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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1905)
rRlOAV, MAY 21, IMS. 6 y THE MORNING ASTORIA, ASTORIA OREGON. Bowser Grows Kind j He Bays Some Splendid Gowns For His Wife it Auction, . but Mrs. B. Finds Key Are Variej&ted Cutoffs I of Actresses and Sizes Too Small. , t'Ccmtstt. 1906. by T. C. McClure.) - WHEN Mr. Powser reached home the other afternoon at 3 o'clock Mrs. ttowser i had every reason to sus pect that a calamity of soma sort bad happened, but within a minute the mile ou his face had dispelled the I sodden fear at her heart ' "Bosiuess wasn't driving, and so 1 thought I'd. come home and loaf around," was the excuse he made, but she thought she saw beyond it . Xour-y.ou ar not going to paint or to any carpenter work or try to do anything to save half the gas or coal!" she jierid ' ; v ,Iont worry, my good woman, he paternally replied as his smile re named a fixture; "I Just thought I'd ome home and surprise you that is, I thought, yon know I r "Mr. Bowser, if you're gone and ' longht a cow" ' '! Pat he. hadn't Jest then a couple . annoys with bundles under their arms turned In at the gate and ring :. . be'J. and l'.r. Bowser. o;ioucJ the door and took in the bundles nnl boUeu as ii&erly as old Santa Ciaus. "That's it, eh? , Mr. Bowser, you are been burins something to give Be a surprlio:' "Ves: cue or two Nitle fiinys. my dear. Yau v.ero s;U!.ii? tJ n.e U.c ether n'jrlit s'rr.t wanting t!:!s nnl that and as I fcnpj'eued t have a ehanee to bey I did so. I urn't ::lway think to- give you a certain s..r.i of saoaey each week, brt it Is uot because 1 am stingy. I want you to dress v. el' I ! and look well, and you can always de ' yend upon my doing the right thing." "Awl what have you bonght?" "Don't be in such a rush. On three er four occasions during the last year kavent 1 called you extravagant 7' 1 Tea; on thirty or forty different cessions, but I knew you didn't mean : It" "Of coarse I didn't. I want to say ! sight here aud now that no living wo- man could run this bouse any more eco nomically than you do. , "That's good of you." "I have also spoken of the gas bills and the coal. 1 have even charged yot! with giving away to tramps to spits me. Mrs. Bowser, I beg your pardon and declare tliat I ought to be kicked for my meanness." "Ii never took your words seriously. Ton were Just put out about something else at the time. What have you been buying?" "One thing more, Mrs. Bowser. When we were courting I wrote you many lore lettersat least three a day. Tbej were mushy, and I own up that they were. I have sometimes denied that I wrote you a single one, but now I want to own up like a man. I did call you a thousand fond names and declare that I could not live without you." Mrs. Bowser put her arms around his neck and kissed him, and he wiped a tear from his eye, got bis smile back and broke the string of one of the bun dles and said: "You were telling me that you want ed a couple of tea gowns, and here they are. I happened to hear of an auction sale today and scurried around there, and 1 got some bargains to make your kah cnrl. How are these?" He held up two tea gawns. One was a pale pink and the other a pnle bine, and they had been worn for at least three months. That they had come from the wardrobe of an actress was plats at first glance. Mrs. Bowser saw that the bust measure was tbirty-four, r two Inches too small for ber, and she lad shut ber teeth to keep buck a groan. "Only cost me $5 each, and tliry were aerer made for less than tweuty." s;ild 3dLr. Bowser as be made a dive for something else, "I was thinking all the way home how charming you would look In them. You spoke about a new corset. The auctioneer put up three Of vm in a lot, aud here they are. I got the bunch for $4, and a woman stand lag by me said they never cost less than ten apiece. Ain't they catosb?" Mrs. Bowser began to ache all over. The three corsets were of different lies, and none of them her slue, and he had never worn a secondhand one to her life. Mr. Bowser was so happy rnr tt that she couldn't bear to find a word of fault, and the position was an Unpleasant one. "Voa are shouting for Joy," bt re- t-y, )fU - t ipAl ft h j TTvi; marked, "but let us look a little fur ther. You were saying that you need ed hosiery. Very well, here It la. If you were to go down aud shop for a week you eouklu't brat this display." lie spoke truly. There were tweuty pairs, and at least half of them be longed to stage costumes. All colors of the rainbow were represented, with several extra thrown In, and In about half the bunch the heels showed visi ble signs of decay. If Mrs. Bowser had been going into Taudeville the pur chase would have carried her through a season of twenty-six weeks, with a few pairs left over for the seashore, but as she was not she simply' turned pale and wished for a fire alarm to get out of the house. "Too full for utterance, ehT' queried Mr. Bowser as he turned to his Incom parable bargains again. "Here's a din ner dress that cost $170 la Paris. It Is one of Worth's creations. I bid it In for $11. Next time we go to the the ater I'll get a box and you wear this dress. Land o' love, but ain't she swell! With that dress on you'll look like a woman of twenty-five. There's style for yon there's swell and richness." It was another pale pink. The slse was two numbers too smalt and the loudness of the thing made Mrs. Bow ser gasp for breath. It was all right for some topical songstress going out to dinner with a broker, but It ended there. "And oae more little thing, my dear. You are always complaining about slip pers and walking shoes. Mere was a chance to fit you out for the next ten years, and I took advantage of It Bonght a whole bushel of the things for $9, and a woman In the crowd said that a good many of them bad been worn by Mary Anderson." They looked It There were eight pairs of red and blue slippers and sev en pairs of walking shoes, mostly bnllt for stage effect, and Mrs. Bowser could not have crowded ber foot Into one of them to save ber life. Even the cat, who bad been deeply interested In the performance, now blinked his eyes and walked oil and wished that be bad never been born. "Well?" queried Mr. Bowser. "It it was awfully good of you," the replied, "but if you' "res, If I"- "lf you had given me naif the money that, these things cost I could have done so much better, you know." "What! You take half the money and do better! Don't talk nonsense, Mrs. Bowser. I bought these things at a tremendous bargain. They are worth four times what I paid for them. The auctioneer didn't want to let them go after I bad bid them in. Don't stand there and tell me you could have doue better." "But nothing will fit me!" she wall ed. "What do you mean?" "Everything is sizes and sizes too small!" "How can that be? Isn't a corset a corset and a gown a gown?" "Yes, but-buf- "Go on. .This Is the thanks I get for thinking of you!" ' Mrs. Bowser sat down and began to cry. In a dim, undefined way It dawned on Mr. Bowser that be had got wrong colors and wrong sizes and that he had better have kept bands off, but be would uot admit it "I run my blamed old legs off and pay out money for this, do I?" be shouted as Mrs. . Bowser's sobs broke forth, and then the climax came. He jumped up and down. He yelled. He seized those pink and blue tea gowns and rent thorn into shreds. He grabbed at that dinner dress from Worth's and made carpet rags of it. He seized on corsets and slippers and filled the air with them, and the cat fled In terror, and the cook came tip from the basement to see who was being killed. The storm lasted for five minutes. Then the red faced and perspiring man found nothing further to destroy, and be drew himself up and said to Mrs. Bowser: "There! If you don't feel better now you'd better telephone for the doctor! I have a little business in Chicago, and It may be a week before I return. Meanwhile your lawyer can consult my lawyer and arrange an matters." M. QUAD. A IUn "Jffclw. A strange wWw we. that of nn otn cer In the Engl'.u amy who could not sleep if bis toothbrush, and himself oc cupied the same apartment A Real Ma-tiwelcat. Mil let ns. who nctJ as tutor to Ptol emy Phlladelpbua, w said to be so light as well as short that he carried welgt ts in his poofe.ts to prevent his being blown away. ' A Michael Haas. Michael Angclo U.UI uot disdain to hoax the cvmuo-'sseir of his own day by borylng a bruktui statue ami allow ing the friend wb dug tt up to sup pose that he Itaa found au antique masterpiece until the sculptor produc ed th missing Uub In his own studio. Aaatralfa OpaU, The finest opU Known In Australia Is obtained at Whit Cliffs, near Wllcan nta, lu the colony of New South Wain. The best quality of these stones realises occasionally, as, nj-jh as (350 an ouice. Stvtd by Dynamite. " Sometimes a flaming city Is saveJ by dynamite a space that the Are can't cross. Sometimes, a cough hangs on so long, you feel as If nothing but dynamite would cure It Z. T. Gray, of Calhoun, Ga., writes; "My wife had a very aggravated cough, which kept her awake nights. Two physicians could not help her; so she took Dr. King's New Discovery for Consum ption. Coughs anl Colds, which eased her cough, gave her sjeep and finally cured her." Strictly scientific curtj for bronchitis and La Grippe, at Chas. Rogers' drug store, price 50c and $1.00; guaranteed. Trial bottle free. " imu'l Bread. The Zunl Indians will not eat bread that has uot beeu crushed aud ground up by stoue ImpIemeuU. They say that" the grain by itself denotes good ness and the stone means truth, so that It Is by a meeting of the two that the fullest benefit comes. Tfce Cleanly Baceooa. Amopg "washing animals" Is the raccoon. It Is not only devoted to bathlrig and sunning Itself, but has an odd habit of taking lu food to the water and giving It a thorough wash ing before eating it It will dabble anything It takes a fancy to .In the water. One which bad a family at a zoological garden washed Its unlucky kittens so often that they died. , .. ,. ; ,1 .v Celarsd for Action. When the body ts cleared for action, by Dr. King's New Life rills, you can tell It by the bloom of health on the cheeks; the brightness of the eye; the firmness oC the flesh and muscles; th buoyancy f f the mind. Try them. At Chas. P.ogers' drug store. 23 cents. Qveeaalaml. Qu-vmsbuU U t.i'i.ti U Hirer times the liieriudu eutplrv ai.d Belgium put together. Oil Fur Cloeka. Oil for clHkf Kbould be very, pure and tan be mode so In tlil manner: Put a (uarter if a pint of Umewater to a pint of oil In a lo:tle. shake It well uml let ntaid far five days. Then draw off the oil carefully for use. The K'aaaa Climate. Early Hot tier tell us that In the early duy, while Kaunas was still an un settled pralrio, animal and vegetable m:ittj tlld not decay as It does now, but sanply tlrlotl up. The germ of pu trefaction came with civilization. All that an uecceiry In those days to preserve a quarter of buffalo was to bang It in the 1 in. A Creepinn Death. Blood poison creeps up towards the heart causing death. J. E. Stearns, Belle Plalne, Minn., writes that a fiiendt dreadfully Injured' his hand, friend dreadfully Injured his hand, which swelled up like blod poisoning. Bucklen's Arnica Salve drew out the poison, healed the wound, and saved his life. Best In the world for, burns and sores. 25c at Chas. Rogers' drug s:ore. Park and Washington, Portland, Oregon The School of Quality" MODERN, PRACTICAL, COMPLETE Ope all tiat year. Catalogue free A. P. ARMSTRONO. LL. B., PRINCIPAL Students May Enter at Any Time. BUSINESS In this age of keen competition a Business Education Is an Indispensable adjunct to the ambitious young man or young woman who wlBhes to succeed In business life. We have the reputa tion of being the LEADING BUSINESS COLLEGE ON THE PACIFIC COAST. OUR GRADUATES ARE ALL EM PLOYED Our teachers are all prac tlcal men and specialists In their par ticular lines. If you are thinking of attending Business College you cannot afford to Ignore the Behnke-Wolkcr Business College Stearns Building, Portland, Oregon. CLASSIFIED . KATKSi - ' First Insertion, One Cen a Word;""" One Week, Each line, 30c. s Two Weeks, Each Line, 43c. One Month, Each tine, 75c. Astoritm Free Wait 'Adf t . Anyone Desiring a Situation can Insert an Advertisement In this Column of Three Line Two Times Frc; of Charge. EMPLOYMENT OFFICES. MAX STRAEL & CO.. EMPLOYMENT offlce. Hi Bond St. Phon Bed 1301. All kinds of help furnished on short notice. Call or phone. HELP WANTED. WANTED INSTALLMENT COL Wtor " for merchandise accounts; good suliuy and expenses. Address, Manufacturer, I'. O. Box. 10:7, Phila delphia, Pa. HOT WANTED TO AVOMC IN Aply at Aittoitan printing office. office. SUTUATIONS WANTEO. SITUATION WANTED AS FIREMAN Addrvm R. D.. As'.orlv Office. HOUSES WANTEO. WANTED TO BENT FURNISHED house tor the summer.-by on who will take vood care of the property. Address manager Warren Tacking Co., City. HOUSE OF OR I ROOMS WANT ed In good neighborhood. Conveni ent to center of town; rent reasonable; permanent Address Emll Held, care The Astorlan. FOR RENTROOMS. FOR RENT LARC5E FRONT ROOM; fire an electric light; finest view In city. Address C. A., Astorlan. ROOMS WANTED. WANTED t OR J FURNISHED rooms for housekeeping In good neighborhood. AJJress.Astorlan office. MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED-AT OASToNS FEED stables. No. 10S Hth St., Wool mo hair, hides and furs. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE HIGH COUNTER. about S fet long. Apply at Astor lan otr.ee. FOR SALJi SECOND-HAND 7 COL umn newspaptr outfit; complete ex cept prtss; cheap. Inquire at this of flce. INCUBATOR FOR SALE 4U0 EQUS capacity; also three 100 capacity brooders; first-class condition. Ad dress A. Astorlan Offloe, FOR SALK-STEAM TUO IN FIRST class condition; terms ronsonable; suitable for selnlne- purposes. For particulars apply at this offlce. OLD PAPERS FOR BALE AT THIS Office; 35c per hundred. BIOS WANTED. BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED FOR UP ner structure of the new St. Mury's hospital; plans and specifications can be en at the office of the architect at St. Mary's hospital; all bids to be in on ot beTore May 31; right Is res'Tved to reject any or all bids. . NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Pro. posals will be received for a two- story frame store nulldlng until May 29 at 2 p. m., 1905, for J. N. Griffin. In formation can bo obtained at Griffin's book store, C02 Commercial St., Asto ria, Ore. Right Is reserved to rejflit any arid nil bids. CALL FOR BIDS U. S. ENGINEER Office. Portland, Ore., May 22, 1905 Sealed proposals will be received here for mattress, rock and pile work In connection with extension of jetty at mouth of Cooullle river, Ore., until 11 A. M., June 22, 1005. and then publicly opened. Information on application. W. C. Langntt, MflJ.. En. For Porch and Summer Home Bamboo Furniture " ' .gives that refreshing touch to s the weary and tlrej p' rson. 8sttses, Roman Chairs, Hall racks, etc., etc. Step In und ex amine the line. Did you buy that Chocolate set yetf Yokohama Bazar I aj'CommerclalStrM!t, At)rt B ADVERTISING. . businessdirectory BROKERAGE. C. J. TRENCH A RI) Rsal Estate, Insursnee, Commission and Shipping, CUSTOM HOUSE BROKER. Offloo 133 Ninth Stroet, Neat U Jy sties OfRee. ASTORIA, OREGON. ELECTRIC BARBERS. THE VIBRATOR METHOD OF APPLYING ELECTRI CITY. With our Electric Radiator we apply It to the head or face. A hitv anl fuce nmssuge with the new apparatus. 50 cents. Scalp treatment 23 cents. Five expert barbers. Porcelain buh. Atl at the Occident Barber Shop, (V.;. trnt Hotel itldg., A. E. Peteraon, Prop. MANICURING. DO NOT ENVY Your friend's beauty.. Come In and let us tell you how we breautify the faoe by electricity.. HAIR DRESSING tor all occasions. Our famous Face Cream and Lotions aid yon at your home to obtain excel lent results. Call at the Deauty par lor of Mrs. Martha C Peterson. Facial Electrician, Manicuring and Massage No. 643 Duann St., Aalorla. I-- 'I 1 ' '. -4-1 I. HI J MILK DEALERS. FRESH MILK from good, e!n, healthy cows. EITHER MORNING or NIGHT deliv ery. THE SLOOP-JEFFERS CO, 10th and Dunne Ftri't-fs. RESTAURANTS. 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The June Everybody's has the dims of this Terrible Htory, im by i nonius W. Lawson. If you have been followlne th atnr you have probably rushe.l th. ........ und bought your copy already, so much was your interest In the remainder. . However, If you have not Is very plB,Uy set forth In this num her Practically a summing ,,n n, .k- story without the detail, ,0 that on. ruthlessly robbed of thousand, upon thousands of dollars. Price 13c. ' J. N. GRIFFIN Show window full of them. WOOD YARDS. WOOD! WOOD! WOOD Cord weed, mill wood, box weed, ,y kind of wood at lowest prloes.' Kelly, the transfer m.n. Ph,n. n Blaoh, Bam en Twelfth, opposlts opera-house, mSLw SmTi MaMaar"Ti.rr1 is tt"1 T?tn ? iliat twal'akaaiwiy'awa't' SiaaTTIe eiaaaM " ' "" SaaaaSh aaav