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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-18

head OF the procession. Fifty years
ago you couldn't tell the American
eagle from the American yulture
when he was flying high. Today the
eagle Is getting there and back as fast
as possible. He has to do 1t TO keep
up with the number Of stars ON the
American flag.
You can't call all the lazy men In
the country together and set wood
saving machine at work to make cord
wood Of them. and there Is no law
by which they can be killed OF one by
one. They are Of Us and among Us.
and we have got to go on enduring
them. Perhaps It Ia better 30. II we
didn't have them the hustler wouldn't
get the credit he deserves. and the
soap boxes and cracker barrels would
go on lasting forever. NJ. QUAD.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-18
: logs 10 Astoria Is light. mark
his a most desirable point for the

~ logs 20 Astoria Is llRht, mark
his a most desirable point for the
nufactuer OF lumber. The advant-
.ges offered by this city as a milling
point are beginning to attract tae at
tention OF millmen who desire to OPP
ate economically. and before long
astoria will rank as the largest lum-
ering producing port on the Pacific
cast.
The growth OF the salmon Industry
will likewise prove OF great benefit to
Astoria. BY means OF artificial propa-
gatIon, this magnificent business has
come to stay. II will be built up. with
In few years. 10 four times Its present
magnitude. and win then mean more
than $4,000. 600 annually to the city.
Several Alaskan salmon canneries are
owned and operated here and each
year bring large sums 20 their home
Office. The possibilities OF Astoria as
fishing port or center in other lines OF
fishing Industries are also OF great
Importance. and the attention Of CAPT
tallsts ls called to this city as deep
sea fishing center: also to the great
runs Of genuine French sadrInes which
come into the river BY the hundreds OF
billions every year.
The lower Columbia river district,
with It's mild climate. offers unsur-
passed inducements to dairymen, farm
ers and small-frult growers. While
small-frult growing has not been ex'
tenslvely engaged In, those who have
followed It have been most successful,
and one enterprIsing grower is now
harvesting two strawberry crops a
year--the only instance Of the kind
known In this section OF the country.
Settlement Of the productive lands Of
the county will work wonders for the
city and assist materially In Its up
building.
There are many other resources
which will combine to bring about the
I
future greatness of Astoria. Here are
to be found opportunities for men In
every walk OF llfe-capitallsts, small
Investors. farmer, dairymen, fruit
grower and laborer, This new country,
where fortunes await the energetic
offers to those seeking location the
best advantages of any section of the
west.
In every respect Astoria is metro
polltan. 1t enjoys splendid facilities
Of all kinds, is a pleasure-loving city
ami thoroughly up-to-date. Thou
sands OF strangers visit Astoria every
month, and during the summer season
II Is the Mecca Of those who live In
the interior. 1t has its different quar-
ters, like the larger cities, and, best Of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-18

Now and then be might furnish Bit
OF Information nj least. as far as tell
ing whom he has seen pass the store
within the last hour but II IL too much
of an effort or he II too busy cussing
the fate that made him the son OF a
poor man
A lightning rod man n satisfied with
beating you out of dollar II times are
slow. but the lazy man feels sighted
II you don't waste so worth of time on
him during each month. The more
work you have to 10 the more Of your
time he wants. Now and then from
some cause that no one can solve be
throws OF bis Ictiargy and begins to
talk. II Il always about bls grandfa.
theirs bolls. HIS grandmothers rheuma.
tlsm or his own mIsfortunes. and the
man who won't listen TO him TIL the
last moment Is not counted friend OF
his.
Once In n great while the lazy man
seems 10 feel that he needs an excuse
for being lazy. Then be tells how the
crows scratched up all his corn. how
the hogs deyoured his seed potatoes,
how somebody's bull fore down bis
fences and trampled bis grass under
by the roots. how II raincd too much
or too little and how score Of other
things calculated 10 discourage the
greatest hustler on earth. IL be gets
along TO where his oldest girl died
with the measles while he was getting
in his hay and he had to stop work
and his hay was ralned on and spoiled
there are tears IN his eyes. II he
doesn't get that far he Is content to
ask some one for a chew OF tobacco
and pocket the whole plug.
In my time as a young man our
community was overrun for year or
two by polecats. You could smell
our township for five miles. The price
of real estate went down 80 per cent.
and many families had TO move away.
but yet II was calculated that our one
lazy man did more damage than the
cats.
Read Of Cato. Pllny. Socrates. Alex
ander, Nero and the rest Of the old
boys, my son. There was no beef trust
nor Standard OH to push man along
Ia those days. II he wasn't up at day.
light and hustlng about he got left.
He couldn't sit on the head Of crack
or barrel and move nation with his
eloquence or lick the enemy with bis
tongue.
Read OF Napoleon. Washington.
Grant and Lincoln. You didn't find
them down at Snyders In the evening.
wondering what was good for lame
back or II next winter was going to b.
colder than last They might quit hoe
Ing corn for a few minutes TO see cir.
Gus parade, but with the passing OF the
last camel from Sahara down went
their bees again and the sweat started
afresh.
The man who invented the steam en-
gine, the steamboat, the telegraph. the
reaper, who gave us gas and electric
lighting. who first helloed through a
telenhone. DO you imagine that any on!
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-18

are six large school buildings here,
The schools are conveniently located in
all sections OF the city, and in every
respect are modern in their appoint
ments. well-appointed schools are to
be found throughout the county, and
children living on farms and In viii
llages enjoy educational advantages al
most equal to those afforded city chill.
dren.
Astoria's Water System.
Astoria possesses a 100000 gravity
water system, which is not equalled
in equipment by any other system in
the Pacific northwest. The water
works are operated by the municipal
government as represented by the
water commission. and constitute the
city's most valuable asset. The water
I is brought from Bear creek. about 10
miles distant, which has its source in
the mountains.
The reservoir Is situated on the pla
teau back of the city. where the sup
ply is regulated. The water system OF
Astoria is extensive enough to supply
the needs of 100000 people, besides af-
fording fire protection to all parts OF
the city
The Lumberinu industry.
The mouth of the Columbia river
has the greatest body of timber tribu,
tary and available of any point in the
world.
The numbering business is the larg-
est in the Pacific northwest; 1t out.
ranks I'm value Of product any other
line. Production Of wheat is close
second, being worth s17OOO,OOO year
while the value of the lumber output
is $lS.OOO,OOO. Coal, gold and silver
fruit, cattle and sheep. wool and fish
all Of which are produced in great
abundance, fall far below, nor hardly
equal in the aggregate, the wealth de,
rived from the forests. The town
therefore, that commands the greatest
resources available of fine timber must
have great outlook. Demand for
timber will not decrease, but become
greater with every year.
The timber trees of the forests tribu-
tary to Astoria are. In order Of quail
ity; Douglas fir. commercially known
as Oregon pine; hemlock, spruce and
cedar. There are also soft. or birds.
eye, maple. vine maple, alder wild
cherry, willow, etc.
The FIR is both red and yellow. II
grows five to IA feet in diameter. and
l5O to 300 feet tall; s51 feet is said to
have been measured on one fallen tree
in the coast mountains. Considerable
noble fir, or larch, and some white pine
are found on the highest Of the coast
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-18

Of them spent a day looking at dead
horse In the pasture and wondering
whether he died of the bolts or bro
ken hearth Some OF Them might have
gone fishing some day, but they didn't
Slt on log and go to sleep while a
bullfrog ate up their bait No, sir.
They went fishing for fsh. and they
caught them. and IL they lied about the
big ones that got away they lied and
had It over and got back to their work
again.
Ii Is said that about twenty capital
lists own America. I reckon the state.
ment Is true. and also reckon 1t took
some hustIing to make those dollars.
Nearly every one OF the men started
out poor. II would have bothered them
10 have raised the money for. ham
sandwich, and they had TO keep their
knees behind them as much as p0ssi-
bIc 10 hide the patches. You didn't find
them sprawled out In the shade Of an
arple tree. wondering why crows and
canary birds can't sing alike, and II
didn't take them all day to sort over
barrel Of potatoes down cellar. They
probably had their mean streaks, for
You can't run across human nature
without 'em, but they were hustlers,
and Snyders never saw them.
There was a time In the history Of
our country, my son, when a man
could lean on his hoe half the time
with bis mouth open and yet be sure
Of johnnycake and fried pork for al
most every meal. We were so well
satisfied with our spllnt bottomed
chairs and sanded floors and pudding
and milk that we didn't feel called up
on even to go to the polls early or save
years time In courtship. They tell
you those old time people lived the
longer for the way they lived, but
don't you believe 1t. Just take walk
through the country graveyards, and
you will learn that they didn't. No
body can say that they were even hap
pier.
That time has gone by. however. be
the case what II may. The procession
has struck its gait. and it's either keep
up with it or find yourself lost You
have either got to be lazy man or
one of the spokes Of the big wheel.
No doubt you might take a heap Of
comfort sitting around on soap box
and watching honeybee trying to
extract sweet from a milestone, but
what the old woman will have for sup
per when you get home Is another
thing.
Whatsoever you decide to go into,
my son, make up your mind to push 1t
for all you're worth. II it's trapping
muskrats, don't stop until you have
cleared the marsh. II it's preaching,
pound the Bible now and then and
show your earnestness. When you
find a preacher hanging on for the
hundred dollars a year he gets don't
wonder over 1t. The hundred dollars
is probably more than he Is worth,
You may prefer the burglar business
to anything else. II so, don't be ar
hour doing fifteen minute job, and
don't be content until v"" - : =
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-18

mountains, but little near Astoria. The
spruce, OF the tideland species, is found
only on the west slopes of the coast
mountains. II attains a diameter vary.
mig from about an average OF six feet
20 Is or II; and specimens 81 and So
feet each in girth have been measured
-l9 to 21 feet in diameter. Hemlock
occurs as a mixed or smaller growth
with fir and spruce. trees seldom being
Of great height. although often very
large. Yet cedar is found mixed with
the other timbers, the trees seldom be-
ing of greater height, although often
very large. Yet cedar is not plentiful
in this section. In general estimates OF
timber production 10000 feet to the
acre are ollowed. Single acres have
been known TO produce ten times this
amount. Quarter sections of timber
land on the market are usually esti-
mated at 100000 to 100000 feet each.
board measure.
Mills and Manufacturing.
Although manufacturing is as yet in
its infancy in Astoria. more than 4300
persons are employed in the institu-
tions now doing business here. The
salmon industry employs by far the
greatest number of persons, but the
seasons extend over a period Of only
labout six months. and at other times
those engaging in it follow other lines
of pursuit, The numbering industry,
including box factories. barrel factor
les, etc. is rapidly assuming proper.
tions. and will, within few years, out
rank the fishing interests,
Astoria wants more manufacturing
concerns, and offers the very best In
dueements 10 capitalists. Here are to
be found unexcelled sites. with the ad,
vantage of both rail and water connec.
tions, and the intending investor in
western properties should look over the
Astoria situation. Sites can be secured
at very low prices.
More than sS.OOO,OOO is invested in
manufacturing plants here. while the
value of the yearly product exceeds
lss, 100000, In all. 4s4l persons are en-
Iployed, receiving annual wages ;nat
aggregate s2,O59,sO0.
! Salmon Industry,
Astoria owes its existence largely to
the great salmon industry of which 1t
is the center. Year after year the CO.
lumbla river has given up its wealth
Of fish, and in the past % years has
yielded s75OOOOOO, nearly all of which
has been placed in circulation In this
city. Where other crops have failed.
the salmon supply has maintained its
average of production, and in this re-
speet can be classed as one of oregon's
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-18
Uncle Silas
Gives Advice
He Tells How the Lazy Man Ii
Drawback to the
fiusler.

n A Y son, take II that you have
At arrived at an age when you
vi have ceased to banker for
gun drops and begun to I'm
dcrstand that llfe Includes PORK and
potatoes and that you can't have them
unless you cara them. said Uncle sllas.
This being triie, lave a few re-
marks to mHko. ! don't expect they
will sink Into your hide half M far ~
some OF the fish stories got OF al sny'
der's grocery every evening. but I'm IL
a talking mood. and won't hurt yon
any II | don't help you.
To give the sloth and the tortoise
their due. they haven't got lazy hair
In their heads. II they weren't always
hard at II they would never get any.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-18

"Out In California they have law
to punish people who listen In on =
telephone IIne.v
Il suppose the eavesdroppcrs will
agree that listeners never hear any
good OF themselves when they hear the
Judge say ten and costs '"-CleveIand
Plain Dealer.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-18
In Doubt.

Patience Why, | never heard man
use such language In my life!
Patrice-Did he swear?
THAT'S what | don't know. He's
professor. and he used words | didn't
know the meaning Of" = Yonkers
Statesman.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-18

Shea barking dog never bites.
He Why should he? Isn't bark
ing dog annoying enough without hav-
Ing any other mean qualities?-Detroit
Free Press.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-18
A secret.

''Did You tell Mabel Of my engage
ment?'
"Ye-es. but told her not to tell II to
a soul"
That's exactly what she says every
time she tells it"-San Francisco Eyr
aminer.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-18

II taken this spring, keeps YOU we'll
summer 1t makes the little ones eat,
sleep and grow. A tonic for the whole
family. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. s5 cents, Tea or Tablets at Frank
Hart's drug store
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10
NOT THE FREIGHT RATES
So Much as the Thieving Profits of
 Small Coal Dealers.

St. Paul, April 9.-The agitation re- lative to freight rates has had a ben official effect upon the people who use eastern coal in this territory. Last fall it was stated that the high prices on soft coal were due to excessive freight rates and the railroads were drawn in to the controversy. The facts were promptly brought out and it develop cd that retail coal dealers were exact ing profits ranging from $2.50 to $4.50 per ton.
 The railroad companies took up the matter in a vigorous way and during the past winter, coal has been sold to the small consumers in the country and village district at an average profit of S1.25 per ton. As a result of this inves- tigation commercial bodies and farm CTS societies are pursuing the subject further, with a view to ascertaining whether so-called excessive freight rates are mythical and are being used
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10
EASTER OFFERINGS
Now Is the Time to Visit Balke's Big
 Curio Store.

AS Easter approaches it is time to be thinking of making Easter presents and there is no place where more ap- propriate ones can be found than at Balkes Big Curio store. It is more over a good place to buy them for ev- erything is going at closing out prices. The time for MT. Bake to start on his European purchasing tour is near at hand and his stock must be cleaned up and room made for the extensive purchases he will make while abroad.
 He has several Navajo blankets of choice weave, design and color left and they are going at fabulously low prices. There will never be another such an opportunity to buy these blankets
 There is also there a choice lot of hand embroidered and Mexican drawn work shirt waists. Nothing finer has even been seen in the city. No two of them are alike. Those who come first will have first choice. All of these are beautiful but purchasers always like the greatest variety of choice.
 Then attention should be called to the ostrich eggs, a peculiarly appropri- ate Easter gift. Some of these eggs are plain; others are hand-painted with Arizona scenes, showing for instance the Comeback mountain and many other of the most interesting views of the valley.
 There is a great variety of articles made of OrangewOod, offering a wide choice for those desiring to buy gifts.
 Speaking of shirt waists, there are the Swastika cross shirt waist sets. Some of these sets are of plain Mex 1can silver and others are of silver set with Arizona turquoise or Arizona ru- bies. There are also smaller sets of gold set with these precious stones. The crosses also come in breastpins, stick pins and cuff links. There could be no more handsome or appreciated gift. These are only a few of the of ferings at the Big Curio store. Vis- itors to the store could fine a thous- and articles which cannot be mention ed here for lack of space.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10

hospital service has been Investigating
 this subject for some time. Dr. Walter Wyman, surgeon general of the Marine
 hospital service says Just how much danger there is in contagion through .vitiated air in the ordinary day coach now in use, or in the Pullman sleep ing and palace cars, has not yet been definitely determined. and the matter is still being investigated. Information collected points tothe state of Texas as having been the pioneer in this movement, due doubtless to it's ex- cellent railroad commission It is held that there is much danger to the pas sengers of contracting contagious dis
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10

as a reason for increased profits t' the seller.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10
SUSPECTED BOMB THRowER.
Arrested in Paris While Working or
 an Explosive.

Paris April 9.-A man suspected of being the author of the bomb out rage when members of the republican guards and of the police were wound ed, has been arrested. His discovery was due to an accident
 The man is a waiter out of employ ment, who was engaged yesterday in preparing bomb, which exploded, se- verely injuring him. 4 search of his residence resulted in the finding of anarchistic documents and the police have proof that at the time the out rage occurred, Jan. 30, he was employ ed in the neighborhood.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10
A MAN OF NERVE

''Myrtilla." said the old gentlman sharply that young man you had in the parlor last night is dull of com prehension. All I had to do was to cough when the other chaps remained too late and they would take the hint and depart. Did this one say any thing when I coughed last night?"
 ''Yes." replied the beautiful daughter ''he said the next time he called he was going to bring you a bottle of coughing sirup." p."-Newark News.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10
ALFoNso's LATEST RETRoTHAL.
This Time Young Kings Fiancec Is an
 Austrian Archduchess.

Paris, April 9.-The betrothal of King Alfonso of Spain to the Arch duchess Eleonore Marie, daughter of Archduke Stephen of Austria, is an nounced by the Figaro. The king, it is reported, will go to Cannes after his visit to Paris in June, where the archduchess. is with her parents on board the yacht Rosenka. The arch duchess was born Nov. 2S, 1886, at POIa Austria
 A report was current in European capitals a few days ago that King Al fonso was betrothed to Princess Vic toria Patricia; daughter of the Duke of Connaught. The duke visited Mad rid recently and rumor had it that the betrothal was arranged at that time.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10
ENGINEER LOST A LEG.
Was Under Engine Repairing Brake
 When Collision Occurred.

North Kent, Conn.,, April 9.-Two sections of a northbound freight train running on the Berkshire division of the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad today were in a rear end collision about a mile west of this sta tion. Eight cars were wrecked.
 Engineer BlakesIee of the forward section had his leg crushed so badly that amputation was necessary. He had crawled under his engine to re- pair a brake when the collision oc- cured. Traffic in both directions was blocked for several hours.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10
MOTHERS OF THE NATION. .
The Opening of the National Council
 at Washington.

Washington, April 9.-Many women internationally prominent in the move ment for the betterment of womanhood and childhood assembled at the First Congregational church this afternoon when the fifth triennial meeting of the National Council Of the Women of the United States was called to order by the president, Mrs. Mary Woodswift.
 Miss Susan B. Anthony received a cordial greeting. Addresses outlining the purpose of the council were made by several delegates.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10
New Easier
 NeCkWedr

Two or three times a week we receive fresh neckwear from New York but this last lot that has just arrived is composed almost entire ly of the new Alice Roosevelt stocks and belts which are all the rage just now throughout the east.
 We make a strong speciality of ladies' neckwear and if you want the latest you can find it here at all tims reasonably priced.
 Our necINwear is nearly all made by Keiser of New York whose re- putation for high art neckwear is worldwide and if you appreciate neckwear that is of the somewhat different" type we can show it to you here.
 This new Easter line is especial Iy swagger. Don't fail to examine it.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10
CASE OF LEPRosY IN NEW YORK
The Victim Taken to Isolated Ward on
 BlackweIPs Island.

New York, April 9.-A patient whose illness is diagnosed as leprosy has been received at Bellevue. hospi- tai. When the doctors had satisfied themselves as to the disease the man was hurried off to an isolated ward on Blackwells Island.
 It was the first case of the kind re- ceived at Bellevue in many years. The victim is a Russian who has been in America only a short time.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10
sELF-APPRoVINe.

'Do you feel that you did anything for the good of your country?" asked the serious citizeen.
 'I don't know about that" answered the congressman. 'But I feel that have a better record than some in not doing any damage. e."-Washington Star
Arizona republican., 1905-04-10
ARRAIGNED THIS WEEK
The Indicted Senators and Represen-
 tatives of Oregon.

Portland, Ore. April 9.-During the present week United States Senator John P. Mitchell, Congressman J. M. Williamson and his partner pr. Van cessner and Marion Biggs will be ar raigned and on Monday April IT.
 Congressman -Binger Hermann's ar raignment will occur upon indictments returned by the federal grand jury in connection with land frauds upon the United States government in this state.