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The Washington times., 1903-02-18
NAVAL RESERVES MAY
LOSE TRAINING SHIPS
Bureau of Navigation Recon-
mends Their Withdrawal.
DISTRICT HOLDS THE ONEIDA
Action Outcome of Tar Heel States
Request for Return of the
Hornet

The Bureau Of Navigation has recon-
mended to the Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy that steps be taken to withdraw
from the various state miIitias the ves-
sells loaned to them by ths Government
This action grew out OF the request by
the St4-6 OF North Carolina for the re-
turn of The converted gunboat Hornet.
which had been turned back to the Gov
ernment because the State could not
keep it in repair.
The Hornet is now being fitted out rs
a tender 10 the receiving ship Franklin,
and the Bureau Of Navigation is of the
opinion that all Of these vessels are
needed IA the work Of training landsmen
for the naval service. In its indorse-
ment the bureau says:
Vessels of Big Help.
"The work that these small vessels do
is Of the greatest value to the navy. rs
peciaIly at this time when the deficiency
in properly trained men is great. ara
the bureau is decidedly Of the opinion
that it would be very detrimental to the
I service to withdraw the Eornet from his
duty"
II then recommends that the Govern
ment secure the return Of the following
ships now loaned TO the respective States
named:
/ From Massachusetts the Inca; Connee-
I ticut, Alfredo; New York. Aileen; New
l Jersey. Huntress; District of Columbia
Oneida: Maryland. Sylvia; Louisiana.
Stranger; Ohio. Hawk; Illinois. Dore-
thea
The Washington times., 1903-02-18

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an 4
remedy for coughs and colds. 25c.-AdIs
The Washington times., 1903-02-18
TEMPERATURE.
THE sun.
TIDE TABLE.

Sun sets today. y.........s..-.----J-4 40 D. m
Sun rises tomorrow -..--.--...5 .5:4S a. IN.
The Washington times., 1903-02-18

Fair and cold today and
tomorrow: fresh west to
northwest winds.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-12-06
A PAIR OF sLIPPERs---By w. w. Hines

another plan. 1 had never seen the
girl, but the voice seemed to float out
of window just opposite me.
81 was becoming convaleScent rapidly
and, casting about for something to
weight the bouquet with, my eyes fell
on a pair of slippers 1 stuck the flow
erS in the toe of one of the slippers and
hurled 1t across with all my force.
saw it sail in the window and then.
the exertion proving too much for me,
/ tainted and fell on the floor by the
window. / had counted on seeing the
girl pick up the flowers, but I tainted
too quickly.
81 was removed to another room
which looked out on an inner court,
and / never heard the voice again.
recovered from the relapse quickly, and
synopsis of my romance. The hero.
as you know, made an art student
in Paris, and had him fall in love with
q girl across the way on account of
the girls voice. He threw her flowers
just as did, and they got to know each
other in that way.
But both the young artist and the
young singer were poor; they drifted
away from Paris and lost the sight,
but not the memory, of each other
Ten years later the artist, now on the
top wave of success, went to hear a
new opera sung by a new prima donna,
of whom great things are told The
prima donna turns out to be the girl
at the other window The artist rushes
out of the opera-house, buys some lilies
of the valley and a pair of slippers,
sticks the flowers into the toe of one
of the slippers and hurls 1t on the
stage. She recognizes him by the sign.
they marry and live happy ever after
ward. And that's all there is to the lit
tie story which the critics jumped on
me for giving such prosaic title as "A
Pair of Slippers"
And you are sure that If you met
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that she represented your IDEAL
Now, my dear little girl. don't be
foolish. Just remember that when l
described her I had never met you. 1
made her a brunette because that
seemed to fit in with her contralto
voice. Ill make you solemn promise
that from this time henceforth all my
heroines shall have golden hair and the
deepest and truest Of blue eyes. Her
voice was excellent, but 1t was abso-
lutely unframed, and 1 infinitely prefer
to listen to your high, clear soprano
than to any number of contraltos. no
matter how rich and full is the quality
of their voice"
That's all very well, but you say
that some of the incidents in the book
had foundation in truth. Suppose you
met this woman some timer" asked
Anne.
What difference would It make II
did? You don't suppose that will ever
have eyes or ears for any other woman
but yourself. do you? I'll tell you Just
how much of the plot had foundation
in truth.
when was Ill this spring occupied
a room in one OF the uptown hospitals
and, despite the calls of my friends,
time hung very heavily on my hands.
My nurse was one Of those efficient
machines which school and hospital
training turn out, and 1 was ready to
turn to anything for relaxation and en-
tertainment Just across the areaway
from my window was an apartment
house, and / used to hear some one
singing there and would close my eyes
and listen to the music. One day some
OF my friends had brought me a mag
nificent clump of lilies of the valley and
1t occurred to nae that 1t would be nice
to send some of them to the girl who
made the music. knew that 1t would
be useless to try and enlist the services
OF my matter-of-fact nurse in trying to
find out her name, SO determined on
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LUCK IN A FOUR LEAF
BY Sarah Lindsay Coleman

manner and no heart to speak Of"
Graham" called his host.
Have you said yes to Van Horn?'
asked Graham.
Not YETI she said, touch Of de-
fiance in her voice, as though she
feared something within herself 1T
was just after you asked me last night.
But intend to- Suddenly her lips
quivered and she cried, II don't want
clover"
There's but one life. VIII you spend
1t with me. dear?"
She shook her head; there was a sob
in her throat
rs it so hard?" asked the man. The
child came nearer as he spoke, caught
the girls gown and looked at them
with wide. half frightened eyes.
TOO hard?" sternly.
"Grahami" shouted his host, you'll
miss your trainl"
Good by" he said.
The girl stood motionless, her eyes
downcast.
He was goingi What were Jewels,
fine gowns, the Van Horn money-any-
thing. everything. without him.
She clutched his arm, but her words
choked in her throat
Billy" she cried, desperately.
Graham swung around.
BILLY, 1 don't-want-anythi
your
Graham laughed out, the laugh Of the
man triumphant, and the Small One
joined in with shrill and prolonged
glee.
"Girls." said their hostess, and she
waved her hand tragically, "he had me
under solemn promise. I was aching
to tell you-it was a cruel position. I
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the girl to whom you threw the flowers
you would never be tempted to try and
turn your romance into reality?" asked
Anne.
Il have enough romance to last me
for a lifetime"
But suppose the girl was really
very nice girl and very pretty girl?"
Makes no difference"
Did you know that l lived in the
apartment house back Of the hospital
at which you were a patient?" Anne's
expression was rather mischievous.
mo. didn't. Then it is possible that
you know the woman with the con-
tralto voice. Do your"
Yes, knew her. In fact, have the
slipper and the bunch Of lilies Of the
valley"
How did you get them? Your voice
is soprano"
Anne's expression was distinctly mis-
chievous now. In fact, she seemed to
have great difficulty in keeping from
laughing outright. as she said:
"The woman you heard singing was
our old negro cook whom we brought
up from the South with u.s. I had to
take the flowers and slipper off her
hands to pacify her. She was going
over to the hospital and raise a row
on the presumption that the negro jani-
tor had tried to f1irt with her 1 put
the flowers and slipper out of her way
and she finally forgot about them. and
so did I. When read your book it
started me to thinking, and when 1
met you 1 determined to find out If 1t
was really you who threw the flowers.
II think" said Tom, slowly, that the
joke is decidedly on me-"
Undoubtedly said Anne. But If
you had not have thrown the flowers
you wouldn't have written the book.
And if you had not written the book
l would not have gone out of my way
to meet you. So, all Is well that ends
well.'''
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HaWorth.

do you think she Is seriousf" he
asked.
"Oh. not yet. But she drifts with
him, and that Is one of his most at
tractive Notwithstanding. You drift,
and drift, and think you are steering,
and all at once"
She hesitated. frowningly.
"Overboard?" suggested Stephen
Eyes. wheneyou never dreamt OF be-
ing In love. He seems so harmless. so
colorless, you know what I mean Most
men have to be amused. You feel on
guard with them. But Haworth is rest
full Before you know 1t you are per-
fectly natural with him and you talk,
and drift, and talk, and all he says is
yes, yes, and all he does is look at you.
not as If you were just a rather good
looking girl. but as If you were really
thinking, reasoning individual. And
Marjorie will like that. And then some
day she'll look in his eyes and waken
and lose self in love-"
"Cribbed said Stephen, softly.
''Awfully pretty, Con, but It's an echo
from a greater even than thou. Have
some of the salmon a la heaven knows
what. It's coming our way"
Constance let the salmon pass, and
smiled contentedly at the plain, youth
full face beside her. Even the eye
script nose, could add neither age nor
wisdom to 1t.
stephen, you are a dear" she said
'You are a blessed relief to a threat
ened possibility Of sentiment. After
Marjorie's married to Haworth 1 think
1 shall adopt you.''
"As a relief to threatened posi-
bility, etc?"
mo. The possibility only threat
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k2Zsz3- Ez1z414 Iemlnlnlly IN QeT
crisp. befiounced muslin. well aware Of
her beauty, and of the maddening tilt
of her adorable chin, swept down the
stairs and out to the steps, where she
fingered Just long enough to give him
q cool. little good-by and drifted on. In
her wake WAS the Small One, her faith
full follower.
Graham talked blithely. 1t wasn't
the easiest thing he'd ever done. He
was wildly conscious of Elizabeth out
there beyond the lawn standing knee
deep in clover.
In his haste to get away from a place
grown unfriendly over night, he ran
down the steps as the trap came
around, and almost stumbled over the
GREATNESS Small One. With words
not ineligible to the uninitiated. she
thrust something warm and moist into
his hand.
Did you mean it?" he asked eagerly.
He had raced over the lawn with the
child on his shoulder. "One leaf. you
know, is for love-"
No; not that. It's just my goodby.
It's to bring you all that four-leaf
can bring; it's to ask you to think OF
me more kindly" She broke off to
cry.
"Do you think I'm rich?" she flung
out denantly.
perhaps so; perhaps not" Graham
spoke contentedly Most Of us here
have money enough to keep us going. !"
IT haven't" she cried sharply. Il
don't belong among you! I'm Cinder-
ella slipped into Vanity Fair-as poor
as a church mouse. / never went to
house party before. l sold the pitiful
little place owned to come. here. I'm
tired of counting pennies. Of going
shabby, of being starved Of all that is
beautiful and desirable in life. and
So
you're going to marry me-" said
Graham.
And so I'm going to marry Mr.. Van
Horn" defiantly. I'm going to leave
the schoolroom grind behind me. the
debts and duns and skinny dinners
You see how / take to luxury" with a
laugh that had no JOY in it. I'm born
for it. I've got a line of ancestors
that stretch across the sea, beauty. a
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voice, and it is quite possible that she
was as homely as original sim"
Tom RilKer was provoked. Theoreti-
cally, he held that in every love affair
there should be some temporary OBJ
stacle to the happiness of the lovers.
These temporary obstacles not only
gave spice to the love affairs them
selves, but they afforded hardworking
novelists like himself a fair chance to
earn q living. Now he was finding a
lifetime OF theory deftly upset by a few
moments Of practice. His courtship Of
and engagement to Anne Lorrimer had
been a very commonplace affair. but
he was so much In love that he could
not see the advantage OF obstacles.
temporary or otherwise. They had met
at the summer resort and were thrown
together constantly from the first meet
ing by relatives and friends. who had
promptly decided that the match would
be a good one. Now the inevitable rift
in the lutte had appeared in Anne's jeal-
ousy Of the heroine whom Riker had
painted in his newest and most sue
cessful book, "a Pair of Slippers"
'Of course. she may have been home
ly and all that" said Anne, with an air
of dissatisfaction, but you didn't paint
lavish hand. all the graces and beauties
that woman could possess and-what
is especially calling to me-you de-
scribed her as just the opposite to me
In every way. can't help but think
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tain prejudice-the friendliness.
mean In his favor. and you don't know
Marjorie as I do
Stephen glanced down the long,
candle-shaded dinner table to where
Marjorie sat. A group of yellow chrys-
anthemums mingled their gold with
the tint of her hair, and her face was
half hidden by them. Only a slightly
tilted chin was visible. 1t was a de-
licious chin, piquant and interrogative.
and he knew that she was talking to
HaWorth.
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stood here helpless. and out there"
with another sweep that took in the
universe, Elizabeth refused him. He
wants to be married for himself-such
an old fogy idea-but he's very much
worth while: he's president of facto-
ries and banks and trusts, all spelled
with capital, and. and" In a shrill
little wall Elizabeth, not knowing, re-
fused him.
All her color shattered by the words
she had heard. Elizabeth stood among
them silent. She was wishing desper-
ately that he was poor, that she might
make the sacrifice for him, and her
usefulness shone in her eyes.
Poor Elizabeth" said their hostess
But the Van Horns left cried a
soft, malicious girl voice.
Suddenly Elizabeth laughed, a gay
little staccato that ended in a ripple
of poor mirth. Yes" she said. "he isl
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HER PRINCE OF DREAMS
By lola L. Forester
Copyright. 1908. by T. c. Mcclure.)

F course you are his
friend"
1T makes no diff
ference"
mo" she assented,
doubtfully. "Only in
the point Of view. 1t
would create q Ger
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HE maid knocked
gently upon Miss
Catherwood's d oor
and handed in a
card. Miss Gather
wood looked at 1t
and tossed 1t to the
floor.
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UT, sweetheart, you
are not going to be
jealous of a girl 1
never saw-a girl
who probably never
existed. Remember
that I never heard
ANYTHING but her
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RAHAM stood In the
center of the group of
young women who
were loud in their
regret at his depart
ure, Elizabeth. a
swirl of charming
fernfninitv in her
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-05-03
BUILDING STREETS.

Contractor Palmberg now has under
way he construction Of new streets on
Fifth, Jerome. and Fifteenth. e. A.
Gerding has the contract for Seventh.
These are all 10 be paved with crushed
stone from the county stone crusher.
W. A, Gooding Is grading some lots
In Alderbrook and using the earth to
all in on the Cedar street improvement
for which he has the contract. At the
meeting OF the council tomorrow night
ordinances will be introduced for the
replanking of portions Of Bond, Com
rectal, Eleventh and Fourteenth
streets.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-05-03
HOTEL Oh COFFEE cLuBf

IL would seem that uII well-inten-
toned citizens would be glad to assist
an innocent and worthy enterprise such
az a coffee club. My goodlooking Ger
man friend In his letter TO the Budget
proves the contrary when he seeks 10
knock the coffee club on the ground
that II will interfere with the building
OF good hotel In Astoria! Don't that
extinguish your breath7 What has kept
that hotel out OF town all these years.
VIII the conversion Of couple Of
Mtorerooms- unused for yearS--into q
young mems resort be the means OF
keeping modern hotel from being
built here7 Who In all the wide world
should build good hotel In Astoria.
anyway. II not the railroad, which
brings the people here and takes them
away and which owns more property In
the county than any other organization
or Individual? You live In glass
house. old boy. Better not write about
mossbacks while your corporation does
nothing to improve the city.
win the Coffee club interfere with the
restaurants? suppose a man or doz-
fn men wanted TO come here from Port
land and start restaurants. would they
interfere with business? Would any
body undertake TO keep them away7
Of course not. The Coffee club can
pay It's license and It's taxes. and has
Jus, as much right to do business ss
any man. But my friend undertook 10
defend the city against the Coffee club
under d inisapprehension. lie thought
the ''olly tong'ied" ~ man had some
thing 10 sell TO the club, and was pc
cnniarlly interested Such Is rot the
case. as ain working on a salary and
on the same orders on which l have
worked in other coast cities where |
have assisted In forming clubs. since
II can be- shown conclusiyely 10 any
one Interested enough 10 investigate
that Coffee club will not interfere 20
any serious extent wlth any mans busi
ness or with any other organization,
why should good men belittie them
selves by antagoni1ing u? II is mere
~ an effort to provide n place Of in
tereat ani assistance 10 men whose
wants are now absolutely unprovided
for, and which can harm nobody and
may do much good. II is founded on
the same plan as the Y. NJ. G.. A., and
Il IL the fond hope Of those Interested
that IL may be worthy to give place TO
aY. NJ. c. A. when the time Is ripe
In Astoria for that institution. What Is
more worthy than Y, ~. c. A. In any
city? II In noticeable that the saloon
men DO not antagonIze the club, They
are not afraid OF being run out. Why
should others get excited? II a $500
Coffee club win knock out big hotel,
or the new courthouse. or a sawmiil'
then down with the Coffee club until
the hotel gets fair start.
Nobobdy has the best interest of the
city al heart more than those who are
backing the Coffee club. Better give
in. now. and help us along.
w. A. CRANE.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-05-03
COUNTY COURT.

Judge G. J. Trenchard viii open the
regular law and probate court tomor-
row, and on Wednesday the commis-
stoners court win convene. The most
important business OF the session will
be the OPENING OF bids for the Lewis
and clary drawbridge. No proposals
have as yet been filed. but II IL expect
ed thnt several representatives Of
bridge building firms will be on hand
az the time with plans and prices.
Proposals VIII also be received for re-
building the bridge across the Necan-
lcum al Seaside. Various petitions will
be presented for county roads, includ-
ing one for improving the road frcm
warrentoa 10 Flavel.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-05-03
ANITA REACHES MANILA.

The gasoline schooner Anita ras reach
ed Manila In safety. after passage Of
so days from this port. She left the
mouth Of the Columbia in the early
part OF March. The voyage was a
quick one and no advlces have been
received tending to show that the craft
was at any time in distress. The An
lta Is admirably fitted out for the Phil
Ippine coas,ing trade and Is expected to
do a good business. Besides 100000
feet Of lumber her outward cargo con-
sisted Of lot OF machinery, tools and
indictments.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-05-03
BASEBALL GAME TODAY,

Opening of the baseball season on the
lower Columbia win take place today
between Astoria and cathlamet, at the
latter place. The Astorlans have not
had sufficient field practice to insure
good team work, but the players have
all been In the game so will doubtless
put up q stift contest. Cathlamet has
one OF the. best organized teams any
where in this section and expect to
carry of the first game easily. (Astor-
ians don't think sol. They have for
their twirler an old league player, who
has aecidently found his way to the los
ging camps In that vicinity, and then to
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-05-03

fall back on they have Harry McDer-
mott. former pitcher for Astoria and
Fort Stevens. and who also pitched for
Vancouver last year. For catcher they
have been fortunate TO secure the SER
Vices OF Dick" Haidermau, Of War
renton. Following IL the lineup Of the
Astoria team:
Catcher, Cone.
Pitcher. RoSs. Kelly.
First base. Grant.
Second base (captain) Stockton.
Third base, Baltimore
Short stop. Fletcher.
Left field, Barker.
Center field, Kelly.
Right field. Davis.
The next game will be between As
toria and Fort Stevens, at the latter
place. next Sunday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-05-03
A SUCCESS.

The tea and sale held Thursday even
ing under the auspices OF Ocean circle
Women Of woodcraft was financially
and socially success. Many thanks
have been expressed both by members
OF the circle and camp for the kindness
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ziegier In allowing
the use OF their home for the purpose
and for the especial care they took to
make everybody at home and sincerely
welcome. 1t is also wished that every
one who helped to make the occasion
such a success viii accept the thanks OF
Ocean circle W. o. W. and camp w,
O. W.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-05-03
AT THE ALLEYS LAST NIGHT.

A bowling team from the Portland
Commercial club arrived in the city
on last nights train and were promptly
escorted 10 the Commercial cluhrooms
and the pins began TO tumble. In the
contest u. ]. Ply won the highest
total score OF either side, l9i. and w.
Mathsna captured the best single score
~. Out OF the four games played the
locals won the first three losing the
fourth with the interesting score OF sao
ana 23s in favor OF the visitors. The
total scores and an even hundred IN
faror OF the local team. 9Ai to AA. Fol-
lowing Is the game In detail:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-05-03
CONSIDERING CHANGE OF PLANS

All subscribers to the Commercial
club gymnasium fund, are requested 70
attend meeting Of the club at It's
rooms Tuesday evening at s o'clock
to consider the advlsability Of fitting
M the old A. r. c, gymnasium In
stead OF erecting new building, Funds
enough are In sight with which to pay
the expense OF the new plan, and the
directors think It wiser than to go
ahead with a building which would ne
cessltate debt. The consent OF the
subscribers is desired to change the
plans