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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1&10
WITTY TOASTS.
Humorous Hits That Hav Helped to
Enliven Banquets.
A publisher once gave the follow
ing: "Woman, the fairest work in all
creation. The edition Is large, and no
man should be without a copy."
This Is fairly seconded by a youth
who, giving bla distant sweetheart,
said, "Delectable dear, so sweet that
honey would blush In ber presence and
treacle stand appalled."
Further In regard to the fair sex,
we have: "Woman she needs no eu
logy. She speaks for herself." "Wo
man, the bitter half of man."
In regard to matrimony some bach
elor once gave, "Marriage, the gate
through which the happy, lover leaves
tils enchanted ground and returns to
earth."
At the marriage of a deaf and dumb
couple some wit wished them "un
speakable bliss."
At a supper given to a writer of
comedies a wag said: "The writer's
very good health. May he live to be
as old as his Jokes."
From a law critic: "The bench and
the bar. If It were not for the bar
there would ; be little use for the
bench."
A celebrated statesman while dining
with a ducbesa on her eightieth birth
day In proposing her health said:
"May you live, my lady duchess, un-
m you Degin to grow ugiy."
"I thank you. sir," she said, "and
may 'you long continue your taste for
antiquities. "-London Tit-Bits. .
' " A BANANA TREE.
The Fruit Grov SM End U? and Is
Cut Wmie Unrpe. . '
. Contrary 10 iuiur Of lief, bananas j
do not grow vu tin iree as tney liung
In the grocery, bin with the smull end
of the 'fruit' pointing upward-to all
appearances upside down.
TteTe is probably no other fruit of
such universal consumption about
which so little Is known to the average
person us the banaua. Scarcely oue
man In a thousand not connected with
the business knows what a banana
tree looks like.
The fruit is never allowed to ripen
on the tree, but Is cut half or "three
quarters "full" that Is. half to tbree
quartprs developed, according to the
distance It Is to be shipped -and comes
to maturity by feeding from the stalk,
which contains a large amount of sap.
Bananas cut In this way attain prac
tically the same size as If allowed to
remain on the tree. In which case the
bunch becomes too much of a burden
for Its support and either falls or
breaks the tree and ripens on the
ground.
After the cutting the plantation Is
"cleaned." which merely consists of
severing the standing trunks within a
few feet of the ground, and a new tree
comes forth from the remains of Its
predecessor, so that the fruit In all
stages of growth is to be found at the
same time, and the yield Is continuous, j
' The Name Cuba.
Cuba is the iimite by which the Is
land was originally known to the I.u
cayan Indians, who were with Colum
bus when he discovered It. One of Its
villages or cities was called by them
Cubanacan. and It Is reported that
from the similarity of sounds Colum
bus, still supposing himself to be on
the coast of Asia. Imagined that, this
must be a city of Kublal Khan, the
Tartar sovereign celebrated by Marco
Polo. The survival of the original
name for Cuba Is a remarkable In
stance of persistence, as the island has
been baptized and rebapttzed many
times since Its European discovery.
Columbus first called It Juana lu honor
of Prince John, the son of Ferdinand
and Isabella. After Ferdinand's death
it was called. In his memory Fernan
das. Subsequently this name was
changed to Santiago, after St James,
the patron saint of Spain. Still teter
it was named Ave Maria. In honor of
the Virgin Mary. But none of these
names held, and the Indian name is
still preserved.
thrashed wneai. It lx calle.l "paddy"
and is beaten or thrashed' for dally use.
But pure h'iKbed rice is too roiiglh and
unattractive looking for World mar
kets, so it is polished In revolving cyl
inders with Flench chalk to make It
pretty, pearly and smooth. But this
robs it of its outer layer and most val
uable food qualities. Polished lice is
regarded as poison in Japan and, Is
known to produce the dreadful epidem
ic disease beriberi in Japanese who
live too exclusively on a rice diet and
eating little or no meat Exchange.
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TtliS- SPACE TAKEN BY
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Rice In the Orient
Rice Is kept for use In the orient In
its busk. Jjnst. Ilke horsepetsiLun;
Well Supplied. ,
An inveterate wit and punster asked
the captain of a craft loaded with
boards bow be managed to get dinner
on the passage. "Why." replied the
skipper, "we always cook aboard."
"Cook a board, do you?" rejoined the
wag. "Then I see you have been well
provided with provisions this trip, at
all events." Iondon Tit-Bits.
Getting Even.
Howard When Dr. Incision operat
ed ou me be left a pair ot surgical scis
sors in my anatomy. Can 1 sue bini
for damages? Lawyer Better Just
send him a large bill for storage. Life.
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Gomplete equipment for resetting and repairing
rubber buggy tires. .; '
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-iERALD, Proprietor ' . "
-T : Shoo and Foundry ,
rXsifti't!
A New Ration.
Annette, aged three, has two very
talkative little sisters, and sometimes
he finds it difficult to make herself
beard at the table. One day when the
others bad been monopolizing the con
versation longer ,, than' she liked An
nette raised her finger with a warning
feature and "whispered bnlf aloud:
"Evervbodv ' keen still. Mv foot'
asleep." Delineator.
True Charges.
She Did you see where some man
declares that women are not honest;
He Well, he's right in saying so. She
(fiercely) When did you e"ver know me
to do a dishonest thing? tie (tenderly)
When you robbed me of my peace of
mina una sroie my neari, you aear lit
tle thief! New York World,
The Language.
"This Is a pretty state of affairs. Isn't
itr . '
"Yes, it is a very ugly matter, but
somebody will have to pay handsomely
for it"-New York Journal.
A good way to be happy is to try to
be useful and helpful
FREAKS OF A GENIUS.
Th? M" Smashed Glasses In a
London Tavern.
One day a bulky, tall, pale faced gen
tleman with busby, restless eyebrows
entered a London tavern. The waiter
did not ask him for his order, but im
mediately brought him a plate of bread
and cheese and a glass of ale. Having
consumed bis lunch, the guest sat up
right in his chair for awhile, leaning
bis hands on a heavy walking cane
and staring blankly at the opposite
wall as If In a dream. Of a sudden
be gave a start. He seized the empty
glass and dashed it to the floor with
all his might, smashing It to atoms.
He then reflected for a moment laid
a coin on the table, got up and left
the Inn without a word to any one.
After bis departure another guest had
the curiosity to ask the waiter wbeth-
er the gentleman who hud just gone j
out was not wrong in his head,' Quoth j
the waiter: I
"Oh, no, sir! That's nothlnk un-
usual with Mm. elr. 'E's broke maybe
a 'undred glasses since 'e's been a-com-In'-
to this 'ouse. 'E don't seem tc
know it when "e does it. 'E jus? gits
a-tblnkin'and seems to gif. bangry at
somethink 'e's thinkln about. It's the
great Lord Macaulay, sir." St. James'
Gazette. -
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Now is the time to Save Money by Buying th Boys' Clothes at Cost
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C. PEN
NQT0N
Ladd Park, which Is located in the center of Laurelhurst, is to be im
proved at once, and when the proposed Improvements have bee made it
will be the most magnificent pi t:ic. park in Portland. These Improve
ments Include the creation of extensive botanical 'gardens, an enlarge
ment ot 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 valu es. 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 priceB in Laurel
hurst lots will advanee another notch or two. v ,
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BECAUSE
BECAISK
Lanrelhnrst 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.
The prices are low. This la nearly always the case in placing a new addition on the market. The prices are made very low to get
people interested. The value of all the property Increases as new homeB are, built, and those who buy early share in the increased
value, because they help to make It. , .
BECAUSE The population of. Portland is growing at the rate of 30,000 a year, and all of these people must have homes. The building statistics
for the past 21 months show that 51 per cent of the permits granted for residences have been Issued for home on the East side. To--day
73 per cent of the people in Portland live on the East side, and 27 per cent on the West side.- '
Does this mean anything? t'Z'f'''''
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 surrounds the new city park that Is to be Improved at once, and made one of the great scenic attractions of Portland, adding value
to all adjacent property.
The lots now selling at an average price of $1150 each will be 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 Bl(ic.
Frank F,. Mead, president Seaboard Sec. Co., Seattle. .
Ful C. Murphy, director Bankers Trust Co., Tacoma; V. P. Laurelhurst
Co., Seattle. -
B. Llnthlcum, secretary Williams, Vood eVLtnthtcum, Portland.
James B. Melkle. former secretary Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
Edw. CooWngham, vice-president and manager Ladd & Tllton BanL,
L. A. Lewis, manager Allen ft Lewis, wholesale grocers, Portland.
IT. R. Burke, of the Royal Insurants Co. ' . "J-
' Chat. K. Williams, manager Morris Bros., bonds. ' '
Henry Fries, of Wakefield, Fries A Co., real estate.
' Robert H. Strong, manager of Corbett Estate.
George J. Dekum, ot Chas. K. Henry Co., real estate.
BECAUSE
BECAUSE
BECAUSE