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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-12


, To catch Dame Fortunes golden Z
. smile, q
AsSiduous wait upon her; Z
, And gather gear by every vile q
, That's justified by honor.
. Not for to hide it in a hedge,
. Nor for a train-attendant- Z
. But for the glorious privilege
. OF being independent!
. The fear o. heils a hangman's q
, whip
. To hold the wretch in order; q
. But where you feel your honor Z
, grip
, Let that aye be your border! q
, Its slightest touches, instant .
pause
Debar aside pretences;
, And resolutely keep its laws
, Uncaring consequences, Q
, Robert Burns. .
y .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-12


with your life by riding in a ri.kety
carriage? Life Is too sweet to risk
losing it when for a reasonable sum
you can have your carriage repaired
at Neagle Bros.
Use the Win ma Buggy and the
W1NONA only. 1t Is so well butt
that it's safer to ride than walk.
See us about Gasoline Engines. v-e
We sell Winona Wagons, Hacks and
Buggies. Easy running and made
from bone-dry material. Guaran-
teed 70 give satisfaction in this cli-
mate.
See us abo Gasoline Engines. W
are agents for the Fairbanks Morse
Gasoline Engines for irrigating and
mining machinery. Estimates given
on irrigating plants. Call and get
our prices.
h-1 d.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-12
BROWNELL Is OUT.

The character of George c. Brow
nell, who for IL years has been state
senator from Clacka mas county and
who as such has dominated politics In
" and largely in Salem, is
q. history of the state.
-e was never '7h
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-12


vigor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncoin-
mon for n child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys, Iftlle
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-12

by druggists, in fifty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
nv mail free also a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-12
Positive s"sA CATARRH
Ely's Cream Balm
CURE

is quiz ky absorbed n
Gives Relief at Once
1t cleanses,
soothes, heals and
protects the dis
=ased membrane.
II cures Catar .,
and drives away
a Cold in the
head quickl. Re-
stores the senses
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-12

Of taste ami smell. Full size, soc. al
druggists or by mail. Trial size lOc
by mail. Ely Brothers Sc Warren
street. New Yorl
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-17
NARROW ESCAPE
OF YOUNG MAN
NewsP aper Carrier Of Reno Has
Horse EIectrocuted Under Him
While Delivering Papers

With his horse electrocuted beneath
him, young Ernest Folsom. a son of
Frank Folsom, had a narrow escape
from death in Reno yesterday morning.
The young man was delivering newspa-
pers and about $50 O'Clock was proceed
ing down Fourth street when he encoun-
tered a wire that had broken and dropped
across the trolley Of the Neva~a Irans.t
Company. Fortunately for the rider, the
morse struck the wire and with a spasm
sank to the ground, o0 volts OF electro
current having passed through his pody.
foIsom received a vigorous SHOCK, but
quickly jumped from the SINKING ami
mai ignorant OF what mad caused The
trouble.
thinking that his Aorse nao stepped
into a noie and injured ilselt he took
il by Ine bride, put Received a shoch
mat sent him reelng backward INTO the
muddy street, where ne LAY summed Ior
several seconds. he tnen recovered anu
ran TO the city Tor assistance.
The wire with which tne morse came
INTO contact is the small wlrc thai rms
aEove tnetroliey OF the Nevada lranslt
company Tor the purpose of preventine
electric lignt ana teiepnohs WIRES rom
striking the trolley. ihis wire mad
broken and one emu almost touched the
ground, wnile the upper part rested Oh
rectiy against the trolley.
me morse evidently struck TINS with
MS nead or foreleg, as the wire did not
Gouen h olson.
w nen the morse stopped and began -
SINK beneath me / though sac mad step
ped into a hole and crippled herself, said
the rsoIsom lad. 4 jumps OH at oncS
and after The morse had fallen To the
Inc moment / toucnt~ it 1 was knockea
several feet into the mud,
where. L lay Tor several seconds wnen 4
ground started 70 take off the brlale'
climbed 10 my feet. i then realized tial
the morse nad come INTO contact WIN d
nye wire. L supposed that she had
stepped upon it,
Ernest robson is about 10 years OF ase
and is a son OF Mr.. and Mrs rrdih
FOLSOM. lie IS a newspaper delivery boy
ana is a pupil in the Reno nigh scnooi
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-17
SUNSET AFTER LOCAL LINE.

The Sunset Telephone Company istry-
ing to absorb the publicly-owned tele-
phone system of Churchill county. a spe-
cial agent of the Sunset Company nav
ing spent the past week in t'alIon nego~
tiating withthe County Commissioners
Tor the system. The Sunset offers TO take
over the system at a fair appraisement
ana to make the county certain eonces-
slons in the way OF free phones. The
commissioners lave taken the matter
under Amusement and may negotiate the
deal, although there is much opposition
on the party of many citizens.
Ihe county system was established sew
erai years ago and mas proved highly
successful, the only bad features DeIn9
us inability TO obtain seous tar
III concessions from the sunset, o. er
which line it is compelled to obtain long
distance service.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-17

was always ready to aid with time and
money any movement looking toward
better national or municipal government
He was prominently mentioned as a
Vice Presidential candidate on the DEM
ocratic ticket in 1904. He was several
offered the second place on the
ticket, but refused to take 1t.
One night he was called up at his
home by the Associated Press, and for
the second time within a week asked If
he intended to accept the nomination.
He declared that he did not, and added:
There is no need Of the Associated
Press asking me this question again 1t
has my authority to deny the story as
often as 1t likes. no matter where IT
comes from"
Mr.. Field was twice married, his first
wife having died several years ago
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-17
A GRIM

Is daily enacted in thousands of homes.
as Death claims, in each one, another
But when Coughs and Colds are prop
erly treated, the tragedy is averted. r..
q. Huntley of Oklandon, Ind, writes:
My wife had the consumption, and
three doctors gave her up. lnaliy she
took DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds. which
cured her. and today she is well and
strong 1t kills the germs of all dis
eases. One dose relieves. Guaranteed
at soc and $1.0O by Eagle Drug and Jew
elry Co.. druggists. Trial bottle free.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-17
RENo's CITY Hall.

The Reno City Council mas decided To
make the new city nan sAso-a,ory DICK
eral feet above the ground and u Jail IN
lne rear. The Wi i %. ~ > 10 ~
spent upon the building alone ana the
equipment of the jail and L is.tlishins
cor the building WIN probably cost s1o,-
voO more. Tie cost OF ule lot VIII BRING
tue total expenditure AZ sss,y0J.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-17
DIGESTION.

Means less nutrition and in conse-
quence less vitality. When the liver
falls to secrete bile. the blood becomes
loaded with bilious properties, the d.
sestion becomes impaired and the bow
els constipated. Herbine will rectify
this; 1t gives tone to the stomach, liver
and kidneys. strengthens the appetite.
clears and improves the complexion, in
fuses new life and vigor to the whole
sytem. SO cents a bottle. For sale ny
Eagle Drug and Jewelry Co.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-17
JAMAICAN sLADY SPEAKS HIGHLY
OF CHAMBERLIN.S COUGH
REMEnX

Mrs. Michael Hart, wife of the superin-
tendant of Cart Service at Kingston
Jamaica, West India Islands, a that
she has for some years used Chamber
Inns Cough Remedy for coughs, Group
and whooping cough and has found it
fidence in it and would not be without q
bottle of it in her home. Sold by Eagle
Drug and Jewlery Co. Druggists.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-17
HOW TO PREVENT
BILIOUS



One who is subject to bilious attacks
will notice that for a day or more beore
the attack he is not hungry at meal
times and feels dull after eating. A dose
OF Chamberlin's Stomache and Liver
Tablets when these first symptoms APP
pear will ward of the attackt. They are
for sale by the Eagle Drug and Jewlery
Company. Druggists.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-17
GREATLY IN DEMAND.

Nothing is more In demand than a
medicine which meets modern require
ments for a blood and system cleanser.
such as DR.. Kings New Life Pills. They
are just what you need to clure stomach
and liver troubles. Try them. At Eagle
Drug and Jewelry Co. Drug Store, Csc ,
guaranteed.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-17
cHAuNcEY UPHELD

voted not to demand the resignation OF
Senator Depew. The Republican mem
Ders voted as a unit in support OF De-
pew. The Democrats we're excused from
voting.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-17
PLEASANT AND MOST EFFECTIVE.

PLEASANT AND MOST EFFECTIVE.
T. j. Chambers, Ed. Vindicator. Lib
erty, Texas, writes Dec. rs 1902:
with pleasure and unsolicited by you.
| bear testimony to the curative power
of Billiards. Horehound Syrup. / have
used 1t in my family and a cheerfully
affirm 1t is the most effective and best
remedy for coughs and colds l have ever
used For sale by Eagle Drug and Jew
elry Co.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-17

ELKS WILL GO TO DENVER.
The Reno Lodge of Elks have chartered
a special train to attend a meeting OF
the Grand Lodge at Denver, Col, next
July.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-17
CIR.

ANNUAL BUSINESS STATEMENT
pany for the year 1906:
Location of mine. Cortez District. Eu-
reka county, Nevada.
RECEIPTS.
From sale of $40. 7sV.S
DISBURSEMENTS.
Development work.. extraction
and transportation of ore, un-
dry expenses. tc............... 2l.l2l.7z
f. A. MILLS. Secretary.
l-13-2w
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-17
ANNUAL STATEMENT.

Statement of the business OF the West
ern Union Telegraph Company In the
State 0 Nevada, during the yeare ended
December 31st, 1906:
Total dispurseme- 8 ................ 45.79O.22
A. r. BREWEI;. Secretary.
JanuaTy 9TH. ls06.
l-ll-lw
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-17
ANNUAL STATEMENT

of the Jackson Mining Company Iof thc
year ending December IL, 1919:
Location of NINE, Eureka DlStilct' Eu-
reha county, State of Nevada.
DIR.
10 amount received for the sale
OF ore for the year.............. $40 %
Assessments paid during the year. ga ~
Total receipts $zSAo W
CIR.
expenses for the year........ $2z7 20
PURCELL ROWE, Secretary.
1-i7-lw
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-01-17

Statement OF the business OF the u n
set Telephone and Telegraph Company.
in the State Of Nevada. during the year
ending December 31st. 1906:
Total receipts VS., 1880
Total disbursements ............... q (. l20.Oo
(SeaD r. w. EATON. Secretary.
1-13-1w
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-07
LEADING Authority.

Mister said the sad-fced individ
ual who had sneaked in the big sky.
scraper, can | sell you the great
Encyclopedia of Sporting Events-?"
Nope" replied the busy man. I'VE
have one encyclopedia of sporting
events already"
That SO? Where do you keep it?"
why. we try to keep him on that
stool over there, addressing envelopes.
mean the office boy. and ne is an
encyclopedia on everything from a
game of skiddoo to the Olympian
games
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-07
eathinq suit q Red Wonder.

Newport, r. r. --Ail the bathfng-suit
gossip at this fashionable resort just
now has to do with the remarkable
creation in which Mrs. Glen Collins
takes her daily dip. The suit Is a
bright red. as brilliant as the plumage
of fiamingo. with yoke OF lace and
lace sleeve bands. The lace Is said to
be of variety which salt water does
not injure, and Mrs. Collins may go
into the sea with the suit. IL she de-
sires. Even Mrs. Charlotte Pell's
black satin suit. trimmed with bands
OF Victoria lawn, has ceased to re-
ceive much attention since Mrs. Col.
Inns appeared in red. Mrs. Collins
was formerly Miss Nathalie Schenck.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-07
vanlshlna Rural IndustrIes.

The gradual cessation, one after
another. OF the countryside industries
is ono OF the principal reasons why the
peasant owner has vanished from the
land Thatching and woodcraft have
been killed by rural councils. with
their craze for slated roofs. and by the
substitution OF other materials for
timber. The cottager can no longer
even burn wood. but must buy coal,
since his fireplaces are not fashioned
for the consumption OF fagots.-Lon-
don Estates Gazette.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-07
Big Peanuts This Year.

Peanut lovers have noticed that the
nuts are generally very much larger
this year than usual, a fact which
may be verified by the most casual
glance at any stand where they are
sold. They are said to be much bet
ter in flavor, though there are some
connoisseurs who declare that the
small nut is the sweetest.
The increased size of the peanut
now in the market" says wholesale
dealer, rs due more to improved meth.
DDS of cultivation, think, than to the
accident OF favorable weather condi-
tons, though the current crop is un.
usually large in quantity
AS to the relative merits of the
large and small nut, | cannot speak.
being seller, and not an eater of
them. / do know, however, that with
these big, fat-looking fellows on sale
there Is practically no market for
the little ones. Philadelphia Rec
ord
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-07
MISSOURI FARMER A WONDER;
HAS LIVE FROG IN STOMACH
Roy SeDard Declares Tiny Batrachian Jumped DoWn His
Throat When He Vas Boy, and Still Res des
in His Interior.

sition. but If he is sometimes disposed
to take gloomy view of the nation s
future and indulge in little croak-
Ing to himself he thinks he ought to
be excused under the circumstances
Mr.. Seward has been in consultation
with Kansas City physicians regard
Ing the adyisability of having an oper
alton performed for the removal OF
the unwelcome tenant that is becom-
ing more and more dictatorial with
the arrogance of long residence. 1t
gives him great deal OF pain. he
says. and If surgery can dislodge 1t
he is willing to try 1t.
Some years ago Mr. Seward adver-
tised for wife in order that he might
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-07
Proud Of her unkissed LIp..

A well-seasoned spinster applied to
her family physician in Harlem the
other day for a general character GER
tificate, saying: Doctor, surprising
as 1t may appear, l have never yet
been kissed, and trust that my lips
will remain unsullied so far as man
is concerned to the end of my life"
She evidently reasoned that such
statement of alleged fact ought per Sc
prove sufdcient groundwork on which
to justify clean bill. The NJ. D.
gave the necessary credentials, charg-
ing her the fee usually exacted for
signing medical examiners vouchers.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-07

Kansas Clty.-Roy Seward, younl
farmer living near Metz. Vernon coun
| y. Missouri has live frog In his
stomach. AMI. according to his posi-
I've declaration, IL has been there for
20 years, having grown from half
/ Zach In length to unknown dimensions
coward Is now 33 years old
He says that one hot day In the
summer OF 1886. when he was lad
Of 10. be was drinking water from a
email stream known as Reeds creek.
near Rich Hill, Mo. He was lying
hat upon his stomach, and while In
this position tiny frog jumped into
his mouth. He instinctively clapped
his hand to his lips and caught hold
OF one OF the legs OF the frog. but.
frog-like, II gave another jump, and
The next instant had slid down Sew
ards throat
Though II made him deathly sick at
the time, and caused him considerable
pain, he was so frightened that he did
not say anything to his parents about
the occurrence for several days.
When he finally told them about it
they took him to country physician,
who quieted their fears by assuring
them that the creature could not DOS
sibiy live in the boys stomach To
make assurance doubly sure the doc
tor gave the boy some medicine calcu-
lated to put a quietus upon the most
vigorous frog.
But instead of dying, the frog. ac-
cording to Mr.. Stewards statements,
waxed and grew fat. Twenty years
have passed since the occurrence. bur
the frog has made It's presence felt
more and more insistently. until now
II dominates its involuntary master to
the extent of compelling him to eat
his meals regularly, and, more than
that, to eat the things which the frog
likes. There are many things which
Mr.. Seward likes but cannot eat. be-
cause they do not agree with the frog
or because they and the frog can't |
agree In combination with Mr.. Sew
ard.
But, more than all, the frog makes
noise. Mr.. Seward says that 1t
croaks most distinctly Immediately |
after a rain. Members of his family
corroborate his statement In this re-
spect They declare they have heard
i on numerous occasions, and that
/ croaks as vigorously as frog of
hat age and circumscribed environ
nent could reasonably be expected to
10. Mr.. Seward is of cheerful dispo-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-07
MADE THINGS EASY FOR HUBBY.
How One Clever Woman Gets Her
Letters Posted.

Women with absent-minded hus-
bands who forget to mail letters
needn't grieve, for a matron says she
has found cure for such little over
sights. Once upon a time, she says,
the dialogue between her and her hus-
band used to run: Didn't you hear
me ask you to mail it? You were lis
tcning all the time" 81 quite forgot"
Yes, you always do" Now, she adds
In triumph. everything Is as 1t should
be and the all important epistle reach
es Its destination on time. After
much thinking she decided that the
best plan was to pin the letter on the
lapel Of her husbands coat when he
started for business. Thus tagged he
would cause passersby to stare and, In
wondering what they were looking at
he would see the letter. 1t worked
like charm
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-07
TOLD TALES OUT OF SCHOOL.
Parrots Phrase More Than Hinted
at Domestic Difficulties.

8. Baring-Gould. the English move,
list, had the bitter pleasure OF reading
many unfattering obituaries OF him.
self. Through an error he was re-
ported dead. and the newspapers of
his native land declared unanimously
that he had left no good work be-
hind
An American editor dined with Mr..
Barring Gould In London during the
season The talk turned to the pre-
mature obituaries, and the American
said:
How did you feel on reading
them"
Taken aback, nonplussed." the
novelist grimly replied Il felt like
an East Ham lady who owned par
rot.
This lady's cook came to her one
morning in joyful excitement.
20, ma'am,' she cried. the par
rot has learned some more new
words.
Good said the East Ham lady.
That bird is wonderfully teachable.
1t sits and drinks In every blessed
word my husband says to me. What
does it say now?"
1t keeps a-sayin'.' said the cook:
Shut up, yon old fool"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-07

launches. three of them, in pursuit OF
the rowboat, which continued to move
rapidly. We put ON all the power OF
which the launches were capable, but
could not gain on the boat.
I'VE pursued the rowboat for pos.
sibly half an hour. barely holding our
own during the entire chase. All ~
sudden cry came from the rear
launch. and, turning, we saw a sight
the like of which never greeted my
eyes before. A huge devilfish swan
slowly to the surface: his long arms
and huge body seemed to cover
space the size of a house. The mon
ster only allowed himself to be seen
for a moment, and soon disappeared
under the water.
Finally with swish 1t came to
the surface. II was the biggest thing
| ever saw in the nature of a sea
monster. 1t was huge devilfish and
had the anchor of Mr. Leach's boat in
its mouth
"One of The men In the launch had
a harpoon, which he threw with all
his strength at the devildsh and
struck it in the back The pain from
the harpoon caused 1t to release the
anchor. A quick fiirt of the body. the
harpcon snapped and the fish disap-
peared beneath the surface.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-07
TroubIes Of an Au.nor.

Robert Louis Steveuson's mother
wrote in one OF her letters from Sa-
moa: "The people here are now dis
covering that Louis writes, as The
Bottle-Imp is coming out in the ma
tive paper, having been translated by
Mr.. c.. 1t is much appreciated,
but leads to some curious results. For
instance. the house in II somewhat re-
sembles ours. and a good many OF the
natives suspect that Mr.. Stevenson
has the bottle himself
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-07
GAINED "a POUNDS
Persistent Anemis Cured by Dr..
Williams Pink Pills After Other
Remedies Had Failed.

When began taking DR.. Williams
Pink Pills, says Mrs. Nathaniel Field,
of st. Adams, Somerset county, Maine.
al was the palest, most bloodless person
you could imagine. My tongue and
gums were colorless and my fingers and
cars were like wax. had two doctors
and they pronounced my trouble an@mia.
Ihad spells OF vomiting. could not eat,
in fact. did not dare TO, had such dis
tress after eating. Ny stomach was filed
with gas which caused me awful agony.
The backache / suffered was at times
almost unbearable aud the least exertion
made my heart beat so fast that could
hardly breathe. Butthe worst of all was
the splitting neuralgia headache which
never left me for seven weeks. About this
time had had several aumb spells. My
limbs would be cold and without any
feeling and the most deathly sensations
would come over me.
Nothing had helped me until began
taking DIR. Williams Pink Pills, in fact,
had grown worse every day. After 1
had taken the pills short time / could
see that they were benefting me aud |
one morning awoke entirely free from |
pain. The distress after eating disap- |
peared aud in three weeks / could eat |
anything l wanted and suffer no incon-
venience. also slept soundly. have
taken several boxes of the pills and have
gained in weight from 100 to 1854 pounds
and am perfectly well now"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills cure an@mia
because they actually make new blood.
For rheumatism, Indigestion, nervous
headaches and many forms of weakness
they are recommended even IL ordinary
have failed. They are sold by
all druggists, or win be sent postpaid, on
receipt of price, 30 cents per box. six
boxes for $3.50. by the DIR. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-07
Immense Russian Sturgeon.

The Russian sturgeon has been
known to attain length of 20 to rs
feet and a weight of 5000 pounds.
1t is this species, once extremely abun'
dant in the Danube. Volga and other
large rivers which has furnished the
sailed roe called caviare. The stur-
geon's bladder is used for isinglass.
When sturgeon is eaten its flesh is
found to be nrmer than that Of other
fishes. well-favored. though somewhat
oily.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-07
Housework a Means Of GRACE.

The French women have graceful
figures even after the dreaded period
Of middle age, and this is due to the
TACT that they eat little and exercise
much In their own homes. They take
very little outdoor exercise, such as
the English women delight in. but they
Are always busy about their homes.
one reason being that they are eco
nomically inclined. and another that
they have a horror of adipose tissue.