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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1902)
Musical Instruments Violins, Gtiitars, Baafos, Mandolins, Accor dians, Concertinas, Zithers, and Autoharps We handle none but the best makes, and our prices are the lowest .... $ Brock & HUcComas Company $ DRUGGISTS jjjj WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 12. 1902. THE PULSE OF THE NATION. If there is a spot in the United States that furnishes an index to general conditions and forecasts, it is Wall street It is far removed from JJmatilla county, it is true, and its ups and downs may- not directly Interest us. locally, yet if we watch r Ko barometer of .t. cicniil uiiaiictrs and build in accord with its indica tions, we might prepare against emer gencies that would otherwise take us by surprise. Panic, like other feat ures connected "with the commercial fabric of the country, have a sort of method in their madness. They re cur in fair uniformity and we can guard acainst their dire effects by studying and remembering their ten dency. About every 10 years, the stock growing industry, takes a fall throughout the West. Agriculture gets bine, and trade grows sick. Dur ing the period of prosperity, every body should get out of debt. They should prepare for a panic, as If It was a certainty and then its appear ance would not find them on the verge of despair and bankruptcy. The fluttering, spasmodic breath of Wall street is the breath of the nation. Listen to it. and learn. Speaking of the probability of another general spread of hard times, a prominent Wall street authority says: "Not even the cessation of the coal strike exerted any stimulus; and the entire market has displayed a slug gish, downward tendency in marked contrast with the buoyant expecta tions that were based upon .our good harvest only a few weeks ago. What 1e the reason for this change of senti ment? Why is Wall street today un questionably the bluest spot in the United States? Are the apprehen sions which now find expression, real or fancied; or are our people at last awake to the fact that the pace of the last five or six years has been too rapid? These are some of the ques tions which the public are thinking about and which only time will solve." large preliminary work : locating res-e;vi-i and dam sites in the most difficult ."tiois o.' Uie arid section of the state, outside and exclusive of any of the 1.000,000 acres set apart lor the state. Let the government work be In addition to the work of the state. Give sanction to the con tracts now let by the state for small irrigation schemes and recommend that more contracts be let. On streams easy of diversion, the state can get quick returns, in the way of reclamation. But where large engi neering feats are required, let us sk that government experiments cover these points, as the tasks will neces sarily be tedious and slow of comple tion. The object of irrigation agita tion is to get some returns. Get something to grow upon a tract re claimed under state contracts or su pervision. Make a record of some sort and get a basis to work from. Where "the results can be obtained quickest and easiest, there throw the force of our agitation and labor. Don't discourage the work now half done. Finish this, and lay out more like it. Journal? Why cant I have the Jour- The old gentleman was nsioundeV To reruse such a splendid gift, as that anta Clara orange grove, and ask for such a b'U of expense and n i.ice of vexation as tho Journal had bvn' to the founders, was Inconcicvahk William R. Hearst took hold of ihe journal. le studied its needs. nd the needs of Its patrons, and supplied' loth, by gradual degrees. The New York Journal began to spread out !t new departure in news, nnd Its editorial treatment of public qms tions. put It before a waiting ole. From small to great and from gTeat to greatest. Its path has been strewn, with wonderful triumphs In journal ism. The man who refused that orange orchard has made the hit if the en- ry. His syndicate of newspapers has put him at the head of the list o: American newspaper makers. His ekntion to congress Is an answer to his father's prayer. The boy who sowed the wild oats and turned away from the greatest orange farm In the world, to go into a mu down, unpopu lar, losing newspaper shop has borne out the wisdom of his choice. T .- ... . .1 .Ml . . .. ..... V. .. ... V t xi ur uau rvcu nitr ithiiu in- wis,.'. possibly have been president ol a fruitgrowers union today, but the great usefulness exnlbited. would have been withheld. Let the GOLD DUST twbut tie yvr Yferk." V 7 Lumber, WE WILL IRRIGATE OREGON, BUT HOW? Before that congress of able and representative business men, which Is to discuss Irrigation, gets through its labors, many plans, both feasible and unfeasable. will have been threshed over. That Is the object of the meet ing. As business men, who have made successes in their special spheres, they will have the benefit of experience in handling large un dertakings. In Oregon are some small irrigation concerns. In every degree of progress Some of them are In fair way to suc ceed; some are Just in the formative period and some lack but the finish ing touches to make them permanent and fruitful Industries. These are Oregon institutions. They are owned by citizens of the state. In many cases they are contractors of the state, working under the recent legls- ... Hlnn a ... As a cleaner, soap doesn't oegm to compare wiui m Approximately half the arrests made in the United States are fi i drunkenness. In New Yo- k city this ' year. "1.573 were for this cause, in a total of 133.74P. while Chicago shors 32.-IS2 nut nf 6S.i'-'!J. TftS miniluUlu number Is at Davenport, la., where only 33 persons were taken into cu" tody for this offense. GOLD DUST. GOLD DUST does more work, better work and does it cheaper. It saves backs as well as pocketbooks. Mad onlv hv THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY. All kinds l o TJI . .. to older. tw u.iumg material consulted us. Pendleton Pia I ftmU. X. DflDrnr r,.n Um. V--- - Losses by fire In the year ISk I were: Spokane, 202 fires SSl.ISs Butte. 13S fires. $52,415- Portlanl. 17G fires. $251,704; Seattle 35S fire $200,175, and Tacoma. 173 firta, S 11. SIS. The great sufferer hre Wii? Paterson. N. J., whose damage is' placed at $7,200,000. New York City and New Orlea ir cover exactly the same area, each In cluding within its limits 122,240 acres 1 though their populations vary front 3.553,930 to 300.000. The strangers from the East who complain of being "buncoed" by sharpers In the West, must remember that all the "lightning rod" devices and "wooden nutmegs" were originat ed In the East way down East and; Westerners are putting some of their hard earned and costly experience in-J to practice, in getting even. A man I who gets "buncoed" out of a large sum of money, proves that he was over-anxious to get something for nothing in the flowry plans of the schemers who operated upon him. Chicago is the banner city for di vorces. With 16,654 marriages sol emnized in ll't2, 180S divorces we--granted, the proportion Jelng at, a to 1. The State Normal at Cheney has an enrollment of 216. CHANGE OF LIFE. The sewerage question is getting in shape to be discussed by the peo ple. The date of the election should be placed far enough in advance that the people may have ample time to discuss It from its different standpoints. A STORY OF HEARST. wild 1 n f ' Some sensible advice to, Quick Heat Is what you want on crisp mornings after a sudden change This is another de mand that will show the ex cellence of Cole's Original Hot Blast Stoves The room heated to bO de drees In live minutes; and this temperature maintained for three hours In the morning with the fuel put Into the stove the night before, Is the record. TAYLOR The Hardware Man Sole Agent t I S" ft S f I 1 expect people to know what nvvv 1 y The new store can never be Known nnless It advertises ou have to sell if you don't , ADVERTISE? Real Estate... B oat" days of Hearst, present owner i of the greatest newspaper comblna-l uon in tne worm me -ew i urtv. : u..nu .:- American, the Chicago American and! WOffleD passing through thlS ! tne isxammer. Alter ne nau tun iryinjr penuu. For Sale wild" for a few years, showing no de cided inclination for flnanceering. politics nor journalism, the elder Hearst took Wm. R. In hand one morning. It was time the young man was settled in some business. The elder Hearst was a shrewd man in politics and finances anu It was his chief delight to think of the son be ing at the head of some great railway syndicate, or a leader In the halls of congress, but the boy was not In clined to either. Driving out with his son to the beautiful Santa Clara valley one morning, the old gentleman stopped the team at a point where a particu larly fine view of the surrounding country was to be had, and pointing over the orange groves In that mag nificent dreamland smiling by the Western sea, wrapped in tne California sunshine, he is said to have remarked: "William, It Is time you . rtnlnrr something for yoursell here Is the finest orange orchard in rhp world: it Is mine and I am going to give it to you and I expect to hear good reports from you on It, In the future. Take it and do as you like with It, I give it to you, as a start. of orange ' .v. Ten thousand acres latlve enactment, accepuug u ma fnrt,.ne that 8uUan dltions of the Carey law. The first ant of the Oregon Irrlga tion congress should lie to recognize mlpht covet a gift that no fathor could Improve upon, in giving an ouiy son a choice start In life. California l hr xhuberance all about him. these small irrigation scnemea. . a)al)08a1 t0 nau, away are now on foot and promise some KOlQen stores, ships in the bay quick results. They will Irrigate and awaiting his command: a world of reclaim some land in the most favor- possibilities and a life of splendor ed localities, before government Irri- and ease before hta. gallon schemes can be put Into oper- & tmng atlon. First, recognize these Oregon cauged tfae face of the father industries, thon memorallze congress wnjtljn wonder. tn exnend what money the govern- "Father I don't want an orange or- menTTets aside for the purpose, in chard; what's the matter with the The painful and annoying- symp-1 to ma experienced by- most women i at this period of life are easily over- j come by Lydia E. Plnlchura's Vegetable Compound. It is espe- j daily designed to meet the needs of woman's system at the trying I time of change of life. ! It is no exaggeration to state that ! Mrs. Pinkhain has over 5000 letters ' like the following proving the great value of her medicine at such times, j " I wish to thank Mrs. PinUham for ' what her medicine has done ior me. , My trouble was change of life. Four I years ajro my health began to fail, my j head began to grow dizzy, my eyes i pained me, ana at times It seemea as if my back would fail me, had terrible pains across the kidneys. Bot flashes were very frequent and trying. A friend advihed me to try Lydia E. PinMiuiu's Vegetable Com H)UU(L I have taken six bottles of it and am to-day free from those troubles. I cannot speak in high enough terms of the medicine. I recommend it to all and wish every suffering woman would give it a trial." Bkxa Ross, 88 Mont clalr Ave.. Roslindale, Mass. tsooo for. frit If orlpnal f atu ltttr $mlq grnulnma can ik t v pntutti. Impaired Digestion Is quickly corrrected by these won derful pills One trial will show you the reason for the big sales of Beecham's Pills SoU Bnt7wbr-Ia bora lac ud stc Beau xlu residence property on . Court street, two lots and dwelling,! 2,600.00. : Residence lots, well located, at' prices ranging from $100.00 to $250.0 , each. Boarding houBe and one lot 14 ' rooms centrally located, $2,EOO.O0. Boarding house.19 room,$l,900.00 One lot with dwelling and stable, $700.00. One lot and house, $500.00. Two lots, dwelling 6 rooms and. stable, $900.00. rooms, bath and sewerage, three une tot wun dwelling or seven blocks from Ma?n i.rcet, $2,500.00. And much other property, ' all on eay terms j E. D.BOYD, 111 Court Street i For POULTRY and STOCK SUPPLIES -CALL ON Colesworthy AT Ti! CHOP MILL l-T and 129 East Alta Street I offer two nf ik. i most desirable nl wun moaern ror.rwu. shade trees. Burts A cottage of Are i 51500, one-half ai, half the price. ( -n , mnlt. I AA tm ,. bushels of w heit per ia ibu acres, iu'iuki acres Irrigated and ih of i . i i . . wood for fuel, a ufe $4700. For further Inforauia office in the postolllce m ri i ill OflW in Pivtta&t ! They like 'em Even' oerson who nnr nvctprc h nm There is a i&ttm in oysters Wf Pel nnr sncnlr. , . - 0-. - t , rKrprt from nnr CT1 . 1 U Inef hfc """ J . J . . I X mj w " r I country, frozen jm rur Knctprn and bllClI J oysters come aw T7 txnMtfl Rf(l&. yv iv. iirviw Laatz I have bargained with a competent Timber Cruiser to locate Valuable Timber Claims On the line o. a railroad now under construction. This means a big chanoe for first-comers. See',j N.Berkeley Have some good farms for 8 ale. THEY'RE COMING. At a very fast clip. We refer to tbe many floe thlngi on wheel we will only tx: too glad to hare you feait jonr eyes upon. fitrlUb, well made, darable sad reaionatly priced, there's bo r iuon lo the rorld wbx ton ahoold cot become tbe proud poueeaor of one of onr BUBINE83 WAGONS or WINONA BACKS, made for Oua climate by onr special order. Tbey are atrone. ell made. nsf. mnrt liut rhftt ton want We aUo bate tbe BlItACUBE CHlfXED PLOW, noted for tta light draft and Rood results. Call and examine our buggr tops, daahea, cnahlona. etc At the ttlc Brick Shop, Comer Water and Cot toon oud atreets. NCAGtE BROTHERS ' Water St,, near Main, I'eodleton, Ore Wood, Bute r.iiafrea We are m ; yared to cles. .im fif. IFF 1UU - . 111 IJ-llh' ' ill CIIDDI Hmcniiw . .H1,n..tlnzFBW'1 pieotteertC"8 J