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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
BETTER MORALS COMING.

Pendleton is the last resort in the
Inland Empire where the gambler
feels secure in his trade. and where
the officers have made absolutely no
effort whatever toward closing the
saloons on Sunday, as the law of Ore
gon provides.
Boise City, the fastest city in the
Northwest, has just passed a rigid
Sunday closing law, because as it is
declared Boise county loses hundreds
thousands of dollars worth of
-, 'ps every year, because of drunken
,-.n IS, which are enticed to town by
,Dan saloons on Sunday. Spokane, a
no+orio usly swift city, is seriously con-
stdar,ng Sunday closing. Baker City,
"a c4rauA'e, Elgin, The Dalles, North
yalkinaa ahd every other city in the
Northwest except Pendleton, has
taken some steps TO bring about a
better condition of morals, by closing
the saloons on Sunday
The law in Oregon is as plain as 1t
can be made. and yet officials whose
duty it is to enforce it seem to be in
league with the element which does
not wish the moral condition improv-
ed. and absolutely refuse to take steps
toward enforcing the law.
But this failure on part Of officials
will not delay the matter. There Is
a power in the land stronger than the
officer, and more exacting in its judg-
ments when once aroused. and soon
this power-the people-will demand
the enforcement of the law.
And then the officer who has stood
beside the Iaw-breaking class and re-
fused to do his duty will be classet
where he belongs. with the law
breaker.
Petty politicians whose morals arr
questionable, have secured control o
city councils in Oregon. GOWNS, unit
the only way in which the people cal
secure the enforcement Of the law
to oust the politicians and place mel
of conscience and moral stability Il
positions of trust
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
$4,000 FOR \ FLEA.

The strangest quest on record Is re-
ferred to by the Johnstown Democrat
in this way: zone Jimmy Click has
departed for the darkest depths of
Africa on perhaps the strangest mis-
sion that ever induced man to dare
death in the jungle.
"CIick is an animal catcher OF
varied experience and great skill. He
has trapped lions and captured fierce
tigers. He has made many trips into
the wilderness. He has always been
successful. He has always come back
with the thing he went for. This time
Click has departed in search OF
very small but ferOcious animal. lie
is searching for flea.
Baron Rothschild, the London mil
lionaire. has a vast collection of fleas.
He keeps them in a glass case and
has spent a fortune in gathering from
all parts of the globe specimens OF
his favorite man-eater. Rothschild
finds no pleasure in the display. how
ever. He is unhappy because there Is
/ still one stray flea, one kind that ne
does not have in his collection. This
| flea is missing. and the baron Will not
he happy until he gets 1t.
Ever since the world began the
moor have envied the rich. 1t now APP
nears that there has been no cause for
such a feeling. The poor have always
had plenty of fleas and without price
In spite of this fact a multi-million'
DIRE longs for single flea that witr
all of his money he has been unable
to buy. Scientists have searched the
world for It. An expedition went tc
Alaska seeking 1t.
"And now Click proposes to rake
Africa with a fine-tooth comb. Th'
rare and exclusive flea is known al
the 'simmy' and the price offered 10
II by Rothschild is $4,000. The diff
Guilty Of catching flea is proverbial
. But the sending Of an expert int
Africa to catch one is something new
General there is not the slightest OBJ
lection when flea gets lost and stay
: lost. The spectacle is a peculiar one
Here is a man with money, position
rank-everything He has all tina
the ordinary mortal ever desires In hi
I dreams. Yet he is not happy He
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10

expanse of waters from which an as
saulting enemy could strongly strike
or to which a defeated enemy could
fly for refuge.
They form the apex of the triangle
whose long base is our coast line. The
greatn SIS of their value TO us is al
most so obvious as to go without say
ing. The measure of their value to
us is euualled or exceeded only by the
possibly decisive value they would
have for a future enemy into whose
hands they might fall in consequence
of our delay in fortifying them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
\ HYMN OF ACTION.

Not in dumb resignation, we lift our
hands on high;
Not like the nervless fatalist, con-
tent to do and die.
Our faith springs like the eagles,
who scars to meet the sun,
And cries exultingly unto Thee, 80
Lord, Thy will be done
When tyrant feet are trampling upon
the common veal,
Thou dost not bid us bend and writhe
beneath the iron heel.
In Thy name we assert our right by
sword or tongue or pen,
And even the headman's axe may
flash Thy message unto men,
Thy will! 1t bids the weak be strong:
it bids the strong be just;
No lips to fawn, no hand to beg, no
brow to seek the dust.
Whenever man oppresses men be-
meath the liberal sun,
o Lord, be there: Thine arm made
bare, Thy righteous will be
done.
John Hay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
FoRTIFICATT0N OF HAWAII.

In the latest number of Public
Opinion there is a paper by Atherton
Grownen called the Key to the Pa
cific." which very clearly, by illus
trative chart and forceful argument
shows that Hawaii is such key and
should be strongly fortified by the
United States government
The article is a study of two things
certain commerce and possible war.
II states: mo such unidue situation
strategically. exists elsewhere as that
held by the Hawaiian group" It
quotes this: 'It is rarely that so i'm
portant a factor in the attack or de-
fense of a coast line-of a sea frontier
is concentrated in single position.
For this assertion Captain Mahan. the
author of "The Influence of Sea
Power" is the authority. The infor-
nation thus saliently presented is a
,ost timely and impressive geography
son; but the best reason for Its
nublication is that nothing present OF
prospective is being done about for
utIfying the key.
The chart and text show the unique
.oosation of the islands. To our coas
line they stand sentinel. There is ne
other vantage point in all the grea
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10

President Roosevelt's advice to the
Williams college graduates has the
ring of sterling common sense. do
not delude yourselves" he said, 'to
the belief that fantastic ideals are an
indication of superior virtue. Adopt
strong, practical ideas, ana then strive
to follow them as Washington and
Lincoln followed their ideals" This
is a summary of the experience of a
man who has provid that ideals can
be enforced in public life when those
who hold them are ready to fight for
them and are we'll equipped for the
fray. The president has learned, too.
that the practical reformer often has
to take what he can get, rather than
what he would like to get and that in
this way complete reforms are work
ed out step by step.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
THE STIRRUP CUP.

My short and happy day is done,
The long and weary night comes on,
And at my door the Pale Horse stands
To carry me to unknown lands
His whinny shrill, his paving hoof
Sound dreadful as a gathering storm
And / must leave this sheltering roof
And Joys of life so soft and warm.
Tender and warm the joys of life;
Good friends, the faithful and the
true;
Ny rosy children and my wife
So sweet to kiss, so fair to view.
So sweet to kiss, so fair to view,
The night comes down, the lights
burn blue;
And at my door the Pale Horse stand:
To bear me forth to unknown lands
John Hay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
INTELLIGENCE Is NEEDED.

In the current number of the Read
er's Magazine. Mrs. Jean Cowgirl
writes of the teamsters' strike in Chi.
cago, which has been in force since
April 6.
1t appears that the so teamsters of
Montgomery, Ward & Co, with whom
the strike began, had no grievance
whatever, that their strike was sym
pathetic and that their constitution
forbade sympathetic strikes. When
asked about the causes of the strike
one Of the teamsters told Mrs. Cow
gill:
I'VE did not want to strike. We
can't offard to be out OF work. There
are the strike benefits, of course, but
they are not wages. never knew
there was a strike of the garment
workers on until us truck drivers for
Montgomery, Ward & Co. was ordered
out.
"The firm was paying us $3.50 over
| the union scale. We never had no
trouble with 'em to speak on. don't
know about the others, but I for one,
never heard of the garment workers
strike until we was told that we had
to walk out"
The strike, after all, is a good deal
like war Many of the soldiers do moi
know what it is all about, or have but
| a dim idea. at best.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
THE AMERICAN.

Strong-limbed and free
l face the world man,
Not Anglo-SaXon,
But American.
My mothers father
Felt hale German blood
Pour through his veins
A satisfying flood.
My fathers grandsire
Wore the Irish green,
Told tales of banshee
And of good potheen.
My mothers mother
Climbed upon the knee
OF her good sire
In ancient Brittany.
My fathers mother
Was of English birth,
And loved old England
Best of all the earth.
My fathers grandame
Came from Lombardy,
And left unto the line
The eyes of Italy.
StrOng-limbed and free
l face the world a man,
Not Anglo-SaXon,
But American.
Grace Shoup in Leslie's Week
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
MOTHERHOOD.

Oh, the spider, mother spider,
Has her cradle in the grass,
Made of silken web and silver
Sunbeams plated as they pass;
And the summer breeze is rocking
Baby spider in the net,
Tween a drowsy poppy-blossom &.
And a purple violet.
oh, the oriole is singing
BY her cradle in the tree,
Woven dandelion and satin
And a leafy fillgree;
And the gentle wind is rocking
Baby orioles that dream
In the nursery of summer
To the music of stream.
Spin your cradle, mother spider,
Rock your baby, mother bird,
In another downy cradle
Little feet and hands have stirred
And I, who wish the singing mothers
OF the trees and grasses joy,
Must away to my own darling.
Hungry little baby boy.
Selected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10

Prices of fuel, clothing and practi-
cally all food products. are constantly
increasing. according to the bulletin
issued by the bureau of labor cover
ing a period from 1890 to 1904. In
the early nineties prices were very
high, but the last four years they
have been steadily increasing, until
now they are relatively higher than
in 1892 Just before the memorable
financial and commercial depression.
The average increase in 1904 Of
wholesale prices of farm products
over the average of the years 1890
and 1899 was 26.2 per cent. OF So
articles included under the head of
food shown in the 1904 prices all bu,
IA articles are higher than the aver
age prices from 1892 to 1899.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
w.. T. PARKER
Dealer in Dry Goods. Groceries and
NotlOns-IIats, Caps, Boots, Shoes
and Farm Produce.

1 have just purchased the d. b.
Richardson store at Helix, Oregon,
and I am going to thoroughly remodel
it and greatly increase the stock. l
solicit your patronage, and IL good
goods and fair treatment can hold
your trade, then know you will trade
with me. Bring in your farm pro-
duce. Highest market price paid.
HELIX OREGON
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
IN HOT WEATHER.

7 thought about a dairy house
know,
out in the country. 1t was paved
with stones
And underground; a fresh spring
trickled through
The deep, cool shade, talking IN
undertones;
And on the threshold green moss
grew.
I thought about a certain giant tree
Fallen across a northern stream it
was;
ly,
And in it's upstream shadow lurked
bass,
Full five feet down, and looked at
me!
I thought about little beer saloon
Down on the corner. Tables bare
and wet,
Electric fans, the click of ice and
spoon
In glass-and o! before you will be
set
A foaming pewter stein, full soon!
thought about cold-storage rooms
and great
Cathedral aisles-cows' noses in a
trough
OF water-surf baths-ice cream on a
plate
And then I took my wilted collar
off,
And cursed the city toiler's fate!
Cleveland Leader.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10
LAND SCRIP FOR SALE.

Unrestricted forest reserve scrip for
sale at lowest market prices. Ny
scrip secures title to tim.ered, farm
ing, grazing or desert land. In any
quantity. without residence or i'm
provement Address H. NJ. Hamilton,
The Portland, Portland, Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10

pining for a flea. Evidently there is
no such thing as contentNent In the
world"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10

The charity that hastens to pro-
claim its good deeds ceases to be
charity and is only pride and ostenta-
tion.-Hutton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-10

} He didn't like music. he didn't .
like art.
He sneered at the lays of the 9
bard:
, He didn't like children, and {
, down in his heart
} For law he had little regard. Z
} He didn't like women, he didn't q
like men,
} His Bible grew old on the Z
, shelf.
} And he schemed and he cheat
} ed and boarded, and then Z
} At last got to hating himself.
, S. E. Kiser.
=
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-14
TOLD At THE CAPITOL

OF S55, 900, and the last | heard
was that the grand jury was con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of indict-
ing me some for criminal libel also.
'As an Offset to all this | can
point with pride to having closed
the saloons on Sundays. had two
bottles of good whisky in my satch-
ell as l left the town, and the por-
ter set that satchel down with such
free disregard that the bottles were
broken and the whisky escaped
over the depot floor right in the
presence of a representative of the
rival paper.
81 call that going some. And
now" he added, signing deep
sigh of unrestrained relief, I'm
willing to stay right here where
can draw small weekly stipend
and breathe more freely. The run
ming of reform papers is too siren
uous to be strictly in my line"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-14
nONORING
WASHINGTON
fScripps News Association.)


WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. IA
Today is the anniversary of the
death of George Washington and
thousands OF people went out to
Mount Vernon to visit the tomb,
where the father OF his country Is
resting. AS usual representative
of lodge No. 4 of Masons of Fred
ricksburg, Va, and several other
prominent Masons arrived here
this morning and went to Mount
Vernon bearing a wreath of ever.
green's which they deposited on
Washington's sarcophagus on be-
half of his mother lodge. George
Washington was made a Mason in
this lodge, and the records show
ing his initiation, passing and rails
ing, and bearing his signature to
the constitution, also the Bible on
which he was obligated, are sa-
credly preserved among the treas.
ured relics of the lodge and are OBJ.
jects of great interest to visitors
to Fredericksburg.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-14
Why the Deficiency of SIS, 100000 in
Post Office Department.

of Ooooo the postohce department for the
owing to the extension OF rural
delivery.
When the rural delivery carriers were
and thereby accommodate and serve
people there only small deficiency
And deficiency avoided if had paid only
a the railroads for handling mail cars
that rural carriers should not carry
packages had to the car
money.
We largely away limiting the size
packages they should carry
The law positively forbds any delivering package
pounds has the sea-
which foreign has received the whole pay for
carrying delivering the package
poofhce deficiency have
Kidd the effect that package weighing over four
pounds shall go through the mails.
pleasantly the effect that laws exist through the
governed of the poofce to
package weighing four pounds is against the positive
of of the 1t solely for the eneft and in the
of the companies and exactly with law
that might forbid riding in his and defining what
he should
has the s15OO0O0o
say you and
chauncey you will find goody rolls of it.
The postoffce exists for the people, told The
the railroads who handle
great
who the rail
the parcel past no posoffce department
And the parcel for
pledged o. pledge
Washington, bring
the menthey like
upon JUICY graft
let until had Man justes himself everything he does
probably express
by providence people
Write tell him that tire
a parcel
Switzerland England, Germany
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-14

HOW TO PREVENT THEM, HOW
TO CURE THEM. BY ELLA X.
DEARBORN, WELL KNOWN
PHYSICIAN OF PORTLAND,
OREGON.

The so called simple cold" is an
infectious disease, and quite liable
to go through the family" attack
ing those of lowered vitality first.
Colds are more prevalent in bad
ly ventilated homes and where
there is worn a deficiency or excess
Of undertaking, and steam baths,
while a delightful luxury, render
one susceptible to colds, if taken
frequently.
Nature provides an oily skin to
protect one from sudden changes
in temperature, and frequent and
prolonged steam baths remove this
Oil. After a vapor or Turkish bath
the patient should have cocoanut
oil massaged into the skin and re-
main in bed at least two hours.
1t is worth more to know how to
AVOID a cold than to CURE one.
First-Haye plenty of fresh air
day and night.
Second-Wholeso food.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-14
? Our Daily SS0ryo <
The Courtship of Andrew McNab'

valued your administrations, and |
am happy to devote myself to your
future well-being."
"Well, will you kindly name the
day."
Monday next" 1t was then Sat
urday. Good morning"
In the meantime Miss Isabel ia
mieson, having recovered her COM
posture, and unfeignerly thinking
that Mr.. McNab desired to have
worship before going, came down.
stairs, and, coming toward the par
lor door, overheard the most i'm
portant part of the dialog recorded
above. Her astonishment was min
gled with modification. She ST.
lently slipped into an adjoining
room, and, gazing out of the win
dow mournfully, watched the de-
parting figure of Andrew McNab,
while her sister returned to her do
nestle duties.
AS Miss Isabebl gazed in bitter
ness of spirit who should enter her
horizon but the subject of her
thoughts, Mr.. McNab himself. re-
turning to the door. Before he
could knock, she stood before him
to know the reason of his return.
Pardon me-" said he, "but | did
not ask the lady's-your sisters
first name, to call the bans, you
know"
'Isabel-Isabel JAMESON" was
her prompt reply, in one of those
happy inspirations that aid us only
once in a life time.
'Thank you," and the good man
hurried away again, repeating dill
gently as he went: Isabel, Isa
bel" lest there should be any mis-
take on the morrow.
But who can picture Miss Maggie
AIMS discontinue to hear thai
name cried three times in church
In vain she rose to protest, but
McNab only said: 80, then you
are not Isabel; but 1t doesn't make
any difference, does it? | assure
you 1t is all one to me- the thing
is done besides"
Miss Maggie Ann emigrated tt
Australia, married to wealth,
squatter, who took her home tt
Thorick, where she enjoyed the in
finite pleasure of driving in her car
riage and pair to hear Mr.. McNal
preach, passing on the way Mrs
MeNab, who had no carriage tt
drive in.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-14
OF INTEREST TO SICK PEOPLE

We have sympathy for sick and want
no humor in pain and affliction. 1t Is
impossible for a patient to impress
on others the suffering they endure.
To get well or be relieved Is their one
thought, remedy that will do this
has their lasting gratitude. We
have thousands of letters from peo-
pie who had dyspepsia, sick head
ache and bilious attacks. saying how
thankful they were for having used
Dr. Gums Improved Liver Pills.
They cure disease by removing the
cause. One for a dose. Sold by drug
gists, 25c per box. Made by DIR.
Bosanko company, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-14
The Press Correspondents Listen
to Tale of Woe,

The Press Correspondents Listen
to Tale OF Woe.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. IA
There was a reunion of press cor
respondents when congress con-
vened. The reunion was turned
into an experience meeting. Louis
Brownlow of Kentucky, sab, had
the floor.
For experiences trying and
strenuous I'm plum sartin entitled
to the grand prix," he declared.
When | left here last spring,
went me down to Paducah, KY,
where | ran a reform paper. Run
ming a reform paper isn't SO much
a part Of the simple life as might
be. was only shot at once. Once
they tried to kill me in the city
hall without the aid of a revolver,
which was some disconcerting, not
to say contemptuous and insulting.
I've been sued for libel to the tune
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-14

LONDON. Dec. 14.--Although
Alexandra, queen of Great Britain
and empress of India, has just Gel
ebrated her 6lst birthday ami
versary, she permits no sign of
ugly old age to be seen. AS the
Oldest daughter of the king of Den
mark she was famous as beauty,
which beauty lasted long years af-
ter her marriage.
The queen of England is the
mother of six children and the
grand-dame to nine, and is besides,
the co-ruler of hundreds of mil
lions of subjects. This with her
age, is enough to whiten the most
youthful of auburn locks, but to the
world at large has the color and
gloss of a girls.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-14
A Matter of Indifference .as (
Which Sister 1t Should Be.

Which Sister 1t Should Be.
In the good town of Thorick, far
north of Tweed, dwelt sober, silent,
serious Andrew McNab, unmarried
and alone. He was ppastor of a
numerous flohck. 1t was decided by
the elders of the kirk that he ought
to get married.
The good man consented upon
condition that the elders choose a
wife for him. They gravely de.
cided that the "twa Jameson lass
Use" were fitted to be parsons
wives, and recommended that Mr.
McNab make his choice between
them.
Accordingly, Mr. McNab next day
took his umbrella and went to the
house of the Jamiesons. He soon
was standing in the presence of the
elder daughter.
Madam" he said to her, 81 have
been recommended by my kirk SEES
sion to seek wife; they also ad-
wise me to ask if you would marry
me. | have come this morning to
know your mind. Have you any OBJ
jections?"
Indeed, Mr.. McNab," said she
blushing and bDridling, 81 am sur
prised that a gentleman of your
discernment should ask such a
question in such a manner. If |
had any desire to change my posi-
ton with most ladylike simper)
| could have done SO, my dear, Mr.
McNab, long ago-at least, that is
to say, many, many times. have
no wish really to change my name
even for your sake. | am very
sorry, my dear Mr.. McNab. l can
not bear to make a fellow creature
suffer as you will suffer"
Then" said McNab, twill yol
oblige me by sending your sister
down"
Now, Miss Isabel Jameson wa!
so elated by what had transpireC
that she tripped upstairs and burs
in upon her sister breathlessly, ex
claiming:
Maggie Ann! Maggie Ann! Pv'
had an offer of marriage! Think o
that! | am very sorry for him, bu
! really couldn't, you know. HI
will get over it; time will hell
him, poor, poor man! | refused
him, Maggie Ann, | refused him.
And Miss Maggie Ann saw trl
umph in her sisters eyes.
rs Mr.. McNab still downstairs?
she asked suayely.
"Oh, yes, forgot. He asked t.
see you. Call Jemima for, o
course, he want worship before h
goes. You run down, dear"
And Miss Maggie Ann did rul
downstairs with nimble foot. MI
McNab used the same formula a
before. MY kirk session. etc, t
which Maggie Ann responded grace
fully,
Dear Mr.. McNab, | have Ion