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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-19

At the prospect of a soap famine
that celebrated anti-bath doctor will
probably have one or two spasms OF
Joy.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-19

A German scientist has discovered
that the bite of the rattlesnake will
knock leprosy. So will a gun.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-19

Every little while somebody sug.
gests that the United States annex
San Domingo. Would it not be pos
sible to sink it?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-19

n'he automobile With all tic peris
seems to be less fatal than the bath
ing suit.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-19

1t took genius like Kipling to see
in joe Chamberlain subject for poet
ic treatment. u.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-19

"Is American literature bourgeois =
asks Gertrude Anterior. Nay, sister.
Much of it is of finer type than that.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-19

People who go away on a holiday
and get drowned find that it inter.
feres seriously with their plans.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-19
POSTOFFICE ROBBED.
Robbers Get Away With $3.50 Cash
and Stamps at New Sharon.

OSkalOOSa, Aug. 17.-Safe blowers
wrecked the safe and building of the
postoffice at New Sharon yesterday
getting away with $3.50 in cash and
stamps Entrance was effected
through a rear door.
Dynamite was used by the safe
blowers. The door of the safe was
blown across the room with force
sufficient to wreck the entire side of
the room. The explosion was heard
by the night Waterman. who arrived
too late to detect the guilty parties.
Is Held to the Grand Jury.
Charlton, Aug 19.-Tom futile was
bound over to the grand jury in May.
or Bowen's court, charged with break
ing into the house of H. 3. Eckle-
berry. futile was sent to the peni.
Tertiary about six years ago and was
released on parole Last Thursday
night a burglar entered the home OF
A. S. Eckleberry and while snCaking
around the house was seen by Eckle.
berry, who started to capture him
but could not get hold of him. Later
Ecllleberry met futile on the street
and Immediately recognized him as
the burglar. Calling an officer he
had futile arrested an& the pYeiimin.
airy was held before Mayor Bowen
this afternoon. Tuttle's bonds were
placed at $1,000 which he was unable
to secure
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-19

Almost any flying machine can &C
complish wonderful feats in the in.
ventor's prospectus.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-19

This seems to be the open season
for Russian governors.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-04

The news Of both hemispheres-In The
Weekly Oregonian-
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-04
FATE OF THE MINTING DIES.
All Sent TO Philadelphia at Close of
Year and Destroyed in Presence
of OfHciaIs.

"All the United States mints forward
to the mint at Philadelphia at the close
of each year" said former treasury Of
fetal, according to the New York Sun,
the steel dies used in coming the vari-
Gus denominations of gold and silver
coins for that year and bearing its
date, and the Philadelphia mint distrib-
utes to the branch mints at the same
time the new dies for the coming year.
All coinage dies are made at the Phil
adelphia mint, but are returned there a.
the end of the year to be destroyed.
"The dies are round pieces of steel,
three inches long, and sloping to the top
on which is cut the face of the coin it
stamps. with the date. The dies are col
lected and taken to the blacksmith
shop of the mint, where, in the pres
ence Of the superintendent, the coiner
and the assayer, they are heated red hot
in the forges and hammered out of shape
with sledge hammers on anvils, and
after having given currency value to
millions of money, are cast aside as
worthless, except as scrap
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-04
FREE SMOKES FOR SINNERS.
Tobacco Used In Prisons Docs Not Pay
Government Revenue Taxa
Recent Ruling.
Convicts serving terms in the various

Convicts serving terms in the various
prisons Of the country have one privilege
people outside the walls do rot enjoy
The commissioner of internal revenue
has decided that it is permissible for
state prisons to manufacture tobacco or
cigars for its own inmates without pay
ing license. 'The commissioner says
Il would say that upoA careful consid-
GRAFTON of the question involved, IT, is
held that a charitable or other insttu-
ton conducted by the state and under
state authority, with its own operatives,
has the right to manufacture tobacco,
cigars, or any other tobacco product
without the payment of tax when all
such manufactured tobacco is used ex-
clusively within the state institution.
The tobacco must, however, be manu-
featured within the limits of the state
institution, and no portion of it be re-
moved therefrom. If any portion Of
such manufactured tobacco is found out
side of the limits Of the institution it
will be liable to seizure and forfeiture.
the same as any other unstamped manu-
featured tobacco which might be found
upon the market"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-04
Reduced Passenger Rates.

The O. r. & N. Co. will make the fol-
lowing low rates to the following places
Baptist Young Peoples Union OF
America, International Convention, De
troit, Mich, July 7-l0; Annual Meeting
Grand Lodge Benevolent and Protective
Order OF Elks, Cincinnati, Ohio, July
% -2S; Imperial Council Ancient Arabic
Order of Mystic Shrine, Atlantic City,
N. j., July 1915; National Encamp-
ment Grand Army of the Republic,
Boston, Mass, August Is 20; knights
of Pythias National Encampment, Lou
isville, KY, August 10, 1904.
The following rates are from Heppner
To Detroit, Mich, and return, $50
to Cincinnati, Ohio, and return, $7l. 90
to Atlantic City. N. j., and return,
SS5. .65; to Boston, Mass, and return,
SSs. .95; to Louisville, KY, and return,
$40 IS.
For further information as to dates ol
sale, stopover privileges, etc, call on OF
address j. B. Huddelston, Local Agent,
Heppner, Oregon.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-04
business Proposition.

If you are going East, careful se!ec-
ton of your route is essential to the en-
ioyment of your trip. If it is a busin-
ess trip, time is the main consideration !:
if a pleasure trip, scenery and the con-
veniences and comforts of a modern
railroad. Why not combine sll by u.s.
mo the ILLINOIS CENTRAL, the up
to-date road, running two trains daily
from St. Paul and Minneapolis, and
from Omaha to Chicago. Free Reclin
inq chair cars, the famous Buffet Ii
brarv smoking cars, all trains vestlbnled
To short; thoroughly modern through
out. All tickets reading via the Illinois
Central will be honored on these trains
and no extra fare charged.
Our rates are the same as those OF In
ferior roads-why not get your money g
worth?
Write for full particulars.
r. TRUMBULL, Commercial Agent,
Portland, Oregon.
J. C. LINDSEY, 7. F. & p. A..
Portland, Oregon.
PAUL &. THOMPSON, F. & P. A.,
Seattle, Wash
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-04

lfT L}cGf aunt n SAFE.
must tell YOU the good news. Right
after receiving your letter, the day before
New Years | started III with new resolu-
ttous on the first Of the year | wrote to
Dr. X Y Pierce, at Buffalo, n. v, as you
requested me to do. ! gave him all My
sv1uotoms. which were that | was tired
- t;red-all The time and did not care to
SO ANYWHERE, depressed and sad, and ali
ambition gone baCkache and dragged out
feeling could not sleep, limbs feeling sore
and acniuE. | followed the doctors advice,
whic he went TO considerable pains TO
make plain to ne--to rest every day-a nap
after luuch-complete elaxation-cultivate
epose of mind try not to worry get as
rucn outdoor ait as possible, and prac-
lce long, deep breathing, expanding the
lungs. Then for uterine tonic, DR.. Pierce 5
Favorite Prescription coupled with wash
he told me Of I must say that after follow
ing mis- advice for four months | feel per-
tectly cured and like new woman.
Yours aHectonally, JEWEL.
Letters like the above are not unusual
Alrs. Kooman, of s32 Grant Ave, Schenectady,
n Y saws n continued with the medici e
wutil had taken five bottles also two vials OF
the Pleasant Pellets and l was cured, | al
WAYS recommend Dr. Pierces medicines to my
friends when they are not we'll"
MY daughter IS in quite good health thanks
10 Df PierCee medicines, My wishes are that
all who are afflicted will try them and see what
gp3d car be done for the sick" writes Mrs.
Elizabeth Mcconnell Of Rochester Ind.
Send 81 one cent stamps to DR., R. V.
Pierce, Buffalo, n Y, for his Common
Sense Medical Adviser, 1908 pages
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-04
CHICAGO'S STOCK YARDS.
Twelve Thousand Tons of Dressed
Meat Sert Out to Consumers
in One Day.

The enormous output of a Chicago
stockyard is well Illustrated by the fol-
lOWiL6 figures AT one Of these places
alone in a sinai day, as many as 26 ,000
cattle, $4,000 hogs and $1,000 sheep or
a total of over $1,000 animals, will arrive
In the stOc!.yarGs
The $4,000 cattle would arrive In 1913
cars, and the animals would weigh 30,-
407, 900 pounds, rGprasenting. dressed,
the enormous total of $4,000 600 pounds.
or 5000 tons al beef furnished by Chi
cagO In one day.
The sheep would weigh 1924 900
pounds, and would make 584 tons Of
mutton, while the hogs would yield
2ft6 tons Of pork.
The cattle, sheep and hoas combined
would give a grand total of 1900 tons
of dressed meat distributed among the
consumers Of the world in one day by
this single livectocii market
The meat would fill a refrigerator
train over eight miles long, and the
animals, as received, would make a
train Of / 1857 cars, or a solid train of
AK miles, or q solid procession Of ami
mails, In single file, extending over
distance Of so miles.
a wisconsin Group OF hmm ediate Re-
Iamvss which Numbers 1888
Members.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-04
a WfscOnsin Group OF hmm odiate Rs
Iatvss Which Numbers 1888
Members.

Prairie Du CHEN, Wis, boasts of
family which is believed TO be the
largest in the United States. 1t CON
6jsts of 1SS members, and until a
few weeks ago, when Mrs. Peter
Fernett died, there had been no sick
ness or death in the family for near
iy half a century, reports the Wash
lngton Times.
Peter Fernett, Sr., the head of the
,amiIy, is nearly 90 years of age,
and is in splendid health. With him
20 mourn the loss of faithful wife
and mother are eight children, 1876
grandchildren, 81 great grandchil-
,,ren and one great-great-gran ndchild.
The family now consists of the fol-
owing members
Peter Fernett, husband; Mrs. An
thony La Bonne Mrs. Louis La
Donne. Mrs. Frank Porrier, Mrs.
Gotta, Mrs. Theodore Gotta, Mrs. HUI
bert Obin, Paul Fernett and Peter
Fernett, Jr.
born, but three of these died when
they were quite young, ana the other
when he was under 81 years of age.
These eight children are the par
ents of 1926 children. Eighteen of
these grandchildren OF old Mr.. and
Mrs. Fernett have among them 81
children. and one Of the latter is the
mother Of ten-day old child. max
ing it a great-great-Cra of
Peter Fernett, Sr. The remarkable
record of the Fernett children is as
follows:
Mrs. A. La Bonne. Is children.
Mrs. /. La Bonne. - children.
Mrs. p. Porrier. Il children
Mrs. Gotta. 16 children.
Mrs. T. Gotta, II children.
HRS. II. Obin, ls children. ~. ..-
Paul Fernett. 13 children.
Peter Fernett, Jr., II children.
AL the members OF this remark
able family. from the old great
xreat-grandfather down to the
youngest baby are hale and hearty.
When the aged woman died a short
time ago she had been i'll for less
than a day.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-04
Traffic on a Busy New York Thor
oughfare Almost Blocked Tempo
rariIy by Curious Occurrence.

Traffic on Broadway was almost
blocked for a few moments the other
afternoon by the actions Of two wom-
en-, who went. through what was eVl-
dCntly superstitiOus rite which no one
but themselves could understand. The
women were middle a26d, the New lOrk
Herald states and bey Ond reprCach IN
appearance ard no one noticed them,
as they crossed Herald square; but mid
way Of the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-aiEtA
street block they paused, turned back
and tOeEther retraccd r1OOtstepS Tor
a short distance gazing steadily at the
ground as though they had lost some
thing. When they had gone few yards
they stopped, and each woman put OUT
her right foot and carefully touched one
Of the paving stones with the toe OF her
shoe Then they turned again and re-
sumed their walk in the most matter OF
fact way in the world. But the on
lockers did not take it so cOOlly.
New Workers are q curious people, and
those who had noticed the women S ac-
tiOn resolved to find out if there was
anything peculiar about one or those
paving stones. They stared eagerly TO-
ward thot part of the pavement, and
other persons, who had not seen the
women. followed the crowd. But moth
Ing unusual could be found In the pave
ment. and II was decided that 1t must
be a new superstition, such as had not
before been heard of, even In New YORK,
which is as cosmopolitan in superstuons
as 1t is in fashions
"AntiQus" Wares Made In Amerfsa
to be Sold ms Dutch Pottery
in Holland,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-04
YOUNG SCHvUA-TEACHER.
Is Only Thirteen Years Ola ana hhs
Larrup<,d Pupil who Was
Twice His W eight.

The youngest pedagogue in Missouri,
and perhaps in the United States, is
teaching country school near Games
Vile in the Ozark mountains. Fe is
Glenn Harrison, aged 13 years, says the
Kansas City Journal Glenn is Che Old
est son OF Guy +. Harrison, lawyer
He completed the course of study OF
the Gainesville public schools in March'
1902 The same month ne took The eA-
animation given candidates TOR thlru
grade teachers certiIicates IN ozark
county, making a good aVera&e 2no Sc
curing certificate. lie continued TO
study and just after he became Is yeal
Ola he took the examination Tor a sec
Ond grade certificate. This time his aV-
arage grade vas the highest made, belns
So per cent. Mr.. Harrison believed ms
promising son was too young to teach.
and refused to let Him accept several
offers, But one day when his father was
absent attending court, Glenn took the
job of teacher Of a rural district, the ci-
rectors of which came and offered HIM
| the place. He began work before MS
father returned, and the latter, finding
him so ambitious. decided not to inter
fere.
Glenn now has 20 pupils. The ma
jOrity are larger and older than he, but
he maintains a: degree CT discipline which
many older ard more experienced teach
ers may we'll envy How are you get
ting along, Glenn" asked MS mother
! one day, when he came home at the end
OF a weeks work. Il had to whip sew
eral of the boys, the youngster replied,
| 1t turned out that among others he had
farruped an obstreperOus youth that
| weighed 180 pounds. Glenn doesn
weigh much more than half that.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-04

The craze for antiques and curios "
responsible for some ingenious swim
dies, but 1t Is doubtful II many could
surpass that which 'victimiIed~ an
American woman travelling abroad.
who while in Holland purchased some
alleged Dutch pottery which proved on
close examination to be common gran
ite ware made In America in odd
shapes and decorated in Dutch fashion
to be sold in Holland as antique cook
ing utensils, says the Boston Tran
script
American enterprise is frequently
encountered in various ways In Eu-
rope, as for instance the experience OF
an American gentleman in London
who bought a: pair of rubber overshoes
in London shoe shop which were un-
usually satisfactory. On examining
them preparatory to buying another
pair, he made the discovery that they
were manufactured in Providence, X
l., by an American firm. although they
we're sold as English rubbers Oh
gums"
The fact is we'll known that there Is
a considerable inustry In the manu-
facture of so-called Egyptian scaraos
In America, which are sent to Egypt to
be sold to unstspecdng tourists a.
genuine antiques.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-08-04

The editorial page OF the Weekly Ore
souian gives a broad treatment to q wide
range OF subjectA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-14
PASTOR DEFENDS WOMAN.
One Who Married Mrs. Chad7oick
Sags She Is UrOng6d.

Pittsburg. Dec 13.-The Rev. A H. Jolly, who
united Mrs. Chadwick in marriage with his
cousin DR.. Chadwick, in interview to-day
admitted that he in possession of several
important secrets in connection with the case.
but would not talk for publication He made a
plea for fair play for Mrs. Chadwick, and SAID
she was a grossly wronged woman.
Asked as to the truth of the rumor that Mrs
Chadwick had succeeded in negotiating a loan
for $4,000 in Pittsburg, he declined 10 confirm
or deny the report kFe said:
1T is claimed theSpaper held by Mrs. Chad
wick is forged. Do you know that it was forged
paper? No one else does. 1t remains for the
court TO prove that"
At this juncture Mr.. jolly was interrupted.
do you mean to convey the meaning that the
securities are not worthless. that the signatures
on the notes are genuine?"
Il have not said So" quickly replied Mr.. Jolly.
Watch developments in this case. 1t is a pecu-
liar affair.
IT know of several interesting points in the
case and l could answer the majority of your
questions but l will not do it. 1 am determined
to remain silent in connection with all the
troubles of the Chadwick family.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-14
]. W. FRIEND WILL NOT ADMIT LOSS
Other Pittsburg Men and Big Banks Deny
That They Hold Chadwick Paper.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rErBuxE.1


PttsDurg, Dec. 13.-F. \. Hofstat president of
the Pressed Steel Car Company, whose name has
been drasged into the Chadwick case because
he is associated in business way with j. w
Friend, was asked to-day If the Pressed Steel
Car Company involved in the loans and if
any of the banks he was interested in had loaned
the woman any money. He made an unquali-
fed denial through of his representatives
in which he said
None of the concerns in which I am inter-
ested have had anything to do with the Chad
wick affair"
James w. Friend. Wce-president of the
Pressed Steel Car Company. refused to make a
statement on the rumOrs connecting him with
the alleged financial operations in this city of
Mrs. Cassie l. Chadwick.
number of banks which are strong enough
to lend out 100000 at time denied that they
held any Chadwick paper, 1t was pointed out
that a bank examiner would probably compel
any such bank to make such paper good mme-
diately if due, if such was the case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-14

r- lieadaches from Colds.
LAXALlvE i braoAaO QuININE removes the cause.
TO get vac 81 Il ~ Tor the fuil name and look for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-14

BeckzCith Declares Doctor Discussed
Loans zCith Him.

Oberln Ohio Dec 13-President Beckwith,
when he read the Paris interview with DR.. Chad
wick who seemed surprised that his wife was
heavily involved in America said:
Why he knew all about this matter on his
return from Europe last August on August
26 | got telegram from Mrs. Chadwick, saying
that the matter of the Carnegie note would De
taken up in a few days, and that l would get
my money. On August - l got another tele-
gram from her. saying that the matter had been
all arranged, and l could look for settlement
at any time. On August % got a letter from
her, saying that DR.. Chadwick to take up
the matter of the Carnegie notes and that they
would all be paid at once, and that If | would
come to Cleveland on September = l could get
settlement Accordingly | went In Cleveland
and met them at the Chadwick home on Euclid
ave
arrived about o'clock in the afternoon at
their beautiful home. Or. Chadwick had
rived from New-York on the o'clock train,
having Just returned from Europe. The ma tier
was brought up of the Chadwick loans and he
said that. while he had just returned from
Europe, ii would he Impossible for him TO raise
any money until the end of that week or by
Monday morning of the next. l told him that
[ must have some money at once, and that |
wanted some at that time. We'll" said Or.
Chadwick II cam give YOU $4,000 now, and
next week | will send you some more which
will help you He then asked his wife to get
him the checkboox. and she told him that II was
out in the other room. and he left the room
where Mrs. Chadwick and myself were sitting
and In a few minutes returned with two checks,
which read as follows:
Cleveland. Ohio, September g 1904
Pay 70 the order Of c. l.. Beckwith or order
$4,000 Cten thousand dollars).
LEROY s. CHADWICK
These TWO checks ne brought out 10 me and
handed them with his own hands These
were in pavment for two notes which had heen
given to by Mrs Chadwick and were Carne-
gle notes Doesn't it look TO YOU as II he knew
something about his wife's doings? They ought
to bring him back 10 this country and prosecute
him TO the fun extent of the law There are
also some other things about this matter and |
will at some future time. when the thing is
ripe tell all I know about him. as we'll az the
Joint details We had together. He knew of the
Carnegie notes "a we'll as she did and I know
that the matter was talked over with Mr..
Reynolds and himself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-14

formed me that Mrs. Chadwick was telling certain
hysinaes men that was of Andrew Carnegie g
Ia yyers and that as such ! had visited Cleveland
ar5 pronounced the securities genuine. That |
tbousht was too much and might lead to trouble.
an5 as hadn't yet got back my $1,000 | thought |
.s,ns,rS taka "trip 20 Cleveland to straighten mat
tnrs 81 When I reached Cleveland Mrs. Chadwick
mel me cheerfully and handed ma my 81 500 cash
7 exnisned 10 everybody with whom had done
49, b1sfness for Mrs Chadwick that l had acted
as her attorney solely, and did not represent Mr..
Carnegie In he matter at all
I saw on that trip Mr.. Henderson, Mr.. Severance
Mr. Johnson counsel Tor tne Giyrla Baps, aIn
Mr. Reckwith. president Of the Oberiin Bank, so
mon ms, return New ork wrote him letter
exniainirg what I told the others personally.
7 soroe ti,nes now wonder whether Mrs. Chadwick
really needed my $3.50 for personal expenses or
vyhefber she merely wanted II TO prove that we
had SO much confidence in her that we would give
her our check for that amount-which confidence
certainly did have. - .-. :. +,.
Holland House in this city. he received request
FOR a consultation with &C L. Chadwick. He went
W soc G I, { Chadwick. and was surprised to ma
The client a woman. She wanted an hours con-
suItation for which he charged her $50 But ne
never became her regular attorney He has mot not
difficulties brought about by the disclosures fol
lowing the suit by Mr.. Newton, of Boston for 'he
$50