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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-30
Many Will Accept Excuses.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 30-A large
number of the general public which
believed Cooks claims will gladly ac-
cept his excuses, said Henry Garnett,
president of the national geographic
cal society, but Cook is discredited en-
tirely among American scientists. "I
honestly believe" said the professor,
that Cook as public faker, is try
ing through his confession to rehabili-
ing through his confession to rehabi-
Americans.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-30
WEST VIRGINIA'S SENATORS
ARE BOTH CRITICALLY I'LL

Washington. Nov. 30.-Senator Ma
than Scott of West Virginia collaps-
ed today as the result of a an ulcer
of the stomach. His physicians say
there is no immediate danger. but
complications may set in later. 1t is
learned that the condition of Senator
Elkins OF West Virginia. is also criti-
cal
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-30
OF TENNESSEE
AND MINNESOTA ANNOUNCED

Washington, Nov. 30.-Tennessee's
population is 2,1s4,7S9 and Minneso-
ta's 2.076,90s. Tennessee IS gain Is
6.10 per cent, not enough for another
congressman. Minnesota gets anoth-
er congressman with gain of 1876
per cent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-30
MILLION DOLLARS TAKEN
FROM SALT LAKE BANK

Portland, Ore. Nov. SO.-A special
from Butte. Montana, says three men
held up the National Mining bank of
Salt Lake City at noon and are report
ed to have escaped with 100000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-30

OF course there may be no connec-
ton or significance, but we often
think II peculiar coincidence that
so many men who wear chin whis-
kers have wives who insist on buy
ing their neckties for them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-30
"NTILIIONAIRE DOLLAR
THIEF BEGINS SENTENCE

Louisville. Ky, Nov. 3d.
August Ropke, known as the
million dollar thier' today
began serving his prison SEN
tence for the theft OF s1.4s0, 900
from the Fidelity Trust COM
pany OF which he was secre-
tary. Four hundred thousand
OF the defalcation was recovered.
Ropke said he lost the rest. He
will remain in prison from 10
to IS years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-30

Washington, Nov. 3O.-Peary, who
first declared Cook failed to reach
the pole, today read Cooks confession
with interest. He displayed keen in
terest but at the end said: "I have
absolutely no comment to make"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-30
PORTUGUESE SOLDIERS
REBEL AGAINST REPUBLIC

Hong Kong, China. Nov. 80.
"A number Of soldiers and -
sailors Of the Portuguese garri- 4
son at Macao are IN revolt Z
against the new Portuguese re- I
public, according to advices re- 4
ceived here today. 1t Is report I
ed they rioted and endangered Z
many lives. Macao is a Portu- Z
guse dependency south of Cam I
ton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-30

Other cases decided yesterday were:
A petition for a rendering in Ready
VS.. United Railways was denied and
the case OF DAILY VS.. F. W. Benson,
contesting the payment of salary to
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-07
An Artists Criticism,

Falguere. the sculptor, tells a cap.
tai story of Henner. the great artist,
who, although he lived in Paris all
his life never lost his Alsatian peas.
ant accent or his country manners.
But Herner was very keen critic
and had a clever way of showing his
dislike Of wordy enthusiasm. Fal.
guiere, whose talent as n sculptor ia
known all the world over. was very
fond of painting. but he did not paint
particularly we'll. One day Henner
was in his studio and Falguiere
showed him some of his pictures.
What do you think of this one?"
asked Falsuiere.
"Suberp." said Henner. with his
Alsatan accent, "Marfelous,"
And this one9"
"Brodltchous.
And this one?"
"Suplime!"
Then the old man picked up little
bust which his frisnd had just finished.
All" he said, Now dat's good!"
81 never painted after that" Fal-
guiere used to say.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-07
Niaht BLINDNESS.

Inability to see By day Is matched
by the commoner night.blirdness,
which most Of us have known in
friend or relative. This defect. which
includes an inability to see even by
artificial light, is conEenital with
some people and never overcome. It
Is often hereditary II ma" also be
caused, however, by long exposure to
overnight light. coupled with IA
tIgue 4 strange story is told con.
corning a ships crew two centuries
ago which was overcome by night
blindness so extreme that their cap
tain was obliged to force a fight with a
Spanish privateCr during the day.
knowing that by night his men would
he helpless In order to obvate this
difficulty for future occasions he or
dered each sailor to keep one eye
bound during the daytime, discover
ing, to his qualification, that this eye
having rested, was then free of the de.
feet. The sailors were very amusing
In their efforts to retain the bandage
well over the eye that must be ready
for night duty. and SO a method OF
modifying this trouble was discovered
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-07

whirring down to the street floor
Then he yawned YEARLY.
Jim" he said to the nurse. what
is there to read?"
Instantly the nurse collected n pile
of books and magazines aud bore
them to the couch. Talbot shifted
Those" he said In fine disgust
Read EN- all long ago. They're no
good anyway"
He pulled handful OF silver from
his pockets. GO out and get me some
fresh ones" be instructed All YOU
can pick up, And say, don't come
back without copy Of that English
review, the what 'sits.name; you know
the one | mean" he added with a
chuckle, we'll knowing the nurse would
have to travel to a certain little shop
a half mile or more distant to pro-
cure It, BE sure to get that"
"Yes, sir. You shall have II II
there's one in town" the nurse de.
clared, changing his white coat for
one Of tweed and picking up his hat.
No sooner had the nurse departed
than Talbot was Off the couch. He
was still rather weak His legs were
wabbly beneath him. and his head was
altogether too much inclined to light
ness; but he set his teeth, glanced at
that date on the calendar. threw of
the gorgeous bathrobe which swathed
his tall frame, and began to dress with
a nervous haste. Whatever else hap
pened. he must be out of the apart.
ment before the nurse returned.
Dressing proved rather more of a
task than he had anticipated, but for
all that, he stuck to It doggedly, and
when he stood finally before the long
mirror, surveying himself in the street
clothes which had been hanging on
their forms In the closet for the past
two months. he was aware of n de-
cided glow OF triumph He caught n
carnation from the well.iilled vase on
the center table and stuck it jauntily
into his buttonhole. Then. walking
rather unsteadily and with eyes prefer
naturally bright. he slipped into the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-07
ROSY COLOR
Produced by Postum.

when q person rises from each
meal with ringing in the ears and a
general sense of nervousness. 1t Is
n common habit to charge 1t to a de-
ranged stomach.
Il found 1t was caused from drink
Ing coffee. which never suspected for
long time. but found by .eaving on
coffee that the disagreeable feelings
went away.
II was brought to think OF the sub
tect by getting some Postum and this
brought me out OF trouble.
1T is a most appetizing and lnvig.
Grating beverage and has been OF
such great benefit to me that | natu.
rally speak of 1t from time to time
as opportunity offers.
"A lady friend complained to me
that she had tried Postum, but II did
not taste good. In reply to my ques.
ton she said she guessed she boiled 1t
about ten minutes. | advised her to
follow directions and know that she
boiled II fifteen or twenty minutes, and
she would have something worth talk
ing about. A short time ago heard
one of her children say that they were
drinking Postum nowadays, so |
Judge she succeeded in making It
good. which is by no means a difficult
task.
"'rho son o: ore of my friends was
formerly pale lad. but since he has
been drinking Postum. has tine color.
There is plenty of evidence that
Postum actually does make red blood
as the famous trademark says"
Read The Road to Wellvile." found
In pigs There's Reason"
Ever read the above letter. new
Que appears from time to time. They
arr genuine. true, aud fall Of hnnsaA
interest.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-07

\ Wild gay Young Prussian officer
who had set his sobercr ncighburs
aghast by his mad pranks in college
and elsewhcro CHANGED to meet 4 pref.
y German girl at wedding In 1886.
She was Johanna Won Puttkamor,
daughter Of an old, honorcd family
Soon after their first meeting this big
young officer. Otto Won Bismarck. was
lucky enough 10 b" member OF the
same party with Johanna in tour OF
the Harz mountains. lie paid her
constant and devoted attention. Yet
such was his reputation tor reckless
gayety that no One-unless perhaps
til" girl herself-lookcd on his dcvo.
ton as serious
Hence johanna father was amazed
at receiving from Bismarck soon aft.
crward a formal written request for
his daughters hand
Il felt" said Herr Puttkamer. in
describing the matter In after years,
''as il some one had hit me over the
head with an ak
posal the old gentleman did not abso.
lutely decline IT, Instead, he wrote
dOubtfully and wound up his letter
by giving rather grudging permission
for the young lover to pay sort of
,, visit OF inspcc.
- wn'r'"'ho ton at the Putt
''s' kamer home at
Rctnfeld. Bismarck eagerly grasped
at this straw of hope. He was on the
point of hurrying to Reinfeld ut once
when disagreeable official duty sud.
denly intericrred, and the impatient
young lover was forced to postpone
the visit. At length, however, the
time came when he could leave his
work He fastened to Reinfeld.
There. on his arrival, the whole Putt.
kamer family was lined up to greet
him The father and mother glared
at him solemnly. and Johanna herself
stood between them, her eyes cast
modcstly downward. 1t was an awk.
ward moment--or would have been
If bismarck had permitted. But he
did not.
Galloping up the driveway toward
the waiting family. he leaped from
his horse at the door, ran forward
and flung his arms about Johanna
taking no heed of her scandalised par.
ents: catching her to his breust and
covering her blushing face with
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-07
GATHERED HEM In
CONGREGATION PROVIDED FOR
BISHOPS VISIT.
Master of Flock Found Church Well
Filled With Devout Worshipers,
But the Future Has Also
to Be Looked to.

I. 7. O'Connor, during mis- recent
visit to this country. was talking Of
the improved relations between the
English and the Irish and was point
ing out that after all the recent mani.
lestatlons of bitterness between the
TWO races does not date back much
further than the great famine years.
Before that trouble" he said the
Catholic priest and the protestant
clergyman were often very good
friends, and perhaps the priest was a
little envious at the slight RESPONSE.
bilittes that rested on the shoulders of
his colleague in the midst OF an en-,
tirely Catholic people.
In Ttpperary they tell of an Eng.
llsh parson who had only the squire
and his servants to look after and
managed to put in the time he could
spare from his spiritual duties very
pleasantly In the hunting field. one
day the village priest, however, saw
gloom weighing on his friend and
asked the reason
Why, the bishop is coming next
Sunday: isn't that enough to worry
man? I'll have Is people in church
to meet him. II can get Donald Nc.
lavish, the squ;res gardener from the
Black North, to oblige me for once,
and won't his lordship be raising
rumpus?'
Is that all?' replied the priest.
'Shure, IL that's all your trouble III
soon set your mind aisy.'
80 the Sunday following, at early
mass, the good man announced from
the pulpit:
Now, my children. give you all
a dispensation for one week. You
may all go this morning to the Prot.
cstant chapel and hear what the her.
etical bishops got TO say. You1l keep
your eyes fixed on the Montgomerys'
pew and when they gets up you gets
up, and when they sits down you sits
down. and If the last one Of you don't
go to help my friend in his distress
it's me you'll have to deal with"
AT II O'Clock the parson led his
lordship to the church They found
it packed to the doors and the only
trouble was when old Mrs, Montgom
cry kept her seat through the psalms
and the poor Catholics didn't know
whether to sit with her or stand with
her husband
The bishop went on Mis- way and
the parson hurried to the priest.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-07
Talbot's Recovery
BY RICHARD BARKER SHELTON


The trees In the little park Just
across the avenue we're coming to leaf
Tireless robins fitted 90 and fro
among the branches. piping blithely
in the first mellow warmth OF the com
ing spring. Up and down the asphalt
rolled trim carriages. whizzing mo.
tors, and smart high,seated traps. and
in the carriages and the motors and
the traps care.free people laughed
and chatted and drank In the glory of
the perfect day.
And because OF all this, Talbot.
stretched on the couch by the window
OF his apartments was heavy OF heart
He had the grace to be aware that he
should be thankful just TO reclIne
there and watch the sunshine and the
robins and the whirl OF traffic on the
pavements below. He had been very
ILL., and even now the doctor was eau
tioning the nurse to keep Talbot very
quiet and to be sure he didn't over.
exert himself now that he was con.
valescing
but the splendor of the day without
bred in the pale young man a decided
sense OF unrest. He turned away his
head and made a wry face as he lis
tened to the doctors instructions and
tho nurses assurances that he would
follow them out to the letter. Then
Talbot glanced at the calendar on the
desk in the corner. saw that the date,
the seventh Of April. had circle about
It, and his lips set stubbornly. He
had been striving might and main to
get on his feet by that date and here
was the doctor telling the nurse that
the patient must be kept very quiet
for another two weeks at least
The young mans mouth widened in
certain grim smile: but out OF the
corner Of his eye he watched the doc.
tor take his departure, and listened
anxiously until the elevator gate down
the corridor changed and the car went
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-07

operate on me | went to st. Joseph's
Hospital at Omaha and put in three
months there without any gain. was
pretty well discouraged when was
advised to use Doan's Kidney Pills.
did so and by the time | had taken
one box, the pain in the back left me.
| kept right on and perfect cure
was the result"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-07
Good Work In Denmark.

Under legislation enacted In 1905
the Danish government pays three
fourths of the expenses Of all poor
persons who desire to be treated in
tuberculosis sanatoria. When the hos
pitfalls under construction are com
pleted Denmark will have one bed In
tuberculosis hospitals or sanatoria for
every 1900 inhabitants a fact which
win mean that the length OF treat
memt can be considerably extended
In the United States there Is one bed
for every $500 inhabitants.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-07
The Public Pulse.

The most popular part of the pub.
lie is Its pulse. The populace may
peregrinate wheresoever 1t will so
long as its pulse may be properly
placed. Preachers pray for It. Poll,
ticians plug for it. Publishers probe
for It And promoters pry after 1t.
Soons sigh to seize the public
pulse. Fictionists are frantic to
finger It, Editors are eager to exam
Inc IT, HarRies hurry TO harmonize
with It. Legislators like to locate 1t
Actors actually adore II.
Supreme success surrounds and SUD
ports the souls who solve the public
rulse Life
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-07
GREAT LOVE STORIES
- OF HISTORY g
BY ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE
ALEXANDER AND DRAGA Of cFRvrA

BY ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE


This is story whose chief events
are still well remembered: the tragic
| romance of deprayed Balkan king
and the ambitious daughter of a Ser.
| Wan cattle dealer.
Seryia is little country on the Bal.
kan peninsula. Once IT belonged TO
Turkey. Since winning freedom II has
/ been jealousy watched by Austria and
Russia. II is buffer" state, from n
political point of view and Is inhabit.
ed by crude, primitive, semi.Oriental
people Its history for the past cen.
fury has been of n comic opera sort,
interspcrscd here and there with hor.
rible tragedies. Nearly every ruler
has been murdered or deposed.
In 1869 King Milan came to the
throne of Seryia. He descended from
a peasant and was one OF the most
dissOlute men in Europe. He gov.
erned abominably and maltreated his
queen. Natalie.
Alexander who next was proclaimed
king, was brave and of powerful build
but he was as wicked as his father
and far more ignorant When he was
little more than
n-, S II he fell under
Draga MasChin a beautiful and fasci,
mating woman. who was double his
own age and only two years younger
than his own mother nraga had be.
gun lite with small prospects but
boundlnss ambition. Her father was
o cattle dealer named IMnjeyitza.
When the girl was II she married
Col NasChin of the Servian army.
Next, she managed to win the favor
of Queen Natalie and became one Of
her ludies.in.waiting That was how
Draga happened to meet Alexander.
From the first she set herself. heart
and soul to win the hayward boys
affections She succeeded. and aC.
quircd a mastery over his mind that
made MIN obey slayishly her lightest
within Thus began in 1891 l2-year
romance that was the scandal of Eu.
rope. II was finally Draga Maschin,
not Alexander, who really governed
Tor misgoyerncd) Seryia.
During AleNander's bOyhoOd the af.
fairs OF state We're managed by
council of regents. one night. when
he was H. Alexander invited these re.
gents to dine with him at his palace
In Belgrade. After dinner he rose and
announced that henceforth he would
not require their services. but would
rule Seryia 30 suit himself. The re-
gents protested Alexander had them
arrested on a charge Of treason and
proclaimed himself king The trick
amused the Seryians and they stood
by the pluCky boy, not knowing the
whole Idea was Draga's But his
mother Natalie. realized this and
seeing how dangerous an influence
Draga had gained over the young
king. begged Alexander to Danish the
woman from Belgrade lie refused
Draga, hearing OF the request, easily
persuaded him to order his mother
out of the country
With Natalie no longer near. Drar
ran affairs as she chose. Through her
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-07
REAL WISE BOY WAS WILLIE
May Not Have Known Proper Answer
to Question. But He Knew
the Fair Sex.

'Flattery," said William Faversham,
at a rehear,al in New York. has
great weight with women.
This fact was brought home to me
In my boyhood. Before entering CHG
well grammar school attended kind
OF kindergarten. My teacher was a
very pretty young lady.
Willie, my teacher said to me one
morning, why was Solomon the wisest
man In the world
Because, ma'an said |, he had
so many wives to advise him
We'll. said my teacher, with a
pleasant smile, that is not the pre-
else answer given In the book, but you
may go up head.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-07

kisses After that there cuulG be no
talk of probation" or waiting The
botrothal was an accepted iact Bis.
mnrck IN his old age used To tell the
story with more delight than h" took
In describing his craftsmanship vic
tories, and usually he would wind up
by saying:
She made me what am"
Back to his official work went the
accepted lover, consoling himself dur.
ing the weeks OF absence by writing
long ardent letters to Johanna.
These letters show a strangely gen
tie. affectionute, almost playful side
Of the Iron ChanCellor's" stern ma
ture They begin usually My An.
gel Dearest Heart" or Most Re.
loved They contain somewhat prosy
descriptions of the work he was doing,
the people he met, etc, but here
and there he speaks lovingly of her
blue gray.black eyes" calls her his
BLACK Sun" and makes similar 70.
marks thar are hardly to be expected
from harsh soldierstatesman
To the end of their married life the
couple wrote each other long and low.
ing letters every day whenever they
were not together, Soon after their
wedding Bismarck began to make his
name known to the world at large
,,,, Under Johanna 8
help and inspira-
''T" ''''' ton he put be.
hind him his gay reckless mode OF
life. and rose rapidly to International
greatness. Johanna made his home
haven of refuge, guarding him from
all domestic annoyances and looking
with motherly care after each detail
OF his comfort.
Once. for example, diplomat
called at Bismarck's palace and spent
an unduly long time over the visit
At last he asked his host
Are you never troubled with stu.
pid guests?"
no" replied bismarck Whenever
my wife thinks any one has stayed
long enough to be wearisome she gets
rid of the tiresome visitor by send.
ding word that she wishes to see me
AT once on a matter of importance"
Hardly were the words spoken when
a servant entered with message that
Princess Bismarck desired to speak
with her husband Immediately on
pressing business.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-07

There would be less divorce" said
ex.Gov. Pennypacker, III there were
fewer men like William Windle.
William Windle embarked on an OK.
curslou steamer for Point Breeze, and
few miles ont as he paced the upper
deck and drank in the bracing ozone.
he spied his friend Jackson.
why. Jackson. how are yc?' he ex.
claimed, Are We ont for pleasure. or
is yer wife along"