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Then the thin detectives Of science,
spying through thick glasses, risking
and losing their own lives ia the dan
gerous work. verified. at LAST long
harbored suspicious and brought
home to the mosquito the certain
proof of his crimes. Through the wing
ed snake Of Herodotus, and id no 9th
er way, whatsoever. are malaria, vel
low fever and number Of other dis
eases communicated to man. The
pest becomes a pestilence: the null
.sance flying scourge Of the world
From Tiny scourge OF the World, - In
the August Technical World Maya
zine y :<e z :. AZ & 81 525ss;.
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:, Chinese FIliaI Pisty.

The following Chinese story Illus
trates the national regard for filial
Diety: a. man and his wife maltreated
the husbands mother. AS punish
ment the scene Of the act was openly
cursed, the active agents were put to
death, and the mother Of the wife was
banbooed, branded and exiled for her
daughters crime. The house In which
the offenders lived was dug up from
the oundatons. Moreover, the schol-
arsE Of the district were preclnded from
attending public lions, Z and
even the magistrates were deprived Of
their Offices. These drastic measures
i we're designed TO render the empire
tiltal. 81 ::s,.
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Dairy products and industry, value
of, S4,O0O,O00. -.
Number of creameries, SO.
Total number head live stock, L.
es2,sss.
Number of mich COWS, 1908, ILL.,
$50. ~.
Value of animals fattened and killed
for home use, S3,24S,081.
Value Of all cattle, hogs and sheep
sold for market and shipped outside
the state in 1907, s2,934,5S6.
Value of all horses sold to markets
outside the state in 1907, s244,e17.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-07-16
AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY.

Number Of acres in state, 45,153,179
Number of acres under cultivation
10,509,414.
: Number of farms, $500.
Acreage of farms, 19,1O9,1O3:
z Average number of acres per farm,
800.
Average number of acres improved,
per farm, s17e.
! Average actual value per acre of all
lands assessed, s1s.55.
/. Value of products. s170,s4o,oO0.
Value Of stock, $77,372,076
Manufactured articles, implements,
etc, $2,439,Ss
Mineral wealth (coaD, 100000 900.
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P resbyterii;a jllurGll

3 Sabbath, July 18TH. Morning worship
at IL o'clock. subject, ..A Good SOL
der Of Jesus Christ. 5sitsS
s Sabbath school at II o'clock.
Il Evening worship at s o'clock Sub
ject, "The Munitions Of War,
TO these services the public are very
cordially invited and a genuine vel,
come, is accorded all who attend. Seats
are always free. 8.: va,
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-07-16
The Bishops Visit,

Bishop (who has Cooked: In" at
rural Sunday schooD-Now, children,
can any of you tell what IS meant BY !
the visitation Of the bishop? Little
Girl (after long pauseN Please, sir, :
an affection sent from Decentralization
Telegraph. q. '-g~,>. .
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-07-16
FOURTH OF JULY CASUALTIES.

FOURTH OF JULY CASUALTIES
Chicago, July 7.-Statistics com
piled by the Tribune regarding Fourth
Of July casualties throughout the
country indicate a much smaller list
of fatalities and injuries than in any
preceding year.
The figures procured after the day
Of celebration are:
Dead:
By fireworks and resulting fires, 3.
By cannon, 1.
By firearms, 8.
By gunpowder, 2.
By toy pistols, 10.
Injured, 427.
By fireworks, 166.
By cannon, 81.
By firearms, g..
By gunpowder, SO.
By bomb canes, 9.
BY toy pistols, So.
BY runaways, IA.
Fire loss, $69,2O0.
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! I1T'=,-57l7. ~ z = 49, :
EOppesitaa.

Upgardson- Isn't lawsuit over q.
patent right about the dullest thing
You ever asaw ... s.s-'
toni Not always. attended q
trdal of that kind once that was TOO
funny for nything a tan lawyer
named Short was reading 4 j6,0oo word
document he called q brtef. q.
cago Tribune. s'1sT. a
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-07-16
Me-. = - -. 4. -
The Great Chance.

Tommy" said the teacher Of the ju-
venile class, when water becomes Ice,
what IS the great change that takes
placer " \ ~ s;.c $a.5 s.5} Il:
The change in price," replied Tom
my.--Exchange. Il .a5 81: ID
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The Finale. =

ut seems to me-" said the Indian
chief as he watched the white mans
entertainments, "that all my property
very soon will be a mental reserva-
tion."-Judge. =: y 7" J, f. ...3s@:,.-::
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-07-16

Many girl thinks she has broken
her heart when she has only sprained
her imagination.--Life. -,
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Why the Whistle HoyyIsd.

= WY s'fV VVH1SS1G TtVWf6Qs . -,-s-
Passenger ION branch ine)-Say, why
does the engine always set up such q,
piteous howl at this particular spot?
Guard-Ah! 1t was here the engineer
first met his wife.-Kansas City Jour-
nal. T., a. 'y = -. ;;t.,3v. q.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-07-16
Snsstjno.

S On sa5 member Of parliament being
accused of bad spelling Disraeii hn-
ssnlIaorously defended him BY declaring
that sea man must be an IDIOT who
scould not spell a word more ways thar,5
one. z q
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aong mn other vices there ID none
I bate more than cruelty. the extran,-
aas of All vicea ntaigne, Is
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15

II was found that in "bath-tubbing'
young Bristol the students did not
act from malice and had no thought
OF inJuring him. They put him in a
bath tub because he had been repeat
edly late at meals and had caused
them much annoyance. He had also
been duly warned.
The case of young Bristol is very
sad one, Since his trouble is at
tributed to his being "bath-tubbed"
the faculty of the university has done
right in strictly forbidding such pun
ishments in the future. But under
the circumstances there was no oc-
casion for heavy punishment for the
five students who erred. Nor should
anyone form an unfavorable opinion
Of the university because of the Bris-
tol affair. The institution is very
we'll regulated school and the stu
cent body is composed Of the flower
Of the young people of the state.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
LOOK ABOUT YOU.

Out in the Pilot Rock country and
southwark from that town there are
many big stock ranches now offered
for sale for farming purposes. Even
tually all of the land that is suitable
for farming will be brought under the
plow. There are probably 100000
acres of good land available for
those who want cheap" wheat land,
Those who are rushing away to other
sections should first look about them
Many fail by looking far and wide
for what lies close at hand.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
AVOID HEADACHE POWDERS.

Don't take headache powders of any
sort, All they do is to so paralyze the
nerves that are trying to tell you some
thing is wrong somewhere that they
can't get the message to your intelli-
gence.
If your head aches, let 1t keep right
on until you find out what makes 1t.
A good way to find out is to miss a
meal or two. Or perhaps il is eye
strain, or imperfect circulation. At
all events, give the hearache powders
a wide berth.
I know a woman who took them
pretty continuously for three years for
headache. They used to stop the pain
all right. but the woman is now in a
sanitarium, and has been for several
years.-Selected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
PRICES ARE NOT HIGH.

According to a story in the East
oregonian yesterday there are apple
orchards up in the Milton-Freewater
country that produce s14OO worth of
fruit per acre a year. Is not such
land worth something?
Last evening a gentleman who was
here from the west end told of far
mer Of that section who netted $4,000
last summer from 100 acre alfalfa
field. That is a clear profit of over
S56 per acre. Is not such land really
worth several hundred dollars per
acre?
These instances are here mention
ed because it is a common complaint
that Umatilla county lands are being
held too high. Many people who have
this idea have rushed away to other
places to purchase land because it
seemed cheap. During the past year
people from this county have gone
to Canada and bought land that is
comparatively much higher in price
than local land. Land prices should
be governed by the ability of land to
earn profits for owners. When con-
sidered upon this basis the irrigable
land of this county is being sold at
very reasonable figures.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
ABOUT THE OPAL.

1t Is we'll known fact that one OF
the largest of the jewelry shops on
state street hasn't an opal in It owing
to the superstition of the head OF the
house. History tells that 1t is a mis-
take to believe the opal Is unlucky.
On the contrary, the ancients loved
this stone with deep devotion and the
story goes that Nonnius, Roman
senator, really preferred exile to part
ing with his brilliant opal about the
size of filbert. Mark Anthony want
ed II and failing to get 1t sent Its own
er into exile.
On account of the very peculiar
formation engraving upon 1t Is ex-
tremely difficult and often impossible.
so II is rarely used as a signet. There
is head of Sappho upon n supposed
opal, which has been an object OF close
study by jewel experts. 1t is on the
catalogue among the treasures of a
prlncely house.
There are three grades of this at
tractive gem. The Oriental, the fire
opal and the so-called common opal.
1t was the fire opal that was supposed
to possess the spirit of a demon and
to cast an evil eye. The ancient seer
thought that an angel lived in the
heart of every opal except this one.
The saying was in the olden lore
that an opal protected the wearer
against poison and contagion and was
a certain cure for heartaches. The
opal also means hope and is the stone
designated for the month of Octo-
ber.-Chicago Record-Herald.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
HAUT TON.

Lucas Cleve, the novelist, tells of an
old nurse who had a very pretty
daughter. The girl met a millionaire
broker at Broadstairs one weekend.
The man proposed ana they were
married. An excellent match. Lucas
Cleve saw the mother short time
after the wedding. "Molly has done
well. hasn't she?" sh said. "She has
that, MAN," said the old woman.
Her husband is very rich, isn't he?"
"Rich! Save US, yes. Ye should see,
ma'am, Moll's brougham, her coach
man and footman, her motor car and
her diamonds and pearls. Oh, she
lives high. Quite like the nobility
and gentry, ma'am. Why, she strips
for dinner."-St. Louis Mirror.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
THE SENATOR'S TICKET.

A newly elected senator from the
west was on his way to Washington
He was thinking great things when
the conductor came into the car with
his characteristic Have your tickets
ready" The senator began to tumble
in one booklet, then another. When the
conductor came to him he was still
looking for the ticket.
Did you have it when you got on?'
inquired the conductor, somewhat i'm
patiently.
"of course I did. This isn't my first
trip"
Then you couldn't have lost it,"
Couldn't have lost it?" repeated
the irate politician. Huh, l lost a
bass drum once."-Exchang
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
CannOn's Cold Bath.

Speaker Cannon, who is classed as
"reactionary" in the republican
party, takes a reactionary cold bath
every morning, and by that means
manages 10 keep young. He Is 73
years old, but he has a step as firm
and agile as that Of young man. He
was asked how he managed TO keep
young, nd it was suggested that he
must do It by walking a great deal.
mo" said Uncle Joe, II can walk
20 miles, but I don't do much Of IT..
/ take a cold bath every morning and
exercise with dumbbells."
isn't a cold bath great shock
to the system ?" he was asked.
"Oh, no; It's great when you get
the reaction. It keeps me young
Baltimore News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
Spring lhc Sweet Spring

Spring has promised to spend the
day at High Point, Ga. A rural coresr-
pOndent writes:
mot many days like this until we
viii have the cheerful notes Of the
whippoorwill. Long as we have been
in the world we Gtill love the shady
and bubbling brooks; the cheerful cry
Of the whippoorwlll. and the peaceful
coo Of the turtle dove vitalize and
start afresh the stagnant blood Of our
gouty old limbs,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
DON'T TANIPER WITH THEM.

That the move for a constitutional
convention was conceived in the hope
that such a convention would nulli-
fy the initiative and referendum and
the direct primary Jaw is boldly de-
clared by the oregon Journal.
1T is desired to take away from
the electorate the right to legislate," I"
says the Journal. ut is proposed to
so cripple the initiative that it will be
either ineffective or beyond easy
reach of the people. A constitutional
convention is hit upon as a vehicle
for accomplishing it. 1t is hoped to
frame a document that will contain
certain paramount features of such
advantage that the instrument as a
whole will secure enough votes to be
adopted including hidden or cum
ningly worded phrases that will in
large measure rob the people of their
present legislative rights.
at is proposed in the same adroit
way to cut the heart out of the pri-
mary law. The promoters of the
conspiracy will profess friendship for
the dear people, and Indian like, lead
them into a deadly ambush. With a
kiss on their lips they will betray
the electorate into its own undoing."
If this suspicion proves well found
ed, and there are many indications
that it is, then the measure providing
for holding a constitutional conven-
ton should be voted down when it
is passed upon in 1910.
With Oregon's direct primary law
there is nothing wrong. 1t has now
been used for several years with the
greatest success. 1t has done away
with the old system or bossism and
machine rule. Under the direct pri-
mary law power is placed exactly
where It belongs, in the hands Of the
people Of the state Through the di-
rect primary law Oregon now chooses
United States senators by popular vote
and the legislature is no longer a
scene Of debauchery and turmoil.
In its new privilege Oregon is the
envy Of the states that are still wal
lowing in the old political mudholes.
That this is true is shown by the fact
that other states are swiftly follow
ing the example Of Oregon in enact
ing direct primary laws. The main
objection to the primary law comes
from the former political ringsters
whose occupations have been taken
from them.
AS 10 the initiative and referend-
um, they are alright II properly used.
Thus far the people have done very
well as lawmakers. They have acted
with more honesty than does the av-
erage legislature and about as much
judgment Perhaps more. II the
people have made mistakes, 80 have
legislatures, some very dscreditable
ones.
Oregon should brook no malicious
tampering with the direct primary or
the initiative and referendum. II the
constitutional constitution scheme
was conceived out Of enmity TO these
reforms then the move should fail
and will fail.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15

If the city administration wants to
confer a real blessing upon the COM
munity then the council might i'm
prove the road to Olney cemetery 1t
is a road that must be used much, un-
fortunately, and during the summer
months it is so dusty that it is all but
impossible.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
WELL SETTLED.

After a complete investigation Of
the Bristol hazlng affair the regents
Of the University Of oregon have
punished the offending students by
suspending them for two weeks. The
punishment was made light because
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15

tainly done me a
world of good and
l cannot praise it
enough. 1 suffered
fromirregularities,
dizziness, nervous
ness, and a severe
female troub lie.
LydiaE. .Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound has restored
me to perfe ct
health and kept me
from the operating
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15

The news stories tell of boy who
dropped dead at the close of a Mara
thon race. But then people often
die in their sleep.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
According TO Custom.

According to Custom.
Hotel Clerk-Do you want a room
with a bath?
Uncle Hiram-Wa-al moo; l don't
calculate I'll be here Saturday night"
Princeton Tiger.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15

Portland people just now are more
interested in their ball team than in
the coming municipal election.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15

AN APRIL IDYL.

feel the tang Of April in the l
breeze,
And hear the unlocked waters !
gently swish; !
I see the buds are swelling on !
the trees
And, gee! The open seasons !
on for fish.
The April sun is warming hill I
and glade, !
The birds are singing spring !
songs, early, late; !
Now where on earth did l lay I
down that spade? I
I've got TO find the thing and I
dig some bait I
n a a 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15

table. / will never be without this
medicine in the house."-Mrs. SAM'L
LEE, 1923 Fourth St., Louisville, Ky.
Another Operation Avoided.
Adrian, Ca" suffered untold
misery from female troubles, and my
doctor said an operation was my only
chance, and / dreaded it almost as
much as death. Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound completely cured
me without an operation. LENA V.
HENRY, r. F. d. 8.
Thirty years of unparalleled sue
cess confirms the power of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
cure female diseases. The great vol
ume of unsolicited testimony constant
ly pouring in proves conclusively that
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is a remarkable remedy for those
distressing feminine ills from which
% many women suffer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
SAVED
FROM AN
OPERATION
ByLydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Louisville, KY. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable CompOund has Ger
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-16
SO u THB DEUCE qP HEARTS

stood erect. but dared not turn at once. Again
the shame that had been his through the years
burned in his cheeks. Then figure bounded
across the room, and strong hand grasped his.
"Billy-Billy Meredith" Doc Griggs cried.
Thank Cod"
Billy felt the grip Of the big hand over his. His
own frightened in it.
You're glad to see me:" he almost whispered.
'Glad!" cried Griggs, 'glad!'
EYES," Meredith answered; lit isn't every man
who's glad to his friend-the thief"
Grfggs turned him about, and looked search
ingly into his face. The light above the chair,
though it threw a white blaze upon the brown
leather, left the rest of the room in q greensh
dusk. Griggs saw Merediths face. pale. marked
with lines of care and trouble, nodded by loneli-
ness into a CHASTITY sembance of its old contour.
and he turned his own away. He was all that is
we'll groomed, successful-and Billy Meredith and
he had once been inseparable
Don't say that, Billy" he commanded. where
have you been. anyhow? We've gone over the
world with rake to find you. What have you
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-16

thing. Jimmy told me Just nine years ago."
Meredith started.
You know that Jimmy-too-?"
Griggs's clean-cut face very grave. He
nodded his head slowly. YES" he said.
They sat q moment in silence
THE news I've got for you is good. Billy" went
on Griggs. THAT is-it's pretty good. OF course
looking at it one way-there's the ten years
but it's good news. after all.
Its this-nothing happened-Billy. It's all
cleared up. The day after you left, some big in
terests. for Of their own, got back Of
stocks. and they doomed. Jimmy got all the money
out safely. He put 1t back in the bank and no
one ever knew. Nothing happened"
Meredith laughed. He snatched up the drink
and drained the glass. choking and laughing to-
gether. Then he drew out his handkerchief and
passed it across his forehead.
My GSd." he said. my God, what q fool I've
been."
Griggs rose nervously and walked the floor.
There's one thing l want you to remember.
Billy he said, always remember. all your life.
whatever happens. Jimmy Grant looked for you.
Good lord. how he hunted! He secured the earth.
He told me that before your ship was eight hours
out, he trying like mad to get you. You 1idn't
tell him where you were going-but he"
Looked" broke in Meredith bitterly looked!
I've been ten years in hell. I've paid hell's price
for nothing, and my consolation is that Jimmy
Grant looked for me-"
Griggs did not reply, but continued walking
slowly to and fro. After q moment Meredith look
ed up and smiled.
II beg your pardon" he said; "rm q little
mad Jimmy and did wrong and some one
should pay, il the wrong never found
out. I've paid was chosen-Pve paid. That's
all!''
Griggs came toward him earnestly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-16

He hunted, Billy" he began.
"Of course" Meredith broke in. He'd do
everything he could to ind me. Trust Jimmy
for that! And now that I'm found don't you
think we're doing him an injustice In keeping the
good news from him? Get your coat and we'll
look him up. tried to phone him, but
wait q minute!" Griggs interrupted. sit
down. Billy. Sit down and have another drink.
You see. haven't told you all yet. I-I-well
go at all. For-for Jimmy Grant IL dead. He
shot himself nine years ago.
Meredith leaned quickly toward him.
"Shot himself!" he gasped. WHY"
Griggs leaned back In his chair and snapped
his lips firmly shut. II don't know" he said
shortly.
"shot himself" Meredith repeated. 81 don't
understand. Not because Of me, surely-oh, no.
not that. Killed himself? I don't understand.
Doc. There nothing wrong-at the bank?"
Nothing" return Griggs gently. mo one un-
derstands. Billy"
They sat long and quietly. CASING at the cheer
less hearth, and listening to the loud ticking Of
the clock above It Then Meredith began softly
to tell old college tales Of Jimmy Grant, prefacing
each one with do you remember. Doc" Soon
the Wild boyishness Of some Of the pranks had
them smiling.
have the brightest light" said Meredith later
after his flood Of "reminiscences had ebbed. BE
cause that's whore we're going for supper"
But drst want to glance around littls." said
Meredith
He opened door behind curtain, and holding
the latter asids stood peering into the halfdark-
mess Of . spacious card room. At the TAR end. nm
d0r one o6 the shaded lamps. q amau man with .
1ngoolouD 0ugeAcho TIT SEEMED onx60u0 - 0Ako