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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-29
Modern British View of
Abraham Lincoln

In days not so long ago we used to
exhaust our vocabulary in wonder at
the desperate resistance of the south.
With experience of the two and a half
years 1t took to subdue the Boer re-
publics, we have come to marvel that
the north was ever able to battle
down the secossionists. II is true
that the coercing power was not sep
arated from the enemy by $500 miles
of sea but on the other hand, its vi
tai organ was within striking distance
of Thea enemy, and was more than
! once in imminent peril, The inter-
regnum between Lincoln's election
and his allation-November 6,
1860, to March 4, 1S61-had given
time for organization in the secession
states, for treachery in the cabinet
and the legislature. The population
homogeneous, more warlike, and, in
the earlier stages of the conflict,
more determined; above all, their ar
mics were led by two mighty thunder
bolts of war.
The Chevalier Johnstone declared
that had Prince Charles slept during
the whole of his great adventure, and
allowed Lord George Murray to act
for him according to his own judg-
ment, he would have found the
crown of Great Britain on his head
when he awoke. Substitute jefferson
Davis for the prince, and Jackson and
Lee for the chieftain of the house Of
Athol, and plausible case is left for
argument. The military Imagination
is too prone to neglect those moral
forces against which all the might of
southern, chivalry beat in vain; yet
for at least two years the fate of the
union hung on Lincoln's strength of
will. and not for a single moment did
he waver in his purpose. AS the ever
lamented biographer of "Stonewall'
admits:
'It will not be asserted that either
Lee or Jackson fathomed the source
of this unconquerahle tenacity. They
had played with effect on the fears
of Lincoln; they had recognized in
him the mature power Of the federal
hosts: but they had not yet learned,
for the northern people themselves
had not yet learned 1t, that they were
opposed by an adversary whose reso-
luton was as unyielding as their
own, who loved the union even as
they loved Virginia, and who ruled
the nation, with the same tact and
skill that they ruled their soldiers -
Lincoln lived to win the love and
confidence of his cabinet, of his gen.
erals, and finally of a people in arms
l I'VE are coming Father Abraham
> three hundred thousand more'-wa'
the refrain of northern song in the
second year Of the war,
When the occasion required hC
could employ a diction which in it'
severe and chaste simplicity has nc
rival i'm transatlantic oratory. Sii
George Trevelyon has aptly compared
his speech at the dedication of Get
' tysburg cemetery to hte funeral ora
tion of Pericles. There spoke the
' real Abraham Lincoln, tender anC
true and strong, of whom It may be
written. as was written by his coun
trymen of William the Silent, tina
while he lived he was the guiding
. star of a great nation, and that wher
he died the little children cried in thu
streets.-London Spectator.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-29
LONGwORTH FACES CONFUSION

1t is known that politically speak
ing. Nicholas Longworth is the de-
pendent creature of Boss Cox, of Gin
cinnati-that within the latter's orbit
he lives and moves and has a being;
so far as tenure of office in congress
is concerned. Now it is also known
of all men that the administration by
and through Secretary Taft butted in
to the Ohio situation last fall to the
discontinue and downfall of Cox. so
far as his influence upon state poll
tics was concerned, and the result was
the election of Il democratic governor,
to defeat. 1t is expected that Cox will
land on Longworth this fall good and
hard. and that if he is nominated by
the republican district convention for
congress, that Cox will see that he
gets hisn' at the polls in November
all because he is Roosevelt's son-in,
law. Yet nobody pretends to think
that Longvorth was in sympathy with
the revolt against Cox for which Taft
was sponsor and mis- father-in-law
presumably an instisator.
These facts. coupled with the fur
ther one that the labor unions have
it in for Longworth for general
"wuth1essness' from their standpoint,
make it extremely improbable that
this illustrious son-in-law Of his faith,
er-in-law will pull through this fall,
politically speaking.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-29

Martin Wintersten, 80 years of age,
shot and killed Mrs. Annie Larson, 20
years old, at New York. He was ar
rested after hard struggle. He was
infatuated with Mrs. Larsen and said
that jealousy prompted the crime.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-29

The hugless waltz in the brilliantly
lighted hall has been decreed, but no
Interference will be tolerated with the
waltzless hug in the dim, religious
light of the turned-down hylo bulb In
the best room after the dear old folk
have said their prayers and gone to
had
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-29

official advices received say that
the Russo Japanese delegates charged
with the delimination of the frontier
on the Island Of Sakhalin, have arriv,
ed there and begun work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-29

Sometimes l forget whether I'm
sending money home or paying ALI
money. and hen people ask my wife
why she doesn't get a divorce, she
asks in surprise, what she needs with
one.
Recently. however, l had the worst
surprise of all. | noticed, plaCarded
in a window in a town where 1
changed cars and had to wait good
while. a lecturer of the same name as
my own, fore and aft. This at once
disconcerted me. as l foresaw consid-
erable confusion and perhaps dam
age to my business by reason of the
fact that two persons of exactly the
same name were engaged in a busi-
ness in which much is in a name.
determined to investigate this matter
Noting by my watch that I had a full
half hour before train time, I went
to the town hotel and asked for the
lecturer. l was shown upstairs to a
small room occupied by a tall young
man. who rose courteously but with
dignity to meet and greet me.
when I had broached the subject
OF my call and made myself known
the young mans face twitched merry
ously. his eyes filled, and he fell or
my neck with the glad cry Father"
Now who would have expected
little Jimmy baby Jim-ever tC
grow up. and of all things in tn,
world. take to the business that has
made his home life one long widow
and orphan tragedy?
Sometimes I think I'll quit.
write a letter to the bureau telling th'
management that / have determined
to get out of the game, as I am ole
and have served my time. For repl!
they send me list Of attractions tina
are to comprise the lecture course a
Stringtown next winter or the chau
tauuua at Toadmere next summer
and inform me that my work Is still
satisfactory. So what can I do?"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10
j Grandpa Came to Woo.

Dear Grandma hlls her gg-shell cups
and passes the fragrant tea.
But her lifted eyes have wandered to
the picture over me; e55
I know by the smile that fingers with
the sigh half breaking through,
She is thinking OF long gone twllightg
s3 when Grandpa c-me to WOO. rs
That is his portrait on the wall. 1t faded
years ago, n
But Grandma says his eyes and hair
s5s were black as the Wings OF the
crow;
Her cheeks are fresh and rosy still, her
eyes are soft and blue
A handsome pair they must have been,
when Grandpa came to WOO ~
I can shut my eyes and see them IN a
twilight like tonight.
The CLEAN Of the egg shell china In the
last faint sunset light;
The vines that tapped at the window,
the doves with the!r drowsy COO.
And Grandma's old-time brayer!es, when
Grandpa came to WOO.
Dear Grandma, gently signing, with the
smile yet In your eyes. VIZ
What eyes and smiles Of long ago before
your memory rise;
What whispering words above the cups
come throng1ng back to you,
Out Of your far bright girlhood, When
* Grandpa came to WOO.
blanche TrenoY til, in WHAT To- "a T.
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SMART GOWNS FOR MID SUMMER 4:

y In the ira gedy, and what Il Ms char
ncter7 What Is the foundation 81
lagos friendship for Rodetiso7
s. Was Othellos conception 81 mar.
ital love end It's obligations lofty
one? Why was II that when Iago
4 gave voice to his insinuations agains.
Desdemona's honor that Othello made
50 slight; q resistance? Should he l,ay1
listened to 1ago?
\ s. How does Shakespeare present
4 Cassie to his reader? What sympaA
thy Is aroused nv Cassie, ana why?
! Is he manly or 5slnmanly? Give rea-s
sons for opinion. E:s8 s55.
What analogy do You ind between
the characters OF lago, Richard III.
OF England, and Macbeth7
8. Do you consider that Othelio
acted Justly toward Cassie? DO stu
think that the proofs adduoed by 1ako
were sufficient TO make him doubt his
wife and his friend How do you
class Othello as q tragedy? L
o. Is tho connection OF Emilia with
the play an important one7 What do
you think Of her attitude toward Des-
tdemona and OF her treatment OF herr
10. Do you consider Desdemona to
be thoroughly frank and truthful In
her answers to Othello. when he ques-
I tons her7 Give reasons for opinion.
II. Compare Desdemona and Cor-
della as wives and daughters.
~. What evidence OF belief In SUI
perstitions are given In this play7
10. What Is the keynote OF Act ". &
In tho play? . -
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The Real Mother Goose.

Mother Goose was no idle dream OF
the imagina tion, but real and Tangible
personality, who lived in England In the
latter half of the seventeenth century
and the first half Of the eighteenth. Her
name was Elizabeth Foster, until she
married Isaac Goose, and became tho
stepmother Of his ten children, to which
she afterward added six.
Her daughter Elizabeth married Thoman
Fleet, q printer, Of Boston. Fleet was q
shrewd tradesman, and made collection
OF the stories and rhymes with which
Mother Goose used to amuse her nus
merous brood. They were published as.
Songs for the Nursery. or Mother
Goose's Melodies for Children; printed by
r., Fleet at his printing-house. Pudding
Lane, l7l9 Price. two coppers.n Mother
Goose died in 1857 at tho age Of ninesy-
two.-sunday Magazine. 8
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II. Does the reader receive the Inn.
preston that Othello's love for Des.
demona Is destroyed by his suspicion
4 Of her? Which emotion moves him
most strongly, grief or jealousy?
Is. u 1ago an emotional being How
does he obtain and maint,lin his hold
over the other personage In the play!
IS. What have you to say about
Rodcrigo's dcath7 Is 1t In conformity
with the trend of the play?
u. Give your Impressions Of Desde-
mona's death scene and OF Othello's
relation to It. 5S5s
IS. Is his conduct what might have
been expected OF him when he knows
4 that he has put his Innocent wife
4 cruelty to death
10. What different exhibition Of the
I passion OF Jealousy Is given by Othello
and 1ngo? 5
go. What do you think OF the con-
clusion Of the tragedy? why do you
think Shakespeare brings about the
death Of Desdcmona and Othello and
lets 1ago live? Il
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|
10 q a degree not appreciated by many
adults. TO be pitied indeed. Is the child
who from the mistaken Ideas OF those IN
charge over him, Is denied these sugar
3plums Of literature, hut who Is Jed as e
were, a solely upon solid facts. Life Tor
such child,feyen when graWn TO man
estate. must always be commonplac ice ana
painfully rational, with no 4 ina slna tlon
to lit him out OF the ruts q nd to temper
+ the too often hard and fast Judgment.
~! The child to whom the fairy world and
Legendary lore Is an open book. sees IN
every flower by the Wayside Il familiar
friend to him the clouds, which under
( the En-. Gradgrind system OF training are
mere masses OF fog floating In the at
smosphere. assume the form Of towering
snow capped mountains. deep chnsms ana
tfoamy pillows. He hears In the thun-
Jder's roar and tho lightntng's flash
fnaught to make him fear. but Will tell
you with gleesome delight that wha t6you 4
hear Is but the rolling Of the thunder
God. Thor's chariot over the mountain
crags, and lwha you see Is the CLINT given
off as he hurls his magic hammer, against
the rocks. This Is q natural phenomenon
robbed Of Its awesome terror. 81
US To this child OF the fairy world, the
very beggar in the streets becomes q
prince or princess in disguise; his day
dreams arc peopled with beautiful and
attractive creatures Of the Imagination.
When grown to manhood, he becomes the
owner Of vast estates, the greater part
of which are castles in Spain, and 1t is
in the sweet retirement OF these castles.
when hard pressed by the realities OF (
life, he can take refuge until the storm
passes. # 5s Ys4s t
S Fortunately, public educators are real.
sizing the necessity Of cultivating this
sixth sense. and are introducing, even
In the primary grades OF our schools.
supplementary reading. folklore. and
fairy tales that have been handed down
from time out OF mind. and are thus eff
ffectually defeating the Gradgrinds many
OF whom. Sad to say, still flourish, In
shilling into The young minds the love for
the high and deep, the great and the
whole.-Katherine p. Mcgee, Virginia, 4
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Is study OF old age. The fury Of
!. wind and tempest, the fierce play Of
human passions make q scene OF
4 providing horrors and ghastliness.
Kent may well exclaim:
.'Au's cheerless. dark and deadly.
The tragic element III Romeo and
Juliet" Is much less predominant than
Il In. Lear" It has even been styled "a
dramatic love poem, with sud end
ing while Shelley believed that Lear
might sustain O comparison with
a the masterpieces OF the Greek tragedy,
\. and Geronlus says Of : Lear: while
/ other tragedies treat OF single pas
sions. this tragedy deals with passion
in general. In no other tragedy in
which there are so many characters
are they all equally given over to the
4 most violet passions" ~
Fllal ingratitude, the lust Of power,
unholy ambition and "man's inhu-s
\ raan!ty to man" are all here; but In 4,
terest centers in the old king. full
~ loved, selfish with the selflshness
4 OF an arbitrary but kindly nature.
whose tmperfections have been in-$
creased by the lifelong habit OF re-
ceiving prompt obedience. Jealous.
distrustful revengeful. The whole
tragedy ia founded on these passions.
these moral virtues which lead nee
essarily to the inevitable catastrophe.
Lear, mad. wandering In the temp
est, strong and terrible Is such
picture Us Dante might have conceived
and Michael Angelo executed, Both
plays are highly poetic and imagina-
tive. but in Lear the imagination
is OF loftier sweep. In Lear retrl-
button follows on the heels Of crime;
even the good do not escape from the
disasters which overwhelm the guilty.
In Romeo and Juliet" destiny and
not their sins makes the tragedy. yet
the tragical part Of the story. from
the first scene to the last, Ia held In
subsection to the beautiful; and at the
lection to the beautiful; and at the
last we are made to feel that they
slave not suffered In vain.
@ 10. What Is the main and what Is
tho subtraction Of this drama?
Answer, The main action is con-
cerned with the feud and the love OF
Romeo and Juliet. the subtraction
with the quarrel OF Tybalt and N1er-
cutie and the suit Of Paris.
90 Is the play more English than
italian. or more Italian than English?
Give reasons for opinion.
Answer, It is italian. full Of the
hot blood and quick-h flashing fancies
Of the southern temperament. It has
throughout the tone OF Italy, It's im-
agery and manners Romeo is said
+ to express himself like sonnet Of
Petrarch. Juliet speaks In accordance
with her southern birth and breeding.
Byron tells how tena cious the Vero-
nese are OF the historical truth OF this
story. When Verona itself has gone,
with Its amphltheatre and structures
& by Palladio, the spot on which 1t
stood will be consecrated by the
! memory OF Juliet. and immortalized
by the genius Of Shakespeare,
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Mrs. John Hunter Wins
IN Shakespeare Contest

answers published Hunter
the questions o
letters bearing
has brought
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of
shaveb
almost
done"7 z
appreciation accompanying this
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General Federation
OF Nomen'S Clubs


y The general federation Of womcn's clubs
meeting In st. Paul ana Minneapolis,
MINI, last week was attended with fea-
lures that must arouse the attention Of
women everywhere. ;s.5 u. 8 ~.
sided over the meetings, was prominently
spoken OF at one time for the governor
ship Of 4 Colorado. When Mrs. Piatt-.
Decker was asked at that time, II srle3
thought she was capable of holding such
an office. she Is said to have replied:
b For sixty years there has been a
woman at3the head OF the greatest nation
& on earth. and I do not suppose the great
Queen Victoria has any better brains, In
In this roon.'' IS sii AT Il. III
One OF the women most In q evidence
at the convention was Mrs. Constance
Fauntleroy Runcie. who has recently-cele-
brated her SEVENTEEN birthday, and ems
Joys the distinction OF having founded tho
first American Woman's Club Mt New
Harmony. Indiana, nearly fifty yea rs a CO.
AS a compliment ia: the founder OF femalal
clubs. she has been made honorary VICE
president OF the General Federation The.
corresponding secretary OF the federation
was Miss Louisa B. Poppenheim. OF
Cha fleston. s. C..#who has visited in Rich,
mond. is the editor-in-chief Of the Key
stone,'' the official organ OF the United
Daughters OF the Confederncy,s and Is q
sister OF Mrs. Hugh Miller. Of this city
Delegates and Alternates.
There were about Fl fifteen hundred dele
gates and aiternntes In attending upon
The convent,cr,, and 10. 900 American club
women /, we're represented. More than an. q
million OF women were directly or .ln-,
3dirertly concerned In tire constitutional
enac t.1.ent Of the federation.
region. lying between the Bitter ..' dw va q
The exhibits showing the work g ~o--
men from different States and sections
and Including bakestry. homesupon work
and nslndlng, basketry. tomespusl work Or
rag arpetlng. mats pottery metal Wors'
we're specially prominent. In the art
department. won,en,s work in painting,
sculpture ana al branches q ar. was q
displayed. Added to these was I. pure
exhibit. and household economies demon
strations as well as ed ucat ional and liter,
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June Questions.

X /. Can tho reader ever justify Des-
demona for her deceit towards her
father. Brabantio? Does her conduct
toward her father have any appreoi-
able influence upon her after destiny?
2, What authority did Brabantio's
position as q senator Of Venice give
him? Which had most power in
Venice, duke or q senator. and why?
8, Is there any justification OF lagos
hatred for Othello? What Is the im--
preston made upon the reader by. thu
character Of Iago? Is he wholly evil?
/ If he has a redeeming trait. what is IL?
4, What object has Shakespeare in
making Othello and Desdemona tall
the tale OF their courtship and mar
4 riage? What part does Roderigo play
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airy showing. The convention sessions
were held In the st. Paul Ar1nory. The
&exhibits were held in the old Capitol
building OF Minnesota.
Minneapolis Day.
Last Tuesday. June 5th, was Mime
apolis Day. After a trolley ride and box
luncheon In the earlier part OF the day.
there was an elegant lawn party given
by the Minneapolis club women to their
guests. the arrangements being IN charge
of the president OF the Minneapolis clubs.
Great Convention.
The convention was unanimously pro.
nounced the greatest that had ever been
held. Involving as It did, tile interests OF 4
( from the Gulf TO Canada. The entire
harmony which presided during the ses-
slons OF the convention. and the unani.3
nifty wi tn which the heads of the different
depar tments worked together for the COM
# mon good OF all. reflected the greatest
credit on the administrative ability OF
Mrs Decker and on the competency or
( the official heads under her. { y
Well Gowned. 81
The convention was cOnsplcuously &
we'll governed body and, a the federas#
illion.sts were generally handsome. intei-
Sligent and cheerful. there was no lack OF
+DeAulyl or ll1t. 1SSeJuUle0
body. Silk shirtwaist suits, or tnilQred
costumes with silk blouses. prevailed for
morning and afterncon business sessions
and outings. Receptions and evening en-
$tertainment called for lace. er1br oidered
net radium silk. volles and eoliennes, wi tn
lace hats or no hats at all. as the wearer's
taste inclined. Jewels. the ihandsomesr$
kinds. were the vogue. and elegant even {
Ing costs q feature OF the fine toilets.
$s On Friday evening. June LIST. the subs
5ject ably discussed In the 3convention. was
Our Oppcrtunitle les. Addresses were
heard at subsequent meetings on the Sub
8tects OF Juvenile courts, set Elements, the
American Civic Assoclat ton, the consurn-
sers and municipal leagues and the pro-
LESSONS as associated with women work.
iers. Tho inaugural ton at the tconventionof
i a national movement on the part Of wo- !
men for pure foods and the 4enaction, OF
aTpure food law. Will brin ~ pc werful M =
Etiuence to bear upon matter OF me
greatest concern to the Welt q a, th y Z
American people. # fs
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Poet's Corner !, I, ] |; 4: J.
A Rose Will Fade.

You were always dreamer Tose-reu
rose, MI, Ell ls us s5s . ij$
/ AS you swung on your perfnmed spray,
Swinging, and all the world was true,
swaying, what did 1t trouble you
A spse vii! fade in a day. yf
Why did you smile In his face, red rose,
H AS he whistlcd across your way
And all the world went mad for you,
All the world it knelt to WOO. 3.
"A "A rose will bloom in q day.
i gather your petals, rose--red rose.
Il The petals he threw away.
And all the world derided you;
All! the world how well 1t knew 5y
A rose Will fade in a day.
s3l Dora Sigerson.
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Children and Fairy Tales.

Fairy tales and legendary lore are the
rightful heritage Of childhood, because,
wheth they are based upon truth or are
the mere products Of fancy-they foster
and encourage the sensibility of what
ever is great and good In imagination or
feeling, a sepsibillty that children possess
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SMART SILK GOWN
This at the Philadelphia Horse Show last
OF sooietys best known nntrons It is white
princess fashion, with wide
insertion set skirt just
There Jacket effect Cluny lace trimmed
strnppngs silk and tiny black velvet bows;
given to the elbow chemsetto
Of finely tucked white silk ,nousse!ne
hat with immense white plume which encrced
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Rem amin Plays.

In response to a request. remaining
plays for the year are given as fol.
lows: July, Henry VIII; August,
Julius Caesar: September, Mid
summer Nights Drean",;8 October,
AZ You Like IT,: November, King
! Lear = and December, !" Hamlet" $50