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SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1908- it ftimfr Established 1873. THE M011NING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. CELEBRATE THE 4TH Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. S. DELLINCER CO. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, per year By carrier, per month .$7.00 .60 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By mail, per year, in advance ., $1.50 Entered as second-class matter July 30, 1906, a' the postoffice at As toria, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3,1879. Orders for the delivering of The Morning Astorian to either residence or place of business may be made by postal .card or through telephone. Any irregularity in delivery should be immediately reported to the office of publication. , ' i TELEPHONE MAIN 661. THEWEATHER Oregon and Washington Showers west, followed by clearing; showers in cast portion; warmer in west. HERE'S TO THE DAY I. For the last 131 years we Ameri cans have been more or less joyfully celebrating this anniversary of our national independence, and the hope is deep and stadfast everywhere that its splendid significance may ilve for all the time man shall know; that its lesson may never become dimned in the heart and history of the people to whom it means so much; that the glory of the land may gather and ex pand, and compel the whole world to acknowledge the vast and universal .blessing that accrued to mankind with the birth of the nation; that year by year we may become a better, nobler and olftier example of civic power and influence in the redemption of mankind to the ideal. ." There are times when the thought ful citizen is almost convinced that thj patriotic impulse is dying beneath of the will solve one of the, heretofore, im pregnable problems of populating the great wastes of the municipal ter ritory. If it cannot be done, we must have the road, whatever route it shall follow at the Astoria end. . v WHAT'S THE MATTER?. Forty prominent Democrats have refused, point blank, to run with the peerless Nebraskan in the presidential race. Why?. Is it because they fear his third, and probable defeat?. Perhaps the forty-fourth man will consent upon the vague predicate of the famous old ratio of "4-11-44" whatever that stood for, and take his place at the elbow of Mr. Bryan, in different to defeat, and conscious only to the extraordinary conspicuousness that will be his for a few months. It is a bait quite sufficient for the ordi nary Democrat; but not for the brainy men who have no desire to figure in the "three times and out" game now afoot. If such an absurd crisis " should overtake to the Democracy at Den IIIC IIIBUyCllUlC yiwu.v v. "! ,,., K t..J fill ,t money ust that possesses us tha j we are forgettmg the h, gher duty 0 J the hour m the whirl of the wheel of we o .fortune and giving ourselves over to m the grosser incitement of the dol a b!ushingly, as and there is warranty for the fear , J but such a menace may re laid by the, and h.g ore.ordainc(J discom. honest and ch aractenst.c obs . name of this day; by recalling the sp.r that , as fixi u i being s crowded back ( and .ndugingj butgrather thJe Billy J. the pride and principle inseparable . ;. ' ' from the day. We must make our- irun alone, we will, when the time I Atnoe mnt!nti tVim natrinfc n n rl trtict selves Datriotic and nurse again the 1 , ,' ... , ... fervor of love for it, lest we stultify our own faith and cause our children to wonder at our supiness. As true Americans we must trans mit the heritage of the "Fourth" to the iittle folks unimpaired and rich as of old in its splendid tradition and promise; to do less than this is tacit treachery and a wanton disregard of the highest duty we owe to the nation and the world. OUR CITIZEN-SOLDIERY. to luck (the Bryan luck). OVERTAXED. Hundreds of Astoria Readers Know What It Means. The kidneys are overtaxed; Have too much to do. They tell about it in many aches and pains Backache, sideache, headache, Early symptoms of kidney ilss t Urinary troubles, diabetes, Bright's The coming week will witness the " , . ,. organization of Astoria's divison of t o f , 5 the" Oregon National Guard. She to have a fine company of 70 or more men, well equipped, well officered and well housed, and in close touch with the regular force at the forts at the mouth of the river. The company is to figure in the coast artillery service and will be trained to' that system of tactics and procedure; this in itself is a conspicuous advantage, as bo.th men and officers will have a distinct training in great as well as small arms. All Astoria has pride in the new de parture and everyone is wishing it abounding success. Such organizations are always popular and the knowledge of their presence and capacity for protection and advantageous service holds them always within the public purview and justifies the public in terest. The only regret expressed in relation to the new company, is that it' was not in shape to participate in today's celebration; but that will be made good in due time. It is well for the young men of Astoria to remember that not only are the 70 who have signed the muster-roll amenable to enlistment at the coming assembly of the company, living at 423 East Morrison street, Portland,- Ore., says: "When I used Doan's Kidney Pils three years ago, it was for a bad condition of my blood and I believed that it would be a good plan to treat the kidneys, for my physicians had been unable to give me any permanent relief. I found that the use of Doan's Pills proved my theory, for within a month I felt relief and continued their use until the trouble disappear ed. Since then I have been entirely free from it." For sale by all dealers. Price SO cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name -"Doan's and take no other. U. S. TROOPS AT WORK SAN ANTONIO, Tex, July 3 Seven alleged Mexican revolutionists have been capturd by the United States troops at Del Rio and the sur rounding country, according to W. E. Weatherbee, a prominent ranch own er. Four of the revolutionists were ' 1 1- t l, - f . 1 . U.. AnU but that any and all who desire mayi . ., M, , . . , H11CUL3 Ul uuui", aaiu mi. Ycaun.i- present themselves and take he ex-j three taken Wednes. animation, up to the full hm t of : T a have been company strength; and we hope to . ' . ., D , Ria Dec L liu I ii i n jl i tatucu. OVER THE HILLS. There are about 200 soldiers now at Del Rio and along the river. One hundred men went over to Mexico , , A c a w from Del Rio, but not half that tium- At the present stage of affa s yth murned h u ht the remainder have either been killed or are being pursued by the Mexican troops. the Astoria. Seaside & Millamook Electric Railway Company, it is, of' course, quite impossible to say whati route will be adopted through and. out of the city; but there seems to i be a very general hope that the pro jectors may find it within the possi bilities to cast the lines over the hill crests of the city to Young's Bay, thus opening up the most beautiful of all the home-districts of the place and adding to the scenic attractive ness of the road itself. Every en couragement should, and probaby will, be given to this element of the enterprise, and it may be said in ftm By Wearing a Union Made Suit "Botfor tlKin Cuislom iviodo ' Welhave special pride in the quality of our f ods-we sell only merchandise which we can stand backl of and guarantee to be absolutely I satisfactory. 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Choice Wines, Liquor, Merchtnti Lnnch Frem end Cigar, 11:30 a. m. to 1:30 f. m. Hot Lnnch at All Honrs. ' as Cents Corner Eleventh and Commercial ASTORIA, - - . . , OREGON j J. Q. A. BOWLBY, President. O; I. PETERSON, Vice-President BETTING FAVORS GANS THREATENS PASTOR COFFEE What is essential to good coffee? Good bean ground fresh, and a woman of common tense. Two To One On The Negro Wonder With Little, Bettirg. SAN FRANCISCO, July 3-Thej sale of so t.; for the Gans-7cl;on :it;!it .-p l ies aesvy ana frosti pres ent it '& '' 11& 1 $25!;0:J ;;n!.: is a cer tainty. All the cheaper scats have been disposed of, and the sale of the higher priced chairs is proceeding briskly. Unless there is an improvement in the betting situation, the contest of July 4 will go into history as tbc lightest from a speculative standpoint in the history of championship bat tles. There is ample Gans money in sight for all purposes, but the Nilson end is a negligible quantity. The odds of 2 to. 1 on Gans still predomin te and in some instances bets arc be ing made that the champion will win inside of twenty rounds, for which even money is the ruling figure. Your ,roctr return your Doner If rent don't passing, that should this be done, it k8chtlll'.B..t; . p.rhim, Don't take cold, but if you do, don't fail to take Kemp's Balsam to prevent serious consequences. Nothing else Is so valuable in treating coughs and colds. CHICAGO., July 3 Hiding in the shsdow of the church he had threat ened to dynamite after having been refused money by the pastor whom he had declared he would kill, Ales sendro Alberto, an Italian, was caught by detectives last night. The prisoner, who is said to be a member of several Italian secret so cieties, threatened the life of the Rev. Pacifoico Chcmil, pastor of the Church of the Holy Guardian Angel. Alberto's threats followed several un successful attempts to get money from the priest. 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