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PAGE TWO LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER' TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1914. mm BEGINS MEETINGS Rev. Cairn Rev. George Robert Cairns, the well known Evangelist arrived in La Grande this morning. He will open the evangelistic services this evening At the Baptist Church at promptly 7:80 o'clock. Or. Cairns comes to La Grande after a ripe experience in this moBt important work. He began his ministerial career as a singer with of Texas and has since preached in . three-fourths of the states in the un ion and has crossed the Atlantic more . than a score of times to ' preach in ! the large cities of Europe. The press at home and abroad i speaks. in the highest terms of Dr. Cairns. The Watchword of Sheffield, England, says: "Rev. Cairns is power ful in reasoning, felicitious in illus tration, irresistible in appeal, fearless In presentation of the truth, and in character and bearing he is transpar ency itself." The Saint Clair, Pa., Daily says, "The great attraction bout Mr. Cairn's speech is that there is nothing unnatural or weak about it. The logic is irresistible and his illus trations not only help convince the un derstanding but reach and melt, the heart." Rev. Cairns will be in La Grande but two weeks and all are cordially The Union Nurseries, Union, Ore. Roses. Order your roses now for spring planting, strong two yr. old plants, will bloom profusely this summer. Hardy, hy brid, perpetual, hybrid tea, $3.50 per doz. The wonderful new Climbing Mad Caroline Testout, Climbing F. K. Druski, Dor othy Perkins, pink, red and white. Crimson Rambler, Thous and Beauties. All on their own roots. Also a general line of Nursery Stock . Send for Price List. , J. 8. WrRVER, Proo. MlnjfLJ FOR AlOTTes, UovaMoi V s, Evangelist. invited to attend these special ser vices from the first. . . GOOD RESULTS FOLLOW THE USE OF FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS. A lame back, sore kidneys' and sleep disturbing bladder weaknesses warn you that your kidneys need help need to be toned up, strengthened and their normal action restored. - Bladder weakness causes much bother and dis tress. Women especially suffer from this annoyance. Just a trial of Foley Kidney Pills will convince you of their practical value, for results show as soon as you begin their use. They act directly on the kidney and blad der, and are a health giving and health maintaining medicine, valuable in all disorders arising from weak, inactive and sluggish kidneys. They contain no habit forming drugs and are a pure medicine. In 50c and $1.00 sizes. N. B. Foley Cathartic Tablets (containing blue flag) are a whole some and thoroughly cleansing ca thartic. Vehy easy to take, no grip ing or nausea. 25c per bottle. Act in perfect harmony with Foley Kid ney Pills. For sale by Hill's Drug Store. Adv. ' Rend the advertisements too. U. LOTTIES Wholesale Liquor Dealer 1118 Jefferson Ave La Grande Ore. PRICES & QUALITY ON WHISKIES WINES BRANDIES GINS, ETC. PHONE. Black 51 Distributor Of Letup's St. Louis Beer ON THE WINGS OF A CYCLONE j . Whirling Storm Brought Free ciom to a Convict. Uulpu Klrby. convict, having a good .ciinl. v:ij ordered to work with a i.irty i; itxiile the prison luelosure Of omse prixju oiUciuls stood over the workmen with loaded rifles.' ( . i;nt something i'iini.3 up In compari son with which the rllles of the guards were lint n popguns. Klrtiy looked up from hi work tiiul suw a black cloud coming thut looked more terrible than the Judge who years before had pussed semence upon him. It was bal loon Minified, the neck trailing on tbe ground, lie gluueed ut tbe guards and saw that they were standing with their bucks to the prison wall, with the cloud alno behind them. ''.. 1 It paused , Let ween him and bis guards.' Being forewarned, be threw himself Hut on the ground and held on to it stout bush. When it had passed t!:e guards were nowhere to be seen. There wus method lu whut he- did when be started to run in tbe wnke of the storm. It was the only direction be could go to Hud possible safety. He run a mile over u ruined strip of coun try, when be came to a small village that had been wrecked. . Before n house that had been turned around nnd blown over on Its side a man was lying on his buck dead. Klrby no ticed that the head had been disfigur ed beyond recognition. He was plan ning ahead, and his plans were ninde with lightning rapidity. He took tbe dead man's clothing for himself and put his stripes on the dead man. Then, taking up the body, he carried It to a distance from the wrecked village and threw it In a ditch. The storm bad no sooner passed tban parties were sent out to scour tbe country for those convicts who hod escaped. But they were not tbe only persons moving about. Without the narrow belt traversed by the storm no one bad been Injured, and rescue par ties were coming from all directions. Klrby, whose loug confinement bad brought III health, bad by this time nsed up all bis strength. In tbe out skirts of tbe village n bouse had been reduced to a heap of kindling wood. Klrby decided, to crawl in under tbe wreck. He bad wormed himself In as far as possible when a 'rescue party came along and. seeing bis boots, un covered blm. Feigning death, he lay on bis back, but one of tbe party put bis ear to the convict's heart and beard It throbbing. Liquor was poured down his throat, and be knew that bis sham could not be kept up. Through portly closed lids he sow that no prison offi cial was present, and be opened his eyes. He begged tbo party to leave blm and go on to others who needed their attention. Tbey were persuaded and did as be suggested. Then came another party, nnd the convict, mistaking tbem for searchers from the prison, agnln feigned death. By this time it was dark, nnd his effort whs more successful almost too suc cessful. They begun" to dig beside him, nnd when they hud mnde n shal low grnve bey put him In nnd covered blm with earth. Ho wus about to cry out when It occurred to him that they were not burying him deep and the earth above him would be loose. No sooner had the shovelfuls of clods ceased to pound him tbun he bet.Mii to push them nway for air. Meanwhile all who could be spared from the prison were scouring the country far and wide. Judging thut those who had escaped would attempt to bide in the trnck of the storm, they followed It. and one ef iliein, -lira Vlackln, came upon tbo body wearing Ktrby's stripes, lie IdcntiUed It as Klrby by the clothes nnd concluded that there was one less prisoner to bu recaptured.' Being well armed, hn pushed on alone. As the burying party wero completing their work of cover lug Klrby, Mnckln was approaching the grnve. and they disappeared In the darkness just before he came up Seeing something moving directly be fore him, Mackln threw n light from his lantern upon tho spot Just In time to strike the corpselike face of Convict Klrby rising from the grave. Prison olllolnls are not likely to be easily rattled, but Mnckln had a few minutes before seen the body of the convict, nnd the sight of the dead man's features confronting him in this fashion was too much for his nerves. Throwing down his gnu nnd lantern, he rail as fast as his legs would carrv him. Klrby, kicking off the earth, arose from bis grave, picked up the lantern nnd wos hurrying away when he saw the light glisten on met til nnd found the gun. This gnve blm courage. He could clth.r appear to lie hunting for bodies or convicts, ns he liked. Ho worked his way through the people scurrying iihout till he heard a distant locomotive whistle. A few minutes Inter he struck the rolls and by tbe lights near by a station. Host of all. tbe .locomotive headlight shone fa down the road and was slowly grow ing brighter. Throwing away bis gun and lantern, be ran for the station and reached It just as the train pulled out Being without money nnd fearing the station would be watched, he darted imder-a car and clung to the bottom, Ralph Klrby la now a sheep ralsei In Australia. He has been hunted for. not to tie agnln imprisoned, but to be Informed that tbe man who committed the crime be wus convicted of has con fessed. ' ' ' . TRAGIC SLEEPWALKING. Inoident Upon Whloh Bellini Based His Calibrated Opera. Somnambulists can maintain their footing In the most perilous places so long as tbey remain lu a state of som nambulism, but If suddenly awakenec they Instantly lose tbelr self posses sion and balance. On erne occasion a young woman lin ing In Dresden was seen at mldnigk" walking on tbe edge of tte roof of be. bouse. Her family were immediately toldof ber plight, but were afraid to go near her. The neighbors gathered about tbe bouse and plucrd mattresses and blankets along tbe street in hopes that tbey might save ber in case she felb She 'danced for over fin hour on tbe slanting roof, apparently retaining ber balance' without difficulty, and every now and then she would advance to tbe edge and bow to tbe silent crowd standing uiuuy feet below ber. At last sbe climbed down on to tbe wide gutter wbich ran In front of tbe window through which she had come, with the evident intention of re-entering tbe bouse. The crowd watching ber so Intently drew a slgb of relief. But, unfortunately, ber terrified rela tives, thinking to assist ber. bad placed two lighted candles in the room near tbe window, and us sbe approached the light fell directly in ber eyes. Instantly the shock awakened her, and she swayed back and forth In ber perilous position: then, with a frightful scream, sne fell headlong to the ground. She was fatally hurt and died in a few bours. It was on this tragedy that Bellini wrote bis celebrated opera "La Bonnambula." Who 8aya Hana Have No Brains? "Hens have no brains." declared the wife of a modern farmer as she chased a fat old Wyandotte toward tbe roost ing place she should have sought vol untarily. Before I could challenge tbe wom an's statement the ben by a brilliant strategic movement completely eluded her pursuer and with a triumphant cackle disappeared in the tall grass. Tbe method of ber escape showed brains, there could be no two opinions about that, but tt was ber cackle that should bnve settled any wavering doubt In the mind of ber detractor, for that cackle was uttered at exactly tbe right moment not an Instant too soon, not n second too Into. And It takes brains to know just wben to cackle. Atlantic. Feeding and Literary Geniua. B G. Wells Is among those who be lieve that indigestion is on aid to suc cessful authorship. Some years ago when called upon to answer the ques tion. "What is tho first step toward literary production?" Mr. Wells re plied. "It Is Imperative if you wish to write with any power or freshness ut all that you should utterly ruin your digestion." Victor Hugo appears to have done his best to bring on Indiges tion. Edmond Lockroy states in his memoirs that It was Ilium's Invnrlnliln custom when served with ernvflsh tn devour the bend, chiws and tall and to swallow the skin and pips whenever he ate an orange. Connection between fecdlni? nnrt lit erary genius is commented on by Rob ert Sherurd In bis "Modern Purls.'' Theophlle Gnutler, himself enormous, maintained that a mini of genius should be fat and for proof pointed to "that more barrel than man." linline- to Alexandre Dumas, "always fat and jolly;" to the "hippopotamus In breech es," Kosslul. and the plump nnd well fed appearance of Victor Hugo and Suinte-Beuve. Old Scottish Sanctuary. The old sanctuary of tho abbey nnd palace of Holyrood house, to quote the full description, was nu Interesting in stitution. The debtor wii.m free from arrest during the week. On entering tlie sanctuary be enrolled himself In n formal mannijr and obtained a room that is. If he could pay for It. There was a public house within the bound aries and It was not uncommon to see the debtor In the inn playing dominoes nnd his creditor standing looking In nt the window with wistful eyes. The debtor wus safe, mid he knew It nnd the face of tho creditor told the same bile. Sunday being n dies non, t&e debtor could leave his sanctuary and visit his family, but be had to be care ful to get buck to Holyrood on Sunday night. Sometimes a debtor had the temerity to leave on a week' day. but he did so at Ills peril. Loudon Spectator. CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY FRATERNAL ORDERS. A. ?. & A. M. La Grande Lodge No. 41, A. F. ft A. M. holds regular - meetings first and third Saturdays .'( :30 p. m. Cordial welcome to al Masons. C. W. NOTES, W. M. A. C. WILLIAMS. Sae. B. P. O. E.La Grande Lodge Nc. 138 meet each Thursday evening nt 8 o'clock In Elk's club, corner of De pot street and Washington avenue Visiting brothers cordially invited to attenA .',' , L. k. UNN, E. R. ,H. E. COOLIDGE. Rec. Sue WOODMEN OF THE WOR..D--La Grande LeJge No. 169 W O. W. meets every first and thrH Fridays at I. O. O. F, hall. All visiting members welcome. ' T. J. ORMOND, C. C. J. H. KEENEY, Clert MODERN WOODMEN OF AMER ICA La Grande Camp No. 7703 meets on the first and third Thurs day eveniilgsoof each month in the K. of P. hall. Visiting neighbors welcome. H. C. BALL, V. C. W. F. LANDRTJM. ffllerk. ROYAL NEIGHBORS Meets every second and fourth Fridays every month. All visiting members cor dially invited, f NELLIE CHARBONEAU, Oracle. LILLY C. KIMMLE, Recorder. REBEKAHS Crystal Lodge No. DO meets every Tuesday evening in the I O. O. F. halL A1J visiting mem bers are Invited to attend. MARY SIMMONS, N. G. EVA MONROE, Sec. L. O. O. M. La Grande Lodge No. 850, Loyal Order of Moose holds regular meetings, each and everj Tuesday night in Moose Home on Adams street Visitors always wel come. P. A. FOLEY, D. E. J. MORRIS, Sec KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Red Cross ' Lodge No. 27 meets every Monday night In Castle hall, (Old Elks' hall) A Pythian welcome to all visiting Knights. H. E. DIXON, C. C. R. L. LINCOLN, K. of R. & S. 0. Ei S. Hope Chapter No. 13, O. E j S holds stated cemmunications the second ana lourtn Wednesdays oi each month. Visitor"- members cor dially invited. MRS. A. C. WILLIAMS, W. M. MARY A. WARNICK. Sec. F. O. E. Lav Grande Aerie No. 259 on each and every Friday evening at 8 o'clock in top floor of Foley building. Visiting members cordial ly welcomed JACK NICE, W. P. T,. F. BELLINGER. Sec. WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT ClKULfc NO. 47 Meet second and fourth Tuesday nights of each month at K. of P. hall. All visiting neigh bors welcome. LOUISE HILARY, G. N. LILLIE AXLSTOTT. Clerk UNDERTAKERS. W. H. BOHNENKAMP CO., Un dertaking and Embalming. Strictly modern. Day phone, Black 241. Night phone Red 3971 or Red 3412 HENRY & CARR, Undertakers and Embalmersj 20 years in business; day phones, Main 62; and Main 95; night phones, Main 707 and Red 8131. Complete Equipment 017 Resetting'and Repairing Rubber Buggy Tires i LA GRANDE IRON WORKS D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor Complete Machine Shops and Foundry PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS A. L. RICHARDSON, M. D. Physi cian and Surgeon; over Hill's drag " store. Phones: office, Blk. 1862; residence, Main 65. ' DR. R. E. L. HOLT Physician and surgeon; successor to Dr. N. Moli- . ; tor; corner Adams avenue and De pot St Phones Office Main 88; Residence; Main 730. DR. M. K. HALT - -Physician and sur , geon. : Office West-Jacobson Bidg. Phone Main 53. Rooms 11-12-18. DR. H. L. UNDERWOOD Physician ..and surgeon. Diseases of tbe eye a specialty. DR. DORA J. UNDERWOOD Dis eases of women and children. iOt- ' , flees Adams avenue, over Red Cross Drug Store. OSTEOPATHS. GEO. W. ZIMMERMAN Osteopath physician. Over Lilly's hardware store. Phone Main 63. Successo to Dr. F. E. Moore. CONTRACTORS & BUILDERS. HORSTMAN & OLIVER House builders, contractors and first class carpenter work. Telephone for ap pointments. Estimates given. Workmanship the best, figures low est. Joe Horstman, G. L. Oliver. VETERINARY. DR. P. A. CHARLTON Veterinary surgeon. Office at Hil's drug store, La Grande. Residence phone, Red 701 office phone, Black 1861. DR. H. W. RILEY Graduate Vet erinarian Hospital, 1409 Madison Ave. State Stallion Inspector, Stock inspector for shipment. Home Independent Phone, Black 41. Farmers Co-Operative Phone, Main 17. CHIROPRACTIC PARLORS. DR. GEORGE T. DARLAND, DR. MARY V. DARLAND. Calls ans wered night or day. All diseases. No. 4 Depot St Phone Red 1751. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. C0CH2AN & EBERHARD Geo, T. Cochran and Colon R. Eberhard, Attorneys. La Grande National Bank Bidg., La Grande, Oregor T. H. CRAWFORD; ROBT. S. EAK'V CRAWFORD & EAKIN Attor neys at law. Practice in all the courts of the state and Uniteo States. Office West-Jacobson build ing, La Grande, Ore., rooms 9-10. R. J. GREEN Attomey-at-Law. Rooms 9-10, Somraer Bidg., Grande, Ore. Practices in all sts and federal courts. ENGINEERS INTERIOR ENGINEERING COM PANY, Inc. All branches of En gineering and Surveying. Investi gations, Estimates, Reports. L. D. Howland, local representative, La Grande National Bank building. CARPET AND RUG FACTORY 1802 East Pennsylvania Ave., be tween Cove and Island City avenues. Rag and Fluff work; scientific clean ing. Phone Red 741. - ;. Your job prinivng. Have it done at the Observer office. T?iad t'-ie advertisement too.