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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1904. PECiAL SUIT SALE OF 4--fA 4.a4- -(- 44a 4 FI BOARD MEETS inis is me rorm or receipt which will he Issued In the East Orcponlan guessing contest, wherein some one ot the subscribers of the East Orcgontan will receive a $100 buggy absolutely tree; Pendleton, Ore 1904 EAST OREGONIAN GUESSING CONTEST. No NEWS MILTON Tit! tabes me ' ttlti untiu I lonty. MUt 1 truth CKES ABLE BEAJ F ALL! its ;blS4 It. Suits sold for leas than the cost of the cloth. You can take your chojco of any j 15.00, $18 00 or $20.00 tailor made suits for 1 O . 9 5 L nnn'fc describe them, vmi miiBt bpa Hidm tn ..n u.n Ik- v - - , t, wiv.it ia utjiu ve bit marvels of the tnllor art they are and fully realize the i.. n1nnD am n vri nll'iwtnM ...... , ... eaiesi v". nonm "iitwus uu, v an mm iei us snow you .llnp. Itv clvluc vou the erpntpnf vnliim si,. in i (I""" " " a wil win i:uillrci a to purchase now. See display In corner window. 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HORNUNQ I ROGUE'S MARCH I addition to rttm.intic literature." Litoii iribunt hchc Willis Howard GARDEN OF EDEN Lpiwcrfui iiuvcl."- liostou Btaicn mko Hardinq Davis KHEIt AND OTHER STORIES a lie siory th.it nude the author famous kT Louts Stcvcnson ST. IVES I-M neul his finest novels Frank R. Stockton THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HORN " His best work." Bettou Adwrtittr Frances Hodgson Burnett THAT LASS O LOWRIES A novel of international reputation Clara Morris A PASTEBOARD CROWN A vigorous and' popular novel of the New York stage Harrison Robertson THE INLANDER ' A novel of iemarkablc power." AVw York Htrald Arthur R. Ropes ON PETEIC'S ISLAND An excitins Russian story Molly Elliot Seawell THE HOUSE OF EGREMONT "K01na1.ce filled the two Krv.it qualities of loyalt) anil love" Octave Thanit THE HEART OF TOIL Not only suod. hut excellently tolil." London Daily An'i o Nelson Paqe iSTIME STORIES itu (buir timid not be used to ir efiect " -Th. -..,.onr f Mc nffr not nnlv secures tlic nublications and rwd, tut it also entitles you to the privilege of buying for one ) ear books rces. As this plan includes practically the entire hction pioduct of cery ptsher, the magnitude of the picpuMtion is readily apparent. W WORDS ABOUT PEARSON'S MAGAZINE FOR 1904 Mai.assine nppeaU to everv member of the faintly. In the wools 01 It icti.. aw-ux.vu M.tfrazine." It is different from any other maga- Ithat quality, although less than he ears old. has taken its place amongst 1 tellers. Its held is a general out ui whuhwum. v" :rc four of the special features for upA ' fTRXET METHODS TOM NAST. CARTOONIST L . . mrrtin tirLM nil' 4rVP fthutrau d ly the tliuKC-t ul Hie wcrUUlrtimms cartwrnnoi (he man v. ho has ln dt nbed as tht es, "FINANCE ' GEOHGE. Jr. tH Miiiuuii i some 01 mc t. at. r which the savings of the many tl Irianil realize the wudum 1 tit hit friend, to "keep our W INDIAN WARS 21 v tint: history of the hostile (trill wen years, civing justice to men n. ! I lurmi! rut... ". Wmeaton. Pavu. Sut.LV lh newjet i'uln,,M!Sioi "ITUHnt ll.dun fight, out ol lor in response to the d i0,''"nh. rs "!' story books nd dignilvini! leaders who regretted the erraina 0j pi in e nrst "Kr place in the history ol our series. 1 he author still stipulate, that his nam. H us or ttflt ..iM.. mittt remain a secret- ereiirtMI mrtacr vt rMwi The bioi!ra.hy ( Na'.t is eritably a orld pic ture ol the tiroes hcn history as viarm in the makuip .... j Tlio Ovorthrow of the Tweed Klng Tho Civil War Period The Horrors of Slavery The Koconstructlon Pe riod TlioGreolov Presidential Cam. paian Tl Garibaldi CanipalUn In Italy The Croal Heonan'&avers Klsh London Tho Ulolno Pres idential Cainpalurs ... ... area lew of the important headings upon which the series of six or eight lapers are built. THE REVELATIONS OF AN INTERNATIONAL. SPY Which ran in i-pami - rconth. of 1003 will be re.umed in January, iw. T-J . ".... .J A...nir .tones hasten arranged 'uorehiht articles. mi'tt remain a secret- ol THE BEST the most wholesome properly milled without a superior !RS' BEST FLOUR The Standard of Excellency. ,ful "1 LETON ROLLER MILLS W. S. Byer s, Proprietor. VAUGHN REV. GIBBS HAS RETURNED FROM BAKER CITY REVIVAL. Visitor From Richland Returned to Connell, Wash.. Extensive Im provements In Water System Funeral of Mrs. Kelly President Dixon Has Blood Poisoning Quite III With Pneumonia Grand Chief Rathbone Sisters. Milton, Feb. 9. Rev. G. H. Glbbs of tho South Methodist church has returned from Baker City, where he has been for several weeks assisting In a revival meeting. Miss Jennie Howard came up yes terday from Pendleton and Is visiting at the home of her brother, Prof, W. C. Howard. W. A. Kirk, a former student of Columbln College, is hero from Rich land, Oregon, for a vIbU. Miss Bertha Atkins Is suffering from an attack of tonsllltis. Mr. nnd Mrs. J. D. Campbell, who have been visiting Mrs. D. L. Kemp, have returned to Connell, Wash. Mrs. Nell McEachern, of Walla walla came over yesterday for a vis it with her sister, Mrs. J N. Stone. Mts. J. L. Pierce returned from walla Walla yesterday, where she went to attend the funeral of her cousin. Master Walter Berry. Uesley Humlston Is quite 111 of pneumonia. Mrs. O. H. Chastain, grand chief of the Rathbone Sisters of Oregon, will go to Weston tonight to pay :in offlclnl visit to the Rathbone lodge at that place. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Hoon ot near Walla Walla, spent Sunday here the guests of Mr, and Mrs. J. S. Rlchey. Improving Water System. A force of IS men began work yea tcrdny on the water system. A larger trench will be dug and larger pipes will bo put In. The cost ff Improvements will be $3,G00. Funeral of Mrs. Kelly. The funeral of Mrs. J. E. Kelly, who died Friday of pneumonia, was held yesterday morning at the Chris tian church, Elder R. L Cartwrlgnt conducting the services. The re mains were taken to the Bowlus cemetery for burial. President Dixon to Hospital. Yesterday Dr. N. G. Blalock, of Walla Walla came over to see Presi dent Dixon, of Columbia College, who Is suffering from blood poison In his nrm. This morning the presl dent was taken to Walla Walla for treatment. His condition Is not considered nlannlng. but he was tak en to the hospital where he could le- celvo constant treatment. PORTLAND'S FIRE LOSSES. Dollars, subscription to the East Orcgonlan from 190 . to .190. . -f f l- DERMATOLOGIST feft" Y'. and Chicago. po.ltWelf "flMiSZ '""Hit proflU to responsible partief, ellur w, pkyB, Third and Stark Stroota, Portlaud, Oregon. Total for 1903 $320,881 Greater Than in 1902. The annual report of the Portland Tinnnl of Fire Commissioners re cently completed by Secretary Mil ton Weldler Imparts the following in fnrmntlnn! During tho year of 1903 the total loss by lire In this city aggregated Mi9.7fi2.73. or $320,881.83 more than tho total loss in the year 1902. The amount of property Involved during tho two years varied out nmo, amounting to $0,418,204, In 1903, and $0,091,450 In 1902. Tho loss by lire lasi year ua uu mntml nt 1274.553.19. The total 111 suranco on property destroyed by fill) was $3,281,733, while the Insur ance paid amounted to iijo.juu. niii-lni? tho vcar there were 430 fires, ITS of which resulted in no loss. Thero wero 1GC llro nlarms turned In by telephone, 21G box alarms, G9 still alarms and 42 laise alarms. MICHIGAN MUNICIPALITIES. Discussion of Municipal Ownership and Other Questions. Ann Arbor. Mich.. Feb. 11. Tho r Dno nt M ch ran Municipalities which was organized at Uinslng six years ago and has tinco nem mum in nt Grand Rapids. Battle Creek and other cities of tho state, began its 1904 meeting at the University of Michigan today with a largo Thn MIchlEan Political Scleiico association is meeting Jointly with tho league. Tho first session was bold wis afternoon with John V. IHble of Ionia presiding. Mayor Brown oi mi bor welcomed tho visitors and his address was followoa uy ruiio.ia . officers and appointment of commit tees. Tho sot papers". - - noon wore as luiwr... Hoi-nra In Small LHllOH, It Nells of Wyandotte; "M6 Pavements," Moyor James W. Inches cninl,-. "Hnmn HemiBlies ui Good 'CUV Charter," Elvin Swarthout Arand Hanlds; "Public Works n nf u-nrkfl. Another session will bo held this ovonlnK at which municiimi r;r" "? ....Viir. iitiiitles. direct prl mary elections and other llvo topics .in'i. ,iiUr.iiRHnd. Tho convention Will U will close tomorrow. An Early Riser, A strong, healthy, active- constitU' .i ..in liipL-nlv on tho conJt tio of tho llvor. The famous 11U lie pills known as DoWltfB U t o nieniHi not only cloanso the system but they atrongthon tho ac- f tli llvnr nnd robutld tho tlB- 0,,,.nnrtitiL- that organ. IJttlo Early Risers aro easy to act, thoy - .in nmi vet thoy aro abso- n,rfnin in nroduco rosultB that aro satiHfactory In all cases, or,i,i liv Tniiman ,;" Tho said payment being solely and In full value for tho said news paper, and for no other consideration whatever. Tho publishers hereby give outright to the person in whose name this receipt Is Issued an opportunity, if they- doclro to nvall themselves of tho same, to GUESS THE UNKNOWN NUMBERS IN THE SEALED GUESSING CONTEST, and hereby agree to donato outright, and without consideration whatever on his part, the rubber-tired buggy mentioned In THE EST OREGONIAN GUESSING advertise ments, to tho persons guessing nearest that unknown number, Including the numbers 012 and 987, nnd all numbers between tho said numbers. EAST OREGONIAN PUBLISHING CO. $ By An Interesting painting, says a writer In the Philadelphia Times, Is that by Charles B. Knight based upon a mount- d skeleton of the nnlniul In the Amer ican Mus-eum of Natural History which represents, according to the artist's Idea, what the oldest known ancestor of the modern horse looked like when it roamed over our country some mil lions of years ago. This animal, called by the scientists protorohlppus, was only sixteen inches In height, and It, moreover, had four toes on Its feet. It therefore differed ncsToniTios or ronn toed douse. markedly from tho existing horse, so much so in fact that If the Intermediate forms were not known not even sci entists would suspect any relationship between the two. But tho horse Is the evolutionists' show animal. Its ances tral line has been better worked out than that ot any other mammal, and, rather strange to relate, the evidences of this ancestry are more complete In America than In any other country, though the present horse in America is not indigenous to thf soli, the horse line on this continent having become extinct In pleistocene times, before, so far as we know, the advent of man. Still, between the last representative and the animal Mr. Knight has depict ed, there have been found In the rocKs fossils misscsslng In a regular se quence corresponding with their rein tlve geological ages all the gradational characters of bkull, teeth and limbs, thus making it most coinplcto evolu tional chain. a five foed nnccstrnl form Is now ie- n- searched lor. with lit least hopes of success, which should occur low down In the eocene. Indeed a fossil animal called phenacodus Is now known from this horizon which In u measure an swers the requirements, but It Is re- gaidt'd by miM paleontologists nnu u:ik mi reirnided by C,po as a more gciii'mllzcd tjt f''" which not only the horse line, but several others, sprung. I'll.. Clilm-MIlii I'ani Iilliin-urluir. In Santiago. Chile, the Itelghin mis sion repoiU that the attention of the nntborltles for f-ome time has been called to the impending destruction of the chinchilla In the northern prov ides of Chile. However, no measures have been taken as yet for the preser vation of this valuable fur bearing an imal, which hns almost entirely dlsap-m-ared from the neighboring republic of Bolivia In spite of laws enacted for Its preservation. I.llllt- Aiilliioll IIlK Isnmc Aii addition to the wainmallau fauna of Europe has been described by Dr. 0. Satuuln under the name of Prometheo- mys schuposchnlkowi. 'J no creature that has been distinguished by this name, it appears, Is a new genus of volo from the Caucasus. It Is describ ed as being of tho size of a small water vole, chestnut brown In color, Wltu lighter feet and minute eyes covered with skin. Tho single specimen taken was found under flowering ancmonei. Professor Charles Wilson, after ten years' figuring, has announced to tho Royal society, though admitting some slight unavoidable errors, that the sun's temperature Is 0,'.tX degrees centigrade (11.1P2 F.). Allowing 400 degrees eentb grade for absorption by the sun's at mosphere of Its own radiated heat, he makes the temperature ot Its body 0,000 UL-grees centigrade (11,012 F.). In n recent number of London Elec trician Is an abstract of the report of C. Nordman ou his experiments nt the Mont Blanc observatory for the pur pose of finding out whether the sun emits electro magnetic rays or, rather, whether such rays are capable of pene trating to the surface of the earth. Of course It Is reasonable to suppose that electro magnetic waves of the Hertzian kind are actually sent out, but It It very doubtful whether they can reach any observatory on the earth. lu order to obtain tho best conditions it Is necessary to choose tho highest possible elevation, bo us to escape the absorbing actlou of the atmosphere and of aqueous vapor. Tho author there fore conducted the experiments nt the station of Grands-Mulcts at an alti tude of 3,100 meters. A spell of bad weather prevented him from conduct lug the experiments at the top of Mont Blanc Itself. The receiver used consisted of a gal vanometer circuit with coherer nud an nntenna 175 meters long stretched over the Bosons glacier In such n position that at midday the sun's rays fell upon It vertically. This had the double ad vantage of protecting the wlro from the electric waves emitted by the Cha- mounlx railway and from the Interfer ence of waves which would have been reflected by the ground If the soli had been a conducting Instead of a noncon ducting glacier. The results of tho experiments, mauo under a cloudless sky, were entirely negative. The sun, therefore, either dees not send out waves of this order or they are completely absorbed by the sun's utmcsphere or by the upper strata of the earth's atmosphere. Buch an absorption Is exceedingly probable, as It Is well known that Hertzian waves are largely absorbed by rarelled gases. Sail Tlinl Wa.tr. So Wliul. A novel sail has Just been Invented, It Is composed of Independent sections, each of which Is separated from but overlaps the adjoining one, the result being that each section spills tho wluu away from the ono next to It. l ur tberinoro, the upper ends of each sec tion are secured to a galf and one cor ner of the lower end of each to a boom, Finally u pair of Independent sheets or ropes are connected to the after comer of the lower end of each section, and there are guiding lends for these ropes, The main advantage claimed for till new sail Is said to lie In the fact that It enables a yuchtsmau to utilize to th utmost even a slight breeze. Maxorllo Variation. Sir W. H. Prcecc, who has been en- gaged for some time past In studying the maguetlc Influences of the Mana cles off the coast of Cornwall upon tne eoninass. renorts that in tho past ten years there had been a variation In the needle toward the uortu or a aegree, u that If any navigator should set his course from Cherbourg to tho Lizard without taking this variation into nc couut he would run upon the Manacles. A dlffercuct of a degree lu a magnet means an error of ono mile in sixty, Viw IlrltiKn Coalfleld. it is announced that a new coalfleld of considerable dimensions has Just been discovered In south worccsier shire, lying between Chipping Camp- in nml Moreton-m-inc-niarBu. au ex pert employed to examine the field by tho prluelpal landowners Lady North air p. Vnn Nottcn Pole and Mr. Freeman Mltford-uas reported coal within workable dUtanco of the but- face, COMMITTEES APPOINTED FOR ENSUINQ YEAR. "Sweet Marie" and Her Driver Ruled Off the Track President George Chandler Taking an Active Lead In Promoting the Fair Privileges of the Grounds Disposed of, Salom, Feb. 11. Tho Slate AB" rlcultunfl Board Is In session here nt this tlmo and Is arranging tho pre liminaries for tho state fair to bo held next September. Tho new board, with President Chandler and Secretary Moores at tho head, Is taking hold with a will and Is doing excellent work. Indicat ing that the fair has not lost by tho change In officers. Yesterday afternoon the board adopted a resolution endorsing (ho action of Judges Lolchton, Trlno and Redmond, of the race course. In tho ruling by which "Sweet Mario" nnd her driver, W. G. Durfce, wero put off tho track. This action of the board Indicates determination to refuso Its sanction u case application Is mado to re instate Mr. Durfeo and his mare on tho tracks of tho National Trottnlg association. During tho evening session tho board awarded tho prlvllego of tho auction pools and Paris minimis to Win. Avers of Portland, who has hnd that prlvllego for tho past fow years. Tho president appointed his stand ing committees for tho year as fol lows: Finance Wllklns, Wcstgate, Downing, Publication nnd program Lee, Downing, Wllklns. Speed Westgate, Moores, Wll klns. Premium lists Downing,, Wll klns, Moores. Transportation Westgate. Wll klns, Lee. Legislation Downing, Moorji, Leo. President Georgo Chandler Is ox- officio chairman of tho publication, speed, premium list and transporta tion committee. Tho superintendents of tho sevoral departments were named as follows: Pavilion Charles A. Murphy, Salem. Stock department Gcorgo Gam- ink', Portland. Poultry Frank Iao, Portland. Art Ml illicit a Magers, Salem. Dairy T. L. Kent, Corvallls. A Big Difference. Malslo Did you convince Lcr that sho was wrong7 Daisy No; but I maao nur it. Mvsterlous Circumstance. n ,n. nnin and sallow and tho other fresh and rosy. Whenco the ,llrfr.,nr.n? RhO WHO Is blllShlDg ...ui. win, .inns Dr. King's Now t i tinia tr. mnlntaln It. By gent le -oin hn lftsiv organs they compel good digestion and bead off constipation. ijif.ySSsaS!i, MEDAL PROPOSED. Dadge of Eminence and Named 'or Edison. New York. Feb. 11. In order to celebrato tho 25th anniversary of tho Introduction and commercial develop ment of tho Incandescent lamp, tno friends and associates of ,Thos. A. Edlsnn are taklnir steps to found a medal which will bo entrusted to tho American Instltuto of Electrical En gineers, nnd which It Is proposed o award annually to graduating stu dents In electrlcnl engineering. It Is tho Intention that Iho medal shall bo awarded each year to tno graduating student who bIibII present the boct thesis on mo orig.uai sun ject, from tho universities and col leges of tho United States nnd Can n.iii whlrh havo tegular courses In electrical engineering, Tho plans will ii. roiiBiinimated at tho annual uinnir of tho Instltuto tonight, at which Mr. Edison will he a guest of Honor. Eleventh Regiment Coming Home. Washington, 1). C, Fob. 11. - The War Department has been advl.ed of tho departure today of tho Eleventh Regiment United States Infantry from Manila en route homo. Tho regiment hns beon In tho Philippines threo years. On Its arrival In this country next month It will bo sta- Honed ut Fort Tliomus, ivy-, aim Columbine barracks. Ohio. Deafness Can Not Do Cured lr I wo I apiillratloui, aa the Clonal ruca tllO tll.ea.uil puruuu UI utc r.r. uuljr one nor to euro ilmfuc... anil tul la fir constitutional remedies. Iie.fnfM If hf ou ItiRitned romlltloa or tu. niiK-ona I n nit or iu i.ii.iarniar. m". rousti) l-l.... .1,1 fill. I. lliflflMUHl vou h.vt a rumbling ouml or luiwrfw-t hrarlQi-. and when it i eutir.iy iTnurw , .m rwult, and unlf lb Inflammation ran w token out and Ibis tub Tutored to Its normal nmiinui ,ir,, -- trore.1 forereri nlu ro.i out of ten ara eauswl tr Catarrh, which I. notbluif but an Inflamed comUttoa of tlx mucous iur- will sire One Hundred Dollar! for any ca of Deafne.a (cau.nl It ctlmli) that raunot b cured bj Hallo Catarrh Cure. . Kend f?r riff "IV". n Sold by druggtiH, 75c. litll'i famlljr 1'IH ' I.llilit In tho I'l-ranildf. ' Tim rvvntlnn nvramlda ura soon (4 romo out of tbclr durkneos of 6,000 years and will bu accessible to all tour ists. General Director Maspero of tho society which has In charge tho preer vatlon of the nutlqultles of the country has been experimenting with the elec tric light nnd began his work on the temple of Knruak nt Thebes. Tho ex periment met wltu so mucu approrui that he has decided to light tho inner passages nnd catacombs of tho great pyramids. This will provide Egyptian tourists with new attractions. I'ollaliliiir Wood, Take a piece of pumice stono and wa ter and pass It regularly over tho wood until tho rising of tho grain Is cut down; then tako powdered trlpoll and boiled Unseed oil uud polish to a bright surface. A lloolc Made of Marble. At the Strozzl palace, lu Rome, there Is n book made of .raaru "T ' nl HI m m aMMMHHP !S