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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-10

MADLY HE STRUGGLED AT THE THONGS
 THAT BOUND HIM.
 heart Then there came another, al- most unheard at first. faint, thrilling, maddening.
 Tick. tick, tick!
 It was the beating of his watch. A spasm of horror seized him.
 What time was it?
 The coyote was to be fired at 9 o'clock. It was when he left his cabin. How long had he been uncon- scious? Was it time now-now? Was MacDonald's finger already reaching out to that little white button which would send him into eternity?
 He struggled again, gnashing furious ly at the thing which covered his mouth, tearing the flesh of his wrists as he twisted at the ropes which bound him, choking himself with his efforts to loosen the thong about his neck. Exhausted again, he sank back, pant ing, half dead. As he lay with closed eyes little of his reason asserted it. self. After all was be such coward as to 90 mad?
 Tick, tick, ticki
 His watch was beating at furious rate. Was something wrong with. it? Was it going too fast? He tried to count the seconds, but they raced away from him. When he looked again his gaze fell on the little yellow tongue of flame in the lantern globe. It was not the steady, unwinking eye of a few minutes before. There was a sputter- ing weakness about it now, and as he watched the light grew fainter and fainter. The flame was going out. A few minutes more and he would be in darkness. At first the significance of it did not come to him. Then he strengthened himself with a jerk that frightened the thong about his neck un- til it choked him. Hours must have passed nee the lantern had been plac ed on that rock, else the oil would not bo burned out of it now.
 For the first time Rowland realized that it was becoming more and more difficult for him to get breath. The thing about his neck was tightening slowly, inexorably, like hot band of steel, and suddenly, because of this tightening, he found that he had re- covered his voice.
 "This rawhide is pinching my Ad- nm's apple"-
 Whatever had been about his mouth had slipped down, and his words sound cd hollow and choking in the rock bound chamber. He tried to raise his voice in a shout though he knew how futile his loudest shrieks would be. The effort choked him more. His suf fering was becoming excruciating. Sharp pains darted like redhot needles through his limbs, his back tortured him, and his head ached as thought knife had cleft the base of his skull. The strength of his limbs was leav- ing him. He no longer felt any sersa- tion in his cramped feet. He meas ured the paralysis creeping up his legs inch by inch, driving the sharp pains before it, and then a groan of horror rose to his lips.
 The light had gone out.
 As if that dying of the little yellow flame were the signal for his death, there came to his ears a sharp hissing sound: a spark legped cp into the blackness before his eyes, and slow, creeping glow came toward him over the rock at his feet.
 The hour, the minute, the second, had come. and Macdonald had press ed the little white button that was to send him into eternity. He did not cry out now. He knew that the end was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-10
Woman Should
 Never Grow Old


 Social cares and home duties oftentimes cause wrinkles and sallow skin, and she tries to cover them up either with massage cream or toilet preparation. But this, at its best, is only tempor- ary, and has to be freshly applied every day. Natural beauty lies in the blood. Keep the blood in good condition and you will al- ways look young.
 pr. James CampbelFs
 Arsenic Complexion Waters will tone up your blood, give you an excellent, rosy, smooth com plexion, keep you looking young and feeling as good as you look. They can be used freely without the slightest harm. They heal roughness and redness of skin and prevent the formation of pre- . mature lines and wrinkles. Try box at once. You will be as- tonished at the good results.
 We guarantee only as freshly manufactured and full strength if packed in boxes with BLUE wrap per and our printed guarantee.
 SPECIAL LIMITED OFFER: We will mail Gin plain cover) a full 40 days treatment, 2 large (s1.OO) boxes, on receipt of s10O to all who answer this advertise ment.
 RICHARD FINK CO, Dept. A, 425 Broadway, New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-10
Gro Be Continued.

Clean old glass by pouring strong ammonia on it; scrub we'll with brush and rinse in cold water.
 If a soft piece of homemade bread is rubbed on scorch on woolish goods it will remove it entirely
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-10
MALE HELP WANTED.
BOYS

A TREASURE CHEST, full of T hundreds of dollars in hard cash! The TRAIL to it, any wi 1e- awake boy can follow. Don't worry any longer where to get real money or whatever article you want. CorneA.to me and get it. Parents investigate!-for this self-same ROAD has led many a boy to a bank account. Cortie with your boy if you choose. Come early.
 EDWARD DUNHAM,
 Fairfield, Conn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-10
SUNDAYS to NEW YORK and UP-HUDSON RIVER

Steamer BRIDGEPORT will make Sunday excursions to New York and Up-The-Hudson River until Septem- Der 3rd inclusive. leaving Fairfield Avenue Wharf at 9 a m. Returning. leave New York, foot of East 2cnd Street. at 5:SO D. m.
 Fare for the Round Trip to New York
 75 Cents; Children 40 Cents
 To New York and Up-Hudson $1;
 Children 50 Cents
 Tickets good only for date sold Music by Wheeler & Wilson Orchestra
 L.B. .Nickerson, Agent, Bridgeport
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-10
DAIRY SUPPLIES.

FOR SALE.-Butter milk that is but ter milk, also butter and eggs fresh by Geo. Johnson, 70 Elmwood Ave.
 P 22 SD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-10
MATINEE AND SUNDAY
 EXCURSIONS

EXCURSIONS Steamer PARK CITY to Port ,Jeffer. son, NY, every week day and Sunday
 MATINEE EXCURSIONS From Bridgeport daily 1 :3O D., m. Re- turning leave Port Jefferson 4:SO pm. of issue, only. sOc Music by Woodhull's Orchestra
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-10

No matter what you want try the Farmer Want Ool- umn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-10
TO RENT-FURNIsHED ROOMS.
TO RENT

TO RENT.-New five room nat, 1m- provements. first floor, 100 Summer street, second house from South Ave. D Z6 s"p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-10
FOR SALE
FOR SALE

In Fairfield. about one-haif mile from trolley. Small place, 21x acres with good 10 room house in first class condition. including large barn and shed. Apply to
 THOMAS FORSYTH, U15 asp Fairfield. Conn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-10

FOR RENT-One store and rent I7S6 Main St. HE s6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-10
The Danger Trail By JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD Copyright, Merril
By JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD

Copyright, 1910. Bobbs-Merrill Go.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-10

Capt. c. B. Tooker
 SUMMER TIME TABLE sWill run daily, leave Port Jefrer. son S:3O a. m. and 4:3O p. m. Leave bridgeport 1880 and 6:3O D. m. SINGLE FARE z5c ROUND TRIP TICKET. S1 Oc, Good any time during season Sunday, leave Port Jefferson 1O a m.. 4:3O pm. Leave Bridgeport i :3O' 6:3O p. m.
 Automobile transportation given careful attention. For further infor- matlon address
 c. M. HOOKER, Agent.
 Bridgeport or Port Jefferson Time table subject to change without
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-10

REMEMBER that Hoffman. Coal H wood Yard guar antees the quality and weight O. his coal. 26y kno~i-
 ton St. Tel z2s2 AIets
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12
HUGHES WON'T RUN.

Few will be surprised at the prompt
lenial by Justice Hughes of the re-
bort that he will seek the progressive
support for the presidential nominal
tion. 1t is evident hat the report
owes its origin to re~actionary sources
and was started in hopes of turning
support away from La Toilette. When
the former governor of New
York was named as a member of the
supreme our it was generally taken
as meaning that he would never seek
the presidency. Had Hughes intend
ed running for president against Taft
he would never have accepted a post
on the supreme bench. The fight for
the republican nomination will be be-
tween Taft and La Toilette and while
the president has all of the advan-
tages in the race it may be far from
n walkaway.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12
WEIGH YOURSELF BEFORE
USING.

Weigh yourself before commencing
to use Samose, the great flesh-form
ing food. The wonderful sale on this
preparation since first introduced in
Pendleton and the remarkable results
following It's use have made Koeppen
& Bros. such enthusiastic believers in
the great value Of Samose that they
give their personal guarantee to re-
fund the money IL Samose will not
make thin people fat and restore
strength and health to those who use
it.
This is a strong guarantee, but they
have seen so many of their custom
ers who a few weeks ago looked like
walking skeletons become plump and
well, through the use of Samose that
they feel they cannot say too much
to induce people to try it..
This marvellous transforming food
is assimilated as soon as 1t is taken
into the stomach, makes good rich
blood, tones up the weakened system,
helps to asslmilate the food and
makes the user plump, we'll and rosy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12
GAMES AND S~KYSCRAPERs.

Games, you remember, go by a
kind of immutable rotation-as much
a law of childhood as gravitation of
the universe. Marbles belong to
spring, to the first weeks after the
frost IS out of the ground. They are
a kind of celebration of the season,
of the return to bare earth. Tops be-
long to autumn hockey to the ice,
baseball to the spring and summer.
football to the cold, snappy fall, and
1 seem to remember that even such
games as hide-and-seek or puss-in-
the-oorner were played constantly at
n period, not at all at another. If
you played 'em out of time, they
didn't seem right; there was no zest
to them. Now. most of these game
periods were determined long ago by
physical conditions of the ground and
climate They stem us back to ma
ture. Cramp the youngsters in the
artificial life Of a city, and you snap
this stem. My theory may be wild,
all wrong. Yet 1 can't help feeling
that III games, which we accepted
and absorbed as a part of the universe
dS IluCh as our parents vi the NODuS
and fields, were a part of hal nature
which surrounded us, linking us with
the beginnings of the race. Most kids
games are centuries upon centuries
old, they say. 1 can't help believing
that for every skyscraper we erect we
end the life, for thousands of children
of one. more game"
Old hundred had listened closely to
my long discourse, nodd.ng his head
a~pprovingly. NO doubt, no doubt"
he said. II shall hereafter regard the
Metropolitan Tower as a memorial
shaft which ought to bear an inscrip-
ton, His jacet, Puss-in-the-corner.'
Yet 1 saw some poor little buffers on
the east side the other day trying to
play soak with a tattered old ball,
which kept getting lost under the push
carts"
"They die hard said From
"Mumblety-Peg and Middle Age" by
Walter Prichard Eaton in the August
Scribner (Fiction Number.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12
AN UGLY

1t is not likely that Beulah Binford
and her 'own story will make much
% a hit wen as a moving picture at
traction. CLOSED over as it may be
the story canno be anything but a
tale of sordid debasement and of such
the public does o approve-some
people to the contrary -notwithstand-
ing. Nor will much further atten-
ton be given young Beattie and his
cigarettes. Beattie and the Binford
girl are dregs in the social pool and
while the world is willing to look at
them in amazement for a time it soon
becomes disguised with the sight, for
il is ugly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12
1T Is AN IMPROVEMENT.

Many of those who seek to pick
flaws in Governor Vests prison poll
icy overlook the fact hat the old
time policy was full of faults. They
are not just to the new plan in hat
they see only its imperfections while
seemingly they forget hat the sys-
tenn being supplanted vas even more
indefensible.
The parole or honor system as in
augurated by Governor West n now
being tried out to a final conclusion,
is attracting some attention from the
general public and also some from in.
terested politicians, says the North
Yamhill Record. That the system,
evolved in so short a period, is al
ready perfect, is u~nthinkable; but that
il has deep and abiding merits every
humanitarian must admit. 1t is
founded upon the right principle, viz,
that Of encouraging and developing
the good in men until it exceeds and
overcomes the exil in them; rather
than crushing cut the good in them
until it IS reduced to the low brute
level Of the crime for which they were
convicted. Convicts are human.
some of them a pretty good sort Of
human, too. Worthy hearts outside
beat warm with love n hope for
some Of them. The hardened, the de-
generate, the irreclaimable must
somehow be sifted out from among
these if justice, the great end of law,
IS ever to be attained. To those who
would condemn the honor system be-
cause it contains imperfections, 1
would respectfully refer our laws, our
system Of jurisprudence, and u
present prison system. and say, IF
you must condemn whatever is i'm
perfect, at least be just and condemn
all together. Leaving out all ques-
convict labor on our highways, and
all consideration of health and bet
terment Of the convicts, and treating
the subject purely from the stand
point Of public safety, we must admit
that Ardenwald is on the map as well
as Salem. The few who have been
convicted OF crimes are not all the
men and women who are ready to
commute crime-not by a long shot.
We are not protected. by any means,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12
SEPTEMBER 1s IN HISTORY.


152S-Genoa retaken from the
French and its independence restored
by Andrew Doria.
11OS-The Emperor n King of
the Romans resigned their right to
Spain to the Archduke Charles, who
vas %thereupon declared King of
Spain.
17l4-Barcelona surrendered to
the Duke of Berwick.
17S4-Algeria bombarded by span.
ish fleet.
1S29-Spanish army at Tampico
surrendered to the Mexicans.
1S47-First days battle at Chepul-
tepec.
from Panama to New York, having
626 persons on board and nearly two
millions in treasure. was totally lost
Only 100 persons saved.
1S6S-The president promised the
delegates from the Tennessee legis-
lature TO direct General Thomas to
furnish whatever military force might
be necessary to aid the civil officers
in carrying out the laws.
1SS4-Tammany Hall in New York
after IN exciting meeting, endorsed
the nomination of Grover Cleveland,
democratic candidate for president OF
the United States.
1S94-The funeral of the eXiled
Count de Paris at Stowe, England, was
attended by thousands of middle
class people.
observation-disclosures war: Japan
made a formal protest against the
presence of Russian auxiliary .cruis-
er Lena in harbor of San Francisco;
ships boilers in bad shape.
1909-Halley's comet was seen by
Prof. Wolff at Heidelberg.
1910-Ten chief officials of the
Armous, Swift and Harris packing
companies We're indicted by a federal
grand jury at Chicago.
Grahme-White made the Boston
light flight in 81 minutes and / Ii
seconds, and won a prize of $1,000
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12
HOW POOR HE IS.

How poor he is! He can lot ride
In state where rich men proudly
pass;
He has not profits put aside,
He lives from hand to mouth, alas.
He Yields no power and spreads no
fear,
But, free from envy, he can near
The breezes singing through the
grass.
He owns no yacht, no gorgeous car;
No wheels would stop if he should
die;
He lacks the mean to travel far;
There are no cheers when he goes
by;
No fair estate to him belongs,
But in the night he hears the song
The stars are singing in the sky.
How poor he is! His check would
not
Be honored in the market place;
There are no wonders he ha.
wrought;
No courts are bothered with hi.
case;
But he can sit beside a stream
And hear it sing to him and dream
With gladness pictured on his face
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12

il every convict were immured in a
dungeon for the rest of his natural
life. Honor in politics. honesty in
dealing, chasteness in conversation
and life, a higher standard of indi-
vidual virtue among the men and wo-
men who now occupy the center of
the stage, will have a greater effect
for public safety, in their influence
upon the young and the morally
weak than any iron bound system of
retribution that human ingenuity has
ever invented.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12
TO HER LOVER.

On, love me we'll
But love me not alone!
Love the hot sword, the banner and
the song,
The crowded way of sorrow and Of
wrong.
The dream no tongue can tell,
The enemy prone,
Yea, love not me alJne-
But love me well!
Oh, serve me well,
But serve not me alone;
Serve all who will, the oppressor and
the oppressed.
Serve all who will not; bare thine
aching breast
Even though thou hear loves knell
Go bravely oni
Yea, serve not me alone
But serve me we'll!
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12
Waiting.
THE WHITE ROSE.

The roses all were pink and red
Before the Bundle Bee,
y lover bold. with cloak of gold,
Came singing merrily
Along the sunlit Ways that led
From woodland and from lea.
He paused beside an opening rose,
The gardens pet and pride
She burst in flower hat very hour,
While wooing zephyrs sighed
No smile had she for n of those
And hope within them died.
The ardent Butterfly in vain
On radiant wings drew near;
The hapless moth IN vain grew wroth
The fair rose leaned to hear
The deep-voiced strangers low re-
frain
That thrilled upon the ear.
She gave her heart in loves delight
And let the whole world see.
But, ah! n day, away, away,
Sped truant Bundle Bee:
Twas then the red rose turned tc
white
So the tale was told me.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12
CLAM CLOSES ON RATS TAIL.

Bangor, Pa.-Hearlng a great rack
ct in the cellar of her husbands res
taurant, Mrs. j. Pritchard rushed
downstairs, where she located the
trouble in the pile Of clans n upon
a closer investigation discovered that
a large rat was held a prisoner by a
clam which had closed its shells over
the tail OF the rodent. The unique
rat trap" was placed on view and
excited the interest of a large crowd
all day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12
4 ACES MAKE NEGRO
PRISONER CRAZY

greensboro, Ky.-Four aces dealt
in a poker game to Claude Lyons, a
negro prisoner in the county Jail here
a few days ago. probably drove him
crazy. He was being held on the
charge of malicious shooting and
whiled the time away by playing with
other prisoners. He was not in men,
tai condition to go to court when his
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12

= When you think of a mean dig .
. Cut it out; .
y When you a to be a pig .
. Cut il out.
. Life is sweet and fine and rich .
y Don't then dabble in the ditch, .
= Cut it out. .
. When you want to sulk. n .
= pout, .
= Cut it out. .
= When you wish to sneer and .
flout. .
. Cut it out. .
9 II you sen cruel thoughts away. .
> They viii fly back home and =
. stay,
= Cut it out. =
. Never find fault with the cold, =
4 Cut it out. =
. Never envy another's gold, =
= Cut it out. .
= You get all that you will take, =
. Your poor bed you yourself =
= make, .
, Cut il u
$ Evelyn Hubbard Watson, =
y Greenville, Ill. .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12

The Portland delegation and the
Spokane delegation may meet on neu-
trail ground in this city during the
Roundup. Pendleton is close to
Portland because that city is the me-
tropolis of this state. But there is
also a tie that links this city with the
largest and most aggressive city of
the inland empire.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12
Explained.

Katie" said Mike, "if ye're listen
ing tonight and hear an inaudible
whisper underneath your window,
it's meself that's keepin' quiet
Harper's Bazaar.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12
HELP ACCOMMODATE THEM.

In order to properly provide for the
accommodation Of visitors to the
Roundup and district fair well or
gained and persistent work has been
done by the committee having this
task in charge. Everything possible
is being done to secure sleeping and
eating places sufficient for the entire
crowd. II is a difficult undertaking
i. view Of the promised attendance
a the show and the members of the
accommodations committee are entitl-
ed to the cheerful support of all To-
cal people. Help the committeeman
in every way possible. 1t is of first
Importance that all visitors be given
good sleeping and eating accommo-
dations. They will not be in the
grandstand all of the time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12

case was called Wednesday. I'M
mediately after viewing his hand
he became incoherent, in which con-
dition he has remained ever since.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12

on his flight from the Pacific to
the Atlantic coast Aviator Fowler may
find it very convenient to touch earth
a few times. 1t is a long distance
from San Francisco to New York.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12

Anxious Father-And you could
support my daughter?
Suitor-I have two strong arms.
Anxious Father-But can they sup
port her
Suitor-They often have, sir.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-12

For brisk autumn weather come to
eastern oregon.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-06
ALASKA JEWELER
 MAKES BIG SALE

Here Is a chance for you bo get all os your Christmas presents much cheaper chan your lowest expectations
 For the next thirty days I offer to he PuSEc ny entire stock Of hand painted China, cut glass. silver ware and aovelSes. st 6 discount Of 25 Go 90 per ceRN
 You nay se1sc; your Soods from either store.
 Renember also thAt prizes worth SI50 gre to be given away by me on Christmss Eve. With every dollar pu0ohase, you are entitled to a ehano' on them
 Nov doax delay unE the lSst min ute before 6oiRg your Christmas shop ping. l. pays to come and choose your presents vhle the assortment is large and the stock complete
 -Hhmse. he Pioneer JewsleT.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-06

Cloudy and calm nearly the entire length of the valley.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-06
GREAT ARRANGE SALE

Sold st a LoSsl Malt Rainier, 20 cents per bottle. Especially prepared for sick people and invalids, and eT- celleat for nursing mothers. Only two bsrCels left Alter that price vi be S5 cents per bottle.
 Pack Train Bar All the late telegraph news in the Daily Alaskan.