THE MORNING ASTOHIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
SATURDAY, APRIL II, IM.
THE MORNING
ASTORIAN
Established 1873.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Gossard
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.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.
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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
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