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The Mena weekly star., 1907-11-21

To relieve the financial stringency the Kansas City Clearing House Association is issuing certificates which are supposed to be accepted by the people as money and take the place of the regulation currency in the transaction of business. The plan is probably safe and eminently satis- factory to the banks, but the ques- ton will arise if the people would not be better satisfied to have the country s medium of exchange issued and guaranteed by the United States government than by collec- tion of banks? That is a theory that is at least as old as most of The Stars readers, and it is inter- esting to note that the New York Herald and w. J. Bryan's paper, the Commoner, agree that it is a good one, as will be seen by an article in this issue of The Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-11-21

Mena has been fin sight" of the hospital so long that it has become almost embarrassing even to men, ton the good news.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-21
q e@ - RIDS THE SYSTEM
- - -. Of MALARIA

Malaria atmospheric poison which unconscously breathe Into
system The blood its through lungs ab the
such weak condition that unable properly nouh the
SYSTEM and disease oohod such
pale sa compeons weak vitality appetite deranged digestion
chls
the body Malaria also affects the liver producing of bilious
and often long spell fever follows when the blood becomes fully
with Chronic
pains and skin affections of kinds often this insious
disease the allowed accumulate blood
titles Malaria must be removed from the system through the circulation
nothing
the blood and drives all germs microbes posons pema
nen Malaria only ceanse the blood the but
furnishes with the heathful properties
stream spreading disease throughout the becomes
rich red fluid noushng the body and enabling
also the greatest of all oncs and builds and nvigoes the
riddng blood
suffering Malaria will be pleased with the pleasant
suits produced by the of take with confidence
tits absolutely safe medicine being from harmful
kind Book blood medical
who write THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-21
A TIMELY WARNING.

While a British brig was gliding
smoothly along before a good breeze
in the South Pacific three months
ago flock of small birds about the
size, shape and color of paroquets,
settled in the rigging and passed an
hour or more resting. The second
mate was so anxious to find out the
species to which the visiting strangers
belonged that he tried to trap spec
linen, but the birds were too shy to
be thus caught, and too spry to be
seized by the quick hands of the sail
ors. At the end of about an hour the
birds took the briggs course, and dis
appeared, but towards nightfall they
came back and passed the night in
the maintop. The next morning the
birds flew off again, and when they
returned at noon the sailors scatter
ed some food about the decks. BY
this time the birds had become so
tame that they hoped about the
decks picking up the crumbs.
That afternoon an astonishing thing
happened. The flock came flying
swiftly toward the brig. Every bird
seemed to be piping as II pursued by
some little invisible enemy on wings,
and they at once huddled close down
behind the deck house. The super
stitious sailors at once called the
captain Of the brig, who rubbed his
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-21
THE wAsHERwo,IAN's SONG.

In very humble cot,
In a rather quiet spot,
In the suds and in the soap,
Worked a woman full of hope;
Working. singing, all alone,
In a sort of undertone:
with the Savior for friend.
He will keep me to the end"
Sometimes happening along,
1 heard the semi-song.
And l often used to smile,
More in sympathy than guile;
But I never said a word
In regard to what l heard,
AS she sang about her friend
Who would keep her to the end.
Not in sorrow nor in glee
Working all day long was she,
AS her children, three or four,
Played around her on the floor,
But in monotones the song
She was humming all day long:
with the Savior for a friend,
He will keep me to the end"
It's a song 1 do not sing,
For 1 scarce believe a thing
OF the stories that are told
OF the miracles of old;
But l know that her belief
Is the anodyne of grief,
And viii, always be a friend
That will keep her to the end.
Just a trifle lonesome she,
Just as poor as she could be;
But her spirits always rose,
Like the bubbles in the clothes,
And. though widowed and alone,
CheeEed her with the monotone,
OF Savior and a friend
Who would keep her to the end.
I have seen her rub and scrub,
On the washboard in the tub,
While the baby. sopped in suds,
Rolled and tumbled in the duds;
Or was padding in the pools,
With old scissors stuck in spools;
SHe SIN HuiiiihH5 VI Hel llelu
Who would keep her to the end.
Human hopes and human creeds
Have their root IN human needs;
And l should not wish to strip
From that washerwoman's lip
Any song that she can sing,
Any hope that songs can bring;
For the woman has a friend
Who will keep her to the end.
-Eugene F. Ware Uronquill)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-21
PHILOSOPHY"

Don't fret If things go wrong today,
They'll all come right tomorrow;
A time of joy, the wise men say,
Will follow every sorrow.
If you have failed, don't sit and
mourn,
Just go to work and hustle,
Success is sure to come in time,
To active brain and muscle.
The man who mopes and frets and
pines,
Will never be a winner,
He's in great luck If every day
He gets a decent dinner.
The sought-for secret of success
TIL tell YOU, on the level,
Just hustle, hustle-that's the way
To circumvent the devil.
Technical World.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-21
IN OREGON, OF COURSE.

The story is told of a young Ore
gon girl. favorite in socity, but who
was poor and had to take care not to
get her evening gowns soiled, as hcr
number was limited. At a dance not
long ago a great, big, ed-faced, per-
spring man came in and asked her
looked at the well-meaning but moist
hands despairingly, and thought of
the immaculate back of her waist
She hesitated a bit, and then said,
with a winning smile.
"Of course 1 will dance with you,
but If you don't mind, won't you
please use your handkerchief"
The man looked at her blankly
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-21
A WISER MIND THAN OURS.

"If at times commlngled with .
life's wine.
We taste the wormwood and .
rebel and shrink,
Be sure, a wiser hand than .
yours or mine
Pours out the potion for our Q
lips to drink. .
And cen as prudent parents dis .
allow
Too much of sweets to crav- &
ing babyhood. .
SO God, perhaps, is keeping .
from US now
LIES sweetest things, because .
1t seemeth good" .
Anonymous. .
q q n = D 3 q = .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-21
BE NEIGHBoRLY-TT PAYS.

Many business men fail to appreci-
ate the fact that an up-to-date ac-
quaintance with the people of the
smaller towns Of the county and the
people of the farming districts of the
county who congregate at such gath
erings as Strawberry day and Peach
day and Watermelon day can be
made one of their most valuable as
sets.
The business man who follows the
system practfced by the politician who
fully realizes the value of an up-to-
date intimacy with his constituency,
meeting them in their own gather
ings and seeing for himself their pros
perity or otherwise, and finding out
where their hearts are, can lay it over
the business man who "rares" back
on his dignity and waits for the far
mer and the village dweller to come
to him. And quite likely the afore-
said business man depends upon a
sign on his awning and another on a
bridge, and perhaps a third on a fence
up Hog Holler, to let the people from
the country know that he exists at all.
Many a business man of fossilized
dignity scolds about the handshaking
"demagogueical" politician who never
fails to be seen and heard at the
picnics, feast-days and other social
gatherings such as Peach day, who
could vastly increase his trade by ex-
actly the same tactics. And there
would be nothing demagogueical
about it. 1t is the plainest kind of
common sense friendliness, and would
pay the business man as much as 1t
can possibly pay. the politician.
Hollering your head off If the peo-
pie do not come to the district fair
when you are never seen at the peo-
pies neighborhood affairs is selfish,
and from a business standpoint is ex-
ceedingly shorts'ghted as we'll. And
the country people will be no more
benefited by visit to the county seat
during gala week than you will be
mentally and spiritually-by visiting
the little towns celebrations. There
are not few Pendleton business men
who are provincial to the point of be-
ing backwards" for no other rea-
son than that they do not visit the
small towns of Umatilla county often
enough to know what is going on in
the big world around them.
1t is impossible to say that it is of
more value to any Pendleton business
man (aside from the business actual
ly transacted on given date) to have
500 people from some outlying town
ship visit the district fair one day
than for that same business man to
visit the same 500 at a celebration
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-21

eyes and looked at the barometer. a
glance showed that something was
wrong with the elements. and the
brig was put in shape to outride a
storm. The storm came about 20
minutes after the birds had reached
the vessel. For a few minutes the
sky was like the waterless bottom
of lake-a vast arch of yellowish
midland torrents of rain fell. Why
IT did not blow very hard, no one
knows. but on reaching port. two
days later, the captain learned that
great tornado had swept across that
part of the sea. The birds left the ves-
sci on the morning after the storm
and were not seen again.-Maryland
Bulletin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-21
HE WHO BLESSES.

Give men their gold and knaves their
power;
Let's fortunes bubbles rise and fall;
Who plows field, or trains a flower,
Or plants a tree is more than all.
For he who blesses most is blessed,
And God and man will own his
worth
Who seeks to leave as his bequest
An added beauty to the earth.
Technical World.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-21
THE MARVEL OF IDENTITY.

Seasons may come and go; Hope,
like a bird may fly away; Passion
may break it's wings against the iron
bars of Fate; illusions may crumble
as the cloudy towers of sunset fame
Faith, as running water. may slip
from beneath our feet; Solitude may
stretch itself around us like the
measureless desert sand; Old Age
may creep as the gathering night over
our bowed heads, grown hoary in
their shame; but still. through all we
are the same, for this is the marvel of
Identity
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-21
WALL STREET BLUFF.

The financial situation in Wall
street is we'll handled by the Philadel-
phia North American as follows:
Wall street has been a slow pupil
But at last 1t is learning its long
needed lesson that "You can't fool all
the people all the time"
The happenings of the last week
among the manipulators of chalk
marks would have caused panic
and universal alarm, If not actual
commercial distress. throughout the
country a few years ago. Securities
haye been dumped overheard and
the biggest moneyed interests have
offered the market no support. The
shrewdest observers think these men
have led the bear raid" by unloading
their own holdings. as they did last
March. In any case, they have ap-
proved the "break" by sullen acqui-
escence. If not by secret aid.
Standard Oil and Hartman still
think they can stampede the Ameri-
can people in senseless fear. The
game played and lost last March is
being played and lost again. The
attempt to frighten the business men
of the country into opposition to fur
ther prosecution of perpetrators of
crimes of cunning is being renewed
without avail. That is the whole
story of the present slump in stocks.
There have been brighter boom
days than these, when money was
"easier," when public confidence in
securities had not been shattered by
exposures OF Harrimanism, when the
crops were bumper ones and invest
ors felt no need for economy and
conservatism. But the eyes of the
commercial community have been
opened too wide for them to be de-
ceived into thinking that the period
of natural contraction is due to past
times or future prosecutions of law
breakers.
The shares of so different rail-
roads are more than 20 per cent low
er in the stock exchange quotations
than they were on the corresponding
date last year. And we are asked to
believe that President Roosevelt and
Judge Lands have caused the change.
Consols in London are lower than
they have been since 1S4S. Are we to
have our credulity strained to the
point Of believing that our federal
authorities have been running the Eng
lIsh?
Both countries, in fact, are sober |
ing down after an era of initiation |
that amounted to a speculative de- |
bauch. But American men of busi-
ness cannot be blinded to the fact |
that safety lies in Furnishing and not
In perpetuating past rottenness.
The story Of March is being re-
told more impressively. Two pan
les" and so far no failures make UP a
summary more absurd than terrify-
ing.
Some men have been hurt by
play. Many look ruefully at
the shares they hold and count their
losses without thinking that the divi-
dend earning capacity = the real
value Of their stocks-is unchanged.
More far-sighted men are looking at
the activity in every line of trade
and manufacture; at the assurance of
better harvests than could have
been hoped so days ago; at the gen.
eral Improvement in railroad earn
lngs over the years first quarter and
the easing conditions in the banks
which Liquidation brings about and
saves the necessity Of calling loans.
The ockefeller-Harriman band
should cut new pumpkin, buy a
new candle and wait for times to
grow dark. I'd to this moment, the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-21

moment or two. Then a light broke
over his face.
why, certainly" he said
And he pulled out his handkerchief
and blew his nose.-Home Magazine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-21
HOTEL PORTLAND
Of

PORTLAND, OREGON.
American plan, SO per day and up
wards. Headquarters for tourists and
commercial travellers. Special rates
made to families and single gentle-
men. The management will be pleas
ed at all times to show rooms and
give prices. A modern Turkish bath
establishment In the hotel.
Fl. c. BOWERS. Manager.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-21

American people simply refuse to be
frightened by Wall streets present
jack o. lantern OF disaster.
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-05-04
RAYNOLDS ACTING GOVERNOR
H. j. Hagerman Stepped Down and
Out Yesterday Morning at 11.3o
O'clock.

At 1880 o'clock yesterday
morning Herbert ]. Hagerman
became an ex-governor of New
Mexico. At that hour, acting
in. obedience to orders from
Washington, Hagerman bowed
himself out of Office and Secre-
tary ]. w. Reynolds bowed him
self in, to be acting governor un-
til the arrival of Governor Cur
ry from the Philippines about
two months hence. Acting Gov
ernor Reynolds will be an ex-
ceedingly busy man for the next
sixty days. He has given notice
that he will be in the Office of
the secretary of the territory
during the forenoon and in the
Office of the executive during the
afternoon of each dav. In addi-
tion to the discharge of this
double duty, the acting govern
or is also engaged in supervising
the publication of the laws and
journals of the thirty-seventh
Legislative assembly, a laborious
and painStaking duty.
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-05-04
ROOSEVELT ACCEPTS
RESIGNATION OF
Il. J. HAGERMAN
To Take Effect Forthwith" upon the Receipt of
a Letter by the Governor from
the President

President Rooscvelt's : accept
ance of II. J. IIagerman's resig-
nation Of the governorShip of
New Mexico was told in an AS
sociated Press dispatch from
Washington under date of April
% as follows:
"A letter was sent from the
executive Offices today officially
accepting forthwith" the resig-
nation of Herbert j. Hagerman
as Governor of New Mexico.
This means, it is said, that the
resignation will take effect as
soon as the Presidents letter
reaches Governor Hagerman,
which will be either Thursday
or Friday"
SECRETARY RAYNoLDs TO BE ACT
ING GOVERNOR. -.
A special dispatch from Wash
ington to the Santa Fe New
Mexican on the same date said:
Your correspondent was in
formed at the White House to-
day of the acceptance of Govern
or Hagerman's resignation, which
will take effect Immediately. A
letter to that effect mailed by the
President this morning should
reach Santa Fe some time Thurs
day. The program will be con-
cluded just as predicted. James
w. Reynolds, Secretary of the
Territory, will act as Governor
of New Mexico until the arrival
of Captain George Curry from
his former post in Samar, Phil
ippine Islands"
GOOD DAY." SAID PRESIDENT TO
PRoTESTERsI4st
The reception accorded to the
Albuquerque party that went
down to Washington to protest
against the removal of Governor
Hagerman is set forth in the fol-
lowing dispatch of May ! to the
Albuquerque Citizen;
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-05-04
CUT HIS OWN THROAT
Samuel Davis Commits Suicide at Z +,
A. Clemens Ranch Southwest
of Magdalena

Samuel Davis, a cowpuncher
who came from Texas two years
ago, committed suicide at the
A L ranch last Friday blight by
cutting his throat with a pocket
knife. Davis must have lived
some time after committing the,
rash deed, for there were. eviden-
ces that he,had walked about the
room some . time belorer he lay
down upon the bed and waited
for loss OF blood to end his life.
The deed was not discovered un-
til the next morning when a call
at his door met with no response.
The cause Of Davis foolish act
was despondency over his hav'
ing squandered considerable
sum of money sent 10 n im by his
father in Texas. He Dad been
breeding . over has, Financial
troubles for some s'time { and had
threatendRe 10. end them by the
means he finally adoptA Davis
was twenty-five yOarsstold and
was reputed to be onGoN The very
best cowpunchers in New Mexi'
ca u
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-05-04
ABEYTA BLOCK SOLD
Becomes the Property Of Rio
GraHde Lodge Number Nine
A. F. and A. M.
TO Be PUT IN GOOD REPAIR
The Transaction Will Result in No
Little Amount of Good to the
City.

The most important deal in
real estate that has been made
in Socorro for several years is
this weeks purchase of the Abey-
ia block by the local Masonic
lodge. The property was bought
of Reverend Gentle and COM
prises all the lots and buildings
on the north side of ManZanareS
avenue extending from the cor
ner on the plaza eastward to and
including the building occupied
by the Socorro Drug and Supply
company and northward to the
alley. except the fifty feet pur-
chased two years ago by Henry
Chambon. This purchase means
a great deal for the welfare of
Socorro, for the property will be
thoroughly overhauled and put
into first-claSs condition inside
and out just as soon as the neces-
sary arrangements can be made.
Ever since the damage to their
building by the earthquakes last
summer the members of the Ma
sonic lodge have been looking
about for a building in which
they could provide themselves
with a lodge room. Such a
room will now be fitted up on
the north side of the second
story of the block at the corner
of the plaza and Manzanares
auautta
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-05-04

Neill b. Field. Albuquerque at
torney, was seen by a newspaper
correspondent last evening at the
New Willard hotel, where the
Clancy party is stopping.
Il do not object to cooling my
heels in a hotel corridor these
days" he said when asked about
his inability to see the president
on yesterday.
The Clancy party was received
at the White House this morn
ing. They shook hands with
the president. He told them
that Gov. Curry was a personal
appointment, and that as he had
been absent from New Mexico
for eight years he would not be
affiliated with any faction.
The president also assured the
excited Hagerman advocates that
Governor Curry would give New
Mexico clean honest government,
the statements of the Hagerman
advocates TO the contrary not
withstanding.
Mr.. Field, who is a democrat,
then wanted to pass that feature
of the affair and take up the
question of Hagerman's removal.
The president politely but
firmly informed the Clancy party
that the matter was a closed
incident and that he did not pro-
pose to further discuss any phase
of it. He stated that he was in
full possession of all the facts
and the circumstances governing
his actions in the matter.
The president then politely
thanked the gentlemen for call.
ing to pay their respects.
Good day." he said, smiling as
only President Roosevelt car
smile.
Good day." said the members
of the Clancy party.
Thus the removal of II. ]
llagerman as governor was fl.
nally made a closed incident.
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-05-04
oatarrah Cannot be Cured.

with local applications, as they
cannot reach the seat of the dis
ease. Catarrh is blood or
constitutional disease, and in
order to cure it you must take
internal remedies. Halls Catar-
rh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh
Cure is not a quack medicine.
1t was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this country
for years and is a regular pres
cription. 1t is composed of the
best tonics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous
surfaces. The perfect COM
bination of the two ingredients
is what produces such wonderful
results in curing Catarrh.
Send for testimonials free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Props,
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, price IS.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-05-04
SHUINER TRAIN 'ISsWRECKED
Goes into Ditch near Ma5twell City.
Several Persons Injured.

The late arrival Of the south
bound train at Socorro yesterday
morning was caused by the fact
that a special train carrying
Shriners bound for Los Angeles
went into the ditch near Max
we'll City the evening before.
Two cars turned over and many
passengers we're reported in
iured. The injured. were cared
for in the Santa Fe hospital at
Las Vegas. 1t took ten or twelve
hours to cleaMthe, track. .was, ,sss
The Socorro chieftain., 1907-05-04

Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Cox arrived
in Socorro Thursday from their
ranch in the Datils. Mr.. Cox re-
turned home on the eighth of
April from Texico, where he had
attended the funeral of his
sister, Mrs. Marion McCallan.
Since his return home he has
not been in the best of health
himself, but is now improving
rapidly. He went up to Albu-
querque yesterday and today has
been initiated into the mysteries
of the Mystic Shrine at Temple
Ballut Abyad. If that experience
does not work a perfect cure,
Mr.. Cox's case is hopeless.