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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15
IRRIGATION FUNDS NEEDED.

The statement of the chief of the
reclamation department that by the
close of the present year, the available
reclamation fund of the United States
government will have been exhausted,
brings forcibly to mind the fact that
something must be done to replenish
this important fund.
Congress must come TO the aid of
the western states. The work is not
yet begun. Millions of acres of fine
agricultural lands have not yet been
surveyed with a view to reclamation.
Rivers run idly to the sea through
claimed. And millions of Momentum
CRY people are begging for a chance
to breath the free air of the coun-
try, pleading to be released from the
thralldom and beggary of the great
cities and congested eastern states.
Millions, even billions of acres of
land have been given by congress to
the transcontinental railroads. This
land if now open to settlement would
yield to the government sufficient
funds to reclaim the deserts of the
west.
If the construction of railroads into
the west was a work worthy of such
princely gifts, is not the reclamation
of the wild land for homes for actual
settlers, worthy of congressional ap-
preparation, on terms by which the
money appropriated win be returned
from the soil into the treasury?
Western congressman and senators
are invited and urged to remember
this vital issue in the coming session
of congress. The reclamation of the
desert must not be allowed to stop.
| The government is too rich, too full
, handed to deny such paltry sum as
would be needed to convert the deserts
into fruitful fields. All the west asks
| is a loan. The land will return the
principal an hundred fold. The irri-
gated farm is a sub-treasury, itself.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15
BREAKING UP THE IDOLS.

Emmanuel church of Boston, one
OF the oldest Episcopal churches in
the United States, has installed a de-
partment of moral treatment for
nervous disorders" or in other words,
1t has adopted a mixture of Christian
science suggestion, new thought doc
trine, self help and occultism, as a cure
for the hundreds of people who appeal
for spiritual aid for their mental dis
orders.
Drs. Ellwood Worcester and Samuel
McComb, pastors of Emmanuel
church, believe that uplifting thoughts,
pleasant surroundings, invigorated
mentality, suggestions of pleasant and
inspiring subjects and active mental
and physical labor will relieve most
of the cases of depression of mind
and body, which is usually accredited
to excessive sinfulness.
So instead of urging further depress-
sion and self-castigation, these splen-
did philosophers in charge of Emman-
uel church, prescribe a treatment of
uplifting and cheerful thoughts, give
heavy doses of sunshine, direct the
sufferers to take plenty of active ex-
ercise, eat wholesome food as many
times as possible each day, associate
with cheerful people, cease brooding
sing if possible, pray if they feel like
i. and breath deep and strong of the
balmy air, that panacea for all menta
and physical ills.
The results of this treatment have
been extraordinary. People who have
become so depressed with the though
of their alleged sinfulness that they
were on the verge of collapse or sui
eide, have gone out to take up theil
tasks with renewed energy and elevat
d ideals and the new department II
now about the busiest one in Emman
ual church.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15
NO TAINTED" MONEY.

william J. Rryan, in a lecture at
the Grand Avenue Methodist church,
Kansas City, praised churches and
other institutions that have refused
gifts of tainted money" and said:
''I am glad to see this ques stion agi-
tated. I am sanguine enough to be-
lieve thet this struggle over accept
ing money which has been amassed
by questionable means will yet be
settled oil the side of ethics and
morality. 1 believe the time is COM
ing when great educational institu-
tlons vii! refuse to give responsibility
tc great criminals by going into part
nership with them We are too prone
TO measure morality at the door OF
the renitentiary. We forget that
there are many criminals outside pris-
on doors"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15
A Little Lesson in New
Thought

We will next take the subject of
Omnipotence for discussion, Web
ster's definition is "all powerful" If
the Infinite is Omnipotent, He is all
powerful, or He possesses all the
power there is-there is no power
that is outside of Him or he would
not be omnipotnrt.
Any power than man may discover
and use was already here and every
where, only man had not learned
how to harness it for his use.
1t is an old saw there is nothing
new under tho sum and this applies
to mans so-Called discoveries. Water
ran to waste for thousands of years
until man finally learned TO use this
power.
The powerful tides of the sea ebb
and flow twice each day. Some day
man will harness this power and
the man who invents the machine
will have advanced mankind many
steps.
Our peerless Edison discovered
electricity-but did he? Did he not
discover how to harness the electric
lit? 1t was here all the time, only
man had not learned how to put it
to his Use. ELECTRICITY is not the In
| finite, it is only a manifestation of
Him. Neither is the power of the
| times, or steam or water or fire. All
of these things arc powerful-but
not the All Powerful they are mani
festations only of Ills power.
! All of the power that man can
think of Is the things the intellect
can grasp. The power of electricity,
fire and water man partially under
stands and controls, but of the pow
er that holds worlds upon worlds in
space he has no conception. His
puny mind cannot grasp or measure
such power.
His standard and guage is horse
power. What name would he invent
to convey the idea to his fellowmar
of the power to hold up single
world? Horsepower would hardly
represent 1t.
Our sun holds eight planets IL
space, hut it is not the All Powerful
Astronomers tell us, at a low esti
mate, there are a billion suns like
ours holding planets in space. Nom
Of these are the All Powerful.
still greater power holds them IL
space.
Poor man, When he contem
plates the Infinite all his powers anC
achievements shrivel into insignifi
canoe. Put, do not forget to lool
on the other side of the shield.
AS small as man is, God needs him
If it were not so he would not b,
here. He is part, and though small
he cannot he spared. 1t takes all th
units to make a whole. One specl
gone and 1t is not complete.-Nev
Thought.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15
OKLAHoMA's CONSTITUTION.

The constitution for the new state
of Oklahoma Is being printed and
will be ready for circulation the mid
die of next week. 1t covers 1913
pages in book form and contains
100000 words. 1t is more than
twice as large as any other constitu-
ton of the United States.
The longest constitution of any eX-
isting state is that ot Louisiana,
whi,n contains $4,000 words. Vir-
ginia stands second with $1,000 ana
Alabama third with $4,000 words.
The shortest constitution is that of
Rhode Island, with 5000 words. ana
the average length of the state con-
stitutions of the union Is $4,000
words. The great length of the Okla
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15
RALLYING TO ROOSEVELT.

John Temple Graves, the eloquent
democratic orator of Atlanta, Ga, in
an address at the Bryan banquet at
Chattanooga, Tenn, a day or two ago,
advocated the nomination of Theo-
dore Roosevelt by the democratic ma
tional convention.
Startling as this may seem to the
average democrat, yet Graves gives
an excellent reason for 1t and after
reading his eloquent plea for such
action the harsh suggestion which
might keenly sting the democratic ear
at first thought, is drowned in sooth-
ing eloduence and patriotic buoy
ancy.
In suggesting the nomination of
Roosevelt by the democrats, Mr..
Graves said:
Speaking here deliberately and for
myself, and in my fair judgment Of
the great majority of the plain and
honest democrats of the Empire
southern state, from which came
1 believe we should put the party
below the people, the principles
above the man.
We should rebu<e the spirit OF
spoils and the hunger Of faction. We
should affirm our principles, confess
our faith, recite the necessity of tho
reform of corporate capital as the su.
prcme and transcendent issue Of the
times, pay tribute to The great and
typical American who has proved him.
self the dauntless and conquerine
captain Of the peoples cause, and
then, in that great convention OF ouI
own William j. Bryan, the one un'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15

The suggestion of the master work
man of the A. o. U. W. that all APP
plicants for marriage license be ex-
amined as to their physical and men,
tai fitness for marriage, is an excel
lent idea and should be adopted by
society in self-defense. The idiotic
sickly, criminal and pauper classes
are increasing at an enormous rate
through the indiscrlminate marriage
Of any and everybody having the
price of a marriage license.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15

homa constitution is due to the large
amount of pure legislation contained
In the document.
The railroad and public service
corporation chapter, for example
contains 1000 words, or is larger than
the entire constitution of the state
of Rhode Island. This chapter is
almost wholly legislative, containing
all of the statute laws of Texas gov
erning railroads and public service
corporations, in addition to a num-
her of new legislative provisions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15

All butchers in Burma are Indian
born: no Burman will kill a cow or
a bullock or sell meat. There Is no
law now against such practice, but
no respectable native will kill for
food, sport or revenge. Fowl and
fish, are, indeed, sacrificed for eat
ing purposes, but every one despises
the fisherman; ne is a sort Of out
cast; and the Staying of fowl is done
reluctantly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15

matched and Incompatible cvangel of
our faith, speaking for pure de-
mocracy, and speaking for the whole
plain people of the republic, should
put in nomination Theodore Roosevelt
for one more undisputed term of pow
or to finish the work that he has so
glorlously begun.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15
THE EARTH SUFFICES.

o Earth, sufficing all our needs, o
you
With room for body and for spirit
too,
How patient while your children vex
their souls
pevising alien heavens beyond your
blue.
| Dear dwelling of the immortal and
unseen,
How obstinate in my blindness
have 1 been,
Not comp, ehending what your ten
der calls,
Yelled promises and reinsurance.
mean!
Not far and cold the way that they
have gone,
Who thro' your sundering darkness
have withdrawn
Almost within our hand-reach they
remain
Who pass beyond the sequence of
the dawn.
Not far and strange the heavens, but
very near,
Your childrcn's hearts unknowing-
ly hold dear.
At times we almost catch the door
swung wide
An unforgotten voice almost we
hear!
am tie heir Of heaven-and you
are just.
You, you alone I know, and you
trust.
Tho l seek God beyond the farthest
star,
Here shall I find Him, in your
deathless dust.
Charles G. T.. Roberts in the Crafts
man.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15
MOTEL PORTLAND
--OF---
PORTLAND, OREGON,

PORTLAND, OREGON.
American Llan, SO per day hud up
ward. Headquarters for tourists and
commercial travellers. Special rates
msde 10 families and single gentle
men. The management will be pleas-
ed Mt all times to show rooms and
give prices. A modern Turkish bath
establishment in the hotel
II. c.. BOWERS. &anse-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15
\ WOMAN's CHOICE.

There is no use to grumble and COM
plain,
It's just as easy to rejoice.
When God sorts out the weather and
sends rain,
Rains my choice.
Salem Journal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15
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: Battling with fate, with men, +
+ and with myself, i
: Up the steep summit of my life's !
2 forenoon, +
Z Three things l learned-three t
: things of precious worth, +
Z To guide and help me down the i
Z western slope;
3 have learned how to pray, and +
Z toll, and save;
Z To pray for courage to receive t
+ what comes,
Z Knowing what comes to be di- =
Z vinely sent;
Z To toll for universal good, since I
l. thus
I And only thus can good come =
Z unto me;
+ To save by giving whatsoe'er I !
Z To those who have not-this I
+ alone is gain. !
I Ella Wheeler Wilcox. !
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15

Mrs. w. II. Snyder, wife of an AL
bany Ore, merchant, suicided by
hanging. She was undoubtedly some
what demented from illness.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15

April 10 the Presbyterian church at
Brownsville, Ore, celebrated the 50th
anniversary of its organization.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15

The sunshine kisses mount and vale
The stars, they kiss the sea;
The west winds kiss the clover-bloom
But | lliss-thee,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15
THE PROPOSAL.

The violet loves a sunny bank,
The cowslip loves the lea;
The scarlet creeper loves the elm,
But | love-thee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-15

The oriole weds his mottled mate;
The lily's bride of the bee; a.
Heavens marriage-ring is round tho
earth
Shall | wed thee?
-Bayard Taylor.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09
!. Personal Mention

George Pusch of Tucson was a busi-
ness visitor in the city yesterday.
J. w. Jamerson Of Lynchburg, Va.
arrived in the city yesterday to spend
the winter.
T II. Travis of Martinsville. Va, is
a recent arrival in the city to spend
the winter.
]. C. Chapman of Wickenburg was
among the business visitors in the
city yesterday.
Thomas McDougal and family of
WARSAW. Ill. arrived in the city yes
terday and will spend the winter in
the valley.
o. J. Nave of Los Angeles. father
of Judge Nave of this territory, ar
rived in the city yesterday on bust
ness.
Miss Louise Para returned yesterday
from n visit in Los Angeles.
J. II. Rhuart of Los Angeles arriv-
ed in the city yesterday on n business
mission.
w. E. Walters, connected with the
Southern Pacific at Tucson, was Wis
itor in the city yesterday.
Among the arrivals at the Hotel
Adams yesterday were: f. d. Brad
ford, J. ]. Martin, Denver; A. NJ. Jack
son, A. T. Sprague, Los Angeles; j.
C. Schultz, New York City: ]. Helm
berg. Alex Feldering. San Francisco;
s. p. Marks, Louisville.
6. r Roseberry of Los Angeles, l..
f. Bluntz of San Francisco, c. w.
wright of Albuquerque. and w. L. Nc
Even of Detroit We're among the
guests at the Ford hotel yesterday.
At the Commercial yesterday We're
c. H. Hood. c. a. Hood. Chicago;
Frank L. Pickett, New Jersey; Henry
Baswitz. Los Angeles; Albert Perez.
Los GatoS.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09

his nose, ears and elsewhere about his
face and both his ankles We're swollen.
Brady said he was a miner from the
Ell Tigre mine at Red Rock, that he
was on his way to the Harqua Hala
mine and was riding in. free berth,
sleeping or the soft side of a board on
top of a box car from Maricopa TO
Tempe. where he got off. Just how he
got off he could not relate, as he and
, two other tourists had been drinking
and having a time at Maricopa. After
he went to sleep on the box car the
next thing of which he was conscious
was that he was lying on the ground.
at spot which he afterward found
to be near Tempe. a party found him
and he was brought to this city on the
freight. He does not think he was
robbed or kicked off the train, but
can not account for his ankles being
swollen, other than by surmising that
when he rolled off the car he lit on his
feet. OF course the same might have
happened if he had been tossed off
the forward end of a brakeman's boot.
CLEAN UP THE TOWN.-The city
authorities are going to make SIREN
uous efforts to have the city cleaned
up spick and span by the time of the
territorial fair. Superintendent of
Streets Carr said yesterday that they
would try to find some way to have
the vacant lots owned by non-residents
placed in good order by the city as
soon as possible. 1t will be urged up
on every resident to clean up and tidy
his place at the earliest possible date,
that Phoenix may by the time the fair
opens look attractive. inviting and
well cared for. There is no worse
slam on city than unsightly messes
of rubbish. old cans old boards. de-
cayinS vegetables and innumerable 9TH
er like things that are scattered about
some peoples places Most everybody
it is thought. viii have enough person.
al pride to make his place look clean
~ and neat by carting off the rubbish
and scrap piles. burning the papers
and rakinS up the weeds and consign-
ing them to the fire. The city author
tiles are going to do their part by TAX
ing care of the lots OF non-residents
the streets and alleys and it behooves
every citizen with civic pride to lick
in and assist in the general undertake
ing to beautify the town 1t is the
lIltitlpu VI the CITY dulIoIllleS 10 llilt
some way to force the unwilling and
negligent to do their part. This is ia wise
move on the part of the authorities,
and if everyone approaches the matter
with the same spirit in the next thir-
ty days. Phoenix will be clad in a diff
ferent raiment than now appears in
various parts Of the city. There will
be thousands of visitors here for the
fair and each will note anything unfav
orahle that catches his eve. Mr.. Citi-
zen. kick in and do your stunt without
warning from the city nall.
RETURNED TO PHOENlx-At the
Methodist conference at Flagstaff,
which has just closed. Rev. \. 2. Mac
lean has been reappointed to the pas
torate of the First NJ. Z. church in
this city for the ensuing year. Rev
Maclean il very popular with the
congregation. and has many friends in
the city who will be pleased to hear Of
his return To Phoenix. He is expected
to arrive home today.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09
OF LOCAL
INTEREST
THERE WILL BE REFRESH.

THERE WILL BE REFRESH
MENTS.-The Pythian Sisters will
serve refreshments after lodge tonight.
The members are urged TO be present.
A POOR NAvIGATOR-He had
his shoes tied on his bicycle. and was
trying to navigate it down the alley
by the back of whiskey row. but final
" landed in the dust He was armed
with a revolver and claimed he was
on his way to the mountains. having
packed everything up, and was in
tending to freight his belongings on
the bike The police took him TO jail
and learned his name to be W. Voig-
lander. He was locked up to sober.
and his weapon confiscated.
SURVEYS APPROvED.-The Sur
veyOr general has approved mineral
survey No. 2453, Lone Star Lode Min
ing Claim. situated in the Warren
Mining District, Cochise County. and
claimed by A NJ. Chisholm and Thos.
Bardon. The surveyor general has APP
proved mineral survey No. 2i43. en-
bracing the Marenci No. l, Morenci No.
>. Bench No. l. Bench No. ., and Bench
No. placer mining claims. situated
in the Copper Mountain Mining Dis
trict, Graham county, Arizona, and
claimed by The Arizona Copper Com
pany.
FIFTH PAYMENT MADE-The
fifth payment of $4,000 was made the
other day in this city to ]. X Nc
Carthy of Florence and Mrs. Clara
Kinney of Globe. on the Bryan group
Of claims across the river from Kelvin,
now known as the Sultana- Arizona
mine. The company has two more
payments to make TO complete the
purchase price of the property, $4,000.
the last payment being due on the 4th
Of next February. As the readers Of
The Republican have been informed,
the development of the mine is pro-
ceeding rapidly. the ore bodies are
well proved and the project seems to
be moving forward rapidly and most
satisfactorily.
DEATHS SHINING MARK-The
valuable shire stallion owned by a
company and kept at the ranch of Lin
Orme. died yesterday morning of pink
eye. There has been considerable
trouble with this disease among the
horses of the valley recently. though it
has hardly reached the stage of an
epidemic. Quite a number Of horses
have been affected and most Of them
have recovered, this valuable stallion
being the only instance in which IA
tality has been reported. The disease
is not usually considered a fatal one,
and is in horses quite similar to grippe
or some similar mild epidemic in the
human family with case that occa-
sionally becomes complicated and ends
in death.
A JURY TRIAL.-Simon Ackel, who
was charged with an assault on an Of
ficer. was yesterday arraiSned before
Justice Kyle and his trial set for
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. He
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09

pleaded not guilty and will be tried
by a jury and be represented by an at
torney. T. Moreno and Francisco Ro-
bles were arraigned for fighting and
4 the latter was given fifteen days in
Jail while the former was released
The affray took place over a woman
Robes prepared to have a wine feast
with his inamorata but when he return
ed with the sparkling juice he found
Moreno conversing with his lady love.
( He Immediately landed with the bot
I tie on his rivals head. laying him out
cold. and bloody for time.
+ WILL JOIN ESiDENT-Govern-
or kibbey yesterday received a short
I letter from Mr.. Latta. one of President
Roosevelts secretaries, who is with
him in the wilds of Mississippi stating
that the president requests the gov
ernOr to join him at Vicksburg. at the
conclusion of his hunt, and accompany
him as far as Memphis and perhaps to
Nashville. on the return journey to
Washington. The president will be
at Nicksburg on the 21st. to attend a
function arranged for that date. and
that evening be will leave for Mem
phis. The governor of course accepted
the invitation Immediately and is pre-
pairing TO leave in due season to meet
the president. The latter mentioned
no SPECIAL business to be transacted.
other than a general conference over
territorial affairs
AN EARLESS WONDER.-Santiago
Modeno charged with the theft of a
coat belonging to Fred Cimi was be-
fore Justice tombstone yesterday and
his trial was set for October 10. Mo-
demo is not built quite as other men
are in that he has no ears. He had
at one time but they were both sheared
off close to his head before he left
Mexico. The manner In which he lost
these auricular appendages he has not
explained to his most intimate friends
who are inclined to suspect that the
mutilation was not inflicted upon him
as an especial mark of honor. Rafael
Sabato and Pablo Ramirez We're be-
fore the court charged with drunken
ness and disturbance of the peace.
They were sent to Jail for seven days.
Florento Vega similarly charged was
fined s.. He had the money.
PHOENIX ScRisBLERS-During
the weighing Of the mails, which has
been in progress for the last three
months, Phoenix people have demon
strated that they use the postoffice
pretty freely. During that time the
weight of the mail sent out of this
office. has averaged 10000 pounds per
month. The first class mail posted in
this office, consisting of letters and
post and postal cards, has averaged.
100 pounds per day. In a week or so
there will be a counting of all the
pieces of mail handled in a day and i'm
week, but for those who care TO
make a guess on how many pieces Of
first class mail this 100 pounds rep
resents. the following information is
given of the average number to the
pound, based on former counts: Ordi-
nary size, single rate letters, A: long.
single rate letters, %: short. double
rate letters, 10: long. double rate let
tiers, Il; postal cards, 169; post cards,
106
GOT HURT, BUT DIDN'T KNOW
HOW.-William Brady was brought to
the city Jail yesterday afternoon in an
express wagon considerably bunged up
and ver-' unwise as to how it all trans
pired. The bark had been knocked off