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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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1 "'l'iT' "TNI Htm Wat"
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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,
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..y.ii.wwi.ux. u.j.rjSTEKSOS. FRANK PATToN. J W na.
JBUtU
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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! C, . and
uu ouippta.