THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1914.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
PAGE THREE
GQSSARD
CORSETS ; ; ,
will Improve
your figure
immediately
All Styles from
$2 to $8.50
Mrs ROBT.
PATTISON
CorseUerel
My Home
1706 Oak.
Phone Red
1221
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P0PL1IAR
PROPOSED RINEHART CUTOFF
PROMOTED AGAIN.
Auto Club Takes Hold of Proposition
: Elgin Anxious,
With the request that the country
highways be changed from the road
nw leading over the rocky hills at the
north end of the valley to a water
grade along the Grande Ronde River,
The Union County Automobile club
will begin at once a campaign before
the county court to ' convince that
tribunal of the feasibility of the move
ment. This comes at the request of Elgin
people who have outlined a road that
will relieve the arduous task of climb
ing the rocky and muddy hills, shorten
the distance between La Grande and
Drink CAW1 Natural Mineral
Otm-J Water
and
You'll Know the Joy of Living I
Elgin by a mile and a half and in
every way Improve the thoroughfare,
according to the opinions ' of those who
are enthusiastic for the change.
It is understood the county court is
perfectly willing to grant this change
as soon as it is proven to them there
is to be ' Had a better highway along
the river than the one which now runs
over the hill.
"Elgin people have a very good way
of encouraging good roads," said Joe
Campbell, county road .man, to a re
porter for the Observer yesterday.
"They do very little talking about
what they want to do and then they
get in with their money and their la
bor and assist in building the road."
. Upon investigation it is found that
Mr. Campbell is right in his conten
tions.. The people of Elgin wish the
public highway from the city to the
cemetery improved and instead of
holding public meetings for discussion
of ways and means they started a peti
tion praying everyone interested for
a donation or either money or labor to
assist in building the highway. As a
result $500 was subscribed in a few
hours. Then the people said to Mr.
Campbell: "You are the official road
supervisor of Union county. We want
this road built under official super
vision so that responsibility -will at
tach to someone, and therefore we
ask you to see that this road is prop
erly constructed."
Mr. Campbell will oversee the work
and the people of Elgin will put in
their money and their time.
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WE EXPECT A ,
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tions point to I risk building bus
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and are sure of it. We want
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short notice.
WENAHA LUMBER COMPANY
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Manufacturing Opticians and Jewelers
AdamsAvenue. '
We have the only lense rurfacing
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same dny. OUR OPTICAL DE
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IUST SUITED EACH OTHER.
R. L. 8. and Hit Wife' Were a Car
Fr.s Happy Go Lucky Couple.
In bis autobiography In McClure's
Magazine. S. S. JkClure pays n tribute
to the chnrurter of Mrs. Hubert LouH
Stevenson. He suys:
"The niore I sow of tne Stevensons
the more 1 became convinced that Mrs.
Stevenson was the unique woman In
the world to be Stevenson's wife.
"Mrs. Stevenson had many of the
fine qualities that we usually attribute
to men rather than t women: a fair
tnludotliit'sa. a large judgment, a robust
Inconsequential philosophy of life,
without which she could not have
borne, much less shared with a relish
equal to his own. his wandering, unset
tled life, his vagaries, his gypsy pas
slou for freedom. She had a really ere
ative Imagination, which she expressed
In living. She always lived with great
Intensity, bad come more Into contact
with the real world than Stevenson
had done at the time when they met,
bad tried more kinds of life, known
more kinds of people. When he mar
ried her he married a woman rich tn
knowledge of life and the world. Mrs.
Stevenson's autobiography would be
one of the most Interesting books In
the world.
"A woman who was rigid In small
matters of domestic economy, who In
slsted upon a planned and ordered life,
would have worried Stevenson ter
rlbly. In bis youthful tramps he liked
to start out with no luggage, buying
a collar here and a shirt there as he
needed them. In managing his affairs
be had, as he often said, no money
sense. I remember hearing him tell
how he and Mrs. Stevenson onre went
to Paris for a pleasure trip. They had
a $500 check and some odd money, and
they meant to have a thoroughly good
time and stay as long as their nionej
held out After a few days they' found
their funds running short; they couldn't
Imugine what they bad done with It
all, but there seemed to be very little
money left, so they decided they had
better get home while it lasted. When
they got home they found the $.'0)
check among their papers. They hadn't
cashed It nt all and didn't even know
they b:idn't."
Sense of Direction,
The apparently marvelous way in
which lndiaus. Eskimos und other
primitive people mnke their way
through forests, snow covered areas or
other regions which have little to indi
cate direction to white newcomers bas
led to a widespread belief that they
possess a mysterious sixth sense of di
rection. YllhjHltmir Stefanssoo. the
arctic traveler, who bus lived much
. with Eskimos, Is very skeptical about
the existence of any superiority of
I sense of direction among primitive peo
ples of nny kind nnd gives strong evi
dence from personal experience that
Eskimo have no such miporlnrlty. T!n
ability of Indian and others In Uriel
their nay he attribute solely to their
j familiarity with the country through
which Ibey are traveUmr. They note
tunny thiii!: that they have seen lie
fore ai'd Unit have no ciiriilH'-iiin-p to
be Mi':'!" ef In lliclr land. Whit" men
Mi al'.t i!o .i ll!lle tile y:llne lllil'lt.V tn
Mel !ii"lt '.miv Iimii tliev have b-nrtiif)
to kteiw a ci'iiiili'v. Whi n the land S
ni' i'lv Mitiml'i' In tlic wlitle man liii'l
'he l n" '.ii r K-klnm the white intin.
Iim i .i. i,f l l.rlli l ili-reli !t lea-nil-:iif
a-jv. in,. iv illicij- d, have a r
ect Idea n' i'iri (Inn tlniii the Kl;iiin.
liidianiii'-iKs News,
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New Yoar In Japan.
In Jnpou the A'ew Vear Is welcomed
with far mure zest than in this coun
try. ' One is expected to arise with the
sun and don new clothes to meet the
auspicious morning. Then he wor
ships, perform obeisance to the spirit
of his ancestors aud pays homage to
all relatives older tunu himself. No
ordinary viands are consumed at
breakfast. On every tray, covered
with wvergreeu leaves nnd supporting
a rice dumpling, are pluced a lobster,
oranges, persimmons, chestnuts, dried
sardines and herring root, all these
dishes possessing allegorical meanings.
This meal is the start or the festivi
ties, which lu olden times were con
tinued for., many days, business being
almost entirely suspended. The Idea
of celebrating New Vear's In such a
manner is that the year Is cuing to be
the way it is started. Smile uu New
Vear's day and you will smile through
out the year. Cumplaiu on New Vear's
day and you will complain all the year
round. Weigh your anchor with mer
ry sung of heart aud it will be smooth
sailing all through the voyage. Begin
right and you are bound to tiuish right
That is the Japanese ' idea ot New
Vear's celebration. -Bulletin of the Ja
pan Society.
"Knocked Into Cocked Hat." r
The meaning of this expression is not
generally known. "Cocked hnt" was s
variety of the game of tenpins, in
which only three pins were used, set
up nt the angles of u triangle. When
In bowling at tenpins all were knocked
down except, the three at the corners
the set whs said to be "knocked tutu a
cocked hut," whence the popular ex
pression for depriving anything of Its
main body, character or purpose. Loo
don Express.
Rubber Erasers.
India rubber was used for the first
time a an eraser lu 1770, when n very
small piece was sold for 8 marks. If
was, however, many years later before
It wus put into general use. Prior to
this the crumb of bread was used for
erasing purposes. London Mall.
A Cynical View.
"Married life Is somewhat like a pack
of curds." say a lady novelist. "Hearts
dgtire but little any more, but If the
husbiitid has diamonds enough clubs
become popular, and sooner or later a
spade Is his last trump."-Glasgow
Herald.
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A hotel whose home comforts and
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family. Ladies' tea room beautiful .
roof garden and large lobby; for your
pleasure and convenience. Located
close to the shopping district. Write
for family rates.
Eleventh St., off Washington,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
D.R. FONG MEDICINE CO.
CHINESE ROOT AND HERB REMEDIES
Cures Bodily Diseases With Root and Herb Treatment'
Phone 762 Free Consultation La Grand
1412 Adams Ave. Ore.
Retail Department Phone Main 8
For Lumber, Lath
Shingles, Sash and D .ors
Ruberoid Roofing
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Lucas County, 1 "
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that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev
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by the use of HALL'S CATARRH CTT RE.
" FRANK J. CHENEY.
8worn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 6th day of December,
Seal188,, A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
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and acts directly upon the blood and mu
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Tik Haifa Family Pitta for conitlpltloa.
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