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PAGE FOUR, (tost (jjmaj) AN INDBPKNDENT NEWSPAPER. I'oDllihed overy afternoon (escept Humlar) at Vendloton, OreBOU, by th EAST OREGONIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. auiiscitit-rioN uaths. Dully, one year oy mail Dally, tlx month? by mull Dally, three months by mall . Dully, one mouth by mall Dully, it month by carrier Weekly, one year by mall Weekly, six months by mall . . . . . Weeklv, four months by mail . . . Semi-Weekly, oue year by mall . . Semi-Weekly, six months by mall Seml-Weekly, three months by mall . $5.00 . I'.BO . 1.2.1 . ..-.II Ud . 1..-.0 .73 . .no . 2.00 . 1.00 . .50 CONGRESS AND HAWAII. Member Scrlpps-Mdtaa tlon, News As-joelu The Bast Oresonlan l on sale nt II. H. Utch's News Stands nt Hotel l'ortlaml ami Hotel I'erklns, l'ortland, Oregon. San Francisco Ilureau. 40S Fourth 8t. Chlcaeo Ilureau, 000 Security llulldlng. Washington, I). C. Ilureau, 001 11th St. N. W. Telephone, Main 11. Entered at 1'endleton postofflcc as second clas matter. THE PIONEERS. What strong, uncommon men were tnpse, These settlers, hewing to the seasl Great horny-handed men and tan; Men blown from many a bur- ren land Beyond the spa, men red of hand. Anil men In love, and men In debt, Like David's men In battle set; And men whoso very hearts had died, Who only nought these woods to hide Their wretchedness, hold in e the van; Yet every man among them stood Alone, along that sounding wood, And every man somehow a num. They pushed the mailed wood aside, They tossed the forest like a toy, That grand, forgotten race of men The boldest band that yet has been Together since the siege of Troy. Joaquin Jllller. There are 17 postoffices named after President Roosevelt. 10 of them in the South, one In Mississippi, yet the extreme modesty of the president drives him to refrain from naming a postofflcc after a living governor. Governor Vardaman, of .Mississippi, cannot hope to overshadow the presi dent, flven in Mississippi. Tho condition of the Hnwnllnn Islands under American rulo Is not what It ought to be, and It Is strango Hint congress ennnot. bo mndo to seo tho pressing need for such legislation as will Tlraw tho Islanders closer to us in sympathy and habits of thought and at tlie samo time pavo tho way to n return of Industrial and commed cial prosperity. Governor carter, recently landed from Honolulu, draws a wonderful picture of conditions there, tho direct effect of the failure of congress to take u proper interest in the Islands. Annexation has not been a commer cial success, tho governor says, be cause the laws enacted for tho islands are not adapted to their needs. These laws have cut off all Inter nal revenues. The land laws of tho United States which have been ex tended to Hawaii, provent tho leas ing of public land for longer periods than five years and as land cannot bo taken there for so short a. period, owing to tho time required for raising staple crops, agriculture is languish ing. Willi no revenues, with agriculture at a standstill, and with hard times In consequence pressing hard, It is not strange that tho Hawallans do not re gard American control as .entirely ' beneficent. I Just a little of the tlmo and atten- lion Hint are being given the Philip- pines would make tho Hawallans the I happiest and most loyal peoplo In all jour Island' possessions, and congress I should be made to understand that It has no more important duty than to give these peoplo as good Industrial and commercial opportunities ns all people living under tho flag should have. It Is a small duty as-compared with somo of tho others that congress is called upon to discharge, and that may be why It is overlooked year after year. But It Is Important and pressing. Hov. W. E. Potwine, writing to the East Oregonlan from Honolulu a few weeks ago, outlined in a thrilling manner all these causes of discontent among the native Hawallans. and said j that the only things that had not been I made worse by American rule, from j the Hawaiian standpoint, was tho I rainfall and tho temperature of the ! islands. It Is evident that the United States must formulate a set of colonial lav$, to suit the needs and peculiarities of overy one of tho insular possessions. If colonies aro to bo made successful under our management. berla la heartily and unanimously glad that Barclay has tho job. For while thoro nro only 25,000 English speaking negroes In the country, tho rest pf tho population is composed' of 1,500,000 natlvo and savage African blncks. Still Liberia, as llttlo repub lics go. Is surprisingly well ordcrod. For, ,whllo numerically small, tho do scondonts of the original settlors from tho United Stntes are still sti prenio In power. Revolutions aro com paratively few nnd business booms. Boston Transcript. Centuries Old i AUGUST. Tho An Rummer folds Us bands with retire of rest, emblem of old ago that sits In peace O'orshadowed by Its noonday warmth and bloom That deeds sown early reaped In rich Increaso. Long aro her dreams of spring when leaf was green, Of burning struggle and of tender rain, And now. repose God's benediction smile ' ! And glimpse beyond of harvest fields 1 of grain. j When ago conies on to parch my ! growth of years, May, also, I bo calm In life's content ; Sectiio the blossoms of my days have reached Nearer tho sky because of past , strength spent; God of all times, give me of summer's peace, That promises of spring shall be ful filled; When autumn conies I pray my deeds may fall To nourish earth a thou in wisdom willed. Edith L. Smith In Outlook-. The disease which lias brought mou- Buttering, degra dation and disgrace upon the human race i.i the Game to-day that it was centuries ago. It u called Contagious Wood Poison, "The Dad Disease," and is given other names, but nuioug nil nations is regarded as the blackest and vilest of all human diseases. H goes from bad to worse ; the little sores that first appear are soon followed by others ; the g amis of the wm nflUote(1 wlth b,ood , nmt tho groins swell niul lullamc, a doctors ,ilil mono irood, thnitfrti I took tholrtront red eruption breaks out on the taant fruitfully . In fret. I sepmod to Brow worse. body, the mouth and throat that I would novor bo cured. At tho tulvico of iv become tllccrntcd, the hnirnnd Jrionrt mon iook u. m. h ami norrnn to improve , ., ' i ..,. .. I continued tho medicine, nnd It cured mo com- eye-brows drop out, and Ugly, ,,iotoly, bulMiiiR- up mv health mul luoroasinn- my yellow blotches ninkc their nppotfto. AUhoiiBlitlils.wastonycnrBuiro.Ihave . . .,.,, ,i jf ,., novor hntl -a clu of tho cllsonEo to rotum. I,'llru''"1"' "..." u.j.u,u.w Box28D, Savannah, Qu it, HUt IIIIUIKCU ill 11113 ftlilgl., V. 11. NEWMAN. every bone, muscle, tissue and nerve in the body becomes infected with the poison, nnd from the roots of the hair to the soles of the feet there is not a 1 1 , 1 '!. 1.l.. f..l - 1 SOU1IU spot anvwiii.il.-. luciiieuiin uwiui cuiiiugiun the blood must first be purified, mid nothing, will do this so quickly nnd surely as 8. S. S., which has been known for years as an antidote for the poisonous virus of Contagious Wood Poison. Mcrcurv and not- ash may check it for n time, but it comes back in a still more aggravated form. S. S. S. is guaranteed purclj' vegetable, nnd $i ,ooo is offered for proof that it contains n mineral ingredient. Write for our home-treatment book, and learn all about Contagious Wood Poison and how to treat it. No charge for medical advice. jfUE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, CA. Oie Hundred Dollars Reward. DARING FEAT OF GIRLS. Missus Charlotte and Rhoda Hind ley of London have just accomplished a remarkable feat of Alplno climbing. Attended by the guide Christ Bur gotten of Orindelwald, thoy crossed the Alps from Cliamonix to Courina your by the Col Ferret to tho Vnlais, and on tho following three days as cended tho Col do Gletroz, the Col do Maison Blanche, the Col do Sellon and tho Pas do Crovres as far as Arolla. Thence thoy made their way to Zl Ono hundred dollars Is a pretty good reward for flvo minutes work, yet that Is what J. E Strode, of Wnltsburg, Wash., got from the East Oregonlan In our last subscription contest. Ho received with tho compli ments of tho East Oregonlan, without a cent of Oxpeuso to himself, a $100 rubber-tired buggy, wo propose to conduct another subscription contest ion the following basis: From now until November 4th we will tako now subscriptions sent In ; by our subscribers and to tho ono who guesses nearest to tho vote received oy the winning presidential camuuato in mis state, wo win givo one-nan oi all tho monoy received from this contest. For example, If you mink President Roosevelt will receive the major- i Ity of votes In tho coming election, fill out tho coupon, "Roosovelt's total vote In Oregon will be ( ),"and put In your estimate. If our subscribers co-onernto with us as they have In previous contests and as we expect thoy will In this, we will take in several hundred dollars and possibly much moro, one-hnlf of which will go to the person who guesses nearest to the vot.e in Oregon for tho winning presidential condl date. There is only ono requirement and this is Important. ALL NAMES SENT IN MUST BE THOSE OF NbW SUBSCRIBERS. Reuowals of sub scription will not be counted In this contest. Subscribers can participate In this way; Get somo neighbor to tako tho Weekly East Oregonlan for four months for 50 cents. Send In a monoy order for tho 50 cents; or In 1c and 2c stamps or sllvor, accompanied by your guess on tho presidential vote. If you do not want to ask some neighbor to subscribe, Bond In 5(1 in the Actual work on the Condon-Arlington branch of the O. R. & N. means tho opening of another door to Central Oregon. The soli and ranges of that district aro throbbing with unborn products that will swell the commerce of the state and furnish employment to thousands of peoplo not now dreaming of coming from tho East to Oregon. About tho only consulation enjoy ed by the peoplo in a presidential campaign is that the campaign funds expended in hotel and cigar bills, speakers' oxpenses nnd carriage hire, champagne suppers and all such cash distributing frippery, conies princi pally trom the trusts and Is circulat ed among all classes of peoplo, onco iu four years, at least. Just how strong and tenacious Mor monism is becoming in tho politics of Idaho, may be judged from the all night sessions of the democratic con vention at Lowiston, In which tho Mormon plank In tho platform was threshed out by tho two contending forces. Everything points to a divis ion of both democratic and republi can parties In Idaho, on tho Mormon Issue. All other stuto Issues were subordinated to this question of polygamy oven tho stato offices be ing secondary considerations In this vital discussion. The East Oregonlan does not he jllovo In young people rushing away I from good schools at home to enter somo of the big institutions for the name of it. An education suitable for all common purposes can bo ac quired in tho public schools and pri vate schools In Oregon, and after all these resources for learning have been exhausted, then If it is the desire to tako up a profession or a speciul training, a term n ono of tho big in stitutions is necessary. Too much of tho education In the aristocratic col legos and universities is empty plati tude; so much of It hinges on tho name of the Institution and not on ac tual .I'ducatlon that peoplo should ponder long before thoy decide to overlook tho common schools and the little homo acedemics nnd colleges for something that is composed prin cipally of a name and a large endow ment. When President Harper, of Chicago University, was Invited by Tolstoi to tell him something of tho work of such a wonderful Institution us Chicago University, Harper told him what endowments he had receiv ed in the past flvo years, running in to tho millions. Tolstoi said: "Tell mo of your educational triumphs. Money is not brains." nnl and mounted the Col de la Dent Blanche and the Trlfsjoch. ascending : cents and tho name of somo friend in tho East who is Interested tho Saas Feo and Zermatt. western country. Let him read tho Weekly Enst Oregonlan and It will After one or two days' rest thoy sive him moro nows about tho resources of tho Inland Empire than you climbed to tho summit of Monto Uo- could If you wroto him a 50-pago letter a week. For every 50 cents -you sa being the first persons to succeed will bo entitled to ono guess. If you get four of your friends to tako It in making the ascent this season, and fo"r months each, you will bo entitled to four guess.es, or if you get one two days later made in one day tho now subscription for a year for tho Weekly for $1.50 ou aro entitled to mreo guesses, soma ono oi our suuscriuers win get oue nnu oi uu money taken in on this contest. It may be only $50, or It may bo several hundred dollars, but whatover tho sum the ono who guesses nearest to the presidential voto in Oregon for the winning candidate, will get one-half of the money. Remember the guess Is on the voto cast In Oregon for tho successful presidential candidate. Only now subscriptions count. KUROPATKIN AT TARGET ' A sul,acr'n"on 'or 50 cents gives you one guess. I You can send In ns many subscribers ns you wish and for each f0 cents you got one gu-ss. Tills contest closes Novombor fourth, so bo sure to send In your guess beforo that tlmo. The total voto In June, 1904, was 02,608; for ropubllcan candidate for supremo judge, 52,940; for democratic, 28,729; socialist, 6419, and prohi bition, 6514. ascent of the Matterhorn. In tholr eight days' climbing they ascended altogether 123,000 feet, or over eight times the height of Mont Wane, Owing to the frequency of accidents to climbers, Chnmonix Is to bo placed In communication with the summit of Mont Wane by wireless telegraphy. Really, does It not look fishy In tho government to persecuto and sup press newspaper advertising that might smack of tho lottery, when the government conducts tho most dam aging class of lottery known In dis posing of Indian lunds? In tho open lug of tho Rosebud reservation last month, tho government nccopted near ly 100,000 registrations of citizens who spent monoy and tlmo In reaching the registering plac.es, when the gov ernment know that but about 2500 or these applicants could possibly get claims, Asldo from conducting tho worst form of lottery, tho government by Its method of lottery, Invited such scones ns are a disgrace to the coun try. Really, would It not bo more i r,ior on, when ho had got to bo conducive to better public morals, If secretary of stato, he performed tho the government would rectify its own ! remarkable feat of maintaining a bal- ilnnirtmontal limitations boforo sot. Unc0 ,n 1,10 treastlry oI republic departmental limitations boforo sot-1 VQf ,ho .,rol)ty am, k)11 Ull8 showl ting up a moral standard for tliota Kratofnl peoplo inade him pros! newspapers to follow. dent. And It it) safo to say that LI- LIBERIA'S NEW PRESIDENT. Tho United States maintains a min ister to Liberia. Ho Is Rev. Ernest Lyon, a Ualtlmoro man. Tho other day, Minister Lyon reports, Liberia solemnly Inaugurated a now presi dent named Thomas Barclay. Libe ria's constitution is easy and permits tho country to bo governed by peoplo 1)om upon foreign soil. Barclay camo to Liberia In early childhodd from Barbadoos, In the West Indies, and .oven as an infant showed surpris ing ability In politics. It is told of Barclay that, bolng with his nurso and somo other children near his ago ono day, somo candy was about to bo distributed, when It was discovered that thorp waB one pleco too fow to go around. Whereat Tommy Instantly had a magnanimous solution for tho problem. "Let the youngest bo sorv.ed first," ho said, proudly, planting his llttlo hand upon his infant bosom. But when tho can dy came to bo attacked It was discov ered that by a calculation of Incredl bio rapidity Tommy had porcelv.od that tho youngest was himself. General Kuropatkin Is a crack shot. When lie was minister of war. during a tour or inspection lie visited Sebus topol and strolled with tho command ant along the boulovard, wh.ero there was a shooting saloon. His host in vited him to a contest and tho minis ter accepted, each to fire 10 shots with a revolver nt 15 paces, the tar get b.eing a piece of white cardboard about tho size of u small cigarette case. With a revolver the general put all 10 shots into tho target, to tho complete discomfiture of tho other competitor, and when a similar target was put up 10 paces farther off ho re peated tho performance with tho rifle. The Dalles Needs Dwellings. "A house! a house! My kingdom ror a hous.o!" Is what a certain real estato dealer said would be tho cry In a week or two In Tho Dalles. Already the demand Is great and flvo weeks yot remain beforo school opens. Last year several families gave up in despair and wont elsewhere to sohool their children. We havo as good schools as any city in tho state, and bolng awaro of this, peoplo are desir ous of giving their children tho bene fit of them. But how can this bo ac complished If they nro unnblo to se cure desirable homes? A number of unpretentious, yet comfortable cot tages Is what Tho Dalles needs. Who will Invest their money that way? Tho Dalles Chronicle. Linn county cattle havo been found to be Infected with tho scab, and Dr. E. N. Hutchinson, of tho bureau of animal Industry, has ordered all. ship ments to bo dipped. Several carloads were ready to start to Nevada, but will now bo hold until after thoy aro dipped. What Shall We Have for Dessert? Thl3 question arises In tho family :very day. Let ua answer it to-day. Try x delicious and healthful dessert. Pre pared in two minutes. No boiling! no baking I add boiling water nnd set to cool. Flavors: Lemon, Orange, Rasp. Derry and Strawberry. Got a package t your grocers to-day. Jo cts. THc Leading Tailors Of the city, 8IEBERT & Sehultz, have removed to 222 Court street, opposite the Hotel Bickers. When you want a well made suit at reasonable prices, call on them. My estimate on, vote In Oregon for President la Name Postoffice address Fill In the first blank spaco the name of the candidate you think will win. Fill In tho second blank space with your estimate of tho number of votes h,o will get in Oregon. Encloso with 50 cents nnd mall to tho East Orogonlan Publishing Co., Pendleton, Oregon. Send paper to Address WATER TANKS We make a Specialty of Building Round or Square WATER TANKS Also Header Beds all sizes and kinds. We make them right and they always give satisfaction. Our work Is never slighted or botched, Pendleton Planing Mill and Lumber Yard ROBERT FOR8TER, Proprietor. Corner Webb and College. Hill Military Academy PORTLAND, OREGON A private boarding and day school. Man ual training, military discipline, college pre paration. 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