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New-York tribune., 1908-07-26

engaged, he ought to be He's been long enough
about it l suppose he hasn't the courage But
l can't do it for him. you know.
You're we'll qualified to coach him, though,
Perhaps says Ripley; but he won't listen
to a word from me-.
Couldn't you say something to him, Shortly
saws Sadie. a. He seems to think a lot of you
Give him a hint that something is expected of him.
won't you?'
Dol" says Mrs. Purdy-Pell, I'm sure he
would take it.
WTELL, didn't have any notion OF doing anything
w ofthe kind; but it just happens that, as me and
Walker startin' for the gym to go through our
Orlando Charles business passes Marion She
kind of pinks up and throws him one of them know
in sidewise looks; but Walker only mods, stiff and
solemn.
'Ah say!' says l. Why distant? Didn't
| see you and Marion almost in the dovydovy clinch
just the other day."
"Ye-e-es," says Walker, lookin' down at his toes;
but-but-"
Three butts and out" says l. ''Ah, brace up,
Walker You act like you ashamed to have it
known which is some rough on the girl. Now,
bein engaged to a clingstone like Marion amt any
cause for"
Who says I'm engaged to herr" he breaks in
Really now I'm not, YOU know.
Then what have you been dom all this timer"
says l. Waitin' for her to ask you? Or are you
New-York tribune., 1908-07-26

doin's at that luncheon party, and got him to
promise he'd show up
EVERYTHING was goin' fine, and the girls and
- women folks excited flock OF chickens
when some tosses out fat worm 1t was
almost time for the butler in and make his
little speech about the grub ben set out, when up
rushes a Miss Daisy Hollings, cute little thing
with big blue eyes and fluffy hair, gives Sadie
bear hug, and whispers to her
Oh it's sweet of you to do this for mel
WHAT says Sadie Why, what do you
mean, Daisy?"
On you knowr says Daisy, and trips off, blush
in so her is pink
She amt any more'n left before up comes Marion
and Tessie Hilden their arms around each other
and their eyes sparklin
Its awfully good of your says Tessie. - Per-
fectly dearl How did you ever find it out? You
see, hardly knew it ourselves and we had no
idea anyone else could
My dear girl says Sadie. will you tell me what
you re talking about? Whom do you mean by We :
Why, Walker and H. says Tessie, gigglin'-
"You!" squeals Marion, and she unlinks her arms
quick if papa'd come in and turned on the gas
sudden Did you say you and Walker?
'Of cOurse!" says TeSsie We've been trying
keep it quiet all along; but now L suppose it's
got to
''Cat!" says Marion, maxim noise like sky
rocket.
And say, when l comes up about then they sure
had Sadie goin'. Not until they'd both explained
New-York tribune., 1908-07-26

expectin Brother Ripley to carry through the deal?
Maybe you'd like to have catch Marion in a
net lead her up to you, and tell her how much
VOu-
Please dont!" says Walker lookin' uneasy and
scared. I'D rather not talk any more about it
to y99n on -;o,,, - sous Won, noadnt p,+ bo.o
to see a nice Young chap like YOU losing his nerve
over a little thing like this. And remember, any
time you get choked up so you feel you can't tell
her what's your mind, just send for me-"
Course, when Sadie holds me up for report, l
tells her there's nOthin doing.
Walkers all right" says |, and he means well
enough; but when it comes to talkin' to girls, he
amt got the sand of a scared rabbit. Don't you
women go trying to hurry matters, you'll
have him taking to the tall trees
Bosh!" says Sadie. We can cure him OF that.
You'll make him swallow his tongue entirey,'
says l, If you spring any jollies him
HUH" says Sadie. You wait"
WIELL, l was sorry for Walker; but | knew
w when Sadie and Mrs. Purdy-Pel started out
In real earnest promote affair of this kind
it wouldn't be any halfway performance. And it
want They've done all the coaXin and en-
couragin they thinks is needed, and their plan
might say and chuck him bodily into the front
door of matrlmOny.
The stunt they plans out is an engagement
luncheon for next day. They don't say who it's
for; but somehow everyone seems to know all
about it but Walker. and whenever it's mentioned
everybody begins to wink and grin. If Id run
across him that eVenin the next mornin
might have tipped him off but 1t seems that for
the last few days he's been keepin mighty shady
And anyway, there wa mt any hurry call for to
bump III.
AS for the rest of them, they too busy thinkin
about decoratin' the table with twin hearts and
sugar Cupids, to keep any tabs on Walker They'd
only told him there goin to be some special
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trotluced That same evenn he'd let Tesse read
his palm by moonlight; and early the next forenoon
he and Daisy had got confidential durIn the course
of a golf game
'WhewI" saws Sadie And | thought him such
a slow quiet Young felIowl But what IN the world
shall We do about this engagement luncheon now
Seems to me it's needed worse n ever. saws
Why not give out that its three handed affair.
and that between the courses Walker viii announce
his decison2
.'Oh. he'll never come says Sadie L" He would
never dare to- after
Wouldn't. eh3" says l. gain over her shoulder
toward the open carriage door. " Look who's here!
IT'S Walker all right It's the first time ever
saw him logged out in a frOCk coat and primrose
pants; but the effect is all TO the morning gloreS
He's wearin' a white puff tie sweet little spray Of
lilies of the valley, and new model silk nd Alto
gether he looks too cunn1n for anything except
that he's irwin hard to smooth out Sheep1Sh gr1n
Even Sadie stirred up as she was with the way he'd
given her plans the double cross, couldn't be real
Wen. Walker" SAYS she, Il shouldn't think
you would feel like grinning over It You see, We
know all about everything. Aren't YOU ashamed
of yourSelf?"
"Ye-e-es." says Walker turnin the six lid round
and round and starin' at the hnln', m aWtulY
sorry; but-but-''
But what are you going to do about it" says
Sadie. VIII YOU please tell us To when one q
these young ladies you are engaged or when TWO
Or DO YOU admit all three. Come VIC "1LS
make the announcement at luncheon, and we'd
like something definite =,
That was putting it up to Wake good and soEd
eh2 But all he does for minute IS reVolVe tne ~.
and grin widern ever. At last he gets back nS
voice.
why" SAYS he. .why-er-Id Ike to oblgs
you, you know; but-er-the fac, i5 YOU SEE l VI
just been married.
Married. Saw it come out of that whole group
like they'd been trained by chorus ieader- Ouess
I'd have joined in too, if my mouth hadn't been +"
wide open.
Married. says Sadie again. Who have YOU
married? Where is She. =.
Out in the car" SAYS Walker, ~-t-dn one SUI
and motionin' with his hat. -.
There's a grand rush for the door, and Dy 3 In3
time all hands is the scene, Incr ID KIpley a.
Mrs Purdy-Pell. And sttin' there l a Dlg VIII.
and gold limousine. as srnilin' and decorative -
anything YOU ever saw is the ART calendar sHF
Miss Eleanor.
Yes, it's So says she u do hope papa won.
raise such an awful row about It. though, because
i really didn't mean to elOpe without letting IL.
know. But Walker Is terribly sudden aD'"'
things when he gets started, isn't he,
HOW about It, girls:'' says l. rurnin to Sn'
IL Tessie- -Marion-Daisy cOmbinatiou- " Is ne.
How do they take it Why, they hugs Eie@lU,
all in a bunch and turns that engagement lunCnevI'
into weddn breakfast without much as psl- @
the sharp edge OFF their aPpetites. They re gains
all right. girls are. -,
But Brother Ripley! Say, it'll take him a iIion'H
to get over the shock. .4,.r"
Why" says he. do YOU know. hldn an m usA :.
That's how Walker happened 20 beat YOU -
it.. says |. - He had ideas to burn
New-York tribune., 1908-07-26

he county Is a territorial division that
the United States derived from Great
Britain, where the counties correspond to
the provinces or departments of other
European countries, and in limited sense
to the States of the American Union An
Englishman addresses a letter to Par
kinton, Hants," as we address a letter to
Columbus, Ohio or Elmira, New
York"
One State, which derives its usages from
French and not from English originals, has
no counties at all. In louisiana these sub
divisions of the State are still called
New-York tribune., 1908-07-26

parishes, both officially and in ordinary speech
though they are now divided into many real parishes
of the church.
There about three thousand counties in the
Union, with an average size of about one thousand
square miles, but this average is enormously ex-
ceeded IN many instances, and is also frequently
fallen below Leaving out certain great unsettled
counties IN the West the average county would be
about five hundred miles square in extent
In much of the western part of the country the
size of the country is regulated mathematically 1t
consists of sixteen townships each composed of
thirty-slX square miles, making five hundred and
seventy-sIX square miles in all In other words each
township is SIX miles square, and each county
twenty-four miles square
In Iowa there thirty-nine counties that were
New-York tribune., 1908-07-26

all over again how they was sure Walker was their
very Ownest own and Miss Daisy had been called
back say right out that Walker was her particu-
lar honey boy, for he'd told her only few nights
before, could Sadie guess whether she was hearn
straight or had gone dippy
Well, neverl" says She And how long has
this been going on?'
Accordin' to the testimony, Marion had first call
He d led her OFT into d shady and begun calm
her by her first name two hours after they was in
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-01
ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD.
French Dealers Sell Pictures And
Use A Simple Trick.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3i--What they
believe to be an attempt to defraud
American buyers Of French paintings
has been discovered BY the customs
authorities here Customs examiners
found that number Of paintings inn
ported from Paris, bore daubs Of
paint in one corner evidently for the
purpose of covering the signatures.
When this layer Of paint was remov-
ed il was discovered that beneath
were the. name Of great artists-Co-
rot, Diaz, Rousseau and Others oi
equal prominence II is believed that
the paintings are of obscure artists
and that the forged names were care
lessly covered in a manner as to make
their discovery certain, thereby en-
hancing the value Of the paintings.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-01
CHARITY AT THE LAST.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 81
Forced to apply for charity after he
had added dozen years 70 his rec
ord as centarian. Captain G. p p,
Diamond well known in this city and
Oakland as a lecturer on health top
les and publisher Of pamphlet on
vegetarianism, yesterday appeared
at the Emergency Hospital and ask
| ed 10 be admitted to the County poor
farm.
The man with ll2 years to his cred
ii was born in the shadow Of Ply
mouth Rock in May, 1876, and he re-
calls well the expedition against the
! Barbary pirates, the War of 1872 and
other facts that the grandfathers o.
| the present generation have not re
membered since their school days
He embraced the vegetarian diet il
the Spring Of 1898, he says, and h
lis a strong advocate Of the turniI
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-01
FAT WOMEN AND HOUSE
WORK

Homework is harder on the
stout woman than 1t is on her lean
Ter sister for very obvious reasons.
Bending over brings ON that awful
stuffed-up feeling and causes her
face to get red and coarse looking.
AS a result many fat women, natur'
aily good housekeepcrs, let their
homes 20 rather than permit the
work to make their lives misery.
A good many try exercising and
dieting to get rid Of the fat, but I
want to say here that II housework
will not take off your extra flesh,
exercising can not. Housework is
the most strenuous kind Of exercise.
/ recommend every woman who
reads this with interest, because It
deals with a problem Of her own, to
give up exercising and dieting as
being bad and injurious, and instead
try the following simple mixture Of
household remedies. guarantee that
in reasonable length Of time they
viii have lost enough flesh in na-
tural, wholesome way to enable
them to 80 through their housewoFk
with pleasure and comfort TO them
lselves. This home receipt IS as
follows. ounce Marmola, J ounce
Fluid Cascara Aromatic, and q
ounces Peppermint Water, and the
directions for taking are one tea
| spoonful after meals and at bedtime
Now, don't make the mistake q
thinking that because these three
things are simple home remedies thS
combination Of them can't be good
for reducing the flesh, for as q mat
ter of fact don't believe there IS :
better combination for taking of fal
Iouickly and safely than the one
lhave given you above. i does no'
disturb the stomach Or cause
| wrinkles, and it renders dieting ant
exercising entirely unnecessary II
addition 10 these advantages, which
am sure you will admit are enough
10 recommend it to any woman, It i
inexpensive and easily obtainable a
any drug store
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-01

The biggest schoolboy IN the world
has just been discovered here, his net
weight being nearly one-sixth OF .
ton, or $50 pounds Also he is said to
be the best behaved pupil IN the city.
This may be accounted for BY the
fact that re Is forty-eight years Of
age. married and the father OF ten
children. In fact il is because Of his
youngsters that Hosey as he is nam
ed is now in school, He y former
sergeant, now lieutenant, Of the po-
lice and is retired on a pension. His
reason for going to school at mid
die age with pupils thirty-Rve years
his junior is simply because he is de-
termined that his children should
have what he never gotta good edu-
cation. He was not content, however
merely to send them TO school He
wanted to supervise their education
So he is going to school himself,
working to keep far enough head OF
The youngsters to be able 70 help and
advise them intelligently Every
night he may be found studying hard
at one Of the eity's high schools. For
three years now Hosey has, as he
puts It, been studying mighty hard
to keep ahead Of the kids He i
taking courses in algebra, geometry
chemistry, advanced arithmetic
bookkeeping and English In tbs
letter branch he has already taker
special honors, X is curious sigh
| To see him sitting at school will
scores Of pupils young enough to b
his own children, He raises his hant
Just like the rest Of them
effort to give hts children a good ed
ucation has adapted himself com
pletely to the regulations Of tn
school,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-01
colds ana croup in chiIdren.

"My little girl is subject to colds,
says Mrs. VIM, H, Serig, No, Al
Fifth ST, Wheeling, w, Va. "Last
winter she had severe spell and a
terrible cough but cured her with
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with,
out the aid Of doctor and my little
boy has been prevented many times
from having the Group BY the timely
Use Of this syrup. This remedy Is
for sale BY Frank Hart and leading
druggists,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-01
LApuRTERATEp oLIvE OIL.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3i,-The
federal grand jury has returned an
Indictment against the firm Of Getz
Brothers & Company, charging Vi
olation Of the National Pure Food
Law. II is alleged that in October o.
last year the firm shipped to John
G, Munting at Walla Walla, Wash,
a dozen bottles Of olive oil that had
been adulterated with cottonseed oil
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-01
PROTECTED THE MULE.

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 3i.-There
is limit to the weight a Georgia
mule should be made to haul and this
limit was yesterday fixed by Judge
Broyles in police court at 25OO
pounds. Judge Broyles fined G, r,
Walker $s.75 because Walkers mule
was hauling a load Of 4,O32 pounds.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-01

While much has been said and
written 81 TIE dependence Of the rest
of the country upon the financial cen.
ters in New York and Chicago for
providing the funds for industrial op.
erations little has been heard Of the
independence Of great enterprises IN
these cities upon the rest of the coun-
try in supporting the credit upon
which their operation depend That
this condition now exists and Is
growing more marked from year to
Year has just been illustrated in a
striking way Although the money
situation has been steadily improving
for several months past curious
development Is causing considerable
Inconvenience to number Of large
concerns whose Discrimination on the
oart Of country banlrs to loan money
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-01
on election day under the auspices o

on election day under the auspices Of
the American Aeronautic Society
with an exhibit OF various sort Of
instruments with which observa-
tions are taken. Among these
viii be the great box kites which are
sent up to high attitudes and the
sounding balloons with instruments
attached will register various eondi-
tions miles in tie air. II Is also ex-
pected there VIII be a series Of ra-
ces between aeroplanes, the first evei
held in the limited States.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-01
sick Headache.

This distressing disease results
from a a disordered condition Of the
stomach, and can BE cured by taking
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. Get a free sample at Frank
Hart and leading druggists, and try
"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-01

and the onion He still walks with
considerable sprightIiness although
he guards against falls with a heavy
stick.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-01
UNCLE SAM TAKES HAND.
IN The Great Aeronautical Exhibit AZ
New York On Tuesday.

4 NEW YORK, Oct 3O--The wea-
ther bureau at Washington has del
cided to take part in the aeronauti-
cal contests 10 BE held in New York
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-01
70 Cure a Cola in One Day

Take LAXATIVE BRoMO Quinine
Tablets, Druggists refund money il
Ii fails to cure, F. W. GROVES
signature is on each box p cents,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-01

A very large piece of change has
Just come 70 light IN this city-and
II does not belong 10 John y Rocke'
felIer either, although the rate at
which rs value has appreciated since
hs coming might lead 70 this con
clusion. Incidentally II Is the largest
piece 81 money In the world Sones
where there are three more Just like
II, none which, however are bigger
ii would not be handy coin 70 carry
around, since this remarkable piece
II twenty-six inches long by thirteen
inches broad, and weighs the tfiaing
sum Of thirty.one pounds. a couple
~ dozen ol these gigantic coins
would make a very fair wagon load
for a single horse 10 haul. As origin
ally coined in 1859 By the Swedish
government this piece Of metal was
worth about two dollars. Only FIVE
were minted, and for this reason as
much as for anything else their value
has always been great The New
York specimen at recent sale
brought the modest price of $500,
This curious coin, Il y may be So
called Il made 81 bronze and rescm-
bles a plain sravestone tablet more
than anything else. n the centre and
al each Of the four corners i bears
the imprint Of the royal stamp Of
| King Charles Of Sweden. The enor'
nous size 81 the coin is accounted fc'
BY the fact that when i was mintet
| sweden was III war with Russia BS
making coins 81 such large size the
government figured that i would bs
impossible for the numerous bands
81 rowing robbers TO carry away any
considerable amount Of money. citi'
zens objected SO strongly however
TO this bulky form Of currency that
only four 81 these gigantic coins were
| struck oH.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-01
New York News Letter

on the paper of such concerns Ban
kers are inclined ID attribute ihis sit'
uation TO alarm caused among thc
dnanciers in the smaller cities over
the failure ~ the so-called Fish
trust and ) few other very large
concernA having widely distributed
loans. III general i Is assumed here
that this condition 81 affairs will
cause lcss tyouble ii New York than
III Chicago where Al official of Swift
and Company regarded q one of
the largest users Of banking facilities
III tie country ID credited with q
statement forcAhadowing the neces.
Sity of other arrangements for hand
ing the paper of this and other big
concerns as a result of the refusal OF
the smalicr banks to lend money ~
large enterprises In the financial cen.
tres a. they have been in II habit Of
doing hfetoiore.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-25

PARTNERS WANTED
PARTNER Hanted-T0uug native son. local ed
fCor printer ant wife. with $3.50 money or
eigntb medium presses can get into 6ne paying
weekly paper. short distance from bay cities;
man aust lock cp and feed. wife deputy
ll0stmlstress also other solid revenues: ref
erences EXCHANGED. Address Junior Warden
Box 3i0f, Can ofnce.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-25
ORNONDE.

HOTELS, BOOMING HOUSES.
RESTAURANTS. SALOONS.
GROCERIES, FTC
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-25

q
RESTAURANTS, SALOONS
GROCERIES, ETC
StsylLEa iSssIl store n Oakland: best location;
cAliE receipts $50 70 sec; very low rent. Lease
q Ie@t Iet years; & splendid Offering for So 760
eAL9oe on Folsom ST. corner ia he Mission !.
olc established business. recespts axersee so
eslly low rent; price 50 80.
0t-c ~ taANIs central location. rent SIS. daily
sss.lils so. bargain price 500
HyLEL q IL rooms iu Butchertourn- f-ou,a
o9llolnsi We are oferirg rhss as & bargain for
Sb-5oti only So 500 cash required balance sion
Aontn- interest al per cent: this price in
at once. - e--'
BOOMING HOUSE Of 25 rooms in Filsmors 81 !.
toee leEses bargain price 81 500
fAlAAI-Ne have for sale s q interest :, .
pEtelss On an article IN constant use tn the
HE-aJ.ng business mis- wiz be a money maker
q lAke1 lcic of By the right n~~-fes
Bath PARL0RS n Turk ST connIe+s emit,
-e1ys reasonable relf lrice SsSu
LAND4 SIfR RF- foee-as- - 80,
sod business; price $500. nv
bargain. ~ ss-s -
JOHN Il. GATES & Co.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-25

ST. GEORGE HOTEL.
HOWARD AND EIGHTH SIS
800 OUTSIDE SINGLE ROOMS
25C PER NIGHT, $1.25 PER WEEK-
EVERY ROOM WITH A WINDOW
AND ELECTRIC LIGHT.
BOT AND COLD WATER
READING ROOM. BAGGAGE ROOM.
BILLIARD ROOM BARBER SHOP.
CAFE LUNCH COUNTER, MEALS 15C-
ROOM AND BOARD 81 -25 PER WEEK
ALL WHITE HELP EMPLOYED.
OPEN ALL NIGHT
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-25

EMPLOYMENT wANTED-MALE
GOOD position wanted by experienced ofdceruan
who is thoroughly to bis Job; competent
book keeper and cashier; quick. accurate and
reliable: wei qualified to manage an Office
good salary required; best results In return
Box 4173, Call office.
ACCoJSTAAT--Wiii unrayei accounting taDgles
open new sets books. change St1ele 20 double
entry, Individual and partnership to corporation
aects-. systematic office methods HERBERT
NJ. BRACE. 7s7 Market Phone Kearny 3S4o.
GARDENER and chauffeur wants position; years
Of experience il gardening and understand
operation and repair any gasoline car,
wsges $40. board and room: references. A. G.
ANDERSEN AZ 23d ST.. Oakland.
YOUNG Scandinavian couple wish manage
mens OF mountain resort on commission or
sslhrT or as first class cook and assistant
manager Address E. HuLTS. 500 Aerrimac
street, oakland
POSITION wanted as 1aborer or carpenters
helper. in or out Of city. Address 145 capp st.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-25

MAN AND WIFE-MTNE-
Laborer and wife for mine; laborer In
mine; wife TO cook See boss here $50 a. N.
MURRAY & READY. 11th and Market sts-