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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1905)
THE MORNING ASTORUN. ASTOhl A; OREGON.' TUESDAY, JANUARY SI, IMS. Imt A m -4 VVarftJalfI, lllb Stlu, SUO Said, "TOU la uoe INCORRIGIBLE M V FRENCH CONSCRIPTS. Copyright, l9H.brK.Mt WWtshead.l William bad uidbe would come at naif past 2 sharp. Tb race at tn Country club coarse began at 3, and It would take a good half hour to mass the drive. Beatrice Hanscom, fidgeting impa tiently on the broad veranda, glanced at the clock on the tower of St Mark's. It was half past 3. An hour late at ready! It was so like William! Ehe would wait no longer. She would 10 over to the links and take It ont of one of the caddies. Some one must feel as out of sorts as did she. She rose angrily, and as she did so there was a great clatter of hoofs on th winding driveway. A pair of cobs, pulling a smart trap, wore drawn up before the stoop, and William, very shamefaced and apologetic, sprang from the seat i "Oh, I say," he began. "Well, what have you to soy?" said Beatrice, turning on him wrathfully. William coughed In embarrassment "We haven't any time to lose," h urged. "Jump In, and I'll try to ex plain on the way out" "Out where V she said coldly. , ."Why, out to the track, of course.'' "No, thanks," said Beatrice. "Th last few races are always tame af- ralrs. I'm not going." "Not going?" he questioned In dis may. "Tou said 1 said at half past 2." William stared at her blankly; then hia face brightened. "May I stay here with you, then?' be asked. "I was just starting for the links," aid she. "But you'll let me explain, wont your Beatrice shrugged her shoulders. "If It won't take too long," she said. William bitched the cobs and came up the veranda steps. "Look here," he said contritely, "I'm horribly sorry about this, but but" "But you forgot as usual," said Beatrice. "Well." he said, "Barrows and Mor ton came In to talk up that lumber deal"- "Just say you forgot," said Beatrice wearily. "It's the only explanation." "I did remember it though, at 3," he said hopefully. "So like you to shut the stable door after the bone has gone," she said savagely. William looked pained. He said noth ing. "If this were the first offense I might overlook It" continued the girl. "But It's been like this four times out of ev ery five. The exact number of times I've spent waiting for you to fulfill overdue appointments Is simply appall ing." Still William said nothing. He looked across the trim lawn with its winding drtveway and Its flourishing shrubs. "And so, hereafter,'? she went on, "you need make no appointments with me." -V' 'J i. t' i k To a don't mean" he begun in expostulation. 1 do mean just that" said she. This is about the last straw. J don't Intend to be subjected to such heed leas annoyance again." "You won't go anywhere with mel" be asked. "I shall make no appointments to go anywhere with you. If we go, it will be on the spur of the moment and even then I shall not be surprised if your treacherous memory allows me to come home alone, as I did the day of the river earnivaL" . , William thought deeply for a mo ment "Perhaps you're right" be said at length. "I haven't fully realized until now what I have Inflicted upon you. m stay away as much as possible un til I can educate my memory Into some thing like normal condition. I won't bother you any longer now. Tou said you were going over to the links, I be lieve. . I'm really more sorry about all this than I can make you understand. Goodby." He ran down the steps, and a mo ment later the cobs whirled down the driveway In a cloud of dust Beatrice sat on the veranda lost In thought She knew she had hurt him deeply. But he deserved It she told herself grimly. Still, she was rather sorry 'she had been so disagreeable about It He was so big and good na tural and so absurdly helpless. She was aroused by the clatter of hoofs on the driveway. The cobs were again pulled up before her, and Wil liam ran up the steps. "See here, Beatrice," he said hurried ly, "I came here this afternoon with a firm determination to tell you some thing important but in the confusion of being late and all that you know" , "You forgot It of course," she laugh ed. At the sound of her laughter William was evidently relieved. "Exactly," he said. "I meant to tell you that the deal in Lakeside real es tate has been closed and that I've made a tidy bit out of it I meant to ask you hang it! It sounds cold blooded, but I don't mean It so if you'd marry me," The girl gasped. She looked at him steadily for several moments. "Oh, William, William, you incorrigi ble man!" she said. "Will your' said he eagerly. "Marry me, you know?" She laughed nervously. "You'd forget" she declared, "and . marry some one else within a month." "I know I've no right to ask you," he aid humbly. Beatrice was absorbed in a bit of Ivy she was assiduously picking into tits. . afarke am Ab- kr Bad Clothe aad NiM et Baaa-ac. They are a curious crowd," says a writer describing the conscripts of the French - army, "these boys of twenty and of twenty-one. In various stages of sobriety, as they throng on to the plat forms of the railway stations and, un der the Are of geutle and superior sar tHstu from the young men in uniform who have already doue a year or two, liinin into the third class cattle pens which are to take them to the threshold of their lives in barracks. The sons of wealthy men elbow the scouring of the street. "All wear their worst clothes, except those who do not possess a second suit The chief peculiarity about the whole of them is an entire absence of luggage. A young friend of by own was one of them. His luggage for the two days of his first visit to Taris consisted of a comb and au extremely aged tooth brush, and before leaving Farts he ask ed me to keep bis overcoat for him till he returned. They will only spoil It and ft is a new one,' was his plea. I counted the valises of a whole train load of conscripts who accompa niod my friend, and they numbered ex- cctly four. Those four will have their lives teased out of them tomorrow,' was the verdict of a private under arms upon the platform." ANIMAL STRIKERS. Both Binle mm Beasta OoMatoaaUy Refaa t Work. Both birds and beasts occasionally go on strike, according to observers. A herd of horses will bunch together, neg lect tneir rood, become restive, neigh ana rub noses when in a field. The outcome is that the herd will not allow themselves to be saddled or harnessed and will chase and attempt to kick the attendants. Female birds take tan trums and refuse to do the housework. They desert their nests and leave their eggs to become cold and barren. The male naturally becomes greatly con cerned, but with the bird and beast creation the male will never attack the female, so there Is no remedy. War blers and starlings are given greatly to these strikes. A species of black ants have little yellow ants which do most of their work for, them. Occasionally the yel low species will go on a strike. Their food supply is cut off, but if that does not avail the strikers are attacked or another lot of yellow ants are secured. Even the rabbit is a hardened strik er. In rabbit colonies the stronger rab bits do most of the burrowing, and as often as perhaps once in two years these become discontented and refuse to work. BOILING WATER. Wkr B4ht Poker Doea Wet Caasse It to Hlaa. ! It a redhot poker be thrust Into cold water It hisses and sputters: If Into boiling water, there Is no commotion. When in the first experiment cold wa ter comes in contact with the hot iron there Is a sudden and explosive genera tion of steam, which causes the liquid to be scattered with a hissing noise. consequent upon the bursting of in numerable bubbles. When, on the other band, a poker la thrust Into boiling water, which Is al ready freely giving forth steam, the In troduction of the hot Iron by still fur ther assisting steam production causes the poker to become at once surround ed by a sheath of vapor, which effectu ally prevents the water from coming into actual contact with the metal. This sheath of vapor is comparative ly a bad conductor of beat so that but little passes from the Iron to the wa ter. There Is no commotion, and the poker can be withdrawn still glowing brightly. London Answers. Am Irish Kins of Portugal. An Irishman was once king of Por tugal, or at least lie once ruled in the king's stead over that country. In No vember, 1640, there was a revolution in Portugal, brought about by the tyran nical exactions of Miguel Vasconcellos, the secretary of state. The bated min ister was shot and the vice queen, Mar garet of Savoy, abdicated. The crown was offered to the Duke of Braganza, who was living at Villavicosia. Mean while, until the duke should accept the crown, the people of Lisbon elected a popular and Influential Irish merchant named John Darcy, who resided In the city, as their nominal king. Darcy ac cepted the honor conferred upon him and bore the title of "king of Portugal" from Dec. 1 to Dec. C, 1640. Dr. C. Gee Wo TONDERTUL HOMB TREATMENT Tali oca ample boa lai isiii lAal mn cItma an I SI. He rnrrs with wonowfiii :hi- barbs, tuna. htxliL barka and tmuh bat sra eatlM an- kaowa Is BMoiral ad- la lata oouatrr, aarmMas mimim ti.i. t .imm know! la antloa ar mrmr um Atn..,.t . !, wblch as aorros. rally am (a dtSaraa - u ear eauara, asta sia. Innc Uuoat. iWniunu .i ... stomach, llrar, kidney, ru. ; aai aaaaraaa mi i-Hin nuMtefal. rail mmA him. Patients uui ih Th C Get Wo Chinese Ec&tne O. Sk ZSJ Alder SC. r M ammptli vSale of Ladies' an Children's Undermislins. d SALE HAS COMMENCED AT Foard. StoHies Co We have been fortunate in securing for this city the exclusive sale of Undcrmuslins made by one of the lar gest and best known manufacturers of popular priced undergarments in the country. This sale will be the best prepared from every standpoint that has ever occurred in Astoria. No such grand collection of Women's and Children s Superior Made Underwear has ever been placed on the retail counters of this city. Immense quanti- la iico. varieties ana assonraenis. nirrrnr man nn nr onv nthsr crnr tr... .V...11 n is . . j 7 1 7 " vtuvt siviv vuu uuvii t ouau ici jrvu m mc quality II of the poods, and cleanliness And nnntv and thir cniLinrv nnAe ...l. .... -.-r-. . : . . j i n,J i ,o - , r,, . f J sivva ut luusi eiiuiuc uc uuiiucu acre, ine following illustrations will give our customers a hint of these remarkable offerings. See Large Window Display. "red" onVhebct? 9C MfW felM SgSlsk OT I composed of Conct They would sell in the All W N&iB Coven, Drawers, Chil- L r..7-gr-. r vs. p irKv Lotn I a lAlLotz iftf; $ I n Is composed of La- I Lot 4. dies' Gowns, Chemise dPSl' I W('f7dL V 07 fllf iJll i1ihJ,h Drawers and Corset J Wf.r c4f(IIIJ l Sf Is ir to Lot 3, Covers. Such values fHV f J5;CBi5lvi ,&WS$WWMBl 111 fl on'y there's more of as these you can fully C$kJ XZ)$P ' lSvii:VV 'iMxMxfl I m 1 filllttWA thcm' 'hafitheuse comprehend only aft- ri ! pl yfeE? ?Sffi ' you making your er you have seen them. 3. -- ffitffip, V I own garnicntt hcn Come and take a look. , " ym itmtmmmmtm,m. ---1 'ich p cci as these Your pick, at a gar- sa? F I , tt ll M snn - - JJV prevail. 'Your pick you hurrying to our 1 TO Wl (Ml pUrf' clc,n' unlo- store, and that's what nTk i ')( tVlff WiWft Yf ? garments Style you'll have to do if Lff, J SJSPY v VMJjW V T ,nd prke' you get in on the W :!SS' A I I fS? k ' maf ground floor. Values fi 27SfiS&4a WW Z '! that two months ago CilU feSLsi ljf wo.t stupendous value we couldn't buy for iMmafamtmn. mitm yn sw.Tww.im mmui nma. tc t mM t it giving assortment ever I1.25 we are selling ;to Z JZ1 fST jT 1 S They"7 wo"h ' yoo now at, your pick 3 JFcuJi grn J. Mat a) mtn mtrnvt. Tim a ana M avaa 1 mi am n an. Mi ia nw IsISe Sale commences on Monday next. Don't wait too long, a few days at the most will clean them out. 17" H !L m T1 sdk It . ..asaw mm. mbbxP 1 . Is n IB I V. If Jr f r Astoria, Oregon. 09 f,vJ The Modern Laundry Discard the n of leaky wooden with tubs, quit carrying clears water in and waih water out, by fitting your Laundry with ft 'AN. "THC KC N," Laundry Trays If your Laundry is not modern, don't you think it ihould be ? If you make it to, the household du ties will be pleasantly performed, and in case you wish to sell your home it will increase the telling value. Let us give you prices. J. A. MONTGOMERV.'Astoria, Or. ANDREW ASP, BLACKSMITH. Having Installed a Rubber Tiring Machine of th latest pattern I am prepared to do all kinds of work in that Itno at reasonable ptioes. Telephone 201. CORNER TWELFTH AND DlANE STREETS. ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK Capital l'aid In $100,000. Surplus and Undivided Troflts $25 000 Transacts a general banking business. Interest paid on time deposits. J.Q. A. BOWLBY, O. I. TETEUSOX. FRANK Patt t Asst. Cashier President Vioa President Cashier. mm FIVE DIFFERENT MAKES TO SELECT FROM This variety i large that you caa easily find one nst suit you. AU are reliable makes and covered substantial guarantee, we also have beating staves, cook stoves, air tight stores; all sold at the very bottom prices that ft always sell at, because ot the fact that la buying and selling for cash we can sure yon the usage oa the money. , L. H. HENNINGSEN t CO. Nw4 rtoWeiis-parjoEx.Co. Jft8 TENTH STREET. ASTORIA, ORE. 433 Commercial Street phone Main 121 Sherman Transfer Co. HENRY SHERMAN, Manager ' ' Backs, Carriages-Baggag. Checked anT Transferrea-Trucks anrlv Furniture Wagons- Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped.