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LA GRAXDE EVENING OBSEBVER, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1913.
SIMS HI i
ORDER STARTED
FKEUHMAKT BTEJ5TINQ SET r'OB
- MONDAY.
SIM of Praise" t int Work of the
Chorus.
The first meeting of the la Grande
' 0hora! society was held last even
Bif at the home of Mrs. E. C. Moore,
ersei Spring and Fourth streets. A
joodly number of the music lovers of
the elty were present and the pre
ztrlnary arrangements for a success
SW chorus were made, "Hymn of
"ffwrhny by 'Mendelssohn Is to be the
tfooC work of the chorus. All persons
Interested are nrged to be present at
Km Moore's next Monday evening at
p. m. at which, time the final
tops fa the organization of the so
oMr wfll be taken and arrangements
ide for the Rtartlng of regular re
Thearsala a week later.
FROOKAiK ANNOUNCED.
XaUowell Concert Company to Ap
. , pear Tomorrow" Sight
Details are out for the Hollowell
stneert to be given to morrow night.
Xlks and their lady friends are to be
guests and after the concert, dancing
will be Indulged In. The program for
the concert Is:
Karen Mllltalre .....a.... Schubert
Orchestra
Overture Oberon Von Weber
Orchestra
trombone Sola . Selected
Chas. B. Shelley
tag CIang of the Forge"
J. Lester Haberkorn
Sea of the PuUa (Violin Solo) ....
Keler Bela
Chaa. Lowry
JTlgrtm's Chorus from Tannheuser
R. Wagner
Orchestra
Intermission.
"mrture "Martha" Flotow
Orchestra ,'
jtagelus Serenade with Variations
(Harp Solo. . ". Broga
J. Lauretta
Vocal Solo ........ Selected
. J. Lester Haberkorn
Vlote Solo ....... 1.v... Selected
L. (Rider
IB Kb core (flute ancTclarlnet duet)
V. Herbert
Rider and Moaner
arch Steoltonlan Chas. Shelley
Orchestra
3TEVT BALCONY ORDERED.
Kewtln Book and Nttlonry Store to
Uiire Extensive Repairs Made
The Newlin (look and Stationery
store will uudergo some very exten
sive changes changes that will add
the appearance of the place and
mBrw the manager ito cater to the ex
etlag wants of a discriminating pub.
He. Robert Newlin, In speaking of
t proposed change, had this to say
"We will build a balcony lx28 feet
wid an office room 9x16 In the pres
ent room. We will have a first class
phonograph parlor with a metal cell
lkg so that patrons of the store can
oom In and hear the latest music
without interruption. We expect to
Iraaca out In this respect in the fu
ture, and will bare m slock all of the
Sateat song hits and the hotter class
a red seal records for tho more ex
acting tastes.. We Intend to make the
Core second to none outsiile of Poi t
H4. Our trade Is very good and we
look for an Increase rlRht nlng." The
-changes are to be made at once and
-will be complete na Mr. Newlin he
ctares lu doing things right.
TRAtNAtKN ,HH tl'K l'I.AS.
e Punch te Be Sold at Big Aununl
Ball JUg Crowd Anticipated.
Trainmen whr belong .to Lodge No.
XI5. this city, have announced that
there will be no, punch booths at the
aonoar ball which fie lodge will ar
range January 32. Ihe party will be
toii at the Elks hall and will be
jpen- to the public. It Is generaly be.
Jere that the Trainmen will have
sTT dancing space taken up with dan
cers. The lodge ias a large number
f well known members anl La
fjraade looks with pride to its rail
road" brotherhoods: hence It follows
tfte- Tralnaiea are destined to enjoy a
liberal patro that evening.
THE CANDLE BUOY
A Friend of the Mississippi Pilots
, In the Old Days.
QUEER LITTLE LIGHTSHIPS.
They War Floated and Anchored In
the Channel of the River en- Dark
Nights and 8howed the Navigator en
Down Trips Where Reefs Were Net
In the old steamboat days on the
Mississippi, before the government bad
undertaken the duty of marking and
lighting the "crossings" where the
channel swings over from one bank to
the other, the river pilots bad to devise
their own means of finding tbelr way
through these difficult and dangerous
places.
In the daytime It was not bard to do,
and on moonlight olgbts the landmarks,
which every pilot knew by heart, could
be seen plainly enough to make the
crossing possible. But there were
many nights so dark or foggy that the
shore marks were not visible; then the
reefs bad to be "candled."
Candling was resorted to only on the
down trip. Going np the river the pilot
might "feel" of the reef with bin boat,
and If be did not Ond the best water
the first time he couU back off and try
gain a little to one side or the other,
wherever the soundings showed the
deepest water to be.
la going down the river, however,
that was impossible. The pilot had to
flod the cbaunel the first time, for If
the boat struck the current would drive
her hard oo the reef or else swing ber
broadside on the bar and In ten min
utes Imbed ber In the very midst of it
with tons of drifting sand.
To guard against such- a disaster
when nearlng tig's Eye, -Beef Slough
or Trempeleau bars or any one of a
dozen bars of eqnal difficulty on a
dark or hazy nlgbt the pilot stopped
the boat at the bead of the reef. Wltb
two men to row, a mate or watchman
to steer, a "cub" pilot to manipulate
the "candle buoys" and an older pilot
to take soundings, the yawl was low
ered and permitted to drop down the
channel below the steamboat
After the pilot had determined the
best course by taking soundings the
"cub," under bis direction, anchored
two, three or even four of the candle
buoys, one after the other. In the cen
ter of the channel, and then tbe men
let the yawl drop down below the reef,
where It lay a little outside tbe chan
nel. Tben oue of tbe men swung a
lantern a signal at which the pilot on
watch came ahead, steering for the
tiny lighthouses and running over
them, one by one, until tbe reef was
passed.
Tbe candle buoy was made of a piece
of two inch light pine plank, beveled
for four Incbea at the "bow" In order
to prevent its "diving" as tbe current
pressed against It A tin "sconce"
with three legs, three or four Inches
long, was tacked down to the plank.
Half of a common candle waa placed
In each sconce, and after being lighted
an oiled paper chimney, wltb a base
corresponding to that of the candle
stick, was placed over the light to pro
tect It from the wind. The outer ends
of the tin "legs" of the sconce were
turned back over the base of the paper
chimney to bold It In place, aod tbe
buoy was ready for launching.
A hole was bored about six inches
from tbe end or the plank. Through
the hole a small cord some ten or
twelve feet In length was rove and
knotted, aud to this cord a lump of
coal weighing perhaps ton pounds
was tied This served as an anchor
to hold the buoy in Its plnce In the cen
ter of the channel. -
Such was the procedure fifty years
ago or more. Since the government
bonts began patrolling the river and
establishing permanent lights at nil
bad crossings It Is seldom necessary
for the pilots to go out in a sounding
boat although It Is not an unheard of
proceeding even now.
But the candle buoy is a thing of the
past Probably there are scores of
present day pilots who never even
heard of the makeshift little lightships
that their pnr.rlcd predecessors were
wont to launch amid the darkness and
douht of former years. Youth's Com
paulon.
HOW NATURE REPAYS.
Tna Loss of One Sense Seems to Bring
Added Powsr to the Others.
'When tbe third question put to the
girl who was tinting a customer's hair
a fashionable shade elicited no reply
tbe woman turned to the manager of
tbe beauty shop and said: "What Is
the matter with that girl, anyhowT Is
she deafT"
"Very nearly," said the manager.
"How does she bold her place?"
said tbe woman. "It seems to me that
a person employed In a place like this
stands In need of her five senses."
"Thst Is Just whst they do not
need," was the reply. "If one sense Is
lacking the other four make up for
tbe deficiency and become the more
valuable because more acute. Your
hairdresser cantr-t hear, but ber alght
la marvelous. She can detect a gra
hair half a block away, and ber gift
Banger!
There is danger
DON'T DELAY
IT
MAY BE SOLD
for shading and matching colors
amounts to real genius. No woman
with all ber faculties la so consum
mate an artist as she Is In touching
ay a difficult bead of balr. When you
are ready for massage I shall bring
yon a blind girl. All ber art la cea
tered In ber finger tips. She can find
and smooth away wrinkles that less
sensitive fingers would uot discover.
Another deaf girl In the establishment
Is particularly sensitive to scents and
Is invaluable In mixing and applying
perfumes. Tbe manager. In a place of
(his kind needs 'her five senses and as
many more as nature can provide, but
for her assistants elimination and con.
centra tlon are desirable." New York
Press. ; . , ; ' .
SWISS WRESTLERS. '
Curious Contssts In Whieh They Dis-
plsy Msrvelous Strength.
Wrestling seems to be an interna
tional sport but one of tbe moBt curi
ous styles to be seen Is probably that
of tbe Swiss. There Is generally an
Immense meeting of the wrestlers
every year, called the "swlngerfest,"
meaning literally tbe "festival of
swinging," and to this festival come
the mountain men from all parts of
Switzerland.
Jt takes place In an Immense arena,
generally four or six couples wrestling
at the same time, with stands around
for tbe audience. Tbe men who are
wrestling eacb wear a pair of short
knickers, very loosely worn, and made
of some stout material, wltb a leather
belt at tbe top to strap It on round the
waist over their costume, and tbe Idea
la to catch tbelr opponents by these
knickers and throw tbetn. Both shoul
ders must touch the ground, and tbe
men are not allowed to bold their op
ponents except by tbe knickers.
Of course it Is mainly a question of
brute strength, and on nearly ail oc
casions tbe mountain men prove tbe
better of the townsmen. Very often a
uiau will throw his opponent clean
over bis shoulder through tbe air. and
when one considers that this must be
done only by gripping a piece of sail
cloth or such like material In either
band, at the height of a man's loins,
some Idea can be gathered of the
marvelous strenetb shown on these oe
caslona.
CHRISTMAS WREATHS.
Here's prettlness.
The holly wreath leads.
Southern laurel Is beautiful
California pepper berries serve
to adorn.
Scotch heather is one of the
pretty wreath materials.
Red immortelles will at least
never blush unseen.
Lycopodium Is often used with
very good effect for wreath.
But, after all. holly Is first fa
vorite, with Its lovely bright red
berries. "
Tbe gay bow of holly red satin
ribbon Is the usual finish, though
It should not be used with ber
ries of the California pepper
tree. Philadelphia Record.
cf your missing the great Money Saving
of articles on sale at
1
Not linen dusters nor straw hats but winter goods that you need right now. You can
buy that coat you have been wanting, at half price. That new dress you need isf
yours at half price and less. You know all those new suits that arrived late are also
half priced. And then the finishing touch to all would be a nice fur set. Any in the
stock at half price. Sweaters are an all the year round garment. Regular prices 75c
to $15.00. We will part with them for just the half of it. Men's and Boys' suits and
overcoats at half price and hundreds of articles all over the store at the same half
half price.
GEIEEL'S
FABLE FOR BENEFIT
. OF ADVERTISERS.
Simeon Ford Points a Moral
Willi tha Tale of a Goose.
Simeon Ford, tbe noted humorist
aaid In praise of newspaper advertising
at a banquet in New York: - .
"There Is a fable that all advertisers
should hare by heart. It runs like this:
"As a sbopkeeer dozed, bis bead on
the dusty counter of bis shop, the gray
cobwebs across bis door were rent
apart, and a goose entered..
"The shopkeeper rose with a glad
smile. He thought be bad a customer,
bur. when be saw the goose he muttered
an oath.
" 'What do you want here?" he said.
This is no pluce for geese. '
" 'Isu't It?' suld the goose. 'Quack,
quack!' And It regarded the shop
keeper derisively, then went on:
" 'I've come, my dear sir. because 1
saw your advertisement on the fence
that Incloses your barnyard. I knew
thnt you must be a goose or else a
donkey, becuiise otherwise you would
place your advertisement In a news
paper when- It would he rend by hu
man lielims. Hud uot(upon an isolated
fence, where It Is only read by donkey
and hhwc Mini other barnyard denizens
So. helm: lonely today. I thought I'd
make you a fraternal call. A couple
of dunks will probably drop in later.'"
Wild Oats and Porridge.
Professor Zephnnlah Hopper, bale
and vigorous al eighty-eight, said at
tbe Philadelphia high school:
"My iidvlce to the young Is that they
sow no wild oats Wild oats In youth
means an old age sad und decrepit
And yet the way some people talk
you'd think that wild oats were as es
sential a part of youth as domesticat
ed oats are of Scotland. "
Professor Hopper smiled and added.
"A friend of mine In Scotland said
to a boy:
" 'What do you have for breakfast
herealiouts?" .
" Porridge. was the answer.
" 'And for dluner?'
" 'Porridge.'
" 'And for supper?
'Porridge."
"'Goodness!' said my friend. Tor
ridge every day for every meal! Do
you never have anything else?1
" 'What eloe would yon havef said
the boy." Washington Star.
8tup!d.
"I wish I was half as beautiful as
Miss Brown." remarked tbe fair Edith
to Mr. Green.
"Well, yon are, yon know," replied
Green thoughtlessly.
Tben be wondered why she suddenly
rose and left him.
She Could 8ptnd.
Fie I am a millionaire. Havent I
mouey enouirn for both of as? She
Tea, if you are moderate in your taste.
New York Sua
Mind Is the partial side of man. The
heart la every thing.-ttlvaroL
hmk
PRECE
Big Fatally In Reunion.
Mrs. J. L. PelR, wno lives seven
miles north of La Grande has just
received word of the family reunion
of her kindred In the old state of
Maryland. It was a reunion of the
Broadwaters, a sturdy line of Eng
lishmen who helped the colonies whip
the 'Redcoats In revolutionary tliys
aud later In the war of 1812. This
sturdy family settled In Virginia and
then went to Maryland on account of
smallness of wages. The progeny of
Amos Broadwater, the pioneer, num
bered 12 children, 98 grandchildren,
111 great-grandchildren and an army
of great-great grandchildren.
They at first settled In Garret coun
ty Virginia, but were compelled to
move to a state in which wages were
not beggarly on account of slavery.
The Broadv-sters are a numerous
tribe and all of them are said to have
been at the reunion save Mrs. Feik
of Oregon. They had never seen
each other before and the day was
spent In feasting and getting, ac
quainted. It was perhaps the first
and last time on which all of the
children of the famous old English
man assemoled and their combined
ages would average more than 73.
Each one of the 12 children was at
the reunion and all of them are,
themselves the fathers and mothers
of scores of children, giving evidence
enough of the sturdy, christianlike
character of the family.
Curd of Thanks.
We wish to express our sincere
thanks for the kindness and sympathy
shown us by the B. of L. E., also our
neighbors aud friends In our sad be
reavement in the death of our hus
band and father.
MRS. Lt'CY GILMAN',
MR. BKRT GILMAN.
YOU CAN CURE THAT BACKACHE,'
I'lln aloHj; Ihe bock, dirtiiwu, h-aiirhe ind ireneral
luiL-nnr. i t kL-e of Molber Urtj't Alio.
.U A I'ir-l..:AK, tlte plriAnl root and herti cure
for all Kidney, niail.icr aud I rinarjrtronlilea. When
jou feel ail rim down, tired, weak and without
enernj nc thi remarkable combination of nature a
berln and rta. An a regulator U baa no equal.
Mother tlravM Aeotnntlr-Inr la aold bj Pmtf-
ii.ii.U!"-ntbjmilf.ri't. ri.iinnleaent KHKlL
diireu, The Mother Oraj Co., Le. Uoy, ti. V.
Steeple Chase at Sherry's.
Tonight Is the last chance to see
this splendid picture that is two thou
sand feet In length and a thrill to
every foot and was pronounced by all
who saw It last night to be the great-
Out
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Sale. Hundreds
DON'T LET THAT
COAT AND SUIT
GET AWAY FROM YOU
THREE COTTAGES PLANNED
Local Contractor Buys Sites on "Which
to Build In Early Spring1.
!V7. H. Scull, a contractor and car
penter of La Grande has bought the
west half of Block 83 in Chaplin's
addition to the city and will erect
three new modern cottages Just as
soon as the weather permits. In com
menting on the prospects for the
coming year J. K. Wright who sold
the property said: "From the pres
ent outlook there is going to be
greater activity in the building line
this coming year than ever before.
This of course, depends on several
things that now are hanging fire. You
understand, people will not flock to
a town If there Is nothing to. Justify
their coming. But several things are
under way at the present time and
the prospects are bright. I am not
In a position to say Just what Indus
tries will come to La Grande but If
they do come, we will see a banner
year in the building line.
Srbool District Bond Election Notice-. ""
Notice is hereby given that at a
school meeting of school district No.
One of Union county, Oregon, to be
held at Old high school building in
said district on the 18th day of Janu
ary, 1913. there will be submitted to
the legal voters -cf said district the
question of contracting a bonded debt
of thirty thousand dollars for the..,,,,
purpose of purchasing land for school
purposes and for repair of, school
buildings, the vote to be by ballot
upon which shall be the words
"Bonds Yes" and the words "Bonds
No." Polls to be open at 1 o'clock
p. m. and remain open until 4
o'clock p. m.
By the order of the board of direc
tors of school district No. One of
Union county, Oregon.
Dated this 2t6h day of December,
A. I). 1912.
ARTHUR, C. WILLIAMS,
Clerk of School District No. One,
of Union County, Oregon.
S. N. BOLTON
Chairman of District School Board
of School District No. One of Union,
J County, Oregon.
l-14-4t
,est picture of its kind ever shown
here. Also another musical program
will be given by the Emprie Harp
orchestra.
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