THE WHEATIELD
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LEXINGTON, OREGON
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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30, 1905.
THE PLIGHT OF A PARTY.
The republican party of Oregon is In
diificult position says the Oregonian.
It is Its own fault. It has been devot
ed these forty years to Mitchell and to
Mitchell politics., Bankruptcy ensues.
On one side the party Is discredited,
because those who have led It, or have
been prominent in it,, have worked
merely for mercenary motives, regard
less of principle. On another side it is
in difficulties because under the new
primary law initiative from any quar
ter is practically impossible. The old
leadership is discredited; the primary
law makes new leadership for the pres
ent impossible, Party paralysis is the
result. Nothing like it was ever seen.
Suppose rome group should attempt
initiative. It would be branded at
once as a ring or a machine. That
would make its quietus. The republi
can party of Oregon Is now in such
state or condition that few or none will
follow what other men may begin.
It Is general paralysis, rather than
general dissolution. But It is what
pursuit of' small politics, of personal
politics, of selfish politics, of politics
without other principle than that of
greed under - direction of men now
uader ban of the law and destined to
the penitentiary has brought a party
to; and heroic leadership will be neces
sary to recall it to its duty and restore
its strength.
It Is not that the opposition Is
strong. The opposition is not strong,
but weak. The republican party of
Oregon has been undermined, weaken
ed, hamstrung, paralyzed, by Its leader
ship. Itself Is to be blamed, moreover
because it has accepted and even wel
comed such leadership. It has pur
sued bad policies and bad politics, and
has blindly followed bad leadership,
against all warnings. Hence Its par
alysis now.
LOCAL NEWS
OUR CONTEST
The following persons have been
nominated and have received the
number of votes opposite their names
for the free scholarship In the Pendle
ton Academy:
M. E. Bundy, Strawberry - 100
Frank Tyler, Lexington . ,100
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Salt Lake, Denver, Kansas
City, Chicago, St- Louis,
New York,
Ocean Bteameri for BauFranclaco leave
Portland at 8 P. M. every fifth day.
Ticktl to and from all points of the Unit
ed Statet and Europe.
Trains Leave 'Lexington, Dally, ex
cept Sunday, - 9:25 A. M.
Trains Arrive at Lexington, Daily, ex
cept Sunday - 5:10 P. M.
Trains Connect at Heppner Junction
with Main Line trains for all
points East and West.
A. L. CRAIG, C. P. A
Mrs. Eph Eskelson went to Pen
dleton last Saturday for a visit with
friends and relatives.
If you cannot find what you want in
the Drug line try Davidson Bros, of
lone, they carry the largest stock of
Drugs and Chemicals in Morrow Co.
Mail and Telephone orders promptly
attended to. 9tf
The Old Maid's Convention given
by the public school last Friday even
ing was a grand success in every par
ticular. Those who took part in the
productions played their part to per
fection. Those who attended were
well pleased and enjoyed the program
from the stage much more than the
performance by the boys who seemed
to think they were the whole show,
and that the audience paid their mon
ey to hear them instead of the enter
tainment on the stage. At the con
clusion of the convention a recently
patented machine for the preservation
of youth was displayed and its workings
explained to all the Old Maids . in at
tendance from nearly every state In
the union. The reporter for the Wheat
field must have lost his notes as we
have failed to receive his report.
We learned a few days ago of the
death of J. R. Phillips, of Arlington,
one of the oldest settlers in Eastern
Oregon. Mr. Phillips came to Oregon
In 1852 and settled at Eugene, where
he resided until 1870, when he remov
ed to Eastern .Oregon and took a
homestead on Rock creek, where he
resided continuously until 1903. Mr.
Phillips was a veteran of the Civil War
and fought in a number of Indian bat
tles. He was one of the earliest set
tlers In Gilliam county and was known
by almost everyone in the county. He
was the father of Mrs. Guy Boyd and
Mrs. George Kintzley, who lost their
lives In the terrible disaster that visit
ed upper Willow creek on June 14,
1903. 7 ,
ALL OYER THE HOUSE.
Various Vyt of Cooking and Serving
Oatmeal Appetizingly.
To one cupful oatmeal add . five
cupfuls tfater; let stand for seven
hours, stirring occasionally, says
Housekeeper. Salt, put 'in double
boiler and cook until a smooth, soft
ielly, which will take about fivo
hours. Add more water if necessary
during the prooeea of cooking. Pour
in small molds. When ready to serve,
place molds in individual dishes,
preferably gl, Just deep enough
to accommodate a generous allow
ance of cream; Fresh sliced poaches
or bananas can be moldod into the
jelly, or apples, pared, cored, quar
tered and cooked in a sirup until
tender, but not broken. Scoop out
the molds and fill the hollows with
a spoonful of orange marmalade or
quince jelly. Tor persons of seden
tary habits mold with figs or dates
cut small. Another way is to serve
the plain jelly with a prune sauce
instead of cream. For the sauce chop
fine stewed pitted prunes and return
to the water in which they were
cooked.
Treatment of Wounds.
When one is wounded by knife,
nail or otherwise, smoke the wound
in woolen rags. Put dirt or ashes in
a dish with bits of old woolen cloth
and set on fire. When smoldering,
place a tunnel or make a cone from
still paper, put over the dish and
hold the wound in the smoke several
minutes. It draws out pain and any
poison and will prevent both lock
jaw and blood poison, also drawing
the edges of wound together. This
is effectual and well worth a trial,
for' it has been proved many times.
Bros Bedsteads.
Brass bedsteads should be dnstod
with a soft cloth every day, and if
the brass looks soiled rub it with a
cloth slightly moistened with sweet
oil, and then polish it with a cham
ois leather.
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To Soent Clothe.
A good sized piece of orris root
wrapped in a cloth and put in the
water in which your clothes are
boiled will impart a dainty fragrance
to your lingerie,
, Cruet on Sponge Cake.
1 'A delicious crust is formed on
sponge cako if the top is dusted over
with powdered Bugar just before the
cake is put into the oven. ' , ,
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