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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17
WHO is JONATHAN BOURNE?

If you haven't received letter
from Jonathan Bourne, jr, you are
not in fashion.
The East Oregonian has received a
least a dozen inquiries as to the iden.
tity of Jonathan Bourne, jr., the mar
of many letters.
Modesty causes it to approach the
subject very much abashed. The
answer is too momentous for a coun.
try paper to handle with recklessness
But here goes: First, Jonathan
Bourne, jr., is said to be the richest
man in Oregon, and therefore he /.
naturally considered eligible to the
United States senate.
Second, Jonathan Bourne, jr., wants
to be United States senator and is
therefore making himself a good fell
low with the people, whose votes he
hopes to secure in the popular vote
for senator.
Third, he is afraid to trust to un-
certain legislatures for his election,
and hopes to induce the people to
exact pledges from the legislative
tickets to elect the peoples choice,
(and then Jonathan hopes to be the
peoples choice).
While not publicly announced, his
platform is said to be this: "JONA-
THAN BOURNE, JR." Of anything,
the type should be larger than this.
But this size will do for purposes of
illustration).
Politics is his only trade (beside
money-making). He is now conduct
ing a publicity bureau, just as a di-
version, because he loves society and
wants a wide acquaintance Especially
just before the vote on candidates for
the United States senate).
To be more minute, Jonathan
Bourne, Jr., may be described as fol-
lows, for those who wish to locate
him:
He is bounded on the north by a
million dollar fortune, on the east by
a dash of Bohemianism, on the west
by spectacular politics, on the south
by a burning thirst for office, and is
canopied overhead by sky of soft
suavity, gentle speeches and blushing
modesty.
In the interior, typhoons of selfish
ness rage and whirl. Mountains of
Jonathan Bourneism rise to splendid
heights and rivers of private interests
flow from every quarter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17
is NEWS SUPPRESSED AT Ma
TIONAL CAPITOL?

Is an administration of secrecy in
ment? Do President Roosevelt and
his subordinates seek to impair the
usefulness of press representatives at
the national capital, and thus to keep
the public in ignorance of affairs that
the public has right to know about?
Thees questions were asked few
months ago when cabinet officers
We're forbidden to give out news to
special correspondents. Although 1t
was officially announced later that
the "muz2le" had been removed, cor
respondents complain that news is
covered up in the various executive
departments. to degree unknown
since Lincoln's time.
1t is said that while officials are
frequently removed for irregularities,
the facts are kept from newspaper
men and some correspondents ac-
cording to the New York Herald have
been on the point Of asking their
home offices to recall them. The
Herald says there is a feeling among
the correspondents that the president
is hostile to them.
Only a little while ago Theodore
Roosevelt was as popular among
newspaper men as among his other
fellow citizens. The treatment by
the newspapers of the case of Mrs
Morris, who was elected from the
White House the other day, is point
ed to as proof of growing unfriendli-
ness toward the president by newspa-
per men.
Many papers as the closest friends
of the administration went further
than others of independent leanings
in depicting the circumstances of the
arrest, and in reflecting on the White
House employees and on the president.
Unfriendly papers We'd with each
other in treating the case in its most
sensational aspects so as to reflect on
Mr.. Roosevelt.
Without passing judgment upon the
general policy of the administration
toward the press, the Fourth Estate
is reluctant to believe that the cor
respondents allow their personal feel
ings to color their reports of the
Morris matter or, in fact, of any other
matter. A sense of public duty would
we are sure, keep them from con-
scious distortion of facts.
But ours is a government of, by
and for the people, and any suppress
sion of important news would not
merely concern the papers, but would
be grave njustice.-Fourth Estate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17
THE LITTLE THINGS.

Let others pray great deeds to do,
To stand upon the height
Where all the world shall come to
view
And hail them with delight.
But my petition runs not so;
Another plea 1t brings,
That I may have the strength, I trow,
To do the little things.
No credit mine that thus 1 pray.
Life taught me as 1 ran
That little duties of each day
Compose her general plan.
The thing / should do, that I would;
Neglect of it has stings;
And so 1 feel that strength were good
To do the little things.
Perhaps-who knows?-the little
things
In final scores may count
More than the deed whose praise mar
sings,
To swell the sums amount.
And this I know-be sure It's true
The spirit upward springs,
And gains the might great deeds to dc
In doing little things.
"A. ]. Waterhouse.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17
THE OREGON FARCE.

The climax of the political farce
which is being enacted in Oregon has
been reached in congress-,
news item from Washington.
bearing the date of January Is, says:
Washington, d. c., Jan. 15.-Binger
Hermann, congressman from Oregon,
appeared in the house and took the
oath of office this afternoon. The
oath was administered by Speaker
Cannon.
BY taking the oath Mr.. Hermann
makes certain that he will receive his
salary and mileage for the year, but
it does not follow that he will attend
any other session of the house during
the winter"
Really, is it not disgusting, this
Oregon farce?
Think of Hermann, charged with
such grave crimes that he dare not
face his colleagues and fellow Off
cials in the supreme law-making
body of the land Yet he skulks into
the session long enough to be sworn
in, in order to secure about SIS, 900
in salary and mileage, no part of
which he will earn by services to his
state
h.., %
gress bars him from participating in
its deliberations while under a charge,
yet unafraid and brazen as the insin-
uating Mephistopheles. he walks up
to the government manger and eats
public hay and oats just like horse
that works.
No wonder he skulked into Wash
ington unseen, while the press of the
entire country was asking, Where is
HERMANN"
Possibly a lingering spark of re-
morse at what he was about to dc
caused him to hesitate for day in his
journey to Washington. Possibly
there famed in his bosom flickerine
light of self-reproach, as he though
of the unearned salary which he wa!
going to Washington to claim, and h'
faltered just long enough to get ovel
the shock.
Really. the people of Oregon are t.
be pitied. They are so helplessly Ii
the grasp of the political rings, tina
this climax of the Oregon fare
arouses as much sympathy for tn
people as indignation for the rings.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17

In abolishing the tuition formerly
charged outside pupils attending the
public schools in this city, Pendleton
has placed herself at the head Of the
list of school cities in the inland en-
pire. The business course which has
been adopted by the public schools
will add to the already inviting school
facilities and hereafter the number of
families moving here for school pur-
poses should be greatly increased
each year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17
DON'T LIKE THE ISLANDS.

The following graphic description
of the Philippine islands is from the
Mount Pleasant (Mich.) Enterprise,
the editor of which paper spent some
time in the islands:
l have been in the Philippine is
lands about three months (too many),
and as l see them they are a bunch
of trouble on the horizon of civiliza.
ton. They are bounded on the north
by rocks and destruction, on the east
by typhoons and hurricanes, on the
on the west by sharks and smugglers.
The interior of the island is COM
posed of mud and mountains. The
population includes $4,000 carabaos
(water buffaloes) and 100000
roosters. OF the people $4,000 are in
surrectos, $4,000 are amigos (friends
at the muzzle of a .44) and the bal
ance are Chinese gamblers and carl
meta drivers.
The Philippine islands are a nice
bouquet for deadly enemy. The eli
mate is pleasant and healthy for mos
quitoes, ants, lizards, bats, scorpions
snakes and carabaos.
Malarial fever is so prevalent that
on many occasions the islands have
shaken by the vibration of the inhab-
itants in their chills
To let you know the varieties OF
diseases the men of the army navy
and marine corp have to contend
with, with slum and beans as "chow,
1 will name some Of the simpler, such
as beri beri, smallpox, leprosy, adob
Itch bubonic plague, cholera, all OF
which are guaranteed to give salts.
| faction.
The natives are very Industrious
their chief occupations being cock
fighting and stealing. Their marriage
ceremony is very impressive, especl.
ally that clause in the contract which
provides for the wife the privilege Of
laboring for her husband as much as
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17
Carnegie Pays an Old Debt.

Fred Fleck, an old locomotive en-
gineer Of the Pennsylvania road, has
received letter from Andrew Carne-
gle, inclosing a check for $1,000 to pay
for a luncheon which Mr.. Carnegie
ate in Fleck's engine cab years ago,
when he was riding with the engineer.
Mr.. Carnegie, 1t appears, was raven
ously hungry and ate the contents OF
Fleck's dinner pail, allowing the engi-
neer to go hungry. He has now paid
for that meal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17

When Ralph Watson becomes man
aging editor of the Pendleton Tribune
there will be some one in that office
with whom the leading republicans
will not be ashamed to confer on par
ty matters. And Mr.. Watson has
many qualifications for the position
of managing editor of a republican
paper aside from the fact that he
votes that ticket.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17

he desires. The home dress of the
Filipino is attractive and artistic,
consisting of transparent and primi-
tive outlines. The native costume is
flour sacks tied around the body
(Harris Brothers brands being pre-
ferred); children under 10 years of
age wait until next year for clothes.
The towns are aggregations of
shacks full of fleas, cur dogs, cats,
horses, pigs, chickens, caraboas, bed
bugs and the families, all living on
terms of equality.
The Philippine islands as n whole
are forsaken, cannibalized, Aguin-
aldo-infested blot on the earth,-at
least the marine thinks so when he
has 80 long months to stay here.
Do like it? Guess.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17
SORESaT a6F Ta4F HESt RG,

Of those afflicted with an old sore or
ulcer know how useless it is to ex-
pect cure from salves, powders, To-
tions and other external treatment.
Through the use OF these they have
seen the place begin to heal and scab
over, and were congratulating them
selves that they would soon be rid OF
the detestable thing, when a fresh
supply of poison from the blood
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17

demanded public ownership of this
public convenience, IN order to pro-
tect the people from Staf,.
1t recognizes the injustice in the
situation and is involuntarily impelled
to cry out against the private owner
who robs the public.
If public ownership of one great
utility is good, 1t is all good. At least
the Oregonian should be consistent.
1t should be itself, despite its old
prejudices.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17
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things, by and by. when the e.
vision shall have had divine 1
anointing-when we shall name =!
things right?-our little vic 1
tories, our successes, our joys 1
which were hardly large enough 1
TO be consecrated; the lessons 1
from which at first we shrank 1
and called them sorrows, or
even calamities, but which car I
ried us long toward larger fell 4
lowship and quicker contact
with the things that abide? I
know not; but this 1 know, that I
deeping experience greatly re- 1
verses some of the decisions 4
which we made earlier on the I
way. And so l love to think we 1
shall be able one day to spell I
out some grand words with the 1
letters we are learning with I
such painful labor now!-Ste- I
phen H. Camp. Z
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-01-17

After weeks of strenuous and wear
isome striving, Russia has secured a
loan of $4,000, 900 at Paris. At what
rate is not stated.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-04-04
SAVED BABY
LYONS LIFE
Untold Suffering and Constant
Misery-AwfuI Sight From that
Dreadful Complaint, lnfantiIe E.
zema- Commenced at Top Of his
Head and Covered Entire Body.
MOTHER PRAISES
CUTICURA REMEDIES

"Our baby had that dreadful COM
plant, Infantile Eczema, which afflicted
him for several months, commencing at
the top of his head, and at last covering
his whole body. His sufferings were
untold and constant misery, in fact,
there was nothing we would not have
done to have given him relief. The
family doctor seemed to be wholly
incapable of coping with the case, and
after various experiments of his, which
resulted in no benefit to the child, we
sent to Macon, ILL.,, to a druggist and got
q full set of the Cuticura Remedies and
applied as per directions, and he began
to improve Immediately, and in about
three or four days began to show a
brighter spirit and really laughed, for
the first time in year. In about ninety
DAYS he was fully recovered, with the
exception of rough skin, which is
gradually disappearing, and eventually
will be replaced by healthy one.
"Praise for the Cuticura Remedies
has always been our greatest pleasure,
and there is nothing too good that we
could say in their favor, for they GER
tainly saved our baby's life, for he was
the most awful sight that ever beheld,
prior to the treatment of the Cuticura
Remedies. Mrs. Maebelle Lyon, 1926
Appleton Ave-, Parsons, Kan, July Is,
1905"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-04-04
CHEAPER FARM LAND,
Southwest Offers Best OppOrtnn-
tiles For Securing Homes.

Many farmers in the Northern and
Eastern states are selling their high
priced lands and locating in the S)uth-
west. Many who have been unable to
own their homes in the elder country
are buying land in tie new country.
Unusual opportunities exist along
the lires of the Missouri Pacific Iron
Mountain Route. The rich, alluvlsl,
delta lands and river bottom lands OF
Southeast Missouri. Eastern Arkansas,
Louisiana and Texas, capable OF pro-
ducing so bushels of corn, a bale OF
cotton, 4 to 6 tons of alfalfa, 100 bu-
shells of potatoes, and other grains,
vegetables and hay crops, can be
bought for $3.50 to $1,000 per acre.
when cleared and slightly improved
will rent for "a 90 $500 per acre cash.
Uplands more rolling, lighter soil,
adapted to fruit growing peaches,
pears, plums, grapes, berries-also
melons, tomatoes and other vegeta.
bles, can be bought for $500 to $1,000
per acre in unimproved state. Many
places with small clearings and come
improvements can be bought very
cheap. This is fine stock country,
No long winter feeding. Free range,
pure water, mild climate. A healthy,
growing country, with a great future,
Write for map and descriptive lit
erature on Missouri, Arkansas, louis
lana, Texas, Kansas or Indian Terri.
tory. Very cheap rates on first and
third Tueadavs OF each month
H. d. WILSON, A. g. P. A..
Memphis, Tenn.
H. G. TOWNSEND, g. r. & T. A.
81. Louis, Mo.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-04-04
convincing proof that the kidneys and blad-
der are out Of order.
what m no

convincing proof that the kidneys and blad-
der are out Of order
What to DO.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed that DR.. Kimer's Swamp
Root. the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the
back, kidneys, liver bladder and every part
OF the urinary passage. II corrects inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passing
1t. or bad effects following use OF liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomcs that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to go cften
during the day. and to get up many times
during the night The mild and the extra
ordinary effect Of Swamp Root is soon
realized. 1t stands the highest for its won
derful cures Of the most distressing cases.
fyou need medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists in SOC. and 81. sizes.
You may have sample bottle Of this
wonderful discovery E
and book that tells ::: :EE::
more aboutit both sent
absolutely free by mail. As assss.E1se @
Address DR.. Kilmer & Home Of swamp-ROOt.
Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men
ton reading this generous offer in this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but re-
member the name, Swamp Root, DR..
Kilmer Swamp Root. and the address
BinRhampton, New York. on every bottle.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-04-04
able, and it should be only mod
erately fertile and we'll drained.

dDlOS ouu ~ SuOuiu OO OuaJ HON
erately fertile and we'll drained.
Many growers advise spacing
the Trees 40 to 80 feet apart. The
writer believes, however, that 80
feet is wide enough. When the
trees begin to bear, there will be
more trees to bear and consequent,
ly a larger crop. When their
crowns begin to crowd, the poorest
trees should be thinned out.
Thinning must be commenced at
the right time and continued until
the full grown trees are at least 80
feet apart.
While the young trees are
growing to bearing size, the space
between the rows should be de.
voted to field crops, such as cot
ton and corn, in order that an
income may be obtained from the
land. Cow peas should be sown
among the corn, and both the
corn STALKS and pea vines should
be turned under wit | the pillow In
the fall. The frequent tillage OF
the soil necessary to grow the
field crops will be OF great ad,
vantage to the trees. During the
period OF cultivation grasses
should not be permitted to gain o
foothoId in the orchard. Grass is
one Of the worst enemies with
which tIee has to contend.
OF course, live stock must be
rightly excluded from the orchard.
Cattle and trees do not thrive to,
gether, aud this rule not only
holds good for the orchard and
shade trees but for the forest as
we'll.
Farmers should take care OF
their wild pecan trees and have
them top grated with fine paper
shell varieties. This is the quick
eat method OF getting pecan
orchard. The top grated trees,
if Of bearing size when grated,
will begin to be productive in four
or five years. The nuts OF the
grated varieties will bring % Or
80 cents per pound, instead Of 8
or 10 'nts, the price usually OBJ
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-04-04

white beds are women and girls who
are awaiting or recovering from opera
lions made necessary by neglect.
Every one of these patients had
plenty of warning in that bearing down
feeling, pain at the left or right OF the
womb, nervous exhaustion, pain in the
small of the back, leucorrhGa, dizzi-
ness, fIatulency, displacements OF the
womb or irregularities. All OF these
symptoms are indications OF an UNI
healthy condition of the ovaries or
womb, and if not needed the trouble
will make Roadway until the penalty
has to be paid by dangerous opera
ton, and lifetime of impaired useful
ness at best, while in many cases the
results are fatal.
The following letter should bring
hone to suffering women. Miss Luella
Adams, of the Colonnade Hotel, Seattle,
Wash, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:--
tsAbout two years ago was great SUI.
ferer from severe female trouble, pains and
headaches. The doctor prescribed Tor me ana
finally told me that had q tumor on the
womb and must undergo an operation If l
wanted to get well. felt that this was my
death warrant, but spent hundreds of dol
lars for medical help, but the tumor kept
growing. Fortunately l correspondent with
an aunt in the New England States, and she
advised me to take Lydia e, Pinkhan's Veg
etable Compound, as it was said to cure tu'
mors. I did SO and Immediately began to
improve in health, and was entirely cured,
the tumor disappearing entirely, without an
operation. ! wish every suffering woman
would try this great preparation"
Just as surely as Miss Adams was
cured of the troubles enumerated in
her letter, Just so surely will Lydia =.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cure
every woman in the land who suffers
from womb troubles, inflammation of.
the ovaries, kidney troubles, nervous
excitability and nervous prostration.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all young
women who are. i'll to write her for tree
advice. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-04-04
DRY aooDs AND CLoTHINe.
8. s. ELLIOTT q SON.

e D E6GUVVU e SOW-
TRY GOODS. Clothing, Boots and Shoes
~ Hats. etc. Our prices. quality of goods
considered, are the lowest In the CITY. By fair
dealing and honest business methods, we al.
ways rely on holding customer whenhe has
once favored US with his trade. OkolOna.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-04-04
PROFESSIONAL MEN
To. BUCHANAN.

A TTORNEY AT LAW, once next door tv
IA the 0kolona Banking Company. OkOlO
ma, Miss. Practices In Federal and State
courts.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-04-04

II Is said on the authority of ply
stefan that many young women are
being treated for broken arch of the
foot. the result of habitually wearing
nigh. heeled shoes. It takes months
foot to it's normal condition, and In
some cases the victim must always
after wear steal braces to support the
foot.
Judge Parker advises that a South
ern democrat run for President. or
course there are Southern democrats
who would make good presidents, but
that's no excuse for them to put them
selves in the also-ran class with
Judge Parker, however much he may
want congenial company
"Talk about its being enthusiastic :"
said the Democrat. cit was a regular
Goldfish convention. "tCodfish? Howl"
"Cut and dried" "Huh!" said the
Republican. "There was more enthu-
siasm about 1t than there was at the
mackeral convention you fellows held
at st. Louis" "Mackerel? How?"
SIN pickle. Too much Bry'n.'
Mrs. Impecunious- Here's Q man
suing fer divorce because his wife goes
through his pockets. What would
you do, John, dear, if you woke mp to-
night and found me at your pocketsP
Mr.. Impecunious-Get up and help
you look.
Representative Madden, of Illinois,
hits the nail squarely on the head In
saying that the greatest development
in this country hereafter must he
southwark. 1t is already going that
way with rush, and the trade of the
Middle West IS following it.
Within forty five minutes by the
clock a young man in Atlantic City
met young lady, popped the ques-
ton, got her mothers consent and
was married. Some day, perhaps,
the divorce court will undo the job In
nine minutes by the watch.
Nothing runs itself unless it is go
ing down hin. There 10 where mans
business goes when it runs itself-or
when he fails to advertise.
It's wonder of woman life how
her husband can'go right by q window
filled with dry goods bargains and
never look In.
A busy editor has about as much
use for bunch of railroad passes as
Robinson CIuso had for keg of gold.
The proposition to specifically ex-
empt money on deposit is good busi-
ness.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-04-04
COMPLETE TREATMENT 81

Complete external and internal treat
ment for every humor, consisting OF
Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills, may
now be had for one dollar. A single
set is often sufficient to cure the most
torturing, disfguring, itching, burning,
and scaly humors, eczemas, rashes, and
irritations, from infancy to age, when
all else fails.
Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills sold throughout
the world Potter Drug Chem Corp, Sole Propss Boston
m4- Send for The Great Skin Book"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-04-04

wonderful discovery
and a book that tells
more about it, both sent
absolutely free by mail.
Address DR. Kilrner &