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LK GIIAHDE EVENING OEOnnvni FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1910.
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Send your money to eastern cities for clothing when you can get a tailor made suit made
in La Grande for $25.00. Seven tailors are employed by me; they spend their money
KrA nnrl KpIii fn Knild the citv. Whv send 1000.00
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employed nere. uaubiatuuii yuaiamccu,
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the selection is good and the
prices placed on the wonder
ful creations of art will close
them out in a short time.
VQrso Q-o Smraotlhip
The Up-to-Dafe Milliner,
LITE mQ OF ENGLAND.
(Continued from pas 2)
It mattered not what fate overtook
i them, his hand wan open to them still.
1 There la the well known case of the
! officer in the Boer war who came home
Jewelry
New
i I am daily receiving the r latest designs in
V Spring and Summer Jewelry, which when added to
my already large stock wiU give my patrons the
best selection oi any store in Eastern Uregon.
. 1 You can have your watch repaired in first-class
shape for a less price that you. can have it spoiled
' for elsewhere." . ; " V . .,
X have fitted eyes for twenty years and have
been located here permanently for that time. You
can ask any of my customers and they will tell you
my glasses give perfect-satisfaction. Everything
f that leaves this store is guaranteed to give you gat
r' isf action. '-' :'iV'.'".-';v.'?VS ' '
J H Pnofl'fl La Grande's Leading Jeweler, '
il. 1 caie, Opposite Land Office
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j aim prepared to furnish Dry ChainW6od,'aI. :
so partly seasoned wood, to all comers. Kind
ly phone y'our order to l ;"":f v'-',:: ;" '.
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'otlce to Contractors.
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Notice Is hereby given that sealed
blda will be received at the office of
the City J Recorder for the construc
tion of 7930 square teet of cement
'.sidewalk and 1586 lineal feet bt ar-
tlflclal stone curb,' to bi ionstructed
on Fourth street, between "0" Ave
nue and Depot Street add on' Penn
sylvania avenue between Washington
avenue and Fourth street. Said walk
curb to be constructed accord
ing to plans and specifications now
on file' In the office of the City Re
corder, bids to-be received until 4
o'clock p. ro., May 25th, 1910, ; and to
be "accompanied by " a certified check
of 5, per cent of , the amount of the
bid. The Council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids....
V :"-"' rV;' ""-vv: d.'E. COX,'.
Recorder of the City of La Grande.
' ''... ' . 4-12- 23.
worldT Tll8effortsto end the Boer
war and magnanimous treatment of
the burghers, bis friendship for peace
and diplomatic alliances with other Eu
ropean nations looking to a prevention
of war, his aloofness, from factlonism
and party, his personal leaning toward
democracy, also toward advancement
nil hnmwnttnrtnn mnflmirAn. bis kind
ly attitude to Ireland and furtherance!
of liberal concessions In her behalf,
bis gentlemanly and considerate bear
ing, his exploits as a hunter of big
game, bis success as a farmer and
raiser of prize stock, his popularity
among the tenants on his estates, his
social qualities and reputation as a
good fellow and sport, bis model quali
ties as a. husband and father, his com
mon sense and tactful deportment, tUe
universal good will leit.blm as a leg
history, Dut will be remembered as a
likable man In spite of his crown. . So
long as there must be kings it is a
pity there are not more of his type.
Perhaps the best thing about him was
that he could efface himself, knew his
place and kept it, was never afflicted
with that disease sometimes observed
among rulers a swelled head. He bad
enough poise to refrain from making
himself a laughingstock. He never
took himself too seriously. He vaa
sane, wise and comfortable, an en
Iarged edition of a good natured Eng
lish sauire. While he was not a mere
figurehead, neither did he 'make him
self a .nuisance. He did not meddle
with thlng9 thnt did not concern him,
avoided the ridiculous attitude of try
ing to pose as a universal overseer.
Even .before he became king he was
generally acclaimed as the world's
first ' gentleman, and It was his per
sonal quality quite as much as his
heirship to the throne that gave him
this primacy. " . . : . .
Edward VII. was born In Buckinir-
bam '"palace Nov. D, 1841. "Is lt 'a
boy?" asked the Duke of Wellington
of the - nurse. ''It's a prince, your
grace," answered the Indignant wo
man. It was a distinction that would
be appreciated by a toady. , The world
is thankful for the fact that it was a
boy as well as .a prince and that he
grew up to be a man as well as a king.
In the home circle the future king
was called Bertie. He showed no
startling prlglnallty either in youth or
afterward. In all his long life he said
nothing that the world J considered
worth quoting or remembering. While
he had titles, offices and distinctions
by the score, the only things he ever
actually achieved by his own efforts
were the winning of the" Derby and
the many prizes he took for blooded
stock roared on bis estate at Sandring-
ham. Measured from the intellectual
side, his life was sufficiently common
place. Yet he was finely educated, had
the most distinguished private tutors
and finished tils university course at
Oxford.- He spoke several languages
with ease and In his day was porhaps
the best royal linguist In Europe, The
gift of many tongues is a social ac
complishment, and in anything that
pertained to social life be was at home.
;" The first really important event In
Edward's life was bis visit to the
United States and Canada in 1800.
While in Washington he stayed with
President Buchanan at the White
House. On a visit to Mount Vernon
he planted a chestnut tree by the side
of the grave of Washington, the man
who bad whipped the prince's royal
ancestor. George III. There is evi-,
dence that Albert Edward did not care
much for King George, however, since
he was Inordinately fond of Thackeray,
who lashed the four Georges with a
whip as cutting as that of Junius. - It
Is not on record that this trip to the
United States had anything to do with
Queen Victoria's friendship for the
north during the civil war, yet it is by
no means Impossible that her mind
was unconsciously influenced by talks
with her eldest son and prospective
successor. The very fact that be bad
been here and knew the situation St
first hand would cause her to seek
light from him. Americans may there
fore owe the dead king more than
they know. . ' . .',.,';
practically disgraced, but who found
no change in his former crony and
then royal master. As Prince of Wales
Edward had not access to state se
crets, but this was more than made
up to him by bis freedom to form
friendships with leading men all over
Eurdpe. One of the strangest and
closest of these associations was with
Gambetta, the republican leader of
spicuous intimacies of the prince's life,
but was by no means the only indica
tion of his liberal tendencies.
There must have been a peculiar
charm about the person and manners
of tills king that gave him such sus
tained popularity throughout life, a
popularity that enabled him to set the
fashions for the English speaking
world. So universal was the Uklag for
him that even the scandals blazoned
abroad were unable to shake it To
day about all the world remembers of
the most notorious one of these epi
sodes Is the phrase coined concerning
his efforts to protect the name of a
woman, "He 'perjured himself like a
gentleman," 1 ;
Another charming trait of his char
acter was his loyalty to his mother.
Before bis accession be uniformly for
bade the drinking of his health stand
ing, remarking that he '. was ' only a
subject. He went often to the theater,
but refused to have his coming or go
ing noticed or announced. He also In
sisted on paying for his boxes and or
dered that if ke were late the play
should Hot wait for him. The same
choughtfulness for others was shown
In other ways. ''Lord Sa.vHe, who often
entertained the king, was once oskei
about his royal guest, ;":
; "My dear ' sir," bo replied,, "you
would never know that be is other
than an ordinary guest. He has the
utmost consideration for every one,
down to the servants, and nothing fin
noys him more than to think he has
put any one out of the way. ; He fall3
In with any suggestions made for hi.) $
entertainment, and I have in my time
baa many guests wno occasioned nr.
considerably more trouble." .
His Marriage a love Match.
The marriage of the Prince of Wales
to Alexandra of Denmark was due to
a love match. One of the incidents
still remembered was the presentation
of a ring to the bride, the setting of
which was made of precious stones
whose initial letters spelled his home
name, "Bertie." They were a beryl,
an emerald, a ruby, a turquoise, a Ja
cinth and a second emerald. In his
public treatment of his wife and sons
the king always showed the same nlco
observanoe of the proprieties and con
ventions that marked all the other af
fairs of his life. .
vyc win oCii yuu tiiu juaiui -
and loan you the money f o
buy it. ,
BLACIi,
1 he Keal ustate man;
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Seven Wonderfully
1 dented Artists
First Baptist Church
Seats now on sale at Selders
50c and 75c
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t $363.00 worth $550.00
& Remember, Sherman Clay Co. is the only
strictly one-price piano house on the coast,
- where your note will buy as cheap as cash.
X STEINWAY, WtLUHGTON AN0 LUDWIG PIAH0S
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, - loyal to Hit Friendi.
One of the most admirable traits of
the king was hls loyalty to his friends.
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As usual, the largest stock of Bulk and pack
age seeds in the county. Alfalfa, Red Clover,
Timothy, Red Top Blue Grass, White Clover
and everything in grain seed. - - .
Garden Seed in Bulk. Hay, Grain, Feed and Flour
Phone Main 57, Indepenpent
A. V. OLIVER,
Corner Greenwood and Jefferson
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