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THE BEI.I.S OF Yl'IiE.
On Eastern hills the nipht wind
shakes
From whitened woods the crispy
flakes;
And in the West, brown leaves
npain,
Of liniering Autumn's hundred
shades.
Lie heaped in all the forest
glades
And rustle moistly to the rain
This night of all the nights of
Earth
Our babes love best, where e'er
their birth;
The happy hour God's angels
rule.
When hearts like harps are tun
ed to meet
The crowding joys of little feet
' Thiit time the Golden Bells of
Tule.
This hour its sacred calm shall
send
E'en to the bitter, broken end
. Of life, its fiercer flames to
cool;
And lh re shall steal a plow of
f race
To many a sinner's sad, white
face
While memory rings the Bells
of Yule.
Hariey R. Wiley.
Vw-V - AisSar made from Royal Grape &S$,
tW uu f Tartar P .
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THE TOCGn KID.
The Spokane papers have been very
anxious to see- other towns of eastern
Washington go dry and when Walla
Walla refused to do so the Chronicle
published the following under the cap
tion "Walla Walla's Mistake."
"The victory of the saloons in th6
local option election at Walla Walla
Monday Is especially to be regretted,
owing t the fact that Whitman col
lege, one of the principal educational
institutions of the state. Is located In
that city, and Its pupils will be ex
prsed to the temptations of the sa
loons for the next two years. The ma
jority by which the "wets" won, over
tiOO. indicates that the liquor men have
a strong grip on that city and that the
rlrk-s will have a hard task before
them if they hope to change the sen
timent before another election can be
held."
Walla Walla is. about the only east
ern Washington town that has voted
on prohibiton and remained wet. It
is the tough kid of that part of the
slat-.', phame on you, Wallie,
A YVLETIPE GREETING.
BETTER FOR SANTA CLACS.
Cb.ristrr.as eve is always a joyous
time throughout the Christianized
world. It Is not so much a religious
holiday as It Is an occasion on which
people lay aside the ordinary cares of
the world and take delight in render
ing deeds of kindness for those they
loye and honor. Gift giving is the
great feature of Christmas. It is a
beautiful custom too, for it involve?
consideration of the pleasure of others.
The spirit of selfishness so prominent
throughout the rest of the year is put
aside and for a time' at least. Love sits
crowned within the hearts of all.
Then Christmas is a day of general
good will. It Is a day on which the
world forgets its troubles, its work
and its fighting and thinks of brighter
and more cheering things. In this
day and age Christmas is a very valu
able holiday for people follow a pace
that is fast and wearing. With most j
people life- is a' serious race. The
goal lies at the base of the fleeting
aurora of success. Like a fairy prin
cess it beckons alluringly to those who
seek the shrine and spurs them on to
greater and gTeater , efforts. Some
times It seems near yet it is ever far
away.
Such occasions as Christmas furnish
breathing times for those who fol
low the mad chase after honor, fame
and wealth. Were It not for such holi
days the world would grow tired of
its quest and life would be a never
ending grind.
"Merry Christmas" is the song ot
this hour and It Is a wholehearted,
cheerful greeting. It Is a chime that
la heard In the dwellings of the poor
as well as in the homes of those who
are more blessed with worldly riches.
Those who enjoy Christmas most are
neither the rich nor the poor, the In
firm or the well, the young or the old,
but those whose hearts are so tuned
that they respond most fully to the
coldon chord of kindness.
Newspapers, like Individuals, have
friends whom they wish to greet at
Christmas time. Among the people
within its field the East Oregonlan
knows that It has many warm friends
and supporters. For many years It has
sought to serve. them faithfully and by
so doing to merit their good will.
This paper hopes that it is close to
the hearts of Its people. It has reas
ons for believing it Is. If so it will
try to hold their esteem. To do this
It knows that In the work it has to do
it muHt act always honorably and with
fcrce and courage.
At this time the East Oregonlan
wishes to Join in the merry Christmas
chorus and to its friends and readers
and to all the people within Its field
Jt extends Its best wishes for a happy
and Joyous Christmas.
If some of Pendleton's knockers
could have witnessed the throngs of
Christmas shoppers that have, crowd
ed the stores during the past few days
they would have wondered hmv even
the most pessimistic could regiird this
city as being dull. Furthermore It is
but the truth to say that there are
some homes in the city that will be
the happier on Christmas day through
the fact that the old time Pendleton
loons are a thing of the past.
stockholders are the people, and next
Wednesday we are going to have n
quiet little meeting, when we will cut
a juicy Christmas melon, of which
each stockholder will receive a 300
per cent, slice. Now, that Is going
some, isn't It? Doesn't it make vou
feel like a niker?
Of course, old pal, you mean well.
What you lack is gray matter In your
carnial appendage. You --observe, it
works out like this. Last year you
permitted us to haul your Christmas
gifts to relatives and friends all over
the country. You'll remember we
soaked ,you good and plenty. Well,
that helped some toward our own
little 300- per cent Christmas, pack
age. Does it make you sore? Ttut It
shouldn't because this Is a season
o peace on earth and good will to
men. What's more, we Wells, Fargo
stockholders have been careful to got
our share of the good will and other
assets.
We mlmlt that when we went be
fore the Illinois Railroad and Ware
house Commission last month' we
drew a long face and declared that if
our r: te increases weren't permitted to
stand, we'd all have to g to the
poorhouse over the hill. Rut that was
just In the line of business. We can't
permit the servants of your common
people to be butting into our affairs.
Only- a few persons will have the
pleasure of partaking of the luscious
"melon" the Wells-Fargo Express
company proposes to cut by declaring
a dividend of 300 per cent, as the
stock is closely held by wealthy fami
lies. A leading broker declared thnt
he had been in the business twentv
three years and had never seen a cer
tificate of Wells-Fargo stock nnd never
expected to If he continued in busi
ness twenty-three years longer.
"This is a rich plum for rich peo
ple," he said.
Admiral Schley's request that Peary
likewise submit his data to the Copen
hagen professors Is entirely reasonable.
GISOWTII OF WOMEN.
Marvelous has been tlw develop
ment of women and remarkable their
success in the new sphere in wh'ch
they, now move. They have invaded
many fields formerly held exclusively
hr thn man art1 t Vl n . . ,,., a mn n rl n
Fearv's claim should be passed utom , .
IMI) """ """ i good, says an exchange. Poor man
by the same parties who judged Dr. i r, onstrated at f rst but finally sub-
cook a faker. Unless Peary likewise
runs the gauntlet there are many who
will feel that he Is lh a class with his
rival.
With the price of wheat soaring
around the dollar mark and the rain
fail up to this time greater thfn the
normal the I'matilla r-.ua:; v. .cat-
raisers and business m.n have some
reason for feeling In good spirits.
It looks more and more like the
congressional committee will be named
with a view of whitewashing Ballen
gerlsm and discrediting Pinchot and
his work. But it is a long lane that
has no turning.
Mrs. Maud Myrtle Baney Is a popu
lar woman Indeed. It seems that she
i.i wanted everywhere. From the mul
titude of suitors she should be able to
secure a very nice pair or bracelets.
ON THE HOMESTRETCH.
The Old Year's most ready to take
In hi sign; his gait Is unsteady old
Nineteen-and-Nine! He brought me
some sorrow, some cream and some
whey; he stung me, as Laura Jean
Llbbey would say. O, great was his
promise, and great was his nerve; he
fooled me, as Thomas Carlyle might
observe. His tart was so graceful!
So coltish his wiles! And he had a
face full of won't-come-off sm'les; O,
he was a dearie, when charming and
young; and now he is weary and mi
nus a lung. He's tired of the tlltin,'
his shins are all marked;- he's all in,
as Milton, the poet, remarked. You'll
soon see his hide on the fence of the
ytars; he's done up, as Dryden once
sa'd, through his tears. Ho seems al
most human, the year old and gray,
who goes to the tomb in his sorrow
fu' way. For man has the habit of
following fate, as though he would
r.ab it. before It's too late; he gam
bols and prances, when morning is
fair, and carols and dances, his heels
lti the air, at evening this bold one
u iven th hook: he's wilted, as
Ouldwln Smith wrote in a. book.
V.'alt Mason in Portland Journal.
THE MODERN PATRICIAN.
Oh, you cheap skates! You four
flushers! You common people, you
hoi polloi! What right have you to
celebrate Christmas? What can you
buy with your little old salaries, or
your measly four-per-cent. stocks and
bonds? We Wells, Fargo ft Company
m.'t "l with commendable gracious-n-s.
Having bowed to the Inevit
able, lie Is In all the better frame of
mind to accept the prophecy of a
group of London physicists that the
v oman of the future will also in point
of size not only gain an equal stature
but will overshadow and dwarf him.
So fast is woman growing, these ex
perts declare, that In 100 years she
will be taller than man by half a
head if no more. The conclusion Is
reached scientifically; no guess work.
It is shown that In 1875, the average
girl of 18 stood only f ve feet, three
Inches In her stockings. Today the
same time the average height of man
has decreased about three-fourths of
an Inch. The experts do not attempt
to explain; but they suggest that the
devotion of women to outdoor sports
while men are bending over desks in
stuffy offices, has something to do
with it. Eugene Register.
WHAT A YACHT IS.
Cornelius Vanderbllt, at a dinner,
at Bar Harbor In honor of his sloop
Aurora's victory. In the squadron run
from Portland to Rockland, said
aptly:
"Yachts like these, then, don't
come under the cynical definition 1
once heard a Camden lobsterman
give.
"What, exactly Is a yacht?" a lady
said to this old lobsterman.
"He plugged a lobster's claws and
answered, mockingly:
" 'What is a yacht? Oh, ye Just
take an old tub or craft, an fill her
up with whiskey an' chicken an' ci
gars, an' git yer friends all on board,
an have a high old time an that's
a yacht.' "
And here's the Thaw case again,
Just when Commander Peary had
subsided.
FOR SALE
1800 acres all fenced, good 8 room
house with basement, 4 big barns well
built, 3 orchards, and other improve
ments. This land lies along the foot
hills of the Blue mountains in the
Chinook belt where grows the fine
bunchgrass, and flows the crystal
springs. Owner cut 160 tons of al
falfa this year. This is an . ideal
stock ranch, 10 miles off a R. R., and
can be bought for $12.50 per acre,
and ten thousand dollars worth ot
cattle and horses throWn in, besides
I good wagons and all the machinery
and other stuff on the ranch. I find
the bargains, that is why I sell the
goods.
E. T. WADE,
Pendleton, Oregon,
CHRISTMAS HARDWARE
We. have a complete and large stock of
Rogers Plated Ware, Carvers,
Pocket Knives, Razors, Perco
lators, Chafing Dishers, Etc.
Any and all of which are appropriate presents
fj. J. lapEie & Company
211-213 East Court. Street
ELECTRICITY
$ Flatiron, Stove and O L
S8 Curling Iron Heater J HI'
3 IVY "I
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Hot Point Electric Iron
in a dainty ooze leather hand bag would make an ideal
present for "Her '-does three things and does them well
ATTACHES TO A.Y LIGHT SOCKET INSTANTLY.
lleuts liuntl Iron, curling iron ami boils a pint of .water all at one time nnd with the came current.
Outfit complete, including cord already for nttaclilnt; to socket $6.50
Staud Lumps,
I.lectric Toasters,
Curling Iron Heaters,
Electric Hot Plates,
Electric Chafing Dishes,
Electric Irous.
Electric and Gas Fixtures nil would make cleguut prcsen's
of use pretty ami lusting.
I I Von rrU cx y Phone Main 139
U . V dUgilcinj 815 Main Street
Let Your Presents Be
iffttsof X7aIoeand QBs
Nothing is more appreciated than a present for th home
one that will be used, enjoyed and remem
bered the year 'round. .
OUR. PRICES ARE MOST MODERATE and our goods are guaranteed
Just a Few
Suggestions:
Tuble Silverware, good assortment
Chafing Dishes from all prices.
Carving Se8 from ?3 to ?10.
Get the old man a safety razor,
fl.00 to ?12.00.
Si;t Keen Kutter Knives and
Forks, ?0.00.
The loy would like a set. of Keen
Kutter tools, $7.50 to ?20.
All froods absolutely guaranteed.
8KKOUK WINDOW DISPLAY
The Independent Hardware Store.
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