The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, December 13, 1908, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextSATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1908 THE MORNING A3TOH1AN. ASIOK1A. OUlSGUIv I Thwarting " The Freeze By FRANK M. SWEET Copyrlht, WW, by Amtrtwi Prm A)olllon. II, mother, thoy'rs gone, ery one of W and Nelly ftlalr ruiihfd Into ths kltch on, wlure hi Xrw w I prcpnrlnit I deliriously fragrant soup, I and threw horwlf Into a clmlr by th 1 out window, I Mm. Itlulr took a spoonful of soup - frvm i ln iot and tasted It critically, "' then added more milt aud ijr. "What1 gone, Nirtlyr shs aked il last ulii' lifted tlx pot and et It on the bark pari of tbe stova, where It could Kliuinvr on lelnurely to tlm pM-fwjlon, fur which ber soup wr i)wy noted. "My nii'inii, an' I know It wa tbero 0rr boy that tgok 'em. Tbey killed my chicken an' slut my pigeon, an' now they've alula uiy melons, Ob, dear! I Jnt hnte 'em. I don't bow boy ran I to wean," Two rd pot burned In her cheek, - and her eye show angrily, lira. Blair , paused In ber work. "I don't Ilka that word 'bate,' Nol ly." aha Mill gotly. , "It'a an awful word. tHM'lnlly when oua come to tlilnk aliont It." "Hut, mother, bee-n watchln" them melon every day an' tblukln' bow nmrb they'd bring an' bow good aoma of 'em would tame If wa could afford to t 'am.- An' there's the chicken and pigeon. Folk cant brlp hatln' nch thing." I knaw, Kelly; I know. Dot tbere'a ther thing to tblnk about. Them pour rrr boya Borer had no brlngln' op; their pa 'a In. prison an' they've been allowed to run wild, with no acboolia' nor nothln', MU' Carr a at woman, but ahe'a an Invalid an' can't git out an' fuller 'era np Ilka aba would If aba wa tnmg. Hut they're awful good boy to ber, Nelly. Tbey look arter her wanla just Ilk they were girl." s "Hubr Nelly turned abruptly to tna window and gated , out aero th white, an iid y firlda to tb Carr cabin, half a mile away. Tba melon were too fresh In lii-r nitnd for her to be to l!y placated. There' good In moat folk If It can only b brung out," Mra Blair re auuied pertuaslvely. Tba boy ain't 11 bad, an' I'm awful aorty for poor lib) Carr." She hesitated Z moment, then added: "I made tbla soup for her an' w delgnln' for yon to carry it oTr, Nelly, but I reckon I can walk that far Ton can aort ic took arter tba Or now an ag'ln." "Oh. I'll take tba aoup," said Nelly brniqnely. "I ain't nothln' ag'ln Ml Carr." ' ' ' - M 5 ' But a ah paawd through tba email truck patch and acroea tba palmetto and wire grnaa dotted flvlda tba frown tilt remained on bur face. 8ba had planned to do ao much with tba mel on to buy a new dreaa for bar another and curtain for tba kitchen window and perbap a pair of ahoea for beraelf. Bhe waa only thirteen, but already the necessities of life had brought to her something of tba ex perience of 'mature year. Sba and ber mother planted an acra or two of the truck and raised a few chicken and gathered and sold buckleborrle In tbelr enon. Out the neat-eat msr ket waa three mile away, and, do tba IBB MOIIOBD SKVMUt, BOVS SHRINKING beat tbey could, their united earnings only ' met a small part of the neces sary expenses. If It bnd not been for tba orange grove they would long ago have been forced to soli the place. ,',.' : A regular grower would bave called this orange grove by another name, for It consisted of only four trees In nu Irregular group behind the house, but to the poor widow and uer daugh ter it wns always an object of pride and admiration. Many years before a , Blnlr bnd planted the trees with a' view to shade and with little thought that they would ever prove tba main stay of some of his descendants. The trees were all seedlings, very tall and sprendlnjr and very thrifty. Borne talk that Way,' bo aay. 'You'v got to live, Henry; you've got to live for Mlxs Martha; you've got to live to go buck to tlm old Wliltu river,' he says, 'I iiiImmxI you when wq "jiuIIikI our- scire tiigtilhcr over there,' be nays. 'Mud 1 cuiiio back after you, Henry Hold on tight. I'm going to taka you through that bull or Mis Martha ain't going to aeo either of u again.' And be did, and Hint was all Mr. Henry wrote to Mis Mnrtba In that letter. "When Mies Martha finished reading It she piil It buck In the envelope (julutly and didn't aay a word for two or three minute. Tucn tie aain, Aunt Hucky, wasn't that good and brnv of Joer And tlmt wn all she n Id. "Well, It wa Mis Martha who first heard thai the war wa over and the soldier boy wero coming home. Bhe came duuiliiK down the path ns bnp py ns rtibbir In tba clover and threw her anus nromd my neck and said, lb Joy Jtmt laughing out of ber cyw, 'A ant Becky, .loc'a coming homo!" Hot aha never snld a word about Mr. Hen ry. .. "And when Iha boy returned we wro nil uptown to meet thctn. MU Mnrtba wns Mere, all fixed out In ber new wL.rf vsw trimmed wills ri bona, and her eye gleamed aa If the brlghtnoui tlmt bad boon miming from them bad nil tome bnck at ou. "lint when Jr. ltobry stopped out of the ranks and took ber band In ass ist waa atutra wakdm to wmrni mm. Jus aruou. both of bl she bowed ber bead and let ber glnnca wander to where Mr. Ju stood t.ilklng with bl father, f, "Then I saw clearly bow tblus were, and I saw my duty aa th Uird nmdo ma to underataud It "Bo one day when Mr. Joe came down the path nndor the wild grape vines and aut down In the door to talk to Aunt Becky I told blm bow anxious Mlaa Martha bad been regarding blm. and I saw bis face brighten suddenly, aa tbe old White river brlghtena when th cluuds part and let th sumihlno tumble down. "That gave me courage, ao I aald. 'Mr. Jo,' says 1, 'why don't you go conning Mlns Martha?" . "Mr. Joe roso up. and there waa a look of deep pain ou bl face, but his III were pressed tightly togothur. "'Aunt Becky,' be ays, 'Miss Mar tha has decided between ns.' And with that he turned and walked away. "L told Miss Mnrtba what Mr. Joe said. Bhe didn't make any reply, but wandered slowly away down by tbe river, and I' lost sight of her behind the bruHh over there. "I followed ber and found ber lying amid the clover, with ber face burled In her arms, the new sunshine fulling aalocp In her hair and ber slim, little body shaking with ber sobs. "I took her In my arms and dried her tears and helped her back to my cablu. "Then I beard aome one whistling and. saw Mr. Joe- coming down tbe path. Bo I told Miss Martha to sit down, and I shut tho door and went to meet Mr. Joe and told him there was an old friend In my cabin who wanted to see him, '"Who Is It?' ho asked, but J says. 'Go lu and soo, Mr. Joo, and 'God bless you both,' says I, Then I opened tbe door, and Mr. Joe went In alone. ' "I walked down by tbe river and sat on the bank, watching tho tree 'limbs bending to kins the ripples. ' 'fWhon I returned It was nearly sun set, and when I glanced In at the open door I saw Mr. Joe holding Mlsn Martha's hands and looking down Into her face, and Mies Mnrtba was smll Ing bp Into Mr, Joe's face, and In the eyes of each I saw a great tender ness. There was a deep stllluoss In the ro'om, but down somewhere by tbe river there was a sapsucker singing." 1 Aunt Bocky arose and, going to the door, drained the wntor off the pota toes. ! i , The child smiled, . "I nm so glad," she said. ' Then she nroae hurriedly. "But I bear mamma calling. Good by, Aunt Becky," Vicarious Buffering, "A headache is n .dreadful thing." "Yes:., I. have' known It to aOllct a whole household." ' "What, at once?" ' "res." "Mtrtt have, been epidemic or some thing of that kind," "Ob. no, not at all It wns dad' bend that ached." DYNAMITE IN THE MAKING, Workman Whs Art EndroUd by Diath In Gallons snd Tons. Ho tbnroUgbly deceptive Is dynanilie In tlm milking thut you are upt to bv dhmppoliiM on viewing tho surface of things. You could more readily fancy thunderbolt leaping ami crash ing from tender blue skle than Hint the most fearful forces lu creation an hidden under null n peaceful exterior Nitroglycerin, a cupful of which would dlstrlbuto you over squura miles of Inmltcape, is diligently mixing around you In hundred and thousands of gal lons. , U Is making Itself In big Iron retorts, (fading tluwu leaden gutters and merrily tumhiliiK lu minute Niagaras into lininenw vats, wheie tbe deli quescent yellow peril pursue Its Jour ney powderwurd. Out of one recep tacle It fares furlouHly through special load colla, driven only by cooling LIuhIs of air, snd Is drawn off like draft ale and plied on to the next perfecting stage, (laze with the nitroglycerin ex pert Into one of those big caldron. Tbe Interior Is brilliantly Illuminated by electricity, the only Illuminating agency permitted In or about tbe dan ger boiiHes. Around you are other bourns at uni form dlHtancca apart and connected by a series of narrow gnuge track wherein workmen are railroading ni troglycerin from here and pulp cotton from there to be compounded Into dy namite and bliistlug gelatin, Greatest care la taken lu rolling the product from limine to limine. A oou as a loaded rnrt U ready to pas out of the nitroglycerin limine, for Imirauee, a semaphore xlgnals from an adjoining station, to nhlch the coualgnment is carefully hurt-led. ' Around vuii are long storehouses packed with pulp lu tons of Innocent whiteness. I'rewntly this pulp will as sume s I mi color under the nitrating process. n::d then, suddenly becoming CflrtjotiPo. re! crn. hereulos. Judson and giant powder, fore He or what you order, It (Vw-lo; the quaxl virtues of dynauillc--('5'nsiwlie or blasting, gela tin In nlil. li more natural force are condensed to the cable Inch than exist anywhere ,! e In creation, - Death, curbed and nipping, encircle you In gallons and tona. Annihilation threat ens at everv torn In the form of poten tial pulvcrhiiu: force. Itut the man and the mer ury are there alao alert, respouKlvc. reliable. -Leslie's Weekly. , ,i. i I, LIERJHY SLOW POKES. Tlm Killino Method of Official In Continental Europe. ,. . "Americans who grumble about bar ing to wait a lung time for books when applying to a public library," said a Bustou literary nomau, "should try to work or study lu a foreign library, par ticularly In Germany. "The typical continental librarian takes no account of time. The reader, worker or student must turn In his or ber appllcatlou for books at least a day lu advance. The men who search for the books applied for art aged, totter lug creature who have been shuffling around the dusty piles of books for years, and the word hurry la not In their vocabulary. Tbe moat priceless books and man uscripts are kept In places which are perfect fire traps, aud disorder pre dominates lu every department When yon speak about the impossible meth od employed the librarian tell you that they are too poor to Introduce any modern Indexes or catalogues. This Is to some extent o, but as a matter of fact they would not change if they bad all the money In tbe world at their dlapotul. "1'bey do nut wlab to encourage tbe common people to use books. Tbe learned are among the aristocracy, and the spread f the knowledge wblcb Is bidden In . x wonderful literary mu seums Is far from the purpose of the men at the bead of Europe's libraries. "There may be some delay In our li braries, but our people In the lower walks of life are certainly ahead of the cominou ieople of tbe old world In the matter of getting books when they want them, and generally free of charge." New York Telegram. The Town to 6 Born In. In the German town of Kllngenberg, near Asclmffeuberg, Bavaria, In addi tion to having no rates to pay for the upkeep of the town, those actually born In the parish receive from the municipality n sum of 12 15s. a year. This sum, If Invested regularly at sajr, 3 per cent, would entitle the owner to rcelve nbout l.r00 at the age of sixty very handsome old age pension. Were It not necessary that the Inhab itants should prove birth In the parish before becoming entitled to this pny mcnt the popularity of Kllngenberg as a -place, of residence would doubtless be enormous. Westminster Gazette. For Bargain Day. "She's no ladjT "Why, I always thought h:r most re' fined." "On the surface, yes. I'.nt what do you think of a vonn:i wh: wears her little 'boy's footb:'.!! ' licci to the bur gain sales and qikes every our- who gets lu her W!i,vV'-Clncl:::iatl Kn quirer. After Hi.-.i. "It's hard to lose your friends,"-remarked the man who was down and out. "Hard?" snorted the man who was on tho high tide of pwsperlly. . -"It's lmposslblc."-rblladelphla ltecord. The Prompter. "I suppose that Inspiration prompt;! many of your Jokes." "A few," admitted the press humor tat. "Desperation, however, prompts tbe most."-Loulsvllle CourlerJourual Brins: in Your Want Ads TWENTY WORDS OR LESS, ONE WEEK FIFTY CENTS PAYABLE IN ADVANCE THE MORNING ASTORIAN WANT ADVERTISEMENTS . Are Read Every Morning by 10,0(XX People. TbWnt Columns of THE MORNING ASTORIAN are con suited every morning by hundred of percons in search of real estate bargains. Article oi sale, lost or found and people looking lor em ployment Rate: Twenty word or lei .three time, 25 cents; six time, 50 cents; one month, 12.00. LOST. LOST BLACK SILK UMBRELLA with smoked bone handle, on 15th snd Franklin streets. Finder return to the Owl Drug Store; reward. 12-tl FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE-a"T-2 AND 1-32 K. diamond, set in ring. This office, m. TWO FINE HOUNDS; MALE and female; six months old; $50. Address 814 Crand avenue. AUCTION SALE 50 HORSES -Warrenton, Oregon, Dec. 17, 1908, 20 head good work and brood mares, weighing from 1200 to 1600 lbs.; some matched teams; 20 head two-year-olds and yearlings; t10 head lucking colts. The young stock nearly all sired by fine Clydesdale and Percheron stallions, and out of good large mares. All valley stock, gentle and in good condition. 'Sale will commence promptly at 1 o'clock p. m. CITY REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE-BUSINESS BLOCK; the Waldorf, Kinney and Gribler, corner Eigth and Astor, two , lots, 100x110; house 100x110, 40 rooms up stairs; 1 hall 40x100. J. F. Nowten. 473 Commercial. '; "f , ' 104-tf FOR SALE-tONE LOT, SALOON on Astor street; coxy corner; sa loon fixtures; 7 furnished rooms; price, 18500, J. F. Nowjen, 473 Commerrcial. I0-4-tf FOR SALE ONE HOUSE, TWO . story, $5250; one house, one-story, $2250, or both for $7000; property adjoins SE. cor. 34th and Franklin. Apply to J. F. Nowlen. " WILL EXCHANGE FOR ANY thing convertable to cash or sell on very easy terms, my two Astoria lots costing $500; Nos. 2 and 3, block 34, Alderbrook addition; two blocks from the school; make me an offer; I live in Portland and cannot attend to them; have yon any Gear'tart or beach property or elsewhere; stocks, bonds, livestock or cash? C N. Monacott, Y. M. C. A., Portland,,Or. WANTED- TO BUY. WANTED -WE PAY HIGHEST cash price for second-hand and new furniture; see ns before you selL Zapf Furniture & Hardware Co. WE BUY, SELL OR EXCHANGE anything in the house furnishing line; let us call and give you a figure on your second-hand furniture. M. Nelson Furniture Co.. 504 Bond next to N. P! Express office. . STENOGRAPHER. 2ARL KNUTSEN, STENOGRA pher, typewriter, bookkeepirg, col lections, notary public. 428 Commer cial street, with J. A. Eakin. m MASSAGING. MME. AND PROFESSOR HAR RIS, colored face and scalp massaging; cures dandruff; stops hair from falling in three treatments. Prof. Harris, the Chiropodist. Give us a call. 458 Commercial street, up stairs, rooms 2-3. " ' COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE-RANCH AT SVEN , sen, 25 acres; 8-room house; good barn and out buildings and orchard; partially improved; ,$3000. Apply J. F. Nowlen. FOR SALE-157I ACRES LAND, ' section 4, township 5, range 6, on Nehalem River, two and one-half million feet of timber, 35 acres cul tivated; price $6000. J. F. Nowlen, 73 Commercial street 10-4-tf SMITH'S POINT I HOTEL, 3 story; cost $2000 to build; 3 lots, cost $1500; brick foundation; cement walks all round; yard filled with fruit and ornamental trees; 5 good milk cows, 2 heifers; price, $3500; half cash; half time. , J. F. NOWLEN; 473 Commercial St, Astoria. Or. rr 1 FOR RENT HOUSES. FO.R R ENT Furnished rooms. In quire 677 Exchange stre. am NURSES. PRACTICAL NURSE, EXTEN- sive experience, will take charge of most any kind of nursing; con finement cases preferred; terms rea sonable. Mrs. Chas. Lind, 408 35th street, Astoria. awl, AUCTION AND COMMISSION MARTIN OLSEN, AUCTION AND Commission House. Furniture re pairing, upholstering, carpet laying, etc.; just opened up in Welch Block, Fifteenth street, between Commercial and 2ond. Give me a trial. MISCELLANEOUS. Notice, The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Columbia River Pack ers' Association will be held at the office of the Association -at Astoria, Ore. On Monday, December 14th, at 11 o'clock a. m. Geo. H. George, Secretary. . . - '. RESTAURANTS. U. S. RESTAURANT. 434 BOND street Coffee with pie or cake, 10 cents; first-class meals, 15 cents. TOKIO RESTAURANT, 351 Bond street, opposite Ross, Higgins & Co.; coffee with pie or cake, 10 cents; first-class meals; regular , meals 15 cents and np. SWEDISH MASSAGING. TYRA KOH LANDER, ROYAL graduate in Swedish, movements, physical culture and massage; office, 545 Franklin ave., second flat; hours: 9-11 a. m., 2-5 p. m., or Central Drug Store, Telephone Main 2181. BATH HOUSES. BATHS-TURKISH AND RUS sian, at the natatoriura of George Hilt, 217 Astor St; rational prices; absolute cleanliness; private rooms; separate service for ladies; rheuma tism and skin diseases treated with perfect success - 10-25-tf J. F. NOWLEN, REAL ESTATE and Employment Office, 473 Com mercial St., Phone . Have fine list of Astoria and country property. All clases of labor furnished. . DYERS AND CLEANERS. PARISIAN STEAM CLEANING & Dye Works; goods called for and delivered; ladies' work a spec ialty. 75 Ninth street, Phone Black 2185. PROFESSIONAL CARD. ttr1ney-a1vlaw GUSTAF A. HEMPLE Attorney-afLaw Suite 9-10 Odd Fellows Building Tenth and Commercial Streets JOHN C McCUE, AT10RNEY AT Law. Page Building, Suite 4. HOWARD M. BROWNELL, AT- torney at Law, Deputy District Attorney. 420 Commercial Street. DENTISTS DR. F. VAUGHAN, DENTIST, Pythian Building, Astoria, Oregon. DR.. W.C LOGAN. DENTIST, l Commercial Street, Shanihan Bldg. OSTEOPATHS. DR. RHODA C. HICKS, OSTEO path. Office: Mansell Bldg., Phone Black 2065. 573 Commercial Street. HOUSE MOVERS. FREDRICKSON BROS. We make a specialty A house moving, car penters, contractors, general jobbing; prompt attention to all orders. Cor ner Tenth snd Duane streets. , Subscribe to the Morning Astorian, per month. Covers the entire lower the local news; full Associated Press reports. Delivered by carrier, 65 cents BUSINESS DIRECTORY. TRANSFER COMPANY. Smith's Special Delivery EXPRESS AND BAGGAGE Leave Order at Star Cigar Store. Phone Black 2383 Ret. Phone Red 2276, Stanv Corner 1Kb an Commercial MISCELLANEOUS. HOT OR' COLD Golden West iea Just Right CLOSSET & DEVERS, PORTLAND, ORE. Plate Racks, Wall Pockets, Music Racks Clock Shelves Just in See ns Hildebrand & Gor Old Bee Hive Bldg. Japanese Goods We extend a cordial in vitation to you to can and examine onr line of Tapanese Goods. Suitable lor Xmas gifts at cheap prices. WINES AND LIQUORS. Eagle coocen Hall (320 Astor Street) I'M, AN OLD COOK AND JUST as good as a new one; I've got some fine Turkeys that are guar anteed to keep until used. To be given away Christmas at the Cozy Corner, P, A. Peterson, Prop, 375 Astor street TRANSPORTATION. The "K" Une Steamer - Lurliiu Night Boat for Portland and Way Landings. Leaves Astoria daily except Sunda? at 7 p. m. Leaves Portland Dally Except Suae; at 7 a. x Landing Astoria Flavel Wharf Landing Portland Foot Taylor t J. J. DAY, Agent Phone Main 27b ' . medical Unprecedented Successes of OS. i BE Li' CHINESE DOCTOt Who is knows hroughout tbt f ""V-'vl United States oi . . . ,, account of his won derful cures. No poisons or drugi used. ' He guarantees to cure catarrh, asthma, . lung - and throat trouble rheumatism, nervousness, stomach liver and kidney, female complaints, snd all chronic diseases. SUCCESSFUL HOMI -TREATMEHT If you cannot call write for symp toms blank and circular, inclosing 4 cents in stamps. THE C GEE WO MEDICINE CO 162 First St., Corner Morrison PORTLAND, OREGON Please nention the Astorian. UNDERTAKERS. J. A. .GILBAUUI1 & CO., Uudertakers &p4 Euibalmers. - Experienced Lfc'iy Assistant When Desu-ed. Calls Promptly Attended Day or Night. Tatton lidg. 12th aud DuaueStx ASTORIA, OJRE.tiOtf r hone Main 211J. Ml I UI1U1I I lrv j t To t: i PLUMBERS. PLUHBEK Heating Contractor, Tlasf r AND Sheet Iron Worker LL WORK GUARANTEE! 425 Bond Street Younce & Baker PLUMBERS TINNERS Steam and Cas Fitiir.f. All Work Guaranteed. 126 Eighth Street, opp. Post Office. Phone Mai 4fidt "cboDt V, m THE CAPPING OF A TOOTH is a delicate and very particular op eration. But it is also a very neces sary one in many cases. As expert Dentists, we take the greatest care in" advising our patients before per forming any kind of operation. We do Crown and Bridge Work; filling with gold, silver, or alloy, extracting without pain and supply single teeth or full sets at the moderate prices of: Gold Crowns $5.03 Bridgework . . $S.CO Gold Fillings $1.50 os Silver Fillings ..........50c to $1.00 Enamel Crown $5.03 Best plates $1Q.C3 Painless extraction .............. 50c Lady always in attendance. Swedish and Norwegian interpreter. Otfice hours: 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. Sunday: 10 a. m. to 12 m. Evening work by appointment. ChiC2go Painless, Dentists OVER DANZIGER'S mi nil n I carry the best Loggers' Shoes in town at the low est prices. My stock of men's and boy' shoes is unsurpassed for qua lity. Close buying and low expenses enableme to sell the best qualities at lowest prices. S. A. J 54P. Bond Stree LAUNDRIES. NOT THE ONLY ONE We want it well known that wa don't compete with our fellow citi zen, the "Chinee." Our methods bear comnarisnn vnth his to his disadvantage. Have your laundry work done by the light of day. Your clothes will be nnre. r! and satisfactory, if done here. TROY LAUNDRY Tenth and Duane Phone Main 1991 ' r i f f v I t i !. r i fi ft I) UliVLU 13 , L'H i .... ' Each Cap snie beam fa; 0V tha name-Z Sevan of camtrtfeiu ALL DKlUdlMTS - . u