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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21
WHITTIER ARs We pRlFrlNe'

l. tails country losing its Demo
cratic idealss We are moved O. ask
this question By the reports from
Washington which indicate that Il Is
almost impossible for President Taft
% attend church on Sunday without
being almost moLoed BY curious
thrOngs OF sight-seers on the streets
Of the National Capital
On Easter morning a great con-
course Of people who gathered out.
side OF St Johns church. where Mr..
Taft attended service with his wife.
practically compelled Mr.. Taft TO stop
and hold an open air reception be.
fore he could return 20 the White
House.
Americans have always been ready
20 ridicule the English who make
fools Of themselves over their royal
family. standing on the streets for
hours 70 see its members pass by and
cheering themselves hoarse on such
occasions. but IL we are not careful
we will give the British press an op-
pOrtunity TO indulge I'm no end OF
sarcasm at our expense. Moreover.
such conduct is un-American and un-
democratic and there seems to be liz.
tie excuse for INDUCING 10 such an
extent on the privacy which even the
President ought to be permitted to
enjoy on one day OF the week.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21

General Booth OF the Salvation
Army has only recently celebrated
his eightieth birthday. The amazing
vitality and activity he displays and
the plans he is making for a visit TO
this country show that he has no in
tentiOn OF being ~Oslerized" While
General Booth Is conspicuous he is
by no means an exceptional example
Of active and useful old age. In every
walk Of life men Of mature years are
70 the front with no stacking Of en-
thusiasm and with the ripe wisdom
OF experience.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21

The Railroad Commission. In answer.
ng a request for a new passenger de
Ot nearer the business center Of
starke. states that the seaboard Air
line being In the hands OF receivers
|eriously embarrasses the Commission
u the matter OF enforcing orders
lgainst the railroad aud deems Il ad-
disable 10 let the matter stand for the
|ime-being. since the railroad company
ID erect a new passenger station In
tarko a Few years ago. The Com
mission a. endeayoriug % render as
distance Ia every way possible % the
people OF the State. but are without
,Ower 10 bring action In the State
courts against the Federal receivers
Df the seab0ard 10 compel compliance
with an order Of the board as rhey
Are under the jurisdiction o. the Fed
pral Judge.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21

One Of the features OF the new San
francisco Is It's sanitary condition.
baking Il one OF the cleanest and
1ealthiest IN the country. After a
proper agitation Of the subject Of sani-
alton. a conference was held and a
|ommittee appointed % conduct q
'rusade. Meetings we're held with
representatives OF various industries.
md IN this way no opportunity for
ignorance was allowed. One OF the
hangers feared heretofore was the
bubOnie plague. and the results IN the
liminution Of cases have been most
satisfactory.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21

The New York Packer Is doing
'nuch 20 advertise the trucking inter
SIS OF Florida In an indirect way.
ne correspondence from various
'ections Of the State appearing In that
Durnal Is being widely copied and
gin no doubt be me means OF inter
sting many as % this States re-
|Ources.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21

Judging from the sensational alarm
ist reports concerning the relations he
tween England and Germany and
about European politics i'm general
some Of the European correspondents
OF large American dailies have a fer
tility Of imagination that fits them
for membership IN a certain club.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21

Our faculties and our character
need Just as much cultivation in order
10 produce best results as do the
crops. which with such intelligent
care. the farmer raises on his broad
acres
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21

The bishop who recently condemned
he style OF hats women are wearing
his year may be credited with pos
|essing a great deal Of courage. but
experience should have taught him
hat any masculine onslaught on femi-
ine fashion in hats and dress avails
SOthing.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21

The baseball season Is now on and
throughout the rest Of the summer
other things will be- relegated 20 ,ne
rear. The tariff. Castro, and many
other matters are important In a
measure but they will not compare
with the struggle between the league
teams In the baseball world.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21

AS warm weather approaches the
authorities should see that all alleys
Ire cleaned up and kept clean. De
aging fruit or vegetables are not
Ionduciye 20 good health and should
lOt be thrown In out-ofthe-way
llaees. but placed where the garbage
FagOns can handle them.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21

A little timely help wisely given
Then a man r. In danger OF falling
nOraily or In his business would. In
many cases. hesp him 10 keep his feet
md retain his integrity.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21

Some people think they have con
gtctiOns when in truth they have but
opinions. Opinion Is temporary and
,uperfcial while conviction Is deep
booted and lasting.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21

Not many men attain greatness but
d IL possible for everyone % attain
goodness. And that. after an. IL
most 10 be desired.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21

Many q man Of unquestiOnable tai
ents has failed in life because he did
pot realize the value Of eOncentra-
sion.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21

To be impatient is much like q cap
1--we bird vainly struggling against
me bars o. lis cage-it merely
rufaes and aggravates.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21

An advertising hills beoome cue after frs,
Eppear1noe q sdvsEtisemeui. uniess othsrwi.e
napuiated In eoatraci. Parties noi known % us
oln he required 10 pay Ter advertising IN 81
unncs. ADDE'S. TIE DAILY Sun,
CATNEsvELLE. PA.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21

Sun want" ads. brisS rssults.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21

ne Twiosa-wcsk Sun is an eight pare. forty.
nslumn paper. pubiished every Monday and
-hnrsday. and ooniaius ali the news o. ths
rpeek. ioc=i. state and generai. and win Be
lI'niled. postaee free. toany part of the Uniied
eanies o. cana1a. Ger g. 60 q ycar-in advanoe.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-21

ncating noticss IN iocai ooiumn rocruis iius
~ erui iussrtiou. and struisfor saeh ssaiiioaai
1n1rrtion.
nasss o. display savsrti-inz made known on
nppiicat ~.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-26
THE RUSSIAN PEASANT.
Stupid and Poor, a Good Fellow Who
Merely Exists.

The Russian peasant does not live;
he merely exists. ''Nitchevo" cit is
nothing. he merely says when any
thing happens 10 him. Nothing mat
1ers, nothing could be worse. and
'.Nitchevo" is his panacea for all evils.
And yet the Russian moujik is really a
fine fellow. Ordinarily. II. p. Kennard
tells US in his book, The Russian
Peasant" he is a splendid. well built
man. large liinbed. large headed and
healthy. He is equally unaffected by
20 degrees Of frost or twenty glasses of
vodka. He is clothed in uncured Sheep
skins and carries in winter more
clothes than the average Englishman
could stand up in.
lie is unspeakably stupid. however.
and his dream of happiness is TO gorge.
10 sleep as much us possible through
the winter and dnnce and sing in the
summer. But, the strangers first OBJ
lectlon 10 the mOujik is that he smells
mot because he does not wash him
self. As q matter of fact. in every VII
la,-n there HrP nrhiic bathS-heo-o-
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-26
Inventor pavx and Io..

Sir Humphry Davy. the inventor a,
the Davy lamp. found love sOmp,blp,
Of delusion, If not snare. Wri,in,
to his mother. he said. Il am the hap
piest Of men in the hope If a uriC,
with a woman equally distinguish
for virtues. talents and accomplish.
ments.' And in letter TO his bru,be,
he expresses his rapture thus: -yn
Apprece has consented to marry me
and when the event takes place stall
not envy kings. princes or pOtentates-
The widow must have been person
possessed of great powers Of fascins.
ton, for Sir Henry Holland maka
mention Of her as a lady who mad.
such a sensation in Edinburgh society
that even a regius professor did not
think It beneath his scholarship TO 70
down on his knees in the street to fss-
ten her shoe. The sequel need moi Be
dwelt upon further than TO add that
the marriage turned out to be alto
gether a mistake.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-26
WILL HOLD REUNION
OF SMITHS AT SEATTLE

Seattle, Aug. 23.-Is your name
Smith? If it is, you are wanted al the
Alaska ukon-P Pacific exposition. Sep
ember 2, to take part in the Smith
Family Day festivities.
From high and low, from near and
ar, the Smiths are coming. Seattle
boasts of several thousand, and the
other cities of the Northwest are ap-
parently as strong in Smiths in pro-
portion.
Unique Smiths OF all descriptions
IRE at premium and IL you happen
o be Smith with some particularit!
all of your own. yol may be able 70
get special inducements. Prizes vii!
be given to the Oldest Smith. tia
Youngest Smith, the pretties youia-
lady Smith. the homeliest man Smith
and SO on through the whole list OF
unusual members OF the family.
A warning has been issued TO al
visitors at the exposition to be ex
plicit in speaking to members of the
Smith family on that day. For ex
ample: II you have q friend, Fred
w. Smith, il will be useless for YOU
TO attempt TO attract his attention by
yelling Smith at him. That might
cause some three or four hundred
other Smiths to ok around to see
if they were wantel. but your chance
On getting the right man would be
small Instead, call out Fred w
Smith," or better yet. collar the man
Sou want to speak 70.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-26
sharps Hold Convention
At Portland.

Portland. Aug. 23-Agricultural ex-
perts OF the ooIntry who have been
in session in Portland during the
past week. closed their mos. success
ful annual gathering Saturday with
an attendance even larger than that
Al a recent convention in Washing
ton. D. c. The session was one -haJ
means much TO the Pacific North
west for it was attended by men who
are keen students Of agricultural pos
sibilities, and what they saw here i'm
pressed them They were afforded
an opportunity 10 inspect the various
farming districts of the state by
means OF special trains run by the
Portland Commercial club to william
ette Valley points and Hood River.
On these trips they were guess OF
the Commercial club and were escort
ed by a special COMMITTEES OF promi-
nent Oregon people who gave all the
information desired OF the different
districts inspected. The result OF the
convention will be far reaching. it is
believed, by those wI0 are familiar
with the work o. the organizations.
PRESIDENT Kerr, of the Oregon Agri-
cultural college. was chosen the head
1f the association of American Agri-
cultural Colleges and Experiment sta
hons for coming year President Kerr
secured the convention for Portland
while in attendance al last years
session.
president Taft viii be male the
center OF a big demonstration when
he comes to Portland October 2. There
will be no private entertaining for the
Dig President. but he will be on view
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-26

Newport. Olympia. orting, Rspueiic'
Seattle. and wana Walla, Washing
ton.
While the examination IS e2uTeN
along practical lines and knowiedse
OF field conditions rather thaa book
learning IS colsidersi essenlal IN p
opportunities for those applicants
with educational advantages are
considerably increased. The ra1ii
development OF the National Fo77s
Is making continually increasing ce-
mands upon those engaged in th7iE
mGnagemeny. and men with ability 10
assume responsibility and serve ID
supervisory capacities are in demand
These more responsible positions on
National Forests are filled by promo
tion from lower grades. 50 that any
one entering as a ranger is eligible
for promotion % any o, the NOR
responsible and higher paid Places
including that OF Forest supervisor
Only those men who are a Teas-
q years OF age not more than A..
Of good character. temperate. and in
good physical condition, are eligible
10 take this examination. The saial!
paid TO beginners is $500 q year.
Applicants can secure information
concerning the examination from the
District Forester at Portland. Oregon,
Forest Supervisors. or the United
States Civil Service Commission
Washington. D. c.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-26

ana tne peasants wash ~.
there unfailingly every ss,n-.'H
order TO be allowed to 20 ~ ~Al I
Sunday. for the ORTHODOX cS-.s q
joins cleanliness. =
The Russian peasant is .,,
and generally IN debt He 49, p'<
land in the same way th,, ~ q
plowed 1t and gets rs little =. ..'as
DOR His main worry in life 1. s - :
pay the governors taxes. ~ .
he cannot pay he Is logged q, Sh
he win sell part OF his uer, .e
power OF work. E., work q. ss's
ing for several months-to r,,ss aon-
and OF course be is worse on ~. ~
the following year. e's
On Christmas night at dusk ~.
riageable village girls GO ONT -. ~
streets and meet their young mon = :.
one says, What Is your uame,- -
young man answers "Foma y .,s =
replies, My husbands name IA - - =
Some days later at the girIs - -
relations are gathered toeethar ~
comes a knock at the door Th-
rosta and the young man enter 90 y
ing loaves of bread. The So.
says something like this:
I'VE are German people coms =.
Turkey. We are hunters, r0os -
lows. There was a time once IN
country when We saw stran.s -
prints in the snow. and nv friend !.
prince here saw them. and We tho.
they might be fox's or martens -.
prints or ii might be those OF a h.,rs
full girl. We hunters, we rood =
lows, are determined not 10 r.s, =
we have found the animal W. ~
been in all cities from German, !.
Turkey and have sought for tbI. q,
this marten or this princess, and AZ -
we have seen the same strange far
prints In the snow again, here bv v0-,
court And We have come in. Con.
let US take her, the beautiful prinoa,
for we see her in front of US or =,
Ii be that you would keep her tin =.
grows a little older?"
Thus does the moujik ask for wifi,
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-26
TO HOLD EXAMINATION
FOR FOREST RANGER

Portland, Greg, August 24.-An
examination to fill vacancies in the
ranger force on all National Forests
in District will be held October 25
and 26. From this examination it is
expected that 70 appointments will
be made on National Forests in this
district.
The examination win be held at the
headquarters Of each National Forest
in the district, at the following places
hetchikan. Alaska: Eugene, Grants
Pass, Heppner. John Day, Lakeview,
Medford, Prineyille, Portland. Rose
burg, Sumpter. and Waiiowa. Oregon
and BeIlingham. Chelan. Leayenworth
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-26

bv the public throughout his visit
There will be a big parade IN one
Presidents honor. in which he viii
ride and where he may be seen by
he thousands who will want to nave
ioot al the nations executive Presi-
dent Taft will be asked 20 make an
address al the Armory in the after
noon and attend a banquet al the
Commercial Club a. night on October
% Plans for Sunday. which viii be
spent here. are not made up yet. but
he President will probably attend
church and spend the remainder oil
he day resting Mayor Simon has
named committee of prominent
Portland people u arrange the Presi-
ien.s entertainment
On q tour of the Northwest 60 gel
material for series OF letters 10
mis- paper. the Chicago Record-Herald,
William f. Curtis. probably the best
KNOWN u44tSPoANNhA al NaN
was a Portland visitor recently. In
discussing the Rose City. he said:
Portland is the best city on the
Pacific Coast and l would rather live
acre than in any other city OF which
know. Portland is farther along
Than any other city on the Pacific
Coast: by that l mem it is more
mature than any o.her big cities OF
The West" These are strong words,
coming as they do from man who
mas travelled all over the world.
An event OF great interest especi-
ally 10 the Pacific Coast, will be the
visit OF 80 leading business men OF
Japan. who Will arrive on September
6 for z tour OF 80 cities of the coun-
ary. The visitors are coming TO learn
Of the re solrces and commercial
methods OF the United States. The
strip about the country will be made
in a splendidly equipped special train
at a cost of $4,000, contributed by
he business interests OF the United
States. A committee of prominent
men has been named to have charge
Of the visitors while in Portland and
arrange for their entertainment here.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-26
Seats Selling at Burnaugh
@ Mayield'S
Alfalfa seed for sale at R. S. & q

Alfalfa seed for sale at r. S. & z.
Miss Jessie Robertson returned
Sunday from Nampa. Ida, where she
spent her vacation visiting her sister,
Mrs. Stone. Her mother from De3
doines, Ia. accompanied her here and
will visit for awhile.
La Grande Star: Word has been
received from Mrs. F. S. Ivanhoe
hat she will return to La Grande
lext Thursday. She is resting and
visiting al Gibbon before going to En-
-erprise to begin her work in the
high school.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-26
DEATH RECORD.

Alex Mavor died at his home on East
First street about O'Clock this Thurs
lay) morning. Funeral services will
Dc neld from the Presbyterian church
1t 10 O'Clock Friday morning, conducted
by Rev. Samuel Harris.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-26

People with chronic bronchitis, ash
ma and lung trouble, viii find greli
relief and comfort in Foleys Hone!
and Tar, and can avoid suffering By
commencing to take it at once. Buf-
naugh & Mayfield.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-26
" and County
Brief News Items

SIR and Mrs. 5. ". Wagner return
I'd FRIDAY from the Seattle fair
Mrs Il. c. sim son OF Omaha is z
=usst for . few weeks OF her friend
rs. august Price.
rs E. \. S.i,sr went TO WallOwa
Tlesdsy 70 visit her niece, Miss yesta
zckson.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-26

Headquarters for school supplle;
Jackson & Weayer's drug store.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-26

Popular Prices, Is, IS, so cts
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-10-18
The TROY LAUNDRY

The Troy Laundry Company informs
it's patrons and the public in general
that they have secured the services of
some fancy ironers from the best laun-
dries in SanFrancisco, alsoa first-class
collar and shirt man and will hereafter
be able to turn out work of the highest
quality. A trial and you will be con-
WINGED. TROY LAUNDRY Co.
LOUIS NOUsSEILLETES, MANAGER
Elko, Nevada. Sept. 10, 1909.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-10-18
Some Good Advice

A Young Thing had head that
ached, her honey boy having taken his
affections elsewhere, and her father
recently shut himself up with her to
reason with her, says an Iowa paper.
That honey boy averaged spending so
cents week on you" he said. Here's
a dollar week to take its place. Every
time he called he cleaned out the
refrigerator. Your mother will see to
it that your brothers do this in the
future He kept you up late at nights.
Your baby sister is cross and hereafter
you will let the baby do this for You.
He took possession Of themost comfort
able rocker on the porch; when you look
at the rocker in the future it will not
be empty, bringing the pangs to your
heart that your silly novels tell about;
it will be occupied by the man who
paid for it AMI that's me. Your mother
and staid by you in collie and teethiDg
and we are going to see you through
this il we have to take turns spanking
you. Now take your eyes off the moon
and look at the dust around you"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-10-18
A Mixed Case

State Auditor w. B. Lyon came
down list wsek to officially notify w.
w. Williams. John Oats, H. F. McLanc
and Will Danielson, bondsmen of the
late Robert Shirley of the shortage in
in the late Ileriff's accounts with the
state and III IKE formal demand upon
them for the amount due, which Mr..
Ii yon figures at q, 461. so, after allow
ing the proper deduction for sheriff's
commission. This shortage was in
Cured principally during the first three
months of the year 1908 and the
bondsmen W ,)m the state is trying to
h I'D good for the amount contemplate
taking legal stops to place the RESPONSE
bilitY for his short lge, upon State
Controller Eg ;ers, who was delinquent
i'll, not checking up the shortage
within reasonable time. The
bondsmen c,ll attention to the fact
that had Eggers properly performed his
duties as the auditing official,
they would have had an opportunity
to have had protected themselves and
the business logic of their argument
is ut once apparent.
The discrepancies in his accounts
with the state, together with other
shortages uncovered subsequent to the
suicide of the ex-sheriff, makes his
known shortage nearly $4,000, which
will, in case the contentious of the
bondsnen are rejected, make necessary
the payment by them of this sum-
Fallon Standard
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-10-18
The Corjurer Confesses..

That the hand is quicker than the
eye Is one Of those accepted sayings
Invented by someone who knew moth
ing of conjurin:5-or, as is more likely,
by some cunning conjurer who aimed
still further to hoodwink a gullible
public. The fact is that the best con-
juror seldom makes rapid motion,
Tor tEat attracts attention, even
though It be not understood. The
true artist in ills line is deliberate in
every movement. and It is mainly by
his actions that ne leads his audience
to looi; not where they ought, but I'm
an entirely different direction. Mr..
David Devant. who for a number OF
consecutive years has entertained
London with hi ingenious tricks. has
said: The conjurer must be an actor.
by the expression of his face, by his
gestures, by the tone of HIS voice, in
short. by his acting, he must produce
his effects. st. Nicholas.