TOE MORNING ASTORIA N, ASTOh I A , OREGON. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY t, 1908. THE GIRL IN THE SAILOR COLLAR Original. Traveling In the west where the sta$e coach Is not yet obsolete, riding side the driver. I asked him to narrate some adreutur that had happened to him while on the box. This is what succeeded In drawing forth: When tfeey was bulldln' the Union Pacific I was drlvln" between Jules Imrg that was the end of the rail to Denver. One night I'd scarcely got tut o' town when 1 could see in the dusk tha figur of a gnl skippin" along the road ahead of me. When I ketched up with her she turned a frightened glance at me, and, feelln kind cu'nis about her, I asked ber to git up on the coach. I gire her a band und lifted her to the set you're occur In' now. She didn't steam Inclined to talk, and as I pushed her pretty hard to do so she climbed up onter the hindmost eat, where I couldn't git at ber. When we made the second change of stock It was dark as pitch, for it was 10 o'clock and a cloudy night Soon as I'd twisted the ribbons In the brake I turned round toward the gal and found ber sprawled half on the seat and half on the coach top. I went back to her and found ber dead, with a knife stickln' into her heart Well, the body was sent back to Julesburg, where there was an inquest The gal was recognized as one of the kind that made up the population of that temporary settlement, though she hadn't been at the place more'n two days. The coroner didn't give himself much trouble about the case, and as for suspectln' me be knew I hadn't no motive fur the act Tbem rough and tough people was always a-klllin' each other, and the gal was probably run nln' away from some un who follered her, climbed up over the "boot" and stabbed her. The railroad reached Laramie, and Julesberg was deserted. I was drlvln' from Laramie one night-It was Just about as dusky as when I tuk on the gal a year before-when I see a feller ahead of me beside the road washln' his hands In a pool o water. When I come up with him. he didn't seem to notice me, keepln on washln' bis hands as though he'd got pizen on 'em and was mighty anxious to git It off. I noticed he was mighty pale, and, not likin' to leave a human being who didn't seem quite right out so far from any one, I asked him If he wanted a lift He turned his face on me, and I give you my word, stranger, It was. the wildest lookin' face I ever see. He didn't say nothln', but Jlst kep' on washln' his hands. More 'n ever dls llkin' to leave him, I asked him ag'ln. This time he stopped his washln' and climbed up. I wanted him to set by me so "a I could pump him, but he went up to the back seat and never said a word. I concluded to let him alone, and as he didn't say nothln' I forgot he was there. Bimeby I remembered him and look ed around to see if be was all right It was a dark night but I could see his flgur', fur it stood out above the sky line. But what surprised me was that close beside him was another figur', which, It seemed to me, was a woman. But I wasn't certain that It was either man or woman I wasn't cer tain that it was any living thing at all. I didn't waut to make a mule o' myself by askin' the feller if he hud any one beside him when I wasn't certain there was anybody there, so I Jlst attended to my drivin' and let him alone. Not hearin' no conversation, I concluded I'd been mistaken, and to make sure I turned to look ag'in. If that what be was a-leanin' up ag'in wasn't a gal, then I hadn't eyes capable o' drivin' a six- hoss team. Conspicu'us was a white sailor collar where the neck ought ter be, and I sud denly remembered thut the gal that had been murdered had worn jlst such a collar. I had to supply the bead by iiimginin' it, but bimeby it seeuifed to me the face of the murdered gal came out o' the blackness. man had gone to "Juiesberg with her and. since the murder, had been con tinually washlu' his hands. JOHN TC11XEK WTETH. YOUR GRIP ON YOURSELF. Rvtala That Thookh lea Have to Let Kverrtnlatr Go. Some people get along beautifully for half a lifetime perhaps while every thing goes smoothly. While they are accumulating proHrty and gaining friends and reputation their characters seem to be strong ami well balanced, but the moment there is friction any. where, the moment trouble comes a failure In business, a panic or a great crisis in which they lose their all they are overwhelmed. They despair, lose heart courage, faith, hope and power to try again everything. Their very man hood or womanhood la swallowed up by a mere material loss. This is failure indeed, and there Is small hope for any one who falls to such a depth of despair. There Is hope for an ignorant man who cannot write his name even If he has stamina and backbone. There 'j hope for a cripple who has courage, there Is hope for a boy who baa nerve and grit even though he is so hemmed In that he has apparently no chance in the world, but there is no hope for a man who cannot or will not stand up after he falls, but loses heart when opposition strikes him ! and lays down his arms after defeat Let everything else go If you must but never bse your grip on yourself. Po not let your manhood or woman hood go. This U your priceless pearl dearer to ynu than your breath. Cling to it with all your might. Give up life Itself first Success. The Habr Beetle's Oadle. If, at almost any time of the year, we walk through the woods where the red. scarlet black or pin oaks are arowlne that is, where we find those that ripen tneir aeorus In two seasons and there fore belong in the pin oak group we shall probably find on the ground fallen branches that vary In site from that of a lead pencil to that of one's thumb or even larger. These at the broken end appear as If cut away within the wood. so that only a thin portion is left under the bark. Within 4he rather uneven cut generally near the center of the growth, is a small hole tightly plugged by the "powder post" ot a beetle larva Split open the branch or twig, when a burrow will be seen, and the little, white, soft, hard Jawed larva that made it will be found or perhaps the Inactive pupa. St Nicholas. Why Bailors Wear CoUara. Probably not many people, including the wearers themselves, know the or igin of the sailor's collar. Many years ago when Jack Tars wore their hair In pigtails, which they were in the habit of keeping very greasy, the backs of their coats used to get In a very dirty and untidy condition owing to coming in contact with the hair, consequently the order was given for a detachable and washable collar to be worn, so that they might look more tidy. London Standard. Forget Once In Awhile. The health of the body as well as of the mind depends upon forgetting. To let the memory of a wrong, of angry words, of petty meanness, linger and rankle in your memory will not only dissipate your mental energy, but it will react upon the body. The secre tions will be diminished, digestion Im paired, sleep disturbed and the general health suffer In consequence. Forget ting is a splendid mental calistbenic and a good medicine for the body. A Notable Deficiency. The Professor Of course In many re spects the ancients were far behind us In civilization. His Wife Yes. Now, I never heard you say that anybody had discovered the ruins of an ancient re tail dry goods store. Brooklyn Life. DESERVES ATRIAL I must huve been flustered, for didn't show no kind o' sense. If it was the gal it must have been her ghost and there wasn't no use talkln' about her to no one. Instead o' keepln' quiet I asked: "Where did y' take on the gair me reiier seemed to wake from a sleep, for he set up straight instead of leanin' agin the figur or whatever it was and asked kind o' dazed: "What?" "The gal beside y'? Where did f take her on?" "Gal? What gal?" "The gal with the white sailor col lor." The feller give a shriek and climbed over the back of the seat, keepin' his face my way and goin' backward till he disappeared behind. the coach and I beered simcp'n go thud on the road. I pulled in and went'baok and there he lay dd. He'd broke his neck. Soon as we'd gotthe body on the coach I looked for the gal. What do ye euppose, stranger, I'd tuk for ber? A bundle of rolled blankets with part of a linen duster stuck out at one end, which in the dark I'd tuk for a collar. The feller had taken it up on to the eat and gone to sleep agin it The cur'us part of it was that we found the gal's plctur in his pocket and she wore the same sailor collar as when she'd been murdered. Before flic, coroper people. testified that the For over 50 years Hostetter's Stom arch iBtters has been demonstrating its ability to cure Stomach, Liver and Kidney disorders with wonderful suc cess. It Is therefore leservingr of a fair trial by every sufferer from Dys pepsia, Indigestion, Belching, Bloat ing, Heartburn, Costiveness, Billious nesi, Insomnia, Chills, Colds or Ma lana, Fever and Ague, Its results are certain. Don't hesitate any longer, For sale by all Druggists. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Dr. C. Gee Wo WONDERFUL HOME TREATMENT Tale wondcrfal Ca om aooor to callxl F bnnn a. cvrt uon mat an glv.n ut oi. llr. cart thorn wtiwifriiii r bocl, root, hu.k, fcVi&'.WT harka and TviMil'i v.Fl. that am anUrH? on- a'1 known ki mnllai ne In tbla oooutrjr. Ihrnqgh u aae of uaa naiaueai rauiulwa itim famuua Oucuic rnnwa Oi aAloa of ot-t soo msm( ram edit, wblcn be uctxaafuily nana In tflferanl dlaruxa. He jnaxanK- to nr cattart. at ma, laii, throat, rheumMUm, nnrvnaaanav tomah, tlvar, kidney a, ha 0Bl6a i teaUmoalala, Chartm nmterata. (fell eoa an him. Patlmta out of U city writ fur blarika and ctrrnlara. Iter Mama. OUHHCL TATIOH mfc?. ADUKaS The C (ke Wo Chlncst Hcdktne Cm. tS Alder SC. SValauUaa aaaat. Mammoth Sale of Ladies' and Children's Und erniuslins. SALE HAS COMMENCED AT Co 0 We have been fortunate in securing for this city the exclusive sale of Undertnuslius 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 i Superior Made Underwear has ever been placed on the retail counters of this city. Immense quanti ties varieties and assortments, different than all or any other store can offer. We shall tell you in the quality v4 tu guttuucieanuness ana purity ana tiieir speaking prices what must perforce be omitted here The following illustrations will glVe our customers a hint of these remarkable offerings. See Large Window Display. ' 'a ' yi I ' M - . - ... " ,. . Ma a aa m , aaaaamamaaaama I rpirnlnr viv at frnm iiV Includes values just as you see them pic tured only better They would sell in the regular way at from joc to 35c; commenc ing Monday you get your pick for, each. ; 12 l-2c.i Lot 3. Is composed of La dies Gowns, Chemise Drawers and Corset Covers. Such values as these you can fully comprehend only aft er you have seen them. Come and take a look. Your pick, at a garment 29c. Lot 5. This 1 t alone should be sufficient to send you hurrying to our store, and that's what you'll have to do if you get in on the ground floor. Values that two months ago we couldn't buy for I1.25 we are selling to you now at, your pick for 79c j W I W l M W WH ft uk. Omn UU tt wMm fcaat L6U Tilt w cat Il M MlwSl to! 2 "ill IMaWi",nOa V,TOttjiVilW mm 1 -XV , ra tow ; awti lawnf m),, w at aaor ommiHum u a nt, un n rm yi m m w 2 lipppf ! ft titra iryVl aw yn ut t tnth Km aw, f aw'l W nJm tHavt Tati i fc aMt fmf M. tOt 3 29c ,k IMM aakn mtmn.'1 Tate Mt? raraa k) m at, atm ikt (mm. Wiwtl cataa. I composed of Corset Covers, Drawers, Chil dren's and Misses' Waists and downs. lie muring aione is worth the price we are asking for the whole mum. .... a M K'tniicm. iokc your ick at, each I9c. Lot 4. I similar to Lot j, only there's more of them. What'a the use of you making your own garmentt when stidi p ccs as these prevail. Vour pick for 1 59c. Lot 6. The grandest and best assortment of all ore pure, clean, union made garments. Style quality and price, all combined, go to make tnis what it is the most stupendous value giving assortment ever offered by any mer chant. They're Worth up to Jj.oo; take your pick at, a garment $1.18. Sale commenced on Monday. Don't wait too long, a few days at the most will clean them out. Foard-. Stofees Co Astoria, Oreg'on. Of w&m . asaffltssieTfti! 1 "'l'iT' "TNI Htm Wat" 1 The Modern Laundry Discard the use of leaky wooden wash tubsj quit carrying cleaa water in and wasti water out, by luting your Laundry with Laundry Trays If your Laundry U not modern, don't you think it should be f If you make it so, the household du ties will be pleasantly performed, and in case you wish to sell your home it will increase the selling value. Let us give you prices. J. A. MONTGOMERY, Astoria, Or. ANDREW ASP, BLACKSMITH. Having inslallod a Itubber Tiring Maohlue of th6 Intent pattern I am prepared to do ali kinds of work .n that line at reasonable pticea. Telephone 201. CORNER TWELFTH AND DUANE STREETS. I.MIM5 j FIVE DIFFERENT MAKES TO SELECT f ROM i mi variety u to urge mat you can eaiily flnd aiie to juat suit you. All ar reliable uiakei and covered by a ubtnntfal guarantee. We alao have heating atoves, cook atovei, air-tight ttovet; all aold at the very bottom price that we always aril at, because oi the fact that In buying and selling for cah we can save you the usage on the money. L. H. HENNINGSEN & CO. JJJt DwMoSargo Ex. Co. ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK UUB1U,!M- Jatere8t paid on time deposits. BUHLUI, I'reAiileot ..y.ii.wwi.ux. u.j.rjSTEKSOS. FRANK PATToN. J W na. JBUtU iur. Asst. Cashier K18 TENTH STREET. ASTORIA. nDr 43J Commmlal Stmt PhonTMalTui Shennan Transfer Co. fHENBY SHERMAN. Manager Hacks Carriages-Baggflg, Checked and Transferred-Trucks Furniture Wagons- fianos Moveri n,. cL! 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