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PAGE FOUli Li GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. MONDAY, OCTOBER $M910. THE OBSERVER rnj i ti2j. Bruce Dennis, fcZicr aii Oner. Entered at tie pcstaSx at La droit cf rscm asd ei?-ertc. If Jte Eved fiar. nr rw fa tla? 2 woiM It- mst w e?5. a?-roT f proi-'tft'Ti ? ta ttrVkim aefriboricods. eca Jainln s ft ta otbr Tfee ireit is net Nms4 ly ftcr d4 statesman's vews- It is aowerer. not to fa' t!o views faUelr; and we too. tfrefo' W3. the pari is worth while row It tales a rocd raJa for ta to appre ciate snca an LnproTement. ETESCKHTIOX RATE3. DaCy. sfaf copy .... Da2r. Pr week.. Daly, per aweta S Ttia paper w21 set pasUaa aa ar ticle apearUr; over a aa ae pi cat Coed artttlea d be rrr!ai ef fect to tiM Cacmioa of tie edn&r. Please lira roar articles an4 s.ve Caagpcfataes. XOEX SrBSTlSTTAL 51 ED ED. PE00F Several dajs ago Dr. Seexnan, la tie People's Fcrwa column, quote a aiateoent altered to Lae teen from Airaaaa Linecta relative to proM V.'JUjo. Ttat tic Doctor waa liccere tier la bo dooM for be obtained tie clipping from pro&Ib'Uoa literature, let la ft rlgfct to publish a qxrftn alleged to tare coise from Lincoln tea tiers la a jiietion as to Its astiettic'tr. We read tie paragraph asd Lie fcartjred siateaiaaa, cansed tome re- searca to aacerUIa Its trotnfnlnets. Proa Coder's Weekly we take the fotiowfna; wok a bears directly ca the isifect: ' . PwT fer PraaJlftJaihfs. "Asster Invective ia harled at ns by the Xat&mal ProQlMtSoGlst" tecaase we aecvae the Prohibition Party of I ractfeaj f orrery la circulating what purports to be a verbatim accouat of Abrakaai Iiaeola s stand ia favor or prohlbftloa. Their oaljr defease la that cm old maa allege that Lincoln made thla statement to h!nj fast before he died a Claujr enough foundation, er ea If we tad to real knowledge oa tbe abject. Prom boyhood to age Lincoln waa Interested la temperance, aad jet he Is nowhere oa record, either la his owa writing or la any anthentlc h!s- torv, aa speaking one word faTorable to problbStloB. Look, moreover, at what act nil evidence we hate. There U his famoss speech ta Illinois, ex pulnlag bow mach better thaa vio lence are edaeaticn and persuasion. There Is the liquor license which his owa store took obL There la the ill concealed patience of bis reply to the clergymen who bothered him about the drinking tebiU of General Grant There fa also something more con tloalre. Oar sweet friends, oa the "National Prohibitionist," who call us egly names, bare only to examine the records of the Legislators la IUInofa. On December 15, 1&40, it was mored to enact by amendment that 'no per son shall be licensed to sell vtnons or splritooas 11jaors la this State." Abra ham Lincoln mored to lay the amend ment on the table. A week later an attempt waa made to pass a provis ion that a llqnor license could be re fosed if a majority of the voters in the towa. district, or ward protested. Abraham Lincoln roted against this restriction. On January 13 he voted again to the same effect We shall await calmly the -National Prohibi tionist's reply, Abraham Lincoln be lieved drink to be probabjy the great est single enrse npoa the earth. How it should be decreased was a question Peofle are coming ia rapidly for tht Union county exposition and already many displays hare been delivered to the grtma&M. Nothing win prevent Cn- (All Mumfv frf.fw IS sa wrf m m m. m aerer to see circled by the Prtb'- j Mi to oou5de of tilt .. : m-i tavern. rahaa Liscola as aa apboUer of tiefr i creed." He held a reamlar Ilinor Iw;en n 1 the towa of New Salem, pe connty. ! nrinofs. Nowhere la aa authorized bio- wriCHRftETmnn nm wit t graphy caa be foand atfribatel to h"m fbe language qoored by Dr. Seemasn ana inac gentleman Is In ti pecallar position of owing aa apolojry to the public for an awkward mistake or show proof. A full explanation on the part of Dr. Seeman will be welcomed. CITE WAT C5DER STRAIN. Today the Observer editorial depart ment waa shocked to receive a tele phone call from Enterprise stating that W. II. Dl I worth, an able and highly respected newspaper man, had takea his own life. STUTTE TEABTS WORE. 15. OiScert Day ta Opea Tear'i Activi ties wtta PrmisBt Olb. becaose of the loss of two eons, who were drowned ia a reservoir near En- finally gare way under the strain and he passed to the great beyond by his owa hand. The last time we saw "Dil", as maay of as knew him, waa at his home in Enterprise. He shook onr hand and aald. "No, I cant leave this little monntala towa yet Cp ia yonder cem- etry there are two graves that are too aew for me to desert My life, my all la bnrled there, aad when God took them be left Dilworta alone to drift la an endless sea." And as he looked as straight in the eye there seemed a gleam In his countenance that was not natural. He tried hard to be brave; he was a man among men and realized disasters and tragedies are dally happenings but when hfs two little boys were snatch ed from bim it tore those tender heart strings which are only possessed by a mother or a father. The lacerated would wonld not heal. All the world seemed dark, and poor Dilworth once a man of fine editorial poise and safe Judgment sank under the heavy load. His career was spent In eastern states where he held positions that re quired ability. He came west to view the country and the writer met him at Baker City. We were his first aennain tance thia side of the mountains. It is a hard ending for a man who came west to start anew: who came west where everything Is life and energy, And now the little cemetery at En terprise win not only haT the rraves of the boys, but the father's will b added. They are united at last Tomorrow afternoon the Neighbor hood clab will hold Its first meeting of the year. The meeting will be known as Oficers day when the re tiring oScers will figure conspicu ously in aa informal mention. All members; are urged to attend. ANNO 1? ails UNCEMENT SyleDisplay i r IJ7 MAKING NEEDLES. Saffering Intense agony for monthX., . anie of the loss of tw W k I VumTncV wire. 44Viaa Vvtif etsl Ww Mus Pass. Needles are mad from steel mto the leagta of the needles to be made. After a Data of saca bits as hare been cat oat they are pUced fa a foroaoe. then rolled nntfl nprf tralght Next the needle pointer takea cp a dosea or so of fae wires aad rolls them between hia thnms nA finger, wtta their ends oa a turning grindstone, first one and thea the oth er being arooad. Tn Utt atMi Ivik. bias as next fed into a machine which cauens and cutters the head waxa lae eyes are pone bed. Tney are now complete needles, but rough and eaaHy bent Careful Abat ing aad sudden cooling gives them the necessary tempes, and nothing remains but to give them tfielr final polish. On a coarse cloth needles are spread to the number of 4Oj00O or 50.000. Emery dust is strewed over them, oil ts sprin kled oa and soft soao dM nr . woxn. waica, roiled tightly, is thrown 1010 a pot wita others, where it rolls about for twelve hours or more. When taken from thl frtrtfnn h the needles . require only rinsing- la clean hot water, when they are ready to be sorted and packed. Chicago Tribune. Ourtztin Fall 2nd Vllnltt line of LadiesReady to Wear Garment arejnow mdy for your inspection. Never before have weaken able to show as complete an zssorf ment of High Quality merchandise as we are now displaying for this season's mar. w showiiij vhen a man takes a trip east he sees many tbintrs. bat he nm9n comes home with the enthusiasm for the Grande Ronde valley stronger man ever. Talk with Mr. Collier., who bas Just returned from an eastern trip. This rain is positively the best thine that could have happened for the fair. Ail dust has been abolished and the clouda of today Insures bright weather for two weeks which will include the treat event GE0BGE PALXEB, Pres. P. J. HOLMES, Tlce-Pres. P. L, METERS, Cahler. W. r, BRE5JJ0LTS, At$ Cask, aAKii zuDEL, 24 lit Cash, 1 LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK OF LA GRANDE, OREGON United States Depository Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $200,000.00 DIRECTORS FttHon and the Clrmont. The first trip of Eobert Fulton up the Hudson river ia the Clermont waa thus described ia the AmerWn rot ten of Aug. 17. 1810: "Mr. Pulton's ingenious Steam Boat' invented with a View to the Naviga tion of The Mississippi from New Or leans upwards. Sails today from the North River, near the State Prison, to Albany. The Vdoslty of The Steam Boat la Calculated at four miles an hoar. It is said that it win m.v. . progress of two against The Current of The Mississippi, and if so It win certainly Ae a verv vninw. Uon to the Commerce of the Western According to Edward Ilagaman Hall's history, the Qermont made the Ulv w AJDany in thlrtv-twft ill II tail N. K. We're exclnsive agents for Americas Greatest Fur Mannfactnrers FUR SETS, from $4.00 to $150.00 Collar Pieces, " 1.50 to 75.00 Barrel and Rug Muffs 2.00 to 75.00 Child's Fur Sets 1.25 to 5.00 'Fur Coats in all qualities Select your furs early while the as sortments are complete. We invite you to come in today and see the newest in HIGH GRADR Fl IRQ Arm The Qnality Store Tales of Cities. fcew York police records show that 63 per cent of all persons accused of ourgiary go free. The city of Hamilton, O., proposes to cover part of its main street with a glass canopy and illuminate the in terior with powerful electric lights. Although With its Mnhnrha r.!i,n . rJ. . . i,ww,imj innaDitants. there la via The state prison referred to stood on 1 ,11 Wte Way dt- Ia the block in New Tnrir n- i . I tric signs are virtually not In dm by Washington, West Tenth. West and ' allth,ere warcely a dozen in Charles Streets. In old Greenwich Tn-' 7 ? e cltj' and ttose are small bige. ( and feeble Eleohant Tlinruvt; The natives of certain portions of outb central Africa, says the Duchess of Aosta in Harper's Weekly, look on the death of aa elephant as aa event They attach an almost religious aspect to it "As soon as the animal stalked Is stretched out on the ground the hunters climb UDon the him. mtm warm body and there perform a dance, gesticulating and ahaaJne their nn accompanied by a sort of litany, in which they extol the animal and bis qualities, bis strength, his size, hu cunning; then they praise the skill of me nunter. bis prompt ere. his im rate shot And this sone is itwt mnf. mured, as if they were afraid that if iney raised their voices thev wonM attract the curse of the spirit which bas Just left the animal and is a till floating round him. All Automobiles Should Be controlled by the Army. '" C"M '""ti"" MNTCKANT.t. . ........ m,unmani I 1TmZZZS .? 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