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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-18
GUILT-EDGE ADVERTISING.

Umatilla county is receiving an
immense volume OF gilt-edge adver-
tising through magazine articles,
sketches of persons, places and
events in the Portland Sunday papers
and through the home papers.
Not an issue of a western maga-
zine is given to the public that does
not contain either pictures or articles
on Umatilla county, Not a Sunday
paper is issued in Portland that does
not advertise some of the excellent
features of this county And this
form of advertising pays. People
heed it and answer It and follow its
advice.
Every week the East Oregonian
receives inquiries from people in far
distant states asking for further in
formation on some topic which the
inquirer saw mentioned in copy of
this paper. Last week two or three
excellent letters of inquiry-one from
Oklahoma, one from Arkansas and
one from South Dakota were receiv-
ed and answered. The, writer's were
prosperous settlers and had been at
tracted to Umatilla county through
newspaper articles.
So in this way the Umatilla county
writers and photographers are
spreading the gospel of the west, at
tracing good settlers, slowly building
pu the population of the county as
the seas deposit their treasures, year
by year.
The county at large. the towns Of
the county and every industry in the
county that is benefited by increased
settlement owe a direct debt to these
writer's and photographers, for with
out their excellent publicity Umatilla
county would not be heard of in the
east. Homeseekers would be COM
PEELED to search for 1t with a micro
scope if they found it all.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-18
A JAPANESE DINNER.

81 am afraid you won't like It,"
said the young Japanese baron. "You
insisted, though, on real Japanese
dinner. So what was to do?"
They seated themselves, the three
girls and he, upon green silk cush-
ions placed on the parquetry floor
about a little table a foot high. A
Japanese servant entered with the
tea and the Japanese dinner began,
says the Buffalo Express.
For the first course there was
sweet biscuit and tea-delicate tea of
the April harvest, first shop" tea,
formerly served with cherry spoons
and a poem for each guest.
Next came ushio salty soup
with the national wine, called sake,
was served in flat saucers.
The third course was little raw fish,
very salty, and stepped in a sour and
appetizing sauce. The guests, con-
trary to their expectations. found the
raw fish no more difficult to eat than
raw oysters. With this course went
salad of white crysanthemums.
The elaborate fourth course con-
| sisted of boiled chestnuts and a paste
of sharks fins, quail roasted and
hashed with preserved cherries, and
crawfish with eggs. These viands
were all arranged decoratively on one
large dish.
The fifth course, also on one dish,
was boiled bamboo shoots with soy,
salted mushrooms and a cold boiled
salmon and cold boiled perch with
picked shoots of the ginger plant.
Next came soup of seaweed, bit
ter, salty, decidedly good. Next an
assortment of nuts boiled in soy
Next salt relishes. Next delicious
boiled rice, the grains as large as
cherries and to conclude. tea again.
The young girls as they arose from
their low cushions and limped about
in the effort to get the stiffness out
of their legs. said that the japanese
dinner had been very good, really
much better than they had counted
on, hut, perhaps, little too salty to
suit an occidental taste.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-18

railroads cannot transport all that Is
now produced without additional
equipment,
Wheat and wool and cord wood
and barley and apples are in demand
everywhere, and always will be. Peo-
pie cannot stop eating food nor using
coal, wood, gas, electric light, boots,
shoes, school books, clothing, furni-
ture. hardware or groceries. All of
these commodities will be used as of
yore. Buying, selling and trading
will continue as heretofore and peo-
pie will need implements with which
to farm; teams and harness and sad
dies and household wares will be
needed in greater quantities than ever
as the new districts are settled and
as the government makes new homes
for the needy.
It seems ludicrous to talk OF hard
times or money panics or depression
with all these pregnant resources Of
the west yielding a greater volume Of
business than ever experienced.
These developments are the hope
Of the west. As the developments
come, as the harvests are produced,
money will be forthcoming. There is
plenty Of It in the country and peo-
pie cannot always hoard it. They
must buy the necessities and eastern
Oregon depends for her business
wholly upon her wheat, wool,
livestock, fruit and hay-all necessi-
ties which must be bought by the
world. So It looks bright here. The
west is strong and confident and
hopeful.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-18
BEYOND THE CHAGREs RIVER

Beyond the Chagres river
Are paths that lead to death,
To the fever's deadly breezes,
To malaria's poisonous breath;
Beyond the tropic foliage,
Where the alligator waits,
Are the mansions of the devil,
His original estates,
Beyond the Chagres river
Are paths fore'er unknown,
With a spider meath each pebble,
A scorpion meath each stone;
'Tis here the boaconstrictor
His fatal banquet holds,
And to his Shiny bosom
His hapless guest enfolds!
Beyond the Chagres river
Turks the cougar in his lair.
And ten hundred thousand dangers
Hide in the noXious air;
Behind the trembling leaflets,
Beneath the fallen reeds,
Are ever present perils
OF million different breeds.
Beyond the Chagres river
'Tis said-the story's old
Are paths that lead to mountains
or purest virgin gold;
But 'tis my firm conviction,
Whatever tales they tell
That beyond the Chagres river
All paths lead straight to hell.
Selected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-18
WESTON NEEDS FTXIN' UP.

Living In any community-unless
it be a settlement Of Hottentots-en-
these obligations Is that of keeping
in duty bound to respect. Among
these Obligations Is that of keeping
his sidewalks in repair, II he be a
property owner. Too many of Wes-
toms sidewalks have the delirium
tremens. When a pedestrian passes
they shake like a man with the ague,
and a loose board is apt to rise up
and swat him ruthlessly; or per-
chance his foot seeks the walk and
enters a yawning chasm. Too many
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-18
THE JIM CROW FAIR.

The failure of the jamestown fair
ought not to pass unnoted. The
scheme was carried through by log
rolling of shameful character. Sem
sible men recognized the impossible
ity of an exposition proving success
full in an out-of-the-way town in the
south, but the cunning work of the
log-rolling CRATER was crowned with
success and the government gave its
sanction to an enterprise which has
brought discredit to the country in
more ways than one.-Field and Farm.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-18

Takes in 75c mercerized Scotch
gloves, 69c and 75c neckwear;
soc newest back combs EM
and a handsome lot Of GuG
belts-all at ........
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-18
THE HOPE OF THE WEST.

Factories may close or reduce their
forces in the east and temporary hard
times may affect the thickly settled
portions Of the country, but It seems
20 the East Oregonian that 1t is not
possible for permanent hard times
to reach the west.
The government is spending mil
lions in irrigation projects. These will
continue without interruption. Peo-
ple are waiting for homes the mar
kets are waiting for their products,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-18

Just In drawers, girls and misses
sizes. soc and 35c; ribbed, fleece
lined; cream and gray pants; pick
now little later the m
bargain lot will be. AHH
gone" ................. NV
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-18
THE BEES IN THE HIVE.

Have you ever thought of the sim
ilarity between a hive of bees and
community of people? Have you
ever compared the seemingly aimless
flight Of some bees and men, the
tense struggles and strenuous lives OF
others. and have you ever thought
how terribly serious both men and
bees take the petty questions of the
hive? SsSy
We rush here and there on bust
ness. jostle and jar our brothers in
our hurry. as though ours were the
only plans being carried out on
earth; we pinch and scheme, and
drive hard bargains and oppress our
best friends, forgetful of their rights
and privileges and thinking only Of
self. until finally, presto
The curtain is rung down and it is
all over.
Let US climb up to the hill top and
look calmly over the little play
ground on which we are acting our
parts. How trivial seem our little
troubles: how fruitless our conquests
of others rights. how transitory our
hatreds, our suspicious, our oppres-
sionsl
Here before US lies the great, fruit
ful world, filled with blessings and
happiness for all!
serenely it pours out its sunshine,
its starlight. its spring time and har-
vest season, laden with sustenance,
health and healing for all creatures
of the earth. How small and misera-
BILE seem our petty jealousies, our
.driveling hatreds and expressions,
compared to the great mother spirit
of nature and the splendid schemes
OF her seasons, nights and days
morning, noon and evening!
What note does she take of our
little plans? What is it to nature II
the merchant loses a customer, the
newspaper man a subscriber, the
banker a depositor? What note will
nature take of our rivalries in which
we strive to smother each others
plans, each others hopes? How mis-
-erably petty and small and narrow
seem our schemes Of revenge and
envy, our sudden bursts Of anger, our
flights Of madness. compared to the
serene spirit of nature which gave us
our powers and opened before US the
door Of opportunity.
Let us climb up to the hill top and
think about the bees in the hive. II
will give US a broader outlook, a
wider view. and deeper understand
ing. BY climbing up to the hilltop
10 think, often, we will soon be able
&c open our eyes upon a new world
filled with new beauties, new mean
ing. new forces. new friends.
II is possible to work with energy
without sefishness: to plan without
revenge; to prosecute our work with
out envy; to succeed without oppres-
sion, jealousy or hatred. The world
is big enough, productive enough
fruitful enough to support all.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-18

The Umatilla river at its lowest
stage would produce electric power
enough to move every wheel in Pen
dleton. and then have thousands of
horsepower to spare. And still we
say there is nothing for capital to do
here, at present. Ten mills could be
run and lighted by the wasted elec-
trio energy now RUNNING with the
Umatilla river, idly, every day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-18

Chester Loveland walked into the
Police station at Tacoma Saturday
and gave himself up. He has been
wanted for forging checks amount
ing to 5000, using the name of
A. F. Scott, wealthy sheep rancher.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-18

Fourteen years ago Oregon was
poor. and we had a panic; now Ore
gon is rich, and we have something
greatly Sc sesembling a panic. We
went broke before because we had
too much poverty; now we go broke
(only figuratively) because we are tod
rich. The idea Of the people of the
northwest getting scared when we are
heavy creditors is almost a joke
Irrigon Irrigator.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-18

of Weston's fences are tottering to-
their fall. These things look bad.
They excite the derlslon OF a stran-
ger; they even cause a councilman to
sit UP and take notice. 1t is time to
do something. There's no excuse for
such abandon and neglect, unless
the town deliberately seeks to become
and remain slattern.-Weston
Leader.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-18

Nine men were seriously injured in
an explosion Of molten metal in the
blast furnace of the United States
Steel Corporation at Pittsburg yes
terday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-18
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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-11-22
NUMBER 81
Lancaster.
LANCASTER. Pa, Nov. y,

1ANCASIEr, K Al, NOV. IL, lOOt.
The local leaf tobacco packers blame,
in large measure, the furry in financial
circles for the continual stagnation in
the local market. The authenticated
sales during the past week were in small
lots, and the aggregate was not large. 1t
was reported that there had been a sim
gle sale of $50 cases of 1905 goods at 1919
cents, marked weight, but nobody ap-
pears to know who sold it or who bought
it. The fact of the matter is that dull
trade is due to the prices of the 1906
crop. Some of the packers themselves
are frank enough to admit this, but say
they are unable to reduce their demands
on account of the high prices paid to the
buyers. The packers say that the grow
ers should not expect to get above II
cents pound for the better goods of the
new crop, and pretend that much will be
sold at 10 cents. They claim that much
unripe tobacco was cut late, and that
this is not curing satisfactorily, and will
not make satisfactory class IF goods,
1t is admitted, however, that the early.
cut tobacco that was ripe will oe choice
goods. The growers deny that the bulk
of the crop is not curing satisfactorily,
and expect to have good class of to-
bacco for marketing. Most OF them say
that they will expect to get as good
prices as were paid last year. They do
not expect to sell before the crop Is
stripped, not wishing for repetition of
troubles through selling goods and be-
ing locked on delivery.
The cigar trade was somewhat quiet
during the past week. The manufactur-
ers say they have no trouble to sell
goods, but many customary are back
ward in payments-New Era.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-11-22
The New TObacco Trust.

The u. S. Tobacco Journal in it's cur
rent issue has a most scathing article
under the title of "The New Tobacco
Trust which it dubs as ''more formid-
able in it's organization, more reckless
and unscrupulous and destructive in it's
aims, and, above all, more lawless in it's
methods than what has been charged up
against the corporation that has been so
far passing as The Trust. This new to-
bacco trust is the National Tobacco
Growers Association with it's aff1iation,
the American Society Of Equity"
Passing by the most vitrolic arraign-
ment of the movement, there is some
food for thought in the following quota
ton:
"The New Tobacco Trust is not tis-
fed with the monopolistic control of the
dark tobacco alone. 1t has invaded also
the cigar leaf fields and gathered into it's
fold the Wisconsin cigar leaf growers.
The latter's resolution the other day, as
duly recorded in our columns not to sell
their 1907 crop at less than an upset
price of 15c, was the direct inspiration
of the New Tobacco Trust. And the
fattering result of success which the
New Tobacco Trust has achieved in the
dark tobacco belt, it's impunity for law
lessness, it's absolute freedom of inter-
ference whatsoever on the part of the
federal government whereby it's success
in establishing it's Monopoly is made
possible, cannot remain without telling
effect on the Pennsylvania and New
England tobacco growers whose 1907
crops are still waiting to be moved.
Suppose the cigar leaf growers of these
states join also the New Tobacco Trust,
what remedy would the leaf trade and
cigar industry have against being treated
in the same robber fashion as is being
meted out to the buyers in Kentucky?"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-11-22
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.

Who ever saw the like? Tobacco
damps following each other in such close
succession. AS soon as one lot has been
stripped from the stalks we have anoth-
or damp spell, and the farmers take
down more tobacco and strip that out.
and make the announcement that they
are ready for another damp and so far
they have got it. Those who have late
tobacco are stripping at the same time
that the early cutters are stripping. At
first the late cut tobacco showed fat
stems. But by being dampened and
dried out so often some parts of the crop
have got cured so that the grower can
safely take part OF the crop down and
put it into the bundle. Perhaps they
are crowding the season little too fast,
but they assume the best of it is cured.
One of my neighbors took down one beDt
and stripped it out before venturing to
take down any more. 1t was we'll that.
he did, for he found the fat stems all
right, but it has been week since then,.
and 1 presume most of the fat ste ms
have disappeared by this time as many
of them were not bad week ago
Our correspondents report as follows:
Feeding Hills Mass: early cut tobacco
is nearly all stripped. No sales vet 80
far as | know. No one has finished
stripping, and the late cut is not suffic-
iently cured yet" Montague, Mass:
Some of the tobacco crops in this town
are not cured enough to strip yet. The
recent rains have given opportunity for
tobacco growers to get what has cured
into the bundle. Some of the late grown
cured enough yet to take from the pole
A. M. Lyman's five-acre lot was set early
and so matured before Sept l. Itcured
fine and is all in the bundle 10 good or
der. We consider it the pest crop grown
in many years by him." North Hatfield.
Mass: "a number Of the growers here
are through stripping and are ready TO
show their crops to the buyers when
these get ready to put in appearance,
and are willing to talk business. Willis
Holden & Son propose to open their shop
for asserting their own growing OF four
teen acres, and for few others in about
week, prtvided they can secure the
necessary help at that time. They have
about enough tobacco engaged to run
their shop with about twelve men the
bulk of the winter. The tobacco that
has been promised is private property.
They do not assert for any of the regu-
lar packers. s."-Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-11-22
WISCONSIN, TOBACCO MARKET
EpeRRroN. WIS, Nov. %, 100

EDeRRroN, WIS.,, Nov. %, 1907.
The first casing weather in some weeks
commenced Wednesday and continued
long enough to bring the hanging leaf
into pliable condition so that growers
could remove some portion of the crop it
they desired. This will permit the to-
bacco to be examined more critically
and enable buyers to familiarize them
selves with the general character OF the
crop, if they exhibit any inclination to
do so at this time. 1t is hardly probable
that any large proportion of the crop
will be taken down for stripping at the
first casing because most growers prefer
to wait until the leaf comes in and out
of case few times before starting the
work, as it has tendency to even up
the colors. AS yet nothing has developed
that would indicate any movement to-
wards the buying of the new crop.
The market for old goods seems held
up in the grasp OF tight" money, and
not much relief may be looked for until
the financial furry has passed. The
trade is simply doing the best it can
under the circumstances. The sale OF a
couple lots by local packers amounting
to about 100 cases of 'O6 to All eastern
iobber, is the only transaction reaching
us for the week.
The shipments out of storage reach
about the normal amount, say 500 cases,
for the week to all points from this mar
ket
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-11-22
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

II appeal to the public to cooperate
with US in restoring normal business
conditions. The government will see
that the people do not suffer if only the
people themselves will act in normal
way. Crops are good and business con-
ditions are sound: and we should put
the money we have into circulation in
order to meet the needs of our abound
ing prosperity" President Roosevelt.
Very patriotic thing to say! But when
the government, instead of helping the
situation, stands upon it's right to de-
mand only currency for custom duties
and internal revenue receipts, forcing
importers to go into the open market
and pay as high as $3.50 premium to
money the duty upon single bale OF
Sumatra, as has been the case in New
York and other eastern cities lately, the
question arises if the government itself
is doing it's share to restore the much
needed confidence the president appeals
for? Is it any wonder that the financial
situation bears heavily upon the tobacco
trade? Let the government set the ex-
ample of accepting asset currency for its
dues that it recommends other people to
take and business would certainly move
easier.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-11-22

into the sheds two or three weeks later
than usual, and the weather has since
been unfavorable for good cure At
the time reports were sent to this bureau
there was danger that an early freeze
would damage the late cuttings in the
sheds. About 20 per cent. of the crop
was damaged in the field by an early
frost. About half of the crop shows
very good quality, but the other half
promises at the present to be very infer
ior. The quality on whole is much be-
low that of last year. The yield per acre
is HOO pounds, which is about IA per
cent. less than in 1906.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-11-22

In reviewing the crops of this state,
the reports say: The planting 10 Wis
consin was two weeks late on account of
cold weather. In the northern part of
the tobacco district great damage was
caused by heavy rains and hail storms
in the growing season. and some fields
were entirely destroyed. The crop went
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-11-22
NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 1907

So far as the local leaf market is con-
cerned the wheels of industry seem to
have stopped. One veteran of the trade
thus expressed himself
at has been many years since have
seen the market so absolutely stagnant.
Importers have difficulty in getting
money to make Withdrawals; the manu-
lecturers are laying off hands, and the
box manufacturers report fifty per cent.
less business than they had at this per-
iod of last year. We are looking for a
resumption of activity as soon as the
financial situation clears up. In the
meantime business is at standstill."
Sumatra.-No transactions worthy of
note are reported this week.
Havana.-A few bales of Partido have
changed hands Reports from Havana
indicate that little buying has been done
there recently.-Leaf.