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IF I CAN LIVE.
'
If I can live
To make some pale face bright-
er, and to give
A second luster to some tear-
dimmed eye,
Or e'en impart
Cme throb of comfort to on
aching heart,
Or cheer some wayworn soul 4
' in passing by;
If I can lend
A strong hand to the fallen, or
defend
The right against a single en-
vlous strain,
My life, though bare,
Perhaps of much that seemeth
dear "and fair
To us on earth, will not have
been in vain.
The purest joy,
Most near to heaven, far from
earth's alloy,
Is bidding clouds give way
to sun and shine,
And 'twill be well
If on that day of days the an-
gels tell
Of me: "She did her best for
one of thine."
Helen Hunt Jackson.
THE BRANCH ASYLUM.
There are some very fortunate
things In connection with the East
ern Oregon branch hospital. Being
an entirely new institution it was
possible for the state board to lay
It out upon model lines and this they
are doing.
It is fortunate the asylum is being
built under the administration of
Governor West and his colleagues up
on the state board. The three men
upon that board are much alike
They, have lived at Salem for yeare
and know much about an asylum.
They are all clean, capable business
men and are out to make record" for
efficiency. They are officials who
do not rely for support upon politi
cal manipulations but upon making
good with the people.
The members of the board have
sought to build an institution that
will toe second to none in the United
States and they are doing it. It
will not be the largest or the most
expensive institution of course. But
in the matter of arrangement of the
buildings, heating, ventilation, sani
tation, etc., the institution will be as
nearly perfect as people can make It
The plans for the buildings are draft
ed so as to permit of future additions
'without interfering with the symme
try of the group. The Eastern
Oregon asylum wont be a patched up
affair as such institutions usually are.
It is planned along such lines that
the longer it Is used and the more
additions there are made the better
will the Institution appear.
It is a favorable thing, from a lo
cal standpoint as well as from a
state standpoint, that this course has
been taken. There are reasons for
believing that the 'branch hospital
will be much In use. The brisk, clear
weather of eastern Oregon will be
favorable to a large number of those
who are afflicted and therefore the
natural tendency will be to send many
patients to Pendleton. The con
struction of the branch asylum along
the lines being followed will permit
or such a policy.
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HONOR IX THE SOUTH.
Oregon Is not the only place where
the honor cure is being tried. Down
in the south there are some federal
Judges who are using that system- in
dealing with moonshiners. They
have found througu long experience
that moonshlnlng cannot be stopped
through harsh measures for that sort
of treatment only makes the sturdy
mountaineers the more determined to
beat the game.
The Atlanta, Constitution gives the
following facts and comments upon
the honor cure as it Is being applied
to this class of offenders:
Federal Judge Sheppard, of Flor
ida, who has been presiding In Val
dosta at the United States court for
the southwestern division of the south
ern circuit, ha followed the policies
adopted by Judge W. T. Newman and
Judge Emory Speer nn.l other judges
In the southern states, n:i,l nppllel
the "honor cure" to the Georgia
moonshiner. After a kindly lecture to
two first offenders 'who , recently
came before him, Jie left one oft
with a fine of one cent, and the. other
with a fine of one dollar. The Judge
was led to pursue this course by the
fact that both men bore good char
acters in their respective communi
ties, and there were Indications that
their lapses were only temporary.
As a matter of fact, it Is probable
that the leniency generally exhibited
by federal judges on southern circuits
toward this class of law-breakers,
has almost as much to do with dis
couraging illicit distilling as the vigi
lance of the revenue rorce. The pow
er exercised by Judge Sheppard, and
In many cases by Judges Newman and
Speef, can, of course, be abused. But
the men who sit for any length of
time upon the federal inches in this
jurisdiction soon learn to distinguish
between the offender who has fallen
from sheer weakness and who Is
likely never to repeat his crime, and
the incorrigible, who needs to be dealt
with to the extent of the law.
It is just here, for instance, that
there is need for that delicate dis
crimination assumed to inhere in the
judicial function. There is ample
field for its exhibition in dealing
with .the moonshiner, often the 'most
picturesque, and not seldom among
the most pathetic, of those who vio
late the laws of the federal govern
ment Judges and court officials
generally who come into contact with
these men testify that, generally
speaking, there runs a vein of rug
ged honesty through them, and that
once that is touched with the proper
appeal they may often be reclaimed
tc a permanent respect for and ob
servance of the law.
DISCREDITED.
People are very foolish to listen to
anything that C. A. Barrett has to say
about anybody's road building ideas.
Mr. Barrett's reputation for veracity
and Integrity is not good. He is a
twister and with his record he can
not expect people to give credence to
what he says or to regard him with
much esteem. No one who followed
Barrett's record in the last legislative
sessicn will attach any importance to
statements made' by him regarding
Governor "West, C. S. Jackson or any
one else. His record shows him to
be unworthy of confidence and If he
does not realize this fact it Is time he
was finding It out.
SECRETARY OIAOTT.
Ben Olcott has been making good
as secretary of state and there is no
reason on earth why he shoulj not be
renominated and elected. He is a
very capable office man and he has
been conducting his office in such a
satisfactory manner that no Just fault
can be found. As a member of the
state board he is a man of good judg
ment and he works harmoniously
with his colleagues because he is of
the same type! Some republican poli
ticians may not like Olcott, for vari
ous reasons, but he is a good official
and a safe man for the rank and file
of the party to cling to.
It is evident La Follette has not
quit the race but will stay with the
same to the bitter finish, regardless
of the fact Roosevelt is now a can
didate. In the division of the pro
gressive forces there may be safety
for Taft.
A modern building on the Berkeley
lot at the corner of Main and Alta
streets would be a very nice Improve
ment. The same might be said also
of the Knights of Pythias property at
the corner of Main and Water.
The main trouble with the good
roads move is there are too many who.
are anxious to cirp and fight when
they should be trying to work out an
agreement on a constructive program.
A CHANGE OP LUCK.
George Gamble struck a streak of
luck the other day.- Mr. Gamble, In
cidentally, is manager of the Pere
Marquette fast freight lines. He
walked Into a hotel In Kansas and
there, upon the lobby floor, he saw
a Bmall green wad. "A $5 bill,"
marveled Mr. Gamble when he un
rolled it.
A week or so later he ambled Into
the lobby of another hotel in an
other state. The first thing his eyes
lit upon was a - pellet of green near
the clerk's desk. -Business of making
a hurried dive for It and then discov
ering two $10 bills packed together.
Mr. Gamble observed that he was
sure enough in the middle of the
lucky curve. He wondered what he
would find next:
He came to town, walked into the
Cadillac, and there in the middle of
the lobby floor, appeared that famil
iar little emerald bulb. Mr. Gamble
sidled toward it, trying to look as if
he was looking another way. Just at
that moment a small dog butted In.
He seized the little green wad and
frolicked toward the street. Mr.
Gamble abandoned his pretense at in
difference and dived for the mutt.
"Grab urn," begged Mr. Gamble;
"catch um."
A gentleman standing by the door
obliged: He took the little bundle out
of the dog's mouth; then he looked
up at Mr. Gamble. "This yours?"
he asked.
Mr. Gamble thought he would take
a chance.
"Yep," he said; "it's mine. I just
missed It."
The gentleman handed over the
bundle with an odd look t Mr.
Gamble, and then went away hastily!
Mr. Gamble examined it. The wrap
per was of soft green paper. It had
broken in several places from the
dog's teeth. Inside was a pair of la
dies' garters. Cincinnati Times-Star.
TESTING HIM THOROUGHLY."
They te'l the following story of a"
New York physician, .now a leading
member of his profession, who, as an
interne in a Chicag . hospital years
ago, held hla own with a crowd of
rather gay friends.
One morning the interne awoke
to find that he had sadly overslept.
Half dazed, he put on his clothes and
made his way to the hospital. The
first patient was a big Irishman.
"What seems to be the trouble?"
asked the sleepy doctor, as he stifled
a yawn and took the patient by the
hand to examine his pulse.
"It's me lungs, doc," said the man.
"They're in a bad way. 1 can't get
me breath at all."
"Your pulse Is normal; but let me
examine the lung action a moment."
replied the doctor, kneeling beside
the cot and laying his head on the
Irishman's chest.
"Now talk a bit," he continued,
closing his eyes and listening; atten
tively for sound3 of pulmonary, con
gestion. "What shall T say?"
"Oh, say anything. Count one, two
three, and so on that way," murmur
ed the interne drowsily.
"Wan, two, three, four, five, six,"
btgan the patient.
When the- young doctor, with a
start, opened his eyes the Celt was
continuing, huskily: "Tin hundred
and sixty-nine, tin hundred and siv
Inty. tin hundred and slvinty-wan."
New York Herald.
PYTHAGORAS.
Somewhere about this time, twenty-four
hundred and nine years ago,
died Yythagoras of Samoa, one of the
most remarkable men in the whole
history of the race. ,
Around the name of this wonderful
man fable has woven all sorts of
marvels, but we must remember, af
ter all impossible traditions have
been discarded, that It is never the
ordinary mortal whom fable exalts
into its poetic realm.
As a great modern thinker ob
serves: "Wherever you find roman
tic or miraculous deeds attributed, be
sure that the hero was great enough
to sustain the weight of his crown of
fabulous glory."
For many years Pythagoras was the
oracle and high priest of one of the
most illustrious societies of antiquity;
was looked upon as being little less
than a god; while his influence was
such that the greatest of the earth
were willing to make any sacrifices
that might be required of them as
the price of membership in his order.
By the consensus of the ancient
opinion Pythagoras was the first to
coin the word "philosopher." He call
ed himself not sophist (wise man),
but philosopher (lover of wisdom).
He was the founder of mathemat
ics. The Descartes of the ancient
time, ho created the science of goem
etry, which he made the very basis
of his system of teaching.
He is said to have discovered the
great truth In music, that changes of
sound are-indlssolubly connected with
and dependent upon the changes in
length and tension.
He was the originator of the word
"cosmos" (order, harmony), as ap
plied to the syste'm of Nature. The
first t. teach the Idea of natural law,
he declared that the universe was a
beautiful harmony, law assisting law,
and all laws working together to pro
duce "cosmos" beauty and perfec
tion rather than chaos and confu
sion. Hence hta celebrated "Music of the
Spheres." He did not mean that the
suns and planetg made an actual mu
sic which could be heard by the out
er ear, but that there was music In
the contemplation of the cosmos
the beautiful system of worlds all
held together in perfect harmony with
the laws of Nature.
Quite in keeping with his theory of
natural law was his famous teaching
that the "first principle of all things
is numbers." Each individual thing
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may change the position, its mode of
existence; all its peculiar attributes
may be destroyed but one, namely,
its numerical attribute. It is always
One Jhlng. Nothing can destroy that
basic fact. Two 'is but the relation
of One to. One. All modes of exist
ence are but finite aspects of the In
finite, as all numbers are but numeri
cal relations of the One. In the orig
inal One all numbers, are contained.
In a word. One Is the beginning of all
things. Such, in substance, is the
celebrated doctrine of numbers, as
taught by the old sage of Samos.
The influence of Pythagoras seems
to be immortal. It had much to do
with the shaping of Plato's philoso
phy. Out of Plato.'s philosophy grew
the Neo-Platonlsm of Phllo, Plotlnus
and their followers, which mightily
affected Christianity, giving it one
quarter part "of Its distinctive dog
mas and many of Its more important
ceremonies.
Xo other mind unjess we. make an
exception In the case of Guatama
Huridha has ever had such wide and
lasting Influence as that of Pythago
ras. A Sl'DDKX RECOVERY.
Dan Ivine, the well known stock
broker, and also a director of the
Armory club,, was commenting on the
actions of a fighter In some near by
town. - The fighter in question had
apparently been all in up to the last
round, when he came back and put
out his man. '
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THI CtNTAun COMMIT. NEW YO Cmf.
"What do you make of It?" asked
the friend.
"It's like a friend of mine named
Jackson," replied Mr. Lane. "Jack
son's wife had a habit of thinking up
little odd Jobs for him to do on his
day off, so ho concocted a scheme by
which he should bo sick on his day
of rest.
"Everything went well until after
dinner and he -was allowed to stay
in bed. Early In the afternoon his
wife entered the room and asked "him1
if he didn't feel a little better,
"Xo," he answered, "I'm a sick
man; too sick to go puttering around
the house, putting on screen doors
and other such things."
"It isn't that, dear," she replied,
"but Jones is out here with two pass
es for the ball game."
"I, er-er, I am feeling's, little bet
ter," he said, getting out of bed.
Boston Traveler.
PAT SILE.CT.1 THE PIUEST.
Father Xavler O Hanlon of Dubu
que is famous for his wit, but a la
borer on the railroad rather 'got the
better of him the other day.
The laborer, one of Father Xavier's
parishioners, was laying sleepers un
der the superintendence of an Ital
ian, and the good priest smiled and
said:
"Well, Tat, how do you like having
an Italian boss?"
Pat smiled back as ho answered:
"Faith, father, how do ye lolke
havin" one yerself?," Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph.
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The drug store that serves
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BRING IN
YOUR
PONY
VOTES
In order to avoid confusion
as to' standing of contestants in
our big Pony Contest, we would
like to have all votes cast as
soon as possible.
Standings of each boy and
girl In the contest, are now, dis
played at our store.
Tallman Co.
The
Pendleton Drug
Co.
la In business for
"Your Good jHealth"
REMEMBER THIS WHEN
TOTJ HAVE PRESCRIPTIONS,
OR WANT PURE MEDICINES
Two Old Maids
Anna What do you think Mr. Ek.
lund charged me for sewing- on a pair
o.' solos on my shoesT
9
Clara Don't know and don't care
Anna, he only charged me 66c and
did fine work too yes, but I don't
like him.
Anna Well, well, you evld ntly do
or you wouldn't care.
Men's soles sewed on for 90c.
Full line of men's fine shoes.
A. EKLUND
Main Street
You'll get the best meal
inYPendleton at the
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Particular cooks
Attentive Service.
For Breakfast
Ranch Eggs
Buttermilk Hotcakee
Good coffee
Every day
We Invite your patronage and
aim to please you.
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