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DAILY BAST OKEGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON. TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1908.
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(By Samuel W. Hlppler.)
The most peculiar accident that ever
came to my notlco happened to a com
mercial traveler In Massachusetts, He
had been out late, and In returning
to his hotel wandered beyond town
limits, and before he realized It was
plowing through stubbly fields In Inky
darkness. Of a sudden he, plunged
over a bank and ' Just managed to
throw his body around sufficiently to
clutch the edge of the earth with his
fingers. For hours It seemed, ho
hung there. At last ho could endure
it no longer and let go. Ho (limned
down down about six Inches and then
stopped. Ho had been hanging all the
time with his feet almost touching
the ground. In the morning they
pulled him out of an unfinished well.
He was crying like a baby, and his
hair, that had been raven black the
night before, was whjto as snow. In
thli, as In many other accidents, the
funny and the tragic were closely
blended. There was an old fellow,
for instance, who crawled Into nn
empty spirit hogshead to clean it and
was overcome by the fumes. Because
of his fondness for alcoholic stimu
lants, his friends said that he died a
happy death. And then there was the
fat, Jolly woman who laughed so
heartily at a Joke that slio broke her
stays. A piece of steel pierced her
side and caused death. A broken
.trolley wire in Buffalo fell Into a load
of hay and In less than It takes to tell
there was a merry blaze right In the
center of the business street. The
conflagration called out the members
of a near by fire company and a large
crowd. Several Ice cutters were at
work on frozen Lake Erie making an
attempt to harvest at least a crop
before the spring breakup occurred
when there was a loud bang and u
sheet of Ice a quarter of a mile square
broke from Its natural moorings and
floated down Niagara river. Three
men were carried on this strange .ves
sel rapidly toward the falls, and were
going to certain death when rescued
by the crew of a steam launch that
put out from the American shore. The
little dog shown In the arms of a sol
dier In the accompanying picture was
the mascot that went with an Ameri
can regiment to the Philippines. He
followed the company Into an engage
ment one hot summer's day, and was
plrked up by one of the boys who
was carrying him out of harm's way
glu, a driving ' wheel on an engine
broke and ft portion of It crashed
through the cab, striking tho engineer
and breaking his leg. The train was
going at the rate of. 60 miles an hour,
and it is likely that the list of casual
ties would have been an awful one but
for the fact that another portion of
tho burst' wheel sfruck some part of
tho air brake mechanism, setting the
brakes, and bringing the train to i
full stop. At another time, some
where in Nebraska, an engine Is said
to have Jumped the track and landed
In a bed of quicksand. It disappeared
from view entirely within three days
and was never recovered.
Both collars and neckties have been
known to save human lives. The col
lar story Is a railroad story and prop
orly comes In at this Juncture. The
necktie story has nothing to do with
railroads, but presumably belongs
here because collars and neckties go
together.
The man who was saved by the
collar Is Edward P. Connerty. He was
run down by a Lehigh Valley locomo
tive and fell directly In front of the
engine. In some way, not explained
by the news stories, a projecting bolt
on the cowcatcher caught In his col
lar and dragged him 300 feet. This
is a pretty good ad for the durability
for the particular brand of collar,
because If the linen had given way
his death would have been certain.
Tho man who owes his llfo to a
necktie a red necktie at that Is a
Kentucklan. He is tali and stately.
with flowing gray rcks and a benev
olent expression. What Is more to the
point, he Is the exact counterpart of
the sole surviving member of a family
of feudists. It seems that one day he
was going down the street, all un
conscious of trouble, while a hired as
sassin lurking In the upper window of
a saloon and lying In wait for his
prototype, had him carefully covered
with a mountaineer's long rifle and
was only waiting to make his aim
more certain before pulling the trig
ger. His finger had already begun
to press upon it, when one of the con
spirators whispered:
"J'r God's sake don't shoot; our
man never wears a red necktie."
Of course, the Kentucklan was later
told of his miraculous escape and in
talking It over afterward he said:
"The most peculiar part of It all is
that I had never worn a red necktie
It was badly crushed.. The accident
seemer to amuse him greatly, and
even while the surgeons vere prepar
ing to amputate the injured member
he laughed heartily.
"What's the Joke, old man?" asked
one of the doctors.
"I done gets five hundred foh dat
foot' Doc," ho giggled. "You all bet
tah take 'em bof off and I gets a
thousand."
Hundreds of people who suffer
from backache, rheumatism, lame
back, lumbago and similar ailments
are not aware that these are merely
symptoms of kidney trouble. Pln
eules for the kidneys act directly on
the kidneys, bringing quick relief to
backache and other symptoms of kid
ney and bladder derangements. 30
days' trial SI and guaranteed or mon
ey back. Sold by A. C. Koeppen &
Bros.
WOI M) I(II) CITY
OP UNDESIRABLES
when a bullet shot him dead without'111 niy life before. I seldom wear any
touching the soldier. Had the soldier at all around the house, but this day
boy not been carrying the dog the I had arisen early to catch the niorn-
bullet would have found a human
mark. A tiny tombstone mark the
dog's grave on the Island of Luzon
A cat accident that had a dlsastrou
finale recently occurred In Ohio. A
Puckeyi State farmer was mowing
when in some way he ran over the
family cat, cutting off Its hind legs
He started for the house to get his
shotgun to put the poor beast out o
Its misery. In returning he stumbled
nnd the gun went off, blowing the top
of his head to pieces and killing him
Instantly. There is said to be actual
ly on the records of the claims de
partment of a prominent accident In
surance company a claim of a Callfor
nla man who tried to collect 150 on
the plea that both his hands were
burned while he was trying to put out
a fire In his horses's tall that was
caused by a firecracker carelessly
thrown by a small boy.
Of course, railroad men In all coun
tries have many freak. accident stories
to tell. Sometime last August In fJeor-
HER FEET II
1EANDKKED
Soles Seemed as Though Covered
with Knife Cuts-Could Not Bear
Weight of Feet Even on Pillow
Was Long Unable to Walk Many
Remedies Failed Now Cured.
WILL PRAISE CUTICURA
AS LONG AS SHE LIVES
"Some four years ago I had the mis
fortune to have my feet got sore. Tha
doctors could not tell mo what it was.
1 used everything I could hear or think
of but all to no avail. The feet were
all cracked across the bottom as if you
had taken a knifo and cut them every
whichway. They would pool up, and.
oh, my I how they did iiurt when I
would try to walk which I was not
able to do for a long time. One day
one of our neighbors came to our house
and asked what, was the matton I
showed him my foot and he said he had
some Cuticura Ointment which would
heal them-up. There was only enough
to apply onco, but I found it helped
me so much that I stnt for a set of
Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and
Cuticura Pills, costing One dollar, and
to my great joy, my feet were cured
end have never troubled me since. I
shall praise Cuticura as long as I live
for tho great , help it has been. Mrs.
Margaret Primmer, Tlattin, Mo., June
30 and July 21. 1007." m
ECZEMAS
And Other Itching, Torturing
Humors Cured by Cuticura.
Warm baths with Cuticura Soap and
eentlo anointings with Cuticura Olnt-
Iliriib utioiu IIIBM1UU
relief in the most dis
tressing forms of itch
ing, burning, seal",
crusted humors, ecze
mas, rashes, inflam
mations, irritations,
.nHnh.Hnmir nr.nfiv
and childhood, permit
rest and sloop and point to a speedy
end permanent cure, in the majority of
cases, when all other remedies fail.
Oomplrta External tlx! Interns! Tmtroent tor
Erfry Humor ol InfanU, Children, and Adult
enmliu ot Cutfcur Snap S6e.) to Clfanae th Bkln,
Cutk-tira Olntmont (60. lo Hwl Um Bkta, and
CuUrura Ri)leoK50c.),(orlnUpfomio(Uioolt
Costm) Plln Mo. per vial ot 80) to Purify U Blood.
Bold tkrouf hout UM world. . Pettar Unit Cbun,
Corp . Soli Propt., Rnui, Mam.
Mr Matted Fret. Cuttcuro Bowk OQ 8Ua DImmm.
lug train for town and dressed In the
dark. In my hurry and the gloom I
nevejr noticed that I had on one of
my son's neckties until after all th
excitement was over, and so I feel
that I owe my life to an accident."
It Is related that a Pennsylvania
sheriff once fell down the gallows
steps while hanging a murderer and
broke two ribs, and a Cincinnati pa
per recently printed a story about on
nutomobllist who, while fixing his
electric auto, made a short circuit
with his gold ring and had a finger
nearly burned off. In this connection
I; might perhaps be well to call at
tention to the fact that Harry Ham
lin, the son of the, most famous
borsebreeder that America has ever
produced, was killed In an automobile
accident.
The wheel came off a grain wagon
on the streets of Chicago one day and
several hundred bushels were hurled
on top of the driver, who was com
pletely burled. He was almost dead
when rescued. That Is almost as bad
as the story of the sprinkling car
driver who full Into his own water
wagon and was nearly drowned.
It was a Philadelphia man who
thought that It was rabbits Instead of
lobsters which could be cooked alive
He tried It. Bunny In his struggles'
upset the pall of boiling water, and
ht was laid up with scald burns on
his hands and feet for weeks. Tills
story Is almost as hard to believe as
that of the man who tried to have his
wife press his pants without taking
them off. It Is claimed that wlfey laid
on the damp cloth and applied the
. Hubby was in tho hospital for
some time.
Tho other day a brick fell from n
chimney on a quiet street in an east
ern city. The street was nearly a mile
ong, and by actual observation there
was only one person on Its entire
ength a lad of ahout 10 years. And
yet Hint brick, falling straight as a
die, landed squarely on the top of his
head and killed him. It was fate.
Down in the hard coal district of
Pennsylvania, from whence come
thrilling stories at regular intervals,
miner the other day fell down a
shaft. Ho shot through the air for
about 30 feet and would have been
dashed to a horrible death but for
the fact that his trousers caught on a
nail and held. They were old pants,
too, and how they stood the strain Is
a mystery. And talking about miners,
everybody remembers Bill Hicks. Bill
was entombed under 60 tons of debris
or IB days, and during that time he.
was kept alive by milk and soup and
other liquids which were lowered to
him through a water pipe.
It is the little thlnfcs 'of life that
cause us the most rouble. A man in
Pittsburg recently fell asleep without
removing Ms false teeth. Tho plate
slipped part way down his throat and
choked him to death. Another man,
living somewhere In Tork state, crawl
ed under the bod to get a collar but
ton, bumped his head in getting out
and died from concussion of the brain
10 days later. A farmer out west laid
his loaded shotgun on the bed. A hen
climbed Into the bed to lay an egg,
and In perambulating around stepped
on the trigger. It was the old story.
Tho hen, of course, didn't know It was
loaded, but the gun went off Just the
same, and the discharge set fire to the
bed.
An old negro working near a cotton
gin in the sojjth had been Insured
against accident by his kind-hearted
employer. One day In some way he
caught his foot In the mechanism and
Two Siisjmh'Im, Heard Planning Hold
I'p, Are Given Orders to Wulk on
and Ininictliilu'ly Comply.
IS. M. Dunning and Joe Sullivan,
who were arrested Saturday evening
and placed In the county Jail, were
yesterday morning given strict or
ders to shake the Walla Walla real
estate from their feet, and return
here nevermore, upon pain of trial
and probable Imprisonment for con
templating a series of hold-ups here.
says the Union. ,
Saturduy evening one of the blue-
coats overheard Sullivan and Dun
ning making plans for a hold-up, and
he two were immedlatcry taken to
he station by Officer Cashatt and
ockcil up, having been released yes
erday morning on condition that they
cave town at once. They agreed.
Chief Sounds Warning.
Chief of Police Davis, although he
making every effort to keep the
Ity free from undesirable characters,
has Issued a warning to business men
and especially hotel and lodging
house proprietors, where thievery is
more likely to occur, to keep a close
watch upon their premises, and en
deavor to prevent a repetition of the
day-light robbery which was made
in the Diferes and Palace hotels yes
terday. From the present time until
harvest operations have been started
there will be many unemployed men
In the city looking for work, and If
an opportunity presents, many of
them would not hesitate to affix ar-
tit b s that do not belong to them. !
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i iiiht oim-eiM nave oeen given spe
cial Instructions to watch unknown
persons who come under their, sur
veillance, with extreme care, and to
take steps to keep the city clear from
any who have the appearance of be
ing "crooked."
Our Special Inducement
For you to dress well on the Fourth of July and
during your Summer Vacation.
We will put on sale commencing Wednesday June 1 7,
our entire Spring and Summer line of Stein-Bloch Smart
Clothing at 25 per cent (1-4) off this grand offer will
last until July 5th 1 908.
The man of 17, the man of 30, the man of 50 All
have different viewsAll are reflected in their Clothes
tastes and in Stein-Bloch Clothing ..
We can please you all at a sacrifice of 25 per cent while this sale lasts
See Big Window Display
The Alexander Dep't. Store
Store Closed all day Fourth of July
'
When on a visit to the home of R.
H. Yokum, near Kallspell, Mont.,
Friday night, Scott Grubb found Yo
kum and his son both dead. The
father, abed about 67 years, was ly
Uig outside the house on the ground
and the' young man, aged 28, was in
his bedroom with a bullet hole In his
head. It Is supposed the men quar
reled and the young man shot and
killed his father and then shot him
self. An Investigation is to be made.
One application of ManZan Pit
Remedy, for all forms of Piles,
soothes, reduces Inflammation, sore
ness and Itching. Price EOc guaran
teed. Sold y A. C. Koeppen & Bros.
Notice to Ice Users.
All parties wanting Ice delivered to
their homes please hang out cards by
7 o'clock each morning where they
can be seen by driver of wagon. Hen
ry Koplttke.
I.KiHT TIIOI'SAM) GRAIN
BAGS WILL BE USED
Indications point to Hovy Crop and
Many runners Arc Already laying
In Supply for Ilarvesl.
That the grain crop of southeast
erri Washington for the year 1908 Is,
likely to bo an unusually big one, Is
evidenced by the fact that 25 car-j
loads of grain bags will be required
to handle the crop, says the Walla
Walla. Villon. Two c,arloads of Cal
cutta bags have already been receiv
ed, aggregating about 80,000 sacks,
or SO bales per car. These bags are
made in Calcutta .from Indian Jute,
nnd are handled by business houses In
Portland nnd sound points, where they
are shipped. The price this year Is
said to to be somewhat lower than It
was last year, the average being $7.30
laid down in Walla Walla.
In the neighborhood of 500,000
bags, made at the jute mill at the
state penitentiary will be avallnble In
addition to the Imported product, the
quotation for 'prison bags being $6.90
free on boasd at the prison. With
the freight added the home bags are
on a par with the Imported product.
Nearly all bag deliveries are to be
made by July 1, and shipments will
be received almost dally from the
present time until harvest begins, as
many of the more extensive farmers
must have the bags on hand before
they can start threshing operations.
YOUR HAT
Hay Be a Stjilnh One, But It Make
Trouble.
A man usually buys a hat that's "in
style," but the modern hat for men baa
lots to answer tor.
Haldheads are growing more numer
ous every day. Hats make . excellent
breeding places for the parasitic germs
which sap the life frnra the rools of tho
hair.
When your hair boelroi to fall out and
your scalp is full of Dandruff it Is o
sure sign that these countless grms are
busily at work.
There Is but one way to overcome the
trouble and kill the germs that way h
to apply. Xewbro's Herpiclde to h?
scalp It will kill the germs and healthy
hair is sure to result.
SnM hv leading drnpe'sis. 10" . j
stamps for sample to The Hcr;j. i.'.o Co
Detroit. Mich.
Two stiea (0 cents and tl.00.
A. C. Korppen & Bros.
j DON'T FORGET
That our stock of Harvest Sup
plies is the largest and most complete
in this city. We have at all times.
Chain Belt
Leather Belt
Hard Oil
Canvas
Babbitt Metal
Sheet Iron
Oil Cups
Rope
Rivets
ETC.
Machine Oils
Water Bags
Oil Cans
Butt Chains
Axle Grease
Tents
Pipe
Ranges
Craniteware
ETC.
ETC.
Bring Your Want List to
Us
W. J. Clarke & Co.
Phone Main 2 1
211-213 E. Court St.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas Coun
ty, ss.
Frank J. Cheney makes osth that he la
senior partner of the firm of P. J. Che
ney A Co., doing business in the City of
Toledo, County and State aforesaid, add
that said firm will pay the sum of ONK
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENET,
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence, this Oth day of December, A. D..
tSeal.) A. W. OLEASON,
Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally,
and acts directly on the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. Send for tes
timonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
iild by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constlpa-tloo.
I FOR THE GLORIOUS FOURTH I
Your Fourth of July Needs at a Saving
We are now passing through the most prosperous period in our history, undoubtedly
due to the simple but effective method of supplying just the merchandise
wanted, at just the price one wants to pay for it.
The Only Difference
Big Bam Completed.
The construction of the big dam of
the government Umatilla Irrigation
project' is completed with the excep
tion of the trimming up of tho work.
snys the Hermlston Herald. While
mnny in the employment at Cold
Springs dam have been dismissed, a
large force has been retained to move
the equipment. The gigantic steam
shovel that has been In use for mnny
months was brought to Hermlston
for shipment yesterday, having been
on tho road from the dam 10 days.
Although not definitely decided, it Is
thought that It, together with 24 head
of horses, will be shipped to the Yu
ma project In Arizona.
For many days machinery, wagons,
stock, and general equipment has been
brought to the O. R. & N. yards pre
paratory to shipping to the Yakima
project.
Plneules for the Kidneys, SO days
trial 1, guaranteed. Plneulea act di
rectly on the Kidneys and bring relief
In the first dose to backache, weak
back, rheumatic pains, - kidney and
bladder trouble. They purify the
blood and Invigorate the entire sys
tem. Sold by A. C. Koeppen ft Bros.
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between our clothing and the high-class merchant tail
ors' is the PRICE. Ours are made especially for us by
America's foremost tailors whose designs are the best in
the world. Every garment has- back of It our guarantee
absolute satisfaction.
Men's Shirts for Less
We carry only the very best styles in plains and pleated,
dots, stripes and figures, plain white pleated shirts, at
tached or detached cuffs all sizes also work shirts at
your own price.
Hosiery for You
Men's and Boys' hosiery In plain and fancy silks, plaids,
stripes, dots, plain black and tan, to fit you at a surpris
ingly low price.
Neckwear for Men Who Care
The prettiest line to be found anywhere. We are fore
most in neckwear for "the man who cares."
Shoes for Everybody
and that fit the foot. Oxfords, black and tan, dress shoes,
patents, and every kind of a work shoe.
Underwear
We carry only the best makes. Nicely finished, light
weight, unshrinkable underwear, all colors. We can save
you money on the underwear.
worigmen s
Clothing
Co.
Old Hunt's Depot. Cor. Main and Webb
Where You Get the Best Goods for the Least Money
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