LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1910.
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There Is no question about the every
day usefulness of a feather duster.
You can get along without - one, but
better, with one! Saves stooping,
reaching and climbing, and will do
some kinds of dusting better than
anything else. '.
The time was when the cost made
them luxurious. Our prices ought to
make them necessities. , After using
one a while you would as soon think
of getting along without a broom as a
duster. Our stock of ' dusters was
bought close and we can afford to sell
them the same way.
HIPPED THE UOil
Contest Between Human and
Brute Strength,
SANDOW WAS THE VICTOR.
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of the factory made. Order one and
the wear will prove it.''
C W. BAKER.
Stripped to the Waist, tha Strong Man
Wraatlad With tha Enrajed Animal,
Who Waa Mtttanod and Muzzlad, and
Thoroughly Subduad Him.
The atory that Ulchurd. later term-
td "Coeur de Lion." derived bis name
from the feat of tearing a live lion's
heart out of its body Is usually re
garded today as apochryphal. At this
distance of time It la Impossible , to
tell what was the truth. But If Rich
ard had the strength of Sandow and
strove with the Uon under conditions
Bimilar to those under which Sandow
wrestled with a menagerie lion in San
Francisco Borne years ago there may
be a basis of fact for the legend. In
the Strand Magazine Mr". Sandow told
of the event: t
It was to be a struggle between
brute strength and human strength,
; Merely In order to prevent the lion
' from tearing me to pieces with his
' claws, .mittens were to be placed on
' his feet and a muzzle over his head.
This Uon, I must tell you. was a par
Ocularly fierce ' animal and only a
week before had enjoyed a dish that
was not on the menu his keeper., ,
Well, , the engagement was accord
Inir1 mad m1 "A T.lon Wivnt
Sandow" widely advertised.' The an
nouncement, I am told, sent a thrill
through the cities for a hundred miles
round, and In order to be equipped for
a performance which would be found
to attract hundreds of thousands of
people I decided to rehearse my fight
with the Hon beforehand.
I had It in my mind that the effect
of mlttening and muzzling the beast
might be to put him off the fight by
frightening him, and, realizing bow
foolish I should appear facing a Uon
that would not fight, I was desirous
of making certain that this should not
be the case.
Accordingly the Hon was mlttened
and muzzled, but, only with the aid of
six strong men, and 1 entered the cage
unarmed and stripped to the waist
What happened was in direct oppost
tlon to my expectations; bagging his
paws and incasing bis bead In a wire
cage only served to enrage the brute,
and no sooner had I stepped Inside
than he crouched preparatory to
springing upon me.
' His eyes ablaze with fury, he hurled
himself through the air, but. missed
for I had stepped aside, and before he
had time to recover I caught him with
my left vara, round, the throat and
round the middle with my right, and.
although his weight was 530 pounds, I
lifted him as high as my shoulder, gave
him a huge hug to Instill into bis mind
that be must respect me and tossed
him to the floor.
Roaring with rage, the beast rushed
fiercely toward me and raised his huge
paw to strike a heavy blow at my
head. As bis paw cut through space
I felt the air fairly whistle and realized
not only my lucky escape, but the
lion's weak point and my strong one.
If only he struck me once I knew It
would be my coup de grace, and I took
particular care that he never should. ,
As I ducked my bead to avoid the
blow I succeeded in getting a good
grip round the lion's body, with my
chest touching his and his feet over
my shoulders and hugged him with all
my strength. The more be scratched
and toreTEe baruer I buggeU Lim. tuu.
although ' his feet were protected by
mittens, bis claws tore through my
tights and part of my skin. Rut I had
him as In a vine; hU mighty efforts to
get away proved of no avail. . ,
Before leaving the cage, however, 1
was determined to try just one other
feat Moving away from the lion. I
stood with my back toward him. thus
onenly lnvltinz him to Jump on me.
At once be sprang right on my back.
Throwing up my arms, I gripped his
head, then caught him firmly by the
neck and in one moment shot him
clean over my head, assisted by the
animal's own impetus, and launched
him before me like a sack of sawdust.
the action causing him to turn a com
plete somersault.
While be lay there, dazed, tha door
was unlocked, and I went out. my legs
and neck bleeding and with scratches
all over my body. But for these trifles
I cared nothing. I felt that I had con
quered that lion and that I should have
little difficulty in mastering It on the
qext occasion In public. . , , ;
So thoroughly was he tamed, how
ever, that the great fight lasted but
two minutes. When he would fight no
more I lifted him up and walked round
the arena with him on my shoulders,
he remaining as firm as a rock and as
quiet as an old sheep.
, Diffarant Stylo. ,
Edward, aged six. waa Kent to a bnr
ber shop to get his hair cut. The bar
ber who was assigned to tbe Job had
red hair. '
"Would you like to have your ball
cut like mine?" asked the barber.
"No, sdr." answered Edward. "Cut
it some other color, please." Chicago
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A SAMPAN FISHING BEE. f
Trapping tha Gamo With a Loaf Chain
Halt a Mile Long. "
A Samoan fishing bee U a unique
sight to witness. Cocoanut leave are
gathered , in abundance and secured.
doubled and tripled, end to-end. to
form a long prickly chain, round In
appearance and about three feet In di
ameter. These leaf chains are often
woven to a length of half a mile,
When tbe chain Is complete ail tbe
men of that particular ; village turn
out en masse with their "paopaos," or
Samoao canoes. . ;
When tbe tide Is blgb the chain Is
stretched across some convenient
place, supported by natives In their
DaoDaos or Blmply ' wading where
the shallowness will permit. Tbe co
coannt aelne ta then submergea ana
slowly forced shoreward, the prickly
points driving the fish before them
When the point Is reached where the
chain can rest upon the bottom and
still protrude slightly from the water
tbe natives after securing the ends to
the beach retire and wait for tbe tide
to recede, leaving the fish high and
dry. . ' ; ' '. ' ,
It Is often found that large fish are
driven and caught In this manner,
but since they are capable of jumping
tbe barrier tbey are dispatched with
Bpears at once. The catches of fish
thus made are sometimes enormous
and often number thousands- Los An
geles Times.
THE ANDCREAfJS.
All tha Inhabitants of tha Little Ra
publio Ara Ralatad.
The Inhabitants of Andorra, the llttlp
republic which is wedged In between
France and Spain and w hich ba esisi
ed Blnce the year 782. nre very proud
of their blue blood and auclent Unease
In their eyes a gavache (forelsueri of
any description or nationality U mere
ly an Inferior being, a sort of mush
room upstart la comparison with them
selves. During 1.200 years they have
continually married and Intermarried
to such an extent that at preaeut all
the Inhabitants are practically cousins,
yet. strange to say. neither their physl
cal. mental nor moral qualities seem to
have suffered. Both sexs nre strong
limbed, broad shouldered, bright eyed.
hardy and long lived, retaining their
hair and their teeth to a green old age.
They are also keen witted and intelli
gent, alert and happy hearted, sober.
Industrious, hospitable aud devout
The feminine Andorran has not a vest
ige of coquetry about ber. She Is Just
the female pure and simple. She Is a
thrifty housewife, a , helpmate to ber
husband In the most literal sense of
the term ready and able to trudge off
across mountain and valley beside him
with a pack of smuggled goods on hef
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Tha Flag of Danmark.
In the year 1219 King Waldemar of
Denmark, when leading his troops to
battle against the Livonlans, saw, or
thought be saw, a bright light In tbe
form of a cross In 'tbe sky. He held
this appearance to be a promise of
divine aid and pressed forward to vie
tory. From this ume ne naa, tne
cross placed on tbe flag of his country
and called It tbe Dannebrog that is.
the strength of Denmark. Aside from
legend there Is no doubt that this flag
with the cross was adopted by Den
mark in tbe thirteenth century and that
at, about the same date an order.
known as tbe order of Dannebrog. was
Instituted, to which only soldiers and
sailors who were distinguished for
courag'e were allowed to belong. The
flag of Denmark, a plain red banner
bearing on it a white cross, Is the old
est flag . now in existence. For 300
years both Norway and Sweden were
united with Denmark under this flag.
llousekeeper.
S0L3 AN& GUARANTEED DY
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Handel as a Child.
George Frederick ilandel, the son of
a Saxon barber and valet, was only
five years old when bis "fingers wooed
divine melodies" from the spinet.
which a good oatured aunt had smug
gled for hltn into au attic, so that no
sound of it might reach tbe ears of his
father. At eight his playing so aston
ished tbe elector of Saxony that his
father was compelled to withdraw his
opposition and allow the genius of the
boy to have fair play. And before be
had reached bis twelfth birthday
young Ilandel was known throughout
Germany as a brilliant composer and
virtuoso at tbe court of tbe emperor.
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Natural Mineral Water
Bottled as It Flows From the Spring
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NORTH BEACH
Poor 8arvica.
As tbe fire truck came clanging along
tho street car tracks Uncle Ben stood
at the corner and waved his hat.
"Ding It!" he', exclaimed when the
truck had passed. "That wouldn't etop
neither. Buffalo Express.
Ilapplness Is a bird we pursue our
life long without catching It Vtrey.
Queenof the Northwest Resorts
Near the Mouth of tha Columbia Iliver, on theWash-
ington Coac': , .
, The place to spend Your
Summer Vacation
Twenty-five Miles of Magnificent Beach. . Level,
compact and smooth. : " ' i J r
Many thriving and tidy communities, delightful ho
tel, cottage, tent and camp life. All the comforts
of home and the healthful, invigorating recreation
of the seaside surf bathing, fishing, clam digging
' beach bonfires, riding, racing, hunting, strolls and
drives through picturesque wooded headlands.
Reduced Rates from all part3 of Oregon and Wash.
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Go
. Season Rajte: From Portland Round Trip, $4.00 t
. three Day Saturday to Monday Rate, $3.00,;
Purchate tickets and make reBev atlons at City Ticket Office, Srd and
Washington Streets, Portland, or Inquire of any 0. It.
& N. agent elsewh ere for Information
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