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1 SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 1907. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. THE G0N0UEST By BOOTH TARKINGTON, i Author of "Cherry," "MoniLur Bf.ucslre." tit. j COPYRIGHT. I BOS. iY II A K Pt R I BROTHERS I. CHAl'Tttlt I. A Dili miow liiul fnlU-ii itcndilf itiruuKtiiiut Hi" mill uljiht, o tlmt wlitui a ttilil. iiior wind t-limrwt tht ky ulorloiwly lu too tiiiiriiliiit the liiroituruouM Indiana town mIkhiv lu n white liitroiony rouf. UmIjjo tuiil tmii.li u weuly eoverttl an by mmmlltiut. Tjw wu uo tltnw. Only .whore tint Hun of factorial fol- lowtHl tlw bin IhuhI of tlm fruwa river, J utflr (llittiint chimney llko cxrlnmt Hon iHtlntN ou I'liitik iuke, wn (liyre Ont threat niiiiliit tlio iireme whiten. The wliul iuimsihI qulrkly lid cm tiitcb, tlio :u.iUuu of i'M ikIioj! cblldrvu hud vwiwoA nt ( o'vlirk with pitiful auddeuu, tto uli'ljdi bolln lnnjlifil out on tliu nlr, uuil tho naif .' fling ot tlit thcmnijjlifuri,' wrotiKht nil unnccutoiuU 1 llktf Hint of Huii' day, TIiIk w tlio iiliiiuiiifiiou whlcl: affonlt! tli ojnln of the rnoriiliiu di'liiito of tlu i tu tlm wlilu vlu down of I ho NiitWuiiil luiiv. Only mult uiif'ii'tunutin liave no far falU'il t vlult Cuuwiti ln not know that tlm Nntloiiiil lloiiw In on the MllIU Ktt'ttt't I'llIU of the Coui'tliowiU' cjimru ami but Uii? uitvuutiii,u of U-lu., within two intuitu'' waik of tin mil ronil Htaslju, whliU I iu fluia uljtlit o." the window, it si lti.tlmnlIo iHim'Ut t tb con .runt Imi of the nuKl mon who omilt iu.'if wlmluw ou UiW white niorulnu pvfit ni they wtrro wont in KUiiiuior to li'jlil auuluNt nil coiner tliu Cttuo icutoU ctiulm ou the pavement outnldo, Mall tlm bml count to mcau (but bright bour when they all got tlie'r feet on tbo lr roil which protected tbo Kill of tho two g window, with tbo stfora radiators Nlxxllng like kettle ifnlUHt the nUI wnll. Mr. Joint. Tnbor, who bad told bin hardware buttlne njneullleeutly (not uinKiiltlci'Utly for hi nephew, the purchnwr) omt ten yenr before, wm usually, In spite of tba fiict Hint be remained biu-tielor at eveiity-nlue, the luHt to nettle dowu wltb the other, though often tbo flmt to reach the hotel, which be alwaya vn tert'tl by a aldo door, lnKniiHo bo did not believe In the treatluu aynleut. And It wit Mr. Kakew Arp.oiily neventy-flve. but already a thoroughly cupublo cyu le, who ultnost luvurlably "opened the arpuuieut," and It wn be who dlncov ertil the HlnlMter lutuiitloii hehlud tbu wetitlier of thl piirtlcHilar nioniln The niiilevoleiii'i' of bin voice nud muiiin-r when be abnok bla tliik'cr nf tho towu lieyoud the window ami exclaim ed, with a bitter hunsh, "I.iHk t It!" wa no NiiriirlHO to hi (.'ompitulonH, "Jet IkIc nt It! I tHI you the devil l tnlKhty mnnrt! Un, bn! Mighty amnrt!" ThroiiKh eiiKtoin It wim the duty of Hqulre Itneknlew (Jutlco of tho pence In 1H.'l) to be the Dint to tiiko up Mr. Arp, The other looked to blui for It. Therefore li nl;o'l nlinrply: "Whnt'a the devil got to do with unowV TverytWiiK to do with It, nlr." Mr. Ari retorted. "It' plain n dny to anybody with eye nnd neiiHe." 'Then I wlnh you'd p'lnt It out." Niflld Hiicknlew, "If you vo got either." "IV the Almighty, jttlre"-Mr. Arp turned In bl elmlr with auddctt bent tyf I'd lived n Ibiig a yon"- you imvo," luterruptwi uio omcr, tmifc. "Twelve yenr nRo." "If I'd llveil a loua; a you," Mr. Arp repented unwlnelngly In n louder voice, and had follered Sntan'a trail as long at you hnvo and yet couldn't recognize It wheu I neo It I'd git converted and vote rroblbltlonlut." . ' eiMWii DISTILLERS LOUSIVILLE, KENTUCKY Old Forester Whiskey High in Quality and Price Tucker Whiskey Best Value on the Coast Major Paul Whiskey Noted for its Fine Flavor iiiniM. DlSTItlDUTOUS t - . : . .... t,. t.. I - i- .ASTORIA, ' .: OREGON CANAAN "I don't ee It," Interjected Uoclu J(R luivey In bl (iieriilou voice, (lie wa the pntrliircb of them all.) "I can't find no cloven hoof print In tho now," "All over It, alrf cried the cynfc. "All aver It! Old Hiitnn love trick like tbl. Here'a a town that' jeat one ai)ulriuln' mnaa of Ilea and envy and rice nnd wlckednen and corruptlon"- "Hold on!" exclaimed Colonel Flit croft. "Tbat'a a alunder upon our beartbi and onr government. Wiy, wbon I wai in the council" "It.waan't a bit worn then," Mr. Arp returned onreaaonably. "Jet ywt look how the devil fool n. He drop down thl here virgin mantle on fit naan nud make It look aa good a you pretend you think It l-a good a the 8unday acbool room of n coiintrj' church, though thnt"-be went off on a tangent venotnnly - "H frenernlly only another whlted nepulcber, and the autK-rlntciident' tiilghty apt to have n bottle of wblnky bUI Udilnd the orgnn nnd"- "I.(Kk here. Ekew," aald Joitu Ta Iwr, "tbat'a got nothln to do Wlth"-- "Wby ain't It? Anwer me!" cried Mr. Arp. continuing without pmne: "Why ulu't It? Can't you wait till I git through? Toil limcn to me. end when I'm ready I'll llaten to"- "Hee here." Urgitn the colonel, mak' Ing blmactf beard over three other. "I want to auk you" "No, lr!" Mr. Arp tiounded the floor irwlbly with bla hickory atlck. "Don't you nk nte anytblug. How can you tell that I'm not going to nimwer your tietlon without your awklng It till I've got tbrough? You llnten first. I aay. bere'a a town of nearly 30.000 Inhabitant, even- turtt one of 'em oen,.women and chlldrcn-aellub and cowardly and alnful If you could ace their liiiicrmoKt unturea; a towu of the ugllext and worat built hotiMiu lu the world and governed by a lot of wilo.ni keeper, though 1 hope It'll never git dowu to where tbo minister can run 1L And the devil come along nud in one nlgbt-why, all you got to do 1 look at It! You'd tbluk we needn't ever trouble to utuke It better. Tbat'a what tho devil waut u to do -want u to rcHt eny about It nnd paint It up to look like a heaven of pence and purity nud nam tilled aplrlt. Huowfall like tbl would of made Lot turn the angel out of door nnd any that the old borne wu good enough for blui. Jo' morrnh would of Ivioketl like a Turltau vllluge. though I'll bet my bHt dollar that there wn a lot, nnd u whole lot. that's never liecn told nbout ruiltmi villnges. A lot thnt" "Wbut never wu?" Interrupted Mr, IVter Rradbury, whoso grnnddiiug'.ter bud lately announced her discovery that the rtrndbury. wcro deaceudtHl from Mile Miiuuiau. "Mini wumu i told nbout rurltnn vllbigea?" "Cnn't you wait?" Mr. Arp' uc- cents were those of pnln. "Haven't 1 got nn.v right to present my aldo of the enso? Ain't we restrained enotigb to allow of free apeeeh here? How can wo ever gtt anywhere In nn argument llko tbl unlens we let one man talk at a time? How"- " io on with your atntement," said ruclo Joe Davey Impatiently. Mr. Arp' grievance wn Increased. 'Now, listen to you! How uinny more Interruptions are conitn'? I'll listen to tbo other aide, but I've got to state mine nrat, bnveu't I? If 1 don't mnUe my polut cJeur, what'a the use of the argument? Argumentation la only tho comparison of two sides of a quest Ion, nud yon have to nee wbnt the first side Is before you can compare It with the other one. flon't you? Are you all agreed to that?" "Ye, ves." said the colonel. "Go ahead. We won't luterrupt until you're through." Tlio "argument" grew bentein Half a dozen tidy qnnrrels arose All tho aages went At It fiercely except ltogcr Tabor, who store quietly away. . i uo aged men were enjoying themselves thoroughly, especially those who quar reled. Naturally tho frail bark of the topic which bad been launched was whirled about by too umuy sluo cur rents to remnlu long lu sight nud soon became derelict, while tho intellectual dolphins 1 dove and tumbled In tho depths. At the eud of twenty minute Mr. Arp emerged upon the surface, and In bis mouth was this: "Tell me, why ain't tbo churelwwhy ain't the church and the rest of the believers in a future life lookin' for immortality at the other eud of life too? H we're' Immortal wo always have been, Theu why don't they ever apeculato on what we were before we were born? It's because they're too blame selfish; don't care a flapdoodle about what was. All they want Is to go An llvin' forever." Mr. Arp's voice had risen to an acrid trlumphancy, when it suddenly falter ad. relapsed to a murmur and then to a stricken silence as a tall, fat man of overpowering aspect threw open tho outer door near by. and crossed the lobby to the clerk'B desk. An awe fell upon tho sages with this adveut. They were hushed and after a movement In their chair, wltb a strange effect of huddling, ant disconcerted and atten tive, llko schoolboy at the entrance of the niawter. The pero'inge bnd a big, fat, pink face and heavily undershot Jnw, what whltlab benrd be woro following bl double cblu somewhat after the niuuucr dlMplayed In the portrait of lletiry VIII. Ill eye, very bright tinder puffed upper lid, were Intoler ant and Insultingly penetrating despite their Ntiinll m.o. Their Irritability held a kind of botne, and yet tho person ago exuded frost, not of the weathor, all about him. You could not Imagine niuu or uigel during to greet tbl be ing genlnlly-aooner throw a klas to Mount 1'Hutu! "Mr. Urown," be said, wltb ponder- ou hostility, lu a bull bn to the clerk -tho kind of voice which would have mnilo au express train leave tbo track and go round tbo other way "do you hcitr me?" "Oh, ye, Judge!" the clerk replied awlftly In tone it unlike those which ho used for atrange trnimtoiit a a collector voice In hi ladylove' ear la unlike that which bo propel at de- Inquctit. "Io you see that snow?" asked tlio personage threateningly. "Yc, Judge." Mr. Iirown esaayed a placating amlle. "Ye, Indeed, Judge Plko." "Ha your employer, the manager of tbl hotel, seen that snow?" pursued the (wrNonuge, with a gesture of un- rjx'a kill Io solemn menace. "Ye, lr. I think o. Ye, air." "Ho you think be fully understand that I am tbo proprietor of thl bull!- Ing?" "Certain. Judge, cer"- "Yoti will Inform him that I do not Intend to be discommoded by bla ueg llgeneu a 1 pu to my ofllce. Tell blui from me that utiles bo keep the aldownlk In front of thl hotel clear of anew I will cancel hi lease. Their present condition Is outrogcoua. Do you understand me? Outrageous! Do you bear?" "Yes, Judge, I do so," answered the clerk, hoarse with respect. "I'll ee to It thl minute, Judge l'lke." 'You bad better." Hie pcrsonugo turned himself about nud began a grim progre toward the door by which he bad entered, bis eyes fixing themselves angrily upon tho conclave at the win- dowa. He nodded to tho only man of sub- Itouco among them, Jonas Tabor, and abut the door behind biin wltb ma jestic Insult. He was Canaan' mil lionaire. Naturally Jonn Tabor was tho first to speak. "Judge Tike' lookin' uilgLty well," ho anld admiringly. "Ye, he I." ventured Squire Bucka- lew, with deference; "mighty well." j "There' a party at the Judge'a t night," aald Mr. Ilradbury"klnd of a ball Mamie Pike' glvln' for the young folk, yulte a doln'e, I bear." "That' another thing that's ruining Canaan," Mr. Arp declared morosely "these entertainment tbey have now adays. SieiHl nil the money out of town-lmud from Indianapolis, chicken suhid nud ilurky waiters from C'bl engo!" v- A decrepit hick or two, a couple of ! old fashioned surreys and a few "cut- unders" drove by from the 10:45 train, bearing the newly arrived and their vullses, the hotel omnibus depositing several commercial travelers at the door. A solitary figure enmo from tbo station ou foot, nnd when It appeared within fair range of the window, TJucle Joo Imvey, who bad but hovered on the Hunks of the combat, first removed bl spectacle and wiped them, as though distrusting the vision theyof- fered bin, then, replacing them, scan ned anew the approaching figure and uttered a smothered cry. My Iml A'mlghty," be gasped, "what's this? Look there!" They looked. A truce came Involun tarily, and they sat In paralytic silence as the figure made Its stately and sen sational progress along Main street. It wn that of a tall gentleman. cheerfully, though somewhat with en nui, enduring hi nineteenth winter. His long and slender face he wore smiling, beneath nn accurately cut plaster of dink hair cornicing bis fore head, a fashion followed by ninny youths of that year. This perfect bang was shown under a round black hat whoso rim was so sninll ns nlmost not to be there nt nil. nnd the hood was supported by a waxy white seawall of collur, rising three Inches above the blue billows of a puffed cravat, upon which floated a large, hollow pearl, nis ulster, sporting a big cape at tbo shoulders and a tasselcd hood over the cape, was of a rough Scotch cloth, pat terned In faint gray nnd white squares tho size of bnggnge checks, and It was so long that the skirts trailed In the snow, nis legs were lost lu the ac curately crcasetl, voluminous garmeuta that were the tailors' canny reaction from the tight trousers with which the 80's had begun tbey were In color a pnllsh russet, broadly striped with gray nnd In size surpassed the milder spirit of fashion so fnr as they permit ted a liberal kueo action to take place almost without superficial effort On bis feet glistened long shoes, shaped, save for the heels, like slinrp racing shells. Those were pnrtlnlly protected by tan colored low gaiters, with flat, shiny, brown buttons. In one hand the youth swung a bone handled walking stick perhaps an inch and a ban! in di ameter; the other carried a yellow leather banjo ense, upon the outside of which glittered tho embossed silver Initials "B. B." He was smoking, but walked with his head up, making use, however, of a gait at that time new to Canaan, a seeming superbly Irresponsi ble lounge, engendering mucn motion of tne shoulders, producing au effect of CiireloMMiioK combined wltb Independ ence, an effect which the Innocent have been known to ball a an uncon scious one. Wltb everything In sight he deigned to be amtiKed, especially with the old face In the National House window. To these be waved bla stick with airy graclousnes. "My soul," ald Mr. Davey, "It seeuui to know some of u!" "Ye," agreed Mr. Arp, hi voice re covered, "and I know It. It's Fanny Louden' boy Gene, como borne for bla Christum holiday." "By George, you're rlgbtl" cried Flltcroft "I recognlxo him now." "But what' the matter wltb blinT" asked Mr. Bradbury eagerly. "Ha ha Joined eora patent medicine trouper "3y Lord A'mtyhty, ' hegatped, "what' thtit" "Not a bit," replied Eskew. "He went east to college hist fall" "Do they make the boys wear them clothe?" persisted Bradbury. "Is it some kind of uniform?" "I don't care what It Is," said Jonas Talior, "If I was Henry Louden I wouldn't let lilm wear 'em around here." "Ob, you wouldn't, wouldn't you, Jonas?" Mr. Arp employed the accent ef sarcasm. "I'd like to see Henry Louden try to Interfere wltb Gene Bantry. Fanny 'd lock the old fool up In the cellar." The lofty vision lurched out of view. "I reckon," said the colonel, leaning forward to see the last of It "I reckon Henry Louden's about the saddest case of abused stepfather I ever saw." "It's his own fault." said Mr. Arp "twlce not bavin' sense enough not to marry. Him with a son of his own too!" i'es," assented the colonel, "mar ryln' a widow with a son of her own, and that widow Fanny!" "Wasn't it Just the same with her first husbuud, Bantry?" Mr. Davey asked, not for information, as he im mediately answered himself. "You bet It was! DIdu't she always rule the roost? Yes, she did. She made a god of Gene from the dny he was born. Bantry's house was run for him. like Loudeu'a l now." "And look," eitlalmed Mr. Arp, with satisfaction, "at the way he's turned out!" "He ain't turned out nt all yet lie's too young," said Buckalew.- "Besides, clothes don't make the man." "Wasn't he smoklu a clgarect!" cried Eskew triumphantly. This was final. "It's a pity Henry Louden can't do something for bis own son," snld Mr. Bradbury. "Why don't be seud him away to college?" "Fanny wou't let him," chuckled Mr. Arp malevolently. "Takes all their spare change to keep Gene there In style. I don't blamo her. Gene cer tainly acts the fool, but that Joe Lou den is the ornerlest boy I ever saw In an ornery world full." "He always was kind of mlscheev ous," ndmitted Buckalew. "I dou't tbluk he's meun, though, nnd It does Boom kind of not Just right that Joe's father's money Bantry didn't leave anything to speak of has to go to koepln' Gene on the fat of the land, with Joe gittln' up at half pndt 4 to carry papers, and him goln' on nine teen years old." "It's all he's fit for!" exclaimed Es kew. "He's low down, I tell ye. Ain't It only last week Judge Tike cmight him shootln' crops with Pike's ulgger driver and somo other nigger hired men iu the alloy back of Pike's burn." 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