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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-09
RUNIORED CRANE URGED
BALLINGER FOR SENATOR

Beverly, Aug 9.-That the real
mission of Senator Crane was to ask
Ballinger to become a candidate for
the senate from Washington is going
the rounds today. Whether a decis-
ION was reached is not given out.
Hitchcock conferred with Taft dur
ing the afternoon. I
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-09
Bresnahan May Pitch.

New York, Aug. S.-Roger Bresna-
han, catcher and manager of the st.
Louis National league baseball team,
was quoted today by his friends as
thinking seriously Of going back to
pitching, if things fail to break better
for his staff of twirlers. Bresnahan
broke into the game as pitcher for
Washington and it was at Baltimore
that McGraw turned him into a
catcher
Only last week in Brooklyn, Bres-
nahan startled the fans by stepping
into the box at a critical moment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-09

Kindness is slowed away in the
heart like rose leaves in a drawer, to
sweeten every object around them,
and to bring hope to the weary heart
ed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-09
American League.
Notice.

My wife, Jennie Townsend, having
left my bed and board without cause,
I will not be responsible for any in
debtedness in any way that she may
contract any place in or out of Pen
dleton. C. E. TOWNSEND.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-09
National League.

Brown and Graham.
At Philadelphia:
Chicago-Philadelph game post
poned; wet grounds.
St Louis-New York game postpon-
ed rain.
At Brooklyn:
Cincinnati-B game postpon-
ed rain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-09

What we would do let us begin to-
day. Every good we would have must
be paid for in strokes of daily effort.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-09
Auto for Sale,

Auto for Sale.
Maxwell automobile for sale; geod
condition. Price very reasonable. Ad-
dress "S," this office.
Pastime pictures please all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13

from the central railroad station the dooryard of her
daughters home. This is followed by deliciously
humorous of how the aviator and few Masonic
friends attend lodge meeting in nearby city and come
wabbng home in machine with unsteady wings in the
early hours of the dawn.
And the editor, his knees still in the firm clutch of
the ancient contributor listens in delight; for he knows
that here at last something Our Readers will approve
of; for it is primitive physical catastrophe from begin
ming to end and without the smallest pretense of appeal
to their intelligence And he bids the hoary "go
ahead at large rate of remunerltion and the lat
ter pleased than the editor decides to stay
over in New York and see show,-he has always
wanted to Maude Adams, the next day, greatly
refreshed in mind and body by the sale of his serial the
dinner that he consumed, he returns to his pleasant
home enters his workshop takes from his clipping files
enveops marked "Stovepipe," Mother in Law Visit,
and Servant Girl Question. and goes to work,
In due of time he will turn manuscript that
does not contain single idea that has not been used
thousand times before; for although the various dis
asters that he describes incident to the sailing
of arshp everyone of them has happened in bygone
years to the householder putting up the stoveppe the
bicycle learner, the amateur horseman, other
character equally well known in humorous literature
And he will receive for his winters work check that
will enable him to lift the mortgage from his home and
month later the editor will say in the self audatory page
called "Chats with Our Readers:
If you love fun, fun that is pure and wholesome, fun
that will make you with laughter till the tears
down your cheeks fun that will not hurt the feelings
of any living human being, fun that will brighten every
member of the family from Grandpa to the little fodder
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13

serious meditation. Somebody must buy flying ma
chine and learn how to it,
And the ideas bubbling up in his brain so
fast that he scarcely jo them down. and within
hour he is his way to New York to market them He
arrives just the humorst is taking his departure.
The welcome he receives is of unusual corality;
for the editor disappointed in the hoped for Mark
Twain, in his old contributor workman of
merit whose goods will always pass muster both in
quality and in prOmptness of delivery.
Seated in the private Office and cutchng the editors
knee with his right hand after the of elderly and
insistent contributors the world over he outlines his
scheme of what he calls thoroughly up to date
humorous series to through the year And his
words fall upon willing
In the first insalment of his serial srburbanite adj
vertses for quiet, steady flying machine for family
use one warranted to float without hitchng.' The
chine arrives and the neghbors peer the fence with
up and explains how it is to be used This instalment
chapter descriptive of the buying of horse in the ante
bellum Sparrowgrass Papers, comes to appropriate
end with the purchaser of the machine attempting to
seat himself in his purchase and falling fiat his back,
while the neighborhood rings with dersve laughter
The second instalment shows how he attempts to
his purchase for every suburban purpose known
the readers of comic weeklies and the editor, wpng
tears of laughter from his cheeks declares that there
good chance for first rate comic artist in the passage
that describes the aviator flying intelligence Office
and trying to get Irish cook to make the trip with
him to his New Jersey home.
The next nstamen tells of the long expected visit of
the mother in law and her swift and terrifying flight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13
CLEOPATRA OF THE EASEL
By Thomas ellsworth
Drawing by Villa m Berger

VOU must know that Hubert and occupied rooms
l. near the sky and shared the studio there;
stories and verse for magazines You might have
thought these things her recreatons and the
rous business of her life to interrupt work up stairs
with her charming nonsense, take claret and
dimes with among the trees of the Palisades
She up day tricked out in some barbaric
costume her black hair let down and caught about the
look beautiful. There something darklng in her
SMILE some consciousness of romantic and dangerous
power. The same word, Cleopatra" rose simulta-
neously to Hubers lips and mine, and he began
to make sketch. He spoiled that, tried another and
another, and finally gave up the thing disgust which
is Huberts way The divine vision must descend upon
him. he must be taken bodily by his familiar spirit,
he cannot work.
You'd better do it. Sowcoach, said he and, Made
lene consenting. decided to try
OF course, many CleOpatras have been painted; but
it is the fresh vision that counts and this apparton of
Madeleine had put the creative thrill in my veins 1
made my preliminary studies, patiently informed my
self with historical data and the picture began grow
believe now that Hubert must have suffered sense
OF exclusion from the first; for Madeleine almost as
deeply interested and lived isolated in the OBJ
sessng Idea. The sitting finished, heads would be
together over the canvas, and would listen to such
words as issue from the profounder synpathes of
finely imaginative woman. But began to be aware
day asked the reason.
He replied that he was making a few landscapes on
the Palisades; but l never the sketches.
And he seemed to withdraw and more into him
Don't you feel well?" asked him.
Never felt better he answered shortly. Flows
Cleopatra"
"Wil you and see herr"
1t the first time in several days that he had ex-
pressed any interest in the picture lifted the curtain
and as he looked saw tremor go through him. mo-
ments silence and he turned upon me almost savagely
That's not Madeleine! he said
No. 1t is Madeleine and-something else
The whole thing is a mistake he said rapidly.
"Madelenes significance is spiritual, not He
stopped, looked at strangely, then turned and left
the studio.
Now, this not fair criticism and it was not like
Hubert. never had the intention to paint an exact
portrait of Madeleine. This glmmer of something
sinister and beautiful and destructive merely accorded
with the conception
The eyes of the picture watched with some mock
ing half hypnotic force. Oh this almost maternal sense
of achievement, of creation that is the artists rare
reward for pain and TOLL The face alive. l should
never do anything better.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13

OF tOur-t love that sort OF fun, don't fail to read
How Domesticated My Family Airship 1t is by the
author of the inimtable Betsy ilkweed Papers, which
set the whole country in not many years ago.
Our Literary Shepherds
NEVER knew magazine editor who did not speak of
= Our Readers with a soicitous that reminded
of shepherd tending his lambs, and his great con-
is always prevent them from strayng into any
pasture where the browsing has intellectual flavor
He will refuse thousand manuscripts the ground
that Our Readers will understand them but have
known of his kind TO say that anything
too primitive childish suit their tastes
In respects the modern magazine far ahead of
its predecessor of years ago; but in point of
humor it has not advanced since the days of Harpers
Editors Drawer with its sayings of gifted four
ods and the doleul droeries of Chaplain x. of the
list Massachusetts Regiment
And yet, the most successful humorous serial ever
published in this country 1.-The Autocrat of the
Breakfast Tarle, printed in a serious magazine
than half century ago. and selling yet. But let
forget that it bought by editor who himself
huorst of the highest order and knew moreover that
should like to DR.. Holmes trying to sell 1.-THE
Autocrat" nowadays. I the expression on his
face as the editor says to him, Our Readers like
thing with few more laughs in it, and it seems to
that you've neglected great many opportunities for
good natured fun. Why don't you let the Professor
slip banana skin at the top of the staircase and come
sliding all the way down into the dining room? Or you
might have him offer to take down the stoveppe at
house cleaning time in really scientific fashion Brighten
it up little, and let us see it again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13

next hour should all three do honor Cleopatra
up town cafe that evening; if not Madeleine and
! should go alone Hubert did not appear. And-my
feast to which Madeleine and subsequently sat down.
No doubt she did her best but vague abstraction
always close upon the heels of her high spirits that
was puzzled and disturbed.
Cleopatra said, when at last was alone and in
the studio can be that here canvas. you
the mischief of that strange life of yours? T. cannot
Knocked and defed me-
In my room faced the question squarely, Can you
do it? 1t was like the contemplation of murder,
still worse, the killing of human SOUL and the sweat
stood upon my brow.
l still debating the matter when creak outside
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13

Was it the very quality
of the work that angered
Hubert? No, l could not
think that.
MADELEINE and I
A'A stood at last before
the finished thing. She
was very quiet, and l saw
something tremble upon
her dark eyelashes.
1T is ours" 1 said,
yours and mine"
She looked round the
studio. l too felt an empti-
ness, an uncompleteness.
She came to me excitedly
next day and said, Hes
going away!"
" Where?"
HE speaks of Paris and
Bogotl."
"Bogota, where's that?
She shook her head.
Il suppose it is some
where in Ireland" said /;
but, if he is disposed for
foreign travel, why doesn't
he try Hoboken?"
You must prevent
this"
"My dear lady, if this
headstrong young man is
seriously bent upon a
Bogota-td, you know very
well that neither you nor |
could stop him.
You must prevent it,
You are necessary to him.
to the right development
of his genius. He is at a
critical period. l have a
feeling that, if he loses
your influence, he will go
wrong. Promise me that
you will hold him!"
There was a little too mt
| had to believe that her COZ
less anxiety for the talent Il
taught the boy a thing or t
that, under right infuenc 5
had ever been able to go, f
BILE something that came tc
darkness.
DO you think this pict
two?"
Why should it?" l askt
Il feel strongly that it ha
Who will ever underst
You worry yourself too m,
sensitive. slightly morbid il
Il hope it is nothing wor
"Poohl" said I. you a
l proposed that, if Hube
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13

Was it the very quality
of the work that angered
Hubert? No, | could not
think that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13

of fourf you love that sort of fun don't fail to read
How Domesticated My Family Airship 1t is by the
author of the inimtable Betsy AIkweed Papers, which
set the whole country in a not many years ago.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-11-01
p>eu,;ar;t;es Of Lichens,

The lichen Is remarkable for the
great age to which 1t lives. there being
good grounds for believing that the
plants endure for 100 years. Their
growth is exceedingly slow. almost be
yond belief, indicating that only lit
tie nourishment is necessary TO keep
them alive. In dry time they have
the power to suspend growth alto
gether, renewing it again at the fall
of rain. This popularity alone is
enough to make the lichen a vegetable
wonder, as it is a property possessed
by no other species of plant. Another
interesting fact about lichens is that
they grow only where the air is free
from dust and smoke. They may be
said to be sure indication Of the pu-
rity of the air, as they are never found
growing in cities and towns where the
atmosphere is impregnated with dust
SCOT, smoke and other impurities.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-11-01
CASTCRIA
For Infat Is and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature ssasa s1s Of sxzzzZzzu
Society Meetings.

r. A. M,-JefTerson Chapter No. 5, 4th
Monday night of each month.
l. o. r. M.-shenandoah Tribe, No. SO,
every Monday night.
Knights mplar.-Potomac Commandery
No. 5, LIST Tuesday of each month
Royal Neighbors of America.-Camp No.
1862, every Tuesday night
X. of P.,-Blue Ridge Lodge No. 13l, every
Wednesday night.
L. o. o. F.,-Wildey Lodge No. 81, every
Thursday night.
A. F. 81 A. M.,-Malta Lodge No. 50, I'd and
4th Friday nights of each month
Modern Woodmen Charles Town Camp
Nc. 1864, every Friday night.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-11-01
T;noI;no Ears.

If your ears burn, people say. some
one is talking about you. This Is very
old, for Pliny says, when our ears do
glow and Jingle some do talk of us in
our absence"
Shakespeare in "Much Ado About
Nothing makes Beatrice say to Ur-
sula and Hero, who had been talking
of her, what fire is in mine ears.
Sir Thomas Browne ascribes this
conceit to the superstition of guardian
angels, who touch the right ear If the
talk is favorable and the left If other
wise. This is done to cheer or warn.
One ear tingles. some there be
That are snarling now at me-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-11-01
rE'z;llltzl ElEj|l ! SINH


Schedule in Effect Ma ch 9Th. 1elo
TRAINS LEAVE CHARLES TowN. " y,
No. ls. soUTHBoUND.
S.43 q m For Basic, Natural Brias.
Roanoke. Bristol aud h.
termedate stations Pul
man Sleeper 10 Bristg
Connects at Roanoke Was
~ Louis Express Thrnpes
Pullman sleeper 10 Culum.
No. "a. hus, Cafe Car.
600 p. m. mediate S points' ana all inter-
No. %. NoRTHBoUND.
Ono q m For Hagsrstowu aud lp,e,.
mediate stations Counea,
at Shenandoah Juvai
with b. q 0. for Washeg.
ton Also connects N gs.
gefsiown with c. " gaa.
road for Harrisburg And
No. IA. points north.
1928 p. m. n Eo[ asss srsiiooa ard qi a
Sleeper via Hagerslosn d
New York
LEAVE SHENANDOAH JUNCTION.
0.08 a m For Basic, Buena Vista, h.
anoke, East Radtord. Bse
field, Tazewell, Morton. Po.
cahontas. Pullman sleeps
TO Gary, w. Va.
900 m For Hagerstowu and N
north. Pullman Sleeper .
Philadelphia,
Rates. schedules and additional information
furnished upon application to Agents OF u,
Company, or NJ. +. BRAGG.
w. B. BEVILL, TRAY. Pass, Ageut.
Genl Pass. Agent, Roanoke, Va
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-11-01
The Advice Seeker.

"when a man asks me for advice
said the good natured person. II al
ways find myself getting into a dis
cussion."
Well" replied Mr. Sirius Barker
most of us ask for advice because
we would rather argue than work.
Washington Star.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-11-01
UnpeeIed.

Mr.. Recentmarrie twho has plunged
Il spoon into dish preparatory to help
ing to the pudding)-Wh Mary. |
feel some hard, smooth. round things
in the dish | wonder what they can
be- Mrs. Recentmarrie-Why they're
eggs. John; there are six. just as the
recipe says.-Chicago News.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-11-01
Dress Making.

MISS CLARA LESLIE wishes to inform
the ladies of Charles Town and vicinity that
she is fully prepared. with able assistance
10 execute disseminating an a. ,4fs of sew
ng: also Hand Embroidery .,..ts Re-
d.nce 1oi West Washington >sf.-t
The Globe-republican., 1910-05-05

j. g. Tucker was operated Oh for ap'
pendictis at the McCsrty hospital on
Wednesday of last week, aud has been
doing nicely.
70 ira Ie kooi quarter section in Mar
ion County for smooth wheat lard rOi
farlhsr west than Garden Cite NJ sand
or it tlited values. Box 1853 Peabody,
Kansas.
Geo Mckinney, who has been 10 the
charge of ,the county for violating the
pro nibtory law, was released this """f
His sentence had expired, and the costs
Of the case were paid by him.,
The Kansas City's Trophies tour for
1910, as it is now being planned Is to
pass through Dodge City. This run and
others are certain to come this way, II
the work on the New Santa Fe Trail is
finished.
M. Il. Lum has volunteered to meet L.
l.. Taylor In boxing bout, or there
about, The match to be pulled off (or
br1ken) under the auspices of the X. P.
lodge. n Mr.. Taylor accepts the chal.
lenge, the JeffeYies. johnson fight will be
temporarily forgotten in Dodge City.
Aaron Walton, "f Bucklin, hasa field
OF alfalfa growing on the hill about three
miles wes' Of Bucklin that Is a good
argument for upland alfalfain this coun-
ty. It has been planted three years.
Two years ago he Gu three good crops
from 1t. Last year he only cu' It twice.
The fret cutting brought him $l4 40
acre. Mr.. Walton believes that the hay
from this land VIII 20 pretty close t. $40
an aero for "a season. In other words,
every seAson he Ia getting the price OF
his land for the crop. This field Of al
falfa Ia planted In the rrgular way, and
ne is gong to plant more Of it.
The Globe-republican., 1910-05-05
Settlement by Workman Lodge

Dodge City, Kan, April q, 1910.
Protection Lodge No, 172, A, o U. w.,
Dodge City, Kansas.
To all the Officers and Members
We. the parents OF r. A. Tolley, wiah
to express our thanks to the Officers and
Members OF Protection Lodge No. l72,
at Dodge City for the interest taken In
the settlement of the death claim Of our
son, also for the kindness shown us By
the Officers aud Members during our be-
reavement.
The action taken has been highly ap-
prociated for Its pronptness, it being a
matter Of about ten days from the time
the death claim and proofs were sent 10
till settlement was made.
We assure you that we will always
speak word for the good OF the order
to all we meet. Yours Fraternally,
s. J. Tolley.
Mrs. ). J. Foley.
The Globe-republican., 1910-05-05

Court Brown who was here good
deal of the time last season working en-
nan for building a south west railroad,
was visitor in Dodge City yesterday,
he has been 10 Old Mexico and carries
some rich gold samples he found ia that
country. Mr.. Brown says there are some
chances for investments In Mexico, and
he thinks he will spend some money
there There is nothing, however 10
that country he says, iha. will induce
him TO sell any Of bis alfalfa lands In
The Globe-republican., 1910-05-05
! Kansas. He left today to look after bis
Interests in Meade, Fowler and Plains.
Chrisial Church.

Regular services at the Christian
Church next Sunday 266 in Sunday
School and more are expected next Sun
day.
Splendid church services both morning
aud evening. The choir rendered
special music There were dve additions
at the evening hour. The ordinance Of
baptism was witnessed last Sunday even.
ing and will be again next Sunday.
The 9. E. is in ,reasing in interest and
enthusiasm every Sunday, All young
men and women are urged to attend and
enjoy the splendid meetings.
Special church music next Sunday at
both services.
The Globe-republican., 1910-05-05
LOCAL NEWS

Moneyto loan on real estate. 2. Il
Young. I
J Old papers for sale at the Globe Re-
publican Office.
List your land for sale with J. E
Reser & Co., Masonic Bldg. II
For sale-1eO acres good land In this
county, $1,000. Cheapest quarter In the
county. A. B. Reeves.
! Block House Hotel for rent or sale
one block north Of postoffice, N. ].
Henry, Prop. II
Mrs. William Roberts is here from her
home in.Iowa, for a visit with her sister,
Mrs. F. A Sturgeon.
Chester Swinehart is here from Denver
for visit in Dodge City, where he lived
until few years ago.
| H. B. Bell has become one Of the
Dodge City autoists. He has new
Chalmers Detroit, one Of the standard
machines.
The recent light rain here was much
heavier further east. As crops here are
looking far better than In the counties
east Of us, they we're probably entitled to
the heavy end Of the rain.
The first Of last week the organization
OF an Episcopal mission was completed
In Liberal Rev. Chas. Maltas, Of this
place, went with Bishop Griswold to
Liberal, and held services there.
About forty Dodge City women have
given most Of their time lately In toe
daytime, to reading and discussing the
Swope trial, and at night to dreams
punctuated with cyanide Ind broken
capsules.
| Mrs, Fred Harvey, and son and daugh-
ter, were here the first OF the week to at
tend the funeral of Col Hardesty. Mrs.
Harvey was the wife of the late Fred
Harvey Of the Santa Fe Railway Hotel
system, and s sister of MIS-. Hardesty
A farmer named A. W Hoffman was
killed in the wind storm near Burton
last Sunday night. The worst thing In
the storm In Dodge City was short hail
storm. AT Emporia, there was heavy
wind storm which blew down some build
ings.
Judge Wallace, Henry johnson, J, L.
Snavely, W. T. Wlllett, Fred Wohlge-
hegen, Owen Wilett, John Miller and
VIM. Berry attended the Wildey Assoc
lstion at Dodge City, Tuesday and re-
ports delightful time Haskell Coun-
ty Republican.
The Electric Theater of Dodge City Is
said to be the pest show house of its
kind in the state, and much better than
most Of the moving picture houses in the
large cities. Mrs. Hood has made sue
cess OF gthe business from the start by
getting the best obtsinable for her pa.
irons.
James Williams, an early day frelgb er
who was in this part OF the country In
1867 and 1868 stopped off In Dodge City
this week to take look around in Ford
county. He has never been here since
4 1868 aud he could fad nothing to remind
him of the country, as he remembered 1t.
4 IL was land OF Indians and buffalo
when he was here, and although there
are few people iu the country yet who
were here that early, he could hear of no
one that he remembered among the early
day frelghters.
The Globe-republican., 1910-05-05
Homestead Land in Kansas.......

The government has instituted contests against home.
stead entries covering three hundred quarter sections of land
in Western Kansas which have been held illegally; many OF
these lands will cancelled and the land thrown open for settlement
this spring summer comprise of the best land in
Western worth from $500 $1,000 the day they filed
upon Have advised when these lands are subject to entry
and we will notify time and locate the best claim for
nominal fee. Come and or write u.s.
LOPP BROS. & WOLF Dodge City, g.ns.s