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SEEDS!
All Kinds of Seeds,
Alfalfa,
Timothy,
Broome
Grass,
Blue
Grass
and
White
Clover.
Orders for any kind
of Seed Solicited by
TAYLOR,
THE HARDWARE MAN.
Who Sella Field hence in all heights,
as well as every variety of HARD
WARE, Barbed Wire, &c
Empire Meat
Market
IS THE PENDLETON
DEPOT FOR MEATS
OF ALL KINDS IN
LARGE OR SMALL LOTS.
QUICK DELIVERY IN CITY.
FAMILY TRADE SPECIALLY
CARED FOR.
Schwarz & Greulich,
Proprietors.
Phone, Main 18.
607 Main Street.
WOOD! COAL!
WOOD! COAL!
WOOD! COAL!
W. C. MINNIS
SELLS BOTH.
Kemerer Coal. First Class Wood
Orders Promptly Filled.
Telephone, Red 401, or call on
W. C. MINNIS,
Office Main Street, Just opposite Hans
ford 4 Thompson's hardware store.
Proprietors
Old Dutch Henry
Feed Yard.
Cavalry Horses for Sale.
BEST OF CARE TAKEN OF
TEAMS OVER NIGHT
GIVE US A CALL.
SEALS!
Notary and
Corporation
$3.50 to $5 Delivered
Order of us aad save mosey.
Ordess for Rubber Stamps
alto solicited.
EABT OREGONIAN PUB. GO
THE LATEST STYLES.
Fhnt In Belnpr Worn In the "Wny of
Sleeve nml Skirt.
The lntest sleeve Ib close fitting to
the elbow, where It Is confined by n
bond of embroidery. From this flare
two narrow rufllcs, under which there
Is a puff of lace confined In r tight
band of embroidery.
All the new skirts flnrc n great deal
at the bottom. This flaring effect Is
OP DOTTED MOCSSEIjINE.
gained by a single gored flounce or sev
eral narrow gored ruffles edged with
bias folds. Ruffles all tucked appear
on many of the spring costumes. These
flaring effects are to go with tbe ever
increasing size of the sleeves.
Rounded revers and fronts are the
order of the day. Nearly all the dressy
jackets are made open front and the
space filled in with a soft front of lace,
chiffon and brocade.
One of the latest skirts is box plaited
all the way around. Each box plait is
trimmed with five strappings, which
are apparently buttoned to the skirt.
There is a stitched yoke nround the
hips.
A simple and at the same time stylish
gown is shown in the sketch. It is of
black veiling dotted in white, and it is
made up over a lining of white silk.
The waist is bloused both back and
front and is trimmed with three wide
bands of black chantilly. The sleeves
are tight fitting to the elbow, where
they develop into puffs. The skirt has
a full flounce headed by a band of the
lace. Judic Chollet.
NET AND POINT D'ESPRIT.
They Make Uneftil Gown and Sepa
rate Skirt.
A point d'esprit net gown is by far
the most useful evening dress for a
young girl. This fabric is a decided
Improvement on the tulles and veil
ings, for, In spite of the somewhat
ethereal appearance of point d'esprit,
It Is very durable. A very handsome
Or BIttOX NET.
effect can be given by the addition of
many frills bound with narrow satin
or velvet ribbon.
At some of the shops separate skirts
of point d'esprit and net can be bought
ready made. These are especially use
ful In black, white or cream and may
be worn with chiffon or lace waists
for dinner or informal occasions.
The all lace frock has by no means
departed. There has been a revival of
It this winter. Borne of these dresses
are very magnificent. The underskirt
consists of endless flounces of accor
dion plaited chiffon. Tbe overdrapery
of "lace is often mingled with bands of
mink or sable. Jet and heading of ev
ery sort are to he worn on the BUinmer,
lace gowns.
The smart gown iu the illustration is
cf black veiling over white Bilk. The
waist is decollete, but has long, tight
fitting Blecves. There are three tiny
velvet Btraps over the shoulders. Both
walBt and Bklrt are profusely orna
mented with black chiffon appliques in
a decided flower pattern.
5"- -kt Jomc Cnoixrr.
Snrensm That Failed.
A certain Englishman by birth who
Is an American by force of circum
stances has been In this country long
snough to absorb the American idea
Df humor. l.ast summer he was in
London on a visit and happening to
have business with a man on an up
per floor of a tall building took the
"lift" to reach his offlco. The elevator
was one of those excessively dellbcr
ite British affairs, and Its snail-like
progress annoyed the Amcrlcnnized
Briton. The only other occupant of
the car was a middle nged English
man, with a manner of peculiarly
English seriousness. The man from
America ventured to address him.
"I think I could make a great Im
provement In this lift," he said.
The Englishman looked seriously in
terested. "How?" he asked.
"Why," the other man went on, "I'd
make it go faster by n simple little ar
rangement. I'd stop the lift altogeth
er and move the building up and
down."
The Englishman looked slightly
more interested.
"How?" he asked.
Sionsr.
Sponges grow in odd, fantastic
shapes. Some of them have nn over
growth resembling huge warts. There
are some suggesting hands, hats and
figures of Idols. These are curiosities
and not marketable for practical use.
In trimming them Into shape many
small Bponges are made which are
used for children's Blntes, for black
ing shoes and in making paper. The
uses vary according to size.
"One of the Inrgest sponges known
Is in New York city. It is fan shape
and some three feet in diameter. For
practical use it is worthless, but as an
exhibit it is valued at $100.
The best sponges are imported from
the Mediterranean, although Florida
produces very fine varieties. These
vary in price from a cent to $20
apiece, although occasionally fine
specimens bring $00 a pound. The
best of these are used in surgical op
erations. Other sponges are the mandruka
batt. the elephant ear. velvet, grass
and sheep's wool, which is best for
washing. The chenp sponges are used
In washing carriages and by painters.
A Carinas Indian Cnntom.
In the original settlements In British
Columbia a peculiar institution occa
sioned gala times for the red men now
and then. This was the "potlatch," a
thing to us so foreign, even in the Im
pulse of which It Is begotten, that we
have no word or phrase to give its
meaning. It is a feast and merrymak
ing at the expense of some man who
has earned or saved what he deems
considerable wealth, and who desires
to distribute every lota of It at once
in edibles and drinkables among the
people of his tribe or village. He does
this because he aspires to a chieftain
ship or merely for the credit of a "pot
latch," a high distinction. Indians
have been known to throw away such
a sum of money that their "potlatch"
has been given in a huge shed built
for the feast, and blankets and orna
ments have been distributed In addi
tion to the feast.
Celt anl Saxon.
One of Sheridan's tales was of an
Irishman who met a Briton, of the true
John Bull pattern, standing with fold
ed arms in a contemplative mood, ap
parently meditating on tbe greatness
of his little Island.
"Allow me to differ with ye!" ex
clnlmed tbe Celt
"But I have said nothing, "sir," re
plied John Bull.
"And n man may think a lie as well
as publish It," persisted the pugna
cious Hibernian.
"Perhaps you are looking for light?"
queried the Briton.
"Allow me to compliment ye on the
quickuess of yer perception," said
Patrick, throwing down bis coat, and
then they pitched in.
What He Mined,
Mrs. De Style It's a pity yon could
not have heard that sermon today.
Mr. De Style After paying for your
Sunday wardrobe I haven't money
enough left to boy myself a decent
thing to wear.
Mrs. De Style That's just it, and
that sermon would have made yon
blusb for very shame. It was on the
"Idolatrous Worship of Fine Clothes."
New York, Weekly.
Bis Gray Hair.
Sunday School Teacher Remember,
children, always respect gray hair.
Tommy Traddles Well, my pa does
not
Sunday School Teacher (in astonish
ment) What makes yon think that?
Tommy Traddles He dyes bis whis
kers. Exchange.
WASHINGTON LETTER
Special Correspondence.!
The'subjcct of n now public building
to be located on the Bqunre hounded
by Jackson place, Seventeenth and II
streets nnd Pennsylvania avenue, just
north of the state, war and navy de
partment building, Is under discus
Blon by the senate committee on pub
lic buildings and grounds. Senator
Fairbanks, the chairman of this com
mittee, some time ago introduced n bill
in the- senate providing for a building
on this site for the departments of state
and justice. Thnt bill has been under
discussion, nnd it has already been de
cided by the committee that such a
building should contain offices for the
president of the Tutted States, so that
it will probably be styled the execu
tive, state and justice building.
The square Just north of Pennsylva
nia avenue, between Jackson place
and Seventeenth street, Is regarded as
admirably suited for n building In
which the otiiccs of the .president can
be located. It Is contemplated to con
struct between the building and the
White House a tunnel, so that when
the president desires he can pass from
his ollice to his home without going out
or doors. This tunnel will be lighted
by electricity nnd ornamented In such
n way that It will appenr, in fnct, no
different from a beautiful corridor In
tbe building.
After "White llonne Rntn.
A new rat catcher has come to town
bent on .exterminating the rnts at the
White House. He's willing to work
by the day, job or scalp. His card
reads: "W. B. Linthicum, Professional
Rat Catcher. All Work Guaranteed."
Linthicum, who came here from Bal
timore, Is u constituent of Represent
ative Wachter. He saw Mr. Wachter
and offered to Bend at once for his "In
struments" eleven ferretB and five
dogs.
"For heaven's sake, don't bring them
to the cnpltol!" pleaded Mr. Wachter.
who at once wrote Secretary Cortelyou
asking that the president consider
Maryland in distributing nny patron
age connected with the rnt killing in
dustry. Linthicum claims to be the cham
pion rat killer of the world. He esti
mates that he has exterminated more
than a million rnts
"I could clean out that White House
in a few days," he said. Linthicum will
remain in town until he hears from
Secretnry Cortelyou.
Rat traps, rat poisons nnd rnt killing
suggestions continue to pour Into the
White House. j
An Unconventional Prcnidcnt.
The other day the president para-J
lyaed some old conservatives by being
seen in the street playing ball with
some boys. The president didn't know
who the boys were, and it did not make
the slightest difference to him. They
were hnving a fine time when he enme
along, nnd the sight of their joy was
too much for him. He promptly asked
to be let in, nnd the first thing the boys
knew they were playing bnll with a
president of the United States who did
not approve of the particular curve
they affected and began teaching them
a new one. For ten minutes he delight
ed them nnd apparently himself nnd
then went on his way, while the young
sters cheered him off.
it Is that sort of thing thnt astonishes
official Wushlngton until it is holding
Its breath in wonder. They never saw
the like before, and it files in the face
of anything else they ever heard of,
and nothing but the president's per
sonal popularity saves him from severe
criticism.
Ills pet expressions also come in for
much comment, as many of tbem are
those popular as a rule among country
folk and rarely heard in the city. He
edified some persons who were with
him in the cabinet room the other day
by exclaiming, "By gosh!" and in the
space of two hours he had used It a
number of times, interspersed by "land
sokes," to which was sometimes added
"alive."
ElUina' Lack.
The elevator conductor heard three
bells. It was tbe senatorial signnl. At
tbe same instant came another three
bells. The man glanced at the Indicator
and saw that one signnl came from the
basement and the other from the top
floor. It was evident that two senators,
one at ench end of the shaft, were in a
hurry to get to the senate to answer the
roll call.
The elevator cage was between the
two extremes. The man at the rope
did not hesitate. Taking a coin out of
his pocket, ho gave it a spin and cov
ered it with his foot "Heads up, tails
down!" ho said.
The coin had fallen head upward.
The elevator ascended to the top story,
and that is why Senator Elkius reach
ed tbe senate chamber ahead of Sena
tor Quarles.
Dlatrlet Wuli Loan.
Congress will be asked to lend the
District $11,000,000 for necessary pub
lic improvements. Tbe list of items
embraces a filtration reservoir for Po
tomac water, a complete system of
sewage disposal, Improvements of tbe
streets, roads and highways of the
District and the reclamation of tbe
Anacostia flats and their conversion
Into a public park.
Tbe amount of the loan to be solicit
ed has been agreed upon by twelve of
tbe fourteen citizens' associations of
tbe District of Columbia, nnd theso
bodlcB will co-operate in securing thnt
sum.
Give the Homely Ones a Show.
The government printing office turn
ed out senate bill No. 05, Introduced
by Mr. Hale, with its title reading, "A
bill providing for the retirement of
pretty officers nnd enlisted men of tho
navy."
"Good Idea!" salt! Senator Tillman
"Retire all the pretty ones, nnd give
Bob Evnns a chance."
Caul Sciiofield.
"Drr n Statistic."
It Is fairly obvious that the study of
statistics is not exactly whnt would
be termed a popular pastime, Bays
Wlnthrop M. Daniels In The Atlantic.
Librarians do not discover nny exten
sive demand for statistical literature.
Sir John Lubbock, if I remember
rightly, found no place for a single
volume of figures In his hundred best
books, and In thnt flood of articles on
"Books That Have nelpcd Mo, by
Authors Great and Authors Small,"
the same significant silence seemed to
be maintained. There were some very
; curious books thnt had apparently
proved helpful to certain persons, but
there wnB unbroken testimony of a
! negative kind that nobody had ever
been helped by n blue book.
To say of anything "as dry as sta
tistics" is at once to consign it to the
nethermost limbo of aridity. Such is
tbe verdict upon tho finished statis
tical product As for the methods em
ployed in constructing such tables
weighted averages, index numbers or
curves of error these to the way far
lng men are hidden nnd Ingenious re
finements of cruelty, to be avoided at
all hazards or at least forgotten with
a shudder and a prayer.
How He Fooled the Dor.
A gentleman who is fond of studying
wild unimnls in their nntural surround
ings once had nn opportunity of seeing
for himself nn exnmple of the cunning
for which the fox has become prover
bial. As he was standing near the bank of
a river one winter day, he saw a fox
run out upon the Ico and mnke straight
for a hole. At the edge of the opening
he stopped, turned, followed his tracks
back to the bank, ran down the stream
and pnused to await developments.
In a little while a dog came tearing
out of the woods, with his nose close
to the Ice nnd snow. He ran along the
Ice with his head down, following tbe
scent until he reached the opening. It
was then too Inte to check his speed.
no plunged Into the water and was lost
under the ice.
The fox meantime had waited in
plain sight to watch the effect of his
little trick. After the dog came into
view tho fox remained perfectly mo
tionless until he saw his old enemy
disappear. Then, with n look on his
face which seemed to combine n good
natured grin with n mild contempt, he
went nonchalantly off about his busi
ness. A Cnrlon Palm of South America.
One of the most curious pnlms in the
world is called the ita and is very
abundnnt on the banks of tbe Amazon,
Rio Negro nnd Orinoco rivers. In the
delta of the latter It occupies swampy
tracts, which are at times completely
inundated and present the appearance
of forests rising out of the wnter.- The
swamps are Inhabited by a tribe of In
dians called Gunranes, who subsist al
most entirely upon the produce of the
tree. During the nnnunl floods they
suspend their houses from tops of the
tall stems of the palms. The outer skin
of tho young leaves is made into cords
for hammocks, and the soft inner bark
yields u nutritious farinaceous sub
stance. The Champion Thin Man.
A knot of men was gathered in the
smoking room at the club the other
evening. All ordinary topics had been
exhausted, and tbey finally entered
upon a contest to see who could tell
the most remarkable story about the
fat men or the lean men they had seen.
A veritable Ananias was awarded
first prize without a dissenting voice
when he asserted that he bad met In
his travels a man so thin tbat he could
"go through a flute without striking. a
note."
What the Babr Reeded.
"Papa," said Tommy, "little brother
is a week old tomorrow, isn't be?"
"Yes."
"Let's you nnd me give him a birth
day present"
"Very well. What shall It be?"
"Let's buy him a wig. He needs
that more than anything."
A Choice of Profcnlona.
"If I bad not becu brought up a
dean," says Dr. Hole of Rochester,
"there are three other vocations I
should have liked to have followed
master of a pack of bounds, bead gar
dener in a large nursery or a book
seller. I think tbe last is tbe best of
fice of tbe three."
No man can be brave who considers
pnln the greatest evil of life or tem
perate who regards -pleasure as tbe
highest good. Cicero.
By the time we get what we want In
life we want something else a great
deal more. Saturday Bvenlng Post
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The Best Hotel in Pendleton:
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Headquarters for Traveling Menv
Commodious Sample Rooms.
Rates $2 pet day.
Special rates by week or month.
Excellent Cuisine,
Every flodern Convenience
' Bar and Billiard Room in Connection.
i
' Only Three Blocks from Depot.
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HEATED BY STEAM.
LIGHTED BY ELECTRICITY.
American Flan, rate 11.25 to 12.00 a day,
Snropean plan, 50c, 75c, 11.00
Bpcial ratei by week or month.
Free Bus rieets all Trains.
Cossnerclal Trade Solicited.
Flae Sample Roans
Special attention given Country Trade
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