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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-22

his victories, he broke off from his
pummeling of the Romans and re-
tired to Sicily, where he remained for
three years.
Returning to Italy in 276 he was
met by the Romans at Beneventum
and beaten to a finish, after which
he returned to Greece to renew his
attempt at the conquest of Macedo-
MIA Defeating the Macedonian king
in a great battle, he might have ulti-
mately succeeded in mounting to his
throne but for the trip to Peloonesus,
which resulted in his death at the
early age of forty-six.
The master of historians are pro-
fuse in their compliments of Pyrr-
hus Niebuhr says. HE had some
thing peculiarly fascinating about
him; his wonderful talents were of
the most varied kind, and heaven
had endowed him with the most en-
chanting amiability and beauty. AL
though we must give up some of his
actions as unjust, yet his whole soul
is so great and noble that we do not
know of any period of history on
which one may dwell with greater
pleasure"
But Pyrrhus cared so much for the
pleasure of winning in the game Of
war that he scarcely ever followed
up a battle which ne had gained.
Hence he has very aptly been COM
pared to a gambler who made many
fine throws with the dice. but could
NOT make tho nroDer use of the
game"
If Pyrrhus had been as solidly
great as he was preternaturally bril-
liant, as much Of a statesman as he
was a battle-winner, it is almost GER
tain that Rome would have been
checkmated in its world-career.
Whether in that event the world
would have been the better off is one
Of the questions that admit of abund-
ant njecture.-Selected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-22
ENGLAND ACQUIRES PHONES

With the new year al the telephone
lines in Great Britain passed into the
control of the government. Many of
the lines have been owned and ope-
rated by government control for years
but now there are no privately own
ed lines in England. The govern
ment lines had some 10000 SUBJ
scribers and the private lines 500. 900.
The British tendency toward pater-
nalism is unmistakable today. The
taking over of the telephone lines
creates no excitement and rouses lit
tie comment. The tendency of the
people to look to the government for
help is shown by the record of poor
relief in London for the last fiscal
year. The amount expended through
the local government board was
nearly s20,OOO,OO0 This did not in
clude the many private charities and
Stttutions.-Boston Advertiser
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-22
\ PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATE.

In announcing the platform upon
which he seeks the republican noml-
nation for congress from eastern ore
gon Jerry Rusk makes it plain that
he is a progressive. through and
through There is no quibbling and
lodging by him and the freedom and
directness with which he speaks is the
more pleasing because of the fact an
other La Grande man who seeks the
same office has not been so frank
and open with the people,
Rusk's platform shows he is in COM
plete sympathy with the progressive
move throughout the country. The
reforms which he advocates are the
reforms asked for by the liberal ele-
ments in both political parties. They
are reforms that should be brought
about and will be brought about if
the people but have judgment enough
to continue the support they are now
giving the progressive forces.
Perhaps the best thing about the
announcement just made by Mr..
Speaker" is the fact his platform
declarations are in accord with his
record as a legislator. During his
four years service in the legislature
Rusk was a consistent defender of
the Oregon system. He was a direct
primary man and one of the state
ment No. l brigade. So people need
rot look merely to what he says. They
may look at what he has done.
If Messrs Rusk and Cochran are to
be the rival candidates for the re-
publican nomination for congress it
should be very easy for the voters of
that party to choose between them.
The progressives will vote for Rusk
and it will be logical for the reac-
tionaries to give their support to
Cochran.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-22
TAFT AND WILSON.

Here are recent public utterances
by two very distinguished men;
President Taft and Governor Woodrow
Wilson.
At a gathering at New Haven Fri
day President Taft talked politics and
the following may be fairly classed as
the keynote of his address:
What we need is prosperity. A
lack of prosperity does not make the
rich uncomfortable; it makes the poor
uncomfortable. What 1 hope is that
we shall all get together with good
team work to bring about prosperity"
It is the same old slogan of the
full dinner pail" 1t is an appeal to
those who do not think deeply and
who cannot see far. 1t is an appeal
that has worked successfully in the
past but there are indications it will
no longer suffice.
Has the prosperity enjoyed by the
country during the past decade been
so wonderful after all? Some men
have made colossal fortunes it is true.
Andrew Carnegie made 100000
without turning his wrist when the
steel trust was formed. The beef
trust magnates too have grown fabul-
ously rich and so have others.
But the mass of people have not
shared as they should have shared in
the wealth that has been produced.
The people who have actually done
the work, the men of high and low
degree who have operated the indus
tries and conducted the commerce of
the nation have not Jared particularly
well. If they have received higher
pay than formerly for their services
their gain has been offset by the in
crease in the cost of living. To the
average man the prosperity of which
President Taft speaks has been con-
siderable Of a bubble.
speech just made at Detroit by Gov
ernor Wilson:
"The whole normal process of gov
ernment has been reversed and gov
eminent itself has come to be private
ly owned. The phrase may be exag-
gerated, but it is only the brief epi-
tome Of a state Of affairs, the main
facts Of which are only too plain. And
so progressives are drawing together,
rot to destroy anything, but to effect
a wholesome readjustment, not hast
lily, not by any too extensive plan
which runs beyond what we see and |
know. but item by item we must set
the government free from private con-
troll and set business free from private |
control, so that the economic course
OF our life may run free again and
that within their freedom we may re-
turn to individual opportunity and
open the gates to the fresh, untram-
meled achievement"
Which Of the two is the wiser man
and to which should the country turn 7
for leadership? n
To the man who argues for con-
tinuance Of the one sided prosperity
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-22
THEY ARE GOOD NEIGHBORs.


The La Grande businessmen who
have been making a tour of Western
Oregon for several days past are prov
ing themselves good boosters for Pen
dleton as well as for the capital of
the Grande Ronde valley. While on
their trip they have been lauding the
Roundup along with the session of
the oregon development league which
is to be held at La Grande
1t is the right and neighborly spirit.
Local people should appreciate it and
reciprocate by sending a good dele
cation to La Grande for the develop
Tent league meeting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-22

which has just been issued. On the
Kings horse trappings the lions Of
england are in exactly the wrong
position. Their heads should be the
other way. In heraldry this position
OF retreat is known as Coward"
Fancy Three Lions Coward" in con-
nection with Henry the Fifth! More
over. the lions are crowned, and the
lions of England are never crown
ed And-strangest of all-the vic
tor Of Agincourt is wearing a white
teather? Artists should consult peo-
pie who know something about her
aldry before they meddle with a sub
Ject so precise, so well-guarded by
precedent and so absurd.-London
Chronicle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-22
AN AID TO TAFT.

La Toilette is the acknowledged
leader of the progressive republicans
and should have the united support
of the liberal element of that party.
What effect the candidacy of Cum
minis will have is yet doubtful but on
the face of things it divides the Taft
opposition and it may have the effect
of making a Taft victory easy.
Should the convention meet with dele
cations backing Roosevelt and Cum
minis as well as La Toilette the nomi-
nation will be a gift to Taft.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-22

we have had; or to the man who
would do away with artificial advant-
ages that operate for the benefit OF
few and who would make the cur
rent run with greater freedom so that
all may obtain the just fruits of their
aborP
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-22
Hopeless.

Mrs. n-Jones-Mrs Smith Is
opposing your nomination bitterly.
can't you conciliate her in any way?
Mrs. White-It is impossible. Twen-
ty-four years ago I said that her baby
was small for its age.-Harper's Mag
azine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-22

Annual election of officers by the
Commercial club is usually an event
of interest. This year it has almost
arrived without being noticed. Think
il over.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-22

eligible to enter in the bucking con-
tests of the greatest show on earth,
and Wilson Brock of Pendleton, will
be notified that Ritchey will be on
hand next fall to do some fancy rid
ing, nose or no nose.-Aillsbora Ar
gus.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-22
Mixed Up on the Animals

The heralds will be down on Geo.
Morrow for his treatment of Henry
V. in the Pageant of London Char
acters' prefiXed to Wilfred Whitten's
London Stories the first par of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-22

There are many deserving poor and
If is up to those who are more fortu-
nate to aid them and cheer them in
every possible way.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-22

The East Oregonian has a theorS
that ~. c." RAIDER was in that Med
ford bunch that shouted for the
Roundup.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-22
Still Single.

Bella-What makes you doubt the
stories of his immense wealth?
Della-He is still a bachelor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-22

"PendletOn work for Pendleton la
borers" is good slogan and it should
also read. married men come first"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-22

One Of the next events of import
ance will be the annual Umatilla-
Morrow county poultry show.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-22
>>>>~<4<
y QUATRAIN.

} I found q four-leaf clover on a 4
green
, Old meadow rug spread out be-
} fore the hearth
} OF mornings sun. said l:
, What can it mean
, This quatrain of good luck, OF
!, joy and mirth2"
} But ere the sun had burned to \
} evening ash,
, Each quarter Leaf had given me :
} a share;
, A love to keep, a friend to trust, =
, a flash
!, of life's achievement, and
} heart to dare!
} -Aloysius Coll in The Argusy.
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23
STORIES ABOUT cELEBRI-
TIES AT NATIONAL CAPITAL

The story is that it happened about
like this:
Representative Ralph w. Moss, of
Indiana, carne on to Washington when
congress started up. and engaged COM
Portable living quarters before his wife
arrived. She reached here some time
later on a Saturday night. The next
morning she said:
Now, Ralph, We'll go to church, of
course. Which church nave you beer
attending?"
"Wh-er-un, which ore, you say?' re-
peated the congressman. why. there's
a mighty nice little church down here
Just a couple of blocks. It's such an
easy walk that I've been going there
rather than to some of the more fash
ionable churches.
"All right, IL you feel at home there,
that's where we'll co. said the con-
gressman's wife. I'VE haven't much
time, anyhow"
So they put on their things and went
to the little church down the street.
When they got inside they made a
startling discovery.
They wereSthe only white people in
the church.
Congressman Henry Barnhart. editor,
Ii always around whenever anything
happens in his part of Indiana. Some
time ago he was well within listening
gospel was called into an Indiana court
room as witness in q will case.
your occupations" asked the lawyer,
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23
FLAX GROWING
IS PROFITABLE
WESTERN CANADA FARMERS BE.
COMING RICH IN ITS
PRODUCTION. 4

So much has been written regarding
the great amount Of money made out
of growing wheat In the prairie prov
inces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta, Western Canada, that many
other products OF the farms r over.
looked. These provinces will always
grow large Of wheat-both
spring and winter-and the yields will
continue to be large, and the general
average greater than in any other
portion of the continent. Twenty, thir-
ty, forty, and as high as fifty bushels
per acre of wheat to the acre-yields
unusual In other parts of the wheat
growing portions Of the continent
have attracted worldwide attention,
but what Of oats, which yield forty.
fifty and as high as one hundred and
ten bushels per acre and carry OF the
worlds prize, which, by the way. was
also done by wheat raised in Sas-
katchewan during last November at
the New York Land Show. And then.
there is the barley, with its big yields.
and its excellent samples. Another
money-maker, and a big n Is max.
The growing of fax is extensively car
ried on In Western Canada. The
writer has before him a circular is
sued by a prominent farmer at Saska-
toon. The circular deals with the
treatment Of seed fax, the seeding
and harvesting, and attributes yields
of less than 20 bushels per acre, to
later seeding. imperfect and illy-pre-
pared seed. He sowed twenty-five
pounds of seed per acre and had a
yield of twenty-nine bushels per acre.
This will probably dispose of at $3.50
per acre. Speaking of proper prepa-
ration of seed and cultivation Of soil
and opportune sowing, in the circular
spoken of there is cited the case of a
Mr.. White, living fourteen miles
south of Rosetown, who had fifteen
acres of summer fallow a year ago
last summer, upon which he produced
thirty-three bushels to the acre, when
many in the district harvested for
want of crop. Now, there can be no
proper reason advanced why such q
crop should not have been produced
on all the lands of the same quality
in the adjacent district, provided they
had been worked and cared for in the
same manner This year (f911) the
same man had one hundred acres Of
summer fallow, had something over
$500 bushels Of wheat. He also had
1900 bushels of oats and 800 bushels
of fax"
There are the cattle, the horses, the
roots and the vegetable products Of
Western Canada farms, all Of which
individually and collectively deserve
special mention, and they r treated
of In the literature sent out on appli-
cation by the Government agents.
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23
Stomach Blood and
LiUer Troubles

Much sickness starts with weak stomach, and consequsnk
poor, impoverished blood. Nervous and pale-peopIe Isak
good, rich, red blood. Their stomachs need inviforseinf
Tor, after all, 9 man can be no stronger than his son0nch.
A remedy that makes the stomach stronf and tie liver
active, makes rich red blood and overcomes and dives
ont disease-producine bacteria and cures Z whole muld-
tude of diseases.
Get rid 81 yOar Stomach weakness ana
LfReF Laxfness BY faEin6 q c0uroo ~
Or. Pfcrce'S Golden Medical DlecOrary
tire 6rcaf Stomach Restorative, Lfrap
xGEi6or1tor and Blood Cleanser.
You can't afford to accept any medicine q A
compesiaos Is . substitute for aColdcn Mod;rri Df~ocv-
ety. which i 2 medicine o. KNOWN conrcsrncN. kSvine
2 completo list OF inzredienrs il plain Enlish - - -
~ PbrnSs Rzasant psaah mssans - $50 -
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23
Mean People.

Henry Russell, the head of the Bos-
ton opera. was describing his foreign
tour In search of talent.
They are mea people," he said
of the singers of a certain city. 81
could do no business with them. They
thought only of money"
Mr.. Russell smiled.
They were as bad as the man who
discovered the Blank theater fire.
THE first intimation the box office
had of this fire came, at the end of
the third act, from a fat man who
bounded down the gallery stairs.
stuck his face in at the ticket window
and shouted breathlessly:
"'Theater's afire! Gimme me mon
ey back"
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23
Domestic Difficulties.

Observation-Disclosures the matter, dear?
Why do you look SO worried?
Wife-Oh, I've just got everything
all ready for Mrs. Neatleigh's visit.
I've done up all the curtains and
pillow shams aud bureau covers and
centerpieces, and they're all spick and
span.
Husband-Well, if everything is in
such apple pie order why look SO dis
consulate about it?
Wife bursting into tears)-Oh, /
just know, as O O as she sees them,
she'll know l cleaned everything all
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23
Newspaper Is the Medium.

THE Importance of this whole ques-
lion of publicity to the consumer is
growing on the manufacturer. He
sees his competitor o some man in
another line turning the trick of pub
gradually realizing that localized.
rrystalized publicity in the home is
what pays best and that he can only
get that through the newspaper
The Daily Club.
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23

to buy a paper and noticing the boys
plight, said: This kind of weather is
pretty hard on you my lad"
Looking up with a CHEEKY smile, he
replied: Il don't mind this much, Mis-
ter. The sun will shine again"
What q philosophical tile boy was!
How much better would it be Ii we
U learn to look at things from this
standpoint. When the tasks come and
b path Of life il difficult, cheer up.
Keep 2 bright face and q brave heart.
The sun viii shine again.
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23
The Sun Will Shine AGAIN.

A newsboy, thinly ciad and drenched
to the skin by the soaking rain. stood
.shivering In a doorway on a cold day
in November. First one bare foot and
the other was lifted from the
pavement for a moment and placed
against his leg to get a little warmth.
Every few minutes his shrill cry could
be heard as he shouted Morning pa
pers! Morning papera."
A gentleman. well protected by OIL
cloth and umbrella, IN passing stopped
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23
Man and His Happine.s.

Man Is the creator OF hts own hap
piness; it is the from of a life lived
In harmony with high ideals. For
what a man has. he may be dependent
on others; what he is, rests with him
alone. What he obtains in life is but
acquisition: what he attains. is
growth. Happiness is the souls JOY
In the possession of the Intangible
From elf-Control, by William George
Jordan.
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23
The Man and the Place.

Andrew Carnegie was giving advice
on a recent Sunday to one OF the
younger members of the Rockefeller
Bible class.
II am an advocate of early mar.
riages," he said. The right man, in
the right place, at the right time, is
q very good saying, and to my mind,
the right man in the right place at the
right time is unquestionably a husband
reading to his wife on a winters night
beside the radiator.
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23
AAD.THR0AT
TROUBLESOME
CHILDHOOD
al treatments Failed. Relieved
BY Peruna.'

Mrs. VIM. Hob
mann, 2764 Lincoln
Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,,
writes:
Il suffered with
catarrh of the bron-
chial tubes and had
q terrible cough ever
since a child.
Il would sit up in
bed with pillo w 8
propped up behind
me, but still the
cough would not let
me sleep. I thought
and everybody else
that / had consump-
ton.
$50 reading the
papers about Pc
runa / decided to
try, without the
least bit of hope that
it would do me any
good. But after tax
ing three bottles I
noticed q change.
My appetite got
better, SO l kept on,
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23

never 0lscONraRed.
Finally / seemed not to cough so much
and the pains in my chest got better
and / could rest at night.
L am well now and cured Of q chronic
cough and sore throat. l cannot tell
you how grateful l am, and l cannot
thank Peruna enough. 1t has cured
where doctors have failed and I talk
Peruna wherever l go, recommend it to
everybody. People who think they
have consumption better give it .
trial"
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23

Too Far for Business.
Il e King Georges uncle n In
New York"
HIN! That's bad for George"
Why so?"
What will he do II he has occasion
to 60 and e his uncle?"
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23
A QUARTER CENTURY

Before the Public. Over Five Million Free Samples
given away each year. The constant and increas-
ing sales from samples proves the genuine merit of
ALIENS FOOT-EASK, the antiseptic powder to
be shaken into the shoes for Tired, Aching. Swollen,
Tender feet. Relieves corns and bunions Of all pain.
Sample FREE. Address Allen 8. OlmSted, Leroy, n. Y.
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23
sharp-Eared Maid.

Wife-Our new maid has sharp
ears.
Hubby-Yes. noticed that the
doors are all scratched up around the
keyholes.
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23

Mrs. Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Chfldre,
teething. softens the gums, reduces innamma
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie. &c . bottle
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small, s~ugar-eoated,
easy to take as candy, regulate and invig-
crate stomach, liver and bowels and sare
constipation.
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23

1t is said that contentment is bet
ter than great riches-but most PEG.
pie are willing to take chances with
the great riches.
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23

Only a fool ever attempts to ION.
vince a man that he isn't as cleser rs
he thinks he Is.
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23

PILES CURED IN o TO II DAYS
YorY druggist will refund money II PAZO ONT.
MENT fails ID cure any case OF Itching. Blind,
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23

A Mailman may be a. rich ~ hi
and still not b wealthy.
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23
All Frcsco.

why does that old maid S SO
much paint on her face?"
She's making up for lost time
Brooklyn Life.
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23

ONLY ONE "BRONO OUININE.s,
That is u QUININE. Look for
the signature of II. w. GROyE. Used the World
over to Cure a Cold in One Day. &c.
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23

Some women are peculiar, and some
others are more SO.
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23
When Your Eyes Need Care

Try Murine Eye Remedy. No Smarting-Feels
Fine-Acts Quickly. Try it for Red, Weak,
Watery Eyes and Granulated Eyelids. Illus
trated Book in each Package. Murine Ia
compounded by our Oculists-not a "Pntent Med
icine"- but used In successful Physicians Prac-
tice for many years. Now dedicated TO the Pub
lie and sold by Druggists at 25c and 6oc per Bottle.
Marine Eye Salve in Aseptic Tubes, sc and soc.
Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23
Feline,

LOU would rather a man would
call me q fool than a knave.
Sure-Of course. It's truth that
hurts.-Toledo Blade.
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23
Needed Reform.

Benham-We need a reform in our
banking system.
Mrs. Benham-Yes; it's a shame
that a wife can't overdraw her hus-
bands account!-Judge.
The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-23

Many people suffer intensely over
imaginary injuries.