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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

Pa ought to have believed the scien-
fists. cause they know all about
their business, but after the scientists
had gone TO bed the cowboys began to
string pa. They told him that about
a hundred miles to the north, in a
valley in the mountains, the d.
still existed, alive, and that
no man dare go there. One cowboy
said he was herding a bunch Of cattle
in a valley up there once, and the
bunch got into a drove OF dinosauruses'
and the first thing he knew a big
dinosaurs reached out his neck and
picked up a steer, raised 1t in the air
about so feet, as easy as a derrick
would pick up a dog house, ana the
dinosaurs swallowed the steer whole
and the other dinosauruses each swat
lowed a steer. The cowboy said be-
fore he knew 1t his whole bunch OF
steers was swallowed whole, and they
would have swallowed him and his
horse II he hadn't skinned out on a
gailop. He said he could near the
dinosauruses for miles, making a noise
like distant thunder, whether from
eating the steers, giving them a pain
or whether bidding defiance to hin
and his horse, he never could MAKE
out. but he said nothing but money
could ever induce him to go into tina
valley again.
Pa asked the other cowboys If they
lad ever been to that dinosaurs val
ley, and they winked at each other an
said they had heard of it, but Their
was not money enough to hire then
to go there, cause they had heard tina
a mans life was not safe a minute
Bill, who had told the story, was tn
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01
SPARROW TAUGHT TO SING.
3ird Raised with Canaries Soon
Learned to Initiate the
Warblers.

A series of interesting experiments
in which English sparrows have been
taught to sing sweetly is recorded by
DR.. Conrad, says the American Jour
nal of Psychology. The aim OF the
experimenter has been to determine
what are the conditions under when
birds learn and cling to their tradf-
tiOnaI notes. For this purpose he has
taken very young birds OF non-musicai
species and kept them entirely with
songsters, to determine whether they
would thus acquire the musical notes.
In July, 1893, he put four fielding
English sparrows into the nest OF a
nair of singing canaries. Three OF
them died, but the fourth survived.
This one had already acquired a
sparrow chirp; but, hearing thence
forth only the notes OF the canary
he went no further with the language
which was his birthright. Instead, he
came gradually, when among the
| canaries, to give notes different from
| sparrow talk. Even when he was ST.
lent. if the canaries were singing ne
could be seen moving his throat, as II
he we're trying to form the sounds
much as a person often audibly fol-
lows a song which another is singing.
At last these sounds began to be I'D
ible, and increasingly SO. He began
to give notes in rapid succession,
three or four tones up the scale, ana
then repeating the top note five or
six times.
Growing holder with practice and
the sound of his W voice, he soon
INDUCED three or four runs in sue
c~ession, with eight to twelve notes IN
each. and in the last days of Sep,
TENDER, when three months old. he
went up and down and up the scale,
all in one I'M.
All this while his voice had been
changing. At first it was harsh, as Is
natural with English sparrows; but
gradually, with the effort or with the
subconscious influence of the sweeter
SOUNDS about him, it became sottei
and acquired something of the canary
quality.
AT first he sang on a low scale ant
tried the top notes vainly; but, as MI
voice became milder, he went higher
more easily. He was three months
old when, growing bold, he essayed hi
| first trill. 1t was short but musical
; and he evidently liked 1t, for he re
heated it, and continued steadily II
, practise it. 1t was done modestly, an
after each trill he sat still and ap
! ueared to be listening. A year later
{ however, when the report was belnj
: written by the experimenter, be ma
grown to be quite an adept in canar
!, song. and would trill and sing col
!, ~tinually, %punctuating his song wit
= complete circles and semicircles on hi
/, perch.
To try the effect of association upo
him. DIR. Conradi removed him for
y time. in his first year, from the car
= aries, and put him where he hear
q only sparrows chatter. Gradually b
: ceased to sing and began TO return I
the neglected sparrow tongue; bt
= when he was again hung with tn
canaries he regained all he had lost
less than q month.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01
sENTIENT

Close quarters-the miser's.
A difference in terms-congress and
fall.
Holding a meeting does not deter
Its progress,
Government bonds-in the United
States prison.
Even a muddy stream can leap clear
over the falls.
1t doesn't take much cultivation to
raise a big howl.
A burglar is likely to put out the
lights when he lights out.
Try and keep pleasant even when
you come to the cross roads
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

catheter. | took to my bed, ana the
doctors falling to help, began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. The u"''e soon
came freely again, and the pain grad.
paIly disappeared. | have been cured
eight years, and though over 7o' I'M
as active as a boy"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box
Foster Milburn CO.. Buffalo, ~ Y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01
FACE ALL BROKEN OUT.
Troubled Almost a Year-Complexion
Now Perfect and Skin Soft,
White and Velvety.

"I had been troubled with a break
ing out on my face and arms for almost
a year and had the services Of several
physicians, but they didn't seem to do
any good. Some time ago one OF my
friends recommended Cuticura to me.
| secured some, and after using it several
months | was completely cured. | can
highly recommend Cuticura soap as be-
ing the very best complexion Soap, made.
1t creates a perfect complexion, leaving
the skin soft, white, and .velvety. |
now use Cuticura Soap all the time and
recommend its use to my friends. Maud
Loggins, II. 4. D. No. !, Sylvia, Tenn, Aug.
llnlO
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

Miss Country Mald-I was reading
in a magazine that in the city hotels
one often sees palms about the dining
rooms. What kind Of palm is the most
prominent?
Mr.. Dineout-The waiter's.-Chicago
Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01
BE Didn't Rise.

Indeed" the lecturer went on IN a
ouIzzical way, 81 believe | am justified
in asserting that nine women out OF
10 practically propose to the men they
become engaged to. AS a test, would
ask all married men in the audience
whose wives virtually popped the
question to them to arise"
There was a subdued rustic In the
auditorium, and in the dense silence
hat ensued could be heard sibilant
feminine whispers in concert, just
Won dare to stand u~p."--Judge.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

She wrote:
circumstances over which | have
no control compel me to reject your
offer of marriage. Yours, etc"
He wired:
what circumstances? Reply pre-
paid"
She wired:
"Yours. Collect."-Cleveland leader.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

The Dominine--Are you your moth
er's little darling?
Baby Ethel-Only half the time.
You see the court decided that papa
was to have me for six months every
Wharf.-The Wasp.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

bad " a ef
brought kidney trou-
bles on me. and |
suffered tw
G a with sharp.
crampinE pains in
the back and urinary
disorders | often
had TO get up doz-
en- times at night to
u%rinate. Retention
set in, and | was
obliged to use the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01
Collar Town.

Teacher-Tommy, can you tell me
ANYTHING about Helen of Troy?
Tommy-Sure. She lived in Troy,
ON de Hudson river, an supported her
widowed mudder an little brudder Dy
workin' in a collar factory.-Chicago
Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

"Paw. what's that orchestra playing
here for?"
Money, Tommy. They couldn't pos
sibly be playing for the kind OF meal
they would get here."-Chicago Tri-
hume
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01
A WOMkN'S ORDEAL
BREADS poCTOR'S QUESTIONS
Thousands Write 20 Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn
Mass, and Receive AaVl'~
AbsolutaIv confidential and Free

There can be 10 more terrible ordeal
10 a delicate, sensitive, refined woman
than to be obliged to answer certain
questions in regard TO her private ills,
even when those questions are asked
by her family physician, and many
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

It makes a man Of 80 feel awfuIly
old to hear a boy of 16 talking about
the things he used to do when he was
q kid.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

When l saw pa clinging to the sad
die which had got loose from the
horse that he was riding when he
lassooed the black steer around the
belly, and the steer was running away,
dragging pa and the saddle across the
plains, | thought | never would see
him alive again. But the cowboys
said they would bring his remains
back all right. When they rode away
to capture the steer and release pa,
I stopped crying and laid down under
the chuck wagon with the dogs, to
think over what | would ID, alone in
the world, and l must have fallen
asleep, for the mex thing knew
the dogs parked and woke me up, and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01
No Whiskers.

How immaculate everything Is
kept around that soda fountain"
Eyes, even the ice is freshly shaved
every charlottesville Courier-Jour-
nal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01
Concrete Definition.

Tommy-Paw, what is pessimlsmT
Mr.. Tucker-ItB-it's something like
rheumatism, Tommy.-Chicago TIL
bune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

"vot a kveer langviches!" exclaimed
the foreigner, who was trying to learn
the American tongue. you say de
man is all in ven you mean be Is all
owdt!"-Chicago Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01
A Harmless Laxative.

II you must take a laxative, take a harm.
less n e Lax.Fos does not grippe, therefore
does MT i~rritate. Irritation is what does
the harm. Price 80 cents.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

The man who talks about civic
righteousness ought to keep his own
BACKYARD clean.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01
You Don't Have to Wait.

Every dose makes you feel better. Lax.
Eos keeps your whole inside right. Not one
grippe in a full bottle. Sold on the money
back plan everywhere. Price 50 cents.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

If you don't like your job, don
yyorrv-some other fellow will soon
have Indianapolis Star.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

Love of graft also laughs at lock-
smiths.-Puck.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

Pa, the Bad Boy and a Band Of Cow
boys Go IN Search of a Live Di-
nosaurus-The Expedition Is Cap
tured by a Gang of Train Robbers
and Pa Is Held for Ransom.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01
IN CONSTANT AGONY.

A West v~irginian's Awful Distress
Through Kidney Troubles.
w. /. Jackson, merchant, OF Park
ersburg, W. Va, says: Driving about
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

Cash is the cold cream that can
beautify even the p~lainest face.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-24

arrived this morning from McMinn
Vile to pass the holidays with his sor
and family.
Miss Margaret Wishart, teacher Of
domestic science and matron Of
Koontz hail. Pendleton academy, lef
this afternoon for Portland to spend
the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Robbins left
this morning for Endicott Wash.
where they will spend the holidays
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Haw, for.
merly of this city.
Glenn Scott, the former high school
student, and prominent at the Univer-
sity of Oregon this year, arrived home
Saturday evening to spend the Christ
mas vacation with his relatives here
President Robert C. French OF
Weston Normal school, left for home
Sunday morning after a brief visit to
the city. He will attend the legisla-
tive meeting in this city next Saturday
evening.
Furnish Slater, who is employed In
land agent of the o. r. & N, will
leave for Portland in a few days to
resume his work after a vacation al
his home In this city.
Orville Edwards, formerly of this
city, but now a stenographer in the
offices of General Manager ]. P
O'Brien of the o. r. & N, is expected
to arrive in the city in a few day:
to spend his vacation.
Miss Grayce Crockett returned to
the city last Saturday from Ellens-
burg, Wash. where she has been at.
tending the Washington State Normal
school. After spending the holidays
with relatives here she will return tC
Ellensburg.
G. W. Jones, section foreman on the
Walla Walla branch of the o. r. 6
N, accompanied by his family, arrived
home yesterday from a three weeks
visit in Braymer, Mo. He is delighted
to return to the excellent climate Of
Umatilla county.
Representatives c. A. Barrett and
Claud Steen left for their homes al
Athena and Milton yesterday, after
spending Saturday in the city max
ing arrangements for the Legislative
mass meeting to be held in this city
newt Saturday evening.
Mrs. Leonard Larone of Portland
is in the city to spend the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. j
Tweedy Mr. Iarone Is now working
as an electrician in Portland, where
they have been located since leaving
this city several months ago.
Misses Flora and Elizabeth Walker
are now both here to spend the Christ.
mas vacation with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. L. Walker. The. first
named has been teaching school at In.
dependence, while her sister has q
school six miles north of Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-24

MENTION

Frank Beale of Freewater, is in the
city today on a trading trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. McRoberts OF
Ukiah, have been in town today.
Prof. L. r. Traver, former city su-
perintendent is here to spend Christ
mas with his family.
Miss Dot Gillian is In the city from
her home on Birch creek and will
spend Christmas with the Rugg fam
lily.
Thomas Jacques. the Pilot Rock
contractor, was a visitor IN the city
yesterday.
G. w. Brown left for Adams this
! morning, where he will do carpenter
work for few days.
[ w. G. Hurlburt, pioneer civil en-
gineer of Echo and Butter creek, was
In the city over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Gardner, of the
Hotel Pendleton, returned last eve
ming from a weeks visit in Seattle.
]. P. Fink, advertising manager of
the Tribune, left yesterday for Ia
coma to spend Christmas at his home.
Misses Lurie and Grace Dorothy
left yesterday morning for their homes
near Milton to remain until after
Christmas.
w. r. Saxton and G. Stubblefield,
of the reclamation crew at Hermis-
ton, are in the city to spend Christmas
with friends.
E. E. Purington, now located in
Harney county, is here TO pass the
holidays as the guest of Judge and
Mrs. S. A. Lowell.
Clarence Adams and sister, were In
the city Saturday evening from the
Born place near Ukiah, which the
Adams boys now own.
Miss Bessie Mcbride came UP from
Portland yesterday morning and is
spending the Christmas vacation at
her home in Athena.
Miss Jennie Perry, daughter Of Mr..
! and Mrs. j. B. Perry, is here from
the University of Oregon to spend
the Christmas vacation.
Miss Anna Markham came up yes
terday morning from Portland to
spend Christmas here at the home of
her brother Walter Markham.
Engineer and Mrs. John T. Whistler
of Hermiston, will spend Christmas in
the city the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. F. Robinson on Jackson street.
Edgar Smith has arrived from the
University of Oregon at Eugene, and
is spending the vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Smith.
William Lowell, now a student at
the Oregon Agricultural college, is
here to pass the vacation with his
parents, Judge and Mrs. S. A. Lowell.
Miss Edith Slusher, who has been
attending Brunot Hall at Spokane, is
here to spend Christmas with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Slusher.
J. A. Lambert, father of Arthur E.
Lambert, of the Savings bank force,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-24
QUITS JUVENILE BosToNIANs.
Young Girl Taken From Opera Com
pany at Spokane.

The following from a Spokane pa
per gives an insight into the trials OF
the players with the juvenile opera
companies:
Ethel Luverne Reed, a 13.year-old
member of the Juvenile Bostonians
Opera company, was taken from that
amusement organization by Detective
Alexander Macdonald yesterday and
will be returned to her parents in Sc
attle today. procedure that delights
the heart of the little girl, says n
Spokane paper.
The seizure of the Juvenile queen
was the result of a request from
Chief Wappenstein of the Seattle po-
lice. Chief Wappenstein requested the
girl be taken in custody and that
transportation would be sent for her.
The explanation of the Seattle chief
was that the mother of the little girl
wanted her.
DIR. c. ii. Reed Her Father.
DR.. Charles III. Reed, of Seattle,
father OF the girl, followed up the
letter of Chief Wappenstein with a
request that the girl be taken from
the opera company. The father added
that he understood that Chief Wap-
penstein had asked that she be sent
home.
The child was taken in custody at
the Hotel Arthur and was turned over
to the juvenile society for the night.
Detective Macdonald said:
THE child seems to be exceedingly
bright. She is hollow eyed and pale,
proba bly, due to the fact that she is
getting her growth and has been get
ting to bed late at night and has been
sleeping in so many different hotels.
pretty.
an talking OF her experience, the
girl said she had been with the COM
pany for three months. ! judged that
her father had given her into the
keeping of the travelling show. She
told me that she had become fear
fully homesick and had urged her
mother to send for her. Apparently
this parental consent was necessary
for her to be released. .
"The management of the Juvenile
Bostonians behaved very nicely, how
ever, and readily consented for the
little girl to be taken. The child told
me the matron of the company had
been as good to her as her own
mother. The child was simply crazy
to get home, however, and danced
with joy when I arranged matters for
her to be given to the juvenile society
and to be started back to Seattle"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-24
CITY BREVITIES
Toys galore; the Wonder Store.
woodmen grand ball Christmas ey,

Toys galore; the Wonder Store.
woodmen grand ball Christmas eve.
Private board and room, 313 s..
Main street.
Charles Lane & Son put in window
glass. Phone black 3071.
Store for rent at 1872 Cottonwood
st. Chris Ranley.
Everything to outfit Santa Claus at
the Wonder Store.
Special prices on Mexican drawn
work at the Wonder Store.
Charles Lane & Son for paints and
wall papers. S07 Vincent street.
Nice furnished housekeeping rooms
for rent. Inquire 302 Logan street.
Mis-. Thompson, general stenogra-
pher and notary public, room 16. as
sociation block.
For Sale-Good as new Kimball
piano. Price reasonable. Call 500
johnson street.
Sale on trimmed hats still contin-
ues. Great bargains. Mrs. Camp
bells millinery.
Woodmen grand ball in Eagle hall
Christmas eve. Refreshments served.
Everybody welcome.
We can fit all comers in any Of
the lasts in the walk Over" shoes at
the Alexander Department store.
Wanted--Position as housekeeper
In country preferred. Call or address
Mrs. NJ. Mack, the Hotel Eastern.
Go-carts. tool chests, games and
other things too numerous to men,
tion, all useful, at the Wonder Store.
Overloaded on rockers, we will
make sensational cut prices on any
rocker in the house until after Christ
mas.
Just received at the Alexander De-
partment store, third shipment OF the
celebrated walk Over" shoes, for
fall and winter.
Lost-Sunday evening on Main St,
a mounted elk tooth watch charm.
Finder please return to Glenn Good
man and receive liberal reward.
Best dance music and floor in the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-24
Refrigerator Car Service.

Effective at once the o. r. & N.
company will inaugurate a weekly
refrigerator car service from Port
land. The refrigerator cars will leave
Portland every Tuesday and will ham
die perishable stuff for all points
east OF Umatilla. A similar servive
will be operated on the Washington
division.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-24
The Stellar Raw,

The December issue of the Stellar
Ray, Detroit, Mich, magazine of ad-
vanced thought, formerly Suggestion,
contains articles on practical psychol-
ogy, occultism, psychic research, stel-
lar science. planetary influences, ma
ture cure, health, happiness and sue
cess, and advanced d thought topics gen.
orally: its tone is optimistic and 1t
teaches the power of the individual to
overcome disease, worry and difficult
ty, and how to develop all inherent
powers and possibilities.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-24
Read the East Oregonian.
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
For Mother, Sister
or for Her.

MANICURE SETS.
Some pretty pearl handled ones.
PERFUME.
In cut glass bottles and fancy
boxes.
HAND BAGS.
Plenty of new arrivals In seal,
walrus. elk and alligator skins.
MUSIC ROLLS.
Good assortment. good prices.
CUT GLASS.
"The American" There in no
article that will please her more
than a piece or two Of this cut
Name on every piece.
COMB AND BRUs HsETs.
Good brush. good mirror.
HAND.PAINTED CHINA.
Italian, German, French, Bavar-
ian and English ware.
OLD IVORY CHINA.
This pleases the mall.
JAPANESE VASE.
The finest line in the city.
PERFUME AToMIZERs.
See the very latest.
LEATHER JEWEL CASES.
For ladies that travel.
VASES.
Bavarian hand-painted vases, at
$3.50 and up to $3.50.
See that beautiful genuine Dres-
den vase at $4,000, and it's a bar
gain.
ENGLISH ART CHINA.
In odd pieces. We have two
shades. Nothing like 1t In Pendle-
ton.
nIrYLER' SNEW YORK CANDIES
In Christmas packages, also
plenty of Lowney's and other
makes. also pure sugar candies In
bulk.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-24
LIvENGoOD GOES EAST.
VIII Buy for Teutsch Store Direct
From Market.

F.. Livengood. dry goods man for the
reutsch Department Store, leaves to-
morrow for st. Paul. Chicago and
New York to be gone for three weeks
in the interest of his house. While
there he will make purchases for the
spring trade and by visiting the east
ern houses personally will have the
best possible opportunity for making
good selections.
Fairly in February Mr.. Teutsch him
self will go east for the purpose of
making purchases in other lines for
his store.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-24
Real Estate Transfers.

The following realty transfers have
been filed for record at the court
house:
A. r. Shumway to James Shumway
for the VIZ of the NEA, and the E y
of the NWh of section s, township A.,
north of range SO, e. w. NJ. Consid-
Grafton $4,000.
The Maxwell Land & Irrigation Co.
to Patrick Nester for lots 90 and 81
Of block Z, in the original town of
Hermiston. Consideration 5000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-24
LOCATE AT SAN FRANCISCO.
EiIers Piano House VIII Have a New
Manager.

H. Herman, manager of the Eilers
Piano House in this city, leaves tomor-
row for Portland to pass the holidays.
From that city he will go to San
Francisco, where he will be located in
the future. He will divide his time
between Oakland and San Francisco
during the winter months.
No new man has yet been designat-
cd for the branch house here, but it is
understood a selection will be made
soon. Meanwhile the business will
be conducted by Frank Boynton, who
has been In the field for the company.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-24

Marriage licenses have been issued
to the following couples: E. w. En-
erson and Gertie Boyh, both of this
county; Andrew Mcdonald of Walla
Walla and Ida Barnes, of this county;
George w. Kreidt of Multnomah
county, and Effie ]. Myrick of this
county.