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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1895)
THE DAILY ASTORIA!?. ASTORIA, FBI DAY MORNING, JULY 19, 1895. -to-measure, $35' ' i .ii . ! Taionlrway toflta man li to flnrt find 1 oat Just what kind of a man you have to : flt-that'i Just what we do - take your measure axact-and cut the ault for you-and It mnt It, ot we'll keep 'em. tailoring exclusively. chas. Mcdonald, The Tailor. 3 Commercial Street. Few Hen Would Ask for a Finer Dinner than those wa serve. We're trying In rery way to make them the most en joyable In town. All the "good thinga" ef the season cooked by our excellent cook-In the most delicious etyle. Perfect service. If you invite a friend to (he Palace Restaurant the place Is a aufflclent guar antee that be will receive a good meal. The Palace Restaurant Sterling 5ilver t Never has there been euoh a atock of sterling silver Jewelry aa that now on display at our store. Half the town ,mu rmr n m tne lmmensntv oi mis I assortment. EXSTROM, the Jeweler. ASTORIA - - FACTORY, - 178 Commercial Street. w . -x . . I xuaimuaoiurors ui cvciy uaKnvuua ui Lounges, Mattresses, etc. r i REPAIRING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES When the tide sets one way there Is I always a cause for It Women don t come here to buy roast teaks, ana an otner kinds of meat Imply because It's Chrlstensen & Co.'a. Of course there are a few. a very few, who buy out of compliment, or irom ignorance, Dai tne great mass of nouBexeepera buy where they can Ret the best and for that reason we supply ce majority of the families In A win- na, xor uiey Know oy experience that we nave only the best. WASHINGTON MEAT flARKET, CHRISTENS EN A CO.. Prop'rs, Hundreds of business and professional m ara now coming to our place "THE RESORT" Dally. WhyT Because they can at any I time, day or night, call for a sandwich er and get It. We expected to be mobbed for these sandwiches and our fresh 6 cent' beer wnsn tne railroad comes. Oiosbauer & Brach. Dalgitrj Iron Works, I m.:m - m . Otnaral riachinlat and Boiler Works, All kinds of Cannery, Ship, Steamboat iiu engine worn or any inscription. wakings or an Kinus maae to order. Foot of Lafayette St., Astoi la, Or. A Poor Cigar -r--W. F. BCHIEBE never made. Don't expect to make, elthor. But marke thls--a-t-l-s-f-a-o- t-l-.-n of the 22-karet aort has " accompanied every purchase of one of the cigars made by him ' 111 Since he began business, We've I 1 ' got the notion that a satisfied - '" 1 customer "cuts a big figure" In 1 1 building up a business. That's 1 the reason La Belle Astoria takes 1 so well, ROSS HIGGINS & CO. Grocers, : and : Butchers Aatorla and Upper Aitorla. Int Tail and Cofftrt , Tahla Dellcaclei, Domeitlc ana iropicti iruitt, vtgeUMri, bugar . Cured Hams, Bacon, Etc. Choice Fresh and Salt Meats. White rid Slippers! White rid Oxfords! . White Canvas Oxfords! In buying these goods from us . for graduation exercises one can be 'suited here Just as well as though they had sent to Ban V raaiclaco and had the goods nude ferUiam, JOHN HAHN & CO. The U. 5. Gov't Reports Show Royal Baking Powder superior to nil others. Hair Cioods Manufactured All Styles I Wins, Bangs, Switch?, Combings . Made Up, Dressing, Shampooing, Bleaching and Dyeing. Children's Hair Cutting. MRS C H SEDERLOF, . 385 Commercial St., cor. Eighth. Japanese Bazaar BIND LUNQ.Prop. Ladies' and Children's hats and duck suits. .. Ladies' and Gentlemen's underwear made lo order. Loveet pricos in Astoria. Wl Bond Street, next doo to Mouler's Wfpite Peqde " Kid Gloves A button, and heavy itltchlng on back a'S (lie newoat thing In gluvea for luuur. ALBERT DUNBAR. iry me r, N. Uorsets and vnn will wear no omer. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER. Local weather for the twoney-four hours enairg ai op. m. yesterday, furnished u ma uuueu ciaies department of agri- vunuio neuiuer oureau! Maximum temperature, 63 decrees;. Minimum temperature, 64 degrees. llrariDiu&tlon. .12 lnc-h ., , .' Total precipitation from Hen'tmr.ir l.t 1H to date, 74.02 inches. ' Excess of precipitation from Rnti.k ii vo uiwe, 0,4 inches. BUSINESSLOCALS. Try Smith's Ice cream. Fresh strawberries at Bmlth'a today. Bweet cream at Smith's 20 cents pint. POSTAGE STAMP DEPOT H. Jeld- ness. No. 613 Commercial street. THE 6PA Colman's old tnrt I. , i"" ivr ireun canai ea ana Ice cream, THE SAME PIM.OE-1M 12flh lr.t i. we piace to puy rrean fish every day. GRAND OPENINO-Of mi klnl nf f. noveuy goods, at 666 Commercial T. E. Schultz. frescos tist, with B. F. Allen. 366 Commercial en cel. The Pttlace Barber Soon la now trlv- lng one of their two-bit ahaves for 15 cents. Our milk IS fi-Ua.minlt.JMVl trtrtM-lv and fresh, from rh nns iii,i- tj.jh. C WM. ' " The Palace Bath ... mss luvvui a& cd foIka to bath by having everything first class, The vanilla and lemon extracts put up by the Prlnta-Craln Drug Co. are the oest maae, Call at the Prlntz-Crain Drue atom and R't a sample of their Antlceptic Tooth- vvasn rree or charge. GRAEFE & PLANK No. 628 Commer CW1 Street, will renalr vour cloth, tnr ""e money. Try them. WORLD'S FAIR SALOON Keens the nnest line or liquors and dinars In tha city. jaii ana sample them. If your watch don't run. call at 674 Commercial street, across from 8hana- nan llro.' and have It repaired. I DON'T STinfUOT-Thiif a Ntu 9il 216 Tenth street Is the place to have your horse shod and repair work done. Smith's Ice cream Is unequalled , Ice cream soda a specialty. Private lors for ladles. Commercial street. par PLEASE STOP, As you pass by Mat. u trail s second-hand store, on Commer cial street, and learn prices on his stock, WAH SING & CO. Merchant tailors. commercial street, cheaper than you can buy ready made. New stock com. plete. A SURE THING That you can get fruit and candy for leaa money than any where erne at M. Moular's, on Bond street. , PIANOS AND ORGANS The Wiley B. Allen Co., "Branch," 710 Commercial St., Leading Makes. Low Prices. Easy Terms. What cowb received first premium at the World's Fair for produolng the richest milk? Jersey cows, and those are the only kind that J. A. Rowan sella milk from. No banter milk was ever brought to Aatarla than la furnJdhed for five cenU a quart by Relth A Wilson, and de livered In a clean and tlwhlrly closed glass bottle at your door every morn ing. At (he Eastern Ciock Co.. H7 12th street. the prices seem rather hlRh, but when you come to think of It, after Inspecting rhe quality of goods and the terms they offer, you'll find It's the cheapest place to buy. Arrived Mrs. Zwemer. trance medium. Can be consulted on all affairs of Ufa, Call at Mrs. M. A. Hall's residence, StU Exchange street, old Ross residence. Or- S'S Tuewlay ftnd Friday nlght " Wnnt hrlno-a nnonla back to the AstO Ha Wood Yard after they have sounded the possibilities everywhere eiser way be It's one thing, and May be It's another. But the fact remains back they come. And of course the Astoria Wood Yard Is proud of It. Business men of Astoria visiting Port land havo for years been accustomed to take tholr mid-day lunch at the Gem." The "Gem" la now looated at 73 Third street, next door to the Alna- worth Bank. Joe. E. Penny. Friday - - July 19 , LOYD'S BIG PAVILION! Uncle Tom's Cal l MONSTER CANVAS OI'EKA II0USE. BOI.O BAND. . ' CUAlXKtNUK ORCHESTRA. I-,-, l ne nenui nil (Miecaua ruu i LL) The Egyptian ponkoy, "Js'rjrl" JjCJC Tiio 1 nkoy Comedian, " IiUVeril" jnefiiooriau uioouiiuuuuii See the Best Performance you ever saw. ONE NIGHT ONLY - - JULY i. Price, as and 50 Cent. FREEMAN & HOLMES. Dlackamltha. Special attention paid to steamboat r- P&lrlng, first-class horseshoeing, etc 10CCIKG CfliuP CCKK fl SPECIALTY 187 Olnev atrset between Third and aui "uuri'u. JukotHt. : AROUND TOWN. Fresh candles every hour at t,h Bon- DvnTiiere. . ... Bottle of Gambrlnus beer and sandwich, w cenig, at jos. Terp a. Beet Ice cream and Ice cream soda la tne city at the Bonbonnlere. Charles E. Baln left on the steamship vreiriHi, ior oan jrranclsco yeeterday. Girl wartted for general housework. Ap- vy jura. -yn. u.aen, Grand avenue. Chas. Dahl was fined $5 by Police Judge uaoura yisjteraay, for disorderly conduct. Rogers' Ohooolalte Tablets destroy all nanos oi worn in children. Try them. PAT LAWLER & CO.-Flne line of canneo goods and fresh fish, 674 Com mercial street. AruoUher large load of sand for the new water works arrived alt the Wh street Wharf uuiowiV Born Wednesday. Julv 17. to he wdf. of Mr. Engeibrechen, of Upper Astoria, a son, welglnit 10 pounUe. A new suction hose for Engine Co. No. a was received yesterday. It takes but ten seconds to iihn.ii one sltyde of type for another on the NEW Hammond. W. S. Wood, Agent. Supenirtbendent Hegardt, engineer In onarge or me government works at Fort elevens, was ja town yesterday. Fred BKnn. driver of tOia honk ni ladder truck, has received a lotter from uainada, annouoc.nar tlhe de-ath of hm faJBher, wCulich occurred on the th inet. The father of Frank Schumalkfir. h blacksmith, died In Batavla. Iowa. Julv lliBi. Deceased was In hils 85th vear. and wtus an odd time resident of the state. ijie imw HAiMJUUiMU w g write &n Frendh, German, 8wedlsQi( Latin or any omer language, and It takes but ten sec onds to make tlhe change. W. S. Wood. The largest and finest assortment of p'.anos and organs ever seen In Astoria now on exhibition at the W.ley B. Allen Company, 710 Commercial street. Ask for terms. CUa at the depot of the Wiley B. Allen company, 710 Commercial street, Aato rio. and ask .uhem to aho,w vou their world-renowned ChlckerCng and old re- liable Fischer. Steamer Ocean Wave for Uwaco Sun- day mornmg. The steamer Ocean, Wove leaves Players dock for Ilwaco at o'leknek Sunday morn'lmr. Returnlnar. leaves Ilwaco at 6 o'clock p. an. Round mp ,c cKtits ll.uo. Rev. Adotoh Rlipa, pastor of the Luth eran 8 nam. Synod, arrived in Astoria yes terday. Rev. ftliina, accompanied bv his wife and will visit the surrounding rmnasn settientenits, remialnlng in this VKlnvty two Weeks. A pet'.tlon was yesterday resented. Denng tne appl.catiion of Theodore Mich aels to enter the soldiers' home at Rose- burg. Mr. Michaels Is disabled by verl- cose vtwis from labor and his papers were duly cent'Ifled to by the cuuntv judge. A number of Upper 'Atetoria residents comp.aln that the wew electric lights re. oeratlly put up In that pant of town do not gi ve as good llslht as those In the lower portion of the city. They say that me now lights are of a ddfrereat and cheaper kl'nd. The steamer North Pacific will hereaf ter ply 'between Astoria and Ilwaco. mak ing two round trips dally, leaving on arrival of R. R. Thompson and T. J. Potter from Portland. For tickets and detailed Information., call at tlckst office under Occident hotel. A graind bazaar will be given on Sat urday evening, July 29t'h, at 8 o'clock. In the Uppentown old school house by the laet cs of the Scandinavian M. E. Church. Many useful and fancy articles will be sold, and refreshments served. A cor- M Invitation 'is extended to all. The NEW Hammond has more chartto. tars on its keyboard; it has a more com pact keyboard; It has one-itlhird the num ber of parts of other machines; it will take any width of paper; the imlpresslon s always unlfonmi, being independent of the operator's touch; 'the work is always n sight yet "out of sight." W. S. Wood, Agent. The Knight's excursion to Seaside Sun day w 11 be a most enJoyaMie affair and yesterday arrangiomlen'ts were made so that Uivose who des.re can also visit Gear- hart Park, where the company of six- footers of the Oregon National Guard will slve a dress pradi?. The tickets have been pl-aced at the nominal price of 1.00 for the round trip. Mr. Thoa Bcditwn, the Salem Insurance man, who Is here on a vacation, says that the recent war hua not affected his company materially, as the State In surance Oo. bdlleves more in quality than qui nil lit y. Some towns needed re-rating, bult for the most part raites as pre viously charged were not unfair and most conxpaales desire living rates main tained. Commencing Sunday, June SO, and dur ing the seaside season, the O. R. and N. Co. will make a 60 cent round trip rate between Astoria and Ilwaco good on Bun- days only. Steamer North Paclfio leaves O. R. and N. wharf at 8 o'clock a. m. Time of departure returning will be gov erned by tides permitting connection to be made with Potter for Portland In the evening. Tha Grand Oounal of the Improved Order of Red Men of Oregon meets in Astoria on the 23d and 2th of July. On Thursday, the 2&th, the local tribe Is tendenlng the visitors an excursion on the steamer North Paelne to rlwaco, Fort Canby, and Long Beach. Round Trip tickets 75 cents for adults and 25 cents for Juveniles. AH dtisens will be made welcome. Buy a ticket and be happy. Tickets can be obtained of the local Red Men. AIDter a day of cltouda and mists the unsnt vmttferdav evem'nff was a sW- n promise of better'days to come. Tbroui a rift In -the clouds the red wart, like a ball of fire, dropped over a low cloud bank Into the sea, leaving behind a gor geous ctolored sky and sea. The bright UgMt of the heavens Is never mors ap Drecialtert than after it has been ob scured for a numib:r of days, and as all fes4 more or less gloomy and blue dur ing dark days, so aU rejoice even at the mere promise of a orht day. Yesterday afternoon a man stepped In to the Astoria Loan Office and offered a revolver, whch he des red to pawn. The gun was loaded, but nothing was said about it and the man bhlnd the counter took the weapon to examine It. A num ber of persona were standing In front of the counter, and were more or less Interested In watching the transaction. In exantin'ng the revolver the man snapp ed the trtKger and the gum went off. ploughing bulteit through the abow case rn-here the watches are kept, and p&sslng between two men In front mak ing a close flvw for both of them. The old st-nry PSt h "did not know It was loaded" almo proved serious to two men. Two glassed were broketi lo the show case, but none of the roods were du,3i5Vd. "Eternal Vigilance Is the Price of Liberty." A FOURTH OF JULY ORATION Captain Lomia, of the Fifth Ar tillery at Fort Canby, Makes a Decided Hit. (At the request of a number wtio were fortunaite enourfi to hear the masterly address- delivered on the Founth at Fort Carfby by Captain L. Lom'lo, of tbe 6th United States Artillery, the Astorlan publishes a ull report of his orMion. Editor.) FelQow CiUzena: No regular or set epeeoJv is necessary to oomtmemorate the grandest event In modern b-atory. the Dedlaratlon of Imdenendence by une Amer:oan colorvles on the 'Fourth of July, 1776. What an we say mrMih our fteble voice of tttvat declaration, wh.ch made w pos Me an ttv a sinrfe stroke of tlhe ma- o-iian' Mamid-Hfor the world to be ad- vanced one thousand years in its onward nrosresa of moral. Dhysical ana unei- lectuol development; of Wra declarat'.on wihlch. shaklnir every despot on iub throne, im-oclalmed. as from the throat of a canwon. that a new era was already born and damned upon the globe; that tvnanmv and rleid laws, injustice and oppression, were no longer the bulwarks of nations; that Che teach.ngs of a Hobbs, Macdavelii, aErabeau, Roueoeau or Vol taire, iwere to be forever buried in the Ignominious tomb of oblivion. No American oJtizen, Cndted, is wortlhy of Itbe name, fwhose bosom lis not flred at the perubal of the brilliant exploits of that memorable struggle, which made It possible for the grand old heroes of '76, to affix their names to tbat document which was forever to break end atinuv.1- ate the chains of the slave and dawn trodden, and make of every man a pow.r unto ih.mscf, a. potentate and a king. But eurpaselngly glorious as were tne achievements of tlhe Immortal Washing. ton and of the revolutionary fathers; extremely KTand though be our heritage, we con never hope to keep Oils splendid edifice of independence, thus constructed, Intact, unless we constantly bear in mind tlhe wise and time-honored maxim Eternal vigilance is 'the price of liberty.' Especially so, as with increasing pros perity, nations, all history teaches, be come more and more an easy prey to the softening, enervating influences of lux. ury and of great wealth, Thus, is It not With feel.ngs of sorrow and reDugnanec that we follow the career af nations, which, once powerful and resplemdant, have fullen from their thrones to grovel in misery and degra. dation-7 The written story-of the world la full of such examples. In melancholy array and bold relief thus stand forth Anc.ent Babylon, 'Egypt, Greece, Carth age and Hume. Why did these nations fall? Let us not be deluded! Let us not be too full of the present, nor too eager of what the morrow may bring forth Let us profit, raiUherr, by the teachings of the pasl. While countries are yet iresn In their vigor and youth, rugged and simple Just'.ce and tlhe manly virtues seem naturally to taKe root ana nour- leh; there is nothing now which ithey muy dread; there Will be found generosity, magraawjmlty, heroism, Hm plenty; no danger, no dire distress, nor calamity W.ll threaten Now they may accomplish the work of giants; no herculean task but what may be successfully undertaken. A Xerxes can make no impression on Grefcjxn' free dom; a Hannibal cannot annihilate Rome, In Bpite of to Is terrible oath before the altar. These ore times when the latent valor of the citizens is fused, as It were Into the efficiency and patriotism of the soldier. Under conditions such as these have sprung into life, as by a miracle, the efficient cohort, the legion and the army, Iwhlch have so or ten renaerea fruitless and baffled every effort of the oppressor, Do we look Ifor eromples? The victor ious forces of an English Edward, with their iaurels still fresh upon their brow. from the burning eanuls of Palestine, are Bwept off the face of tlhe earth by the powerful blows of a Wallace and Bruce. A handful of determined mvoumta.ne. rs, flred by the magic breath ot Tell, suffices to prostrate the might and Insolence of the domineering Hapsburgh. Yes; a nation cam st.ll be trusted, so long as her sons are still the shepherds, the iftyherriien', the hunters; bo long us they are only .the tillers of the soil, or but follow the path of needed industries, 90 long as their homely reereat'ons are at their firesides, from their brides' lips or from the aongs of their bards and mn strels. file Jungle, 'the tansfled forest and the ferocious beast will disappear; single h'and'ed many can they make successful war on the elements, even, and conquer them. A body of heroes, tas'gnllflcent in num bers, scattered far and wide upan a narrow Strip of land, washed by a stormy sea, Is more than enough to paralyze the vutuls of that great northern Aus tria," caded England, and the oppressed of ail nations rejoice, aye, and their en thusiasm for the love of liberty Is en kindled anew, as wonted to their ears in melodious cadence, come the welcome sounds of Lexington, Saratoga and Bun ker H1H. It 'has not been thus, however, when by conquest, aggrandisement, or the inor dinate accumulation of riches, vice has glided in, in nil its meretricious tinsel and dazi'.ing splendors. NVat so, however, when the rude hut and the rustic home, Which once enriched iwi'thln their walls. alt cwas known of virtue, honor and piety. have g.ven way to the palace and marble hall, .with the'.r Intrigues, their lies and hypocrisies, and men have drunk their fiiH f.-nn the enchanted cup of prosperity, offered them by the destroying angel on the highway to extermination and death. The past teaches that it is only too true, that without some restraining In fluences, (Without wholesome checks, this very prosperity will surely lead to ruin. and that, as already stated, we cannot Put away from us, even for a moment, the maxim: "Eternal vigllanco Is the price of liberty." While th virtues of a MilMades, a 'Marius, a Cincinnatus, permeate the countries honored by them; while a king of Epirus Is compelled to exclaim of a typicul Roman general, that It Is easier to turn the sun from its course than that general from the path of honor such naitions are safe. There can be no grave apprehension as long as the sublime purity of a Washington, an Adams and a Patrick Henry, Is sell reverred and emulated. It Is only when eord.d passions have seised the souls of meo, when armies can. be ovenawed and bough, when the sceptre of a Roman em pire. Itself, can be knocked down to the highest b&Ner, that we begin to inquire for the causes of these disasters. Greece and Rome, In the midst of a wonderful civilisation, radiant among the vineyards and flower beds of the rosy south, almost vekTitnh from view, as, falling under the baneful sway of Mammon, they rapidly degenerate Into the very howling wJder nesa! The adder here nines where the sweet birds once sang their songs of Joy md freedom: the muttering . monk and his monotonous chant have sup piiixAed the thundering eloquence of a Dorrsoac as4 a Cievro; Uvitldn 1 and famine stalk undisputed where pros- perlty and splendor once reigned supreme. But why partjoulorlze? We lhav vn the iwihole of tlhe once clvClized Europe enveloped In darkness, anJ barbarous hordes BMarming undhallenged over the aeseri aaiey wove made. Fbr centurla lai.gulsbing and bleeding, we behold her ai wie reei or iner enemies; the dark age, iwith iila toraath, of poison and wjth Its Chains of bondage, has well tkgb destroyed her Intellect, tier aspirations her life. That Individual nations on the verge of destruct'loa jriay regiato. In u meusure, their dormer importance, is not heie attempted to deny; but how ap palling or humiliating her sacrifices, how heantrending her Bufferings, her wretch. ednM. sirfnnnrl h . .Z the once twoud natlhn mv'! L"Ji omppea or her gaudy vestments, forced to wallow for axes in the mir - - m.0 aia WTCH. and slough of despond, (harnessed in her nakedness to the corrupting harlots of treason and debacuhry, her life all but spent ere she anay recover strength enough to lllflt her bony finger In revenge and BmUe her enslavers! Thus the beautiful plains of Spain, once resting in perfect bliss, their slum bers undisturbed save by the gentle zephyrs of Andalusia are suddenly, rude ly, awakened from their dreams, to find themselves trodden down by the fierce and unmerciful Saracen. In piteous ap peal, ror ages, they cry to heaven for aid, ere it is given them to drive the Infidel from her shores. Who is not familiar with the fearful oppression of the Netherlands? The very pages that record these horrors fare red wjth the blood of their victims! Thus, too, we have seen poetic Italy groaning for centuries under chains so massive that her very fife is a torment and a hell! At last, straining her every fibre, in a supreme effort to make whole her broken and shattered 1'lmba, that once again, larrayed in purple and fine Lnen. she imllglht stand erect and Join trium- phant the proud procession of free and Independent states. No wonder that we almost hold our breath as we look upon her graceful sons, allied with the holiest enthusialslm, rending the lair wjth heart stirring and eoui lifting cries of "lonr live Italy"; or as they flock under the standard of regeneration and unity, born by her most gallant champions, Victor umanueu ama otaniualdl. Before 1881 the sky of tlhe American re. public was cloudless; for her. the stare of 'the firmament Shone with a brilliancy so serene as Ito moke glad the hearts of the beholders. The farms of the land were as blooming gardens; the hum of the loom was as sweet music to the heart of honest labor, and the village maiden areamil onuy or the Joyous day when she might call him her own forever, to whom her troth had been plighted! How sud denly, we know, this peaceful scene was changed, and how convulsed became this fair and heretofore prosperous country. As iwe look back, the sky Is overcast, an luria cuouas overhang tine horizon A moat hideous hurricane, as It were. has broken loose from its moorings, and consternation and dismay everywhere meet tne eye of the beholder! The homes of unity and peace are shat tered into fragments. The apectaci Is truly heartrending. With blanched faces and trembling llmlbs, with closed eyes and deaf ears, wulllngly would we turn from It if we could, but we cannot. For even through the raging storm we are forced to hear the wailing and the weeping and the crash of tottering monuments, reared by the hiand of patriotism to fame and honor. Though the rifts in the dense clouds, by the fle;-ce glare of .the light ning we are compelled to see the mangled and 'Weeding Dorms, trampled under the loot of the frenzied horse, and the cry stalline brooks of the land crimsoned w.'tlh ithe blood of dying heroes. But bow oflten has this harrowing picture been presented to us? H10W often have we contemplated it? And why, why, wer? we brought so close to the brink of ruin? Have we not again and agialn concluded, aeciarea, imiait a more etlictleiit prepara lion before that eventful period, a more paitriotlo and intense vlglance on our part iwould have rendered! Impossible much of this .terrible, unwecetscury slaughter? And are we going to allow ourseilves, with returning prosperity, to entirely forget this Iftarful lesson? The Wvdciws and orphans of those direful days, it 1s true, have accepted 'the sacri fice wtlth a heroism never, perhaps, equaled in the history of the human race. But tfor many a yeiar still to come, by the sweat of the brow, we must labor on and on, the shoulder to the wheel, our hands -Mistered with toll, If we would lighten van ponderous we ghit of the oen slon roll with its annuel .two hundred millions of treasure. Pmnce, under the rule of the last Na- poteon, resting unconcerned under the iaurels or the iflnat empire, had come to acquire opulence and importance among nations. Her commerce and her varied lndustr.es had brought with them ease and comforts innai'meraible. Through out (h'e-r damUnloms, In her cl tiles, towns, villages, the people basked in the sun shine of a prosperity never before at tained. Paris hod beea transformed Into ins most bciiutiful city of .modern times. Her boulevards weie brilliant, her cafes Irres.stobl'e, and luxury and fashion were at .their height. The third Napoleon fancied ttiat his army and the spirit of thi times were in keep.ng with the g.amour that surrounded him; that in deed he was powerful enough to cope w.th any adversary in the world. Nut so, however! We are all awlare how th'alt seeming prosperity brought France to toe veTy brink of irreparable disso lution. Oblivious of the necessary safe guards required at such times, the soft ness una abandon of the Parisian life, that permeated her emp.re wiith its vol uptuousnos4, Its "cafe dianifamt," and the can-can, had proved enough to sap the energy and vigor of .this self-fancied. In- vendible people and to fling it from the pinnacle of military renown to sue hum bly for peace at the feat of the more sturdy G-ermafli France had forglJtten her vig lance, and hence ner humiliation. Ana witnout rerernmg to Other ex amples, it may be said that these na tions line the Biblical foolish virgins, had taken their tamps, but had taken no oil with them. Again I say, let us not be deluded. Let us take warning. Do not these examples conoiuslvety teach us that in the day of prosperity lurks the seed whence may spr.ng the monster tree of destruatilon ; and that If we cannot crush it in Its birth we may no longer De aole to cope wtiuh the gigantic propor tions of its growth. And that unless we are evir on this alent, we may And ourselves only recklessly (oUlowllnir some New born Pharaoh Into the yawning waters or tne engulfing sea; that we may oe out entering gradually, though surelv i-mo sne lntn.oate mazes of that doleful kingdom, where mourning end- ettrnal pain have replaced aU Joys forever, and over whose portals the great poet has written: "L,eave every hope behind, oh ye itnait sinter. Thus, In spite of the faot that we are living In on age of rarxd advancement. In times so enlightened that events follow each other in so quick a succession that, meceoriike, they dazzle our senses. In an era made all ablaze with Lght, 1V1 Which the printing press, steam, the electric force and the breath of science are busily engaged humanizing rhe heart of every race and of evwy creed. An epoch where n the clouds and mists of a Duiwi piniosophy, and the ignorant pre judices of the post are vanishing as if by magic before the noonday sun of a grander and more godlike order of civ ilisation. But we have learned the lesson as a people and Intend to profit by Its teach- l,ur ft. . . . ' 1-. 1 . I muca x ie conn or t, uie (prosperity, the promise of ths time, ore due to the hard ships, th sacrifices and the undying en deavor, the conscUncy, the vulor and the heroism of thb who have gone before." The b rer lesson, I say, has been writ ten characters of blood on the conn- try's historic page, and no many hd Hydra of rebellion U likely again to fling -v... -" .rnr. m me" nation. Thfe sickening story la but too indelibly engraven upwtn our memories. We know but too well that the inslduous splendors of weallth, stealing the affec tions of men tnxn the devottloa due only to their country's shrine, will debase thorn, will thardeia them to all but the glut,Lng satisfaction of riotous living and tllie bdccainalian fnast. XMuneinalle con dition certatnly in which to pence. ve and depiOre, but too kite, the linger of warn ing, the handwriting on the wall. No! No! Wkh the eetobiiahment of the numerous paitrtoLc clubs everywhere, sprlng.ng up on every side, with a more elMoiumt army and navy, with more ex tensive coast defenses, with a new pa triotism burning in (he bneoet of the r.s- generation, we are creating new con 7 ,, d-t'". "w agencies, and we wiU brook no apposition to our fixed determ.nailon to keep a constant and faithful vigil ovr the eacred and colossal Inheritance bequeathed to us to the IXx-jaraiioto of IndoperKlence. No Rlenzi, forsooth, will ever rise in our miM, to upbraid us with the taunting words, "we are slaves, the br.ght sun rises in his course and t.ghts a race of slaves, he sets, and his last beam falls upon a slave. Not such as, swept along by the full tide of power. the conqueror leads to crimson glory and undying fame, but base, ignoble slaves." and the rest Of It. No, a thousand tjnes not Through the crystal and shining gates of ithe nineteenth century an the eve of uieir eternal closing, will enter and Sink deeper into the hear'ts of our countrymen the meaning of Che message conveyed Dy that wonderful document, the Declar ation of Indepeintience. Its principles w.ll appear more clearly In their true light, mag.-.Htude and proportions, and In them we shall behold, as in a mirror, the school of honor and Integrity, the cradle or patr.otism, the temple of Justice and the hope of the future. The Declaration of Independence, standing as a synonym of, cawiVry' ltjrue w,al greatness, will bestow upon her that (rortreous on. parel and imposing mien that will trans form her Itoto a mighty herald, whose trumpet notes will shake the earth, as oney prociiLm, 1n thrilling, resounding tones, the equality, the brotherhood of man, iune world's Jubilee! The celebratioLT of this anniversary all over the land, with festivities, bonfires anu iuum.nations, will Infuse Into us new energy, new courage, oral will be our guiae, as by a divine Inspiration; eJnd, as prophesied by the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and hMii. tlfully expressed in language by Dan.el Webster: "On its annual return we will shed tears, copious, gushing tears, not of subjection and slavery, not of agony mm oratress, out ot gratitude, of thanks giving, or exuttaitloin and of toy." And an w.'th outstretched arms of sympathy and of love for all suffering humanity, still groaning under the heel of the oppressor, we will teJccEattm to .unison that sink or swtim, live or die, Burvive or perish, the a-'raaraiion 01 inaependience, with its urana possibilities, la our livlhsr senti ment, and by the hCp of the Omnipotent God, Shall be our dying sentiment, the Bii.manii 01 tne Countless generation yeit unbortv, aye, and until time itself snaii 'oe merging unto eternity. Yeciterday afternoon Judge Gray, of the county court, was engaged In sending out notiota to Districts No. 6, 9, 12, and la, advja.ng them that there are stall tax balances to 'Uhelr credit from last May coleQUunls, applncaiu.e to road improve ments, and that the rema nd-.r ot the taxes so Car collected this year will be apportioned alt the next term of the coun ty court. Judge Uray says that if th, peopie who have been crying for road .m- proviemen'is deu.re to get the 'benefit ot une taxes for such purposes they must expenu tne appropniauioais. Mr. Geo. Uhler, of PhJadeloCila. rares- ldent of the American Marine Jing liters' rtusocuatiiwi, accompanied by Chart- icietd, a promuneni and weaiAiy citizen or .the same aty, was in Asioria ywsiter. day. Air. Unter -s making a tour of tne .facile coast in tiie inierest of the as6ka clatlon, and during tne day vlsiud tne n-aaaquaciers ot tne locai order .n this oiiy. Uo'th gen,lmeui, under' escort oi capt. J. w. Brown and several other pruinlne.it siAanatokialunen, -made vists to tne canner.es and other places of Inter. est tnrouguout the ciy. Tn-ey leave for ruruiana this evening. John Kopp, the enterpris.ng brewer has added another improvement 4.0 hit piace by building an au'di'tiiiwi itnai. is to oe used as a Sjorthouwe for ice. 'iliie was oeen imuje nectiasary Dy uie in creasing demands for let, iUe sale 01 winch Mr. K;pp Jtai.es has be.n greairi this y;ar then ever be'iUre. The Increase is dud .n a great measure to tne tac 'that th reduction in ithe price ha.-) caus ed consumers to use more of t.ie okicic tnls seaaoa than ever betfore. Las': sva. ice wus soia at the rate Of 1U0 pounds iu: fl. MUw the pr.ee Is much less, requir ing but 60 cents to purcn'ase tne t.iui amount. A party af prominent Portlanders arriv ed an this city yesterday and after break fasting at the Occident leflt on the steam er yueen for a p.easure tr.p to Fort Stevens, and ithe Jetty. An hour or more was enerat at that plu.ee, when the party returned to the city, arriving at li 0 clock. In the afternoon they ooain boarded the Queen and enjoyed the afttr- noon looking at places of interest on the Washington e.de of the river. In the evening the return tr.p to Portland was mode. Those who composed Ahe Dantv were lAMiector 01 uusitoms T. J. B.ark. Samuel Schmidt, he salmon and stur geon packer, W. McMillan and wife, A R. Ackerman, Miss Ginnett, Mies An keny, and Miss Guinean. PERSONAL MENTION. A. B. Colby, of Portland, was In the city yesterday. Capt. Al. Botts, of Portland. Is a 01 u;je 1.1-ciuem. A. B. Powers, of Knoppa. is in town nn a business trip. Postmaster J. H. JohUnnsen was in town yesterday. J. E. BauVy and ,wife, of Forest Grove. are guests of the Occident. C. F. Peterson, of Tacoma. Is in loan and registered at the OccCdent. F. W. LedbeWer and wife, of Portia nl are visiting for a few days In Astor.a. T. W. Lee, superintendent Of wtllnor Mnea of he O. R. and N.. Is in ,h city. Mrs. Laura Chaopelle. of Tnrt:nA 1. vis-ting Mr. and Mrs. Rector, of the Astor House. G. W. Reddell. of SouSh TUmA t H. Whltclomb, of Ilwaco. are rsiH,oJ at the Parker. James Clark and wlf.. of Pt.rti.nn.1 in the city. They are quartered at' the Parker House. E. A. Reeco. f p.h!otv4 of the Northern Pacflc Express Co in the city yesterday. A. E. Row. wife and (Ml lng a few days in the cltv. tw stowing at the Occident. August Eriekson wn,t t j Wednesday and will return toh. tage on the beach Sunday. Dr. Tuttl, P. J. McGowan and Mrs C A - PoweU were among the Portland &asl ... - l. 1 . ... Manager Scott, of Balfour, r.l.it,--. Ca.s, Portland, spent yesterday vlsitinir old friends in the city and ah who ra t h.m had an enjoyable time. O M sg Hattie Dunninar. who h.i K. tending the conservatory of music in naa jusi returned to Aarrtri and is enthusiastic over the prosecution -r Kvj-es in tne iast. A PIANO BOOM. It W.11 Strike Astiomia-The Wiley B. Allen Co. Are Here. At No. 710 Commercial street, the Wi ley B. Allen Co. have taken up -their headquarters Jtor 'the coming fight. Here not o..ly WlII be found one make of pi anos to select from,"'but jreverau different makes, such as the World-renowned Chickerlng, the Hardman, the Fischer, and a quantity of Chicago cheaper grade instruments. Lob the public bear in m-.nd tliat the Wiley B. Allen Co. have for years past been In the lead in pre senting a line of pianos and organs which ore unsurpassed for beauty, qual ity or tone. They are direct factory rep resemltatlvee, and not "middle men," or soiling on a per cemiiige basis. "Moore" anon. A CORRECTION. r-WInt r-leasamt, N. J., July 8, 1S95. To the editor of the Dally As tor tan: Please pernLt me space in your valu able columns to ivotUify ithe statement re cently putllrfied that I turn In ill health. I am happy to say I am in the best of health, and enjoying the summer months eurf-bathlng, baait.ng and Ashing with my wife at the above named resort until our season opens in New York on Sep tember 24. Yours very truly, WM. ELNOR JOHNS. Clatsop Bead? TIME CARD OF THE Seashore tfaileuay Company In Effect July 19, 1895. Ttoati leave Aatorla one half hour before trains leavoi bridge. TRAINS LEAVE BRIDGE. Time. Connections. Oa. m Nixht boats from Port land. 0:30 a. ra I'oat from Astoria. 3 11. in Day boat- from hortl nd. to:45 p. in Bo-t from A.taria. 4 p. m. Saturday Iloata from Portland and Astoria. 7 p. m. Saturday Steamer Potter from Port- lumt and Aatorla. 6:15 n, m. Sunday Boata fiom Antoria- TRAINS LEAVE SEASI1 E. l:-j r. in.. Day boata for Portland, 8 a. ra Bout for Astor a. tl:45 p. m Nig'il boata for Portland. 4:15 p. m Heat fur Astoria. 2:45 p. in. Saturday.. Iloata for Ast ri and Port laud. 5:45 p. m. Sa'urday.. -"earner Poiter fir Ilwaco. 6 p. m. euuaay Boata for Astoria and Port- land. Daily except Sunday. tLaily except Saturday and Sunday. For freight and passenger rxtos apply to C. f LhSTKK, Bup't., Seashore Railway Co , Seaside, Ore. pacific comiuissioN coiupfliW. Brokers and Commission Merchants. Consignments Solicited of Poultry. Eps. Rut r. Fruit, Flour, Feed, Grain, etc. Returns Made Quiclt. Gooda Sold at 'Wholesale. No. 122 Twelfth St. Astoria, Or. WANTED. WANTED Young girl to take care of baby. Apply at this office. WANTED A good cook, woman pre ferred. Apply to P. O. Box 691, Astoria, or R. N. Wriglilt, Gearhart Park. WANTED Fifty men at the Jim to get a 10 cent shave and a 15 cent hair cut. 373 Astor street, next door west of tha Parker House. WANTED Agcnto to represent the aid National Life Insurance Co.. of .dontpeller, Vt. For further informa- ion, address G. M. Btolp. General Coast Manager, 82-84 Crocker Building, San f ranclsco, Cal. WANTED Man or lady to collect, do some onlce work, and manage acents. You will deal through your leading mer chants. Something new and very popu lar. We pay all expenses. Position per manent. Send four references and ten cents for full particulars. John Finney Mgr., P. O. Box 484, St. Louis, Mo. $75,000 PER WEEK using and selllna Dynamos for plating watches, Jewelry, ind table ware. Plates gold. Bllver. nickel, etc., same as new goods. Dif ferent sizes for agenta, families and mops. Easy operated; no experience; big profits. W. P. Harrison & Co.. Clerk No. 14, Columbus, Ohio. FOR SALS. FOR SALE 600 yards of earth exca vated from tunnel, to be delivered on premises. Pac.ilc Paving Co. JAPANESE GOODS Just out Just re ceived Just what you want, at Wing Lee's, 543 Commercial street. A good buy at Long Beach. Nine room house. Furnished complete for summer travel. For description and terms in quire at Real Estate Exchange, Occident Building. FOUND. FOUND A silver watch, which the owner can have by calling at this offlcs snd proving property. FOR RENT. FOR RENT A nicely furnished mod ern house. For particulars Inquire of Mra. Smith, corner of 6th and Irving avenue, or A. R. Crrua, 487 Commercial street LOST. LOST Thursday night, about 10 o'clock 129 fathoms of net. Corks branded F. M. Warren. Please return to Warren's sta tion. Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair, Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair. CREAM .Most Perfect Made. 40 Years IUe Stindari V