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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30
TOR SALE.

The Columbia River Packers Associ-
alton has for sale two schooners and
one launch. A description OF the
schooners follow: Schooner kinney"
Length, SS,5; beam, 11.S; depth OF
hold S.1Ob. Schooner "Hattie"-Length
s1.s; beam, 90; depth Of hold, SS.
Offers will be received at the office
of the association, where full particu-
lars may also be had.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

The Tribune Of Warrenion syE
"spore e. Robinson. the Portland con-
tractors who secured the conirac! for
building the barracks at Fort Column
bln. have threw up the sponge and sub
lcl the whole work 10 Salem man by
the name Of Langdon. As they only had
thirteen months 10 DO the Job and over
a month has passed without any work
being done. the government may YET
have T. linlsh the contract"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

our While LILY NJ Japan lra
JOHNSON mos
&c. n NJ GaS.on abou, harness
TAroo apI.elaAs BARRIERS a. tho uee.
ieu, barberunop
Hest i5.,rnt meal Rising sun hrs
numll az Commercial street
japanese goods y ail kinds, cheap al
Yokohama naEaar. CO Commercial ~
Thtr- cans. bra, standard brands OF
table fruit ) cans. joe. az Johnson Bros
Pure milk delivered twice daily by The
Mlk pcpo, .eornrr Tenth ana Duane
streets
The circuit clur, win meet ia ai'
Iournci session today JuIgr Mcbride
pr~silng
Crushed strawberry rc cream and
vanilla lic pint, aud swcr, cream TO-
pin, az tho raror
Furnished rooms 20 lo, By ,he DAY.
week or month Terms reasonable Az.
ply !li Fourteenth street,
Experts Buchanan ani clark have
commenced the work " cNpcr,ing ,hc
books " the county officers
The steamship Aia,a from iuayalu.i
arrived yesterday morning and wlIl
load lumber for lhc Orient
Arthur NJ burton ami Miss Earn
Chlpmau were married Saturday even.
ms by Justice %. the Peace irawcr
GROW N japanese cannrry hands
arrived down oa 'he train from Portland
i.s, nigh, Co gn 90 work Ia a local can.
ugry
Tho warr,n,on clam canncry started
up Monday Win a full force hs the
clam. ar, once moro In Il, condition 90
.rk
Justice u the rrac& e. O. urpvtr s
rnu'ms srvrru days 100 The country
and viii return ' 'I. CO., about Au-
gust .
Mrs Jcwctt has opened drcss.maktng
parluu ,t i2' seventh street Tho la
dl., ~ Astoria AZ, invited To an In.
fpoelon
Reports came ,n last nigh, NJ u large
run N nsh on the north side NJ he rly.
ct ana hundreds NJ boats wen, over dur,
ltg the evening
Lost Friday night. between the Com.
mrryIal club ana cole house. an amc-
,bys. brooch pin Finder please return
90 AsIorhn Office.
The O. H. & ~ has made rate of
$50 from Astoria and Portland for the
Pan-AmcrIcan exposition at Buffalo,
Tickets win be on sale first TO third
Tuesdays. June to October Inclusive.
These tickets must be- used for contln-
uous passage going, but stopoycrs viii
De- allowed within final limit returning.
BEST l6-CENT MEAL; RISING
SUN RESTAURANT.
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We Can Suit Them All
The Morning AStOrian
TELEPHONE 66l

All contracts Ton advertising In
the Astorinn nre made On gunr'
nntee of circulation four times
larger than that Of any paper
published ar circulated IN Clnt.
SOP county.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30
NET LOST

About 9S5 fathoms net; corks marked
with cross cut by knife. One-half lead
marked c. A. Two black buoYs. Re-
turn to Elmore's cannery. c. CCRBO.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30
ToDAY's WEATHER

PORTLAND, July % Oregon, WASH
lngion and Idaho. Tuesday. falr AMI
continued warm
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

Mrs n, fnglcion q now displaying
full line Of the latsS, styles In fall mil
llnery at the esttblsh@ent recently
opened by her a. cjs Commercial street.
opposite the Budget ofiice. Mrs Inglc.
ton also caNles full line OF ladies'
ana chlldrcn's furnishing goods.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

I'rI''.'n hl'hl Mocha ana Java
roam pure rye Americas hho''
WHISKY n' only pure goods guar
an''ol tlrh ana mellow JOHN l.
'"''''''"' Ho'' Asrnt
lh' Wp'ns ana other materials Tor
'h' F''' 5'''rna water system arrived
yesterday 'nd no boilers ana pumps are
cNpe'''l 'o'u' August l.
---
Wanirl-Her midland salmon canning
machinery. give description and price
"ranpcf." car. A.l,,i,r
IN. ,,,,m,bf, rtv,, ,,,s., ,,ltb
lumber .,r "a. Orient ,,t m, GERMAN
b,rk Sni n,r, , ..,,., ~, .,,t, m,
rur,p, vu .,, o., go, ,,,,y
iah.fcr, rmDlYy.i ia, b. u,,t and
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

our latest bear story comes from
Clear Lake. Lasl Saturday A. schus-
'cr and simon Kiechlc met 4 bear on the
road. They had on weapons bu! a yoke,
,uch ~ carriers sometimes use. but
rusheI toward bruln with that. His
hcarshiD evidently no, liking their ac-
lions. climbed tree 70 escape them.
then while one stood under the tree with
he yoke. the other procured a rife and
ended bruins career with a bullet.-The
Meat
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

Cream pure rye, Americas nnoat
whisky The only pure goods. guar
antcol rich ana mellow, JOHN l.
CARLSON. Sole Agent.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

Th, well known shipping firm o' Dod-
well 4 Co. has.rctlred from the Alaska
ana Pugc, sound shipping helds The
ocean going vessels formerly controlled
by the frm plying between Seattle and
10, orient have been sold TO 4 commit
geo representing he Northern Piclhc
railroad ana the Pacific Coast Com
pany VIII probably take over the others.
The consideration for the transfer Il the
Oriental liners is reported t0 be In ex-
cess OF 100000
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

The Tokc point oyster House IL now
open 10 the public At ii2 Eleventh 81
The celebrated Toke Poin, Oysters sery-
cd In any style Everything new and
up 10 date Service the best. open day
anI night Frank HAT. proprietor
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

Following is list Of letters remain
ing thirty days in the pos;office at As
tora. Oregon. July 29th. 1901:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

He who talks Of the unalterable laws
Of man is an unalterable fool.-Chicago
News.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

Major General g. M -. Young Ii eK-
pcctcd to arrive down the river Wednes.
day to inspect the forts a, the mouth
Of the river. word to tha, effect being
received yesterday by Captain GoodaIe
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

on Angus, ana g. inclusive. the A.
& g. Il. Il. viii srIl tickets from all
points 90 Portland and return To mcm-
brrs n 'hr wooimcn u the World and
Women u wo5lcrar holding cert,A-
Gates n a,'cnianre a, Log Rollers "
contest a. ons ana onc-,hirl fare 'or
the round Trip, good 20 return on Au-
gus, jih.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

You can't beat II.
Perfection Blend Mocha and Java
JOHNSON. BROS.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30
AROUND TOWN.

Your money back " you inn'l Ike
cur white LILY NJ Japan tca
JOHNSON mos
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

Fish Warden Van Dusya has r'.
turned rom a. extended trip during
which hr examined all 'hc ha;ch"r's
In ihr STATE ana also lusprc;ci several
proposed sites for new plans During
the mex, faw weeks Mr Van Dusea wili
study ,h' prc.en, run 100 'hc river AMI
crdrayDr % gather some facts bearing
on ha'rhtrJ rrarel nsh
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

The AsAlng boa, owned by G. O.
jacobson was found floating down the
river yesterday morning by a fisherman
employed by the Trrsco,, Company l.
was lowci .u ani turned over 20 Deputy
Fish Wnrdra Henry Bul,man who sub.
scqufn,ly found lhc owner The boat
ral been securely moored In It's accus-
toned place ami 10 .s though, ,ha, some
one deliberately sen. q, adrif,.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

The Eagles baseball team were beaten
badly By he Elks 10 the game played
Sunday az \. T. G. grounds. the hnal
score being Ell Ross. Halderman and
Gran, were succcsslvely In the box Tor
Eagles bu, before The run getting
could be- checked a lead hal been FILED
up ,ha could no, be- oyerhkra Next
SUNDAY the Elks ana Forcs;ers viii try
conclusions.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

i.abofcrs employed 10 the Root and
cogan logging camp have fled on a
rafg u logs moss 90 ne chinook river
and the claims aggrcgal, 1900
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

John A Montgomery has opened
shoe At i.i Bond street ana Is prepared
TO 10 all CLASSES n plumbing ana tin.
ming al the loves, possible rates.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

Sc II NJ das.oa aboa, harness
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

Three an,.elsAs BARRIERS a. tho oeG.-
ieu. barbsrsnop
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30

Hes. i5-,rni meal i,alnE sun li's
nuull az Commercial street
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-05-04

~~
plumb right too. At the same time I
low you can't be part OF the war
come down to try to lick we unsT'
Certainly not"
81 knowed you couldn't hardly be,
but with all them soldiers an armies
a-goin about the way they are a Teller
can't be much shore about nothin no
more. Mebby, now, you've come down
yere to-
Great Scott! 1t doesn't matter in
the least to you what came down here
Tor, but as you seem determined to
know IN tell you and be done with it.
i represent a company. of capitalists
who believe there are rich deposits of
mineral in this section, and my bust
ness here Is to investigate and learn
whether or not their surmises are cor
rect. Now you know why / am here,
and I hope you'll tell me without any
further delay whether you are going to
give me shelter for the night"
why, yes, stree, I'll shore do that. !
amt no reason on earth for not tellin
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-05-04

shore beats my Time, as the teller says
The idea OF any human critter havir
little enough sense to so an git lost IN
the woods! Why, say, a cat knows
more than that"
every likely" Melvin replied. "But
what Of it?"
''Nothin, only 1t shore stumps me
that growed up man like you'd go an
git lost like this"
isn't it just barely possible that you
might do such tbingT
do SIGH a thing as what?"
"Get lost"
''Me git lostl Your Uncle Jonathan
Turner git losti WAL, that's a good
un shore. Say, did you ever hear tel
Of groun' hog gittin lost?"
81 don't know that ever did"
"Waal, when you do Hear of SIGH q
thing you may then begin to figger out
that it's jest barely possible that Jon
athan Turner mought some day lose
hisself in the woods"
do you think it impossible for you
to lose your way in strange wood?"
mo, 1 don't think nothin bout it
I jest know it's impossible"
How would you keep from losing
your way"
Jest like I'd roll often a log. I'D
Jest do it."
Suppose you were In q strange
place, and, coming to two roads, you
didn't know which one to take. Then
whatP'
"Oh, I'd know all right which one to
take"
How would you know?"
Jest have sense enough to know,
as the Teller says
Would you? Well, all right. am
anxious just now to learn whether or
not you can give me shelter for the
night?"
II guess that's so. Rid right smart
piece today, 1 reckonY
Eyes, quite a way"
"Jedgin from appearances, I'd take
you to be stranger in these parts?"
SCI am"
WAL, whar mought you hail from,
II may make so bold as to ask?''
I'm from the north"
From the north, Ell? WAL. that's a
right smart big spread out sort OF q
place, as 1 understand 1t, an a Teller
mought come from thar an still not
come from nowhar In particular. Reck-
on you amt no reason for not tellin
jest what identical spot Ia the north
you mought hail from p
None In the world. I'm from CHI
cego."
Are, Ell? I've hearn tell Of that
place. Constable little town, jedgs p
yes"
"More account than Becketrs MM
nkely?"
7, ''I think So''
h 'Beckcned from what I'd hearn ten
OF ttsthat II shOrely must be. S.psse,
now. you have business In these
nertsr'
Yes. some"
-ouess you sin't one Of them preach
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-05-04

In fellers come down we're sorter fig
germ on holdin some meetin's over at
the Coon Run meetin housep
"No."
"Never preach none, eh?'
81 never have"
"Uh, huh! Jest a plain everyday
common cussin man, reck9nY"
Il haven't ever made 1t a practice to
] do much 'cussin, as you say, out I've
4 almost been tempted today to wish /
was an expert in that line But, say.
how about stopping with you tonight 4?
I've got to find lodging some place, and
It's about time l was knowing where. /"
That's so, stranger; yes, stree. Jest
about time you was findin out whar;
yes, sir. Reckon you amt sortor fig
germ on tryin to git to teach our school,
are your"
''No, I'm no schoolteacher."
"Hain't, eh? Guess mebby you
mought be kinder lookin round with a
notion of buyin farm in these parts 2"
mo. All I'm looking around for now
Is place to spend the night"
''Edzackly. Naturally you'd be more
interested in that than anything else
jest now"
Yes, and asked if 1 could stop
| with you
That's fact, stranger. You shore
done that very Identical thing. 1 amt
a-pretendin to say you didn't"
But you haven't answered me-"
"No, l guess 1 amt. I'm glad you
logged my memory, stranger, cause L
got my mind to runnin on them other
things, an l clean forgot all about 1t.
You know how SIGH things are some
times"
"Yes, but are you going to answer
meY'
why, to be shore I am. What rea-
son under the sun could have for not
answerin you, I'd like to know? Yes,
stree. low you hain't none OF them
peddler fellers what comes around sell
In OF pills, are you, Stranger
81 ana not"
"Reckoned most shore you couldn't
be. Ingen'rally them pill peddlers is
right smart, peart Iookin fellers Guess
now more likely you mought be one Of
them doctor chaps huntin place to set
up In business p
mo, I'm nothing OF the kind. But,
see here. are you going to compel me to
spend the night out here In the roadY'
why, reckon not hain't no right
to compel you to do nothin the way I
hgger 1t, as the fener says. You're
your own boss, s'poSe, an low you
90 or stay Jest whar you please"
Sometimes do"
"Gneas you're a-soin jest whAr you
please now. amt your
-Perhaps.- D
can reckon you make II out that 1t
amt a blamed bat OF my business whar
you're agoin nor what you're argoin
| 9orf~ A' ~ .
Il rather suspect you are aboxs cor
rect there, Nr. Turner"
"Jest %. an gusss naebby yez'rs
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-05-04
CHAPTER V.

YOUR UNCLE JONATHAN TURNER.
Melvin was more fortunate than he
had dared hope, for he had gone but a
short distance when he came into q
road and after following that a little
way ran on to a house.
1t is true it was not much of a house,
being merely small log cabin, and it's
surroundings were meager and unin-
wiling, promising little In the way Of
comforts; but for all that, it would af-
ford shelter and food, and that was q
great deal under the circumstances.
He rode up to the tumble down rail
fence that stood between the yard and
the road and was preparing to call to
let his presence be known when a man
came around a corner of the house.
He was little, wiry, weather beaten
old chap, almost hidden under a mann
moth broad brimmed straw hat He
was not expecting a strange visitor,
and the appearance Of Melvin was a
great surprise to him. He stopped
short, his mouth and eyes flew wide
open, and he stood staring in perfect
silence.
- "0o nhCANiA VIM SpOhc hISl
II have lost my way" he said, "and
am looking for place to spend the
night. What chance is there for stop
ping with your
If Melvin expected this man to prove
as reticent and morose as the one he
had just passed, his mind was soon dis
abused OF that idea, for the response to
his speech, although not altogether rel
evant, was prompt, vigorous and effu.
sive.
, Lord a-massy~ he exclaimed. "You
mean to tell me that you done plumb
up an lost your way an took to wan.
derfn round In the woods for all the
world like \ stray suckin calf?r Great
granny. man, what made you 60 an 30
sich a thing as thatF' r
"For the reason that couldn't helu
II, i presume" Melvin answered. 10
/ Couldn't help 81 Why, Lord - mas
~. man, what 60 you meant : You
amt Amin 70 tell me you coudn't help
gittin iost, are your
Il guess am
"Wssl, I'll be dad switched! THAI
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you till your hide wouldn't hold
shucks.' Them's the very words said
to her, an l meant 'em too"
He paused as if expecting his wife to
speak, but she remained silent. He
hoped that she would be pleased with
him for speaking so strongly i'm her de-
tense, and he felt hurt when she took
no notice of his words. Presently he
went on, saying:
Them was hard things you said
about me down there today, Loueesy.
an I'd never "a thought you'd "a done
1t. L guess, though, you didn't mean it,
did your
DO you want me to tell you a Hep
she asked in turn.
NO, of course not"
Then you'd better not ask such ques-
tionS."
You did mean it, then?
She hesitated a moment, then said:
IF 1 hadn't meant it, 1 wouldn't
have said it. Now 1 hope you're sat.
isfied."
Sim was thoughtfully silent for al
most minute. Then he said slowly:
Il know Ii was cowardly for me to
act like 1 done, a-runnin from them
cattle. But, Lord almighty, how was
l to know they was cattle stead of
soldiers when l didn't look back to see
what they wasp
why didn't you look back instead
or charging up there the. way you did
and making such a spectacle as you
did of yourself? OF course L was
ashamed of you. How could 1 help
itP'
"Humph! It's all mighty fine to talk
that away as long as you amt never
been in my place. l guess that Mr..
Melvin, with all his grand an mighty
airs, wouldn't "a done no different his
self even If you do think he's so
great"
Louisa raised her head and fixed her
eyes on Sim. There was an expression
In her face and look In her eyes that
were new to him, and they caused him
to shrink away from her and look on
her with feeling Of fear.
'Sim Banks" she said, "you be care
full what you say, for positively will
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-05-04

you, as can see, nary q speck. But I
wonder. now, what kind of mineral
them fellers thinks they're a-goin to
flnd down yereG"
Great Cesar, mani Let me have
some supper and a place to rest, and
III tell you everything 1 know. I've
been m the saddle all day, and I'm
dreadfully hungry and tired"
why, to be shore you must be. It
stan's to reason Teller would be
hungry an tired after ridin all day.
les. stree. Guess them felIers hain't
no notion that they're a-goln to and
gold around here. hare theyY'
No. Say. I'm tired Ct all this fooling,
and Pm just going to dIsmount and
spend the night with you, anyhow"
+ why, shorely. Lord a-massy, man,
yoa mcusG iCst as well "a done that
hong as ad of settin thar cAewin
the rag q ais time"
"Wfg = you ten me ioss ago
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-05-04

She arept as though her heart IcouId break.
not bear to be insulted by you. I'll
submit to what Mary Mann may say,
because can't help myself, but you
attempt to say such things and I'll
leave you in a minute and never live
with you again. Is your opinion of me
so poor that you think 1 am going to
fall in love with every man that comes
alongT
mo; never said anything about you
fallin in love with anybody"
Don't you insinuate anything of the
kind either. II will be time enough for
you to accuse me of thinking that man
great when l have said or done some
thing to give you reason for doing it,
but not before. You continue to say
such things as that to me, and I'll hate
you with my whole heart and despise
you so long as live"
She arose and swept out of the room.
leaving Sim dumb with establishment.
1t was the first time in her life that she
had ever shown such spirit as that, and
he did not know what to make of it.
Still, he was more rejoiced than anger
ed by her words, for he reasoned that
they proved conclusively that she had
not been struck by Melvin's appearance
and that there was no probability Of
Mrs. Mann's prediction coming true.
Almost light hearted he went out on
the street and walked up and down in
the cool night air. He had been walk
Ing so for quarter OF an hour when in
passing house he heard his name call
ed softly. He stopped and looked
around, and a woman stepped out of
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that might stopT'
II was amin to; but, as / said while
ago, my mind got to runnin on some
thin else, an 1 forgot Ii. Wonder If
them fellers are 'lowin to ind silver In
these partsT'
mo. Where shall put my horseT
"Jest leave him thar at the fence.
I'll tote him to the stable direckly.
Reckon IL them fellers hain't calculatin
to find gold nor silver bout yere they
must be a-hggerin on flndin somethin
else"
Naturally
"Guess mebby it moughtn't be iron,
now, mought it,"
In spite OF the fact that he was tired,
hungry ana annoyed, Melvin burst into
a roar Of laughter. Turner'S question
ing was so persistent and ridiculous
that it had become amusing. Presently
Melvin said:
"Now, MIR. Turner, ! am positively
-.-..-- ,-------
not going to answer another question
until have had supper, so you need
not put yourself to the trouble Of ask
- NNA~ N--ONACi lAlAS. DO you
standT
TO be shore l do, an you'll find I
amt the man to so on ask n q Teller
questions when l see he don't want to
be bothered with 'em. Nary time L
amt. But, by gravy, stranger, it pug
zles me to figger out what kind of min
eral them men are countin on findin
yere-it does shorel Reckon they can't
be spectin to find copper nor lead, can
theyT"
Melvin rushed into the house, Ieay-
ing Turner outside to put away the
horse and ponder all alone the Ques-
hons that, though they did not affect
him in the least interested him deeply.
And as Turner pondered an idea came
to him, for he lacked great deal of be-
ing as much of a fool as he seemed.
He stopped on his way to the stable
with the horse and, nodding his head
knowingly, muttered to himself these
words:
Come down we're to smell roun' for
mineral! Powerful likely story, that
is, when thar amt as much mineral In
this hull blame section as a Teller could
put in a nea's ear. Come down yere
Tor. some rich fellers jest to loaf about
an see what he can scent in the ground!
That thar's all moughty reasonable.
an OF course believe it--in a pigs
eye! You are q slick I'm, young Teller,
but you amt quite click enough TO
slide down your Uncle Jonathan Tus-
ner's throat, not quite. Your Uncse
Jonathan maynt be much TO look NJ.
but he lacks hull passed. OF bein a
derned idiot asylum, with no more
sense than gatepost, an his opinioa Is
that you are a-lyin an that thars a
good deal back Of you that you haia't
wantin knowed."
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