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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1904)
V We haven t evey- thing, of ; ,.r The swellest Our bats our prices the swellest and lowest. SPECIAL . LOT. SAT URDAY, 19. We have an extra inducement to offer you whereby yon can save 20 per cent. 5 AN ' INVITAION TO YOU, - - THIS IS A SPECIAL INVITATION TO YOU. , We are receiving dtuy many new desighs in Wall Paper and Wall Decorations, and we extend this special invitation to you and your friends to call and sae them. '- We are anxious to have you see bur line and we fee) 1 sure you will be' delighted with the visit. ' Yours Respectfully, Stackland & PAINTS. 0IL2S ; Paper ,1s Cheaper Than Coal and Looks" Better In other . words if your walls are well pnjierod your fuel bill will be reduced. We do proper Paper Hanging atdrices you can afford to piy. HARRIS & PRICE Painters,' Paper Hangers and Decorators. A. C. HARRIS, Phone 1606, J.M. PRICE, Phone 1491 ,.t-m tiitu.f .: . I- , J. H. Peare, Fresh Chocolates I Fresh Bon Bo us ! Fresh Nougact ' " ' Freeh Carineln j ' ' " Fresh TalTey Fresh Sailed Peanuts Fresh Salted Almonds Fresh Popcorn GREENE & CO. h !; ALWAYS .1 i ANOTHER THING When i 111 Ketth,v ?z.n : t: When you order groceries from us you are mire to yery best to be,;bad. Wejkeep only the best V Tlia nnzt tiiuA von . . . . - vm. V v. ask to see our special line ofj a -2a. DDCAICACT DArMll T & -1 JtTi v "irsuueuenwu x SfWH , . mmfy, are fK2f the Wit - i. We defy competition. Call and let us show you we have all new and up-to-date goods for ladies and men. ' Rainbow Store : McLachlen AND GLAbS ' IF BROKEN HEARTH could be mended an neatly, quickly and thoroughly as I can repair yulir jewelry tbere would be no or rt.w fa the world. Mo matter wl'fther it be a watch, ring, a neck lace or a oany pin avar iron) aeno ctatinn needa repairing, bring it to m and it will be niendod bo you oannot tell it from new. My peoialty ia watch repairing, Bring It bere and have it done honeally, expertly and rhaply. the Jeweler Fresh Fruit ON TIME W lien youji rdVr grrreriea from ue yon re aula to have themdcllrered on lime are nt our store .i POTTED MEATS 1 STORE I LA GRANDE MORNING OBSERVER CURREY BROS, Editors and Proprietors. iCotCTcd a the Port Office nt Ia Cramle, Orcmn, M Beoond OUu . Mail Mtttet . Published Daily Cxctpi roonday. One y"r in Advance. His Monthn in Advance. . 6.50! f3.5o FRIDAY MORNING. THE SHIPPING BILL. The bill now pending in the Congress of the United States, wbicb has for its object the res toration of the merchunt marine of the United States to at least the relative position it occupied in the earlier davs of the re public, should receive a fuir con sideration because of the thing it proposes to accomplish. . The following line of dull figures muke an eloquent ap peal to every patriotic citizen of the United slates to mouse himself and do something to remedy present conditions. In 1800 when our. totul for eign trade, import and export amounted to 1162,224,548 worth of stuff.), there were 009,021 ton aj;e of American built vessels engaged in loreign trade Ia 1900 when our foreign trade im port and export, amounted to 2,244,424,200, there wore hu 820.094 tons of Ainericuu built vessels engaged in foreign trade. SERVANTS IN ECUADOR. ffce Traveler la Forced to Illr Hunr to Serve lllni. If you were llvlug in Ecuador and rvlatiod to litre a servant you could lianlly pot one by I) I in self or herself, out would be conn: oiled to take up with x drove of tlicin, probably fur outiium borlnK your own fiunlly. For example, cvlih a cfMik you would have to. receive nor husband and children, and perhaps Qiao her father nnd mother, into your bouse to bed and board, mnd each would 'jrlng along all his or her portable prop erly, conslKtlug mainly of domes Uc pets, fiuch aa plga, chickens, rabbits, rtotfn and other "llvo stock." The hus band may have some trade which be follows during the day, but at meal times and when iiltfht comes he returns to tho bosom of his family and yours. It would be considered downright In humanity to refuse them food and shel ter, find not a servant In Ecuador would work for so moan a master or mistress. The children of your cool: amy be ntllizcd for Ilht services, such bs running errands, weeding the par den and tend Ins the baby, but the nu merous brood is apt to bo "light Anger ed" nnd certain to be lousy, dirty and probably diseased. There Is no help for It, however, because "el coBttimbro' has decreed thnt for every servant you hire you must expect at leant a dozer extra mouths to feed. Nor Ik this tho worst of It Occasion ally the cook's. relatives from anothji vlllago come to pay her a visit of a fort night or two lasting ns long as you will tolerate it men, women and chil dren, bringing more dogs, pigs, chick ens, etc., to b housed nnd fed. Fortu natety, they are not accustomed ta "downy beds of ease" or sumptuous living, but consider themselves In clover If plentifully supplied wltl benns, corn men I and potato soup, and will sleep contentedly on the stones at the pntlo or the straw of the stable The danger Is that some of the strangei hangers on may not be as honest a the cook herself Is supposed to be, nnd canes are known where thieves and even murderers tlms gained admlssloii to the Inside nf the rasa w!th disss trous results. Philadelphia Record. 8TEVENSON. to Limp He l.iohel am Tbuoch Jam Ftpheit Front Hie Sen. He wan tall, thin, spare Indeed, he truck mo as almost fantastlrnl) spare. I remember thinking that Ihf station drnft caught hliu like a torn leaf flowing nt the end of a branch. Ills clothes bung about hint as tlx clothes of a convalescent who has lost bulk and weight after long fever. H. had on a Jacket of brown velveteen I tiiiinot swear to the color, but that de tan always comes back In the recalled plcturc-a llauuci shirt, with a loost necktie bundled Into a sailor's knot fomcvvliat fantastical trousers, though no doubt this eiTeet was due In part tt their limp amplitude about what Fo.Miiel nni .T the thin green tnes fa 'miliar in d.ihlla pots than the Icp of a human creature. He wore a straw hat that In Its rear rim siiKgsted forget fulness on the part of Its wearer, who hud apparently. In sleep or heedless ness, treated it as n cloth cap. These, however, vert details In themselves trivial and were not consciously noted till later. The long, narrow fact1, then) almoHt Hallow, with somewhat long. loose hair, hat draggled from beneath j the yellow straw hit well over tb ears. Along the duky hollows of tem ple and check, was what Immediately Attracted attention, lint the etrnor dlnarlness of the Impression was of n man who had lust lKen rescued from the sen or a rlvjr. Kxeopt for the fact that his clothes did not drip, that tl lone black locks hung limp, hut not tnoWt. and that tho short velveteen h' t t'ts flVi t r f it'i tt m i ftur ti. L'..p."t .tra rf a nii Ja.it c c.w ci lalten from the water wns overwhelm Ing.- Wllltom Sharp In Tall Mall ilsff Per Month.. Single Copjr MARCH 18, 1904 OUR FOREIGN TRADE During the mouth of Janu ary. 1003 the United Statea i in pur ted 8 tu ffs fro m foreign rouutriea to the value of $85, 174,786, for January, 1904 our imports amounted to $82,591, 973. The exports for Januiirv, 1903 were of the value of $133,992,209 and for Jauuary, 1901 they reached $142,029,041. The above 6gures show a logs of iniporf.e in the year 1904 from those of 1903 of $2,582,815 while in exports there was a gain of $8,030,772 The total imports for the seven months ending Janunry, 1904 were valued at $505,338. 091 and th.. exports for the Bume.period were worth $929, 130,445, showing a balance in our favor of $363,791,604. FOR RENT Five room cot luge, h.quiro of Miee Bj gtir l)uovroa fur Wonirn. It Is the inclination of inlvanclt,. years to sLlrk respuusiblllties,' and t very dangerous tendency It has prov to be for women. When the charm o youth has disappeared there Is a t;ieai er need to keep the public eye fn.n. uoting the lows of each year. It is at very we.l to moralize about accep;in old ago frankly, there is uolhin;: bu regret for any of us in parting w'tl our youthful attractions. i.Yrinin! tlmre should be uo stiamo In Htt-ivin to retain Uhmii us long ns pfi3siinj u biding their lows from the eyes of 'ln world Tb"rt Is something rejnrs'v In the havoc time makes with hum,,i flesh, and any truthful woman will mlt It. If care in bathing. In eating. : slooplng. In divsslng. in fact. In t'j departments of life, will allow us t be attractive to the eye, pray let practlco it to the very limit of cap: Ity. Boston Traveler. A Good Ilounchfiltl Cetnonl. An excellent cement for mendi most uuythlng may be made by uiix.i, together litharge and glyttMiu to t: consistency of thick cream or Ire. putty. xTbe cement is useful In m.'in ing stone Jars or any coarse earthen ware, stopping leaks In seams of i pans or wash boilers, cracks and Imi In iron kettles, etc. It may also U used to fasten on lamp tops or lightei loose nuts, to secure loose bolts wu nuts are lost, to tighten loose joints n: wood or iron or !u many other way about the varkms kltL!icii utensils, tin vatiKe, sink and in pautr.v litliuKS. n all cases the a'-iiclc mended should ik.i be used till the cement has hardened which will require from one day to n week, according to the miantlly of c tnent used. The cement will resist tli. action of wafer, hot or cold, acids iwvJ almost any degree of heat. Con tali Covert riere Is a gorgeous thing In the waj of a couch cover. It Is an improve ment upon the old time nfghnii. It K crocheted In four bro;td strips th length. These atv put .together will bands of lit avy linen hice Insertion wide, but not quite tho width of th clMeheting. The whole Is lined wltl ntln, which shows through the open work pattern of the l;nv and the rob. It Is too elec.tut by (his time to tat' It anytlduc elseIs finished around V. r edge with a deep edije of the lace. T'i nno tu tUeli'm Is crocheted of U'i shades of olive green. It ts teui'y hai-.i Oil For (he Itnmla. A certain wuipan whose hands hr.d been neglecbil uuMI they were yellow and bhifl and uray all color exe.pi flesh color went to a nianb ur In Iiavo her hands treated. The manicure, who was a very wise woman, took a bowl of pure oil of swe-t ultmnI and bu mersed the hands of tier patient In im oil. Keepieg them there I r -cmc mitj utes. she toik ihein out and c-iii- Utas-jac-c! tle-tii until th.-rv was n.u a partl-i- -f e.s on the siv.'ace. It i t. .ich .-li c;:n be ob .'! fi 111 niu.ir.im ti ' "it IIS f;l-s IM it Is i 1! 'tie IvititMHly ;linl ; ; lififrii ininutcH a: : wi! brfcin i, plum) 1 to lie iM'tty n;:iin sorN-.i " ti c ace It nrpii.ti. ir ii, llltrll (!: ft tlui-' I !. on Tin 1 .: v I'lie I. Im-jM tiot Ih cashed uft trwnnl. fr tl ' oil will Rnrely sink i ThnrnnirMr hlloi. fr. Tlnvp you ilonc up my Mi'rt jptr k'.Nl the patron of the Intnulry. "It l in-t out of tl Ironin nnim " answon'd the rlerb. "nnd vt will have ft dine up for you mm. iu that yon omy tnlto It kIotik with you." "All right. 1 Iioih- It luis had hettn luck thun the last one I hAd done up here." "!tet?r luckr "Ton. You did It up no completely in h trotitnR room thnt H irnu't wortfc lolng up tu the bundle."-Judge. SECREST BROS. -DEALERS IS- New & Second-Hand Goods, SHELF and HEAVY HARDWARE. . Gaidinier Building FIR STREET SDBBBSBBSSBe&aBSaDRllg OUR SPRING Sack Suits a E3 IS n ao not of the ordiuary cliarficter. There is acprtnin nolibiiiefB in the 2 "Hart, Schaffner - e s n a a a ; u U u a a A Two Light Electrolier Empire style complete vuli.clied glass shades and all attachments piit up iu yt .it residence for 5.00 Sie samples in our vnmv. La Grande Light & Power Co I HOME I Healthy Sl j: In Variety, I can fui nish large !. small orders of Apples in tny varioty, also shrubs, uines, weeping trees and small fruitj Carolina Poplars, Black Locust, Syca more, Mullmry, Cutalpa, Linden, Maple, Larch, Birch, Elm, Ash, Privet and roses iu any variety. Write for prices to Con. riant, Box 604, LaGrande, Ore. VM. GILP1NS' GREEN HOUSE 'Phone 1101 & m P m m 1 MrsT-i1 DO YOU WANT I CHOICE TIMBER CLAIM? I I If so, we can locate you on some I fine claims in Wu!L:wa County. f McDaniel Sc II WALLOWA, THE Launiry Is 11 v Rt-a.lv tor Busii.i With our 1,1 1'iibilion to 1 11 Order ' nli Call us up 11 .11. j A B C LAUNDRY PHONE & Marx ' t pi.iL.. ES V WTk H Mil that appeals to evi-ry styli.'h man. Thete ere decidedly "young men's clolhfif." Tt.vy have di.sli you i diuire your- own appearance if you wear ci.e, Along will) up-to-date, clothes goes fine faliocs We hove thtm in the Flortheim make, ihe dressed aud largest stock in town. Let u show you. J. M. BERRY Si I rs 3 a e s a s a a a b &ROWIST Apple Trees Thiilt and Prices. 1 i p r3i m m i i m f McDonald, I OREGON $ ABC "I- 1 '111! M. ur n. . lute Plmit ve are iu a hi'f ! of work . y. Phone Nc 11 i'i oa'l. Shor 1 80 j iS5i NEW MARKET j Stillwell 2 : - Yandermalen . Wish to nnnounce that on ; Saturday February .27 J . they will open a first class J Meat Markot in the old S Stand ' - "THE BOSS" J Corner Railroad & Fir St, We . will always keep on hai.d a good stock ol iresn and fimoked meats, sau sagfs, fish, and poultry, and will beglad to meet all my old patrons and as many new ones. All orders will receive our prompt attention. WK TRIM PRICES as closely as we do our meat. We know that the average housekeeper liked, to save on her meat bills and we try to po-i-ure-her trade by selling just U8 low as self preservation wilt permit, FOR THAT UK A SON steak b. chope, roasts, etc. can always be obtained at our ehop a little lower than our nearest cotupeditor. An to the quality of our meats we will let our lartie number of satisfied 'customers speak. Bock & Thomas THE FAMOUS LITTLE FILLS, For quick relief from BlItousnes, Sick Headache, Torpid Liver, Jaun dice, Dizziness, and all troubles aris ing from an i nactlve or sluggish liver, DeWitt's Utile Early Risers are un equalled. They act promptly and never gripe. They are so dainty that it Is a pleasure to take them. One to two act as a mild laxative; two or four act as a pleasant and elfecttve cathartic. They are purely vegetable and absolutely harmless. They tonic the liver. FREFARHD ONLY BY B. C. DWitt & Co., C Hie ago For Sale by A. T. HILL IN OTIC E: I would like nil my old friends and cnelon.ers to know Unit I huve rent ed a portion of A. J. Webu.e feed hijc for Z J.IV1CHY rUHPOKES f and will tie foiin:! there for hnslnos with tirst-thise riB nml giod accomo dations, I ill ulso board Tiorses by :he nionlli. Ilorsea " bought, sold and exelianed. G. W. ALLEN AltAMS A 17;. 1'hmte li!4i- Like This VA in the sky comes m ,h star of health famous remedy WX'0 lhe weak and doe-iforthestm- A'y dMpon ach that which It V'A ,'!'sPcPue. Is unable to do for U cu ' 1 n Itself, even If but ?",05 liht:y disordered 'ibie. and or overburdened. i "'K15' "" oiaoruera. mi SUDnliM I h m I luicea of HitT..inn i does the work ol Ihe stomarh. rflai.- u. nervous tension, while lh Inflated niusole.1 and membranes ol that AW -'t,n are alloaed to rest and heal. H cures - 0 tiiuicnce. palpitation of the heart nervous dyspepsia and III stomach troubles by cleansinc j r--' ""tj alio trongthening the glands, membranes of the slom chanddlgestiv,orEaaj Mol Dyspepsia Cure ttir Dnln Caa Sml, T 19 81"" a 1 'MliLll' ,Tt. V- For Sale by A. T. HILL