La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 13, 1914, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextSUPERVISORS IRE fUMEQ TEN MEN SELECTED TO HANDLE COUNTY ROADS. Observer and Union Republican Are County Papers For 1914. Appointment of jurors for the year, selection of official papers, and se lection of road supervisors of whom there are 10 this year, were some of the important matters, coming to the attention of the county court at 'its January term. ... The official report of the, proceed ings follows: . In re petition for appointment of T, , B. Marlin road supervisor, Big Creek District. T. B. Martin appointed.. ; In re petition for. appointment of Arthur Moore, road supervisor North Powder District. Arthur Moore ap pointed. In re petition for appointment of S. E. Bleving, road supervisor, North Powder District. Petition denied, y In re petition . for appointment of Ira Kennedy, road 'supervisor Island City District. , Petitioni denied. In re petition of H. A. Endrup for -liquor 'license Hilgard Precinct. 'Pe tition granted, license ordered issued. In repetition of P. A. Charlton as stock inspector. Continued for term. . In re claim of Amos H.Gardner for irjurea incurred. .Denied. In re designating official newspap era. La Grande Evening Observer and Eastern Oregon Republican desig nated as official newspapers. In re drawing jury list for . 1914. List drawn. ; I In re ap pohitment of county physic ian. . Clerk ordered' to advertise for bids. In re appointment of secretary county board of health. Continued. In re appointment of supervisors for various road districts. Appoint ments made as follows: Wm. Wigglesworth, road district No. 1. W. W. Langford, road district No, 2. .,:: ; V;',K: ' - J. B. Breshears, road district No, J. M. Darr, road : district No. 5. ; Willis Wright, road district No. 6. J. L. Woodell, road district No. 7. , 'T. B. Marlin, road district No. 8, Fred Taal, road district No. 9. ; Arthur Moore, road district No. 10. In re appointment of judges and clerks of election. ' Appointed. . In redelivering a deed to Mrs. Wm.' Thomas to Lot in Elgin, Ore. Deed ordered delivered upon receipt ol? $200.00. ; v : A pile remedy that is entirely dif ferent from anything else, used both externally and internally, acting on the blood as well as on the disease, a remedy without a superior. It is Merltol Pile Remedy, made and guar anteed by the American Drgu and Press Association. Newlin Drug Co, Easy Eoonomy. Speaking of economy In the home, a prominent charity worker said: "There was a lot of truth In the re mark of the poor, harassed east side housewife wlio.se husband complained: " I wish you would bo more econom ical. Mary, r.ook at the 'boss' wife, how economical she Is!' ,. - "'Yes.' Mary replied. 'It's easy enough for the boss' wlfo to he eco nomical. S She's Rut' plenty to be eco nomical wltb."1 Exchange. One In the Family Was Enough. Brown Insisted ou returning tho twenty dollar parrot he had bought a few days before. "Why, what is the matter with ltT" the dealer asked. "W-w-why," replied Brown, "the d-d-darned c-c-crltter s-s-st-stutters!" Everybody's. Different Method. One orator lu New ri says that bis understanding about It is that if you "call a man a liar In (lie south he will shoot at you. in the west knock yov down, hut In the east he'll hot you quarter you cau't prove it" Augus ta Chronicle. Clever Chap. Mamma Willie, didn't 1 tell you not to eat any more candy tonight? Small Willie I'm not eating It, ninmma; I'm Just sucking tbe juice out of !t Chi cago News. CAT5 AND CATNIP. Leopard and Tiger Fairly Reveled In . the Odorous Plant. - Seme one al the Washington zoolog li.nl park obtained the peruilrinloii of the authorities to try the effect of cat nip on the animals there; So far as kuowu catnip does not grow In . the native bouien of these animals, and this was the first time they bad ever smelted It -. The scent of the plant filled, the whole place, and as soon as It reached the parrots' corner the two gaudily .at tired tnucaws set up n note that told fearfully on tho nerves of all and mnde for that side of their cage, pok ing their benks and claws through It When the catnip was brought near thorn they became nearly frantic. They were given some 'nnd devoured It, stem, leaf and blossom, with an eagerness that equuled the noise of their cries. Next trial was made on an African leopard. Before tb keepers bad reach ed the front of the cage be bed bound' ed from tbo shelf whereon be lay. ap parently OHleup. and stood expectant. A double handful of catnip was passed through to the floor of the den. - - Never was the prey of this spofjid African In bis wild state pounced upon more savagely or with such abso lute enjoyment - First the leopard ate a mouthful of the stuff, then lay flat on bis back and wiggled through the green mass until his black spotted yel low bide was filled with tbe odor, Just as you have sen a cat act when It re ceives eome catnip. ' ;: " .. Then be sat on a bunch of the cat nip, caught a. leaf laden stem up In either paw and. rubbed bis cheek, chin, nose, eyes and bead. : He ate an additional mouthful or two and then jumped back to his shelf, where be lay the rest of the, afternoon, tbe very picture of contentment - In one tiger's cage there la a very young but full grown animal When this great, surly beast Inhaled the first' sniff of tbe catnip be began to mew like a kitten. Up to tola time tbe soft est note of bis voice bad been one which put tbe roar of the, big maned Hon near him to shame. ' That vicious tiger fairly reveled in tbe liberal allowance of the plant which was thrust Into hla cage. He rolled about In It and played like a stx-weeks-old kitten. He mewed and purred, tossed It about, ate of it and, after getting about aa liberal a dose aa the leopard had, likewise jumped to bis shelf and blinked lazily tbe rest of tbe day. New York Herald. HIS MOST ANXIOUS MOMENT. When Dewey Feared He Might Be ;. Branded ae a Coward... , Admiral Dewey tells In bis autobi ography the story of his most anxious moment It was when he was execu tive officer of tbe warship Mlsslsen. After passing the forts at New Orleans his ship was about to sink under fire, and the crew had to be taken off In boats. There were not enough boats, and the danger of a magazine explo sion became so great that the crews showed increasing hesitation In return ing for another load. On a sudden Im pulse Dewey jumped Into one of the bonts to go after the rowers nnd com pel them to return. He continues: "Not until we were free of tbe shin did I have a second thought In realiza tion of what I bad done. I bad left my ship In distress when It Is the rule that the last man to leave her should bo the captain, und I as executive offl cer should be next to the last "That was the most anxious moment of my career. What If a shot should sink the boat? What If a rifle bullet should got me? All the world would say that I had been guilty of about w .raven an net ns can lie placed at the door of an olHcer. This would not be pleasant reading for. my father up In Vermont. 11 : would no longer think that I hud. done the 'rest' reasonably well. If the ship should blow up while I was away and I should appear on the reports as saved probably peo ple would smile over my explanation. " As it turned out. however, the maga zine did not explode, nnd Dewey prewnce was needed to bring the boat crews back and save the men still or. tho sinking slilp, ' A Famous tr. It Is contended that the year 1S00 gnve more celebrities and persons of genius to the world than ony other year of the ulneteeiitlt century. Anion? those who were bom In that memora ble year were Abraham Lincoln, Ed gnr Allan Poe, Oliver Wendell Holmes, William Ewart (iludstone. Charles Darwin, Lord Houghton, Alfred Ten nyson, Edward Fitzgerald. Professor Dlackle, Mary Cowden Clarke and Kellx Mendelssohn. Alike. A convivial correspondent wrote to an eastern paper complaining of tbe Somlllion of the village streets, closiug with tbe statement that "the wntor Ilea In the ditch fr days nt a time." The editor printed the letter, with tbe following "Ed. Note:" "So docs our esteemed correspondent" Omaha World-Herald. BI6 Sacred Dor. ; From time Immemorial deer . bare been beld In reverent regard by the Japanese. Herds are kept in com pounds , and tbo. highest respect Is paid to the animals. .. In olden times tho isboguo gave the people such a strict order to - protect the sacred ani mals that if any one buppuned'to hurt or kill them be was put to death on the spot . It was a period of terror. Even at tbo present day tbe deer are so tame aud abundant lu the sbrin grounds that tbey In line weather stroV round to tbe street by twos and threes and surround passersby. usklug for food and 'even . taking the persons sleeves in their mouths affectionately. Unee a year some or tlie deer ore caught by means of a net with n ban: dlo by several turners (lu service of the Kusuga shrlue office, und taken to an lucloHure. where . their splendid horns are cut off with a saw,' while a crowd of spectators -watch tbe work wltb breathless interest (udminHion 10 sen, equal to about S cents). This done, some of the snvred boms are, as a custom, awarded to the spectators by means of lottery. ' Disillusion. The unmarried woman who shall be tbe subject of this anecdote was fixing berbelf up to go out In the evening. A certain man was going to call for her, and though tbe occasion wob somewhat, spoiled by tbe fact that tbey would have to take ber little niece along she nevertheless took the usual care of ber complexion, hair and eyes, for the man was trembling on tbe verge of a proposal. The trio auntie, auntie's beau and auntie's niece walked along the street unttr they came to one of those all utgbt photograph galleries. You know bow, awful a person looks standing In tbe ghastly glare of tbe mercury tube lights that they put In tbe windows of such places? Well, tbey paused In that awful greeny-yal-lery light Aud tbe little niece said to auntle'a beau: "Ooo-oob, .look! Auntie looks just like she does when she first gets up In tbe - mornlng!"-Cleveland Plain Dealer. , Sitting Cross Legged. : Fully 80 per vent ol tbe men and women who travel In the trains and street cars sit cross legged, and this, habit Is responsible for many Ills, ae cording to a prominent London physl hui. . The prime objection against this able he says, is that the return flow it blood from the leg Is stopped at the knee, the result being that the veins In tho log swell up. All the weight is thrown on one side of the body, uid the. under leg goes to sleep owing to tbe pressure put on tbe sci atic nerve. The body . should be equal ly balanced. Then there is another danger. Too much crossing of the' legs Is sure to bring lopsldeduess. Let the legs rest limply. In that way the mus cles become eased, while tbe flow Into and the return of blood from the legs is naturally done and the body la equally balanced. ' Rats aa Food. -1 Bats form a favorite dish In China. Split open, dried, pressed and powder ed with a finely ground white bark, they look somewhat like haddocks as they hang In long strings over, butch ers', stalls. Dr. Arthur Stradllng once declared that "rats would be not only wholesome, but very nice. If properly prepared not common sewer rats, but such aa I ate. barn fed animals soared In a bop garden. Tbe flesh, though perfectly white, was dry and tasteless. But then they were only skinned, cleaned and submitted to the fire with out any of the et ceteras which make other meats savory. Admiral Beau fort and other arctic explorers speak highly of rats as a whosesome addi tion to their supply of food in those dreary latitudes." Chicago Mews. A Lesson In Spelling. The .lawyer was Scotch, nnd the Judge was English. The cose In argu ment concerned certain water rights, and the lawyer had frequently to use the word "water." which he pronounc ed very broad. "Mr. So-and-so,' nt last Interrupted the Judge, "do you spell wnter with two t's In your country?" "Na, na. my lord," quickly retorted the lawyer, "but we )ell manners wl' tw n'sl" ' Mixed Odors. "My wife was to give a rose tea -everything scented with roses." . "A delicate conceit" . "Yes: but things went wrong. The people In the next flat took that oc casion to have onions and cabbage." Louisville Courier-Journal. Man of His Word.-. Wife You've ' changed dreadfully. Before we were married you said that you'd lay down your life for me. flub Well. I din -my life of single Mess- sd.'iess. Exchange. It Is rniii to put wealth within 'the reach of aim who will not stretch out his hatid to take It Samuel Johnson. THIS WILL INTEREST MOTHERS. Mother Ore' Sweet Powders for Children, , Certain relief for Feveriekneee, Headache, Bed I Stamerh .Teething Disorder!, move end rcftnleU 1 the Bo welt end ueetrojr Worm. They break up Cold. In M bonre. 1 bey ere to plieMnl to the lole Children liketliem. OvorlOiOovtcelimoniali. lifted of Motnere Tor S4 you re. tmh ntrtr Jan. Bold by ell DruggiM, Mr. rlnmnle mailed FKEK. Addren.Allenb.Olmea'd.'LeKoj'.M. V. PIECES OF SILVER. They Supplanted Cacao Beam i the First American Currency. ' , Before Mexico was invaded by the Spanlurds coins were uuImiowu there, tbe natives using lu place of money the smallest cacao' -beans.' 'reserving those of larger size and better quality for the manufacture of a liquor to which they were uddlcted. ." About foui'teeu years after the con quest that Is to suy, about 1535-Cas-tlllan coins began to make their ap pearance In Mexico. As tbey arrived only In very small quantities, tbey were insufficient for the needs of trade. It was then that the viceroy ordered tbe manufacture ia the City of Mexico of small pieces of silver of a certain weight These pieces were not stamped wltb any coinage mark, and their value was determined entirely by their weight From them was derived tbe ' name peso.'. '.'. .... ' ;"..'.' These pieces of silver remained In circulation n number of years, and pieces of gold and of copper Were also added In time. . Soon, however. It was found that this sort of circulating me dium made fraud easy, aud tbe Span ish government established three mints, granting them a perpetual existence for America. The coinage of money In the City of Mexico was actually begun during tbe reign of Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza, who established a mint In buildings belonging to tbe Marquis del Valla Here It remained only a short period, being transferred first to tbe council building and later to tbe viceroyal pal ace. v '. ''-'? During all this time the coinage was of a considerable amount and tbe facil ities for the establishment were not sufficient to meet the demands made upon It for coins, for which reason fre quent' demands for minting apparatus are found In tbe records. In the year 1778 the mint was established In tbe Apartado building and has continued since then in tbe street of that name. J From the declaration of Independence until the year 1847 tbe mint was rented out to contractors. Now York Sun. - Living With Them. I J "I hope you know enough to keep 'i your wife's relatives at a distance." jj "Hum! My wife's maiden aunt isi going to live with us." " -. , "Good gracious, send ber away!" : "I can't She's going to live with us 1 1 In ber bouse." Cleveland Plain Dealer. I A La Grande Investment Company Old U. S. Land Office 1113 Adams Ave. DUTLl'S TO SERVE LUNCH. Attractive Room for New Addition ; to Bakery. . : i; Mrs. Fred Dutli will serve a bakery lunch at their newly remodeled bak ery on Fir street. The lunch will consist of sandwiches and such baked goods as, they' have fresh in stock. It will be one of those places where you can drop in at any time of the day and sip a cup of the best coffee in the city. Try it. Mrs. Dutli is making special efforts to please the trade and will serve only the best at right prices. ' Adv. , ' .- Read the advertisements too. Fish Fresh fish every day Fir St. Fish Market. We have our own delivery and deliver any time. - . , N. Maderick 402 N. Fir St Phone R. 741 We are Going to Have Introduced in Congress A BILL Forcing the Weather Man to Adopt Recipvocal .Relations With the Coal Venders GRANDE R0NDE CASH CO.' PHONE MAIN 6 Smell Deal may be the means of making you a home in the near future. These lots described below are lo cated where theV are desirable. They are lots 7 and 8 Blk. 83. Chaplains Addition. ; Just north of the old white school house. Each lot 60 x 110 ft making 120 ft. south face or 110 ft frontage on west. Price $60 Cash for the two. for sale by Foley Building, 0 m Phone. Red 8931. La Grande. FRESH TAMALES AND CHILI All kinds of HOT DRINKS Ice Cream Finest Line of Fresh Candies in town HOT TAMALES. OYSTER COCKTAIL, HOT BEEF TEA, HOT TOMATO NECTOR. t 1 La Grande." i iv Read the kdvertlseiMDta too. "j i .... - . -. . TjILdKHK tjj. SSL: