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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-23
Autumn Grass.

The growth Of grass that comes in a
long. mild, moderately rainy autumn is
said to be far more nutritious for cat
tie than the spring grass. 1t is richer.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-23

Mrs. Edgar Marvin and daughter,
s.ss Julia visited relatives in Wal
lows over Sunday.
L. B.. Haggarty is very ill at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. Ben
Weathers.
NJ. H. Tucker came in Monday af-
ternoon from Ahen. Kan. where he
was called by the illness and death
of his father. He viii be employ
ed at the Burnaugh 4 Mayfield drug
store.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-23

10000 22-cartridges just in at w,
]. Funk q Cos.
J. B. Weaver left for Prosser,
Wash. Wednesday morning to look
after his ranch there for few
weeks.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-23

8 A FEW REASONS WHY WE ASK YOUR TRADE s

5th the when quality
could bill from with his the
methods
building
and better prices The an
realized by the
marked growth business merchandise
buy.
claims
benefit
road reached Enterprise with gradual which facilities
possible
of production submitting
the
necessarily make profit to Justify carving business
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-23

Of a
for twenty years.
experience the that
that quality does appeal
eliminate grades purchases
quality which
3D. with neighbors and
to
kind and quality Therefore dismina-
M Because discount for cash fair between the cash and credit
dollar mouths which
selling
lowest requirements
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14

not say hundred millions at once and be certain of having enough?"
 Because for practical purposes twenty millions would be ample" said he. "The income from that should be let me see"-doing a rapid sum in mental arithmetic-"over half a mil lion a year"
 Well, and what would you do with 1t, Wifi, if you had it?" questioned Eunice, willing to humor his fancy.
 Wilfrid drew long breath and lay back in his chair. 'In the first place, I'd build me city house right here in New York on the east side of the park or else at Riverside, and a coun- try place somewhere up the sound or on Long island near the water. I'd want to live in the city not more than three or four months in the year. Then I'd have a yacht-none of your smoky, greasy teakettles, but a sweet smelling, fast-sailing schooner fit to go around the world-and I'd sail her myself, too. There would be horses for riding and driving, with perhaps a four-in-hand coach Best of all, I could travel-south in winter, of course, but I'd see the world London, Paris, Berlin, Italy, the pictures, the statues, and the libraries. Oh, I'd go everywhere and do everything, even to a little gaming at Monte Carlo! nothing wicked or vulgar about it all, you know, but the utmost enjoyment in refined way, and all the experi- ences that money could give"
 The girl smiled at his boyish en- thusiasm, nor did she evince any pique or annoyance because Eunice Trevecca was somehow left out of the picture. It was all mere idle talk, of course. Wilfrid was not really un- happy or discontented; he had a good position with nine hundred a year, and they were to be married in the spring
 You certainly could give some of our American nabobs a few lessons on how to be happy though rich," she smilingly commented. 'It has often seemed to me that our really rich men do not get half as much out of life as they might"
 "Of course they don't!" assented
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14
CHAPTER n.

n an oldfashioned sitting room in an ,au''quated brick house in that unfash. vuaoie quarter of downtown" New .w .u'h formerly known as Greenwich 'Aiase there sat, one autumn evening,
 'ouhg couple. both of whom were 'Areeoingly good to look upon.
 ~ the Judicious observer it would ,~' e been apparent from their atti- oss so ana bearing each towards the v.aer that they were something more s.a saan mere friends, yet less than man .aN u wife' In fact, they were con ,sl ,su'ea and happy dwellers in that de- Engaged. " e not. .ne girl was fairly tall of stature, bru- ~ as 10 complexion, with a wealth rs.I me and glossy dark hair which sha ,ppea and waved around small but ,apeiy head and above a witchinRly ,u,'',ihe .na forehead, white and broad s,0., u ,ow' Her eyes were of a very viv,an a,'st dark gray, set widely apart, oo.a omls one the impression of quiet re- ah~ns S ana cool Judgment. A firm chin mado strong and supple throat anlS . nef look older and more wom- sha .uah a her years really warranted. triso. was busied with one of those 6nooa. oi needlework which keep the tongna busy without curbing one's to S,s. ana at the same time serve ouet,slay splay to admiring and even CO wris, a advantage a very shapely of her uu hand. Yet even the dearest
 ieminine friends would never
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14
Twelve Minutes Saved.

Experience" said Mark Twain in the smoking room of the Bermudian. makes us wise, but 1t also makes us hard. Consider the old. experienced man in the busy restaurant. He took a seat, looked round him and. point ing to a well-dressed gentleman who had not yet been served. he said to the waiter:
 Waiter, how long has that gentle man been here?'
 About 12 minutes, sir,' the waiter answered.
 Whats his order?'
 'Porterhouse and French fried, sir. with mince pie and coffee to come.'
 'The old man. hardened by expert. ence, slipped quarter in the walters hand.
 Waiter, he said, I'm in hurry. Put on another porterhouse and bring me his.'"
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14
Flow He Expressed 1t.

Every small boy-the right kind, anyhow-thinks his own mother the symbol of all perfection. Few, how ever, have the ability to express their admiration as prettily as the little hero of the following anecdote:
 Richards mother was putting him to bed, and as she kissed him good night, she said: Do you know you are the whole world to mamma?"
 Am I?' he answered, quickly. Well then, you're heaven and the north pole to me!"-Youth's Companion.
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COPTTICH/ BY UdL/2OL/yi

nave lnsinuated that Eunice Treyecca was the least bit of a couuette. Tn. deed, 1t needed but a glance into the oepths of those quiet gray eyes to convince you that that here was a na- ture tender and true as that of the Douglas himself.
 So at least thought young Wilfrid Stennis, who sat opposite to her. and who certainly enjoyed the best op- portunltles in the world for knowing. lie was a pleasant, wholesome lad, ialr and fiorid, with light golden-brown halr and mustache, slim and with slightly stopped shoulders. A rather weak face on the whole, one might say, though perhaps this was partly owing to a rather querulous droop of the mustache, which barely yelled the sensitive mouth; beard would better have hidden a chin which was far too pretty for any mere man.
 Had you guessed him to be a clerk or a bookkeeper you would not have been far astray-one of those men who make exceedingly valuable and faithful servants but very poor mas ters. As to character, he was neither better nor worse than thousands of other youngsters who start out in life in some downtown office or store at $3 week, the goal of whose ambition is to earn fifteen hundred or two thou. sand dollars year. to marry some pleasant girl, settle down in a Harlem Hat or little one-of-a-row house over in Brooklyn, raise a small family, get along on a couple of new suits of clothes each year, with semi-oc-
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Wilfrid dogmatically. Why, look at me-" he rambled on; I'm only half. baked; never had any education to speak of; had to keep my nose to the grindstone all my life: as you know, there were always two ways for every dollar to go as long as mother was alive, on account of her many years of hopeless illness; but, in spite of my few opportunities, I'll bet could show some of those fellows how to enjoy their wealth."
 "Of course you could." Eunice agreed. with a loving woman's fatu- ous fondness and indulgence for the man she has promised to marry. But we'll be just as happy without the money. won't we, Wilf?"
 Not doubt of it!" he exclaimed, starting to her side, bending over her and pressing his lips to her shining coils of hair. Why, possessing you and your love. dearest. I'm the richest fellow in New York today.
 She tilted back her head to look into his eyes as he gazed fondly down into hers.
 That's the way I love to hear you speak," she murmured. Money can not buy some things in this world. Wilf," truism which was sealed in very expressive and satisfactory manner by the naturally ardent VII. frid.
 Eunice, though very well educated and refined-in England she would have been described as quite above
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casional visit to the theater in winter and an outing on Saturday afternoons at Coney island or Rockaway.
 Not a wildly hilarious or thrilling ex- istence, 1t may be granted. yet there are hundreds and thousands of such men-gentlemanly and refined, neith- CT very strong nor very weak, not vicious nor conspicuously virtuous, but who, in a paraphrase of the old Shorter Catechism, are piously or me chanically doing their duty in that state of life to which 1t has pleased the Almighty to call them" It Is of kindred stuff that the average citl=. zen" is made.
 Even to such men strange dreams may come-fond and foolish visions of wealth and power hopeless of realiza- tion, mayhap, yet nevertheless ire quently prompted by certain innate or inherited cravings for the good things of this life which only money can pro- cure, and for the enjoyment Of which they feel a yearning and an infinite capacity if only they had the chance.
 "Oh. it's splendid thing to be rich!" Wilfrid was even then saying to Eunice. Just think of what man could do if he were really in posses sion of more money that he knew how to spend I don't mean paltry hun- dred thousand dollars, but-well, say twenty or thirty or even fifty mil lions!"
 "Why stop there?" put in Eunice with a quizzing little smile. why
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14
CHAPTER i.-Continued.

.Well. that's on'y right. The money ,om ont O old Nevady; let her have if back agin But mind you, Carboy, not ill you've raked all creation with Q 6ne-tooth comb to find Mattie's boy"
 "Wbom will you name as executors or trustees?
 "Must you have 'em?" Meleen an swered anxously, as though the func- tionaries referred to were of species noyious and undesirable.
 Undoubtedly; they are necessary evils"
 Meleen frowned in perplexity. It seemed as though it were costing him far more trouble to leave his money bebind him than it had been to amass if and guard it during his eventful life.
 Cant you fellers act?" he inquired dubiously at length-"you fellers'-in- dcating Mir Carboy and his partners.
 Certainly, if you wish it. Two will be sufficient Suppose we say MT. Passavant and myself?"
 With a gesture as of one wearied with the whole subject Meleen sig nifed assent. Then, as the lawyer rose to go indoors, he said:
 Fix it up quick, Carboy. I'm mor- tai tired!'
 By this time the sun had set behind the western wall of mountains, and Evan appeared to wheel his master within But the tough old fellow de murred. Half his nights had been spent in the open air with only the starry canopy for a tent. Now that the end was near, he dreaded the crib bed and cabned confinement of four walls. So a lantern was brought and hung to the rafters of the porch, where its dim radiance could not in- terfere with that piercing gaze which to the last roamed lovingly over the mountain prospect
 One, two hours passed, and save for the steady, harshly rhythmical "erunch-crunch" of the stamps" the town below was strangely quiet. Every soul therein knew that the master-mind in the hillside eyrie was passing away; hushed were the usual sounds of rude revelry and wide open license It was felt to be a iatefu night for the town of Meleen.
 At length Mir. Carboy's task was done. A table was carried on to the porch; by lantern-light the will was read to the testator, who turned his eyes to meet those of the lawyer in mute approval when the reading was ended. Then, lifted and supported by old Evan, he affixed his uncouth and sprawing signature. the witnesses fol .owed, and the deed was done which oequeathed princely fortune and a ioyai revenue to-whom?
 Next morning Andrew Meleen was ,ound lifeless in bed, his gnarled and ano''ed features composed in a peace iui, almost ecstatic, smile.
 Perhaps he has found Minna!" unused the lawyer. with humid eyes, ss s ne stood by the side of his strange client
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14
Sexes Divided In Church.

The separation of the sexes seems to have been formerly by no means an uncommon practice in the Church of England. In fact, Edward VI.'s prayer book specially mentions that at the communion service the men shall tarry on one side and the women on the other" The papers of church in Westmoreland include elaborate di rections for the division of the sexes at it's services.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14
Tit for T at,

Stranger (to prominent clergyman) -I came in here, sir, to criticise your church management and tell you how it ought to be run.
 Prominent Clergyman (amazed)- What do you mean, sir? How dare you? Who are you, anyway?
 'I am the humble editor of the pa per you have been writing to"--Life.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14
Had Rheumatism-CouIdn't Sleep.

A lady from Oklahoma City writes: q was sick in bed with Rheumatism, ankles swollen, couldn't sleep. Elec- tropodes cured me. They are great" At Drug Stores-s1.00. No cure, no pay. Write for free trial offer. West ern Electropode Co.,, Dept. A., Los An geles, Cal.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14

very speedily cured. Mrs. Alice Northrup
 You or any other sufferer from consti- patton. indigestion and dyspepsia, sick have a free trial bottle sent to your home prepaid by forwarding your name and address. It is the gentlest mildest, best tasting, most effective laxative tonic you ever tried. Druggists will sell you. the suits are guaranteed A picture of Mrs. Northrup, of Quincy. H.. cured patient Is presented herewith. If there is any thing about your case that you don't un- derstand write the doctor and he will ad- wise you. The address is pr. W. B. Cald- well, POI Caldwell Bldg, Monticello, III.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14
CUT THIS OUT

And mail to the A. H. Lewis Medicine Co.,, St. Louis, Mo. and they will send you free DY (NR tablets) Guaranteed for Rheu- matism, Constipation. Sick Headache, Liv- CT. Kidney and Blood Diseases. Sold by all Druggists. Better than Pills for Liver Ills. It's free to you. Write today.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14
SYNOPSIS.

.s,, MeIeen, aged and eccentric mill Anuy miner. Is dying and orders his liona,re litInanev 10 draw up a will leaving all his attorlttyy, to the son of a sister from whom Re0pSis; pr was separated years before and of wnosee, e,a attorney that he was married in tel teis yomth. or but left his wife after quar- ms ms n which he struck her: He learned ret rreettsrward rr that she and his daughter were
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14

bottle of a remedy for the cure of indi- gestion, and as he was interested, be- cause he suffered that way, he wrote for it. The reme- dy was Dr. Cald. wells Syrup Pep sin. MT. Lapley, who is a minister of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, and a member of the Gen. tral Alabama Con- ference, took the free bottle with the result that he was
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The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14
None.

Prof.-If a man has an income of $2,OOO,OO0 a year, what is his princi- pal?
 Stude-A man with such an income usually has no principle.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14

A man brides himself on his wonder full self-control when he refrains from doing anything he doesn't want to do.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14

Give your children pretty namex; there are more than enough ugly ones already.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14

One can't always disguise the breath of suspicion by spicy talk.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14
The Usual ThinQ.

Mrs. Rangles-I am always outspo- ken.
 Mir Rangles-And I am generally outtalked.-Smart Set
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14

PERRY DAVIS PAINKILLER Summer complaint, bowel trouble, cramps have no terrors In the household where this dependable
The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-14
HURCHMAN'S
 STOMACH WEAK
Rev. LapIey Suffered Twelve Years Frora It-How He Conquered 1t;
 You Also Can, Free.

Through an announcement that he saw in bis local paper the Rev. J. D. Lapley of Avondale Station, Birmingham, Ala, learned that he could obtain a free trial
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-31
WAR BETWEEN u. s.
AND JAPAN LIKELY

PARIS, Mar. 30.-The Matin prints
chapter of the "reminiscences of Ad-
miral Fournier, commander of the
Mediterranean squadron of the French
navy, which examined into the posi-
bility of a war between the United
States and Japan.
The admiral is of the opinion that
the naval activity of the United States,
its hurry to finish the Panama canal,
its haste in the equipment of a ma
val base on the Pacific which has been
redoubled since the question of Japan
csc immigration has come up, and
other similar incidents, are calculated
to arouse the animosities Of a people
possessing all the gloomy and vindic-
tive characteristics OF the insular faces
of the far east, and who are justly
proud of their proved military quail
ties.
Whether the conflicting interests of
the two nations can be reconciled or
must end in war. the admiral thinks
is a riddle for the future. If it de-
velops, such war might involve the
whole world, including Great Britain
and France.
1.-The hypothesis of a war between
France and the American republic, our
sister, born under our protection In
glorious struggles in which two allies
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-31
BLASTING IS COSTLY
Work Of Blowing Away Cliff in Des
Chutes Canyon Costs Contrac-
tors $1,000.

PRINEVILLE, Ore, Mar. 30.-(Spe-
ciaL )-One of the heaviest pieces of
work to be accomplished on the Oregon
Trunk railway construction from the
mouth of the Des Chutes to Madras
was done a few days ago in Willow
creek canyon by the blowing away of
the face of a perpendicular cliff more
than a hundred feet in height and of
solid rock. The work was accomplish
ed by months of hard drilling into
the surface of the cliff where workmen
started by the use of swinging rope
adders from the top of the cliff and
by continuous drilling and small black
powder blasts worked coyote holes"
into the cliff, some of them being as
deep as fifty feet into the face of the
cliff. These were well charged with
some five tons of black powder and
the entire face of the mountain was
blown away at one charge that was
cit for miles. The single blast cost
contractors over $4,000 and they
say it was money we'll spent
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-31
1910 Model of Holt Manufacturing Company Caterpillar
Traction Engine

Mr.. Nelson has been able to reduce the
number of horses and mules on his
farm from "a to 10, keeping this num-
Der merely for emergency purposes.
With the completion of his pl6wing,
he proposes to operate the caterpillar"
in other forms of farm work, ultimately
attaching it to his combined harveS
ter this fall. But two men are requir-
ed to operate the piowing machinery,
one on the engine and the other 10
look after the plows; in harvest work
the crew may be reduced TO four men,
working a great saving in this line
alone.
The engine purchased by Mr. Mel
son S a 40-horse power machine,
though those who saw it pulling the
rine plows were surprised at the ease
with which the work was done. Mr.
Ne'son formerly used so big mules on
the same plows- but recently sold the
majority of them for an average of $500
each, thus being able TO more than pay
FOR the engine. and at the same time
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-31
Caterpillar Engine Flowing Ranch Of David Nelson,
near PendletOn.

=. c.. Weller of Waitsburg, went 70
Pendleton yesterday fer the purpose
of witnessing a demonstration on the
Nelson farm, and were without eXcep-
ton greatly surprised with the showing
of the caterpillar" which was drawing
nine 14-inch plows with no apparent
effort
In the party from Pendleton were
T.. L. Smith, local representative of
the Hot Manufacturing company; H.
}. Taylor L. w. Jones, w. Kinery. L.
a. VESSEL. r. F. Ogle, all we'll known
land owners; Louis Mueller of Helix,
oregon. and Jesse Hales of Adams,
Oregon
The party spent two hours in the
field where operations were being car
ried on, and were given explanations
regarding the principles upon which
the engine was constructed. A ten and
one-half foot cut was possible by the
apparatus as it had been arranged by
Mr.. Nelson. and it was estimated that
IN average of 35 acres per day were
being ploWed, at an approximate cost
OF so cents per acre. At the rate of
speed at which the Caterpillar" was
geared, it was travelling about % miles
per day or two and one-half miles per
hoUr
Estimating the cost of blowing with
horses at $125 per acre, it is easily seen
wherein Mr.. Nelson is economizing by
the use Of the new tractor D!stillate
which is Cbtainahle in Pendleton at
IS cents per gallon, is used as fuel.
about forty gallons being required to
operate the engine for day of 10 12
hours. tank With a capacity of 60
gallons being an equipment of the en-
CINE. -Four gallons of. water will sup
ply the apparatus for 10 hours. thus
eliminating the trouble that is encoun-
tered in some sections of the west in
securing water in large quantities for
use on wheat farms.
BY purchasing the Holt caterpillar,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-31

Der the charter.
Il suppose" he said, chat some of
my friends from New York or Port
Jarvis must have asked me to-"
The charter was an extraordinary
document. 1t conferred on the COM
pany power to do almost anything
from conducting pawn shop to estab-
fishing a storage warehouse.
The bill was introduced by Senator
Goodell and it went into the committee
on rules, stayed there one day, was re-
ported out favorably and advanced at
dizzy pace. Its progress in the as
sembly was equally rapid and smooth
and in the closing days of the session
the bill became a law.
Senator GOodell was not the only
one to whom shares were given. Will
liam H. Buckley was allotted 100 shar-
es as was Justice Mccall then a prac-
ticing lawyer. The company's books
also shaw on May Is, 1899, Mccall re-
ceived 5000 and on June 10, 1899, 3d.
900 fer legal Fascinating a total Of
$4,000, equal to par value of his 100
shares which, according to the records.
he paid for, as did Buckley. Browne
was poSIl-Fe loNlSHt the SuIllS Hdu Ilot
been paid Justice Mccall after the COM
pany was incorporated for legal SER
vices
Any thought that the further course
of the investigation is to be merely
the threshing out of old straw was dis
PEELED by the announcement from the
office of Superintendent Hotchkiss to-
night that he has sent out a request
to the presidents of 40 odd American
fire insurance companies and to the
American managers of foreign com
panies to produce records that show
in any way what sums they have paid
to legislative agents and to what ag-
entS these sums went.