East Oregonian : E.O., June 22, 1906, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6

PAGE SIX.
DAILY RAW OREGOXIAJf, PENDLETON,
OREGON, FRIDAY, JTJNE S2, 1908.
EIGHT PAGES.
OREGON
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STATE HAS A TOTAL
OK S4.258 MILES.
Of Thl Amount 2233 Miles Are Sur
faced Willi Gravel. 209 Miles With
Stono and 145 Miles With PUnk,
Making a Total of 2589 Miles of
Surfaced Hoed Cost of Maintain
ing Public Roads Wan S1.93 Per
Capita or $23.24 Per Mile La
Year.
There are S4.258 miles of public
road In the state of Oregon, of which
22S5 miles are surfaced with gravel,
209 miles with stone and 14S miles
with plank, making a total of 2589
miles of Improved road.
It will be seen from these figures
that about 7 H per cent of the roads
have been Improved. By comparing
the total road mileage with the area
of the state. It appears that there was
about 36-100 of a mile of public road
per square mile of area.
A comparison of mileage with popu
latiin shows that there was 1 mile of
road to every IS Inhabitants, but only
1 mile of Improved road to every 153
Inhabitants.
The funds used In the construction
and repair of Oregon roads are de
rived from two sources a property
tax and a poll tax. The rate of taxa
tion cn property for road purposes
must not exceed 10 mills on the dol
lar, though road districts may levy
an additional 10 mills for the pur
pose of making "special" Improve
ments. The levy for each county is made by
Its "county court or commissioners'
court." and the rule of taxation varies
In the different counties from 1 to
10 mills. Every male In habitant be
tween the ages of 21 and 50 (unless
by law exempt) Is required to pay an
annual poll tax of $3 for road pur
poses. As a matter of fact, the poll
tax operates to a large extent as a
statute lahor law. since In many In
stances the tax appears to have been
paid ir labor performed on the road
Instead of cash. '
The amount of road funds derived
from the property tax was 1649,717.97
in 1904, and the amount of the poll
tax was 1146. 65S; the total revenue
from both sources being $796,375.37.
By comparing the total with the total
mileage of public roads and with the
population of the state. It Is found
that the funds collected and expend
ed for road purposes amounted to
$23.34 per mile of public road, or
$1.92 per inhabitant.
Fcr Rent Suite unfurnished
housekeeping rooms In East Oregon
Ian building. Hot and cold water and
bath on same floor. Inquire this office.
The Tferoae ( Tfcaaavr.
Mango Mam Lobeb, the throne, or
place of thunder, at the native call It,
the peak of Kameruna, at the whltM
call It, la the. highest point on the west
ern aide of the African continent The
flret view the voyager gets of It who,
coming from the northward, hai been
coasting for weeks along low shores
and up the stagnant riven, fringed
with mangrove swamp. Is t thing no
man can ever forget. Suddenly, right
up oat of the sea, the great mountain
rises to Its 13,760 feet, while close at
hand, to westward, towers the lovely
Island mass of Fernando Po to Its
10,190 feet, and great as Is Its first
charm every time you see It It becomes
greater, although it Is never the same.
Five times I have been In the beautiful
bay at Its foot and have never seen It
twice alike. Sometimes It Is wreathed
with Indigo black tornado cloads, some
times crested with snow, sometimes
standing out hard and clear, as though
made of metal, and sometimes softly
gorgeous, with green, gold, purple and
pink vapors tinted by the sunset
London Mail.
A TvlnsT Hrf orm.
A Presbyterian clergyman of New
York with two popular daughters has
discovered a new way to end the vis
its of their beaus at a seemly hour a
plan which might appeal-to lay fami
lies as well. For a number of years
it has been a custom of this good man
to hold evening worship after supper,
always concluding the prayers with a
short discourse. Things went very
well uutil the daughters began to re
ceive the attentions of young men and
begged off or stole away to make their
evening toilets. Then the minister
changed the devotional hour until 10
In the eveulng. This reform created
an upheaval, but the father Inslstpd.
and at the stroke of 10 the visiting
young men are now left one alterna
tiveeither to leave or Join with the
family In prayer aud It has proved a
severe test of their devotion for the
daughters when those not prayerfully
inclined stick It out, sermon and alL
New York World.
The Good Fellow.
The treasurer of a church temper
ance society told at a temperance meet
ing a dramatic story.
"A woman entered the barroom," he
said, "and advanced quietly to her
husband, who sat drinking with three
other men. She placed a covered dish
on the table and said:
44 Thlnkin' ye'd be too busy to come
borne to supper, Jack, I've fetched It to
you here.'
"And she departed.
"The man laughed awkwardly. He
invited his friends to share the meal
with him. Then he removed the cover
from the dish.
"The dish was empty, it contained
slip of paper that said:
" 'I hope you will eujoy your supper.
It is the same as your wife and chil
dren hare at home. "Life.
A DROP OF WATER.
It I a lM(ft World Tremlif with
atmcs-MasT Life.
In a single drop of unflltered water
may be seen In miniature the tragedy
that goes on perpetually In the world
at large, for In the little drop there Is
whole universe of life, with all Its
terrible and death dealing competition,
with all Its mystery and woe.
It was a French biologist who In
vented the method by which this won
derful state of things Is demonstrated.
He called the method the "banging
drop slide," and It is beautifully sim
ple. A drop of water from the edge of
n ordinary pond Is placed In a hol
lowed out space on a small strip of
glass aud seuled with a bit of thinner
glass. And now day after day and
night after ulght the hideous business
going on In that one drop of perfectly
clear and apparently pure water may
be watched aud studied at the leisure
of the observer.
The drop of water Is a world in It
self. Multitudes of animals rwlm
about lu It with plenty of room. The
giant worms wltb tremendous swish
ing tails, of whose approach one Is
made nwnro by the confusion and pan
ic of thj smuller creatures scurrying
out of the way In fear of their lives,
and countless bacteria Inhabit that
drop as their permanent and proper
home aud their ranging place.
Aleohol In Cold Weather.
A scientist thus explains why It Is so
dangerous to use alcohol In the polar
regions: A moderate use of alcohol
causes a deposit of fat. Alcohol Is not
turned Into fuel In the muscle and
nerve cells, hut serves as a pure fuel
In the organism and replaces the com
bustion of fat. Alcohol Is therefore
dangerous lu the extreme cold because
It assists the throwing off of heat In a
great degree. The effect Is as If a
stove In a room should be heated red
hot and then all the doors and windows
thrown open. Heat produced by mus
culur work In the body Is best obtained
from carbohydrates In the food; but.
besides this, the Indispensable produc
tion of beat Is best obtained by fats.
This explains the Instinctive choice of
the food of men. In the tropics they
eat little fat and much fruit, while the
polar dweller requires Immense quanti
ties of fat to keep up the bodily com
bustlon.
WHO DOES YOUR.
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If you will make Inquiry It will be
a revelation to you how many suc
cumb to kidney or bladder troubles
In one form or another. If the pa
tient Is not beyond medical aid, Fo
ley's Kidney Cure 111 cure. It never
disappoints. Koeppens' drug store.
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The great tonic cathartic, an lnvalu
able cure for Malaria, Biliousness
Constipation, Nervousness, Catarrh o
the Stomach, Bad Breath, Oily Skin
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100 Wafers 25 Cents.
The best work should go to the best printers. Our Job office la the
best equipped in Eastern Oregon. Let us give yo an estimate on
your work. Every time you dress a Job with out-of-dato type or
send out a Job t: at is poorly done you send out a yellow dog to bark
against you. As long as he barks you will lose business. Your busi
ness a soclates and your patrons are apt to form a poor opinion of
you If you use cheap and poorly printed stationery. "Cheap" printing
Is dear In the long run. Our work Is artistic and '.he prlco la reason
able. When you want any work see us and we will save you money
and give you better work than you can ge. elsewhere In Pendleton.
If you are "from Missouri" come around and we will "show you."
Don't send away for your printing when you can get better work for
the same money here at home.
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PENDLETON will have the grandest celebration
in her history the coming fourth of July. She has
helped the neighboring towns to celebrate for the
past five years, and now she asks all her neigh
bors to come and help make this the grandest event
ever attempted in this county.
Let the eagle scream, fireworks whizz, and every
one have good time, to the music of the band.
Pendleton invites you its her treat.
Come and bring your family and friends there
will be plenty of accomodations for all.
Balloon Ascension
WITH
1000 foot Parachute jump
Something doing every minute during the day,
no long waits nor walks.
Magnificent parade consisting of Brass Band;
Troupe of Lady Etruestrians; Liberty Car with God
dess; Floats; Pendleton Fire Department consisting
of Fire engine, Hook and Ladder and eight hose com
panies; Indians in war point; Cowboys and Rough
Riders; Automobiles; Fine Teams; Chinese in gala
attire.
Hon. S. A. Lowell will deliver oration of the day.
After the Parade there will be an elaborate Lit
erary and Musical program, followed by sports, free
dancing in the pavilion and fireworks in the evening.
Watch papers for complete program.
Foot Racing Hose Racing
Potato Racing
SPORTS
Fat and Lean Men's Races
Greased Pole Climbing, Etc.
REMEMBER! There will be Excursions on all Railroads
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