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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-27
ALASKA IS LANDI
Of TOMORROW
WONDERFUL RESOURCES ARE
JUST BECOMING KNOWN
President Taft VIII Learn Something
Nof Our Northern Province When He
Visits Fair-Tons of Gold Are In
Alaska Building-Country Has I'M
limited Possibilities.

Seattle, Sept. 27.-Uncle Sam has
turned the searchlight on Alaska.
Its rays are pentrating deep into
the riches within the border lines of
the vast district of the north, Seward g
land of opportunity, region of in
ducements, the last of the great from
iers.
President Taft has often express
ed a desire to visit Alaska. He
would have travelled north this year,
but was forced to abandon his plans
for the Alaskan voyage owing to the
illness of Mrs. Taft.
The nations chief executive is now
en- route to Seattle and the Alaska
Yukon Pacific exposition, where he
will be a distinguished guest Sep
tember 80 to october l.
The Alaska building with its ex-
hibits gathered from every part of
the Northland, will swing wide its
doors to the president. There he will
find a most comprehensive display of
the vast and varied resources of the
great district.
The gold pavilion with its tons OF
shining metal will meet the gaze OF
the president Great piles of copper
ore will no doubt serve to further i'm
press the president with Alaska's
mineral magnitude. The story of the
fisheries is there told.
Likewise the often repeated story OF
Alaska's agriculture and its farms
Alaska women have sent samples OF
their handiwork, a lesson in thrift
and enterprise.
The display made by the native
schools is a marvellous exhibition OF
what education is doing for Uncle
Sans children of the north.
President Taft could we'll spend a
day studying the exhibits at the ex-
position which has served to place
Alaska in its true light before the
millions of visitors to the fair this
year.
Alaska is not a land of ice and
snow. of barren wastes, but the rea
land of tomorrow. A land where the
miner, laborer, capitalist and home
| seeker will find something to attract
their attention and offer employment
for the future is this Alaskan lant
| of opportunity and enterprise with it'
unlimited possibilities and wonderful
| future.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-27
OMISSION OF TWO
WORDS MEANS $4,000, 900

Through the omission Of two words
the assessment OF the o.. r. & N. Co
in Union county was given yesterday
as one quarter million dollars. The
assessment Of the property Of the
railroad company was slightly in ad-
vance of three and quarter millions
The exact figures were s3,273,O75. on
the main line the road bed was as
sessed at $37, 900 and the rolling stock
at $4,000. On the Elgin branch the
road bed was assessed at $4,000 and
the rolling stock at $4,000 per mile
"a Grande Observer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-27
Deafness Cannot Be Cured.


BY local appliances, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There 10
only one way to cure deafness, and that Is
BY constitutional remedies Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition OF the mu'
cous lining of the Eustachlan Tube. When
this tube Is lnflamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when It Is
entirely closed, Deafness Is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to Its normal con
dltion, hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases ont Of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an lnflamed condl'
tion of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars free.
Send for circulars free.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa'
tion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-27

Marie says the first eight days of
the fast were trying, but after this
period he experienced little incon-
venience from going without food.
Upon completing the fast he drank
teaspoonful of milk, His second
and third meals consisted of two and
three teaspoonfuls of milk.
Stomach trouble which physicians
failed to diagnose, caused Marie to
try fasting as a cure. He says he is
now in perfect health.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-27

According to the Philadelphia Rec
ord, boy Of eight said to his mother:
"Well, there were only three boys
in school today who could answer one
question that the teacher asked u.s."
"And I hope my boy was one Of the
three" said the proud mother
"You bet was," answered the young
hopeful, "and Sam Harris and Harry
Stone were the other two"
"I am very glad you proved yourself
30 good scholar. my son; 1t makes
your mother proud Of you. What ques-
ton did the teacher ask, Johnny"
"'Who broke that glass In the back
Window"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-27
A Real Romance.

Sometimes there are instances In
life like those in the story books: An
Atchison girl engaged herself to a
carpenter, thinking he was poor, and
discovered on the eve Of her wedding
day that he had $50 in the bank. He
had not told her, wishing her to love
him for himself alone. - Atchison
Globe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-27
MAN GOES WITHOUT
FOOD FIFTY DAYS

Cleveland. Ohio-William II. Marie
Of Cleveland has just completed a
fast of so 1-2 days. In performing
this feat Marie lost 40 pounds in
flesh. Throughout the fast he drank
filtered water.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-27
A Bio Bathtub.

The tides run out swiftly in the bay
of Fundy.
A summer urchln, witnessing the
phenomenon for the first time, yelled
shrilly: Mamma, look quick! Some
one has pulled the plug out Of the
ocean,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-27

Whether President Taft shall be
served with good old American tur-
key, Georgia 'possum or Alaska
ground hog is a question that is now
puzzling officials of the Alaska Yu-
kon-Pacific exposition who are to
dine the President on his visit to the
fair. September 80 to october /.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-27
TUMOR OF
FOURYEARS
GROWTH
Removed by Lydia E. Pink.
sVegetabIe Compound

q cyst CuulOT OF
four years growth,
which three of the
best physicians de.
clared / had. They
said that only ar
opera tion coulC
help me. lam yer!
gladthatIfollowec
a friends advice
and took Lydia E
Pinkham's S Vege
table Compound
for it has made me
n ctrOpU and upl|
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-27

"a rolling stone gathers no moss"
remarked the proverb dispenser.
"And, like the human high roller"
rejoined the thoughtful thinker, ut also
gravitates downhill"-Chicago News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-27

When a woman gets married it Is
not because she loves anybody, but
because she wants to get red lamp
shade and house of her own in which
to entertain"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-27

In the march Of life don't heed the
order fright about" when you know
you are about right-Holmes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-27

You can not wed vanity without
being divorced from sincerity.
The new South-news., 1909-03-13

DE =. o. SMITH,
Ohic hours, 10 To 1l:3o A. NJ and
, to Il. NJ.
sundays, $3.50 to 1890 a. NJ and
To p. NJ.
once hours will be strictly OBJ
served so tar as practicable. Nv
patrons ana friends wilIplease leave
oans between Office hours when pos
s'o'e'o 40 so, at either my resi-
osnce or Wards Drug Store.
The new South-news., 1909-03-13

Go TO your druggist today and
purchase n dollar bottle, and II Won
can honestly say, that you did not
receive any benefits from It. after
using the entire bottle, the drug
gist VIII refund your money TO YOU
without question or delay.
We Will pay the druggist the price
OF the bottle purchased by you.
This oner applies To the largo
bottle only and to but one In .
family.
We could not afford 10 make such
an offer, unless we positively knew
what kodol win do for you.
1t would bankrupt us.
The dollar bottle contains 2h timea
as much as the fifty cent bottle.
kodol Is made at the lahoratorIe.
OF T.. e. Dewitt q Co., Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-13
His Revolver Dropped to the Ground.

sometimes brought by chance. He
dropped his empty revolver, ducked
like a mud-hen on his horses neck,
threw back his leg, and, with all the
precision he could summon, caught
the grip of his muley in both hands.
He made his fall heavily to the
ground, landing on his shoulder. But
as he keeled from the saddle the last
thing that rolled over the saddle, like
the flash of porpoise fin, was the barrel
of the rifle, secure in his hands. Karg,
on horseback, was already bending
over him, revolver in hand, but the
shot was never fired. A 5000 bullet
from the ground knocked the gun into
the air and tore every knuckle from
Karg's hand. Du Sang spurred in
from the right. A rife-slug like an ak
at the root caught him through the
middle. His fingers stiffened. His
six-shooter fell to the ground and he
clutched his side. Seagrue, duck1ng
low, put spurs to his horse, and Whis-
pering Smith, covered with dust. rose
on the battlefield alone.
Hats, revolvers and coats lay about
him. Face downward, the huge bulk
of Bill Dancing was stretched motion
less in the road. Karg, crouching be-
side his fallen horse, held up the
bloody stump of his gun hand, and Du
Sang, so yards away, Keeling like a
drunken man in his saddle, spurred
his horse in an aimless circle. Wits
pering Smith, running softly to the
side of his own trembling animal,
threw himself into the saddle, and, adj
justing his rife sights as the beast
plunged down the draw, gave chase to
Seagrue.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-13

for blood, had come back, captured
Karg, and begun swearing all over
again, and Smith listened with ami
able surprise while he explained that
seeing Dancing killed, and not being
able to tell from Whispering Smiths
peculiar tactics which side he was
shooting at German and his compan-
ions had gone for help. While they
angrily surrounded Karg and Seagrue,
Smith slipped from his horse where
Bill Dancing lay, lifted the huge head
from the dust, and tried to turn the
giant over. A groan greeted the at
tempt.
"Bill, open your eyes! Why would
you not do as I wanted you to-" he
murmured bitterly to himself A sec.
ond groan answered him. Smith
called for water, and from canteen
drenched the pallid forehead, talking
softly meanwhile; but his efforts to re-
store consciousness were unavailing.
He turned to where two of the cow
boys had dragged Karg to the ground
and three others had their old com.
panion Seagrue in hand. While two
held huge revolveTs within six inches
of his head, a third was adjusting a
rope-knot under his ear.
Whispering Smith became inter
ested. Hold on" said he, mildly,
what is loose? What are you going
to do?"
Were going to hang these fellows"
answered Stormy, with a volley OF
hair-raising imprecations.
''Oh, no! Just put them on horses
under guard"
That's what we're going to do,
exclaimed the foreman. "Only we're
going to run 'em over to those cotton
woods and drive the horses out from
under 'em. Stand still, you tow-headed
cow thief" he cried, slipping the
moose up tight on George Seagrue's
neck.
"See here" returned Whispering
Smith, showing some annoyance, you
may be joking, but 1 am not. Either
do as tell you or release those men"
''Well, l guess we are not joking
very much. You heard me, didn't
your" demanded Stormy, angrily. eve
are going to string these damned crit
tiers up right here in the draw on the
first tree
Whispering Smith drew a pocket
knife and walked to- Flat Nose, slit the
rope around his neck, pushed him out
of the circle, and stood in front of him.
you can't play horse with my pris-
oners,' he said, CURLY. Get over
here, Karg. Come, now, who is going
to walk in first? You act like school
boy, German"
Hard words and wrangle followed.
but Smith did not change expression,
and there was a back-down. Have you
fellows let Du Sang get away while
you were playing fool here?" he asked.
''Du Sangs aver the hin there on his
horse, and full of fight yet" exclaimed
one.
''Then we will look him up sug-
gested Sraith. "Come, Seagrue."
Don't go over there. He'll get you
if you do" cried German.
LET us see about that. Seagrue,
you and Karg walk ahead Don't duck
or run. either of you. Go on"
CTO BE CONTINUED)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-13
Copyright 1909
By cboSseriR,ersS0 H@

Smith. Whispering Smith, you know
me"
Il know you for a fat rascal"
That's all right. You know me,
and, just as you say, we always get
along because we both got sense"
You're hiding yours to-day, Reb-
stock"
mo matter; I'll tell you what I'll
do. I'll give you all the horse1esh you
can kill and all the men you can hire
to go after him, and I'll bury your dead
myself. You think he can't shoot? l
give you tip on the square" Whis-
pering Smith snorted. Hell shoot the
four buttons off your coat in four
Shots" Smith kicked Rebstock's dog
CONTEMPORARY. And do it while you
are falling down. I've seen him do
it," persisted Rebstock, moist with
perspiration. I'm not looking for a
chance to go against sure thing;
wash my hands of the job"
Whispering Smith rose. 'Tt was no
trick to see he had you scared to
death. You are losing your wits, old
man. The albino is faker, and l tell
you 1 am going to run him out of the
country" Whispering Smith reached
for his hat. "OuT treaty ends right
here. You promised to harbor no man
in your sink that ever went against
our road. You know as we'll as do
that this man, with four others, held
up our train night before last at Tower
w, shot our engineman to death for
mere delight, killed messenger, took
sos 900 out of the through safe and
made his good getaway. Now, don't
lie; you know every word of it, and
you thought you could pull it out Of
me by a bluff. l track him to your
door. He is inside the Cache this
minute. You know every curve and
canyon and jail-bird in it, and the1 pay
you blood-money and hush-money
every month; and when l ask you not
to give up a dozen men the company is
entitled to, but merely to send this
pink-eyed lobster out with his guns to
talk with me, you wash your hands of
the job, do you? Now listen. If you
don't send Du Sang into the open be-
fore noon tomorrow, I'll run every
living steer and every living man out
of Williams Cache before l cross the
Crawling Stone again, so help me
God! And I'll send for cowboys with
in 80 minutes to begin the job. III
scrape your Deep Creek canyons till
the rattlesnakes squeal. I'll make Will
liams Cache so wild that a timber
wolf can't follow his own trail through
it. You'll break with me, will you, Reb-
stock? Then wind up your bank &C
count; before finish with you I'll put
you in stripes and feed buzzards off
your table,
Rebstock's face was apoplectic. He
choked with torrent of oaths. Whis-
pering Smith, paying no attention,
walked out to where Kennedy was
waiting. He swung into the saddle,
ignoring Rebstock's abjurations, and
With Kennedy rode away.
ct is hard to do anything with a
man that is scared to DEATH" said
, Smith to his companion. "Then, too,
Rebstock's nephew is probably in this.
In any case, when Du Sang has got
Rebstock scared, he is a dangerous
man to be abroad. We have got to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-13

Rebstock squirmed. He swore with
shortened breath that he knew moth
ing about Du Sang; that Du Sang had
stolen his cattle; that hanging was
too good for him; that he would join
any posse in searching for him; and
that he had not seen him for three
months.
Likely enough" assented Whisper
ing Smith, but this is wasting time.
He rode in here last night after killing
old Dan Baggs. Your estimable
nephew Barney is with him, and Karg
is with him, and / want them, but, III
especial and particular, 1 want Du
Sang"
Rebstock denied, protested, wheezed
and stOrmed, but Whispering Smith
was immovable. He would not stir
from the Cache upon any promises.
Rebstock offered to surrender any one
else in the Cache-hinted strongly at
two different men for whom handsome
rewards were out; but every compro-
mise suggested was met with the same
good-natured words: Il want Du
Sang"
At last the smile changed on Whis-
pering Smiths face. 1t lighted his
eyes still, but with a different express
sion. See here, Rebstock, you and I
have always got along, haven't we?
I've no desire to crowd any man to the
wall that is man. Now | am going to
cell you the simple truth. Du Sang
has got you scared to death. That
man is a faker, Rebstock. Because
ne kills men right and left without
any provocation, you think he is dan
gerous. he isn't; there are a dozen
men in the Cache just as good with a
gun as Du Sang is. Don't shake your
head. / know what I'm talking about.
He is a jay with a gun, and you nay
tell him said so; do you hear? Tell
him to come out if he wants me to
demonstrate it. He has got every
body, including YOU. scared to death.
Now, | say, don't be silly. / want Du
Sang"
Rebstock rose to his feet solemnly
and pointed his finger at VIII Gcring
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-13
DON'T EXPERIMENT.
You Will Make No Mistake if You Fol-
low This Lancaster Citizens
Advice.

Advice.
Never neglect your kidneys
If you have pain in the back,
urinary disorders, dizziness and
nervousness, it's time to act and no
time to experiment, These are all
symptoms of kidney trouble, and you
should seek remedy which is known
to cure the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills is the remedy
to use. No need to experiment. It
has cured many stubborn cases in
Lancaster. Follow the advice OF a
Lancaster citizen and be cured your
self.
William Turner, First Ward. Lam
caster, Wis, says: II suffered sew
erely from backache and pains across
my kidneys for three years. I took
several remedies, but did not find
much relief. Finally | was advised
to try Doan's Kidney Pills and I went
to ]. D. Hatch's drug store and pro-
cured box. I was benefited in a
short time and when [ had taken the
contents of three or four boxes, my
back was free from pain and I could
work hard all day without any bad
effect. I consider Doan's Kidney
Pills to be a reliable remedy and
highly endorse them.
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-13

smoke him out, Farrell. Lance Dun
ming insisted the other day he wanted
to do me a favor. I'll see if he'll lend
me Stormy German and some of his
cowpunchers for roundup. We've
got to smoke Du Sang out. A round
up is the thing. But, by heaven, if that
roundup is actually pulled off it will
be classic when you and are gone"
Thirty minutes afterward, messen-
gers had taken the Frenchman trail
for Lance Cummings cowboys.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-13
CHAPTER XVII.
The Fight in the Cache.

A clear night and a good moon made
a long ride possible, and the Crawling
Stone contingent, headed by Stormy
German, began coming into the rail-
road camp by three o'clock the next
morning. With them rode the two
Youngs, who had lost the trail they
followed across Goose river and joined
the cowboys on the road to the north.
The party divided under Kennedy
and Smith who rode through the Door
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-13

close to your gun now to pull right"
"Well, / told you I was going to
come, didn't I? And I'm coming
now!"
With the last word he whipped out
his gun. There was a crash of bull
lets. Questioned once by McCloud
and reproached for taking chances,
Whispering Smith answered simply:
Il have to take chances" he said. "All
/ ask is an even break"
But Kennedy had said there was no
such thing as an even break with
Whispering Smith. A few men in a
generation amuse, battle, and mystify
other men with an art based on the
principle that the action of the hand
is quicker than the action of the eye.
With Whispering Smith the drawing
of a revolver and the art of throwing
his shots instantly from wherever his
hand rested was pure Straightforward.
To a dexterity so fatal he added a
judgment that had not failed when
confronted with deceit. From the
moment that Du Sang first spoke.
Smith, convinced that he meant to
shoot his way through the line, waited
only for the moment to come. When
Du Sangs hand moved like flash Of
Hight, Whispering Smith, who was
holding his coat lapels in his hands,
struck his pistol from the scabbard
over his heart and threw bullet at
him before he could fire, as a conjurer
CHI init
Squirting his horse fearfully as he did
30, he dashed at Du Sang and Karg,
leaped his horse through their line
and, wheeling at arms length, shot
again. Bill Dancing jumped in his
saddle, swayed, and toppled to the
ground. Stormy German gave sim
gle whoop at the spectacle and, with
his two cowboys at his heels, fed for
life.
More serious than all, Smith found
himself among three fast revolvers,
working from an unmanageable horse.
The beast tried to follow the fleeing
cowboys, and when faced sharply
about showed temper. The trained
horses of the outlaws stood like
SLdIu0O, DuL OIuALn udQ " A6AI Will
his horse bucking at every shot. He
threw his bullets as best he could first
| over one shoulder and then the other,
and used the last cartridge in his re-
volver with Du Sang, Seagrue, and
Karg shooting at him every time they
could fire without hitting one another.
1t was not the first time the Will
| liams Cache gang had sworn to get
him and had worked together to do it,
but for the first time it looked as If
they might do it. A single chance was
left to Whispering Smith for his life,
and with his coat slashed with bullets,
he took it. For an instant his life
! hung on the success of a trick so ap-
pallingly awkward that 9 clever man
might have failed in turning it. If his
rifle should play free in the scabbard
as he reached for it, he could fall to
the ground, releasing it as he plunged
from the saddle, and make fight on
his feet If the rifle failed to release
he was a dead man. To so narrow an
| issue are the cleverest combinations
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-13
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Death of Du sanq.

Whispering Smith, with his horse in
a lather rode slowly back 20 minutes
later with Seagrue disarmed ahead OF
him. The deserted battle-ground was
alive with men. Stormy German. hot
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-05
Absurd Stage Business,

Theatrical production is full of alb
surdities in business. A situation is
required, a situation Is thrown in. 1t
makes not the slightest difference If it
be trolley car crew of song and dance
brothers manning yacht in the desert
of Sahara. You have the trolley crew
and the yacht, and If the scene happens
to be a section of the arid West where
typhoons take the place of waterspouts
well, SO much the worse for the
scene. And If the conductors collect
fares from the sailors to carry out the
business of the song, 1--WE Are Jolly,
Jolly Street Car Men," the audience
must be prepared to submit calmly to
sandstorm Immediately following,
which is necessary to bring on the wind
machine and stereopticon. When a
comic opera (heaven save the mark y
opened at Madison Square roof with
japanese costumes, Broadway dialogue,
Marian setting and Irish comedy
there were absurdities enough to de-
light dozen stage directors.-Henry
e. Warner in Bohemian Magazine.