The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-11-14

and everybody gets n. Farmers. VINO
nyycr Hliuln cross tho threshold. come
nor assorted money 10 pay harvest hands;
STREET fiierH 10 dhnng' bills travelling
slot mon ror an ablIsihHco ~ nlcklcr
nhowmrn who arp Weighed down win
Bryan d1tuH thoy w1rih ~ put In more
lJoftublp form an B0rtH and conditions
VI men cnna nA a nulttor Of COURSE. Tor
ohis alo. No pay IN ths,
1hu days work is supposed 10 be we'll
irRun. fNp gentlemen. Hather " them
uupr1m"rH. blt residents of me town.
wall. ath they are IN no oven frame pf
mI a. 1gpro N dispute over the amount
~ Interest on IA uote Each has made
tho calculation ana has conhdrncc In
hts own estimate. Will the banker m
tho iborrHt ~ harmony feaHr make the
computation. whbh win be- acccts a.
lle docs 80. and bofh urc wrong but g1|
away satisfied.
And nov rofnrs one ~ that never end.
ing prUccaaion Of poaside customers
Tho gaitloinnn Ia On the cys NJ trade
In cazc ho mnkos st. c,n he borrow at
tn indefinite" future time q certain num
FOR improvements on again he iHl
thinking n fc~ilsg ln m, fall In the
event that in' should. what would be- thr
rhancu 10 80, somc money "llow are
money m4tt~n, now 80 nAk- another
Thought mayba I might want "a rev
hundred later ON" And AZ the possible
prpjocta OF the bra4a must be- met Nlnr
trnlhn ~ them arc nryof realized. ana
many Of ghcm WEIR chimcraH Perhaps
'ho mo-t astonishing nn" ~ these Was
'hc man who wanted to borrow money
o. maidstone. and the one most easily
satisfied ho who wanted 20 borrow on q
twenty dollar god piecc
Thrrr enters now the moH inquslHy
man Who over comes 10 81 blus iiaI
may lay hts way OF he may not. hc oct. |
tAny tmparI" much tFormaupn that
yau know OF n~rd. he Is thr agent of
HradWrr-t or Dun and Wishes 10 verify .
tlu report H"iorr he ioNrn town you
arc At irast well acquainted and maybe |
not norry 10 sro him go.
t'.,lrr tho imprusaoR that check ls /
ch~ok No matter by whom drawn OF
on what tank stranger, dressed In
hpmrnpun, walks up and lAyH one down
without word The alg riurr IL un.
known. the bank ir an adjoining county. |
Explanations an to ldey sincntiOn and en- /
dprsemrnt follow at some length. ana |
the man has hardly lrst rho door when |
IN oufnea tlio commercial lfavsrr he
has been on similar ezra ii before |
llu is on his regular rousr. doesn't know
r1m In town. b, dead broke and has
a rh"k for rnpCnnc money he would liKu
90 have cozhe'i. n posslblc, Here arc his
correspondence. his ral!rud uckc,p. and
tho laundry marks on hir linen are th,uc
sufiicicni idcntihcauon. and the house.
~ course the house ls goOd The pay.
monl would be- a ryol favor AID tho
rs,ym"nt drposh,-ln thr end mostly
upon tho hankcra Judgment 90. human
nature a quuvor however. does not
pay FOR thr risk and ls Amau wages Tor
thc rmo expended
Ap oil lady hobbies In n not too
busy ptiVEr interview j- DESIRED |
Tho ,ady has had quito a sum pf money
T., deposit Tor long time. Shc is old
,ti "ripplcd ana her anairs have taken
90 hai turn VIII the banker. kindly. In |
vi,ws of thc previous u-s' of her money. |
luan thia sun, or safe s,~urstyr He viii /
hut thcrr ~ a ungc ~ regret about /
parting with good account hrq the
rHmc
",N,n Nou obtain Tor me nm, aumc OF |
"a rood commission house I'm the city7"
You do. Hnks have "a way VI knowing
pyood huhn,us men IN, word over nud
thpy trade information with each other:
what could be- "A moro reasonable request
than this" But does the merchant r,ai.
lre what vast Intelligence bureau this
lu king ayvtcm anr Before this letter Il
Aushrl for ymt sfi down To writc all
uuc,. YOU become aware that TWO men
have s,,ti n themselves In the cashiers
room and arr, waiting You ioin them
and are ns nrahlc ne a mao OF unlimited
leisure; FOR ARE you not the banker"
and e. not thls gentleman who h. look.
ing round" a fnaud Of your fr1cndg
Ncvcrthclcss. your letter OF inquiry ISL
deferred "a full nalf hour on a husy dan