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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13
THE MIDDLENIEN.

The food crops promise to be larger
this year than ever before. Wheat
corn. potatoes, staple vegetables and
fruits are maturing in abundance,
says the New York World.
Plentiful food should mean pros
perity, other necessities of life, such
as shelter and clothing, may be con-
tinued in usefulness by repairs instead
of replacement But food cannot be
patched up or made to last another
season. The supply unconsumed from
one crop to the other is hardly an APP
preciable quantity.
But with the assurance of abund-
ant crops there is no assurance that
farmers will be more prosperous or
that consumers in the great cities will
have their necessities supplied at a
lower price. Between the producers
and the consumers has grown up an
intricately developed system which
takes to the distributing machinery a
very large share of natures benefits
which should be shared between the
men of the soil and the consumers.
Through the increasing centraliza-
tion of ownership of all channels OF
distribution the wealth of the United
States is centering i'm the hands OF
the owners of the distributlve machin.
cry. A sense of the injustice of this
is permeating the public mind. The
danger is that in seeking a remedy fol
one injustice the public may go to al
extreme and do themselves a greater
| injustice.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13
THE DAYLIGHT DIES.

A fading gleam of color shines
Between the duh clouds broken
gray,
y purple pail, in misty lines
Shoruds the soft passing of the
day;
A single star blooms in the west,
Pale blossom of those garden skies,
And with this flower upon her breast
The Daylight dies.
Brief day, And yet thy fleeting hours
Seemed an eternity to one.
While still another sighed to see
The last rays of thy setting sun;
Souls have been born and Death hath
reaped-
oh, union sweet! oh, broken ties!
The page is turned, the book is closed,
The Daylight dies.
From Heart Songs, by Gertrude
Theresa Clark.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13
"THE WHITE MANS BURDEN ''

The sentencing to five years i'm
prispnment of two high officials in
the French Congo land, NM. Gaud
and Toque, for cruelty to natives,
raises once more the doubt whether
any II an is GOOD enough to rule ar
o:ner man, WI = or black or brown,
without that other mans consent,
says the New York World.
Messrs. Gaud and Toque are disci-
plined by the French government for
compelling natives to eat their dead
relatives in some fiendish stew and
for exploding cartridges in the bodies
of natives. The grosser of these Of
fenses is a grim commentary upon
the alleged efforts of the civilized
powers to put down cannibalism In
Africa.
Yet this lively attempt to impress
the native imagination has some par
allels in governmental action. The
British in India, when they caused
mutinous Sepoys to be blown from
the cannon's mouth, were in the
minds Of native witnesses not only
killing the victims but interfering
with their chances of resurrection
When Kitchener profaned the Ma
hid's tomb in Omdurman he outrag-
ed feeling which the remaining
Mahdists would have called religious
or patriotic but which to Tommy
Atkins was merely superstition. Sup
pose the Germans had razed Napole'
on's tomb in Paris in 1871 and hat
insulted the ashes of the dead
Would history ever have ceased t.
ring with the shame Of it?
The German General Won Trotha
who ordered that every native mar
and woman found in certain dis
trict in Herero land should be killed
was much surprised when, because o
mere fuss in the relchstag, his ar
rangements were disapproved b.
Chancellor Won Bulow.
An increasing obstacle to carrying
the white mans burden" In thu
glory and revolving fashion of hal
a century ago is the spreading of thu
truth about Colonial expansion
through the telegraph, the cable an'
the newspaper press.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13

ing it. Two populist platforms en-
dorsed the change before the demo-
cratic conventions acted on 1t, but
that did not deter the democrats,
Two democratic congresses (the Fifty
second and Fifty-thlrd) passed the
necessary resolution through the lower
house and afterward two republican
houses the (Fifty-siXth and Fifty-sev-
enth) did the same. More than two
thirds of the states have already en-
dorsed the reform through their leg
islatures.
Thus 1t will be seen that no party
can claim it as a partisan movement
The president has a great opportunity
to strike blow at corporate domina
ton. Let him send ringing message
to congress recommending this reform
and with the democrats already for it
his personal influence would be suf-
ficient to force it through the senate.
If it did fail of passage through the
senate the presidents action would in
sure plank in the next republican
national convention endorsing the re-
form.
viii the president improve the op-
portunity? This reform is so import
ant that the crpdit nf securing II Would
be glory enough for one administra-
tion. viii the president act or leave
his successor to secure the honor
Commoner.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13
CHOLERA ON THE BALTIC.

While the number of cases of chol-
era in Germany has been relatively
small as compared with the total of
yellow fever cases in the south, the
percentage of deaths has been pro-
portionately much higher, says the
New York World. In New Orleans
alone there have been over 220O cases
of yellow fever, but deaths have av-
eraged only about one i'm seven. The
official reports in Germany to date
give only 105 cases, but about 80
per cent of them have proved fatal,
The disease is still spreading, but
the government is taking vigorous
sanitary precautions throughout the
infected district and has reinforced
its inspection system along the Rus
sian frontier.
1t has been known for months that
cholera existed in several parts of
Russia, to which it had supposedly
been introduced from Asia. No
doubt exists that 1t was carried into
West Prussia by Russian boatmen on
the river Vistula. The first case at
Hamburg was also that of a Russian
emigrant. So far the Vistula oder
and the mouth of the Elbe have been
tainted.
The outbreak on the Baltic of a
plague so easily transmitted and SO
fatal in its ravages again raises the
question of an international health
commission, so often discussed and
never attempted. II becomes mat
ter of grave concern to the whole
civilized world when one country like
Russia, knowing the prevalence OF
cholera within its boundaries, scat
ters the disease broadcast through
the polluted waters of streams leav'
| ing its territory.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13
MEANING OF THE ARMISTICE.

The peace envoys at Portsmouth
have reversed the common rule by
postpOning the signing of an armistice
until after the terms of peace have
been agreed upon.
Their course again shows how pre-
carious was the situation when they
first met in conference. Neither pro-
tocol nor armistice had been signed. |
No pledges had been given either to
suspend hostilities or to conclude a
peace treaty. 1t is not clear that To-
llio stayed Oyama's hand. We know
that the rains have kept the plains of
Manchuria impossible for large bod
les of troops up to within a few days.
We also know that the Japanese in
vaded Saghalien and captured the
Russian garrison several weeks after
Japan and Russia had accepted Pres
ident Roosevelts invitation to hold a
peace conference. If Oyama had
given battle to Linevitch the whole
course Of the negotiations would have
been changed.
It is estimated that the japanese
have close to 100000 men in the
field, and the Russians between 600
900 and 100000. A year before the
close of our civil. war the federal
forces numbered 975,OOO and the con-
federates somewhat less than 5000
In the war with Spain rhe United
States raised 275,OOO. 1t took three
months to muster out most of the vol
unteers near home. while those serv-
ing in the Philippines had to wait un-
til they could be replaced with regu-
lars.
To transport the bulk of Oyama's
army home Japan can move it 300
miles south by rail to the coast and
then ferry it across the Yellow Sea.
Russia's task is less easy, though her
army is smaller. Roughly speaking,
it is 5000 miles by railroad from Har-
bin to Moscow, twice as far as from
New York to san Francisco. The
Trans Siberian line is single-tracked.
General Trepoff says that Russia may
bring part of her army home by wa
ter. a plain confession of the made
- ouacy of the Trans-Siberian railroad.
In any circumstances the evacua-
ton Of Manchuria will be slow. Rus
sia reserves the right to maintain rail-
road guards along so much of the line
as she keeps. But Japan, with her re-
newed alliance with England and her
strengthened friendship with China,
y III see that the tactics of 1903 are
not repeated. There will be this time
no Russian army left in Manchuria
rlnder the guise Of railroad guards,
Japan's advantage over Russia lies
in the fact that she can turn her SOL
diers back promptly to productive oc-
cupations. II does not follow that a
large proportion of Linevitch's army
will be released from military service
on reaching Russia. Before the wal
Japan's peace strength was less thar
.one-sixth of Russia $50, 900 men a!
against more than a million. This fix
ed burden of militarism is fearfu
drain on Russia's resources and man
hood. It is a burden which Japai
will have no occasion to assume
New York World.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13

The announcement that Andrew
Carnegie has contributed to the en-
dowment of chair of political econo-
Senator Hanna recalls the fact that
as a political manager Hanna earned
the reputation of not sticking for
economy when he wanted to gain his
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13
TROUBLE IN \ LONDON CAFE.

He was a sad-faced American tour
ist and as he seated himself in a
London restaurant he was Immediate
ly attended by an obsequious waiter.
81 want two eggs" said the Ameri-
can. zone fried on one side and one
on the other
low is that. sir?" asked the as
founded waiter.
1.-TWO eggs-one fried on one side
and one on the other"
VERY WELL sir"
The waiter was gone several min
utes, and when he returned his face
was a study.
Would you please repeat your
horder, SIR"
"I said very distinctly, two eggs
one fried on one side and one on the
other"
Oppressive silence and then a
dazed, Very well, sir"
This time he was gone longer. and
when he returned he said anxiously:
Would it be awsking too much
sir. to ave you repeat your horder
sir? I cawn't think I ave It right
sir. y know"
1.-TWO eggs" said the American, sad
ly and patiently: 'one fried on one
side and one on the other"
More oppressive silence and another
and fainter. VERY well, SIR
This time he was gone longer
When he returned his collar was un'
| buttoned, his hair disheveled and hi:
face scratched and bleeding. Leaning
over the waiting patron he whispered
| beseechingly:
would you mind taking boiled
heggs, sir? I've 'ad some words will
the cook"-Baltimore American.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13
w. T. PARKER
Dealer In Dry Goods. Groceries and
Notions-Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes
and Farm Produce.
BlacksMiths

1 have Just purchased the d. B.
Richardson store at Helix, Oregon.
and am going to thoroughly remodel
It and greatly increase the stock. ]
solicit your patronage. and II good
goods and fair treatment can hold
your trade. then I know you will trade
with me. Bring in your farm pro-
duce. Highest market price paid.
HELIX OREGON
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13

Every members of Governor Folks
staff who goes with him to the Port
land exposition must pay his own rail-
way fare. Military glory in Missouri
isn't what it used to be, says an ex-
change
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13
RoosEvELTs OPPORTUNITY.

The popular election Of senators is
the gateway to other reforms. Two
democratic national platforms have
demanded this reform, but this should
not keep the republicans from favor
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13
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WAIT NOT.

For all the glory of the year,
The soft blue skies that bend
above us,
The pure sweet air, the sun
lights cheer
The joy of life with those that
, love us;
> For fruit and flowers and grass
and grain,
? For moonlight splendor, clouds
and rain,
: For soul with its fine sense to
prove us
r The arbiters of loss and gain
; Wait not set Thanksgiving"
say
Thy thanks to God and man
= each day.
Gertrude Clark.
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13

REX BUGGIES.
Are well built and they afford the
simplest, safest and most luxurious
means of conveyance for town or
country use. Prices all in your favor.
When you buy a wagon It's Just
common business sense to look :or
the vehicle that will give you the
most for your money.
WINONA WAGONS.
will prove an investment and not an
expense. They are reasonable In
price, they cost little to maintain, are
honestly built, and will stand the
strain of heavy load.
We look after the interests of our
customers and they are protected by
shop well equipped with up-to date
machinery
Neagle Bros.
BlacksMiths
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13

BY one steamer, the La Plata, $50
Barbados negroes were landed on
the isthmus, to engage in canal dig
ging.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13

The rain OF September IL was gem
eral throughout oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13

S. S. S. 1t is natures remedy, purely
vegetable, and while driving all poisons
from the blood, will build up every part
Of the system. Book on the blood and
any medical advice desired will be given
without charge, to all who write.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC co., Atlanta, Ga.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13

TIME AND TIDE WAIT FOR NO
MAN.
II you re behind-hant in meeting
your engagement 1t isn't your fault u
you wear one OF our watches 1t tells
the precise time of day.
CORRECT TIMEPIECES
save anxiety because they can be re-
lied on. Our guaranteed watches are
as cheap as many that are unreliable.
Price them and see.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13

andcuring sores
permanen tly.
Do not let a
wart or pimple
develop into a
cancerous ulcer,
but purify your
b blood ith
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13
AWartOr PimpIe
MAY BE DANGEROUS.

When a wart, mole or pimple shows
any sign of tenderness il is warning
that bad blood is behind it. Often these
places are on the face, hands, legs or
other part of the body for years, and give
no sign to. cause uneasiness, and then
with little rough handling, slight cut
or bruise will develop into a sore that re-
fuses to heal, and the sufferer finds him.
self afflicted with a cancerous ulcer.
About three years ago a blister came
on the right side of my nose. 1t grew
speedily in spite of all efforts to heal II
up; the pain was not very severe at first,
but increased when the sore began to
inhame and discharge matter. AT times
the place would scab over and appear to
be getting well, but the scab W ould drop
off, leaving u red, angry looking ulcer.
had almost despaired of ever curing it,
when my attention was called to 8. B. g.,
and after taking a few bottles the sore
began to gradually grow smaller, tho
discharge stopped and was cured.
Owensboro, Ky. JNo. MASSIE.
If the blood is pure and healthy these sores
cannot exist. S. S. S. is the ideal blood
purifier, 1t cleanses the blood of all
poisons and impurities, making it strong
and vigorous and able to supply the body
with the strength and nourishment it
needs. There is nothing that acts so
promptly as S. S. S., toning up the ell
tire system, helping the general health
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-13

1oO AhE bOlJDlLNT loN L an
TO HAVE YOUR HOUSE WIRED.
QUIT CLEANING SMOKY OLD OIL
LAMPS, AND PUT IN LIGHT THAT
ONLY REQUIRES TURNING A
BUTTON. + . + + = 4
IRONING DAY THIS WEATHER
is LOOKED FORWARD TO WITH
DREAD. NO NEED OF 1T. WHAT
is THE USE OF HEATING YOUR
WHOLE HOUSE UP AND MAKING
A HARD DAYS WORK OF YOUR
IRONING WHEN WE CAN FUR
NISH YOU AN ELECTRIC IRON
AND YOU CAN OPERATE 1T ON A
METER AT AN EXPENSE OF ONLY
FIVE CENTS AN HOUR. WE CAN
FURNISH YOU A SEWING MA
CHINE MOTOR AND IT WILL ONLY
COST YOU TWO CENTS AN HOUR
TO OPERATE IT. ISN'T IT WORTH
TWO CENTS AN HOUR TO YOU
TO HAVE A MOTOR ATTACHED
TO YOUR MACHINE. YOU CAN
DO MORE WORK WITH LESS FA-
TIGUE THAN IN THE OLD WAY.
WE WILL MAKE YOU A FLAT
RATE IF YOU ARE A DRESSMAK-
Err OR SEAMSTREES. 1T WILL
PAY YOU TO LOOK 1T UP. COME
AROUND AND SEE US. + = Z
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
NOT MURDERER
OF HIS SPOUSE
Missouri Court Acquits DIR.
T. Jones Watson, Accused
of Poisoning His Wife
TRAGEDY IN RUNAWAY
Medical Men Differ in Their
Testimony as to Contents
OF Stomach of Woman

NEW LONDON, Mo-. Feb. IS. = The
jury in the case of DR.. T. Jones Wat
son of Denver charged with killing
his wife, to-day returned verdict OF
not guilty. Mrs. Watson was killed in
a runaway accident while riding with
her husband, who was picked up un-
conscious near a bridge over small
stream. Mrs. Watson's body was found
in the wafer.
The prosecution charged that Mrs.
Watson had died from the effects of
poison and that the conditions under
which her body was found had been
arranged by Dr. Watson to bear out a
runaway theory. Much expert testi-
mony was introduced at the trial, and
DR.. Watson took the stand in his own
defense Medical men testified for the
prosecution that unmistakable traces
of poison were found in Mrs. Watson's s
stomach, but other medical experts tes-
titled for the defense that there were
no traces of poison.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
More Streets to Be Repaired.

The Board of Public Works yester-
day ordered the preparation of res
olution to be adopted at next Wednes-
days meeting, inviting bids for the
repair of bituminous pavements on
Market street from Van Ness avenue
to Castro; Folsom street from Ninth
to Twentieth; Guerrero street from
Market to Twentieth; Shotwell street
from Fourteenth to Twentieth; Thir-
teenth street from Folsom to Mission;
Eighth street from Mission to Fol-
som, and the streets in the district
bounded by Van Ness avenue, Devils
adero, Post and Lombard streets.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
FOLLOWS WOMAN HOME
AND SNATCHES DIAMONDS
Highwayman Robs New Yorker In
Front of Her House and Fires
on Husband.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-One Of the
most audacious of the many recent
robberies in this city occurred in the
Bronx to-day, when highwayman at
tackled Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Cornish
in front of their home, snatched a
$4,000 diamond brooch from Mrs. Cor
nish's throat, fired two bullets through
the clothing of Cornish when he re-
monstrated and then escaped after an
exciting race with a policeman. in
which several shots were exchanged.
The police have only meager descrip-
ton ofsthe man and there seems little
chance that he will be captured.
= The robber followed Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornish home from a streetcar, in
which the lavish display of diamonds
worn by the couple had attracted
much attention.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
ADVERTISEMENTS.
What Sulphur Does
For the Human Body in Health
and L fseaSe.


The mention of sulphur will recall
to many of us the early days when
our mothers and grandmothers gave
US our daily dose of sulphur and
molasses every spring and fall
1t was the universal spring and fall
blood purifier" tonic and cure-all.
and, mind you, this old-fashioned
remedy was not without merit.
The idea was good. but the remedy
was crude and unpa1atable and a large
Quantity had to be taken to get any
effect.
Nowadays we get all the beneficial
effects of sulphur in a palatable, con-
centrated form, so that q single grain
Is far more effective than a tablespoon
full of the crude sulphur.
In recent years research and ex-
pertinent have proven that the best
sulphur for medicinal use is that OBJ
tanned from Calcium calcium Sui
pEide) and sold in drug stores under
the name of Stuarts Calcium Waters.
Ihey are small, chocolate-coated pei
lets and contain the active medicinal
principle of sulphur in highly con-
centrated, effective form.
Few people are aware of the value
OF this form of sulphur in restoring
and maintaining bodily vigor and
health; sulphur acts directly on the
liver and excretory organs and purifies
and enriches the blood by the prompt
elimination of waste material.
Our grandmothers knew this when
tEey dosed us with sulphur and mo-
lasSes every spring and fall, but the
crudity and impurity of ordinary
MOWERS of sulphur were often worse
than the disease and cannot compare
with the modern concentrated prepa-
rations of sulphur, of which Stuart's
Calcium Waters is undoubtedly the
best and most widely used.
They are the natural antidote for
liver and kidney troubles and cure con-
stipation and purify the blood in a way
that often surprises patient and physi-
clan alike.
DIR. r. M. Wilkins, while experiment.
ing with sulphur remedies, soon found
that the sulphur from Calcium was
superior to any other form. He says:
For liver, kidney and blood troubles,
when resulting from con-
stipation or malaria, I have been sur
prised at the results obtained from
suffering from boils and pimples and
even deep-seated carbuncles, / have
seen them dry up and dis
appear in four or five days, leaving the
skin. clear and smooth. Although
Stuart's Calcium Waters is a proprie-
tary article and sold by druggists and
for that reason tabooed by many ply
sicians, yet 1 know of nothing so safe
and reliable for constipation, liver and
kidney troubles and especially in all
forms of skin diseases as this remedy"
AT any rate people who are tired of
pills, cathartics and so-called blood
purifiers will find in Stuart's CAL
cium Waters far safer. more palat-
able and effective preparation.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
FUNERAL OF LEW WALLACE
TAKES PLACE IN INDIANA
Ceremonies Are Private in Accord
ance With the Wishes of
the General

CRAWFORDSVILL Ind, Feb. 1S.
The funeral of General Lew Wallace
this afternoon was private in accord
ance with his expressed wishes. Only
the family and a few intimate friends
attended. Until noon the body lay in
the library building and was viewed
by thousands. Business was suspend
ed and the city did honor to the mem
ory of the dead.
The casket was draped with a flag
given General Wallace by the ladies
of Evansville, Ind, at the beginning
of the Civil War; On the breast of
the dead was the order bestowed on
him by the Sultan of Turkey The
body was placed in a temporary vault
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
Finds Moore was Insane.

Coroner Leland held an inquest yes
terday upon the body of Frank l..
Moore, the Los Angeles merchant,
who shot himself in the head at the
ferry depot last Friday. A verdict of
suicide while temporarily insane
was returned. In the case of Michael
Carmody. who jumped overheard from
the ferry steamer Berkeley last Thurs
day, the jury rendered similar YER
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
WOULD FORBID DIVORCED
PERSONS TO WED AGAIN
Lower House of Montana Legislature
Passes Bill to Check Reckless
Marriages.

HELENA, Mont, Feb. 1S.-The lower
branch of the Legislature has passed a
bill whose purpose is the restriction of
reckless and ill-advise6 marrying. Ex-
cepting in the case of the innocent
party to a divorce suit brought on
statutory ground, divorced persons are
forbidden to marry again, but the pro-
visions of the bill do not prevent the
parties to the action for a divorce
remarrying each other at any time.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
viii Talk on Martyrs.

Rev. James H. w. Williams, pastor
of the Simpson Memorial Methodist
Church, will deliver the second lecture
II the course of the Epworth League
series next Friday night. His subject
will be Lincoln, Garfield and McKin-
ley. There wiilsalso be special music
by the choir. Grand Army men are to
be admitted without presenting tickets.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
Five Men Killed at CoIIiery.

POTTSVILLE, Pa, Feb. 1S.-Five
workmen were killed and thirteen In
jured in an accident at a colliery here
to-day.