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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-26
News Of the Day.

Gen. G.. w. GUSTS Lea does not be-
lleye his father ever said that Grant
was the greatest general in history.
Oliver Splitter, who wss superinte nd
eDt of the docks of the sugar trust, testi-
fed 10 New York yesterday that be had
not confessed ali be knew of the uader-
weighing frauds because the trail led to
the grave of Henry o. Havemeyer the
late president of the trust.
That the head or nucleus OF Halley's
comet has divided in two part, lie the
discovery Of DR.. A. E. Douglass, Of The
UOiversity of Ar'z)ps. According TO
DR.. d, ugIass, the brighter part is 10 sd
vance of the other shout 80 seconds,
which is equivalent b 8, 600 miles. DR..
Douglass calls attention t. the fact ibst
parallel case was the comet of 1882,
which divided into four parts, separated,
and entirely disappeared.
AT the ooncluliOn Of the House re-
publican ctucui last night, which lasted
Tor more tbal three hours, cslIed for
1ao iuipooo Va fSoShihB ~ bbtccmcbb
on the postal savings banks bill, leaders
expressed the opinion that the admin.
STATION measure would be passed with
out any difficulty. No conclusion was
reached st the caucus, aud sn adjourn
ment was tlkeu uttil tonight. Four.
teen intu gents failed to Iu. In sn sp-
pesrsnce. A comprom'ss GA the section
OF The bill In controversy Ia expected.
By a vote OF 6S to So The convention
of the Protestant Episcopal Church Of
the diocese OF Mary which met yes
terdsy In Baltimore, vent on record ss
fsvcripg the adoption of the proposed
preamble to The coDsliirti ton of the
church, which, 1t is ssid, may change
the name Of the church 10 the "Ameri-
can Otu'cb." Bishop Psret is opposed
to the preamble and it wss thought the
convention would 90 on record ss OPP
posing It. The preamble. which hiss
been toe subject OF much ditcussiOo, wss
approved by the lest general convention
OF the church In Richmond. Before 1t
become ecclesiastical law 1t must be cub
mitted to each diocese.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-26
DRY GOODS.

Smooth weave. heavy weight, and washable. These Pom
tail at 00 the yard but fortunate purchase enables
price Of
gSc the word
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-20
YOUNG GIRL RUNS A FARM.
Unique Experience Of a Sixteen year.
old Lass Of New Jersey.

Sixteen year-oId Edna l.. Biting is
the youngest farmer III the United
States and is considered one Of the
most expert students Of agriculture
in New Jersey. She has taken com
plete charge Of Hillside farm. at Har
bourbon, n. j.. a property owned by
her uncle. The farmers Of the state
call her the girl wonder and admit
that Hillside Is one OF the most pros
porous farms In New Jersey.
Although Miss Biting has only re
Gently taken complete control, she has
assisted her uncle for several years.
Her father offered to pay the expenses
Of college course, but the girl pre-
ferred farming to college life ana in
sisted on helping her uncle.
While at school she passed her va
cations with her uncle and soon was
able TO do the work of man. She
was not satisfied with the knowledge
Of the laborions part of the work, but
took deeper interest in agriculture
and Is now considered such an expert
that farmers in the vicinity seek her
advice
1t is an interesting sight TO watch
pretty girl. neatly dressed, giving
orders to and overseeing the work of
Il corps of farm hands, some OF whom
have been engaged on farms for more
than quarter of a century.
II wouldn't live in a city II | were
given fortune" declared the girl
after she assumed control. IF city
girls only knew how sweet country
life is they would yearn for it, | in
tend To make farming my life work. as
think II Is rs important as some Of
the professions girls now engage in
Agriculture Is dry 10 read about, but
wien you have theory and practice
combined there is nothing more inter
esting My parents do not wish me
to become farmer. but | prefer IL to
anything else and will visit a city only
when absolutely necessary
Miss Biting has always been con
shered an unusually bright girl, and
she maintained high standard while
attending school. When she declined
To enter an agricultural college she
said she could master farming from
books without further instruction
That she has succeeded even beyond
her own expectations she admits and
is delighted over the fact
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-20

these should be thinned out judiciously
the following summer. Those left will
ultimately form the new head.
IL is practically impossible to destroy
a severe infestation of the scale where
the branches of the tree are left hlGh
up. In ordinary cases however where
there il little scale. such severe treat
ment is not advisable. but two or three
years should be taken to accomplish
this heading in The first year only
oue-third To one-half OF the main
branches should be cut severely-that
IN, from six to twelve feet from where
they fork. The rest OF the top should
be cut back to limited extent. Wa
ter sprouts will grow on the large
branches near where they fork from
the trunk and the best of these should
he allowed To grow. the balance being
thinued OUT the following summer
The next year this same process
should he repeated. and so on until an
entirely new top can he constructed.
ready for business. This viii be ia
from two to five years, according 10
the condition Of the tree Where such
severe cutting back Is practiced great
care must ,be exercised In the treat
ment of the wounds by painting or tar
ring for the first few years; otherwise
canker may set in and the branches
decay The above directions are for
constructing new top without any at
tempt to change the variety. Should
one wish to graft the top to new va
rety conditions would have to be
somewhat modified
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-20
Ambiuuous.

She-Do you prefer an ugly woman
with brains or a pretty woman without
any?
He-Madam. prefer present com
pany to either.
(And she is still wondering exactly
what ne meant -London Taller.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-20
HEADING AN APPLE TREE.
Advice or Best Way to Get High
Heads Reduced to Low Down Tops.

How to get the old. high headed ap-
pie trees reduced TO low down tops is
a matter Of considerable interest In
case OF a severe infestation OF San
Jose scale practically the whole top
OF the tree down TO stubs, six or seven
feet from the main trunk. has been cut
on. although II is preferable 10 leave
some branches II possible. Many
small water sprouts will start, and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-04

Lippincott's Magazine is one of those
which open the fall campaign with
especially meritorious October num-
bers. The complete novel-long a
feature of this publications. "The
Riders of Petersham," a stirring tale
OF the south and its "nightriders," by
Rupert Sargent Holland, author of
THE Man in the Tower" Though full
Of action and dramatic scenes. there
is a delightful love interest running
through the story. We predict that
it will prove one of the most popular
novelettes Lippincott's has ever
brought out.
\ very striking feature is Thirty
Years of Pencraft: What 1t Came to
and What 1t Cost" This paper, to be
published in two parts, in October
and November, embodies the literary
"reminiscences of the distinguished
soldier-author. General Charles King.
The general talks frankly of his sue
cesses and of his failures. and the re-
suit IS not only interesting reading,
but may prove valuable object les
son to literary aspirants. Other ar
ticles, brief and pithy, are "The Fetch
of the Girl" by Herman Scheffauer;
THE Clubboy," by Ralph w. Bergen
gren; and 1.-THE Hifalutin' Hyphen,"
by John E. Rosser. Minna Thomas
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-04

form in Portland the buckaroos who
were here last week would be as en-
barassed as new boy in school. They
would not be able to yipe above a
whisper and they would be afraid
their hats were on crooked.
Nor would good mustangs buck in
the humid atmosphere down in Web
foot. Only the clear sunshine and
bracing ozone of eastern Oregon can
make bronchos tramp the sky as they
did here last week. Pull off a meet
IL Portland and General Passenger
Agent McMurray would get no such
thrills as he felt Saturday when BLUE
Blazes" stepped through the fence
and waltzed toward the grand stand on
one ear and one toe.
1t would be a grave mistake to try
to hold a Roundup in Portland and
would incidentally be very unjust TO
Pendleton. If Portland wants some
entertainment for fall time let them
get up something original and appro-
pirate. Like a gum boot carnival or a
row-boat festival.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-04

Antrim contributes a charming as
well as seasonable sketch on Getting
Back to Work"
The short stories in the October is
sue Of Lippincott's are distinctly clev-
er. Little Brother" by Elizabeth
Maury Coombs, is a strong yet pathet-
ic tale in which are depicted some of
the vagaries of the human heart
The Lust Of Conquest" by Rafael Sa-
batini, is a lively romance with the
true flavor Of the olden times in which
it is laid other stories worthy of
especial mention are Ten Thousand
Dollars" by Thomas L. Mason; "The
Prolonged Halloween" by Caroline
Wood Morrison; AMI "The Platonic
Friend" by Gertrude Morrison.
Then there are the usual sixteen
pages of "Walnuts and Wine" Lip
pincott's widely quoted humorous de-
partment and poems by John Ken
drick Banks, Agnes l. Hanrahan, Irene
Stanley Martin and others.-October
Lippincotts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-04
JUDGE HIM BY HIS DEEDS.

In letter to the Portland Oregon
ian Jay Bowerman, candidate for gov
ernor, seeks to pacify the progressive
element of the republican party by
the declaration that if elected gover-
nor he will oppose any attempt to
change the direct primary law.
The statement sounds fair as it was
intended to sound. But it should in
fluence no one. No change in the di-
rect primary law is needed by the re-
dictionaries If their assembly scheme
wins out The assembly is change
enough. II it goes it will virtually
annul the direct primary law though
that law will still be left intact upon
the statute books. If assemblyism
wins we will be living outwardly un-
der a direct primary system but as a
matter Of fact we will have the old
convention system back in far more
vicious form than ever.
Mr.. Bowerman is an adroit politici-
an as his record will show. He knows
that the direct primary law is a good
law and a popular measure. SO he
is seeking the support Of the direct
primary men Of his party by promis-
ing to oppose any change in that law.
But he does not promise to oppose
assemblyism which would make a
mockery out Of the primary law
though leaving 1t intact upon the
books.
In the coming election Bowerman
should be judged by what he has done
and not by what he may say at this
time. His record as the leader and
boss Of the assembly shows that he IL
the most dangerous sort OF an enemy
OF the direct primary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-04
\ PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATE,

1t is welcome news that there will
be a candidate in the field against T.
J. Mahoney, candidate for reelection
a. joint representative Though a
member of the republican party Mr..
Nahoney is not in sympathy with the
hest element of that party. He is an
assemblyite and an anti-statement
man. He was a delegate to that
sainted assembly held in Portland in
direct defiance of the direct primary
law. In other words he is one of those
who say that ordinary people haven't
sense enough TO name candidates for
office and that a few politicians
should get together and do the work
for them.
Mr.. Mahoney is also badly out of
tune with respects to the election of
senators. He has always declined to
take statement No. l and two years
ago in the house he voted for the
Brooke-Bean bill which would have
made it a crime for a man to pledge
himself to vote for the popular choice
for senator.
In Ben F. Hill, progressive republi-
cans will find man whom they can
support with more consistency than
they can Mr.. Mahoney. Mr.. Hill is a
democrat, but he is a progressive. He
il of the younger political generation
and stands for those things in which
progressive republicans believe. He
Is a statement man and believes in
obeying the direct primary law in spir.
it and letter. He has the personal fit.
ness for the office and if elected a!
joint representative will give a good
account of himself in the legislature
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-04

For good. dry slab wood. call at
or phone your order to the Oregon
Lumber Yard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-04
THE VARIATIONS OF LOVE.

Into a telegraph office in an east
ern town there recently came much
agitated young woman. She wrote
upon one telegraph blank, tore it in
halves, wrote second, which she
treated in the same manner, and at
last a third. This she handed to the
operator, requesting, in a trembling
voice, that he hurry It up"
The operator obeyed instructions,
and when the young woman had gone
he read the two messages that she
had torn in halves.
The first was:
"All Is over. I never wish to see
you again"
The second read:
do not write or try to see me at
present"
And the third ran:
"Can you take the next train? Please
answer.-October Lippincotts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-04
DON'T TRY 1T.

The Oregonian wants Portland to
get hoggish and swipe our Roundup.
Commenting editorially upon our show
Monday the Portland paper suggests
that frontier celebration be held in
Portland in connection with the live
stock show each fall. friendly sug-
gestion indeed It reminds the Eas,
Oregonian OF the Indian who noticed
o brother redskins pony and said
'"That good horse; I steal him"
But II is a rich joke-the idea OF
having a frontier celebration in Port.
land. To pull off such a gathering or
the Country Club track in Portland
would be like attiring cowpuchel
IN a dress suit. II they had TO per
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-04

The Hermiston Bank & Trust COM
pany should thank those would-be
robbers for the compliment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-04

Hell has no spot too hot for the
fiends who blew up the Los Angeles
Times. II is almost unbelievable that
such crimes are committed in this day
and age. They would have been more
in place in Nero's day. Another fea-
ture of the dynamiting of the Times
is the fact that it will cast much un-
Just reproach upon labor unionism.
The deed was the work of fanatics or
Of fiends and shold not be charged
up to unionism. Yet in the minds of
thousands of people such will be done,
That one nights work has hurt union
ism on the Pacific coast more than
could the Los Angeles Times have
done by a thousand years of criticism.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-04
THE OCTOBER LIPPINCOTTS

Magazine editors would probably
deny that they concentrate more
thought and energy on one number
than another, yet the fact remains
that the autumn issues often seem
stronger than those which have i'm
mediately preceded them-Perhaps
the editors do this unconsciously-jus
as folk in other walks of life take UP
their burdens with renewed zest after
the relaxation of the summer season.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-04
THE COLLEGE JOURNALIST.

At the University of Missouri is a
working school Of journalism. As
practical laboratory WORK, a daily pa
per, with telegraphic reports, Is is
sued Walter Williams, its dean
tells of the vicissitudes he encounters
in turning laymen into journalists.
A student was sent in haste to COW
er a railroad wreck at town a few
miles away. 1t was almost time FOL
the daily to go to press and still nc
word had been received from the
young man on the assignment.
In desperation Dean Williams tele.
graphed. asking why the story wal
not forthcoming. The reply was:
TOO much excitement. Wait until
things quiet down"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-04

The defeat of c. P. Strain for the
nomination for railroad commission
er shows the injustice of the alpha
betical arrangement of the ballot. The
ballot should be equallized by placing
the names of various candidates alter
nately at the top. This is now done
In some states.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-04

j. c. Messick, near Goshen, fed
salt from fish brine to nine head OF
cattle, which seemed fond of it, with
the result that four soon died, but the
other five recovered after severe sick
ness
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-04
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05
HOW BARNUM LED FIRST FIGHT FOR RATE REGULATION As Representative in 1865, He Secured Law Fixing COmmu-
 tatiOn Rates HIS CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN But His Plan to Remove State Capital to Bridgeport Was
 Not Successful

Barnum was twice a member of the General Assembly, representing Fair field in 1865 and 1867.
 He led the first commuters fight against the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad company, and much more successfully than anybody now seems to be leading the persent com muters' struggle.
 MT. Barnum secured the enactment of a law providing that no railroad company which has had a system of communication rates in being for four years shall alter the rates between such fares and the regular way fares. And the law provided that commuta- tion rates once established could not be abolished
 The State House immediately be- came filled with lobbyists and Barnum was subjected to a storm of vilifica- tion of islander. Nevertheless the act passed and for many years remained upon the statute books
 Barnum was in fact one of the earl lest champions of railroad rate legis- lation. for his commuters bill was in fact bill to regulate rates.
 Barnum was a strong speaker when occasion arose. His speech in favor of his bill, portions of which are pre- served in his biography. show this. He said: "The interest of the State, as well as commuters demands this law: for if it is once fixed by statute that the prices of communication are not to be increased many persons will leave the localities where extortion is permitted on the railroads and will set tie in this State.
 '"The people," he said, "cannot af- ford to let these railroads alone. This hall crowded with railroad lobbyists as the frogs thronged Egypt, is an admonftion to all honest legislators that it is unsafe to allow monopolies the chance to rivet the chains which already fetter the limbs of those whom circumstances place in the power of these companies"
 Barnum later advocated a parallel line to New York.
 During his service in the General Assembly Barnum inaugurated a movement to have the State Capitol removed to Bridgeport.
 In 1867 he took the nomination for Congress against w. H. Barnum, of Salisbury, Conn.
 Buying votes of electors was even more in vogue then than it is now Bar mum publicly denounced buying votes, but it is said that, after his defeat, he regretted that a few had not been bought. in order that right might triumph '
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05

She Tried to Fasoinste Hubby and
 Was Rudeiy Shocked. She had been readlng that a titled English wonsan advises married wo- men to Eirt with their husbands. As she finished the article her husband came home to dinner
 She ran to meet him.
 "A little late tonight. duckydooze- lum.' she said. with dimpIing smile. Whats that?" he growIed She looked at him archly.
 Don't you dare to kiss mer she tit. tered.
 Gee" be cried. ''I don't intend to. What put that in your headT' She half closed her eyes and coyly surveyed him through the dropping lashes.
 Don't you want to sit here by me on the sofa? ?" she cooed.
 No. l don't. Why, you told me only yesterday that the springs were getting weak. Aren't you feeling well?"
 She laughed softly and shot him a
 
 and flashed her white teeth and per ceptibly winked
 He drew back suddenly.
 Whats the matter with you?" he demanded Who are you initiating: Can't you make your face behave?' She picked up the paper she had been reading and flung it into the dec orated waStebasket.
 There's nothing the matter with me-" she coldly replied.
 Just mugging for fun. eh? Glad ot that. Stimsou was telling me today about lot of trouble his wife is hay. ing with her facial nerves. and l was afraid you'd caught it. Ain't that con- founded dinner ready ?"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.