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The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-06-25

'oooDBy. DEAR" HE SAID BRoKENLy
half teasing. half loving. Rut she hard.
encd her heart ana replied coldly:
only this. Aubrey Bowdcn that |
don't wish to know for the future
where YOU go or what you do After
the outrageous way you acted Tuesday
rrci ing. going away and leaving me
alone for half an hour ut the theatcr
while YOU tliricd with that odlous Bella
Wicr. I've decided that I do not wish
You 10 call here any morc.''
The pale rose In her cheek had deep
cncd 10 carnation.
"oh. ! say. Rccdar He laughed
protestingly and took n step forward
You don't mean that. you know. I
was not gone more than ten minutes
! used 10 20 TO school with Bella wier.
And hadn't see her for more than
year"
"You may see her as often as you
desire after this," said Reeda slgnifi.
cantly.
There was no smile in the young fel.
lows handsome eyes now.
"Recda." he said quietly. look at
me!'
He was beside her. She felt herself
forced TO obey that grave command.
She lifted 10 his face her gray. black
fringed eyes. tilled with sullenness
foreign to them.
Say you don't mean to break with
me for such trifc." he pleaded.
why. love you. Reeda. You know
that"
Il have nothing TO reconsider" She
never knew aftcrward how she man
aged TO enunciate the cruel words. II
want you 10 20 away and never come
TO see me again"
For one brcathlcss moment they
stood looking into each others eyes.
And there was that In his face that
dumbly reproachcd her. Before she
could bring herself 10 make retrac-
tion he was striding 10 the door.
"Goodby. dear." he said brokenly.
II hope
The sentence trailed OF into silence.
and he was gone.
The girl stood staring at the closed
door. II looked like the door Of fate
itseif-shut fast In her face. She saw
IL through a gush Of belated. futile
tears.
The day wore on-a dull. wretched.
simless day. She could settle to moth /
ing. Every object brought some men,
ory connected with the man she had
sent out Of her life.
When she dressed for the evening
she found herself selecting the gown
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-06-25
A Faithful Dog.

Many hundred years ago there lived
at Athens dog whose faithfulncss
has caused him to be mentioned In
history. and In the Grecian city his
story Is often repeated.
The dog guarded one of the heather
temples at Athens. One night thief
stole into this building and carried of
some of the most valuable treasures
The dog vainly barkcd his loudcst to
frighten the thief and to rouse the
keepers as the man went off with the
jewels. But the faithful dog did not
mean to lose sight OF the rascal. and
all through the night he followed him.
BY daybreak the poor animal had
become very weary. but still he kept
the robber In sight. The latter tried to
feed him. but as he made friends with
the passersby he took IL from them
instead. Whenever the thief stopped
to rest the dog remained near him. and
soon report went through the coun.
try Of the animals strange behavior.
The keepers of the temple. hearing
the story. went IN search of the dog.
and th"y found him still Mt the heels
of the thief at town called Cronyon.
The robbcr was arrested. taken back
TO Athens and there punished. The
judges were so pleased with the dogs
sagacity and fnithfulness that they
ordered him to he fed every day for
the rest Of his life ut the public ex-
pense
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-06-25
HER REBEL HEART.
An Incident That Brought It Into
Loving Submission.
BY ALEXANDRA oAoMAR.
copyrighted. 1909. by Associated Literary
Press.

Copyrighted. 1903. by Associated Literar,
Press
oh. l spoke once. and grieved thee sore
remember all that ! said!
Jean Ingelow
"Oh. It's you!" commented Reeda un
graciously.
She looked up from the basin OF
soapsuds on the dining room table
She was washing her grcat.grandmoth,
er's belleek-a task which she was
averse tn lntrusting to hands less care.
fui than Ter own. lnwardly she was
meditating the reprimand she would
bestow upon Janet for permitting this
particular visitor to enter unannounced.
You don't appear overwhelmingly
glad to see me" returned Aubrey Bow.
den.
She sent him swift glance-one of
obvious annoyance He was standing
In the doorway. Tall. athletic. In his
leather coat. corduroy knickerbockerS
and high rubber boots. she was forced
To admit that he made gallant figure
But she dropped her eyes and went
on with her task.
Not so Aubrey BOwdcn. lie kept his
gaze fastened upon hcr--a gaze ut once
whimsical and adorlng. Certainly she
looked extremely pretty. her blue morn.
Ing gown envcloped In n blue apron.
her sleeves rolled up over the bcwitch.
Ing dimples In the elbows. n flicker OF
angry color showing through the fair
ness OF her cheek.
Bowdcn made fresh conversational
plunge.
I'm going down TO the KankakCr
marshes shooting" he said There
are lot of the fellows gGing-iny
cousin. Andrew. aud some more
lteeda." quizzically. as she still pvlnccd
no sign Of interest. aren't you goin.
TO wish me good sport? came SIX
blocks out Of my way TO tell you
abou: IT,"
She found II hard to resist him wher
his voice had that husky note IN IL
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-06-25
ENoluticn.

Johnny was spelling his way through
a marriage notice In the morning pa.
per.
AT high noon." he read. ''the clergy.
man took his stand beneath the Coral
bell. and to the music Of the wedding
march the eontradicting parties moved
down the
Not 'contradlc;ing.' Johnny" inter.
rupted bis elder sister-"contracting .
Well" stoutly contended Johnny.
they'll be contradicting parties af,er
awhile. Youths Companion.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-06-25
ECHO WANTS

A first-class cement block manu-
facturer.
A candy factory.
Planning mill.
Electric lights.
Sash and door factory.
Building and loan organization.
Cigar factory.
Cheese factory.
Broom factory.
Sugar factory.
Canning factory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-09

a poet in their own home. The Amer ican people will not stand for poet with the slanderous pen, nor will 1t accept his version of the English pre- mier's wife and daughter when no facts are presented to support it.
 The methods of advertising are Varl- ous. Some of them are not over nice' but none of them justify MT. Watsons plans. A poet should be a gentleman even if he must be eccentric in some respects. Chiyalry, and even decency. cannot be abolished in any such rude way, and MT. Watson will find that he has carried his advertising scheme to country that will not buy for that reason his new volume.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-09
The Eye.
From the Boston Globe.

From the Boston Globe.
 There IS no surer giveaway Of age or indicator of i'll health than the eye. Many & woman who has a soul above re- proach has eyes that show her body to be all wrong.
 If one is fatigued, Is overfond of eat ing, is a night owl, or is overstrained, the eye will be dull, heavy and lifeless. Above all, the eye is the sign of physical upheavals
 When the eye is not bright and clear, especially if 1t looks puffy or has that "sick look" keep a sharp watch for your health. It may be only biliousness. but It may also be kidney trouble or interhai disarrangement. Whatever the cause It is time to discover it.
 There is far wiser plan than 10 .ahe any hing to keep the eyes bright ihele are women so foolish as to eat arsehic under the impression that 1t will brighten their eyes It will also ruin their nerves, weaken their heart. and may eseh'ua"' mean invalidism for life.
 Even more foolish is 1t to put drops III the eyes to give them precious possession. Never use anything in the eye wiihou' consulting an oculist.
 Should the eyes feel heavy they may often be freshened by bathing wiIh weak salt water. either hot or cold. ms oNn do no harm and by relieving straineu conditions will freauently improve the lustre. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-09
Remember the Destitute Little Ones

The man or woman who can be a Santa Claus to some poor child is the one who perhaps feels in the deepest sense the Christmas spirit The joy of giving is the very essence of the Christmas season, and that joy is pro- portionate to the joy in the receipt of a Christmas gift. The forlorn and lonely child should be sought-the un- fortunate child of the poverty stricken the shut-ins in short.
 Gifts among the fortunate need not be abolished There is no occasion for that. But let those gifts be sweet ened by other gifts to the unfortunate. The aged and the invalids should not be overlooked. but after all the finest spirit of Christmas is reached when
 gifts are provided for the little chil-
 dren of the poor.
 Nor can any one plead ignorance of the poor, for our hospitals and homes and the Salvation Army stand ready to carry any gifts you may desire to make to the very poor. Our noble charity workers are in touch with the world of unfortunates, and they stand ready to make you Santa Claus to some
 poor child.
 All cannot give dollars, but very
 many can give dimes to carry joy among the careworn children and waifs of the city. Let us make a gen eral effort this year to see that every child shares in the Christmas joy. That is the true way to celebrate 1 Christmas. That is the way to secure
 in the sweetest possible manner re-
 alization of the Santa Claus legend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-09
WIDOWS GOOD AND BAD

by Pope Gregory I. Those were the days of miracles. and of her it is told that when paid spy opened the basket which she was carrying to poor pensioner the basket was found to contain nothing but roses. So one royal widow rose to the ranks of sainthood.
 And others have passed through their need of sadness and self-abatement Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles l., had 20 years of a tragic widowhood. Born a kings daughter, at Is she became the of king, and in those days owned wit beauty and briliance. But later on. as widow, she was known as La Reine Malheureuse," and has been described by Pepys as "a very little, plain old woman" Of her it may be truly said: "Sic transit gloria mundi." Indeed sorrow seems to haunt the foot steps of many widows. mainly those who have worn a crown or have been in any way connected with royalty. Of these latter may be mentioned Mrs. Fitzherbert and also Josephine Beauharnais, the widow who became the wife of Napoleon l., and was for short time Empress of the French. As regards Mrs. Fitz- herbert. every one may not know that when she married George ". she had al- ready been twice a widow, and that her first husband was a MT. Weld of Lul- worth.
 Modern times have shown us several royal widows of light and leading. First among these comes our own Queen Vic- toria of immortal memory. She was a woman who set her mark on a century and united a will of iron and fine in- tellect with warm heart and taste for domestic ideals.
 Then the Empress Eugenie. that Lady of Sorrows" affords another instance of ''sic transit," etc., and of the sadness of widowed womanhood. Her portrait, by Winterhalter. was on view lately in the exhibition of fair women at the New Gallery. And this picture of youthful beauty, daintily dressed and crowned with diamonds, makes a painful contrast to the worn face and black-robed form that we see at Cap Martin or at her English home. Queen Christine of Spain is an- other notable widow, who ruled her coun- try as regent with marked success for IS years, and yet another Is the Em- press Marie of Russia, sister to Queen Alexandra, and who is a woman of much charm and marked individuality. Among royal princesses are those faith ful widows. the Duchess of Albany end Princess Henry of Battenberg. By the way. Princess Henry. after her bereave- ment wrote book of meditations suited to those in mourning. This was first printed for private circulation only. but an authorized edition has since appeared in Germany, to which is simply append ed the signature ''B von B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-09
THE COCAINE HABIT.
Dundee Advertiser.

From the Dundee AdvertfSer.
 The cocaine habit seems to be spreading in Canada. Sometimes 1t is used in the shape of a solution of the crystalline form with some other ingredients, and in- jected by means of a hypodermic syringe. It is also taken or eaten in the form of pills. These two methods are not so common as the simpler way of taking it as snuff. In this case the pure cocaine crystals are crushed to a powder in c mortar, and in this form 1t is retailed. A small quantity of the powder is shaken on the back of the hand and then inhaled through the nose. The end of indulgence is physical wreckage. Those who deal in cocaine and act as agents between the druggists and the user are termed ''snow birds" The men who sell the cocaine to the unfortunate victims of the habit are called 'peddlers,' and the profits they make are considerable. A vial which they can buy for $1 is made into as many as two dozen packages, each containing enough cocaine for couple of doses, and these sell for 25 cents each. Not con- tent with this profit, some of the peddlers adulterate the contents of their packages, 'boracic acid being principally used for this purpose The authorities in Toronto are said to be doing all they can to stop the illegal trade in cocaine. but the vic tins of the drug are so cunning that pre- vention is a very difficult matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-09
Industrial Improvement.

No one is in better position to ob- serve financial ana industrial improve ment," said R. W. Sydner of the Gary Ensley Land company, than real es- tate man. And conditions in the Bir- mingham district show a wonderful im- provement in our line. We opened up Gary -Ensley and started selling lots No vember 1. Since that time we have sold 139. Whether 1t is because We are in the center of the vast development work being done by the Tennessee company or whether we sold the lots too cheap, we certainly have convincing proof that the people are showing more confidence in Birmingham real estate now than they have for some time past"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-09
Eedaral Demonstration Farms

Conlptroller General Wright of Geor- gia recently showed that lands in south Georgia have advanced in 10 years marvelously. Beginning at about s2. 50 an acre cultivateable lands in that section are now worth not less than S25 an acre, and many a farm is held at $50 an acre. What is true of south Georgia is true to great extent of every other part of the cotton belt. Farm lands are rising annually in value, but they have long way to go before their values are equal to lands in the middle west.
 If the south would pay more atten- tion to the demonstration farms that the government is establishing here and there in this section of the country values of farm lands would rise rapid ly throughout the cotton belt. This climate and this soil have never been fully utilized The demonstration farms aim to do this, and the best hope of the south is really tied up in these farms. Three-quarters of the south is untitled, not including swamp lands or other lands that cannot be cultivated. Only one acre in four is cultivated. Does not this mean that demonstration farm is needed in every beat? Fortunate is the district that can secure one, and much more for tunate is the district that will heed one after it has secured it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-09
Another Standard Oil Decision

The effort to convict the Standard Oil in the person of H. Clay Pierce Of false swearing has broken down in Texas court sitting at Austin. Alter holding that statements made before woman notary are fully as binding as if made before a man, the judge be- fore whom the case was tried held that the defendant could not be convicted in Texas of false swearing on testi- mony presented in Missouri. In other words. that false swearing in Missouri Is not false swearing in Texas. This soon ended the case, and a verdict or not guilty turned the defendant loose after years of prosecution. The head of the Standard oil in Texas is thus relieved in a legal sense if he be not in a broad moral sense.
 The Standard Oil got rid of the $2s,- 100000 fine imposed by Judge Landis, and the acquittal of MT. Pierce is victory almost equal to it. The Stan dard Oil has, however, a case Tn the supreme court of the United States which goes to it's vitals, and it cannot we'll feel that it is in a bombproof while a decision assailing its entire makeup stands unreyersed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-09
William WatSon'S SlanderouS Pen

Mrs. Asquith, the wife of the pre-. mier of England, and the premiers daughter, Miss Violet Asquith, had en- tertained William Watson, poet of England, and all at once without any known provocation whatever MT. Wat son gave to the world the poem. s'Woman With the Serpent's Tongue" |" Since his arrival in this country he has announced that it represents a com bination of mother and daughter who had entertained him over the tea table in London. His violation of the rules of hospitality in his vitriolic poem Is not justified by anything that he has presented Especially does he fail to make known anything objectionable on Miss Asquith's pact.
 This entire matter seems to consist in an attempt on Watson's part and particularly on the part of his pub fishers to turn volume of poems, just published, into a best seller. In this volume appears the poem in question, and Watson has been brought to this country in order to promote the sales of his new volume. The creation of B sensation and the publication of it in this country are the methods em- ployed.
 No one questions the beauty of many of MT. Watson's poems but very many will question an advertising pro- eramme that assails two excellent women while engaged in entertaining
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-09
Next Year to Be Greatest.

From business point of view next year will be the greatest in the south s history" said w. A. Chenoweth, the we'll known hardware man. 'I say this with confidence because everybody says that 1910 will be a record year and because everybody is preparing for it.
 "I have just completed a trip through my territory from Virginia to Texas and I found conditions good everywhere. The merchants without exception are optimis- tic and are preparing to lay in large stocks. For some months past Texas was in bad business shape on account of the unusual drouth; but today everybody in that state is buoyant and is feeling sure of high water mark prosperity in 1e10.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-09
THE REACTION IN ALABAMA.

From the Washington Post.
 No election in the south in recent years has been subjected to so close an analy- sis as the one held in Alabama the other day, resulting in the decisive defeat of an amendment writing prohibition into the state constitution. Both sides seek to ascertain if the reaction means the re- turn of the saloons. That the result was heavy blow to the policy of the ex- tremists is everywhere admitted, but in respect to the present temper of the people as to future legislation dealing with the liquor traffic there is wide di- vergence of opinion. The vote was the largest boiled in the history of the state, and the widespread interest in the result is reflected in the 600 congratulatory mes- sages received at anti-prohibition head quarters from all parts of the country, including one from Henry watterson, congratulating the state on the return ing sanity of the people,"
 Senator Johnson analyses the result as meaning that the men of Alabama do not wish to write into their constitution
  have expressly reserved" This is equiv- alent to saying that the spirit of the old south is preserved in the new south, and that the people will remain conservative against new and alien methods Senator Banlhead expresses the opinion that the defeat of the amendment does not mean the surrender of any interest that will prove inimical to the mortal status of the people. The senator says the effect will be seen in a great impetus to business, in the development of the states natural resources, which will in time make Ala bama the richest and most prosperous of states. Business men in the cities ex- press satisfaction, and predict that a great deal of northern capital which has been tinid for two or three years will now return for investment.
 The prohibitionists do not feel that the result was rebuke to drastic measures. | but attribute it to special causes, namely. l desire to repudiate Governor Conner and ! the legislature, disapproval of women at | the polls and.t the activity of the preacher in politics. Chairman Jackson of the ! amendment campaign committee said the friends of prohibition have no reason to feel discouraged; that Alabama will con- tinue prohibition state, and that the next great fight will be to prevent the liquor forces from electing the next gov ernor and legislature.
 The next battlefield in the south will be laid in Arkansas, with statewide prohi- bition as the issue. Until now the liquor l interests have felt much concern, SO strongly had the tide been running 1 against them elsewhere, but since the Alabama election they have picked up courage and confidence, and will bitterly dispute the ground. Prohibition Is to be fought out in Texas also next summer and MT. Bryan. who is feeling his way to- ward a declaration for national prohibi- tion as the paramount issue in 1912, is al- ready on the ground, with the view. it |, is said. of taking a hand in the cam | paign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-09
Sugar lTuSl frauds

The appalling frauds in duties on sugar cover the entire history of the republican party These frauds have been going on ever since the war, ald 1t Is but natural in that party to desire to confine the scandal to present-day officials. Even President Taft asks ln his annual message Congress to let the subject alone "at present while the government is prosecuting the wrongdoers Thus far the government tai prosecutions extend to a few un- derlings only. No effort has apparent. ly been made to bring to punishment the men responsible for the gigantic frauds that are of nearly 50 years standing.
 In pursuance of the government policy Speaker Cannon has begun to pigeonholn all resolutions calling for 8 congressional investigation of the sugar frauds by referring them to his committee on rules. Congressman Campbell of Kansas, republican, is the author of one of these resolutions, and he says there is a mass of testi- mony to be had bearing upon frauds in the customs service which would Le irrelevant in a lawsuit. but which should be laid before the country. This means of congressional inquiry only.
 Cannonism and the administration are endeavoring to confne the scandal to recent frauds. They hope in that way to minimize the responsibility of the republican party in connection with these frauds, and powerful influences are no doubt at work to keep this man or that out of the penitentiary.
 An investigation by committee ap- pointed throughout by Cannonism and Aldrichism would be farcical. The ma chine is in the saddle, and it is pretty safe to say that everything possible will be done to keep the sugar frauds from becoming an overpowering national scandal The public" says the New York World, fails to perceive that any decisive victory has been won against the trusts and corporations. L. spite of court decisions, trusts continue to do 8 very profitable business. In spite of laws to regulate freight rates, freight rates have increased rather than diminished The tariff is revised ostensibly for the benefit of the con- sumer, but the cost of living steadily increases"