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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-02
COOL At 115 IN THE SHADE.

Charles Frederick Holder writes in
the Country Calendar for August:
1t has been my fortune to visit
some of the hottest places in America
at the hottest period of the year; and
the reader may be incredulous when
| say that have been vastly more un-
comfortable in Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore or Washing
ton in summer than | have at Yuma
or in the heart of the Mohave, Califor-
mia or Apache deserts, or any of the
great pseudo summer deserts that
reach away in a general line from
Yuma to San Antonio, Texas.
II recall entering restaurant at
Indio, on the edge of the Mohave,
when the heat called mind proximity
To a furnace. | suggested to a citi-
zen that it was hot. No he replied,
yesterday was hot; it was 120 degrees
in the shade; today 1t is only 115 de-
grees; yet I have been more uncom-
Portable in Boston with the thermom-
eter at 80 degrees. In Boston the heat
was humid; one perspired. At Indio, or
in the desert, the heat was absolutely
dry and at night the chances were
that a blanket might be required, ma
ture giving one an opportunity to re-
cuperate, which is not always the case
in the great cities"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-02
BUNCOED AT FORTY.

There is no excuse for a man 40
years of age, in possession o all his
senses, to be buncoed by one of the
Oldest and crudest confidence games
ever practiced.
There is not the least whit of mer-
cy for such old fools as this. They
are greedy and avaricious as misers,
and bite at anything which promises
them something for nothing. The re-
ports from the Lewis and Clark fair
within the last week give two or three
instances of mature, experienced men
being buncoed by the very rawest
games known to the profession.
Such old lunatics are bats for con-
fidence men and it would be a very
self-sacrificing criminal who would
desist from setting such old misers
afoot.
After having all such confidence
games as are now practiced exploited
in newspapers for their benefit, there
is no excuse for experienced men to
place their head in such halters. There
may be some palliation for a boy, but
for old fellows who have had the ben
eft of half a century of experience
there is none. Let them walk home
If they are broke.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-02

in the city and will sit on the lid, per-
sonally, to see that all such places re-
main closed.
When such cities as Seattle and
Tacoma become aroused at the moral
lcprosy Of the gambler, 1t is high time
such burgs as Pendleton and Athena
and other Umatilla county towns We're
aroused. If the gambler, in the i'm
mense population of such cities can
cause havoc and moral degeneracy
and business ruin and social depravi-
ty in what greater degree can he
cause such things in smaller places
where he comes in direct contact with
all the people in the town? How
much more powerful for evil is he
where he is on speaking terms with
every boy that walks the streets?
The young men of today should be
taught that evil is evil, no matter II
it is covered with white shirt and
bedecked with gaudy diamonds and
respectable clothes. The foul touch
Joint. club room and gambling he'll
Of the thing is just as poisonous as
though it were in tatters and filth.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-02
PoRTLAND's DISAPPOINTMENT.

Portland now knows how Echo,
Adams and Pilot Rock felt this sea-
son when the census returns came in.
Each Of these thrifty little places
expected to have twice as many peo-
pie registered as the enumerators
found and so were disgusted and dis
appointed at the small population
credited to them.
Portland has boasted 10000 to
100000 people and now look OF
utter disgust beclouds her face, when
the returns read 11O.5OO; she feels
just like Pilot Rock felt, or Adams or
Echo-just as though she had los,
something but didn't know what; she
feels short.
But the vim and activity in Port.
land make up for all deficiencies ir
the census returns. She makes bust.
ness, noise and disturbance enough foi
a city of 10000, and that is wha
counts. Echo didn't sit down ant
mourn because she had counted more
noses than were to be found by th'
sleuth of a census enumerator
Neither will Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-02
NO ROOM FOR HATE.

Go, man, put away your bludgeon;
Don't lie for your foe in watt
In a measly four-score years of life,
There is no room for hate!
An, soldier, soldier, harken-
With sword blade whetted keen,
Why do you thirst for brothers
blood
To crimson the earth's fair green?
And why do you stand, ah brigands,
Close to the lowly door
To snatch from the gaunt and helpless
hands
The earnings of the poor?
Pile high as the stars your riches,
For Greed, insatiate;
Lo! Death gallops in unbidden-
An, thinkest there's room for Hate
Bayonets lifted for murder,
All over the smiling world
Wherever the human foot hath trod,
Are banners of Hate unfurled!
The shame of the thing is nameless-
All, Furies that lie in wait,
Go back to the He'll that bred you
Here, is no room for Hate!
Bert Huffman.
Pendleton, Ore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-02
BEST TIME TO TREAT CATARRH
Use Hyomei Now and Get Permanent
Iy Cured-Sold Under Guarantee.

Summer is the best season of the
whole year for the treatment and
cure of catarrhal troubles, and Tall
man & Co. urge every reader of the
East Oregonian to use Hyomei now.
and be permanently cured.
Unlike ordinary treatments for ca
tarrh, Hyomel Is breathed through a
neat pocket inhaler that comes with
every outfit. There is no dangerous
stomach dosing with this scientific
treatment. Its balsamic air pene-
trates the most remote parts of the
nose and throat. 1t searches out and
kills catarrhal germs in the minutest
air cells; 1t sooths and heals all ir-
ritation Of the mucous membrane.
Its power to cure catarrhal diseases
is simply marvellous. Hyomei Is not
alone the only natural treatment for
the cure of catarrh, but 1t Is the only
guaranteed one. 1t kills the disease
germs and restores the mucous mem
brane of the throat and nose to per-
fectly healthy condition.
The complete Hyomei outfit, con-
sisting of an inhaler, a medicine
dropper, and one bottle Of Hyomei,
costs but $1.00, extra bottles so
cents. Hyomei possesses such unu-
sual powers to cure catarrh that
Tallman &c Co. sell 1t under an abso-
Lutte guarantee to refund the money
1t It does not give satisfaction. They
take all the risk.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-02
MIR. PHELPS DELICATE TASK.

The Morning Tribune and some of
the saloons which are opposed to
everything moral or uplifting, will en-
deavor to make the Sunday closing
order issued by District Attorney
Phelps, as unpopular as possible by
having it extended to soda fountains
and refreshment parlors, where fami-
lies congregate on Sunday, but from
which no drunken men are ever seen
to emerge.
There is a sane, broad, intelligent
manner in which this matter can be
handled, and it remains 10 be seen
whether Mr.. Phelps is capable of
grasping the situation strongly and
firmly, in this sane manner.
The merchants are perfectly willing
to close. The saloons should be forced
to close, and this is as far as the Sun
day closing reaches. in the broader
sense.
~ sNNpAiNAT NAeAs7s 1ehAcDAA9 eAiAN NAN
Tribune, their mouthpiece. are de-
manding the closing of everything. in
cluding the ice factory, the electric
light plant and other industries not
included in the law.
No one expects anything sane, de-
cent or liberal from these saloons nor
the Tribune, but the people have a
right to expect something sane and
broad-minded from Mr.. Phelps, since
he is a public official elected by an
intelligent community. to perform du-
ties, but not to act through prejudice
and narrowness to the detriment of
society.
It remains to be seen whether he
takes the higher more intelligent
view Of the situation and acts sensi-
bly, and sanely, or whether he permits
himself to be dictated to by the saloon
element and acts otherwise.
The Tribune says this morning it
has been expected to say something.
o. Just wait and listen.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-02
OREGON TO BE SLIGHTED.

The Oregonian rather justly CEN
sures the reclamation department fo,
its technical quibbling over the gov
ernment irrigation projects. in this
state, and blames the department for
delaying, until all the funds are ex-
hausted. all work in this state, which
has furnished more of that fund than
any other state.
For three years surveys of alleged
projects in Eastern oregon have been
in progress with more or less regu-
larity. 1t is estimated that over $780,
600 has been consumed in these sur
veys, with no definite results as yet.
Certainly the people of Oregon have
a right to ask if the state is to be
sighted, because the department can
not force everything into its point of
view. Must every infinltesimal tech
nical point be mastered fully. and
every far-fetched possibility be held
in hand before the government makes
a move to irrigate the idle millions
lying in Eastern Oregon?
Is there no broad, practical ground
upon which feasible projects may be
undertaken before the last iota of pro-
fessional quibbling and investigation
is put behind? oregon expects some
thing practical, permanent and pro-
ductive. and she is entitled to it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-02
THE DECADENCE OF KIPLING

Beyond his poems and jungle
stories there was never enough to
Kipling to constitute more than a
good-sized, able-bOdied humbug.
He had never bit of sense of hu-
NOR, had no knowledge of women and
very little of men. How such lot of
absences and negations could ever
gain fame as a literary producer is
remarkable, except on the general
theory that the multitude of so-called
literary devourers were always guilt
BILE.
What is more dreary, dismal and
unnatural than his story, Light That
Failed?" Nothing could be more ju-
venile prattle and inconsequential rot
than his latest story in the August
Century.
Yet for generations to come Kip
ling's dry and grewsome fiction will
be reprinted and republished and sold
and consumed by multitudes of inno-
cent people under the belief that it
is literature Of the first class.-Salem
| Journal
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-02
IN SPITE OF THE DEFICIT.

The war department lately awarded
an ammunition contract to a private
firm, several hundred thousand rounds
of ball cartridges at S42.50 per 1000.
At the government plant these car
tridges are manufactured at $50 per
1000. In an interview, General Gro
zier stated 1t to be the policy of the
administration to prepare private
plants to manufacture small arms
ammunition which may be needed in
time of war. To all Of which there is
no objection, provided the firms do
not fatten at the country's expense.
Without a doubt, the militarist spirit
is growing in Washington, d. C.-San
Francisco Star.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-02
w. T. PARKER
Dealer In Dry Goods, Groceries and
Notions-IIats, Caps, Boots, Shoes
and Farm Produce.

I have just purchased the D. B.
Richardson store at Helix. Oregon,
and am going to thoroughly remodel
1t and greatly increase the stock. /
solicit your patronage. and II 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, 1905-08-02
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

to restore this important organ to its
wonted vigor. Then why not start to-
day? For over so years it has been
curing Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Cos
tiveness, Billiousness, Poor Appetite,
Cramps and DiarrhOea. Try it and
see.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-02
LAND SCRIP FOR SALE.

Unrestricted forest reserve scrip for
sale at lowest market prices. NV
scrip secures title to tim cred, farm.
ing. grazing or desert land, in any
quantity. without residence or I'm.
provement. Address II. M. Hamilton,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-02
TACOMA FALLS INTO LINE.

Sick and tired and disguised with
the domination of the gambling ele-
ment, Tacoma has determined to
shake off the incubus and today,
Sheriff Denholm closed every dive.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-02

1t is not believed that Denmark
would consent to any German Rus
sian agreement to close the Baltic
Sea to outside nations, and until she
does, such an extraordinary proceed
ing is entirely out of the question.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-02
PLENTY TO EAT

But no appetite, well describes the
condition of thousands of persons.
Their stomachs have gone back on
them" but it only requires a fair trial
OF the famous
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-02

Since January / last there have
been 65 coldblooded murders in Chi
cago, of which just 20 grew out of
the teamsters' strike.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-02

The conqueror's crown of glory .
is set with many a gem, q
But l join not in their triumph q
there are plenty to q
shout for them. q
The cause is the most applaud q
ed whose warriors gain q
the day. Z
And the worlds best smiles are Z
given to the victors in the G
fray. Z
But dearer to me is the darken- Z
ed plain, Z
Where the noblest dreams {
have died, q
Where hopes have been shatter- Z
ed and heroes slain, Z
In the ranks of the losing side. Z
Arthur E. ]. Legge. Z
. 0 Q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-26

land-where they are prime favorites-'
has been about all the variety that has
come into the lives of these estimable
folk. There are three children III this
family-Margaret born at Bagshot
Park, Jan. Is, 1882; Arthur, born at
Windsor castle, Jan. 10, 1888, and Vic
toria Patricia, born at Buckingham
palace, March II, 1885.
Young Victoria of Connaught is re-
puted to be the jolliest and most COM
panionable royal maiden in Europe.
She is a great favorite in court circles,
both her royal uncle and the queen
consort manifesting a marked partial
ity for her. Having had the good for
tune to be born on the festival of the
patron saint of Ireland, she is known
among her intimates as Patsy" and
in Ireland she is nothing else. She is
so thoroughly appreciated in all parts
of the United Kingdom that it is the
universal opinion that she should be-
come queen. Her royal uncle is evil
IDENTIFY committed to that notion for it
is affirmed on good authority that he
has been assiduous in the role of
matchmaker. 1t is due to his effort
that a meeting of the young folks was
planned, and it is plainly to be observed
that he has left no stone unturned to
accomplish his object of making
queen of Patsy
There are very strong reasons of
state why Alfonso should become a
Benedict as soon as he can make UP his
mind to settle down. The Spanish sue
cession, always a troublesome question,
is by no means in a satisfactory condi-
ton. The Princess of the Asturias, AL
fonso's eldest sister. died recently and
left an infant son, who is the heir pre-
sunptive as matters now stand. The
Spanish nation detests the babys ia
Their and declines to become attached
to his little son. 1t is feared that if the
king should leave no direct heir the ma
ton would once more be plunged into a
war of the succession. Spain is anx-
ious for the king to marry, and his sub
jects believe that he has already ar
rived at a marriageable age. They
would prefer a German alliance, but
they are willing to admit that the Eng
fish scheme has it's strong points.
There are certain drawbacks also.
First, of course, is the difference in re-
ligion- At first thought that seems ap-
] palIing, but it is fact that such mat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-26
BE FRANK.

There is no more delightful trait in
the young or the old man than absolute
frankness and openness of nature, that
transparency of character which let's US
see the best and the worst in them.
their strong and their weak points,
without any effort at concealment.
Secretiveness repels as much as
frankness attracts. There is something
about the very inclination to conceal or
cover up which arouses suspicion and
distrust. We cannot have the same
confidence in people who possess this
trait, no matter how good they may
seem to be, as in frank, sunny natures.
They may be all right and may deal
squarely with us, but the trouble is
that we are not sure and cannot trust
them.
How different the man who comes out
in the open, who has no secrets, who
reveals his heart to us and who is
frank, broad and liberal! How quickly
he wins our confidence! How we all
love and trust himI We forgive him
for many a slip of weakness because he
is always ready to confess his faults
and to. make amends for them. If he
has bad qualities they are always in
sight, and we are ready to make allow
ances for them. His heart is sound and
true; his sympathies are broad and ac-
tive. The very qualities he possesses
frankness and simplicity-are condu-
Give to the growth of the highest man
hood and Womanhood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-26

e in h Charles XII. of Sweden.
forts about Ka-
bull. They were badly frightened at the
attitude of the natives, and Lord Elphin-
stone determined to withdraw them
into safer quarters. They started for
Jellalabad, leaving all their cannon and
military stores at Kabul. The natives
followed on their TANKS and made no
effort to disguise their unfriendly in
tentions. AS the English entered a
narrow pass the Afghans fell upon
them, killing all but a few. The small
company of survivors pushed on. but
they were pursued, and every man save
one was slaughtered.
Almost a century before Napoleon in
vaded Russia Charles XII. of Sweden
tried to accomplish the same task.
With $4,000 men at his command, he
marched over almost precisely the
same route. It must be recorded also
that he and his soldiers experienced the
same i'll fortune. After storming the
Russian lines he rushed in pursuit of
the retreating Muscovites and invited
many disasters by his haste. He kept
his face toward Moscow, the willy Pc
ter Turing him on. At Poltava the enc
my confronted him suddenly with
10000 men and defeated him so thor
oughly that he was compelled, SO COW
cred with wounds that he was borne
on litter, to make a hasty retreat into
Turkish territory.
The American civil war furnishes one
of the most notable retreats in modern
times. All military authorities agree
that General Robert E. Lee exhibited
unmistakable genius in the disposition
and management of his troops in the
Wilderness campaign. 1t was a con-
test between two military giants. each
foreseeing every move the other would
attempt and laying plans to meet it
with a heavy counter blow. At the be-
ginning of the contest Grant made up
his mind that his clever opponent in
| tended to fall back on Richmond. On
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-26

of all kinds Napoleon's retreat from
Moscow was until this last Russian ca
lamity unparalleled. More men were
sacrificed in that fatal Napoleonic
blunder than fell at the battle of Wa
terloo. With an army greater than
that commanded by Kuropatkin in
Manchuria Napoleon crossed the ME-
men and proceeded arrogantly on his
way to strike terror to the heart of
Russia. AT Borodino his splendid ar
mament suffered grievously. but the
Russians could not turn the tide and
were forced to begin the retreat which
lured the too sanguine Frenchmen to
their destruction. The Muscoyites de-
stroyed everything as they fled, and
the French were obliged to depend
wholly upon their transport. Through
laundering and peculation the commits
sary department was inadequate, and
the troops went hungry. The winter
was pitiless, and there was nothing to
keep up the morale of the army. When
the imperial eagles were raised in the
streets of the .'holy city, the cold and
hungry Frenchmen could cheer but fee
bly,. Then came the burning of the
city and the hasty and disastrous re-
treat of the late pursuers. There was
small opportunity for the. exercise of
military sagacity in that CHASTITY return
march over the frigid Russian plains.
Perhaps the most fatal retreat in all
history was that of the British army
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-26

ried than has he been to crafty them.
He is not yet nineteen, having been
born May II, 1886, and has just begun
to realize that life is, after all, exceed
ingly entertaining in some of its as
poets. Just lately he has been getting
a good deal of sport out of automobiles,
and his reckless way of indulging his
appetite for this sort of amusement
has been a source of much discomfort
to his mother He has also on more
than one occasion given great concern
to his friends by his oriental practice of
mingling incognito in the diversions of
his subjects. He has been discovered
several times, and his presence has led
to popular demonstrations which, it is
believed by his ministers, might have
led to the kings peril at the hands of
an anarchist or some evilly disposed
person. A short time ago, habited in
civilians garb. he dined with young
officer and some friends at public
restaurant which is frequented by
promiscuous company. He had the ex-
perience of hearing himself discussed
by party at a neighboring table, one
of the diners declaring loudly that he
had a personal acquaintance with the
king and often met him socially. what
is he like?' demanded one of the rois-
terers mockingly. Like that youngster
over yonder," the other replied, point
ing directly at the king. They were
about to make a closer observation
when the kings companion, terrified at
the prospect of discovery, prevailed on
Alfonso to retire.
Personally the king of Spain is a
rather attractive looking young man.
He is above the average height and is
well formed He has a fresh and rlddy
complexion and brown eyes that are
bright and expressive. His hair is au-
burn and inclined to curl and his fea-
lures are agreeable except for rather
protruding lower lip. He owes his
present good physical condition to his
mother, who never relaxed in her eff
fort to overcome his natural tendency to
lack robustness. She kept him almost
constantly in the open air and accom-
panied him III long and frequent horse
back excursions into the country. In
spite of his nervous and rather hasty
disposition, the queen mother has man
aged to retain a wonderful influence
over him in many ways.
EVERETT LAYTON.
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marched into Spain, with the intention
of joining the Spanish army and op-
posing the French advance. Before he
arrived at the point of union the
French met the waiting Spanish forces
and practically annihilated them. This
left Sir John and his small army in a
hazardous position. 1t would have been
folly to risk an engagement with the
army of Napoleon's marshals, which
numbered at least $4,000 men. AS soon
as he discovered that Madrid had fallen
and that Marshal Soult, at the head of
an army of at least three times the size
of his own, was lying in wait for him
behind the Salamanca hills he made up
his mind to retreat to point of greater
safety. In December he began the
march from Astorga to Coruna, dis
lance of ESQ miles.
The entire route was through des-
olate and mountainous country made
almost impossible by snow and rain
and harassment by the enemy. The
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it between Liaoyang and Mukden, will
rank favorably with the famous re-
treats of history.
One of the most mastery retreats
ever engineered by man was made by
Sir John Moore in the winter of 1S0S-O9
in Spain. The force under his COM
mand was trivial compared with the
Russian hordes that have fed across
Manchuria, but the whole business was
conducted in a manner which has al
ways elected the warmest praise from
military writer's. He was sent to the
peninsula by England at the head of
about $4,000 men to strengthen the al
lies in their campaign against Napo-
leon. He landed at Lisbon and at once