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"VT V f'.V- ! Li GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OEEGOIT. iiiumC!TTr Trrvm on -inn . OUCIlliM SCOLD A Custom Quite Popular at One Time In This Country. WOMEN ALWAYS THE VICTIMS. In Colonial Days Ducking Stool Wert Common In Maryland, in Virginia tho Panalty Waa Often InflicUd, and Georgia 8'mned aa Lata ae 1819. Nowadays If a woman forms the habits of talking too load and too long or insists upon saying i unpleasant things In wrong places and at wrong seasons there are several things which may happen to her. If she Is a person of some social standing her husband may get a divorce, or If sbe belongs In one of the lower strata be may leave her without that little formality. If she makes Ufe too unbearable for the neighbors she may possibly be ar rested and fined ; If she lives in Eng land and Interrupts the proceedings of parliament, calls names, chases digni taries to cover whenever they show themselves in public and knocks off policemen's helmets she is called a suf fragette and sometimes imprisoned. But even the most "obstinately oppro brious and virulent woman." to quote the stately Addison, may be confident that she will escape the punishment meted out to her sister of old. What ever happens, she won't be sentenced to the ducking stool. In many ways 13 Uu w uuu tacbiug 111 dramatic incident for a self assertive lady, and even the English suffragettes complain that they are not taken se riously enough.' No such claim could have been made In the past say between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries, when far more rigid views prevailed on the sub ject of feminine self repression, in those days magistrates were unani mous in the conviction that "meekness is ye chojsest orniment for a woman." and it was held a crime to speak "dls cornfully" of those in authority, civil or ecclesiastical. A woman must not even Indulge In too great freedom of speech in the privacy of her own home and neighborhood. Sometimes she did. and then she was attended to In a sim ple yet spectocular manner. She was bound securely to a stout chair firmly fixed to the end of a long beam, arranged to work up and down on the principle of the seesaw, on the edge of a river or pond. - On the bank at the other end a man worked the contrivance by means of a strong chain, and she was given a ducking, which lasted until justice was satis fied or reform was promised, the popu lace of .course gathering in large num ners to assist at th function. " : In England in practice was so gen eral that each town had Its ducking , pona conveniently located where petty offenders of various kinds were disci pUned. The pond for the western part ! of London was what Is now a portion of Trafalgar square. Charing Cross. Many of the old ducking stools are still in existence as curiosities. In the days of their activity they were kept in the church porches, where they doubtless pointed a moral as to the haughty spirit which goetn before a fall- . i The first colonists brought the Insti tution to this country, although it nev er flourished in New England. In fact, there are no authentic records of the actual use of the ducking stool, in these, colonies, although a number of women were sentenced to be so pun ished. They had. however, other meth ods of treatment for ladles of a shrew ish , disposition, one of these being the wearing of a cleft stick upon the tongue, t . " . In the central and southern colonies the custom was quite popular. In the seventeenth century decking ; stools were In every county in Maryland, and In 1775 one was placed at the conflu ence of the Ohio and Monongahela riv ers. In Virginia the penalty was often employed, and in 1634, a Thomas Hart ly of that colony, wrote. It is said, to Governor Endlcott of Massachusetts, giving a detailed account of a ducking administered to "one Betsey, wife of John Tucker, who by violence of her tongue bad made his home and ye neighborhood uncomfortable." , After describing the machine be adds: . "Ye rope wa slackened by ye officer, and ye woman was allowed to go down minute. Betsey, bad a stout stomach and would hot yield until she bad al lowed herself to be ducked Ave several! times." After she promised to "sin no more" Betsey was untied and allowed to "walk home In ber wetted clothes, a hopefully penitent woman." ' The ducking stool prevailed longer In America than In England. In the old couutry It does not seem to have been used later than 1800. but in Geor gia women were ducked for scolding as late as 1819. It is interesting to note that In 1824 a woman In Pblla delphla was sentenced to be ducked, but the decree was not carried out as It was "deemed obsolete and contrary to the spirit of the times." A writer on colonial customs states that one of the last Indictments for ducking in this country was that of .Mrs. Anne Royal! In Washington, a lobbyist who "became so abusive to congressmen that sbe was Indicted as a common scold before Judge v William Crouch and was sentenced by blm to oe duck ed In the Potomac. She was. hower er. not subjected to the ducking Indig nity, but was released with a fine." Bellman. , ; . When our hatred Is too bitter It places tin below those whom ire hate. La Rochefoucauld. SPECIAL SESSiOn BOJiDntG OKDIXASCE IS PASSED AM OTHER ACTS FINISHED. Trees on Cement Lines Must Gc Gravel Seventh Street Soon. : SUCCESSFUL CHIXESE DOCTORS FOR HOME TREATMENT. The world - known C h 1 n e 8 o doctors with powerful and wonderful Chinese remedies, cure all chronic disease and blood disorders suc cessfully for both . men and women If you art suffering and cannot bt cured by other doctors why not writi us for a free book and symptom blani or describe your case to us? Ou, doctors will diagnose your case an! tell you the exact result. All our Chinese medical advice free to every one. TORE & TORE, CHINESE REME. DIES CO, 210 W. Main St, Walla Walla, Wash. I I',.'" 1' AAV fM Jokai'a Joke. " At a banquet held In his honor In Tor da, Maurus Jokal was called upon to propose the toast of "The Ladles." He made an excellent speech, during which he continually toyed with the brown curls upon his forehead. Final ly he said: "1 raise my glass In honor of the gracious ladies of Torda. May they all live until my hair grows gray." Ills audience drank to the toast, but It was easy to see by the faces of the Indies present that they did not think much of the compliment Jokal rose again from his Bent and took from his head a magnificent brown wig. showing an entirely bald head beneath it. "My hair," he added, "will never grow gray." And the la dles, who had not known of his bald ness, were more than pacified. The beautiful seems right by force of beauty and the feeble wrong be cause of weakness. Browning. QUIT PAYING RENT By paying rent you merely, accumulate a bunch of worthless ' rent receipts. By applying that rent money on a home of your .own you accumulate a valuable deed. It don't taki a large pay ment down to do It Just a small payment now ind the same .money you hare been paying for rent.. Come in and talk It ', over with us. , : . ., . ' . . ' BLACK & PRATT Real Estate and Insurance 111 Depot Street BOTH PHONES Passage of the Fourth street bond ing ordlnanec was realized at a spe cial meeting of the council last even lgn and within a few days' the notices will be sent out which will bring in the first annual Installments for the paVlng of that thoruoghfare The en tire council was present when Mayor Richardson ' rapped his gavel and un til nearly midnight the problems of the city rapidly growing more and more, numerous "and difficult because of the extreem amount of Improve ment going on were, wrestled with by the councllmen and executive. Much of the wrestling was done to the tune of many a flareup of oratory led principally by Councilman Logs don and Flnley. . . . , ,i, ' ' Seventh street will .; be 1 graveled soon, following adoption of a favor able report last night at the council meeting on the, petition of taxpavers ou tnat street, south from Fir street, and the annual mud hole is doomed to disappear. It will be graded first and then graveled to remove the disagree able features during rainy weather. , City to Help Decorate, '. , With the exception of Councilman Logsdon and Flnley of the Fourth ward, the council waa heartily In fa vor of donating $75 for the purpose of decorating the streets on July Fourth The matter-came up when Mac Wood appeared for the Commercial club, asking for assistance In this respect. The business men are to decorate win dows and the city will spend the $75 on the streets proper. . Councilman Logsdon and Flnley voted against it on the roll call. The Spring avenue board walk pe tltlon was adopted. This runs from Fourth to Alder, or will, when con structed. ';. l' ' '' . . An ordinance was passed, establlsh llshlng the route for the La Grande irrigation ditch in Riverside addition. Connerdale Improvement Started. The first steps looking toward , lm provement of Connerdale with cement walks and curbing and street grades, were taken last night at the Instiga tion of the sole owner, Dr. O'Conner. The commissioners were denied the right to report last night which would facilitate and expedite the commence ment of work, because Councilman Logsdon woujd not sign the report at this time. The. report is purely me chanical, being made out by the city engineer and deals , with matters which the non-engineer knows little. It will require at . least a month's time before the- work can be com menced, and this in view of the fact that the owner Is anxious .to com mence at once. Trees where ccmentwalks are or dered, In, are doomed. Following thr precedent set when this problem first came up" at the J. F, Richardson resi dence, the mayor Voted for removal of a tree on Washington avenue In front of the J. H. Peare residence when iho councllmen tied on the vote. In this particular instance the tree was only six inches on the line and would be moved shortly but In keeping with the precedent already . established the mayor voted for removal and the tree must go. This also applies to the trees in front of the Gangloff proper ty and on Sevent street in front of Mrs. Zuber'B propert. Dr. Rlchard Bon points out that it would not be consistent to leave one property own er violate the law in this respect, and enforce others. ' . i : you on that date,' and we believe- the same will be as complete and aa near ly perfect as any directory ever pub lished. It will be a directory for out entire system, containing , approxi mately 2,400 names with the rules, toll rates, etc. . As before stated, through the med ium. of this paper, a slight adjustment 'ment of rates for the La Grande ex change will be made, as heretofore several different rates had been charg ed for the Bame class of service. The number of stations cohnected to the La Grande exchange will be approxi mately 1.200 which makes it the larg est exchange in Eastern Oregon. .... Commencing July first . the follow ing, rates will be In effect: " ' 4 party residence ...$1.50 per month 2 party residence 2.00 per month 1 party residence . .. 2.50 pr month 1 party business ......4.00 per month 2 party business ..... 3.00 per month The rate for desk telephones, exten sion telephones, and extension bells remain the same as before. Above rates are . effective within the city limits and v' a : mileage rate will be charged to suburban subscribers, the same as heretofore. ; . , A table showing, the long distance rates will , be' found In the directory opposite the La Grande exchange. In most cases , a considerable reduction has been made- under those formerly charged by the Pacific company. " A majority of the resident subBcrtb ers will not h nffeiwi chr,; in rate aa the above rates, have been ln'effect for all new contracts for the past two years. HOME INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE company, : ..;v;;.,;': Per S. D. CROWE, , ! ; , Secretary and General Manager. 6-29-30; 7-1 ? , , i;.Y" That's Whit They A p w It's Good For What Ails You HACK AND-AMBULANCE :.. :. .. . . -. " : - ' Uptown office Main 720 Residence phone Main 25 r:.n::n:;:,l:::n,r::i;:::,ll.::i2zz The Whole Period. :' "There Is a period in a woman's life when she thinks of nothing but dress." "What period is that?" " "From the cradle to the grate," Pock. Neither despise nor oppose what thou dost not onderstancL .WUllam i Right in your busiest season when yon have the least time to spai$ you are most likely to take diarrhoea and lose several dayr time, unless you hare Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera 'ana Diarrhoea Remedy at hand and take a dose on the first appear utce of the diseane. For sale by all dealers. 4 :... PROFESSIONAL DrRELTORI. FHTSIOANS axd surgeoks. N. MOLITOR. M. XJ. Physician and , Surgeon. Corner . Adams Ave. and Depot street. Office. Main 68; Rest ; dence 69. A. L. RICHARDSON, M. D. J. W. LOUGHLIN, M. D. ; ' . Dri. Richardson ft Loughlin. Physlclana and Surgeons, Phot SB Office Black 1362; Ind. 853 Office Hours 9 to 11; 2 to 6; 7 to 8. Dr. Richardson's Res. Main 65; Ind. 312.. ; -'v..;; 'v:;,:. . . , ;;. :.;;'-V' Dr. Loughlln's res. Main 757; Ind ' 1297. ; : ' : ' ' Notice to La Grande Subscribers. La Grande, Ore., June 29, 1911. On the evening of July, first we will close up our telephone office In the Masonic building and service to all the subscribers will be rendered from our office In the Foley building. A copy of our new directory, for the combined systems, will be mailed C. H.TJPTCN, Ph. G. M. D. Physician and Burgeon. Special attention to Eye. Ear. Nose and Throat. .Office in La Grande National Bank Build ng. Phones: Office Main 2, Rest dence Main 32. ; DR. H. L. UNDERWOOD Physician and Surgeon. Special attention to diseases and surgery of the eye. Phones: Office Main 22; ; Rea dence Main 72&. Ind. 631. ;p:0. W. ZIMMERMAN Osteopath Physician. Sommer Bldg., Rooms 7, 8, 9 and 10. Phones: Home 1332, Pacific, Main 63, Residence phone, Black 951. Successor to Dr. C. E. Moore.- '' J. C. PRICE, D. M. !. Dentist. Room 23, La Osande National Bank Build Ing. : Phone Black 399. " ' DR. P. A. CHARLTON .Veterinary Sur geon. Office at Hill's Drag Store La Grande. Residence phone, Rei 701; Office phone, Black 1361; Inde pendent phone 53; both phones si residence. ATTORNETS AT LAW. COCHRAN t COCHRAN Attorn ys ; Cbas. E. Cochran and Geo. T. Coch ran. La Grande National Bank Bldg., La Grande, Oregon. I O SEE US! T. H. CRAWFORD Attorney at Law Practices In al Uhe courts of the State and United States. Office In La Grande Nauuuai Banc Bldg., La Grande, Oregou. ' The latest method for preparing such delcious bev- Electric Drink Mixer are very popular eraqes as Malted Milk Chocolate with egg, Egg Lemonades, Egg Phosphate, Orange Punch,) and other combinations that CT7T Ti W W"C LAW OFFICES OF GREEN & SMALL. r Attorneys, over Sllverthorne's drug store, La Grande, Ore. R. Jos. Green and Chas. A. Small, Rooms 15 and 16. , 1 Plumbing and Heating EXCURSION Faces ' E'a's t . : ' ion 1 i'; f" V. , -J ' t '.. From nil - - - OREGON.WISHIKGTOIT RAILLiOAD ; k NAVIGATION C03IPANT To , ' ' FAREI Chicago 1 $72' Council Bluffs Omaha ....... CO. John Melville 128 Adams Ave LA QRANDE, - ORE Kansas City St. Joseph ...... St. Paul St. Paul, via Council Bluffs. ..... 63.90 Minneapolis, direct ............ . 60.00 Minneapolis, via Council Bluffs. 63.30 Detroit, Mich ...... i . . . ... ..... 82.CO Bostpn .110.00 New York ...A.. ............. 108.B0 St. Louis ..................... 70.00 Washington, D. C.. ...... . ... . . . .107.50 Atlantic City, N. J. ,. ........ .102.40 Sale Dates June 5. 7, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 21. 22, 2V 24. 28, 29 and 80. July 1. 2. 3, 4. 5, 6, 19, 20, 26, 2? and 2tJ. . Augun 3 4, 5, 14. 15, 16, 17. 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30. i September 1, 2, 4, 6. 6 and 7. Stop-overs within J Halts in either di rection. Final return limit October 81st One way through Calfornla $15.00 ad ditional. Inquire of any O-W. R. A N. Agent for More Complete Information ' " . or tv-'--vr:'" vvL." W3I. McXTRRAT General Tassenger Agent, 1 Portlii, Oregon. F AM US KING ' The Prettiest Waists and gowns will become soil ed and stained in time. . But their usefulness is by no means ended v ; , . If Cleaned and Pressed bv us thev will be as'crood as new. Send us the waist, frocks, suit or coat that you cannot wear .because they arerspoiled or spotted.' We'll make them so you wear them. ... : ELITE DYEING & CLEANING WORKS Main 64. Waggoner & ZnndeL 1 (. are those that everybody Is looking for, becanse when yon smoke one of them, yon .want more, ' The last puU Is the sweetest Get the last pulL FAMUSlilM D. W. C NELSON Mining Engineer. Baker C'ty, Oregon. ', J. E. Bradley 6 Co. SANITARY PLUMBING . REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY. PHONES t SR0P BLACK 971. NEXT DOOR TO RXSIDENCE BLACK 82. ' CITY HALL '1. . . r . 1.. :., . ... : 1