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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1895)
r THE DAILY ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, SUNDAY MOBBING SEPTEMBER 1, 1895. THE ONLY Til BASIS Tolitifal Reform Discussed by Linton Satterthwaite. GOOO INTENTIONS AVAIL LITTLE Partv Bossisiu Must Go-Wo Have the Forms W hich Used Will Bring: the Substance. I.Jnton Satterth'walt, In Iho American Magazine of iClvles for Auguat, Con- y Aiised tor I'ub.ic Opinion. . ' .v rI'ft' houeful' student of uractieal nolitlca ' .Vv5 'Interest. The signs of the times tiiwHKii.' 1'uiure iruuuie Tur ine party ' jti mijti ti1 tor, but unhappily ihey do not '$,. nww immediate aainger to hla power. ' -' The gap IB wide which separates dunun- cmuun 01 'uosaiam irom au'osuiuuoil ot (honest leadership t'hroush displacement bf the selthvA and corrupting ru:e it the party tooss. We already have the forms of popular government and we have but to use them In order to possess tho Bubstnnce. Our troubles are due to the obstinate refusal or Vt9 wiivful neglect of tho masses to avail themse.ves of the powers placed unakei for In their 'hands. In theory we select our rulers at tho polls, but In practice this Is Impossible. In a modified sense, we elect tout wo do not select, and true election involves selection. We choose ibetween men, one of whom we mi st have, but rarely do we select a man we would prefer wero it possible to choose 'him. In a word, the great majority of American citizens take no part in the Initiative of government. Yet the initiative 1b the key to sclf-govenv ment. Our elections nro little more than ple biscites by means of which the decisions of a partisan oligarchy are given the form of popular will. Ours hus become a government by an oince-holdlng and olllce-seeklng class. Government by the people and for tho people is the dream which delights the fancy of the chool boy, font government by the spoilsmen and for the spoilsmen Is the reality Which absorb the energies and devours the stibstiance of tho man. Wo must educate into tlugr'Amerlcan citizen that degree of Intelligence and self-respect which will make the sway of the party boss too odious patiently to be borne. Tire work of political retormi is therefore sulbjectlve raithor than objective. It Is educational, but not In tho sense of over coming illiteracy. The political problem Is, therefore, largely U; question of moral optics. It involves an adjustment ot moral' vision until things political shall be viewed as' they are. Men are afflicted with a sort of mental and moral as tigmatism, which Teads them to distin guish, lines of duty and moral obligation when they run In the direction of private affairs and to be utterly iblind to those same lines when they point toward public action. The work to be done is from the top downward. It Is not to teach the Ignor ant citizen to fead and write, but to teach the cultivated citizen to use his learning to some public purpose- It is not to invent means ot circumventing the machine, but to learn how to use tho machine in the Interest of good govern- I ment. It Is to seek purer politics not by vain attempts to reform tho character of ipolitlclans but toy drafting into .politi cal activity men whoso characters ntea no amendment. The work of honest gov ernment Is not an intricate problem for the man of genius to grapple with, but is a question within the gra.'-p of n "plain man's common sense." Reform In politics is, then, to be educational in the highest sense, very school and col lege,, every church In the land h is lulti upon it the duty, first of all, or teach ing men to value their citizenship. We nre too prone to blame our illiterate brother for out political Ills, and to point to the appallingly rapid influx of brutalized products of European deRpot kms as the one great danger to our in stitutions. There is real danger from this source, 'but the most Imminent peril comes not frcm the ignorant Immigrant, but from the educated native. Imlulenoe, according to Professor Uryce, Is a no le pernicious Toe to democracies than iirnornnce. "In.llffcrplU'ft tn ,nub!la Itft'lllrs." ho iys, "shows it&j'.f not mere'y In a neglect to Btudy them and to lit one's self to give a Judicious vote, Ivit In the apathy which does not care to give a vote when the time arrives. They who have their private ends to servo, their axes to grind, and logs to roll are not Indolent." Nu merous Instances In our country testify to the correctness of Professor Ilryco's Views. Good Intentions count for little In poll tics. While good citizens are content to diploro evil, the authors of tho evil will revel in the spoil A people who would be wc'JI governed must govern themselves, j niinMMiAiDi-n ullu fif It and self-government everywhere calls for se',f-aerl1lclng publlo service. Tho edu cated and refined may prefer tho quiet ude of study to stormy contests for con trol of public affairs, but they cannot i shrink from the conflict without Infidelity to the state. It Is not apparent that In complete mental development rather than imperfect moral sense is tho root of cor rupt American politics. We need, there fore, thoroughly to arouse the various educational forces of the nation lo the necessity of Inculcating rational views of politics and government. Wherever men glibly talk of patriotism and profess to seek the public good, there khouUt b.i some one like Socrates, wl.o will extort Irom them explanations of what they mean by virtue, Justice, or patriotism, and by probing their answrrsexpiss their Issnorunca and hypocrisy to the wirld. When this come to b tho l ublt of Intelligent Americans, oir political re demption will be near at hnnd. STATU NEWS. Interwlt.ing Items Culled from OregWs Leadi ng Newspapers. Th following Interview by the Corvallls Times with Mr. Hammond whllo In that city this week undoubtedly gives the exact situation, and It can be easily Tiifured that the O. O. & ft. will not do nny extending or side branching thl? year. Mr. Hannmond said that In addi tion to the extensive repairs ulrendy made on the property, costing so far between toO.OOO and 100,009, estimates had bf-en mule up and the work actually be gun on a system of thorough repairs that would cost an additional U6,0i0. It is intended that these repairs shall be cora-pieti-l. and the road plaeed In flrt c'nss condition b.for the rainy season shuts off t n? work. There was, he said, a pos sibility that the road would be extend ed to Independence prairie thla au tumn. It depended upon whether or not wagon road connection from Kastern Ore pan should be established by those, most interested, and In a measure upon whether or not climatic conditions were favorable. As to branches he consldored it too late In the season to secure the nH'i'Bfary right of way, get the deeds to it and accomplish anything beyond that, t r roro the rnlny seacon Bets in. Relative to f :,-atn--hlp facilities, "we are no-,v," t.f ;:(, Biile to handle pronrit'y r II 1 !l.at cfTcri Shou'.J n;..r uKht than the present service can handle, pqan transportation necessary to make quick and prompt dispatch lor an ireignt ottering will be supplied. The river 'bouts are all to be repaired and put into ser vice on the Willamette, and It is ex pected that this will so increaso bust ness as to require additional ocean trans Donation facilities." Mr. Hammond was well satisfied with the Oregon Central & Eastern, and its prospects, except for the unpleasant conditions brought about by tho discriminating tariff In force on the Southern Pacific. The governor's ofllce is in receipt of a letter Irom Andrew Atchison of Chi cago which wouid Indicate that the gen tleman had been made the object of mis placed confidence by somebody, says the Statesman. Tho letter reads thus: "A gentleman claiming to be principal of a state normal school in Oregon attended the Cook County Summer School, Chi ergo, 111., about July 25 to Aug. 3. He needed a favor In the way of caBhlng a draft to get home. 1 secured him tho money. I have not the name at hand, but wish to identify him. Please give me the name of the principal of your state normal." In answer, Private Becre tary Dunlway sent him the names of resident Campbell of the Monmouth school, and Prof. Itoyal of the Western school, which are the only strictly state normal schools In Oregon, with the assur ance that neither of these gentlemen was likely to. ask any flnanclel favors that were not strictly ail right. D. W. Collldge, secretary of the stale board of cqulllzatlon, has forwarded let ters to the several conuty clerks impress ing upon them tho fact that tho prelimin ary work necesBary to be completed by him previous to the annual meeting of the equalizers can be greatly expedited by the clerks having their transcripts of this year's assessment rolls tiled with the secretary of state early in Novem ver. County Clerk t,. V. Khlen expects to be able to comply with Mr. Coolldge request, as the indications are that As sessor D. V. Coffey will complete the roll much earlier this time than was the case in 1894, The county clerk Is required eo make two copies of the original roll bne for tho state and the other for the Shorlff and It Is very irksome work. He did not receive the-1894 roll until the lat ter part of November, consequently was unaUe to prepare the state s copy until near the time of the adjournment of the state equalizers. August Dullur, an Austrian by birth and an inmate of the. Insane asylum, committed suicide yesterday by strangu iitlon, the means employed being a tinall rope tied to the 'back of a chair and In a Blip noose around bis neck, and by his own weight he made sufficient press ure In lying down and pushing to choke himself to death. The deed was com mltted In what is known as the "block room" of the convalescent ward. It is a room In 'which are kept the- large block: used In ru'Ublng the floors and tho little rope was one used by a boy there on that ward who delights to puil one of the blocks while a man pushe It. The room Is never locked and frequently patients go In there to read and shut the door so as to have quiet. Salem 'Post. Marion county intends a.ssefslng the Southern Pacific railroad bed at i'l.DOO per mile. The Marlon county assessor Bays "Correspondence received indicates that some county officials do not understand the apparent low rate of assessment paid 'n thl road in Oregop, aa compared with California. Tho rate fixed by Cali fornia is over $12,000, but that Includes tho steamship lines, depots, real estate and all property. Oregon assesses all property separately, so that (here is very little, If any, favor thown the road In this state." Tho old chestnut of eastern people Identifying Oregon from other Pncllle coast states by the time-worn remark of 'red apples and rosy checked uirls." is likely to sink Into oblivion now. A fen tleman Just returned from a trip to New iork and other large centers says that this Is the style now in greeting a Web rooter, "From Oregon, you miidT" Ah, yes, the place where they kill and put up horses for food. Hop-picking commenced at Davis' yard, near Junction City, 'Monday. There will bo pmlpltoymicnt for about S00, although there are near.y a thousand campers on the ground now, and more coming every day. Prices will bo thirty and forty cents a box. Tiie hop market is stagnant, and very few growers can get an offer for this year's crop. Home few have con tracted nt 6 or 8 cents. The situation Is not promising. Douglas county assessment roll for ISMi foots up ,m,K, a slljj'-.l falling mi irom mst year, owing to a reduction of ir per cent on real ebtaie. The per otial tax roll e'hnws the assessment of 'O.S77 horses, II.2.1S cuttle, fi,(U". sheep and i;tvs nog. An Injunction has been sued out In "estmln Albany's city treasurer from pay ing $!),(7,1.!M In bonds held by the Portland nriiigo eo-m-imnv. I), li. i.Montelth, heavy taxpayer Is eomplalnunt. Eight families en route from Nebraska to Ashlnnil by team have reached the Klamath lake country, having been heard or from then last week. They left Ne- orasaa tne sift or May. One of the prominent features of tho Vn at non ttn.vnn if.. I u 1... 1. . .1 ..... City on September 211 will be a mining exiium irom all the mines tributary to H.iker City. It will be Impossible for the coming term of court In Tillamook county, Ore gon, to clear up the business that Is waiting for It. Over 100 cases are on the docket. CI I ft RR NT NOT KM. It Is Valkyrlo HI. now, but let us all prey tint when the rave has been sailed It may bo Valkyrie second. New York Advertiser. At Narraganset: Amy How Is your fiance, the earl, fixed for money? Maud Over his coronet In debt I ' suripiso, Puck, "Do you think." said Channle. ' that n gentleman ought to speak to his barber nen ne meets him on tho stre"t?" "Certainly," said Itrlacs. "It l nlmnt th only chance he has to cet In n Indianapolis Journal. 'O-oh," she sobbed. "I never thnmrM w would come to this." "What's the trouble now?' asked Prootles. "Y-you (inld that Wearing bloomers Is lunacy!" "Well, it . was i ne dogged rejolnter. "It's pan-ta.unncy,"Wai-iMngton Star. "I toll you, my brethren," cried the rector, "the devil docs not stav nt home; hes at work-he's abroad." 1 know what a coming," whispered the head war den to his wife. "He's going to put in a bid to be allowed to go abroad after him." Harper's Hazar. !.ho t,lrnHl 'Ton hlnv ' Imperiously: 'Vt hat have you to s.vy for yourself?" The dude cowered before her, abashed, and then passed through the door without a word. She shook her head sadly. "Once more Is tho old saying verlilxl, 'It goes without faying!' " h gently locked the door behind bim. Truth. Simplicity of science: Student-I learn that there are eases in which people have bad from childhood an uncontrollable de stre to eat soup. What is the cause ot that? Learned Profe!ior--Taey are vie tlms of sappessomanla. Student-Um-wh'at doea sappesommla menn? Liwrnel Profereor A de?!re to eat soup Nc York Weekly. STILL SlOItK AUVANCMIX initinhlns her) "What? nioumers? (With emphasis) "Knlcks?" j J Many Flaws May Lead to Com plications. SOME REMEDIAL EFFORTS MADE But Little Has Been Accomplished to Better Matters Citizenship Is Too Cheap Entirely. Recent discussion of the Moro claim in certain of Its phases which do. not Involve, however, the Justice of the dis pute between Spain and this country- has given rise to an Interesting and time ly query In international ethics. To what extent, th question presents itself, can aturallzatlon under our laws be proper ly held to confer Immunity on a citizen of the United States returning to and re siding in the country of his original al legiance? In theory and In ordinary prac tice the prtotection guaranteed to an alien resettling In his native country, toy an assumption of citizenship here. Is ample and complete. The transfer of oil lleglance Is presumed to be made de- iberately and In good faith; and all former civic obligations are apparently cancelled by an oath taken to support the constitution and obey the laws of the United States. Yet under our present Irregular and haphazard system of na turallizaitlon, tolerated by an Indifferent public opinion and a neglected congress. It is evident that grave abuses of the rights and Immunities of citizenship may creep in. Cltlzonshlp has been so cheapened In this country by the fulse sentimentality which 'h'as shrunk from throwing either restrictions or safeguards about Immigra tion that it Is not surprising to find the motives and the methods of many men who seek it questioned here and abroad. If, for example, a European, wishing to escape military duty In bis own country, contrives by the flimsiest compliance with our laws to ootaln naturalization papers, neither foreign governments nor our own can fail to feel that a trick has been played when the newly naturalize! cltl zen returns to do business In his native country and, pleudlng his American na turaltatlon, seeks exemption from the civic ofbligations which weigh so mater ially upon all his neighbors. Likewise, it n man wno nas engaged in a con spiracy 'against tho established' govern ment of bis country appears as a success xui applicant ror citizenship in our courts and then returns to his use his change of allegiance as a means of eskiap lng the penalties he Was Incurred for his former political offences, his native gov ernment Is clearly Justified In complain ing of such perversion of the right of naturalization; nor can our own govern ment be supposed to defend with com' p.aeeney so palpable an abuso of Its naturalization system. Occasional scattering efforts have been made in the last throe or four congresses to remedy certain specific effects in the naturalization laws-; but little or nothing has been accomplished. It Is plain, how evtr, that the whole system needs to be revised before the conditions of admis sion to citizenship here can bo made wholly satisfactory to conservative and patriotic sentiment at home, or Wholly equitable In the eyes of friendly foreign governments. JOHN BULL'S BLUFFS. C'h'lcag'3 Tribune. England Is affaln playing thj old trick with the United States. Sho has rarely had dealings with this country when she has not succeeded In carrying her point by a bluff. She blu'fted a weak Demo cratic administration under Tyler out of a. ikjrge strip of the state of Malno by me Asnimirton treaty of 1812. She bluffed a 'Southern Democratic administration out of a hugo stflp of territory In the North west. In the campaign of 1841 the Demo crats Inscribed upon their banners tho legend, "B4.40 or Fight." They (lid not fight nor did they get 54.40. They backed own to a compromise on 49 as soon ns they were In possession at tho gov- rmment, and iwlth their tails between their legs allowed England to take the 5 4-10 degree It claimed, thus Burronder-ig to the Hrltirh 'a large part of Vancouver sound, all of the Valuable Island, 350 miles of 'Pacific ocean front, and a territory cist to the Rock 'mountains containing 175,000 square miles, or an area three times as great as that of Illinois. In settling the fl.sb.ery dlsputo with Can ada the United States was bluffed again. It sulhmilWed to arbitration and allowed Urilglum, solecled by England as her fac tum, to .mulct this country In a $3, WKI.IKK) bill of damuges, wherexs from -the standpoint of fair play It did not owe he Canucks dollar. Learning nothing from this arbitration tho government Was roonsn enough to consent to an arbitra tion of the seal-shooting question, and an award 'was made of half a million dttl- ar.iifor stopping Canadian poachers from shooting our seals. "What has been the result? Since 'that time tho poachers have killed off most of the remaining herda, and In two or three years at farthest there will not bo a seal left on the Prlby- of islunds breeding grounds. 'When all hat was lacking to save the seals was f and, ' ive .were taken In and neatly done fc-r. If -there had been less Anglomania nd more A merle -in se'f-rfupeot, if we had ptood by our rights, Great Britain would not have fired upon our seal cruisers. he tlrfit shot would have unsealed her old upon Canada. Tho latest bluff of England Is an at mpt to survey the United States out of the southern half of Alaska, and, It pre cedents are any indication, h will succeed In this !so, as the Anglomanlucs 111 probably insist upon the surrender of ur claim, and this, 'too, although the boundary between Alaska an-1 Canada as been a settled fact since 1SW. that it was not disputed while Alnska belonged Ttusila, and that the line la still on M the Kngi'.lsh ninps as It Is upon the American. The Inducements for England to grab this slice of America nre tempt- ng. They include tho most of the salmon sherles, large mining properties, un- ouched forests, and cutting off the Tnlted States frcm nny nearer coaling 'lotion than Puget .sound, while F.ng- and ha lkxrge coal fields In British Col- mbla. It Is no wonder that ?:lie Is again ftemptlng her favorits game of bluff. It Is hMh time that this country shoul'i draw a lino on these attempts of '.?reat Britain to lllrti this K'nrltnry. So far as A. n ska Is concerned. It must stand on he line drawn by Russia without Great Britain's objection. Let her be told In pn language that her bluffing, bully- ng and land-grabbing will no longer be permitted, and then ask her what she Is going to do about It. That is tho klndj of policy fhe people would like to see Secretary Olney Inaugurate and the Presl lent Indorse. VI R. BSB PBOI LI AniTI E9. Vienna is In some respects behind the date, or perhaps the rest of the world only has not advanced up to tier stand ard.' The people live according to the Hut system, as Is the custom In other European cities. At the door of each Hut house Is a portler, who Is usually iinvaeu iii more or iess gorgeous livery. , He guards the general Interests of tho ' white sstln, the front set Into a box hoiw unit nrolwt H from msrsiiders. i plait outlined with a silver embroidery : Tne building is closed at 10 o'clock at night and the lights extlnj.iUhed. Every) person who appears after that hour must ring the bell, rouse the jxirter, who Is usually on this occasion not In his state dress, and pay 'him a fee of 10 kreiitiwfi something less than five cents. If the hour Is very late the fee must be doubled. There are also curious methods In use in the sprinkling of streets. In some cities this function is performed by one man. In Vienna it requires two, the second walking behind pulling a long rope, which swings a hose that wildly etrews the water over the stones. The introduction of a self-operating sprinkler would throw this second man out of employment, an argument, the force of which Is very similar to that used against the railroad on account of its being opposed to the Interests of the horse, or one which. Is heard in Europe in regara 10 disarmament when It Is said that this policy would throw a great many Idle people on the world and over stock the labor market, or the one which Is used o prove that women ought not to be allowed to engage In employments in competition witn men. One of the means by which the Aus trlans make it pleasant for visitors Is the taxation of ev.ery newspaper coming Into me country irom roreign parts. On each paper the postoffice officials paste a two-kreutzer stamp, worth a little less than one cent, the price of which Is collected before the delivery Is mado to the addressee. This is considered to be no violation of the international postage treaties, Just as at Berlin It is similarly considered to be no violation of the same treaties to charge for overweight when the scales of all other countries And there is no overweight, This Is one of the delights of living under un omnipotent state. An Austrian very lucidly explains the virtue of the newspaper tax in this way: "The Austrian papers are all taxed one kreuzer per copy. It Is necessary to tax foreign papers twice as much to keep out competition from abroad. Otherwise the Jews might print all the Vienna pa pers In America, send them over here and drive the home (product entirely cut of the market." St. Louis Globe-Democrat. GOULD'S TIMELY HELP. The Little Wizard1 Saved the Church and Won the Thanks of the Congregation. New York Advertiser. "When the Texas Pacific railway was being built," said W. W. Goodrich, the Baltimore architect, the other day, In the midst of a discussion of Jay Gould, In which the "Little Wizard" was getting much the worst of it. "Jay Gould and Sidney Dillon were on a tour of Inspec tion. "Their train was side-tracked In a little town about fifty miles west of Fort Worth, with the regular train waiting for a wildcat freight to come in. The pas sengers were told by the conductor that nt least two hours would elapse before they could run again, and that they had amplo time to see the sights of a prairie town In the staked plains. . - "Mr. Gould and Mr. Dillon, with their attendants, took In the town. "They had not gone far before they neard the mournful clang of an auction cer's bell, and came upon the rrowd of curious people surrounding the seller. The auctioneer was crying: 'Fifteen hun dred dollars! Fifteen hundred dollars! Am I offered more? when Mr. Gould touched a tall Texan on the arm and asked what the sale was for. "The man, as he lookeS curiously at the little financier, mado a striking picture in his Mexican sombrero of Oliver and gilt, his buckskin suit fringed with a tasselated frlngo several inches wide of silver thread and leather, the shining blue Colts 44 sticking In his belt and the handles of his daggers showing from his boot tops. 'Pard,'. said the ranger, 'this is a knockout for the parson.' " 'In what Way?' asked Mr. Gould. " 'You see, pard, tbe parson built this church, but the tin petered out, and now the wood butcher Is selling the whole crowd out for his coin. Pard, I'll tell you what, I'll chip In and help the par son with the bank I busted last night,' and the ranger began to pull gold coin and chips out of his pockets galore. "But Mr. Gould did not even glance at It. Ho stepped up to the auctioneer and asked for the contractor who was closing out his lien. The auctioneer pointed out the man, and Gould approached him and asked the amount of his claim. " 'Seventeen hundred dollars and costs.' said be. " 'What will you taka In settlement?' asked Mr. Gould. " 'I'll settle for tl.GOO and donate tho balnnce,' said the contractor. Mr. oould taking from his pockets several bills of large denominations, gave them to the contractor and took his re ceipt in full with the cancelled lien. Just then an old man, who had been an tye-witneas of the transaction, going up to Mr. Gould, said: 'Stranger, what tre you going to do with the claim you've just bought?' Mr. Gould looked the man over In that calm way he bad and asked why ho wanted to know. Why,' said he, 'I am the steward of this church. All of the members and Sab bath school scholars are in the church, with the presiding elder and pastor, on their knees, praying God to come to our help and save the church.' "Mr. Gould said nothing, but taking the receipted bill and cancelled lien that he had in his hands, he gave them to the steward, and, turning toward the depot. walked rapidly back to his train. "Tho steward entered the church, now free, and told the people what the Lord bad done, and the people sang the dox- ology on their knees. Then they went out on the street to find the stranger. "They soon found out that the little man was none other than Jay Gould. His train had gone, and only a cloud of dust on tho far-away prairie indicated where the little man was. 'IMr. Gould has said that the letter he afterwurd received from that congrega tion, signed by every one In it, gave biin more pleasure than clearing a million dollars." SHORT SLEliVES AND LOXO GLOVES The large elbow once so fashionable Is. again in vogue snd promises to be popular. These are ubiquitous on all the Fiench model., and, although they bring with them the necessity for long gloves, they yet mny be voted cooler wear than the sleeve to the wrist. They look very pretty when decorated with three little frllUs of lace on the hem, and today we nsttln make our sleeves of a different nxoiterlnJ from our gowns, of a richer and rarer stuff usually. The most inexpen sive of crepons will be provided with a gorgeous pair of chine silk sleeves, and a plain black grenadine may awako to find Itself famous with a pair of bro- eailed grenadine sleeves. Brocaded gren adlne is a novelty, or at least a com roratlve novelty. It realty made Its first appearance the season before last, but even yet It Is dllllcult to get it. It looks charming when well made and trimmed with Jet, snd it usually boasts a black or dark blue ground. Besides forming gowns, it Is permitted to trim, hats In the form of rosettes and to -make little capes trimmed with, frlllsi of chiffon. A very pretty cape which I bsul the pleasure of sitting next to at the opera the other nlrtt was entirely made of my dear frlena grass lawn, elaborately traced with cream lace patterns, -mounted over shot blue ami pink silk, trimmed cround the him with a pinked out ruche of the silk and around the throat In the same fashion. It Is quite simple, possibly ex tremely dear, and without a doubt, ex tremely attractive. It was worn In com pany iwlth the bodice sketched here. I surrepticlously took Its every di tail wblle Its wearer was rapt In the strains of "One Whose Wandering Footsteps Roam," Interpreted by - M. F.rozel It m a rose-pink silk bodice lined with round me waist was an elaborate belt. I while spangled net formed the bretelles FOR TihunmooK- NBHALEM OTHBj STEAHERS P. eumoRe; H. Harrison, AUGUSTl. Sailing dates to and from Tillamook and Nehalem depend on the weather. For freight and passenger rates apply to ELMORE, SANBORN & CO., Agents. O. K & N. CO., and tbe sleeves and tho ikirts were per fectly plain, made of pink satin, and 1 have no doubt but 'What it was lined with white silk.-'Mrs. Aria, in the English woman. NEW DKSIGNS IN CHINA. There Is a good deal that Is radically new In china, as fashion has decreed many changes of late both In shape and decoration. At any rate there are some odds and ends of Information picked up during a tour of the shops, which may be of in terest to the enterprising housekeeper. Platters Wave round corners with edges sflgbtly rolled over, the sides being par tially concave. Tureens and other deep dishes are perfectly round, with the handles of mat or dead gold, if not decor ated in color. White and gold china is still a favor ite, and, known under the name ot "Richelieu," blue and white ware also haB 'much vogue, particularly the Meissen China of the "onion" pattern. An Ivory finish Is a feature of the re cent wares from Saxony! this Is shown with charming effect in center pieces for the table. Ronton dishes are leaf shaped, crescent and oblong, also very pretty are the claw-footed bonbon and alted almond dishes. There la a deep, broad dish, with curving sides, to hold oranges for the breakfast table, and a quaintly fashioned dish with four divisions for the home din ner; this Is to hold fruit; it has ai recep tacle at the top for flowers. A pretty receptacle for hors d'oeuvres has six divisions and a silver server with an ivory handle. Perfectly sweet Is a teapot which looks like a ball of violets the cups to go with It are also violets and rest on saucers of green leaves. The dainty little dish for peppermint creams is placed within another of openwork silver, which must be filled with fresh sprigs of mint. There Is still a demand for bouillon cups, but bone plates and butter plates and saucers, except with teacups, went out long ago. Cafe-noir sets have ex tremely small cups and lovely porcelain spoons. A set of Limoges china, painted in a design of wild roses, Is very charming for a tea service, while most appropriate Is a fish set bestrewed with seaweed, with ground effects of cloudy green depths and sunny shallows. Whether In fashion or out of fashion, a bit of china always lias a firm hold upon feminine, affections. Fashions. MME. ROZE'S SCHOOL. Mine. Marie Roae, the well known opera singer, who has only appeared before the public of late years accaslonally, has through 111 health been compelled to fpend her winters in Paris. While there Mme. Roze started a school for concert and opera singing. This has proved so successful that she cannot now leave It, and will probably make the gay capital her home. Johnny Greyneck Say, pa, what's a dermatologist? Greyneck, pere-A skin doctor. Johnny Well, ain't they all? GOOD IN EVERYTHING. The man who frets at worldly strife Grows callow, sour and thin; Giev us the had whose happy life Is one perpetual grin. He, Midas-like, turns all to gold, He smiles when others sigh, Enjoys alike the hot and cold. And laughs through wet and dry. There's fun In everything we meet. The greatest, worst and best; Existence Is a merry treat, And every speech a Jest, Be't ours to watch the crowds that pass Where Mirth's gay banner waves. To show fools through a quizzing glass And bastlnade the knaves. Tive serious world will scold and ban. In clamor loud and hard. To ear the Meigs call a congressman And Paulding styled a bard. But, come what may. the man's in luck Who turns it all to gtee. And laughing, cries, with honvt Puck "Great Lord! what folk ye be!" Croak ;r. GO AST POINTS Aim Open por Special Charter. Agents. Portland. Are Yon Going East? Bo sure and see that your ticket reads via THE NORTH-WESTERN LINE. -tbj) CHICAGO. ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS and OMAHA RAILWAYS. Tbla 1s the GREAT SHORT LINE Between DULUTH, ST. PAUL, CHICAGO And all Points East and South. Their Magnificent Track, Peerless VeB tibuled Dining and Bleeping Car Trains and Motto: "ALWAYS ON TIMEJ" Have given this road a national reputa tion. All classes ot passengers carried on the vestlbuled trains without extra charge. Ship your freight and travel over this famous line. All agents have tickets. W H. MEAD, P. C. SAVAGE, Gen. Agent Trav. F. and P. Agt 248 Washington st. Portland. Or. Are You Going East? If so, drop a line to A. C. Sheldon, general agent of the "Burlington Route," 250 Washington St., Portland. He will mail you free of charge, mans. time tables, and advise you as to the through rates to any point, reserve sleeping ,car accommodations for you, and furnish you with through tickets via either the Northern. Union. South ern. Canadian Pacific, and Great North ern railroads at the very lowest niM obtainable. The Burlington Route Is ffeilAFnllv conceded to be the finest equipped rail road in the world for all classes of travel. J. B. WYATT, Astoria, Oregon. Hardware, Ship Chandlery, Groceries, Provisions, PAINTS and OILS. Spedsl Attention Pid to Supplying Ships SHILOH'S CURE la sold on a gvar ntee. It cures Incipient consumption, t la the best fVimrh r., . rt" D viu j una nt a dose. 25 cents, SO cts. and 11.00. ror cue Dy j. w. Conn. KARL'S CfcOVER ROOT will tmrtf your blood, clear your complexion, reg olate your Bowels, and m&v vnnp hull 2S? i t1 80 n.oo. Sold by J. W. Conn. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. i H. A. SMITH DENTIST. Rooms 1 and 2, Pythian tuldlm, over C. H. Cooper's store. German Physician. Eclectic. DR. BARTEL, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office over Albert Dunbar's store, cor. ' 9th and Commercial. Prices: Calls, ii; confinements, $10.00. Operations at olflct free; medicines furnished. W. C. LOGAN, D. D. S., DENTAL PARLORS. Mansell Block, 672 Third street. DR. EILIV JANSON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. . Office over Olsen's drug store. Hours. 10 to 12 a. m.; 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 p. in. Sun days, 10 to 11. J. S. BISHOP, M. D., HOMEOPAXHIST. Office and rooms In Kinney Block. Office Hours, 10 to 12:30 and 4 tu 6M Surgery and Dlseaso'j of Women a .spe cialty. LIBERTY P. MULLINIX, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office, 5S4W Third st, Astoria, Ore. Special attention given to all chronl diseases. DR. O. B. ESTES, PHYSICI AN AND SURGEON. Special attention to diseases of wom en and surgery. Office over Danzlger's store, Astoria Telephone To. 62. JAY TUTTLE. M. D. PHYSICIAN, SURGEON, AND ACCOUCHEUR. Office, Rooms & and 6, Pythian Building. Hours, 10 to 12 and 2 to 6. Residence, 639, Cedar street DOCTOR ALFRED KINNEY, OFFICE AT HIS RESIDENCE. May be found in his office until II o'clock mornings, from 12 noon until . p. my and from S until 7:30 evenings. W. M. LaForce. , S. B. Smith. LaFORCE & SMITH, ATTORNEYS-AT-YAW, 385 Commercial street. J. Q. A. BOWLBY, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. Office on Second Street, Astoria, Or. J. N. Dolph. Richard Nlxuit. Chester V. Dolph. DOLPH. NIXON & DOLPH, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Portland, Oregon, 24, 25, 26, and 27, Hamilton Building. All legal and col lection business promptly attended to. Claims against the government a spe cialty. SOCIETY MEETINGS. TEMPLE LODGE NO. 7, A. F. and A. M. Regular communications held on the first and third Tuesday evening of each month. W. G. HOWELL, W. M. E. C. HOLDEN, Seitary. MISCELLANEOUS. REAL ESTATE, NOTARY PUBLIC. W. C. CASSELL, 464 Commercial Street. WHEN IN PORTLAND Call on Handley & Haas, 150 First street, and get the Dally Astorian. Visitors need not miss their morning paper while there. BEVERAGES. WINES AND BRANDIES. Use Zin fandel wine instead of coffee or ten. Fifty cents per gallon. Don't forget peach and apricot brandy. Also French Cognac and wine at Alex Gilbert's A. V. ALLEN, DEALER IN Groceries, Flour, Feed, Provisions, Fruits Vegetables, Crockery, Glass and Plated Ware. Loggers' Supplies, Cor. Cass aud Squcmoque Streets. Astoria, Or S. H. WILLETT, PLUMBING, das and Steam Fitting, Hot Air, Steam and Water Heating.- 17J Twelfth street Astoria. Or. FREEMAN & HOLMES. Blacksmiths. Special attention paid to steamboat re. pairing, first-class horseshoeing, etc. hOGGIfiG CAfflP HlOlft fl SPECIALTY 197 Olney street, between Third and and Fourth, Astoria, Or. BEER HALL, What the Gambrlnus Beer Hall tried to do in selecting their liquors was to pick out what intelligent people would want If they knew it as experienced people should know it. Make a note of this if you want pure liquors. George Bartley, Proprietor. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla, No, Never. Physicians have never been able to prescribe any ether emulsion of Cod-liver Oil which would bring as satisfactory re sults as Scott's Emulsion. The reasons for. this are the absolute purity of its compo nents and the superior process of its manufacture. Nobody has ever bee able to imitate it. Imitations are always inferior to the teal thing. Remember that Scott's Emul sion is the great food for wasting in adults and children. Don't bi ptrruadtd to accrptanUIUvtt: Scot! 4 Bowie, M. Y. All DmggUtv 50c and I,