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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-25
THE MARCH OF PROGRESS,

If all the people of the world were alike this
would be rather an unfortunate and undesirable
world Nature decreed that no person should be
exactly like another and for this reason we have
enterprising element bazes the way, and eventually
the laggards awaken and tread the path.
The men who own property on Harrison avenue
between Fourteenth and Eighteenth streets are not
hggards. The spirit Of enterprise possesses them,
and they are preparing now to make that thorough
fare Astoria's finest. They will build an asphaum
street with pressed brick curbs and cement sidewalks
and improve their property to considerable ex-
tent The work will be begun in the spring, and be.
fore summer has passed Harrison avenue viii out
shine all other streets of the city even that finely
improved thoroughfare, Sixteenth street. \
Three years ago Astoria 5 streets were positive
disgrace to the city and the appearance of the prop
erty abutting on them in keeping with their de-
lapdated condition. Quite suddenly, and rather un-
expectedy it will be recalled the good dstreet idea
struck property owners. Some progressive land
holder became tired of paying for new sidewalks
every five or six years and determined to use cement
The idea spread, until now Astoria has many blocks
of fine sidewalks and streets. The street improve
ments recently made are of a cheap form of ma
eadam but they are so far ahead of the old plank
streets that they may be called excellent in compar
son.
But the use Of crushed rock in street work has
not been the limit with some of the property owners
and it is announced that asphaltum will be
employed on Harrison avenue. When owners of
property other streets see the new Harrison ave-
nue there will be asphaltum thoroughfares and
within year two the demand for this class of
Improvement will be as general as the demand for
crushed rock streets has now become.
Not only are property owners manfesting more
pride in their streets, but they are also evincng
more interest in the appearance of their homes Ev
erywhere homes being beautifed especially in the
central portion of Shiveys Astoria, and the great
change wrought in the short time of two years is
really remarkable 1t is the march of progress, in
dcating that Astoria, erstwhile fishing hamlet, has
become city.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-25

her present cruise, which viii be IN
the course OF the next few weeks.
she was 10 be sent on the long trip
around the Horn In order To permit
OF the boilers being installed NJ the
eastern yard.
Owing 10 some delay In the east.
however. the boilers. which should
now be well under way. have not
been started, Owing to this fact 1t
has been decided that II VIII be
cheaper for the department TO have
the material forwarded TO this yard
and the work done here. than 10 send
the Buffalo on the long trip around
the Horn and place her out Of commits
sion at the eastern yard.
II Is expected that the material for
the work will reach Mare Island IN
the course OF the next elk weeks
when the boilers viii be started, The
Buffalo viii be placed out OF commits
sion here and given through over
hauling. The work to be done by
the steam engineering department
win amount to 100000. while that
by the construction and repair de-
partment will foot up many thousand
more.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-25
MISUSE OF THE WORD TEMPERANCE.
become a city.

No better specimen Of word which, in the course
Of time has come to be much abused may be found
than the word temperance, says the Tacoma Ledger.
In the classic days it stood for one Of the cardinal
Firfres- Today, it has been struck with 50 luch
degenracy that, in the popular mind, it means moth
ing more than total abstinence from certain kinds
sf1iquid refreshment. A man is called temperance
man II he is never known to partake Of beverages
containing certain proportion Of alcohol. He may
be glutton he may indulge in indiscriminate abuse
Of men as good or even better than himself, he may
make the lives Of his wife, children and employees a
hell upon earth, as a hard taskmaster, but, if he
never touches wine, beer or ardent spirits, he is
known everywhere temperance man.
But IS it not about time that someone sought to
rescue so good word from so narrow significance
The word really means self-restraint or moderation.
Temperance in the true sense is Of the cardinal
virtues still But the man who does not indulge in
alcoholic stmuantS may be the most intemperate Of
men, while the man who does indulge may be- in the
true sense Of the word, temperance man.
A man whose life is governed by the virtue Of
temperance will live an eventempered rational life
He will aim to see things just as they are He vii!
be devoid Of prejudice lie will enjoy all the pleas
ures Of life that come to him, but he will not al
low himself to go to excess in anything. He will
seek the golden mean between excess on the one
hand and abstinence on the other. lie will be a
glutton no more than drunkard yet he will eat
md enjoy his food. He will enjoy the pleasures of
conversation, he will discuss the issues Of the day
4 L L b.
The true temperance man viii imbibe alcoholic
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-25

The available farm land in Indian Territory is
estimated at fifteen million acres These figures are
taken from the records Of the Dawes commission.
Of this - per cent was in cultivation last year.
There are about two million acres of land where pine
is found in commercial quantities, and there Is an
abundance Of hard woods of all kinds The latest
statistics obtainable give the value of farm animals
at $j500000O The per cent Of the population en-
gagged in agriculture is exceeded in only three states
: Mississippi, Oklahoma and Arkansas
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-25
WILL REPAIR AT MARE ISLAND.
Big Boilers Of Buffalo To Be Made
On Coast,

Vallego, Oct 24.--Orders have been
received at the navy yard to the
effect that the boilers for the y. s. S.
Buffalo, which ranks among the ships
carrying the largest boilers in the SER
vice, will be manufactured at this
yard. The orders. which mean an
expenditure of over 100000 have
come In the nature Of complete
surprise, as 1t was originally intended
by the navy department to have the
boilers manufactured in the east, land
as soon as the Buffalo returned from
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-25
NoN-METAlIC MINERAL PRODUCTS.

Some surprising figures are given by Mr., Edwin
Magazine He says that the value of the total min
eral production of the United States for 1902 the
latest year for which complete statistics are avail
able, was $1,259 639, AS, OF this enormous value
S642 25S,5S4 was contributed by the metals and
l$617, ,3S0.S3l by the non-metalic mineral products
If these figures could be accepted as just valuation
of the relative commercial Importance Of the two
classes it would appear that the metals had con,
tmbuted 81 per cent, and the non-metals 40 per
cent of the total
If the values were based on the same condition of
product in both eases--either on the value of the
mineral as mined or on the value of the finished
produee--it is probable that the non-metaic miner
ais would be found to contribute at least Is per cent
of the total mineral production of the United States
From the point of view of human comfort
the disparity in Importance is just as striking. Wei
could contemplate with some serenity the possibl-
ity of having to live without copper-but not the
necessity of living without salt scarcity of gold is
certainly inconvenent, but not to be compared for
discomfort to lack of fuel With the single exception
Of iron, the metallic products objects of eonyen.
ence, while many of the non-metals are necessaries /
Of civilized life
Speaking of the marvellous growth of the Ameri.
,an Portland cement industry, Mr.. Eckel says that
he gold production of Cripple Greek is parallel tc
md only slightly above that for Portland cement,
while the production of Alaska sinks into compara
i've insignifcance 1t will be seen that the most sur
orsing part Of this increase in the cement industry
las been within the past eight years. A Portland
cement production valued at about $2,500000 in
1896 had risen to over $220O0OO0 in 1903
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-25

stimuans also if he sees t nor will he be less Of
temperance man for doing so. Fanatics have thrown
50 much dust in the public eye that hosts of people
have no clear conception OF what the real effects of
moderate drinking are. And whatever they are.
drunkenness is not enc of the fruits, One finds few
Germans, SpaniardS Frcnchmeu or Italians, living
iii the wine producing countries, who are ahstainevs
yet the traveller who goes through these districts
finds little ntoxcation Macaulay noted the fact
that an army from non-wine producing country in
first going to wine country would for short time
indulge his appetite to excess but through familiar
ity would soon become temperate
lntemperance in drinking is largely due to over
legislation on the subject In Iowa, few years ago
men were compelled to stand up at the bar if they
wanted drink, notwithstanding the fact that most
drunkenness comes from bar drinking One might
call attention to more legislative evils of the same
kind Less meddling would lead to more temperance
in drinking And the same rule will apply to other
things than drinking.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-25
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Parker House.

l.. Lundberg. Portland.
A. Anderson. Portland.
Bill Bailey, city.
T. L. Neamer.
A. Mellick.
Willie Hall. Bender, Wash.
A. Brown.
Jahn Carlson.
Mrs. c. Perrchke. Anaconda, Mont.
d. II. Clark, Clifton
II. y. Smith. San Francisco,
Chas Bender. Wells. MINI.
u. Thompson. city.
r. winstrup, Perry"
c, r.. Grifiiths, Portland.
II. NJ. Kinder, Mapleton, N. ID.
c. J. Clement, Duluth. MINI.
A. Olsen. Deep River. Wash,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-25

The utter absllrdity of the provisions Of the di-
rect primary law are apparent already. The regis
tration books were open for short time this fall
In Astoria 209 voters registered, of whom g. prac.
tically ethird, declined to state their political
faith. Many avowed democrats registered as repub-
cans. The provision in question is so decidedly un,
American as to bring the election law into general
contempt. The law would work very nicely in Rus
sia, but it will not take in Oregon The average
American citizen wants to vote and he very prop
ery regards it as none of anyones business how he
votes If the next legislature does its duty the di,
rect primary farce will soon be ended
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-25
c:oaccccoaoeooocoGoo: oGo o:o:o:c:csososo:oso:osoco

Dr. Kings New Life Pills broke into
his house. hlE trouble was arrested and
now he's entirely cured, They're guar
anteed TO cure. 25c at Chas. Rogers
drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-25
Removal Notice,

DR.. J. A. Fulton has moved from
his old Office to rooms 1. and in
the Star theater building. corner Elcv-
enth and Commercial streets, on the
Second floor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-25

The Partland executive board has accepted the
Tanner sewer. Thank heaven! Now if somebody
viii just annhate Sulivan's Gulch we will all lis.
ten very atentvey to the latest stories of municipal
grating in the webfoot metropolis
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-25
Broke Into His House.

S. lie Quinn OF Cavendlsh, VT. was
robbed Of his customary health by In
vaslon OF chronic constipation When
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-25

General Miles is going to stump Montana for
Parker and Davis. The incident will afford funny
men on the newspapers a splendid opportunity Of
writing stories entitled, "Miles Away From Home =
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-25

In his New York speech few nights ago John
G. Carlisle said Grover Cleveland had saved the
country. Not many months ago Mr. Cleveland laid
il onto Mr.. Carlisle.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-25

An Oregon girl has been officially declared the
most beautiful woman in Washington. The sister
state would not amount to much if it were not for
Oregon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
ASH

A clash between the Junior and
sophomore classes OF the Spokane
High school, In which the juniors
Captured the sophs' officers. Is por-
Fkraycd by the class poet as follows:
A "HAPPY-HAI.LIDA
The sophomores held jamboree,
Oh my! Oh me!
And the juniors were out for fun
you see.
Oh my! Oh me!
oh Cyrus was Happy, and SO were we.
And clubs were trump in this melee.
While We all went OF for a "Hallidee"
Oh my! Oh me!
With some TO lead and some to drive,
Oh my! Oh me.
We hurried on. tho they did strive.
Oh my! Oh me!
When 10. the cop" he did arrive
And rescued them-so they'll survive.
but ----- some were bounced from the
Naushty-hve C06).
Oh my! Oh me!
YELRAF.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
The Stage.
sroDDAxr's GREAT ROLE.

One Of the chief attractions of the
pearance of j. H. Stoddart and Reu-
ben Fax in 1.-THE Bonnie Brier Bush"
The date is Friday and Saturday
nights. January Is and is. with matt
ness Saturday. 1t is in the character
of Lachlan Campbell. portrayed by
of the play centers. Campkell is a
typical Scotch elder. who allows his
narrow Interpretation OF his croed to
take precedence over his love for his
daughter. Because he does not believe
her story of a secret marriage with
home and blots her name from the
family Bible. 1t is only after he has
discovered that the marriage Is a
real one and after he has been thor
oughly chastened by suffering, that
he is willing to receive his child
and his Lachlan Campbell is the per-
feet flower OF a talent that has grown
and strengthened and been perfected
through long years OF conscientious
study and work. His acting is art. so
fine thatTit transcends all art and
seems nature. While Mr.. Stoddart's
role occasionally touches the depths
Of true tragedy. still the brighter side
of the character is portrayed. The
comedy element in the piece Is per-
sistent. Its chief exponent is "Posty,"
capitally played by Reuben Fax,
whose droll philosophy and witt
cisms form an excellent foil for the
more serious portions OF the play.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
Sisters Of Hermann.

The Sisters of Hermann are plan
ming to have n grand masquerad,
ball next Saturday. All the German:
in the city have Interested them
selves in the affair and its success:
is assured. These occasions are al
ways we'll attended by everyone an,
efforts are being made to make thi.
the most notable event in the histor,
of the society. a prize is to be givel
the best costumed dancer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
I'M BED FOUR WEEKS WITH la
GRIPPE,

We have received the following let
ter from Mr.. Roy Kemp of Angola.
Ind: 81 was In bed four weeks with
la grippe and I tried many remedies
and spent considerable for treatment
with physicians. but l received no re-
lief until l tried Foley's Honey and
Tar. Two small bottles Of this medi-
cine cured me and now 1 use it ex-
clusively in my family" Take no
substitutes. Sold by Chas. McNab. 400
Riverside avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14

Vancouver, p. C.-Georgiana How
ittson. who is only Ii years of age.
was yesterday committed for trial
for attempting to murder her mother
by placing carbolic acid In her tea
pot. She wanted to get rid of her
mother in order to be free from pa
rental restraint
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
b'nal Birth.

New officers. B'nai Birth, elected
Tuesday night by Abraham Feiger
lodge. No. 423. l. o. b. B.: President,
l. ID. Holland; vice president, Sam
Herskovitz, secretary. ii. n. Dias
treasurer. ID. HOFFMAN: monitor, II.
Rosenhaupt: assistant. W. H. Wise:
warden. NJ. Lomski; guardian. Mike
Harris; trustees, l. Dornberg. J. A.
Schiller. l.. Stern; representatives to
grand lodge. l.. Stern. j. A. Schiller.
ID. Holman.
]. Block. ID. D.. grand president.
did the honors. The grand lodge
meets February Fl. 1904.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
James Abeel
Is the Shadow
OF COeIci

WELLAND. Ont, Jan. 14.-When
court convenes this afternoon the
judge will order the cxtradition of
James Abeel. the New Yorker who
unprecedented Goelet and became en-
gagged to Eleanor Anderson. Abecrs
attorney will take an appeal immedi-
ntely to the higher court at Toronto.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
EI.uCr1o1r AT .. A. A. o.
"Tcll me, not, all wisdom scorning,
Knocking is anything but spite;
Hide away the hideous hammers,
Put them safely out of sigaht!

There were sc, eral huge things done
ut the election of officers of the Spo-
kane Amateur Athletic club yesterday
and there was more good fun than one
could crowd into the same space of
time at rag-chewing match over the
decision Of an umpire. There was not
one solitary stormy petrol turned up
during the whole election and where
last year the crowd was out with two
tickets. boosting one and rapping an
other, this year not one evidence of bad
blood showed and nothing ever so
trivial occurred to mar the placid
waters. All elections of course are Of
necessity noisy-so was this one.
Noiser than that old and much worn
gag of the bunch that tried to erect
q tower of babel and got to talking
like Frenchman telling a Chinaman
4 how easy it was to make pea-soup if
the Chnk would raise the peas. The
members had one real swell time of it
oil right-lots of good natured joshing,
handing out of little packages of roasts
and all that sort. But the noticeable
absence of that deplorable kicking was
very gratifying.
And those who did not win were not
the least bit mortified either, but swal-
lowed their hopes and determined 20
get even with their more successful
rivals in good game of pool or ten
pins. Satisfaction is sweeter than
revenge, ofttimes.
However the following officers were
elected For president, Al. Ware;
For directors, Sol. H. Meyer, w. 8.
Nc(rea, j. E. Foster, c, c. Holzell,
]. NJ. Cornthwaite, George Nj. Dreher,
u. II, Yates.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14

1t. Louis. Mo.-Ten employees OF
the Brown Shoe company were killed
last evening by being forced into the
elevator shaft while waiting to be
taken to the ground floor ut the close
of the working hours.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14

And there'll be some hop-dreams in
this town that night. ta-ra-dum.
mean on Saturday night when the base
ball men go into silent conclave and
talk about the big league we're going
to have.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
The Traders fa!ieAal Sank

OF Spokane, Wash. Oldest bank in
the city. Capital. s2e0. 900. Officers
Alfred Coolidge. president; A. Kuhn.
vice president. Charles & Eltlnge,
cashier; j, Elmer West. assistant
cashier. n!reCtors-Alfrei Coolidge.
IA Kuhn. NJ. NJ. Cowley. Patrick
Clark James Monaghan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14

And now the jig is up in the beauti
full town Of Vancouver. The new Ii
cense fee of $500 has come into effect
and the pugs can now bid long fare
well to that city. Even North Van
couver has given the pugs foaters.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
aToP IT.

A neglected cough or cold may lead
to serious bronchial or lung troubles.
Honey and Tar affords perfect Sc
curity from serious effects of cold.
Sold by Chas. McNab. &02 Riverside
avenue
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14

Pete Lehman of the Oakland base
ball team has to date attached the
signatures of Devereaux. Francks, Dun
leavy and Kruger and has possibilities
in Messerly and Gorton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14

James A. Hart of Chicago has wired
to the Coasters to know if they want
to do business with the committee
appointed in the east for peace nego-
tiations. The Coasters demand con-
cessions which they have not yet given
out to the public.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14

Henry Harris. manager of the San
Francisco baseball club, has signed
Charley Irwin. Jimmy Whalen and
Pat Meany for his '04 team.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
...By...
Jimmy Cullins.
JUST A FEW PARAGRAPHS.

Billy Woods and Harry Foley have
been matched to fight before the Sequ-
ola club of Oakland, California, Janu-
airy 26.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14

Come to the Comique theater and
see the greatest wrestling contest
ever seen in the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14

Everyone is talking about the big
wrestling contest Thursday at the
Comique.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14

Now this was very good! Not one
Of the favorites at Oakland yesterday
came home to the good. A 20 to l
and a Is to l both took first money.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
UP-TO-DATE SPORTING NEWS il
1Gullin Got Race for His Coin.

Barney Mullin, the fighter, don't
know yet how narrowly he missed get
ting walloped good and plenty this
morning. For couple of days now
Barney has been doing road work and
taken to the bicycle paths in the east
ern part of that city Early risers in
that section have taken to crawling out
of the hay with the dawn these days
and they have seen the cheerful Barney
doing his early morning stunts. 1t
finally became noised around that the
individual who does those fast runs at
such an unseemly hour was "nut"-
he was bugs" crazy, or something.
Some of the husky young men of those
parts determined to crown themselves
with a halo of heroism by capturing
the supposedly demented one and turn
ing him over to the police. They laid
for Barney this morning, laid low and
waited. Soon enough Barney was there
like a duck-camc down the pike like
a Chinese vegetable man making
change and counting in "pigeon."
Barney was steaming, paving the fog
gy air like windmill loose in a storm,
and kicking up the cinders to beat two
of kind and SKIS shooter in the
hole. The brave ones blocked the way.
eli, there, you loon, where away
'A-r-rh! G'wan. Ohm thrainin'. Git
out'n me woi!'
Barney then started and you bet he
sure did get race for his coin, fro the
burly fellows set out after the fighter
with their pick handles uncomfortably
near his Uranium. But their wind
wasn't good. Barncy's was. He will
hereafter do his early morning road
work in the vicinity of the race track
and in the opposite part of the town.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14

The sports of Calfronia are looking
to good match in the go to be pulled
off at the Reliance between Charley
Seiger and Jack Cordell, January 81.
The San Francisco Bulletin says
Spokane-Joe Schieldt, an aboriginal
American descendent from the red
men of the plains. is fred with the
laudable ambition of hanging Champion
Jeffries' scalp to his belt; not literolly
but in the sense of wrestling from him
his title of the worlds champion prize
fighter" Who did it?
"Young Corbett' and Jimmy Britt
yesterday held conference and decid-
ed not to accept the bid of the Colma
cub for the fight. This club offered
$4,000 but the fighters agreed that the
clubhouse is too remote from San
Francisco and that it would pull bet
ter crowd in the metropolis on the edge
of the continent. Therefore new bids
will be called for.