LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY .1, 1912. ,
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A far reaching effect upon Ameri
can methods In the mutter of the me
chanical equipment of seaports is ex
pected to come from the sessions of
the 12th international congress ' of,
navigation which Is to meet In Phila
delphia In the spring and which will
all together the world's greatest ex
perts on tills and kindred subjects.
This congress, which Is to be hold in
this country as a result of nn invita
tion extended by the United States
government, comes at a time when all
American ports are beginning to rea
lize the importance of efficient meth
ods and menus for handling water
borne freight. The tremendous sig
nificance of the opening of the Pan-
ama canal with all that it means t
tho growth of American commerce is I
being realized In advance by the cit
ies that will participate In the new
and greater trade. And each progres
sive American port Is today shaping
Arcade
Theatre
-MEXICAN AS IT IS SPOK- -v
EN" MKMKS
. A comedy that Is out of tho
ordinary. Interesting and lively.
THE REPORTER" ...PATHK
No dull moments lit this pic
ture, Interesting and well acted.
crab ixwi'smv" ... u-mx
A splendid educational picture
which tells the story of tho can
ned crab, f
A WOJUX SCORNED".;....'
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, A remarkubly strong dramatic
jptcture, ,
RIGHT Oil WHO NCI''. .MELIUS
:'; The henrt says he Is, but ac
cording to the rules of warfare
as understood by till nations he
is not.
AN ACTOR IN A NEW ROt-E"
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A cleverly acted comedy,
bright and full of life.
Laura ttreen Wills, In
song productions.
clever
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usual value to American commerce.
A great deal.. of information on tho
subject of the mechanical equipment
of ports will be brought out. Among
those who are to attend is Herr Bu
bendey, director of the port of Ham-
burp, which Is probably the . best
equipped port In the world. The fact
that Herr Dubendey is to take part In
the deliberations adds to the import
ance in the eyes of American com
mercial authorities. We have much
to acquire from Europe in the shape
of facilities for mechanical handling
of freight, at. water terminals. Tha
the vital, impprtance of adequate port
facilities Is becoming more thorough
ly recp&njsted as the time approaches
for the opening of the Panama canal
is Indicated by the declaration made
'by Calvin Tomklns, commissioner of
docks of the port of New York
"With the completion of the Erie
and Panama canals, and the probable
termination of t' differential, New
York will no longer remain simply the
great Atlantic portal of North Amer
lea It will become the focal trans
shipment point where the commerce
of the east and west coasts of North
and South America, and of the Orient,
meets . the!-west-bound commerce of
Europe. ', It will have attained the
' "mon,nn m,innil tho
the
world's port which till recent years
distinguished In turn Venice, Amster
dam arid London. This Impending responsibility-should
now be met by the
prompt adoption of a comprehensive
plan and policy of port organization
and administration." '
It is this "appreciation of the far
reaching significance of the problems
to be discussed at the congress that
will make this, in the eyes of all who
have to do with the commerce of the
nation, one of the most important
gatherings held In America. .
Down In Jackson, Oa., they hanged
a negro In the opera house, but wheth
er as an afterpiece or a curtain raiser,
the reports neglected, to state.
In New York everybody, practical
ly, Is dishonest, says Hetty Green.' Has
somebody been selling Hetty Green
goods?
Anywny, a 'treaty that wears 80
years must huvo some good material
n It at the start,
The day seems to have passed when
a jury will convict a woman for the
mere shooting up or killing of n luan.
If Adam and 13ve found variety the
spice of life. It must have been the
common or garden variety.
George J. Gould is buying castles
111 Scotland, which Is better than to
build them In the air.
When the average womnn Is getting
the worst of an argument she ends It
by crying. i
Now that the trial of the Bhow girls
Is ended, Mr. Stokes is expected to re
cover more rapidly.
He Received
a Sign
It Came With a Force That
Nearly Killed Him
By ETHAN JB. ARMOUR
Copyright by American Press Ao
clatlon, 1911,
Adonlram Doyle Was a strong be
liever in indications. As a child and
young man he bud never failed to Hep
the new moon over his light shoulder
without feeling sure that be would
meet with some misfortune during the
month. He would never start on a
Journey on Friday or sit at a table
about which there were thirteen per
sons. These are but a few signs that
be regarded, but tbey serve to show
bis character.
When eighteen years of age .be had
engaged himself to a young lady sev
eral years his senior. For nn engage
ment ring be bad given ber one with
au opal setting. He was not aware at
the time that the opal Invariably
brings bad luck. The girl was equally
Ignorant. She had not been engaged a
month when she was taken ill and died
It was not remarkable that Adonl
ram, who was naturally inclined te
make much of such matters, should
have been deeply impressed with the
fearful penalty be bsd paid for run
ning counter to the opal, blight. When
he recovered from the shock of bis
fiancee's death be wan not only disin
clined to enter again upon an engage
ment .without duly considering all the
signs involved In the way of warning,
but bad reached a condition where be
was looking for one to Indicate that
the lady of his choice was the right
woman for him to marry. -
Before he bad passed middle age be
bad noted u number of indications
thnt such , or such a person would
make him happy, but either the girl
who seemed to be pointed out, wns too
homely or bad a bad temper or some
other defect which led blm to dlsva-;
gard the sign. With mnu's natural
perversity he formed a purpose of
marrying a youug woman who had as
much contempt for -these petty super
stitions as he bad respect. Miss Octa
vlii Sparks had ti mind superior tc
that of Mr. Doyle, but she liked blm,
Women are supposed (o confine their
love and admiration to men who are
above them In intellectual strength,
but this is not nn invariable rule. Mr.
Doyle wax a gentle, simple minded
man, free if guilt1, nlid he appealed t
Miss Sparks' stronger Intellect. Per
haps It V'lis n considerable muscular
atreugth he pressed of which he xrr.t.
himself unconscious Hint It'.., iv.w
her weaker physk'ttl ovpniiizuticn.
tsv tins us it may, tuu two wcu
drawtt together, ur.d It only ucedeC
some indication (bat fate Intended
their meeting to Induce Mr. Doyle I
propose. He waited a long while for
such on augury: but. none appearing,
he made up his mind to propose, any
Wily. He started out one crisp au
tumnal evening, but no sooner .had he
opened his door than there, up in th.'
southwest, was a crescent. lie paused
His first glimpse of the uew moon was
over his left shoulder.
He weut back" Inlo the house, took
off his hat nud overcoat and sat down
disappointed, tie was not sure that
the incident portended a refusal on the
part of Miss Sparks or that a mar
riage with her would result disastrous
ly. Nevertheless he dare not, In the face
of so marked a warning, persist In blq
Intention of asking her to be bis wife.
But ho continued bis friendly rela
tions with her -and longed to settle
dowu with her In the bonds of tnntii
inony. He lived alone in his home
with an old woman who was both
cook and housekeeper, and there was
no reason why he should not bring
Miss Sparks Into the house as his wife
Should be do so he felt confident thai
slio would make It a very different
home for blm, rendering what wab
desolate, cheerful. But of this he was
not certain. How did he know that
she might not turn out to be a virnso't
However, a constant companionship
gave lilni eonlldenee In her, and the
following summer lie cnnio again to a
resolution to propose marriage to her.
This time, in passing between his
house and hers, ;i snake crossed the
r 'si it directly before him.
He stopped short and watched the
viper slowly dragging Itself along in
the dust, to lose Itself In the long
grass and make a final momentary ap
pearance as It crawled under n fence
He stood for a few minutes thinking,
then turned reluctantly and went back
to Bis home. This second warning
was so pronounced that he resolved
never again to set out with an Inteu
tlon to propose to Miss Sparks.
From this time he began to con
sider the different unmarried women
In the place other than the one on
whom he had set his heart, with n
view to acquiring n helpmeet A wid
ow. Mrs. Perkins, lived some distance
down the road, and Mr. Doyle, after
much deliberation, followed bv a num
ber of intentions, resolved to substi
tute her for Miss Sparks. He would
have liked to receive some indication
that tho fates would look favornblv
upon the match, but bad come 10 tu,
conclusion that , the only signs be
would receive would be negative
Twice he had "been -warned against
Miss RpnrkH. ', If it was not intended
mat., iir -fsiiuuia marry .virM. rerKii!
perhaps it frould he Indicated to him.
It was a winter day that be came f
the conclusion to ask the widow to be
his wife. Before supper be put on bis
Sunday suit, brushed bis hair, combed
bis whiskers and after the meal made
bis third start In quest of matrimony.
He bad reached the widow's door
when bis henrt failed him. Not being
able to nerve himself for the ordeal
or was it regret for Octa via? be nesl-
tated. Tb(H suddenly be remembered
that In the unsettled state of bis mind
be had forgotten to feed bis stock. He
determined to return, take care of the
animals for the night, march resolute
ly up to the widow's door, knock, en
ter and muke bis proposition. This la
the usual course with resolutions. It
is much easier to be resolute with one
In the future than one present.
Mr. Doyle returned to Ills bam. put
the horses' beds Into the Htnlls. a meas
ure of onts Into each of their troughs.
then went up Into the loft to throw
down the hay. Whether it wns bis
perturbed condition of mind concern
ing his proposal and the probably con-
BOSTON HARBOR FROZE.
But That' Didn't Keep th. Britannia
From Sailing on Tim..
Boston harbor froze over In January
Of 1844. and the advertised sailing of
'.be BFitauula, then in dock, seemed
surely, to be impossible. But the mer
chants of Boston would not have it so.
Tbey met and voted to cut a way, at
their own expense, through the Ice,
that the steamer might sail practically
on time.
The contract for catting- the neces
sary channels was given to merchants
engaged, like Frederick Tudor, in the
export of. Ice. but not Ice cut from the
harbor. Their task was to cut within
the space of three days a channel about
ten miles long. For tools tbey bad the
best machinery used in cutting fresh
water Ice, nod horsepower was em.
ployed. The ice .was from six to twelve
inches In thickness.
As the Advertiser of Feb. 2, 1844. de-'
scribed the scene: "A great many per
sons buve been attracted to our wharfs
to witness the operations and the curi
ous spectacle of the whole harbor fro
zen over, and the ice bus been covered
by skateiBt sleds and even stele1!.
Tents and booths were erected upon
the Ice. and some parts of the harbor
bore the appearance of a Russian holl
day scene." - . ,
-.: On Feb. 3 the work was done, and
the Britannia, steaming slowly through
the lane of open water, lined on either
side by thousands of cheering specta
tors made ber way tti the sea.
Six of On, Half Down of th. Other.
One of the most discouraging fea
tures of life In Tripoli, as in other
Mohammedan countries. Is the condi
tion of the veiled, fatalistic women.
Those of the richer classes live ln un
totored Idleness, the poor ln even more
ignorance and constant, 111 directed
dradgery. A missionary for whom the
wife of n muleteer was preparing sup
per noticed that she set aside ln a
furtive way n small part of the tea
and sugar. '?'-'"'
' "Why do you do that?" Was asked.
"Oh," said the woman "I must pro
vide agajust the day when my husband
may divorce me."
She then mnde the startling an
nouncement that shv Was her hus
band's sixth wife and that he was her
sixth husband. Christian Herald. ,
. ' ; Natural Error. ;
"Will you take uie to your ' circus.
l!r. Merry?"
"Why. Willie. I hive nothing to do
wuh any circus. What makes you ask-
that?"
'Why, mother said you was a
clown." New York Times.
Gave Him the Limit.
"I'm licked!" sobbed the hobo, beat
ing nn undignified retreat from tho
back door at which he had bummed a
handout. .
'How do you mean licked?" cho
rused his comrades. "Did she hit you
will a brick?"
"Worser'n dat." j
"What? She didn't t'row water on ,
you?" '
"Worser'n dat. fellers."
"What? Not bollln' water?" '
"Even worser'n dat yet." j
"De-re ain't uothln' wovser." j
. "Yes. dero Is. She t'rowed soapsuds
on nn1." Cleveland Plnlu Dealer. j
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sequent separating himself for all time
from Octnvls Sparks, the fact remains
that be stepped into an opening in tho
floor of the lo?.- of which he bud many .
years been aware and landed in a stall
below. He not only received an Inter- j
tint Injury from the fall, but the horse
occupying the place, frightened at his
master's sudden entrance, came near
trampling the life out of him before
be could drag himself , out of reach.
Then be fainted. ' . '."
After lying unconscious for a few
moments he came to himself, feeling a
terrible pain In his chest, and found It
difficult to breathe. - He was able to
arise and stagger to the bouse, where
he fainted again. A doctor was called.
who felt of bis chest and found a rib
w. nrortneed who said that the rib
, . hnrtiv ractorprl rhn If eimld
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destroy the Inhg on which I, presV
In fact, it must be removed. Instead.
ot having the patient taken to a bos'-1
nttnl. he decided to nerform the onern-' I
Hon ut 'tbe bouse.
Oetavln Sparks w.;s oa her way to.. . ', "'
the' village store When Mrs. Butter A 1 j"at moment the surgeon ad
worth came along and said:
"La" sokes, Octavy. have y bearn
what's happened to Mr. Doyle?"
' "Noi What Is it?" cried Octa via. pal
.Ing. "He fell through the barn floor and
broke a rib. The surgeon's goin' to
take It out of him." - ;
The girl made no reply to this, but
turned and hurried home. There Bhe
(earned that the surgeon was, about
to perform the operation. Going over
to Doyle's house, she asked If -she
might be of service. The surgeon told
her that he had not yet been able to
secure a nurse and would be glad to
have ber serve in that capacity.
While be and bis assistant were mak
ing their preparations she went to
Doyle's bedside and pressed his band
sympathetically.
"I've hud a sign," he said.
"What kind of a sign?"
"A negative sign. 1 was about to
propose marriage to the Widow Pur-
kins when I got the fall. It Is not in
I tended that she be my helpmeet." .
' The medical men returned, put the
patient on nn Improvised vperatlng ta
ble, administered nn anaesthetic and
removed the broken rib. Doyle was
then placed on his bod and his return
to consciousness awaited by the oth
ers. . Presently n. low moan announced
Its' comlrigf then another and another.
When he-opened his -yps there wws
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Octuriu kneeling beside him. his biiua
clasped by ners.
"Occie." he groaned. "I wonder
Aoam passea tnrougn wnat 1 havi
when the rib wns removed from whlcM
Eve was made
'., Theu suddenly a light came Into hhJ
eye. und he spoke again. , ,
;. "Vou've n I ways, despised siena.
don't know about the others I've re
ceived, but those, given me this eveo
Hip lire mighty powerful, I went td
propose to widow I'erklnH .and wu
turned back by remembering that
hadn't fed the stock. The result was
this fall, and being nigh trumped to
aeatn ny n norse. ir that Isn't a sui
oiku IIMii i wiinu i in marry ner i aim
Th V ' " .11 n"n
1 me 'V0.U ," "P bef"r" me 8 Eve p
I Pearea to Annm after. he awakened
I riotn the deep sleep in which the iut.
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elte himself.
Oetavln withdrew wlill
the medical man looked over the na
tlent. He found . Mr. Doyle under the
influence of an excitement that boded
no good. He directed that no one be
permitted to converse with him until
sufficient time had' passed to enable
him to rei-nperate. But this did not
satisfy Mr Doyle. He conceived thai
his fall from the haymow, the removal
of the rib and at bis awakening his
andlug Oetavln beside him meant that
she was the woman he was to marry.
"Doctor." he said. "I wish a clergy
man."
"What for? You're not going to die"
I m going to be married."
"Married: In this condition?"
"Yes. As a rib was removed from
our common father Adam, of which
Eve was made, so" - ;. "
"You keep quiet." said , the doctor
"or I'll not answer for the couse
h.uen'-es.'' ' v - -
' "And I say 1 rflah .7fr to call in t
tiers; ian. Tf ynu don't do It I'll get
op nn;l call one myself. My Eve Is
hero, and It Is my duty to marry her."
The surgeon looked troubl d. He
Delleved the man wns delirious and
thought It better to humor hiiu. Call
ing o.-iavia aside, ho said:
. "You'd better pretend to go iliroughii
-ereiiiony. It iieedi: t mean irvthiug"
;'As you oil s ise doctor." :' ;. .
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