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r PAGE FOUR. DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1904. AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER. Published ever; afternoon (except Sunday) t Pendleton, Oregon, bj tbe EAST OREGONIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. SL'ItSCIUlTION HATES. DiII.t, one year by mail $.".00 Dally, six month by mall . , 2..10 Dally, three months by mall 1.25 Dally. Dally. Weekly, Weekly, weekly Semi W Seml-W Seml-V one month by mall per month by rarrlar one year by mall six months by mall four months by mall . . . . Veekly, one year by malt . . . Weekly, lx months by mall . Veekly. thrrc months by mall .30 .05 1.50 .50 2.00 1.00 .50 Member Scrlpjis-Mcllac News Association. The Hast Oreconlan Is on snle nt 11. It. Rich's News Btnmls. at Hotel Portland, and Hotel Perkins, Portland, Ori'snn. San Francisco llureau. 40S fourth St. Chicago Itureau, BOO Security Ilulldtnc Washlncton, I. O . litircau, 501 14th St., X. W. Telephone. Main 11. Entered nt Pendleton postolllc as second class matter. Though And Tho" the Life is a privilege. noontide fades shadows fall along winding glades; Joy.blooms wither In the autumn air, Yet the sweet scent of sympa thy Is there. Pale sorrow leads us closer to our kind. And in the serious hours of life we find Depths In the soul of men which lend new worth And majesty to this hrief span of earth. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. THE GOVERNMENT IS WAITING. Umatilla county is one of the most promising fields for government irrl- gation in the West. Surveys are being prosecuted on the Echo tract, experiments are be ing carried on to ascertain the flow of the streams, the feasibility of res ervoirs and the possibility of canals to cover about 200,000 acres of idle land lying In this and Morrow coun ties. Echo looks forward to this govern ment irrigation as the greatest ad vance step that could be taken in her Interest, and in the Interest of the county. The government has said that Ore gon must get right in the matter of Irrigation laws before the projected irrigation plans could be put into ex ecution. The government has said, through its engineers time and time again, that the national Irrigation law was passed for the benefit of the homeseeker, the actual settler. It has said that tbe states must rid themselves of tbe speculators. It has said that private concerns seek ing to benefit through the operation of the national law, must be discoun tenanced by the people, that land and water speculation were two of the very evils which the national law seeks to overthrow, in the interest of the actual settler. Localities having irrigation tracts under consideration by the govern ment can assist the government by showing that they are in favor of the people enjoying the benefits of na tional irrigation, Instead of the pri vate corporations. The whole ques tion of government irrigation lies with the people, In the spirit they exhibit toward the plans of the government. They can invite aid or they can re pel It by showing their hostility to the alms of tbe government. If Echo Ignores the suggestions of the government to discountenance speculation In water rights, on a large scale, as the Oregon Land and Water Company Is doing through F. B. Hoi brook, she cannot hope to receive fa vorable consideration. The policy of tbe government is plain. If Echo indorses extensive land and water speculation by electing F. B. Holbrook to the legislature, she must not be surprised If the Echo Irriga tion project drags slowly along for years. Mr. Holbrook controls 42,000 acres of land lying contiguous to the government irrigation tract. He is selling this land with arbitrary water rlghtB, for ?100 and more, per acre, when the government hopes to re claim the same quality of land and sell it to actual settlers for not more than $10 per acre. Mr. Holbrook said from the plat form at Echo yesterday, that he hoped to pass a law permitting blm to bond water rights and sell them to Eastern capitalists, the very thing which the government has cried out against, the speculation In the water that belongs to tbe people. Mr. Holbrook said In plain word that bis own Interest was foremost, and that after this was served he would serve the Interest of (he state. The East Oregonlan expects to live to defend the Interests of Umatilla count as long as tbe county Is on the map. It has taken the stand against Mr. Holbrook, believing that the gov ernment needs, and is entitled to the co-operation of the people of Unm tllln county In furthering this plan to irrigate our idle lands. If wo slap the government In the face, by elect ing tbe very man who is conducting a business especially objectionable to the reclamation service, can we ex pect favorable consideration? Can we expect speedy reclamation or tho idle land of this county? It Is not malice nor prejudice that actuates the East Oregonlan In Its opiKisltlon to Mr. Holbrook, but It Is nn unfaltering purpose to serve the interests of Vmatllla county, in spite of politics or private interests. Mr. Holbrook is altogether selfish in his claims of enthusiasm over Irri gation. He was invited to attend the meeting of the state irrigation asso ciation in this city last November, but refused to cotaie near. He never attended a session of the "Umatilla and Morrow county lrrlgntion associ ation, and has exhibited no interest in irrigation which did not directly in terest Irrigon. Mr. Newell Is watching the situation In this county and upon the June election will largely depend the future action of the government at Echo. Tbe Morning Astorian, Senator Ful ton's personal organ. Is making a hard fight against the direct nomi nating primary amendment. It round ly criticises W. S. U'lten, secretary of the direct Primady Nominating League, for saying that this amend ment promises to abolish the "boss" in state politics, aud makes the bold assertion that tbe "boss" is necessary in politics. This organ of Oregon's junior senator says n political boss Is simply a man of superior attain ments and leadership who gains con trol of voters through his ability to suggest winning polities. It says the power of the "boss" is recognized be cause his political experiences nre "so wide" that his suggestions go un questioned. Inasmuch as the people of all political parties are determined. on ridding tbe state of the "boss," It matters little what any selfish organ says in regard to the matter. It only weakens Senator Fulton with the peo ple, to hear his private organ de nouncing a policy which proposes to keep the functions of government In the hands of the people and out of the hands of the machines. If the people fall to pass the direct primary amendment, they must not complain of future corruption in state politics. The matter Is in their keeping. Every box of fruit sent out of Uma tilla county this year, should bear tbe name of tbe grower and the name of the town from which It Is shipped. Umatilla county has been doing the work and Walla Walla .has been re ceiving all the glory, for Milton and Freewater fruit, long enough. Grover Cleveland said In a message to congress In 1893: "The speculator who stands with extortionate purpose between the land and those who with their families are invited by the gov ernment to settle on the public lands, Is a despicable character, who ought not to be tolerated." MANY Peruna is Invaluable in Such Cases. imi iM) m u. ' 7ho Backache is Often the First Symptom of Catarrh of the Kidneys. DANGEROUS KIDNEY DISEASES CURED Peruna Creatine; a National Sensation In the Cure of Chronic Ailments of The Kidneys. Fred It. Pennell, Pianist, Grand Opera House, Hot Springs, Ark., writes; Two years ago 1 rumc to Hot Springs to take "the bath and be treated for bladder and kidney trouble. After spending two months here under the caroofoue of the most prominent phy Blcians and receiving little or no benefit, 1 was persuaded to try Peruna. I bad little faith in it, but after using one lit tle I noticed a marked Improvement. Three bottles entirely rured me. I ran cheerfully reeomineud Peruna to any one atllieted as 1 was." Fred 11. Pennell. Thomas M. Hicks, 1181 13th St., IauIs ville, Ky writes: NegWted colds, irregular habits aud overwork brought ou cvriou kidney ind bladder trouble. My fcluod juvmJ Inflamed with poison, my stomucb became entirely demoralized, a bad odor emanated from my urine and 1 realized 1 was a sick man. The doc tors dosed me to their heart's content, but 1 kept growing worse. Then for tune brought Peruna to my notice and 1 at once negan to menu, i Kepi t taking it for five mouths before 1 was completely cured. I feel now that 1 owe my life to Peruna and will never cea-e to bo grateful." Thomas M. t Hicks. ! S. L. Karle, Superintendent of Streets, Jacksonville, Fla., writes: "I am n firm believer in Peruna. 1 find that It has lecn of practical benefit to a number of the men em ployed lu tbe Street Cleaning Depart, merit In the elty of Jacksonville. They lire especially exposed to the Inclemency of the weather and a number who caught cold, whlen later developed Into pneumonia, kidney or . liver trouble, were cured through tlie use of Peruna." S. I. Earle, Superin tendent of Street.. ' If you do not derive prompt and satis factory results from the use of Pernna 1 -yrite at mce to Dr. Uurtman, giving a Buildiii i Materi OF All X t t "own SASH, DOnpt i and WIND Made to order. w I per, llme, M M Mnd- wood Wert - -"-"-.si a tfi I Oregon I Lumber Yar T flit-, c . a I ihiii J., 4. t PAINTING AND f PAPER HANGft I do only good ma at ngut )rlces. Our facilities are . We are experienced It M mess, ana all work n our personal attention. Neatness and pronptatl No matter what m In painting or taweb. we'll do the highest pAl work. Inooor and painting. S. L CARLE. full statement of your case, and ho will be pleased to give you bis valuabl-i ad vice gratU. Address Dr. Hartman, President f Tbe Hartman Sanitarium, Coluinbtii. ' W. S. Mayberry, democratic candi date for school superintendent, is at home following the carpenter's trade. He is an able, efficient, plain, ap proachable man, and his attention to business should commend him to the people. MADE IN HONOLULU. "Ilnun In Honolulu." ttalri the man of many travels, "shaking dice in any public resort Is prohibited by law, and Uie ioik ol gamDiing propensities hnt-n In rosort In thn nnlnnlnr of the coin when they care to decide upon whom the honor of 'Duying- snail inn. "Knur I nlwnvs Imaelned that I was about as lucky In matching coins as the next person, ana one nigm i readily agreed to play my art in the game of chance to see who would open the wine. But I was startled when my friends told me that I must spin mtf mln nllnnrine m v nnnnnnnt to call . J WW..., -- -.-O MM off 'heads' or 'tallB' before it had flat tened down on the bar, one oi tnem pulled a dollar out of his pocket and began to spin It. "Well, sir, I lost eight times hand running, and then I thought it time to call a halt. Just as a wild bluff I declared that If there was any more spinning to be done we would use one of my dollars. My friends good naturedly agreed, and then thoy be gan to lose. At last one of them inuehed and admitted that be might as well let me Into the trick. "He showed me the dollar which ne hn,i haan nnlnnlnrr. and on the milled edge he pointed out the least little cut, which had been maae so mat. u flake of silver stood out from the edge. "Then he explained by spinning the t,nn, Mm nln would have an entirely different ring when It began to settle down on the nicked side forth when the un it uiu lUk ' m cut edge was underneath. Of course, if the nicked side was 'heads,' for In stance, my opponents una no iruuuw In beating me. whether they spun the t it was the clearest case of robbery that I have seen In Cannon's Contraband. Speaker Cannon emerged from the president's office and ran plumb into a crowd of newspaper correspondents. "You might just as well give up." one of them remarked. "We are sor ry to hold up the speaker and rob him of all he knows, but the news field Is bare, and famine stares us in the face." "Boys, I don't know a blessed thing," he exclaimed, regretfully, "and about the only thing I can do is to set "em up." He reached Into the Inside pocket of his long black coat and fished out a handful of cigars. Some of them were little short fel lows, some long and attenuated, and one was a monster, black as charcoal and half as large as your wrist. "You can take your pick," he said, as he extended his offering." Some of those were given me, some I bought and one I smuggled." The first man that drew captured the big fat one. "You're a smuggler's accessory," said the speaker. "The rest' can choose In safety." New York Tribune. All Hugged the Hired Girl. An eastern editor printed an item which stated that the man who was hugging the hired girl had better stop It or his name would be published. In a few days 25 citizens paid up their subscriptions and told the editor to pay no attention to foolish stories go ing around. WHY MOTHERS WORRY Did you ever hear a mother worry over a plump child? There is no better bank of health for a child to draw from than a good supply of healthy flesh. Scott's Emulsion not only gives a child weight and plumpness, but it feeds the brain, bones and nerves with strength and active power. Fewer mothers would worry if they knew more about Scott's Emulsion. We'll Knd you a uoiplc free upon requett, SCOTT 4 UOWNE, 4 I'oi! Street, New Voik. Walters' Flouring Mills Capacity, ICO barrels a day. Flour exchanged for wheat. Flour, Mill Feed, Chopped Feed, ?tc., alway on band. HAMMOCKS The season for hammocks Is here. Time to get them Is now and the place to get tbe best at the lowest prices Is at our store. We have spread ourselves In securing the newest and prettiest patterns turned ont by tho manufacturers. Just look at our lines. Goodman-Thompson Hardware Co. I Wilson & Carni T Shop on Cottonwood i near Neagle Bros. I Bluet; 1043. I I I 11 II I I HI I HIIHItrf REAL ESTAT SOME GOOD PROPERTY TO I $1,900 Elegant new eistanl Idence; corner lot, me, toilet, hot and com water. : blocks from Main street $1.000 Lot and good four-rctik bath, toilet, sewer, ete Good neighborhood. Three quarter sections Vtti land with extenBlve imp All under cultivation. Xotfirl in the Inland Empire. Four hundred acres fine Can be had for a trifle. Itself In two years, A stock ranch of 5,000 sl valuable Improvements ana na ance of water Another of S00 acres. soia Choice vacant city lots on 'H will loan you money to mia BOYD & TURUE Successors to E. " Insurance, Real Estate. I 111 Court street 643 MAIN STREET. HAYING TIME Brings a demand for forks, scythes, hay carriers and pulleys. 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