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THE FAULT-FINDER.
The fault-finder we have with us
always; just as we have all malady
stricken people; for the fault-finding
habit is quite as much a disease as
many of the organic ailments are; 99
times in the hundred it harks back to
the Ever and is but another expres
sion of dyspepsia. Granting this, we
are wrong to take the perennial
groncher too seriously; we are doing
him and ourselves real injustice in
allowing his wail and whine to oppress
us. We listen to him and half believe
him, simply because we like bim for
other and happier qualities which,
often, in an absent-minded way, he
will exhibit, and then again we hate
to oppose him for fear of bringing
down the worser type of temper and
setting up breach we cannot afford
to, create. ;
If we would only study him in the
light of a real cheerfulness of our own
we would soon realize what a sick
man he is and make due allowance
for all his lamentations. The thing to
do with our troubles is to hold them
quiet, not pass them on to anyone;
whica is a pretty hard thing to do in
- this sympathy-loving world, and yet
Is Js absolutely essential in dealing
with the chronic kicker. He isn't
half bad, when one knows him ani
analyzes his own cheer to shake his
his humor and his "holler." All he
needs is the counter-tonic of Our
own cheer to shake his faith in the
gravity of his own unhappy illusion.
Luckily, Astoria has not many fault
finders. She has her share, of course,
and they have their effect; but, on the
whole, she is fairly free of the plague,
owing largely to the fact that there
are so few idlers here; most of us are
too busy to give ear to the growler,
and when he does corner us we per
mit the dismal flow to find unob
structed egress from the opposite ear.
The main thing is to cultivate a
frank jollity of our own and force it
on the "complainant" until he accepts
our estimate of things, or subsides in
silence. He is as harmless as we
make liim, and that is all there is to
it
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"An Unfortunate Intake"
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'TO AMUSE ASTORIA.
It is no trouble at aU to amuse As
toria!
; This does not mean that she is in
different to the class, style, or quality
of the entertainment offered her; but
rather that she is always alert for any
thing clean and wholesome in the way
of pleasant engagement; due in a
large measure to a mixed population
and the predominance of children and
young people, facts that invariably
contribute a test to the public appe
tite for recreation and diversion. The
youngsters, of themselves, make us
amenable to the cheer that goes with
the crowd and the show, be it from
professional sources or of local in
spiration and presentment
It is a happy condition and speaks
well for the people possessing it
There is a fraternity in it that keeps
a people from getting morose an!
turbulent and bumptious; and consid
ering the illimitable causes that lead
to these temperamental expressions,
we may be thoroughly glad there is,
at least, one faculty to hold them in
abeyance.
The purveyors of amusement here
will do well to cultivate the spirit that
exists in Astoria, and give the best
they can at all times and qualify the
schedules of prices so that no sense
of imposition may be felt, warrantel
or unwarranted. Willing as Astorians
are to be amused they are given to
criticisinz the exorbitant rate charged
for an inferior show; quite as willing
as they are to pay handsomely for thi
real thing. Go they will, and pay they
will, but they are becoming insistant
upon the score of getting all they pav
for; and they go often enough to
warrant any such discrimination they
may make in this line. It is not often
that complaint is made in this direc
tion, and this hint is made in sheer
good nature and in the faith that no
further cause will arise to invite ad
verse comment.
OUR CHRISTMAS TRADE.
The holiday trade in Astoria law
week was better than it was a year
ago; though it did not reach the limit
set for it by those in the various busi
nesses affected. In the main there is
no complaint. There was no over
buying anywhere, and no heavy un
sold stocks; a condition that shows
that our merchants . very cleverly
gauged the limitations of the season,
however much they may have hoped
from it
The city will now settle to the nor
mal, and the exigencies of the com
mercial hour, such as the taking of
stock, the balancing of books', the cal
culating of the new year's trade, and
the general adjustment of business af
fairs of the community, which will
keep all hands busy until the opening
up of the new season and the new
engagements, just all cities do year
after year. .Astoria is alright! No
one doubts nor disputes that fact; and
that is saying the best word that can
be said at present.
We believe there are things brewing
of real importance to Astoria; and w
withhold the ground of belief in de
ference to the success of these valu
able negotiations and to obviate their
hindrance. When the time comes we
shall have the cheerful word and fact
to offer; and are glad of the reserva
tion, for it is always well to have a
"shot in the locker."
Old newspapers for sale at this
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THE
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THE CARNAGE OFWAfi
Story of a Survivor of the Bat
tle of Gravclotte.
INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH.
An Advance Under Firs From Behind
Barricades .That Literally Mc vtj
Down tht Charging Troops A Hnd
to Hand Conflict In the Strnti.
William Cabinet, a survivor of the
battle of GrareMte, the most hurtl
fought victory of the rruneo-Prussian
war, tells In Harper's Mngnatne how
he mw the victory as eolor beiwr of
hl regiment:
H must have been, I think, about
oVIork when Colonel von Boebn rede
to the head of the regiment ami we all
strnlRhteued quick, as on parade. And
he said sharp a few words. somethl!i
like, 'Men. the regiment has a good
name, and you will give It a still bet
ter one.' I was In front and could hear
part of what lie said.
"The colonel led us to the left, and
we crossed a railroad track and went
through another little white vtllajre.
and then we faced a slope a long slope
with a village on It which the
French had made Into a fort, and we.
our regiment and others,, were to cap
ture It. and therw were many French
men and rnnnon there.
iThc roionel rede on a horse, he and
the major nnd the adjutants. Our
captains usually rode, too, but this
day the captains sent their horses baels
and went on foot
"And aoou our first men began to
fall, for we rauie under the fire of the
chaseepot It was bard, for we could
not see the enemy. These drat ones
were many sharpshooters in a ditch,
and the notse of their firing was like
that of a coffee mlll-kr-r-r-r-r-r! They
drew off as we went forward. It was
only at a walk that we went steady
walk. Just at if there were no bullets
there. ,. - v ,
"And now we would run forward
fifty yards and throw ourselves Oat,
then another fifty yards and the bait
and the falling Oat, and each time we
could see the village that was a for
tree nearer.
"And once when we were lying down
and I saw that the officers were stand
ing. Just cool a'nd quiet It came to me
that a man has to pay In anch ways to
be an officer.
1 saw the colonel fall. He was shot
from his horse and carried back.
"The first major, he took command,
and be galloped to the skirmish line,
and he was shot Then th second
major, too. was shot, and he tried to
get up, bnt he could not stand, and he
sat on a big stone and shouted: "Oo
on! Go onr And be took a gnn from
a dead man and fired It
"We were ordered to fix bayonets,
and that made ns glad, bnt even yet
the men carried their rifles on tbelr
shoulders as they ran. We were not
near enonsh to charge with bayonets.
"1 wish I could tell you what It was
lite as wc got near that village of St
Prlvat the noise, the smoke, the
flashes, the falling men and only one
desire In our hearts.
President Roosevelt's proposed trip
abroad will make the countries visit
ed seem much larger than when Col.
Bryan was touring them.
Count Boni de Castellanc is a very
sympathetic man. He wants his chil
dren to have the loving care and ex
pense of their French grandparents.
Some of the Southern States have
devoted so much time to stamping out
all but one party that the surviving
organization also is gradually dwin
dling away.
The best hen in Chicago's poultry
showed is ticketed $10,000. It will
tak ea purchaser of nerve to lay down
the requisite golden egg containing
50 double eagles.
When Governor Hughes speaks
now in New York City no hall is large
enoughto hold the crowd.. If the gov
ernor can convert the town he will be
the revivalist of the age.
Mr. Hearst's party polled only 83,
000 votes and, it is remarked, hurt
none of the candidates. But in the
correspondence innings he made a
home run on Haskell.
Castro has added to his record a
talent for being out of the country
when his government finds its ships
captured and war declared. V.enezuc'a
is sure to win if it gets rid of Castro.
Mr. Rockefeller's proposed gift of
$50,000,000 to Oriental education is
calculated to sadden the University of
Chicago. Perhaps Mr. Rockefeller is
discouraged with the Occidental pu
pils turned out.
A Texas paper complains that the
latest American battleship ordered
will cost $9,000,000, that one broadside
will burn up $17,000, and that at the
end of two hours' fighting her guns
will be worn out. To complete the
picture it is necessary to show whit
would happen to the enemy in the two
hours. The game might be worth the
powder.
'T:kt4: ut t;n setff.Hif.t lu toe
eolt r aec-Hon, one t each Mile of me.
And nrt the one at my rlcht was
klllwl Then th one at my left was
hotelKht .big bulUts la his body
from a mitrailleuse- clsut! Yet he aft
erwsrd got well, while many a man
died from wily one little bullet
"And at last we went at it bayonet
charge, and for the first time there
waa a cheer, a wild and savage cheer,
aud we ran on, eairer to plunge the
bayonets, and we eould see aa we came
near the Tillage that the French, were
firm from behind barricade and gar
den walla and from window.
"And w looked Into the wild face
of the French, and (hey met us hand
to band. Ah, we climbed over walls
and barricades, and we fired and bay
oneted, and w fought them in tb
streets I
'On and on we went It wa a wild
tlnro, of shooting, bayoneting, wre
tllug, clubbing, shouting. On and on,
but It waa slow work aud terrthl, for
th French fought for every step.
"I was at the front, for I bad the
color. There were a few oinoera still
left, aud they were shouting and war
lug their swords, and other regiment
stormed Into th village with us, aud
after awhile I can't any bow long
the place was ours.
"A I tell It to you It seem perhaps
simple thing. But when the regi
ment waa paraded before tb battle
began we were more than 3,1)00 men
and more than fifty officer, and we
lost in the fight forty officer and
mora than a thousand men. Ye, that
wis the loss of Just my regiment a Ion.
It was mordertscn, but It waa neces
sary. " ' ; -.
"Well, it waa over. Tb village wa
biasing, and many a dead man lay In
the rains. Some sat upright, dead,
with their backs against walls."
India's Fame.
They were holding an "exam" In an
east London school, and the teacher
wa explaining the chief products of
tb Indian empire. One child recited a
list of comestibles. "Please, mis, In
dia produces curries and pepper and
Citron and chillies and chutney and
and" "Yea. yes, and what comes
sfter tbatr "Please, miss, I dont re
member." "Ye, tint think. Wht Is
India so famous fori" "Please, m.
Indla-gestion.
The greatest of all bnman benefits,
that at least, without wblcb no other
benefit can be truly enjoyed, I Inde
pendence. Parke Qod win.
SIMPLE FAITH.
A turiy Burglar's Canfidenea In an
Editor' Bueinea Aeumsn. .
A man who admitted that be came
direct from state prison tried to sell
to the city editor of a New York news
paper a weird aud startling story of a
missing will which be declared had
been revealed to him by a fellow con
vict, lie was a burly fellow with a
prognathous Jaw, and be bad lost an
eye In battle. The mere look of him
would frighten a timid citizen Into
tremora. Mr. White, the expert in
criminology, cross examined the man
as follow:
"Why were you In Auburn?"
"Highway" (meaning, of course, high
way robbery).
"I auppoa you were wrongfully con
victed." "Nnh; dey had me right"
Such engaging candor made Mr.
White feel thnt the man wa truthful
and be was greatly disappointed when
strict Investigation disclosed the fact
that the story of the missing will was
all fictitious. The man was disap
pointed, too, at the failure of hi ro
mance, but be went away from the
newspaper office In cheerful mood,
with some remark about better luck
next time.
A week later Mr. White was sum
moned to the reception room of th
newspaper, and there be found his
friend, the burly highwayman, bis
shoulders broader, bis single eye fiercer
than ever. But his visit wa quite
friendly, although somewhat tinged
with business. He evidently believed
he could rely on Mr. White's good
faith and business acumen. Fixing
Mr. .White with bis glittering eye, the
strong armed one plucked blm by the
sleeve over to a corner of the room
and there In a lond, hoarse whisper In
quired: "Say, couldjer do anyt'lng wit' a cou
ple o watches?" Harper's Weekly.
Bimini and th Fountain of Youth.
Blmlnl was a fabulous Island firmly
believed In by the Indians of the An
tilles, tbougb they could give no fur
ther clew to Its location than that It
lay some hundreds of leagues north
of nisprtnlola. 0 tiift laland was
the famous fountain er youth, giv
ing perpetual beali ti vigor. It
was the search for tW-t wuntaln that
led Ponce de Ieon and Hernando de
Soto to Florida, on the outskirts of
which the Inland was generally sup
posed to be situated.
Concerning His Kissing of Her.
Only one person with a mean dis
position would have figured out this
little prose poom. It runs an follows:
Which do you think Is the greatest
slur?
DID he kins her?
Did nE kiss ber?
Did he KISS her? '
Or,
Did be kiss KEIl?-Cleveland News.
The Great Need.
"Miss Dolly, you know the olrf ad-age"-
"I don't want to hear anything about
add-ages," she Interrupted. "What we
girls want Is some subtract-ages."
Woman's Home Companion.
Morning Astorian, 60 oenti per month
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It it th natural winter
home of many thou
sands of th world' ,
bst people, Unji the
gentl influence of Its
mild winter ellmste,
very amusement and
recreation abounds,
bathing, hotting, fish
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ifornla.
A six months stopover
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Corresponding rates are in
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We have some very distinc
tive literature covering CU
fornia's winter resorts, and
will take pleasure in giving
you - all of the information
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