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THE liEAVTlFTL.
The beautiful Is everywhere "
For those who wish to see;
The lover finds his loved one
fair,
However plain she be.
Behold within the muddy pool
The star's reflected glow;
The maiden worshiping a fool
Can never think him so.
The beaotiful Is everywhere
For those who gaze about;
The trouble is few people care
To have to hunt it out.
S. E. Kiser.
THEY ARE AFRAID OF T. R.
It is interesting to note that though
they have come to the mourners'
bench professing their faith in the
Oregon system the erstwhile assem
blyites are not doing much to uphold
the latest addition to the system, to
w-it, the presidential preference prim
ary law.
At the instance of the republican
central committee a "friendly" suit
has been brought to annul the law.
The gentlemen who are doing the
work assert the utmost friendship for
the presidential primary law but they
6ay it is all wrong because it permits
a voter to vote for but one candi
date for elector and but one delegate
to the national convention. So they
favor killing it if they can.
It may be true that the preference
primary law is faulty in this particu
lar. Possibly it should allow each
voter to vote for four candidates for
elector and for ten delegates to the
national convention. Again a full
consideration of the subject might
show the law to be well drafted.
But regardless of this point there is
one thing very plain. The presiden
tial preference primary law, Just as
it stands, is far superior to the old
convention system of selecting dele
gates to the national conventions.
Under the old system the people did
not select their delegates at all and
they had no way to express their
preference for president. The whole
matter was in the hands of the poli
ticians. The boss and the bosslets
could pick out the delegation, tie
them up and deliver them when the
time arrived lor the candidate they
saw fit to support. That is a very
convenient method for the politicians,
but such - a system does not breed
good government.
Those who are trying to defeat the
law are not opposing it for the rea
sons they set forth. They are Taft
ites and they are afraid to have the
people of the state express their choice
for president. They are afraid they
may vote for the Rough Rider.
FICTION FOR THE YOUNG.
A plea for better guidance of boys
end girls in the choice of fiction Is
made by Herbert Bates of the Brook
lyn Manual Training high school in
the current number of the English
Journal, says the Chicago Record
Herald. It relates directly to the
reading done by high school pupils,
but what Mr. Bates says applies to
all direction of the young In this re
spect, and the advice given Is of val
ue to parents as well as teachers.
The ordinary boy loves stories of
action, and his taste for Diamond
Dick and Nick Carter may be im
proved, Mr. Bates says, by giving him
talcs full of stirring life by such au
thor, as Doyle, Dumas, Kipling, Mor
MI&pM you
C STOMACH UQp VI V 9
RITTFDQoluMI !
'Be persuaded
to try the
Bitters today.
It improves
health and
prevents
Poor Appetite,
Indigestion,
COHtlVCTlPHH,
Colds, Grlipe.
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gan, Robertson, Marryat,' Clark, Rus
sell, Lover, Lever, l-ullen, Connolly,
f-tevenson. Beach, JuKs W-rno, Slen
kiewles and Jack Lon.lon and "all
who tell their stories well, no matter
i; there are dozens of teachers of
English who have never hoard of
them." The girl's taste for Laura
Jean Lihbey and similar purveyors
he would direct to novels of the high
est type through similar guidance.
It is commonplace for teachers to
prescribe "the best books." of course,
but Mr. Bates insists that they should
do more than this, and he is of the
opinion that "it is of no use to forbid
a book." Sympathetic direction of
reading, he holds, requires reading of
the books In question, comment on
them so as to point out merits and
demerits, and guidance upward and
onward through knowledge thus ac
quired. That is not a light task, but
its fulfillment should bring satisfac
tion to the conscientious teacher or
parent.
FINISH THE DEAL.
The East Oregonlan does not wish
to be boastful nor to pat itself upon
the back unduly but this paper la
proud of a suggestion which it made
to upper river farmers some weeks
ago. It was a suggestion to the ef
fect that those who wanted to get
water that the government had cor
ralled for. the West Extension should
proceed to file on such water as they
desired. Many of the farmers on
Birch and McKay creeks proceeded
to do so after a further investigation
had been made in their behalf.
If this paper understands the situ
ation aright these men should be In
line to secure water in the event the
gcvernment does not use It all for the
extension. Evidently the government
is not going to use all the water. So
there should be considerable for the
upper river men if they will only
keep busy long enough to get It.
But in order to perfect his title to
water a farmer must put the water
to beneficial use. A filing on water
is little more than an option upon
a portion of the stream and that op
tion must lapse unless the water is
utilized.
A FRANK CANDIDATE.
There are many things about the
candidacy of Jerry Rusk to commend
him to the voters. In his race for
the republican nomination for con
gress Mr. Rusk is not relying upon the
support of politicians. They are
largely against him because he Is a
staunch Roosevelt man and a suport
er of the Oregon system. Few poli
ticians like Roosevelt and few of them
care for the Oregon system regard
less of pretenses upon this score. So
they do not favor Jerry Rusk. In the
campaign now on Rusk is going di
rectly to the people with a frank and
open fight. He tells them plainly
where he stands and what he thinks.
He is making an aggressive effort to
win and his very aggressiveness
should commend him to those who
want to see eastern Oregon well rep
resented in congress.
From appearances the camel that
desired to get through the needles'
eye had an easy Job compared with
the task of bringing the various good
roads advocates together in Oregon.
How fortunate the eastern Oregon
branch asylum is located where there
U such bright weather in the early
spring time.
It is possible the Lawrence children
may find some sympathizers in con
gress, especially In the lower house.
REMEMBERED BY A FLOWER.
It was really a chance remark
which led to the founding of the
Primrose League that remarkable
political organization which today has
over 1,500,000 members. When on
April 19, 1883 the second anniver
sary of Lord Beaconsfield's death
his statue was unveiled in Parliament
Square, Sir Henry Drummond Wolff,
arriving at the commons late in the
afternoon, was given a primrose by
Mr. Cove, superintendent of the
members' cloakroom. When Sir
Henry entered the chamber he found
the whole conservative party similarly
decorated with Lord Beaconsfield's
favorite flower. The fact impressed
him bo much that as he walked home
with Lord Randolph Churchill he re
marked: "What a show of prim
roses! This should be turned to ac
count. Why not start a Primrose
League?"
Lord Randolph was Instantly In
terested. "Draw up a plan," he said,
"to carry out your Idea and we will
see what can be done." Uultimately
Lord Randolph and Sir Henry were
Joined by Sir John Gorst and Sir Al
fred Slade, and in due course these
four gentlemen founded the league
and constituted themselves the ruling
council. It was originally Intended
to admit men only, banded In com
panies of about 100 to act as mission
aries of the league. Ultimately, how
ever. It was decided to admit ladles,
with the result that the membership
rose from 957 in 1884 to 237,288 in
1886. Not long ago It was reported
that the total membership had touch
ed 1,700,000.
It has, of course, been said that
the primrose was not Lord Beacons
field's favorite flower and that when
Queen Victoria sent a wreath of
primrose to Lord Beasonsfleld's fu-
neral and wrote on it, "His favorite
flower," the allusion was to the!
prince consort not to the dead
statesman. Reginald Lucas, however.
In "Lord Glenesk and the Morning
Post," says that one who knew Lord
Beaconsfield well declares that he
habitually wore a single primrose In
his buttonhole when he as at Hugh
enden In the early spring, while an
other more intimate friend can speak
of hav'ng seen an abundance of
primroses in Beaconsfield's house in
Curzon street that had been gathered
on the slopes of Windsor Castle.
London Tit-Bits.
PLEASURES OF A "PROXY."
It may have been observed late'.y
that college presidents are not ex
empt from the annoyances of this
earthly existence, says a New York"
letter to the CincinnatiTlmes-Star.
Recent occurrences have led a good
many people here to re-read with es
pecial interest the speech delivered
by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, pres
ident of the Columbian university, on
the occasion of the Installation of
Chancer Brown of New York uni
versity. He told Dr. Browne that the
post of college president is really a
pleasant one. ,
"You will live on a diet of profes
sors," said he. "You will likely eat
a professor of sociology for breakfast
and if your wife is wise she will have
a man in literature for dinner. It is
really admirable and nutritious diet.
It is a really admirable and nutri
tious diet. Also, within a year you
will meet or hear from one-half of
the wise men and all the lunatics of
the community. Then, If you are as
well equipped for this post as I be
lieve you are, you will speedily be
come a liar. All college presidents
are liars ex-officlo.
"I remember that some years ago,
when my dear friend Dr. Canfield,
became chancellor of the University
of Nebraska, he was called a liar by
a local newspaper within 30 days.
Canfield and President Eliot of Har
vard and I were walking together on
the campus one Sunday afternoon.
'Well, Canfield,' said Eliot, 'I see
that you are a liar." 'Yes,' said Can
field. 'I am.' And he added. "I hope
Dr. Eliott, that they have often called
you a liar?' 'Oh, yes,' said Dr. El
iot, 'worse than that much worse;
they have often proved it.' "
TAFT TELLS T1HS ONE
At a dinner party at the White
House one evening the conversation
turned on the giving of presents and
the art of making a gift appropriate.
"That reminds me," said President
Taft, "of the marvelous astuteness
of a young man I knew when I was
a newspaper reporter in Cincinnati.
This fellow was very much In love
with a girl who worked In a candy
store eight hours every day. . They
quarreled and In the hope of making!
peace, he decided to send her a pres
ent. ,
" 'I sent it to her, he informed me
oue morning, with an air of pride.
"'What was it?' I Inquired.
, " 'Two pounds of candy,' he said,
brightly." Louisville Times.
THE OTHER MAN'S OPINION.
"Who is that beautiful woman
across the room?-'
"Do you mean the stately looking
blonde "
"No, no. The pretty little plump
one with the splendid teeth and the
glorious eyes " 4
"You don't mean the lady near the
piano?"
"Certainly not. I mean the fasci
nating little beauty who has just
turned to speak to Sproggley. By
George, she's a peach!"
"Oh, that one? Say, what's the
Joke?" j
"Joke? There Isn't any joke. She's
the prettiest woman I've seen for a
long time."
"Quit your kiddin.' That's my wife."
THE SPURNED DRUGGIST.
South Trimble, clerk of the house
of representatives, was talking to a
Washington correspondent about di
plomacy. "In a public post," he said, "great
diplomacy Is needed. The man In a
public post must be diplomatic all the
time. Otherwise he will be treated
like the druggist.
"A druggist, late .one cold winter
night, was awakened by the tinkle of
his emergency bell. It was a boy.
The druggist slipped on a dressing
gown, went shivering downstairs and
found the boy wanted two cents worth
of chewing gum.
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" 'It's like your cheek," the drug
gist growled, 'to e me up at this
time of night for a paltry two cents
worth.'
"At this the boy scowled, threw
down the gum and pocketed his 2
cents again.
" 'Like my cheek, is It?' said he.
"Then I'll take my custom somewhere
else. You can keep your chewing
gum. I won't have It now, after your
sauce.'
"And he stalked out wrathfully,
and the poor druggist went shivering
back to bed.' " Washington Star.
CARTER'S CURE FOR, DEAFNESS
General Carter, who went to Texas
in command of the regulars sent
south for the maneuvers along the
Mexican border, tells this Btory of an
old Irish so'.dier:
The march had been a long and
tiresome one and as the blvoac was
being made for the night the Captain
noticed that Pat was looking very
much fatigued. Thinking that a small
drop of whisky might do him good,
the captain said:
"Pat will you have a wee sip of
whisky?"
Pat made no answer, but folded
his arms In a reverential manner and
gazed upward.
The captain repeated the question
several times but no answer from
Pat, who stood silent and motionless,
gazing devoutly Into the sky. Final
ly the captain, taking him by the arm
and giving him a vigorous shake,
said:
"Pat, why don't you answer? I
paid, 'Pat will you have a drink of
whisky?' "
After looking around In consider
able astonishment, Pat replied:
"And Is it yez, captain? Begorrah
CENTRAL MEAT MARKET
Wo rlvo S. & II. trading stam ps with all cash purchases.
If I
wiiii iuur Lumuur uraers
Our entire stock of building'material
is selected with care and good judg
ment. We keep it in good condition
and sell it reasonable-thaYs whats
bringing us our over increasing business. JVe believe
in smaller profits and faster filing it amounts to the
same thing i.i the end.
and I thought it was an angol spa'k-
In' to me." Cosmopolitan.
THE LADY IN WAITING.
"Mother."
"Yes, dear."
"In this article about the Duke
and Duchess of Connaught visiting
Ambassador Reld it speaks of a lady
in waiting. What does a lady In wait
Ing do?"
"I can't tell you exactly, but I think
she is called a lady in waiting be
cause she has to wait till the royal
highnesses get In before she gets
aboard when they go automobillng."
THE GUILTY' CONSCIENCE.
He has a wild and hunted look;
At every noise he turns;
His moments of repose are few.
Because his wife has threatened to
Employ Detective Burns.
Exixmsive Food.
Patience They say he was taken
sick on the train.
Patrice Indeed! What was the
muiier f
Patience Oh, he ate too much in
a dining car.
Patrice Oh, Is he as rich as that?
Yonkers Statesman.
. ParlHtllod?
Wife (complainingly) You're not
like Mr. Knagg. They've been mar
ried twenty years, and Mrs. Knagg
says her husband Is so tender.
Husband Tender! Well, ho ought
to be nfter being In hot water that
long. Zion's Herald.
The only climatic trouble with Feb
ruary in Oregon is that it maybe it's
oeen too warm.
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In order to avoid confusion
as to standing of contestants la
our big Pony Contest, we would
like to have all vote, cast as
soon as possible.
Star
Standings of each boy and
girl In the contest, are now dis
played at our store.
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Is In business for
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Tvo Old Maids
Anna What do you think Mr. Ek-
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o: soles on my shoesT
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Ann he only charged me 65o and
did , line , work too yes, but I don't
like him.
Anna Well, well, you evld ntly d
or you wouldn't care. K
Men's soles sewed on for 90c.
Full line of men's fine shoes.
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