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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1906)
THURSDAY, HAkCH , net. (THE MORNING ASTOKIAN. ASTORIA. OREGON. ZEKE SHARP'S COMPROMISE Cy A. A. PATRICK vm K. c. iwii Mr. .Viri.wln lUkx wiu it wldow thut U In ii,V. .Ml', WIU had millered (h-iuUe fi.t cfTcU dl u tun limity iiir.il mi pencil cobbler, Ihu Ii-iivih liU i.Hii.', .MIi'iiikIii, iiiiiI bl tluiiithti I-, III lie Aliiiiiiilii, in live n hen) (In )' rnUlil nil' bin ii nt' In i ki'IK'I'uiih t . I f , Ullllll Mil lilt Wil l'(ltlpl'lllfd of till il, U hoc, II HJI.Illl', II lllll' llf Klltl'loU J M'H llllll lllll' llf IlllllHlM ', with kjiii dry repulriiiic fm mill ufi, Mr. ItllU therefore illil n it iliMiTt Li'i' nillluu, dill cnlilllillcil lit In nil over tin- Miixliiul) iiiiiI nib iiihI scrub fi urn iiii.ruliitf iiuiil uIkIiI. And nii tlm year nliii-l nwiiy, lirliiuliiil Mr". Miranda tn middle iiitu iiml clowning Mini Mi mini. I Willi Hip (lower nf awed autci-u I II' tlm mil "iliittiT" inlvHiillJ' fur Ii wui nii nit Hum lime lluil Ml Miniii'lii was thinking Mirliiifi,v nl iiiiiirliiiniiv, mill imtliliiK under the huh Iiml mIii Inii-Jimt aweet nuii'nii, 'llii' real rail"' nf her cogUatlona on mo Im iinrtiiiii ii miiiii'r wiin ti lie found In MEN AND WOMEN. I'm Hit U fr uaatlnrtl di. lux.liifUtiiiu.llc.m, Imuiien. or ul'-vrailun f Hutmui hitmlirimw. Palitlm, H'I Bui mIiIim (hi lit poltl.IH.Ui. NMI4 hf UraiiliK, or wnl In plain tapf, . OlfllOM, flltlti(, (I m ,.ri h-.tilnU ft. ClfrUlif (tint uU laUMt 0 SPICES, q COFFEE,TEA, BAKING POWDER, FLCRIKO EXTRACTS AMuUPurihr, flrvMJFIiYor, CL05SET&DEYER5 f PORTLAND, OREGON. ' r UUIMIM W F '1 iMMlt ImutiUm, KiT I mm Cm itiCa. tcitiiii.n M flit peraon of one ,i'k 'Hharp, n mini mannered, enay koIiik widower with olx children, Zcke win not t)tmleii!',I with "TOO HHUKK W(ll'l,I KILL TIIK l'lA('K," I'ONTIKt'Kli ZI'UB. Intellect, It Will I'VI'll Nllpposcd )' 111 lii'lgblKirn !lit lie wa entirely Innocent of having iiuy of Unit great force hid den iiliinit hi anatomy. Till, however, iitntifml not, for lit pa i court to Ml Miranda with an HNNl(llllt)' tlllll WUH marvelous, Illllllll It wim often only after clear ami cm plmiii' I nt linn tloiiw from M 1 1. ItilkH, who ImiUi-U llinll liU HllflitliillH to licr (Jntilili'r wlili citri'iiiv mirii, tlial It took lilinm-lf off. I'm r wiu 11. iIioiikIi, from Mr. Klnirp'n llllfiilliinn to Im (IIniiiiiIiiI unil forgot ton In miiiIi n mmini-r, fur I in Invurlnbly rciiiniiil (lie mt ! to rcimw bin wimiIiikh with liii'ii'iuiil fervor. TIiIk Klnli- of iilTiilrn ronlluiiiil for moiih1 time. At liut Mm. Hllki Kfi'w mn(ili'lmu. TIiit' wiu h liirkltitf fmir In Iter nilml tluil Ilii tuMoclitllnii of eke h tut Minn Mlmnilit wiin more coiiKeiilul t hit it nlit Iiml ticllevetl. or, fur tlint intttter, iiion tint n thpy hml rami to rpvenl, To verify tlunf MUNplrloim Mr. Kllk rnwonceil hewlf Im'IiIikI door near whero the couple nut In order that abe inlulit th letter catch th drift of tlwlr ciitivermitloii. Whit mIia beard aatlaflcd ber lryonil quciitlon that alio bad ur liiUwl corrrrtly. Willi much dlatch, thcreforo, aim act aIU' the waahtuli, dtmiied tho fire under the kettle with ay iin The Astorian Wants 500 New Subscribers And in Order to Do This the Price Has Been J Keauce Be Loyal to Your Town and Begin the New Year by Taking Astoria's Greatest Paper, The Astorian DELIVERED BY CARRIER TO ANY PART OPTHE CITY FOR 6B CENTS water ami, donning her tMt frock, hur ried to the offlco of the county clerk, where, with a Ion if pointed finger, he warned that ifeiiilcmaii not to be "glr In' of any Ucetiaea to Miranda lillka an' that rapacalllou Kek Hharp," Then aim returned home In a very coiuplnceit humor with beroelf forhav Inif forentalled the elop'ra. Hho wax hardly prepared, thouuh, for the conoe qtietit developmenta, and It wa wltb iiiucb aurpriae Hint ahe beraelf received vlalt from Zeke Hharp. Zck tappNl llifhtly on the front door. Mm. Itllka aimwered the knock and coldly Informed blm that "Mlran dy wasn't to home." "It lie you I wins a-wnntlii' to ace, anyway," r'poiidid 7-ke In a feeble voice. At Uila piece of new Mm. lillka' eyt'K widened pen-eptllily aa ahe re gnrdwl her caller for a moment. It waan't neceHaarj'. however, for her to Invite him In, for eke wiu already In and aeated. "I ahore wu, worry, Mlz lillka, 'cbuhc you wouldn't let me an' Mlrandy have them HcenKCK." And Zcke allied wearily. "I.lcmtaoa he 'f Mixed!" anapped Mra. Itllka. "ThlmtH air n coinlii' to a purly jiii kk when n man want to lope off with a gal 'tnln't more'u alxteen an' ain't never baked lireml tier alltrhcd a alllch, much, Icnm fended to a lioiife Jinn' full o' clilllern, like yon already Kt. Keenii 1 1 me you'd a -picked a wo iiiiiii a little iiIkIht yer owu ugf an' one what kinivv how ter do aoinetbln'," Here Mra, lt:lka amiMitlicd out a K'' incut on the l oiiliiK lionrd, took up m Iron iiml wo kwl ItidiiNtrlotiHly on rIic walled for Z !;e to reply. "That' Jc whar I come to ace yoi uliuf," n-pU - I the meek nut it . "Yo know If our . - ill wuz act mo an' rnndy could K'j ilowii t-j llorucf villi rn j:;t Hie fio n.nc.4. MJiMiiily'a i; jj-j'id g:l nn' lli'.uk a Ii m. of I: or, but -.lie';; : yoiiuy an' ilell'.-iiin-t.kc I'm nfcard kIicM ti lt act niin.'li t . by tiie i'!i!l!c:ii, ur, you Uli'HV 1 went h liiii'lio -iy lii.it'll be n Uiu.ber to Vw. I ill iii;;'.t o" you t tl:i i . .Mi. Ililba. Y.u: i you're a' i !i!j per uu' hmi !y 'notit t'tc li nm;', but I dli!i,'l a'po-e you'd ir.ri' to tnlic the 'ti.iiKUitllly." "I uei you never nxed me," retort cl Mr. Kills. "You aboro would 1111 the place," cor. tlntliHl Zekc "You're not inore'n thirty five"- "Jea' thirty-four, an' I irueia thoj ain't many w I in men that can gUamim' aa apry an' do ii much work aa me nel ther." fliuhed Mr. Bllka proudly. "If you wouldn't inlnd," went on Zeke, "we iiiIkIiI b well hitch up an' try double hnrucMH awhile anywaya." 'Vow .a.,u'r,. n-t.-i.'.'n' enae." declar HERE YOU 5 tlhie a ASSESS d From 1 tbo widow, "an"tbejr ain f no A-waatln' tlnie If we're goln' to git mar rled, I reckon that houw an' them clill lern air a-needln' attention bad 'nouRu now. 1 kiichh Mlrandy 'II ride n h(fi hoaa whin alio find we're apllced.'' Mra, Bilk flushed to the roota of bet hair. Again the work waa put aalde, again the beat frock wa donned, and again tbu widow vlnlted the county clerk' orllce, (til time accompanied by Mr Zcko Hharp. It wa the latter who ap piled for the lli.'euae for "Kzeklal Wiarj un' Mix Mlrandy Uilk." 'Jlie clerk ghiuced at Mm. Hllk and amlled. That ludy bluahcd and bung her bead, by which be Inferred that h bud with drawn her former objection, and "ji wrote out the llci'ime In which the hi dy'a mime appeared a Ml Mirandii itllka. If Mra. Jiilltn bud high hope of be Injf married it accond time they wen aooii to be ibiMbed to tin ground, for oi emerging from the office who ahoiilil the c itiplc cmouiiler but Mix Mlnimbi "Here'a them license;" fhoiiled Zcke aa In caught the girl by the arm, Mr. BIHn Htured nt Ihcni in aurpriae A luoiiieut Infer mIii' came neiir falntini: with amazement when the two and deiily vatii-'lfd around a corner. Slit wheeled about, and diulnil Into Uu clerk' olllce ukiiIii, where a atormy In terview twik place, "I'll have (lie law on you, air!" ahc railed. "I told you not to. b n-glcin them lleeiiio to Miraudy an' that acal awiig! Il'i told you mlz, an' you wrii 'cm fer her, you tarnul Ki-oundrel, yon" "lie wild Mi Miranda," protested the clerk an I e dodged behind a table. Not. far away the deciunpliig panic were Htaiiilinj; before a minister, win. bud comiiiiiudetl them to "Join right band." "You lie!" Keren ined the widow. "11 eald mi.!" And lie uiiiile a dive aftei the retreating otHclal. Not far ii way the minlatcr wild, "1 pronounce you man and wife." Aa Zcko and hi bride dew-ended tin front atep of the paruiuge they mum have beard aounda, which aarae em anated from the office, where tho Irate Mra. Itllka waa atrenuoualy endeavor lng lo lay her handa on the clerk who made a tntatake. Ecxema, Tetter, Salt Rhenm, Itch, Ring Worm, Herpes, Barbers' Itch. All of these diieases are attended by intense itching, which ia almst instant ly relieved by applying Chamberlain's Salve and by ita continued use a per manent cure may be fleeted. It has in fact, cured many cases that had re sisted all other tretment. Price 25c pep box. For ale by Frank Hart and leading druggists. sHqpi&h MomUlhi 5c to 5c a SbaSS SKI'i III Impossible io Get Employment, as Face and Body Were Covered With Itching Sores Scratched Till Flesh Was Raw Spent Hun dreds of Dollars on Doctors and Hospitals and Grew Worse CURED BY CUTICURA IN FIVE WEEKS "Since the year J 80 4 I have been troubled with a very had case, of eczema which I have cx-nt hundreds ot dollar trying to dire, and I wen t to the hospital, but they failed to cure me and it wiw getting wone nil the time. Five weeks ago my wife Ixought a box of x i "s. iUiicura iimir ytnent and one J A 4, '"'e f Cuticura 1 vl Soap, and I am plea.-d to say that I am now completely cured and well. "It wa,i impossible for me to get employment, iw my face, head, and body were covered with it. The eczema, first npjK-arcd on the top of my head, and it bad worked all the way around down the back of my neck and around to my throat, down my body and around the hips. 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