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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-12
Lewiston to necome a venIcc.

II the project OF big New York
esyndicate is allowed to be carried
out, Lewiston will be made one of the
most beautiful, and certainly the
most unique OF American cities, says
the Teller. II is proposed to convert
the streets into canals, by dlvertlng
the Clearwater river at a point far
enough above its mouth to flood Nor
NAL hill, and to feed the lower ca
nails by an almost unbroken line of
cascades that will overflow retain
ing wall on the bluff throughout the
length of the city. All OF the canals
will discharge ultimately into the
Snake river. A series OF newly de-
vlsed boat elevators" will obviate
the necessity of locks in communl-
eating with various levels.
This is not the dream OF imprac-
tical brains. but is the avowed pur-
pose Of some OF the nations wealth.
lest citizens who have. individually
and associated with others, been the
promoters OF such stupendous under
takings as the New York subway,
and at least one is identified with
the project to tunnel under the Brit
ish channel. The character OF the
syndicate and the purpose Of its di-
rectors are clearly set forth in let
ter to the Commercial club, which
will be brought before the meeting
of the club members and citizens at
the Commercial club rooms Monday
evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-12
CITY BREVITIES

Ali kinds Of good dry wood. See
Minnis
Leave orders for Christmas trees
with Forshaw, florist.
Phone Main sac for the Electric
Bakery's bread wagon.
See Minnis for good, dry wood that
burns. Lots Of It on hand.
Fresh meats every days at Houser's
market, 124 w. Court street.
Best meals in city. JohnSon's Res
taurant. 20 cents and up. 6os Main.
Commencing Saturday, goods at
your own price. Hunter furniture
store.
Unfurnished housekeeping rooms
for rent. Enquire at East Oregonian
office.
VIII close the Hunter furniture
store out at auction, commencing
Saturday.
Rags wanted at this office. Must
be large. soft and clean. Highest
cash price paid.
All kinds Of transfer work done
4, promptly. Stansbery & Milne
Phone Main 8.
Fine office or store room for rent
In East Oregonlan building. En-
qulre this office.
Five room cottage for rent, corner
Webb and Willow streets. Apply
205 w. Webb street
Fine store and office room foI
rent Corner Of East Oregoniar
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-12

II does not furnish portable water
sufficient for domestic use or be-
cause OF other conditions arising
out Of the simi-arldlty Of the, land,
is not suitable for continuous resi-
dence.
Residence should not be required
as a prerequisite to patent, but proof
should be required of the raising Of
consecutive crops of valuable agri-
cultural products for a fixed period
before final proof; provided, how
ever, that careful restriction should
be imposed that the entries shall be
made for the sole use and benefit OF
the entrymen for the purpose OF ac-
tual cultivation and not to increase
range holdings, create monopolies OF
land, or other abuses.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-12
A CHANCE TO OWN $40 ACRES.
Commissioner Ballinger Suggest
Grants of Land Mile Square.

Would you like to own $40 acres
of land-a whole square mile?
You may have a chance, II Judge
r. A. Ballinger, commissioner of the
United States general land office,
has his way. In his annual report
he says:
Dry farming or the raising of
crops in the semi-arid regions by
special methods of agriculture has
passed the experimental stage in
many localities. No law adapted to
the entry of lands suitable for this
purpose exists, and 1 therefore rec
ommend the enactment of a measure
applicable only to those states and
territories containing semi-arid lands,
permitting entry under the agricul-
tural classification above, Of not ex-
ceeding $40 acres of land not capable
of artificial irrigation, which does
not contain sufficient moisture to
produce a natural growth of trees,
and which, because of the fact that
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-12

ON its merits by all
druggists in ffty-cent
and one-dollar size
bottles. You may
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-12

Many local people will remember
when the Hurst automatic switch
company had headquarters here and
sold stock in their concern. Some
now remember them with sorrow for
they bought stock in the corpora
tlon" and thus far they have recelv-
ed no returns from their investment.
One of those who invested good
money in the Hurst company is John
| Gilllland, janltor of the court house.
Not only did Mr.. Gilliland buy a con-
siderable block of stock outright from
the Hurst people. but he afterwards
cornered some shares which friends
OF his bought, but later desired to sell
at a discount. AS a result of his
! speculations he now has 130 shares
in the Hurst company. The par value
of the stock is SO per share, but
when the company was operating here
stock sold at about $3.50 per share.
1t is known that many others aside
from Mr.. Gilliland purchased stock
in the switch company while much
business was also done at Walla
Walla. To some OF their local pat
rons the promoters claimed they had
sold $4,000 worth OF stock to people
of the Garden City. Whether or not
they did such a fabulous business
there is a matter upon which opln-
ions may we'll differ.
According to Mr.. Gilliland he was
personally acquainted with some of
the people in the concern, having
known them in Wyoming, and It was
through his faith in their integrity
that he became an investor in the
company.
But It was two years ago that the
company appeared here and the con-
tnued failure to realize on their in
vestments has caused some uneasiness
among the purchasers. Not long ago
Mr.. Gilliland wrote to the general Of
flee of the company inquiring as to
the state of affairs In reply II was
stated that nothing could be done by
the company at the time owing to the
unsettled condition in which the rail-
road world has been thrown by Pres
ident Roosevelt
Another thing that has caused anx-
lety to the spectators was the pub
llcation in the East Oregonian re-
Gently of the story regarding the
adoption OF a patent switch by the
Oregon Short Line. The invention
was credited to Ira Call, jr., OF Ban
croft. Idaho but careful perusal
Of the story shows that the contriv-
ance is the same that was shown here
by the Hurst people.
Since the publication of the story
recently the investors in the Hurst
company have begun to wonder II
they were not handed something"
when they bought stock in the switch
making concern and they say they
are going to find out where they are
at.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-12
building. Enquire this office.

This is once where you can make
your own prices, commencing Sat-
urday. Hunter furniture store.
Three furnished housekeeping
rooms to rent. within one block Of
Main. Cau at 2O3 West Webb.
A fresh shipment of Heinz sour
and sweet pickles at the Peoples
warehouse. where It pays to trade.
Perry Houser has opened a new
meat market at 124 W. Court street,
just back Of the Pendleton Drug store.
A new. clean market assures you
fresh meat daily. Try Perry Houser's
new market. now open at 124 w.
Court.
For Rent-e-room house for rent,
with all modern improvements,
block from Main. Corner Webb and
Garden. Call 205 W. Webb.
Notice! Seventeen-room furnished
apartment house for sale, or will
trade for other city property, or will
rent. Call at sol s. Main street.
D. C. Durham. expert resident pi-
ano tuner. all work guaranteed and
all orders given prompt attention.
Leave orders at the Guernsey music
store.
Free demonstrations at our store
every Saturday. Every child accom-
panic by a parent Nat visits our
balcony Saturday will receive sack
Of candy free. Demott e. Co.
Hiawatha will positively stop fall
ing hair, remove dandruff and by its
action on the roots Of dying hair
causes 1t to grow with renewed vigor.
This statement with 800 guarantee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-12
HEPBURN FOR IDAHO.
Several Important Measures for the
Gem State.

6tNtTdl lHiDOTbttAit HhOdouhSo ~ WIZ
Gem State.
A Washington dispatch says OF
Senator Heyburn's efforts in behalf
of Idaho:
Senator Hepburn has introduced
bills TO establish government build
ings at Lewiston and Pocatello, each
to cost 100000; to provide for the
survey of public lands in Idaho; to
establish boundary lines between
Idaho and Washington; to establish
a fish cultural station in Idaho; to
establish a park of the northern por-
ton of the Coeur d'Alene Indian res
ervatlon.
Also bill providing for second
and additional homestead entries
where parties can show they were
unable to perfect their entries on ac-
count of unavoidable complications
of business or personal affairs or on
account of an honest mistake as to
the character of the land where such
parties made bona fide effort to
comply with the law and did not re-
linqulsh their entry or abandon their
claims for a consideration; granting
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-12

the state of Idaho $50 additional Sec
tions Of laid to aid in the construction
of the state capitol; to reimburse the
states and territories for sections 16
and 36, when taken for forest or 9TH
er government reserves; granting
leaves of absence to homesteaders on
lands to be irrigated under the pro-
visions of the reclamation act, until
water for irrigation is turned into
the main canals on lands to be irri-
gated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-12

traced to the kidneys,
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder OF
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
that is their work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-12

Horace Havemeyer has been chos-
en- as head of the American Sugar
Refining company. He is a son OF
the late Henry o. Havemeyer, who
was president OF the big trust
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-12

Therefore, when your kldneysare weak
or out of order, you can understand how
quickly your entire body is affected and
low every organ seems to fail to do its
tuty. :.
If you are sick or "feel badly" begin
tsking the great kidney remedy, DR..
2ilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon
Is your kidneys are we'll they will help
I'll the other organs to health. A trial
will convince anyone.
If you are sick you can make no mis-
AXE by first doctoring your kidneys.
The mild and the extraordinary effect OF
Or. Kilmer's Swamp-ROot, the great
kidney remedy, is soon realized. 1t
aands the highest for its wonderful cures
uf the most distressing cases, and is sold
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-12

States Attorney Healy of Chicago,
is preparing to close every saloon in
the big city on Sunday by strict
enforcement of all laws.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-12
Hiawatha Hail Tonic Co. For sale by
Tallman & Co.

Wanted-To meet man with $4,000
or three men with $1,000 each (money
not required immediately who can
invest in tract Of land. Can divide
and sell out at profit Of over $4,000.
Investment absolutely secure; sure to
make big money. Act quick. Address
Land, care East Oregonian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-12

1t is easy to believe after eating a
hearty meal that everybody in the
world Is we'll fed and happy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-12
STORY RECALLS
HURST SCHEME
JOHN GILLILAND AMONG
THOSE WHO BOUGHT.

Many About Here Invested in Stock
In Automatic Switch Device That
Was Seemingly the Same PROPOSE
ton as That Mentioned In Recent
Artlclo-IIave Thus Fur Failed to
Hear From the Venture-Inycstors
Wondering.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-12

have sample bottle Home Of evampROOt.
by mail free, also pamphlet telling you
how to find out if you have kidney or
oladder trouble. Mention this paper
when writing to DIR. Kilmer & Co., Bing-
hamton, N. Y. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad-
1ress, Binghamton, N. Y, on every bottle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-12
Often The Kidneys Are
Weakened by Over Work.

Cuhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
It used to be considered that only
Urinary. and bladder troubles were to be
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-30
Courtesy OF Engineering News, New York
Tract.shftIns Work Railroad.
SPEED NOT IN DEMAND.
Example of Slow Time Made by Rail-
roads = Generation Ago.

There Is worse employment of your
time than reading old advertisements
and timetables In the garnet of a.
rainy day. The perusal of old time
tables will. among other good eff
fects, have that OF reconcilIng you to
gassr tranannrta ticr orss.Eeges ny dem
onstrating mat your fathers were
much worse. says the Boston Tran
script You complain because the
shortest time by rail to New York Is
five hours, attained only at the price
of q special ticket. But think how
your poor father must have suffered.
when In 1869 the Boston & Provi-
dence reminded the travelling public,
with typographical emphasis, that
the running time between Boston and
new York was eight hours. The Bos.
ton C Albany, as the old Boston &
Worcester and the western railroads
had become by consolidation. not
to be outdone, resorted to black-faced
type to advertise that It, too, made
the two cities In eight hours
Eight hours was liberal time
enough for the New York Boston run
by either line, one would think, to
forestan even the possibility of delay
save by unavoidable accidents" but
conditions were often unfayorable
The Shore line transferred its trains
across the Thames river at New Lon
don by big steam ferry boat. and II
the water was rough or the fog was
heavy, this was a slow operation that
proportionately cut down the margin
of the running time left. The Bos
ton & Albany made its promise oil
eight hours with mental reservation
for the schedule shows that one oil
its three expresses took eight hours
and ten minutes and the other two
eight hours and quarter and 81
minutes respectively. II was about
1875 that the railroads cut the time tt
seven hours and a half. and took con
siderable pride In demonstrating tina
the feat could be accomplished.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-30

without breaking. as the niafhiEe y
powerful enough TO break 7O-pound
rails at every throw.
THE view on this page shows the
machine In use for shifting track
to the edge of widened embankment.
1t gives an idea of the heavy construc-
ton of the head-frame and BOOM. 1t
win be seen that the track has been
slightly raised by hooks on d chain
sling hung from the lifting-boom. The
shifting is done by means of p wire
cable passing through the head of
the shifting-boom and attached to the
inner rail by a hook.
I'm practice the best results are
obtained by making two bitches to
each rail length of track: that Is.
throw Is or 16 feet of track at each
move, BY this method, track con.
sisting of 70-pound rails and IS ties
per rail-length can be shifted laterally
four feet without injuring it. The
machine backs away from the track
as 1t is thrown, thus standing al
ways on the old alignment. II 1t Is
desired to shift a track any consider
able distance, requiring more than
one throw, the machine is simply
given additional runs over this stretch
of the track, making shift of four
feet each time. After the first run,
however, It Is not necessary to use
the lifting boom. as track lying loose
ly on the dump tskeleton track is
pulled over four to five feet easily
without lifting. The canal commits
sion has found these machines useful
for raising tracks where dumping
grounds are being developed. by lay
ing track ON the original surface and
raising 1t until the required height is
reached. Used In this way, only the
lifting boom Is required"
Track can be shifted by this ma
chine, MIR. Budd tells US, at cost
of about one-half cent foot. To
dc 1t on the isthmus by hand would
cost about II times as much.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-30
BLOW Foa The INSPECTOR.
chinanan Was Different from ANY RE
Had Had Dealings With.

When former Minister WI Ting
Fang left this country he was accc-zs-
panied by an extensive Tetinue and a.
tended to the steamer by delegation
- ineal Chinese merchants.
The customs officials, who then were
also immigration inspectors, carefuiiy
.4sok the names and count OF the local
Chinese as they went on board. Ihfs
precaution was to prevent some de-
ported or otherwise not welcome celes-
tial from effecting landing by joining
the merchants as they came ashore
after taking a ceremonious farewell
of their distinguished countryman.
Half an hour or SO after Wu and his
friends had gone on board one OF Wus
secretaries arrived on the dock AND
ras hurrying up the gangplank when
a customs inspector seized him by
the arm and pulled him back on the
wharf
"Washamalla you, John, no takee
name. you no can come back. Who
you belong?" said the inspector. smil
ing at some girls with whom he had
been talking.
The Chinese shook loose the inspec
tors hold on the loose sleeve of his silk
~Nhe and with quiet dignity remarked:
This violence Is unnecessary. sir
and my name is matter of no inter
est to you. | am a member of his ex
cellency's suite. | go on board this
steamer to leave this country. never
again, hope, to return"
That customs inspector is still OF
the force, but never since has he triet
to be funny with Chinese gentleman
San Francisco Call.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-30
USED az THE DOCTORS.
Ninety Per Cent OF the Drugs Pre-
scribed Are Patent Medicines.

Despite the opposition OF physicians.
has been neither far reaching nor
profitable, to patent" medicines, nine
ty per cent of all drugs that physi-
clans use are put up and compounded
by manufacturing COMMENSURATE, In
fact, patent" medicines just as truly
as IL they were advertised in the
newspapers.
The average doctor knows little or
nothing of pharmacy and Is, there
fore, glad to depend on the very medi-
cines, which in public he condemns,
just as he is obliged in many cases
to depend on the diagnosis OF the pa
tient himself, even while publicly de.
crying what he calls "self-diagnosis."
How rapid has been the growth Of the
professional use of patent" or PRO
prietary" medicines is shown In an
article written for the Journal of the
American Medical Association for
September 20, 1906, by A. jacob, M.
D., LII. D. He relates that $4,000 pre-
scriptions, compounded in several
drug stores were carefully examined.
From 1850 to 1870 no prescription was
found for patent" or proprietary"
medicines. In 1874 but one prescrip-
ton In 1900 called for ready-to-use
remedies. Between 1875 and 1880 the
number calling for patent" or pro.
prietary" medicines equalled two per
cent OF the total. This increased to
5 per cent In the period between 1880
and 1890. In 1895 1t was IL per cent,
in 1898 1t was Is per cent, and ine19O2-
| 1909 was from 90 to % per cent.
| DR.. jacob says that In large
store he was assured that 10 per cent
of the prescriptions were for patent
or proprietary medicines. and this
probably is approximately the correct
proportion at the present time. From
this 1t would seem that II the patent
and proprietary" medicines are good
enough for physicians to prescribe In
seven cases out of ten they are good
enough for family use in cases Of
necessity and where the symptoms
are well known and as easily under
stood by the people as by the doc
| tors.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-30
Depends on the Dogs.

Asa Goddard, of the American Auto
mobile association, was recounting in
Worcester some Of his touring adven-
lures.
Zone summer morning" he said.
''the approach of great flock of sheep
Obliged me to pull of the narrow coun-
try road. halted my car, and watch
ed with interest the passage of the
sheep, the intelligent dogs and the
shepherd.
Il had short talk with the shep-
herd about his odd and difficult trade.
Look here said, what do you do.
driving sheep like this on narrow
road when you meet another flock
coming In the opposite direction?'
Well said the shepherd, we just
drive straight on. both of We. and the
one that has the best dogs gets tho
most sheep.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-30
PORTER HAD LEGAL MIND.
Ready with Neat Excuse for lnfraction
of Rules.

Not long ago one of the chiefs of
the paid officials-the general man.
ager, SO 1t is said-of certain impor-
tant railway. aligttod 2 sitt;o jenc-
ton station away in the heart of the
cc,..art.s The railway dignitary was
returning alone from fishing expedi-
ton, and was well burdened with lug
gage of various kinds
The porter at this station proved
perfect paragon and waited upon the
traveller with the utmost possible po-
likeness. He Immediately gathered al
together all the travellers traps and
said that he would look after them
well until the departure of the branch
train, when he would see that they
were duly handed over to their owner.
Impressed with the porter's aiacrity
and courtesy. the manager handed
him a fairly good tip. which was &C
cepted with expressions of gratitude
and evident pleasure. After a little
while the official went up to the porter
and introduced conversation.
I say. my man, do you happen to
know who | ann" he inquired.
Indeed. I don't sir: haven't the
slightest idea" was the reply.
We'll. l am the general manager
of this railway, and / suppose you
know that there's an order In your
book which speaks In the plainest
possible terms against taking tips
from passengers
Begging your pardon. sir" respond
ed the Quick-witted porter, 1T says
we are not to take gratuities from
the public, but there's nothing in the
rule book at all against our taking
such gift from 3 fellow servant
Exchange.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-30
SHIFTS THE TRACK
REMARKABLE MACHINE AT WORK
ON PANAMA RAILROAD.
Rails, Ties and Everything Else
Picked Up and Placed in New Po-
slticn by Continuance Described
by Engineering News.

A machine that picks up railway
track--raiIs, ties. and all. just as 1t
lies-and shifts 1t sidewise to a new
position is at work on the Panama
railroad. says the Literary Digest
This road is being double-tracked, and
the work is done by first widening the
embankment on both sides, and then
shifting the track to one side by
means of the machine, leaving space
on the other for laying the second
line OF rails. Mr.. e. Budd. engineer
of maintenance of the road, who de-
scribes> the work In Engineering News
Thew York. June 49,, writes:
THE enormous amount of track
shifting required by this process, also
the great amount of similar work be-
ing done on the canal commission
dump-tracks, led to the idea OF build
Ing 3. machine especially for raising
and shifting tracks. The figure
shows the design of this track-shifter,
which Is the invention of Mr.. w. G..
Bierd, general manager OF the Pan
anna railroad, and for which he has
taken out letters patent. 1t consists
essentially of a double-drum hosting
engine, horizontal boom and a ver-
tical boom, all mounted on a car. The
vertical boom ia to lift the track, and
the horizontal boom to shift 1t lat
orally. The amount of lateral throw
1t is possible to make with this ma
chine depends entirely upon the
amount of bend the rails will stand
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-30
Mo. Not al o Rule.

George p Angel. Boston's brilliant
and powerful defender OF animals frors4
cruelty, was talking ! s.s,ssaesTnature
taking. q
my friend. WI Long Is no nature
falxer." he said Abut admit that many
OF our myra Id nature writer's are.
These menG Idea of a lie seems too
closely to assemble that of little boy
] 1nUv
1.-THE boys teacher said from her
esk one afternoon:
rT want every pupil who has never
ID lie to hold mp his hand"
There was q doubtful pause. Two
three hands were raised. Then my
lie friend piped out:
Preacher. ID It lie IL nobody finds
sout?'"