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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-15
October Clearance Sale
Starts Tomorrow

SELLING OUT-During our Big Crock
cry Sale have been asked dozens of times
each day, care you selling out?' We
always answer, YES.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-15

FURNISHED by J. E. GAN, Commissions
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 w Sixth St. Phone 1851
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-15

National Board OF Trade Kansas city.
FURNISHED By J. E. Gall. Commissions
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 w. Sixth St. Phone 1856
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-15

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
Strange Superstitions.
From the Brandon Sun.

The most persistent superstitions in the
world are those that are based upon the
habits of animals. If one is walking at
night and spider web brushes the face It
is supposed to mean that ghost is follow
ing, but In daytime 1t tells that stranger
is coming The neigh Of horse is a portent
of DEATH which will come from the quarter
to which his head is pointing when he
neighs. The hair of a dog. the skin of n
snake and the pelt of black cat are be-
Eeved to possess medicinal qualities. while
the handling of a toad is said to give
warts German-Canadians are full OF super
stition. A white spider crawling toward
one. the bowling of a dog. the sight of a
snake-all foretell death. The killing of a
toad or the Growing Of hen foretells rain.
II the geese fly high, look out for gale.
II the cat washes her face 1t means that
visitors are coming. If bee stings-kill
him and the wound will not swell. The
black tooth of a hog and the blood OF a
black hen have curative powers.
In New England the sailors carry as a
talisman a bone taken from a living turtle.
a pebble from fish hawks nest or small
bone from the head of a cod. In Texas SUI
perstitious people carry small bone from
a fsh's head but the luck is only supposed
to come after the charm has been lost, In
Massachusetts, the most common taLsmans
are the claw of a crab and the left nina
claw from q crows foot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
OUR DIAMOND CUTTERS EXCEL.
We Are Now Furnishing Finished
Gems to Europe.

From the New York Times
Groups of buyers representing whole
sale diamond merchants, have returned to
New York on ships reaching the port in
the last few days, and say that the death
Of Alfred Belt has not affected in the
least the market, which is stronger than
ever, with probability OF still higher
prices before the close of the present
fiscal year. Announcement is also made
that for the first time in the history of
the cutting industry in the United States,
the. trade of European jewelers. is being
sought. 1t Is said that the diamonds
handled in the shops of New York are
the finest in the world.
Leopold Stern, president of the Diamond
Manufacturers Association of the United
States. who is among those Just back after
a trip to the European diamond centers,
said yesterday that the London syndicate,
which sells rough diamonds, has applica-
tons for twenty-five times the value of the
stones it is selling.
There are half a dozen firms in New
York that have the privilege of buying
direct from the London syndicate con-
trolling the output of the De Beers Con-
solidated Mines, Limited, which represents
more than 80 per cent of the worlds supply.
Other importers Duy through brokers'. MT.
Stern says that the sights accorded by
the syndicate are getting more and more
infrequent. When a New York buyer is
notified that he is to have sight" on a
certain day, usually couple of weeks or
more ahead. he must present himself In
person or through a broker at the Office of
one of the six concerns which compose the
syndicate. The package of diamonds Is
then handed to him to accept or refuse,
but refusal is unknown, as 1t would result
in his not getting another sight of the
rough gems for some time
So the buyer takes the package or col
lection of stones in the tissue paper pack
ages just as they at the price fixed by
the syndicate, which must be paid on the
spot in cash. The transactions never In
volve less than 100000, and some sights
call for even more money.
The workmanship in the New York fac
tories, Mr.. Stern says. is now superior to
that in Europe, especially in the math-
ematical accuracy with which the facets
are cut This is what enables the New
York merchants, after buying the raw ma
terial abroad, to offer the finished product
to European jewellers who demand perfect
gems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
A Phenomenal Building Era.
From the Newark Advertiser.

Never before was there witnessed as
much building activity in the United States
as this year. The record is truly phe-
nomenal. Wages in the building trades
are much higher than ever before. Ma
terials cost more. and yet building goes
on at feverish pace. The exhibit for the
cities of the country for August shows that
in the great majority of them the amount
of building done exceeded any previous
August Newark shows up well among the
leading cities, with contracts for 81, 1O53S6,
a gain of As per cent. Manhattan and
Brooklyn lead all the rest with total of
about S16OO0,000. Chicago comes next, with
$5,439175, and Philadelphia third, with 3d.
434, 405. But the percentage of increase is
less in these cities than in Newark, and
Chicago shows falling off of 10 per cent
OF cities of the same class Newark. such
as Cincinnati Washington, New Orleans,
Louisville, Detroit Buffalo, Kansas City,
our city stands at the head
The month of August. 1908. was a month
of great activity in building, breaking all
previous records, and it Is with that month
the comparisons made. AS far as
Newark is concerned 1t is hardly possible
that there will be any diminution of this
wonderful building enterprise. The COM
pletion of the Hudson river tunnels and
the establishment of electric rapid transit
between Newark and the heart of Manhat-
tan will cause an immense demand for real
estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
New American Industry.
from the Technical World.


The infant industry of raw silk production
gives promise of developing into sturdy and
vigorous manhood, even though protective
duties and the aid of state or national
bounties be denied it. The father Of the
present movement to establish sericulture
as a permanent and profitable branch OF
American industry is Louis Boris Magid,
German by BIRTH an Italian by descent and
an American by choice and adoption. At
Tallulah Falls, Ga, he owns $500 acres of
land, on which he has planted more than
100000 mulberry trees. which are now
from three to five years old and which are
designed for the feeding Of millions of silk
worms. The land will be subdivided into
many small farms and leased or sold to
persons willing to engage in silk culture.
Mr.. Magid has proven that silk can be
produced as cheaply in America as in any
other country and that the 500 900 or
more expended annually for foreign silks
might just well be kept at home for the
benefit OF American farmers. workmen and
manufacturers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
BIG WATER SNAKE.
Saves Drowning Fisherman-Snake
Proves It.
from the Chicago Inter Ocean.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Some twenty-five years ago, when | was
a youngster about sixteen years of age. L
l was in the habit of spending a week or
two every summer visiting my brother-in-
law, who had a cottage at Thousand Island
Park. Thousand Islands.
Every day was spent in fishing. IL
could not get guide We went alone, and
1t SO happened that one day, my brother
in-law being called to Albany on business,
l had to go out alone If l wanted any
fishing that day. l got out the canoe, bait,
tackle, etc, and started for Eel bay. /
found the hole" they called 1t, where
the water is all the way from fifty TO three
hundred feet deep, dropped my trolling
spoon overheard, and soon had fine mus
kie' in tow. After trolling around three or
four hours in the hot sun. became drowsy,
rugged up my line, with one end tied to
my waist, and lay down in the bottom of
the boat TO take a nap.
How long | slept / know not but | awoke
with start, and thought some one
pulling my arm off. At length, realizing
the condition of things, l made grab for
the line and began to haul. Whatever It
was 1t was a whopper, and just as | felt 1t
coming to the top of the water it shot
through the water and whizZed over my
head back into the water on the other side
of the boat. In turning quickly TO see what
L had hooked, l got entangled in the line,
lost my balance, and over L went. AS felt
myself going l made a grab for the side of
the boat. but instead of catching the side L
somehow grabbed the forty fifty feet Of
loose line lying in the boat and got all
tangled up with it, SO much SO that | could
not use my arms or legs, and felt myself
slowly going down without being able TO
help myself.
After l had come to the top twice / felt
myself going down for the third time. /
knew l was goner, and struggled anew to
free myself, but without success. Just as
l had about given up hope, l felt a tug
ging and a series Of jerks on the line from
above, and realized that some
pulling me up. Soon l saw the bright sun
through the water. In another few seconds
was at the top and right alongside of the
boat, being drawn closer and closer, and
not a soul in sight. l couldn't understand
1t, but lost no time on that account, but
managed to raise one arm high enough to
grasp the side of the boat, and finally got
my knife out of my pocket and set myself
free.
There in the bottom of the boat was a
huge water snake, all coiled, with the line
wound abount him like a thread or a spool.
1t seemed it was the snake l had hooked
which shot over the boat but il must have
dropped in when / rolled out, and in it's
exertions to free itself had rolled around in
the boat, rolling itself up in the line and
hauling me to the top.
The snake was three feet seven inches
long. 1 still have its skin. which has been
stuffed and is now in my den. Any one
can see it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
the values OF certain articles imported dur
ing the fiscal year 1905, which. it Is be-
heved, could be produced in the Philippines:
WHEN CONDUCTORS PAY.

total Of. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81. 529. 80
(which should remain in the Philippine Islands
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
kissing the Book.
From the London Pail Mall Gazette.

In consequence Of the many objections
urged against the time-honored practice Of
kissing the Book Temple c. Martin, the
Chief Clerk at Lambeth police court, has
given instructions that all witnesses are for
the future to be given the option Of being
sworn in the Scottish fashion, with up
lifted hand. The new method was adopted
for the first time August II, and the ma
jority Of the witnesses awaited themselves
of 1t,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20

To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo ouinine Tablets. Drug
gtsts refund money IL 1t falls to cure. T. w.
GROVES signature is each box. 26e.
oc2-tu&sa.h2t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20

would probably do something. The logic
OF the situation now, as the public sees It.
is that legislature must be elected next
time that is democratic in both branches
in order to force an investigation. The
people OF the whole state are interested in
the overthrow of the Cox machine for the
reason that Cox with his Overwhelming
county delegation in the state conventions,
which he absolutely controls, is the over
shadowing power through the dominant
republican party in the state administra-
ton.
Longworth Probably Safe.
With the doubt that hangs over the re-
suit of the state election comes doubt as
to the Ohio delegation in the next House.
IT, as some think. republican slump is
coming this fall, it may carry ten or even
eleven democratic congressman from the
Buckeye state to Washington instead of
the one the state has there now 1t Is
hardly possible that the slump, however
great 1t may be, can sweep Goebel and
Longworth off their feet in Hamilton coun-
ty. The Enquirer the democratic organ
there, is very friendly to Longworth, and
Is making effort for the opponents of
Goebel and Longworth. 1t is likely that Gov.
Campbell will be elected in the third dis
trict. and it is almost certain that the
democrats will carry the fifth, the sixth,
the thirteenth and the seventeenth, and
quite likely that they will carry the elev-
enth-Gen. Grosvenors district-while the
chances seem to be about even in the
tenth, the ninth and the twelfth districts
all now represented by republicans.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-11
HORSESHOES.
The Three Lucky Elements That Arc
Associated In Them.

The Three Lucky Elements That Arc
Associated In Them.
The superstition that associates the
horseshoe with good luck is very old.
It is said to prevail not only among
English speaking people, but in all the
races Of Europe and in southern Asia.
AntfQuarians are undecided whether
its origin has to do with the material
from which the horseshoe is made or
with its shape.
The ancients believed that iron as q
metal had great secret powers, and
they drove nails into their walls as a
protection against pestilence. The
Arabs when overtaken by severe storms
in the desert cry out Iron, iron!
which they think will propitiate the
evil spirits which have raised the
storm. The Scandinavians have held
from time immemorial the idea that Il
was lucky to find piece Of iron.
As regards the form Of the horseshoe
there is no doubt that among the an
clients the crescent form was much fa
vored as having lucky or preservativ'
powers. Ornaments were shaped Ii
this way to drive away evil spirits
The Chinese have their tombs built fl
semicircular form, like horseshoe
and the Moors use the same form II
their architecture.
1t may be remarked that in the my
thology Of Europe horses were also re
garded as luck bearers, and supersti
ton once supposed that horses hoo
p' ed under the bed would cure Ger
ta..l complaints. The horseshoe there
fore may be said to unite within itsel
three lucky elements-it is In the shap
Of crescent, it is made Of iron, and
has been taken from horse.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-11
SLEEPING CARS.
The First Crude Ones Were Thought
the Acme OF Comfort.

The First Crude Ones Were Thought
the Acme OF Comfort.
Current advertisements describing the
luxurious appointments offered the
modern traveller ON sea and land give
point to the contrast afforded by the
facilities Of the middle Of the last cen.
tury, which were then regarded as the
height to which the passengers had q
right to aspire. The issue of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad and Mining Register
Of June 2s, 1866, said:
THE Buffalo Car company lately
shipped a lot Of cars for the Illinois
Central railroad which are far ahead
Of anything In their line yet seen in
the west. One Of them contained six
staterooms, each room having two
seats with cushioned backs, long
enough for person to lie upon. The
backs Of the seats are hung with
hinges at the upper edge, so that they
may be turned up at pleasure, thus
forming two single berths, one over the
other, where persons may sleep with
all the comfort imaginable. In one end
Of the car is a small wash room, with
marble washbowl, looking glass, etc.
On the opposite side of the car from
the staterooms is row Of seats with
revolving backs, similar to BARRIERS
chairs, so arranged that the occupant
may sit straight or recline in an easy
attitude at pleasure. The other FIVE
cars have each two or three similar
staterooms."
The birth Of the Pullman car came a
little later. In the spring Of 1855
George NJ. Pullman remodeled at
Bloomington, ILL.,, few Of the cars Of
the Chicago and Alton and made them
the first Pullman sleeping cars.-Rail
way World.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-11
MORTGAGEES SALE OF PERSON.
AL PROPERTY.

NOIlCe Is nereDy given lHdl uHutT
and pursuant to the terms and con-
ditions of a certain chattel mortgage,
made, executed and delivered by S.
Zinnie G. Co.. partnership composed
of S. Zinnie and P. ]. Alban of Echo,
Oregon, to Cloyd Oliver, of the same
place. on the nth day of March, 1906,
TO secure the payment of a certain
promissory note of equal date there
with, for the sum of S1019.60, due
ninety days after date thereof, pay
able to the order of Cloyd Oliver, at
the office of L. A. Esteb in Echo,
Oregon, with interest at 5 per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually.
which said note was signed by S. Zin-
ME & Co., by S. Zinnie, P. ]. Alban,
and which said mortgage having been
duly signed, sealed. witnessed and
acknowledged as by law required so
as to entitle the same to be recorded,
was, thereafter, duly and regularly
recorded on the 21st day of March,
1906, at page 371 of Vol. IL of the
Chattel Mortgage Records of Umatilla
county. Oregon; the said mortgage
having reasonable cause to believe
that the mortgaged property. to-wit:
That general stock Of merchandise
now being contained in the two-story
frame building situated on the south
half Of lot three block four original
plat Of the town (now city, of Echo,
Oregon, will be lost. destroyed. re-
moved and secreted and that said
mortgage Indebtedness will not be
paid by said mortgagor; therefore, the
said mortgage has elected to declare
the whole Of the said mortgage debt
now due and payable as in said mort
gage provided; and the said mort
lag
by taking into his possession all OF
said mortgaged personal property, OF
account Of said breach of the condi-
tlons Of said mortgage by said mort
gagor. and said mortgage elected tc
foreclose said mortgage without suit
in equity. but according to the first
method provided in said mortgage
and to sell said personal property al
public auction, by giving one day!
notice of said sale in a newspaper o.
general circulation, published in saiC
county and state; and out OF th'
money arising therefrom, to retair
and pay said sum above mentioned
and interest as aforesaid. and al
charges touching the same, and rea
sonable counsel fees upon the full
amount due, rendering the overex
penses unto said company, their exec
vi dSSIBuH
Now, therefore. ] will, at tw
o'clock p. M, on Saturday, April 14th
1906, at the front door OF that certai
two-story frame building, situated o.
the south half OF lot 3, block 4. of tn
original town (now city, OF Echo
Oregon. sell at public auction, to tn
highest bidder for cash in hanC
all the right, title. and interes
said company had on Marc
18th, 1906. or they have since ac
quired to said stock of merchandis
hereinbefore described. for the pur
pose OF satisfying said mortgage deb
to-wit: s1019.60, with interest at
per cent per annum, payable SEM
annually, and attorneys fees as
said mortgage provided, and the cost
and expenses of said sale.
CLOYD OLIVER,
Mortgage
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-11
Fashions Caused by Deformities

OF the close connection between fash
ion and deformity there are many ex
amples. Through illness Philip the
Good had to have his head shaved
Shaven heads, accordingly, perforce
became fashionable at his court.
The daughters of Louis XII. hid theil
very large feet in long dresses; hence
trailing gowns.
The wife Of Philip III. set the fashion
of high collars in Disgusting her lone
neck with a wimple.
Henry Plantagenet introduced boots
with extravagantly curved toes to con
ceal a growth on one of his feet.
Louis XIV. wore a wig to cover un
slightly wens on his head, while james
|. adopted voluminous trunk hose, aft
erward fashionable, to hide hip dis
ease
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-11

continue to suffer rather than submit
TO examinations which so many physi-
clans propose in order to intelligently
treat the disease; and this is the rea-
son why 50 many physicians fail to
cure female disease.
This is also the reason why thousands
upon thousands of women are corre-
spending with Mrs Pinkharh, daughter
in-law Of Lydia z. Pinkham, at Lynn,
Mass. To her they can csnfide every
detail Of their illness, and from her
great knowledge, obtained from years
OF experience in treating female ills,
Mrs. Pinkham can advise sick women
more wisely than the local physician.
Read how Mrs. Pinkham helped MIST.
c. Willadsen. of Manning, la. She writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham;
81 can truly say that you have saved my
life, and cannot express my gratitude In
words. Before ! wrote to you telling you
steady, and spent lots Of money In medicines
besides but IL all failed 10 do me any good. /
had female trouble and would daily have faint
ing spells, backache, bearing-d down pains, and
| my monthly periods were very irregular and
| finally ceased wrote to you for your ad-
| vice and received letter full Of instructions
| Just what to do, and also commenced to take
Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and have been restored to perfect health
Had II not been for you would have been
In my grave to-day"
Mountains of proof establish the fac,
that no medicine in the world equals
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for restoring womsn's health.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-11

The surprising statement is made In
the annual report of the Montana
state board of sheep commissioners,
Just issued, that the wool clip OF Mon
tana in the past year was about Is
per cent greater than that of the pre-
vious year. The selling price was
sS.SS1,5s2. The federal inspectors
report 1,717,s14 sheep shipped out Of
the state in the past year, and few
were imported. The clip Of the state
this year will probably not be over
2S, 000, 900 pounds.
AS shown by figures in the office
of the state board OF equalization, the
total number OF sheep assessed
throughout the state in 1905 was
4,2S5,s4s, an increase over the previ-
Gus year of 97,0Ss. In seven counties,
notably in Custer county. one of the
largest of the sheep growing counties,
no lambs are returned separately for
assessment. Actual figures are held
to be considerably in excess of those
given.
While, in some sections, the
weather, during the lambing period
of 1906. was colder than usual, yet
owing to the excellent wintering Of
the flocks, better facilities for handl-
ing and increasing attention to this
branch of the business, together with
prospective higher prices as an incen-
tive, the total lamb crop is pronounc-
ed fully Up to the average. While
some lambs were contracted early at
81 and s2.25, they sold for usual oc-
tober delivery for $3.50 to as high as
sass, though $3.50 was about the
maximum price.
The total wool crop of the state was
3s,912,S47 pounds gross weight actu-
al figures from railroads, an increase
of 5.4t2,347 over the previous year.
There were some more sheep, and all
wintered well. This, selling at an
average price of 81 cents per pound
or SS,3S1,592.S7, turning a veritable
tide of gold into the banks of the re-
spective counties, and the general
channels of commerce, is declared to
have marked the high tide of the
sheep business in Montana, and a
most welcome prosperity to those
who have followed its somewhat
checkered career.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-11
Bruises.

No treatment for bruises Is more
prompt and efficacious than fomenta-
tions as hot as can be borne. Firm
compression Immediately over the in
jured place will often prevent discolor-
alton, but the hot application win have
the same effect. The sooner the heat
can be applied the better. Alternate
applications Of heat and cold are very
effective. For all bruises, except those
on the head, heat is the remedy, but for
severe blows on the head cold is doubt
less better. Fomentations may be used
at intervals to lessen the soreness, but
should not be continued more than FIVE
minutes at time.