The morning Astorian., September 25, 1908, Page 6, Image 6

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Fresh Air f
Funds.
By Lulu Johnson.
Copyrlshled, 1908, by Associated
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The ann, a great ball of red against a
coppery sky, had long since ceased to
nine down upon the narrow street and
hung lailly upon tbe Hue of the west
em aky aa tHough reluctant to leave a
battlefleld where he had been a mighty
Tictor. The pavements and even the
buildings gave out their scorching beat
like a bake oven from which the fires
have been newly drawn.
Here and there some one watered tbe
street with a hose or turned the stream
upon the tiny grass plots In front of
the houses, but the beat quickly dried
up tbe flood, and the humidity served
only to add to. the general discomfort
It was a long street of old fashioned
high stoop bouses, once the borne of
fashion Latterly society had been
driven out by tbe resistless march of
the city's progress, and the district
was given over to the boarding house
mistresses until such time aa tbe needs
of the growing city should require the
space for factories. ;
..81111, retaining somewhat of Its old
fashioned dignity, the street was be
coming shabby . genteel. Here and
there a brownstone front had been re
placed by a brick tenement masquerad
Ing as a flathouse, and here and there
.the squalor of the poor became appar
ent Already the street marked the ex
treme edge of the "residential district"
as the boarding bouse mistress loved
to term It and Its chief recommenda
tion was the fact that the boarders
could reach their places of employment
by walking and so save the tedious
ears and the 60 cents car fare that rep
resented an Important Item in their
weekly expenditure. , '
The boarders thronged the high
stoops, gasping 'in the hot air, not dar
ing to seek their rooms until the heat
should abate a little. At Mrs. Marcy's
Dudley Thearle shared the top step
with Mamie Ryerson. Ever since he
had.conie to Marcy'a, two week be
fore, be had sought a place beside
Maude until the other boarders had
come to regard the top step aa the
Joint property of the two.
Presently they would make jests on
the oddly assorted pair and Thearle's
love affair would share, with the
weakness of the coffee and the
strength of the butter, tbe humorous
attention of the other boarders. Tbe
coffee was not weak and tbe butter
rather better than the average, but
tradition is mighty and has decreed
that these Jokes shall endure while
boarding houses exist Generally, too,
there is some mismated pair, lost in
their own happiness, to offer a third
butt of ridicule.
And surely never was there such
an oddly assorted pair. Tnearle still
wore the sunburn and ruddy coloring
vhlch proclaimed him a product of
leld and farm. The fortnight which
had passed since he bad taken a posi
tion offered him by one of last sum
mer's boarders at the farm bad nof
faded the flush of health, nor had the
dty's burdens bent the strong shoul
ders. Miss Ryerson was a commercial
nun, wedded to the work which took
her youth and beauty and gave naught
in return safe the pittance which per
mitted a mere existence with none of
the pleasures that are the heritage of
-'outh. She was only twenty-one, but
she looked thirty, for since her six
teenth birthday she had been working.
Part of that time she had been the
support of a younger sister, and the
story of privations endured for her
sister's sake ' was written large on
the colorless skin and In the weary
ees and bent carriage.
Yet to Thearle she seemed beauti
ful, for she represented knowledge
kaowledge of ways and manners that
vi ere strange and new to him and be
worshiped dumbly If not from afar.
Her greatest charm he found In the
fact that she did not laugh at his
blunders, as the others did. She seem
ed to him some Lady Gracious, a wo
man vastly different from all others, a
woman most greatly to be desired.
As they sat there in silence, unwill
ing to make even the exertion that
conversation demanded, there came
the shouts of children, the complaining
grind of heavy motor cars, and pres
ently there rolled past a line of deliv
ery trucks loaded with children as
cargo.
"It's the city fresh air fund," ex
plained tbe girl in answer to Thearle's
inquiring glance. "The real fund sends
tie children to the country. This Is an
idea of the Evening Spark. The parks
are too far for the little feet to walk,
and car fare is not for the children of
the tenements. The merchants lend
their trucks in the evenings, and the
children are taken out to the park to
run on the grass and get a breath of
fresh air. It Is a wonderful charity."
. "I wish some one would start a fresh
air fund for people like me," mused
Thearle. "I don't mean Just that sort,
of course, but I sit here on the steps
because there seems to be nothing else
to do." , ,
"You could go to the .park," suggest
ed the girL "That car on the corner
goes straight out past the park into
the country. It's a lovely ride, but It
costs another nickel once you are past
the park."
"But what good Is that to me?" de
manded Thearle. "I don't know my
way around yet. Why can't an accom
modating guide come and get us?"
"You are supposed to be able to make
acquaintances and arrange picnics,"
reminded the girl. "You have the peo-
THE
ii nt the store and tit your bourdki
house,"
"Will yon come?" demanded Theurle,
roused to interest "I dldu't suppose
that you'd care."
'Gladly was the smiling response,
while the tired eyes lighted with pleas
ure. "I'll go for uiy hat" .
In ten minutes they were apeedlug
toward the suburbs, exchanging the
narrow, 111 smelling streets for the
broader avenues, past the park, with
Its soft greens. Into the open country,
with now and then a suburban tract
that In time would be absorbed Into
the city proper.
And so they came at last to the real
fields, free from the advertising boards
of real estate Arms and patent niedl
clues. Cornstalks cut the velvet dusk
with falut green swords of light, and
the smell of clover and buckwheat aud
the fragrant odor of apples fell grate
fully upon nostrils long assailed by
musty city streets.
The tense rigidity of tbe girl's pose
relaxed, . She settled back more com
fortably against the seat She no long
er fought with the breexe In its strug
gles to destroy the prim severity of
her hair, which now began to curl in
loving tendrils about her low white
brow,
"It's 'like a little visit to heaven,"
she breathed softly. "It la perfect out
hen."
"You should see my home," he an
swered. , "It's right on the lake. The
meadows slope down to the water,
and just' along the beach there's a lit
tle growth of young pines. I tell you
Ifa fine In the summer to lie on the
pine needles and watch the water.
Then you go In and get a drink of
milk and go to bed. We sleep under
blankets there. It never gets so hot
that we can't sleep.
"Back of the house tbe farms go
clear over to the purple mountains,
miles and miles away. There aren't
any theaters or picture shows, but you
don't need 'em when you have a horse
and a boat"
"It must be lovely," cried the girl.
"There's a little lake Just off the line
here. Some of the girls went there
for a picnic once."
"Let's go and see It" suggested
Thearle as the car came to a stop.
The girl sprang from tbe car and
led the way down the dusty road to
the trolley park, her eyes shining with
delight As tbe scene burst upon them
in a blaze of light she gave a little
cry of pleasure and paused that he
might enjoy the scene.
Thearle laid his hand upon hers as
they leaned against the top rail of the
fence.
"It's pretty," he conceded, "but It's
a city lake. My lake is wide and long
and deep. It hasn't any electric lights.
but there's the moon, which Is better.
You couldn't see the moon here for
the lights. We don't have lights on
the 'trees either. It's all soft and cool
and dark and still. It's real country."
"I'm sorry," said the. girl gently. "1
thought that you would like It Shall
we go back?" ,, .-. i ,
"I do like it" explained Thearle.
"It's pretty-for the city. The lights
are like jewels, but don't you seeit
Isn't real. You've shown me your
lake, and It's like everything else In
town artificial. Won't you come with
me and see the life that's real?"
"I couldn't! Think of the scandal!"
she cried, shocked at the idea.
"Xot if we were married," he ex
plained. "And we'll live there al
ways, except when we come to the
city to see what we have escaped.
We've known each other only two
weeks, little girl, but you can trust
me, can't you ?'
For answer she placed her band In
his.
"Yon asked me to be your fresh air
fund," she said, with a happy little
laugh, "but, after all, you're the fresh
air fund."
Religious Partnerships.
Two men formed a partnership for
the prosecution of evangelistic work
In Manhattan and Brooklyn. At the
end of two months they'separated, and
each proceeded to reform the world In
accordance with his own theories.
"I could have told you in the begin
ning," said an experienced church
worker to one of the men, "that It was
useless to form a partnership with any
body, but it seemed best to let you
learn the futility of the plan for your
self. Of all partnerships that men can
enter into the religious combination Is
usually most short lived. Earnest la
borers In that field are particularly
deep set in their convictions and are
likely to resent advice. I have tried
several such partnerships myself, and
I hr.vo soea others try them, but none
of the deals lasted long. Mr, Moody
and Mr. Sankey traveled together for a
good many years, but with that excep
tion most persons who combine to con
duct va religious campaign, whether
pvc;., ::c;;: cr singers or both, soon be
come dissatisfied with each other's
tactics and conclude that they can ac
complish more by going it alone."
New York Times.
Jenny Lind and Goldschmidt.
When Jenny Lind first sang In Lefp
sic she appeared at a Gwandhaus con
cert under Mendelssohn's direction.
Naturally there was a great demand
for tickets, despite, the' fact that the
prices were raised. It was therefore
decided that the students of the con
gcrvatorlum must waive their usual
right to free admission to these con
certs'. But the students objected with
vigor. They were as anxious as any
body to hear the "Swedish nightin
gale." A protest was made, and young
Otto Goldschmidt, aged Sixteen, was
the student deputed by the others to
interview the authorities. In the end
he won the day. He little thought then
that in half a dozen years he would
be equally successful in winning the
singer herself.
MORNING ASTORIAN,
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
HELP WANTED
WANTED A GOOD COOK;
wages, $30. Apply to Mrs. Capt.
Lamereaux, Fort' Stevens. 9-24-4t
WANTED - PRACTICAL, AND
landscape gardener desires work by
day; terms reasonable. Apply at Bay
City House, Tenth street. 9-23-6t
BOYS WANTED TO CARRY PA
pers. Apply Circulation Depart
ment, Astorian Office. 1 . 9-17-tf
MESSENGER DOYS WANTED -Apply
Western Union Telegraph
office.
Boys wanted to carry papers. Ap
ply Circulation Department, Astorian
Office,'!' lir.'i . . 9-17-tf
SITUATION WANTED.
wTxTED-GIRL, WANTS PLACE
to work at general house work.
Apply 263 Alameda avenue. '
EXPERT PIANO TEACHING.
AN EXPERT PIANO TEACHER
will instruct a limited number of
pupils in their own homes; a few
specially reduced term lessons. Ap
ply early to 424 Commercial street.
9-22-61
HOUSES FOR SALE.
FOR SALE ROOMING HOUSE;
14 rooms; $400. A. R. Johnson, 120
Twelfth street. 9-23-tf
FOR SALE-AN 8-ROOM MOD
ern house; price $3500; this is less
than cost. A. R. Johnson, 120 Twelfth
street. 9-23-tf
FOR SALE 20-ROOM ROOMING
house; $750; here is a chance for
some one to make money; call and
let me explain the proposition. A. R.
Johnson, 120 Twelfth street 9-23-tf
ROOMS FOR RENT.
TWO UNFURNISHED HOUSE-
keeping rooms for rent Apply 584
Commercial street
FURNISHED HOUSEKEEPING
and single rooms. 677 Exchange.
9-15-6t
FOR RENT 3 NICELY FURN
ished room, en suite; central locat
ed; suitable for four young men
with bachelor tendencies. Call 519
Duane street. 9-24-3t
LOTS FOR SALE.
A LOT 50x100 SUITABLE FOR
flats or an apartment house; $3000.
A. R. Johnson, 120 Twelfth St. 9-9-tf
WANTED-TO RENT.
WANTED TO RENT-A STOCK
or dairy farm for cash or shares.
Address Lewis & Clark, R. F. D.,
Box 80. 9-4-1 m
LOST AND FOUND.
LOST - CHILD'S BRACELET
set, with purple stones. Finder
please return to Astorian office and
receive reward.
FOR SALE; MISCELLANEOUS
FOR SALE-GAS rXngXc1?E A P.
See Dick Davics, Abstract office.
. 9-25-3t
FOR SALE-12 DAIRY COWS. In
quire at Glenwood Station, or post-
office address Warrenton, Herbert
& Poole. 9-17-tf
FOR SALE CHEAP, ONE SCHOL-
arship in the International Corres
pondence School of Scranton. En
quire Astorian office. 8-7-tf
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WANTED-TO BUY A HORSE;
weight about 1250 pounds; not over
years old; must be good driver and
gentle, also city broke. Address As
torian office. 6-9-tf.
WANTED -WE PAY HIGHEST
cash price for second-hand and new
furniture; see us before you sell.
Zapf Furniture & Hdw. Co. 9-5-26t
MASSAGE.
OLGA KANTONEN, FINNISH
masseuse and steam baths, room 6,
Pythian Bldg., Commercial St., At-
torian, Ore.
HOUSE MOVERS.
FREDRICKSON BROS. We make
a specialty , 3f house moving, car
penters, contractors, general jobbing;
prompt attention to all orders. Cor
ner Tenth and Duane streets.
MISCELLANEOUS.
MAGAZINE ..BINDING OF ALL
kinds done at the Astorian' Office.
LOOSE LEAF-LEDGERS -ALL
kindsmade by The J. S- Dcllinger
Company.
ASTORIA, OREGON.
PROPOSALS.
BIDS REQUESTED FOR TWEN
ty million gallon reservoir, Sealed
proposals for furnishing materials,
and constructing a Jwcnty million
gallon reservoir, in whole, and in sec
tions, will be received until 12
o'clock noon Friday, October 2, 1908,
nt office of the Water Commission,
City Hall, Astoria Oregon. Plans and
specifications may be seen, and blank
forms of proposals obtained at laid
office. Certified check in the aum of
not less than 10 per cent of the
amount bid on each contract must
accompany bids. Right to reject any
and all bids is reserved. City Water
Commission, by G. W. Louniberry,
Clerk. 9-15-10
ASSESSOR'S NOTICE.
ASSESSOR'S NOTlCE-(EQUALI-aation
of 1908 Assessment). To
the Taxpayers of Clatsop County,
Oregon: Notice is hereby that the
Board of Equalization for Clatsop
County, Oregon, will convene at the
Clerk's office at the Court House in
Astoria on the 19th day of October,
1908, the same being the third Mon
day in said month and the time fixed
by taw for the meeting of said Board
of Equalization, which will continue
its sessions from day to day, exclu
sive of Sundays and legal holidays,
until the examination and correction
and equalization of the assessment
rolls for said year shall be completed
which said Board will continue in
session for one month from said date,
unless the labors thereof are sooner
completed. Petitions or applications
for the reduction of a particular as
sessment shall be made in writing,
verified by the oath to the applicant
or his attorney and filed with the
Board during the first week it is re
quired by law to be in session, and
any petition or application not so
made, verified and filed shall not be
considered or acted upon by the
Board.
T. S. CORNELIUS,
Assessor for Clatsop County, Ore.
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE.
J. T. NOWLEN
Real Estate and Employment Office
473 Commercial St, Phone
Have fine list of Astoria and coun
try property. All classes x: labor
furnished.
LAUNDRIES.
WE WASH
Everything but the Baby and returr
everything but the dirt
TROY LAUNDRY
Tenth and Duane
Phone Main 1991 :
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
CHARLES H. ABERCROMBIE
Attorney-at-Law
City Attorney Offices: 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 hansel! Bldg. Phone Black 2065
.',73 Commercial St.. Astoria, Ore.
DENTISTS
DR. VAGHAN ,
' Dentist
Pythian Building, Astoria, Oregon
" DR. W. C. LOGAN
Dentist
Commercial St. Shanahan Bldg
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
RESTAURANTS.
TOKIO ' TESTATTRAITT.
351 Bond Street
Or.posite Ross, Higgins & Co. .
Coffee with Pie or Cake 10 Cts.
FIRST-CLASS MEALS
Regular Meala 15 Cts. and Up.
U. 8 RESTAURANT
434 Bond Street
Coffee with Pie or Cake, 10 Cts. '
First-Class Meals, 15 Cts.
UNDERTAKERS.
J. A, (1ILUAUOH &ca,
Undertakers and Kmhalmeri.
Kxperleucod Lady Assistant
W hen Desired.
Calls Promptly Attended Day
or Night.
Tutton Hdjr. 12tti And Dunne BU
ASTOHIA. OUE.UON
Plioue Slain 14111
MEDICAL.
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No pottos or drag usee. He jmrai
teas to euro catarrh, asthma, luag aa
throat trouble, rheumatism, Borrouaoeat
atomaob, liver aad kUatj. female roo
tlalnU and all ehronlo diMaate,
SUCCESSFUL H0MX TRZATKZI7
If you eaanot eall writ for aymptoo
blank and circular, laeleelog 4 seats 1
stamp.
THE C. CEE W0 MEDICIHE CO
II2 First 8t Corner Uorriua
PORTLAND, OREGON.
PImso msotloa the AstorUa.
PLUMBERS.
U.1H1
PLUMBER
He&tlhg Contractor, Tlnnet
-AND-
Sheet Iron Worker
LL WORK GUARANTEEI
. 42S Bond Street
Younce & Baker
PLUMBERS
'.. TINNERS mIi)(,
Steam and Gas Fitting
All Work Guaranteed. 123 Eight)
Street, opp. Post Office. Phone Mair
4061.
DENTISTS.
We Kill the
Tbrturlng Demon
whose painful and agonizing pangs
make .life intolerable for the sufferer.
It is but a matter of a moment to si
lence the imp that cause the pain in
the nerve. We practice painless ex
traction and do it 'carefully. 'Also the
cleaning and tilling of teeth when we
deem them worthy of saving. . Ous
Our Crown and Bridge work demon
strates our professional skill. En
trust your teeth to us and you will
never have cause to complain, either
of the work or the charges.,, ;
CHICAGO DENTISTS,
Cor ll.L and Commercial Sts.
Over Danziger's Store.
CONCRETE
WORK DONE
ANY PERSON WANTING ANY
CONCRETE WORK DONE AT
THE CEMETARIES, WILL
PLEASE LEAVE ORDERS AT
POHL'S UNDERTAKING OF-
FICE. , ;.,
E. NYAAN
Astoi'a, Ore. :
P. O. Box 603.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Smith's Special
Delivery
EXPRESS AND BAGGAGE
Leave Orders at Star Cigar Store.
Phone Black 2383
Rtt. Phont Red 2274.
Stand Corner 11th an! Commercial
MISCELLANEOUS.
Plate Racks, Wall Pockets,
Music Racks, Clock Shelves
Just in See us
Hildebrand & Gor
Old Bee Hive Bldg.
HOT OR COLD
Just Right
CLOSSET & DEVERS,
PORTLAND, ORE.
TRANSPORTATION.
ThtfllK"Un
PASSENGERS
FREIGHT
''9a a.
Steamer Lurlinc
Night Boat for Portland and
War Landings.
Leavei Astoria dally except Sunday
tt 7 p. m.
Leaves Portland Da3y Except Sunday
. it J a. it
Quick Service Excellent Meala
Good Bartha
Landing Astoria Flavel Wharf
Landing Portland Foot Taylor St
J. J. DAY, Agent
Phono Main 270
WINES AND LIQUORS.
Eagle Concert Hall I
(320 Astor Street)
Rooms for rent by the day, week, or
month. Bes rates in town.
P. A. PETERSON, Prop.
MISCELLANEOUS.
IN ONE OR MANY COLORS
LARGEST FACILITIES
IN THE WEST FOR h I
THE PRODUCTION OF
HIGH GRADE WORK
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