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Promised to tell you here all about their great BARGAIN FEAST but
as this space will not permit half they want to say, they are obliged
to ask you to refer to their large ad. on another page of this issue.
: READ EVERY WORD, IT WILL SAVE YOY MONEY
I THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY
1308, 1310, 1312 Adams Avei ue.' , V ' -t ;
Largest Store- ; - Smallest Prkcj :
ABOUT HIE
SCHOOLS
In a former article I gave my idea cf
how a school or college should be started,
la this I will endeavor to state whatclass
of children should be reached by such an
institution.
When a young lady, or a young man
arrives at the age of maturity, they must
take up a profession, or a trade whereby
they will be enabled to make a living for
themselves, and those who will be de
pendent upon them, therefore the absolute
necessity for all of our children to fit
themselves for this object, and how im
perative it is that the parents of today
should set forth every effort within their
reach to help their children fit themselvts
for this life long battle.
Our parents and their parents wholt
Hir wu that their bovs. I will leavi
out the boys for we had no woman suff
rage, should study for a public profession
and become an Aristotle, a . Cromwell,
Washington, a Lincoln or a Huxely, and
others of this class; one who could sit In
his easy chair and make a living without
manual labor. Were they right or were
they wrong? 'Would we all become such?
Nol and what If we .had? This I will
leave the reader to answer.
Let us open the boc& of the past and
look into its dark recesses, behold! you
see Aristotle instructing Alexander the
Great in warfare; you see Greece fall;
you see Rome fall; Charlemagne succumb;
Cromwell overcome; Napoleon robbed of
his laurels; Washington warring for free
dom; Lincoln save the nation. What did
you see? War, war, war. You see there
were only two classes, aristocracy and
laborer; so you see our dear old parents
were trying to make aristocracy ' out of
A.Y.
ANDREWS
N9. 975
Was (he lucky number, and the owner
can have the
By
$40 StllT
calling at A. V. Andrews' Store
SUIT CLUB WINNERS
KH. Atkinson. $35 Suit New Club
A.- V. ANDREWS,
Aen's Furnishings and Tailoring
SPECIAL SALE ON LL HOLIDAY
: GOODS
I have a few heating stoves left, both coal and
wood, which I will close out at greatly reduced
prices. " "
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W. H. BOHNENKAMP,
us, they did not succeed and I am glad of
it, for anstccracy produces war, and
peace prod uc as science and education.
We dp not want our boys and girls to
ecome lawyer, statesmen,- politicians
.nd doctors, for at present there are to
nany. Webster's saying, "there is room
n the upper story" will not do now. Of
course there should be enough to fill the
places, but our towns and our cities are
congested with this class and the minds
of the coming generation should be di
verted into channels of such sciences as
will provide for their maintenance.. ,
The children whose education has been
the most sadly neglected are thote living
in the rural districts. What class of
people should -receive at more thorough
education in all branches than a farmer?
He should be a chemist, biologist, a doctor,
a carpenter, a machinist, a blacksmith, a
botanist, an electrician, a salesman, a
laborer and a gentleman, therefore we
should have here in La Grande a school
that would have for its object, the educa
tion of the rural class.
No boy or girl would go amiss in taking
this kind of a course for most every book
is a step to a higher and more advanced
studies. While I believe that all studies
that tend directly to the farmers benefit
should be taught, I believe that some of
the useless studies that are now taught,
should be dispensed with, such as ancient
history and Latin. But above all things
Latin is the most useless of any study
imaginable that our small schools are
compelled to teach. Why does not our
school superintendent have German, Jap
anese or even Chinese in its place? Ger
man is an everyday language and should
have recognition before those that have
become dead and obsolete. If a boy or
girl wants to become a classical scholar
let him go to a higher school but do not
encumber our every day schools in such
manner. " But I hear some one say that
we "must have these taught so that our
hildren will know the root from which
our words are derived. Has not our
ancient history been properly translated
into English? If so what do we care (as
cqmmon class) from where the root
came?, and it should be, the last taught.
Those stud es that pertain directly to
the organic matter of the earth, the fer
tilization and the preservation of it in the
soil; the process to be followed in releas
ing it to the entire benefit of the growing
crops; the scientific breeding of stock; the
caring for the orchard; the beautifying of
the home; taking care of the machinery;
and numerous studies that pertain direct
ly to the farm and its managemeht for it
is absolutely imperative that this must be
brought about so that we are better able
to meet the coming conflict.
The farmer, from the beginning of his
tory, has been a slave unto the aristocracy
and money kings of every nation. They
have been the avenues through which the
coffers of the land have been filled to
overflowing.' The have been the "meek
and lowly." Are they to continue s"? I
say no! a change must soon take place
and it will be through the two great
agencies that are directly interested, viz.,
finance and depletion of natural resources.
The great commercial financiers of our
nation began to realize this when they
brought about and had established the
agricultural deportment at Washingtor, D.
u ana as years rou oy mey realize more
keenly the great importance that the
farmer must be educated to meet the
failure of natural production. The farm
er is. the great master - wheel around
which, through which, and by which a
industries are enabled to revolve and fill
the granaries of the speculation world.
Stop! Think! What would this nation be
if it was not for the tiller of the foil, the
pruner of the orchard, the shepherd of
the hills, the axmen of the forests? Chao.
barbarism and intellectual darkness.
Why are you enabled to sit in the sacred
confines of your home surrounded by all
the comfort that money can giv if it
was not for the product of the tiller of
the soil? upon which you are enabled to
trad and traffic with ths world and
gather In the gold. You see too plainly
that the great natural store nous h be
coming weakened and there must be
brought about system to educate the
farming das, whereby the person of un
developed science can stretch forth hi
hand and help stay and curie the foot
step of mother nature. The aupenn-
tendentajof public instruction could not
Our public school opened this morning
after the holidays.
The registration books for the primaries
are now open at the county clerk's office.
County court convenes tomorrow and
the board will make the annual tax levy
at this term.
-' Tomorrow evening is the regular month
ly meeting of the city council.
Fast driving on Adams Avenue does not
seem to be quite so popular this morning-
Dr. P. A. Charlton, the veterinary
spent Saturday at J. W. Riley's logging
camp, and state that the snowfall Satur
day evening was over two feet.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Buckley have returned
from a vh t on th i oSi n ' and Fo t'and.
0. W. Dart left for Uma, Aoizbna.
Monday, where he becomes head sales
man in the clothing rooms of a department
store. Grant County News.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. T. Galloway and son
Walter, returned to their home in Union
this morning after having spent the holi
days in this city. '
Mrs. to Meyers, or Penaiewn, ws
visitor in the city yesterday, the guest of
Mr. and Mr. T. M. Stubblefield and fam
ily. '
The La Grande Commercial Club foot
ball team was defeated New Years day
at Pendleton by the foot-ball players of
that city. Score IS to 0 this closes the
foot-ball season. .
Ticket 975 captured the forty dollar
suit New Years day at A. V. Andrews.
Lucky number.
J. W. Cook, prosident of the Wallowa
Valley Railroad, arrived in the city last
evening and left this morning for Elgin.
Mrs. C. W. Noyes' and children, who
spant a part of the holidays near Hilgard
with Mrs. Noyes' mother, Mrs. David
Hawes, who accompanied her home.
James Stanford, of La Grande, chef at
the Sommer house, was in Baker City
yesterday attending to business interests
he holds here. Mr. Stanford was chef at
the Crabill hotel in Baker City when that
hosterly was run by J. T. Giroux.
SURPRISE PARTY
About 75 friends and neighbors of Mr.
and Mrs. C. D. Huffman gathered in a
body and descended upon that family at
their home east of this city la st night.
During the evening games were played
and later a lunch brought by the guests
was served. Their visit was a complete
surprise but the willing and surprised
hosts entertained the large company so
well that they wish New Years came
every few days.
improve their time to better advantage
than to bring their influence to bear upon
the financial world and ask private assist
ance to accomplish this object
I hope some of the seed of my weak en
deavors will -fall upon good ground and
will spring forth and bear good fruit"
. A. P. Davis
2 I will give ONE FOURTH OFF
FANCY CHINA
AND CUT CLASS
10 per cent Off
"HEATING STOVES i .
J This is to reduce my stock for stock taking
em
I MRS. T.N. MURPHY j
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GIFTS f OR SMOKERS
Christmastide offers no better oppor
tunity than can be found in the
Our line of thesis favorites embrases
all sizes, and there is not one but
would be treasured and prized by any
"lover of the weed."
C. E. HACKMAN,
Avenue and
Red 1641
Factory Comer Adams
Greenwood Street.
MISS HASH THE WIN if R
Miss Nash was notified this afternoon
that she was victorious in the Journal
contest over Miss Mollie Proobstel. re
ceiving a majority of 1 1.000 votes.
NOT AN ARREST
Up to the hour of going to press there
had not been a warrant issued out of the
city recorder's court so far this year. Not
an arrest on Christmas or New Years
day. That is a record any city may be
proud of.
LACHNER IN PORTLAND
W. J. Lachner of Baker City, candidate
for the Republican nomination for con
gressman from the second district, is in
the city today. He has been in confer
ence with a number of political friends in
Portland and is said to have received
some strong encouragement Portland
Journal.
GOOD SIEIGHING
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uranae rtonae vauey is now enjoying
the best general sleighing for years. The
roads were smooth and solid when the
sno w fell and in every direction the cut
tsrs are coming into the city.
USE YOUR TELEPHONE
We do the rest
Newlin Drug Company. Phone red 81.
DINE WELL ON NEW YEARS ..
and you will fare well all the rest of the ,
year. To be sure of the right start eat
your New Year s dinner
HERE
It w 11 include all the delicacies of the .
season and some out of season. Tne
The service will be perfect, and the cook
ing a delight The bill will show you
that the cost of living has not increased
here at any rate.
The Model Restaurant
J. A. At buckle, Proprietor
aND niuht
Wewii wetklT i en
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say in
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