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STATIST CIAN
HOIS
The other afternon four well known i
business men of Washington met In
a downtown cute for luncheon, and It
wasn't very long before the talk.
which had been drifting; aimlessly j
from one topic to another, settled on
the sensational scandal In the bureau
of Ktutistlcs of the agricultural de
partment, sys tin: Washington Star.
"Did you ever meet Edwin
Holmts, the former statistician of the !
department?" the real estate man In
quired of the cotton merchant.
"Knew him well," replied the cot
ton man with a reminiscent smile,
"knew him pretty well."
"Do you think It probable asked
the real estate man, "that Holmes
made a half million dollars out of hie
cotton leak speculation?"
"Couldn't say as to that," replied
the cotton man with another grin,
"but I'll bet a hat he hasn't got all
of It at the present time. Under
stand me, I don't know anything as
to the guilt or Innocence of Holmes,
and what's more, I don't care.
"When I say I knew him well, I
mean that I had met him frequently
In a business way, and that I had been
out on a little jambouree with him a
couple or three times. I always won
dered where he got the bale of long
green that he carried with him at
all times, but It wasn't any of my
business to Inquire. I'm frank to say
that at times I did believe he might
have done a little speculating on his
own private hook with private infor
mation, but I never gave the thing
much thought. My main reason for
remembering Mr. Holmes Is the fact
that I heard him deliver a lecture on
temperance out In Chicago one time.
"I wns stopping at the biggest hotel
In the Windy City,' continued the cot
ton broker, "and so was Holmes. In
cidentally he came pretty near own
ing the hotel. He was cutting Into the
grape every few minutes to the tune
of $4 per cut and every now and then
he woull decide that he wasn't spend
ing money fast enough, and would
smash something Just for the pleas
use of prancing up to the desk and
paying for It. I've always noticed that
when a man is permitted to turn hlm
nei into a village cut-up In one of
those lg city caravanserles that the
hotel is always getting its money's
worth.
"Well, gentlemen, that Holmes per
son had 14 worth of blue blotters and
a basket of Florida sponges tied In
a parcel and dropped off the dock,
and about midnight the good ship Ca
pacity began to settle by the bow and
Mr. Holmes tacked upstairs to his
room.
"It wasn't but a few minutes later
that the telephone rang and the clerk
who answered It hung up the receiver
with a grin on his face. 'Mr. Holmes
wants every bellboy In the hotel to
come up to his room.' he said to rae
as I walked up to the desk. 'They
can't all be spared, but I'll send him
up a bunch.' "
"And did he make good?" the real
estate man Inquired.
"He surely did." replied the cotton
broker, "for he skipped about 15 bell
boys up to Holmes room. That sen
tlefiiart was waiting for them, and
when they arrived on the scene he
arranged them in ranks, like a mlll
l j." comPany- along one sjde of his
room.
" . "".;''
,s,' he said, 'look at me. Aln i
I a sight? Ain't I a beautiful piece
of work? Do you want to know what
did It? Nothing but booze. That's
the answer, and there Isn't anything
else to bo said. Never touch a drop,
boys, for as the booze comes In sense
goes out. Sign the pledge tonight.'
"And then,." continued the cotton
n-an, "the temperance orator quench
ed his thirst from a bottle of wine,
without the formality of using a
rlahs, gave sch of the 35 boys half
a dollar mil continued
" 'Boys, I want you to do me one
favor, and I'll think I was born for
a good purpose after all. Resign your
Jobs tonight Leave and never come
back. Don't work around a place
where you see people like me. Go
home to your mothers tonight. Con
alder yourselves discharged. Will you
do It?
"Well, sir," continued the cotton
man, "they all grinned and promised
to leave at once, nver to come back
And then they filed out and Holmes
went to bed. In the morning, and
this last I know from the gentleman
Women as Well as IReo Are Made
miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.
Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
discouragesandlessciisambition; beauty,
vigor ana cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis-
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
mat it not nncom
' mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. If the
child urinates too often, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wetting,
depend upon it, the cause of the diffi
culty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to
habit as most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made miser
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold
by druggists, in fifty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
by mail free, also a
pamphlet telling all about Swamp-Root
including many of the thousands of testi
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. V., be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make sny mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad
dress, Binghamton, N. Y., on every
bottle.
Bow oCSwmbp-RooI.
CROOKED
himself. Holmes woke
head like a washboller
up with a
filled with
horseshoes, a thirst like a Sahara
desert at 4 o'clock In the afternoon,
and no recollection of the events of
the previous night. So he rolled over
in bed, connected with the Ice water
button on the wall and waited.
"The water boy didn't come fast
enough to suit him, however, and In
about a minute and a half he rang
ngaln. In another minute he had his
finger on the button once more, and
finally he 'put it there and rang the
bell continuously for 10 minutes.
"Then he got as hot under the col
lar as the business end of a soldering
iron and went down stairs.
"Why in the name of 84 kinds of
pulverized sin can't I get any Ice
water In my room this morning,1 he
yelled at the clerk as soon as he came
within earshot
" 'Sorry, sir.' replied the clerk, with
a grin, as he looked at Holmes 'but
you discharged all the bell boys last
ailght'
"As I remarked before," said the
cotton broker, as he paid the check
and led his friends outside, "a man
who can play the village cut-up In a
big city hotel has my admiration and
respect, and must be a spender from
the high grass, but the English lan
guage doesn't contain words to ex
press my eulogistic sentiments of the
man who can mix up In practical
Jokes and pleasantries with a Chicago
hotel clerk."
MOLIERE'S COURAGE!.
Pathetic Story of the Dramatist's Last
Stage Appearance.
There is a pathetic account of Mo
liere's last appearance which shows the
supreme courage which sickness could
not dissipate and which was a part
of him till death. Ills health bad long
been failing and he had suffered for
rears with a distressing cough, which
rapidly became worse. On the day of
the third presentation of "La Mulade
Imuglnalre," 1073, he was so 111 that
his wife and friends entreated him not
to perform. But be was dcuf to their
appeals. "What can I do?" be said.
There are forty workmen who have
only their daily pay to live upon, and
they will lose that If I do not act I
should reproach myself If I neglected
to give them their bread for a slugle
day." Though more than usually In
disposed, be went through his part with
great difficulty. Once during the per
formance the company could not but
see that he was convulsed, but he pass
ed It off with a forced laugh. V'hcn
It was over he left the stage, saying
to his friends, "The cold Is killing me."
He wag wrapped up warmly, and his
chair man sent to convey htm to his
home. No sooner was be In bed than
he was seized with a violent fit of
coughing, which brought on a hemor
rhage, and be died before bis wife
could reach bis side. His last words
were to assure his friends that the
hemorrhage was pot alarming in any
ay and urging them to take courage.
JAPANESE MIRRORS.
Some Thnt Are Supposed to Possess a
Marie Quality.
Some Japanese mirrors are supposed
to possess a magic quality, which has
rendered them objects of superstitious
reverence for centuries, and, ID fact,
it has even puzzled1 modern science not
n little. W'bcn a strong beam of light
Is so reflected from one of them as to
c thrown tlpon a screen, there appears
upon the screen an Image In delicate
tracery perfectly reproducing the pat
tern engraved In relief on the back of
the uiirrur, which, of course. Is alto-gellH-r
hidden from the light Inas
much as the face of the mirror presents
a surface that Is perfectly smooth, ap
pnrently the reason for thl phenome
non Is difficult to find. Its cause, how
ever, is simple enough. The prelimi
nary operation of polishing the face
consists In scoring the cast ii!sk witn a
sharp tool In every direction.
The thicker portions, where the or
namentation in relief is on the back,
offer more resistance, and the result is
a corresponding Inequality of the pol
ished surface. This Im-qnality Is not
sullieiently marked to be visible to the
naked eye, but It Is enough to turn the
rays of light, and thus the pattern of
the engraving on the back Is reproduc
ed on the screen In the manner describ
ed. These so called magic mirrors are
so highly valued that they sell from
ten to twenty times the price paid for
ordinary ones.
000 Carloads of. Sheep.
Now that the loeali sheepmen have
about got through shipping their
lambs, they will ship their wethers
and dry ewes. The main shipments
of the season are therefore Just be
ginning. Between 300 and 400 car
loads of sheep mainly lambs have
been shipped from this branch this
year, and there will be between 600
and 700 carloads shipped before the
close of the season In November. The
latter will be mainly ewes and weth
ers that will be shipped whenever
they are deemed fat enough to mar
ket. Halley Times.
Dayton Contract Sidewalks.
A recommendation from Street
Commissioner Loundagln as to where
sidewalks are needed was read and
referred to the committee on streets
and public property.
Bids for the construction of ceme
sidewalks were opened. Following
are the bidders and the amounts of
the bids: Jacob Welnhard, total
sum, 110,610.87; cost per lineeal foot,
five-foot walks, 80c; cost per lineal
foot, six-foot walk. 94c: cost per lineal
foot, eight-foot walk, $1.28; cost per
lineal foot, 14 -foot walk, (2.24.
Dayton Courier-Press.
S. B. Allen, University of California,
has been appointed Instructor In clas
sics In the Idaho State university at
Moscow, succeeding Mr. Axtell, who
has gone east to study taw.
1 AeEtEOE
How About That New Wagon You Are
Going to Buy?
We ui save you money on it. It will pa, ,o. to come and see use before you buy. We have a strong
line of wagons, hacks and buggies, ...eluding the famous Cooper Wagon, and the celebrated Racine Hack,
and Baggies. '
We believe that for the same money we can give you better goods or no can give yoa the same goods
for 1c money than you can get 1 any other implement house in Pendleton. Quality, however. Is what
counts and that you will find here. Quality, or the lack of It, Is always before you a. long a. you "use the
article, long after hep rice has been forgotten; so don't neglect to get quality, nor don't go elsewhere
and buy something that is said to be Just as good, and whose defect, are hidden beneath coat of paint
Take the case of Drills. We handle the Superior Drill, which la true to Its name, as It Is the superior of
any other Drill on the market Wo are the agents for the Reversible Disc Plow and the Disc Harrow;
also the Walla Walla Weeder. and the Lightning Weeder. Look over this partiol list of what we carry
in stock. It may suggest to you something you are In need of.
Harvester Supplies. Drapers, Tank Pumps. Tank Hose, Axel Grease. Machine O.I. Oil Cans. Sprocket
Chains, Belting, Lace Leather. Babbitt, Carriers. Pulleys. Reaches, Singletrees, Hay Forks, etc. If yon
want any of the above or anything else in our line lot .s know and we will take pleasure In serving you
and filling jour wants.
FRED WEBER
Successor to the Umatilla Implement Co.
SNAKE RIVER GOLD.
Importance of the Plant Recently In.
stalled Near Lewlston.
The new process for handling the
black sands of the Snake river which
Is now being tested at Hy Bar, Just
above the city of Lewlston, bids fair
to revolutionize one branch of the
mining Industry, says the Grangevllle
News.
An immense motor wheel Is em
ployed to lift the water and furnish
the power. Scrapers are used to carry
the sand to the first screen, where it
Is thoroughly washed and the fine
particles carried to an Improved form
of rocker where the light and heavy
particles of gold are separated. The
concentrates are treated with cyanide
and the gold Is dissolved and obtain
ed In the pure state. The company
which has this work In charge has al
ready proven that by their process 95
per cent of the gold can be saved.
Every one knows who has ever
Sjvfifl fcaV ftUentlon to the extent of
the placers In Idaho, that there Is
millions of dollars in them. Our Sal
mon river placers are Identically the
same as those of the Snake, but the
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The cracking of the seam of
Is caused by the collar being folded when the seam Is not evenly
dampened.
We have a machine to dampen those seams that does It Just ex
actly right It's built so It can't do any other way and the man
who operates It Isn't careless, either.
Pendleton
Steam Laundry
PHONE
FISHMAM & PETERS, PROPS.
$500 REWA1U)....
For Information leading to the arrest and conviction of the per
son who stole the screen door fastener from our office door, between
I and 11 a. m., August 10th.
OREGON LUMBER YARD
Dealer In Lumber, Cement, lime. Brick, Sand, etc.
First-Class Stove Wood $4.50 Delivered
wealth hidden there in the black
sands has remained undisturbed be
cause the gold was so fine that very
little of It could be saved by any of
the old methods.
Or. D. T. Day, an expert mineral
ogist, who Is experimenting at the
mining department of the World's
fair at Portland, has discovered that
ihe black sands carry, besides gold,
other minerals the most valuable of
which Is oxide of Iron, chromlte,
monazite and platinum.
The company operating at Ily Bar
Is saving Iron ore nearly equal to the
gold. This immense wealth In the
black sands of the Snnke river plac
ers has laid there while cities have
sprung into existence, grown and de
veloped on the banks, but at last some
one has found the time, means and
method to gather this gold, and we
hope the day Is not far distant when
the same method will be Introduced
to save the gold in black sands of our
Salmon river.
The Chinese boycott of America Is
rapidly extending to the banks and
Insurance companies doing business
In the far east, and Is felt In Japan
ese as well as Chinese cities.
Mai
double - fold and wing point collars 3
MAIN 1?9
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HOLD TO YOUR MONEY
Until OU have ma lia anil ha,1 ii
figure on your :u of lumbor.
We carry building material of eve.y
descrlDtlon and have lta hant mia.ix
of lumber on the market
Agents for WOOD FIBER PLAS
TER. Cray's Harbor Commercial
Company
W. 3. 6EWELL, Manager.
Phone Main M.
We all try to catch the nimble dollar
You can catch a few of them br fin
ing your coal bin with our good, clear,
coal.
The prices advance soon. Why nm
order now?
Henry Kopittke
DUTCH HENRY.
Office, Pendleton Toe A Cold Stores
Company. 'Phone 1711.
THE ALT A HOUSE
8. C. BITTNER, Proprietor.
Enlarged and refitted.. Thir
ty clean, well-kept rooms with
good beds.
Commodious dining room,
where meals ure served In fam
ily style. All white help.
First-class accommodations at
reasonable prices. Feed yard
In connection
STOP AT THE
Alts House, Cor. Alts and Mil).
THE PORTLAND
OK .
PORTLAND, ORKOON.
American plan, fa per day and upward
HMdqnartsrs for tourists and comineirti
travelers. Special rates msd to famlllet
end single gentlemen. Tbe aaugemeni
will be pleased at all times to show room?
nd rive prices. A modern Tarsias batt
establishment In the hotel.
H. C. BOW BBS. Manager.
Walters' Flouring Mills ,
Capacity, 1(0 barrels a day.
Flour exchanged for wheat
Flour, Mill Feed, Chopped Feed,
ete., always en band.
Oregon
Sh outline
akd UNION PACIFIC
TWO TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY
Through Pullman standard and'
Tourist Sleepers dally to Omaha and
Chicago; tourist sleeper dully to Kan-
- vn, u'iuuhu JTunman lour in
sleeping car (personally conducted)
week I v tn rhlfmrrt-
sviiMing UIIHjr
cars (seats free) to the East dally.
TIME SCHEDULE FROM PENDI.K-
'.UII,
EASTBOUND.
No 2, Chicago Special, arrive t ie
m.; depart, 6:40 p. m.
No. C. Mall A Einru. a
a. m.: depart, 6 a. m.
WESTBOUND.
No. 1, Portland Special, arrive l
m.; depart, 8:60 a. m.
No. K Mall a. T7 .
-. -. .... w c. arrive, 11
p. m.: depart 11 p. m.
8POKANB DIVISION.
No. ?. Pn H lotnn .
5:35 p. m.
No. g, Spokane passenger, depart.
:10 a. m.
WALLA WALLA BRANCH.
NO. 41. Mixed train, arrlu. 1 .
p. m.
No. 41. Mixed train A- i i
. . . , , - -
p. m.
No. 7 connects with No. I.
. No. 41 connects with No. 1
OCEAN AND RIVER SCIIEDIl.R.
FROM PORTLAND.
All sailing dates subject to change
For San Francisco ever yflve day
SNAKE RIVER.
RlDarlA trt T AWIiIah T
dall, except Saturday, 4:05 a. m
Leave Lewlston dally, except Fri
day, 7:00 a. m.
E. C. 8MITH. Agent. Pendleton
Washington &
Columbia River
Railroad
TAKE THIS ROUTE FOR
Jluuago, 81. Paul, Su Louis, Kanas
"y, st. Joseph, Omaha and
ALL POLVTS EAST AND SOUTH.
Portland and Points
nn tlte Sound.
TIME CARD.
Arrive Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day. 12:16 d. m. On Txk. in..
day and Saturday. 10:16 a. m.' LMn
at 6 p. m. dally.
Leave Walla Walla :16 p. m. tor
east
Arrive Wallu Walla at a. m. Iron
west.
iccommoditlons. rail od or address
renoiftoD.
8 B CAT.DKItFJKAD. O I. A..
nana wans, Wubmgivo.
RUNS PUUJHAN SLEEPING CARS
ELEGANT DINING CAIUi
TOURIST SLEEPING CAR
8T. PAUL
MINNEAPOLIS
DULUTH
FArtGO
TO GRAND FORKS
CROOKSTON
WINNIPEO
HELENA and
BUTTE
THROUGH TICKETS TO
CHICAGO
WASHINGTON
, PHILADELPHIA
NEW YORK
BOSTON
And all points East and South.
Throngr tickets to Jipan and China, ytt
Taroina and Northern Pacific HtMouhla
Co. anil American line.
TIME SCHEDULE.
Trains leave Pendleton daily sxeept
Sunday at 6 p. m.
For farther Information, tin eafde,
maps and tickets, call on or write W.
Adams, Pendleton, Oregon, or
A. D. CHARLTON,
Third and Verruoa Bts.. Portia ad. Of.
0
YOU WILL BE
SATISFIED
WITH TOUR JOURNEY
If your tickets read over the Den
ver and Rio Grande railroad, the
"Bcenlc Line of the World."
BECAUSE
There are so many scenlo attraetkeaa
and points of Interest along the Has
between Ogden and Denver that 4a
trip never becomes tiresome.
If you are going east, write tee In
formation and get a pretty book that
will tell you all about IL
W. O MTJRIDE, General Aassat,
1M Third Street,
Portland. - Oragws