La Grande evening observer., January 16, 1912, Image 2

LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1912.
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STOPS ITCHING SCALP OVER
SIGHT. Guaranteed by the Newlln Drag Co. to
Stop Falling Hair and Banish
' Dandruff.
Itching scalp, keeps you scratching
and feeling miserable all the time,
Wash your hair tonight with pure soap
and water, rub on a goodly quantity
f PARISIAN SAGE and the distress
ing Itchiness will be gone in the morn
fiS. ' PARISIAN SAGE is a pure, refresh
ing and Invigorating hair dressing.
Besides putting an end to scalp Itch,
dandruff and falling hair it nourishes
the hair roots and puts a splendid ra
diance into faded and unattractive hair
It should be UBed by every member
of the family to keep the scalp free
from dandruff germs and prevent bald
aeas. Large bottle 60 cents at the
Newlln Drug company and druggists
everywhere.
MOTHER CRAY'S
SWEET POWDERS
FOR CHILDREN,
A Orl.mTWI- ' fur Fcvr.rlnlinOM.
Mmnui'li Trouble., Ti-vtliliif
f lonlrr, ;ud lflrpi
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TndaMtrk. i qj Iimitl ai nil D-iitriMi. tl.'olfl.
DM'1 accept Hou-plf mi"lrl 1'HKK. Mtw.
a substitute. A. S. OLMSTED. Letioy.K.Y.
Treasurer's Call for City Warrants.
, Kotlce j Is hereby given that there
ami now funds on band to pay all out
standing warrants on general fund of
! Grande city up to ana including o,
mitt. Endorsed
Interest on all warrants on general
fund from No. 9021 to No. 9327 inclus
Ire ceases from this date.
La Grande, Oregon, pec. 14, 1811.
ROY W. LOGAN,
City Treasurer. '
SMITH AUTO-TAXI SERVICE
BATES.
.Two person, four blocks and un-
der from corner Depot and Ad-
ams avenue, 25c.
."Over four blocks and under
mile, EOc.
'', Over J4 mile 15c for each addl- S
'tlonal V mile or fraction thereof 4
Each additional pasenger over
two, 15c.
Walts of over 5 minutes, 10c for
each additional five minutes or 5
fraction thereof.
A T- DtiKna T? art 911 A
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?, C63S?$t'23MOn such a full sea are we now afloat.
. ' And we must take the current when It
UNION COUNTY
ABSTRACTS
J. R. OLIVER, Proprietor
P The Reliable Abstract firm
of
Union county.
FIRE INSURANCE. MORTGAGE I
i riAMC U
Oy ster Shell
10 pound 25 cents
And all other kinds of Poultry sup
plies. Also Alfalfa Meal.
Waters-Stanchfield
Produce Co., Main 706
HAY, FEED, FLOUU. POULTRY
SUPPLIES, WOOD
1627 JEFFERSON AVENUE
Savoy Hotel
EUROPEAN PLAN
asm
The rooms are good and
Steam heated only one
block from depot
E. E. Myers, Prop.
For
WOOD AND
COAL
Phone Main 6
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Ofllclals of Willamette university at
Salem have sent out greetings to mem
bers of the schools, board of trustees,
and others. In which the financial situ
ation Is set forth. In view of the fact
that a Union county man, A. E. Eaton,
endowed Willamette with $50,000, and
the further fact that several Union
county students are in attendance
there, the greetings will be of local
Interest:
Willamette university wishes you a
happy and prosperous New Year. She
desires that you will help her to have
a prosperous year, and the beginning
of yet greater usefulness.
- Statement.
Campus and equipment ...$ 450,000
Present endowment 125,000
Conditional subscriptions. . . . 240,000
Amount necessary to meet
the offers of Messrs. Booth
and Hill 185,000
This would give a total of $1,000,000
This includes a new building to cost
at least $50,000 In memory of the pio
neers of Oregon.
Were this a new proposition and
anly $185,000 necessary to secure a
school with a million dollars backing
the amount would be subscribed very
quickly.
But this Is better than a new school
proposition. . For UiIb time honored In
stitution is rich in memories, achieve
ments and alumni.
"Can ye not discern the signs of the
times?"
' Jesus saw that the fullness of time
had come and, that he must sacrifice
himself to fill the measure. Hence he
said: "I must work.the works of
Him that sent me while it is day, for
night will come when no man can
work.'
It Is day for Willamette. It is time
for her friends to do sacrificial work.
"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do,
do it with thy might.' Eccles. Ix:10.
There Is a tide in the nffnlrs of men
Which taken at the flood, leads on to
fortune;
Omitted all the voyages of their llfo
Is bound in shallows and in miseries
serves,
Or lose our -ventures. Shakespeare.
Why have we igrown rich In Intel
loct, Influence, In money?
"Who knoweLh whether thou art
come to the kingdom for such a time
as this." Esther iv: 14.
When Israel went out of Egypt Into
a larger life It was said, "This shall
be the beginning of months to you."'
Shall 1912 bo the beginning of years
marking a new life, a great life and
service to God, the state and our
youth? Tills depends on Willamette's
friends.
The board of trustees is: T. S. Mc
Danlel, president; G. F. Johnson, vice
president; I. H. Van Wlnklo, secretary,
and A. N. Bush, treasurer.
. W. W. Brown, A. 41. Smith. A. F. Flo
gel, A. A. Lee. B. L. Steeves P. J. Brix,
C. P. Bishop, it. J. Glnn, C. B. Moores,
Lloyd T. Reynolds, Ilurgoss Ford, B. F.
Rowland, George L. Cleaver, R. A.
Booth, J. Isnae Jones, W. II. Odell, A.
E. Eaton, Bishop Charles W. Smith,
Fletcher Homan, John II. Cmlllpp, J. T.
Abbelt, J. W. M-cDomtnll. C. O. Kim
ball. M. II. Marvin, Walton Sklpworth.
G. G. Haley, 11. E. T.nngo, C. J. Larson..
Endowment association B. A. Booth
T. S. MeDanlol, C. P. Bishop, U. J.
(iimi, E. S. Collins, A. M. Smith, J. 1.
Jones, W. I). Kenton, Samuel Council.
Fletcher 1 Ionian, president; Edward
11. Todd, vice president.
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ISLAM) CITY MEN FORM A CLASS
.MOM DAY SIGHT.
Three Linos of Study to Ho Taken up
by Membership.
Island City, Jan. 16. t Special)
Monday night the men of Island City
met to discuss the advisability of or
ganizing for their mutual benefit; that
la, to develop themselves In mind, body
and spirit. M the closo of three or four
short talks a motion was road
to adopt as read the constitution of
JUST 1IECEIYED.
A complete lino of now models In
the Gossard corsets. 1'rlces from
U.511 to H.uU.
JIL'X. ROUT. PATTISON.
l'lioue Black MSI. Corscllore.l
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the Brotherhood, thus affiliating with '
the National Order of the Methodist'
Brotherhood. The following officers
were elected:
President, Walter Williams; Secre-
tary, Leo Crouter; treasurer, Jos. L.
Perry; Chaplain, A R. Hunter.
This move offers activity for all men
DADDYLONGLEGS.
Thirty Different Tribes, rf Whioh Only
Thro Harm Vegetation.
Probably no Insect Is treated by the
ordinary observer with less respect
than daddy' longlegs. and bis good
Datured readiness to leave various legs
as souvenirs with those who handle
him adds nothing to his personal dig
nlty nor bis good standing In society.
His short snatches of flight across
the grass are not remarkable for grace,
and be possesses neither the personal
attractions of tbe butterfly, tbe terrific
aspect of tbe spider nor tbe glaring
Imperfections of tbe bine bottle.
Daddy longlegs' figure Is rather
more blunt and corpulent than that of
madum bis wife, and among bis thir
ty different tribes only three do seri
ous damage to beets, cabbages, pota
toes, lawns and grass landB. Tbe fe
males are said to lay their eggs as
they fly and are sometimes literally
stuffed full, carrying as many ns 300
at a time, a fact wblch ought to cause
Topknot to blush for sbame. witb her
boastful cackle and one egg a day
cleverness.
.The larvae are footless tblnga, with
black heads and excellent Jaws, and
change to pupae from August to .Sep
tember. They are furnished with
piny rings, which enable them to
work their way to tbe surface of the
ground, and when tbelr emerging time
comes thousands of empty eases may
be seen sticking half oat of the earth
among the grass.
The tongue Is a queer specimen of
the blowfly order, and on each side
of Its entire surface is a thick, fleshy
cushion. Detroit Free Press.
CONTRARY CROCKERY.
Dishes Do Play Quer Pranks at Times,
Though Bewitched.
HouscwlveB, think twice before scold
ing your maids. You know crockery
Is often said to be bewitched, and veri
tably this Is so.
Tbe best ten service will smash It
self to a cup and saucer. Then, tbe
last of tbelr line, they linger on through
stress and storm as if bearing a charm
ed life. Your special set of flowered
Jugs will all rush to tbelr fates with
maddening tendencies to suicide, ex
cept one. That hangs on Its hook, crack
ed, but still alive to mock you with
memory of Its fair sisters. Notice, too,
tbe everyday dinner service with the
dark blue border and tbe gilt edge. , It
flourishes like the proverbial bay tree.
But the very first time you bring out
your best set. purchased by painstak
ing thrift, the soup tureen hurtles mad
ly to the ground. "How dreadfully
careless of you, Mary Anne!" you ex
claim fretfully. But It Isn't the little
maid at all. It's witchcraft.
But a much more weird und wonder
ful proof of sorcery at work In crock
ery occurred the other day. An ordi
nary china Jug suddenly refused to
hold wuter. It leaked badly. Banish
ed to the kitchen shelf, it stood for
months. Unexpectedly one day it was
taken down and used by a stranger
and behaved In a perfectly exemplary
manner. Expluln It by nnythlng else
than witchcraft If you can. Loudon
Ladies' World.
One of Tom Hood's.
There was a noted brand of tobacco
which the sailors of England chewed
in the early 'years' of the 'nineteenth
century-"piglnll." And It Is commem
orated In one of the most Ingenious of
Thomas Hood's punning verses, in
which he recounts the life, love and
Borrow of n sailor, n Krltlsh sailor:
His lienii wns turned, and so he chewed
Ills pigtail till he illoti.
The lower deck today would be puz
zled to see the Joke of thntl-I.ondou
Tatler.
Brounht the Wrinkles.
On one occasion an actress grew torn
position with I'errln. the Parisian mini
ngor. and gave lllui a stormy ijunrlei
of mi hour.
"And what did you do. my dear I'er
rln?" asked f'ehvre.
"1 said nothing and watched her
grow old."
He Knew.
"The Malnys have a queer marriage
custom." remarked the traveler. "The
groom holds his nose against a small
cylindrical object. I couldn't ciulto
wake out what it wiir"
"A grindstone probably," Interposed
Mr. Grouch. Exchange.
Comparison, more than reality,
makes meu happy and cat make them
wretched. Kelt ham.
The Name of Arizona.
Arizona, probably Artzonne In Its
original form, was ihe uatlve and
probably I'lnia name of the place of a
bill, valley, stream or some other local
feature Just south of the modern
boundary. In the mountains still so
called, on the headwaters of the
stream flowing past Saric, where the
famous I'lttnchas de l'lnta mine was
discovered In tbe middle of the eight
cent b century, the name being drst
known to the Spaniards In that con
nection and being applied to the min
ing enmp or real de tnlnas. The abori
ginal meaning of the term Is uot
known. The name should probably be
written and pronounced Arlsona, as
bur English sound of z does not occur
In Spanish.--11 11. Hancroft. "History
of the I'ticlnc States."
CLEMENS THE BOY
.
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The Budding Humorist WaS the
Terror of His Mother.
HE YEARNED TO BE A PIRATE
Crulilng the Mississippi, Fishing,
Swimming and Marauding Struck
Him as the Ideal Life The 8tiok He
Seleoted For His Own Whipping.
Mark Twain the boy was leader of
band of young Incorrigible, accord-
Ing to Albert Bigelow Paine. Twain's
secretary and biographer, wbo In Har
per's tells something of tbelr Juvenile
goings on:
Bis mother declared that be gave ber
more trouble than all tbe other chil
dren put together.
"Be drives me crazy with his didoes
when be is in the bouse." she used to
say. "and when be Is out of It I am
expecting every minute that some one
will bring blm home half dead."
Be did. In fact, achieve tbe first of bis
"nine narrow escapes from drowning"
about this time and was pulled out oi
tbe river one afternoon and brought
borne in a limp and unpromising con
dition. When with mullein tea and cas
tor oil she bad restored him to activ
ity she said:
"I guess there wasn't mucb danger.
People born to be banged are safe in
water."
She declared she was willing to pay
somebody to take' blm off her bands
for a part of each day and try to teach
blm manners.
Besides his mother, who bad to con
tend with tbe bad boy, was bis school
teacher, a certain Miss Borr. . Mr.
Paine tells how unlike to a bed of roses
was ber lot
Miss Borr received 25 rents a week
for each pupil, and opened ber school
with prayer, after which came a chap
ter of tbe Bible, witb explanations and
tbe rules of conduct. Then the ABO
class was called, because Its recital
was a band to band struggle, requir
ing no preparation.
The rules of conduct that first day
Interested little Sum. Be calculated
bow mucb be would need to trim in to
sail close to tbe danger line and still
avoid disaster. However, he made a
miscalculation during the foreuoon and
received warning. A second offense
would mean punishment. He did uot
menu to he caught the second time,
but ho had not learned Miss Ilorr yet
and wus presently Html led by being
commanded to go out and bring a stick
for his owu correction.
This was certaiuly disturbing. It
was Hiidilen. und then he did not know
much about the selection of sticks
.lane Clemens had usually used her
hand It required a second command
to get him headed in the right direc
tion, and he was a trllle dazed when
he got outside. He had the forests of
Missouri to select from, but choice was
dillieiill. Everything looked too big
und competent. Even the smallest
switch had u wiry. 'discouraging iook
Across the way was a cooper shop
with a good many shavings outside
Ouo had blown across and lay Just in
front of him. It was an Inspiration.
He picked it up and. solemuly enter
ing the schoolroom, meekly handed it
to Miss Hon.
Perhaps Miss Horr's sense of humor
prompted forgiveness, hut discipline
must be maintained.
"Samuel Langhorne Clemens," she
said (he had never beard it all strung
together In that ominous wnyi, "I am
ashamed of you! .Uniniy Dunlap, gu
bring In a switch for Sammy." And
Jimmy Dunlap went, and the switch
wus of a sort to give the little boy an
immediate and permanent distaste for
school, no informed his mother when
he wont home at noon that he did uot
care for school; that he had no desire
to bo n great man; that he preferred
to be a pirate or an Indian nnd scalp
or drown such people as Miss Ilorr.
Young Sam conceived the notion hat
a pirate's li.V would be Joyous and.
with a couple of pals, cruised the Mis
slssippl.
Some of their expeditions were inno
cent enough. They often cruised up to
Turtle Island, about two miles above
nannllial. and spout the day feasting.
You could have loaded a car with tur
ties and their eggs up there and there
wore quantities of mussels anil plenty
of fish. Pishing and swimming were
their chief pasriuies. with general ma
rauding for adventure. Where Ihe rail
road bridge now ends on the Missouri
side was their favorite swimming hole
that and along Bear creek, a seclud
ed, limpid water with special Interests
of its own. Sometimes at evening they
swam across to Glasscock's island, the
rendezvous of Tom Sawyer's "Black
Avengers" nnd the hiding place of
Huck nud Nigger Jim. Once, though
this was considerably Inter, wheu ho
wns sixteen, Sam Clemens swam across
to tbe Illinois side aud then turned
and swam back again without laud
ing, a distance of at least two miles as
he had to go. He was seized with a
cramp on the return trip. His legs
fcecnme useless, nnd he wns obliged to
make the remaining distance with bis
amis. It wns n hardy life they led.
and It Is not recorded that they ever
did any serious damage, though they
narrowly missed It sometimes.
A Close Relation
Bess-What do you think? Her aunt
brought Toss only a string of cheap
beads from Europe. Jess Well, what
more could she expect from a close re
lation !r I.lpplncott's.
Blessedness consists In the accom
plishment of our desires and In our
having only rcgulur deslies.-St, Au
gustlue.
CRISGO
Takes the place of Butter, Lard and
Cooking Oils. It is guaranteed to
be richer and purer than any other
cooking compound.
Fresh Compressed Yeast received
on Tuesdays and Fridays.
43 - Two
THE PAUSE AT DINNER.
Grim Story of an Englishman's Ban
quet In Egypt.
How coniHeici in any domestic
:!iiei'i.i in ) tin- master can count on
h:s He Hot sonnets is illustrated liy
Ibis ki'Iiii anecdote from .Mrs. V. L
f!utciii-rs book. "Egypt as We Knew
It' An ICuKiisltmau or verv nigh rank
III the Kg.iti,in service wished to give
III his own house a dinner party to rile
prime minister ami other Egyptian
and English notables He was a bach
elor' and did uot often entertain, but
lie spoke in his servauts and told I hem
that ho particularly wished the dinner
to be successful.
The Egyptian, or. rather. Berber,
servant has a quick sense for the lion
or of "our house.'- us every good son
ant calls his master's abode So the
servants bestirred themselves, mid the
guests sat down to an excellent din
ner beautifully served.
Good Hsh succeeded good soup, nnd
then there was a pause. The host
talked bis best, but began to feel nerv
ous. However, after a delay hardly
long enough to attract the notice of
the guests the ev.en procession of dish
es began again, and tbe evening was
uiost successful.
After tbe guests bad departed the
host said a word of praise to his head
servant and then remarked:
"By the way. there was rather a
long wait after the tish. Why was
that?"
'May It please your excellency, the
cook died of cholera."
"What!"
But investigation put the fact be
yond a doubt. The cook, attacked at
the Inst moment, but anxious for the
honor of the house, had worked ou
till be fell dead at his post, nnd his
body had been thou hastily laid aside.
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aud the inai'tiiiinii huisiieil the cmiklng
I learned this story after the Eug
llshmau had left the country. I uevei
beard that any of the guests suffered
or even knew what had happened
FEAT CF A MACGREG0R.
Wonderful Physical Strength That Was
Used tr Good Purpose.
Sir William Mm-t.regor was the hero
of such an adventure as one expect
ordinarily to read about only lu lid loe
of u certain hue.
. ,Tbe steamship Syria, with a lot oi,
Indian .coolies on board, struck ou a
rock about twelve hours from tiuva
tbe capital of Fiji.
Dr. Mai (iregor. then acting colonim
secretary, organized a relief expedi
tion, clambered over a broken mast
that was the only path to tbe einl
grants aud agalu and again returned
with a man or woman on bis back
and sometimes a child, held by its
clothes between bis teeth.
A man of vast physical strength.
MacOregor wanted It all for bis final
feat ' Down below on tbe reef was a
woman wbo bnd fallen overboard, bad
got at the spirits and was mad witb
drink. The captain of tbe ship and a
police officer wbo bad gone after ber
were being swept out to sea. ' Mac
Gregor slid down a rope, caught tbe
kuot of the woman's hair in his teeth
and with his bands seized the two meu
nnd dragged them both into safety.
He went back to Suva lu a borrowed
suit of pajamas, having left all his
clothes nnd a good deal of his skin on
the coral reef.
Modest, like many heroes, Mac
Gregor left himself out of bis own re
port, and It was from the governor
that tbo queen first heard the whole
story. London Graphic.
SAM-Ol
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