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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-21

ALL chief. talked with him. remember that l
didn't think very much OF the case at the time.
Savarn man with u.s. then and as
signed him to the job. He four five days
locating his man; found him at the East River
hotel where he had taken ROOM and where he
had been staying all the time"
Trying to drink up all the whisky in New York.
wasn't he? or something of that sort? remem
Der the case. The natural presumption would be-
now. that he has gone off again on the same sort
of a racket. Skip that other business Mac, and
tell about the present case.
"a week ago yesterday morning-Sunday-Al-
fred Bigelow drove away from his home in
tomobile, bound for his country place in Connecti-
cut. He accompanied by his valet; his chauf-
feur drove the At Stamford the valet left
the and returned to New York by train to
cute commissions for his employer. l am
telling the story | got it from George Bigelow,
hour ago.
Yes. | understand. Go on"
THE country place for which Alfred Bigelow
bound is somewhere in the vicinity OF New
Canaan At Winepauk, the chauffeur also left the
car, by the direction of his employer. He
told to make some purchases at South Norwalk,
and to take the train from there to New Canaan,
an hour or two later. Mr.. Bigelow continued
his way, alone in the He has not been seen
and blessed thing has been heard about him
since that nomenclature the moment when he
parted with his chauffeur at Winepauk."
What became of the carr"
at went with Bigelow, or he went with it, the
same thing.
DO you mean that the car has not been found
either?'
Not a trace of it,
wHUH! Well; go on. Tell all you know.
IL THAT is all do know, chief. The valet re-
turned to New York, from Stamford, executed his
errands took train for New Canaan arrived at
the country place in due time found the chauffeur
already there, and the two of them waited until
the next morning before they communicated with
George Bigelow, the brother. George Bigelow
started at once in his car, so he tells me. He
began his inquiries at Winepauk and has made a
house to house search through all that neighbo"-
hood But from the moment when the chauffeur
got down from Alfred Bgelow's car in Winepauk,
until the present time not trace OF the missing
man, of his automobile, has been discovered
The isn't in our jurisdiction anyhow,
Mac said the chief. "Bigeow disappeared i'll
Connecticut. It's matter for that insttu
ton of theirs; they call it the state police l be
lieve. However, perhaps we had better take hold
of it. The may have and probably has, re
turned to New York-provided this is a case like
the other one"
George Bigelow offers ten thousand dollars re
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17
HIS MASTERS SUCCESSOR.

Forming a touching illustration of
a dogs devotion to a dead master Is
Bob, "the unsalared trackwalker" of
the Northern Pacific railroad in Ia
coma, says the Seattle Times.
Following the route of his dead
master, who walked tracks and tend
ed switch lights for the Northern Pa
cific in the local yards, and who was
killed by a switch engine more than
a month ago, Bob, the PCT dog of the
family of William Fl. Gehring, 2S01
South street, continues to patrol the
tracks and guard the lamps, although
his master has answered the call to
the Great Beyond.
No amount of coaxing, bribe offers
of meat, or even a collar and chain
can prevent this little faithful, brown.
shaggy dog from going to work each
day and returning home with the set
ting sun on the same hours of his
dead masters arrivals and departures.
Bob, the trackwalker." as he has
been nicknamed by the railroad men,
is not dog with blood or pedigree,
but just a plain dog. His ears are
Scared from many battles and his
stub of a tail wags patheticaly when
he is petted. He was given to one OF
the Gehring children four years ago
because his owner could not see any
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17

have not shut the door upon every
thing save the past. They are able
to accept and assimilate new facts
as well as do younger men and at the
same time they have the wisdom that
naturally goes with experience.
Most of the young old men pay
much attention to their physical well
fare for they know that they cannot
remain mentally firm and active if
physically descrepit. John d. Rookie
feller still plays golf though he too
has passed the three score years and
ten limit Nearly all of the big men
of the country, financiers, statesmen,
etc, take vigorous eXer-
else regularly and are out of doors
much, They know that mans health
is largely in his own keeping and they
wisely do what they can towards
keeping mind and body active to the
end.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17
FOR "STRAW DAY"

The idea Of a STRAW Day is a
most worthy one and if the proposition
that has been advanced is but car
ried out in a proper manner inesti-
mable good will result. At this time
many of the roads leading into Pen
dleton are disgrace to the county
and to this city. They may be great
ly improved by the use of straw. Ex-
perience has proven. that strawing the
roads of this county improves them
greatly. This is a fact so we'll known
In this section as to require no fur
ther explanation here.
Now in order to make STRAW Day.
n success much we'll organized work
must be done. No such movement
ever take care of itself. If STRAW
day is to be made a success the good
roads association will have to do some
wOrk and the members will have to
call upon the public in general to as
sist There should be committee
men to solicit straw for the various
roads leading into town and on the
day the work is to be done there
should be competent men in charge
OF the work upon each road,
Since it was organized last fall the
county good roads association has rem
dered some good service. Largely
through the efforts of the good roads
men a highway was opened across the
reservation and other Improvements
have also been secured. But If the
roads leading into the city can be
strawed, where straw is needed, the
move will De by far the best under
taken by the good roads people.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17
ENGLISH AGRICULTURE.

1t is significant that along with the
reports showing England's difficulty in
securing a sufficient number of men
physically qualified for the army
comes statistics showing that during
the past so years agriculture in Eng
land has gone backward.
According to the returns of the
board of agriculture the area of land
under cultivation in England has been
growing steadily less. There are now
100000 acres OF land less under
cultivation than there were 10 years
ago. In 1861 England had 1898, 900
acres of land in wheat At this time,
though the population has doubled
in the past so years, there are but
1,7S6,OOO acres devoted to wheat rais>
ing. Thirty-five years ago there
were 1S.5OO,OOO acres under the plow
in England. There are less than 49,
100000 acres under cultivation now.
Most of the falling off has been in
England and Wales, rather than in
Scotland.
According to government reports
there has been shrinkage of 1926 in
the number of small farms in Eng
land, farms of so acres or less. In
the matter of small farms, titled by
contented families, the situation In
England is far behind that in Ger
many, France and Belgium. Upon
the continent small farming prevails
to a much greater extent than in
England and greater content pre-
walls.
While England's population has
been increasing the increase has been
among those living in the cities rath-
er than in the country. So it is only
natural that in physical sense the
people of England have declined.
Hardy vigorous men are the product
of the country not of crowded cities.
If England wants to keep pace with
Germany in a military sense she
should take her children from the
crowded streets of London and give
them homes in the country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17

thing in him but just plain dog The
owner did not look beyond the SKIN
and he missed the big, grateful heart'
1t is Bog's daily habit to leave nome
az 1880 o'clock in the morning and re-
turn shortly after p. M Between the
time he leaves home and returns ne
is on the job every minute. He goes
over the same ground covered by his
dead master, and when tired lies In
front of the shanty that was used by
the trackwalker. BY growing and
showing vicious rows of teeth the dog
guards this shanty during the noon
hour
Bob has found a warm spot IN the
heart of every employe of the North
ern Pacific with whom he has come
in contact. The sight of the shaggy,
dirty little animal trotting up ana
down the tracks each day brings tears
to the mems eyes, and, at meal hours
switchmen and flagmen vie with each
other in looking after his welfare.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17
PRESIDENT TAFT AT GOLF.

Washington special to the New
York Sun: The truth in print about
Taft at golf will not on the one hand
cause any cup winner to be envious
or on the other hand make the head
of the nation ashamed of his game.
This may conveny the thought that
President Taft is neither a very good
nor very bad golfer.
Mr.. Taft began to play golf years
ago, and now that he has reached the
highest political station he does not
permit the cares Of state to rob him
Of time to indulge in the ancient and
honorable game. His enjoyment on
the links seems to be as keen as ever
and he fights Just as hard to win. A
good many persons have manifested a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17
YOUNG OLD MEN.

Edward Payson Weston is a good
specimen Of the old man active. Start
Ing out at 10 years Of age he walked
completely across the United States
and finished the long hike with head
UP and shoulders back"
Weston's achievement is something
of which he may well be proud. The
nerve and physical vigor he displayed
merit admiration. He was evidently
blessed with a splendid physical con.
stitution. He also took care Of him.
self during his long life, enured him.
self to hard exercise and refused to
grow old.
The average man, as the years roll
by and his hair becomes white, ac-
cepts age as a matter Of course and
makes no effort to improve himself.
To an extent he becomes fossilized,
mentally and physically. On the other
hand there are exceptional men who
make an effort to keep themselves
always open for improvement. Many
of the brightest and most progressive
men of the world are men of rather
extreme years. But they have kept
their minds continually open, they
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17
4 Novel EXegesiS.

An S-year-old youngster recently
came to his father after church SER
vice one Sunday and astonished him
by asking:
Daddy, have 1 any children?"
The old man dropped his newspaper
and regarded him in amazement.
WHAT" he demanded.
"Have I any thildren?" doggedly
repeated the child.
well, 1 should hope not" replied
the father. MAY l ask the reason for
this startling question:"
why, in church this morning." ex-
planned the youngster. "the minister
preached about children's children,
and 1 wondered If l had any."-Lip-
pincott's.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17

Major McFatridge refused to be
cast away upon a desert isle such as
the Grande Ronde reservation. At
ter the trials and tribulations
through which the major passed
while governing the Umatillas the 4S
Indians upon the Grand Ronde res
ervation would have scarcely kept
him awake.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17
COMPETENT JUDGES.
Beauty Doctors Endorse uer,,c,e

br""Ny DOctOrb bnuOrse Herr1ctCf.
Women who make business ot bea,
tifying other women come pretty nea
knowing what will bring about the beg
results. Here are letters from two, con
cernlng Herpicide:
II can recommend Newbro's "-Jerp.
eide" as 1t stopped my hair from faiin.
out; and, as a dressing It has no super
.1r.
"(S!gned) Bertha A. Trulllnger
Complexion Specialist,
"29is Morrison St.. Portland, Ore"
after using one bottle Of "Herpicidc'
ny hair has stopped falling out, and m,
'calD IS entirely free from dandrufr.
"tSigned) Grace Dodge,
Beauty Doctor
'195 Sixth St. Portland. Ore"
Sold by leading druggists Send 10c. q
stamps for sample to The Herpicide CO.
Detroit. Mich.
One dollar bottles guaranteed.
A. @. Koeppen & Bros.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17

NO. drawled the mayor of the far
western settlement, "the boys had
some money tied up in that thar
bankrupt telephone company an they
just didn't like the way the receiver
was handling the business"
Didn't, eh?" commented the tour
ist. well, what did they do about
it?"
"Oh, they just hung up the re-
ceiver. Chicago News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17

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we will have It sent you. It will
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you are subscriber to the EAST
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deduct ten per cent from the pub
nsher's price. Address EAST
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ton, Ore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17
. e%++++*+++** *++
THE MARCH OF MEN.

= If you could cast away the pain ::
= The sorrows and the tears, I
I. And let the joys alone remain I
= From all departed years; I
Z II you could quite forget the !
r sighs
q And recollect the song I
Z What think you, would you be !
Z as wise, !
Z As helpful, or as strong? I
Z If you could lay the burden I
3 down ]
= That bows your head at whiles !
Z Shun everything that wears a I
= frown, !
= And live a life of smiles !
+ Be happy as child again, I
= AS free from thought of I
Z Would you appear to other I
= More noble or more fair? 1
= An. no! A man should do his 1
! part !
J. And carry all his load, !
+ Rejoice to share with every I
! heart ]
! The roughness of the road. I
J. Not given to thinking over I
= much !
! OF pains and griefs behind, !
J But glad to be in fullest touch i
+ With all his humankind. I
& Charles Buxton Going. Z
+ - = = !. j. J. : + + + : + 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17

Now they are trying to disbar the
man who said that the supreme
court of Washington was crooked.
1t was because of such things as this
that Diogenes had such long search.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17

Some Hood River people imagine
they want normal school. But the
state of Oregon already has three
normal schools and at the present
they do their respective communities
but little good.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17

From appearances a dollar busheI
price will not tempt local farmers
to part with their yields this year.
They want some of the money that
Patten ct al will get if the farmers
don't.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17

Rae F. Bracket seems to realize
that he had been doing something
wrong but is in doubt as to the sort
of story he should tell about it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17

Pendleton is right here still and it
is a live growing little city in spite
of the fact that few knockers are
about
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17

1t would be a valuable improvement
if portions of the road between this
city and the agency could be strawed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17
inst for the Asking.

Knicker-Women will get the ball
lot when the majority OF them ask for
it.
Mrs. Knicker-Do men get their
buttons sewed on when the majority
o: them ask for it?-Harper's Bazar
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-17

Read the East oregonlan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-18

With the emergency drawer, on the
other iaand, the whole week of sowing
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-18
State House
Mews ofaDay
CHARTER GRANTED TO BIG COKE
COMPANY, HEADQUARTERS
At UNioNToWN.

CHARLESTON. March 1.-THE
Isabella C%onnelsyille Coke Company
OF West Virginia, with q capital stock
OF 81. 1000, 900, was Incorporated at the
ONCE OF the secretary Of state y~ester.
day. This is the largest charter that
has been taken out for two years. The
headquarters Of the company are 10
Gated ut Uniontown, Pa, and the chief
works are In Luzerne township, Fay
cite county. Pa. Tho purpose Is to
mine coal and make coke. There. are
to be Issued 10000 shares. the par
value OF each share being $500. The
authorized capital stock subscribed
amounts to $4,000 vita $500 paid. The
incorporators are George D. Howell,
NJ. A. Allen and W. :. oturgfs. OF Un'
.H 20
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-18

may be greatly facilitated. While all
the small helps to sewing may not be
collected in advance, there are Ger.
tain sure-to-be-needed articles with
which 1t should Away. be kept we'll
stocked in readiness. For instance
there are percaline and soft silk lin
ings In black and gray and white
which may be safely kept on hand
from one season 10 another, tailor's
canvas. telling, hruid, needles, thread
and all the hundred and one trifles, In
significant enough and yet the lack
OF any one at the right moment will
cause an amount Of delay and worry
sufficient to put the whole days work
out OF Joint.
very household has It's small left
overs from each general sewing or
d1essmakng siege. which are proba-.
bly, tossed aside as too few to keep
and because there Is no regular place
for them. Then. too, there ore the
Bemi.yearly sales OF dressmakers' sup
plies over which the unwise passers.
By aalt. IS tempted. but seeing no In.
mediate uie for tapes, shields and
whalebones. hurrea on. II there were
only a drawer in which the nucleus OF
eucn a collection could be Kept It
would mean the saving OF email ends
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-18
IL Feminine Chat
aSlE And Chatter

means, but Is principally due to the
impossibility Of gcrtlng urge quaint.
ties OF family sewing done outside
within d reasonable time or vita any
degree Of satisfaction. But often when
a seamstress has put in her appear
anee for the work Of the day every
moment Of which probably counts as
precious from the number OF garments
to DO renovated, made over or com.
pletely fashioned, mucn valuable time
IL lost through inability to get the nee.
essary "lndingy' together. The ma
terlal and the Innings may be there
oil in sight, having been purchased 10.
gether. but the sools Of silk or cotton
Of tho required shade, the bit Of crIno-
line. the coarse lawn for trial patterns
Of the new trimming5. and tae feather.
bone needed for the collars are either
to b gathered up from all parts Of the
house Of arc entirely missing.
With the emergency drawer, on the
other hand. the whole week Of sowing
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-18

@aIch had an iiiia6fatess bronze
satin floating drabesies Of purple eis
Ion with gorgeous silyef ana go!d en-
Ebro.deries. Beacon fires was 4
dream 81 enlfion ana ernbrolderes Is
dark blue and Sbrawn; with . cloud!
OF black chiffon; which glowed with
a border Of fire.red gold. With thls.
was worn a skull cap Of twisted gold.
A sea holly" teasown was another
triumph Of artistic dress. The gown.
was Of ivory satin, whIca had d loose
oYerdress OF gray chiffon like 1he
gray mist that settles over the sea.
through which shlmmering silver EN-.
brolderies CLEANED. IL
Another evening gown was Of perl
wlnkle tussore anil chiffon. trimmed
With brown fur. With this was worn
a great hat Of dull silver covered with,
chiffon. "Cornteld" was the descrlp-
ton Of a charming dress OF apricot
satin, covered with draperies Of chit.
fcn, through which could be seen tiny
pink flowers wrmtaed around the fig.
ure. A glorious Creek cloak was sim.
ply made fi blue satin, edged with a
wide border Of goll embroidery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-18
Steamed Figs.

A recent visitor to a Western house.
hold where healthtul living was the
chief consideration was charmed with
the dish 81 steamed figs which ap.
Feared on the lunch or dinner table
each day as a vegetable. she found
them equally nutritious, palatable and
inexpensive, from 4 quarter 10 a half
pound making q large enough dishful
after cooking for the average family,
To prepare, wash the figs carefully
and put in a covered colander. Place
over q pan of boiling water and let
them remain until thoroughly cook
cd and, softened BIZ the ascending
steam, when they will be found to
have swelled to treble their former,
size. Serve hot without extra dress
Ing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-18

iontown, Pa. and H. G. Young and
Stuart F. Reed, of Charleston, Nj.
Howell is a millionaire lawyer Of I'm.
iontown and has for years been inter.
ested in the coal industry.
Another charter was issutd by the
secretary Of state yesterday to the
Brighton and Lansing Coal company.
Of Leavenworth, Kansas with chief
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-18

and the accumulation against a time
OF need Of fresh supplies at reduced
rates. Then there would be nothing
to prevent the beginning or carrying
on a pieco OF work whenever the spirit
moves In that direction. The ener-
,getic woman who would make her
sewing possible urder any circnm.
stances will not soon these helps, and
the one who h~esitates and moves but
slowly toward the sewing machine
will welcome a clearing OF the path.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-18

EF-HEga @|(# .HHHEf #.f. H stNO
LII every household there should be
a"emergency drawer and this
srawer should. Il possible, DO in the
Xb.g chlfionler or bureau Of the apart.
$njent devoted to tho family sewing.
Will really be found o great insh-
tTtiol$ both; for the sayins Of time and
i Dor IN families where there are
SSYctalegfrls or young children a good
sal Ok the sewing Ia necessarily done
rt home, Il not BY the mother and
ssnshter themselves. BY a Beamatress
ligssged BY the day or week. This 10
trSaltogether a question Of limited
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-18
Odd Namen for Qownp.

Bizarre names arc borne By. three
Of the newest model gowns. They
are called the "herb moon, y" Beacon
free" and the apple orchard" As
shoWn at 4 recent private exhibition,
they were hailed as marvels Of the
modlste's art. The "herb moon" even
Ing dress was O. mysterious confection,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-18
$GccslPAND ADVICE FOR THE
WORLD OF WOMEN.

gG-fhn Emergency Drawer--A Great In
ttitutlon for the Saving Of Time
and Labor-May Contain Soft LIN.
lrss in Black, Gray and White
Which Can Be Kept From Ono Sea-
san ta4tAnother.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-18

N38s17R ~ lFEfftI gTl lgFEf 2
works In Kansas and West Virginia.
The capital stock IS 100000 VIA.
$3.50 paid. The incorporators arrYFred
]. Horton, Alwyn,L I. Brumbaugh, John
F. Goshorn, all Of lola, KANSAS and
H. G.. Young and D. G,SThompson; %
Charleston. u
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