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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1905)
h THE MORNING ASTORIAX. ASTOTWr, OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER it, lfro. 3 What he Worm Turned By Honor Wlllsit Ooprrteht, WA, by Hobo WUlri : Bob lay on hi cot and looked oat the 4oor of tha adobe hat toward the ' toot's shack, from the chimney ot which cam a wlap of amoke. -Tn o'clock." be thourht. "Don't ' Sara to get op for an boor jet It's - folnf to bo a rooter todaj And ho threw off the blanket which the cold ot the Mexican nlgbt demanded, then lay with bared cheat and hand locked be hind hts bead. Through the 'door his gace could travel for mile across the ' desert, and with eyes that saw but did aot heed h stared far out where plain i tad ij met ', "Gad! What wouldn't I firs to sea .tbt Dttlo old town!", be said aloud, t Tha willows oft the river, art Just smoky fuss about now. The maple ,1m re art Just little reddish scraps, and the fcypatJcas art out. and tbt wild . 1 flowtrt are thick tn Holman's woods. The air to just llke-oh, look at thost t tactus plants! I wonder what grudge v naturo had against tbt earth when she V mad them. And tha sky by noon will be nothing but an Inverted redhot ' kettlo, with ut spluttering and frying down beneath It Homesick! I tell you. Tin craty with Itf . rnT ,"Ray, Bob, dry up your muttering and murmuring, will you, and give a an a chance to sleep T And a altep flushed face turned toward him from - the cot across tbt room. i .Too late to sleep now, anyhow, WaV . met," answered Bob. "Wake up snd talk to a fellow, can't jouT" Wallace heaved a great sigh, tossed off his blanket and, like his Jrlend, lay with bare chest and arms behind bis head. "Bay, Wallace, let's pass this up and . go back to God's country. These des erts are just wearing the heart out of . me. Let's go back, finish up that last year In college and settle down and act white again, uncle John was right Wt never were cut out for mining ex perts. Gads! Six months of this has been enough for me. The sun and the half breeds and, by Jove, most of all the blamed bugs hare got on my nerves. 1 may be as bad ss a girl, but I admit that I would like to go back where I eould sleep without wondering If a cen tlped or half a dosen of those long legged spiders were going to snuggle up to me -before morning. Let's go home, Wally." Wallace's gray eyes stared steadily out the door. "Bob," he said slowly, "yon dont know anything about home sickness compared with what I could tell you. But I tell you right here, SHI CKSTEPED HAD BTOPFfcU IX HWVLS OF WALLACE'S CHEfcl. once for all, I'm not going borne until Alice sends for me. You can Co as you jilease." Bob turned Lis pillow over, looked ut his watch and then said: "Well, I've told you before tbat I thought you and Alice were a couple of chumps to Jet a luhiuuderstundliig about a waltz break your engagement, and I've told Alice so, I don't cure if she is my sister. But it's your affair. And you know that homeslcknws or no homesickness, I'll stick by the mine ax lung as you do." ., "But," -Wallace coutiuued, exactly as yf Bub had not spoki-n, "this is a God forsaken country. When you get out on the desert, with nothing but loue sonienefts all around you, I tell you say, Bob, do you remember that willow tree down by Acker's? I'll bet there ' will be forty kids down there before school this morning getting ' whistle ticks. The bark is just right now. And, say, I'll bet, too, tbat every kid of them has a russet apple In his pocket to eat at recess. Nothing but russets leftnowr "Um," said Bob, "I've forgotten what an apple looks like. And about now we'd be teasing to wear a straw bat to school a cap gets so hot about noon and every time one of the kids runs Into another they rattle like gravel against a window pane." "Marbles!" said Wallace. "Do you ' remember the time that Mlbsy Jones .swallowed a 'stoney and the teacher Jcked him to bard for 'communicating with you that Mlbsy actually coughed S op? Gee! I haven't thought of that f2LirL-. And, the grass In the fss- POTS lip US Sl I 1 III 1 ! turel getting TeTrly7TndthT flltle fellows art wondering how many weeks It will bt before It wlU pay to eut school and go swimming. Say, Boh, do you remember" "Shut up, will you? growled Bob. "Haven't I enough to remember with out adding to the ltxt! Fay something pleasant now before we have to get up,' A alienee followed. After a few sec onds, without knowing why, Bob turn- ed and looked at his friend. Then, with a gasp of horror, he lay still aud stared. Wallace was lying with every muscle of his body rigid. Ills hands clutched either side of his cot, and beads of sweat stood on bis forehead, while with half raised head he atared down at his chest There, Its ugly brown body out lined against the flesh, was a centl ped slowly moving about on the white expanse, now forward, now back, now stopping, as If to wouder at the throb bing which vaguely disturbed It Nel ther man stirred or uttered a sound. The natives had told them that when fright' tned the centlped digs In Its claws for support and that thus the victim Itolsoned. .There waa no sound save the beavy breathing of Bob and the song with which the cook announced to the world: The llowor. the flower, JThe pretty pepper flower Lived and loved tn the un!a The centlped had stopped In the middle ot Wallace's chest Bob saw a sudden quiver run through Wallace's white lip, and then slowly the tremor was communicated to his entire body. "What can ! do? Oh, what can do?" he thought Then very deliberately the centlped began to move. Carefully, as If each of Its myriad legs must be exactly planted, it traveled. Inch by Inch, across Wallace's body and then, like lightning, dropped to the floor. Slmul taneously Bob was upon It with s heavy boot aud its ugly length of loathsomeness was gathered to Its fa there. Then, without a word. Bob handed Wallace a dipper of water, which the man took with trembling hand and chattering teeth. Breathing hard, he lay white and limp for a few moments. Then he rose, pulled on his clothes and, deliberately walking over to the wall, began to take down the garments hanging there and to throw them Into a suit case. "That will be about all for me," he said. "I made up my mind that If that thing ever got off me I was going home, where bugs are less affectionate. You can do as you please. I am going home to Alice." And he jammed a rid Ing boot in on top of a heap of writing paper. Bob watched him with a half grin. "Me, too, Pete," he said. He walked to the door and called to Pedro to har ness the bronchos. "A centlped Is a bold, bad bug," he continued, "but It wouldn't aurprlse me If Alice acaulred a weakness for it" Then he, too, began to pack a suit case. ' Coughing Spell Cansefl Death. "Harry Duckwell, sged 25 years chok ed to death early yesterday morning at his home, in the presence of bis wife and child. He contracted a slight cold a few days sgo and paid but little at tention to it. Yesterday morning he was seized with a fit of coughing which con tinued for some time. His wife sent for a physician but before he could ar nve another coughing spell came on and Duckwell died from suffocation St. Louis Globe Democrat, Dec. 1st, 1901:" Ballard's Ilorehound Syrup would have saved his life, 25c, 50c and $1.00. Sold by Hart's drug store. n Accented Speech. It was in 1847, when the Free Soil state convention was held at Herki mer. There was a great gathering of Tree Soli Democrats and abolitionists. In the ballroom of the hotel It wa culled a tavern lu those days before the opening ot the convention were gathered the leaders, who were con structing the new party platform, slat ing the officers and committees and doing other preliminary work. In a chair tilted agalnitt the wall was Prince John Van Burcn running over the munuscript of the great speech be was to de liver. Occasionally he arrest ed the work of his associates with an Invitation to listen to a paragrapl which he considered especially good Ms readings each time produced laugh ter and applause. Finally he read a passage which excited shouts of laugh ter and applause. When this had died away somebody said, "John, you ought to have that part printed In italics." Prince John affected surprise at the suggestion. "Gentlemen," he said, "I want you to understand that this flpeech Is all Italic!" Torture of a Preacher. The story of the torture of Rev. O. D. Moore, pastor of the Baptist church of narpersville, N. Y, will Interest you. He says: "I suffered agonies, because of a persistent cough, resulting from tn grip. I had to sleep sitting up in bed. I tried many remedies, without relief, until I took Dr. Ring's New Discovery for Consfcimptlon, Coughs and Colds, which entirely cured my cough, and saved me from eonsumption.MA grand cure for diseased conditions of Throat and Lungs. ' At Che. Rogers druggist; price 50o and $1.00,' guaranteed. Trial bottle free. , OS OS OS os Pl7 HELP WANTED. LEARN "iLBORAFHT AND S. R AooounLing. 150 to $500 a month sal try assured our graduate under' Wyl Our tlx schools the largest U America sad endorsed by all Railroads. Write tor catalogue. MORSE SCHOOL 07 TELEGRAPHY, Cincinnati, O Buffalo, SI. Y, AtlaaU, Go, La Crosse, Wla, Tax utaaa, Tex Sax Francisco, Gal WANTED A POSITION FOR LIGHT, inside work, willing to learn. Twenty year of age. Addre Chas, Laraen, Bay Center, Washington. FURNISHED ROOMS WAKTED. WANTED-Rv man and wife, 2 or 3 nicely furnished rooms. Impure at Atorian office. ' . FOR REST FURKISHED ROOMS. BOARD AND ROOMS FOR SEVERAL parties can bt secured at tht Holdeo House, 9th aad Duant street. FOR; RENT NICELY FURNISHED room with stoves; also housekeeping rooms very reasonable. 578 Commercial street, Shanahan building. FOR RENT-FOUR UNFURNISHED rooms for housekeeping. Man and wife preferred. Cheap rent to right parties, 1061 Thirty-fourth street. 1 FOR RENT THREE FURNISHED rooms for light houe keeping. No hidren. Enquire 472 Commercial street FOR SALE. FOR SALE-SECOND-HAND 7 COL- umn newspaper outfit; complett ex jept press; cheap. Inquire at this of dee. LOST AND FOUND. LOST-IN STAR THEATRE, DIS- charge papers from Company "L." Twenty-Third infantry, U. S. A., Finder please leave at this office and receive reward. FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS. 1 r SECOND HAND DONKEY ENGINES for sale, suitabls for logging and hoisting purposes. For description and price apply to 7. D. Enettaer, Astoria, Oregon. FOR SALE CHEAP HORSE, BUG gy and harness. Inquire Astorian of ice. HUSIC TEACHER. MANDOLIN LESSONS GIVEN-MRS, C. D. Stewart, 127 Seventh street EMBROIDERY LESSONS GIVEN LESSONS IN nARDANOER EM broidery i given by Mrs. Julius Erickion, C3 West Bond street, Astoria, for 25 cent per hour. The Astoria Restaurant. GOOD, CLEAN MEALS EXCELLENT SERVICE OPEN ALL NIGHT 399 Bond St., cor. Ninth AT SEASIDE THE M0RNING ASTORIAN -X Is on Sale at LEWIS k CO.S DRUG STORE MORRISON & GREENBACK'S CICAft STORE. i ; jyj 48 Hours i 1 1 itfi-i the nameSV Btuiart dfmmtftfnh.1 ' BET In Situations Wanted Advertisements Inserted Twice Without Charge. BUSINESS DIRECTORY 7 RESTAURANTS. GUM VAH CO. Restaurant 17I Aitor St - Astoria, Ore. Noodle aol Chop All kinds of meals. Saty. TOES POINT OYSTER HOUSE. Eastern and Sboalwater Bay Oyster Steaks, Chops, Eta. Open day tad night 11th St, aaxt to Scully' cigar store FIRST-CLASSnMEAL tor 15c; nice cake, coffee, pie, or eipughnuts, 5c, at U. S. Restaur ant. 434 Bond St BEST 15 CENT MEAL. You can always find the beet 15-cent meal in the city at the Rising Sun Restaurant 612 CommercialSt. LAUNDRIES. The Troy Laundry The only white labor laundry In the o!ty. Dos the best work at rtssonabl price and I In vry way worthy of your patronage. 10th and DUANE Sta PhM 1991. GARDENING. TOTTED PLANTS AND FLOWERS for sale Experienced gardening and job work of all kinds don on short notice Address order to X. C, care Attoris n Office. WOOD YARDS. WOOD! WOOD! WCOD! Cord wood, mill wood, box wood, any kind of wood at lowest price. Kelly, tht transfer man. Then sigi Main, Ban oa Twelfth, opposlt opera bouse. TAILORING. E. MARTINSON Fine merchant tailoring, Room 5, over Cooper's store, K. of P. Building. As tori. FURNITURE. ROBINSON ft H1LDEBRAND Goodman Bldg. 688 Commsrelsl St U F.N ITU RE, Carpeta, Bedding, 8tova, Matting, Window Shadsa, LINOLEUM, Ete. BROKERAGE. C. J. TKENCIIARD Real Estate, Insursnoe, Commlsstor and Shipping. CUSTOM HOUSE BROKER. Offioe 133 Ninth Strsst, Next t Justios Office. ASTORIA. OREGON. , The Smith Premier is the simplest and strong est of all writing machines. It does better work, does it quiclcerlasts longer, and costs less in the long run than anv other type writing machine. It is The World's Best Typewriter . Ltt u tend yon our Cttl hook totting tlliboutk. Typewriter luppllc. Mf hin rented. Sttnognphm furnlihei. Th Smith Premier Typewriter Company 247 burlc bt, l'ortianu Ur. P u NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. Notice is hereby given that the an sua! meeting of th stockholders of the Astoria Klectrio Oomppany will b held at the ofBce of the comppany, Page Block, Atorla, Oregon ,on Monday the eighth,' day of January, 1000, at S o'clock, P, for'tW purpo of electing a board of directors, to serve during tht ensuing year, and for the transaction of such othr buines a nsy lawfully com before the nieeliug. C. -N. UIGGIN'S, STtary. Attoris, Oregon. TVvember IS. PROFESSIONAL CARD. PHYSICIANS. JAY TOTTLE, M. D. PBT8ICIAN AND 8UKOEON Acting Assistant larftoa U.I. Maria HoapltalHenrlee, OsSot hour: II to XI a.m. 1 to l:M pj 477 Commercial Street, tnd Floor. DR. J. P. GORAY, Specialist EYE, EAR, ' N03I AND TES0AT sos OrtfoaUa Building. PORTLAND .... OREGON 0STE0PATHI8TS. DR. RE0DA C. HICKS OSTEOPATH Office UanseU Did. Phone Black SOU 171 Commercial SU Astoria. Ore. DENTISTS. DR. T. L. BALL, DENTIST. , 624 Commercial St Astoria Oreeon. Dr. VAUGIIAN, Demist Pytbtan Building. Astoria, Oregon. Dr. W. 0. LOGAN DENTJB1 578 Commercial St-. Shanahan Boilding DR. C. W. BARR, Dentist, Manse'.! BuiMIng Telephone Hcl 30C1 Astoria. Oregon SEASIDE DIRECTORY. WINES AND LIQUORS. THE OEM An up to date rewrt for Oentleraen. Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigar. Civ us a call snd we'll do the rest. 0. E. HUNTER, Prop, Seaside, Or. 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