La Grande evening observer., May 08, 1913, Image 7

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1913.
T,A GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
PAGE SEVEN
LePs Swap,
Man, a nervous sensitive, complex organism of progress and activ
ity, is always longing for the thing.
' The farmer labors hard for years so he may retire on his savings
and live in the city. The city man works1 and schemes so he will :
be able to buy a country 'home and enjoy a quiet life.
However, if a person really wishes to make a change, it is better
for him to do so. New conditions always inspire fresh enterprise
and awaken new enthusiasm. at a ' it
We have some good trades in city as well as farm property. We
also are in touch with some excellent propositions in Portland, Seat-,
tie, and other outside places. at y A
Home. Home, Sweet
Home
Truly there is no rented palace 'like owning your own home, be it
ever so humble. There is a sense of independence, a feeling of se
curity, an air of importance attached to the home owner that makes
him a better father, a truer husband, a larger citizen.
With a very little money . you can buy a lot, secure a loan on the r
lot, and build you a fine home, then pay for it just like you are now
paying rent to the landlord. Or jpu can buy a nice home by paying
a little down and the balance on easy terms to suit yourself. In
some cases it is criminal not to own your own home. Always it is
a blessing to yourself and family if you do. -; '
Acquaint lis with your 'wants and we will be pleased to satisfy them.
1 M He Who Sells--
GEO. H. CURREY
jpltintfrfiitfMfiiif irrifinfT'"- - - -
DAZED THE MOROS
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Sights the Sultan's Suit Saw on
Board the Charleston.
FUN IN FRAMING A TREATY.
I TlelniteJStates 1
National Bank
Stands among the foremost in the state in pro
portionate increases since its organization :
YOUR ATTENTION
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called to the following compara
tive statement:
Commenced business January 11, 1909. 4
Total resources April 4, 1909.. .....-...........$249,527.23 I
Total resources April 4, 1910.. .... 386,064.59 g
Total resources April 4, 1911... 393,220.22' I
Total resources April 4, 1912......... .. 526,454.82 I
Total resources April 4, 1913 ..::... ...........:.. 560,074.34 I
N. K. WEST, President "
T. J. SCROGGIN, Caabj'er.
WM. MILLER, Vice President
: H. E. 'COOLIDGE, Asst. Cashier.
. Board of Directors.
N. K. West, Wm. Miller, T. J. Scroggln, H. E. Coolidge, A. T. Hill,
C. T. Bacon, J. F. Conley, J. L. Cavlness, , Judge J. C. Henry,
LUMBER WILL NEVER BE
CHEAPER.
than now, As you know, the
lumber fit for milling is getting
scarcer every year. Then , why
not begin building .now and t&ke
advantage of the present rar
ket? Later o nyou will regret
it We have full supplies for
high-grade lumber for .both ex
terior and interior construction.
WEN AHA LUMBER COMPANY
Go to The Valley Forgo. for
first class Horseshoeing and
Gneral Blacksmithtog. All
work guaranteed strictly first
class.
Cramer & BlarLn
1428 Jefferson Ave.
ROOMt AND GOOD BOARD
$5.60 PER WEEK
and up
HOTEL GLASS
W. W. GLASS, Proprietor
144 (Madison St. La Grande
' enersl Bates Had a Sort of Circus on
His Hands While Negotiating With
the Filipino Potentate For the Trans
fer of the Islands to Unole Sam.
Few treaties ever were negotiated in
more interesting and ludicrous circum
stances than those that attended tbo
one made in 1800 between General
Bates and the sultan of Moro.
- When, -after much dillydallying, the
Filipino potentate was finally ludnced
to come on board ttie Charleston, the
general's headquarters, every effort
was made to put him In good bumor
He and his suit 'partook freely of
ill-Ink, but refused ail food as coming
from the hands of Christians.' Yet they
were In no danger of (starving, for
Miuy had been careful to bring wit ii
bom enormous sucks of rice. ,
: When the guests .; were conducted
over the man-of-wnr - they , marveled
at lis iniM-lumlcn I mysteries. At tlie
smrcoKtinu of an .officer the sultan
foiiclied nn electric button, and Install!
! Chinese servant appeared '.-! .-Afjrin '
In response to a sungestlon.' he touched,
flic button twice, and a United Stales
marine stood In the doorway. ;
From . thnr time ; every . ornament
aboard the ship that In any . way bust
cestod," nn electric button was pushed
by the sultan or by some member of
his suit. . Ari officer conducted hlin
Into n- dark room aud showed him how
to turn the button, that adjusted the
lighting apparatus. ' The flood of Ugly'
that resulted left him with gaplns
mouth and dilated eyes. '
His wonderment continued to grow
throughout' the afternoon, and" when
ever nn opportunity7 afforded be re
peated the performance of pushing
electric buttons and . turning electric
lights on and, off..., He even went so
far. when he thought himself nnwatch
"d. to try .to appropriate one of the
lighted bulbs. '" - ;
' When" Ice water was brought In 'the
lump of Ice in the pitcher was Imme
dintuly seized by his royal bighnes.
and as quickly dropped, to the .floor
As I be lump gradually diminished in
t-izc J.'lt; tf!Uiill"s pa'v looked at it In
snspk-lou.. . ; . . .. .., ,;
llr. Stiii.-lt suggested to the miltiic
thMt'lii.vorUer one'of his men aloft am"
wall him when ho reached iiie Oi'O'.i'o
:icsl. The first, order was easy. to e.ve
pule, but when a return was ordered,
his voice having failed to carry, n
megaphone was"' brought, hnd into thl
the sultan shouted for the man to re
turn under penalty of instant deiitL
Immediately the thoroughly .frightened
Moro dropped to the deck.. The ruler
took the dimensions of the strange
mouthpiece and declared that he would
umje one for Uimseir -
The most amusing incident occurred
when the sultan upon invitation fired a
Colt automatic gun. The explosion of
the first discharge appeared to. root
him to the spot His bands gripped
the trigger, with the result that shells
continued to pepper the surrounding
waters.
'Again and again the royal gunner
begged the officers to stop the action of
the Infernal machine, not knowing that
the menus of doing it lay in his own
hands. .So thoroughly frightened was
he that It was Impossible to make him
loosen bis bold, and an officer ordered
the tape, cut, thus stopping tbe supply
of ammunition. .
The one pounder was nest brought
Into play, but the sultan refused to go
near one of the eight Inch guns, which
ho bad been invited to fire.
Meantime tbe knives of his attend
ants had been taken to the dynamo
room and charged with electricity,
with the result that the suit were of
th opinion that tbe evil one himself
was aboard; They begged and implored
to !o taken ashore and, quite forgetful
of their bags of rice, scurried down
the gang ladder. '."
At night tbe searchlight was brought
to bear upon the Moro towu of Bus
Huh. and tbe instant desertion of tbe
towu followed, even tbe dogs leaving
It. For many weeks thereafter" do
amount of persuasion could induce the
Inhabitants to return.
Cienern.,1 Bates made bis headquarters
In the town of Jolo. and tbltber tbe
sultan and his staff came on several
occasions to discuss the treaty.' Sub
sequently they made another .visit to
(ho Charleston. This time the mother
of the sultan accompanied tbe party,
and during the visit n phonograph own
ed by. one of the officers rendered se
lections for the entertainment of the
: to. ,
The aged dame sat, entranced
tltmughout the . performance, and it
wm not until the time came for ber
on o affix hi signature to tbe treaty
Hint fihp awakened. On one condition
only would she permit the sultan to
li-th phonograph must become hers
nf )tice
For a time that phonograph JJirenJ
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Trlbon.
Getting Ready.
An English gentleman, traveling in
the Highlands of Scotland, being
rather, late in coming down to dinner,
Donald was sent upstairs to intimate
ail was ready. He speedily returned,
nodding 'significantly, as much as to
say it was all right
"But, Donald," sold bis master, after
some further trial of a hungry man's
patience, "are ye sure ye made tbe
gentleman understand?"
"Understand!" retorted Donald, who
had peeped Into tbe room and found
the guest engaged at his toilet., "I'se
warrant ye he understands. He's
shorpening. bis teeth" not supposing
the toothbrush could be of any other
use. London Mall.
,The Offics Boy on Smoking..
It is tew laff No smoking here
a Inf nf nrlnlwl cards appear
The fire Insurance folks protest
and a sign Is left tew do the rest
as If a, .editor could get . -
along without his cigarette;
Or anything got Into type
except the printer hit the pipe
It Is a joke The printing art
came In with the tobacco heart
And news was chiseled Into stone
before this stimulant was known
tobacco Is the fuel which
gives poetry Its mfty pitch
Gives editorials their punch
and fires the artist ufter lunch
how much 'does fire insurance know
of great thoughts flowing when they flow
Of Inspiration In a song
or counsel when the times are wrong
that intellectual abyss
commanding such a sphere as this
All ye that have a groan tew groan
get in on this deep monotone
1 see the poet's big cigar
begin tew twinkle like a star
A pipe a cigarette boom
a pltsburg stogie in the room.
-Ht Louis Post-Dlspatoh.
The Inside Straight.
On rainy dnys In Iiawklns' store
The boys would gather three or four
And have a little game of draw,
The tightest game you ever saw. '
Now, old Kph Sirioot he had u hnnch
rhtit he could trim the whole darn bunch.
So he sat In and tempted fate ,
By drawing to an Inside straight'
It seemed he never cared to hold
A flush or full or aces cold.
Instead he'd ante up and wait
And try to All that inside straight.
And in this way he yearly spent
The money paid to him for rent
Upon his fnrm on Hawkins' flat, ; ..
But old Eph never minded that
For he had hopes that if he'd All
That straight Inside he'd bet until
The money that he'd fooled away
Would all be won back on the play.
One day I watched his one card draw.
And when he picked It up I saw
That Eph had caught that straight. Inside,
And he was greatly mollified.
Me backed his hand to his last cent
In hopes of winning back his rent.
But when the chips were cleared away
He'd lust his farm upon the playl
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FOR SALE Household furniture.
Room 9, Lewis Bldgv 5-33tf
FOR SALE Team,- good V horsci.
weight about 2,000. 1208 First St,
' ' '-' ' " ' -'-4-ie-tr
FOR SALE Twelve hags of. Early
Ohio potatoes Table size, care
fully sorted, keut for seed. Forty
cents, bags returned. "' Farmer
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FOR SALE 4 room hose and 60 foot
lot, a bargain, and terms, Edw. W.
Kemmerer, 2004 Adams Ave.
FOR SALE Early Ohio seed potatoes
La Grande Investment Co. 4-14-tt
FOR SALE About 700 square pick
ets, 46 inches long, 1 cent : each.
Also gasoline spraying outfit
i cheap. Come and see. Geo. J. '
Wagener. 804 4th St. 5-6-3t
POIR SALE Early Hose seed pota
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See Wheelwright about jour con
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STRAYED Out of Lovely's pasture,
; dark brown mare, U over inverted
T brand on left shoulder. ; Wire cut
on right frent foot above hoof. Re
turn to Mrs. Walmer, N. Spruce St.
or phone Rod 01. 5-7-tf
FOR RENT Nicely furnished single
room. Phono Black 822. 5-8-tf
FOR RENT Suite of .housekeeping
rooms. Cor. 8th and O. Phone
822. , - 6-8-tf
Schedule Maintained.
; "Has the price of sirloin steak ad
vanced since yesterday?" , , j
. "No. ma'am "
"Dear mel How do you account
for it?" .
"This happens to be the day for the :
advancement of porterbonse." Chlca
t' Record-Herald.
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