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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-02-22
Only Two Continents.

An Englishman, smoking a pipe, sat
in a club car on q western train. There
were several travelling men near by.
They were discussing themselves and
telling how good they were.
II suppose" said one, that l have
about as long a trip as any one in the
business. I go from Boston to San
Francisco twice a year"
"Oh," said another, II can beat that.
I cross the continent twice every year.
and I take in Canada"
The Englishman listened intently.
He was interested. "By the way"
said one of the drummers to him.
what Is your b%usiness?"
"Oh," the Englishman replied, my
name is Douglass. and l come from
London. I am a travelling man N.Y.
SELF"
"What Is your llne?"
"Carpets."
"Have you got much territoryr'
ooh, not much" the Englishman re-
piled modestly. "Only North America
and Africa"
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H GREETED THE YOUNG MAN CORDIALLY.
sister, Rose. who was much more his
style. and doubtless in the course of
the evening lie could get Kate off by
herself.
So the four sat on the steps and
made merry. md when Phil proposed
q walk Fred cordially seconded the
idea, and they. oil got as far as the
gate together. Phil thought there
couldn't be a better time for telling a
girl you loved her than the quiet noon
lit night nor q better place than the
deserted streets Of a quiet suburb.
But when they reached the gate Rose
decided she wanted a wrap. and in
stead of waiting for her, as he should
have done. Fred strolled on up the
street with Kate, and Phil had to wait.
It wasn't a hilarious walk. Rose
seemed as out of sorts as Phil, and
they were both glad when they reached
the gate again and could get away
from each other. Phil would not &C
cept Roses Invitation to wait on the
porch until Fred and Kate came home.
He didn't want to 9 Fred at all. But
he consoled himself with the thought
that very likely Kate was as disap-
pointed as he himself. and the very
next day he telephoned for permission
to come up that evening. It was gra-
ciously granted. and he went down
town and bought a ring, being an old
fashioned lover.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-02-22
Quite sordid.

There was a burglar in the room.
The beautiful young lady sleeping
there was awakened by the fash Of his
lantern.
"Let us come to an understanding"
she said pleasantly. Are you the sort
Of burglar ] have met in tictionY
II am not. num-" replied the visitor:
I'm the real thing. hope that silver
on your dresser Is too"
Wouldn't do any good to talk to you
about your golden haired baby. then?"
"NOpe."
''Got a sick wife at homer"
"Nope."
WORTHY man. driven to crime BY
hunger perhapsY"
sNope. Just out from me last job"
"sWell." concluded the young lady.
stI'm disappointed. You're mean to dis
turb me, and I'm glad that's plated
INTERCHANGEABLE Lsdgsr.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-02-22
Dense, Indeed.

Curate-I hear your husband has
signed the pledge. Has he kept 1t to
the letter? Parishioner-1t wasn't q
letter. sir; 1t were q card. Curate-I
mean has he kept his pledge ~inviolate?
Parishioner-No. sir; I've kept 1t in
lavender in a drawer. Citrate = I'm
afraid you don't understand me. What
I mean is-has he broken the pledge
since he took 1t? Parishioner = he
hasn't touched 1t. sir. I've kept It
wrapped up In paper. and It's az good
as new.
Then the curate gave it up as hope.
iess.-London Express.
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own hook. too, but l was most con.
cerned about the lady in scarlet with

own hook, too, but l wat most con
cerned about the lady in scarlet with
him.
BY aad by ] took my lady into the
dinly lighted conservatory and pressed
her scarlet glove.i hand. After Il long
time she shyly returned the pressure.
"Have you u cold!" she asked con
STRANGELY. Your voice doesn't sound
natural tonight"
"Perhaps. l hadn't thought about 1t
Little girl, are you very, very happy"
Eyes" she admitted.
"Of course you are, and you are do
ing right to be happy. But this is only
the froth. The real substance is O
home and an honest mans love. 1t Is
as natural for you to love as for these
orchids to bloom. Delight Darling, an
I the man you love"
Her head sank to my shoulder. From
her dark hair came perfume of violets
eff you must know it, Richard Cour.
tenay, l think you are Il king among
men, and. %renouncing. all l have held
to be most worthy. I will do your
WILL"
1t didn't sound like Delights spon'
taneity of expression, but the senti'
ment was SO satisfactory that l was
about to lift the scarlet mask to prove
to her that her lips were made for just
what l had said, when two ghosts and
the Queen of Hearts entered and obvi
ously hindered the demonstration.
The fall of the masks was the coup
de theatre of the evening, for four
people at least. 1t happened that we
stood close to the Quaker and the other
lady in scarlet-my father and-my
own little rosy, girlish Delight. look.
ed in amazement at the little lady on
my arm. Then l know my face grew
purple.
Lets get out Of here" l chortled
"or I'll explode"
Into the conservatory, where my sue
cessful love making had been executed,
1 hurried my indignant companion. the
small and decidedly fascinating aunt of
my little Delight.
"Now. Dick Courtenay, explain your
self" the little lady commanded, her
eyes dangerously dark. her cheeks
matching her dress.
ooh, the joke is too rich to explain
I wheezed. wiping my eyes. "Sit down
here, Miss Delight. till l bring my "a.
ther."
She sprang to grasp my arm. but !
fed. l met my father just darting in.
ooh, boy, what a fool I've made OF
myselfv! lie grcaned. 1--WE proposed to
the wrong woman, and she's accepted
me! Ccnfound masquerades anyhow
l pushed him into the conservatory.
1.-THE right woman is in there. dad. Ii
you'll fix it up with her, I'll attend to
the other one"
"Oh, Dick" caroleu my own Delight
as ! led he. to the shadowy veranda,
'I'm going to be your mammal"
"And IL, 10 be your uncle" l an.
swered, "but don't tell me you knew
1t was my dad all the time"
"Of course l did" Her eyes were
dancing with mischief. And l knew
he thought he was talking to auntie
though l didn't know she was here
And. oh. Dick Courtenay, l have just
begun to live in this beautiful, moor
swept, rose colored world"
And with the surety that matters
were being fixed up" in the conserva.
tory and the yielding of the third De.
light to my arms embrace l realized
that I, too, had just begun to live.
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pleasures of the world and to disparagy
the holy state of matrimony. My poor
father
paused. l had no right to give
away dads secret, albeit an open one
but Delight was nodding her pretty
head savagely.
II should like your nice father to bt
my uncle, but auntie must know best
and I must try to be like her"
delight Darling" 1 said fervently
"your blue eyes were made for behold
ing loves visions, your, little pink ears
for hearing loves messages and youl
lips for kisses. Your feet were made
for dancing and"-
II believe + could learn as easily!'
she exclaimed.
"Of course you could" l answered,
smiling at her flushed cheeks. And if
you will let me teach you l will take
you to the charity masquerade next
week."
Delight gasped. but her eyes were
full of longing.
II am going to reason with your
aunt" l declared.
"She sits in the garden making trou-
sers for the widow Jones' little boy"
said Delight.
"She ought to be making trousers for
her. own little boy" l muttered as ]
strobe out to interview her.
To my surprise ! found the second
Miss Delight quite susceptible to my
C6o nl1c11 %b4 3,<orrio.,
by saying:
"But don't let the child know ! said
90. She will enjoy the pleasure more
If she deems it stolen"
A strong sentiment indeed for the
pretty but austere Miss Delight Oar.
ling to hold.
As I was dressing for the masquer-
ade a tap came at my door. followed
by a rather portly Quaker grandpa"
My eyes followed the outlines of his
figure and fell upon a peculiar seal
ring which / recognized.
If you don't want to be known.
dad" l suggested. "better let me wear
your ring"
He complied 90 quickly that l divin-
ed that he didn't want to be known.
He wasn't very laxative. and. as l had
troubles of my own. ! wasn't inclined
to entice him into conversation. was
glad. though. to see that he was going
into society again. Dad loved good
women In an age Of chivalry sort Of
way. and I hated to 9 him waste his
time on perverse Miss Delight Darling.
Later Delight and I. masked and
ROBBED. stole down back streets to the
charity ball. she turning my fathers
ring round and, round. on my finger, for
she held my hand as II It alone could
AVE her from destruction. l whistled
carelessly under my breath to give her
nerves q chance to be quiet.
She begged not to dance, though she
had proved an apt pupil. 80 We. q lady
In scarlet and q Roman senator. sat in
. corner and watched the merrymak.
ers.
"Nhy. there's another lady in scar
lett" she exclaimed. 1.-THE costumer
said she had sold another liks this. I
wonder II she feels as reckless and as
as happy az I do"
probably this isn't her first glimpse
into fairyland." I answered. "she
doesn't dance like an old timer. though.
Do you notice the Quaker with her?"
HE looks familiar" she said curl
ously. Il wonder who he ID"
was doing some wondering on my
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Why They Cried,

II say, mamma" said little Fossie.
"why did Mrs. Brown cry at the we'd
ding todayY
"Oh. because her dear daughter was
getting married and leaving her"
aAnd why did Mrs. Jones cry?"
"Oh, because her dear son has left
her"
II see. And why did Mrs. Smith and
Mrs. Simpson cry?"
"Oh. because they have over 20 many
daughters to get married and no sign
Of my of them going on."-Pearson's
Weekly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-02-22
Enoieh sunday Lawe.

undoubtedly that forbidding a man
pursuing his trade on Sunday. Apart
from the moral aspect Of the case. this
law lie constantly broken. and the cases
being reported form an excellent adver.
tisement for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Telegraph.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-12
MORMON LOYALTY.

While Gentiles may abhor polyg-
amy, yet they must admire the splen-
did loyalty to his plural wives ex-
pressed by Brigham Roberts, the well
known Mormon leader.
Although the laws of the land for
bid him to live in polygamy, yet Rob-
erts says that his conscience and his
manhood impel him to live, cherish
and support the wives whom he has
married in polygamy, just as faith
fully, just as truly, just as sacredly
as these instincts impel men to love,
cherish and support one wife legally
married and devotedly loved.
He is bound to his plural wives by
the same ties which bind his Gentle
neighbors to one wife and by the same
tokens of sentiment he instinctively
.clings to them.
While abhorring polygamy, as a
practice, must we not respect the hon
or and loyalty of the honest polyga-
mist?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-12
THE PERIL OF BAD BOOKS.

There is a law upon the statute
books of Oregon, prohibiting the sale
to children of unfit, dangerous, OBJ
scene and sensational literature, and
yet no one has ever heard of an arrest
or conviction under this law.
On every train passing through PEN
dleton this Objectionable literature is
sold; in many book stores may be
found highly objectionable, cheap, sem
sational stuff which the bookseller,
himself, may not know to be danger
GUS to youth, but which has a decid-
edly vicious effect.
The cigarette habit dwarfs into in
Significance, the noodle joint carousal
is a mild form of innocent amusement
the tobacco evil is a shining virtue
compared to the yellow back" five
cent story reading habit, among young
boys and girls.
Bookdealers should be extremely
careful in selecting this class of liter
ature, for its evil effects upon young
minds cannot be estimated. The con-
viction of one "news butcher" on rail-
road trains for carrying and peddling
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-12
A PARTNERSHIP BUSTED"

By a recent ruling of the general
land office, receivers of local land Of
fices can no longer collect the adver-
tising charges for the party organ"
from entrymen on government land.
Heretofore, from time immemor-
ial," as long as partisan papers have
been fatted and pampered by land Of
flee officials, the receivers of land Of
fices have virtually collected from all
entrymen the advertising charges for
all land notices.
Hereafter the land office and the
party "organ" will be divorced and
the "organs" will be compelled to col
lect their own advertising bills from
entrymen as from other patrons.
There will be no collusion between
the land office and the favored news
paper, hereafter, in the matter of ad-
vertising fees.
Now when the land department or
ders registers of all local land offices
to quit directing entrymen where to
advertise, then the personal liberty of
the entryman will have been fully re-
stored.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-12
SCHOOL WORK NEVER ENDS.

The close of the school year does
not mean in Pendleton that school
has stopped for n vacation.
The management of every school in
Pendleton is now working vigorously
in preparing these schools for the
opening of another year. During the
vacation period the institutions will
be brought up to meet the increasing
demands upon them.
Pendleton public schools will add
an enlarged and improved laboratory
will build its boys dormitory and en-
large its scope during this years va
cation. Pendleton Business college
will fill the vacation period with ac-
tive development work, and st.
Joseph's academy will be busy during
the entire summer season in adding
facilities and accommodations de-
manded by increased patronage.
The opening of the next school year
will find Pendleton better equipped
than ever to accommodate outside
students and she invites them to come
to the city. It will be profitable for
them to come here for an education.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-12
this vile stuff would stop the practice
of selling 1t on trains in Oregon.
BETTER RANGE IN RESERVES.

Stockmen who are ranging in the
Blue mountain forest reserve say that
the range is better in the reserve this
year than ever before.
AS there has been no more rain
than usual this year, it will be neces-
sary to search further for reason
for the improved conditions of the
range.
However, 1t is not necessary to
search far for a reason.
Where stockmen are allotted only
a certain portion of the range and
are compelled to range upon that al
lotment, they naturally husband 1t
carefully. They 90 not overstock it.
They do not Craze it into the very
grass roots. They are careful not to
go upon it too early nor stay upon it
too late in the year. They see that it
is not burnt over nor abused in any
way.
SO the forest reserve policy of the
government has resulted in giving us
better range for stock within three
years after the reserves were created
in Umatilla county. This will be true
of other reserves, in the same degree.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-12

public officials are Governors Cham
berlain of Oregon, Sheldon of Me-
braska, johnson OF Minnesota, Folk of
Missouri, Hughes of New York, and
Cummins of Iowa, with Senator La
Toilette of Wisconsin foremost ex-
ample although not now governor.
These public officials have triumph
ed because of fearless personal views
upon urgent public questions. They
have been elected in protest against
machine rule which has made corpo-
rations and grafters supreme in many
states.
In Oregon and Minnesota, strong
republican states, democratic COVER
nors have been twice elected. In Mis-
souri, Folk went into office, the lone
democrat on the ticket to win. In
New York and Iowa Hughes and Cum
Minis were bitterly fought by factions
OF their own party.
So in these. examples of Individual
victories there is pronounced tenden-
cy to independent voting. a tendency
to recognize the man rather than the
party. Men of strong individuality,
men OF emphatic and honest views,
men of strong and high ideals have
triumphed over we'll organized, well
oiled, we'll manned machines.
Neither Johnson of Minnesota,
Hughes of New York, nor Sheldon of
Nebraska, are professional politl-
clans. They were elected because they
stood for the very thing which the
mass of the people wanted. They
were independent enough to defy the
machine, fearless enough to say what
they would do and honest enough to
do what they said they would do.
All honor to the reform governors
Of the United States.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-12
JUNE II IN HISTORY.

1S19-Charles Kingsley, English
novelist, born. Died January 23,
1875.
1S4S-Sir David Gill; celebrated as
tIonomer born.
1S53-William B. Lamar, represen-
tative in congress from Florida, born
1S66-Princess Mary. Adelaide of
Cambridge married to Francis, Duke
of Teck.
1s7S-Kaffir rebellion terminated.
1S7S-William Cullen Bryant, Am
erican poet, died. Born November 8,
1884.
1Se4-Epidemic of bubonic
plague at Hongkong; $500 deaths.
1s95-President Cleveland issued
proclamation against Cuban filibust-
ers.
S97-Earthquakes in Central In
dia destroyed many lives and much
property.
1S3S-Venezuelan revolution termi-
mated with the capture of General
Hernandez.
1S99-Tornado at New Richmond,
Wis, killed $50 persons.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-12
OUR LIFE.

At the feet of the Father of all
Some day we shall lay our gift;
Time stained, pitiful, small,
Heavy and hard to lift.
Fettercd and bowed by Fate
Since Destiny makes or mars
Nay, winged with strength elate,
Handed down from the stars.
Free as the infinite air,
Wide as the boundless sky;
We have sought to keep it fair;
We have tried to hold it high.
Father of all, when we come
Bringing Thy dust to Thee,
VIII Thy voice of peace be dumb,
Thy passion drowned in the sea?
Wilt Thou pity the gift we lay,
Claspipg warm to Thy breast
The image of flame and clay
Rendered at Thy behest?
Ada Foster Murray.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-12
STUDENTS EARN SO A DAY.

n
The average educated man gets
$1,000 a year, says a school review.
He works 40 years, making a total of
$4,000 in a lifetime. The average
day laborer gets one dollar and a
half per day, three hundred days of
the year, or four hundred and fifty
dollars. In his lifetime he earns
$4,000.
The value of an education in dol
lars is the difference between these
two sums, or $4,000. To acquire
this earning capacity requires -
years of school of $50 days each, or
a total Of 2160 days.
Divide $4,000 (value of an edu.
cation) by the number of days re-
quired in getting it, and we find that
each day at school is worth little
more than $40 to a pupil.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-12
COMING EVENTS.

June 21-22-Dregfon Development
league and rose fiesta, Portland.
JULY 4-CELEBRATION AT
PENDLETON.
July Alb. Y. p. u, national
convention, Spokane.
July 9-13-Knlghts Templar con-
clavc, Saratoga. ". Y.
July 10-15-Internationa Christian
Endeavor, Seattle.
July 15-20--3rand Lodge Elks
Philadelphia.
Wool Sales bates.
Shaniko-June 10. II and 28. July
16.
Condcn--June 81.
Raker City-July 8.
Elgin-July il.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-12

Is an ordeal which all wo-
men approach with inde-
scribable fear, for nothing
compares with the pain
and horror Of childbirth.
The thought Of the suffer-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-12
LAFoLLETTE's BOOM LAUNCHED

Definite steps were taken toward
the organization of LaFollette pres
idential boom in Milwaukee last Fri
day night. Resolutions were adopt
ed declaring Senator La Toilette the
strongest and most logical candidate
for the presidency and stating the
sense of the meeting to be that no
particular effort is required in Wis
con, but that work should be started
at once toward getting La Toilette
delegations from other states. A
committee Of nine was appointed by
the chairman to confer with leading
republicans Of the state as to the best
methods for enlistIng the support Of
republicans in other sections of the
country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-12
PEOPLES GOVERNORS.

Several shining examples of young
governors elected for their individual
merit and pronounced views on reform
measures are now before the public.
Notably among this class of modern
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-12

w. L. Davis shot and killed John
McGee at Leavenworth, Wash. At
the preliminary examination he re-
fused counsel and refused to talk and
was bound over for trial. In default
Of bail he is In jail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29
why Jimmy Didn't Sit Down.

The woman who had shopped until the
closing gong had sounded stood at the
transfer station and awaited the suburban
trolley
What" she YEARLY asked herself,
does il profit a woman If she does sam
the elusive bargain and loses every trace
of physical freshnesSg'
Presently the car came along. 1t had
the usual fringe of humanity strui &
along the running board. and the woman
resignedly prepared to stand between the
seats. when d Srimy youth arose and
rendered her his place. Protesting faint
w. she sank into it guiltily. and regis
tered a vow never to shop overtime
again.
In due time several seats were vacated,
and the woman looked hopefully toward
her knight.
Jimmy" a friend of his was saying,
there's room inside now. Why don
you sit down.
And the last drop Of discomfort was
added TO the wOmans cup of humiliation
when Jimmy responded:
''Aw, what's the use? No sooner I'll
get me legs stretched when another tired
old hen will get on and I'll have to hop
upr'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29
STORIES OF FACT AND FANCY
She Didn't Roost With the Chickens.

She Didn't Roost With the Chickens.
The homely forms of speech used by
the country people with whom little
Edith and her mother boarded this
summer were frequently very puzzling
TO the child.
One evening the farmers wife, in
talking for few minutes with Edith s
mother, remarked that, as she was
very tired that night, she believed she
would Ego to roost with the chickens"
When Edith's bedtime arrived a little
later the yOungster was nowhere to be
found. After considerable search she
was discovered sitting on large stone
near the chicken house quietly watch
ing the fowl as they came in one by
one.
Edith" called her mother; what
are you doing there? I've been looking
for you everywhere; it's time to go to
bed"
81 know, mother" was the reply;
"but they're nearly all in now, so she'll
be here soon, I guess.
"Who are IN and who win be here
What on earth are you talking about,
child?" asked the mystihed mother.
Why" explained Edith, rather i'm
patiently. you know Mrs. - said she
was going to roost With the chickens
tonight. and I'm waiting to see how she
does it,"