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RENEWAL.
The sea Is a molten pearl,
And pearl the fleekless sky,
The firstling leaves unfurl,
And the air is a fragrant sigh.
A bird's soft madrigal
In the pear-tree's blossoming;
High on the church-spire tall
A white dove preens her wing.
The elemental strife
Lost In a peace profound,
In sound of quickening life
That yet Is scarcely fiound.
One with the starry chime
Earth keeps her rhythmic
beat
Our mother, old as time,
With heart still young and
sweet.
Ina Coolbirth, In Century.
FORTUNATELY SITUATED.
As an outcome of the Interstate
commerce commission's decision in the
Spokane rate case a peculiar situation
has come to light with reference to
the rates to Pendleton and to other
points between 'this city and Spokane.
The situation shows that as a result
of its splendid geographical position
Pendleton Is In line to be highly fav
ored, provided the commission deals
Justly by this city.
Under the commission' order both
the Hill and Harriman lines have
been told to reduce rates between the
east and Spokane. However it is an
nounced that the order, as far as it
applies to the Chicago-Spokane rate
has been temporarily postponed In
order to allow the Union Pacific to
revise Its rates to points between Pen
dleton and Spokane.
Xow It so occurs that upon the
Union Pacific Spokane Is more dis
tant from Chicago than Is Pendleton.
Consequently Pendleton is entitled to
the Spokane rate or else to a more
favorable rate. On the Northern Pa
cific Pendleton is more distant from
Chicago than Is Spokane. Cut If the
North c-rn Pacific is to compete with
the Union Pacific at this point then
the Northern must meet the latter's
rate.
Thus It may be seen that Pendleton
occupies a strategic position. Because
of its remarkable location this city
is reaiiy entitled to lower rates from
the east than any other city in the
northwest. It should be able to se
cure such rates over both the Union
Pacific and the Northern Pacific.
Jt is also of Interest to note that the
commission says that If the Union Pa
cific does not establish rates that are
satisfactory to Pendleton and other
towns In this vicinity they will permit
these communities to file intervening
petitions in the proceeding, upon con
sideration of which a conclusion will
be reached and rates established.
ALFALFA AND DROUGHT.
As a drought resisting crop alfalfa
pertiaps stands as foremost among the
plants that are raised In the west.
Alfalfa Is a plant that starts slowly,
When conditions are unfavorable, but
when a stand is once estaoilshed the
plant becomes extremely hardy, sur
viving droughts and hot winds more
successfully than almost any othei
crop.
This hardiness Is due to the fact
that the alfalfa roots go deep into
the soil and the root system Is so ex
tensive that the plant will live even
during extreme drought. According
to a bulletin from the Kansas experi
ment station tests made at the station
have revealed alfalfa roots at the
Jcpth of nine feet. At the Colorado
experiment station alfalfa roots hare
been found at a depth of 12 feet. Al
falfa Is without doubt one of the
deepest rooted plants grown.
In Kansas alfalfa growing has been
Indulged in very successfully and
within the past few years alfalfa has
I ir
come to be known as the best crop
of all for dry land farming. It is
now being raised In portions of Kans
as where the rain fall is very light.
Prof, A. 11. TenEyck, agronomist al
the Kansas station, has made ait ex
tensive study of the plant and he
speaks as follows of the benefits tc
bo derived from alfalfa growing:
"I believe that alfalfa will dj more
for western agriculture in the next
fifty years than all the other crops
which farmers may be able to grow
in this region. The soil u( western
Kansas and of much of the Western
Plains is unusually rich In the mineral
elements of plant-food, but, as stated
before, it is often lacking in humus,
which becomes especially noticeable
if the land has been farmed continu
ously to wheat for a few years. By
growing alfalfa It is possible to in
crease the supply of humus in the soil,
and the roots of the plains penetrat
ing deep Into the subsoil disintegrate
and deepen the soil, and altogether
greatly improve Its texture, giving
it greater capacity to absorb and hold
water. The beneficial effect on the
scil of growing alfalfa is only inciden
tal to the rapid introduction of the
crop throughout the West. The great
value of the crop as a money-maker
is the main factor which is introduc
ing It Into the agriculture of the Cen
tral West. Where alfalfa can be suc
cessfully marketed or fed, no other
crop grown In the West will yield so
great a net profit per acre In a series
of years."
WASHINGTON'S SILME.
It now appears that the state of
Washington has been honey combed
with graft. It is charged that 32 of
ficers of the state are subject to In
dictment and it is reported a special
session of the legislature may be
called by Governor Hay to take action
upon the situation. Some of the state
officers, like Ortls Hamilton, are
openly charged with thievery while
others are accused of breaking the law
by creating deficiencies.
The situation has caused the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer to speas; Jn the fol
lowing forcible manner:
There is but one way to clear the
state of Washington of the taint put
upon It by recent disclosures of plun
der, graft, embezzlement, forgery and
filching in the public service: The
wrongdoers must be whipped from of
fice, stripped of their powers, and
punished as the law provides.
"Bad men whose records have al
ready been uncovered must go, and If
there are other bad men In the public
service, men who are doing what the
law does not authorize, or failing to do
what the law requires of them, their
records, too, must be laid bare, and
they must be driven out of office also
and punished if they committed of
fenses punishable under existing law.
'Distressed and shocked by a long
and cheerless list of official irregular
ities, and by a wholesale and syste
matic criminal diversion of public
funds, the people of this state are in
no mood to view with patience the
hindrances and annoyances crafty
schemers may seek to put in the' way;
the purging processes have begun, and
they must go on until the records of
the state are no. longer foul with
fraud, and until the last grafter has
been shaken from the public teat.
"Public confidence in the integrity
of public men has been rudely shocked
ty recent events in this state, and
public pride has been stung to the
quick by the doings of men who are
Vpparently without a sense of shame
without heart, conscience or grati
tude. Day after day goes by and yet
nothing is done towards improving
the parks. Why don't the ladies clubs,
or some one else, petition the city
council to appoint a park commission,
or a council committee, to take up the
work of preparing the parks for use?
The Improvement has been too long
delayed already.
Athena people have become thor
oughly embued with the Idea that the
Lord aids those who do something
for themselves. They are now raising
money for publicity purposes.
It Is not too late for some one to
build a new theatre.
HIS DAY OP RECKONING.
As the stout man whose appetite
had excited the envy of the other
boarders turned to leave the parlor,
he looked down at his waistcoat. "I
declare, I've lost two buttons off my
vest," he said, ruefully.
He was a new boarder, ' but his
landlady saw no reason for further
delay in showing her banner, "Watch
fulness and economy for all." She
gave him the benefit of the chill gaze
so familiar to her older boarders.
"I think without doubt you will
find them both In the dining room,"
she announced, clearly. Youth's
Companion.
THE FACES OF OUR DEAD.
The faces of our dead ones lie below
The face of Qod;
Withdrawn from this world's weari
ness, Beyond Its pain, beyond Its bitter
stress,
They are nt peace.
The noises of this earth-life may not
break
That wondrous pence;
It lies deep-folded In the eternal place
Beyond the power of wrong, above the
trace
Of doubt and fear.
They see the face of God, and know nt
last
The things they sought,
But could not find, In this gray light
of time,
They tread with holy feet that far off
clime,
They live with God.
And we who follow them are not for
got, I'.'ioy know our life;
The memory of years once lived upon
these lands
Where we still toil with weary feet
and hands,
Is sacred still.
Pascol narrower.
NAPOLEON'S LITTLE iIORSE.
London. Who could guess from
looking at this little white, stuffed
horse that long ago In his lifetime he
was the favorite war horse of the
great Napoleon Bonaparte? As you
can see by looking closely, he Is
smaller than the average h-ve, and
one would expect a war horse, especi
ally the favorite mount of su a con
queror as Napoleon, to be big and
muscular.
The little white horse has just been
discovered, after having be- h'Ulen
away for forty years. It has been
placed on exhibition in the "'"too de
I'Armee in Paris, a famou ..:.iseum,
where thousands of tourists and
sightseers will gaze at it.
years
or so ago It was found In a box In an
attic in the Louvre. On this box was
the inscription, "A Monsieur de Chef
des Musee Imperiaux a Paris, Cheval
de Napoleon L, from the natural His
tory Society, Manchester." (To the
chief of the Imperial museums at
Paris.)
The papers of the natural history
society at Manchester were diligent
ly searched, and It was founl that the
stuffed horse actually belonged to Na
poleon and that the great Emperor
of the French frequently rode him.
He was an Arab horse named Vizier.
If you could get near enough to
the horse you would see that there Is
a peculiar mark on his left flank.
That Is the monogram of Napoleon
himself, which he had branded on
the horse so that every one who saw
the animal would know that he be
longed to the Emperor Napoleon, the
greatest conqueror of history.
You might get the idea from this
that Napoleon was a fine rider. But
as a matter of fact Napoleon was not
a good rider and did not look well,
on horseback. No doubt if automo
biles had been Invented In his time
he would gladly have ridden In one,
instead of using the little stuffed
white horse whose picture we see.
REAL AUTO POEM
Arthur Riddle, the old-time philo
sopher, made a poem out of the auto
mobile, as follows;
"I like the smell of the gas so well,
and the smell of the gasoline, and I
like the purr and electric whirr of the
buzzomobile machine. What a joy
to ride o'er the countryside with a gale
te.arlng by your ears, as you fly thro'
spade at a wicked pace w'th never a
thought of fears. Clear out of mind Is
the town behind, for nothing is real,
indeed, but your motor red, and the
road ahead and the dizzy delight of
speed till the sudden shock when a
cruel rock destroys your dream with
a jerk. The car breaks down and you
walk to town, half a day late t.l work.
Shot TryliiK to Trap Tlilef.
Logansport, Ind. Schuyler Holly
was killed today by a trap he had
prepared to kill a thief that had been
raiding his chicken house. He had
arranged an old muzzle-loading pis
tol so that when the door of the
chicken house opened the pistol would
be discharged. He forgot to d'scon
nect the trap before he opened the
door, and the load was discharged
into his breast.
Hair grows at the rate of three
mllllonths of a yard per second.
WASHING WITHOUT WATER
Is Lite Tiring to Get Rid of DnndrnC
Without Herplclde.
Did you ever see any one trying to
wasn themselves without soap or
water?
If you did what would you say ot
him?
It is every bit as foolish to try to get
rid of Dandruff and to prevent Bald
ness by feeding the germs which cause
It, with Canthrarides. Vrsollne. Glycer
ine and similar subffurcea which form
the principal Ingredients of most so
called Hair Vigors.
Newbro's Herplclde is successful bo
cause it attacks and V Ills the parasitic
germ which feeds on the hair roots.
It 19 the original and only genuine
scalp spermicide manufactured.
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. 1n
stamps for sample to The Herplclde Co.
Detroit, Mich.
One dollar bottles guaranteed.
A. C. Kocppen & Bros.
Have yon heard the
Victor VicLrola
at
pianortttiabilitr
813 Main St.
Pendleton
Beautiful Spanish Danper
Gives Praise to Pe-ru-na.
NERVOUS prostration is usually the
result of a vocation which requires
ft continual strata on the nervous
system.
In such cases it would be wise if a
change of vocation could be maiio.
But this is not always possible and a
good tonic becomes a necessity,
Peruna is a tonio that invigorates
without producing a drug habit.
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Miss Pilar Monterde
A letter sent to the Peruna Drug Mfg. Co., from the popular Spanish dancer,
Miss Pilar Monterde, Is as follows :
The Peruna Drug Mfg. Co., Columbus, Ohio, U. S. A.
Gentlemen; Having used your justly celebrated remedy, "La Peruna,"
for some time, I have the pleasure of Informing you that I consider It the
best tonic I have ever used.
It Is a wonderful fortifier of the nerves after exhaustion and It in
creases the vitality of the whole body, and In my own case has produced
the most complete and permanent restoration. It Is also pleasant to the
taste.
I do not hesitate, therefore, to recommend this remedy to all women
as the best and most pleasant tonic thai they can possibly take.
Yours very truly, (Miss) P. Monterde. '
ABOUT WOMEN.
(Progressive Women.)
The average wage of the working
woman Is $272.04 a year.
The United States had 1,000,000 di
vorces in the past ten years. Two
thirds of these were granted upon the
demand of the wife.
The women's federated clubs of
America claim 5.000 branches, organ
ized in forty-six states, with an aggre
gate membership of 800.000 women.
The lack of direct political influ
ence constitutes a powerful reason
why women's wages have been .kept
at a minimum. Carroll D. Wright,
ex-Commissioner of Labor.
In Australia, where women vote,
the child of a poor widowed mother
Instead of being taken from her and
placed in an Institution, Is boarded
with its mother at the expense of the
state.
-CONDENSED
Report of Condition
of the
American National
Bank
of; Pendleton
United States Depositary
Rendered Comptroller of the Currency as of
Date April 28, 1909.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts $1,014,844.49
Overdrafts 10,187.96
Warrants and Securities : 14,635.67
United States Bonds 160.100.00
Premium on U. S. Bonds 3,200.00
Banking House . . . , 60,000.00
Other Heal Estate 600.00
RESERVE.
Cash on hand and due from banks 299,810.69 '
$1,563,278.71
LIABILITIES
Capital stock $ 100,000.00
Surplus "100,000.00
Undivided profits (net) 68,206.26
Circulation i 98,400.00
U. S. Treasurer 47,500.00
Deposits i 1,159,173.46
$1,663,278.71
Increase in deposits since February 5th, 1909,
$50,037.21.
I hereby certify that the above statement Is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
W. L. THOMPSON, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day of
April, 1909. A. E. LAMBERT,
Notary Public for Oregon.
Poruna is not a bovorage nor a bit tors,
but an honest, straightforward tonio
that increases the appotlto and encour
ages digestion.
Thore is a groat demand for tonics
during the depressing heat of summer,
and especially in countries where hot
weather is very prevalent.
Such ft demand is exactly met by
Peruna.
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rraisea Peruna at a Tonic.
Teatro Principal, City of Mexico, Nov. 3, 190S.
The number of boys In the high
schools of the country In 1905-6 was
305,308; of girls, 417,384. Yet there
are those who say "that the ballot for
women would but Increase the Ignor
ant vite."
According to an Ohio report for
1901, 6920 women in the three largest
cities earned $4.83 a week, worked
57 4 hours and paid $2.44 for 1,000
persons depending on them for sup
port. A Eliio Pair.
"What do you think of the two can
didates?" asked one elector of anoth
er during a recent contest.
"What do I think of them?" was tile
reply. "Well, when I look at them
I'm thankful only one of them can
get In."
The coal fields of England cover
13.000 square miles.
Jewelry Made
to Order
Fine Engraving
and
Expert Watch Repairing
our specialty.
Only competent help
employee.
We cordially solicit your
patronage.
1.L
Successor to
Iltinzlkcr Jewelry Store.
726 Main Street.
Pastime
Theatre
Cass Matlock, Prop.
Latest Moving
Pictures and
Illustrated Songs
A Comfortable Theatre
Entertaining and Instructive
Shows afternoon -
and evenings
Adults 10c. Children un
der 10 years 5c.
Next door to
French Restaurant
Milne Transfer
Phone Main 5
Calls promptly answered
for all baggage transfer
ring. Piano and Furnture
moving and Heavy Truck
ing a specialty.
X New and Second t5? I
Goods Bought and; Sold .
Empire Second-Hand Store.
t Cor. Webb and Oarden Sts. X
Phone Red 3201. T
Nice Roasts, Chops
and Steaks
. Best sausages and smoked or
cured meats. Pure lard.
EMPIRE MEAT CO.
Phone Main 18.
$1.00 LOW $1.00 FARES $1.00
Between
THE DALLES and PORTLAND
Leaving
The Dalles at (3 p. m. dally except
Sundays and Thursdays; arriving
In Portland 9:15 p. m. on
fast Steamer
BAILEY GATZKRT,
Str. DALLES CTIT leaves The Dalles
7 a. m. Monday, Wednesday and
Friday.
Passengers on O. R. & N. Co., trains
No. 3, 5 and 7, can make con
nections as above, daily ex
cept Sunday, boat from
Portland 7 a. m.
W. L. CRICHTON, Agent, The Dalles.
s. f. Mcdonald, supt.
CENTRAL
...HEAT MARKET...
For the best to be had In
Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal, Cured
Meats, Fish, EetC
Prompt delivery.
108 E. AIM St.
Flione Mnln S3.