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PROCTOR'S INTERESTING AD
' DRESS.
r How the South nominated Lincoln
and other Incidents not before chron
icled of tbe memorable convention of
1860. at Chicago iwer tnM befar
"Hamilton club In Chicago by Addison
G. Proctor of St. Jos?ph, Mich., who
Is perhaps the only surviving niembe:
of that historical session. ;Mr. Proc
tor, who at the are, of 21 years, was
a member of the Kansas delegation to
. the convention, : depicted stormy
scenes which took place in the old
Brlggs house, headquarters for many
of the delegations. His relation of In
side details whch proceeded the bal
loting surpassed his hearers when
hei declared that organization among
the scattered opposition to the nom
ination of William ri. Seward of New
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j If you hare It sliced on onr
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on don't have, to buy any glass T
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shipment of Boiled Hums
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Use either phone
Dried
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THE OFFICERS
of this bank will be pleased to talk with you 1 1
any time concerning mutual business relations
r HEN the Federal Government, the
YT, j, county, the city, and a large and
: 'growing list of commercial and private
depositors entrust their funds to this institu
tion to the extent of $800,000.00, you may
be sure that it is a safe one for you to identify
yourself with.
GALL AND TALK IT OVER WITH US
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON. '
CAPITAL ... $ 100,000.00
, SURPLUS ... 100,000.00
RESOURCES . . . 1,125,000.00
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
George Palmer, Pres. Fred J. Holmes. Vice Pres.
F. L. Meyers, Cashiet Earl ZundeMss'f. Cashier
nun it in
York and tbe, ultimate selection of
Lincoln , was brought about by a
stormy address made- - by ra delegate
from the south, Caaelus M. Clay of
Kentucky. "Wb-:n we asked Greely.
'How about 31 r. Lincoln," Sali Mr.
Proctor, he replied: 'While Mr. Lin
coln is an adroit politician and a
strong man in his own state, he lacks
experience in public affairs and In the
present condition of the -country,
while we are drifting towards a crisis
I do not ell-ve the country will trust
h man 'so lacking in experience In
national affairs." The Seward fac
tion strength was weak, and at the
critical moment ther came. Casslus
M. Clay and a party of thirty men of
the fighting kind from border states.
' Th y Impressed . me as men moved
by a feeling of Intense purpose. We
are on the eve o fa great civil war,"
was about Mr. Clay's first sentence.
"We are from the south. The south
It preparing for war."
THE KINGDOM OF DUST.
Vast is the kingdom of dust. Un
like terrestlal kingdoms, it knows no
limit. No ocean marks its boundaries
no mountains hem It In. No parallels
Of lattltude and longitude define Its
boundless area, nor can the farthert
most stars In the infinite of space
serve other than as twinkling out
posts of a kingdom as vast as the
universe Itself. And what shall wo
say as to the component parts of this
kingdom? In number form and vari
ety they transcend all conception of
the Human mind. In shape they com
prise every possible form. In po
sition thy; Include every possible sub
stance that Is material. In condition
they, are solid, liquid, vaporous and
gaseous.
They are with us In the quiet se
clusion of our homes, in the busy
streets and marts of commerce, on the
sunlit crests of the lofty Himalavas
end out on tlu. silent prairies, ming
led with the deserts shining sands,
ninld the ic of the frozen Arctic.
Thev fall as ambassadors from snace
on the clouds of canvas, the wines
of the flyln ships, thousands of miles
from land. They come to us enshrined
in the beautiful snow chrystals and
every drop of rain carries with It
from the unper reaches of the atmos
phere some of these tiny subjects of
the mighty kingdom of dust.
Dust would not be possible were
It not for the fact that matter Is al
most Infinitely divisible.
It has been estimated that an aver-
pge puff of , smoke from a cigarette
contains about four thousand millions
of particles of duft. ,
A single grain of indigo will give
color to a ton of wat"r, of course
every drop of this water must con
tain an immense number of ultra-ml-erscpplc
particles of Indigo. A few
grains of fiorescin, a substance deriv
ed from coal tar, will produce a dis
tinct florescence, shining with a yel
lowish gr:n light when strongly 11-
j lominated. In a hundred tons of wa
ter; To produce this result the flores
clne must be divided into hundreds
of millions of particles.
Every conceivable substance en
t tb Into the composition of dust. In
street dust may be found bits of Iron
mid steel from the tires of the wagons
and horseshoes, and even the nails o'
our own shoes, bits of leather from
the harness, fragments of wood, cot
n 1 1 hhhiihiiiihi h hT
ton, stone, silk, gold, silver, clothing,
wool, hair, animal excreta, various
ores, tin,' paper, clay, sand, mold,
bacteria In fact everything under
the sun.--J. Gordon Ogden," "Ph." D.,
In the March number of Popular Me
chanics Magazine.
-THIS IS MY 64TH BIRTHDAY
Charles F. X. A. Chauveau.
Hon. Charles P. X. Alezandre Chau
veau. for many years a conspicuous
figure in public affairs In Quebec, was
born In the city of Quebec, P:b. 23.
1847. He Is descended from an old
French family who emigrated to Can
ada at the beginning of the eighteenth
century. His father, P. J. O. Chau
veau, was at one time premier of Que
bec. The son studied first at the Jes
uit's college In Montreal and com
pleted his education at McGlll and
Laval universities. Ho was called to
tbe bar in 1868, and four years later
he began his career as a member of
the Quebec legislative assembly. Sub
sequently he filled the positions of
solicitor-general and provincial sec
retary. For fifteen years h- served
as rofeFsor of criminal law at Lav
al university. Some years ago he was
made a chevalier of the Legion of
Honor of France In recognition of
the public servlc-a he had rendered
to the French population of Quebec.
LATEST MODELS
SEEN HEBE
SWINGING TRUCKS AND COACH
UK EBEAR1NGS
Two New Engines Have Very Latest
Devices.
Latest models In passenper engine
types are presented In the two new
passenger tnglnes which reached La
Grande yesterday, enroute to the O-W
between Portland and Seattle. There
are a great many new features on the
engines. Not least of these, Is the fact
that a better "riding" effect Is pro
duced by the placement of the trail
ers. The trucks have a swing and the
hearings are placed' differently sim
ilar to coach bearings -so that the
roughness of the track Is partly tak
en up by the devices named. This Is
p. very desirable innovation In loco
motives and local engineers are anx
ious for the arrlal for local servtces
of similar engines. It Is thought that
similar types will soon be sent here,
though these two mentoned go to
Portland. Their numbers are 202 and
203.
"THIS DATE IN HISTORY"
February 23.
lf85 George Frederick Handel, the
famous composer, born in
Halle, Saxony. Died in Lon
don, April 14, 1759.
1761 William Eaton, who , disting
uished himself In the conflict
between the United States and
Tripoli, born In Woodstock,
Conn. Died June 1, 1811.
1781 George Taylon, one of the sign
ers of th Declaration of In
dependence, died In Easton. Pa
Rom in Ireland In 1716.
1796 Napoleon Bonaparte appointed
j commander of the French army
in Italy.
, 1821 John Keats, the great English
I poet. died. Born In 1796.
1827-vuthorship of the Wavcrly
novels acknowledged " by Sir
Walter Scott.
1836 Panta Anna Invested San An
tonlo after Its dismantlement
by Gen. Sam Houston.
1848 Riots In Paris, resulting In the
Abdication of Louis Philippe the
next day.
1865 Raleigh, N. C. taken by-tho
federals. A
1SS9 Rome refused permission to the
Jesuits in Canada to confer unl
versify degrees.
1910 Chinese troops occuphd Lassa
and Dalai Lama fled to India.
Dinner to ConBTessmim Gardner
Washington. D. C. Feb. 24--The
business organizations an l citizens ot
Washington have complete! arrange
nents for the complimentary dinner
1o b given to Congressman Washing
tn Gardner of Michigan tomorrow
nteht In recocnltlon of h's services In
securing the passabe bv Congress of
measures to benefit the na'onal cap
iu ;:"V; Keiser:
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Champ Clark and numerous other
public men of note have a : 'epted invt
tations to attend the dinner.
Georgia Drainage Congress
Brunswick, Ga., Feb. 24 The G;or-
gla Drainage congress held its annual
session here today with a good at
tendance of delegates. In addition to
the president, George W. Deeen of
Wayctross, the speakers Included C. G.
Elliot, of the United States' depart
ment of agriculture; S. W. McCalV.e.
state geologist of tGorgla and Dr.
James Hyde Pratt, State geologht
of North Carolina.
La Grippe Coughs.
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if not checked may develop into pneu
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Honey and Tar Is taken promptly. It
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coughs and colds, and acts quickly and
effectively In cases of croup. Remem
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fo rail coughs and colds, tor croup,
bronchitis, hoarseness and for rack
ing lagrlppe coughs. No opiates. Re
fuse substitutes. Hill's Drug store.
We have a fresh supply
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50c Oranges 45c Dozen
40c Oranges 35c Dozen
35c Lemons 30c Dozen
We are Not in the Retail
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