and friendliness for them, greater interest, in them, if we have formed the good will habit. We feel that if we only had the op portunity of knowing them, we should like them. In other words, the kindly habit, the good will habit makes us feel more sympathy for everybody. And if . we radiate thi helpful, , friendly feeling, others will reflect it back( to us. On the other hand; if we go through . !"j Gossard 0f ift- THE 'jfi .CORSETS , CIVES TO EVERY WOMAN A BETTER FIGURE. The woman who appreciates elegance and beauty, cultivates grace, cherishes health, understands comfort and seeks con tentment, will find all these in a GObSARD. Economical women find that one Gossard Corset at $5.00 is actually cheaper1 than 5 ordinary corsets at $2.00. each. imington Dry Goods Co. tea You can have it good if you want to. ' ? Or bad if you don't take care.' " '' , ' ' " . Tflnr trocar return, jvu noi.r If to t'1 tttfcauliaf'i Best; w par Ua , ' i life with a cold, selfish mental atti tude, caring only for our own, always looking for the main chance, only thinking of what will further our own interests, our own comforts, totally indifferent to others, this attitude will, after a while, harden the feelings and marbleize the affections, and we shall become dry pessimistic and uninteresting. Try this year to hold the kindly, good will attitude toward everybody, If your nature is hard you will be surprised to see how it will soften under the new influence. You will become more sympathetic, more char itable toward "others' weaknesses and failings, and you will grow more magnanimous and whole-souled. The good will attitude will make us more lovable, interesting, and helpful. Others wilt look upon us in the same way in which we regard them. The cold, crabbed, unsocial, selfish person finds the same qualities reflected from others. ' A TWENTY YEAR SENTENCE, "I have just completed a twenty years health sentence, imposed by Bucklen's Arnica Salve, which cured me of bleeding piles just twenty years ago," writes 0. S. Woolever, of LeRaysville, N. Y. Bucklen's Arnica Salve heals the worst sores, boils, burns, wounds and cuts in the shortest time. 25c. at Charles Rogers & Son drug store. A Bladenburg merchant was doz ing in his store one day when a little girl with a pitcher appeared in the doorway, and asked for a quart of molasses, The storekeeper, yawned, stretched himself, half opened ' his eyes,, and then,, in an injured tone, said,, "Ain't there nobody in Bladen burg that sells molasses but me." GOOD NEWS. Many Astoria Readers Have Heard it and Profited Thereby. "Good news travels fast," and the thousands of bad back sufferers in Astoria are glad to learn that prompt relief is within their reach. Many a lame, weak and aching back is bad no more, thanks to Doan's Kidney Pills to me so highly that I procured good news of their experience with the Old Quaker Remedy. Here is an example worth reading: ' Arthur Rookc, 412 Duane street, Astoria, Ore., says: "At the time I began using Doan's Kidney Pills I was suffering severely from pain in my back and shoulders which descend ed at times into my limbs. The pains seemed to be as severe during the night as in the day and many times interfered with my rest. At one time I was so lame that I was unable to stoop over to lace my shoes without suffering acutely. My kidneys were irregular in action and the secretions were in a terrible condition. At last a friend recommended Doan's Kidney Pils to me so highly that I procured a box at Charles Rogers & Son's drug store. They helped me from the first and I continued using them until I was entirely free from kidney com plaint. I am now entirely well and it gives me pleasure to recommend a remedy of such great benefit as Doan's Kidney Pills." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents.' Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New- York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. r M C. F. WISE, Prop. Choice Wines, LIquou Merchant! Lunch Frara and Cigar 11:30 a. m. to 1:30 f. m. Hot Lnncb at All Bouts. , i- 13 Cent ' ' Corner tfhventb and Commercial. . ASTORIA f THE TRENTO - First-Class Liquors and Cigars 602 Commercial 8tret Corner Commercial and 14th. . ASTORIA, OREGON MMMMHWWtHMMnHUMIMfMMt Have, the Morning Astoriari deliv ered at your home 65c ber month. id j.-r i.i.iiiljj.!. I !'"f 'tmmtmV Tradc Ma4 UEOION' F W W . . . LJllFTtl .HT3IV C Anyone nonmiif nliel oh nn(l (lrninrlntlilC. J tnirn,.H.ti IB niihhl rtnl nt I.Ia i...t.I.. llltli A yrcuunuuet, wnnout ctmroe, lu tuo until nri0M7cnnua.iiiiiu. MANIJUUUK on r1mm, WIINJB. 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