FRIDAY, APRIL 7, IPOS.
THE MORNING A STOMA N, ASTORIA OREGON
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J.W. MONTGOMERY Astoria, Or.
Scow Bay Iron 8 Brass Works
v Manufacturers of
Iron, Stool, Briuw and Brotwe Ouatingn.
General Foundryiiiun aud Patternmakers.
Alwolutely firsUlaus work. Prices lowoat.
Phone 2431 Corner Eighteenth and Franklin.
ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK
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VresMnuL Vic President Cashier. A int. Caahlor
TENTH .STREET. ASTORIA. ORE.
HOTEL PORTLAND
The Finest Hotel in the Northwest;
, PORTLAND. OREGON.
The TROY Laundry
Is tlio.otily White Libor lauudry in the City. Doca the Host
of Work at very reasonable I'riwH, and i.i in every way worthy
of your patronage. Cor. 10th and DUANE STS. Phone 1991
FRESH AND CURED MEATS
Wholesale and Retail
Ships, Logging Camps and Mills supplied on short notice.
LIVE STOCK BOUGHT AND SOLD
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Reliance
Electrical
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Works
Weinhard's Lokbc
ANDREW ASP, BLACKSMITH.
Having Installed a Rubber Tiring Machine of tht
latent pattern I am prepared to do all kinds o( work
in that Una at reasonable prloea. Telephone 291.
CORNER TWELFTH AND DUANE STREETS.
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ELMORE CO., Sole Agents
Astoria, - - , Oregon.
CENTRAL MEAT MARKET
G. W. Morton aud John Fuhrmau, Proprietor!.
CHOICEST FUESa AND SALT MEATS. - PKOMPl' DELIVKRV
54a Commercial St. Phone Main 321.
To Remodel?
Intention of Improving upon
peaen'l
condition!. '
Our part it to Imereit you in our tUlhj
to improve and perfect your unitary equip
ment. , '
We do but one lind of work the beat
nd uie the ftmou $fotfwd Wire, every
piece of which U guaranteed by the manu
facturer! to be itrictly fint quality. Let'i
talk it over. We have lamplc in our snow
room.
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We are thoroughly prepared for making1
eetimatea and executing ordera for
all kinda of electrical installing and
repairing. Supplies in atock. We
ell the Celebrated SHELBY LAMP.
Call up Phone 1161.
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428 BOND STREET
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Beer.
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'BRADFORD'S
CONVERSION
B CECILY ALLEN
Cervrieht, !. by JT. A. WhUthtad
1
"George Bradford, purchasing bro
ker," read the girl, boaltatlng before
Ine door. She extracted a tiny newspa
per clipping from ber purse and re
read It;
Wmt1.-iL stenographer; male prefer
red. U Kaoliangs pises. 0. B.
With trepidation alia opened the door
and entered a small, unprevoHseaalng
office room.
"Good morning," aald Bradford, rla
lng and then altting down abrupt).
Bualoee waa business.
"Mr. Bradfordf aaked the girl, band
ing blin thu dipping. "Tbia la your
advertisement, I believe."
"I-l bad In mind a young man," be
gan Bradford, obvloualy Ul at ease.
He bad never associated with women,
oltber aoclally or in bualneaa. In the
latter capacity be bad atrongly disap
proved of the se; In the former well
be waa determined to make money flrat
and love afterward.
"Yea, 'male preferred la elated to
your advertisement," acknowledged the
girl, "but I wanted a iKwiltion, my flrat
one, very mu-li, arid-well, I've come
to see If fate will be kind."
It was Just Ilk" a girl to Introduce
euch filmy, umcrtuln elementa aa fate
Into bualucsa! And yet Itrudford waa
not ao prejudiced aa be bud been ten
mluutea before, lie fancied the dingy
office waa brighter already. Then there
waa another conaldera lion women de
manded smaller reuiuueratlon fortheli
work, aud tbla waa attll a matter of
moment with Bradford.
"This eryou say la your flrat poal
UonT" ventured Bradford, admitting
uncoD iouiiiy that tha place waa bcra
already.
The girl taw thin, but was too tact
ful to give evidence of the fact "Yea,"
ab aald. "1 have Juat flnlahed my
courae lu ateuography."
Bradford liked bcr aoft, well modu
lated voice. It would aound well to
bla customer over the pbone. A man'a
voice would not mnind half ao well.
"Office work In confining." be aug
geated by way of (lis -ouraglug her.
"Yea; but wbeu n woman baa to
moke her way In A be world abe pute
on a am lie aud face Uio worst," abe
replied, wltb juxt a atwplclon of an
accent on the laat word and wltb an
undeniably rotfulnU twinkle In ber eyes
She could not unite cant aalde the man
ner that bad been ber charm In the
old life. Family fortunea may take
wluga and fly, but lunate coquetry la
not to be attfled by mere financial de
pression.
Bradford could not deny that her
amlle had Individuality. He wonder
ed why the women be bad been forced
to meet bad never amlled In juat that
way. He never knew why, but he
auddculy wlabed the office were clean
er. lie would certainly apeak to the
woman who scrubbed and dusted In the
building.
"And about about aalaryT be aak
ed awkwardly. It waa all rot thla
women In bualneee Idea. They had no
right there. He would have a man.
He felt like a cad talking to a womau
about salary. What did abe know of
of bualneafe?
"I believe It la the employer! pre
rogative to name the aalary," aald the
girl almply.
Bradford, after searching hopelessly
in bla mind for a combination of worda
aud flgurea lu which to adjuat the
financial eud of the transaction, named
the amouut which he had had in mind
when inserting the "ad."
"That will do very nicely," aald the
girl, rising. After all, thla bualneaa
life waa not ao hard; men were not ao
heartless.
"And your name?" aaked Bradford.
"Henderson Marjorie Henderson"
she aald, amlllng.
"And when will you come?" Brad
ford surprised himself at the way In
which be let her anlt her own con
venience. "That, too, In your prerogative," she
replied, au odd little expression of def
erence in her eyea.
"Tomorrow? la that too eoonT" He
had not exjweted to have his atenog
rapber until the. following week, but,
after all, no doubt the aooner he bad
one the aooner hia bualneaa lettera
would commence to bring good re
aulta. "Very well, tomorrow. And at what
hourr Thla mam had not told ber
anything of hia demanda upon bla em
ployee!. She had fancied heraelf de
parting with a Hat of rules a page long,
to all of which ahe must adhere rigidly.
"Oh, about 9:30," be aald. He bad
decided when he had Inserted the ad
vertisement that be would get to bual
neaa earlier and have hia stenographer
there with him. But oh, well, women
should not have to get down too soon.
It waa bard on them.
"I will be here at that hour, Mr.
Bradford, thank you." And ahe closed
the door.
Alone, Bradford lit a cigar and lean
ed back In hia desk chair. What had
be done! He had engaged a woman, a
glrL aa a stenographer! She would al
waya be In the office. He could not
awenr; ho wondered if he should
amoke. Neither could be take off bis
coat and put bla feet on bla desk when
he wanted to think things out and
bring an unruly customer to time.
But the next morning found him ea
gerly waiting for 0:30. He could not
tell why, but the appearance of a trim
UtUft. Ullfit clad, fJlure In the doorway
madeXTm gladT """ "
"I 1 may put my hat on your deskT
abe aaked, laying a neat felt bat on the
top of bla desk. Rbe bad only a flat
table.
"Ob-on, no," be aald. "Let tne-I
lay, we will have to have a book over
there above the washbowl Yea, put it
there." What a nuisance women were,
be tried to convince blmeelf. A wom
an's bat on a man'a desk!
Aa atmosphere of etraageneea, of em
barrassment and awkwardness filled
the tiny oCce all day, and yet Brad
ford did not look at the dirty, dingy
elevated road for light aa be bad been
accustomed. It wss brighter In the of
fice. He dictated fall letter! and waa
pleased to note their faultless pages,
their neat arrangement, their work
manlike appearance. Perbape, after alL
a woman could learn to be business
like. "I will bring a little mirror and a
towel and some soap In the morning,
Mr. Bradford, if you don't mind," abe
aald as ahe left. "Good night."
... ... v. .ma , i ..I - , FT I
j a mirror: Krauroru signru. iuiw
waa only the beginning. Hut be waa ai
waya glad when 0:30 arrived and sorry
when closing time came. Business
seemed to Increase; be sent out so
many Mters. Miss Henderson waa
quick, and often ahe auggeated little
Ideaa for featuring goods be waa ad
vertising and quoting.
When abe linked if ahe might have a
box of flower In the narrow window
Bradford put his hands In his pocket
and strode up and down the room. Bn
she bad ber way, and soon a box of
blooming nnnturtlunis gave the dlnprj
room a cheerful expect Every morn
ing before be was ready to give ber
bis lettera abe watered them with a
ridiculous little red watering pot.
Oftentliuea after Miss Henderson bad
left in the evening Bradford stood over
the ttny flower bed and aoilloqulzed.
How different the office seemed! How
bright and clean bla desk always look
ed! How intii b the mirror added, and
the clean towel, and and theae flowers'
They grew and bloomed happily under
ber enro. VYIint would not)
"Mlsa llcudeinou," began Bradford
one afternoon wbeu abe waa leaving
early, "I aiu glad I added the word
'preferred' to tuy advertlaement for a
atenograpber three months ago."
The girl looked tfurprUed, but she
was not.
"Yesr
"If I had simply said "male' you
would never have ventured to apply."
He twisted bla penwiper one ahe bad
made blra-into an unsightly string.
"Yea?"
"I I have never approved of women
In buslneHa."
She put ber hatpins in carefully, alow
ly. "Nor ahe Intimated by an eleva
tion of ber brows.
"Nor-nor anywhere," he confessed.
"Tve always argued to the contrary."
"But argument doea not prevail In
anything which mattera seriously," ad
mitted fle girl. t
"And this mattera aerloualy, Marjo
rie," he aald. moving toward her. "It
mattera awfully. I bave to have one
to bualneaa and and everywhere. Will
you let me have ber? I know It isn't
buslnetjsllke, but I love you."
Marjorie Henderson looked at him
eguarely In the eyes. "And I prefer a
partnership to a salaried position. You
come to the house tonight, and we'll
talk it over with mother. It need not
be all business then."
Bradford baa a little "want" adver
tisement framed above the desk to hia
private office today, right over her pho
tograph, for the business has grown,
and there are many clerks but all
"male preferred."
He H'eat o III. Statlo.
The story is told by a former west
ern hotel clerk of the trials of a
French bead waiter with an untrained
Nebraska youth assigned to him for
service in the dining room. The youth
had been reared on a ranch, but his
father and the proprietor of the house
were lifelong frieuds,v and, aa a favor
to the father, the boniface had prom
ised to give the boy a chance. He ap
peared In abbreviated jeans, and when
presented to the full dressed Parisian
who presided In the dining room the
latter looked him over and, with ob
vious misgivings, said, "I think be la a
little difficult" Nevertheless the re
cruit waa put into the garb of the
guild and his soue of activity defined.
He was also impressed with the neces
alty of prompt and unquestioning obe
dience to orders. The dinner hour ar
rived, and the direction was given, "Go
to your station." Not bla to reason
why, but blindly to obey, the yokel
waiter disappeared. The hour waa 1
o'clock, and two and a half hours later
be made bis reappearance and then ex
plained that he had understood the
order, "Go to the statloa" He bad
been watching the trains go bf and
wondered what useful service he waa
rendering. His connection with the
waiter corps waa terminated, and be
became an assistant baggage wrestler
to the porter! room.
Cheated Death. '
i
Kidney trouble often ends fatally,
but by choosing the right medicine, R
H. Wolfe, of Bear Grove, Iowa, cheated
death. He aaya: "Two yeara ago I had
Kidney Trouble, which caused me
great pain, suffering and anxiety, but
I took Electrlo Bitters, which effected
a complete cure. I have also found
them of great benefit In general de
bility and nerve trouble, and keep them
constantly on hand, since, aa a find
they have no equal." Chaa, Rogers,
druggist, guarantees them at EOe.
See the window display In the Owl
Drug Store of the celebrated Eastman
kodaks and supplies; New stock Just
received.
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prior to June 1, 1904, to present the
same to the county treasurer at hi!
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ment. Interest ceases after this data
CHAS. A. HETLBOBN,
County Treasurer.
Dated. Astoria, Oregon, this J7th day
of March, 1905.
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SCOW FOR SALE AT M'GREGOR'S
mllf, 22x64; would make a good Bah
scow. Inquire of Dan Gambel at milt
Sherman Transfer Co.
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