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The Lamar register., 1908-11-18

those parts, being in the majority and indis
posed to recognize a Puritan holiday. poked all
kinds of fun at the mayor account OF his.
as they chose to call 1t, new-vamped Puritan
zeal. Those of them who were members of the
Protestant churches or congregations failed to
attend the religious services in those churches
of the morning of Thanksgiving day
But every New Highlander who could possibly
attend did so, and there were enough of them
to make up good-sized congregations or what
appeared to be such in the small church edi.
fees of the time The afternoon was given up
to feasting and social pleasures.
No chronicler of the time was thoughtful
enough to write for posterity particular ac-
count OF the social pleasures In which the
thankful people INDUCED. but among the
still living witnesses of the day is the irrepres.
sbe first citizen" Fernando Jones' and he
remembers going to n dance at the mayors
fine house on Thanksgiving night The Jones
family was from New York state and the
good Fernando" says 1t is n mistake to suppose
that nobody but New EnSlanders observed the
day; that his mother got up big dinner on
the occasion and that he ate as much turkey
and things ''as any Puritan BOBBY in the place"
But he admits that the New England families
did most of the visiting, feasting and dancing
The example thus set by Mayor Sherman
was followed by his successors for ten years
before Illinois adopted the annual Thanksgiv.
ing state institution.
In 1888, three years before Chicago intro
duced the Thanksgiving custom to its own citi.
zens. n fraudulent Thanksgiving proclamation
was issued in the name of Gov Duncan which
caused the festival to be universally talked
about in the state at large. Its object was to
fool the Springfield ILL.,, clergy without any
thought at first of its going further. And sure
enough 1t did fool the clergymen at the capital.
1t no less imposed on the clergymen all over
the state.
Most of the inhabitants of Springfield were
from the south from of
Alleghenes, but few were from New Eng
land and from these latter petition had pro.
ceeded requesting the governor to appoint n
day of Thanksgiving He was Kentuckian by
birth and Presbyterian and. therefore, had
not much tolerance for New England religious
and social customs He would not on any ac
count issue the proclamation asked for. but
that did not quite end the matter.
1t occurred TO few of the young men en-
poyed in the executive offices that a bogus
proclamation might be ventured. They for
some reason had not the fear of Gov Duncan
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appropriate for the Thanksgiving services,
which were held in the religious meeting
houses of the little colony.
In the first days of the first settlement of pill
grims at Plymouth Rock they had a little vii
planks. There were gardens inclosed behind
These fences were stockades that served as
a protection against sudden attacks and the
crude defenses thus arranged were reinforced
by three heavy wooden gates at the ends Of
the streets. In the center. a cross street,
stood the colonial governors house. Before
this was square Enclosure. upon which four
cannon were mounted SO as to flank along the
streets. On surrounding hilltop they had
large square house, with a fat roof. This
structure was made of the customary thick
plankS of rough hewn timbers, like the mas
sive American log houses of later times. The
planks were stayed or braced with oak beams,
upon the top of which they had six cannon,
which shot iron balls of four five pounds and
had n commanding sweep of the surrounding
country. The lower part of this building was
used for church, in which religious services
were held on Sundays and the usual holidays.
The pilgrims were called to the services in
this church with beat of drum and each man
caIae with his misket and firelock. While at
worship they rested on their firearms They
wore their cloaks and stood three abreast, with
a serseantmajor in command. Behind came
the governor in long robe; beside him, at
the right hand was the preacher, with his flow
ing cloak on, and the left hand was the
captain, his side arms pendant and a small
cane in one hand
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18
A Pretty Bill Poster of Paris.

neer "colleuse d'afiches." she deigned
to turn an attentive ear to the group
of obsequious Partisan reporters
around her.
But. messieurs, you are keeping
me from my work." she exclaimed. IF
you want to hear me talk, you must
hold the glue pot for me and hand me
these she unstrapped her pack and
pointed to the many-hued posters
within. "Ah. messieurs," she went on
you may laugh, but | shant tell you
why became first 'colleuse for moth
ing.
Let me say first that | am we'll
pleased with my new profession-easy
work. life in the open air-and the
public seems TO appreciate my talents
as much as If l were the favorite toe
dancer of the Folies Bergere. l can't
complain of an uneventful career. Best
of all, the field isn't overcrowded-at
least not yet. There is no tiresOme
red tape to go through with before
you are given the right to draw one
dollar for your services.
You may well believe that when
mention red tape l know what 1 am
talking about. Once it was the dream
of my life to work in the post offices.
But after / had pored many months
over Biographies, histories and spell
ing books, l failed on my examination.
'i'hen l tried for the telephone service,
thinking how happy l should be with
my $1.60 day and a secure pension
ahead. passed, but when l went up
Tor my place | was told that | was one
oentimeter under regulation height.
l replied that 1 didn't see why the ad-
ministration required giantesses for
their telephone girls when the army
admitted such pigmies. The real rea-
son for my refusal was that the'places
were filled mostly by daughters of re-
tired officers and government officials
who. of course, had the prior right
the right of pull Then l was indeed
in despair. When / saw Wanted
Woman bill poster in the paper lost
no time in presenting myself. I am
well pleased but the patron wouldn't
be If he caught me frivoling my time
like this An revoir. messieurs." And
she gathered together her bills and
marched off with her ladder.
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Odd, Compact Nets SIS, 900

Mrs Marguerite Castens, "a years of age,
who received $4,000 three years ago, as the
result of unique compact entered into by Go
girls in German convent school more than
70 years ago. died at the home of her daugh-
ter in st. Louis. Mo.
Seventy-five years ago Mrs. Castens was a
pupil in a convent near Stuttgart, Germany.
The girls agreed just before they graduated
to pay a certain number of marks a year into a
Berlin bank and the entire amount was to go
to the last surviving member of the class.
Three years ago Mrs. Castens found herself
the only one of the class remaining. She
wrote to the bank. believing she would receive
a few thousand dolars The ar .ount she got
was in excess of $4,000
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18

On general principles we hold that
exchanges of endearments of an oscu-
latory nature ought not to be made
in street cars, in railroad coaches or
in public places except with great
modesty and reserve. The man who
cannot refrain from kissing his wife
repeatedly in public may furnish a
convincing demonstration that mar.
riase is not failure. but he seems to
be in need of guardian. The public
has some rights, and one of them is.
or ought to be. protection from dem.
onstrative spooning in street cars
Baltimore Sun.
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$3.50 o'clock. 1t is not the way of
the human mind says the article,
that caution should in the presence
of dangerous machines persist after
hours like these
Asked why she submitted to such
conditions, one worker said: Il never
supposed there was any other place
where / could work. The only other
thing near by is the iaundries. and
they are very hot, and one has to
work all night, and isn't paid extra,
and Tor your work you don't get any
more than you do at the factory. while
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18
NEW PROFESSION FOR WOMEN
Bill Posters of Paris In Skirts Attract
Attention.

Paris.-Not many days ago the
French woman made her latest and
most sensational invasion into domain
of masculine activities. She appeared
on the boulevards dressed In
coarse linen blouse with glue pot slung
over one shoulder and a ca-.vas bag
full of hand bills strapped to her
waist-in brief, she made her debut as
professional bill poster.
When the crowd of curiosity seek
ers and idlers thinned around the pio-
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18

"a hammock large enough for two?"
echoed the dealer. DO you want it
with or without"
with or without what?" asked the
girl.
"Crowding," replied the dealer.
smiling at her ignorance.
Then she gave her order in wills
per.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18
THEY CUT OFF THE FINGERS

Accidents 10 the hands and fingers are
so common in this mill that in one
family its Oldest daughter has had one
finger hurt eight times; another has
had two fingers cut OF. and the third
has escaped with hand strained in
the betting. Long hours and piece
work are assigned as prolific causes of
accidents. Ten hours and a quarter
day, with halliday Saturday; one
or two nights overtime week until
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18

DO you accept articles here?" asked
the caller with the long hair as he en-
tered the country newspaper office.
Sure thing!" replied the whiskered
editor. what We got-kindling wood or
vegetables ?'-Yonkers Statesman.
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18
The Last Thing He Did.

The Powder Manufacturer-'Fan
old Bill, of all people. going into the
gunpowder-shed with lighted candle.
l should have thought that that would
be the last thing he'd do"
The Workman-"Which. properly
speakin', it were, sir. THE Sketch.
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18

Nellie apologized for the action of
her new baby sister by saying: "You
see, she hasn't got any sense yet" Her
mother objected to such an idea, and
Nellie replied. "Oh, of course she's got
sense, il isn't working yet."-The
DelineatOr
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18

Professionalism you like some
notices for your house, mum? It's
very cheering to husband to see a
nice motto on the wall when he comes
home"
Mrs De Jagg-"You might sell me
one IL you've got one that says Better
Late than never" - New York
Weekly
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18

She looked ut him appealingly.
You don't love me any MORE she
pouted.
Don't love you any more!" he
echoed in establishment. "Why, only
minute ago kissed you l don't know
how many times"
''But you stopped to take breath,
she demurred-Young's Magazine.
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18

Bobbie, aged five. saw a COW graz
ing in his mothers flower garden and
shouted, Scat! Scat!"
The COW didn't seem to be much in
Inundated, and calmly ate on. Three
year-old Mary, dancing with excite
ment, exclaimed:
Tell him to 'scow,' Wobbie. tell
him to 'scow!'"
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18

ance in garden that was overlooked
by building operation. AS my. am
ateurs postured and chanted the bard's
beautiful lines, 'br,Gklayers above US
laid bricks. carpenters planned boards
and masons Clipped stones.
And one afternoon, in silent pause
in our rehearsal, We heard voice
from the building say gravely:
Il prithee, malapert, pazs me yon-
der brick"
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18
indictment of Ways Of Company Do
tors in City Factories.

The company doctor never took any
trouble TO save girls hands when they
got hurt but always had the fingers
cut sotf. SO u wonnint so to him." said
a worker. in a-PittsbBrg factory To Il
writer In Charities. S."lier own doctor
insIsted, however. that the company
should ray the biIi.. aud finally did 1t
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18
An Ambitious Mother.

Hubby" said the observant wife,
1.-The ianitor of these flats is bache-
lor'
what of it?'
II really think he is becoming inter-
ested in our Oldest daughter"
There you go again with your pipe
dreams. Last week 1t was duke :
Everybody's Magazine.
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18
Catching.

Clyde Fitch, the playwright. said the
other day of jsweled watch that hae'
been sent him by Scotch admirer in
PEBBLES:
"a jeweled watch from PEBBLES.
How strangely unexpected! 1t reminds
me of an open-air performance OF AS
You Like It that I once rehearsed.
Il rehearsed this amateur perform
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18
The Constant Sex.

Ted-What's that high-flown name
you have in your note book?
Ned-For the life of me I can't recol-
lect whether it's the name of a girl
was engaged 10 last summer or that OF
the Pullman car rode In.
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18

free delivery routes. She has been
regular carrier from Toledo, O.. since
the route was established in 1902 and
has been on duty winter and summer.
1t is hard work. but Mary says she
loves" it and that she believes it has
benefited her health greatly.
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18

George" spoke his better half. you
are interested in the temperance move
ments, are you not?"
why, certainly am" he answered.
well, suppose you go out and make
a few of them with the pump handle. 1
am in need of a pail of water right
away."-Bohemian Magazine.
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18

The cinematograph can be used for
recording every step in surgical opera.
tons, and for showing the whole proc.
sss to large class of students.
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18

And you really mean to tell rss that
a clairvoyant foretold your late nus
bands death? Yes, indeed. She said
there were brighter days in store for
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18

when you work overtime here. you |
get 20 cents and Is cents for your |
supper"
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18

Why is pig in parlor like house
on. fire? Because the sooner it is put
out the better.
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18

Whiskey straight makes man
crooked.
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18
ONLY WOMAN R. r. o. CARRIER
Miss Mary Cheek Has Had Regular
Route Since 1902.

Misunderstanding T. Cheek is the
only woman carrying mail on rural
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18

Get justly; distribute cheerfully
and live contentedly.-Thurst
The Lamar register., 1908-11-18

e: =: :: =: !: i: ! : !: :
~NAM u nj t c d
x %N reau of sta
wv tistics which
q annually fur
nishes the
1umber of killed. in
Iured and manned as a
result OF Fourth OF July
fireworks celebrations.
at Thanksgiving cas-
ailties from overeating
'~v never tabulated.
80 be careful lest
~II a plan should be
ri into operation and
you ami yours forced
INTO che spotlight of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07

Roy Feldenheimer, Portland; Miss c.
Goodhue, Walla Walla; Mr.. and Mrs.
c. f. Roosevelt, Pendleton; Miss Jane
Roosevelt Pendleton; Theodore Roos-
evelt, Ackley, Iowa; ]. Worthington,
Irrigon; w. J. Clarke, Pendleton; F.
W Watson, Portland; Mrs. Max Baer,
Pendleton; Master V. Baer, Pendle>
ton; d. B. Costuma, PendIeton; W. ].
Thompson, Pendleton; Elmer Nc
Cormmach. Pendleton; Miss E. J.
Frazier, Pendleton; A. Cameron, Chi
cago; Horace Walker, Pendleton; Mrs.
:. P. Sturgis, Pendleton; James H.
Sturgis, Pendleton; Mr. and Mrs.
George Hartman, Pendleton; Mrs La
Velle Mcdonald. Pendleton; Lee
Moorhouse, Pendleton; 5. F. Wilson.
Walla Nalla; L. H. Windsor. Pendle-
ton; Quinn Strauss, Walla Walla: c..
). Benson, Lewiston, Idaho; DR.. f. w.
Vincent, Pendleton; Mr. and Mrs. j.
L. Sharpstein, Walla Walla; Mr.. and
Mrs. r. C. Taylor. Pendleton; Miss Ce-
lestine Moorhouse, Pendleton; Mrs.
Augusta Moule, Pendleton; Miss Ger
trude Moule, Pendleton; Miss Fam
chon Borie, Seattle; Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Paddock, Walla Walla; Miss Verna
Abbott, Walla Walla; Miss Gladys
Brown, Walla Walla; Miss Marion
Paxton, Walla Walla; Miss May Mat'
fit. Wala Walla; Mrs. G.. G. Stewart,
Walla Walia; r. L. Tyler, Walla
Walla; w. H. Hayden, Tacoma; H. c..
Richardson, Columbus; oliver P
Morton, Hermiston; \. B. Murtyam,
Helix; NJ. L. Morrison, Helix; J. L.
Vaughan, Pendleton; Charles II. Car"
ter, Pendleton; Mr.. and Mrs. F. p.
Judd, Pendleton; Master Henry Judd,
Pendleton; E. w. Brigham, Boston;
Mr.. and Mrs. F. La Grow, Athena;
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Gwinn. Pendleton;
Sim ]. Gully, Weston; C. B. William
son, Weston.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07
SCIENTIFIC VALUE Of BARNYARD MANURE

4 ton of potassium chloride (some-
times called nitrate of potash) con-
tains enough potassium for 1900 bush
/ els of corn, or 3055 bushels of wheat
Accordingly if one ton of sodium
nitrate, one-third ton of bone meal
and one-fourteenth ton of potassium
chloride be applied to one acre, cap
able of producing say so bushels of
corn, six 5O-bushel crops might be
taken from it and the soil still be as
fertile as before.
The cost of fertilizer would be near
ly SEQ. The crops at 35 cents per
bushel would amount to sos. An
equal quantity Of manure would not
produce one such crop OF itself; yet
at commercial fertilizer price $50
would purchase 25 tons of manure,
which would produce a 5O-bushel
crop without drawing upon the soil
at all.
The value Of manure is not limited
to plant food alone, as are most COM
mercial fertilizers. Manure has the
effect of making the soil looser and
more easily tillable. 1t gives better
color and enables the soil to drain
better. Also sets tree other foods
from the soil Commercial fertilizers
require that other things, such as
straw or green manures, be added to
prevent the land from becoming
killed" as the condition is often
termed
1t must not be inferred from this
article that commercial fertilizers are
more valuable than manure. Manure
does not cost the farmer $2,34 per
ton, even when he hires hand and
hauls it several miles from town or
city. What we wish to show is that
the farmer can afford to pay that
much before he needs to think about
investing in commercial fertilizers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07
BIG CATALOGUE is OUT.
o. A. c. Issue 2iO-Page Booklet Filled
With Information.
The annual catalogue of the oregO

The annual catalogue OF the Oregon
Agricultural college for 19OS-9, with
list of students for 1907-S, is just off
the press and the East Oregonlan
acknowledges the receipt of a copy
pages besides AZ pages Of splendid
Illustrations, showing to good advan-
tage almost every phase Of college
life, inside and out, as found at this
popular and rapidly growing insti-
tuition of learning.
Something Of the scope Of this
school will be appreciated by noting
that 1856 students were enrolled last
year, coming from practically every
county in the state, several outside
states and some from other countries
The names of 73 instructors appears
In tie faculty for the coming year.
with four places yet to fill, quite
number having been added since last
year. g.
\ fair per cent of last years grad.
yates are from the agricultural de-
partment and It IS encouraging to note
that the percentage in this depart
ment is on the increase.
Every farmer in Oregon should
have a copy of this catalogue and ia,
miliarize himself with the work OF
the institution, whether he has any
children to educate or not.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07
OREGON MARKsMEN EAST.
Rifle Team Leaves Portland Sunday
for Camp Perry, Ohio.

The rifle team chosen to represent
Oregon in the national contest at
Camp Perry Ohio, will leave Port
land Sunday for the east. The team
has been practlcing on the Polk
county range and the team work is
almost perfect. The opinion is gem
eral that the team this year is the
strongest that has ever represented
Oregon in the national shoot.
The party will consist Of almost 20
men. Besides the 10 men on the first
team. there will be three alternates,
ia team coach, team captain, and team
spotter
The Oregon boys will travel in the
special Pullman car Sunset" Every
provision will be made for their COM
fort en- route to the contest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07
COULDN'T GET CENTRAL.
Editor of North Yakima Paper Hurl-
ed Stone Through Window to
Awaken "IIello."

North Yakima, Wash, Aug. T.
For the simple reason that Don IL.
Upjohn, editor of the Morning Her
aid, this city, in fit of anger, threw
rock larger than mans head
through a rear window Of the Pa
cific States Telephone G. Telegraph
company's building, Manager D. S.
Wilkeson insists that the newspaper
man either pay the costs of the brok-
en- window or stand prosecution for
defacing the building
Upjohn claims he tried for half
an hour to get central few nights
ago just before time to go to press,
and as he was unable to reach the
girl with his dulcet voice he conclud-
ed she was asleep, whereupon he
walked over to the office, which is
across the street, and hove a rock
into the room. The girl was frighten-
ed out Of her wits for a minute, but
saw who 1t was and reported him to
the manager.
He will fight the case to the last
ditch. The bill amounts to $125.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07

All the news all the time in the
East Oregonian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07

The homely subject of barnyar'
manure is made highly interesting
by a Missouri agricultural paper
That the farmer readers of the Eas
oregonian may be given the benefit
of this article, it is printed in full az
follows:
A load of fresh manure Gone tom
contains ten pounds Of nitrogen, two
pounds of phosphorus and ten pounds
Of potassium, besides other elements
of plant food not so important in
point of provision, says the paper
II figured at commercial prices, the
nitrogen at IS cents a pound, the
phosphorus at y cents and the potas-
sium at cents, a ton of such manure
would be worth s2.34
But bare figures are not interest
ing unless their relations to other
things which do interest us are
shown. Corn fodder, for instance,
has 16 pounds of nitrogen, TWO pounds
Of phosphorus and II pounds Of po-
tassium. It is worth merely as nv
nure when figured as above stated,
1855.
A ton of oat straw is on the same
basis worth 1926. Wheat straw is
worth s2.75; clover hay $40; alfal-
ia hay s94O; cowpea hay 50; tim
othy hay S5.35. Thus a ton of ma
nure would be less value than a ton
Of our ordinary field crops, if the
latter were used as fertilizer only, and
also supposing them to be imme-
diately available as plant food.
The fact that they require a longer
or shorter period for decay, while
manure is quickly available, accounts
for the more apparent value Of the
manure.
It is interesting to note that a ton
of manure contains sufficient nitro
gen for 10 bushels Of corn; enough
phosphorus for II ga bushels; enough
potassium for SO $40 bushels. For
wheat there is enough nitrogen for
eight bushels; phosphorus for 1874
bushels; potassium for 61-3 BUSH
els.
Now let us compare a ton Of ma
nure with an equal quantity Of cont
mercial fertilizer. We shall take
such fertilizers as are best for some
one element, rather than mixed or
complete fertilizer, because the manu-
facturers charge extra for the mix
ing.
A ton Of sodium nitrate has enough
nitrogen for 80 bushels of corn or
270 bushels Of wheat; it costs $46.5O.
A ton Of bone meal contains enough
phosphorus for 1870 bushels Of corn,
or 1866 2-3 bushels Of wheat; it
costs $50.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07
CURRY WOOL UNSOLD.
strengthening Completed In Curry
County,, but Growers Want Better
Prices.

Prices.
Gold Beach, Ore, Aug 7,-Sheep
shearing is about completed in this
part of the country. The clip has
averaged fairly well, but there will
be little or no selling at present
prices. Sheepmen think a rise in
prices is to be expected and almost
without exception will hold for it.
Offers have been made as low as
13 cents. T. s. Dickens of San Fran
cisco lately passed through the
county, but made no offers, saying he
could not meet the 16 cents which
was asked by the growers here The
closing of the California mills Is held
to be responsible for the low prices.
Last year at this time wool was
bringing 21 and 22 cents. The wool
situation is the first touch which res
idents have had of the hard times.