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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1888)
m Ito gatty gtffotfntt. ASTORIA. OBEGON: FRIDAY -AUGUST 3. 1S88. ARE WE A HAPPY PEOPLE? In discussing public questions re cently with one who had traveled much and observingly, the considera tion came up as to whether people were happier in Europe or America. The greater freedom for thought, action and ambition enjoyed under the stars and stripes would seem to guarantee a greater contentment The very air in some countries of Eu rope seems laden with a sense of the oppression of the masses. There it would be idle to ask, "How shall a man escape from his masters?" He cannot escape from them. If his great-grandfather was a serf, a bonds man or a blacksmith he must remain one also. The political horizon is a blank wall. "Whereas, in America, no matter who a man's father was, he may seek a new field, if need be, and build up an honored name for him self, become in every sense the factor of his own fortune. These facts are patent to all, and the natural infer ence from them would be how much happier we should be who enjoy these privileges. Now we ask ourselves, Are we a happy people, and, if not, what is the cause and where is the remedy? But first we must be clear as to what we mean by happy. Web ster defines happy as "enjoying any good other than through the animal instincts." The greatest combination of good is in peace and contentment Accepting, then, as the meaning of happy to be enjoying of good, we must acknowledge that we enjoy a greater amount of good materially than any other nation. The land we inherit offers every variety of good soil and climate. The institutions we are born to present the greatest fields and opportunities to enterprise and energy. Man is with us free to be come what he chooses to be. Yet, with all these good things, we cannot deny that the very faces of our people present an air of restless ness and anxiety that gives anything but the idea of contentment We seem, as a race, to be living in and for the future rather than the pres ent It is hardly possible to talk with the wisest among us five minutes on personal matters before he betrays his anxieties and shows that his en joyments are mostly prospective. Yet he very well knows that the pres ent is all he is sure of. We are a very bright, active, intelligent people, with the grandest gifts of nature always within our reach and enjoyment, yet we get actually less real pleasure out of life than the. down-trodden nations of Europe. Can thi3 be from the ad verseness of human destiny that "man never is but always to be blest," or is it because we are coming to live un der a false philosophy, that which teaches that "to be rich is to bo happy?" Money or what creates the appearance of its possession seems to be the aim of almost every one. Peo ple are waiting to get rich to enjoy life, to be pleasant to their friends and families, and to do good. A story is told of a young German who left his pleasant home to come to America and advance the fairily fortunes. After several years of successful busi ness during which he had sent gener ous remittances to the old folks, he returned home in the hope of induc ing his parents to share his good for tune with him in America. When ho broached the subject of their leaving the fatherland and their humble cot tage to live in style in their son's fine house in America they refused to make the change, saying they were too old to begin a new life. "Carl, dear," said the mother, "twelvo years ago you left us a gay, hearty, happy youth. It is true you have often sent us money, but as I look on my Carl to-day it seems that every dollar he had earned had left a furrow or taken away a smile. The money has come, but where is my joyou3 Carl?" We might each of us learn a similar prac tical lesson in observing our acquaint ances who have grown rich. The money has come to them, but are they happier than when we knew them poor and struggling? Tho pleasure of material things is in tho anticipa tion. ."We might as well take things easy and try to be happy," remarked a simple natured friend, "for all wo get out of life anyway is our victuals and clothes, unless wo may enjoy our selves." The gist of a great philoso phy lies just in this: "Take things easy and try to be happy." If we bring a good appetite and digestion to the meal we feel jnst as comforta ble an hour after filling onr stomach with plain food as with partridges and pate do foio gras. The pleasure of mastication and tickling of the palate from tho livers of the tortured geese may count to an epicure, bnt to the simple wholesome relish the plain dinner tastes better. With an honest thirst from fatigue of hearty exercise or work a glass of fresh milk or even sparkling water will be more aceepfc- aoie man Tokay or Burgundy. The enjoyment of anything is in the state of mind we bring to it We are miss ing dozens of cheap pleasures and beauties of life every day because our senses are absorbed and blinded by the ruling passion of business and money getting. The sunshine, the flowers, the beautiful landscape, a bright sky, the health-giving breeze cost us nothing, yet are ever ready to gladden our hearts if we would bnt open to them. The appliances of ease and comfort, and oven of culture are within the reach of honest toil. Ab solute poverty is almost impossible to normal conditions of health and in dustry in America. We would be the happiest nation if we could realize that wealth brings us as much care as pleasure, and that "contentment consists not in great wealth but in few wants." The chief of the bureau of statis tics' report for the year ending June 30th shows as follews: German imrui grants arrived at United States ports 107,625, an increase over last year; number of English and Welsh immi grant 83,132, an increase; Irish immi grants 72,233, an increase; Swedish and Norwegians 72,915, a very large increase; Italians 01,077, an increase of about 4,000. That Opium Smnpsler. concerning tno reported appear ance oi an opium smuggling vessel ni iaquina, tlie .Newport jeun aaya: In the last issue of this journal ap peared an item concerning a strange craft, which had lately come into the bay, and winch was snpposeu by many to bo a smuggler. This opiu ion is still entertained by a consider able number, while others scout at the idea. The owner of the craft, who gives his namo as Duncan O'Donald, returned from up tho bay a few days ago and called at the Hews office, and stoutly denies being connected in any way with smuggling. In an swer to questions he gave the incidents of his trip as fol fel fol eows: His boat, which a sloop 21 feet in length was purchased in the Columbia river, whero ho fitted her up and laid in a stock of provisions with tho intention of going to Alaska. Ho then had a partner, bnt owing to theun usual roughweather they waited for five weeks and made several ineffectual attempts before he could get over tho bar. In tho moantimo his partner thinking it too risky, de clined to go on so long a trip. After his partner left O'Donald changed his opinion about going to Alaska and de cided to sail for Gray's Harbor and prospect for coaL Aftor finally get ting clear of the Columbia river, he sailed north, but was unable to enter Gray's harbor and again changed his course for Nehalem river, expecting to prospect lor coal on that stream. but when the mouth of the river was reached he was also unable to enter there, and so continued his course southward and finally brought up at this place. Ho is still here aDd is quite anxious to sell his boat, which is indeed a fine staunch little craft and is offered for S200. He says he is a miner by profession and owns a claim in Shasta county, Cal., where he now wishes to go for the purpose of doing assessment work. NEW TO-DAY. WANTED. 200 Men for Railroad Work. Wages, S2 per Day. For full particulars, trnnsnnrtntinn. -ti call at B. S. WORSLEY'S Auction House, infill O A. Al. IU U 1'. M. Net Found, A BREAST OF SKAMOKAWA, ON AUG Xl. list lst.a net 45 mesh deen? bnnis:inil corks all on ; lead marked "W. II." Owner, apply to Wm. Nystrom, atSkamokawa, and pay cuarges. For Sale. GAMAGE'SNKW HOTEL AT IIOQUIAM Wash. TV. Tha noiinl.iiitv nf this lmti and the patronage It receives needs nocom- ini-m. foriuu particulars address. J. A. GAM AGE. Hoqulam, Wash. Ty. For Sale. ANYTHING OR EVERYTHING IN TOE I. X. L. Cannerv. Pricpnlmt it Is ry. AlS. worm to mo unver. Also the property for saie. Apply 10 D. L. BECK & SONS, TILLAMOOK, Shoalwaler Bay and Gray's Harbor The P. & C. S. S. Co.'s Steamer "ALLIANCE." Will sail from PORTLAND for SHOAL WATER BAY and GKAY'3 HARBOR Fare to Tillamook and Graj Is -Harbor, So. Shoalwater Bay. $5. From Astoria SI less. Freight, merchandise 85. riour and mill feed excluding bran, S4. Freight to Shoal water Bay $J. If sufficient freight offers a trip to Yaquina and Coos Bay will be made early In August. V. R. STRONG, President. C. P. UPSHUR, Agent Astoria. JOB PRINTING. Neat, Quick And Cheap at The ASTORIAN JOB OFFICE Fine Pigs For Sale. IHAVKSOMEFINEEEUKSIIIKE MAI.R I'iirsf or sale. Anv one rfp-sirnmiirirmimi- Ing Ins breed of liogs has here a good oppor- Tmlllnger'a JtU. PLEASE PAY MY POTATOES AND RICK that j ou charge to me and I ne ei got It. Two days time beiore 1 put jour full name in amount S27. N. Dat Ich. Astoria, August 1. 'S3. Ross Opera House ONE NICHT ONLY. MONDAY, AUGUST 6th, 1388. Tills Is tlie BIG SHOW with new feat ures that everj body goes to sea MciNTYRE & HEATH'S Model Minstrels! OUR MATCHLESS ARTISTS.: f-ew Spencer, IL Armstrong, Ja3. Mclntyre. .1. K. Heath. I-d. Manning, Horace Rushby, Win. Belknap. II. Lelghtnn. Joe Lang, J. L. Summers. AND TWENTY OTHERS. Fourteen of Harerly's Original Company engaged for this, our first visit to the l'jcl&c Coast, making Tno Complete Shows In On under the management of JOE LANG, Thefireatist ft all Burlesques of Modern Times, entitled She, or Scenes In Africa, Will be presented by the entire company, portraj Ing In a manner the peculiarities and amusements of the savage race oi people from tho jungles of Africa, known us Hot tentots. Box bheet open for sale of Resene Seats Thursday morning. August 2d. 1S84, lo a. m., at the New York Novelty Store.J BY THK FINNISH BROTHERHOOD TO ILWACO AND RETURN, Sunday, August 3th, 1888. TICKETS, ONE DOLLAR. The elegant steamer T. J. POTTER leaves at 9 a. m. There will be a Grand Ball at Liberty Hall In the evening. The same TicKet admits to the Ball. No disrep utable characters altoned at either I'lcnic or Ball. FLOOR COMMITTEE Chas. Korpela, Henry Jones, Gus. Snugg, Axel Korlund, REAL ESTATE FOR SALE, BY ROBB & PARKER. -J K Good residence lot3 ou easy terms 1 Dwelling, beautirul location, with two lots, graded. Q Dwellings, good location, with 1 lot ' each. Ifiood Faun, well Improved, on tide wa ter, in Clatsop county. A good buy. 8 Acres lashed. on John Daj's River, all Those desiring to puichase or sell proper ty will do well to call on ib before making arrangements elsew here. ROBU & PARKER. To Gray's Harbor. Tho Steamer GEN. MILES. W. I". WniTCOMB, Master, Will leave for Gray's Haibor Every Tuesday. Bay Center, Saturday, August -llli. Coos Bay, August 9th. For Freight or Passage apply to J. II. 1, GUAV Agent I. S. N. Co. Notice. DURING MY ABSENCE FROM ASTO rla. Chas. Rohr will attend to my busi ness In this city. M.MEYER. Astoria, July 23, 'ss. Magnus C. Crosby Dealer iu HARWABE, iron, steel. Iron Pipe and Fittings, STOVES. TINWARE AND HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS SHEET LEAD STRIP LEAD SHEET IRON, T'lxa. AND Copper. G. A. STINSON & CO.. BLACKSMITHING, ' 4t Capt. Rogers old stand, corner of Cass and Court Streets. Ship and Cannery 'work, Horseshoetiitr. Wagons made aDd repaired. Good work Kuamuiueu. Notice. AT A MEETING IIEM BY MEMBEItS of the Cliehalls Klver Fisherman's Union It was unanimously agreed upon that the price of Salmon this coming season be as follows : private nets : Sllverslde Salmon, torty cents : big Salmon, Seventy-live cents! Cannery nets : Silverslde Salmon, Twenty cents, big Salmon. Forty cents. Free trans portation to and from, and free board. Astoria, July 21st, 1883. Stockholders Meeting. T IIE ANNUAL MEETING OP THE stockholders nf the ft v I. x- n . elation will be held on Thnrsiiriv ammo 23d, at two r. m , at Odd Fellows Ilall, for the purpose of electing seven directors and transacting sucli other business as may come before the meeting. . itEKO, President. A. J. MEGLEK. Secretary. Astoria, July 20tli, 1883. Astoria Soda Works, HANSEN & CO., Prop's, DEAI.EKS IN Blood Orange Soda, Lemon Soda. Pine Ap )le Sotla, Cream Soda, Sarsaparllla, Ginger Alp fnh AnnlA PhiinnimiA PMm uAnj-j Apple Cliampaipie Cider. Standard ra. Iron Phosphates Seltzer Water. Neura Cm Natural Mineral Water, Syrups, etc. All nrrinra fmm tha fM.. nn.l j AH orders from the City and Country promptly filled. Assessment Notice. AN ASSESSMENT OF $j PER SHARE has been levied upon the capital stock of the Clatsop Co Road and Construction Co. and all stockholders are hereby re quested to call at the secretary's offlce and pay their assessments at once and oblige, C. It. THOMSON Sec. H Alii Fin Land For Sale. A f OR SO ACRES OF LAND ADJOINING Tfcv Seaside PostoBlce. Twenty acres good bottom land. Pasture for 20 head of cows. For particulars write or call on. N. A. EBERMAN, Sea Side Clatsop Co., Or. SPECIAL AUCTION SALE. M. OLSEN, Auctioneer. Instrucled by MRS.S.T.McKEAN.I offer for sale at Public Auction, on the Premises, at 10 s a. m., on Saturday, August 4th, '88 All the well kept and handsome Furniture, consisting of LOUNGES, TABLES, HALL MATTING, CHAIRS, PARLOR AND BED ROOM FURNITURE, MIRRORS, HALF AND THREE-QUARTER BED ROOM SETS. CARPETS, STOVES. CROCK ERY, KirCHEN WARE, ETC, Sale Poslthe and without Reserve. The Str. Telephone Fast Time Between Poriland and Astoria. Lea Ing Astoria Monday...... r. a. m. Tuesday. 2:30i m. " " Wednesday .." P. it. " 1'ridav... . .7 p.m. " Saturday. 2 iTO p. m. Close connections at Kalama to the Sound ; at Astoria with the Qen. Miles for Ilnaeo, Ojstervllle and Grays Harber: at Portland with the O. & C. It. IL and west side tralas, V.c W. V. R. R; Vancoinerand Oregon City boats, and Eastern bound trains. t 'Watciimaker Jeweler. Xv" PHIL. A, STOKES & CO. - Big Bargains in Men's Clothing! Co to the Emporium. PHIL. A. STOKES & CO. (Next door to Everything a Sold nt Very Low Prices: nnd NO BETTER CHANGE IN KINDS ASTORIA TO AT BOTTOM PHIL, A. STOKES & GO. Seines. Pounds, Trans. AND FISH NETTING . OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, MADE TO ORDER OF BEST QUALITY. Woodberry Seine Twines AT LOWEST PRICES OF NETTING COMBINATION. Barbour's Salmon Net Threads. HENRY DOYLE 8 CO., 517 ad 519 Intat St., Sole Anenta for tbo Pacific Coast. ESTABLISHED 1842. CAPITAL fSSOfiOO. LINEN GILL NETTING A.SPECIALTY. The Oldest and Largest Manufacturers of IN THE UNITED STATES. Salmon Purse Seines. SalmonPouufl Nets. Salmon (Jill Neis. at tiifaffi" M to,5Sr,ed at t,,fl R,,ortest r?s,We notice' and Shephard Cold Medal Twines. Guaranteed to be the strongest and most desirable twine now made especially for the PACIFIC COAST EISHERIES. Tins 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 atBoston Philadelphia and London. ' American Hot and Twine Company. BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. reat BABY BUGGIES, - VELOCIPEDES, WAGONS, TOYS, STATIONERY, PERFUMERY, PICTURES, CLOCKS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, FIELD AND OPERA GLASSES, CUTLERY, BIRD CAGES, BASKETS, BASE BALL GOODS, DRAWING INSTRUMENTS, ARTIST MATERIAL, W Main Ho For The Seaside. Take the Fast. ami Commodious Steamer TELEPHONE, or the ELECTHW for Tinzy Point. Ofjn., connecting w ith easy Stages for Sea side House and Grimes' House. Free Camping Grounds at Austin's. There Is an abundance of Clams, Crabs, Trout, Oysters and all kinds of salt and fresh v.ater fish. Good safe sea bathing ; fresh air and the best Huntinir grounds In America. Camper can find at my store everything lurj iniuire iu mu way oi an ouinc ana pro visions, a first-class bar and biillara table are connected with my establishment. Board at Austin's from...87 to 50 per week. Boaru at linmps . su' Board at Seaside. tUM " For particulars call on or address , JAMES P. AUSTIN, Postodlce Store. Seaside, Oregon. Austin's is Open The Year Round, FOR - Foard & Stoles.) Man Wears warranted exactly as represented, GET CLOTHING OF ALL PKICES. m. THE NE k NETTINGS. Sacrifice Our Entire Stock ! FROM NOW ON Until September 1st, When wo are coins to Now York TO PURCHASE THE Biggest Stock of Goods Ever brought to this market. YORK NOV St., Opposite Farkor -fik, V. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN Groceries, Provisions end Mill '! Crockery, Glass The Largest and finest assortment of Fresh. Fruits and ITegetafcles. Received freah every Steamer. (ITY BOOK THE LEADING STATIONERS AND BOOK SELLER GZlXFFXXr ITTl I' .fnl-nl.-M..rf r AKKfcn lis EMPIRE GELO F. PARKER. CARL A. HAXSOX Parker & Hanson SUCCESSORS TO C, L. PARKER, DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE New Goods Arriving Every Steamer THIS WEEK. Tlie Old Stand - Astoria OreKon. SEERSUCKERS a B. PARKER, FIRE BRICK DEALER IN Hay, Oats, and Straw, Lime, Brick, Cement, Sani and Plaster Wood Dcllrered to Order. 8 rER apply to the Captain, or to Farm Implements WE HAVE IN STOCK, Plows, Harrows, Cultivators, Sulky Hay Rakes, Tedders, Horse Hay Forks, Dutton's Mower Knife Grinders, Etc. Aceilta for the Olmrnn Mntrora Ihinsn and Self Binders. v ' ExtraS fOr nil kitlria Af Rim l-lnhfn.n furnished on short notice. MANDOLINS, VIOLINS, ZITHERS, BANJOS, GUITARS, FLUTES. FIFES, PICCOLOS, FLAGEOLETS, ACCORDIONS, SNARE DRUMS. HARMONICAS. Fall line best quality ITALIAN STRINGS Bii? cnt in Reading Matter. House. JEJNT ? Feed. I Plated Ware. Sc REED. Laird, Schober & Mitchell's FINE SHOES. a rui.r. line. Satisfaction Guaranteed. STORE rikeltRich! BCVYOUR Groceries Provisions OK Foard & Stokes Tliclr largely increasing trade enables tliem to sell at the ery lowest margin of proHtwhllegUliisc yon goods tliat are of first class quality. Goods Delivered All Over the City. I TheHlghost Price raid for Junk. FIRE CLAY ELTY STORE, Drajlng, Teaming and Express Bnalaeis. HTKAMKK I1WIU PARKER Eben P. Parker.Maater. ForTOWINO, FREIGHT orCHAR II. It. PARKISIt. John C. Dement. DRUGGIST. Successor to W. E. Dement & Co. Carries Complete Stocks of Drugs and Druggists' Sundries. Prescriptions Carefully Agent for Compounded. Mexican Salve and Norwegian Plla Cure. WILSON & FISHER. at - -tL. --Js- ,cVW ,&I
