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Longevity Calculations.

According to Button, the life of man
"can" last six times as long as it takes
him to become fully developed; &C.
cording to Bacon and Hufand, eight
times as long. Now, since man Is not
considered in the anatomical sense
completely mature before the twenty
fifth year of age, his life, according to
the last named two authorities,
could" last 200 years. But, as mat
ter of fact, outside the Bible, there is
no record whatever of such long lives.
Among the extraordinary cases of long
evity*on record and we'll attested is
thatsof the Englishman; Thomas Parr,
who lived happily 1t Shropshire to
the age of 152 years. The celebrated
Harvey, who dissected him after death,
found his body in excellent condition,
and stated that had it not been for
his intemperance he might have lived
much longer. A census taken under
Emperor Vespassin showed in the
relatively small territory Of Italy
alone 80 persons over 100 years old,
and among these are two had reach
ed the age of 140 The census of the
United States for 1900 shows 1881
centenarians, and that for 1910 3,504
(males 1,271, females, 1888. These
figures have only dubious value, and
merely because the vanity of some
old people causes them to claim their
age much higher than it really Is,
but for the fact that the majority Of
these centenarians are ignorant per-
sons (2,533 negroes. III Indians and
three Mongolians), whose statements
as to their ages cannot be relied upon
Christian Herald.
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Don't Talk About Your Troubles.

Learn to keep your own affairs
locked up in your heart, but be will
ing to listen to others sorrows.
There is no use in the world in
harping on the crazy tear-making
events of life.
Be patient with the faults of 9TH
ers and be patient with your own.
But don't talk about the worries and
trials Of everyday existence.
There is no sense in that at all. 1t
is tremendous waste of energy. No
one wants to hear about individual
troubles. Constant talking about ones
troubles is a sure path to chronic
fault finding, pickering, and family
rows that cause more misery than
anything else on earth. And what
good does the talking do? The sym.
pathy you get doesn't amount to a row
of pins.
Individuals of the right sort resent
being pitied. Don't be a sympathy
beggar.
Smiles lead you back to youth,
tears drag you quickly to old age.
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Boiled Salad DRESSING.

The following boiled dressing Is very
nice with tomato jelly, fish salads and
fresh green salad herbs and with a
bit Of onion or cress makes a delicious
filling for sandwiches. 1t may also be
used on bread or rolls when a butter
boycott has been called. Beat two
eggs together, add tiny pinch OF
salt, two tablespoonfuls Of sugar, half
a scant teaspoonful of ground mus
tard and half a cupful of milk. Mix
we'll and then stir in a quarter OF a
cupful OF vinegar. Cook the mixture
until it thickens, taking care to stir
1t constantly to prevent curdling. Up
on removing from the fire let 1t cool
and then add a few drops of olive oil.
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kitchenettes.

Clotheslines may be washed by
winding them on a long board, then
scrubbing them with brush. This
prevents them from tangling and
makes them easy to wind, once they
are dry.
A practical housewife wants to give
her fellow workers a secret we'll worth
knowing. She has discovered that by
soaking pecan nuts in cold water over
night much of the difficulty of remov.
ing the meats is eliminated. Pecan
nut meats are very delicate and sweet,
but are often spoiled by the tiny bits
of inner brown shell. which Is bitter
and unpleasant
Did you know that by turning a
caulif1ower head downward it cooks
more quickly and improves In flavor?
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Setting the Table.

Often a hostess is puzzled to know
just how to arrange knives, forks and
spoons when setting the table. The
bread and butter plate is placed to
the left of ones plate, just above the
forks, which also are placed to the
left, with the points of the prongs
turned up. To the right of the plate
lie the knives, their sharp edges
turned towards the plates. Next to
the knives is placed the soup spoon
and next to this lies the oyster fork
For ordinary use of the family, when
the meals are served entire and not
in courses, knife, fork and several
spoons may be placed close together
at the right of the plate.
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WORK Of INDIAN ASTRONOMER

The ancient Brahmans of India in
some points were advanced beyond
the Greek astronomy. and in later
times Hindu observers Of note have
arisen at rare intervals. In the 18th
century Rajah Jai Singh H. construct.
ed set Of huge observatories at Jai-
pur, Delhi, Benares, Muttra and Cjjain.
One Of the immense instruments at
Delhi, built for finding the suns de-
clination by observing its shadow In
circles. is here pictured.
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SWALLOWED FALSE Teeth

During the progress Of a football
match recently at Meath, England. an
extraordinary fatality occurred. At a
particularly exciting portion Of the
game. Isaac Mason, 70. who was shout
ing vociferously, suddenly began to
struggle for breath. He dropped to
the ground. and before medical ai6
could reach him he was dead He lad
swallowed his false teeth. which had
suffocated him.
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SHORTSIGHTED BUSINESS men

1t has been a wonder to me how
it can be that men and organizations
can muster up the courage to put large
sums OF money into lands. factories.
machinery, and materials; incur big
payroll liabilities, and other obliga-
tions; then, when it comes to the
most important factor of all-that OF
making the product known; or, in
other words, making the people want
it; to hesitate-to consider the pub
licity as something apart from the
business-a something to be. or not
to be done, dependent on the judg-
ment, or perhaps whim of some indi-
vidual-or to think Of 1t as an ex-
pense, or say gamble.-E. O. Nc
Cormick.
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fre.~h Pancakes,

Beat separately the whites and
yolks of four eggs; then put them to-
gether, adding one cupful OF milk, half
a cupful of -four, a pinch OF salt, the
grated rind of lemon and a tea
spoonful of melted butter. Fry in
small pancakes, turning once: then
spread each with little fruit jelly.
roll into a cone and sprinkle with
powdered sugar.
A plentiful dish Of these delectable
goodies would amply compensate for
a light meal. The pancakes are eaten
piping hot and are as much liked by
the grown-ups as by children.
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TRIUklP FOR WRITER
FLASH OF THOUGHT SAVED THE
=. -, eITUATl0N. " -
Frederick Upham Adams Turned Joke
on OH. p. Belmont, seing Helped
Somewhat by His Experience
as 4 Novelist.

Table sagacity Is not invariably con-
ined to picking out the right fork or
spoon or to fitting either at the prop
n angle, writes Drury Underwood in
the Chicago Post. A fedgling diner
out, theoretically, may keep up con-
versation with his designated compan-
lon and also an eager eye on a model
across the way. A merely casual hesi-
fancy will allow him to stall until he
sees what weapon to choose for the
fish.
The chances for the majority of US
to decide what to do In an emergency,
are remote, but are to be considered
Place yourself in the situation of Fred
erick Upham Adams at Newport.
Mr.. Adams had accepted an invi-
tatfon from the o. H. p Belmonts-
the male one, to be exact-and after
Scotch overture luncheon was an
nounced.
"Grizzly," said o. H. p, "Mrs. Stuy-
vesant Fish is to lunch with us, but
that need not make any difference"
*'Certainly not" said Griz. Nobody
can make me unhappy"
The meal proceeded smoothly, with
the assistance of an assortment Of
buffers and waiter for each person,
but there was a crisis. ahead.
The doors of the serving room flew
open and flunky came in, staggering
under an imposing dish. 1t was cas-
tie constructed of meats. with a wall
of jelly and moat of rice. There
were parapets and towers and a port
| cullis; likewise porte cochere, but
this probably was a gastronomic ana.
chronism.
Mr.. Adams never batted an eye, be-
| cause, being novelist, he had to be
familiar with such scenes for a proper
standing in fiction. He had a tricky
host to deal with, however, for o. H. P.
indicated by glance that the open
spot In front Of Mr.. Adams plate was
to be the terminal for the pie.
Grizzly looked in vain for the sign
| Of mistake. Instead there was con-
| f1r-nation in the stony eyes Of o. H.
| P. There was nothing for him to dc
but to proceed, He recalled "Ivanhoe"
and the carrying of the castle by as
| sault but in brief reflection saw that
the dismantling of the wall would be
to undo the work of some chef, who,
in all likelihood, had put in two or
three days on the job. So he disen-
gagged rampant of ham without pull
ing down the structure and removed
a chicken tower flying flag of carved
radish.
Then o. H. p relaxed and gave a
momentary gleam Of approval.
1T was the quickest thought Of my
l1fe," said Mr. Adams in review Of the
Incident as he ordered pork shanks.
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CAT CAUSES SUICIDE SCARE

Please send a policeman here as
quickly as possible!" the superinten-
dent Of the Riverview apartments,
Pittsburg. said over the phone to
Lieutenant Hayes in the police station
the other night. II believe some one
has been killed with gas" Policeman
Singer arrived at the apartment house
out Of breath. He was told that the
house was filled with gas and was
coming from the apartments OF Har.
old Roberts, civil engineer on the
third floor When the policeman could
not get in through the hall doors he
climbed up rear fire escape. In the
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Three PARTS TO COMET.

A comet has three parts. The nu-
cleus Is the bright, starlike point
which is the kernel, the true potential
comet Around this is spread the
come, sort of luminous fog, shading
from the nucleus and forming with it
the head Still beyond Is the deli
cate tail. stretching away into space.
And this to the world in general is tho
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Apple Salad.

For apple salad, slice rich' juicy
fruit, or cut the desh into dice. Take
equal parts of the apple and Of tender
celery, also diced. Add q generous
portion of hickory nut meats and just
before serving toss with cooked may
onnaise dressing whipped with equal
parts of cream to . sti6 foth- This
addition of cream to tho dressing
makes 1t deliciously mild and light
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Properly Tempered, {: 4 y Always wifi
Whom IN the Hands Of Man 555
/: + Who Means to succeed. 81 4Sz

You can't" = < . 's:.& ~ F. :: = :. -
He did not exactly count the voices.
but it seemed to him az II every voice
in the world screamed at him, and
from all sorts Of queer places: i
"You can't!"
When the voices had hoarsed5 them
selves into silence, rude hands scrawl-
ed the words on bits of bark and pa
per and thrust them before his eyes.
Once the words formed themselves
into opposing rocks in his path and
he fell over them. I
Again, they multiplied themselves
Ike drops Of water into an unfriendly
sea and he nearly drowned.
He listened vainly at the lips of his
kin for one fair word of cheer. .
He prayed nightly to a stony-heart-
ed and busy God and took back to his
torn heart only the hollow echo of his
prayer
He saw many fingers tapping upon
foreheads and knew that the motions
Of the fingers spelled Fool.
In the wales the brooks sang taunt-
ing songs to him; as he swung up the
steep places in the forest the squir-
rels from the trees pelted him with
empty, symbolic shells; upon the
plains the wind, having good chance.
cut the skin of his cheek and scudded
away through the grasses with sar-
donic laughter.
The hand of sickness pinned him to
his cot for long seasons; his competi-
tors in the race for achievement ran
away from him as If he were tied; the
very bigness of the looming cities leer-
ed at him as he struggled with disap-
pointment and delay.
you can't!"
It stung him into greatness.
Somewhere within the locker of his
being he found a tool and sharpened
it. The tool was labeled Will. With
this, through many patient days, he
wrought upon the sneering face of
Fate to make it smile. The while he
worked the voices spat their jibe-
You can't" "Gibe on!" he cried
He let his kin 90 hang. He ceased to
rail at Gods Indifference. He dis
covered a mighty divinity within HIM
self and bent him anew to his task.
His Work-the Will to do it-these
were his friends, his life, his all.
The work was never finished, quite
no good work ever is-but when at
last his hands were still, upon his slab
men carved the paradoxic phrase:
40
Business.
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Red Cabbage Salad la Russo.
Cut up q red cabbage into very hne
narrow strips, plunge for minute
into boiling salt and water, cool In
cold water; drain, lay in deep dish
and sprinkle with salt and tarragon
vinegar Stir some mashed hard
boiled yolks of eggs into half tum'
blerful of sour cream. season with
salt, pepper and tarraeon leaves. Pour
over the cabbage and garn1sh with
some small radishes.
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Tidy Table.

In arranging q table for any meal,
says an exchange, remember that ii
the place silver Is laid perfectly paral-
lei and at right angles with the edge
of the table, the places set exactly op-
posite each other or equal distances
apart, the salt and peppers placed
true, and the centerpfece exactly in
the middle, the appearance of the
table is far more attractive than IT
any one of these little points IL over
looked.
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FOOTWEAR IN RUSSIA

All Russians have a weakness fo<
handsome footwear, and the result 10
that there are more showy boots worn
in the cars empire than anywhere
else on earth. This preference exten9s
to the women az well e. the men.
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To Keep Water Cool Without leo.

To Keep Water Cool Without leo.
Take two-gallon Jug or one Of con-
senient size. rap smoothly with eight
or ten thicknesses of newspaper, then
sew grain sack over all, cutting hole
for handle of jug. When fllling thor
oughly wet the sack and papers. IL
set in shade will keep cool Ill day In
hottest weather. Fine for nen that
V0ck u 0old. s>$ r.=z :. s@ -
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comet itself, though always the least
dense Of: the whole. Sometimes en-
tirely wanting, or hardly detectible,
the tail is again an extension millions
of miles in length. Although usually
q single brush Of light, comets have
been seen with no fewer than six tails
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THIS RACE DYING.

In consular report for 1910 dealing
with Spanish possessions in the Gulf
of Guinea, Consul Dedwell mentions
the Island of Fernando Po the abort
gines of which are called Bulbs" He
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Cream Of Papsjlea and Oyster Soup
The preparation Of cream OF papr1ka
with oysters II practically the same a.
that Of cream Of curry, except that you
replace the curry powder with mild
papRik2 powder
PapElka II simpU mia rcd pepper
dried and reduced 10 powder. This
makes . veU vhoao0nao nd aDpeo1'
h4 0iA r. y .=..s ..s,z ...z.. : H. 4 .s
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Kitchen he found gas escaping from
the stove and under the stove was an
unconscious cat. No member of the
Roberts family was at home. The cat
mad turned on the gas while romping
about the stove.
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STATES: with lew EXCEPTIONS. the Blu:
bi are uncivilized. Their general
attitude is friendly. These people are
most Independent and will do no out
side work of any kind. They live up
the mountains about six to ten miles
from the sea in small huts built Of
thick pillars Of wood and thatched
roofs. Each village consists Of about
20 to 40 huts under the control Of a
sub-chief called "Butuku." Their chief
industries are farming. hunting. and
fishing.
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Mothers
Friend

ant mothers which contains much
valuable information, and many sug-
gestions Of helpful nature.
BRADFIEID REGULATOR CO., Atlasss, C.
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STRAfING FROM THE COURSE

AT the Taft meeting held here last
evening there We're sarcastic words
Tor statement one and some other
features Of the Oregon system. The
recall OF judges came in for particu-
lar criticism by J. P. Winter.
But why should lawyers worrv
about the recall of judges? 1t is the
most logical thing on earth and law
yers love logic-pure, cold and clear
Ihe people elect judges, why should
they not have the privilege of recall
ing them if they prove unfit? Should
not those who employ also have the
right to discharge?
Is it not better to leave the recall
power with the people as is done at
present in Oregon than to leave that
power with the legislature as was
done formerly? The people elect the
judges. the legislature does not. Why
give the right to employ to one set
Of men and the right to impeach or
remove to another set Of men?
Should not those who have the re-
sponsibility Of creating an official all
SC have the right to see that he does
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his duty. If the people can be trust
ed with the election Of judges why
cannot they be trusted with their re-
call? Where is there anything wrong
with this logic?
This is not saying there are no
faults connected with the recall OF
judges by the people. But such OBJ
jections as there are to the recall of
judges are based not on the unreas-
.onableness of the law but upon the
alleged inexpediency of the thing,
They are objections such as may reas-
onably be raised by laymen, but not
by lawyers Members of the bar are
supposed to be logicians who calmly
follow the stream of reason from
source to mouth unswerved from
their course by any petty consider
etions of expediency.
However, Mr.. Winter may not have
been speaking in his professional ca
pacity.
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The snow king also wants a third
term.
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your medicines to all suffering women"
Mrs. MARY HALsTEAD, Platea, Pa,
Box SO.
Here is the report of another genuine
case, which still further shows that Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
may be relied upon.
Walcott, N. Dakota. .-"I had inflam-
nation which caused pain in my side,
and my back ached all the time. I was
so blue that felt like crying if any one
even spoke to me. ! took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and /
began to gain right away. / continued
its use and now / am a well woman. !"
Mrs. AMELIA DAHL, Walcott, N.
Dakota.
If You want special advice write to
Lydia Z. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfi-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by o
woman and held il strict confidence.
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A MATTER OF SPORT.

The pursuit of the south pole like
the long struggle to reach the north
pole was a matter of sport Men
like to do things that no one else has
ever been able to do before. For
years courageous men have worked
hard and suffered much to reach the
poles. But the discovery of the north
pole did not alter the face of the
earth to any great extent. Neither
will the discovery of the south pole
accomplish any particular good foT
humanity. However, some things are
worth doing for the sake of the sport
and this no doubt will prove true of
the feat performed by Captain Scott
unless someone comes along to
show that he is another DR.. Cook.
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H|!eI;algEEN(aA \;
g1NEaSfEa<sfSS 8

Women who bear children and re-
main healthy are those who prepare
their systems in advance Of baby's
coming. Unless the mother aids
nature in it's prenatal work the crisis
finds her system unequal to the de-
mands made upon it, and she is often
left with weakened health or chronic
ailments. No remedy is 30 truly a
help to nature as Mothers Friend.
and no expectant mother should fail
to use It. 1t relieves the pain and
discomfort caused by the strain on
the ligaments, makes plant and elas-
tic those fibres and muscles which
nature is expanding, prevents numb
ness Of limbs, and soothes the infiam-
nation Of breast glands. The system
being thus prepared by Mothers
Friend dispels the fear that the crisis
may not be safely met. Mothers
Friend assures a speedy and complete
recovery for the mother, and she is
left healthy woman to enjoy the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-07

John T. Whistler did a fine bit of
engineering work when he built the
Umatilla project and he should be a
good man to investigate the city's pro-
posed municipal power scheme. Mr.
Whistler is a very conservative en-
gineer and his reputation is such
that local people will have much
confidence in what he says concern
ing the proposed enterprise. 1t win
be interesting to hear his report
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\ REVIVAL OF MEMORY.

a jest is the breath Of life to win
Cressy, according to the New York
correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Tines-Star. On recent southern trip
he visited a pretty little Alabama
town, and one afternoon he went out
for walk. In the yard in front of
neatly whitewashed cabin he saw a
turbaned old negress. Mr. Cressy ap-
preached her, beaming. "Well, well.
said he. IF it isn't my o.d Aunt
Martha"
The old woman regarded him in
dlgnantly. "Ah nevah saw you befoah
in all NAH life, white man." said she.
"An' nah name amt Marty. You go
on about youah business"
An expression of grief crossed Mr.
Cressy's face. II cannot be mistak-
en-" he said. Surely you are my dear
old Aunt Martha. who nursed me
when I was child. When mother
knew that 1 was coming back to the
cid town she told me to be sure to
look UP Aunt Martha. We are as
fond Of you as If you were one of
the family"
Nah names Ann" said the old
woman obstinately. "An' Ah nevah
nussed nobody. Get along wiv you
Mr.. cressy had withdrawn IS
bill from his pocket and fingered 1t
lovingly. II am sorry" said he,
simply 1T seems to me could not
be mistaken. Mother gave me this
IS bill to give to Aunt Martha with
her love. But"
The old woman interrupted him.
Fob de Lords sake" said she. "ef
All didn't pretty near come not to
recognize you, chile. Cose you al
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RACE SUICIDE IN ENGLAND?

The lowest birth rate ever record
ed in any three months in England
and Wales appears in the record OF
the last quarter of 1911, which has
just been published. says the Chicago
Record Herald. The births were in
the proportion of 2s.O per 1000 OF
population annually, against an av-
erage of 26.0 per 1000 for the ten
preceding fourth quarters. In the
United Kingdom the birth rate drop
ped from 2S.2 in 1900 to $50 in 1910,
according to the yearly record
In France, which is commonly
pointed to as a nation of race suicide
tendencies, the birth rate was 1871
in 1910, a decline of 21.2 in 1900
Clearly the English have not far to
go, at the rate their births are di-
minishing to reach the French rec
ord. London had a birth rate OF
2S,6 per 1000 in 1910.
1t is regrettable that birth statis-
tics for the United States cannot be
had for comparison, owing to the ne
glect of many of the states to pro.
vide for their registration. The rec
ord in New York state for 1911 show
ed a birth rate for the whole state
of 25.7 per 1000. 1t was only 17.5
per 1000 outside the cities, how
ever. The tendency to smaller fam
lilies is common to all modern civil
lied nations.
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ItHlIHB OF ner
child. Mothers
Friend Is sold at
drug stores.
Write for our free
book for expect
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READY FOR BUSINESS.

The best rubber story is the latest
reserved for the telling by the secre-
tary OF state for the colonies. Mr.
Harcourt. at the British North Bor-
neo Dime, said that city friend OF
his was approached with a view tc
floating a rubber company. His
friend was quite ready.
How many trees have you?" he
asked.
I'VE have not got any trees" was
the answer.
How much land have you got?"
I'VE have no land"
What, then, have you got?"
II have a bag of seeds."-Londor
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