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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-07-05


heartbroken wife passed away q
few years after the death of he1
illustrious husband.
/ The grounds are large and beau
tifully kept; the trees, many OF
which Washington planted are.
year by year, adding to their girth
and stature, and giving an added
grace and beauty to the picture.
The tomb of Washington is q
plain, brick structure, built into
the side of low hill some dis
lance from the mansion. 1t is
built almost exactly as are receiv-
ing vaults in great cemeteries, ex-
cepting that it's doors are barred,
instead of solid, giving one view
of the two immense stone sarcoph-
agi grading the ashes of man and
wife. Originally there was space
of about eighteen inches between
the top of the doors and the arch,
but some years since an advep-
turous souvenir fiend, in the alb
sence of the guard, climbed in
and knocked off the talons of one
of the eagles Carved in bas-relief)
on the sarcophagus of Washing
ton. Since the occurrence of this act
of vandalism the society has fitted
4 the tops of the doors with sharp
spikes, and there will be no more
interlopers.
The custodian of the tomb is
almost as interesting in himself
as lie anything on the estate; he is
a small white-haired, venerable
darkey, gentle and polite of speech,
and full of quaint stories and
anecdotes. He offers for sale little
hatchets cut from twigs of trees
on the estate; also cherry pit
baskets and such little conceits.
He of course insists that he was a
slave of Washingtons and claims
to remember him we'll; his appear
ance almost confirms one in the
belief that he might be telling the
truth, but other caretakers en-
ployed on the estate informed me
that he was owned by George
Washington Parke Gusts, the ia
Their Of Mrs. Robert E. Lee, and
that he was probably born at
Arlington. At all events, the old
man has told his story SO often
that he really believes it himself,
and that being true, what matters
it what the facts in the case really
are? Here, under the giant oaks,
and in the shadow of the home he
loved so we'll, dreamlessly slum-
bers the Father of his Country;
and close beside him, faithful
in death as in life, lies his loving
wife; while the placid Potomac,
kissing the shores of this hallowed
spot, rolls unfettered to the sea.
Along it's entire length, "al] is
quiet" and one flag waves over
thousands who people it's shores,
among whom, let us hope, never
again will come bloodshed and
strife; while over all streams the
golden, southern sunshine, like a
benediction.
To most of us Washington is a
thing unreal, myth, an historical
allegory, until we visit his home
and tomb, and gaze on the tangible
evidences of his humanity and
mortality, then somehow we be-
gin to understand that he was a
man such as we are; swayed by
the same impulses and passions
that we are; fighting and winning
the same battles that we, many of
us, have fought and lost. It is
fitting and right and our bounden
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-07-05

life of southern planter and
gentleman, until called by the COL
onies to assume command Of their
armies in the struggle for indie.
pendence.
The mansion is built after the
style of all colonial homes, being
about thirty by ninety feet on the
ground, a broad hall bisecting the
building from front to rear; it is
two stories in height and has an
attic, lighted by dormer windows
On the Potomac side is a piazza
about twenty feet wide, and fully
twenty-five feet high extending
along the entire front. This piaz-
"a has square pillars along it's
outer edge, which gives the man.
sion a solid and imposing appear
ance. At the rear are two de-
tatched kitchens which are reached
from the house by a colonnade.
The family kitchen has been re-
stored, 80 tits almost precisely as
it was when Martha Washington
was the loving and horored mis-
tress of this historic house. It is
a quaint apartment; it has neither
lath nor plaster, and is floored
with brick. Across almost the
entire east side is a great fireplace
which is fitted with big spit;
this spit is made to revolve with a
windlass and chain.
The kitchen is furnished with
many of the actual pieces which
were in use during Washington's
lifetime. Entering the house by
the rear hall door, almost the first
object which engages ones atten-
ton, is the key of the French
BastiIe, enclosed in glass case on
the wall; this key was sent to
Washington by Lafayette in
1889. There are six large and i'm
posing rooms on the first floor; each
is furnished as nearly as possible
as it was when used by the Wash
ingtons; each room of course opens
into the hall, but no one is per-
mitted to enter any of the rooms
below stairs; a bar across each
door prevents entrance, but still
one can get good view of the
interior. The six rooms are, re-
spectively: Banquethall, music
room, family dlningroom, sitting
room, parlor and library,
The banquethall has an i'm
mense carved marble mantle made
in Italy; it is most beautiful and
imposing, and was present to
Washington. There is also a model
of the French Bastile in stone.
In the center of the dining table
is great mirror which, to me,
was a most singular fitting for a
mahogany dining table. In the
MUSHROOM is the imported harp.
sichord which Washington pre-
sented to Nellie GUSTS as bridal
gift; here also is his whist table,
and many of his camp furnishings.
The diningroom contains a
genuine Chippendale sideboard,
an almost priceless treasure; here
also is shown liquor case which
Lord Fairfax, another early Vir-
ginia planter, presented to Wash
ington. In the parlor is rug made
by order of Louis XVI. of France,
for Washington; painting OF
Lord Vernon's feet, presented to
Lawrence Washington by Admiral
Vernon, also hangs here. In the
library are duplicates of Wash
ington's books; the originals be-
ing, if 1 rightly remember, owned
| in Boston. Above stairs there are
five rooms; the bedroom of the
Washingtons, in which he died
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-07-05
fnount Ucrf1o11. !
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wool, Ameri-
can feels that
he has really
taken the thir-
ty-third degree
in patriotism
until he shall
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17
Fuel Short nt Lewiston.

The business of supplying Lewiston
with fuel is getting to be one of the
serious problems of the day. Local
dealers estimate that the steady re-
tail trade of the city has now reach
ed the aggregate of so cords of wood
and two cars of coal daily, but owing
to shortage of cars all the dealers are
behind in their orders and should n
sudden cold snap come the city
would suffer fro ma fuel famine.
"I am 6S cars of coal behind my or
ders." said o. NJ. Lattimer, of the
Lewiston Fuel & Transfer company.
today. 81 have Just returned from
Tacoma, where I went to take up the
question of transportation with the
Northern Pacific people. I have been
promised two cars of coal daily, but
could easily use four if 1 could get
them.
"Our steady trade demands 20 cords
daily" said j. n. jolly, of the Clear
water Fuel company, "and one day in
the week following the holidays we
handled 80 cords. I have II cars on
the tracks loaded at Troy and can
hardly get enough here to meet my
daily needs. l have no coal and very
little wood ahead of the daily de-
mand, but the situation is improving
and more cars are promised for inn
mediate delivery. ."-Lewiston Teller.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17
Lewiston Bond Issue All Taken.

In the last "a hours $4,000
worth of warrants, completing the
total taken up by the recent bond
issue, went forward on yesterday S
mail to Chicago, and all holders of the
city warrants have received their
money. Treasurer Thompson COM
pleted the cancellation of the war
rants last Saturday and the certified
list together with the bonds, went
forward to the Chicago bank yester-
day. This completes deal which
has been hanging fire for a period of
two and a half years 1t has been
that long since the city voted an issue
of $62,500 to take up the outstanding
warrant Indebtedness.
The bonds were first sold to a Chi
cago firm, and then turned down by
their attorney. Later'C. A. Hastings,
of this city, took up the matter and
finally made the purchase for Z. H.
Rollins & Sons, of Boston. The ques-
ton of the legality of the issue was
taken on an agreed case to the su-
preme court of the state and decided
in favor of the city. The deal has
just been completed, and the warrant
issue decentralization Teller.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17

], 1906. This announcement at first
caused considerable CONSERVATION and
surprise among the owners, who are
mostly ward politicians of considera-
BILE pull and have, heretofore enjoyed
immunity, if not actual protection,
from the democratic administration.
After a while they began to doubt
the sincerity of the police department
and came to the conclusion that the
order was merely like so many other
previous orders, a scheme to throw
sand into the eyes of the public.
which had become thoroughly dis
gusted with the lawless condition of
certain disreputable streets close to
the business district. The mayor re-
ceived information that the dive own
ers did not seem to fear any serious
interference and were making no pre-
parations to move from the forbidden
district.
Thercupon he sent word to them
through the police department, that
the order issued was peremptory and
meant exactly what it said. Since
then there has been considerable ac-
tivity among the politicians of the
wards in which these dives are To-
Gated and several efforts have been
made to induce the mayor to rescind
the order or, at least, extend the
time. Mayor Dunno has declined,
however, to rescind or in any way
change the order.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17
Celebrating Franklin Anniversary

Boston, Mass, Jan. l7.-Through-
out the United States the two hun
dredth anniversary of the birth of
BENJAMIN Franklin is celebrated to-
day. Patriotic societies everywhere
have arranged for special celebra-
tions and there is probably not a
school in the country, from Maine to
California, from the Canadian from
tier to the gulf, where the memory of
the great American is not appropri-
ately honored. Boston, being the
birthplace of Franklin, made special
efforts to pay a fitting tribute to the
memory of the great scientist, states
man and philosopher.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17
AFTER SIIERIFFs SCALP.
Order of Elks Say Bradley of Gold
fields, Is Negligent.

oregon Elks are after the official
scalp of Sheriff Bradley of Goldfield
New, and will endeavor to get their
brethren of the Sagebrush state to
collaborate with them in an attempt
to have their governor remove him
from office on the ground of incom-
potency and gross neglect of duty,
says the oregon Daily Journal.
The anger of the Elks is due to the
escape of B. f. Vickery, a member OF
the Olympia CWash.) lodge of Elks,
who buncoed number of brethren
here on the strength of his fraternal
affiliation.
Vickery induced John b. Coffey,
who Is secretary of Portland lodge
No. 142, Benevolent and Protective
order of Elks. to indorse a check for
S25 on Seattle bank. When the
check was returned Coffeey had to
pay the amount of its face and pro-
test fees of $3.50.
Frank Griffith, j. A. Dietz and
many others claim to have lost money
through Vickery's operations. Griffith
swore TO a complaint in the police
court, accusing him of obtaining
money by false pretenses. He was To-
Gated at Goldfield, New, and Sheriff
Bradley was wired to arrest him.
When Chief Gritzmacher received
word that the man had been arrested
he telegraphed Sheriff Bradley that
an officer would be sent Immediately
with requisition papers.
Detective Day left here Monday
morning. The previous day Vickery
escaped from custody. When last
seen he was speeding toward Las We
gas. New Mexico, having passed
through Bullfrog in an automobile.
Not word was sent the local author
tiles of the escape, though Detective
Day would not have had to make the
trip If the Nevada sheriff had per-
formed his duty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17
Many Are Find
ing Homes
As Previously Announced i'm These
Columns the Walla Walla Stock OF
Pianos Must BE Sold and Sold
Quickly.

quickly.
Six Pianos were sold yesterday and
four the opening day, and this only
confirms our judgment that Pendleton
people would speedily take advantage
of this, the greatest Piano sale PEN
dleton has ever known.
Discriminating buyers, those who
want something fine in a piano but
do not feel able to buy an instrument
good enough in the ordinary way.
should investigate. Two of the in
struments sold yesterday for SlS6.OO
would ordinarily sell for sS5O.OO or
100000. This Walla Walla plane
stock will be closed out quickly. The
instruments We are offering at these
reductions are the very finest makes
in the world. The Chickering. Bos-
tons best, and the finest the world
today knows the Weber of New York.
whose beautiful sympathetic tone
qualities are so especially adapted to
the singers needs, that it is called
everywhere, the Musicians Ideal:"
The Kimball of Chicago, the most
popular and widely known piano of
the day. New York's rare old aristo-
crat, the Hazelton; the Decker, whose
worth is known everywhere; the
Crown, the piano of many tones: the
Hobart NJ. Gable, a piano of most
beautiful tone and substantial con-
struction; the wonderful Schumann
the beautiful Bailey, and the Lester,
is also included.
Remember, our easy payment plan
is extended TO each buyer. Pay lit
tie each month, or yearly il you wish
Trade your organ i'm as part payment.
This sale will not last long. Bring
$1,000 with you as first payment, and
make a saving of from $4,000 to
100000 on a piano.
We really have no competition dur
ing this sale. Imitation is not COM
petition, you know, and as the sale
includes every instrument i'm the
stock, everybody who wants piano
comes TO Eilers Piano House and gets
it,
We grant you easy terms. We give
you our guarantee of money back"
besides, you have the manufacturers
guarantee. We make you such a low
price and we, as the largest piano
dealers in the west. absolutely won't
have you dissatisfied.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17
TIDE LANDS VERY COSTLY.
Seattle Experiences a Boom i'm Water
Front Property.


Prices in the tide lands district are
still rising. Investors in most cases
realize that they have a good thing
and show no disposition to let go in
hurry. SAYS the Seattle Star. Con-
sequently sales today are less numer-
Gus than on the rush days of last
week.
Many holders of short-time options
are becoming a little worried as their
time lapses and in some cases are of
fering their holdings at a less price
than is asked by dealers for similar
lots. This is said to have hurt bus
mess trifle today, but the bona fide
purchasers are not alarmed for their
investments. c. r. Bussell says he
is still negotiating with the represen-
tatives of two railway systems.
"They seem to think the price is a
little high" said Bussell, "but they
will doubtless come around in time"
Mr.. Bussell is believed to be dealing
with the Canadian Pacific, but he re 4.
fuses to confirm or deny it.
General satisfaction with the situ-
alton is expressed by all real estate
men.
Stories about big Jumps of money
made in single deals are becoming
frequent. One of the latest concerns
Frank Black, broker in the Colman
building, who less than 80 days ago
bought lot on First avenue for s40,-
600 and sold out last week for S6O,-
900.
About year ago r. w. Hill bought
lot on First avenue for $4,000, CIV
ing his note to w. w. Read for that
amount. Last week his investment re-
turned him $4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17
WORK wEAKENs THE KIDNEYS.
Service for People Who Work in
Pendleton.

Most Pendleton people work every
day in some strained, unnatural po-
sition-bending constantly over a
desk--riding on jolting wagons or
cars-doing laborious housework; lift
ing. reaching or pulling, or trying the
back in hundred and one other ways.
All these strains tend to wear, weaken
and injure the kidneys until they fall
behind in their work of filtering the
poisons from the blood. Doan's Kid
ney Pills cure sick kidneys, put new
strength in bad backs. Pendleton
cures prove it.
f. A. Morris, retired, who lives on
Park avenue, and is we'll known to
Pendleton people, says: 81 was troub-
led with my kidneys off and on for
three years. In early days, I had
worked in a shirt factory in Rock
ford, ILL.,, standing all day at a bench
and later on l became a motorman
on an electric car. That, too, kept me
on my feet all day and aggravated my
complaint, if it did not start it, 1t
annoyed me through the day more
than at any other time. I finally got
box of Doan's Kidney Pills at the
Brock & McComas Co.'S drug store
and used them. They cured me. 1
have not had even the slightest at
tack of backache for five years, nor
have l used any pills since stopped
the treatment last October"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 1.-THE third
annual meeting of the Farmers Co
operative Grain and Livestock asso-
citation will open here this afternoon
The attendance promises to be unu-
sually large and the program arrang-
ed for the three days of convention is
very interesting. Among the promi-
nent speakers on the program are c.
Vincent, president of the Farmers
Grain company, Omaha; II. H. Hanks,
vice president of the National Farm
ers' Exchange; James T. Brady, secre-
tary of the state association; G. w.
Wattles, president of the Omaha Grain
Exchange; T. A. Anderson, assistant
manager of the National Farmers
Exchange, Kansas City, Mo-, and
others.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17

Will entirely the worst forms
and Liberation Falling and Displacement consequent Spinal
and peculiarly adapted to the Change o.
[ cured more b cases OF and Local than other
and Tpes umos in an early stage development
Boatng Nervous POsaon Debility
nvigorates the female system ~ ~ e'i' -
quickly removes that bearngdown feeling
leftaone" feeling
headache These indications
of which
and Baache of either
who refuse
everywhere Refuse all s. - = Nes-~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17

For coughs and colds no remedy is
equal to Kennedy's Laxative Honey
and Tar. 1t is different from all
others-better, because it expels all
cold from the system by acting as
cathartic on the bowels. Affords i'm
mediate relief in Group, cougs colds,
whooping cough, stc. Children love
it. Sold by Tallnan & Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17

William Wolfe, professor of theol-
ogy in Brigham Young college, Nor
mon institution at Logan, Utah, has
caused a stir In Mormon circles by re-
nouncing his belief in Mormon faith
refusing to pay tithes and severing
his relation with the college.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17
WILL HAVE A HoUsECIEANING.
Chicago Dives VIII Be Driven Out of
Certain District.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE owners of
the dives which cluster around the
lower part OF the down town business
district, have been notified by the
chief OF police that they will not be
tolerated in that locality after May
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17

Christmas, and the second day OF
celebration, we went to the beach and
took a lovely swim-the temperature
of the water being rs degrees. The
| Kopiolanl park is located on the
beach, and hundreds of persons were
there to listen to the program of the
Royal Hawaiian band, and hear the
mellow strains of a native woman's
voice as she sang in her own lam
guage.
Sweet Juvenile Choruses.
I'm the evening we attended the
Central Union church, which is a
very large stone structure with an
enormous pipe organ. The Kameha-
meha boys chorus and the Kane ha-
meha girls school selection We're
splendidly rendered. There were
about 100 girls and $50 boys. The
boys were in uniform and the girls
were all dressed in white with white
ribbons in their hair, The correctness
OF time in their singing, and the man
ner in which they all formed to march
away from the church would certain
ly be an example to our colleges in
the states.
Christmas eve and midnight were
celebrated as we celebrate the morn
ing of the Fourth of July. Morning
dawned. and was one OF those ideal
Christmas morning that / never ex-
pect to see. The sun shone brightly,
and birds were singing in every tree.
With the bands playing. and the noise
of firecrackers, and the ripe fruits
hanging on the trees, II recalled the
celebration of Independence day at
home.
A Charming People.
"The Hawaiians are stalwart.
healthy race. They are generous,
pleasure-loving, natural musicians and
Gated. They welcome the visitor
gladly and never hold malice. Ven
omous reptiles and carnivorous wild
beasts are unknown in the islands.
There are no poisonous vines or
trees common in the forests.
Domestic animals have been in
Hawaii for about a century. The
llTSt HORSES WtIt DIouBlN 10 Hii'
to Kamehameha the Great, by Cap
tain Vancouver. Cattle, goats, the
Chinese deer, the Mongolian pheasant
and domestic fowls were imported
soon after.
Game Galore.
1.-THE usual closed season for feath-
cred game is enforced. There is con-
tinuous shooting of Chinese spotted
deer on the islands Of Molokai, of
wild boar and wild bulls op Hawaii;
wild goats throughout the group, with
pheasant duck, dove, plover and
other small game in their seasons.
"Hawaii's tropical foliage can be
but family pictured and all too i'm
perfectly described. Everywhere the
cocoanut palm lifts its stately head
above its surroundings. Every variety
of palm and fern has been added to
the natural flora of the islands, and
lovers of the beautiful in nature can
not fail to be pleased and gratified at
the great variety of colors in the flow
ering trees.
81 must now say aloha to you and
all my friends, as the steamer is soon
due to sail"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17
Elers Piano
House
J. c. GALLAGHER, Mgr.
8l3 Main ST.
w. D. FLETCHER.

THE PICNrEER wATCHMAKER
AND JEWELER. sos Court Street
Jewelry n-de to order. Wedding
rings a spec'-lty. All work guaran.
teed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17

unqualified ~ Ne"P-e~N~ ~-N
No other medicine has such record
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17

Eighty boxes OF frozen steelheads
were lately shipped from Marshfleld
OF Germany.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17
Swan Day Before Christmas.

Saturday we took a number of
car rides through the residential por-
ton of town, where we beheld the
most magnificent mansions with nat
ural beauties surrounding them. The
absence of the signs, Don't pick flow
ers,' and Keep off the grass is no.
ticeable to strangers. in fact these
signs are nowhere to be seen in Homo
lulu. on Sunday, the day before
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-04-26
Other imposing edincsa many Of

Other imposing edinces. many %
which have been more or HISS severely
injured. are the Hotel St Francis. the
PHllce hotel. the Hall OF Justice. the
Mutual Bank building. the Pacific Mu-
tull Life building and the Callaghan
bu ling TIC Lrcatest prosperity dam
az resulted in the manufacturer dis
trct ana Tie greatest loss OF iic In
the tenement house district
The chief street of the city j. Mar
ket running dugonally tor many niles.
The destruction Of many OF the depart
ment stores aud other business blocks
on Market aud Mission streets was al
most complete. Fire added to the hor-
rors OF the situation. and. as Tho water
mains had been burst by the hook
he tire department was helpless. The
DANES ate. their way along Market
street and other fires started In differ
eut parts OF the city.
A. the earthquake occurred hut a
Iittir after o'clock I'm the morning.
puct c1lly the entire population N1s IN