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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-02
COTTON IN INDIA.
The Way Il Was Discovered by q Man
Who Was an Observer.

The Way II Was Discovered by q Man
Who Was an Observer.
A remarkable story is told about the
discovery Of the cotton plant in India
some years ago. Two gentlemen were
driving out to dinner near Bombay,
one the host and the other his guest
On both sides Of the road were hedges.
II was getting dark. but the guest
noticed some white stuff on the top Of
the hedges all the way along and at
length told his friend that he thought
It looked like cotton. His friend order
ed the native driver to stop, and the
two Englishmen got down and exam
ined. The guest was right. II was cot
ton Of an extraordinary strong staple.
Both men were cotton experts, and
yet the host. who had driven along the
same road for years. had passed the
cotton without recognizing It The
guest Immediately proceeded to buy
up these hedges. for except them there
were none that be had seen during a
twelve years residence in India.
During his Investigations he discov-
cred that natives often had one or two
cotton trees in their gardens, and the
English club compounds possessed
three or four In different parts Of In
dia, but nowhere except in this Bonn
bay district did he see cotton growing
In such luxuriant abundance.
he bought up every tree and plant
he could, for not single native Euro
pean imagined that It was a cotton
tree that be possessed in his garden
Cotton Age.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-02
Not Business.

Two highland farmers met on their
way to church.
Man." said Donald, 81 wass won
derin' what you will be askin' for yon
bit sheep over at your steadin'"
Man." replied Dougal, 81 wass
thinkin' / wad be wantin 80 shullin's
for that sheep"
II will TAX 1t at that" said Donald,
"hut och, man, Dougal, am awful
surprised az yOp doing business on the
Sawbath."
'Businessr' exclaimed Dousai. Man,
sellin' a sheep like that for 80 shullin's
Is not business at all. It's just char
ty."-Dundee Advertiser
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-02
Moments That Counted.

Bacon's fame is mainly due to books
written in his spare hours while he
was Englands chancellor. Humboldts
days we're so occupied with his busi-
ness that he had to pursue his scien-
tifc labors in the night or early morn
ing. Burns wrote his most beautiful
poems in his spare moments while
working on farm. Grote wrote bis
"History OF Greece" during the odds
and ends Of time snatched from bis
duty as a banker. Moments are the
golden sands of time" II rightly used.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-02
THE FEATHER BED.
u 10 q Poor Thing to Use Either In
Summer or Winter.

| Summer or Winter.
"Few people. even physicians them
selves, seem to know the principal rea-
son why medical science condemns the
use Of feather beds In winter as well
as In summer" said New York ply
sician recently.
ut is because feather beds are high
ly hygroscopic-a rather formidable
word, but one meaning simply that
feathers readily absorb and condense
moisture. The body is constantly
throwing Off waste matter through the
skin and the lungs. The feathers in
the bed will absorb this waste matter
as readily as II will simple atmos-
pheric moisture. The feathers re-
tain the waste matter during the day.
when the bed is cold, even when It Is
aired. unless also warmed by sun
shine during the time II is exposed to
the air.
"At night. when the body Of the
sleeper warns the bed, the feathers
renew their microscopic action and
throw of the waste matter absorbed
the night before. The susceptible body
Of the sleeper is soon surrounded by
dense and highly poisonous atmos-
phere. the accumulative effect Of
which cannot help but be very In
furious.
THE skin. like the lungs. is contln-
ually breathing and is very sensitive
to external influences; hence arises
the need for air baths as well as for
water baths. The entire body should
be exposed to fresh air every day for
as long a time as you can make possi-
bic. and all beds should be thoroughly
ventilated."-New York Times.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-02

1t was at a theater, in Manchester.
The king. aged and infrm, was blessed
with two sons. He was pacing up and
down the stage, with a wearied, trou-
bled look, exclaiming aloud, "On which
Of these my sons shall I bestow my
crownT Immediately came voice
from the gallery, why not 'arf a
crown apiece, guv'por%-London Mail.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-02

When a hen is made sick eating toe
freely Of grass she lays what are
known as grass eggs" Grass eggs
are poor stuff. They have an unpleas-
ant flavor, and the yolk wabbles
around in a weak and watery white
and is green and dull in color. The
term is one applied by Gamblers, who
discover while testing that there is a
pale greenish hue to the eggs and that
they are not at all of the bright, fresh
color that we find in healthy eggs
Baltimore American.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-02
He Had the Name,

She had gone up the scales once, and
then she had gone down the scales.
Then she had done the same thing
over again. after which some one
asked:
an what school of music were you
taught"
Thereupon some one else interrupted
In an undertone:
Judging by the speed. should say
1t was a riding school"
And there were many present who
deemed the sentiment good one.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-02
Her helpful Hint.

The honeymoon had waned, and the
cupboard was bare.
Don't worry, Mabel" said the ro-
mantle husband as he opened the pi-
ano. Remember music is the food Of
love"
But the practical little wife shook
her head
'Tf you really think music is the food
OF love-" she responded, perhaps you'll
step round and get the butcher to give
you a beefsteak for a mere song
London Answers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-02
What He Wanted.

A very baldheaded man went into
the barber shop in the American House
In our town and, Pumping himself
down in the chair. said:
"Hair cut"
Ed, the barber, looked at him a mo-
ment and replied:
"Why, man, you don't need no hair
cut What you want is a shine
Life.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-02
Nav York Life,

The life Of New York seems tragic
matchiehe, a religious can-can, the
maddest blend in all Christendom Of
common sense and lunacy, dignity and
folly, poetry and a furious pogrom
against everything that makes for
beauty.-Cor. Pail Mall Gazette.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-02
Telling Tales.

Unsophisticated Visitor Crying to use
the telephone)-Kitty, what do you say
when you take this thing of the hook
Little Girl-Papa always says. Darn,
you. central. you've given me the
wrong number!"-Chicago Tribune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-02

Prodlgal-Father. have come home
to diel
"Confound you! Haven't you cost
me enough already without adding the
expense Of a funeral"-Life.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-02

Mrs. Wigwag-How is your husband,
Aunt Mandy? Aunt Mandy-Porely,
ma'am. He was gittin' along all right.
but now de doctah done say he got de
valescence. Philadelphil Record
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-02
A Domestic Debate.

"What kept Mrs. Clubleigh at home =
"A discussion of the servant girl
question"
with her clubT
~No; with her girl."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-02
The uaual WAY.
;. nop. what's a rameY

Say, pop, what's raf1eY'
"a rafile, my son, Is where buy
nineteen chances on a diamond ring
and the fellow with one chance wins
it"-Kansas City Star.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-02

Opportunity often knocks, but too
often with a hammer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-02

The hardest thing to win in the
world is your own self respect t ct
Louis lobe-Democrat
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-02

All the news all the time in the
East 0regonian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
REEDER IN TOPEKA.
Says He'll Vote for Cannon If He Is
Caucus Nominee.

Congressman William A. Reeder, who
was reelected in the Sixth district by
the narroweste squeeze he ever. had, and
one of the narrowest in the history of
Kansas congressional fights, was in To-
peka today on business.
Il have the official returns from every
county in the district" said Mr.. Reed
er, land my majority is 279. 1t was a
mighty close contest. 1 am unable to
say what caused the big slump in the
Republican vote. Some people say that
it was because L was against Cannon,
and some say that 1T was because 1 did
not make formal statement of my po-
sition until late in the campaign. The
Republicans of my district are largely
opposed to Cannon for speaker, and I
have taken the position throughout
the campaign that 1 was in favor of
some more progressive Republican.
However, if Cannon is nominated in the
Republican caucus, 1 want to state that
1 won't be found voting for a Demo
crat. .t
Il expect to go to Oregon next week
to join my wife there. I will remain in
Oregon through the month of Novem-
Der and December, and will not go to
Washington until after the holidays.
They do not do much of anything in
congress before the holiday recess any
way.
doc Newman, who used to be your
assistant postmaster here in Topeka,
is making good in his new position as
cashier of the bank at Logan in which
I am interested. He seems to like the
work. and is getting it lined up in
good shape"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
MIR. ROSE LIKES KANSAS.
Trying to Arrange for Purchase of
Lighting Plants.

A NJ Rose. the New York man who
came to Kansas during the campaign as
organizer for National League Republic
can clubs. seems to have fallen in love
with the state. for he came back here to-
day for the purpose of arranging to pur-
chase if possible, the Emporia electric
light plant, and possibly other similar
electric light plants in Kansas and other
western states.
Mr.. Rose is accompanied by Alcott
Payne another New York man interested
in financial affairs. Mr.. Payne is in En-
poria today.
''The plan which we have in mind"
said Mr.. Rose. lis to purchase a dozen
electric light plants, paying from $4,000
TO 100000 a year revenue, consolidate them
under one MANAGEMENT, improve their
EFFICIENCY and develop their business. We
believe that by getting plants located in
suitable. growing towns, we can make
some money through economy in manage
ment and betterment in service to the
public If the plans work out properly;
Mr. Payne and myself may be associated
in this line of work. I will continue to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
NOT IN THE RACE.
Root Denies That He Is a Candidate
for Senator.

Washington. Nov. 9.-Secretary Root
today stated that he is not a candidate
for the New York senatorship to sue
coed Senator Platt. He denied that he
had written a letter to anybody indi-
eating that he was a candidate for that
office.
81 have been put forward as a candi-
date for many positions" said Mr.. Root
today, but the fact is L have taken
no part in such rumors except to deny
them"
Republican National Committeeman
Ward and Speaker Wadsworth of the
New York state assembly had a long
conference with the president today,
the New York senatorship apparently
being the subject of their discussion.
Speaker Wadsworth declared that Pres
ident Roosevelt would keep his hands
off the senatorship matter. Further
than this no visitors would talk. Both
were noncommittal regarding the pro-
liability of Secretary Root being elect
ed to the United States senate. They
declared that there were other candi-
dates.
Secretary Root was also a caller at
the White House.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
GEN. WOOD RETURNS.
He Is Welcomed by the STAFF at
Governors Island. "a

New York, Nov. After long alb
sence as the commanding officer of
the American forces in the Philip
pines and 1atterly as observer of the
German and French army maneuvers,
Major General Leonard Wood, who is
soon to succeed Major General Fred
erick D. Grant as commander of the
department Of the east, arrived here
today on the Holland-American line
steamship Noordam, from Boulogne.
He and Mrs. Wood were welcomed by
the staff at Governors Island and to-
morrow the officers at posts in the
vicinity will give him and General
the officers club on the islands.
Who is to succeed Mr.. Ridgely as
president and Edward Ridgely as
cashier has not been determined.
The National Bank of Commerce,
the largest financial institution in
this part of the southwest failed dur
ing the panic last year with thirty six
lied after several months and w. B.
Ridgely was asked to become its
president. He accepted the offer and
the bank opened in it's new million
and a half dollar building that was in
the course of construction when the
bank failed. Mr.. Ridgely's brother
was made cashier and Fred T. Cults,
formerly of New York and st. Louis
was made vice president Since then
DR. Woods, who in the reorganization
had become merely one of the dfrec-
tors of the bank went quietly to work
buying up the banks stock Today it
was announced he had secured a ma
torfty of the stock and would direct
the appointment of a new president to
succeed Mr.. Ridgely.
Mr.. Ridgely declined today to dis
cuss the matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
PIERCE GAVE BOND.
To Appear in January for Trial in
Texas Court.

HiIlsboro. Tex, Nov. 9.-H. Clay
Pierce arrived here last night from the
north on his private car Mr.. Pierce
retired early and asked to be excused
from seeing newspaper men,
When Mr.. Pierce was seen in his pri-
vate car just after breakfast he APP
peared to be in excellent humor and
said he was not at all apprehensiVe of
the outcome; that he had not in any
way violated any of his obligations as
a lawabiding man or citizen; had vio-
lated no law and was confident that he
would be quickly exonerated. Mr..
Pierce soon after his arrival here went
to the court house and surrendered to
Sheriff Matthews. The district judge
and district attorney agreed on a $2O,-
900 appearance bond for Mr.. Pierce.
The bond had already been signed and
was ready for presentation to the
court, but owing to a slight technical
fty in it's wording it had to be rewrit-
ten.
All the signatures to the bond arc
those of citizens of Texas. They rep
resent an aggregate wealth of three
and a half million dollars. When the
bond had been corrected and sign it
was approved by the court and handed
continued until the January term of
lowing:
George w. Littlefeld, Joseph Male,
Walter Tips, c. W.-Hamby, H. A.
wroe, Chester Trasher, Theodore Lowe,
George L. Hume, P. J. Lawless and A.
J. Eilers.
Mr.. Pierce will return to St. Louis
tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.
The Madison Street Grade Will Be
Lowered.

Al the special meeting of the council to-
night the lowering of the grade of the
street car tracks on Madison street be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets viii be
considered. The records in the city engi-
neer's office reveal the fact that in 1908
a grade was given to the street car peO-
pie for their tracks at this point. so IL a
change is made in the grade 1t will have
to be done at the expense of the city.
The present engineers estimates places
the cost for this change of grade at about
$3.50.
Two petitions were filed with the city
clerk today as follows: Harrison street,
Second to Third street. 30 feet wide. ten
to Seventeenth street. six signers. Both
petitions call for brick pavement There
hands of the streets and walks commit
tee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
ROYCE NAMES MORSE.
PhilIipsburg Man VIII Take Charge of
Arkansas City Bank.

John Q. Royce, state bank COM
mission, performed his last official act
today by appointing J. r. Morse OF
Phillipsburg as special deputy to take
charge of the Citizens & Farmers
bank at Arkansas City, which was
found to be $4,000 short on account
of bad loans to the Wells Produce
charge of by the state department
several days ago, and W. T. Bates,
regular deputy, placed in charge
Mr.. Morse is president of the
Phillips County State bank, and has
been a banker for 80 years He Will
not resign his position with the
Phillipsburg bank, but viii hold IL
during the time he is Strengthening
out the Arkansas City tangle.
state appoints a special deputy bank
examiner on regular salary to WIND
up closed banks, and the law gives
three months for this work This sys-
tenn saves an expensive and ted1ouS
receivership The bank is wound up
in three months, and the depositors
paid off as far as the assets Will per-
NIT.
on November TO-. Mr.. ROyce's re-
signation as state bank commissioner
takes effect, and he says:
81 appointed Mr.. Morse because l
believe he will be fine man to handle
this work, and because wanted to
get this bank wound up in the best
shape possible. 1t is my last official
act and I wanted it to be my best.
Many applications for the position of
special deputy were received from
Arkansas City people, but I wanted an
to act absolutely without prejudice,
fear 9NOr''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
SUES CHARLES COOPER.
Father of Virgie Settler Asks for
$1,000 for Daughters Ruin.

William Settler, father of Virgie Self
ger the 13-year-old Silver Lake girl all
legged to have been criminally assaulted
by Charles Cooper, has filed suit against
Cooper for 81 900 on the grounds that
the girl, through the acts of Cooper,
has been incapacitated for service in
the telephone exchange. The girl was
one of the bread-winners of the Settler
family, and took care of the switch
board at the Silver Lake central The
girl is now in a condition which pre-
cludes her from work, and Cooper the
man who narrowly escaped lynching
last Friday when his preliminary hear
ing was held, is charged with the crime
and held in default of $4,000 bail. Pa
pers in the damage suit We're served
on Cooper in the county Jail. at Gas
Saturday evening, and the officers were
directed to attach small pool hall in
Silver Lake, owned by the defendant.
Cooper says that he has already given
GaIen Nichols, his attorney, a mort
gage on the property, to insure attor-
ney fee in his criminal case.
Cooper has little to say about the
criminal action, except to insist that
he is innocent of the crime. He de-
clared Sunday that should he succeed
in giving bond, he would return at
once to Silver Lake. A number of Sill
yer Lakers are of the opinion that he
would find that locality anything but
health resort
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
MIR. CURNICK Is COMING.
VIII Take Charge of Construction
Work on Southwestern.

A telegram has been received at the
headquarters of the Topeka & South
western railroad in the Mulvane build
ing announcing that J. F. Curnick
treasurer Of the construction company
and personal representative of Lam
precht Brothers & Company Of New
York. will be in Topeka Thursday Mr.
Curnick will come to Topeka for the
purpose of assuming control of the
work of the construction company and
will remain in the city for a number
of weeks if necessary and perhaps un-
til the line is completed
d. j. Griffith, who has the contract
for a considerable portion of the grad
ing, arrived in Topeka Saturday and
will remain for some time, at any rate
until he has had an opportunity to talk
over the grading and construction
plans with Mr.. Curnick. Everything
seems to be in ship shape with the
Topeka & Southwestern said Mr.
Griffith, land Mr.. Curnick's visit to
Topeka indicates that some interesting
developments may be expected We
have over 100 teams available for inn
mediate work and we will place them
on the grade as soon as We can secure
men for the outfits. Thirty-five teams
have been at work for almost two
weeks and three grading camps have
been established along the line
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
DATE FOR HAMS CASE.
T. jenkins VIII Be Arraigned for Trial
December IA.

New York, Nov. Captain Peter
c. Hams, Jr., and his brother, Thorn
ton jenkins Hams, under indictment
charged with the murder of William
E. Annis at the Bayside Yacht club, on
August Is, were taken from the Jail
in Long Island City today to court at
Flushing, L. 7. to appear before Judge
ASpinwall, by whom a date for their
trial was to be set.
Today's hearing was postponed from
last Monday, at which time counsel
for the defense submitted afidavits of
expert alienists in which it was de-
cIared that Captain Hams was not in
a fit mental condition to take part in
trial and that three witnesses whose
testimony was desired by the defense
were on a United States transport at
Honolulu, and could not reach here
for several weeks.
Judge AspinwalI said that so far as
he could see the mental condition of
Captain Hams had no bearing on the
case so for as a postponement of the
postponed his decision to afford Dis
trfct Attorney Darrin an opportunity
to go over the affidavits.
Counsel for the Hams brothers in
formed the court that the transport
bringing their witnesses would not ar
rive until January 1, and asked that
the trial of T. Jenkens Hams be post
poned until that month. The district
attorney objected and stated that the
transport would arrive on November
set the trial of T. Jenkins Hams for
December IA, so that it would take
place within the term of Office of the
present district attorney. No date
was fixed for the trial of Captain
Hams. Captain Hams sat with bowed
brother was in animated conversation
with his counsel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
LOCAL MENTION.

An adjourned meeting of the city
| council will be held this evening when
| a number of matters of Importance
| Will be discussed.
DR.. S. Temple, Osteopath 735 Kansas
| ave. Ind. 1912. Res. STA Bell 1885.
The Willard w. c. T. U. will meet
with Mrs. Dane, Ills Clay street, Tues
| day afternoon.
Edward F. Huling of the Atchison
Saddlery Co. is visiting his father, A.
F. Hulng. Mr.. HuHng has recently
moved from Chicago.
'''Myl MY! What on earth would I
do without my Independent phone %
said a Topeka lady yesterday. 'I
order my groceries, talk with my
friends, direct my affairs as an
never be out in stormy weather Isn't
It q blessing"
The Brotherhood of the Third Pres
byterian church will meet tonight and
will be addressed by Clad Hamilton.
D. G. Scott, the negro who was Gus
todian of the Association park last sea-
son, has sued Dick Cooley for $3.50,
which he alleges Cooley owes him as
wages. The suit was filed in the court
of Topeka today. Cooley says he has
cancelled checks to show that he paid
Scott in full
A poor impression is never left,
when you hand your friend a Rose
Tint cigar. They possess a greater
amount of real tobacco quality than
any other five cent cigar.
The only case set for hearing in dis
trlct court today was the civil action
or Brubaker against the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company. The case was
dismissed, and the jury excused until
tuesday morning.
A meeting of the Topeka Advertis-
ing club will be held at the roof
garden on the National hotel Tuesday
noon The talent on the programme
Will comprise Mrs. Annie L Diggs of
Kansas City, Mrs. Lee Monroe editor
Marie Nellis. Miss Efie Graham of
the Topeka high school fraternity.
After breakfast, luncheon and sup
per smoke one of Eagles famous Rose
INT cigars You'll find perfect con-
tentment in their pleasant aroma and
satisfying taste.