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EIGHT PAGEP. DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 190. PAGE THREE. TRI MAROONED O. R. ft N. FREIGHT "CAUGHT OUT BY HIGH WATER. Eat bound Extra Held Near Wilbur for a Week While Washouta- Were Repaired Water for Locomotive Secured by Placing Troughs From tho Hillside to tlie Tanks Crews A to E. 3. Wilbur Out of "House and Home." An O. R. & N. freight crew and two helper engines had an Interesting ex perience on the Blue mountains near Wilbur, during the recent high water. The freight train, an eastbound extra, In charge of Conductor Charles Btacey, with engines S08 and S61 In charge of Engineers Baucom and Es tes, was near Wilbur when the freBhet came down Mcacham creek on Tues day evening, May 2S, and washed out bridges before and behind It, ma rooning the train on the muln line be tween North Fork and Conway. There was nothing to do but set the brakes on the train' and keep the en gines "alive" while repairs were made east or west of thorn to open the tracks. Both engines were almost out of water when they stopped and It was necessary to secure a supply of water for the boilers at oncn. Tne train was made up largely of loads of lumber and troughs were made of new lum ber and these were set up on scaffolds and a supply of water was run Into the tanks from a small stream which came down the mountain side. It was necessary to bulM about CO feet of trough to reach from the tank to th hillside. In this way the engine cn the head end of the train was supplied. The helper on the rear of the train was supplied from a trough placed In E. J. Wilbur's Irrigation ditch and thus for five days the marooned engines were supplied with water from the troughs. In the meantime the coal supply ran down and It was necessary to carry drift wood, cord wood, fence rails, old ties and every kind of fuel available to keep the fires going. The crews boarded at E. J. Wil bur's home near tho marooned train. This sudden Increase In the size of the Wilbur family, saon exhausted the supply of food and It was necessary for Mr. Wilbur to go to Mcnchnm mi horseback, a distance or 15 miles, anil secure a supply of provisions for th-. boarders. Bffore the track was repaired It was ncersary to calk the flues In one of the engines. The fire was put out nnd 'he water let nut of the holler. Engineer Baucom acting as machinist, cnlked the flues and then In order to fill the boiler before starting the fire again, he took out the whistle valve on the steam dome nnd filled the boll er through that ripening by means or the troughs from the hillside. Arter a week the trnln was released and the engines pulled It to La Grande with their scanty supply of co-il. fild-d by a large supply of drift wood and cord wood. During the same week Engineer J. A. Carlson, with n Knmela helper, was held at North Fork, unable to reach home. However, he had a sufficient supply of both coal and water on hand. 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THE BLACKSMITHS. Only the Best MEAT SAND LARD Augustavo Central Market Phone Main 33 108 East Alta Street. Tk La rret Newspaper. The largest newspaper ever publish ed la this or any other country was the Illuminated Quadruple Constella tion, which was Issued In New York dry on July 4, 1850. It was a 28.000 edition and was sold at BO cents per copy. The size of the page of this sheet was TO by 100 inches, or almost forty-Bine square feet It was an eight page paper, thirteen columns to the page, or total of 104 columns, each forty-eight inches in length. It was Illustrated with good portraits of Pres ident Buchanan, Edward Everett, Hen ry Ward Beecher, N. P. Banks, E. H. Chapln, Horace Greeley, Elizabeth Barrett ' Browning, Alexander - voo Humboldt, James U. Bennett and sev eral others. The paper contained thirty-six different poems entire, one of them having as many as sixty-four eight line verses. Among other articles of ' special note was the celebrated "Moon Hoax," published In 1S35. It required the work of forty persons teu hours per day for eight weeks to "get out" this mammoth paper. ' Orls-ln of "Stationer." According, to Pierre do Blots, the ti tle "stationer" was applied to one class Of bookseller long before the seven teenth century, though that may have been the period when It eame to refer to any . seller of books. He distin guishes between the llbrnril and the stutlonarll, who bad both become so numerous In Paris In 1259 that cer tain regulntluus bad to lie made for their control. The former were agents for tlie mile and loan of munUHcripts, a large sum of money being deposited when a manuscript wus lout, while the latter, allowed to huve stations or stalls In the markets, were sellers and cop iers of manuscripts. At the time lie wrote there were twenty-nine brokers and stationers In Purls, not a very dan gerous number, one would thluk, con sidering that Paris from the twelfth te the fifteenth century was considered the chief sent of learning London Standard. Wished It Was Batnrdar Night. One of our best known manufactur ers, whose business for years has been done by traveling salestheu, made up his mind to call personally upon his New York clly trade ns an excuse to get to New York, n place he had not visited In twenty yours. The gorgeous ness of the hotels made a great Im pression upon him. The best was none too good, as ho has plenty of money, and he Is not afraid to spend It when away from home, so he put up at one of the palatial hostelrlcs and had a suit of rooms. When he returned he told his friends of the magnificence of the place, the fine furniture, the beatitl ful thvoriitloi's and the finely appoint ed liuthroom. "Why." he said, -the floor was tiled, the walls were tilod away up to the celling, the tub was porcelain, there were plenty of towels, hot nnd colli running water, and and by gosh, I only wished It was Satur day night !" Boston Herald. The Tlnarl Maker of Drhl. Here is on artist's pretty description of a tinsel maker In Delhi, India: "The silken thread from a ball under the worker's feet as he sipnrts on the ground mns over the book nnd is at tache.! to the spindle. One rapid sweep of the latter nloug the worker's thigh sets it going and both the slender, sup ple bauds lire free, one for the thread, one for the reel of tinsel, which In a flash shoots upward to arm's length colled like a snake about the spinning thread. Tho sunlight and the gold tinsel together -flash up tlie yellow x"':"i thread, seeming to set it on I.:-.-." Conn-blnn-. "There Is nothing so Irritable to n couch as a cough." Constant coughing Is precisely Pko scratching a wound on the outslilo of the body. So long ns It Is continued the wound will nut heal Let a person when tempted to cough draw a long breath and hold It until It warms nnd soothes every air cell, and benefit will soon be received from this process. The explanation simply Is that tlie nitrogen which is thus refined acts as nu nnoilyiH! to the mucous mem brane, allaying the desire to cough ami giving tlie throat and lungs a chnuce to heal. Klnu-nrn Outdone. A Scotchman was taken by nn Amer lenn friend to visit Niagara falls. A I rendy his feelings as n patriot had been a little frosted by the persistent blow ing of his conductor on the greatness of things' American. "Hid you ever behold anything bo wonderful as that?" asked the guide. "Aye, man, at Pee bles I saw a peacock wl' a wudden leg," was tlie unexpected reply. An Improbable Storr. Dlogeues, lantern in hand, entered the village drug store. "Bay, have you anything that will cure a cold?" lie asked. "No, sir, I have not," answered the pill compiler. "Give mo your hand," exclaimed Di ogenes, dropping his lantern. "I have t last found an honest man." Comforting-. "George, did you know that I was going to marry your sister?" "Well, I heard her say so, but she's bad that Idea about so many other fel lows that I didn't feel sure about it till you told me." Pleasant All Around. Mr. Facetious (having his portrait painted) I suppose you want me to look pleasant? Artist Tea, and pay In advance. Mr. Facetious What's that "for? Artist Oh, so that I can look pleasant too. A man's deportment Is a mirror In which each one displays bis Image. Goethe. If you see It in the East Oregonlan Its true. The Vint Mil, About the middle of the seventeenth jentury Isaac de la Peyrere, In an odd tittle volume entitled "The Pre-Adam-rtes," attempted to prove that there were two creations of men the first on the sixth day of the week of creation, when "God created man male and fe male." The rabbis Interpret the above passage of holy writ as meaning that the first race of human beings were creatures In which both sexes were united In the same Individual. Accord ing to De la Peyrere, Adam was the re sult of the second creation, the "male and female" being having been the pro genitor of the gentiles, Adam the fa ther of the Jews; A great many peo ple fell In with the views of De la Pey rere, and be was the lion of the hour. His followers were called "Pre-Adam-ltes," and they Increased In numbers rapidly until finally the movement be came so strong that the founder of the sect was compelled to go to Koine and abjure his doctrine at the feet of Pope Alexander VII. Bavaa-ea and Snuff. The habit of snuff taking has been confirmed union;; euvuge tribes for ages past lu Koutb Africa It Is used among Mwaxls, Busutos uud Matabeles. Every Zulu today, even lu towns, car ries a little square box suspended around his neck by a piece of string 9: gut, and ibe snulT spoon "(for they do not Indulge In the homely "pinch"), carved out of sheep's bone, often or namented with Intricate geometrical designs nnJ for -convenience cairleJ banging downward through a slit in the lobe of the car. The Zulu regards the lobe of his ear as a useful recep table for various small urticles he meets with. The umfiiau, or bouse boy, universally met with In Natal, has a penchant for safety pins, which have to be carefully bidden from his sharp eyes. Even then he is usually to be seen, after going through the rooms, with a string of these plus suspended from each ear until they reach hi shoulders. Weeklies aa Railway Signals. "Red neckties are always worn bj forelgu brakemen and conductors. Ev er notice it';" said a railroader. "No. Why is It ?" "As n safety device," was the reply. "These red neckties that flash upon your gaze on the railroads of Italy. Prance, Germany and Kugland nre not a sign that the people have a gay taste, but that they are cautious and prudent. "Tlie neckties are supplied free by the railroad companies for use as dau ger signals In emergency. Thus, no matter when or whore nu uccident may happen, there is no need to search or scramble for n red flag, lint the brake mon whips oft his red necktie and waves It frantically aloft" Minneap olis Journal. .Kentucky's Names. Kentucky Is known its the Corn Cracker State from a game bird en joying the same liahic which was for merly found lu great abuuduuoc la most parts of the state. It is also called the Blue Grass State, from the belt of land running through the c en ter, lu which this variety of grass grows to great perfection, lu the early days of our history It was known as the Dark and Bloody Ground, being so termed by tlie Indians. It was then a debatable lattd between the Indians living north of the Ohio and those living lu the mountains of Tennessee and Georgia, a sort of battleground for these trilies, which fact gave it the name long before It was settled by the whip's. I'lnnrt With Throo Sons. The people inh.Wiitiug the planets I:; the soljr ystor.i of tJiiMina have im need of electricity, gas, oil or otlio; kind of iiriilk-i.i light, lu those la vored worlds they have continuous daylight uud probably have no Idea ol n lain! like ours which Is alternately bathed in sunlight and plunged Into darkness. The Uaminaueau planets ure so situated that as soon as one of their three suns begins to decline another appears In sight. Each ol these throe suns is of a different color red, yellow and blue. I'rlee and Imagination. Housewives are apt to Judge t'.'.e quality of groceries by the price paid for them. As nu Illustration of tills 11 grocer tolls the following story: "1 had two oualltles of flour one fine and the other poor. One day I accidentally sold one for the other. My customers, who paid a high price for the poor quality, said that It hnd given entire satisfaction, while those who hnd re ceived the fine flour for a low price complained of It, and a few returned II as unfit for use." Affection. Talk not of wasted affection! Af fection never was wasted. If it en rich not the heart of another, Its wa ters, returning back to their springs like the rain, shall till them full of re freshing; that which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain. -Longfellow. nta Ancestor. Jones Bo you have succeeded In tracing back my ancestors? What Is your foe? Genealogist One thousand pounds, for keeping quiet about them. I,ondon Tlt-Blts. It Hart. "Pa whaled mo with a board. Ttien he sold it hurt him worse'u It hurt me." "And do yon think It did?" "I exrteet so. He got a big splinter In bis thumb." Heroes In history seem to us poetic because they are there. But If wo should tell the simple truth of some of our neighbors It would sound llks poetry. G. W. Curtis. Nicely furnished front room for rent, 10 Jackson street Slnsins For Nothing- a Tear. Writing of the trials and tribulations of American singers who go to Europt to gain recognition, Mildred Aldrlch In the Theater Magazine says: "To most! singers who have sought recognition abroad there Is but one drawback to the European career. It Is not love of home that lures them back to the United States. It is money. It looks fine to put 'de I'opera' or 'de rOpera Comlque' on one's visiting sard, as Is the habit In Europe, but there Is another side to It, Many a debutante has sung ut tlie Opera Co mlque for nothing, some have paid, and some have bad the magnificent salary of 200 francs a mouth (Just shy of $40). One of the most prominent debutantes at the opera saw 5,000 francs paid over for her debut, and one woman who was there two years as u regular mem ber of the troupe earned 0,000 francs a year ' a week), und she wus con sidered favored. Cities like Bordeaux often get debutantes at 300 fruncs ($00) a month, und In theaters of that sort singers provide their own cos tumes, so It Is small wonder that, hav ing got one's education, one wants to earn money In the United States." He Was In Such a Horry. A man who has resided lu Cairo told this tale us 1111 Illustration of the dil atory ways of Arabian trniies people: "A certain gentleman ordered a swing to be creeled lu his garden for the use of his little boy, aged six. He waited and waited, but the swing nev er arrived. In due course of time that boy grew up to man's estate and be came himself the fattier of a little boy. When his sou was six years old he remembered how bis own father bad ordered a swing to be made for hiui. So he called on the tradesman, who lived at li! gate, nnd asked hi 111 to send up the swing that bad been order ed twenty years before. The ranu agreed to do so. The little boy be coming impatient after three weeks, his father called again and remon strated with the Arabian as to his dil otoriness. The Indignant tradesman replied that he could not really under take to serve any one who was In such a fearful hurry." How to I've Drains. A head man in a manufactory was watching a drayman tugging at a heavy case one day. The drayman's face was red, uud the muscles of bis neck were bulging. Tlie overseer, says a writer lu tlie Baltimore Sun, thought It was the right moment to offer prac tical assistance. "Wait a minute there," he said. "Let me show you how ony It is when you use a little brain with your muscle." And lie grabbed n hook, stuck it into the case, gave a yank and went sprawl ing Into the gutter under the dray. Ho got up. looked at the book and Bald. "Confound it, the handle comes off!" "Yes, sir," said the draymau respect fully. "My brain told me that, and I didn't use It." A Luoky Circumstance. In the house of commons uo Incident Is greeted with tuore hearty laughter than that of u inenilier who, after an eloquent oration, plumps down oil bis silk hat on the bench behind him. A young member who bad Just made bis maiden speech gut upon his new silk hut. There were roars of laughter. An Irish member Immediately arose and gravely said, "Mr. Speaker, per mit me to congratulate the bouorable gentleman upon the happy circum stance that when he sat ou his hat his bead was not In It!" This remark up set the dignity of the bouse, and the speaker called "Order, order," amid roars of laughter. Safe For a Short Distance. A young man who Is blessed with a Scotch kinsman need never fear that he will he allowed to hold too high an opinion of himself. "What t'.o you think of my project to study law?" asked young Witherby of his groat-uncle, Ilohert Donaldson, a person whom he was desirous to pro pitiate. "I should call It a vera harmless amusement," said Mr. Donaldson drv- ly after a comprehensive survey of the young man s fatuous face and gay attire, "if not carried too far." Honesty. Let honesty be as tlie breath of thy soul and never forgot to have n penny when all thy expenses are enumerated and paid; then -shall' thou reach the point of happiness, and Independence shall be thy shield and buckler, thy helmet and crown; then shall thy soul walk upright, nor stoop to the silken wretch because he hath riches, nor pocket an abuse because the hand which offers It wears a ring set with diamonds. Franklin. Qaeer Jostlee. Prison Visitor My friend, you ought not to complain. You are here to snt. lsfy the demands of Justice. Prisoner Not much I ntn. For months my creditors kept urging me to raise mon ey and then when I raised a check they put me In Jnll. I'm blamed If I can Bee how you call that Justice. j Pontic Speakers. There nre only two kinds of speak ers. The first Is the man who Is mak ing a good speech and won't finish. The second Is the man who Is making t bad speech and can't finish. The lat ter is the longer. Illustrated London News. The Orla-lnal Lobbylat. The lobbyist was a conspicuous part of the first government established by Adam nnd Eve In the garden of Eden. He was a serpent. Washington C. n. Record. Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn ut no other and scareo ly at that. Franklin. A 'I the news all the time In the East Oregonlan. j F, ARMERS ELEVATOR TRUST USES DISHONEST METHODS. Millions of Bushels of Wheat Is Actu ally Stolen Through False Weights anil DIslKtiirHt ClnsMlflcation Tlie Practise Is Common In All the Great Wheat Centers of the United State Gigantic systems of robbery which have been practiced by the elevator trusts of the United States, upon the farmers of the country, are being un earthed In various western states. The Chicago Livestock World, a friend of the farmers, says of the sub ject: That grain raisers have been sys tematically swindled by the elevator trust Is as apparent as the need for curbing rapacity In this sphere. Un der the present system of Inspection by state control In, Minneapolis, the farmers of North Dakota, Minnesota nnd Wisconsin In 10 years have been swindled out of 26.000.000 bushels of wheat and have been paid for their wheat as of nn Inferior grade, which I had been sold abroad as of a higher American grain Inspection -it tha pivwert time Is conducted under three distinct elnsses of control. The oldest type Is that by which n board of trade employs Inspectors to examine car lond lots of grain arriving at a mar ket. The second is the state Inspec tion now In operation In such states as Kansas. Missouri, Illinois. Minnesota and Washington. The third Is where Insnectors are employed by common carriers. Greit abuses have been shown to exist In each of these systems, and American consular agents have re ported within recent years numerous cases where the quality of grain cer tified In the consignment has been al together false and In other cases the complaints of American dealers have shown where they, too, have been Im posed upon. ' The frauds which have been per petrated In Duluth, Minneapolis and other points In the matter of grain Inspection have been Judicially de nounced. Judge Sanborn, of the eighth Judicial circuit. 111 passing on the attempt of the Wisconsin legisla ture to build up tho trade of that stale at the expense of Minnesota. In sev- I ernl Instances referred to the Mlnne j sola system ns fraudulent, but con ; tended that so Important a matter as j fixing the grades by which grain In j Interstate transportation can he sold j should be subject only to a uniform system of regulation nnd. therefore. fell within the exclusive power of Kidney Troubles - are easily relieved anj cured in the beginning, but as the d.sease grows In severity we must rtna a more potent remedy. Here Is where Irvlre's Buchu Wafers excel as a cure. Of rnunn they give quick relief, but more than that they give a sure ana lasting cure. They positively purify the blood. Sold at 60c a box by Tallman to., oza main street, Pendleton, Or. DYSPEPSIA 1t... a. I Hira your wonrjerrrji (;tppti fn SWS.V"1 dnwpiU.T think word of priurii tnmaiuui, us Mercer SI., Jener City, H. J. , Best For ' Tk. R I. CANDY CATHARTIC ; C;ai".'.n! 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' V', Time for Use of Lumber This is the time of year when you should repair the house, fence, wood shed or chicken coop. Do all your building and general overhauling while the weather is fine. Remember we keep the largest and most complete line of building ma teria, such as Lumber, Lath, Shin gles, Sash, Doors, etc. CEMENT, RRICK AND LIME. ROUND AND SQUARE TANKS. Pendleton Planing Mills ; R. FORSTER, Proprietor. Camping Outfits Parties wishing to secure camping outfits, for the summer's vacation, such as TEXTS CAMP STOVES COOKING UTENSILS Should see my line before hnvln aa : ou ma;- get them here at the minimum cost. V. Stroble ClieopcHt Prices In Pendleton. S10 East Court. Mil