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The statesman., 1905-10-20
Some Object Lessons.

A Massachusetts clergyman stood
before his congregation with a dog be-
side him and talked on the subject Of
Kindness TO animals. The innovation
made a strong impression, but there
Is no doubt that It opens up a some
what dangerous precedent. VIII the
next Massachusetts, clergyman who in.
Weighs against horse racing find II
necessary to use live horse for an
object lesson? Or If he discusses on
the dangers that surround the de.
voted missionary in Oriental lands.
will he feel obliged to illustrate his
theme with the tiger Of the jungle and
the elephant OF the foothills?
There are few good things in this
life OF ours that cant be oyerdone.-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The statesman., 1905-10-20
FOR THE MAN AT THE CASE.
Elaborate System Intended to Ensure
Correctness

Mr.. w. A. Harper, "a corrector for
the press" in an article on Proof
Reading" in the Printers Register,
gives specimen of low the reading
boy deals with the productions of the
Poet Laureate in the way of busl-
ness:
Double quotes You smallcaps mus
wake an call me hurlycom call me
hurlycem mother dearsem (sniff).
Tohyphenmorrer posill be the 'ap:
piest time OF all the glad Newcaphy-
phen yearsem gasp.
Ofcap all the glad Newcaphyphen
year com mother com the maddest,
merriest daysem (snif).
Forcap Hiposm to be Queen cap
opos the Maycap com mothercom,
Hiposm to be Queencap opos the May
cap full close double rule Tennyson-
italsfull.
This apparent jargon is the result
of reading by caps and points" so as
to insure absolute accuracy in the
minutest details OF punctuation. capi-
talization, etc. Com" is the readers
contraction for comma" sem" for
"semicolon;" pos" for "apostrophe,
and SO on.-The Publishers Circular.
The statesman., 1905-10-20
Georae III and the Parrot.

The habit acquired by parrots on
board ship OF cursing and swearing,
and making use OF other Objectionable
language, is matter of common
knowledge. Lord Howe had just re-
turned from his great victory, and
King George III and his consort,
Queen Charlotte, honored him with a
visit on board his ship. Among 9TH
er treasures brought home by the ad.
miral was parrot famed for its talk.
ing, which was always kept hung up
In the admiral's stateroom. Their
majesties were called on to see the
wonderful bird, but, unfortunately.
Polly, who was no respecter Of per
sons. broke out in torrent OF foul
and obscene language. The queen was
hurried out OF the cabin, whilst Polly
was sent sprawling of her perch by
the admiral.
The statesman., 1905-10-20
Loubet Insists on Retiring.

President Loubet has finished hi.
sixth year in the French presidenc.
and declares he will not seek re-elec
ton. He prefers TO pass his time IL
agricultural pursuits at Drome or In
retirement in Paris, where his son
Paul, is already looking for an apart.
ment for him. The presidential slec.
ton takes place next January.
The statesman., 1905-10-20

The sign Paint" is apt to attract
considerable attention from those who
did not happen TO notice 1t in time.
The statesman., 1905-10-20

Experience would be a more popu.
lar teacher il she always combined
amusement with instruction.
The statesman., 1905-10-20
BETWEEN OURSELVES.

Women may dress to please men;
but men pay the bills to please women.
The statesman., 1905-10-20
The Golden Chest Mining, Milling
and Tunnel Co.
Incorporated under the laws Of the State Of Colorado
CAPITALIZATION 25O,OOO Shares.
STOCK l25,OOO Shares.
Par Value S 90,

Series Block of 25OOO Shares 25 per share
nov Is the ouy ney are low fgure ana In
the reach of all Oneenh down and monthly payments Of
$500 Write postal card for circnar for full Information cali
Office 1928 18th street Denver Colo G c. SAMPl Secy
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25
SHIRT WAISTS.

white Us going to be the thing this
season. We have them. Wash silks
madras cloths, muslins, batistes
French lawns, and all the most up-to-
date cloths. Special prices during this
great sale.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25
$1,000

Handsome new silk shirt waist suits,
none to equal them anywhere for
less than t1S. Special value. $1,000
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25
Grand Opening Sale
Of New Carpets, Rugs, Portiers and
LGce Curtains, Linoleums
and Window Shades
OF every pair of
chance on getting old styles moeaten
entire is mpos
owing the fact had o
Special Sale--20 per cent off

Or every yard
ports in during this sale The
cerned, and prices be duplicated
yard during this sale
Better grade of Brussels
during this sale 75c
Our entire line of double Brussels
during this
Choice during
thls sale $15
this sale they got at
9x12 O-wre
or wire rug but the best during this sale they s1ss
Our entire line of
Our entire line
|SooV sale S2SSO
a
anywhere soc during this 4sc
absolutely coors)
4Oc; during this sale CSC
entire line
12foot
the dirt
sale csc
Extra quality
Good quality
entire line
sian designs and big varieties of during this csc
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25
$50 Suits $24.9o

All different; the highest standard of
tailors are in the latest Partisan
styles and materials; every suit a
novelty; all marked in plain figures,
$4,000. Pay the sale price-S24.90 90
that's all ............... $24.sO
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25
Dress
Skirts
Banner (.
Sale

ONE WEEK ONLY-Commenci
Saturday morning at a. m. and clos
ing Wednesday morning, March 1st
We will place on sale our entire line
of the latest and most up-to-date
ready-to-wear garments ever shown
in Pendleton at prices which will
make it the most stupendous value
giving event in Pendleton. If you
care for choice styles, and want to
save money. by all means take advan-
tage of this great sale.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25
BIG SHOE SNAPS

100 PAIRS BROWNS" CELEBRAT-
ed Norwood shoes for boys, war
ranted solid throughout. Your
money hn.k K tcr every pair that does
not give satisfaction.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-04-27

CHECK 2"
sort Of thing they send me. l wish
knew what it is they like about your
storics.''
why, nothing specially, GEAR" re-
piled his wife. She wiped her arms OH
her apron that she might put them
about his neck without soiling his shirt.
''You write ever 50 much better than l.
only I've been at it longer. You mustn't
get discouraged. You'll strike it in
time"
Time. I've been at it two years.
No, Stella. l guess it's Il city desk ana
twenty a week for mine for the
rest of my life. What's the odds any
way?"
In the face Of such honelessness as
this Stella felt her presence worse than
useless. She put up her rosy lips to be
kissed and went back to continue her
struggle with the coffee cups. She lad
seen Anthony down very often of
late, ana she had recognized in this
heartsicl,ness the one malady OF which
she night not even try TO cure him.
Her attempts indeed seemed only to IL
ritate and annoy the big. square
chinned fellow, whose defeat was 50
much the harder for him to bear be-
cause of her success.
Anthony loved his wife, as great
many everyday men still do, in spite of
the quibs and jests of the comic pa
pers. He had thought her the daint.est
and brightest of little women when he
married her, and his greatest delight
had come with the contemplation of
the things he would DO for her when
he got there" That he would ulti-
mately 'get there he had never doubt
ed. The newspaper on which he work
ed had printed three or four of his ro-
mances, and scores of his friends had
colnplimented him on their cleyerness.
Surely the magazines ought not to be
| difficult after this!
AS a matter Of fact they had proved
not only difficult, bat inpregnahle.
Manuscript after manuscript was re-
turned to him. always with thanks
and a printed slip. Stella. on the other
hand, had received s. for her very first
story, a fable intended for children,
and had sold nearly everything that
had come from her pen since. This
had not been so humiliating. for Antho-
ny naturally looked upon fairy tales
| with some contempt, but lately Stella
| had found steady market for hunor-
Gus verse. and humorous verse her hus
| band considered his forte. The fact
/ that he was fond of her and wanted
her to be proud of him made her prog
ress merely the more a reproach. Il
was he who must be proud of her now
he, Anthony Matthew, six feet one II
his stockings. Somehow those six fee
were the crowning aggrayation.
There was no denying that, notwith
standing his superior height, Anthony
did not write half SO well as Stella
| His work lacked the grace and poin
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-04-27
ANTHONY'S
TEMPTATION
By CLAIMING POLLOCK
Copyright, 1904. By Claiming Pollock
By CLAIMING POLLOCK

..What is it?' inquired Stella Mat
thew, stopping in the middle of her dish
washing and The Good Old Summer
Time" What is it? a check?'
Anthony, who had come to be known
Ia publishing circles as "Stella Mat
thew's husband" did not answer at
once. His face turned a shade reader,
and he crammed the envelope which
the postman had given him into the re-
cesses of his inside pocket. Stella flung
down the dish rag and thrust herself
into the doorway between the kitchen
and the combination dining room and
library. did you get check?' she
persisted.
..Do l ever get checks?" Anthony re-
turned savagely. yet with a note in his
voice that inspired pity. Returned
with thanks Rejection does not neces-
sarily imply lack of merit That's the
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-04-27
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+ the 1
legal !
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COM
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-04-27

MIR. Rinkpate- Part my hair in the
middle, please. The Barber-But there
is an odd number, SIR Exchange.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-26

silver S46O0oo00: other exports, SoSooo'ocV,
There was an increase of SS'uooooo III gnu
shipments over the year preceding and de
crease of Sc 10000 in silver shipments. oiner
industries are making relatively greater prog
ress than mining and smelling. and more al
versifed export trade is being built up Inis 10
in itself an evidence of sounder conditions ana
healthier progress
As with Cuba the United States Is making
steady and satisfactory gains In the Mexican
market. OF Mexico's total imports IN lSof- oo-
$50. 761. 0S1-S4S, 1903, 157 was credited 10 the
United States This was gain over 1898 W OF
S6.OO0OOO Ten years ago we were selllhs
Mexico goods valued at only S12,S42'l49 For
merlv our share of Mexico's import trade was
roughly speaking, % per cent. Now 1t has risen
to 564 per cent. We are taking now about two
thirds of Mexico's exports. and with the great
extension of the railroad systems connecting
the two countries our share in Mexican COM
merce will become more and more controlling.
Everything indicates a continuance Of the era
of rapid and orderly development which our
southern neighbor is enjoying. In her pros
perity we have direct and friendly interest,
for the relations of the two republics are such
that each will always find in the others terri
tory an accessible and advantageous market
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-26
pl,1RoAD TRAVEL IN MANHATTAN.

Eio,1res presented by the Interborough Raplu
Transit Company in its annual report Ju''
made public by the State Railroad CoHlhliSSloi'
covering the husiness of carrying passengers IN
%ev-york CITY. are fairly staggering IN their
Iron,ensity When one carrying corporation OUT
of the many in the metropolis shows that o''
-47 son passengers were carried over its mes
- aicb+ months work of the subway division
and twelve months of the elevated, win sIoSS
earnings from TRANSFORMATION aggregaung $lo-
s27 270 the vast extent of the business ltseH
and the intricacy of the problems involved IN us
successful conduct are placed so plainly oe4oIe
tho owe that in themselves the figures convey
the answer to many perplexing quesuohs' 1hiS
renort covers only the operations OF the elevated
lines and the subway. The enormous tralhc OIL
tho surface lines with the Metropolitan Street
Railway leading the list: the operations or the
Rrooklyn Rapid Transit Company, with its net
work Of elevated and trolley lines, and the
smaller companies in Brooklyn, Queens ana
Staten Island are not included, but will more
than duplicate the statistics Of the Interborough
These figures it must be remembered, are lot
the eight months of the subway ended on
June 30 last and with the steadily increasing
travel on all lines it is not too much to assume
that the Interborough alone is now carrying
million passengers q day. Another million may
be credited to the other lines, the total showing
that there is daily movement to and fro IN
New-York City of volume of people greater
than the entire population Of any one Of thirty
eight of the states and territories in the Union,
and only exceeded by the population of four
| teen.
An aggregate of more than S33,000O00 is
striking example of the power of little things,
for this vast sum was made up of individual
contributions Of the apparently unmportant
! and inconsequential nickel and is forcible re-
hinder that he who despises the humble nickel
makes great mistake, for here it is shown that
the nickel is power in the land.
And in spite of all the mistakes which have
| been charged against the city authorities and
the railroad builders, travelling is cheap in
New-York City. For one lonesome fve-cent
piece, or Ave coppers if the nickel is not at
hand. one may start at Macombs Dam Bridge
on the West Side ten miles away from the Bat
tery, ride in comfort TO the southern end of the
city. cross platform, board another train, and
go to the main entrance to the Bronx Park.
twelve miles away, securing ride of about
twenty-two miles, or more than four miles for
a cent Brooklyn offers still greater oppor-
tunities for the extensive of the little unit
of Transportation cost. for in that borough, by
careful selection of stations at which to trans
fer. one may ride as long as is wished by the
payment Of one fare. It is true It will be riding
backward and forward around certain pre-
scribed limit, but the chance is there If one
wants to show what five cents will do in the
way Of transportation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-26
4nluSemenfs.

ACADEMY OF MusIc-s:is-'way DoTn East
ALEXANDRIA S-Vsudeville
BEI1ASC0-S-Adrea-
SIJOC-SslS-Ths Music Master
BROADWAY-e15-TheF Pearl and the PUMPKIN
observation-disclosures
C1sITGR1ON-S20-Her Great Match.
DAILY -S:1S-The Catch OF the Season
EDEN MUsEE-worlj Wax
EMPIRES Lsnccy.
GAESStCk-S.sS--You Never Can Tell ,..--.,,.
HAMMERSTETN'S VICToRIh-2-6;lS ynis. -
HARLEM OPERA HOCSD-S;1o- Hisgleoy-flssieoE an0
The College Whoever, -,
HERALD SQCARR-S:I5-The Rolicttng SlrI. rs.,,. -,
EIPPODROME-Day and Evenins-A aAhAse N''N "a
The Raiders.
EUlJSON-s.20-Nan and Supern1en,
FlNICsf< Err Boz KRR-S:l6- Miss Dolly boiaIe ,.,
T.FcW FIEsE pS'-S-Tne Music Master, IN connec1lO WIN
{ Happened in Nordlaud -, . ,-.,.nh
EIBERT Y-S:1S-The Rogers Brothers in Irsia1o
IsYRIC-s:15-F's -
MADISON SoIJARE-S:I5-The Prince Chap "a -
MADISON SQUARE GAHDEN--AA D. III w - -
Irish Exposition ,,
NAJESTIC-S:l5-The Duke Of Daluth.
MANEATTA N-S:15-Ieah kleschna
4r-AsSTERDAM-S-The Proogal eop-
2v-YORK-S15-The Ham Tree
PRlNCT$S-S:15-Zira. -. --.-.,,o r1ucbess-
FTFTS-EI6ETH STI2EEINaude Hl-e r-TSr NietreFr
pRED AND TWENTY FIFTH SIFf 5aISilo
NeI-TWENTY1 THIRD STREET a4ueN
SAVOY 80 Walls Of Jericho
WALL A Kiss .2o-Easy Dawson
NEST END-S-The brand Boy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-26
SELF-MADE NAN A NTH.
Chicago Professor Says Success Is
Due to Unusual Abilitl

Chicago Sept. 25-The era Of the self-nde
is on the wane. Efficiency no longer manu-
featured or homemade The competitio OF the
present day is too much for the self-madenan.
So held Professor Nathaniel Butler, prtsipaI Of
the School of Education department Of Uni
versity of Chicago. at the closing sessiolof the
twentieth annual convention of the BrOtheood OF
St Andrew in Mandel Hall. at the Univeity OF
Chicago The subject of his address was Sduca-
ton as a Factor of Efficient Manhood" PEessor
Butler spoke in the place of President Willm R
Harper who was too i'll TO attend the sessio
The term 'seIf-made man is a mere faacy''
Professor Butler declared. The 'self-made' lans
success Is due only TO unusual ability EAear
manhood-the manhood that ought TO be offed 20
the word-no longer can be homemade 1rthis
time of competition the world is willing to paths
highest price for the efficient for ar,les
OF commercial use
Clifford Pinchot. head of the Bureau Of Fos-
Reserves, spoke Public Ideals" He said.
The great thing that Theodore Rooselt
has done for the United States Is not his servicn
the recent peace conference. the use OF =
prestige of his great office In behalf OF decen
The vital and important thing lies in the chan
which he has brought in the attitude of young m
toward political life.
The time is not long past when it was not COZ
sidered respectable to go into politics. hope N
time is not far distant when It will be respects
BILE not be in politics. When this time come
this country will do things in the world that news
were done before
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-26
REACTTONARY BOMB.

In one grevsome respect China seems ~ De
! awakening indeed to Western civilization, Solle-
! what too rapidly for her own comfort we n"u
! supposed that bomb throwing was characlei
is+ic of Chicago and st. Petersburg, rather Ihah
o. Cathay but it seems that the s"llt I'M
trveness of the Monaghan has caugnl Oh 'o
orr Western methods of moral suasioh h"ie
promptly than ever the most temerarlouS nei anu
Of the yellow Peril has anticipated The pomD
that was exploded in Picking on sunday was
the signal of Chna's emergence INTO the luiAU
aroma of Occidental tricks and manners
The serious significance of it, apart from thdI
which we have mentioned, is that it was not
a radical but a reactiOnary bomb. farauoAA-
cal as it may seem, a characteristic western
method was used a protest against "eS'eAH
methods number of eminent Cinnamon "eie
setting forth to study Occidental clNlllLduo''
with a view to its introduction INTO the OlIeh''
whereupon the old guard of OrlentahsIs nune
q bomb at them in true Western style over
here bombs are usually flung by advanced Faul-
coils "exnecting all things IN an hour III
China If seems they are flung by reacuonary
conservatives devout worshippers OF the 1oo
of Things as They Are
In that circumstance those VINO are slItIIle uP
a nights clad in goose flesh over the heho"
Peril ought to find solid comfort 1t Is strih-
ing indication of the resistance that Is lhei!
TO be offered in China to any Japannlng Oh liat
country. There are doubtless some IN emma
who would like to see their country awakeneu
and opened as Japan has been. But for every
one such there are many who want emma 10
remain just as it is to-day, which is largely
inst as it was in the days OF Marco POLO. 1t IS
with that tremendous conservatism OF some
hundreds of thousands Of Celesdals that tne
awakeners of China have to reckon In ulne
the little leaven may leaven the whole lump
bI,+ i viii NOT be soon nor easy, especially
s,nno the conservative lump has taken to throw
ing bombs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-26
Mr., " 3azs49il,s %, 49,
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER &c, 100
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN-The zernstvo congress at Moscow
voted To give The greatest possible aid TO the
plan for a national assembly III order 10 Lo!C0
the government to grant real measures OF H.
n, The urinary elections IN Cuba was sweeping
and the reelection of President Palma is geIeF-
ally admitted; quiet prevails IN the lslalo. -
Tire executive committee of the hungarian Up
,,ositfon decided to summon general confer
e.ct. on October 8 to decide on the reply 10 De
suia 1,itted 10 the Austrian Emperor; there were
q ru7nber of street fights at Budapest. ==
The terms of the protocol Of agreement signed
by the commissioners of Norway ana sweden
were made public al Christiania and Stockholm
Norway has practically CONCEDED sweden oe-
mand for the abandonment Of the Notifications
DoMESTIC-F1ve persons were killed and
twenty injured in a collision on the Pennsyl-
wanna Railroad at Paoh, Penn. - A man
supposed to he Cirard was arrested near Soho
harie n Y Senator Foraker at Gin
ciT7nati denied that his remarks on rate making
indicated a possible split with the admlnistra-
ZION - The fever report showed a decided
Enread Of the disease outside of New-Orleans
- Health officials OF MISSISSIPPI ana
rTennessee announced that they would waive
che quarantine regulations 10 allow the Presl-
dent and his party to visit New-orleans - -
a building collapsed in Buffalo. iniCring twent!
workmen-
IfttIeton withdrew from the fusion Mayoralty
contest and the Citizens Union brought forward
Fzoherf C5rier Monroe for the nomination. --
District Attorney Jerome opened heaoQuaIters
AZ she C1ilsey House. == 1t was ruInored mat
q w Perkins might resign either from j. r.
Morgan & Co. or from the Newly ork Inc -. IN !,
surance COMPANY. - One person was Killed
and three others probably fatally hurt In the eX-
pIosion OF fireworks factory in WILLIAMSBURG z;
witness at the asphalt nearing calico
President Castro a tyrant - Carlton. the
higauist was convicted on four counts and
may get twenty-five years in prison. = Inc
Mayor appointed J. J Walsh a maglstrate
THE WEATHER indications for to-day:
Fair. The temperature Yesterday: Highest. 62
degrees; lowest so
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-26
NEW FOREST RESERFE.
Created by Presidents Order-Mrs.
Roosevelt Goes to Boston.
IBv Telegraph 70 The Tritune.l

Oyster Bay, Sept. 25.-President Roosevelt this
afternoon signed order creating the Dixie Tor
est reserve in Utah. By this action tract OF 100
sOo acres in washington and Iron counties is set
aside for the perpetuation of native trees
No visitors called at Sycamore Hill to-day ana
the President able to devote his time without
interruption to his usual work and recreation. MIS-
Roosevelt left here early in the morning on board
the sylph for Bridgeport, where she met her
eldest son, Theodore. jr-, who has oeen III ->e"
York and started this morning for harvard AZ
Bridgeport Mrs. Roosevelt and Theodore tooA e"
train for Boston Mrs Roosevelt will remain IN
Boston with friends for day or two before re-
turning to oyster Bay 10 superintend the removal
of her household to Washington on SATURDAY
Nrs NJ 7 Lee tho woman IN blue" of Great
Neck, who has made number of ineftectual efforts
to see the President in the last few weeks star leu
toward Sycamore Hill this afternoon on 1901. ohe
at first tried to hire vehicle at one OF the h'erE
stables Detective T,ree Of the Secret Service, was
informed that Mrs Lee had started Tor the h'ii'
and he overlook and turned her back
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-26
HOOLTGANISM.

1t was pretty bad for the japanese in Toxic
to smash things because a superserv1ceable po-
lice functionary had denied them the right as
free men freely and lawfully TO express dis
sent from the terms of the Treaty of Portsmouth,
and were quick to reprove them for so doing.
But the vitreous supersTucture of our own
house was even then in mind, and it has since
been more forcibly recalled to attention in a
way that leaves little balance of credit on
our side of the account 1t was bad for the
Japanese to do as they did But If really seems
less credltable, or more discreditable. for us to
have men and women shot down in street riots
In New1ork, not over some great civic or ma
uonal provocation, but simply because of the
propensity of Hooligans 10 brawl and especial
ly, as is the characteristic way of some New
York Hooligans, to insult women AS between
TOXIC ana Manhattan, we are inclined to think
Mammalian presents the worse figure Toklo's
misdeeds are charged against occasionaI nos
sion. Manhattan's shame is the outcome Of
chronic vice VI
Years ago our street brawls, riots and Ivro,
ings were attributed to the newness and crnd,t,,
Of our civilization and to the undieoste,