THE MOKNING, ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JUNE ao, ijofl. 8 The Passing Of Romance By W. Crawford Sherlock CopvityM, J, by BttttHr Httuk "John, 1 think It Is Just dreadful." "What Is that. MaryT Mr. Atkins laid down his paper with an ill sup pressed sigh ami turned to his wife, who was busily sewing on the opposite lide of the table. "There you are again, Johu," return ed Mrs. Atkins Impatiently. "Frown ing like a thunder cloud Just because I dared to interrupt, your reading that evening paper. It's always the same thing. You have become as settled in your ways as if you were sixty. Now, I think it is dreadful to let ourselves get that way when we've only been married fifteen years." "What would you suggest, dear?" asked her husband, feeling that the only possible hope he had of resuming bis paper lay In mild methods. "I have een under the Impression that we srere rather a model couple." "Why, we've lost all the romance of life," retorted his wife. "When we first Inet, and even after we were married, we used to take nice long walks and drlvea or go to the theater often. Now we don't do anything but sit around In the evenings, you reading your paper and I sewing until bedtime. It Is sot right." Mr. Atkins did not reply, neither did be resume his paper. His wife's re marks had awakened memories of pleasant days of long ago, yet, pleas ant as those days had been, the present life suited him better., He loved his home. To him It was the oasis where be could come after a strenuous day In the desert of business life. The quiet smoke and the evening paper after supper, when the children were snug In bed, were sources of keen enjoy ment Being a Just man, however, he began to consider the other side of the question. His wife had strenuous days, too, In the home, yet evenings brought no change to her, as it did to him. No wonder she yearned for the romance of former days. She must have some re lief from the dull monotony of borne life, and he resolved to see to it Accordingly the next morning Mr. Atkins purchased tickets for the nlgbt performance at the theater. Mrs. At kins just bubbled over with Joy at the EX CLCKQ TO BB HUSBAND'S ARM AS I HEY WALKED DOWN THE STBIKT. prospect and became quite girlith as she prepared for the unusual occasion. She clung to her husband's arm as they walked down the street and nestled close to him in the car. The fifteen years of married life were forgotten. The four little Atkinses, slumbering peacefully at home, faded away for the first time iu their short lives from their mother's thoughts. Once again was was a blushing girl seated by her lover's side. The first act of the play was finished, and Mrs. Atkins still dreamed. The: a horrible thought forced itself upon her. In her hurry to dress she had for gotten to give Tommy his medicine. The boy had been sick, and the doctor had told her on no account to fail to give the usual dose at night. This was enough. A crowd of thoughts of house hold carta surged upon her mind. Was little Mary covered up or had she thrown her covers off and the careless nurse failed to replace them' Had she placed the douh iu a warm spot eo that It would be light enough in the morning to bake? Had the butcher brought the meat for breakfast and the grocer sent the coffee? She could not remember anything pertaining to her home; she had been so flurried in pre paring for the theater. Romance tied for the time being at least. Mrs. Atkins became once more the mother and the housewife. Upon the plea of a headache she whispered her wish to return home, and her hus band, weary of the play and hungry for his cigar and a glance at the even ing paper, willingly accompanied her. The following afternoon, in pursu ance of his plan, Mr. Atkins hired a horse and buggy to take his wife out for a drive. Mrs. Atkins, having been previously advised of the arrangement, tiad so provided for her household du ties and the care of the children that no perturbation of mind could possi bly arise on those scores. With a buoyant heart she got into the bug gy and they drove to the park. Mrs. Atfcli.is. feJt that nothing could possibly mir the eujoytuett of ttiTTVvQslo: but she again reckoned without bs host. Time, those fifteen years, bad changed ber from a sleuder girl to rather stout woman, aud John had like wise develop! luto a very corpulent rsou. The seat of lb bum' was too small for the full eujoynieut of the trip. In deed, it hoou lieeatne simply torture to Mrs. Atkius as they jolted over some rotiKli places. "Johu, 1 cau't staud this any longer, she groaned as the buggy went over bowlder lylug iu the road on her bus baud's side, and his weight pressed bet agalust the side Ixtr of the vehicle st forcibly that she felt sure her hip was dislocated. "It's pretty rough." assented Mr. At kins, who was equally as unevmiforta ble. "Let me slip back, and you sll on the edge of the seat. That'll glv us more room." This arrangement did fairly well fot a time until Mrs. Atkins, sitting bolt upright, without uuy support for her back, began to feel the effects of he strained ositlou. Her husband, think lug only of the days of long ago, placed his disengaged arm around her walsl to supiwrt her, but his wife decidedly objected. "It is broad daylight, John," she de- murred. "What would people think It they saw us driving In the park In such a way 1 You forget we are old married people." "That's what I thought you wanted to forget, Mary," observed ber bus band, rather relishing the' turn affair bad taken. "So 1 do." returned Mrs. Atkins se verely, "but you know I never allowed you to put your arm around me when any oue was present. I think we bad better go home." As they turned into the road that led homeward they noticed a mass of dark clouds that bad gathered In the west Mr. Atkius applied the whip freely but the liveryman bad selected a horse suitable for the use of a middle aged couple, and all the efforts at fast drtv Ing were in vain. The big drops began to fall, and then the storm broke In all its fury. They were a mile away from shelter, and Mrs. Atkins would not let her husband drive beneath the over hanging branches of a tree for fear of lightning. The rubber laprobe and the side and back curtains had been for gotten by the man who harnessed up the team. The result was unpleasant, A limp, disconsolate couple alighted at the Atkins borne Just as the storm broke and the sun streamed forth again. "Mary." said Mr. Atkins the next morning at the breakfast table, "we've tried the theater and the driving, but they didn't seem to bring as keen en joyment as they did In yean past This evening we'll take a nice, long walk and see bow that works." "Indeed we wont," declared his wife stifling a groan as a twinge of rheu matism made its presence known. "I've bad enough, thank yon, and, In future, Intend to conduct myself as s woman of forty should do. No more playing I'm young and giddy again for me." "Thank God," returned Mr. Atkins, fervently and piously. "I'm pretty stiff myself from that ducking I got last nlgbt, but I was de termined to get romantic again if I could." Accepted. Collector Are you going to pay thi bill within the next few days or nev er? Debtor Well, It's mighty nice of you to give me my choice, old man. I'll make It never. Cleveland Leader. Strong;. Slllimug There is as much strength In an egg as In a pound of meat. Gotabug I should say so. I've smell ed eggs that had more strength than a hundred pounds of leef. Pittsburg Gazette. HI Enjoyment. "Do you feel benefited by mingling in fashionable society?" "In a way," answered Mr. Cumrox. "It makes me epprecitte my home." Washington Star. WOOD YARDS. DRY MILL WOOD. ALL KINDS OF WOOD BOX WOOD from Humes Mill a specialty. Ben Ekoos. Tel. Black 2436. 1828 38th street. WOOD! WOOD! WCOD! Cord wood, mill wood, box wood, any kind of wood 1 1 lowest prices. Kelly, the transfer man. 'Phone aiox Main, Barn on Twelfth, opposite opera house. BAMBOO FURNITURE PAPER RACKS. TABLES, STANDS. CHAIRS. ETC., HAND MADE, ELEGANTLY FINISHED. Yokohama Bazaar 626 Commercial Street, Astoria OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THE ou r f The supplying of any want that may arise iu domestic or ' commercial life may be readily and quickly accomplished at a nominal cost by the publication of the want in the " Want Ad." columns of the Morning Astorian. A necessity which may arise for buying or selling horses, . carriages, furuiture, pianos, real estate, sewing machines, bicy cles, safes, watches, jewelry, typewriters, or thousands of other articles, can be met at once by the insertion of a suitable adver tisement in the morning Astorion. To secure help cf any sort, or situation of any kind, to find lost articles, to secure board or boarders, lodging or lodgers, borrow money, obtain any kind of security; any of these wants may be supplied by using the "Want" columns of The Morning Astorian. Rates For Classified or "Want" Advertisements ONE INSERTION ONE CENT A WORD THREE LINES THREE DAYS, 30 CENTS Count Six Words to a Una. so Cents a line a wesk. "SITUATION WANTED" For the benefit of persons out of employment, ads under the bead of "Situa tion Wanted " will be printed three days free of charge. COOOOOOOCCOOOOOOOOOOOOCttOC)OOOOOOOOOC)000000 WANTED. WANTED 100 LBS. CLEAN RAGS. Address "C," Astorian Office. WANTED FURNISHED HOUSE OR suit of housekeeping room for the summer. Address, .Manager, warren Packing Co. 617-tf. LOST AND FOUND. LOST BROWN BEAD PURSE; FIND- er enquire Astorian Office. LOST A SMALL MESH GILL-NET j new; between Miller Sands and Jetty, on Tuesday morning last; belongs to Nick Kereage, Pillar Rock Cannery. Reward, $10. 612-lwk. MUSIC TEACHES. WANTED -THREE MUSIC PUPILS. Inquire at Astorian office. MANDOLIN LESSONS GIVEN MRS. C. D. Stewart, 127 Seventh street HELP WANTED. BRANCH MANAGERS WANTED; 120 cash weekly; live at home; experience unnecessary; no canvassing; enclose stamp for particulars. Aluminum Hanger Co, Chatfleld, Minn. C-5-3M. BOARDING. NICE ROOMS AND BOARD FOR GEN- tiemaa and wife or single. Enquire Astorian Office. 4-25 tf FOR SALE. FOR SALE FURNITURE, STOVES, stationery, novelties, at your own price, iorcea 10 quit Business on ovm inst. Astoria Cora. & Auction Co., 365 Commercial street. FOR SALE NINE HOUSEKEEPING and furnished rooms; centrally locat ed; for sale cheap; rent $15. Inquire "4 Commercial street. 6-20-7t. NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS FOR CLEARING LAND. Bids are hereby asked by the Astoria Water Commission. First: For slashing and burning the bruch and standing timber on about eleven acres of land. Second: For clearing said land of all brush, trees, logs and stumps and burn ing same. Bids to be filed with clerk of the Water Commission at City Hall by noon, June 23, 1906. Proposals to be accompanied by certi fied check of 5 per cent of amount of bid. Plans and specifications may be procured at superintendent's office. Right is reserved to reject any and all bids. 0. W. LOUNSBERRY, Clerk. 10-2wks. PROPOSALS WANTED, Treasury Department, office of the Public Health and Marine Hospital Ser vice, June 19. 1900. Sealed proposals ill be received at this office until noon of June 26, 1906, to furnish miscellan eous supplies for use of the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service at Columbia River Quarantine, Astoria, Oregon, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907. Schedules and further information may be obtained upon ap- MORNING ASTORIAN plication to the undersigned. FRANK H. McKKOX, Atftistant Surwon. P. II. and M. H. S. In command of Columbia Itiver Quar untiiiB Station. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. CHAS. H. ABERCROMBIE, Attorney -at-Law. General Practitioner. Notary Public. Rooms 35-30 Phone Main 2051. Page Block. Cor. Commercial & 12th St. 08TE0PATHI8T1. DR. RH0DA C. BICES OSTEOPATH Office Uanseb Bid. Pbone Black 1011 171 Commercial 8t, Astoria, Ore. DENTISTS, DR. T. L. BALL, DENTIST. G24 Commercial St Astoria Oreson. Dr. VAUGHAN, Dextist Pythian Building, Astoria. Oregon. Dr. W. C. LOGAN DENTIST 78 Commercial St., Bhanaban Building BUSINESS DIRECTORY HOTELS HOTEL PORTLAND Finest Hotel In the North wset . PORTLAND, ORE. LAUNDRIE8. The Troy Laundry The only white labor laundry In th city. Doss the best work at rsasonabls prioes and la In every way worthy of your patronage. 10th and DUANE its, Phene 1M1. RE8TAUPANT8. Mon Fong' Restaurant Noodles and Chop Suey, MEALS OF ALL KINDS OPEN DAY AND NIGHT 74 EIGHTH STREET FIRST-CLASS MEAL for 15c; nice cake, coffee, pie, or doughnuts, 5c, at tl. S. Restaur ant. 434 Bond St. BEST 15 CENT MEAL. You can always find the best 15-cent meal in the city at the Rising Sun Restaurant. 612 OommercialSt. lEi ill HOUSE MOVERS. FREDRECKSON BROS.-Ws mska a specialty of house moving, carpenters, contractors, general jobbing; prompt at tention to sll orders. Corner Tenth and WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. New La Tosca a3 ASTOR STREET. I. N. VANCIL & CO, CHOICE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Furnished Rooms, Day or Nlgbt LOGGERS' HOME. ASTORIA, OREGON. Eagle Concert Hall 320 Astor St. The leading amusement bouse. P. A. PETERSON, Prop Agency for Edison Phonographs and Gold Moulded Records. THE SAVOY Popular Concert Hall. Good music. All are wsloome. nsr Seventh and Astor. Cor I 41S BOND ST ASTORIA, OREGON Carries the Finest Line tf Wines, Liquors and Cigars CALL AND SEE US CITY NOTICES. NOTICE, Notice is hereby givon that the Com mon Council of the City of Astoria has declared its determination and intention to improve Crawl avenue, from tho west linn of Eleventh Ktrect to the cast line of Sixth street on. the established grade thereof, and to the full width thereof, Said improvement shall be made by grading said street to the full width thereof, and to the established grade and by constructing sidewalks 8 feet wide on both sides of said street, and by macadamizing said street from curb to curb, with crushed rock to the depth of 9 niches with the construction of gutters on each side of the street. All material used shall be good, sound red or yellow fir or lumber, and the dock ing on the sidewalks shall be two-Inch lumber. , In matters of detail said improvement shall lm constructed according to the plans and .specifications therefor to be after provided and general ordinance No, 1001 and any matter of construction and prepared by the City Surveyor as herein drainnge found necessary to maks the improvement safe or substantial shall be done by the contractor, whether sped- ri) Ml I S s fled or not, without exlrt ohargt. The City Surveyor hss been directed . to make and file with ths Auditor and'1 Police .Indue of the City of Astoria, plaits snd pirlll.-atloiv4 for the construction of sit Id Improvement and estimates of ths costs and erpenses thereof, That, the oost snd expenses of con struetlng mid Improvement shall he ! frayed by special aflii.ent upon th lot, lands and premises benefitted by ths same which said lots, land and pjemlsri sr Included In the special assessment district Including sll lots, lands and prem ises so benrfltti'd towltt Lots 5, fl, 7 and 8 In each of block 71, 72, 73. 74 and 7A, snd lots 1, 2, 8 and 4 In each of blocks 8(1. 87, 88, 80, 00 all In that part of the City of Atorla as laid out snd recorded by John McClurs. snd extended by Cyrus Olney In Clatsop County, f?tuti of Orejjon. OI.OK ANDERSON. Auditor snd Police Judge of the City of Astoria. NOTICE. Notice U hereby given that the Com mon Council of 1 ho City of Astoria hss declared its determination and Intention to lmpiiM Eleventh ntrn.'t from the south lino of Franklin avenue to the north line of Hit ri loon avenue. Said Improvement lmll ! made bv grading suld tr.to the rstaMUIied grade with a tib-grt'i of 0 inches below th established gisd, with a 12-Inch crow n from curb to curb. and by constructing cement sidewalks on both shies of the street, five feet in width, with a 0-Inch cement curb, snd Hist a two'foot park spice between th property line and the outer edge of the sidewalk, and with a park space of three feet ln-tween the Inner edge of the sidewalks and the lnnT edge of the eurli, and by filling In snd maeadamlni said street from gutter to gutter with crushed rock to the depth of 9 Inches, with a 12-Inch crown In the center. In mutters of detail said improvement shall be constructed according to the plnns and specifications therefor to be prepared by the Cltp Surveyor as here intnfter provided anil general ordinance No, 1901 snd sny matter of construction and drainsgo found neeesary to make the Improvement safe or substantial shall be done by the contractor whether specified or not, without extra charge. The City Surveyor has been directed to make and file with the Auditor snd Police Judge of the City of Astoria, plans and specifications for the construc tion of ssld Improvement snd sstlmstet of the costs and expenses thereof. Thst the costs snd expenses of con structing Mid improvement shall be de frayed by special assessment upon the lots, lands and premises benefitted by the same which said lots, lends and premises are included in the special as sessment district Including sll lots, lands snd remise so benefitted to-wlti Lots 1. 2, 3, 12. 13 snd 14. and W. 12 of lot 4. and W. 12 of lot 11 all In block 70; lots 1 2, 3. 12. 13. 14, W, 1-t of lot 4. and W. 12 of lot 11 In block 91; lots 3. 4. 8 and 0 in block 71, and lots 3. 4, 5 snd fl in block 00, sll in thst part of the City of Astoria, a laid out snd recorded by .Tohn McClure snd extended by Cyrus Olney, in Clatsop County, State of Oregon. OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the Com- n ,t - t t nti . . i -. I 1 i mon MMincu 01 me Viiy 01 maris nns j declared Its determination and Intention y to improve Kensington avenue, from a point 10 feet east of the center line of Eighth stret to the west line of Eleventh street, excepting the south half of the street between Eighth and Ninth streets. Said Improvement shall bo mnd by grad ing said street to the established grade to the width of 25 feet through the cen ter thereof. In maters of detail said improve ment shall be constructed according to the plans and peclficatlons therefor to be prepared by the City Surveyor as hereinafter: provided and genersl ordi nance No. lflOl and any matter of con struction and drainnge found necessary to make the improvement safe or sub stantial shall be done by the contractor whether specified or not, without extra charge. Tho City Surveyor has been directed to make and file with the Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria plnns and specifications for the construction of said improvement and estimates of the costs and expenses thereof. That the costs and expenses of con structing said improvement shall be de frayed by special assessment upon the lots, lands and promises b'cnofltted by the same, which said lots, lands and premlses'are included in the special as sessment district including all lots, lands and. premises so benefitted to-wlt,., j ', ; Lots 6, 6, 7 and 8 In block 120; lots 5, 0, 7 and 8 In block 119, lots 5. 6. 7 and 8 in block 118; lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 In block 137, and lobs 1, 2, 3 and 4 In block 136. all in that part of the City of Astoria, a,s laid out and recorded by John Me- Glure'and extended by'. Cyrus Olney, In Clatsop County, State of Oregon, . OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor arid Police Judge ofthe City of Astoria,