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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-07
JAPANESE OFFER INSULT.
Staff OF American Consulate at Muk-
den Is Attacked.

Mukden, Manchuria, April Tn
ternational compilations will arise
out OF an attack made upon the ma
tive staff Of the American consulate
here today by four japanese. T he
japanese were quickly overpowered
and delivered to the Japanese con-
sulate.
The japanese consul refuses to
apologize and diplomatic action will
result 1t is believed the attack grew
out Of the i'll feeling between the
Japanese, Russians and Americans at
Mukden
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-07
Current Literature Club.

The Current Literature club will be
entertained by Mrs. f. c. and Mrs.
j w. Skiles at the home of the latter
on Tuesday, April a. All members
are cordially invited to be present.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-07

Lentcn Services Tomorrow Evening.
There will be Lenten service at the
Church of the Redeemer at 1880 to-
morrow evening and choir practice
Immediately following.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-07

III nature is the father of those
hard lines that form under the once
soft eyes of gentleness and love.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-04-07
WALLA WALLA FALLS SHORT.

Postoffice Receipts Lack $i39 OF Max
ing the Office First Class.
Walla Walla's postoffice will not
be raised to the first class this year,
figures compiled by Postmaster f. L.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07

nINNERS at $500 q plate. though
~ they are not common occurrences
even in New York. may become so
soon IL the fad for giving feasts be.
yond the dreams Of Lucullus himself
continues. Dinners at $1,000 plate
may be expected, although at present
$500 IL the high record. as this was the
cost OF dinner recently given by 4
young millionaire TO is OF his friends.
The bill. including tips, was an even
5000.
Since one OF New FORKS most IA
nous caterers has gone on record as
saying that as regards food alone no
person can consume more than ten
dollars worth. even in the most ex-
psnslve cafe. the manner OF spending
$500 plate arouses curiosity. Only q
small fraction OF this sum, Of course.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07
John SHARP Getting Busy.

THE fact U.s." said John Sharp vii.
liams to gentleman who had twice
Intellectually sought to gain his at
tention By calling him senator" Il
haven't got accustomed to the title.
But I've begun to accustom myself to
the atmosphere of my field of labor
to be. To-day went over to the sen.
ate chamber, slipped into the cloak
room on the Democratic side, and
tried 10 feel at home"
did you tell story?" was asked.
mo. I didn't"
We'll, you can't hope to rank as a
senator until you have a cloakroom
story and II has been printed"
well, did borrow a cigar from a
new senator. Then / sauntered over
to the Republican side as carelessly
"a could. took seat alongside a
brand new senator there, almost as
new as I will be. and chatted with him
with as much OF an air TO the manner
born as my perturbed condition
would permit. From time TO time
shall repeat the visit. in the hope
that shall be able to fully accustom
myself to the change when It comes"
Washington Post.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07
BAsVs ITCHING HUMoR.
Nothing Would Help HIm-Mother A.
most In Despalr--owes Quick
Cure TO cutleura.

Several months ago. my little boy
began TO break out with itching sores.
doctored him, but as soon as l got
them healed up In one place they
would break out in another. was
almost in despair. I could not get
anything that would help him. Then
/ began 10 use Cuticura Soap and cuti-
cura Ointment, and after using them
three times, the sores commenced 20
heal. He IL now well. and not a scar
is left on his body. They have never
returned nor left him with bad blood.
AZ one would think. Cuticura Rene
dies are the best have ever tried.
and shall highly recommend them to
any one who Is suffering likewise.
Mrs. William Geeding. 102 Washing.
ton st., Attica, Ind, July 20, 1907"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07

NN the frst Of April the public ser.
" vice commission had been in ex-
istence just nine months and II recent.
ly issued a review of It's work.
In addition TO perfecting the plans
for the Fourth avenue (Brooklyn).
subway and laying out the route
Of the new Broadway.Lexingto
avenue route In this borough, 1t has
modified the plans for the Manhat.
tan end OF the Brooklyn subway
loop, which 10 to connect the
Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Manhat.
tan bridges by q four.track subway
so that trains coming from Brooklyn
may pass through this loop and back
over another bridge without switching
on the Manhattan side. The con-
tracts for this work were let by the
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07

NEW YORK.-sightseer In lower
~ Manhattan who have become 40
customed TO seeing "the biggest" sky-
scraper going up every little while.
will now witness the biggest Job Of
moving ever undertaken in New York
or any other city.
II is the transfer Of q small city Of
tenants to the new Hudson Terminal
buildings Of the McAdoo Hudson river
tunnel system, and is 10 be done on SO
large a scale that special arrange.
ments. have been made with the police
department 60 take charge Of the
street trafiio In that locality, while
the york is going on.
Trough men TO make ten regiments
OF infantry-between 1000 and 10000
will be engaged. and 1000 horses
will be used to haul the 1000 vans
foP moving.
For the larger corporations, such az
the United States Steel Corporation,
10 move In, certain days have been
set apart and no other concern will be
allowed to approach the building dur.
Ing that time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07
Fortune Is Paid for Wonderful Feast

was expended for food, although q
special chef was engaged for the
preparation Of each Of the % courses.
The remainder went for the decora.
tons and wines. all of the latter being
imported for the occasion.
The table was in the form OF a large
hollow square, inside OF which was q
large Furnished copper tank filed with
water. In It swan aquatic birds,
ranging from swans to ducklings,
while below were rare fish. The edges
Of this miniature lake were banked
with roses and In the center q fountain
spurted wine. which. falling into q
special receptacle, was carried by an
ingenious arrangement Of pipes to the
place OF each guest. The particular
kind OF wine changed with each course,
but all through the dinner IL literally
ran like water.
The coffee served after dinner cost
s23 q pound. and the cigars cost i've
dollars apiece.
Strangely enough, the young mil.
iionAire who gave the dinner 10 known
as q shrewd and conservative bust
ness man who may always be found At
his once By s:Se In the morning.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07

EgRTTz Augustus HelnEs. shrewd and
i dogged as no Is. has given up for
the present his attempt 20 beat New
York at its own game. He soon IL go
ina away from here where his fortune
slipped away from him Ia = few
months as q result OF his spreading out
from copper mining. which he under-
stands. to banking and manipulation
Of tho stock market He Il going
back west, the scene Of his former
spectacular successes. TO begin ali over
again a. almost the same place AS
when he went there an obscure mining
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07
Work of Public Service Commission

old rapid transit commission, but by
the changes made by the public ser
vice commission. the subway win be
enlarged and many heavy grades
avoided.
Early In its consideration Of the
problem the commission decided that
the dimensions OF the present sub
way should be enlarged so as TO admit
the operations Of ordinary railroad
coaches through these tunnels and &C
cordingly In the bridge loop, as well
as In the Fourth avenue plans, calcula
tons have been based upon this idea
All future subways therefore will
have at least one foot more clearance
between roof and ties than the pres
emit subway.
II is also pointed out by the commits
sion that a. q result OF its work more
express trains are operated At the
present time than ever before, and
that In some cases the increased ser
vice amounts as high as so per cent
over the number of trains and cars
which were run before the commits
sion began issuing orders.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07

Recently the New York Tribune
made mention OF a new East side
philanthropic movement. the Volks
kitchen, a Kosher" eating place for
orthodox Jews At frat Il was be-
lieved tat Dn Saturday II could be
open only for supper and not for lunch
con. as religious Jews do not handle
money or tickets on the day Of rest.
However. an ingenious plan has been
devised BY means Of which lancheon
can be served on the Jewish Sabbath.
This plan IL the ample one Of adopt
ing badges or pins iraiead Of tickets.
On Friday small badses are sold for
seven cents. The ohaervant Jew pins
q on bis coat. from which Il "a re.
moved upon his entering the following
day. Thus he obtains HIS Sabbath
luncheon from the Volks kitchen with
out hreRklng a Law or tradition.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07
Heinze Is Going Back to the Mines

engineer is years ago on his grAdua-
ton from Columbia.
At the end Of this month he hoped
to have made arrangements satisfac-
tory TO his creditors 70 be able to
start out with q clean slate. To stay
away until he can bring back another
fortune TO renew his fight with the
beneft Of the experience gained In the
loss Of his irst fortune IL said to be
his purpose.
He intends to give closer attention
10 the Ohio Copper Company, near
Salt Lake City. In which he is inter.
ested. Ia addition 10 that corporation
he is interested In properties In sew.
eral different states. whether he In.
tends TO make Butte his headquarters
he declined 10 say. Il was there he
won his great triumph In February.
1905, over the AmalgamAted Copper
Company and the Standard on crowd.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07

Shall We Put "swank" on the LIst3
Every now and then we hear used
the word "swank." and Il must be APP
propriately. for II seems to match the
situation. But few there are who I'M
derstand Its precise meaning. The
London Globe. however. comes to
their relief, for Il says that 'swank" is
called bluif by Americans. and until
some genius presented the British ma
ton with the other word blur SUI.
feed. "Swanking is the gentlest OF
all arts. II relies for It's success al.
most entirely on amiabiity Of de-
meanor. A man may smile and smile.
and be q swAnker. In fact. he has
got to. II he is not cheerful and at.
tractive. he cannot swank. for the
swankee. repealed. edges away. thus
rendering his swanking null and void.
II is the wide. CHEEKY smile. the
hearty back slap. and the general &c
quiescenee that makes the swanker."
Is Il worth while admitting the word
70 the vocabulary?
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07
Around the Metropolis
What L. Going On in New York
City Told in Interesting Manner
10000 Men to Aid in Bic Moving JOB

Instead Of allowing each new tenant
to do his own moving the company has
taken entire charge Of the moving.
so that the only labor for the tenant
10 the signing Of the lease.
The capacity Of the Hudson Termi
nal buildings Ia about three times that
Of the largest once building IN New
York. The buildings will house more
than 10000 tenants and have about 81
acres Of noor space.
There are 81 elevators In the build.
ing. and force Of men has been
drilled In handling those expressly for
the moving.
One Of the most remarkable build
ings In the lower part Of New York
will be the new assay once building.
for the construction Of which the
treasury department in Washington
viii receive bids May IL. II will
stand near the corner Of Nassau and
Wall streets. will DO constructed Of
REINFORCED concrete. and viii cost
about 100000.
The structures most striking sea.
ture viii be its chimney, which 10 10
overtop by many feet any building in
the vicinity. and any building in New
York, except the Singer building.
From the sidewalk the stack will
tower 400 feet, this height being con
sidered necessary TO carry the poison
Gus fumes Of the furnaces above any
Offices in the nelghborhood.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07

Representative Adam Bede Of Min
nesota is credited with the story Of
the boy with the disreputably dirty
face. who was sent to the town pump
by the teacher. with the scriptural In
junction, TO wash and be clean"
He returned with the chin and
lower part of his face looking rather
pale, but his cheeks and forehead re.
manned "a dirt-hued as before. The
children reared at his comlcal appear
ance, and, when the teacher asked
him why he had not cleaned his en-
tire face. he answered:
Il washed and wiped as high up a
my shirt would CO."
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07
Eaay .VIetorx For Pat.

An EngliBhman. an Irishman and a
Scotchman were one day arguing a.
10 which Of the three countries poe
sessed the fastest trains.
Said the EnglishmAn. well, I've
been in one OF our trains and the tele
graph poles have been like a hedge"
i've seen the milestones appear
like COMMISSIONERS" said the Scot.
"Be jabeFs," said Pat. II was one
day in q train In my country and W.
passed q feld OF carrots. = held oi
turnips. Geld OF parsley, one Of
onions and then . pond OF water. and
we were going 80 fast that ] thought
Il was BROTH"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07
NothIno 10 Get.

Gelett Burgess was talking at q
theatrical supper in New York about
the Lark, his delightful little paper
that failed.
Nearly all good papers fail" said
he. II have an aged friend who runs
splendid paper in small western
village. The last copy my friend sent
mo had this editorial paragraph
marked In blue pencil:
Burglars entered our house last
night. To the everlasting shame Of
the community, for whose welfare we
have labored ss years. be II said. they
got nothing"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07
sAsY soRN ~ AIsroRIc INN.
Fifth Generation 70 See the Light In
the Old Home.

Born in the house OF his great-great.
grandfather and rocked in the cradle
that lulled his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
to sleep away back In old Connecticut
before the beginning Of the last con.
tury, is the patrician beginning Of
wee Edward Griswold Mccullough,
who made his appearance on earth
Sunday In the old Griswold Inn at
Worthington. He 10 the son Of ED.
ward Miles Mccullough, says the Co
lumbus Dispatch.
In all the romance OF old Worthilg-
ton there is no greater halo than that
which hangs over the Griswold inn. II
was built In 1905 by Ezra Griswold.
who came from Connecticut with tho
pioneers who settled much of the
western reserve and central Ohio. The
family was an old one even for old
Connecticut and Ezra Griswold was a
sturdy representative OF II. he
brought this family into the great
west" with him and his son. George
Griswold, was reared in the inn. He
was eight years old when his father
brought him to Ohio.
George Griswold, in turn, inherited
the duty of perpetuating the name,
and when his father died he fell heir
to the inn property and lived through
out his life where his father had build
ed SO well. His son was worthington
Franklin Griswold, who, as his father
had done. inherited the inn and lived
in IT, To him and his good wife was
born a daughter Harriet, who was
reared in the home OF me family. and
who continued TO live there when she
became Mrs. Mccullough.
Now she Is the happy mother OF a
son and she is rocking him in the
Griswold cradle that was brought to
Ohio along with other household pos
sessions by Ezra Griswold when he
drove his OK team overland from
Connecticut in 1906. No one knows
how long the unique heirloom had
been in the Griswold family before
that time, but II is supposed that
Ezra GTiswold was himself rocked in
IL when he was q baby long before
revolutionary times.
When little Edward Griswold Nc
Cullough 10 baptized he will wear q
little white dress that was made for
the baptsmal ceremony Of his grand
father. by his great.grandmother--
dress that has been handed down in
the family with great care and which
will be treasured more dearly than
ever when another epoch has been
noted in it's history.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07
How / cured swssny and Flataia.

NNSW SAHe4 SWNNby &Ne
81 want to tell you how saved one
of our horses that had q fistula. We
had the horse doctor out and he said
II was 30 bad that he did not think he
could cure II, and did not come again.
Then we tried Sloan's Liniment and
Il cured 1t up nicely.
zone day Last spring WAC plowing
for q neighbor who had horse with
sweeny. and told him about Sioan's
Liniment and he had me get bottle
for him, and It cured his horse all
right, and he goes of now like q colt.
I'VE had horse that had sweeny
awfully bad and we thought It was
never going to be any good, but we
used Sloan's Linlment and It cured II
up nicely. told another nOighbor
about 1t and he said II was the best
Liniment he ever used.
I'VE are using Sloan's Sure Collie
Cure and we think Il Is all right"
A. d. Bruce. Aurella. Ia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07
sUILT RIGHT.
Brain and Nerves Restored by Grape.
Nuts Food.

The number Of persons whose all.
Snents were such that no other food
could be retained at all. IL large end
reports are on the increase.
Fer ~ years suffered from dys.
pepsia, finding no food that did not
dIstrens me" writes q Wis. lady. Il
was reduced from las % 90 lbs, grad
ually growing weaker until !, could
leave nay bed only short while at a
time, and became unable TO speak
aloud.
Three years ago was attracted by
an article ON 0rape-Nuts and decided
20 try H.
my stomach was 90 weak I could
not take cream. hut l used 0rape-Nuts
with milk and lime water Il helped
me from the first, building up my Rys.
ten IN a manner most astonishing to
the frienda who had thought nay re-
coveFy impossible.
''Socn was able to take Grape.
Nuts and crean for breakfast, ana
lunch II Night with an egg and Grape
Nuts for dinner.
Il am now able 60 eat fruit. meat
and nearly ali vegetables for dinner,
bat fandsy continue 0rare.Nuls FOR
breakfast and supper.
at the tirac Of beginning Grape
Nuts could scarcely speak SEN
tence without changing words nrraud
or talking crooked Ia acme way. but
my bfnin end nervra have become ~
.4..e.tI,s fa,,...s.A thai / NJ, lat4nns hasa
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07

Your reviewer Of the Diaries OF I'D
ward pense comments upon the
amusement with which In the present
day the use Of beer a. a drink for chill
dren would be regarded, Aatonlsh-
mant would 30 Increased BY reference
&c Sir John Hawkina' History Of
daslo.' wherein Il quoted a sixteenth
century manuscript relating % the
menus 81 the Percy family. The Liant.
llds hfaAklana Tor ihe nursery con.
siasst cts manehel Coz elnall losk o.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07

white breadl. quart OF beer, dish
OF butter. piece u salt fish, dish OF
sprata or three white behring's. AZ
ordinary times tbs fish was replaced
BY three mutton bones. but ali the
year round theHe thirsty cklldron---
only two In number. BY tho way, a boy
ana q glri-demnnded and got III. ir
quart Of beer But perhaps their tAbIe
attendant vas the dlreet ancestor Of
him who - kindly saved David Cop.
peTneld irom sudden death. Iondoa
chronlpla
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07

been Of any use. The kidney secre-
lions were irregular. and l was nerv-
GUS and lacked energy. But Doan's
Kidney Pills gave me prompt relief
and continued use cured me-"
Sold by all dealers, 80 cents q box.
F'oster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07
a chlld'a Idea.

Four-yeaT-old Margaret OF Alhambra
was sitting By her grandmother watch.
lng the mountains. They we're covered
with white, misty clouds floating about
over the top OF the range. now and
then revealing n peak.
"oh. grandma" exclaimed she. "ths
mountains are wiping their hosea"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07
Money q surn.

The big touring car had Just
whizzed by with roar like a gigantic
rocket, and Pat and Mike turned to
watch It disappear in cloud OF dust.
Thin chug wagons must cost 4
hape av cash." said Mike. The rich
Is fairly burnin' money"
"An', be the smell av IT," shifted
Pat, 1T must be that tainted money
we do be hearin' so much about"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07

lieve ! would stili be
q victim Of kidney
troubles but for
Doan's kidney Pills,
for when I started
using them I was In
constant pain with
my back, and no
other remedy had
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07
sl,ahs obstacle.

Knieksr Did Jones wake up 10 fnd
himself fnsnousg
Booker Tea. but be couldn't wako
tho neighbosa
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07

Yo9 always get full value In lewis
Single Binder straight Sc cigar. Your
dealer or Lswsa' facIory. Peoria. IN.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07

that gives instant relied to eyes, irritated
from dust. heat. sun or wind, 25e. Al drug
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07

HugSing By another name would be
squeezing, Just the same.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07

The more q woman tries TO look
young the more she doesn't
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07

Nfrs. VSi1Naow's so0shans ByEuPs
aAAMAIloa. AilAys pGis. suEss vSaA 6o Hsss sOtts.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07

People who look for trouble never
look In vain.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-07
WoMEM,a KlpNEYe.
Are ths source Of Most Of womsa's
sickness.

Mrs.. Rebocca Mock. 1875 70. Rich
Street, Columbus, Ohio, writes: 'Tbe-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-21
COUNTRY REAL ESTATE.

FOR sALE-TIMBEA CLAIM, 100
acres; MS. IA, S. "A, T. S N, R. z
W., Grand Rapids; 100000 feet
green timber; 100000 feet dead tim
Der; price $4,000. ]. F. Nowlen, 473
Commercial street 10-4-tf
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-21
WONDERFUL AMERICAN HEN.

The cackles Of the American hens
are swelling into mighty chorus.
Sixteen billion times q year these
small citizens announce the arrival Of
a fresh laid" and the sound oi their
Dragging Is waxing loud in the land
According 70 the last census, there
are 23j,SoS,00s chickens Of laying
age il the United States. These are
valued at S0,O0O,O0O, and the eggs
they lay, would il divided, allow two
hundred and three eggs annually to
every person--man, woman and
child--in the United States The
value OF all the fowls. $SS,s00,000
would entitle every person in the
country to SLIP, II they were sold
adm the products divided. All the
weight Of the animal products ex-
ported, the pork, beef, tallow, ham.
bacon and sausage, weigh s46,S60
tons while the weight OF the eggs
laid yearly tips the scales D, o70,36S
tons From the American Hen--licr
Right To Grow. November Techni-
cal World Magazine.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-21
BRING in Your Want Advertisements To-Day.
3 r

over shortness, which ls called re-
cessiye, But III the second generation
II Ii found that Just one.quarter are
dwarf, and not only are they dwarf,
but they will remain pure dwarf,
without any reyersion, and when
crossed with dwarf win never again
show slgna oi tallncss, The other
thrce.Quarters viii be tall, and Of
these tall again Just one quarter viii
be pure tall, and never again show
signs Of dwarfness. The remaining
two-Quarters will be impure, but
again when crossed with their Ike
will give both pure tails, pure dwarf
and mongfcls h due proportion, So
that we find Ia all grandchildren, 30
10 speak Of pure strains the proper
ton /; 2; ! has . mystic application
that Is, one'quartcf Of these grand.
children will be exact or pure repro
duetion In one quality OF their grand
mother one.quarter viii be pure re.
production Of their grandfather, and
twoquarters, though resembling one
grandparent viii have latent II them
the qualities Of both. November
Technical World Magazine.