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i a Am: E.S.Ilf,M, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1902. SEEDS! A 11 Kinds of Seeds, Alfalfa, Timothy, Broome Grass, Blue " Grass and White Clover. Orders for any kind of Seed Solicited TAYLOR, THE HARDWARE NAN. Wfao Sells Field beace in all heights, ma well as every variety of HARD WARE, Barbed Wlre.&c I WOOD! COAL! WOOD! COAL! WOOD! COAL! W. C. MINNIS SELLS BOTH. Kemerer Coal. First Class Wood Orders Promptly Filled. Telephone, Ked 401, or call on W. C. MINNIS, Office Main Street, just opposite Hang ford & Thompson's hardware Btore. LaFontaine & Garrison 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 ub and Bave money. Orders for Rubber Btampa also solicited. EAST ORFGONU N PTm. ro 51 12,500 for a Prescription. The largest sum ever paid for a prescription changed hands In Ban Francisco August SO' 1901. The transfer Involved In coin and t 111200 and was paid by a patty of business men for a specific lor Ilrlght'e Disease and Dia betes, hitherto incurable dlieases. They commenced the careful investigation of m specific November 15, 18C0. They Inter Tiewed scores of the cured and tried It out on i nttxru'B oy putting ovor three dozen ! got physicians to namo chronic incurabio e,and administered it with tho phTsleians juuges. up to August 27. elKhtv.i.,,. sent ol the Ust cases wore either well or rogTressing favorably. There being but thirteen per cent ol iallnres. ike parties were satisfied and closed the trans action. The proceedings of the investigating: osMdttee and the clinical reporU of the test Mm were published and wtU be mailed free MapjttMUea. AddreatJoav . Foxtom Com. , mi jsoaif oaiorr Bi.. San FrancUco, Cl. Humorous Anecdotes of Last Presidential Campaign. Various Theories of the Cause of Vic tory or Defeat Spreading Out a Platform Cheerful Under Dlffcul ties "Private" John Allen's Story. A Colored Orator Has Fun With the Democrats Galusha Grow Cracks a Joke The Gentle Game of Poker. Copyright, ISO;, by Champ Clark. When representatives and senators return to congress fresh from the la lors of a national campaign, the.v have many stories to relate nnd divers theo ries to expound ns to the why and wherefore of victory or defeat. The session after the hattle of 1000 was no exception to the rule. "Uncle Lon's" Goose Story. Colonel Lcouidas F. Livingston of Atlanta, Ga!, ranking Democrat on the great committee on appropriations nnd almost universally called "Uncle Lou" hy his familiars, took a turn at "ex plaining" n thing to which Democrats were much given ex necessitate those days. Colonel Livingston attributed the an ecdote to Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, but 1 am inclined to the opinion that he originated It himself. However that may be, the story Is a good one. "To give n reason why we failed in 1S90 aud again in 1000," quoth "Uncle Lon," "I will relate one of Alex Stephens' yarns, tstepiiens used to say: -nen i was a hoy, my mother had two geese which went to sitting in the same brier patch so close together that their wings almost touched. One goose stole all the eggs from the other aud thereby j had so many that she could not cover j them nil. When hatching time came, I both geese were short on goslings, one because she had no eggs and the other because she had too many. Moral. If you want a good crop of goslings, the mother goose must not Bprend out too much.' My opinion," concluded "Uncle Lon," "is that In our platforms of 1S00 and 1000 we Democrats spread out too much." Cheerful Under Difficulties. Whether Hon. William A. Rodenherg, formerly of the East St. Louis district, is any blood relation to Mark Tapley of immortal and hilarious memory this deponent salth not. He ought to be, for his cheerfulness undeu difficulties entitles him to that distinguished hon or. Rodenherg was one of the brightest and most nmiablo Republicans in the Fifty-sixth congress. In personal ap pearance he greatly resembles Senator jonatuan rrouuss uoinver ox xowa. . Somehow Rodenherg "fell outside the breastworks" in the melancholy days of November, 1000, although lie led his ' ticKet by sometiiing close to a thousand votes. When asked about It, he replied cheerily: "Statesmen are sometimes defeated at the polls; mere politicians, never. Or. as John Allen states it, 'While we are here wrestling with great measures of state the pesky poli ticians somehow get In between us statesmen and the dear people nt home.' " All Pleased. Hodeuberg's pleasantry as to states men and politicians reminded me of three of my Democratic constituents who were candidates against one an other for the nomination for the legis lature In 1000. They ban made a redhot fight In the primaries. When It was over, all three claimed to lie fully satisfied and happy ns clams at high tide. No. 1 wns delighted because he received more votes thnti the other two combined, No. 2 wns gratified because he ran ahead of No. a, and No. 3 was in high feather because he received practically the unnnlniotis vote of his own township. There Is nothing like being philosophic, especially In politics. To console the losers who are disposed to mourn as one without hope, I state from experience that there are few things so dreadful hi tho prospect or bo inconsequential In the retrospect as defeat for office. "Private" John Allen's Yarn. In the cloakroom, shortly after the i short session of the Fifty-sixth con gress began, members were discussing the election of 1900. One said thnt if the election 1 ad been held the 1st of October the Democrats would have car ried Indlnna, Maryland, Delaware, etc. "Yes," drawled Johu Allen; "If!, At the the beginning of the Spanish war two colored soldiers were discussing the causes leadin; to the war. One snld, If de Spanynds hadn't blowed up dnt battleship, we would not have to bo in de army.' 'If.' replied the other, with "corn: If! If a tend frog had g8' " woul(,a 1 wear all tho skin ntt llIs tiiomi cu scnrpln' it gnSt de tocksl' " Colonel Cochin Reports a Speech. Thnt reminded Colonel Charles Fre mont Cochrni- of St. Joe of n speech which n eolond nepubllcnn orator de livered In hi, city In-the 1000 cam paign. Accorllng to tho Mlssourlan, It was the most fetching speech heard in thnt section i f tho state. The perora- tlon was as follows: "Do Dlmocrats jsny dey Is gwlne to carry do 'lection. i Down In Norf Kerllny, whnh 1 wuz I holm, once do cats annoyed do rats : berry much. At InRt do rats held a ' convention to tnkv couusel together for j.de puppus of devteln' ways an menus J In exterminate de cnts. Dey p'inted committees of two each to visit each j house in de town an' llnd out whnh de i cats slept, so dnt de rats might kill 'em n delr sleep. De committees uia- barged delr duties an' reported at nother convention. A great big. fat, ! slick, ole rat wuz in de cheer. All de j rats In de town tiled Into de hall, tuck delr seats an made delr reports. Ebery- thiug 'penred favorable to de plans of i de rats, an' dey wuz in high spirits: , hut, unfortunately, de last fool rat dat j cum Into de hall left de doah open, j While de rats wuz lu de middle of dulr I blzncss a great big ole tomcat slipped , in, a-swashin' his tall an' wld Ids eyes I n-ltlnfylii' Tkmi Iwi tnnL'nft etrnlf-llf lit" fin j big, fat, ole rat cheerman an' stabled right fur him. De cbeermau gib one rap wld bis gnvol an' slanted, 'Ebory rat to his hole!' Quicker'n lightnln' ebery rat dived out of sight. "De Dlmocrats say dey goin' to carry de 'lection. Yah. yah! When dey nil git together, Mark Hanua will walk right in. n-swashiu of his tall, wid his eyes a-blazln', an' de Dimocratic cheer man will yell, 'Ebery Dimocrat to his hole!' an' in three secon's delr'll not be t single Dimocrat in sight." "That speech," said Colonel Coch ran, "is equnl to one of JEsop's fables." Mr. G row's Mot. Hon. Galusha A. Grow of Pennsyl vania is well along in years, but he Is forever young. When I met him the llrst time nfter we returned to Wash ington last winter, he said, "Young man, you are looking unusually well." I replied, "I have gained twenty-flve pounds since congress adjourned the previous summer." He nnswered with a smile, "That was a great deal for ft Democrat to gain In the recent cam paign" which was very neat. FiUnerald's Great Bluff. Hon. John Francis Fitzgerald of Boston disclaims all knowledge of the fascinating nnd hazardous game of draw poker, which a Nevada judge solemnly decided to bo a scientific per formance Instead of a game of chance. Fltz may he telling the truth nbout It, but nevertheless nnd notwlthstnuding he ran an astounding "bluff" on the house in the canteen debate last year. He bitterly opposed the Littletield amendment, claiming that the selling of beer and wine at the army canteen 1 II J. ... ... I rL'""-v " s1'- i" ""'"-'- Ul iuu.ui- - i X At.-. 1 ... - ..... . mice, uul uiu umuiiuuiuni. u ramu with n whoop and by a large mnjorlty j amid applause on the floor and in the i galleries. j The member from Boston rose to the j occasion in great shape and took the ! breath of a good many people away by i offering the following niiiendineut: "In- l sert after section -10 a new section, ns fo,lows. .T).u no ntoxcatlJB (lrinl; of ,.,ml glM hf fioU, . ,ges owned or controlled b . thu Uulted gtates " That was carrying the war Into the enemy's country with a vengeance. Fitzgerald's amendment wbb heard by some with consternation nnd wns re ceived by others with applause, in the midst of which Mr. Chairman Hull raised the point of order that It was not germane. Then Fitzgerald pro ceeded vigorously to argue the poiut of order. Inter nlla he said: "The gentle man from Virginia (Mr. Hny) talks about the bad effect the canteens have upon the common soldier. He said their establishment was a constant source of temptation to the soldiers to drink. Now, If we are to deprive the soldier of an opportunity to purchnse his beer upon the property of the Unit ed States let us deprive the members of congress of the same opportunity and do equnl justice and drive liquor selling out of this capitol. If, as the gentleman from Virginia has stated, It seems discreditable to a large number of people in the United States to allow liquor to be sold to the soldiers and sailors upon the property of the United States, how much more discreditable must It seem to allow liquor to be sold' right here In tho national capitol." This palpable and vigorous homo thrust at the saloons In the basement of house nnd senate was received with a roar. Out of Order. Hon. John Dalzell of Pennsylvania. ,H 11,0 halr, promptly sustained Gov- uniiu nun's poiut of order nnd nncere ' ly ruled Fitzgerald's amend. it of order. John Slinrp Wil I s of Mississippi asked unanimous consent that Fitzgerald might bo per mitted to offer his nmendment,to which General Shnttuc objected. It Is safe to sav tli nr linri tint Mi. nni ...... ...... IV U tlx i . xui- J fll rillnil t.'l 1.11.. . ! . iuuuuu uiucnuincut ,out ot oruer u would have" been cnrri'pil hr a much larger majority thau Little- .... o umunuiiioni, necause mnuy members-oven many of those who like a ulp of "mountain dow"-regard the so loons In the capitol an a disgrace. jnusiuk K may be paid truly thnt there Is lit micing done by sena- tors and r every year, lain of the not ntives less and less long sluco the chap in tho Fifty-third con nrlnr thnt im.in . gress stated incumbency ,e never saw a mw. liquor "lfll,onco of ,ntltlns fimW a.Rreat day for tUe eentlemau from Boston. He voluntarily retired from congress Mnrch 4, 1901, hut a young man so bright, so energetic, so genial nnd so agile is lmblc, indeed I nttlln lllrnlv f mnnnnnV In tllfh tllllllfr 1 ttation before many years. Speaker Henderson's Mot. The debate on the Grout oleomnrgn rlne bill generated much friction nnd heat In the house. Mr. Wadsworth of New York was spcaklug against It nnd to enforce his remarks was handing small sample packages of oleomargarine and butter nround among members In bis immediate vi cinity. This created great Interest, nnd members crowded Into the aisle near him and, Btandlng there, obstruct ed the vision of other members who were sitting in their seats. Judge Burke of Texas arose to a question of order, whereupon the speaker said gravely, "When the gentleman from New York has finished his exhibition, members will please take their sears." ' nK!nli of irt-ii! cl ti fT 11111 tllltlinfM!U t-lllltl. 1 dissipated the cluster of staudlng i members iustnnter. Champ Clank. I Ancient Chinese nri.iKc. Suspension bridges which were built In the time of the nnn dynasty (202 B. C. to 220 A. D.)' are still standing, strik ing examples of oriental engineering skill. According to historical and geo graphical writers of China, it was Shang Lieng, Kaon Tsu's chief of com mand, who undertook to construct the first public roads in the ilowery em- j relish for food. I would not use eorn pire. At that time' It wns almost Im-, menl alone. Cohmcal might do. but possible for the province of Shense to j provender wourtl be better. A good communicate with the capital. Lleng i ration would be half comment nnd half took an army of 10,000 workmen nnd cut great gorges through the moun tains, filling up the cnnyoii8 nnd val leys with tho debris from his excava tions. At places where deep gorges were traversed by large and rapidly flowing streams he actually carried out his plan of throwing suspension bridges, stretching from one slope to the other. These crossings, appropriately styled "flying bridges" by early Chinese writ ers, are high and dangerous looking in the extreme. At the present dny a bridge may still be seen in the Shense which Is 400 feet long and Is 'stretched over n chasm more than 1,000 feet deep, now those early engineers erect ed such a structure with the tools nnd npplinnces at their command is a mys tery which will probably never be ex plalnedv Humor nt St. Peter's. You would not look in St. Peter's for a practical joke, but one wns perpetrat ed by the unknown nrtist that carved the tomb of Pope Innocent XII., who i reigneii from 1G91 to 1700. His family mmie wns pjBnmtclln. which is the Itulin for smalI nn(1 t!lo has introduced tiny- jugs nt every op I portunity nmong the embellshments. The toe of the famous bronze statue . of St Peter has been worn away by I the kisses of the faithful, which prac tice lias given rise to the nbsurd but widely believed idea that pilgrims kiss the actual toe of the living pope. It is the ugliest tiling in St. Peter's. The figure is of rude workmnnship, and one Is ready to believe the story that it was never intended for St. Peter nt all, but Is an old statue of Jupiter Cnpltollnus unearthed in excavations of the six teenth century. The church nuthorities admit that it was cast from the bronze of a pagan statue, but claim-that it was always Intended for St. Peter. Rome Letter in Chicngo Record-Hernld. The Hand In Health. Let us shake hands with a man nnd we will tell you something about his health, says the London Doctor. The firm, hearty handshake of a sincere man may be rather rough, so that one is jaught he has a grip, but it indicates stamina. While denoting absence of tact and refinement, it points to phys ical strength. The flabby hand that retains no pressure belongs to the per son who has no great strength of body or mind. The quick, nervous handshake of an excitnble, nervous temperament and its opposite, the nerveless, passive one, belong to persons in ill health. The hand that threatens to collapse or give means fear. The feel of the hand called magnetic indicates health and kindness and a desire to help others. In ranny ways we may decide charac ter by the hand ns well ns the brain. Bran For the Carpet. JJran Is recommended ns a most efil rncious cleansing ngent for carpet. Tho bran should be moistened Just suffl clently to hold the particles together and then sprinkled over the floor. The claim Is made that the bran not only cleans tho carpet, but that all the dirt Is absorbed by the moist Buhstnnce The broom Is kent clenn. nnrt n J settles on furniture or pictures. Homemade Portfolios. A homemade music portfolio fre quently answers the purpose as well ns nn cxpeiiFlye purchnse at the shop. The covers o n large old book, Incased In n decora! -d slln of silk. ntin linen, mnke Harps, lyres satisfactory portfolio, other appropriate de signs may h viled or embroidered on the uppp mil the folio tied with ribbon "Mike, C k, the dirty "You did , "No -use. jii tuu.dii'i L" Chicago News. Many cows arc not worth keeping, rhnre Is no surplus of neat cattle in tho iand, but no desirable young animal should be sacrificed that promises use fulness In the neur future even though 'or n few months it Is kept at a disad vantage, says J. W. Yale of Connecti cut. To profitably fatten n lean animal or any other kind on -purchased feed is an 'uphill business, yet the manure is valuable and might pay for tho care. As for the best way to fatten much de pends on the nnltnnl, ns to ago, breed, etc. I never am troubled to sell my Dermis at n,goort price, which, accord ing to figures, rnnges foni ?2T to $4S. ml e-nnil beef too. I should consider j (t jmpssiue to make good meat from RIn .,... T unve SC(,ni Many unprof itable cows could be put to raising calves without any grain. This would continue their usefulness and nt the same time raise cattle for future use. A good way to feed for beef Is where roughage is plenty go a little slow nt first. Increasing grain later on. Any kind of ro 'ts Is valuable. If their nnnlyscs are not high, still their me clianical effects are good, assisting in the digestion, counteracting the heat ing effects of gruin nnd giving n good good wheat bran, and toward the fin ish add a small quantity of. cottonseed meal, according to the age 'nnd condi tion of the creature feeding. 1 Champion Shorthorn. The Shorthorn bull Duke of Corn wall wns first and champion nt the DUKE OF COUNWAT.I,. Royal Cornwall show, 1001. He wns bred hy W. J. Ilosken, Loggan's Mill, Uoyle, Cornwall, aud is the property of Hacienda EI Parral, Chile. Ilovr to Feed Cottnnxeed Menl. It is not wise to feed cottonseed meal excessively to fattening cattle, says Professor W. A. Henry In Breeder's Gazette. This Is done In the south, where the menl Is comparatively cheap and corn relatively high. In some of the feeding establishments nt -the south fattening steers nre nllowed ten or twelve pounds of cottonseed menl dally as their sole grain feed nnd have cot tonseed hulls Tor roughage. The steers on this allowance fatten rapidly, but after eight or ten weeks feeding they are liable to become blind from the ex cessive use of this alugle rich feeding stuff. It is most unfortunate for oue to feed In this manner. Far better Is It to mix cottonseed meal and corn meal together than to feed either one separately. Concerning Sortrhnnt. We have never known of a case of either first or second growth sorghum or Kaffir corn Injuring cuttle after be ing cut up and thoroughly dried, says H. M. Cottrell of the Kansas experi ment station. We have never kuown of a ense of either first or second growth sorghum or Kaffir corn Injuring bogs fed either green or dry in nuy stage of maturity. Sorghum liny Is not nearly so good a hog feed as either al falfa or clover, but where neither of these Is avnllable" It will pay to feed the sorghum. CnrliiK of Toothsome lliicon. The night before meat Is salted down make a strong pepper tea, says a Ken tuckian In Farm and Home. Put n string of red popper In water and let it stand on the stove until ready for use next .morning. If y0 liaven't It, cny- eune will do. Add two heaping ten- I" spoonfuls of saltpeter to every two gal lons or ten, and pour the hot tea on the salt. Salt lightly to run the blood off. Let the meat lie packed In this three days. Then overhaul the meat First put on a teaspoonfu) of pulverized salt peter on the flesh side of hams and shoulders and rub It In, nnd as you put this on salt down with common mo lasses, black pepper and salt mixed. It should be nbout the color of brown sugar Pack close for ten daya; then take it up and rub It and pack It back. mp7 J" "e thltd bandllne. Somei times It Is necessnry to add a little ? 2h "ang uot tb.ee weeks wmu nogs are killed. Before hanging wash the meat and roll in hickory ashes; then smoke with hick ry wood and corncobs. Canvas tho Imms and shoulders In Februnry. Nev. er let :meat freeze before making the first application; It lnJureB.u,e,tiaeue8 ; - f ; HOTELS. HOTEL PENDLEft VAN DRAN BROS.,; The Best Hotel in Pf , and as good as any. Headquarters for Traveling I J n n o . ""11 ujmmoQJous aampie Koonu, Rates $2 per daJ Special rates by week or month. Excellent Cuisine, : Every flodern Conves Bar and Billiard Room in Conno K Only Three Blocks from fa GOLDEN ROLE I Corner Court and Johnson Btretu, Pendleton, Oregon, M. F. Kelly, Proprietor,! HEATED BY STEAM. LIGHTED BY ELECTRICITY. 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