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Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23

I'VE ry's intentions regarding the rowing
" of the boat, but he did not hurry
himself any in an endeavor to get
to the boat first; instead. he kept along at
a lesurely gait, and unconcernedly viewed the
scenery up and down the river as he proceed
ed.
Percy continued to hurry on, and when he
had reached the boat he stepped into it and
took his place on the oarsman's seat
Mark said nothing, but climbed into the
boat and sat down in the bow seat-still view
ing the scenery.
Percy turned about and regarded him with
look of inquiry
"Weil, why don't you go ahead and row"
Mark asked.
@Yes, why don't 1? How can I till you
shove the boat OFF, was Percy's reply, in an
''Um-well-I don't know Perhaps by
showing it off yourself" replied Mark, very
Eyes, and while Tn doing it, you'll take
the oars, reioined Percy.
And what if do?"
"Well-"
you'd ike very much to row, I suppose"
continued Mark.
''Wen yes | think"
Percy ratified one of the oars in its lock
and did not finish his sentence.
"You think you are the best oarsman,
of course" said Mark.
in Mark, with a contemntuous shrug of his
shoulders, "but III just tell you this much
if you row one way, you've got to row the
other. I'm not going to let you row down
the river with no load on the boat, and then
row back myself with the boat loaded down
with straw. When you agree to do that iii
get out and shove the boat off, but not be-
fore?
s'Oh, won't object to rowing baek,0 as
sured Percy cheerfully. 81 could row all
day, l believe and not get tired. I've
roWed-
But Mark stopped to hear no more He
jumped out and gave the boat a shove that
nearly sent Percy backwards OH his seat,
then took his place again in the bow seat.
Percy turned the boat around, heading
down stream, and then started in with -four
ishing sweeps of his oars to show Mark what
a really fine oarsman he was.
But Mark wasn't in any humor to admire
skill just then. He felt more like picking
out faults. Percy had "played pig" in the
matter. of rowing the boat. and it rather net
He would have enjoyed rowinr the boat
part of the way himself, but, as he gave
Percy to understand, he didn't propose to
take the "gnawed end Of the bone"
''Say, lift your oars little more carefully,
can't you? You're throwing water all over
me, he said as Percy caught the water on q
return stroke, and splashed little of it into
'sWell I can't help splashing the water q
Percy: nor you couldn't, either"
"Why, what's the matter-with those oars:"
asked Mark.
They're not mates or-something.
don't know what. They're awfuIiy clumsy.
HHuhl" and Mark shrugged his shoulders
doubtedly. II guess it isn't the oars that's
clumsy"
Then he turned in his seat. and gazed
down the river.
Percy growled an audible reply to Marks
sarcasm, and continued his rowing. Neither
spoke after that for quite a while,
When they had covered about half the dis
tance to the farmhouse, Mark all at once
became very much interested IN something
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
rHIs STORY BEGAN TWO WEEKS Aeo)
SYNOPSIS

that the Ave boys, viii Endicott. Ed Doty.
Marx Ripley, Percy Ashton and Herbert Il King; Ts
bank of the Susduehanna River. called by them
Camp Dndoriaski. a word % snsgestfa. py tne
En-Do-RI-Si-Ki, and when the up-riyer
steamboat had left them and tneir be9hnginEsi Tsi
thing they set about to do was to get iuncn
ready by noons big oyergrown Ed Doty Dehs
tho cook.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
CHAPTER VII.
LUNCH.

CHAPTER VII.
LUNCH.
Cd @'sLe %hs, e, Ed. .,,.u.. vi, ,..r
Mark came on run.
"Well, now Tm here, what do you want!
(which of these boxes is yours?"
"That old black trunk. Whyy
'I want to get knife"
81 didn't bring any knives"
"Why not?"
ri wasn't the one to bring knives"
"Who vast"
"Why, you, if I'm not mistaken"
'T?"
"Yes, you. Didn't you say you'd bring the
knives and forksF
'fWhenW II
'eWhy, last Friday night, when we were all
telling what we would bring"
mot that l remember. don't tn'nR
sWell I think you did. We can soon prove
it, anyway by looking at Herbs book"
Il don't know. Hi. Herbl Where's that
book of yoursg
''What bookW
1.-THE camp diary, of course"
'Whereabouts?
"Right on top"
(Which is your box?"
1.-THE one Ed is sitting on"
"Get off from it, Ed"
Chop-chop-r- r-r-r-r-i-p-rr-r-r.rri-p!
Two boards are pried off Herbs box).
II say, Herb!"
81 thought you said the book was right on
top?" :,
at isn't. There's nothing here but rub
ber coat and pair of boots"
"Oh, you've taken off the bottom of the
box, you ninny"
''WhatW
you've got the box upside down"
"IIave l? Well I'd like to know how a
body is to know which is the bottom and
which the top of box like this!"
Siam! pung-pung- ng-pungl-(bottom is nailed on
again). Flop (box is turned over). Chop
chop-r-rr-r-r-i-p, r-r-r-rr-ip (top is pried off
'Um; here it is! Now, Master Ed, well
see who was to bring the knives" (Reads).
aPa SeTs Piees iRP sRRP Ro Pupes under
my name Ed-pail, basket, b-mumble-mum-
ble-mumble-mumble- There you are, mis-
ter! Knives and forks. as plain as your
nose! See it?"
eWel, that's strange! I don't remember
of even thinking about knives and forks;
and | don't know where thought / was 60
ing to get them if did think of them"
'Im sure / don't know. But you see you
"Um-yes. unless"
"What's the row, fellows?"
"Why, Ed has forgotten to bring any
knives, VIII, and he's got to cut the bread
with the hatchet!"
''Knives%
Eyes"
''Well I brought some, Ed"
"Good for you Where are they?"
'1n that box just back of you"
Good enough! Give me that hatchet
again, Mark"
Chop-chop- -r-r-r-r-r-ip, r-r-r-rr>ipl (cover
Of box pointed out is pried off;
'fWhat part of the box they in, WlllT
'In one end, in cigar box"
Silence for moment. Then:
There's no box of any kind here, that l
sln see. Will"
Eyes. there is; you look again Your eye
Silence again-of several minutes. Then:
"There's no cigar box here, that's certain.
I've paved over everything in the box, and
haven't seen anything that even looks like
cigar box"
7'That's very strange. +"
''I found .pasteboard box with some col
"Col1ars?"
"Why, I didn't have any collars in my
box. That must be Percy's"
''This is the one you said was yours"
"Yes / know it; but I've made a mis-
take. didn't know our boxes. looked SO
much alike. Mine is the one with iron han
dies on"
"Oh, we'll"
Il guess this, is it. Ed. 1t has iron handles
on It, anyway"
off it isn't, they'll eat their bread without
its being cut, you can beti I'm not going TO
open any more of their boxes.'
Chop--chop-r r-r-r-r-ri-pl
"Do you find the box, Ed?"
'Umum!"
Cigar box in it?"
"Yes"
"How soon viii you have lunch ready'"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
CHAPTER VIII
A STRAW RIDE.

An ARK was not slow to perceive Per-
ry's intentions regarding the rowing
W of the boat, but he did not hurry
himself anu in nm andenunr fc, rret
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-11

lican Presidential allies, who were put
OH the quiviye by the rumor that CON
ciliatory measures are being under
taken to restore harmony in Ohio.
One OF the strong arguments they
have employed against Secretary
Taft's candidacy has been that there
is strong probability of his State
going Democratic in November, thus
seriously affecting the chances the
Republicans might have for success
with the War Secretary at their head.
Therefore I is that they view with
alarm any attempts to bring peace to
the Republican party in Ohio, and
will strive nightly to thwart all
overturcs looking to an amicable adj
justment Of the row there. Men on
the inside, however claim that there
is nothing to indicate that there will
be an early, if any, reconciliation, but
this abs only been fuel to the fire Of
general interest in things political in
the State.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-11

Political circles in Washington in
both parties and in all factions were
deeply stirred by the recent an
nouncement Of Representative Grant
T. Mouser, of the Thirteenth Ohio
district, that he would not be can
didate for reelection because of the
strife and turmoil in the Republican
ranks Of his State. The formal with
drawal of Congressman Mouser was
made all the more interesting by rea-
son of the current reports that tenta-
tive steps are being taken to recon.
cile the Taft-Forakcr factions in the
Buckeye State, in order to minimize
as much as possible the likelihood of
a Democratic victory at the polls
next November. The interest in the
Ohio situation has not been confined
to the Congressional delegations and
politicians from that State, but has
been general. Much concern has
been felt in the camps Of the Rcpub-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-11

FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE-LOCKSLEY HALL
Hotel, Seaside, Or; this beautiful
spot under the pines and overlooking
the ocean is for sale; best money
making property in the West; over
100 rooms; modern in every way.
For particulars apply to Mrs, L. A.
Carlisle on premises.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-11

| The passage of the Aldrich cur
reney bill by the Senate has only in.
tensitied the vigor OF the campaign
which the business interests OF the
country are waging against it. The
Merchants Association Of lew York,
which is taking the lead in the fight,
is daily receiving assurance OF sup.
port from important commercial bod.
les IN various parts OF the country.
Among the organizations lined up in
opposition to the Aldrich bill are
chambers OF commerce, boards of
trade or commercial associations in
New York, Boston, Chicago, Indian.
apolis, Philadelphia, ST. Paul, Rich
mond, Portland, Oregon, Dallas, Fort
Worth, Hartford. San Francisco,
Baltimore, Norfolk, Louisville and a
large number OF other cities, The
ground of the opposition to the Aid
rich measure on the part of business
men generally is that il is at least
only palliative and not preventive
of panics, that it affords the oppor
tunity for imitation OF currency upon
an unsound basis and would be a di-
rect encouragement to bonds specula-
tion, while it totally fails to provide
currency responsive TO business needs
The Merchants Association is act
lively supporting the Fowler Bill,
holding that it will put into effect
system of note issue that has worked
successfully in other countries and
that the features OF guaranteeing de.
posits simply applies the principle OF
insurance to banking as it has been
applied to nearly all other kinds OF
business. The, action OF the New
York Chamber of Commerce, in op-
position to tthe Aldrich bill and in
favor OF currency commission,
seems to indicate that the business
interests OF the country will not ac-
'ept the Aldrich bill as a final solu-
ion even though it is passed by Con
yrSss, but will demand that some
more thorough remedy for the evils
If our present currency system be
dopted It was significant of the
trong feeling on the subject that
Congressman Jefferson NJ. Levy
ould not even obtain a second for
is notion that the Chamber of Com
1erce endorse the Aldrich bill
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-11

An investigation has been made by
Herbert Knox Smith. commissioner
of corporations in the Federal De
partment Of Commerce and Labor, OF
the bills which have been introduced
in Congress aimed at the prevention
OF dealings in farm products for fut-
TIRE delivery, and he has decided un-
officially that these futures" are
neither pernicious nor harmful to the
community As a matter OF fact
every merchant in the country is deal
ing in futures all the time. Frequent
ly the government makes contracts
for supplies with merchants who have
not the goods on hand and who must
arrange to get possession OF them
before they can deliver them The
principle is exactly the same as OBJ
tains in the cotton and grain ex-
changes OF New York and Chicago.
The operator at Chicago, for ex
ample, agrees to deliver certain
quantity Of grain within specified
time. He has no grain in his posses
sion 1t is growing. When the time
arrives for delivery he must observe
his agreement, and the exchange sees
to it that delivery is made Future
needs for consumption are thus pro
vided for without glutting the mar
ket after harvest. The agrarian
party Of Germany believed the effect
of prohibition of future would be to
make prices for gain more stable. 1t
has had directly contrary effect.
In some of our own southern states
the "antifuture' laws have stepped
the dissemination of quotations. The
farmer consequently is unable to OBJ
tain any information, and large OPP
orators who gets quotations purchase
through their agents cotton or wheat
at prices lower than those ruling on
the exchange.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-11

DEALING IN FUTURES" BILL
Added Interest in the Far East Has
Been Given the International Situa-
ton by the Determination of the
Administration to. Stand Firm.

WASHINGTON. Apr o. How,
ever the people Of the country al
large may regard the Democratic i'll
ibuster that was inaugurated in the
house last week.it has certainly fur
nished not little amusement to
many Members of both parties and
to the thousands OF visitors who at
Ipresent throng the Capital City and
occupy all available space in the num-
erous hotels and more numerous
boarding houses. Just at this season
Washington always is the mecca of
high school and seminary junkets,
but this year these excursions have
been especially frequent and extend
ed, and every incoming train seems
to bring another party.
The White House and the Capital
usually form the magnetic centers,
leaving the many other points of
intrest to mere "side trips. But the
lively skirmishing that has been TAX
ing place in the House during the last
week or so has served to attract and
hold nearly all, that is, all who could
gain admission to the crowded CALLER
les, while the others have stood in
line in the corridors and waited their
urn.
When Minority Leader Williams
Congressman Paine, the
Republican Floor leader, with Hon
st John Falstaff the other day, the |
members of both sides were much |
Effected while the galleries indulged
n uproarious laughter, but the witty
'lississippian literally brought down
he house" when he resorted to rhyme
nd declared that the action of the
in desiring to put off all
obstructive legislation until after the
residential election reminded him of
verse his small son had found at
chool and brought home:
when | asked my girl to marry
me, she said, Go to Father;
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-11

Most of our ambitious young
American girls work too hard at
school.
Many teachers have little or no
Judgment about pushing a child
beyond her endurance. They ought
to know that girls especially have a
danger period. Often, too often,
utter physical collapse is the result,
and it takes years and years to
recover lost vitality.
Many a young girl has been helped
over this critical period, and been pre-.
pared for a healthy WOmanhOOd BY
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-11
i FoR RENT r.

FOR RENT - PLEASANT FUR
nished room; one or two gentle
men. az" Astorian. 4-5-tf.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-11

She knew that ! knew her father
was dead;
She knew that ! knew what a life
he had led;
She knew that | knew what she
meant when she said; Go to
iatherrp
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-11
LOST.
MISCELLANEOUS.
CALL FOR WARRANTS.

Notice is hereby given that there
is money in the treasury to pay all
general fund warrants endorsed prior
to April /, 1907, and all courthouse
fund warrants endorsed prior to
April /, 1908 Interest ceases after
this date. Payable at the treasurer's
office at the courthouse.
VIM. A. SHERMAN,
Treasurer, Clatsop County Ore.
Astoria, Oregon, April /, 1908.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-11

WANTED-RESIDENCE BUILD.
ing lot costing from 500 to $500.
Banking Savings & Loan Association.
1858 Tenth street.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-11
CONTRACTORS.
LAUNpRrEs.

Those Pleated Bosom Shirts
The kind known by dressy men in
the summer, are difficult articles 10
iaurder nicely Unless you know just
how to do it, the front pleats won't
iron down smooth, and the shirt
front will look mussy. Our New
Press lroner irons them without
rolling or stretching. Try 1t.
TROY LAUNDRY,
Tenth and Duane. Phone Main 1901
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-11
FAcTs FOR SICK WoMEN.

For thirty years Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
tion, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-11
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
HELP WANTED

WANTED-GIRL FOR GENERAL
houscwork in family Of three; good
wages for right party Apply So
West Bond, 4-S.tf,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-11
LYDIAE. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

Miss Elsie L. Hook, of Chelsea, vt,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
II am only sixteen years old, but I
want to tell you that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and your
advice cured me of sideache, periodic
pains and sleeplessness, also of ner-
vous, irritable condition after every
thing else had failed, and l want to
thank you for it,"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-11

WANTED-A GIRL FOR GEN
eral housework. Apply Mrs.
Charles Brinke. 18th and Lexington.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-09-18

One of the best county officials
probably since the county of Obion
was organized is Harris Parks, who
retires from Office upon the success
sion of Trustee v orley. Mr.. Parks
was appointed Deputy County
Trustee and has had entire control
of the office for twenty-five months.
During that time the books of the
Office have never been out OF balance
one penny and Mr.. Parks was able
at any time to show from his books
the cash balances, amount due each
civil and school district and for
what purpose, amount 10 the credit
OF Trustee in bank, or amount of
disbursements over receipts, it any.
The books are those of a practical
accountant, one of the qualifica-
tons which should be required of
candidate, and every item was kept
posted up to date and accessible at
any time. Mr.. Parks is a pratical
banker. = -noS 1ly an account
!; ]; =; m :' G.: : e.; :;
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-09-18

more important than all our public
interests. Union City is sitting
/ placidly idle while the boys and
girls of our county and those sec
tons near US are going to Martin,
to Mckenzie, and to various other
towns for preparatory education.
They are investing their money
at these places. The schools here
could accommodate these pupils
and could just as easily attract
them with the proper inducements.
We firmly believe that the citizens
of Union City should by popular
subscription endow our preparatory
schools with dormitory, campus and
buildings sufficient for these pur-
poses. We guarantee that in no
preparatory or public schools in
the State are there any stronger
or better equipped faculties, and
these should be fortified by the
proper physical advantages. There
should be no school enmity. The
Commercial is for both schools and
every other citizen should feel the
same way. Union City has the best
prospects for her schools of any
period of history if the citizens
will contribute to the aid and sup
port of the institutions, and if the
opportunity is not taken the regret
will some day be as keen as that
which followed the loss Of the road
now the Illinois Central.
This is no utopian fancy. The
citizens of Union City are abund-
antly able to meet every suggestion
we have made and more. 1t is an
investment worth ten times every
dollar expended. If there was not
a cent of return you could not leave
your posterity with a better herr
tage than city of good churshes
and schools, city of cleanl IS
and neatness. re
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-09-18

That VIII Make Union City Property
Double in Five Years.

will divide the three things and
put them under separate headings
as following: Little Thing, I
MEDIUM Thing "Big Thing
First, Little Thing" 1t wont
cost the city penny to get it, why
not have it? Organize Travelling
Mems Protective Association Post
in Union City. Plenty of travelling
men living in Union City with mem
bership in post D, Jackson, Tenn.
and other points, together with
flourishing posts in Tennessee
This move, if properly managed,
would be the means of having a
State meeting in Union City and
would bring possibly FIVE hundred
travelling men to Union City for one
week. Think of the magnitude of
this free advertisement for Un,on
City. But don't bring them here
until "Big Thing" described below
is completed.
MEDIUM Thing 1t won't cost
the city penny to have it done, why
not doit? Boost our schools, get
out catalogues of our city schools,
send them broadcast all over the
country. Make Union City and ed
ucational center lay speca stress
on the fact that children can be ed
ucated IN Union City free of charge
ready tor the business world or for
Vanderbilt University. Try it and
watch people come here and buy
property.
big thing" 1t wont ultimately
cost the city penny to have 1T
done, why not do it? Lay a COM
plete system of concrete walks all
over Union City, not one side of the
streets, but on both side of the
street. Let the city issue bonds,
have the work done under the SUI
Pervision of the city engineer, add
ten per cent of the cost as a side
walk tax to the tax list of the
owners for ten years and
the walks are paid for and their
property almost double IN value.
The new Government building
will be completed by the time the
walks are completed, then secure
State meeting of the Travelling
Mems Protective Association, bring
i've hundred travelling men to Union
City for one week, boost the town
while they are here, and then take
IN elevated position and watch us
grow from town to city and do
t quick. Think and act.
Yours, HIRsCH.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-09-18
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.


For President,
lila JENNINGS BR YAM.
For Vice President,
JOHN w. KERN.
For Governor,
M. r. PATTERSON.
For Congress,
FINS j. GARRETT.
Fer State Senator,
f. M. MCREE.
For Floater,
G.. r. MCDADE.
For Representative,
E. N. MOORE.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-03
WOULD STRENGTHEN
NATIONAL TICKET
Hitchcock Desires Renonina-
ton Of Hughes.

New York, Aug. Frank H. Hitch
cock, chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee, met the New York
state leaders and discussed with them
the situation here as it relates to the
national campaign. During the early
part of the day he met Herbert Par
sons, chairman of the New York coun'
ty committee: William L. Ward, mem
Der of the national committee from
New York state, and Timothy L.
Woodruff, chairman of the state COM
mittee. These leaders sought the con-
ferences in order to present to Mr.
Hitchcock their personal views of the
cooperation they expect between the
national officials and the state man
ayers. While Mr.. Hitchcock declined
to define his wishes concerning the
question of renominating Governor
Hughes his visitors gained the impress
sion that he expects the state conven-
ton to name the present governor as
candidate for another term. When
Mr. Hitchcock was in the West he
found distinct sentiment for Governor
Hughes and a belief that MS renom-
ination would strengthen the Repub'
lican ticket in other sections Of the
country