Hot Weather MEALS Bring your wife and family to tba Spokane Cafe for Dinner. Your wife will ap preciate the change and freedom from the hot kitchen.''. You will all enjoy the meal the best in , Uwu. First, class service. . ' SPOKANE CAFE J, F. Johnson Depot St. La Graude.Or. Changeof tManacmcnf. The undewigued has purchased the busin s known as the Harris Cash Meat Markwt and will here after condnct the fame. ' We wish to inform the public that we aw prepare, to furnish all kinds of meats, game and poultry At the very lowest prices consistent with first-clas articles We have our own delivery n.V twn trina daily to the Old Town. . Highest market price paid for all cuttle, hogs and ' sheep. We solicit a share ol your patronage and guarantee the very best satisfaction. Phone orders receive prompt and careful attention. -- Harris meat market across the track. Phone 1601. TURNER & WALTER A DtiHth FHeTl PUurt. Tk.f win h I ii Intuitu bird mammali and reptiles habitually pretend to be dead whD danger threaten! them la a well known (act, but It la generally be ttered that this stratagem la reaorted to only by animal., in booth mer however, there la a plant a apeclea ol tslmom-which resort, to death felR tog, erldently for th purpose of pre Tenting the grau eating anlmaia from atlog It In lta natural atata thla plant haa a vivid green hue, bat dl loctly It la touched by a human flngei or by any living animal it collapse, into a tangle of apparently dead and withered etome. London Globe. Henler iteveMom. W. B. Henley once met Robert Louts Bteveuaon and found bla friend dis tressed because he wn not a Voltaire or a Dumas, though he bad an equip-' ment which ought to have made blni their peer. Stevenson put hla "failure"' down to the weakness of bla longs. "Perhaps you are right, Louis," aald Henley. "I've always felt that It I bnd not been a blessed cripple I could have taken the earth In my band and burled H Into the sua." The Teat. UiyWell, did you see bert I It true? Is she really engaged to him or Is It only ttll ruinorj Nellie There Isn't a word of truth In It I had a long talk with her and told her of the men who are just wild about me, and she never said a word about blm. Brooklyn Ufa. Early Risers miAHoOTurruriu. aw Mti (ram BllleosnaM, Sot Meaaaoha, Torpid Uvw. Jetia- dloa, CTirlrni and all troubwa ana la Irani a inaallv or slugflih Hv.r, OaWM'a UUW Early Rlaera an -aajnaliad, They act promptly and nave grip. They era so dainty that It la a pleasure la Mm them. One to two aot aa a saM laaettvoi two or four aot aa a - effective oathartto. They an wk vegetable and absolutely Tntf tenie tne liver. B. C. DsWIU Co., ChU - Menu. "Come, dear, kiss my cheek and make ap, she said forgivingly. "I'll kiss it" be answered, "but I Jon't think It wants any more maklnf How tne Initial "M" Pnnetnatea turn Grcut Cononrror'i Carver. From Murengo to Moscow waa thu uijik swing lu the pendulum of Napr leon'a life, the one the greatest battle ..... iTu V.l ll out or wiucn no enmu wilu ma u.w, other the abyss which engulfed him Mr. J. M. Buckley, who la a literary expert on coincidences, points out how strangely the letter M played a part to the life of the Brent conqueror. Mnrboe wus the flint to recognize tht nnim r N minimi! at the Kcole Mill tnlre. Melns opened to blui the way to Italy. Mortler wns one or ma ua-ei wr erals. Morenu betrayed blm, and Mu wn tlm first martyr to his cause Marie 'Louise partook of bis highest destinies. Mettcrnlch conquered hits . .1,,, Anlri nf fllnlnmnev. Blx marshals Maesenn, moruer, mai mont, Mncdonald, Murat and Moncy and twenty-six of hla generals of dirt alons had names beginning with the letter M. - Murat duke of Bassano, was the counselor In whom he placed the great est confidence, his nrst grcai oaw tie was that of Montenotto; his last was thnt of Mount St. Jenn. He gained the battles of Moscow, Montmtral) end Uontarenu. Then enme the assault ol Montmartre. Milan wns the first ene mies' capital and Moscow he laet in which he entered. lie lost Egypt through the blunder! of Menon mid employed Mlollls to R.nlri, Plua VTT nrinnner. Mnlet con- srlred ngnlnst lilm, afterward Mar j mont His ministers were Maret, mon tnllvet and Molllen. Hla Brat cham berlain was Montesquieu. DAIRY FARMERS IN LINE. THE HALL OF FAME. Patrick Mahaney of Derby, Conn to the course of thirty-two years aaved $3,200 on a salary never more than S13 a, mnnfh. Senator William A. Clark of Mon tana has determined to harness the tamobs Shoshone falle of Idaho and ... .i,Mm nr work. Austen Chamberlain, new chancellor . of the exchequer, Is but forty. Lord Randolph Churchill waa three years' younger when be assumed the same post " I . T.k- untioi- nf Rockland. Mass., though but sixty-five years old. la the fatber of thirty-five children, the old est of whom Is forty-five and youngest two years old. ... Mllllcon Hunt a Chicago merchant ts tiald to have received the first train u.j tmioht wnt to Chicago. He Is -eighty-two and received bis con- algnment in 1848. Slguard Ibsen, a aon of Henrlk Ib sen, the Norwegian poet and drama-m- t.oa hwimii chief of the Norwe gian delegation In the council of state sitting at Btocmioinr. Mr. Mabuta. the Maori king, now a member of the New Zealand legisla tive council, has solemnly urn" teetotal pledge before commencing bla career as a statesman. I Evelyn Wrench of London, who Is responsible for the great craze for the picture post card, atarted business with a capital of $250 and now Is earning $100,000 a year. Miss Helen Gould, with her 'rnth Den man Thompson recently ceiebrut. ed the seventieth anniversary of bla birth. r-imoi. Rnffhnm is starting as Buy- lock In the "Merchant of Venice," tit der management of Fletcher and Stto nacli. : . Frederic Remington, the artist as tlsted In the ataging of "John Ermine of the Yellowstone," now at me oiu battan theater. New York. Hcrr Conried .announces Dec. 24 as the date of the proditctlou of "Parsifal at the Metropolltiin Opera House, New York. Repetitions will be given Dec. 81, Jan. 7, 14 nud 21. Rosnrlo Guerrero, the Spanish panto min.i.e arrived In New York reeen..i an the Kaiser WUhclui der Grosse. She will present "Carmen" In pnulomime at a Uroudwny theater. Ada Rehan has filed objections to the executors' accounts of the Augustta Daly cstnte She has n well sued for the recovery of $(1,000, which she claims as nireurs of salary. Exhibit Room ' Arrhittct Thornton has ormphted the plan for the exl 11 ition buildine-to be lcated at the dtpot Carpenlera arerjos ilgnring en the cost, which wben computed lll be plerfd in ibe bundB of the Commeri'ii-1 i luh t x Its coniidertion. The boilding will be Javy 'eet lonir, eight bet . wide nd 'weive fi'et hub. It la a very neat de- k-n. The fide facing the trans will be almost Ud glare, there being IS iudows and exhibits facod thi-re OHiinot help but attract the attention otall. ' Artesian Well S Ij Biooks was In Ibe oityye!trday and stated that ibe arte.lan well prop ositirn wlicb was started last fall bad not teen al audited by any mean-' and that just 08 sooi. aa har'eat wss over, msehlnely would be purohmed and tht nell driven. ' NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION iB , BHii.. oivnn. that the CO ruituersliip heretoiore existing between lur unaeriKuu uuuc i.f M.l'oy 4 MoParlrP Hie gnoeiy i i , .. ... i ., i.Nn(U ffn hn dts- solved- by mutnal agreement ine businiae Mill beooktioued by William Murarlane. : ' U a ted, Auguat 12, 190 - v juiiira iucujr 812-823 W. AioKarlane . - :' " 1 ' '. HOUSE TO RENT The proner per son ran aecore a orat cihss resmt-noe In good part of town b, inquiring of 1 N Wilson at l it resldem-a on ' Birob streif,. - - ; 2t LOST $3- i ' - ' " "'H P'ess leave . otoee ind get liberal re -war'! ' . ' ' : - 2t For Sale Light bay bniy team (gentle). Work single double or saddle. New nolo buirirt- and new liuht borne oonipbte. Inquire of Mrs. Whitney, Whitney House, Adams Aveuu. , SOMMER HOUSE Moyer Abraham A H Lovelace Jamea Stutt L U Wilson 'B E Cunie Portland do do do ."' do LOhT The crown off of a Knight Templar's emblem with a aecung or five small diamonds. - Finder will please Kave at J M Berry's Btox receive reward. , ' tl Peaches THE MARKTS (juiy ao) ; New J"ork Silver 5H 5 8Union Poiflo . I5 5-8,Pfd931---! I'hioauo Sct wheat opener w 8 ' n 89 5-8 and clow i at 90 1-1 Biley m 60, flax I. 7 ) 2,noithwe?tern 51.44 Man Fr. nsor '.'ash wheat $1.87 Portlan i-wheat Walla Walla 67; BluestemTi!; Valley 78. . I atlle Beat steers 3 a $3. ir'-, me- iium 3, oows $2 a 2,25. . A Kohdle C R Hill C Swaikhnnmer and wife A Koscb and ntle 0 M Lauer " 1 F Bates H ii Akins and wife JHMimn.ugu Geo W Lamoruan b DJones r' H Uiggins J W lrnin B Cbancey - W H (Jline V U Bell Fennleton Bpokane Union Seattle 1 Denver Sultons Joseph Perry Union 1'endletun Wheeling, Va la-unia Union SannfBide Wash I wish to Boy to my Iriends and ihr I publi that I uuve a large. crop hi peaches this vear. Our early tvaoi.m wiH be ripe lu about week ur 10 da ye trum this ume we can sell yuu a more juioy beaer tlavoitd peaou aud cheap er ibao you oan buy itieui alttr they have been snipped in Iroai oilier par.B ! Then when you pay for 20 lbs you get 20 los good pouud measure. J K Kellogg. Ladies Shoes Shine d At the Quality oboe store Lext door to J M. Berry's, by an experienced Liner. 3t Bv All Druceists ARE YOU GOING TO ST. LOUIS If so, pnrohnso your th-ket via the ro(;Fi6land f iasco sYbXbMS. Choice of routes going or returning 8X.PAUL. DKNVER, COLORADO BI'RINHS, or 1'UKllLO. : For rates oall on your Im-al Agent -Dates ol sale: June 10-17-18 July 1-2-3 Aug. 8-9-10 Sei t. MI-7 Oct. 3-4-5. For farther inlorniniioii aim rn-opm, car reservations call upon or address A II Me Donald Oen'l Agent 140 Third St., Portland, Ore CHtv Scavenger Vaults, Cesspools and Well? Cleaned All work done by ScnTenRers 1ST. 1ST. Maon rhono 1841 La Urmulo Or. Columbia i'r!Vr"!rv rotmnero'iil University r;r l$m ros anTAuna ji i 'on roes nnonilnir sehool tor voting "' " boy. Box 348 University Park Station. PortUn d Orrson E-i Lfjl ?, .(, SPICES, n A Uu(ll! ir SaBi; 1 viinji!. rrtitf"!? n lllli i Id IllSMrtlTOTPf.fTt' II iMietarr of National tlnlom In Fa vor of tlrowulow UIU, Becrctnry Clmrles Y. Knight of tlw Natlonnl Dairy union recently ex pressed himself as follows concerniua the Urowulow bill: "In coiupiiuy with hundreds of thou sands of other people throughout the United Suites 1 am very much Interest ed In this bill. I have Just returned from a tour of Itnly, France and Eng inmi whore 1 luul an onnortuulty to observe the character of the roads In those countries. Comlns homo and looking over our miserable facllltlcf for getting arouud In the rural dl trlcts, 1 made up my mind that It will be necessary for this country to do ni European countries have done In ordei to get good roads L o., have govern ment aid. "The Nntlonnl Hairy union Is organ lied throughout the north In every con grraslntinl district which has any amount of agricultural constituency and I nni firmly of the opinion that th" progressive runners who nre dalrynioi . will be In favor of the hill for natlonnl aid. I am so much Inlerested In Its' iieccus fl.nt I nni wlltlnir to use my In I Oui'iice to have our dairy fnnucrs petl ! Hon for the passage or this tiui. I would lie willing to give several lllln dred dollars out of my owt, pocket ! see the mads or this country Improve like those of I'niiu-o." r.,U Mliw lt Ills Word. In (lie year of M the forces of King MfoiKO I atlai ked the Moors and drove lliein out of Madrid H. U' miniiectinu there Is a legend that tin Kegovlnns. '. "ere allies or Airooo had lieeu elieeked l.y the snows In the t l.-tu.nrrln mill wor llliioiiiiioi nii- ; tlierefon- Into In overinklng the mule j l.ollv of the ariiiy. which had snt down l.,-fore Madrid. 'Sin-." I hey Inquired , of the King, "where shall " i-allip ..i.i.l. In- " r,.tuilii-d Alfonso , xltli ii sneer, being angry with them j teenn-e of their tanlines. J ! Hi- kin',' at his wonl. .nrrled the walls and Hie iwM uiorulug I he banner oi Ognvln nn H-siting from a fnrrej of Hie gtue of liuadalalara. 0ou Ofnusvlt rnlles3. Borne of the excavations at Nl?r"w ahow that the Babylonians had nruiU plication tables five times nB long aa those commonly used In schools. Most little men and women, for' Instance) do not have to go further thau twelve times twelve, but the llttlo Babylonian children, says Dr. Herman V. HIV precht. who superintended the late ex. cavntlons. had to go as far as sixty Union sixty. Niniilinroil fragments of tablets bear Ing these "luul'.lpllcntlon tables" have been found, sonic few of wnicn go as . i .inn times 1.800 But these were evidently only tot astronomical purposes. Those old astronomers seem in hnvK felt hurd lircssed for time. ami when they were calculating the distances of the new stars they found ami their stie, they did not want to take the time to multiply, and so Jual referred to these table Inuitons. tearful Simplicity. A new bouse which bus just been erected In a western city Is an example of modern slu-pllclty In the way of decoration. Bwauty of colors In car pets and wall paper hns been sought and beauty ot Hue In furniture, but there Is very little of what we call brlc-n-brnc, jnd in some of the rooms there nre no pictures, but plnster casta above the mantels and In the larger wall spaces. It is a relief to go Into uncluttered rooms and have a chance to think or read without the distrac tion of pictures and cblnaware. Piano Tuner Have Frof. Hendrioks tur.e your piano, li will p.y von U, do bo. Tun-' itigand rtpaiung caiefully done. We kindly solicit your work. Oct 3 JCrof . Hendricks For Sale Jersey Cow F.asy-Pyments Beautiful Columbia River holder A mmsi nter diuailtuei.t of the Ore gon Kailroad & Navigation Company ban just issued a beau'.ilul and costly panoramio lolder entitlbd "ibe Col umbia Kiver, through the Casoade Mountains, to the haoitlo OiOan." Ituiii Arliuatun to Porllaud aud Iroin forlland to li.e 1'aclUc Ocean, ev,ry ure of the river and every point f interest are idiown while Mt Hood Alt Auanir, and Us St Helen-, po.po vuaily covered wnb snow, stand onv u ibeie benuiy. On the back ot the iniiD is aii interesting Biory lu rlo'.uil ol tne irip from HuntiUiton to I'orl land and Irorii Portland to tlie ocean. not overlooking .he beaches and the San V raiuisoo trip by ocean- A oopy uf this foldor may be seound by send ug four cell le in stamps to pay postage m A L t.ralg. tieueral PaSBengir Agent of the Uregou 'iallroad & uaviga ion Ooiiipant oitland, Oregon, hy send ing the addrtBS of tome Iriend in the Last, and fonr oents in postage the lolder will be promptly mailed. The World's fair Route Those aiiticipaliug au taauru ti.o, or a.viBit to the Louisiana furchase expo ailiou at bU Luuis, cannot aUord to overlook the advantages ottered by the A.i.au..nD, p.f.ivi.! kxiLwAV. which, on act ounv ol lta various routes and gated wnyo, nas oeu appropnaieiy uauina Ibe W'iria' rrir itouve. uau.un...j irnit. thu Northwest take . . . i ... in.. trHiim Irnni I)t.ll- veror fueblo mitu tho choice of either going direct through the Kansas iiiy, via Wichita, tort Bcott ana rieaaaur, 1 wo trains dally from Denver and Pueblo to Bt. Louis without change, carrying all classes or modern equip ment, including electric lighted obser vation parlor caio uiuiug uuily train between Kansas City and bl Louia, Write, or call on W. O. McBrlde, beneral Agent, 124 Third st, Portland lor oetailea iniormauou -uu uiuaw. literature. u- Real estate Snap Two acre treot. seven blocks from cooler of La Grande. Goi d six room ed cottage furnished otimpletely and well, If desired. Two barns, large hen . hnnse and wire enolosed park over one d red chickens, over 100 bearltg 'nit trees including wintr and Burn er apples, peaiB, prunes, peaches and aeveral varitiea of cherries, one tbouBand raspberries, 500 strawberries twenty nve snaae irees, - iaw. noneia and large garden ready for OBe, three Wens, IWO puuilis, leu Bunreo in guun water ditch. House insured for (700 for three years. Part down. Cor particulars inquire at this offloe. Congrrtulations Mr John H Cullom, Editor ol the uarlanii, lexae, ((own, baB written a leilei ol cungralulalioos to the manu facture ol uimiwuau vuuku meuy, as follows: "sixteen yoaro ngo Klien our Brut child was a bauy he was sullied to croupy spells and we would .... ,,nuuuu mu-.nt him. Wa beuan using Chaiuherlalu'8 Couab Kemedy in lB7, ana nnding it sucna reuauio medy lor .vldsaodcruup we have never u.iiin.1,1 it, i.Iim i.onae siuce ttiat UTOU n.ii.ww- - lime. We have hvd chii .run and have given it to ail ol them wun goou ro sulta." tor sale by all druggists. AN OPEN LETTER To the onblio: We wish to oall the attention of those not already ndvi-od tnat we hare estnblisiied a wood woiking plant in La Grande equal to any in the country. . ,1 - I It A . L- .: .. A .u.nJt.lnna demandi-d suoh an enterprise and wa hnim aiuinf. ihnnannrla nf (loll&ra in fl. quipment n i improvement. we are nov oniv prepareu 1.0 un your orders for mill work but we ran fur nish all klndB of lumDer on enon notice. ll yon buy ie quantity so we can fnr nisb in car lots to oe delivered direct we can give you prompt shipment and at prioes as low as the lowest consider ing the quality of the stock and the - promptness ol delivery . 'el... ..!... .... .1 .... u f, fhc ananiinfc you buy and the cost of bandiing. ueiore placing your onior uumiuv Bubuilt your propoaitlon to us and see il we can handle your business to please you. We are a La Grande institution bnt we do nst claim anything on that ao o unt only to have an equal show with our ,-ompeiitor. After estanlishing an expensive lo cal entei prise we want the bueiness to boan mi, 9fl nil. I mATI nt Work. Ua um. ..n I., i, i . I ii it fnr Iquri, hilt In. oal enterprisi-8 Bhomd be built up to employ our people be noma insteuu ui sending all the moaey away for stnrt 1.. nlh.. ..lu.u,a . Tbe monev sent awav does not oome bark to ui and it builds up oiher com munities at our expense xours for ousiuusb, Stoddaid Lumber Co. Lost FpB'ht-r pillow on road from Starkey to La Urande aiout Aug 1 Under will pleaae return io the Obsever Ooice. ghtful Route, Daylight Ride Dizzv Craes. Deeo Carious. A Golden Opportunity Sea ,. i r nature in an ner gionoue heautv. and then tbe acme of man's handiwork. The first ia found along the line of the rinnvfir A Kio Grande Railroad and tlin latter at the St. Louie World's Fair. Your trip will he nnfi nf nleasure make the most of it. For information and Ulus trated literature write , VV. C. McBRIDE, Gen.Agt. Portland, Oregt Lode Directory. KAOLK8 La Grande Atrie 159 F O h meet every Friday nitrht m K ol I tall 8 ; m TUillllK uivuirjiii luviiw v a C C Uookweii. W i a. N atayvllle, W Beo KORESTKRS OP AMERICA-Oonrt Maid Marion, No 22 meet each Tuesday In Ellt'i halU Hrotben are Invited to attend. O J Vtudorpool, keobec IO0 P I Grande Lodge, No 16 it ee j n their ball every Ha1 urday uight. Vis) uig nem bem cordially Invited to attend. S Kino hart N ti H Cooltdge, 8M. A b A A. M. La Grande Txxige o 41. meets every Ul nd 3rd 8atur y ul each month, ' A C WiUitnuSeo, 0 D Huffman W. M ilfUPl firiry. FmcirFhvor, rfi Mt ltmvith,lfiowr,a!i!i?ncn.' h 1 fUJTLAMD. OEC0N ..J 1 ncl. I .,u :i - .ilr1 Mr. IViKinon, Mr K'.HMuvr of llMrkln.-vlIK" tli. t.iwn when- I u-'l to live. M",- Miller nf lire ' " I was tellinS hbu ,vp I111I 1 lie lli'-s of hl ihm- fur He l:Kt leu ve il-. I'll linw then1 ' '"" Mr. Ki;..l::er fI- '""- V liv. Hem e'." : J i ,-r -1 1 f "-t Jir f,.,. u- -n. wltl. 11 111" .i.t'iiwll - . M le. ' I mmlll to Ii ve U ;d you but but U.ev're unrli-r the diul.ig room car nRIFTING TOWARDS Many people who are neglecting symptoms of kidney trouble, hoping "it will wear away," are a?IZ to Jarda Bricht's Disease, which is kidney trouble in one of its worst forms. uiiuiutj v wmm Am stops Irregularities, strengthens the urinary organs p.'tfuilds up the wi.Xut Mssuet II of the kidneys so they will perform their functions properly. Healthy kidn. strain out n ho nnisonous waste matter is carried by the circulation to every oart of the body. 2 causing dizziness, backache, stomach trouble, sluggish liver, irregular heart action, etc If you have any signs of Kidney or Bladder Trouble commence taking FOLEY'S JVlUiNC, T urNiC u( uiicc. as 11 win uuic otiin. uiouiuci m icw uctys nu prevent m fatal malady. It is pleasant to take and benefits the whole system. Q. B. Burhant Tettlflet After Four Year v. o. omnaiu 01 vmrusie wencer, n. Y.t writes 'ABont roar jrtari aco Dim tn Find Out. Yon can easily determine if vonr kidney, are oiit of order by setting aiide for 34 hours a bottle of the urine passed upon arising. If upon examination it Is cloudy or milky or ha. a brlck-dutt sediment or small particles float about in it, 'your kidneys ar. diseased, and FOLEY'S K'DNEY CURB should b. taken at ooc. "About four rtan ico I wrote you itatlog that I had been entirely sure, of Mvoro kldnor tnub!o by taklof Ion thao two bottln of rolay'o Kl!r Cure. It mtlraly atoppe. tba Mck-Suat aaeimaat ao. pain aod aymptorao of bldoay dlaaaao diuppaarad. 1 en .lad to oay that 1 hava mm bad a return ar in, af iKm 4.... . l . yoare tbat hava alapard. and I am ovldantljr cored toatay cured, and haartlly reconnnand Polay'e Kidaay Cure le ear aoa aufertea freei hidnav er bladder tnubla. Two Sizes, E0 Cento and $1.00. SOLD AND RECOMMENDED BY A TBILI, Druggist