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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-19
Superstition an0
q Trio
BY EPES w. SARGENT

Copyright, isa, by X. A. Whitehead

And the one who looks over your
shoulder into the water is the man you
viii marry" concluded Mrs, Pleasan'
san. II never knew IL 10 fail"
yohn Pleasanton smiled behind his
newspaper. Halloween superstitions
we're nonsense, but here was an oppor-
tnnity for advancing Jem Howeli's
chances. II Grace believed in such
things what was easier than sending
Howell to the spring TO appear at the
eppogtune momenty And the best OF
ne Joke wsuld be that his wife was
aiding him TO circumvent Harry Pow
"a. the maternal choice for son.inlaw.
~isat there 10 no we'll to look down"
yrvsested Grace. Our well Is pump
.sTne spring will do even better" was
she confronting assurance. Grace shiv-
sed.
Go alone to the spring at Midnight"
sae cried.
"Iu 10 with you" cried Pax, her
SMALL brother, who found some relief
N Latin from his Puritan name Of
Peaceful Mrs. PleAsanton held up her
hands In horror.
Indeed you will not" she cried in
sAoeked tones. That would break the
spell Grace must 30 alone" And she
smiled 10 herself as she thought Of her
eseverness In providing Powers with
an opportunity to propose under prop
srly romantic conditions.
She knew that Grace would like Hsr-
~ were II not that Vance Waddell had
gained her fancy. 1t was merely a
passing fancy, and with superstition TO
aid him Harry would have no trouble
in displacing his rival. 1t was only her
husbands stubborn insistence upon
Jem Howell which had prevented her
from ousting Waddell before. She
could have dealt with a single opposi-
ton, but the two were against her. and
she must resort TO strategy.
She did not dream that her husband
had paid any attention TO her talk, so
she smiled placidly to herself over her
sewing in the thought that on the NOR
row victory would perch upon her ban
ners. while ON the opposite side of the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-19

RLLD 4Ah04los
table her better half chuckled at the
pit she had dug for herself. Neither
thought Of Pax. s....
Jem Howell, pacing up and down by
the stream the following evening, heard
footsteps and became suddenly alert
A moment and a shadow crossed his
face. The firm tread he heard never
could be Grace approaching. He step
ped back into the shadow OF the big
butternut tree which shaded the spring
Just as Harry Powers burst through a
tangle of brush and approached the
spring. .# f'@
The latters quick eyes detected his
RIVALS form, though not bis identity,
and with a spring he was upon him.
-f'n teach you tramps to hang around
yr1Yate property" he ried; then his
grip upon the others coat relaxed as
saey came into the moonlight, and he
could see the face Of his captive.
What are you hanging around here
1nrT be demanded.
Il was just coming. over from Bas-
eom's and thought I'd like drink Of
sprtng water" was the easy explana-
tion. 1t never would do to let Powers
know that he expected Grace.
wonder you didn't stop at the
house," growled Powers. You're al
ways hanging around here"
II was afraid I'd run into you," re-
1orted Jem. Somehow you always
seem to be there yourself"
"If I am, I'm welcome" was the re-
sponse. "birs. Pleasanton was saying
the other night she never seemed to
have a chance for nice quiet chat
some one else always keeps butting in"
"You could have all the chance you
want" advised Howell, IF you wasn't
bothering Grace all the time. Mr..
PIeasanton was saying just the other
night that Grace ought to know all
your jokes by heart now"
, HE laughed at that one about the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-19
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS.
CHIEF QUARTERAlASTER's OFFIC

CHIEF QUARTERAlASTER'S OFFICE,
Vancouver Barracks, Wash, February
IL, 1906. Sealed proposals, in triplicate,
will be received at this office until II
o'clock a. H., March II, 1905, and then
publicly opened, for the construction at
Fort Stevens, Oregon, Of wagon shed
and alteration Of stables. Full informa.
tion will be furnished on application to
this office. Plans may also be seen at
the office of the Depot Quartermaster,
Portland, Oregon; Constructing Quar-
termaster, Fort Stevens, Oregon. The
United States reserves the right to ac-
cept or reject any or all bids or any part
thereof. Envelopes containing proposals
should be indOrsed: Proposals for
building wagon shed, etc, Fort Stevens"
and addressed to the Chief Quartermas-
ter, Vancouver Barracks, Wash.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-19

WANTED - GENERAL AGENT TO
represent us in this locality; man
with some ability; we offer the best
plan to buy orange groves in Southern
California on small monthly payments;
permanent position with libenl pay to
good men who can produce business;
write today. California Fruit Growers
Association of Los Angeles, 2s II. w.
Hellman Bldg, Los Angeles, Cal.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-19
A Tight Ring.

To remove tight ring from the fin
ger take a long thread Of silk and put
one end under the ring and draw II
through several inches, holding 1t with
the thumb in the palm of the hand.
Then wind the long end of the silk
tightly round the finger down to the
nail. Take hold Of the short end of
the silk and, holding 1t toward the I'm
ger, unwind it, and the silk, pressing
against the ring, will withdraw 1t,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-19
AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS, REPAIR

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS, REPAIR.
men, chauffeurs and others wanted all
over the country; $4,000 machines built
this year in United States; afTording
great opportunities for our students; Q
cents a day will qualify you for good
wages in this growing field. For full
particulars and one free lesson, includ'
ing a Dictionary OF Motoring Terms.
Address The Correspondence School Of
Automobile Engineering, suite 1853
Fltiron Bldg, New York.
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WANTED. YOUNG MEN. pREpARl

WANTED: YOUNG MEN; PREPARE
yourselves TO all the positions that
will be created as fast as the numerous
railroads complete thar extensions during
1905; salaries paid telegraph operators
$50 to $50 per month; we prepare You
at. home by mail first and you can enter
our school later, saving to 3 months
board and tuition; write for our terms
today. Pacific Coast School OF Tele'
graphy. Portland, Ore.
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Time Limit Fixed.

"Jane, hasn't that young man gone
yeti"
HE is just going, papa"
"Jane"
Eyes, papa"
"In precisely sixty seconds you will
say, He has just gone"
Eyes, papa" Cleveland Plain Dealer
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): QUICK RETURN COLUMNS.
~ SutonsW Advertiser Inserted
~ Without
HELP WANTED.

LEARN 1ELEGRAPHY AND X. r,
Accounting, $50 to $500 . month sal
Ary assured our graduates under bond.
Our ak schools the largest In America
and endorsed by oil Railroads. Write
for catalogue. MORSE SCHOOL OF
TELEGRAPHY, Cincinnati. O., Buffalo,
N. Y, Atlanta. Ga, La Crosse, Wis, Tex
arksna, Tex, San Francisco, Cal.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-19

WANTED Energetic, trustworthy man
to work in Oregon, representing
Large Manufacturing Co.; salary $40 TO
500 per month, paid weekly; expenses
advanced. Address with stamp, j. II.
Moore, Astoria, Ore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-19

SECOND HAND DONKEY ENGINES
for sale, suitable for logging and
hosting purposes For description and
price apply to Z. D. Kuettner, Astoria,
Oregon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-19

FURNISHED ROOMS WANTED

WANTED -- ONE FURNISHED ROOM
with bath. Address, stating terms,
ar" care Astorian. f-20
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-CHEAP-HORSE, BUG
,gy and harness. Inquire Astorian Of
fee.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-19

FOUND, on COMMERCIAL STREET,
ladies' hand bag, containing money.
Apply 3s7 18th street.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-19

WANTED-BY FAMILY OF THREE
adults, a middle-sged woman for gen.
eral housework; must be good, plain
cook and laundress. Address, stating
wages. Box 80, Seaside. Oregon.
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YOUNG MAN OF GOOD EDUCATION
desires employment OF amy kind
X. II. r., Astorian. flo
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SALESMAN AND WINDOW TRIM
mer; speaks Scandinavian; references
I. W., care Astorian. f'ls
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FOR sALE-$45O.0O ONE ACRE, FINE
land. New 6 room house on . All
fenced. Good well on river bank, a
fine home for a fisherman. Net rack,
barn and boat house 60 with place. At
Burnside Station. Apply to Nels Pet
erson, Skamokawa, Wash.
Barton County democrat., 1906-11-23
DISTRICT NO. 60.

1t was beautiful snow Monday
morning.
Prof. Howes and daughter, Libbie,
and Frank Kraft and sister, Alva,
spent last Saturday at Great Bend.
The Prof. was greatly pleased with
the town aud county superintendent.
The teachers association was well
attended and papers were excellent.
Mrs. Schultz is improving slowly.
She has been sick a long time.
Mr.. Jos. Sekavec is a very sick
man He is not expected to live.
Mr.. Cipra is also on the sick list.
Misses Alva Kraft and Mary
Jacic were pleasant visitors at school
last week. Examination lasted two
days last week.
Your humble scribe was re elected
Justice of the peace for the city of
Wilson and Wilson township, Els
worth county, for two years.
There will be no school at Bethel
on Thanksgiving day or the day fol.
lowing as Prof. Howes will attend the
Golden Belt Teachers Association
where he speaks on the subject oI
"Rural Inequality of School Taxation
and Some Needed Reforms.
The scholars at Bethel will give ;
One entertainment on November 28tE
for the dedication of their flag. Thi'
will be the first flag to float over F.;
country school house in Barton
county. Hon. Jacob Sackman, O
Wilson, will deliver the address. H
will be accompanied by several Vet
Grams and Sons of Veterans. Mr.
Sackman is good speaker and al
old soldier. In the evening ther
will be basket supper and a gran,
spectacular tableau Of Old Glory an
the thirteen original states, with tn
Goddess of Liberty in the centel
The children will be dressed in red
white aud blue, and four boy
dressed in uniform with draw
swords. A voting contest will ais
be held. All are cordially invited ;
grand time is expected.
Barton County democrat., 1906-11-23

stables, l.. D. Leach and Wm.
Eikmier.
Pawnee Rock, Township: Trustee
Jno. B. Unruh, (dled Nov. IA, 1867
treasurer, Jacob 2. Smith; clerk, J.
T. Kell; justice of peace, H. T. Rat
cliff; constables, W. L. Smith and
Ben Keohn.
South Bend Township; Trustee,
Sam Brougher; treasurer, H. L.
Ward; clerk, Fred Witte: justice of
peace, Justus Sandrock and N. P.
Nelson; constables, Anderson Booker
and Dennis WeatherS.
Union Township. Trustee, Fred
Dundas; treasurer, John Jonas; clerk
Geo. Brinson; justice of peace. J. W.
Susank and W. P. Verbeck; consta-
blesa f. J. Susank and Henry Jonas.
Walnut Township: Trustee, John
W. Lowery; treasurer, c. F. Hays;
clerk, T. H. Baine; justice Of peace:
Sam White and Robert Hlaverty
tonstables, L. Zimmerman and Alex
Keller, Jr.
Wheatland Township: Trustee
J.P. Ochs; treasurer, Carl Bitter
clerk, D. K. Baty; justice of peace
Lemon Stickney and Henry Nuss
Jr. constables, Fred Schneider anc
Amos Wilkinson.
Barton County democrat., 1906-11-23
Letter to Mr. J. [. Cox, Great Bend, Kansas.

Letter 10 MT. j. l. Cox, Great Bend, Kansas.
Dear Sir: You are the agent for
Devoe lead andzinc for your town
and country.
The whole doctrine of it turns On
these three points:
Q) 1t is all paint and true paint;
(2) 1t is the strongest paint;
(S) 1t is full measure
Because it is all paint, true paint,
proportioned for strength and full
measure.
(D 1t takes least for a job;
(2) Looks best all the time;
(S) Lasts longest;
(4) Gathers the trade, and holds
customers.
There is no such argument for any
other paint; there is no other such
paint; there is nothing but talk fol
any other paint. Devoe is the paint
if you want the facts on your side.
The country is full of experiences
we bring these experiences to bear OIL
your trade. Youts truly
F. w. DEvoE & Co.
New York, Chicago and Kansas CITY
Barton County democrat., 1906-11-23

Thanksgiving services Thurs
day, November 29th, at 11:3O a.
m, in the Baptist church. Music
under direction of Miss Poole.
l. Doxology.
2-Lord's Prayer.
3-Hymn, "All Hail the
Power"
4-First Lesson, Deut. g.: Rev.
W. L. Sutherland.
5-Anthem, Choir.
6-Second, 1st Thess. 5:12-24,
Rev. D. 7. Summerville.
Prayer, Rev. S. Olinger.
6-Selection, Choir.
9-Sermon, Rev. j. C. Ander-
son.
10'-Ofering.
11-Hymn, America"
12-Benediction.
The Tuesday evening whist club
enjoyed a pleasant session with
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lundblade
this week.
NJ. Mayors is now located at JET
ferson, Colo.
A. E. Taylor transacted business
. a; Hutchinson Tuesday.
Barton County democrat., 1906-11-23
Special Rates Via the A. T.&S.E. Ry
From Great Bend, Kansas.

Home visitors excursion to Illinois,
Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wiscon-
sin and other states Nov. 18th and
q, 1906. Rate, fare and one third
for round trip, limit 80 days, no stop
overs.
1898 Wichita and return, on sale
Noy, 29lh and sOth, and Bee. LIST.
return limit Dec, 3Oth, 1905.
Homeseekers exclrsion every first
and third Tuesday of each month.
For further particulars please apply
10 W. R. Klindenst,
Agent A. 7. & S. F.Gt Bend, Ks.
WANTED-Gentleman or lady
with good reference to travel by rail
or with rig for firm of $780, 10000
capital. Salary $l,O72.OO per year
and expenses, salary paid weekly and
expenses advanced. Address, with
stamp, Jos. A. Alexander. Great
Bend, Kans.
Miss Helen Hobbs, reader will
give an entertainment at the Congre.
gational church Friday evening Nov
so. This reader canes with the
highest recommendations. No on,
can afford to miss it.
2O,144 pounds of Rawleigh's I'm
perial Stock Food shipped in tw'
days, Get it of F. G. Krebaum
l214 0dell street.
Barton County democrat., 1906-11-23

A. E Taylor transacted business
al Hutchinson Tuesday.
Barton County democrat., 1906-11-23
Commissioners Proceedings.
County Clerks Office,
Nov. 9, 1906.
"BoARD OF CANvASSERS." "


The county commissioners met
pursuant to law, at the place and at
the time afore mentioned for the pur-
pose Of canvassing the votes cast at
the general election held in the said
county on November 6, 1905.
S. !. Williams, Frank Wood and
Nick Klepper, members OF the said
board and H. d. Ashpoie, county
clerk, were in attendance.
The first eight townships, in alpha.
betical order, were canvassed and
adjournment was then effected until
Notember 10, 1906.
Pursuant to the adjournment of
the day before the board Of canvas
Sers met on NoSember 10, 1906, all
members of said board being present.
The canvas of the remaining town.
ships and cities was then taken up
and completed, and the result of the
entire canvas was recorded in tabu
lated form in Volume 3d." "Abstract
of Votes Cast" Certified abstracts of
the entire canvas, relative to state
officers, congressman, and represen
tative were forwarded by the county
clerk to the Secretary of State, and
certificates of election were ordered
issued to those candidates for the
several county officers, who received
a majority of the votes cast for their
Irrespective positions.
The following election bills were
allowed:
WI Townsey, printing ballots .... ..... 1888 Is
q D Ashpole, distributing ballots &C.. 40 90
H E Knox, printing sheriff's proclamation. S Is
S Dalziel, posting Il N
Ira q Clark, publishing election Il g
Frank Wood. canvassing election returns q
NV Klepper, To-
S Williams, 7i(
Crane d Co. election supplies. 80. l26 q
The county clerk was ordered to
make apportioument Of the election
expenses according to law.
The canvas of the election returns
being completed, the Board adjourned
and met as board of commissioner.
for the transaction of general bushes!
The checking Of the county
treasurer's returns to the county clerk
for the period from April lst to Dc
tober lst. 1906 occupied the attention
! of the board.
Said returns as checked over b,
the Board, are set forth in the sev
| eral items of receipts and disburse
: ments as follows:
RECEIPTS.
Barton County democrat., 1906-11-23
new Township
]. Officers

Continued from First Page.
Barton County democrat., 1906-11-23

NJ. Mayors is now located at JEFF
ferson, Colo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-11
FAULTY DIGESTION.
Quickly Skaters the Nervous System
aud Should BE Given Atten-
ton TT Once

IF the sufferer with weak nerves only
realized that a faulty digestion was
the chief cause of nerve exhaustion, a
cure would be much easier for he
would then strengthen the digestive or
gans with Mi-O-na stomach tablets
A few days use of these tablets will
tone and strengthen the digestive sys-
TEN so that 1t will absorb all the ele-
ments of nerve force from the daily
food, and the nerves will be strength
ened, sleeplessness will be overcome,
weakness will vanish and the various
functions of the body will become nat
ural and regular.
If YOU have specks before the ewes.
are slcepless, have nervous twitchings.
nausea or distress after eating, If the
appetite is poor and there Is general
debility and weakness, begin the use
of Mi-o-na at once, and you will soon
notice a marked improvement in health.
II will give strength and vigor to the
whole digestive system, restore the
vital force and nerve energy, and I'M
part ambition. strength and good spir-
it's to the discouraged. rundown and
weak.
You run no risk whatever in buying
Mio-na, for T.. G. Fowler gives an
absolute guarantee with every o0-cent
box that the money will be refunded
unless Mi-o-na does all that is claimed
for It..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-11
TIME NOT HERE
SENATOR BACON SEES PROBLEMS
IN ANNEXATION OF CUBA.
Washington Special.

Washington Special.
II am not in favor Of annexing Guba
at least not for the present" said Sen
The Senator. who is one OF the leaders
of me Democratic party in the South
and the nation. Is on hie way home
from Atlantic City.
Aside from our obligation not to-.
he went on. ut is. In my opinion, not
/ w to our interest to absorb Cuba:
7 ,le reasons against 1t cannot be stated
however, are the racial conditions
Counting all those having African blood
as negroes. presume they constitute 81
majority OF the people of Cuba. Grner-
ally speaking. social Is well as polif1-
cal equality exists among all classes
The negroes are there a prominent SELF
assertive and aggressive force in mat :.
tiers civil and military. insistent Of
iitionary enterprises of the past and
present. 1t is through their power
that President Palma has been drivch
from office. To introduce such com:
munity into our Federal system woulu
seriously enlarge and intensity the ra :
cial problem which We most unfortun-
ately already have on our hands In the
United States. -.
Then. again, with development o.
the sugar and tobacco interests. ir
Cuba. which would certainly and speed
those interests in the, United stats ,.
would soon be destroyed. Certain KINDS
Of tobacco production might be eXcep,,
ed. but, generally speaking. this woui4
be the result. The same result would
in large degree follow as to the citrous
and semi-tropical fruit Industries OF
the United States. am not pro pro
tectionist per Sc. but I am not IN iavor
of going out of my way to destroy the
domestic industries of tfs 1oun III ib rss
Particulars is immense. l have for
gotten what our revenue is from from to- o.
the largest single revenue prod ;iclnS
import somewhere between $50 ooo,ooo
and 100000 900 per snnurl. WITH an
pexation and development Of the su-
gar production in Cuba suff1cient -
supply our total consumption. this 1eve1
nue. would be gone and its place wodi':
have to be filled by some other more
burdensome tax.
THE time may come when It may oe
necessary to annex Cuba. but l don
think that time is vet here. ] thilth
the question of what Is best and neces,
sary TO be done to safeguard against y
recnrrence of the recent disorders IN
The island will be very carefully ana
seriously considered at the approaching
session o. Congress-.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-11
Hartman Lines Cover the Country.
Jobn Moody in Moody's Magazine for

nctoher
while the story Of DEVELOPMENT Is
interestng fherf tbe Is onw warner march of
the Hartman lines. If current reports
are finally verified. tha system of rail-
roads under the Hartman control or
great lines from the Atlantic to the
Pacific; they will connect New York
and San Francisco. by way OF both
Chicago ard st. Louis; they will ex-
and Washington 10 Seattle and Port,
land. they will connect Chicago and
New Orleans as directly as they today
connect Portland with Los Angeles.
railway traffic OF New Jersey to as full
an extent as they are today the domi-
nant factors of transportation In the
vast stretch Of country west or the
Nississippi and south Of the Dakotas.
man will he able to enter all the
great cities of the United States on the
Hartman lines from New YORK 10 Sf,E
Francisco, ard VIII also be able to
from thence to San Francisco. Por tlanr
and Seattle on the steamship INES OF
the Hartman system.
The Hartman interests have close
groups of bankers in the world. whose
Influence is such that they can at al
most any moment command hundreds
of millions of foreign CAPITAL for the
promotion Of any Legitimate enterprise
II would therefore, be within the prob
abilities TO say that Mr. Hartman and
his associates in the Union Pacific en-
teprises would be able. at any time.
more for any vast enterprise along
these lines which they might be in
clined to undertake..
Broken Reflections.
You never miss the water till the
bathing season Is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-11
Head Notes Of tie Decisions
of Alabama Supreme Court
THOMAS v. THOMAS.


Damages for Breach Of Contract
decided April %. 1905. Il so.
Rep, 141.)
= /. Pleading; set-off and counter
claim; recoupment; title OF plea "A
plea termed a plea of recoupment claim.
ing a sum of money had and received
by plaintiff, which the defendant oners
to set-off against the claims OF tne
plaintiff and claims judgment TOT the
excess, while not good as plea Oh
recoupment. Is good as plea OF set
Off. and hence the overruling Of de-
murrer to it was error without In
jury.
2 Sales; requisites Of contract; ex-
ecutcd contract. -where nothing re-
manned to be done to determine the
quality, quantity or price of the goods
sold under the contract, and all that
was to be done under 1t was TO cneek
the invoice to ascertain what deouctioh
should be made for goods sold since
the making of the invoice. the contract
was an executed and not an executory
one.
Where the only pleas to an action for
the price of goods were the general
issue and set-off. evidence OF breach
of warranty or fraud was inaomissl-
BILE.
a contract of sale contains an express
warranty, the idea of any other war
ranty is excluded
Appeal from Birmingham City Court.
Heard before Hon. Charles w. Fer
guson.
Reversed and remanded. Opinion by
1 Dowdell. J.
HARRISON, Anderson and benson. j..
concur.