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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-08
\ CHRISTMAS TEXT.

His face was grave, and marked as
it by want or sorrow His eyes, deep
sunken as with care We're habitually
cast down, and his shoulders stopped
as though he had long borne heavy
burdens. He might, but for his gem
tie expression, have been a work.
man out of work, who had known
better days, but his countenance, as
he talked to some little children who
had stopped him, was kind and gem
tie. and had something childlike in
it. As he stood talking with and en-
joying them, number of church
goers observed him and. after a con-
sultSliOn, one turned back ana said
something to the children in a COM
manding voice, at which they started
and ran off, looking back, now at the
stranger and now at the gentleman,
who still remained in sight as if to see
that his orders We're obeyed. The
stranger too gazed after the children,
as if in a sort of pleasant dream. From
this he was aroused by another
church-goer withan official mien.
who. after a casual glance at him,
paused at the threshold and then
! turned back. In his gloved hand he
carried a small gold-headed cane, as
| fine as a reed with which he pointed
at the stranger as he approached
him, and called in tone of author
| ity. Don't hang around the church
| Go on" So the stranger kept on
until he had crossed the street when
he turned just in time to see the
gentleman enter the church. AS the
| latter passed a bowling usher he
paused to say, II am expecting friends
in my pew today-Lord and Lady
| (the name was losO. so do not show
any strangers to it, The ushel
bowed. Close on his heels came an
other who said, mo strangers in my
pew, they annoy me-" Yes sir,
bowed the usher. At that moment {
poor woman, dressed like a widow, II
a thin, shabby, black dress, Ion:
worn threadbare, and with shoes ole
and broken. passed by, and enterin!
the church stood in the aisle just with
in the door, timidly waiting to be al
lowed to sit down in one of the empt.
pews. The official-looking gentle
man passed her, apparently withou
looking at her; but as he passed
verger he said to him, with jerk o
the head. "Give her a seat; don't lie
people block up the es."-Fron
THE Strangers Pew" by Thoma
Nelson Page, in the Decembe
(Christmas) Scribner.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-08
THE HOUSE OF PRIDE.

"Oh, hold on, Ford. Don't go
harping on that. You are pure New
England stock. Joe Garland is half
Kanaka. Your blood is thin. His is
warm. Life is one thing to you, an
other thing to him. He laughs and
sings and dances through life. genial,
unselfish. child-like, everybody's
friend. You go through life like a
perambulating prayer-wheel a friend
of nobody but the righteous, and the
righteous are those who agree with
you as TO what is right. And after all,
who shall say? You live like an an
chorite. Joe Garland lives like good
fellow. Who has extracted the most
from life? We are paid to live, you
know When the wages are too mea-
ger we throw up the job, which is the
cause, believe me. of all rational sui
cides. Joe Garland would starve to
| death on the wages you get from life
| You see, he is made differently. So
would you starve on his wages, which
are singing, and love"
Lust, if you will pardon me-" wa:
the interruption.
DIR. Kennedy smiled.
Love, to you, is a word of foul
letters and a definition which yol
have extracted from the dictionary
But love, real love, dewy and palpit
ant and tender, you do not know
If God made you and me, and mel
and women. believe me. he made low
too. But to come back. It's abou
time you quit bounding Joe Garland
It is not worthy of you, and 1t is COW
ardly. The thing for you to do is t
reach out and lend him a hand
Jack London in December Pacifi
| MONTHLY
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-08
Years of Suffering
Eatarrh and Blood Disease =
Doctors Failed to Cure.

Miss Mabel f. Dawkins, 1914 Lafay-
ette St, FUrt Wayne, Ind, writes:
"For three years / was troubled with
catarrh and blood disease. / tried sew
eral doctors and dozen different rem
edies, but none Of them did me any
good. friend tod me of Hoods Sar-
saparilia. l took two bottles Of this
medicine and was as well and strong
as ever. ! feel like a different person
and recommend Hoods to any one suf-
fering from catarrh."
Get it today in usual Hquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabo.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-08
\ SPLENDID MEASURE.

That the liquor ordinance adopted |
by the city council last evening is a /
splendid measure viii be admitted by .
most fair minded people. 1t is a |
measure that provides for the close
control of the liquor business within
the city of Pendleton. The ordinance
was plainly drafted not with view
to promoting the use of liquor; but
with a view OF holding saloonmen
firmly in check and with the aim of
eliminating in as far as is possible
the vice of intemperance.
The Pendleton ordinance is not ul-
tra-radical ana it cannot be condemn
ed as impracticable upon that score.
It is not as drastic in some of its pro-
visions as is the Athena ordinance.
I. does not go as far as does the Ia
coma law which now prohibits the
practice of treating in Tacoma sa-
looms.
On the other hand the ordinance
passed will be criticised as not suf-
ficiently harsh. some viii say that u
saloons are too many for Pendleton.
Perhaps that is true. Yet 1t will be
remembered that when Pendleton was
voted dry two years ago there were 2S
licensed saloons within the city. 1t Is
well also to bear in mind that at this
time. under an era Of prohibition,
there are IA establishments doing
business here and they are nothing
more nor less than illegal saloons.
Also some will say that chairs and
tables should be barred, as they will
be barred in Athena, la Grande and
I'm some other places. The East Ore
gonian has suggested in the past that
tables. chairs and all entertainment
features whatsoever should be barred
from saloons. Yet this paper realiz-
es that opinions upon this point DIFF
fer and that some compromises had
to be affected to secure the passage
Of the ordinance. People may well
fcrego criticism upon this score since
ali games Of chance are barred and
other restrictions are imposed which
If enforced will make the Pendletor
saloons decent and orderly establish
ments.
Since some seeming weak points il
the ordinance have been mentioned
II is but fair to refer to the stron,
features Of the Pendleton law. On
strong feature is that saloonmel
must pay a yearly license in advanc
and must give q surety company bon
gn the sum Of $4,000. AS is well know
surety concerns do not provide bond
for men who are liable to break tn
law and 50 cause a forfeiture Of tn
bond
The ordinance IS strong in that
requires II o'clock closing, except 0
Saturday nights, and that it has
provision that will prevent the sa
Of liquor on Sunday The ordinanc
is strong in that It bars a saloonma
from selling liquor TO an intoxicate
person. II is strong in that 1t pre-
hibits farmer or other employer (
labor from paying off his employees
saloons It is strong In that 1t col
fines a saloon to a single room whic
must be free from screens, partition
sicoves or boxes and must have a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-08
LAFOLLETTE'S INNING.

That Senator LaFollette is a states
man of much wisdom as we'll as of
spirit is shown by his re-
rlv to the presidents request that he
come to the white house to discuss
appointments to the supreme
court. The Wisconsin senator merely
replied with the single suggestion that
the president name men who will be
certain to construe the constitution
and the law with regard to the inter-
ests of the people and not those whose
connections would bias their minds in
favor of special interests" BY this
course Little Bob" makes his own
position clear yet he leaves the burden
of the task upon the shoulders of the
president. If the right men are not
chosen to the supreme court the
blame will fall upon Taft; not LaFol-
lette
OF course Senator La Toilette will
be criticised by some for having Of
fered a slight to the chief executive
of the nation. But that charge loses
itg force when it is remembered how
the standpat senators used to haze La
Toilette when he stood almost alone
in the upper house for principles that
~. ,,ovr nonular. and how President
Taft himself cast affront upon La
Toilette when he went into the latter'
own state and delivered the now odl'
Gus Winona speech. 1t was only hu'
man for LaFollette to hand it back
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-08
A GENTLE HINT.
Harry Thurston Peck wa.

Harry Thurston Peck was talking
at the Century Club about the value
of suggestion in literature.
Suggestion is often more effec-
tive" he said, than out-and-out
statement. This is especially true re-
garding a hero's excellence. A hero's
excellence stated out-and-out may win
him. you know, the readers dislike.
Suggestion is more artistic, and
this is true no less in life than in lit
erature.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-08
And still the moisture comes.
PEAKS OF THE IDEAL.

High 10 our lifted eyes the tall peaks
seem;
Put when by rugged pains with toll
extreme
And one sharp struggle we nave
reached the crest,
Another rises higher far whose
breast,
The while we struggled up the first
ascent
Law all unseen with clouds and shad-
ow blent.
Then fiercely set, we ceaseless strive
and climb,
But ever, ever higher far. Sublime
Ideal. DO thy tow'ring ramparts rise
And as we climb, still life to higher
skies. j. I. c. Clark.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-08

As we expected the majority report
OF the Ballinger-Pinchot investigating
oororni,tee exonerates the secretary
while two minority reports condemn
him. Between the various reports SUD-
rnitted the people of the country VIII
have to draw thesr own conclusions
and they will do 80.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-08

In the matter of husbands, It Is so
hard to choose between a perfectly
developed jailer and a perfectly un-
reliab BILE iollier.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-08

"a business man said one day after
his office boys knife:
How is it, Tommy, that you alone
of my whole large office staff always
have your knife with you?'
~ guess said the boy. it's be-
cause my wages are so low l can't
afford more than one pair of pants? =
st. Paul Dispatch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-08

To help along the city beautiful
candidates for office should cease to
be so careless with their portraits
Chicago News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-08

Only a deeply anxious thrill,
Only a frown of rue;
Only a lone, worn dollar. bill,
Only a swift skiddoo!
-Harper's We
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-08

A young doctor was called as wit
ness in a law case. When asked his
nrofessiOn. he said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-08

II employ myself as a physician"
"Eut," remarked the Judge, does
any one else employ you as ply
sician?"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-08
, %~~~ ~e~~e ~ee~e
THE MONEY-MUSIC.

} What were wantin'-all-to .
hear long bout the .
Christmas times, .
Is the music of the dollars an .
the dancin' of the dimes! .
Happy times, .
Happy times .
And each bell in music =
chimes. .
} If We hear the tinglin' dollars .
If we see the dancin' =
dimes, =
When the price, TO gain the hill =
top. like the blithest =
squirrel climbs, .
We shall need the dear, round .
dollars, an the dancin' =
of the dimes. =
Happy times. =
Happy tines .
Every bell that music .
chimes, .
If We glimpse the rare. round =
dollars-if we see the =
} dancin' dimes! =
Frank L. Stanton. =
h q a a 4 n a a q q q q q q q,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-08

Only a boy with an ardent heart,
Only a gust of rain;
Only a glance at taxicart,
Only a sudden pain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-08
ONLY.
Only a pair Of dark brown eyes,
Only a dimple sweet;
Only the clouded autumn skies,
Only a muddy street.

Only a glance from the eyes ,of brown
Only a friendly smile;
Only a maid in fetching gown,
Only a bit of guile.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-27
Human hsart as . Power EneineS

bV0UV1V VNOots ao - SvvS' @'S''oU
 A great physician once remarked that, despite It's coptplexitv. there was DO organ of the body readier to adapt itself to circumstaut or more capa' ble of repaying ordinary care than the heart. This Is very true. and an ap- precia ton of that fact should cause us all the more carefully to follow the wise mans advice and to keep our heart with all diligence. When ws have regard to the tremendous work the heart accomplishes We might well with Wesley say, Strange that harp of thousand strings should keep In tune so long" Estimated In scientific fashion, mans heart in twenty-four hours performs an amount of work which if represented by the energy de nanGe.i for q big lift would raise 12t tons If weight one foot high. Such calculation can be accurately deter mined ly measuring the force expend ed in one beat CT cycle of movement of the heart and multiplying the short work into that of the day. Thus in no small degree does the hearts labor contribute to swell the big total of the energy the human engine expend: each day it iives.-New York World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-27
M0HAMMEDANs OF INDIA.
Superstition Seems to Govern Most of
 Their Actions,

Superstition Seems to Govern Most Of
 Their Actions.
 Mohammedans of India are very superstitious. No Mohammedan will take a bath on Sunday or Tuesday. But if one bathes on Wednesday all misfortunes and misery that are in store for him till the next Wednesday will be averted. As rule, all Moham. medans bathe on Fridays before going to perform the jumma prayers. For donning new clothes Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday are regarded as bad days. If any one dons a new dress or puts on a new cloth or allows his tailor to cut piece of cloth on these days, he will live miserable life till that dress or cloth gets torn or is thrown away. If shirt is torn and if the wearer wants to stitch it, 1t must be taken oil, for if it is stitched while on the body the person will soon die. A Moham- medan will never allow barber to come near him on Tuesdays, for Tues days and Saturdays and Sundays are bad days for shaving. If absolutely necessary he will get himself shaved on Saturday or Sunday, but never on Tuesday, as his star is supposed to fall in blood if he does so. If one receives money or some valuable thing, it is taken with the right hand, for if 1t is taken with the left the person re- ceiving 1t is said to forget all about 1t very soon or to mislay 1t. A de- vout Mohammedan will not start on a Journey on Wednesday,, for it is be- lieved he will never return home safe iy if he does so. And 1t Is said that even a snake never ventures out of , It's hole on this day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-27
Culinary Courtship.


 Janet had nodded the domestic af fairs of the family with whom she lived for so many years that the news of her intended marriage had much the effect of an earthquake. "Have you and David been engaged longT venturcd the mistress of the house hold.
 "One week when next Sabbath comes." stated Janet briefly
 "And-and had you any thought oj marrying before that?" asked her mi tress.
 "Times Lad and times l had net said the i.lperturbable Janet, "as an! person will. But month ago when gave David a wee bit of the cake " been making and he said to ne 'fa:4tt have you the recipe firm in your mind lass, so you could make 1t If Mrs NIann's book would be far from yolll reach" knew wei the time was Gra w Ing short.
 And when," said Janet, closing hcl eyes nt the recollection, "I said to him David. lad, the recipe Is copied in a little book of my own.' and saw the glint in his eye l reckoned 'twould be within the month he'd ask me-"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-27
In. nMaearoni."

The "macaroni' were exquisites or Cops who in England and France led the fashions from 1780 to 1785 and were distinguished by m immense knot of artificial hair worn on the top of their heads. A small cooked hat which perched ridiculously on their topknot satin or brocade coats and small clothes fitting tightly to the body and silk stockings with ribbon garters composed the costume of these fash ionable gentlemen. who invariably car ried a long walking stick with tassels attached and frequently a bouquet tied to the handle and encouraged minc- ing and affected gait and manner. There was during the war for inde- pendenee a body of Maryland soldiers who on account of their showy uni forms were called "macaroni."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-27
A Snake Story.

The family were at dinner when there came a tap at door seldom opened. Winning no attention, it was repeated and again a third time, though more softly, and then the door was swung back and, behold, there was a snake, knocking at the portals of hospitality! Down upon its head, in conformity with the decree of tradi- ton and with Ezra's understanding of scriptural direction, crunched Brit ish boot. It was mother snake, who, having bravely overcome her fear of man, was seeking sustenance, not for herself perhaps, though she was starv- ing, but more likely for the little ones that were found in the grass by the brook. Thus for once, at any rate. did the craftiness of the devil succumb to the instinct of motherhood.-George B. M. Harvey in North American Re , view
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-27
Hippc's Mouth sn Impressive Sight.

Hippc's Mouth sn Impressive Sight
 The hippopotamus is sort of float Ing island which inhabits the African rivers. To see hippopotamus rise oul of the water and go away Is as discon certj1g to tie tourist as it would be to see sand bar get out of the Missouri river and chase a COW. The hippo life is too short to write his full name -ls a big brother of the pig. Ht weighs five tons, and gargoyle is cute and pretty beside him. He is fat and fabby. covered with reddisl Gktn adorned with bristles and has g broad, flat head as wide as a dinner table. The mouth of the hippo is an other of natures African extrava gances. He has mouth enough to dt the eating for boys boarding school His jaws are very flexible, and thos who have gazed into the inner work of hippo when he has opened hi vast pink lined mouth, studded her. and there with tusks that look lil' broken eff Grecian columns, have beci impressed with the sight. - Collier Weekly
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-27
How Rats Move Eggs.

Strange as the story may appear O. rats removing hens eggs from tho bottom to the top of a house by one rat lying on his back and graspin;. tightly his ovoid burden with his fore paws while bis comrades drag hi:l away by the tail, have no reasoL writes a na turalist, to disbelieve it. have seen two rats accomplish th, feat from stair to stair in farm house in Banffshire. the first anxiou' rodent pushing the egg up on its hin( legs and the second assistant liftin: 1t up with its fore legs. It was thu best athletic feat I ever witnessed but 1t is not out of the common. Th' rat will extract the contents from { flask of Florence oil, dipping in hi long tail and repeating the maneuve until he has consumed all that can b. reached.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-27
THE MILITARY SQUARE.
A Formation Borrowed by Wallace
 From tho =Ieminqs

From tho Elemings.
 The greatest of all Scottish anniver saries Is that of Bannockburn, fought In the year 1914. Apart from it's bear ing on the independence of Scotland, the battle will always have an excep- tional interest from the military point of view, as Bannockburn may be said to have been the birthplace of the British square. Proud Edwards army mainly consisted of cavalry, while that of the Scots, on the other hand, was almost exclusively composed of foot folk armed with the spear, and these Bruce threw into "schil- troms." or oblong squares, a formation borrowed by Wallace from the Elem ings, who had employed it with suc- cess at Courtray to resist the charge of the English cavalry.
 Hitherto the mounted mail clad knight had carried everything before him, but Courtray and Bannockburn proved that he was powerless to break resolute spear armed infantry drawn up in "schiltrom," or hedgehog, forma- lion, and these two battles revolution ked the tactics of the continent and of our own island. Profting by the lesson which had been taught them at Bannockburn, the English applied the tactics of the Scots with brilliant success at Crecy and still more at Agincourt. As it was the Scots who may be said to have originated the British square at Bannockburn, so 1t was they again who at Balaklava were the first to discard it with their thin red line," and now, owing to our changed conditions of warfare, it Is discarded together.-London Chron- {cle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-27
Fla Mistake.

The vender of images who had jus been thrown out of large office build ing, wept bitterly as he looked at his torn clothes and broken wares.
 "Who did this?" inquired the friend y cop. "I'n pinch 'em if ysu say thu word"
 ''No: 1t wns my fault" said the vic tim. gathering up the remains of { plaster ,,nn~e "I insisted on trying tt cell h,,.' If Noah Webster to meet ing Of s',nplif1ed spellers." Denve Rerubl:can.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-27
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-27
She Had dLearned.

"The hardest thing to acquire, miss" said the dramatic teacher, Ifs the art of laughing naturally without appar. ent effort"
 "Oh, I've got that down fne," said the would be soubrette. T typewrote for three years for man who was al. ways telling me funny stories about his little boy."-Indianapolis News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-27
so,,e Exeus. For th. Sun.

Art,s' There, sir, Is my latest Nic ture. ingenious Friend-Well, yos haven't economized paint on 1t, have yous What title have you given tt it1 Artist-What do I call it7 Why sir, that is an autumn sunset. Ingen uous Friend-You don't say sol Well 1 don't bla me the sun at all for ret 6E9.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-27
He Know.

Mrs.-Oh, Jack! Dolly told me the most exciting secret, and made me swear never to tell living soul! Mr. We'll, hurry up with it.. I'm late to the oflce now.-Cleveland Leader.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-27
Color In lles.

It's a white lie when mamma telle papa what baby has been saying, but when papa goes and repeats 1t at the office it's another matter: lie becomes more or less soiled by being mopped around.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-27
hia Choice.

Bustin Seems-How'd yer like to be one of desc here furriE rulers, eell seldum shaves-Not me, Bus. I'd lot rather be king bum dan . bum king. Kansas City Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-27

It h better to lend than to g1vA Da give empalUs nae c batter tna d1Aee. -3NlmOl
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-27

The care of the health of the people Is the hrst duty of statesmen-Ds. caAli
The daily sentinel., 1910-10-11
Has Reason for Being Commissioner

d. NEWTON candidate
w
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hold in that
ed to peruncoay perform the duties the
there ought
begun which will eventually
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that has had II has
dineentiate of
Mr. Newton so far F
them a
If he has his
time In truth Mr.
lin the performance
position which
hardti find out Mr. New
endowed with the bgwnd
lenumerating their capacity business
Both candidates
lof the
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