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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-10-22
NEW VARIETY OF WHEAT
is PRONOUNCED SUCCESS

The News Record published short
lime ago description of the new
hybrid wheat that has been given
careful tests the last four years al
The Washington state experiment sta
ion, together with the experiences
Of a number of farmers who had
tested the new wheat. From all re
ports the new grain is at least 1O
per cent better than the old varie
lies, and it would pay some Wallows
county farmers to send to the exper.
iment station for seed. Here is the
latest dispatch regarding it:
State College, Pullman, Oct. 15.-
An increase of $1,SOO,OOO in the value
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-10-22
PACIFIC NORTHWEST BEST
DAlRYING COUNTRY IN U. s

Portland, October 19.-Hon. F. H.
jcribner, president of the Wiscon
In Buttermake s. association. bu
1ore especially honored in the Pa
'ific Northwest as the breeder Of
Loretta d. belonging to the w
J. Ladd estate, Portland) the COW
hat won first prize in the hundred
nd twenty day milking test at the
1t. Louis Exposition in 1894, ha.
said:
There is no spot in our grea
United States that can excel Oregon
nd Washington in dairying. This
5 my conclusion after spending 81,
Jeeks in the former state and thor
Ighly investigating several of he
aIdtiful valleys, and after an ex
lded trip through Washington.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-10-22
ADMINISTRATORS NC

n the County Court of the D.,
Oregon, for Wallowa County.
N the matter of the Estate of
T. MoXley, deceased.
Notice is hereby given o
Undersigned has been du!y
Administrative of the
lanes T. Moxley, deceasa
lbove entitled County Coul-
hat as such administrators ha.
qualified.
All parties holding claims
said estate are hereby duly
to present the same proper.
led, as required by law, va.
months from the date of this J
o the undersigned administ
1t the office of Burleigh
he attorneys for said esta
erprise, in said County ano
Dated this oath day of Sc
1908.
e. A. NO "
Administrative of theiIstH
T. Moxley, deceased.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-10-22
GAM e LAWS.

Any person knowing of any viola
tion of the game or fish laws of thl
state, or of persons not properly
keeping screens over irrigation
bitches, are requested to notify
JOE CLEMONS,
Deputy State Game and Forestr.
Warden, Zumwalt, Oregon. Att
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-10-22
Iowa Trees and
Fields Unchanged
ture's Landmarks Are the Same
After Thirty Years-Scenes of
Childhood.

Lone Tree, Iowa, Oct. Is, Editor
ecord.-Have been so busy visiting
/ friends and relatives among the
enes of my childhood have ne
ected the letter that possibly may
interest some of your readers.
Iowa had a fine rain that came
i ong with us September 26. Since
that the weather could not be i'm
proved on in any cline it seems t.
me. l couldn't be better pleased i
I had ordered it myself. Sunny AM
ear and not hot and not cold. II
would be hard to improve on al
iowa autumn. l have ever said whe1
ooltemplating visit here that J
llted to come in the autumn
When the sunshine of Indian sum
Ar turns the leaves from green tt
"a and crimson" and the sun sets
pparen,tly in the Iowa river) radi
ng all the tints of the rainbow.
There are mo flies on old Iowa
u other words, no drouth or croI
Ilre, plenty of wheat, oa s, clover,
~ corn, both yellow and white-po
oes (sweet or otherwise) squashes
pkins, vegetables of great vari
lld fruits-tho' l insist Orego
it for fruit-especially for ap
eS
ere, too, are nuts in plenty, es
~ hickory, walnut and hazel
which are native here, although
ce this year. Many time wher
was a child l have roamed tn
Dds gathering hazelnuts and hicl
)Iy nuts; most of en- l was one of
trty of four of which mybrothe
p, II. McComas (who passed ava!
st ,iarch) Jennie Kelso, my child
lood's chum who has been gone t.
the Great Beyond a nun mber of years
and my brothers chum, Jimmie Ma
called Little Jim" because
q, father was James also) were lh'
other members. OF we four onl.
immy was left togreet me, whicl
his little family did very cordiall.'
~ their home on the old Magrut
er HON stead, where l took suppe
with them and amused myself awhil
-athering up hickory nuts.
| spent Monday, october ~,
several hours of t., wandering owe
he McComas homestead-the OIL
home, where my brother Will firs
saw the light-also the adjoining
homestead of "Uncle Billie" Kelso
here as a child 1 spent so man.
.ppy hours. The day was IDEAL A
sister Esther and Mr.. Pursel wer
gone to Iowa City, and I was dis
posed to ramble there alone-sinco
it would be a sad pleasure anywa!
ook a lunch and skipped off, jumI
81 old otter creek near old Kels
ri ig and bridge; the old hickor.
where Jennie and used ID put ou
girlish love letters to each other wa
al gone, bu ! the stump of the othe
hickory near was there, the old eln
hat marked the corner between III
d Kelso was ,here; against it
a3 sadly pondered the mys
leath l crossed tn
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-10-22
First Car of Lumber.

E. A. Bishop & Son shipped the
first car of lumber out of Wallowa
Monday. 1t contained $4,000 feet
and was consigned to Buhl, Idaho
Sun.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-10-22
Lots $50 to $50.

Three to four blocks from Higl
School. South of Wagner's addition.
Large size. See H. e. Merryman, En-
terprise. 21tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27
TRAGEDY IN
 ROSSETTPS LIFE

Let me not seem to have forgotten that a generous soul in the hours of deepest contrition will load itself with responsibilities that are far beyond It's own, and certainly 1t was not for me to take too literally all the burning words of self-reproach which Rossettf heaped upon himself, says Hall Caine, the worlds great novelist, in the January Appletons. If I had now to reconstruct his life afresh from the impressions of that night, I think it would be a far more human, more touching, more af- fectionate more unselfish, more intelli- gible figure that would emerge than the one hitherto known to the world.
 It would be the figure of man who, after enga ging himself to one woman in all honor and good faith, had fallen in love with another, and then gone on to marry the first out of a mistaken sense of loyalty and fear of giving pain in stead of stopping, as he must have done if his will had been stronger and his heart sterner, at the door of the church itself. It would be the figure of a man who realized that the good woman he had married was reading his secret in thereby losing all joy and interest in life. It would be the figure of a man who coming home late at night to find his wife dying, probably by her own hand, was overwhelmed with remorse, not perhaps for anw unkindness, any want of attention, still less any act of infidelity on his part, but for the far deeper wrong of failure of affection for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27
A Farewell to the Gun.

From the Outing Magazine
 If one cannot carry gun without feel ing self-conscious, it is far better that one do not carry a gun Perhaps it will be still better for the average man not to carry a gun at all, self-conscious or not. Disillusionlzlng as this latter coun- sel is to the weapon-loving Americans, it is the best advice in the world to fol- low today if one is looking for steady job, even at punching cows. There are few sections of the west where a man may now and then need a gun and need 1t badly but the industrial waste, measured in foot pounds, of packing six-shooter in provision against that time is too great to warrant the expenditure of energy re- quired. The inducements lessen every year. The rustlers are mostly In the state legislatures now, and the bad men are playing harps. The coyotes are being wolfed off by experts, and the prairie dogs are scientifically exterminated by specialists from agricultural colleges. The average COW horse is nowadays apt to be three parts American and frequently too amiable to pitch; and 1T ne uoeS not drag his rider by the foot, there Is no reason why the rider should shoot him to stop him. The Bar X man IS, likely enough, from Harvard and maype drinks kumyss and is plum gentle. Even that great natural enemy of the western cowpuncher, the fretful tin can, is less abundant than of yore, and is oftentimes day-wrangled by the cook into pile in the back yard. Alas! That these things should be- Alasl that glory should so swiftly fade. Yet true it Is that in these modern days salaries are not cut wide enough to cover chuck and ammunition both In art, commerce and polite society today, east or west, the sandoag IS mightier than the gun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27

fire on the roof of W. G. Ballard's resi- dence gave the fire company a good run about 10 o'clock. The damage was vefy small.
 Thursday evening the Sloan Baptist Sunday school gave a Christmas tree with appropriate songs and recitations in the Sunday school room of the church. A real Santa Claus distributed the presents.
 Friday afternoon Mrs. J. A. Hendrix gave a Christmas tree to which several hundred children were invited and re- ceived presents.
 One of the most delightful occasions was a Christmas tree at Judson college at S:30 o'clock Christmas morning. The 26 young ladies whose homes were some distance from Marion decided to spend the holidays here, and they arranged a neat little tree in the parlors of the col lege, on which hung many little presents for each of the young ladies. Dr. and Mrs Patrick were present and assisted in the distribution of the presents.
 Reading and recitations were given with 8 delightful little story from Dr. Pat rick after the grand march and three cheers for Judson, Dr. Patrick read the messages from pupils and teachers in distant cities.
 Two weddings occurred during the week which brought to notice young people in both east and west Perry. Tuesday aft ernoon Miss Matte Lee Pope and MT. Haywood l.. Curb were married near Hopewell in west Perry, and on Wednes- day afternoon the marriage of Miss Jen- nie Estelle Suther and MT. John Mike Oakes occurred at Pine Flat Baptist church in east Perry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27
EUFAULA ENJOYS
 QUIET CHRISTMAS
MAJOR M'DOWELL REMEMBERS
 TOWN OFFICIALS WITH GIFTS
 APPROPRIATE TO THE SEASON. ELks FEED AND cLoTHE MANY.

Eufaula, December 26.-(Special.)-Bus- mess in all lines here went with a merry hum during the holidays. Services were held yesterday at the Catholic and Epis- copal churches and so far as could be learned nothing occurred to mar the pleasure of single citizen or visitor. The dispensary did a large business and succeeded in reducing the stock prepar- atory to closing on December 31. The sales for four days ending Thursday evening will approximate close to s7O00.
 Mayor McDowell was made the recipient of very handsome souvenir of the Christmas season in an appropriate and fitting gift at the hands of the fire de- pertinent, police, city clerk and street overseer Magnanimous in spirit the mayor would not be outdone and in turn presented not only these but every officer of the city neat souvenir of the occa- sion.
 Contemplating the establishment of g. free system of mail delivery here at an early date the city council has appoint ed a committee to look after designating the different streets and numbering the business and residence houses.
 As is their custom the Elks of the city distributed articles of clothing and provis- ions among the poor and destitute of the city yesterday. Citizens also donated liberally to the cause and the organized board of charity saw that none was neglected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27

the one being to whom affection was most due.
 Whether 1t was that night or later, from Rossetti or another, that I heard of a letter in his wifes hand which the poet found on a table by her side-a lettre which no other eyes than his own ever read or saw--I do not dis tinctly remember, and therefore must not definitely say. But assuredly the facts of Rossettis after life seemed to gain a new significance, more tragic meaning. and a deeper pathos from the idea that one way or other he became convinced of self-destruction which came to her broken heart on discover ing that he did not love her.
 Thus the burial of his manuscript in her coffin was plainly saying: This was how I loved you once, for these poems were written to and inspired by you; and if have wronged you since by losing my love for you, the solitary text of them shall go with you to the grave" Thus the sadness and gloom of later days after the poet had re- pented of his sacrifice and the poems had been recovered and published. were clearly showing that Rossetti felt he had won his place among the English poets only by forfeiting the tragic grace and wasting the poignant pathos of his first consuming renunciation. And thus, too the solitude of his last years, with it's sleepless nights and its delusions born of indulgence in the drug, was not the result of morbid breeding over the insults of adverse critics but of peep-seated, if wholly unnecessary sense as of a curse resting on him and on his work, whereof the malignancy of criti- cism was only one of many manifesto tionS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27

the winter wind bowling outside, the fire Slows warm and bright. The kettle is singing merrily on the hob. Mrs. Gum midge' is telling her troubles to 'Danl,' but 'Peggoty,' bright and cheerful is husying herself with mullins and tea tinally-and here's where the tantalizing of the appetite beginS-she puts 'rasher' Of bacon on to broil. And Just about this time you'll kick off your slippers, put on your shoes, and go out and eat 40 cents worth of bacon. Always serves me that way, and I believe you like good break fast bacon well as I do," the speaker continued. If Dickens had only written slices of bacon, it wouldn't affect me quite so much, but always he has q
 rasher' cooking"
 And the speakers eyes pleasurably wan dered far away to that old, snug hulk on Yarmouth beach, about which the bitter wintry winds roared in vain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27
UnofficiaIly Fired.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 A western magazine editor narrated at a Tolstoy birthday dinner in Chicago an interesting story about the great Rus- sian.
 'Tolstoy," he said, "abominates sneaks, spies. He intesely abominated Melikoff, whose treachery and cruelty to the young radical party was scandal even to Rus sia.
 "Melil1off one day. suspecting that & good deal of revolutionary work was go- ing on at Tolstoys estate, visited it un- expectedly.
 Do you come,' said Tolstoy to him, sternly, officially or as a private citizen? If you com eofficially here are my keys. Search Examine everything. You are quite free to do so.
 But Count said Melikoff, believe me, I come to you as a private per son..
 'Tolstoy looked at him in silence. Then calling two stalwart mujiks, he said:
 Here. pitch this man out of the house!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27
Dickens Makes Him Hungry.

From the Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
 q always like Dickens" said an elder ly man on a street car the other even ing, but I like him particularly well at this time of year. Seems to me that, in order to get thoroughly into the Christ mas spirit and atmosphere it's necessary to read Dickens Christmas tales.
 "Only objection I've got to Dickens, the man went on ''is that he nearly all ways makes me hungry, and I've got to hike out to the nearest restaurant and get something to eat"
 His companion was evidently mystihed
 How does he make me hungryY the speaker asked. Well, you just sit down with David Copperfeld' some evening, enter that old hulk of a fishing smack on Yarmouth beach that served as the home of 'Peggoty,' 'Danl,' Mrs. Gummidge,' Ham and Little Emily then listen to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27
Fitzgerald Sues for Damages.

Chicago, December 26.-(Special.) J. George W. Fitzgerald, former asserting teller in the Chicago sub-treasury, to- day filed suit in the superior court through his attorney, Edward L. Litz- inger for $5o,oOo against William Boldenweck, assistant treasurer in charge of the sub treasury. and Herbert F. Young of the Young detective agency. It is supposed the suit Is based upon Fftzgeralds arrest on a charge of stealing $1S3,000 from the sub treas ury. Fitzgerald was afterward &C., quilted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27
Fatal Auto Collision.

Oakland, Cal, December 26.-In col 1ision between an automobile and a train here today one person was per- haps fatally injured and three others were more or less badly hurt. The in jured: Sam Knela, chauffeur, Oakland. condition critical; John Petty, Oak land; MT. and Mrs. J. H. Riley, Berk- ley. The machine was on its way to the hospital, carrying man who had been injured by a trolley car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27
WINTER TOURIST RATES

To Florida, the Gulf Coast and points fin Southern Texas. Tickets are on sale daily until April 30, with final return limit May 31, at very low rates. SPECIAL INCONSISTENCIES RATES To the west and northwest Tickets on sale Dec. 15, good to return until twenty-five days from date of sale. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY RATES--To all points in the Southeastern Pas senger Association. Tickets will be sold Dec. Is. 19. 23, 24, 25. 80, S1 and Jan l. Limited to Jan. 6, at very low rates.
 For any information. please call on or write to P. Sid Jones, D. P. A Both phones SIT, Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27
Yale Alumni Election.

New Haven. Ct. December 26.-Sec- retary Stokes of the Yale corporation has notified the 59 Yale alumni asso- citations and clubs throughout the coun- try that associations with 200 members or more can elect an additional mem Der of the alumni advisory council
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27
CHRISTMAS AT MARION. Judson Girls Who Could Not Go Home
 Have Tree.

Marion, December 26.-(Special) )-Ma- rion has enjoyed the most pleasant Christ mas for many years. An ideal day, no casualties, and but few people seen un- der the influence of whisky A small
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27
Blood Poison Cured

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27

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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-07
FUNERAL OF W. |.
T0MPK|Ns to Be
HELD TOMORROW
Wealthy Harness Manufactures
Died in the Cecil Apartments
After Long Illness.

The funeral of William L. Tompkins,
for years a leading harness manufac-
turer. who died yesterday in his apart
ments In the Cecil, at Belleville and
Third avenues. OF a complication of dis
eases, will be held tomorrow afternoon
and will be private for the family, rela-
tives and most intimate friends. The
arrangements for the funeral are not
completed.
Mr.. Tompkins, who was II years old,
was at his desk in the factory Of the
Tompkins & Vaudeville Harness Com
pany yesterday morning and was seized
with a fainting spell. DR.. John +.
Hager was called, revived him and &C
companied him to, his home. Mr..
Toinpkins then had another attack of
fainting and died at 1 O'Clock. Mr..
is survived by three sons and
n daughter, Mrs. Thomas w. Daw-
son, of Chatham. The sons are Floyd
L., John w. and Frederick S. Tomp-
kins. Mr.. Tompkins was born at Mid
dletown, N. " on November IA, 1887,
came to Newark soon after the Civil
Wa started, engaged with William B.
Kinscy In the manufacture of harness,
and later organized the Tompkins &
Vaudeville Harness Company, of which
he was president. He was a member
OF the Essex Club and was president
of the New Jersey Agricultural Society
just before it was ~disbanded.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-07
DEEP WATERWAYS
PLAN GETS FIRST
BOOST FROM TAFT
National Attention Riveted on
Convention to Further Great
Lakes and Ocean Link Project.
BRYAN WILL ADDRESS
BIG GATHERING TOMORROW
Delegates Inspect One Particular
Route to Get Points in Carry
ing Out Scheme.

CHICAGO, Oct. National atten-
ton was directed to the opening of the
Lake-to-the-Gulf deep waterways con-
vention today when the Democratic and
Republican presidential candidates ar
rived in Chicago preparatory to doing
their part In the gathering toward pro-
noting the deep waterway project that
will link the Great Lakes with the
ocean. William ]. Bryan was greeted
at the Northwestern station by a dele
CATION of officials of the waterways
convention and the Democratic COM
mittee. Two hours later William How
ard Taft received a similar greeting
and was escorted to the convention
hall, where he delivered the first of the
notable speeches that will mark the
three days sessions. Each of the pollti-
cal leaders talked enthusiastically of
the project.
The scenes preceding the tapping of
the gavel by President William X.
Kavanaugh were reminiscent of a a
tional political convention. Every dele
gates seat was filled and the galleries
of the Auditorium Theatre, were
crowded. The ovation to Mr.. Taft
lasted for many minutes.
At the conclusion Of his speech the
candidate left for Galesburg, ILL.,, where
he made a speech before returning to
meet Mr.. Bryan at the banquet of the
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-07
YOUNG GIRL CHOIR
SINGER SUCCUMBS
TO TUBERCULOSIS
Miss Frances E. Wright Dies
After an Illness of Four
Months.

After an illness of our months Miss
Frances e. Wright, youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward l.. Wright, Of
SO Vermont avenue, died at her EAR
ents' home yesterday of tuberculosis.
Miss Wright was 16 years old. She
was a pupil in the Alexander Street
School n a member Of the DeGroot
M. e. Church choir. of Littleton and
South Orange avenues.
Her funeral will take place from her
home Friday afternoon at Q O'Clock, the
services being In charge OF the Rev.
Warren r. Neff. Members Of the De
Groot Church choir will act as pail
bearers, and as a mark OF respect for
the young girl the fag of the Alexan-
der Street School will be at half-mast.
The interment will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Elizabeth. Besides her par
ents the deceased is survived by a SIS
ter, Mrs. John Kali.