East Oregonian : E.O., March 12, 1906, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3

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DAILY EAST ORbbuMAS, PENDLETON. OREGON MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1006.
PACS THREE.
SKETCH OF MALHEUR
l'lUST CAP.IN nuiir IX
COUNTY IX 186S.
In 1803 Eldoia Wan Founded and
Settlement Gradually Extended to
tlie Various Parts of tlie Country
In 1872 There Were But 50 Men
In tlio County Total AshcshcU
Vnltie of Proiierty Tills Year Over
43,340,820.
The Ontario Orlana gives the fol
lowing comprehensive statistical re
view of Malheur county In a recent
Issue:
The earliest history of Malheur
county commences when the United
States was In the midst of terrible
civil war. In 1863 and 1 8H4 Jonathan
Keeney built the first cabin at the
Malheur river crossing, the present
townslte of Vale.
The same year the Ruby ranch of
3000 acres was opened In Jordan val
ley by Doc Iimklp, and the ranch of
McWilllams of 1100 acres called the
sheep ranch, was opened In the same
valley. During the Indian wars a gov
ernment telegraph station was oper
ated at the Sheep ranch.
In 1!65 the Eldorado of Oregon
sprang Into existence and five years
Inter the town of Malheur was found
ed but one mile away. Eldorado has
become history only, while Malheur
banes her future on the possibilities
of hidden fortunes In the mines Just
being developed.
In 1872 Levi Westfall planted a
settlement on Bully creek and Peter
Keeney and Thomas Olenn took
ranches on the Owyhee. In 1872 Nat
Oruves brought 80 head of Spanish
horses from California and In 1883 he
sold 1000 head at 150 per head. This
Is the first authentic history of
horse raising in this country.
In 1873 J. D. Osborne settled at tho
Orove on Malheur about 10 miles
above the old stone house, the land
mark of Vale. In 1S74 James McMa
han led the first settlers Into the
Harper valley. In 1S72 there were,
about SO men In Malheur county as
remembered by the early settlers.
In 186G the act of Congress wasi
panned giving the Dalles Military!
Road companies every odd section of
land in those big grants, while the
Oregon Legislature passed their law
nf gift to them In 1868. In 1882 the
first Irrigation canal was projected,
the McLaughlin ditch on the Malheur
followed later by the Nevada ditch
and other projects.
In 1S8 the Oregon Short Line rail
road established a station at Ontario
and that company crossed the Snake
river near the present sito of Nyssa
in the year 1883.
A statistical report of the county
would show as follows: 73,118 acres
of tillable land, with valuation of
tl, 172,860; 331,773 acres of non-tillable
land of valuation of (424,990:
144 miles of railroads, telegraphs and
telephones; 8082 head of horses,
worth 140,690; 39,106 head of cattle
worth 1473,945. and 155,896 head of
sheep worth $311,796.
This only shows a partial ownership
but Is all the records will disclose, but
the gross value of this county's prop
erty aggregates the amount of $3,
340.820, which with a population of
4203 as the census gave In 1900,
means about 1S00 for every man, wo
man and child in the county.
SOLDIERS DISCHARGED.
Piicnger Agento of 17 Kiillrouds Itr-
s1kv IHirt Walla Walla.
Eighteen passenger agents of as
many railroads, were at Fort Walla
Walla bright and early this morning,
to get as many of the discharged sol
diers as possible to go east over their
respective lines, says the Walla Walla
Hulk-tin.
Twenty soldiers were discharged
yesterday and they will soon leave
for their homes. The railroad men
were at the fort yesterday afternoon,
doing alMhey could to route the men
over their Hues, but they failed to
land some of them, and had to make
another trip.
The rivalry among the railroad
men, while confined to their perstias
,lve powers Is keen, nnd every soldier
who received bis discharge papers
was Importuned to go home over 'lbe
best rnnd to the cast." Most of the
soldiers listened to descriptions of
18 "best routes," and with so many -of
the descriptions being made In such
a short time, they desired to hnve a
little time to think before deciding.
The passenger agents allowed them
all last night In which to collect their
Ihoiighta and this morning went out
flgnln to impress upon the soldiers
the ndvantagos f taking certain
routes east and bringing out other
facts which they had forgotten to
mention yesterday.
One ndvantago of this, the soldiers
say, is that no matter what road they
take they will know Just exactly what
they would have seen had they taken
one of tho oilier 17 routes.
. . New O. It. & N. Rrlilgo.
Purveyors are at work near the
railroad bridge of the O. R. & N. the
first of the week. It Is snld that tl e
company will put in a new steel
bridge 60 or 80 feet north of tho old
bridge, thus eliminating considerable
of the curve now existing in both the
track and the bridge. There nre now
three curves In the track within a mile
east of tho depot, which are quite
hindrance to the running of trains.
Hood River News-Letter.
Eight miles and a half of tunnels,
designed to turn aside the waters of
Kern river from their natural course,
and make of them a source of elec
tric power to the manufacturers of
Los Angeles and southern California,
have been completed by the Edison
Electrlo company, 14 miles from Bak.
ersfleld, 1
HEADLESS.'YET ALIVE.
Insects That Coatlnn to Exist Aft
Decapitation.
Must persons of an observing turn of
mind are aware of the fact that there
are several species of Insects that will
continue to live without seeming Incon
venience for some time after decapita
tion, exact knowledge on the length of
time which the various species of In
sects would survive such mutilation
being somewhat vague.
Professor Concstrlnl once undertook
a series of experiments with a view of
determining that and other facts In re
lation to the wonderful vitality of such
creatures. In each case the bead was
smoothly removed with a pair of thin
bluded forceps, and when spontaneous
movements of the wings and legs ceas
ed he employed sundry Irritating de
vices, such as pricking, squeezing and
blowing tobacco smoke over the Insect.
As a result of these experiments be as
certained that members of the beetle
family at once showed signs of suffer
ing, while such as ants, bees, wasps,
etc., remained for hours unaffected.
Some which seemed stunned from the
effects of the operation recovered after
a time and continued to live and enjoy
a headless existence for severnl days.
Butterflies and moths seemed but little
affected ly the guillotining process, and
the common flies (dlptera) appeared to
regard the operation as a huge Joke.
"The common house fly," said the ex
pcrlmenter, "appeared to be In full pos
session of bis senses (rather paradox
leal, when In all probability the ca
nary bad swallowed head, sense and
all) thirty-six hours after being oper
ated upon."
The bodies of some species of butter
flies survived as long as eighteen dayB
after the head had been removed, but
the head Itself seldom showed signs of
life longer than six hours after decapi
tation. In . the general summary of
these huge experiments we are inform
ed that the last signs of life were man-
Ifested either In the middle or last pair
of legs and that the myriopodg showed
great tenacity of life "and appeared
wholly indifferent to the loss of their
heads."
A FAMOUS MONSTER.
Aa Old Time Wonder That Had an
? la Its Knee.
In the writings of both Llcetas and
Zabn may be found descriptions and
illustrations of a monster born nt Ra
venna, Italy, In the year 1511 or 1512,
the exact date being somewhat uncer
tain. This monster bad a body and
shoulders like those of a young woman.
There was but one leg, gradually ta
pering from the hips down and termi
nating In an immense scaled claw, like
that of a turkey buzzard. There were
four toes, each tipped with a bony nail,
three of them pointing to the -left and
one to the right. The creature had
wings in place of arms and always
held them In an erect position, as
though ready to take flight at the
slightest provocation. From 'the hips
to the single knee the flesh was cov
ered with large, well arranged feath
ers. From the knee joint to the foot
the leg was scaled, like that of the com
mon barnyard fowl, the spot where the
feathers left off and the scales com
menced being marked with a large lid
less eye, which seemed to be altogether
incapable of voluntary motion. The
neck, head and general outlines of the
face were those of a woman, but the
ears were large and set very low, al
most on the neck.
The head was covered with a queer
mixture of scales, feathers and hair,
but the oddity of the whole "upper
story" was a pointed horn, which rose
Just In the edge of the hair on the cen
ter of the forehead. This born was
three Inches In length, and, according
to Zulin. "even a farmer wonld have
mlstnken It fur the horn of a two-year-old
heifer had it been removed nnd
shown to him."
The old time wonder mongers all give
pictures nnd descriptions of tills "horn
ed Italinn monster." but none tells how
long It lived or what was done with
the body after death.
The Chancing; Tides.
The most approved theory among sci
entists as to the cause of the rle nnd
fall of the tide is that the moon is the
dominating cause through Its differen
tial attraction upon the opposite sides
of the earth, drawing the nearer water
away from tho earth under the moon
for the production of high water large
and in like manner drawing the earth
awny from the opposite wnters for the
production of high water small. The
smaller tldnl effect of the sun's at
traction becomes noticeable mnlnly ns
modifying the lunar tide. Increasing It
In the spring tides nnd decreasing it at
neaps and further modifying It In the
prhnlng nnd lagging of the tides.
Death Warning.
Oliver Wendell Holmes recorded his
protest against the custom of telling a
person who does not uctunlly nsk to
know that he cannot recover. As that
loving observer of mankind asserted, so
must every one who knows whereof he
speaks assert that people almost al
ways come to understand that recovery
Is Impossible. It Is rarely needful to
tell any one that tills Is the case. When
naturo gives the warning death appears
to be ns little feared ns sleep.
An Evil Commanlentlon.
Tenchcr Evil communlcntlons cor
rupt good mnnners. Now, Johnny, enn
you understand what that means? John
ny Yes'm. For instnnce, pa got a com
munication from ma's dressmaker this
morning, and It made him use bad lan
guage. Misfortune) are moral bitters which
frequently rctoro the healthy tons to
the mind aftr It has been cloyed and
stricken by pi osperlty.
John Go gen's Family liquor store.
Court Bti opposite Qolden Rule hotel.
THE TAIL OF A COMET.
I'm Kver Chancing: Mas and War It
Fleca From the Inn.
The tall of a comet is not formed of
the same particles which composed It
yesterday or even an hour or a moment
ago. It Is constantly being renewed at
the expense of the nucleus. As the long
streum of black smoke from the neigh
boring factory or mill is being continu
ally renewed by fresh particles of car
bon released by the combustion going
on lu the furnace below, so Is the won
derful luminous train of cometary bod
ies being constantly replenished by
particles flying from or rather driven
from the nucleus by the Intense beat of
the sun.
Then, again, how Infinitely small and
bow intensely luminous must these par
ticles that go to make up the tall of a
comet be! This thought Is suggested by
the fact that It has been proved that in
some cases the nucleus of comets which
are only a few hundred miles In diame
ter will have enormous fanlike tails
stretching across space for a distance
exceeding 200,000,000 miles nnd having
a bulk exceeding that of the sun by
more than 10,000 times! Professor E.
E. Barnard beautifully Illustrates thf
formation of a comet's toll by "suppos
ing" thus: "8uppose, for example, that
the nucleus of a comet is composed of
Ice. Then suppose the heat of the sun
to be so Intense as to rapidly melt that
portion of the Ice glolie exposed to the
action of Its rays, which are strong
enough to Immediately convert It lntc
vapor, which ascends toward the sun.
"Imagine now a fierce wind blowing
out from the sun, causing the vapoi
which meets it to be whirled out Into
space behind the comet. This will
clearly Illustrate the theory of the for
mation of a comet's tail, only that the
nucleus of the comet is not ice and the
vapor is not water vapor, neither is the
force which drives it away from the
sun a fierce wind."
The unknown force hinted at by the
astronomer above quoted readily ex
plains why a comet's tail, as a rule,
points in an opposite direction to the
sun. The Russian astronomer Bredle
cben distinguishes three different types
of cometary tails those composed of
particles having the specific gravity of
hydrogen, those having the specific
gravity of hydrocarbon gas and a third
class having all the peculiarities of an
equal mixture of hydrogen and Iron
vapor.
BEAUTY SPOTS.
Japanese women gild their teeth
In Greenland women paint their faces
blue and yellow.
The ladles of Arabia stain their fin
gers and toes red.
In India Die women of three high
castes paint their teeth black.
Borneo women dye the balr in fantas
tic colors pink, green, blue and scarlet
A Hindoo bride Is anointed from head.1
to foot with grease and saffron.
In New Holland scars made carefully
with shells form elaborate patterns on
the ladles' faces.
In some South American tribes die
women draw the front teeth, esteeming
as an ornament the black gap thus
made.
In New Guinea the ladles wear nose
rings, piercing the nose in the same
fiendish way thnt civilized women
pierce the ears. Philadelphia Bulletin.
111. Working; Clothe.
Lord Ellenborough ouce reproved a
bricklayer for coming to be sworn In
his usual habiliments. "When you have
to appear before tills court It Is your
bounden duty to be clean and decent In
your appearance," "Upon my life, if It
comes to thnt," said the brlekluyer,
"I'm every bit as well dressed as your
lordsblp." "How do you mean, sir?"
exclaimed the chief Justice angrily.
"Well, It's Just this. You come here In
your working clothes, and I come in
mine."
It was very seldom, however, that
anybody got the better of Lord Ellen
borbugti. A witness dressed in a fan
tastical manner and who had given dis
creditably evidence was nsked in cross
examination what he wns. "I employ
myself," he said, "as a surgeon." "But
does any one else," Inquired the chief
Justice, "employ you ns n surgeon?"
lie Stooped to Conquer.
English newspapers tell of a young
semblance to her dend son attracted the ,
fnucy of a wealthy old woninn. She le-,
quenthed him a fortune on condition !
that he became an educated gentleman.
The calminu studied the classics enough
to fit himself for Oxford or Cambridge,
but doubted whether lie knew enough
of the mnnners of young gentlemen to
conduct himself properly In their socl-!
ety. So, putting prldo In his pocket, he 1
obtained n place ns "scout," or servnnt, I
at one of those sents of learning and J
proiucu so uiucu tiy wnni ne saw ona
observed In this humble position that
when he eventuully proceeded to the j
other university ns n student he was 1
able to pass creditably. I
Cast Iron,
Cast Iron is extended the five thou-1
sand five hundredth part of its length j
for every ton of direct strain per square
Inch of Its section. Its elasticity Is fully
excited when extended the oue-thou-1
sandtli part, and the limit of Its elas
ticity Is estimated to be found at the
time when It Is extended the one thou
sand two hundredth pnrt of its length.
The tensile strength of the longest piece
of cast ron ever tested was 45,070
pounds to the sqnnre inch.
Breaking; Her In.
Husband (newly mnrrled) Don't yon
think, love, If I were to smoke It wauld
spoil the curtains? Wife Ah, you are
really the most unselfish and thought
ful husband to be found anywhere.
Certainly It would. Husband Well,
then, take the curtains down.
All Leading Grocers
Sell Cleveland's Baking Powde
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Hew JacEieiis
Mew Suits. Skirts. Coats
Coming In every few days and we can guarantee you the newest goods
as soon as they are ready for the market. Our Eastern buyer sends us the
new things as soon as they appear, and become fixed styles.
Gall Often at the Fair
You will find something new every time you come In the store.
The Fair
FIVE LEADING BOOKS.
Demand of the Public Shows Favor
ites of the Week.
The five books most in demand
during the past week at the Mechan-ic8-Mercantllc
and Public libraries,
of San Francisco, were the following:
Mccnamc!'-.Mcrcaiiiiic i,inrary.
1. "The House of Mirth," by Edith
Wharton.
2. "The House of a Thousand
Candles," by Meredith Nicholson.
3. "The Wheel of Life," by Ellen
Glasgow.
4. "A Levantine Log-Book," by
Jerome Hart.
5. "My Life," by Alfred Russell
Wallace,
Public Library.
1. "The House of a Thousand Can
dles," by Meredith Nicholson.
2. "The Wheel of Life," by Ellen
Glasgow,
3. "The Fortunes of the Landrays,"
by Vaughan Kester.
4. "The Reshaping of the Far
East," by B. L. P. Weale.
i. Opera Scores.
One would think the Laxative Idea
In a cough syrup should have been
advanced long before It was. It seems
the only rational remedy for Coughs
and Colds would be to move the bow
els and clean the mucous membranes
ot tlle ,nroat ana lungs at the same
time. Kenneuy s Laxative noney ana
Tar does this. It is the original Lax
atlve Cough Syrup, the best known
remedy for Coughs, Colds, Whooping
Cough, etc. Tastes good and harm
less. Sold by Tallinan & Co.
Sold Out.
Thi Is to notify the public that we
have sold our lumber business in Pen
dleton. Parties indebted to our firm
will kindly call and settle lmmedl
ately.
GRAY'S HARBOR LUMBER CO.
Mattle Dodson lost four fingers In
the mangle of a Lewiston steam
laundiy.
TALK
OR
TALCUM?
If you are buying talk then buy
anything the dealer may choose
to say is "just as good.
If you are buying talcum, then
MENKEN'S BU RATED TAL
CUM is the only preparation
which you can buy with satisfaction.
"Talk is cheap." Talcum, however,
is not so cheap, because it costs the
dealer more and makes his profit less.
That's why he'd sooner sell you talk
than "talcum "of the Mennea Brand.
Don't be talked out of buying Mennen's
Borated Talcum, the only powder which
can be used with safety and satisfaction.
Have vou tried MENNEN'S VIO
LET BOkATED TALCUM TOILET
POWDER i It's fratrrant with the odor
of fresh plucked Parma Violets.
For sale even-where for 23 cents, or
mailed postpaid on receipt of price, by
GERHARD MENNEN CO.. Newark. N.J.
kc?---;'.!..'v..'rif
A Good Investment!
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SI ANY PENDLETON PEOPLE PROFITING ON PORTLAND REAL
ESTATE.
There Is a growing belief among the people of Portland that
some day the great business center of the city will be on the penin
sula between the rivers. The railroads centering there are attract
ing the heavy business such as the manufacturing and wholesale.
This will naturally draw a dense population.
It is gratifying to know that many of our Tendleton citizens own
property at Portland, and In the most promising part of Portland,
which Is between the rivers, where the railroads are now fighting
for position. J. F. McCarthy has Invested about (16.000 in that dis
trict. Dr. Cole. Dr. Irvine, Laura Cahoon, Eliza Leezer, J. P. Earl,
J. H. Morris and several others have procured lots In the center of
that peninsula, which nre rapidly growing In value.
For further Information see
J. M. LEEZER.
We have just received a shipment of New
Jackets and Silk Goats
Covert Jackets, pony style or fitted backs, the very latest: ()
$7.00 "" $0.50.
Long, loose Coats of all wool, light weight material,
stylish; our price JHT'.OO.
Silk Coats, both short and long.
Oepartment Store j
DANGER IN DELAY.
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Kidney Diseases Are Too Dangerous
for Pendleton People to Neglect.
The great danger of kidney trou
bles is that they get a firm hold be
fore the sufferer recognizes them.
I Health
is gradually undermined.
Backache, headache, nervousness,
lameness, soreness, lumbago, urinary
troubles, dropsy, diabetes and Brlght's
disease follow In merciless succession.
Don't neglect your kidneys. Cure the
kidneys with the certain and safe
remedy, Doan's Kidney Pills, which
has cured people right here in Pen
dleton.
Mrs. E. J. Melners, of 621 Lewis
street, Pendleton, Ore., says: "We
have used Doan's Kidney Pills in our
family for several years. About two
years ago a cold settled in my kidneys
and back and caused a good deal of
pain and backache, as well as annoy
ance from the kidney secretions. My
back and loins were lame and sore,
companled by sharp twinges of pain.
At this time Doan's Kidney Pills were
recommended to me and I began
using them. They brought relief at
once and banished the entire trouble.
Since then when I have caught cold
I have felt a slight recurrence, but
the use of Doan's Kidney Pills has re
moved the annoyance promptly. We
wouldn't be without this remedy in
the home for anything, knowing it to
be one that has genuine merit."
For sale by all dealers. Price 10
cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
Land Scrip.
For sale will take surveyed or un
surveyed land.
Military bounty warrants bought.
W. D. Field, Overland lock, Boise,
Idaho.
All Leading Grocers
Sell Cleveland's Baking Powder.
Ficamle of Box
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PENDLETON, OREGON.
very drtssy
ind
REST ASSURED
that you could not get good Electrical
Supplies anywhere at prices below
our present quotations, we iaae
contracts for wiring, carry an extens
ive stock of all
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES,
and can guarantee fine work and
first-class goods at rock bottom
prices.
J. L. VAUGHAN
ELECTRICIAN.
122 W. Court St. 'Phone Main 132.
Of good Grocery Stores
We have quite a variety,
All of them run
By men of great piety;
Tet I'll present you
Without Impropriety
The kindly EAST END
As the flow'r
Of them all!
Chorus:
Here's a good health to you
Honest EAST END,
Clear may your star shine
And brightly ascend,
Kindly good nature
Eeams from each feature,
Of every creature
At the EAST END.
Where is there a Store
That contains more delicacies.
From Pendleton's eels.
To the tenderest frlcasees;
Just come and see
All that store's
Sweet intricacies,
Darlin' EAST END!
Tou're a sweet Grocery!
Chorus:
Here's a tood, etc.
They say "There is nothing too
good for the Irish." We say, "There
is nothing too good for any of our
customer's tables. Therefore we aim
to handle nothing but the BEST, and
Is the reason you should patronize the
The
East End Grocery
J. W. DYER, Proprietor.
PHONE MAIN 538.
I JACKS FOR SALE
We have Just received a car
load of larke Kentucky Mam
moth JACKS.
If in the market for one,
come and see us. Prices rea
sonable. A. C. RUBY & CO.
Webb St. Oregon Feed Yard.
The East Oregonlan la Eastern Ore
gon's representative paper. It leads
and the people appreciate It and show
It by their liberal patronage. It to
the advertising' medium ot this i
it