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DAILY EAST OftEGONIAM-, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1904. MAKE YOUR MARK IN THE WORLD Don't bo satisfied t move along iu till! same old way for low wages. We can help you carve out n successful career. Thousands have lut'teated their falnries by following our plan. We can train you In spare time anil at Biuall co?t for any of the following positions : IVtesluttjlciil, IClectrlcul, Htentit, rr uivii icrtKiiieer. icivoirioinn eY irveyur, Arotitteat, Lmft num. l-iiiuU1'-eiier. Htenouretl- er, Te4cltur. Kliow Citrcl Writer Window Umr, or Ail. Wrll.r CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS Box 799 . SCKANTON, PA. Or iii on our heal represent)' lite, T H'. Bracking. 127 Lee street Pendleton, Ore Building Material Of all Description Sash, Doors & Windows Made to order. Building paper, lime, cement, brick and sand, wood gutters (or bams and dwellings a specialty, Oregon L timber Yard Alu St, Opp. Court House Be Carmtlon Carnation Bxtraeta Sore Extracts ... and are are Good Call Purs For Peerless Mushes When I Carnation You Carnation Bxtraeta Go Extracts are to Br0 Strong Yoor WhoUiome Grocery M RS. RIODAN'S THORWALDSEN lly WALTKIt A. TICK Copyright, 190J, By the S. S. McClore Company Every nuctloneer In town kuow her and expected to stumble upon lier, whether nt the fashionable ilrondway sales or In the dimmest corner of the ghetto, and never one of them had a good word for her. Mrs. Itiodan's parsimony was as no torious ns It was unnecessary, hut It was her hobby to acquire bric-a-brac nt ridiculous bargain figures. Had the original Venus ile Mllo been offered to her nt $300,000 she would have bold out for $499,000. Nothing gave her such exquisite pleasure ns to escort a guest to some dim niche In her much decorated house and murmur with a gentle, roolng Inflection "So glad you like It, dear. I purchas ed It for a song. Such n bargain! You wouldn't believe It If I told you." In vain bad wily auctioneers endenv ored to entrap the lady In some of their clever schemes. She Invariably scent ed danger mid stopped bidding Just when they saw the lamb led to slaugh ter. A group of these worthies who had been called In to examine a superb col lection of art goods drifted Into a cafe to lunch together, and Mrs. Itiodan's hobby came up for discussion. A wideawake chap recently from Chicago listened to the tales of her shrewdness and Anally remarked: 'Gentlemen, I wager a supper party for this crowd that If I have charge of that sale I will not only force Airs. lllo- dan to purchase a certain article which I shall select, but she will pay at least 50 percent inqre than It Is worth. eemed to gleam In the uncertain light 3kc burnished gold. The men made n note of the iiuiubpi and then moved on, hut Mrs. Itlodnn still lingered. She would have that piece, for Rlie had heard the nrtlst re mark us be turned away that no one In the room would probably realize the real value of that hit. Ily the time the sale opene.il Mrs. Itlodan was In a feverish state. Tbt nuctloneer rolled off his customary Jar gon, bidding went merrily on. but Mrs. Illoilau beard nothing until the iiuo- vieer reached (lie Tuorwtiiusen. le one bid $5. mid Mrs. Itlodan bo- ia'uI on the Ignorant Individual .a nee of scorn. The bids rose slowly mil nt $2.", .Mrs. Itlodan entered the iit'cim. and so did the young nrtlst Dp. up went III? figures until tlnnlly these two were bidding steadily Igalnst each other. "One hundred dollars!" oxelalmed the artist nonchalantly "One hundred and twcuty-llv!" snapped bis rival, 'flu; nrtlst roused himself. "One hundred and llftyl" The drawl had left his voice. Mrs. Itlodan hesitated. "He wants It. He knowfc bronzes. and so do I," she thought "(Jolng. going, going" "One seventy-live!" The artist turned n troubled, face to- ward his friend. They conferred unx- lously. The auctioneer looked from one to the other. .Mrs, Rlodan felt her heart contract suddenly. She wanted that bronze. What was the artist going to do? He shook bin head. The auctioneer's hammer fell. The bronze was Mrs. Itio dan's property, and. giving her address and settling the bill, she hastily left the room. An hour later, having com plcted her other shopping, she dropped Into a fasliionablo restaurant, feeling that, having secured a bargain, she might treat herself to an exceptional luncheon. She bad barely given her or der when from behind a palm she caught tones that seemed strangely fa m AN mi The supper wager was quickly taken, i miliar, that drawling, dulcet note she auu casn bets were added, the young auctioneer taking all offers. In less than a week .Mrs. Itlodan commenced to receive mall regarding the sale of the famous Ilurton collection. Almost dally there arrived either an enticing circular or a simply engraved card re minding ber of the date of the sale un til she became actually excited over the prospect When the day arrived, Mrs. Itlodan was among the first on the scene, but not earlier than two young men whose tastes In bric-a-brac seemed closely al lied to her own. One of them, whose face was that of a student and whoso garments In some indefinable fashion auggested forelgu blood nnd the nrtls- Save Money On Your Meat Bill ltelng n stock raiser on llircli creek I do not have to buy In ferior cattle, but have prime stock of my own raising for the block. You will get better meat and more of it for less money at my shop than any where else In town. S. Warner, Prop. 2JKW MI LA It KEY JJLDG, West Court. Street Phone Main 1U8J ALL TIRED OUT. Tired all the time. Weary and worn out night and day. Hock aches; aide aches. All on account of the kidneys. Must help them at their work. A Pendleton woman shows you bow. Mre. Fred Noble, who llyes at 219 Cos bio street, says: "I was troubled for threo or four years with my back and kidneys, and was oppressed with a tired feeling the whole time. My back commenced to ncho whenever I did the least amount of work around the house that compelled mo to lift .anything or stoop over. The kidneys wero Irregular and annoyed mo espe cially If I caught cold. I felt sleepy or drowsy all the Umo. I used many different medicines, somo of which helped my, nnd some of which did not. I saw Doan's KJdnoy Pills so highly recommended that I went to tbo Brock & McComas Co. drug store and got a box. ,They helped mo from the first and did mo morn good than anything of tho kind I had over used. I am feeling better slnco the treat ment than I had In a long, long time before, thanks to Doan's Kidney Pills." Kor sale by all dealers. Price 68 cents per box. Fostor-Mllburn Co; Buffalo, N, Y sole agents for the United States. Remember tho name DOAN'S and take no other. SHE LIBTE.NKD DULKIUTKD&Y TOniSCBIT ICISUS OP Till! COLLECTION. tic temperament If not the calling, was especially Interested In the display of bronzes. Sirs. Itlodan felt that here was a kin dred spirit, and she listened delighted ly to his criticisms of the collection and his easy chat of things he bad seen abroad, He particularly dilated on the fact that to auction sales alone was be Indebted for on opportunity to (pur chase rare bits of bronze, evidently bli hobby, "If one Is really a Judge of such tblugs," he remarked, "there Is abso lutely no danger of being cheated and every chance of picking up a rare bar gain." "Ab," sighed Mrs. niodan."a kindred plrlt Indeed!" And; she strolled, with assumed earolessnea,-'n8 close us possi ble to this connoisseur, thinking com placently of her five pieces of bronze, each picked up at an auction sale. Suddenly she heard him of the artistic temperament utter an excited exclama tion: "Hy Jove, that Is a geml" They had paused before a bronze statue not more than a foot In height bat exquisitely molded. It was a really fine production of Thorwaldscn'a "Wrestler." With bated breath she fell back, as did the two young men, to tody tbo figure more critically. "Exquisite!" came to ber in dulcet toues. "Worth flvo hundred. If It's worth a cent, or ray opinion Is vain less." "A gem. worth a couple hundred," nnrmured Mrs. Itlodan, and as ibc looked the muscle of the wrestta- bad beard before. And what was he saying? "It's a Jolly little lunch. Isn't It, Madge? And let me tell you I earned It. 1 haven't played a part since the dramatic club days at college, but I flatter myself 1 did quite well this morning. What I know about bronzes would not cover your visiting card; but. heavens, bow the old lady did snap nt the baltl One seventy-live, nnd she could get n brand new one for n hundred!" The next afternoon a couple of wom en friends were taking tea In Mrs. Itio dan's home, and one of them spied the Thorwnldscn. "What a clever bit. Mrs. Itlodan! And you've never shown it to us." The guest nppronctled the figure and touch ed It daintily. "And of course yuu got It for a song. You always do, lucky creature!" "Yes." murmured Mm. Rlodan. "for a song." Then she added under ber breath as she passed the wafers, "nut there were a few high notes In the song." YVIiy lie Kent Doe. A prominent dog fancier nnd wealthy man of rhllndclphia stepped Intongro eery the other night and accidentally stumbled over a fat old Cermnii who was slttlug In a corner smoking bis Pipe. Under his chair was the most ro markable specimen of a dog that the gentleuinn bud ever seen. It had the appearance of a pug, with rough, red bnlr uud n long tall. It was Impossible to resist laughing at the placid old man and his uoudcscrlnt iloir. "What kind of a dog Is that?" asked the gentleman. "I don't know," replied the fiermati. "I suppose you use him for hunting?" "No" "Is he good for unythlng?" "No." "Then why do you value blm to't" "Because he llkea me." said the old fellow, still pulling nt bis pipe, and the expression of the dog as he looked up from under the chair fully confirmed the statement. "There Is no better or stronger rea son than that." assented the gentleman emphatically as ho walked away. Phil adelphia I'ress. IN THE ORCHARD. Corrr t:rp Two Kind, nml Their Com in rn I ve A il vim tiltt r. There are practically twn classed of plants which the orehnrdlut may s for the purpose of scouring a cover rrop. These nre the nitrogenous class on the one hand and the nonnltroge nous class on the other. The difference between these two Is marked by tho ..."' '.'uli.U.C'. '.UVUl f - 'ft A- Miss Rose Hennpwv n 1,.J . ,VVj11 jjj 0W!1 a poetess and elocutionist, of Le: .i., uuvv anc was cured ol uh inflammation and ovaritis by the JLydia n. fmkham's Vegetable Co: Dkar Mm. lNTtnAJi: I have been so Mesheillv lining h,a, , .. .v iiuip tome oiner woman sufferijii "I- or years I enjoyed tho best of health and thought that I do so. I attended n.irtli-n and nwnl n.,u i,i.,t " V.? Tbe IllrtU NraU That Men Rat. The swifts arrive In the Andaman Islands toward the end of November, but they take their time In building the nests, which are formed from a gelatinous secretion from tbe salivary glands of those beautiful .members of tbe swallow tribe. - . If there has been a wet December, the first crop of nests Is generally a poor one. being soiled hy the damp and drippings from tbe roofs of tho caves. Collectors, however, begin In January to go around the Island to the different caves In an open boat. The best quality resemble pure Isin glass nnd aro worth their weight In silver. Afterward there aro two other collections. Tbe caves In which tbe nests are found are scattered about tbe Islands; some are far inland, others In rocks concealed Id mangrove swamps. London News. The l.ove of Pine Linen. In the (Serman household the love of linen Is a p-iwlon, During tbe French wars under Nupoleou when froin.ovcry town and bniulet tbe terror stricken people fled before tbo approaching ur- uiivu ui-iuit' rj t'irr- iiitj houkih to snrc their many eh , ,if homespun linen, and vben P1 ace returned what bad es caped the Argus eyed enemy was ten fold more pretioiw because of the hor rors wttueii-td nnd tbe dreadful pangs endured. Ami men today the German woman prlzei; "ar above rubles ber piles of snow; linen, tbe labor of many happy hours. COWl'KAH lUIOADCAHTKI). power of the plants of the nitrogenous class to appropriate the free nitrogen of tho air and store It up In their tis sue In sueh n way that It Is mori! or less readily available to the Kiirceedlng crops, rroininent numng piantu winen have this property are the clovers, peas, beans and vetches. These nrc tho farmer's friends, the nitrogen colleet- orn. concerning cover crops ami tne orchard, Professor John Craig of Cor nell university has summarized his in vestigations as follows; The orchard Is to be viewed In the lltht of a specific crop. Humus Is essentia! to the liberation of plant food. Ihirnynrd manure supplies organic matter, but Is often beyond the reach of the orcliardlst. Piobahly the Ideal system of orebard management Includes clean tillage and :i cover crop In the nnnual programme. Ilffects of tlllngo and of cover orops are similar In many respects, hut while both tend to make plant food available the cover crop may actually add to the store. The cover crop prevented frost from penetrating the ground deeper than six teen inches ns compared to twenty-one Inches on bare ground. The percentage of water In cover i cropped Ground compared fnvornhlv 1 with bare uncultivated ground In Iowa I normal anti Iii-uitliy condition ana ?uw lork. The texture of tho soil nnd submit U much Improved by the burrowing hab its of the earthworm and the penetrat ing character of clover roots. iv i-iiiu mrii'iiiK ftiiri:iLe . ,v . .. . . - ... - t -r tl'tl slilfH- ntut (filtid,, , i r I i soon ttiHCOvurcd tlmt lie was unable to he i me. nnd I then deo chard lands 1 "'1UB ikiiihii-s vcRotanio i;ompnumi, nmi soon i A comparison of the fertilizing quali ties of the clovers, eowpen and hairy veteli placed tho last far 111 the lead, ' with alfalfa and mammoth clover me-' ond and third In niatiurlal value. Hairy vetch appears to bo a valuable leguminous plant for cover crop pur poses. It Is hardy, deep rooting, grows at low temperatures and produces a dense mat of vegetation on the HiirfarO of the ground. uowpea is particularly valuable for n.irlli-R and r..e,.nlln.,u iu.,!...!.,. """',',"" nlilllml l.i.f I ,11.1 V.,. .i.ti. r ViV " ."V:""-'. .uiutt mm BTIIf rlnrFiidt nil - v i , . . T . . . . r - . l .. t. i 'h-p- '" nuncrcu uxcrocinuiig pains anil keptnlUurl my attention was cnlled to vnur vntrtnliln i u. cures 'it 'had performed, and I mado up my mind to try It fortireimnJ see what it would do for me. Within one mouth i felt modbtbl wwoc ui mi; necunii i was entirely well. " I hnvo advised a nuinlier nf mr ln.lv frinmlu in ... n ..a -n J themselres as well satisfied with the results iis I was." ilia fool umi !" r. iirnanway, ijcxinglon. Ky. Tho oxperionce untl testimony f somo of the most women hi Ainortca go to prove boymitl a question that 111 Flnlclinni'H vfrntuliln Coinpontid will correct, nil such tronlJ wi imue, iiy roniovinp tno cuiihc, ami restoring the orguM "Dkak Miis. I'inicham: About two years ago 1 consulted muinn iimiin, my ncniiu wnicn uud become ho wretcuen that II lonRor ulilu to lie about. I bad Kcvere bacltachc, bearing-doW ixinifi uerosH tne iiutinmun, wih very nervous and imtable, a trouble prew wome eueb month. The physician prescribed for jt wns (loins mo good. My appetite was returning, the pains dial ins, uuu tne genenu nononw wore well mtirKeci. I " You ennnot realize how pleased I was, and after tikingtliij cine loroiuy inreo niontiis. 1 lounu mat I was completely curea trouble, untl have lieen well and beartv ever since, aud no morels monthly jwriod, uh it now passes without pain to me. Yoursveiyl Miss Pkaih. Aukkhh, U27 North Summer St., Nuahvillo, Tcnri" J When il iiii'illi-lnn !mu lieen unpeiKsfiil In restorlnJ to more than a iiilllion women, you ciuinof well HaywlthontWl "I do not believe It will help inc." If you nre 111, do not ttm to pet a bottle of I,ylla IS. JMnlclinnrs Vegetable Coniicon4J Urrltn lfrw. llnlrl,fit,i nt V.v,iti lli,uu. fur uneelnl advice. 1UV nHyHtemor'senilciilllvatlonnndnKjiiirtl vco is free ami helpful. AVrlto lo-tluy. Delay may bcfatal. or a combination crop. tfCnftf) Of the nitrogen consumers rye and. iKhlilJII lineL-lvlimit nr., f m..., I.......... ' ..... ... inuo, ,,iiif i j, im;i FORFEIT U weciuiiiot forthwith nrwluenlh(ioriiimlliittniMi 1xjt loitluiualli, wlilcb will pravo tlielr nlmnlate cenoinpneu I.Jillil E. I'LukUimilnLColjUl Oats aro favorably iipoken of in some parts of the country. Certain mixtures aro used to advan tage. Airalfa, mammoth clover mid turnips have given .satisfaction, hut oats and crimson clover do not suc ceed. The eowpen Is a Japanese bean, It Is a tender annual, a rumbling, vigorous f ALPAWA HOOT. llAlnV VETCH HOOT. grower. Its cultivation has been eon fined to tho south and southwest, where It Is grown to somo extent as a forago crop, but generally for green manuring. In the north Its greatest value is its power to renovate wornout soils. It should be remembered tuat It Is a hot weather plant nnd the seed must uot be planted before corn planting time; that it. "goes down" with the first au tumn frost and that ou poor soil hotter results may be secured by planting Jn rows and cultivating than by broad casting. KertllUtn Tomatoes. The Impression Is qulto prevalent that the tomato does not require hcuvy manuring. Experiments that have been conducted nt a number of stations show that tho tomato is a plant that quickly and profitnlily responds to tbe uso of manures or fertilizers and that tho maturity and yield aro very largely Influenced by the method of immuring and fertilizing. Kxperliiicnts conduct, ed by the New Jersey station haV shown llltrnte of soda to be one of th best nitrogenous fertilizers for tula crop. GREAT CLEARANCE SALE! A CHANCh IN A LIFETIME TO GET A PIANO and ORGAN AT COS! ClosinfT-out Sale of my entire stock of Rugs, AH Squares, Portiers, Lace Curtains, Watting, Fi Pillows and Heathers, Pictures and Frame'. A" must go regnrdless nf cost Call and see You corv trt. a Hun 7luof. Rtlfl. Oil 2. for $20.00; JESSE; FAILING, 90 Mab Si Near the Bridge -r 4-J.. ,......- I I "V 111 V jr-CAl I rue new store can never be known unless It advertises ADVE C 0 A L Let us till your bin with .... ROCK SPRING GOAL Recognixed as the best and most economical fuel, We are prepared to con tract with you for your winter's supply. We de liver coal or wood to any part of the city. - Laatz Bros. a h im 1 i'A'0.f?!ffl Main Stroet Near Dtpoi