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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-13
LOVE AND
LAUNDRY
BY JOSEPH LANE
Copyright, 1900 by p. G. Eastment

Esscsecsscsssscss$ss$ssssssc ssscscSSsssssssSsS>essiS
III you keep ON having deaths In the
family at this rate. you win kill them
all OF before the end Of year and
have to marry into another family TO
ret more relatives to kill" warned
Freeman as he regarded the woman
who was supposed to keep his apart.
ments In order.
The ebony face opened wide In guf-
faw. Cynthia regarded Freeman as a
rare joker.
Deed" she protested II didn't lose
no family. 1t was my bes' lady. Her
lrle gal done got married yesterday"
s.well, don't let II happen again." be
warned. give the rooms 4 good clean
Ing today
Cynthia wriggled first on one foot.
then on the other. Il doan' can do no
cleanln' today" she protested, dis
my young lady day jes' come for
your wash. She tole me | could wash
yours there
IF you mean you are going to do
my laundry on some one else's gas
range. be careful that you get all my
things back"
Cynshsa, WITH many yoluble protesta-
lions, escorted him to the door and re-
turned to the apartment to gather up
the soiled clothes, and Freeman went
downtown to work.
Things all went wrong that day, and
when he came home in the evening he
went TO the top drawer, where from a
photograph and handkerchief he was
wont TO draw comfort. The girl In the
photograph smiled up at him, but the
handkerchief was gone, and. though he
turned out the contents Of every draw
er, he could not find II.
With an odd sense of foreboding be
sat down TO think 1t over. Freeman
was of an unusually sensitive tempera-
ment, and the loss Of the handkerchief
seemed TO him to be an omen.
Bessie had worn 1t when he had gone
to say goodby before he had started
for the city. and she had given 1t to him
to wrap the photograph in when he
slipped 1t into his pocket. 1t had been
his talisman, and the faint perfume
that be knew so well cleared his brain
of worries.
Now it was gone. just as Bessie had
gone. There was something uncanny
In its disappearance. and It seemed to
him to presage evil.
She had dropped utterly from sight.
She had written him that she, too. was
coming to town, and that was the last
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II was a.goin' to des slip 'em In do
drawer" she protested. "Doan' you ~
10 takin' 'em round"
-Hang the handkefchiefsF" b
shouted as he caught up his hat and
started for the door, and he darted ont
leaving behind a most astonlshed ne.
grcss.
Ten minutes later he was ringing the
bell Of dat house half mile away
and with trembling feet was climbing
the stairs. II might, Of course. all be a
mistake, yet 1t would, be odd II her
name was Hadley and II was not bis
Bessie
Then door openti in the hall above,
and her face peered over the banis-
tiers. With a choking cry she tottered
toward the stairs just as he sprang 10
the top, and an instant later she was
sobbing In his arms.
For moment he held her there. too
happy to speak. Then the closing OF q
door on the floor above aroused him.
and he quietly arewSher into the par
lor.
II have found You at last." he ex-
claimed. Il was beginning to fear that
you were dead"
Gently she slipped from his arms and
moved away Il sent and told you
where ! was she reproached. "You
never came to me-
II did 60" he protested. Il was out
Of town, When I came home they told
me that you had gone out one evening
and had not returned. | searched the
town for you, but could find no trace,
and / even went back to the old home
to see If you had become discouraged
and had returned there"
II met with an accident she ex-
planned. II was struck by an auto
mobile, and my head was hurt--con'
cussion Of the brain. they said 1t was.
| was insensible for two weeks. Then
sent to your address, but you had
moved, and no one seemed to know
where You were"
Il had fitted up fat for two" he
explained. when | lost you | could
not bear to live in 1t and be constantly
reminded of all had planned.
Then how did you find me nowT'
she asked.
Through your handkerchief" he ex.
planned.
81 did not know they were marked
with my address," she said coldly.
"There must be some other explana-
ton of your suddenly awakened de-
sire to see me. Did you not have my
address all the timer
do you remember that Cynthia
brought some ones washing to do here
at your house today" he demanded,
ignoring her question.
Bessie nodded.
"Weil, through some foolishness she
got the handkerchief you gave me the
day / went away mixed up with the
wash. When she came to pick 1t out
they were all alike, and she brought
the whole lot over to me to see II ]
/ could pick out mine"
Bessie's face cleared. do you
know" she said, that for a moment
I thought that since you knew where
/ lived you must have known all the
timer
''Tf had" he smiled, there would
have been double laundry for Gym.
thia long ago."
"And to think that little thing like
that should bring US togetherp she
cried Cynthia always spoke Of you
as her young gemman.'"
"And you were her young lady,"
he answered. Don't you think 1t Ia
about time there was change of own.
ershipT
"If you still want me, Charlie" she
said.
'If I want your he echoed as he
caught her to him, and Cynthia, com.
Ing back, beamed on them with the
air of one who has worked great
good.
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CALL FOR WARRANTS.

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL
parties holding Clatsop County War
rants endorsed prior to July !, 1905,
to present same for payment to County
1reasurers Office, No. 433 Commercial
street. Interest ceases after this date.
w. A. SHERMAN,
Treasurer Clatsop County, Ore.
Dated Astoria, Ore, Oct. 0, 1905.
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WOOD YARDS.
MOOD,

Cord wood, mill wood, box wood, any
kind Of wood q lowest prices. Kelly,
the transfer man. Phone aIor Main,
Barn on Twelfth, opposite opera
house.
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CITY NOTICES.
ELECTION NOTICE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
on the 18th day Of November 1905,
primary nominating election for the
city of Astoria will be held, at which
the following named officers will be
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NOTICE OF RECEIVING BIDS BY
cry.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
up to the hour OF 2 o'clock p. M, on
Saturday, the Goth day Of October,
1905, the Committee on Streets and
Public Ways Of the Common Council
Of the city. Of Astoria viii receive sealed
bids for repairing Commercial street,
from the east line Of 9th to west line
Of l4th street, as ordered improved by
ordinance No. 1900, approved on the
9th day of October, 1906. The right is
reserved to reject any and all bids.
JENS Fl. HANSEN,
]. J. ROBINSON,
P. L. STANGLAND,
Committee on Streets and Public Ways.
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OR S.ALr,--oNE HOT AIR FURNACE
for sale, Inquire OF John Hahn. or
j, O. A. Dowlby. i0.7.0t
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BOARDING.
THE LEYDE.

Rooms with or without board;
rates reasonable; good accom-
modation for transients. l4th
and Commercial.
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FOR RENT.
LOST AND FOUND.

LoST--A GOLD BADGE, ST. AN.
drew's Cross with crown v. r.. on
reverse side; Eliuor N. Carmichael.
Five dollars reward win be paid for its
return to Mrs. Julius Davis. i75 9th
st. l0-7.tf
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HELP WANTED.

WANTED Statesmen, MANY MAKE
800 TO $3.50 per month, Some even
more, stock clean, grown on Reser'
walton, far from old orchards. Cash
advanced weekly, Choice Of territory.
Address Washington Nursery Company.
Toppcniah, Washington" p.2S,tf
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WANTED TRAVELLING AND LOCAL
representatives, either sex, TO present
new, attractive advertising offer Of
ilrst.elass established Music School.
Permanent work and advancement. Sal
airy for travelling $1,000 frat year, and
expenses paid weekly. Joseph Moore,
lal Plymouth, Chicago. lo.io'4t
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THE PUBLISHERS or GOOD HOUSE.
keeping Magazine want representa-
tives, both local and to travel They
pay very liberal commissions and also
give largo Cash Prizes For terms
write, giving references, 10 Good House
keeping, Agency Dept, Springfield.
Mass i0.i0.3t
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING.
YoRI' SALE,

FOR SALE--lAo.ACRE RANCH. M
proved, located at Svenscn. For par
ticulars inquire Of Robert WILDLY, ali
Harrison Ave, or Ralph alcop, Sysnaen.
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WANTED COMPETENT GIRL FOR
housework. Apply s57 18th 81.
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FURNISHED ROOMS.

FOR RENT--REASoNABLE- FUR
nished room, private family. Inquire
T24 Exchange. e.20'ti
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sold Everywhere. In boxes icc. and sc.
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wANTED-To RENT UNFuRNIsHEp
house Of or Q rooms, centrally 10.
Gated. Address j 90. Astoria. o'2f.tf
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
WANTED TO FIND OUT.
Statesman Had Doubts ~ to Whether
Senator Riddleberger Was Able
to Agree with Himself.

Senator Blackburn tells story Of
the days when Riddleberger was q
senator from Virginia, which recalls
the late Senator Harris, OF Tennes-
see. All these senators were then mem-
bers Of the committee on the District
OF Columbia, and there was a fran
chise bill Of some kind pending, over
which there was some contention. Il
was referred to subcommittee, OF
which Riddleberger, Harris and two
other senator's were members. There
were two. reports, Riddleberg0r max
Ing the minority report.
The BILL was referred to another
committee. Riddleberger being the man
reappointed. with two different sena.
tors, and again he made minority
report. When the question came IN
as to what should be done with the
bill Senator Harris said, In his pre.
else and emphatic manner:
Mr.. Chairman, / move that this
bill be again referred to subcom-
mittee. and that the subcommittee
shall consist OF the senator from Vir-
ginia. ! make this suggestion In or.
der to ascertain IL the senator from
Virgins can agree with himself
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
Clippings Came Too Rapidly.

~AAEkAA6W -
It Is not often that an American
politician gets sick Of seeing his name
in print. Yet Senator Albert ]. Bev-
eridge, Of Indiana, got more clippings
q few days ago with his name In them
than he cared to see. This is the way
1t happened: The day the senator
introduced his meat inspection bill he
telegraphed an order to one OF the
New York press clipping bureaus to
send to him all clippings on the Bev-
eridge meat bill. Every paper In the
country printed something about the
packers and the Beveridge bill. The
first day following his order Beveridge
received several thousand clippings
and an enormous BILL The next day
the clippings and the bill were tre-
bled. The third day brought Senator
Beveridge's finish and gasping over
the amount OF his Indebtedness to the
man with the shears he telegraphed
as follows: Cancel my order: have
had enough"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04

The Madonna has at all times been
4 fayorite theme for the painter.
There Is something so beautiful and
sacred in, the love OF mother for her
helpless child that it could not but ap-
neal to him who devotes his life to
the immortalizing Of beauty wherever
he can find it. In the painting under
consideration there Is something more
than the mere expression Of this ten.
der emotion. There are two charming
faces and an unusually interesting as
semblage OF accessories. To allow
these accessories to predominate
would be omake chaos.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
INDIAN LEGEND.
Grandfather Of All Mosquitoes Ap-
peased His Appetite with q
Redman or Two.

There are pretty big mosquitoes In
the world, but If report be true they
have greatly degenerated in size and
strength since the days when this 10
gend was believed by many tribes Of
Indians.
The grandfather of all MOSQUITOES
lived in the neighborhood of Onon-
daga, N. Y. When he grew hungry he
would sally forth and eat an Indian
or two and pick his teeth with their
ribs. The Indians had no arms that
would prevail against this monster. SO
they called upon the Holder of Heavens
to come down. Finding that he had
met his match In this person the mos
quito flew eastward, sought help from
the witches that inhabited the Green
lake, and had reached Lake Onongaga
when his pursuer came up and killed
him.
AS his blood poured forth on the
sand each drop became smaller mos
quito. They gathered about the Hold
er Of the Heavens and stung him SO
cruelty that he half repented the SER
vice he had rendered to the Indians.
The Tuscaroras say that two of the
mosquitoes stood on opposite sides of
the Seneca river and slew all who
passed. Hiawatha killed them. A
reservation stone marks the place
where the Holder rested during his
chase, and tracks were until lately
seen south OF Syracuse alternated with
the footprints OF the mosquito. These
footprints were shaped like those of
a bird, and were 20 inches long. These
marks were reyered by the Indians for
many years.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
There lives In Alabama a man WI

There lives In Alabama man who
has q tender heart, and q high appre-
citation Of his congressman. Some
days ago this gentleman wrote let.
tor to his congressman, In which he
said: Il saw in the newspaper that
q congressman committed suicide the
other day on account OF financial DIFF.
aculties. hasten to send you SO,
and there is more II you need It." The
congressman has been showing the
letter to his jealous colleagues. whose
constituents do not send them money,
md even threatening to refuse them
their votes.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
Maryland Senator Pleases.

AS was to be expected, William
Pinckney Whyte. the venerable sue
cessor OF Senator German, has made a
most favorable impression on his COL
leagues. Dressed faultlessly and with
his courtly bearing, fine burgundy
complexion and snow-white hair. he
ATTRACTS much attention. One Of the
best things said Of him during his first
day came from small tow-headed
page. Il hear the Maryland fellows
call him Pink Whyte," said the lad.
''and his complexion and hair are right
up even with his name."
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
DELIA'S TWENTY
FIFTH BIRTHDAY
BY Gertie he S. Wentworth-James
- n
Copyright. BY Joseph b. Bowles.)

AoOWASDs/
June l, IL .. NIT IL nve years to
day since even opened my Birthday
Diary.
At first-after It was all over
couldn't bear to ses or to touch the
little book; then when that feeling
had dulled, I forgot all about It
But this morning, came across thu
volume which holds the famboyant
fancies from II to 20: and mood has
seized me that after i've years I will
again turn to my paper confdant.
Poor little book! you are faded and
yellow on the margins: like your wri.
ter-the worse for wear! From II tc
Is is long, long while!
Who could help growing the worse
for wear?
don't suppose that many Tilted wo-
men OF Is can smile with perpetual
success!
Tilted!
1t is marvelously ugly word to
write; but as a Birthday Diary de-
mands the truth, I may not scratch II
out.
Yes, at 20 loved madly, riotously.
and wonderfully God! how full OF
real romance I was!-and at 21 had
to teach myself to leave or loving!
1 didn't think I should ever learn
the lesson; but suppose have-now.
almost wish now that had entered
IN the Birthday Diary how my lover
gave me up. There was nothing par
ticularly original about the proceeding
or the way It was done, but for all that
1t was worth remembering.
It was after dinner. I was sitting In
my boudolr waiting for him instead Of
going to the theater with the others.
because he had wired that he wanted
to see me alone.
That wire had made me SO happy.
It is because he just wants to SIT
with his arms around me; he and I
quite by ourselves" thought with
glad conceit as got into his favorite
gown.
With curious punctuality (he was
usually late on every occasion) George
arrived. His mouth looked straight and
Get as he entered the room, but when
It was pressed against my own In the
most passionate greeting he had ever
given me. forgot its almost cruel
lines.
When / had drawn back after that
swift, spontaneous kiss, George did not.
make any effort to come near me
again.
Il have come to tell you," he began,
looking more Napoleonic than had
ever seen hint have come to say,
Della, that my people want-me-to-
marry-a woman-with-a great-deal
-more-money = than - you - will.
ever-have. had better confess It all.
and"
Oh it's no good writing down the
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04

Two large photographs Of the bust
ef John Paul Jones now form q part
of the collection Of pictures in the
navy department library. These pho
tographs Of the first American admiral
were presented to the navy depart.
ment by J. Pierpont Morgan, and are
photographs of the celebrated Mar
ouis De Biron bust OF John Paul Jones,
for which Mr.. Morgan paid $25, 900.
one is IN profile and the other In full
face. They are said to be the best
likeness Of the naval hero extant, and
are printed IN chrome tint, making
them very beautiful.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04

Many amusing stories are told d
Theodore G. Weeks, the banker and
broker. who died short time ago
NJ. weeks went into the ONCE Of the
late Irving "A. Evans. In the Fiske
building, and said to Mr.. Evans: y
svfsh you would lend me S." Mr..
Evans. who was somewhat hard Of
hearing, put his hand to his ear and
aid. aWhat?" Mr.. Weeks, taking
Snnuraee. said: Il wish you would lend
- 80" Mr.. Evans handed out the
money with the remark: 7 wish ]
ma heard you the drst time I would
haye besn bett0T o1.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04

ugly history Of debt and difficulty. thu
mercenary edicts Of a snobbish family
full Of generals, admirals. unpaid bills
and self-importance, and the pittful
cowardly weakness Of man with q
drm jaw and Napoleonic profile!
Details are nothing; it's only results
that matter, and the results are in my
heart and on my facet
This morning when woke looked
In the glass. just as looked on the
day began my Birthday Diary
eight years ago!
At first there didn't seem to be much
difference; but then gradually under
stood why my only friends are clever.
staid spinsters or sensible married
women, and my only admirers livery
colonels or prudent people who would
be likely to study insurance prospec-
uses.
A woman" Of dve-and-twenty!
remember how used to revel In
the term woman" while was young
enough for 1t to be absurd when an
piled to myself; but now, oh! I'd give
anything II people would only spon-
taneously call me girl"
It seems ages since was called a
girl" by anyone except mamma (she
Of course viii call me one when pm
90!). I am always mice little wom-
an" ''clever woman like yourself"
''you who are such q charming wo-
man." etc.
1 don't want to be a woman-not
"nice," !. clever" nor ''charming!''
I'd give all my reputation for saying
smart things. being accomplished and
well-read, and for dressing well, il /.
could just be silly, vain. shy, arro-
giant 'girl' again.
But no-''youth's sweet-scented man
uscript" has closed for me.
I am 25-I am Clever am lone
ly-I am admired-I am unloved!
And even Dolf (ths boy-lover who
has faithfully remembered my birth
days all these years) forgets me now.
To-day Ii the first time since we
said good-by on my seventeenth BIRTH
day that no gift has arrived from the
blazing east.
I expect shall hsar by the next
mail that he has taken unto himself q
wife some young fresh-skinned thing
sent straight over from home In order
to test the Anglo Indian marriage mar
ket before she runs the gamut Of e1
pensive London seasons.
Poor Dolf! He was full Of Ill a |
boys passionate fidelity.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
Senator'S Days Heightened.

Senator Spooner has stopped smok-
ing. He was mourning his sad fate
in the Republican cloakroom when
Senator Dolliyer, thinking to be sym.
pathetic, said: We'll, guess It Ia
pretty well admitted that the use OF
tobacco tends to shorten a mans
days" That's right" Senator Spoon
er replied. i find that my days with
out it are about go hours long,
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04

1T IL fashionable" said rich man,
.to spend the summer In Norway. The
Norwegian rivers abound in fish, and
any one is free to angle for trout in
them. Some Of tho salmon rivers
rent for as much as $4,000 year.
know man who has a river that he
pays $500 for. He often gets fish
Of GO or 70 pounds. l called on him
last year, his wife came in with a 40
pounder, a 22-pounder and a 51-ponnd-
o. that she had caught herself with
m three hours"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
WRITES NAME OFTEN.
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Reynolds Kept Busy Afixing
Signature to Documents.

.Jimmy'' Reynolds. of Boston, as.
| sistant secretary Of the treasury, is
the champion long-distance signature
writer OF the Roosevelt administers
ton. He writes his name oftener than
any other man in any of the govern
ment departments, and as his sigma
ture Is OF the fancifully strenuous
brand, he probably "slings more Ink"
afix:ng 1t to public documents than
any other one .'chief" In Washington.
Secretary Reynolds has beaten the
signature signing record OF Uncle Joe
Cannon, who, as speaker OF the house,
has TO sign every bill that passes. He
has distanced Secretary Root, who has
a short name of nine letters. Secre-
tary Taft, another Of the short name
fellows, isn't in the same class with
Mr.. Reynolds. Even President Roose-
velt doesn't sign his name as often
as Secretary Reynolds.
The fountain pens that Secretary
Reynolds has put out OF business would
I'LL a large waste basket. He uses up
three a day signing his mail, and
while they are mended and used again
eventually, their life Is short and
strenuous and their period Of useful
ness brief. He scorns the slow going
dip" pens.
Jimmy Reynolds has been assist
ant secretary Of the treasury for near
ly Is months. In that time he has
signed his name a trifie more than
100000 times. He puts his name at
the bottom of 800 carefully scanned
documents or letters day. Two mes
sengers keep busy handling the pa
pers.
What they need In the treasury de-
partment," said Mr.. Reynolds, recent
~, lis = Chinese official whose sole
duty 1t shall be to sign all the mail.
/ am thinking Of broaching this sub
ject What cinch man would have
have signing letters whose name was
.Ah Sin.' He could get through 1000
letters and warrants an hour, or about
10000 day. That would be worth
while. Then, too, there would be q
great saving In Ink"
Mr.. Reynolds uses bottle Of foun-
tain pen ink day the year round.
Last summer when the temperature
was 100 under one of the treasury de-
partment electric fans, and Mr.. Rey-
nolds was simply delighted with tho
ball game article the Washingtons
we're putting up, and work was get
ing slack, 1900 Indian warrants
,ame In. They had to be signed. The
other assistant secretaries were on
heir vacations, and Jimmy" signed
hem, the whole 1900. He lost II
,ounds and soured his disposition.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
where 70 Drew the Line.

Congressman Stanley. Of Kentucky.
was discussi9 y certain measure
when Mr.. Gatsner, of Michigan. in
terrupted with the remark: "The gen.
tleman from Kentucky reflects on the
appropr1at committee" The man
from the blue grass state replied with
an air Q. profound courtesy: s.The
members OF the committee are perhaps
supersensitive. Because we differ with
them is in no sense reflection upon
the committee. We accord to Won
proper energy and proper intelligence.
but we deny you absolute. infinite wis-
DOM"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04

"One hot day last summer / saw q
man digging q trench in one Of the
streets" says lawyer. "He was
wearing black Derby and it looked
10 me 40 II he were in imminent dan
ger Of sunstroke, SO stopped to speak
to him. "'You oughtnt to be working
out there In the sun with a black felt
Int on I said. 1t will affect your
BRAIN HE looked up at me unper-
turbed. DO you think il / had any
brains to be affected I'd be doing this
work?'"