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6oin9 10 palestine.
Russian Jews Emigratng in Large Numbers to the
Land Of Their Fathefs-Son1e Interesting Statistics.

The Jewish emigrants going to Pa..5 inc
by way of Odessa are asae series Of
questions for statis;ica, PURPOSES. and il is
upon the answers to these Questions that
the following figures ara basel While this
does not give u complete pi-tar OF Jewish
emigration to Palestine. for there !s a Con-
tingent of emiSrauts, thcu2h a very ins'g-
nificant one, that goes TO Palestine not by
way OF Odessa, nevertheless the material
submitted herewith will seed lgAt on This
interesting subject.
In January, 226 people migrated 10 Pal
estine from Russia l32 men and 81 women.
In February. 42I people; 81 men and 1874
women. In March, 500 people: 300 men and
236 women. In April, 1875 people; III men
and IS women. In May. 2o2 people; 1oi
men and % women. In June ISL people;
IS men and 70 women. In July. 368 people;
2O2 men and 1854 women. In August, 706
people: 37S men and 22S women. In Sep
tenber 90 people: Al men and q women.
In October, 81 people; 1872 men and 125
women. In November. TAI PEOPLE: % men
and &c women. In December, 81 people; %
men and 81 women.
1t will be seen from the above figures that
the number of emigrants TO Palestine varies
greatly during the different months Of the
year. The emigration TO Palestine after
the October events $3.50 continued also In
the beginning of 1908. and the first three
months--January, February and March
show strong increase GIG, 421, $3.50:
With the approach of the first duma and
while 1t was in session-that is, from April
to June the number was decreasing Qeo,
2O2 15D, but it increased again after the
duma was dissolved and after the outbreaks
of the new massacres in Byelestok and Sic
dice in July and August $685. 1853. In Sep
tember the month of Jewish holidays, the
figures were lowest 1885, in October there
was again an increase GID. and in No
yember and December, as is usual during
the winter months, the number of emisrant
decreased The total number OF emigrahts
to Palestine during 1905 t2.420 was almost
three times larger than the number OF emil
grants in 1905 Il 229).
OF those that emigrated to Palestine dur
ing 1906, O64 were from / to Ia years OLD
or 81 per cent 716 were from 10 to % years
old. or q per cent: LOGS We're from 70 to
% years old, or 81 per cent; o19 were from
10 to 70 years old. or II per cent
The number of those able to work was
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The Fly Casters Reel.
From the Cutters Book.

From the Cutters Book.
AS to the kind Of reel used, every angler
must suit his own fancy. There is, however,
one broad principle on which they ought to
be constructed: They ought to be large
enough to carry at least thirty yards of No.
F enameled line, to wind up quickly, and
to be as little complicated by machinery as
possible. 1t should also have a single click
or drag with just enough resistance to set
the hook without damage to the leader
Multiplying gear. SO necessary TO the bait-
caster. with his heavy tackle and extended
line, is out Of place with the caster, on
account Of the liability OF breaking the dell
cate tip should a kink occur In the line.
This is remedied by using larger barrel
than the ordinary reel There Is but one
reel on the market which seems to me to
be IDEAL for any fly rod up to six ounces.
The one / have has barrel 2B inches
in diameter. 5-l6 inch thick. with air
holes punctured in Its sides to dry the line
when wound up. 1t Is easily cleaned, and
with care should last lifetime.
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gathered in the same room with a man
whose face was swollen, black and out
broken in the worst imaginable case of
smallpox. The wife was calmly combing
her hair!
Famine fever is scarcely beginning its
ravages, although thousands will perish
from this cause before spring. When the
worse plaques come the missionaries will
be in real danger. One of the doctors at
Tsin- Kiahg has not yet wholly recovered
from attack of famine fever some years
ago. The nervous exhaustion incident to
the extraordinary strain and work of fam
inc relief Is telling on some missionaries
One Of the most efficient men is able to
sleep only few hours every night.
While on this subject Of sickness 1t Is
worthy of note that the only living skele-
tons produced thus far by the famine have
been found in the hospitals, and they were
suffering from disease as well as starva-
ton. AS a matter of record, starvation here
does not produce the emaciation which is so
notable In the Indian famines. Those in the
last stages of hunger become bloated and
swollen. as with dropsy. The one certain
characteristics Of the famishing, and have
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Institutional Church.

MASON CITY, Iowa, April 8-Rev. DR..
Jordan, the new pastor of the Congrega-
tional Church, is about to make his church
here institutional. He has established q
sewing school for fifty girls and has opened
"A bowling alley under the Wilson Hotel
One hundred members. men and women,
have been secured. The fee is fifty cents
per month. The rules prohibit swearing,
smoking and rough talking. and allow no
game under the rules that the loser is to
pay. The alley is for members and their
invited friends.
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SOME BIG EASTER
OFFERINGS IN GOTHAM

specisl Dispatch TO The Star
NEW YORK. April 6.-Some Protestant
Episcopal churches were still receiving
checks as late as yesterday to apply on
Easter offerings. These offerings this year
were. in some cases, for the mems mis-
sIonary thank Offering. That was the case
at St Bartholomews Church, where the
local secretary of the thank offering com
mittee. Or. +. K. l.. Gould, is a vestryman.
The total offering at St. Bartholomew
was S29, 800. of which sum $4,000 was
given by men their thank offering.
This special offering is in appreciation OF
three hundred years this May since the
landing at jamestown and the planting of
English Christianity there, thirteen years
before it was established on Plymouth
Rock. 1t is said that the entire amount
thus far contributed by men of New York,
exclusive Of Brooklyn. is about $4,000,
and that IL is likely the sum will reach
S25O,C0u or S}00,0OO
The Easter offering at Holy Trinity,
Harlem was 5000 of which sum $4,000
IS to apply on the mortgage debt The
parish has long iabored under heavy
debt, at one time SlJ0.OOo Before Easter
IL had been reduced to 10000. and now 1t
stands at $0.0OO. st. Andrews. Harlem.
has debt of 1928, 900, but its Easter offer
ing of 5000 will not apply to reduce II.
Christ Church, Broadway and list street,
has had "a debt of $4,000 which 1t has car
ried for nearly nifty years. Its Easter
Offering of about $4,000 will make a start
on paying II of. ST. Michael's. Amsterdam
avenue and Goth street had an Easter
offering of $4,000. OF which sum $1,000 is
for new pulpit The parish-i is getting
ready TO celebrate its one hundredth ami
versary.
Grace parish 10th street and Broadway,
had an Easter offering of $4,000. to go
for variety Of objects, and the Church
of the Incarnation, Madison avenue and
S5th street. one of s., 600, but II has recently
made a men thank offering OF a large
sum. The offering at the Church of the
Heavenly Rest was 81. 400, that at the Holy
Apostles 81 900 and at Hollywood $780, At
St. Thomas Church IL stated last
night that money Is still coming, and so
no announcement of the amount would be
made until later. The Easter offering at ST.
James, Brooklyn was $500.
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God Everywhere Present.
psalm cxxxfx:7-l2.)

Where from Thy spirit shall / GO?
To tropic heat or arctic SHOW,
Or to most distant land?
II from His presence l should fee
- To island or remotest sea
He'd hold me by His hand.
Should ascend to heavens vast height
Amid the spheres of dazzling light,
Immeasureablys fair;
Or make my bed in deepest sea
Whose darkest waves encompassed me-
His presence would be there.
Should I, like Jonah, weakly fee
{FrOm duty He imposed On mel
Toward a foreign land,
A fearful tempest might arise,
Obscuring sun, and stars, and skies,
Directed by His hand.
Should I In cavern of the deep
Hope to escape, in dreamless sleep,
The searchlight of His eye.
To Him 1.-THE darkness and the light
Are both alike" intensely bright
As is the sun on high.
Throughout the universe around
In heights above or depths profound
In earth. or sea, or air,
Or the vast realm of space. no spot.
No place be found where He Is not,
For God il everywhere!
!
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i.'s4. or 81 per cent of the omierants. or
these there 7l6 between Is and Is
Years old and 1.,s4 between Is and 55 years
old. OF those able to work there were
1,Osi between l and * wears of age and
SO between IS and 20 years of age.
rms II VIII be seen that the general per-
centage Of those able to work may be con-
stdered quite high, and that emigration
10 Palestine Is at last beginning to lose its
traditional character. and that a healthy
element is now going there.
The occupations of the emigrants TO Pal
estine during 1906 Were follows: Me-
chanics, laborers, 753. or 80 per cent: mer-
chants. 5Oi, or rs per cent: professional
teachers. physicians, lawyers. journalists.
dentists, nurses, etc.). III, or per cent:
agrlcultursts. 81. or 4 per cent.
II is fact of considerable Importance that
the professional element is growing, for
this new intellectual element settling in
Palestine. will introduce new life into the
Jewish settlements in Palestine. The agrl-
culturists are cert ainly OF great Importance.
Unfortunately the latter element is as yet
but poorly repres ented, but there is no
doubt that among the Jewish farmers liv-
Ing in southern Russia and suffering from
lack OF land there is a most desirable con-
tinsent of emigrants for colonization in
Palestine.
1t is also interesting to note that the Jews
going to Palestine are not so poor as those
that emgrate to other countries. Two nun
emigrants had about 100 rubles each $500:
1854 (425 per cent? had between 100 and 1909
rubles each; 1913 emigrants Cor 10 per cent?
had between 1000 and $3.50 rubles each: %
emigrants Cor per cent? had between 5000
and 10000 rubles: u emigrants COR 15 per
cent? had more than 10000 rubles each In
all, the sum of 2, 5S4, 123 rubles brought
along by the emigrants to Palestine in 1906
or the average sum of 100 rubles (S35O)
per emigrant.
Twenty and five-tenths per cent OF the
emigrants came from Lithuania: 20 per cent
from Poland. 50 per cent from southern
Russia and Z per cent from outside the
Pale Sixty-seven per cent of the emigrants
went to Jaffe, % per cent to Jerusalem 10
per cent to the other towns and the colonies
In Palestine. OF those that passed through
Odessa, 50 per cent went to Palestine with
the intention of settling there; As per cent
went there a visit: is per cent went
there to study and IL per cent went there
| to spend the last days of their life in the
Holy Land.
1t is worthy of note that 800 emigrants
last year. almost one-fourth of all the
migrants stated that they had relatives in
| Palestine who encouraged them to come.
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ADOPTS JUDAISM
TO WIN A BRIDE

NORFOLK, Va, April ct. A Harris,
merchant of Washington, n. c., and
formerly prominent member of the Meth
odist Church, has become confirmed in
orthodox Judaism in BNai Israel Syna-
gogue in this city in order that he might
marry Mrs. ]. s. Wahrhafty, also of Wash
ington, n. c.
Harris succeeded in winning the heart of
Mrs. Wahrhafty, but was told by her that
she could never marry him because of his
religion His continued opportunities pre-
vailed not and finally and without telling
her of his intention he came to Norfolk
and embraced her religion.
Harris is thirty-three years of age and his
bride-elect twenty-seven. They will live in
Portsmouth, Va. Harris was formerly a
clerk in store owned by Mrs Wahr-
hafty's husband.
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Pool Room for Church.

MANkATO, Mimi. April 6.-Rev. Frank
lin Baker, pastor of the All Saints Uni
tartan Church of Faribault, Mimi, has an
nounced that he has decided to convert the
various social rooms of the church into club
quarters, and will install billiard and pool
tables and gymnasium for the benefit of
the members.
I'VE would rather have our young men
members play pool and billiards under the
roof of the church than patronize DOWN
town resorts, where they are liable to be
led into bad habits said Mr.. Baker in ex-
PLANTATION of this radical departure
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Those Useless Questions.

From the Woman's Home Companion.
How many Of our words are absolutely
superduous, serving no end but the waste
OF time.
A man stood before a mirror. his face
well lathered and his razor in hand.
In came his wife; she looked at him, ana
inquired Are you shavfng?
mo :" he replied, fiercely, I'm backing
the kitchen range. Where are you-out
driving or at the matinee!
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Covered Bridges.

From the London Graphic.
What-we want is covered bridges.
bridge is naturally a breathing place. a spot
for rest and recreation. for lounging and
meditation. and II It Is protected from the
weather. so much the better. II We had
lrQefed bridge. like the Kapelbrueke "
Lueerne, 1t would indeed - . hooaA
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Holidays In Prison.
From Women and Progress.

From Women and Progress.
In Germany a man convicted of certain
offenses is sentenced to so many days i'm
prisonment. He works them off on holidays,
going to his work regularly through the
week. AT the end of his time he is I'M
proved physically and morally.
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Fox In a Church.

From the Petit Journal.
To escape the snow fox has sought
shelter in the parish church of Asquets,
near Nerac. The animal comes regularly
to pass the night there. sS kss
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The successful genius has a brain full Of
Ideas; the unsuccessful a head full Of no.
tions.-Puck.
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An admirable trait Of these missionaries
Is that they are impelled to their labors by
deeper motives than the deserving Of those
whom they seek to help. They realize
that even If the Chinese are unlovely and
dishonest they are none the less fellow
mortals In need. The very village that
have just mentioned was facing imminent
starvation; not a grain Of rics Or wheat
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-15

testimony yet given in the horsesteal-
ing case was offered by Paul, the
sheepman, whose exposure spoiled
the plans OF Connell and Price at
North Powder.
That Price had offered him $50 If
he would say that he, Paul, did not
know him and that he was but slight
ly acquainted with Connell, was de-
clared on the stand by the witness.
The story OF the offer was told in
detail by Paul who said he had re-
fused 1t and had told Jacobsen, to
whom .the horses had been sold, what
Prices real name was. He had
claimed to be John Smith while in
North Powder.
The cross examination Of Paul only
his testimony and dur
ing the same the witness said he had
known Price for five years, but never
knew of his having any business.
Conneil Makes Confession.
In full confession this afternoon
Roy Connell, accomplice of Price in
said that the man on
trial were partners In the stealing and
that Price was equally guilty as he in
the matter. He said he had refrain
ed from confessing sooner through
fear Of Price.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-15

San Francisco, Oct. 15.-Today
Judge Dunno heard the plot to kid
nap Ruef and E. ]. thinner at the
last session. The plot to secure con-
troll of the two important witnesses
in the graft prosecution is just leak
ing out to the public.
The two witnesses were to be cap
tured and taken to a Stanislaus coun-
ty mountain fastness and held there
until valueless as witnesses.
E. T. Newsom, former deputy
sheriff of Stanislaus, exposed the
plot. Newsom was employed by the
kidnappers. TWO plots were laid, one
to kidnap Ruef and one thinner.
Newsom was hired by the detectives
to secure secluded hut and provide
provisions and a man to take charge.
NRny witnesses have been subpoe-
na@ afrom Stanislaus to appear be-
fore the grand jury. Five men we're
to assault Ruef's prison, secure the
ex-boss and carry him in a motor car
to a launch which was to take him
up the Sacramento river.
At the point of landing teams in
relays were to be supplied to carry
their victim to the mountain hut
Zimmer's abduction was planned the
same as Ruefs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-15

Terra Haute, Oct 15.-The most
appalling accident in the history of
Indiana occurred this morning at
Fontanet, coal miners village 16
miles from this city, when the Du-
pont Powder works blew up, killing,
1t is estimated, 100 people, injuring
scores of others and blotting out viii
lage, causing caveins In the coal
mines. entombing many miners and
causing a heavy property damage 20
surrounding cities in a radius of 40
miles.
The quiet of the country town was
suddenly broken by a tremendous re-
port, followed by a number of sharp
explosions, carrying houses away as
If they were built of cards, and tear
ing great holes in the ground. A
number of buildings caught fire and
incinerated the inmates.
Two hundred children were gath
cred in the school when the explo-
sion occurred. How many escaped
is not known. Up to noon 40 dead
and l25 injured had been brought to
Terre Haute.
Persons returning with the first
relief train say at least 100 are dead
in Fontanet and many miners are
believed to have been killed in the
caveins.
The force of the explosion was aw-
ful to behold. Legs and arms were
picked up 100 yards away from the
mill site. Seventy men were work.
ing in the mill when the explosion oc-
Cured and none have been reported
alive yet.
Fear-crazed parents are gathering
ABOUT the ruins of the school house
in an agonized search for their miss
Ing little ones.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-15
WILL NOT ASK \ LOAN.
Alaskan Fair Will Stand Upon Its
Merit

Seattle, Oct 15.-In the bill that
I will be introduced in congress at the
forthcoming session approprating ST.
175,000 for the United States govern
ment participation at the Alaskan
Yukon-Pacific exposition in 1909
there will be a section pledging the
management not to ask for loan
from Uncle Sam to carry on the work
of creating the fair.
The people behind the exposition
believe they are fully capable of hold
ing a successful worlds fair without
asking the government for any do
nation or any loan. All the manage
ment desires is that Uncle Sam par
ticipate in the same manner as the
states and foreign nations will do by
erecting buildings and installing
therein representative displays.
Since the United States government
began to patronize expositions to the
present time congress has appropriate
ed $2S,752,251 for its representation.
Only $4S5.000 of this money has been
spent west of the Rocky mountains.
the Lewis and Clark exposition at
Portland, one of the most successful
fairs ever held, receiving the benefit
of this amount.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-15
Explosion Reached Far.

Terre Haute. Oct 15.-At this hour.
p. M. it is not known how MANY
children will die as the result of the
collapse of the school building. One
hundred were buried in the debris
Not a person in Fontanet escaped
injury.
Hamilton, o., $50 miles away. felt
the shock distinctly Doctors in au-
tomobiles are being sent in all direc-
tions.
Damage in other towns is estimat-
ed as follows:
Brazil, Ind, IL miles away, $4,000:
Charlottesville, S5 miles away, s12,-
900, 26 buildings damaged; Green
castle, q miles away, 10000; Terre
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-15
Dead Estimated at 100.

Te-re Haute, Oct 15.-Forty bod
les had been recovered by noon and
the number of killed is placed a.
loo' Fontanet is a small village 1G
miles from Terre Haute. Most of the
inhabitants worked in the powder
works or the coal mines.
AT Charlottesville, S5 miles from
Terre Haute a brick and steel struc.
.ture belonging to the lighting plant
collapsed fom the force of the ex-
plosion.
To add to the horror of the situation
II Is discovered that the explosion
caused a cavein OF tunnels in the
coal mines and many miners have
been entombed. The village is prac-
tically wiped out
A carload of coffins was sent to
Fontanet on the last relief train. The
powder mills were two miles from
town.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-15

the case when 1t comes up for trial.
AS soon as the information reached
Baker City yesterday afternoon Dept
uty Caviness went to the scene of the
shooting which is about II miles
northeast of Durkee at the head Of
Durkee creek and arrested Luck,
bringing him to Baker where he il
now in Jail.
1t Is said after Luck had shot Rice
he deserted him, and as they were the
only two men in that section of the
country the latter lay in his wounded
condition for four hours before any
thing was done for him.
1t is customary for sheep herders
to carry guns to protect their flocks
from wild beasts, but in this case
the guns were trained by the herders
on each other.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-15
LINENLAN DROWNED.
Rocks Boat ON Lake, Causing Serious
Accident.

Hope, Idaho, Oct. 15.-Paying with
his life for rocking boat in lake
Pend d'oreille, Jordan Strum, rail-
road llneman employed by the North
ern Pacific railroad, was drowned In
about nine feet of water this after
noon Strum was returning from a
fishing trip with two Spokane men.
Victor Miller, manager of the North
ern Pacific telegraph office, and
William Adderley, night wire chief.
Adderley and Strum were In a row
boat towed by launch, in which was
j. j. Donovan. Strum stood up in
the boat and began to rock it back
and forth when it was about so yards
from shore, and the boat turned.
throwing the men into the water.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-15
LAND DRAWING BEGINS.
Portion of Lower BruIe Sioux Reser-
walton Is Sold.

Pierre, s. D., Oct. 15.-Drawing Of
numbers in the government lottery
for land In the Lower Brule Indian
reservation commenced today. For
tunate holders of lucky numbers Will
begin filing next week, and so ap-
plicants a day will be cared for until
all the land is taken, or the applicants
fail TO make good the filings to which
they are entitled. Any Of the tracts
untaken December 20 may be secured
by the first homestead applicant who
desires the land.
The price put upon the land by the
government appraisers ranges from
S1.2 5to $3.50 per acre, according 10
the character and location of the
tract. This must be paid one-fifth
at the date of filing, and the balance
in five annual installments. About
of the reservation is
included in the $3.50 class, and the
rest ranges in different sums down to
the s1.25 land.