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DAjOLT EAST ORBGOXLAN. PENDLETON. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JI LY 1, 1908. PAGE TURKS EIGHT PAGES. HOSE PI!" MIST BE PURE MUST ALSO BE CORRECTLY LABELED. Simple Lalxfl "WldskPy" on Bnrrols Will Not Due If Adulterated Label MuHt Ray So Will Moon a Revolu tion in the Blending Business Fear Expressed Tliat Ruling Will Not Succeed. Washington, Juno 30. After today, all brands of nope paint sold within the confines of the Ulted States must bo correctly labeled In accordanre with rules and specifications promul gated by the Internal revenue depart ment. These regulations, which be come effective tomorrow, have been harmonized with the provisions of thi pure food and drug act, with the re sult that distiller, and blenders all over the country are up In arms and declare that they will appeal to tho courts tor relief from tl.e obnoxious ruling. So far as the trade Is concerned tho most Important feature of the ruling In this connection Is the fact that hereafter labels must appear "with out the addition of any adjective or descriptive word." This eliminates "rye" and "bourbon," which hereto fore have been used to describe the kind of whlHkey. "Whiskey" Will Xt Do. Heretofore all whiskey, whether blended, artificially colored or aged or mixed with other spirits has been marked "whiskey" on the barrels as they hve been filled and shipped from the distilleries and places of rectifica tion. Hereafter what Is known as "straight whiskey," that Is, an article that has been aged by time and not mixed with other spirits, will be mark ed "whiskey," and only that, niendc or compounded whiskey will e mark ed on the barrel In letters at least one Inch long burned Into the barrel, "blended whiskey." . A mixture of whiskey with alcohol, provided there Is enough potable spirts to make a real compound, and not the semblance of such spirits, with the dlstllant with which It Is mixed. Alcohol, commercial alcohol or high wines which have been manipulated by the aid of artificial flavors, colors or extracts or otherwise, so as to resem ble some particular kind of potable spirits will be marked with the name of such spirit.' preceded with the word "Imitation." Mean n Revolution. What a revolution this will make In the business of rectifying or blending whiskey may be Imagined when It Is recalled that most of the whiskey now sold Is compounded, blended or Imi tated within the means of the pure food act, and that after today none of theso products can leave the place of manufacture without carrying a mark which will Indicate to the aver age mind that the spirits are some In ferior article. So far as the consumer Is concerned the most Important section of the rule demands the use of the word "Imi tation" to describe the more or less poisonous fluids that are passed off as whiskey by the unscrupulous. Such "fire waiter" has a base of alcohol," still laden with poisons of distillation, or even "high wines," the first pro ducts of distillation and unfit for hu man consumption. Any or all of theso In combination is manipulated by the aid of artificial flavors, colors, extracts or otherwise to have the abearance, at least, of a recognized beverage. Kvery possible effort was made In the drafting of the pure food and drug act to suppress these concoctions, and the effort had the hearty Indorsement of the trade at large. " reared Ruling Will Fail. As the law Itself has utterly failed to prevent unscrupulous concerns from putting these poisons om the market, It Is feared that a further ruling by the Internal revenue department will likewise1 fall. There Is no explicit lan guage In the law to regulate the quan tities of Ingredients which shall dis tinguish a "compound." The most poisonous "mingling" of "high wines," red pepper, burnt sugar and any other trash, which. In the spirit of the rul ing should be designated an "Imita tion," may be converted Into a "com pound" by adding a quart or a pint even of actual whiskey. The dishon est maker may stamp It "whiskey, compounded with graJ distillate" and put tho stuff on the market In defi ance of the spirit of the' law and to the disgust of dccQiit distillers and blenders. . . Few laws have ever been more open ly defied than the pure food and drug act In Its attempt to regulate the manufacture of "spirits," of whatever kind, whiskey being only one of them. Makers of ."straight" or unblended whiskies have been for generations at war with blenders, and when the agri cultural department began Its cru sade this ancient conflict was carried to Washington. In the end the vic tory lay with the "straight" whiskey Interests, and was marked by the In troduction of the words "like sub stances" as descriptive of "blends." State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas Conn ty, s. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that be Is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Che ney tc Co., doing bnalnma In the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the anm of ONE HUNDRED DOLL ARB for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cored t the nse of Hall"s Catarrh Core. FRANK J. CHBNET, Sworn to before ma and subscribed In my presence, thla 6tb day or December, A. D., 18B8. (Seal.) A. W. OLEASON, Notary Public. Ball's Catarrh Cure la taken Internally, and acta directly on the blood and mo cona anrfacea of the lystem. Bend for tes timonial free. F. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, 0. - Bold by all Pnurttsts, TSc. Taka Hall's Family Pills for constipation. A Blind Man's Rum. "My great-uncle, who was blind," Kid a Frenchman, "once burled $4,000 In gold louts under a pear tree In bli gnrdon. Ills neighbor saw Lira do it and In the dead of night name and stole the money, replacing the earth care fully. "Some days later my uncle brought fifty more louls down to the pear tree for burial. lie soon discovered bis loss, and, silently weeping, be, too, re placed the earth. "He knew whom to suspect, and that nlgbt be called on bis neighbor. lie seemed thoughtful and distrait, and tbe neighbor asked him what oppressed his mind. "'Well, I'U tell you,' said my great uncle frankly, i have 1,000 loul bid away In a safe place, and today a ten ant paid off a mortgage, and I have another 1,000 louls In cash on my hands, I don't know whether to seek out another hiding place for this mon ey or put it where the other is. What do you advise 7 "'Why,', said the neighbor eagerly, 'if your first biding place Is safe and you declare It to be so I should cer tainly put this money there too.' "My great-oucle said firmly that that was what be would do. It was the wisest course. Then be took bis leave. "And when next day be went to the pear tree again there, sure enough, was bis lost 1.000 louls, all put back again." -Exchange. Ingenoll on Clovar. In declining an invitation to a Clover club dinner once Colonel Robert Inger soli wrote: "A wonderful thing is 'clover.' It means honey and cream that Is to say, industry and contentment that is to say, the bappy bees in perfumed fields and at tbe cottage gate 'Old Boss,' the bountiful, serenely chewing satisfac tion's cud In that blessed twilight pause that, like a benediction, falls be tween all toll and sleep. This clover makes me dream of happy hours, of childhood's rosy cheeks, of dimpled babes, of wholesome, loving wives, of honest men, of springs and brooks and violets and all there Is of stainless Joy In peaceful human life. "A wonderful word Is clover! Drop the 'c,' and you have the happiest of mankind. Take away the 'c' and 'r,' and you have left tbe only thing that makes a heaven of this dull and bar ren earth. Cut off tbe V alone, and there remains a very deceitful bnd that sweetens the breath and keeps peace In countless homes whose masters fre quent clubs. After all. Bottom was right, 'Good bay, sweet hay, bath no fellow.' " A Curious Plant. "A curious plant," said an eminent botanist, "Is the wild tamarind or Juba plant of the riverside and waste places of tropical America, and very strange are its effects upon tbe nonrumlnant animals that feed upon Its young shoots, leaves, pods and seeds. It causes horses to lose the balr from tbelr manes and tails, has a similar ef fect upon mules and donkeys and re duces pigs to complete nakedness. Horses are said to recover s when fed exclusively on corn and grass, but the new hair Is of different color and tex ture from the old, so that tbe animal is never quite tbe same as It was. One animal of which I personally knew after feeding on tbe plant lost Its boofs and bad to be kept In slings' until they grew and hardened again. Rum!; nant animals are not thus affected, and the growth of the plant Is actually en couraged in the Bahamas as a fodder plant for cattle, sheep and goats. Tbe difference Is probably due to changes effected upon it in the chewing of the cud." - A Trying Position. An East Indian paper prints tbe fol lowing, written by a native subordi nate in bis diary while In a very try ing position: "Up a tree where I adhere with much pain and discomposure while big tiger roaring In a very awful manner on the fire line. This Is very inconsiderate tiger and causes me great griefs, as I have before reported to your honor. This 19 two times he spoiled my work, coming and shouting like thunder and putting' me up a tree and making me behave like an Insect It Is a very awk ward fate to me, and the tiger Is most inconsiderate." The Widow's Dowar. It Is certain that "dower," thb estato for life which the widow acquires at her husband's death, was not known among tbe early Baxons. In the laws of King Edaiund the widow Is directed to be supported wholly out of the per sonal estate. Dower Is generally as cribed to the Normans, but It was first introduced Into tbe feudal system by Emperor Frederick II., who was con temporary with tbe English Henry III., about 1250. Tha Word "News." On the derivation of the word "news," which has been a puzzle to many learned philologists, there la the following: The word explains Itself without a muae, And the four letters apeak rrom wnenoe oomea "ntwai" From north, east, weat and south tha solution's made. Each quarter gives account of war and trade. Minneapolis Journal. - Warnings For the Wise. You know tho first signpost on tbe Great Maui road? "When a woman advertises that she is virtuous, a man that he la a gentleman, a community that It la loyal or a country that It la lawabldlng go the other way." Rad yard Kipling. Hop to a flatterer, but the most up right of all parasites, for she frequent! tha poor man's hut aa well da the pal ace of his superiors. Shmstona. He who feara the storms spends many llde days in port. CANADIAN "FOURTH OF JULY." Forty-Fin Anniversary of Nation Is Celebrated. Toronto, Ont., July 1. Canada cel ebrated Its 41st birthday. today with all the enthusiasm which has charac terized past years, but, so far as re ports received from over the dominion have Indicated, with a much smaller proportion of accidents and fatalities usually accompanies the observance of the Fourth of July In the neighboring republic. Dominion Day commemorates the confederation of the former provinces of British North America Into what has since been known as the Dominlan of Canada. It was on the first day of July, 1867, that Queen Victoria gave her royal assent to the formation of this gigantic national enterprise. The customary observances marked the day In this city. Thousands of Toronto citizens apvnt the day out of town, but their defection was made up by visitors from other places. Cele brations were held In Montreal, Que bec, Ottawa, Niagara Falls and other cities of the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Winnipeg, Vancouver and other cities In western Canada also report enthusiastic observations of the day. HONK! HONK I IX) HAS AUTO. Oklahoma Indian Buys Red Devil Wagon. Bartlesvllle, Okla., July 1. No longer Is the hearse,, with Its waving black plumes, the favorite vehicle of the aborigines In these parts. Sam Bobb, a mixed-blood Cherokee, who has become wealthy through his own ership of oil lands, has set the fash Ion by buying a six-cylinder touring car, and now every redskin In this section who has the price is consid ering the Indulgence of a similar fan cy. For many years the ownership of a hearse, In which to take the squaws and papooses out driving, has been considered the acme of plutocratic display by the Indians of the "Four Hundred." Many such somber ve hicles have been sold to the Indians to be used as carriages. Now the style Is changing, and nothing less than a red devil wagon will admit to the Inner circles of redskin society. Automobile manufacturers will do well to sit up and take notice. Read the. East Oregonlkn. 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 1908. The man of 1 7, 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 MENDS BALLOON BF.XT WHILE HALF MILE HIGH Daring Feat of Young Aeronaut Nct it Before Attempted Nerve Never Excelled. Seattle, Wash, June 30. One of the most thrilling experiencs known to the latter-day aeronauts occurred Sat urday afternoon to L. O. Mecklem, a boy inventor. Mecklem made a suc cessful ascent from Luna park. ' He rose 1000 feet In the air, reversed his airship and at all times had com plete control, until the Inevitable happened. While about 1000 feet In the air the machinery stopped. Crawling over his framework. Mecklem started to adjust several wires. All this time the airship kept going up. At a dis tance estimated at 4000 feet, there was a sharp explosion and a rent five feet long was mads In the bottom of the bag. The heavy framework started to draw the mammoth gas bag slowly down. Mecklem realized that he must act quickly or-he would be drowned In the bay, toward which the airship was dropping. Mecklem climbed to the torn part of the bag and while he held the parts together with his teeth he work ed with his hands and had nearly mended the rent when the airship struck the water. Sufficient gas re mained in the bag to keep the air ship afloat and he only got his feet wet. Launches ran out and towed the daring Inventor and his bag to the shore. Mecklem said he remem bered seeing Tacoma, 40 miles dis tant, and Lake Samammlsh, nearly 35 miles to the east. He Is not discouraged and promises to make another ascension as soon as the gasbag Is repaired. Mecklem Is a Seattle high school student. The ascent was witnessed by thousands of people. The gas bag Is 60 feet long by 18 feet In diameter and holds 7500 cublo feet of gas. Tbe framework of the ship proper Is 38 feet long. The con trivance is worked by an eighteen horse power Curtis motor. nidauay Springs Will Celebrate. Grand celebration Hldaway springs July 4. Honorable J. T. Hinkle de livers the oration of the day, reading declaration of independence. An Im mense barbecue will be prepared for visitors. There will be races, plug uglies, dancing, swimming, etc, for amusements. DeWitfs Little Early Risers, the famous little liver pills, are aold by Tallman & Co. . Read the Eaat Oregonlan. CELEBRATE THE FOURTH IN UMATILLA COUNTY We Are Showing Some Exceptional Bargains in Men's Better Made Clothes Straw Sailors Panamas Pongee Silk Shirts Negligee Shirts Fancy Summer Hose AT ONLY PER SUIT Lisle-Sook Summer Underwear Leather Belts . Men's Oxfords Fine Neckwear BOND BROTHERS PENDLETON'S LEADING CLOTHIERS
