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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-08-29

Labor day will be celebrated In AS
torIa by the labor unions, An excur-
sion will be given to Seaside Sunday,
August 81. Fare. 70 cents for round
trip: children 40 cents, Train leaves
depot at S o'closk q. m, ret0raing
leaves Seaside NJ t40 y, III, Al
friends of organized labor are cordi-
ally invited to attend. This will be
the last excssion. OF the season.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-08-29

Rev. f. r.. Dell. pastor Of the Con-
srogational church. has rendered his
resignation, He has been asked 10
accept the pastoratc Of the Grass Val
lcy (CnLl church. but has not yet
definitely decided upon his future
course. II is possible he will be- called
to the Cleveland (o) church, Mr..
Dell viii make an Eastern trip with
In short time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-08-29

New stock OF fancy goods just ar
rived al Yokohama Bazaar, Call and
see the latest novelties from Japan.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-08-29

| marriage lie was yesterday
granted TO John Mntson ana Mary
| Lnhti.
The steamer sur II. Elmorc leaves
fof Tillamook from the .. u. A. N.
6n"k today at n, IN.
| Do to the A. +. 4 l.. employ nent
oiice. Labor Hall. No. 53s Bond ST.,
for good reliable help,
/ AZ Monday In u legal holiday. the
regular meeting Of The city council
: win be held on Tuesday night.
/ The steamer Elder arrived from San
Francisco yesterday morning, with
large passenger and freight lists.
Members of the Norwegian Mrlho.
! dist ehsrch gave II picnic over the hill
yesterday. that was well attended.
The steamship islba In completing
her cargo at Astoria. She IL 10 take
on 100000 feet Of lumber and 100 tons
Of flour
Wantad--'itrlB having some knoYl-
edge Of drcsar,aklng and plain sewing.
Call at S1S Commercial street. room
iiS from TO . ., m
Miss George LAyzcll was the reel
picnt Wednesday evening Of pleas
ant surprise party, rhe event was In
honor of the lady's birthday.
Furniture for snle-several pieces
furniture Tor sale, including plano.
WIN leave Astoria soon: call ut Ga
Exchange strcct,~-RtN. n. Il. DELL.
II YOU have not had that old BtIif or
soft hat made new. you had better at
tend TO II today. We move September
LIST Astoria Hat Co, 46i Commercial
street
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-08-29

A stcreopician lecture entitled Ten
nights IN a bnrroom AT the Salvation
Army hail on Saturday evening, Aug.
30. Admission, 10 cents.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-08-29

You can buy Newbro's Herpicide.
the great dOndrutt cure. for rs cents
per bottle at the oceident Barber
Shop,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03
AFTER THE BATTLE.

His Only Regret Was That He Had
Missed So Much.
1t was the evening after the Fourth,
as the glorious sun was sinking to its
gorgeous couch of red and white clouds
and blue Sky, and the small boy, pack
ed in cotton lint and splint or two,
was lying with his face to the west,
while his father sat by his side tanning
him. He was doing as well as could
be expected and was already able to
talk
Papa" he said in a dreamy, lam
guorous tone, did they have a Fourth
of July when you was little boy?"
"Oh, yes, my son." answered the fa-
ther.
''Just the same kind they have now?"
''Just the same"
"And did you celebrate when you
was little hoy:'
''Yes, but | was more careful than
you were aud didn't get hurt So"
81 guess you didn't have much fun,
did you?" he asked, trying to turn to-
ward his father.
The father looked at the combination
of bandages and boy on the bed and
smiled.
81 thought did, but perhaps l was
mistaken" he replied.
AT this point the doctor came in and
made it unpleasant for the boy for
some minutes. Then he went away,
and the boy snifiled awhile and resum-
ed conversation with his father
SIS the Fourth going to keep on ev-
cry year? he asked.
"There's nothing on earth can stop
it, l guess" replied the father with
patriotic pride
"That's good, amt it?
eve all think so in this country"
''And how long since it startedY per-
sisted the boy, who should have been
trying to go to sleep.
ever since 1776-about 135 years."
A shade of disappointment swept
over the boys face.
"Gee, pop" he exclaimed, chow much
I've missedF' And then the father in
sisted that he must stop talking and try
to get some much needed rest.-Wash-
ington Star.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03

THE ExCURsIONISTS RETURNING TO PEwEE
CORNERS.
time. as the bridges on the line were
but temporary wooden affairs, and the
track was not fully ballasted as yet,
but for this occasion the real estate
agents had seen that a large crowd
was assured, and the only ones dis
contented with the arrangements were
Gramper Van Boskirk and Cappen
Carter.
1t was the evening of the Sd that a
message from Metropolis came click
ing into the little office, causing the
operator to turn out with a shout that
brought the men from all parts of
town.
Every seats taken in the excursion
train." he announced, land no more
cars can be had. They've ordered the
construction train to back down from
Waxhaw early in the morning. and ev-
cry one from here up the road is to go
on that. They've two cabooses and
will put seats in the fiat cars, so we
will have plenty of ROOM"
The morning of the Fourth dawned
bright and hot. The roofs of the town
seemed to curl up. shingle by shingle.
Corn blades and weeds hung limp.
The hills around the horizon swan in
glimmering heat waves.
By 8 o'clock the construction train
backed across the Pewee creek bridge,
just at the edge of town, and up to the
platform. 1t was lavishly decorated
with bright bunting and flags. and the
hilarious crowd swarmed aboard and
took noisy possession. The engine
puffed and snorted. the children shout
ed. There was a rumble, a roar, a sue
cession of whistles, trail of smoke,
and the inhabitants of Pewee Corners
were gone.
Gramper and Cappen sat ON the edge
Of the platform gazing vindictively
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03

W EST like this selfish generation .
Gramper Van Boslirk ejaculat-
ed. Every man jack of 'em
CD W gallivantin' up to WaXhaw fer
the Fourth, leavin' Pewee Cor
ners empty as a meetin' house on week
days, 'cept fer you an me, thet's too old
an lame to go. an Poorhouse Sally,
thet'll halter stay with the Smith an
Beazlee babies"
Cappen Carter, resting his chin on
the head Of his cane, nodded vigorous
assent.
LAS year they did as they'd orter, -
said he; "hed a lawyer down from
Waxhaw to make speech, an you an
me set on the platform with the big
bugs count of bein' ole settlers"
Gramper's chin worked with yigor
for moment, and then he spat out in
dignantly:
''Thet's the curse of railroads. Peo-
pies never satisfied to stay at hum.
Las year they he'd to drive er else
go afoot, an this year they must git
up big 'xcursion an go traipsin' off.
Indianny Wus spilled the same way, an
I got up an come to Kansas twenty
year ago, an now here's the railroad"
First Pewee Corners had been but
the schoolhouse where the farmers
came once month on Sunday to hear
the circuit rider preach and where
their children came to school during
the winter. Then, as the land was
more thickly settled, a postofice was
established in a farmhouse at the
crossroads, then a country store, to
which the goods were hauled in wag
ons from the nearest railroad, twenty
five miles away, and, last of all, the
early spring and summer had brought
a railroad directly to their doors, SO
new as yet that all the travel was by
means of construction trains. In the
meantime a section house, blacksmith
shop and two or three other buildings
had been added.
This little settlement was but one of
several that were strung out on the
railroad from Metropolis, the bustling
young city on the Great Western rail
way, to Waxhaw, forty miles to the
west.
The approaching holiday was to be
a double jollification, to celebrate In
dependence day and the completion of
the new road. The first passenger
train was to carry load of excursion
lists from Metropolis to Waxhaw. The
regular trains would not run for some
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03
Finest F1ag Tint F1onts.


When we wake up ON a Fourth of Ju-
iy morning those of us who have pass
ed beyond the delightful time of 4 a. m.
and firecrackers, we are often disposed
to make sundry and pointed remarks
about the noise that we hear, but when
we gather ourselves together and get
to the window and look out, when we
see on the nearest %dgstaff the stars
and stripes, brip &C and beautiful as
the debutante, the first flush of So
cial success, we forget about the noise.
We only remember that we are citizens
Of the greatest republic the world ever
knew, and we know that any disturb
ance we may hear is in honor of that
flag which is floating above US. We
are proud of it.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03

select winning candidate With the
Republican party united for PennypaclIer
and that unity must be brought about
a Democrat could not hope to succeed.
Query.-Was the Inquirer telling the
truth when it charged that Elhin dele
gates were bought and stolen from its
candidate or was it so charging for
effect on the convention? In either
case it is in bad box. If what it
charged was not true, it ought to say
so. If it was true how can it support
Pennypacker, whose nomination was
secured by such forbidden means?
Doesn't it know that it cannot shield
itself by saying that Pennypacker did
not himself steal and buy Elkin dele
gates? Is he not the beneficiary of the
whole performance, and is not the re-
ceiver of stolen goods as guilty as the
thief?
With such vulnerable record of its
own staring it in the face the InQ,.irer
has the gall to jump on the Democrats
as follows:
And now we come to the Democratic
state convention, which is to meet at
Democrats is that they quarrel among
themselves and then fail to patch up
their differences. There was the livelicst
kind of fight in the Republican ranks,
but you do not find Republicans refusing
to support Pennypacker. But things are
different among the Democrats. One fac
tion uses the knife on the other faction,
and there you are.
Most assuredly this is the age of
hv.oe hn
is its chief prophet and exponent. One
thing eocksure, however, If the In
quirer is telling the truth about Penn
sylvania Democrats they had better
be mending their ways. But it may be
that the Inquirer is as badly CT III its
summing up of the Democratic situa-
ton as it was i'll predicting the nomi-
nation of Elkin
Queer Civil Service Reform.
President Roosevelt has for many
years been the darling of civil service
Reformers, with a big, big r. Indeed
he was at one time a civil service com-
missioner, but it appears from late
news dispatches that change has
come over the spirit of his dream. Gut
at Cleveland, o.. the habitat of Senator
Marcus Alonzo Hanna, the federal of
ficeholders were such offensive parti-
sans" that Hon. Theodore q. Burton,
although. a stanch Republican, de
clined to stand for reelection to con
gress because the aforesaid federal Of
ficeholders, who are partisans of Sen
ator Hanna, would not permit him to
name the managers of his own cam
paign. Two things were given out
fiat: First, that Burton would not stand
for reelection, and, second, that an
investigation would be made into the
offensive partisanship" of Hanna's
minions. But Marcus, so it is said made
a pilgrimage to the White House. ST.
multaneously certain of his Cleveland
henchmen made a pilgrimage to the
Virginia Hot Springs, where Burton is
recuperating and where, like Tam
O'Shanters wife, he was nursing his
wrath to keep it warm" Thereupon
it was announced that while Burton
would not be permitted to name the
county committee he would be permit
ted to name his own managers and
would stand for reelection and that
there would be no investigation of of
fensive partisanship" at Cleveland.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03

Beneath this fair tree. like the patriarchs
of old,
Their bread in contentment they ate,
Unvexed with the troubles of silver and
gold.
The cares of the grand and the great.
With timber and tar they old England
supplied
And supported her power on the sea;
Her battles they fought, without getting
a groat,
For the honor of Liberty Tree.
But hear. oh, ye SWANS it's tale most
profane,
How all the tyrannical powers.
Kings, commons and lords, are uniting
amain
To cut down this guardian of ours.
From the east to the west blow the trum-
pet to arms;
Through the land let the sound of it
flee;
Let the far and the near all unite with
cheer
In defense of our Liberty Tree.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03
A delicate Remembrance

"When l get to be man." said the
boy who has good memory for
phrases, sim going to strive to culti-
vate an unselfish nature"
THAT'S right" replied his father.
"How are you going about itY
well, in the first place, if I have
any little boys I'll let them shoot their
own fireworks instead of telling them
they must let me do it for fear they
will hurt themselves" = Washington
Star.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03
NUMBER 49
By Thomas Pain,
written In 1T5

KN chariot of light from the regions
M of day
M The Goddess of Liberty came;
Ten thousand celestials directed the
B way
And hither conducted the dame
A fair budding branch from the gar
dens above,
Where millions with millions agree,
She brought in her hand as a pledge of
her love,
And the plant she named Liberty Tree.
The celestial exotic struck deep in the
ground,
Like native It fourished and bore;
The fame of it's fruit drew the nations
around
To seek out this peaceful shore.
Unmindful of names or distinction they
came
For freedom like brothers agree;
With one spirit indued they one friendship
pursued
And their temple was Liberty Tree.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03
Utility Yersus Ennex

Hungry humanity demands eggs and
fowls for the table. Fine feathers are
all right in their place, but they are not
fit to eat It is food that is wanted,
and exhibition fowls don't supply it..
The market does not look to fanciers
for eggs and table fowls, but to the
farmers.-Texas Farm and Ranch.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03
Made Her Good.

Ethel used to play a good deal in the
school. One day she had been very
quiet. She sat up prim and behaved
herself SO nicely that after the school
was over the teacher remarked:
Ethel, my dear, you were very
good girl today
'Yes'm. I couldn't help being dood.
| dot a tiff neckr'
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03
The Demand For EIars.

The manufacturers of flags say that
it does not seem to make much differ
up stock by degrees in order to fill the
Fourth of July demand. About a
month before the Fourth so many or
ders come in they have all they can do
to fill them. A curious fact is that no
matter how hard times may be the de-
mand for flags rarely lessons. We may
have only a few dollars in our pockets
but that makes US none the less patri-
~
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03
Millions of EIars

Think of it. Every year the people
Of the United States buy 100000
flags. During that same period 1,00O,-
900 flags disappear. Nobody knows
where they go to. Like Mr.. Isaacs and
Ram Lal, they go into the "cod, clear
light" and that is all that anybody
seems to know
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03
Notes FROM the Je,velers, Circular.

Gold shirt waist sets include cuff
links, buttons and collar studs.
Watch fobs will be fashionable for
both men and women this season.
Paddock sticks covered with pigskin
and silver mounted are the latest thing
in walking sticks for men.
Pink pearl and diamond corsage or
naments are dreams of loveliness.
4 chain bracelet with chrysoprase
heart center is pretty affair sugges-
tive Of summer engagements.
White enamel and barodue pearls
figure in the dainty brooches for the
hot days.
The narrow ribbon bow of diamonds
is a favorite design in the jewelry of
the present
@~ TaR. 70 Z *,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03

When person of wealth INDUCES in
unusual tacte or hobbies, he is de-
scribed as being eccentric. If he is
poor man, he is merely called crank.
Exchange.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03

Here is pointer: Don't get angry
because it is the common error in
wrath to abuse the wrong person
fAtchison Globe.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03

Every base occupation makes one
sharp in its practice and dull in every
other.-Sir Philip Sidney.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03

unpopular. For instance, it jumped on
me for criticising Mr.. Secretary Of
State Hay for violating the proprieties
of the occasion and the canons of
good taste by injecting a stump speech
into his memorial address on William
Mckinley. The Post jumped on me
about Hayes, but four years later it
says practically what it jumped on me
for saying. Some time in the future
when it has a quarrel with Colonel
Hay about something else it will skin
him for making that stump speech out
of season.
infringing Slogans.
am not much of an expert in patent
law, though I am on the patent COM
mittee, but | know enough about pat
ent law and possess enough of Pesprit
de corps to know that Hon. Serene e.
Payne, chairman of the ways and
means committee, has clear case
against Senator Marcus A. Hanna for
infringement of patent ON political
slogans. Mark is bad, bold infringer
After much mental travail Hon.
Serene evolved from his inner con-
sciousness the warcry, "Let well
enough alone" with which he hoped
to sweep the country and at the same
time win for himself imperishable re-
nown, a warcry which will be enthusi-
astically shouted by every unindicted
thief in the land. Now, Hon. Serene
plumed himself nightly upon that
achievement, but out on the lakes
where Marcus lives they play a game,
so have heard, whose chief feature is
raising the other players. So Sena-
tor Hanna came that caper on Hon.
Serene and raised" him clear out of
his boots by making his slogan read,
Keep on letting well enough alone"
Now, it isn't my fight, but feel that
Hon. Serene has not been fairly dealt
with, and if he can't find Republican
lawyer with nerve enough to sue Mark
1 hereby volunteer my services to the
end that justice may be done, and
will do it without money and without
price, as l feel reasonably certain that
the entertainment growing out of the
proceedings would be ample compensa-
fiov,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03

Webster's ApOstrophe to the Flag.
When my eyes shall be turned for
the last time to the sun in heaven, let
their last feeble and lingering glance
behold the glorious ensign of the re-
public, now known and honored
throughout the earth, it's arms and
trophies streaming in their original
luster, not a stripe erased or polluted,
not single star obscured, spread all
over in characters of living light blaz-
ing on all its ample folds as they float
over the sea and over the land and in
every wind under the whole heavens
the motto, Liberty and union, now
and forever, one and inseparablev'-
Daniel Webster's Reply to Hayne. 1880.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03

The Liberty Bells Echo.
Like voice of invocation
Rose the stirring incarnation,
And the heart throbs of a nation
Timed them to the measure grand.
For the bell with eye of sages
Read unwritten history's pages.
Saw the glory that the ages
Should bestow on Freedoms land;
Saw the struggle fierce impending,
Man 'gainst man his right defending;
Saw the peace the combat ending
Saw and shouted it abroad.
And the strong tones upward springing,
Note to note in triumph winging,
Seemed like angel voices singing
Halleluiahs to the Lordi
Long ago it told that story
Rung by ringer bent and hoary:
Now, like prophet clothed in glory,
High it hangs. its mission done,
And it speaks its falling fayors
In voice that breaks and quavers
Like an old mans song that wavers
When life's thread is nearly run.
But through silent cycles reaching,
Pregnant with soft beseeching
That our hearts should heed its teaching,
Comes a memory of its lay
Comes an echoed bell note creeping,
And the quick tears upward leaping
Show we shrine in reverent keeping
Freedoms messenger today.
2 Sarah Beaumont Kennedy :
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-03
I" CHAMP
:. :. CLARK'S
!. LETTER
Especial Washington letter.

@RAHE great question hereabout is,
who's on top-Mark or Ted
III dy? That all the quarrel and
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-13
A NEW COMMUNITY SCHEME.

Rochester On. " Democrat.
A young Unitarian clergyman, Rev.
Edward p. Pressey, has started an in
dustrial community at Montague, Mass
This Is AN interesting old town in the
ConeCticunt valley, partly stranded
through the rapid development of other
sections. Mr.. Presley is trying TO
arouse new life and interest by preach
ing and practiCing the gospel of help
full labor. lie calls his community the
New ClairvauX. Its activities include
revival of the homely arts of village
and country life. cabinet making by
hand, basketry, embroidery and care
full tillage of the soil. The Boston Her
aid of Sunday compared the venture
with the famous Brook farm. But the
comparison Is not warranted. There Is
nothing pretentious about New Clair
vauX. To restore to life and energy
the decadent hill town has been the
effort of MIR. Presley since he left
Harvard and the divinity school. and
he has excited new hope wherever he
has labored. He is a believer in land
and agriculture for the poor who are
now supported by direct taxation.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-13
THE END OF THE SESSION.
philadelphia Telegraph. !

The first session of the j7th Congress
came to an end yesterday afternoon.
several days sooner than was indicated
last week. Senators and Representa-
tives alike were so eager to get away
from Washington before the Fourth
that they were all in mood for con-
CessiOn ana compromise, and even the
Democrats engaged in stll hunt for
an Issue" were not equal TO making
a show Of resistance to adjournment
as soon as possible. The senate grace
fully accepted the material modifCa-
ton OF the Philippine Government bill,
and both houses were eager enough to
make concessions on the proposition
for the construction of men ol-war in
Government navy yards to avoid delay
in the time OF adjournment.
The session OF Congress which has
just closed was notable one for what
II left undOne. as well as for the legis-
lation II perfected. The seven princi-
pal measures out of the ordinary rou-
tine which received the approval OF
both houses were those for the con-
struction OF an lsthmian Canal, the re-
peal of the war taxes, the continued
exclusion of the Chinese, the drastic
regulation OF the oleOmargarine in
dustry, the irrigation of the arid lands
of the Far West, ana Inc tariff system
and civil government OF the Philippine
Islands. On the negative side Of the
record we find three important meas
ures which made their way through one
house only to be ignored for the SEES
sion, by the other. These were the
| Ship Subsidy bill, the bill for the ad-
mission of New Mexico, Arizona, and
Oklahoma into the Union, and, most
vital OF all, the bill providing for tarifl
concessions to the island of Cuba.
The failure OF any legislation in the
last-named connection Is the one most
glaring blot on the record of the ses-
sion, and on the history of the country
as affected by its action. There are
other sins OF omission to be laid at the
door of the session-the failure IL
legislate on the subject Of Trusts,
Anarchy, European immigration, army
reorganization, the currency, bankrupt
cy, and Consular reform. Some of these
| delinquencies can be remedied at the
next session, but the deliberate neglect
to fulfill our duties and meet our re-
sponsibilities in relation to the island
OF Cuba at the right time Can never be-
atoned for.