davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-05
Tho Jolly testers.

Mr.. Middlcman. All desires TO pro
pound 4 question
Every we'll, Mr. TaUhn."
why do 1ey designate dat beAuttt:,
southern vegetable Us ;lll w;licrmclon:
That's easy. Bce;;u@e it makes your
mCaih water"
"NOW Aar near &c answer. It's callr,
ali watermelon becasc yo' cut it in de
spring
"Spcakin' oh d" spring reminds ne. p"
broke in The "tEcr erd man. Ma e.=
daddy went uUt Ia git some Water o;lt
day an he done fen in ah spru-.''
Was lie druWned."
He warn't zactly drowned, but i.
done Killed him
That's strange. He fell in the spring
and WAS killed.
'IcSsah.'
but he WASN'T drownc1:"
''So, sab.
Well did he die il HE spr' go
NO, sab; he died in dc fall"
Our golden voiced tenor, Mr.. Vic
Lett, will contribute that heart touch
ing ballad entitled, Warden, Brush
Those Locks Away; ] Yearn for Lib
erty.' "-HarTcr's Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-05
Quay and His Letters.

The late Senator N S. Quay Of Penn
sylvania kept all the letters hi, ,.onstit-
uents wrote to him asking for favors
He had stacks of them when his last
fight for the senate came along Then
he sorted out the letters. eliminating
those from people who We're dead. an''
Oh the back Of each letter wrote;
Dear John or Pill-Do you remember
when you wrote me this letter and do you
remember that I did what was asked: !
want your help now In my fight for the
senate. Can have 1t?
The politicians in Pennsylvania say
those letters. mailed to the original
senders with Quay's request on the
backs of them. had as much as any one
thing to do with Quay's winning his
dght.-Saturday Evening Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-05
Who Fra Dlavolo Was.

Fra Diavolo was the nickname given
Michele Pezza. celebrated renegade
monk and Italian brigand. who was
born in 1860. 1t should be noted that
the opera Of Auber has nothing in com.
mon with Fra Diavolo but the name
Pezza was first stocking weaver.
then soldier in the Neapolitan army.
then soldier in the pope's service. ami
finally he became a monk. but was e..
PEELED In the mountains of Calabria
Pezza took to brigandage. and such
was his notoriety and so great Were his
cruelties that the people nickname.
him Fra Diavolo. 1t is consoling TO
know that he was eventually executed
IN 1SO6-New York American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-05
Definition Of a Box Car,

Notoall the instruction given to you',=
railroad men is intensely serious. The
following definition was recently Of
fered to a beginner: "a box car be-
longs to the fowl family. During tue
spring and summer months it can he
found in nearly every part Of the couD-
try, its favorite haunts being railway
tracks, and it is easy to capture. IN
the autumn, however, like certain 9th
er fowls. it goes into hiberna ton o.
flies .to other chimes. Scattered i'll
stances arc known where Spcci.ncn~
are captured during the autuWl
months. A lasso or a we'll creased
switch crew is sometimes used in snar-
ing the box car, but main strength *
the best weapon. In any ease the
hunter must be very wary, as any
noise like Che fluttCring of a wayDiiI
will make the quarry disappear. Some
railways GWn large tiocks Of domesti,
Gated box cars, but they are carefully
guarded during the closed season. The
wild box car when caught and fairly
well loaded becomes perfectly station,
airy. = San Francisco Argonaut.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-05
Ruskin to an Admirer.

Ruskin, it is known, had his, own
ways Of publishing his works, with the
result that they were sometimes hard
to get and expensive. According to the
Great Central Railway Journal, he
once sent this letter to a stranger who
wrote to him complaining Of the price
Of his books:
"a Woodstock Road. Oxford, 4th Nov. "a.
My Dear Sir-I have ordered my pub,
Usher to send you in gift book of mine
r'Munera Pulveris') you have not read
Be content with that at present, and Car.
lyle. Have not you Shakespeare. cheap!
And the Bible nowadays for nothing
What good do they do you? Faithful,
yours, ]. RUSKIN.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-05
n Curious Superstition.

Among the superstitions of the Sene
ca Indians was this most beautif,
one: Whel. a young maiden died the.
imprisoned a young bird until it tirsl
began to try its powers Of song. AM
then, loading It with caresses and mes
sages, they l"osed its bonds over he
grave in the oelief that it would no:
fold its wings nor close its eyes until Il
had flown to the spirit land and deliv
cred its precious burden Of affection to
the loved and lost one.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-05
GETTING Rid Of His Cares.

The other day one Of the members
raw to London. was introduced to 4
party Of ladies in the dining room Of
the house of commons. As he left h..
gravely presented each lady with !iis
card. A friend vcntured to hint that
this was carrying politeness too far for
London customs. Sure" was the re-
ply. 1T didn't matter. I had 200 of
them printed. And I've changed my
address anyway, so they're no use to
me."-Leeds Mercury.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-05
IL Often Comes.

In Scotch Sunday school the lady
teacher. after speaking on the subject
Of death, asked. And what comes aft
or death" Instantly little girl called
out eagerly. "A fight about the money"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-05
FOR RENT.

No. 2oo3 West Fifth avenue. roorr
dwelling.
No. 1909 West Seventh avenue. thru
room dwelling
No. 500 W 80 avenue. 10 rooc.z
dwollin~
80; E,>, ecolorcd.,
- go .h#av"nun. thcee.
room dive
No. IL. L...- m street. threq
room dwelling.
No. 1904 Wes1 Scl. street. TOM
room dwelling.
No. 1909 vaugine street, three roors
dwelling.
No. ia West Eighth avenue, w.
room dwelling.
Agent for Sawyer s. Austin Lurnoe.~,
.Company's dwellings.
Firel Fire.
Are you insured? II not, why rgos@
Delay IS dangerous. I represent Ga,
line companies. Place your !nsuranss1>
with NE.
CFIAS. HANCOCK,
lis Pine s.yeAsa
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-05
Decay Of LAUGHTER In ENGLAND.

Decay Of Laughter In England.
I am perfectly certain that half Oh
ills are due to the fact that we do no
laugh enough. A good, sincere snlil
10 something rare in these times.
Laughing face" Is scarce. and 1t i
seldom indeed that one hears a goo
laugh.-London World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-05
Neither still Nor Small.

when you do something you knt
IS wrong, doesn't still small W
keep reminding you of it ..ternally:
"a still, small Voice! guess )
never met my wife, did YOU'LL"
ton Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-05
Tho COMPROMISE.

Ascum-IIave IIenpeck and his y
settled their differences about their
hting cards2 Newitt-Oh. yes: th,'
ON mfr. and Mrs. "
Henpeck. Philadelphia Press
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-05
Not to BE Overlooked.

Blobbs-Why does Subbubs hate his
next door neighbor so? Slobs-The
man built high spite fence. Blobbs-
Well. l must say that isn't an easy
thing to overlook. Rec.
nrd
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-05
Tho Perfume Of Good Cheer.

We We're made to radiate the per
fume Of good cheer and happiness as
much as a rose was made to radiate its
sweetness to every passerby.-success
Magazine
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-05

Most Of us are guilty of sins ~
Dion because they involve less F..
hon the other kind.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-05
- THE LONG
DISTANCE
a1sa FACILITIES

OF this Company have been materially
added TO. thus insurinS a more prompt,
efficient and comprehensive service
than heretofore. Nearly every place
OF Importance in Texas and Arkansas
and adjoining States, including Okla
homa and indian Territory, can be
reached over our lines and those o.
Companies with whom we connect.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-05

THE SOUTHWESTERN
TELEGRAPH e. TELEPHONE
COMPANY.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-04

Five hundred thousand tons Of fl
ber have been adhering to cotton
seed every year. 1t has been fed to
farm stock along with the seed and
has done the stock no good. Cattle
and sheep do not like the fiber and
the seed cake is better without it. A
machine has been invented, which. it
is claimed, will separate the lint from
the seed. Paper makers think they
can use it.
Nobody knows how many million
tons of cornstalks go to waste; but
in quality they are far ahead of cot
ton stalks, and it is believed they can
be made into paper, although it has
not yet been done on a commercial
scale.
Thousands of acres of wild hemp
grow in the southwestern part of the
country, particularly along the Colo
RADIO river Its only use now is to
shelter jack rabbits and coyotes, but
it has splendid fiber and tests on a
small scale show that excellent paper
can be made from it.
Paper making from straw is a WELL
established industry. Bookbinders
use thousands of tons of strawboard.
The straw which goes to waste in
western wheat fields would bring for
tunes if made into paper.
Lists of fibrous or woody plants
suitable for paper are almost without
limit, but only few may be hadJn
any quantity sufficiently large to be
worth considering.
The time has not yet come when it
is absolutely necessary that substi-
tutes for wood pulp be found, but it
is coming. The forests are still able
to furnish materials for paper but
they cannot continue to do so for
great many years to come. at the
present rate of cutting and growth.
Makers of paper anticipate a scarcity
of pulp wood and it is this which
prompts the active search now going
on for substitutes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-04
WHAT ARE RESTRICTIONS
ON LIQUOR TRAFFIC
La Grande People in Quandry Over
Laws Covering Shipments.

What are the restrictions on ship
ment Of liquors in a country govern
ed by local option laws? Can a
dealer in a wet county Baker, for in
stance, buy beer from Julius Roesch
prior to the date of the local option
laws effectiveness and have 1t stored
here subject to shipment on demand
while the shipping point is in a dry
county for home use?
These and a score more of a SINH
lar nature, are questions which have
popped up in La Grande today and
which local attorneys are wasting
brain matter over.
1t is likely that the supreme court
will have to decide on some of these
issues in the near future, but until
it does, there will be a considerable
quandry in La Grande. At short no.
tice, several attorneys Of the city have
today agreed on various phases of the
shipping laws. 1t is the concensus Of
opinion that liquor can be shipped in
and out of this city without molesta-
tation by the authorities. There is a
restriction, of course, and that is that
no local dealer can ship liquors out
that have not been paid for before
the law became effective as they
would then be violating the provision
which stipulates that liquor cannot be
sold, exchanged or given away in a
dry county. That does not provide
that a foreign shipper can supply To-
cal wholesalers or retailers but for
domestic purposes only 1t also ap-
pears that liquor can be shipped from
La Grande to any outside point, pro-
vided, as stated before, there is no
deal to be construed as exchanging,
giving away or selling. That series
of provisions naturally dispels any
possibility Of manufacturing the II.
quor in Union county for sale out of
the county.
It is only to be expected that some
one will violate the law unintention-
ally or otherwise, and thus bring the
matter before the supreme court, to
have it acted upon by that august
body.-La Grande Observer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-04
PERSONAL
MENTION

Forrest Baker Is spending the
Fourth at Ehco.
George Hewitt left last evening for
La Grande, where he will remain for
the next three months.
]. ]. Hamley and G. w. Coutts leave
today at noon for Walla Walla to at
tend the celebration there.
Miss Lurie and Grace Dorothy left
last evening for their home near Mill
ton to visit over the fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Perlnger and
little daughter left last evening for
Walla Walla to spend the Fourth.
Assessor C. P. Strain and Boone
Watson went up to Meacham creek
last evening on a fishing excursion.
Miss Florence Harris arrived yes
terday afternoon from La Grande
and is now visiting with her sister,
Miss Alma Harris.
Miss Sadie Baum, who Is now visit
ing in New York city, writes the East
oregonian that it is extremely sultry
there and that deaths from the intense
heat occur daily.
A. T. Hewitt of North Powder, who
has been in the city for the past few
days, left for his home last evening.
He was reared in this county but has
been away for over 20 years.
Vena and Frances Smith, the little
daughters of Conductor ]. b. Smith
of the Huntington passen-
ger run on the o. r. & N, are spend
ing the Fourth with friends in Baker
City.
o. R. & n. Agent C. ]. Jackson of
Hermlston, who attended the national
republican convention as the lone rep
resentative of Hermiston at that Aug
ust gathering, has returned to this city
and will resume his duties at Hermis-
ton July 6.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-04
FERNS PRESERVE FOOD.
Europeans Successfully Use the Leaves
I'm Many WAYS.

Consul General Richard Guenther
OF Frankfort, advises that a newspa-
per of that German city states that the
fern plant, which grows almost every
where, is an excellent preservative for
packing articles of food, fruit, etc. A
summary of the article follows:
People who have lived In England
know that the English have used 1t
successfully for many years. Valua-
BILE fruit, fresh butter, etc, are no
longer seen in the English markets
packed in grapevine leaves, but al
most always in fresh fern leaves,
which keep the articles excellently'
This Is done where grapevine leaves
are to be had in abundance. Every
one posted we'll in botany knows the
high preservative power of fern
leaves with reference to vegetable and
animal substances.
On the Isle of. Man fresh herrings
are packed in ferns and arrive on the
market in as fresh a condition as
when they were shipped. Potatoes
packed in ferns keep many months
longer than others packed only In
straw. Experiments made with both
straw and fern leaves in the same cell
lar showed surprising results in favor
of ferns. While the potatoes packed
in straw mostly showed signs Of rot
ting in the spring, those in ferns were
az fresh as II they had just been
dug.
Fresh meat is also well preserved
by fern leaves. 1t would seem as II
the highly preservatlve qualities OF
fern leaves are due to their high per-
centage Of salt. No larvae, maggots,
etc. approach ferns, as the strong odor
keeps them away.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-04
MILTON NEWS.

Is Is Desired That Two New Build
ings be Erected I'm This District
Cars Crowded for Celebration at
Walla Walla TOday-Boy Injured
by Firecrackers.
Milton, July 4.-The citizens of
Milton and Freewater will hold a
meeting on July 16 to decide wheth-
er or not $4,000 will be used to
erect two new school buildings in this
district, one on the site of the GEN.
trail school and the other to replace
the old building at Freewater. At
900 for a central school to include
the high school and $4,000 for a
brick four-room building for Free
water Recently Freewater petition
ed to be set apart as a separate dis
trict, but on account of Indebtedness
against the district the plan was
abandoned. Now the citizens hope
to secure an ample appropriation for
new buildings. Three buildings are
now used, one of them 80 years old.
The rooms are crowded and better
facilities are needed.
The interurban cars were crowded
this morning with people going to
Walla Walla to spend the Fourth.
This will be a quet fourth in this city
Alvin Peterson, a 10 year old boy
of Milton, was taken to Walla Walla
yesterday for treatment for injuries
received while shooting a firecracker
1t was feared the boys eyes were in
jured seriously
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-04
GREAT WASTE IN
PAPER MATERIAL
TARIFF ON WOOD
PULP is USELESS
Thousands Of Miles OF Paper Coulo
Be Manufactured from Material
Annually Throwed Away in Ameri-
ca-FIax socks, Cotton Fibre, Corn
Stocks, Wild Hemp and Straw Are
All Valuable.

Agitation for removal of the tariff
on wood pulp, denunciation of the
chimera of a paper trust. protesta-
tions on the part of manufacturers OF
the growing scarcity of wood avail
able for paper making, all call at
tention to the fact that the materials
for thousands of miles of paper an
nually go to waste in America.
A practical paper maker recently
called attention to a few of the
sources of enormous waste, when
speaking of the number of materials
in Americas refuse heap which are
worth while considering as promis-
ing substitutes for wood pulp.
The northwest annually produces a
million and a half tons of flax stalks
which are not now used for anything
That amount Of waste remains after
the twiHe makers take all they want.
1t makes excellent paper
The farmers in the south burn or
pillow under 100000 tons of cotton
stalks every year. That which is
plowed under is not wholly lost, for
it enriches the soil to some extent,
but not so with what goes up in
smoke.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-04
FREEWATER NEWS.

Freewater Cannery Rushed Canning
Cherries-Win BE Busy Fruit Sea-
son Here-Large Force Of People
VIII Be Employed-Grande Ronde
People Visit Here.
Freewater, July 4.-Nearly every
body is spending the day at either
Meador park or at Walla Walla, while
there are also a number of camping
parties in the mountains, where they
will remain until over Sunday.
The Freewater Cannery Is now ope-
rating on cherries, about six tons a
day being packed, The cherry crop is
at its height in this section OF the
country. and plenty of fruit can be
had. The quality is good, but the
fruit is small on account of the un-
usually heavy crop. An average price
for cherries in quantities is three
cents per pound, or $50 per ton
which makes the demand of the can
merry worth $3.50 per day to the far
mers. In addition, the cost or can
ming Is about the same amount.
At present, Manager Kortz of the
cannery states that he has a payroll
of 73 men, women and girls, the work
being confined to cherries alone
When other fruits come on. double
the present force will be employed
The product of the cannery this yeai
will be close to 100000.
Miss Hazel Atheson of Echo, is Wis
iting with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs George Ruckman Of
Grande Ronde valley are visiting rel
atives in this section of the country
At present they are guests of Mayor
and Mrs. Mitchell.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-04
TAKING wAn1S WALL CENSUS.
Mail Carriers Of Garden City Estimat-
ing Population.

Mail carriers employed in the Local
postoffice will this morning take ur
the work Of taking a city census, and
it is expected that within 10 days the
exact number of people in the city OF
Walla Walla will be known, says the
Walla Walla Union.
Printed blanks are to be furnished
the carriers by the clerk, on which
is to be given the age, SEX name and
color Of every member of every fam
lily together with the street number
Each evening after the days work is
done in the office the carriers are
to file slips with the city clerk, ana
Walter L. Cadman, who has been Sc
cured for the work, will then ar
range them alphabetically and COM
pile the findings.
1t is estimated that the population
of the city is $4,000 at the very least
but in order to determine whether a
first class charter can be secured, It
was deemed advisable to have the
mail carriers take the census, for
which they are to receive s25 each,
and Mr.. Cadman is to be paid a reg
ular salary for his services in making
the compilations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-04
Wanted, at OnCe.

Good clean rags: market price paid.
East 0regOniAn office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-04
GATHERING OF BISHOPS.
All Corners of Earth to be Represent
ed at Lambeth Conference.


Catered and aproned bishops Of
the Anglican. church from all cor
ners Of the earth-S0 of them from
America-are assembled today In
London to take part in the decennial
Lambeth conference. In all, $50
bishops are there, many of whom
took part in the Pan-Angelican con-
ference, and will represent at the con-
ference Christian community of no
less than 1O0,0OO,0O0 persons. While
the actual business Of the conference
will not be commenced until Monday,
the distinguished churchmen will be
received tomorrow at Canterbury. On
Sunday there will be a celebration Of
holy communion at Westminster Abb
hey, the sermon to be preached by
the Dean of Westminster.
England and Wales will be repre-
sented by 81 bishops at the confer
ence. Canada, Australia, India,
South Africa. China and Japan have
also sent nearly all of their bishops,
Among the delegates is Assistant
Bishop Cluwolle, q full-blooded ne
gro who has many native clergymen
under his Jurisdiction in the junges
of the dark continent. The United
States has by far the largest represen-
tation.
The conference will continue to Au-
gust 8. Among the subjects slated for
discussion are the relations of the
church to modern thought, science,
philosophy, democracy and social and
economic questions. Religious edu-
cation in schools, supply and training
of clergy, foreign missions, reunion
and intercommunion. prayer book
adaptation, marriage problems, d.
vorce, race suicide" faith healing,
and Christian science are other prob
lens which will be considered.
1t must be understood that while
the decisions Of the conference will
carry great weight with churchmen
the world over. they will have no
binding effect on anybody. They will
be simply expressions OF opinion by
the leaders Of the church which the
various branches OF the ANGLICAN
communion may or may not adopt as
they please.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-04
RUSSIANS COMING.
Many Go Away for Celebration of the
ENOurth

Weston, July 4.-There are num-
Der of Russians coming in from the
Walla Walla country at this time
They are negotiating for lands on the
Weston mountai nsummit, and many
Of them will locate there. 1t is un-
derstood that these people propose to
establish their own schools and a
Greek church on the mountains.
Crowds of people have gone to Wal
la Walla and different places to spend
the fourth. Many are at Wenaha
Springs and different places in the
mountains.
George w, Proebstel, jr, has re-
turned from a visit with relatives at
Haines, Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-04

Three fingers were torn off the left
hand of Charles Smith. 15-yeaF-old
son of oscar Smith at North Powder
Ore, Saturday afternoon, while he
was feeding a steam woodsaw, the
glove on his left hand having been
caught by the saw.