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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1908. THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON, A CAPTAIN IN it THE RANKS By Qooryt Carey Eggloaton (Continual from Last Week.) cnAiftfn xxx. f T wii after 7 o'clock mid darkness I completely fallen whu Pur I burs received Guilford Duncan's telegraphic appeal for liolp "la aest" febo wanted no tlmoalow ator that wile was on the telegraph , semilog uiossngua of syuipntliy mid eura nie. " She laboriously spelled the, words, "I'll do my best," nd pd the Instrument In order thnt I might attend to more pressing 8 than telctrruphle chatting. le summoned ber negro boy Bob m hi her prdTeetor and promptly d forth Into the night Tb great erics kuowu m "boot stores" were istomed to be optn rery late at t But tho clerk were full of curl y when Hiirbnru. eacorted only by negro serving boy, presented bor f and began rattling off order great 1d voliimo thnu any they bad ever slvod, even from tho steward of an irerowdod passenger steamer. She Sim by ordering forty augnr cured Ha and four Iilud quarters of beef, i followed up these purchnsca wltb era for four kegs of moliisac. six ies ol macaroni, a barn?! of rice 1 to 011 through hir Hat SMI more the astonishment of tho clerks, alio re scarcely a moment to tho pricing the several articles ami seemed to at ber purchases aa matters of or inry detail. They begun to under ad, howevof, whim alio ordered the U lent Hint ulRht by express to that lion on tho Illluola O'titrnl railroad J ti lay nearest the scene of Gull il Duueau'a operations and directed t tho bill be mnt to him at tlw X .tlonnl hunk for payment. Inrhnra tnndo abort work of her ylng, When it wna douo alio hurried nio and packed a small trunk with me slmplo belonging of ber own. ft 7 o'clock the next morning, nccoin Jiiled by the negro boy Hubert, ahe jok the train and before noon found irself at the little station to which bo bad ordered the freight aent. Bho ' Taa disappointed to 2nd that, although bo bad ordered tho gooda aent by ex jvm, they had not come by the train a which alio bad traveled, .The railroad waa run by telegraphic orders In thoae duya, and so, even at 'Jla email atatlon, there were an Instru iieut and an operator. Mnklirg use of lieno, Barbara luqutrod concerning the freight and waa aaatired of Ita arrival 'y a train duo at 4 o'clock. Hhe spent tho Intervening time In ecurlng two wagona wltb four atout ."wines to cncli, and when the freight rmo It waa loaded upon these with particular care, ao that no accident snlght occur to delay the Journey. If n roads had been even tolerably good ifco of the wagon might bavo carried iho load perhaps, hut the roada were execrably bud, and Barbara waa not uhided to take any risks. Wbou the loading waa douo It waa tsarty nightfall, but tbo eager girl In 1 isted upon atartlng Immediately, to t.10 profound dlxguat of ber driven. ';tio Unit ten ml lea of rond wero the Vent ten mllea, aa the drtvera assured Lor, and by lnalatlng upon a atari Unit Toning instead of waiting for morn ing ahe managed to cover that part of "ho distance, by 11 o'clock. Then alio tarnished a camp, eaw the horses id, gave tho drivers a hot and savory tpper and ordered thorn to be ready i start again at Buurlac. t On resuming tho Journey In the ionilng Barbara urged tbo teamsters i their bent endeavors, re-enforcing ir pica for baato wltb a promlso of a . mptlng inouey reward for each of t era If they abould complete tbo Jotir- i y that day. The drivers did their mightiest to era tho reward, but the dUDcultles In dragged Iho'wuPuifliUtt (nsepTiilndd. 4 1 worso still were thoae atrmcties of 4 road which bad been corduroyed wltb log, for there some of tho togs were I floating out of place and some wore 4 piled on top of those that were still bold fust in the mud, 4 In drugging the wagons through tils 4 mud reaches It was necessary to stop very few minutes to give the homos S breathing spell..' On tho corduroy stretches It was often Decennary to stop for half an hour or more at a time. Thus the caravan moved slowly 011 ward, wltb many halting and much of wearlneas. It waa midnight when at lust the flare of the torches told Barbara that the Journey was done. Not knowing whither the wagons should be taken, Barbara bade Bob And Duncan, When the young man beard of Bar bara's arrival bo and Dick Temple hurried to her, full of approhenslou leat the Journey and the exposure should have made ber III, and fuller still of fear that tbo conditions of life In tbo camp might prove to- Involve nor of bardsblp than ahe could bear, For the Orst time In bis Ufa Guilford Dnucan felt like scolding. "what on eartb are you doing here, Barbara T be aaked, and before he could add anything to tho question alio playfully anmwcred; . "Juat now I'm waiting for you to tell the teamatcrs where to drive the wag ons." But, Barbara" . Never mind the rest of your scold ing, I've already reheamed It In my Imagination till I kndw It all by heart forward and backward, Toll tho men where tho cooking place la," "But what are we to do with you In all this flood and mud and In tbo lnces saut raluf ., "Juxt let me alone whilo I 'help In earnest,' as you said In your dliipatch that you wanted me to do. You tele graphed me that you wanted two good cooks, so here we are, Ilqb' and I, for really Bob has learned to cook as well as I can, I only wonder you didn't Bend for us soonvr." A little while later Bob and the two negro women who bad hitherto done tho cooking went out among tho men at work, tsarina great kettles of steaming cotTee for the refreshment of tbo well nluh exhausted toilers. Bob accompanied his share of the coffee dis tribution by a little speech: . "Par now! pat's coffee as Is, on' If s bot an' strong too. 'Little Mlssle' done mck It wlf her owu ban's, and she's de lady wot sen's It to you. Bhe's done come out inter de wilderness Jes' to cook victuals fer you men, and you Jes' bet yer bottom dollar you'll git breakfas' In the mawuln'." ' ' Realizing the situation and stlmnlat ed by their deep drafts of coffee, the men set up a cheer for "Little Mlaale.' entire compauy'haimetfn'lkopT at work In laat desperate effort to accotnpllMli the end so vitally necesmiry. AH nllit long Duncan hud douo what bo could to encourage the tollers, while Temple bad given his attention to such devices as lnlghl Mhortcn tho task or otherwise facilitate lis doing.- All night long Barbara had bualed herself furnlubing limitless coffee as an atonement for the IriKumclciit food the men bad bad since her supplies of meat ran out two days before, (Cnneluxion ntfxt week,) A ROMANCE OF THE DESERT. 1 '-as. HIAITEH XXXI. HEN Duncan and Temple went to Barbara's Ore for their breakfast after the workmen bod been served both were quick wttted enough to aee that the little lady was In no condltlou to endure emotion of any kind. She bad slept little on the night before leaving Cairo, very little more at the night camp during the Journey and not at all on the night of ber arrival. II er first words Indicated a purpose od ber part to fend off all talk that might touch upon personal matters. "Good morning, gentlemen," she said. "I'm very well, thank you, so you needn't side me about that, espe daily as there are more important thlugs to be dlscuRsed. I brought all the supplies I could, but after seeing the men cut I realize that wo shall run short of food very soon. How many more days are there?" "Four more, Including today." "Then yon must telegraph at once to Cairo for more beef or wo shall run abort Mease go and telegraph at once, Guilford, Then come back and your breakfast will be ready." ' When he bad gone the girl turned to Temple and said: "Everything la ready for you two. Bob will' servo lt I' think I'll go and Bleep a little uow." r: Willi that she tripped away to the canvas covered wagon which Duncan bad detained at the camp to serve ber 08 sleeping quarters. , Late In the evening of that duy tho two teamsters, who had started early In tho morning on their return Journey with the other wagon, rodo back into camp. They had been obliged to a ban don their woRon, wholly umihlo to muko their way farther owing to the floods. ' What on earth are you doing heret" 1 1 way provod to be much greater i in eveu they had anticipated.; for . a two great rivers had at last bro- n over their bonks and their waters v. ;re already spreading over the face the land. The country , through ., )Ich the rond ran was slightly roll- , Tho small hillocks were secure m overflow at any time, but the low ig spaces bot ween thein wcro nl iiy under water, tho depth of which varied from a few Inches to two or !" feet. The soft earth of the Jhed was now a mere quagmire, : aii'U. which jbe horses laboriously "Then we shall get no mora provl- "And Unit's a pity," answered Tem ple, "for the men's spirits have greatly revived under the stimulus of your im proved commissariat Miss Barbara. How loug will your supplies last?" "I've enough coffee, Hour and mollis- bob," she auswored, "to last through, but the fresh meat will he exhausted by ."tomorrow night. The hams will help out for breakfast, but they won't go far among 200 mon. I'm sorry I couldn't have brought more." "You could not have got through at all If your loads had been heavier," said Duncan. "We must simply do the best we can. I still have hopes that we shall win." "Oh, wo must win, you know; You mustn't allow yourself to think of duy tblugclse." ": "''' , .,' , i It was 6 o'clock oil the morning of the last day when the night gave Its first Intimation of a purpoBo to como to an end. In the slow coming gray of the dawu the torches still flared, cast ing long and distorted shadows of the work weary mon as they continued their tQll. Duj,ln .that lastfo.lght the (Continued from page 31 tiW 011 acre. The town i beginning to send out hsv. butter and farm pro ducts generally. 8ngar k'nts are being plitntf (I, mid a factory i about to be erected. The dewt I disappearing be fore the very eyei of the strsnier. The (Heg(m Hhort Line built a branch line into the country, and 1 plamtliii? to change Its route o that Twin Falls will l ou tlie urn In line. Two or three oth er towns have sprung up on the desert all of lliein us ambitious a Chicago. Fienty of Electric Power, Electric power to the extent of 20.000 lioiwpuwer bus ! developed at Sho shone Kail, nd poles and wires are being strung slung .Snake liiver-and In to Twin Full. In a few weeks the town will le lighted and ojierstod by Slio- xIioim) 1'ttlli. An electric railroad four tern 'mile in length is beim constructed connecting tlie towns of Twin Falls snd Bite!!. . , The Irrigation 'system which has worked hiicIi wonders on the deert has it iM'L'inning at .Milner Dam' on the Simke River ainrnt eight miles above Twin "Fa Ik, which is In turn only a few mile amve H hnshone Falls, Two iwi II inland In a rocky gorge furnish an admirable duni-site. The main can- sl"1euding from the dam carries ' 1.000 sw-eml feet of water, and smaller canals diKtrilnite the supply in all dir-ton. Two years ao not n acre was under iittivalioii. Now 4O,O0 acres are pro- ueing crop ud next year nearly HKMMNI sires will be cultivated. The Milner dwn divert sufllclent water to Irrigate over 200.000 acres, and the land He there ready for the water, in, a compact body. 4 Thirty-flve milei alwve Milner Dam, at Minidoka, the United States gov eminent hn built a dam a mile long, rokimf the height of the water forty- evcn feet and providing for the lrr got im of another tsidy of 130,000 acres. Every acre of this: lund has been en tered upon by homesteaders under the reclamation act. The sagebrush desert Is dotted for miles with little cabins. The dam will be completed this month. The canal are a iiUm bvh'ndhssd.but It I expected that water will be turned in early next year, sufficient to Irri gate ou.ooo teres; The . settler are mostly from the Middle West, and are from the higher priced irrigated lands in a M net on, California and Utah IX TUB CITY CHUHCIIES. ; 4 The Norwegian and Danish Methodist church, 1795 Duane street, Sunday school at 10 s. m. Pinaching at 11 a. m, and 8 p. m. The morning and eve ning service will be conducted by Kev, E!ias GJcrdfng, who, has just arrived In the city, He was" appointed by Blub op H. W; Warren at the anbual con ference, recently held at Everet, Wash,, to take charge f the Scandinavian Methodist church work in AtttorU. A cordial welcome Is extended By the pas tor to all Scandinavia, people, young and old, to attend the services of the church as far as ponnildc. Congregational Church, Sunday is Rally Day, We specially request all pupils of the Sabbath school snd all ths parents to be present at the morning service. Let not anything that can be avoided keep you away from church on Sunday morning and evening. The pastor will preach at both service and will have a meage for, you. Morning service at 11 o'clock, lub jeot, "Ready for the Reckoning." Thj wil be a sermon with an object le son. Evening service at 8 o'clock, sub Jcct, "Worth more Than Wealth." A lermoo oi especial interest to young people. Sunday school at 12 s 20, Young People's meeting at 7:30. ; We desire all the young peopl to be present ai we shall organize a society at thli meet ing. Midweek meeting Wednesday" at 7:30 p. m. The pastor will be pleased to meet all Congregationalisti who are resident or visitors in the city. Strang ers, visitors and resident id the city not connected with, other churches wjll bs welcome at alt these services and are Invited to attend. 0. E. Moorehouse, I'h. P., rastor. Jf . Grace Episcopal Church. ' v Sunday services at Grace church ttj 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. .Sunday school at 12:30 p. m. The Rev. W. E. Pot wine of St. Elizabeth's Church, Hono lulu, is expected to be present and to preach. - HOME JOURNAL, &1.SO Oct. 1st, 1906 IF YOU INTEND TO SUBSCRIBE OR RENEW YOUR SUB SCRIPTION TO THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL, COME 111 AT ,'. ONCE, BEFORE 'THE RAISE.'- ;: '':.'',' ' ;' . UNTIL to P. M SEPT. soTH, WE WILL ACCEPT SUBSCRIP TIONS OR RENEWALS FOR ONE YEAR ONLY (THE PUBLISH ERS WILL NOT TAKE LONGER) AT $1.35. OCTOBER FIRST ' THE PRICE IS ADVANCED TO 1.50 PER YEAR. WE ARE SPE CIAL AGENTS FOR THE HOME JOURNAL AND GUARANTEE THESE PRICES. ON SALE ON THE COUNTER AT 15C THE COPY. JN. GRIFFIN Books Stationery Souvc tilers of Minidoka, and fewer still have the enterprise of these Weaterners who are quick to graup the chance to make a comfortable fortune. The Minidka "project" is expected to be a grand lucre, both from the government's and the settler point of view. It will cot, completed, f2.5-M),- 000. Thi include the cost of mainten ance for ten years, when, under the law, the system will be turned over to the net-tiers, who will have paid for their hinds, and the system which makes 'them productive. This land,w.,i have cot the settlers $20 an sere, and long lieforo the government ha been paid it la-it iutal!ment the settlers will I on homes worth from $100 an; nerc, upwards. Three tfvns have been! Marled on the Minidoka tract, all of them on the OreLim Short Line. They will have electric I1VI1U, trolley, snd all other . niixlcrn conveniences. The Minidoka dam will develop 11,000 horse power, winch the government is an tlmrixcd by net of Congress to utilize for tho benetlt of, the project or to leu hp. to private panics. : hilo the settlers have Men wait ing for the completion of the system they have been employed liy tne re- riiuimliorj service at building lateral anal. A man earn $2.50 a day and ii team earns another $2.50. Homo of the ettlern will ' have enough money to hegin fruit growing, although they First Lutheran Church. Custave E. Bydquist, pastor. Sunday school at 0:30 a. m. Miss Alema Xy land( Superintendent. Morning serv ice in Swedish at 104S, Eienina1 aerv- Ice at 8 6'clock, always in English. Sub ject for sermon, "The Angels; Their Re' lation and Service to Man. All are cordially invited to attend these serv ice. On Raturdav, the 6th of October, Mm Wmi PORTLAND WIR HI AND IRON WORKS USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL WIRE and IRON: WORK of ALL KINDS. 263 Flanders t5t , POKTLAND, OR. r. A KS " 1 irii Vw m4 vr 1 - .1 1 The Art of Fine Plumbing Has progreued with the development of the science of sanitation ana we save kept pace with the improvement. Have roof Or m tout bathroom one 1 the oid UaUooed, unhealthy kind f If too are stSI using the "closed in" fixture! of ten yean ago, it would be well to remove them and intall in their itead, inovfjr white "ZtatxSsasT Porcelain Enam eled Ware, of which we have cample diiplayed in our showroom. Let 0 quote yoftjnricei. IHustrated catalogue free. I, A. MoBtgomery, Astoria. SGOV-BAT- IR01I1BEASS MES Few men in tho Ent hav ever heardi eonflrnation class will be organized AU who wifth to avail themselves of trie religious instruction prior to confirma tion should tneet the pastor at the par sonage on the above date at 8 o'clock nine to iiiimiioKa with imre imnos. It wns a poop 'man chance . while it huited. Not tin acre is left open to settlement. Here, upon all other irrigation works projected by the gov ernment, the set 1 ler is far ahead of t'nelo Sam. .The Iniul hunjier of the Americnn i never apiieased. Here and tliere in tl heart of the sngchriiRh, are cleared place where dottier raise crops of grain without even ..irrigation. 'he Mimdokfl, system will irrigate land sufficient to sustain a, population of 5.000. - 1 Three hundred miles above Minidoka. in Wvoniiulg, in tho Jackson Hole country the pochmiation : service la mi dim a dam across the outlet, of Jackson' Luke. Thi. will make a res ervoir storing a million acre feet of waterthat is, enough water to cover million acres one fotit in depth oiue of this water will, be sold for ir rigatlnn down nlong the river, and the rest of it will be conducted down along tho riven to Minidoka dam, for use 111 the low staires of tho river; Ihe cov eminent eiiL'inocrs calculate that with thi stornee svstcm tliere will never .e time when the settlers, either on tne Minidoka or the .Twin Falls system, ill lie short of water. Work on the Jackson's Lake dam has been held up temporarily by a gentle man named Sheffield .who stands with rifle and dared the engineers to come on. lie is a tsquatcer, who ninKua little '' money piloting parties through tho WvomiW huntiiiir irrounds. Un cle Ram is" not disposed to be harsh upon Brother Rhcfliehl, and is taking ten to pushhimotit ot trie way with out ealliiw out the nrmedjfmves of the nation and the several States. I or the time being, however, he is lord ot all he surveys, Alderbrook Preibyterun Church, T. P. Howard, pastor. Preaching service at 10 a. m. Sunday school at 11 a. in. Y. P. S. C. E. meeting at 7:30 p. in. If you are without a church home you are cordially invited to wor ship with us. Warrenton Presbyterian church meets for worship at the War ren Hall at 7:30. Mrs. C. S. Mcllroy ' will sing. All are cordially invited. Norwegian Lutheran Synod Church. Corner of 20th and Grand Avenue. Services tomorrow morning at 10:45, an din the evening at 8 o'clock. Sun day school at 9:30 a. m. The Ladies' Aid Society meets next Thursday af ternoon at the parsonage. Theo. P. Neste, pator, 417 20th St. First Lutheran. Morning service .will be held at 10:45 o'clock and evening service at 8 o'clock; both services in English. Sub ject of evening discourse will be "The Angels: Their Relation and Service to Man." All are cordially invited to at tend.' M. E. Church. Morning worship at 11 o'clock, "We Are Able." Sunday school, 12:15; Y. P. S. C. E., 7:00 evening worship, 8:00., "A Youmr Man's Vision.'' Rev. P. M. ASTORIA, OREGON IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS IM AKD MARINE EKCINEER3 Up-lo tsie Bw;illli JlBtblnerj'i 18tlTanl Frauklin Art. I ronipt attention firm total, repair work , Tel. Main 2451 Sherman Transler Co. , i.HENKY SHERMAN, Manaeer Hackft. Carriages Bajrgajre Checkeand Transferred Truck ar4 Furnitar WWm m)npianoi Moved. Iioxed andlbinDAd. - r .i 433 Ccmmercial Street Phone Maia121 .v, - IL 8. PARKER. Proprietor E. P. PARKER, Manager J Good Sample Rooms on 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 OSE OF AMERICA'S FASTEST STEAMjTKS icon sell YourReai Esfaieor Busiae NO MATTKTt WTTFRU! TVUTTJTl Ellefsen will preach in the M. E. church I STEAMER TELE G R API! (Properties and Business of all kinds sold Coiomene,iug.ilondny, Miiy U morning and evening. , , 'Baptist Church. Morning service will be conducted by Prof, S. K. Dicbcl. Sunday school and meeting of the Young .People at usual hours. There will be no evening ser vice. ..' : ' ; ." " ''.'-. But Cured by Chamberlain's Colic, Choi era and Diarrhoea Remedy. "Whea my boy was two years old he had a very sever attack of bowel com plaint, but by the use of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, we brought him out all right," says Maggie Eickoz of Midland, Mich. This remedy can be depended upon in the most severe cases. Even cholera infan tum Is cured by it. 'Follow the plain printed directions and a curs is certain. For sale by Frank Hart and Leading Druggists. sep Morning AstorianCO cents per mont'u delivered by carrier. Win Make Round Trips Daily Except Portland, Astoria and Way Ports- V. h I TIM 12 CARD Steamer Telegraph from Portland to Astoria. Leave Portlnnd... Arrive Astoria .....T'OO a- m .,..1.1)0 p. 111. Steamer Telegraph from Astoria to for liana Leave Astoria Arrive Portland ,...1!:S0 p- m .,..9:00 p. in MRALS 8ARVE.D A LA CARTE' ' BteamerTeleuranh wlllaton at wnvlnnrt. Ings bot'i down and up river when having Portland Landing - Alder St. Dock Astoria Landing . Callender Dock E. B. SCOTT, Agent, Portland Callender Navigation Co., agent Astoria. PHONE 2211 MAIN. quickly for cash in all parts of the umtea 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. The American Collection Agency No fee charged un 1 e s a collection i made. We make col- I lections in all parti of the United State. KMY 413 Kansas Ave. .:. T0PEKA, KANSAS. ANTHONY P. WILSON, Attorney