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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
PLUCKY WIDOW TRYING
TO SAVE MINING CLAIM

North Yakima, Wash.-In order to
get the necessary amount of assess
ment work done on a mining claim.
Mrs. Anna Price, besides caring for
a bedridden husband, has been
throughout the winter drilling, blast
ing and mucking out a mine on a
quartz ledge in the Swauk district in
the Cascades.
Mrs Price was formerly a dress
maker in North Yakima and went to
the hills with her husband on account
of his health. Mr.. Price died last
week, but before leaving the claim
Mrs. Price will finish the necessary
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
CENSUS THROUGHOUT
STATE SHOWS INCREASE

Salem, Ore.-Reports from the
county school superintendents show
the total number of children of school
age in Oregon to be 172,567, as
against 166,64s in 1909. All children
between the ages of and 81 years
are included in the enumeration. Di-
vided as to sexes there were S8,4S2
males and S4,0S6 females Following
is census according to counties for
1909 and 1910.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
ABERDEEN PLANS
FOR HAYS VISIT

Aberdeen, Wash.-Arrangements
are being made by the chamber Of
commerce for the entertainment Of
Governor M. e. Hay and the delegates
to the Good Roads convention. to be
held here this week, A number of
social events are planned in honor of
Mrs. Hay who will accompany the
governor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21

DIuIIHuIhahs IhcTease Is 6yb and
harion's increase is 497. Lane in
creased during the year 500, and Linn
437. The following counties showed
a decrease: Wasco. Wheeler, Crook,
Douglas. Gillian, Grant, Josephine,
Morrow and Sherman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21

pany, Roseburg; and Samuel L. Gar
land, Lebanon.
Only Vests office will be filled AT
the coming election. Commissioners
Thomas X. Campbell and Clyde B.
Aitchison hold over until 1912.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
Ladies' SOles sewed.

With my new machine I can sew
your soles on for Sc per pair. They
will look better and last longer.
A. EKLUND.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
A GOOD COUGH MIXTURE.
Simple Homemade Remedy That Is
Free From Opiates and Harmful

Drugs.
An effective remedy, that Will usu-
ally break up cold in twenty-four
hours is easily made by mixing to-
gether in large bottle two ounces
Of Glycerine, half ounce of Virgin
OIL OF Pine compound pure and eight
ounces of pure Whisky. This mixture
will cure any cought that is durable,
and Is not expensive. as 1t makes
enough to last the average family an
entire year. Virgin OIL of Pine COM
pound pure Is prepared only in the
laboratories of the Leach Chemical
Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
Are You a Good Shot2

Valuable guns and cigars given to
the best shots at the Pastime Parlors
Ask Estes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
Monday February 81, 1910.

Dear Friend:
Every morning before / go to
school sweep out the dining room
and kitchen for mamma. Yesterday
she told me l might have new
broom. went down town ana
bought a new broom for 40 cents.
While was down at that grocery
store saw lots Of good things to eat.
Full cream cheese for 25 cents q
pound.
Canned Peaches, 10 cents per can.
Allen e. Lewis Preferred stock
goods.
Closet & Dever's high grade Cof-
fees, Teas, Spices and Extracts.
Your friend,
JACOB.
p. S.-I got the new broom and the
basket of other things at
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Road he want" ads today.
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Read tho Bast oregonian every day.
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Save money by reading today's ads
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periences after she returned in a sadly
depressed manner She had tried 10
practise on her family. who refused 10
listen 10 the few ideas she had thrown
together. but buoyed by hope and the
latent belief that lecturing il a natural
function Of the human heing she reached
Hackensack. She disco erred that facing
an audience of the critical kind that
fiouri-hes IN the New Jersey suburbs with
out notes or previous preparation was not
SO easy ~ she had imagined
However. whenever soul stun tagged
and vocabulary weakened she always
managed In encounter The piercing black
eyes OF a dear old lady near the front Of
the ell filed room Who invariably nodded
in such an optimistic manner that spurred
afresh she got not only n second wind
but n third, fourth end even a dozen
and finished TO loud applause. Afferward
when she was teing fed With cakes and
tea Er automobile called 10 take her Ia
the stGtion and. the generous check diplo-
matica'ly handed her. the chairman Of
III" committee on Progressive pabulur.ls
hoped that tho old lady wigh the shaking
palsy had not seriously embarrassed her
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T.yceum Building. admits that III" sub
iec,s of her choice are not those that
lend themselves readily to humorous
descriptions. Whatever lhsens good
points may be. no one has ever dared
accuse him of an overweening sense OF
the absurd. and Mime Bell-Ranske a.
an Ibsen interpreter may he little
eciips.d by the serious shadow of the
Norwegian playwright.
A great deal of sympathy - given 10
the actors and actresses who have IN IN"
course Of their professional career saws
Nine Bell-Ranskc. TO go through the
phase 81 the one night stand circuit, hut
little il ever thought OF the lecturers who
have To jump across wide spaces Of
territory 20 get TO other places on schedule
time The annals OF those trips are filled
with adventures and misadventures and
there is more heroism displayed in making
good ofientimes than would be- called for
ON a battlefield. Sickness il ignored.
wsat her conditions not taken into account.
delays. acci dents. broken promises have
10 be met with and answered as seems
best 20 the victim.
LATHE help Is received from HON .
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pu:rg; ani raSing his memory for an
innocuous episode ths secretary cites m.
exA,npl. Of Alexander Irvine. who was
scheduled to l-Ctur. out WeS' before a
o!;Ib on "a certain night. and standing at
n railway junction. saw the only train he.
could taxi" that day which would land him
At the desired point paling out Of the
STATION. NJ. Irvine. who has lived for
time under tn" r"proach OF being a
parlor -orialisi. undoubtedly forEo, what
was expected OF him NJ this point ana
executing IA Ruth ~ Denis dance and "a
Battling Nelson clutch managed to hang
on TO the rear OF the last ear. and IN a
dlslocat"d. dish"v-ll.d aud disarraved
condition was dragged ON board
Tina: there il always an on, lot for lee
turing talent in the many womens clubs
of he suburbs il one of the hits Of infor-
mat 'on that keep a!iv. the tagging
spirits OF several lyceum managers An
art ist il young woman dragged from the
shelter of private life where her sayso
il received by III" circ'. Of friends ~ a
final word WAS induced to address a
wpman's club in Hackensack RECENTLY on
Tho Progress of Ar" bv one of th.s.
feverishly active persons Who had
promised TO hll thar date
The young woman described her en-
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and received her negative with en,ision.
saying that several other lecturers Rad
been temporarily left wordles- by en-
counte-iHg this unexpected brock.
- = lecture Ia F1atbush recently =
well knOwn poet vino has u very keen
sense 81 locality addressed an g.SsemblEge
of the platform sex in regard 70 the doings
Of several -daar. dead women follow
ing this with revelations 81 n poet ic nature
quit. in keeping with his reputation for
delicate appreciation. Afterwa-d young
girl with mystic eyes and = Pre- Raphaelits
profit. handed him soma hot Chocolate
The poet finding something charming
in her naive alteration. talked To her in a
half fancihil manner and finally with the
air Of majesty comforting a.favor told her
that she might ask him any question she
W Wished and h. would tell her the truth
She hc-itated but u moment, the rapt
expression deepening IN the opal eyes.
then whispered:
Il do want To know and ] didn't dare
ask before OH. il that your own hair or
u wig
Mime Bell -Ranske, who has n lecture
room. a subway theatre and various
int ere-'ing equipments for lecture courses
which have now become "A part OF New
Works platform season at the Berkeley
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should feel such a deep interest in what
was after all a subject only appealing
TO the specialized mind.
The auditor was bit embarrassed.
and not having n ready lie admitted that
the place was warm and comfortable.
Before the course was opened he had to
wait in the station for his out going train.
his business in the city being over at the
time Of the lecture. so he had kind Of zoe
the habit Of sitting there and waiting.
but should feel very sorry II he had in
commoded the lecturer.
The happiest translation OF present
day humor which Mr.. Glass. the present
representative. can recall az the Pond
bureau. situated now in the Metropolitan
Tower Building. il to explain that the
popular lecture of John Kendrics<
Bangs. 'Salubrities I Have Met was
originally written Celebrities I Have
Met but that n printer had been re.
sponsible for the error. which had proved
the cont ention Of many lecture managers
that a happy title is more than half tho
battle
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with the honors ut straight bridge in
duplicate. hut IL sonnet hing ia not done
10 s1tIaliZe matters there should he two
separate prizes. one for the players with
the most trick points and one for those
with the most penalties 20 their credit
:. The losses Of each partnership should
hc deducted from their winnings. in order
Ia prevent reckless taking Of chances tn
make something when there IL nothing
10 lose on your own score. The modern
method 81 playing bridge tournaments
IL for each player tn keep what h" or she
made by the opponents. This is simple,
and attractive. but II il ITnsound.
2. The play OF the hands has less to do
with the result then in any other game OF
cards known. The outcome j. practically
settled by the bidding That ~ to say,
u does not appear To matter judging from
the results OF the tournament at the I.otos
Club. whether you save two or three tricks
in the hand or not. the important thing
being TO settle the basis on which 10 IL to
he PLAYED and by whom
II Won are plR wing 20 win three in dia-
monds. when the othe- side should he
playing to win three in hearts. YOUR trick
or T. % extra. are orth q points apiece
II il your biddin z down the heart d.-ciarm-
ton that has saved you - in tricks and
the game. which would have Iccn scored
Against Won. with 80 in honors. That !
difference Of i5O points. entirely due IN
the bidding. which no play Of the cards
could approach.
There is just one more point that In.
interesting. In not u sin gle hand ia the
winning declaration q black SUIT and In
no trump SUIT sid a sin gle trick hid get the
play. This leads 20 the Interesting driee-
t,on Of the proportion ~ red suits ticis,
thar fail: a. compared to the saIne number
Of no trumps bids. Time will probably
settle that
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audiences. One fearful lecturer finding
herself stranded in a Western town. the
train stalled in a snowdrift, managed to
get telegraph despatch through in
which she described her direful condition
and asked for instructions. She re-
ceived one word In return. shovel and
supposing that was intended to convey
abstrusely that she must depend ON her
own cleverness she dried her tears and
met the situation properly.
A lecturer scheduled to appear every
Tuesday afternoon at a certain philaa-
thropic institution where education is
absorbed by this method had for a single
auditor week after week a man who
always came in shortly after the lecturer
appeared and stayed until few minutes
Of the hour limitation.
Buoycd up by the knowledge that
popular or not the institution having
engaged him for the entire course would
have to pay. the lecturer expended his
oratorical powers on his lone nearer. but
not until the course was completed did
he get chance to inquire why this person
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country moved by a perfectly altruistic
desire to let us know right away all about
when the first school baths were taken in
England and has some facts concerning
that wonderfully interesting subject is
encountered at the Office OF the Civic
Forum and tells you that she has become
tired OF trying to interest the British
audience in anything. 1t ia this great
new. fresh. alluring country of yours
that we must teach she expla ins en-
Enthusiastically. What do our people. old
in civilization and born fatigued. know
or care about when the first school baths
were takens"
You feel sorry that You cannot inform
her in regard to this, and while you are
hesitant she says:
British society is so blighting. But
here in this wonderful new country. 81
open to impressions. so ready to receive.
So"
The court eous secretary at this poin,
informs the would-be English lectures
that he does not think he has any dates
open for the subject Of the First School
Baths in Britain although he does not
deny its aptness. The British importa-
tion hearing this ia quite willing TO lend
her aid "a a solvent 10 our crude ore oi
ignorance a. 90 The Effect of Fducat-
ing Adults on the Child Imagination OF
The Value OF Sane Psychotherapy
in our Social Organiza. ions
As she goes out she looks pifyingly a:
the officials Of the Civic Forum bureau.
who have shown themselves blind 20
the opportunity sh" has offered. and you
don't wonder. when you repeat your
Interrogation regarding amusing happen
ings. thar DR. Ely again asserts that dur
ing the lecture season his point Of view is
not the humorous on.
Mr. F.akins. the acting secretary. adj
mits that IL he should tell all tho funny
things he knows he would probably los"
his position. For instance you IN
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orercall three heart. on his left with four
in damon ds.
In the single instance in which the
player with IN. six diamonds assisted
Nv hts partners no trumper was afraid
10 overCall the three hearts the heart
call won 81 and -. whiln the diamond
would hay. been good for little, slam.
30 and -
This sam" hand furnished striking
eNampl" of the adv antIge Of shutting ont
lnformatory bids which tho adv ersa ries
NAV avail ihens elves Of the. opportunity
To make. Tn" PLAYER who pulled "a
IN" no tr1imrer on this deal got tho " in
ming declaration bv starting right ont
with two M no frImis. which shut out
tn. diamond and heart calls.
The wisdom of hi- bid was shown by
the fact that the lcldcr. not know ing his
partner had such great strength in the
heart suit led club right Mp to ~" deal
er's g'Iarded King. Had hs known To
lead hear. ii. would have caught
dnnmv's HING and his partner would
har" mad" siN Le RI tricks. and H.. leader
would then have caught the dealers
club king and made five club tricis
b. shutting ont ihcsc two inforrnaiory
call. tn. dealer made IA litil. slam on
hi. diamonds and spades. :. and ~. Had
tn" GsiVcrsaiics known What - lead
They would EaN" put htm down for 800
penalty without dn,ihiiug
In hand 80. the loss IA the red t!"Cla-
ra'IOn- arps" from o. "rloOki ing ih" i'm
portanc" IT getting 10 IN. no trump
stag. ~ quickly - possibl. in auction
] h- original bid was ON" spad. After
tn" seCund player called diamonds. With
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II will ne found that out 81 the eighty
four declarations iabulat.d thir yfour
failed. or nearly one-half In examining
the individual scores 1t was found that
only two partnerships succeeded in
making seven winning declarations and
fulfilling their contract. III" averag" being
four fulfilled contracts oct or fourteen
deals.
Counting both sides. this gives Ills
about ~ per cent. 81 fulfilled contracts.
81 which in this particular case it 40
happened that III" extra strength OF the
hands dealt y and = gave tina: point Of the
compass ~ per cent.
very instructive result il that Of tn.
trick. and honor and penalty scores ~
detail. showing IN" points made 10y IN.
plhy.rs VINO %lr y and s with the strong
hand
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shown-The bidding the Important
rhinE-Details OF Some Of the Hands.
On Thursday. December IS. between
'1i-ty and forty members II the IOtos
Cub played a game which will probably
b." Of as much interest TO future genera
IONS OF card players as tn. evergreen
zane Of duplicate whist THAT Cavendish
payed in London. described in Belle
Lr'c March 8. 1857. The game NJ the
l9tos Club was the first attempt to play
lotion bridge in duplicate.
Those who arranged the affair had IN
vsw the settlement OF several interesting
7I"stions connected with the tactics Of
20 game. They wanted to know about
.pw closely players OF the same calibre
spuld agree as TO the proper declaration
~ the same cards under the same condI-
'nns.
They hoped to discover the average
rrrpOrtion between the number OF points
made N tricks that count toward game
nd those made in penalties. which in =
crease the value OF the rubber Only. They
f-0 wished to discover II possible" Soma
r-l~onabis bonus which might be added
~ ~" trick score in playing duplicate 80
t' ~ prevent the players from devoting
'o-.- entire energies To getting penalties.
-" "Vperience gathered from several
r.-- = bridge in dupIicni" has shown
'..' 'ae average value Of game won
.-..u..' 50 points IL no rubbcrs are PLAYED.
30 'a4' II TIA. game is unfinished when
o." lIr r,aries are changed the higher
-..r" nav equitably add that mum
."r e r.snt4 TO their total score. This
..'.- r N points for winning y gam"
49,. iI.!v put stop 80 the old practice Of
H'...r, ~ favor OF the honOrs.
.. -.rl ght bridge. tricks and honor-
'.. ....' only things TO be- considered.
... q. al.tinn Their. il a very large factor
.. ..r. '..altI"- 10 deal with. az they often
'Y InD or GsO points on single
Iu bridge there il probably NOT
.... .Iu ON" hand in twenty that would
'...... ..Lv di'ficlIlty abo the max" AT
~ that the sam. cards ar. con
.1y"d under the sam" con-
md -hould Weld the sam" results
+ ....... Uy players Of equal ability.
.. lat duplicate bridge tourna-
Boz. .,gri AZ the New York Bridge
VI '.p tbs. difference between the !
'"n leading pairs was not NOR" !
'.. POINTS in $40. In bridge results ,
'-' "n good play just AZ much a.
90 % 20 makes.
20" ~"-.lts ~ the first experiment
v. non bridge would seem la show I
''a' .~" ,annot he any such relianc. !
~" ..' Jon the similarity 81 III. decla- !
N not n single caE. was the same
TO- %" ...u the winning on" lt each ]
."' .Hrrh the hand was played
ar point which makes tn" two
q .- .fIr"iy disgiInilar il. that u differ
"'." . fre declaration means "a van
a1' r'.a POSITION Of the first lead. a ,
''"f. nand exposed for the dummy
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and an entirely different result in the
score.
From the hands played n; the Lotos
Club tournament a dozen have been
selected a. u fair sample Of the whole
Just to show the variations in the winning
declarations upon eICh. The top line
il the number OF the hand for reference.
and the figures IN the vertical column
under it represent the winning decls-
ratiOns. I'll being two in hearts and IN
standing for one IN no trumps.
An asterisk over the declaration shows
that il was doubled. and the heavy line
Under the declaration shows that the
ceclarer failed to fulfil hi4 contract.
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Average - = 81
The trick and honor scores are a little
better than the averages that have been
found by Investigators OF straight bridge.
probably on account Of the selection Of
the stronger nIit IN auction. regardless
Of the deal. The average of the penalties
will doubtless come a. "A surprise to many.
the general belief being that II is not more
than half trick a" hand. whereas this
shows it 20 he nearly a-trck and a half
The details OF som" II the hands upon
which such widely differing declarations
were made may lee interesting Tn.
greatest loss in the way OF penalties was
in a hand in which tn" dealer started with
one no trump. and the second player
holding nothing in his hand but five
hearts to TIL" king. jack and four TO n
queen in another suit. with two weak
two card suits. nd two in hearts. which
against a no trrImp"r looks little lik.
gambling ON the partner TO pull on"
through
At two tables he was doubled and lost
GIG points hut AT all the others the no
trump player. having TIA" hearts stopped.
went back 10 two no trri'n.s and although
they made iv" by cards and 10 aces they
lost q great chance for p-naI'ie-
In hand No. !. ~ shown IN tn. first
fable given. il Will he, seen that thre. Of
the pairs declared to make tire. in hearts
and that the only one To succeed was the.
one that WIS doui led The warning a.
to where the strength in the trump suit
lay. given TO the decarer by tn" double.
saved HIM two trict- Without the
double the declaration lost ~ penalty
Joints gainst the double 1t won ca
trick pointr and 100 penalty
= An excellent example ~ the value Of
refusing to double turned up in No. Z. F,
in which the original call was no trump
at every table the only weakness being
four small spades. but thr.. hOnors in T.
every other suit. A. all the tables the
second player passed. having seven solid F,
suade trick. aud the ace Of clubs in his !
hand.
The deal'rspnrtner. holding iiv. hearts ,
to two honors but otherw i,,.. "A bust over !
called his partners no trump.r at three ,
tables with two hearts. At two Of ihas.. !
tables the dealer went back to IN. no
'-,inp.r and tn, second hand sat rtiII /
and said nothing. getting 100 penalty.
81 the other table the dealer wisely !
took the hint that hi- partners hearts |
might be better with no tr'Imper tO help |
them than as a help TO the no trump.r
I ...lf. 10 he let II go at two hearts. winning =,
II ~ tricks and ~ in honor-. a difference. :
Y IT'S points.
No. % was another instance 81 th. third I
player pulling his partner out of an original
lo trump bid Ivy calling two hearts When .
he third hand failed To do this they Lost 4
heavily on the hand.
In hand No. there were three different
winning declarations at various tables.
hearts and no trumps. and ID .
n them succeeded. The dealer had the .
M trImper. but his partner hold six din
,nonds 10 two honorr and persisted in II
A four cases. in three OF which he had 10
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