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Widows in Many Lands

1t has been said that widows are sweeter
than unmarried women, because love has
passed over them. This may or may not
be true, yet in America it is seemingly a
fact that widows don with their caps vari-
Gus new and subtle destinations. The very
word widow is capable at times of Gre
ating a stir of expectancy. Admirers flock
about widow in America as moths about
a candle, and unless she is of a distinctly
adverse mind she becomes again enshroud-
ed in matrimony.
The widow possesses at once the poise
and dignity of a married woman and an
independence infinitely greater than that Of
the spinster. She has her own background
and usually her own pocketbook. This
gives power. She is used, besides, to
free interchange of thought with men. Ex
perience has taught her much of their ways
and likings. In fact, In America she has
more scope to be charming than women of
any other class And for widows to have
arrived at this state argues high degree
of civilization. In less advanced coun-
tries the state of widowhood has no con-
nection with either charm or fascination.
1t means, probably, the loss of both, and
retirement from all the pleasures of life.
In India the widows lot is almost unen-
married she is supposed to live only
through her husbands favor She prays
necessarily for his welfare and the re-
demption of his soul To ask for her own
When her husband dies, therefore. it Is
s.: by his relatives that her prayers have
been Intellectual and she is held responsible
for his spirits flight. She succumbs, know
ing that the greatest Of all misfortunes has
befallen her.
At once, after her husbands death, his
relatives come to the house and take pos
session of everything. she killed him."
they murmur. Her prayers have not been
heard" They strip her Of her former
clothes and jewels, Saving her to sit on
the floor in whatever rags she can find, and
expect her to keep up low moaning no.sa
until the day of the funeral.
Then when her husbands body is placed
on pile of burning fagots by the side of
the Ganges some one Is on guard to pre-
vent her from throwing herself into the
flames and also perishing. knowing what
her after life Is likely to be- the widow
usually makes an attempt to commit sui
eide at this time. The mourners will not
allow her this mercy, however, but noisily
drive her into the rive up to her waist as
soon as the burning Ceremony Is over
Then she Is dragged out and made to walk,
the last one Of the procession. to an out
house of her former home.
Here she throws herself on the floor and
remains lamenting for three days. It Is
not allowed that she shall change her
dripping garments, nor IL she brought any
thing to eat or drink. Yet all the time she
10 80 guarded as to make escape impossible.
The mortality OF these widows at this time
10 very large.
On the evening Of the third day the bar.
ber's wife comes to the widow that sur
wives such physical cruelty, takes her up
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Ornaments of Jade
Bring Good Luck

A 7 present the interest in jade seems
~ not to be so much for it's intrinsic
value or extreme beauty as for its
reputed virtue in bringing good luck to its
owner. 1t is indeed the fashionable gift of
the moment for anniversaries, festivals and
weddings; a little piece of jade, poor in
quality perhaps, but attractively set in
bangle. pendant or other ornament being
apparently more highly appreciated than
the sem-precious stones of flawless beauty.
1t is, of course, the anticipation of the luck
that goes with the jade that produces de-
light
The association of luck with Jade origi-
mated in China, where it greatly redounded
to the good fortune of q Chinaman to find
the important specimens for which the
country is famed. Indeed, so great Is the
reverence Of the Chinese for jade that they
make government property Of part of the
country in which a good piece Is found.
Nor do they allow it to leave their home
without receiving suitable recompense.
The late Heber r. Bishop of New York
paid 100000 for one small piece alone.
1t is true that Mr.. Bishop began making
his celebrated collection some time after
jade had begun to be appreciated by mod
ern nations, and he encountered therefore
the high price of its popularity. Mr.. Wal
tiers of Baltimore, on the contrary, secured
many bargains in jade before other coun-
tries lnan tiiHa Invoke 10 It's importance,
The collection of Mr.. Walters is undoubted-
~ the first in America.
Exquisite pieces Of jade are said by ex-
perts to represent all the colors and the
sentiment Of seafoam. 1t Is not such as
these, however, which are now passing
generally as lucky gifts. Their eventual
end is in some museum. Rather, chips and
bits showing decided flaws are the ones
which now are made up by jewelers. into
up;to-date and fancifui ornaments. Quail
10y. therefore. should not be. expected in
such pieces of jade. They are appreciated
marely for their soft green color and their
luck carrying sentiment.
Women have found out moreover that
the particular green color Of Sasae has-ths
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effect when in proximity G; whitening the
skin. They are pleased with the heavy
jade bangles that slip over the hand and
are tipped at the extrenities with silver.
Of Chinese women. Gold bangles OF mat
finish, with three or five pieces Of jade set
in across their tops, are also highly in the
mode at present.
Jade beads are a reigning fad, recalling
somewhat the bafbaric beads which In an
cient times were worn by the women OF
Carthage. According to the quality Of jade
beads, they can be found either worth hun
dreds of dollars or a very small sum. In
deed, the inexpensive ones have consider
able effect Of beauty, especially when
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some shades less noticeable. The figured
chiHons are, of course, expensive, but then
as it is very wide, while for a hand-painted
gown almost any price may be paid; but
there is always great satisfaction in real
izins that one is the possessor of something
really valuable, whether it be a handsome
gown or a famous work of art. The Lenten
season provides such capital opportunity
for preparing for the spring and summer
strtcter attention than any other in the
course of the year, and certainly there is
not the slightest excuse for any one being
any way but perfectly gowned after hav-
ling had such ample time in which to get
together this all-important trousseau.
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worn over soft white blouses. They carry
with them. moreover, the anticipation OF
good luck
Even when jade is not worn as luck
charm 1t is fashionable now to have a tiny
piece Of 1t In evidence on the toilet table
Sometimes this is in the form Of small
bottle, the stopper Of which is Of shrimp
pink coral. or again 1t may be tiny idol
embodied in jade The thought is. how
ever. to keep the jade as near as possible
the person of the owner, that the luck
significance may not be lost.
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ENGLISH Yorkshire Pudding.

-Four eggs. FIVE tablespoonfuls of -four.
not heaping; one pint Of milk, little salt.
one tablespoonful Of melted butter.
Put some Of the drippings from the roast
beef in a baking pan. have II smoking hot.
nour in the mixture and cook twenty m'n-
,,tes Serve with meat.
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NNTEJT PAP[lIAN MODELS roR- EVENING
" QGACOSTUMEy rop THE POST LENTEN

anu an dresses her as waiting maid II "a
then to the home of some connoc,toa -
her husoands that she is led. ana where
lives 'e as SLY
portant Parsonage In India making
matches as well as attending to their ter
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/, The cheapest postal service In the world
exists in the Indian enpire. Letters are
carried for the equivaient OF q halfpenny,
post cards for asfarthing and newspapers
up, to one and "a quarter ounces for half
farthing.--Home Notes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03

There are few more dangerous habits
than dropping remarks." They may be
picked up.-Home Notes.
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Black lace and black and white lace COM
hned made up with net or chiffon always
give an effective and serviceable style Of
dress. hut like the best chiffon, lace re-
quires certain amount of outside trim
ming, as, for instance, jet, passemcnterie
or embroidery. to be smart All black lace
towns. except when made up over white
and relieved in some way by the trimming
are seldom seen nowadays, while the all
white lace dresses are kept principally for
the summer and for the style of dress that
calls for intrinsic value rather than for ac-
tual effectiveness. For light mourning
black silk net. trimmed with black lace and
velvet or satin ribbon. with possibly a
touch of jet, is now considered perfectIy
correct, but the dress must be all black
and not laid over a white foundation
Black spangled robe dresses, although they
are altogether the most effective and the
most becoming Of all styles of black receiy-
ing gowns, are no longer really fashion
able, for spangled robes have had too great
popularity, and that for an unprecedented
length Of time 10 remain any longer in
favor.
one might think that satin had been suf-
hcienuy popular during the winter to give
1t a slight rest for the remainder of the
year, but this is far from being the ease
ana the handSomest evening dresses for
early spring are OF satin or. at any rate
some satin-finishcd material. Satin itself
while 1t does not call for any amount OF
trimming, Is, nevertheless, now having be-
slowed upon il quantities of handsome en-
bro!dcry, for more rare lace is used in its
adornment than was at one time considered
at all necessary. Lace is always employed
IN the decolletage, except on few gowns
That are trimmed only with tulle which
then trims the skirt as we'll However
lace ilounces are being added TO n majority
of the skirts, or else there is a deep band
Of embroidery above the hem The en-
broidcry is often picked out with mother
of-pearl spangles. which, Of course adds
greatly to the effect
Trimmed skirts are fashionable, but the
trimming Is almost all about the end of
the skirt in wide bands. II the material TX
heavy, as satin silk. then embroidery.
lace or tulle forms the principal trimming
but In chiffon, net and all the GAUGES a
wide band of silk or satin at the feet
headed by narrower band further I'D on
The skirt, makes an attractive finish besides
protecting the sheer material TO an enor-
NOUS extent. Sometimes this band of sill,
or satin is quite plain, and again IL is en-
broidered or finished with scalloped edges
and IL may be the same width all around
or graduated toward the back so as tn
keep the top of the silk the same distance
from the floor all around. This plain band
of silk or satin Is not restricted to the
Chiffon and lace gowns, but Is also en-
pioyed on afternoon dresses OF cloth and
wolfe.
The empire model is no longer new. but
1t is gaining in favor as the modistes be-
yin to understand better how to treat this
design SO that 1t may be becominy To all
An empire effect can be retained! with q
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-07
is NOT HEPPNER MURDERER.
Young Man Arrested I'm st. Louis Is
Not Webb.

In the press dispatches to the
Portland Oregonian yesterday morn
ing one from st. Louis told of the
supposed capture Of the murderer,
Webb, in that city. He was said to
have been intercepted upon instruc-
tions from Sheriff Taylor and answer
ed the description wanted for the
killing of Zaspell at Heppner.
However, it now appears that the
St Louis authorities picked up the
wrong man. Saturday evening Sher-
III Taylor received a message telling
of the arrest of man giving the
name of Oscar Blevins.
He was from Pendleton, possessed
of the kind of a ticket described in
the instructions and was held on sus-
picion by them. But in the opinion
of the heriff the wrong man is held.
A man named Oscar Blevins former
ly worked for the Newport company
here and but recently left for the
east.
He is apparently the man appre-
hended, and if so the st. Louis peo-
pie have blundered badly, for Blevins
comes far from answering the de-
scription of Webb.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-07
LA GRANDE FAIR CLOSED.
Week Event I'm Union County Was
Well Attended and Presented
Many Good Features.

The Union county fair which closed
at La Grande Saturday night, while
excellent In many features, yet did
not present any adequate idea of the
remarkable resources Of that coun-
ty. The races overshadowed every
thing and the display Of fruits, grains,
vegetables, manufactures and other
excellent resources of Union county,
was small. While some excellent
specimens were on display, yet the
quantity did not In any way compare
to the Umatilla county display In the
third district fair held recently in
this city.
The people of La Grande, however,
are taking much more interest in the
Union county fair and next year they
declare they will have a most credit
able showing. La Grande is making
remarkable progress In the way 0f
building homes. and sidewalks. In
every portion of the city are many
new buildings and all through the
business and residence portions are
hundreds Of feet Of new concrete
sidewalk.
The display of fruit at the o. r. &
N. depot there is extremely creditable
and reflects credit on the CONNER
cial association and the railroad.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-07

Baker City, Oct. 7.-After discov-
ering that Dan Allen, the man ar
rested at Union late Friday evening
as a suspect in the murder of ex-
Sheriff Harvey Brown of this city,
who was blown up by a dynamite
bomb, was nothing more than a
harmless drunk, Marshal Maxwell
and Sheriff Rand released him.
Before the officers released the
fellow he was put through severe
sweating process and made to give
rigid account of himself. This he
did to the satisfaction of the authori-
ties and was allowed his freedom.
Allen had been working with a
threshing crew at North Powder for
the past six weeks, and got drunk at
Union. In the hearing of Marshal
Maxwell he said that he believed that
Harvey Brown got what was COM
ing to him" His arrest followed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-07
just Newspaper Rivalry.

Baker City, Oct IA statement
appearing in a Portland Sunday
morning paper to the effect that the
United Press correspondent, c. Il.
Hogue, had faxed his remarkable in
terview secured exclusively, with Mrs.
Harvey Brown, in which she de-
clared that the Western Federation
was not responsible for her husbands
death, is denied this morning by
Mrs. Brown, who states she gave out
the interview to Hogue and denies
that she was ever visited by rival
newspaper correspondents who made
the alleged exposure"
Hogue declares he will bring suit
for libel against the association
which attempted an exposure"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-07

The first day of the Portland-Pen-
dleton local passenger train on the
o. r. & n. was a most auspicious be-
ginning, as the train left here Sum
day morning in charge of Conductor
Brownell and Engineer johnson with
almost a capacity load of passengers
and arrived here from Portland last
evening with a large number.
The train which arrived for the
first time last evening. was in
charge OF Conductor Thomas Nestor
and left Portland with three coaches
crowded to the limit. After reach
ing Hood River and The Dalles the
crowd began to diminish, but there
was an excellent patronage all the
way to this city.
The people all along the line Of the
Q. R. & N. are as much delighted
with the new service as in Pendleton
and 1t promises to be one of the most
popular trains in Oregon. 1t furnish
es daylight ride along the Column
bia river both ways, arrives and leaves
Portland at seasonable hours and
stops at every station and cross roads
between this city and Portland, Civ
idslE every village equal, passenger fa-
cilities with the larger places.
The list of passengers which left
here on the local this morning was
very satisfactory, quite a number be-
ing passengers to Portland and a
large number being destined for
Hermiston, Echo Umatilla and other
nearby points.
The regular line passenger train
crews on the Portland-Pendleton run
Will handle the new train, running on
the train by rotation as on other main
line passenger trains, but a regular
engine crew to run between this CITY
and Umatilla will be assigned by the
mechanical deartment at La Grande
on October 1S. Engine crews to run
between Umatilla and The Dalles and
The Dalles and Portland will aIse
be assigned soon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-07

A meeting of much Importance to
the sheep interests of the state is be-
ing held here today. 1t is the con-
sultation between A. F. Potter, head
OF the grazing department of the for
estry bureau, and the advisory board
of the State woolgrowers association
With Mr.. Potter on his visit here
came Henry Ireland, the supervisor
of the eastern division Of the Blue
mountain reserve, and Thomas Child
sey. Mr.. Ireland has headquarters
at Sumpter and is in charge of the
division of the reserve in which prac-
ticaIly all of the Umatilla county
sheep are ranged.
At the meeting today every men,
ber of the advisory board has been
present excepting George Curin Of
Heppner. In place of Mr.. Curin, John
Kilkinney is in attendance, while the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-07
UMATILLA FRUIT CROP.
Howard Evans Fruit, Inspector, Es-
timates 19G! Shipments.

Howard Evans, fruit inspector of
Umatilla county, gives the following
estimate of the fruit crop shipped
from Freewater, the amount taken
out by the fruit peddlers being esti-
mated at 20 per cent Of the amount
going out by rail: Apples, $4,000
boxes, value $4,000; pears, 1000
boxes value $4,000; peaches, 100000
boxes, value $4,000; plums, 10000
pounds, value $4,000; green prunes,
100000 pounds, value $4,000;
strawberries, 10000 crates, value
$4,000; raspberries, 1000 crates,
value $4,000; blackberries, 5000
crates, value $4,000; logan berries, 700
crates, value $1400; grapes, 100000
pounds value $4,000; total value,
$15S,400. This does not include veg
etables, melons, hay and other pro-
ducts of the farm.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-07
FORESTRY OFFICIALS AND SHEEPMEN
MEET TO DISCUSS RANCE ISSUES

other members are NJ. B. Gwinn, X.
G. Warner, Douglas Belts and S. w.
Spencer of Heppner.
The consultations have been held
IN the office of Dan P. Smythe in
the Savings bank building and have
consumed practically the entire day.
or the questions under discussion
that of the cut to be made in the
number of sheep admitted to the re-
serve next year is one of the most vi
tai. During the day recommendations
upon the subject have been made by
sheepmen and other problems regard
ing summer range have been gone in
to.
Up to this afternoon no formal ac-
ton had been taken by the meeting,
the entire time having been passed in
general discussion of the questions
that are at issue.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-07

Washington, Oct. Whether or
not there is any truth in the float
ing rumors that japanese are con-
gregating with evil motives in the
Pacific coast states, the immigration
of Japanese into America is increas-
ing at so alarming a rate that it has
been determined to adopt extraordi-
nary measures to prevent the intro
duction into the United States not
only of Japanese, but of other Asiatic
coolle labor.
One result of the trip of Secretary
Strauss has been an increase in the
force of immigration inspectors along
the Canadian border with a view to
controlling the flood of Asiatic immi-
grafton.
1t is known that more than double
the number of japanese have come
into the United States thus far in the
year 1907 than came here during the
same period last year.
Naturally the figures of the gov
ernment do not include the hundreds
of Japanese who have come into the
country surreptitously. They have
come across the Canadian and Mexi-
can borders principally without hin
drance, despite the means adopted by
the government to prevent the intro
duct!on of japanese laborers.
For many months the government
has had immigration commissioners
in Mexico and Canada. In practical
ly every instance the inspectors have
reported japanese who reach Mexico
or Canada are bound for the United
States.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-07
Molten Metal Kills Fonr

Butler, Pa, Oct. An explosion
caused by the upsetting of the metal
pot In the No. l cupola of the Stand
ard Steel company today caused the
death of four men. fatally injured 20
and seriously hurt 90 others. Nearly
all of the men were foreigners. The
large wheel plant was demolished.
causing loss estimated at 500, 900.
The dead: Nick Dorna, Nicholas
Blotar' John Verram, unidentified
man.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-07
Need Rooms for 1900 Visitors.

Rooms for 1900 more visitors are
needed by the committee of the Com
mercial club, which is looking after
that feature of the fair week. says the
Lewiston Tribune. The city already
is about filled with strangers, as far
as ordinary accommodations go, and
hotel keepers, travelling men, the fair
managers and the first arrivals all
agree that never in the history of
Lewiston has there been such a crowd
of strangers in the city as will be
here next week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-07
Spite Work, Says Swain.

Baker City, Oct. 7,-"Petty spite
against me on the part of Governor
Gooding e,f Idaho inspired the at
tack on me-" said Detective Swain
this morning, who has charge of the
hunt for the assassins of Harvey
Brown.
He said this when told C. E. Elmer,
secretary to Gooding, had attempted
to discredit him. at has been re-
ported that l am not trusted, and am
in the employ of the federation. 1t
is too ridiculous to answer or deny.
Il was dirty work of Gooding to at
tempt to hamper my work here"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-07

Corvallis Oct. I'm a fight be-
tween freshmen and sophomores at
the state agricultural college, three
students were cut and slashed by a
knife drawn by an excitable student,
last night.
The sophomores had planned haz-
ing bee and attacked the freshmen
In the midst of the rush a knife was
flashed and three students dropped.
An effort is being made to hush
up the incident and names of the in
jured students are withheld.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-07
TO INVESTIGATE
THE FORD JURY
BRIBERY CHARGES MADE
TO THE GRAND JURY
II Is Openly Alleged in Frisco That
Bribe Money Was Offered for the
Acquittal of Ford, Who Was CharP-
ed With Bribing Supervisors
Special Meeting OF the Grand Jury
Has Been Called TO Investigate.

San Francisco, Oct. IA special
meeting of the grand jury has been
called by the prosecution to investi-
gate the bribery charges against the
late Ford jury.
The prosecution are again crying
bribery as a result of the non-agree-
ment of the Ford jury Saturday and
the state will investigate at once the
rumors of bribe money used to influ-
ence the jury for acquittal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-07
PORTLAND BRIDGE VICTIM.

Portland. Oct. THE Ford street
bridge has claimed another victim.
Early this morning the mangled and
crushed body of an unknown man was
found beneath il as n result of the
terrible fall of 100 feet. This Is the
third death I'm few months at this
point. Two were claimed TO be sui
cides and one murder. The bridge
crosses the jefferson street canyon
and leads 10 Portland heights.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-07
MagiIl Trial Is On,

Decatur, ILL.,, oct. 1.-THE trial Of
Fred Magill, former banker, and his
wife. accused OF numbering his form
er wife, Pet Magill. was set for this
afternoon. Eighty witnesses are on
hand for the state and 40 for the de-
fense.