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THE MOllXlG ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 1907.
BOWSER'S
HUMANITY
reaching for about everything on th
table."
"Never mind that, Or course ha
hasn't boon broujtut up to have tabic
me otuer evening 10 umurr uimuiiK me i ... , nmrw"
(Copyright. 19SJT. by P. C. Eastm? nt.
"Well, what Is it this timer' asked
Mrs. Bowser as Mr. Bowser cauie home
hand of very dirty and very ragged
boy altout sis years old.
"Didn't you hear this child eryUw
and watling on the street?" he queried
In reply.
"No, I dldnt There U so much noise , would be no better off for It.
all the time that I pay no attention to
mything."
"Of course not. Half the population
of the city can freeze and starve to
death In front of the house, aud you
wouldn't concern yourself at all
Thank heaven that I was born with a
nearf
"And what do you call thur
This la either a lost or an aban
doned boy. I found him crouched
against the fence and hungry and cold,
and I hate brought him In to succor
him. He is so cold and exhausted now
that be can't talk, but after dinner we
will anefrtian htm. He mar have been
sent out by his mother to bes a fe .man' wnat y" wan'
pennies to keep bis brothers and sis "SunthUi' 'teat," replied the boy.
ters from starving, or his discouraged "SouiethUnt to eat! Good lands, but
you have eaten more than three hired
and desperate father may have aban- men could nlready! You may get some
toned him to the tender mercies of the thing more bv and by. but not now.
world. See that be has a plate at the f We'll go up to the sitting room. Mr.
taWe-" t Bowser, why didn't you smile aj him
Mr. Bowser took a closer look at and speak a few" motherly "words?"
tna boy and smiled. The boy returned j Mrs. Bowser took the boy by the
her look and seemed to be confused , harm ami lt him nnstaiis. on h
"I could pick up a dosen lost chil
dren a day. but I have no clothes or
food for them."
Calls Wife Hard hsarted
If you were a millionaire the poor
You
are selfish and hard hearted. You
have no sympathy for those In misfor
tune. Any evening I may come home
and flud a man, woman or child frosen
to death In the vestibule."
"We might put a kerosene stove out
there," she suggested.
Mr. Dowser turned red In the face
and was about to say something d
clsive when the lost boy looked around
for something more to devour, and, not
finding It be picked up his piste anil
slammed It down on the floor and be
gan to kick and yell
"Here, what the devil Is thisr shout
ed Mr. Bowser as be rose up. "Youuir
and uneasy.
"Are you trying to scare him to
death?" demanded Mr. Bowser.
Boy Is Ravenous.
Mrs. Bowser did not answer, but led
the way down to dinner and gave the
boy a seat at the table and heaped has
plate high with dinner. He was as
ravenous aa a young wolf, and after
watching him for awhile Mr. Bowser
said:
"Poor child! I suppose this Is the
. first meal be has sat down to for many
weeks. This place mast seen Uko
heaven to him."
"What are you going to do with
IktmT was ssked.
"I don't know yet He should be re
turned to his parents tomorrow If they
can be found. If not I mar adoot
him. One has only to glance at bis
face to see Intelligence far' beyond his
years."
Aa the kid was cross eyed and snub
nosed and flat faced, Mrs. Bowser
couldn't see the intelligence TJkrt, but
she made no comment and direct !y
Mr. Bowser continued:
'If this child Is adopted and aeared
as he should be, who kqows the goal
ke will ultimately reach?"
Thata true. He has begun well by
I way tney passeu me cat, and ne cave
her a vicious kick. As he reached the
sitting room he walked over to the
piano and began kicking that ami shuf
fling. Mr. Bowser seined his arm aud
hauled l.uu away and twisted him
around and said:
"We mustn't judj:e him too harshly
lit is hardly old enough yet to kuow
whether we are his friends or enemies
Im't it a sad case that a child of hi
ajte Is without a home, perhaps with
out a father or mother?"
Kicks at Bowser.
"Very sail. Indeed, but still be ought
to behave himself," answered Mrs.
Bowser aa the boy kicked at Mr. Bow
ser aud Just missed one of bis shins.
"He will be all right as soon as be
knows we are his friends. He may
have a father who came home and beat
htm, and be has got in the habit of
lighting back. Bubby, come here. Now
look at me. I am your friend. I am
going to give you more to eat aud
warm bed to sleep in tonight I like
boys. Perhaps I shall adopt you and
send you to school and let you live
with me all the time. What is your
name?"
"Cheese It!" Impudently exclaimed
the lad after a moment
"What: What's that?"
"lie said Vheeso It!'" explained Mrs.
Bowser as she laughed lehlnd her
hand.
"And you are glpitllug over It. of
course; You can't understand that pov
erty and the want of human sympathy
have made hint what ho Is. Whew do
you live, sonny 7"
"Kats!"
"Iley, what do you menu by that?
Don't you understand what I mean?
What street do you live on?"
"Oh. come off!" answered the boy as
he turned away to chase the cat back
dowu In the basement
Mrs. Bowser had to giggle. No wo
man could have helped It. The first
giggle set Mr. Bowser's ears to work
lug back and forth, and at the second
he rose and shouted:
"Yes, giggle aud giggle and glggla.
aud be hanged to you! You cau't see
that you are encouraging the child In
his Impudence. You are disappointed
because he wasn't found dead of cold
and hunger at the gate. Tiie boy la all
right, only he Is afraid of you."
"Then I'll go upstairs aud you may
question him some mote."
"Sonny," said Mr. Bowser after she
had disappeared. "I want you to un
derstand that 1 am your friend. I
have some pennies In my pocket, and If
you will tell me where yon live I will
give tuein to you. What Is tho street?"
"Taffy!" grinned the boy.
"Ixwk here, you young cub, but you
are inclined to be Impudent I want
you to answer me straight or out you
go. What Is your name?''
"Bug house!".
Capital paid in ,100,000.00
Surplus , (1,1,000.00
I'udivtdrd profits 47.S.'1
BKroatTS.
Subject to check iW7.3rt8.70
Time certificates lS0.SM.7a
Demand certifi
cates lH.tW9.4tl
Dividends Ml
paid 120.00 S01 ,813.88
Total.
1.020,811.11
Combination Block and Frame.
An Attractive Treatment of Cement Construction.
Estimated Cost, $1,500 to $2,000.
Copyright. 1907. by Henry Wltteklnd. Chicaso.
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN.
SECOND FLOOR l'LAN.
IlKroilT OP THE CONDITION OF
THE
First National Bank
nt Astoria, In the fitute of Oregon, at
the close of bualnes", March 22ml, Wt.
RESOURCES.
Loans and DUeounts Jt85.4t3.9S
Overdrafts, secured and un
secured 10.433.14
I'. 8. Bonds to secure circu
lation 35.000.00
Premiums on U. 8. Bonds ., 500.00
Hond. securities, etc.... .. S6.M0.00
Other real eatate owned., 200.00
Due from National Bank,
(not reserve agents) .... 148,101.14
Due from State Banks and
Bankers 31,528.88
Due from approved reserve
"Bents 191.073.37
Checks and other caMt Items 3.185.44
Notes of othe National
Banks
Nickels and cents
Lawful money reserve In
hank, vis:
Specie $17.00.00
LeK'U-tender notes' 130 00 16
Redemption fund with V.
9. Treasurer (5 per cent of
circulation)
Come See Our Enamelware !
To the housewife: If you wish anything in white
wore, Kniuiiclwarc, both in gray aud grecu, wc cau
please you with our excellent Hue.
Tinware in Japauctl or plain is excellent ware
now on displaysee our window.
, Everything for the home at reasonable prices.
The Foard & Stokes Hardware Co., Inc.
Successors ta fori ft Itskat C.
280.00
er.s s7
780.00
1.250 00
Total 11,122,173.12
LIABILITIES.
ji'nplt.il Block paid In ...J
surplus ruml
I'ndlvldcd profits, Ie.i ex-
pi'iises and tnxes pnld..
National Bank note out-
utiut'tlnir
Duo to State Itnnk and
Bunker
Individual doposlt sub-
jM-t to chock., 1727.275.60
Demand certificates of ile-
poult 236,S93'34
100.000.00
13.000.00
18,r.57.13
25.000.00
2.i:.15
Total
tl.13J.17J.ll
"add what do xoo call raisr
Drsws Him Over His Knee.
Mr. Bowser reached for bins and
drew him over his knee. He forgot all
about adoption and human sympathy
He was about to perform the old fash
ioned spanking act when two tbluRi
happened at once. The kid fastened
his teeth In the humanitarian's leg with
a grip like that of an alligator, ami the
front door bell ran, and somebody
drummed on the class panel of the
door outside. The boy was twisted
down oo the floor and the bell answer
ad. The callers were a man and a wo
man man aud wife. They were not
yet Inside the ball when the man bran
dished his fists aud shouted:
"You old child stealer! Where la an
boyr
"Tes. you villain, where Is our Pa
ter?" added the woman.
"W-what does all this mean?" asked
Mr. Bowser as he stared at them.
"It means that we live five doors
ulwve here aud that tonight you en
ticed our little son Into your house.
What have you done with him? Where
Is he? Bring him out at once or I'll
knock that hald head off your shoulders!"
Claws the Air.
"And if be can't I'm the woman whu
can! added the wife as she clawed tbu
air.
Before Mr. Bowser could ft things
straight the buy came riiniiin past,
him Into hU mother's anus and save
him a kick to be rememliered In-, nod
then the three fled down the nteis.
When Mr. Bowser shut the door and
turned round Mrs. Bowser wan on tho
stairs. A smile of human sympathy
was on her face, hih! its lie flourished
his unns around and tried to utter
words fhe softly said:
"Yes, I tliluk it would be a xood plan
to adopt him, and I promise to try to
be a mother to him!" M. OCAD.
State of Oregon, County of Clatsop,
ss.
I, S a Gordon, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement Is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
8. a OORDON, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 27th day of March, 107.
V. BOELUNO,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
W. P. McOREOOR. -O.
C. FLAVEL,
J. WES LET LADD,
Directors.
Sherman Transter Co.
HENRY SHERMAN, Manage!
Hacks, Cairunes-Psgfega Cfce-kea aid TMMitrr! -Trucks a4 Fundlu
Wsgoaa-rianos Moved, Boisd sad Shipped.
433 Commercial Street)
Haiti PhonelUI
SCO! BAY IRON & BBASS fiflMS
ASTORIA, OltttUOX
IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS3 LAND AND MARINE ENGINEERS
tyi.. I t w Mill Wucttinrrjt
18th and rrsnklln Ave.
l'ront atlrtiium'itivm t4l, rrlrirk
Tel. Main 41.
THE TRENTON
First-Class Liquors and Cigars
602 Commercial Street.
Comer Commercial and 14th. Astoria, Oregon.
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a a PARKER.
Proprietor.
E. P. PARKER,
llaaacer.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
THE
OF
Astoria Natjuiial Bank
At Astoria, In the State of Oregon, at
the close of business, March II, 17.
RES0URCE8.
Loans and discounts f 438.01C.t7
Overdrafts, secured and un
secured M3S.65
U. 8. Bonds to secure circu
lation 12,000.00
U. S. Bonds- to secure U. 8.
depoafts 00,000.00
Premiums on U. 8. Bonds.. 3.000.00
Bonds, securities, etc 69.906.78
Banking house, furniture
and futures 4.073.M
Other real ontato owned .... 8,233.41
Due from State Banks and
Bankers 10.189.5J
Due from approved renerve
agent 158,941.77
Checks and other co-sn Items 3,882.32
Notes of other Natlomil
Hanks 910.00
Fractional paper currency
nickels and cent" 1,379.20
Lawful Money reserve In
Bank, viz:
Specie' 378,852.40
Lfl(ral-toit4r notes 820.00 79,678.40
Redemption fund with U. H.
Treasurer, (5 per cent of
circulation
PARKER HOUSE
IUROPIAN PLAN.
first Class In I very Reapeat
Pre Coach to the Housa,
Bar and Billiard Room.
Oood Check Rests araat
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c. j ;i -, i
Asteri s.
Oragea)
Oood Sample Rooms on U round rioar
for Qommerclal Men. .
THE GEM
C. F. WISE. Prop.
Choice Wines, Liquors Merchant Laoca From
and Cigars m:jo a. m. to i:jo f m.
Hot Lunch at all Bonn if Cent
Corner Elrvsath and Commercial
625.00
Total
.1841,331.78
' LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid In $ 50,000.00
Surplus fund 40,000.00
Undivided profits', Inss ex-
pensfis, nnd taxr.-s paid.. 12,799.33
notes out
ft 12,000.00
arm in flannel at nbcht. and to my re- t0 chpt!k , '
ii'jl x louou iijui ini; o;iin Kia-manv T,.v...,i
en me .ma inn srrpn&in returned, in
three weeks tha rheumatism had Jls-
Cured of Rheumatism.
Mr. Wm. Henry of Chat.-mooKa,'
Tenn., had rheumatls-m In his left arm.
'The strength seemed to have arone!
out of the muscles so that it Is useless j N(ttionaI' ,,.lnk
for work," he says. "I applied Cham- Btnndlng
nam s rain Maim and wrapped the
A3T0KIA
OSKOOR
appeared and has not slneo returned.
If troubled with rheumatism try a few
applications of Pain Balm. You are I
certain to he pleafed with the relief
which It affords. For sale by Frank
Mart, and Leading Druggists.
STATEMENT OK
T
Aotnno km
ilOlUlIQ 0QT
sBank
certificates of do-
pnslt 77,006.80
Time certlflealcs of depos
it 272,196.76
Certified checks .. 5.65
United States, deposits'..,.
.60,000.00 726,535.45
This house of two stories and bfl3eniont Is built of hollow concrete blocks
and frame, with shingle roof. The concrete blocks used ;:( S by 10 lnchos In
Size. The front veranda has cement floor and steps. The large living room,
with open fireplace, and well lighted parlor are ultra. -live features. The cost
is estimated at $1,500 to $2,000, according to the locality In which if is built.
UKNJvV WrniOiviND.
At the close of business March 23, 1907,
,oans and Discounts $ 634,947.04
County Warrants 11,778.71
City Warrants S, 75(5.71
Bank Building. . ..... 1 32,512.80
Real Estate 10,000.00
Due from banks $188,343.08
Cash on hand.. . . 140,273.87-328,(516.95
Total $1,020,611,11
Total ; ..$841,334.78
Stato of Oregon, County of Clatsop,
ss.
I, J. K.HIgglns, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement Ig true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
J. E. HIQOINS,
Cashier,
Subscribed and sworn to before me
tnls 29th day of March, 1907.
E. Z. FERGUSON,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
GEO. H. GEORGE,
L. MANSUR,
A. SCHERNECKAT7,
' Directors,
To Be
and
Mappy
Gay
Means not only good things to oat, but also the best of things to drink,
ana me oesi or ail good drinks Is Bund A Carlson's
Kye and Bourbon Whiskies, 1
Choice Wines and Champagnes,
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