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woods of noutlit-i n Indiana to the jlate
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UNCOLX SAYINGS.
Let us have fulth that right makes
might, and In that fulth let us to the
end dare to do our duty u we und-r-utand
It.
Stand with anybody, that mand
rltfht. Ktand with him while he is
right, and part with him when lie koijs
wrong.
Let every man remember thai to
Violate the law Is to trample on the
blood of his father, and to tear the
charter of Mh own and his children's
liberty.
If the Almighty Ruler "f Nations,
with His eternal truth and justice, be
on yohr side of the Norlh or n youi
Hide of the South, that truth an. I that
Justice will surely prevail by the Judg
ment f this great tribunal ( the
American people.
Lincoln's l'lr-1 Speech.
The following Is the first political
speech ever delivered by Abraham
Lincoln: "
Gentlemen and Fellow Citl.cns: I
presume you all know who I am. I
am humble Abraham Lincoln. 1 have
tiecii solicited by my many friends to
become ft candidate for the legisla
ture. My politli-H rue short and sweet.
I am in favor of a national bank. 1
inn in favor of the Internal- Improv
niclil system and a high protecliv.
tariff. These are my sentiments ami
political prlnclp'n. If elected. I shall
be thankful; if not, it will be all the
same.
r.M'.KUi i.L t rmr.Nos.
v- ,
Xliif-li llell en-'l ."poll leaving Home
for Idle lloni
"My friend", n f not I" my slf-
. fltion aa upprci l.tte my fccllngM of
Kadu-ss at this partlne To this place,
and the kindness of this people, I owe
everything. Here I have lived a uat-
ter of a century, and have passed
from a young l" an old man. Ibo
.... . i t ... ... .i ... ,
IIIV CllllllO'll O.i.v lew m.-. e . -'
-burled. I now leave, not knowing
'heii or wlielher I may ever return,
with a task before me greater thar.
that which rested Mpon Washington.
Without the assistance of the lUvlne
licing, who ever attended him. I can
not fail. Trusting In llim who can go
Ith me, ami remain with you. and
be everywhere for ifo-nl. 1. t rs con
fidently hope t'eit :ji ' t be el we!!.
To Ills i-are commending yon, as i
hope In your prayers you will cum
in, ml me. I bill you an af -i -lion ate
farewell."
the poorest of the frontier folk, whose
rise wax by weury and painful 'ubor,
lived to lead 111 pcopte tlH'Olll,)! the
buriilng flamcH ol n titruggle from
which the nation emerged, purified un
by fire, born nnrw to a loftier life.
After long yearn of Iron effort, and of
..'en m . ir.f , ry:''rA.t i J.t- V-?i'rl
t,"'y.-.'e- Kt -'r.i f: -w. t-t 'i -H'.tjN t- f-
iit the Icpubllc. at tile Itlnmellt when
that leadership hail become the tu
pemlotiH wurlil-la.-k of the time. He
grew to know greatness, but never
ea-. Succes ranic to him, but never
happiness, nave that which springs
from doing well a painful ami a vital
task. Power wasj his, but not pleas
ure. The furrows deepened on his
brow, but his eyes were undlmmed by
either hate or fenr.' His gaunt nhoul
ders were bowed, but hln steel thews
never rallered an ne nore ror a our
den the destinies of his peopb". His
great and tender heart shrank from
giving pain; and the tusk allotted him
was to pour out like water the life
blood of the young men, and to feel
In his every fiber the sorrow of the
women. Disaster saddened hut never
dismayed him. As the red years of
war went by they found him ever do
ing his duty In the present, ever fac
ing the future with fearless front.
high of heart, unil dnuntless of soul.
rnbroken by hatjed. unshaken by
scorn, he worked and suffered for the
people. Triumph was his at the List ;
i,nd barely had he tasted it before
murder found him ami the kindly,
patient, fearless eyes wvre closed for
ever. As a people we ale Indeed bevonl
miastire fortunate In the characters
of i! two isr it'-st of our public men,
Washington and Lincoln. Widely
though they ilirrorcd In externals, the
Virginia landed gentleman and H
Kintuekv backwoodsman, they were
alike in essentials, they were alike in
the great qualities which rendered;
each abie to rentier service to his tin- j
tlon and to all mankind such as tin
other man of Ills generation could or
did render. Kadi hail lofty ideals, I, nil
e;.'il 111 S'.l'IVing HI all. till ine'- ion.,
Ideals was guided by the soundest
i ; 1 HI I n sense. Kacll possessed i.l
;:,il,le courage ill adversity, and a
STRAWBERRIES
About May 1st
In the meantime we are receiving regular shipments of
SWEET POTATOES CAULIFLOWER
HOT HOUSE LETTUCE CELERY
Promof
Ml
ness
The value of a prescription depends upon the prompt
ness with which it reaches the sick room
"Do It Now
ft
is the motto which stands for much in our prescription de
partment. AH prescriptions are filled as soon as received
and delivered as soon as filled. You know our reputation
City Grocery and Bakery,
. PCLACK, Prop
Bell P.ione Main 75 hide pendent 241
SUPERfLOUS HAIR
IS NOW CURABIE
Are you afflicted with this disease
Are you still using a razor
Are yeu still using a tweezer
THEN YOU Certainly
Have Not Used
M A-J-l
Dr. Alexander Grossman, the Eminent Hair and
Scaly -Specialist has, after 15 years of research
and experimenting, discovered an absolute remedy
for ttiis unsightly disfigurement.
...i.il wholly unspoiled
Mm h poHSchsed ll 1 1 the K
eo.nm.iuly eshildteil by t'
by pripel'!t'
ntlef irtoe
,d Illell V
AND
r mm ,
: tfKU-s x vt if ! 'Jit ''. 5i- .
(iiiarantei'd -to
Destroy the
Coiirsest t. row Hi
or Your
MONKY
KKH'XIIlH).
Guaranteed to
be absolutely
non-liijiirious to
tins most
delicate.
sThe above Is not the result of magic, but of this wonderful discov
ery mimed MAJI. This pr.itogr.iph is O.NK of the thousands of cases
MAJI lias cured. MAJI Is endorsed and recommended by the most
rcputaide physicians as the only remedy for I' K n.MAXE X T removal
and destruction of superfluous hair.
The action of this WOXDRUI'LLj
compound commences Immediately oni
s
pf& can
O
As a Story Teller.
1 licit, ve I have Cie popular repupi--ti.in
of In inu a t!'ir -leilcr. bet I .lo
tlot b Serve the came in its -.'ellei-ll
use. Tor it is li'H the story itself, but
Ps piirpose, ol- el':', ft. th it illli n Mi
llie. I have oft. n n oi.le.l ii lone, .in. I
lis.'les dist ussbui b ol!'.--vs. or a hi -
.,l j.ic. e ;. I nal ! .11 tt !l p:I'..
bv a dioit si-e-y !-h;H i I ' . i I ' I c
point ..f l-w . I ilv '' ' 1 s- .:
a refusal . ..t a r 'i m..
Ve 1,1)1 ill. -I by . ll '. ! -1 i ! ' 1 : -' '''V.
r , Unit th f, not . ii . v
f.v l. v. i n ' i i- n -y .. . -
mh-ht le . i!: I "-. !' ; -
No. I : m n-.i !!! it
"iy-te'M:.ts is t.n -ni..!!.. lit - '
l" uc! w 1 1 i' ' i"'i i'' '' ' : :'' ' ' ' ' '
T.!e,..,n.
la. k ruggetl slretigth of t Imriiet. r.
!:.ich possessed also all the strong
,Halitits eiiainiiiiiiy exhibit-:! by those
towering. in:'s(e.-s of m:inUiii 1 who
have too often shown themselves lie-
ill ol' so much as tin tituiei sta in!
in.; of the uonW by whldi we sl;;lii''
the liii.ililie: of tin l.v. of m-N'cy. of tli
witl.'li to the rl!il. of lofty di-il'tc--'estcdti-ss
ui baltiing ''or !lie good of
others. There hav- been oliier ni.-i
a.s grtal'iitid oi'ier men as good: br.t
ill all ll-e lil.lory of iniiiiKind there af
no other two gr.iit nu n as good as
tlie.se, no other I wo good men as great.
Widely IhntKh the p.olileins of today
differ from the problems set for solu
tion to Washington when he founded
this nation, to Lincoln when he saved
it and ft 1 the slave, yet the .pialiiies
tiny showed in meeting these prob
lems ar exactly the same as those we
should show In doing our work today.
A tiivnt Seer.
Lincoln saw Into the future with the
phetic imagination usually vouch-
'3 and PERMANATELy
i
its application to the. pin ts afflicted.
t
MAJI docs not burn the hair, thu.-'j
.5
in, living it return more coarse anilj
bristly than ever. MAJI goes to the.
root of the evil-It d. trio s the c.iusej QURES QU.GKLY
of the growth. It 'destroys the factor.-.!
favorable to its growth. Ma.il cure
liv destroving .he productive con
Hons that cause this disease.
If you want to be CI'IIKD, If you want to dispense with the fine
razor, if you want to discard the heavy veil you are compelled to
wear to conceal this humiliating, unsightly blemish, get a bottle cf
:!.J1 now at once. If your driifigMt does not keep it send $1 to us
direct and we will mall it to you, postage prepaid; in plain wrapperr.
Turkish Remedy Co.
31 West 125 Stree. New York, M. Y.
Address Itesk I. I'tuc Valuable HooUlet "The Key to tlie Problem,"
SKXT OX REQUEST.
We Carry Everything which Should be
Found in a Drug Store
MILL'S DRUQ JTOKE
LA GRANDE, OREGON
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Gomplete equipment for resetting and repairing
rubber buggy tires.
LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor
Complete Machine Shcps and Foundry
HOT DRINKS
Just the kind of drinks for cold
weather.
CLAM BROTH BEEF TEA
CHOCOLATE With Whipped Cream
SELDER, candy
MAN
ilKMt,. THE
pi
Formaldehytie at Silverthorn's Fam
ily drug store. v2-a-i!t
.safed only to the poet iiinl the seer.
II- had in him all Ihe lift toward
m.-iiiioss of the visional)', without any
of the visionary's fanaticisms or ego
tism, without any of the i-donat y's
ipirrow j. aloiity of the pra. ii. al m.inj,
unl inability to strive in pi a. iie.il; J
fashion for the r a li.-.a 1 i.
He had t lie pi act i. ill ma
moil s.-iise an 1 willititu
m, an to en.!-; lo t '!-,
ll.eie of t !i:lt linn old i. I
a :i I sun I w i. i. !i hi .'. I - s.
cal men I" ihe hirh. -t
No more pi'iict ic.il tnan
Silverthorn's Irug store.
"COLONEL
GREATHEART
99
NEED WATER?
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SIIK S A QUKEX! OHIO'S A S1IIKX!
Is an uxprrsdn that is always heard at siifht of a
well deve. .,i woriian. if you are flat-clietcd,
with bl undeveloped, a srawny neck, thin, lead
;fm remark will never be applied to you.
"MI' . ' wafers will make you beautiful, bewitch
ing They DEVELOP THE BUST in a week from
3 to S inches and produce a fine, firm, volupt'tous
bosom. They fill out the hollow places, make this
arms handsome and well modeled and the neck
... i .. , . i-a-.ppo!y iiTi'l of perfr,ef nrtntovir.
Send for a bottle today and you'll be pleased and grateful. "f.I
TtEN" wafers are absolutely hamiless, jileasant to take, and convenient
to carry around. They are sold under guarantee to do all we claim
or MOXEY BACK.
Trice J1.00 per bottle. Inquire at good drug stores or send DI
RECT TO US.
I'KlvE. Purine the nevt 30 days only we will send you a sam
ple bottle of these beautifying wafers on reci ipt of 10c to pay cost of
parking and postage if you mention that you saw ths advertisement in
1 this paper. The sample alone may bo sufficient If the defects are
trifling.
IF.SK 1. T'STHETIC C'HEMTCA Ij CO., 31 W. 125th ST., XEW YORI
Other
:THE WORLD FAMED CAR
The Cadallic Thirty Is New Here
New Books
Prettiest Valentines
:
Come look it oxer and see ir.cre cer aluc
for evey dollar inxestec thr.n jcu eer
creamed ol
i.i.itiv hi i.il and iTli.e-ll I.I
(Coiitin j,-J .ju pug.-
LA GBAr-DE. OREGON
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We also Have the Famous. Model 10 Buick
Runabout
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