FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER n, igoo.
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
Ah Unofficial
Skint
Sy Grant Otum
Copyrlgbt, 1BU6. I.f I', C. Ktmtot
! Tbt llttla parlor with Its haircloth
furultura, its gaudy rag carpet, U
Ituffed birds mid IU Impossible cbro
toot wa a diurnal place at best, bnt
bow with the double row of chain, till
ranged sillily about the aides of It and
tbt feeble light of an unshaded kero
Wne lamp emphasising all Ita barren
ugliness It aeemed a veritable desert
of a room.
Rarab Middle a primly erect on tbt
ofa, her black bordered bandktrcblef
cruabtd between her handa. Rbt wna
vaguely resentful of tbla unwonted
olltary dignity tho waa forced to
tualutaln. W wanted to bo out lu the
kitchen washing dlshea. Thla sitting
till wltb folded handa llkt a visitor In
out'a owu boil wna lit nowise plena
lug lo ber, but sue realised tbat to
Dttfbt at least It waa expected of her,
nd Parali wna not one of those In
trepid soul who can throw conven
tlonallty to tho wind. . . ,
It waa all over. Th laat mourning
relatlva-fortlflcd by tbt ample pot
funeral supper-bad condoled with her,
wept with lur mill departed tralnward.
Tba only aouml to break tht etlllncs
waa the clatter of dishwashing nt tht
fcltchen sink, where two eympathctle
neighbors piled ttielr dish towela and
discussed tht lata and function very
minutely.
Barnb moved uneasily on tbt sofa.
No ont could wash dishes to ault her;
h would Itavt to do thorn all over
tomorrow before alio put them away,
film ached to get at them now, not
only to hitvo them dont properly, but
to relievo tho strain of thla unwonted
activity. Tbla, however, waa clearly
lmalble according to tbt precedent
of tht comiumiliy. To hove a mind for
household duties before tbt morrow
would aavor of callousness.
She beard the cute latch click aud
tbeu the sound of heavy footsteps com
lug up the Kmvcl walk. Kim Ion nod
forward, llatcnlug Intently. Any diver
fon would be welcome to her tense
nervet. I'rwMititly the front door
opened aoftty and wit softly closed.
I
"if I WAS COIN' to hams a kbottlab
BAUtT ON BABTU 11) NAMB TOO."
8bo waa ownro that aome one bad tip
toed cluniHlly luto the room. She look
ed up to find a pair of good natured
eyea regarding her whimsically.
"Good evouln', Beth," the aald with
out rlHlng. "Wou't you aet down?"
Beth Carlton selected a atralgbt
backed chair In tho front row, Jerked
It forward and sat down awkwardly,
"I run over to aee bow you waa get
tln' ou," be explained.
"Ob, nicely I" the replied. "Every
body'a becu ao good. An', Beth, I
want to thank you now."
"What for?" he demanded brusquely.
"For all you done," aald she, "flxln'
np the bodge an' lookln' after the
horses today an' belli' one of tho bear
ers." Sho paused a moment "Don't
you think everything passed off
well?" she asked.
He nodded abstractedly. lit appear
ed to 1)0 thinking deeply.
"Snrnh," he said at length, looking at
ber wltb tbat penetration of gaze she
always found rather disconcerting,
"do you know I was sort of provoked
today?"
"Provoked?" There wero surprise
nd wonder and disbelief In her voice.
"Yes, provoked." he repeated llntiy.
Iler eyes questioned him, but she
waited silently for him ti go on.
"I wns llMtenln' to what lots of them
folkn had to any to ,vou today," ho re
sumed slowly. "I heard 'em t.xlW'.W
about his sulTorlu' nu" b:s patlenca. I
heard one of 'em say ho was n regular
saint on enrtli."
"Wasn't he?" Her toise wns wv
calm, but there was n h!nt of c'.sul
lenge In It. .
'Td be tho laat one, to t'oiiy It," f
he, "but what made mo provsk?d was
that tbem folks only iooltoJ nt c::e ultle
of It. There waru't iiot. c.f
spoke of your surferln' or .mvr
tlence."
. She was silent. IT.er..'.,i::'".-r'Mierv-
ou.lr 'fwiSunt" andTintwratTni ttt
black bordered handkerchief, A (pot
f color cama Into tlthtr cheek.
4 "Wind. know your father wm out
tf tlie best men," bt aald aturdlly,
"but It made tut mad tbat they didn't
ttll tht other aide of H-that ou art
mm of tbt beat woiotn. Didn't you
glva up t very thing for blm? Where
kavjt you been for the post, ten years?
Nowbtrea. Wbat have you dont all
that tlmt except take cart of blm?
Notbln'. Ain't you suffered an' been
patient? Didn't you give up tht nan
you lored to you could spend all your
tlmt tnklu cart of your father? Sarah,
If I was goln' to nama regular . aalnt
on earth I'd nama yon!"
, It waa long apeoch for Beth Carl
ton to makt. lit aat back In tba cbalr,
rather aurprlaed at bit own eUtement
of hla feelings. Marsh smiled feebly, '
"It warn't ao much at you makt out,"
bt protested.
Ho grunted. "Didn't It mean notblu'
to you ttatt night, ten yenrs back, when
yon told mt you could never marry me
o long aa bt lived r
Tho color spots brightened In her
chock.
"Didn't Itr be persisted.
"Yes," she admitted slowly.
"An baan't It meant aomethln all
them ton years?"
4 (tba noddinl ber reply, for her eyes
brimmed with tears and there waa a
lump tuber throat
Talk about patience an' sufferlu' an'
snlnta on earth T' be exclaimed. "Them
folka ain't got eyea to act beyond their
nodes. That's what made me pro
voked," Ho rose and stalked up and down the
room. At last be paused before ber.
"You've been a aabitln' of It about
long enough," be aald; "you're done
your duty morc'n done It an I've
waited for you for ten moat unaalntly
years. Now, next Saturday I want
you"-
"Not ao soou at that, Seta," ahe
begged.
"Next Baturdtty," be aald Inexorably.
"An we'll go on to Washington an' atoy
month, an" to New York an' to I'blla
dolphy. Your aalntln' daye art over.
It'a time you bad a chance to bt Just
woman for while." '
"I cau't-iwt so soon," she protested.
"Did I any a word durln' them ten
years?" he asked. '
She shook ber bead.
"Hadn't thnt oueht to count for aome
thln' 7"
"Yea. I suppose It bad; but. Beth"-
He smiled almost grimly aa be played
bis trump card.
"I've Itoukiit the tlcketa," bt aald
gently.
Suddenly sho begnB to weep without
restraint. Ho watched her In alienee.
Intuitively bo knew that these were
not tears of Borrow. After tlmt he
sat beside her on the sofa and awk
wardly atroked her hair.
"You ain't goln' to know what care
or sorrow la If I can help It," be de
clared. Unconsciously he bad raised
but voice.
"Hush-on, bush!" ahe whispered.
"They'll hear you out In the kitchen.
Mis' Jones an' Mis' rareont are out
there washln' dishes."
"Think I care If they dor be said
defiantly. "I ain't a mite ashamed of
It Aro you?"
6he lifted her eyca to hla and smiled.
It was a wonderful smile. Somehow
tho room seemed to lose much of Its
desolation, even as her face lost lu
many traces of years and patient suf
fering. "I'll on ready Saturday," ahe aald.
The Tjrrant.
The well Intentloned man overheard
two women talking together In a tram
car, and he Immediately let down the
portals of his cars, for the well Inten
tloned man always goes about with a
lifelong hunger lu hla heart to busy
himself with the affaire of other peo-nte.
I "I tell you he Is a perfect tyrant,"
i aald woman No. 1.
j "I bare no doubt of It," aald the
other.
"I will listen to thla poor woman's
! tale," thought the well Intentloned
man, "and perhaps I may be ablo to
' assist tho poor soul."
"Yes, ho Is a regular tyrant and
despot Ha baa no mercy on me what
ever. Ho rules the whole bouse like a
caar."
I "Of course he does," aald woman
No. 2.
: "I shall have to offer my aervlces to
! thla poor, downtrodden woman,"
thought the well Intentloned man.
"Yes, he rides over tho whole of us
roughshod. And sometimes, when he
gets on the rampage, he breaks every
thing ho can lay his bands on."
, "Madam," said the well Intentloned
man, who could stand It no longer,
, "madam, my services art at your dla
' posnl. Lot mo go to your home and in
tercede with your tyrannical husband."
1 "He ain't my husband at all, you
simpleton," snapped woman No. 1.
"He'a my nine-months-old baby bless
( hla precious little sou!!"-T!t-B!ts.
Seeing la Believing.
A drastic and highly successful sur
gical Illusion receutly carried out by
I a French doctor has caused no end of
1 talk Hi Paris. ' A woman suffering from
nervous trouble was convinced thot
i tho symptoms were produced by a liz
ard which sue roit crawnng anom
In her stomach. She Insisted thnt
she recalled perfectly having swal
lowed the animal when young In
slaking her thirst at a brook.
After drugs ond dieting had failed to
work any relief Dr. ltlchelot had an
Idea. He remembered how the surgeon
Velreau treated a peasant who thought
he had swallowed an adder. So he pro
posed to bis patient to deliver her of
nor unwelcome guest by a serious op
eration and had her enter the Hopltal
Cochin. .Tpf-n, '.Vyloor jciurarl a Dne.
TWO STORES--A.STORIA AND PORTLAND
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Prices
Quality is the Part that most makers of clothing over look. Their
only thought being turned toward style. BUT THAT IS NOT
THE BROWNSVILLE WAY. While making our clothing wekeep
abreast with the latest styles but we never forget the quality.
If you want your style to last, be sure of your
quality. tSha Brownsville Label is a sign of both
THE NEXT THING IN IMPORTANCE PRICE
: . . .
Ordinarily when you do find style and quality combined you also
find high prices. That too is contrary to the Brownsville way.
BEING CLOTHIERS FROM MILL TO MAN
AND FIRM BELIEVERS IN LOW PRICES
We can save you from $5 to $10 on a suit, overcoat, or rain coat.
Our stock of men's clothing and furnishing goods is the best and
most complete in Astoria. We heartily invite your inspection
Men
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684 Commercial Street, Astoria
Corner Third and Stark, Portland
large, living lizard? nflvhlg'put the
woman under the Influence of ether, he
ojMMed her stomach and Immediately
sewed It up okiiIii. When she regained
consciousness he showed her the lizard.
Tho elpht effected a cure and the pa
tient made a pet of the animal.
SUBMARINE REEFS.
Bw Thr Are Located by th Naral
Engineer.
Trior to tho nineteenth century navi
gation, except on the high seas, was
mainly that of the Irish pilot who
claimed to know all the rocks In the
harbor. "An' Uicre'e wan of thlra!"
aid he aa he struck.
On approaching land one needs to
know bow far be Is from the lighthouse
or headland in sight Trlangulatlon
tells tm. Two points on land being
taken for the base of the triangle, lines
from these points, representing the
other two sides of the triangle, are
drawn until they Intersect That apex
Of the triangle will be the point where
the observer Is. Then the distance
from his point to the land can be easily
calculated.
The maritime wars under Napoleon
disclosed the dangerous Ignorance of
French mariners about their own sea
coast French vessels were unable to
break or run their enemies' blockade.
After peace waa established Beau-temps-Beaupre
was appointed as the
organizer and chief of corps of engl
neers to chart the whole coast of
France. Hla work waa ao well done
that the other naval powers hastened
to chart their own coasts according to
hla methods.
The head of a rock may easily escape
ordinary soundings, or He between
soundings. When covered by ten or
more feet of water and unmarked by
ripples or breakers. It Is hard to find.
Eves when known it Is hard to get
oundlngs. The lead may glide over
It, bo that even In well surveyed waters
some unlucky ship out of hundreds
passing there may "And the rock with
1U keel."
Groups of buoys with grappling Irous
re lashed together In long sweeping
lines and sunk behind the small sound
ing boat until they touch bottom, and
aro then towed until they strike a
rock. In calm weather rocks and reefs
may' be seen at great depths from great
Heights In balloons. Even after a rock
baa been discovered, Its depth aud po
sition must be precisely ascertained.
Fishermen, too, help make known
these uncharted rocks, rewards belug
offered for all new ones discovered.
England, the United States, Spain,
Itoly and other maritime nations have
adopted French methods. Japan for
years has devoted to the subject Its
usual minute, trustworthy and master
ful study, but has Imitated the English
crowded and complicated charts rather
than ,the . artistic execution of the
Frencb.-New York Trlhune.
BABY COVERED
WITH SCIRES
Would Scratch and Tear the Flesh
Unless Hands WereTied Wasted
to aSkeleton Awful Suffering for
Over a Year Grew Worse Under
Doctors Skin Now Clear,
WOULD HAVE DIED
BUT FOR CUTICURA.
"My little son, when about a year
and a half old, began to have sores
oome out on bis face. I hod a phy
sician treat mm,
but the sores grew
worse. Then they
began to come on
his arms, then on
other parts of his
body, ana men ono
, came on his chest,
Worse than the
others. Then I call
pd another nhvsi-
cian. Still he grew worse. At the end
of about a year and a half of suffering
he grew so bad I had to tie his hands
in cloths at night to keep him from
scratching thesores and tearing the flesh.
"He got to be a mere skeleton, and
was hardly able to walk. My Aunt
advised mo to try Cuticura Soap and
Ointment So great was her faith in
it that she gave me a small piece of
Soap to try and a little of the Oint
ment I took it home without any
faith, but to please her I tried it, and
it seemed to dry up the sores a little.
"I sent to the drug store and got a
cake of the Soap and a box of the
Ointment and followed the directions,
and at the end of about two months
the sores were all - well. He has
never had any sores of any kind since.
, "He is now strong and healthy,
and I can sincerely say that only for
your most wonderful remedies my
precious child would have died from
those terrible sores. I used only one
cake of Soap and about three boxes
of Ointment (signed) Mrs. Eg
bert Sheldon, R. F. IX, No. 1, Wood
vUle. Conn, April 22, 1905."
Oomplett Kitml md InHrntl Tmtmen lor Ewty
Humor, train I'lmplM to Scroriilt, from Inrtncy to An,
CouiiHliif ol Cutlour 8op, Mo, Ointment, MH., Rwol
Veul, Wo. (la form or Chocolt Contnl I'llle, P im
I ), ml t hd ol all drufRirtt. A ilnplrwl often cum,
fittDruK01iem. Corp., Sob Prop., Burton.
gj-AUlltd t'rtt, Uow to Cm Uwr Uumon."
The Art of Fine Plumbing
m -mi
has progressed with the development of the science of
sanitation and we have kept
pace with the improvements.
you t Or is your bathroom one of
the old ftf"V'wt unhealthy y j
If you are stSI using the "closed in"
fixtures of tea years ago, it would be well
to remove them and install in their stead,
snowy white "Staadwd Porcelain Enam
eled Ware, of which we have samples
displayed in our showroom. Let us quote
you prices. Illustrated catalogue free.
I, A. Montgomery, Astoria.
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ASTORIA, OREGON
IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS LAND AND MARINE ENGINEERS
Up-to -Eate SawIMIU Machinery! Prompt attention;? iven toJaU repair work
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Tel. Main 2151
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.HENRY 8BEBMAN, Manager
Hacks, Carriages Baggage Checked and Transferred Trucks ard Fnraitur
Wagons Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped.
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Phone Main 121
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Good Sample Rooms os the Ground Floor
for Commercial Men
PARKER HOUSE
EUROPEAN PLAN
FIRST CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT
Frea Coach to the House
Bar and Billiard Room
Good Check Restaurant
ASTORIA, OREGON