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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1910.
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WAR WOULD BE WELCOME.
Ordinarily war with any nation Is to
be avoided, but a conflict with the re
public of Mexico would be important
to this nation. Mexico has Improved
some under the administration of Diaz
but there is much room left for Im
provement. It Is a great big rich sec
tion of country positively held back
because of the peculiar laws, the fear
of prison sentences and the unreas
onableness of national leaders.
If Mexico and the United States
gets into war Mexico will be speedily
soldier can stand off a whole company
of Mexicans. Then will follow a re
adjustment of the affairs in Mexico
which will mean safety for capital in
Tested and better conditions surround
ing Americans who go there for bus
iness purposes.
LET THE COLONEL ALONE.
Why can't they let the Colonel alone,
remarks the , Minneapolis Tribune,
The mass, of the people are content
with his record and attitude In re
lation to a third term In the presl
dency. His real friends which Include
many who are not his toadies and adu
latorsbeg him neither to change nor
reiterate It.
. One pledge Is enough for a man of
. honor. He has made two. To add even
, cne more would weaken all by sug
gestlng that none has been sincere
from the beginning. The perpetual
nagging of the Colonel recalls the
time when the badgered Hanna de
clared he would no longer go to the
White House every morning before
breakfast to swear allelgance anew
and repudiate the intention to run for
president against Roosevelt. The boot
is on the other leg now; how does the
Colonel like It? '
It is enemies of the president, In
both parties, like Judge Parker, Mr.
Hearst and the Springfield Republi
can who want him to hold up his
right hand and repeat every morning
i before, breakfast the following mes
sage he addressed to the American
people on the night of his election In
1904:
"The wise custom which limits the
president to two terms regards the
substance and not the form, and under
no circumstances will I tie a candi
date or accept another nomination."
The president repeated this pledge
once in 1908 In order to relieve all
persons connected with his adminis
tration from any shadow of obligation
to him. There Is no such reason for a
third repetition, which would lead on
ly to demand for a fourth and so on
ad Infinitum.
They who do not trust the Colonel's
honesty should trust his self-appreciation.
Does any believe he means to
end his name down to posterity with
the short and ugly word stamped ob
liquely across It like a bar sinister!
SOME POSSIBILITIES OF THE NEW
GERMICIDE.
A god deal of Interest has been
aroused In bug circles by the announ
cement that the chemist to the Min
nesota State Board of Health has dis
covered a new germicide, says the Pal
timore News. The germ theory Is not
new. Aristotle groped after It In his
own blind way, and Pasteur made the
Btudy of It as popular as the novels
of Paul de Kock. Germicides tbfit were
as strong as Sampson were not diffi
cult to discover, but many of them
had the Inconvenient hawt of Villinpr
Don' forget the
Concert bv . .
at the Steward Opera House, Thursday Evening at 8 o'clock. - Read elsewhere what the press
the patient along with the germ.
Among these were creosote, nlcot nt
formaldehyde and Btraighf liquor. Car
bolic acid has also been much ir
vogue, and a sudden change of flan
nels has proved effectlva.
The Minnesota doctor, however, has
found that something with eight times
the strength of carbolic acid, when
applied to a germ, and yet positive:
nuitritlous so far as the Human sys
tern Is concerned. He offers to infect
himself with cholera. Just to show hie
faith. He expects to come out of tbr
ordeal looking like Peter Pan. Ther
people will believe him when he tell
them that one drop of tenet ol will
sterilize a germ area equal to Jones1
Falls. We are led to believe, in fact
that It will become a favorite bever
ageperhaps our great national drink
The bacillus of old age will go down
under It, the parasite or Ill-temper
will flee before It. It is to bring Arma
geddon to the bacteria ana the mlllen
num of mankind.
THE JiEW CONSCIENCE.
The hope of human progress without
violent revolution lies In the growth
of a new conscience on the. part of
the masseS, is the belief of the Boston
Traveler.
There was a time when the victor
slaughtered the prisoners he took In
war. But a new conscience came ,to
him. He discovered that it was all
wrong to kill human holw
enslaved them and let them live.
Then the conscience expanded
again. Men came to see that slavery
was wrong. They emancipated the
slaves.
After another Interval of time, an
otner new conscience grew up in
men's minds. They saw that It was
not enough to emancipate their fel
lows, but that they must enfranchise
them allow them to have a part in
making the laws under which they
lived.
Today a new and nobler conscience
is taking possession of the people.
They are beginning to realize that pre
cisely as it is wrong to permit the phy
sical bully to knock down and rob
his fellowmen, bo H Ib wrong to per
mit the intellectual, the financial, or
the economic bully to exploit his fel
lowmen by taking advantage of their
necessities.
This new twentieth century con
science Is the essence of Insurgency.
The author of the "Man With the
Hoe" has organized a poet's union.
From the appearance of the maga
zines most of the poets have been
working considerably more than eight
hours a day. Pittsburg Gazette
TlmeB. What a blessing it is that two great
political parties flourish In this coun
try. At Intervals It Is necessary for
the people to give one of the organiza
tions Just what Is coming to It. We are
mentioning no names Los Angeles
Times.
Senator McCulloch of Baker County
Is looking after the Insane asylum
chances. Today he is In Union county
and finds that La Grande has the
asylum Just about located. All
we need Is the ratification and we
shall all expect the senator to Join In
that
A Detroit man was arrested for
shooting off fireworks to celebrate his
25th wedding anniversary. You'd think
a fellow who had been married that
long would have learned to keep quiet.
Plttsburg-Gazette-Tlmes.
Portland Is worrying over the tur
key crop, yet the Grande Ronde val
ley turkey production this .year Is
large with some to spare. It is too
bad that Portland is bo' far away from
this valley.
A Phlladelphian who sold bad eggs
has been Jailed. Now if Philadelphia
will also Jail all her bad eggs, per
haps her civic shame may depart
from her. Boston Herald.
Some one asks how small does a
40 horse aeroplane look 5,000 feet In
the air? About as large as 40 cents'
worth of bacon at the present prices.
Loa Angeles Times.
The courage of a President who will
Issue a Thanksgiving proclamation
the day before a general election Is
ELLEN BEACH YAW
J.ct to be doubted. Los Angeles
Times. .
This world is full of well-wishers.
Luison says he would like to see a
phonograph in every American home.
There is a reason. Los Angeles
Times.
We are not optimistic enough U
get consolation out of the knowledge
that it might have been worst. Enough
Is too much Everett Tribune.
President Taft is at the Panama ca-
nal. A good time to be in Panama
while the country is discussing this
Democratic victory.
Wizard Burbank Is all right in his
way, but why doesn't he produce an
edible rabbit? Los Angeles Times.
Humor and
Philosophy
Br WJtCAJt ni SMITH
PERT PARAPHS.
yTIEN you hear a man denouncing
another for sharp practice don't
be too sure he is a man of high, fine
principle. He may Just be rrouehv
because the other fellow beat him to It
A diplomat is one who can fabricate
are wise to his game.
When is a premonition not a premo
nition? When it falls to psemonish.
Then it is only a disordered liver.
Hope is a good tonic, but It oniy.
sharpens the appetite for a square
meal and doesn't provide it
Be a game loser If yon are a sport
Cheerful winners are common.
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Cheerfulness can be carried too far.
The man who Is poignantly light
hearted and gay while a cold rain
dribbles down the back of his neck
makes the rest of the crowd yearn for
the services of the fool killer.
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It takes a bashful man to make a
display of unsuspected nerve.
The relatives who had the bitterest
quarrel often send the most flowers
for the casket.
A man credits bis son's weaknesses
to his mother's side. The strong
points the father furnished without
saying a word.
A short memory serveth a good wit
ness. Soma Utility.
Though money may not pleasure bring
And every trouble chase,
Still It's a mighty handy thing
To have about the place.
A dollar salted In a sock
And rubbed by two or three
Beats having nothing by a block.
As any one can see.
Tou cannot eat a dollar bill
Or serve It up In hash.
Still there la something of a thrill
In having ready, cash.
A life of worry you may lead
In piling up the dross,
But It's as fine a friend In need
As you will run across.
A quarter hidden In your jeans
From which you need not part
Don't mark you as a man of means.
But really it's a start,
And, adding slowly, It win grow
A quarter and repeat
Until you have a pile of dough
That speaks of Easy street.
Hold out a little here and there,
A nickel or a dime.
And you wUl be a millionaire
With chink to burn in time.
And when you get It you will flna
That you can use the stuff,
Nor will you ever be inclined
To think you have enough.
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WANTED A girl. Inquire at Mrs.
N. Molltor, 1616 4th street.
FOR SALE Two choice timber
claims In 4 north 41 east Wallowa
county. Price $1500 each. Apply J. M.
Haywood. Woodstock. Ore. Nov 10-25
LOST Between Paulson's arid 130C
Pine ave. a diamond stud. $20.00 re
ward. Grant Lincoln.
WANTED Position by a man as
ccok and wife as helpnr. Camp pre-
Benjanyn (tle5
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In olden times jthe Puritans met, clad in their
best homespuns, and devoted the day to sing
ing praises and giving thanks. -
Thanksgiving Costumes are Different
Today, instead of the homespuns, we have the :
perfection of fine tailoring in clothing from the
world s great
BENJAMIN CLOTHES
FOR MEN
The highest art in men's
tailoring. $20 to $35
Blanket Sale This Week
No Ko WES TjHb QUALITY SI ORE
ferred. Call at Observer office.
WANTED Responsible party to
take the agency of Union and W"c?r
counties tor the Phelps Carbide Feed
Acetylene Generator for Individual
home lighting.
For further particulars write Ore
gon Acetylene Lighting Co., Int..
230 1-2 Yamhell st Portland, Ore. '
Oct 20-21.
WANTED Woman to do general
house work. Call Savoy hotel. Phone
Main 713.
WANTED Girl for housework. En
Quire of Mrs. T. J. Scroggin. Wages
$5.00 per week.
Light house keeping rooms. Inquire
1208 First street Phone Red 1311.
Limited number of roomers and
boarders wanted. Apply corner of
Sixth and O streeu.
FOR RENT Furnjshed four-room
house. Apply 1307 O avenue or phone
Red-821.
Satisfaction or money back Newlin
Drug Co. '
Want nds pay. ono cent a word.
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establishments right at our door.
To the Ladles of La Grande.
Mrs. C H. Whitney, face specialist
of Baker City will be in La Grande for
a few daya and will call upon the
ladles with a complete line of toilet
articles of ker own manufacture. She
removes moles and other facial blem
ishes with electric needlefl She may
be found at 1407 T. avenue for a few
days. Phone Black 691.
Mrs.RobertPattison
agent for
GOSSARD
CORSETS
PRICKS
$3.50 and Up
PHONE
Biack 81 or Black 1481
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for LADIES and MISSES
STftlCTLY ALL WOOL AU prices
Reduced on Ladies' Suits, Coats and
Millinery.
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