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fine for breaking any one of the rules is 10 cents."
 And what are they going to do with the money, erect a memorial or give 1t to an orphans home?"
 "Neither. They are going to buy silk stockings and give them to the woman who has broken the rules the fewest number of times"
 How shockingl
 "Grandmother says" observed Bettina. 'that in her day there were lots of girls who wouldn't even get married in Lent, but I guess that kind would be hard to find now, because when girl gets asked she doesn't think much about the season. And when I said this to grandmother, she said, 'Bettina, I'm afraid this is a very wicked world now adays. Few there be- who wear sack cloth and ashes; few deny themselves anything few there be that fast, Nun- less from things that interfere with their digestions and it Is miserable and wick i, ed world, I fear
 "Grandmother Is certainly very know ing, and I couldn't make much defense as I am of the world, worldly and as she hit the nail on the head I inwardly, winced-for I am afraid I am among the culprits. But at least I am trying; and yet I am off to Palm Beach tomorrow, girls, and how could I fast in one of MT. Flaglers beautiful hotels?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
Character by the Hair.

Hands. feet, eyes, f1ngers-all have been used as delineators of character. And now it Is the turn of the hair.
 Dull black hair is said to denote jealous disposition and tendency to treachery
 The lighter the color of the hair the more sensitive Is the owner to criticism and the more quick to feel real or fancied injuries.
 The possessor of brown hair of a good deep color and firm texture is usually distinguished by good judgment, good reasoning power and plenty of common sense.
 Women with red hair though some- times too impulsive and outspoken, are. as rule, truthful and honest. with fair common sense. They are usually the brightest, sunniest and gentlest of nor tals.
 A woman with straight and 'unyield-
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man who asks for it. Some men boast of their picture galleries of pretty women, and have no shame in rattling off their names to all their friends, making coarse comments and rude Jests about them, and bragging of the con- quests which each photograph repre- sents.
 True, the men who would do this are undesirable friends; but does not nearly every girl meet undesirable people un- der the gulse of respectabilty7 It would certainly be much pleasanter if We could trust everybody who appears trust worthy, but we have learned by example that 1t Is impossible.
 Err on the safe side then, and, until you know a man thoroughly, and feel that his expressed desire for your pho tograph Is a result of sincere interest do not be persuaded into giving him one.
 It is mistake to imagine that a photo can of itself inspire love, as some girls fondly imagine.
 An honorable man asks for your pho- tograph because he cares for you, and because he expects to find comfort and inspiration from it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
Under the Yoke.

I cannot wear the old clothes wore last Spring, alack! Because my wastband now has crept Quite halfway up my backI And as for sleeves, more dolorous Than ever is my song Whereas they have been full and short, Today they're small and long! Fen ones anatomy is not Exempt from sudden change; We take on flesh, or cast it off, - In manner passing strange! Dame Fashion says You must be fat, Or svelte, or quaintly lean, More Bottioelli-like-" and lol No other type is seenl Oh. Mother Eve, why did not you Withstand the serpent's wiles? Then we, your daughters, had not known This curse of varying styles!
 -Mazie V. Caruthers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
When Love Is Dead.

The hardest lesson a girl ever has to learn Is that she can't rekndle the dy- ing flames of mans love.
 Nine times out of ten when mans love for one girl dies 1t is because an- other girl has come into his life
 It is far, far better not to try to hold 8 man when your Instinct tells you that his love has grown cold. He will not stay, nothing can keep him, and if he makes a pretence of loving you, that Is worst of all Surely you would not hold him when you know he is longing to be free? Let him go; 1t will hurt desperate 1y for while, but it Is better to send him away than to have him run away.
 Half the time he is not the right man for you, anyway. Fate has something far better in store for you, and some day you will realize the fact.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
Dogs as Favors.

Outdoing most of the queer things that have been done at society dinners and coming out parties, it is asserted on good auth ority that the favors at a fashiona ble New York cotillion recently were gold cigarette cases and cute lit- tie Pomeranian dogs. Up to a late hour none of the guests were seen com ing out of the Plaza hotel, where the dance was held, with any of the squealing puppies, but probably the re- cipients thought it would be better to leave animals in the hotel until the morning. One of the guests said all the dogs were tagged, and there would be no harsh words about ownership. As to the gold cigarette cases, scores of the men guests were seen drawing hem proudly from their waistcoat pockets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
When Mir. Taft Was a Poet.

Very few persons know that President Taft has ever written poetry Most peo- pie have an idea that a poet is a lean, long-haired creature who looks as if he had lost his last friend. The genial President appears too well fed to be & rider of the steed Pegasus. But
 Once, before the world had heard about MT. Taft, he made @ visit to the home of a favorite aunt in Iowa, who knew not of his courtship of the muse. When he had told his beloved relative 'how all the folk were and answered her one hundred and one questions, and dined with es- pecial attention to the fatted calf. he proudly took from his pocket a couple of clippings from the newspaper which had printed his ''soul songs." He admits the verses were clever.
 The aunt of the future great statesman read them diligently.
 will" she asked simply, "do they print those things for nothing if you send them in?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
Fatalism Fallible.

Nothing can be more absurd than to hope for the definitive trilmph of any philosophy which should refuse to legit- imate and to legitimate in an emphatic manner, the most powerful of our emo tional and practical tendencies. Fatalism, whose solving word in all crises of be- havior is "All striving is vain," will never reign supreme, for the impulse to take life strivingly Is indestruotible in the race. Moral creeds which speak to that impulse will be widely successful in spite of inconsistence, vaguepess and shadowy determination of expectancy Man needs a rule for his will and will invent one If one be not given him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
Petticoat Power.

First, mankind this planet seized, Ran it any way he pleased. Just as lonesome man was he, Had no Soul Affini-tee.' Woman came and took the place He accorded through his grace. In his power she staid awhile Having no idea of Style Then one day-no matter when Something happened to the men, Women, one and all, arose, Togged themselves In Paris clothes. Ever since that fatal day Maphood's power has ebbed away. Now as everybody notes, Men are ruled by Pettlcoats.
 -Lurana w. Sheldon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
The Young Girl.

Don't have clapdestlne acquaintances.
 Don't read secretly books which you wnuld not let your other see.
 Don't be too fond of taking your own pleasure.
 Don't if your home life is rather re- stricted grow discontented and envy those daughters who are obliged to be out in the world.
 Don't talk over" your parents with your girl friends.
 Don't fail to do all you can to serve your mother. Don't ever speak pettishly to your father or mother, or consider any man ners good enough for home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
To Look Well Dressed.

A woman to be we'll dressed must first of all be exquisitey neat and clean. Her clothing may not always be of the hand somest, but there is something in the way in which she puts on her clothes, in her careful attention to detail, that marks her as the well-dressed woman. Even though others outshine her in the cost liness of their attire there is something so fresh and unsullied in her appearance that she has a greater charm than her more expensively dressed sisters. The neat woman never neglects her daily bath; she pays scruplous attention to her hair and teeth and nails.
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Dolly's Dialogues.

come, wonder?
 well, if hers Is like mine. it would be like dressing in a berth on 9. sleep ing car.''
 A very bright woman of my acquaint- ance had in her employ maid who wor- ried her very much by standing around with her mouth open.
 One day as the maid was serving lunch con, her mouth open as usual, and her mistress said
 Bridget, your mouth is open"
 "Yessum,'' replied the maid. T opened it''
 what did you get with your new sub scription to McSwats Magazine?'
 "A God Bless Our Home motto, a Merry Widow hat a kitchen range, a rainy day skirt, a picture of Edward Home Journal Box Crossing the Dela- ware, a bottle of Finnegin's oil of Joy, three copies of Three Weeks' Gone for each week., an ice pick, and they arc going to send me to the next exposition thrown in"
 Isn't it funny thing that while you frequently see a grass widow who Is blue, you scarcely ever see one who is green?'N
 
 Good women, like good roads, are made to be walked over.
 Some queer advertisements,
 FOR SALE-A mattress by a young lady stuffed with feathers.
 Widow in comfortable circumstances wishes to marry two sons.
 Annual sale now on; don't go elsewhere to be cheated; come in here.
 LOST-An umbrella belonging to a gen. tleman with bent rib and bone handle.
 WANTED-A boy to wash dishes and chambermaid.
 MT. B'urrier begs to announce that he will make up muffs, stoles, capes and coats for ladies out of their own skins.
 FOR RENT-An airy bed room for gen. tlemen 22 feet long. and Il feet wide.
 LOST-A watch by blonde lady with Swiss movements.
 WANTED-Washing by two old maids.
 Bull dog for sale; will eat anything; very fond of children.
 WANTED-By a respectable girl her passage to New York: willing to take care of children and good sailor.
 A lady wants to sell her piano as she is going abroad in strong iron frame.
 Some one was asked once upon a time to suggest an appropriate epitah for the late Robert G. Ingersoll. The simple tn- scription Robert Burns was the re- suit
 Mir. Stutterer-'M-m--m- B-b-b-lank w-w-w-on't you g-g-g-ive m-m-m-e 15 n-m-inutees, s-s-o 1 can have f-f-ive m-m-inutes conversation w-w-ith y-yo-u-u?
 The Modern Mrs. Malaprop-"Youc can just put that hat back in the box for wouldn't wear anything named after that horrible murderess, Charlotte Cordu- roy"
 Do you think that clothes make the man?"
 NO. they break him, and make the woman.'
 Tho candles on womans birthday cake seldom throw any light on the sub- ject of her age.
 ''Who is the Patron Saint of the Social Swim?'
 Why. the man who can write the big gest check, of course.'
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brnger, but a bad one he eyes coldly and opens with shiver. No girl who is an adept at writing affectionate epis- ties has ever to complain that her let ters remain unanswered, or that her particular beau has found another ob- ject for his affections.
 He reads through the melancholy epistle, shivers at the grammar and frowns at the final 'I must now close Your sffectionate Maud"
 Such deplorable scrawls do not in- spire one with dream-like picture of the absent fair one. A neatly written m'ssive, breathing love and tenderness, arouses latent affection, and makes the writer more devine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
What Dreams Mean.

Drink-To dream of drinking cold wa ter is very good omen.
 Children-To dream you see children denotes success in your undertakings.
 Epitaph-To read or write an epitaph in your dream signifies that you will hear good news from an absent friend.
 Climbng-To dream you are climbing LID a tree denotes that you will over come difficulties, and attain to great suc-4 cess
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Eve Up-to-Date.

Everybody agrees that women are more interested in clothes than almost any other subject in the world. And why not? They mean more to them than anything else.
 We all remember the lady Emerson tells us about, who confessed that tho sense of being we'll dressed had given her a feeling of inward tranquility, which re- ligion had been powerless to bestow And many of us agree thoroughly with the lady.
 In the spring time, instead of a young woman's fancy lightly turning to thoughts of love, 1t Is usually the case that it turns to thoughts of spring millinery and frocks. and 1t would be an abnormal fem mine fancy that wouldn't, with a peep into the shops at the wonderful and beau tiful creations that are on display
 
 Modishes are listening eagerly to the first faint murmurings from the inner sanctums of the Rue de la Paix. and the doom of the straight up and down fig ure is practically sealed We are told that swelling bosom and curved hips-the real French igure-will again be the vogue. Already 1t is revealed in some of the new models, and as has been re- marked in these columns previously, even the pannier days are to be revived.
 The women have been so long associated with petticoats that their return is hailed with great delight by the really femin- Inc. The peeping edges of lace-be- frilled petticoat, from underneath the soft folds of a sweeping gown, are far more graceful, not to say feminine, than the wriggling. sloppy, cinging things that have been worn petticoatless the past sea- son.
 For street frocks 1t Is said that the corduroy effects are very much to the fore and many of the early spring tailor- mades are built of these fabrics, which lend themselves to the skilled workman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
SUPERFlUOUs HAIR CURED,
\ Lady Will Send Free to any Sui. ferer the Secret which
 Cured Her.

Since child I was distressed and hu- initiated by an unwelcome growth of hair on my face and arms I tried all the depilatories. powders. liquids, creams and other rub-on preparations I ever heard of only to make it worse For weeks l suffered the electric needle with out being rid of my blemish. I spent a great deal of money on various things in vain, until a friend recommended a simple preparation which succeeded where all else failed.
 This simple remedy enabled me perma- nently to find entire relief from all trace of unwelcome hair and forever end my embarrassment. It Is simple, safe, sure and can be used privately at home, with out fear of pain or blemish. It makes the electric needle entirely unnecessary.
 will tell in detail full particulars to enable any other sufferer to achieve the same happy results as did privately at home. All I ask is 2-cent stamp for reply Address Caroline Osgood. S5S T. Vaughan Bldg. Providence. R. I.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
Sit, Don t Stand.

A quaint old woman used to say: "There aint no sense in them that has roclkin' chairs being tired. Why don't they set in them?"
 That Is not a half bad question for many a weary housekeeper to ask her self. She would find life much easier. would fight the wrinkles off longer and would generally be brighter and happier if she would learn to sit down whenever she gets chance.
 Standing, unless one is trained to it, is very wearing on the average woman. She becomes worn and peevsh, burden
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
A Good DIaonosls,

From the Christian Register.
 Medical student-What did you operate on that man for?
 Eminent Surgeon-Two hundred dollars Medical Student-I mean what did he have?
 Eminent Surgeon-Two hundred dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
Prescription for Indigestion.

The following prescription is highly recommended for indigestion. so,,r stomach, gas and dyspepsia: Compound Tincture of Cinchona one ounce: Pros- enc Compound one ounce, Sherry Wine half pint Mix together and take a ter before meals. These Ingredient. can be obtained from any first-class prescription drug store and can easiIv be mixed at home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
An Excellent Model.

So inspiring were the contents of that popular volume, An Englishwoman's Love Letters" that all sorts of people read and praised 1t. A man looks for ward to a pretty letter. and halls the
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ing hair, particularly if dark in color, has firm and highly principled nature. She is determined. perhaps even a little obstinate but in the main extremely ds- pendable.
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Swedenborg and Genesis.

Recently a well-known lecturer asserted that the literal interpretation of the first chapters of Genesis was in conflict with science and sound reason. The higher critics, he said, teach this, but they leave these stories are discredited pieces of ancient folklore. Swedenborg however, shows that they were never intended as literal truth. They were so written to represent by graphic means the new crea- ton or regeneration of man in It's suc- cessive steps,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
New Kinds of Blue.

Peacock. kings, wild duck, moon, Chi ese, sapphire, 1apis lazuli turquoise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
Can Photographs Inspire
 Love?

It is never wise on girls part to hand her photograph round to every
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ship of good taIIors and modistes as few
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-30
BAPTIST CHURCH HOLDS
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

AT the annual business meeting of
the Baptist church of this city, held
last night, reports were read from all
departments of church work. Stakes
We're set for aggressive work for the
coming year. The meeting was well
attended and the members enthusiasts
tic. The pastor, Rev. r. E. Storey.
who begins his third year of service
with the first of January, is well
pleased with the prospect of 1910. He
said last night: 81 can see no rea-
son why the coming year should not
be the best in the history of our
church. Conditions are promising
and the workers enthusiastic and
hopeful. l could ask for no better
guarantee than the lively interest and
hearty unanimity of this meeting
You have taken up far-reaching ques-
tions and have decided them without
dissenting voice or vote. This speaks
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-30
LOCAL ANGLERS ARE
VERY MUCH ELATED
GRATEFUL TO HAWLEY
AND SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN
Congressman From First District Sc
cures Prompt Action When Matter
of Wholesale Trout Destruction is
Presented to Him-Senator Cham
berlain Also Acts.

There is great rejoicing among the
members of the Umatilla county
Anglers association and all local dis
ciples of Isaac Walton in general,
over the prompt action Oregon's con-
gressional degelation has taken to
stop the wholesale destruction of
trout on the reclamation project at
Hermiston. They feel especially
grateful to Congressman W. c. Haw-
ley, who, despite the fact that he is
representative from the first district
took the matter up as soon as the
case was presented to him by the To-
cal association and secured the order
from Secretary Ballinger directing the
engineer in charge of the project to
screen the bitches.
In addition TO tie telegram receiv
ed Monday from Congressman Haw-
ley, telling of the success of his ef-
forts to prevent recurrence of the
recent outrage, Attorney Charles H.
Carter has received letter from Sem
ator George E. Chamberlain, in which
he says that he has been assured by
Secretary Ballinger that the intakes to
the big reservoir win be screened
without further delay.
The local anglers are the more elat-
ed because H. D. Newell, the engi-
neer in charge of the project at Her
miston. had flatly defied the easso-
alton and the state authorities. de-
claring that the ditch could not be
screened so as to conform to the re-
quirements of the state law and that
he would not attempt it. He has
found, however, that the local fisher
men were in earnest in their demands
This also means one less prosecu-
ton which the state is preparing tc
undertake, for if the government
complies with the requirements of the
state law it will not be necessary fol
District Attorney Phelps to presen
this case to the grand jury next weel
for investigation.
Another case which will be elimi
mated is that against the Walters Mill
as Fred Walters, the proprietor ha
signified his willingness to screen hi
mill race. The cases against the By
ers mill, the Irrigon irrigation com
pany and the other ditch owners will
all be presented, however, and prose
cutions will probably be rushed a
rapidly as possible. Now that the 10
cal anglers and the state authorize
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-30
GOVERNMENT WILL
DRAIN ITS LAKES
WATER
TO BE USED SECOND TIME
Articifial Ponds on Umatilla Project
Will Be Drained by Ditch and
Pump-Electric Power Plant VIII
Be Installed to Use Water in Lakes.

That the government will drain the
lakes which have formed on the gov
ernment project and that it will use
a second time, was the announcement
made here this morning by Mayor
Ross Newport of Hermiston.
Mayor Newport says steps have al
ready been taken to lower the water
in the largest of the lakes one foot
cover large part of the 200 acres
now under water The remainder of
the water will be removed by means
of a pump and will be used in re-
claiming additional lands.
This large pump will be operated
by electricity, the power for which
will be generated at the "A.-C."
drop. By placing the power station
at that point it will not be necessary
to divert any of the water intended
for irrigation purposes for the ope'
ration of the power plant, for the
water will be used while en- route tc
the thirsty fields.
1t was first feared that the waite
| in these lakes could not be used {
second time on account of the al
kali accumulated in its percolation
, through the sandy soil. 1t has beer
demonstrated. however, that the wa
ter is free from alkali and that it cal
be used a second time without evi
effects
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-30
The Old Songs of the South.

The lovers of the good old time
melodies will be certainly we'll enter
tained next Monday night at the Ore
gon theater with the delightful tunes
of the old Southern Ballads of the
times "Befo' de War; Culligan &
Hockwald's minstrels has always been
a company especially selected by the
management for their singing quail
ity. 1t has long been conceded that
no one can get the harmony and mus
sic out of those songs like the real
darkey. There is also added to the
Entertainment, plenty of good, clean
comedy, and some of the latest and
most popular ballads of the present
time. The show Is especially for la
dies and children. There Is nothing
so entertaining as a good singing
show. and the management of the
colored minstrels certainly had that
in mind when he selected the pres
ent company. From the time the cur
tain goes up, there is always some
thing doing, either in singing their
old Southern Ballads, for which the
negro is noted, or some of the latest
songs of the day with the entire COM
pany singing the chorus. If you car
| afford only one show this season
don't miss this one, the best of al
| colored shows.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-30
New Opera House for Hermiston.

Hermiston is to have a handsome
new opera house. This was the de-
claration made here this morning by
Mayor Ross Newport of the reclama-
tion project town. The building is to
be built of the same kind of stone
used in the new Methodist and Chris
tiar churches in this city and will cost
about $4,000. 1t will adjoin the New
port & Skinner brick block and is to
be erected by the Newport Abstract
company. The plans for the build
ing have been nearly completed for
some time and the commencement
of the actual construction work has
been delayed only by the bad weather.
The work will be started as soon as
there is break in the present ex-
| tended cold spell.