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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
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p | an a you may have
the oppor tuni ty Of
buy ing some art C / 9
hat you wish at
a bout hal price.
The sale in
C udes cut glass,
ha n d pa in Led china,
brass goods, jard-
ineres, umb ! la
t ands, comb and
brush sets, mani
cure sets, un franz d
p i C lures, trave / i ng
C a S es. etc., etc.
VIII tie and G>o ID
Di nner Ware will be
on sale on our half
giving away plan, N n
tn a t is, we give
you half as much
free Of charge as
you buy. For in
S tance: if you buy
81. 90 worth Of
C h ma at regular
pr ce, We make you
a pres sent Of SOC
wor tn Of china alb.
s o Ut g ly free Of
C harge.
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as you undoub tedIy
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away plan last
spr ing, and judg ing
by the popularity
and amount of goods
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pl an, it Ger tainly
mu s t have met with
the approval Of the
buy ing public.
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ANNEX, The Gift
Ro ON, VIII ere the
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are rived fors all
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
Silent Auction

at The Gift
Room, next door to
Koeppens Drug
tore.
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tine GlIJ Room In
cl nd ed in this
sale, exc ept ing
gold band dinner
ware, which is So d
under a di f ferent
plan as ia t ed be-
low.
Every tn ing in
new annex will be
sold to t he h i & b t
b j oder regar ! e ss
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gets theS first b l d +,
which Will be one.
half the regular
price and the
f rst bid a ter
that must be a 10
per cent. advance
above the hal f.
pr ice bid, and
after that q bid
for any amount wi i l
be al owed.
The sale begins
Sa turday, Jan. 1st
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07

Read the want" ads today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07
ADVISES COURT OF COMMERCE.

Continued from page 1.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-07

Wanted. room Cat from $50 to $3s
per month )or board and room Cat
$50 or $50 per month) with a refined
private family by business gentleman.
State who composes family. Address
Box 2S, Post Office
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-11

[ hadn't any nerve. and you ought to hike back to the bush? Whats the matter with you, Jim?"
 But his callers glance did not wa yer
 T tell you, Abner. I'm not the faii- ure you and the boys think l am Do you know why couldn't pitch that day? It was cause l was getting over drunk
 You. Jim."
 That's right. I didn't go to bed till that morning. l was with some fellows who fooled me and fiattered me and made a laughing stock of me. You know me. Abner. You know the life I've led here in Hlngham. But you can't imagine how little dissipa- tion upsets me. The big salary, the fact that I was on a league team, the flatteries of the fellows who hang round the players, all conspired to make monumental fool of me. went on the field that afternoon with mud dled head and a shaking hand. Culli- nan didn't know it. I did my best to put up a confident front. I knew 1t was all a bluff I cursed my folly as I stood there and saw all my hopes slipping away from me. but 1t was too late-it was too late"
 His head dropped. His gaze sought the floor There was little silence.
 I'm awfully sorry for you, Jim, said Abner Quigg. II was mad at first. but now 1 am only sorry"
 Thank you. Abner," said Jim. You're the only one I've told about it."
 .I understand" said Abner. What did Cullinan do to you. Jim?"
 Suspended me without pay"
 Do you think he found out about the-the spree?"
 'I don't know. l didn't get any chance to talk with him." He looked up suddenly. "Abner." he said, do you know what brought me down here today? It was that notice about the game. Is 1t sure thing?"
 Yes. We've guaranteed Cullinan what he asked They've nothing sched- uled for the day. and they'll be just that much ahead" He looked at Jim curIously. "I don't suppose you'll care to see the game?"
 Jim's eyes snapped.
 Yes. I will" His tone suddenly changed. "Abner." he said. let me pitch against the leaguers."
 Abner stared at him.
 You, Jim?'
 "Yes"
 There was a little silence.
 "Northcote has a lame arm and Sim mons may not be here." muttered Alb
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-11

ner. Why do you want to pitch against the big fellows. Jim?"
 T want to show them l can pitch. mean to do my best to beat them. Abner."
 Abner laughed.
 That's the hardest hitting bunch in the league. Jim. You know that If you can beat them you can beat the others sure.'
 Then you'll let me pitch?"
 Abner hesitated
 They are here next Thursday. I'd like mighty well to beat them It would make our Hingham packers feel good for a month or Sundays. But of course that's all nonsense. They'll make monkeys of us, no doubt. If we can score at all against 'em I'll be satisfied. You're the best pitcher Hing ham ever had. Jim. If anybody can hold 'em down you're the man. But It's going to look mighty funny to see you going up against the club that turned you down."
 Never mind the looks. Abner Will you catch for me-"
 Want me. Jim?"
 'Of course l do"
 Carver is catching mighty well"
 T want you. Abner. You an I have won many games together"
 "All right. Jim. I'll catch for you. We'll have to get together as many times as possible on the quiet too. don't suppose the boys will be over pleased with the idea at first. but I'll bring 'em round Wouldn't it be a bowling joke If we should beat 'em,"
 And Abner laughed loud and long.
 When will I see you again. Abner"
 At o'clock. back of the willows in the old place. We won't be disturbed there"
 And so Jim and Abner, who was cap- tain-manager of the famous Hingham team-famous at least in its own sec ton of the state. met twice daily and renewed their old-time cleverness. And Abner told the other boys of Jim's re- turn to the team. and there was a dis position to criticise his judgment, but in the end Abner won out, and while there was little coolness between the former players and Jim. there were no more sneers or jibes
 Jim worked with a quiet persistency that aroused Abner's admiration.
 You're just as good as you ever
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-11
Only Partly True.

She had been at the seaside and il the country all the summer, and he; industrious fiance had been working and waiting for her during the long long days.
 Now she had returned. and he hat been hearing many things of her ant was sore displeased.
 They tell me-" he said, painfully %that you firted desperately. with nt fewer than six men this summer
 Her cheeks flushed and her eye blazed.
 "who told you that?" she asked. an grily. Several people. It has been com mon talk"
 Her anger gave way to sobs.
 "Oh. Frank" she pleaded, as shs flung herself on his neck, "it isn't tru, it isn't true"
 A great load was lifted from hii heart.
 No, Frank" she went on, "it ism true; there were only four"
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-11
THE POETS FAITH.

To-day the world may pass him by With needless haste. averted eye; To-day the world may go unstirred By all the witchery of his word: To-day the clamor of the street May drown his song so wild and
 sweet; To-day unto himself alone His art melodlous may be known: The world untouched may go its way. Nor listen to his song to-day. Yet. does he murmur? Nay. not he; He muses on the days to be- Upheld serenely by the faith That though he die. there is no death. For that immortal voice which rings Through cen the lightest song he
 sings; The faith that though all flesh mus:
 fade. The beauty which his soul has made Will never perish: but live or To win the world when he is gone: The faith that when he's dead. that
 same Old needless world will breathe his
 name With love and reverence. and keep His memory sacred-ay. and steep Its very spirit in the lay He sings to deafened ears today New York Sun.
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-11
ABBEY OF soLEsMEs.
treasures of Centuries with Anclenl
 House 10 Be SOId-

Treasures of Centuries with Anclenl
 House to Be Sold.
 One of the most famous of the relig- ious houses in France is about to be sold. It is the Benedictine Abbey of Solesmes. and what makes the sale regrettable is that the treasures col lected with such care during so many ages are to be dispersed in the literal sense, for they are to be sold sepa- rately The abbey Is magnificent feudal dwelling full of artistic won ders. It is of the pure style of the thirteenth century. situated about d mile and a quarter from the little town of Sarthe. There are sixty kec- tares of land belonging to the priory. a hectare being two acres one rood thirty-four perches. upon which the monks have bestowed all their energy. Below flows the listless Sarthe. and in the distance can be seen the little tower of Sable parish church. pointing to the skies. Within the precincts the first objects to note Is the chapel. dat ing from and for the most part of the thirteenth century. completed in the sixteenth and seventeenth. The ma jestic arches are above. in somber niches are priceless sculptures, and the windows, a Paris contemporary tells us, says the London Globe. must be seen to form an idea of their beau ty The statuary is said to form some of the finest specimens of the renais- sance period. The oldest and finest piece is Mise au Tombeau." attrib- uted to Fiesole. Another piece Is La Sepulture de Ia Verge" about the end of the sixteenth century. a purely French conception. Among the other artistic triumphs showersd upon the visitor are "Le Trepassement de Notre Dame," "Le Triomphe de Marie" and Jesus parmi les Docteurs."
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-11
ROOT OF ALL GROWTH.
Whnt the Middle West Knows About
 the "Dry'' Process.

the "Dry', Process.
 Dry farming" is a misnamed sci ence It is a recent discovery and is being taught to the new settlers in the Middle West and in Colorado. To those who know nothing of it the idea may be described as farming by con serving natural moisture. The new settlers learned that there were copi- ous rains in the fall, heavy snows in winter and rains in the spring again. If this moisture, which ran of into swollen streams with the coming of spring, could be conserved to the growing crops the desert might yet be rejuvenated. and so they set to work.
 The great farms were plowed ten and twelve inches deep. They were narrowed fine in the fall, and the rain was allowed to settle in the subsoil. In the spring they were cultivated again, these 10000 acre farms, and they were left standing to absorb mois- ture for year, with constant culti- vating to help the moisture reten- ton.
 He S6COuu ldll lIlc ScCQ was put III and the new rains and snow and thaws brought out the spring wheat thicker and greener than ever. But what of the bIistering suns of sum- mer? The new farmer prepared for them by blanketing his land to keep the sun from drying out his subsoil. For this purpose a dust mulch was spread over all the sowed land. The rays of the sun were reflected by it and underneath the moisture nour- ished the roots of the wheat, though the tops were dry.
 The experiment succeeded, and the country had been proved good for something, anyhow
 This mode of scientific conservation Of the moisture has been the root of all growth. Through it alfalfa, with its stout roots digging far down to the subterranean springs, has been made possible Through it the first sugar beets were grown.
 These are. to be sure, vastly separa- ble products, having to do with dis tinct industries. Alfalfa means cattle and sugar beets mean sugar mills and towns. Alfalfa came first. Then cora came, and then the cattle were intro duced anew.
 Now all through these regions are great ranches where hand fed and fat tened cattle are produced-not the gaunt range steers of Texas, but fat cattle, ready for the market and com mandinQ ton nricaS-
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-11
WHALE HuR1s MAN INTO SEA.

Nate of Goldfish Schooner Has Thrill
 ling Experience While Fishing.
 Struck by the tail of a gigantic whale which smashed his dory to kin ding and threw him almost 100 feet away into the icy sea, Chief Mate Olaf Wick of the codfish schooner Vega, brings a thrilling story of his escape from death in the far north, Seattle dispatch to the New York Herald says. His experience. strange as it sounds, is confirmed by many persons who saw the body of the officer hurled through the air and who later picked him up as he lay bruised and uncon- scious on the few remaining boards Of his shattered dory.
 The Vega. in command of Capt. Peter Nelson, was lying at anchor in Behring sea and the chief mate was alone in his dory one calm morning in August. fishing apart from the rest of the crew. A monster whale had been observed by the men earlier In the day swimming sportively in the vicinity. blowing a mistlike stream high into the air, or again coming to the surface and rounding his shining back with a knifelike dorsal fin out of the water as he played and dove into the glassy sea. Intent on his fishing the mate had little warning Of the weird experience he was to un- dergo.
 Suddenly I felt something under the boat" he said in relating the tale. "I thought I had struck a rock and instantly threw the windlass over board so she would not sink the boat. Hardly was 1t over the side when was lifted high in the air as the whale dove and struck the boat with his tail. I went up as though a mine had ex- ploded beneath my feet. Around me were flying. bits of wood and tackle from the boat
 "I cannot tell how far I was thrown, but 1t must have heen about ninety feet from the point where the dory was stationed I lost consciousness for i a time, I think, for I remember the1 shock of striking the cold water, 1 which seemed to clear my head and caused me to strike out with arms and legs to keep afloat."
 The mate swan back to the dory, i which still held few bottom boards, | and here he was picked up by the second mate None of Wick's bones were broken by the mishap. but his body was a mass of bruises and he | was so lame he could hardly move for a couple of days.
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-11
HUMAN MACHINE NOT PERFECT

Shortcomings of the Body Pointed
 Out by Dr. Woods Hutchinson.
 The human body as a machine is far from perfect, says Dr. Woods Hutchin- son in the Delineatcr It can be beat en or surpassed at almost every point by some product of the machine shop or by some animal. It does almost nothing perfectly or with absolute pre- cision.
 As Huxley remarked a score of years ago: If a manufacturer of optical in struments were to hand us for labora tory use an instrument so full of de fects and imperfections as the human eye. we should promptly decline to ac- cept it and return it to him. But" he went on to say, while the eye Is in accurate as microscope, imperfect ds a telescope, crude as a photographs camera, 1t is all of these In one"
 In other words, like the body, while it does a dozen different things well enough for practical purposes. 1t has the crowning merit. which overbal- ances all these minor defects, of being able to adapt itself to almost every conceivable change of circumstances.
 This is the keynote Of the surviving power of the human species. It Is not enough that the body should be pre- pared to do good work under ordinary conditions, but it must be capable, If needs be, of meeting extraordinary ones. It is not enough to be able 70 take care of itself and preserve what might be termed favorable or average circumstances; 1t must also be pre- pared to protect itself in peril and re- gain it's balance in disease. It must be a hill climber and a mudplower as we'll as a smooth runner on level macadam. What we term disease" is often only its sportings and plungings on grades or in ruts.
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-11
Jim Ford's
 Redemption
N~O~O~~O~~

He had dreaded most of all the re- turn to Hingham. He knew what the boys would say. He knew how unmer- cifully they would gibe at him. He had no mother to care, but there was girl whose opinion was the dearest of all. She wouldn't gibe at I. .n. She would look at him with those pig. questioning eyes. and-no. he couldn't tell her. That was impossible
 He waited awhile before he return ed 10 Hingham, but he was only put ting of the inevitable hour. So he went back one day, and kept aloor from the boys. and almost buried him. self in the old farmhouse that had been his fathers and his grandsath- CTS. and was now his
 His Aunt Amelia had met him at the door.
 Home again. Jim?"
 Yes"
 Best place after all, l guess"
 Its the safest place." he had an- swered.
 And she asked him no more
 He busied himself about the house a few days and then went down into the village where he knew he would meet the boys. They glbed him as he ex- pected they would. and he had taken his medicine quietly Bitter as it was he knew he deserved it. From their point of ciew he had proved a fail ure.
 They're right" he growled at hian- self as he trudged home. in the moon light. T am a failure-a failure and a fool" And he kicked the clods along the way viciously
 Then he met Laura Crane.
 Well" he said in a lippant way. you see what happens to a bad pen n.y.
 Her clear eyes searched his face.
 II am very sorry you failed" she said
 He drew a quick breath.
 Earnings my work" he said. Il was q poor fool to imagine I could sue ceed at anything else" He drew an other quick breath. Tt is a little har.! to have your air castles blown oyer fancied l could earn enough and save enough in five or six years to put me In good shape l meant to have a new home. and-well. that's not worth talk ing about. You are looking very we'll. Laura
 He fiinched a little under her steady gaze.
 "You must come and see me. Jim," she said.
 But he was ashamed to go. She was disappointed in him. She thought him failure. too.
 And then one .norning an item in the Hlngham Times drew his eager at tention. He read it through twice Then he took his hat and walked down to Abner Quigg's harness shop Abner was there alone.
 'Abner," he said, 'I want to have a talk with you"
 Abner pushed a splint-bottom chair toward him.
 Sit down. Jim." he said. Glad to see you" He threw a sharp look at ais caller. See here. Jim Ford. there's no use your sulking over this thing. You had your chance. you failed just as lots of other fellows have failed There's no use breeding over It. It was rough on you. and kind O rough on us. too. But you needn't feel as If your life was soured by it."
 Jim clicked his teeth together.
 You think I was a failure. don't you, Abner?"
 Why. yes"
 Well. wasn't-at least. wasn't the kind of failure you mean"
 Whats that, Jim? Don't you s'pose we read the papers? We know all about the only game you pitched while you was with Cullinan's team. Didn't you go all to pieces in the fifth and let the Browns hammer in five runs" Didn't all the papers come out and say you Has In too fast company. and you
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-11
Their Eirn Encounter.

had met for the first time.
 You look Ire a person of some consequence. sir" spoke MT. Turvey- drop. but yoIr Department is not quite up to the correct standard"
 Sir" quoth MT. PeclIsniff, surveying him with lofty scorn. T cannot forget that you probah'' have an Immortal Soul. but you took Ike an Inenabis Ass."-Chica ~~iN"ne.
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-11


 Hingham trio, and Jim, steady as clockwork, was equally fortunate.
 Whereat Hingham suddenly lost all control of itself and swarmed over the field. It was some little time before 1t could be driven outside the ropes. And then the tenth inning began, and 1t began with Wingfield out of sorts. He was tired and Harlow had irritst- ed him. And Tom Cannon caught .he second ball pitched and cracked Nner a little too high for the third .,ase man. And Dick Steele had advanced him by double play. And Jack Groom drove a long fly to right and Tom Cannon was on third with two out.
 Then Jim Ford came to bat. And there was dead silence.
 One strikei"
 Jim hadn't moved.
 The crowd groaned.
 Hit it out, Fordy." shouted a small boy.
 Wingfeld paid no attention to Tom Cannon. He was determined to strike out this saucy upstart.
 ne SSul lue Ddll III ttkS d SnOI from a gun. And Jim me- t with a light tap that drove it gsutly a little to the left of the pitcher- And Wingfield sprang for it, but it vas an awkward ball to handle and when he had 1t in hand he threw it wide-and Jim was safe. and Tom Cannon had crossed the platei
 The next man was an easy out and then in the mids; Of an awful uproar Hingham took ttA field.
 Jim had never ,elt better in his life With five balls h, disposed of the first man up. And ltingham roared. The next man batted high fly for Tom Cannon at second which that reliable player harvested. And Hingham roared again.
 When Tom returned the ball to Jim he threw a little wild and Jim had to cross the base line to get the sphere. As he picked 1t up he suddenly en- countered the gaze of Manager Culli- nan. who was only dozen feet away. And Manager Cullinan's face was beaming.
 Great boy!" he distinctly uttered as he caught Jim's eye.
 And then with four heavy shots the great boy disposed of the third batter. and Hingham had beaten the leaguers!
 Jim dodged the eager arms that were stretched to embrace him and ran to the dressing room. And Abner, half crying. hugged him tight and the other players showed their jubilant delight in his prowess.
 He waited until the crowd had thinned away. When he reached the sidewalk Laura was there. Her eyes hand.
 And then a voice hailed Jim. He looked around. It was Manager Culli- nan.
 Just a word, Ford" he said as he came up. You will report on the field Monday. I am going to put you in against the Bostons." He paused and looked at Jim with his keen eyes I'm in business where man has to be careful with his compliments" he said, ''but you certainly are one of the finest youngsters that ever walked on spikes. And now tell me why you didn't do what you have done to-day in that game against the Browns"
 Jim hung his head.
 "I think I know, sir." Laura said You must remember that he Is country boy who has seen little. or nothing of the world. Is it to be won- dered at that its allurements caught him unawares?"
 Cullinan nodded
 "I understand" he said.
 "Jim needs somebody to look after i him." said the girs and her voice trembled a little.
 Cullinan suddenly smiled.
 You mean a wife,"
 The girl flushed and nodded and laid l her hand on Jim's arm.-W. R. Rose.
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The Holbrook news., 1910-02-11
As a Matter of Justice.

Sir" one of your reporters referred to me in your paper tkis morning as big. greasy. drunken loafer.' want that corrected. It's an infamous slan- der"
 T see it is. You are gaunt and thin. We'll correct iJ tomorrow. Good morning"
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-11
Cardboard Take. auall.le. of Metal.

An eighth-inch disk of cardboard re- volved on the shaft of an electric mo- tor of highest speed gets stiff, owing to the rotary tension. which makes 1t behave like metal. and it can no long ar be bent. If struck with a hammer a sound emits like that from bronze. It easily saws cigar in two. similarly as a disk of soft iron. when rapidly rotated, cuts through heavy armor plate. Centrifugal force does many other strange things. Among others. when a small chain is looped around 2 high-speed rotary drum the chain can be showed of the drum to the ground, where 1t bounces up and when
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-11
ro Rreak in Neu shoes.

Always shake in Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder. It cures hot, sweating, ach- ing, swollen feet. Cures corns, ingrow- ing nails and bunions. At all drug gists and shoe stores, 25c. Don't ac- cept any substitute. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen s. Olmsted. Le Roy N Y
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-11
Hanks Reply.

Hank Stubbs-I fixed one uv them fir agent fellers to-day.
 Bige Miller-How so?
 Hank Stubbs-Waal. he came sneak in' up to my front door an ast me of the lady uv the house wuz in. an I said no, but the gentleman uI the barn an hoss stables is.-Boston Herald.
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-11
Overwhelming Success.

You have the cent flare in your town now. have you? How does it work?"
 roo well. There's only about ons person in half a dozen that can get seat in the street cars now"