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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1903)
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN. PENDLETON, OREGON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27. 1903, DECIDES AGAINST SELFISHNESS Pokllahed ererr nfternoon (except Sunday) at IVnulton, Uregn, by the OREGONIAN PUBLISHING ' COMPANY. EAST I'bone. Mala 11. 1 sunscuimo.v kates. OatlT. one year bjr mall bv mail . J.VOfl DallT. six montha br mail ".nil Dally,' tbree montha by mall 1.2S Dally, one montb by mall Jio Dally, iwr month by carrier 5 Wefcly, one year by mall l.no Weekly, six montha by malt 75 Wwklr, (our months by mall .50 Semi-Weekly, one year by malt .... 2.00 Heml-Wcekly. alx montha by mall . . l.no Semi-Weekly, three months by mall .. .SO The Cast Oreconlan la on sale at II. II. Rich's New Stands at Ilotel Portland and Hotel I'erklns, Portland. Oregon. Ueaiber Scrlppa-Mcttae tlon. News Aasocla- San Francisco Ilurean, 40S I'otrrth St. Chicago Ilurean, 90B Security Building. Washington. D. C. llureou. C01 14th St., Entered at Pendleton poatoOlce as secrond class matter. OWIOW)LHEL Just for n day you crushed my life's dull track. Put my Ignoblcr dreams to sudden shame. Went your bright way and left me to fall Unci; On my own world of poorer deed nnd aim; To fall back on my meaner world and feel Like one who. dwelling 'mid winin smoke-dimmed town. In n brief pause r labor's sul len wheel 'Scaped from the street's dead dust and factory's frown In stainless daylight saw the pure seas roll. Saw mountains pillaring the J perfect sky; Then journeyed home, to carry in .his soul The torment of the difference till he die. William Watson. ' i Eugene F. Wnre. commissioner of pensions, has determined to resign. He has decided that it is more con ducive to longevity to court the muse and the mosquito in Kansas than to listen to the warble of the pension at torney at Washington. There is nothing terrible about a sensible princess deserting a poor prince for a good coachman. If she got a good coachman she made u ,iood trade. There arc several Amer ican girls who would be glad to "swap" an unfeeling sprig of royalty for a big-hearted, affectionate coach man any day. The -Lewis and Clnrk fair bill ha made au auspicious beginning in corgress. It has enlisted feome of the strongest senators in its behalf. At a banquet to a party of friends, this week. Senator Mitchell received as surances from ten leading senators That they would work and vote for the appropriation for the fair. Gratitude, like religion, should not be saved up for siiecial occasionc. Every day in the year should be a day of thanksgiving for the thought ful man, just as religion should lo herviee through the entire week and not be reserved for Sunday. Thanks giving day gratitude and 8unday re ligion are fuel for satan's furnaces. The meaning and scope of a ration al Thanksgiving day was as ably dis cussed in Pendleton pulpits yesterday as in any city In the country. The churches of Pendleton aro happily supplied, without exception, wltb thinking, studious, practical, progres Hive ministers, whose congregations are benefited every day by their la bors. An exchange says it Is not "back woodsyfled," and then proceeds W lm Itose on its readers by printing six columns of stale news Irom the Ore sonian of the day before, two columns of clippings from the East Oregon exchanges, with dates raised three days in some Instances, three col umns of mail plate matter, that is so old the type foundry would be asham ed to melt It over again, a local ac mint of one football game and six personals. The legislature made a costly mlfc :ake for the 'peoplo of Oregon. Now ;n remedying that mistake, If the poli ticians add insult to Injury by pro longing the special session to fight! out 'pet measures, thoreby Increasing the cost of the session, the people should hold the party which shelters these politicians responsible for this HXtraordlnary burden. It 1b bad enough to compel the governor to as semble the legislature to remedy the mistake in tho tnx law without wnst tur extra time to settle old scores. Two days is enough time to dovoie to The supreme coTirt of Oregon has Just decided, In n Wheeler county Ir rigation cpso, tlict one ti.m annot wn-to witer while his nelcl;u.' Is tit ' waiu of M- ! 11 nns derided tlint common sense I is hotter than lesnl rights, wheto those rights nre abusive. It hnS said in nlalu words that a man cannot re tard the -settlement of the state by holding 100 inches of water In a creel;, to the exclusion of every other settlor, when his land enn be supplied for nil ordinary purposes by 20 inches. " It puts a muzzle on selfishness. How many districts In Oregen nre to be found in which the prior np propriators of wntcr nre using three and four times and ten times as much water as their land requires? How many men nre keeping homeseelcers out of the state by this very kind xt abuse of rights? The supreme court Is right. No man should nionojiollze more water than he cniutse. If he doi, ho pre vents settlement, prevents develop ment, prevents Justice from acting as It Is intended and Is n detriment to the state. The stale should hold the faucet ; and distribute the water, according to the needs of the land. No land should be Hooded nnd none should lnngulsii. There should bo an equal distribution over every possiblo acre that each stieam will adequately supply, nnd no individual ,. should own excess water above the actual needs of his land, no matter If he has lived on a stream tor a hundred years. Here is where the irrigation dis trict law Is highly commendable. Every men in Mint district, and on the streams in a certain district ge-s his just proportion of all waters Hott ing in those streams. His supply is fixed by law. Every man Is treated nlllie and eacli stream is thereby made to reclaim the Inrgest possible area of land. Under the old custom, one man can use all the water in n stream in r clalmlng 1100 acres. There .nuytbe enough water in the stream to reclaim l.Uim acres adjacent, hut the remain ing 7U0 acres must remain idle, on ac count of the old settler's "rights." Rights to water should be appor tioned to nctual needs of the land. There should not ho a feast on one farm and a famine on another. Irri gated communities should Investigate the district law. It is the basis .if the perfect irrigation system, and every settlement coming under the provis ions of the district law should organ- ize and get the highest, possible use out of the streams. That Is what ua- turn in,..n,ni ti.m r.,r Ti,, i,ia . ( not be monopolized. The stnte should be organized Into districts by legisla tive action. The public school has ever been and ever will be the basis of WirtengjofU education, amoug the musse,. Es- j js g,, realized. It stands the highest pecially has this been true In the West, where sparsely settled frontiers rendered private schools and denom inational schools impossible. But since the Western states nave shaken off their most forbidding frontier as pects, and communities have become dense enough and iermanent enough to warrant It, the private school. In i.hlc'j tho spiritual side, us well as the strictly mental side of life may be developed, has become a need and a possibility. One vital fact In supjiort of the private school is that it must lie thorough, healthful mentally and physically, equipped with modern conveniences, complete In its courses of instruction and up-to-date, or it cannot survive. Its excellence is the basis ol Its patronage, while the public school may bo permitted to drift, for tho children of the masses must attend it, no matter under what difficulties. Hereafter in the Wes the private and denominational schools are fixtures and these will draw from the public school just In proiwrtlon to the Incompleteness of the public school. Tho private school is a benefit to any district, from a financial standpoint. For instance, in Pendleton are 200 pupils drawing public money, yet attending the two RISING BREAST No woman who uses "Mother's and danger incident to birth; for it robs the ordeal or us jiorror and insures safety to life of mother and child, and leaves her m a condition more favorable to speedy recovery. The child is also healthy, strong and good natured. Our book "Motherhood," is worth its weirrht in cold to every woman, and will be sent free in plain envelope by addressing application to Bradfietd Regulator C. Atlanta, Ga. academies, thus relieving the district of the cost of their education, at tne same time contributing to the public fund. If these 2(10 pupils were to lie placed In the public schools It would necessitate a monthly expenditure of at least SSiiil for extra teachers, to say nothing of overflowing the present rooms. Pendleton hopes the Northwestern I 1 riac f. rl,.t... r.....n.... I...M.1.. ll..'T power plant it contemplates In lina tllla county. An nil-day electric ser vice is now the most urgent need of the city. Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Meyer Suspect it How To Find Out. Fill a Uittle or common class with vour water and let it stand twenty-four hours ; ! asedimciitorset- tliugindicntesnn unhealthy con- ' ! ration of the kid- neys; if it stain j vo'ur linen it is 1 i r i.:,T , T ney trouble ; too freciuent desire to pass it or pain in the back is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order. What To Do. There is comfort in the knowledge so nft,.,i nviiresscd. that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy, fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism, pain iu the back, kidneys, liver, bladder anJ eve. .,art of tUe urinary passage. n correct inability to hold water and scalding jmin in assing it, or fil effects following use of liquor, wine or iw- nml overcomes that unnleasaiit ne cessity of lieing compelled to go often during the day, and to get up runny for its wonderful cures of the most tlis- . .:.. Tf m iiL-eil u nieuicme you should have the best. Sold By drag- i J gists IB fiftv-cent anil one-uouur tun. You may" have a sample bottle and a look that tens an alwut it, liothsent free by mail. Address Dr.; Kilmer & Co.. Ilinc- lmmton.N.Y. Wben Boo6 -tu. writing mention this paper nnd don t make any mistake, but rcniemlier the iiume. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the adiUeas, Bingliamton, N. Y. The French Restaurant Be-i 25 cent Meal in the City Private Dining Parlors. Elegant Furnished Booms in Connection GUS UFONTAINE,Prop. 633 Main Street 1 Jr- And many other painful and serious ailments from which most mothers suffer, can be avoided by the -use of "M&tKrS FrieiWr Tins great remedy is a God-send to women, carrying them through their most critical ordeal with safety and no pain. Friend" need fear the suffering MOTHER'S FRIEND t t SPORTINC BLOOD COPVHtb COLD TABLETS Cures a cold by removing thu cause. It contains Quinine for a tonic to tone up the sjsten:, Ipecac to open up the secre tions; Cascara Sagsatia, a mild, gentle, thorough physic, to force the accumulated poison from the system. Atwood's Laxative Cold Tablets are sold on an unconditional guarantee No Cure No Pay. No red tape about it, you get your moncj back. For sale by BROCK & McCOMAS CO. Car. Main and Court streets, Pendleton, Oregon W. J. CLARKE & ()iiiii(iif GREAT HOLIDAY SALE PIANOS, ORGANS AND SEWING MACHINES Ib now on at Failing's All the well-kuown highest standard Pianos, euch as Fisher, Hardan, Packard & Ludwig and otheis. Lowest priceb ever quoted in Pendleton are offered at this sale. A. L. Smith, the expert Plan Tnerf ib with us. All work guaran teed . A few fine Portters, Lace Cortalns and Rugs at a bargain. FAILING'S MUSIC STORE COMMERCIAL STABLES G. M. FROOME. PROPRIETOR. Carryalls lor picnic parties. Good I teams with competent drivers for 1 commercial men. v Speedy horses and handsome rigs for evening ana bud day drives. Gentle horses for family use. Stock boarded at reasonable rates. Best of carq given to transient stock. Opposite Hotel Pendleton Tbone MkItj 161. Is" apt to run in any family, and so are Colds. To cure a cold remove the cause. A cold is caused by the closing of the secretions pores that carry off the waste matter of the body. ATWOOD'S Laxative TRUSTY TOOLS for trusty people here abound tnolf for carpenters, for masons, any port of aitlzans dependable tool for people lu uuy and every cruft. You may depend, too ou the price here being right and rea sonable you aeu we want your trade year in, year out. -SHE WINDOW DISPLAY. Co, an CourtStreet OF lliescke's The approval ol all who want the hest meal most delicious but nc no higher in price COURT STREET I RARE it rbm 1 kto entorabEk -ry. On.,:i, 1 for sale v-JiJ Pull f. . "1 ITH'tJ, RIHORN & d - " ri Has KealEstatil REAL ESTATi Kindt audi!. resilience torn mwt inodenn equlDMd in the llmlMj o FendktM. J frm of H thousand! of wiieat land. Addn D. BOYD. Ill SHIE PAI THEJU A Thanksgh I he most laMI Prof til Dog and Mon Fun fur una 3-Phelps Unclt Rubt'ii mi and thtir taKJ filleil filH Wm. Comedy Af Revillil RUi L- .'aiiSnf I Little m ThePw JS'ew and Tbn A Comical' Handoniel 10, TALLMAN DrugStH Ml At n it Re 1 WW this legislative retreat