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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27
"A TRIP re A STAR.
The Ages of Time Ii Would Take One
TO Rench CcntnurI.

to Reach CcntRuri.
"Let US suppose railway to have
been built between the earth and the
fixed star Ccntauri," said a lecturer.
by a consideration of this railways
workings we can get some idea OF the
enormous distance that intervenes be-
tween Centauri and us.
suppose that should decide to
take trip on this new aerial line to
the fixed star. l ask the ticket agent
what the fare is, and he answers:
1.-THE fare is very low, sir. 1t Is
only a cent each hundred miles
".And what, at that rate, will the
through ticket one way cost? ask.
'It will cost just So 750,00o.000' he
answers.
u pay for my ticket and board the
train. We set of at tremendous rate,
".How fast ask the brakeman,
are we goingT
".'SiXty miles an hour, SIR says he,
and it's through train. There are nc
stoppages.'
"'We'll soon be there, then, won't
weT resume.
"fWen make good time, sir says
the brakeman.
"'And when will we arriveF
I'm just 4S,663,OOO years '"-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27
THE UGLY OCTOPUS.
N Is One of the Most RepuIsive and
HideOus OF Creatures.


a greedy, voracious, relentless crea-
ture is the octopus, and a most formi-
dable enemy even to man, for It is easier
to cut or tear off one of those terrible
long arms with its two rows Of suck
ers than to induce the creature to re-
linquish any prey it has laid hold Of.
These suckers also enable it to drag
its body into very narrow erevices,
from which scarcely any force will
avail to remove 1t.
Like Its beautiful brother the argo-
naut, it defies its enemies by ejectlng
ink, but the octopus is so subtle and
clever that he can vary the color Of his
ink according to the color Of the ground
he is passing over, and, as he is very
active and darts about at lightning
speed, he constantly escapes being
caught.
He is an unsociable creature, appar-
emily quite satisfied with his own So
cfety, as he roams about alone, seeking
what he may devour on rocky shores,
where he may Se met with Of all sizes,
varying in length from an inch to two
or more feet.
The octopus has one very curious
habit-when resting he coils up some
of his arms into semblance of the
shell Of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27
Long Flight by Night.

Nearly all small birds make their
long flights by night, spending the day.
time quietly feeding and resting, SC
that If on any day in May the treetops
are full of fitting little warblers 1t is
no sign that the following day will find
them still there. Some kinds. like phoe
bes, song sparrows, meadow larks and
bluebirds, come very early-as soon as
the snow is all gone and the south slop.
Ing hlllsides begin to feel warm and
"smell Of spring."-St. Nicholas.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27
Qneer Lot of Names

Miss Death was brought to the Ger
man hospital in Philadelphia to be op-
Grated upon for appendicitis. She was
a daughter, she said, of an undertaken.
The name Of the surgeon who was
chosen to perform the operation was
Dye-Dr Frank Hnckett Dye.
When the operation was over Miss
Death was placed in charge Of two
nurses.
Miss Payne is the day nurse; Miss
Grone Is the night nurse. The pat,en.
recovered rapidly, and in short time
bade goodby to DR.. Dye, Miss Payne
and Miss Grone.-Fuel,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27
AN INTERESTING TREE.
The SheIlbarL hickory Is "A Rugged
Native American.

The Shellbark hickory Is "A Rugged
Native American.
The shellbark hickory is perhaps the
most interesting tree we have, because
1t Is a strictly American tree and so
welded to its native soil that 1t re-
fuses TO become a citizen of any other
country. In the sturdiness of its roots
and trunk, I'm the boldness in which 1t
filings out its tough branches, in its
strong individuality of character and
in its general fruitfulness, not forget
ting its uncouth roughness OF bark, 1t
further manifests its strong American
ism. Its winter buds are large and In
teresting. Early in spring the dark
brown outer scales fall away. The in
ner scales then lengthen to protect the
growing leaf, sometimes attaining a
length of five inches. These inner
scales are marvels Of beauty both in
texture and in color. The body Of the
scale is thick and leathery, while Its
surfaces, especially the inner, are soft,
with a sllken nap gorgeously dyed In
yellow. orange and red, suggesting the
chimney corner and the heat which
glows from hickory log.-Frank
French In Scrlbner's.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27
Union Wages at Lewiston.

Labor conditions are in a harmoni-
Gus shape in Lewiston. That labor is
well paid in Lewiston is shown in the
union scale that is being used, which
provides that mortar men are paid 50
per day, brick wheelers, $2.75, brick
layers So, stone masons IS, plasterers
SO. carpenters $3.60-all on a basis of
eight hours work. on the other hand
the contractors claim that owing to
the sharp competition for contracts,
work is being done from 10 to 20 per
cent less than in Spokane or other un-
organized towns in this section of the
rthwest.-Lewlston Tribune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27
1.lIe Ahaurd Pnnr.

Give you a nickel?" said Miss De
Style. "Oh, no! never dispense pro-
mlscuous aims. Why do you not OBJ.
tain employment
please, num-" was the timid reply,
Il have small baby, and people won't
be bothered by woman with child"
''"Then, you absurd creature. why not
leave the child at home with its nurseT'
Philadelphia Bulletin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27
4 Surprise Party.

\ I'easant surprise party may be
given to your stomach and liver by
taking a medicine which will relieve
their pain and discomfort. viz: DR..
Kings New Life Pills They are
most wonderful remedy, affordng
sure relief and cure for headache,
ilzziness and constipation 25c at
Taliman & Co.'S drug store.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27
Stocking With Trout.

Tomorrow 10000 rainbow trout win
be placed In the east fork of Hood
river. Deputy Game Warden Fritz
having gone down this afternoon to
receive them off the train and super
intend their planting. He expects to
also receive some for the streams ad-
jacent to The Dalles.--The Dalles
Chronicle. .f.uu'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27

Now, sir" said the advocate, cross
examining a witness, your answeri
are not satisfactory. !. am afraid you
are slightly ambiguous"
Witness with great indignatlon)-l
am naethlng O the kind. sir. I'm O
strict eetotaler.-London Tlt.Blts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27
Shattered out the Child. Name.

Flannery-It seems bis full name is
Dinnis X. X. X. Casey. What's all
thin KS fur? Finnegan - Nothin'.
Twas the fault Of his godfather slut
term whin he tried TO say "Dinnis Ca
sey."-Philadelphi Ledger.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27

Junior Partner-The bookkeeper has
been married nearly six months now
Senior Partner-WeIl2 Junior Partner
We'll, he hasn't asked for a raise In
salary. Senior Partner-Heavens! Wei
have to have his accounts examined
Philadelphia Press.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27

The salmon run in British Colum-
oia IL so extraordinary as to cause
the closing down Of several canneries
because the supply of tins is exhaust
I'D. The canneries have been operat-
ed night and day for some time
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27

Hezekiah Hall has been captured
at Chehalis, Wash.,o and returned to
Virginia, to answer q charge of mur-
der. He killed Moses Grubb while
drunk, fU La. ..tg
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27

Be brave in trouble; meet distress
with dauntless courage; but when the
gale for prosperity blows be wise, no
less, and shorten saIl.--Horace.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27

= There have been 36 deaths from
yellow fever in New Orleans so far.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27

There are ~ survivors Of the charge
of the Light Brigade at Balaklava.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27
FAVOR .OF CHINESE
BRITISH COLUMBIA SAYS
TO ADMIT THEM

Chinese Servants Are Called yellow
Pearls" and Nearly All the Resi-
dents of Canada Favor Unlimited
Admission of the ChiDese-How-
ever, They Would Exclude the Graf
~ JnpaneSc,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-27
zionist CONGRESS
IMMENSE ATTENDANCE
AT BASLE, SWITZERLAND

1t Represents n Worldwide Move
ment TO Restore Jerusalem to the
Jews-Ncarly Every Civilized Coum-
try is Represented, With Fifty Del-
egates From the United States
win Consider an Offer of Territory
From the British Government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28
The Mississippi River Convention

Secretary l.. b. Boswell and other
officials are arousing interest in the
fourth annual convention of the upper
Mississippi River Improvement asso
citation, which will be held at La Crosse,
Wis, Oct. 10 TO IA.
The association is composed of rep
resentatives from the various cities and
towns from St Louis TO Minneapolis
inclusive. The purpose is to secure
appropriations from congress sufficien;
to maintain a permanent depth in the
upper river of six feet. at low water,
thus insuring certainty of navigation
during the open season.
The governors of the various states
bordering on the upper river have APP
pointed delegates at large to the con-
vention. Various civic and commercial
organizations have selected delegates.
and the convention promises to be the
largest attended of any like gathering.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28
Call for Democratic Congressional Con
vention, Fourteenth District
of Illinois

At a meeting of the democratic con-
gressional committee OF the Fourteenth
district Of Illinois. held at Monmouth,
Ill, Aug. lG, 1905, II was ordered that a
delegate convention be held at the court
house in the city OF Monmouth. on
Thursday. Sept. Is, 1905, at the hour Of
1880 o'clock for the purpose of
nominating candidate for congress, to
iii the vacancy caused by the death OF
Col. T. r. Marsh
The county central committee OF each
county, In conjunction with the con-
RressiOnal committeeman of the various
counties in the district are requested to
arrange for the selection of delegates
To said convention. either by hOldin <
county conventions to select such dele
gates, or to appoint same, at their OPP
tiOn.
The ratio OF delegates from each
county will be on the basis OF one dele
gate for every zoe votes cast for Alton
y Parker in 1904.
BY order committee.
j. Il. SEXTON. Chairman.
J. W. Lusk. secretary
tRock Island county is entitled to i
delegates).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28
The Low Ebb in Local Politics.

The low ebb to which The Argus in
common with many others has often
expressed its fear during the past few
years. Rock Island might descend.
seems 10 have been about reached.
Anyone who has any doubt Of this,
need only TO pause long enough to lis
ten TO some of the political harangues
INDUCED in by the street corner poll
tical orator. The spectacle of any man
and this does not pertain TO the pres
ent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS out some one
else. and indulging in blackguardism,
profanity and abuse for the edif1cation
of his hearers. is neither convincing
nor uplifting. nor is it in line with in
dependence of political thought or
civic reform.
No one is entertained at sight of
someone washing his sOiled linen in
public There attaches TO the opera
tion too much of a suspicion of prompt
ing at the hands of the evil elements
that are responsible for bringing the
local political situation to its present
plane 10 be of effect
II the people in their desire 10 break
away from the obnoxious Influences of
a continuous regime, in local municipal
domination. varied only by alienation
in office. mistook demagOgy for indie
pendence in the candidate, they surely
will not now expect redress in the wall
of the disgruntled
The man who always has open arms
for the politically vexed and disap-
pointed. who is ever ready TO intensity
their feeling that he may appropriate
their influence. if such they have. for
his own advantage, has seen his day in
Rock Island. He is known 10 be as
much despised, even by those whom he
seeks to control by threat. as the char
acter who in the affairs of nation
eagerly awaits the wave of passing dis
content that he may ride into power
upon il even though il sweep his govern
ment into destruction. Many IA difference
in sentiment and conviction would pass
away with the cooling of the heat of
passion were not some one waiting
about 10 fan the flame
So il is in politics as depicted in
Rock Island at the present day. and
man. who. though he may have d
grievance. would probably hesitate to
exhibit his anger were he not goaded
on by the other man who laughs in
fendish glee at the opportunities for
his own revenge and grudge and posi-
BILE gain.
Rock Island may be approaching
more rapidly than is realized the time
for assertion of the real spirit of indie
pendence, not necessarily of politics. or
Of parties. but of factions and ele-
ments and cliques. when the people
instead of being longer befuddled and
dumbfounded by evil design and self
seeking men. will become enlightened
TO the true and actual status. and when
the people instead of being led. will
lead. and instead of being chosen will
choose
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28
The Boom In Railroad Equipment.

II is stated that the railroad equip
ment companies. steel rail. car and To-
connective manufacturers have orders
on their books at the present time To
an aggregate of $3.50. 0o0 600. and that
there is no immediate prospect OF any
let up in the business. Nearly every
railroad in the country has been buy
ing cars, locomotives and rails and
putting in orders for future delivery.
They have been doing this on such a
scale that the current year. when its
records have been compiled, will be
found 10 be record breaker. and next
year will be even greater. Tis activity
in railroad equipment circles means
more than present prosperity. II indi-
Gates an abiding faith in the future. a
faith they are willing to back with
their dollars. The conditions that de
mand an expansion in shipping facili-
ties will continue and they are expand
ing 10 i.cst the demand.
The great grain crops this season
will tes' ~ country's carrying capa-
city. and the money the grain puts in
circulation will stimulate every other
line of business. The railroad men are
not sentimentalists. They are hard
headed business men. and their judg-
ment OF times, conditions and pre-,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28
Strikes Hidden Rocks.

When your ship of health strikes the
hidden rocks OF Consumption, Pneumo
mia, etc. you are lost, if you don't get
help from DR.. King New Discovery for
consumption. DIR. J. w. McI<innon. OF
Taladega Springs. Alabama, writes
II had been very i'll with pneumonia
under the care of two doctors, but
was getting no better when | began 10
take DIR. Kings New Discovery. The
first gave relief. and one bottle cured
me" Sure cure for sore throat, bron.
chitis. coughs and colds. Guaranteed
at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug store
prices soc and s10O. Trial bottle
free
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28

Another Instance of the liberal re-
wards that New York city gives 10 ex-
ceptional legal talent is found in the
approaching resignation OF Justice Ed
ward G. Hatch from the supreme
bench of the state. Justice Hatch's
term does not expire until October
1909, and he receives a salary of S17.-
500 a year. yet on the first of next
month he Will resign and join eX-Judge
Alton h. Parker and William r. Shee
han in a legal partnership in that
city. II is said that since he began
the practice of law in New York city
after his defeat for the presidency
Judge Parker's income has been at the
rate of $50 900 annually.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28
A Laxative couqh Syrup.

"A cold or cough nearly always pro-
duces constipaton-the water all runs
to the eyes. nose and throat instead of
passing out OF the system through the
liver and the Kidneys. For the want of
moisture, the bowels become hard and
dry. kennedy's Laxative Honey and
Tar is the original Laxative Cough
Syrup. Its meets and corrects the
above conditions. by acting as a pleas
ant cathartic on the bowels-expeIs all
colds from the system and cures all
coughs, Group. whooping cough, Ia
grippe. bronchitis, etc. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28
Notice.

A special meeting of the stockhold.
ers of the Tri-City Regalia company of
the city of Rock Island. H.. will be
held at the office of said company, To-
Gated at 1913 Third avenue, in said
city of Rock Island. on the 14th day
of October, 1905, at o'clock a. M. for
the purpose of changing the name of
the said corporation.
LILY EICHELSDORFER,
w. a. ANDERSEN,
CHARLES GRITZKA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28

Secretary Taft just home from the
Philippines says the Filipinos are rest
less and forming a party for indepen-
dence. Next thing We know they viii
disgrace themselves by throwing the
tea overheard in Manila harbor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28

The millionaire who has Installed
wireless telegraph station in his auto
and received market reports all day
long. has certainly found one way of
mixing business and pleasure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28

New York Evening Post; Prof.
Pickering suggests that the Pacific
ocean may be merely the hole left
when the moon broke away. If only
little larger lump had been scooped
out We might now be uIyeying the
Philippines through the telescope in
stead of sending congressional parties
To look them over
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28

II is not safe to infer that revo-
luton is under way in Cuba just be-
cause a few people are killed over an
election. Perhaps the country is only
seeking TO initiate Uncle Sam
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28

That boat that beat the time for
ocean travel on the Pacific certainly
did make a reCorri-considering the
handicap of having Judge Taft on
hoard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28

Mr.. Dick talks and acts like a
man who had jumped from the frying
pan into the fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28

Another proof that Japan is civil
lied The island raised about 10000
coo pounds of tobacco this year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28

Gov Dick Yates now says he is out
Of the running for United States sen
ator. Glad Dick has found it out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28

poets comes near enough to infallibil-
ity 10 be accepted as safe guide
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28

Takes the burn out: heals the wound
cures the pain. DR. Thomas EcIectric
Oil, the household remedy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28

TERMS - Daily, 10 cents per week
Weekly. 81 per year IN advance.
All communications OF argumentatiye
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
ton No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island. Ill IEn-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-28

BY THE }. w. POTTER co.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-17
FIGHTING nth GRUMBLES.
Never Knew Hiram Cr0nk. and It's Long
March tc Cypress Hills


Considerable dssatisfac tion was ex-
pressed by officers and men Of the Fight
ing Fourteenth Regiment OF Brooklyn
last night on the receipt Of orders calling
upon the regiment to escort the remainsof
Hiram Cronk. the last survivor Of the War
Of 1912, to Cypress Hills Cemetery on Thurs
day morning. The rank and file grumbled
loudly. They did not see the honor. and it
was long march from the City Hall in Man
to Cypress Hills on top of the loss Of
a days pay. 1t was pointed out that as one
day has already been lost by reason of the
shooting at the State range on Saturday
last and ano Their must Of necessity be given
up on Memorial Day May 80, the call for
the regiment to act as n escort to the body
Of q man they have never known and only
a few have ever heard OF WIS rubbing it
in a little hard"
Fears were expressed last night that the
regiment would make very poor showing:
at one time Colonel Of the Fourteenth and
who lost an arm while serving with the
regiment in the civil war. who selected his
old command for the honor He was very
much annoyed last night at the criticism
end gr,mbing, and urged Col. Ardolph l..
Kline, commandment of the regiment, to ascer-
tain the exact sentiment of the regiment,
with v:ew toward ordering out a provl-
eional battalion composed OF detachments
from all the other Brooklyn regiments if
the Fourteenth would not make good
showing
Col. Kline replied that ne was satisfied
that his command would respond for duty
at the roll call He relied on their pride in
their organization to bring them out.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-17
PRESTON-.WAFEE.
Granddaughter Of james d. Hassin Mar
rted Mt st. Thomas's Church.

The wedding Of Miss Mabel McAfee and
Lewis Butler Preston took place at noon
yesterday in ST. Thomas's Protestant Episco-
pal Church. Fifth avenue and Fiity-thr1
street. The bride was attended by Mrs
Neville Moberley of Lexington. Ky. sister
OF Mrs. james B. Haggn, and Miss Lids
Burpee of Waterbury. Conn, Williams
Burden and J. Townsend Burden Jr., cousins
Phoenix Ingrahsm, Henry Rogers Winthrop,
j. Doddridge Peet. Jr, and James Ben All
McAfee. all of this city, and Percy Hauehton
of Boston. Willing Spencer of Philadelph'a
and Walter l.. Cutting Of Pittshed, Mass.
were ushers.
The church was trimmed entirely with
apple blossoms. On the pews were bouquets
of them, clusters were massed in the chancei.
f1anked with palms. and the ratings we're
The Rey. pr. Ernest H. s'ires. the recto.
OF the church, performed the ceremony. and
the bride was given away by her granS.
The bride wore a gown of rich white satin.
wh d t.n made The ssfry plain s"a %
surplice folds, was cut in a low V and filed
in with point lace. and there were lace r"vers
secured the point lace veil. and she carried
a shower bouquet Of orange blossoms. For
ornament she wore diamond necklace ~
After the church ceremony Mr.. and Mrs
home, ss7 Fifth avenue. The front dra wing
room was trimmed with American Beauty
roses and palms
The bride, who Ia a tall and handsome
young woman. is q California girl After
the death Of her father. the late Mr. McAiee.
she went 10 live with her grandfather. Jnm mes
B. Haggin. who 10 now in his eighty.;;frs'
year. at his stock farm in Kentucky. When
her mot her died In Europe a few years ago
she came to the New York home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Haggin.
The bridegroom IL son OF the late Georc.
Rutledge Preston and has lived since he
was graduated from Harvard l'niverslty,
Ave years ago, at Tuxedo with HE mother
Mrs. Preston. and his eister. II As Alice
Preston.