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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09
PROBABLY NO OPPOSITION.

In a few days the time will have
elapsed for the filing of the petitions
of those who are TO contest for the
various offices in the June primaries.
II now seems probable that Hon. r.
A. Booth will have no opponent for
the republican nomination. While as
yet he has not visited this section
of the state, he has been busy in the
northern and eastern portions, and
his candidacy is attracting the favor
able notice of thousands of voters.
Among those who have personal ac-
quaintance with Mr.. Booth there is
no hesitancy in giving him enthusias-
tic endorsement. There is q real sat-
isfaction in supporting a candidate
for this high position who is sincere
and firm in the policies he advocates
and capable enough to make his in
fluepee felt when it comes to fight
ing for them, Mr., Booth is not an
~oLator, but Is a good speaker never
theless, and in the earnestness OF his
delivery and his forceful manner OF
banding the questions under consid-
Grafton he impresses his hearers as
man of intelligence, student who
has posted himself on the subjects he
discusses and, withal, a man of good
common sense who will fight to the
last ditch for what he believes to be
right. Voters should read his plat
form carefully, and in the reading
they can be assured that it is not a
document framed for the purpose of
catching votes, as is too often the
case, but that it embodies the beliefs
of one who is honest and sincere and
his loyalty to this state cannot be
questioned. Read these, the conclud-
ing words of his platform:
Bound to our state by the endur-
ing ties OF nativity and grateful for
its bounties. l am earnest in my de-
sire to see its homes multiply, its
cities grow, the rivers deepen, its
harbors improve and its commerce by
land and sea extend to every mart.
II the advocacy of the policies and
principles herein outlined find suffi-
cient favor with the voters of Oregon
TO result in sending me to the United
States senate. this is my pledge: |
will be as earnest after as before
election in advocating them; | shall
be deeply concerned in justifying the
confidence manifested by my support
ers and with them and all good citi-
zens / shall crave part in building
a greater Oregon. stronger nation,
a better world"
The earnest, sincere words of an
earnest, sincere man.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09
4 Different SEQUEL

There was once a woman who lived
in one-room tenement with five
children and a drunken husband. A
London paper thus tells what fol-
lowed:
The police reported her.
The church noted her.
Summing parties held up their
hands at her.
Experts compiled statistics about
her.
Sociologists wrote about her.
Governments ignored her.
A small part OF the world worried
about her.
The landlord bullied her.
One day the agent OF a charitable
agency called on her, and looking at
him proudly with her back against
the wall, she said:
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09
HOW TO PREVENT HIGH TAXES

High taxes-that is, excessive
taxes-mean just one thing-ineffi-
cheney in the public service.
The way to prevent excessive taxes
then is not to talk against them, but
to work. against inefficient public Of
ficers, says Robert Ruhl in the Med
ford Sun.
There is no political issue in the
state campaign, no political issue in
the county campaign. The filing of
candidates under this party banner
and that is merely flubdub.
What we need at Salem and Jack
sonville are capable and experienced
business men. Not dollar grabbers
but men of training, experience, ideas
and ideals.
Whether candidate files as demo-
crat, republican, progressive or in
dependent matters not at all. Wheth-
er that man has the capacity for
hard, accurate and enlightened work,
whether, in short, he has a past rec
ord which assures his making good,
matters a great deal
Criticising public officials, COM
planning OF political conditions and
then going to the polls and voting for
a man because he is a good fellow or
happens to wear your party hat-band
is not the path to political better
ment.
When the people in general spend
less time throwing bricks at inefi-
cient public officials and more time
working for and voting for efficient
men as public servants, economical
and businesslike administration of
public affairs may be expected.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09
THE DIGNITY THAT DOTH
HEDGE A KING"

The above familiar quotation is
suggested by President Wilson'S part
ly whimsical but mostly serious COM
plant, in his Press Club speech, of
the formalities that surround him as
president. No doubt every president
and others of high station have felt
this awkwardness.
\ person may be perfectly voluable
and self-possessed under ordinary
circumstances. But let him by some
chance Oe presented to president,
and his tongue cleaves to the roof of
his mouth. The president meanwhile
feels just as desirous of simple and
unaffected converse with his fellows
as any of us. But he is cut off from
all that by the dignity that doth
hedge king"
Presidents and other high officials
get close to the daily life of the COM
mon people, whenever the persons
whom they meet in conversation
throw aside the embarrassment
which they feel in the presence of
high dignity. The story is told of
rustic preacher who was once sent as
delegate to body containing many
famous men. He approached the as
semblage OF the mighty ones of the
land with trepidation.
But after a lew days he discerned
that these great dignitaries were in
fact just like other people The
higher they were, the simpler and
the more unaffected and approach
able. Afterward ne remarked, Il
found out that when they get their
jackets Off every one is about alike"
A man who was once so placed
that he overheard a confidential con-
versation between President McKin-
ley and Mark Hanna said he expected
that they would be discussing great
matters of state or the arcana OF pol
itics in very dignified manner Act
ually they spent their time talking
about the selection of shoes and care
of the feet. When you have to meet
a president or other high authority,
don't talk philosophy or information
al law to him. Talk to him as you
would to your neighbor across the
back yard fence. 1t will be great
relief to him,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09

Young man, you are wanted. From
the street corners, from the saloons
and playhouses, from the loafers rem
devious, from the idler's promenade,
turn your steps into the highway OF
noble aim and earnest work. There
are prizes enough for every success
full worker, crowns enough for every
honorable head that goes through the
smoke of conflict to victory.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09
The Home Circle
Thoughts from the Editorial Pen

Christ is risen from the dead!
Long ages passed when it seemed to
the waiting nations that He was yet
in the tomb, and in the slep of death
had forgotten the world. Toll, stripes
and anguish were the portion of His
people, for the poor are His. Wick
edness wore the robe and crown and
filled the earth with signing. Even
then there were brave hearts that
looked up through the clouds and
listened for the anthem of the resur-
rection. 1t was heard at last and
liberty of thought, faith and con-
science was proclaimed. The cere-
ments of error are cast off and lie
in the open sepulcher, and with them
are the broken shackles and rendered
fetters.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09
Stomach Trouble Cured.

Mrs. H. G. Cleveland, Arnold, Pa,
writes: For some time l suffered
from stomach trouble. l would have
sour stomach and feel bloated after
eating. Nothing benefited me until
got Chamberlain's Tablets. After
taking two bottles of them ! was
cured" For sale by all dealers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09

gates of life and happiness to all who
will enter therein.
Because Christ lives we shall live.
This is the joy of Easter, and this is
why when Lent is over and winter is
past and spring has returned, Chris
tian life reachest its highest water
mark on the shores of time in an ex-
ultant alleluia that reverberates
around the globe.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09

Easter morning signifies forever
that our best ideal, even though
slain and buried by the enemies of all
goodness, cannot be kept in the
grave. Cruelty truth on Calvary, and
wound it to death; place it in the
strongest of sepulchers, and set a seal
of stone, and Truth will rise again.
1t is the history of every Great Cause
of Goodness-first crucifixion, after
being misunderstood and mistreated; (;
then entombment; then resurrection.
The story of Jesus death and resur-
rection is the perennial symbol of
these things.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09

This old world OF ours needs more
Easter cheer. 1t needs to realize that
the risen Christ and the empty tomb
have for the whole race a grander
and higher significance than any
other event since time began. II
needs to feel that the defeat OF King
Death and the triumph of King Jesus
over the grave have thrown open the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09
Il don't want your help"

But a week later she was written
up by a newspaper reported who
knew his business, and readers Of
that paper sent her $4,000.
That is a tribute to the power OF
publicity and is an altogether pleas
ant sequel to the story.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09

The word Easter is almost synony-
nous with happiness, but happiest OF
all are those who have the Easter
vision, which is the vision of living
Christ. Easter day is the celebra.
tion of the resurrection of our Lord,
who liveth and was dead, and is alive
for evermore. That is the old, yet
ever new, the precious Easter truth,
living Christ to give new life
through the hope of immortality.
Where is the sting of death or the
victory of the grave. with the expec-
tation of a perfect world beyond?
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09

The custom of putting on new
clothes for Easter is very ancient and
is common to the great festivals of
all religions. On the central feast
of the Moslem year it is considered
absolutely necessary for every man
and woman to wear new clothes. The
Easter dress and the Easter hat of
modern times, so widely advertised
by our city merchants, are therefore
not in any way an incongruity, but
emphasize the spirit of the day quite
as much as the Easter egg, which is
supposed to typify the germ of a res
direction of life.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09

Easter is the symbol of life. To
make room for the life more abun-
dant there must be a death of the
life insufficient, a death of old de-
sires, ambitions and aims which are
unworthy. Each year should bring
a fresh resurrection in our lives--a
death of the old life, poor and mean,
a resurrection to the new life, unset
fish and hallowed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09
GIVES INSTANT ACTION.

T. K. Bolton, druggist, reports that
A SINGLE DOSE of simple buck
thorn bark, glycerine, ETC., as COM
pounded in Adler-i-ka, the German
appendicitis remedy, stops constipa-
ton or gas on the stomach IN
STANTLY. Many Ashland people are
being helped. 6
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09

The display of Easter cards that
have become as much feature 4f the
religious festival season Il the
Christmas holidays is more lavish
this year than ever. Not many new
striking designs are to be seen. but
the shops given to that sort of thing
have filled their windows with a va
riety calculated to fit any financial
possibility, from the humble nickel
to the naughty gold eagle. The
beauty of the offerings only to be at
tanned by the latter coin is beyond
question, but there are plenty of
charming things in the smaller and
more modest that can happily fulfill
their mission as a token of remem-
btance and regard.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09
A Cure for Sour Stomach.

Mrs. VIM. NJ. Thompson of Battle
Creek, Mich, writes: Il have been
troubled with indigestion, sour stom-
ach and bad breath. After taking.
two bottles of Chamberlain Tablets
mwell. These tablets are splen-
did-none better" For sale by all
dealers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09

We are reminded that taxes are
hard to hustle. However, it will get
no easier as long as the people send
their money to mail order houses
and the merchants send their money
away to green stamp houses. With
all that going on picking for tax cash
is rather tough.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09

Back of the happiness of the sea-
son at Easter lies the hope OF the
soul, the augmenting certainty with
which man answers this question 1t
is one of the Oldest of all questions.
In the morning glow of time, by the
fields of Egypt and the plains of
Chaldea, men sought to solve the
mystery. The Indian talked of hunt
ing grounds, and the man of business
in Chicago and London drops his pa
per son his desk and finds himself
wondering whether he will have any
part of knowledge in the life that
will go on when he is gone.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09

Easter is movable festival 1t
is always the first Sunday after the
full moon which happens upon or
next after the 21st day of March;
and if the full moon happens upon
a Sunday, Easter day is the Sunday
following. This year it comes on
April 12.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-09

Plant more flowers. Make it ash
land the City Beautiful"
The Spectator., 1914-12-11
SYNOPSIS.

Pedro and the dancing bear, MT. Jones. prevent tramp from stealing a young lady's purse. Pedro's ambition to become a painter spurs him to quit Old Nita and the strolling bear dancers Pedro, Old Nita and the bear trainers start for New York. Miss Iris Vanderpool quarrels with her artist lover. Sam Hill, and they part. She discovers in her fathers desk a DOT trait, which she recognizes as that of Pedro, who rescued her from the purse snatcher. Hill meets Pedro and MT. Jones in Washington square. Hill discov- CTS talent in Pedro's drawings and in a mad desire to lose himself gives his studio and all in 1t to Pedro in exchange for Mir. Jones. Pedro occupies Hills stu dio and calls on Leigh. the sculptor, with a letter from Hill. Leigh, calling in re- turn, in the alley bumps into two men, one of whom Is Reginald Vanderpool, Iris father. in disguise. Vanderpools compan- ion goes into the basement of Hill's studio and talks with Ricardo. or Rowe, the basement tenant. of a conspiracy against a foreign government. Vanderpool. over whom Rowe has a secret hold, Is impli- cated. Senora Daussa and her child. sup posedly dead in an uprising, Rowe knows to be alive. Sonora Daussa Is driven by Ricardo to a resort where the conspira- tors meet her and profess loyalty. Sam Hill sees Rowe unexpectedly attacked by Old Nita, and rescues her.
The Spectator., 1914-12-11

asK you to do, but if clue should arise I shall let you know"
 And l will respond immediately, said he, arising to take his departure. "I have friends-ay, good friends who are more likely to hear rumors of plotting than I. They probably know most of the sub rosa doings of the town by now, or else they have failed in their habit of other citiesi But even so, am afraid that there's not a very great chance of their stumbling upon the particular information we need. And now, Madonna, must leave. Will you pose for me? I want to paint the beautiful line which runs from your chin downward, like the edge of the young moon."
 "Pose!" she gasped, astonished at this new turn of affairs. Then delight at the prospect flooded her heart and suffused her cheeks with a delicate color. Pose for you! Indeed, yes When?"
 Tomorrow"
 At any timer"
 At nine, If that is not too early" T shall be there" she breathed. When he had gone she descended cautiously to the library, and finding it vacant, made the door fast. Then springing the secret catch in the desk she took out the miniature which lay within the hiding-place. For long time she gazed at it earnestly. Then a curious discovery startled her. The portrait was Pedro, feature for fea ture, expression and all; but one item which had somehow escaped her now added greatly to her already deep per plexity. The hair of the picture. in stead of being dark, like Pedro's. was of ripe corn gold!
The Spectator., 1914-12-11
CHAPTER xi.
Sundry Adventures.

On that night when Rowe had struck Old Nita and she had fallen senseless into the arms of Samuel Hill, peace and order were long in coming to the little Summer Garden.
 When a light had been lit to dis close the disorder of the bar, Hills first thought was to get Nita and himself away before the matter went any further. A swift examination suf- feed to show that she had not re- gained consciousness by the time that Mikey had begun telephoning for the police.
 With an effort he gathered the old woman into his arms, and after a mo- ment or two, found himself in the street. He extracted the old-fashioned key from the lock, and. closing the storm-door, fastened it on the outside. But what to do next? Anxiously he gazed up and down the deserted, snow- bound avenue. At glance 1t was plain that he could not carry Nita to the car line, and he began, too late. to curse the lack of sense that had led them so far afield at such an hour. At the moment of his despair there emerged from the basement of one of the houses little down the line the cabby to whom the solitary remaining vehicle before the saloon belonged. Whether he was warmed by success full amatory adventure, by the wines of an unconscious host in the person of the cooks employer. or by some other agency, must go unrecorded here, but the fact remained that his good humor was such that without so- licitation he hailed the little group in the snow with proposition which seemed like beneficence direct from heaven.
 cro BE coNr1NUEDo
The Spectator., 1914-12-11
a cab, which vanderpool hailed, and,

cab, which vanderpool hailed. and. getting into, drove of
 After waiting moment to make certain of the direction taken by tho cab, the man with whom Vanderpool had been talking started off rapidly. On the instant Pedro was shadowing him, lodging in and out of the darker spots and keeping at discreet dis tance.
 After a few moments he realized that they were bound in the direction of his own studiol The man was evil dently In a hurry and did not pause, nor once look around. And all the time Pedro puzzled his head as to where he had seen the fellows back before. He became so much absorbed in trying to place this person that he could scarcely believe his eyes when he saw the man vanish before them. A swift glance about showed that ho was on his home block. There was only one place into which the man | could have gone-Muldoon place! i Breaking into run, Pedro gained the SheA ohSS JucS HI SAAhO to oCO tA0 AlehAS he was pursuing gain admittance to the interior house by the basement door. For moment he stood stock still with surprise. The basement of | the house in which he himself lived! Why, that was a part of those peoples | apartment-what was their namer An. yes, Rowe!
 Alive with curiosity, he crossed the court with cautious steps, and tiptoe- ing to the barred window, which was further reinforced by shutters on the inside, knelt down upon the stones and applied his eye to the crack of lame slat.
 At first he could see nothing but Q patch of red carpet, so he shifted slightly. bringing into full view tho man whom he had followed. At this he suddenly remembered. It was tho tramp who had tried to rob Irfsl What 8 mystery was here! First Q man tries to rob the daughter and then is seen in secret conference with tho father! Papers! Yes. she had papers in that little silk purse, and this rascal knew their value. no doubt. But what could they concern? The man had moved aside now, disclosing another. at sight of whom Pedro's heart liked to have stopped. "Ricardo!" he gasped. amazed. But his gaze and his pain full wonderment were instantly dc hected from Rowe" to a woman who sat beyond him. Feature for feature, the face she lifted in the light was his, Pedro's. very own. She was his counterpart, all but the color of her hair!
 Like a wounded animal, Pedro gave little moan. and, clutching at his heart, dropped his head upon the stone sill and sobbed gaspingly, terribly. Then a noise inside the room startled him. They were coming to the door. Evidently the woman was leaving. Arising, he flung out his arms toward the warmly lit interior with single gesture of passionate longing. and. turning, fled terror-stricken to the sanctuary of his room above stairs.
The Spectator., 1914-12-11
chanoIno rowns' Nance.

The individual may go under an alias at small expense. but the village or town that wants to change it's name must pay. Rugeley once wanted to be called something else to dissociate it. self from notorious murder. Slough has unnecessarily tried to turn itself into Upton Royal. But the great tri- umph was that of Milton-one of the many--which disliked being called Milton-next-Sittingbourne. It acquired a privy council order that 1t should be henceforth "Milton-Regis." But indi- vidual or town you need not change your name unless you have disgraced 1t. Your name need never disgrace you.--London Chronicle.
The Spectator., 1914-12-11
One Chair 10 Enouch.

I'll have to get you another chair for the kitchen. Katie; see you have only one."
 "One's enough. ma'am."
 But you have company some eve. nings. don't you. Katie!"
 ''Only gentlemen. ma'amls
The Spectator., 1914-12-11

| nObG.
 Clearly some mischief was afoot By his tone and gestures the smaller man appeared to be dictating to the mil
 lionaire, who followed his words anx-
 iously. Assuming a careless manner. Pedro pulled his cap far down over
 his eyes and walked past the two.
 "A week is impossible; too long, by
 far" the villainous-looking person was
 saying as Pedro passed. "I warn you
 1t must be ready by three days from
 now at the latest"
 Vanderpools low-voiced reply did
 not reach the straining ears of Pedro,
 who had stepped into an areaway just
 beyond. where he could watch through the railing without being seen him self But he could hear nothing fur ther, owing to the direction of the wind. What was to be done? How strange that chance should have let him stumble upon the action of a mys- tery which he had scarcely believed in the existence of! And mystery there
 was, beyond doubt. else why this meeting in a little, unnamed wine eel lar-why this hour of the night? But how should he, Pedro. act? Follow
 vanderpool? Perhaps! In all prob ability the millionaire would go di- rectly home. Follow the other? That might prove more fruitful. While he
 waited in perplexity his problem was decided for him by the appearance of
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-27
MAPLEWOOD

The township fire department was
summoned yesterday to extinguish
brush fires at Elmwood avenue and at
Pierson road and Burnett street.
The concert given recently by the
Maplewood Home and School Asso.
citation for the benefit of the Belgian
relief netted $3.50.
Members of the Evening Bridge Club
met at the home of Miss Katharine
Venderveer, Oakland road, Wednes-
day night.
Miss Sadie Reeve, of Mountain ave-
nue., has been entertaining Miss
Louise Comes.
Charles Barker, of Winthrop place.
who has been in the orange Memorial
Hospital after a serious operation, is
able to be out.
Roger Munsick, of Maplewood ave-
hue, a student at Cornell, who has
been very i'll at the university. has
returned to his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William House and
family have returned from a motor
trip to Atlantic City.
Mrs. Frank Hall, Of Ridgewood
road has returned from a months
stay in Philadelphia.
A largely attended sunrise prayer
and praise service was held yesterday
morning at $3.50 o'claek, at Morrow
Memorial Church, under auspices of
the Epworth League.
Mrs. Alfred Owen, of Wyoming
avenue, will entertain Tuesday