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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-01
Puzzling Measures.

Wheat is sold In Great Britain in
twenty different ways-by the quarter,
comb, load, boil, bushel. barrel, hun
dredweight, GENITAL, windle and bobbet.
Further confusion is also caused by
the fact that the bushel of wheat va
ries from sixty-two pounds at Birming-
ham, Gloucester and Taunton, to eighty
pounds at Monmouth and Abergaven
ny, while at Aberystwyth 1t is sixty
five pounds. Similarly, the boil weighs
three imperial bushels at Newcastle,
four throughout Scotland, six at Ber-
wick, 26i pounds at Glasgow and 240
pounds at Hamilton. A quarter meas
ures 4Oj pounds in country districts
and 504 pounds In London.-London
Milling,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-01
SWACKHANIMER IN SALEM.
Colored Evangelist" Heard From,
Once More.

The Salem Journal says of the re-
cent visit of Rev" d. H. j. A. z.
Swaekhammer, a well known travel
ing colored evangelist" to that city.
REV" Swackhammer is well known
in Pendleton where he "lectured" two
years ago. The Journal says:
Rev. Errett gave the colored gen.
tleman money to buy his dinner and
supper and many others donated to
his personal comfort. Secretary
Forbes, of the local Y. NJ. c. A., is
said to have furnished water and
bath tub to the darkened philanthro-
pist, also good suit of clothes.
To show that the man from the
Indies appreciated his friendship, he
asked Mr.. Forbes to have the suit
pressed and tailor fitted, and made
in accordance with the dignity of a
travelling evangelist.
He was interested in the reform of
ladies' millinery. He visited the Full
lerton millinery establishment and
gave a discourse against plumed
hats. He wanted to buy a plumeless
hat, to cost at least s26, to send to
some native relative; then he thought
that it would be appropriate to send
each onc of the tribe a hat. There
were 1s. 60 he proceeded to get
prices accordingly.
Tnr report Of his conduct in other
town; shows him to be in the mis-
sionary business for what he can
get out of it. 1t is said that while in
Pullman he showed a tendency for
appropriating articles in such a
marked degree that he was told that
the missionary business could be run
without his services. A like fate is
said to have overtaken him in Port
land.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-01
'hSPPlNESS.
The Differenev' Between tho Sexes In
This Important State.

The Ditferenvo' Between tho Sexes In
This Important State.
One source of women's happiness Is
to be found, we think, In their love Of
detail. They enjoy every detail of So
cial life. They love the minutiae of
their work. They do not love it as
man loves his, for the sake Of an end.
They look close at what they are do
Ing, and they do not look forward,
They take pleasure In their children
as they are. A defect, even though it
be serious one, destroys their pleas
ure In them far less than 1t DESTROYS
that OF man. They are not constant
ly oppressed by the thought of what
that defect will mean In the future.
If woman is by nature apprehensive
her fears apply for the most part to
little things. If man Is apprehensive
he fears when the fit is upon him the
debacle Of heaven and earth. For wo-
men time goes little slower. They
take pleasure In each Jewel Of that
mosaic which makes up happiness and
are not fretted because the pattern is
not complete. OF this quality they
have, no doubt, the inevitable defects
much brilliance, little grasp and
tendency to frivolity. They are apt to
fritter away their lives and minds on
little things. They become engrossed
with the details Of play as well as the
details Of work. Men no doubt have
more opportunities of keen pleasure
than women have, but these opportuni.
ties are short lived. The happiness OF
the moment they are less fitted to take.
The difference between the sexes In
this particular might, we believe, be
thus summed up: A man is happy
whenever he has anything to make him
happy, but a woman is happy when
ever she has nothing to make her un.
happy London Spectator.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-01
ment of the laws through the district
attorneys office.
"Pncumcnia's. Deadly Work

had 81 seriously affected my right
lung" writes Mrs. Fannie Connor Of
Rural Eoute 1, Georgetown, Tenn,
that ] coughed continuously night
and day and the neighbors' predic-
umption-seemed newt
able, until my husband brought
home a bottle of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, which in my case proved to
lie the only real cough cure and re-
storer of weak sore lungs" When
all other remedies utterly fail, you
may still win In the battle against
lung and throat troubles with New
Discovery, the real cure. Guaranteed
by Tallman & Co., druggists. soc
and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-01
PUBLIC NOTICE.
To the People of Pendleton.

All persons In Pendleton must
hold themselves responsible for any
weakness or suffering caused from
old age. chronic coughs or colds,
bronchitis, weak lungs, rundown
conditions, stomach troubles, ner-
vousness or poor blood when we are
willing to sell them the real cod liv-
er preparation, Vinol, and return
their money If It does not benefit.
in restoring health and creating
strength is because 1t contains in ad-
dition to tonic iron all the medicinal
elements of cod liver oil actually
taken from fresh Gods llvers, but
without oil or grease to upset the
stomach and retard It's work.
Unlike old-fashioned cod liver
palatable, agreeable to the weakest
stomach, therefore uncqualled rs a
strength creator and tonic recon-
structor.
A member Of the Pendleton Drug
Co., says: ut Is because we know
so well of what Vinol is made that
we ask every rundown, nervous, de-
biliated, aged or weak person In
Pendleton, and every person suffer-
ing from stubborn colds, hanginR-on
coughs, bronchitis or incipient con-
sumption to try Vinol on our guar
antee." The Pendleton Drug Co.
Note.-While we are sole. agents
for Vinol in Pendleton, II is now for
sale ct the leading drug store in
nearly every town and city in the
country. Look for the vinol agency
In your town.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-01
Uniuue Advertisinu.

A tale is told Of Robert Bonner and
of his belief in advertising. One day
he engaged a whole page of newspa-
per and repeated a two line advertise
ment upon 1t over and over again. 1t
must have been repeated 5000 times
upon the page In the smallest type.
"Why do you waste your money,
Robert?" asked friend. 'T noticed
that same line so often. Would not
half a page have answered your pur-
poser
Half page would never have
caused you to ask the question:" re-
piled Mr.. Bonner. "At least FIVE peo-
pie will ask that to every line was tho
way figured It."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-01
Opening Hls Hand.

William Penn was once urging 6
man he knew to stop drinking to ex.
cess when the man suddenly asked.
Can you tell me Of an easy way to do
1T" "Yes," Penn replied readily; "it
Is Just as easy as to open thy hand,
friend" Convince me Of that" the
man explained, "and I will promise up
on my honor to do as you tell me-"
"Weil, my friend" Penn answered.
whenever thee finds glass Of hquor
in thy hand open that hand before the
glass touches thy lips, and thee win
never drink to excess again"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-01
RECOVER FEES
FOR OREGON
STATE MUST BE MADE
THE PLAINTIFF
Judge Galloway Held That Private
Taxpayers Cannot Bring Suit, So
the State VIII BE Made the Com
planning Party-Attorney McMa-
hon Is Determined.

The Salem Journal says of the
suit to recover fees from ex-Secretary
of State F. 1. Dunbar:
Judge Galloway has sustained the
demurrer argued in the suit to COM
pei restitution OF fees collected by
Secretary of State Dunbar. The mat
ter was argued before him late
Thursday afternoon by Counsel
Bingham and Clyde Fulton for de-
fendant and L. II. Mcmahon for
plaintiff
Mr.. Fulton argued that no one
had right to ask return OF the fees
but tho persons who paid them, and
they could not sue to recover for the
state, but only for themselves, on
the ground that the state had no
right to allow such fees to be col
lccted. Judge Galloway said he
woTld stay over at Salem to hear all
that could be presented as he desired
10 have the case fully presented on its
merits.
Decision OF Galloway.
In suit of Sears VS.. Dunbar the
court having taken the matter under
advisement. being suit OF taxpayer to
compel return of fees paid to the late
Secretary of State Dunbar, in the
amount of 100000. motion to strike
out part of the pleadings was over
ruled, Demurrer to complaint is
sustained.
Judge Galloway. in rendering his
decision, said the only case cited by
counsel for defense was that of Sears
vs. James. superintendent of the
state prison, where the Oregon su-
preme court held that suit could not
te sustained by a private party, but
must be brought in the name of the
tate. The court would so hold in this
case, as the result would be the same
action.
McNiahon's Next Step.
L. II. Mcmahon, counsel for Sears.
stated that he had served notice on
District Attorney McNary asking
that official to intervene in behalf of
the state and make the state party
plaintiff instead of Scar. If Mr..
McNary declined to do this McMahan
said he would bring mandamus pro-
ceedings under the decision of Hunt
VS.. Williams, citing decision by the
upreine court, to compel enforce
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-01

AS result OF cut in prices bv the
American Window Glass companv at
hartford City, Ind, which uses ma
chines, every window glass factory in
the country, with the possible excep-
ton Of one non-union plant at Lam
caster, o., will close April 25. The Ma
tiohal Brokerage company, represent
ing 20 per cent Of the output of the
hand blower plants, refused to meet
the cut A simple proposition of i'm
proved methods roofing out competi-
ton The cost of production is vastly
lessened, but wages are not increased
nor do the consumers pay less for the
finished product.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-01
No Surplus Wealth.

"What are you going to do with
your surplus wealthr'
"My friend" answered Mr.. Dustin
Stax, surplus wealth Is myth, a su-
perstition. There Is no such thing in
the personal experience Of any individ-
al."-Washington Star.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-01

GOOD for everything salve is
used for and especially recommend
ed for Piles" That is what we say
about De Wits Carbolized Witch
Hazel Salve. That is what twenty
years of usage has proven. Get the
original Sold by Tallman & Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-01

1t Is only because each man is 30 diff
ferent from his fellows that we are
able to endure one anothers company.
FLORIDA Times.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-01

All the news all the time in the
Fast Oregonian.
The Monticellonian., 1907-03-07
To Aid Arkansas Fight.

The umbar dealers Of ST. Louis and Memphis have joined the ArEansas dealers Il tbeil d1ht upon the recently announced iHcEease h tales upon shipments eH lumber within tae state Of Afkansas. FeieaJ 5ueans iu these twa cities and EUtF F5eE 9ie now making aH efet .8 arne ahoat 4n abal- ishmeut af tHe proposed rages before tha ardce goes into effect. March l. The lumber dealers in Memphis and St. Louis realize that they will hc Hazyy sufferers should the railroads persist in theif intention Large qaaa- tH5es of lumber are annually shipped 10 these cities from Arkansas. as the firms which diJ not abandon the state muzt= necessarily increase prices to keep the margin Of profits the same. the result can easily be fareseen. The main grounds upon witch the dissat isfaction is based ell siildooo the r ea seems t6 be the alleged unfairness of the new rates. The sheet shows that shipments south of the Arkansas river will De listed al two cents hun dfed pounds higher than formerly while shipments in the territory north of the river will suffer an increase of only one cent Discrimination be tween Arkansas and other states is also charged.
The Monticellonian., 1907-03-07
Survey fro New Railway.

The De Queen and Eastern has com pleted surveys for a proposed line from Hot Springs southwest to De Queen, where connection will be made with the Kansas City Southern. The new road is to extend 125 miles. the distance between the two points men tioned The section of Arkansas through which it passes fs not lacking in roads extending north and south. but has ne line except the Iron Noun tain from Hot Springs To TeXarkana. which extend West or southwest. The line If the aeW road k at all points se35faI miles distant from the Iron Mountain and nat being parallel prac- fieafiy q. new territory is opened up
 When the neW line is constructed travellers west and southwest from
The Monticellonian., 1907-03-07
OLD SETTLER DEAD Mrs. Farmn, Who Came 10 Arkansas in Stage Coach With Bishop
 Eyrne, is Dead. ONE OF FIRST CATHOLIC TEACHERS oied on SeVeaty.seventh Birthday
 Of Hcart D sea6e.

Little Rock.-Affer q long and event ful life. which was devoted largely to the fuFtherauce Of the work of ths Catholic church in Arkansas. Mra Elizabeth Farmin, widow of Arlow Fa9nin, is dead at the home Of her daughter, Mrs. Warren Baldwin, 242x Louisiana street.
 The story of Mrs. Farmin's life is one of unusual interest. It is replete with interesting incidents, many of which are closely associated with the early history of Arkansas and the ad- vent of the Catholic church into this territory.
 She vas born February 2s, 1890, at Castlewellan, County Down, Ireland. AL the age of F years she left her home in company with her two broth CTS, for the United States. They made the trip across the ocean on the same vessel. but upon landing at New York City it was found that they would have to separate for short time Before parting, however. they agreed to meet at a certain place at a given hour.
 Tn some manner the girl failed to meet her two brothers Evidently misunderstanding existed as to the
The Monticellonian., 1907-03-07

vas also the seat of learning for a large section of territory. and it's pri- vate high schools for boys and girls were attended by pupils from all over Arkansas and Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi The Cairo and Fulton (which is now the man line of the Iron Mountainl was not built through Washington. however Towns were rapidly bailt mp along the railroad. and as they were more easy of access they grew. They attracted people from Washington, and its population rapid ly dwindled
 Some of the most distinguished men that Arkansas has produced came from Washington. Among them were Gen Grandson D Royston, Augustus H. Garland attorney general of the Uni ted States during Cleveland's first administration. former United States Senator James K. Jones. former Gov ernor Dan w Jones. Judge W. s. Eakin. Judge Edward Cross and Judge E. B. Battle. an associate justice of the present Supreme Court of Arkan- sas Ruth MeEnery Stuart, the ia nous writer. is q former resident of Washington.
The Monticellonian., 1907-03-07
WASHINGTON STORM SWEPT.

About leo houses in the southern part Of the historic county seat of Hampstead county. Washington. were destroyed by a tornado. and one per son was Killed and another probably fatally injured Carrie Shook. negru woman. @as killed outright and Ellen Block another negro. #as fatally in- iured Frank Gelstoa and wife were also slightly injured
 The tornado, which occurred during d heavy rainstorm. continued but a short lime. and spent all is fars in Che south 9aSt of town. It tore down all the telegraph wires between there and Hope. and news of the storm Was not received until several hours later
 In addition 10 the large number of houses occupied by negroes which were destroyed the tornado either destroyed OF damaged considerable property occupied by white persons.
 Tomatoes are usually attended With fFeakish incidents, and the one that visited Washington was no exception in that particular 4 house belonging u q AA1 af1+ anu N#Ai3li Tt fiiiAA il9 A1i4= ily were occupying when the storm broke. was blown from It's foundation and rolled about quarter of mile down a hill II finally landed in a clump of bushes and the negro and his family climbed out of it unin- jured The negro Baptist church was moved about ten feet from its for mer location, but was not damaged to such an extent that it will be unfit for use.
 Washington is one Of the oldest towns in Arkansas. having been found ed about ISIS. It was once a place of considerably more importance than it has been for several years. While most towns grow and branch out Washington has retrograded. Up to the time of the building of the Cairo and Fulton railroad. between thirty and forty years ago. Washington was the industrial and social eea1et of southwest Afkaasas ft WAS the maia point on stage lines from Little Rock 10 Shreveport. Ciarhsville. Texas, and other Southwestern cities. and for that reason enjoyed unusual prestige. It
The Monticellonian., 1907-03-07
Important Session Ended.

The Fort Smith Presbytery of the Presbyterian church, U s. A, has just closed what is declared to be the best session in is history at Boone vile.
 At this session the Presbytery went on record as fayoring a farther anal eation of the Presbyterian churches of the country, by adopting a memorial endorsing the proposed union between the now reunited Presbyterian church of the United States of America and the United Presbyterian church The memorial will be presented to the next General Assembly of the Presbyterian church h this Presbytery the dfsaf lection which followed the union Of the Presbyterian Church, U. g. A. and the Cumberland Presbyterian church does not seem to have affected the work in the least, and the Presbytery is in better shape now than ever be fore
 PraY ically all the churches in tho PresbYtery are now supplied with preachers for the first time in years. The Pressytery appropriated $2,000 to supplement pastors salaries and S.. GOO to assist weak churches in build ing new houses.
 Rev. G. ". Etchelberger, D. D. cf Fort Smith was elected principal com- missionee 10 the General Assembly at Columbus. O.. and pr. ]. C. HaIfcd of Benning was elected delegate fer the laymen Rev. ]. \. Conley of Clarksyiile and Mayor W. II. Wilson of Lamar were elected alternate com. mfssianer5
The Monticellonian., 1907-03-07

 place of meeting For days the girl paced tho streets of New York in search of the two brothers whom she was destined never to see nor hear of again during her entire life.
 She finally gave up the search in despair and, having no friends to whom she could go, decided to appeal to the Catholic church, of which she was member. II was then that she met Bishop Byrne who was prepar- ing to move to Little Rock.
 She decided to become a Catholic teacher and shortly afterward left, in company with Bishop Byrne, for this city, which. at that time, was a small village. The entire trip, as far as Napoleon, Ark, was made overland in a stage coach. From Napoleon to Little Rock the journey was made in a small canoe.
 A short time later Bishop Byrne was established as the first bishop of the Catholic church in this diocese, which was then composed of Arkansas, Tex as and Indian Territory. Mrs. Far min was made one of the instructors in the Catholic school, then located on the corner of Second and Center streets. She was one of the first Cath ollie teachers in this territory
 Mrs Farmin remained in Little Rock the rest of her life. Ih 1850 she was married to Arlow Farmin The latter was also closely associated with the early history of Little Rock. He served as deputy state auditor for period of twenty-one years. He died in May, 1887.
 During her residence in this city Mrs Farmin made many attempts to locate l>sr two brothers whom she had lost in New York Her efforts were of no avail, however, as she never heard of either one One of the two brothers. Mark McIver, was a physi- cian. while the ether had prepared himself to be an attorney. On the same day that President Abraham Lin coln was assassinated man was shot ill the Palmer House, in Chicago. \ prominent physician by the name of Dr. Mark McIver was called to attend the mans injuries and Mrs Farmin always entertained the belief that he was her brother She made several at tempts to ascertain whether or not her belief was correct, but for some reason she was never able to gain any information on this point.
 Mrs Farmin died on her 77th birth day anniversary. Her death was the result of heart trouble and old age and was not unexpected
The Monticellonian., 1907-03-07
Big Outlay By Frisco.

The Frisco management has award cd contracts for new equipments, which will involve an outlay of $l,000,- coo Ten passenger locomotives, ten switching locomotives and p consolid ated have been ordered from the Bald Win works and all will be delivered by the end of the year Chairman Yoak- um of the Executive Committee of the Frisco and Rock Island does not at taeh oYermueh importance to the legis- lation which is being aimed at the railroads and says that other improve meEts will be made if increased travel and traffic demand them.
The Monticellonian., 1907-03-07
Young Woman Drowned.

Miss Minnie Morrow, who lived about two miles west of Springfield was drowned in Little Red river at Clinton recently. She was in a wagon with her sister and brother and a. other 9daHe man, and they attempted to ford the river The river was to5 deep for fording. and the bed of the wagon Was swept from the trucks. The other girl was saved by her broth CT: and the young man who ,ecompan= jed them attempted to save Miss Minz nfe Morrow, but the current was 90 swift that he was never able to reach her Both horses swan ashore, and the wagon was also recovered.
The Monticellonian., 1907-03-07
Killed While Huntinn-

J. S Hall. prominent farmer who resides south of Texarkana, was killed while hunting recently. sIe and a young man by the name of Dodson. were alone in the woods. and there were no witnesses to the tragedy bod. son says they were on their way home and he was walking behind. He was in the act of shifting his gun when the hammer caught in his coat. caus- ing the weapon to explode The full charge of buckshot entered just over Halls left ear literally tearing the arrested.
The Monticellonian., 1907-03-07
Widow Aska Damages.

Serena Adams. wife of Charles N. Adams, who was shot and killed in Ar senta by Will Robinson, an Argenta saloenkeeper. has brought suit against C. B. King, administrator of the es- tate of Robinson for 5000 Robinson died recently without having been tried for the killing of Adams.
The Monticellonian., 1907-03-07
Boy Filled By Train.

Charsay Caste, a 9-year-old boy liv- ing at Lonoke. was killed by an east bound freight train. He attempted t5 jump on the train. missed his footing and fell under the cars. Both legs were severed from the body and he died in about ten minutes.
The Monticellonian., 1907-03-07
Former Sheriff Rankrupt.

Frank Strong. formerly sheriff and collector of Chicot county filed vol uniasg petition in bankruptcy recent " in the United States District Court tie places his secured indebtedness al $26.2 .27122.::t.:'', and the unsecured claims at s65.5II.9d.
The Monticellonian., 1907-03-07
New School House.

The School Board of the special school district of Siloam Springs have closed the sale of S25,o ,o00 of bonds of the district for the erection and equip ment of the new pressed brick H. room school house, and the work will be pushed in order to have the build ing completed in time for school next fan
The Monticellonian., 1907-03-07
VIII Erect Bio Plant

The Aver and Lord Tie Company of Chicago has purchased f50 acres of land localed two miles east of Little Rock on-sYhich they intend to install a four-cy7nder ereosoting plant. It is thought that the plant will ereosote from 5000 10 12.00o ties a day and wi be operated the year round, day and night.
The Monticellonian., 1907-03-07

Hot Springs will enjoy much better ia eiiities. | Will not then be necessary To travel from Hot Springs 10 Benton in order to reach Texarkana, where connection is made with the lines to Southwestern points and the Gulf states.