La Grande evening observer., January 23, 1913, Image 7

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1913.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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VOLVES IN RUSSIA
WHERE THE OCEAN BOILS.' h'TWDEB THE" OWCttC
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atng Brutes That Attack Trav
elers on the Steppes. .. ;
I JXCITING BATTLE AT NIGHT.
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erilous Plight of a Sleigh Party That
Wat 8urrounded and 8et Upon by a
Pack of tha Ferocious and Famiahad
Animal A Timely Resou.
Tbere are still wolves on the steppes
f Russia and pretty ferocious ones at
at, aa appears from tbia story sent
a Swedish naDer by one of ita corre-
llpondenta. who was traveling a win
Mter or two ago through the wastes of
hat was formerly known as Lithu-
nla. - '
It was a bright, frosty winter flay.
e snow was excellent, and the mall
lelgh glided forward at great speed.
troika with three Poles In It follow
behind. Toward sunset we emerg
from the dark pine woods upon the
teppe. which stretched away In front
f ns as far as the eye could reach.
Soon the stare made their appear
nee, and the moon rose. It was bit
ty cold, and the snow crackled be-
eath the runners. The horses' breath
in the air like thick smoke. , The
gs and shouts of the Poles died
way, and profound silence reigned.
Suddenly one of the horses whinnied,
then another, and a third shied vto
$entij uttering that terrible cry of
WHICH tue Dorse w capaoie uuiy wueu
In extreme fear. 1 could see by the
light of the moon the shadow of nn
mimal about the 'size of a dog flitting
)ver the frozen surface of a marsh
ool which lay some twenty paces
from us on one side of the road.
No Hiilimil onn travel more silently
ban a wolf when In search of prey,
ud nooe can attack so suddenly and
mexittt-teillv. I whs slowly raisins
Siir gun when a second wolf rose Im
miedlalply ill front of the horses with
rest erect mid green, phosphorescent
yes At the sume time points of
psht apiienred all over the mere, and
he howling of the liensts rang out
A Knot was tH'd. Revolver In hand.
Lesrek. one of the Poles, stood on the
riving sent of the troika, v Then from
he mull rtlplgb I discharged both
arrets of my gun. and a savage bowl
lnnounced thnt they bad taken effect
wo of the most -during of our assail
nts lay rolling in the snow. .. , '
The three Poles kept firing furiously.
though the attack of the wolves was
Irected more; against our sleigh: prob
bly because It was drawn by doulile
the number of horses. Our driver had
io other wen Kin than bis loaded whip.
uMWtu it he dealt tremendous blows
The horses struggled madly and tried
frith all their strength to break the
arness. At eavli shot from my gun
be wolves scattered, only to collect
gain Immediately and renew their at-
Sick on the horses. Suddenly there
rose n wild .veil behind us.
The three Poles were rolllns in the
bow liy the side of their overturned
eigb l.escek'8 badly , driven horses
ud torn themselves loose from the
oika lu their terror, and were career-
mg wildly over the snow covered
eppe. pursued Dy some or tne woives
bey were soon pulled down, and In
lie stillness of the night their death
reams were terrible The Poles wai
ved HlMiut ' In the snow shouting.
eepiug 11 nd liinieuting by turn.
Their situation wus, indeed, suifi-
ently serious, for only Lexcek bud
id enough presence of mind to bide
uiself beneath the sleigh, and the
ull driver and I. surrounded b)
olves. could' give them no help. I
joked upon them as doomed and felt
ire thnt we should quickly share their
.Sufuly our pursuers disappeared.
d uJtboiign bleeding badly, tne
Iprses became calmer The. gleaming
(jfes of the wolves were seen only here
d there out on the stepie. A shot
ng out. then a volley, succeeded by
lis of nil n A dozen dead wolves
; on the ground, and two huge beasts
ually expired beneuth the hoofs ot
horses us our rescuers came up In
Ir liukling sleighs - . '.''.-
t was a landed proprietor with bis
rvants whose snlitnry farm lay only
couple of versts away , None of
was dangerously wounded. : Tbe
Ives Imd treated the Poles worst.
their clothes were nearly torn from
ir IsHlles I hey were bitten, too.
t not seriously
The following morning our host. Hen
fltinskl. came hci-omh the skeletons of
i- three troika horses scarcely half
verst from the -ene of our strng
Tin- Kmr creatures were stil!
unci together with the harness. Wbai
r own fate would hnve been were it
i for mil timely res-iie. Is not hard
Imagine The thought of It make
i- similiter to this day
Followed Mamma's Advice. ,
lt lie kiss yon when you accepter1
No: I wouldn't permit him " . .'
"Why aotr
"Well, mamma told me that we ought
act differently toward each other
Wter the engagement "---St Louis Post
I Quitch
Upheavals That - May Caused by
, Submarine Earthquakes.
Marlaera auy that lu the midst of the
Atlantic about where the twenty-fifth
meridian west from Oreeuwlch crosses
the equator, there lies 'a region of
mystery. It Is on the line that ships
take from Madeira to ftrasil. Only
wltbln the past half century baa it
been sounded and ita strange phe
nomena reported.
One investigutor declared that be
aaw the sea ubout half a nilie from his
vessel suddeuly disturbed. - For about
two minutes it boiled up violently as
from a subterranean spring. Through
out the day there were observed great
patches of discolored water which bad
exuetly the apituaruuce of extensive
sboal. - .
These and similar phenomena are
frequently observed In this part of
the ocean. Often a ship reports thai
she bus experienced a violent shock
similur to that which Is felt when a
rock Is struck. Sometimes a great
rumbling is heurd. like that or a heavy
chain running through the hawse
pipes, and the vessel quivers like n
leaf lu the wlud. At another time. In
smooth water, a vessel bus been
known to heel, qyer suddenly, aa If she
hud run on a sand bank.
Before tbia part of the ocean was as
thoroughly sounded and surveyed aa It
Is now these phenomena were attrib
uted to the presence of unmarked aand
banks uud rocky shoals, and the old
charts were marked accordingly. - But
it must have astonished the mariner
somewhat to find that be got no sound
ings with bis deep sea lead Immediate
ly after , experiencing one of these
shocks. ,
It is now generally believed that sub
marine earthquakes are the true cause
of these convulsions. Youth' Com
puniou.
. A FIRE HOUSE ROMANCE.
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The Old Horse bid His Part, but the
Old Chief Weakened. ' '
Not long ago a Are horse was brought
lu from the farm, a horse thirty-sis
years old. that bad not bad a harness
on bis buck for eleven years. This
borse used to pull the chiefs wagon
He bad the faculty of getting under
the shafts quicker than ever any borse
did that stood on four feet He never
made a mistake, never a false move
By the time the driver was in the wag
on the borse was ready to go. and
when be went be went on the high
sieed... So behold the old borse trough;
in from the country . witnessing agaiu
the frills and frivols of the city.'
The boire was barefooted, his mane
tail and fetlocks grown out long and
shaggy. The tire laddies went to work
cleaning him ap witb loving caress
The old red wagon of the chief woe
brought out. The shafts were lifted in
the air witb the harness banging, The
horse .was ' standing, loose, 200 feel
away.' . ? .
At a signal the gong was sounded
and like a flush of light the old veteran
leaped for the shafts. A fireman snap
ped the harness Into pluce. - The old
fire chief watched the whole perform
ance. Intending to spring Into the wag
on, provided the borse bad not forgot
ten his cue.' ' '
Tb . borse knew bow to do it: but.
alas, the venerable cbief, now grown
gray, merely stumbled and tumbled for
ward, threw bis arms around the old '
horse's neck, burst into tears and cried
like a baby. Blacksmith and Wheel
wrlgbt. . .
. Not 8o Far Wrong, After All. ,
Mu Id Marion, approaching ber fourth
birthday, has an imaginary world of
ber own, In which the principal person
age seems to be Mary, ber oldest child
For 'some weeks she talked also of a
"Mr. Mary." but a few days ago she
announced that "Mr. Mary" bad "died
on the consumptions." A few evenings
later when she was telling her father
of some of Mary's exploits be asked
ber what had become of "Mr. Mary."
"Oh. be died." and her golden curls
shook very sadly. ' : .'
"Why did he dleT" '-,.-'
"Well, you see, Mr. Mary was my
husbund, and one day I asked blm for
some money, and be died."
"I fancy ber conception of matrimony
la not so fur wrong at that," remarked
ber mother, who was listening to the
conversation. Indianapolis News.
Clever Trick Daring Deceit Played
Upon am Englishman.
It waa years ago Is Burma. Tka
English government waa having trou
ble witb certain princely recalcitrant
burned Bob Ton. "tb most daring and
enterprising of tbe Uacolu." A heavy
price had been set upon tbe rebel'a
bead, but etill Bob Tob waa cunningly
elusive, .
At lust, bard pressed. Bob Tob tried
a new tack. lie walked straight Into
the office of the coinmlsstouer. .
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TWO MEN TO JTBET KEXT
PEDAY EVENING. ,
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rapt, and transact auch other bnsmea
aa may properly come before said
meeting. , v ' '
i . , JNO. 8. HODGIN, . .
Referee In Bankruptcy.
January 22. WIS. . :
(All claim must be verified arcord.
Ing lo bankruptcy forma before Cling.)
Uetb century la Merltol Rheumatism
Tb beat known remedy fpr rheuma
Powdera. A r"xn to very sufferer,
tism In- all Ha forma. Aak those wb
hav tried tt. Newlln Drug company.
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HatKb to Settle a Side Bet f $50
. Sow ia Holders' Hands.
"I am Rob Tob." be aald simply.
bave come to surrender " ' j """ .. .
Exactly what be bud counted on now 1 wltn Det ot 50 Posted and In
happened. Fourteen years' experience the bands of a local business man.
with eastern subtlety and Intrigue bad' E. Harmon, the stocky grappler who
taught the commissioner to be wary. baa been spond'ng tho rast week or
rphuiib ...... u. ..i.a . i4 tit an I
a . a, W1" mw : tan days in the city waiting to
Hnu .v uwvin wuu yuu reauy are
and what you really want. Tell me.
what do you expect to get out of this" j
Ten tbousaud rupees," said tbe Bob ;
quietly.
cool
don't
Tbe commissioner, although
man. was a little staggered. "
qulie follow," he murmured.
' "Yet It's quite simple." whispered tbe
Boh. "The government promises 10,
OliO riqiees to tbe man who brings you
the bead of Bob Tob. I give It to you."
"Capital." was tbe wary answer.
"But as you lose your bead what good
does tbe money do yon?"
"My wife and children get tbe mon
ey." -
. "Pretty good, my man. bat not quite
good enough. Ten thousand rupees will
be nothing to Bob Tob." '
"If it were not I should not be ber.
1 bave been deserted and robbed. 1
am sure to be captured. My family
might as well bave tbe money while 1
can still command It"
"Bat why shouldn't I keep the" mon
ey? I band your bead over, you know."
"Because you are an English gentle
man. I chose my man. you see." -
Tbe commissioner mused awhile.
Then be broke silence. "Look here, 1
know you are. not the Bob. That la
quite clear. I don't care who yoo are.
But tell me frankly what you want"
The Buruian hesitated awhile. Then
be said: "You are right Bnt my life is
worth as little as the Bob's. I have
betrayed him and robbed blm.-' He has
sworn revenge.- tilve me an escort aa
far as Mandalay. Here, take these
notes for 1.000 rupees" be bad laid
them on tbe table "and beep them If
In twelve days' time I do oot tell you
bow and wben yon can capture tbe
Bob. . Keep them till tbe Boh Is caught
if you prefer."
The' commissioner thought hard and
in silence for quite two minute. -
"I agree." be aald at length.
So the Bob-Wasraafely escorted to
Mandalay. - Later the commissioner re
ceived a letter from him.
"You may keep those rupees." It ran.
"which I, Boh Toh, left witb you twelve
days ago. I told you tbe truth. You
would not believe me. Tbe English
government likes truth, and it. likea
money, but tbey never want both. I
think, at tbe same ' time." Youth's
Companion.
The Apple.
Scandinavian legends affirm that the
apple was tbe favorite food of tbe gods
It was one of the first fmits grown nv
tbe ltouinnB: It wus early tntroduceo
Into Enghind and brought from tbere to
America. It Is easily cultivated, bears
fruit farther north than almost any
other, and toy means of grafting almost
2.0011 varieties ' have been produced
These facts show. In part why the ap
pie. stands at tbe head of all fruita.
Women's Home Cotupunlon.
' The Most Crowded Street.
Tbe supreme sensation of New York's
east side Is tbe sensation of tbe as
tounding populousness. ' The most
populous street in the' world Riving
ton street is a sight not to be for
gotten. Compared to 'tbia. an uptown
thoroughfare of crowded middle class
flats In tbe open country la an unin
habited desert: Tbe architecture seem
ed to sweat humanity at every window
and door. Tbe roadways were often
iinpiiKsiliie. Tbe thought of tbe bid
den, interiors was terrifying. " Indeed,
tbe bidden Interiors would not bear
thinking about ' Tbe fancy shunned
them a problem not to be settled by
sudden municipal edicts, but only by
the efflux ot . generations. Harper' 1
Magazine.
Heroism of an Indian.
A few years ago In northern Mexico
a truck carrying a load or dynamite
for use at a mine was suddenly discov
ered to be on tire at a village station.
The risk was Imminent, so the driver
of a locomotive engine picked the truck
up and run It tiwny Into the country at
all the speed he could put on lie biule
the brakeuuin Jump oh nnd save him
self, adding, "I go to my death." When
be hud got a mile away the d.vtmiiitte
exploded. Every' window In the village
wus broken, and lie was bjowu to at
oms, but the Inhabitants were saved,
fie was a pure blooded ladinu.-"Soutb
Auierii'.-i." hy Jumes Bryce.
What They Stole.
To Walter Dam rose h at the end ot
one of hi concerts at Aeolian ball. In
New York, a u admirer showed a piece
of music thnt bad been palpably plagln
riled from oue of tbe numbers In "The (
Dov of Peace." .. - j
But Mr. Damrowb took tb plagia
rism witb good humor.
"They've only stolen a marcb on me.'
be said.
"What's Your Name?" "What"
A guild of godpareutx to save chil
dren from Incongruous names Is being
suggested. The lute Canon Kardsley,
author of a hook on English nnuies.
told the story of what was probably
the most Idiotic naiL'e ever bestowed
upon an unfortunate In runt A wo
man had her sou baptized What, for
no other reason than tu caase amuse
ment in future years when, being ask
ed bis name, he should reply "What"
London Chroulcle. .: ; -
Medical Note. .
Jones! 1 bear
yon were
"Hello.
aJck."
"Yes: I waa threatened witb a fever,
but tbe doctor succeeded in arresting
It"
"Ah. be arrested It for ' making
t limits. I suppose."-Boston Trau
script v
get
into shape for bis match with Joe
Heldenrlch of Baker, has come to
agreement witb Ed Warner of this
city; Tbe two meet next Saturday
evening at the Steward opera house
Because of the lateness of store clos
ing the match will not take up until
10 o'clock, preliminaries starting at
9:30. Warner admitted his surprise
when be found that Harman tipped
tbe beam at 178 yesterday. He Is
stocklly built and has wrestled
throughout the country! Heldenrlch
the .big Baker mat artist, has sized
him ud and has agreed to take Har
man on shortly. The date Is flxerl.
Notke of First Meeting of Creditor.
. In the district court of the Uc'tel
States for the district of Oregon:
In the matter of Eugene E. Bonham,
bankrupt. In bankruptcy.
To the creditor of Eugene E. Bon
ham, of Perry, in the county of Un
ion, and district aforesaid,' a bank
rupt: . ... . ,;
Notice Is hereby given that on the
20th day of January, 1913, the said
Eugene E. Bonham was duly adjudir
cated bankrupt; and the first meeting
of his creditors will be held in the
office of the referee In bankruptcy In
La Grande,' Oregon, on the 6U day of
February, 1913, at 10 o'clock In the
forenoon, at which time the said cred.
Itors may attend, prove their claims, J
appoint a trustee, examine the bank-
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if
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Nebraskan who meets Warner Satur
day night and Invites fans to see
him work out at the rink tonight.
A Ndw Discovery.
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