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PROFIT OF EIGHT MONTHS PAYS FINE
NEW FALL
COATS AND SUITS
Th new styles are making their appearance daily. As is uftual with
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- Coats, Suits, Skirts
Evening and' opera coats see our line. Compare prices, styles,
workmanslilp and quality. We are sure you will be a customer of
Coats $5.00 to $35.00
ho Alexander Department Store
HOTEL ARRIVALS. .
Ilotel St. George. B. S. Wentlng
ton and wile and child, Dalles W. C.
Packard, A. W. Dethrow, Portland;
C. H. Hauxhurst, San Francisco;
George D. O'Connor, Walla Walla;
H. A. Richardson and wife, Adams;
Mis Llizle Richardson, Pomeroy;
8. Olstre, Portland; George T. Stahle,
Denver; Hike Jacobs, Portland; W.
H. Collins, Spokane; Samuel Jackson,
Hong Kong; J. A. Allison, W. J. Col
lins, Portland; Paul Whltehouse,
Walla Walla; J. N. McCann,"0. R. ft
N. Co.; W. S. Anatlll, Detroit; H. J.
Sait Elsberg, San FrancUco; Cnas.
Davendorf, Tacoma; H. Sprngle and
wife, Clarkston.
.Hotel Pendleton. P. T. Helnman,
Chicago; Frank Millls, O. A. Ander
son, Portland; J. W. Duncan, Umatil
la; W. J. Avers, J. J. Moore,' T. C.
Welden, Portland; T. T, Geer, city;
W. W. Grass, St. Joseph, Mo.; B. L.
Dyche, W. F. Clancey, Boise; Jos.
Shea and wife, San Francisco; Jos.
Ashe. Henry Pelleters, San Francis
co; T. Geo. Cowles, Duluth; A.
Schultt, D. Dyer, Portland; Robt D.
Barkett, Hermlston; G. R. Atkerson,
Spokane; C. L. Motlet, Pendleton; J.
D. Mllchern, Starbuck; Walter Bra
den, Starbuck, Joe Langford, W. R.
McMahon, Spokane.
NEW DISEASE IN SPOKANE.
cases accompanied by nausea. Of all
the cares I have had, however, my
experience is that the disease Is very
mild, and of short duration. It Is
similar to Influenza,- which may at
tack various parts of the human sys
tem, more commonly the respiratory
organs.
"I am In favor of taking the mat
ter up with the medical society. It
Is a question the members should dis
cuss. We could learn each other's
experiences with It and probably de
termine something for our own satis
faction." '
Five to Fifteen Hiimtrrd Fcolo Are
Affected.
Spokane is suffering from a new
disease which is a puzzle to local
physicians, says the Review. The
number' of persons who are now or
have been afflicted Is estimated to
be from BOO to 1500. It attacks men,
women and children alike.
Severe frontal headaches and se
vere abdominal pains, together with
a nauseating sensation, are the symp
toms. It was at first believed by a
number of the physicians that the
disease was caused by the city's wa
ter supply. Reports from the coun
try adjacent to Spokane telling ofhe
same epidemic have had a tendency
to discount the belief, although the
ni...ii.lan. matt tht n-ntpr aunnlv from
the Spokane river Is liable to cause
any kind of disease. The malady, al
though weakening, Is "never fatal.
Dr. N. M. Raker, a member of the
board of health, believes the disease
may be caused by something In the
atmosphere.
In spenklng of the subject he said;
"If the disease from which so many
Spokane people have been suffering
in the Inst few weeks is not fromthe
water which people are using it may
be from atmospheric conditions. I
am rather Inclined to believe that the
water Is not the cause of the epldem
, ic. I have had several cases of the
same nature reported to me from
the country districts.- While I did
not ee the patients, the members of
the families whom whom th patients
come describe the symptoms aa Idsn-
iivjiii .
. to contend in the city.
"The supply, however, Is In such
condition that 1 believe every one
should boll the water before using.
I do It In my own family and I be
lieve every other physician does.
"The symptoms of the disease now.
prevalent are' frontal headache and
severe abdominal pains, and In most
" " .fmkt SAGACITY.' '
The Instinct That Leads the Ostrich
to Protsot Its Eggs.
The nature students everybody la a
nature student nowadays were trying
to outdo one another.
"Eagles when the sun Is overhot
shade tbelr young with, outspread
wings," said the first. "On August aft
ernoons I have seen a mother eagle
stand patiently two full hours, ber left
wing spread like an umbrella, while In
Its cool shade ber nestlings slept"
"Squirrels," said the second, ' "can
tell whether a nut Is good or bad with
out opening It A chestnut, a walnut
shellbark. they lift It In tbelr little
paws, hold It to their faces a moment
then If It Is bad cast It aside. How do
they tell? By the weight, by the
sound? I Incline to think they do It
by the smell."
"Ostriches never slf sold the third.
"They lay their eggs on the pale Sa
hnreo sands, and the snn does the rest.
Bnt before the ostriches depart from
their eggs they place on the top of
each a pinch of sand, for they know
that the gertn will mount to the top
and that the sun's beat would kill the
germ were It not protected."
"A trained elephant," said the fourth
student "danced very badly ot a tnntl
nee performance and was accordingly
beaten cruelly by Its master. That
night bearing a shuffling .noise out
side, the master crept forth, and there
In the moonlight be found the elephant
carefully practicing Its dance steps."
A PRIVILEGE RESERVED.
lady,
Ceremonies Witnessed st a Jeweler's
Ring Counter.
"I want a plain gold ring for
Best you've got In the store."
"For this ladyr
"Sure! Who else would It be fori
Pull off your glove, Katie, and let the
gentleman measure your finger.
The girl withdrew ber woolen glove
and bashfully extended ber small
baud, red and toll worn, toward the
clerk.
"Tbere, that's about the size," said
the jeweler to the girl.
"Do you wish Dim to put It on?'
-"No nol yet," said the blushing girl.
"When be puts that ring on, it's .on to
itay."
filzo, quality and price at last were
settled satisfactorily, and the young
man. pullet! from his pocket a shining
Coin. .
" ." nrY WU fPf gOldl" ho eX-
clalmed proudly. "NotuJ but Fol1 'i:
pay lor mat ring.
. "Haven't you anything smaller?"
asked the sordid clerk.
"Plenty, but nothln good enough to
pay for thai rng.A
"Bit of sentiment, eh?" queried an
Interested bystander.
"Oh, yes, sir," said tbe girl, with evi
dent pride, "ne's been saving that
twenty dollar gold' piece for nearly
four months, waiting to buy this ring."
New York Press.
The Kansas City Star tenders the
following interesting analysis of that
ever interesting topic, the $29,400,
000' fine imposed upon the Standard
On company, sowink that the fine
only equals two-thirds of the profits
P( the business for one year any one
year out of the past Id years:
Fifteen men or estates own more
than 90 per cent of the Standard OH
company of New Jersey. These In
dividuals and estates have received
In the last 10 years dividends aggre
gating S64 million dollars, or an av
erage yearly dividend on Standard
Oil stock In the last 10 years was
$40.40 a share, so the entire dividends
on the 'authorized capitalization of
100 mlllln dollars for the 10 years
ending December SI, 1907, will have
reached 404 billion dollars, of which
all except $39,996,000 has been or
will be credited to the 15 Individuals
or estates In question.
The following table gives the hold
ings of the leading shareholders, based
on the capitalization of 70 million
dollars previous to the formation of
the' Standard Oil company of New
Jersey, the dividends received each
year by each on an authorized capi
tal stock of 100 million dollars.
P, C. Av. Yearly
Name ' stock dividends
J. D. Rockefeller... 27.4 $11,069,600
W. C. Andrews .2.8 1,121,200
Charles Pratt 7.7 3,110,800
H. H. Rogers...... 2.6 1,050.400
William Dockefeller 4.6 1,858,400
O. B. Jennings.' 2.3 929,200
Estate Joslah Macy 2.6 1,010,000
J. A. Bostwlck. .,. . . 4.9 1,979,600
Charles Lockhart .. 3.9 1,575,600
W. G. Warden..,.,. 4.2 1,696,800
J. V. Harkness..... 8.4 3,393,600
H. M. Flagler 8.6 3,474,400
O. H. Payne 7.1 2,868,400
John Huntington . ., 1.7 686.800
J. J. Vandergrlft... 1.4 565.600
Totals ... .,...90.1 $36,404,000
It Is fair to assume that there has
been a readjustment of Standard Oil
holdings since the capital stock was
Increased to- 100 million dollars,
though ordinary market channels,
private transfers of stock and the
shifting of shares resulting from
deaths. It will be observed from the
above table that J. D. Rockefeller
owned 27.4 per cent of the capital
stock of the Standard Oil company
and that apparently he has received
an average of more than 11 million
dollars a year on the shares In the
last 10 years. It has been said that
Mr. Rockefeller has largely Increased
his holdings since then; but no con
firmation of this statement has been
obtained.
The Standard Oil company pays
more to its shareholders than any
other corporation In existence. Its
disbursements of 40 million dollars
a year exceed the present dividend
payments of the United States Steel
corporation more than 4 1-2 million
dollars a year-. However, an Increase
of 1 per cent a year In the dividends
of the United States Steel common
would make the dividends of the
steel corporation larger than those of
the Standard OH company.
NEAR THE .FROST MARK.
Tenix-rattire In Eastern Oregon
Mornings Last Week.
The opening and closing days of the
week were clear and sunshiny, but
from Wednesday until Sunday morn
ing the weather was showery and al
though the total amount of rainfall
was light, there were some localities
where the fall was unusually heavy
for the season of the year. The rains
cleared the atmosphere of smoke and
wet the soil sufficiently to lay the
dust. The .temperatures averaged
eight degrees lower than during the
preceding week and the coolness was
most pronounced during the cloudy
afternoons. In the eastern counties
the temperatures on one or two
mornings were dangerously near the
frost mark, but no frosts were report
ed. The sunshine was greatly defi
cient
Columbia River Valley.
Mountain Park, Wasco county,
Raymond Markley. Cool, cloudy
weather prevailed during the greater
part of the week. The winds were
westerly.
Ella. Morrow county. Carl F.
Troedsen. The weajther was cool all
the week, the latter part being cloudy
and rainy.
Weston, Umatilla county, Maud M.
Baker. Excepting the first two days,
the week 'was a succession of cold,
cloudy days, with continuous showers
Thursday and Friday. Saturday gave
Indications of clearing up and the
air was chill and crisp, like early
autumn. t
Pendleton, Umatilla county, H. F.
Johnson. Cool weather was the rule,
with unusual cloudiness for the time
of year. Rain fell In considerable
amounts on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The week ended cloudy and threaten
ing.
Plateau District.
Baker City, Baker county, local of
fice, weather bureau. The tempera
ture was about normal until Wednes
day evening, when a decided drop in
augurated the present cool spell, dur
ing which the daily mean temperature
has averaged 10 degrees -below nor
mal. No precipitation of consequence
occurred.
Bend, Crook county, A. H. Grant.
Heavy rain fell on Thursday which
continued during the night The
week was warm In the early part, but
became cooler toward the close.
EDWARD A. BEALS,
Section Director, Portland, Ore,
Wheat In the Idaho Palouse.
The grain market In this section
has opened and has opened 10 cents
higher than last year. The first quo
tations were 68 cents for bluestem
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Just One Days More
of Women's Apparel Selling at Half.
This sale positively ends August 15th, then the manage
ment of the firm goes Into other hands. Better come pur
chase while such extra concessions are possible.
At Half Price Yon Buy
Misses' and Women's Coats,
Suits, Jackets, Skirts, Waists,
Silk Pettlcoates, Muslin Wear
and Jumper Suits.
At 2-Thlrds Real Value Yon Buy
Hose, Underwear, Ribbons, Cor
sets, Klmonas, Handkerchiefs,
Laces, Embroideries, Hand Bags
and Belts.
and 65 cents tor club. While tbe re
ports reaching here are not for a
bumper crop, we Judge the average
one will be harvested, and the result
will total between 20 and 25 bushels
to the acre. Owing to the difference
between the fall and the spring sown
grain It Is hard to find the conditions
of the crops, but we should judge
there will be little smut, although In
some localities there will be consider
able foul grain. e Hardly any grain
has been contracted, but warehouse
men look for the crops to move rap
idly, as the present high price will
tempt the average man to dispose of
his grain, rather than chance a
higher figure later.
No grain has been hauled in aa
yet, .but the tehreshers are busy, and
for the next few weeks It will be work
night and day till the crop la safely
shedded. We hear that Henry Mun
steTman began threshing on his place
Tuesday and it Is not expected that:
the machines will stop except for bad
weather. Kendrick Gazette.
Bingham Springs Summer Resort
excursion tickets from Pendleton,
$2.75 for round trip stage fare in
cluded. James Cornfield, manager.
00
Cut Glass
. Lasts just as long,
Looks just as pretty,
In fact, it can't be told from the real cut glass.
Costs 1-10 as Much as the Real Article.
Read Why.
Some time aco we took over a consignment of
imitation cut glass shipped to other parties, but
who claimed that the order had been tripled,
and therefore refused to accept the whole' ship
ment.. As the poods were shipped from the cast
and to' ship them back would mean a big freight
bill, they were turned over to us by the, manu
facturers with orders to sell them FOR COST.
INSURANCE
Livermore & Bickers;
. Room 12, Judd Bldg.
Pendleton .- - - Oregon
Your Own Body.
Think deliberately ot the house you
Hye In your body. Make up" your
mind not to abuse It Gat nothing
that will hurt It; wear nothing that
distorts or pains It Do not overload
It with victuals or drink or work.
Give yourself regular and. abundant
sleep. Keep your body' warmly clad.
At the first signal of danger from any
of the thousand enemies that surround
you defend yourself. Do not take cold;
guard yourself against It If yon feel
the first symptoms, give yourself hero
ic treatment. Get into a fine glow of
beat by exercise. This Is the only
body yu will ever have In this world.
A large share of pleasure and pain of
life will come through the use yon
make of It Study deeply and diligent
ly the structure of it the laws that
should govern It, the pains and penal
ties that will rarely follow a violation
of every law of life or !Mlth.
'. VSSbpvR 'ifir
Elegan Opportunity to Decorate the Sideboard
or Buffet at a Wee Cost.
10-inch imitation cut glass Berry Bowl with six Berry Dishes to. match
just the thing for the fruit season now at hand, or an elegant present for the
holidays; can't bo told from the real cut glass; sold everywhere for $1.65 to
$2.50; we will 'sell theni while they.last at, per set
'. . j .
I arge imitation cut glass Water Pitcher with six Water Ulasses
to match, ull elegantly carved ; a beautiful set to decorate the buffet
or dining room table to hold cool drinks on warm days and makes an
ideal holiday present. Sell for $2.40 to $3.25. Whilo they last they
go at, per set
95c
$1.15
GEO. H. CLARK, Grocer
Main Street, One Door from East Oregonian Building.