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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1888)
I) t gatftj gstortmt. ASTORIA. OREGON: SATURDAY JULY 21. 1SSS. AS FOR INSTANCE. Is a spirit of broad friendliness and with sincere desire for mutual pros perity The Astorian desires to sug gest that such prosperity can only result from co-operation, and that bitterness and division can only ro tard development. To tell one class of our citizens that they are "slow, unprogressive, waterlogged, inert, miserly, selfish," etc.; to inform them that they can do the world the best service by leaving it, is, to say the least, not a flattering prospect, present or future, to that much respected class. To further in form that portion of the community that the expenses that they are always objecting to can in their case be removed by dying and thus effect ing a permanent saving of the appar ently superfluous process of keeping their bodies above ground, does not add to the attractiveness of the offer. To tell them that if they don't make some move you will get up and go and tako your enterprise and push along with you is likely to arouse the very natural rejoinder. "Go and be damned to you. We were here first. We have the works and what is it your business what we do with what belongs to us. Can't a man do what be likes with his own?" On the other hand it is not believed by unbiased observers to be a good plan for those who possess all the wisdom and most of the wealth and real estate to be too hasty in consign ing to eternal perdition that portion of the community who desire to amass some of the world's wealth beforo the second coming of Christ, and who have more objection to living poor than they have to dying poor. There is" much to be said on both sides, dearly beloved. The truth lies between. The man who came here before you did and who takes con siderable ploasure in informing you that all things happened, transpired, and took effect before you came here; who worked hard, saved his money, invested bis savings, and possesses some property, has just as much hu man nature in him as anybody else, and it is human nature for a man to hold on to what has cost earnest ef fort On the other hand, people who never had a hundred dollars at one time in their lives; who are in a hurry to get hold of some of, the cir culating medium; who think the world owes them a living and want to consider their claim as an overdue chattel mortgage, overlook the ethics of the occasion nnd tho rights of the party of the first part Theso hasty souls must bear in mind that a man has an absolute right in this country to do just ex actly what he pleases provided he doesn't interfere with his neighbor's right to do as he pleases. If A. owns a lot and has a warranty deed to it, he can grade it or sell it, or hold it or do just as he has a mind to with it This will not admit of successful contra diction, and should be remembered. B., who owns no lot, may kick; ho may have the money to buy a lot, but if A. doesn't want to sell, if he holds his lot at a price exceeding B.'s pile, while our sympathies may bo with B., it must not be forgotten that it is A.'s lot, and in all justice A. ought to have the say so about it One cannot climb to prosperity on a ladder made of honey and chopped straw, and plain talk is sometimes necessary. One needs a middling tight grip on a handful of facts that will help to give a fair view. There is, or should be, a certain fairness and dignity in life. It is un fair to scold those who possess prop erty and it is undignified to whine be cause of its non-possession. There are'just as good chances to get wealth now as ever there were. There is more in the man than there is in tho times, and if some of tho energy that is wasted in kicking were invested in patient effort, it would be probably productive of more practical results: We have to take tho material just as wo find it and fashion it as best we can. It is so easy to give advico to a a man about what he ought to do with his property that this particular avocation is overdone. There is ad vice enough on hand at present to run three towns tho size of Astoria; and if some of tho enterprise displayed in this direction were turned into more practical channels it would, perhaps be better. Blame or fault finding is useless. It all amounts to this: Thoso who are not content, who want something different, something bettor and more progressive, can, it they work to gether, succeed in having it Whore there's a will there's a way. It is childish to rail at men who don't feel like doing anything. The point is to ignore them, to do, so far as possible, what the complainers say these men should do, and if they don't become interested, get on without them or even in spite of them. It gives the obstructionists too much importance altogether to be eternally pointing to the fact that they are in the road. Are there no roads but one? If they won't get out of tho way, make a new road; push forward to prosperity. In this, a nowepaper can be but "as the voice of one crying in the wilder ness make straight the way of tho Lord," can be but as a finger board pointing the way. But better that than an echo of a voice of wailing and recrimination. At present self-help is the e33ential requisite for the advancement of this community. The streets of Paris are kept clean because every man keeps clean that little strip of street and sidewalk in front of his own door. If each would bend his energies to the advancement of the city as far as in him lies, even in tho line of his own private interests, and not mind stop ping so often to see what somebody else is doing, we would all get ahead a good deal faster. It is just a3 easy to form good habits as bad ones and just as hard to break them. Too many Astorians have formed the bad habit of crying and croaking and prophesy ing and bending double over imagin ary worries, when if they would but brace up and go heartily and steadily to work, they would bo vastly better off in body, mind and fortune. As regards A's lot, while he has a right to sell it, or hold it or refuse to do anything but chaw about "taxes," it may not be amiss to suggest that there is a way to stir the sensibilities of thoso who want to know wliy you are trying to get immigration this way, and ruin them by competition. The only way to stir those who have a fear of tho future, who want to freeze out everybody but themselves, and who having had their names dropped from duty's muster rolls aro content to slip down the back stairs to obliv ion, is to tax them. When au Astor ian refuses 81,000 for a lot that is assessed on the tax roll for 31,003 with an alleged "indebtedness" of that amount allowed, tho aforesaid Asto- rian ceases to be an obstructionist and becomes dishonestly derelict Ho is no less a swindler than the man who refuses to pay his honest debts. Tho swindle is perpetrated on the rest of the community who pay for streets, and lights, and police, and courts. He gets equal benefit and dodges his share of the bill. This is dishonest It is also foolish on the part of those who pay taxc3 and allow it. As between tho taxpayers and the tax eaters it becomes a serious question. If A and A's ilk take delight in re fusing to sell their property, and which they have a perfect right to dc, let them pay for the luxury of exclu sive possession by paying taxes on about the same basis of values. Tho present system of assessing property in this city and county is a farce. Jar Qxve Dp Cures' FRDMPTLYAHDTERlurtfEHTilf ArDtylGGISTS ANDDEAlEfsE'RYwriEE TheChas-AVdge!rGTu-Butci-Md- TILLAMOOK, Shoalwater Bay and Gray's Harbor Tho Str. "Con. Mllos." Will leat e for TILLAMOOK KOCK on a FISHING EXCURSION, Sunday, the 22nd inst. Fare, Cents. $2,50; Ladies, $1,50 GRAY'S IIAltDOR, Tuesday July 21th. SHOALWATER BAY, Thursday July Mtli, CRAY'S HARBOR, July 31st l'or freight or passage apply to J. H. I. GRAY, Agent. TILLAMOOK, Shoalwater Bay and Gray's Harbor The P. & C. a S. Co.'s Steamer "ALLIANCE," ' Will sail from PORTLAND f orTILLAMOOK Saturday, July 21st. at 8 p, m, For Shoalwater Bay and G raj's uarDor Thursday, July 26th, at 8 r. it. Fare to Tillamook and Gray's Harbor. $C. anoaiwaier Bay. s l'rom jvsiona $i less. Freight, merchandise S3. Flour and mill feed excluding bran, SI. Freight lo Shoal water Bav S4. If sufficient freight offers a trip to Yaquina and Coos Bay will Le made cany in August. F. R. STRONG. President. C.P. UPSHUR, Agent Astoria. Picked Up. ON THE MORNING OF JULY 17TH. below Clatsop spit, a whole 45 mesh net. Leads marked J. A. D. Tho onner can hare the same by applying to John Nel son ai ine cannery oi u. i, nume. CHIEF JUSTICE PULLER. Confirmed By The Senate Yesterday. Hackay Hasn't Sold His Atlantic Cable. (special to tiie astoeian) New Yokk. July 20 The Western Union Telegraph Co., officially says there is no foundation for tue report published in Carson City, Nevada, to the effect that Jay UouIJ. had pur chased John T. Macinj's cable for eleven million. FtfLLEn CONFIRMED. WAsniKGTOK, July 20 Tho senate closed its doors at 12:30 r. u. to-day and proceeded in secret to formal consideration of Melville W. Fuller's, nomination as chief justice of the United States supreme conrt. At one o'clock, the upper lobbies and upper committee room3 were cleared, and the occupants driven down stairs so that the doors and windows of the senate chambers might be opened, without risk of betrayal of proceed ings. Later. Fuller has been conBrmed by a vote of 41 to 20. ADVICE TO 3IOTHEKN. Mrs. Wixslow's Soothixq Syrup should always he used for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the punis.allajs all pain, cures wind cliohe. and is the best remedy fordiar-rliooa.Twenty-five cents a bottle. You Aro Iiit crested. IlaviiiR purchased very larjjrtly in eastern markets of stationery and fancy goods we are now prepared to furnish icry low prices at wholesale and retail Griffix Jfc ltKr.n. When You Go to Portland Frank Fahre, Occidental hotel restau rant, win ue piaci to see ins Astotia friends, A good dinner at a moderate price and everything in season. The latest style of Gents' Hoots and noes at r. .1. uoodmax s. Coffee and cake, ten cents, at the uenirai .Restaurant. l'rlvnto Koums. At the Telephone Ilestaurant for sup pers, parties, etc. me best eooKeu to order. Umbrellas Repaired At my old stand. J. Jovi.ix. NEW TO-DAY. Stockholders Meeting fTlHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE X stockholders of tho O. F. L. & B. asso ciation w 111 be held on Thursday. August 23d, at two p.m. at Odd Follows Hall, for tue purpose oi electing seven directors ana transacting such other business as may come Deiore ine meeting. U. REED. President. A. J. JIEGLEE. Secretary. Astoria, July 20th, 1838. The Str. Telephone Fast Time Between Portland and Astoria. Leaving Astoria Monday....... " " Tuesday .G A. M ..2 J v. M Wednesday.... . r. w. .7 r. St. .2 :30 1 M. rnuay..... " baturday. Close connections at Kalamato the Sound ; at Astoria with the Gen. Miles for lhvaco Ojstervllle and Grays Harbor; at Portland with ine i). & u. lu it., ana west siae trains. P. W. V. It. K ; Vancouver and Oregon City boats, and Eastern bound trains. Astoria Iron Works. Concomly St., Foot of Jackson, Astoria. Or General Machinists anQ Boiler Maters. Land and Marine Engines BOILER WORK, Steamboat Work and Cannery Work A SPECIALTY, Castings of all Descriptions Made to Order at Short Notice. JOnjf Fox President, nnd SuDt. A, L. For, Vice President o. u. iiuarLKit .sec and Treas, TWO NIGHTS ONLY. Monday and Tuesday, July 23, 24. Special engagement of America's great Romantic actor, au thor and manager. Mr. McKee Rankin. SUPPORTED BY MISS MABEL BERT. And an axceedlngly STRONG COMPANY. Two Great Plajs: MONDAY: "The New Danites" TUESDAY: "49" Sale of reserved seats will open on Sat urday Morning, July 21st, at 10 A. M , at the New York Novelty Store. SPECIAL AUCTION SALE. On account of Departure. Saturday, July 21st, At 10 o'clock a.m The Entire, Well kept and almost New Furniture of Residence, con sisting of one Elegant Grand Square Piano, Walnut and Ash Bed Room sets. Walnut Parlor set. Wardrobe, Marble Top Center Tables, New Selling Machine. Mirrors, Chairs. Cooking Range and Healing Stove, Carpets, with Dining Room and Kitchen Furniture complete. I am Instructed by N. Johanscn, Esq , and will sell by auction, without reserve, the abore mentioned goods. Premises at the Terminus of Street Car Line,. Sale Positive. Terms Cash, B. S. WORSLEY. Auctioneer. Ross Opera House NORTHERN PA0IPI0 MEETING. Death of Edward P.Roe, the Novelist. Destructive Fires In Westorn 3HchlKan. (special to the astoeiak.) New York, July 20. Northern Pa cific directors bad a Ions session jes terdaybnt tho officials of tbo com pany after adjournment refused to make a statement for tho press ex cept that the meeting considered the plan of several extensions. DEXIES THE SATjE. Virginia, Nev., July 20. -John W. Mackay emphatically denies tho re port of the sale of his cable property to Jay Gonld form 311,000,000 or any sum, as reported in yesterday's Car son Appeal. DKWHOPE.P.EOE, NEWJJEtta. N. Y.. July 20 E. P. Roe died early this morning. Mr. Roe was a well known author of many popular novels among them being "Barriers Burned Away," "Opening of a Chesnut Burr," "Through Fire," "The Minister's Wooing," "Nature's Serial Story," "A Tale of tho Chioaeo Fire," and "The Earth Trembled," n story of the Uharleston earthquake. BUG furnished. Chicago, July 20. Two of the an archists, Chelboun and Chnpck have furnished the required bonds of 85, 000 each last evening and have been released. Kronck, the arch conspir ator is still in confinement ana will donbtles3 so remain. destructive fires. Deep River, Mich., July 20. Heavy forest fires are raging over the county all the way between this place and Gladwin. Timber of all kinds is being destroyed. Fences and other property damaged, many farmers have, to fight for their homes. There has been no rain of any consequence for three months. 31enls Cootccd to Order. Privato rooms for ladies and families: at Central Itestnurant, next to Foaul & Stokes'. PHIL. A. - FOG - Big Bargains in Co to tho Emporium. PHIL. A. STOKES & CO. (Next door to Foard &, Stokes.) Everything a Hflan Wears Sold at Very Low Prices and warranted exactly as represented. NO IJETTEIt CHANCE IN ASTOIU.V TO GET CLOTHING OI' ALL KINDS AT BOTTOM PRICES. PHIL. A. STOKES & GO. Seines, Pounds, Traps, -and FISH NETTING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, MADE TO OKDKK OF BEST QUALITY. Woodberry Seine Twines AT LOWEST PKICES Ob NETTING COMBINATION. Barbour's Salmon Net Threads. HENRY DOYLE & CO., 517 and 519 MarM SI, Sole Agents for tho Pacific Coast. ESTABLISHED 1842. jffretHWflffj'iiiyiiH UNEN GILL NETTING A SPECIALTY. The Oldest and Largest Manufacturers of IN THE UNITED STATES. Salmon Parse Seines. Salmon PoM Nets. Salmon Bill Ms. i3T"Ei8!i Nettings of all kinds supplied at the shortest possible notice, and at the lowest rates. All made from our Shephard Gold Medal Twines. Guaranteed to be the strongest and most desirable twine now made especially for the PACIFIC COAST EISHERIES. This TWINE Is manufactured only by ourselves, directly from the raw material, and costs no more In NETTINGS than the cheaper grades. Send for samples; also for our illustrated catalogue. Highest awards at Boston, Philadelphia and London. American Not and Twin Company. BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. WHY? WHY do I have this drowsy,lifo loss feeling? "WHY do I havo "Backache? WHY Neuralgia and Khoumatism? WHY' does Scrofu lous taint and Erysipelas show itself? BECAUSE your blood is filled with Poison, which must be Com pletely Eradicated before . you can regain health. Yon must go to tho root of the matter. Put the Kidneys the great and only blood purifying organs in complete order, which is comploto health, and with Warner's Safe Cure and WABNEB'S SAFE PILLS your Cure is Certain. WHY do wo j know this.? BECAUSEp tensof thous ands of grate- M ful men and women in all m parts of the world have W voluntarily written us to g this effect. There is no stand-still in dis ease. You are oither growing Better or Worse. How is it with YOU? WHY not to? day resort to that medicine which has veritably Cured Millions, and which will cure you if you will give it a chance? All of "Warner's prerjarations are Purely Vegetable. They are made on honor. They are time-tried. They are No New Discovery.Un tried and Worthless; on the con trary, they havo Btood tho test they have proved their superiority. They stand alone in pre-eminent merit, and YOU KNOW IT. Men's Clothing ! CAPITAL $330,000. NETTINGS. Am W ALLBBT. WHOLESALE AND ItETAIL DKALEtt IN Groceries; Provisions and fM Feed, o Crockery, Glass g Plated Ware. o The Largest and finest .isroitmeut of . Fresh. 2F2MA.its and ITeget&blea. Keceived frob ccry Steamer. SS r-ii - i' - - -- -- -- "- -,. y. ---! urii ii THE LEADING TATIQN GRIFFSST J. C. CLINTON DEALEK IN CIGARS AND TOBACCO, prtjits.nuts. Candies. Smokers' Articles, Etc. New Goods Received Dally. Opposite City Itook Store. m Sf EMPIRE H, B, fjl: FIRE BRICK deali Hay, Oats, ani Straw, Lime, BricX Ceient, Sanfl and Plaster Wood Dellrered to Order. Drajlnp, framing and llxprcsi Dnnlcen. TKK apply to the Captain, or to OKr.OK. PARKElt. CAttr. A. HANSON' Parker & Hanson HUCCESS01H TO C. L. PARKER, DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE New Goods Arriving Every Steamer Tins WEEK. i U. The Old Stand - Astoria Oregon. WFBmnFPR' The New Model Range CAN BE HAD IN ASTORIA, ONLY OF IS. R, HAWHS, Agent. Call and Examine It ; You Will be rieayed. E. II. llawcs Is alio Agent for the Buck Patent Cooking Stove, AND OTHER TIRST CLASS STOVES. Furnace Work, Steam Fittings, Etc., a Specialty. A Full Stock on Hand. H. EESTROM, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER. Special Attention Paid to REPAIRING. A Fine Line of" Jewolry, Clocks and Watches on Hand. All Work Guaranteed. Water St, East of Aug. Danielsou's. The New York - Have a Finely AsorIed Stock o Jewelry, Watches, Clocks,QpticalGoods Fine Stationery, Cutlery and Fancy Goods. Of All Descriptions, Bought in Ihe Best SOLD by any one this side of San Francisco. Opposite Parker House, Main St., Astoria. & K.BED. Laird. Schobep S Kliicheirs FINE SHOES. a rcr.!. i.ixr:. Satisfaction Guaranteed. VirplaCipraniToteccoSIore J. W. BOTTOM, Proprietor, Water Street, Tno Doors East of OIney. Fine CIS", Toliccos and Smolers Article. Sold at Lowest Slarket Gates. FRUITS. CANDIES NOTIONS.&o FIRE CLAY vj'i:A:nj:Et CLAIM P1RIKR tben P. Pmker,Mastc'r. 3 ForTOlVINO, FREIGHT' orL'IlAh- II. It. 1A11KKS(. -1SUYYOUK- Groceries Provisions Tlieir l.irsely Increasms trade enables tliem to sell at the very lowest margin or profit while giving yon goods that are of first class quality. Goods Delivered All Over the City. The Highost Price Paid for Junk, FASHIONABLE DRESSMAKING, At No. 15, above Toarrt & Stokes More, Water htreet. Mr(. Ahlberg "an Experienced Dressmaker Swedish and Finland languages spoken. ETTY AHLBERG. Markets and CANNOT BE UNDER OF Foard & Stokes t .1