LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. MONDAY, JANUARY 22. 1912.
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REV VALS
We Have Some
Splendid Bargains
IN FARM AND
CITY PROPERTY
And before investing in Real Estate call and see what you can get that is gilt-
edge. '.V.: . b-r) V" f" ' '' . v ' ;
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We Make Money For Our Customers
To become a client of this company means that you are given information on
all the good buys so that your money w ill net you a nice profit. That's why
the La Grande Investment company never loses a customer after once doing:
business here. ... ;' . ; v v. ., ' :'.' '. ' . ,
.We oan'scil your property or exchange it to suit you. Write us if you cannot
call and we will look after anything you may sng est. . .
OPEN TOHieHT
IMSTOIWEVAXGELIST TO CONDUCT
SERVICES
"The Ileal BuckWUdcr" Is Tliemo fur
the Opening Service,
"The Real Backslider" will be the
theme of the opening address of a ser
ies of meetings to he, held at the Pres
byterian church this week, commenc
ing tonight, at wtolch Rev, George W
Arms, Jr., will .have chnrgo. Rev,
Arms Is the pastor-evangelist ot the
Presbyterian church and he aims to
conduct revivals meetings for the ne$t
two weeks or longer.
The services commence this evening
at 7:45 aiAl will continue every even
ing with Rev. Arms in charge. ,
La
Grande
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HOUSES IN ENGLAND.
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TONIC IN ACTION - QUICK IN RE6ULT8
Give prompt relief from BACKACHE,
KIDNEY and BLADDER TROUBLE,
RHEUMATISM, CONGESTION of the
KIDNEYS, INFLAMMATION of tht
BLADDER and all annoying URINARY
IRREGULARITIES. A positive boon to
MIDDLE AGED and ELDERLY
PEOPLE and for WOMEN.
Mrs. H. W. Allen, Qulncy, 111., says:
"About a year ago my kidneys began
bothering me. I had a swelling In my
limbs, then headaches and nervous
dizzy spells, and later severe back
aches. I was getting worse, when I
began taking Foley Kidney Pills. I
kept on taking them until I was once
more freed of al) kidney trouble.
HILL'S DRUG STORE.
' The First Henchmen. I
Skeat derives the word henchman J
from hengstman (Anglo-Saxon), horse
man, groom. It Is probnblo that hench
men were in the first Instance young
nobles who at state ceremonies attend-'
ed on the king as mounted pages. His
tory speaks of these henchmen In this
capacity, for we" read that Henry VI.
had three and Edward IV. six of them.
We find, too. that they weref'eution
ed In the royal ceremonies oajeloug
iug "to the riding household" and took
part in tournaments. The last time
"henchman"' is mentioned In connec
tion with the court is in the reign ots
Henry VIII., and gradually " came to
mean an ordinary page. The word Is
used by lieu Jonsou and Shakespeare
in this sense.
F HIS MEMORY
CLEAR. "T
Here Is a remedy that will cure your
cold. Whywaste time and money ex
perimenting when you can get a prep
aration that has . won a' world-wide
reputation by its cures of this disease
and can always be depended upon? It
Is known everywhere as Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, and is a medi
cine of real merit. For sale by all
dealers.
Joe Mandot and Eddie Curtis have
been matched to box In New Orleans
Feb. 6th. ' .
' " A Wonderful Vine.
G.'apeviues are known to live a
great many years and bear almost
yearly crops of good fruit. One of the
oldest grapevines in this country,
which grows on lioauoke island. North
Carolina, is claimed to be more than
300 years old. Its yield is still very
abundant, and the vine appears to bo
in good health. Historians declare that
it was planted by members of Sir Wal
ter Hi.leigu's party, who sailed from
England for the coast of the new
world In (he year 1584. Many persons
have secured cuttings from this plant,
but few will gmw. Harper's Weekly.
Natural Error.
'"Will you take me to your circus,
i'.r. Merry?"
"Why, Willie. I have nothing to do
with nuy circus. What makes you ask
that?" .
"Why, mother said you was a
clown." New. York Times.
YOUR ROLL
will not be shrunk much by buy
lntt your rolls of Wall Paper here,
antL you will be sure of getting the
newest designs and best colorings.
We have Fapen. for every room In
the house, also Hal'. Paper of the
prettiest patterns in floral scroll
and fignre work. .We have the best
grades at the fairest prices, and re
spectfully ask you to call and look
over our samples.
B. B. Jf UTTER
' Next to Observer Office.
The Witness Proved to the Lawyer,
That He Could Remember.
A story Is told of an eminent lawyer
receiving a severe reprimand from a
witness whom be was trying to brow
beat. It was an Important Issue, and
In order to save his cnuse from defeat
It was necessary that the lawyer should
Impeach the witness. ' He endeavored
to do It on the ground of age in the
following manner: .
"How old are you?" asked the law
yer. "Seventy-two years," replied the wit
ness. "Your memory, of course, Is not so
brilliant and vivid as It was twenty
years ago, Is it?" asked the lawyer.
"I do not know but It is," answered
the witness. . ' ,.
"State some circumstance -which oc
curred, say, twelve years ago," said
the lawyer, "and we shnll be nble to
see how well you can remember."
"I appeal to your honor," said the
witness, "If I am to be Interrogated in
this manner. It is insolent!"
"You had better a,nswer the ques
tion," replied the judge. '
"Yes, sir; state it," said the lawyer.
"Well, sir, if you compel me to do it
I will. About twelve years ago you
studied In Judge 's office, did you
not?"
"Tes," answered the lawyer.
"Well, sir. I remember your father
coming into my office and saying to
me, 'Mr. D., my son is to be examined
tomorrow, and I wish you would lend
me $15 to buy him a suit of clothes.'
I remember also, sir, that from thnt
day to this he has never paid me that
sum. That, sir, I remember as though
it were yesterday." ,
Hot In Summsr and Seldom Really
Warm In Wintsr.
The Englishman is aiw:s.v wri'i-lsed
b his climate. And you uuu Hint
surprise ou the face of the n who
never prepares for anything but mod
erate temperature. It Is '. i'i. Ir is
hot. The Englishman lm:- im!!t -Kia
house-on the supposition that it is
never going to be cither Just tem
perate. In hot weather lie does not
think, of electric funs, and In cold
weather he shrugs his shoulders and
endures the cold. But his house Is sel
dom really warm; The Englishman
litis never taken to his bosom the
question of cold. The fireplace, is an
L absurdity. It warms but a section of
the room, and lew enn ulrora to warm
a whole bouse with fireplaces in every
corner! : :. . .' - .
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu found
In VIennn that life would be lntoleru.
bio (In December) without furs and
stoves, And she is surprised nt "pur
obstinacy In shaking with cold six
months In the year rather than make
use of stoves, which are certulnly one
of the greatest conveniences of life."
So far from spoiling a room, they add
to the magnificence of it as shaped in
Vienna and Dresden, says Lady Mary.
She threatened that on her return there
would be a stove in her chamber; but,
while the Berliner ofen is still the
warmer of the homes across the chan
nel, we stick to the expensive and In
competent fireplace that warms only a
corner of the room and one Joint of
the human body nt a time. Londou
Chronicle. '
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FENCES THAT BLOOM.
I
A PROBLEM IN FIGURES.
IfB
CallM
Retail Department
Lumber. Lath, Shingles, Ruberoid
Roofing, Sash Doors, etc.
afthe
George Palmer Lumber Co.
It Scared the Mathematician, but the
Women Solved It.
One day a teacher of mathematics
went shopping with his wife. He tag
ged along listlessly from counter'-to
counter until they came to the dress
trimmings department, nud there lie
found something in his line. Said bis
wife to the saleswoman:
"How wide is- that gold spangled
black crape?"
"Three-eighths of a yard," said the
girl.
"How much is it a yard?"
"Three dollars."
, "Well," said the professor's wife,
"how much of three-eighths wide ma
terial will It take to put four six-inch
strips around a two and three-quarter
yard skirt that is seven Inches nar
rower at the knees than it is at the
bottom, and how much will It cost?"
At the first mention of those figures
the professor's head began to reel, and
it reeled still more when his wife and
the girl got out pencils and paper and
began to do their sum. Presently his
wife said:
"Here, dear; you know nil about
mathematics. Help us solve this prob
lem, won't you?"
But the professor said: "Excuse me;
I feel faint; I. must get a little fresh
air," and ignomlnously tied.
His wife came home with exactly
the amount of material required, nnd
the professor took her word for it thnt
she didn't pay a cent too much.-r-Phlla-dolphin
Ledger.
They Grow Twenty Feet High and Are
Armed With Great Thome.
. Throughout the older parts of Mexl
co, Texas and New Mexico many of
the fences around the corrals and of
ten the gardens are made of "ocattlla."
This Is a cactus-like plant growing In
a stalk form and often reaching a
height of twenty or tweuty-flve feet.
It is completely covered with long,
stout thorns.
The stalk is tough,' hard to cut, al
most Impossible to break, and, grow
ing to the height It does. It makes nu
effective protection. It is planted usu
ally in three or four alternate rows
nnd Is held together by buckskin
strings, or with strong wire. It needs
but little water.
I believe this ocatllla fence would be
found very satisfactory 'to use on
country estates, and even the owner
of a modest plot of ground would find
It a good thing. It prevents stock
from breaking in, effectively keeps at
a distance all marauders nud when in
bloom is' a beautiful sight, for nt the
tip of the stalk there comes early in
summer a cluster of deep crimson, bull
shaped blossoms. I remember once
the astonished, almost horrified, ex
pression of an eastern woman to whom
I mentioned the beauty of the corral
fence when in bloom. Country Life In
America.
.037 Per Cent.
S.66 Per Cent
Those figures represent the proportion of-fires'
caused by defective, electric wiring arid kerosene
lamps respectively. ' , '
They arc taken from the annual report of the
Oregon Fire Relief association. ,
Out cf 256 losses during the past year, one was ',
directly traceable to defective wiring; sixteen to ?
overtariicd or exploded lamps.
; Au ' practical electrician can wire your house so"
that danger from defective wiring is abso-'
lutely eliminated. But no one can guarantee that ,
your oil lamp will not be overturned or explode. -Thefe
is al ways more or less danger.
5 You can avoid this danger, and enjoy bright, ' ,
clean, convenient electric lighst for very little more ?;
than you now pay for oil lamps. Main 34 for rates. -
Eastern Oregon
Light & PoNyer Co.
. "Always at Your Service."
M4taMft4Miirtitfaeit
$100 per Flnto -- . "'
was paid at a banquet to Henry Clay
in New Orleans In 1842. (Mighty cost
ly for those with stomach trouble or
indigestion. Today people everywhere
use Dr. King's New Life Fills for these
troubles as well as liver, kidney and
bowel disorders. EaBy, safe, sure.
Only g5c at all druggists. .
Mrs, A. R. Tabor, of Crider, Mo., had
been troubled with sick headache for
about five years, when she began tak
ing Chamberlain's Tablets, She has
taken two bottlea of them and they
have cured her. Sick headache is
caused by a disordered stomaoh for
which these tablets are especially In
tended. Try them, get well and stay
well. Sold by all dealers.
It is reported from California that
Luther Burbank expects to produce
a seedless prune. Why not try to
evolve a pruneless boarding house. )..
I DO MOTS-
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RUN UP AND DOWN STAIRS
Cr from one end of the house to the other.
65 cents per
- month :
An Extension Telephone
Upstairs in the sleeping room, or in the kitchen, and
connected to your main telephone. Will save you many
tiresome steps and add greatly to your comfort.
Home Independent Telephone Company
Push Out the Chest.
Look nt your figure In the next full
length mirror you see, says the Wom
an's World. Nine chances out of ten
your chest curves. .'in, your shoulders
round like a bow, your stomach pro
trudes, nnd your chin is thrust for
ward like a prizefighter's. Now make
an experiment. : Take n long breath,
push your chest out and hold it to that
position.- Behold n miracle! Your
shoulders straighten till your back is
like a line, your stomach retreats, and
your chin assumes a position of mod
est dignity.- Now you are standing
correctly, and If you place any value at
all upqn a good appearance you must
prnctico this position until It' becomes
second nature. Remember that the
grand secret is, "Push out the chest."
The rest of the figure will take care
of Itself.
Gave Him the Limit.
"I'm licked!" sobbed the hobo, boat
ing an undignified retreat from the
back door nt which he had bummed a
handout.
"How do you mean licked?" cho
rused his comrades. "Did she bit you
wld a brick?"
"Worser'n dat"
"What? She didn't t'row wuter on
you?"
"Worser'n dut, fellers."
"What? Not bollln water?" , .
' "Even worser'n dnt yet."
"Doro nliPt nothln' worser."
"Yes, dere Is. She t'rowed soapsuds
on me." Cleveland Philu Dealer.
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