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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-28

Elector Butler was late in arriving
at Washington and was fined $1,000
An eastern oregon man is usually
very prompt, but doubtless middle
western snow storms and blockades
accounted for Mr.. Buffers tardiness
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-28
SERENADE.

I would so tender be, Love
That thou shouldst feel for me
The trembling that the rose feels
For the humming Of the bee
I would so gentle be, dear,
That thou shouldst feel for me
The softness Of the moonlight
On the gold Acacia tree.
I would so softly stir thee
With fond elusive hopes.
AS breezes wait the incense
From the purple hellotropes.
All. open. Love, thy window
That they may plead for me,
The trembling rose. the hellotrope,
And the gold Acacia tree.
Mary Burke Calhoun in Pacific
Monthly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-28

from lrreSuldTl-
ties, terrible drag
ging sensations,
extreme nervous
ness, and that all
gone feeling III my
stomach. l had
given up hope of
ever being well
when ! began to
take Lydia E.Pink-
hams Vegetable
Compound. Then
/ felt as though
pau, lifa had hppn
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-28
: +*+++ +++ ++++* = I
THE GREATEST GIFT.

= He wins the worlds approval !
= who leads I
+ A conquering army to the I
+ fray I
+ But yonder where the vulture I
+ feeds I
+ Long-cherished hopes were I
+ swept away. /
= He merits fame who has the :
+ gift :
+ To thrill men with his elo- /
+ quence, I
+ Or out of worthless chaff can I
+ sift I
+ The golden grains of COM I
= mon sense. I
+ But blessed Ger all the rest is +
+ he I
+ Who pens a line that travels +
+ far :.
+ And causes fretful men to see /
+ How few and small their +
I troubles are. /
+ $. E. Klser. :
= +
= Z + + + + + + + + I. + : + =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-28

Help rebuild the wooden mill and
thereby work for a greater Pendle-
ton.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-04-15
Morris School News.

I must try and send few
lines to The Gazette.
Most of the crops in this vi
entity look o. K. The nice rain
we had was great benefit to
them.
Miss Annie Brosh returned
home Friday after staying a few
months in San Antonio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erdle and son,
Louis, we're busy shopping in
Yoakum Friday.
Misses Rosa and Clara Brosch
of our vicinity were visiting rela.
tiyes and friends in Moulton,
Praha and Sinner last week.
They reported a fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Rindorff and
little daughter, Emma, and
Misses Bertha and Emma Hue
ner were visiting at Mr.. Broscfs
last Sunday,
Mr.. Frank Maresh and family
were visiting at Mr.. Jos. Erdle's
last Sunday.
Say, 80" what kind Of a time
did you have Sunday? Sorry I
wasn't home.
Mr.. Chas. Drabek was seen on
the Yoakum streets today.
Messrs. Hudgeon and William
Prauser called on Mr.. Joseph
Brosch on some business today.
I guess [ had better quit now,
as [ am tired and sleepy, after
all the pleasure. SUNSHINE.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-04-15
MicInna School News.

Well, as L have a few minutes
time, | will write to the dear old
Gazette.
That rain that fell here last
Wednesday was very good for
the crops and gardens.
Some from here went fishing
in the river but | hope they did
come back with an empty basket,
John Hartl, Jr., Frank ard
Albert Migl went to Flatonia last
Tuesday. John and Frank re
turned home Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jaks was
visiting at the home of Anton
Jaks Sunday.
John Hartl and Frank Migl
made flying trip to Hochheim
Sunday.
Miss Louise Barosh and
brother were visiting at the
home of Jim Barosh Sunday.
Well, l will close for this time
BLUE ROBIN.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-04-15
Menger School.

Hello, dear editor and readers.
Well, here I am coming for the
first time to send in a few items
of our burg.
The rain which we had the past
week is very beneficial to the
farmer and the truck growers.
Cotton planting is the order of
the day now.
The examination at our school
was very well attended. They
had a few nice spelling matches
and good many nice speeches
were made by the children.
Those who attended with their
families were Messrs. Fred.
Remmers, John Wagner, Chas.
Wendt, John Mueller, Anton De
harde, Joe Ennis, Ed Busch,
Alberr p sisher, FREDERICKSBURG,
Hynell1 iaska, Mrs. Dora zim-
mermann and some of our young
folks. a party was given at
night by Prof. Otto Fissler.
Those who attended the party
were Misses Annie, Ida and
Emma Deharde, Sophie Harbers;
Adelia Wendt, Alma thinner
mann, Emma Remmers and 10
hanna Ahrens, Messrs, Otto Fiss-
Ter, Anton Deharde, Emil and
Anton Harbers, Emil thinner
mann, Albert and Otto Wendt,
Willie ana Henry Remmers, Ro-
bert and Reinhard Dreyer, H.
'Ahrens, Jr., and Jonn Haus-
childt as musician, Say, Fan of
Three Heads, you sure missed a
grand old time. All reported to
have had a good time.
Mrs. Elise Schumacher was
visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Muller, the past week.
Mr.. Emil and Miss Alma zim-
hermann we're shopping at Shi-
ner Saturday, also were Mr.. Fly.
Ahrens, Sr., and son, Henry.
Those that attended church at
Sinner Sunday from our com
munity were the Misses Clara,
| Adelia and Alma Wendt, Sophie
Harder, Anuie and Emma De-
harde, Emma and Adelia Rem
mers, Martha Hoerig, Sophie
Maeker, Messrs. Otto Fisseler,
Otto Dreyer, Emil and Anton
Harbers. Anton Deharde, Albert
and Otto Wendt, Otto Hoerig,
| Willie Maeker and Willie and
Henry Remmers.
! Mr.. Anton Deharde will leave
for La Grange on visit to
friends and relatives.
The health of our burg is good,
/ If the dear readers will APP
preciate my letter, l will write
again.
AS my letter is getting quite
Hong, will ring off for this time.
HONEY SUCKLE.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-04-15
Ia Of Pound a Week

AT least, is what young baby ought
to gain in weight. Does yours If
not there's something wrong with its
digestion. Give it McGee's Baby
Elixir and it will begin gaining at
once. Cures stomach and bowel
troubles, aids digestion, stops frettul-
ness, good for taethlng babies. Price
25c and SOC. Sold by schlottpaH'
Drug Co.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-04-15
For Sale.

Four fine Jersey cows fresh in
milk. Apply to Drs. Schulze &
Gray, Sinner.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-06-05

brated in verse" And Mrs. Bascom's
heart glowed with the consciousness
of virtuous genius.
An ~ternoon's labor produced the
following:
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-06-05

Go to sleep without supper, but rise
without debt.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-06-05
Study Mysteries Of the Air.

Man has been born of woman for
centuries upon centuries, yet he is
as little wise to the control of wealth
er conditions as he is to the truth
of what comes after death. Must it
be ever so? Is prophecy, even as il
may some time be perfected, to re-
main the ineffective substitute for the
power to regulate?
The air throbs with wonders. 1t
affords the medium of wireless teleg-
raphy, perhaps of telepathy. The mys-
terry OF how it absorbs and restraints
or let's loose the elements that make
for storm or sunshine is infinitely bet
ter worth attention than are the short
comings OF a forecaster. Let some
earnest seeker find key to the rid
die and see how the farmers and sail
ors and baseball players and Easter
bellies and all the sons and daughters
OF time sit up and take notice.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-06-05
Wine-Colored EVENING Costume.

young man who prides himself OF
being in the front rank among the
fashionable people appeared at one of
the uptown restaurants recently when
the theater parties assembled, and at
tracted much attention because of
his costume. 1t was the regulation
evening suit as to cut, but conspicu-
Gus because of it's color The coat and
trousers were what women described
as wine color" The coat collar and
cuffs were of blue velvet and a "
shaped-waistcoat of white cloth with
four buttons, a high collar and broad
necktie the color of the coat, finished
the costume. The man made a bold
attempt TO look unconscious, but under
the gaze of many eyes he was unsuc-
cessful and disappeared long before
the usual hour.-New York Tribune.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-06-05
Wickedness of Clothes.

There is a great truth underlying
the fact which the governor Of Ugan.
da has just proclaimed, namely, that
the more clothes the Bakedi women
wear the less moral they are Among
all the unclothed Nilotic tribes. he
says, a notable degree of morality ex.
lists; whereas those who have always
been greatly addicted TO wearing APP.
parel are of VIGOROUSLY lax habits. II
is the same everywhere. Clothes. OF
course, have their uses in such
weather as we are enduring here and
now. but who has not envied and ad.
mired the wisdom of Walt Whitman
who in summer days was wont to as.
sumo the sartorial economy OF Nebu.
chadnezzar when he ran at grass and
march along in his neighboring wood
In unity with nature?
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-06-05
Copyright, 1893, by j. B. 1lppincott co..
By NELLIE SLAYTON AURNER

1t has just come, and there's a poem
i'm it by Mrs. Bascom that / think is
better than anything she ever wrote. "
Huh" calculated Jane, II sh'd
hope so! I'm sure that's not sayin'
much!" But she sat down and,
taking the proffered paper, began tc
read.
Whats this?" she exclaimed jump
ing up excitedly-" name was Moore!
I'd like to know what right she's got
to drag me into her potry. Worked
from early morn till night Stun an
nonsense! That lazybones of a Jim
never done lick in his life that he
didn't jest hafto. Both lay down tc
rise no more Sounds fer all the
world like they starved to death. The
dee!-starved to death, pa an MAJ"
An she began to walk about the room
in angry excitement. ITS a lie!
can prove it's lie! Everybody round
here knows ma died O. consumption
and pa O. lung fever" The paper
shook in her hands as she read the
remaining lines aloud in an angry
tone.
where is Mis- Bascom?' she de
manded of the frightened neighbor.
IN have the law on her fer this!
I'll learn her better than to Islander
respectable folks. Tll-Ill-" She
stumbled on the threshold and fell
back against the pantry door. Mrs.
Bascom, confused and trembling at
the unexpected turn events had taken,
stood before her
At the sight of the poetess James
Indignation reached its climax. She
fairly choked in a vain attempt to
give adequate expression to her feel
ings. With shaking hand she -four
ished the obnoxious verses before the
pale face of the authoress.
I'D sue you fer libel" she cried in
irate tones; I'D do it in a minute il
twan't fer Alonzo Bascom's havin' II
all to pay. Poor man, | pity him!
Fourteen holes in his socks this
blessed week, an one so big ! run my
fist clean through it, His shirts with
not button on EN- an all tore out
with safety-pins! The Beauty OF
Piety!' Humph with snort OF
contemplate beauty of laziness
call it. If you'd do some rubin an
rinsin' yourself once in while mebbe
you wouldn't see so much po'try
in it,"
Come Jane, come" interceded the
neighbor. laying an entreating hand
upon the arm of the wrathful spin
ster, don't say any more; you know
how nervous Mrs. Bascom is"
Fer the sake O. that poor, abused
man AlonZo Bascom I'll go home an
say nothin'. But If you write any
more po'try bout me"-and her anger
famed up again as she reached the
kitchen door-''l'll-I'll count the
holes in the socks an the missin' but
tons, an'-an' I'll have EN- put in the
paper 'longside the pome. | will"
"P-pearls before swine!" gasped
Mrs. Bascom family as she sank into
a chair.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-06-05
All Who
Would Enjoy

good health, with its blessings, must I'M
derstand, quite clearly, that it involves the
question of right living with all the term
implies. With proper knowledge of what
is best, each hour of recreation, of enjoy
ment, of contemplation and of effort may
be made to contribute to living Alright.
Then the use of medicines may be dis
pensed with to advantage, but under or
binary conditions in many instances a
simple, wholesome remedy may be invalu-
able if taken at the proper time and the
California Fig Syrup Co. holds that it is
alike important to present the subject
truthfully and to supply the one perfect
laxative to those desiring it.
Consequently, the Company's Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of SIENNA gives general
satisfaction. To get its beneficial effects
buy the genuine, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by all leading druggists.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-06-05

An Hternoons labor produced the
following:
THE BEAUTY OF P1ETY.
In a lowly moss-grown cottage,
BY ripping rivulet's shore,
Dwell n family. poor but pious.
And the family name was Moore.
Father. mother, son and daughter
Worked from early morn till night;
Toiled and labored i'm that cottage
To improve their woefu plight
For the dread gray wolf of hunger
PROVIDED about that cabin door.
TIL at lat the father and mother
Both lay down 10 rise no more.
But the brave son and the daughter
Struggled still, ,eft I'm the lurch;
She began 10 take in washings,
He became jantor I'm the church.
Day by day she rubs and rinses.
While he sweeps and dusts with care:
Then within those pews he fingers,
Thinking of his parents dear
Mrs Bascom was in tears as she
finished. It's the most beautiful and
touching poem ] ever wrote" she
sobbed; how moved Jane Moore will
be, IL will be an inspiration to her
all her life" And she carefully gath
cred up her manuscript and carried
It to the News Office with her own
hands.
Thursday the News was published,
and Thursday afternoon Jane Moore
was accustomed to bring home Mrs.
Bascom's weeks wash" Mrs. Bias.
com arranged delightful plan for
observing that worthy spinster's sur.
prise and delight when she should
first read THE Beauty of Piety." As
a result. when Jane knocked at the
day II was opened by one OF Mrs. Bias.
CONS ,dmiring friends. MRS. Bas-
com was in the adjoining pantry, with
the door half open.)
"Ain't Mis- Bascom TO hum" in
CURED Jane, somewhat surprised.
She'll be here pretty soon. Won't
you sit DOWN." said the neighbor. hos
pitably. You must be tired carrying
that heavy basket"
wal. yes" admitted Jane. II am
plum beat out. II ] could only git
that good-fernothin' jim to-"
But the neighbor cid not seem TO
be listening. She was nervously fin.
gering a paper she held I'm her hand,
and Interrupted with:
"Iisve you seen this weeks News?
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-06-05
Ever-Busy Woman.

A newspaper writer. sympathizing
with women because there is no long
er any cradle to rock, or hardly a
baby to care for, no home schooling
necessary I'm the presence of the mod
ern kindergarten, no sewing to do in
this ready-made age. little housewor!:
in this day of fats and suites and res.
taurants and prepared foods. asks
with concern: What are we going to
do with the woman out of job? Let
him put that question face to face to
his woman acquaintances and dol
lars to doughnuts he will find them all
so busy trying to keep up with their
engagements that they won't have
time to answer his foolish questions.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-06-05
A Just Rebuke.

my children, is it not as easy to
speak good word as bad one?'
asks an old-time minister of the Cos
pei. Capt. George Prescott of Concord.
Mass, not only answered this question
in the affirmative as far as he himself
was concerned, but enforced its prin-
ciple where he had command. An in
stance of his frankness and refine
ment is given by Frank Pres
ton Stems in Sketches from Con-
cord and Appledore" The incident
occurred in the civil war, during the
first few days OF the camp at the Po-
tomac.
cadet, freshly graduated from
West Point, was directed by Gen. Nc
Dowell to drill the different companies
in succession. Having but slight re-
spect for volunteers, the young man
full use of profane language.
When he came to the Concord COM
pany, Capt. Prescott, who was stand
ing by, walked across to him and
said:
Il must request you, sir, to give the
orders in the plain terms of the mill
tary code, for my men do not like pro-
family. If you do otherwise, | shall
order them to march off the ground,
and they will obey me, and not you.
The drill continued without an oath.
Youths Companion.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-06-05
The Way of the Lion.

The Nasal, who still spear many
lions, and in the old days killed many
more than they do now, told me pos
itively that when their warriors were
charged by lion they always STOOD
stock still. To move meant death, to
stand quite immovable meant that. be-
fore closing. the lion, if unwounded,
would stand too. Then came the
spearman's one chance. The stories
you hear of lions charging when un-
wounded, and from a distance. are
generally liked the same sort of story
told about rhino or elephant.-Rev. Or.
w. S. Rainsford in Worlds Work.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-06-05
The French Postoffioe

The French postal system was in.
augurated in the reign OF Louis XI.,
but the first director general was ap
pointed by Louis XIV. He farmed
the Office. paying 100000 francs a
year for the privilege. This method
continued until the revolution. when
the farmer was abolished and the con.
troll was given to ten managers elected
by universal suffrage. That plan did
not work very satisfactorily. and the
office OF director general was revived
under the consulate. The Office O,
under secretary for posts and tele.
graphs. held by NJ. Simyan. was first
created in 1877, abolished in 1878, and
revived again ten years later.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-06-05
FOR STUDENTS OF HEREDITY
Facts Carefully Gathered and Anthem
tcated Will Be Enjoyed by
Those Interested.

Forty-four per cent. of the sons OF
automatically minded men, includ-
ing scientists, inherited the love OF
and aptitude for science from their
fathers, and only IA per cent. of the
daughters of such men. In the case
OF mothers who were devoted to
scientific pursuits, 100 per cent. OF the
sons inherited the gift, and not one
among the girls. Girls showed dis
tinct tendency to copy any rowing dis
position which existed in the mother,
the boys following In the fathers foot.
steps in respect to either rowing OF
stationary dispositions. The gift OF
clever talk and assurance in company,
as well as the quality of self-study or
self-criticism, was shown to come In
every case in both boy and girl from
the father, and in no case from the
mother. All traits which gave evil
dence of good nature or constituencies
were to be referred to the influence
OF the father, very rarely of the
mother
Tendencies toward foibles or crime
were to be ascribed almost wholly to
the father. In the case of melanchol-
ia, dementia, epilepsy and imbecility,
the fathers influence prevailed in at
least 80 per cent of cases. Strangely
enough to record, interest in sports,
such as cycling, skating. hunting, fish
ing and parlor games, came almost
invariably from the mother, likewise
the tendency to be very neat in dress.
On the other hand punctilio in affairs
of business and honor were ascribed
entirely to the fathers side-in no
case to the mothers.
In the matter of literary ability, cyl
dence was conclusively in favor OF
the father, though artistic talent was.
in the greater percentage of cases.
traced to the mother. Only a frac-
ton over two per cent. of all the men,
tai characteristics traced were shown
to be outside the sphere of heredity.
The final conclusion is, therefore, that
we must ascribe our particular tai
ents and personal foibles, in the great
main. to our ancestors, either mediate
or mmediate.-New York World.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-06-05

Mrs. Bascom was a poetess. For
ten years the Nodaway County News
had published her contributions in the
poets corner (Mr. Bascom was a lead
ing grocer and always advertised in
the News), and frequently the editor
referred to "our gifted sister," even
going so far at one time as to style
her our Missouri Sappho." All this
was very gratifying to Mrs. Bascom,
but she longed for a wider recogni-
ton Of her genius.
One autumn-after an unusually
successful season In the grocery bust
ness-Mrs. Bascoms poems were pub
lished. They were bound in white
and bore in gold letters the title,
Poems of the Heart, by Mrs. AlonZo
Bascom." Gift copies were presented
to all her friends, and as these were
numerous the edition was soon ex-
hausted.
For time Mrs. Bascom's poet soul
basked in the light of the gold letters
that glowed upon her from the center
tables of her friends at societies,
teas" or afternoon calls; but at last
even gold letters began to pail, and
she cast about for some means of
gaining fresh tribute to her genius.
IF could only use my talent" she
thought, ito brighten the lives OF
those who have no poetry in their
souls; if / could cast some beam of
beauty over the life of some poor
drudge All. have it! Jane
Moore! | will write poem about
her and her family and have 1t printed
in the News. How pleased she will
be to find that her humble lot has
been chosen by poetess to be cele.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-06-05
THE BEAUTY OF PIE

In a lowly moss-grown cottage,
BY a ripping rivulet's shore,
Dwell family. poor but pious.
And the family name was Moore.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-06-05

Look out for dark days when the
weather man predicts light rains.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-06-05

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums reduces In
nammation, aays pain, cures wind colo. 25c bottle
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-18
HILL COMPANY ISSUES
NEW CITY DIRECTORY
Casual Examination Of Volume Dis
closes a Number Of Errors-Gives
Cox as Constable,

Copies of the new city directory for
Newpor; News. Hampton, Phoebus
and Old Point for 1910 are now be-
ing delivered by representatives Of
the Hill Directory Company. pub
fishers OF the volumne The directory
is well printed and bound in red
cloth. making enc OF the hang
soonest books of the kind this com
pany has issued for the Virginia Pen
insula cities and towns.
A casual examination of the direc-
tory diScloses numerous errcrs. The
directory gives Ernest c. Cox as the
constable for the city. DR.. John II.
Rag6y as the health Office and c. Ay-
lett Ashby as one OF the police COM
missioners. Among the organizations
named under the caption Military AS
ISOLATION" is the Newport News
Light Infantry. G.. ". Fftchett. cap
tain" This company was diSbanded
AZ least six years ago.
In the front part Of the book Is
2 commercial statement Of Newport
eWs furnished by Secretary Frank
r. Carly. OF the Chamber OF Com
merce He states that the popaia-
tica e Newport News Is Ss.0oo. an
increase Of about $4,000 since 1900. p"
Further on be says che estimated CAPT
tai invested is about szt.Go0.eo0. .
Nearly that amount Is invested In
The shipyard alone.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-18
Pension Payments.

The Disbursement OF pension money
is argued every day in the week and
to put a quiet on the pessimis-
tic eide Of the debaters, | Gull the
following from the same report.
Under the provisions CT the act
approved February 20. 1881, as amend
ed by act approved August Z, 1882.
The measure of the several branches
Of the Home have received from pen
sion agents during the year pension
Home in the amouns Of s4.26s.sss.i2.
money belonging to members Of the
OF this sum ss.l7s.726.12 has been
paid to members and st.022.5O2.97
sent at the request Of members to
their families and dependent rela-
tives.