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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-04-01
JUST q train.

Hes such an apparent liar" said
Towne, "and So reckless. Oil he's
bird u
Yes. he Is bird" replied Browne,
"and it's so easy to catch him. All
you've got to do is put a little salt on
bis tale."-Philadelphia Press.
Scott-what makes you think that
the trust originated In Rhode Island?
Mott-Dad used to speak of the trust
In Providence as far back as when l
was q boy.-Boston Traveller.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-04-14
WELLINGTON.

Miss Dunning is in New York for
short stay.
Miss Gardner spent Easter with
her brother, Samuel. and family in
New Haven.
Mrs. Carpenters birthday flowers
have now taken the form of two pots
of beautiful Easter lilies.
Miss Alice M. Preston, who arrived
at Maple Corner Saturday evening,
returns to New York to morrow.
One sultry afternoon does not make
summer, but a sudden change in
the weather makes many suffer fro IL
colds.
The Endeavor at Congregational
chapel was led by Mrs. Preston by
request, in place of Miss Harriet O.
Robbins. the assigned leader.
A seven pound baby girl, Alice
Linney. came on Easter evening to
Cozycroft to stay. Our congratula-
tions, with those of many friends, to
the happy young parents, Alice
Vanderbilt Downs and VIM. Downs.
y Merrick Pratt and family and
Harold w. Pratt are expected to come
Saturday from Providence, r. l., to
assist in the celebration of the 35th
of Dea. and Mrs. f. W.
pfatt The Invitation is general,
although cards have been sent out,
and if any one is overlooked it is an
inadvertance and not intentional. A
general response is expected and hoped
for.
Pastor Gardner preached beautiful
Easter sermon, 1.-THE resurrection, :"
John 5: 30, Sunday morning at the
Congregational church, and was
present at the Baptist church in the
afternoon, taking part by prayer in
the service, at the request of the pas
tor. At the Baptist Sunday school
half hour at the close of the lesson
was given up to singing and recita-
tions by the children. The pulpit
was decorated by beautiful potted
plants and cut flowers sent by Rev.
Theron Brown and his wife, Helen
Preston Brown, their SON. in law, Wal
ter B. Allen of Boston, Clarence
Spellman Preston of Providence and
Miss Alice Maud Preston There
were Easter lilies, oyclomen. azalias,
carnations, tulips, daffodils, hyacinths,
roses and ferns. These, after doing
memorial duty at the church, were
carried to the Preston Brown Allen
Marsh lot in the old cemetery, save a
few sent to friends unable to be out
at church. Pastor DarrOw made ap-
preciative mention of the flowers and
of the friends contributing them. His
sermon was from 1st Corinthians
15 20, and as usual presented the
truth not only foroefully and con-
vinoingly, but helpfully. The music
was very fine, the solo by Mrs. OAR
row being particularly beautiful
Miss Dunning with violin and Mr..
Oolburn with cornet added much to
the effect of the organ, that has been
newly tuned. There was a large
congregation present to enjoy the
truly beautiful service.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-04-14
Civic Department.
Saloons and Taxes.

It is fact which any investigator
can ascertain for himself, from official
reports, that the absence of the saloon,
especially its absence for a period OF
years, actually reduces the tax rate
and immensely increases the property
valuation. We give few cases and
vOuoh for their truth.
1. Ohio-Decrease in tax rates
New Comerstown, 4 so mills Athens,
mills; Washington. $50 mills
GAINESVILLE, 3,O5 mills; Wooster,
so mills; Wellsville, $40 mills
East Liverpool, 1.2O mills; Millers.
burg, $40 mills; Jamestown, 4 40
mills; Ashland, 1.75 mills.
2. Massachusetts, -Thirty.t t h r g G
cities in the state There are 20 wet
and 13 dry. The average tax rate in
the dry cities is $1.O9 a thousand
less than in the wet cities.
3 Ohio again-The best and
fairest comparison as to the influence
of the saloon on taxes is not between
different cities, for other causes may
enter into the account (although q
general low tax rate in dry cities
proves their advantage), but between
the same city under license and under
no-lioense. Athens, Ohio, with a
population practically the same as
Stafford, voted dry in 1907 June, ),
and the liquor people prophesied an
increase in the tax rate. But it did
not follow. Here is what did. Ath-
ems wet 1906, tax rate 40. 3 mills ;
wet 1907, rate 40. 8 mills. Dry 1908,
rate 40 mills. This is decrease of
eight mills in one dry year.
Cambridge, Ohio, 1905, dry rate
34.8 mills; 1906. dry rate, 35 2
mills; 1907, wet, 800 mills; 1908,
wet, 40. 2 mills.
4. Increased valuation without the
saloon-Brookton, Mass, under no.
license, 1897-98, 1868, ,911; 1899
1900. $1,241. 884. But in the H.
cense year, l898-99. the increase in
valuation was only $444. 4a1.
O0WUI1uSoS MdSS. LII Gn6 ten H.
cense years, 1876-1S86, the property
valuation showed a shrinkage of
$3, 100, 783. 90. an average shrinkage
of 1919, ,O78.3O Under fifteen YEARS
of no-license, 18S6-19O1, the increase
in valuation was $36, III 2O5 90, an
average increase of 50, 451 Alb 81.
And look at this: The license fees
gave Cambridge in 1886 $91, 900 90.
But the taxes from the increased
property valuation in 1901 yielded
the city $551, ,568 OF. That is,
Cambridge could have afforded to pay
the saloons three hundred thousand
dollars to get out of the city, and
would then have made a handsome
profit of one hundred and seventy
Thousand dollars.
But do not forget, fellow citizens,
that after all is said. this is not a
money question, but a BOY question.
Two Ciphers.
He-They say his income runs into
Eve figures.
She - Yes, counting the decimal
places.-Puck.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-04-14

Fortune displays our virtues and our
vices as light makes all objects appaF
ent.-La Rochefoucauld
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-04-14
An Awful Liar,

Sir Archibald Geikie, the distin-
guished geologist, tells a good story in
his capital book of ''Scottish Reminis-
cences." 81 was quite sure you had
been in our neighborhood," a friend
said to Sir Archibald. 81 met the old
farmer of G., who had a strange tale
to tell me. bod, Mr.. Caithcart,' he be
gan, 4 ran across the queerest body
the ither day. AS l was coming by the
head of the cleugh 1 thocht 1 heard a
wheen tinkers quarrelin', but whan I
loOkit doom there was ae wee stoOt
man. Whiles he was chappin' the
rocks wi a hammer, whiles he was
writin' in a book, whiles fechtin' WI
the thorns and miscain them for a.
that was bad. When he cam up frae
the burn, him and me had large con-
fab. bod, he telPt me a. aboOt the
stanes and hoo they showed that Scot
land was ance like Greenland, smoored
in ice. A very enterteenin' body, Mr..
.Caithcart, but-an awfu', awfu' leear." "
London Tit-BitS.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-04-14

A well known actor was leaving {
small Illinois town, near which he haC
spent the summer for Chicago to at
tend rehearsals. The actor was driver
up to the rural railroad station and de
posted on the platform, together with
his two trunks. AS the train was about
to start he approached a stranger neaI
by and said:
"Are you going to Chicago on this
train?"
81 am"
'Have you any baggage"
mo"
"Well, friend, you can do me a favor
and it won't cost you a cent. I've got
two good sized trunks here, and they
always make me pay excess for one
You can get one checked ON your ticket
and save me some money"
Yes, but l haven't any ticket"
''But you just said you were going
on this train"
$50 am. I'm the conductor"
The actor paid the excess, as usual.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-04-14
)NN. WEDNESDAY, APRIL A. 1909 Vol Sc. No
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Miss Rose La Casse is in hotpita
at Hartford for treatment.
There will be a regular meeting oi
the Temple of Honor at their hall
this evening.
David Shaw, a singer at the Gem,
was at his old home in WoOnsooket
r. l., over Sunday.
Martin Burke has returned to
Masonville, R 1, after spending
Easter at his home here.
Lawyer M D. O'Connell has re.
turned from a short Easter vacation
at his old home in Colchester.
Mrs. Michael MCCARTHY has been
taken to St. Joseph's hospital at Will
limantic for a surgical operation.
J A. Bradley, Jr was operated on
in the Springfield hospital for appen-
dicitis last week Tuesday He is
making a good recovery.
Julius P. Maine, former resident,
had his annual scramble at Florence,
q
he distributed 30, 600 marbles, 5, 900
alleys 3, 500 cents, nine dozen base
balls and a large quantity of candy
and cookies.
The following books have been
presented to the library by Mrs. VIM
Lee: Captain Fri, J. O. Lincoln,
1902; OFF For Hawaii, O. R. Bone
hill. G 4O75; Iu Times of Peril, G.
A. Henty, G 1915; With Wolf in
Canada, G. A. Henty, G 4O77; The
Children's Kingdom. l.. T. Mead, G
4O79; From Kingdom to Colony, M.
Devereux, g 1919; When Santiago
Fell, O. R. Bonehill, G 1880.
The Stafford Athletics will open the
season with the Windy City ball team
at Stafford Hollow Saturday. The
lineup of the Athletics will be as
follows: Gilman, catcher; Dupre,
pitcher; Cote, 1st base; D Green,
short-stop; B. Woods, I'd base; O.
Wood, Sd base; Bullet Joe Oar, right
field; E. Gree ne, center field; B.
Gale, left field. Anyone wishing
games address John l.. Cote, Stafford
Springs, S. H. S. preferred.
A large audience greeted the new
minister at the Methodist church Sun
day. The sermon, the music, the
flowers were in harmony with the
spirit of Easter and were much en-
joyed by all. In the Sunday school a
special welcoming exercise for Rev.
Mr.. Grant was carried out, after
which each scholar was presented to
him. In the evening the cantata,
1.-THE Risen King" was finely
rendered by the choir, assisted by
Mrs. Ella Harris Molten The Sun
day school reception to be given this
evening includes the home depart
ment, but not the primary depart
ment.
At the borough meeting Monday
evening it was voted to appropriate
$4,000 for the macadamizing of Main
street and a portion of Furnace
avenue. providing that the town will
appropriate a like amount for the
purpose. The street committee esti-
mate that the expense will not exceed
$4,000 for the borOugh's part of the
work, as the electric road company
has to stand the expense for the
section of the street covered by their
tracks and two feet each side. 1t is
proposed to macadamize Furnace
avenue from the intersection of East
Main street north to near the hydrant
in front of L. d. Gary's property. 1t
was also voted to accept Converse
street as a public street, as soon as it
is put in proper shape acceptable to
the court of burgeeses. The court of
burgesses were instructed to prepare
proper by, laws to create the office of
a building inspector.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-04-14

The gardener at the Jardin des
Plantes in Paris gave an undergar-
dener two of the first ripe figs to take
to one Of the governors. On the way
the man gave way to temptation and
ate one.
"Where is the other fg?" said the
governor to him. having been told Of
the present beforehand.
II ate it.''
But how could you do thatT'
Like this" said the servant, swaI-
lowing the other.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-04-14
Diplomacw.

Delia-Ye can get a suit just ike
your missis' velvet wan for tin dollars
in Bargain Brown Brothers. Norah-
Yes. an I can get wan fur nuthin' by
telling me missis about the wan in
Bargain Brown Brothers. - Harper's
Weekly.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-04-14

Lady ION street)-Do you know where
Johnny Tucker lives. my little bOy1
Little Boyle amt home, but If you
give me nickel I'll find him for you.
Lady-All right Now. where is he1
Little Boy-Thanks I'm him.-Judge
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Public Notice
To- Intermanied White Citizens of the
Cherokee Nation:

To- Intermarried White Citizens of the
Cherokee Nation:
Section of the act of congress approx
ed May 30, 1908, authorizes the Secretary
of the Interior to pay from Cherokee tribal
funds to intermarried white citizens OF
the Cherokee tribe placed on the final
approved rolls the share or shares Of the
Cherokee Nation to which they are en-
titled on account Of payments heretofore
made to Cherokee citizens. but in which
payments said intermarried white citizens
did not participate.
The law further provides that the Chero-
kee Nation shall have the right to protest
against the payment of any claim. and
upon protest being filed. the claim of such
person or persons shall be referred TO the
court of claims.
In order that claims arising under this
law may be properly considered. all duly
enrolled intermarried white Cherokees
now living should file their written claim
to share in the Cherokee funds at once
with the United States Indian Agent,
Union Agency Muskogee. Oklahoma.
Applications covering shares Of deceased
claimants should be made by the admin
istrator or other legal representative, and
all claims hereunder should be submitted
to the undersigned prior to March l, 1908.
DANA H. KELSEY.
United States Indian Agent.
Union Agency, MuskOgee. Oklahoma.
January 80. 1909.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
War on Spectators.

The managers Of New York are wagine
a vigorous war against theatre ticket
spectators, and the management of THE
Traitor is taking vigorous steps to pre-
vent any tickets from falling into the
hands of speculators during the initial
tour of that play In order to accomplish
this result, however, the active co-opera-
ton of the public is necessary, By watch
ing the papers for the announcement of
the opening Of the sale Of seats and pur-
chasing seats at the box Office early. thea
tre-goers willmaterialy assistin defeating
the attempts of thesspeculators to reap a
rich harvest. The Traitor" viii be seen
at the Auditorium soeR.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
The Rights of Roosters.

An Atchison county farmers wife
brought four dozen young ROSTERS to
town the other day. Not pullet in
the bunch. These chickens will be
fried Do the ROSTERS get a square
deal? The roosters are fried and the
pullets live. Isn't life as precious to
rooster as to Atchison
Globe.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Gave Their Lives to Their Work.

Napoleon became the worlds great
tst soldier because he loved "the tent
ed field" and made soldering a sci
ence. Gladstone was regarded as the
greatest statesman OF ancient or mod
ern times, and his success in this di-
rection lay in the fact that politics
was the hobby of his life, he was in
love with his work, hence he made 1t
a success.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02

"A man in Washington was fined
$40 for stealing three umbrellas says
the Buffalo Express. Well, Washing
ton doesn't mean to be pettish, unduly
exacting, or anything of that kind, OF
course; but three umbrellas! Wasn't
that rather rubbing it in?-Washing-
ton Herald
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02

Reason is always kind of brute
force; those who appeal to the head
rather than the heart, however pallid
and polite, are necessarily men of vio-
lence. We speak of touching" a man 5
heart, but we can do nothing to his
head but hit it.-Gilbert X. Chester
ton.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Women Are 10 Share with Men.

Men and women are to have a com
mon way of life-a common education
and they are to watch over the cit
izens in common, whether abiding in
the city or going out to war; they are
to guard together and to hunt togeth-
er like dogs; and always and in all
things women are to share with the
men.-Plato.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
The essence Of = Gentleman.

The gentleman is the man who is
master of himself, who respects him
self and makes others respect him.
The essence of a gentleman is eternal
self-rule 1t implies character
which possesses itself, a self-controll-
ing force. a liberty which affirms and
regulates itself according to the type
of true dignity-Henri Frederic
Amiel
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
The Good mar Neuer nles.

Dickens: There is nothing. innocent
or good that dies and is forgotten. Let
us hold to that faith or none An in
FAINT, a prattling child, will live again
in the better thoughts of those who
loved it, and will play it's part, through
them, in the redeeming actions of the
world, though its body be burnt to
ashes or drowned in the deepest sea.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Shop with
MARSHALL STEVENS

Mr.. Miller, Of Tahlequah, friend Of
Bob Garrett was in the city yesterday
coming here to place his daughter in the
Sacred Heart Institute.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Personals

Nolen Woodall made trip to Kelso to
day.
CT Delaney is here from Miami to
day.
Lee Judd was here from Muskoeee to
day.
W, E. Bray is here today from Pryor
Creek.
LII. Smith, of Sapulpa is here or
business,
j. W Harris was here today from Big
Cabin.
M. s. Runyan is at Claremore today on
business.
wANrED-A girl for general housewort
j. c. Gray
JH Allen of Nowata is in the city on
business
j. W. Piggott. of Muskoeee, was here
yesterday
4 Fred D. Kelley returned this morning
from kelso
Low Bordenkircher went to Claremore
this morning
w. E. CIapham and A. F. Morrison went
to Miami today
T E. EngIeheart made a business trip
to Hayden today,
j. NJ Young went to Centralia this
morning on business.
Mrs. Rudolph Myers is here from Mus
kogee visiting friends.
Miss Mary Chandler went to Miami to-
day for few days visit.
Ike Ripetoe and Lee Dauehett were in
the city today from Abba.
Mrs. Mamie Rambo, of Hutchinson, is
spending few days in the city.
s. H. Mayes and DIR. Tilley are among
the Pryor Creek visitors here today.
Bert Thompson of near Centralia is here
visiting Lewis Rogers for few days.
Mrs. L, D. Dalquest was called to Riley.
Kans., last night by the death of sister.
L. D. Dalquest goes to Fairland to in
spect the private water plant of Dr. Dean.
Lee Philpot who has been here several
days visiting friends. left today for ST.
Louis
Merton Raines has sold his residence on
South Scraper street to Bob Allen for
$1,5OO.
Miss Mabelle Foreman of the Ratcliff
store is spending few days with home
folks.
M, J, Campbell. the well known drug
man was here today calling on his GUS
toners.
Mrs J. M Fuser was here this morning
en- route from Bonneville, Mo, to her home
at Alton
Mrs. Robert Messenger went to Grove to-
day, where she will visit relatives for a
few days,
Miss Hattie Haynes returned from Bax-
ter Springs. today where she has been
for some time.
j. W, Smith of Galena, ,Kans., is here to-
day and purchased $50 acres ofland from
Frank Martin.
Rev. G. j, Donnell and family are NOV
ing from the Davenport property to the
Presbyterian parsonage.
The Womans' Home Missionary society
Of the Methodist church held meeting
at the church this afternoon.
Mrs, Charlotte Hinshaw of Nevada. Mo.
and Mrs f. C. McGammon of Joplin, are
visiting relatives in the city.
B. C. Rose has resigned his position as
manager of the Vinita Abstract Co., and
S succeeded by B. A. Mcfarland.
County Attorney Brady. Sheriff Riden-
hour and others are at Claremore today at
/ habeas corpus trial of M. E. Shinn
Joseph Weller, of Cincinatti was here
oday He is the advance man for School
iris which will be given here next week.
Miss Dollie Chamberlain returned this I
norning from Kansas City where she has
cen the past week with her uncle who {
seriously i'll. +
Captain F. j. Barrett sent a memorial n
} the state legislature asking for a joint ?
Dldiers home in Oklahoma for the blue d
nd the grey When the memorial was
by Representative E. N. Rat k
lift in the house it was received with APP a
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
Literary yNes0s and Criticism

and spends his days in genealogical STUDIES
which constantly reward him in the discovery OF
some new king or emperor in his ancestral line
Truly charming Is that earlier portion Of tbs
book in which M'Morough's life with his moth
erless children is described with the coming
Of a troop Of gypsies to the neighborhncd enters
the ever increasing strain Of fantasticality
which IS - clevery disguised by Mr.. Ayscoughs :
air of simple narrative, Ludovic the gypsy
king. il no less a parsonage tnan Louis XVII
the little prisoner ~ the Temple. rescued AT the
last moment and brought up by mssterfui old
gypsy woman. Most debonair. accomplished
and courteous is this young man. 81 delightful
altogether that We forget 10 wonder how ne
could have acquired such merits while wander
ing a bout with a band of fortune telling and
not very clean gypsles But everything is pos
sible 70 a rornancer of Mr.. Ayscoughs quality
To such A princely being Ludovic could
Ethna. the lovely daughter Of the Irish King
remain Indifferent? Here comes in an oppor-
tunity for both tragedy and comedy, and 1t IS
not wasted. We are no sooner absorbed in this
love story than we are called upon 70 lose our
selves in that OF Ethna's brother Henry and
the daughter Of another gypsy king in faraway
Spain. Then follows a wild whirl Of improb-
abilities. winding up with the most extraordi-
nary one Of all-the creation of an Empire OF
Hispanola by Mudo tlS son Of Henry.
dreamer of sixteen years, who has the intellect
and the force Of character Of a man Of middle
age. Here the author crosses the line into
rnelodrama: but he does II unwittngly, and with
so much ideaity and highly wrought feeling
that not until the reader closes the book does
he realize in what an unreal world he has been
travelling Mr.. Ayscough is mentioned as
distinguished Roman Catholic, and his story
makes a thrilling appeal 10 the members Of his
faith.
An uncommonIy vivid story Of Irish life is
that in which Miss Dorothea COnyers describes
the adventures, the worries. the follies and the
absurditIes OF three fair sisters. together with
the judicfous behavior Of the gentleman who
makes all things smooth for them in the end
The discOntented sister who drags the others
away from their quiet home in search for
society and romance is drawn with fascinating
spirit. There is genuine fun in the story: there
is wise satire. also; and there are many most |
convincing sketches Of Irish character and the /
ha phazsrd ways of Irish country town.