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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-19

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-19
Mrs. stanford,s Estate.

San Jose, Cal, Sept. 1s.-An inven-
tory of the separate personal estate of
the late Mrs. Stanford has been filed
by the appraisers. The estate foots up
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-19
DEPOSITS OF "A MILLIONS.
ComptroIler's Statement Showing Con-
dition of Kansas Banks.

Washington, Sept. 19-The comptroller of
the currency has made public an abstract
of the reports made to the comDtrollers
office by the 165 banks in Kansas which
include all Of the national banks in the
state except those in the cities known as
reserve cities.' 1t shows the condition
of these banks at the close of business
August Is to be as follows:
RESOURCES.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29

An inQuisitive Frenchman has
thought It worth while to ask what be-
comes of the bodies after death of the
numberless fish and other living crea-
lures that fill the sea. OF course they
all die, sooner or later, and yet II is an
occurrence so rare as to be practically
unknown for anybody who lives beside
or on the ocean to come across the re
mains" of even a single victim of the
fate that awaits all things mortal. In
the profounder depths putref1ction can
not take place, so II the dead fish
once reaches those calm, chill abysses
he would be preserved until the end of
time. Probably, however. no such
peaceful repose awaits more than an
lnfinitesimally small proportion of the
finny folk, and no great accumulation
Of llfeless bodies exists at the bottom
of the sea. The living eat the dead be-
fore they can make the long, slow
journey downward. AS a matter of
fact, extremely few fish, and perhaps
none, ever meet what is known as a
natural death" Almost always they
are slain and devoured and so put
definitely out of the way.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29

A race across the Atlantic ocean
would have seemed a wild romance to
King Charles II. when he took lead
ing part in the first recorded yacht
race. II sailed this morning." says
Evelyn on Oct. 1, 1861, with his maj.
esty In one of his yachts, or pleasure
boats, vessels not known among us till
the Dutch East India company pre-
sented that curious piece to the king,
being very excellent sailing vessels. 1t
was on a wager between his other new
pleasure boat, built frigate-llke, and
one Of the Duke of Yorks; the wager,
f100; the race from Greenwich to
Gravesend and back. The king lost 1t
going, the wind being contrary, but
saved stakes in returning. There were
divers noble persons and lords on
board, his majesty sometimes steering
Yacht" a word new to Eng
land in 1860, is Dutch, from "jagten,"
to hunt, to speed, connected with our
go. London Chronicle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
DUST IN OUR EYES.
We At Times Collect Curious ThiAa
without Looking For Thsm.

We at Times Collect Curious Things
without Looking For Them.
Few people are aware, says Fred W.
Saxby in the Strand Magazine. that
we are all constantly collecting" curl
ous things without looking for them:
In the very act of looking up at the
neeting spectacle OF a fiery orb the
reader with the big, wide open eyes
may easily receive In one Of his own
orbs tiny sphere from afar that was
produced in glowing streak OF light
like the one he is admiring.
Meteorlc dust is ever falling and up
on all parts Of our planet. The little
spheres have been found upon the
decks Of ships far out at sea. in all
the deserts of the earth and on the
tops OF snow clad mountains. Dredg.
ings brought UP from the silent depths
Of the ocean give testimony of their
universal presence. The particles all
contain iron and are easily collected
by the magnet from the roof of any
clubhouse or other place exposed di.
rectly to the sky.
Seafarers are sometimes pelted with
dust OF quite different kind, compos-
ed Of the microscopic fiinty skeletons
OF beautiful plants called "diatoms."
These tiny plants live in both salt
and fresh water and occur in enor-
nous numbers in some localities. Oc.
casionally water courses and inundat-
ed areas dry up and the fiinty shells
of the diatoms which grew there are
blown about as dust There are sew
eral instances on record Of diatoma-
ceous dust falls at sea. During the
thickest part Of the fall the sailors
have experienced much pain in their
eyes, the Inflammation being caused
by the little fiinty shells.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
American Anthropology.

San Francisco, Aug. 29.-For the
first time in the annals of the Ameri-
can Anthropological association its
annual meeting is held west of the
Missouri river. 1t opened here today
with a large attendance of prominent
scientists, among them Prof. F. w.
Putnam, the president of the associa-
tion: DR.. r. B. Dixon, of Harvard uni
Versity DR.. A. Herdlicka, of the Ma
tional Museum in Washington; George
Grant MacCurdy of Yale university;
DR.. G. B. Gordon, of the Philadelphia
Museum; Sewart Culin of the Brook
lyn Institute museum; c. P. Mackie of
Bnglewood. n. j.; DIR. Clark Wissler
OF the American Museum of Natural
History in New York; c. Hill-Tout, of
the chronological Survey of Canada
and many others.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
AUMMlNG BIRDS.
Feeding the BantlinRs Looks Like n
Dangerous Operation.

Dangerous Operation.
When first crawled in among the
bushes close to the nest the little
mother darted at me and poised foot
from my nose, as II to stare me out
Of countenance. She looked me all
over from head to foot twice. Then
she seemed convinced that was harm
less.
She whirled and sat on the nest edge.
The bantlings opened wide their hun.
CRY mouths. She spread her tail like a
flicker and braced herself against the
nest side. She craned her neck and
drew her dagger-like bill straight up
above the nest. She plunged it down
the baby's throat to the hilt and start.
ed n series OF gestures that seemed
fashioned to puncture him to the toes.
Then she stabbed the other baby until
1t made me shudder. 1t looked like the
murder of the infants But they were
not mangled and bloody, They were
getting a square meal after the usual
humming bird method Of regurgltation.
They ran out their slender tongues
to lick the honey from their bills. How
they liked 1t! Then she settled down
and ruffled up her breast feathers to
let her babies cuddle close to her ma
ked bosom. Occasionally she reached
under to caress them with whlsperings
Of mother love.-Country Calendar
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29

Rest your heart now and then dur.
ing the day. said an instructor in
gymnastics.
But the heart can't be rested pu.
pill objected. 1T works incessantly
from birth to DEATH"
1T rests the heart to lie down." said
the instructor. Every nights sleep of
nine hours saves the heart the lifting
Of $4,000 ounces Of blood. Considerable
rest there, eh?
when we lie down, you see. the
hearts action becomes slower-slower
by ten strokes a minute Thus in an
hour 600 strokes are saved and In nine
hours 5,400 strokes Each stroke pumps
six ounces of blood. and therefore In
nine hours the heart is saved the labor
Of pumping 32,400 ounces.
''The heart often requires a rest
Philadelphia Bulletin,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
IoMn Rural Carriers Meet.

Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 29.-The an
nual state convention of the Iowa
state Rural Letter Carriers associa-
ton opened here today. An interest
ing program has been prepared and
the members will be given an oppor-
tunity to visit the annual county fair
Among those who will address the
convention are Bert Childs, of Nevada
Iowa. who will speak on "The Needs
of the Carriers" and A. j. Woods, OF
Farley, Iowa, who will talk on -Four
Years Experience as a Rural Car
rier." Among those attending the
convention is Frank II. Cunningham
Of South Omaha. national president
of the organization.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29

A lecturer recently told OF Russian
he saw some years ago in Manchuria
whose methods of achieving results
were not according to the usual code
The Russian had well in his front
yard which he concluded to fill up.
He began digging hole by the side
Of the well, throwing the dirt from the
new excavation into the well.
SIN the course of time" said the
speaker, 1.-The old well was filed, but
there was hole alongside as big as
the first. The Russian went farther
away and dug another hole to fill the
second. He continued this process Of
digging one hole to fill the other until
he literally ran the hole out of town"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29

A treat in an Australian wilderness
camp is thus described by an explorer:
"On our way down, of course, it was
necessary to stop at McLeod's camp
to get something to clear the bronchial
tubes. There was one great Scotch
man among the party, who said, when
l asked him what his poison was,
'Weel, I'll just take tin Of fruit He
had tin Of pineapple. Now, the price
Of preserved fruit at that time and in
such place was something to make
you sit up, so that Scotchman scored"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
A STRENUOUS REMEDY.
How n Servant Tried TO sober UD &
BibulOus Diplomat.

DOW - oGENaMN AENcu 10 HOOeE UW u
BibulOus Diplomat.
The story had reference to a former
senator OF the United States who was
sent to Russia as minister. There were
various evidences in the archives OF
the legation that sobriety was not this
gentleman's especial virtue and among
them very many copies Of notes in
which the minister, through the secre.
tary of legation, excused himself from
keeping engagements at the foreign Of
fee on the ground Of Sudden indispo
sition."
Mr.. Prince told me that one day this
minister's valet, who was an Irish
man, came to the consulate and said {:
"Oi'll not stay with his igsillincy amy
longer Owe done wild him."
whats the trouble now" said Mr.
Prince.
We'll" said the man. this morning
Ol thought 1t was tonne to get his
igsillincy out of bed, for he had been
drunk about week and in bed most
of the tonne, and so OF went to him
and says gentleloike. Would your ig,
silllncy have cup of coffeer when he
rose up and shtruck me in the face.
On that OF took him by the collar, lift
ed him out Of bed, took him across the
room, showed him his ugly face in the
glass, and OF said to him, says OF. 'Is
thin the eyes of an invoy extraor-r-r-r.
dinary and mlnlsther pllnlpotentar-
ryT"-From the Autobiography Of An
drew d. White.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29

We will try to give you some idea Of
the distance that separates US from
the pole star. As you know. light
travels at the rate Of about $4,000
miles a second-more than seven times
round the earth while you are saying
John Robinson" slowly. Well, sup
pose that ray Of light, travelling at
this terrific speed Of million miles
in less than FIVE and a half seconds,
had started from the polar star on its
journey to the earth at the moment of
your birth that particular ray will not
reach you until you are more than
halfway between your thirty sixth and
thirty-seventh birthdays. When you
look on the pole star you see it not
as 1t is today, but as II was about fifty
years ago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
scIdIitz Pnndern I'm slam.

Sale of seidlitz powders is prohibited
In Siam. Some fifty years ago Phra
Mongkut, the then ruling emperor,
bought box of seidlitz powders from
trader missionary, and, mlsinterpret-
ing the instructions on the lid, mixed
the six blue papered powders into one
tumbler Of water and the six white
papered ones into another. Then he
proceeded to swallow the resultant de
coctions, one after the other. The re-
suit to the monarch may be imagined.
In consequence Of this the further sale
of the remedy In question was prohibit
ed-a prohibition which still remains In
force.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
Health and Money,

There is this difference between
those two temporal blessings, health
and money: Money is the most envled,
but the least enjoyed; health is the
most enjoyed. but the least envied,
and this superiority of the latter is
still more obvious when we reflect that
the poorest man would not part with
health for money but the richest man
would gladly part with all his money
for health.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29

Jersey City, N. j., Aug. 29.-Con-
siderable interest is manifested In the
meeting of the board of directors of
the American China Development
company which is held here today.
The principal question under consider
alton of the board of directors is that
whether the offer of the Chinese gov
ernment to purchase the concession
previously granted to the American
China Development company for ST.
100000 shall be accepted or not.
Under ordinary conditions the ques-
ton would have been comparatively
simple and the problem would have
resolved itself into a simple mathe-
matical calculation of the money value
Of the concession as compared with the
offer Of the Chinese government Tn
der the existing conditions, ,.Jwever,
the problem is far more complicated.
as great deal more than mere fl
nancial consideration depends upon
the decision of the board.
Some years ago the American-Ch
nese Development company obtained
valuable concessions for the building
of a railroad between Hankow through
the central and eastern part of China.
The company built a railroad between
Hankow and Canton, a distance of
about 80 miles Since then practical
ly nothing has been done. The Chi
nese government has repeatedly urged
the company to extend It's line and
avail itself OF the rights and privileges
vouchsafed by the concessions, but
nothing came of 1t. The Chinese gov
ernment is evidently anxious that the
railroad should be built or, that the
American-China Development COM
pany should live up to its contract with
the Chinese government It made an
offer of $4,000, 900 for the abandon
ment of the concessions.
1t was strongly suspected that the
offer of the Chinese government was
made not so much to stir the company
into activity, as to cause the conces-
sions granted to an American corpor-
alton to revert to the government,
which since the beginning of the anti
exclusion agitation which led to
boycott, has shown a rather vindictive
spirit against Americans in general.
], Pierpont Morgan and the other
American capitalists, standing behind
the American-China Development
company fully recognized that an
abandonment of the concessions at the
present time would cause serious in
jury to the American interests In Chi
ma. Although the American stock
holders of the company, who hold the
majority of the stock we're inclined to
favor the acceptance of China's offer,
Mr.. Morgan and some of his friends
sided with the foreign stockholders
who strongly opposed the sale. 1t
seems that President Roosevelt, with
whom Mr.. Morgan had a long inter-
view on the subject, also opposed the
sale and the board of directors was
called together to consider the ques-
tion from every point of view. 1t has
been asserted that the Chinese govern
ment is determined to take the con-
cessions from the Americans and that
1t will probably revoke them upon the
ground that the company made no eff
fort within reasonable time to carry
out the project for which the conces-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
SECRETARY SEWARD.
HE influence Upon the Foreign Pol
fey of This Country.


icy of This Country.
The Importance Of Secretary Sew
ards influence in the domestic affairs
Of the United States during Johnson's
administration has probably been ex-
aggerated, but 1t would be hard to ex-
aggerate the Importance of what he
achieved and Of what he initiated In
his own proper field of diplomacy. His
chief, occupied as he was with fierce
controversies over other subjects,
found, we may well suppose, but little
time for foreign relations. He does not
appear to have interfered with policies
which were already adopted or to have
initiated any new policies Of his own
Seward must therefore be held respon-
sible to degree somewhat unusual
for the conduct Of the delicate negotia-
tions, involving very far reaching con
sequences, which the war gave rise to.
1t was he who first presented America
to Europe In that attitude Of conscious
strength which the thorough establish
ment Of our nationality at last enabled
us to take. 1t was he who reasserted
effectively, yet without any arrogance,
our traditional stand In. reference to
the Latin republics to the south of us
1t was he who. facing westward, ac-
complished an expansion Of our sys-
TEN into a region never contemplated
until his day by those who guided our
destinies and turned our thoughts up
on the shores Of the Pacific as a field
for American trade and American in
fluence. - William Carrot Brown In
Atlantic
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
SURE HER TOOTH WAS OUT.
Force of Imagination ms Exemplined
In a Dentists Chair.


Dentists have splendid opportunity
Of studying the power Of imagination.
A New York practitioner by way Of IL
lustration told a reporter about one Of
his women patients. She entered, ac-
companied by her husband, and, point
ing to her swollen face, asked the
dentist to extract the offending tooth.
He placed her in the chair and, taking
the small hand glass which dentists
use, put it into her mouth for the pur-
pose OF examining the molar which
was to be extracted.
The glass had no sooner touched the
tooth than she uttered frightful
scream and, bouncing out Of the chair
rushed out into the waiting room, cry
ing that her jaw was broken. The
united efforts of her husband and the
dentist were for some time unable to
persuade her that the tooth was not
extracted and that she could not pos
sibly have been hurt. After examining
her mouth with the aid of glass she
finally became convinced that the tooth
was still in its place. Taking her seat
in the chair again. she submitted to the
operation of extracting the tooth with
out a murmur and expressed her sur
prise that the pain was so slight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
Racing for the Upton Cups.

San Diego. Cal, Aug. 29.-The SER
les of yacht races to contest for the
Upton cups which was arranged un-
der the auspices of the San Diego
Yacht club opened here this morning
under ideal conditions. The races are
sailed off Coronado and among the
contestants entered for the event are
several Of the fastest yachts of Califor-
mia. The races will occupy three days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
Plateau Region.

Baker City. Baker county. w. c. Nc
Guiness-Dry weather continues; wa
ter is so scarce that farmers are dig
ging wells to get sufficient water for
stock; hay, oat and wheat corps are
large: weather ideal for haying.
Haines. Baker county. ]. K. Fisher
Weather favorable for threshing;
hot and dry; water scarce; rain needed
for the improvement of ranges; the
hot weather damaged the spring
wheat to some extent, still the yields
we're very good second crop of alfalfa
and clover being stacked; half crop.
Summerville. Union county, V. E.
Long-Weather dry and dusty, but
some cooler; range getting dry; stock
losing flesh; threshing in progress;
grain yield fair.
Deschutes. Crook county, John At
kinson-Weather cooler and some very
heavy frost, with ice; haying under
full headway; stock doing well and
grass in pastures plentiful and keeping
green; river very low.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29

YES" remarked Mrs. Upstartia,
that picture is an original Raphael.
Husband had heard so much about
counterfeit Raphaels that he not only
ordered this from an artist upon whom
he could depend, but he went 30 far as
to go to the studio every day while 1t
was being painted, so you can take my
word for 1t that this Is real original
Raphael."-Boston Transcript
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
suggestive.

Gee whiz!' said George for the
twentieth time. "It makes me mad
every time l think Of the $40 lost to-
day. I actually feel as II I'd like to
have somebody kick me"
"By the way, George" said the dear
girl dreamly don't you think you'd
better speak to father this EVENING"
Philadelphia Press.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29

Advertising Expert-I've written the
praises of all these lots but one. I'm
afraid you can't sell that one. Real
Estate Agent-What's the matter with
Itf Expert-Why, It's on an almost
perpendicular hillside. Agent-Call at
tention to its wonderful drainage facil-
ties.-Cleveland Leader.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
JOY.

Joy is one Of the greatest germ kill
ers in existence. 1t Is positive ra-
diant force. irresistible and compelling,
before which all discouragements and
Ills go down In utter defeat. A good
dose Of Joy wIil do more for you than
any tonic or medicine you can name.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
The Brass Band.

GEORGE"
Eyes, dearT
Before we were married you once
asked me II l enjoyed brass band"
"Y-yes, perhaps l did"
You did. And l said yes. But 1t
seems l misunderstood you, George.
Ny wedding ring is making black
mark on my finger"
81 !'-Cleveland Leader.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29

Rooms for Pendleton and Umatilla
County People at the Portland
Fair.
Write now to Mrs William B. Boil
ton. 574h Fifth street. Portland, Ore.
Convenient to the grounds. Rates
31.00, s1.25 and $3.50. including
breakfast.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
No More Work.

Hicks--I suppose Dremer is still pot
tering alone at his inventions. Wicks-
Well, he has actually perfected great
labor saving scheme at last. Hicks
You don't say. Wicks-Yes; he's going
to marry Miss Roxlay Stand
ard and Times.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
Tennessee Epworth League Conventio

Tennessee Epworth League Convention
White Bluffs, Tenn, Aug. 29.-The
annual Epworth League convention OF
the Tennessee NJ. e. conference was
called to order at the Methodist
church this morning. The attendance
is large and an excellent program has
been prepared to make the convention
especially interesting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
Montana Spanish War Veterans Meet

Bozeman, Mont, Aug. 29.--The
Spanish American war veterans of
this state opened their annual reunion
here today. Large delegations from
Butte and other cities are here and an
interesting meeting is promised. The
visitors will be the guests Of the local
veterans and will be royalty entertain
ed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29

II don't see why you asked Mr.. Bohr
to sing" said the popular girls sister.
II hated to do it." was the reply, but
1t was the only way to make him stop
talking"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29

A well known physician has observed
that the best thing that can happen to
a man with diabetes Is not to find II
out. and the same might be said with
some justice Of a number of diseases
Hospital.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
Lehman Snrines Stage.

The Lehman Springs stage viii
start Saturday. June so. and will run
till October 1. and carry passengers
and the mail. II starts from Lindsay'r
stable, on Cottonwood street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
And War Continued.

Miss Goodley-Bess says she's ready
to make up II you are Miss Cutting
Tell her I'd be ready TO make up too
II ! had complexion as muddy ~
hsrA-PhiladelphIa Ledger.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-29
Gaming Around.

Mrs. Caffrey-And how is that pret-
ty young widow? Is she reconclled to
her loss yet? Mrs. Malaprop-No, she
ain't exactly reconciled yet. but they
do say she's got the man picked out.