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ISO 3 Opening a set of books ? Then see us for Ledgers, Journals, Cash Books and Day Books. Ve have all sizes. Full line of Stationery for business and social use. Latest styles. BROCK & McCOMAS CO. DRUGGISTS FRIDAY. JANUARY 9. 1903. Those who have hunger lor a strenuous life need not go to war to obtain It Lot them enter the railroad business as dispatcher, conductor or englueer, and they will get all the nervous thrill, responsibility, and perpetual game of tag with death, that seise, battle and ambush can possibly afford. San Francisco Star. ' was better than that now before the He called down the British cnczueln so sharply that they learned to revere this doctrine of the i American people. He certainly must be In agony after viewing Its present abuse by the powers. HERBERT J. MUNDELL. "Herbert Mundell, fifteen years old, -who robbed the Alba postefflce on Christmas night, is the central figure In a tragedy. If you wish to call such, that extends beyond the limits of Umatilla county, Alba Is an isolated spot on the map of the world, and Mundell is only speck in the world of crime, yet many an eye has been turned toward him within the past week. Poor, penniless, without presents on the only day in the year when a child needs a kind word aud a gift. an matter how small, to maVe It re tain its faith In the goodness of the .world; driven to desperation bv the sight or happy faces - all about him and stung by the bitter thought that nc present were going into the .cheer less home where his brother and sis ters sat and waited and wondered "Jie robbed the postofHce to huy p'cs- ents with. -AH about him and his brothers - -were cheery windows sparkling with glad eyes and faces; the prosperous land has borne Us golden harvests. fcapplness. plenty, excess of wealth. an inrougn the nation no need of rant or scarcity; no reason why .eTsery child In the country should not a full stocking; he surrendered io the temptation and became a criminal for the sake of his brothers sisters who had no Christmas! presents. Only a simple story of a .siranlc iar than ever before. oVluried boy. Oulr a Hash rj,at lichts ! M-v tne city council, up the horizon for a moment, yet it''ou antl y"r posterity. Is -a -storr that should cause the world j c halt and -wonder. I :In the press dispatches of ch same! BEGINS THE NEW YEAR RIGHT. Th mud hole familiarly known "as Webb street, will now be Improved. Patience has ceased to be a virtue. ' Mud and filth' . has accumulated, deep holes hare been worn in the toad and the planking that once made the condition of the street passable, has been removed in repairing the track. Now the council will force the property owners to respect the peo- trlotlsm hasnorer been excelled. The cillwti's duty to the'.publlc might be emphasised by many exnmples from Roman sources. From ancient down 'to" modern tlnies.no public utility received more attention than the mads, for they were the only means of transporta tion. The messages of the early pres idents down to James Monroe always: contained elaborate discussions of j this matter. i When the locomotive emitted Its shrill whistle, the knell of public roads us the chief means of tronspor-! tation was sounded. .The post chaise i mve way to the steam engine. A re-i rction resulted In favor of the rail road, from the force of vhlch wc are just beginning to recover. "We an? rgaln realizing the necessity of gool' roads. Mobile is-waking up to .the iii'e;d of well-paved city roads free trom the dust. This convention, this movement, brings home to us. and In a practical way demonstrates, the need nf stood roads in country and in city. ! In this country I am afraid there Is too much apathy on the part or clti zeus toward public Improvements. Europe Is far ahead of us In this re-' spect. We 'have yet to acquire the! art of beautifying our cities with the proper style of architecture and laild-' scape effects. We have yet to learn i the duty of providing our rural nnd, municipal districts with ordinary ' public Improvements, such as proper roads, harbor .facilities, nnd with the , higher forms of public utilities, such as advanced schools, public libraries.' city parks, public statuary, museums, of art and nature, and imposinc mu nicipal structures. Yet all these things will come lr. j time. With our great resources wej will yet vie with Europe In useful ! and beautiful improvements. Mere1 sentiment will not suffice. We must ! produce concrete results. A good, Special Clearance Sale For a short time wc will make some very low prices on all seasonable goods. Our prices are always ao to 5 per cent below our competitors, .but for a short time we will even outdo, ourselves and make prices heretofore unknown on high-class merchandise. Men's and Boys' Suits and Overcoats reduced to Eastern Wholesale Cost. Ladies' and Misses Coats and Jackets 25 per cent off reg ular price. , Ladies Wool and Silk Waists, spicial reduction accord ing to quality. Good flannel waists, S5C. Ladies' and Misses' Outing Flannel Gowns. 10 per, cent off regular prices. STAPLES SALE ON FRIDAY 'AND SATURDAY Calico, regular 5c grades, 10 yards to one person, 3c yd. Bleached muslin, 5c grade, 10 yards to one person, 3c yd. LL muslin, any amount, worth 5c special, 5c yd. Outing flannel, yc graJe, 5c yd; 10c and nc grades, 9c yd. Cotton toweling, 10 yds to one person, 3c yd. Ladies 10c hose, 3 prs 25c. Children s joc hose, 3 prs 35c THE FAIR The Place to Save Money , UI evervik; - dunnr tk , I Dress ma We make a mak,nE dresses scriptions, fr0m gown to the Party dres v . .. nisn the miterijlot save I'mi 01 us. ; Ed Ebei, V ule's wishes and make the annear- . " . ' w " r r - - i Tfim niirnmifiin irnnni diri'iifi I, for poor people, and those who are: first in line are usually at the doors! several hours before the house Is opened. j CATARRH Despaia & Clarlc ance of this street at least equal to j mioses. that of other streets in the city. Other Btreets in the citv might bci Some of the Parisian theaters give improved.. Conditions are not anywnere. But the council, by careful pains taking work and Uie expenditure of over ?5000 during the year Just pass ed, has made conditions much better than they were a year ago. It re quires work, money, talk, thought and! muscle to make good streets. These have been liberally employ ed with flattering results. Pendleton has more In stock and will use them more liberally. Main street should be paved, by all means. The past two months of wet weather and heavy traffic have prov en that fact to the entire satisfaction of ev-ary taxpayer who has had occa sion to wade across. But many excellent movements are now on foot. The business men are burdened with public tasks which claim much of their time and means. Delay will lead to serious breaks. First-class work guaranteed by BECK, the Reliable Plumber. Court street, opposite the Golden Rule Hotel Often begins with a cold in the head, but it never stops there. The tendency ii ' always from bad to worse. The simple, cold becomes a protracted, stubborn one, while the discharge from the nose grows' more profuse and offensive. The inflam- j mation extends to the throat and bron chial tubes, causing hoarseness, a tickling sensation and an aggravating cough.; The foul matter that is continually drop-' fjuig met liuu me luruai unus us way into the stomach, resulting in a distres- Whoiesale Com mission Merchants from the general shskeup of the grab-bag o prosperity, Pendleton does not draw a pavement for Main treet, she will be satisfied Wih the club building, good roads, better tax laws and the sewer system. Whether the council made a reso lution to that effect or not, on New' Theonly way to get rid of catarrh per- ear's day. it is practicing the right I anenu7 13 10 l"al " ""?uSa " 1 llff,IUU IU UUUCr ICBllllb HMD Will pay cash for poultry. The sing- form of dyspepsia, nausea, and lots I Market price always. Bring it in of ajjpetite- and ! every day and all day. Chickens, ILSi4;' THE GATEWAY Geese, Ducks and Turkeys. are absorbed into the blood, and nil the membranes CONSU MPTION. 0ffice TO come infected, and what was supposed to j stitutional, deep seated and chronic. I Sprays, washes, powders, salves and, other external remedies give only tem porary relief, and the disappointed and .disgusted patient finally gives up in despair and declares catarrh incurable. in Savings Bank Building Come, Get Oar Quotations LOSSES ALWAYS MET PROMPTLY By the Fire Insurance Com panies we represent. Our companies stand first in the world. Assets Hartford Fire Insurance Co.12,259,076 Alliance Assurance Co. . . 9,039,903 inaon & Lancashire Fire Insurance Co 2,544,6SS North British & Mercantile Co 19,095,974 Royal Insurance Co 22,897,153 FRANK B. CLOPTON AGENT 500 MAIN STREET Bargains in GOOD ROADS IN HISTORY. Thp ItflTTiftno V.'tft thrt irrtiftf .tl. tidie ot nis crime. It was announced feanizars of antiquity. Without hold that the income of J. Pierpont Mor- ingood roads conventions, they went f,an for the past vear was $1" OftO 000 I lo work to-pave the Droad Ioraahis ,On rtnltn,. of ,hi tr ' ' I the" republic and the empire. They tone do lar of that magnificent for- faw the absolute need of good roads tune -would hnve saved this boy and as the media of political and econ iiis parents the sorrow nnd disgrace' otaic unity. of his act The Roman roads spread forth like He is shuddering on the brink r.f fl 1 1.." -5 Vf", "l "?"em ..0I The Swin Saeclfio Co.. Atlanta. G. , , -.BiaicB uuu cuiunies, iiansmiiung ine, -ssortnless life, for one fatal step often llfcblood of the nation. They were means anoiher. He Is turned against lh cbannels of commerce, and they p CJ-,1, 1 ihe world and Its ahama and incrinall-' ruaed, "ie "vere eleraenta of the em-1 rCnQlClOll 11511 3P0 i.t- and i,,, , . I,lre into an almost homogeneous. t.es and t chances to ore, un'.-s. ' vbolc The roads of Rome made her D.U-,, Mll 1ne lov and strenzih of a good mnth- mistress of the world. The Jtoman' I OUltrY riflrKCl -cr d iters Mm from it. will beeom !(,eal of yie duly nBa practical pa-, urities removed from the blood, and this : Stand solldh S. S. S. does promptly aud thorouehlT. It Its efforts are for pel?rra the circulation everything of mu iiruuiHig, poi&ouuus cuaiucicr, allow ing tue innameu mem branes to heal when themucous discharges cease, and the damage done to the health is soon repaired. S.S. S. - keeps the blood in such a healthy, vigor oas condition that cold, damp weather; or sudden changes in the temperature are not so apt to bring on catarrhal troubles. I S. S. S. is a vegetable medicine unequaled ; as a blood purifier, and the best of all tonics just, the remedy needed to thor- ouguiy ana enectuauy cure catarrh. Yerlngton, Key .Oct.iOlSti Mr C A rcrrin, Helena, Mont Detr 8ir-I have nearly nnlthed thf former bottle and am practically well My case wa one mot physf. clam woald bare pronounced In cuiable. ily appetite l mx1, hae rained lOpoundi In weight and feel lileanew lease of life wai siren m.. One of the bottlei I tend for tbli time ii for a friend and tbe other for myself, as I do not Intend to tie without It. T B Harris. a hater of mankind, nnd the laws' It at breed injustice and wrong. I In the sara country wUb birr, 's much iHxury. such a aurfcir oi -wealth tha' the most disgusting ex travagances are' resorted to In the ef fort to spend some part of It. In a manner In keeping with the age and it demands. It Is a Umatilla county story It Is r.ot imagination nor exaggeration, i The picture Is before you. As you vreae your own boy to your heart to-' T-Ight. proud of the future fhat beams lforc him. think of It. HarperB Weakly, one of tho strong est Eastern Journals, has suggested Grovor Cleveland as the possible democratic candidate for !WU. At .least Orover Cleveland's belief In nnd execution of the Monroe doctrine 310 Court Street best. : Everything 'ihe right. We handle Pi ices which we receive Mothers and Children Rejoice, in the cleansing, purifying, and beautifying propertits of Ccncuna Soap and Ctmn Ointment, purest and BWtrteat of einollimit akin cure. These gentle yet effuctivo akin puriflcM and beuutifi'.'rs have maje thousands of IiOiuuJ happy by curing torturing, disfiguring lmmora, rashes, and irritation of inf artey nnd elilhllioo-l, and rvJieviug pamiw of caia aiid anxiety. Caat-l'i.tKiw,yi, r-aTAratUii-aaUa,-(n. Fresh Fish, daily. Lobsters, Shrimps, Crabs, Oys ters ana an salt water loods. Ranch and Creamery Butter, Fresh Eggs, Game in season, Produce of all kinds. Goods delivered to the city. all parts of We pay cash for country pro duce. A trial otder fs sqlicited. L M. Lyman, Prop. Phone Bed 591 Gray's Harbor Commercial Co. Wc Don't Keep Everything llut we do keep a good big stock of nice dry Flooring, Ceiling, Hustle and Finish, hi all grades. Also all kinds of Dimension Lumber, in eluding Lath and Blihigles. Our stock of Doors, "Win dows, Moulding, Building and Tar Paper aud Apple Boxes la complete, and auy one iu need of Lumber will not be wrong In placing their order with the : : : Gray's Harbor Com. Co. Opp. W; & C. R. Depot Real Estate I have a larger and better list of Farms, Stock Ranches aiul City Property to sell i than ever before. Also a big lot of land in the coming wueai s etion ot jJastern Washington, tM Ton I AND Bill I U9t ' - I r At ft llllhi "CHOP MI 127 and 129 E81 'GOOD SOUND WOOD Is always received when you place your order with us. Fir, Tamarack and ..Pine., Why buy poor ,coal when you can get the best for the same price? Laatz Bros. Telephone Main 51 wumya ui kjd A 1 countenances c patrons. Our dry Workistbt of perfection, r. - t. , mired. THE DOMESTIC ruin ann i n nm nc 1 Clang! Clang! Hear King! a ir tAA-trc nnr in rv ntvt -rocc in rftfTlSfC repairing Felloe as one to us. We put 1 materials m'tJi a know Damt or varnisn, anu Jr-iw snick and span 1 . nnnC, i lid 11UI as LU CAk'"-1- Blifl.- Blonr ctsouw mtiu" tgenu rar lonu. Alt at tbe EAST ton, urteoo,