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The Washington times., 1905-10-03
LAFAYETTE.
"The Serio-Comic Governess" Received
With Favor

With Favor.
THE Serio-Comic Governess,'' a COM
edy with music, in a prologue and three
role, Is the Offering at the Lafayette
Theater this week. Henry v Donnelly.
long a favorite with theatergoers. as
Fossy, music hall manager, gave an
excellent presentation of the part and
throughout the performance divided
honors with Miss Beaumont.
There has been considerable change III
the lines of the play since it was last
offered In Washington with Cecilia Lof-
tus in the title role, and many old but
popular songs and new dances have
been interpolated to enliven the per-
formance. That the special vocal selec-
tions introduced We're received with
plause Of the audience which necessi-
tated nearly every number being repeat
ed several times. This was particularly
true of 'Nola," sung by Esther Benson
and her band of little Indians, which
was repeated seven times in response
to vociferouS encOreS.
Miss Beaumont captured the hearts of
the audience on her appearance in the
prologue by her singing of Bryan
O'Lynn." In regular Maggie Cline
also by her rendition Of Irish Molly.
O." She also made hits In MY Lucky
Star" My Kentucky 'Uckleberry," and
The Meeting Of the Waters" Mr.. Don
nelly's singing of The German Band
was very pleasing and was encored sew
eral times.
The plot Of 1.-The Serio-comic Gov
erness." is somewhat long drawn out.
but gives the performers plenty OF op-
portCnity to show their ability.
The Washington times., 1905-10-03
GIRL REFUSED KISS.
DROWNED HERSELF
German Who RepelIed Her at Ball in America Years
Ago Makes Amends by Committing Suicide
According to Compact

BERLIN, Oct 3.-Police officers called
by Mrs Tneooald Won Bovens. whose
husband had locked himself in room
of their apartment and would not open
the door. broke ii down and found him
dead BY his side was q memorandum
which related that before his marriage
he had been a woodcarver in America
and that at ball one evening a young
girl tried to kiss him, that he repelled
her and that she drowned herself.
An American Duel.
The next day October l, 1851 a kins-
man of the girl challenged him to an
American duel" drawing lots TO deter
mine which should kin himself
Won Boyens drew black, and under
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the agreement was to :ill himself in
twelve years. He returned to Germany
married. and the twelfth anniversary OF
the agreement passed unregarded. and
each succeeding one. until short time
ago. when an American named t1sn
arrived in Berlin with a letter from
Won Bovens antagonist reminding him
Of the duty. which he now fulfilled.
The Story Doubted.
Won Bovens took cyanide Of potassium
He Ias enrolled on the police records
Of the district as a naturalized Amerl-
can.
The Tageblatt suspects that the Incl
dents related by Won BOyenS were IN
vented by the suicide.
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ACADEMY
"Queen of the Highbinders" Again
Draws Crowded House.

Queen OF the f:ighbinders." a four
act melodrama by Paul Slomer. last
evening started its second engagement
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LYCEUM.
Empire Burlesquers Appear Before
Crowded House.

Those old favorites. the Empire Bur-
lesquers." easily fill the bill at the
Lyceum. Crowded houses greeted them
at both performances yesterday.
The olio is the best part of the pro-
gram, rs the opening and closing farces
lack action and are a little shy of
humor.
The DeVan Brothers show in clever
acrobatic turn, John a. West gives his
musical comedy act. and the Leland
quartette sings a number of good songs
acceptably.
The Washington times., 1905-10-03
RAMSEY ASKS INJUNCTION
TO CHECK WABASH ELECTION

ST. LOUIS, No, Oct. 3.-President
Ramsey today filed an injunction suit
against the Missouri Pacific. Iron Noun
tain, Wabash, Mercantile Trust Com
pany, of New York, and Walter @ WIZ
son. H NJ. Walker, and George J.
Gould, 10 prevent their voting debenture
''B" stock at the annual election Of the
Wabash
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Shopping in Italy.

Harper's Bazar: An italian once peca,f,e
so tndlscreet as to be frank, and admitted
that there were three prices In Italy
one for the continental. one for the Eng
lish and one for the American. He did
not state which price was the highest. nor
need the humble scribe: the superfuous
Is only for space writing.
To an American, hagglins over prices
embodies both the bitter and the sweet:
the mere act Of bargaining is a blow to
his self-respect, but to bargain success-
fully Is a direct appeal to his keen spccu-
lative instinct. Shopping in Italy has ths
charm Of novelty, n besides that induce
inent. 1t is an agreeable sensation to the
American woman to feel that even tho
highest italian price IL less thar the low.
est one of her country. BY this is meant
good laces and embrotderies-indeed, hand
work of all kinds: gloves. silk stockings.
but not silk itself, unless 1t is of that kind
known as Roman: the products OF tho
goldsmith and silversmith: coral, she'll.
glass, wood-carving and many pretty
baubles which make inexpensive gifts.
Strangely enough, underwear is ungainly
or expensive, cloth, OF course, not to be
considered. and the purchase OF ready
made clothing a sure road to tears and ro-
gret. In "the states only have tho ready
made garments reached q satisfactory rc-
suit In fit and price.
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Liberty Bell.

The bell that played so important q
part in ringing in the first Fourth OF
July, by announcing the birth of the
new nation, when the Declaration OF
Independence was read to the world.
is regarded with great veneration by
Americans.
This beloved bell had an ~eventfuI
history. 1t was first cast il England.
in 1852, and hung in the state house
at Philadelphia, but 1t was found to
be cracked in he. rim Inc had to ba
recast three times before it was a
success, and finally had this inscription
placed Upon it: proclaim liberty
throughout the land to all the inhabi-
tents thereof" a very appropriate one,
and taken from the Scripture, Levitt
u XIV. 10. 1t nobly made that procla-
nation when the Declaration of Inde-
pendence was proclaimed, having been
rung for two hours continuously on
that great occasion. 1t was cracked
While tolling for the death of Chief
Justice Marshall, and since that time
has been zealously guarded, being al
lowed to come to Chicago as an exhibit
at the Columbian exposition, but with
q guard Of honor that never left it out
Of their sight. Numerous small ex-
emplars OF it are common, and it is a
fitting badge on every Fourth of July.
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HOW PAID.

e. F. Stephens of Nebraska tells Of
his experience In handling the fruit Of
two orchards. He says:
Last season I sprayed my trees three
times. once before the bloom n twice
after. The result was about rs per cent.
high grade apples. which, when the ex-
IRENE wet weather Of the early sea-
son Is taken into consideration. I think
it a good record.
Now, for a short report Of some ex-
periments along this line: I bought the
fruit, on the trees. Of a 60-acre orchard
only a few miles from mine last season.,
and after handling both crops am ready
to give a reason for the faith that is in
me regarding the efficacy OF spraying.
This orchard is one year older than
mine; trees bought Of same nursery,
same identical varieties. handled in the
same manner except that the orchard
was never sprayed, and while it bore a
good, full crop of apples. 1 will just
give you the results after sorting and
packing the Grimes Golden and jon
nthan: Crimes Golden crop, 2O9 bar
rels; So firsts. 140 seconds. Jonathans,
81 barrels: 16 firsts, 66 seconds.
After you think about the above re-
suits n I tell you my flrsts were sold
for more than double what the seconds
would bring, you will readily see why
I became a convert to the efficacy Of
spraying, and shall be found, when the
time comes, IL I am able, fully armed to
deal death, destruction and several
kinds of collie to the insect enemies Of
the APPLE"
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L OF THE AUX.
Stuffed Specimen of Extinct Bird com-

\ 0CuTSu opCCIE1SH OF G&eiuCL OlCC SOFHN
ING TO America.
London Graphic: Tho authorities OF an
American museum lave lust paid Mr..
Rowland Ward 400 guineas for the speci-
men of the great auk-or Alca impeunis.
to give 1t the name by which it is known
in scientific circles. The great aux i'm
measurably increased the Importance
both of itself and it's eggs when it Joined
the dodo in the realms of the extinct.
and its market value is ever on the up
ward grade. The stuffed specimen shows
that the great aux, or garefowl, as it is
sometimes called. was n fairly big bird.
| perhaps the size of a Michaelmas goose,
and it had an eNpanse of white bosom OF
a spotlessness which would excite the
envy Of a German waiter. 1t had u white
splash over each eye, but it's head, its
webbed feet and its elegant-shaped back
We're almost black. Some interesting par
ticulars of his life and habitat are to be
found in Lydekker's Royal Natural His
tory" from which we take the following
passage: Confined to the North At
lantic, and ranging as far north as Ice
land on the one side and Greenland on
the other, the great aux was a migratory
species, which in winter wandered as far
south as the Bay Of Biscay and the shores
Of Virginia.
'BCtn IN Greenland ana norway 1t ap-
pears to nave been always rare; and it's
chief or only breeding places were three
rocky islands near Iceland, known as the
Garefowl Skerries or Geirfuglasker, and
Funk island off the Newfoundland coast.
By the subsistence in the spring of 1880 OF
one Of these islets, Which, as being the
most inaccessible. was the savorite breed
ing place, the birds were driven to one
nearer the shore, where they We're moro
easily approached; and in the course OF
the next fourteen years the species be-
came extinct. in Europe, the last pair
having been killed in the summer of 1874.
The existence Of the garefowl on Funk
island was discovered about 1884, when
the birds were SO numerous as to be reck-
oned, 1t is said, by thousands; but inces-
SAINT persecution for more than two CEN
turtles eventually brought about its eX-
termination, which probably took place
almost contemporancously with its dis
appearance from Europe. On Funk is
land it was customary for the crews OF
several vessels to spend the summer Tor
the sole purpose OF killing garefowl for
have but traditions Of these expeditions, it
is l~ndisputable that store pens were
erected into which the birds were driven
like sheep, that they were slain by mil
lions, and their bodies were left to rot
where they lay, while for some purpose
Oh other frequent and long-continued tires
| were lighted on the island. The records
Of this slaughter are still extant in tho
number of garefowl bones to be met WITH
in the soil of Funk island; such relies.
together with a few skins, and a num-
Der of egg shells, being all that remain
to us of the finest of the auks."
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low ABQk[!M M zM
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1M1z2Szm xx CROWNS

all the fear and superstition OF his Chs
nese nature. After he reached the res
spectacle residence part OF the city he
followed the alleys. running swiftly
last he arrived at the familiar bacA
gate to the Ashbury home. and he al-
most flew toward the house. Young
William was in the yard.
Your father?" cried Ong Wang.
Father? Amt here" replied Willie
control of his American tongue THAI
Gee HI would nave been ashamed ~
him in times of peace. However. no
made Willie understand what a hap
pened.
Daddy was goin' to stop at Uncl,
can catch him there" said Willie. talk
ing Ong by the hand and starting on
a run for the street. But just as they
reached the pavement In front of tina
house Willie nae what he afterward
called an inspiration. lie stopped OBJ.
ruptly and asked:
Say. If Daddy gets Gee from tho
policeman, will @ go with me TO this
mission Sunday school next Sunday%%"
1t was no time for argument, ana
vegetables were not the most import.
ant thing in the world to Ong Just then
so he answered quickly:
Yes, yes. Hurry
"All right. that is a sure enough
PROMISE" answered Willie.
They found Mr.. Ashbury at Uncle
Fred's, who at ono cleared The frantic
Gee, it having been the Chinaman OF
the dumps who had committed the
murder and fled. but who bore such q
perfect resemblance to Gee that the
force at the station had not doubted
his identity, and Gees troubles would
have been of much longer duration had
not his detective friend appeared.
The next Sunday afternoon Willie
Ashbury proudly led up the church
aisle not only his little playmate, but
the great Gee III as we'll.
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Mistakes in Advert;s;no.

A certain newspaper man in Iowa re-
lates an experience that might shed some
light on the mail order business. He was
at the town depot and saw a farmer friend
receive a set of harness from Chicago. He
attempted to prove to the latter tina hs
making a mistake. as any Of the local
dealers would furnish him the same or
better goods just as cheap, and the profit
would be kept at home. But" said the
farmer, " this is the first time I nave ever
heard that there is a harness shop in this
town. l have taken your paper for five
years and have never seen a lire OF ad-
vertising IN 1t about such an institution in
all that time. But you can bet the Cht-
cage house has kept me posted"
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In spite Of this delay It was yet early hi
the forenoon Of that memorable Sunday.
the twentieth Of August, when we set our
faces southwark and took up the line at
march to the ford Of the adjustment,
By now the sky was wholly overcast, and
the wind was blowing fresher in the tres
tops; but though as yet the storm held
off, the air was the cooler for the threat
ened rain and this was truly q blessing.
since the old hunter put US keen upon our
mettle to keep pace with him.
Continued Next Week.1
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General Miles critieised by al Admiran

New York Sun: The disputes and
recriminations which cast a cloud on
the reputation Of General Miles during
the closing ear Of his active service
as commanding general were unfortu-
nate also in revealing In him serious
temperamental weaknesses: and we
have been compelled TO criticise his
conduct with severity. He made Of
himself a cantankerous. marplot, and
his conduct was so dissinctively UNI
military as to render him justly liable
to q courtmartial.
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An Easv peduction.

Philadelphia Press: Tess-of course.
she's delighted with the success Of her
novel. sho told me she worked on it
of and on for ten years."
Jess-Ah! Then h started 1t when
she was 18.
Tess-How do you know she's %?
Jess-That's the age Of her heroine.
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AS the results of the efforts OF Lon
don dock and shipping companies SO, i
rats were killed in the port OF London
In 1902.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-22

Titus, the Roman emperor, was enti-
tied the delight Of mankind" Titus
benefcence was unbounded, and it so
happened that during his brief reign
there was the most urgent need of Its
exercise In the first year occurred the
great eruption Of Vesuvius, over
whelming Herculaneum and Pompei
and running numerous other towns and
villages. The next year fire broke
out in Rome, which ragged three days,
causing great destruction, and in the
tracks Of these calamities followed a
dreadful pestilence Titus dealt out
gifts with lavish hand to the houseless
and ruined sufferers. He sven despoil-
ed the palaces of their valuable orna.
ments to obtain money for distribu.
tion and schemed and planned to fur
nish occupation for them. He was now
the idol OF his subjects, the "love and
delight Of the human race" but. unfor-
tunately for that part of the human
race over which he ruled, in the com.
mencement of the third year of his
reign he became suddenly Ill and died
at his patrimonial villa in the Sabine
country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-22
MT1Emma Jawyer:

Unless early and correct treatment is
applied the patient seldom survives
when once the disease is fastened upon
her. Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is the most efficient treat
ment for kidney troubles of women,
and is the only medicine especially
prepared for this purpose.
When woman is troubled with pain
or weight in loins, backache, frequent,
painful or scalding urination, swelling
of limbs or feet, swelling under the
eyes, an uneasy, tired feeling in the
region of the kidneys or notices brick
dust sediment in the urine, she should
lose no time in commencing treatment
with Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, as it may be the means Of
saving her life.
For proof, read what Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound did for Mrs.
Sawyer.
"I cannot express the terrible suffering
had to endure. A arrangement of the female
organs developed nervous prostration and a
serious kidney trouble. The doctor attended
me for year, but kept getting worse, until
was unable to do anything, and made up
my mind l could not live. / finally decided
to try Lydia f. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound as a last resort, and am to-day well
woman. / cannot praise it too highly, and
tell every suffering woman about my case"
Mrs. Emma Sawyer, Conyers, Ga.
Mrs. Pinkham gives free advice to
women address in confidence, Lynn,
Mass.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-22
ALBA NEWS NOTES
RAIN Is BADLY NEEDED
FOR STOCK AND CROPS.
The Crop of Fall Grain is Heavy and
Fine, and the Grain Hay is Making
Big Crop-Not Necessary to Win
ter Stock Outside, as the Local Hay
Crop is Surficicnt-Not so Many
Campers as Uusual-Horses In
Training for Ukiah Races.

Alba, Aug. Weather warm and
dry although there is plenty of grass
for stock. Feed is getting very dry
and stock is just about holding up in
flesh. \ shower of rain at this time
would freshen things up and help out
the dairymen. as the cows are falling
off in milk
The harvest is getting pretty well
through. Although spring sowing is
light, the fall sowing, however, is the
best yield ever known here, making
the hay crop stack up higher in this
valley than for many years.
The majority of stock owned here
will winter here, and few will go to
strawstacks in the wheat belt as it is
thought there is ample feed in the
valley for any ordinary winter.
Although the campers at the springs
are somewhat scarcer this summer,
there are a large number coming and
going all the time.
Miss Hazel Rish, who has been vis-
iting with Mrs. II. T. Connell for the
past month, has returned home to
Pendleton.
Carl Stocker has returned from
Portland, where he has been attend
ing the funeral of his father, who died
in California.
The Jim Ellis family and Pearl
Connell, have gone to the high noun
tains in search of huckleberries.
A large number of horses are now
training for the September races at
Ukiah.
Coyotes are very numerous and are
getting bold, and make a raid on
chickens either day or night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-22
COLORADO DAY AT PORTLAND
Hundreds of Excursionists Arrive by
Special Trains.

Portland, Or. Aug. ga large
excursion train divided in several sec
tions, brought hundreds of excursion
lists from different parts of Colorado
to this city. this morning This being
Colorado Day." the management of
the exposition had made special pre-
parations for the reception and enter
tainment of the visitors from that
state. They were received by COM
mittee at the station and escorted to
the exposition grounds, accompanied
by the administration band. The vis-
itors spent the morning resting or
sightseeing and after dinner they at
tended the official celebration at the
Colorado state building.
The program will include addresses
by Governor Chamberlain, Of oregon,
the mayor of Portland. Governor Nc
Donald, President Goode, of the ex-
position, and others.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-22


William Willard. well known as the
painter of Massachusetts, governors,
was very eccentric In his ways. His
special aversion was the attempted
purchase Of his many old relics Of fur
niture by people Of wealth. A New
York woman visiting in the vicinity Of
Sturbridge, hearing that the old artist
possessed a beautiful colonial mirror
and a rare clock, tried to buy them.
Mr.. Willard seemed to readily agree
to the sale, but when asked when 1t
would be convenient to have them
packed replied, Not until after the
funeral" Whose funeral1" asked the
visitor Mine" replied Mr.. Willard,
with a chuckle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-22
Best Things.

The best statesmanship-self
ernment.
The best theology pure and be-
Inefficient life.
The best war-war against ones
weakness
The best medicine-cheerfuln
and temperance.
The best music-the laughter of an
innocent child.
The best demonstrating sun
shine from cloudy way.-Pacifi,
Woodman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-22
A Losing Dream.

II made a nice idiot OF myself the
other morning" said the commuter,
who is paying teller in savings bank.
My wife was afraid I'd miss my train,
and she got me by the shoulder and
shook me, telling me that 1t was time
to get up. got about half awake. and,
somehow, l thought l was at my win
dow in the bank with long line of
women awaiting their turn. The one
at the window was handing me a
check, and, from force Of habit, l said;
How much money do you~wantr
You know, most women who present
checks want to draw some and deposit
the rest. Well, what do you think the
wife didf Quick as a flash came her
answer to my 'dopy' question:
"'Five dollars will do
"She got 1t, but hope l won't dream
any more New York Post.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-22
An Early Railroad.

An old inventory of the Mohawk
and Hudson railroad. now a part Of the
New York Central and Hudson River
railroad, dated Jan. /. 1888, gives the
following as the total rolling stock o!
the road at that time: Three locomo
tives the John Bull, the De Witt Clln
ton and the EXPERIMENT.. three car
riages, accommodating twelve passen
gers each; nine, accommodating nine
each; two, accommodating six each
and three, accommodating eighteen
each, a total capacity of 1S3-Four
Track News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-22
Mule Races With a Trnin.

I'D like to know who owns that
mule just east Of Bates City" said
George Jacques yesterday, the en-
gineer who pulls the Atoms hum
mer." the Chicago limited train. into
Kansas City. Talk about running
why, he'd make The Picket OF Nc
Chesney want to hide. I'll bet he can
do mile in 1877"
The limited train does not stop at
Bates City. and before It passes into
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-22

the city limits it is doing easily so
miles an hour. Passing a pasture by
the side of the track Jacques has a
race with a mule every trip.
Il can see him watching for me"
the engineer said, "and the minute
blow the whistle he's off. He Judges
little-we don't get away well, and
by the time I get to the post the mule
is several hundred yards away, his
head and tail both extended, running
like racer. He has half mile to
make his dash. OF course, this big
engine simply runs away from him,
but I'll tell you that mule is deter
mined to win a race yet. He looks
for 1t every morning. When the train
has passed him he stops and watches
until we are out of sight. He takes
his run nearly every morning. I'd
miss that mule II he was taken away"
Kansas City Times.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-22

Business men should he careful,
writes correspondent of London
newspaper, ''to read their typewriter
correspondence before committing it
to the post. have received a type.
written letter from gentleman OF
German extraction who informs me
that he is a wholesale tobacconlst and
cigar imposter.'