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f3) ?!tc jPattjj ftoiimt. ASTORIA, OREGON: SUNDAY ...MAY SI. PS ISSUED EVERY MORNING. (Monday excepted) J. V. HAL.L.ORAN & COMPANY, runLisiiEits axi rnopitiKTOiss, ASTORIA?? BUILDING. - - CASShTRKEl Terms of Subscription. Served bv Carrier, per w eek 15cts. Sent bv Mail, per month . COcts. " f one year .$7.00 Fro? 01 postage to suu.eriber. ESyAdvertisements inserted l the year at the rate of $2 per square per month. Tran sient advertising flfty cents per square, each insertion. Notice To Atlcriiscr. The Astoiuan guarantees to its ad vertisers the largest circulation (if anv newspaper published on the Columbia r.ver. Tliis paper is on file at the St. Charles Hotel, Portland, Or. County court meets to-morrow. C. P. Wilson advertisss the lieynomr.n Punch cigar. The Oregon is due. from Frisco this morning, ltear-Admiral Upshur is among the passengers. Sibson, Church & Co. will ship 4C0 cases of salmon on the State to-day to Otago, New Zealand. Pacific county has 1,8C9 inhabitants: the total valuation of property as amend ed by the commissioners is U74,CD0. Tho Orcgonian produces figures which go to show that the grain surplus of the inland ompiro will this vear exceed 303, 009 tons. Tho Walla "Walla Journal says E. Z. Ferguson "of Pomeroy," hiss been mado "deputy collector of customs nt Astoria." It also says that ho is a Republican. Thoy don't need any curfew bill or ord inance to keep the boys home in Cincin nati. Two wild cats escaped from a menagerie in that city a few days ago and you couldn't get a boy to go around tho corner after dark for love or money. Tho obsequies of the late Irving Stev ens will take place in the Congregational church to-day at 2 o'clock, and be con ducted by the pastor, Kov. W. S. Hamlin. Tho funeral service will bo held at tho same place on next Sunday evening, June 7th, at 7:00 P. M. Arrangements are in progress to have a firemen's tournament at City View park in Portland on the return of the several companies from this city. All of them have to pass through Portland on their way home and could probably bo induced to remain one or two days. Cor respondence on tho subject has begun, and should any number of organizations signify a willingness to take part, suffi cient inducement in tho way of cash prizes and medals will be offered to mako the contest an object to competitors. That part of Squemoqua street in front of The Astobian office is pretty well Ailed up with gravel and earth forming an ef fectual bulkhead. The need of bulk heading the city front has been beforo discussed. A continuation of the filling up of Squemoqua street eastward would be about as good a way of securiug against the filling up of the channel as could probably bo devised. It would bo a little more expensive than planking, but would be dono when it was dono. Tho Evening Star social club met in the Y. M. C. A. Hall yesterday evening and organized with the following officers. President, J. Wilson; vice-president. J. C. Ward; secretary, W. A. Sherman; treasurer, J. T. lloss; sergeant-at-arm?, W. 11. Mcintosh; sentinel, C. N. Martin. Tho subject for debate at tho next meet ing is "licsolvcd, 'That the hope of re ward is a greater incentive to action than tho fear of punishment. " Following are the disputants: Affirmative, J. C. Ward, J. T. Ross, C. N. Martin: negative, C. A. Hansen, W. A. Sherman, H. G. McKen zio. A vote of thanks was tendered tho Y. M. C. A. for the use of their hall; ad journed to meet next Thursday evening. Fred Warde who has been playing "Virginias'" in Portland, once spent avery hot hour in Boston. It was a benefit to Bomo old and well-known Bostonian and all the professionals were represented in in the bill. Warde was on for an act of 'Richard IIL" the tent scene. It was a terribly hot night. Some of tho jokers of the "profession got hold of Warde early in tho evening and kept him out of tho way until it "was just time for him to dress and go on. Ho reached the theater. He found tho fiends had heated his armor to a point that it was hardly bearable, but ho had to put it on. He straggled on tho stage, tho perspiration breaking from every poro and washing all his make-up off. Ho got to the tent and while he lay asleep there they covered him with rugs and ho couldn't protest. When ho got off he was fairly broiled, but tho jokers had disappeared and they gave him time to cool before they camo near him. Notice, Alert H. & I Co., So. 1. You are hereby ordered to meet at the truck room in "full uniform, to-day, at 1 r. m., to attend the funeral of our late brother fireman lrv. Stevens, of Astoria Engine Co. Xo. 1. By order F. 15. Er.BEKSOK, Foreman. ZYoiiec, The foreman of Rescue Engine Com pany Xo. 2, requests the members to meet at their hall to-day, Sunday, at 1 v. M., in full uniform to attend the fun eral of tho late Irving Stevens, an active member of Astoria Engine Co. No. 1. Atcntiou Ao, Ones. You ate hereby ordered to meet at your Engine House in lull uniform Sunday May 31st, at 1 v. m. sharp, for the purpose of attending the funeral of our late brother fireman lrv. Stevens. Fines for non-attendance strictly en forced. By order Fit AN K SUKl'itEX AXT, Foreman. L. E. Selig, Secretary. Beaver odp:e iVo. 35, 1. O. O. 1 The members of the lodge will meet at their lodge room at 1:30 r. m., Sun day afternoon, the 31st insfc, to attend the fnneral of our late brother Past Grand Irving Steven?. Sojourning bre linn invited to attend. By order N.G. Ocean Enca:ujl, Au. IS, r.O.O.F. The members of the Encampment will meet at the lodge room at 1:30 i. m. Sunday afternoon, the 3lst inst,to at tend the funeral of our late brother Irving Stevens. Sojourning brethren Invited lo attend. By order C. P. Gymnasium ; Boys Class. A class for boys from the ages of 7 to 13 years will be formed at the Astoria Gymnasium. A competent teacher will be provided. Apply at the gymnasium letween the hours of 10 a. m. and 10 p.m. W. E. Jomjs, Prop. IAL DAY. ITS OBSERVANCE IN ASTORIA- PROUKSS10.V. SERVICES TEEY. ADDRESSES. IX cejij: irrc. Fii'I Arcount r the Coh-lirntion of the Day. For the twentieth time tho memory of the dead heroes was yesterday celebrated and observed all over tho continent, from the crags of Maine to the arid wastes of Arizona; from tho sunlit waters of the southern gulf to our own northwest chores, and for the twentieth time since the first Decoration Day, May 30th, 18G6, the lemembrance of tho stormy yeara of conflict was recalled as the brilliant buds of spring and fragrant blossoms, Nature's kindliest gifts, were scattered by loving hands over tho hundreds of thousands of graves, over whoso green mounds may be read: "A soldier of the Union mustered out." In these times of peace, it is meet and fitting that one day of the year should be consecrated to the cultivation of patriot ism, that to the young should be told the leason why tho graves of tho gallant dead are honored, and that pledges of loyalty to the national flag should be re newed, ind beneath the simple cere mony of strewing flowers lies tho sturdy resolvo that tho Union shall be maintained, and that which was so dearly bought is worth perpetuating. In common with every other com munity in the country. Astoria duly ob served 3'csterdays holiday. Nearly every flag in the city was at half mast, and by noon there was a general cessation of business. At 1:3 J n procession was formed in front of tho hall of Cushing Post No. 14. First camo Cushing Po3t Cornet band; then a detachment of sol diers from Ft. Canby with arms reversed; then the officers and members of Cush ing Post No. 14, G. A. R., with draped flags: followed by Cushing Relief Corps No. 3, school children with flowers and a large concourse of citizens. Tho band plaved a dead march as tho procession filed through tho streets and passed tip the hill to tho hillsido cemetery. Arriv ing there, Post Commander R. V. Mon- teith read the ritual service, nnd after an impressive prayer by Rev. Dr. Roberts, the band played ".Nearer, iiy urod, to Thee." Rev. Dr. Roberts then delivered one of the most impressive addresses that it ever has been our ploasure or privilege to hear. A stiff breezo was blowing and tho exertion of climbing the steop hill made it necessary to bs brief, but in the few minutes he spoko he condensed a volume of patriotism. Ho sr oke of the dead and that for which they died; of the living and the duty they owed to their country that the dead had died to save; of the young who needed to be told what it was all about; of the blood nnd treasure that this country cost; of tho position wo of to-day eccupy: of tho necessity for broad and deep foundations for tho noble edi fice of Liberty; of tho responsibilty. the dignity and the high privilege of being an American citizen, and in tones of fer vent patriotism nraved God that our be loved nation should endure strong and great, anu tnat tue great 103-01 spirit tnat saved it once should continue and abido and that our national life should not grow weak nor perish. "America" was then played by the band, and tho ladies of the llelief Corps bestowed on many graves tue magninceni auunaanco 01 nowers with which they had come laden, tho detachment from tho fort fired three vol leys, after which the procession re-formed and marched back to the hall. IN THE EVENING Tho M. E. church was filled, and after music and the appropriate ritual service of the Post, Junior Department Com mander H. M. Gregory delivered tho fol lowing address: Comrades, Womeu of Relief Corjis Cush ing Post No. 14, G. A. II., grccl-'tvj: It is no unmeaning ceremony which has called us forth this day to unite in our prayers, this, our Memorial day. Sanctified by the loss of our unnum bered dead who springing forth in the flush of n noblo manhood, dared to do and to dio that our country might live, and with one country and 0110 flag, wo might prosper, theirs was n grand sacri fice. Little can those who now enjoy peace realize tho terrible scenes, the struggles of the war that swept hko a hurricane over the face of our fair land. Where father and son, mother and daughter, severed the ties of humanity and with hearts filled with hatred, met in unnat ural strife. With a government assailed on all sides by ungrateful citizens, the din and turmoil of war encircling our land; with business crippled; with social and family relations cursed by tho ven omous sting of treason; still loyal hearts beat responsive to the call of duty and the trampling hosts of noble, daring men attested tho glorious faith still felt in the value of onr republic and its in stitutions. As in the days of yore, when a handful of bold spirits defied the tyranny of En gland's rule, and with bleeding feet btained the snow of Valley Forge's winter mute appeals to the world of a nation's struggle for a free land so their sons proved that they meant to maintain those liberties if it took oceans of blood to accomplish the desired end. Nothing in tho history of ages ever equaled the uprising of tho mighty hosts the guns of Sumter echoed in every nook and valo of our broad country. At its summons the farmer hung bis-cythe on the tree, the merchant closed his books; the lover left the sweet dalliance of Cupid's sway, the son kissed his moth er and all donned the Bluo and swelled the marching ranks of the Grand Army of the Republic turning their faces towards the foe, their backs to homes which, alas! too many of them never were to seo again. Amid prayers and sorrow tho tidings of each battle flashed over tho land and with grief and lamentation households mourned. And in all this the noble women of America repressed their feel ings and by every encouragement cheered the boys in bluo by a work, the like of which never existed from them came tho Sanitary movement, as from now comes the grandest order thB Relief Corps. Truly may it be Baid of them, their works do follow them and blessed are they among women! No pen can do justice to the terrors, the privations, tho sufferings of a fratri cidal strife. Men turned from the peace ful walks of life, became demons, and in the din of battle fought but to destroy. The green of many a field was bathed in blood and the Destroying Angel gloried in n terrible harvest. That harvest wa are hero to honor. Ancient chivalry crowned its returning heroes with the laurel wreath. We deo orate tho graves and tho memory of our dead heroes our comrades, with God's gifts, the flowers that speak only of love and tho beautiful. Tho graves of our dead are the Mecca to which the hearts of millions make their yearly pilgrimago and returning again to the toils of life, feel all tho purer feelings that patriotism instils in the human breast. It were useless hero to speak of tho causes or tho effects of the late war. All has passed into history and with renewed life our nation prospers. Tho feud of those days will never be renewed. Wiser counsels have been borne from the battle field into tho councils of tho nation. The sword has been turned into (ho plough share and tho sickle and all that remains now to mark the struggle, is the myriads of white stones, that to-day throughout our land have been crowned with chaplets of flowers by tho loving hands of their comrades, who, now fros ted by tho blight of passing years, are fading fast away. Who can realize the meaning of this day to tho veteran of tho Grand Army of tho Republic? To them, truly it is no unmeaning ceremony. Memory crowds fast upon them. The bivouac, the field, the battle all comes beforo him like a dream. They can hardly realize that so many years havo passed since that great army of tho dead first left their peaceful homes, in tho flush of young life, bravo noble spirits. And too, with prido they look back upon the undying vigilance with which tho interests of tho republic were guarded by tho Grand Army faith ful and true to the trust reposed in it. Truly have we reason this day to feel that those of our noble comrades who 3 graves have been covered with tho g, f ul incense of flowers, died, not in vr -. With prido wo look at our glorious cor-- trv. baskinp in tho sunshine of peao while all the world is filled with U13 gloom of apprehension and martial hosts aro mustering for tho fight. Our dead scattered over the width of a continent, mute appeals to tho sympathy and lovo of a nation baptized in their blood from a touching tribute to that loy alty which swells our bosoms. A country, proud among nations where freedom reigns and law and order prevails, aro tho results that their death won. Humble and lowly as they might havo been in the heroism of their death, cci ono of them stands forth grandly asra exemplar of what patriotism leads men to do and dare. Far preferable to lie as they lie, even in on unknown grave, than to havo bv word or act been dis loyal to their flag. Fostered by the care and veneration of a nation, crowned by tho love of their comrades our heroes sleep their last sleep in ieaco. With us to-day, tho wives and daugh ters of veterans of tho Grand Army ten der their offerings to a precious memory. Who shall say that in their noblo work of charity, in caring for the sick and the needy of our Order, woman has not a higher sphere than man can over attain to a sphere as broad as human sorrow as lasting as human ity itself. As now, so in tho war, man had an incentivo in the dash nnd daring that brings honor within his grasp woman went forth in the pure spirit of mercy, to minister nnd to soothe tho sick, wounded and dying soldier her deeds unknown to tho world, known onl y to God and those sho ministered to. "Wo hear of men and heroes Whose flashing swords are keen. Who on the field of battle Drink from tho sarao canteen; Who at the post of Danger With front unbroken stand, And in her hour of peril Will guard her native land. But who will tell tho story Of Love's sublimest law, Of choicest treasures given By 'women of tho war.' " Meet and right, is it then, comrades, for ns to yield nil tho right to woman to be with'ns this day in honoring our dead. While we mourn our lost comrades,! et us not forget tho thousands of our maimed, too many, alas! poor and needj. As wo enjoy the luxury of Life, let us never for get them, but turning from our duty to tho dead, let ns remember the living. And let us so do our work that when the angel of the God of battles colls tho mus ter roll of tho Grand Army ct tho final day, He may say to us "Well done, good and faithful servants. Steadily our ranks are being deploted by tho hand of Death. Daily, m our wide country, a new mound marks tho resting Jriace of some of our number. Soon tho ast solitary veteran will stand on tho threshold of eternity. The last of n mil lion will pass tho portals of death and our land will know no moro the Grand Army of the Republic Its sons of vet erans will remain to protect thoso liber ties their sires fought for, and God grant they may prove worthy of their heritage. The names of Grant, Farragut, Mc Pherson, Thomas and a host of olhera who battled bo nobly, written in golden letters on the scroll of history will ever stand before them, pointing the way to duty. The daring and dash of our own peerless Cushing, whose tireless ambition nnd patriotism led him to pluck victory from tho jaws of defeat and crowned him with an undying glory, will ever point the way for the youth of our country to follow. The memory of their deeds do follow them and their graves, this day, nestling in garlands of flowers aro dear to a nation and precious in tho sight of Heaven. Comrades! how memory brings back to you mm uay mo wna sc as with firm ranks, elbow pressed on in tho charge, each screaming suen tearing wioe gaps in your lines, tuo sickening thud of tho bullet telling its fatal errand, tho maddening smell of powder, the rush, tho struggle tho wav ing flag rising to view amid tho smoke and tho cheer of victory all this comes before you this day m vivid remem brance. Then, too, the hurried burial of your comrades, men who, but a few short hours before had shared their food with you; buried with not even a prayer to commend their 6ouls to God. Is it strange, then, as you recall all this, that tho flowers you scatter over their graves should be to your hearts no unmeaning ceremony? The widow and the orphan are tho her itago left to your care by your dead yours be the curse, the shame if ever ono such is turned from your hearts if you ever prove recreant to a dead comrade's faith and trust in you. Memorial day as it brings to you the memory of your dead does not fail to point out your duty to tho living. Let not the teachings of the day bo lost to you but with earnest will, believe and trust your duty is only dono when loyalty to those who shared your dangers ana died that you might five- to perpetuate what they died for, is accomplished. Tho inherent properties of bravery have over been tho pride of our country. At no time in its history havo these qual ities ever been dimmed. The same spir it that led the dying Lawrence to say "Don't give ap tho ship," that led tho noblo Hale, an ignominious death star ing him in the face, to regret that "he had but one life to give to hi3 country," betokened the spirit of the last war. With such spirits on every battlefield, such heroes sleeping under every tomb stone to-day, tho Grand Army could only march on to final victory; and to-day as with sorrowing hearts we honor our lost comrades, still we are filled ith prido that such men lived. And, too, this day with bonded knee and earnest heart, arises tho prayer for our grand old general. Endeared to every soldier by his consummate generalship and his indomitable courage, ho has laid on the confines of tho unknown world. Fighting death with tho same obstinate pertinacity with which ho so often wrested victory out of defeat, ho still lives, an object of tender solicitude to a grateful people. God grant that ho may be spared to us is to-day tho prayer that mingles with our memorial service. His country that ho did so much to save begs God to spare tho grand old soldier. Cemrades: To you now belongs a higher and nobler dnty than all else. Having fought the good fight, with its ending comes now responsibilities. It is yours to exert all the influence of your calling to encourage purity in the admin istration of public affairs, abstaining from any iolent display of partisanship, exercising judgment in helping to place on a firm basis the structure you have saved from tho contaminating influence of civil war. Knowing naught but the right, it behooves you to watch well and guard sacredly the interests of tho Re public "with charity to all, malice towards none." The Grand Army of the dead, whoso graves you guard, demands this of you, else, has their sacrifice been in vain." With this duty plainly beforo you you will perpetuate tho Union, saved at the expense of the best blood of the nation. Soil not your laurels by tho malevol ence Of party feeling or sectional preju dices. Lay all spirit of revenge to rest with the flowers that this day shed the perfume- or brotherly reeling over the graves of your Comrades, and mourning over your dead let tho mantle of sympa- iflj cover me resting pmces 01 your ioes and your kindest thoughts go forth to their memories, recollecting that lo err is human, to forgivo is divine." Yours bo it to treasure well tho words of the martyr, Lincoln a government of tho people, for tho people and by the people shall not perish from the face of tho earth. Comrades and women of Cushing Re lief Corps, loyal men and women of tho natien: Going hence this night, I ask you to carry deep in your hearts the prayer that tho blood of our heroes, tho sufferings of our maimed and our sick may not havo been given in vain; but that with ono country and one flag, America may ever be blessed among na tions and to an unending eternity bo ever tho future homo of tho bravo and the free. May tho mantlo of Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty hold you closely in its folds, a mantle so well described by tho gifted national president of tho Woman's Re lief Corps, that it forms a fitting con clusion to our services: Search each comrade's heart and (hero Graven with tho tenderest care, You will find these letters three Linked in blessed trinity, Honored, loved nnd heeded well, Honored more than tonguo can tell, Golden are they F. C. L. Great is this " Fraternity" Brooding o'er tho flight of years Born of lovo for you and me, Born of battle and of tears: These aro they who stood the test Where tho charging columns prest Won their fnino and are at re3t. "Charity"! a gracious spell Wrought in days of doom and dread, Where they stooped lo hearken well What a dying comrado said For the wives and orphans far, Shivering in the blasts of war: For tho shattered ones that are. "Loyalty"! 'twas theirs to show Wha't are faith and fealty, Upward, whero tho bugles blow On the heights of victery: Upward from the gloom of night, From the clamor of tho fight. To tho blazo of Freedom's light. Comrades, ye whose hearts aro sealed To tho glorious Trinity We our reverent homage j-ield, Lift the hat and bend the knee! Honor to whom honor's due Honor to the Loyal Blue nonor. Love, from me nnd 3 on. Your duly is done! May tho God of Lovo and Right Mes3 you forever. Amen! Music and prayer followed Capt. Greg ory's eloquent remarks, after wkiclrRov. W. S. Hamlin, himself a member of Wm. Spears Post, G. A. R. of Indiana, spoke as follews: " And the victory that day was tinned in to niduniiiiK unlo all the peiipli. Samuel, lit. 2. Comrudes and Fellow Citizens: It is befitting that we assemble hero with so grand en object beforo us. Wo come from tho noise and tumult of the living to meditate upon the deeds of those who dwell in the city of tho silent. Wo corao with hearts onco bleeding and sorrowful but now healed and comforted by tho lnpse of time, to do honor to those our brothers in tho common straggle; whose wounds earth could not heal, but who havo gone homo where God has wiped all tears from their eyes. Wo come not us different parties nnd discordant factious of political strife and civil war, but as friends and companions to tender our votivo oficrings and to bedeck our common brotherhood. As time wears wav and tho clash of steel dies out upon sSenesof battle,! ho distant air wo are apt to forget tho ,w in 1hm vm T.iroans of tho dying and the virtues of ZhJ our loved ones. It is well, therefore. that wo reawaken our recollections of those whoso voices aro forever hushed. The:r patriotic spirits no longer prompt them to heroic deeds. It should bo ours to catch tho inspiration of their self sac rifice and with sincere devotion march on to noble lives and glorious victories. Wo are hero to perpatuato a sacred custom nnd retain a sentiment noblo in tho heathen sublime with us. " Duke et decorum est, pro patrl morL" This national spirit should go further than simply to'chisel an inscription upon some marble column; it should stamp tho sentiment of true loyalty upon tho tablets of every living heart. Wo aro called upon to honor thoso whom ungels delight to honor. Our en comiums may die upon our lips but their deeds shall hist through the unnumbered cycles of eternity. If a victor in tho Olympic games is" to bo crowned for the honor of n single conquest how much more shall the scarred veteran of many a well fought battle bo crowned with glory, honor, immortality and eternal life! As wo engage m the ceremonies of this day tho spirits of our departed comrades look over Ihe battlements of timo and with tenderness behold tho offerings wo bring and recip rocate tho affection wo express. Their graves are divided by distance, but their spirits join with ours in ono grand army of our glorious republic Thousands of others as noble as thoso who were decorated to-day Ho anions tho tangled copses of the Wilderness, on tho slopes of Fredericksburg and a hundred other battlefields whoso graves-have not been perfumed by tho iragranca or. a flower nor consecrated by tho shedding of a tear. No monuments stand Hko sentinels to guard their sacred dust.no polished shaft will ever mark tho final resting place, but Nature's gentle hand will plant tho turf with fadeless green, while angels guard tho land they died to eave. Not as generals, not ns captains did they fight, but ns unnoted privates. Light and darkness; liberty and oppres sion; right and wrong stood hand to hand in the bloody conflict and grappled in tho death struggle. They fought not for fame but for humanity, and in deeper crimson than their life blood shall Nature writo in her bow of promise their victory and their glory. But for us who stood amid the rain of shot and shell side by sido with our fallen heroes, thero aro grander duties and more profound responsibilities. We form a grand army still, and aro en gaged in an irreprcssiblo conflict. What shall make our cause glorious? Numbers? Nay; for millions might compose a mob without an e!ement of grandeur. Dis cipline? Never! Tho very strictest may but render more efficient a band of rob bers. Influence. This might deface our glory for evil intensifies with magnitude. Shall it bo wealth? Alas! with its power has been committed the grossest acts which ever stained tho earth With inno cent blood. One thing alono can make us noble a high and grand purpose to be true men; men with true hearts and pure; men loving right and truth more than placo and power; country and liberty mo -0 than wealth and honor, humanity moro than self, and God more than all. Thus shall we form a people and a nation with elements of power nnd indestruct ability. In timo our grand nrTny may dwindle away until tho "relics of our war shall havo passed into history nnd the fireside stories of our conflict bo forgotten. Thero may be only a handful of gray haired veterans left to come with staff supported, tottering limbs to drop a. sin gle flower, tear-bedewed, upon the grave of their cemrades: but the principles for which they died will never be forgotten; thoy aro chiseled upon enduring mau solea; engravedupon our legislative halls; engrafted into a nation's life. They will never grow old, but as the yeara wear away will become grander and grander, blooming in the youth of our land, sparkling in the newly added stars of our national banner and forever shining from the Goddess of Liberty on the domo of our capitol. Tho clash of arms miy not soon be heard again in our land, but war is only tho outward manifestation of indwelling hostility. If tho crust smother an ini pent volcano it cannot remain unaffected by its influence. Whenever brotherly lovo is supplanted by malice and revenge, honesty nnd fmgality exchanged for avarice and theft; then will there bo un timely graves whether there is war or not. Tho swords may pass into ploughshares, but thorns infest the ground; and ex emption from fields of battle may not always mean peaco at home. It is the grand purpose of lifo and tho principles of our existence that must make-us lofty, and it is tho affinity of our hearts an'd the united interests of the people which will establish safety in all the borders of our beloved land. , As stood our comrades in the hottest and' thickest of the strife, when ono fell an other stopping forward to toko his place, so aro wo to stand in all our mutual and civil relations of life. As ono hero falls" wo must closoup tho ranks, and as wo take their places let us possess all tho ad ditional valor and patriotism their mem ones can inspire within us. It is our privilege and duty to mnko ours the grandest army in existence. Not of carnage and bloodshed, but of right and truth, nnd then shall our dead look down and bless ns, ns we. decorato their time worn graves. Thus shall wo bo truo soldiers indeed, nnd whenever and wherever we fall whether in the heat of battle, piled in heaps of undistinguished slain, by tho roadsido unnoticed b3' tho liyjng, or in costly mausolea sculptured with ourfame it will bo all tho same to us so that wo fall at our post, as true soldiers in noble, honorable battle. And then when tho end shall ceme: with tho .omnon's roar forever hushed and life's battlefield deserted, mrij we hear from the great Captain of oar salva tion "Well done, good nnd faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thv Lord!" Space nnd tho lateness of tho hour compels a condensation of Mr. Hamlin's fine address. He closed with with some stirring verses, and after mora music came the closing prayer, and Memorial Day, ISS.!. in Astoria hnd pissed into memory. IVnr! TV::r! War! The latest news to hand states that ."i.OOO men attacked Jcff4s Restaurant last week. They were galantly met by that vctran, and got thu bet and cheapest meal in town. Jeff intends to light it out in that line if it takes all summer. Concert At the Telephone this afternoon front 3 to 3. Free. AG001I Cigar. Just as good as you usuall v pav a bit for, can be had FOR FIYE CENTS at C. P. WilsonV. Aotiee, Alert II. &J4. Co., IVo. 1. Yon are hereby ordered to meet at the truck room on Monday evening June 1st at 7 UJO o'clock, for drill. Special meet ing after the drill. By order F.'B. Elbkrsox, Foreman. .l.storia Division IVo. 1 A special convention of the above di vision is hereby called for Tuesday evening, June 2d, IMS, at SAO sharp, for drill, at the Pythian castle. Every mem ber is notified to attend. By order of the Commander. Jxo. O. Bozoktii, Recorder. IXot lamcli, at tlic Telephone Saloon From 11 to 2 every da A fine lunch with drink or cigar, 2Ti cent:. No charge after two o'clock, ' Jcfk. To Accommodate I3is Patrons. Alex. Gilbert will keep his saloon open day and night. Fishermen can get a good lunch at any hour of the night. The genuine French sardine constantly on hand. Wanted. A competent bartender. None but a man with good references need applj. " RuDOLPn Bakth. jcor a IVent Eitliitjr. Boot Or Shoe, go to P. J. Goodmans, on Chc namus street, next door to I. W. Case. All goods of the best make and guaran teed quality. A full stock; new goods constantly arriving. Custom work. J&'resJi Eastern and Shcalivater Bay Oysters Constantly on hand, cooked to any stylo at Frank Fabre's. When others fail fry Crow, the lead ing Photographer, No. GX Water streo t At Fraiil Eabrc's. Board for S21S0 a month. The best In the city. Dinner from 5 to 7. ij5l Th.e heading and 7 o? &stob.i&. Cpr slock is now comnlele in every department and ladies wishing a choice selection of first ela-s goods at very LOW PRICES would do well to call early. In the following lines of goods our selections and prices will compare favor ably with Eastern and ban Francisco houses carrying first class goods. Rich Black and Colored Silks. Handsome Brocaded Black and Colored Silks. Evening- Silks, in all the latest tints. Fine Imported Dress Goods. Embroidered and Figured Combinatioa Suits. New Ginghams. New Prints. New Lawns. New Chair.brays. New Table Linen and Napkins. " Embroidered Table and Piano Covers. Lace Curtains and Curtain Nett. Novelties in Lace Goods, Buttons, Gloves, Parasols, Ribbons, Fans, etc., etc. Gioak Depa Having bought more largely Uipu this s'easons trade seems to demand we have concluded to reduce our immense stock lo cost price. THE LATEST STYLES IN Ladies Cloaks, Traveling- Ulsters, Wraps, Jerseys, etc., etc. PYTHIAN BUILDING, The New York Novelty Store The Leading Stationers and News Dealers of Astoria. u a 2 hi AKTISTS 3IATERI.IXS. TOILKT AKTICIKS, JAfASESE GOODS t'AXCY GOOJS. BASY JirCGltS. 3 w 5 The Latest Notions We defy any and all competition. OPPOSITE PAItKElt HOUSE, GO TO THE Hair Dressing Saloon Farlicr House, Main St., For a first-class Shave, scientific Hair-cut. and hygienic Shampoo, etc, n. Da PARK, Prop. Fino Stationery, Blank Books, School Books, Music Books, SHEET MUSIC AND GRIFFIN E3isBii3:ss:uiss!amsa:cs N isl 1 Y KlEllKf 3SaESS33jaX22n:;S23SaSXS3ISa:EESgZ!S32U:Z3ZB3i:3IIH!3FZB he Leading Clothier and Hatter. New Goods! wlSn, New St.v!es! Men's, irovith.s' and Boys' CLOTHING .J.IIIIIH1I Hats and Furnishing Goods. S-FINEST GOODS AT THE LOWEST PKECES.3 I AT- Clothing House rtmenf. ASTORIA, OREGON. T PIAXOS. 3IUSICAL I.VSTKl'MEXTS JEWEIjIIY. WATCIIES AJfD CLOCKS. I BIRD CAGES. and Novelties, Etc. Call, examine our goods and be convinced. - ASTORIA. OBEGU.V. Astoria Bakery AND Columbia Candy Factory. Ed. Jackson, Proprietor. Candies, - 20Ctaperlb. Bread, Plea and Cakes delivered every day. 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