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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24

In Syria, says traveller, ! saw a
donkey put to an extraordinary use.
one evening just before the dinner
hour in our tent the Arab cook rushed
hurricdly out of the door Of the kitchen
tent with a glass carafe in his hand.
He went up TO the row of dOnkeys,
horses and packages tethered close by.
Selling the tail of the smallest of the
donkeys he hastily thrust it into the
carafe. gave it two or three vigorous
turns inside the bottle and then az
quickly removed the unconcerned tail.
Thus he had cleansed the water bottle
for our dinner. II is in Syria also that
tie strange fashion exists of shaving
the donkeys' coats in different ways,
much as II lady of fashion shaves her
French poodle, A choice breed of don
keys, known as "Bagdad mules" is
much cherished in the neighbOrhood Of
Damascus. Their long, hairy coat,
usually of pure white or pale gray, ad-
mitS of fantastic clipping.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24

The latest advices from Denver and
Cheyenne relating to the projected
Colorado, Wyoming & Idaho railroad
indicate that 1t is a sure GO" The
line that has already undergone a
preliminary survey is to be gone over
again by surveying party, and work
is to begin on the Colorado end of the
line within 30 days, says the Boise
Statesman.
1t is also stated in "A special dispatch
from the Butte Miners correspond
ent at Cheyenne that arrangements
are well under way for the financing
of the movement for the building of
the road, which is to be done by the
International Trust company of Bos-
ton. The dispatch referred to is as
follows:
"a telephone message from Sarato-
ga Sunday states that the Saratoga
board of trade has been officially ad-
vised that the building of the Colora-
do. Wyoming & Idaho railroad from
Denver to Boise and Seattle is now an
assured fact and that actual construc-
tion will begin within 80 days.
Joseph Underwood, one of the
chief promoters, will reach Saratoga
in few days with surveying corps,
and the line will be surveyed again
and cross~sectioned fro mWalcott. on
the Union Pacific, south of Fort Col
lins, Col. The road will start from
Denver, run TO Fort Collins, thence up
the Cache Ia Poudre through Cameron
pass into North park. thence down the
North Platte river through Grand
Encampment and Saratoga; thence on
i'm. a northwesterly direction, passing
to the southwest of Lander. to which
place a spur will be built; thence
on into Idaho.
'Thc road will be built from Fort
Collins to Walcott by the Interstate
Construction company, organized un-
der the laws of Idaho. The construc-
tion company will build and equip this
portion of the road, which will be 252
miles in length, taking in payment for
1he work the per cent 20-year gold
bonds of the Colorado, Wyoming x
Idaho road.
THE International Trust company
! Of Boston has become surety for the
construction, and the contract for con-
struction from Fort Collins to Walcott
has already been let. Work is to be
pushed from both ends of the route,
and the road, Denver to Walcott, is to
be in operation by November 80 next
I,year.
This line will furnish short cut
from Denver to the Pacific Northwest
via the Union Pacific, Oregon Short
Line and O. II. & n. from Walcott. 1t
is said that all necessary traffic ar
rangements have been entered into
with the Union Pacific and its auxili-
AIRY lines.
aside from giving Denver and the
Gulf of Mexico an air line to the
northwest coast, the Colorado, Wyo-
ming Il Idaho will open vast coun-
try in Northern Colorado and South
ern. Central and Western Wyoming
that is fabulously rich i'm livestock,
agriculture. fruit growing numbering
and mining"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24

1t is a curious habit the great Amer
lean public has of wanting the kind Of
money that hotel cashiers dislike and
have the least Of said one of those
useful functiOnaries. MANY are the
times each day that | am called upon,
by ladies especially, for fifty cent
pieces. Quarters won't answer. They
want half dollars, though why that
particular coin I've never been able to
understand. No cashier cares to Keep
halves on hand, but always maintains
a good stock Of quarters and dimes
for the reason Of their greater cOnven-
ienrc Many of the guests also beg
for two dollar notes despite the fact
;hat OF all forms of currency they are
the most Objectionable. We never
take them voluntarily and pay them
ont as fast as they come in-"-Wasn-
ingtun Post.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24
Ponderous Handel.

Handel was very large, weighing
over 2OO pounds. His figure was un-
Wieidy and he rolled from side 10 side
as be walked His hands were so thick
ard ponderous that people wondered
how he could play the harpsichord or
organ at all. His face was red ana
coarse. with long nose. thick lower
lip and full chin with dimple in it,
His eyes Were prominent and eye
trows very full. He was a mOnstrous
eater and at times drank heavily. His
cOnceit was stupendous. and he always
entertained the idea that there was no
wusic to be compared 10 his own. He
was boorish in manner. quick in TEN
per, and when irrltated would some
times give utterance TO a robust oath
ia the German language. His con
temporaries said he looked like por
ter
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24
A Chance For Science.

Scientists have discovered that a
caterpillar can eat 600 times Its weight
OF food in a month"
Say" replied the dyspeptic billion
aire, II wonder II the scientists have
ever done any experimenting In the
way Of grating caterpillars' stomachs
on other things3" - Chicago Record
Herald
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24

An orange grove in full bearing IL
one of the most delightful sights the
eye can witness The trees are beau
tiful shape II left as nature made
them. The limbs come nearly to the
ground, so close that an orange picker
goes under the tree fiat on his back
and often cuts 100 oranges from the
tree before he comes out. Oranges are
never picked, but are cut Off with
shears having spring between the
handles. An orange that has no stem
on II is considered a "cull' and is not
packed by first class packer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24
Kansas r.. +. d. Men Meeting

Topeka, Kan. Aug 24.--The second
annual convention of the rural mail
carriers of this state opened here this
morning. over 1000 members of the
organization and their wives are in at
tendance. The total number of rural
mail carriers in this state is over 1900
and constantly increasing
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24

The L. s destoroper Perry while
at practice off Seattle, lost White
head torpedo, which broke its lines,
floatted 500 yards and sank. Officers
of the Perry declare the warhead
had been removed, thus rendering II
harmless, but there is much nervous
ness among Sound shipmasters.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24
Peculiar Disappearance.

J. D. Runyan, of Butlerville. o.,
laid the peculiar disappearance of his
painful symptoms, Of indigestion and
biliousness to DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. He says: "They are perfect
remedy, for dizziness, sour stomach,
headache, constipation, ETC." Guar
anteed at Tallman 6 Co.'s drug store,
nrlcn 0kc
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24
Tint Cory Feeling.

The Visitor What delightfully."-
snug little fiat you have! The Renter
Isn't it? When we open the door we're
In the middle Of the room, and when
the sunshine comes in we have to move
some OF the furniture out--Chicago
Trihuna
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24

In the city of Pendleton or. on or
about August 10th or nth a small
buckskin bag containing valuable jew
els. The finder will be suitably re-
warded upon leaving same at this Of
flee. w. I. RAINwATER.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24
Irresistible.

She How do you suppose his Satan
ic majesty succeeded In tempting
Mother Eve? He-More than likely
he told her that apples were good for
the complexion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24
Anonymous.

A Birmingham churchwarden was
reading Mt a vestry meeting list Of
subscriptions to the parochial funds.
The list began as follows: The vicar
Il guinea; Mrs. ----, half a guinea: an
anonymous donor, myself, - shiilngs." !"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24

To ong Beach. Breakers. Ocean
Park. Ocean Side, Sea View. Clatsop
beach, via o. r. & N, $13.15, permit
ing stopover at Portland. For par
iculars call on or address E. C. Smith.
\gent. o. r. & N.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24

The Lehman Springs stage viii
start Saturday. June so. and will run
till October l, and carry passengers
and the mail. It starts from Lindsay's
stable, on Cottonwood street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24
Senator Clark Recovering.

New York, Aug, Ex-senator
clark of Montana is recovering from
a surgical operation and sailed today
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24
Buffers and polishers in Convention.

Buffers and Polishers in Convention.
st. Louis. Mo. Aug. 24.-The ma
tional organization of the Buffers and
Polishers opened its national conven-
ton here today. The attendance is
large and nearly every state In the
Union is represented. Many import
ant matters concerning wages and
hours of labor will be considered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24

Covetousness swells the principal to
no purpose and lessons the use to all
purposes tlor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-24
DENVER TO SEATTLE
ANOTHER COAST RAIL-
ROAD is PROJECTED

Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho Rail
road Said to BE "Sure Go'-New
system Said TO BE Einanced-Route
From Denver TO Boise Is Practically
Decided UpOn-ShOrt Cut From
Denver to the Coast.
The Washington times., 1905-10-01
DAISY AND BUNDLE BEE.

Daisy stood in the meadow.
Her great eyes wide and blue.
Bundle Bee from across the way
Past little Daisy few.
Daisy saw him coming.
Oped her blue eyes wide;
Her heart pit-patted loudly,
And DAISY almost cried.
She felt afraid of Bumble-
Old honey-bee so bold
For ne slipped all the sweetness
From flowers. she was told.
And wasn't she flower
A blossom, papa said
"A tender. wee, wee blossom
His little GCiden-Head"
But Bumble Bee unmindfui
OF Daisy-maid. flew past.
A-seeking other flowers.
And perched himself at last
Within the bosom of n briar,
With petals soft and pink;
And Daisy breathed quite freely,
And felt so glad 10 think
That though she was a daisy
The briar had more charm
For Bundle, the old buzzer,
Who might have done her harm.
The Washington times., 1905-10-01

hghtest footstep. She seemed to be
winking approyingly when he sprang on
her back again and guided her to the
place where trees would screen them.
The murmur of the voices of the ap-
preaching boys grew louder and louder.
Benny leaned forward to be sure to see
everything that happened. He was so
ABSORBED that he did not notice how
the pony measured him with her eve or
notice that she edged near the deep
water Just as he leaned forward 10
note all the details or the ducling of
the Babson boys, the pony turned and
rolled him into the deepest trout pool
in the brook
Help. Help, Save me-" cried Benny.
in dismay.
His words reached the boys before
they had time 10 place their unsus-
pecting feet on the trap which Benny
had so carefully prepared. They ran
TO help the lad. whom they found
scrambhng to the shore, while the pony
was shaking the water from her sides
as II she had seen a choice bit of fun.
How deep is the water, Benny?'
that the lad was out Of danger He
spoke In a slow. drawing voice which
Benny had mimmlcked many times
No words could have stung his pride
like these in his present drenched con-
dition.
II guess I'll stop jokesr he thought
to himself as he rode homeward drip
ping.
The Washington times., 1905-10-01

was taking nap Bunny said to him
self:
I'm not going to stay crouched up
mere every minute of this long sum
mer- I'm going out along the trail and
see what's going on"
So of he started. hopping leisurely
along. The forest was very still The
tall pines had all stopped Whispering and
were fast asleep. Not one OF the waggly
leaves on the poplars was stirring
The sun came down warm and bright
and dappled the dead leaves on the trail
with lighter brown. and Bunny would
have sung aloud if he had only known
how
All of a sudden. coming straight to-
ward him, he saw one of the men.
Bunny dared not fly, so he crouched as
his mother had taught him, with his
ears laid back and his body fiattened
till he looked like nothing but bit of
gray fur. His round eyes never even
winked.
The man came humming along the
trail. carrying a fishing rod. and. oh.
horror! the great eyes looked straight
at the fern leaf under which Bunny
was hiding. The horrible creature
stopped above him. and spoke in Ian
guage strange to the covering Bunny:
why. it's a baby rabbit
Then long arm came out from the
side OF the man Bunny was certain
then that he would be grabbed, killed,
cooked, and eaten. His blood froze in
his veins; fear stared out OF his round
eyes; IT seemed as II he must jump
now.
But he did not. The long arm came
lower and lower, and the fingers touched
the little gray back Again the soft
caress Then the man laughed very
gently and said:
why. Baby Rabbit. you needn't be
SO scared. i wouldn't hurt you for the
world
Somehow. Bunny knew that he was
safe. He lifted his ears and with a
leap. he was gone in the bushes.
But he Will always think that ne had
narrow escape. and Mother Rabbit
SAID to him afterward:
1T happened 10 turn out all right. but
what If the fishing rod had been a
gun?"
The Washington times., 1905-10-01
or WASHINGTON TIMES JUNIOR READERx4.
GYPSIES.

Once upon a time. or so the gypsles
say. there was a great gypsy ohief
whose name was Chen: he was really
the moon, and he lived in some very
distant land, long way Off. Now
Chen. the gypsy chief, took 1t into ms
head that he would marry certain
very beautiful princess. whose Name
was Kan. She was very glorious per-
sonage, har face shone with a marVel-
Gus brightness and her robes were tne
most magnificent ever seen IN any
country.
Now, there was a good reason why
the two should not marry, but they uld,
and this brought about great tSou-
BILE in the country where they IlVeo. "A
curse was pronounced upon all o. the
children of the Chief Chen and his wife
Kan, and by this curse it was declared
that they should leave the palace and
their own kingdom and become forever
wanderers upon the earth.
So, very sadly, they gathered together
and very large number they were:
then, bidding farewell TO the places
| they knew and loved. they Jared them
forth to seek their fortunes in the wide,
wide world And since that day they
have continued to live under this
curse. and still even to this day they
are but wanderers upon the earth. hav-
| ing No homes and no certain abiding
! places known as gvpsies. they pass to
| and fro and camp In the forests, by
the laughing streams and on the noun
| tain sides. making the best OF this SAD
| fortune.
The Washington times., 1905-10-01
NOT SUCH A JOKE AFTER ALL.

Benny looked up the path which wound
along beside the shining stream. He
saw two boys slowly walking toward
the village
They are coming this way. I've got
plenty of time to gallop up to the step
ping stones where they cross the brook.
1t will be fun to see them walk in where
I've moved some of the stones. Down
they go with their best clothes on and
measure the water IN the old trout
brook"
As Benny made his plans he looked
down at his own new clothes which his
mother had allowed him TO don because
he had been promised a trip to the viii
lage as soon as dinner was over. He
could take off his coat while he rolled
the stepping stones away. Then he
would sit on Squire Brentwood's pony
higher up the stream where the boys
would not see him and be a delighted
spectator.
Swiftly the pony took Benny down the
lane. and to the fordlng place in the
brook
The horse seemed TO know Benny's
plans. She stood very quietly under a
big pine while Benny moved the step
ping stones just as ne had planned. In
place of the stones he put grass and
weeds which would quickly yield to the
The Washington times., 1905-10-01
WHAT HAPPENED TO POLLY.

Once there lived within a bog, close be-
side mossy log,
Sisters three, quite happily;
One was Mary. one was Molly. one was
Polly Wog.
There they frisked away the days in all
sorts of merry ways;
Playing tag. like you and me, just
as happy as could be.
Till one day poor Molly Wog. chasing
Polly round the log.
Lost her sister. somehow missed her
Couldn't find Miss Polly wog
Well. one morn when she awoke, hoping
it was all a joke,
Goodness, what a start she gave-there
before her, staid and grave.
Stead Of sister Polly Wog, sat a small
sedate green frog
And before her wild amaze changed to
any other phase
All she did was gaze and gaze
Polly tumbled off the log. tumbled OF
into the bog
Never more merry Wog
Just a solemn. hOarse old frog
The Designer
The Washington times., 1905-10-01

Mother Rabbit sat on the porch of a
deserted log cabin in the woods and
looked very. very seriously into the
round eyes of Bunny, her little son.
Remember this" she said. "Of all
your enemies the one most to be avoided
Is man. He is dangerous.
Bunnys round eyes grew rounder.
What viii he do, mother"
He will catch YOU in trap or shoot
you with a gun. Either way he will
kill you. Then he will cook you over a
fire and eat you"
Bunny shuddered from the tips of his
long ears to his stub of tail.
owls are bad and foxes are worse.
but man Is the worst of ALL" Mother
Rabbit went on solemnly.
What shall / do If 1 see him COM
"If you are far enough away. run
for all you are worth. but II he sees
and lay your ears back. keep as still as
a stone. and he may go by. II he sees
you and shoots it's no use doing any
thing. You can't run away from a gun.
You'll either be dead or you won't.
Traps are the most treacherous. though.
because you can run into them by day
or night. and when you do you're either
and Mother Rabbit showed her right
hind foot where two toes were missing.
-O-o-oh," shivered Bunny. How
$50 you see, my dear, that while you
only have 10 fear owls at night. and
foxes are pretty still in the daytime.
you've got to look out for man every
minute OF your life.
Bunny shuddered again. There seemed
10 be no chance at all for him to have
any fun living.
There's a boat coming across the
pond now" whispered Bunny excitedly,
cooking his left ear forward
And there are men in it. Let us fiy!','
cried Mother Rabbit, and she and
Bunny went leaping through the bushes
on their long hind legs.
So the men came and occupied the de-
serted log cabin. Mother Rabbit and
Bunny lived in fear and stayed in the
deep, deep woods.
1t grew rather monotonous after a
while. and one day while his mothe
The Washington times., 1905-10-01

Capt. Obed Staybolt had sailed the
seas OF the world continuously from mis-
earliest boyhood till he was-sixty years
old.
Then a curious accident took him far
from the sea and landed him in an
interior town of the United States.
where there was no water Of any kind
except that which the inhabitants got
by sinking wells; and. Of course, even
the most skillful mariner that ever
lived could not very well go seafaring
in artesian wei.
The accident that took Captain Stay
bolt into the interior Of the country
was due TO his taking a passenger with
balloon aboard of his ship at San
Francisco one day. when they were
about days voyage out Of port. the
passenger recolIected suddenly that ne
had forgotten an important bit Of bus
mess He begged Captain Staybolt 10
turn around and take him back, but the
captain would not consent. Then. see
ing that the wind was fair. the passen-
ger brought out his big balloon filled IL
with gas from steel tanks that he had
with him, and started the balloon back
20 shore.
Captain Staybolt was on the bridge
when the balloon rose into the air. Just
as it was about clearing the ship the
anchor of the balloon caught
him By the coat collar and before any
one could shout warning, the captain
was whsked from his own deck and
carried away.
Unfortunately a great gust Of wind
came at the same moment and as the
ship was steamlng one way and the bal
J loon was going another, the captain
was too far away for his own ship 10
catch him by the time ii had turned
around. Aad, of course, the balloon
| could not be stopped: so after "A chase
| of some hours the first mate of the shiI
turned around again and went Off on his
proper course and the angry captain
was carried to the American coast
Things would not have been so bad
even then If the balloon could only
have landed on the coast. as the owner
intended to do But it happened un-
| luckily that a cyclone was blowing
just as the great gas bag approached
the land and the next thing that hap
pened was that the two voyagers were
whisked helter skelter over the Rocky
mountains and into the middle of the
United States. to be dropped at last in
/
few and far between.
Captain StayboIt was furious at his
companion. but the latter said cheer
fully that they could easily get back
! TO the coast as soon as the wind
| changed He was wrong in this. how
ever. for when the wind did change al
last they discovered that there was nc
gas in that part of the country, and
of course the balloon was worthless
| without it.
! BY that time they had used up all theiI
| money and when they tried TO borrow
enough 10 enable them to get back tc
| civilization they found the inhabitants
very suspicious.
| You see. it's this way said the old
| est inhabitant. You two fellows come
down from the sky without any letters
| Of introduction or anything and we
can't tell whether you are giving us q
truthful yarn or not. AS a matter oi
fact. your story sounds very fshy
The Washington times., 1905-10-01
THE ORGAN MONKEY.
How He Enjoyed Stolen Nap While
His Master Played.

Poor little monkeys! They get hun
CRY and tired and sleepy just like chill
dren. Here is a story OF one who lives
in Buffalo. He belonged to an organ
grinder who stopped in front of a YER
anda where a kind-hearted gentleman
sat. When he came up and held out lis
little cap for a bit OF money, the gem
tleman. who is very fond Of animals.
gave him a red-cheeked apple. The
monkey jumped upon his lap and ate
the apple. and after every bite he fixed
his bright eyes on the face Of his new
friend He must have made up his
mind that be could trust him. for. as
ne finished the apple, he laid his head
against the gentleman-s arm and fell
asleep. The kind friend OF animals
paid the organ grinder to play a long
time, so that the tired little monkey
could have his nap. When he awoke
the master pulled the chain and he
followed the organ again, much bright
er and happier for the kindness shown
him.
The Washington times., 1905-10-01
PRIMITIVE IDEAS.

IL boys had teeth like crocodiles,
How terrible would be their smiles,
How 1t would shock the human eye
To see him eating pie.
If little girls had horns like deer.
They surely would look very queer,
And IL would be n sad affair
To see. them doing up their hair
II men had long legs like gira ffes,
No doubt it would cause many laughs
But what would be their dreadful pligh
Trying to lie in bed at night,
The Washington times., 1905-10-01
FAvoRITE CHESTNUTS.

What has ears but hears not? (Corn-J
What has neck but cannot rubber:
(Bottle.)
What has hands but cannot feel:
(Clocl--)
What has legs but cannot move:
(Couch.)
What has feet but cannot walk:
CYardstick)
Name a trunk without a. lid. Gle
phants)
Name a bark without a noise. a
tree'S)
The Washington times., 1905-10-01
LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS

Puzzle urneston r
omes Third
Prize Aureis b
Tenth
Prize Alphabet Family w " w.
The Washington times., 1905-10-01
THE CRAZY CANOE.

man who went in a canoe
Said: Il hardly know what il Will do.
But I'm sure II will tip.
because viewed as a ship,
ifs form makes me feel very blue"