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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-08
FIGHT ARTISTS SIGN.
Two Bouts Scheduled for San Fran
cisco This Month.

San Francisco, Nov. S.-Articles
were signed here yesterday for a
battle between owen Moran and
frankie Neil on November 22 and
between Jack (Twin) Sullivan and
Al Kaufman on Thanksgiving after
noon.
Billy Roche will referee both Of the
scraps. Neil and Moran agreed to
make 122 pounds at six o'clock.
The men will fight at so per cent
of the gross gate receipts, so to the
winner and 40 to the loser. The
Kauffman-Sullivan battle will go rs
rounds, while Moran and Neil will
mix for 20.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-08
Article nv Judge Lowell,

The November number of the Port
land Chamber of Commerce Bulletin
contains as its leading feature an ex-
cellent article by Judge S. A. Lowell
of this city, on the subject, Oregon:
Vast, Beautiful and Little Under
stood" He reviews in a most able
and graphic manner the vast resour-
ces of the state and especially the un-
developed resources of the interior.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-08
BASEBALL AT TOXIC.
Waseda University Gets Defeated by
Honolulu Team.

Toxic, Nov. S.-The st. Louis base
ball team from Honolulu today de-
feated Waseda university by a score
of to O.
Waseda university is the school
which sent team to the United
States in the spring of 1905 and
were defeated in a series by the uni
versity of California and Stanford
University
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-08
GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN HINTS
STATE TREASURER SHOULD QUIT
Chief Executive is Sore Pepexed at Conditions as Exposed
in Trust Company Failure.

and Trust Company
Dis
Appointment George II. Hill Receer-SIarquam
Building Debt-Depotors
Preferred Creditors Well
Taken Of DeposltOrs Heavy-Dlrct Attorney
Deposits While nsoIvent and VIII In
vestgate-NLay AconsRecever Hill Discharges
Seventy
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-08
Saloon Closed.

Echo, Nov. 9.-The White Front
saloon. which has been conducted
here by Cloyd Oliver for some months
past, was closed last evening. Ii Is
reported that funds were short, maxi
ing It necessary for the owner to lock
the doors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-08
Alaska Man Seeks Investment.

John w. st. Clair, formerly of
North Yakima, Wash, and who has
just returned from Alaska, was In the
city yesterday while en- route to
Idaho. He owns some property In
that state and is intending to make
some more investments. While here
he inquired at length regarding the
resources of this section.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-08
TAKES FAIRBANKS SIDE.
Leslie VI. Shaw Says Cocktails Ought
Not Bar Any Man from Church
Conference.

New York, Nov. s.-Ex-secretary
Shaw severely criticized the church
people who refused TO send Vice
President Fairbanks Of the Metho-
dist church convention because he
served cocktails at an Indianapolis
dinner given in honor OF President
Roosevelt.
In a speech last night at a recep-
ton given by John Wesley Hill,
Shaw said that the serving of cock
tails never ought to disqualify any
man from going to a church confer
ence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-08
I.ahorers, Bank at Spokane.

The laborers of Spokane are or
ganizing for the purpose Of starting
a savings bank. The movement is
headed by the central trades asso-
citation and it is thought will start
out with a good patronage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-08
ECHO BANK CLOSED.
Taking Advantage of Holiday-Is In
Good Shape. -.

Echo, Nov. 9.-The Bank of Echo
did not open its doors this morning,
taking advantage of the holiday. Ac-
cording to the officials of the insti-
tuition it is in good shape, and tAe
people of this section are not alarm
ed in the least, and expect to see 1t
open as soon as the larger banks are
opened.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-08

Arrests for Sunday Law Violations.
Warrants for wholesale arrests Of
saloon men who have violated the
Sunday closing law have been issued
at Spokane and prosecution is to be
made in every instance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-08
HELD UP STAGE.
Lone Woman Passenger Not Disturb
ed-Robberas Fail to Find Bullion.

Dillon, Mont, Nov S.-Two mask
ed road agents held up a Salmon
Idaho. Red Rock, Mont, stage with
hopes of getting bullion but they Sc
cured nothing.
A lone passenger, lady, was not
molested.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-08
Haven't Got the Coin.

? New York, Nov S.-Hard
. times in the circles of the New
, York rich have made boxes for
, the annual horse show at MadI-
. son Square Garden a drug on
, the market.
. At the auction yesterday the
. best boxes sold at sS5 a piece,
. while formerly as high as
, $500 was given. The first tier
. Of boxes went begging.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-08

jefferson City, Mo-, Nov s.
Governor Folk this morning an
nounced that unless the Missou-
ri Pacific delivers coal to the
homes of confederate veterans
at Higglnsville instead of con-
J flscating 1t, he will call out the
national guard, sieze the road,
, engines and cars and personally
, see that the coal shortage is
} abated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-08
QF
RAILROAD WORK
GOOD SIGN OF CLEARING
FINANCIAL SITUATION.

.. II. e y. Order for Early Resump-
ton of All Work Which Was Or
dered stopped Recently, Taken as
Good Sisn-Hill's Policy of Push-
ing Continuation on North Bank
Incentive TO Further Work by
Other Roads.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-08

John Mitchell, who has been Sc
riously Ill at La Sale, ILL.,, is better.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-08
.OU|EIi' lEVA|LS
At COURT HOUSE
Holiday Order Has Great Ef-
feet And Gives Officers,
Chance to Rest Up.
JUDGES BENCH HAS
NO OCCUPANTS

Sheriff and Deputies Rest After Long
Scsslon-Re-arrange Rogue's Gal
lery-Cerk's Office a Quiet Place
Cupid Feels Effects of Money
Strfngency-Literature Chief Pas
time I'm Clerks Offlce-RecOrder
Filing Instruments, But Refuses
Payment I'm Checks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-08

People from ten counties in eastern
oregon make Pendeton their trad
ing and banking center. There's
reason for 1t. It is the Pendleton
Spirit.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-10-19
A Catholic Temperance Idea.

The leading Roman Catholic paper III
Croot Britain. the Tablet has had Il
letter from an Irish correspondent
named MacDermott, who may yet hhu
himself famous. He has an idea, ana
IFS an interesting, striking idea lie
erogests n revision of one of the time
bonored preccpts Of the church. Ills
suggestion is that Roman Catnollcs
througbout the world be required 10
abstain on Fridays and other days OIL
Obligatory abstinence from alcoholc
haverares instead Of, as now, from
meat. Archbishop Walsh of Dublin Is
disnosed to think well Of the sugges-
tion. and the Catholic Transcript OF
This city seems to regard it as worth
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. seriously 100,
The author Of it advances an array Oh
ARGUMENTS. some of which certainly
anpear to have point and weight. NO
oreater boon could the church eXtehu
70 her faithful children in our north-
ern climes." he writes. no such op'
portunity has fallen to the lot OF an!
none since his predecessor sent Patrlch
70 Ireland and Augustine to England
Hartford COurant.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-10-19
The overrulino of a Judge.

A Judge once awoke in the night 10
find his room in the possession of two
armed burglars. Covered by the pistol
Of one of the marauders, the judge
watched the proceedings with his usu-
nj judicial calm. One of the depreda-
tors found a watch. Don't take that :
the Judge said 1T has little value and
&c q keepsake" THE motion is over
ruled" replied the burglar. Il appeal"
reioined the Judge. The two bur-
glars consulted, and the spokesman
then replied The appeal is allowed
The case coming on before a full TIL
bunal of the supreme court, that BODY
Is of the unanimous opinion that the
decree of the lower court should DE
sustained. and it is accordingly so or
dered." Pocketing the watch, court al
iOurned.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-10-19
Got Twenty Dollar Nugget For 25 Cents

Got Twenty Dollar Nugget For 70 Gents
Among those who have made lucky
finds at curio stores, Charles Excl,
retired shoemaker, is the latest TO at
tract attention. On an investment Oh
o. cents he realized profit OF SUI per
cent or received property to the VaIue
of 500
Ekelrs good fortune was through the
medium of stickpin. The other gay
ba was looking over the stock OF goods
in store on d street when his atteh-
tion was drawn to pin that appeared
70 he mounted in a gold nugget upon
asking the price of the article he was
surprised to learn that it cost only 20
rents. Although the proprietor was
of the opinion that the metal was not
gold. Excl thought differently. lie
lost no time in making the purchase
and had the pin turned oyer immedi-
atoly to an assayer to he tested Inc
tcst resulted In confirming his oplh'
ion He was offered 500 for his treas
IRE by the assayer, but refused the
amount. He says the pin VIII be us
lucky piece and that he does not ID
tend TO part with it.-San Diego Uh
ion.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-10-19
He COULD SHOOT.
s,.hon TaIeot's Surprise For the Eng
Esh Gamekeepcr.

l.Sn OdIA-f>NNH~'
pishon Talbot, long and lovingly .
known rs the cowboy bishop but
now bishop of central PennsylVahi",
won the devotion of the rough men OF
thc west because. although holul"s
strictly to churchly standards "nen.
over principle was concerned lie was
meyer in the slightest degree zen,
derfoot" or "molycoddle." lie couiu
shoot straight and ride ana stahu nun
car and fatigue and was, In iact'
man among men.
Ills hook of "reminiscences, MY REQ
ple of the Plains" has been receNeu
with cordial enthusiasm i'll Ehsiahu,
and he himself is warmly We'coiheu
thore whenever he can find time 10
cross the ocean.
wear or so ago he was one OF
marty. says IIarpers, among whom
were the Duke of Newcastle ana 'llc
hishop of London. at country seat Ill
tho north of England. lie knew that
the estate. which was one OF great
size was noted for its game preserves,
and so he signined a desire to go out
and shoot. whereupon his host prompt
" assigned to him the head gaiheNeeP-
or and the two sailed forth.
The head gamckeeper could moi
ouite believe that bishop could shoo'
no aid not know that Bishop IalDo'
IS "a mighty hunter before the Loru -
and SO it was with much misgiVihl
that he first led the way 10 WheI'
there would he rabbits. He liked th'
hishop rs everybody does, ana was
keenly solicitous over what he lei
sure would be failure.
Does your lordship"-he thought CIV
cry bishop a lord bishop in the absence
of proof TO the contrary" you
lordship think the rabbits-ahem!-
9 will stand still enough while your ioro
shin shoots?' he asked with deepes
e respectfulness and meaning to presen
s the difficulties of the case. linen, VIII
e deferentlal insinuation, IF can be
S any help to your lordship'
= 81 thank you, John. but used I
it handle a gun once in awhile, ana
y guess I'll make a try at IT,.
g well" with half sigh of mingle
doubt and resignation. "of course
p your lordship can really hit 'em one
D. in awhile a-runnin' of course there's
M chance"
s. And the look of deepening amaz
ment on the face of the gamekeep
ID was a study as the bishop went
o. bowling the rabbits over until he III
he q total of forty-two by luncheon time
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-10-19
THE CITY OF CANALS.
Venice and the Many Islands Upon
Which It Is Built.

Venice is one of the most singular
and famous cities in Europe ana Is
built upon cluster of islands IN 'HP
LAGOON. This lagoon is banked OF rom
the Adriatic by a long narrow sHhu
hank which is divided into a NUMBER
Of islands. six in number. Inside oI
this sand bank and between II anu
the mainland is the lagoon, sheet Ot
shallow water. In parts OF this
marshy. sea covered plain islets nave
become consolidated into ground' hrm
enough TO be cultivated.
And in the midst of a crowceu
cluster of such islands. amounting 10
between seventy and eighty in num-
her the city of Venice is built. Inc
chief of these islands is called lsoida
de Rialto. or Island Of the Deep
Stream. The Islands, in many places
mere shoals. afford no adequate foun-
dation for buildings. and the city foi
the most part is built upon an artin'
ciai foundation of piles and stones.
The Grand canal divides Venice into
two equal parts and is the main thor
oughfare for traffic and pleasure. Inc
city is subdivided by some one nun
dred and forty-six small canals OF
water streets. and the gOndOla is useC
for the carriage. Access can also D'
had to various parts of the city by
land. there being over three hundred
bridges across canals. The Rlalto' I'M
most famous bridge, spans the Crane
canal. There are also narrow lane
in among the houses.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-10-19
ALWAYS CHEERFUL.
Even Waen I.s Ii Both Feet no
C:uIt FirI Coacolation.

rven Vnen l.s |. I Both Feet He
C:ald Fr3 Cancellation.
Browns chcerfulncSs was a source
Of wonder and admiration to his
friends. according to the Ladies Home
Journal. Either his religion or MS
PHILOSOPHY taU.nt him to accept eV-
erything as VIE Gispensation. But
then lie had large share of worldly
goods. hi friends argued, and nothlhe
but advc.si;:. would shake his faith.
Therefore when promising crop
was washed away by flood the neigh
hors were much astoniShed to hear MIN
say: ITS all for the best. / was Dless-
cd with an overabundance last year
In the winter his house was burned
n tbc ground. To his neighbors' So
licitations lie calmly responded, Inc
house never suited us anyway, so II IS
all for the best"
Other calamities befell Brown, but
still he refused to be disheartened.
The climax came when he was IN a
roilroad accident. Both feet were SO
badly crushed that amputation was
| necessary.
sympathetic friends gathered from
nil quarters. They dreaded to hear the
lamentations they were sure woulc
rect them, for even Brown coulC
hardly be expected to pass TINS hsh'
Is b..
Guess you are pretty well discour
nd aren't you, with both feet Gu
of?" ventured some one. do yo'
thinl; this is all for the best! I.
But Brown nodded his head, smllin
wanly, and said
"They were always cold anyway
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-10-19
Cats For the Plague Rats.

Twelve cats embarked recently on
hoard the Kincraig at Victoria DOCKS
London. bound for India on strange
mission. They are going to make
fight against the plague and to try 10
succeed where medical science mas
met with not very great success. Inc
cats were sent under the care OF the
Salvation Army authorities and came
from a cats home at Hammersmlth'
They are being sent TO the army colony
at Nfuktipa under the special care Oh
Russian member of the army. Each
cat has a separate cage. Their menu
on the voyage is likely to meet WIN
their entire approval. Large cans OF
eardines were taken for their exclusive
use as well as tins Of behring's, hfteen
,~roe fins of condensed milk, some New
Zealand mutton. forty pounds OF rice
and among a variety of other dellca
cies. several bo:-cs Of puppy biscuits
The plague commission in India proveC
last year that plague is spread by IA
feas. The cats will, it is hoped, grad
uallv kill the rats, and thus eventuall!
exterminate the chief medium u
which the bacillus is communicate
from one being to another.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-10-19
Buried In Box Above Ground

f., tho course of its researches into
fine oddities of other days. the CasS
comfy Historical society has discoV-
orod what is probably the oldest grave
In Indiana. Fl, -,
polievinc that the devil was afraid OF
tor John Connor, Of Adams township
coused his body to be Inferred ABOVE
Ground I'm coffin filed with pltch.
THE grave was discovered by DE-
y y Powell near HOovers CROSSING
# is in seldom frequented' inacces-
eihle spot. on a knoll covered WIN
walnut trees. From one of the trees
tbot grow here Conner hewed the COZ
On In which he was subsequently
buried. l..
Notwithstanding he was at times II
rational in hts final Illness, the last
wishes of Conner were carried out
Tie was buried in box above INC
ground. and after his body was placeu
In fine box the coffin was completely
filed with tar. 1t was one OF Connor
baliefs that Satan abhorred tar ano
,vould never 20 near it. To SATISFY
tbis belief. and because Conner hao
firm conviction that there exists
norsonal devil. the relatives agreed t
burv him as he requested and faith
fullv kept the odd promise. They pul!
cut-stone tomb around the conn
later. five feet high and set In mortar
Connor was born in 17S0.-Loganspor
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-10-19
HAPPY MARRIAGES.
Value OF the Spirit of Compromise !"
Welded Life.


Welded Life.
~ marriage meant the wedding Oh
q saint and an angel there woulu NC
M nroblems to solve, no periec'ionS "
attain no progress to make. inns may
- ,,.hv there are no marriages Ill
heaven. u.,o,d
On eorth II is different. HusDanu
and wife are strongly human. NO mat
Tor how lovingly united or how sweet
their accord they never have the S"in'
temperaments, tendencies or tastes
Thoir needs are different, their man
nor Of looking at things is not identical
and in varying ways their indiViduall-
tics assert themselves. Al an! cri''c"i
moment If both express at the same
tiua a desire to defer to the other
taste the result is COMMUNICATING
niness This makes mauimony ho'
,,,orolv union. but unison and unity.
rhe spirit of compromise does not
uaan n continuous performance Ill ihe
way of self surrender ana sell sacif
Geo. # does not mean ceasing to be
voice and becoming an echo; II does
NOT imply or justify the loss OF lhui
viAuo,itv 1t means simply the IN
stinctive recognition of the best way
ont of a difficulty, the quickest tackiht
~ avoid Il collision, the kindly view o
tolerance in the presence OF We"Ane9
and errors Of another the courage u
meet an explanation half way, the gen
erosity to be first to apologize for Il ulS
cord the largeness of mind that doe
not fear a sacrifice OF dignity III SUI
rendering in the interests Of the higl
; EST harmony o. the two rather than ID
personal vanity. Delincator.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-10-19
Improbable Adam.

There is occasion for much beating
ahout the bush for answers to many
questions put by wise theologues 10
tlmid people, but one set of men found
their match in the old Scotchwoman
under examination for admission TO
church fellowship.
"What are the DEGREES of God?' she
was solemnly asked.
Indeed, trow, lie kens that best
himself" -,
"What kind of man was ADAM
"Ou. just like ither fouk' was the
quick reply 1910
The Qncstioner insisted on more
definite answer "Weel,' said she, ne
was lust like Jeems Madden. We ken"
How So"
.cWeel, naeboIy got anything by him.
and mony lost"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-10-19
r.. press In the Arctic Region.

There exist at present several jour
noIs that make their appearance only
once year. They are published WIN
in the confines of the north polar circle.
The Eskimo Bulletin. for example Is
edited near Cape Prince Of Wales Cd
Bering strait. nj,
Here IN n village inhabited by Eski'
mos. the English missionaries have es'
tabljsbed school, aud as only ONE
steamer lands at this place ana tnal
only once Il year, the news that "
,rinqs is consigned to sheet of paper
nrioted with the photograph It's SIZE
ia 8 bv u inches The paper IS very
thick and only one surface is used.
This Eskimo Bulletin in SnDDedu
claims to be the "only yearly paper.
This however. is an error, for there IS
nm annual sheet published in GodthaaD'
Greenland. where small pruning o.
fce was established 10 1852. whence
nevs sheets an photographic PRINTS
have been issued The journal in ques-
tion is entitled "Atbagagdlinfit, Mann
cinarmk tusarurninaSassuInik - tIat
is "S0netbing for reading accounts u
All sorts Of entertaining subjects. J i"
language is that OF Greenland u'a'
lect OF the Eskimo
| There is stu another periodical pup.
ushed in Greenland, under the name VI
"Kaladlit "-Chicago Record HeraIu.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-10-19
Curios.

Mr.. Chow has a passion for curios'
bnt was not able to distinguish gen
nine article from a spurious one one
dav a dealer came to him wishing 10
sell the lac, uer bowl of Emperor Shun
B. c. 225J), the rod with which the
Duke of Chow about B. c. ll22) hog
ced PAX Kan, and the mat on which
Confucius sat o. C. SOD. Mr.. CHOW
sold all his worldly possessions ana
purchased them. Holding the DoWl
in his left hand, clutching the rod IN
his right hand and carrying the mat
upon his back. lie went around begging
for cop, n coin Of King woo Us. u
112N.-FrOm the Chinese.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-10-19
PANBESA'S LETTER.
An Account Of an Egyptian City Ih'r''
Centuries Ago.

An Account of an Egyptian City Ih'rty
Centuries Ago.
Probably the oldest letter In the
world is the letter of Panbesa, written
Fifteen centuries before Christ TO MS
friend. Amenemapt, scribe.
The manuscript is of perishable
nonvrls. and it Is amazing that IL
should have survived for more than
thirty centuries and still be legible.
II IS preserved in the collection OF
the British museum. 1t has been sew
oral times translated. 1t presents an
interesting picture Of life In Egypt III
tho tin,e of Harnesses III. 1t Is more IN
tho noture of literary production, u
noon composed in celebration OF tne
visit of Pharaoh to the city OF IA
Romeses. than an ordinary letter Oh 10
day. A.. or,ho
ponbesa "greets his lord, the scribe
Amenemopt to whom be life, healtn
and strength" and then goes on 10 ue
ecrihe the verdant fields, the thrashihl
doors the vineyards, the groves OF
olives the orchards of figs, the grea
daily markets, with their fish ana wa
terfovl and swarms of purchasers
The citizens had their sweet VINE o
Khemi. pomegranate wine and VIM
from the vineyards" and to these the.
added beer of Kati.'
There was music in plenty furnishes
hv thc singers of the school of Memphis
On the whole, Pa-Rameses seems
have been a pleasant place to live IL
"The lesser folk are there equal VIII
thc great folk" and Panbesa write
that It's maldens were I'm holluay d
fire every day" with locks "redolent