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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-01
THE HALL OF FAME.

General Bates, the new head of the
army, is the first bachelor to hold
that position in so years.
DO the people out west still be-
lieve in the president as they did at
the time of the last election?" a Wis.,
itor to New York was asked by a
friend. Believe in him? | should
say they do, Why If he should order
the Washington monument torn down
they would say the blamed old thing
ought to have been round instead of
square, anyway"
Thomas H. Carter of Montana, who
acquired great fame as a long dis
tance talker in the closing hours of
congress in 1901. when he held the
floor in the senate for IL hours and
killed the river and harbor bill was
making a speech at a Gridiron club
dinner in Washington one night. The
senator rambled on and on. Finally
some one inquired mildly: do you
think this is a river and harbor bill? o
The senator sat down.
Mrs. Fairbanks, wife of the vice
president, is determined to uphold hel
social position as second lady in the
land. The number of receptions, teas
and dinners she and her husband
have given has amazed even Wash.
ington, accustomed to that sort OF
thing as the city is. A restaurant mar
at the capital calls his two establish
ments "A Place to Eat" and Another
Place to Eat" The younger folks il
Washington now refer to the Fair
| banks mansion as still Another Plac,
to Eat. Evening Post.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-01
Saved Campaign Fund.

In a small Indiana town there Is an
officer designated as inspector of
streets and roadways, who receives
the munificent salary of $3.50 per year.
There was a lively campaign for this
small plum not long ago, no other
elections being near. The democratic
candidate was an old fellow by the
name of Ezekiel Hicks, and 1t looked
as though he would be successful, as
a neat little sum had been subscribe d
and turned over to him "a campaign
fund. To the astonishment Of every
body, however, he was defeated. 81
can't account for It," one Of the' dem
ocratic leaders said, gloomily. with
that money we should have won. How
did you lay 1t out, Ezekiel?" Hum"
Ezekiel said, slowly pulling his whls-
ker; yer see, that office only pays
$3.50 year salary, an didn't see no
sense in payln' 5000 out to get the Of
flee, so jest bought me a little truck
farm instead."-The Argonaut.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-01
BREEDING OF GRAIN.

Colleges on wheels are rapidly in
creasing in the educative system of
the age. The method of sending
forth information from centers of
learning and bringing it close home to
the people by means of trainload of
professors and other experts with
their apparatus of instruction is a
thing to be expected of a progressive
country of immense expanse, grid
ironed with steel rails.
A new experiment in that way is
actually to happen this month. on
the 4th of March train will leave st.
Paul bound for the Pacific coast,
bearing a staff of experts in the art of
grain production. The staff of teach
ers is provided by the Minnesota and
North Dakota Farmers Institutes and
the train and its crew by the railway
company because it believes the edu-
cative effect of the trip will result in
much augmented business for the
road.
In come ection with this view an
item of interesting information is
found in a recent bulletin sent out
from the university of Minnesota, de-
partment of agriculture, in regard to
good results obtained by seed selec-
ton. In experiments carried through
two years the average gain in favor
of selecting heavy seed was 4.6 BUSH
els. 1t is estimated that one bushel
per acre will pay for the labor OF
cleaning and selecting the heavy seed
and leave a very handsome profit.
1t is set down as a reasonable ex-
pectation that from two to 10 bushels
per acre will be added to the harves
IL seed grain is properly selected. Al
an argument to the farmers it |!
pointed out to them that in stocl
breeding they are very careful to Sc
lect the very best specimens to re
produce their herds and flocks from
! This Is a useful illustration. for far
mers have so long been accustomed t
keeping up the quality Of the animal
by that method they do not question
its necessity but with the fact tina
the same principle holds in grain Sc
lection they are not so familiar.
The lectures from this travelling
trainload of experts may bring to tn
farmers much information that the
would not go far out of their way t
get. The results of that applied in
formation will be not alone to thei
advantage, but will help the roads an
all the business of the west.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-01
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: this life; +
: Take, thou, my shield. +
: Defeat is better than unending +
strife: +
! Come. thou. l yield. +
Z Victorious wreaths upon your +
painting breast +
+ You may<unroll; +
J For me, the vanquished. life Z
hath lost its zest. Z
And seeks no goal. I.
: But, hold, l shall not so in bat I
! tie fail. +
! once more the helm &
: firmly grasp and furl defiant I
: SAIL I.
/ Unto that realm I
= Where heroes bide l point my I
= vessels PROV; Z
= And though I fall +
+ Before l win the coast, / yield /
! not now I
+ Nor yield at all. I
: Success. =
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-01
DESK OF 200 KINDS OF WOOD.

One of the greatest novelties In the
world is now nearly completed by C.
A. Robinson, who lives two miles
southwest of town. says the Nampa,
Idaho, Record. 1t is an office desk
made of 600 different kinds of wood.
The desk is four feet wide, two and a
half feet high and two feet deep. The
frame is of oak and the fronts of the
drawers are of different kinds of
wood. When completed the desk will
have over 10000 different pieces of
wood which II has taken Mr.. Robin
son over 2S years to obtain for his
purpose. The desk contains pieces
from the battleship Maine. from the
Spanish fleet Destroyed in Cuba, from
the flagstaff of a ship Dewey sank I'm
Manila harbor, also some of the tent
pie of solomon at Jerusalem, a piece
of the elm tree under which Penn
made the treaty with the Indians and
many other relics of history. Mr..
Robinson has sent to the British mu-
scum for some gopher wood. supposed
to be piece of Noah's ark He has
wood from every state in the Union,
and some fine specimens from all the
old countries. Mr.. A. NJ. Vaniaman
sent him some fine wood from Swe-
den. Mr.. Robinson is very interested
in his work and when asked WHY he
came to take up his task. he replied
that he desired to show how many
kinds of wood God created. He has
eight different kinds of oak 1t is Mr..
Roblnson's intention when the desk is
completed to write up history of the
various kinds of wood which it con-
tainA
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-01
A RARE MILLIONAIRE.

j. Eads How of st. Louis is rare
variant of the millionaire species. He
inherited a large fortune from his
father, who was vice-president of the
Wabash system, but he refused to ap-
propriate 1t to his own use because
he affirmed, he did not earn 1t and
consequently had no especial right to
1t. When he reached his majority he
converted his estate into the Peoples
Fund and Welfare association and
went to live in the Salvation Army
Industrial home. Mr.. How is a grad.
uate of Harvard and is devoting hi.
life to the good of humanity His
mother recently gave 100000 tc
Washington university, st. Louis.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-01
PARTY BEFORE PEOPLE.

II is amusing to hear the republican
papers and republican politicians ex-
plain what Statement No. l" in the
referendum vote on the United States
senatorship means.
The statement or pledge reads that
candidates for legislative offices hon.
orably pledge themselves to vote for
the peoples choice for the United
States senate. these words are plain
and unmistakable.
Fearing that democratic candidate
might possibly secure the largest
number of votes for this place, and
would therefore become the peoples
choice" republicans are now placing
a different Interpretation on this plain
statement, written in homely English,
which everybody should understand at
"A glance.
They say it doesn't mean what it
says. They want to sign some kind
good graces Of the people" but they
want 10 be at liberty to vote for the
caucus choice, and not the people s
choice for senator when the push
arrives at Salem and the merry wal
begins.
The East Oregonian does not. care
a whit for the politics of the United
States senator. so he is a clean, hon.
est. capable man, but it does care
about legislative honesty.
II believes that legislative candidates
who agree to vote for the people
choice for senator. should be homes
enough and sincere enough after thei
election to keep their promises an!
interpret the English language In al
open, fair, honest manner.
If democrats are fair-minde'
enough in a state which is classe'
among the republican states to pledg
to vote for the peoples choice, VIII,
should not the same fair-mindednes
and political candor be exacted from
the republican candidates?
The people are superior to any par
ty, and have first claims on every pub
lie official. The thread-bare principl
which teaches that partisan candi
dates are elected as servants of par
ties is the curse Of the American gov
ernment, and is the first cause of tn
political and official corruption whicl
has so recently shaken different sec
tions of the country and various de
partments of the government
Let us be fair and open, and not at
tempt to mislead the people on an
ground This will preserve the prin
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-01

The issue is before the Spokane
council to raise the pay Of all the em-
employees OF the fire department: the
chief from $40 per month to 5000;
drivers, tstokers. pipemen and truck
men from $50 per month to $50. Other
employees in proportion. 1t is expected
to pass
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-04-27

of Bladcn expect Don to have the
court house moved to their town
provided they al slip past Cowles
with it. Mr.. Wratten also states that
he expects to run for governor this
fall-if he can find II vacant place on
the ticket.
In our last issue we neglected To
chronicle the wedding of Miss Myrtle
Smith, daughter of N. l.. ID. Smith Of
Garfield precinct, and Mr.. John Rath-
jen. Both young people are well and
favorably known here. The cere-
mony took place at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Reed in this city
last Monday, Rev. Davis officiating.
The committee of arrangements for
the coming evangelistic meetings has
secured the three lots across the street
north from the Baptist church, where
they will erect a tabernacle Go by 100
feet. This will give an immense seat
ing capacity. Arrangements have
been made for the lumber and il is
hoped to begin work on the structure
by the 10th of May and have it com
pleted by the Goth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-04-27
Chas. shooting
Ole DRUGGIST
offerinns, YOU will
assured save money.

The Cutler Il Lamphere company
came to the opera house Monday for "a
and has been playing to fair houses.
Mr.. Cutler tells of his experience here
five years ago, when his show played
for eight nights. The first night a
terrific rain poured down and the roof
Of the opera house sprang a leak,
compelling the d~iscontinuance of the
play. In telling of the affair THE
CHIEF at that time said the play was
abandoned as the actors had neglected
to bring their bathing suits and row
boats.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-04-27

! LOCALITIES !
:. >"

l.. VI. CrahiU g., i'm Omaha this week..
Dr. Asher wa, in Biycrton Tuesday
night.
Dr. L. A. Thomas, Dentist. namcrcll
block.
W. II. Parker left for San Francisco
saturday.
r.. W. Cowdcn went to Hastings
Monday noon
W. \. Garrison was down from Blue
Hin yesterday.
Carl W. Schultz and Anna Machl-
wcyrr, April 20.
Charley Waddcll was in the city the
first of the week.
Mrs. Frank Hines was visiting in
Cowlrs yesterday.
DR.. Damcrcll is having his residence
painted this week.
Mrs. \. johnson is visiting with her
parents i'm Illinois.
John polnicky i, having his house
painted this week.
FoH SALE-Two small showcases.
Inquire at this Office.
=. D.. Payne went to Republican
City Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Mccall are tn,
~norpnts of "A baby girl.
II. II. Morgan went to Republican
City Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Nellie West Caster went tC
Blue Hill Monday noon.
Miss Alphoson Demars was dowi
from Campbell Saturday.
Adair Galusha was down from Lin
coin the first of the week.
For SArE-A baby buggy. rubber
tired. Inquire at this Office.
Chas. Boom of Bladen made this of
fee a pleasant call Tuesday.
Ancil Crabill returned to his studio
in Lincoln Monday morning.
DIR. Boles of Blue Hill was visiting
over Sunday with DR.. Smith.
Frank Duffy and Hilda Shinault
both of Guide Rock, April 25.
The interior of the county clerk
Office was repapered this week.
Ed CARRIER and family and Miss Let
were visiting in Guide Rock Sunday.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-04-27

at Berkeley. II suburb of San Francisco,
saying that he was out of the city ut
the time of the earthquake.
Miss Mamie Ellis, principal of the
high school, is confined to her bed by
illness, the result of having resumed
her school duties before having fully
recovered from an attack of mumps.
All smart, up-to-datc women of today
Know how to bake, wash, sing and to
play;
without these talents a wife is n. q.
Unless she takes Rocky Mountain Tea.
c. l.. Getting.
During the storm early this morn
ing lightning struck the home of Mrs.
Juliet Walker, knocking II chimney
from the building and scattering SCOT
| through the rooms. No serious dam
age.
The city council was to have held n
| meeting last night to consider bids for
| the electric light bonds, but owing to
| the big doings" at Guide Rock no
quorum was recorded on the clerks
book.
The A. O. u. w. made record break
ing time in the payment of the death
claim of r. w. Latin of Wymore last
week. The money was paid over to
the family within two hours after the
funeral.
This is the season of listlessness,
headaches and spring disorders. Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea is a sure
preventive. Makes you strong and Wig
orous. 80 cents, tea or tablets. C. l..
Getting.
Mr.. and Mrs. :. V. Ludlow have re
ceived a letter from their son Percy
who was in San Francisco at the tim,
of the earthquake, saying he ESCAPED
without injury, though he lost all his
personal belongings.
The hotel at Cowles will close per
manently next Monday. Mr.. and Mrs
Decker find the work out of proper
ton to the financial returns and this
coupled with poor health, has decided
them to discontinue the business.
You feel the life-giving current tn
: minute you take it. A gentle, soothing
warmth fills the nerves and bloc
with life. It's a real pleasure to TAX
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
- L., .. tol1nt. ~ rAtt,a.
Tuesday morning Postmaster Il.
Hacker received a telegram from hi
daughter, Mrs. ID. +. Parker, sayin
l she had gotten away from San FraI
u cisco and arrived safely in Berkele.
The telegram was three days in trai
sit.
e V. Is. Fulton is again in charge {
S%ullivan's lumber yard. Vic is an e,
perienced lumberman and his ol
e friends will be glad to welcome h
return to the business. Mr., Sulliva
expects to return soon to Colorado f'
the benefit of his health.
y Bert CARRIER left Tuesday mornir
for Elmira, Wash, where he has a
engagement to pitch for a base ba
team this summer. We believe TIL
Bert will be able to make good
s. The place was secured for him by h
f. uncles, Sam and George CARRIER, wi
are in the real estate business Their
d j. Wratten of Bladen was doing jul
a, duty this week. He says the Peep
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-04-27
For Sale,

On account of poor health and too
much work for me and my wife Il will
sell my restaurant, stock, fixtures and
all.-LoUIs SODERBERG.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-04-27
MILLINERY.

This department is now complete in every de-
tail, and increasing in popularity, as it justly should.
We have spared neither time or money to make this
Millinery Emporium credit to Red Cloud, and we
are glad to know that the Ladies appreciate our
efforts.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-04-27
New Spring Goods

Our store is brimful and running over with new
Spring and Summer Goods consisting of all the new
fabrics and weaves in Silk, Silk and Wool, and Wool
Suitings; also Wash Goods in unlimited quantities..
Embroidered Waist Patterns and Waistings to
please everybody.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-02
Ely Wheel Inkurance.

Fly wheel insurance Is almost pure
mathematics. When wheel is re
volved at high enough speed the cen
uifugal force exceeds the centripe;a
ana the wheel flies apart. Solid cas-
,ion eXplodes when the speed 1T the
rim is roughly three miles minute. a
,hick rim eXplodes just as easily as a
hin one OF the same material. Wood
explodes at a greater speed. jointed
ron at less. The underwater allows
l rim speed OF mile n minute. one
.hird the explosion rate. as safe Ii
.or solid iron wheels This permit
,wo foot pu.'r wheel si~ cen
ions Il se,un,. while il keeps a s..,,
GOT iiy wheel down to two. \ john,
Wheel is allowed sill less The u.
* tier has oily - naCle Iae tl.
'evolu;.ons he at ho.izes Lii, 10 I!
portion his premium 10 tie SIZE OF {
wheel. The larger the wheel, OF course
tie more destructive it's explosion
Leslie's Magazine
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-02
auaIi,ie. Unlike In the sexes

"a man IS a man down to his tll;m
and woman is n woman down to h
little toes" writes DR.. Havelick T.
In his book Men and Women" TIL
is hardly Il measurable quality OF
sort which is not unlike In TIE
sexes. Women even bu ton tLr
ments on the other side fro.i th...
sen by men and choose Sunday ills O.
of Monday as their favor,te Z
making way With them e,
as laboratory tests go Dr
that women are un .re
perior in general tao lie s
probably superior in the d.scr ~! g
OF tastes, with no advantage ar
way In the case of the other sen
Women have better memorier.
more rapidly, bear pain better. re
better from wounds and seri ,us o.
are less changed by old age a.
longer.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-02
The scornfuI Caaai..

A very pompous, self sufficient and
very bad golfer was once playing over
an Irish course. He had as his caddie
battered old Irish peasant. with a
very knowing twinkle in the corner of
bis eye. After each stroke-and each
stroke was cruel hard on the green turf
OF Ould Oireland-the vaingiorious one
said to his caddie I'm the most lordly
fashion, Replace The turf, caddie!'
Quietly and patiently the caddie went
through the performance. thinking vol
umes and saying nothing at all until
the eighteenth was reached. Then, as
the last duffed shot stumbled its way
to the putting green and Replace the
turf, caddie" rang In his ears for the
last time. he turned with look of In
effable scorn upon bis august employer
and said: "Arrah, is 1t replacing the
turf you'll be bidding me to do7 BY
the holy fly, it'll be returning the place
We'll be all doing when you're gomez
London King.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-02

'Meerschaum is mined like COAL"
said a pipe dealer. 1T is a soft. soap
like stone. and in Asia Minor Its min
ing is an important industry. The
crude meerschaum is called hamtash.
1t is yellowish white In color and q
red clay coat or skin envelops it. The
blocks cost from $50 to $500 cart load.
They are soft enough to cut with a
knife. These blocks In summer are
dried by exposure to the sun. In win
ter n heated room is necessary. FL
nnlly the meerschaum blocks are sort
ed into twelve grades, wrapped in cot
ton and packed in cases with the great
est care. The bulk of all this meer-
schaum goes to Vienna. There the
best pipe makers in the world live
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-02

! cannot tell when the custom aroiiE
but ! know hat e was customary a
New Enslaud less than century aro
to announce q suicide In the list Of
deaths by euphemism--as I'm this city.
LIST inst, A. b. suddenly." It was 80
common that on seeing such notice
any one would understand ut once that
the deceased had taken his own life.
Those were the days when newspapers
understood and respected . certain de-
gree Of reserve In regard to personal
feeling, whether OF JOY or sorrow. In
lividuals had some privacy.
Another euphemism In regard to
death is the phrase. III anythirir
should happen" Persons speak OF
making their will or making any defl-
mite arrangement concerning their pos
sessions. 'Tn case anything should hap
pen to them" The phrase is almost
invariably used where death is hourly
expected, certain things are to be done
= certain persons called. 'if anything
t'iould happen" meaning that ono
thing is sure to happen.--Journal Of
American Folk Lore.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-02
Bees as Acrobats.

When wax is needed certain num-
Der Of self elected citizens gorge with
honey and hang UP in chains or cur
tains, each bee ciinging by her front
feet to the hind feet of the one above
her, like Japanese acrobats, and there
they remain, sometimes for two days.
until the wax scales appear pushed out
from every pocket. 1t is not hard to
understand that since much honey is
needed for the manufacture of wax, a
bee after filling with the raw material
would produce much more wax by
keeping quiet than by using any of the
gorged honey for energy in moving
about and working. But the necessity
Of holding hands" while this work
goes on must ever remain to us another
occult evidence of the close relations In
the bee commune.-Country Life In
America.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-02
A shot From Behind.

One of the most interesting featrm
OF the tragedy in 1859 in which X u.
Kamehamcha ". shot his secretary
Mr.. Nelson, arises from the manner il
which the monarch fired his revolver
1t is said that both men were in {,
room alone and We're drinking beer
The king walked over to Il mantc
above which was hung a large looking
glass. He toyed with Il revolver tor
awhile, his back to his victim. and
then, taking note of Nelson's position
at the opposite side OF the room by
means OF the mirror. he pointed the
revolver over his shoulder and fred
the ball striking the secretary with
fatal effect.-PacIfc Commercial Ad
vertiser.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-02
The Recession OF ,.aear. ,c.n,

Horseshoe fall has receded more than
261 feet within the memory of living
GCn and is now travelling toward Lake
Irie at the rate of fully 500 feet a
en,ury. At present the crest of this
fall. as its name implies, has the gen
rral outline of a horseshoe, and its
eugth is about 5000 feet, but if the
resent rate of erosion continues the
ensth OF the crest may reach 5000 feet
= more within the next half millcnni-
IN. Now the Canadian end of the
iorseshoe fall is few rods upstream
co:A the spot whence Table rock has
alien into the gorge, but the indica.
ionS are that this end OF the cataract
sill gradually retire toward the Duf.
'er,A Islands. leaving a bare cliff as
tie apex cuts its way upstream.-Altou
Il. ADAMS in Scientific American.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1906-02-02
A Norway Legend.

According to work on Norway. the
scantiness of the soil In that country Is
explained by some Of the country peo
pie as follows: At the creation of the
world the angels whose duty 1t was to
scatter the soil forgot Norway. Seeing
this, the guardian angel of the land
made complaints to the Creator. What
was to be done? Impossible to restart
the whole Of the creation for the sake
OF Norway. 'Come, my little angels"
said he, look carefully and perhaps
you may still find little earth" The
conscience stricken angels swept the
door OF heaven. and the little dust they
found they gathered in their draperies
and scattered ever the Norwegian
Jocks