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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-18
HIGHEST CAMP IN THE WORLD

Harrington Putnam of New York
sends the following extract from a
letter from Mrs. Fanny Bullock
Workman, who has been making
some marvellous mountain ascents in
the Himalayas.
"We have just finished a journey
to the Nun Kun range, southwest of
Ladakh, with six Italian porters and
the guide, C. Savage of Courmayeur
He was with us in 1903 and refused
the offers of the Duke of Rumenzori
to go with me. 1t was my expedi-
ton, DR.. Workman only deciding to
go as my guest at the last moment.
We made the first circuit of the
range, 80 to 100 miles, over 40 miles
of glaciers never before visited.
81 with Savage and one porter as
cended one of the three highest Nun
Kun peaks--survey measurement,
23,260 feet-and thus can for mo-
ment claim the world record with
men until some one goes higher. DR..
Workman went to 22,650 feet. We
camped higher than any one has yet
camped, highest camp being 1882
feet. 2O,632 fet, and Camp America
81 800 feet! All of US conquered two
other virgin snow peaks of 1918
feet and and 2O,16S feet, and four
snow columns from 16,500 to 1900
feet.
"My idea was to have European
porters carry all camp kit after
coolies gave out, and this they did
successfully from The third camp on
There was chance for observing the
effects of rarlfied air, and we found
insomnia our greatest difficulty. Nc
cne slept more than a few minutes al
| time at our three last camps.
"Our lowest minimum tempera-
ture TT Camp America was g de-
| grees F., and it was bitter in a mum
merry tent. This is my last trip,
suppose, but it was glorious and
hate to leave the Himalayas. We
climbed well above the Duke. did we
| not ?"-National Geographic Maga
| zine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-18
"NATURE FAKING."

Nature taking, grand and petty, has
according to the Washington I'd. c.
Herald, been going on for thousands
of years.
The Herald says: Santa Claus and
his reindeers and the Easter rabbits
and roosters illustrate one phase OF
1t. Around the story of Jonah and
the whale violent warfare has ragged
for years. When Du Chaillu first told
the story of the monstrous gorilla, II
was denounced as a fake-and yet II
proved to be true.
The great trouble is to know Just
where to draw the line between fax
ing pure and simple and things that
seem not to be true, but may be,
nevertheless. There is no harm In
the Santa Claus or the Easter egg
stories. The Jonah tale may or may
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-18
OKLAHOMA REFORMS.

Among the most important provi-
sions Of the new Oklahoma constitu-
ton. as officially given President
Roosevelt. are the following
Polygamy is forever barred
prohibition for that section
known as Indian Territory for Il
years. Stopping of witnesses hiding
behind determination plea. Soidler
vote barred. Direct vote for senators
when federal constitution permlts
Initiative and referendum. Power 10
legislature to define trust, combina-
tions. etc. Discrimination by corpo-
rations prohibited. Railroad prohib-
rations prohibited. Railroads prohib-
prohibited prohibited from transport
ing any material Of its own manu-
featured or mined, except for person
al use. Corporation commission to
control all transportation
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-18
IRON WORKS WILL
STAND PAT.
PENDLETON INSTITUTION GUAR
ANTEES TO DEFEND ITS GUS
TONER'S AGAINST CALIFORNIA
FIRM.
Pendleton, Ore, June II, 1907.

Pendleton, Ore, June II, 1907.
To the Farmers of Umatilla County:
Our attention has been called to
circular letters sent out by Schmeisted
Manufacturing company, Of Davisville,
Cal, to our customers and other
farmers of this county, claiming that
we have no right to sell the Pendleton
Hitch. patented by Wentgen. This we
feel to be a great injustice not only to
our many customers who are using the
equalizer made by us, but 1t is an un-
just and dishonest method of business.
These letters, II left unanswered, |,
may create dissatisfaction which will
cause injury to us that may, IL neces-
sary require the aid of the courts to
remedy We propose to defend our
right and the right of our customers
and are as able to meet our unfair and
unreliable competitor as he is to meet
us.
He has no patent. He has rights
that we are bound to recognize. We
have the right and privilege through
purchase, to the patent, No. 2s4,608i
on which we make the Pendleton
Hitch. We bought 1t from Joe Whit
gen, the patentee. Of Seattle. and have
the papers to show for 1t. Though the
Schmeiser Manufacturing company
may threaten our patrons with dam
ages of $3.50" each. we hereby pledge
ourselves to stand between anw one
or all OF our customers and any dam
age they may suffer from the Schmei-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-18

would keep them away from business
and not because of besmirched man.
hood or the rebuking of conscience.
They will go about with their heads
held high, demanding recognition, and
claiming a place with decent and re-
spectacle men, feeling that the money
they have made covers up all the
shadows of their characters.
It is time that really honest and con-
scientious business men put this class
of men where they belong, in the
criminal class, and keep them there.
1t is a serious thing to hold up and
pamper guilty men and give them
every recognition because of their
money
1t is not a wholesome example to
set before young men and boys. They
will naturally think that if business
men condone one class of crime they
will excuse and tolerate other crimes,
and so the standard of citizenship is
lowered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-18
PAUL REVERE's RIDE.

Carefully Reconsidered from a Just
Standpoint.)
Listen. my children. and you shall
hear
The amended version of Paul Revere.
Twas the nineteenth of April, in rs,
When Boston swarmed like a buzzing
hive
With the red-coat minons of George
the Third.
And Paul Revere, who had some
where heard
That the British would march upon
village and town,
Got the farmers ready to shoot them
down.
on the opposite side of the Charles
he strode,
Impatient to mount and follow the
road,
And he watched for the lights where
his friend would be
one if by land and two if by sea.
One light flashed out and he leaped
astride;
Two lights flashed out; he was ready
to ride;
And here's where the story begins to
be new,
And places the credit where credit is
due.
For the faithful steed of Paul Revere
Reared up in front with snort of
fear;
He saw the lamps in the belfry bright,
And he thought that each was an
''auto" light!
Please don't imagine that just because
the horse didn't know what an auto
was
He couldn't be frightened; for you
and I,
Who may not be easy to terrify,
Must still confess, however we boast,
It's what we know least that fright
ems us most!
You'll see the objection at once, OF
And as Paul was on him, Paul went
too.
You'll see the objection at once, OF
course;
The credit entire belongs to the
horse;
And he fares better than men have
Jared
To be made hero because he was
! scared!
Roy Griffith.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-18

not be true. Very few people serious
ly dispute it oneply. The gorilla story
has been amply vindicated.
The man, therefore. who sets out
to deny the existence OF certain things
because he never saw anything like
them find himself nothing mare thon
half victor, at best, when the con-
trovcrsy he creates is concluded.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-18

There will be little opposition to
the bond issues for sewers, Streets
city hall and other purposes at the
election to be held in this city next
Monday. The matter has already been
thoroughly discussed and 1t has been
agreed by Pendleton that the bond
issues are needed so the election Will
be merely a perfunctory matter. The
decision is already rendered by the
people. No really worthy demand
upon the taxpayers of Pendleton was
ever ignored and this will be no ex-
ception to the rule.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-18

Ninety-two years ago today, on June
IS, 1915, the battle of Waterloo was
fought and at sunset on that evening
$4,000 men lay dead upon the bloody
field. Today peace delegates from all
the great powers are meeting at The
Hague, not far from the field of
Waterloo, to discuss universal peace,
but even today, after almost a century
of peace talk, the nations have larger
navies, larger armies and greater war
budgets than ever. Only little over
year ago Manchuria was covered
with the corpses of Russian soldiers
from end to end and the carnage at
Port Arthur was as terrible as that on
Hugomont hill on the field of Water
loo at the beginning of the last GEN.
tury.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-18
COMING EVENTS.

June 21-22-Dregfon Development
league and rose fiesta, Portland.
JULY 4-CELEBRATION AT
PENDLETON.
July 4-7--B. Y. p. u, national
convention, Spokane
July 9-1a-Knlglts Templar con-
clave, Saratoga ". Y.
July 1O-15-Tnternationa Christian
Fndeavor, Seattle
July 15-2o--Grand lodge Elks
Philadelphia.
Wool Sales bates
Shan'ko--June TO- II and ~. July
ls.
Raker City-July ..
Elgin-Ju1y ~.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-18
TWO CENTURIES "NIssING."

The excavations in Rome being
conducted on the Palatine Hill have
shown a curious and interesting cir
cumstance. The Metropolis has been
found to contain remains of the
ninth, eighth, sixth and fourth CEN
turies before Christ. All fragments
of the seventh and fifth centuries are
lacking and archeologists are engag-
ed in close study of the field in or
der to find the reason.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-18
A LOUD HABIT.

A well known comedian met fell
low actor the other day In Herald
Square.
Hello, Jack!" he said. Anything
to do this EVENING""
Nothing special" replied the 9TH
er.
"well, let's go up to the Hotel Astor
and hear the newly rich eat soup
Harper's Weekly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-18
HOTEL PORTLAND
PORTLAND. OREGON.

PORTLAND. OREGON.
American Llan, 33 per day and uo-
ward. Headquarters for tourists and
commercial travellers. Special rates
made to families and single gentla-
men. The management will be pleas
ed at alt times to show rooms and
give priceo. A modern Turkish barb
establishment in the hotel.
II. c. BOWERH. Ia,Aa.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-18
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Z There is no rhyme that is half +
. so sweet i
Z AS the song of the wind in the =
ripping wheat; I
Z There is no meter that's half so I
Z fine i
+ AS the lilt of the brook under !
= rock and vine; i
Z And the loveliest lyric 1 ever !
I heard I
Z Was the wildwood strain of I
Z forest bird. i
= II the wind and the brook and 7
2 the bird would teach !
Z Ny heart their beautiful parts !
= OF speech, :
2 And the natural art that they :
Z say these with, !
= Ny soul would sing of beauty =
= and myth
= In a rhyme and a meter that !
= none before Z
= Have sung in their love, or !
= dreamed in their lore,
= And the world would be richer I
= one poet the more. .
= Madison Cawein. I
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-18

7. is estimated that London's laun-
dries use more than $50 tons of soap
a week
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-18

An explosion Of dynamite at Co
vihilo, Portugal. killed 80 persons.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-14
EEw KNOW ms
Gives Simple Home Prescription ara
Directions - Use.

A well-knOwn specialist Is authority
that Kidney and Bladder Troubles OF
an kinds are IN nearly every instance
readily relieved by taking a few doses
OF the following simple homemade
mixture.
Fluid Extract Daudeiion. one-half
ounce. Compound Karson ounce:
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three
ounces.
The dose Is a teaspooaful after meals
and az bedtime These inrredicats
can DE- obtained az any eood pharmacy.
and n mixed by shaking well On a
bottle Victims OF kidney. Bladder
and Urinary diseases OF ans kind
should not hesitate "a make this pre-
s@cripiuu up aud Try a. it comes high.
D. recommended and doesnr cost much
% prvparU
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-14
CASE OF ECZEMA IN SOUTH.
Suffered Three Years-Hsnds and Eye
Most AHecte6-how Well ard ls
Grateful 20 Cuticurs-

MY wife was taken badly With &c
rema for three years, and she en-
ployed a doctor with 10 effect Al all
until she employed Cureura Soap
and Ointment one OF her hands
and her left eye were badly Affected.
and when she would stop using Gu
ucura Soap and Ointment the ecIema
came back. but very slightly; but It
did her a sight Of good Then we
complied with the instructions in u.s.
ing the entire set Of Cuticura Rene
edles and my wife Is entirely reoov-
cred. She thanks CUticura very much
and viii recommend IL highly in our
locality and in every nook and cor
Ger Of our parish God bless you Tor
the sake o. suffering humanity. / NJ
Robert Metropolis. La Jan 5 and
Sept, /. 1905
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-14
N,vsr orsreek.d 4 chsnes.

When Bishop Talbot nov q the
central Pennsylvania diocese. WEE
"the cowboy bishop o. Idaho and
Wyoming be never 0~veriooked an %
p~ortnnity Of securing contributions
for the missionary work IA wtich be
took such delight On q occasion
while attending a meeting q church
diguitaries ia s. Pau. be vas chzrtlEB
with some other ciergymen On TIE
steps OF his hotel when several 10
boes came along one Of them sD-
preached and asked for aid Bishop
Talbot took him aside and after q
short but earnest conversation ne
other tramps saw sonething pass
from hand 70 hand what Old BE-
give youg asked the other h050ei
when they AL started away. Dldn''
give me nothing was the dlsgusted
reply. 4 gave him a dollar for his
blamed new cathedral ia LARAMIE
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-14

the sorrow which prevented the Young
woman he loved being Al his side
Mrs Thaw told Of coming 10 New
York 10 meet Evelyn Nesbit and OF
giving her consent 20 her sons mar
riage-the one condition being that
the girls past life in New York should
be a closed book. eve 20 be referred
TO IN any way. Then came the story
OF the marriage In Pittsburg in April
1905. the honeymoon trip aud then a
happy. placid summer spent a. the
mothers country home
AT the end OF Mrs Thaws exami-
nation court adjourned over until Fri
day morning. a death IN Justice Fu.
I Eerald's Family causing an abandon
ment Of the Thursday Sitting
New York. March 9-The defense
In the Thaw case rested Friday imUe.
diatoly after the converting OF court
and an adjournment was ordered un.
Iul Monday morning District Attor
ney Jerome said that while hu bad
been Informally notified Thursday OF
the changed plans az the defense be
had cOme TO court expecting to be
confronted by additional expert tesu.
mony HTS witnesses were not ready.
be added n was upon this reprcs0n.
tation and with the consent OF ths
defense that the adjournment vas
taken.
The court proceedings occupied less
thsn five minutes and MT Jerome
returned at once 20 his office O. pre-
pare his Fehutnl testimony Aimosi
his first move was 20 subpoena Mrs
Evelyn Nesbit ThaW 10 produce "a
court any letters she may have writ
ten by Stanford White
The district attorney also had Alas
Mackenzie notified 60 be IN oar Mon
day prepared 90 SO upon the witnes.
stand Miss Mackenzie had hoo1
under subpoena by the state ever
since the trial began. she Is the inti
nate friend Of rhaws wife aud jur
ing he first siages OF the trial hs
Two were useparable
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-14
THAW TRIAL
Only Rebuttsl Evidence Now Re-
mains 70 be Heard IN the Gel
ebrated Case.
ELDER MRS. THAW ON STAND
Delras Would NOT Let Her Tell Al
She Wished-Mae Mackenzie
and Howard Nesblt Sub
poenaed by Jeroms.

New York. March G. Interest
aroused IN Tuesdays session Of the
trial Of Harry K Thaw by the an
nounccment that Mrs William Thaw,
mother Of the defendant would take
the witness stand, was quickly dulled
by the continued cross-eXamination
of Dr. Charles G. Wagner. me Of the
~alienists for the defense. by District
Attorney jerome. DIT. Wagner was
'on the stand all day and when ad-
journment was announced the dis
trlct attorney seemed TO have much
ground yet TO cover with The expert
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-14

Invited 20 tho homecoming 81 the ~.
turnlnE soldier. The eK.confcdcrate
arrived on The old plantation the night
before the earliest date he had men
l.oncd in his last letter. ~ was late
and his father and ~ family had
retired.
The only creature on tho old place
that seemed 10 hc awake vas a dos
As che soldier entered the gate Of the
grounds the dog began barking
The sound aroused the owner OF
the manor The country was oycrrun
a. the une with stragglcrs. some or
whom had not hesitatod 10 commit
burglary
The father Of the returning boy
arose iIe stood Ia the doorway with
his shotgun and challenged tho ap.
p~foaching stranger. a he supposed
Tho young man being deaf made
no reply. but continued on his way.
The man 10 tho doorway raised hts
gun and ngcd The stranger fell dead.
"Ibo father summoned hls family
the few remaining servants OF the
plantation. An Investigation was held
and Tho tragic truth was revealed.
The father. oi course. was ~iucolsol.
able he returned 20 his house while
the servants carried the ufelcss form
OF hls boy 10 the home that had been
awaiting his coming
fhc next day the invited guests
began to arrive. Tho father had given
orders that the tragedy should not b.
mentioned until he himself did &c.
n DO bot recall what explanation
was made TO the guests as TO the ab
sercc of him whom they were 20 hon
or Rut after The repast they were
told. aud then they nled past the dead
The body was wrapped Ia the has
Coz which che brave young man had
fought The community was used &c
funerals Every private burial ground
had a grave made by the unhappy war
Rut no funeral like this had ever
iakou place IN the vicinity. aud ! doub.
n ID ever had a counterpart IN an,
stale. N9rth or South. ! hope not
NcU York sun
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-14

HT q
sAopEsr wAR sToRY.
Declared 70 be That Of the Returning
Soldier Killed BY His Father.

..
"The saddest war story that yer
occurred has never been fully told
so far as / know said a man who fol
lowed Lee 20 the surrender al ApDom-
sttox Il believe that Mrs. Chestnut
On her Diary from Dixie made a brief
mention Of the incident.
4 bad forgotten Il until ] read the
book. Then Il came back 10 me as
heard * from one who was at the
funeral The man who told 1t died 20
years agn.
"The soldier had enlisted In Georgia,
from his home. where his father re-
NAMED lndisturbed during the strug-
gle The young man had fought
through the war without a scratch
saw a slight wound which had left
him slightly deaf This Addiction he
had never referred - in any Of his
letters.
sftar the surrender he communt
Gated with his father saying he would
reach home on or about q certain date.
Travel. then. was uncertain, and be
vas NOT positive as 10 when he would
arrlse.
His father prepared TO receive him
Believing that his son would come AZ
promised, he arranged a spread such
as the conditions Of his surroundings
az chat time would permit. He had
brought out his best plate that had
been secreted for a long time. and
with gold which had been exhumed
he bought such d~elicacies and sub
stahtials as the southern market a.
thar time Afforded
"As many Of the old-time neighbor'
as were living in the vicinity were
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-14
Perpetual Motion.

As she man With the small black
case passed down tho avenue ne was
hailed by an excited Individual who
was leaning from an upper story win.
dow.
Come zap here at once," shouted
the chap aboye Il wan you to attend
my wife"
'nuL my dear sir" replied the man
with the black case under MIS- arm. 4
am not "a doctor I 80 around n1ing
talking machines
Wei. that Is iast why I oalloc you
Ny wife has been talking continuous.
y Cor nye hours and I want 70 $40 4
you can stop her..
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-14
- $500. ~ q LIfs.

LiRdley Murray the grammaTian, q
hauye OF Pennsylvania. who died IL
1885. had views OF life that were
quite as correct as his principles o.
English grammar. He wrote; !
was persuaded that q truly sincere
mind could be a. no loss 20 discern
the just limits between a safe and
competent portion and a dangerous
profusion o. the good things Of life.
These views Of the subject I reduced
70 practice. aud terminated my mer-
camille oncerus when ] had acquires
q moderate competency.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-14
A CHICK.
Johnny's Reason for conhsestins a
Fowl for the Union Army.


The year 1864 found a number OF
100days regiments from Iowa down
the Mississippi river doing guard duty
along the frontiers while sherman
Was gathering his forces for his
march 10 the sea. says a writer In Ma.
tlonal Tribune. The Forty-sixth Iowa
VAS Ia command OF Col ID. y. Hender-
son. of Dubuque. who a few months
before had lost a foot az Shiloh as a
sergeant of company A. Twelfth iowa.
The regimental headquarters was at
Criilorville. Tenn, - miles east Of
Memphis. on the Charleston railroad,
while the different companies we're
scattered up and down the line This
regiment. like many others. was com
posed OF mere boys. OF men too old
for regular service. and Of those who
had cen service In other regiments
and for one cause or another had been
discharged The old yets always led
In ali army tricks. having been
through the mill they knew the ropes
and how 70 pull them. In July, 1864.
a number OF boys had been mt forag-
ing and sightseeing one day, aud
among other things brought back into
camp was a colored boy about ~
/ years Did. He was a very bright little
{ chap. not so very black. w~ellfeatured,
and appeared TO be above the average
/ colored boys seen every day. He said
his name was John Allen. Sir. He
was az once adopted as q member Of
company c. and found a hrm friend in
Second Lieut.. Joseph W. Cummins.
He was willing. ready and anxious to
do anything for company c boys. and
as he knew the country well. having
been around there some months. when
there was any ~fOragiug 70 be done
after he came Johnny was taken
along as a guide. On p such Ooca-
sion the men stopped az a farm house.
when a great cry vas heard from
some OF the felix's al home. II
seems the darby. who loved chickens
Ike a FOX. had been peeping around
and spied a big. fat rooster. which he
was trying 10 capture when the wOm-
en- spied him and mixed in the race.
The ome were armed with brooms.
and there vas q procession going
round and round the big. red rooster,
eager darky In the rear and the wom-
en- after him screaming at the top Of
their lungs. and Nhen they were not
screaming. oussing the niger The
chase ended with the capture Of the
bird by Johnny. who kept well out Of
the Rsy of the women They ap-
pcalcd 90 the captain Of the squad 20
have the chicken returned. and John
MS was called up and questioned. IT
vas dis away, Cap'n, said Johnny.
~LIanL Cummins tole me dis a-morn.
in he was plum sick % bareback and
soWbelly and axed me cou'd'n ! 81,
him q chlck'n. ] don look under de
house q vile ago and 81 was an dark.
bus dis rooster he say Yo niger cant
get me. eet me. get me, When I h'aI
his voice . started under dar an dis
rooster jes up and crow and say
Hurra for Jen Davis. and yo's know
dat is treason. and SO I jes cotch him
Did he say thar. Johnny Deed be
AID. Capn. and FL made me So mad
Then you were quite right Johnny.
he should be conhscatcd and execut
Cd Take him GO camp and report C
Col Henderson said the captain
The women could not help smiling a.
tho plea OF the darby. but they vowc,
vengeance an the same.