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The Laclede blade., 1906-08-18
Pasture For Reui.

Stock pasture for rent; good grass;
plenty of shade and good running
creek water. Isalt stock. Also have
some hay for sale. ]. I. WooD.
The Laclede blade., 1906-08-18

Many a man is a success as a man
and a citizen who may have fought
poverty and money stringency al his
life.
The Laclede blade., 1906-08-18
Some Evening Rsveriss.

Untidiness is something that every
girl should beware Of. Her personal
appearance is ruined by it, her chan
ces Of success are diminished by it;
and oftentimes home life is made al
most intolerable by the presence af
one untidy person.
The Laclede blade., 1906-08-18
MERE AND THERE.
Local Items Of the Week Gathered For the
Busy Blade Readers.

~
( Busy Blade Readers.
) The Laclede public school will ope
two weeks from next Monday for
term of eight months.
A fine rain visited this section 0
the country Thursday afternoon, full
ly an inch of water falling.
Among the long list of Missourian
who drew Shoshone land at Lander
! Wyoming, appears the name of w
ID. Brown, Of Laclede, his number be
ing 1863.
7. M. Robinson uses a half page in
The BLADE today to Announce his
opening Of clothing, notions and fur
nishings. Mr.. Robinson has large
line of school suits for boys, on which
prices are most reasonable.
In an attractive page advertisement
in The BLADE today J. W. Lomax
& Co. announce their end of the Sea-
son clean sweep sale, in which they
offer many attractive bargains in sea-
sonable goods that you can use now.
While out driving one evening the
first of the week we enjoyed a short
visit with J. G. Clinefelter and his
estimable family at their home south
Of town, and before we left half
bu hel of fine apples found their way
into our buggy. Mr.. Clinefelter has
just completed a large new barn, one
of the best improvements farmer
can make.
Twenty years ago this week the
Jefferson township fair association
elected the following officers: A. H.
Read, president; Jas. Gould, vice.
president; G. G. Bigger, correspond
ing secretary; J. d. Rummell, record
ing secretary; E. M. Tracy, treasurer,
ssssta szinrosa r~rnarslaals~~<aeAsas
six officers Mr.. Bigger is the only one
now living.
The stork got busy around Laclede
the first of the week, in consequence
of which there is pretty little girl |
baby at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. |
L. N. Whitaker, another of the same
kind at home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Common and fine boy baby at the
nome Of Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Wells
md another at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ogle.
The Brookfeld fair held this week
vas perhaps the largest attended of
my fair ever held in the county.
thursday was the big day, the ticket
ales being 10000. Laclede carried
If three premiums in the horse de-
artment. Mrs. F. M. Connor got
rst premium on her single driver;
1r. Connor first Premium on driving
eam in harness and Thos. Wallace /
scond premium on his young stallion.
Laclede is the center of baseball at e
action in Linn county today. There d
i'll be two games at Connor's park t
etween the local club and the Cher n
zee Indians. The frst'game will be Il
lied at 3 in the afternoon and the t,
her at s at night. The Indians v
aged two games at Hale Wednes- il
y, winning the day game by score
10 to 3 and losing at night, A to 5. c.
i. Barton and B. E. Bigger, of La a,
'de, played with the Hale team. The a,
dians won from Carrollton Thurs B
y afternoon, 10 to A. h.
AT a meeting held last Saturday 70
, following officers were elected for &c
Jefferson township fair association: th
Q. Lomax, president; G. s. Welsh, ke
e-president; May Jones, secretary; on
4. Barton, treasurer, and an ex.
The Laclede blade., 1906-08-18

le OnCldlneSS lS something that evel
girl should beware Of. Her persons
appearance is ruined by it, her char
!, ces of success are diminished by i
! and oftentimes home life is made a
lmost intolerable by the presence q
one untidy person.
Xxx
| 1t does not take wealth to create {
home; neither does it take riches t,
make girl good to look at, but i
takes that indescribable charm o:
neatness. 1t is virtue, and if CIR
possesses it to high degree she car
surpass many girl of wealth in style
and appearance, and that, too, on 8
small income. Every fastidious WON,
an loves dainty things, but unless she
knows how to take care of them they
will not look so long.
Xxx
Have we not all met the gentle,
kindly, good-natured woman who
takes life serenely and simply, who
reaches out after happiness wherever
it may be found and does all she can
to make others happy? Often she is
careless In the home, in the little
things that make fine housekeeper.
Seldom is she very wise or witty. She
does not talk much; she is willing to
listen. She has lovely smile, soft
touch, responsive glance and kind
word for everyone. She has many
faults, and as they are on surface they
are readily seen-but everyone loves
her. The strenuous turn to her for
rest; the hasty-tempered 60 to her
for counsel; the sorrowful go to her
for comfort; the erring 60 to her for
sympathy. She is not so perfect that
she fails to understand the mean and
the wicked. People do not judge her,
for she judges none. They offer her
love, and as love is the one thing in
the world that seems to her worth
winning, sire NJ consens with what,
they give.
k
The temptations found in city life
for the young man from the country
are many, but if the home training |
has been properly given, the parents
need have but little anxiety about
their boys who may seek employment
in the large city. A boy with brains
md pluck will succeed anywhere.
Parents should not forget that those
who employ labor in the metropolis
districts insist upon temperate work
RS. Upon railroads, in factories,
torres, machine shops and offices only
persons are tolerated and
he Incorporate youth soon finds his
lace taken by a sober one. Every ,
ay, every year, we find our young
nen and women taking positions for
'hich they are not fitted. There are
lenty of misfts in this busy world
imply because the individual does not
o his or her own thinking. Expert
nee often demonstrates what the in
ividual is best fitted for and it may
Ike some little time before the young :,
an or woman finds the right road to :
avel. However, it is much easier =
follow the road of life if the indi- "
dual will do little straight think n
6 on his or her own account. q
Many things are to be considered n
refully. Natural fitness and inclin- = =
ion are important elements. The y
vice ofparents should be considered. =.
ut in all walks of life, no matter y
W humble the pursuit may be, the = :,
1ndation of success is embedded in u
cd habits. Clean living, right
mixing and plenty of action are the VI
ynotes looking toward the rounding Oh
of . useful. happy life @
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

Mr.. Hayes aud Judge Bridges
have a clear field to the nomination
for delegate in their respective
parties in this district 50 far. It
is not because chickasha politicians
are lacking in ambition OF patriot
ism bat because they are modest
and believe in the ScriPturaI doc.
trine of 'in honor pIeferring one
another" F"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

Sel6shaess is shortsighted policy
in building a town as well as in in
dividuaI affairs. The man who
does not look to the welfare of his
neighbor and that Of tbs commun-
ity is blind to his own interests. 1t
pays to be public spirited, liberal
and generous.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

Senator Beveridge thinks the Gu
ban trouble will not be settled till
your Uncle Samuel takes a good
strong dip into it. aud perhaps be
is right, but Cuba must be given
every opportunity to demonstrate
her inability to manage her own
affairs before Uncle sam takes her
under his shelfering care.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

The EXPRESS is waiting anxious
ly to report the next street that is
going to follow in the footsteps of
Seventh street in sidewalk building.
Who will be the next3 Now is the
accepted time, brethren.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

uC AAAC4t~oH f~~r.~ -
be humbugged. said a famous
American.
Among all the humbugs that de-
light the people none is more delsu-
sivs than the mail order system Of
buying goods. It IS strange indeed
that 50 many people can be deceiv-
ed to the extent that they think
they can send TO St. Louis, Chicago
or some other city and buy goods of
equal quality for less than they can
buy them at home. The system is
very simple one. A big catalogue
is sent out, handsomely illustrated,
the goods show up fine in pictures,
and, to be fair. the prices are won-i
derfully low. Some staple articles.
whose values are well known, are
marked very low, as a bait. The
easy buyer. eagerly takes the bait,
swallows the whole catalogue.
When the goods come. they look
well, of course; it takes a skilled
eye to detect the difference between
them and the real first class goods
that esold by the home merchant,
but it is a well known fact that
these mail order concerns buy
up all the shoddy stuff in the coun-
Try to turn loose on their victims,
and when the purchaser has paid
their price with the freight added.
he has an article that doesn't com
pare in value with the article that
can Be bought a; home for the same
price. rs game OF hunbug
from starr to finish.
Il IS sometimes imagined that
country people alone are the vic.
tins Of the mail order house, bul
would believe you that there are &C
tuzIly are people in Chickasha who
are caught on the game2Its actually
= solemn fact. Here We are, al
working together, trying to build
a city. We are dependent one up
on another for our success in busi
ness, and yet there are some peopl'
who insist upon cheating them
selves and cheating our home mer
chants by sending of for thei
goods. The home merchant con
tributes to every public cause, t
schools, public roads and bridges
to fair premiums, to charity an
everything eIse-he pays out hi
money at home and be rightly ex
poets the patronage of home peOpl
to compensate him for his outlay
The mail order house contribute
no, dollar to any enterprise i
Chickasha or the surroundin
country. Are you treating tn
home merchant fair when send you
money away or when you get 0
the train and go to Kansas Cit,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

A small body of determined town
builders met at the Commercial
club rooms yesterday to plan larger
things for chickasha. Chickasha
could do larger things if these
meetings were larger.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

It's time for an awakening alOre
the line Of supporting home mer-
chants and all home institutions.
It is time for people to open their
eyes to the fact that The mail order
business is a humbug from what
ever standpoint it IS viewed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

Talk about the fair, tell about
il. push it along.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

A good experienced solicitor
wanted at this Office TO get sub
scribers Weekly and Daily. We
will give a good up-to-date map OF
the New State as a premium and
allow a good per cent. Call at
once.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

For SALR-A six hole, nearly
new, steel Majestic range for less
than one half price. Apply at this
Office.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

Is paving in "statu quo''l
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

Wanted to Rent or5 room
house unfurnished, must beclose in
aud have gas. permanent tenant
without children. address c. this
Office.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25
FOUND.
FOR SALE.

For SALE:-A bargain in a 75ft
residence lot in Hampton Addition.
Jonas Cook Real Estate
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

For Sale varieties choice
thoroughbred strawberry plants
from H. G. Kellog's Nurseries.
Will offer same tor sale during
next three wee4a.
Mr.. YEATON
Cor. 9th and Alabama.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

WANrED--A white woman to do
general Homework.
Mrs. Jarboe,
Cor. Sth and Ark. II
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

All Salesman with best of re-
ferences desires position with good
house. Address K. ~ this Office.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

Wanted. Experienced grocery
clerk apply to Wells. Stevens. &
Co.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

Two good Easements TO rent
cheap under the DAILY ExPRRss
Office.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25
THE MAIL ORDER HUMBUc

"The American people like to
be humbugged. said a famous
American.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

For Rent:-An up-to-date two
room cottage on North 4th Street
close in.-J. d. Bridges, Office IA
5. 4th St
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
BUMPER HOP CROP.
Oregon Growers Expect 10000 Bales
This Season.

Well posted Oregon hopgrowers ex-
pect crop of 10000 bales in that
state this season. This is an expecta-
ton based upon the present condition
Of the yards. Some men who are
both dealers and growers say they
will not be surprised at a crop Of
10000 bales, and will be disap-
pointed II the crop should go under
10000, with continued favorable
weather conditions. The largest crop
heretofore gathered was that of last
year. aggregating los. 900 balesS
All the yards are now in first-class
condition. Many old yards are prom
ising yield 20 to so per cent greater
than last year. In addition to this,
there are many young yards which
produced light crop Of baby hops last
year that will yield full crops for the
first time this year. The great ques-
ton in the minds of growers is
whether all the hops can be gathered.
Labor is scarce, and a much larger
number of people than usual will be
required to pick the crop.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
Hotel st. George.

F. j. Gardner, Portland; a. F. Tor
ingsQh, Tacoma; NJ. G.. Conn, st. Joe;
Ed MacLane, Chicago; j. NJ. Berry,
st. Louis; o. r. Alden, Chicago; ]. w.
Pinkerton and wife, Athena; A. X.
Kellogg, Athena; F. c. COmstock.
Weston; A. L. Purcell, Weston; T.
Mcbride, Seattle; L. r. Calvert, Seat
tie; Caroline Allen, Adams: o. f.
Brown, Baker City; DR.. L. J. Perkins,
Lewiston; L. ]. oliver. Echo; T. NJ.
Taylor, Hermiston; II. ]. Bell and
wife, Hermiston; p. Sheridan and wife,
Echo; L. b. Trowbridge, Portland; I;
James Mutch, st. Louis; Oliver p.
Morton, Echo; Edward Davis, Echo
B. w. Lyons AMI wife, Echo; F. j.
Graves and wife, Echo; ]. w. Baker,
Portland; c. ID. Putnam, Milton; T.
F. Kealy Portland; F. b. Boyd and
wife, Athena; w. w. Sheppard, Spo-
kane; G.. McCully, Spokane; z. Sweet,
Portland; NJ. II. Gillette and wife,
Echo; T. A. Allison, Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
GENERAL NEWS.

Rather than face a charge of short
age of but $16O. Frederick Koch,
treasurer of the Order of Redmen at
Los Angeles, suicided by taking
strychnine.
The new Masonic building at San
Francisco will cost $65, 900, will have
accommodation for % lodges. and
will have the largest lodge room in
the United States.
John Doe, who sold a farm in Nez
Perce, Idaho, and started to John Day
in Grant county, Ore. to buy land,
was found beastly drunk in Walla
Walla July 4, with $1725 on his per-
son.
\ man, believed to be J. Brown of
Seattle, was killed at Riparia. He at
tempted to board the pilot of an o. r.
x ~ train as it pulled out, but lost his
footing and was instantly killed be-
meath the wheels of the engine.
At Elkhart, Ind, Ray Browning
died from tetanus Oockjaw), resulting
from a wound caused by blank cart
ridge. He was 70 years old. At the
same Ildtt L Idlh btdCu lpSl an tN''
from the explosion of a giant fire
cracker.
The Commercial Travellers Anti
Trust league (strictly non-partisan)
with headquarters at New York, has
invited Roosevelt to preside at the
Bryan reception in New York upon the
latter's arrival from London. No re-
ply has yet been received from Roose-
Welt
Julius Freund of Detroit. offers to
/ accept the position Of United States
consul at Barranquilla, the capital of
Colombia. The place has rather a
discouraging record. having had four
consuls I'm five years. Two Of these
died of yellow fever. and the Others
left in time to escape the scOurge.
BLACK Diamond" Rigsby, negro
under sentence to be hanged. at
tempted to escape from the officers
on train in Louisiana. Rigsby
snatched a revolver from Sheriff
Petit and succeeded in shooting him
in the thigh. A passenger at that
juncture produced revolver and shot
Rigsby through the head, killing him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
THE GNU is A PUZZLE.
II Seems to BE Cross Between the
Horse. Cow and Deer.

horse. cow ana Deer.
Did you ever hear of horned horse?
1t is called the gnu and is native of
South Africa. The gnu is a puzzle.
We have called it n horse, but it is
more like COW. 1t really seems to be
a cross between the horse, the COW and
the deer. Ii has the head and horns
of COW, the tail. the name and with.
ers of the horse and the legs of deer.
Altogether the gnu Is one OF the most
singular creatures on earth.
The gnu nhabits the hllly districts
of South Africa, roaming all over the
country in vast herds. AS far as tray
elers have yet penetrated 1t is found,
and it is fortunate that it is so. for the
They are, however, extremely wild,
and, being very quick in their move
ments, are difficult to shoot. Upon the
first alarm the whole herd scamper
away in single file. following a leader.
When seen from distance they look
like a troop Of horses.
Their speed is very great, and when
first disturbed they do not exert it, but
kick out their heels and begin butting
at anything that comes in their way,
exhibiting the greatest fury. Unless
hard pressed they seldom show fight,
but when brought to bay they will de,
fend themselves desperately. They
dart forward upon their enemy with
great fury, and unless he remains cool
and collected he probably will not es-
cape.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Hotel PendIeton.

T. Nester, Portland; r. E. Paddock,
Portland; II. L. Card, Elma, Wash.
Z. Blackb Baker City: w. H. Gar
rett. Portland; ]. NJ. Paffin. Hermis-
ton; II. E. Bartholomew. Echo; Mrs.
le, Portland; G. Stubblefield, Hermis-
ton; H. E. bartholomew. Echo: Mrs.
]. A. Borie, Seattle; Miss F. Borie,
Seattle; W. r. Saxton; T. w. Haw-
thOrne; T. c. Dillard: r. Doyle; l..
Hedges. Portland: ]. w. Alains and
wife, Fairfield; II. L. Rathbun. Port
land; H. w. Cameron. Spokane; Elite
Johnson. Pilot Rock; A. Sinsheimer
Portland; q. f. Roberts. Portland; j.
E. Walling, Portland; g. Will, city;
A. E. Peiffer and wife. La Grande;
Miss NJ. Grary. La Grande; c. o.
Smith, Denver; y. Peterson, Baker
City; II. Primo, Boise; Frank Fra
zier. Walla Walla; ]. Bush. Walla
Walla; Charles Heater. Milton; %.
Groom, Milton; ]. r. Mackley, Mil
ton; L. Maible, Gladstone: II. Gal
braith, Salem; 5. Wolfe. Chicago; r.
d. Coohott, Weston; p. A. Clancy
Portland: Mrs. Scritchfield, Wash; L.
Charles, San Francisco; George Smell
Walla Walla; Z. r. Parks, Walla
Walla; j. w. Smith, Spokane; r.
Smith, Spokane; L. Z. Hukill, Star
buck; E. H. Burke, Portland; r. D.
Jones, Portland; j. 5. Beckwlth and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
A Ghost Story.

Under the date of March G, 1906, the
Annual Register tells how butcher Of
Stretford, in Lancashire. had disap-
peared during then recent flood and
how rumors spread that an apparition
had been seen near certain local pool
Of water. Some gave it the form Of an
uncanny dog, others that of an equally
mysterious man who uttered blood cur
ding yells, and it was told that, even
when nothing was seen, cattle refused
to drink at the pond, and horses trem-
bled as they passed 1t. At last town
meeting decided to pump the pool dry.
1t was done, and there, sure enough,
was the butcher:-London Chronicle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05

There are some odd names for game
birds on the Chesapeake. A small shy
snipe that flies with q twittering noise
is called the horsefOot snlpe because OF
its fondness for the horsefoot or horse.
shoe crab. 1t IS called also the turn
stone from Its habit Of overturing peb-
bles In search Of food. The telltale
snipe bears that name because It al
ways sounds a note Of alarm at the
sight Of gunner. Chesapeake gunners
believe that single telltale can clear
whole region of game birds. The
widgeon Is locally called the bald pate,
and the willet is so called because Of
Its cry-wtll will-willet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
LINCOLN'S WIT.
That and Ridicule Were His weap-
Ohs of Onense and Defense.

Wit and ridicule were Llncoln's
weapons of offense and defense, and
he probably laughed more jury cases
out of court than any other man who
practiced at the bar.
Il once heard Mr.. Lincoln defend q
man In Bloomington against a charge
OF passing counterfeit money" Vice
President Stevenson told the writer.
There was pretty clear case against
the accused, but when the chief wit
ness for the people took the stand be
stated that his name was ]. Parker
Green. and Lincoln reverted to this
the moment he rose to cross examine
Why j. Parker Green? What did the
J. stand for? John? Well, why didn't
the witness call himself John L. Green
That was his name, wasn't It? Well.
what was the reason he did not wish
10 be known by his right name? Did ].
Parker Green have anything to con,
zeal, and, If not, why did j. Parker
Green part his name In that way?'
And so on. OF course the whole exam
said, "but there was something ire
sistlbly funny In the varying tones and
infections of Mr.. Llncoln's voice as he
rang the changes upon the mans
name, and at the recess the very boys
In the street TOOK it up as a slogan and
shouted j. Parker Greenr all over the
town. Moreover, there was something
In Lincoln's way of intoning his ques-
tions which made me suspicious of the
witness, and TO this day have never
been able to rid my mind OF the absurd
impression that there was something
not quite right about j. Parker Green
1t was all nonsense, of course; but the
jury must have been affected as was,
for Green was discredited and the der
fendant went free."-Frederick Trevor
Hill in Century.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
FIRST CARLOAD OF FRUIT.
Riparia Sends One Full Car of Peach
PIums TO Fargo, n. ID.

The first straight carload of fruit
sent to the market north Of California
went out from Riparia yesterday.
This is the earliest car of fruit sent
out from the river for many years
The car was loaded with peach plums
and is consigned to White Brothers &
Crum, at Fargo, n. d.
This marks the beginning of the
carload shipments and the output this
year from now to the end of the season
Will be about the usual amount. There
Is big crop Of plums and pears and
an unusual crop of grapes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05

The first savings bank established In
the United States was in Philadelphia
which opened Dec. 2, 1916. 1t Is said
that the first deposit made in this bank
was the sum of 3 shillings, handed over
the counter by boy The bank was
entitled, "The Savings Fund Society OF
philadelphia. The first bank Of this
Kind established IN New York was
chartered Nov. %. 1916, and went Into
business July 3, 1919.