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Peruvian Intoxieant.

Pepper berries are the basis Of an
aAcient and still cherished beverage
u Peru, which is popularity known as
elca de molle. II you win examine
pepper berry in the first plump
sage Of its maturity, you viii find
mat the bitter resinousness is over
iaid with a coating Of sugary sweet
heSs-a natural instance Of sugar
eoated pill-and IL is at that stage
mat the berries are gathered for
olcha manufacture. There is a Ger
oin quality about this brew. aside
nun its cheapness, that is Of partic-
war appeal to the Peruvian taste (;
Dot it is by no means q temperance
ulnk. Indeed. its consumption In
one parts Of Peru has gotten to be
netting Of the. same sort Of vice
at pulque drinking has become In
ne valley Of Mexico.
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A curious example Of the effects OF
environment and changed conditions
of life upon the forms Of animals Is
furnished by a species Of partridge
that lives In the Canary islands. More
than four hundred years ago, says the
Los Angeles Times, the Spaniards
brought the red-legged partridge from
Europe to those islands. and the bird
has continued to flourish there; but.
as recent examination proves, IT has
undergone changes clearly brought
about by the conditions under which II
lives.
Its back has turned from russell to
gray. That. apparently, Is protective
coloring, since the bird passes Its life
among gray volcanic rocks.
Its beak has become one-fOurth long
er and thicker than that of its ances-
tors and Of its European relatives, and
its legs. aSo have increased in length
and grown stouter.
Those changes are exactly such as
were needed to suit II to the life that
It is now compelled TO lead amid the
rocks and on the mOuntainsides OF the
islands, where II needs a stronger ply
steal deyelopmentsthan 1t needed in its
former home.
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Express Yourself Accurately.

. Few of us are ever called upon to
quote Latin phrases, or discuss those
achievements that have made ancient
history. but today every one Of US is
expected TO he able TO express him
self accurately, In plain, simple
anguage-'words" that the average
person understands The wonders
and glories and triumphs of a dead
past make pleasant reading for people
who have the time to thus indulge
their tastes. but for the girl who
must make every minute cOunt-and
the struggle for bread and butter
means just that-practical books that
will help her TO express herself cos
rectly are the works she should read
In her spare time. II she is in doubt
as to what subjects she ought to take
up let her quickly seek the advice Of
some good. sensible friend, some per
son who Is competent TO select the
most profitable kind Of matter. and
then she should act faithfully on this
coachfng.-Exchange.
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The Panama Canal.

II has been said that water at the
Pacific end Of the Panama canal Is
permanently higher than IL is in the
Caribbean sea at the northern end Of
the canal. The statement of the caual
commission is to the effect that there
is no difference between mean sea-
level in the Caribbean sea at Colon
and mean sea-level in Panama bay on
the Pacific side of the isthmus. but at
Colon the tide rises only about nine
inches above mean sea-level and falls
nine inches below mean sea-level;
while at Panama the water at high tide
rises to ten feet above sea-level and
falls at low tide to ten feet below
mean sea-level. The water at Panama
at high tide is slightly more than nine
feet above elevation of the water at
Colon, while at low tide the situation
Is reversed and the water at Panama
is slightly more than nine feet below
the level of the water at Colon. One
of the reasons for building a locked
canal IS feet above sea-leyel Is that
there are sometimes relentless floods
created by the Chagres river. which
has been known to rise 251S feet In "a
hours.
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AVOID THAT DOUBLE CHIN"
Investigation Has Shown IL Can Be
Controlled II Not Entirely Done
Away With.

Among the other strange ideas ad-
vanced In this era Of strangeness is
the one which would make IL appear
that the personal form Of plumpness
known as q double chin Is not strictly
patriotic. The critic. presumably a
person Of lathlike build, declares that
q double chin is an Indicator Of dis
regard for conservation. Generous
feeders are usually marked by this
fleshy excess.
OF course nobody wants q double
chin. As far as known II never has
found a welcome. Nobody desires to
lose the precious neck line of youth.
A double chin with its curving crease
is quite enough Of an anxiety without
coupling II with an intimation Of dis
regard for loyalty.
Happily the charge has brought a
quick response. An investigator de-
elares that the double chin can be con-
trOIled and very largely mitigated. 1t
depends largely upon the carriage and
pose of the head. The person who
has a repeated chin. or Is. threatened
with one, should recall and practice
DR.. Edward Everett Hale's famous adj
vice: Look up, not down" The per-
son who sits, or stands, or walks, with
an erect body and keeps the chin up
tilted. can defy the crease and the fat
ty ridges-yes. and defy the insinua-
tons Of the lathy critic.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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SAID He SAW HELL AFLoAT
Some Excuse for BaeIoSoodsman's
Story When He First Saw the
Steamboat Armenia

Competition for passenger trade
among steamboat companies on the
Hudson river In the early days Of
steam navigation went so far some
times that 1t defeated its own ends
and was somewhat amusing In the
retrospect. Such was the case with
the Armenia, one OF the first boats
built which was fast enough to make
most Of the trip from New York to
Albany by daylight. This was for the
purpose Of attracting passengers who
wished to view the beautiful river
scenery, but for fear that scenery alone
would pail on the passengers, the own
ers also installed a steam calliOpe. The
calliope was simply series Of steam
whistles pitched In various keys Of
sufficient number to play simple tunes.
The Armenia was considered some
thing remarkable when she first ap-
peared, as indeed she was. The de-
mand on her boilers for steam to blow
the calllope whistles was so great,
however, that the expense Of furnish
ing the passengers with steam tunes
as well as speedy transportation was
more than the owners could AFFORD.
The story is told Of Catskill back
woOdsman. who. while visiting a river
town for the first time, saw the Ar
menia plying along before dawn.
spouting sparks and smoke and with
all her discordant whistles blowing.
On his return home he told a wonder
full tale Of seeing the devil going up
the river In a sawmill with all the
deniZens OF hell on board shrieking in
awful torment
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MUST BE ATTIcS SOMEWHERE
Possibly They Differ From Those Of
an Earlier Generation, But They
Are Not All Gone.

An eastern newspaper laments the
passing Of the attic. The modern
home Is without this historical mu-
scum of the family. And as for the
fiat-why. the attic of the fat Is q
miserable little storeroom In the base
ment. Where the attic once -four
ished In the old-fashioned mansion
with the clock on the stairs, there Is
now luxurious suite for the cook. or
Tor the boys. And the walls have pa
per with pink roses on II. and there is
plumbing and all that sort OF thing.
Where are the trivial fond records Of
the family's long or recent past now
keptf
In this section OF the country we
take heart Of grace. A sale TO aid the
cause Of woman suffrage reveals the
outpouring, IL not Of the old familiar
attic, yet something that must have
taken its place-possibly the larger
and more frequent closet with a win
dow in IT,"
The attic may 60, but the attic
spirit remains. Somebody In the world
somewhere wants these things. They
come out and are snapped up" II
there Is no attic In the modern house
there must be something that CORE
spends. to II. Is 1t a big closet some
where, or Is there q room at the top
that still gathers the odds aud ends?-
Minneapolis Journal.
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FORCED TO WAIT FOR NEWS
People Got Information Slowly Before
the Invention Of the Telegraph
and the HWIreless."

Today when the latest news OF the
day is flashed all over the world by
wire and wireless, we are apt to
forget the difficulties OF gathering
news before telegraphs were In gen.
eral operation. The earliest fast news
courier service Of record was reported
by Marco Polo. who relates that Geng-
his Khan. ruler Of Chinese Tartary In
the thirteenth century, sent relays of
couriers across the country, covering
about 300 miles each day.
David Hale, manager Of the New
York Journal of Commerce from 1927
until some time in the SOS, found his
paper shut out Of q news-gathering
combination, so he organized an indie
pendent service. He first created a
private news boat service. which en-
abled him to scoop all his competitors
In bringing the first news Of the French
revolution to this country. During the
exciting period Of Jackson's admins
tration he established horseback ex-
press service from Philadelphia to
New York, which resulted in the insti-
tuition of the celebrated Halifax ex-
press"
Richard Haughton, founder of the
Boston Atlas, used relays Of horses to
gather election news in Massachu-
sets, and he was able TO print the
returns Of the election Of 1890 at 9
O'Clock on the morning after election.
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INV FEBRUARY WAS NAMED
"a. Known to the Romans as Pc
.,od of Religious ExPiatien and
Purifieation.

,.h-rary was one Of the two months
,,suarr being the other) introduced
the Roman calendar by Numa
,riIius. when he extended the
- into 10 Of these periods. Its
- arose from the practice of re-
pLous expiation and publication
ns,cb took place among the Romans
:, the beginning Of this month, and
mos from februare, to expiate or to
ourify. Among our Saxon ancestors
- month got the name of Sproutkale
:, account Of the sprouting Of cabbage
- this ungenial season. The name
= SoI.monatt was afterward conferred
ait in consequence of the return of
AZ sun from the low course in the
S.avens which it had been running.
.,srring on the first day of the month.
The following day, or February 2,
,,s from a date unknown In the Chris
s.D history been held as a festival Of
A. ratification Of the Virgin, carrying
.ut the pagan idea of cleansing. &C
siding TO some writers, but the idea
at least open to doubt, as its pop
dsr name, even in the early church, is
nndlemas, from the practice Of carry
ne lighted candles in procession In
memory of Simeon's words at the pres
s,tstion of the infant Jesus. ITO be
f, light TO tighten the Gentiles." The
49,
m this day in the churches.
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sTRANGEST OF SHIP FREAKS
British Inventor Must at Least Be
Credited With the Possession Of
Much Imagination.

Since that memorable day long ago
when our rude forefathers first ven
tured sfiOat in their dugout canoes
many very curious ships have been
built. Perhaps the most extraordinary
Of all these freaks was the steamer
Connector, which was launched in
British waters In 1853.
The COnnector was built In three
sections, each Of which was, so to
speak, a ship Of itself. The bow or
forward section, which was fitted up In
the usual way, was jointed to the mid
ship section by means Of q huge bolt
in yuch a manner that, as the ship
pitched, it could rise or fall quite in
dPendently Of the other two sections.
nus as the ship met the waves a
h& Of wriggle ran along the hull.
IN the bow section rose, then the
1kaip section followed suit, and
My the stern section wriggled up
nd.
The craft passed safely through
Ume very severe trials, and even ven
ared ont In heavy weather. The idea
Eas TO build up ships In sections like
rains, so that any particular section
,Ould be dropped at the various ports
# call.
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The Attraction.

nave friend in East Africa who
sntes from a remote village that he
0 much puzzled recently by the
= rked interest In himself shown by
~ natives, says the Clubman in Pail
i Gazette. First the mayor In a
een-WOrn dresscoat and a fancy red
usecoat tworn outside the coat ar
u snd walked round and round the
snshman at spot where he was
lserintending the erection Of '-wire-
- Later the native gentleman re-
ssS.eo that in the afternoon he
e1t bring his friends, which he did
m. e number Of dozen; and they.
- - ne proceeded to walk round the
!. 1ef. peering curiously into his face.
49, me evening they returned with
49, ouefings. And the reason Of this
ng attention turned out 10 be
n so,o tooth. which they imagined
nave grown IN my frieu1's mouth.
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Thinking and Doing.

The end of life" said Emerson,
sis an action and not a thought,
which leads Us to remark how much
importance We give to the thought
and forget the corresponding action.
This very thought OF Emerson Is
worth nothing unless it eliminates in
a deed. And the lesson now is. never
TO have a thought that does not orig
mate or eliminate In an action A
thought apart from action Is Of no
worth. Thinking well and refusing
TO do wen is destructive of character.
Teach that philosophy at school. and
You understand II, gentle teacher, and
II you don't stay home and wash
dishes. Saying nice things and doing
poor ones is the calamity of life. from
which We should all pray to be freed.
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ariaa. p..eh.d wlth coner.,..

Much success Is reported from the
new method Of strengthening old
bridges recommended BY the county
surveyor Of Shropshire. England. An
old bridge Of Thomas Telford, built
% years ago between Shrewsbury and
Ludlow, was found to owe Its unsafe
condition to two seriously cracked
cast iron ribs. and restoration has
been undertaken by ineasing the ribs
In ferro-concrete. The accomplishment
Of the work, restoring the way again to
heavy trafic. Is said to have made the
structure even stronger than when first
huilt. the work on the defective RIBS
was done from suspended platforms
without interference with the road
way. and the repairs have not appre-
ciably changed the appearance Of the
bridge.
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PAID FOR FAULT OF EMPRESS
How Foot-stuntins Of Chinese Women,
with Its Accompanying Aoonies,
Was Originated.

A small foot was ut one time more
greatly desired by the women Of China
than any other item of feminine beau
U. How the practice Of stunning
the feet originated is told by
Henry Charles SIR In @China as De
scribed by Great Writers" He SAYS:
The empress OF an emperor, who
reigned In China before the food
was found by her liege lord near the
apartment Of one of the principal off,
GERS of the household, who had the
reputation Of being a lady-killer. Re
ceiving from the emperor a severe
reprimand. the frightened woman
pleaded in her defense that II was not
her fault, but the fault OF her feet,
which were so very large they bore
her to the forbidden precincts against
her will. Thereupon the emperor or
dered the fore part Of her feet ampu-
tated. To conceal the fact the en-
press announced that she was to in
troduce a new fashion of small feet,
and all about her were ordered to do
likewise.
At six years Of age the Chinese girl
started to curb her feet. The foot,
below the instep, was forced into
line with the leg, the toes then
doubled down under the sole Of the
foot, the big toe being made to over
lap the others. Bandages were then
applied with horrible pressure, and
for six weeks the child suffered in
tOlerable agony. After this period
the pain subsidized and the child could
tOtter about on the stumps. This Gus
tom was abolished. with other relics
Of early Chinese practices, by royal
edict several years ago.
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The pufter FISH affords a novel ex-
ample Of the way nature sometimes
works to protect her creatures. The
many different species inhabit all trop-
ical and other warm seas and certain
large rivers Few OF them reach a
length Of more than two feet The pecu-
liar characteristics common to ali OF
them Il their ability to initiate them
selves with air or water until they be-
come almost spherical In shape. The
air or water that hlls the abdomen or
the esophagaI sac - retained BY 4
valve In the throat. and can be dis
charged almost Instantly.
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Mako ,he MInute, worth WhlIe.

Weak characters yield the future to
the passing minute. And you can't tell
them about Il. The best way to make
people dislike you Is to be constantly
reminding them Of the use OF time.
Each man prides himself In being his
own boss, but coming days viii give
the lie to that little fiction that we can
use the present In frivolity and reap
glory in the future. The trouble with
most of rs Is that We have the wrong
idea Of pleasure We find II only In lev
~ and nonsense. This Is bore to
the man Of brains. Minutes that do
not contribute something worth while
to LIE are counted lost he nnds JOY
only IN what adds TO greater Zines
and develops the broadesf character.
-ExchaEge-
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Quaint Old E.stpor..

The quaint old town Of Eastport.
Ne, which Is but little way from
the easternmost point in the United
States. Is Of interest because during
the War Of 1872 a British feet sailed
into the harbor and took possession
Of the town and fort without firing q
shot. Here British troops remained
until the exact boundary between the
United States and Canada had been
determined With the exception Of
the interval Indicated above. Ameri-
can troops occupied the fort from
1903 until 1875. In the latter year Il
was abandoned and later the property
was sold to private individuals. who
turned the buildings Into dwellings
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p.l.s.ine n christ,s TIme.

At the time Of the birth OF Christ.
Judea. that portion In which Jerusa-
lem was situated. was a dependency
of the government Of Rome In the
year 20 A. D., about thirty-fiye years
otter the death OF Christ. Jerusalem
itself was captured BY the Romans
under Emperor Titus and was de
stroyed. Il was rebuilt BY the Ro-
mans ana held for varying periods
by them, By the Persians. BY the No
hammedans By the Crusaders and
b. the Turks. Il WIS under Turkish
rule from l51e until capture BY the
R-ztfsh.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-03-28
LEMONS BRING OUT
THE HIDDEN BEAUTY
Make this lotion for very little
cost and just see
for yourself.

What girl or woman hasn't heard
of lemon juice to remove complexion
biemishes; to bleach the skin and to
bring out the roses, tn freshness ana
the hidden beauty? But lemon Juice
alone is acid, therefore Irritating, and
should be mixed with orchard white
this way. Strain through a fine cloth
the juice of two fresh lemons into a
bottle containing about three ounces
of orchard white, then shake well and
you. have a whole quarter pint of skin
and complexion lotion at about the
cost one usually pays for a small jar
or ordinary cold cream. BE sure to
strain the lemon juice so no pulp gets
into the bottle. then this lotion viii
remain pure and fresh for months.
When applied daily to the face, neck.
arms and hands it should help to
bleach. clear, smoother and beautiry
the skin.
Any druggist will supply the three
ounces OF orchard white at very little
cost and the grocer has the lemons
Adv. J
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-03-28
Before The Advent
Of Wonlan's Gladness


Before the arrival Of The storE, women
for over half century have learned tie
wisdom OF giving nature helping hand.
Nausea, nervousness, bearing-down and
stretching pains In the abdomen and
muscles are entirely zvoided by the use OF
Mothers Friend. according to the testimony
Of thousands Of mothers who have used thi1
time-honered remedy.
Mothers Friend inbricateg the fine net
work Of nerves beneath the skin, and by
regular use during the period the muscles
are made and kept soft and elastic. They
can then expand gently and easily when
baby is born and pain and danger st thu
crisis Is naturally avoided. ht 90
Mothers Friend is a preparation Of pene-
trailing oils and other medicinal agents
prepared especially for expectanf mothers.
u isyfor external use, Is absolutely safe and
should be used regularly during the entira
period before baby comes.
Write to the Bradheld Regulator COM
panY, Dept. A, Lamar Building, Atlanta,
Georgia. for an interesting Motherhood
Book. and obtain q bottle OF Mothers
Friend from the druggist. You viii Ind ie
the greatest Kind Of belp,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-03-28

her of hts young friends at a, birthday
party on Saturday. The invited guests
were Lucille Richards, Susan Spencer
Tom Richards, Dale Reip, Cleo Reip
and Nina Shipley.
Hugh Rhea is home from the y. a,
C. for a few days between registra-
tions.
r. T.. Thorn of the 42nd Artillery,
who has been in France for the past
year, returned home on Monday. He
thinks he has seen some country put
none quite so good as old Umatilla-
e. T.. jackson of the Minnehaha dis
trict, made a shipment of fat hogs
to Portland on Saturday.
Mrs. C. II. Shaw, who was taken Ill
while at Umatilla, has recovered sur
ficientIy to return to her home.
The o. w. r. & n. section has been
released and half will be looked after
by the Stanfield crew and half by the
crew from the Tanks.
The wrecker was here and picked
UP the remains of the freight car thar
was wrecked on the siding The
scrps will be taken to La Grande
where they viii be salvaged and some
used there and the rest will be sent on
east TO car shops to be worked over.
Mr.. Reip has been called to Gray
bill Wyoming on business While ne
is gone Mrs. Reip and children VIII
visit with Mrs. Reip's parents at PEN
dleton,
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wheatly who has been seriously Ill.,
is somewhat improved.
Six blanks have been sent out from
the Westland school to homes Of the
boys who enlisted in the world war
These questionnaires will soon be re-
turned to Miss Marvin. state historian.
who Is collecting data of the. recent
war for the state. OF these SIX, 1our
have returned to their homes. otto
Shipley is on the way home from
France. and irwin Huff died while at
Camp Lewis.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-03-28
Caucasion is Bride,
Groom Hindu Prince

VANCOUVER, Wash, March 2s.---
Hindu prince, son of NJ. Bain Pom
dexter of India. and Mary Donner of
New York, a Caucasian. were mar
ried by Judge w. y. IT Derr Tuesday.
The prince. Richard Pondcxter. is
graduate of Columbia university He
wore a Turkish head dress, cape. "A
number of rings, bracelets. precious
stones, and gold ornaments. estimat-
ed to be worth several thousand dol
lars, provided they were genuine. He
gave his occupation as teacher.
The bride gave her occupation as
doctor of psychology. They were ac-
companied by William II. Soules and
Paul c. Dormitzer of Portland, who
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-03-28
EAST OREG0NIAH SPECIAL '..
NEWS OF UMATILLA COUNTY
Coyote Hunting is
Westland Sport
(East Oregonlan speciaL.l

wEsTLAND, March 2s.--Coyote
hunting seems to be the sport of the
day in this end of the county. A num-
ber of dens of young ones have been
dug out.
/. d. Basey was a business visitor to
Heppner on Saturday.
Mr.. Girt Rhea and family of lone,
were weekend guests at the home of
Mr., Rhea's brother, Walden Rhea. of
Butter creek.
There was break in the high line
of the Western land ditch last Fri
day which interferred with the irriga-
ton for a few days.
James Cornfield of Pendleton Wis
tied over Sunday with his daughter.
Mrs. Reips fsy@
Walter Nation entertained a num-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-03-28

ett of Gardiner, oregon.
II must find out about this" ana the
dean hastily thumbed the leaves OF
the telephone director in search OF
the name signed to the check.
This is Mr.. Straub." when he got
his party.
~ Just w-what does this c-eheck
m-mean?" he inquired.
"Oh, it Is for the woman's build
ing, and 1t is really so? / just found
it on my desk" he exclaimed.
1T has been there since saturday
night, YOU say? What time? Ten
oclock,'
Mrs. Jewett had slipped the check
on the desk during the festivities of
the Colonial assembly, given TO raise
funds for the women's building. Thus
the people interested in the university
missed thanking Mrs. Jewett for SO
hours. She could feel amply repaid.
however. by the big smile worn the
entire day by Dean Straub.
Don't annoy silent man; he may