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The Washington times., 1905-11-30
oFFIcIAL TRANSFERRED.

Warren s Andrews. general superin-
tendsnt OF the Washington division of
terTed TO the Danville division. He viii
be succeeded by c. s. Lake.
The Washington times., 1905-11-30
FUNERAL OF MRS. BLANsETTF.

The funeral OF Mrs Mary A. Blaasette
took place from her late home in ubpc-
Prince street today and was largely at
tended. The services were conducted bv
the Rev J. A., Jetfess. of the Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church lntern9ss,I
was made in Bethel Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1905-11-30
The Line-Up.

Kerr. Mckenzie. R H B.. Mona nan
licaroni (capt.).-.F. B............. Sheehv
TouchdoWns-kerr, IIcarOni. Sutton
Sullivan. Goals from touchdowns-Sut-
ton, g Referee-Lieutenant Williams
Cmpire-AIr- Dodge, OF Georgetown
Timer-PriVate mccoy. Head iinesman
Mr.. De Mar. Linesmen-Messrs VIII
son and Nurnstein- Time Of nalves-2O
minutes.
The Washington times., 1905-11-30
IMPOSSIBLE.

do you think she win ever become
great singer2"
''Impossibie- She pronounces her words
too plainly Milwaukee Sentinel
The Washington times., 1905-11-30

Iiue Of halfs-20 minutes. TimekeeD-
er-Mr. Britt Lincsmen- Richardson and
Malurcy. Referee-HarFev. Touchdown
shermOn. Kicked goal-Krantz.
The Washington times., 1905-11-30
Keane Hall Team
Tied Brookland

Neither side could score this morning
in the football game at the Catholic
The Washington times., 1905-11-30
NAVY YARD WON
FROM ENGINEERS
Long Runs Marked cruel
ing Contest.
SUTToN'S SPLENDID SPRINT
Got Away for Eighty five Yards Before
Tackled by Lewis, Old West
Point Man.

ia a fast. celan game the Navy Yard
football team defeated tlie Second Bas-
talinn Of Engineers at tho Colosseum tins
morning By IS TO 8
The Engineers kicked off, Mackey re-
ceivins the kick and bringing it hack
hfteen yards. Navy then backed the
line for short gains until Jimmy Kerr
was sent around left end for twenty-five
yards After this followed q Cruelinc
contest both sides repeatedly losing tbs
ban. Navy got the ball on d tumble and
Sutton carried the pigskin twenty-five
yards up the feld on a quarterback run.
Kerr added fifteen yards and another
qaarterllck run netted eight Yards
more. Kerr then went round left end
Tor touchdown LicaToni punted ont
sutton heeled the punt and Kicked goal
SeeTe 10 o.
Sutton Scores.
The ball was kept moving back and
forth UP and down the field until Sut-
ton broke through on a S0-yard quarter
back run for touchdown. He kicked
goal Score. 70 10 o.
The next and last touchdown was
gained by steady line bucks. Licaroni
and stratton being good for a few Yards
each time Licaronf went through the
me Tor five yards and a touchdown
anq sutton kicked goal Score. IS TO O.
1 MS eiNeu the scoring FOR Navy.
Just before time was called for the
first halg. Sutton broke through on q
quarterback run. and made eightv-ffve
YARDS he was good for q touchdown
had not Lewis. the Engineer uqarter
made sensational flying tackel. bring
Ing him down on Engineers 5-yard line.
The second half was nothing more
than a slow, hard battle in which the
Engineers got the best OF it. Kerr was
put out in the first few minutes a.
play, and after that the team seemed
70 lose heart. although Licaroni and
Stratton made some goods gains
One for Engineers.
Several times Sutton was tried on
quarterback runs in this half. but he
failed TO gain very much, and was
twice thrown for a loss By steady
gains the Engineers pushed the balf %
Nays 8 5-yard line. where they were
held Tor downs Navy puuted out. and
the Engineers again brought the ban
back 10 within a foot of the goal line.
Navy, by line bucks carried the baIl
out ten yards, but lost il on a fuub
ana the Engineers pushed their doughty
little captain over for their only touch
down Monahan failed to kick goal.
The star playing of the day was done
nN sutton. Kerr, IiCaroni. and Lewis.
the former West Point quarterback. OF
the Engineers.
The Washington times., 1905-11-30

would rnder it impossible for me TO at
tend those meetings, ! felt it my duty
to resign.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-15
saws the wana Walla Union.

says the Waua Walla Union.
The commissioners have had a
formal agreement rendered to them
in the nature of contract. whereby
the state is to furnish the necessary
convicts together with the guards.
The state is to pay the guards salary
and transportation to any point in
the county as agreed upon. The
county Is to board, house and furnish
medical attendance to the convicts
and guards and pay transportation
between points in the county, superin-
tend the work and furnish the tools
and materials.
An account of all the material pro-
duced or handled by the convicts is
to be kept by the county, and this is
to be the basis Of a settlement be-
tween the county and state.
1t is probable the road between
Colfax and Pullman will be used as
the experimental field, and the work
is expected to start next spring. 1t is
the plan to try to house 80 convicts in
the county Jail and later establish a
prison along the road.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-15
LOGGING OFF LAND.
Former Forests OF Washington Now
Good Farming Land.

The Mount Vernon Argus announces
that the donkey engine era has come.
1t marks new period in clearing
logged-off lands and opens a field for
Investment of capital and labor. It's
history began with experiments made
in Skagit county, say the Seattle P.
I.
Two years ago the first engine was
used in pulling stumps. The work
was performed so successfully that
one engine has cleared 362 acres at
a cost of less than one-half the cost
of burning out stumps.
Today there are scores Of engines
at work and hundreds of acres will
soon be cleared and made ready for
cultivation. Clearing the logged-off
lands is no longer a very expensive
problem to prospective settlers in
western Washington. Timbered dis
tricts that seem almost impenetrable
because of dense underbrush are
easily made into farms, orchards and
gardens. The brush Is slashed with
axes and left to dry for a few weeks,
stroys much of the logs and brush.
The land Is then cleaned for stump
pulling.
What formerly seemed a huge task
and was estimated at a cost of 800
an acre can now be accomplished for
much less than half that amount.
When timbered land Is ready for the
pIow 1t has valuation equal to that
OF any rural section of the world.
Strangers are surprised when inform
ed that the market prices for berry
lands in the Puyallup valley range
from 5000 to $500 an acre.
Yet that land produces crops that
sell for the cost Of the acres every
year. A few years ago It was COW
cred with timber and could be pur-
chased for $40 an acre. The same is
true of lands in other sections of the
Puget sound country. The ak and
fire of the woodsman coupled with
the strength Of the donkey engine
I have changed a wilderness to a gar
den. The future OF logged-off lands
! Is brighter than ever before. There
is a greater demand for the lands and
their products.
Thousands of families are seeking
homes in the northwest. They lool
10 the Puget Sound country for fine
, Il. nerfect climate and unsurpassed
lrkets. Every favorable condition
evaIls. If the resident young mel
not i,rasp the situation and secur,
.nes on me logged-Off lands tn
ne will soon come when such op
rtunities will remain closed for
er. The donkey engine era ma
ought improved methods in clear
3 lands and opened the avenues o
1ssibilities to every man who woul
Ike a home.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-15

Aside from the examination OF the
books of the city recorder, Of which
q report was made to the council
Wednesday night by Messrs Cranston
and Thompson. those gentlemen also
recently exported the accounts of the
water commission. The report on this
work was submitted to the commission
some time ago.
From the report 1t is evident that no
material errors were found. though
slight discrepancies were noted. The
investigation covered the work from
January /, 1904, to October l, 1905.
The total receipts for that time were
shown by the cash book to have been
333,76S.35. According to the receipts
the amount was s33,741.75, and ac-
cording to the pass book S3S, 1899.
The only recommendation made re-
Earding the work of the water super
intendent is that hereafter that offic-
ial not issue any receipts until the
money has actually been paid him. As
a matter of convenience this has been
done to some extent by Mr.. Brown,
and 1t occasioned trouble when the ac-
counts were exported.
The following trial balance taken
from the ledger accounts of the water
commission shows the books to be in
perfect balance:
Debtor accounts-Plant. $4,000;
cash. 36200.52; operating expenses,
t216.S3; station repairs, S1S7.24; in
surance, $50; stationery, 1910; sta
ton betterments, s7451.21; line re-
pairs, 3137.24; reservoir, 31569.70;
labor. $23S2; fuel, s5034; sinking
fund, 33676.Os; interest. s1127.s0; real
estate. 33619.50; county warrants,
S710.2S; line betterments, s659244.
Total, $11s.95S.45.
Credit accounts--Capital stock, $685.
5000; bonds. $4,000; meters, s4S5.-
49, water rents. s15,2s1; taps and
goosenecks, SAP. Total, s11S,s54.45.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-15
CHICKERING GRAND.
William Temple Purchases Beautiful
Instrument From Eilers Piano
House.

Instrument From Eilers Piano
House.
Another Grand for Pendleton, and
Chickering. This one makes five
grand pianos in Umatilla county, and
four of them are Chickering's. This
one Is the most popular style-the
quarter grand-in a most costly and
handsome mahogany case. This makes
three Chlckering quarter grand pianos
sold by Eiers Piano House from the
Pendleton store In the past month.
The fortunate purchaser of this most
costly piano is William Temple, who
selected It for his elegant home on
Water street. Mr. Temple had very
fine Crown Orchestral plano, In n
beautiful walnut case, which Eilers
Piano House took In exchange as part
payment This fine upright has only
been In use four years, and is as good
as new.
or course, If one Is going to select
a grand piano, they want the best
The Chickering is "the Oldest In
America, best in the world" II Eilers
Piano House, the largest dealers in
the west, thought there was a better
piano they would lose no time in Sc
curing the agency.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-15
QUEEN ESTHER" CHARMED
A LARGE AUDIENCE

What wilt thou Esther? Look abroad
with me
To yon high hills where my wide
domains rum
Even unto half gladly give to thee
My queen, my queen, the fairest
meath the sun!
See yon broad acres teeming rich with
grain,
The hills of Ethiop, in their verdure
sweet
Fair ndia's land made glad with gem
tie rain
Even unto half lay it at thy feet!
"Behold the splendors OF my glittering
court,
Where gardens smile and jewels
flash and play;
The perfumed bowers where laughing
maidens wait,
Even unto half give to thee today!
Yon wide, wide fields where brawny
slave herds plow,
And vineyards sleep. ah, beauteous
queen behold!
Speak but thy choice and at thy feet
cen now,
One-half I'll lay Of land. of slaves,
OF gold!"
Then Esther answered: Fair the
spreading field,
And sweet the land where Ethiop's
sun Is bright!
Rich are the harvests Indla's valleys
yield;
Rare are the gems that sparkle in
the light!
And grand, o king, thy palace wrought
in gold.
Fair as 1t glitters in the MONDAY
sun;
The vineyards wealth sweet dreams to
me unfold,
And rich the founts that by thy
windows run!
81 love the praise that princes would
bestow.
And gladly look where slave herds
toll for thee!
Thy home is peace and sweet voiced
breezes blow
That make thy realm a paradise foi
me!
But half thy land nor half thy gold
today,
l cannot ask, though dear, aye dear
to me-
But grant one boon. low on my knees
| prayi
'Tis this. o king: JUST SET MY
PEOPLE FREE!"
Bert Huffman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-15
REPORT Of WATER
COMMISSION
SOME DISCREPANCIES
FOUND AND RECORDED

Risht Differences in the Totals OF the
Cash Book, Receipt Stubs and Pass
Book-Recommende That the SUI
perintendent Not Issue Any Receipts
Until He Has the Cash in Hand
The Trial Balance Shows That the
Debts and Credits Balance to tho
Cent
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-15
CONVICTS ON ROADS.
Washington Will Make Test OF the
Plan.

Following along the line Of the
Good Roads meeting held in Walla
Walla this fall, Samuel Hill, president
Of the Good Roads association for
the state; ]. n. Snow, state road COM
missioner; j. ]. Erown, director of
the association, are in Colfax to pre-
sent to the commissioners of Whit
man county a proposal to make the
first test Of convict labor on the roads,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-07
Had His Bank With Him.

Gen. Samuel Veazie of Bangor built
tb~ first railroad in Maine, and also
founded the VeaZie National Bank,
which is doing business to-day in the
city of Bangor. He had occasion to
visit Boston once, and made the trip
by the circuitous means of transporta-
ton used in those early days. by
stage, railroad and steamboat. He ar
rived in Boston in the evening, and
went to the old fremont house for the
night. All he had with him was an
old carpet bag, and, as he was un.
known to the clerk, he was informed
that, having no baggage, he would be
expected to pay in advance.
"All right" said he. reaching into
his pocket. He drew out a pocket
book and took therefrom a 81 900 bill
of his bank. The clerk took it, got out
his bank detector and looked up the
standing of the Bangor institution. In
moment he came back and said:
That bank has issued but three
bills Of that denomination
Yes" said the general. "and II
that one is not enough for you. here's
the other two," and he laid the bills
before the eyes OF the astonished
clerk.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-07
rosin Was Non-committal.

When Alfred w. Tobin, one Of the
proprietors of the Oxford. Fryeburg,
Me-, was small boy of years, he
was sent to Sunday school in Camden,
then his home.
One day member of the parish
called on his mother, and during her
call sought to get acquainted with Al
fred, who was inclined to be shy with
strangers.
well, Alfred" the lady said, 81 saw
you at Sunday school. Did you like
your teacher?'
"Yes'm," said Alfred.
What did she dog"
"She talked"
what did she talk about?"
About Jesus"
And what did she say about him.
"Oh, shesdidn't say any harm about
him." quickly responded Alfred.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-07
"Raise" in Prospect.

A prominent Washington clubman
says that in the days of the old Uni
versity Club at the capital there was
a certain Objectionable person, of the
species of nouveau richie, who had sue.
ceeded in gaining admission to that
club, now defunct, which was consid.
cred very exclusive.
One day this vulgarian became ex.
tremely noisy and offensive in the
card-room; SO much SO that certain
indignant member of the club blurted
out:
See here! If you'll resign from
this organization. III give you five
hundred dollars
The Objectionable person left the
room in high dudgeon. CHANGING to
meet on the stairway Walker Blaine,
the son of the then Secretary of State.
the aggrieved man related the Incl
dent adding: Now what shall do
about this?"
Il would advise you to stand pat"
replied Mr.. Blaine. II think he will
make 1t thousand dollars."-New
York Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-07
Drum Is Drummed Out.

NJ Maurice Berteaux the minister
of war, intends to suppress drums in
the French army. The decision meets
the support of such eminent military
authorities as General Faure- -Bibuet,
former military governor of Paris, who
says drummers are useless in battle,
since they carry only revolvers,
whereas buglers are armed with rifles.
which they can use in fray. He ADDS
that the drum, in modern armies, is an
anachronism and should be abolished.
In spite of the sentimental pang its
disappearance may cause. it is inter
esting to recall how much the late
General Boulanger's popularity arose
from his re-establishing the use of the
drum. which preceding minister OF
war had abolished.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-07
Remarkable Pennsylvania Pond.

Lying between two hills not far
from Hughesville is small body of
water known as "Converse's ice dam
or fish DAM" that is so full of the
finny tribe that apparently 1t is impos-
sible for a fish five inches long to
swim straight.
The small fish are on top and the
large ones below, and in order for a
fisherman or isherwoman to get the
bait down to the big fellows it is nee
essary to make hole in the water
and carefully drop the hook down
through the wriggling mass.
On June Mrs. Irwin Converse and
Miss Gladys Koch were at the dam
making determined effort to hook
some of the under ones. The little
fellows on top. however, made such
fierce attacks on the bait that their
hooks, time after time, were instantly
cleared as soon as they touched the
water. Many of the little fellows were
pulled out in order to make room for
the hooks. but the task had not been
accomplished when the reporter left
the -Williamsport Sun.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-07
Heroine to Be Educated,

An Asheville, North Carolina, dis
patch says that for saving the lives OF
score of passengers and preventing
wreck by tagging train with her red
petticoat, Mamie Gibson, eleven year,
old, a bare-footed mountain girl has
received reward from the Southern
railway, and it is just what Mamie had
said that she wanted most, an educa.
tion.
She has received a letter from the
company, agreeing to give her a col
lege education and to see that she is
well provided for.
: Mamie lives in a little mountain hht
with her father and mother in the
Black mountains. A big slide occurred
on the mountain while she was at home
alone. She ran down the railroad track,
waving her red pet;icoat. A heavy
train was stopped by her ten feet from
where the mountain had caved in. Be-
low was an abyss several thousand
feet deep.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-07
Proved Beyond q Doubt.

Middlesex, N. Y, July 3.--(SpecfaD g.
That Rheumatism can be cured has
been proved beyond doubt by Mrs.
Betsey A. Clawson. well known here.
That Mrs. Clawson had rheumatism
and had 1t bad. all her acquaintances
know. They also know she is now
cured. Dodd's Kidney Pills did it.
Mrs. Clawson tells the story Of her
cure as follows:
II was an invalid for most five years
caused by InfiaMmatory Rheumatism.
helpless two-thirds OF the time. The
first year could not do as much as
baby could DO. then I rallied little
bit and then relapse. Then year
ago the gout set in my hands and feet.
suffered untold agony and In Au-
gust. 1903, when my husband died
could not ride to the grave.
II only took two boxes OF Dodd's
Kidney Pills and in two weeks ! could
wait on myself and saw my own wood.
dug my own potatoes and gathered
my own garden last fall. Dodd's Kid
nelly Pills cured me-"
Rheumatism is caused by uric acid
In the blood. Dodd's Kidney Pills put
the Kidneys in shape to take all the
uric acid out of the blood.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-07
IN cOLoNEL'S TOWN
Things Happen.

From the home OF the famous "Keyh.
mel keeyartah OF Cartersville," away
down South, comes an enthusiastic let
ter about Postum:
81 was in very delicate health suf-
fering from indigestion and nervous
trouble SO severe that | could hardly
sleep. The doctor ordered me to dis
continue the use OF the old kind OF
coffee, which was like poison to me,
producing such extreme disturbance
that could not control myself. But
such was my love for it that could
not get my own consent to give it up
for some time, and continued to suffer.
till my father one day brought home
package OF Postum Food Coffee.
IL had the new food drink carefully
prepared according to directions, and
gave it fair trial. 1t proved to have
a rich flavor and made a healthy,
wholesome and delightful drink. To
my taste the addition of cream great
ly improves It,
, my health began to improve AZ
soop as the drug effect Of the old cof-
fee was removed and the Postum Cof-
fee had time to make its influence felt
My nervous troubles were speedily re-
lieved and the sleep which the old cof-
fee drove from my pillow always came
to soothe and strengthen me after |
had drunk Postum-in very short
time l began to sleep better than
had for years before. have now used
Postum Coffee for several years and
like 1t better and find it more benefi-
cial than when first began. II is an
unspeakable joy to be relieved OF the
old distress and sickness" Name
given by Postum Company. Battle
Creek. Mich.
There's a reason
Read the little book, The Road to
Wellville." in each pkg.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-07

ain air would do her good, then too,
he loved her so he could not bear to
be separated from her. We all lived
in the one shan:y. and how his wife
delighted to keep it clean and serve
up tempting meals. One day there
was an explosion, and Davids, my part
ner was badly injured; he knew he
was not long for this world, and, Su-
sic, what do you think! He wanted
me to promise to marry his wife as
soon as he was dead"
What a strange notion. Albert!
Why did he?"
well, he could see that the wild
mountain life was doing her good; he
feared that there was no way for her
to remain there unless it was as my
wife; then. too, he knew she could
never think and act for herself, as she
had always leaned on him. At first
refused, but he pleaded SO, saying he
could not die contented with her fu.
ture unprovided for. The parson came
in when he was pleading with me, and
well, Susie. his wife and I Joined
hands, and as soon as the doctor pro-
nounced Davids dead, the parson made
us man and wife. Did do wrong?"
mo, Berthe; I'm glad you did it."
well, she died about the same time
your husband died. l would not come
home until your father died. for fear,
Susie, that there might be murder.
Now I'm here, what are you going to
do with me?"
"Bertie, I'm forty now"
Your hair is just as brown as it
was then, your eyes just as blue. and
my love Just as strong. Is that the
beech tree on whose smooth trunk
cut out names the day we plighted our
troth?"
'The very same; the names can be
read If we go closer"
They walked over to the tree and
stood beneath its branches, calling
to mind the day, SO many years ago,
when they had plighted their troth in
the springtime of life, and there with
the spring sunshine falling through
the half-opened leaves, with the birds
and squirrels as witnesses, they re-
newed their youthful VOWS.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-07
Moonshiners Got Even.

The moonshiners in sight of CLASSY
mountain have a little sly humor
about them. They do not skip around
over the hills and through the ivy
.hickets with long, lugubrous faces
as though they expected the terrOrs OF
the law to break in on them any day.
Some of them are chock full of fun,
day or two ago Chief Constable
GRADY, with several others, went up
to the dark corner to investigate
whether or not there was reduction
in the manufacture of mountain
dew They hired a team in Spartan
burg, and on reaching the country
whore the moon shines day and night
they hitched their horses and proceed
ed on foot.
They reported that their search for
the copper fountains of perpetual
death was made interesting by the
frequent firing of guns which seemed
to be aimed at them. On their return
their vehicle had been taken apart and
piled up with some wood and fired
The tires and axles were not burned
Horses and harness were not hurt.