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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-06-26
ABUNDANCE OF SMALL SEED.


1t grows about ten inches high
with a main stem which produces
an abundant supply of seed as
small as tobacco or mustard seed
and has a long oblOng root with a
cluster of small roots, above the
apex of which is cluster of out
ward branches in the form of dim
inutive grass blades, approaching
in color and size the finer blades
of timothy. The plant is destruct-
i've to all other vegetation which
fails of a luxurious growth wher-
ever the presence of the weed is
noted. Stock Of all kinds avoid it
and refuse to eat it. 1t does not
seem to be affected by drouth and
is usually found in clover and tim
othy meadows, and in fields recent
~ sown to bluegrass.
WEED SPREADING STEADILY.
1t has never been noticed in
great quantities in bluegrass pas
lures thickly set to bluegrass, but
its steady spread is becoming
alarming and farmers are non
plussed as to the best methods of
graduating it. Readers who have
had experience with the weed are
invited to give their method of
determination. Ed. Fishback, of
Pine Grove, KY, and ID. G. Lisle,
of Bourbon, prominent farmers
and close observers, have had con-
siderable experience with the weed
and say the most successful method
of combating its spread is to
sprinkle salt literally on the
ground where the weed has gained
a foothold, and by covering it with
straw and burning the straw.
Politicians will heed popular de-
MAIDS.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-06-26
TROUBLESOME
WEED SPREADING.
IT RUINS ALL VEGETATION.
Way to Kill 1t Is To Sprinkle Salt
Around 1t or Burn With
Straw.

An obnoxious and troublesome
weed is rapidly securing foothold
in Bourbon and adjoining counties
that is annoying to farmers. 1t is
thought that it came into existence
through the importation of clover
and other grass seeds. 1t is spe-
cies of sorrell allied with the dock
family.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26
OREGON CITIES.

There are only two real cities in
Cregon--Portland and Pendeton.
Salem has ''pipped the she'll" by
letting a contract for seven blocks of
street paving, but all other Oregon
towns are still wrapped in the mys-
terious process of incubation.
Pendleton will go ahead with her
street paving until all the principal
streets are put in first class condi-
tion, it is believed by members of the
city council and ether leading citizens.
1t is the greatest improvement ever
made by this city and the favorable
advertising which it is giving Pendle-
ton all over the country has put the
name of this city into the mouths OF
people in every western state.
What, Pendleton has street paw
ing" exclaimed pioneer merchant
in Salt Lake during the meeting of
the sheepgrowers there last week.
why is it possible that Perdleton,
the little village Of 1880, is now in n
class with Portland, Seattle and Spo-
kane?"
That remark is worth the cost of
the street paving.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26
KISSING THE POPE'S TOE.

The custom of kissing the feet of
persons whom it was desired to honor
originated with the ancients The
people of oriental nations used to kiss
the hands and feet or hens of the
clothes of the persons they wished to
show respect for.
The ancient Egyptians got this GUS
tom from the Assyrians. and later the
Greeks adopted the habit from the
Egyptians. The Romans followed the
Greeks, and then Pontifev MaXimus
had his great toe kissed by celebrities.
The story will be remembered of the
old Briton ruler who appeared to do
homage to a Roman monk after the
conquest of Briton. He was told that
1t was customary to kiss the foot of
the holy father. He hesitated for a
moment and then, bending down, he
suddenly seized the monk by the
ankle and, jerking it up to his lips,
toppled the worthy father over back
ward.
The toe Of the sultan of Turkey is
kissed l'y subje cts Of high rank. Those
of more lowly position are merely al
lowed to touch the fringe of his gar
ment to theii lips. and the poorest
classes must be content to make a
low oh"'sahcc in his Yr .sence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26
The NORMAL SCHOOL BILL.

The Weston Leader is alarmed over
the normal school fight which has
been opened in the oregon legislature
by Senator Miller of Linn county,
whose bill provides for the suspension
of the Drain and Monmouth schools
and the removal of the Weston school
to Pendleton.
Neither Pendleton nor the Umatilla
county delegation initiated this move
ment. The Miller bill was introduced
as the expression of legislature on the
norma! school question and If the
question is resolved into this form,
Oregon must be prepared to accept it.
The East Oregonian has ever been
faithful and loyal supporter of the
Weston normal school. But rather
than see the school moved to Baker
City or la Grande, every loyal citizen
of umatilla county would certainly
submit to the removal of the school
to this city.
The people of Weston cannot hold
Pendleton responsible for this move
ment when Pendleton has always
come to the support of the school,
and in this instance had no part
whatever in initiating the movement
to abolish two schools and move an
other. If this is the sentiment of
the state upon the normal school ques
ton, let us be thankful that it is no
worse. The Weston school might
have been abolished, altogether.
Western Oregon, the governor OF
the state, the Multnomah county del
egation and many of the leading leg
islato1s of the state are opposed to
more than one normal school. Thi;
question has been an eyesore in the
legislature for 10 years, and If it has
finally been decided by these oppos-
ing interests to give eastern Oregon
one school at a central location where
railroad and mail facilities are favor
able and also to give southern Ore.
gon one good school. eastern Oregon
may be thankful. indeed, that her in
terests have been thus fully consid-
cred.
The Miller bill was fixed arbitra-
rily. 1t was either Pendleton or else
Baker City or La Grande. Thus, II
the normal is forced upon Pendleton
she must accept the solution, however
loyal she may be to Weston as lone
as she is the recognized normal
school location.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26
The Big Newspapers of the
Pacific Coast

The Salem Journal is printing a
series ofeeditorials on the big news
papers of the Pacific coast. The first
one deals with the Seattle Times and
is as follows:
The Capital Journal proposes to
notice in detail some of the great
daily newspapers of the Pacific coast.
We place the Seattle Times first in
the list because it is day by day the
largest paper printed on the coast.
The Seattle Sunday Times, January
20, 1907, has so pages. and, aside
from the comic supplement and ju-
venile magazine sections, 1t may al
most be said to be printed in all the
colors of the rainbow.
Day in and day out the Seattle
Times is larger than any of the Chi
cago newspapers. Considering that
Chicago must have 10 times the pop
ulation of the Puget Sound metrop-
oils, draw your own conclusions about
the enterprise of the Seattle Times.
it is doubtful If even New York
can produce a newspaper that meas
ures up to the Seattle Times in size,
snap, pluck, vigor, enterprise and
ability.
This is saying a great deal. but we
have been observing the newspapers
of the United States for many years,
and 1t is our calm, deliberate judg-
ment that the Times is more national
and less provincial in its editorial
scope.
Without saying so, the editorial de-
partment towers over all the rest. Its
editorial page is tingling with tension.
1t is keyed up to strike the thrilling,
effective note and say something-to
strike fire from the living rock of
fundamental issues, 1t deliberately
seizes the Iive-wire questions and
holds onto them at the risk of burn
ing its fingers, but with the everlast-
ing desire that there be something
doing and no evasions or qufbbling as
to where it stands or what it means.
Its news service is simply stipend
Gus.
Its pictures and advertisements and
color printing are works of typo
graphical art.
1t represents the red life blood and
rulsing heart throbs of the great city
that seems to want to swim out and
cover half of Puget sound with sky
scrapers, and half the world with its
commerce.
In its array Of special FEATURES the
Seattle Times has them all skinned"
The Times is an Independent paper
with both morning and evening edi-
tions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26
THE SILENT MAN.

Solitude is a life force. AS men
and women Of business we habituate
ourselves to the stir and turmoil of
the commercial world. Some of us
can SO withdraw into ourselves that
the noises of outer things bother us
not at all. We have almost come to
look upon hustle as conducive to ef-
fectiveness, forgetting that the great
forces of nature perform their work
in quietness, that the mightiest forces
Of the universe move in silence and
solitude. A recent speaker in the in
men who plan and move the occult
things Of life, have done and do more
for the progress Of the nation than
any others.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26
LOVES LOGIC.

Because your eyes look into mine
And read my heart and understand,
Withholding nothing, dear. they are
The fairest in all the land.
Because your lips, a budding rose
With half its glories still unfurled,
Surrendered to my kiss, count
Those lips the sweetest in the world.
Because your heart still beats with
mine
Up all the thorny way I go,
Beneath the sun no other heart
Holds any secret 1 would know.
Reginald w. Kaufman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26
GRAFTERS IN oVERALLS.

Not all the grafters in the world
wear white shirts. stand up" collars
and part their hair in the middle.
Over in Baker county a country
road supervisor has just been indict-
ed by the grand jury for padding his
county road work bills, to draw more
pay than he was entitled to.
The county court nut sleep with
one eve open It seems, to watch the
grafters in overalls as we'll as the
grafters in broadcloth.
It IS Just as bad to steal from the
county through county road work as
St Is to steal from it through expert"
bookkeeping. smooth manipulation Of
records or by any other form Of graft.
There are so many ways through
which the Taxpayers money may leak
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26

In his annual report, the first as
sistant postmaster general has asked
for an increase Of the salaries OF of
ficers and clerks of the postoffices
and for better pay for the carriers.
He states an increase is needed to
make up for the increased cost of
living. He is right. There has been
a great increase in living expenses in
the past half dozen years, but there
has been no corresponding increase
in the remuneration of those who
handle our mail. The men are under
paid everywhere: their salaries were
too low before this general advance
in the cost of living came about, and
now they are ridiculously low. The
government can afford to pay it's men
adequately. 1t should pay as we'll as
the very best private employers and
not leave its men wrestling with the
problems Of poverty while striving to
give satisfactory service to the public.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26
Carats.
THE LIGHT OF LIBERTY.

Let us sing of the land that is Lib
erty's altar,
For all whom 1t shelters and mil
lions to be;
Lord, guide and uphold us lest we
should falter
In love to each other and honor to
Thee.
In mercy Thou gavest us birth as a
nation;
Thy love has been with us and
blessed US each day.
o! shield Thou us all, and each in his
station,
From war and from famine and
evil, we pray.
May the lamp Thou hast lighted shine
on through the ages,
Till the night of the fool and the
tyrant is gone,
And the grace of Thy saints and the
love of Thy sages
Shine forth in the glory Of heavenly
dawn.
Edgar C. Kennison.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26
SCHOOL MEETING FARCE.

The bill introduced by Senator c.
]. Smith of this county, in the Ore
gon legislature, giving school district
boards the power to fix the school
levy without action on part of the
taxpayers, is sensible and extremely
practical measure and should become
law.
The old school district meeting IS a
farce, in this age of progress. Very
few taxpayers are sufficiently interest
ed to attend and often the most Bit
ter fights are kept alive from year to
year through these meetings.
If school board is capable of ex-
pending the school money it should
be deemed capable of levying the tax.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26

. We search the world for truth; .
. we call .
. The good, the pure, the beauti- .
. full, .
. From craven stones and written .
. scroll, .
. From all old flower-fields of .
the soul; .
. And weary seekers of the best. .
. We come hack laden from our .
quest .
To find that all the sages said .
Is in the Book our mothers read. .
. 800 ssss .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26
WORLDS GREATEST DIAMOND.

The American Magazine for Feb
ruary reports graphically the recent
discovery of the largest diamond in
the world-a diamond which weighs
in the rough, 3024% carats. Translat-
ed into understandable terms it is
stone weighing a pound and a third.
Until the discovery of this wonderful
was held by the "Excelsior'-a stone
of 9C9 carats-nearly half a pound
avoirdupois. Three years ago the
Excelsior" which was badly flawed,
was cut up into 10 stones, valued at
S415,000. This in turn utterly eclips-
ed all the other great diamonds of the
world. Thus:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26

out that It requires the utmost vigi-
lance on part of the county court to
prevent constant stealing.
or course a common, dirty-necked.
hard-worlIing road supervisor will not
attract so much attention from the
women in the court room as a mild
hammered rascal in diamonds and tan
shoes, but his crime is just as repre-
henslble.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26

A public speaker cannot afford to
have cstarrh. Even a slight catarrhal
hoarseness of the throat becomes in
tolerable.
This ia especially true of the minister
who Is called upon to preside at re-
hgious functions of all sorts.
Ask your Druggist for Free Peruna A
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26

Mrs. Anna McLea, aged 80 years,
was burned to death at 152, Haight
street, San Francisco. She was the
widow Of a pioneer and had lived in
San Francisco SO years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26

New York has a society for the Sup
preston OF Useless Noises. 1t might
make a good start by getting the
choruses in most Of the theaters along
Broadway TO quit singing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26

PORTLAND. OREGON.
OF

PORTLAND, OREGON.
American Ian, SO per day and up
ward. Headquarters for tourists and
commercial travellers. Special rates
made to fImili.' and single gentle
men. Ths mana cement will be pleas
ed at all times 10 show rooms and
give prices. A modern Turkish bath
establishment in the hotel.
Fl. G. BOWERS NanaSer.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-11
MAKES LIFE MISERABLE.
Trouble That Keep Hall the WaNa-
hachi. Doctors tu~y.

Hall ut the prescriptions the Wax.
Hhachie doctors write are tor trou.
rlcs that result directly from a
Weakened stomach strengthen the
stomach muscles and increase Ia.
secretion ut gastric juices with MI
u-us and ,ou viii find that com
mon Jff'.ttlou Indigestion. with its
headaches. dtz4tucsl, depression It
spirits. spots before the eyes. ueF-
tou&urss. sirvplcasnv aad general
jebsllt, bias been overcome
II Mi-o-ua did nol have 80 uuasH.
ADDS curative effect in stomach dis.
nster ,uaia noe be s9ld on ths
eHsHu,t, sitvH by itood a Cuylla
fp .etaud ths mooes uulyss BE- does
aIf nHf .s s'amed tor BE- rhes 9ls.
Hn Ehee.Hte unqualified eHarsntev
ett .stff te-f,hf hss uf At-e-aa
thas .hr mpHeY So hy rstaaast am
'rs fhr wfdletes safes. taa eeftsta
t rHu affoui fn sff Mtena frvra
Ibta. ora .his plsn 8Fe
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FORRESTON.

Forreston. Texas. Dec. ll.--There
are great many people moving
now. The weather is bad on movers
The Southwestern Telephone
company has been improving the
Forreston exchange and line.
The farmers have begun putting
uD their land for another year-
Pherson Bros. moved last week
to the old Johnston farm.
Mr.. J. +. Brown moved last week.
Christmas will soon be here. The
children are talking about Santa
Claus and what he is going to bring
them for Christmas.
There was singing at Forreston
Sunday evening.
Mr. Cheatham and Mr. Roden
passed through here Sunday.
Mr.. +. S. Hudson of Boz visited
at Mr.. J. +. Wright's Sunday.
Mr.. John Harwell was at Forres;
ton Sunday
Mr.. w. j. Robertson and wife
visited at Boyce Saturday
There was a supper at Forreston
Saturday night.
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NlAtDNEi.

Maloney. Texas. Dee. ll.-The
weather is clear. dry and cool
The farmers are about done pick
ing cotton Some farmers have COM
menced plowlng for another crop.
Mrs. T. = Daniels is AZ home
again from her visit in East Texas.
She said she had nice visit
Mr q. " Gray aud wife from
iiardwell. vcfc visiting Mrs Gray IS
brother last SUNDAY.
rhis scribe had the pleasure ct
meeting the missionary for the
Waxahachle Enterprise ia Avalon
one day last week 1t. aid h, was
going to Bardwell that day
MI Walter Green's God TOOK his
turkeys 90 italy today 20 market
NJ = VI Naloncy is ha,ilue his
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LONE ELM.

Lone Elm, Texas, Dec. ll.--Most
all the farmers are very busy gather
ing corn and preparing their land
for next years crop. We are glad to
welcome the sunshine and pretty
weather.
Mr.. Woodall's little child that was
accidentally shot some few days ago
is improving.
Lone Elm has a fine school this
year.
Mr.. K. r. Shaw and family visit
ed at Mr.. G. w: Chapman's last
Sunday
Mrs Ed NJ Waddell visited Mr..
G. w. Chapman last Sunday.
Hickman 4 Holder are still gin
ming some cotton.
Mr.. T. NJ Fields of the Ike COM
munity visited in this community
last Sunday evening.
The w. 0. w elected their Off
GERS for 1908 last Saturday night
at this place
Health of the community is very
good, except colds and lagrippe.
Mr. Douglass of near WaXahachie
has moved to Lone Elm.
Mr. Busby has moved from Lone
Elm to near Sardis.
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Italy ? vas cooking lard bur stopped
long enough to hand me two dol
lars. ! attacked W. A youngblood in
the night time but he capiiulased
". ". Counts was at home and
met u. l. Moore there The Cum
mlnes family four brothers and
sister. farm near Bardweil did
business with W r. Cummings and
ate good dinner Bardwell is a thriv-
ina little town and has a well which
throws water into a reservoir -
feet high, a sufficient height to sup
port q system OF hydrants. AT Bard
well | met T.. F. Shaw who is unds-
cidcd where he will live next year.
Back to Waxahachte SATURDAY | met
X r Shaw from No. ). II + Miller
No. T. +. L. Meharg from Onion
Greek. who has his paper sent to No.
Chilicothe, Texas. He is good
citizen and we are sorry TO lose him.
also met c. c. Burrows from Mid
lothian No. / Received word from
J T Carroll. Forreston No. ! and
met H. Wright of Waxahachie.
Miss Fannie Woodland teaches at
Bethany and receives her mail on
Route No s, Ennis For ell. happi-
ness and prosperity, is the wish of
BILL COX.
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FROM THf FIELD.


The time for the opening up Of
the political campaign being near
at hand. 1t probably Is not amiss TO
irll of the rumors ! hear OF those
who may offer themselves as sacri-
fices upon the altar OF their coun-
Try. For county attorney hear
Pickens Anderson. Jim Lawson. VIII
Hancock; for tax collector. l.. l.. Jet
er OF Italy Geo. Smith. Billie Brat
cher Jim Webb and T C Forrest
/ am little sore on myself to-
day and can not write in that good
humored style which ! fancy usually
characterizes my literary produt-
tions
The other day was leaning back
in our chair delivering a lecture on
The New Woman, Womens Clubs,
the Higher Criticism" etc. Mrs. G.
was taking physical culture and in
cidentally cutting stove wood to pre-
pare dinner with, when a tramp mi
nus one hand. came up and begged
for food very peremptorily dismiss
sed him empty handed for there
happened not to be a bite OF any
thing cooked in the house. | then
proceeded to deliver lecture on la
ziness and lack of thrift: remarking
that I could make support without
any hands. Mrs. c. threw down her
AK. pointed her finger at me and
said. young man. if that is so, it
would relieve one of a great burden
ii you could lose a couple OF hands
for you have never made living
since l knew YOU" | told her l was
living on my wits, having known
enough to marry smart woman. II
did not go a bit She refused to pick
up the AK again and ! had to cut
that wood before | got any dinner.
Women are curious some times.
On first Monday | met Will Haz-
ard Of Henry, Jake Witherspoon Of
Midlothian. w A. Watson of Italy.
No. 2 Waxahachie. A. j. Charles of
Waxahachie No 4. w. w Morgan of
Midlothian No /. J. M. Eckeberger,
Midlothian No 6, N. G. Anthony of
Waxahachie, r. J. Reasonover, Wax
ahachie No. 2 and NJ A. Mcclellan
OF Midlothian No. l. was glad to
see them all Geo. w. Bell conducts
store at Bell Branch, and J. H.
Barrow and Ira Green are in the
ginning business. Winfield HarpOld
on No. 3, Italy, is scientific farm
er and has some of the largest Doric
Jersey hogs | ever saw Mr. Harpold
farms on the ground rather than on
paper and keeps down the weeds and
has a complete water works on the
place. Mrs. HIS chickens are good tC
eat. At the home of Mr. Charlie.
Ramsey near Milford, | ate dinner
seated in a plain stool bottom chair
sears old. Mr.. r.. also has a book
puDl1sned In 1913, but MIS-. anna X
is the cook and the Enterprise sub
scriber. Tom Green on No. 3. Mil
ford has made a good crop and is
cheerful, j. n Brandon. Forreston
No. / was just done killing hogs and
! saw more hogs and lots of turkeys.
! met J. o. Wilson on Forreston No.
in the road. G. II. Youngblood on
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feftet tHo~n fa fosists efeetasn
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afs 5Rttaa sl $50 fhH stafr
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feasssa Tess. f~ 20 kteaza
Hgvoa b ~@sass aww~s xae r8asss
rnas p aIuue tr uonaas ia assss
r8N~t Mn au #ma r~=~ivsss atarse~
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cotton to Forreston
Mr.. Monroe Majors eyes AIDE get
ting so he cen work in the shop
again We all hope they Will soon Dee
we'll again
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The Trade MARK Seal Shipt
guarantee mat the suod- uge 600
right " y Nttum 4