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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1910. PAGE TIIK1 1 V. 31 MfflipeFy Sale 1 v In order to close out this seasons styles while they are stylish we are going to sell at Greatly Reduced ':-'V;Pncesjv;:-:;;;;-::: all of our trimmed and untrimmed hats. Immediately upon entering our Millinery de partment. the visitor will be impressed with the ex . clusiyeness of the designs we are showing. The new styles embrace a particularly brilliant line of origin al ideas. And quality is a special feature of every offering. We are sure you '11 find an inspection of the late models remarkably interesting. ; Hoiking reserved, Hats almost at your Own Price , Ho SmniDtlhio The Up-to-Date Milliner. nr. Or 2000 ACRES BEETS, THIS SING SOW IS PKOGKi:: OTEB ESTIRE BISTEICT. Wallowa County Stand Is Espcclall) . Encouraging to Company Two thousand acres of sugar beets are now being thinned In this valley and 1200 acres In Wallowa county are undergoing the same processjn the culture of the suggary plant. Field Manager Bramwell reports the crop exceedingly fine, although flood wa ters have slightly damaged the 6tand on the Hall ranch, near Union. Other wise everything Indicates a bumper crop of beets again this year, and the Increased acreage at Wallowa and En terprise, will give the local factory a longer run next year. Sufficient workmen to properly handle the thin ning, have been set to work on both ends of the Grahde Ronde valley and all possible care and attention will be given them. The grain fields which the company is tnis year growing' totals -.-jsavw acres and like the ether, small grain crops of the valley, are indicating unprecedented harvests. Any Broken Lens Replaced in a Few Minutes In Most Cases While You Wait Call and See My Modern Lens Grinding Machine BiORNSON , POET AND NOVELIST Career of Norway's Famous Re former and Dramatist. ACTIVE LEADER IN PATRIOTISM Challenged Late King Oscar to a Duel, Was Imprisoned and Escaped En deared to Countrymen For Hie In dependence Was Called the Hugq ' of the North. , )he Only Exclusive Sight Specialist In Eastern Oregon who Grinds His Own Glasses Take your eyes to one who has mastered the sconce of fitting and the making of glasses for each particular cas. . ".-i A. -''.tv-. HEACOCK Office over Newlin's Drug store. . I Sweet : MUHOCONY FINISH $380.00 One price to all on pur goods.' Ludwig Pianost '- "Ol-i rtsrrtr y-Vi "ioVl1cJ . 4Vil fill 1Y1 oVna rf -ri r-f- graphs. :-'-'..' s-, V Maud Powell's violin records for Victor Ma- & . : chines. , : : Steiriway, Kurtzmannc and Wellington Pianos., 5 J. T. SCOTT DRY CHAN WOOD I am prepared to furnish Dry Chain 'Wood,' al so partly seasoned wood, to all comers. Kind ly phone your order to ; 1 V. E. BEAN PHONE RED 31 BJornstjerne BJornson, the Norwegian poet. r,ovcUt Mid dramatist, reformer and advocate of universal peace, who recently died at Tarls, has fondly been called by Norwegians and others the greatest of Norwegians. He waa born Dec. 8. 1832, lu the parish of Qulchne, In northern Norway. His early life was spent In Some of the wildest and most romantic parts of Norway, the Bseues of which made a deep Impres sion upon Jiis miud and which have to a largo extent colored many of bis suc cessful writings. More than a writer, BJornson endeared himself to bis coun trymen for his outspoken Independ ence, his radical political ideas and the many popular movements ; which he led toward reviving a more widespread sentiment of national life in his land. A Frenchman early called him the Hugo of the north, and the English styled him "Norn-ay's grand old man." After studying in the gymnasium at Chrlstlanla' to prepare for the univer sity, which, like Ibsen he failed to en ter, he became n newspaper reporter and at the age of twenty wrote his first drama, "Walborg," which was ac cepted at the" National theater and paid for; but, although needing the money badly, he handed It back, doubt, lng the merits of his own work. Norway's Patriotio Leader. Always energetic lu action, he began the agitation in 1853, when only twenty-one years of age, to banish the Dan ish .language from Norway and en courage the use of the native tongue In the newspapers, In literature, upon the stage and elsewhere. Two years later Ibsen Joined the movement with test, and from that time BJornson was recognized as the patriotic leader In Norway. , His most valuable achievement In this respect was the writing of the Norwegian national hymn lu 1859, "Ja. VI Elsker Dette Laudef ("Yes, We Love This Country"). On May 17. the day on which the Norwegians adopt ed their present constitution in 1814, the national festival, Instituted by BJornson, Is celebrated aud partakes of very much the same spirit as char acterizes our Fourth of July. A little later he aroused the hostility of the Swedes by leading the movement which resulted lu the removal of tho Swedish emblem from the Norwegian flag, although the Norwegian emblem still remains upon the Swedish flag. Challenged King Oscar to a Duel. BJornson'8 Independence did not stop short of occasionally criticising the late King Oscar, and, as showlug his radical republican Ideas, the story is told of how he once remarked to the throne he , might, attain hither honor by becoming the first presldeut of Nor way. It is said the king took It as a Joke, but 1q Sweden it served to in tensify BJornson's unpopularity. Still again, shortly after the king bad dec orated the author with a cross of hon or, BJornson had the audacity to chal lenge his majesty to a duel, due to a criticism that BJornson learned the king had made regarding one of his works. The supreme court construed this as lese majesty and condemned the writer to a year in prison, but be escaped to Germany and did not re turn to" Norway for several years. As the president of the Students' so ciety in Chrlstlanla In 1SG9 BJornson attained fresh distinction as an orator of pronounced ability, and in 18S1 he visited the Culled States, delivering many lectures. Upon his. return be purchased his farm at Aulestad. among the mountains of central Norway, and there, with the exception of several years spent In Germany, France and the Tyrol, he spent the greater part of his time, living a .simple although ac tive life among the peasantry whose life and character he has ably describ ed In his works. Director of National Thaatar. As a successful dramatist BJornson early attained distinction, and for a number of years be waa director of the National theater. In bis poems he finds the accents and forms of the old popular songs so well that his coun trymen could repeat them almost with out teaming them, like some old airs they . had known and transmitted to their children. All bis so called village stories enjoyed prodigious popularity. As a poet bis reputation was well es tablished by his Idyls, "Arne" and "Syunove Solbakken," while among his successful dramas were "nulda." "Be tween the Battles," "King Swerre," the trilogy of "Sllgard Slembe" and his tragedy of "Marie Stuart In Scotland." Ills "Poems and Songs" appeared In 1870. "Sigurd" i 1872, which at once took its place among the classical mas terpieces, and "Bruder-Staateu" in 1S73, followed lu later years by his own two powerful novels, "in uoaa Way" and "The Heritage of the Kurts," All of his more prominent works have been translated Into Eng lish and other languages. A Poverty Stricken Quean, Tartly owing to the fact that she was wedded to nn avaricious king and partly Iwcanxe she was generous with, the little money allowed her Eliza beth of York, queen of , Henry VII., spent, but a small amount for dress. She was very often in debt, and the sums she "spent were ridiculously small, SO shillings being tho great est amount expendei.t any one time. Her gowns were mended and turned, and new waists, were, mado for them, as is showu by the record of bills paid to her tailor. These bills prove tlmt she wore her clothes for a long time, for her gowns were obliged to be new Jy hemmed, ond aUo that, though a princess of the great house of Plan tagenet, she wore shoes costing but 24 cents, which were decorated with tin buckles! ; Niada it ClaarV A senator, speaking of the ndvfln' tages of clearuess of statement, told a story about a restaurant to Illustrate his meaning. He said: ; s "This restaurant advertised a dinner, but not in the lapse way many other restaurants advertise dinner as be tween certain hours, whether there would be enough dinner to Inst be-, tween those hours or not. No. The man who runs that restaurant has a proper knowledge of his responsibili ties and of the exact use of the lan guage. He advertised, 'Chicken pie, 2." cents; from 12:30 Until gone."' Saturday Evening Post. 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Minneapolis direct .V. . ..... ... . ; . . . 60.00 Minneapolis via Council Bluffs '63.90 Duluth direct i 66.90 Duluth via Council Bluffs 67.30 , St. Louis 67.50 ' . ' Tickets will be on sale May. 2d and 9th; June 17th and 24th; July 5th and 22d; August 3d; September 8th. . Ten days provide for the going trip. ; Stop-overs iwthin limits in either direc- tion. Final return limit three months ; , from date of sale, but not later than Oct ' ober 31st. One way through California $15.00 additional. , ' Inquire of any. O. R. & N. Agent for more com- plete information. 2d, McMurray, t General Passenger Agent Portland, Oregon Y o o o o A. o Or o O O o o king that If he would abdicate the