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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17

that society is becoming degraded
and that life has all but been given
over to sin and folly
But this is only the darker side
the side that justly should be turned
towards the light Of day
There is another side to the picture
and it is brighter. 1t shows cheerful
homes where love and honor still hold
sway; where the husband still is king
and the wife the household queen
OF such homes there are a hundred
for every hearth that has been chilled
because the fires of love no longer
burn.
Most Of the divorces and most Of
the crimes that mar the social life
are from the so-called upper class
and from the lowest strata of human
ity. But between these two there is
a great middle class and among those
who compose it high views Of moral
ity and decency still prevail.
What does it matter If some of the
vulgar rich do lead lives that make
honest people blush with shame?
They are but the scum upon the sea
Of humanity
What does it matter If in the slums
people live like beasts and drink and
rob and kill. They are but the dregs
so long as the moral health Of the
common people is good there is no
need for dismay. This is the class
upon which the hope Of the country
depends, They are the people who
do the work and fight the battles of
the world. These people still believe
in God and have not lost their appre-
citation of honest men and their love
for virtuous womanhood.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17
MORE ABOUT FRATERNITIES.

Speaking again upon the subject Of
high school fraternities the Portland
Telegram says:
1T is well to take notice Of the fact.
in passing that the legal status of
school fraternities has been estab-
lished The Chicago high school re-
bellion Of recent date, wherein the
pupils were presented with the alter
native of severing their connection
with the fraternity or leaving the
schools, and where they sought to
avoid the issue by an organized ap-
peal to- the courts, led to the decision.
The appeal to the court was in the
form of a writ Of mandamus to COM
pei readmission to the schools. The
writ was refused, and, in brlefest
summary. it was the opinion of the
court that secret societies and fra
ternities in high schools are a men
ace to discipline and to progress in
the classes"
The court might easily have said
more than this; but this much seems
to cover the field so far as there was
any judicial concern. The practical
evil result of the fraternites upon
the conduct of the schools is of itself
sufficient to bring about the banish-
ment Of the "frats." Sensible people
never believed that there was any
lack Of power vested in the school
authorities to this end. The Chicago
court has simply confirmed this. 1t is
a decision that will be of undoubted
benefit to Chicago school children
ard, if properly considered, similar
benefit can be made to obtain in every
city. Portland as well as elsewhere"
But all school fraternities are not
a menace to the discipline and pro-
gress" Of schools There are good
frSternldes and bad ones, according
t, the individuals who compose them.
n treating Of fratelnlties it is but fair
that this discrimination be made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17

Mrs. Clara l.. Miller, Box II, Columbia
Sta, Seattle, Wash, formerly vice pres
ident of Skoogay Country Club, writes /:
"Nine bottles OF Pcruna cured me OF q
protracted case Of bronchitis. There is
no superior remedy that know of, as
the action of Peruna on the vasa motor
system of nerves is very beneficial. 1t
increases the tone of the system and aids
nature to perform her functions.
81 have recommended it to a number
of my friends, who speak in the same
high terms of it. have certainly found
it most efiicacious medicine"
Nervous, Tired ard Weak.
Mrs. Christina Smukalla, 400 Winslow
Ave, Buffalo, n. y, writes: 81 trust
every one suffering from systemic ca
tarrh will read this and profit by it.
81 was in a very bad condition indeed,
when began TO take Peruna, and my
friends as well as myself were very
much alarmed over my condition. I
was always nervous, could not sleep at
night, my food did me no good, and l
was always tired and weak. tried
several doctors, but found no relief.
"Finally took two bottles OF Peruna
and felt like different woman. How
ever, did not stop there, but kept on
with it until had taken several bottles,
when 1 felt completely cured, and have
remained so ever since. can eat and
sleep now."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17
MY SHADOW.

The funniest thing about him is the
way he likes to grow
Not at all like proper children, which
is always very slow
For he sometimes shoots up taller,
like an India rubber ball,
And he sometimes gets so little that
there's none Of him at all.
He hasn't got a notion Of how chill
dren ought to play
And can only make a fool Of me in
every sort of way.
He stays so close beside me, he's a
coward, you can see
I'd think shame to stick to nursle as
that shadow sticks to me
One morning. very early, before the
sun was up,
/ rose and found the shining dew on
every buttercup.
But my lazy little shadow, like an ar
rant sleepyhead,
Had stayed at home behind me and
was fast asleep in bed.
Robert Louis Stevenson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17
A Good Word for Pe-ru-na.

Mrs. 5. l.. Jewell, h. F. d. /, Freeport,
Pa, writes:
"Haying used Peruna myself for many
years with beneficial effects, and OBJ
serving the good it has done others Of
my acquaintance, cannot but say n
good word in behalf of Peruna."
Keeps Pe.ru-na In the House.
Mrs. Maria Goertz, 0rienta, Oklahoma,
writes: any husband, children and my
self have used your medicines, and we al
ways keep them in the house in case Of
necessity. l was restored to health by
this medicine, and Or. Hartman's in
valuable advice and books. People
ask about me from different places, and
are surprised that can do all of my
housework alone, and that was cured
by the doctor OF chronic catarrh. My
husband was cured of asthma, my
daughter of earache and catarrh Of the
stomach, and my son Of catarrh Of the
throat. When was sick weighed 100
pounds; now weigh 40.
"Dr. Hartman's remedies have proven
to be reliable and wonderful. Their
effect upon the system is remarkable.
Peruna quiets the nerves, and is great
specific for all forms Of chronic catarrh.
81 am. very glad to say that | can
write you that am cured in every way
of catarrh, with which had suffered
terribly for ten years. cannot thank
you enough for your advice"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17
1T DOESN'T COST MONEY.

1t doesn't cost money as many sup
pose
To have a good time on the earth;
The best Of its pleasures are free unto
those
Who know how to value their worth.
The sweetest of music the birds to us
sing.
The loyeliest flowers grow wild,
The finest of drinks gushes out of the
spring
All free to man. woman and child.
No money can purchase, nor artist can
paint,
Such pictures as nature supplies
Forever, all over, to sinner and saint,
Who use to advantage their eyes.
Kind words and glad looks and
smiles CHEEKY and brave
Cost nothing-no, nothing at all;
And yet all the wealth Monte Cris.o
could save
Can make no such pleasures befail
To bask in the sunshine to breathe
the pure air,
Honest toll, the enjoyment Of
health,
Sweet slumber refreshing - these
pleasures We share
Without any portion Of wealth.
Communion VITA friends that are
tried, true and strong,
10 love and be loved for loves sake,
In fact, all that makes a life happy
and long
Are free TO whoever will take.
Selected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17
Constipation, Kidney Trouble.

Mrs. Mahala Reid, Corbyville, Ont,
Canada, writes:
"Your celebrated remedies have been
wonderful boon TO me in my old age.
l have not been in SO good health for
several years as now.
"I was troubled with constipation,
rheumatism and kidney trouble. A
little over two years ago l completely
lost my health, becoming almost help
less, when a dear friend sent me your
remedies, Peruna and Manalin.
al began to take them, following the
directions on the bottles. / very soon
began to feel benefited by their use, and
continued to take them.
az am now completely recovered from
the above ailments, in fact, better than
have been for years past.
az cannot praise the remedies too
highly and will always recommend
them to Others"
Pe-ru-na In Tablet Form.
EOl wv s'"io b'' Aa"i 'h'"h "iiu Ills
assistants have necessarily labored to
create Peruna in tablet form, and their
strenuous labors have just been crowned
with success. People who object to
liquid medicines can now secure Pc
runa tablets, which. represent tho
medicinal ingredients Of Pcruna. Each
tablet is equivalent t. one average dose
Of Pcruna,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17

In his address at Portland Senator
Gore declared that the man who is
the enemy Of either capital or labor
J., the friend Of neither This IS the
proper doctrine Each IS essential to
the other. But representatives Of
capital often persist in the idea that
capital is everything and labor is
subsidiary to it. On the other hand,
there are labor leaders. but unwise
ones who believe that labor alone Is
entitled to consideration.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17
\ PRACTICAL ARGUMENT.

From La Grande comes a powerful
argument in favor OF the democratic
calling for a national law providing
for the guaranteeing Of bank deposits.
Be cause of the Scriber bank fail
ure many people find their savings
jeopardized and business in La
Grande is more or less disrupted.
Had the Farmers & Traders bank
been operating under the deposit
guaranty system there would be none
OF this. In the first place there
would have been no occasion for
closing the bank because the deposits
would have been secure and the peo-
pie would have made no run. Scriber
could have been prosecuted and the
business Of the bank continued as
usdaL Being safe from onslaughts
upon its cash reserve the bank could
probably have paid out without draw
ing upon the guaranty fund.
Guaranteeing bank deposits is sim
ply applying the principle of insur-
ance to banking, the only difference
being that the cost of insurance would
be much lower than for other risks.
A careful business man will not
carry a stock Of goods without insur-
ance. Nor will farmers and wool
growers store their products in ware
houses without guarding against loss
from fire. Even growing grain crops
are insured.
Why should bank deposits be un-
protected? Why should people have
t, depend upon the personal honesty
Of bankers for the safety Of their
money? The average man has no
way Of knowing whether or not a
banker is honest or whether or not
hc is following safe banking methods. /
Objection has been raised to the |
Geposl, guaranty plan because 1t will /
cost something. But # has been
shown that the cost will be so infini-
t,sima,ely small that it is scarcely to /
b, considered Depositors will gladly !
pay the cost if necessary for them to |
do So /
Then the insurance IS not for the I
depositors alone Banks would be /
protected also. Under the present I
system when one bank goes down I
other banks. wholly innocent, become I
endangered. There could not be a
money panic for there would then be
nc occasion for fright and panics are |
caused by the people becoming fright
cueI.
Since these things are true, how
can there be any valid objection TO a
national law requiring the guaran-
teeing Of deposits?
Just now the republican papers and /
orators are assailing the scheme. But |
they are doing It because it Is dem
ccratc doctrine, not from economic I
reasons. Regardless Of how the pres
ent election goes some form Of a de-
posit guaranty plan is going to be |
adopted. Four years from now the !
republican platform VIII probably |
call for precisely the same thing that
the democrats now demand
But what Is the use Of waiting? !
Why not vote for Bryan and thereby !
shou 'l-. ,,r efforts ,0 nrrolf of 5-.-
ter conditions are appreciated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17

Cupid has made some good matches
IN Pendleton lately. The love god
has seemingly not stopped because Of
-olitical campaign nor has he allowed
the championship series to detrac.
him from his duty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17

why does a dog hang his tongue
out Of his MOUTH" asked the teacher.
Yes, my boy" said the visitor from
the school board to a bright-loOking
lad who held up his hand while the
light Of genius was I'm his eye.
"Please, sir" cried the pupil, IT'S
30 balance his tail"
And the teacher groaned in an
Magazine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17
THE BRIGHTER SIDE.

Every day stories are told Of scan
dals that darken the doors Of happy
homes and make the inmates social
cutcasts. The divorce evil has grown
20 such an extent that It Is now at
iracting the attention Of serious
minded men and women Of all classes.
Those who read the metropolitan
papers OF America could well believe
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17
Pc loyal to Pendleton.

The conviction OF Mayor Reed Of
Estacada OF inducing a man to move
from one precinct to another simply
for the purpose Of voting, has been af-
firmed In the Oregon supreme court.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17

Though the people Of Japan seem
anxious TO entertain the officers and
men Of the American fleet the sea in
the vicinity Of the little island has
not been so hospitable.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17

Pendleton was the greatest wool
shipping point in the west this year.
Yet the town almost lost the woolen
mill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17

Hearst dared Haskell to bring suit
FOR libel against him and the Oklaho-
ma governor called the bluff very
quickly
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17

Happily there are very few Scrib-
ers IN the banking business.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17
Ten Good Reasons Why
You Should Stop at
" The Cornelius {"
The Best in Portland.

Situated In the center or the
shopping district
One block from the changing
street cars.
Not so expensive as some other
hotels
Sixty rooms with private bath.
Long distance and local tele-
phones In every room.
Writing desk in every room.
Carpeted throughout in the best
velvet carpets.
The rooms are furnished in solid
mahogany.
Every room contains a heavy
solid simmons brass bed on which
is 40 or 50-pound hair mattress.
The furnishings and general ap-
Z pearance OF the public rooms must
be seen 10 be appreciated.
. THE CORNELIUS, Park and
Alder streets. Portland's newest
and most modern equipped hotel.
selicits your patronage and assures
you good service and courteous
treatment. An exceptional hotel
FOR Eastern oregon families who
come to Portland shopping and
sightseeing.
When next In Portland give US
a chance TO make you look pleas
ed.
THE CORNELIUS Free Bus
meets all trains.
EUROPEAN.
N. X. CLARKE, Mgr. !
c. w. Cornelius,
Proprietor
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17

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our nab ermeyi nPuna. e
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-17
EVENING PRAYER.

Now in thy youth, beseech Of +
Him !
Who giveth. upbraiding not; !
That His light in thy heart be- :
come not dim =
And His love be unforgot; +
And thy God. in the darkest +
days, will be, +
Greenness and beauty and :
strength to thee. +
Bernard Barton. +
{ ! I Z I 4 I I ! ]. ! !. / Z
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-04
AUGE WILL BUILD
CANAL STRUCTURES
COMMENCE WORK ON BIG HORN
3 LOW LINE TOMORROW.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
3. j. Auge, a well known Billings
bridge contractor, has been awarded
the contract for placing structures in
the Big Horn Low Line canal, which
is being built on the ceded strip Of the
reservation, and he will commence
work tomorrow. Mr.. Auge says 1t will
take about six weeks to complete 1t
and then the canal will be ready to
carry water.
The wood work on the ditch has
been delayed by high water in the
Big Horn river, but 1t has subsidized
sufficiently to permit Mr.. Auge and
his force to commence work! The
large pile drivers will be loaded here
this morning, having been brought
from the Billings Land and Irrigation
company's canal, where he has been
building two new fumes.
The wood work on the canal will
require 125,000 feet of lumber, accord
ing to Mr.. Auge and will be construct
ed in the best possible manner. There
will be four large fumes, a big head
gate and spillway, eight bridges, two
drops and in the ~neighDorhood Of
twenty turnout boxes. Twelve men
will be employed on the work.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-04
COMPANY
IS INCORPORATED
LOCAL MEN INTERESTED ii
$4,000 STOCK COMPANY.

From Thursdays Daily.
Articles of Incorporation were filed
yesterday by the Billings & Northern
Townsite company, which owns many
of the townsites on the new railroad
line. The company is capitalized at
$4,000.
The purposes OF the company are
to buy and sell real estate, plat town
sites and construct canals; to loan
money and carry on a general broker
age business.
The capital stock of the company is
divided into 500 shares Of the par value
500 each and the incorporators, who
are also the directors have subscribed
for the following amounts of stock:
w. 7. Clark Of Wenatchee, Wash,
$4,000; D. F. Smith Of Great Falls,
$4,000; Gordon o. Shaffer of Moore,
$4,000; Charles Spear Of Billings,
500; J. F. Bacon Of Foster, 800.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-04
MANY CONVERTS AT
JOLIET REVEALS
REV. WALTER JORDAN RETURNS
FROM CARBON COUNTY.


Rev. Walter Jordan, pastor of the
Christian church in this city. return
ed yesterday from Joliet, where, with
the pastor of that church he has been
holding revival meetings, for the past
four weeks.
AS a result of the REVEALS the mem
bership and financial strength of the
church has been increased three-fold
and there were 43 new members add
ed to the membership roll, of which
"a were converts and nine admitted
by letter. OF the converts, 26 were
heads Of families and % men and
boys.
Miss Lucille May Park, an evange-
listic singer of Basin, Wyo., had
charge of the music during the re-
vivals.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-04
P. N. SNYDER HELD
FOR WIFE MURDER
MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS
HELPMATE IN MOUNTAINS.

"MMJAE
Bishop, Cal, Sept. 1.--P. N. Snyder
has been held for trial in the superior
court on the charge of numbering his
wife on August 2 in the Sierra Nevada
mountains, about 20 miles from this
place. George Avgerthosl. VINO was
jointly charged with Snyder, was dis.
charged for lack Of evidence. Snyd-
er's bail@was fixed at $4,000.
; The evidence against Snyder was
wholly circumstantial, but suspicion
was directed toward him by dlscrep-
ancies in his story Of the killing Of
his wife and proved facts regarding
the crime. He is apparently near to
I nervous collapse. y.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-04
FIRST CATALOGUE OF
INSTITUTE IS ISSUED

From Wednesdays Daily.
The first annual catalogue of the
Billings Polytechnic institute was is
sued yesterday. The booklet contains
a write up of Billings, a description Of
the new college, outlines it's courses
tells of the men who have promoted
it and discusses it's aims and objects.
Numerous courses are offered SO
that the student will lind it an easy
matter to select some course suitable.
to his tastes and inclinations. The
college will be completed 10 that the
students may be received in the fall
of 1909. It was the intention to op-
en- the school this fall, but the re-
quirements of students in boarding
and lodging, which it would be i'm
possible to supply without dormitories,
made it impossible.
The catalogue says that the 9
penses of the college will be less than
at most similar institutions. Tuition
and board and room, whe nthe student
is in the schools own dormitorles,
will be $240 for the school year OF 36
weeks. Tuition alone is $40. The
money needed by a student, for books,
and a small amount of spending mon
ey, is estimated at from $275 to $500.
The catalogue. which is an excellent
specimen Of the printers art, is a pro-
duct Of the Gazette job rooms.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-04
LAUREL MAN PREFERS DEATH
s 10 BEING pRuNkARD.
VOWED he WOULD DO IT
Borgan Declared When He Took the
Liquor Cure H. Would Blow His
Brains Out It He Started Drinking
Again.
From Wednesdays Daily.

EYOlAE WO0ACSOdy . DQAAys WYMUNI& GE-3--H
Strong drink, instead of domestic
trouble, Is the cause Of the suicide
of Thomas Borgan, the Laurel printer
who shot himself Monday night, and
in taking his own life he carried out
a vow made three years ago when he
took the liquor cure. At that time he
vowed that IL he ever took another
drink he would blow his head on. He
started drinking Sunday and the next
night fred a bullet into his temple.
Borgan has worked at Laurel for
the past eight months and until Sun
day was never known to take a drink
of liquor. He often told of his vow
to kill himself if he ever took another
drink, but often frequented the Owl
saloon, where he killed himself, buy
ing drinks for his friends, but never
drinking anything stronger than min
eral water himself.
He was well liked by everyone who
knew him in Laurel and in the Owl
saloon and lunch counter was some
what Of a privileged character, Deing a
close friend Of the proprietor.
After he started drinking Sunday he
is said to have told several Of his
friends that he was going to take his
own life, but no one took him serious
~. 'sl
Many Witness His Act.
AT supper time he strolled into the
saloon, walked behind the bar under
the pretense OF getting a drink and
suddenly grabbed a revolver and shot
himself through the left temple, be-
fore the bartender realized his inten.
ton. "a score or more Of the patrons
Of the place witnessed the act. The
bullet ranged upward, came out on the
top Of his skull and lodged In the
ceiling. Death must have been al
most instantaneous.
From letters found on the dead
mans person, it was ascertained that
his wife is working on a ranch near
Martinsdale. -Borgan's friends say
they do not believe his wife was ever
in Laurel. Mrs. Borgan has been mo-
tilted Of her husbands death, as have
other relatives residing at Evansville.
MINI.
The body was brought to Billings
yesterday and is being held awaiting
word from relatives.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-04
MANY BOOKS LOANED
IN MONTH OF AUGUST
LIBRARIAN OF BILLINGS LIBRARY
MAKES REPORT.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Nearly 1000 books were loaned to
readers by the Parmly Billings library
last month, according to the report
Of the librarian for the month of Aug
ust. To be exact 1901 volumes were
taken from the shelves into Billings
homes during the Is days the library
was open for the circulation OF books.
August OF last year showed a total OF
31.4s6 books loaned and the report for
the past month indicates an increase
Of AS books during the year.
There were IS new readers reeist-
cred at the library during the month