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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24
Small for It's Age.

This is the third year I've worn
this bathing suit" she SAID
cts rather small for Its age. don't
you think?" the young man asked.
She blushed family, but, being beau.
tiful, she was not dlspleased.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24
watch the Po.tal Com mission.

Watch the Postal Commission.
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Madden is trying very hard to help
the railroads who are subsidized by a
Republican Congress. He lately ap.
peared before the United States Postal
Commission, which Is Investigating the
alleged violation of the law by publ
cations enjoying the ] cent postage
rate. Madden charges that most of tile
$14,0OO,O0O deficit in postal receipts Is
chargeable to publications that have
unlawfully taken advantage of the
cent rate. If this were true Madden
is to blame for Allowing unlawful ad-
vantage being taken of the law, but
the facts do not warrant any such
charge, for the law has been interpret
ed by Madden MS much as possible
against the newspapers and other pub.
locations. The deficit is caused by the
enormous price paid the railroads for
carrying the mail and the plundering
by the railroads charging exorbitnnt
rents for mail cars and also by the
rapid increase of the rural free delivery
routes.
One dollar hundred pounds is a
good price for carrying sacks of news
paper mail, and many of the greater
newspapers are sending their news
papers for the news agents by express
or fast freight at a lower rate. The
railroads for the year ending June 30.
1904-the last official eport-recclved
for carrying the mails $44,499,73 aud
for the same period the express COM
panies paid the railroads $41,S75, BsG.
The weight Of the express matter
carried must exceed the weight Of the
mail carried many times, which hpdi-
Gates how the railroads, by the aid of
a complacent Republican Congress- are
paid subsidies far greater than the
service is fairly and reasonably worth.
Newspaper publishers should keep
their eyes open to the Investigations of
this Joint committee OF Congress, Of
whom all the Republican members are
VIGOROUSLY railroad sympathizers, and
see that the mail facilities OF news
papers are not recommended to be lrr-
tailed or abolished. The public are
interested in securing newspapers at
the present cheap rate as any Advance
In the rate of postage will have to be
paid by the subscribers. The reform
needed is the reduction In the rate
paid to the railroads md for postal
cars and the special subsidies voted by
Congress for the so-called fast nail
trains and every Congressman Should
be pledged to vote for the reduction of
these unreasonable rates for Carrying
the mails and the deficit in the postal
revenue would be turned into sur
plus.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24
The Best way.

az was just wondering" said May,
shortly after her marriage to Decem-
Der.
wondering what7"
Whether 1t is easier to break a
mans will before or after his death"
"Better do 1t before and save the
lawyers rakeoff. "-Houston Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24

another common expression and indi.
Gates something like gale. This has
been traced down to the classical leg.
end of Aeolus and his captive winds
confined In haps.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24

1t is the business of wife to insist upon hus
bands getting vacation He can't afford the time?
May be he can't and also afford money to buy you an
outfit and send you off somewhere You have to go-for
your health? won't dispute that Wives need change?
That's all right. They do. But nine times out of ten
Plan outing for your husband II is the last thing
do. If he thinks he can't afford It, prove to him that
he Go without something to his vacation pos.
sble. Prove to him that vacation is cheaper than
funeral. and that would be miserable spending his
life Insurance. Work up your scheme. Get him away
from work for while. Come back with him and make
his home comfortable as you can.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24
wealthy Girl This.

Patience She has a dandy collec.
ton of love letters from the first man
she ever loved.
Patrice-Did she marry the mann
mo"
"Then why does she keep the letters.
understand she's been married to
four other menu"
"That's right, and divorced all four.
She used the letters in all Of her d.
vorce proceedings!"- Yonkers States
man.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24
The Kansas Editor'. Dollar.

The Kansas Editors Dollar.
7 The editor of the Concordia exam. y,
Empire, a Republican paper, makes the
following brilliant remarks: 81.
I'VE have been invited to send dol.
lar contribution to the Republican cam
paign fund. We recently
have completed building house at a
cost Of something over $1,000, and for
every foot Of lumber, every pane Of
glass, every sack of cement, every,
pound of nails, and, in fact, for nearly.
every bit of material that went into It
we made good, liberal contribution
through the trusts that control them,
and we guess we have done our share.ni
To this he adds:
1T may be treason for a Republican
newspaper to talk this way. but facts
are facts, and 1t sort of relieves our
conscience to tell the truth about the
trusts once In while. Well Just LET
the trusts, to which we have had to pay
unwilling tribute in the past year, pay
our dollar for us. We need 1t and thep
don't"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24
THE HUSBANDS VACATION.
BY Cynthia Grey.

beast of burden! Yes, your husband /!
And that's just what he is, too. May be It's
your fault and may be 1t isn't. But he is one,
anyway, and he is becoming old, unnteresting,
and plodding just like any other donkey. And
the neighbors are all talking about 1t. You're
going off on vacation and will leave him
plodding along at the store, the office, or wher-
ever 1t Is that he holds forth
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24
SEIZE EVERY OPPORTUNITY.
By Rev. Earl B. Hubbeu.

By Rev Earl B. HubbelL
! !; !
The word opportunity before port
| III and life's opportunities so many portals
VI leading out into wider regions beyond. Op.
III portunity Is as essential ability to any
I ~ mans success. for unless he is given oppor.
tunity to make of his ability it is al in
~ vain. But opportunities are always showing
IN themselves, while with ability are not
@1 always ready to avail themselves of the oppor
tunities that open before them.
Then men who complain they have had opportunities
are always those who have been prepared them
when they 1t takes wlde-awake man to recog-
nze the face Of opportunity Almost everyone knows his
back 1t may be bitter thing to think chances
had and of the circumstances
others, but 1t will be deeper to think of things
might have done but did not do The judges of Drey-
fus had wonderful opportunity they the byword
the nations because they failed to improve 1t.
Stensland had his opportunity and he who might have
been trusted and loved everywhere execraed as one
who bunted his of right and Justice and proved
recreant to his trust On the other hand the eager
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24

In boiling eggs hard put them in
boiling water. It win prevent ths
,yslk fsam eQlQglas black.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24

The more man has to love him.
the mere he has 70 support -.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24
Republ,can CORRUPTION.

One of the Republican campaign
fund collectors has settled down at
Washington with the expressed inten-
ton of making the government clerks
disgorge 5 per cent of their annual SAL
aries. As the cost of living Is now As
per cent higher and the clerks get no
greater pay than before the tariff fos-
tered trusts were created, this assess-
ment for campaign purposes VIII come
hard from the slender surplus the
clerks can save, after paying their nee.
essary expenses. The Republican Con-
gresslonal campaign committee, how.
ever, does not seem to care where the
money comes from as long as they get
enough of 1t. All Is fish that comes to
their net, whether dollar subscriptions.
trust and corporation contributions and
now the virtually forced assessment OF
the office holders. What an enormous
corruption fund the Republican Con-
gressional committee must have. But
they will need 1t all, for the rascals
who sell their votes will, no doubt, asln
big price and the scoundrels who buy
them will demand large percentage
for doing the dirty work. Democrats
should keep sharp lookout for EVIL
dence of Republican corruption and
prosecute all who are caught at II
without fear or favor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24
OUR DUTY IS PLAIN.
BY Nathan strau.

We have stood aghast at the conception Of
honor and Integrity of those we were wont to
look upon as leaders in the financial and busi-
ness world, but If we rest with expressing our
establishment and detestation of the prac-
tices that have been revealed to us and COM
placently forget the evils we have learned of.
then an opportunity has been lost the like of
which will not again present itself in this
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-24
Real E.t.te specul,t,on.

The present boom may continue for
a time, for the United States has pro.
duced large crops and will have good
sized surplus to sell abroad to phy
for the increased imports. But 1t 10
well for those who are pinning their
faith on real estate speculation, to Sc.
member that when the price OF real
estate is doomed beyond what 1t will
produce and pay interest upon, there
must soon come time when the boom
will snap from the force Of the cur
rent that Is beyond Its ability to bear.
Real estate, city or country. is the last
thing to feel the effect Of rising prices
and the first to be unstable when the
crash comes. A home. whether city
house OF farm, is the best Investment
in the world, and everyone should
strive to become his own landlord and
IL 1t has to be bought on the INSTALL
ment plan, or by giving a mortgage
for deferred payments, and therefore
having to pay even more thapit would
be worth for cash, vet 1t n51Y be, and
generally Is, the best Investment! q man
ever makes; and the economies and
self-denials that the debt entails have
often led to the education Of the pur-3
chaser to habits of frugality and hap.
piness.
1t Is not, therefore, the home buyer
that is advised to refuse to take
chances, but the Spectator who ex.
poets enormous profits by the get-rich-
quick route, who buying at the top Of
market is lucky Individual II he u
not stuck with something he cannot
get his money out of, even at loss.
The present era of extravaganza and
high prices Is breeding milhonaires, but
the greatly increased cost OF living.
caused by imitation and Republican
tarif protected trusts, is not conducive
to saving by those of limited Incomes
who will be the first to feel the down.
ward trend of the pendulum of prices.
II to more restricted Income is added
the burden of taxes and interest on
unproductive property, the result Is dis
aster and enforced privatlon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-15
4 Modern Miracle.

"Truly miraculous seemed the re-
covery OF Mrs. Mollie Holt of this
place" writes ]. o. r. Hooper, Wood
ford, Tenn, "she was so wasted by
coughing up puss from her lungs.
Doctors declared her end so near that
her family had watched by her bed
side 4S hours; when, at my urgent re-
quest DIR. Kings New Discovery was
given her, with the astonishing re-
suit that improvement began, and con-
tinued until she finally completely re-
covered, and is a healthy woman to-
day" Guaranteed cure for coughs
and colds. SOC and s1.00 at Tallman
& Co. and Brock & McComas', drug
gists. Trial bottle free.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-15

New York. Jan. 15.-An interesting
legal question is involved in q case
which came up in the city court today.
The court is asked to decide whether
a mans fiancee or his brothers and
sisters have stronger claim to his
money. Della Ryan was engaged and
shortly to be married to Frank Ryan,
who was killed in an accident. He
gave Miss Ryan his bank books, show
ing $500 on deposit, his insurance pol
icy and deed to his burial plot. She
turned over the last two to his sister
and brother and kept the bank book.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-15

Washington, Jan. 15.-The national
rivers and harbors congress, which
opens its session here today, Is one of
the most important national gather
ings of that kind ever held in this
country. The congress is composed of
delegates representing the leading
commercial and industrial interests of
the country and every state and ter
ritory is represented in it. Among the
delegates are many men of promi-
nence in the world of commerce in the
world of commerce, industry and fl
nance and all of them have been Sc
lected with a special regard for their
fitness and seriousness of purpose.
The subject of the congress is to
consider the needs of the various parts
of the country in regard to improved
harbors and water ways and to de-
wise plans and methods to impress on
the United States congress the i'm
portance OF providing such improved
waterways and harbor Improvements,
by making the necessary appropria-
tions from year to year. This is the
second meeting of the National Rivers
ing was held in Baltimore in 1901.
Last summer it was felt by the mer-
chants of the Ohio valley and in other
parts of the country that another ma
tional meeting was necessary to i'm
press upon congress the necessity of
providing more promptly and literally
for river and harbor improvements in
all parts of the country, particularly
for the improvement of the Ohio river
and of some of the most important
other waterways and harbors in the
country, A meeting was held of rep
resentatiYes of tho Ohio valley and
several members Of the executive COM
mittee of the National River and Har-
bors Congress, in which 1t was de-
eided to recommend to tho executive
committee of the latter Organization,
to call another meeting. The present
meeting was then called by President
Robert Ramsay, of Baltimore.
In accordance with the plan of the
congress no special waterway or sec
ton of the country will be consider
ed at the meetings of the congress.
The situation will merely be consider
ed in a general way and a concerted
effort will be made to induce congress
to make ample appropriations for the
work to be done in the entire country.
After this each section will work in
dividually for the money required to
carry on the improvements in the re-
spectiye localities.
The distinguished character of the
delegates selected to represent the diff
ferent states in the congress gives am
/ pie proof of the Importance attached
I to the subject Of improved water ways
and harbors. What remains to be
| done is to impress upon congress the
! fact that the commercial and indus
trial interests of the country as a
whole demand recognition and prompt
attention to the needs of the entire
country in regard to water ways and
harbor improvements. For that pur-
pose the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress will unite its efforts upon the
general proposition, without weaken
ing its strength by specializing in its
demands. That will be left to the in
dividual work and efforts of the rep
resentatives Of the various sections.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-15
Half the World Wonders

how the other half lives. Those who
use Bucklen's Arnica salve never
wonder If it will cure cuts. wounds,
burns, sores and all skin eruptions;
they know 1t will. Mrs. Grant Shy,
1880 Z. Reynolds St, Springfield, ILL.,,
says: "I regard 1t one Of the absolute
necessities of housekeeping" Guar
anteed by Tallman & Co. and Brock
& McComas, druggists. 25c.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-15

Echo, Jan. 14.-The organization
of the East Umatilla River Water
Users association was perfected Sat
urday, and within a few weeks active
work will begin on the project The
meeting was presided over by A. L.
Esteb, The report of the committee
was read and accepted.
The meeting then adjourned for 80
minutes, after which a meeting of
the stockholders was held over which
]. F. Mcknight presided. The fol-
lowing board of directors was elected
II. T. Irwin, ]. F. McNaught H. C.
Newport Al C. Crawford and w. H.
Skinner. The articles of incorpora-
ton and bylaws were read by Sec
retary, Louis Scholl, jr., and ap-
proved, after which a vote of thanks
was rendered Mr.. Scholl for his un-
firing efforts in the organization of
the association.
- A meeting of the directors was then
held and the following officers were
elected for the association to serve
until the annual election, which will
be held in September: President, H. T.
Irwin; vice-president, ]. F. Mcknight,
secretary, Al C. Crawford: treasurer,
H. S. Newport.
Eight thousand eight hundred and
two shares of stock were subscribed
up to Saturday night, and only 5401
were required to perfect the organi-
zation. John T. Whistler, reclamation
engineer for Oregon, who attended
the meeting. says there is nothing
now that will prevent the project go
ing through, and work will be COM
menced on the bitches early in the
spring.
H. L. Holgate and r. B. William
son, the government attorneys for the
project have about completed the nee
essary work for the completion of the
organization, and Attorney Holgate
expects TO return to klamath Falls
shortly where he will continue his
law practice. Mr.. Williamson will re-
main here most of his time for a year
to attend all. legal work in the con-
struction of the bitches, etc.
Sheep and Cattle Shipped.
Harry Bartholomew shipped 1900
head of mutton sheep to the Unioh
Meat company at Portland, Saturday.
They were in excellent condition and
were mostly from the vicinity Of But
ter eFsek, They will bring about s4.-
10 per head,
Il. y. Stanfield shipped one carload
of cattle to the Union yards at Port
land, and one to the Tacoma Meat
company, Saturday. He purchased
most of them from different Butter
creek ranchers, and he paid from
s3,25 to $3.50 for them.
A. c. Crawford, president of the
Cold Springs Irrigation company,
states that the company has made
arrangements to join the Umatilla
Water Users association, and the
company's land will come under the
Umatilla project.
DR.. Ralph Swinburne of Pendleton,
intends opening dental parlor
here in the future, and is now doing
dental work at the Hotel Echo.
Beginning Tuesday evening union
services will be held in the NJ. f
church and they will continue fol
two weeks. Rev. Johnson and Rev
Allen will have the meeting in charge
Rev. Johnson is an evangelist anC
Rev. Allen holds regular services a.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-15
Brief Record Of County
E vents Special Correspondence
Echo and Irrigon for the Presbyteri-

Echo and Irrigon for the Presbyteri-
ans.
A French club has been organized
in Echo, with quite a large member
ship, The study of the French lam
guage will be taken up with interest,
and the different ways of the French
people studied.
The buildings which are being
erected in Echo for business pur-
poses are rapidly nearing completion,
and will be occupied within a few
weeks.
The Echo fire department will give
its first annual ball early in Febru-
ary. The department now has fine
apparatus for the eXtinguishing of all
fires i'm the vicinity, and have a good
membership.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-15
Wallowa Tax Levy.

The county court in session last
week fixed the tax levy on the 1908
roll at IA mills. The court found that
II mills will be amply sufficient to
meet the general expenses of the
county for the ensuing year, and that
It is possible by adding an extra three
mills to pay off the present indebted
ness. A system Of rigid economy will
be inaugurated and the court hopes to
see the county out of debt and war
rants at par at the end OF 1906.-Los-
tine Democrat.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-15

amount to be expended each year in
the erection of county bridges and to
take such other measures in regard to
them as safety may require and law
to abolish fees in the offices of the
secretary of the commonwealth and
the insurance commissioner. One of
the most important bills is that in re-
gard to the redstricting of the state,
which would materially change the po-
litical complexion of the legislature
and considerably increase the repre-
sentation of Allegheny.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-15
R|vERSANDH HARBORS
INTERESTS REPRESENTED
IN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

This Is the Second Convention of the
National OrganiLation-No Special
Section of the Country VIII BE Fa-
vored, But an Effort Will Be Made
to Benefit the Most Widely Scparat-
ed Intcrests-Win Do Everything
Possible to Promote All the Water
ways Interests of the Entire COun-
try.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-15
Worthy Of a Good Home.

Have one very fancy, high grade
Piano, in beautiful figured case. 1t
must be sold tomorrow. It's regular
retail price is $3.50. 1t cost us 1897,
and is for sale at that price on easy
payments, If desired.
EILERS PIANO HOUSE,
j. c. GALLAGHER.
Manager.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-15

Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 15.-The extra
session of the state legislature of Penn
sylvania, called together by Governor
Pennypacker for the purpose of con-
sdering certain proposed reform leg
islation on various subjects, was open
ed here this morning with the custom
ary ceremonies. Among the subjects
to be considered by the legislature
during the extra session are the fol-
lowing:
A law to enable contiguous cities
in the same counties to be united in
one municipality with view of de-
creasing the cost of municipal admin
istration; this refers to the Greater
Pittsburg bill, for the consolidation of
the cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny.
An act of this kind was passed by the
last Legislature but was declared un-
constitutional by the supreme court.
Another matter to be considered is,
to increase the interest paid by banks,
trust companies and similar institu-
tions for the use of state moneys, etc.
Other subjects are to reapportion
the state into senatorial and and rep
resentative districts; to provide for
the personal registration of voters; to
provide for the government of cities OF
the first class and the proper distri-
button of the power exercised by such
municipalities. This refers particu-
larly to the repeal of the law known
as the Philadelphia Ripper taking
away from the mayor of Philadelphia
the authority to appoint a director OF
public safety and a director of public
works and authorizing their appoint
ment to be made by the city council
Among minor matters to be con-
sidered are a law to designate the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-15
To ENACT REFORMS
PENNSYLVANIA SEEKS
SURCEASE FROM EVIL.

Attempt Will Be Made to Lessen Cost
Of Municipal Government, Increase
the Taxes of Corporations, to Reap
point the State, Curtail the Power
of Municipal Officials, Reduce Of
ficial Incomes From the Fee Sys-
tenn of Salaries, and Improve Road
and Bridge Legislation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-15
ECHO NEWS NOTES
FULL CORPS OF OFFICERS
CHOSEN BY WATER USERS

Officials of Reclamation Bureau De-
clare Now That the Consummation
of the Project is Certain-For More
Stock Subscribed Than Was Needed
Large Shipments of Sheep and
Cattle-Cold Springs Irrigation Co.
viii Join the Association-Erench
Club Organized.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-15

The suit which came up today, has
been filed by the deceased mans sis
ter and brother, who demand the
nancy deposited in their brothers
name.