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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11

who had won the most points received
each a tally heart in color matching
that OF their favOrs, and these they
had the pleasure of attaching to the
tally cord appertaining to and strung
above their table.
Every player played for himself,
progressing according to the number
of points won 'by himself alone with
out reference to those of the person
sitting opposite SO that after the first
round or two the colors became more
Or less mixed and it was not infre
Quent to find a red rose, an emerald,
gold crown and white lily playing
together at the same table.
Whenever two persons, whether OF
the same or a different sex, holding
the same favors found themselves
playing together at the same table
these two sat opposite and PLAYED
partners, endeavoring in every way
to assist each other Onward. But
where favors were dissimilar, there
was no partnership.
The tally system was extremely
simple, the whole affair much more so
in reality than it sounds on paper.
The rule was that each person pro-
crossing from any table was to re-
ceive a tally heart of the color of his
favor, to be hung upon the cord be-
longing to his table. The progression
was that of the ordinary progressive
game. The two having most points
went forward and the other two re
NAMED.
The game was won, of course, by the
greatest number of tally hearts on
any card All members of the tally
division which proved victorious re-
ceived prizes. This, of course, neces-
states four prizes whoch may, how
ever, be very simple articles, such as
stamp boxes, memorandum pads, cal
endars and pencils-trifies accept
able to a prize winner of either sex.
The charming effect of the festive
rooms when favors were donned,
tables decorated and cords of colored
tally hearts swinging in all portions
is more easily imagined than des-
cribed. It was altogether fairyland.
Then have the old-fashioned game
called Confession, which seems to be
coming into fashion again, played in
this case with novel twist BETTING
the day This frivolous past time
consists c. from fifteen to twenty
questions which each player must
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11
PARTIES for st. UaIenttne's DAY.

Our st. Valentines party one year
was based upon the classic game of
hearts. but with so many new devel-
opmentS and picturesque features
that it bore Slight resemblance when
completed to the average February
18th celebration of which this game
is a feature.
We arranged a progression OF eight
tables each of which was specially
dedicated to some color, flower, or
gem and decorated in accordance
with its classification. There were
four flower tables. The red rose,
the yellow chrysanthemum the Gala
lilly and the pink carnation. Two
were metals, gold and silver. and two
gems, emerald and amethyst.
The flower tables were trimmed
with the appropriate blossoms real
and artificial or in some other form
such as wreath for the candleshades
or an embroidered design on the
cloth. Tissue paper mats are delight
full for the purpose and are easy to
make up.
The gold and silver tables were
marked by wicker baskets colored IN
these hues and filled with candy
which swung by cords or ribbons
from the, ceiling coming just above
the surface of the table The emerald
and amethyst stations had wee lamps
with beaded shades giving green or
violet reflections
There were eight sets of favors by
which the different players were to
be distinguished The four lower
tables had single tissue paper blooms
in the requisite varieties. The gold
table had crowns of pasteboard COW
cred with gold paper for the girls and
for the men gold rosettes. The sill
yer table had Phrygian caps of silver
for the girls and silver rossettes for
men. Stickpins of imitation emeralds
and amethysts were provided for both
sexes in the gem divisions.
To be little more explicit, the fol
lowing favors, none of which cost
more than a few cents, are neces-
sary: or substitutes for them.
Four red roses.
Four pink carnations.
Four white lilies.
Four yellow chrysanthemums
Two gold paper crowns.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11

Two gold paper roSsettes
Two silver paper caps.
Two silver paper rosettes.
Four amethyst pins
Four imitation amethyst pins.
The flowers are made at home,
using the little kindergarten outfits
which come with paper, patterns and
other necessaries for ten cents.
After completing the favors, our
next step was to cut from sheets of
thin tissue paper a quantity Of hearts
with which to keep score. These tai
lies were about a foot in length and
broad in proportion. We cut twenty
four in each color accomplishing the
work in very short time by the
simple expedient of folding each
soft thin sheet into patches of eight
or ten and cutting.a number together
When we had stretched cords Sc
curely from point to point just above
each table the preparations We're
complete.
The modus ,operandi of the game
was this: Each lady as she arrived
was given one of the feminine favors
in some color, the hostess selecting
one at random. The gentlemen as
they arrived were classified in the
same way. The girls woree their fav-
ors in the hair or pinned to the front
of the gown; the men displayed them
as boutonnieres.
Crowns and caps were pinned into
the proper positions and worn through
out the evening. BY the time the
last favor has been presented the
game was in readiness and all pro
ceded to the Red Rose table. the four
with gold crowns to the Gold Table
and so on.
We played hearts with the black
lady to add to the excitement An
other regulation which caused much
amusement was the decree that any
person unfortunate enough to collect
all the hearts possible in any one
trick was by his very misfortune ac-
quilted and went scot free-that is.
he was considered to have taken in
no hearts at all On the other hand,
any one bagging almost the entire
number, but failing to complete it.
received the full penalty of the
game.
When the bell rang the two players
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11

Ash Wednesday, the nrSt day OF
Lent falls this year on February ID.
The name ash Wednesday comes from
the ceremony used on that day in the
early Roman church. In order at The
beginning of Lent to remind people
that they were but dust and ashes, and
to put them in the proper spirit for
the Lenten services, the priests took a
quantity Of ashes which they blessed
and then sprinkled with holy warer.
When the worshipper came forward IN
sack-c1oth, the priest took some of ,.he
ashes on his finger and made the sign
of the cross on his forehead while ne
repeated "Memento, homo, quia ppl-
Wis es, ct in pulverem reyerteris =
remember man, that you are of dust.
and into dust will return
The ashes used were commonly
made of the palms consecrated on
Palm Sunday of the previous year.
The reformation, which made 50
many changes in the church services
in England did away with the use Of
ashes as merely d vain show, and
thereafter ash Wednesday became
only a day of great solemnity on which
curses against the impenitent slime"
were read.
Originally the ashes was administer
ed only to pubic penitents, who We're
obliged to appear at the church door
on the first day of Lent, barefooted
and in the dress of penitents. After
penances had been imposed on them,
they were admitted into the church
and brought before the bishop who put
ashes on their foreheads adding to The
above quotation, age poenitentiam
ut habeas vitam aeternam." Do pen
ance that thou mayest have eternal
life
Later it became the custom for rela-
tives and friends to go forward with
the penitent to show their own hunuil-
ity. The number kept increasing I'M
til it included the whole congregation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11

Now. by all known rules, Miss
Spritely, girl like you, refined, witty.
and educated, ought to marry her d.
rect opposite"
Am to consider that as a propos-
al, Mr.. Softy ?"-Houston Post.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11

The chances are that what you call
hard luck" or fate" that is against
you, is some weakness, some vicious
habit, which is counteracting all your
efforts and keeping you down
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11

y
Directed toward the enjoyment OF
the senses, the strong will may be a
demon, and the intellect merely its
debased slave; but directed toward
good, the strong will is king, and IL
intellect is then the minister of man 5
highest wellbeing.
There is a divinity in the meanest
man, a philanthropist in the stingiest
miser, a hero in the biggest coward,
which an emergency great enough
will call out
Every man stamps his own value
upon the coin of his character in his
own mint, and he cannot expect TO
pass for more, and should not be dis
appointed if people do not take it or
more than its face value.
The greatest blessing that ever
comes to a human being is the deter
mination to realize that for which the
heart belongs.
1t is a grander thing to be molly re
membered than to he nobly born
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11

The season Of Lent is season set
apart by certain portion of the Chris
tan church for prayer and fasting:
but whether we do or do not belong 10
this portion, the idea of Lent is not
without q lesson. Our age is rapid
one; we move forward with great
strides toward an unusual material
prosperity. NOT are we unmindful Of
what progress we would like to make
in a higher way, and our great move
ments for good are often on as magnif-
icent scale as our more material adj
vances. We are strenuous even in
our charities and our religion. But be
ing good on big scale is not all that
is necessary. We need some quiet
and reflection as WELL we need time
for thought on the conduct of things.
Now and again it is good for warrior
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11

There once was a wonderful geyser
That spouted up water SO heyser,
That it is related
1t e-vaporated
And never fell down from the skeyser.
Columbia Sester
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11
GEMS.

Scarcely anything seems impossible
to the man who can will strongly
enough and long enough.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11

A home without books. periodicals
and newspapers is like house with
out windows
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11

Washington, Jan. S1.-The river and
harbor appropriation bill occupied
practically all the time of the house
After a short colloquy over the divi-
sion of time the debate was inaugu-
rated by Mr.. Burton of Ohio, chair
man of the river and harbors COM
mittee. Other speeches were made
by Messrs. Bartholdt of Missouri,
Ransdell of Louisiana, Snapp of ILL
nois, Lawrence of Massachusetts,
Caudry of Missouri, Morrel and
Moore of Pennsylvania, Damon of
Ohio, Rhodes of Missouri and the res
ident commissioner of Porto Rico
Julio Tarrinaga.
Senator Rayner's address on the
expansion of executive prerogatives,
Senator Lodges brief reply, and an
extended discussion of the admins
tration of the public land laws by
Senator Hepburn constituted the
days proceedings in the senate.
Washington, Feb. 1.-Appropria-
tons for rivers and harbors continued
to occupy the attention of the house
In the main the speeches dealt with
the proposed canal from Chicago to
ST. Louis and the deepening of the
Mississippi river from st. Louis to
the gulf to Ia feet Mr. Clark of
Missouri delivered a speech in behalf
of the Mississippi river project.
4-e senators paid tribute to the
memory of the late Senator A. P. Cor
man of Maryland.
Washington, Feb. 2.-The senate
devoted most of the day to the In
dian appropriation bill Several bills
authorizing the construction OF
bridges, and one extending the terms
of leases in Yellowstone nationSI
park, were passed.
Two hours were spent by the house
in consideration of the river and har-
Dor bill, speeches against it being
made by Messrs. Hepburn of Iowa.
Clark of Missouri, and Keifer OF
Ohio. The death of Representative
Flack of New York was announced.
Tributes were paid to the memory
of the late senator from Maryland
A. P German. Representative Talbot
of Maryland was the first speaker
and he was followed by Speaker Can
non.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11

Washington, Feb. 4.-The senate
fecting the house bill permitting the
government to take an appeal on
points of law In certain criminal
cases. The bill is intended to reach
cases similar to that against the
meat packers. Senator Carriers
resolution aimed at the recent order
of the secretary of the interior pre-
venting the issuance of land patents
to entrymen until after an examina
ton on the ground by special agent
was discussed. Senator Heyburn
concluded the remarks he began sew
eral days ago and Senator Newlands
followed in defense of the secretary.
Senator Bacon made a statement In
tended to show that Senator Beye.
ridge had been in error regarding the
operation of the child labor law in
Georgia Senator Beyeridge had
said that there had been 5000 appl-
cations for child labor in Fulton coun-
| ty, Georgia, under the new. state law
and that all of them had been
granted. Senator Bacon said he had
granted. Senator Bacon said he had
! ascertained that but 10 applications
had been granted.
! The house passed a number of i'm
pcrtant bills, including the McCumo
bus revenue cutter bill. The members
! Der service pension bill and the omni.
sought to get through with as much
legislation as possible under suspen.
sion of the rules. The house, 10
to IS, concurred in the senate amend
ments to the urgency deficiency bill
loaning the Jamestown exposition
81, 100000 Bills providing for the
protection of game in Alaska and
authorizing a refund of certain taxes
coll ected under the war revenue act
of 1898 were passed. The omnibus
house bill carrying s1,598,500 for
lighthouse establishment and an ad-
ditional $4,000 for additional light
keepers dwellings passed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11

The strength OF will is the test OF ;
young mans possibilities.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11

Washington, Feb 6-The advocates
of 14-foot channel for the Miss
issippi river from Chicago to st.
Louis md the gulf was defeated,
when the house, in committee of the
whole, having under consideration
the river and harbor appropriation
BILL voted to stand by the recommen.
dation of the committee in opposi-
ton to the project.
The Indian appropriation bill was
again the sole topic of discussion by
the senate and but little progress was
made The day was spent in a dis.
cussion of the proposition to repeal
the restrictions on the alienation OF
surplus Indian lands in Indian ter
ritory. No conclusion was reached
on this matter when the senate ad.
journed for the day.
journed for the day.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11

Washington, Feb. 5.-The senate
spent the entire day in consideration
of the Indian appropriation bill, but
without concluding discussion of
amendments. The army appropria-
ton bill was reported to the senate.
The general debate on the rivers
and harbors appropriation bill was
terminated in the house
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11

1t is a grander thing to be nobly re
membered than to he nobly born.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11

Elmer Jessup, a Waitsburg boy
hammered a dynamite cap thinking
it was a brass rivet. He will lose his
left hand as a result.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11

Never before in the history of PEN
dleton has such wide variety of fall
fruits, vegetables and provisions been
seen on the markets as is to be seen
now.
The fruit crop all over the inland
empire and especially in Umatilla
county has been excellent and large
quantities at reasonable prices are to
be had this fall. Merchants say that
judging from the number of fruit jars
and the quantity of sugar sold during
the past month, that more fruit is be-
ing put up than usual. Nearly all the
merchants are out of jars, the supply
running far short of the demand.
Milton and Umatilla river water
melons are coming in now in large
quantities and are of excellent size and
flavor. This has been banner water
melon year. The pears brought to the
city from near by orchards are also
far above the average. They are more
free from blight and scale this year
than ever before and immense quanti-
ties of them are being brought to the
city.
Among fruits seen on the local
markets now in large quantities are
two and three varieties of grapes,
peaches, plums. prunes, pears, ap-
Piles of all kinds, musk melons, water
melons, nectarines and sweet pota-
toes.
The supply of vegetables is good al
so. Some of the best potatoes ever
seen in the city are now being brought
in from Mckay creek and the Uma-
tilla river. They are of uniform size.
very smooth and are not of the heavy,
watery kind, but are dry and well fla
vored.
The potato crop of Weston noun
tain promises to be excellent this year,
and Pendleton is assured of an excel
lent supply for the coming winter.
Dealers are delighted over the large
supply of all kinds of farm produce
and they have been able to fill all or
ders better this fall than for several
years. 1t is evident that truck gard
ening and fruitraising in the vicinity
of Pendleton is increasing. Judging
from the fresh supply brought to the
city from near by farms every day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11

That the miseries of the bayfield,
at the poor farm are less than those
OF the county joil on a bread and
water diet has been concluded by Ed
Bellinger, who is serving out so
days sentence for gambling. Conse-
quently, he has Joined the county's
compulsory working crew, composed
of Frank Balcom and himself and
they are assisting in putting up the
hay crop at the poor farm.
Under the terms of state law, the
county judge, should he see fit, may
order county prisoners to work upon
the roads or elsewhere for the benefit
of the county. Should a prisoner re-
fuse to work he may be placed upon
bread and water diet until he un-
dergoes a change of heart
Until yesterday, Frank Balcom,
serving a years term for failing to
support his wife, was the only pris-
oner required to toll. 1t was then
decided that the circumstances in
Bellinger's case justified the same
course with him. But when Bel
linger was notified of the fact he
treated the fatter with disdain and
said he would not work. The bread
and water section of the law was
then read to him by County Judge
Gilliland and the sheriff was ordered
to enforce 1t. Bellinger was then
confined to one of the little cells Of
the Jail and told that henceforth he
would have to live by bread alone,
with sufficient aqua pura to wash 1t
down.
But after several hours in his mar
row apartment and with the pangs
Of hunger working overtime Bellin-
ger began to look with favor upon
the county's alfalfa crop and he sig
nified that he was ready to manage
a pitchfork IL the opportunity was
still open. Accordingly he was taken
to the poor farm this morning by
Superintendent McDill, and thus the
first application of the compulsory
work law seems to have been success
full.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
SOLDIERS ON MARCH.
Troopers Leave WalIa Walla for
Baker City on Practice.

BAKER City on Practice.
Headquarters Field and Staff and
Troops B and d, 14th Cavalry, COM
prising six officers and 14O enlisted
men. left Fort Walla Walla at 1880
this morning en- route to Baker City,
Ore, on their annual 21-day practice
march, says the Walla Walla Union.
While the troops will travel in
heavy marching order, carrying every
thing and taking all precautions as in
time of actual campaigning the
marches will be short and plenty OF
time being taken for rests. The next
camping places between here and
Baker City are not known, but the
camps will be picked.
The men will be allowed to take
fishing tackle, ETC., and will have am
pie time to hunt and fish, and enjoy
themselves generally. A several days
stop will be made at Baker City, after
which the troops will return to Fort
Waila Walla
During the absence of the troops
Captain william r. Smedberg, jr.,
14th cavalry, will be in command OF
Fort Walla Walla.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
Victim Of Auto Accident Dead.

Thomas C. Warner, of the East
Oregonian linotype force, has just re-
reived work that his brother-in-law,
Paul MacCormac, who was seriously
injured in an automobile accident in
which his wife was instantly killed
near Norwalk, Conn, three weeks
ago, had died at a Norwalk hospital.
MacCormac never regained con-
sciousness after the accident and did
not know that his wife had been kill
ed. They were residing at their country
home near Chestnut Hill, Conn,
where Mrs. Warner is now in charge
as administrative of Mrs. MacCor-
macs, her sisters, estate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
Suit for Divorce.

Complaining that her husband had
repeatedly slapped her in the face,
called her vile names and once
threatened to kill her, Frances H.
Smith has started divorce proceed
ings against Marion H. Smith. The
suit was filed here yesterday and ac-
cording to the complaint the domestic
troubles in the Smith family began
but a few days after the two were
married in December, 1906. The
maiden name of Mrs, Smith was
Frances NJ. Bellinger, and in her suit
she asks that she be allowed to re-
sumo that name, no children having
been born to them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
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No White Public School.

In a letter just received by q
} County Superintendent welles q
from J. H, Ackerman, state Z
school superintendent, the hopes Z
of Il white public school for q
the reservation are dashed. Not Z
long ago Prof. welles wrote tho Z
state superintendent asking IL q
district might not be made upon q
the reservation. He had been q
asked to take the matter up by q
various white renters living on .
the reservation and who have q
children of school age. How Z
ever, in his reply Superintend- q
ent Alderman declared the q
county has no right whatever 20 q
extend its school system to the .
reservation. 9
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
Visited Southern Oregon.

E. NJ Smith of the o. r. & N. sup
ply department of this city returned
last night from a two weeks visit
in southern Oregon in which he Wis
tied Medford, Jacksonville and other
points. He says all Of that section of
the state has an immense fruit crop
this season which is being sold at
good prices. Land values are going
up and many new settlers are going
in there.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
In Charge of Morrow Exhibit.

Judge Thomas Fftz Gerald, secre-
tary of the district fair association,
has just received a letter from o. p.
Hendrickson of Heppner, who has
been appointed to have charge of the
Morrow county exhibit, asking as to
what space would be assigned to that
county Morrow county will have
several times as much space as last
year and will occupy joint space
with Umatilla in the center of the
pavilion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
CHANGED HIS MIND.
PREFERRED HAYFIELD TO
A BREAD AND WATER DIET

Bcllingor, Serving Time for Gam
bling, Finally Decided that Work.
Ing for tho County, on the Poor
Farm, Is Not Bad at Allie At
First Disiainfully Announced His
Purpose of Fighting 1t Out With
His Appetite, in a Cell. but Was
Not Unrelenting In Purpose.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11

Eagle harvest ball.
Eagle harvest ball.
Wednesday night, September II.
Wednesday night, September II.
Eagle hall.
Best Of music. All welcome.
Best Of music. All welcome.
Tickets rs cents; ladies free.
Bond Bros. has a good suit for every
man in Umatilla county.