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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18. 1909 THE MOHNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. UNTOLti HALF. By ARTHUR BOLT0NWO0D. ...'.( i, i , CopyrlMrt, im. br AsooUt Uttrsrr I'i-im, There li no prtfcu)itr excitement when one of tha lumbering fruit boat of tb Yellow, ptar line conuts Into port Tin-re wa no pnrticulnr Btlr long the water front (but bltlnit, fog IT Wornlug In riecomlier' when, ths Admiral Dart cnma wheeling up th harbor, swung Into her berth at tlie Tllow dtar docks with tlia aid of a couple of tugs -for tho tldo wa run ning atrougly-tiliut out her gnngplauk and dtaembarked tbt four paacnger b rrled.,,1"-,":' """" " ' '"" , 8b aUo dlMrnlMrkod Bobby Shark lett. Hut Hobby atmcktutt did Bot torn to ttit wharf by way of tho gangplank. While tho fuany little donkey engine In tha ehcd were puffing valiantly and awluglug briskly out of the Admiral Dart's bold tho Biany bunches of grvtn banana Hob by Bhacklett, very thin, vary pale and err much unwrniln-d. came up from U atokt rooui, took a long breath of the misty air, shivered a tilfor bla elothee were painfully thin and altab-by-and then cllmbtd over tha rail and dropped unoatvntatloualy to tho wharf. I A couple of carriage bearing tha teamor'a late peengra whisked Kit him. Three rumbling draya went mplng pt, on of tha driven ahoutlng Impolitely to Hobby to got to somewhere out of tha way. j Bobby grinned. It waa not a plea ant grin,? He , w thinking of hla homecoming aa ho had planned It and M It bad actually turned out, and oemparbtona, which are alwaya odious thing, wire particularly ao luthla j t lie thrust hi hand Into tha pocket or bla ranged trousers, drew out a few piece of allver, grinned cure mora, ablvered again and made bla way to tba atreet. A aolrtnry banaom wn drawn up to tba curb, watting for a chance fare, Bobby stepped over to It. The cabby surveyed him aeowllngly, but Bobby, qulta obllvlmia apparently to the dubl on glance caat In bla direction, climb ed calmly In. n gv an addreaa ou certain con aervatlv atreet uptown. The driver alared at htm. Bobby amlled. "Don't blame me, old chap." be aald. noting the. utucr'a hesitation. . "But I want to go there, strange aa It way seem slid Incouiiwtltile a tt may, be with my prrsnt appearance. Wbat'i tba row T Afraid I, won't bo good for the faret Mere you go." He pawed up the handful of allver through the trap. "Now, then, drive on," he commanded. Tb whiplash aang through tbo air; tha shambllun horn lurched Into trot; the banrnmi rocked, and away tbey went through tlio dingy, notay Btreeta. They drew up Dually before an Im poalug bouse u the conservative up' town atreet. Bobby climbed from tha banaom. and while tho latter turned and went clattering away ho ahut bta teeth grimly and mounted tha brown ton atep with a light of determliy ton in bla ejee. In reapomia to bla vlgoroua tug at tha boll Ilia door waa opened by atatueaque butler, whoae dlgnlly atooil out obtrualvely all over him. lie ioo ed at fbe figure on. tba atoop and cloaod the door halfway. "Welir be aald, and the manner In which ha aald It plainly bada tha vis , Itor begone. i "la MIm VVadaworth Inf' aald Bob- y quietly. "Ml think not air. In fact HI am very aura ahe isn't," the butler replied. A look came Into Hoimy's gray eye -a look that had mado better men than tho butler quail many Umoa be tort now. "I rather think you are mistaken," aald he. "I'm sure ahe la borne, and, what la more, I am aura ahe will ba lad to receive uia. If you don't bo ve It, Just tell her, If you will, that nenernl mauacer of tho eolona in reoast railway would llko a word th her. I'd advtaa you to do aa 1 v." ?he butler hesitated but a second ger. The man on tha atoop was king at him with a moat disconcert; determination in bla bearing. The ler, unwilling, it la true, opened the j ," .v'. ( i'i'-f Itep In. air,'' aald he. nil Will Bee. Ore crackled cbeorfully U a big lace at qua and of tbt, warm, dark S Bobby (draw a chair close to it sitting, down, hold out blsf stiff fingers to the grateful Wnae, the wide atalra creaked tho but 1th n much hnsto aa bla ublqul-, ltgult't' allowed, ;' Voices Hounded Th wa a little eiiiw. B. cry, Hah of aklrta, the patter of light ma liurrvUie down the atnira, ty arose from hl chair jUBt a tvndsworth. more radiant more ul, than ever, came running to- Im. '.:;A-v' V jy!" ahe cried, both her handi t to him. "Bobby, I-I can't be lt it la really you and that, you tr. .rm Bindf-oh. ao Bind I can't properly!" had atlffonod. Hla face waa ve. please alt down for a mo fcld he ; -I ahan't keep Jrott it a word of explanation, and tven that la not needed," he th a lugubrious glance at hla iilment "I must apologlae for coming bare tlila way, but Btoklng on a fruit ateanu-r rulKca the vary dmico with oim's aiipciirniue." 8h waa about to any aomotblng, but he held out bla band. "l'leime lot uie talk Drat" aald ba. "t mmtt tell you before you aay a word or tlao I ahan't have the courage to. You toe, tt'a all off-raUroad gone up, contract unfulfilled, and the for tune I went down there to tow away In my )cana aouie one elae baa walked off with, Tbnt'a alwut all, except that I came back In the fruit atenmer to toll you that I'm the Jnrgeat moat Inex cusable flarJo extatit." "That la alir ahe asked auddeuly, Are you aure that I all? . Do you mean to aay In those fnw aontencea you hare told me evcrythtugr "All that you should know," aald he. She looked at him ateadlly, and a sudden light leaped to ber eye. "You are felling me only balf." ahe aald. II waa allcnt u :.i "Why don't you toll me the other balf r aba demanded. Ev YORK JUSTICE IS At stand si MANHATTAN'S LOVE FOR THE DOCS CHIEF CROAKER . AND HIS FORCE. It-It wouldn't Interest you," be aald lamely. She leaned toward him. "I know the other half without your telling It you great big, gtmeroua boy," aald ahe. Eh? What? What I it you know or, rather, think you know?" be asked. "I know It all-tho whole atory"h declared. "I know why you are here aa you are. I know It waa because you shielded my brother when he whuu be wasn't straight, when the gambling house dowu there bad don their worst for him, I know that yon you, dear, loyal Bobby fihncklctt-- throw everything Into tbo balance opportunities, contracts, everything, to aave him and that now you have come back to mo with your llpa aealed, claiming that you bare failed and of fering no excuse for It." eharkkitv reddened. Ho amiled rath er vaguely and looked decidedly em barrassed. Twice be essayed to apeak and each time got no further than the Initial word. The girl waa watching bUn closely. "It-It doesn't change tblnga any, even If alt you bave aald la true, and I haven't admitted yet that It U true," be aald at last, "I've lost my money, and-you eoe that" "You bave Kalned-galned something else," alio whispered. The butler wua telling the pretty second Klrl about It below atalra. "'la b'arm waa around her," aald be disgustedly. "Thluk of It! And 'Ira nothing but a common tramp!" Th Ptdlgre of h Shirt Why doe the being we can a "gen tleman" wear around bla neck a band of apotlosa whiteness and unbearable atiffneaa. at hla wrtata aimllar Uiatru mcnta of torturo and- before hla cheat a rlirtdly elan-bed linen plate? No one outsldo of a madhouse would call theee .articles of apparel agreeable. There 1 for the cnnom no reason at all drawn from comfort bygleno or usefulness. There la. however, the ghust of a dead reason. Once upon a time a "gentleman" waa presumed to do no work, and be tireaatyl to show this by putting on theae visible algns tbat be never soiled hi hands, aweat d bla neck or bent bla noble bark. matter not that we no longer believe In this deflultlon of a gentleman. We did believe once. It ghost rules on No man la bold enough to appear In so ciety without this Impossible harness, Only a professional humorist like Murk Twain or some one who wlahea nose aa a mild lunatic dare rebel Addtaon anld tbat tbo man wbo would clothe himself according to common aenae would find himself in jail with In a week.-Krank Crano In Atlantic. It Bring; in Your y Want Ads To TWENTY WORDS OR LESS, ONE WEEK FIFTY CENTS PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Pay'- THE MORNING ASTORIANJ; ; J -.:; J t-i WI A NIT AnVPDTlCPMRNITCl TTfiM I ia- T L4i a-'a-Aia-i i a "'aTJ ' -. Are Read Every Morning by 10,000 People. HELP WANTED. BOY WANTED TO DELIVER paper. Apply Circulator, Astorian office. YX-b SITUATION WANTED. THOSE WISHING THE SERV- icei of a nure, call on Mr. E. J. Pope, 358 31it, corner Frankltn, Phone Main 81. im NEW YORK, Feb. 17. With Jul- tlcc bound hand and foot by the law' clays and the overwhelming counci llor) of the court! of this metropolis, weeping measures for relief are to ny being undertaken in behalf of he multitude of victim! of a stag nant bar. Following the preliminary report of the legislative investigation committee on tome of the court con ditions into which they have had time to probe, a general movement will be organized and led by members of the bar to demand adequate mean for Imely trial in this town, where one judge lits on the bench to hundred of the accused who mutt await his leisure behind the ban. To those who are in touch with Manhattan! broken-down vehicle! of justice it hat been an open secret for a long time that innocent and utility alike are condemned to a year or more of pre liminary imprisonement for nothing more than lack of trial facilities. For the benefit of the gentlemen who make thefr living on the bench or at the bar, no general proclamation of this disgraceful state of things hat ever been made and icemly silence has been preserved. To-day, however, he outrage of the human pen that holds an army of applicant! for jut tice ouimiIc the courts ii to be cried aloud from one end of the island to the other. More courts and more con sideration will work wonder! in this condition that rivali thnte in Russia, That no modem fad ha! lupplan- LOST A GOLD CHAIN AND Tie Want Coltusn of THE MOENINO ASTORIAN are con. suited every morning by hundred of peraon in eearcn of real aatat bargain. Article of sale, loit or found and people looking for em ployment Rates: Twenty words or loss .tores times, 25 cents; six times, 50 cents; ons month, 12.00; , FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE-4 YOUNG HORSES weighing from 1200 to 1400; all broke to harness; can be seen at Sherman'! Stable. Call for. W. lirunzel. FISHBOAT AND ENGINE WITH net, all in first-class condition, for tale cheap. "Address, "FUherman, care Attorian. , TWO BOYS OF 16 AND 17 YEARS of age deiiret position where they can work for their board in city or country. Addresi "F.," Astorian. , MIDDLE AGED WOMAN WANTS position a housekeeper or for gen eral houtework. Miss M- A. Foiter, ClaUop, Or, care B. W. Waterhouae. LOST AND FOUND. LOST CUT LEATHER HANp bag, tan color with green lining, marked R. C. on back; contained coin! and return ticket to Ilwaco; liberal reward if returned to this office. ted the love of a good dog in the heart of the people of oGtham ia! shown to-day a! Maditon Square Garden is being cleared of the yelp ins pack of canine exhibits which thomandt of New Yorkeri have con stantly surrounded during this week. locket act with four rubies. Return this office; reward. TYPEWRITER SUPPLIES. '' "' Notice." If you want an exceptionally good Never in the history of this town ha! W ciroons sna r,uu... nwtr in rtrett hf1 KhAnatet in IhDIA ITUCWMIvii v " Ki, ,j on.,ni k.nr, lie Stenographer, 477 Commercial than ii, heim? rcnorted bv the itreet. fanciers exhibitors and judges of the three thousand dogs assembled Record price! were paid for hundreds of the smart priic winners and it is estimated that at least a thousand blooded dog changed hands in the eager competition lor winning show animal!. No more striking example of true democracy has ever been seen in this city than the motley crowd that pressed about the ken nels. Luxurious society ladies elbow ed coachmen and Bowery boys in CARPENTERS. G. O. AND G. N. S TAD IN BKUa-, carpenter, builder! and contrac inr Ninth and Duane street, wiu give prompt attention to all order! terms reasonable; satisfaction, guar anteed. CITY REAL ESTATE. MEDICAL. '7 lUnited Sute ' Unprecedented J"0f "X. ... Snccesaes of i Oil HE i THIGMAT ; CEiancss doctoi Who Is knows the OS wc- d trial cares. . No poisons or drag used. He guarantees to cars catarrh, asthma, lung and throat trouble, rheumatism, nervous nest, stomach, liver and kidney, female complaints and all chronic diseaiea. . V1 KX inccissnn, hojm rtxitvxrt If you cannot call write for symp toms blank arid circular, inclosing 4 cent! in stamps. TRZ C GtX WO KZSICTJri CO. 1621 First St., Corner Morrison PORTLAND, OREGON Please mention the Astorian. MISCELLANEOUS. VETERINARY COLLEGES. BULLETIN SAN FRANCISCO Veterinary College now ready; mailed free. ' Dr. C Keane, 1818 Market atreet " t BATH HOUSES. BATHS-TURKISH AND RUS- sian, at the natatorium of George Hill, 217 Aator St.; rational prices; absolute cleanlineis; private rooms; separate service for ladies; rheuma tism and skin diseases treated with perfect success 10-2S-tf HOUSE MOVERS. FREDR1CKSON BROS.-We tnske a specialty of house moving,. car penters, contractor!, general jobbing; prompt attention to all orders. Cor ner Tenth and Duane streets. PROFESSIONAL "'CARDS," ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW MISCELLANEOUS. Plate Racks, ' Wall Pockets, Music Racks , Clock Shelves ,:' Just in See ns 1 Hildetranl & Gor Old Bee Hive Bldg. LAUNDRIES. -.... NOT THE ONLY ONE ? We want' it well known that ws don't compete with our fellow cM sen, the Chinee." - t - 1 " ' '"" Oar methods bear comparison with his to bis disadvantage. Have your laundry work don by the light of day, Your clothes will be pore, deaa and satisfactory, if don her. TROY LAUNDRY Tenth and Duane Phone Main 1991 Nature provides GUSTAF A. HEMPLE Attorney-at-Law Suite 9-10 Odd Fellows' Building Tenth and Commercial Street JOHN C McCUE, ATTORNEY AT Law. Page Building, Suite 4. DENTISTS. bit oat' CALIFORNIA It is the natural winter home of many thou sand of the world's best people. Under the gentle influence of its mild winter climate, every amusement and recreation abounds, bathing, boating, Sell ing, driving; auch pic nics, parties and "jollification." HOWARD M. BROWNELL, AT torney at Law, Deputy Diatrict Attornry. 420 Commercial Street FOR SALE BUSINESS BLOCK.; the Waldorf, Kinney and Gribler, the general rush to congratulate and COmer Eigth and Aitor, two lota, talk over the pme winner!. No oth- hooxii0; house 100x110, 40 rooms tp er attraction can draw the whole peo- stairs: 1 hall 40x100. J. F. Nowlen, DENTISTS DR. : F. VAUGHAN, DENTIST, Pythian Building, Astoria, Oregon. DR. W. C LOGAN, DENTIST, Commercial Street, Shanahan Bldg. pie here a! surely as the dog. 473 Commercial. 10-4-tf STEAMLESS STREAMS. ' In the Heat of Battle. There had been a hotly conteated football game between the Steam Roll era of the Ikmjnmln Franklin school and the Avalanches of the George Washington school. It waa won by the Avaluucbes. After the game waa over and the contestants bad returned to their Tarioua homes one of the he roc of the winning team complained of a feeling of soreness in the lower part of his nock. "I didn't feci It unUl Just now," be said, "but It hurta like Utyl" Hla father examined It. It began to ewcll and waa vory sore to the touch. "I believe your collar bone la broken, my bo.v," aald hi fnther. A surgeon waa hastily summoned and made an examination. "Yea," ho aald, "the bone Is frac tured. "UuW did It happen, Walter? Do you remember anything about ltr "Why, yes," answered the boy. "1 remember that when I tackled Bklnny Morsari X fell on top of him, and I heard something crack, but I thought it waa his collar bone." FOR SALE ONE LOT, SALOON on Astor street; coxy corner; sa loon fixtures: 7 furnished rooms; Shooting through the streets of the . $3500. f. F. Nowlen, 473 Commercial 10-4-tf FOR SALE ONE HOUSE, TWO etory, $5250; one house, one-story, $2250, or both for $7000; property adjoins SE. cor. 34th and Franklin, Apply to J. F. Nowlen. ' DRESSMAKING. down-town district at thirty miles an hour, the huge new auto truck of the lire department has to-day taken up the modern method of fighting flames with high water pressure. The sight of this giant racer bearing its moun. tain of heavy hose and nothing else to blazing skyscrapers is a novelty that is startling all New York. With out steam, conls. boiler or eneine this crew of firemen have revolutionized CHILDREN'S SCHOOL DRESSES, everyone's idea of a fieht with flames. aprons, ladies' waists, etc., done in - " . To see them arm themselves with the neatest and latest design; win go their huKe hose, that writhes and out in the country if desired; very shoots a shaft of water skyward from reasonable rates, n iinspfn imnetus. is one of Goth- " ' I ...... fiflntkipv am's wonders to-day. The force of wumih uu.mias. the tlooil gates which lie at hand in FQR SALE RANCH AT SVEN the new hign pressure mains taxes n ,, .... g.room on.e. BOod , 1 Government by Veto, n; A voto, used In connection with pub lic, acttt, In a euphemUm lor smother, quclch, kill, etc. Owing to our elan- orate system of vetooa our country may . well bo called the "veto country.'.' 1 1f; a miciubcr. of congress wishes Iblll passed, It may be vetoed by tho apeaker.v -,t .?;l? It the Bpcuker wlahea It passed, It may be vetoed by a committee. , If the-committee wishes It passed, It may be vetoed by the house. , '! ' Ut the house .wishes It passed, It may be vetoed by the senate. If tha somite v wishes It passed, It may be vetoed by the president, i ' : If tbo president wlahea It passed, It may bo vetoed by the supremo court, . If the aupreme court wishes it passed. It niny be ignored and thus Vetoed by any executive offlcft Into whose hnhds It may fall. ;. a ; If a bill succeeds In getting through all those snfely, It is a good bet that It Is something the people do not want, -EIIH O. Jones In Life. Address 461 Duane mains taxes the strength of a dozen stalwart fire- bgrn tnd out buildings and orchard iiddies to hold one hose, and Chief Croker has already demanded bigger men to cope with his new service. The days of the clanging fire engine in this town are beginning to be nunv bered. The Morning Astorian, 60 cents per month, delivered to your residence or business office. partially improved; $3000. Apply J F. Nowlen. OSTEOPATHS. DR. RHODA C HICKS, OSTEO- path. Office: Mansell Bldg., Phone Black 2065. 573 Commercial Street . "1 Gold Crowns, 22-k S5C Bridgework 22-k tM Gold Filling $1.50 up Enamel Filling $L5t Silver Filling 50c, S1-0B Best Plates Ill Painless Extraction .......... ....50e Lady attendance. Office hours 8:30 a. m- to 6 p. m-, Sunday 10 a- m. to 12 m. Evening work by appointment SWEDISH MASSAGING. TYRA KOHLANDER, ROYAL graduate in Swedish movements, physical culture and massage; office, 545 Franklin ave., aecond fiat; hours 9-11 a- m., 3-5 p. m, or Central Drug Store, Telephone Main 2181. MATTRESSES MAKER. HAVE YOUR OLD MATTRESSES made over new for the spring by Bob Davis, 59 Ninth street. " . . .. j NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT. FORSALE-157! ACRE5 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, 473 Commercial street .,,, lQ-4-tf J. F,' NOWLEN, REAL ESTATE and Employment Office, 473 Com- HOT OR COLD mercial Sl Have fine All clases of labor furnished. ' Golden West RESTAURANTS. lea Just Right CLOSSET & DEVERS, PORTLAND, ORB. 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 meala; regular meals 15 cents and up. Notice is hereby given that the aa sessment made for the construction of a sewer on Irving avenue from i manhole at the crossing of Irving avenue and 11th street to a point 150 feet east of the east line of 11th street, aa per assessment roll number 187, was made by an order of the com mon council of the city of Astoria, due and payable on the 15th day of February, A -D. 1909, by ordinance number 3730, confirming said assess ment roll. That the following are the names of the persons against whom the assessment is made, and the amount owing by each to-wit: Basel, Rudolph $58-90 Douglas Land & Trust Co.... 58.89 Fulton, G. C 58 89 Hamilton, John F. 117.79 Montgomery," Emma T........ 58.89 Short," Emily C....;...1.....V 58.89 By order of the common council ' OLOF ANDERSON. Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. Dated February 7, 1909. Subscribe to the Morning Astorian. 60 cents per month. jinn Chicago Painless Dentists OVER DANZIGER'S TRANSPORTATION. The "K" Line Steamer - Lurline Night Boat for Portland and Way Landings. ' Leaves Astoria daily except Sunda; at 7 p. m. Leaves Portland Daly Except Swufa; , ( . at 7 a. J. Landing Astoria Flavel Wharf Landing Portland Foot Taylor S t J.J. DAY, Agent Phone Main 270 :GO TO: Los Angeles, Paso Robles , Hot Springs, Hotel det Monte, San-, ta Barbara, San Diego,. Santa Monica, Venice, Long Beach, , Santa Cms, or a score .of similar resorts and yon will find health, con genial surroundings, hospitable ( associates, faultless accommoda- . tions and numberless ...attractions and con-, veniences. , ; , The0.R.aN.Co. , COHKKCTIHO WITH : The Southern Padlic Co. Makes hwxpensiv round trip excursion rates to Cal ifornia. , A sixinontlis stopover ticket ': Portland , to LosAcgeles andreturn is 55.00; Corresponding rates are in effect to other points. We have some very distinc tive literature covering Cali fornia's winter resorts, and will take pleasure in giving yon all of the information and assistance at our com mand. , ' , For tickets, sleeping car reser ! - vations, etc., call on, tele 1 graph, or write WM. McMURRAY, Gen. Pas Agt Portland, Oregon. If j It 3S I carry the best Loggers' Shft(H in tnwn at tVi 1nur. est prices. My stock of men's and bcy'a shoes 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. Ufe Quelle ELEVENTH STREET Opposite the BaKeronian HOT CHICKEN TAMALES :EVERYi EVENING HOME-MADE, and of the choicest ingredients; put up under supervis ion that guarantees their perfect freedom from all deleterious matter. MRS. F. WOOLLEY PROPRIETRESS DNEEKTAtlXA J. A. 6ILBAUGI1 & CCV Undertakers ail EiubHlmert Experienced Lady Assistant When Desired. Calls Promptly Attended Day or Night. Tatton Bdg. 12thandgDuane Sts ASTOKIA, OltE.GON Phone Main 2111 PLUMBERS. ; PLUHBEH Beating Contractor.'Tinaer AND Sheet Iron Worker ILL WORK GUARANTEED V.A 6w.a