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f THE MORNING AST01UAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. .6 TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1908 July Official Tide Tables Accinrn AiiTDTiCaT,ftiiriiTrc The Last Straws. tty Carl XOilliamj. CoDyrichted. 1808. by Associated f t t Literary Press. iH A A A A A A . .m llliAlHAlAlA W TTTtTTTTTTTTTTTTtTTTTTTTV ' Though the windows wore opened to the fullest, no breath of air seemed to enter. The awning ropes hung limp and lifeless. The scallops that were bound in gay braid did not stir. From the hall came the clatter of the cleaners as they worked in other offices already emptied of workers, and once or twice one of the women poked her head through the open door to see how soou she could get in to clean room No. 602. Stella bent wearily over the type writer, her flying Angers writing In the addresses from a huge list on the desk beside her, while at a nearby table the office boy slipped in the circulars which the envelopes were intended to carry. To Stella it had seemed the last straw when just before closing time the office manager had brought her the voluminous list and had ordered her to see that the circulars were sent oat that evening, lie was going out f town and had left early. The othpr clerks had slipped out as soon as he bad disappeared, and with only the assistance of the boy she had to send out 300 circulars. In his hurry to get away the manager had not even left the usual "supper money," so she would get nothing to eat until she reached her boarding house. It would be long after the regular dinner hour, and she would be lucky to get any thing at all. It was nearly 8 when the last en velope swallowed up the last circular Compiled by the U. S. Government for Astoria and Vicinity. HELP WANTED JULY, 1908. High Water. A. M. P. M. Date. Wednesday ... Thursday 2 Friday a Saturday 4 SUNDAY 6 Monday 6 Tuesday 7 Wednesday 8 Thursday i Friday 10 Saturday , n SUNDAY 13 SUNDAY 12 Monday 13 TuesJay 14 Wednesday 15 Thursday 16 Friday IT Saturday IS SUNDAY 19 Monday 30 Tuesday .. 21 Wednesday 32; Tnursoay u iFrlday 24 Saturday 25 SUNDAY 26 SUNDAY 26 Monday Tuesday Wednesday 29 Thursday SO Friday SI h.m. 1:64 2:30 3:05 2:60 4:351 5:36 6:45 8:00 9:18 10:25 11:25 ft. fh.m. ft 0:28 1:18 2:10 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:10 7:35 8:45 10:02 11:05 11:68 0:30 1:05 1:38 2:12 8.1 7 T.4 6.9 6 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.8 6.2 6.6 9.3 9.1 8.6 8.0 7.4 7.0 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.8 8.4 8.3! 8.0 7.8 3:25 8:C2 4:20 5:00 6:38 6:20 7:10 8:08 9:00 9:55 10:46 13:20 11:38 1:10 1:68 2:44 8:28 4:10 4:55 6:47 6:39 7:35 8:301 9:26 10:201 11:08 12:40 11:50 1:301 1:55 2:22 2:50 3:14 7.3 7.3 JULY, 1908. Low Water. fA Date. Wednesday 1 Thursday 3 Friday 7.4 Saturday 4 7.6, SUNDAY 6 7.7iMonday ......... 6 7.8 I Tuesday ,,, 7 9. u Wednesday ,,, 8.2 Thursday 9 8.3 .Friday 10 8.8ISa:urday 11 8.0 1 SUNDAY 12 7.0 Monday 13 9.3 Tuesday 14 7.6 Wednesday 15 7.9 Thursday .......16 8.3 Friday 17 8.4! Saturday 18 8.4 1 SUNDAY 19 8.5i 7 Monday SOI Tuesday 31 Wednesday 22 Thursday 23 Friday 34 Saturday 35 SUNDAY 36 Monday 37 Tuesday 38 Wednesday .....39 Tnursday 30 Friday 31 8:66 9:33 9:62 10:82 10:64 11:40 0:60 2:00, 3:00 4:00 6:00 5:63 6:40 7:28 8:15 9:00 9:43 10:84 11:23 0:30 1:36 2:38 8:45 4:45 6:33 6:18 6:55 71 30 8:00 8:38 8:50 M. I p. M. -0.8 0.2 0.6 0 1 1 i 0.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.7 1.6 l.t 0.7 0.0 0.8 1.6 1.3 0.9 0.4 0.0 -0.4 0.6 0.7 -0.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 9:06 9:47 10:34 11:05 11:61 13:28 1:24 2:28 3:85 4:43 5:46 6:40 7:36 8:30 9:26 10:24 U:1M 12:18 1:22 2:25 3:30 4:34 6:30 6:20 7:02 7:40 8:14 8:45 9:17 WANTED AT TROY, LAUNDRY at once, man to wotk in wash room. 7-24-tf wanTe fPoiRL to ASSIST I in housework in the country; 3. t, wages, $15. Address, care Astormn. 7-2S-2t 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.8 FOR SALE. 8.4. 2.7 3.1 FOR SALE A 100-FIECE SET OF Haviland China, in perfect condi- '.: i t : ,u. m. .. . 3i4 'Ford studio, 7-15-tf 3.3 11 ' 1 ' PROFESSIONAL CARD. ATTO RNE YS-AT-L A W " CHARLES H. ABBRCROMBIE Attorney-at-Law City Attorney Officei: City Hall JOHN C. McCUE Attorney-at-Lsw Deputy District Attorney ' Tage Building UNDrBTAIlM. J. A, (ilLllAUOIl A CO., UiHlertftker mid Emtmlitierit. tiiptrlrmceri I,tav Aimlatunt When Desired. S'i! i!te 4 1.6 3.2 2.9 FIRST-CLASS DENSMORE TYPE writer, at half price; also light driv ing team, buggy and harness; to gether or separately. C. E. Barney, with Warren Packing Co., Astoria. MISCELLANEOUS. jj WANTED TO BUY A HORSE; 2.4! weight about 1250 pounds; not over j-J8 years old; must be good driver and sll ' gentle, also city broke. Address As-8- jtorian office. 6-9-tf. L!" LOST AND FOUND. HOWARD M. BROWNELL Attorney-at-Law Office with Mr. J. A. Eakin, a. 420 Commercal St., Astoria. LOST-SMALL srLVEK WATCH between Tenth street ami depot, obliged to you." " jfot until' after 11 did they get bark ' Finder return to Astorian uffke. 28 ti "I forget where I Hv." was the nn-froiu the trolley ride, for there was n ! wmtfiwpiimihi.'ii" Rnnm blushing statement ".lust yon forget park beside the brl.lge which was thejWANTED URN1SHfcP, R00M.S u. iw, unui you Bee some one that terminus of all pleasure rides. They tBB C,ONDCCTOB'S VOICE WAS HABD AND UNFRIENDLY. and ahe was free to go. The elevator had stopped running, so she and her helper faced a walk down eight flights of stairs. For the third time la as many hours Stella told herself that this was the last straw. She was not used to the grinding toil of the city, and even the regular work came hard. When her father had died and his wife had followed him to the eravft within a few mnntha oil nf tha little savings had gone to the physician ! bfcks " he sai(- wltb 8miIe- "bn and thfi undorrnkpr ! t camels, you see. There's al needs a nickel real bed and tell 'era I sent It" Ue sank back In his seat rejoicing la the fact that Stellas confusion pre vented her glaucl::. rosa the ai.sle. which enallwltiiii) t. ..yard her suV ily without embarrassment Disappointed at the turn affairs had taken, the couductor4retlred to the rear platform to devise new names for the inspector, and Stella looked out of tli; window with a new sense of content ment Nine months she had lived In the city, and this was the first time that any one in the throngs of men nn 1 women had paused in the rush of the workaday world to be friendly. Com ing at a time when the last straw bnd nearly had the efTect of breaking her spirit, if not her back, the cour tesy was doubly welcome. She turned suspicious, however, when she rose to leave the car and found that her companion was follow ing her. He read her thoughts with quick comprehension. "I live on this street" he explained. 1 with a frank smile. "I live at 237." "I live at 240," she cried, blushing to find that she was pleased to know that he lived nearby. "Skerry's?" he asked. "1 say. I know the old lady. If I come over after dinner will you let her introduce us and go out trolley riding? It's nice to ride up to the bridge. There's sure to be a breeze there." Stella nodded. If the particular Mrs' Skerry was willing to act as sponsor, surely a trolley ride was proper. Stel la beamed on the young man. "My name's Jack Murray." he went on, anticipating the introduction. "Mine's Stella Meade," she volun teered in return. "I'll be glad to go riding with you, Mr. Murray. I'd hate to stay in the house. This has been such a dreadful day. When the man ager told me to stay and get out a lot of circulars it seemed like the last straw that broke the camel's back. Then the idea of walking home seemed worse than that." "Last straws may break camels' but we ways had to danee a little, and Jack twice I treated her to he cream. As they' stood on the steps of her boarding place the man looked down Into her face. "And you'll let me call for you again soon?" he asked. "Don't wait until the straws make too heavv a load." Stella nodded an assent "There nren't going to bo any more straws." she declared. "I guess the ouly straw was loneliness, and I'm not lonely now." "And you're not going to be if I can help it," was the hearty reply, and Stella's heart beat faster an she realiz ed that soon she would be neither lone ly nor alone. Unlike the camel's load, her last straw had led to happiness. WANTED -TWO OR THREE rooms in a modern house; nicely furni.hed; ca range, bath; for two people. Address, A. B. OSTEOPATHS. DR. RHODA C. HICKS Osteopath : Office Mansell Bldg. Phone Black 2065 i"3 Commercial St. Astoria, Or. DENTISTS DR. VAUGHAN Dentist Pythian Building. Aitorii, Oregon DR. W. C LOOAN . Dentin Commercial St. Shanaban Bldg. FOR SUIT. FOR RENT-SMALL HOUSE OF J 4 rooms. Inquire of S. Smith. iHoldcn House. 7-24-3t FOR RENT NEW SIX ROOM house. Enquire Banking Savings & Loan Association. 7-26-2t rr-l JEETH Stella faced the task of self support i ?ome one hangin8 ar0UDd t0 llft tnt' bravely enough, but there were times ! louu wueu 11 eu 100 neavy- when her overtired nerves were rub- j Stel!a flashed bim a teful glance bed to rawness and even the little ! as Bue stPP n rront or Qer Doardlng things of life bore heavily upon her. The extra work comiDg at the close of a particularly trying day had ex hausted her vitality. Listlessly she climbed aboard an uptown car and .sank Into a seat,, glad that the home going rush was over and that she did not have to stand up all the way. place and watched him cross the street to the flathouse where he lived with his mother. Mrs. Skerry, sitting by the basement window in the deserted din ing room, graciously called her to come in. While the tired girl ate the half warmed food her landlady dilated on The approach of the conductor ine ooa Qualities or tne Murray. roused her from her absorption, and ahe opened her purse. As she glanced j Into the change compartment she gave : a cry of dismay. The pocketbook, j never well filled, even on pay days, j was bare of coin. Feverishly she tumbled its contents j Into her lap, replacing the articles after shaking them out one by one, ; but the 35 cents which had been there when she returned from lunch bad dis appeared. "That bluff don't go!" The conduct or's voice was hard and unfriendly. He had had a row with the inspector on the last trip, and his 111 humor had not yet subsided. "You'll have to pay or get off." he added as Stella looked up with the tears trembling on the heavy fringe of lashes. "We don't have to take tears for tickets. Got the coin?" Not daring to trust her voice, Stella ehook her head and thought of the three mile walk ahead of her. The other last straws became insignificant In the face' of the new trouble. The conductor reached up to pull the rope, but across the aisle a man rose and checked him. "Don't get off. miss." Stella looked up Into the friendly face and smiled her thanks through her tears. "I've got the change bandy." "You must let me send you the money." she said. "I am very ereatlv Mrs. Murray was a member of the same church society to which the boarding mistress belonged, and the son she thoroughly, approved of. Bargains In Babies. Among the deacons of a Presbyterian church In an Ohio town was a good old gentleman familiarly knoVn as "Uncle Thomas." Although too deaf to hear, be was always in his accustomed seat at church, and his zeal In religious work was untiring. Owing to a short age of song books in tbe Sabbath school some additional ones were or dered by "Uncle Thomas." who appris ed the pastor of their arrival, nud the latter agreed to announce the fact from the pulpit on Sunday morning. The pastor made the promised an nouncement among others, concluding with this one: "Parents w ishing their children bap tized will please present them at the close of the service." The good deacon Jumped to bis feet and in tbe loud voice peculiar to the deaf bawled out "Those who haven't any can get them at my bouse for 60 cents apiece!" As "Uncle Thomas" and bis wife had always been childless this startling Information almost broke op tbe meet ing. Success Magazine. HOUSE MOVERS. FREDR1CKSON BROS.-We make a specialty of house moving, car penters, contractors, general jobbing prompt attention to all orders. Cor ner Tenth and Duane streets. PASTURAGE. WILL PASTURE YOUR HORSE for $2.50 a month. Enquire A. E, Kinney, Lewis & Clark. 7-26-2t MISCELLANEOUS. Smith's Special Delivery EXPRESS AND BAGGAGE Leave Orders at Star Cigar Store, Phone Black 2383 Res. Phone Red 2276. Stand Corner 11th an Commercial, It Can't Be Beat The best of all teachers is exper ience. C. M. Harden, of Silver City, North Carolina, says: "I find Elec tric Bitters does all that's claimed for it. For stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles it can't be beat. I have tried it and find it a most excellent medi cine." Mr. Harden is right; it's the best of all medicines also for weak ness, lame back, and all run-down ' Astoria, Ore. conditions. Best too for chills and 'p q rjox 603 malaria. Sold under guarantee at ! .j'l . Charles Rogers & Son's drug store, i 50c. ! CONCRETE WORK DONE ANY PERSON WANTING ANY CONCRETE WORK DONE AT THE CEMETARIES, WILL PLEASE LEAVE ORDERS AT POHL'S UNDERTAKING FICE. OF E. NYAAN MASSAGE. OLGA KANTONEN, FINNISH masseuse and steam baths, room 6, Pythian Bldg., Commercial St, As torian, Ore. I I DEVELOP THE BUST SHE'SlA SIREN SHE'S A' QUEEN is an expression that is always heard at sight of a well developed woman. If you are flat chested, with BUST undeveloped, a scrawny neck, thin, lean arms the above remark will never be applied to you. "SIREN'' wafers will make you beautiful, bewitching. They DE VELOP, THE BUST in a few weeks from 3 to 6 inches and produce a fine firm, voluptuous bosom. They fill out the hollow places. Make the arms handsome c4 well modeled and the neck and shoulders shapely and of perfect contour.llSp Send for a bottle oday and you'll be pleased and grate ful. SIREN wafers are absolutely h armless, pleasent to take and con venient to carry around. They are 50M under guarantee to do all claim or MONEY back. ' Price $1.00 per bottle. Inquire at good drug stores or send DIRECT to us. P DPC)ur'ng the next 30 days only we will send you a sample I lLL.6ottle of these beautifying wafers on receipt of 10 cents tf oay cost of packing and portage if you will mention that yc saw the Advertisement in this paper. The sample alone may be sumciect if defects are trivial. EMPLOYMENT OFFICE. J. NOWLEN Real Estate and Employment Office 473 Commercial St, Phone Have fine list of Astoria and coun try property. 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RESTAURANT. 434 Bond Street Coffee with Pie or Cake, 10 Cta, First-CUsa Meals, IS Cta. HIH MARKET. Seatte m mm 77 Ninth St., near Bond Fresh and Salted Fish. , Game and Poulirv. Groceries, Produce and Fruit Imported and Domestic Goods. P. Bakotitch & Feo, Proprs. Fkeaa Bad 2183 Call Promptly Attended Day or Night. Tatton lid. 1 2th fttid DimneSts v A8TOKIA. OitK.UON Phone Main 211) 1...LJ i. , ...isxsstmmm MEDICAL J"'"" 1 i I i .mum oil UnpriMt4 8ueottf'cf DR. I Gf! n TBI CEIAT CHINKSI D0CT01 Who la kaowa throughout the United State oa aocouat of kit wotvUrful irree. Ko poUoai or drugs wet,, He tusru. to eure catarrh, asthma, lung tad ian irouDit, rMumatum, DrvouaBat, tomaeh, liver and ka?, emale torn plaint. ad all obronlo dWeaaee. lUCCCSSm HOME TBIATMZrc. If you caanot call write for trmutom blank and circular, InelotlBg 4 easts ts itampa. , THE C GIS WO MJDICmi CO. Firat St. Corner Morrle.. PORTLAND, OBEGOIf. VUm oienttoa tf Artorta. PLUMBERS. iin j. 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