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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-07
EATING BARK OF TREES.
Pitiful Efforts of Starving Chinese to
Sustain Life-Graphic Description
of Conditions by an American.

Mr. Earl H. Cressy, an American, |
who has recently returned from tour
o. inspection of the famine districts |
of China relates many instances illus !
trative of the frightful conditions of
starvation which prevailed early in
February. He made a minute eXami-
nation of many Chinese homes De-
scribing an inspection of all the
houses, large and small, in several
groups, total of fifty-five houses, MI
Cressy makes the following state
ment:
"A straw stack indicates that there
has been crop. | found straw in
four yards. Grain was found in only
seven houses out of the fifty-fve. and
in no place over a peck of it. The food
in process of preparation was invaria-
bly, greens-sweet potato leaves or
carrot tops, a thin, acrid smelling mass
of the appearance of stagnant water
and about as appetiZing, only once in
a while containing a bit of vegetable
or grain. About one out of every three
was eating elm bark which they pre-
pare by reducing it to a fine sawdust
and then making it into cakes. Whole
rows of trees have thus been stripped
of their bark. OF even such sorry
food as this only few have any great
amount on hand After it is gone
they will eat the bark of the willow
and mulberry which cause swelling
and hasten death. Except for these
the countryside is absolutely bare.
ITO look back upon it, the whole
seems like a bad dream. The gloom OF
the wretched homes, the whirline
snow, driven by the bitter wind. the
hungry garrulousness of the old wo
men, the modest shyness of young
selves in the presence of a foreign
/ man, little children crying over theil
ptiful food. the dumb agony on tht
face of the woman We had to tell tina
, her husband had Just breathed hi
last, the dead with mummy faces ant
. claw-like fetal this is only a small
r part of the grim tragedy of the famine
/ where two and a half millions ar,
, facing conditions like these
h AS rapidly as contributions are re
, ceived by the American Red Cross
they are hurried by cable to the relic
5 committee in Shanghai. Up to Marcel
: l. $4,000 has been forwarded. Mil
4 lions are needed, because the new
= grain crop in China cannot be harvest
, ed for three months.
= The New York relief committee, &C
t operating closely with the Red Cross
5 is urging every pastor in the Unitet
= States to speak to his congregation
] on the famine on Sunday, March 10th
/ and to take a collection for the stary
ing. The Red Cross approves this re
: quest and urges universal compliance
with it. The money thus collected
may be sent to the New York Chin
Famine Relief Committee, / Madison
Avenue. New York, or to the Amer
can Red Cross, Washington. In eithe
"oso the amounts received will be az
~owledged and promptly cabled t.
China.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-07
er crops for the first few years after
the boll-weevils appear on his farn.-
The Progressive Farmer.

If you have trouble in getting rid of
your cold you may know that you are
not treating it properly. There is no
reason why a cold should hang on for
weeks and it will not if you take Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. For sale by
all dealers
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-07

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money If 1t
fails to cure. e. w. GROVES sigma
ture is on each box. 25c.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-07

VIII have to be done agsf6sc ciie wi5iies
of both the President and the EXPRESS
ident.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-07
H o T e L s

n 0 : L
COMMERCIAL HOTEL
SEMINARY. MISS.
First Door west Of Depot
First.Class Accommodation
Caters Specially to TraVe',5z asr.
7orters Meet All Trslnh.
Eat-s $500 per day.
D. O'GUYNN, Prop.
Late of Pearl River Hotel. Columbia
HOTEL MAJESTIC
McHenry, Miss.
Under New Management-Completel)
Renovated-Everything Neat
and Clean.
First-Class Accommodation.
Rates, $500 Per Day.
Special Attention to Travelling Men
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-04

Scenes Near the Auction To Be Held
Saturday, May 18th, by Holmes
& Lucl<ie Realty Company
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26
SALE OF BONDS.

Sealed proposals for purchase of
six per cent Street Improvement
Bonds of The City of Pendleton, Ore
gon, aggregating $672a.9b (being 13
bonds of $4,000 each. and l bond of
$223.95, to be issued for Improvement
Of that part of Jackson Street lying
between Main Street and Blaine Street
Series "G") are hereby requested
and will be received by the Recorder
of The City of Pendleton. at his Of
flee in the City Hall thereof, until s
o'clock p. NJ. on the sth day of Janu-
airy, 1913; each proposal must be &C.
companied by eertiffea check for
$4,000 payable TO the Mayor of said
City, the s1me TO be forfeited If bonds
are awarded to the bidder and he re-
fuses to take them, and 10 be returned
to the bidder II he DO unsuccessful.
The City reserves ihe right to reject
any and all bids.
Dated December 24th, 1912.
THOMAS Fl1Z GERALD,
Recorder of The city Of Penileton
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26

Washington has started prepara-
from 100000 tourists and visitors
to the San Francisco exposition in
1915, the plan being in the hands of
committee representing the COM
mission in charge of this states ex-
hioits and buildings at the exposition.
The commission will ask an appro-
priation of 100000 for Washington's
participation. They figure on an at.
tendance of 2O.00O,O0O at the expo
sition, and II 100000 see Washing
toms exhibit the cost of presenting
this states advantages will be 10 cents
per person. Waldo c. Paine, Spo-
kane railroad official, who Is chair
man Of the transportation committee,
said: Our plans will be devoted to
securing routings through Washing
ton either on the trip to San Fran
cisco or on the journey home. The
northwest route is the logical route
for one way. because by taking it
tourists are able to make the loop and
see most of the wonders of the Unit
ed States. We shall ask the rail-
Dads to issue 10 to 20-day stopover
permits good in this. state, thus en-
abling visitors to see some of our
beauty places and to investigate the
manufacturing, farming, fruitgrowing
and living possibilities of Washing
ton"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26
SALE or BONDS.

Sealed proposals for purchase OF
six per cent Street Improvement
Bonds of The City Of Pendleton, Ore
gon, aggregating a3sss.18 (being Z
bonds of $4,000 each, and l bond of
s42s.7O, to be issued for improve
ment of that part OF Webb Street ly-
ing between Main Street and Cosbie
Street-Series "H") are hereby re-
quested and win be received by the
Recorder of The Ciiy Of -Pendleton, at
his office in the city Hall thereof,
until o'clock P. N. on The sth day
of January, 1919; each proposal must
be accompanied by certified checks
for $4,000 payable to the Mayor of
said City, the same TO be forfeited if
bonds are awarded TO the bidder and
he refuses to take them and~to be re-
turned to the bidder IL he be unsuc-
cessful. The City reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Dated December cath. 1912.
THOMAS FITZ GERALD.
Recorder of The City OF Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26
EUGENE METHODISTS
BUILD $4,000 CHURCH
New Sanctuary Will Be Completed to
BE Dedicated OIL Easter Sunday.


Eugene, Ore. Dec. 26.-The new
Methodist church building, which
has been in course of erection for
several months past, will be dedicat-
ed on Sunday, March %, Easter Sun
day The exterior of the building
has been entirely completed and work
is well under way upon the interior.
The decorators are now at work and
other workmen are busy in the diff
ferent departments of the contract.
The new building will cost, when
completed, approximately 100000. 1t
is of steel and pressed brick con-
struction, and it is said to be model
of convenience. 1t is the costliest
church building in the valley outside
of Portland, but the new Christian
church, erected last year, just back
og the n. E. church, is a close rival
as to cost and beauty. The cost of
the Christian church was $4,000,
Rev. H. S. Wilkinson is pastor of the
NJ. z. church.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26
NOTICE OF STREEI IMPROVE
MENT ASSESSMENT AND OF
RIGHT TO PAY SAME BY IN
STAIJIMENTS


NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
the Common Council OF The CITY of
Pendleton, Oregon, has heretofore
made an assessment for the improve
ment of that part Of Main street iy-
ing between the north end of Main
street bridge acress the Umatilla riv-
er and the north line Of Jackson
street in said City, and has assessed
the cost for making said improve
ments against the lots, parts of lots
and parcels of land especially bene-
fitted thereby. An persons whose
property, ia affected by such improve
ments and assessments. who desire to
take advantage. Of the provisions of
Chapter of Title 26, Lords Oregon
Laws, providing that such assessments
may be paid in ten annual INSTALL
ments, are hsgseX RQtitssd that appli-
Recorder of The City Of Pendleton, as
in said Chapter 8 provided within ten
days from the date Of this notice
Blank form for such application may
be secured at the office of the City
Recorder
Dated at Pendfeton, Oregon, this
Goth day of December 1912.
THOMAS FITZ GERALD.
City Recorder.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26

We wish to call your attention to
the fact that most infectious diseases
such as whooping cough, diphtheria
and scarlet fever are contracted when
the child has a cold. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy will quickly cure a
cold and greatly lessen the danger
of contracting these diseases. This
remedy is famous for its cures Of
colds. 1t contains no opium or other
narcotic and may be given to child
with implicit confidence. Sold by all
dealers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26
NOTICE OF STREER RIPR OVE-
MENT ASSESSMENT AND OF
RIGHT TO PAY SAME BY IN
S'rAIIIME E,NTS

STAlIlLMENTS.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
the Common Council 81 The City OF
Pendleton, Oregon, has heretofore
made an assessment for the improve
ment OF that part of John
son street lying between the
north line of Court htreet and the
south line of Water street in said
City, and has assessed tho cost for
making said improvements against
the lots, parts of lots and parcels of
land especially benefited thereby. All
persons whose property IS affected by
such improvements and assessments,
who desire to take advantage of the
provisions of Chapter . of Title &c,
Lords Oregon Laws. providing that
such assessments may be paid in ten
annual instailmenta are hereby noti-
fled that application so TO do must
be made to the Recorder THE City
of Pendleton, as In said Chapter 8
provided within ten days from the
date of this notice. Blank form for
such application may be secured at
the office of the City Recorder.
Dated at Pendleton. Oregon, this
Goth day of December. 1912.
THOMAS FITZ GERALD.
City Recorder.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26
SECONDHAND DEALERS.

v. STRoBLE. DEALER IN NEW
and secondhand goods. Cash paij
for all secondhand goods bought.
Cheapest place in Pendleton to buy
household goods. Call and get his
prices, 210 f. Court street. Phone
Black Sill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26

GREAT SCARCITY OF TELE-
graphers!4>eAThe railroads and
wireless companies Of America are
short fully 10000 telegraphers. We
can qualify young men and ladies in
a few months and place them at $40
to $50 per month for beginners.
Write for catalogue. Morse Tele-
graph Co.. Seattle. Wash.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
HARTMAN ABSTRACT CO.. MAKES

HARTMAN ABSTRACT CO., MAKES
reliable abstracts of title to all
lands in Umatilla county. Loans on
city and farm property. Buys and
sells all kinds of real estate. Does
a general brokerage business. Pays
taxes and makes investments for nom
residents. Write fire, life and acci-
dent insurance. References. any
bank in Pendleton.
JAMES JOHNS, Pres
C. H. MARSH, Sec.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26

When you have bilious attack
give Chamberla'n's Tablets a trial
They are excellent. For sale by all
dealers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26
Want Ads
WANTED.
bS~SCSG%C>>->AGASAO
WANTED-Laae curtains TO laundr
Work done with especial ear
Phone Red 1854.
WANTED.

ALL KINDS OF NEW HAIR GOODS
prepared for the Christmas holi-
days. The latest styles in puffs ind
other creationsc. Address Madam
Kennedy, Athena, Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26

BENTLEY & LEFFINGwELL, REAL
estate, fire, life and accident insur-
ance agents New location, SIS Main
street. Phone Main 404.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26
CLASSIFIED
DIRECTORY

Livery. feed and sale stable. Good
rigs at all times. Cab line in connec-
ton. Phone Main 70.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26
LIVERY AND FEED STABLE.

CITY LIVERY STABLE, THOMPSON
street. Carney & Bradley. Props.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
FRATERNAL ORDERS.

PENDLEAN LODGE No. 81
~ A. F. and A. NJ, meets the
~ first and third Mondays or
each month. All visiting brethren
are invited.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26
RESTAURANTS.

CHINA RESTAURANT NOODLES
and chop suey. ing d Goey, prop
At the old stand. Alta street in rear
OF Tallman Drug Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26

A GOOD BUSINESS FOR SALE
first class restaurant which ar
compelled TO sell on account OF poo
health. Address p. o. Boz 10'
Echo. Ore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26

Spokane, wash., Dec, 2s.-(speciaD
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26

LOWELL & WINTER. ATTORNEYS
and consullors at law. Office In
Despair building.
JOHNSON q SKRABLE, ATTOR-
neys at law. Office in Despair
building.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24

for big breaker came laundering
over the weather rail
The breaker caught Bob at the fore
baekstays He jumped up and put his
arm through the coils of the fore sheet,
hanging in straps in the royal back
stay
The straps We're rotten, and Bob and
the coil sheet rope dropped and disap-
peared in the boiling deck waters.
The waters surged to leeward and
carried dark object with them.
The skipper threw life buoy from
the poop.
Poor Bobr' said everybody to him
self. 1t was all we conld do for him.
Bob was gone, and there seemed to be
no help for it.
We had the Mary Ann snug at last.
Our watch had still an hour more be
low, not long enough to make It worth
while to crawl into our bnnks, and we
lighted our pipes. lay down on our
chests and discussed poor Bob.
Bill, who was Bob's own chum, went
to Bob's bunk and overhauled the
things.
1T is enough to make anybody rip
ping mad to think Of rotton old strap
chucking poor fellow overheard,
mused Bill. christmas night too
Say, boys, when we auction this STUFF
off we've got to show Bob up hand
some to bis friends"
1t must he explained that when sail
ors die at sea their belongings are sold
at auction TO the crew. This custom
serves double purpose 1t is easier
TO ship money halfway around the
globe than to insure the safe delivery
of an old wooden chest a good sun
Of money is also more welcome to mos
| heirs than a chestful of farred rags
Besides, the sea auctions give the ship
mates Of the dead an opportunity t
raise his reputation" BY adding gener
ousIy to his account.
Everybody wanted to fill the Christ
mas stockings Of poor Bob's folks. Ths
! chief mate, Dickson, good naturedly
i consented that the auction should bi
held then and there and came to th,
forecastle with pencil and paper to re
cord the sales as fast as they wer'
made.
Here you are, boys-here you are
\ Get your money ready The creates
Cape Horn sale ever held will nov
start rasped the old chief. "Firs
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24

e.sicie IS a valuable straw pillow. Re-
nanheF what Bill Shakespeare says,
Uneasy rests the head that hasn't got
Z pillow. What am | bid? Two dol
l? Thank you. Three-four-five-
1sE-sig have Cape Horn prices,
gentlemen. Eight ten-ten-are you
all done? Tom. you can have it for
$40. You may get q better one in San
Francisco for 80 cents. but you can't
duplicate it for $50 within a thousand
niles of this place.
Next article is a handsome stand
up linen collar. 1t has only been worn
by poor Bob in Liverpool and can pe
washed absolutely clean for the small
price OF 5 cents. 1t is the only article
OF its kind that has ever been for sale
at Cape Horn. What am I bid-a dol
Iar-two, two-fifty. three-fifty. four
four-are you all done? Sold to Dick
for $4. Dick is sport now. Wait
minute; there is button In the back
az the collar You win have to buy
the button separately. Dick"
And so each worn and patched gar
ment of poor Bob was sold at "Cape
Horn prices" Bob's shipmates took
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24

in chorus.
"TIem! Wen, we will see what Is
in it anyway." assented the mate.
When the canvas cover was opened
d score of letters in soiled and torn
envelopes dropped out
Il see no harm in letting you fell
lows set a little home sentiment out
OF these old letters, said the mate,
"Dut you must not keep them. They
must be forwarded to Bob's friends.
You boys can bid for the privilege Of
reading the letters.
Dick for 50 bought the right to first
pick. He took the best preserved en-
yelope and its Enclosure and went away
to read the letter
The sale continued, letter after let
ter fetching neat sum. Half the let
tiers were sold when Dick came from
his corner and interrupted the sale
He looked troubled and shook his let
ter III our faces.
Boys. this letter is from the girl"
said he shes a dandy Bob was
no good He didn't go home when he
was paid off in Liverpool; he didn't go
home from New York; he didn't 60
home from San Francisco when he
could have made the trip in q day.
Tie girl is waiting yet"
The mate, who had been intently
reading one of the letters. here inter-
rupted.
"Bob's mother is getting old. and she
is poor She does not ask for money.
however. All she wants is her boy
He win never return to her now. Poor
Bob's motherl Poor Bobr'
At four bells the lookout gave us
his "All's well, Side lights burning
bright" Suddenly he began to beat
the forward bell like mad.
Tie lookout was shouting and wav-
ing his arms from the forecastle head,
where he stood clinging to the rail
When we reached the fore part of the
house the lookout attracted our at
tention to dark object leaning limp
ly against the starboard lighthouse.
1t was Bob Jones.
we carried him into the forecastle.
The mate and the whisky bottle were
brought forward, and Bob slowly came
to his senses.
u was slambaneed something fear
full, boys" Grawled Bob THAT break
er caught me right, ard the blamed
strap broke. Then over she rolled to
leeward"-
And saw you go over the side"
interrupted Dick.
"gSot /. Il may have been the sheet
coll" continued Bob. 81 was washed
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
Il CHRISTIANS
1T CAPE TORN.

| ~ nee ! had slinmate who cele-
| g 3 brated the most grateful Christ
~ mas Of his life at the Horn.
1t was On the Mary Ann, In
December, 1897 She was deep cut
steel clipper. but she was Il four mast
ed bark, and four masted barks are all
ugly in heavy seas The best sea boat
afoat will plunge at Cape Horn, but
four mastcd barks are all the time un-
der water Sometimes they are swamp
ed altogether and Goat waterlogged
around the Horn. Then the current
pushes them south TO perish in the
ice jam.
Some sailors can be iikened to the
four masted barks. They are the sail
ors who have been too long away from
home. al sailors plunge literally into
shore life. but the too long away from
home" fellows are. as a rule. swamped
In shore Iife's breakers.
One Of my mates On the Mary Ann
was Bob Jones, typical ''too long
away from home unfortunate. But
bob still had somebody dear to his
heart. lie had started en- more than
one trip around the world with the set
determination that the end Of the voy-
age should see him rejoin his own loved
ones at home.
But on pay day at the end of his
trips his good resolutions had been
broken. It had often gone so, and Bob
was hiding self despair under the grim
surface Of a man hating man.
Bob and |. with twelve other Yam
KEGS. Dutchmen and Swedes, were on
the starboard watch under Chief Mate
Dickson of the Mary Ann When we
went below on Christmas eve the sea
was running high. SIeet and hail came
down in the squalls. The western gale
had trimmed our sails down to the
lower topsails.
We had hardly fallen asleep when
we heard the man at the wheel strike
one bell Before the signal for GAN
hands on deck was answered forward
Bob and were out of our hunks and
had our sea boots~o on.
What's up now?' growled Bob, and
he got his answer from Jimmy, the
deck boy, who came rushing in with
out preliminary warning
Rise, rise. rise sleepersl Weather
ship for icebergs on the leeward bow.
Rise. rise. riser
The watch on deck was already set
ting the fore staysail TO head the vessel
of the wind. she was running easy
when we came on deck, and the storm
spanker was hauled cut to bring the
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years. ard at times became so bad /
would become unconscious. have been
found in that condition many times
physicians did not seem to be able to
do me any good. l would become
weak and for days at time could do
no work. Not long ago 1 got box
OF DR.. Niles Laxative Tablets. and
after using them found I had never
tried anything that acted in such a
raiid and effective manner l believe
have at last found the remedy that
suits my case"
Thousands of people are sufferers
from habitual constipation and
while possibly realizing something
of the danger of this condition, yet
neglect too long to employ proper
curative measures until serious i'll
ness often results. The advice of
all physicians. is. keep your bowels
clean," and it's good advice.
DR.. Miles Laxative Tablets are
sold by all druggists, at rs cents a
box containing IS doses. If not
found satisfactory, your money is
returned.
MILES MEDICAL CO., Eikhart. Ind.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24

away up under
the forecastle
head | guess ]
went clean of in
a faint after |
had crawled to a
dry place. When
/ woke up /
NJ a d e for the
forecastie, but /
couldn't make It.
l dropped right
Off again nj the
lighthouse"
When Bob had
been bandaged
up and given a
warm breakfast
he was the old
| Bob once more.
The boys poked
| lots Of fun at
him when they
| return e d his
| things to him.
| Hold on, boys;
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
New fail suits and coats at Palmbaum's.

Our new fall style book and sample for
ladies' suits, skriIt desses and coats are now
on sale At my store Can be seen BY asking,
no ireubie to show them II Landis-
Hua Nuts toilet articles. We have a
stock Of these and can sell you Hud Nuts
handkerchief perfumes in any quantity. as
we have them in bulk. Brown 4 Hoof.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24

LET us make
bargain with Bob" the imperative
Dick broke in. Here is my Bible. II
Bob win swear to 60 home to his
mother and the girl from San Fran
cisco he can take the auction money
along as Christmas present"
''That's right Come on, Bob. Swear,
man. swearw
II do, so help me, God, and merry
Christmas to you all, boysl sobbed
Bob. Il win go home, boys-I Will!
And he did Philadelphia Ledger.