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In the Bondage Of Meadville. , , By RITA KEU.ET. V Copyright. IKK, by C. H. 8utcllfT. "if. bo use talkirw to me," Kllen ex- claimed. "My mind la fully made up." Tha man roM and, wi.iim over to 'what tb crl sat, stood looking down at her Intently. Bha shifted uncom fortably under nil e and finally efipped. from her chair ana nea urn mlli.nn.lv ta the VlQdOW. Wbef. h felt sure, h was too proud to follow her. ' . "Oh. I know you are shocked'." she cried. "Ifa plainly a girl' mission In Ufa t marry the nret man woo uuo iti her and aettte down to dlah- washing and wiping the children's Boaea." She shivered In disgust, w th look of naln that crossed his face "That Is what all the girls la town bv doue she coutiuuea. kn wanm I am nailed bj the very vKaImsIb monotoav of it you think me an anomaly, an unwomanly girl a reprobate. Bah:" Th defiant little rebel against the convections of Meadville struck terror to ft heart of Elton Maxweii, iaiy WANTKD TWO Oq,OD HOYS TO - work In minting offleo. Apply to Astorlan. WASTKIV-SAIMES. MANY MAKE $100 to IW per month. Some ewo mors. Stock clean; grown oi Rer- rttua. fsr from old orchard, tan advenord week..'-. Choice of territory. Address Washington Nursery Company, Toppenish, Washington,." am tou ant tHa whoiA mibbrabu cbosca f presidtit of the Meadville Sav-tags:- bank and owner jf the fastest trotter w.tb- .MeadvUle county, fair race track. He looked at her helpless ly and cleared bis throat "But we could keep a hired girl, El len," be said, and, brightening, "you could drive Fanny G. wbererer;you liked. Ton wouldn't be' tied down. We' tub- up 4 Chicago often to the theater. You would bare a much easier time than any of the girls." he finished proudly. Ellen looked at turn a, moment pity ingly. Hovt. apparent were the llinlta tiSS. OS- ruid! TTl"" she'rlrefl a ran con HANDS 11 YEARS Cracked and "Bleeding In Many Places Became so Bad that Nail .. Came Off Finger Tried Many ' Remedies and Consulted Three Doctors, but Got No Relief Now : Cured and Is Very 1 PROUD OF HAVING TRIED ' CUTICURA REMEDIES "I had eczema on my hands for about eleven years. The hands cracked openHMmany -places and bled. "One of tuf fingers was so bad that the nail came off-.- I had often beard of cures r, fi.tfHti-a PomoHioa hufr. haft no confidence in them as I had tried so many remedies, and they all had failed IA VUIC Ulvi A WHVO uwtviO but got no relief, Finally my hua- Knn1 atxA friof wa Vft-kllM fpfKsft fllM. cura Remedies, so we"" got a cake of Cuticura Soap, a box of Cuticura Oint ment, and two bottles of Cuticura Resol vent Pills. Of course I keep Cuticura Soap all the time tor my hands, but the one cake of Soap and half a box of Cuticura Ointment cured them. It is surely a messing tor me to nave my hands well, and I am very proud of . : .wwl AitUiM TtnwmJllaa mr,A recommend them to all suffering with 1 " T.T,! A T, ' : I Tl T i eczema, aim. jbiiza a. vy uev, j. r . a T l T 1 ,o , (11 JI i, xHOOiuu, mwa, Wh IS, lifUU. ITCHING PIMPLES Resulted from Poisoning. Cured by Two Sets of cuticura ' Remedies. " My husband got a blooddisease from : wearing woolen underwear. Ue was all full of pimples, aod he hadan awful . itching. He took a good many so called blood remedies, and nothing did him good. Then we saw in a news- UttUCl Ulf.V.I4J U IKUlUlUa) U"U : they cured him after using in all two sets of Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Oint ment, ana uuueura xiraoiveni, anu now I wouldn't-do- without Cuticura- Soap. Mrs. Harner, 1050 Benners St., Heading, ML, Jan. za, itfuo. ;. ' ComvMe Extnial awl Internal TrmtiWt' jior , Every Humor of Infant, ChilUrot ami AUuIUpffln ilsu of Cuticura bap 2$c.) to Cleanw the Bkin. Cuticura ReaolveDt fSUu.i, ur to the form ol moc lots Coated Mils Kf. ir vial ot 60) to I'urKy the ii - . uila Un.tM Uriatfin Maun SVMoilMi'l'ree, Uuun',0l tIMu ap4 bcalp. death dealing bomb Into tha emmy'a camp. I'm golug to study artr ne raw triumphantly. "Ellen, nor The horror in nis toic was geuulne, Tears ago another rcbollloua maiden of Meadville had expressed tho same rwolve, and It was llko "Jaue, jane. wr the sain.- There wer dark hlnta of uneuily liehavlor, and h riri never became an artist ana never returned home. To young Max wvll's mind his sweetheart waa as food as lost already, though ha broacu ed tha posslWllty of marrying him and then seeking the higher plane which the dullness of Meadville aeemeti to render Imperative, but aba quickly snatched tha heart .out of him. k )ie saUl: "I shall be weaaea to my art Instead. It Isn't Uiat I want to do It exactly ," she added, lu a quick pity. "Maybe some time I'll Bud that you are the best, Elton, but not now. I must try. ITU so ueaiwy !. matrimony by the Job Mr Tha amateurish dauba on u tour nf the little parlor appeareu frightfully Bat and nupromlstug aa sba turned from watching wton ' tivA irnvt tho snrlnc gone from ki. itort hia tac Mler than she had ever seen It. But she must wyi a yet ago she would have given her two eyee ,. ui hmi so ltsbtLv refused AVI ,v.. - - totlsy. but that was before she bad climbed the hill of knowieuge ami re .nxi that her onlv hahltatton thence forth must be tu tle realm ot art, uot stale old Meadville. She was paeaeu, ready to go the moutcut the director of the big art school should say the word. Her father stepped guigeny into u "A. letter, Ellen. Must be from that art school. Have you got your tmugs n lun-teJ ready to zof I reckon you'll come back 'bout the Diggesi picirr painter In the couutry. Won't scarcely kuuw us iuen. m you; Th. nnvnntMt' tenderuess In her fa ther's voice and the real misgiving In the last sentence, ill disguised oy tn oh.- iniiirh. made her heart suddenly contract How good every one was to her! Even her father and mower were ready to sacrific painfully, even to the point of placing her on a plane where she would be asnanieo to irruSui them as her humble Meadville parent If thereby she would be reudered happy. She clung to her father In an uuae- eastomed. wholly demonstrative iau ion that embarrassed Dim. -There. tbVre:" he said patting her hair awkwardlv. "Scad tou letter. Mebbe they don't want you to come M soon. I must go wash for supper." It was true they didn't want her to come so soon. In fact, they didn't want her to come at all. The director nnklndlv said satirical thlwrs about her cows a study from nature ana suggested housework as a surer means of ralnlna renown. Tt waa a horrible shock. She did not cry; she was too stunned and humiliat ed for that: she had only enough rea on left to wonder doubly how aha could tell her parents tbat4belr sweet confidence had been misplaced mat their child always was and always would be a nobody. The stuffy little parlor, the hateful daubs, had grown Intolerable. Fulling a shawl from Its book In the narrow hall she fled from the bouse and up the narrow street redolent or hecr- steak, coffee and hit cakes Mead vllle's favorite aupiier. Every one left the blinds up in Meadville, and there was a panorama of warm Interiors romping children, contented husbands and active. haDPT wives, tllen, hurry lng along In the chill gloom, felt like a nariah and Dflssed aulcklv out of the din of dishwashing on to the country road. She was brought at last to a reollza tlon of her whereabout by a startled cry and jumped back barely m time tn Mesne a horse's hoofs that just grazed her sleeve aa the horse was pulled back on Its haunches. The star light was sufficient to indicate ner close call. She uttered a belated but frightened shriek. Bv Geonrer' exclaimed the man somewhere back of the horse. "What are you doing out here? Are you drunk? "Say, are you hurt?" he continued In alarm, as there waa no reply. He sprang to the ground, groped his way forward and plucked at her sleeve. "Ellen!" She began to sob. She couldn't help It There had been too many anocita in Meadville that day. It did not take Elton long to get ner intn th runabout and start up the eratwhlle sDurned Fanny Q. Ellen continued to be so distressed that El ton, Ignoring the fact that she bad lust refused him, slipped his arm around her and was not repulsed. Un fortunately, so It seemed, his extreme kindness and lack of curiosity about her plight served only to Increase her discomfiture until, aa he helped ner to alight from the vehicle at her gate, she caught him close about tne neat anu tniri him the whole miserable story. "How can I tell father and motherr she cried. "Leave that to me," he whispered inhilnntlv. "and cheer up. The old people jumped to their feet ns the door flew open, and a iook ot in tense relief crossed tbelr races at me olrrhr nt Ellen and Elton. "Oh, we didn't know what had be come ot you the last night you were hore," said her mother a little re proachfully, but she smiled indulgently at Elton, and he smiled bnck. i "And whom should She be with?" he i.riwl. "But I have aood news for you. ft... t... njiii, nuMiv Kho'u nmmlKed ' out' im i. fewuia . j. - r i tQ, berime a. Mwidvlllff-mntron' , ..... CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING. UNDlRTAKim. DlRTAKtm. k nts0tv " ' " " m T . ...... u HELP WANTED. MALE AND FEMALE HELP FURN- Ished In and out of the city. Chut- ter's Employment Office, 111 Commas cial Btrwt WANTED FIRST CLASS EXPERI- enced planorman. Address Union Box A Lumber Company. Portland. Oregon. WANTED MEN EVERYWHERE nnnd nay-to distribute circulars. mftttanr. tack slma, etc., No can vassing. National Adv, Bureau, Chi- cagO. l GIRL FOR HOCSEWORK-AT J Harrison Avnue. FOR SALt-REAL ESTATE, Ftr Pais liy O. F, MORTON, 430 Commercial St., Opp. Aatorlan Offlo. 1 Tears In the Real Estate Business tn Astoria. Taylor's Addition. 4 Lots Taylors Addition ...... lascELUstotrs, NICK PAPAZQEREI. THE GREEK DIVER, ! int rscstvad a new diving ma china fi'om tha old country.' DWaa from to SO fathom In ahallow water stay down half a day at a tlm. Laave (orders- at 41T Uond 8t, Market or XX J50 Falangos, Clifton, iiTwi.,r,.LiM uikI ICiiiliiilnift , , . T, H, A A, Addition. 2 Lots H. 4 A. Addition .... 100 Foot Square, ShlvslsyTAdditlsn. Z Lets, Eaoh ...... 1 Lot 1 Lot ... 1 Lot ..450 ..329 ..4M ..W0 PLEASANT HOUR OF MEN ATTENTtON WR HAVE A new article that men will And bene flvlal to their comfort and plcaMir Cannot state description hr. SmA 10c for same. Are you wl? Thou sands ot men are using tfete artkle. Money refunded If you say so aftr nnrvhaalna this paten'4 PcWty- American Specialty Co, Bos ITS. Al legheny. Pa. 1 Lot .....W Adair Uppsr Astoria. 1 Let ....HW, 1 Lot V 1 woo a Lota. Each P 1 Lot, ... Aldsrbrook Lots. 1 Lot . I Lot van 1 Lot W0 Housss and Lots, Aldarbrook. 6 Room Hous, Nsw-4 Lots .2000 j S Room Houss, 1 Lot 80 by 75 I5W ENTERTAINMENT VAUDEVILLE AT THE LOUVRE And Vaudeville that really Amuse and interwu you. Weekly Change o( Pro gram and Each Change an Improvement CH Promptly Attnaet I or Night. Inttoii Hltf IttOiftud lwnis AHTOUIA, OUE.U llMioueMtilnaill TRANSPORTATION. Tht KM Wot SPECIALTIES THIS WEEK Adairs Addition 10 Room Houss, 2 Lots 150 Fast Squars S22S0 AGENTS, ATTENTION DON'T PAT cash! Credit glvn! Profits unllmltd selling onr wcontly pauntsd article. Any man. marrld or single btwn 1 and M years of aa win buy It. Cannot gW full description her. 8"d 10c for same. Ar you wb? Only wry few aaents are handling this ar- tlol so far. If you cannot make at least 15 datly wiling this specialty. cult selling aoods. Our novelty Is pro- iwtNl by tTnlted State Patents. Cost to Agent J per 1M .e fr We give you ten days time to pay Mr your goods. American Specialty Com- pany. Bo 175. Allegheny. Pa. t km Rest- Es'.s! !a all V'- J tha city and at all prlrts. Just tell ma what you want and wher you want It. I can locate you and at terms to ult. O. F. MORTON, Th Real Estate Dealer, 4J0 Cnmmerdal St. Opp. Aatorlan Office, ros sjorx FOR RENT FVRNISRED kw house suitable for two families, elec tric light, phone and bath, J7S-U St. Steamer Lurline a """ - - - - . ... m a. ' 1 wy Lanaings. FREIHT. I PASIENOERE. " HIUNA KUIIKIITH Msgnlflieut Cuirnllo Singer In all tha Current tictns or song ana iumi- isiicnwottitsu tuarao (or Act MA It IK WANmtlTII Fluta BolisL Mi-treea of all Led; Ul- twists Ltaves Astoria dally aseept luns at 7 p. nw ..... .il . Leaves Pertlsnd Oslly Except lindsy at 7 aw m, i Qulok lervloe EsMllsnmesI Oeed Berth. ADMISSION FREE CHAS. WIRKKALA, Pref.1 FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. KISHINQ GEAR FOR SALE SEVER al Boats and Net. Apply to SSI Taylor Street, Unlontown. TOR RENT-FOUR UNFURNISHED front rooms a good place tor light. house keeping 68S Commercial Street over the Wonder. FOR RENT A SEVEN HUUM Aor.iitnr eituated on Franklin ave nue, between sixteenth' and aeven teenth street, inquire of Van Duaen A Company, agents. FOR 8ALE AT SEA SIDE OREOON Furnttura of an eight room house. First class place for hoarder. Blcht at beach also an Ice cream par lor complete. Tents to rent for light house keeping. All In connection with the house, rent reasonable. A bar gain If taken at once.addreas R. R- Astorlan office. TWO UNFURNISHED ROOMS FOR rent Aply to Gus Savvola, 170, list street CLEANING AND REPAIRING. PRESSING AND CLEANING, LA dies' work a specialty, up to, date, tailor. Andrew Slpola431 Commercial street JAPANESE GOODS. Landing Astoria Flavel Wharf. Landing Portland Poet Taf St INEXPENSIVE TAPAlfKSX FIXINGS. MADE OP BAM BOO. LIGHT. STRONG. IAKT MADE, TABLES, STAJtSS, CHAIRS WHAT HOT? REUSES. IBltT UNO, ETC. Yokohama Bazaar SSI Commercial St, Astoria. TRANSFER COMPANIES. 1 PHILUPS TRANSFER COMPANT Express and baggage, also Job work stand Miller cigar store con (th and Bond phone 1731 Main. BOAJtSINO. TIULITDt. Rooms with or without board j rates reasonable; good aoom medatioa for traaslenU. 14th and Comments!, H0DSI MOVERS. MEDICAL, r 5 Unprecedented Sueeeat f 1. 1- a n Till GttXAT CHIHESI D0CT0I 'if Who I know -LhrouaVoui the United Sl a.. i l , u(Biwm ea mvui w iwhi wonderful eurea. C. M. FOWLER, Hnl, Phone Main 2761. " r CANADIAN PACPIC ''EMPRESS' Lln ot th Atontlo Nothing better afloat than c new expreu teamcr, "Kmprc 4 Brit ain' ana "'r.mjirc oi ifanu (14500 ton), .Quebec to Llfrpool in nix day; le than lour iiji at available. Comfort, elegant ana lafcty. bend lor uiusireu Npoxiei and tailing list. f JaaMM pi alyson, Agent Alicia or. WANTED ALL OF TOUR 8TRAW hats to clean at Scully's clgarstore. FREDRECKSON BROS-Ws mat specialty of house' moving, oarpenten, eontractora, general jobbing prompt at tention te all orders. Corner Tenth and Duane. tf TAILORS. HOME INDUSTRY THAT HELPS v fartinnn the merchant tailor 149-llth street ALL KINDS OF STRAW HATS- cleaned at Sculley's cigar store. WANTED .MISCELLANEOUS WANTED SECOND HAND FTJRNI ture Highest prices paid 604-Bond street ALL KINDS OF STRAW HATS cleaned at Scully's Cigar Store. LA T!N DRIES. BUTTON P0LX AT TEX BACK. Tour experience with it ha bo doubt lead to much vexUon, possibly pro- ft nlty. Broke your fingernail trying to nrv it up from tbe neck-band, Xl You wont have that that experience If m send vonr shirts to utt w save you this treble, sad danger of tearing tbs shirt Try u end see, TROY IAU5DRY, Tenth and Doane Sta. Phone 1901 If Ellen had had fear, they were Immediately dissipated by the warmth of her mother's embrace and the nappy ejaculation of her father as he1 grasp ed Elton's band. It dawned upon ner at tha Instant that they were happier to know she waa to marry the most promising young man In Meaaviue than they woukl be If she could ur nnaa nil the artists In history, and ud- rtpniv tt anneared to ner mat ana was the happiest of all and that Meadville poor, cramped, despised Meadville was a garden of Kaen. "Pn.umonla'i Deadly Work ha a mn nerlously affected my rlgM lung," writes' Mrs. Fannie Connor, of Dnmi Ttniita 1. Oeoreetown. Tenn., "Hint I couirhed continuouHly night mi rinv nnri tlie nelithbors' prediction Consumntlon seemed inevitable until mv husband brought home bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery, .hir.v, in mv priBfi Droved to be the on- i 9I fniiirh Riire and restorer of weak sore lungs." When all other remedies utterly fall, you may still win In-the battle against throat and lung troub in. tuIivi New Discovery, tha real cure. Guaranteed by Chas. Rogers, druggist. 50c. and $1.00. . Trial bottle free. . 1mm in mir Mtarrn. uthms. lunff anJ throat trouble, rheumatism, nervousness, stomach, liver, and kwnsy, lemai com ttMltttat MttA sail rthmnln illaMiM fetTrrtejirni. some trkatmeht. If yon osnnot call writ ior lymptom , i i i i i i .i j . . iH oiana ana eimusr. inciuetug cui u SMimpe. THE C GEE WO MXDICIHK CO, mt First St. Corner Morrison, rUKlLAXIll. UKAtfUII Piss mention tha Astorlan RESTAURANTS. First Class Meal 15c Coffee with Pie, Cake or lough- nuts 10 cents. U. S. RESTAURANT 434 Bond Street WIKI3, LIQUORS AXD CIGARS, THE SAVOY Popular Concert Ball, Good music. AU ar wlom. nor Seventh an! Astor. Tvlmihona lttril Ualn. 8rfl BonJBtroet. OPEN DAT AND NIOl THE ASTORIA RESTAjRANT MANG HlNO.Prop. i Th Finest 25c moat served In Yonr Patronage Solscieed. GmrtooiiiTrentmeil . nAUtt Tit an A HOW 1 A3TUUIA, i OKE(0N KitoriC to AU. Ost- PROFESSIONAL CARW. BUSINESS DIRECTORY HOTELS. HOTEL PORTLAND FlnoM Hotel In the Northwset. PORTLAND, ORE. THE OREGON 630-536 Commercial 8treet, between Eleventh and Xwelttn. A8TOBIA, OREGON MBS. M. NOLAN, Proprietress. Boom Single and Suite. , Terms, Day, Week or Month, Steam Heat, Bath and telephone, . . Telephone Bed 2303. Eagle Concert Hall 320 Aitor St. OSTEOPATHISTS. Dt. KI0DA C. HICU GBTKOPATB I Offlo Manseb Bid. Phocs BWt 1011 171 Commercial Bt, Atorl4 Or. Th lesdlnf amusement houss. Asrency for Rdlson Phonograph aa Gold Moulded Record. P. A. PETERSON, Proa MEN ANDWOWSESi Oh Big (or nnnnlnrel LiflBtriitifttlnnl. Irrltntlom' or lirlloM of inn co Hi membruiM. Hll.a and not utrlD. iTHE EVM8 GHCMIS Ales. gnt m polimnom. hf imnim n. ..... in nl a In wrikllMfr. if XP'''"". prP"ll. '"T Sl-W. on linini.ii'. (Jlibulm iwt b iwiMif i g lltoiliij.3 I It: I 111 I 4i0 BOND fT ASTOSIA, 0EI001 Carrie th Plaeat Lisa f Wines, Liquors ' and Cigars CALL AND SEE US ATTOBKKYS AT UW. JOHNCMcCUE. ! . Attorney-at-Law. Deputy District Attorney Page Bdg. Room $1 HOWARD. M. tROWNILL Attomsyat-Law. Offioa with Mis J. A. Eakln, st No. C Conmsrolal St, Aatsria. I DENTISTS. Db. vaughan, , ' DHNW8T (' Pythian Building, Aitorla. Oregon. - sshiiwisa-siisssssw Dr. W C. IlflAN DENTI8V Oo mmer oial Bt Bhnnahan Build ?4 r1.