"AGE FOUR.
DAILY EAST OREGONUV, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 190.
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Always alone, from the first
startled cry
When life Is thrust In our un
willing hand.
Alone with Juice, we as
children stand,
With souls that plead, lips
dumb with agony.
Alone we feel temptation draw
ing nigh
And nerve ourselves its pow
ers to disband:
Alone grief meets us with her
fiery, brand.
And sears the hears Joy cannot
satisfy.
Alone love mantles us, we dwell
apart.
But even when our love Is at
its best
How bitterly alone sometimes
are we;
But God In the Sheklnah of the
heart.
None shares our dreams, our
thoughts, our soul's unrest;
Alone we drift to life's out
reaching sea.
Emma Seabury in the Overland.
pie to give a.way franchises to private
corporations that princely fortunes
may be piled up at the expense of the
public. Small cities of the size of
Pendleton can take a hint from Seat
tle's progressive spirit and should re
member to Imitate her In time.
OWNERSHIP OF A RIVER.
LOWELL) IS INDORSED.
The Baker City Herald hastens to
indorse the candidacy of Judge Ste
phen A. Lowell, for the United States
senate. In life issue of yesterday the
Herald says:
"The announcement of Stephen A.
Lowell that he is a candidate for
Vnlted States senator from Oregon
co-.p'ck- tV.: t"' f'" eastern
Oregon. This gives the country east
of the Cascades a candidate for every
office in the state with one or two
exceptions. All we need now is a
good vote for these candidates."
The East Oregonlan hopes to see
every paper In eastern Oregon, re
gardless of politics indorse Judge
Lowell, and make this a campaign for
an eastern Oregon man for the senate.
Sectional pride, fellow feeling and
mutual Interest In the needs of this
great portion of Oregon should serve
to cement eastern Oregon In one com
mon bond for an eastern Oregon man.
Judge Lowell is a man In whom the
entire state can safely confide, and
Portland must be fair enough to con
cede this office to eastern Oregon
once In a quarter of a century.
Suits between sovereign states al
ways present interesting questions,
and the action brought by Kansas
against Colorado in the supreme
court of the United States will be not
able. The state of Kansas complains
about the theft of the Arkansas river,
which In times past drained and irri
gated the arid acres of western Kan
sas. Kansas claims that Colorado ir
rigators, who get the first chance at
the water as it comes from the melt
ing of the mountain snows, are ap
propriating the whole river.
Except at the time of the spring
flood nothing reaches the Kansas
state line. There Is not enough river
for all, and the development of lrrl
gation In Colorado, bringing riches to
the farmers of that state, has brought
ruin to long-established farmers of
Kansas.
The Arkansas river runs for 250
miles through Kansas, and that strip
of territory was once cultivated suc
cessfully. Now farming Is a game of
chance with the cards stacked against
the farmer. Only In exceptional sea
sons may they hope for water enough
to save the crop.
Cases of this kind on a small scale
have often been In the courts. The
principle has been established that a
stream is a property interest, and that
the man whose land It traverses can
recover damages If it Is used or di
verted by some one higher up. The
Kansas-Colorado case is more com
plex. The Arkansas river has not been
diverted or used by a single man.
Each ditch has taken only a small
portion of the flow. The Colorado
farmers have a right to some of the
river, and who shall say how much?
They certainly have no right to take
It all, and Kansas has a Just grievance,
but the settlement of such a contro
versy would tax the Judicial acumen
of Haroun Al Haschld. or the wis
dom of Solomon.
BE WISE.
Be
wise, oh singer, nor waste thy
breath
On the wrong the world endures;
Tell the truth and you starve to death,
Lie and the world Is yours.
Wli.it need to pity the muzzled ox
Treading the golden grain
When the same old key today unlocks
The treasures of brawn and brain.
There Is good and bad in every soul,
The angel may rule today,
The devil tomorrow will have control,
Thus holding alternate sway.
But Isn't it sad? Ah, saints above.
Must it always be understood
That whenever the angel is long on
love
The devil is short on food?
Truth mny be taught In the public
school.
But the scholar, alas, must eat:
And the length and breadth of the
Golden Rule
Is gauged by the price of whea'.
Ah. God. 'tis a terrible thing to think
That Truth may not wield the pen
Until she can write In the crimson
Ink,
That Is crushed from the hearts of
men1
M. P. Murphy.
SHIPPED MONEY TO OREGON.
St Anthony's Hospital
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SPAIN'S RECUPERATION.
SEATTLE'S TRIUMPH.
Seattle Is a typical modern city
vigorous, commercial, aggressive,
money-loving, cold-blooded and prac
tical. And yet with all these characteris
tics emblazoned on her features she
has Just elected a mayor who favors
municipal ownership of public utili
ties, after the most sharply contested
campaign In the history of the city.
This proven that the people are
thinking. Seattle Is a capitalists' city.
She offers unlimited inducements for
Investment. Her resources are ' de
veloplng rapidly. She Is dominated
by practical, hard-headed business
men. There may be cranks but they
are not In the ascendancy.
The election of the municipal own'
ershlp candidate proves that the solid
commercial and industrial classes are
tired of corrorate greed and are
ready to give the people possession of
their own utilities at the first op
portunity.
Seattle Is thinking along the right
line. It Is the height of folly for peo-
Defeat suffered In war with tht
United States Is proving Itself to have
been a blessing In disguise to Spain.
The loss of the colonies she was so
ill-fitted to take care of has been
rather KUe the '.ITting of too heavy a
burden than the lessening of national
strength.
The department of commerce and
labor publishes a letter from Ber
nard & Co. of Madrid, showing a
great financial Improvement in Spain,
and pointing out the fine possibilities
open In that country to foreign tech
nical experience and Initiative.
The three principal Inducements
that Invite foreign enterprise are
railroads, Irrigation and cheap power
lectrlc, steam and water. Span-
lards lack the technical skill and ex
perlence to make use of these advan
tages, but they are eager to receive
them from other countries and will
support them with money and every
other co-operation.
Since 1898 a large part of the debt
of the Spanish treasury to the Bank
of Spain, amounting to J280.000.000,
has been paid, and the budgets show
a yearly surplus of from $10,000,000
to 12.00.090. Since the war Span-
lard? have Invested $40,000,000 In
their merchant marine, $45,000,000 In
sugar factories, $150,000,000 in elec
tric plants, mine developments and
other Industries. "A new spirit of
commerce has arisen all over the
country, this being reflected In agri
culture and Industry."
The country Is said to be Just be
ginning to appreciate the enormous
resources of the soil, which has to a
large extent lain dormant so long.
The spirit of enterprise is awakening
in Spain, but one of the essentials of
Its accomplishing good results Is
lacking, namely, the thorough means
of rapid communication.
There are 700 towns in Spain, with
from 3000 to 24.000 Inhabitants, that
have no railroad ervlee. This dearth
of railroads, coupled with a rapid In
crease In financial prosperity and a
lack of native technical skill, certain
ly Indicates a good opening for capi
tal and brains.
Because they were afraid of banks
and didn't need the money anyhow,
the Misses Adella and Lucy Clapp sent
$i;ftnft to a cousin In fur away Oregon
snipping it by unregistered mall In i
tin box. with chestnuts for packing.
This tale of rare generosity and pos
tal fidelity was told In court by the
spinsters themselves and was corrob
orated by the cousin. Their appear
ance was caused by a suit brought
against the sisters by the county for
$1000 alleged to be due on back taxes
on $3900 which the sisters received
from the sale land several years
ago. The sisters testified that when
the land was sold they debated the
matter, decided so much money was
really an Inconvenience, packed it In I J
a un uox wiiu cnesmuis ana sent ine
whole thing by mall to their cousin.
Mrs. Rose Brown, 4000 miles away In
Oregon.
"We didn't want to keep the money
in our own home for fear of burg
lars." said Mi's Adella. "and we have
no faith in banks. So many of them
go to. smash these days. Then we
thought Rose could use the money so
much better than we. for If we had
kept It and spent It the whole amount
ould have gone simply for luxuries
we don't' need nnd are probably bet
ter without. So we sent Rose the
money."
Mrs. Brown, the cousin, also testi
fied, and triumphantly produced the
very tin box In which the money was
sunt, corroborating entirely the state
ments nf the sisters. The chestnuts
were not produced.
The sisters won the suit, for the
Jury found the county had no cause
for action. Toledo (Ohio) Press.
Good health depends mostly upon
the food we eat.
We can't be healthy if we take alum
or other poison daily in our food.
Dr. Price's Baking powder is abso
lutely free from alum. It is made from
pure cream of tartar and adds to the
healthfulness of the food.
Private rooms, elegantly
furnished Finely equip
ped op 'rating room. Also
Mater 1 1 y Department
Every convenience tvjeessary
for the care of the sick.
Telephn Main 1651.
i t::.'DLETO. OREGON.
:1N3 PCWDER CC.
Note. Bait ing powders that are sold at
ten to thirt cents a pound, or a cent
on ounce, are nuds from alum. Avoid
tli i
Seeds That Grow
The selection of seeds for planting Is Important. We handl ly
Seeds that are grown In the Northwest and are s Itable for this cli
mate and soil.
Our seeds are all sold In our own packages, and are guaranteed to
be fresli and alive. Toj take no chances when you plant our seeds,
as only the choicest varieties are handled by us.
No old stock no poor grades.
We sell more seeds than all other dealers because the people
know what they are getting when they buy our brands.
COOK & PERRY
The Seedsmen
COURT STREET
NOLF'S LD STAX-
ADDING MORE "WATER."
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I GLORIOUS WEATHER
It was recently announced In Wall
street that the Standard Oil company-
Is preparing to Increase Its capital
stock from $100,000,000 to $600,000,-
000 by Issuing six shares for each one
share now outstanding. It Is not de
signed to raise Immediately any
money on this new Issue, but simply
to divide the present high priced
shares Into six and give them to old
stockholders. The New York cor
respondent for the Chicago Tribune
referring to this move says:
"The company has two objects In
doing this. One Is to try to dispel
public criticism that arises every tinv?
the Standard declares a 40 or 48 per
cent dividend. The other Is to
bring the stock among a larger num
ber of holders, so there may be mis
sionaries in every town to help stem
the rising tide of opposition to the
trust. It Is nrgued that the salvation
of the steel trust is Its enormous
number of small stockholders, and
the Standard at last is seeking cover
form anti-trust sentiment.
"When the present stock is cut up
Into sixths the price will drop from
690, which It was today, to about 115.
and dividends Instead of being more
than 40 per cent., will become about
7 per cent. No stockholder will bj
loser, because he will hold, six times
as many shares as before. On the
contrary, he will gain, because when
the stock Is reduced to figures where
people can afford to buy it the price
is pretty sure to rise above one-sixth
Its former value.
"As capitalizations go nowadays the
Standard with $100,000,000 Is under
capitalized. It claims to have real
property worth more than $500,000,-
000, so the Increase in capital will not
be watering the oil. The lowering if
the value of the certificates would
permit quicker conversion of securl
ties and Juggling the stock market
such as H. H. Rogers, the present
ruler of Standard, has delighted to do
with Amalgamated Copper."
Take the little darlings out to enjoy the balmy breezes of spring.
Our line of
Baby Gabs and Go-Garts
Is unexcelled and we have designs and sizes to please all fancies.
See our cabs and; go-carts, get our prices and the question Is decided.
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Baker & Folsom
Furniture and Carpet.
IT'S RIGHT HERE
that the superiority of our blank
books, stationery and office essentials
makes Itself manifest, as they will to
every practical bookkeeper. The
quality of our goods Is of the highest.
and as they cost no more than In
ferior kinds, you certainly can see
why It will pay you to patronize us.
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Frazier's Book
Store
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FOR SALE
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A CARLOAD OF
LARGE KENTUCKY MAMMOTH JACKS.
IF IX THE MARKET FOU ONE, COME AND SEE
VS. PRICES REASONABLE.
A. C. R.UBY Sb CO.
WEBB STREET & OREGON FEED YARD
MILAOY'S PURSE.
She was an helres, and the purse
She carried In her dainty hand
Might well the fortunes reimburse
Of any spendthrift In the land.
At least most men Imagined so.
Yet they for years might rack their
brains,
And after all would tiever know
The total wealth that purse con
tains. So here in full we give the list
From which no Item has been missed:
A bit of string, a buttonhook,
A clipping from a cooking book,
A little Turkish cigarette,
A bit of gum (unused as yet).
Samples of gingham, organdie,
Chiffon, crepon and dimity,
Besides a shred of moussellne
De sole, a wornout safety pin.
A collar button made of bone, '
A lock of hair (perhaps her own),
A fashionable modiste's card,
A strip of blue and white foulard,
A picture postal card from Rome,
And half a dime to take her home.
-Tolllettes.
Pecks of trouble come In pint bottles.
House Cleaning
Are you cleaning and rearranging your houso this
fine weather, and do you find you need a new couch,
Iron bed or anything else In the furniture line? If so,
you can get It at Bradley's "RDUCTION" SALE very
cheap.
W. W. BRADLEY, 315 E. Court
WELL, HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS
asked by the young man popular with
his sisters and other fellows sister,
regarding his wash waistcoat and
linen will beget the answer: "Why,
they re all new, aren t they?" Noth
lng of the sort we Just got through
laundering them so well that they
might be thought brand new. It s
way we have, and the day doesn't cost
too much ton.
We give green trading stamps If
you call at the laundry and pay your
bill on or before the 30th of th
month.
ROBINSON'S DOMESTIC
LAUNDRY
LEGAL BLANKS Z'XLZ
alogoe of them. A fall supply always kept In stock.
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New Industry
We manufacture fancy party gowns.
klmonas. sill', fancy and medium un
derwear, house gowns and ladles' light
underwear and gentlemen's dress and
negligee shirts to order.
Importers f silk.
Prices reasonable.
Give us a call.
Low Sam
109 Court street.
Next to Clurki' Hurtlwnre Store.
UNRESTRAINED PLEASURE.
can be enjoyed when driving In one
of Neagle's new style fancy traps,
spider phaetons, runabout wagons,
surreys, buckboards or pony carts for
children's use. They have all the
leading handsome designs for city or
country use at moderate prices. We
are proud of their elegant stock this
season and are pleased to show them
to you.
We are headquarters for the Wi
nona Wagons, that have Iron-clad
hubs. No checking or breaking loose
of boxes. Our stock of Hacks and
Wagons Is the largest In eastern Ore
gon. We sell Fairbanks-Morse Gaso
line Engines and Pumps, and Irrigat
ing Plants. All goods warranted. See
Neagle Bros.
the n.acksnilihs
fict Prlcos Before Iliivlns.
Give ear unto wise counsel. '
Coal that Is one-third dirt, weighs
great deal more to the scuttle and
lasts much shorter time than the good,
clean Coal w sell.
If you want the best, our Coal to
the kind for yon.
Henry Kopittke
DUTCH HEVRY.
Office, Pendleton loe & Cold Storage
Company. 'Phone Zinlu 170.
THE POPULAR PLACF TO
EAT IS THE
The French
Restaurant
Everything served flrst-claaa.
Best regular meals In Pendle
ton for IB swnta.
SHORT ORDERS
A SPECIALTY.
Polydore Moens, Prop.
Walters' Flouring Mills
Capacity, 160 barrels a day.
Flour exchanged for wheat
Flour, Mill Feed, Chopped Feed,
ate., always on band.
Dally East Oregonlan by carrier,
only 16 cents a week.