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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-25
North Bank.

North Bank.
rHE Spokane, Portland & Seattle
Railway system has put up premi-
ums at the following Northwest
fairs:
Oregon State Fair, Salem, Scptem.
Der 2sth to October 3rd-Eight day
clock, with metal case, to be given for
the best display of grains and grasses,
kind and quality considered.
Crook County Fair, Prineville, Ore,
September 90 96-Two prizes, one po-
tsto digger for best individual farm
exhibit, and one cultivator for best dis
play of vegetables.
Washington County Fair, Forest
Grove, September. 23,25-Cloek, ma
hogany case, with engraved prcs9nta-
tion plate, for best farm exhibit, com.
prising articles grown on one farm,
owned or rented by the exhibitor.
Sisters Fair, Sisters, Ore, October
1-3-Harrow for the best general agri'
cultural display and most products
grown in that neighborhood.
Redmond Potato Show, October l6-
1T-Agricultural implement, value s25.
Western Kliekitat County Fair,
White Salmon, Wash, October l5-17-
Second competition for North Bank
silver cup, given for best three va
rieties of apples, ten boxes each vari.
ETY.. Competitor winning cup twice be-
comes permanent owner.
Great Northern.
President Louis w. Hill, of the
Great Northern Railway, has donated
silver trophies at the following Oregon
fairs:
Crook County Fair, Prinoville-For
best individual exhibit Of grains,
grasses and vegetables.
Redmond Potato Show, Redmond
For SO largest potatoes.
Pumpkin Show, Junction Gty-For
best individual exhibit Of grains,
grasses and vegetables.
Clatsop County Fair, Gearhart-For
best dairy herd Of four leading breeds,
Lane County taIr, Eugene-For best
individual exhibit Of grasses and vege'
tables.
Benton County Fair, Corvallis-For
best individual exhibit horticultural
and agricultural exhibit.
Oregon State Fair, Salem-For best
individual farm exhibit.
At nearby Washington fairs, trophies
will be given, as follows:
Columbia River Interstate Fair, Van.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-25
Tho Middle Course.

Senator Root, at a reception, was
discussing the Mexican situation.
"Steer a middle course" he said
to an extremist "These extreme ideas
are always wrong"
Thus, at tea, one young girl
asked another:
And where are you going this
summer, deari"
L" From the way mother talks, was
the reply, you'd think we were going
to Newport; from the way father
talks you d think we were going to
starve. But I suppose Wen steer q
middle course, as usual, and put in
fortnight at a $l2 Atlantic City board
ing house. "
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-25

and water is kept before them constant
ly. The one who has charge of the feed
ing should be very careful to keep
everything serupulously clean.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-25

Feed plenty Of charcoal, as it Is one
of the best things for keeping the poul-
try healthy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-25

Do you protect the of Dollars your Bank
Checks against the CHECK RAISER?
Do know that American Bank records show losses
through bad check of 100000 in 1900 1906
$l5O0OOO in 1911 and the awful of $ in 1881
WHO! will be called to stand this yearly
ossf The Farmer Yes because most city business
use Check Protection WHY do you, at yearly expense
protect farm buildings crops and stock against loss by
fire, storm and disease YET! neglect protect the total
cash receipts of all your hard work. your Bank account
RIGHT NOW buy this $1,000 New Era Machine, it will
stamp Red Indebe Ink the of your check
in Dollars, show it to your Banker 80 days. then il
not satisfied will be returned without question
Sign and Mail This Order. .,y.t-4-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-02
Oh, My Poor "Nellie Gray They
Have Taken You Away!

ONCE upon time, there was q man of the
~ name Of jones' who was filled with ambi-
ton and youthful ardor; and he therefore
determined to fire the Ephesian dome, by
writing for the newspapers.
The remainder of the name of this person,
Jones, was Charles EpWorth. Nevertheless,
when he began to put torches to the Ephesian
dome by writing for The Metropolis news
paper, he avoided his own name, Charles E.
Jones, and signed himself, "VeUie Gruy."
This person, Jones, lived in Florida, where
almost anybody can live, provided he has the
money and is good Judge of liquor.
The newspaper for which he wrote is also
q Florida product, and is one to which the
oldest inhabitants point with PRIDE especially
when the Kansas spectators are retailing
land-lOts at so much per demijohn.
Sailing under the name of Nellie Gray
who was nigger-this worthy person Jones
made great, growing and enviable reputa-
ton.
So much so. in fact that he was lifted from
the ''Nellie Gray" department of The Metro
polls, and put in charge of a weekly shout,
named Dixie"
What could be more appropriate, than that
Nellie Gray should 90 to Dixie? That's
where she belonged. Unless taken away from
her original stakes and carried into Dixie,
'my poor Nellie Gray" had nothing in her
case to provoke poetry, music and sympa-
thetic tears
So, Charles Epworth Jones, alias poor
"Nellie Gray" went to Dixie, and the first
thing we knew he was pitching into the Rev.
UEaud Jones, because the Reverend Claud IN
his Oacn church., had expressed a Protestant
opinion about the Italian local church which
calls itself Catholic.
Greatly were we grieved and shocked when
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-02

books in which tao0 dates for the same event,
are given. The old date is indicated by the
letters, O. S. which stand for Old Style. The
new date is given either without letters, or
with n S., which stands for New Style.
There is difference of II days between the
two.
The Old Style, means the Julian calendar.
The New Style means (for us) the Gregorian
calendar which was not adopted in England
and America until 1882.
In Russia, Greece, Roumania and other
Eastern countries the Julian calendar is still
in force. There is a difference now of -
days between their dates and ours.
In the strongest possible manner, all reli-
gions take more or less of their emblems, sym
bols, signs, ceremonials and anniversaries
from Nature and Astronomy.
Our Christ dies, as the year seems to die,
Winter being additionally, POLITICALLY, and
astronomically, the Death Of the Year,
Our Christ rises at Easter, when Nature
seems to come to Life again. In legends, in
poetry, in astronomy, Spring is the resurrec-
ton of the dead year; and we celebrate the
risen Lord, at the same time that all Nature
rejoices at the coming of the bud and blossom
and song and warmth of the returning sun.
In Winter the sun seems to grow cold and
go away from us: In the Spring, he seems to
grow warmer every day and to come back to
us, nearer, every day.
So, in these great periodic changes of the
seasons, the birth and the life of religion
seemed to find subtle asa0zog5es.
In fact. the greatest argument ever made in
behalf Of our religion, is based upon that very
thing, the analogy of Nature to Revealed
Religion. The author of this monumental
work was Bishop Butler, and it even goes by
the short name of Buffers Analogy.
Strange to say, the ree-thinkers admit the
analogy, but contend that it was Astronomy
which really inspired the religion. They con-
tend that the earliest religions were nothing
more than personifed astronomy; and that
the life and death of all the false Messiahs
were no more than a symbolical account of
the Suns progress through the signs Of the
Zodiac.
The year and it's divisions into months, rep
resent, of course, the time that it takes our
Earth to travel around the Sun.
The Roman Catholics tortured Galilea for
discovering that the Earth did the moving.
The Popes contended that the Earth stood
still and that the Sun did the travelling
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-02
The Roman Catholic Hierarchy.

The second edition of this book is going as
rapidly the first did
Have you read it?
Do you want comprehensive, historically corr
rect and simply written history Of this religious
political power that is trying to dominate the
United States it dominated Spain, PORTUGAL
Mexico, and the South American countries for
hundreds of years?
Do you want to understand why those countries
were kept in ignorance, stepped in vice nd de-
pravity?
Then read "The Roman Catholic Hierarchy" by
ThOs e. Watson. Price 81 co. postpaid Beauti-
fully printed and profusey illustrated.
For sale by THE JEFFERSONlAN PUBLISH
ING CO., Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-02
THOUSANDS IN ENGLAND RUSH TO SIGN
PLEDGES TO RESIST IRISH HOME RULE.

London, March 22-Off1ces have been opened
throughout England for the signing of the anti.
home rule covenant, which has been adopted by
the Ulster leaders, and signed by thousands of
Orangemen.
In Office in London signatures were received
today at the rates of $50 hour at another at
the rate of 100 an hour. 1t is estimated that on
a single day 100000 applications for forms to be
signed were received from all parts of the United
Kingdom.
Text Of the Protest.
The following is the text of the covenant:
Being convinced in our conscience that home
rule would be disastrous to the material we'll
being Of Ulster, as we'll to the whole of Ire
land, subversive to our civil and religious free
dom, destructive to citizenship, and perilous
to the unity of the empire
We whose names underWritten men Of us
ter loyal subjects to his gracious majesty King
George the Fifth humbly relying the God
whom our fathers in days of stress and trial con-
fdently trusted, hereby pledge ourselves in
soem covenant throughout this our time or
threatened calamity to stand by one another IN
defending for ourselves and our children our
cherished position of equal citizenship in the
United Kingdom, and in using all the means
which may be found necessary to defeat the pres
ent conspiracy to set up home rule in Ireland.
In the event of such parliament being forced
upon us, we solemnly and mutually pledge our
selves to refuse it's authority, in sure confidence
that God will defend the right
Hereto we SUBSCRIBE names, and, we indi-
vidually declare that we have not already signed
this covenant.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-02

we perused the severe things that Nellie Gray
had written about our preacher. 1t seemed
as though we were reaching period when
the Protestant preachers were not to be per-
mitted to protest, any more
In the midst of our panied amazement at
the conduct of Nellie Gray, we learned that
Nellie's owner, in Dixie was one Robert
McNamee, an ardent foot-wiper, Knight Of
Columbus, and a doubtful item, generally.
ooh, my poor Nellie Gray!"
(Like the fate of old dog Tray!)
They have taken you away.
And you're there to stay, &c.
It's a sad mess. Jones, he SAYS he is a
Presbyterian: LEngle says Jones is Camp
bellite Jones says that McNamee is a Presby-
terrain, and that L'Engle is a bleached Episco-
palian. L'Engle says that he himself is a
Swedenborgian, and that his office-boy is a
Washfoot Baptist McNamee is not talking
for publication. He did say, though, that he
is willing to ''admit, for arguments sake that
he is Catholic"
Alas good folks, things are wofully out of
joint.
Why did an ambitious young white jour
nalist name himself Nellie Gray? Why did
he not call himself Pocahontas? Or Sappho?
Or Semiramis?
La! That Dixie mess smells punkv.
will never rest satisfied until they get their
religious proclivities correctly catalogued.
But it wrings my heart to think that Charles
EpWorth Jones is lost to us.
ooh, my poor Nellie Gray / +; r.
They have taken you away,
And I'll never see my darling any more,
am waiting, and I'm watching, and I'm
weeping all the day.
For you've gone from the old Kentucky
Shore"
And Jones is right nice looking fellow,
too; pity he named himself after niger girl
and then lost out in E'Dixie."
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-02
What Do We KnOxv About the
25th OF December :?

nEAR SIR: I want you to explain to me how
- we know that the 25th of December is
Christs Birthday. You can answer it in your
paper or by letter if you wish.
Respectfully yours,
Lawhon, La. H. WATTS.
ANSWER.
AS heretofore stated, it is impossible for
me to answer these conundrums by letter. Z.
Where it IS III my power to throw light on
any subject OF Importance, my purpose is to
benefit as many as possible; consequently. the
answer IS given III the paper, or in the
Magazine
We do not know that the 25th of December
is Christ's birthday. We have simply agreed
on that day, just as we have agreed on Easter
and some other dates.
The timetable (calendar) has been
changed so often, and Calculated" so vari-
ously, that we cannot know the exact dav of
any occurrence of ancient times
That is, we do not know which one of 0ar9'
dates tallies with the ancient dates
To give familiar illustration: we read
that Julius Caesar, (46 B. c. reformed the
calendar, That means, he changed the dates
to make them conform more nearly with
astronomical changes. The old dates were
getting too much out of correspondence with
the seasons of the year.
Later on, by some hundred of years. Gin
1922 Pope Gregory reformed the coIendar
again. Thus, any given date, before Caesars
time, would not correspond with date in the
Julian calendar; and no given day in the
Julian calendar would correspond with the
same day on the Gregorian calendar.
In all libraries, you will find, even now,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-02

The Handbook of Politics by Thos. E.
Watson, is book every American citizen
should read. Contains every party platform:
fourth edition almost exhausted. Price. Soc
postpaid. The Jeffersonian Publishing Com.
pany, Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-02

Read "Life and Times OF Andrew Jack
son." by Thos. E. Watson. Beautifully
printed. Illustrated. Paper, $1.OO; cloth,
$15O: Jefersonian Publishing Co., Thorn
son, Ga. ---1
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-04-02
PAGE TEN
THE JEFFERSONIAN

mother country to remain as they are-and as
they have been for centuries
Ulster wants to be ruled from London, and
not from Rome.
That is all there is to it, and nobody knows
it better than Cardinal Gibbons.
To prove that England thus understands
the issue, I quote the following from The
Washington Post
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

A discovery was made yesterday
afternoon by the city commissioners
that the principal points in Commis-
sioner Holmburg's tree ordnance
have been enacted since 1891 An An
ordinance at that time places tne
power of control over trees IN .ne
hands of the mayor Some of the
;deas which Mr.. Holmburg wanted
incornorated in the measure such as
,he particular variety of trees to be
planted are lacking in the old ordl-
nance. No effort will probably be
made to take the new forestry ordi-
nance off the table.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

s. c. Holm was an outbound pas
senger for De Beque yesterday af-
ternoon. His home is located there
and he says that while they are not
getting any oil at the present time,
that he believes it will come later.
They are having lots of trouble with
the water which gets into the pipe.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

ID. G. Miller, drainage engineer.
will speak next Tuesday night at the
court house on drainage conditions
and the scope of the work of his de-
partment in this section. The lee
ture will be illustrated by lantern
slides showing views. charts. tables,
ETC.. explanatory of the work of the
drainage men here.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

The promoters of the Buzzard
Creek Gas and Oil company anticipate
"a great deal of activity this year and
hope to put in drilling machinery on
the creek as soon as the weather
opens up. A number of local inves-
tors expect to become interested in
the enterprise.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Martin Schaadt, field man for the
Jensen Creamery Co., was an out
bound passenger this morning for
olathe. Hotchkiss and other receiv-
ing stations in the interest of his
firm. The output OF his company is
constantly increasing and more COWS
are being contracted for all the time.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Mayor Cherrington has joined
Commissioner Rankin demand Tor
more of the county road fund to be
spent in the city. He has figured
that little less than 100000 is paid
by the city into the county road fund
Of which not a penny is ever return
cd
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Last evening General Superinten-
dent A. B. Apperson of the Utah lines
together with n. A. Williams. super
intendent of the Green River division
arrived from the west in their prl-
vate car A-6 for short business
visit.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

E. f. Galloway, field secretary OF
the National Anti-Saloon League, Is
visitor in the city today. He Is
making arrangements for the visit
OF Rev. Sam W. Small here next
month to assist in the statewide dry
fight. He states that large number
OF workers from different parts OF the
country will be here this year to help
swing Colorado into the dry column.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

DR.. ]. U. Sickenberger has pur-
chased the house formerly owned Ds
Rev J. j. Lace at 755 Chipeta ave,
nue.. This is one of the prettiest anu
most attractive in tho whole city.
DIR. Sickenberger will take possession
at once.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Robert s.. Kerlee. formerly resi-
dent of this city, died at Salt Lake
several days ago. Mr.. kerlee Is well
known in Grand Junction. havins
lived here for seven years. BESIDES
hif wife, three daughters and Two
sons. he is survived by two sisters
residing in this city, Mrs. Nancy
Walker and Mrs. Mary Kirby.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

w. ]. Fly, secretary of the Baptist
Sunday school work in Colorado will
speak at the Baptist church thiseve-
ming on "Stories From the Life of
Jesus" Young people and Sunday
school pupils are especially invited.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

G. r. Banlett who arrived In this
city several days ago, expects to Visit
his old home in Minnesota In a very
few weeks. His home has been IN
Eugene. Ore, for the last five years
and he is here visiting his two daugh-
/ ters
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Rev. r. L. Nuckolls returned. TO
his home in Palisade yesterday after
noon. He Is here doing some re-
search work and Is taking advantage
of the fine public library.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Several important matters are to
be discussed by the Chamber of Com
merce board this evening and a full
attendance of the directors is de-
sired.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Chas. p. Cashmere and wife are
stopping off in the Grand Valley for
a few days from their home in Hem
rietta. Texas. They are well pleased
with the outlook around western
Colorado.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Il. l.. McNeer arrived
from their home in Omaha last eve-
ming and left this morning for tho
Delta and Montrose section where
they will look over land propositions
and visit friends.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

The cemetery association, repre-
sented by Mrs Emma Wadsworth and
Mrs. C. b. Rich met with the city
council yesterday afternoon and ask
ed for 5000 to help take care of the
cemetery this year.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

l.. v. Cook. who came up from Pa
onja last evening to attend the So
cialist house warming, returned to
his homet his morning. The fruit
crop in that section has very good
outlook. according to him.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11
ABOUT TOW N

The Chamber OF Commerce direc-
tors meet in regular session this eve
ming.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

The city commissioners will hold
n special meeting Thursday after
noon to open bids for the construc-
tion of the new fire station.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gray Steele are the
proud parents of n nine pound boy
who arrived last evening. Mr.. Steele
is an engineer on the Rio Grande.
Both mother and son are doing finely.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

The lead pipe ordinance and the or
dinance repeating the city auto IL
censes were PASSED finally at the
meeting OF the commissioners yester-
day afternoon.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Bates returned
to their home in Cardiff yesterday
afternoon after spending several days
in Grand Junction. They have been
visiting Mrs. F. Daywalt while here.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Geo. w. Blackington returned from
short trip down the narrow gauge
last evening and leaves this evening
for his home in Denver.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

J. ]. Vorgos was an outbound pas
senger this morning for his home in
Mack where he is employed in one
of the large sheep outfits.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

B. F. Jay, one of the pioneers of
this section, is able to be up aud
around again after very long and
tedious sickness. His friends will
rejoice In his recovery.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Mrs. Nora GREGG, who has been
visiting in Trinidad with her mother
for some time, returned home Yes
terday.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Edwin c. Holder OF Chickasa, Ok
lahoma, arrived this morning. He is
a prominent business man in his
home town.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Mr.. and Mrs. C. De Roster OF 720
West Grand, have just received an
addition to their household in the
form of a nine and one-half-pound
boy, who arrived yesterday.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

A. NJ. Lawson and ]. b. Kelvey Of
Bisbee, Arizona, arrived early this
morning for a several days stay.
They are registered at the Oxford
during their visit.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

H. H. Pitts left for De Beque yes
terday afternoon. where he goes to
visit Charles Bliss, who is very sick.
Mr.. Bliss is well known locally.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

]. L. Smith was an outbound pas
senger last evening for Indiana,
where he will spend three-months
vacation.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Benz. Kiefer and family have NOV
ed:from their home on North Seventh
street to the Redlands. For several
years they have spent their summers
on the ranch. but will stay on II
permanently now.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Mrs. F. Groentigen on ouray ave-
nue., is entertaining her neice, Miss
Frieda Ballreich. OF Los Angeles this
week.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G. Hallack OF
Denver arrived last night for a
weeks visit with friends In Fruit
vale and Pomona.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

John Bsughman, rancher north
east OF the city. while pruning yes
terday dropped his pruning shears.
which fell on his leg and caused an
ugly cash.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Matt Heidgon returned to his post
at tunnel No. l yesterday after look
ing after his business matters here.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Mrs. Frank Slote WAS operated on
yesterday at St. Mary's. Mr.. slote
who came here from his home in CAL
ifornia will remain until all danger
is past. She is getting along as well
as can be expected.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

l.. Mulford was an outbound pas
senger this morning for his homo
in Delta. He is connected with the
b. and b. department OF the Rio
Grande.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Mr.. and Mrs. P. II. Wilder return
ed last evening from an extended trip
to Nevada. Mr.. Wilder is the son of
w. II. Wilder of the Oxford hotel.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Geo. Cool arrived on No. 6 last eve
ming from Iona for a few days bust
ness and pleasure visit.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

VIM. A. Cook. school inspector from
the University of Colorado, has re-
turned from the lower valley and
yesterday Inspected the local high
school.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Thomas Saunders has arrived from
Elmira, n. Y. for a several days
visit here looking over the valley and
our fruit lands.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

Mrs E. L. Olson returned to her
home in Glenwood Springs yesterday
afternoon. She has been visiting and
shopping for the day.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

]. w. Herrick arrived early this
morning from San Diego and is reg
istered at the st. Regis during his To-
cal visit.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

VIM. ]. Lacy, a frequent visitor
from New Castle, arrived early this
morning for another short stay.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-11

County Agriculturist Harrison has
filed his report with the county COM