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It is perhaps mors characteristic of many year, tells us that .If he were
ment at the Steward on Monday. Jan
uary . This encasement will again
emphasize the (act that real minstrel
sy Is not dead, as this form of enter
tainment is entirely an American
feature, which has gradually drifted
away (rem the Idea of Its originator.
There was a time when the public
would stand for a so-called minstrel
show to appear in oriental scenes and
costumes, powdered wigs and painted
faces, which was rather charming to
Americans than of any other people
to hold small things in contempt, for
getting that J'lltUe drops of water, lit
tie grains of sand" ... constitute the
planet we Inhabit, A match Is a small
sad insignificant Affair, yet multiplied
as it has been in this country and the
rest of the civilized world it has been
one of the most- potential agents of
modern material development, , It has
come Into use at a late day In the
world's history, . There are many liv
ing among us still who can remember
when the flint and tinder were the
regular means of starting a fresh fire,
and the old one carefully preserved
1' tuij!.".; he cn,.'w,r nifht after
night to be revived in the morning. It
is 80 years ago the present year that
the luclfer match, the first genuine
friction match, was Invented, and even
that required an attachment of bent
sandpaper to produce the desired re
suits.
It Is hard for the present generation
to realise the Inconveniences from
which the friction match emancipated
their ancestor. The manufacture of
this product has become a great and
even somewhat diversified industry,
because every section seems to have
matches peculiar to Itself. A man who
has been a commercial traveler for
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SaioiflrLiim
Arrival am Departure of Trains at
la Grande.
No. 1, westbound Portland Special,
arrives 9:25 a. m.; departs, 9:30 a. m.
No. (, eaatbound passenger, mall
and express, arrives at 6:45 a. m.; de
parts 8:50 a. m.
No. I, eastbound Chicago Special,
arrives 8:06 p. m.; departs, 8:10 p. m.
No. 6, westbound passenger, mall
nd express, arrives 8:10 p. m.; de
parts, 9:15 p. m.
Elgin Branch.
Leaves La Grande at 8 a, m. and
arrives In La Orande at 5:35.
taken up and carried to any point east
of the Alleghenles be eould tell within
a hundred miles of where he was by
the matches he should find In use.
There is also a - national pride
matches. A recent mayor of Han
Chester, England, visiting friends
Boston, a few days ago, spoke very
highly of our "abominable matches,
and declared that he did not see how
a high-spirited, independent and en
terprlslng people like ourselves put up
with them.
700,000,000,000 a Year.
The American people, however, ap
pear to be fairly well contented with
the home product, else they would not
buy and consume so many with com
paratively so little grumbling. They
use up about 700,000,000,000 a year or
about half of all that are manufac
tilled in the world. There are hun
dreds of factories scattered over the
country, one plant on the Pacific coast
covering 240 acres and operating over
30 miles of railroad, over which Is
carried to It dally 200,000 feet of sugar
pine and yellow pine logs for the
match machines. Inferior lumber will
not do. It must be straight-grained
and free from knots and carefully
treated In addition. ' The by-product
goes Into larger things. The factory
on the Pacific coast referred to turns
out as this by-product a thousand
doors and 800 window sashes dally. In
single year one match company In
the lake region cut 225,000 board feet
of pine, though that was Intended Jor
more than a year's product.
It Is no wonder when we consider
these figures, that the matchmakers
are becoming anxious. And that is
true In other countries as well as our
own. In Germany and France there
Is a movement to have forests planted
JuBt for match timber, and we may
soon fare a famine In match wood in
this country, for not all kinds can be
used for that purpose. It may also
appen that Invention may develop
something that will take the place of
matches. It is not probable that the
limit of progress has been reached In
the means of producing fire at need.
There Is, no Promethean penalty for
the man who shall make the discovery
but rather welcome and reward by his
eager fellow men.
If Now a Tremendous Irresistible
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1 Commencing Saturday,
Si At the Hour of Nine and
l Closing Sat.Even'mgJanua
George Primrose, the
Great Minstrel Man.
look upon, because It was new, but
this style having lost Its novelty Is no
longer charming and, furthermore,
theatergoers now want American mln-
trelsy that is true to negro life of
plantation days and truly a feature of
our own country. Mr. Primrose Is
the first to furnish this genuine form
of amusement, but with modern em
bellishments of a kind that enhances
the effect. The gaudily bedecked cos
tumes and white-face minstrelsy has
seen Its day. In its place has come
the merry darkey fun Intermingled
with up-to-date songs and humor, led
by George Primrose.
TONIGHT
George Primrose and his big min
strel company will play an engage
! STEWARD'S OPERA HOUSE
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The' Midland Jubilee Singers.
This excellent organization of col
ored people will give an entertainment
at the opera house on Thursday eve
ning, January 9, under the auspices
of the high school. The club is said
to be the finest college glee club now
traveling. They sing the old planta
tion songs with that utter abandon
which characterizes the negro race.
They also sing music of a more diffi
cult type, but there are no Black
Pattls among them and no straining
after operatic effects.
D. H. STEWARD. Maragar
MONDAY, JANUARY 6
YOU'LL LAUGH YOUR HEAD OFF
AT LOVE'S AFFINITY
GEO,
PMMR0SE'S
K Minstrels
HEADED BY i HE DANDIEST OF
ALL DANCING COMEDIANS
GEORGE H. PRIMROSE
WITH HIS OWN GREAT COMPANY
OF MINSTRELSY LEADING
ENTERTAINERS.
Magnificent
Production
Splendid
Singers
Fifty Joymakers
Wonderful Novelties
Ap 0c4n of Merriment
Same Dandy Company and Production as Presented in all
the Leading Theatres Throught the Country
I THE WORLD'S GRANDEST AND BEST OF MINSTRELS
PRICES
Orchsttra $1.50 Orchsttra Circle $ 1 .00
Dress Circ!s 76o Gallery SS and 60c.
Seats on salt Saturday at Van Quran's stors
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Not a Clearance Sale of Old Rub
titeh. hut a sale of Uie CHOICEST,
NEWEST and the Season's MOST DE
SIRABLE MERCHANDISE.
Every article in our large Stock, in
cluding some early arrivals In Spring
Goods, will go on sale Saturday morn
ing at Irresistible price reductions.
Don't wait, there are many choice
plums to be plucked, but they are
marked for quick selling and will not
last long.
LADIES BELTS
In silk, kid, and novelty
beltings in all desirable
widths and worth regularly
11 $1.00 to $1.25, choice, dur
ing this sale Hoc
50c, 75c, & 85c Ladies'
belts in large assortments
sale price now 25c
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fABLE UNENS AT
WONDERFUL SAVINGS
60 in Turkey Red table
linens easily worth twice
the price, the yard 25c
85c Bleached satin da
mask special .this sale at
the yd. . 59c
in a
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pienmu assortment in
all the desirable widths, an
excelent value at 10c choose t
now per yd. He
Also a special lot of regu
lar 10c embroidery at per
ya. 5c
"The Man of Uie Hour."
. Playgoers will no doubt view with
great favor "The Man of the Hour,"
which will be seen at Steward's opera
house Tuesday night, January 11, be
Ing presented here with a special se
lected company under the manage'
ment of William A. Brady and Joseph
R. Orlsmer. "The Man of the Hour"
from all reports, easily ranks as one
of the most substantial hits of the
past season uf the new one. It Is said
to contain more generous laughs than
many a farce, and the love Interest Is
absorbing. The play Is said to be
strong, convincing and uncommonly
interesting and proves particularly ef
fective as a dramatic vehicle, because
it deals with a familiar subject In
most virile manner.
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THE LADIES' READY-TO-WEAR DEPARTMENT
YOUR DOLLAR DOES DOUBLE DUTY-HALF PRICE
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For any garment you may select, In ladles' Suits, ladles' Coats, misses'
and children's Coats and Jackets, ail ladles' trimmed and tailored Hate and
about six dozen ladles' Waists, all In this season's most popular styles and
fabrics. !
NEW
ELECTRIC THEATRE
A CLEVER DETECTIVE.
BETWEEN TWO FIRES.
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When Sweetheart Mary Whts-
pered, 'Yes'."
THE TIRED TAILOR'S DREAM.
THE TROUBLESOME FLEA.
Program changes each Monday 4
and Thursday. Ladles' sout- 4
air matinee every Wednesday,
t p. m. Children's So matinee 4
4 every Saturday, I p. m. 4
4 New Electric Theater. 4
4 B, M. SHERWOOD CO., 4
Proprietors. 4
4 Mahaffey Building. 4
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ALL LADIES' SUITS AT HALF REGULAR PRICE.
ALL LADIES' COATS AT HALF REGULAR PRICE.
ALL CIRDREN'S COATS AT HALF REGULAR PRICE.
ALL MISSES' COATS AND JACKETS AT HALF REGULAR PRICE.
ALL LADIES' HATS AT HALF REGULAR PRICE.
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VOU CANNOT AFFORD TO OVERLOOK. LIMITED SPACE WILL ONLY PERMIT MENTIONING A 1
FEW. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS AND YOU WILL ZlLT FULLY APPRECIAT tii it
Men's Coats and Vests, worth 123.00 Suits ,
LADIES' FURS AT TREMENDOUS
PRICE REDUCTIONS.
Every fur scarf in the house must
go. To movo them quickly we cut
prices without regard for cost. We
carry nothing but the most dependa
ble Furs, made by the moat reliable
fur houses In America, and the know
ing ones will not fall to profit by this
opportunity, so don't wait and blame
us If you do not find what you want.
Come now. Don't wait.
120 Furs ..$13.35 $15 Furs ..$9.98
$12 Furs .. $7.98 $10 Furs . .$.3
$( Furs .. $3.98 $4 Furs ..$2.85
MEN'S FUR OVERCOATS AT A BIG
SAVING ONE-THIRD OFF.
We handle nothing but the justly
famous "BISHOP" Coats, easily the
peer of all Fur Coats, every one of
them made from matched furs, in
Raccoon, Moroccan Lamb, Russian
Calf, Wolf and Natural Grey Alaska
Goat Note the prices:
$75.00 Fur Coats
$55.00 Fur Coats
$33.00 Fur Coats
$20.00 Fur Coats
..$49.95
..$38.85
. .$23.00
..$13.35
READ EVERY ITEM QUOT ED BELOW CAREFULLY. EVERY ONE OF
SCOPE AND MONEY-SAVING OPPORTUNITIES OF THIS SALE UNTIL YOU PAY US A VISIT
up to $12; choice now for. $4.95 $22.60 Suits
Men's nitra Vent, worth UD to $20.00 Suits
$2.50; now
All Boys' Suits
All boys' Overcoats.
Men's fancy Vests . .
All ladles' Skirts...
Ladles' Flannelette
$1.20 '18-0 Suits
$15.00 Suits
.One-third Off
.One-third Otf io.OO Suits
One-half Price
One-third Off
Waists. MEN'S
worth up to $1.25; choice for 39c $20.00 Overcoats
Ladles' Skirts, worth up to ' $18.00 Overcoats
4 $10, now $2.50 $15.00 Overcoats
4 $1.25, $1.50 Men's Shirts; now 78c 112.00 Overcoats
75c and 85c Caps 48c 110.00 Overcoats
Men's Linen Collars Be $8.00 Overcoats
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LA GRANDE,
OVERCOATS
$18.88
$13.00
UNDERWEAR
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"ucrwear, worm up to
.S10.Z3 $1; now e
.$13.35 Misses' Underwear, worth up
.$12.00 to 75c, now 29c t
.$10.00 Men's $1.25 wool Underwear . 79c
. $8.00 Men's $1.60 wool Underwear $128 4
. $8.85 Ladles' heavy fleeced 76o 44
Underwear, now ., ... 3e !
Chllfl'B haOvtf 1nAnA ?, A
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weai; regular 25c to SOc value,
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now from
Boys' Outing Gowns, regular
.$12.00 65c values; now 880
. $8.00 75o Men's Outing Gowns .... 4W
S 75c and 85a ladle, nuti.. n le
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76o and 85o ladles Outlna- flown.
5.85 now
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Every Article at
Reduced Prices
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