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Continued Stories.

The leader who presides at this game
should have a little desk bell and a
handkerchief or a ball To begin the
fun he taps the bell and then losses a
handkerchief to some other member of
the circle. This person must catch the
handkerchief and promptly begin an
original story. which may consist of
any nonsensical rambling narrative
that the inspiration of the moment sug-
gests. At the expiration of a few min
utes the bell rings again, and the lead
er Ito whom the handkerchief has
meanwhile been returne0 losses It to
another player. who must take up the
story at the point where it left or and
continue it still further. Again the ben
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Interestino Riddles.

OsSShHS FfSA'oSs
What goes all the way to Mi1wau-
kee from New York without movingi
The railroad tracks
What is that which works when it
plays and plays when it works: A
fountain.
What will turn without movingi
Milk.
Why is the letter "k" like -four? You
cannot make cake without it
II there were FIVE birds in a tree and
q hunter killed two of them and they
fell down, how many would be left I'm
the tree? None-the rest few away.
What is the difference between a bad
boy and a postage stamp? One You
lick with a stick and the other you
stick with a lick.
why is the letter "r' the most peace
full letter in the alphabet? Because 1t
changes a fiend into a friend
What is the difference between a
man going upstairs and a man looking
upstairs? One steps upstairs and the
other stares up steps.
Why did the razorbill raise her bin
To let the sea urchin see her chin
New York World.
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"Tammy' and His Students.

Professor Duncan of st. Andrews
university was affectionately called
fanny" On one occasion a student
in the back bench had made himself
obnoxious to the professor by inter
ruptions and talk. Come down to the
front bench, Mr.. -" said Tammy.
"for three reasons. First. you'll be
nearer the board: secondly. you'll be
nearer the fire, and. thirdly, you1l be
nearer the door" On another occasion
student called out in regard to the
problem being worked on the black
board. There's cipher wanting, sir"
on which the professor rejoined.
''ThereIl no be a ceephir wanting as
lang as you're Observation-Disclosures Ga.
Zette.
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SPOILED A GOOD SCHEME.
IF Pete Had Only Had His Own Way IL
Miaht Have Won.

II Pete Had Only Had His Own Way IL
Might Have Won.
Grand Central Pete was q noted
bunko steerer of the old days, but he
could neither read nor write. Once
he fell upon hard times, and he and a
younger but equally luckless conf
dence man undertook to" beat their
way on freight train to Washington.
A brakeman kicked them of at Tren-
ton.
1t was getting late, and neither Of
them had "A cent. Across the tracks
from WHERE they had landed was a
good looking hotel. and right next
door was an express Office. Grand
Central Pete had an idea. He went
into the express office. borrowed one
of the large manila envelopes such as
are used for transporting currency.
filled the envelope with pieces of
newspaper cut to the size of bank
notes and sealed it carefully.
NOW, then" he said to his partner,
you take your fountain pen and write
on the back of that envelope $4,000.
Then We'll go over to that hotel and
explain that we've lost our baggage.
and I'll hand this envelope to the
clerk and ask him to lock it in the
safe He'll look at the figures on the
back. and he'll take us for moneyed
guys and give us rooms and grub I'M
til we can raise stake"
The scheme sounded good to the
younger man. He got out his pen and
obeyed orders. Grand Central Pete
took the envelope back in his hands
and examined it carefully.
Does that say $4,000" he demand
ed.
yep" said his partner.
well, it don't look big enough to
me-" said Pete You'd better add on
some more of them naughts.'
The younger con man protested, but
Pete would have his way and kept
after him until the educated one had
tackled on three more naughts, making
the grand total S9.OOO,OOO
Then Pete marched grandly over to
the hotel. registered for himself and
his friend. passed the stuffed envelope
for the bridal suit.
The clerk took one look at the en-
velope. another look at the soiled faces
and shabby apparel of the newcomers
and rang the bell for the house
bouncer. A minute later the discom-
flied pair were sitting on the side
walk.
Grand Central Pete raised himself
painfully and eyed his companion with
a scornful. angry glance.
There. now"' he shouted. II told
you you hadn't wrote enough of them
naughtsv' Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post.
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CITY ADVERTISEMENT.
Department Of Public oWsrks.
Office Of the Board.

Richmond, Ind, April 29th, 1912.
Notice to Contractors:
Notice is hereby given by the Board
of Public Works of the City Of Rich
mond, Indiana, that sealed proposals
will be received by 1t. at its office. at
the hour of 10 o'clock A. M, on Thurs
day, May 10th, 1912, for the following
described public improvements in the
City of Richmond, as authorized by the
improvement Resolutions named:
Improvement Resolution No. 317-1s12
Providing for the improvement of John
Street. by constructing cement side
walk feet in width on both sides of
street, from Sheridan to Boyer street
Improvement Resolution No. 318-1912
Providing for the improvement of
North %" street, by constructing ce-
ment sidewalk feet in width on both
sides of street, from North 18th to
North 10th street.
All work done in the making Of said
described public improvements. shall
be In accordance with terms and con-
ditions Of the Improvement Reseiu-
IIOns, as NUMBERED, anu the uethii
plans, profiles, drawings and specifi-
cations which are on file and may be
seen in the office of said Board of Pub
lie Works of the City of Richmond.
The bidders, in submitting proposals
to make said described public improve
ments. must accompany each bid with
a certified check in the sum of $4,000,
as evidence Of good faith that the sue
cessful bidders will execute, within
ten days from the acceptance of pro-
posals. contracts and bonds satisfac-
tory to the said Board to do the work
of making said improvements. A fail
ure of the successful bidders to enter
into such contracts and bonds upon
the acceptance of such proposals will
forfeit the checks and the sums Of mo-
ney payable thereon to the city as
agreed and liquidated damages for
such failure.
The Board of Public Works reserves
the right to reject any or all bids
II. VI. Hammond,
Fred R. Charles,
w. ". Zimmerman.
Board of Public Works.
apr. 20 may 8
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A NAVAL WEDDING
(National News Association

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. April ga
wedding of interest in naval circles
took place in Philadelphia this after
noon, the bride being Miss Pauline
Parsons, daughter of Captain Remus
Parsons, in charge of the naval hospi-
tai in this city, and the bridegroom
Lieutenant David McDaugal lie Breton,
U. S. N. After a two months tour of
Europe the couple will take up their
residence in Boston, where Lieutenant
Breton is at present attached to the
Charleston navy yard.
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LAUNCH DESTROYER
(National News Association)

BATH, Me-. April 29.-The torpedo
boat destroyer Jenkins was launched
today at the yards of the Bath Iron
Works. The Jenkins is a sister ship
to the Jouett, which was recently
launched at the same yards. She is
293 feet long and will have a speed of
29.5 knots. The jenkins was named in
honor of the late Rear Admiral Thorn
ton A Jenkins, who was known as
the father of the lighthouse board
Miss Alice Thornton Jenkins of Wash
ington, D. c., daughter of the late
Rear Admiral, performed the chris
tening ceremony at the launching
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DIET AND HEALTH
HINTS
~ DR.. =. J. ALLEN
Feed Specialist
CURE LIES OFTEN IN DIET.

Or. Alexander HaIs. known the
world over n tho leading au-
thority on uric acid, says: spai-
Ilatives have been and will b
tried, but for . cure the world
has looked FAR and wide, whilst
In my opinion II has been
simpler matter and has lain all
the time at our gates.
Diet has caused the mental and
physical diseases which nos.bas-
fie the scientific man and the
morailst alike."- (~Food and
Diet" fso4.)-or. Hsss. after
praetIeins rsosIar medicine for
many years, found hIs health
Impaired and cured hln,ssk by
q course Of diet, the result, Of q
series Of experimental; ss4ab-
IIshing scientifically thatsf,ssh 10
the most wastsfuI Of foods,
alphabetically speaking.
In no case 10 diet the only
remedy 10 be considered: but
unlike surgery, drugs, electric
tty, and other means OF cure
which are often 81 vital lmper.
lance, diet (Which includes fast,
ins), like suggestion. 10 always
Indicated" And whatever dam
ger there msy be In misapplied
surgery or Drug, food can do
no harm when taken medsrats-
iy, except In q few eases, %
diabetes, where expert knowL
edge 10 required.
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Izaak is a striped cat, and his little
mistress likes him better than all her
other pets. She is proud of him be-
cause he can do what other cats will
never try to do.
Every child should know that cats
usually hate water and are fussy about
getting their feet or their fur wet.
Well, when IZaak, all cuddled up in a
new basket, came to the little girl on
her birthday she screamed for joy.
She tied blue ribbon around his neck
and named him Angel, because he was
so pretty. One day while she was eat
ing her dinner she heard queer noise
on the porch, and when she ran out
what do you think she saw? Little
Angel was walking about in an old tin
bathtub that had a lot Of small min
nows darting here and there in the
water.
Soon they found out that Angel liked
to play in water and would even roll
about in all the pools and puddles he
could find. The little girl cried at
first. She was ashamed Of such dirty
cat, for his neck ribbons were al
ways wet and his fur sticky. But her
big brother said: "Why, this cat is a
regular wonder. He is the only fish
ing cat 1 ever saw. You ought to
change his name to Izaak, after the
finest old fisherman in the world, OLD
Izaak Walton, whom everybody reads
about"
So the little girl dried her eyes and
began to feel quite proud Of her fish
orm9n caf
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Making His MEANING CTssr.

Senator Gust returned from Wash
fngtonl-Mr. Eeler. what Is the senti.
ment Of the people In your town con-
corning
Rising Politician fsternly interrupt.
ing,-Senator. we don't deal in senu.
ment In our town; we deal with fac's
#. a, Z. fac's!-Chicago Tribune
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Reasonable Fear.

"John. Il that your
"Yesh, Mary"
"What in the world are ycu doing
down there? Why don't You come up
to bed?"
I'm afraid Of gettfn' hurt on these
darned revolvin' stairsh"-C Chicago
Record Herald.
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Coal Oil.

Coal oil was first used as a IMMINENT
for medicinal purposes. Colonel Ed
win L. Drake in 1850 drilled the first
well for oil near Titusville. Pa. It was
the beginning Of the great American
oil industry
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In New York,

"The woman across the hall from
us is dead"
How did you find that outy'
why. l happened to see It In the
paper."-Life
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Th0 DiHorNoe~

Il am told Homebody takes q great
interest in his children"
Yes, he does. but net Q controlling
interest"-Judga
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r1ngs anu- agaIu the handkerchief Is
thrown until all the players have re-
lated a bit of the continued story and
usually until some narrator has brought
1t to something which will pass for Q
conclusion. All those who cannot con-
tinue the narrative when their turn
comes must pay forSeits.
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6oston-A Game

oo6ton-A 6anfos
This is an amusing parlor game, or
It may be played out of doors Chairs
are placed In a circle or In two lines
facing, about seven or eight feet
apart. The players are all numbered.
from one up. If there are boys and
girls In the game the boys have the
odd and the girls the even numbers.
One player stands in the center blind
folded and calls out two numbers, an
odd and an even.
The players numbered must try to
change seats without being caught by
the cit" If one Is caught he be-
comes at" Occasionally the ''it'' calls
out Boston" and then every player
must change with some other.
When sit" calls numbers he tries 30
latch one Of the players changing. but
when he calls Boston" he tries to get
seat
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-25
No Agreement Yet.

London, March 25.-Continued suf-
fering of the poor of England be-
came a certainty today, because the
conference between Premier Asquith,
the coal mine owners and represen-
tives of the miners, which adjourned
after a brief session resulted in no
agreement. 1t is not known what ac-
ton will be taken next.
The miners committee announces
their willingness to abandon the de-
mand for a complete schedule, by
districts and all demands affecting
peace makers.
Enoch Edwards, spokesman for the
miners, says they will not abandon
their demand for a minimum wage
of five shillings per day for adults
and two shillings for minors. He
says the miners have made all pos
sible concessions and now want to
see the employers make some conces-
sions
indication of government hope
that an agreement will be reached
in the minimum wage bill, which will
settle the strike. is given today by
the announcement by the government
that preparations have been made
for the consideration of the bill pend
ing further conferences.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-25
LOCAL WOMEN WILL
HEAR SUFFRAGETTES

For the purpose Of spreading the
doctrine of equal suffrage through
Pendleton and Umatilla county, Mrs.
Sarah Bard Field Ehrgott and Mrs.
Cummerford, two prominent Portland
suffragists, will arrive in the city
Thursday afternoon and in the even
ing will address a public meeting and
attempt to organize a woman's league
and a mems auxiliary.
Continuing the campaign. the la
dies will go on to Milton and Free
water Friday where they will con-
duct similar meetings and will re-
turn to Pendleton saturday to con-
duct street speaking campaign here
during the afternoon.
This is the first aggressive attempt
made by the advocates of the extern
sion of the ballot to women here in
the county and a number of well
known local club ladies will come to
the aid of these Portland women
while here and endeavor to carry on
the work after they have gone.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-25
RALPH JAMES MAY BE
MENTALLY UNBALANCED

When Ralph James, the seventeen
year Old boy arrested last Thursday
after taking a fling at high finance
and sleuthing, and who was released
after his mother had settled the bad
checks which he passed, developed a
belief that he was endowed with the
art of healing and attempted to prac-
tice upon a sick neighbor's child, his
mother became alarmed and summon
ed the officers again. AS a result
the boy is now in the county Jail and
bids fair to be sent to the asylum as
the officials have come to the belief
that his peculiar actions are the re-
suit of an unbalanced mind.
Young James was released Friday
after his mother had adjusted the
difficulties into which the boy had
become involved and after employ
ment had been found for him. How
ever when he was taken home and
learned that one of the neighbor
children was i'll, he Immediately an
nounced that he could cure the little
invalid by rubbing his hands over it.
His action frightened his mother and
she notified the officers who secured
taXicab and sped out to Riverside
where the boy was taken into custody
again.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-25
JUDGES ARE NOW
RECALLED BY BOSSES
SO Charges Connolly in
Showing-up Alleged
CroOkedness

New York. n. Y, March 25.-
Judges of the highest courts in the
United States are selected for con-
servatism is not for worse Conser-
vatism always meant tne support of
corporate property rights at the ut
most, as against individual rights and
public rights, is the charge of C. p.
Connely, in Everybody's Magazine.
Connoly says:
"a federal judge in New York fined
a rich man s25, 900 for defrauding the
government of $1,4OO,000. The same
judge gave a minor offender three
months in prison. The rich man
walked out of the court room with
loot of $1,375 900 under his arm"
Connolly says that the recall of
judges is practically in effect now, but
it is in the hands of political ma
chimes. controlling nominations.
Justice Lewis Connely says, de-
oided against the trusts and the poll
ticians recalled" him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-25
Presence of Governor Suspension of Business and
Schools, Fair Weather, Will Make Occasion Gala
STATE OFFICIALS WILL REVIEW Street PARADE
Ample Facilities For Conveying People to State Grounds
Public Reception to Be rendered Distinguished
Visitors In City.

at O'Clock and the following ladies
constitute the general committee:
Mesdames. w. F. Matlock, G. NJ.
Rice, w. L. Thompson. F. w. Vim
cent, G.. A. Hartmon, Jr., E. B. AL
drich, A. j. McAllister, T. C. Taylor,
]. S. Landers, 7. D. Taylor, NJ. s.
Kern, C. E. Roosevelt, NJ. J. Lane, F.
E. Judd, r Alexander, ]. F. Robin
son, Lima Sturgis, S. a. Lowell, C. S.
Terpening, Bishop, w. n. Matlock,
G. A. Robbins, Charles Carter, E. P.
Marshal
The committee on refreshments
will be headed by Mesdames George
Hartman and Nesmith Ankeney and
the following young ladies will assist:
Edna Zimmerman, Edna Thomp-
son, Una Smith, Beth Smith, Mil
dred Berkley, Mary Johns, Helen
Johns, Eleanor Vincent Bernice
Ruppe, Claire Raley, Edith Raley,
Genevieve Clark, Iva Hill, Irene La
Dow, Helen Cranston, Lotta Liver
more, Bertha Anger, Hazel Matlock,
Edith Johnson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-25
BILL EFFECT|NG PATENTS TO LOCAL
INDIAN LANDS PASSED SENATE MARCH IS

A bill pertaining to securing pat
ents to land formerly included in the
Umatilla Indian reservation has been
introduced in congress and passed
the senate on March 16. 1t is senate
bill 1925 and the following informa-
ton regarding the measures is taken
from the congressional record of
March 16.
Umatilla Indian Lands.
'The bill Is. 3225) providing when
patents shall issue to the purchaser or
heirs of certain lands in the state of
Oregon was considered as in COM
mittee of the whole. 1t provides that
all persons who have heretofore pur-
purchased any of the lands of the
Umatilla Indian reservations in the
state of oregon, and have made or
shall make full and final payment
therefor in conformity with the acts
of congress of March 3, 1885, and OF
1885, and OF July 1, 1902, respecting
the sale of such lands, shall be en-
titled to receive patent therefore up
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-25
PENDLETON GIRL
DIES IN PORTLAND

Miss Hazel Olcott, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Olcott of this city
and we'll known in Pendleton and
Umatilla county. was called by death
at the home of her aunt in Portland
yesterday morning at o'clock, fol-
lowing short illness due to heart
and lung trouble. The body arrived
in Pendleton this morning and funer-
al services will be conducted from the
home of the parents, 515 Ann street,
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, Rev.
Holmes of the Christian church Off
ciating.
Miss Olcott was a native daughter
of this county, having been born near
Pilot Rock, nearly 22 years ago. For
several years she attended Pendleton
academy where she was very pop
ular student and made host of
friends who heard with great sor-
row the news of her untimely demise.
For the past year or more she had
been employed as stenographer at the
Sieberling-Lucas Music House in Port
land. The bereavement Is rendered
more heavy to the parents because
it leaves them childless, two Other
children having been buried in the
last few years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-25
GOOD ROADS men
WOULD BOND COUNTY

Favoring by individual expression
the county bonding plan, but taking
no action as an association because
of the limited attendance, members of
the Umatilla County Good Roads as
sociaton met Saturday afternoon with
Chairman +. w Vincent Of the Com
mercial association good roads COM
mittee and Secretary j. E Keefe.
However, the county court was Off
cially endorsed in the work it is now
doing toward the permanent improve
ment of highways and its program
for this year was sanctioned.
\ committee consisting of c. A.
Barrett, A. Nelson, Isaac Christopher.
o. d. Teel, Jesse Hales, ]. T. Hinkle
and Frank Sloan was appointed to
confer with the local Commercial
committee on the good roads subject
and by invitation, this committee was
also asked to meet with Echo, Her
miston and Stanfield committees.
The attention at Saturdays melting
was not very large, but nevertheless
considerable discussion was indulged
| in. senator G. A. Barrett made an
extended talk in favor Of the county
bonding pan as did Secretary Keefe
of the Commercial association. and
Chairman Vincent
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-25
POLITICS IN UNIVERSITIES
Carnegie Board Finds Many Flaws in
Educational Institutions.

New York. March 25.-"Poor
schools turn out three times as many
lawyers as the country needs; one
half of the states have no adequate
educational requirements for admis-
sion to the bar; politics still plays a
part in the appointment and dismis-
sal of state university boards, presi-
dents and professors and lobbying for
legislative funds and in general
sense public obligation to the cause
of education seems stronger and
more widespread than before"
The foregoing are some of the find
ings of the sixth annual report of the
Andrew Carnegie foundation for ad-
vancement of teaching which was is
sued today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-25
SLAY GUARDS; ROB BANK
phantom Bandits" Commit Crime
And Mingle With Crowds.

Paris, March 25.-Three members
OF the PHANTOM bandits" the worst
gang of criminals that has worked
in France in years, today robbed the
Chantilla branch of the bank of the
SOciete Generate of a large sum of
money, after killing two watchmen
and a chauffeur. No trace of them
can be found and it is believed they
escaped by mingling in the crowds
that gathered around the scene.
They obtained an auto on the out
skirts of Paris, after blowing the
head off the chauffeur with revol-
vers. They then sped to Chantilly,
entered the bank, riddled the two
watchmen with bullets, seized the
cash and rushed Off
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-25
Prominent Mexican Says A.
merican InterventiOnWOuld
Be Far Better.
FEARS FALL OF MADERO
Declares Mexican President Has Only
Four Thousand Men To Defend
Capital and Doubts Loyalty OF
Many of These.

Ell Paso, Texas, March 25.-De-
claring that Intervention by the
United States would be better than
General Pascual Orozco the revolu-
tionary leader as president, General
Viljean, who was a fighter under
President Madero in the former re-
volt, gave the United Press his views
on the Mexican conditions.
He said 1.-THE situation is grave.
General Orozco is now headed to-
ward Mexico City.
president Madero has only 1000
soldiers and it is doubtful II they are
all loyal.
1T is a question where General
Orozco will be stopped. If President
Madero can stop Orozco, all is good
If not, American intervention will be
better than an OroZco regime.