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PAGE FOUR. DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 2, 1904. L UHT ft.. Br if ' v. AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER. I'abllshnt every afternoon except Similar) at l'enuletou. Oregou. bj the EAST OREGONIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. SrilSCKIITIO.V I'.ATKS. Dally, one jcar by mall $5.00 Dally, six months by mall 2.50 Dally, three months by mall 1.25 Dally, one month by mall CO Dally, per month by carrlar 05 Weekly, one year by mall 1.00 Weekly, six months by mall 75 Weekly, four mouths by mall 50 Semi-Weekly, one year by wall .... 2.00 Semi-Weekly, six months by mall . . 1.00 Semi-Weekly, three months by mall . .50 Member Serlpne-McHae News Associa tion. The East Oregonian Is on sale at II. B. (Itch's News Stands, ut Hotel l'ortland, " and Hotel I'erklns. Portland, Oregon. San Francisco Ilurean, -MS I'ourth St. Chlt-dxo Hureau. Win Security IlullulnR. Washington. I C. Ilureau, 501 Hth St .N. VV. Telephone. Main II Entered at lVudleton pestoEce as second claim matter. UWlOW(g.lLBE:L United States was opposing any measure looking to the settlement of Oregon, and In opposing a bill to establish a matl route from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia river. PMIU I. HIV Jtuuiv . "What tlo we want with this vast, worthless nrea this region ot wild leasts and savages, ot shifting sands and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we ever hope to put those great deserts or those endless mountain ranges. Impenetrable nnd, covered to their very base with eternal snows? What do we hope to do with that western coast, a coast 3,000 miles In length, rock-bound, cheerless, uninviting, and without a harbor? Mr. President, I will never vote to take one cent from the public treasury to place the bar ren Pacific coast one Inch nearer Boston than it now is." Our foes are strong, their forts are high. And where the myriad le gions stand Our ranks are thinned, and now the sky H bending black above the land. What wonder that the stand- ard bends In hands that held its staff so long? What wonder that faint-heart- ed friends Grow wear" of the war with Wrong? Yet. courage, we who build for God Earth's Palace of the Com- ing State Who hope so much may bear the rod. In darkness hold His hand. and wait. Joseph Dana .Miller, In louls Post's Public. OREGON'S BIRTHDAY, Sixty-one years ago today. 102 farmer-trappers met on French Prairie, near the Willamette river. 27 miles south of Portland, and settled the destiny of Oregon. The country had been jointly occu pied by the United States and Great Britain for almost 20 years. The con glomerate American and Canadian settlers were gradually taking sides for one or the other country. Settle ments were being made rapidly. Sentiment was strong and deep and passions were easily aroused In those fighting days. The Americans had talked and ar gued for some form of government or months. The Canadians hnd held ,ljack. The Hudson Bay company was their god and their government. Its powerful Influence could not be shaken off. The Americans were yet weak in numbers. They must make up by strategy what mey lacked In numerical strength. The Americans hdd debating so cieties In the frontier cabins of the settlers. Resolutions favoring some form of government were debated and discussed. The Canadians saw the slowly rising tide of American sentiment in the face of their preju dices and opposition. Gradually some of the leading Hudson Bay people were won over and when the final vote was taken CI years ago, at 10 o'clock this morning, there was a ma jority of two for America, and Ore gon became an American territory. The discouraged Canadians saw the richest territory under the sun slip from the grasp of Great Britain, and they mounted their ponies and left the meeting sullen and discomfit ed. "Eight days after, on May 10, 1843, the fim territorial legislature of Or egon assembled In a granary of the Methodist mission at Oregon City, and organized a provisional govern ment. They formulated a constitu tion and called for a general election on July 4, for the purpose of adopt ing It and starting the wheels of gov ernment to moving. On that first election day In Ore gon, tho largest assembly of white men ever gathered In the state, met at Champocg to vote for the charter of tholr liberties. The constitution was adopted, and as Mrs. Eva Emery Dye, says in "Or egon Stories," "And thus without a governor, or a treasury, with but one law book a copy of the Iowa code, which some one had brought across the plains, the first American tale slept In Its cradle beside the Pacific" About the time these hardy pio neers were struggling to hold Oregon for the United States, Daniel Wobs ter, one ol the wisest men In the The East Oregonian believes the time Is ripe to hold a farmers' meet ing in this city. The splendid efforts and the high success of the meeting at Echo on Saturday was a rebuke to the city of Pendleton, if she refuses to offer the farmers of this communi ty an opportunity of hearing these living topics of agriculture discuss ed here. The Commercial Aassocia tion at its meeting tomorrow night, should take decisive steps to hold a farmers" congress in this city during the latter part of May. or the first of June. The O. R. & N. company will furnish the speakers, and any num ber of them, for the occasion, free of all charges. It will bring the best men In the Northwest here to address the farmers and certainly the people of Pendleton and especially the Com j merclnl Association, can afford to or Ignnlxe a picnic, with free refresh ! ments. and an elaborate program. It will make the farmers look toward this city for information and amuse ment every year hereafter. It will establish this feature In the commu nity and it should be done. The work and cost will be small, the results will be Inestimable from any stand point. The East Oregonian urges every member of the Commercial As sociation to be present at the meet ing tomorrow night, to -discuss and take part in this matter. This asso ciation is the life of Perfdleton and must not miss an opportunity to place the city In the best possible position before the country districts. Not a stone must be left unturned to offer an opportunity for the surround ing country to enjoy the hospitality and benefits of this association, for the spirit of Pendleton Is reflected through the Commercial Association. After making a strenuous effort to make a morning paper pay, and be readable, the La Grande Observer gives up the hopeless task and. be ginning today, converts Its paper Into an afternoon issue, giving some un answerable reasons to advertisers for so doing. The same facts quoted by the Observer apply to Pendleton and every other thriving town, where peo ple leave home early In the morning, with their tasks and do not see a newspaper until returning home in the evening. The Observer says "The Dally Observer will be changed from a morning to an afternoon paper commencing Monday. There are many advantages In favor of this change There was a time when morning papers had great advantages over their evening competitors. The changes that have taken place In this city during the past two years, where the business houses close at 6:30 are decidedly In favor of an evonlng edi tion. Very few families have an op portunity to read a morning paper un til the evening. There is no question that the news service of the world gives afternoon papers a scoop over morning editions, while it costs con siderable more to run a morning pa per. We have carefully considered the proposition in all Its phases and we know that within a few days after the change is inaugurated we will rivn the nubile a much better service than it Is jiosBlble to do In a morning paper." OUR COLORED CONSUL. nnr consular representative at Vladivostok, Eastern Siberia, one of tho storm centers of the war In the Pnr Rah. for six years nast has been Richard T. Greener, the first colored graduate of Harvard college ana one f the most conspicuous and suc cessful members of his race In the ...oll-o r.t li.nrnlntr. law and politics. Mr. Greener was admitted to the bar In Washington In 1877. He was Drink REAM It Is Fine IN 1 AXO 2 LB. SEALED TINS ONLY 5 moke r and the World smokes with Wlllllllfti 1 Buildim Materii OF ALL you. Smoke a substitute and you smoke alone. Largest Seller1 in the World. The 'Band is the Smoker's Protection. (okrfe; 5 Cents. dean of the law faculty at Howard university for five years. He re moved to New York in 1SS3, and there he was for several years nn examiner in the municipal service board. The cousulate at Vladivos tok Increased greatly in usefulness after Mr. Greener assumed charge Leslie's Weekly. THE JOY. The joy is In the doing. Not the deed that's done; The swift and glad pursuing. Not the Koa' that's won. The Joy Is in the seeing. Not in what we see; The ecstasy of vision. Far and clear aud tree: The joy is in the singing. Whether heard or no; The poet's wild, sweet rapture. And song's dlvlnest flow! The joy is in the being Joy of life and breath: Joy of a soul triumphant. Conqueror of death! S Is there a flaw in the marble? Sculptor, do your best; The joy is in the endeavor Leave to God the rest! Smart Set. Women as Well as Men Are Made Miserable by Kidney and Bladder Trouble. 'v i mw i mm i ram r mwr j&r- .t i McAdams will save you money. You get milling hut first-class dry woou and clean screened, heat giving, J2 McAdams Phone Main 1121. Savings Bank Building. SASH, DOORS? I and WINDOWS : a. Made to order. Buili I per, lime, cement. bri.i sand, wood guttert for llr and dwellings a .ptcUn,, Oregon I Lumber Yard Alta Street, Opp. .rt HJ I I I I I I i -H- miiiHmJ n If you are interested fa Painting, see us. Our hi m complete. ACADEMY BOARDS I STRETCHERS I BRUSHES J ARTISTS' SAPLE5 J BLENDERS SKY BRUSHES J PLAQUES J TUBE COLORS We make a specialty J ; framing PICTURES. Nerel J stock of frames. : C. C. 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EAKER & FOLSOM Furniture and Carpets AFTER A REFRESHING BATH On a sultry day, the prospect of putting on such exquisitely launder ed lluen. white and faultless In fin ish, is a pleasuro to the man that has his shirts, collars and cuffs "dony up" at our laundry, Our aim is to please our patrons, and we spare no pains to do it, as we want the patron age of every man In Pendleton. THE DOMESTIC STEAM LAUNDRY i REAL ESTATE SOME GOOD PROPERTY TO OWN. $5,000 ICO-acre ranch near the city. 80 acres In wheat, 20 In alfalfa, 60 bearing fruit trees, Much small fruit. Good buildings of all sorts. Plenty of water always. $2,500 Two lots with good house; a corner; East of Alain street; close In; beautiful location. Easy terms. $2,000 Five-room house, nearly now; corner; dozen young fruit trees. Fine brick cellar, sewer In. West of Main street and very close In. Fine location. Terms. i Three quarter sections of best wheat land, near Pendleton. These quarter sections He adjoining each other and are all under cultivation. Good six-room house, barns, stables, sheds, blacksmith .shop. Plenty of water at all times. Call and see us about the price. 1 'Fine stock ranches, choice vacant city lots on which we will loan you monoy to build. ; BOYD & TURNER Successors to E D. Boyd. 1 Insurance, Real Estate, Loans 111 Court Street Pendleton tHHHtl HttH'IHIIIHHmiH(tHH I IHIHIW t HOLT BROS. t x I Side Hill Combined I Harvester The latest Improved two-wheel, slde-hlll combined harvester bat proven a boon to wheat raisers. It Is :he most successful, most economical and easiest machine to operate ever built. These harvesters have been given abundant trials right here at home and all users are highly pleased. None have been dissatisfied and all are high In their praise. Tho Holt slde-hlll harvester on a side hill Is able to stick to the side of the hill, while the header will slip down the hill. The main wheels are vortical, which braces the machine to the sldo hills. It works equally adapted to level land. The Holt harvesters are sold exclusively In this section by E. L. SMITH 28 Cotttt Street, Pendleton, Oregon 111 extras lor Holt machines on hand, WtllUHIIIimHMHIH WWWW HHII1H Business Chance ONE DRUG ST0R .ot i at whatever stock intotel Approximately J2.000.00. Eal ness last year amounts l over $3,000.00 This Is a r did opportunity to bur P1! profitable business. Also WELL ESTABLIShM BUSINESS centrally at whatever stock laresl and a small additional for the good will of the I ness. Business of last ntnounted to $16,660. HiM lease of four years on ii lulldlng - In- Merchants Protects Agency Despain Building, Boon Cl Telepaone macs hi hi i hi ii tin PAINTING AND X nioro HANGING! I AAI Lit nri w- We do only good ort 1 t at right prices. n... fnMHtiPK are unei We are experienceo w .. i. teen lness, and an -our nersonal attention. Neatness and prompt"! 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