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6 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1008. THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. Rescues. By HENRY ROSSMORE. Oonvriirhted. 1808. bv P. C Knstmrnt. ft , Benjy, racing down the street, brought himself up with a jerk as a gong Bounded out its hrazeu alarm. Then he hurried toward the building with the great wide doors In the mid dle of the block. The gong was still sounding, and now could be heard the trample of feet and hoofs, the Jingle of metal work on the harness,' the cries of the men. Then came the lesser note of the "re- pear bell and a hoarse cry of "All rlghtr from the captain, followed by the trample of hoofs, sounding hollow upon the wooden floor as the fire horses returned to their stalls. Benjy's face fell. Somewhere In the tity horses were hashing madly over the pavements in their race to answer an alarm, but here the great green doors would remain closed. It was only a practice hitch for Thirteen com pany. In the summer time practice hitches were the best fun, for the doors stood vide open, and he could watch the men as they put the harness trip In rder again and lifted the great straps off the three big grays. Then,' too, the firemen lounged in front of the house, nd he could hear them talking about the fires they had gone to, brave tales of valorous fights that lost nothing in the telling. Benjy trotted down the street again to his own doorstep and carefully backed himself into the vestibule. His thrill treble rose in imitation of the clangor of the big gong, and with many a screech and shout he dashed off in the direction of the hydrant on the corner, pretending that he was Thirteen company answering an alarm. As be neared the fire house a second time the gong sounded again, and this time the number was followed by three "lOU'BE DEAD SLOW, DICK EXCEPT WHXN TOO KB AT A FIBE. strokes, thrice repeated. Thirteen com pany made a quick hitch. A third alarm following so closely upon the first meant a fire well worth hurrying to. They wnt out on the third alarm from that station, and Lieutenant Cur- ley sprang to the big doors and threw them open just as Benjy, running up, flipped on the pavement and fell full length in the path of the excited horses. There was no holding back the grays, but Quinn, the driver, forced them over to the left, while Curley sprang forward and caught the child by the arm, throwing him to one side just as the tender came up to the door and the wheels of the steamer almost grazed Cnrley's arm. Then he sprang to the tender steps, and they were turning the corner before Benjy found his roice. Bessie Borden, who had seen the in cident from the steps where she bad eome in search of Benjy, hurried to him, and presently she was bearing the cobbing child in her arms and min gling with bis tears of terror her own tears of gratitude. Beyond a barked knee Benjy was none the worse for his experience. That night Benjy's father went down to the fire house to discover the'name of the man who had saved the boy, and after that Lieutenant Curley was a frequent visitor at the Borden home. Mrs. Borden could not do enough for him, and it was at her suggestion that he boarded with them, taking his meals there in his three "swings" and spend ing the remainder of his liberty with Bessie Borden, while Benjy gazed sol emnly and admiringly at his hero. Curley's days off, too, were devoted to Bessie. He had neither kith nor kin in the city, and he was glad indeed to find so pleasant a way of spending his time. As regularly as his day of lib erty came around it was a vaudeville performance in the afternoon with a melodrama In the evening except (n summer, when the delights of the sub urban resorts proved more tempting. But Bessie was not minded to be so easily won. In the fall, when the danc ing classes opened and Dick Curley had begun to put on airs of "owner ship, Pete Bracy came to trouble the fcitherto smoothly running course of true love. i Dancing classes, as Pete and Bessie understood such things, , were balls without the refreshments and wllhcnt the necessity for such elaborate dres. Before the weather grew so cool that the doors of the fire house were shut Tete used to 'escort Bessie past the house In the hope that they would meet Curley. Often they did, but ho scarcely gave heed to them as he went about his work. He would not let Bessie see how hurt he was, and she, womanlike, was the more demon strative toward Pete because Curley would not show his anger or regret Dick Curley gritted his teeth and tried to meet bis disappointment like a man, but there were nights when he lay awake lu quarters and longed for the call that would tnke him out to a fire where he could forget his own troubles in the fierce battle with the flames. The ride on the teuder through the cool night air always steadied his nerves, and his unrest found ease In action. So he lay one night trying to forget that a couple of hours earlier he bad seen Tete and Bessie pass the house on their way to a dance. It had been a hard day for Thirteen, and the men had turned in early, most of them praying that they would be able to sleep undisturbed. But the clock had Just struck the half hour after 10 when the big gong began to count out its dread signal. In an instant the room was In order ly confusion. The men sprang from their beds into their night boots, pull ing their trousers up over the legs of the boots as they ran toward the poles. The man on the desk and one or two others who had not yet turned In had the horses hitched, and as the great doors swung back and Quinn grasped tne trip to release the harness hangers the captain called ont: "Make It In a hurry," he shouted. "That s the box nearest the Orpheum. if the Dre Is there" The rest was drowned in the clane of the teuder bell as It followed the steamer from the house, but Curley nad neard enough. He had not real ized at first that three-seven-three was the box nearest the Orpheum, where l'ete and Bessie had gone. ine aanee nail was aflame. Some of the hangings had caught fire when the electric plant had failed and recourse was had to gas. Before the engine could cover the three short blocks the flames were bursting through the win dows and mounting to the roof. The owners of the place reported that ail had left the building before the fire had become serious, but even as uiey spose a womans rorm was silhouetted against the background of angry red flame, and a dash was made to the truck for the longest ladder. Almost before it was against the building Curley had shoved aside the ladder man, who stood ready to mount and pushed up the ladder ahead of him. He had recognized Bessie. The ladder was 'short by a dozen feet, but Dick snapped his hook Into the topmost rung and called to the girl to drop Into his arms. "I'm afraid," wns the trembling re ply, but Dick called again. "It's me," he assured eagerly. "Don't be afraid, Bess: I won't let you drop." Dick! It is you?" There were re lief and hoie In the tones, and Curley irnced hi:i.:elf for the shock of her uiup. Plov.ly Bessie edged to the sill and for a moment stood there; then she hot downward into the waiting arms, and. slipping his hook. Curley tiezan he descent. "This is one thing l'ete cannot do," said as he slowly descended. ! 'Pete's only good for t;ik!n. me toj da'.'.clng class." said Bes conteuiptu ousiy. ihyres a whole lot of things he can't do." Like what, for instance?" demand ed Curley. "He can't make me say 'Yes' when he asks me to marry him," explained Bess. Dick's arm tightened about ber. "Can I?" be asked. "You haven't asked me yet," remind ed Bess. "I'm asking you now," Insisted Dick, "Yes," said Bess softly. "You're dead slow, Dick except when you re at a fire."' One Touch of Nature Makes Whole World Kin." the When a rooster finds a big fat worm he calls all the hens in the farm yard to come and share it. A similar trait of human nature is to be observed when a man discovers something exceptionally m good he wants all his friends and neighbors to share the benefits of his discovery. This is the touch of nature that makes the whole world kin. This explains why people who have been cured by Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy write letters to the manufactur ers for publication, that others sim ilarly ailing may also use it and ob tain relief. Behind every one of these letters is a warm-hearted wish of the writer to be of use to some one else. This remedy is for sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of l k ADVERTISING FIGURES. Enormous Quantities of Paper and Ink Used Every Year. NEW YORK, April-, Advertise- ments in the United States have circulation of more than a quadrillion readers annually and the national bill for advertising, according to figures collected by Appleton's magazine, reaches the enormous sum of $600, 000,000. The paper upon which these advertisements are printed would cover all, the New England states and part of New York, while the ink used would make a lake large enough to float the fleet which is now i the Pacific. Newspapers alone, accord ing to these statistics, receive nearly $200,000,000 annually for advertising, while monthly periodicals, whose de velopment is peculiarly American, print every year 30 times tire equiva lent of the contents of tthe Bible and all the dramas of Shakespeare com bined. The present year marks the forthieth anniversary of magazine advertising, which is much younger than newspaper advertising. It was in 1868 according to the Appleton article that magazine advertising first received any serious attention, and even after that date editors for years objected strenuously to having space in what they held to be purely"liter- ary publications" encroached upon by advertising. Today a magazine without advertising could hardly ex ist. The first magazine advertisement, it is recorded, appeared in a Philadel phia publication and curiously enough was prepared particularly to reach women, the orignator of the whole tremendous fabric as it exists today being inspired by one line of a jingle commenting on the proclivities of the fair sex to the effect that they were the ones who spent the money. While a classification of all kinds of "ads" and their number would be a herculean task, it is certain that the want ad of the daily paper leads all others in its own pecular field, the number of this latter day develop ment for reaching the purchasing public running far into the billions. In this fact and in the wonderful growth of magazine advertising in the last four decades is found more than suf ficient proof of the right of Americans to the title of the greatest advertisers on earth. i Rheumatic Pains Relieved. Mrs. Thos. Stenton, postmaster of Pontypool, Ont, writes: "For the past eight years I suffered from rheumatic pains, and during that time I uesd many different liniments and remedies for the cure of rheumatism. Last summer I procured a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm and got more relief from it than anything I have ever used, and cheerfully rec ommend this liniment to all sufferers from rheumatic pains." For sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists. Do You Wear Shoes? We sell the kind, that wear longest and look the best The Dr. A Reed Cushion Shoe We handle a special line of, Loggers' Shoes Give us a trial. S. A. GIAIRE GOOD SHOES. i 543 Bond St., op. Ross, Higgins & Co. HIQQIN5& WARREN FIRE INSURANCE ELEVEN STRONG COMPANIES New up-to-date maps of Astoria and vicinity for sale, 15 cent per. Savings Bank Bldg Ground Floor PHONE 3631. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS HELP WANTED WANTED GOOD AND COMPE tent man and woman on farm, who understand milking and separating; good wages and good house; no ob jection to children. Inquire at this office. WANTED -SALESMEN FOR A reliable boiler compound to travel in urcgon; good position tor rignt man. Apply to Wm. T. Gillctt, Sven- sen, Ure. 4-i-Mt. FOR SALE. FOR SALE - THOROUGHBRED Wilite Spitz pup. Enquire Astorian office. . 4-12-tf. FURNITURE OF 6-ROOM HOUSE for sale; privilege of renting house. fitquire O. F. Morton or 191 Seventh street. 4-22-tf. FOR SALE FURNITURE FOR A 6-room house; and the house for rent; a snap. Enquire 77 Third St , cor. Bond. Phone Ked ZJU. 4-j-tt. FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE LOCKSLEY HALL Hotel, Seaside, Or.; this beautiful spot under the pines and overlooking the ocean is for sale; best money- making property in the West; over 100 rooms; modern in every way. For particulars apply to Mrs. L. A. Carlisle on premises. FOR SALE-SMALL ROOMING house; partly furnished; must be sold at once, parties leaving town. Enquire 154 9th street. 4-10-tf. WANTED RESIDENCE BUILD ing lot costing from $200 to $800. Banking. Savings etc Loan Associaton 168 Tenth street. FOR SENT. I WILL LEASE MY LEWIS Clark farm to sober and responsi ble parties on advantageous terms Apply W. J. Ingalls, Astoria, Oregon FOR R li N TT WO FDR"NTS H E D rooms for gentlemen. Captain Ferchan, 330 17th street. FOR RENT Furnished rooms pleasant location. 422 Irving, phone Red 2163. 4-22-31 FOR RENT-NICELY FURNISH ed rooms by day, week or month S2S Bond street. x 4 22-3t FOR RENT-Furnished housekeep ing rooms. 525 Bond St. 4-22-t FURNITURE. Hildebrand & Gor HOUSE-CLEANING TIME. We sell Liquid Veneer, Jap-a-Lac, Linoleum Varnish, the three gfeatest furniture and floor renovators known. Go-cart rubber tires renewed. Cur tain stretchers sold or rented. PLUMBERS. 0. A. HUE PLUMBER Heating Contractor, Tinner AND Sheet Iron Worker VLL WORK GUARANTEED 425 Bond Street ' PROPOSALS, OFFICE OF 'THE CON structine Quartermaster, Fort Stevens, regon, April 1, 1908, Sealed proposals, in triplicate, will be received at this office until 2 oclock p. m April 30, 1908, and then publicly opened, for the con struction of a cistern. foV the stor age of rain water for use in Art'y Barrack for 109, men, at Fort Stey ens, Or. Plans can' be seen, specifica tions obtained and full information furnished at this office. The U. S. reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any part thereof. . Envelopes containing proposals should be marked "Proposals for Construc tion, addressed to the Constructing Quartermaster, Fort Stevens, Or. BIDS REQUESTED FOR STONE WORK AND GRADING. BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED UN- til 5 P. M April 30, 1908, at the offke of the Water Commission, As toria, Oregon, for raising the walls of Reservoir Noi 1, two feet, grading the grounds, and building stone walls on west side, and north end, of same, as per plans and specifications on file in said office, at the City Hall. Right to reject any and all bids is reserved. By order of the Water Commission, G. W Lounsberry, Clerk. HOUSE MOVERS. FREDR1CKSON BROS.-Ws make a specialty of house moving, car penter contractors, general jobbing; prompt attention to all order. Cor ner Tenth and Duane streets. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. ATTORNEYS.AT-LAW CHARLES H. ABERCROMBIE Attorney-at-Law City Attorney Offices: City H!l JOHN C, McCUE' Attcrney-st-Lsw Deputy District Attorney. Page Building S jlte . HOWARD M. BROWNELL Attorney-at-Law Office with Mr. J. A. Eakin, at 420 Commercul St., Astoria. 7massage7 DOCTORS PRESCRIBING MAS sage, call Olga Landcn, Finnish masseuse Pythian bldg., Commercial street. OSTEOPATHS. DR. RHODA C HICKS Osteopath Office Mansell Bldg. Phone Black 2061 573 Commercial St. Astoria. Ore. DENTISTS DR. VAUGHAN Dentist Pythian Building, Astoria, Oregon DR. W. C. LOGAN Dentist Commercial St Shanahan Bldg. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. RESTAURANTS. TOKIO,fl RESTAURANT. 351 Bond Street Opposite Ross, Higgins & Co. Coifee with Pis or Cake 10 Cts. FIRST-CLASS MEALS Regular Meals 15 Cts. and Up. U. S. RESTAURANT. 434 Bond Street Coffee with Pie or Cake, 10 Cts. . First-Class Meals, 15 Cts. HOTELS. HOTEL OXFORD Sixth and Oak Strs., Portland, Ore. A strictly modern hotel In center of business district; suites with or without private baths, running hot and cold water in every room; plenty ! ot tree oaths. Kates fi.su and $2.00. VICTOR BRANDT, Prop. WINES AND LIQUORS. Eagle Concert Hall (320 Astor Street) Rooms for rent by the day, week, or month. Best rates in town. P. A. PETERSON, Prop. FISH MARKET. Seal Fish We! 77 Ninth St., near Bond Fresh and Salted Fish. Game and Poultry, Groceries, Produce and Fruit Imported and Domestic Goods. P.. Bakoiitch & Feo, Proprs. Phone Red 2183 HOT OR COLD olden West Tea Just Right CLOSSET & DEVERS, PORTLAND, ORE. BOAT BUILDER. T, V. Driscoll BOATBUILDING AND REPAIR. ING A SPECIALTY. 22nd and Exchange Street UNPERTAIIM. J. A. (ULIIAtdll & CO., Undertaker mid Kinbftlmcra. KierlMiHt I.itdy Asnlstunt W!ienlcnfrtul, Lt'lX. r w . Cull Promptly. Attended Dtty or Night. I Ttitton IMjr. li-'thuiitt Dunne 8t AHTOHIA. OKE.UOX PhonoMftltiiilij TRANSPORTATION. The "K" Line PASSENGERS FREIGHT Steamer - Lurline 1 I Night Boat for Portland and I Way Landings. Leaves Astoria daily except Sunday at 7 p. m. Leaves Portland Dally except Sunday at 7 a.m. Quirk Servlge Excellent Meals Good Berths Landing Astoria Flavct Wharf, Landing Portland Foot Taylor It Q. B. BLESSING, Agent Phone Maui 2761. TRANSPORTATION. CANADIAN PACIFIC IMPRESS" Lino of tiie Atlantlo LESS THAN FOUR DAYS AT 8EA During the summer season, the Empresses tail from Quebec to Liver- , pool; fast and luxurious. Nine hun ! dred miles in sheltered waters of the M. Lawrence River and Gulf. Short ocean trip. Use this route and avoid sea sickness. Summer sailing lists and rates now ready. A t -. . - ft.' . nyviy 10 any iicKtt Agent or James Finlayson, Agent, Astoria, Or. MEDICAL. Unprecedented Successes' of 1. C- GEE I THE GESAT CHINESE D0CT01 Who is known throughout the United States on account at jLsl'fc-gjuals wonderful mnres. No polaone or drugs usei. Be gunui tws to our catarrh, asthma, lung aid throat trouble, rheumatism, nervousness. stomach, liver and kldntrr, female com' plaints and all ohronlo diseases. SUCCESSFUL HOME TREATMENT. If you cannot eall write for symptom blank and circular, inclosing 4 oents la stamps. , THE C. GXE WO MEDICINE CO. 102 First St., Corner Morrison, j PORTLAITD, OREGON. Please mention the Astorian. CONTRACTORS. ' J. B. Benoit&Son Contractors and Builders. Estimates given. .Repairs a Specialty, Phone Red 2413. 893 Commo Those Pleated Bosom Shirt. The kind known by dressy men in the summer, are difficult articles to launder nicely. Unless you know just how to do it, the front pleats won't iron, down smooth, and the shirt front will look mussy. , Our New Presi lroner irons them without rolling or stretching. Try It TROY LAUNDRY, Tenth and Duane, Phone Main 1891 1 Am. m J n r-VM vLf. till - v "wm .1 t c m - m r -m 1 sfttull an mm m 1 r-r ' LAUNDRIES.