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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-31
WHITMAN'S PLAGIARISMS

The idea that Walt Whitman, the
most original of American poets, bor-
| rowed his inspiration from Asia will
shock many of his worshipers,. In an
essay in THE Open Road" (Chicago)
Elsa Barker, the poet. quotes from
Whitman and from several of the Per-
sian and Hindu poets enough parallel
passages to convince any impartial
student that Whitman's study of ORR
entail literature went further than the
Bhagavad-Gita, to which Emerson
introduced him.
Mrs. Barker.does not accuse Whit
man of borrowing, but she leaves the
reader to answer for himself the
question whether the bard of Cam
den deliberately or unconsciously
took his own wherever he found It.
Though whitman founded his famous
style on the Hebrew Scriptures, 1t is
not to the Hebrews, she thinks, nor
yet to the Hindus that we must look
for his closest affinities; but to the
Persians. She says:
Though certain mental and emo
tional tendencies that we find domi-
nant in Whitman (and perhaps In no
other western writer) are common to
all the Oriental nations, yet the most
striking resemblance to whitman In
the expression of these tendencies we
find in the Persian poets.
"And when say Persian poets
do not mean Omar Khayyam. There
is no affinity, so far as can see, be-
tween Whitman and Omar. The old
tentmaker was an agnostic, in the
most modern sense of the term; Whit
man was a devotee, democratic der
wish; he was 18th century brother
Of Nazami and Attar."-Current Lit
erature for August.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-31
RENAISSANCE OF PLYMOUTH.

There are many gateways into Eng
land from the sea, but none Of them
to an American exceeds in historic in
terest the way by which the Pilgrim
fathers finally departed, that is
Plymouth.
The first spot at which landing
was made in the new world was
named after the point Of departure
from the old scenes. The revival Of
old Plymouth's consequence as port
has been re-establshed by the giant
liners which stop there now. In six
days they make the run" which It
took the Mayflower so days to ac-
complish.-The Travel Magazine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-31
CAPTAIN AND ENGINEER.

when a locomotive engineer of a
passenger train starts on his run, his
first and foremost anxiety is to make
speed"
The keen memory of the imperti-
neht official inquiry, whats the de'
lay" prods him to do his utmost.
In order to make speed" many
men naturally take chances. If moth
ing happens, it is all right. The pub
lie sooths itself with the thought that
Il is making good time"
But if anything happens while this
engineer is taking the chance, in or
der to make good time" then the
public blames him for recklessness.
1t all depends on the outcome.
The last admonition which the cap
tains of the coast vessels hear as they
push away from their moorings, is to
make time" So they, too, take the
chance which does not always win.
II everything goes right, all is well
with the public. But if, as in the
case of the Columbia, the chance ends
disastrously, then it is due to reck-
lessness or incompetence.
The public makes its own safety,
largely.
If officials of railroads and steam
boat lines were not prodded by the
public, for not making time" cap
tains and engineers would not be
prodded by officials with the imper-
tinent quiz, Whats the delay?"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-31

Pendleton presents to people hunt
ing good schools, increased school IA
cilities of every kind this year. When
the 1907 school year opens in this
city, the educational equipment will
have reached the high tide here. AS
the scope of Pendleton schools widens,
Pendleton win see to 1t that the
equipment keeps pace with the de-
mands An education can now be Sc
cured in this city more cheaply and
just as thoroughly as anywhere else
in the northwest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-31
PLEA OF THE UNLATILLAS.

There is an air of tragedy in the
plea of the Umatilla tribesmen for
the release of Toy Toy and Columbia
George from McNeil's Island, where
they are serving life sentences for
giving poisoned whiskey to a medicine
woman who had miserably failed to
effect a cure.
Hundreds of years of tribal custom
and tradition We're concentrated in
the act committed by these Indians
They have been taught from child
hood, and their fathers before them
had been taught, that a false medi-
cine man should be put to death.
No Shirt, Umapine, Shaplish and
other old Indians of the reservation
yet believe this, despite the civilizing
influence which surround them. 1t
is as natural for these old men to
believe this as it is for old white men
to believe that baptism is necessary
to salvation or to cling to any other
of their deepseated beliefs.
Since the states are exercising the
parole laws in cases of worse crimi-
nails than these Indians, it is really
hoped by many people that the gov
ernment may be prevailed upon to
release Columbia George and Toy
Toy
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-31
DESTRUCTION OF sENNACnnR1B

The Assyrlan came down like a wolf
on the fold,
And his cohorts were cleaning in pur-
pie and gold;
And the sheen of their spears was like
stars on the sea,
When the blue wave rolls nightly on
deep Galilee,
Like the leaves of the forest when
summer is green,
That host with their banners at sun
set were seen;
Like the leaves of the forest when
autumn hath blown,
That host on the morrow lay wither-
ed and strewn.
For the angel of Death spread his
wings on the blast,
And breathed in the face of the foe as
he passed;
And the eyes of the sleepers waxed
deadly and chill,
And their hearts but once heaved, and
forever grew still!
And there lay the steed with his nos
tril all wide,
But through it there rolled not the
breath of his pride;
And the foam of his gasping lay white
on the turf.
And cold as the spray of the rock
beating surf.
And there lay the rider distorted and
pale
With the dew on his brow and the
rust on his mail;
And the tents were all silent, the BAN
ners alone,
The lances unified. the trumpet un-
blown.
And the widows of Ashur are loud In
their wall,
And the idols are broke in the temple
of Baal;
And the might of the GENTLE, unsmots
by the sword,
Hath melted like snow in the glanc,
of the Lord!
Lord Byron.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-31

From now until after the next re-
publican convention Charles w. Fair
banks may be expected to answer and
sign personally every letter from man,
woman and child in the west, who
may chance to write that they saw his
train pass. This letter writing mania
of aspiring politicians grows as con-
ventions approach. The aspiring
politician knows that nothing countA
so much as to seem to be "in touch"
with the common people," But it
will be an awful waste Of material
and labor for Fairbanks to follow this
mania. He Just simply don't suit
the people. He has always trained
with the trusts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-31

and agitators little more, the great
middle class of thinking, substantial
people of the country who really form
its backbone and strength, will brush
aside the figure of Bryan as though
it, too, were only man of straw"
in the line of scarecrows.
The more Roosevelt is abused by
certain types of enemies, the stronger
1t makes him with the country at
large.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-31
ALLIGAToRs IN INCUBAToRs.

OF all the interesting uses to which
incubators have been put, that Of
Matching alligator eggs is probably
the most unique. An Englishman at
Hot Springs, Ark, is engaged in rais-
ing alligators for the market. The
demand for the hides to use in manu-
featuring purposes is constantly in
creasing, while parks and ZOOS buy the
live reptiles for xhibition.-Popular
Mechanics.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-31

A Philadelphia traction company
recently secured franchise which
Is to run for 800 years. 1t Is expect
ed that 1t will be fuzzy 555 years be-
fore the people of Philadelphia wake
up to the fact that they might as
well have given their streets to the
traction company.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-31

Had he known what sort Of man
he is, John d. Rockefeller might never
have permitted the United States SEN
ate to confirm Kenesaw NJ. Landis'
appointment to the federal bench.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-31
HOTEL PORTLAND
PORTI,AN Nj OpEnON

PORTLAND. OREGON.
American plan, SO per day and up-
wards. Headquarters for tourists ana
commercial travellers. speciar rates
made to families and single gentle-
men. The management will be pleas
ed at all times to show rooms and
give prices. A modern Turkish bath
establishment In the hotel.
H. c. BOWERS, Manager.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-06

with face built square The lines
of his brows. his mouth and his jaw
ran straight across; those Of his tenn
ples, cheeks and nose straight up and
dewn. His eye was very quiet and his
speech rare. When he did talk 1t was
with deliberation. For days some
times he would calculate nothing but
monosyllables, looking steadily on the
things about him.
He had walked in ahead Of the tote
team late one evening In the autumn
after the Rough Red and his devils had
been at work fortnight. The camp
consisted quite simply Of three build
ings, which might have been identi-
fed as a cook camp. sleeping camp
and stable. Fitz Patrick entered the
sleeping camp, stood his slender seal
ing rule in the corner and peered about
him through the dusk Of single lamp,
He saw a round stove in the center,
a Uttered and dirty floor, hunks filled
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-15
interviewing RoekefeIIer.

Jules Hedeman, journalist, OF
France, was sent by his paper, the
Matin, to interview John D. Rookie
teller when the latter was at Com
piegne last summer. ''Mr. Rookie
feller," said NJ. Jules, 81 desire to
interview you" '.Ahw replied Mr..
Rockefeller. Il desire to ask you
some questions about yourself and
receive answers therefor" said
NJ. Hedeman. Il desire to dis
cover if many Of the things said
about you are true" Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter pondered. At last he said: 81
have heard it charged that I am so
stingy l will never take cab. This
is not true, for if you will observe
closely you will see that I intend to
take one now" And he did.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-15

81 shall be only too glad to an
swer them if [ can, colonel. Please
proceed
We'll, bishop, do you think my
wife is a good woman?'
"EOne of the best 1 have ever
known
edo you think she is Chris
tian?
eff she is not I should doubt
whether any of us could be so con-
sidered.'
Well, now, do you think she
will make it 2
"'How is that colonel?' 1 asked.
edo you think my wife will get
in?'
"Still determined not to appear
to divine his meaning, 1 said, EEx-
cuse me, colonel, but please explain
4 simply mean this, bishop, do
you think that st. Peter will let the
old lady pass through the pearly
gatesY
Z have no doubt of it, colonel
Then you think that you can
guarantee that she will get imp
so far as my opinion is worth
anything, I cannot for a moment
question it,
We'll, then, if that is SO 1 do
not think [ shall be confirmed. In
fact, | do not see that l need to be.
You see, bishop, it is just this way
If the old lady gets in and they
lock the door against the old man
she will simply raise Cain until she
gets me let in. And she's sure to
succeed
at was in vain that I tried to
convince him of the futility of such
an argument. His faith in his wife'sI
influence was too strong to be
shaken by anything l could allege."
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-15
Proved Her a EIirt.

Senator Penrose at the dedica-
ton of Pensylvania's splendid cap
itol at Harrisburg said of certain
speech that had been made at pr
vate dinner before the dedicatory
ceremonies:
''That speech was pregnant with
meaning. 1t revealed in every sen
tence its authors character. Brief
and full and Illuminating, it re-
minded me of the beautiful young
lady who murmured to herself one
afternoon as she paused uncertainty
on a street corner:
What borel For the life Of
me l can't. remember whether Tn
to meet Morris in Tasker street or
Tasker in Morris street. y
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-15
WEDNESDAY. MAY IS. 1907.

IT IS doubtful whether the anti
pass law, prohibiting newspapers
from accepting railroad transporta-
Sion in exchange for advertising IS
constitutional. Such exchange IS
assuredly for value received, and
can be no more illegal than for a
publisher to accept any other COM
modify as payment for space IN his
paper. But, as the fines imposed
.sor violation of the law are exces-
sive, it is not likely that any pub
fisher or railroad will violate it IN
order to make a test case. The fact
shat nearly every member OF the
that made the law trav-
seled on a pass, while at the same
time drawing his mileage from the
state treasury, makes the act ap-
near inconsistent and unjust-a
piece of spite work, as some pa
peers have called it.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-15

Denver is to entertain fifteen Ma
aoual conventions during the COM
zrg summer.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-15
TEXAS LAND

Homes for a milIi0n==-D0 you want one!
Life may be a struggle for you and yours
Get new start in Texas. Get on the
land The Isst cheap fertile farm land
in the United States. Take your choice.
IA, 600 acres on the Rio
Grande river. Brewster
county s 200 per acre
5000 acres imp. ranch,
Kimble county 2.25 per acre
5000 acres, valuable
ranch, imp, abundant
water, Kerr county,. ESQ per acre
p, 900 acres, Webb CO.,
alternate sections - 500 per acre
1000 acre ranch, mr. RR.,
Webb CO ...,.. 2.75 per acre
80, 900 acres, one of finest
ranches in Kerr county,
highly improved. -. $50 per acre
&c, 600 acres on R. Grande,
magnificent ranch. $50 per acre
3 $50 acres, partly irriga-
ted, on Llano river, fine
Improvements $500. 500 per acre
2, 214 acres on Nueces
. river, McMullen co... 500 per acre
10000 acres on Leona
river, agricultural, open
land, ..... 600 per acre
10000 acres Dinmitt and
LaSalle counties, near
Woodward land -. ZOO per acre
p, 500 acres near Encinal,
magnificent land -. $50 per acre
80, 900 acres open black
sandy, well improved,
artesian water, Nc
Mullen county ....... $50 per acre
q, 200 acres Nueces val
ley, near Cotulla. -. $50 per acre
16, 900 acres black, good
farm land, IL miles of
railroad, Bee county. 500 per acre
%, 900 acres chocolate
loan, on R. R., 95 per
cent agricultural, La
Sale county. 500 per acre
so, 900 acres, artesian,
highly developed, rail-
road runs through it.. 500 per acre
IS, 900 acres, R. R. runs
through, 9S per cent
agricultural ...... 1000 per acre
81, 900 acres Nueces CO.,
black and chocolate
loan, railroad $3.50. 1000 per acre
THE ADAMS. KIRKPATRICK co.
HICKS BLDG SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-15

THE enterprising little city of
Kingsville has a system of water
works. Brownsville should be
ashamed to allow town of only
one thousand population to surpass
her in this respect. There is hope,
however, that this town will soon
have a system of both water-works
and electric lights, and then our
.citizens need no longer hang their
heads when the subject of water
works is mentioned.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-15
CONDENSED STORIES.
An Occasion When the Bishop Secret
a Complete Failure.

Bishop Talbot, for years TIE
cowboy bishop" of Wyoming az.
Idaho, but now bishop Of centrai
Pennsylvania, often found himself
faced by unusual problems in his
life in the pioneer west. Here Is
one Of the host of amusing ones
described by him in his recently
published book of "reminiscences.
my People of the Plains
cat the close of one of his meet
ings man who was known as the
colonel said to him quietly:
q I should like to ask you a FEY
questions if you do not object
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-15
FORKS is mentioned.

A lemon tree that bore three
thousand fine lemons and seven
year-old tangerine orange tree
which yielded a thousand oranges
last season, on the Kennedy ranch
IN upper Cameron county, speak
plainly as to the possibilities of
citrus fruits in this section.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-15

THE city that allows its oppor-
'tunities to slip from its grasp is as
unfortunate as the individual who
does so. Many a town has had its
,eutire career utterly ruined by fail
IRE to act in time when some i'm
portant subject of public interest
araSe
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-15

RA9MoNDvILLE is to have a 400
acre nursery and will plant two
hundred acres in Magnolia figs in
order to secure one of the Carpen
ter fig preserving plants. Things
do move in this section.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-15
Delivered the Goods.

The late Senator NJ. S. Quay
of Pennsylvania kept all the letters
mas constituents wrote to him ask
ing for favors. He had stacks OF
them when his last great fight for
the Senate came along.
Then he sorted out the letters,
eliminating those from people who
were dead and on the back of each
letter wrote:
Dear John or Bill: Do you re-
member when you wrote me this
letter and do you remember that I
did what you asked? I want your
help now in my fight for the SEN
ate. Can 1 have it?''
The politicians in Pennsylvania
say those letters, mailed 10 the ORR
ginai senders with Quay's request
on the backs of them, had as much
as any one thing to do with Quay S
winning his Saturday Ev-
euIng Post.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-15
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-15

Homes for miIIiOn---Do you want one?
Life may be a struggle for you and yours.
Get new start in Texas. Get on the
land. The LIST cheap fertile farm land
in the United States. Take your choice.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-05-15

The average valuation of the pa
Ger money printed daily by Uncle
sam totals over S3,OOO.00O.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

elected general secretary without OPP
position, and Thomas Neale was re-
elected general treasurer without OPP
position.
The following were elected members
of the general executive board: Dis
trict 1. A. NJ Watson, Boston; District
2, d. A Post Wilkesbarre, Pa; Dis
trict 3, William G. Schardt, Chicago;
District 4. e. l.. Connolly, Birmingham,
Ala; District 5, John Walquist, Mime
apolis; District 6. p. H. Mccarthy, San
Francisco; District Z. William A. Deyl,
Edmondton, Canada.
Huber was vice president of the in
ternational eight years ago and sue
ceeded to the presidency when it was
made vacant by resignation. The
membership Of the organization at that
time was S2.sO0, and there was in the
treasury s20.247.66. At the present
time the membership of the organiza-
ton is $4,000, and there is in the
treasury about $4,000. During HUI
ber's service as president the wage
scale throughout the country has in
creased more than 81 day.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
SAN JOSE To HOLD
|. BIC CELEBRATION
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SAN JOSE, Jan. 26.-At a ass-meet-
ing held last evening. called by Mayor
H d. Matthews, it was decided to
hold a great celebration in this city to
begin on the morning of the Fourth of
July and to continue for three days.
Only the most meager outline of the
plans was made at the meeting, but
the Mayor was appointed chairman of
an executive committee which will
take general charge of the arrange
ments and appoint the various COM
mittees that will be needed.
1t is planned to make this the finest
celebration ever held in this city. At
fractions will be furnished that will
appeal to the residents of the entire
county. At night the city will be
brilliantly Illuminated. fireworks In
abundance will be displayed and gala
time in general provided.
If the preliminary plans are carried
out Governor Gillett will be invited to
deliver the oration. A sham battle
between the Spanish war veterans and
a company of the National Guards
will furnish entertainment on one of
the days. Citizens of San Jose are en-
thusiastic over the prospects of great
celebration in which the whole valley
would have a part. Buttons calling
attention to the celebration are to be
supplied to the citizens and will be
much in evidence from now on.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
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INCOME
For every 10 shares, $4,000 cash.
For every 100 shares, S46O.OO cash.
Any number of shares up to 5000 at
the same rate,
OUR EASY MONTHLY PAYMENT
PLAN.
For every 10 shares. sI1.Oo cash and
monthly payments OF $500 eaeh3 total
S47.OO.
For 100 shares. $1,000 cash and q
monthly payments of S6o.OOj total
Any other number of shares uD to
5000 at the same rate.
Par value Of all shares. $40 per share.
Not more than 5000 shares to any one per-
son.
All remittances must be made in either post
office money order registered letter. express
money order draft.
II you let this opportunity get By without
taking all the stock you possibly buy You
wiz soon be in the position Of the man who
refused to buy Bell Telephone stock when it
could be had for small money, and later saw
It sell for thirty times what be could have
bought it FOR.
I am at the office every day from A. NJ. to
5 p NJ. Next Saturday night until O'Clock
II you ean't call. write for booklet and en-
gineers reports.