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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-25
Zig strike in Big Creek District

Henry Abstein of the Federal De
veloping company. recently returned
from their properties in the Big Creek
district. and reports n very successful
season on the several properties of the
company. He was very much elated
over sarike 'on the Crown King
group. In extending an open cut on
the Crown King No. 4. he encountered
phenomenally rich sylvanite ore
which has created much interest
wherever shown.
One sample blistered in the forge
shows the precious metal plentifully
sprinkIed an the surface as large as a
pinhead TO that of grain of wheat.
Experts who have examined the SAM
pies place the values from $4,000 to
$4,000 per ton, Two assays from the
average rock show values OF $243.93
and $2S5.52. respectively.
tunnel was started below, this
strike about 200 feet ana was driven
about 35 feet to catch this rich vein
at depth. About 175 feet from the
entrance will catch this vein, 1t is ex-
pected. and at depth of 200 feet.
This is the third strike OF high grade
sylvanite ore made IN the immediate
vicinity within few months. There
is now about 105 feet OF iunnelling
and several open cuts and a double
log cabin on the property.-Asotin
Sentinel
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-25
Eilcr's Pinno House OF Portland

will In the next few days open a
branch house in Pendleton, with J. C.
Gallagher as manager. This will
mean great saving to plano and Or
gan buyers, as Eiler's Piano House is
by far the largest dealer in the west
I'm fact. the second largest dealer in
the world, and the Pendleton branch
house will be conducted under the su-
pervision of a salaried man, system
applied to all their stores in the lead
ing cities of the west. They handle
the very largest volume or business at
the very lowest possible expense.
This would point to Eller's Piano
House as the place where you can do
the best The Pendleton branch will
be at 2o9 East Court street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-25
Sheep and CattIemen Fussing.

AS the waters evaporatc from the
rivulets of the high hills and the
ranges become more parched each
day, the annual troubles that crop
out between the sheep and cattlemen
become pronounced. Some parties
coming In on the Sumpter Valley last
night reported that within the past
few days there had been trouble be-
tween herdsmen out on the west slope
of the Greenhorns toward Susanville.
The cattlemen had driven the sheep
herders off of their range and some
hundred or two OF the wool ylelders
had been killed. Who the stock OF
sheep belonged to the informants pro-
fessed not to know when asked,
though they had previously stated.
A number of the sheepmen are still
endeavorlng to get permission to
come through the Baker City forest
reserve on the grounds that they de-
sire to ship from here. 1t is under
stood that several have secured the
privilege from the federal authorities.
and that they have been amIlgamat-
ing bands and pooling on their ship
ping returns in srder to come in
over the prescribed territory. As the
forest supervisor has heretofore
counted heads on the privileged bands
this little subterfuge is not likely 30
carry out satisfactorily. The bands
now in the Susanville section are the
ones which are. supposed to want to
come this way.-Baker City Demo
crat
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-25

abounding in the higher sectious Se
the island.
There has been great activity In
Europe during the last few years In
building canals for transportation, iT-
rigation and power purposes and fur
ther extensive systems are being
planned that will cost in the aggr0-
gate as much. II not more, than the
Panama canal In Great Britain and
Germany these canals are principally
used for transporting coarse freight.
such as coal, ores, lumber and stone.
but in France. Italy and Spain they
are largely employed for irrigation
purposes.
In the Valley of the Po.
The valley OF the Po contains the
largest irrigation system in Italy. be-
sides which there are numerous
smaller works in different parts Of the
mainland, as well as on the island Of
Sicily Altogether the irrigated land
in Italy amount to about 5,000,ooo
acres. This country plans to spend
near s23,OOO,OO during the next few
years in extending her inland water
ways and irrigation systemA
I'm Spain about as much land b
now being irrigated as in Italy, but
since the war with the United States
the government has paid more atten-
ton to internal affairs. and a recent
royal decree divided the county into
seven districts for the construction Of
new irrigation systems.
Roughly estimated there are g.
100000 acres of land in France sub
iected to irrigation. The sewage wa
ters of Paris are conducted to outly-
ing districts and used for irrigation
purposes. Over s7.OOO,OOO has al
ready been expended on these works.
Rainfall in Europe.
The rainfall in Europe is heaviest
along the coast. where it averages be-
tween 40 and so inches. In northern
Italy and southern France 1t is be-
tween 25 and 80 inches. In the in
terror of Spain it is the least OF any
section of Europe. being only about
IL inches at a number Of central sta
tions and only IL 1-2 inches at Madrid
the capital of the country. In
northern France away from the coast
and in Germany and Austria the rain
fall varies with altitude, but general
ly ranges between 20 and 80 inches.
being 20.7 inches at Paris, 22.S inches
at Berlin and 23.4 inches at Vienna
I'm the humid portions of Europe
I irrigation is principally devoted to the
raising of hay and grass in connections
with the dairy and stock industries.
while in the drier sections bordering
on the Mediterranean sea it is ex-
tensively applied to almond, olive and
mulberry orchards, as we'll as for
raising wheat, barley, maize, rtcc.
hemp, vegetables and fruit"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-25

The world is only beginning We
have done nothing, said nothing, sung
nothing. The history of the past is the
history Of one empire at time. Now
several empires must compete together
among them, that miracle Of con.
quest and greater miracle Of slow be-
coming, set dispersedly about the
world, but linked together, grasped
and held by the embracing sea, our
own acean state. imperial Britain,
mighty and aware" The world will
yet know greater men than Caesar and
Napoleon, deeper passion and wider
humanity than Shakespeare's, a music
sun more elemental than Wagner's, II
sadder soul than Schopenhauers, a
more triumphant intellect than Metz
sche's, beauty more enthralllng than
Helen's. - John Davidson in London
Outlook
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-25

The "Compagnia della Mlsericordia"
brotherhood Of Mercy of Florence
includes men of all ranks, who attend
by day or night in cases Of accident, to
carry the wounded TO the hospital, or
the dead TO their burial, to nurse the
SICK in their homes or to assist at fires,
receiving no money or food in any
house they visit. The great bell of the
tower tolls TO call the brothers ON duty
at the time, and even the grand duke
has been seen TO withdraw from table
ana silently respond to the summons.
They repair quickly to their chapel by
Santa Maria Novella, where their black
glazed cotton robes are kept in locked
and numbered drawers. BLACK stoled,
black hooded. like a dream" you may
meet the procession at night, masked
and of unknown Identities, passing
along by torchlight with strange,
wild chant, bearing the bier.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-25
Peculiar Disappearance.

]. d. Runyan, Of Butlerville, o..
laid the peculiar disappearance OF his
painful symptoms, of indigestion and
biliousness to DR.. Kings New Lfe
Pills. He says: "They are a perfect
remedy. for dizziness. sour stomach,
headache, constipation. etc." Guar
anteed at Tallman & Co.'s drug store.
price Csc.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-25
His Audience Warmed Up.

Hi Tragerdy-Hamm made his debut
as star last night, and hear his au-
dlence was very cold. Lowe Comerdy
Yes; they were at first. Hi Tragerdy
All! Only at FIRST? Lowe Comerdy-
Yes; then they remembered they had
paid to get in. and they got hot.-Cath-
ole Standard and Times.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-25
IRRIGATION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

Edward A. Beals, government
weather forecaster for Portland, de-
livered the following entertaining ad-
dress before the National Irrigation
association on the subject Rainfall
and Irrigation in Foreign Countries: :
THE first question that should re-
ceive attention in planning an irri-
CATION system is the water supply,
the source OF which is always rain
fall, Notwithstanding the region of its
occurrence may be hundreds of miles
distant from the works themselves.
The rainfall Of the district to be ir-
rigated is also an important factor
as the amount required to water the
land is proportionate to the natural
rainfall
at was not until 1882 that suffi-
cient observations had been taken to
obtain a fairly good understanding Of
the rainfall of the globe, but since
then stations for measuring rainfall
have multiplied very rapidly, and
now over 5000 records are availab BILE
They show rainfall to be heaviest in
the equatorial regions and the light
est in the heart OF the continents.
Mountains, however, are regions of
heavy rainfall and the problem con-
fronting the irrigation engineer near
ly always consists of spreading water
collected in mountainous districts
over tine surface of the dry plains be-
low
Water is naturally conducted to-
ward these plains by rivers or
through subterranean channels. but
unfortunately it generally reaches
them at too low a level. and hy-
draulic works of greater or less mag
nitude are necessary to raise it to the
required height 1t is not my pur-
pose to enter into details regarding
the manner in which irrigation works
are constructed. but instead to brief
ly describe the extent of systems now
in operation. the rainsaii of the re-
gions considered, and incidentally the
kind OF crops raised by irrigation
| methods
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-25

Alexander the Great. seeing Dloge-
nes looking attentively mt parcel of
human bones, asked the philosopher
what he was looking for. THAT which
cannot find" was the reply. ''the diff
ference between your fathers bones
and those of his slaves"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-25
Lost,

In the city of Pendleton or. on or
about August 18th or 18th a small
buckskin bag containing valuable Jew
els. The finder will be suitably re
warded upon leaving same at this Of
flee. w. I. RAINwATER
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-25
Trained.

Don't you think her husband is
naturally gentle, patient manY'
Sometimes I think he is and some
times ] think she's got him scared.
Houston Post.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-25
Sold 1000 Siesep.

Fitzgerald Bros left town Wednes-
day to deliver 4OOe head of sheep they
sold lately to some Burns buNers.-
Mitchell Sentinel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-25

The Lehman Springs stage will
start Saturday, June 80. and will run
till October l, and carry passengers
and the mail. 1t starts from Lindsay's
stable, on Cottonwood street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-25

Many a man thinks he is pious
when he is only petrified
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-25
Irrigation in Australia.

1.-The Australians are chiefly inter-
ested in irrigating orchards, vine-
yards and gardens. In the future.
irrigation for the purpose of pro-
sheep. and to accumulate reserve
supply of feed for all kinds of stock
during dry years will assume great
importance. AS an Illustration of the
great benefits to be derived from ir-
rigation in Australia, it has been as
certained by actual experiment that
whereas 10 acres of land in its nat
ural state win barely support one
sheep, the same land when irrigated
will support more than 200 sheep.
Although accurate statistics are
not available, it is probable that more
land is under irrigation for rice than
for all other crops combined. China,
Japan and the Malay countries of
southeastern Asia are the seat of
these irrigation systems Rice is a
water plant, and from termination
until the time of Towering needs to
he covered to depth of from one to
three inches with water therefore the
quantity used is enormous. 1t is
claimed that where the natural rain
| fall is between 90 ana so inches it
has tob supplemented during the
growing season by from 35 to 40 in
ches from the irrigating canals, which
make the amount Of water needed for
maturing rice about 60 inches
Extensive Work in India.
The most extensive system of ir-
rigation today is found in India,
where one sixth Of the cultivated area
is irrigated and at the close of 1901,
the government had expended for the
building of irrigated systems the en-
ormous sum of $3.50, $50. 900.
"The rainfall of India, like that of
the United States, is unevenly dis
tributed 1t decreases rapidly from
lis inches near the Himalaya fott-
hills to 6 inches or less IN the upper
Sind province
Anciently southwestern Asia was
densely populated and it contains the
ruins of the greatest network of ca
mails and conduits known to history,
thus showing that then, as well as
now, agriculture flourished mainly
through the aid of irrigation. The
rainfall of southwestern Asia ranges
from about six inches in the interior
OF Persia to 80 inches or more on
the Mediterranean coast. The win
ters are wet and the summers dry.
The principal crops are wheat. bar
ley, rice, millet, corn, peas, beans,
cotton, sugar-cane. silk. tobacco and
fruit
Primitive Methods In Africa.
"ln parts of Africa very little land
is irrigated. The natives of Mada-
gascar manage by very primitive
methods to keep their rice fields
flooded during the dry weather and !
in Tunis and Algeria few oases have
been created by means Of artesian
wells and they have turned out TO he |
very fertile In South Africa a small !
amount of land is also irrigated by
canals and bitches. In MADEIRA.
where the annual rainfall is 2S inches
a large proportion of the area capable |
OF cultivation receives, when needed, |
an additional supply of water from
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-25

Slap an extinguisher upon your irony
II you are unhappily blessed with o
vein Of it.-Lamb.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-20
NORTHEAST HARBoR.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
union of Northeast Harbor is still alive,
though it isn't making so very much noise.
1t seems to us better to do things first and
tell about it afterward.
Our latest achievement was chicken
supper served at the home OF Mrs. F. /.
Phillips and well patronized by our neigh
bors and friends, from which we shall
realize fully s35 clear of all expresses. The
money will be added to the drinking
fountain fund.
We wish all our friends would join us
in working for this worthy object, for
surely it will be pleasant to know there is
place on the street where thirsty dogs
and horses can refresh themselves with a
drink of cool water in the hot, sultry days
of summer.
We are sorry to loose our president for
the winter, but we wish her comfortable
journey, pleasant winter and happy re-
turn. A Merry Christmas and Happy,
Prosperous New Year to all w. C. T. U.
members in Hancock county and the
world. PREss SUPr.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-20
Without any cooking at all.
They are nice and ready for use.
UNCLE DUDLEY.

Dear Aunt Madge and Sisters:
The holiday season is here, and every one
more than busy. yIt the column Is up to the
average each week. / have written a letter to
her. guess IL was Janet who said was an
old friend or something OF that sort. Really. I
do believe everybody In the county and numbers
out of it. know me; 1t does US 3 world Of good
to know We are remembered by the friends Of
long ago.
/ enJoy the many new friendships which /
form every year, but none dear as those
OF my youth or younger days. | count on my
fingers the old Il lends have found In the col.
umn both hands are taken ard It will take my
toes. too, no doubt, when all my friends are
k-own to me.
! nave enjoyed the accounts Of the vacation
trips. II all who took them could have gone TO-
gefher, what a merry crowd. I have felt so
much better for mine. and really my John has,
too, tor he tells what a fiue cook Nettie was and
how he enjoyed her. The hardest thing IS 10
get a hopseseeper In our absesce. Mine left
her own husband to shirk for himself. so he did
hot enjoy my absence.
Thirty years ago took to our home
widow whose husband had recently died at
A baby was born here; we have ALWAYS had an
interest in her. Now she Is repairing US through
a thousand kiBdnesses. Thus bread cast upon
the waters Is returning
Glad Esther had such a rest from her WORK
What a glorious fall to pick up out doors ard
ger ready for the snow that has been hoaliDg
around all day TO keep people from church
went TO the city yesterday; the roads were as
smooth rs In summer.
Guess ! sm not a good housekeeper. as
washed my breat fast, dihDer an,i supper dishes
by lamp light last evening. should not have
felt cordenned IL had lett them III Sunday
as the mall brought letter that old friend
no had been called TO the city by the Illness
and death of daughter was wishing she could
see me. As had been with her on one such
sad occasion. ! just hurried my saturday cook
ing and went. IL helped the least am glad, IL
the work did lay unfinished. DELL.
think. Dell, my helpers have put aside
their Christmas work lately to write for
the column, and there awaits you for next
week a poem have had in reserve for
months-one EIma sent last winter, and
also nice letter from Meb, which you
will all enjoy. Now accept a Merry
Christmas, all of you from
AUNT MADGE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-20
An Order of Rattlesnakes.

Recently Portland, Ore, firm that deals
in fish and game received from man in
an Idaho town this startling order:
asGentlemen - Please ship me at once,
C. o. D., one dozen live rattlesnakes
Must be good biters."
Not having as many live rattlesnakes on
hand as the order called for, the firm
could not make the shipment; but letter
was sent to the Idaho man inquiring as to
why he wanted the rattlers. Here is an
excerpt from the letter received in reply:
''Three months ago / swore off from
drinking whisky 1 was determined to
quit, so took solemn oath never to
drink another glass of whisky unless
should be bitten by rattlesnaEe and
need the liquor as an antidote. Rattle
snakes are mighty scarce in this part OF
the country. have been out hunting for
rattlers every day this month, but have
found none. Now, am a man of my
word. do not intend to violate my oath
Surely you can get some rattlesnakes for
me. Never mind the cost; I'll pay it
Please ship at once. This is important"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-20

John E. Randall, the secretary of the
Jamaica Christian Endeavor union.
was one of the foreign delegates to the
Baltimore convention. He writes an
interesting article to the Christian En-
deavor Gem about visit to DIR. Clark s
home and closes it with description
Of the interesting collection of world
wide Christian Endeayor souvenirs
which the founder of the movement
has treasured there. giving this trans
lation Of japanese poem which is
among the many tokens given to DR..
Clark during his numerous around the
world tours:
Strive on with God,
Then all things may be done
As trfckling drops from messy bank
A mighty sea become.
But strive with God:
There's naught impossible to Him and
thee
AZ trickltng drops from wayside brook
Grow into mighty sea.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-20
rae MrLLroNAIRE's cnE1srMAs.

Somehow I've puttered round until I've got
myself made "Tieh",
BY honest means or otherwIse-I sometimes
wonder whih.
When Christmas comes, realize that l have
more by far
Than chiidhood's dreams had shown me; YET
there's something come to mar
The pictures that painted when was big.
eyed boy
I've all thousht / wanted then, but not a
trace of joy.
And would spurn this ioathsome wealth, for
which I've struggled so,
To feel as tsen when Christmas Eve crept Ger
my world of snow.
These latter years It's mine to give with lavish
hand to all
Who live upon my bounty; but such lavish
givings pail.
No sweetening selfsacriace goes with the gifts
give,
No long felt wishes gratided are in the life live.
And those to whom the costly things purchase
supplied.
Send formal thanks that crate upon a wealthy
pauper's pride.
For am poor-am starving for the joy used
to know
When Christmas Eve crept DER my world all
blanketediwith snow.
Then all was in the future. and my life was in
Its bloom;
The DARK that settled DER myworld brought not
hint OF gloom.
For Hope and Youth are playmates; and had
them both 10 keep
loving vigil DER me when my day-dreams
turned 10 sleep.
And though / knew when morning giowed
across theIsnowy earth,
My stocki4giby the Jamb would show of costly
things a.deargh,
Yet now kDowlthe prospect held such bliss as
When Christmas Evei crept DER my world all
carpeted with snow.
The country poor-God bless themi When He
passed His riches round
He gave to them the choicest that in Heaven
eoul / be found;
He made ihtm rich In hunger, so that cen the
very least
OF. all these things We surfelt on, wouli be to
them a feast
He hung their joys on limbs SO low that stretch.
ing up bit,
They seized the finest fruitage and enjoyed il
every whit.
But.sweetest of the pleasures that we're given
them TO know
Came with the blessed Christmas Eve across
their world of snow.
Last night was In Heaven; for l dreamed /
was lad
In that Old. humble homestead where such
blessings once l had;
Idreamed | the rich man as at heart / know
him now.
And yearned to safe his hunger from my joy.
trees bending Dough.
! dreamed of humble presents pulled from
stockings by the jamb-
To live that dream ia forfeit ali hope Tor,
have or am.
But In the days that dream recalled, alasi did
not know
How blest was when Christmas crept across
my world of snow.
BY Strickland W. GaiItIan.
Selected By S. j. Y.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-20
Embellishments
Announcement.

Having contracted with one of the
most successful firms of Real Estate
Brokers and Promoters in this country
Ga firm having clientage of thousands
from almost every state in the union,
and to whose untiring efforts the state
of Maine owes two of its most impor-
tant industries to establish an agency
for this State with headquarters for the
present at Ellsworth, feel that we
can sell your Real Estate or Business
for cash at a fair price. and that we can
find buyer for your property in less
time than anyone else.
1t makes no difference whether your
property is worth $500 or 5000, 900, or
in what part of Maine it is situated
If you want to sell, send me descrlp-
ton and lowest cash price. III you
want to buy, write me the amount
you wish to invest, and state what you
want. No charge unless purchase or
sale is made.
have cash customers for two WOOD
lots within short distance -four mles;ll
of Ellsworth postoifice, and for sInah
house $3.50 to $1,000.
We can furnish experts to explore
timber lands at low rates, and furnish
abstracts of title to real estate IN any
county in Maine.
G. B. STUART. Ellsworth. Me.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-20
Magazine and Book Notes.

"Forty Years as an Advertising Agent"
is e book Of $50 pages soon to be published
by Printers Ink Publishing Co., 10 Spruce
street, New York. 1t is reprint of a
series Of articles by George p. Rowell, the
veteran advertising agent, who has for Sc
many years been known the country over
among newspaper publishers. While
primarily of interest to publishers, Mr..
Rowell's association with prominent men
during his long business career and his
references to them, make the book OF
general interest, and it will no doubt be
generally read. The authors description
of the early days of the advertising agency
business-a business now one of such inn
mense proportions is intensely entertain
ing.