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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04
FALL REPAIRS.
Hurrah, here comes our landlord,
He's coming down the street;
You Just bet I am delighted
For TO see him is a treat.

Hurrahi here comes our landlord,
He's coming down the street;
You lust bet ] am delighted
FOR TO see him is a treat.
our house you see It needs repairs
From cellar TO the top,
Gee, il gives my heart a thrill
For him TO drive Up here and stop.
All hal by links" he has a board,
on some vacant lot he's found;
He hiss a dozen rusty nails
Picked up from off the ground.
And from the wagon seat I sec
A piece OF tin. Il YUM"
The old gentleman has picked It up
AS down the street he come.
"Oh joyt' some wrapping paper
He's brought over from his store,
And see he. has piece OF glass
To mend our front hall door.
A little paste TO stick it on.
Hurrahi for our fall repairs.
The tin is 10 put a little patch
Right on our best front stairs.
The board was cut in pieces small:
One half a day X took.
The people passing. large and small.
All stopped TO take a look.
Then the old man took his rusty nails
And nailed his pieces on
Our porch in every corner
TIL the setting Of the sun.
And the roll Of wrapping paper
Went TO patch our ragged wall;
Now my neighbors all are envIous.
The great, good. young and small.
BY A TENANT.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04

pont Morgan hung until a stranger came
IN a cab.
Nice picture said he.
Art with a big a" sail Tom.
Sell it?" quericd the customer.
He's had HIS chance said Tom.
Who hasI" inquired High Hat.
Your friend downtown % replied Tom.
You're UP tie wrong wall, ." said the
stranger.
NO, your friends picture IS" said
Tom, but your friend can't buy him
self or Il with a railroad. ConsoI loves
him so"
Never mind ABOUT Consul" said the
stranger. ard he and Tom repaired 10 a
back room.
The stranger and the picture left il
half an hour Tom didn't get a rail-
road. but ne says he got all that was
coming 10 him
When the Morgan portrait frst came
70 town u found itself between Consul
the stuffed monk and a reinpersonatiOu
Of frankie Bailey. the weIl-znOwn bur
ltsQuer. In all the bewitching glory Of
a smile. and some translucent trimmings.
II didn't take more than au hour or
two for the news 10 circulate through
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04
A DOG AUTOIST.

Pittsburg has a canine automobile
enthusiast He IS a black bull terrier,
now quite old. who attached himself
70 the fortunes Of DR.. N. W. Everson
IN puppyhOod
The dog, whose name IS jack, fire.
quently accompanied DR.. Everson on
automobile spins. says the Motor World
and WAS unmIstakably grieved when
the physician several years go dis
pensed with = is motor car.
He anayod his sorrow by romping
alongside OF passing automobiles and
eventually hao the nerve 10 jump into
one The driver did not resent the in
trusiOn and from that time Jack has
spent his days repeating the trick he
has become quite a favorite with auto
m0bilists-
Jack does not like a noisy car and
when riding IN one viii make a quick
shift. II a quieter vehicle happens along.
He has no use for a wind shield either
preferring TO stand with his front feet
On the dashboard, feeding on wind with
evident relish when he is not barking
His bark IS pretty constant, however.
and the driver who has him as a pas
senger is not obliged 70 loot his horn
10 any extent.
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THE HoLD-UP.

The long bridge. that spanned the river
ard the swamp that canIo before II. had
fallen 4 week or so before. and a SORT
OF rnad had been cut through The SWARM
TO the ford. il was a bad place friI
o. wate7 and sU1ken logs ana tree roots
The EFe lurched. one wheel sunk in
mud 20 the hub. the other clear ont
TIE la'itern light hickered over the four
horses, cautiously picking their ST %.
and the white parked aiders seemed =
lean into the circle Of Is light with =,
sort cf chaStll eagereess
The Grive- hi Just said. We're over
tho worst Of II. when a man on horse
back. with 4 black mask over his IA &c
md revolver held high, came into IRE
ilrh'
"Hsbds UP" be cried, and sem a shot
ever Nu~ leads. The Jew drum ner in
side the stage gave thick. cracked
scream. Tho Wells Fargo man. an in
one moment. rot me crushed down IN
the boot among the nail-baCs. and fred
two shots. There was an answering
shot. and the ra5tle Of broken glass from
tie lantern. Then II was dark, and
c. Tld hear the driver and the Wells
Fargo man get out.
II guess you've done for him. said
the driver:-Relen Duncan Queen, IN
the Atlantic.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04
THE CURB OF SOCIETY.

Corporations are necessary, yet.
through nobody's fault they tend to
become soulless and leRless. BY all
means let them reap where they have
sown But why let them declare divi-
dends not only on their capital, but also
On their power 10 starve out labor, to
wear out utigants. to beat down small
competitors, to master the market or
cvade taxes. TO get the free use of pub
lie property2 Nothing but ms cur D CT
organized society can COnfine them TO
their own grist and keep them from
grinding into dividends the stamina Of
children, the health of women, the liz es
Of men. the purity Of the ballot the
honor Of public servants, and the su-
p1 emacy Of the laws.-E. A. Ross, IN
the Atlantic
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TRAGEDY OF LOVELY BIRTHS.

Nine-tenths Of mans felicity depends
upon being well-born; in LONDON a bit
mere than nine-tenths. In the upper
classes IS per cent of the children die
before reaching the agp Of I'VE years
put In the lower classes-say of ST
George S-ln-the-East-the average death
rate IS twenty-nine years of age. So by
the mere fact OF being born out of the
nobility ana gentry the Londoner is
stripped of twenty-seven years of the
life that might have been his oh. OF
other things. too. he IL shorn. His short
life is bare of comfort or delight Nor
can he take pride in tit is, at once.
too dirty aad too sad; all by that chance
OF birth to far eastward. Pain and
munger and helotry-th1 empty belly
heritage
An memorable law, decreeing that one
OF every four Londoners shall die I'm
workhouse' hospital. Jail. or lunatic
asylum-one out Of fouT.-Nance Thorn
son IN Outing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04

very rich trader Of ''plunEing' pTOcllv-
tiles nearly 100000 and then began
20 close in on him at the very top of q
spectacular bull movement for which
he was TO some extent responsible on
account OF the magnitude and sggres-
siyeness OF his operations Before he
could eNtricate himself his paper profits
had disappeared and ne was a loser for
a huge sum He confessed 70 the loss
OF 100000. But here was another case
where the victims resources had been
UNDERESTIMATE. he was a multi-mil-
lionaire At the end OF the play. and his
return 10 the Street is predicted He
Knows enough. however, not 10 place
himself in the power OF any man or
combination Of men He counts the ex-
BaricnCe gained during that cycIOnic era
as strictly educational and as having
BEEN tuition cheaply bought.
IN. only excuse offered for the cam
paign against this particular Individual
was -hat he was too noisy and that
Il rliSht De just as well 20 @get him our
OF the woy'' before he became unbear-
abie--N- 9. Nicholas in Appieton's.
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THE NoN-MoRAL CORPORATION.

The corporation cannot mend itself.
More and more it Is impersonal and
More and more the far
& way manager IS rated as a profit con-
veyor. and the conduit with the bigger
flow Is always preferred 1t has become
a machine. and Nammon Is its master.
Reform, therefore, will not come from
the inside. Those who supply the cap
ital cannot mold it 10 their better will.
But thew can change ~ spirit If they
will Join with their fellow-citizens in
restraining the corporation by public
opinion and by statute. If the reaction
of organized society upon the Gradgrind
type of manager il so severe that he
cannot make so much money for his
stockholders as a more reasonable and
representative type. ne will give way
10 tho better man. and one cause Of the
needless alienation OF classes viii be re-
a. Ross. in the Atlantic
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04
THE STAB IN THE DARK.

4 Chicago man. while travelling IL the
Southwest, CHANGED not long ago 10 put
up at a hotter where a number OF
State senators were stopping on their
way 10 the capital.
At table their conversation soon re-
vealSd TO the other guests that taey
y ere newly-elected ''Solons.'' fun Of the
dignity OF their new honOrs, and anxious
to Impress everybody accordingly.
Thes. gentlemen cause the Chicago
man 20 feel no little fatigue II was.
will the gentleman from DodgevilIe
have the buttcr2" and. "Wiu the gentle
man from Centertown pass the bread -
and, Does the gentleman from Jung
town Junction care for the pickles -
etc, etc. etc, ad nauseam
Even the natives were beginning 10
squirm under these official fNrmaIities
when the Chicago man turne "a TO the
negro waiter, and asked. IN his best
manner. And now viii the gentleman
from Ethiopia bring me another Gun Of
coffee ?''-Harper's Weekly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04
Three Points of View.

Opinions agree in this. that the send
ing Of the fleet, no matter with what
peaceful protestations, is a distinctly
provocative move, and that the danger
OF untOward incidents which intention
ally or unintentionally might lead TO war
is immense. In a word, II the American
armada goes TO the Far East Europe
will expect war 20 follow.
Thus the New York sun, under
date of London, October ,, and in
full accord with numerous editorial
references TO the sailings of the
battleships.
Under the circumstances. nothing is
more infamous than the suggestion Of
war. The war talk is due entirely 10
newspapers, which seek to increase their
sale, and which for political reasons at
tack the Government. IL is difficult 10
characterize in moderate language such
attempts TO create III will between the
two peoples. BE assured that America
good Will toward Japan Is as warm as
ever.
This from Mr.. Taft, on the occa-
sion of a reception regarded in
Tokyo as mot personal. but intend
ed to signify to the American peo-
pie and Government the continuance
of the Emperor's august friendship
for the United States"
1t Is a national fleet in every sense Of
the term and it's welfare should be.
and I firmly believe is. as much a matter
Of pride and concern for every man in
the farthest interior Of our country as
for every man on the seacoast a long
ocean voyage is mighty good training;
and not the least good IL will do will
be to show just the points where our
naval program needs strengthening. In
cidentally, I think the voyage will have
one good effect. for. to judge by their
comments On the movement, some eX-
cellent people in my own lection of the
country need 10 be remiadt that the
Of this nation as the Alta ltic coast.
So speaks the President.
The nation will not hesitate which
Judgment TO accept
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Preted by performers of all grades
of excellence, into the homes of all
the people.
OF course, Charleston is musical.
AS the News and Courier article
suggests, it may be that its people
have not focked to hear Nine. Sem
brich, Nine Gadslxi, Mr. Bispham.
and Mr.. Bauer at the cost of half
ton Of coal each per concert; but
they may yet be musical for all
that. They may even claim TO
enjoy good music without the an
nual ministrations of some SYM
phony orchestra. Fortunately, mu-
sic is the most accommodating of
the arts, and can never be cornered
by any group of professionals (how-
ever delightful their performances,
or by any style of rendition chow
ever great its claims).
Sharing with Washington and the
rest of the United States the pres
ent universal opportunity to hear
music, Charleston has acquired the
new problems: What shall we do
with the phonograph? The instru-
ment is susceptible of fine use. II
carries into many homes the most
beautiful music-lovely songs by
the best trained voices in the
world; great symphonies by large
orchestras, well-conducted piano,
operate, and humorous compost
tions without limit. But it is also
carrying into Others dreadful
mass of trash. What shall be done
with that!
Let il alone. 1t kills itself. Like
the automatic piano-player, the
photograph is an eloS uent mission
airy for good music. The American
nature is too susceptible to the
good in things to bear with the rub
bish and dross long. Endure your
neighbours bill Bailey" and Those
Tantalizin' Eyes a little for his
sake. Next year he viii be listen
ing to 'Traumerei'' and Mendels-
sohn's lovely Spring Song" Then
one more Of us. whether in Charles
ton or some other place, viii have
become musical enough to be happy
in the thing that are good.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04
POLICEMAN
HAD FIRST
SOUL LOVE

NEW YORK. Oct 4-The recruiting
office Of the affinity brigade" has
made an inrOad into the ranks OF New
York Fc-icemen. according 20 the story
Of Mrs. William Speeden. wife OF Po-
liceman william Speeden. OF the Nor
cisania station.
Mrs Speeden said IN court that she
would show that her policeman hus-
band was one Of the first in the af-
nnity ranks. au@ that he has bee visit
ing his soul love for nine years.
Give your wife SIS now and / win ad-
joUrn the case a day" said the court
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04
ENGLAND'S YOUTHS
SHUN RAGING MAIN

LONDON. Oct. A-The board OF trade
committees report on the supply and
training of boys for the mercantile
marine. is being discussed with great in
terest IN shipping circles. Tor 81 indi-
Gates that the English boy is losing his
love for the sea
In 1870 the indentured boys numbered
5000. now there are only about 5,vy),
Today on British vessels there are 1000
foreigners not counting Lascars and
Asiatcs, whose numbers are consider
able
Efforts have been made 10 yet bovs N
take up seafaring but only a few have
been secured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04
THE MUSKRATS.

The muskrats are building: the last
OF the migrating geese have gene over;
the wild mice have harvest ed their
acOrns: the bees have clustered. the
woodchucks are asleep; and the sap in
the big hickory by the side OF the house
has crept down out Of reach OF the
fingers OF the frost. I will put on the
storm door and the double windows.
Even now the logs are blazing cheerjIv
on the wide, warm hearth.-Dallas
Sharp IN the Atlantic
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04
Painting Of Morgan in Saloon
Near Late Lamented Monkey;
High-Hatted Stranger Boys It

the luwer West Side that Mr. Nor
gan. OF Wall street. was dov-n iu wal
lace's knocking the rough edges of his
roll
4 only paid SO for consul, said Tom.
Morgan cost & more than the monk,
but he's a better investment.
How did you come 20 buy it2''
i make business OF Duying odds and
ends. repfed the saloon keeper You
ought 10 see mis- nibs when i brought
him from the auction room They had
him wrapped Up ~ an old bag Il took
me an hour 10 wash his face
Rather ar oGd looking frame sug-
gested the reporter. as ne surveyed the
known features.
Its good enough said Tom "F-lan-
rigan over here on Fourth ST. Get made
Il in a hurry. faint the frame. it's
the painting Itself
i the union label on IT." questioned
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04

NV YORK. Oct. A-From a COM
handing position on the south wall OF
Ton Wallace's Golden Swan saloon,
Sixth avenue and Fourth street. within
hearing OF the merry jingle OF the cash
register. an excellent likeness Of J. Pier
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04

Russia offers us a base OF supplies
for any feet Of our battle hips that
takes a position within rarfe of Japan.
Before we accept the offer We might
inquire If il involves simmer cruises
to St. Petersburg 20 make friendly dem
onstrations- against the children of the
Little Father.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04

II money does actually talk. that $222.-
GOO gift from the Woman's Auxiliary
would seem TO indicate that the Eplsco-
pal Church is a mighty live organiza-
fiou
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04

The Presidents new emphasis OF
"miIksop" comes at a time when the
word has a positively luxuriaut sound,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04

Up in Maine they propose fasting from
meat In order 70 force the trust prices
down. They might just as well fast
now from choice as wait TIL they have
10 do so from necessity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04

Colonel Watterson welcomes Mr..
Bryan with limitations" Something
on the order Of Glad to see you Have
a cigar before you go2"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04

II the Hon John d viii only com
municate his secret Of keeping In the
newspapers he can have the undying
gratitude Of certain lady opponents OF
high theatric art.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04

a member Of the painters Union. as he
III Ms pipe az me cigar hghttr;
Then artists don't have any union.
AL they has-is aHinities." And he
laughed out loud as he donned an apron
ano took the place Of one OF The bar
tenders.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-04
Man Escapes Standard Oil.

Within The memory of many or the
younger arrivals in Wall Street group
of strong banks usually classed as
standard OIL institutions loaned a
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-09-27
GOOD WORK
Done Daily in Dallas.

Nearly every reader has heard OF
Doan's Kidney Pills. Their good work
still continues, and our citizens are con-
stantly adding endorsement by public
testimony. No better proof OF merit
can be had than the experience OF
friends and neighbors Read this case
Mrs. N. Swaggert, of 8l9 Garden St.,
Pendleton, Ore, says: "Both my hus-
band and myself have used Doan's Kid
ney Pills with most gratifying results.
Mr.. Swaggert was troubled quite
severely with his back and kidneys for a
long time, and nothing ever helped him
as Doan's Kidney Pills have. | have
known of the healing and curative
power of this remedy for some time,
and found that a few doses would quick
ly remove any Iameness or pain in the
back caused by kidney arrangement. !
am glad to help make Doan's Kidney
Pills better known to all afflicted with
backache or kidney trouble" !"
alers. Price 80 centss Forale by all de
Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's- and
take no other
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-09-27
Summons.

In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon
for Polk County, Department Mo-.
Bertha A. Herbert Plaintiff, V. Ralph C. Her
bert, Defendant.
TO Ralph c. Herbert, the aboye-named
defendant:
In the Name of the State of Oregon. You are
| hereby required to appear and answer the com
plaint filed against you in the above. entitled
| Court and suit within six weeks from the date
of the first publication of this summons, to wi :
On or before the 2Sth day of October, 1907; and
if you fail so to answer, for want thereof the
plaintiff will apply to said Court for decree as
prayed for in said complaint, to wit; That the
marriage contract now and heretofore existing
between plaintiff and defendant be forever
annulled and dissolved that tie future care
and custody of Percival Ralph Herbert, the
minor child of plaintiff and defendant, be
awarded to plaintiff; and that plaintiff may
| have such other relief as to the Court may seem
just and equitable
This summons by an order of the Hon. EG. F.
COad. County Judge of Polk County, Oregon
made at Chambers at Dallas, Oregon, on the 10th
day of September, 1907, is served upon you by
the publication thereof not less than once Il
week for six consecutive weeks immediately
prior to the 28th day of October, 1907, in the
POLK County Observer" Il weekly newspaper
OF general circulation published in said County
OF Polk. The date of the first publication of this
summons is September l3, 1907.
OSCAR HAYTER,
Attorney for Plaintiff
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-09-27
Summons.

In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon
for Polk County Department No. 2.
Thomas Il. Cautield, Plaintiff, vs.. Margaret
Murray Caufeld Defendant, summons.
To Margaret Murray Caufed, the above
named defendant:
In the Name OF the State of Oregon: You are
hereby required to appear in the above entitled
court and answer the complaint filed against
you therein by the plaintiff on or before the
last day of the time prescribed for the publica-
tion OF this summons, which time is six con
secutive weeks from the date of the first publ
cation hereof; the date of the first publication
is the Both day of August, 1907 and the last pub
licatiOn will be made on the llth day of October,
1907.
And you are notified hereby that if you
fail so to appear and answer the said complaint,
the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief
prayed for in his complaint, tO-wit:
For a decree of divorce forever disSOlVing and
annuing the bonds OF matrimOny now existing
between him and yourself and loi such further
and other relief as may be equitable
This summons is served upon you by publlca-
tion thereof in the "POlk County Observer" a
newspaper published semi-Weekly at the City Of
Dallas in Polk County, Oregon, pursuant to the
order of the Honorable George II. Burnett,
Judge of said court, made this 2Sth day OF
August, 1907.
CARSON Il CANNON,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-09-27
Summons.

In the Circuit Court of the State OF oregon
for Polk County, Department No. ?.
James W. Gilpin, plaintiff, " villa NJ "llPlh'
defendant, ,., .,,,,l ,,,
endant. ,o-. .I-,,,, ,ro
hereby required to appear and answer the com,
plant filed against you in the ABOVE ehu5lta
Court and suit within six weeks from the u9le
of the first publication of this summons, l0-WlI;
On or before the Ilth day Of November, 1907 ana
if YOU fail so to answer, for want thereof the
plaintiff will apply to said Court for decree as
prayed for in said complaint, to-Wlt: Ihat the
marriage contract now and heretofore existing
between the plaintiff and the defendant be for
ever annulled and dissolved, and that the
plaintiff may have such other and further relief
as to the Court may seem just and equitable.
This summons, by an order of the Hon, Ed. f..
Coad, County Judge Of Polk County. Oregon,
made at Chambers at Dallas, Oregon, on the 2llh
day OF September 1907 is served upon you by
the publication thereof not less than once a
week for six consecutive weeks Immediately
prior to the llth day of November, 1907, i'll the
''POIk County Observer" a weekly newspaper OF
general circulation published in said County of
Polk The date OF the first publication Of this
summons is September 27, 1907.
OSCAR HAYTER,
Attorney for Plaintiff.