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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03
ENORMOUS CRAFTS.
Federal Grand Jury VIII Investigate
Agricultural Department.

Federal Grand Jury VIII Investigate
Agricultural Department.
A special from Washington, D. c.,
to the San Francisco Examiner, says
The department Of agriculture,
which is an institution of great rami-
fications, with possibilities for all
kinds of graft, will keep various spec
ial boards of investigation, the fede-
raj court, the department of justice,
the grand jury and Oyster Bay very
busy for the rest of the summer
The department of justice Is to
take up tomorrow the case of Dr.
Moore, to see what statute, IL any
applies to his acts. This is the case OF
was dealt with summarily on orders
from Oyster Bay.
The secret service men are making
a general overhauling of affairs in the
agricultural department and there
may be further explosions at any
time.
There have been various unfinished
reports" on seed scandals, so called
The department printing is said e
have been enormously overdone Tn,
printing bills amounted last year L
about $1,500,000. This is seen to b'
enormous, because in 1898 the whole
expense of the agricultural depart
ment was only about 100000 II
1898, for instance, the bureau Of for
estry spent for printing only $500
but last year it cost nearly $4,000
The case is for immediate considera
ton after Holmes, which is now be
fore the grand jury
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03
Sea Gypsies,

In the archipelago OF Mefgul. off the
coast of lower Burma, Asia. live the
"sea gypsies." Instead of carts they
own covered boats, in which, with their
families, dogs, cats, chickens and pets,
they float about on the sea and wander
from island to island. By day they fish
or harpoon turtles or dive for oysters,
but every night they put back to the
shore. If the weather is bad at sea
they land with their dogs and then
poach. catching porcupines, squirrels,
armadilloes, hog deer and the like, of
which they make savory stews, like our
| gypsles.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03
SERPENT EATING SNAKE.
A VenomOus Reptile That VIII Al
tack Man or Beast.

n
tack Man or Beast.
The serpent eating snake, or king OF
serpents (Ophiophagus elaps) found in
Burma, is among the most interesting
of our venomous snakes and the only
really aggressive member of the ophid-
ians. readily attacking any man or
animal that happens its way. The
female is especially irritable during
the season of modification, and an
adult snake attains length of from
twelve to fifteen feet, Is superlatlvely
swift and active and possesses poison
fang three inches in length and charg.
ed with very powerful venom. II
will be admitted that Ophiophagus
elaps, Naia bungarus or serpentivore,
as it is also called, is foe that had
better be avoided.
While being neither an arboreal nor
water snake. the Ophiophagus elaps
climbs trees with facility and takes to
water readily, swimming with great
ease and skill. Its poison is as deadly
in its effect as that of the lesser hooded
snake (the Ophiophagus elaps also car
ries a hood, the cobra, but It is believ-
ed that the action of the venom is not
quite so rapid.
The shortest period within which it
proved fatal to fowl was fourteen
minutes, while a dog expired in two
hours and eighteen minutes. Nichol-
son relates an account Of an elephant
which succumbed to q bite In three
hours.-Amrita Bazaar Patrika.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03

the requiem of passing souls. Here
there are no boisterous games of
childhood-only the thin, pallid fin
gers dipping into the gray sand and
straining 1t, hour-glass fashion, into
a symbol of their fleeting lives. For
death has doomed these little ones to
the tomb.
That is why the president was there.
He walked into the cottage where the
slcker children were lying on cots, a
bluff, bronzed man with strong,
brown hands. instinct with life and
strength.
Hello, little chap" he said, as he
bent over a cot whereon lay a small
weazened figure, clad in white. The
child smiled shyly and held out its
hand in response to like movement
on the part of the president
II want to see all you children got
we'll and strong again; you have fire
place here, and you must like 1t a
great deal"
"Yes, sir"
Have you any toys to play WITH"
The little one hauled from under
lledln lno CONeTS an ulu plCluTG-DOOhi
with wonderful blue lions. red ele-
plants and pea green tigers on its
pages and held 1t up with pride.
"I have a top" he said, but l can't
spin 1t now and have two marbles
at home"
MY! My" said the president isn't
that fine? Well, you must hurry and
get we'll, so you can spin your top and
play marbles. / used to have 4 fine
top when I was a little boz, and
cuold spin 1t, too"
4 little girl with transparent
cheeks next attracted the presidents
attention. She had been playing in a
| feeble way with a rosy-cheeked but
| disreputable doll, but a fit of cough
inb was now racking her small frame
| Suddenly her lips went crimson. When
the nurse applied a handkerchief to
her mouth 1t was dabbed with blood
! Both president and Mrs. Roosevelt
looked on in pity and made inquiries
about the child.
They passed from cot to cot amoni
the children crippled with tuberculo'
sis of the bones and glands, saying
few kind words to each.
Fifty of the little patients paraded
before the president carrying nationa
! flags and several songs were sung.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03
OLD JEWISH TRADITION.
The Way the Israelites of Old Los
Their Third Eye.

The Way the IsraeIites of Old Lost
Their Third Eye.
The Jews Of eastern Palestine and
Asia Minor have queer tradition
which has survived from ancient times
and tells of a remote period in their
history when every fully developed Is
raelte was equipped with three perfect
eyes. The two main optics were stu
ated in the front part of the head, just
as eyes are today, but the third was
located in the back part of the head
just above the nape of the neck in the
edge of the hair. This wonderful third
eye in man was not "evOluted" out of
existence, but was closed by divine in
junction on the day when Moses was
given the tables Of stone on Sinai.
You remember that Gods command
on the day that the tables were renew
ed was to the effect that no man should
be seen in the vicinity Of the holy
mount. (See Ex. xxxiv, 81 The be-
lievers in the three eye tradition say
that Moses supplemented Gods com
mand by ordering the faithful who
were eucamped in the valley to turn
their heads from the mountain. This
they did, but took good care to uncover
the eye that was situated In the back
Of the head. Moses, noticing this show
of duplicity on the part OF his follow
ers. asked God to close the third. or rear,
eye, and since that day the Israeltes,
In common with the remainder Of hu.
uanity, have been forced to depend on
two eyes only.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03
BATHING IN THE SEA.
II Originated In England In the
Eighteenth Century.

Sea bathing had its origin in England
before 1850, when DR.. Richard Russell
published his treatise on the virtues
of sea water. The healing virtues Of
the sea bath were not understood, nor
was the practice of sea bathing gem
orally resorted to- There seems to
have existed horror of the sea; in
deed, in medieval times a compulsory
dip in its waters was a sentence often
passed on the public offender. In the
earlier decades OF the eighteenth cen
tury western Europe suffered heavily
under kings evil" the popular name
for that tuberculous affection which
scourged all classes from peer to peas
ant.
DR.. Russell, a Sussex practitioner,
had observed that dwellers ON the
coast used TO drink of the sea water,
bathe in it, even wash their sores in
it and bind them up with sea weed.
Having satisfied himself as TO the
efficacy of the practice he began to
prescribe for his patients with most
satisfactory results. His treatise re-
suited in the coasts becoming large
ly patronized by the ailing, and the de
mand for seaside lodgings was soon a
growing quantity, This gradually
spread to the continent. Then people
commenced to see that fresh water
was a good thing, and the vital i'm.
portance OF the skin as an excretor OF
waste was greatly emphasized some
what later lin 1884, when the morning
tub" was instituted and has since &C
Nuired a worldwide reputation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03
PORTLAND WHEAT SHIPMENTS.
Oregon Metropolis Far Exceeds Her
Rivals I'm Business.

In July Portland shipped 437,95S
bushels of wheat to California ports,
the largest amount ever sent down
the coast for any one month in the
history of Columbia river shipping,
says the Oregon Daily Journal. OF
this amount $4,000 bushels went to
Los Angeles and the remainder to San
Francisco. During the same period
the Puget Sound ports only shipped
l0o, 400 bushels Of the cereal to Cali
foEnia,
IN idea as to how the coastwise
trade has increased may be learned
from the fact that during the cores
bonding month last year only $3.50
bushels Of wheat were shipped from
Portland. In July, 1902 and 1901, no
wheat was sent coastwise from the
Willamette river metropolis. This
data is secured from a report which
has just been prepared by the Mer-
chants exchange.
One of the striking features in con-
nection with the matter is the great
quantity of grain which was shipped
to Los Angeles. Until the past year
that section of California usually got
its supply of wheat from San Fran.
cisco instead of procuring it direct
from the territory where it is grown
Beginning next month shippers are Of
the opinion that steps will be taker
to send big quantities of wheat in thai
direction by the steamer Eureka being
chartered for the months of Septem.
ber and October.
Portland also ssns 14.047 barrelr
OF flour 10 California during July anC
1885 barrels to the far east. makinl
a total OF 63,SS3 for the period. Not
withstanding the fact that the sount
ports are favored with unlimited ton
mage for taking care Of the bushes
they only sent 54.1s8 barrels of tn
product coastwise and foreign. o
this amount 36,046 barrels went t
the Orient. 1882 TO San francisco
and $3.50 to South America.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03
Vine Covered Buildings.

If, as some say, ninety nine out Of
hundred American buildings are COM
monplace or ugly, 1t is a good thing to
cover the walls completely, but when
we have a piece Of architecture that is
joy to everybody-something in
which we can really take pride-vines
should never be allowed to cover 1t en-
tirely. In such a case the beauty OF
the vine is its aspiration, its incom-
pleteness. This is particularly true Of
a beautiful church, and the right rela-
ton Of architecture and foliage is well
understood in England, but not in this
country except in Boston and a few
other communities. - Garden Maya
zine,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03
RAILROADS ARE FINED.
More Than $4,000 Paid Into Federal
Treasury.

Washington, Aug. 3.-More than
500. 900 has ben paid into the federal
treasury in the last two weeks by rail-
roads that violated the 2S-hour tran
sit law. which imposes a fine OF not
more than $500 If livestock Is kept
on the cars for more than 2S hours
without rest, food and water.
For each violation the offending
railroad paid 800 and made writ
ten promise to sin no more. the
promises are to be kept on file at the
department of agriculture, where the
prosecutions originated. If the prom
Using corporation breaks them, Solici'
tor George p. McCabe will have suits
brought in the federal districts In
which the violations occur and ash
that the maximum penalty be impos'
ed.
More than 1000 cases remain to be
disposed of. Where the railroads
promise to be good the fine OF $lo'
Is all that is asked. Where promises
are not Forthcoming the papers VII
be filed in court.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03
THE WEARING OF SHOES.
A Custom That Is Almost as Old as
the Race Itself.

Nhc AAtCC htheAE-
What is regarded as the earliest ref
erencc to shoes Is found In the Old
Testament where Abraham refuses to
take as much as n shoe latchet from
the king Of Sodom. Among the Jews
the shoe played an important part in
many social usages. When buying or
selling land it was customary to de
liver shoe, and the act Of throwing
down shoe on territory implied occu-
pancy. The finding of sandals on
Egyptian mummies proves that the
wearing of shoes is almost as old as
the race itself In Venice In the seven
teenth century every lady of any pre-
tension to fashion or position wore
what were called ''choppines," high
clogs or pattens, to elevate them from
the ground. Thomas Coryat, a traveller
who visited Venice in 1911, says of
them: They are so common In Venice
that no woman goeth without either
in her house or abroad. 1t is a thing
made Of wood and covered with leath-
er IN sundry colors-some white, some
red, some yellow. Many Of them are
curiously painted; some also Of them
have seen fairly gilt. There are
many Of these chapineys Of n great
height-even half yard highland by
how much the nobler a woman is by 50
much the higher are her chapineys,
All their gentlewomen and most of
their wives and widows that are OF
any wealth are assisted or supported
either by men or women when they
walk abroad, to the end that they may
not fall."-Chicago News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03
STATE SCHOOL FUND
UMATIILA COUNTY is
APPoRTIoNED SIO,s15
Total Sum Apportioned to the State is
Ss6O, 1880, the Largest sum Ever
Given Out in the State-Total School
Population Is i5S,045.

Salem, Aug State Treasurer
Moore and State superintendent Ack-
erman yesterday made the annual ap-
portionment of the common school
fund interest among the several coun-
ties Of the state.
The amount apportioned, s26O,176.-
so, is the largest in the history of the
state. being over S25,000 more than
that Of last year. The apportionment
is made upon a basis of school pop
ulation OF 15S,045, which is a consid-
cradle increase over that OF last year
for the state, at the per capita rate of
$40.
The per capita of last years appor-
tionment was S1.61. The following is
the apportionment and school popula-
ton by counties:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03
An Artists Criticism.

Probably no two artists ever crit.
cised each other more severely than
did Fusell and Northcote, yet they re-
manned fast friends. At one time Flu
sell was looking at Northcote's paint.
ing Of the angel meeting Balaam and
his ass. How do you like it?" asked
Northcote after long silence. North
COTE" replied Fusell promptly, you're
an angel at an ass, but an ass at an
angel"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03

Old Hunks Sitting for his photo
graph)-Well, amt you readyp What
are you waiting for? Photographer
A little pleasanter expression, please.
Mrs. Hunks (who Is standing at one
side)-He's got his pleasanter expires
sion on, Mr.. Smith. guess you didn't
notice how he looked when we came In.
Chicago Tribune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03
bright American, He.

The American in the corner OF the
non-smoking first-class carriage IN
sisted on lighting his cigar. The In
dignant Britisher in the other corner
protested, and protested in vain AT
the next station he hailed the guara
with hostile intent; but the placid
American was too quick for him.
"Guard," he drawled. ~ think you
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03
Bear. of okennokee swamp.

The great Okefnokee swamp begins
not far from Waycross, Ca, and ex-
tends due south for distance of about
forty miles, running over into Florida.
Here in this vast tract Of desolate bog
and swamp are thousands of black
bear and deer and wild turkeys with
out number. The whole region is a
hunters paradise, and yet so abundant
is the game in this remote and desolate
country that 1t does not seem to dimin-
lsh in spite Of the nimrods The bears
weigh from 200 to 300 pounds and put
in a great part Of their time preying
upon the pigpens of the farmers. II
forced into fight they are dangerous
antagonists, and no prudent hunter will
attack one cave at a point Of vantage
Washington Post. .,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03
WHY w. C,nt n. Great,

Emerson defined greatness as sim
plicity. Indeed, to be simple is to be
great" The question emerges, Is life
simple today? II not, will it be simpler
tomorrow II not, then how can there
ever again be such greatness as In the
past in a world of ever increasing com
plexity f-Harper's Weekly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03

will find that this gentleman is trav-
cling with third-class ticket on
him" Investigation proved him to
be right, and the indignant Britisher
was elected. A spectator of the little
scene asked the American how he
knew about the ticket. well" ex-
planned the imperturable stranger, "it
was sticking out of his pocket, and I
saw it was the same color as mine"
London Chronicle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03

Gladys-If she thinks her young man
Is such a paragon Of perfection why
does she watch him 30 closely7 Es-
meralda-she is afraid he is too good
to be true.-Chicago Tribune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03

Won Blumer-While | was watching
the ticker some stock bought went up
20 points in an hour. Dimpleton-So
you made big money. Won Blumer
No, came out about even. My wife
was at her dressmaker's at the same
time-Llfe
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03

Yes, my wife attended but one ses-
sion Of the club"
what caused her to quit itr'
she found out that the rules put a
time limit of 6ve minutes on all
speeches. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03

The 14-year-old son of W. J. Bow
man, of Garfield, Wash, had his right
arm and hand blown in pieces by the
explosion of a too heavily charged
shotgun which he was holding to his
shoulder at the time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03

Cassidy-Hello! How's things wild
your Casey-Busy, very busy indade.
Cassidy-Is 1t so7 Casey-Ayel Shure.
every time I'm at laysure hov some
thin to do.-Philadelphl Press.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03

The body OF s. o. Lewis, principal
of the Tempe, Arizona, public schools,
was found, badly decomposed, in the
high school building. Lewis had shot
himself. He disappeared several
weeks ago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03

II hear the cashier Of your bank is
very musical"
Try working OF false note on him,
and you'Il think so."-yodge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03

II Is strange that In Asia and Africa,
where grass will not grow, the most
beautiful flowers and shrubs flourish TO
perfection
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03

The Lane county wheat crop is cut
very short this year by aphls.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03

The entire Erie railway system is
being relaid with 90-pound rails on
the main track.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03
Washington &
Columbia River
Railroad
TAKE THIS ROUTE FOR

TAKE THIS ROUTE FOR
Chicago, 81. Paul, 81. Louis, KanaAs
City, st. Joseph, Omaha and
ALL POINTS EAST AND SOUTH.
Portland and Points
on the Sound.
TIME CARD.
Arrive Monday. Wednesday and FFt-
day. 1915 p. m. On Tuesday, Thur
day and Saturday, 1915 n. m. Leave
at 5 p. m. daily.
Leave Walla Walla 6:l5 .. m. for
east.
Arrive Walla Walla at a m. from
west.
For Information regarding rates Ana
accommodations. rNll IN ur address
ADAMS. Agent
lendlet"n. Oreroa.
s. CALDERHEAD, &. T. A.
Walla walla, Washington.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03

Diphtheria is epidemic at North
port, Wash.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-03

49, e & Il. u
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-15
At Its Same Old Tricks

The official journal of the par
ish of St. Landry had been boast
ing about all the great things it
was going to do when it's last
years contract was nearing its
end. At the last meeting Of the
Police Jury, on the Sd inst, it
was again awarded the contract,
and in view Of its former prom
ises it was naturally expected that
the official proceedings of that
body would be published in it's
issue of the 8th, FIVE days later,
but they were not, and the jury
and the public will have to await
the convenience of the official
printer in the matter, as has been
the case for many years. We
hardly expected the Clarion to
go back on its promises and its
contract that soon, especially as
the Police Jury had just rejected
our tender of $500 for the public
schools in order that the Clarion
might have the contract.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-15
Evening Club.

Misses Gertrude and Leila San
doz entertained the Evening Club
at euchre last Monday evening.
The ladies first prize was won
by Mrs. w. J. Sandoz; second by
Miss Sallie Powers, and the lone
hand by Miss Efie Dimmick. The
gents first prize by Mr.. Isaac
Roos; second by Mr.. Lionel Bien-
yenu, and the lone hand by Mr..
Mason Mcbride.
The present were Misses Goldie
Gardenial, Efie Dimmick, Sallie
Powers, Louise and Gladys Ran
dali, Estelle and Marie Sandoz,
and Mary Swords; Mrs. r. j.
Williams of New Orleans; Mes
DANES Leopold Dejean and Jos.
Firnberg; Messrs. James B. Me-
ginley, j. j. Perrodin. Sidney De-
jean, Alfred Dupre, Fred Hollier,
Austin Perkins, James Dejean,
Bayard j. Sandoz, Ebert Sandoz,
Jonas Jacobs and DR.. L. j. Will
liams; Mr.. and Mrs. Lionel Bien-
venu, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. San
doz, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Leon Du-
pre-, Mr.. and Mrs. M. Mcbride,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Loeb, Mr..
and Mrs. j. P. Saizan, and Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Roos.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-15
NO. 455
JUDICIAL. ADVERTISER EHHENTs.
GMERHFF's SALE.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PACIFIC IMPROVEMENT CO., vs. PAUL
LIE DANOIS.
No 17i99
No. l7439.

BY virtue of an order of seizure and sale issued
Court of the State of Louisiana, in and for the
Parish of St. Landry, in the above entitled ana
numbered suit, a[l to me directed, have selz-
ed and will proceed to sell at public auction. to
the last and highest bidder, at the principal
Landry parish. La, on
Saturday, August Sab, 1905,
at IL o'clock a. M. the following described prop
erty, tO-wit:
1.-The undivided one.h half interest and OWL
ersh1p of the south half of the north east quar-
ter of section thirty-four, and the south half OF
the north west quarter, and the north vest
quarter OF the southwest quarter of section
thirty. five in township three, south OF range
tanning one hundred and 32ll00 acres. acquired
ana Land Co., July 16, 1892
2-The northeast quarter of the nortl-e east
quarter, the south half of the northeast quar-
ter. the southeast quarter. tho east half of the
southwest quarter, and the southwest quarter
OF the south quarter of section thirty Ave,
township. three. south of range one west CON
tanning four hundred and seven aud 4TtlO0
acres, acquired from G. G. Duson. July IA. 1899.
Tie two tracts, the undivided half interest be-
ing one hundred and s2t10O acres. and this last
four hundred and seven and 47llOO acres, max
ing total of five hundred and seven and 79ElOO
acres.
Terms Cash.
IL. SWORDS,
July l, 1905. Sheriff.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-15

Dear old Blanche, that $4,000
FIRE engine which has cost some
of our enterprising citizens many
sleepless nights to secure, is still
exposed to the elements, through
no fault of her own. She has
rendered valient services in days
gone by, which should insure her
against such heartless treatment
by her former admirers.
The Opelousas courier., 1905-07-15

Mr.. Frank Brand returned to
Opelonsas last Monday from his
Philadelphia trip a sadder but
wiser man. He says the citizens
of the City of Brotherly Love are
so. inpregnated with graft that
they stay up all night looking for
suckers. Verify, the days of our
forefathers have gone glimmering
the way Of Quay ct al. until every
other citizen in that graft-ridden
town looks upon his neighbor
with suspicion.