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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-26
WASHINGTON FTENDS CAN
NOT GET COFFTNNNIIS

Olympia. Wash. Sept 2G.-The
judgement of Superior Judge Sullivan
OF Spokane county that the anti
cigarette law of last session was in
valid because of defective title has
been reversed by the state supreme
court in the case Of the state against
H. : Winsor 1t was contended by
The defense that the title was fatally
defective because it did not state that
the act did not prohibit Washington
jobbers from selling cigarettes to per.
sons outside the state.
The supreme court decision says
that the title to a law need not be an
index to the contents Of the act, and
Is sufficient if it fairly gives notice
and directs attention to the body of
the law, where details may be found.
The Spokane court is ordered to pro-
coed with the trial of Winsor. who
ia accused of selling cigarette papers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-26
OF Interest TO women.

To such women as are not seriously out
oflhealthl but VINO have eXacting duties
To- perform either In the way of house,
hdd cares Nor in social duties and func-
tidpS WhiSh\ seriously tax their strength,
as wcYSR Nursing mothers, DR., Plerce's
Favorite PNSripton has proved a most
valuable supSArting tonic and invigorat-
Ing ncrvne. by is timely use. much
serious sickness and -snllcring- may be
qyoIded. The operating table and the
s(TgeonS knife, MQlld-iL-ls--6c -6clIeye1,
seldom have ID be en.p!oyed i this most
valuahle Moman,s- -rGmcdY- were reSnrlnd
10 IN good time. The "Fayorite Prescrip-
ton" has proven u great boon to eSpectant
mothers by preparing the system for tho
coming of baby, thereby rendering child
birth safe, easy, and almost painless.
Bear in mind, please that DR.. Picrce's
Favorite Prescription is not secret or
patent medicine, against which the most
intelligent people are quite naturally
aycrsc, becausc Of the uncertainty as to
their composition and harmless character,
but is a MEDICINE OF KNOWN COMPOST
TroN, full lis OF all its ingredients being
printed, in pla n English, on every bottle
wrapper. An examination OF this list Of
ingredients wi disclose the fact that IL Is
non-alcohOlic n It's composition, chcmic.
ally pure trip '-rclincd glyccrlne taking
the place OF Ie commonly used alcohol,
In its make y. In this connection 10
may not be on OF place TO state that the
"Favorite Pre- cription" OF DIR; Pierce IS
She only medi no put up for the cure OF
woman's pee liar weaknesses and all
ments, and $ ID through druggists, all
the ingredicn Of which have tho un-
animous endo semcnt OF all the leading
medical writ1rs and teachers of all tho
several schoo OF practice, and that too
as remedies for the ailments for which
NFavorite Prescription is recommended:
A little book OF these endorsements will
be sent TO any address, postpaid, and
absolutely free II you request same by
postal card, or letter, Of DR.. X. " Pierce,
Buffalo, n Y.
DIR. Plerce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
stlpation. Constipation Is the cause OF
many diseases. Cure the cause and you
cure the disease. Easy " take as candy
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-26
LYDIA E. FINKHHM

Nature and q woman's work com.
bined have produced the grandest
remedy for woman's ills that the
world has ever known.
In the good old fashioned days OF
our grandmothers they relied upon
the roots and herbs of the field to
cure disease and mitigate suffering.
The Indians on our Western
Plains to-day can produce roots and
herbs for every ailment, and cure
diseases that battle the most skilled
physicians who have spent years in
the study of drugs.
From the roots and herbs of the
field Lydia Z. Pinkham more than
thirty years ago gave to the women
of the world a remedy for their Pc
culiar ills, more potent and effica-
cious than any combination ofdrugs.
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is now recognized as the
standard remedy for woman's ills.
Mrs. Bertha Muff, of 515 NC. St.,
Louisiana, Mo-, writes:
complete restoration TO health
means so much to me that for the sake
OF other suffering women | am willing
to make my troubles public.
"For twelve years had been suffer-
ing with the worst forms OF female ills.
During that time had eleven different
physicians without help. No tongue
can tell what l suffered, and at times
could hardly walk. About two years
ago l wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice.
l followed it, and can truly say that
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinkham's advice re-
stored health and strength. 1t Is
worth mountains of gold to suffering
women"
What Lydia f. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound did for Mrs. Muff,
twill do for other suffering women.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-26
A Paying Investment.

Mr.. John White Of 80 Highland
avenue, Houlton, Maine, says: Have
been troubled with a cough every
winter and spring. Last winter | tried
many advertised remedies, but the
soc bottle of DR. Kings New Dlscov-
cry; before that was half gone, the
cough was all gone. This winter the
same happy result has followed: a
few doses once more banished the
annual cough. I am now convinced
that DR. Kings New Discovery Is the
best Of all cough and lung remedies"
Sold under guarantee at Talman e.
Co.'S and Pendleton Drug Co; soc
and 81. Trial bottle free.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-26

er products made from raw jute, and
at the close Of the season last year
some bags were on hand. Early in
the season the price was fixed at 1920
per hundred, but later the figures
were changed to $3.50. The trust bag
was put on the market at about 1920
laid down here and the farmers
union made large purchases direct
early I'm the summer.
In two or three deals the farmers
bought nearly 100000 bags while
the prison product was forgotten. The
Calcutta shipments we're received
early in the season and most far
mers found that they had purchased
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-26
MILLION BAGS LEFT AT
WALLA WALLA PRISON

Walla Walla, Sept. 26.-The state
Of Washington has on hand at the
penitentiary the largest lot Of sacks
ever held over at the close Of harvest.
About half a million bags have been
sold and delivered and the remainder
Of the output is on hand. Until an
inventory is made. October !, at the
close Of the season. it is not possible
10 state just how much Of the jute
products are on hand.
The prison manufactures about a
million bags a year in addition to 9TH
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-26

too heavily for the light crop. In this
way 1t was possible for one farmer to
supply his neighbor with the surplus
Of his order and the usual late orders
were entirely lacking. As matter Of
fact the bag supply was fully ade-
quate at all periods Of harvest, while
usually there is shortage during the
rush.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-26

New York, Sept. 26.-John d
Rockefeller appears for the first tim,
in the role of an author in series o.
articles on Some Random Remini
scences of Men and Events" the firs
of which appeared yesterday in tn,
October issue Of the Worlds Work.
Mr.. Rockefeller gives as a reason fol
speaking now that ''if a tenth of the
things that have been said are true
then dozens of able and faithful mer
who have been associated with me
many Of whom have passed away
must have been guilty OF grave faults
For myself, | had decided to say moth.
ing. hoping that after my death the
truth would gradually come to the
surface; but while l live and can ties.
tify to certain things, 1t seems fail
that | should refer to some points
which l hope will help to set forth
several much discussed happenings In
a new light. am convinced that they
have no: been fully understood.
Mr.. Rockefeller speaks OF the de-
velopment of the Standard Oil CON-
pany, and says that the plan of SELL
ing direct to the consumer and the
exceptionally rapid growth of the
business bred a certain antagonism
which | suppose could not have been
avoided"
or the direct selling to the con-
sumer he says: "This was done in a
fair spirit and with due consideration
for every ones rights. We did not
ruthlessly go after the trade OF our
competitors and attempt to ruin II
by cutting prices or insttuting a spy
system"
| If any of the employees of the COM
pany We're overzealous in going after
sales, he says. with that they acted in
violation of the expressed and known
wishes of the company.
Mr.. Rockefeller says that in the
early days the oil industry was con-
| sidered a most hazardous undertake
ing. not altogether unlike the specu-
latiye mining undertakings we hear
so much of today.
"None Of us" he says, "ever dream
ed of the magnitude of what proved
to be the later expansion"
Further on he says another
thing to be remembered about the
so-called octopus is that there has
been no water introduced into the
capital (perhaps we felt that oil and
water would not have mixed). Nor
in all these years has any one had to
wait for a month for what the stand
arr owed. II is a common thing to
hear people say that this company
has crushed competitors. only the
uninformed could make such an as
sertion. 1t has had and always will
nave hundreds Of active competitors.
The Standard has not now and
never did have a royal road to su-
pIemacy, nor IS its success due to any
one man, but to the multitude Of able
men who are working together"
In discussing the Modern Corpor-
atm" Mr. Rockefeller saws: Beyond
question there is suspicion Of cor
porations There may be reasons for
such suspicion very often; for cor
poration may be moral or immoral.
just as man may he moral or the
opposite: but 1t is folly to condemn
all corporations because some are
bad, or oven to be unduly suspicious
Of all because some are bad. But the |
corporation In form and character has |
come to stay-that is thing that may /
be depended upon"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-26
Notice.

Anyone knowing themselves in
debted to the Alta House or Alta
House Feed Barns will kindly make
settlement by calling upon E. L.
Goodwin 1903, East Webb street,
Coutts or Hays, room 10, John
schmidt building, or see Mr.. Bittner
himself, who lost so heavily by the
tcrrIble fire September 2.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-26

The Horse Spring coule ranchers in
Okanogan county in Washington, have
"a heavy loss this season to charge up
against the grasshopper Grain fields
ana vegetable patches, ana orchards
l0oled nll The samn 10 Lhem- and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-26

Kodol Will, without doubt, make
your stomach strong and will almost
Instantly relieve you Of all the symp-
toms OF indigestion. Get bottle OF
Il today. It is sold here by Tallman
G. Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-26
JOHN D. DEFENDS
HIS STANDARD OIL
TRUST MAGNATE AUTHOR
OF MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Takes Public Into His
Confidence and Tells Story of Gre
alton of Trust-Direct Selling Has
His o. K.-DecIares Standard oil
Policy Has Not Driven Out COM
petition-Claims Company Has
Many CompetitOrs-Not Bad Trust.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-26

ladder to the brilliantly lighted tun-
mel. 1t was a tight squeeze for some
to get through themanhole, but all
the women said they had a good time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-26
Official WelS.

Washington, Sept ga wedding
of great interest in Washington Off
cial circles will take place today at
Pennington, Conn. when Herbert
Knox Smith, United States commits
sioner Of corporations, will take as his
bride Mss Gertrude Dietrich, daugh-
ter OF former Senator Dietrich of Ne
braska. Both bride and bridegroom
are well known and popular in the
society OF the national capital.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-26

DeWltt's Little Early Rlsers are
small pills. easy to take. gentle and
sure. Sold by Tallman & Co.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
A MODERN MACAULAY.
Wonderful Memory of an Old Time
Missouri LAWYER.

Wonderful Memory OF an OIo fiHo
Missouri Lawyer.
One of the most picturesque OF the
early lawyers of Missouri was Billy
Campbell, who came from Virginia III
1929 and opened an office IN ST.
Charles. He was man of great apli-
ity, a classic scholar, an orator ana
political writer of unusual power. But
he was indolent, careless about collect
ing and spending money and so lazy
that physical exertion Of any kind was
positively painful to him. He had a
most remarkable memory, as proved
by the following incident: Campbell,
who was a Whig, represented his dis
trict in the state senate several years.
On one occasion he was lying on a
bench in the senate chamber, apparent
ly sleeping, when the Democratic men,
bers came in to hold caucus. They at
tempted to arouse him, but he ap-
peared so soundly asleep that they de-
cided to let him alone. The next day a
complete report of the proceedings OF
the caucus, including verbatim copy
of the resolutions adopted, was pub
lished in the ST. Louis Republican. A
row followed, and the secretary was
charged with having been bribed to re-
port the proceedings of the caucus.
After the excitement died down some
what Campbell admitted that he had
been awake all the time and that he
had done the reportorial work entirely
from memory.-Kansas City Star
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
The Wooinu of the Woodcock.

The wooing of the woodcock is one
Of those sights to witness which a
lover of nature in all its moods will
make journey of miles. The scene Is
enacted at twilight, and the setting is
of willow or alder bushes whose
branches are just beginning to show
the tender green of early spring. Sud-
denly from the damp ground bird
form shoots upward like some swamp
spirit until It is outlined against the
gray Of the evening sky. Then it circles
above the branches, and the song Of
the wooing begins. Hidden in the
darkness Of the thick lower growth is
the object to which this love song is
directed. The bird above circles per-
haps a score of times, then drops back
to the damp thicket, making a sound
which can be likened only to the drop
ping of water into a woodland pool.
Again the bird scars and circles, sing
ing still the love song. This is repeat
ed time after time until the last CLEAN
Of light has faded and nights dark
ness comes down. esz::s...-.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

The Bloody Mark That Appeared on
Cardan's Finger.

Cardan's Finger.
Who shall say that spectral warnings
are entirely chimerical? History has
many instances to the contrary. Thus
the once well known tragedian John
Palmer died on the stage at Liverpool.
At the same hour and minute a shop
man in London, sleeping under a coun-
ter, saw distinctly his shade glide
through the shop, open the door and
pop into the street. This an hour or
two later he mentioned very coolly, as
if Mr.. Palmer himself had been there.
Cardan, the noted Italian philoso-
pher, saw on the ring finger Of his
right hand the mark of bloody sword
and heard at the same time a voice
which bade him 60 to Milan. The red
ness progressively increased until mid
night. The mark then faded gradually
and disappeared. At that midnight
hour his son was beheaded at Milan.
The father of DR.. Blombey was cap
tain in an army serving in America.
We are told by DR.. Rudge that six
officers 300 miles from his position
were visited after dinner by this mod
ern Banquo, who sat down in vacant
chair. One said to him, "Blombey, are
you mad?" He rose in silence and
slowly glided out at the door. He was
slain on that day and hour.-St. James
Gazette
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
EBONY WOOD.
All of the Several Varieties Are Heav-
ier Than Water.


Ebony was known and highly es-
teemed by the ancients as an article OF
luxury and was used by them for
variety of purposes.
In India it is said that it was en-
ployed by kings for scepters and also
for images. On account of its sup
posed antagonism to poisons it was
used largely for drinking cups.
The name ebony is given to the wood
Of several varieties of trees. All kinds
of ebony are distinguished for their
great density and dark color. The
wood in all varieties is heavier than
water The heaviest varieties are the
darkest The other grades require a
considerable amount Of staining to
make them black.
Ebony is of uniform color through
out and will not show any deterlora-
ton even from long continued use.
There are three varieties of ebony
we'll known in commerce. The ebony
from the Gaboon coast of Africa is the
darkest. The Madagascar ebony is the
densest. The Macassar ebony furnish
es the largest pieces. 1t is sold by
weight.
limitations of ebony can always be
distinguished by their lighter weight,
and the cheaper limitations can be de-
tected by merely scratching the sur
face
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
OUR WRETCHED ROADS.
Good Highways Attract Settlers of the
Better Sort.

Our highways are at present dis
boast of our advancement, when we
cannot send a motor car, the highest
type of our mechanical development
today, 500 miles without being mired
helplessly. Washington, for an ex-
ample, is virtually isolated from the
North, the South and the West, as re-
CARDS the ordinary roads of travel.
Heavy teams can make their way
through over long distances, but with
the greatest difficulty.
Motoring to Washington should be
one of the most delightful pastimes OF
those with the leisure to travel about
the country in this manner But it is
no idle task. 1t is an achievement,
triumph of patience and mechanical
construction. Only the more intrepid
motorists undertake it, save those
who venture without asking the way.
There should be road between this
city and New York so well built and
well maintained that a good car
could make the run easily in day
and half without pushing at any
stage. Such road would cost money,
but it would pay quickly. 1t now
taxes TOUR days, unless the car is rdceu
regardless of safety.
Those who use the roads always
note the difference in the appearance
OF the country when the highways I'M
prove or deteriorate in quality. Nov
ing through a muddy, treacherouss
road, the traveller see on either hand
the signs of Indifferent management
Passing thence into the region of the
well constructed macadam pike,
with evidences of constant, intelll-
gent repairing, no imagination is re-
qu1red to discern the tokens of pros
perity and progressiveness.
1t is always interesting to the traV-
eler by road to ponder whether the
good road is the cause or the effect OF
the prosperity which is always SO
abundantly visible on every hand
Certainly the good road enables the
farmer to do his work with less labor
saves his stock, increases his profits
and adds to his net income If he hauls
his goods to market. That Is DEM
onstrable fact. The poor road dis
courages settlers of the better sort
gives the land the aspect of neglect
and disbursement and, in Short
stamps the region with the sign OF
shiftlessness or poverty.-Washington
Star
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
A Ready Answer.

The captain of schooner that trades
between New York and Savannah is
noted for his wit, and on every occa-
sion that offers he loosens his shafts of
humor, to the chagrin and embarrass-
ment Of it's target. Sooner or later the
stinger gets stung, and this chronic
pun artist is no exception to the rule.
On one occasion when about two
days out from New York he approach
ed group Of sailors who were wash
ing the forward deck, and, singing
out a big, rawboned Irishman who
was experiencing his first taste Of
sailors life, he gravely asked, "Can
you steer the mainmast down the
forecastle stairsY' Quick as a flash
came the reply, "Yis, sor; can if you
will stand below and coil it up."-Phil-
adelphia Ledger
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
ORIGIN OF THE HORSE.

The Modern Animal a Cross Between
Two Ancient Breeds.
In Wissen fur ALE Professor Koenie
discusses in some detail the origin OF
the horse of today. He finds that the
horse Of neolithic times was not spe'
cifically distinct from the horse Of the
present. While there is no doubt that
the horse Of that period was used by
man for food, there seems to be no con-
elusive evidence as to whether 1t was
domesticated or not. His own opinion
however, is that it was probably do
mesticated.
The horse Of that time was closely
allied to the tarpan or semiwild horse
that lived in southern Russia up to a
century ago. This was 'hog named, "
short legged, large headed beast. II
seems probable that the domesticated
horses of the Germans Of Caesars time
were derived from this breed.
The Egyptians had horses as early
as 1900 B. G. These were long named,
more like the Arab horses, and came
from Assyria Where the Assyrians
obtained them is unknown, but it was
probably from southern Asia, where
this long named breed has been devel-
oped in all probability as the result of
long continued domestication. The
modern horse is a cross between these
two breeds, with a further mixture of
the Arab horse. This Arab horse, too,
was itself a descendant of the earlier
long named horse.
The origin Of the long named horse is
matter of doubt, but Professor Koe-
mig thinks it may have been from an
extinct Indian species.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
On New England Tombstones.

There were several epitaphs which
fascinated you for awhile, epitaphs like
that of "Solon Tyndall, Killed by a
Fall from the Main topsail Yard of the
Bark Amazon, in the Harbor Of Bue-
nos Aires on March IL, 1850:
HE as a seaman did his duty well.
But his foot slipped, and from aloft he
fell
Fell, but to rise and climb the shrouds on
high
And greet his Master with a glad Aye
aye!"
Or that which recorded the fate OF
"Absalom Peters, Shot in the Creek by
the Explosion Of his own Gun."-Col.
lier's Weekly.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
A Freak of the Liuhtnino.

A curious case of lightning destruc-
ton took place some years ago at Cat
china, an imperial summer residence
not far from st. Petersburg, where
stood a stone column fifty feet high,
held together by iron angles. When
rain fell more or less water penetrated
the stones in the interior Of the monu-
ment. One day it was struck by light
ming, and instantly the column disap-
peared from view, killing lone SEN
try on guard. The only explanation is
that the heat of the lightning instant
ly generated steam on coming in con-
tact with some of the water and the
terrific explosion followed.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
The Life Saving Service.

The first stations Of a life saving
service in this country were establish
ed by the Massachusetts Humane soci-
ETY. at Lowell island and Cohasset. All
efforts for saving life and property in
cases of shipwreck were made by this
society till 1887, when the president of
the United States was authorized to
employ ships to cruise along the shores
and render assistance to distressed
navigators. In 1S48 congress passed a
law creating few life saving stations
between Sandy Hook and Little Egg
harbor, New Jersey. From this has
grown the splendid system which now
takes in all the coasts of the country.
New York American.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
Women Who Marry at Thirty-fivs.

Vohho" WIN WaIFy - suh y hSes
A German doctor lays it down as a
well established fact based on close
observation that women who do not
marry until thirty-fve or thereabout
invariably achieve matrimonial sue
cess. Why women of this particular
age should make more successful mar
riages than those who fall victims to
loves young dream is fairly obvious.
When a young woman marries be-
tween thirty and forty she either does
SO for companionship, choosing her
mate accordingly, or from need, in
which case she also chooses with a
certain amount of care. She has no
wild dreams of unalloyed bliss.-Lon-
don Lady's Pictorial.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12

$50 you lost your watch in the
crowd, ehT Lecoq, the detective,
sneered. swell. I'm ashamed Of you.
"You ought to know after your long
friendship with me that there's only
one safe way for man to carry a cost
ly wateh-in the right hand vest pock-
et with the chain running into the
right and left pockets.
1.-THE thief always snatches at the
left pocket, and Of course by my sys-
tenn he gets only key or cheap COM
pass."-New Orleans Times Democrat.