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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1906)
SUNDAY, JULY i, 1906. THE MOIWIflJ OTPPtf .1 , ' PORTLAND MARKETS Latest Quotations In the Portland Markets Completa Market Itpotti CorncttA E Day Giving tha Wholesale Pricti vi CommodltUs, Turn Profluee go! Vega- Ublat. PORTLAND. Junn 20.-Front itnet fruit men fear a 1ioHk In trophnl and California fancy fruits. The nrrlvnU have ken very Wavy, but m Hit u maiul for shipping exeeed expectations fo rthe liolliUy trade, tinle the expree In reortl to the market will be alniot bare bfor the carload consignment arrive. This, however, may be crowing the brltltfo before coming to It. for order are plated for probably all the fruit needed, ami It may hhii In time to avert the threatened scarcity. . Rather full lot of cantaloupes are in stock, for the cool weather of the past two dayi ha Inlluemed buying to a considerable extent. The melon are for tunately In flrt fln hae, end dealer expert tok to be pretty well h-aud up before the danger point arrive. Prleo ia considered steady at M-50 a crate. Car lot of iiche, 'role and plum probably will be cominif along about the middle of n-xt week. Ko improvement It t ol ex-wted in apricots, and tha fmlt la hardly In sufficient quantity to maintain a quotation. Valley cherries of the Ring variety prevented a flue appearance on Recount of careful boxing and a good quality of the fruit. They are quoted at $1.10 to 1.23 per box. loganberries were ome tlffer In prlre thi. morning, with starting figure 91.33 per crate. The lierriea are in extra gtod demand. Eggi and Butter. There continue! to be a very good market for all concerned, in the egg market, prices being firm at 22o, which la considered reasonable to buyer and satisfactory to seller. In soma quarters a half cent is named on top of the gen erally accepted figure. Ranch egg are not coming in sufficiently to meet re quirements, but th light recrlpU are being augmented by the Eastern goods, that sell side by side with the local eggs. Ko Fortland storage eggs ar being with drawn, as far as could be learned. Butter Is firmer, though there era still very heavy receipt from usual sources of supply, and soma from quarters news to this trade previous to this year. Grain, Flour, Feed. Wheat-Walla Walla, 71o- Valley, 73cj blueitem. 74c 1 red. 70o. Oats White, 32 gray, $31, Corn Whole. 20.OOj cracked, $27.00 per ton. Barley Brewing, $24 feed, 123.75: rolled. f2520. Rye 11.50 per cwt. Buckwheat 130.00 per ton. Flour Hard wheat patent, 14.10; straight, $3.45) graham, $3.50; rye, $5.00; whole wheat flour. $3.75; Valley flour, $3.30(33.0(5 1 Dakota, $5.305.60j East ern rye, $3.40; rilUbury. $0.20; CorvaJHs.' 3.70. MilltuiTa Middling, $23.00(320.00; chop, $17; bran. $17(518; shorts, $13 10. Hay-Valley, timothy, 1112.50; Eastern Oregon, $15(317.50; clover, $8.50 0.00; cheat, $7.C08j alfalfa, $11. Grain bags Foreign and domestlo, 0 10c. Produce. Butter Country creamery, 18120c; eity creamery, 202Hoj dairy, U15cj store, 1314o; butter fat. 20c. Poultry Old roosters, D10c; hens, 1213c; fryers, 10217cj broilers, 14 16oj dressed chickens, 1314c; geese, TIDE TABLE, JUNE JUNE, 1906. High Water. Au M. iXm.lft. P. M. Date. h7m.ftT Friday 1 7:28 8:45 6.5 8:15 9:08 10:04 7.8 8.2 8.8 9.2 9.6 7.3 7.8 T.5 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.3 8.4 6.0 6.7 0.9 6.9 7.1 7.3 7.4 7.7 7.7 Saturday 2 6.0 6.7 6.0 SUNDAY . 0:55 Monday Tuesday 11:00 11:60 10:52 11:38 12:40 Wednesday , .... Thursday Friday Saturday a a a a 7.1 0:25 Mil 9.7 9.5 9.5 1:40 1:12 2:31 2:00 2:40 8:43 4:40 5:44 3:22 4:14 6:00 SUNDAY . ......10 9.1 Monday , 11 8.6 7.8 7.1 Tuesday 12 Wednesday 13 6:67 6:60 Thursday 14 Friday 15 6:65 6.0 6.3 7:44 8:35 8:07 9:15 Saturday 16 SUNDAY ..17 Monday 18 6.3 0:23! 10:17 11:10 6.3 6.4 10:10 10:501 Tuesday 10 Wednesday 20 Thursday 21 11:57 6.6 8.6 11:22 12:38 0:00 1.18 0:34 1:00! 1:45 2:25 s.e 8.6 8.6 8.4 8.1 1:63 2:30 P.rTTT . OA 8:07 3:43 Monday , 25 Tuesday 20 8:07! 8:65 4:23 Wednesday 27 7.6 5:07 Wednesday 27 3:65 7.6 6:07 Thursday 281 Friday , 29 4:501 5:64 6:63 7.8 7.9 6:64' Saturday' 30 7:10 6.3 7s87 8.1 live, 88lcj drefd, ll&Ulej turkeys, live, 141 16c 1 dressed, 10(J17cj ducks, old, 1012c; Spring ducks, 15ilcj pigeons, per down, $1.00(31.25; aquabs, Honey Dark, 0($llc; amber, 12 13o; fancy whIU, 14i16c, Cheese Young America, 13c; Oregon full cream, flat, U(fl2c. Egg Fresh Oregon ranch, 2122c. Frulti. Tropical fruits Bananas. 60 per lb; pineapples, $4.50(35 per dozen; lemons, fancy, $0; choice, $5g5.50j standard, $4.50 box; orsnges, fancy navels, $4(5 4.50; Med. sweets, $3.73(34.00 box; grape fruit, $4($4.30 crate; lime, 75e per 100, Domestlo fruit-Strawberries, local. 1.752.25 crate; apricots, ll.502 eratej peaches, $1(3125 box; pluma, 1.25 1.50 box; cherries, 7 5c lb 1.25 crates bulk, 4(S0o per lb; gooseberries, 67o lb; currants, 8?0c lb; red raspberries, 8(3 9o per lb) loganberries, $1.60 1.75 crat. Vegetables-, Potatoes Fancy, old, 40(C5c) ordi nary, in country, 40 50c j Jobbers' price, 50$05o per 100 lbj new, Ulfc per lb, Cabbage Per lb, li2cj cauliflower, I 1.25 per doten) asparagus, Walla Walla. $1.50 crate fancy local, 40045c per dotan hum-he 1 parsley, 2.1c dosen; hothouse lettuce, 50c $1.00 box; had, 25o dosen; spinach, 3(3 5c lb; cucumbers, local hothouse. 75c(J$1.00 dozen; .Cali fornia.' $1.40 box; artichokes. 00c per dosen; rhubarb, 3Pio lb; pea, 4(5' 5c; beans, 0(3I0cj garlic, 10c; red peppers, dry, 20(S23c; Chile, 20c lb; green onions, 12c dor.cn bunches; green corn, 40c doren; cantelouj, special, $1JS0(2; pony crate, afl.50rfr7j egg plant, 40c lb. Onlons-.ew California, red, IH He rot, 75c1.25; beet, $1.50(g2; radishes 12(?05o doren bunchet, Tomatoes-Mexican. $2Tt.2.25; Missis sippi. $2(2.23; local, 25c lb; Bumtm-r squash, $1.23 box. Fresh Meata and Fish. Fresh meats Veal, medium, 75 to 100 lt, 07c; 100 to 150 lbs, OCJe 150 to 200 lbs, 5(5e; 200 lb and over. 84c pork, 8g8Cj heavlc, 78cj beef, bulls, 3c; cows, 4c(551c; sUers, 8i6cj mut ton, medium sire, 7d"Cj large, 6,0cj Spring lambs, 8P.tf. Clams Hardshell, per box. $2.00; rsxor clam, $2 per box. , . Oytters Sboalwater Bay, .per gallon, $2.00; Olympia, per sack, $5.00; Eastern transplanted. $1.00 per 100. Fi"h Crsbs. per doien, $1.50; Shoal- water Bay oysters, per ' sack, $4.00; oytrs, gallon. $2.25; halibut 6c; black cod, 7c; bass, per lb, 20c ; herring, So; flounders 5c; catfish. 0c; silver smelt, 7c; shrimp, 10c; perch, 5c; sturgeon, 8c; 1 trout, 121c black bass, 25c; chlnook almon, Die; steelhead. 8c; shad, 4c. Sugar, sack basis Golden C $4.45; extra C, $4.55; powdered. $5.15; patent cube, $5.30; cane, D. O., $5.05; fruit sugar, $5.05; beet sugar, $5.85; C. 4 H. bbeet, $4.05; barrels, cwt. 10c; kegs, cwt, 25c; boxes, cwt, 60o advance over sack basis (less 1c lb if paid for In 13 days). Coffee Mocha 2428c; Java, fancy, 2832c; Java, good, 20(S24ej Java, or dinary. 1720c; Cost Rica, fancy, 18 20c; Costa Rica. good. 1218c; Ar- biickb-a, 10o per lb; Lion, 14lo per lb; Columbia coffee, 14tc; Salvador, 11( 15c, Rica Imperial Japan. Ko. 1. $5.05; Southern, Japan. 6jc; broken, 4c; head, fancy, 7c; head, choice, 61c, Salt Bales of 75-2, bale, $1.00; bales of 00-3. bale. $1.00; bales of 40 4s, bale. $1.00; bales of 15-10s, bale, $1.00; bags, 60c; fine, ton, $12.00; bags, 50 lb, genu ine Liverpool, ton, $18.00; begs, 50 lbs, i ground, 100s. ton, $9.00; R. S. V. P., 20 5 1b cartons, $2.25; R. S. V. P, 24 3 1b cartons, $1.75; Liverpool lump, ton. $19.50. Beans Small white, 4ic; large white, 31c; pink, 3Jc; bayou, 4ic; Limas, 01c; Mexican reds, 5c. Nuts-Walnuts, No. 1. soft shell, 17c; No. bhard shell, 10c; Chile, 13c; almonds, 1718c; filbert, 10c; Brazils, 10c; pe cans, 13113c; hickory, 8o; Virginia pea nuts, 0c 5 Jumbo Virginia peanuts, 8c; JUNE, 1906. Low Water. A. M. P. M. Date. h.m. j ft. h.m. ft. 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.0 2.7 2.9 8.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 1 aa 0.9 1.6 2.0 2.3 2.8 8.1 8.3 3.5 3.6 8.7 8.7 3.5 3.6 8.4 3.1 Friday . .. Saturday . SUNDAY . Monday . Tviesday . Wednesday Thursday . 1:301 3.01 1:37 2:44 3:47 4:43 6:38 6:30 7:20 8:13 0:17 2:45 2.3 1.6 0.0 0.2 0.8 1.3 1.4 1.3 0.0 0.4 0.2 3:50 4:40 5:43 6:33 7:23 Friday 8 Saturday , ...... 9 SUNDAY 10 Monday . ........11 Tuesday 12 WfidnesdRV 13 8:11 9:00 9:48 10:04 11:00 10:38 11:30 0:13 8.1 Thursday 14 Friday 15 Soturday 16 SUNDAY 17 1:18 2.8 1:16 2:22 2.41 2:10 3:24 2.1 8:12 4:08 4:20 1.5 1.0 Monday 18 6:07 5:48 4:67 6:41 Tuesday 10 0.51 Wednesday 20 6:25 0.1 6:22 Thursday . 211 7:001 0.2 6:68 Friday . .........22 Soiturdav . ......23 7:3-2 8:05 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.81 0.0 0.4 0.0 7:34 8:10 9:40 9:33 SUNDAY 24 8:38 Monday 25 9:13 9:51 Tuewlay 20 10:40 11:00 Wednesday , ....28 Thursday 28 10:32 11:15 Fridav 20 0:00 2.8 2.4 12:05 1.6 2.1 Saturday , ...... 80 1:12 1:05 Japanasa peanuts, 0c j chestnuts, Italian, 14c;' cocoanuU, dotcn, 8530Oc. Oliva oil California ,per gallon, $2.75; quarts, per case, dozen, $7.26) pints, 2 dozen, $8.60 1 i-plnte 4 dosen, $9. Flg-Whlte, lb, 67ej black, fl7c, Dates Golden, 601b boxes, 7c; Mb package, 8c; Fard, 15-lb boxes, $1.40 box. Candled peels Citron, 101b boxes, 25e lb; 6-lb boxes, 25c; lemon peel 101b boxes, 18o lb) 6-lb boxes, I6lc) oranga peel, 101b boxes, 15o lb; 51b boxes, 161c Provisions Hams, to size, 14lc; hams, plcnlo, IOJcj bacon, regular, 181c; bacon, fancy breakfast 20c: dry salt sides, lllcj backs dry salt, 11 l-4c. Pickled goods-Pickled pigs' feet. 1- barrels, $3; -barrels, $2.75; 15-lb kiU, $1.25; pickled tripe, 1 barrel, $5.00; J- barrels, $2.75; 15-lb kits. $1.25; pickled pig' tongues, i barrels, $0; i-barre!, $3; 15-lb kits. $1.50; pickled lambs' tongues, barrels. $9; I barrels, $5.50; 15-lb kits, $2.75. Sausage Portland hem, 18o per lb; minced ham, 10c; Summer .choice dry, I7c; bologna, long, 7c; weinerwurst, 10c; liver, 5c; pork, 9c; blood, 6c; head cheese, 121c; bologna sausage, link, 6c. Lard- Kettle-rendered; Tierces, 11 Jo tub, Hie; 50. Hie; 20s, lljc; 10, 12c ; 5, 12c; Standard pure, Tierces, 101c; tub Wlc; 60s, 101c; 20s, 10fc; 10s. 11c; 6s, 18io. Compound, Tierces, 71c; tubs, 7fe; 60, 7l ; 10s, 81c; 6s. 81c Canned aalmon Columbia River, 1-lb tails, 1.85; 21b tall, $2.60; fancy. Mb flats, $2.00; l ib fancy flats, $125) fancy Mb ovals, $2.75; Alaska tails, pink, 0Oc; red. $I.4.V; nominal, 2s, tall. $2.00. Cereal food Rolled oats cream, 001b sack, $7.00; lower grade. $5.50ig6.50; oatmeal, steel cut, 60-lb aacks, $3 bale; 10-lb sacks. $423 per bale; oatmeal (ground), 60-lb sacks. $7.60 par bale; 10 lb aacks, $4 per bale; split peas, $4.50 per 1001b Mck; 251b boxes, $1.25; pearl barley, $4.75 per 100 lbs; 25 -lb boxes. $125 per box; pastry flour, 10-lb sacks, $2.50 per bale. Oil Lead, Etc. Coal oil Pearl and astral oil cases. 10c per gallon; water whita oil, iron barrels, 131c; wood barrels, 161c; eocene oil. eases. 211c; elaina oiL cases, 271c; extra, star, cases, 221c; headlight oD osAea 21c; iron barrel, 15lc Benzine Sixty-three degrees, cases, 20c; Iron barrels, 151c Turpentine In cases, 86c; in wood barrels. 83c; ia iron barrels, 79c; in 10 case lots, 83c. Unseed oil Raw, 6-barre lots, 47c; 1 barrel lota, 48c; in esse, 53c Boiled. 5 barrel lot. 49o; l barrel lots 50c; In cases. 55c. Gasoline Stove gasoline, eaae, 24c; iron barrels, 19c; 80 degrees gasoline, cases, 33c; iron barrels or drums. 27c; 72 degrees cat, 26)c; iron barrels, 20c; angina distillate, Iron barrel, 9c. Lead Strictly pure whita lead and red lead in toa lot. 7C) 6001b lota, 8c; less than 600 lbs. 81c Wire nails present base at $2.60. Rope Pure Manila, 14c; standard, 131c; Sisal. 11c; Ma brand Sisal. 10c nop Choice, 1905. ll!bl2o; prima, 10llc Wool Valley 22 25c 5 Eastern Ore gon, 1322e as to shrinkage. Mohair Choice. 2830c Tallow Prime, per lb, 34cj No. 2 and grease, 22c. Feathers Geese, white, 3540c; geese, gray or mixed, 2530c; duck, white, 15 20c; duck mixed, 12 15c Cascara aagrada (Chlttlm bark) 2 4c Oregon grape root Per 100 lbs, $34. Bswx Good, clean and pure, 21 24o per lb. Hides Dry: No. 1, 16 lbs and up, per lb. 1810c; kip, No. 1, 1820o accord ing to size; dry salted bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; low grades, 23o per lb less; salted, steers, 60 lbs and tip, 10 lie; under 50 lbs. steers and cows, 910c; stags and bulls, 7c; kip, 15 to 30 lbs, 10c per lb; veal 10 to 14 lbs, He; calf, under 10 lbs, ll12c; green .unbelted, le per lb less; sheep skins, shearling No. 1 2530c; short wool, No. 1, 4060c each; medium wool, No. 1, $1.25(5:2 each; murrain pelts, 10 to 20 per cent less; horse hides, salted, $1.602.50, according to aire; dry, ac cording to size, $11.50; colts, 2550c each; Angora, wooled. 30clbl.60; goat, common, 1520o each. Seel Clover, red. per 100 lbs, $15.50; do mammoth red, $16.50; do Alsyke, $16.00; do white, $18.50; alfalfa, $15.00; timothy, $5.50; English rye, $8.00; Italian rye, $8.50; Kentucky bluegnass, $15.00; Bromus Inermis, $13.00; orchard gross, $14.75; red top, $12.00; vetchea, $3.50; field peas, $3.00. Building Material. Lime $1.60 per bbl; imported cement, $3.75 per bbl; California cement, $3.50 per bbl; wood fiber plaster, $14, net, per ton; plaster of Paris, $3 per bbl; plaster ing hair, 3c per lb; firebrick, $42.50 per M; fire clay, $20 per ton; metal lath. 1925o per yard. Common rough, per M, $13.00; di mension sizes, $12.00 14.00; sidewalk and street, $10.00 12.00; stepping, $30.0032.00; flooring, $15.0032.00; rustlo, $18.0028.00; ceiling, $18.00 28.00; f finishing. $18.0028.00; paving blooks, $14.00; laths, $2.002.25; cedar shingles, $2.10, ,.: EXPERIENCES OF THE SUBSTITUTE AGENT "Excuse me, no more railroading in mine," said the hungry reporter, a be tilted bis chair back and elevated his heel on the dk that the city editor wllcd Jii when he was there. "There are some ting in this world I'm not adapted for. That's one." The rent of the boys gathered around with exclamations of amazement and surprise, and he continued: "You see, I onne applied to a divlnlon superintendent for a job and was assured my application would be considered the very flrt vacancy that occurred. Then I waited. The nuupcnw was not espe cially trying to me, but I could see I was wearing on the friends with whom I was bowding corwlderably, "One day, however,the'caller,'the man that round up the trainmen when they are wanted to go out on a special, came around with a note requeuing me to call at.tbo superintendent's office. Of course I complied with the request, and was told they wanted me to act a assistant agent for a day or two at a place called lk-aufort, or something like that. "I w anted to knov if I w ould have time to go and park my grip, but they seemed to think such a delay would materially prejudice the prospects of the road, ao I grabbed the pass and made for the train, which I managed to caU-b after a brief but exciting chase. Then my 'grief,' as the railroad men call it, began. "'This train don't stop at Beaufort, voung feller,' said the conductor, as he pocketed my pas and proceeded calmly on his rounds. I would have liked to have aked him what I waa expected to do about it, but hi countenance was so stern and forbidding I did not dare. We were rapidly ncaring my destina tion, and somethig had to be done, so I Informed a brakeman of my predicament, and he very kindly ventured to a-k "Fatty Duff" to slow down a title at Beaufort and let me off. I presume he did so, yet if there was any reduction in the speed of the train it waa too alight for my unpracticed eye to detect The brakeman encouraged me, however, and as there appeared to be no other alterna tive, when we were nearly abreast of the platform, I let go and dropped. I did not light right away, but when I did land the concussion was something awful, and as I rolled over and over it seemed to me I mut have gathered up about all the splinters there were in that platform in different portion of my anatomy. I was still gyrating when the last car whizzed by. but I heard the "hind man's" timely warning: "Look out, young man; you'll tear your clothes!" It was a rickety station, the walla frecoed with mahed tomatoes. Empty chicken coop, fruit boxes, berry chests and watermelon rinda scattered about the platform exhaled a faded and de pressing odor, and the only visible indi cation of life or death were the swarms of flics buzzing drowisly in the hot sun shine. I picked my way to the office and presented my credentials to the agent, tall lank man with a long neck, care worn features, and a stiff hat that looked out of place in the midst of such rural surroundings. He was absorbed in a newspaper, and it was some time before he noticed me. At length, however, he threw down the paper, read my letter, and invited me to make myself at home. Then he unbosomed himself. 'I'm sick and tired of this business." he said. "The work's enough to kill a mule, but it's the injustice and lack of appreciation that makes me hot. You can't piek up a paper without seeing a lot of 'rot' about the heroism of loco motive engineers and the terrible re sponsibility that makes train dispatchers hump-shouldered before their time, but never a single, solitary word about sta tion agents. Why, to read the papers a person would think an engineer wont through life with his eye glued to the rail end a death grip on the reversing lever, and that the train dispatcher had to put in all his spare time sopping his head with hair vigor to keep from turn ing gray in a single night. But look at the facts. "Any track walker can tell you that an engineer is' asleep more than half the time when out on the line, and. that the only way to call hia attention to a slow flag or a stop signal is to heave a rock through the cab window, while as for the train dispatcher, we all know what he is a petty tyrant with an eight-hour trick whose most arduous duties consist in rawhiding us poor wretches out on the line, bulldozing us into sending him regular tribute of fruit, fresh eggs and butter. Heroism I Responsibility 1 Well, if it ain't enough to give a person a dis taste for strong drink!" And he disap peared in the direction of t saloon about half a mile down the road. When he returned he gave me an idea of my duties as assistant agent. , "You're familiar with the interstate tariffs and the transcontinental classifi cation, I suppose t" he said. I waa obliged to confess my ignorance. 'That's bad," he replied. "You better sit right down and familiarize yourself with them. You'll find 'em all in those files. Besides the tariffs there's 724 sup plement and 1,647 amendment, In ad dition to 2,286 circular that you should post up on. Then there's the special commodity rate and the modified rul ing applied to the different tariff and the new ruling there's 480 of them that have appeared since the last class ification was issued. After you get all those down pat, it would be well to de vote a little time to the local classifica tion and tariff learn terminal point and get the routing initrucion commit ted to memory. Hello! here's that freight coming at lat. Tell 'em there's nothing for 'em. I've got to go across the street and collect some bills you can check out any freight they've got." And he again withdrew. The conductor walked in and said: "Ask 'im if he'a got anything for No. 23." I put the question to the train dis patcher over the wire, and he answered "o," very plainly and distinctly. After a- while the train pulled out, and I was looking for the "oup thket" to report them, when the train dispatcher began calling the office. I answered and he said: "Get No. 23," 'They're gone." . "Stop 'em." "I say they've gone." "Fetch 'em back." "They're gone, I a " "Shut that key and go and bring that train back for orders!" I closed the key and wandered aimless ly out on the platform in the vague hope of seeing the agent or that something might happen. To my surprise I aaw that the freight had stopped at tb'e other end of the yard, about three-quarter of a mile nway. I could still hear the dis patcher calling, and knew by the viciou sound of the instrument that he was mad. Thoughts of collision and the pos sibility of my being responsible for a terrible accident flashed across my mind, and I started for that train on a run. The distanec was greater than I had im agined, and I was completely blown when I came up with it The conductor was lying on bis back under a car fixing something about the air-brake. I man aged to gasp out that the train dis patcher wanted him for orders. "Tell him to go plumb to h l!" shouted the conductor, and then calmly continued his labor. As there seemed nothing else to be dona I started back to the station to deliver the message and bad gone but a short distance when the engine passed me backing op to the office. It was going too fast for me to board it. so the conductor and engineer had been waiting ten minutes or more when I eventually reached the station. "If it's all the same to you, partner," said the conductor, with freezing polite ness, "we'd just as soon get out of here. We've got families at the other end of the run, and 'ud like to get there before they grow out of our remembrance." I walked into the office and told the dispatcher I had stopped the train. Why don't you be all day about it!" he answered. "There's nothing for them it's too late to help 'em any now." I was afraid of the conductor when I told him. His jaw fell, and for fully a minute he gazed at me in round-eyed horror, then rushed from the office and yelled to the engineer: 'Git a move on yerself ! Git out of here, before be has another fit." After that it was comparatively quiet for a while. I made a feeble effort to un derstand something of the classifications but soon gave up the attempt as hope less. One or two lota of freight and ex press cmae, and a couple of trains passed without accident. I was beginning to think I was getting on to the business when the agent returned. He looked more careworn than ever as he sank wearily into the one chair the office af forded. "Well, how you inakin' it?" he asked, and I stated so far the progress seemed satisfactory. Nest ha looked at the way-bills, and wanted to know if I bad unloaded that cow yet "No," I answered; "not yet." "Not yet!" he shrieked. "Great Scott, man, what does Section 4,386 87 and 88 of the Riwised Statutes of the United States ,and Section 2, Chapter 3, of the Act of April 3, 1888, say?" I waa about to confess my ignorance, but he stopped me. "Don't waste any more precious time; get that critter unloaded before anyone sees her. She's been in the car over 36 hours, and we're liable to $500 fine." The cow was unloaded immediately. When I returned to the office he called my attention to a bill of 08 cents I had collected on a washing machine. 'You corrected that bill before you collected it, I hope!" "Corrected it! No. What's wrong!" "Oh, a mere trifle; that comes under the Interstate Commerce Law, and by overcharging 13 cents you've laid us lia ble to a. fine of $5,000, or two years in the penitentiary, or both that's all. See what circular 2,201 saya: 'Agents who violate any of the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Law will them selves be personally liable, to the penal ties imposed thereby! Ignorance of tV law is no excuse for its violation.' That' soothing, ain't it! And here's a ease of brandy you have forwarded to Iowa, prohibition state. That's another. mis demeanor, but thank God. wa can prob ably escape to the hill before tha au thorities get on to it." He sprang from bi chair and began pacing the floor, muttering to himself: "Oh, no; there's no heroism required to run a station no reponibility attached to the position. Fines are laid up for you, jails and penitentiaries yawn for you but that nothing that's merely the every-day routine." He caught sight of the express book and stopped short. "Those quail." be faltered, looking at me imploringly, "You examined each bird as the law direct, to see that it had not been captured by a net, pound, wire or trap! You know rule 80 aya aganta must acquaint themselves with and be governed by the game law of their state and territory." I could not speak, but he read the an swer in my downcast face. Ha extended hi hand to me while a look or sublime exaltation transfigured his homely coun tenance. ' "Aa the ajrent," be said, and his voice had the terrible calmne of despair, "I am responsible for your crimes I ant forever undone, but I bear you no malice, it was fate; whatever happens, remem ber, I forgive you, but," and he jammed his hat down over his ears and his eyes glared wildly, "they will never take my alive." Then he atrode out of the office, and disappeared.". I ,"t The sun sank below tha westers hori zon e and twilight and mosquitoes in vaded the melancholy landscape. Presently a freight train came along and halted for water. It so happened that an empty box car stopped right op posite the office, and as I gazed into the hospitably open door, a great homesick ness and a yearning stole over me. For a moment I hesitated, but a scream of mortal anguish reached my ears from tha direction of the saloon and decided me. Softly closing the office door, I crept into the untenanted car, and when tha engineer had "taken up the alack" and pulled out of Beaufort my career aa an assistant agent wal at an end. San Franeiscq Examiner. ; , , , " ' RECEIVER'S NOTICE. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon fo" the County of Multnomah. ' Eleanor Olmsted, plaintiff, vs. The Traders' Insurance Company, et sL defendants. Notice is hereby given that the under signed has been appointed by tha above entitled court in the above-entitled causa receiver for the State of Oregon, of the defendant The Traders' Insurance Com pany of Chicago. Illinois, and that by order of the said court, all persons hav ing claims against the said defendant, The Traders' Insurance Company, arising on policies issued in Oregon, are required to present the same to the undersigned, at the address below given on or before the 31st day of October, 1906, and if not so presented, the same will not partici pate in the distribution of the funds of the said defendant company, in the hands of the receiver. Notice is further given, thst all re turn premiums will be computed from the 5th day of May, 1006, the date of the insolvency of the said The Traders Insurance Company ,and all policyhold ers of the said defendant company are urged to reinsure, if they have not al ready done so, and to present their claims properly verified promptly to the receiver with the surrender of their policies. Forms for proof of claims may be had from the receiver of from the former agents of the company. A. H. BIRRELI Receiver. Address McKay Building, Portland, Oregon. Dated June 25, 1906. BEACH & SIMON. Attorneys for Receiver. ONE OF AMERICA'S FASTEST STEAMtRS Commencing Monday, May 14 STEAMER TELEGRAPH Win Make Round Trips Dally Except 6uuday, Between. ., Portland, Astoria and Way Porta- TIME CARD. 8teamer Telegraph from Portland to Astoria. Leave Portland....... .7-00 a' m- Arrive Astoria 10 p. m. Steamer Telegraph from Astoria I to roruana Leave Astoria 2:30 p-m Arrive Portland.............. .. ............... p. m MEALS 8ARVED A LA CARTE Steamer Telegraph will stop at way land, lngs both down aud up river when having passenger to land or by being signalled- Fortland Landing - Alder St Dock Astoria Landing Callender Dock E. B. SCOTT, Agent, Portland Callender Navigation Co., agent Attoria. PHONE 2211 MAIN. . .l ' . ...... . . . , . j, r;.