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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03

There was once time when dc 1taSs
were doomed to celibacy. 1t was A. tbe
conclusion of the medieval period,
when medicine was in the ha ,;,s ~ rho
monks. In France the habit - ooI;nocr
persisted long after the ,raotI,,a NJ
medicine had passed t. A., Low hands
For two or three cent -, ~ ,oo,or,,
protested, but In yair es ,r, 'ne .to. ,,,a :
finally laid before Z T. ne MATE m~5
tho end y, tbe ne pope and toward
w. a,oa aho,,s, fifteenth century the
ned
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03
A wido~.r,. su.eept,ssl,.,.

u widower is a tame animal and
KtaRds without tying. No woman can
scare him. He is overconfident, and
that is his great weakness. He has
been through it all and is not to be
caught second time He feels imper-
vious TO the approaches OF woman In
any form or guise. The widow finds
him really rather knotty problem. He
presents difficulties that are wholly alb
sent in "a man who has never felt the
matrimonial halter draw. he looks up
on the widow with amused indiffer-
ence. But a young and attractive wom-
an who has never been married quickly
arouses his sympathies. He in nine
cases Out OF ten shows remarkable en-
durance Of her siege of his heart, and
we all know that II is but step from
endurance to pity and thence to en-
braces. His doom is quickly sealed
Washington Post
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03

Judge John Goode of Virginia, once
a member of the Confederate congress.
told, of an attack by Foote Of Tennes-
see upon Jefferson Daeis and General
Albert Sidney Johnston after the Con-
federate defeat at Cloyd mountain. he
said that II Johnston had fought as he
ought to have fought peace, like
wedding garment, would now cover our
fair land"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03
The simple Life Expensive,

And, really, the simple life is fright
fully expensive. At recent entertain
ment in this city a great luxury in the
serving Of the second supper was the
introduction Of country sausage and
buckwheat cakes with maple sirup. But
the sausage came from the farm Of the
host and represented a small fortune,
as the pigs from which the piece de re-
sistance was made were blooded ami
mails with pedigrees. The buckwheat
was grown in special fields which cost
ever SO much a foot, and the maple SIR
up was taken from trees in the most
expensive Adirondack preserve. And
thus can thousands Of dollars be spent
on the simple life, while truffles. pate,
terrapin and such other rarebits of a
former generation are left for the ia
bles Of the middle classes with modeI,
ate means.-Town and Country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03
All Leaked Ont.

"Of course" said the husband, who
made a speciality of manufacturing ex-
cuses, 'the truth is bound to leak out
some time"
YES" rejoined the other half Of ,
matrimonial combine, "and I an g
clined> to believe that 1t leaked a Il
you long ago" ~oV
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03
Justified.

"I wish they'd invent new express
sion occasionally" said Top as he pc
rused the account Of recent wedding.
TITS always the blushing bride"
"well," replied Mrs. Top, when you
consider what sort Of husbands most
girls have to marry you can't wonder
at their blushing."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03

DEACON =" said an exasperated oid
from :. % he slowly elevated himself
.4be Ae pavement to perpendicular
oro full grown man who throws an
n .nge peel on the sidewalk is nc
Aristian." "Well," said a bystander
'.what do you think Of an orange pee
that throws a full grown man on the
| aideWalkW
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03
LEO BY A SPIRIT
ONE MILLION SPENT IN
SEARCH FOR GOLDEN LAKE.

New York People Followed the Direc-
tions of a Medium and After Squan-
dering a Fortune GRVe Up Their
Quest in Despair-Search for Gold
en- Lake in Colorado Mountain Most
Romantic NIiniDg Vent1re on Rec
ord.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03
The American

Our transatlantic CT x,s,rs
tainly cultivated to ,a-taoT na re Get.
street some, 4 as Trey cross the
trive n loo, low the al ways con-
IN this 4 attractb e wb ne engaged
Iondor Usually UNI Jecomi ng action
4 World.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03
After tn. consultation.

"well, Drs. Brown and Smith are
going to operate upon old Gotrox."
''Is the operation necessary
why, yes; Brown has note coming
due. and Smith wants an automobile" ="
Puck.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03
Going tn Ell. ..n..

The craze I" old fur allure has reach
60 such Y eight tb At Lord - has
turned Dis wife out Of doors to make
room Tor Louis XVI. cabinet.-Lon-
don TruF n
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03

Say. waiter. this plate must bs
cracked: the table is wet"
''No. sir: there's leek In the soup"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03

The federal treasury deficit for
the year er ding June 30. was t24.-
soV'Voo, %hich is $4,000, 900 less
than on June 4.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03

As rule. there is little of senti-
mental romance connected with the
mining industry says Austin E. Ben
son. in the Denver Post. For the most
part il means the risking and invest
:ncnt of great deal of good, solid
cash, the employment of much hard
labor. anxious thought and time, al
most endless planning and scheming,
and in many cases the end sadly jus
titles the outlay. Thousands of holes
in the ground" miles and miles of
abandoned tunnels ami underground
works stand today as memories of
blasted hopes and of humanity's over
powering ambition to get rich quick.
Notwithstanding, however the gem
eral prosaic nature of mining opera
tions. there once in while is come
upon instances where the romantic
takes the center of the stage and
plays a most important part in the
development Of mining properties,
and when 1t does, the narrative of the
circumstances becomes of the most
interesting character and the recital
reads like some story from the Ara
bian Nights.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03

The te was no precedent" for discov
'f'~ America -Habbard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03

Those who talk most of ancestry
usually do least for posterity.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03

Gossip's tongaos find inspiration in
listeners' aara
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03

There are four ostrich farms in
{He United States-one in California
one IN Florida and two in Arizona.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03
Advised by '.NFeiium.'

Away back in the early seventies.
the Ennis brothers, Edward ana John,
both of whom were strongly inclined
toward the spirituaiistic belief. in
New York city, sought to peer into
the future and ascertain what it had
in store for them. Pursuing the gen
orally accepted course in such mat
,ters the brothers consulted a female
medium in Gotham, and after assur-
ing her of their willingness to pay
the price" for the desired information,
the lady proceeded to bring herself
into. the trance" state and tell things
to the brothers which ordinary NOR
tails are not supposed to find cHt. "a
least while in the flesh.
Among other Things the medium
did was to place her finger at a GER
tain spot upon map of the Unite d
States and declare that in that exact
locality existed a lake OF gold which
had been especially reserved for the
Ennis family and which could bo
reached and its fabulous wealth en-
joyed by merely follow ing her direc-
tions to the letter. This the brothers
promised to do. and after generously
reimbursing their bene efactress for the
wear and tear OF mind and spirit,
they started west with a carefully
marked map to guide them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03
Landed in San Juan.

Their directions landed them in San
Juan county, Colo. and soon they dis
covered the exact spot Indicated by
the spirits. and high up on King Solo,
mon mountain, about seven miles
north of Silverton, they set their
stakes and christened their prospect
i've bonanza the Highland Nary.
The Ennises were the possessors of
ample capital and the work of min
ing for the underground golden lake
was begun on most elaborate scale.
A mansion, at a cost of 10000 was
built near the portals of the tunnel
and the building was palatially fur
nished 1-d Drodigally conducted at
great cost.
As ths tuhnei proceeded on into the
lake of gold ahead mans and dia-
grams of its course were made.
Finally the miners became so thor
oughly imbued with the spirit" idea
that none of them could be induced
to work alone in the mine. Strange
noises and whisperings were reported
from various parts of the property
and men met with accidents from
time to time. all Of which was attrib-
uted to Spirits" Toward the latter
part of the Ennis brothers career 1t
became extremely difficult to obtain
miners to work on the property at all.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-03
Good Veins Cut

During the driving of the tunnel
of nearly a mile in length several
good veins of mineral were cut and
ore extracted and shipped on burro
trains 200 miles distant to Del Norte
for resting purposes and paid fair
profits in silver. lead and copper, but
it was yellow gold that was being
sought. The decline in silver. how
ever. resulted in the closing down of
the property and little was done with
1t until two or three years ago. over
100000 was spent on the property
before it was abandoned
The mine is now owned and oper-
ated by the Gold Tunnel & Railway
company, the management of which.
on a system other than "spiritualistic, 4"
are pushing development in a practi
cal. business-like manner. and. while
they do not expect to encounter the
tabled gold lake, their efforts before
the wane of the present season, prom
Use well to be crowned with success
and it is almost assured that the High
land Mary will soon stand in the front
rank of the larger class Of San Juan
county producers, and today the mine
is one of the most promising in the
San Juan district.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11
kept me from going on horseback any.


kept me from going on horseback any.
where
ITO he sure. your worship. to he sure.
You ought to be always a horseback I've
seed you many times on the bench;
but you looks very poor stick there,
compared to what GO he horseback
We'll. after the weather began to
change from that tremendous frost and
snow. aud the poor Squire fell into the
quiet state that he has been III ever since.
! found nothing would do for me. my
health not being quite rs usual, except To
take long rides. will tell you just
what happened To mo. ] never believed.
and never will. that poor Miss Oglandcr
is dead. The coroner and the jury he.
liev"d that they had her remains before
them. although for the Spuirc's sake they
foreborc to identify her in the verdict.
Your sister. no doubt. believed the same:
and so did almost every one. ! could
not go. ! could not g"--n" doubt ! was
n fool; but ! could not face the chance
of what nigh, 500. after what had
heard "f II. Well. began to ride about,
saying nothing. OF course. to anyone.
And the more rode the more my spirit
aud faith in good things came back to
me. And ] think ! have been rewarded,
''ripps nj last have been rewarded. 1t
is not very much hut still it is like a
Hash of light to me. ] have found out
the man with the horrible voice
"Your wurship-.thc man as laid hold
| of the pickaxT'
II have found him. Cripps. | do he.
licvc. But rather 10y pure luck than
skill"
,.sl>t
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11
GRIPS, TIE CARRIER
r. .. BL A CkMO ORE
Author Of IL ORNA DOONE," "ALIcE LORRAINE" ETC., ETC

trudc upon. And ut the same moment he
caught II glimpse through the trees of
some one coming. SO he lifted his smart
strobe away. But over his shoulder he
softly said. II shall come ngain--you
must let me do that am sure that |
can hclr YOU"
The Young lady made no answer; but
turned. rs soon as she thought he was
out of sight. and wistfully looked after
him.
"lIcrc comes that Miss Patch, of
course" she said. II wonder whether
she has spcd him out. Her eyes are
always everywhere"
ooh. my darling child" cried Miss
Patch. an elderly lady of great dignity:
IL had no idea you were gone 81 far.
Come in. beg Of you. come this moment
what has excited you like thisI'
Nothing ut all. At least, I mean. |
nm not IN the least excited. oh. look at
the beautiful sunset"
Miss Patch. with deep gravity. tool,
ont her spcctaclcs. placed them on her
fine Roman nose. and gazcd eastward Ia
watch the sunset.
"Oh. dear no! not there" cried her
charge In II hurry; here. it Is all In this
ton"
IL thought that I saw a spotted dog, .
the lady answered. still gazing steadily
down the side of the forest by which tn,
youth had made his exit: ~ spotted dog
Grace. | am almost sure"
Yes. ] dare say. ] believe that tlcr,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11
Is dog with some spots In the neigh.
bOrlOO,l."
CHAPTER NJ.

The carrier. with decisive gesture,
settled his face, and whole body. and
members into n grim and yet flexible as.
poet, as if he were driving a half-brokcn
horse. and must be- prepared for any sort
Of start. Aud yet with all this he recon.
ciled n duly receptive Difference. and a
pleasant readiness, as IL he were his own
Dobbin.s just fresh from stable.
II need not tell you. Master Cripps."
said Russell. "hOw l have picked up the
many little things which have been com.
ing to my knowledge lately. And I
will not be too positive about any of
them: because ! made such mistake In
the beginning Of this inquiry. All my
suspicious ut first were set on u man who
was purely innOcent---a legal gentleman
OF fair repute. 10 whom ! have now
made all honorable amends. In the most
candid manner he has forgiven me. aud
desires no better than to net In the best
faith with u.s."
asking your pardon for intcrrnpting
did the gentleman happen to have u
sharp nnme!"
"Yes. Grips. he did. But no more Of
that ] was Oversharp myself. no doubt;
he II thoroughly blameless. aud more
than that. his behavior has been most
generous. most unwearying. l can never
do justice To him."
well. your worship. no-pcrhaps not
A. would take rare sharp 'un to do 49,"
"YOu hold by the vulgar prejudice
well. ] should be the last to blame YOU
That. however, has nothing To do with
what ] want to ask you. HUT first. |
must tell you my reason. Grips. You
know ] have no faith whatever In that
man, John Smith. At first thought him
q tool Of Mr.. Never mind who. Since
] was so wrong am now convinced that
John Smith IL art and part In the whole
affair himself, He has thrown dust IN
our eyes throughout. lie has stopped us
from taking the proper track DO you
remember what discrcdit he threw on
your sisters story"
"Ile didn't believe word of I'M Had
a good mind, l had, to n knocked I'm
down."
ITO he sure. Grips, ] wonder that you
forehOre. Though violent measures must
not he encouraged. And ! myself thought
that your sister might have made some
mistake through her scare in the dark
Poor thing! What u brave girl not to
shrek or faint"
"Ay. Your worship, that her be-"
"And now for the man with this vii.
anous voice. You know. that ! never
was satisfied with that wretched affair
that was called IN inquest Enough
that the whole was p0lnpo,ls child's play,
guided by crafty hands beneath; as han.
pens with most inlnests. l only doubted
the more, friend Cripps; ! only doubted
the more. from having Il wrong way
taken to cXtinguish doubts"
''To he sure, your worship: lie on the
back Of another lie makes un go heav-
ier."
"Well. never mind; only this did. For
a few days, perhaps, | was overcome;
and the illness of my dear old friend,
the Squire, and the trouble of managing
so that he should not hear anything to
kill him; and my own slowness at the
back of 1t all; for never, as you know,
am hasty-these things, one and another,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11
laid this: which he thought (while he ut

laid this: which he thought (while he ut
tered III rather good.
II am really astOnishcd." the fair maid
,aid. with the CLEAN Of smile In her
lively eyes. but her bright lips very
,teadfast, ''tO he compared to u willow
tree. ! thought that willow means
--but never mind. l am glad to be like a
willow"
"Oh. no! oh. no! You are not one bit
II am sure you will never he like viii.
low. What could ! have been thinking
off'
"No harm whatever. I am sure Of
that" she answered. with so sweet a
look that he stopped from scraping the
Toe Of his boot on clump Of moss; an,i
IN his heart was wholly taken up with
her--"l am sure that you meant to be-
very polite"
"Nore than that--a great deal more
than that-Oh. ever 50 much more than
that"'
She let him look at her for moment.
because he had something that he wanted
10 express And she. from pure natural
curiosity, would have been gad to know
what Il was. Aud NO their eyes dwclt
upon one another just long enough for
rnch to be almost ashamed Of leaving
OF; and In that short time they seemed
Ia be pleased with one anOthrr's nature.
The youth WAS the first TO look away; be-
cause he feared that he might be rude
whereas a maiden cannot be rude. With
the speed Of n glance she knew all that
and she bluslied at the color these things
were taking II am sure that ! ought
TO co." she said.
"And no ought ]. long aud long ago.
] am sure ! cannot tell why ] stop. II
YOU were to get into any trouble"
"You are very kind. You need not
he anxious. IT you do not know why
YOU stop-the sooner you run away al
full speed. the better.
"Oh, ! hope you won't say that" he
replied, being gifted by nature with pow.
srs Of counting which only wanted prac.
tice. ~ really think that you scarcely
ought to say 80 unkind thing az that
"Very well. then. May ! say this. that
yon have important things to attend to-
and that It lOoks-indeed it does-as II
It was coming on to rainf"
II assure you there IL no fear Of that
although II It did, there IL plenty of
shelter. But look ut the sun--how Il
shines In your hair. oh, why do you
keep your hair No short? 1t looks rs
if 1t ought to be ten feet long"
"Well. suppose that II wns-nOt quite
ten feet. for that would be rather hard
10 manage--but say only half that length
and then for very good reason was all
rnt of-hut this is altogether another
thing, and II no way can concern YOU
give You very good day. sir"
mo. no! YOU will give me very bad
ilay IL Won hurry 0Wny SO s,l,lpuly
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11

Two-thirds of the dignity we en-
counter in our daily walks Is merely
bluff.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-01-12

1t happened on board of the ship
conveying Lord Kitchener to India.
One afternoon *. of K" was doz-
ing in his deck chair, for even Homer
mods awhile, when the small maiden
in question playing with her ball, per-
haps by accident, perhaps by design,
let 1t fly into his lordship's face,
whence it rolled to his feet. Lord
Kitchenerwok up and turned upon the
child, who By this time had approached
him, that basilisk gaze before which
the hearts of strong men have often
turned to water.
But the child was in nowise abashed.
Pick up my ball. she said impera-
lively. Lord Kitchener frowned and
answered not.
"Pick up my ball." reiterated the
small damsel, insistently.
Haven't you got a nurse?" Lord
Kitchener said in an awful voice.
The i~nterrogative mood was an
swered by the imperative.
"Pick up my BALI"
Lord Kitchener looked around de-
spairingly, but reinforcements were
not in sight. Where is your mother?"
he said weakly.
PARLIAMENTARY" theultimatum
was delivered in crescendo tones which
suggested the imminence of something
worse to follow, and Lord Kitchener
meekly complied. Then he fled incon-
tinently to the smoking room.-From
A. p.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-01-12
BE plTIFuL.

Be pitiful unto the yohng; for they have
griefs to bear,
They are SO new to pain and loss and
Hfe's strange fret and care;
SO many things they ave to learn, hard
problems on each hand,
And baffied wills and troubled fears-all
hard to understand.
Be pitiful unto the tired; SO many bur
dens press
On those who in the forefront stand in
mondays toll and stress;
The aching shoulders, weary heads, and
tagging footsteps plead
Fol kindly words and loving smiles to
help them in their need.
Be pitiful unto the sick; for in their
Swallowed rooms
They brood DER many shattered plans,
and face foreboding glooms;
So helpless are they and so weak, they
need unfailing cheer
To soothe them in their loneliness and
pain and haunting fear.
Be pitiful unto the old; they sit with
nerveless hands,
Apart from life's activities, and count
fast-waning sands;
Their wrinkled faces, failing powers, and
dimming eyes appeal
For patient kindness of love their low
estate to feel.
Be pitiful, be pitiful, we strong n brave
of heart!
For sometime with the sick and old We
too may wait apart;
But, now, if We would surely win a bless
ing that endures,
Let the sweet charm and patient grace
of kindness be yours!
Emma A.. Lente, in Christian Endeavor
World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-01-12
RuSsi&'s Finances,

Many OF those who believe that by
sheer weight of numbers Russia is
bound to conquer in the long run, for
get that the financial position of the
cars government is by no means sat
1stactory. Loans are necessary to carry
on the conflict, and it is impossible to
make an issue in Russia itself, as the
conditions there are such that a loan
for even a comparatively small amount
could not be taken up. Recourse must
therefore be had to outside aid, and
though France is Russia's ally, it is
sian loan would be acceptable either to
Partisan banking firms or to the small
investor throughout the republic. Der
lin, which has in many ways shown its
anxiety to be the friend of Russia dur
ing the course Of the past few months,
is understood to be ready and willing
to take part, if not the whole of the
Russian loan, which, if deferred, will
only be the greater ON account for the
delay. Recently the rumor was affoat
that a fifty-four million sterling loan
Cor some 1,500, 000, 900 francs) had been
guaranteed by Messrs. Rothschild
Freres, but no sooner had it become
public than it was denied. Another
report was that two members of the
great German banking firm of Men
delssohn had visited the car to make
arrangements for an immediate issue
OF Russian government securities. 1t
is clear that Russia's need is great.
and urgent, and the contrast with
Japan is noteworthy. For while the
loan was enthusiastically support
ed by the Japanese, who took UP the
amount with ease, and who are cheer
FULLY prepared to submit to increased
taxation, the czar's advisers do not
contemplate any further addition to
already heavy burden borne by the
peasantry and the workers. Discon-
tent is rife in many industrial centers
Of the Russian empire, fresh taxation
would mean a slackening of employ
rent, and though the new minister of
he interior, Prince Sviatopolk-Mirski.
las started upon a scheme of reform,
lie would quickly find himself in the
position of his predecessors if rioting
broke out in the disaffected districts.
The boarded wealth, of which much
hat is romantic in substance is to be
heard, appears not to be available for
he present immediate needs of the
Observation-Disclosures Black
nd White.