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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.

Notice Ia hereby given that the com'
mon council of the city OF Astoria has
declared its determination and intcn
ton to improve Exchange street from
the east line Of Eighth street IA the
west line of Ninth street to the full
width thereof and on the established
grade thereof, and including In adj.
tion thereto, the side walk corners on
Eighth street, or the side walks from
\ feet west OF the east line OF Eighth
street, to the west line Of Ninth street
Said Improvement shall be made BY
grading said streets to the full width
thereof and on tho established grade
thereof, with II sub grade for the ma.
cadam. and by constructing side walks
of concrete or cement feet wide on
each side OF said street, with catch
basin at each corner. connecting with
the sewers. and by grading the street
20 II sub grade OF IL inches below the
established grade. with crown OF ~
inches in the center and by macaiam.
ixing, or filling in the steet with crush
cd rock to the depth OF . inches when
thoroughly rolled
In matters OF detail said improvement
shall be constructed according 10 the
plans and specifications therefor to be
prepared by the City Surveyor as here.
matter provided aud general ordin.
ancc No, 1901 and any matter OF con
structon and drainage found necessary
to make the improvement safe or sub
stantial shall be done by the contrac'
tor whether specified or not without
extra charge
That the costs and expenses OF con.
structing said improvement shall be de
fraycd by special assessment upon the
lots, lands aud premises benefited by
the same which said lots, lands and |
premises are included in the pseclol as,
,essment district including all lots
ands and premise. so benefited to wit |
Lots 3. 6, !, and In Block 42, and |
ots !, ?, and OF Block Il all In |
hat part OF the City Of Astoria ~
aid out and recorded by John Mcclure.
md extended by Cyru. Olney. in Clatsop
'ounty. Oregon.
OL0F ANDERSON.
Suditor and Police Judge OF the City
OF Astoria, 4-ll.st.
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the com.
mon council Of the City OF Astoria has
declared its determination and intcn.
tion to re-cstablish the grade on IIar.
rison avenue, from the east line Of 9TH
street to the west line OF llth street.
at the following elevation, above the
base OF grades, az established by ordi
nance No. u of the City oi Astoria. TO.
wit:
At the intersection Of Ninth street, b,
at l49.5 feet on the North side. and
1928 feet on the south side. at the in.
terscction with 10th street; at l3l feet
on the north side and l34 feet on the
south sdic, at the intersection With
Eleventh street at 90 feet on the north
side, and l02 feet on the south side.
That between said point, above des-
ignated, the grade shall be upon u grad.
ual slope.
OLOF ANDERSON.
Auditor and Police Judge Of the City
Of Astoria 4.ll.l0t.
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crrY ADVERTISEMENT

south line of Commercial street 10 tho.
north line or Exchange street Said
Improvement shall be made by improv.
Ing said street to the full width there.
Of, and on the established grade there.
Of, excepting the crossing Of Duane
street and said Tenth street. From the
south line OF Commercial TO the north
line OF Duane street, the improvement
shall be made by removing the
old decking, aide walks and placing
four new Atringers on each side Of tho
street throughout the extent thereof.
and by constructing new sidewalks on
each side Of the street 4 feet wide. and
by rrplanking the street from curb TO
curb to be laid on the new utrlngers a.
we'll as the old stringcrs now on tho
street.
The planking to be four inches In
thickness BY IL inches In width. and all
material used shal be Of good, sound
rcd or yellow fir lumber And tho
side walk decking to be- inches In
thickness. and from the south line of
Duane street TO the North line Of Tx,
change street, improvement shall ron.
slst Of constructing nrw aide walks
on each side of tho street feet wide,
side walk decking 10 be 2 inchces In
thickness. with cutters along the side
walks and grading said street from curb
to curb. 10 the sub grade, 40 that the
street will be to the established grade
when macndamized. and with l2 inoh
crown In the center and flina In and
macadamiying the street with crushed
rock to the depth or thickness OF l2
inches with IL inch crown In tho
center, aud the same shall be thorough.
ly rolled.
In matters Of detail said improve.
ment shall be constructed according to
the plans and specifications there
for TO be prepared by the City Survey.
or ~ hereinafter provided and general
ordinance No 1901 and any matter Of
and drainage found nccrs.
,ary to make the improvement safe or
shall be done by the con.
tractor whether specified or not. with.
out extra charge,
That the costs and expenses Of con-
'trnctiug said improvement shall be de-
Trayed by special assessment upon the
ots, lands and premises benefited by the
'amo which said lots. land. and premi-
.es are included In the special assess.
nent district including all lots, lanIa
md premises 40 benefited towit
Lots J. 4, 8. and In Block 2G Lots
!. 9. 7, and 3 in block 60; Lots |. 2,
and 3 Ia Block ~, Lots 2. 4, 3. and q
n Block 20, all in that part Of the City
Il Astoria, Us laid out and recorded by
Iohn Mcclure and extended by CYRUS
)lney
OI.OF ANDERSON
,udtor and Police Judge OF the City
Of Astoria, 4-llst
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CHIEF QUARTERAIASTERS'

flee, Vancouver Barracks. Wash,
May 5th. 1906. Sealed proposals in
triplicate, will be received at this office
until II o'clock am. May rs, 1906 and
then publically opened, for construction
OF an addition to each end of the wharf
at Fort Columbia, Washington. Plans
and specifications may be seen at the
office of the Quartermaster, Fort Co.
lumbia and the Constructing Quarter
master, Vancouver Barracks, Washing
ton. The U. S. reserves the right to re.
ject of accept any or all bids or any
part thereof. Envelopes containing pro.
posals should be indorsed Proposals
for Wharf and addressed to the Con-
strueting Quartermaster, Vancouver
Barracks, Washington.
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NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that the com.
mon council Of the City Of Astoria has
declared its determination AMI intcn.
tion to establish the grade on Grand
avenue from the west line Of Fifth
street to the east line Of Eleventh
street so that said grade, when so es-
tablishcd will be at the following elc.
vation above the base Of grades a. cs.
tabished by ordinance No. II, towit:
At Fifth street, on the north line at
205,5 feet, and at the south line at 2Os5
sect; at Sixth street, on the north line
at $50 feet, and on the south line at
1873 feet; at Seventh st. on the north
line, at 1873 feet, and on the south line
1908 feet; Mt Sth street. on the North
line, at 1885 feet and on the south line
at 1865 feet; at Ninth street on the
north line at ll2 feet and at rs feet
on the south line; at 10th street, at
90 feet on the north line and 90 feet on
the south line; at Eleventh street at
72 feet on the north line, and "a feet on
the south line.
Between said points above designat.
ed, running east and west. said grade
shall be on a gradual slope, and the
elevations hercinbeforc given for the
grade Of said street, at said crossings,
shall extend across each of said cross
ings.
OLOF ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge of the City
Of Astoria 4.ll.l0t.
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NOTICE.

Bids are hereby asked for the clear
ing Of right Of way on road No. IT,
from the Olney School House to the
sixteen.mile post where it connects
with the present road. Said clearing
to be twenty feet in width. And to be
cleared Of all trees, logs and brush.
Bids to state price per rod or mile.
Court reserving the right to reject any
or all bids.
Work to be paid for when completed
and accepted.
Bids to be filed with the clerk on or
before June 5, 1906.
By order of the County Court.
J. G. CLINTON, County Clerk.
Astoria, Ore, May 9, 1905. 40
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MUSIC TEACHER.
WANTED - THREE MUSIC PUPILS.
Inquire at Astorian Office.
MANDOLIN LESSONS GIVEN-MRS.
G. D. Stewart, l27 Seventh street.
The Birds at Dinner.

II we notice carefully the beaks Of
all the birds we see. it will help us. by
indicating their habits Of feeding. to
locate them in their families and thus
lead us to their correct names. All the
sparrows have short. stout beaks. well
suited TO cracking open seeds and
grain, which are their usual food. The
thrushes have a curved BILL convenient
for holding worms and digging in the
soil. They find most Of their food on
the ground, pOking among the dead
leaves and rubbish for grubs, beetles
and larvae. Our robins which are true
thrushes, do valuable spring work in
the garden and lawn pulling worms
from the soil. Have yoU ever watched
a robin at work? How he tugs and
pulls when the worm is long ana doe,
not come easily! There arc an energy
and a certain business air about him
when at work which are very Interest
ing The tiny humming birds, With
their long, needle shaped bills. are
well equipped for securing honey from
the very heart Of the trumpet flowers
and hOneysuckles. They find numerous
small insects within the flower as well
az honey.
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NOTICE TO BOND HOLDERS.

Notice is herby given to parties hold
ing bonds l,2, 3, and 4, issued by School
District No. 9. of Clatsop County, Or
,gon, that the same have been called
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OFFICE OF C. Q. NJ, VANCOUVER

Barracks, Wash. April Is, 1908.
sealed proposals in tiplicate. viii be
received here until II o'clock q. m, May
Is, 1905. for furnishing fuel and fuel
oil; forage, bedding, and dog food;
mineral oil, at posts in this department
for the year ending June 80, 1907. In.
formation furnished here or by quarter
masters at post. U. S. reserves the
right to reject or accept any or all pro-
posals, or any part thereof. Enve-
lopes containing proposals should be
marked. Proposals for at"
addressed F. G. Hodgson, c. Q. NJ.
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NOTICE FOR BIDS-BIDS ARE HERE
by asked for clearing all trees and
brush on road No. 100 from point Of
beginning to John Day Station to a
width of forty feet. Bids to be filed
with the County Clerk on or before
May 23. 1905.
Work to be paid for when completed
and accepted.
By order of the County Court.
J. c. CLINTON,
County Clerk.
Astoria, Ore, May 8, 1906.
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in, and will be paid within thirty days
of this date. at the Office OF the county
treasurer 559.565 Commercial street,
Astoria Oregon.
Dated Astoria Oregon. this lst day of
May 1905,
CHAS A. HEILBORN.
County Treasurer, Clatsop County.
5.2-S0t
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NOTICE.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the Clerks office until 2 o'clock p. m.,
May 10, 1906, for slashing, clearing and
grubbing of about eleven acres land of
the proposed High Service Reservoir
Site in Lot l2, Section l6, Township 8,
North Range West, Willamette
Meridian.
Specifications may be obtained by
applications to the Superintendent's
office corner Eleventh and Duane
Right reserved to reject any and all
bids.
ASTORIA WATER COMMISSION.
May 4, 1906.
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the com,
mon council Of the city of Astoria has
declared its determination and inten.
tion to improve Tenth street from the
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TIME CARD
Steamer Telegraph from Portland
to Astoria.
cave Portland 7'00 a m.

7
to Astoria.
Leave Portland. ZOO n. m.
'l'O fiSC" y. m,
Steamer Telegraph from Astoria
TO Portland
Leave o90 ~ m
hiliNe IoThhnu'''"".'''. .,'.....,,,....pOO p m
MEALS sARVED A LA CARTE
Steamer Telegraph will stop at way land.
lngs both down and up river when having
passengers to land or by being slgnaled
Portland Landing Alder st. Dock
Astoria Landing Calender Dock
E. B. SCOTT, Agent, Portland
Calender Navigation Co., agent Astoria.
PHONE 22ll MAIN.
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her heart leapt, though her head warned
it. and she left the woods full Of hope re-
| newed.
Returning from this discovedy Minnie met
SIM They pulled up their horses and spoke
| together.
to live Mrs. Sweetland. IT'S much too
cold and lonely for female up-along these
winter days"
II like it. IT'S stern life an keeps
body patient. You've got to fight bit wi
nature. 1t makes a woman brave to have
to do that. Last night the foxes got to my
chicks an killed three of EN-
I'm sorry, indeedr'
Twill larn me to be wiser
ITO think what it is to be few miles
nearer the sum- At least suppose tbs that.
They've heard from Mr.. Henry. Sir Reg
inald was reading out lot of his letter at
luncheon today. Such place that To-
bago be! All palm-trees, and lofty noun
| tains, and flowers, and birds and butter
| flies, and sweltering sunshine, and niggers,
and cocoanuts and sugar-cane different
world, If words mean anything Mr.. Henry
has pretty pen, seemingly. / wish to God
I'd been educated and could write SO easy
and flowing. AS to the overseer of the es-
tates, didn't hear about that. Twas only
a bit here and there Sir Reginald read out
to her ladyship."
Have they heard anything bout the
| pheasant thisves?
Not syllable. Drunkard Parkinson
swears on his oath he had no hand in 1t.
| though for my part / suspect him. And
what dyou think? Matthew Sweetland
| was at me only yesterday to throw up my
| indoor work and turn keeper again! He
knows understand the work almost so well
as Dan himself did. But I've got my ideas.
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governor to have your beast of dog shot
Twas the money done it!
"A bob-a bob, massa" he says. OATS
diff rent, sar! Use too sorry spoke so rude
to massa. A bob! Go home, you damn
dogv
80 the dog cleared out and :. coined
down and gived the heather his shilling,
and took the mangoes and marched off to
the Careenage and Joined my ship. But I'd
paid a lot too much money, of course.
Next morn US got to st. Vincent-an
island that runs up into the sky, like a
Dartmoor tor, only tbs lot larger and the
savage trees. The town lies spread at sea
level-all white and red-and the forest
slopes behind with fine trees. Some of them
was blazing with red flowers. A pride of
the morning shower, failed just as we got
here, and the rain flashed like fire. There
was rainbow in it, and l never seed such
a bright one afore. The caps of the noun
tains was hidden in clouds, but the sun
touched 'em and made EN- all rosy; then
1t swallowed 'em up and drawed 'em into
the blazing blue. There's Carib Indians to
ST. Vincent, and one Carib be worth five
niggers when it comes to a bit of work.
They've got a queer sort of religion, m
told though not so queer as the negroes.
The niggers' religion be called Obeah. and
the Obi Men be awful rum customers Mis-
sionaries try to stop 'em and their goings
on but Obi mysteries still happen and all
sorts of devilish deeds are done In secret.
II never knowed place what smelled
worse than Kingstown, St. Vincent. Farm
err Chown's muck heaps a fool TO IL. Mig
gers be the same here as everywhere-a
poor, slack-witted lot. If you want to see
work, you've got to go and look at the
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CHAPTER. TX.
In Middlecott Lower Hundred

At this juncture it is enough to relate
of Titus Sim that he honestly believed his
old friend was dead, and hoped with all his
heart to marry the widow. With no little
self-control he concealed his ambitions, but
the fact that others saw the propriety of
the match impressed him, and, since not a
few openly held that he might fttingly we'd
the young wife, he began to sound Minnie
herself upon the question.
There came day after Christmas when
Titus did groom's work and rode with a
message from his master to Two Bridges
nigh Princetown. He pusRed up his horse
on the return journey and stopped
to drink at the Warren Inn" Mr.. Beer
was in the bar alone, and he touched the
matter nearest the others heart
Seeing wem without company for the
minute" said Johnny Il can read e bit
Of my last verses, Sim; an though you
ban't addicted to poetry as know about,
yet you'll do well to listen patient, for the
matter has to do with you in a manner of
speaking, though tits poetry. In fact, you
be mentioned by name.".
The footman, who never quarreled with
any man, declared deep interest, and
Johnny drew a piece Of foolscap from his
pocket. unrolled 1t, set glass on the top.
then spread out the sheet and read with
that deliberate and loving JUNCTION peculiar
to one who recites his own composition.
Ills the whole tragedy of two young,
youthful lives told in a rhyme, he ex-
planned I've took the tale so far as it has
got like. Now tbs for you to make history,
so as can write the next verses"
Then the poet began:
''Oh, tvs a direful business sure
When out come Sweetland from church door
And almost afore he'd kissed his wife,
To lind himself tried for his dear life.
Then Then up he spr r policemen three
And even Corder. as come from Plym-
Mouth; he couldn't get Quits with him.
For Daniel from this mortal vale
Did take his leave; but there's no mirth
Down In the bowels Of the earth,
Where he be now-excuse my groans.
For ftches and weasels do pick his bones
| And that young woman, sweet and slim
| She never was no wife for him.
Though she have lost her maiden name,
| She NJ just maiden all the same.
And Sweetland's her name and sweets her nature
| So sweet any mortal creature.
| And here, upon the moor desoate,
| She lives, like bird as have lost its mate.
All in lonesome nest she bides:
Near by little old river glides;
And Dan Will never come no more, he
| Is in the land of eternal glory
| For that swear, who pens this verse,
Though some was better and some was worse,
| Yet never would that straight young Dan
Have shed the blood OF any man.
| But who shall come forth and say
I'll take this poor young girl away
| And marry her and give her joy
/ To atone for her unfortunate boy =
| ask the question far and near,
| And answer comes as clear as clear:
For Titus Sim, he loved her well,
And nothing but death true love shall quel
And therefore / do hope afore long
| He Will make good this humble song;
And no chap viii be happier than Titus Sim
| THERE said Mr.. Beer. Every rhyme
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down upon the fallen tree which he had
pointed out. made a quiet and systematic
plan of search. But her thoughts were
divided between this present site and that
whereon she had stood half an hour Garner
Now she mapped out the region of the Tray
and began her work where Daniels gun
had been discovered by Titus Sim. She
took a reel of stout white thread from her
pocket, and with sticks marked out a space
of three square yards. Then yard by yard
she went over the ground, lifting every
leaf and examining every inch of grass
and soil. Not an atom of ground escaped
this most laborious scrutiny. With I'M
mense patience and care she pursued the
task and, at the end of three hours in the
silent heart of the woods she had in
spected six square yards. Nothing re-
warded the examination: but only very
trif1ing tract out of that involved was yet
inspected and Minnie, having carefully
marked the portion investigated, left Mid
dlecott Lower Hundred and prepared to
return home.
She still lived at Hangman's Hut. and
the ESQ with which Daniel had started life
promised to keep her there until time should
pass and news of her husband reach her.
Already the wonder waned, and folks began
to talk of the widow Sweetland" and ask
each other how long she must In decency
remain alone before taking another hus-
band That Titus Sim would be the man
few doubted. He often visited her. and he
strove valiantly in many directions to dis
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against me, and, II so, the less see of him
the better.
But must tell about Trinidad while my
paper holds out. We coined to II after Gren-
ada, and a very fine place 1t is. And a very
terrible sight 1 seed in the court house
there, namely, no less than a niger tried
for murder. The coolies be short-tempered
people and often kill their wives. Then the
vultures find 'em in the sugar cane. But
niggers. though they talk lot, never kill
one another as rule. This chap had shot
tax collector. and the black people in the
court didn't seem to take 1t very serious;
but the jury fetched it in murder and he
was sentenced to be hanged, I'm sorry to
say. My flesh did creep upon my bones to
hear it.. for 1t might have been me; and
them words l should certainly have heard
but for my own way of doing things after
they took me-. The niger stood so steady
man, and went to his doom like a hero. 1t
took three judges to hang him. They sat
under a great fan in court to keep 'em cool.
But all three growed awful hot over the
job. The people thought twas very hard on
the man, and so did /.
They've got pitch lake here and there's
lot of business doing. and race course
and railway.
'At Port O. Spain / met the funniest
drinking place what me and Bradley went
to one evening. This here chap was bar
keeper. and his father had been a Nor
wegian. and his mother had been a Span
lard from Hayti, and he was born in the
Argentine Republic. and he said he was an
Englishman. Swore 1t afore all corners!
Us told the man it couldn't be so-accord-
ing to the laws of nature; and he got his
CONTINUED on Seventh PageD
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/ CHAPTER K.
Dams Letter.

My Own, Dear. Pretty-eyed Wife:
Here be so safe as you could wish,
with many mile O. salt water betwixt me
and them as would harm me. A mighty lot
of terrible strange things I've seed; but first
must say as l got to Plymouth all right
and met chap as wanted sailorman. He
took me, because he couldn't get better,
and we sailed out of Plymouth on the very
next tide. My ship be called the Peabody
She's a steamer-not much to look at and
poor one to go; but here we are anyway,
and / be writing to you from Tobago-an
island in the West Indies, where us get
brown sugar and cocoanuts and such like
foreign contrivances.
'I'll begin at the beginning, well knowing
how you like for things to be all in order
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CHAPTER VIII-Continusd.

<<HKK TELL go by Flint Quarry in
- the east woods he said.
MI for there 1t was that
wv more birds were killed
last night. You'd think
the anointed ruffians had done enough;
but they be al it still. Twas a great
roosting place-very thick an warm, with
snug shelter from north and east. They
might have killed scores o. dozens for
ali me an the new keeper could do.
For all / know. they did. OF course, when
got there all was silent the grave;
but Thomas went again first thing this
morning and found one dead bird, an one
famed, but living, stuck in a tree fork. An
there was feathers everywhere an marks
of feet. Ten pounds worth of birds at
least they took"
The girl listened quietly.
Maybe it's the old hands. rather?'
"Or new ones, have learned their
wicked tricks from my dead SON.
II shall never love you while you say
these things against Daniel
The keeper did not answer. He was sur
veying the glaring evidences of another
noaching raid. y stone quarry stood In