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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-06-11
Early Mistakes.

Who would imagine that Thomas
Buchanan Read, the author OF 't'Sher-
idan's Ride" man of infinite genius,
who ranks with the great but erratic
poets OF America, was once q cigar
maker and a s. ign painter? OF course,
it is no secret that James Whitcomb
Riley, whose epoems of childhood have
delighted SO many, was not only a
sign painter, but at one time essayed
to be an actor. Victorien Sardou
studied medicine before he made up
his mind to be a dramatist Bret
Harte was compositor in news
paper office and a miner before he
charmed the world with the Heather
Chinee,' and ''The Luck OF Roaring
Camp" Henry Wallace Shaw Josh
Biliings) was farmer and deck hand
on an Ohio River steamboat. and an
auctioneer. Probably the experience
he gained in these unique callings
made him so successful as a humorist
of the phonetic spelling type.
George kennan was telegrilph
operator before he began to write
about Darkest Russia" He-een-
ceived the idea of his future work
while constructing lines in Siberia.
Last, but not least, and perhaps the
most conspicuous type of sjack of all
trades" who finanlly strikes his real
vocation in middle life, is Jerome K .
Jerome, who was in turn tutor, actor
journalist, shorthand writer and So
licitor's clerk, ending up as the author
of the famous "Three Men In 4
Boat" and other humorous books
which have convulsed readers on
both sides of the Atlantic.
Barton, In Uncle Remus's-Tbe
Home Magazine for May.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-06-11

Pinesalve carbolzed acts like a pouitie
Quick relief for bites and stings OF insects
ehapped skin, cuts. burns and sor-r. tan and
suuburn. Sold by Kerner-McSair Co
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-06-11

Big Cuts or little cuts, small scratches or
bruises or big ones are healed quickly by De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. 1t is especially
good for Piles. Sold at Parker's Two Drug
Stores.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-06-11

Mrs. 5. Joyce, Claremont, n. H, writes:
About q year ago / bought two bottles Of
Foley's Kidney Remedy. 1t cured me OF se-
we're case Of kidney trouble OF several years
standing. 1t certainly is a grand, good med
icine, and / heartily recommend it" Par
ker's Two Drug Stores
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-06-11

The resignation OF DR.. George T.
Winston as president of the North
Carolina College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, which was made pub
lie last week, came somewhat in the
nature of Il surprise to the general
public. DR.. Winston had but recently
left on trip abroad and his resigna-
tion was mailed from London. 1t is
as follows:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03
"PEACE" AT BAKER CITY.

That all is not heavenly peace at
Baker City in the fight for the loca-
tion of the federal headquarters is
shown by the following editorial from
the Baker City Democrat which
voices the inside sentiment of the city
in the municipal family row. The
Democrat says Of the present highly
unsatisfactory condition Of the feder-
al building situation in that city:
In our dispatches of yesterday we
are advised that Mayor Johns now in
Washington. has been using his best
endeavors to get the work on the new
federal building started.
Congress has made the appropria.
ton for the new building and the
architects were at work on the plans
for the building when some of the
knockers of the city sent their pro-
tests to Washington wanting the site
changed, probably TO suit their per-
sonal ends.
AS the result of the action Of the
knockers the plans have been laid
aside and nothing further is being
done in the department on the Baker
building. 1t is a pity that there are
in every community a lot of knockers
who would kick If the guardian angel
were to send them a call to come up
to the new Jerusalem.
They are a disease that fastens
itself upon every community and to
our regret we have them in Baker.
The mayor thinks that the objections
will not be a serious drawback to the
plans being finished and the work
being pushed TO the end.
There is not a reasonable objection
being offered to the present site other
than that it is so far from the resi-
dence portion of the city where some
of the knockers live; and to have
some sort of an excuse for kicking, to
hide the real reason they would have
for the removal of the site, they claim
that it is too near the red light dis
trict.
The fact that the knockers have
temporarily caused the plans to be
laid aside should be satisfaction
enough for them for the present. It
would be decent for them to get off
the earth for a spell and allow the
municipal patriots to have the reins
for a while.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03
HOW HE DID IT.

"A well known officer has a beau
tiful daughter. A young ensign with
no resources but his salary, fell in
love with her, and asked the old gen
tleman for her hand. The old gen.
tleman at once told him that he had
hardly enough to keep him in white
gloves and to burnish his brass but
tons.
"Well, admiral, what you say is
true, but when you married you were
only a midshipman, with even a
smaller salary than mine. Hod did
you get along?" asked the ensign
who thought he had made a good de-
fense.
But not so. The crafty old sea.
dog Numbered forth:
81 lived on my fatherin-law for
the first 10 years. but I'll be hanged
If you are going to do it,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03
A BARNYARD SCARE.

You have seen a bantam rooster
strutting and prancing about the barn.
yard, with tail feathers erect, head
in the air and neck arched for fight.
You have seen the clumsy Buff Coch-
ins, the awkward Brahmas and the
timid Plymouth Rocks shy about this
little fellow and seek the secluded
corners Of the barnyard when he
climbed up on the tip top Of the dung
hill to flap his wings and crow.
You know the scene? You can pic
ture 1t in your mind? Very well.
Let us turn to the political barn
yard of Oregon and see IL we do not
find a counterpart Of this scene there.
Let us watch the big Cochin, Harvey
w. Scott, the timid Plymouth Rock,
T. T. Geer, and meek Brahma, ). A.
Lowell shy about in the barnyard as
though actually scared at the dimin-
utive bantam, George E. Chamberlain,
as he flaps his wings and crows on
the senatorial fence!
Fie, fie, men! Don't be so timid.
Who is afraid OF a bantam? Who Is
scared at one diminutlve democrat
with a state full Of republican votes?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03
THE DECADENT.

Among the virile hosts he passed
along,
Conspicuous for an undetermined
grace
OF seXless beauty. In his form and
face,
Gods mighty purpose somehow had
gone wrong.
Then on his loom he wove careful
song,
OF sensuous threads, a web of wordy
lace,
Wherein the primal passions of the
race,
And his own sins, made wonder for
the throng.
A little pen-prick opened up a vein,
And gave the finished mesh, GRIM
son blot
The last consummate touch OF
studied art.
But those who knew strong passion
and keen pain,
Looked through, and through the
pattern. and found not
One single great emotion of the
heart.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox in the Gen.
tury.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03

any employe Of a public service cor
poration from holding a public Of
flee without first returning the passes
given him, was intended to help serve
the same purpose.
The law compelling railroads and
other public service corporations to
pay taxes upon the ad valorem basis
and at the same rate that other forms
OF property are taxed was a part Of
the general program to wipe out
special privilege and equally distribute
the burdens OF government. THESE
were all merely incidents. The big
thing in Wisconsin was the restora-
tion Of representative government"
Wisconsin is the one state where
they have real popular government.
The people rule. There Is no sham
about this. The old style boss has
disappeared. The railroads are no
longer in politics as they once were.
Other powerful corporations no
longer dictate to public officials.
Men in public office owe allegiance
to no one except the people who elect
them. A comprehensive and sweep
inc civil Saryica Iauf has Fora,ar In -
sured the people against the building
up Of another political machine with
state patronage as the chief instru-
ment with which TO mould public
sentiment
Wisconsin is free and will remain so
as long as the people are wide
awake.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03
BIG BEND HAPPENINGS.

Major Young tore the entire base
ment out OF his Sunday trousers on
barb-wire fence while trying to run
down one of Mrs. Hopkins hens for
his Sunday dinner. The major went
home in a barrel. An Indian came
into the office last Friday and offered
us seven ponies and a pair of mocca-
sins for our lady compositor. We
haden't the nerve to cheat even an
Indian, consequently we spurned the
offer. Last Saturday night Skinny
McAllister broke into the Baptist
church and cut a slot in the church
organ bellows, putting it out OF serv-
ice, but Hank Evans saved the day by
accompanying the choir with an accor-
dion. The collection. however, was
damaged considerably as almost
everybody left the church after the
first hymn was sung.-Big Bend Cor.
Riverton Republican.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03
OLD NEW THOUGHT.

Rev. ]. o. Bentall, a prominent
Baptist minister, writes an excellent
letter to the Christian Socialist OF
Chicago. which gives some old truths
in a new light.
He shows that what is called new
thought" today is in reality the old
est thought with which the human
family is familiar. The Buddhists and
Brahmins and Confucians uttered the
thoughts, thousands of years ago
which we, today, call new thought
ideas. We have simply redscovered
them. We have grasped them from
the rubbish of sophistry and ignor-
ance with which the mental temples
.of the world have been filled for CEN
turtles.
Christ was a new thought teacher
Buddha taught it; Confucius taught
IL: the Indian sorcerers, so called
taught 1t and lived and exemplified ii
in the highest degree. But for ages
it has been lost to the world. Super
stition and fear have overwhelmed
the human mind. But now the light
is returning.
New thought religion is coming
hack to earth after the centuries. IL
is as old as the hills, as pure as the
mountain stream, as sweet and whole
some as the mamma and as satisfying
as the tabled milk and honey Of old
en- times.
There is nothing mystical, magical
or mysterious about it. 1t Is Simply
living in the natural, honest, rear
less. unfetter way. 1t is living without
sham. acting without deceit, working
for the love of it, helping your fellow
man and teaching him to help HIM
self and being just your own everyday
self at all times. under all conditions
and fearing nothing on the earth.
That is the gist of it. Half the
people Of the world live 1t without
knowing it. Half Of the church men,
bers practice It every day uncon-
sciously and yet If told that it was
"new thought" they would have hys-
ierics.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh OF
the bladder, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidneys and
a cure is obtained quickest by proper
treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel
ing badly you can make no mistake by
taking DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, tbs
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
1t corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain i'll passing it, and over.
comes that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to go often through the day,
and 10 get up many times during the
night. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized.
1t stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and Is
sold by all druggists in ffty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have
sample bottle of this wonderful new dis
covery and book that tells all about it,
both sent free by mail. Address, Dr. Xii.
mer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, Swamp
Root, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, and the
address, Binghamton, N. Y, on every
bottle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03
THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY

Could we but know
The land that ends our dark, I'M
certain travel,
Where lie those happier rills and
meadows low
All, if beyond the spirits inmost
cavil.
Aught of that country could we
surely know,
Who would not go?
Might we but hear
The lowering angels high imagined
chorus,
Or catch, betimes. with wakeful
eyes and clear.
One radiant vista of the realm be-
fore us
All, who would fear?
Were we quit sure
To find the peerless fiend who left
us lonely,
Oh, there by some celestial stream
as pure,
To gaze in eyes that here were love-
lit only.
This weary mortal coil. were we
quite sure.
Who would endure?
e. C. Stedman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03

eordingly. but she has now won per-
manent and enviable position In the
newspaper world. Some OF the pio-
neers have graduated into magazine
work or authorship, among them
Elizabeth Jordan, now editor Of Har-
paris Bazaar, the Bisland sisters and
Anne O'Hagan.
Perhaps the best known OF those
are Ella Wheeler Wilcox, who has
been most prolific writer for 25
years, and Dorothy Dix, whose bril-
liant newspaper work has covered a
wide territory.
The salaries paid TO women report
ers on New York papers, we are told,
average anywhere from $50 to $40 u
week, whereas space writer's can make
much more, the amount being limited
only by the quickness and popularity
OF the worker.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03
THE WISCONSIN IDEA.

That Senator La Toilette as a citi-
zen. governor. United states senator
stands for something definite and dis
tinctIve in government is shown oy
The following resume Of the Wiscon-
sin idea, promulgated and put into
force by La Toilette.
A review Of the progressive laws
of Wisconsin, for every one Of which
Senator La Toilette has labored
faithfully and upon every one Oh
which he has placed the stamp Of his
personality says Of the Wisconsin
idea:
"Thls is the Wisconsin idea. This
IS the La Toilette gospel. Primary
elections were but an incident. a
means to an end. Railroad regula-
ton Is merely a remedy for one OF
the great evils. The abolition OF the
railroad pass and the telegraph, tele,
phone and express frank was the first
step in breaking the power Of the
railroads and other public service
corporations.
The passage Of an anti-lobby law.
forbidding paid lobbyists speaking to
members Of the legislature about
matters OF legislation, except at pub
lie hearings in committee rooms. was
a second step in the same direction
The passage Of law prohibiting
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03

handled the Purse Strings and kept
Tab on the Expenditure OF the Coun-
try's Coin. to Loosen Up a Little and
Authorize him to- build Four New
Battle Ships
The Wise Guys referred his Re-
quest to the Proper Committee
"Bosh" exclaimed the Committee.
"And likewise Piffle! He can't Work
Us for all those High Priced Toys.
But Wen let him have Two"
Moral: There Is more than One
Way to Remove the Integument from
the Anatomical Framework OF Fe-
line Quadruped.-ChIcago Tribune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03
THE DIVORCE BLESSING.

Mrs. Glynn in her new novel,
"Three Weeks says of the divorce
question:
Dlvorce-you say they call 1t an
evil in this country? Why, is il one
of the greatest of blessings. 1t is the
salvation of the home. 1t is a means
Of happiness for men and women.
Unsuitably united, a couple can sep
arate, in a quiet, well-bred manner.
Instead of being compelled to live to-
gether and make one anothers life
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03
WOMEN JOURNALISTS.

The Broadway Magazine Of jan
uary published an interesting article
by Helen Hambidge on Women Of the
Fourth Estate, illustrated by IA por-
traits
A decade ago. says the author. the
woman worker was regarded as more
or less of freak and was treated ac-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03

When a traveller in the grand duchy
Of Baden wants to send a telegram
while he Is on the train. he writes the
message on post card. with the re-
quest that it be wired. puts on stamp
and drops into the train letter box
At the next station the box is cleared
and the message sent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03

miserable. they can simply part and
dissolve the irksome bond Of matri-
.mony. And matrimony. suppose,
does become irksome at times to some
people. Surely in such cases divorce
Is very great blessing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03

Some very conscientious people
will take nothing belonging to others,
but when they refuse to take our
point OF view we call them not con-
scientious, but obstinate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03

tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it-heart dis
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apoplexy are often
the result of kid.
ney disease. If
kidney trouble is
allowed to advance
thekidney-poison.
ed blood will at.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03
HOW 1T WAS DONE.

Once there was Foxy Ruler who
wanted Two New Battle Ships.
So he asked the Wise Guys who
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-03
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

There is a disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decep-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10
PRESIDENT MURPHY WILL
PLAY ONLY THE REAL "cUBS''

The decision of President Murphy, OF
the worlds champion Cubs" not to
divide up his team in the spring while
playing exhibition games, will be hall
ed with delight by the fans" OF all
the Southern cities In which the great
Chicago team 10 to play prior to the
formal opening of the National League
championship season of 1908.
"The fame of the Cubs has spread
to all parts OF Uncle Sans domain,
said President Murphy. in announcing
his decision to keep his team intact.
''and do not propose TO foist make
shift team on our admirers who pay tn
see the real Cubs perform. Such q
proceeding Is on the catch penny order
and ts really getting money under false
pretences. / think we will really gain
financially by being on the level with
the basebaIl-loving public, as the line
up of our team Is now 80 well known
that Il would be futile to try. to foo
the enthusiasts. think that the other
major league teams will have to do the
same thing ultimately. Then II Is un
fair to the young players whom we
take South to try out to have them
away filling out second or third team
where Manager Chance cannot see
them and thus get a real line on their
ability. We are not player.brokers
nor recruiting agents for minor league
clubs, and we take youngsters South TO
see II they viii actually help the
Cubs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10
0CTOGENARIANS DINE
TO OBSERVE BIRTHDAY
Unique Dinner Given in Prattville AS
sembles Many Aged Persons OF
One Family.

Prattville, Feb. s.--(SpeciaI)-A
unique dinner was given by Mrs. c..
M. Fay to her mother-in-law, Mrs.
Eliza Fay, yesterday. the occasion be-
ing the eight-first birthday of the
latter. Mrs. Eliza Fay is the elder
sister Of four still living and enjoying
good health with ages as follows:
Mrs. Eliza Fay, eighty-one; Mrs. Maria
McLemore. aged seventy-nine; Mrs.
Mary McWilliams, age seventy-six; w 4.
A. Graham, a brother, age seventy
four, and Mrs. Sallie Sims, age seven
ty-two. All save Mrs. McLemore were
present and the combined ages of them
all is 3S1 years or an average more
than seventy-six years.
Mrs. Hattie Pearce, sister-in-law of
Mrs. Eliza Fay was also present, and
her age is seventy-two. It is rare
that SO many persons as closely re-
lated as this six are can be gathered
at a dinner In a few days notice
In fact all OF them reside in Prattvine
except Mrs. Marie McLemore, who re-
sides in Tuskegee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10

the initial sack. This puts Pepee Has
sett. Tuily and Baxter candidates for
the outres and with the three men
will have 70 be sold. Now take the
box stan. OF the eleven pitchers II IL
an easy proposition to decide on only
four men who will surely be sold.
Ross Helm has the California bee
buzzing IN his bonnet, and its mighty
near cinch that he will be sold to
some town on the coast this spring
Murray looks good for the slippery
snSsss nas spTns e does Ds the u se
may turn out to be a wonder. while
Sam Weems will be the fourth member
of this army OF martyrs, unless he
shows improved form.
paw. has cinch on his Job. as does
Stackpole Thomas and Bliss. This
leaves Ryan the delightful task OF de-
gliding between crystall. Almauist and
by Connie Mack all three of the latter
VIII have to so and the box STAN Will
in that event, be Merrymay, Maxwell.
Thomas. Bliss and Stackpole.
anyway II turns out six pitchers will
have to be sold. and seven IL Maxwell
comes back. This will make thirteen
1t will make fourteen sure and prob
Jack Robinson. of Macon. shannon and
Messitt being fixtures behind the bat.
1t will take fourteen sure and prob
ably fifteen men that Ryan will haveNto
sell. This will leave him fourteen
men, three outfelders. four infielders.
Ave pitchers and two catchers. Now
say that Ryan will only get an aver
age of $3.50 o man for the fifteen that
he will be forced to sell. There Is es.-
ESQ picked up right there. tidy bit
OF coin.
Now Il there 10 any one in this coun-
try who has anything on one Jimmy
Ryan speak now or forever hold your
peace--and this includes Atlanta
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10
Ryan's First Work Is to Sell
Thirteen Surplus Players

II there Is n manager anywhere In
this land OF Dixie that 10 even one
half as nicely fxed as Ryan he has so
Tar failed to materialize or be discern
able to the naked eve.
or the twenty-six young men that
the Montgomery manager has rounded
up for the spring tryouts, he can bar
s sr los ss nfy psre f. bsxn %ay
in the lots with Ryan. Heniine, Per-
sons. Nadeau and Lewis.
From his past performances. Ryan
looks to be all the candy for one OF
the local gardens this summer. While
Henline may have his slumps. still,
with the aid Of q fine tooth comb II
would be hard job to ind 2 better
all round man In the South than this
same picture maker. Archie Persons 10
easily the fastest man that ever struck
this section OF the country, good out
fielder and fair hitter. Lewis, while
very fast. doesn't hit as hard as an our
fielder should, and unless Ryan decides
to hold him as q utility man, his I'm
ish IL in sight as far as the local team
y concerned; Nadeau VIII De SOLE
that Charleston had him is a mistake.
The South Atlantic town wanted him,
but was not willing to pay for him, 30
he Is still on the market NOW tne
when an outfielder is dropped into
Ryan's lap next month by one OF the
big league teams, something Is bound
to happen This youngster. and he VIII
be turned over to Ryan sure. hits over
900 and fields on velvet. and II Will
probably lie between Henline and Per-
sons as to who will get the card. THIS
then will mean three men that VIII
have to be turned loose in the outheid
alone.
Now take the infeld. Perry. Grem-
niger and Kensell look all right Tor
any question but that Baxter Will be
sold Gas he has already been onered
his release.) and the chances are tnat
Wohleben viii be the whole show TOT