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DAILV EAST ORfcUuXlAN, PENDLETON, OUEGo:; F1UDAV,' MARCH Is, 1900.
SSCE THREE.
REM NI5GENSES
OF HARD WINTERS
PIONEERS TELL OP TER
RIBLE MARCH STORMS.
In the Spring of 1880 a Heavy Snow
and Extremely cold weather Came
After ilio Flowers Hud Bloomed
nnd the Gram Started Thousands
of Sheep Frozen to Uenth All Over
the Northwest.
The following reminiscent article,
reculllng severe spring storms In the
past, In which thousands of stock
were killed In the northwest, will be
Interesting to Umatilla county pio
neers who remember the events men
tioned. The Yakima Republic says:
The recent cold wove has brought
out reminiscent expressions by many
of the old-timers. Some of them have
recalled similar experiences with sud
den changes in the weather, but not in
a great many years hus occurred so
severe a storrn as prevailed here In
the last week. '
Arthur Coffin, senior member of
the firm of Coffin Bros., recalls a dis
astrous March to sheep and cattlemen
20 years ago In the year 1S8. At that
tlmo Mr. Coffin was living at Arling
ton, Ore., engaged In the mercantile
business.
The first week In March opened up
In spring-like fashion with flowers be
Kiunlng to bloom, and grass growing
all over the hills. The sheepmen had
turned their flocks out on the hills.
Some of the cattle had also been
driven out to rustle for themselves,
and the farmers were beginning to
;lant.
Suddenly there was a remarkable
chance In the atmosphere at evening,
and by the next morning a wind and
driving snowstorm swept the states of
Oregon and Washington, and extend
ing in its breadth over the entire
northwest. "This terrible storm last
ed for 30 days," wild Mr. Coffin, "and
cost the sheep and cattlemen In the
several states 1500,000. Around Arl
ington I recall the fact that many of
the livestock dealers were wiped out
of buslnt-e entirely. Old Colonel
Lang, who afterwards became the ed
itor of The Dalles Chronicle, had a
bund of 4200 sheep. All of these were
frozen to death with the exception of
22.
"The old colonel when he had been
Informed of the destruction of his
flock and was told how many remain
ed, said, 'Well, boys, I am going out
of the business for keeps,' and with
that he went out into the field and
with a bovie knife cut the throats of
the other 22.
"Other bands of sheep were caught
in mow drifts in the hills and were
frozen and starved by thousands. Cat
tle and horses succumbed to the hard
ships that were imposed by old Bore
as, and In all my past experiences
nothing In the -way of bad weather
has ever approached this March of
1SS6.
"Hny Jumped from 14 a ton to $100
and even at that price after the first
week It was almost Impossible to buy
It.
"There were not many railroads in
this country at that time, and freight
was hauled In wagons and packed to
points of distribution. It became dif
ficult to get groceries and the prices
on these staples became so high that
they were almost tinpurchasable.
"I will admit that we have had
some very disagreeable weather the
last few days, but I have seen many
Just ns severe since 18&6, though none
half so disastrous as the month of
March 20 years ago."
Eight .Miles ir New .Mains.
Nearly eight miles of mains, or
more exactly speaking, 40,000 feet,
were contracted for yesterday by the
Boise Artesian Hot . Cold Water
company for Its extension of the city
water system Into outlying additions.
The pipe Is of wood and was pur
chased from the Washington Pipe &
Foundry company, of Chicago,
through Its audit, F. K. Mendcnhall,
of Spokane, who left last evening
for his home. The purchase was
made as a part of the water compa
ny's proposed Improvement and en
largement of Its entire system.
The greater portion of the new
mains will be four and six-inch, but
one lot will he 20-Inch pipe. It takes
about one mile of pipe to 15 blocks,
the amount contracted therefore be
ing enough to lay about 120 blocks.
llolse Statesman.
Tho soothing spray of Ely's Liuul
Cream Halm used In an atomizer. Is
an unspeakable relief to sufferers
from catarrh. Some of them describe
It as a Godsend, and no wonder. The
thick, foul discharge Is dislodged and
the pntlent breathes freely, perhaps
for the first time in weeks. Liquid
Cream Balm contains all the healing,
purifying elements of the solid form,
and It never falls to cure. Sold by all
druggists for 6c, Including spraying
tube, or mailed by Ely Bros.,, 58 War
ren street, New York.
Woman in the Senate.
Mrs. Mansfield, of the Nampa
Leader Herald, hns announced her
candldney for the United States sen
ate and asks the press of the state to
rally to her support. The Avalanche
will stand In if Mrs. Mansfield believes
she can withstand the temptations of
Washington life. They go some there,
and they do say that these old sen
ators are no angels. Owyhee Ava
lanche. The besf safeguard against head
ache, constipation and liver trouble!
is DeWltt's Little Early Risers. Keep
n vial of these famous little pills In
the house and take a dose at bed time
when you feel that the stomach and
bowels need cleansing. They don't
grlpo. Sold by Tallman ft Co,
WHEN GAS WAS NEW.
Pre.ld.Bt of Ftrt Company Mads
"Daring" Exg'.rlas.at.
Gas bad as much difficulty In making
Its way in New York city apparently
as did tbe steel framed skyscraper. In
each case it, required a man who bad
the courage of bis convictions to prove
that It was safe, but wben once It was
shown that the benefits were greater
than the dangers gas and skyscrapers
took their places as necessities. In the
case of the skyscraper the designer bad
to convince the owner, wbo bad be
anie somewhat fearful of the success
uf bis venture because of the com
ments of bis friends, by signing a lease
for an office on the top floor for a
loug term of years. In the case of gas,
although It bad been used In London
and other American cities before It
was Introduced Into' New York, Sam
uel Lcggett, the president of the com
pany that proposed to bring the much
feared llluinlnant Into use here, bad to
prove Its harrulessness in bis own
bouse. Tbls was In 1823.
Ills heroism attracted a g3od deal of
attention and proved to be a good ad
vertisement, for hundreds If not thou
sands of persons visited tbe bouse to
see the llluinlnant which was said to be
so much better than candles and Ash
oil lamps. Tbe house was In tbe up
totvn fashionable quarter of the city,
on Cherry bill. It was at 7 Cherry
street, only a few doors below the big,
square Ftjmklln IIoubc, In which Pres
ident Washington lived when New
York was the capital, aud near the cel
ebrated Cherry gardens. It was a nar
row, three story and attic brick struc
ture with two dormer windows. An
abutment of tbe Brooklyn bridge now
occupies tbe site.
Stories of the explosive character of
gas bad spread without the aid of a
press agent, and persons hesitated
about having tbe pipes run through
tbeir bouses. Tbey were willing to
have some one else make the experi
ment, however, and curious enough te
visit the bouse of tbe venturesome one
to see wbat happened. For the time
being all roads In tbe evening seemed
to lead to Mr. Leggett's bouse. Groups
gathered outside in the darkened street
to witness tbe process of "lighting up."
Many a couple from tbe other fashion
able quarter, State street and tbe foot
of Broadway, gave up the evening walk
along the Battery to wend their wny
Up I'earl street In the moonlight to 7
Cherry street to see the novelty. There
were eager visitors from surrounding
towns. Mr. I?iW'tt was not averse to
showing people bow much better gas
was than any other form of lllumiuant
by taking them through the bouse.
Tbls fact, becoming known through'
out tbe city, added to tbe number of
visitors, and not Infrequently wben
Mr. Lcggett, basking In tbe light of no
toriety, in his drawing room, saw faces
peering In at blm from the outer dark
ness be would go to the door and In
rite those without to come In. It was
several years before the prejudice
against gas could ! altogether wiped
out. New York Tribune.
Oil In Hair a Betryr.
"Tell tbe lady we can't take that hat
back. It's been worn," said tbe mana
ger of a department store, handing a
fragile creation of lace and feathers
back to the saleswoman after examin
ing it carePnllr.
"Will you tell me bow you discov
ered that fact?" asked a curious by
stander. "By tbe sense of smell," replied the
manager. "Tbe peculiarity of macas
sar oil tbe oil that Is In the hair Is
that Its color Is Imparted to anything It
comes In contact with, and, although
there wasn't a spot on that hat, I knew
It bad been worn by tbls slight odor
which bad clung to the lining. Tbe pur
chaser of that extravagant bit of mil
linery probably couldn't afford any
thing so expensive wanted to cut a
dash at the opera with her best young
mnn perhaps, trusting to exchange the
hut tbe next day for n tailor made suit
or something she really needed." New
York I'ress.
"Home, Swfft Home."
"Home. Sweet Home," Payne's song,
was originally a number In the opera
"Clarl, the Maid of Milan," produc
tion brought out In 1823. The opera
wns a failure, nnd nothing Is now
known of It save the one song, which
became Instantly populnr. Over 100,
000 copies were sold In the first year
of Its publication, nnd tho sale lu one
form or another has been constant
ever since the first appearance of this
beautiful tbenie. Tbe melody is a
Sicilian folk Bung aud was adapted to
the words by I'uyuc himself.
Arab Steeds as Churns.
The noble Arublun steed Is some
times put to Ignoble uses. A traveler
with Iconoclastic Ideas said: "You have
beard of tbe Arabian horse's beauty, Its
docility, its Intelligence, Its endurance.
Did you know that It churned the
family butter? Among the desert tribes
wben butter Is needed the milk Is put
in a sheepskin bag and tied by a short
rope to tbe horse's saddle. Tbe horse
Is then urged Into a trot, and tbls gait
Is kept up until the milk In tbe sheep
skin Is joggled into butter. A due,
firm, smooth butter It Is."
An Ey. For an At.
"Mr. Bpenker," said tho congress
man, "I have tried vainly to catch your
eye and"
"Sit down!" thundered the speaker.
"I have tried vainly to catch your 'aye'
several times wben It was needed."
1'hlladelphln Ledger.
So Ther Do.
"Borne men are born great" Yos, bat
gracious, bow some of them do shrink!
London Tit-Bits.
He highest compact we can make
s"ith our follow s, let there be troth
between us forevermore. Emerson.
All Leading Grocers
Sell Cleveland's Baking Powder.
r.O.V LINCOLN CLIMBED.
1 Long, Hard Path to Rvaca a Good
F ee DXare the Supreme Court.
Tbe lawyer wbo works bis way np
from a live dollar fee In a suit before a
Justice of the peace to a $5,000 fee be
fore the supreme court of bis state baa
a long and bard path to climb. Lincoln
;limbed tbls path for twenty-five years,
with Industry, perseverance, patience
above all, with that self control and
teen sense of right and wrong wblcb
always clearly traced the dividing line
between bis duty to bis client aud bis
duty to society and truth. Ills perfect
frankness of statement assured blm tbe
confidence of Judge and Jury In every
argument. Ills bablt of fully admitting
the weak points in his case gained blm
their close attention to bis strong ones,
and when clients brought blm question
able cases bis advice was always not
to bring suit.
"Yes," he once said to a man wbo of
fered blm such a case; "there Is no rea
sonable doubt that I can gain your case
for you. I can set a whole neighbor
hood at loggerheads; I can distress a
widowed mother aud ber six fatherless
children and thereby gain for you $000,
which rightfully belongs, It appears to
me, as much to them ns It does to you.
I shall not take your case, but I will
give you a little advice for nothing.
You seem a sprightly, energetic man, I
would advise you to try your band at
making $000 In some other way."
He would have nothing to do with the
"tricks" of the profession, though be
met these readily enough when prac
ticed by others. He never knowingly
undertook a case In which justice was
on tbe side of bis opponent That same
Inconvenient honesty which prompted
him In bis storekeeplug days to close
the shop and go In search of a woman
be bad Innocently defrauded of a few
ounces of tea while weighing out her
groceries made It Impossible for blm to
do bis best with a poor case. "Swett"
be once exclaimed, turning suddenly to
bis associate, "the man is guilty. You
defend blm; I can't," and gave up bis
share of a large fee. Helen Nlcolay In
St Nicholas.
STAGE EPIGRAMS.
The theater Is tbe chastener of life.
Euripides.
An actor is a public Instructor.
Euripides.
The theater Is the mirror of life.
Sophocles.
Actors are the only honest hypo
crites. Ilnzlitt.
Tbe theater Is tbe devil's own tent
tory. Edward Allyn.
Tbe stage represents fiction as If It
were fact. Bettcrton.
The stage Is tbe field for the orator
as well as the comedian. Rosclus.
A passion for dramatic art Is Inher
ent In tbe nature of man. Edwin For
rest Tbe drama Is tbe most refined pleas-
ore of a polished people. Dion Bouci-
-cault.
It Is In drama where poetry attains
Its loftiest fllpAt.-Don Lute I. of Por
tugal. The stage Is more powerful than the
platform, the press or the pulpit
Anna Dickinson.
A comedy U like a cigar; If good, ev
ery one wants a box; If bad, no amount
of puffing will make It draw. Henry
James Byron.
Some Bis; Oysters. "
The usual size of tbe shell of an oys
ter Is three to five inches, but away
back In tertiary times there were oys
ters In California that bad shells thir
teen Inches loug and seven or eight
Inches wide. The animal and ehcll
doubtless weighed fifteen or twenty
pounds, since the shells were five Inch
es thick. These oysters have long been
extinct but their fossil shells are abun
dant. If tbe oyster farmer could pro
duce Individuals of such enormous size
now and the Havor were good in pro
portion to Its size we would be most
fortunate. In that case a single oyster
would be enough for one stew at the
church festival. St. Nicholas.
The First Skate.
As late as tbe sixteenth century
skates In England were very primitive,
for we learn that the London appren
tices used to tie bones to their feet and
under their heels. Writing In 1001,
Evelyn speaks of "the strange and
wonderful dexterity of the sliders" In
St. James' park, "performed before
their majesties by divers gentlemen
nnd others with scheets, a f tor the man
ner of the Hollanders, with what Bwlft
nesse they pass, bow suddalnly they
stop In full carriage upon the Ice."
An Eskimo Dainty.
The greatest treat known to the Es
kimo boy or girl Is a lump of sugar.
Perhaps you think there Is nothing
very strange In that. The strange part
Is the very funny way they have of
eating the sugar. They roll tbe sweet
morsel lu a piece of tobacco leaf. TUIb
tbey place In their cheek and, smack
ing their lips delightedly, bold it there
until It Is dissolved. Tbls dainty Is
called "laloop" and Is the choicest mor
sel known to the little Eskimo stomach.
DIlTerent B.rvfo..
"Yes, sir," said the soldierly looking
man, "I htt'e spent fifteen years of
my llfo In tli service of my country."
"So have I," volunteered the low
browed Individual, offering his hand.
"What were you In for?" Houston
Post.
The War of It.
The Mlssu Mary Ann, please ex
plain to me liow it Is that I saw yon
kissing a yot ug man In the kitchen last
night Tbe 1 nid Bare, I dunno bow it
Is, ma'am, unless yes were lookta
through the keyhole. Cleveland Lead
er. An Lending Grocers
Sell Cleveland's Baking Powder.
CONTRACT FOR I1IG DAM.
Irrigation Hctieme Near Lrwlston to
Be Started Soon.
The Lewlston-Sweetwatcr Irrigation
company, limited, has let Its contract
for placing the earth for the dam at
reservoir "A" to George McCabe and
J. W. Holmes, the former of Seattle
and the latter of Portland, says the
Lewlston Tribune. The contract in
volves the moving of 750,000 cubls
yards of earth and will require be
tween two and three years to com
plete. The contract Is In two sections.
The first section involves placing the
material necessary for raising the
lam to a sufficient height to store the
freshet water from Sweetwater creek
this spring necessary to irrigate about
1000 acres of land.
According to the terms of the agree
ment for building the first section of
the contract, a very large force will
be employed and the contract fur
ther provides that this portion of the
work shall be forced In order to raise
the dam to Its necessary height by
June 1. For completing this portion
of the work In very rapid time the
company pays a larger price. The
second section of the contract In
volves the placing of the remainder,
and by far the greater portion of the
material for the dam.
The work will-be done by steam
shovel and cars and Is to be prosecut
ed continually until completed. It
Is estimated that a steam shovel can
average an output of from 750 to 1000
cubic yards of earth per day so that
at the end of one year from the pres
ent time, the dam will have been
raised to sufficient height so that
enough water may be controlled In
the reservoir to Irrigate about 1000
acres In addition to the 1000 acres
which the company expects to Irri
gate this spring.
During the second year the dam
should be raised sufficiently to enable
the company at the beginning of the
third Irrigation season to irrigate in
all from 3000 to 4000 ares of land.
As the dam Increases In height the
amount of material necessary for its
construction Increases in very rapid
ratio so that as the end of the con
tract approaches, the work must
necessarily move much more slowly.
The company does not plan to Ir
rigate a very large area of land. Its
ditches will control a water shed of
approximately 100 square miles of
the Craig mountain slope, which Is
considerably less than the water shed
of Asotin creek from which the Vine
land system obtains Its supply of wa
ter. The Lewlston-Sweetwater Irri
gation company therefore feels that
if it can ultimately Irrigate a quantity
of land similar to that which Is wa
tered by the Vlneland system, It will
be satisfied.
Land Scrip.
For sale will take surveyed or un
surveyed land.
Military bounty warrants bought.
W. D. Field, Overland clock, Boise,
Idaho.
All Leading Grocers
Sell Cleveland's Baking Powder.
Wait! the New Store
WILL COMMENCE ITS OPENING
DATE SHORTLY AND WILL BE
KNCWX AS
The REDJFRONT
XEXT DOOR TO THE POSTOFFICE
IX THE OLD BEE HIVE STOKE.
:
Watch For
OCR STOCK WILL CONSIST OF
MEN'S AM) BOYS' CLOTIIIN ,
HATS. SHOES, AND I THNISHING
GOODS, AND A COMPLETE LINE
OF WOMEN'S, MISSES' AND CHIL
DREN'S SHOES.
THE RED FRONT
Nqvj Jackets
We have just received a shipment of New
Jackets and Silk Coats
Covert Jackets, p. -y style or fitted backs, the v ry latest: JKft l
7.00 -49.50. ,OU
Long, loose Co ts of all wool, light weight material, very drtssy and
stylish; our price $7.00
Silk Coats, both short and long.
New Suits, Skirts, Coats
Coming In every few days and we can guarantee you the newest goods
ns soon as they are re dy for the market. Our Easttrn buyer ser.ds us the
new things as soon as they appear, and become fixed styles. .
Call Often at the Fair
Yon will find something new every time you co.u :n the store.
i The Fair
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INTERESTING LETTER
WRITTEN BYA NOTABLE WOMAN
Mrs. Sarah Kellogg' of Denver, Color
Bearer of the Woman's Belief Corps,
Bends Thanks to Mrs. Plnkham,
The following
letter was written
by Mrs. Kellogg,
of 1628 Lincoln
Ave., Denver,
Col.,to Mrs. Pink
ham.Lynn.Mass.: Dear Mrs. Plnkham :
" For five years I
was troubled with s
tntnra Mrh kont
fifolcffl growlng,causingmc
great mental depression. I was unable to at
tend tomy housework, and life becameabur
den to me. I was confined for days to my bed,
lost my appetite, my courage and all bops.
" I could not bear to think of an operation,
and in my distress I tried every remedy which
I thought would be of any use to me, and
reading of tbe value of Lydia E. Pinkbam'i
Vegetable Compound to sick women decided
to give It a trial. I felt so discouraged that I
had little hope of recovery, and when I began
to feel better, after the second week, thought
it only meant temporary relief; but to my
great surprise I found that I kept gaining,
wnne me tumor lesaenea in sue.
" The Compound continued to build up my
general health and the tumor seemed to be
absorbed, until, in seven months, tbe tumor
was entirely gone and 1 a well woman, lam
so thankful for my recovery that I ask you
to publish my letter in newspapers, so other
women may know of the wonderful curative
powers of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound."
When women are troubled with irreg
ular or painful periods, weakness, dis
placement or ulceration of the female
organs, that bearing-down feeling, in
flammation, backache, flatulence, gen
eral debility, indigestion or nervous
prostration, they should remember
there is one tried and true remedy.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound at once removes such troubles
No other medicine in the world hat
received such widespread and unquali
fied endorsement No other medicine
has such a record of cures of female
ills.
Mrs. Plnkham invites all sick women
to write her for advice. Sheisdaughter-in-law
of Lydia E. Plnkham and foi
twenty-five years under her direction
and since her decease has been
advising sick women free of charge,
She bas guided thousanda to health.
Address, Lynn, Mass.
Remember that it la Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound that is cur
ing women, and don't allow any druggist
to sell you anything else in its place.
SWOLLEN VEINS
SPRAINS-STRAWS
Cured by our Hand Woven
Elastic Bands and Stock
ings. Over-fatness and
weaknesses relieved by
our Abdominal Belts.
Wr'ttor blanks and book.
U urnnnDD ri adic t rn
nuuunnu, bLnnriL a tu,
PORTLAND, OREGON
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the Date
Sara
department Store
a
VAS DER DINNER A FAILURE?"
Vas der dinner a failure?
Veil, now, dot depends
On where you get der groceries,
Mine friends.
Der womans mlt ozberlence
Is sure to go
Vhere she gets der most for her
"dough."
"Vas der dinner a failure?"
I ask my Katrine,
TJnd she look off me so.
Dot I feels pooty mean.
Den she say: "MeeBter Strauss,
Shust come here eff you blease."
Und she show me der table,
Mlt der limburger cheese;
Und she smiles a sweet smile.
Dot vas was pleasant to seen,
Und she say: "Tawcob, I trade
Mlt der EAST END GROCERY.
Dhere mlt bacon und hams und Urn-
burger cheese,
Canned goods und vegetables, Cres
cent coffees and teas,
Und all dls once before me,
I'm not at a loss, j
To know what will blease ',
My dear Yawcob Strauss."
So, now, mine friends, I and my
Katrine agree,
That der place once to trade.
Is der EAST END GROCERY.
The
East End Grocery
J. W. DYER, Proprietor. J
PHONE MAIN 6SS. '"
l J ACKSj FORS ALE
t
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. RUBYIS4ICO.I
Webb St. Oregon Feed Yard. X
EGG MAKER
COLES WORTHY.
BONE SHELL GRIT
127 and 129 East Alta.
Poultry and Stock Supplies. Hay
Grain and Feed.
. Roslytv Coal $6.50 deliv-
ered, $6.00at.the shed
2 Roatyn Coal, tor thorough
e exhaustive tests, has been se-
lected by the U. 8. government
for the use of Its war vessels,
as It stood the highest test.
5 PROMPT deltve;y.
e ROSLYN WOCD COA". CO.
Office at W. ..- C. R. Depot.
'PHONE MAIN 26.
W.D.FLETCHER
THE PIONEER WATCHMAKER
AND JEWELER, 05 Court Street.
Jewelry made to order. Wedding
rings a specialty All work guaran
teed. .........
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