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LA GliANDE EVENING OBSERVER
3ATUii.HY, KAJftCll 5 1, 1911
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NOW THE FARM PRODUCTS POST
The "farm products post" which
Postmaster General Burlesan has es
tablished in the first and second
zones should have a stimulating effect
on the shipment of farm products by
. mail. It marks the beginning of the
real usefulness of the parcel post to
country producer and city consumer.
Under the new regulations boxes and
crates of eggs, butter, vegetables and
dressed poultry will be carried outside
the mailbags and delivered to city
consumers, just as express. The
weight limits on such packages are
from twenty to fifty pounds. Pack
ages under twenty pounds will be car
ried in mail bags as heretofore.
As a medium for bringing the pro.
ducer and consumer in closed touch
this extension of the parcel post
should meet with larger public favor.
By utilizing the mails the farmer can
cut out much of the expense of going
to market. By seeking customers in
the city he can secure better prices
than he can get from such buyers as
may be available near his home. The
consumer at the same time should be
able to save money for himself, inas
much as the parcel post method elim
inates the middleman and the several
profits which are exacted where a pro
duct is subjected to repeated handling.
One of the needs of the whole
country is more direct marketing.
This is more possible through the
parcel post. City consumers will not
be lacking when the farmer lets the
city people know what he has to sell.
This he can do at small expense by
newspaper advertising. The develop
ment of the "farm products post," if
it shall develop as successfully as the
postoffice department hopes, will be
of all-around benefit.
' Under a new ruling it is now per
missible to send a letter with a parcel
post package. This is going to help
out at. Christmas as amateur artists
can now explain what . their water
colors mean. ..
Suffragets ask President Wilson to
set apart ay 2 as woman's independ
ence day. We've had it about that
La Grande National Bank
Organized
OKXHir.ATl'U DEPOSITORY (IF UNITED STATES GOVEK.NKEST.
I'MIKIl STATK8 POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY.
Capital ...... $100,000.00
Surplus $140000(10
Total Resources
For twenty-six years, in all kinds of financial weather, we have
miecessfully catered to tho monetary wants of tbe people of La
Grande anil the Grande Itonde Valley.
W(: respectfully solicit your business. -
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
date all along, only it has been known
to father as housecleaning day
Otto Kahn of New York, has just
paid half a million dollars for an old
painting he found in Europe. It isn't
everybody that can afford to do such
things, but of course Otto Kahn.
There is a growing reeling that the
railroads must put in steel cars at
once so that the engineers' can disre
gard cautionary signals.
President Yuan of China, has fired
his legal adviser. A man in Yuan's
position would rather translate the
law to suit himself.
New York porter claims .to have
traveled more than 3,000,000 miles.
How many apartment houses does he
own?
A DARING PATRIOT
Feats of a Little Known Hero of
Revolutionary Times.
JACK
JOWETT'S BRAVE RACE.
:
It Saved Jefferson and the Virginia
Axembly From Capture by Tarle
ton'e Dragoons and Gave General
Washington Valuable Information,
I .
Most of the Revolutionary heroes
have been immortalized in song or
story, but there is one whose fame bus
never Bpread. as it should, beyond the
region of bis birtb. His name was
Jack Jowett In the little city of
Charlottesville. Va., tbere is a tablet
on the building that stands on tbe site
of his old tavern. But that simple
bronze Is the only memorial of bis
nume and deeds.
In Revolutionary duys young Jack
Jowett kept the Swan tavern in Char
lottesville. He was n patriot at u time
when patriotism was dangerous, for
CornwnlllH was in possession of tide
water Virginia, and Tarleton and bis
cavalry were sweeping back and forth
over tbe inland counties.
In June. 17S1, the Virginia assembly
abandoned Richmond, which Oornwnl
lis threatened, and came to sit in Char
lottesville. Among Its members were
such men as Putrlck Henry. Itlclmrd
Henry I.ee und Benjamin Harrison,
and tbe governor was no other than
Thomas Jefferson. One bright morn
ing when the state assembly was in
session Jack mounted his thoroughbred
mare and rode out to look over bis
farm 'outside the town. As be rode
along he caught through the trees a
glimpse of a British uniform flashing
down a crossroad. Ho put bis horse
over the low stone wall and confront
ed the rider. It was one of Tarletou's
troopers.
With a big pistol pointed at his head.
th Englishman thought It wise to
obey Jack's command to turn iu at the
gate of a nearby house nod change
clothing with him. Under threat of
death the soldier divulged the fact that
Tarleton was In the vicinity. Jowett
at once galloped nwuy In search of the
enemy. The day passed without re
sult, and Jack stopped at an Inn to
take u few hours' rest.
In the night ho heard the tramp of
horses and, looking out of his window,
saw that the yard was full of British
soldiers, led by Tarleton himself. The
troopers entered the. tavern and sat
in 1887.
.$1.(100,000.00
down to drink and talk, qURe "uncon
scious that an enemy was on tbe stair
above listening to every word, From
their conversation Jowett learned
that Tarleton commanded an advance
guard tbut was halting to wait for tbe
rest of the troop. Then they planned
to dash on to Charlottesville and cap
ture the Virginia assembly.
Jack Jowett set out at once In the
cool of tbe dawu. Once be was chased
by souiu troopers who trotted Jn .from
tbe pike that crossed his path, but his
bay mare soon outpaced theirs. I.Ike
the wind he raced through lanes, over
low stone fences, up the side of the
bill to beautiful Montlcello. tbe home
of Governor Jefferson. He, warned
Jefferson of the approach of the Brit
ish, and then, with a fresh horse, be
dashed down the steep mountain road
into Charlottesville. Rushing Into the
ball where the assembly was in ses
sion, lie en lied to the members to tlee.
for Tnrleton's dragoons would soon be
at their heels. In a few moments tbe
bull was empty, and the members
were ou their way across the moun
tains to Staunton, where they would
be safe from pumult.
.lack rode on to his tavern, but found
there a wounded ollicer of the Conti
nental army General Stevens. He
dressed the sick man In a suit of bis
own elm Ill's, curried him downstairs
and put him ou the fresh horse, with
hugs of com in front and behind tbe '
very picture of an old farmer going to
the mill. Side by side Jowett and Ste
vens rode out of town, which by lb
o'clock was in the possession of Tarle
ton's men. Pauslug us he reached the
top of a hill. Jack saw bis own tavern
in flumes.
The British, who bud reason to sus
pect tbe young man in a uniform, set
out In chase of bim. but Jack's horse
was again too speedy for them, und be
got safely away to Washington with
tbe news that Tarleton was no longer
ctlng iu support of Cornwallis a bit
of information that was of the great
est value to the 'commander of the
Continental army.
To .lack .lowett's quick wit and dar
ing the author of the Declaration of
Independence and many another hardly
less famous patriot owed their liberty
and perhaps their escape from a trai
tor's death upon tbe scaffold. Youth's
Companion.
A Marshal' Retort.
It is on record that the Prince of Or
ange, tilled with rage because Jbe ,had
been beaten at Fleurus, T.euze, Steln
kerque und Nerwinds, alluding" to' the
Marshal of Luxembourg:
"Can It be that I shall never beat that
hunchback?" . .
"How does he know that I am a
hunchback?" said tbe French marshal.
"He never saw my back; I always saw
his." .
Misgivings.
' "I want to go to my glazier's, only he
gives me a pane."
"And 1 would like to go to my gro
cer's. but he'll give me a weigh." Bn I
tlmore American. '
Kor himself doth n mnn work evil I:
working evil for another. Hesiod.
A Marvelous Makeup.
George Kobey tells this story In an
Interview in London Motor: "I do not
remove my makeup in driving from
one London hall to another, hut travel
with the grease paint still upon i'ny
face. One night we had n little nlterca
tion with the driver of a vehlrle. who I
quite forcibly declured that he had uoi
seen us coming toward him. which was
quite true, because he had been fasl
i asleep. At last I looked out of the win
dow at him. when, jumping back In
surprise, he demanded, 'Oo's the old
fright you've got aboard?' "My mas
ter is Mr. George Kobey.' responded
my driver, with dignity. 'Well, you tell
'iin,' said the man. scrambling up into
his cart, that if 'e'd sit on the engin'
with that face i ml nose aud them eye
brows, 'e wouldn't want no 'oadlights
In a fog!' "
His Money Was Safe.
Schopenhauer, the German pessi
mist, was asked one day to dinner by
a gentleman who bad also invited a
number of Prussian otlicers. Said oue
of the olllcers to Schopenhauer. "Why
do you put a fredcrie under yum
plate?"
"1 have made a vow," replied the
philosopher, "to give this piece of
money to a beggar the very first time
I dine with the military without hear
ing talk about women and horses. It
i.s fifty years since I made this vow.
but I have not yet been called upou to
bestow my frederic iu alms."
Harder Still.
Senator Sheppard was talking about
a pathetic figure In Tcxarknna, an old
merchant who. after attaining a posi
tion of eminence, now saw his trade
slowly deserting him for younger and
more radical rivals.
"Poor old Ilhink Is a pathetic figure."
said Senator Shoppard. "He shows us
that, hard us it is to climb up In the
world. It Is harder still to climb down."
New York Tribune.
EASTER APPALEL
On display in every department
of this Modern Store.
Never was our showing of Spring styles
so complete as this season Never before
. have we been so well equipped to meet 1
every demand of particular men and women
in high grade ready to wear apparel. Every.
"modern convenience is offered the custom
er of this store in. their shopping. If you
appreciate modern business methods com
plete stocks to select from and moderate
prices, you will give this store your patron
age. We invite your inspection of
our Spring Line and
comparison of ,
price.
For the Stomach and Liver.
I. N. Stuart, West Webster, N. Y.,
writes: ""I have used Chamberlain's
Tablets for disorders of the stomach
and liver off and on for the past five
years, and it affords me pleasure to
states that I have found them to be
just as represented. They are mild in
their action and the results have been
satisfactory. I value them highly.'
For sale by all dealers. Adv.
.HYGIENE SCHOOL STARTS.
(Continued rroni 7?e U
Richardson and George Stoddard.
Place, Greenwood school. Dates,
March 31 and April 10.
District No. .3
' All south of Grandy and north of
O streets. Speakers, Dr. M. K. Hall
and Rev. P. J. Driscoll. Place, city
hall, Elm street. Dates, March 27 and
April 7.
District No. 4.
All south of O and south of Adams.
Speakers, Dr. H. L. Underwood and
Attorney George T. Cochran. Place,
high school. Dates, March 31 and
April 10.
While the non-sectarian meeting
was being held down town, a large
audience of women heard an interest
ing and instructive sermon for wo
men only at the Catholic church where
Rev. Father Brady, apostolic mission
ary for this diocese, spoke. He dis
cussed various sub-themes of his sub
ject, dealing with so called "Keeping
company," "engagements," "married
life," and Droper education of chil-
meens. 8 ffiS Tmod" -
ern pattern, or rather the lack of it,
came in for severe grilling at the
speaker's hnnds. In terms unmis-
takable he went over questions not
J.cl,ul,.v u.aucu i.un. uie puipii.,
and the big audience of women, Cath-
' H,m "h-""-, w iiisirucieu
wnoiesuiMBiy uy ine -sermon, ft wees
hence the same speaker wi
address
men only.
The mission for men begins
moorrow.
to-
CAMBRIDGE WINS RACE.
'Continued trure Pnee 1.1
ment The now "blues" were Fletcher,
Taylor, Kindersley and Titherington
of Oxford and Day, Livingston, Rit- j
son and Garnett of Cambridge. There 1
were three Rhodes scholars in the
bons, two being Canadians, Living
ston, (Cambridge) of Vancouver, B.
C, and Taylor, (Oxford) of Toronto,
while the old Oxonian Ward hails
NEW
I'lif-iMinf n-ihtj:
from New South Wales. The aver
age weight of the oarsmen was 172
lbs. The fastest time on record was
Oxford's 18 min. 29 sec, in , '
; V'-"'' ' ' - ""' ' '
MONSTER LIFT ARRIVES.
(Continued trom Page'l.)
120,000 pounds or just half that of the
main hoist.
It will take two weeks to instal and
put jt in shape for work. The power
will be electric and will when installed
Cut of the new 1914 model "Big Y," two- speed motorcycle, which won
the endurance test in a motorcycle co ntest at Lincoln, Neb. The big Y ran .
22 miles on a quart of gasoline. A ma-chine built for economy, speed, en
durance and pull.
" '
Is the Yale Motorcycle a winner?
Fo be a winner it must have power,
3ndurance and speed, it must be able
to save fuel, to run in any kind of
weather, to be dependable. The Yale
does and is all of that and more. The j that starts on low gear from a stand
motorcycle Club of Lincoln, Neb., held still with the same ease as an auto-
, . motor c'ele ? Each -s mobile, that plows through mud and
Klven a quart of pisoline. A YALE .climbs hills. Look at other machines,
, RIDDEN BY GUJBLE WENT FAR-I that's your privilege, test them but
jTHER THAN ANY MULTIPLE CY-when agents have said and done all,
LINDER MACHINE TV ruv. rnxi Jkm tw, h tM tt,t .their ma-
-TKST. Twentv-two m es nn n romrt
j of gasoiine. Can you beat that? That
means 88 miles per gallon. That
i m... Tron tootiio r,i? a -,i:xT.n
PER MILE. That means a heap of
usefulness at little cost.
I
We' say other machines are rood, i
we admit all they claim for them,
but when you are in the market for
a machine, don't you wa'nt the ma-
1 Tin and Enamelware at
I Morgan's 10c. and 25c Store.
'J
Watch our
Window Displays.
Watch bur
Daily Ads.
require but the movement of an elec
tric -switch' for its operation. ""
- In speaking of the efficiency of the
shop when this powerful device will
have been installed, Jno. Kidenour,
shop foreman said: "When we get the
thing installed and in working order
we will be able to do things not only
much quicker but with less cost. Now
when we lift a boiler off its truck it
requires a large force of men and that
is slow and dangerous work.. We will
then have one of the best shops on the
coast barring j,one.
The cost of this new labor saving
device is $6,000.
chine that wins in big contests? Don't
it mean that the winner has the stuff
in it that makes it superior? The two
speed Yale, don't forget that the
! two speed Yale, the two speed Yale
chine is the best on the market, they
have not told you the truth, and they
can't afford to tell you that the big Y,
the two speed Yale, is a powerful,
speed demon, a gasoline saver, ana
perfection in motorcycle's. All we ask
is a call and the car will speak for
itself. I hold the agency for this car
and will willingly show you the ins
! and outs of motorcvele making.
ROY BARTHOLEMEW.