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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-26
REASON.

In view Of the fight that is being
made on the direct primary In this
state by the machine and the profess
sional politicians the following edi-
torial from Golfers Is Of interest:
almost ridiculous are most Of the
arguments against a proper direct
primary law rightly drawn. The fa-
vor.te objection is that it gives to
the rich man, who can afford TO con-
duct two campaigns, an advantage
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-26

II is said there is a bill to be In
troduced in the Washington legisla-
ture giving a vote to every married
woman and an additional vote tor
every one Of her children. That
m ght solve the race-suicide prob
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-26

That old cemetery block on the
north side Of the river will be
beautiful place when shade trees re-
place the tumble-down tOmbstones
ana grass and flowers replace the
tumble weeds
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-26
THE PENDLETON DRUG co.
Is forever and a dayl

Is forever and a day!
It's little that | mind
How the blossoms, pink or white
At every touch OF wind
Fall a trembling with delight;
For in the leafy lane,
Beneath the garden boughs.
And through the silent house
One thing alone | seek.
The May is not the May.
And what she calls week
Is forever and a day!
Thomas B. Aldrich.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-26
FOREVER AND A DAY.

little know or care
If the blackbird on the bOuGn
Is filling all the air
With his soft crescendo now;
For she is going away,
And when she went she took
The springtime in her look,
The peachblQw on her cheek,
The laughter from the book,
The blue from out the May
And what she calls a week
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-26
CHRISTIAN WOMANHOOD.

on. sweet. calm face that seemed to
wear
The look of sins forgivenl
On voice Of prayer that seemed to
bear
Our own needs ~ to heaven.
How reverend in our midst she stood
Or knelt in grateful praise!
What grace of Christian woman hood
Was in her household ways.
For still her holy living meant
No duty left undone.
The heavenly and the human blent
Their kindred loves in one.
Whittier
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-26

It is cheering news to hear that
the Lee street bridge is to be rebuilt
sometime by somebody.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-26

with six full-fledged teams Pen
dleton might be called basketball
town.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-11-17
Sailed Nuts.


Sailed nuts, used so much. are
usually put on the table when it is
set and passed during the meal.
They are expensive if bought
ready for use, but quite inexpen-
Size made at home. Either al
monds or peanuts can be used,
but almonds must first be dropp-
ed in boiling water long enough
to loosen the skins, which will4
slip off easily in a cloth. Melt
half a teaspoonful of butter in a
pie-pan, pour in a cupful of nut
meats, stir enough to cover with
the oil and brown in the oven.
Remove and rub with a soft cloth
and sprinkle with fine salt.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-11-17
Queen Of tie Ocean.

The battle ship Delaware, the
first American fighting ship of
of the Dreadnought type, made a
splendid showing on her screw
standardization runs over the
measured mile course in Penab-
scot Bay to-day. While her con-
tract calls for a speed of Fl knots
an hour, the Delaware to-day at
tanned a maximum speed of 81
SO knots and a mean speed of
Fl. "A.
In order to attain this speed
the Delaware's engines were
forced to develop $4,000 horse
power, the highest ever made by
a frst-class battle ship.
A sister ship, the North DakO-
ia, will have a trial over the
same course 10 days hence. The
North Dakota was built by the
Fore River Shipbuilding Com
pany, of Quincy. Mass, and is
equipped with turbine engines.
In addition to their heavy dis
placement and high speeds, the
Delaware and North Dakota are
rs per cent stronger on the Of
Tense and defense than any bat
tie ship yet constructed. That
is to say, their broadside batter
les can hurl Is per cent more
metal than any other ship, while
their vitals are protected by
heavier armor than any vessel
afoat. &C. ].
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-11-17
forced Into Exile,

Nm. Upchurch of Glen Oak, Okla, was
an exile from home. Mountain air, he
thought, would cure frightful lung
racking cough that had defied all rem
edies for two years. After six months
he returned, death logging his steps.
''Then l began to use DR.. Kings New
Discovery" he writes, ''and after
taking six bottles am "a we'll as ever"
1t saves thousands yearly from desper-
arte lung diseases. Infalliblle for
Coughs and Colds, it dispels Hoarseness
and Sore Throat. Cures Grip, Bron-
chitis. Hemorrhages, Asthma, Group,
Whooping Cough. SOC and $1.OO, trial
bottle free, guaranteed by PAUL Drug
Co.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-11-17
A Philosophers Fable.

Arthur Hull is responsible for
this one: Folly, Genius and
Common sense once went walk
ing and came to a stream. Genius,
having his head in the clouds,
naturally started to wade across,
paying no attention to the depth.
The waters soon went over his
head and he was drowned. Com
mon Sense hunted for safe way
to get across and finally he found
a foot log. AS he got about the
center of the sire am the log
swayed, and he fe II into the
waterand sank to ri sc no more.
Folly stopped at the bank of the
stream to amuse himself by
throwing pebbles into the water
and watching the waves. He sat
upon the moist, cold bank until
he caught a cold, which develop
ed into pneumonia, Of which he
soon died. Moral-It doesn't
make much difference, after all,
whether you are a genius, a sage
or a fool. You'll get it sooner or
later anyway"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-11-17
Hills Her roe of 20 Years

''The most merciless enemy had for
20 years." declares Mrs. James Duncan,
of Haynesville, Me-, twas Dyspepsia.
l suffered intensely after Getting or
drinking and could scarcely sleep.
After many remedies had failed and
several doctors gave me up. l tried
Electric Bitters, which cured me COM
pletely. Now / can eat anything. l
am 20 years old and am overjoyed to
get my health and strength back again. .
For Indigestion, Loss of Appetite,
Kidney Trouble, Lame Back. Female
Complaints, its unequaled. OHIO Soc at
PAUL Drug Co.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-11-17
LITERATURE In
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
An Address read by R. L. Camp
bell Before the Teachers As.
sOciatiOn, Held at Anti.
och, Oct. z, 'O0.

tlemen:
It gives me much pleasure to
come before you today for the
purpose of discussing one of the
most important subjects that
could occupy the minds of the
people, Literature in the Public
Schools. 1t is a subject worthy
of the eloquence of Demos
thens, a Cicero, a Henry Clay or a
Bryan, but if you will bear with
me for awhile / will endeavor to
make a few suggestions which I
trust will be helpful to you in the
training of children, and thus
placing our standard on a higher
plane.
When | speak of literature l
mean Southern Literature, be-
cause we are Of the South, are
interested in the welfare of the
South, and should be familiar
with the Literature of the South.
| must confess that [ do not
know much about literature, and
what little | do know has been
learned out of school. | find
that our schools and most of our
teachers are intensely southern,
but southern literature has no
place in the curriculum and South
ern authors have but few eX-
Founders. But as my expert
ence is confined wholly to recent
years, and Southern Liturature
truly had its beginning in the
Anti-bellum days, | must not
confne myself to the narrow
channel of experience. Before
the war. as now, all Of our read.
ers, histories, and in fact, all OF
our school-books came from the
north; they were full Of the best
literature to be obtained from
classic Greece and Rome, from
m dern continental Europe,
from the British Isles, from the
Northern States, but there was
seldom a poem, story or an
Grafton from Southern author.
Thus Southern authors were not
mentioned except, perhaps, Incl
dentally.
Why is it that the South did
not and does not yet have her
share Of representation in the
school-books and other publica-
tions of this country? Is it for
want Of culture? No, for the
southern gentleman is a classical
scholar, and the southern lady,
a queen of grace and refinement.
Is it for want of intellectual Wig
or? No, for the thinkers of the
South rival those of all the rest
of the world. Fertile soil, boun-
teOus harvests and an industri-
Gus population forbid the intima-
ton that she is financially unable.
Can it be because she is wanting
in deeds of heroism? No! Mol!
The South was the first to defy
England, and furnished more
soldiers according to military
population than the north; South
Carolina alone furnished more
men thanNew Hampshire, though
she had a smaller military popu-
Iation; the South was the first to
cross the mountains and attack
the Indians; she was the ag-
gressive element in the war of
1872, and in the war with Mex
leo there were forty-five thous-
and volunteers from the South
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-11-17

IN dead works. 1t is time we
were working, and | am glad to
know that the South is awaken
ing from its lethargy; that men
and women of ability, of genuine
/ patriotism and love for the truth,
are in modest tones asking the
world to consider the true his
tory Of the South. "The old
South" and cold Virginia." by
Thomas Nelson Page, ''The New
South, by Henry Grady; Free
Joe" by Joel Chandler Harris,
and the poems of Sidney Lanier
and Father Ryan should be
taught to every Southern Youth.
Southern Literature" by Miss
Louis Manley, is worthy of
place in every Southern school.
''The Southern States of the
American Union" by DIR. j. L.
M. Curry, is another book that
we should enthusiastically sup
port. 1t gives in a concise man.
the history of the Southern colo
MES; the part they performed in
the establishment of freedom of
thought, of the press, and of
conscience for themselves and
posterity; their wisdom is counsel,
their valor in the field and their
patriotism everywhere.
And now Mrs. Superintendent,
1 wish to see this literature put
in the intermediate department
of all of our schools | say inter-
mediate department, because
there are more children in the
second, third and fourth reader
grades than in all other depart
ments, and the greatest number
possible should have this litera-
ture taught them. Children in
these grades can readily compre-
bend the most of the authors |
have named; and teachers, if we
cannot use them otherwise let us
by all means use them as sup
Elementary readers.
Another reason for teaching
this literature to small children
is, that it is so full of parental
love and flial devotion, themes
that delight them. 1t is but a
reflection of the people it at
tempts to describe, and is full of
sincerely, justice, patriotism and
conservatism. 1t magnifes horne,
where mother is queen and sister
sacred. 1t delights in the por-
trayal Of farm scenes, of waving
fields yellow with grain or white
with cotton, of green pastures
made more cheerful by frolicing
lambs, of the perfect order and
system of farm work, of the mer-
ry contented slaves, as they went
to their work in the morning
with songs on their lips, or as
they made their quarters lively
at night with the banjo and that
double shuttle which only a negro
can dance to perfection, and now
please allow me to digress just a
moment to say that southern lit
erature gives the best history
that can be found Of slavery. 1t
rehearses the almost forgotten
fact that the North was parti-
Clip criminis with the South in
introducing and profiting by the
slave trade; that the southern
colonies repeatedly protested and
went on record in their legisla-
tive assemblies against the slave
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-11-17

am glad to note that the
South is reading and investigat-
ing more and keeping a better
system of records than ever be-
fore in her history. Hawthorne
and Lennon say: "We have
been hearing more from h e
South of late, and are likely to
hear more in the future; indeed,
it is more than possible that
another generation may find us
receiving our best literature from
that part of our country"
We are beginning to realize our
want of true history, for we
have been most grievously mis-
represented, and unless we see
to our vindication, we shall be
judged as charged. So teachers
let us do our duty teaching the
history and literature of the
South. Let us stop trying to
teach Shakespeare or Milton to
children whose minds are not
sufficiently matured to compre-
bend these authors. But rather
let us support our home authors.
whom we have so cruelty neg
lected. The United States Com
missioner of Education said re-
Gently that southern poets had
written poems which the nations
could not forget, and that our
prose writer's had written things
as great as was ever written by
Browning, and yet Poe received
only ten dollars for "The Raven. "
He was cast away to starve. The
sweet, gentle spirit o f Lamer.
fought against poverty until
death relieved his sufferings.
/ O'Hara wrote "Bivouac of the
Dead" to celebrate southern he
roes. Yet, it has been selected
by the North as the most fit poem
to celebrate their own sleeping
dead, and it may be seen in the
national cemetery at Washing
ton.
The South is yet rich in ma
/ terials far rich and rare fiction.
The negro, with his darkey ways;
the creole, with his peculiar life
and mongrel language, the noun
taineer, with isolated home, and
simple wants, are characters
worthy Of the pen of a Scott or a
Dickens. The mountain scenery
of Kentucky, Virginia, North
Carolina, and Tennessee, the
balmy breezes from the gulf; the
captivating beauty of orange
groves; dense forests, musical
with feathery songsters, a n d
skies rivaling those of Italy, must
inspire the poet and stimulate
the novelist.
So now in conclusion let me
beg you to find a place in your
schools for southern literature.
Encourage your pupils to read
the authors / have mentioned,
and also the lives of Lee and
Stonewall Jackson. This is a
duty we owe to the old South
whose glory will yet emerge
from the shadows of an unfor-
I tunate war. 1t is duty we owe
to ourselves and to the rising
generation, who will judge us
and the generation now passing
away and will accurately write
our history. And in doing this
work let us have as our guiding
star the motto of Abraham Lin
coin, with malace toward none,
with charity for all.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-11-17

saved only by northern civiliza-
ton, and we have made no pro-
tests against these misrepresen-
tations for so long that the out
side world has begun to repeat
them to our very great injury.
What shall we do? Shall we
hold our peace and await a
northern chronicler to write our
true history? No, they will never
do it. We must do that ourselves.
The boys and girls of the South
must be fought the true history
of the South. They should be-
come familiar with the literature
of the South; with its songs; its
poems; its civilization, both men
and all; it's suffering during and
subsequent to the civil war, and
it's rapid recuperation since. In
stead of permitting them to be-
lieve that their forefathers were
either imbeciles or traitors, let us
teach them to love and to hold
sacred the history, valor, and
patriotism of the Old South. Let
them know that the first impor-
tant railroad in the world travers-
ed the Carolinas; that the first
steamer to cross the ocean clear
ed from Savannah; that Fitch
and not Fulton invented the
steamboat; that the first college
for girls was opened in Georgia;
that no naturalist surpassed Au-
dubon; that no geographer equal
ed money; that it was a South
erner, tC-wit, Crawford Long,
who gave to the world the price
less blessing of anaesthesia, and
that Sims and Mcdonald led the
world of surgery in their respec-
tive lines.
And again, it is our duty to see
to it that our history and litera-
ture are properly placed before
the world. And can we do this
by procuring our data fro m
Northern writer's and publishers.
No, and | am very much surpris-
ed to know that those in authori-
| ty would put a book in the hands
of the children of Kentucky that
| would teach them that it was
Franklin who wrote the Declare
ton of independence. But if
you are acquainted with the third
reader now in use in our schools,
you know this is true, and the
chances are that in a few more
years we will have Adams classed
as the Father of this country.
| repeat it, we cannot afford
to have our school books and
dato furnished by northern
writer's and publishers. If they
do not totally ignore us they
neglect us. Thus, the Column
bian Encyclopedia consisting of
80 volumes, gives more space to
John Brown, running his pedi-
gree back to Peter Brown, who
came over in the Mayfower,
than to Jefferson Davis, the SOL
der, Statesman and president.
Another standard Encyclopedia
gives six lines on General Kirby
Smith, the teacher, soldier and
patriot, and more than column
on John L. Sullivan. of Boston.
Even so excellent and widely
used textbook as Hawthorn and
Lemons, American Litera-
ture," gives more space to Walt
Whitman than to sydney T amer
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-11-17

Why, then, is it that the South,
so rich in materials for an abund-
ant and valuable literature has
placed so few productions in the
school-books of this country?
The answer is comparatively
easy. Before the war the South
was strictly Agricultural. Her
farms were very large. She had
no literary centers. Her cities
were few and far apart. Her
people were Indifferent to popu-
lar education. She did not en-
courage home talent but rather
insisted that the proper place for
the Southern gentleman was on
the farm where he could direct
the efforts of a multitude of
slaves. And where one was so
bold as to offer to become an au-
thor, it simply meant poverty
and self sacrifice.
But the war came ON The
slaves were freed. The farms
were devastated, and the South
was forced to adjust herself to
her surroundings. And as the
social compact began to adjust
itself to the new order of things,
authors began to receive encour-
agement at home. 1t is true that
much that is being written is in
trinsically worthless, but ambi-
ton and multiplied efforts .ssare
producing some meritorious
works. The South is rapidly be-
coming a manufacturing center;
southern cities are becoming lit
erary centers; publishing houses
are paying good dividends, and
southern genius is becoming to
appreciated by southern readers.
There is yet one thing that is
lacking in the great struggle of
the South to attain the standard
to which she is justly entitled.
1t is this; Our schools, both pub
lie and private, are not doing
their duty in teaching the histo-
ry and literature of the South.
Yes, Notwithstanding the fact
that they cruelty neglect US and
even throw insults in our face,
most of our readers, histories
and other literature still comes
from the North. Why this is
true, | am unable to say. It
must be that we have been class
ed as illiterate, semi-barbarous
beings so long that we concur in
such classification. But let US
awake to the situation and exam
inc some of the stuff we have
been teaching our children.
The Encyclopedia Britannica,
which, is regarded everywhere
as high authority, has this to say
of Us, (Vol. 1, page 49,; "The
attractive culture of the South
has been limited in extent and
degree. The dollhouse fruit of
wealth and leisure, it has never
struck it's roots deeply into ma
tive soil.
Since the Revolution days,
when Virginia was the nurse of
Statesmen, the few thinkers of
America born south of Mason and
Dixon's line, outnumbered by
those belonging to the single
State Of Massachusetts,, have
commonly emigrated to New
York or Boston in search of a
university training. In t h e
world of letters at least, the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-22
OLD WOODEN BRIDGE BURNED
by Fire-Miliicas Had asce4
Over Il.

Troy n. Y.-The famous ole wood
en- covered bridg. across the Hudson
river between the upper section ct
this city and Waterford, was lie
stroyed by fire the ether day This
bridge, which was perhaps the oldest
bridge OF the kind in the United
St.tes, was one of the landmarks and
curiosites in this section. 1t was
first opened for traffic In Ices and has
been I'M constant service ever since.
The FIRE. supposed to have started
from an electric wife was most spec.
tacular. As the flames ate their way
through the massive woodwork, the
superstructure of the bridge weakened
and collapsed and fell into the He'd
son. Seven f;cmeH vent down with
il ard all narrowly escaped drowning.
One was severely injured The loss
is about 100000.
The bridge was probably the only
old-fashioH3d wooden covered bridge
Of any size le.t.in this country It
was privately owed and the toll
which has been collected for passing
over it runs well Tito the millions OF
dollars
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-22
LESS SHIPS THAN YEAR AGO.
Decrease Shown in ShipbuiIdlns Indus
Equatorial Increase Is
Promised.

Washington, d. C.-The smallest
output of the American shipbulding
industry since 1898 is shown in the
figures gathered by the bureau dur.
ing the fiscal year just ended. Ship
building contracts. however. indicate Il
material increase during the year end
ing June 80 next.
There were l,3G2 merchants vessels
Of 232,SlG gross tons built in the Unit.
cd States the last year. compared with
SOC of 5SS.G27 gross tons during the
fiscal year 1908, which was the record
year Of American shipbullding
On the great lakes 3G steel steamers
Of Ss,42G tons were built, including
the Shenango of S,oi7 tons, the larg-
est vessel ever built on the lakes, and
the Edward b. Winslow of Bath. Me.
the largest wooden schooner ever
built
No vessels for foreign trade ana no
square rugged vessels were built. OF
the years output $685. tons were
barges and canal boats.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-22
AFTER THE SUBWAY
ALSO WANTS TO BRING PRESt
DENT TO CAIRO ON TRIP
DOWN THE RIVER.
Mayor On Important Missions 10 Gin
cnnati and Washington-Ader-
man Greaney Named
Mayor Pro Tenn.

Mayor Parsons IS off on a trip to
promote Cairo's interests in two
matters that are importaat-one IS
the Sycamore street subway under
the Big Four tracks. and the other
is to induce President TAFT to stop at
Cairo on his trip dowr the river. His
Honor will 90 TO Cincinnati to con
suit with Genera. Manag r Van
Wrinkle OF the Big Four respecting
the subway. The ordinance proviad-
irg for paving this street has been
lail over till August awaiting the
decision Of the railroad officials. AS
drawn it provides for grade crossing
over the track. with rise and fall of
six feet or more TO get over the
track. The mayor regards this very
Objectionable and viii do what he
can to induce the railroad company to
have a subway built over The street.
The mayor will see1 a personal in
teryiew with President Taft az Wash
ingtou and hopes to secure favor
abe answer
During his absence His Honor has
designated Capt W. P. Greaney as
mayor pro. TEN
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-22
THE PERFECT WAY
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/ member of the family has tayen
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