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/, u really quito horse you arc riding
there"
aoh. he Isn't warmed np yet. gen
eral," said "Ho doesn't 90 good un
III he gets his second wind"
by this time the mule was really bc
ginning 70 show his staying qualities
over tho Kentucky horse that the gen
eral was riding. and tho general could
not keep up, But the general would
not give up, and wo went on mild
after mile through tho sand hills until
finally I had actually to wait on the
general little. Every once IN awhile
the general would remark about that
mule, hut we went on, and the gen.
oral still would not give Ia. We con.
tlnued going until we got within about
tifteen miles Of Fort IArned. Here va
stopped on hill TO walt for the ON,
GERS and ordcrlleu 10 overtake us
When they got up showed the gen.
eFal depression IN the sand hills and
told him that that was the Pawneo
Fork creek and that all we had to dc
was 70 follow tho creek down and we
would come 10 the fort
eNow, general" Iaaid, III you have
any urgent dispatches that you want
tsken 70 your commanding ofilcer, n
you viii give them 70 mo | WIN take
them on and have them delivered b
him. You cannot help but fnd your
way"
"Ah." he saId. ''you are kidding me
about what ! said In regard 10 that
mule. well." turning TO one Of the
officers, you bring the escort In. Fol.
low the direction we are going. and !
win 20 on with Cody"
And we started. giving him as live
ly ride M his horse could stand until
We reached the fort That night the
generals horse died. The next morn.
Ing at guard mount I rode up 70 the
headquarters Of Fort Larned. which
was commanded by Captain Danger
neld Parker. with whom the general
was stopping. and reported 10 him. !
said that n he had no further use for
me | would return 10 my own fort and
that II he had any dispatches be wanted
taken back to Fort Hays I would take
them, as expected 10 yet there IN
eight hours on tho same mule.
lie laughed and said. We'll. will
never say anything against n mule
again.
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Bring in Your Want Ads TODAY
TWENTY
Board Of Equalization To Meet


Notice Is hereby given that special
assessment roll number 1856 made for
the purpose Of constructing Sewer
on slst street, from the South line Of
Cedar street, to the beach on the
North side OF Birch street. has been
filed with the Auditor and Police
Judge, and numbered special assess
ment roll number 1856, and that the
committee on streets and public ways
has been appointed a committee Of
the Council to Sit with the Board Of
Assessors TO examine, correct and
equalize the same, and that Saturday
the 30th day Of January A. D. 1909,
at the hour Of 3 O'Clock, pm. in the
Council Chambers in the City hall
has been fixed as the time and place
Of said meeting Of said Board Of
Equalization. All objections to said
assessment must be presented in
writing.
OLAF ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge Of the
City Of Astoria, Ore.
Dated January 20, 1909. lot
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male '0OsId oct ahead ot tAs horses
b with General Custer and that b.
tied me 20 have the best mount
q was at the post. AZ that timG
horses at tho fort were pretty well
down from many chases after In
Aa, but | was riding and had al
time an good n long distance horse
have ever known. and he was a
b. The general himself was riding
tentucky thoroughbred.
/ daylight rode up TO tho com
pding officers quarters, and Cap
ovenshine introduced me for the
time to General Custer, Tho gem
seeing that l was mounted on q
9, said to Captain ovenshine:
captain. I haven't got time TO dllly
along the road with O mule. !
that my guide here is mounted on
nle. want him TO have a horse,
a good one"
said, General. this is the best
o at the fort and ] assure you
he won't be much behind you
In you reach Fort Larncd,"
be captRIn explained to the general
the horses we're IN pretty bad
hltie al the tort and that he had
IA me brag 30 much about that
. that he felt quite sure that the
1t was oil right.
10 general seemed a little displeas-
md said. "Well, n that ls the best
have ] win have TO put up with
9 mounted and started out on the
!. For the flrst fifteen miloa TO
Ky Hill river there was a good
Ion road, and as wo rode along the
hral asked me numerous questions
egard to the country and the In
s, and thus we talked along mile
mile. But the general was going
pretty rapid gait, and my mule
not very speedy on the start, but
rev he would finish all right. So
n the general was not looking l
Id put the spurs to the mule a lit-
10 wake him up. However, l kept
gside Of the general until I got 10
Ky Hin river. l noticed that the
mule was not painting much, but
horses were.
told the general that this would be
last water for forty.tlve miles un-
Ke got near Larned; that It would
lest to water the horses there, and
he men required any water they
better al up their oanteens, which
| did.
Iom this point We struck into the
! hills, leaving all roads, 1t was
~ sandy and pretty heavy travel
for horse or mule, but I made up
mind that | would show the gem
from there on that ! had spoken
truth about the mule. So when the
eral was not looking at me ! would
the spurs to him, and as he would
70 ahead I would say:
Whoa, therel Take II easy, old fel-
I, Don't get to frettin'."
10 went on like that for a mile or
The mule would get ahead Of the
Bes, and whenever the general
mt looking l would snur him, and
the mule would forge ahead !
lid pat him to calm him down.
lnally the general remarked. "That
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NOTICE.
Board Of Equalization To Meet.

Board Of Equalization To Meet.
Notice is hereby given that special
assessment roll number l85 made for
the purpose of improving Jerome Av-
enue, from the East line Of l4th street,
to the East line of 18th street, has
been filed with the Auditor and Police
Judge, and numbered special assess
ment roll number 1856, and that the
committee on streets and public ways
has been appointed a committee Of
the Council to sit with the Board Of
Assessors to examine, correct and
equalize the same, and that Saturday
the 30th day Of January A. D. 1909,
at the hour Of 2 o'clock, pm, in the
Council Chambers in the City Hall
has been fixed as the time and place of
said meeting Of said Board Of Equali-
zation, All objections to said assess
ment must be presented in writing.
OLAF ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge of the
City of Astoria, Ore,
Dated January 20, 1909. lot
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Among the many army officers under
whom have served one Of my earliest
experiences was with Major General
Eugene A. Carr, retired, General Carr
was graduate Of West Point when
cabins were more plentiful than frame
houses In upper New York state
whence he came Graduating 10 1850
he went 10 the frontier and graduated
In that old school that made him ono
OF the best OF Indian lighters.
In 1868 | FIRST met him when was
a scout for Colonel Royals command,
whom he succeeded. II has been the
pride OF my career that, be being IN
officer Of such wide experience and
ability, secured bis esteem and
friendship, and IN his writings he hns
been very generous IN Alluding 10 my
services had the honor Of serving
With him In many trying campaigns,
notably IN that which eliminated In
his success over Tall Bull, who had
long been the terror OF the plains with
what Ii known as the dog soldiers"
who were renegades recruited from a
dozen disappointed tribes and were
composed Of the most vicious. fanatical
Indians who were opposed to the
white mans Intrusion In the west. The
depredatlons were OF a terrifying na.
tuEe, and Carr was delegated to pun.
fish them at all hazards, Their eontin.
uous pursuit for many months was
very trying one. as they employed the
Indians methods Of annoyance in at
tack by safely scattering when hard
pressed. Knowing that only strategic
cunning could eventually effect sub
jugatlon or dispersal. General Carr
proved By his persistent energy and
strategy that ho was equal to the sit.
uatlon. II was during the continuous
pursuit Of these warriors that l met
one OF my closest calls in an incidental
nght which occurred at a point called
Elephant rock. II was 10 the spring
ef 1869 that we reached Elephant
rock, which Is a point on rock on
the south side Of Beaver valley, where
I found an Indian tran going down
the Beaver, and, following It. the com
mand went into camp The general or
deFed lieutenant Ward TO follow It, !
being already on the scene ! was
keeping the Indians IN sight while GOV.
ering my presence from them, when
somewhat 70 the left, almost parallel
with them, heard fiEing. and after
ward ascertalned that Lieutenant
Ward was IN q skiFmish 80 premature
that at one time It threatened to cut
mo on.
General Carr left the command un-
der Major Brown to follow with the
wagons. and the Indians, sklrmishlng
with great daring, put up game nght,
General Carr followed them until
nearly dark and returned TO meet and
protect the wagons. Forming his men
IN a hollow square, he made an orderly
retreat, the Indians showing great per
tlnaclty IN their sl1irmlsh tactics, 90
much 80 that the general got bullet
through the seabbard Of his saber.
Meeting tho wagons and getting into
good position, he went into camp, but
the indians stayed around all night,
emitting the cries Of owls ana coyotes,
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Notice.

There is money in the Irving-avenue
from llth to 18th street fund to pay
warrants Nos. 2s4l7 to 2s42l inclu-
sive. Interest win cease after this
date. Astoria, Or, Jan. l8. 1909.
THOMAS DEALEY,
.pn City Treasurer.
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horse in the outfit, and whom twilight
arrived he decided, after patching up
his head q little, to bring relief and
meet us at a point northwest on the
Platte river, about q days march on.
ward These were about the most
definite directions any scout got in the
trackless wastes Of those days, and 1t
showed the peculiar sixth sense or
acumen possessed BY experienced on
GERS and why practical scouts, like
Cody, in the wide terrestrial seas Of
the great plains rarely ever missed
connections Cody therefore reached
us safely. making a successful ride Of
ffty miles during the night and ar
riving at Fort Kearny at daylight"
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SWEDISH MAssAc1NG.

TYRA KOHLANDER, ROYAL
graduate in Swedish movements,
physical culture and massage; Office,
S4s Franklin ave, second fat; hours:
9-ll q. m, rs p. M, or Central Drug
Store, Telephone Main 2l8l.
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NOTICE.
Board of Equalization To Meet.


Notice is hereby given that special
assessment roll number 1877 made for
the purpose Of constructing a Sewer
on Irving Avenue, from the man-hole
at the crossing of Irving avenue and
.l1th street to a point $50 feet east of
the east line of nth street, has been
filed with the Auditor and Police
Judge, and numbered special assess
ment roll number 1877, and that the
committee on streets and public ways
kas been appointed a committee Of
the Council to sit with the Board Of
Assessors to examine, correct and
equalize the same, and that Saturday,
the 30th day Of January A. D. 1909,
at the hour of 2 o'clock, p. m. in the
Council Chambers in the City Hall
has been fixed as the time and place
of said meeting of said Board of
Equalization. All objections to said
assessment must be presented in writ
ing.
OLAF ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge OF the
City of Astoria, Ore.
Dated January 20, 1909 lot
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NOTICE.
Board Of Equalization To Meet

Board OF Equalization To Meet.
Notice is hereby given that special
assessment roll number 1888 made for
the purpose Of improving Irving Ave
nue. from the East line Of ShiveIys
Astoria, to the West line Of 40thstreet,
has been filed with the Auditor and
Police Judge, and numbered special
assessment roll number 1888, and that
the committee on streets and public
ways has been appointed committee
of the Council to sit with the Board
of Assessors to examine, correct and
equalize the same, and that Saturday
the 30th day Of January A. d. 1909, at
the hour Of 2 o'clock, p. m. in the
Council Chambers in the City Hall
has been fixed as the time and place
of said meeting Of said Board Of
Equalization. All objections to said
assessment must be presented in
writing.
OLAF ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge Of the
City Of Astoria, Ore.
Dated January 20, 1909. lot
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BATH HOUSES.

BATHS TURKISH AND RUS
sian, at the natatorium Of George
Hill, 2l7 Astor ST.; rational prices;
absolute cleanliness; private rooms;
separate service for ladies'; rheama.
tism and skin diseases treated with
perfect success. lO-25-tf
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NOTICE THERE is MONEY IN
the Irving-avenue, from Ninth to
Eighth streets, fund, to pay the fol-
lowing warrants: Nos. 26S82 to 26SS7,
inclusive; interest will cease after this
date,
THOS, DEALEY,
City Treasurer.
Astoria, Or, Jan, y, 1909. ins
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n 7 irat meeting with General
George A. Custer was when

HEHk HhVkluk Witu G@m@f@a
George A. Custer was when
! WAS 4 scout IN tho de-.
partment OF tho Missouri.
khe sprlng of 1907. Az this time
nAFal Clusters regiment. tho Bsv-
" enyalry, United States army. was
NpKf Larncd. On pawnoe Fork, near
AFkanaaa river
he evening the general arrived ct
~ Mnys from Fort Harker, He had
D hlm only two officers aud three
lesIsea The general told Captain
hlne, who was In command Of
h Mays at tho time, that be wished
lNAFe Fort Hays the next morning
Twilight to Join his regiment and
gs a guido who knew tho country.
10 would make no mistake. we'll
to guide him 10 Fort IArned.
BIN ovenshlns sent Tor mo aud
{ 80 10 be ready sharp At daylight
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LAUNDRIEs.
NOT THE ONLY Owe

NOT THE ONLY ONE
We want It well known that We
don't compete with our fellow cif-
zen, the "Chinee."
Our methods bear comparison With
his 70 his disadvantage.
Have your laundry work done B.
the Light Of day.
Your clothes win be pure, cleaz
and satisfactory, 4 done hera
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For SALE OR RENT.

ONE NO, Z REMINGTON TYPE
writer; one Smith Premier; both in
6rst-class condition. See Lenora Be-
mott, Public Stenographer, Az Com
mercial street. is
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j, FE NoWLEN, REAL ESTATE
and Employment Office, 473 Com
mercial ST., Phone -. Have fine
list of Astoria and country properly,
All classes Of labor furnished.
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NOTICE.
Board of Equalization To Meet.


Notice is hereby given that special
assessment roll number l6t, made for
the purpose of constructing a sewer
on 18th street, from the North line OF
Irving avenue to the South line Of
Jerome avenue, has been fled with
the Auditor and Police Judge, and
numbered special assessment roll
number 1874 and that the Committee
on streets and Public Ways has been
appointed a committee Of the Council
to sit with the Board Of Assessors as
Board Of Equalization to examine,
correct and equalize the same, and
that Saturday the 30th day of January
A. D. 1909, at the hour of 2 o'clock,
p. m, in the Council Chambers of the
City hall has been fixed as the time
and PLACE OF said meeting of said
Board of Equalization. All objections
to said assessment must be presented
in writing,
OLAF ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge of the
City of Astoria, Ore.
Dated January 20, 1909. lot
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WILL TRADE CITY LOTS FOR
timber lands in Oregon or Wash
ington. Mill Land Company, 7l3
Corbett Building, Portland, Or. nm
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SITUATION WANTED.
CITY REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE-BUSINESS BLOCK;
the Waldorf. Kinney and Cribler,
corner Eigth and Astor, two lots,
iOOxil0; house lOOxiiO, 20 rooms 20
stairs; hall 4OxlOO, ]. r. Nowlen,
473 Commercial IO-4-tf
FOR SALE-ONE LOT, SALOON
on Astor street; cozy corner; sa-
loon fixtures; 7 furnished rooms;
price, $500. ]. r. Nowlen, 473
Commercial lO4-tf
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FOR SALE-oNE HOUSE, TWO,
story, $3.50; one house. one-story,
$3.50, or both for 5000; property
adjoins Sc. cor. 34th and Franklin.
Apply to J. F. Nowlen. u.s.
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FOR SALE-HoUSE AND LOT; A
splendid bargain. For particulars
apply to w. Knapp, 1873 Grand ave
nue.. IN
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HOY LAUNpRY

Tenth and Duane
Phone Main 1891
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-03-17

discussion Of the question, aAre f.,
more easily imposed upon than peo,',. J
other occupationsf" II ~as decidsd y y
ls-ge majority that they are not ~
master declared . recess until :,
during which . good dinner wa. CO... -,
to all.
After recess tine fourth degree WINS
ferred, followed by music by the orcbes,..
and = topic, "Can q small farm h. -
Quoted probably without liyes,ooss,
also remarks for the good Of the oraor =
several brothers and sisters. The m....
again declared recess until seven o,o,,.,
during which supper was served bv -,
host grange to all.
At the evening session the literarv ~.
gram was as follows: Song, Braipard ~
Mrs. Steele; recitation, Gertrude Bowaa-.
dialogue; music, orchestra; question up.
solved, that wheelbarrow is of mo..
value on the farm than woman decide
in favor Of the woman; recess: son.
Howard Lowell; singing, chorus; temn..
ance lecture, Howard Lowell; illustra,.s
song, Brainard Steele; Ministries; rem.,.,
by visiting patrons; music, orchestra
One March q, the young members ~.
to I'll all the offices and furnish an e,.h-
orats program.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-03-17

Rev. Henry W. Hunter. Christian
Endeavor superintendent Of Missouri
for the Christian church. relates the
following pointed anecdote. The boy
IS Paul Alexander, and he HIVES In
Paris. Mo.
This boy when six years of age had
a recitation to give before a teachers
Institute. entitled "Grandma's Cooky
Jar" In learning the piece he said to
his instructor. 'I1l say It SO they will
taste cookies" A gentleman said after
the performance. THAT boy made me
hungry"
My brother Christian" adds Mr..
Hunter, ''let us SO live Christ that men
may want to taste of Him and His
goodness. Make the world around us
hungry to live His life and pattern
after His ideals" This Is the way we
should talk lin our Christian Endeavor
prayer meetings.
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ARBuTus. $50, suRRY.

Arbutus grange held a regular meeting
Friday evening, March IL, with visitors
from Alamoosook and East Biuehill
oranges. Owing to distance and bad
travelling, Narrsmissic grange was not
represented. After business recess was
declared and supper was served in the
lower hall.
The lectsrer presented fine program
of vocal and instrumental music, read
ings, recitations, etc. The singing by Ar
butus quartette deserves special mention,
and was much enjoyed by all. Bro. Gross,
OF Alamooeook, favored with a song, and
was warmly encored. Sister Margaret
Wardwell, OF East Bluehill, also gave Sc
lections on the organ.
While il is deeply regretted that Nara
missile grange could not be represented at
this time, the members are asked to re-
member that at Arbutus grange the latch
string is always out.
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hams Vegetable Compound Is the most
successful remedy for all kinds Of
female troubles, and / feel that l can
never praise it enough. "-MRs. LIZZIE
HOLLAND, Noah, KY.
The Changeof Life is themostcritical
period of woman's existence, and
neglect of health at this time invites
disease and pain.
Womeneverywhere shouldr remember
that there is no other remedy known to
medicine that 80 successfully carry
women through this trying period as
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs.
For 80 years it has been curing
women from the worst forms Of female
ills - Inflammation, ulcera ton, dis
placements, fibroid tumors, irregulari-
ties, periodic pains, backache, and
nervous prostration.
If you would like special advice
about your case write q cOnfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice Is free,
and always helpful.
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to wait for either the LIS or the Ms t,
come, before giving it to you all.

TO vail IOr eltner the L. OF tue M. y 10
come, before giving it to you all.
Dear Aunt Madoe and Sisters Al:
How nice to feel that spring Is coming. and
soon we win see the early blossoms Of sprin &
peeping up at US The arbutus blossoms. how
beautiful they are and how we love to look
for, and gather them, and how refreshing
they are to look at.
enjoy more and more the letters in the
column, and for fear may not see the call for
me. am sending few lines after long
silence. In many cases "silepce is golden -,
it may be so now, at any rate don't think
have been missed very much, the letters have
been coming SO fast lately.
Yes, Janet, l missed your letters. knew
you little long time ago. and have read
things, or thoughts, dropped from your pen,
that were very pleasing.
Now want to ask il any one can send o
poem. or prose, have seen somewhere long
ago called "The Pitcher of Tears''s / don't
know who wrote it. or whether poem or prose,
and as il something very pathetic and
beautiful, thought some of the members
might know of it and 1t would appear in print
again.
Do not know just where l come in on the
roll call, so win this dos IRISH MOLLY.
p. S.-To Janet l wish to say, am glad the
silver lining" shows even q little, and to all
who may be having sorrow or trouble of any
and their may shine brightly again.