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think that we should have coal-o. Instead we
had only candles, and it was November and
the sun had dropped out of sight long before
they had to be used for twenty hours out of the
twenty -four
The other cabin turned out to be the bunk house,
where lived the five men employed by William
rough-ooking, unkempt men whose appearance gave
no indication of the sterling qualities which they
possessed Their home even less inviting than
ours, though considerably larger.
In place of well-populated creek with women
for companions and some social life | found that
our nearest neighbors, about score of miners two
of whom had brought their wives North lived
on Discovery Claim some miles below us
Dreary Handicapped hills covered with a few
inches of snow hemmed us in on all sides bringing
the horizon within half a mile of our rough abode
For awhile this depressed me so much that began
to fear for my mind. But l thought that if William
could stand it, | could also and then in a week or
two the excitement of placer mining gave me a new
interest. My husband often let me wash out the
pay-dirt PAN, as it is called and no miner ever
looked at the little fine particles of gold that were
lett in the pan with more feverish interest Then
again the novelty of the long dark days with their
glowing silent twilight helped to tide me over until
L grew accustomed to isolated lot
The sun having dropped out of sight weeks be-
tore we slept IN the socalled daytime as Williams
chief duty, outside of experimenting operations
generally, was to keep up steam at night in the
boiler near the mouth of the shaft which led to
the drift or underground workings. We sat in
the boiler house. my husband reading articles on
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I TAVlNG roughed 1t the greater part of my
married life in the mining camps of the West
prepared for the long journey into the interior
Yukon without hesitation, when my husband, who
had passed the last three years in that country
At that time, not knowing the wide difference be-
tween placer mining in the North and quartz
mining in Idaho British Columbia | pictured
myself as living a well-populated creek where
| would find other women for companions and also
some social life of expecting in addition to
ind many saloons, much gambling and some law
leSsness In other words, | thought that there
would be at least some semblance of civilization.
The prospect of the long journey did not worry
me much, | we'll advanced in middle age
and used to travelling in strange places Moreover
| knew from experience that nowhere is woman
so safe from arrogance the frontier.
Consequently, without much trepidation | voy-
aged on Alaskan liner from Seattle to Skagway
whence | took the railroad to Whtehorse, the
jumping-of place, to speak, from which
one enters the interior wild. Thence, it
winter, the only means of travel was by the sleigh
stages running the snow-trai to Dawson, this
part of the trip account of its novelty being
delightful that l almost sorry in one sense
because it did not last longer than the four and
half days required in taking my destination,
a mining community some thrty-five miles from
Dawson.
1t was a crisp invigorating morning with tenn
perature of about twenty below zero when we
reached the road house where William my husband
met me- and long before arrived at the door
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mining and l busy with fancy work
Once an hour we slipped out of the
boiler house into the cold night, and
reaching the shaft climbed down it
on narrow rickety ladder to the
drift, where by the light of candle
which / held William drove the steam
points, by which the frozen earth is
thawed, deeper into the face of the
underground tunnel The steam is
carried to the points, which resemble
large crow-bars but are hollow, by
iron pipes wrapped in sacking that
connect with the boiler. As the
steam is forced from the ends of the
points, it thaws the ground for a
few inches around and before them,
and then they have to be driven
farther into the drifts face.
In the beginning l dreaded the
descent down the thirty-fve-foot
shaft, but in short time l ran up
and down the ladder, which was
attached vertically to the wall, with
the ease of an old hand and also soon
overcame my fear for the dark,
uncanny-looking drift which extended
about fifty feet from the base of the
hole. It's rough walls and low I'M
even roof, which at first l was afraid
might cave in, took on a charm of
their own, for here it was that we
secured the gold that meant so much
to us all.
My life on the claim was an easy
one as long as l cooked for only
William and myself, the food being
chiefly canned products and easy of
preparation for the table Usually
one of the men hunted near the end
of the week and we had caribou,
ptarmigan or other game for our
patiently for the terrible cold of
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could see the building with its out
houses nestled between the snow
coated hills of the valley down which
we were travelling at breakneck speed
Almost before we realized it, the
sleigh stopped at the entrance of
the inn, in front of which were
grouped a number of befurred miners,
one of whom ran to my side. 1t was
William, whom | had not seen in
three years, and | must admit that
for moment l hardly recognized
him, so much had he changed.
When he left me his hair was dark
and luxuriant; now it was literally
streaked with gray and undeniably
thin, the effects of the Northern
climate
In civilization he always had been
particular about his attire; now a
long coon-skin coat, a flaming red
toboggan cap whose long tassel hung
down over the side of his face and
touched his shoulder, and fancy
worked moccasins formed an out
landish combination that gave him
the appearance of a picturesque-look-
ing pirate. Still it was William, and
woman-like could not help crying
as he lifted me from the stage and
carried me into the road house.
There we rested until the next
morning, when William hitched his
dog-team to the sled and we started
on nine-mile journey to his claim.
After an hours travel we passed into
a shadowy valley about three hundred
feet in width, down which floated a
thin frosty mist The increased speed
of the dogs told me that we were
nearing home; but | looked in vain
Tor any sign of humanity, until
rounding bluff where the valley
broadened considerably we came into
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-06

enters upon his new term, his own
term, feeling different. stronger,
more confident and independent,
more resolute and resourceful in
some ways. than he did when he took
place. He is undoubtedly
a wiser, stronger,-abler man than he
was three and half or even one
and a half years ago. He is man
who grows, learns, improves, with his
great opportunities and responsible
ties, and we believe has the earnest
desire and design in the brain, heart
and soul of him TO make a good and
great president.
He can do this all the more readi-
ly and surely because he has put be-
hind him, absolutely and unequivo-
calIy. the third-term-or second--erm
temptation. He has declared that
he would not be candidate for re-
election; hence he does not have to
play politics with bosses, senator's,
leaders, or politicians of high or low
degree.
Recall how Mckinley changed and
grew. after his second election, and
when he had no more nominations or
elections to win. His last and great
est speech, that at Buffalo. just be-
fore he was shot, was in an entirely
different key, in an entirely different
tone, from any that he had made
during his long political career; sim
ply because he was at last free tc
say what he really thought. Before
he had been politician merely; ther
he became a statesman.
Likewise, now, Roosevelt is his
own man; we believe the people,
man. We think he is greater thar
his party; he must be so to be a grea
statesman.
Roosevelt likes show, display, Ger
emony. parade, the bugle, and ban
giles of office, but this does not de
tract appreciably from his real, solit
merits. We think he is a good dea
of a democrat, and we wish him
very useful term in his high office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-06
Another Woman's Case.

"During change of life words cannot ex-
press what suffered. My physician said
had a cancerous condition Of the womb. Ono
day read some of the testimonials Of women
who had been cured by Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and decided to try it
and to write you for advice. Your medicine
made me a well woman, and all my bad symp-
toms soon disappeared.
81 ADVISE every woman at this period OF life
to take your medicine and write you for adj
vice. Mrs. Lizzie Hinkle, Salem, Ind
What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did for Mrs. Hyland and
Mrs; HinlSle it will do for any woman
at this time of life.
1t has conquered pain, restored
health, and prolonged life in cases that
utterly baffied physicians,
pound Succeeds Where others Fail,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-06
TO PORTLAND: BE HONEST.

President jefferson Myers, of the
Lewis and Clark state commission,
who has just visited Eastern oregon,
has advised the people of this section
to deal honorably with the home
seekers and not to misrepresent
things to them.
This is good advice coming from a
good man working in a good cause
But bless your life, Jeff why come
out of Portland to Eastern oregon
to do missionary work? Why not
plead with the lodging house sharks,
the real estate brigands, the land
lord barons of Portland TO be honest
with the homeseekers? Or do you
want Eastern Oregon people to deal
gently with the homeseeker in order
to save more of the spoil for Port
land?
Be honest with the homeseeker-
of course we will be honest with him.
We won't charge him $40 month
for old shacks that rented for SIS a
year ago; we won't tax him $50 per
month for camping ground in the
suburbs; we won't charge him $3.50
for so cent bed: we won't graft
him on meals, tents, souvenirs nor
any other luxury or necessity.
We here and now notify all home
seekers that it is not necessary TO
keep one hand on the pocketbook in
Eastern Oregon; that it is useless
precaution to lock the door and then
place the bedstead against it in East
ern Oregon; it is not necessary to
carry a cooked pistol in his coat
noclat I'm here in the sage brush dis
trict. and that it is safe to pass tele-
nbone poles and dark alleys and to
meet strangers on dark streets after
night. in the short grass counties.
OF course Eastern oregon will be
SQUARE with the tenderfoot; she needs
more tenderfeet on her arid plains
on her 1OOO-acre wheat farms and on
her matchless mountain ranges; she
wants their money and their pres
ence and will make them feel at
home.
Eastern oregon can give Portland
cards and spades and then beat hel
many points on honesty; the mission
airy work should be done among th'
landlords, shopkeepers, hotel mer
and other trades in Portland.
Virtue is above par in Eastern Or
egon. To Portland: Be honest, jus
once.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-06

The people of Union are unjustly
abusing Senator Pierce and Repre-
sentative Dobbin for declining to
make a fight for the division of
Union county at the recent session of
the legislature. AS matter of fact
members from Union county could
not consent to impose an intolerable
tax on a few small settlements sur
rounding Union, in order to crafty
Unions old grudge at La Grande.
Pierce and Dobbin acted hOnorably,
ably and. justly in this matter and
will be congratulated for their stand
against county division, when the
heat of passion is succeeded by a So
ber consideration in Union. Union
does not need the county seat to make
her a good town If she realizes one
half the magnificent prospect before
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-06
PRAISE FOR ROOSEVELT.

John F. Carroll, the brilliant and
versatile editor of the oregon Daily
Journal, although managing editor
Of an independent paper Of demo-
cratic tendencies, Days President
Roosevelt the highest compliment yet
rendered the president by the press of
Oregon. Carroll saws:
1t is a proud and happy day in the
life of Theodore Roosevelt, student,
author, executive, statesman. To-
day he was inaugurated president OF
the United States, the proudest public
position, we think, in the world. Mr..
Roosevelt, through Mr.. Mckinley
tragic death, has been president for
about three and a half years, but he
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-06

in life when woman's great change
may be expected.
These symptoms are all just SO many
calls from nature for help. The nerves
are crying out for assistance and the
cry should be needed in time.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound was prepared to meet the needs
of woman's system at this trying
period of her life. 1t inyigorates and
Strengthens the female organism and
builds up the weakened nervous system,
1t has carried thousands of women
safely through this crisis.
For special advice regarding this i'm
portant period women are invited TO
write to Mrs. Pinliham at Lynn, Mass,
and it will be furnished absolutely free
Of charge.
Read what Lydia E. Pinkham's Com
pound did for Mrs Hyland and Mrs.
Hinkle:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
AZ had been suffering with falling OF tn,
womb for years and was passing through the
Change of Life. Ny womb was badly swol-
len; my stomach was sore; had dizzy spells,
sick headaches, and WIS very nervous.
Lydia E. PinAiam'S Vegetable COr
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-06

Pn&ams Vegetable Compound Succeeds Where others Fail
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-06
AMONG AFRICANS.


American Consul George w. Ellis,
Monrovia. Liberia. writes the follow
ing entertaining trade review from the
negro country on the west coast of
Africa:
The native Africans are among the
most interesting people in the world,
and the varied and natural wealth of
their country is unsurpassed. The in
dications are that they will for some
time yet almost wholly possess West
Africa. They thrive along the west
coast in millions, Although armed
like warriors they are lovers of peace;
they have their peculiar civilization,
and they are rich, but this wealth is
in wives, bullocks and slaves captured
in inter-tribal wars.
The native African secures the pro-
ducts of his country without much
labor or difficulty. When these pro-
ducts are manufactured they COM
mand large profits abroad. The in
creasing consumption in Europe of
West African commodities is depend
ent upon the native African. 1t is he
who secures the piassava, ivory, caout-
chouc, palm oil, palm kernels, kola
nuts, kafa seeds, hides, cassava, Gala
bar beans, cocoa and ginger, and it is
he who performs the labor in the
steamship service of the coast and in
the trade and traffic and mines of
the interior.
The African likes to trade, and
sends his products for miles from the
| interior to the coast. 1t is easy to
buy from him, but no novice can sell
to him. He has been trading for CEN
turies His wants and desires have
been dictated by the nature of his en-
vironment and the customs and laws
of his social life. He knows at sight
what is best for him, and the manu-
facturers of Europe have made mil
lions by studying his wants,
When American manufacturers turn
their attention to West Africa they
will behold a most inviting CONNER
cial field. The iron pots, brass ket
ties, tobacco, steel bars, red caps
silks, cotton cloth, gold and silvel
trinkets, cap and flint guns, and man!
other articles which are called for b!
the African must be made for hin
specially. The Germans thus far have
excelled the English in making clotl
for the African trade.
Patterns of different articles, ac
, cording to the wants of the natives
can be forwarded through the depart
ment whenever they may be required
The United States is surely especial!
fitted to enter upon the conquest o
{ this great market; the opportunity i
now and Liberia is the open door
George w. Ellis, charge dAffaires
Monrova, Liberia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-06

The shortage OF between $4,000 and
$4,000 in the accounts of Sheriff Kee-
ton, of Wheeler county, will be
made good from his own pocket and
he will be retained in office. Bad
arithmetic and worse bookkeeping
are said to be responsible for the
shortage
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-06

The allegation is openly made in
New York and is so far undisputed,
that Mayor Mcclellan is an ally of
Standard Oil, which controls the va
rious lighting plants of that city. It
is claimed that he is chronic STUN
bling block in the way of every move
ment to secure a municipal lighting
plant.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-06

Were weary a-walking the
Highway of Life;
We're fretted and flustered with
worry and strife.
Let US drop by the wayside the
heavy old load,
And rest at the inn at the turn
of the road
Let us tarry awhile
AT the Sign of the Smile
Let us tarry awhile at the "Sign
of the Smile
Forget all our griefs in the joys
that beguile;
Let us pleasure the noon till II
changes to night,
Then up with our loads and well
find they are light
Let US tarry awhile
At the Sign of the Smile.
Selected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-06
THE TURN OF LIFE
A Time When Women Are Susceptible to Many
Dread Dlseases-InteIIigent Women Prepare
for 1t. Two Relate their Experience.

ne ClldnBe VI llIc Is
the most critical period
of a woman's existence,
and the anxiety felt by
women as it draws near
is not without reason.
Every woman who
neglects the care of her
health at this time in
vites disease and pain.
When her system is in
a deranged condition,
or she is predisposed to
apoplexy, or congestion
of any organ, the ten
dency is at this period
likely to become active
and with a host of ner-
vous irritations, make
life a burden. At this
time, also, cancers and
tumors are more liable
to form and begin their
destructive work.
Such warning symp-
toms as sense of suffo-
cation, hot flashes, head
aches backaches. dread
of impending evil, timid-
ity, sounds in the ears,
palpitation of the heart,
sparks before the eyes,
Irregularities, constipa-
tion, variable appetite,
weakness and inquie,
tude, and dizziness, art
promptly needed by in
telligent women who are
approaching the period
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-06

1 wrote you for advice and commenced
treatment with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound as you directed, and am
happy to say that all those distressing symP-
toms left me and have passed safely through
the Change of Life, well woman. l am
recommending your medicine TO all my
friends Mrs. Annie f. g. Hyland, Chester
town, Md.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-08

destroyers and special service ships
have escaped from being sunk or cap.
tured by us. The losses of our fleet
during the two days battle were threa
torpedo boats. There are some YES
sells which have sustained more or
less damage, but none of them is un-
fit for future service. Our total cas-.
ualties throughout the fleet amounted
to 116 officers and men killed and 538
wounded.
I'm this encounter the enemy's
force did not show much disparity as
compared with ours, and the Russian
officers and men, it must be admitted
fought with the utmost energy on be-
half of their country"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-08
TOGO'S REPORT
VICTORY
Admiral Gives His First Detailed Ac
count Of the Battle of the Sea
of Japan.
IT WAS VERY QUICKLY DECIDED
Defeat of the Russians Was Accom-.
pIished in a Little Over Half an
Hours Fighting.

New York, Aug. TIE first COM
plete report of the battle OF the Sea
of Japan has beben received, in an
anonymous but apparently official
pamphlet published by the Eiso Shu-
pan Sha, Yokohama, and corrects in
important essentials earlier unofficial
reports of the battle.
Admiral Togo's report, after telling
of learning from two picket ships of
the enemy's presence and the forma-
ton of the Japanese line of battle as
previously arranged, continues:
''As the day was foggy, it was I'M
possible to see further than five
miles, but the scouts reported the
enemy's formation as closely as if it
had been within my own range of Wis
ion.
Before l could make out the enemy
had become convinced that his fight
ing attachments consisted of the
whole of the Second and Third squad
rons. accompanied by about seven
special service vessels; that his for
nation was a double column ahead
that his main force occupied the pc
sition at the van of the right column
that his special service vessels follow
ed in the rear; that his speed was
about IL knots and that he intended
to advance to the northeastward.
II availed myself of these reports
in determining to engage the enem!
about p. m, with our main force
near Okinoshima, in the hope tina
could crush him by concentrating
on the van of his left column
When they appeared through thu
fog. the disposition of the enemy
ships turned out as Togo surmiseG
The order to engage was at once is
sued to all hands. and at SIS minutes
past l p. m. the signal. 1.-THE fat
of the empire depends on this fight
All do better than ever" was com
municated to the squadrons within
range.
"For while afterward. our mali
fighting squadron hauled around t
the southwark and westward. as i
it were passing the enemy on tn
wrong course, but at minutes afte
2p. m. it suddenly turned to the cas-
and. changing front. steamed oblique
ly for the enemy's van.
"Our armored cruiser squadron a
So took the same course. while Vic
Admiral Dewa's and Vice Admire
Mru's fighting detachments. the crui!
er squadron and Rear Admiral Togo
squadron speeded southwark and a
tackled the rear of the enemy. in Al
cordance with the pre-arranged plal
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-08
PEACE CONFERENCE.
Everything in Readiness for Meeting
of the ENJOYS.

Of the ENJOYS.
day of activity in the navy yard,
the finishing touches in preparation
for the peace conference were made
late this afternoon and everything is
now in readiness, both on the inside
and the outside of the large new ma
val store building, where the plenipo-
tentiaries are to be received tomor-
row, and where they are to hold the
daily sessions thereafter. The Sec
ond floor of the building is to be oc.
cupied by the peace missions.
The conference room is in the cen.
ter of the building. over the main en-
trance. Adjoining it one side is a
suite of three spacious rooms which
have been assigned to the Japanese
ENJOYS. On the other side is a re.
ception room, dedicated to the repre-
sentatives of the United States gov.
eminent. Beyond this is a suite of
three rooms for the use of the Rus.
sian mission. On either side of a
corridor which divides the building
are large dining rooms, where mid
| day luncheons will be served to the
| respective missions, and in the north
! ern dining room Admiral Mead, com
mandant of the new navy yard. will
tomorrow give a banquet to the en-
voys, their suites and about 30 invit
ed guests. Two fire proof rooms have
been fitted up for the storage of doc
| umentS.
1t cost the United States govern
ment $4,000 to equip the quarters fol
the conference. Without the build
ing all appearance of newness has
been removed. The borders of the
newly laid cement walk have beer
sodded and the gravel walk. leading
to the landing, 1000 feet away. has
been put in repair. Everything al
the landing stage has been made ship
shape.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-08
Lewistown Young People to Wed

Lewistown Young People to Wed.
The marriage of Miss Bessie
Dwight and Mr.. j. H. Zeitler, of this
city, will take place tomorrow ev-
ening, with Rev. Henry Quickenden,
of the First Presbyterian church Of
floating. 1t will be a quiet home
wedding, with only few intimate
friends of the contracting parties
present. Miss Dwight and Mr.. Zeit.
Ter are both we'll known in this COM
munity, where they have many warm
wriends who will wish them all hap
pinesS.