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The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
Tributes of the Press 10 Great
American Actor.

American Actor.
From the New YORK Times.
Yet. in gratitude TO an actor and a man
/ ager who aimed and stood 50 high when
the stage was but a shop to sell such en-
tertainment or excitement as they are
/ capable Of TO plethoric and prosperous
citizens after dinner let it be recorded
+ that Richard Mansfield did keep alive and
/ communicate to his hearers some spark
/ of finer intelligence and a more SYM
pathetic study OF the art OF the stage. He
exeeIled in the depletion OF natures
touched with physical infrmiry or oddity
( or the shadow Of mental lesion, deviation.
7 or decay. His own ebullient temper and
/ habit OF lashing the public increased his
attraction for his audience For the pub
I lie loves to be lectured and is pleased 10
/ see the actor act himself.
From the New York sun.
/ a relatively great artist. as we have
said, he was also. in some respects, the
greatest actor of whom the present gen.
Grafton has any remembrance He relied
not at all on convention and tradition.
/ Except IN a brief period IN his young
manhood, he had seen few other re-
nowned actors in the practice OF their
art He had no model but nature, as be
comprehended nature. He built up for
himself new repertoire largely from pre-
viously unused material. History does not
reveal another actor in whom originality
of idea and execution and great emo
tional power were SO surely combined
From the Philadelphia Ledger
A man OF intense individuality, he had
both the strength and the weakness Of
his temperament, the merits and the de-
fects of his personal qualities. These i'm
posed limitations upon his achievement as
an interpretative artist and frequently
roughened his professional career, but his
ideals and aims were always high and
always cOurageously pursued. and his
Well-acquired technical mastery was dig
nified by an intellectual purpose that early
compelled respect and eventually won COR
dial recognition.
From the New York World
Little worth is il now 10 compare Mans
field with the ETeat actors Of the past. to
attempt tc assay the gold in an art which
passes when the voice is still He leaves
no successor. To an English-speaking
stage. almost surrendered TO cheap jest
and silly spectacle. heavy is the loss.
From the New York Herald
His memory viii be respected because
he preferred artistic to mere pecuniary
success, and because his work and influ-
ence We're always on the side Of what was
clean and elevating upon the stage.
From the New York American.
Mansfield the man was great although
Mansfield the actor may have been merely
a collection Of offensive mannerisms and
capricious idiosyncrasies.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
By FREDERIC j. HASKIN.

Greensboro. \. C., September. 1901
Looking over a battlefield where CONT
rental troops In bun and blue grappled
with scarlet-coated Britons for American
independence is an inspiration, but the
true American viii be no less thrilled by
the sight Of acres and acres Of looms
weaving blue denim 10 be made into
overalls for the uniforms Of the vast
army OF working men who have gained
for the United States the industrial
supremacy Of the world These are TWO
sights" 10 which Greensboro treats the
visitor. In a room nearly a quarter of a
mile long. there are 1000 looms which
each year produce enough blue denim TO
make pair Of overalls for every man
between twenty-one and fifty years old
east Of the Mississippi River.
The thousands who toll In this mill
are all native Americans, descendants Of
the colonists. Every face is OF the Anglo
Saxon type. and not a foreigner is To be
seen. They have come down from tbs
farms where their fathers and grandfath-
EfS nave A44tQ IbI a EEuAAA4s - ADtttAAtz
a scanty living from the soil. Too proud
10 accept work as farm-hands, because
that is too much Ike personal service,
they have found acceptable employment
under the operation OF a system. In the
old days they exchanged their little crops
at the country store for the necessities
of life. and rarely saw any money. The
mills offered them cash for their labor
and they took H.
over them is an overseer. he is one
OF them, native OF the Piedmont sec
ton. who went into the mill at the bot
tom. over the overseers IS a superinten-
dent He, too. is one Of them. He under
stands his own people and they under
stand him. Thus the friction between
boss and hand" is reduced TO a mini
mum. Three OF the largest mills at
Greensboro. one of them the denim mill,
are owned by the same people. There is
a general superintendent in charge Of the
three.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

That man is Robert G. Campbell He
was born in North Carolina and his an
eestors have been here since colonial
days. He started In the mill without a
nickel and without an education He
worked up from the bottom. Now he IS
IN charge Of the operation Of an invest
ment of 100000. and he Is still Bob
Campbell He lives in a house erected
by the mill at a cost of 1880. He has a
good salary with which 10 support his
aged mother IN comfort and TO educate
six children. Two OF these motherless
children are his own; two are adopted;
two Just live there" They are OF his
kith and kin. ard II Bob Campbell has his
way they viii amount 70 something in the
world.
Much as he has done for himself, Bob
Campbell is prouder Of the fact that he
has invented a machine which saves the
mill a hundred dollars a day. and which
has revoluuonized one detail Of the
process Of making cotton cloth, than he
Is OF what he has done for himself He
builds mills and operates mills, employs
labor and controls labor. works day and
night for his employer and night and day
for his hands. and puts by something
In the bank Yet he IS apt 10 forget TO
wear necktie when coming down town.
and ne has devoted but little thought TO
the problem OF personal adOrnmenL He
is q living example OF what the introduce
ton Of manufacturing has done for this
section of the South.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
RICHARD MANSFIELD.

To-morrow-GuiIford Battle Grount
Park.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

FTlIn llt Wv IuIh 4hIlltIItaI-
Mansfield the man was great, although
Mansfield the actor may have been merely
a collection Of offensive mannerisms and
capricious idiosyncrasies.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

His memory will be respected because
he preferred artistic TO mere pecuniary
success, and because his work and influ-
ence were always on the side Of what was
clean and elevating upon the stage.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-13
LITTLE SHOCK TO BUSINESS
Few Bad Effects from Bank of
Commerce Failure.
Many Who Knew of Conditions Had
Prepared for it-Could Liqui-
date in 80 Days.

Kansas City, Dec. 1--WE will be
surprised at the comparatively small
effect that this failure will have on
Kansas City and the Southwest a
banker said Friday. "A month ago it
would have been said that such a.
failure would be calamity to the city
and the Southwest. That was the
view held here and elsewhere. But
after a month of partial liquidation,
with over half the banks huge de-
posts liquidated, and with thousands
of the Commences customers already
prepared with accounts in other
banks, the city can stand the sus-
pension with comparatively little eff
feet on it's business.
"Of course, it will cause hardship to
hundreds who have their money
locked up in the bank, but such
troubles will be small compared with
what they would have been if the
suspension had occurred a month
ago"
Practically normal conditions Fri,
day morning followed the shock which
came necessarily Thursday when the
National Bank of Commerce sus-
pended.
The amounts shipped from the coun-
try to Kansas City banks sinces
Thursday morning will run into large
amounts. Some country banks have
arranged for temporary accommoda-
lions but many of them sent tele-
grams saying they had shipped money
in various amounts.
For several days the other banks in
the clearing house have been kept
in an uneasy state of mind by the
fear that the Bank of Commerce
would be unable to take care of the
clearing house balances against it.
The suspension of the bank removes
this daily dread at the other banks
and puts them in position to more
effectively take care of their business.
81 could liquidate the Bank of Com
merce in 80 days" said DR.: w. S.
Woods, president of the suspended in
stitution Friday morning.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-13
TIER Christmas
Surprise

HIS year." said
Cartwright firm
ly, there are 60
ing to be no
Christmas s ur-
prises in my hap
Ply home-none or
t h o s G pleasant
little attempts at
playing S a n t a
Claus which be-
gin with suspense
and effort and
end in mortifca-
ton and disap-
pointment. | am
going to take my
wife down town
and let her pick
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-13
Good Wishes to oklshoma.

Washington, Dec. 6.-After 10
minute session the house adjourned
Thursday until Monday. During the
brief session. The house adopted the
following resolution in response to
the message received from the Okla
homa legislature: THE house OF
representatives acknowledges the
greeting of the state of Oklahoma and
requests the speaker to send her good
wishes for her future progress and
greatness" The resolution was adopt.
ed amid applause.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-13
State Courts Have Jurisdiction.

New Orleans, La, Dec. 4-The
United. States circuit court of APP
peals,. sitting here Tuesday handed
down u decision reversing the decis'
ion of the United States circuit court
at Sherman, Texas, in the case of the
Waters-Pierce Oil company, and CIV
ing the Texas state courts iurisdic-
ton in the matter. Applications we're
made in both state and federal courts
for receivership and the United
States circuit court at Sherman ap
pointed a receiver and held that a
state court had no jurisdiction and
that while the order of the federal
court at Sherman suspended the re
ownership of the state court, it did
not abolish it.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-13
Holiday Cheer.

See that your stockings are
right side up; never turn the
hose on Santa Claus.
4 Z 4
What would you like for
Christmas?" "A match and an !
ash tray" But you don't
smoke NO, but think of the
bills that will be coming in"
4 4 4
Now, children" said the
teacher of the Juvenile Sunday
school class, can any one tell
me what man attained the great
est age in the world?" Santa
Claus" promptly answered
small boy who had ideas of his
own.
.Tess-May is having her own
troubles worrying about Cholly
Roxley. Jess-Surely, she doesn't
want to marry that simpleton.
Tess-Of course not, but she's
having trouble keeping him on
the hooks till after Christmas.
Il Il =
Molly-Do you expect to have
much fun at the Christmas mas
querade? Dolly-How can | help
having it? My hat will be
trimmed with mistletoe.
4 4 z
While the kiss under the mis-.
tletoe doesn't count, yet every
girl counts how many she gets.
81 Z 4
Stella-Dont you believe 1t Is
more blessed to give than to re-
ceive?. Bella-Yes, indeed, there
is no tantalizing ignorance OF
how much the gift cost.
Z 4 4
II won't be good" said Willy.
Then Santa Claus won't bring
you any presents" Wasn't |
bad last year, and didn't get
more'n ever?"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-13

Lack Of haste sometimes meaneth
waste Of a job.-Thomas Asparagus
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-13
Christmas
in the
ONen Times
BY Sir Waiter Sect

ZAP on more wood,-th wind
FMhE9 But let it whistle as it will.
xAE$1|E, Wen keep our Christmas
1flC ~ Each age has deemed the
~ newborn year
~ The fittest time for festal
cheer:
Even. heather yet, the savage Dane
At Iol more deep the need did drain;
High on the beach his galleys drew,
And feasted all his pirate crewi
Then in his low and pine-built hail.
Where shields and axes decked the wall,
They gorged upon the half-dressed steer
Caroused in seas of sable beer
While round, in brutal jest, were thrown
the half-knawed rib and marrow-bone
Or listened all, in grim delight
While scalds yelled out the joys OF fight
Then forth in frenzy would they hie'
While wildly loose their red locks ny
And. dancing round the blazing pile,
They make such barbarcus mlrth th@
while,
AS best might to the mind recall
The boisterous joys of odin's hall.
And well our Christian sires of old
Loved when the year its course had
rolled
And brought blithe Christmas back again
With all his hospitable train,
Gave honor TO the holy night:
On Christmas eve the bells were rung;
On Christmas eve the mass was sung.
That only night. in all the year,
Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear.
The damsel donned her kirtle sheen;
The hall was dressed with holly green;
Forth to the wood did merry-men go,
To gather in the mistletoe.
Then opened wide the baron's hall
tn yassal tenant serf, and all;
Power laid his rod of rule aside,
And ceremony dotted her pride.
The heir, with roses in his shoes,
That night might village partner choose,
The lord underogating share
The vulgar game of post and pair
All hailed, with uncontrolled delight,
And general voice. the happy night
That to the cottage, as the crown.
brought tidings of salvation down.
The fire. the well-dried logs supplied.
Went roaring up the chimney Wide;
The huge hall-table's oaken face,
Scrubbed till 1t shone, the day to grace.
Bore then upon its massive Board
No mark to part the squire aiiG iJrd.
Then was brought in the lusty Drawn.
BY old blue-coated serving man;
Then the grim boarshe frowned on
high.
Crested with bays and rosemary.
Well can the green CARRIED ranger tell
How. when, and where the monster fell;
What dogs before his death he tore,
And all the batting of the boar.
The wassail round in good brown bowls.
Garnished with ribbons. blithely trowls.
There the huge slrlOln reeked; hard by
Plum-porridge stood. and Christmas pie;
Nor failed old Scotland to produce.
At such high-tide. her savory goose
Then came the merry maslSers in.
And carols roared with bhthsome din:
II unmelodious was the song,
It was a hearty note. and strong.
Who lists may In their mumming see
Traces OF ancient mystery;
White skirts supplied the masquerade.
And smutted cheeks the visors made;
But. o, what maskers richly digit
| Can boast Of bosoms half so light'i
England was merry England. when
Old Christmas brought his sports again.
Twas Christmas preached the mightiest
ale:
! Twas Christmas told the merriest tale;
Christmas gambol Oft could cheer
The poor mans heart through half the
year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-13
81. Joseph's Wave Of Crime.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Dec. There
have been 20 hold-ups by masked
men, one man has been killed and
three persons have committed suicide
in st. Joseph during the past "a hours.
Half of the police force has been put
in citizens clothes, and orders have
been issued to arrest all suspicious
persons found on the streets after
midnight and the police station is be.
ing filed with suspects.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-13
Japanese Santa Claus.

The patron saint of Japanese chill
.dren is named Kotie. He is always
pictured with big sack. which is said
to contain presents for the good chill
dren. When Kotie wishes to cross a
river he uses this sack as a boat. He
rs believed to have eyes in the back OF
his head to watch the little ones. and
has various other qualities which re-
mind US of our Santa Claus.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-13
s.r,,. poOrkeeper Drops Dead.

Washington. Dec. MAJOR w. I.
Seward. a doorkeeper OF the senate
dropped dead Thursday while enter
ing a revolving door of the capitol
Major Seward was appointed to his
position six years ago. by the late
senator Hawley. OF Connecticut, his
home being in Guilford, Conn
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-13
One Kansas Bank Closed.

Emporia, Kan. Dec. THE State
Bank Of Admire, at Admire. in Lyon
county, closed its doors Friday. II
had $4,000 in the failed National
Bank Of Commerce of Kansas City.
Its deposits amounted to tl25.O00.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-13
III. achrlstmas Pxe.v

A christmas pye" of the olden
times was an immense and expensive
affair. At one time It was compound
ed Of flesh, hsh and fowl. and the crust
was called a coffin" In old English
books.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-01

Milton, Nov 1.-Two car loads of
the finest Staman wine sap apples
have Just been shipped out Of Free
water and Milton. They were raised
on the Mrs. Miller place, and are
considered by far the best of the kind
ever sent out Of the state. They
brought $3.50 in the orchard and
were purchased by N. w. Mumford,
OF the branch house of the Walla
Walla Produce company, who will
ship them to New York, expecting a
very high price for them. This var
iety of apples is somewhat scarce in
this vicinity, but will be grown more
Extensively in the future.
The banks OF Milton and Free
water are paying no attention what
ever to the holiday proclamation is
sued by the governor. The country
have never been in a more prosperous
condition.
Miss Reba Craig has gone to FL
lensburg. Washington to visit with
her parents for a short time.
Robert Eitchenberg who left here
a few months ago to look up another
location has returned, declaring this
country all right, and he is willing to
|remain here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-01

ton q all and Is well known to
every railroad chief d. the best har-
Dor in a thousa ID miles OF Pacific
coast. The prophecy OF the rcprcsen-
tatiyr CT the largest active milling and
lumber combinations OF Minnesota.
recently made in the Chamber Of
Commerce at Marchfie!d, that five
transcontinental lines would enter
Coos Bay In the next five years. has
hecn backed by that combination in
tie form Of one of the largest plants
plants on the coast, the purpose OF
which is to supply lumber to the
coast from this point. This will be
done by rail largely and the present
plant, although a large one, is to be
continually enlarged, until it has
reached beyond the proportions OF
the big mill at Minneapolis.
Operations on the Drain road are
also said to have been active. The
Hartman system expects to reach the
bay within the next IS months, and,
1t is stated that the tunnel work.
which the Southern Pacific expected
to push to completion last winter will
be pushed to completion this seoson
and that trains will be running to the
mouth of the Umpqua in ~ mouths.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-01
ALSO PRESCRIBED IN
HOSPITAL SAINT LOUIS

Gentlemen: You may be pleased TO
learn that a patient suffering from an
irritation Of the skin, caused by motor
ing, on consulting q noted physician in
Paris, for which q fee of one hundred
francs (twenty dollars) was charged,
was advised to use Cuticura, which ad-
vice, although received with astonish-
ment, was followed and resulted in o
perfect cure. (Signedl Lewis Cover,
1928 Broadway, New York, U. S. A.,
December 16, 1906"
French physicians, particularly those
making speciality Of the treatment Of
akin diseases, have for many years re-
garded Cuticura as o specific and have
prescribed it freely. 1t enjoys the rare
distinction Of being prescribed in the
Hospital Saint Louis, Paris, one Of the
largest and most famous hospitals in
the world devoted exclusively to the
treatment Of diseases Of the skin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-01
FreeMater Notes.

Freewater, Nov. Mrs. George
Haven has been quite seriously Ill
at her home near the city for a few
days past.
J.J. Williams has been at Echo dur
ing the past few days looking after
the purchase Of some Jersey cows.
The little year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. E. owen, who live a few
miles from this place has just under
gone a successful operation in walla
Walla for a hair lip.
Some cars have been secured by the
Walla Walla Traction company for
the shipment of hay. 1t is hard to
get any cars from the o. R. & N.
and only a few cars of apples have
gone out this week. Many apples
are being held for shipment.
Mrs. D. C. Sanderson has gone TO
Spokane where she will visit relatives
for a short time She will also go
to Teko and Wallace, Idaho before
Grover Comstock has been on the
sick list for several days past.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-01

Weston, Nov Halloween was
duly observed In Weston, though
there was no serious demage done
the town. A social evening was spent
at the home of Miss Anita Kirkpat-
rick. and the program was carried
out In the real old Hallowen'en style.
A number Of the people spent the
evening at the Opera House, the
play East Lynne" being the attrac-
ton presented by clever little COM
pany.
There will be a game Of football
on the local Normal campus tomor-
row afternoon between the Waitsburg
High school and the Weston Normal
team, which promises to be an inter-
esting game.
Henry Stmper Of this place, who
has been quite seriously Ill for some
days with blood poisoning, which re-
suited from some brusies which he
received in a runaway some weeks
ago, is much improved, and 1t is be-
lieved that all danger is over.
B. B. Hall, cashier of the Bank of
Weston says that the institution never
was in better shape than 1t is at
this time, and no serious hard times
are feared in this part of the country.
Professor Walter Simpson has gone
to Moscow, Idaho upon business
trip.
Chicken Dinner.
The ladies of the United Brethtern
church are arranging to serve a fine
chicken dinner at noon in the din
ing rooms of the eWston hotel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-01

DO the right thing If you have Ma
sal Catarrh. Get Ely's Cream Balm
at once. Don't touch the eatarrh
powders and snuffs, for they contain
cocaine. Ely's Cream Balm releases
the secretions that inflane the nasal
passages and the throat, whereas
common remedies made with mer-
curry merely drive them out and
leave you no better than you were.
In word, Ely's Cream Balm Is a real
cure, not a delusion. All druggists,
SOC, or mailed by Ely Bros. Sc War
rem street. New York
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-01
Mother OF Ten
Always Kept cuticura Ready
for children's Skin and
Scalp Troubles.

at wish to add my voice to the praise
Of Cuticura Remedies. ! am the father
Of ten children, whose mother Is dead.
In our homes in England and America,
she kept in her little medicine chest,
always on hand, and often used TO use the
Cuticura Remedies, and they brought
the best Of results in children's skin and
scalp troubles. These childrea are all
grown and scattered and ! cannot recall
any specific cases OF cure, but do know
that have spent remarkably little in
Clark St., Chicago, H., Oct. IS, 1906"
Complete External and Internal Treatment for
Every Humor OF Infants. Children and Adults. con-
Ests OF Cuticura Soap C25cl 70 Cleanse the skin.
Cuticura Ointment (50el 70 Heal the skin, and Cuti-
curA Resolvent (50c) Tor In the form of Chocolate
Costed Pills 25e per vial of COZ 10 Purify the Blood
Sold throughout the world. Potter Drug Chem.
Corp. Sole Props. Boston. Mas.
aFAAIled Free. Cuticura Book on Skin Diseases.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-01
Y. NJ. G. A. Of Two States.

Cincinnati, O., Nov. with a
large attendance Of delegates and WIS.,
itors the Young Women's Christian
associations of Ohio and West Vir-
ginia began a three days conference
here today as guests of the Cincin-
natl university associations. An un-
usually attractive and interesting pro-
gram has been arranged for the
gathering. Prominent speakers to be
heard include President Churchill
King Of oberlin college; DR.. .Grahm
Taylor of the Institute Of Social Sci
ence Of Chicago, and DR.. Edward
Mack of Lane Theological Seminary
of Cincinnati.