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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1908)
TUESDAY, JUJJY 21,1008. THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA. OREGON. I lf ft My stock of men's and boy'; ihocs is unsurpassed for qua lity, Close buying and low expenses enable me to sell the best qualities at lowest prices S. A. GIMRE 543 Bond Street r TRANSPORTATION. The "K" Lint PA5SENQERS FREIGHT .1 i.. t ii - - " "' Steamer - Lurline Night Boat for Portland and Way Landings. Leaves Astoria dally' except Sunday at 7 p. tn. Leaves Portland DaDy except Sanaa? at 7 a. in. Quirk Service Excellent lfaala Good Bertha Landing Astoria Flavel Whart Landing Portland Foot Taylor It J.J. DAY, Agent ' Phone Mala 2711. DAIRIES. TheVermont Dairy All milk aerated before bottling. Specialty made of one cow't milk for infante. Satisfaction guaranteed, Phone 14 Farmers line. W. J. INOALLS. WINES AND LIQUORS. Eagle Concert Hall (320 Aator Street) ' Rooms for rent by the dav. week, or nth, Be$ rates in town. P. A, PETERSON, Prop. MISCELLANEOUS. HOT OR COLD olden West Tea t t Hl t ' n t lasnier sunp By ALANSON CROSBY. CopyrlKlit, linis, by Alnrwon Crtrnby. w 1JLL!" Tbe low, gruff exehtmu tlou of cbujrrltt full from 'the Hps of William Kant), alius Hunker Hill, as he preswd hi now to tlio bin pluto glus window and descried by the solitary light above the cashier's desk of the Merchants' .Na tional bank that that offlclal was en gaged tipon his books. Tho exclamation was echoed by Bill's companion, a thin, alight, consumptive fellow of thirty-Ate, who contrasted strangely with tho other man's bulking form, bat In whom the pallor and i-iua-elation of Incurable disease affected nut the restless, cunning gleam In bis palo blue eyes. "Die cooks our goose fur tonight, Jake," muttered the first and larger of tho two inen. "Wo can't do notbln' wld dot bloke In dere." "We wight pop bin),1' suggested the smaller man, touching his hip pocket mechanically and almost unconsciously ss bo spoke. "Nix," sntd Hill authoritatively. "Youse entirely too free wld yer gun, Jersey. It'a all right when It's neces sary an' not too resky, but It ain't golu' ter do here. We'd be pinched before wo could make tracks, and den de chair fur both of us. It might be all right fur youne, who ain't got long ter live nohow, but my bellows la In good workln' order, an' I wauU ter keep 'cm puuipln' a few years yet. For ten minutes the scratching of the (driller's pen and tho turning of the r leaves of the CljMjLVr hue book be ll aii n zore nun con ,IU tloued. Then. wl'h sigh that parte of the qualifies of a groau, be closed the volume and raised a bag anl,care mark' d fsce so that It wr seen fur the first time by tho watch lag jJ'iLr. "eo, dat mugM a dead gliff-a wayl" whirred Hill. "te bloke s been blowln' de ill ym VhffffllJftri ynwit nnty oo'wliw iVr fcomo lino of hr Jersey, but youso gotta. to k off yer lid tor mo lit (lis gumo. Dnck ,D,f,r dl stairway now. Ie bloke's comln' out," The cashier 'stepped Into i ssJon and ordered whluky, Ills band shook ns be poured It out, and tho glass over flowed before ho could put the bottle down. Ho apologized abjectly to tho bitt'tender, threw the drink down his throat and call ed for another. This dispatched, he strode with uneasy steps out of, the barroom and walked rap Idly for several blocks, lie looked at bis watch again nd cursed as be noted the time. Then be entered a res- Tlpjcd (he waiter and taurant and iwtf;,i out. gsv tho waiter an order. He called for a newspaper and tried to read. The paper quivered so in bis bands llnuw, t0 run ,n tno j,, IlidV I.a MAtilil Hist mttA I.Mam ttmA I " iii'ii iu vvuiu iivv ore uv iviLi;inp uu, with an exclamation of diHiruHt bo Ifff signal fwr'tljo engineer to stop, Joke's blow was not struck. As bifc arm was alout to descend tho heavens seemed torn apart on all sides. There was a crash of broken glass, a flash m of a sword before Jake's eyes, and the bank' cashier fell forward without a sound. ' '. " . Jersey Jake's arm was still poised in tho air, as though struck numb in that position, when 1:111 shook him. "Wake npl" be said hoarsely. element did de deed fur us, an' de train's stoppln. Come on." A bo spoko Lh caught up the Satchel from the dead man's seat and fair!; dragged Jake, who was still staring blankly at tho fallen figure, after bin:. As they reached tho platform tin train had slowed sufficiently for them to Jump off. , . "Go on!" yelled BUI. "Are youise truck senseless?" "All right," returned Jake. "But I was fur a minute." The two men leaped from the slowly moving tralu and under Dill's direc tion set out across a field. They con hunlrti m A m A m i fr- Just Right CLOSSET & ;devers,s PORTLAND, ORE. 1 l I to I anl " OwrftoLra U ilrlolr. i'-Tl f rf.Mli CaaUfloa. ;d77THEEVN8GlEMt0tl.CO. Miiiiun1o.rJ MENANOWOMEIi Um Big O for onnturl dliilir(H,lnnDiiiHon, Irrlutlon or ulcenttloni of niuooua mmiibritnei. Puliiltm, mid not Mtrlu- int or pol.unoui. Mold by ran lU. or lent In pluln wrpTi liy exprriw, prupald. lot II. OH. tirilmttlen U.K. Circular nut on reuU Notice. (On and after this date, July 16, Ip08, no claims will be paid by the .?ost Exchange, Fort Columbia, Vash., for purchases made, except on VJ.. i Tf. 1 ra: s?,uci ui me xvxtiieiiige umcer or teward thereof, or on written order com tne same. GEORGE B. TUTTLE, ' Exchange Officer. t 7-16-6t Wee, dat mug a dead au. Mw be. flxln' Me books." 1'he cashier returned the book to Its proper place. Then, be iHsappeaie I through tho door of an adjoining room, returning to view ulinoet immediately with a small traveling grip In his baud. He glanced about bliw nervous ly, as though fcurlug be might be watched. The two pairs of eyes that were eagerly taking In his every ac tion and tho forms of their owners were undlMtlugulshuble, however, In tho gloom of tho street "Ms Is gettln' lnterestln',M whispered Bill, and his companion grunted an asseut, Tbo cashier laid tho grip down upon his desk and lowered the gaslight above It to n faint flicker. Thtn be en erel tho vijult. tho door of which wne open. Speedily he returned, bearing tu his arms several small oblong pack ages wrapped In paper. By straining their eyes Bill and Jake could still tak In hla every action. Quickly he opened tho grip and deposited the packages wit Kin It. v ,,. "Po guy's doln' do Job for ns!" chuc kle1 Bill. "Oh, dls In dead easy!" TV e cracksmen could see the ashler's band tremble as be drew bis watch from bis vest pocket nu l, hold- lug It closer to the light to see he time, shook l!s head negn- tlvelr. Bfi If In disappointment. DcpoHUsdOve package Then he picked up the satchel, disappeared with It In his hands Into the black depths of the vault and returned empty handed. "Whut does this mean?" growled Jer sey Jake. "It's all right," replied his compau ton. "Jest cultivate a Hftlo patience. Jersey." ' The cashier closed the vnuldoor and set the locks. Then ho leaned against bis desk In meditation. Ills face fell Into his bunds, and bis frame shook vltb emotion. In n few minutes the throo ceased, and ho straightened np. Again he looked nt his watch. Then lia, put on his hat and overcoat and rub bers.' ' 'V'.- . "Ilrf'a got ter put In bis time till de next train loaves fur Canady," whis pered Bill, "an" he's golu' out It's up ter us ter foller him." , ; "Why not crack do vault an' got de grip whllo ho's gone?" asked Jeisey Jake. I "What's do use?" demanded Bill. "We'd be takln chances of bcln' caught, while If we blde our time nil we has ter do Is ter relieve dls gent.'o man, who Is kindly doln' our work tt us, of do grip. Den he gets de credit fur de Job, an' we gets de,, cush. Oh, e ... celled for bis check, paid for the sup per that Jtad not yet been served blm, tipped the astonished waiter a dollar and went out. lie looked furtively Into the faces he passed In the streets ami cast bis bead over bis shoulder from time to time with nervous Jerks. But he did not see the' figures that followed him con stantly a block back. After an hour of this aimless wan dering he returned to the bank. Open ing again tho vault door, be once more disappeared from view In the darkness and again reappeared with the satchel In his hands. Then hastily, as though ho feared Interruption, be closed and locked the vault door and hastened to the street, grip In hand. A cab happened to be passing tbe bank as he stepped out. He called tbe driver, gave blm a diwcikn and Jump ed Into tbe conveyance. Jersey Jake uttered an oath. "lie's goln' tor get away from ns!" be exclaimed. "Ob, hush!" muttered Banker Bill, with some disgust. "Youso Is always goln' off half cocked. He tolo de cabby ter tako him ter do Northern station. Dot means Canady fur blm, as we know'd already, an' de foist train don't leave for half an hour yet. We got lots o time. Pou't got excited, ole man." Banker Bill summoned another cab, and the two worthies entered It Tbe Canadian limited bore only five passengers In the smoking car. Two of them occupied a seat near the front of the-car, with their feet resting on the turned seat next tothetn. The tilt ed forward posi tion of their bunds and tbe small portion of their heads show ing above tbe backof their seat indicated that they were enjoy- tuft a uu. x uo y third passenger, a nervous, mid 4nrwt,mddIcaocldl ged whlt0 gentleman. ,, . , , haired gentle- man, sat toward the rear of the car, with a small satchel upon tbe seat beside blm, from which ho never with drew bis hand. Tho two remaining pas sengers, who, it is needless to say, were Banker Bill and Jersey Jake, oc cupied the last seat iu the aisle. "louse understands de game?" whis pered Bill to his companion. "De next station Is de lost one on de American side. As soon as de train has pulled a few miles out of It I gets up an' yanks de bell rope, which brings de train ter a stop. As I does so youse blackjack do gent. I grabs do grip, an' we hikes ter de platform. As de train slows down we Jumps. Oh, It's a puddln'l" "If a bad night," growled Jersey, who was prone to look upon the dark side. "I uever seen such a storm In my life, We'll bo drownded In tha rain If we ain't struck by llghtuln'." "Rats!" grunted Bill. "It's all de better fur us. I hopes yer ain't afeard of der heavenly fireworks? We couldn't ask fur a better night fur dls little game. De storm '11 make any bloke cave on pnrsulu' us If der should be any un foreseen obstacles to do smoot'noss of de programme." In a Yew minutes the train halted at a little way station. Some one got off from one of the rear cars, but no passengers were taken on. A del ugo. of rain was falling, as though all the reservoirs of the heavens had burst, and the 'black sky was rent asunder with great forks of dazzling light The nervouB man, with his band still on tho grip, looked up at the ever re curring flashes with n convul sive shudder. "Steady, now,!' whispered Bill as the train started slowly on. "Walt till I gives de signal." Five minutes passed. Then Bill arose ttealthlly and niQtlonod for Jake to do his work. Tho latter crawled out from bis seat and advanced on tiptoes, bis blackjack grasped In his hand. As Jake's arm was poised for the blow Bill pulled the beil cord which would til by another flash of lightning they saw that the train had again r e's u m e d Its flight "All safer panted Bill. "No uho wearln' out what' left o' yer bellows by further sprintin' exercises. Now ter see what tbe haul amounts to." "How are you goln ter count tbe stuff In tbe "De' llghtnin's our candle," said BUI. "We won't try ter count It but a look at It will be good fur our eyes." Quickly the satchel was opened and the wrapper torn from one package. "Thunder!" roared Bill as a flash of lightning revealed Its content to be waste paper cut in the form of bank notes. With fevcriiih baste the other pack ages were opened. Not a dollar was in any of them. "Bunkoed, by V fairly shrieked Bill as he savagely kicked tbe satchel from him. "You said I was green In this line of business, an' I am," growled Jersey! Jake, "but I've got de consolation of know in' dat there's others." Tbe papers next day told of the strange and sudden death by lightning on tbe Canadian limited train of Cash ler Adams of tbe Merchant' National bank of B. Mr. Adams, the papers stated, was leaving on a much needed vacation trip when stricken, lie was an estimable man, enjoying tbe full confidence of his business associates, and was survived by a charming fair Uy, who were plunged into deep grief by his untimely death. Toor Adams!" sighed the president of the Merchants' National bank as he read the papers. "Little did he sus pect that we had discovered hia pecula tions aud refrained from exposing him only out of respect for bis family.., ne must have opened his grip and dlscov ered that we had substituted waste pa per for tho money he had arranged so carefully to take away with him Then, I presume, be threw the grip away, as the papers make no mention of Its having been found. Well, I am glad-for his family's sake." FINANCIAL j. O. A. BOWLBY, President 0. 1. PETERSON, Vice Preiident FRANK PATTON, Cashier J. W. GARNER, Assistant Cathicf Astoria Savings Bank nrm" r Capital Paid in $115,000. Surplus and Undivided Profit, $100,000 Transacts a General Banking Business Interest Paid on Time Deposit FOUR PER CENT PER ANNUM. Eleventh and DuaneSta, , , Astoria, Orsgoa. t HMMMMMMMMMMVMMMMMMfHMM A A DAY A SmairSavings Bank. A Small Savings Account. An Examplejiu Thriit. (A SmallFortnne. A happy home. THE BANKINGISAVINGS AND LOAN ASS'C'N. 168 10tb St. . Phone Black 2184 First national Bank of Astoria -d .V DIRECTORS , JacobKamm W. F. McGregor ' GC.J Flavel J. W. Ladd S. S. Gordon ' tfyr Capital ; -$100,000 Surplus... ..;...:............... 25,000 Stockholders' Liability.............. ... 10000O established ibHts, SCANDINAVIAN-A M E R I C A N SAVINGS BANK ASTORIA, OREGON OUR MOTTO: "Safety Supercedes All Other Consideration." He cauaht up the satchel. Ths Old Apothecary Art. ' In the old days the Magi ordained that "the Pyrethrum parthenlum (the feverfew) should be gathered with the left hand, that the fevered patlent'i name must be spoken forth and. that the herbalist must not look behind him." - Later we hear that "gout was treat ed with henbanes only when the moon was.lu Aquarius or Pisces 1. e., three times a year, before sunset. It must be dug up with the thumb and third finger of the, left hand, when one must say: 'I declare, I declare, holy wort to thee! I Invite thee tomorrow to the bouse of FUcas to stop the rheum of the feet of and say, I Invite thee, the great name, Jehovah, Sa baoth the God, who steadied the earth and staid the sea, tbe filler of flowing rivers, who dried up Lot's wife and made her a pillar of salt, take the breath of thy Mother Earth and her power aud dry the rheum of the feet and hands of ." Henry VIII., who studied medicine and took great interest In inventing new mixtures and remedies, devised many qualiit "cramp" rings to be worn for the cure of rheumatism and curious liniments and cataplasms, for the full benefit of which a large amount of faith was necessary. Lon don Chronicle. Thankful. "I hope your constituents are grate ful to you for what you have done for them." , "I hope so." answered Senator I'm ghum, "but I mu.'it confess .1. thankful for the arrangement wh!c makes compensation for ' my .services independent of the sratituie of :u.t constituents." Wnshlnsttm star. A Case For Hurry. Cleverton (who 'has 'hired a tt.v'mete: cab to propose Im Say "yes." -.darlias Miss Calumet-Give metl:m-t ll:l:ik. "Heavens! Dut not In here! Con sider the expense!" Life. There Is a .good deal of cheer on life's Journey If It be made with a contented heart. Vandyck. , '" Sherman Transter Co. . ., HENRY SHERMAN, MaaagtR 'V1' . " , -...v. Hacks. Carriages Bareare Checked ant TnsfrrjTr,. .-j c Wagone-Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped. 433 Commercial Street - . Maht Phon 121 STEEL & EWART Electrical Contractors Phone Main 3881 ... . 426 BondJStreet John Fox, Pres. P. L. Bishop, Sec Astoria Savings Baak, Treaa. Nelson Troyer, Vice-Pres. and Supt ASTORIA IRON WORKS ' DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF THE LATEST IMPROVED ... Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilcis COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. Correspondence Solicited. Foot of Fourth Street f THE TRENTON First-Class Liquors andGCigars . 602 Commercial Street Corner Commercial and 14th. . ASTORIA, OREGON iminmiiniimMmni nMiMumi Astoria & Columbia River R. R. Co. HAS ON SALE DAILY ROUND TRIP TICKETS FROM ALL CLATSOP BEACH POINTS (GLENWOOD TO HOLLADAY, INC.), TO ALL SOUTH BEACH POINTS REACHED VIA THE ILWACO RAILROAD COMPANY AT RATE OF $1.75. LIMIT 30 DAYS FROM DATE OF SALE. CONTINUOUS PASSAGE ON GOING TRIP. STOP-OVERS ALLOWED WITHIN LIMIT ON RETURN JOURNEY. G. B. JOHNSON, GenerallAgent THE G EM C. F. WISE, Prop. Choice Wines, Liquort Merchants Lunch .Fraa 1 V . and Cigar 11:30a. m. to 1:30 a, m. ' '!' Hot Lunch at All Houra. 25 Cents Corner Eleventh and CommerdaL ASTORIA, .... 0R2G0M