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(THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1900. THE MORNING ASTOItlAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. 8 KITTVS Hisses - J LUiV, By EFE3 W. SARGENT ' 0'iHlif, tuun, hi Ituhu Ikmyltu "It'a for diHPHy, Jm-k," ri-inlnded Katbnrina. ' "It lina always bmi suit!," lie Mon ti, "llmt clmrlty mver it miiltltuJo of Inn." "Vou nr ImiiolliB," she a?uldt. "1 inn Mtiii yon mtulit know (tint I would not do ituytliliitf wioiih;. If I want to ull kisses for 11 dullur iiiUo, I don't me wliy you Hlioiild otijii'ti You bare Hot tNitulillrilioil n iuoiioioty yet," ' "I don't know Unit I nut particularly anxious to," lu wild coldly. "Wlmt llmt attracted uio to you was the fact tout lu spite of j our popularity not a hrcatb of uroudiil bud over tom lmd you, Now you purpo mcIIIiik your caresses at 0 tlollnr tii:b for tin Kt. Murk' fund, and you are aurprlscd that 1 uliould object." . ! "Hihiiiih" ymt should know uw wll . anouitb to Ih assured tbut 1 would not do audi a tiling unltwa I was satisfied tbnt It waa proper." ' "Tbera may to a dlvorgeuco of Opin ion nit In till. nr.iltrli.tv M liA antil mint Insist, or' t . "I guesa It might aa well b 'or.' " alia laughed, "Wlipu you assumo audi a tragic pom It aliowa tbnt you are In rmnl of a lessou," Htm bold out tbff ring, and without a word b took It and If ft the room. liofore liu liiul dcM'oudml tliu steps Prestou una minded to to back aud apologise, but bo feft aura tbnt tho breaking of tba a usagMmt would b a sharper lssou tbau any argument. Somehow bo did not fare well when b argued with Kitty. fllte never lout her temper, and tbla alwaya put blm at a dlsiulvantuiie, Tba aunoumenieul that Katlierlne III llcott waa to ell her kit at tba Ht, Mark'a fair bad Ita Intended afreet Kitty waa the uinl'spuicd belle of her circle, and mor tbau one unfortunate awalo wotulfrml why aha did not do- a rcaiiKo maa-roN tuiiouuu rut ecu- TAIN. maud at leust ?5. Tlicru wcro uinny -who thought It would be well worth more than that to kiss Kitty. The fact that It waa rumored that Tburiuan l'reston had broken his en sngcuieut because Kitty bad refused to withdraw her offer added to the Interest, and lung before tho fair waa opened Kltty'a kisses were the talk of tba towu. Tburniao bad not tuonut to atteud, but somehow ho could not stay away. For 0110 thing there waa alwaya the liope Hint Kitty itilcht repent even at the eleveuih bour. but l'rcaton knew Kitty too well to believe tlmt ahe would k'lvo up uow. Ho waa one of the tlrwt to put In au jippearnnee, aud aa ho entered almost Lin flrat glance fell upon n curtained recena over the c'.itraia'o to which was a lgu reading: KIS.S, HUT DON'T TKLL. It waa bad cuoukIi to 'think of Kitty klHsIng all who were willing to pay a Uollur. but that curtained room was tho but Htraw. Ho stationed himself bosldo tho b;oth ami presently Kitty appeared. "l'ou dou't menu to suy that you nre jjolng to bo my flrat customer?" she gasped. "Tlmt would spoil It all. I shan't let you In yet." "I bavo no desire to patronize this feature," bo said Icily. "My aid shall lie given In a more seemly .manner." "Mrs. McEwan has charge of tho booth where bachelor luxuries are set forth. There are some stuuulng sofa cushions and smoUliw jackets. Do you know her, or shall I lutrodu.ee you?" "I have sent In a check," ho said. "If I annoy you , here I shall bo glad to take my departure." lie moved on, but It was hard to keep nway from the spot, and pres ently b found himself again In the vicinity of tho booth. In the meantime a crowd bad gath ered, and each seemed to bo- waiting boeplshl,v for some one to break the Jce. It was sever.1! minutes before Tom Meeker paid his dollar and passad through the curtains to an aeeompnnl inent of ndvlco from tboaa loss bold. There was a strained silence for a mo incut, then a mau's.binfch. nud a second laterIefilfer appoareQ. "Did you sat It, Tom r daraandad loin one. "I can Brora It t yon," ba laughed, "only I promised not to tell, Hotter f 0 lu and ace for yourself." I j ; 5 Tbu Imitilrer paid up bin dollar and went In, and presently ' they; wera crowding about tho booth. 1'reston moved away, He could not aland there and aee the men crowding up to pay for tbo privilege of kissing the girl ba loved, aud ha realised' for the flrat time now tbut be still did love Kitty and that aba waa breaking Ida heart ' Hovcral tlmea bo nought to leave, but each tlmo something bold blm back, and be made hla dismal rounds of tlx ball, now making a purchase at aome stall, now rousing himself wltu a atart to realize that be bad drifted bock to tho vicinity of tho booth. Ho knew that be wits the subject of almost as much comment na was Kitty herself, and ba resented the remarks be Uiew wera lielng made, but be could not leave, nor 4-oi'ld be gain tho courage to approach the Itooth. It wua not unlll wrll toward tba close of the evening that Tom Meeker ran acrosa blm, "Had your klaa yet?" be demanded. "Hny. Il'a great, Isn't Itr ' :,'. "I Imve no desire to purchaao ca roaaea." aald I'reaton atllly. Meeker bsjlicd up lu fUrprlae. "You can't afford to nilsa tbla," ba aald. "I'll atand treat Tome on." I'reaton resisted, but Meeker waa a giant In strength and fairly dragged blm acrosa the ball to tbo Inaith. Tba crowd bad dropped awiy, for moat of tbo visitors bad paid their dollar, but there wera attll a number about aa Meeker came up wltn la victim. Thur rreaton'a gohg to get bla." be announced cheorfally. "Ha aaya ba'a opposed to ktsslnf , but I'm going to atand treat" He threw a dollar on tbo table and fushed Treaton through tho curtains. Kitty greeted blm with a amlle. "Come for your klsar ulto asked brisk ly. "I thought yon couldn't atay away." "I bad no desire to come,' be aald severely. "That young fool Meeker In alated upon making an aai of himself by forcing my presence "Now. that's too bad that you ahould ba compelled to Ip another man pay for your kiss." she laughed. "I bad hoped that I would grf a dollar from you." Treaton regarded her furiously. She bad caught up a tiny jar and waa rub bing aome red paste .upon her llpa. "How will yon have ;oura," aba de manded, "full or coruefwlser 1 tell you I don't wdnt any," be In alatd. ... "You're got to have oae." ahe laugh ad. "fllnce you hara m choice I'll give you a full face." Rhe caught up a enrd aud pressed It to her llpa, leaving an Indistinct red dish Imprint. "Yon meat not tell any one the Joke." ahe commanded. 'There are atllt aome I have not sold yet It's tba latest English fad. you know, but It'a not half ao bad aa It sounds." "Why did ynu let roi make, such a fool of myself J" ho cried. "Yon needed n lessjn," explained Kitty. "I think It waa good for you to worry a little. Now. If you'll give me a ring I'll give you a real kiss.". Ho banded her tlio ring and she of fered her lips. He started back. "You'll have to take Hint red stuff off." he suggested. Kitty sm!l" 1 up at blm. "Don't yoo want to turn tlie laugh on Tom Meek er?" she suggested. "It will servo to annousici) our re-cnsnjR intuit." "Put It on thick." ho urged. CITY NOTICES. NOTICE OF IMPROVEMENT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT tho Common Council of the City of Astoria has declared ita determination and intention to repair Commercial street from the East line of Ninth street to the west lino of Fourteenth street. Said improvement shall consist of re moving the old decking of the street between the Enst line of Ninth and tha west line of Tenth streets, straighten ing up the stringers and filling in around the same, so that the street will be on the established grade when improved, and placing two new caps at the junc tion between the west line of Tenth street, and replanklng the street from curb to curb from said east line of Ninth street to the west line of Four teenth street with good sound yellow II r lumber, 4 inches in thickness by 12 inches in width, tho planking to extend from one foot outside of the rail of the street car track to the curb. And from the east line of Thirteenth street to the west line of Fourteenth street, upon xatd planking when laid and nailed, the decking of the street shall be coated to the thickness of 1 inch with a mixture of elastlo cooked asphalt, cement and sand sprond upon the decking when the same is clean and dried and rolled with a hot asphalt roller to present a smooth surface. Said asphalt to be spread from the curb to the xtrect car track. In matters of detail said improvement shall be constructed according to the plana and speolllcations therefor to be prepared by the City Surveyor a hereinafter provided and general ordi nance No. ll01 nud any matter of con struction and drainage found necessary to make the improvement safe or sub stantial shall be done by the contractor whether specified or not, Without extra charge. The City Surveyor has been directed CIIY K0IICE3. to make and file with the Auditor and Polloa Judge of the City of Astoria, plana and specifications for tba con struction of said Improvement and asll- mates of the costs and expenses thereof. That the costs and expenses of con ducting asld Improvement , shall bo defrayed by special aemnt upon the loU .lands and premises beaedtted by the aome which said lots, lands and premises are included in the special as- eHincnt district including all lots, lands and premises so benefitted to-witi Commencing at the northwent corner of lot 8 in Itlock 25 in that part of the City of Astoria as laid out and recorded by John MClure and extended by Cyrus Olney, anil runnning thence East through the middle of blocks 2. fi9, 08 and 67 in McClure'a Astoria, and Tract "A" of McClure'a Astoria, as laid out and recorded by the Atorla Real Es tate and Exchange Company, to the northeast corner of lot 6 in said Tract 111 t am! nmnlnu Mixtion aollfh n1nn 4. mti 9 w..,....( 1. -- ------ ----- tba eat line of tract "A" and also along the east line of Block 136 in that part of the City of Astoria, aa laid out and recorded by John M. Khively. to the southeast corner of said block 130 in said Shlvely'a Astoria, and running, thence west along the south line of block 1311 to the southwest comer of said block 130, thence north on the west line of Mock 130 to the' point where tbe west line of said block 130 would be intersected by the south line of lot 4 in block 62 In McCIure's Atorl if ex tended easterly on a straight line; thence running west through the middle of blocks 02, 01. 60 and 20 in McCIure's Astoria to the southwest corner of lot 1 in Mock 20, and thence running north on the west line of blocks 20 and 25 to the place of tginning. and containing all lot, lands and premises within said ditrict, which said lots, binds and pwmWes are benefited by said repair, and which are as follows: The north half of blocks 20. 00, 01 and 02 in that part of the City of Astoria as laid out and recorded by John Me Clure, and the south half of blocks 25, 50, 58, and 57, in McCIure's Astoria, and the south half of tract or Mock "A" In McCIure's Astoria, as laid out and re corded br the Atoria Ileal Estate k Exchange Co., and all of block 130 in that part of the City of Astoria as laid out and recorded by John M. Shively in Clatsop County, Oregon. OUF ANDERSON. Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. 8-9-0t. NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. Notice is hereby given, that Saturday the 18th day of August 1900, at the hour of 2 o'clock P. M.. in the Council Chambers in the City Hall of the City of Astoria has been fixed as the time and place of the meeting of the board of assessors and committee on streets and publie ways as a board of equalization to equalize and correct special assess ment roll No. 125 made foe the purpose of defraying the costs and expenses of constructing a sewer on Eighteenth street from a point 15 feet south of the north line of Grand avenue to the south line of Exchange street All objections must be presented in writing. OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. 8-8-10t. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the Com mittee on Streets and Tublio Waya. the City Surveyor and the Superintendent of Streets have filed a certificate of the completion of the 18th street sewer, from a point 15 feet south of the north line of Grand avenue to the north Una of Exchange street, by V. A. Goodin tho contractor, in accordance with general ordinance No. 3234 and the contract therefore. That unless objections sre filed against the same, the same will bo accepted at the next regular meet ing of the common council by ordinance. OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. Dated, Aug. 2, 1900. 8-2-3t. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the Com mittee on Streets and Publie Waya of the Common Council of the City of As toria, the City Surveyor and the Super intendent of Streets have filed a cer tificate of the completion of the im provement of 10th street, from the south line of Commercial street to the north line of Duane street, by E. A. Gerding, the contractor, in accordance with gen eral ordinance No. 3254 and th contract therefore. That unless objections are filed against the same, the same will be accepted by ordinance at the next regu lar meeting of the common council. OLOF ANDERSON, 1 Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. Dated, Aug. 2, 1900. 8-2-3t. LEGAL NOTICES. . NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS. The Board of Equalization of Clatsop County, Oregon, will attend at the pfflca of the County Clerk of Clatsop County, Oregon, on Monday, August 27, 1900, and daily thereafter until and including Saturday, September 1, 1900, to public ly examine the 'assessment roll tot the year 1900, and correct all errora In valuation, description or equalities of land, lota or other properties and it shall be the duty of all parties inter ested to appear at that time and place for tin purpose of correcting any errors that may appear in said assessment roll. T. S. CORNELIUS, Assessor, Clatsop County, Oregon. Astoria, Oregon, August 0, 1900. 8-5-28t. (D. 4 W.) RECEIVER'S NOTICE. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Multnomah. Eleanor 01 instead, plaintiff, vs. Tba Traders' Insurance Company, et el. defendants. Notice la hereby given that tba under signed hsl been appointed by the above- entitled court in the above-entitled cause receiver for the State of Oregon, of the defendant Tba Traders' Insurance Com pany of Chicago, Illinois, and that by order of the aaid court, all persona bar ng claims, against tba said defendant Tba Traders' Insurance Company, arising on policies issued in Oregon, are required to present the same to tba undersigned, at the address below given on or before tba 31st day of October, 1000, and if not ao presented, tbe same will not partici pate In tbe dlstribuation of tbe funds of tbe aald defendant company .in the bands of tba receiver. Notice is further given, that all re turn premiums will be computed from the 6th day of May, 1900, tho data of tho Insolvency of the said The Traders' Insurance Company, and all policyhold ere of the aaid defendant company are urged to reinsure, if they bare not si ready done ao, and to present their claims properly verified promptly to the receiver with tba surrender of their policies. Forms for proofs of claims may be bad from the receiver or from the former agents of tba company, A. H. BIRRELL, Receiver. 'Address McKay Building, Portland, Oregon. Dated June 5, 1900. A. F. FLEGEL and BEACH ft SIMON, Attorneys for Receiver. 7-10-S0t NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. The annual meeting of the stockbold ers of the Odd Fellows' Land St, Build ing Association will be held on Thurs day, August 23, 1900, at 2 o'clock p. m at Odd Fellowa Hall. JOHN HAHN Secretary. l-8-4t. Friend This morning you told me rou had shot only three stags, and now it has gone up to ten. Sportsman Yes, the others only just occurred to me. Witzblatt. &he MORNING ASTORIAN The Kind Yon Have Always ; In use for over 30 yean, and ffif-tf. onal supervision since Its Infancy. t'CCtCA44& A Haw ns ens ta (Lmw.Iva voii In (hla. . All Counterfel in, Imitations and " Just-as-good are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria 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 Fevertehness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic It relieves Teething: Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regelates the Stomach and Bowels, giving: healthy and natural sleep. The Children's PanaceaThe Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALVAYG Bears the The Kind You HaYe Always Bought In Use For Oyer 30 Years. TC CENTAUR CO. TT BURMT rrft.KT, CVO CfTV. 1 Parker House NEW AND FIRST-CLASS DINING ROOM. ALL THE BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. Corner Ninth and A tor Streata. iGooSell Your Rem Esiaieor Business NO MATTER WHERE LOCATED Properties and Business of all kinds sold quickly for cash in all parts of the United States. Don t wait. Write to day describing what you have to sell and give cash price on same. IF YOU WANT TO BUY any kind of Business or Real Estate anywhere, at any price, write me your requirements. I can save you time and money. DAVID D. TAFF, THE LAND MAN 415 Kansas Avenue. T0PEKA, KANSAS. .Jj ae Oregon Restaurant 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 r.f V -ft ..A" lal wawiasws ( Bought, and which has been has borne the signature of has been made nnder his per Signatme of The American Collection Agency Ho fee charged na laaa collection is made. We make col lections in an parts of the United States. 4:3 Kansas Are. ' -TOPEKA, KANSAS. ANTHONY P. WILSON, Attorney MESkisSWaUESt, .XcRts" i CMBif Slforsnnstaral 1 to 1 to S ateftrgM.iaamuoM. Cunim 91 irnuuou or aiormtlou aat utew. ofmucosi BiisibrioM. iTHEEHNSCsurait ft. est or iwIiodou. tlSCISSI,e.J,": atoW by DranrUta. 5 -J Mr rxprrM. irt!l. 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