Wagnor
-There to uo such worship of na
ttonal genius In America as prevails
abroad,*' a<>d a recently returned tour
ist. “In G^nnauv. for Instance, at the
opera the lis le of prices varies accord
ing to the composer, Wagner, of
course^ commanding the top notch ad
mission. But the most peculiar fea
ture of this musical adoration la that
4t affects the toilets as well. W ith
the elaborate gowning of a New York
audience In mind, I approached our
landlady as to the propriety o f appear
ing a t the opera In such a m a k e s h ift
costume aa my tourist wardrobe a ffo rd
ed. ‘I t depends entirely upon the com
poser you Intend to hear, frauleln,
was bar astonishing reply. ‘For som e
your preseat a ttir e would ba perfectly
proper, but If It Is the great Wagner
you are to bear’-
She broke off. but
an expresalve sh ru g of the shoulders
told Dlalner than words that It would
ba aa affront to his ashes to appear
la anything b u t th e moat stunning and
ap to date evening gown.’’—New York
T ri b u n a . -J. '
,
T h e O bserver
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MORO. OREGON.
FRIDAY-- November 7, 1913
Out at sirvtoa.
¿.J
' ▲ young housekeeper, I f bar cook la
stupid, her nurse Idle, her maid more
given to fllru tlo n than to household
duties, sighs for the model servants of
the good old times. But did “the good
old times” aver e^iat historically, or
do they only live In dreams aud bal
lads?
Charles Dickens tells of the sppall-
lng stupidity of London kitchens. Sir
W alter Bcott mentions a genius w ho,
fa r in g that all his master’s bees would
desert the hive, plastered the openings
and suffocated all the Inm ates 8am-
uel Breck has grewsome accounts of
burglars, highwaymen, pirates and
murderers among the convicts sent
over from England before the R evolu
tion“ Daniel Defoe’s pictures of ex
travagance, carelessness, rascality and
all t hat to undesirable among servants
to a clawilc. Jonathan S w ift’s “Direc
tions to Servants” seems to fo re sta ll
every story of negligence, or wasteful
ness or dirtiness the present genera
tion has heard.—Living Church.
Independent UJarshou
carried on secretly tberot
ueorga
Brown had It all figured out to a
By CLARISSA M A C K IE
nicety; counterfeiting, of course.
Robinson, the counterfeiter! W hat
The Rapid Reader’s Review
a morsel for the amateur detective to
It happened In Chicago.
Rece»« Report» Rewritten
roll under his tongue.
The Diamond block stands on a co r
But George Brown wanted to be
ner formed by two principal th o ro u g h
George Bingham, a prominent busi- fares, a tell building w ith buff atone very sure that he was right before
springing his Information upon the un
aeae man of Oregon City, was m is walla rising above the crowded streets
suspecting John Diamond. Just at this
taken for a deer near T ra il and was until the upper floors are a blur to the time Mr. Diamond was In the w est
shot and killed.
So George Brown entered the tell
eye below.
Up on the twentieth floor are the building across the street and survey
The senate, after a M tter fight con
firmed the nomination of Frank Mo offices of John Diamond, owner of th is ed the Diamond block from the out
Mannmy of Portland to be chief tar building and many others of the same side and studied the Diamond block
■pector of locomotive boilers for the kind In the big metropolis. Many and from an upper floor whose windows
varied are the Interests of Jh to ri<*. I were on a level with the windows of
Interstate commerce commission.
man and the transaction of his strain* the mysterious unnumbered floor of
Governor West has honored a requi
requires the reservation of the e n tire the Diamond block.
sition for the return to Kankakee, 111-
twentieth floor for his offices.
bethan era. it to only about seventy
Counting carefully he found the
of Samuel Perlin, accused of operat
AU day long dozen« of clerks pore
severe, an« th e In d ia n was In the last or eighty years ago th at the top hat
nineteenth floor, gold lettered win
over ledgers, typewriters and adding flows of the Dover Insurance company s ta g « of «ttuiustlou from fatigue and of the present day reached Its final
ing a confidence game.
A vinegar plant with an annual ca machines.
quite distinct—then another set of win lack of food h nd water when be found shape. Since then It haa altered slight
Mr. Diamond was seldom seen about dows unlettered, closely curtained, himaelf on the top of a wonderful ly in the dimensions of the crown and
pacity of 10.000 gallons, began opera
tion nt the Eugene F ru it Growers’ aa- the building. Moat of his business I then above them the wire screened mountain, Sf the foot of w hich n estled the curl of the brim, but the hat ltaelf
•oclation cannery» turning to a p ro fit was transacted through competent ex windows of the Diamond offices, a beautiful lake cryrial dear. From has remained essentially unchanged.
the surface of the lake trout leaped, The top bat seems to have had Its be
.
cull apploa that heretofore have been ecutives. of whom Henry Robinson known aa the twentieth floor.
was the chief. The Diamonds lived
and upon the shore lay the deer he had ginning in the habit of gallants ta the
A
t
last
he
decided
to
consult
a
da-
entirely wasted.
to a magnificent house on the lake
bunted
Hero were food, ’ffuter. flab Rllzaliethan period of cocking up one
tective.
F ifty Roseburg merchants have
front and went In for society. Helen
aide of their broad brimmed, high
So one evening at • o’clock the ele and fuel for cooking.
formed a company, known aa the Diamond, the beautiful daughter of
PnRing his hand and facing the sot crowned felt or beevm- hate and secur
vator
carried
op
five
passengers—
Roseburg Stamp company. Incorporat the
mlltlmllllonalre.
had
drifted
George Brown, Allen, the detective, ting un. the exhausted chief exclaim ing them with a Jewel. The French
ed. the purpose being to conduct trad through the offices once or twice to
and two policemen ta plain c lo th « and ed ‘ Lsh-pem-lng.” which ta the Chip court later developed thia Into cocking
ing stamp business to meet th e com-
a reporter from the Dally Dlahnp. for pewa tongue means “heaven” or “the up three aides of the hat and fastening
one with a loop of ribbon. From thia
petitlon of foreign trading stamps-
Brown did not want his triumph to place on high.”
Senator Chamberlain w ill endeavor
The story was remembered, and the fashion came the cockade, now used
pass unnoticed.
to Induce the war department to with
When they had risen several stories name given by the Indian waa adopted only by grooms and footmen. T h e niik
Allen placed his band on the arm of by the white settlers whan the present hat of today waa born In France and
draw the plan of having Sand Island
auDDlanted the now nearly extinct
the elevator man and showed a re ettj of Ishpeming, Mich., waa formed
ceded to Oregon. The senator h eld a
-
I
ndies*
Home
Journal
volver.
,
conference with Major Mclndoe. who
“You are my prisoner.” he « I d cool
la now In Washington.
ly.
“ Now. my man, no fuss. Just
Bens**»* Lane has been advised by
stop at' that unnumbered floor between
the commissioner of the general land
—e ---- meaJS and
0 «Ton
t itot 11 **
Blind Swimmers.
the nineteenth
twentieth.”
I A
office that a survey baa boon complet
The man who to unfortunate enough
W hite of face and with muttered
to lose his sight or to be born blind to.
ed and accepted of three townships In
protests the man brought the car to a I
y y
a medical authority, severely
county, which w ill permit the
standstill before that myaterioua, un- n
handicapped on dry ground, bat he
numbered space that hud attracted the I
opening of these lands for entry about
can. If be to a swimmer. And his way
attention of k « n young Brown. In-1
the l u t week ta November.
easily enough ta the water.
Blind
stead of opening the usual door, the ({|
W ith apparently not the slightest
people generally have a keen sense of
man
turned
and
slid
back
a
door
in
fear, but protesting their Innocence
hMring. and they can steer themselves
the roar of the elevator, disclosing a
to the last. Mike Spanos and Frank
corresponding doorway ta the walk
I
In the water by sound as well as an
Seymour, slayers of George Dedaska-
ordinary man by sight. I f they aro
T hat was the entrance to the an | n
lou of Medford, wont to their dw ths
swimming toward a certain point a
numbered floor.
I a
calmly on the scaffold at the state
whistle from time to time w ill enable
George Brown was a-tremble with
them to reach It with unerring accu
penitentiary.
exultation.
racy. This fact has been proved by
Representative Hawley has b u n ad
The five entered the door and found I
soma Interesting experiments. A raca
themselvee at once ta a narrow paa- 1
vised by architects of the treasury de
between blind men and ordinary swird
I fegeway, softly lighted and thickly
partment that plans for the new fed
lake resulted ta a victory
c a rp e te d . As they passed from one lux
mars on a ____
eral building at Medford have about
for the former.
Normal swimmers
urionsly
furnished
room
to
another
f
reached completion, and that thia
lose much time in raising their beads
Brown pictured the downfall of the 1
building w ill soon ho randy to submit
tor the purpose of keeping their eyw
guilty manager when his secret should f
on the winning post. This also pre
I be disclosed to Diamond.
vents them from concentrating all
Handsome library, luxurious amok
their attention on speed.—Exchange.
log room, billiard room and then the
I murmur of v o le « from an adjoining
I room brought the five to a standstill
R ea« For Reetoring Hair.
Roses form the chief Ingredient In
before a closed door.
.
Then with one movement the five
what to probably the « r l l « t recipe for
I pushed Into a small, lighted study, I
a hair restorer on record. According
1 where M t Robinson, the manager, ta
to PUny, “wild rose leaves reduced Into
I intimate conversation w ith—John Dto-
a liniment with b u r ’s grease make the
hair grow again ta moot marvelous
mond himself!
The millionaire sprang to his feet
fashion.”
Pliny also recommends
I and stared angrily at the Invaders.
(
“ashes of roses as serving to trim I
“W hat d o « this mean?” he do- L
the hairs of the eyebrows."
Roses
I manded.
L
figured prominently In several old time
The detective. Allen, was quite un
strong drinks, such as row soils, which
. n r t 't dav
I t w u Immediately after one of willing to share the honor alone. Ha
consisted of « « w a t e r mixed with
Superintendent of Public lnatrao- th a u periodical vtolta of John Dto- grasped George Brown by his coat col
aqua vitas and flavored with cinna
lar and pushed him to the frost. In I
mon.
The favorite morning draft
picturesque words he explained the I
aiming Kites bethan roisterers w u
hirteenth annual co n v en tio n of th
brought him to the personal
‘Tosa soils, to wash the molllgnibs ont
Jregon State Teacher» association, J Q<>tlce
tbe great John Diamond situation.
“ A nA this young pinhead”—he ended
o f a moody brain."—London Chronicle.
tastern division, to be bald ta La I
In a g u p of rage as be shook George I
Irande. November M . M and M , will I y oung Brown waa a alim. dapper
Brown as a terrier shakes a r a t
I
Remote Origin e* Alcohol.
w the moat Important ta the history I yoath, who did not hats himself ta the
Mr. Diamond was smiling austerely. I
No one knows when alcohol waa first
“Gentlemen,” he « id at last, “this J
if the division.
toast and who w u not ta love with
W ro te In Bed.
mada I t to commonly taught that It
S e n a to r
to preparing a MU I work of any sort. He road detective private suit of rooms to the only ref
Mark Tw ain wrote nearly all Ma I w u first distilled by the Arabians
Urectlng the grant of IW.OO« acraa of I stories and knew positively taat be uge of a man weary of the noise and later books in bed. So perstotent a about the tenth century, but there to
_.. , . *
nt Oreeon I was one of the chosen few. H e poe- I clatter of the world and the hollow I “sluggard” was he that ho had a spe little doubt that they obtained the
« M to toad to the state of Oregon.
«detective Instinct.” H e ba
thing called *eociety.’ Here I can hide cially contrived bed desk fitted up so secret from Italian doctors, who had
the same to be sold at no lew
> I lieFed blmself quite fascinating enough
that ha could write without trouble or
for weeks at a time, absorbed ta my
Paul Rich
ia acre, aad tk a proceeds ap p lied t0 I w
hto employer’s daughter. Helen books and ta my experimental work exertion while propped luxuriously long been practicing I t
«nstraotion of public roads. H e w ill I j^mmond. flattering himaelf that he ta the laboratory yonder. Now that among Me pillows. H e used to aver ter ta the Berliner KUntoche Wochen-
achrlft shows that a knowledge of
probably frame the MU giving Cali for I
capable of becoming general man i yon have spied me out 1 can no longer that most of hto best thoughts came to
“aqua ardena,” or “burning water,” ,
ala and W u hln gton similar grants.
I ager ot the whole business and so romata u n le « I have your word of Mm ta bed and that the trouble and
I may be traced u fa r back aa the soc-
Benater Chamberlain b u tatroduoed I would be a t acceptable eon-lu law.
worry
of
getting
up,
shaving
and
honor that my secret shall remata nn-
1 ond century A. D. to a Christian father
dresalng dispersed them all and left named Hlppolytu*, w h o ' poaaeased a
a M il granting Oregon i l l* a o r « of I One morning young Brown entered
^ T r X ^ O ^ ^ f l i X t t e » “ p t h ^ « w X ^ ^ ’ l / ^ o J i d I poNtohed."
Freely they gave the prom toe, all Mm in no mood for commencing hla I recipe analogous to th o u handed about
He was of opinion I during the middle ages.
save George Brown, who was too ] literary labors
crashed for utterance. H e merely nod
Oldest Ball Game.
lands. H e h u ajao introduced a MU I
Trowbridge, whe worked In the ded hte heed in a broken hearted way
and w u glad that he knew of another
Tennis to pronounced the oldest of
authorising a preliminary e x a m in a tio n I D over immrance o ffle « Dp it shot to
Job that be might have for the asking,
all the existing ball g a m « It to Im
aad survey of the mouth of the Uaap- I
twentieth floor, whore Brown got
Careless.
a Job where there w u so much work
possible to give Its origin, but It w u
qua river.
I off with a pussled frown marring hla to be done that there w u no time for
“H a v you made a special study of
played ta Europe during the middle
A hay shortage th ro a te u W allow a I ingenuous brow.
the development of the detective In the subject on which you aro going to agw ta the parka or d itc h « of the
co u n ty before spring.
Diversified I The empty car dropped down and as
lecture?”
feudal c u t ! «
I t w u at first the
coun y neroro
v a-
ft went he watched It intently. Then stinct
“No,” reptied the gifted speaker.
1
B at the reporter of the Dally Dlsbup
pastime of kings and nobles, but later
ta n n in g h u led to the p
I
walked to another elevator and rode
tried that once, and I got so In te re ste d
slightly le u hay la the sou era pa
ground ffoor. counting yielded to temptation one day and to the subject that I didn’t have time It grew popular with all c la s s « Tbe
I French took it from the Italians and
published
the
whole
story,
and
to
the
of tko county tkao ta the old d a y s
m h#
W ben
to w rite the lecture." - Washington the English from the French.—New
before the raUroad earns. Now stock
mounted to the twentieth floor end of it he appended the announce
_____
York P r e «
toedlag to developing on a consider I
w u a strange light ta hla e y « ment of the engagement o f Mtoa Helen Star.
able scale, and all the hay available I an<j excitement tingling every nerve of I Diamond to Henry Robinson, general
Man’s Love Fee Woman.
I manager of the Diamond interests.
U npleasant Reaction.
w ill bo needed for thia purpose.
hto sensitive frame.
“I f «tOton J o v « ■ woman for her
I • And George Brown, sticking manful
Boneo—W hat to It that m a k « yon
L. L. Haines, a rancher of Eckley, I B e w u on the verge of a mystery,
ly to hte new Job. smiled bitterly when looks ha wttl love her for five year*
rsin-r iv w n ti w u shot fatally h r his I the solving o f which would place him 1 he road the announcement and took I f he lo v « bar mind be w ill love her look so downnearted? Blnka—My em-
ptoyee’s w ife t * a endowed another
to hla breast the one crumb of consola for ten yeersi I f he lo v « her ways mission. Bones—W h at of that? Blnka
he w ill love her forever.” And every —Bvety time she d o « It the old man
tion It afforded him.
H e had been right ta his argument woman b e ll e v « when she m a rrie s th a t cote down our nlartoa to gat even.—
her lover lo v « her waya.-Exchange.
Boston Poet
sanity. He attacked a sister at one
ledger Brown pondered the that a millionaire’s daughter som etim «
m
arriw
her
father’s
general
manager.
time, touting her severely, and this to I
aa
bad stumbled upon them,
C onsolation.
Involved.
p i«tim ed to have caused the shoot- I Between the nineteenth and twentieth
<
WWW ■ J w W
“Would you marry a man who has
Young Woman Applicant—Excuse
keg.
| OtMqM <>f the Diamond block there w u
T h e b « t known em p lo y« o f a Cin
the reputation of being not more than ma, but I suppose you don’t know of
An Industry that p rem ia« much fu- an expnuee «»f white wall quite unav- cinnati firm of tailors to the colored
half wltted?”
nobody what don’t w ant a young lady
porter,
J
e
rry
..
In
order
to
conserve
all
ta n 4.».U>pn>«»t n n a t l i h u U u raanted f o r - w h j. t u t b l« U : whllI w u
“No, but I ’ll ba a slater to yon. -
to do nothing, don’t you? Busina«
U n . h U l> t h . u n t n u m t U n o t t o u t U h e liM of . o r of th . othor «oon of the good w ill and bad book accounts,
Mon—Tea, 1 don’t.—London Tatier.
the Arm has Incorporated under a name Houston Post:
that covers several p a n « of g to « , and
Cyeioal.
following this abridged city directory
“M y w ife Is an angel.'
There ate exceptions to the rale, but
to the abbreviation “Inc.” A customer,
“H ow long has she
paay of Portland u d Ban Francisco.
tbe pewrfng of thia flf-
i f a man to worth saving ba g e n erally
while being measured, remarked to
w ill manage to do It h im self.—P h ila
Tfce prepoet to aa extensive and an teen feet of unaccounted for space Jerry: “You aeem to be the only man asked the grouch.— <
delphia Ledger.
Important eno. I t provMw immediate
t» qaite unnoticed o nto« one la the shop w h o « name d o « not ap qulrer.
development of the soda dopoelta ta was sharp eyed and sharp « ro d , tike pear on the window. W hat’s the trou
The power to acquire to worth more
A lkali lake. Lake county. I t to said young Brown. W hy should there be bla?” “Oh, r e dar, b o « , all right,’* re
than the thing gained.— €Hd Baying.
plied Jerry. “I s de lnk.”-A rg o n a u t
A C hinese Jake.
Lake Horen’s Islands.
This to a « m p le of the Jok« they
Lake Huroaf to dotted w ith over
Hke in China:
8.000 islands. This to mure than any
A courier, bearing Important dis
other lake has.
patches, was given a horse and told
to make all powlble speed toward hto
daatlnation. Some time afterward be
O b r iM o
w u found ta the road, walking and
The folloviau 1
■hoeld osnMnly be i
pushing hto hone before him.
and courage to persa
“W hy ta the world aro you doing
that?” ke waa asked.
“Oh,” he « Id . “1 reflected, and 1
« m e to the conclusion that we should
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MANUFACTURERS OF
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It is new, and its rooms are provided with
running water and long distance telephones.
European plan. Rates |1 per day and up.
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HEW HOTEL PERKINS
P o rtla n d , O regon.
Eastern Oregon
H i dq ua r t toi.
Positively most centrally
located. Fifth 8t. care pass
the doors every few minutes.
Po pu lir Priced Restaurant
European P lea, ffates ¿I.Maod »F
D A R N IE L L E B R O S., Proprietor»
The Dalles, Oregon
Headquarters for our Sherman County
friends; prices reasonable; first class
restaurant w ith the hotel.
fw o Blocks From New Depot.
FREE AUTO BUS TO AND FROM ALL TRAINS
I
| make more speed on eU feet than we
u
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Nearest Hotel to Business Center, Bank
and Depot. Courteous Treatment, Clean
Beds and Table the best the market will
afford. •
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SUNDAY DINNERS 3SC.
Opposite Postoffice
Moro
Oregon
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E ntirely new, convenient to business.
Clean beds, and table the best the m arket
will afford. Prices reasonable.^ Com-
m ereiài trade solicited.
.
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