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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-16
LEAVE THEM ALONE.

Under the caption, "a Central
Normal school," the Oregonian de-
clares for the abolition of all the
present normal schools and advises
the establishment of one central
school. presumably in Portland. II
saws that Il would be cheaper to
maintain one faculty in luxury and
to pay the transportation and living
expenses Of students attending the
one school than to maintain the three
present schools.
This is just the kind of talk that
has muddled the normal school ques-
ton in the past. This is just the kind
Of talk that has given chronic knock
ers and tax dodgers an opening to
object to the schools Of the state and
to disgrace the state.
Il is too bad how the great, grasp
ing normal schools bulldoze the poor
half-s,arved state of oregon. 1t is
too bad about the princely salaries
that are being paid to the naughty
purse-proud teachers in the three
normal schools. It is too bad how the
young men and women of Weston
Monmouth and Ashland are being ed
ucated at the states expense, outside
o. Portland.
But for the sake OF argument let 1t
be assumed that the state could COM
b.ne its normal schools into one and
it would be attended by the combines
student bodies from Weston, Mon
mouth and Ashland How much
cheaper would it be?
Could the present faculty at Wes-
ton give instruction to three times
the students they now instruct? Ger
tainlv not. If all the normal schools
students Of the state were thrown in
to one institution the faculty would
have TO be enlarged in proportion
Furthermore. the buildings. laborato'
r.es. etc.. would have to be approx
mate,y three times as great as the!
are at any one Of the present schools
That one large school can b'
maintained cheaper than three small
oa-s is to be granted. But the saw
ing would not be as great as woulc
seem. while the expense to the stu
dents would be greatly increased
Living is cheaper at Weston than il
Portland
But what Is TIE matter via -
normal schools now? Nothing ex
cept that they nave been Jludse"e
and starved nearly TO death. Tney ar
an doing splendid work under the cir
cumgtances. Give them the appro
priations that they need and allo'
them a fair chance for their live
The normal schools will be alright
the knockers and mossbacks will jus
leave them alone.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-16
WHEREFORE THE ROAST"

politically speaking, there are two
classes Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
papers and party organs. Independ-
ent papers, Of which class the East
Oregonian believes it Is truly one
place citizenship above partyism. They
mix in politics when they see fit and
do what they believe is for the coun-
try's good But they respond to no
mans beck and call.
Party organs, on the other hand
are usually required to talk in behalf
Of their respective parties regardless
of their merits. This being the case
f. &c not surprising that during the
course Of a campaign they hand out
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-16
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) Be glad. dear heart somewhere 1
the sun is shining;
1t follows close on every sud l
den shower;
) Be braxe and smile though !
winds are fiercely blow I
ing;
) Dawn surely follows every I
darkest hour.
) Gods stars, dear soul, are shin I
ing still above thee;N
Gods love and care are 1
round thee, always true; l
) Though clouds may gather thick 1
and dark about you,
) Look up ard see the sunshine I
glinting through.
New Thought. 1
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-16

ship will bear, will be the first huge
ocean liner to be equipped with both
reciprocatlng engines and turbines.
Both styles OF engines will be used
for steaming ahead and the recipro-
eating engines will alone furnish the
power for running astern, as the tur-
bines cannot be reversed.
Besides the general arrangements
for the comforts and pleasures OF the
passengers a tennis court will be pro-
vided. The new ship will be ready
for service I'm 1910.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-16

If everything goes well arrange
ments will be made within a few days
to keep the wooden mill here All
things have been made ready and 1t
now merely remains for those behind
the movement to see that the deal is
driven through to a successful finish.
surely the local business men will no.
"lie down" when the goal is in sight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-16

THE man we respect today we
laughed at yesterday
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-16

much dope that is cheap and lnane,
Naturally they appeal to the preju-
dice rather than to the intelligence OF
voters.
This explanation is made in behalf
OF the local paper and it will apply
to others of that class, It will ex-
plain why these papers declare in one
breath that Bryan is the bosom
friend OF standard oil and other cor
porations and In the next breath howl
that he is the mortal enemy Of
wealth and business. Honesty has no
place in the creed of the blind parti-
san sheet,
This same explanation will show
why these papers prefer to dwell up
on platforms that were written in
the SOS to those Of the present day.
II explains why they talk about the
panic Of '93 rather than the panic
Of 'O7. The word has come down the
line that the republicans are losing
and that Taft has no show II he
stands upon the present merits of his
party
The word has gone out for all the
little republican sheets to go into the
past and kick up a dust that will OBJ
scure the real situation. They are
doing their best to obey, But it Is
doubtful II the move will do any
sood and the work must be very un-
rfnpeout
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-16

Taft is wasting time in the south.
Down there they have a problem OF
their own that is graver to them than
ali other issues combined. The negro
question to the southern people Is one
of life and death. Taft stands for the
latter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-16
CID NOUNS; NEW MEANINGS.

specC.-A ,Houshtiess mans idea
OF progress.
Untold Agony unrepeated So
-Iet Of a gossip
Corceit.-The child Of ignorance
and se,f-reliance.
Hope.-TomorroT's veneer over to-
days disappointment.
Diplomacy.-The art of politely
g ttmg what you want.
Trouble-The one thing that any
one can readily borrow.
Filthy Lucre.-What all your
nelghbors are striving for, but not
yourself.
Comfort-That which the ignorant
think is the same thing as happiness.
Clubs.-Homes maintained by
many who seldom use them, for the
convenience Of a few who have no
letter place to 60
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-16

When Umatlla county is settled
up as it should be and Pendleton has
grown in keeping with the develop
nent every day will be like Saturday
in this city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-16
Worly.

Honeyed words she used to speak
When their love was young;
Now she still is like a bee,
But his cry is "stung!"
Philadelphia Bulletin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-16

There are some good wheel horses
among the business men and BANK
ers Of Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-16

Procrastination is the putting off
until tomorrow of those things which
you can not get someone else to do
today.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18
nonr,s For CHuRcHMEN.

Don't try to hide from God who sees
all men just as they are.
Don't go to church expecting good II
you have not spent the week preparing
for IT,
Don't pretend to spirituality for there
is no pretense that will more quickly
disclose the hypocrlte.
Don't expect the minister to make up
for your shortcomings which you have
not had courage enough to overcome.
Don't charge against the brethren the
GOODNESS that you feel because you have
neglected your religious duties and your
God.
Don't blame the minister If you are
not benefited by attending church, until
you have made certain 1t is not your
own fault
Don't attempt TO force your way into
fellowship with the spiritually minded,
for entry is gained only through your
mEtu spirituality.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18
LANK ENGLISH WOMEN.
How Measurements of Americans and OF
English Differ.

The searching glare of the law courts
has been brought to bear upon the sub
iect of the English woman's figure, says
writer in the Gentlewoman. During
the progress of a case between a whole
sale costumer and a draper expert opin-
ion was called to compare the figures Of
English women to those of the Ameri-
can and French.
1t was discovered that Americans lack
the English wOman's height. though
their shoulders are broader and waists
larger; the stock shoulder size for ladies
across the Atlantic is 6 inches, while
madam on this side of the water can
boast but Az
But the length from neck to waist for
the average woman in America is only
141a inches, while in England it is 1615.
The deduction to be drawn from the
most vigorous legal Investigations on the
subject, in which all the witnesses ap-
pear to have been of the sterner sex.
is that the average or stock size Eng
lish woman of today is with due apollo
gies to Wordsworth) "a noble woman
thinly planned"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18

A Scotchman stood beside the bed Of
HIS dying wife, and in fearful accents
asked was there anything he could do
for her.
Yes, Sandie," she said; I'm hoping
you'll bury me in Craeburn kirkyard."
But, my lass" he cried, only think
Of the awful expense! Would We no be
comfortable here in AberdeenT'
mo, Sandie; I'd no rest in my grave
unless l were buried in Craeburn."
It's too much you're askin',' said the
loving husband, and / cannot promise
ye ony such thing"
"Then, Sandie, I'll no give you ony
peace until my bones are at rest in my
native parish"
'Ah, weel, Maggie, said he. an Just
gle ye a three-month trial in Aberdeen
an see how ye get along. "-Philade lphia
Ledger.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18

ueighbor's. Many who seem TO us tc
be exempt, and In perpetual sunshine OF
happiness, may be in the keenest an
guish from causes kindly hidden from
human view.
There is only one place in the uni
verse free from trouble-that is heaven.
He that is born into that country shall
escape trouble forever, for Jesus has
said: Let not your heart be troubled.
Ye believe in God, believe also In Me.
In My Fathers house are many man
sions. If 1t were not so, would have
told you. I go to prepare a place for
you. And If l so and prepare a place
for you, will come again and receive
you unto myself, that where I am there
We may be also" We shall surely es-
cape all trouble there, for God shall
wipe away all tears from our eyes and
there shall be no more death, neither
sorrow nor crying, neither shall there
be any more pain, for the former things
are passed away"
Most men would like TO be rich with
out the trouble and pains of making
the money. They would like to be good
and great without the grinding pro-
cesses out of which goodness and great
ness grow. And they would like the
charm of grace Of refined and beautiful
character without the essential pro-
cesses without which such an attain
ment has never been reached. The best
growths require sunshine and shadow,
daylight and darkness. IL the sun of
Gods countenance shines upon us, we
may well be content to be wet with the
rain of afiliction. How often we have
seen the heavens overcast with clouds
and tempest, no sun appearing to COM
fort but when the clouds are exhaust
ed and the shadows have rolled away,
how much brighter all nature seems
and in the clearer light of the returning
sun we bless God for the shower and
its shadow.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18
CYNICs AND PEssIMIsTs.
BY Rev. A. Mac Dons

10y ASCNs a. mac OOhfA1u INCOCD.
Because an excellent spirit was in
him.-Daniel vi, 8.
An excellent spirit in a man is of
more Importance than anything else.
The men of spirit are the mep who do
things
1t is an old story, but it will always
be true, that the honest-hearted with
sling and pebbles will Stay the giant
where strong men in ponderous armor
quail and flee. An excellent spirit is
the best armor. Even the golden rule
avails little unless it is applied in the
golden spirit"
The spirit may become diseased as
well as the body. The cynic and pes
simist unlike the poet, are made, not
born. The sweet spirit of the child is
twisted and warped and knotted untll
at length he is turned loose among men
like Samson's foxes, with brands at
their tails, doing harm wherever they
GO This is nothing less than an un-
pardonable crime. We have institutions
for the criminal and the insane and the
sick why not have them for the men
Of gloom and dependency and sour
ness? Let such be subjected to forci-
bic though kindly treatment until the
maladles OF the spirit are corrected.
The cure of the spirit is possible.
The thoughts We dwell upon are the
food and medicine Of the spirit. Dwell
on the failings, injustices and intellect
ties Of life and you viii have a despon-
dent, critical and sour spirit. Dwell on
the noble, the good, the true, and your
spirit will take on buoyancy and elias
tlcity of these things and the 10y of
elevated thoughts" will be yours. my
mind to me a kingdom is" will not only
pass for good rhetoric, but it consti-
tutes a splendid practical working basis
for every ambitious spirit. When the
farmers fields do not yield satisfactor-
lily he plUws deeper and releases the
pent-up powers OF the soil. Then the
harvests come in fullness.
We need some mighty thought to go
down deep into the subsoil Of our spirit
and release the imprisoned powers Of
our being. The multitude Of ordinary
thoughts only scrape the surface, and
the yield is scant. The greatest thought
ever presented to the mind Of man Is
the thought of the Father above work
ing out through sacrifice the rcdemp-
ton Of human spirits. This thought
comes seeking entrance to the human
mind Behold, / stand at the door
and knock" it says. 1t is the king Of
all thoughts, yet it comes as quietly as
a peasant might come Once granted
admittauce to the mind, the true kingli-
ness Of it appears and all other
thoughts declare themselves its sub
iects. Then new thoughts and energies
make themselves felt
Such a man reaches out restful,
kindly hand to the world, and when an
explanation is sought for the bencd,
cent influence Of his life men cast up
the accounts and say, because an ex-
cellent spirit was In him"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18
TROUBLE A BLESSING.

By Rev. Duncan J. Mcmillan, D. D.
Text.-"CalI upon me in the day Of
trouble, and / win deliver thee and
thou shalt glorify me. Psalm L: 10.
The Bible was not written for saints
In heaven. 1t is for the struggling sin
ners here on earth who are tempted
and tried II is thus a book for every
body, the outcast as well as the saint,
for touble Is universal and this text is
for everybody. 1t takes it for granted
that everybody will sometimes have
trouble, and It tells rs all what to do
and how 10 see deliveTance I'm the day
when trouble comes. We need not envy
anybody else, for nh have their troll
Les. Trouble Is not only universal. but
.r has a thousand forms. ready FITTED 10
very condition iu ~ Every man has
lis burden 10 bear. aul he thinks bis
burden is bigger and heavier ta3a his
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18
A PROFITABLE BUSINESS.
Cod Making is One of India's Most
Immense Industries.

God Making Is One of midas Most
Immense Industries.
Few Of us realize that into the vast
triangle of Hindustan is packed one
fifth OF the entire human race-more
than 2O0OOO,O00 Hindus, 60,0OO,o00
Mohammedans, 100000 aborigines
and we'll over 35,000000 Of other mis-
cellancous peoples, making up a pop
nlation Of over O00Oo,000, speaking
scores Of different tongues and divided
into hundreds of separate states.
The most important industry Of In
dia is agriculture for the people are a
race Of farmers, and nearly two-thirds
of the masses cultivate the soil, eking
out a living so scanty that the slight
est failure Of the monsoon brings acute
distress, II not positive famine.
1t is perhaps for this reason that
india Is the most godridden region
on earth. Her deitles are numbered
In millions, for quite apart from the
greater gods, every little hamlet be-
tween the tremendous Hiamalayas and
Cape Comorln has its own set Of del
ties, dreadful and benefcent Thus 1t
will not he hard TO believe that god
making in India is an immense bust
ness Just now there is a feeling Of
deep wrath among the native arti-
nccrs over this holy and most profit
able industry being cut into by for
cign merchants and traders. Only re-
Gently an enormous fiye-tiered Jug
crnaut car Of gally painted wood and
steel was made in Calcutta, and Of
late years Birmingham and Philadel-
phia have both secured big slices Of
the traffic I'm gods.
Every village, especially in South
India. is supposed to be surrounded by
evil spirits, always on the watch TO
luhlct disease and misfortune on the
people At the same time every little
hamlet has also It's guardian spirits.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18
MONEY FACTS.
T53
little Known Points About Worlds
Medium of Exchange

little known Points About Worlds
Medium of Exchange.
While the first actual coming Of
money is attributed TO Pheidon, King
IF Argos, in 800 B. c., it must not be
supposed that there had not existed
keen appreciation of the value and
Uses Of money for centuries previous
% the Introduction of coinage The
ancient Egyptians had gold and sill
FER standard of currency, and their
money was in the form of gold and
silver ornaments rings and nuggets,
he purchasing power of which depend5
I'd on the weight.
The Greeks improved somewhat on
his system by first marking the weight
IN gold and silver nuggets so that it
would no longer be necessary to re-
weigh them every time they were TO be
lsed for purposes of exchange or trade.
Then came the introduction of gold, sill
yer and copper nuggets of graded uni
form sizes and value. The next step
was the moulding and stamping of discs
made from the precious metals.
Some of these first coins were enor-
NOUS, the idea apparently being to dis
courage the greedy from attempting to
accumulate and carry around too many
IF them. There were copper coins as
large as dinner plates. While the idea
was based ON excellent motives. it had
to give way before the demand for
smaller and more convenient forms of
currency and the giant pennies soon
iwindled in size to meet the popular
demand.
The earliest trace of the use of gold
as money is to be found In the pictures
scales heaps of rings Of gold and sill
yer. There is no actual record, how
ever, that these rings were what may
be termed coins with fixed value,
Iron. Judging from the statement of
Aristotle, was once extensively en-
ployed as currency. Lead has also
served as money. In fact it still does
so in Burmah.
Copper has been more widely en-
ployed as money than either of the two
last mentioned metals The early He
brew coins were chiefly composed Of
| It, while down to 26S Il. c. the sole Ro-
man coinage was an alloy of copper.
| Tin money was once used in England.
probably on account of the rich tin
mines of Cornwall. Early English coin
ages contained much of this tin money,
principally in the form Of farthings
and halfpence.
Silver formed the basis for the early
Greek coins and was introduced in
Rome in 200 b. G. Medieval money
was principally composed OF silver.
The only other metals for money are
platinum aud nickel. The former was
coined for a short time by the Russian
government, and then given up as UNI
suitable The latter Is used as an al
10y and in this country for the 5-cent
piece Familiarity referred to as a nick
ell.
Coined money was first used on the
continent Of Europe % years before
| the Christian era. 1t was in copper
and silver. Gold was not coined there
till the eleventh century, and money
did not receive the round form to
which we are accustomed until the
| lapse of another hundred years or so.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18
4 Partisan Character.

The revolutionary Libertad has died in
n Paris hospital from a kick which he
had received during a stormy meeting
last week. Libertad was one Of the most
curious figures in contemporary Paris.
He wore no hat, but long tangled hair
and a long beard. Over his scarlet shirt
he wore a black blouse, and he was new
er seen without a crutch and an enor-
nous cane. His language was terrific,
and he rarely attended any public meet
ing without calling for blood. The man
was a complete mystery His most init
mate disciples knew nothing Of his his
tory. On his deathbed he begged his
friends not TO arrange a funeral for him,
as he had left his body by will 10 the
Paris School Of Medicine.-London Even
ing Standard.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18
Force of storm waves.

The average storm wave Is thirty
feet In height. The highest storm
waves ever measured were between
eorty-four and forty-eight feet high.
The gigantic force Of storm waves is
shown by the fact that at Skerryvore
lighthouse. off the west coost Of Scot
and, a mass Of rock weighing five and
half tons was once hurled to a height
II seyenty-two feet above the sea level,
while a mass weighing thirteen and a
1alf IONS was torn from a cliff seventy
four feet high.-paIi Mall Gazette.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-03
THE HUNTING SEASON
Opens With Fair Results Around
Merrymeeting Bay.

Bath, Me, Sept. Open time on all
game birds. with the exception of part
ridges and woodcock, commenced
Tuesday morning. and as result
there were throngs of sportsmen at
Merrymeeting bay to take their first
shot at the numerous ducks to be
found along those shores.
Ducks are very numerous at the bay
this year, and the sportsmen had very
fair luck. considering it was the first
days shooting. when there were SO
many others there for the same pur-
pose that the firing was often very
wild.
Many of the gunners are not The
old-time sportsmen, and as a result
there is considerable promiscuous fir
ing and this has tendency to fright IN
the game to such an extent that the
sport is often spoiled for a few weeks
The birds are plenty, however, and It
is expected the sport will be mu n
better enjoyed in a few weeks than at
present.