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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVE! THUSDAY, JULY 21. 1910
A QU!CK CHANGE.
The Sweet Taffy That Cam After the
Cold Roast.
"Say. Jen, ' said Katie, tbe brunette,
with white !de combs in her hitir. "I
Bee Mamie has MeHHird ber balr again.
Ain't It terrible T
"Ye, perfectly awful!" replied Jen
nie. "She asked me if I would do it
If I were sbe. aud I said yes.' Don't
the look perfectly dreadful and It's
getting streaked already. You could
tell In a minute It was bleached, tbe
roots are so dark."
"Sure. 1 noticed that."' responded
Katie. "And. say. did you see tbe rag
of a dress she bad on yesterday? And
It's fit gracious: Looked perfectly
dreadful, didn't it?"
"Perfectly dreadful," echoed Jennie. I
"Well, sbe wanted a pattern, and I
gave her tbe one of that dark blue silk
I bad three years ago," said Katie.
"You did?"
-Yes. I did."
"Ob!"
"And tbe hat she was wearing." con
tinued Katie. "Did you get your optics
on that?"
-Yes."
"Perfect sight, wasn't it?"
"Where did she get it?"
"Ob. down at tbe Moody's. I helped
her pick It out." was Katie's reply.
"Why, why. here comes Mamie now,"
she continued. "Hello. Mamie, you
dear, sweet thing! How nice you look
too darling for anything!"
"Yes. Indeed." added Jennie. "You
U, Ice!: jper?:-"rMj Rav. let's
all go and get some soda."
And the three friends walked away
together. New York Times'.
their partakers! if the hard places
could be made soft, the rocky roads
smooth and difficult undertakings easy,
there would be small need for putting
off from day to day the task of fulflll
ing any task whatever. As It is. witb
tbe certainty that happiness unalloyed
is not within the grasp of man and
with tbe knowledge that sorrow and
trouble must come at some time into
each of our lives. It seems strange
that for all our weak bumau nature
we cannot learn the lesson that pro
crastination teaches and benefit there- ,
by.
An Office Business Only.
A young man called at tbe office of
a justice of tbe peace and with some
hesitation made known bis business,
which was to be married. Tbe jus
tice replied that be thought be could
perform the service and asked if the
young man bad bis license.
"Yes, sir." tbe youth replied.
"Well, where is the young lady?"
"She abes at her father's."
"Well, bring her here."
"She'd rather be married at home,
quire."
"And you expect me to go there and
marry you?"
"Yes. sir. If you please."
"Young man." said the Justice, "this
office of mine Is like a department
store. We sell matches here, but we
don't deliver them at tbe bouse."
Youth's Companion.
kept o:j
PRAYING.
The House Chcplain Responded to the
Journal Clerk's Appeal.
After a rattier lengthy prayer by tbe
chaplulu of the bouse of representa
tives a veteran mpmhef said:
"Tbe chaplain's prayer reminded me
of the most amusing incident I ever
saw during my entire service In tbe
house of representatives. The incident
occurred many years ago, so I uave
forgotteu the names of the actors.
"One day the Journal clerk rushed
into tbe house while tbe chaplain was
praying. He looked through the draw
ers of bis desk iu a busty manner and
then bustled to tbe side of the chap
lain. "'Keep on praying." be urged ear
nestly. 'We can't find tbe journal '
"Mr. Chaplain wan so startled that he
faltered In his prayer, but after a mo
ment he seemed to grasp the situation.
He bowed bis head still lower aud
continued to pray. Tbe usual time
devoted to prayer in the house is snout
a minute. Members began to shift un
easily on their feet, to look at their
watches, and. Instead of bowing their
heads In reverence, they looked at the
speaker pleadingly. The speaker evi
dently ii... i ...!. ibtoriued ot the diffi
culty, and. realizing that the business
of the bouse could not proceed without
tbe Journal, he was willing the mem
bers should tret plenty of prayer. Aft
er ten minutes' solid praying the
preacher showed signs of getting nerv
ous. He knew the members were get
ting restive, aud be looked down to one
of the clerks.
" 'Don't stop,' pleaded tbe clerk. "We
haven't found It yet.'
"Tbe preacher did not stop until he
bad been praying for fifteen minutes,
at the end of which time tbe journal
clerk rushed Into tbe bouse bearing
the precious book under his arm.
"'Amen.' said the chaplain, with a
slgb of relief, and tbe speaker prompt
ly ordered the clerk to read the Jour
nal of tbe preceding day's business."
Washington Times.
The Particular Sax.
A blind girl lately discarded ber af
fianced, lover because a confidential
friend informed Iter that tbe young
man siptinted Philadelphia I.edger.
Never quit when failure stares you In
the face. A Hi tie more eneigy often
changes a failure Into a great success.
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PROCRASTINATION.
The Habit of Putting Off Doing the
Serious Things of Life.
Much of the unhappiness and Im
providence in life is caused by early
habits of procrastination habits con
tracted unconsciously perhaps when
character la in Its formative stage and
at the very time when most attention
ahould be given to tbe untrained na
ture. It Is so easy to fall Into a happy-go-lucky
way of living, so easy to Jog
along unconcernedly, doing the things
which suit us best and perhaps which
count for the least and leaving undone
all I he nets nml nnannlrnn nil tha wnnla
"I .w-a i
and unexpressed all the thoughts and ,
unused all the advantages which are
really to essential to a better under
standing of ourselves and the wonder
ful life being lived about ua!
What a bright world of promise ful
filled this would be If responsibility
could only be made half as attractive
as some of the minor diversions which
seem to furnish so much pleasure to
Cats and Dogs.
According to u French investigator,
domestic animals have a certain
amount of reasoning power, often act
upon reflex notions and can associate
ideas from which they draw infer
ences. Dogs, aud still more so cats, he
says, learn to imitate the voice and
movements of tbelr masters or mis
tresses. He bos noticed old watchdogs
which wbeu they barked bud peculiar
intonations which resembled the voices
of tbelr masters. Cats try by the way
in which they cry to make their mis
tresses understand exnetly what they
want.
Appropriate Styles.
"That elocutionist believes In dress
ing the purt for uny recitation." " '
"How do you mean?"
"Why. when she reud the story about
the sailors deserted on the lonely is
land she wore a costume of muroon,
and at her lecture on Celtic wit her
dress was trimmed with Irish point."
Exchange.
Bad Combinations.
Rambo 1 have a pair of glasses at
home that make me see double, iiald
win Tes: I've seen you using them.
One is a beer mug und the other is a
whisky tumbler. -Chicago Tribune.
CLOSING OUT
All Boys Clothing and Shoes
AT
COST
Now is the time to Save Money by Buying th Boys' Ctatta a I Cut
C. C. PENINGTON
Ladd Park, which is located in the center of Laurelhurst, is to be im
proved at once, and when the proposed improvements have bet., made it
will be the most magnificent peptic park in Portland. These improve
ments include the creation of extensive botanical garder.a, an enlarge
ment of the present natural lake now there, and scenic driveways and
walks.
Residence property fronting on or convenient to a public park is al
ways in demand and brings high values. The boulevards of Laurelhurst
have been made to conform to the proposed driveways of the park. As soon
as the improvements in Ladd Park are completed, then prices in Laurel
hurst lots will advanee another notch or two.
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BECAUSE
BECAUSE
The Addition with Character
Laurelhurst is a good place to invest money in.
..The titles are perfect. A warranty deed with full covenants and a certified abstract of title will be given to each purchaser.
addition on the market. The prices are made very low to get
as new homes are built, and those who buy early share in the increased
BECAUSE
BECAUSE
BECAUSE
BECAUSE
year, and all of these people must have homes. The building statistics
anted for residences have been issued for home on the East side. To-
2? per cent on the West side.
adding value
The urices are low. This is nearly always the case in placing a new
people Interested. The value of all the property increases
value, because they help to make it.
The population of Portland Is growing at the rale of 30,000
for the past 21 months show that 61 per cent of the permits
day 73 per cent of the people in Portland live on the East side, and
Does this mean any tiling?
It means wonderful advances in east side prices in general, and Laurelhurst in particular, because Laurelhurst prices are now just
about one-half of the real values.
It surroundB the new city park that is to be Improved at once, and made one of the great scenic attractions of Portland,
to all adjacent property.
The lots now Belling at an average price of $1150 each will he worth double that amount in one year.
We are offering Special Inducements to those who commence building this year.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Chas. K. Henry, president Chas. K. Henry Co., Portland; owner Henry Bid.
Frank F. Mead, president Seaboard Sec. Co., Seattle.
Paul C. Murphy, director Bankers Trust Co., Tacoma; V. P. Laurelhurst
Co., Seattle.
J. B. Linthlcum, secretary Williams, ",ood ft Llnthlcum. Portland.
Junes B. Meikle. former secretary Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
Edw. Cooklngham, vice-president and manager Ladd ft Tilton Bank.
L. A. Lewis, manager Allan ft Lewis, wholesale groom, Portland.
II. R. Bvrke. of the Royal Insurance Co. """"
Chas. K. Williams, manager Morris Bros., bonds.
Henry Fries, of Wakefield, Fries ft Co., real estate.
Robert H. Strong, manager ot Corbett Estate.
George J. Dekum, of Chas. K. Henry Co., real estate.
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