WIDHUDAV, AV0V9T I, iji5. THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. THEIR FIRST HIDE By T. S. Boyd Ctiwrtiht, lewd, hy llumtr Himgu (JII'Iit gtiincril nuxlotiHly itt liln wntrh. Hit liml only mwh minute In tvlildi In fiitch liln tnitii. The " ullit wit d;ir!;, uinl Iio nwM nenrwly wnll; Ova block In n ilrlvliitf rain, wait fur m fur liml lynUo I'onnwtlniix. J nut thi'ii it inrrliiun drovt i to tliu mrli iiiul mt cliliMly iiimi vf uliout hln tulltl nlli!ht"il. Tin) ilialrd with nil wi CUpled; It woiiM I fully llftWi lulu Utv liffniv tlio iicwciiiii'r i-oiiUl ut-t t gtiitvc, In that t Inn lie i-oulil tt't to tin hliitluu anil lln iiirrluuB would Imvv tlnu' tn rrturn. It wim worth thu ilmuou. IU (IiihIuh aerutw tlio aMovvnlk, rnllnl an order to tlio driver ami Jiiiiihh1 In. Ad the iMr aliiuiimM tli n linr sturteil tip und tliiy wiro oft Bt a brisk iiauo iH-fore (jlldt-r rinilluiil Hint tlitf wn a twoiiil eeunuiit III tlio caiTlnuu. "It did mt tuk you vory Ionic." UlUillKHl tllllMll'ltl Vuill, OlldiT nit iik into the Mt with mm n. "1 don't know who you think 1 Bin." tm mi Id utHilouHlcally, "but I'm rolilMir. hni't I afraid. ; I'm not firulur rotdMr, hut one through force of t'lirutiiMtums. I hitvo to catch th fl iS train, it ud the only way I could do It witii to Imrrow a rnrrlnito without pvroiUm." "My undo did not kIvo you iM'rtnl Ion to two tho rnrrlngiV' dornauded tl voir. Ulldrr knew that a fflrl with voltt like tlmt mint tHWMortljr be pretty. "I didn't axk him," he mild calmly. "You w, it would hnve wanted pre cious time. I i)tfiirt tlmt 1 could Eft to the Ntatlou and the rarrlnco could Jut hack Ix-furo ho wiw hnvd. A ollar would have died the driver. I suppose now you will bare me ar rwitwl." "For tnnpiiiMi, Mrlini," hIio luuehcd, "On your own ouf tuition you did not moan to ateal the lirmijfham." "How was 1 to know thut a man who went In to get shaved would lea re "TUB MAN'H WUVlKfl DOWNTOWH" Bl WAlUtD. wotiiuu waiting lii the carrluge for N Jilm?" "When ouo gets a old as uuole one la apt to fi-el liluwelf privileged," Iw Inuuhcd. "Ho dotwu't uppreclute hi prlvllego," he in Id boldly. "Now, If I had a pret- ty niece" "Flattery will uot nuii-nd your of fense," alio warned. "How do you know what I look likor "By your voice," ho explained. "It'a a aort of Intuition." "I thought that was n ft'iiklultie gift," the laughed, "Not entirely," ho Insisted. The enr rlngo rattled past nn electric light, and he peered Into her corner. "You know I am right," he mlded triumphantly. "What can I nay?" alio laughed help lonsly, "You tire a inont embarntHHlng person." "Don't say anything," ho pleaded. "If you did you would probably tell mo to get out." "In all this rain?" she questioned, with n little Nliiidder. "I utinll let you go on to the atntlon In common char ity." "Tho gods lire good," ho murmured. "I nm only aorry It U such a short ride to the atr.tlon. I'll lmthera In a tnln tite." He glanced out of the window tnd gnvo a cry. "What Is tho matter?" she nsked. "The nian'K driving downtown," he walled. "I can never mnko tho train now." f'Dld you Just tell him to drive to tho station?" . cno nfi!:ed. "Of course," he fin Id. "There is only one Htatlon." "You forget tho Northern," alio ro tnlndcd. "Uncle was taking nie there. I live In Union timc, John BuprnsoC that you meant the Northevn," "It nerved me rht'it," ht admitted, plMiielng at IiIh watch, "I Himnn;u the only thing to do Is to drive bark to the tmrher uhop and nsk his forglvenena." "Ho might be getting worried," sho nuggcfited. lie lifted t';? HnlcJ-ij; tube ."k'id. J lew thror.g'i ft. ''M-n'ha'ltaif 'tfVoli "tha oriler for the change of direction he turned to the jrlrl ajruln. "If filnjr to Ih mlglity awkward explaining' he said. "I your unci hr cllmil to le" "Very. he aald linprenalveiy. "i don't know whether lie will efliie you or call a pullcciimn." "Pleanant proapect, he commented, "You can get out before we jjet tlu-re If you wWi," mIih Hiiggi'Nted, "I nauiilly fact the tnualc," he anld. "It'a tho better way," alio aald ap provingly, "but uncle can piny a very lively tune," Holt of 'Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight thing," he uggentcd with chuckle. "Very likely," alio nwentcd, "but you will not be long In doubt. Here la the ahop," (illder threw open the door and durtod acroaa tho alduwnlk.' Hie men in the ahop crowded curlouxly to tho door, "Tlio old R'iiMet.i'in h'ti gone to the police alntljii," thiy cspliihied. "He thought It wna nn cl ipement." (Illder wont buck to tho carriage. "Your umle thltika we have eloped," be aald. "Mull we follow hliu to the police ntatlou?" 'I think you hud better take me to the Northern," ahe anld coldly. "Per- hup that will be the nilcket way of (topping a aenndrtl." Ho gave the order to the coachman and at'Tped tnalde. "I am aorry to have to lulllct my company on you longer," hi) M.ild penitently, "but It might bo a well If I went along, I will take you t the ntatlou and then be driven t the honne and explain to him In M'inon." Ho wit nlli'iit an thi-y nil along to the little auhurban atntlon, hi forget fulueea of which had cainwil n part of tlie altuatloii. The Northern waa only a fifty mile line, cutting nme of the maiiufncturlng towua, and It bad en tirely encapcd his memory. It aeetned a loiij.fr drive than It really waa, for the girl waa annoyed and he keenly felt hl ttmiHmittblllty for the awkward powltlon in which ho had phd her. Jut na they were driving up to the Htiiuon the h (pon were pulli-d up ijulikiy and a blue coated form ahortly uppftirinl at the dr. "I didn't think you would be a fool lah n to try U get away," wa hia re mark a a p:!!ccn:!ti ateppel Into the carriage. "The captain wanta t aee you at the houae." "Won't It lie aumdeiit If you take mer demanded (Jlliler. "Thla lady la auxlou to ivm h her home." "They're anxious to have her there," waa the tcrve comment, "but order la order, and I waa to bring you both In If I found you." " "I don't auppoae that f'J5 would bring about a torgetfulueaa of ordcrar auggeated Gilder. "It 'ud bring about a broken bead," waa the wrathful auawer. UHder remembered that there waa a police luventlgallou theu on and real ised that the (Millcemau feared a trap, no he kept alleut until they drew up before the given ligbta. The iwltce matt proudly led them up to the (leak aergeant, who unhcred them luto the cnptitlu'a riMitu. "Your uncle said he would come right down when we phoned," be ex plained. "I don't like to lock you up." Gilder badrewveredhlaaelfpossesBlon and by the time the wrathful uncle ar rived ho had made aucb good uae of bin time that bin niwlogy had been ac cepted lu full. Then the door flew open with a bang und a choleric old gentleiuau entered tlotirlHhlng a cane. Kven In bin excitement Gilder wonder ed bow the coachman hud mlHtakcu him for his master, but tho uext de velopment drove all audi thoughta from bin bead, for the new arrival pnuaed In hia lielligerent demonstration. "Are you Jimmy Gllder'a aon?" be demanded. "So I've beeu glveu to uuderstand," he anawered wonderlngly. The cane flew ucroaa the room, and tho old man came toward him with outstretched lunula. "You're the llvlnsr Imago of your fa ther when ho left college," he cried. "I'd Lave known you anywhere." "1 whh you had recognized me lu frout of the barber ahop," he laughed, then added braxuuly: "No, I dou't. Theu you would just have helped mo to catch my train. I'm glad I atnyed." U waa easy work explaining. Johu Puvlea now re;ariii'd tho whole matter u a joke and luslnted upon carrying Gilder buck to hl home. "I'm sorry thu elopement wasu't lu earnest," he nald lute that evening as they Hiuoiu'd In tho library, "I'll do the host I can," was the earnest nnsn'ance, and when Gilder finally caught the 0:-l8 Mabel saw him off, and o:i Iv.t tV.:;er glistened n rins that had not been there when they took tliolr first rkV t-i, -ether. IT PAYS which, costing about to buv MENNRN'S BORATED TAL. ' FT'- CUM because of its perfection aftd purity. But it does not pay to sell MENNEN S , KlMlP POWDER nearly as well, as It pays to sell an imoerfect and imouro substitute ai.:r-T.'i NEN b, yields the dealer double proht. Tho "just as good" with which some dealers try to palm off a substitute Is true any way. If it's only "just as good " for the dealer why push the sale. If it's only "just aa good " for the buyer why risk aa unknown preparation for MENNEN'S. There's nothing just as good as MEN NEN'S BORATED POWDER, and the dealer who says there is, risks his customer's skin ana safety to make aa extra profit on a sale. Have vou tried MENNEN'S VIOLET ; .fiiiiiim Jk.''1'' ,mtiLMi,l r If 1 BORATED TALCUM TOILET POWDER? Ladies partial to violet perfume will find Mennen's Violet Powder fragrant with the odor of fresh plucked Parma Violet. - For sat everywhere for tf centt, or mailed postpaid on receipt of price, by ' GER.HAR.D MENNEN CO., Newark, N. !. Fc-ilmil of Box J "' Kmpt III Rerv, An Engllah clergyman bad a rich parlahloner, Lady Itlank, who dictated to and hectored blin outrageously. At leiigtb be declined to put up with tlila kind of treatment and told ber ladyablp ao. Thereafter ahe refuaed to put any thing In the offertory, merely making a atntely Inclination over the plat. Tbia moved an elder to remark In bor heorlntr, "We could do with loan of ber manner and more of her caah." Tba clergyman, dining at a lord'a table, tokl thl atory with great ancceaa one even ing. Tlio boat aald with a frown, "Are you aware, air, that Lady Blank la relative of mine?" The clergyman atnllod allghtly. "No," Jie aald, "I wuau't, but In future when I tell thu atory I'll alwaya be careful to mention the rehitlomiblp." The Kam. The nutmeg I the kernel of the fruit of aeveral apecle of treca growing wild In Aula, Africa and America. The cul tivated nutmeg tree la from fifty to aerenty feet high and produce fruit for aixty year. The fruit la of the alze and appearance of a roundlab pear, yellow In color. The fieaby part of the fruit la rather bard and reaemble candled citron. Within U the nut, en veloped In a curlou yellowlab red aril known to ua aa mace. To prepare the aeed for uae they are dried In a mod erate beat for about two month. Then the abella are broken and the nntmega picked out and aaaorted, the Inferior one bejng reaerved for the oil pre. A tbo eaaentlal oil of nutmeg bring! a high price, dlahoueat grower often ateep the nutmeg In bot water to ex tract tbo oil from them. They are then coated wltb lime and aent Into the channel of commerce. Such nut meg are worthleM, their aroma and pungency -having dlaappcared, these qualltle being due exclualvely to the oil. If on Inserting a plu no oil ruahes out to the aurface, tho nutmeg la, to all Intents and purport, a wooden nut meg. It Knew lb (tain. A Kenwood man consented the other day to go to the millinery department for the purpoae of helping bis wife de cide on a hat. After much trying on the lady decided on two bat from which to make her selection. One of them waa $2t. the other $1(1. "Now, I waut you to tell me honest ly, George,"vah said, "which of these two you would advise me to get" ' Then she put one on after tho other and permitted blm to view ber from In front, each aide and from behind. "Well. I'll tell you," be said at hut "The one you bud on first looks to me aa If It might bo more stylish and all that, but the second one makes yon Uk much younger than you do la the ither." He bad wasted an hour, but be javed 9.-hlcago Ilecord nerald. Shr I.lrrd Insects, The wouderful brevity of Insect life la curiously IlltiKtrated In the case of those that prey upon different species of mushroom. The life of the mush room Itself Is measured by hours, yet It Is often entirely ruined by an Insect which deposits its eggs upon the fungi while It I In the vigor of youth. The entire spun of life of this mushroom In sect la so brief that the grubs batch from the eggs and the creature be comes fully developed and capable of laying eggs Itself liefore the mush room dies, even though the latter' life may not extend over a period of forty-eight hours from the moment It first pushes through tbo soil. Had a WeUh Couch. There was a crowd watching the fire when one of the bystanders gave a smothered, guttural cough. Immediate ly the man liestde blm grabbed bis arm. "You're Welsh," be said eagerly( The mau with the cough looked puz sled. Then his neighbor poured out a volley of Welsh words that ended In English with. "What part of the coun try did you come from?" The man with the cough shook his head, and his neighbor became Indig nant "It's nothing to be ashamed of, to be a Welshman," be anld, "so why not admit it?" "But I'm not Welsh," said the man with the coush. "I wouldn't know a word of the language If I heard It." Ills neighbor was still Indignant. "You Just said a Welsh word a minute ago," he growled. "You can't fool me. You forgot yourself for a minute." "I didn't. I only coughed," enrue In protest, and the mau coughed again. "That's It: That's It!" wild the Welsh man enthusiastically. "That's the word I heard." But tho coughing Individual lost him self lu the crowd, muttering something about "fools being allowed to run loose." New York Pra half the cost of MEN FiC-tlmUeofBeg A Keen Appetite and a healthy stomach indicate an active Liver, which is enjoyed by all who use Beccham's Pills. They insure strong digestion, sweet breath and sound sleep. No other remedy is as good as Beech am s Pills gold Everywhere. In boxes Ide. and So. The American Collection Agency No fee charged un it ss collection is mad. Wt mak col lection is all part of the United States. 413 Kansas Ave. TOPEKA, KANSAS. ANTHONY P, WILSON, Attorney IE: NO MATTER WHERE LOCATED Properties and Buinet of all kinds sold quickly for canti In all psrt of the United Statu. Don't wait. Write to day describing what you have to sell and give cash price on tame. - IF YOU WANT TO BUY any kind of Euoineis or Real Estate anywhere, at any price, write me your requirement!. I can save you time and money. DAVID D. TATF, THE LAND MAN 4S Ksnsas Avenue. TOPEKA, . KANSAS. FerXldnty and Cladder Troubles RELIEVES DT 24 Hours ALL URINARY DISCHARGES Ecb Can- ulo betr.fMiDYl the titrnAW br 1 1 lrnrd.NL 15 Years of Agony 9 Read this Interesting testi mony of t prominent cbnrcb worker who tried many rem' edlei for akin trouble 1 trouble v'.Si'V nntHhe without care found D. D. D. Now be informs the public bow be was completely healed. Eczema Gone! REV. J. H. LEIPER To All Sufferers from Skin Trouble who have never used D. D. D and want FREE INSTANT RELIEF from that awful itch, we will send free, prepaid, a large sample bottle of D. D. D. to frove our claims. Cut out out this ad and write at once for a free sample. D.D.D. Company, 112-120 Michigan St., Suite g6 Chicajo, IIL Tow Sfte MORNING ASTORIAN ' .Sutf i s s f " ? l ' The Kind You Have Always In roe for over 30 years, and has ftff'J?'. sonal supervision since Its Infancy. t-oCCCA4A A llnw nn onA to (1m-i1va vnn In thlL All Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-a-gwxl"are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Caatorla is a harmless substitute for Castor OH, Pare gorlc, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It Is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feveribness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's PanaceaThe Mother's Friend. .GENUINE CASTO R I A ALWAYS Bears the The Kind You Hare Always Bought In Use For Oyer 30 Years. tMt e.MT.Ull COMPANY, TT I.WIUU TCT, MCW VOIM CftT. Angry Wife Can you look me in the face and fay that you drm't know whether you kied the maid or not? Husband Y'e, my dear, because when I look at you, I tan remember only the bitter ide of life. Smile. Paistop MM For about 15 rears I bad been afflicted with Eczema and bad tried many remedies to very little purpose, ud no cure. Somewbat In desperation, I tried D. D. D. I was soon con vinced before the bottle waa ball emptr that I bad at last found mtitidn that tnM not dtefption. I persevered. Now I bave a little left of a third bottle and am entirely cured of the Eczema, and for seven months bave bad no symptoms of its return. The annoyance was so great and lonit -continued, and the cure so complete that I feel it my duty to make known the above facts to the publie that others similarly afflicted may make trial of this remedy. J. H. LEIPER. FieU Secraurr Nurthwert 8bblU AMot-laUoa 160 Grand Ave., North Portland. Oregon D-305 leM IS OUR FIELD, AND WE COVER IT. Our field is the district tributary to the mouth of the Columbia River. We pene trate into all the outlying districts, into lumber camps and isolated neighborhoods. The business of these places belongs to you, and it is worth going after.. .Space in THE MORNING ASTORIAN is reason able; contract for some and let these out siders know that you are still in business at the old stand. You may have a "grouch" but that won't get business; forget it. Let the people know what you have to sell; they may "forget". or have "forgotten" THE ONLY PAPER ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA HAVING ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE ....'., - i- i 1 Bought, and -which has been has borne the signature of been made under his per- Signature of Cm Big lot snaatarsl ' hi 1 1. 1 4r&J dix'barnM.liilUBiBiMKiDit GmnmuH m irnt.liun. or nlcerMion MttMriMA ( Til BCOQI IMIll DrftBM. Fi.m. Cmim. PmiiiLml And not utrtn iTHEtymCrKHICJUCa. goat or poinonoa. S. CI. 4. "Sycf mt la pl.ln f"fr, m Cirrulu wi om nutM Cuiredl ta And at a Total Cost of $3.00 READER, this la but one of the many, many ease that has been brought to our attention and author itatively proven to a. D. D. D. acts on the only aclentfflo principle of eurtnf the akin through, the skin, and the world'a best ape clallsta are now agreed that thl soothing external liquid will accom plish a cure when all the smeary salves, ointments, and so-called blood remedies have failed. If you will call at our store we will give you free pamphlet, giving direction as to diet, exercise, bath ing, etc., for skin sufferers. Or write direct to the D. D. D. Ca for their great free sample offer. CHARLES ROGERS DRUGGIST ins ' . . ' ' . ; . ' '