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The Laclede blade., 1905-08-05
A Good Scheme,

The farmers who live ON rural route
No. 2 out Of Bevier have organized
road working clubs Of from four to
six members. Each club has a road
drag and assumes responsibility for a
given number of miles. The entire
route is worked after every rain. The
rural mail carrier, G. A. Smith, chal-
lenges anybody in the state to produce
as good section of dirt road as the
one he travels over. By the clubbing
plan no one has to make any great
sacrifice to perform his share of the
work. There is a keen rivalry be-
tween the different clubs to make
their respective jurisdictions excel in
smoothness. Culverts, fencing and
hills are also treated and repaired by
the clubs. The scheme was inaugur-
ated to furnish the mail carrier a good
route in the bad weather. 1t was
found that little extra effort would
make frst-class, permanent road,
and the farmers decided to perfect
the system. The road is now ideal
for any sort of vehicles or automo-
biles. Smith says that two years ex-
perience in the service has convinced
him that the drag is the best tool
for the country road. With about
two hours labor, including one man
and team, shortly after q rain, the
farmer can make half mile OF good
road, and it will remain SO until an
other heavy rain comes, when, of
course, the performance will have to
be repeated. The clubs along route
No. 2 have demonstrated to their sat
isfaction that it is cheaper to build
good roads by their individual effort
than to depend on the old system fol-
lowed by the county"
The Laclede blade., 1905-08-05
A touching story

Is the saving from death of the
baby girl of Geo. A. Eyler, Cumber.
land, Md. He writes: 'At the age Of
II months our little girl was in de-
clining health with serious throat
trouble, and two physicians gave her
up. We were almost in despair when
We resolved to try DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. The tirst bottle gave re-
Lief after taking four bottles she was
cured and is now in perfect health. .
Never fails TO relieve and cure a cough
or cold. At w. r. BsrtOn's drug
store; SOC and s1.OO guaranteed. Trial
bottle free. q
The Laclede blade., 1905-08-05
THE MEADYLLE CHAUTAUQUA.
List Of Attractions During the Assembly from
August ~ to n.

Markee Family Band. Three con
certs daily during the entire assembly.
The Madrigal Ladies' Quartette.
Three appearances daily on the 10Th,
Goth and 21st.
The Meistersingers Male Quartette.
Three appearances daily on the 22nd,
23rd and 24th.
The Nightingale Jubilee Singers.
Three appearances daily with their
sweet southern melodies on the 25th,
26th and 9th.
Hon. Joseph Camp, the orator of
the South, August 10Th and Goth.
Thomas McClary, noted preacher
and lecturer, August Goth, 21st and
22nd. a
Lorenzo Zwickey, platform art en-
tertainer, August Goth and 21st.
Capt Richmond P. Hobson, hero
of the Merrimac, August 21st, 8 p. m.
Hinton White, illustrated lecturer,
August 22nd and 23rd.
Prof. P. G. Holden, the noted corn
man, August 23rd, 8 3p. m.
Col. III. w. j. Ham, the famous
southern orator and lecturer, August
oath, 8 p. M
Col. Geo. w. Balm, the gifted Ken
lucky orator, August Oath and 25th.
d. w. Robertson, with his famous
projectoscope, presenting all new NOV
ing pictures, August Oath and 25th
Chas. Roltaire, the master of mag
ic, August Oath and 25th.
Rev. Sam Jones, the noted preach
er and lecturer, August 26th, 8 p m.
DR.. Eugene May, lecturer, August
26th and 9th.
Carrie Nation, the noted Kansas
home defender, August 9th, 3. p. N. |
For other information, write for
40 page catalogue-to M. E. BURKE,
Secretary, Meadville, Mo.
The Laclede blade., 1905-08-05
Peculiar Disappears nee.

J. D. Runyan, of Butlerville, o.,
laid the peculiar disappearance of his
painful symptoms of indigestion and
biliousness to DIR. Kings New Life
Pills. He says: "They are perfect
remedy for dizziness, sour stomach,
headache, constipation, etc. Guar
anteed at W. R. Barton's drug store.
Price 25c.
The Laclede blade., 1905-08-05
Fall Opening September 4.

"The Position School," the best
business college in Missouri, Maupin's 5
Commercial College win have its
formal fall opening September 4.
Every graduate is guaranteed a posi-
tion. For free catalogue and full
particulars, address Dolph Maupin,
Pres, Chillicothe, Mo.
The Laclede blade., 1905-08-05
rlantiish snHarlnr

Is often caused by sores, ulcers, can
Gers that eat away your skin. VIM.
Bedell. Of Flat Rock, Mich, says: Al
have used Bucklen's Arnica SaIve for
ulcers, sores and cancers. 1t is the
best healing dressing l ever found"
SOOthes and heals cuts, burns and
scaIds. 25c at w. z. BartOnss drug
store; guaranteed.
The Laclede blade., 1905-08-05
propsrty forsSaIe.

Good seven room house and one
block ground, house all plastered and
well papered; porch on southeast;
good well; good pump; nice orchard;
plenty small fruit; good barn, 24x34;
good granary, shed and COW barn; all
well fenced. $1,000 buys it-$110O
down, balance on time. Inquire at
this office. If
The Laclede blade., 1905-08-05
Symphony Orchestra Concert.

On another page of THE BLADE
today will be found the program to
be given at concert in the Laclede
opera house next Wednesday
evening by the Brookfeld symphony
orchestra, under the direction of Prof.
Treumann. This orchestra is one of
the best outside the large cities, and
our people are fortunate In having a
chance to attend this high class enter
tainment. Admission 10, 20 and 80
cents. Reserved seats on sale at the
postoffice.
The Laclede blade., 1905-08-05
From Over the County.

/ The rails are now being laid for The
double track between Bucklin and
Marceline on the Santa Fe.
| Laclede was well represented at the
Iold settlers picnic at Linneus on
! Thursday and Friday of this week.
The various labor unions of Marco
line have already begun preparations
to celebrate labor day on September 4.
| S. F. Amend is opening up $4,000
stock Of general merchandise at
Brookfeld which will be in charge of
j. F. McElwain.
The Argus announces that city de-
livery of mail will begin in Brookfeld
September 1, and that four carriers
will be employed.
Dan E. Austin and Miss Grace
Duncan, two of Bucklin's popular
and we'll known young people, we're
united in marriage last Sunday.
A mining company is prospecting
for coal on the Vanosdol farm near
Bucklin, and if found in paying guam
titles shaft will be sunk at once.
A new telephone system is being
put in at Linneus by the Linneus &
Rural Telephone Co. A 2O0-drop
switch board is being put in and all
material used is first-ciass.
The brick work on the DeGraw,
Brookfeld's handsome new theatre
building, will be completed next week |
when the building will be enclosed
and the interior work begun.
Chas. Clark, colored, proprietor of
the depot lunch room, was married
on Friday Of last week to Miss Gussie
Price, the ceremony being performed
by Rev. E. Clark at Linneus.
A Browning barber after working
a few days in the hay field, returned
to town on erutches, and now believes
that shaving mems faces with razor
is not as dangerous as shaving the
face of the earth with a moving ma
chine.
The next big event in Linn county
is the Modern Woodmen log rolling
70 be held at Brookfeld next Friday,
August II! Hon. A. r. Talbot, head
consul, and Hon. Joe w. Folk, gov
srnor of Missouri, are the principal
speakers. Music will be furnished
by the Cameron military band. One
If the chief attractions will be the
orize drill team of Kansas City. This
;eam will have charge of the class
adoption at night. There will be log
,olling, tug of war and other novel
md interesting contests.
The Laclede blade., 1905-08-05

Marriage is only beautiful, moral
or holy while love riyets two hearts
and peace and harmony broods over
the hearthstone.
The Laclede blade., 1905-08-05

Some Evening Rsveries.

Nothing permanent was ever gained
in business, friendship or love by in
sincerity of word or act.
The Laclede blade., 1905-08-05
HERE AND THERE.
Local Items of the Week Gathered For the
Busy Blade Readers.

Il -.sel AsCF. u. ". D6hCi VIA pACaCA- ~
the Methodist Episcopal church mex
Sunday morning.
1 The local members of the Anti
| Horse Thief Association will give an
ice cream social at Sunny Point schoo
house one and half miles north O
Laclede on Saturday night, August
Is. All are cordially invited.
! j. E. Smith is here from Bedford
Iowa, to spend a week or two with
his son-in-law, F. G. Bothel, on The
farm south Of town. Like all Iowans
who own Linn county land, Mr.
Smith is we'll pleased with his invest.
ment here.
On their trip west last week Mr..
and Mrs. H. G. Lomax spent two OF
three days with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Harlan and Miss Matte Smith in St.
Paul. They visited Minnehaha Falls,
Fort Smelling, the lakes, parks and
other pla ces of interest and had fine
visit.
JAS. Wilkins returned Thursday
from Des Moines, Iowa, where he had
been the past two weeks at the bed
side of his aged father who is in a
precarous condition from being kick
ed by 1t horse several weeks ago. He
reports him as somewhat better when
he left there Thursday.
P. F. Felt, up-to-date in everything,
has had seventy-two feet of granitoid
walk put in at his residence the past
week. IT would be a fine thing for
the town and lasting benefit to
property owners if more of this kind
of walk was put in, as there no doubt
will be. Plowman Il Shoup put in
Mr.. Felt's walk and the job is well
done.
Fred Hawes, who, with his brother
Hilton, left here Monday for Fremont,
Neb., was taken sick on the way out
and on arrival at Fremont was taken
to hospital where on Thursday he
an operation for appendi-
citis. A long distance phone message
late Thursday night stated that the
operation had been successful and he
was resting easy.
Miss. Grace Wilson delightfully."-
entertained friends Tuesday evening
in honor Of her friend Miss Fergerson.
A dainty three course chafng dish
lunch was served. Present were
Misses Blanche Bosworth, Louese
Burke, Daisie Rankin, Blanche Fer
gerson and Messrs John Lomax, B.
3. Bigger, A. J. Baum, w. E. Burke !
md Ernest Lasche, of Rrookfeld.
Ell. E. Maybee, the well known in
man, is going about this week |
With his eyes tightly bandaged and
will not see daylight for another week
ret, the result of an operation per-
ormed last week at Kansas City re-
moving cataract from each eye.
Mr.. Maybee's work as secretary Of
he two local mutual companies and
pecial travelling agent for an old
inc company has been telling on his
yes ofIate and made the operation
necessary. His many friends hope
he operation viii prove successful
md that he will fully recover.
The account of the Hale-Laclede
,ase ball game in the Hale paper
would seem to indicate that the cry
'aby who furnished the write up had
ost nickel on the game. It isn't
Eorth while to contradict his story as
le does that himself. The fact of the
natter Is that the umpires furnished
y Hale had bet some money on the
anne and they were therefore taken
ut. There was no talk or even
hought Of . fight Hale played 3
God game but not good enough to
an Such string Of misrepresen-
ltions Is . disgrace to any newspaper
The Laclede blade., 1905-08-05

The best trained teachers can never
relieve the parent Of the grave respon-
sibility and God-giyen privileges of be-
ing the spiritual guide of the child.
The Laclede blade., 1905-08-05

Stock pasture for rent BY ]. L.
Wood. At Woodland MiIls
The Laclede blade., 1905-08-05

in business, friendship or love by in
sincerity Of word or act.
<
Marriage is only beautiful, moral
or holy while love rivets two hearts
and peace and harmony broods over
| the hearthstone.
/ The best trained teachers can never
relieve the parent of the grave respon-
sibility and God-given privileges of be-
ling the spiritual guide of the child.
***
| We wonder how many parents real
ize that their child is book Of blank
paper in which shall be recorded the
record of their own lives. Be careful
therefore what you have written there
for the world will read it. All your
secret thoughts the child will try to
write.
The proper education of our girls is
one of the important questions of the
present century. It is something
more than social problem and is de-
serving of our best thoughts. It is a
civil and political, a moral and rellg
ious problem. The presence Of women
constitutes one of the chief charms and
benefits of society. 1t is she who far
more than man gives character to So
ciety. Into her care have been en-
trusted the nations future statesmen,
those who are soon to be clothed with
authority and to make laws for the
greatest nation on the globe, as her.
education becomes political and civil
problem. Her gentle presence as she
bends over the cradle at the silent in
fuence of her daily life are shaping
the entire moral character of the COM
ing generation, and thus her education
becomes moral problem. No one is
more fond Of music than the writer,
but life is too short for our daughters
to spend years at the music table and
then after all their culture be dis
counted by the ordinary canary bird.
Every girl should be given a good
practical education, home education,
but that does not mean how to use the
dustpan and broom. 1t means more
than the daily routine of housekeeping.
The whole mind must be expanded
and disciplined by the study of nature
and her laws.
Mothers can find rest and recrea-
lion for themselves and make lasting
upon their children by
saking them out in the twilight these
sultry summer evenings snd show to
,hem sky bespangled with stars.
By what inconceivable power does
hat aged star, which is sinking, fa-
;igued and burning in the shades of
he evening, reappear at the same In
Itant fresh and humid with the rosy
lew of the morning? Go out beneath
,he arched heavens at night and say
f you can "There is no God" Pro-
lounce that dreadful blaspheny and
ZACH star above you will approach the
darkness of your intellect;
very voice that floats upon the night /
Winds win bewaif your utter hopless- ,
lesA, That there is a God all nature /
Ieclares in language to plain to be {
Inexperienced. 1t is written over
he face of the whole creation. You I,
ee it in the tender blade just starting
rom the earth in the early spring and
q the sturdy oak that has withstood {,
he blasts of four score winters. The
'urling riverlet meandering through ,
owney meadows and verdant glens
nd Niagara's tremendous torrent ,
Gaping over its awful chasm unite in
cling US Of God. Show these bean
iful arched heavens to your children /.
II sv.sls.-, -, 49,, tk,,., ,,,,.is -1,.1. :
The Laclede blade., 1905-08-05

We wonder how many parents real
ize that their child is a book Of blank
paper in which shall be recorded the
record of their own lives. Be careful
therefore what you have written there
for the world will read it. All your
secret thoughts the child will try to
write.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-17
TO CLOSE DENVER GAMES.
Gambling Will Be Entirely Suppressed
in nolOradO's Capital.

Denver. Oct. 17.-At the conclusion
of the investigation of the Denver
Savings bank and the Western bank
Judge Peter l.. Palmer will instruct
the grand jury, IN attendance on the
criminal division of the district court
to take up the gambling question and
also conduct full investigation into
the matter of enforcing the fire pro-
lection ordinance.
Judge Palmer refused to talk on the
matter, but said that as soon as the
grand jury returned it's report he
would give them further Instructions
on other matters. The expected action
in regard TO gambling is said to be a
great surprise to the gamblers of the
city. AT the closing of all houses, po-
ker rooms. and even the taking out of
slot machines, they imagined the cru
sade was over, and now with prosecu-
ton for having violated the gambling
laws staring them in the face, it is said
there will be many departures for
other fields.
A report from the grand jury is -ex-
pected daity.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-17

sChicago, Oct. IA local immigra-
tion bureau disclosed today the fact
that ~ American girls have been sold
into slavery in Chinese harems. Most
of them are lost to civilization and can
hope for no release save by suicide.
They are helpless prisoners In Chinese
interior towns, subject to the whims of
mandarins, who We're able to purchase
them through connivance with a wOm-
an whose identity is well known to
government officials. The dealer who
delivered the girls into slavery re-
sides at Chicago. and has a woman
confe derate at Shanghai who is also
known to the government secret serv-
ice agents.
The bureau revealed the facts after
receiving complaint of the sale of
Louise Miller of Montreal to an agent
of a Chinese official in Shanghai
other evidence indicates that Eva
Campau, Maggie Drouin and Victoria
Stamour. Mattresses, were induced to
come to Chicago four years ago from
Montreal and met the same fate.
The names of 10 more young women
Of Chicago and other cities who disap-
peared and have been shipped to
Shanghai to become slaves. are In pos
session of Inspector ]. w. Burst of the
Chinese immigration bureau.
The government says II must rely
upon the police and state authorities
to punish the progresses, because
there Us no federal law against export
ing women for immoral purposes.
The American consul. James Il.
Rodgers. of Shanghai. has enlisted
the cooperation of English and Chi
nese authorities of that city. Evil
dence OF the sale of many American
and Canadian girls has been procur-
ed. The authorities have unques-
tionable proof of the incarceration of
at least dozen of the 40. 1t is known
that Hilda Anderson. aged 90, COM
mitted suicide after learning the pur-
pose of being sent to China. They
have lost an trace of many who were
sold to one master after another until
so far in the interior II is impossible |
to locate them.
Chinese girl slaves bring from $3.50 |
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-17

The fate of the East Umatilla or
Cold Springs government irrigation
project will be disclosed in a wey
days.
Next Thursday, October 19, the
board of consulting engineers of the
reclamation department, in charge OF
Assistant Chief Engineer Arthur p
Davis, will meet at Echo to look over
and pass upon the estimates of the
engineers upon the project in the Cold
Springs country. and which is official
ly known to the department as the
East Umatilla project.
Even the engineers who have made
the surveys on the project do not
know. nor can anyone else guess.
what the result of the conference Of
the board will mean, as the surveys
OF the project will be taken up in de-
tail by the board, and all the features
will be thoroughly investigated.
The board will go over the ground
the better to acquaint the various
members with the actual conditions.
and then estimates of cost. estimated
water supply, estimated amount OF
land to be reclaimed and all other
important phases of the project will
he carefully considered and a decfs-
ion rendered as to it's feasibility.
According to the estimates already
made public there are about 1900
acres of land which can be reclaimed
by this project, the estimated total
cost To be about $50 per acre. payable
in 10 annual installments, no home
steader to own more than 160 acres
under the project.
The project is said to be one of the
most feasible in eastern Oregon and
can be completed within six months
after it is once finally adopted by the
department.
If the project is declared to be feas-
ible by this meeting of the board, a
transfer of the Furnish ditch and
holdings will be made and work will
begin on the reservoir as soon as pos
sible after final details are arranged.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-17
SETTLERS PROTEST.
Deschutes Irrigation & Power Com
pany Has Misreprcsentcd Facts.

Salem, Ore, Oct. IA committee
representing the settlers of the Des-
chutes River valley appeared before
the land board this afternoon, pro-
testing against the Deschutes Irriga-
ton & Power company. II is alleged
that the company represented to those
applying for lands that the work is be-
ing done under the supervision Of the
state, that, the forms, applications,
contracts, etc, which were submitted
with signatures approved. were re-
quired by the state land board.
The protest says: From articles re-
Gently appearing in the daily papers,
we have been led to investigate the
status of the company and find we
have been imposed upon. We are en-
couraged, however, by the reported
impressions of Governor Chamberlain
stated to the board, to appeal for your
protection. afd your Intervention in
securing the annulment or modifica-
ton of the notes and contracts so
signed, without the necessity of legal
proceedings or the incurring Of heavy
expense incident thereto
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-17

.At the circuit court session held yes
teIIday afternoon dates were set for
seven of the cases that are to come VI
at ythe jury session which convenes on
Tuesday. october "a.
W those now set for arial none are
Of amy great Importance. Three OF the
number are criminal cases, while the
other four are of civil nature. One
OF the latter is that of John Heath
man against the city OF Pendleton tC
recover $4,000 damages for an injury
sustained by the plaintiff
However. there are other Grimm Il
cases that will in all probability be
tried out during that session. These
are cases in which the parties have
not yet been arraigned and given 4
chance to plead. Prominent among
these cases Is that of ex-Deputy Sheriff
c. p. Davis, who is charged with lar
ceny Of $4,000. and was bound over
from the Justices court.
The following is n list Of the cases
for which dates were arranged yes
terday:
October 24--state VS. Nelson: Ward
VS.. Richardson.
October 25-R. II. Graves VS.. Will
liam Whitlock.
October 26--State VS.. H. Il. Ker-
shaw.
October 27-John Heathman vs. the
City OF Pendleton.
October Estate VS.. Robert Gene
way; State VS.. William Woodstock.
October 30--Baker & Folsom VS.. G.
A. Cruise.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Date WIN BE Set at Board Meeting
Thursday.

On Thursday morning at 9:3e there
win be a meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Umatilla county Sunday
School association at the Congrega-
tional church, and all members of the
body are requested 10 be present.
The object of the meeting will be to
discuss plans for the holding of the
annual Sunday school convention for
this district. 1t has been learned that
should the convention be held on Nov
ember 4 and S. Rev. W. c. Merritt,
field worker for Washington. can be
here and will assist in the meetings.
Consequently the ACCESSIBILITY of hold
ing the convention ON those dates will
be discussed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-17

New York, Oct 1.-THE Insurance
investigation was resumed this morn
ing. James McKeen. associate coun-
sci, produced figures cabled from
London, Berlin and Paris making the
ridiculous statement that James NJ.
Beck. counsel for the Mutual presi-
dent, McCurdy. said that the Mutual
assets exceeded those of the Bank of
England. Bank of France. and I'm
perial Bank of Germany.
The Mutuars assets for December
were lessrthan S2.500,000.
The Bank of England's assets were
500. .00o.s00. The Imperial Bank of
Germany had $4,000. 900 more than
the Mutual The Bank of France as
sets were $3.50. 900. goo Beck said
the committee was laborinE runder a
misrepresentation.
President McCurdy was called to the
stand. He said the assets OF the banks
named exceed the Mutual's by nearly
$4,000, ,0Ss 200.
Officials Of the bank OF Germany re-
ceive s3eyoo0 per year. The chief gov
ernor OF ihe pank OF England. $4,000
per year.
Hughes produced number of let
ters from 5policyhoIders refuting GER
tain claims advertised by the Mutual,
One letter showed dividends on n poll
cy paid uF nm 1876 had decreased from
$50 to SO Another letter stated the
dividends on one policy fell from $22
In 1903 to 81 in 1904. Probably
nearing maturity" replied McCurdy
Chairman Armstrong was after Nc
Curdy like a flash. asking, What does
the maturity of a policy have to do
with dimiuishing dividends Nc
Curdy lodged and said. Call the ac-
tuary, he can explain"