WEDNESDAY.AUGUSTS
.6
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA. OREGON,
Standing
The Test
By W. F. Bryan.
Copyrighted, IMS, by AtsocUted
Literary Press.
Excltment was at white heat in the
convention town. The ring was In the
'last ditch, fighting gamely. Robert
Woodham, who had led many another
forlorn hope and who had grown gray
In the service of his party (as he had ,
understood that service), shook his
head as he went over the columns of
figures in the inner office at the tem
porary headquarters.
Try as he would he could not figure
victory. The two-thirds rule pre
vailed and he could count barely a
majority for the ring candidate. The
nomination of Dudley for governor
meant the triumph of the reform fac-j
tlon and the utter dlsruotion of the!
state machine, for Foster stood
pledged to investigate to the fullest
the grsft charges brought against the
1
t ...,,. ., !
On the other hand, Graham Bailey;
was secretly pledged to lorget tne
same promises be had made. Appar
ently both men were eager to uncover
the graft that was the disgrace of the
party, but Foster alone was sincere.
The exposure of the graft scandals
would not affect Woodham directly, j
n. Mrf ki..v tnt him..if Me
the crooked work in the party. Could
It be accomplished quietly, he would
welcome the feat of ridding the party
of those politicians who were respon
sible for the scandal, but here lay the
trouble! The graft was widespread.
"Its uncovering would disrupt the en
tire party machine. New and inex
perienced men would be placed In
charge of the party Interests, and no
members of the old ring could find a
place in the councils.
To Robert Woodham politics was as
the breath of life to his nostrils. He
bad played the game from the day
that he had organized the Junior
Marching club in the little village
-mm, h, Ma hwvi hnm i
kid n,K. ..1
It was bis sole relaxation. Other stra
legists played chess. He preferred
the political pawn to the bits of carved
wood or Ivory and his board was an
entire state.
' Now he saw the end of It all. Un
less on an early ballot be could swing
the doubtful delegates Into the Bailey
ranks there would be a stampede to
Foster. If he could arrange to stain-
IN II -L- lux. i
"bevolt is in the vebt aikI" cried why father sent for me. Poor old dad!
the old man ! It will break his heart! But, all the
pede some of the Foster delegates to!8ame- y,ou ,re jD ,Ve rlght and,1
Bailey the uncertain delegates would 1 was 80 foolishly afraid that you might
probably follow the lead of the de-! tempted.
gggpg I was for a moment," he confessed.
As for the hundredth time his eye!"whenTI saw how. nnloTuf yo" were'
ran down the column his hands clinch-j P?n reallzed that ,f 1 bouKbt om
nervonslv. Hla irlanre restert for a i father S consent It would be with my
moment on Crosby county with to !
eleven votes. '
Crosby county stood committed to
Foster. Could Woodham induce them
to change it would mean a difference :
of twenty-two votes for Bailey, the j
eleven votes added and the eleven tak
en nwflv from the Foster adherents.
The head of the Crosby delegation was
Howard Graves. The others would
vote as he voted. And only a few days !
before Graves had asked consent to
marry Marian Woodham! j
At the time Woodham had refused j
becanse Graves was a young attorney ;
Btni struggling for recognition at the 1
bar, while Woodham was ambitious .
nr hio f1a,,n-ht0r 'nw ho rirew ft
sheet of paper toward him and wrote I
rapidly for a moment. Then he thrust ;
the sheet into an envelope and called
a messenger.
An hour later Iloward Graves, rest
ing in his room at the hotel for the
battle of the morrow, received the
missive and read it a dozen times be
fore he placed it' In his pocket.
It was diplomatically worded. It
did not openly bribe, but suggested
that the writer had learned that he
was mistaken as to Graves', political
affiliations. If it was true, as he now
had reason to believe, that Graves and
the Crosby delegation were in reality
eupporters of the Bailey boom, he beg'
ged to withdraw his opposition to the
match Graves had suggested.
Graves was still uncertain when he
went into the convention hall the fol
lowing morning. From his place liv
the Skeene county delegation Word
ham nodded Dleapr.ntlv to, him nti!1
with a glance directed the young attor
ney's gaito Into the galleries.
These run from the four skies of the
hall, and directly shore the chair
man's desk sat Marian Woodham. She
bad come down tn answer to her fa
tier's telegram the night before, aut
they entered the cotiveutlon hall be
fore he hud explained to her tho reu
I son he had sent for her.
"You keep your eye on Graves anc
he will vote rifrht," had beeu her fn
ther'a admonition. "Your weddltuj
present will be that house on Mapl
I street, and you can furnish It ns yoi
jike.
I'll take your husband Into th
flmj too."
It was ft heavy bribe.
The house
alone was worth $10,000, and a part
nershlp with Woodham, Calla &
Creagh would save Graves a wear)
struggle. It was scarcely to be won
dered at that her face was white anO
wan as she leaned over the bnlconj
rail and tried to smile at Graves.
She heard as In a dream the pre
llmluarles. Tho state chairman placed
Bailey's name in nomination, and het
father seconded
nomination be
It, asking that th
made unanimous
Tnere was a derisive hoot from the
opinion at this, and some one nom
,nated Dudley Porter, and some one
else msde the seconding speech
There were no other nominations, and
toe cha!rman of the nxeMon direct
ttat tne bnlIotlng begla
It was the custom in the conven
tlon for the spokesman of each dele
gation to announce the vote when
the name of his county was called
and the lifeless voice of the clerk
J?80- At . , '
From th firet apparent that
the contest would be dose, and tu
Crosby county was called there was n
stir through the hall. All the morn
ing there had been rumors that some
of the Foster delegates would go ovei
to the ring candidate, and Crosby
county had been one of those men
tioned. As Graves rose In his place
men moved forward on the edge of
their chairs and Marian's face went
deadly white.
For a moment Graves stood unstead
ily regarding the blur of faces. In
which Marian's stood out distinctly
Even at that distance he could see
that she was Intensely interested, and
the thought that she counted on his
"ea"iery nnrt ror a moment, even
th0D8h he realized that it was natural
that she should be interested in bet
father's success.
To him the time seemed an hour; tc
others it seemed a full minute, though
It was not one-quarter of that time.
Then with a steady vole Graves an
swered: "Crosby county casts eleven votes
for the Hon. Dudley Foster."
- For a moment there was the still
ness of a house of death. Then the
ringing cheers broke out, and a mo
ment later Dannon county, one of the j
uncertain quantities, followed Graves' j
ieaa ana tne stampede was started,
but not at all In accordance with
Woodham's plans.
The hall was still ringing with the
cheers of the triumphant Foster root-
ere when a telegraph boy approached I
i tilviVfR with n mpssii"ii t inr lio k-.ib
wanted outside. Ouloklv he made tiix i
way through the Jubilating-crowd to
the hall to come face to face with
M::rian. i
"Forgive me," he said brokenly. "1
tried my best to answer your appeal, , , . n i at i
i . . ' . J 'iand Art, Commerce, and Mechanic
but my vote was not my own. It was '
a trust of the neonle who nmt me
here and I could not be false to
! them."
"My appeal!" Marian clapped berj
; hands softly. "You old darling, I
w.1 Rfl nfrnld thnt vnn wnillil vnta tnr I
. . - -
! Mr. Bailey! Do you suppose I would
i care for a man who had been false to
his trust? I knew only this morning
own self respect, and that I never!
00111(1 ,ook yon m the face aSaIn- j
weani ,
nalL In the last hour he iaga
teears - 3ianan c?m arf
dear," she .said gently "I
sent
for Mr. Graves to tell him that I would
marry him, no matter what you said."
"Kevolt Is in the very air!" cried
the old man. "I guess I will have to
out of Plitic9 when even m'
daughter electioneers against me."
, "I- didn't work against you I Just
f" t to Howard, explained Marian,
st00(1 the test.'
VVoodham nodded, and with an arm
Rhmt the Bhouldera of each he led the
way to the committee room. On his
Kht was his daughter and on his left
the new found son who had stood the
test, and in his heart YAoodham was
glad that he had.
Off With the Old Love.
A prominent Chicng3 lawyer tells ot
an amusing incident which ho wit
nessed subsequent to a certain breach
of promise suit in which he had acted
as the defendant's attorney. The two
were standing talking when they were
Joined by a third man, a friend of the
client and an acquafutance of the law
yer. The third man had been out of
! town for some little time.
j "Hello, old man, what are you look
ing so blue about?" the newcomer de-
flS fc ghook han&s .
"Oh, I've had a little hard luck.
I've got to pay Miss Blank $5,000 on
account of tf breach of promise Judg
ment," was the disconsolate reply.
"Say, I'm glad to bear that, old fel
low," the friend ftxclaJraed fetventlv.
cixlhg the 'dejected one's ' band " arid
shaktug It vigorously.
"Glad to hear It!' I've got to pay
that money, I tell you! What do you
mean?" the other demanded ia aston
ishment. "Just that, my boy. It wilt be Just
about enough for us to set up house
keeping on. Miss Blank and I are to
be married next month, you know."
Chronic Diarrhoea Relieved.
Mr. Edward E. Henry, with the
United States Express Co.; Chicago,
writes:
"Our General Superintendent, Mr.
Quick, handed me a bottle of Cham
berlain' Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy some time ago to check nn
attack of the old chronic diarrhoea.
I have used it since that time and
caired many on our trains who have
been sick. I am an old soldier who
served with Rutherford B. Hayes and
William McKinley four years in the
23rd Ohio Regiment, and have no ail
ment except chronic diarrhoea,
which this remedy stops at once," For
sale by Frank Hart and leading drug
gists. Diarrhoea Cured.
"My father has for years been
troubled with diarrhoea, and tried ev
ery means possible to effect a cure.
without avail," writes John H. Zir-
kle of Thilippi, W. Va. He saw
Chamberlain's Cholic, Cholera ami
Diarrhoea Remedy advertised in the
Philippi Republican and decided to
try it. The result is one bottle cur
ed him and he has not suffered with
the disease for eighteen months. Be
fore taking this remedy he was a con
stant sufferer. He is now sound and
well, and although sixty years old,
can do as much work as a young man.
Sold by Frank Hart and leading
druggists.
Granulated Sore Eyes Cured.
"For twenty years I suffered from
a bad case 'of granulated sore eyes,
says Martin Boyd of Henrietta, Ky.
In February, 1903, a gentleman ask
ed me to try Chamberlain's Salve
I bought one box and used about
two-thirds of it and my eyes have not
eiven me any trouble since." This
salve is for sale by Frank Hart and
leading druggists,
Morning Astorian, 60 cents per month
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
' Agricultural College
CORVALLIS, OREGON.
Offers collegiate courses in Agri
culture, including Agronomy, Horti-
rnlhtri Animnl T f itsh.'inftrv. Dairv
, , r- .
" -
Science and Art; Civil, ivlectrical,
Mechanical and Mining Engineering;
Commerce; Pharmacy.
Offers elementary courses in Aeri
-..i,,..-. pnrt.ctrv Domemir Science
it'u.iiiiK iurKc wur, tuumci
leaking, steam fitting, plumbing, ma
'chine work, etc.
Strong faculty, modern equipment;
free tuition: ooens Seotember 25.
... . .
1 miGfr'irpfl ratalnmi with t n 1 1 in
formation on application to the
Registrar, free.
HSH MARKET.
77 Ninth St., near Bond
'Fresh and Salted Fish.
Game and Poultry,
Groceries, Produce and Fruit
Imported and Domestic
Goods.
P. Bakotitch & Feo, Proprs.
Pkm Red 2183
DENTISTS.
TEETH
Without Hates.
i.
COR. 11TH AND COMMERCIAL.
Office hours 8:30 A. M. to
8: P. M. Sunday 10:00 to
12:00.
Phone Number Main 3901.
Painless Extractions - 5oc
Corner Commercial and 11th
Sts. over Danziger store.
Seal
Fish
Hon
IB
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
HELP WANTED
WANTED GIRL TO WORK IN
printing office, Enqire at Astor
ian office. 7-29-tt"
VVfE'fAINTlTR AND PA-pej-hanger;
steady employment!
must be neat workman The Banking
Savings & Loan Association, 168 10th
street. 84-tf
WANTED-YOUNG MAN TO
learn the typewriter business. Ap
ply at Typewriter Exchange, 4J4
Commercial. 8-4-2t
SITUATION WANTED.
YOUNG JAPANESE WANTS SIT-
nation as porter in saloon and to
help bartender; can speak good Eng-
lish. Address, Kubota, 415 Yamhill,
Portland. 8-2-4t
WANTED FURNISHED ROOMS ly enforced. C. S. Dow, Fruit In-rY?rr-rw7.?J.,i
I specter. 8-4-3t
v i iu lj u i .' i i..u i r.i. I i:
young man, room in private family;
must be near business center, not be
yond Franklin, between Eighth and
Fourteenth; must be a good, large,
outside room; all modem convenien
iences; permanent; references; mod
erate price. Roomer, care Astorian.
8-3-2t
FOB SALE.
FOR SALE A 100-PIECE SET OF
Haviland China, in perfect condi
tion, cheap. Inquire at the McCrea-
Ford studio. 7-15-tf
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE; PER
hundred, 25 cents. At Astorian Office
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
fOK BENT.
FOR RENT, FURNISHED HOUSE
keeping and single rooms. Apply
677 Exchange street. 7-31-6t
LOST AND FOUND.
LOST BY M. MARIANO. AT
o'clock a. m., July 31st, between
middle Sand Island Light and Repub
lie, 100 fathoms gillnet of the follow
ing description: 40 fathoms 11-ply
No. 40 9-inch mesh, 43 meshes deep
60 fathoms 8-ply No. 40, 8-inch mesh
55 meshes deep; all of the above be
ing new web. Einder will please
notify M. Mariano at McGregor's
Mill or Columbia River Packers' As
sociation, this city and receive reward
8-l-3t
LOST-ON SATURDAY NIGHT
a 1-year-old net, over 200 fathoms
long, 45 mesh deep, with 9-inch mesh
and buoy marked "M. K. A." Finder
please notify M. K, A. Anderson, 1395
Franklin; reward. ' 8-4-3t
FOUND-PAIR GOLD MOUNTED
eyeglasses. Apply at Astorian office
7-30-tf
FOUND IN FOARD & STOKES
Nail, an umbrella; owner can have
same by paying for this ad and prov
ing property. 7-31-tf
FOUND POCKET
CASE CON
Enquire at As
taining papers, etc.
torian office.
7-30-tf
MISCELLANEOUS.
MAGAZINE BINDING OF ALL
kinds done at the Astorian Office.
LOOSE LEAK LEDGERS -ALL
kinds made by The J. S. Dellinger
Company.
WANTED-TO BUY A HORSE;
weight about 1250 pounds; not over
8 years old; must be good driver and
gentle, also city broke. Address As
torian office. 6-9-tf.
REAL ESTATE WANTED.
WANTED TO BUY FARM IN
the Nchalcm Valley; state price,
terms, improvements, location, etc.
Address J. H., Astorian. 7-31-tf
NOTICE OF PROPOSALS.
OFFICE OF C. Q. M. VAXCOU-
ver Barracks, Wash., August 1,
1908. Sealed proposals, in triplicate,
will be received here until 11 o'clock,
a. m., September , jyun, for furnish
ing a supply of forage and bedding
for posts in Department Columbia
embraced within boundaries of United
Stales. Deliveries of supplies to
commence October 1, 1908. Informa
tion furnished here or by Quarter
masters at posts. United States re
serves the right to reject or accept
any or all proposals, or any part
thereof. Envelopes containing pro
posals should be marked; "Proposals
for forage and bedding at , ad
dressed John E. Baxter, C. Q. M.
2-4 5-6-30-31
HOUSE MOVERS.
FREDRICKsb N BROS.-We make
a specialty of house moving, car
penters, contractors, general jobbing;
prompt attention to all orders. Cor
ner Tenth and Duine street.
MASSAGE,
OLCA KANTONEN, FINNISH
masseuse and steam baths, room 6,
Pythian Bldg., Commercial St.,- As
torian, Ore.
NOTICE TO FRUIT DEALERS.
ALL GROCERS AND FRUIT-
dealers of Clatsop county, are
hereby warned against selling or ex-
posing for sale any apples or other
fruits that are Infested with the larva
of the Codling Moth, or with San
Jose scale, as the law will be strict-
Notice.
Notice is hereby given to the public
that no bills will be paid by the Four
teenh Annual Regatta Committee un
less such bill is accompanied by a
voucher duly signed by the Chairman
and Secretar of the Regatta Com
mittee.
HERMAN WISE, Chairman,
JOHN H. WHYTE, Secretary.
PROFESSIONAL CARDi.
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
CHARLES II. ABERCROMBIE
Attorney-at-Law
City Attorney Office: City Hall
JOHN C. McCUE.
Attorney-at-Law
Page Building, Suite 4
HOWARD M. BROWNELL
Attorney-at-Law
Deputy District Attorney
420 Commercial Street
OSTEOPATHS
DR. RHODA C. HICKS
Osteopath
Office Mansell Bldg. Phone Black 2065
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.
Opposite Ross, Higgins & Co.
Corfee with Pie or Cake 10 Cta.
FIRST-CLASS MEALS
Regular Meals 15 Cta. and Up.
U. S. RESTAURANT.
434 Bond Street
Coffee with Pie or Cake, 10 Cta.
Firat-Claw Meala, 15 Cta.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Smith's Special
Delivery
EXPRESS AND BAGGAGE
Leave Orders at Star Cigar Store.
Phone Black 2383
Res. Thone Red 2276.
Stand Corner 11th an Commercial.
Subscribe to the Morning Astorian.
Subscribe to the Morning Astorian,
Subscribe to the Morning Astorian.
SCHOOLS AND
You want the best, money can buy
pleasures, etc., why not in education?
Portland's Leading Business College '
offers such to you and at no greater cost than an inferior school.
Owners practical teachers . More Calls than we can fill
Teachers actual business men In session the entire year
Positions guaranteed graduates Catalogue "A" for the asking
I. M. WALKER, Pres. , O. A. BOSSERMAN, Secy.
UNDERTAKE!!.
J. A, GILBAUGII CO.,
Undertaker and KniluWiueri.
KxperleiMMMl Liuly AMUtant
)Vuen lclml.
Calls Promptly Attended Dny
or Night.
Ttittoii Ildg. 12th and Dunne MM
ASTOHIA. OllE.UO.N
Phono Main 21 tl
MEDICAL.
l'nprtuaU4
SuooHtn'of
DR. C- Gf WO
TBI CSIAT
CBUflSE D0CT01
Woo U k bo urn
f. -tlirnnulmnt iVia TTnll.!
j Bisut oo aocouat or
in. i . .
ia woraorim urm.
No poiea or drugs usee. Be furu
U to cure catarrh, asthma, luog ud
throat trouble, rheumatism, aervoutoeaa,
tomaeh, lirer and kUnej, itmale roia
plaints and all ohronlo dlwaaea.
SUCCESSFUL H0MI TKEATMIlTf.
If you cannot rail write for symptom
blank and circular, Inclosing 4 eeU r
sUmpc
THE C. GEE W0 MEDICINE CO.
lf First St., Corner Morriaoa,
PORTLAND, OSEGOX.
PImm mtntloB tho AtorUa.
PLUMBERS.
I.ilTY
PLUMBER
Beating Contractor, Tinner
AND
Shut Iron Worker
VLL WORK GUARANTEED
425 Bond Street
Youncc & Baker
PLUMBERS
TINNERS
Steam and Cas Fitting
All Work Guaranteed. 126 Eighth
Street, opp. Post Office. Phone Main
4061.
LAUNDRIES.
WE WASH
Everything but the Baby and return
everything but the dirt.
TROY LAUNDRY
. Tenth and Duanc
Phone Main 1091
CONCRETE
WORK DONE
ANY RERSON WANTING ANY
CONCRETE WORK DONE AT
THE CEMETARIES, WILL
PLEASE LEAVE ORDERS AT
POHL'S UNDERTAKING OF
FICE. E. NYMAN
Astoria, Ore. ,
P. O. Box 603.
COLLEGES
in food, clothing, home comforts,.
Tliiiii'iWlifi i'm 9