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The Springdale news., 1909-08-06

the corner of the dressing tent The little deacon glanced exultantly abou; him. He was monarch of all he sur veyed. IL was very thrilling to stand here on this forbidden ground smelling the sawdust. gazing at the big red wag ons. studying the unprotected circus properties and listening to the tighten ing tempo of the band.
 Did you see him. shouted Strong, who had followed closely upon Elver- sons heels.
 The little deacon started. Strong was certainly disturbing factor at times.
 "Yes. l-I saw him.
 "Wen?"
 e-he-didn't see her"
 What did he do?' Strong was be side himself with impatience.
 "He--he just talked to the big un and went out that way" Elverson nodded toward the wagons.
 T guess he aint gone far" sneered Strong. He come over to this lot to see her and he ain't goin' to give up till he does it You wait here. I'll take look round" He went quickly in the direction of the wagons.
 Elverson needed no second invitation to wait He was congratulatlng him self upon his good fortune wbeu he all but collided with flying apparition, vanishing in the direction of the main tent. Sophisticated eyes would have seen only rather stout acrobat clad in pink tights. but Elverson was not sophisticated and he teetered after the fitting angel. even unto the forbidden portals of the big top.
 He was peeping through the curtains which had fallen behind her and was getting his first glimpse of the great sawdust world beyond when ole of the clowns dashed from the dressing tent on his way to the ring.
 The clown was late. He saw the limp coattails of the deacon. who was three-quarters in the tent. Here was a chance 10 make a funny entrance. He grabbed the unsuspecting little man from the rear The terrified deacon struck out blind1y in all directions, his black arms and legs moving like cen tiped's, but the clown held him firmly by the back and thrust him headfore- most into the tent.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-06
BOONE.
{ Harrison Times. )

Died, at her home in east Harri- son, on Wednesday morning about 2 o'clock. Mrs H. A Crandell af- ter several months suffering of Brights disease
 Will Flood, who was arrested here some months ago by |. s. Dep uty Marshal Sutterfield for boot logging whiskey, was given a hun dred dollar fine and a year and a day at Ft. Leavenworth, at Fort Smith last week
 Brick-laying on the new court house building has progressed to the level of the first floor, some eight feet above the ground, and the structure already gives evidence of the splendid appearance it will make later.
 Messrs Vance. Allison, Wilson, and other owners of big peach or chards hereabouts, are realizing that the peach yield this year will be worth while. Dr. Vance has already sold his in a manner which will yield him over three thousand dol lars for this years crop.
 Her friends are pleased with the news that Mrs. Josie Trimble, who was operated on for gravel at St, Louis last week is rapidly recover ing. Dr and Mrs. A j. Vance and Guy Trimble have returned. It is understood that Mrs Trimble will remain at the hospital for three weeks yet before undertaking the journey homeward.
 Jas Moffet, d Scotch school teach CT and president of the Young Mems Christian Association of Glasgow Scotland, who is spending his Va cation taking first look at Amer ica. came down on the train with our editor last Tuesday. He will visit at the farm of Mrs Carry Ma ton, who was. his guest while in Scotland, and then take q horseback jaunt over the highlands of Ark anSas
The Springdale news., 1909-08-06

he been a-sayin' to youY'
 He says I can't ride any more. Her lips closed tightly. She stared straight ahead of her. He says l was no good to the people that took me in and I'm no use here
 Its not sor' thundered Jim.
 No. it's not,'' she cried. 'I'll show him. Jim, I'll show him-tomorrow" She turned toward the dressing tent. Jim caught her firmly by the wrist
 Wait. Poll, You ain't ever goin' into the ring a-feelin that way" Her eyes met his defantly.
 What's the difference? Whats the difference?" She wrenched her wrist quickly from him and ran into the dressing tent. laughing hysterically
 An l brung her back to it, mum bled Jim as he turned to give orders to the property men.
 Most of the first half props were loaded. and some of the men were asleep under the wagons. The lot was clear. Suddenly he felt some one ap- preaching from the back of the in- closure He turned and found himself face to face with the stern, solitary figure of the pastor. wrapped in his long black cloak. The moonlight slipped through rift in the clouds and fell into circle around them
 What made you come heref' was all Jim said.
 .I heard that Miss Polly didn't ride today. I was afraid she might be ill."
 Whats that to you?''
 "She isn't il?" Douglas demanded anxiously. oblivious to the gruffness in the big fellows voice.
 She's all right Jim answered shortly as he shifted uneasily from one foot to the other and avoided the pastors burning gaze.
 And she's happy, she's contentF''
 "Sure."
 I'm glad" said Douglas duly. He tried to think of some way to prolong their talk i've never heard from her. you know
 Us folks don't get much time to write" Jim turned away and began tinkering with one of the wagons
 Douglas had walked up and down i'll front of the tents again and again. fighting against desire to do the very thing that he was doing but to no purpose, and now that he was here It seemed impossible that he should go away so unsatisfied. He crossed 10 Jim and came determinedly to the point.
 Cant I see her. Jim?
 Its agin the rules. He did not turn.
 There was another pause; then Doug las started slowly out of the lot.
 Wait minute called Jim. as though the words had been wruns from him. The pastor came back with t question i'll his eyes.
 'I lied to you"
 She's not well. them"
 "0h. yes. shes well enough. It ain't that: it's about her being happy.
 "She isn.t?' There was a note of unconscious exu1tatien in his voice.
 No. She afn.t happy here, all she was happy with you
 Then why did she leave me:
 II don't know. She wasn't goin to dc 1t at first Somethin' must q hap pened afterwards. semethin' that you m me didn't know about"
The Springdale news., 1909-08-06
IoNTIEuED.
By MARGARET MAYO

CHAPTER XIV. |lHE leap of death" implements were being carried from the ring, and Jim turned away 10 k Sunerinfend their loading
The Springdale news., 1909-08-06

We will know about f, lH. Where k she:" His quick eye searched the lot His voice had feeained is old command. He felt tbat he could con quer worlds.
 You can't do 10 good that way. an swerea Jim. "She don't want to see you again.
 Why not?'
 ''l don't know, but she told me she'd run away if I ever even talked 10 you about her. ;"
 You needn't talk, Jim. I'll talk for myself Where is she?"
 ''She'N he comin out soon You can wait around out here with me. I'll let you know in time" He led the way through a narrow passage between the wagons.
 Jim and Douglas had barely left the lot when Deacon Elverson's small, round head slipped cautiously around
The Springdale news., 1909-08-06
fro BE coNTINUEp.1

A. C. McAdams' drug store and Anderson's confectionery, near the depot were entered Friday night by robbers. Jewelry consisting of watches. rings. stick pins, brooches. etc, were taken from McAdam S. while tobacco cigars. etc. were talk en from Anderson s Crouch's fur niture store on the North side was also entered by robbers. Mr. Crouch says they took from S1o to $2o worth of goods. Three robber- ies in one night is going some. There was about s25 made up this morning to send to Tahlequah for bloodhounds that will probably ar rive this afternoon and be put on their Fayetteville News.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-06

He looked at her with momentary in- decision. She was good rider, the best since her mother. as he had often told her He could see this meant an issue. He felt she would be on her metae tomorrow. as far as her work was concerned. if he let her alone tonight
 All right" lie said sullenly You can stay off tonight. l got the crowd in there anyway, and l got their money. I'll let Eloise do turn on Barbarian, but tomorrow you'd better show me your old act"
 ''Ill show you,' she cried. m show your'
 Well, see that you do." He crossed into the ring.
 Polly stood where Barker had left her, white and tense. Jim came toward her from the direction of the wagons. He glanced at her uneasily. Whats
The Springdale news., 1909-08-06

CHAPTER XIV. |lHE Heap of death" implements III were bel being s,.e carried ,, from the he - superintend their loading.
 Performers again rushed by each other on their way to and from the main tent.
 Polly stood in the center of the lot. frowning and anxious The mere men ton of the pastors name had made 1t seem impossible for her to ride to night For hours she had been whip ping herself up to the point of doing it, and now her courage failed her. She followed Barker as he came from the ring
 MT. Barker, please"
 He turned upon her sharply.
 Well. what Is 1t now?''
 "1 want to ask you to let me of again tonight" She spoke in short jerky, desperate way.
 What" he shrieked Not go into the ring, with all them people inside what's paid their money because they knowed you ?"
 That's it,' she cried. T can't can'tw
 You're gettin' too tony"' Barker sneered That's the trouble with you You ain't been good for nothin since you was at that parsons house. You didn't stay there, and you're no use here First thing you know you'll be out all round'
 "Out ?''
 Sure You don't think I'm goin' te head my bill with n dead one do you?'
 .'I am not dead one, she answer cd excitedly. I'm the best rider you've had since mother died You've said so yourself"
 That was afore you got in with them church eranks. You talk about your mother, Why. she'd be ashamed to own you
 ''She wouldn't" cried Polly Her eyes were flashing; her face was scar let The pride of hundreds of wears Of ancestry was quivering with indigna= 1on. II can ride as well as I ever could, and I'll do it too. I'll dc it to- morrow
 .Tomorrow 7. echoed Barker What do you mean by thatf'
 II mean that l can't go into that ring tonight" she declared. and I won't"
 She was desperate now and trading upon a strength beyond her own.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-06

Extensive improvements have been made on the University athletic park this summer The work has been done under the direction of C. c. Milford who will assist Coach Bezdek next year The ground has been leveled and rolled and extend ed to the north fence of the park. The north fence will be moved to Maple Street This enlargement will afford ample room for einder path for track teams and other athletic activities As soon as it rains grass will be sowed Fay etteyille Daily
The Springdale news., 1909-08-06
ADJOINING COUNTIES
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Of this amount s3S.300 went to the Central Bank, the institution having secured about 77.15 per cent of the claims against the defunct bank while the other creditors, about 400 in number. received s11,700, each one receiving 22S5 per cent of his claim This makes a total of forty two and eighty-five-one-h hundreths cents paid by the bank since it's failure, which is quite a good deal short of what was promised when the failure occurred.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-06

A ear load of machinery has ar rived for the Oxford Telephone Man. ufaeturing Company. and is being unloaded at the plant today. Pres ident Oxford expects to have the plant ready for operation on or about the first of September.-Fay- etteville News.
 Every spinster knows how to manage q husband. but
The Springdale news., 1909-08-06
John Linder of Illinois yesterday

John Linder of Illinois yesterday purchased the City Grocery from j. A. MeGuire He has had experience in the business and will operate the business along the same lines as followed by Mr MeGuire. W. N. Crenshaw has been retained as head clerk Mr Mcclure has been in poor health for several months. He will not leave Fayetteville Fay etteville Daily.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-06

Mrs F o. Gulley. who has been absent in q hospital in Kansas City for the past two months recover ing from an operation which she underwent some six weeks ago, will be home Sunday Mrs GuQey' s many friends will be pleased to learn that she is coming home greatly improved in health, having passed a successful operation Fay etteville News. Saturday.
 Thare arp pumherleSS neonle who
The Springdale news., 1909-08-06

There are numberless people who think they're No. l.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-09
ELECTRIC SPARKS

During the coming year the entire
railway system of Budapest will be
electrified.
The first of four 5000 horsepower
General Electric alternating current
motors, the largest in the world, in
the railmill of the United states Steel
Corporation at Gary, Ind, was recent
ly started successfully
Water-power is used to supply the
electricity for the new Italian railway
from Castle Raymondo to Camerino.
The first electric street railway to
be operated in Warsaw. Russia, was
put in service a few months ago. The
company operates 3O4 cars and charges
3.6 cents for f'rst-class passengers.
Electric heating devices are sue
cessfully employed for branding cigar
boxes.
The Detroit Edison Company will
spend two million dollars in Doubling
the size of its plant.
There are more than seven million
telephones in regular service in this
country and during the past year more
than 7,5OO.OOO,OOO messages We're sent
over the wires.
1t is planned to use electricity for
heating and lighting the lighthouse Of
the government if the wave motor can
be perfected in a practical and useful
manner
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-09
THE LOVABLE MAN

He's a lovable man with heart like
a child,
There IS a love in his speech and his
manners are mild;
As gentle and tender and simple and
true
As ever your sweetheart appeared
unto you;
Yet he's forty. I'll swear
There is gray in his hair;
His face has been wrinkled
BY worry and care;
Yet his heart IS as young and as light
as a boys.
He's a man who today can get fun
out of toys.
He laughs with his friends and he
shares in their woes,
with the pure JOY of living his coun-
tenance glows;
He romps with the children and
chats with the men,
As though he was living his boyhood
again.
Yet sorrow he's know.
He has grieyel all alone,
And this by his clothing
OF black is we'll known;
Yet his heart has rebuffed all the
cuisels of care
And the world is still good, there is
joy IN the air.
Time hasn't dulled his enjoyment of
fun,
And trouble and grief haven't cloud
ed his sun,
He's suffered the blows that the
world has to give,
And bravely has borne them. just
happy to live;
As gentle and kind
And as simple of mind
As any young light
hearted boy you can find,
He shares in your pleasures and
soothes when he can
The heart that is aching-this lovable
Detroit Free Press
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-09
THE TIME-A-PHONE

one of the many novelties exhibited
at the Chicago Electrical Show was
the time-a-phone. Attached to one
of the posts of booth was a small de-
vice about the size of a watch case
but looking like small telephone re-
ceiver. The receiver was connected
to Il small green cord of insulated wire.
When this device was held to the ear
ana a button pushed the listener
could hear the exact time of day. A
set OF musical chimes strike the hour
a set of double gongs give the quarters
and high pitched bell tolls off the
minutes. To a man in the dark the
time-a-phone tells the time to a min
ute. 1t is planned to use this inven-
eion in hotels where each room viii
be provided with one of the instru-
ments connected to a master clock in
the basement. The time-a-phone is
placed under the pillow and any guest
wishing to know the hour has only to
apply the receiver to the ear and press
la button.-Electrical News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-09
LOST AMERICAN CULTURE.

A woman journalist at the Calany
Club was praising Mrs. Taft
"She will form salon at the White
House" said the journalist. Wash
ington, under her regime. will become
the center of art and letters as well
as the center of politics.
She deplored during my interview
the scohn of culture that marks our
ultra-smart set. She said it had not
always been so. She cited Harriet
Lane Johnson as a typical society
woman of culture in the past.
when Mrs. Lane, she said, lived
in London with her uncle, the ambas-
sador an English nobleman was most
attentive to her one night at a dinner.
Miss Lanes hands were very beau
tiful. The nobleman, gently touching
one of them as it lay on the cloth,
quoted Gray:
Hands that the rod of empire
might have swayed.'
Miss Lanes smiling retort was the
completion of the couplet
cor walked to ecstacy the living
Tyre"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-09
NEED OF SOIL SURVEYS.

From all over the United States
requests are now being made for soil
surveys. The success of past govern
mental work along this line has caus-
ed a widespread demand for further
work. Down in the south much in
terest is being taken in the subject
for the south is waking up to the
fact that there is such a thing as sci
entific farming. A southern con-
gresham, Charles G. Edwards of
Georgia, was an earnest advocate of
soil surveys during the last session of
congress. Upon the same subject the
Atlanta Constitution recently said:
Few farmers know anything about
the chemistry of the land with which
they are dealing. They know from
experience what one of two or three
different crops thrive best upon it,
but generally they are ignorant of
the particular growth to which it is
best adapted
when scientific investigation de-
velops the fact that land which has
been valued at no more than IS an
acre is worth, as the result of discov-
cry Of its peculiar adaptabil,ty, from
500 to $4,000, the importance of this
work cannot be overestimated.
There are now on file with the
bureau of soils in the national depart
ment of agriculture more than 500
requests for soil surveys, affecting an
area of more than 500, 900 square miles
Of territory, but with the present
force and appropriation at the bu-
reau's disposal it would require more
than 10 years to make these investi-
cations"
Not many months ago the Pendle-
ton Commercial association Joined in
a request for a soil survey for Una
tilla county. It is too bad the force
available for this work is not suffi-
cient to carry on the work with more
speed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-09
WHY NOT WAKE UP?

People who are now coming west
ward declare they have heard much
more about the irrigated sections of
Idaho and Washington than about
those Of Oregon. This Is largely be-
cause the various irrigation compa-
nles having lands to sell have been
lax In the matter Of advertising. Few
Of the concerns in the west end Of this
county have ever done any really
vigorous advertising, even in local
papers, though much free publicity
has been given them by the East Ore
gonlan and other papers Of the coun-
ty. When over 1000 homeseekers
reached this point one day last week
the only real estate advertisements
being run IN the local papers we're one
for an Alberta land company. one for
a Richland, Wash. company. and one
FOR the Hanford, Wash, project. In
cidentally il might be mentioned that
much Pendleton money is being in
vested in all Of those places. This Is
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-09
HE COULDN'T SEE TT

At a dinner during the recent Epis-
copal convention at Richmond young
lady sitting near the bishop Of London
said 10 him Bishop / wish you would
set my mind at rest as 20 the similarity
or dissimllarity between your country
and ours on one point. Does the
butterfly because the tomato can?'
The bishop laughed heartily at this
vivacious sally Not so young Eng
lishman Of his party, who, after din
ner, sought his host. y want TO know
you know" said he, about that joke
Of Miss BIS. She asked II the butter
flew because the tomatoes could. Pray
tell me what the point was."-Chrls-
tian Register.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-09

outlet Of Victoria Nyanza in Africa
And they back up their arguments
with the statement that coal will be
exhausted early in the next century
and that mineral oil and natural gas
will vanish with the coal.
Amid all this prognosticating and
arguing arises a host of questions
about this water-power which is to
keep us from freezing in the next
century, to turn the wheels of our In
dustry, to prepare the food and to
run our vehicles.
Every stream of running water
from the trout brook sporting through
the. farm meadows to the largest riv-
ers, is capable of producing more or
less power A hundred years ago,
when steam power was still IN its in
fancy water power was quite extern
svely developed in this country but
the steam engine. with cheap wood
ard coal fuel, quickly reached the
practical stage and the old "over.
shot and "under-shot" water-wheels
We're abandoned. Up to a few years
ago 1t was not practical to develop
most water power because this power
had 10 utilized on the spot and very
naturally the very best water falls
were located in the wilderness, scores
OF miles away from the seaports. the
railroad ana the cities which needO
ed it, But the invention of the cleo
trio transformer changed all this and
made it possible to transmit this en-
ergy for hundreds Of miles without
serious loss.-Selected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-09
THE OPEN ROAD.

There is a good road leading down,
An old brown road from a good
old town;
Shaded and shadowed by restful
trees,
That softly talk to the fresh young
breeze;
And sometimes when my heart Is sad,
And all the city looks old and gray,
l shall leave the work which drives
one mad,
And take that good road leading
away,
And follow it on through the RI
pening day,
Until my soul comes bacl; to me
My soul which is fettered here and
bound
AS to iron wheels by the city's
sound
All straight and smooth and free.
Selected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-09
GOODNESS NEEDED.

There are indications that some
elements that are dissatisfied with
the work Of the legislature may seek
to get revenge Maddened by the de-
feat Of measures in which they were
interested, some people are now in a
proper mood TO help soak some
thing else. Right now some Portland
people are out with a move to change
the capital from Salem TO Portland
and they are appealing to normal
school people 10 get even with Salem
by voting to change the capital. That
this would be a poor way indeed to
take revenge for the defeat of the nor
mails has been shown before by the
East Oregonian. Portland influences
caused the defeat of the normals.
But the very idea of using the ini-
ative or referendum for purposes of
revenge is in itself vicious The ini-
tiative and referendum were never
intended as clubs to be used for Sc
curing revenge. The use of them for
such purpose should be sharply dis
couraged. Should it become the Gus
tom for dissatisfied people to go out
with an initiative or referendum Pc
titlon every time something goes
wrong the state will be thrown into
helpless turmoil
Then there is the danger that the
wrong people will get soaked" Take
for instance, the movement to re-
move the capital. It would be the
height Of folly for normal school peo-
pie to favor this move in order to take
revenge on Senator Smith of Marion
county. Marion county had but one
senator who opposed the normal
schools. while Multnomah county had
six.
The success Of the initiative and
referendum depends upon coolness
and good judgment of the people.
They are good things if properly used.
They furnish a wholesome check up
on the legislature. But II the initia-
tive and referendum are to be in
voked unfortunately and some
times purely for purposes Of revenge
there will be no end to the trouble that
will ensue