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TBI TJSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1310.
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In E OBSERVER
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second-class matter.
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Jset ts ffca discretion of the dar
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llsajToiBtmaEl.
XTEX SIS A CHASCLY
Trvm eS appearance around the
elate bona Jerry Busk, Joint repres
entative Irom Cnioa and "Wallow coun
ties, lias a chance to win the speaker
ship of the next house of reireeenta
tives. Be Is the strongest Eastern Ore
gon man for the place at the present
time anil II Baker county -would take
out lis -canil: date there would be lit
tle doubt but -rhat Buek -would land.
Tnles the eastern part of the state
can unite on one man the fight will
be Try iiard-witi tt rowr1 ,..
' lie apeaieTBliip going to WUbmette
va&ey, but if the country west of the
Cascades stands solidly for one mail
something can be accomplished.
fCo one wlehs to dictate or even
suggest to Baker .county relative to
what ber representative should do,
but iS t9 should flaclfie that Euf.k'i
i,antf were letter Han ill owa &nd
Jab In urport cf the "Wallowa-Culon
candidate It toem to that larte
Jortlon of the iraUey rep?,eentatlon
would afree to harlnf t man from
Hit end of the tate for their speaker.
WAIT IS tlsrCiTIOS!
A publle library la Bi. Paul has set
part a room where lio.re and girl,
tired of reading, may now get cbx-ck
.r. theaa, ia.'katrawf and uth llfeo
iaatad ttf tiooka for their amuBemc:ij
during winter reninga, ears an k
change, JKeedleBe lo aar. the t f nv't
library board fild not Inaugurate t is
new myi-emeEt without t'onaiderable
ppoBlrion It blcg urged that a 11
Vnry Is ior the jiurjvoae of reada
nd not' for the purpose of pure
nmuBement. Thi wag met liy ltointtn?
out that iw&-tbirdB of the olumef in
most librariea conaitTte'd of fiction,
asd that the majority of the fiction n&i
little educational value- That, after fill
the mental faculties which were train,
ed iy the pla)1ng of such checker,
chess, tcv were equally raluable as
th'A vikh are roked by the perv-
. al &f -fi otrairraj iiwrature.
The auclenU thoroughly recognized
the value of oducatioa along these
Use, and had leas thought of litera
ture as aa aim la ltstlf than the mod
Arna, Tet it cannot be eaid of an
dent literature that It failed of a high
srtandard. In fact, there were many
books written at that time which hare
worthily lived Into the present day,
aome of wlikh tare neter been uni-
FEED AOT
FUEL
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felOECE FlUBER, pgei.
W. L. BKES BOLTS, isit. Cak.
La Grande National Bank
of La Grande, Oregon
United States Depository
CtpM, Surplus znd Undivided Profits $200,000.00
CZOZGZ PALlflB. tv. L. BRE51I0LT3 C C. PEX15CT01
w. J. cnusni f. u jilt ebs ' d. cleateb
F. 2. BOLBES IV. JLP1EBCE ' F. JL BTCJT
With ar amle n-s and faciliti- ws raa reaaer je effl
clest sen Ice "-'":- jeer bssiaets U jssr entire iitifctka.
pasted ly tie J. ttf :E.ure tip-to-!''
times.
There As .too much viikliry in lb
' ordinary bcy and girl to be conSti'"
:io a book Without relaxation. He i-
be may tnd that Ttfiaxatioo ls
where, liut the ianrea are that if 3''
I las to be found, those boys and grir
' trill not return to the library.
1 The method i not expensive in lis
opera lion td need not be o con
ducted aa 10 be a nuisance to t-e
readers, as may 1 easily seen fry
visit as a caae in point, to the Si
kane library. , -.
The Oregon I)etaopmnt tut met.
resolved and adjourned with the result
that new embuEiksmB Jam been Inject
ed to all publicity organixatlona and
everything pointa to an other epoch 01
oountry lulldine In Oregon.
5Cew Orleans Caa Set Ing BUder for
. Its 2Ug Bond Issue,
Kew Orleans, Dec 1 Not a lltSe
consternation ias ariaen la Kew Or
leans as a result of the failure to find
any Udders for the f7.000.000 of ,1m
tirovement bonds off erd there last
month. The atate legislature passed a
apeclal act which permitted the pur
chaser to become the depositary off
the money ie paid Jw. the bonds, yet
BtM there were no purchasers The
following communication of the Jiew
r, 7,m Zmi wiaa aiiw UWW Ul
city regards ber own lygenic and
financial condition; .. .
It aeems that the finances of the
Sewerage and TTater Board are hard
ly In the ianfls of Its friends. If the
board can svot realise on the t ,000,t00
of bonds It Is authorized to issue, it
would seem that the city would be In
the position of a famCy inridng com
pany when the Whole domestic plumb
ing was being rerbaulefl. The town
win certainly not be In any condition
to attract strangers In 1?15. Every
one who was In New Tork whUe the
subway was under conetruction will
haTe a lair Idea of the condition many
of our streets will be la. If the work
Is not pushed. TT are atill afflicted
with stinking getters and disgusting
cesspools that make the extermination
of mosquitoes and flies impossible. "We
are told we cannot get rid of thcae
until the funds are replenished. Since
other methods hare failed to "place
the bonds, wty would it not be a
good plan to try a poular subscrip
tion? '
BKHELOES EXOEGISIZE.
WIU Ilwt rroJdeat U fcawd Tor.
jm-r Leader IVbe li 5w a Havbaud,
D8yton, 'VTash, Dec. 1 i Special)
The Blue Mountain Bachelor's club
of Dayton, TTaBtu' southwest of' Bpo
kane, is planning to resume actlrities
in the sear future. 'With tie com
pletion of fall work on the raphes
and the approach of winter the mem
bers of the -unique organization vcf
mate-seeking farmers are arranging
a meeting for the election of a presi
dent at the recent marriage of Ralph
Hunt, former president' has left lbe
club without a bead. SeTeral candi
dates for the gosltlon are mentioned.
Robert Bain water will probably be
the chosen oae. The enrollment of the
elub has Increased iurlng the sum
mer and members are looking forward
GrandeRcXashCo
PHONE,, MAIN 6
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EASL ZOVEL, U Astt Csvh.
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said the "mails are beicg I'bertJl
patronized by aome of the bachelors
New arrivals fiaEy bare iricreastd M
cumber of letters on band from iua-
ritigeable women from 2ZM to mor
than 2.000 s:nce the last report m in;
secretary. .
lira, Iaaoa Adams cf Etowe. Vt 1
wno will be eighty-ceres years old
1 In 1 i
JJorember. recently pieced la
TWO
weeks a ouitt containing L2) pieces.
lira Eevala Tandareer, who La
tiered m or sear Aloctgomery. Ala tor
eighty-four years. Is the fortunate po
eitHor of a very valuable relic the ax
with which Abraham Lincoln split
rails while working for William Emlth
in Gentry county, Ind. .
Mother Jones, well known Is mining
localities far the interest she takes in
the welfare of the miners, baa recor
ered from a aeTere Illness and wtU sooa
begin to write a bnok, for which, she
bas bees gathering data to the 'ng
regions for some time.
Dr, Uaad Glasgow Is at the bead of
the movement to get women admitted
as internes Into the larger hospitals of
Kew lark. There are said to be at
present only two small hospitals In
Greater Xew Tork where women
medical graduates are admitted as In
ternes. Betty Tanner Is the name of a fire-'
year old girl In Los Angeles who Is
knows as "the human orchid.' Every
thing about her Is sterilized, rrea the
iiu Htt9i mart on sterHlted
ground. She Is the belress to 3,000
000, so ft Is no doubt .necessary that
she lirt to grow np, as the money
would otherwise go out of the famCy.
The Writers.
Paul West, the popular song writer.
Is the author of more than 200 pub
lit, bed songa
Justus illles Forman. the author. Is
as Americas, though many bare judged
otherwise frtn ibe frm atmosphere
of some of tu iurieK. He was bora
In. Genesee -uuntj. v. thlrty-fiTe
years ago. ;
, Maurice Maeterlinck, phllosopber.
aesthete, dramatist mystic wan bora
In 1S2. His borne was la the aadent
dty of Ghent "the soul of Flanders."
but be has lived from time to time is
Brussels and recently In France, where
be bas a winter and a summer resi
dence. Kir Wdlam Gilbert now in bis ser-enty-fourth
year. Is seriously consid
ering an offer to come to America and
direct In person the first authoritative
production of the Gilbert and Bulliras
operas ia this country. Sir William
bas recently completed a modern
Arama. '4 . - -
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The Phinies bare twenty-one pitch
ers for next season. The latest to be
secured is Baxter of the Merios i(04
team. . :'.' ; ' "
Coach Brewer of the Mkbigas Atb-
, . . , rT . I is. Birmingham, England, a bonus
SSS. ffU nearly $5 is gives to every motor-
baring bis players wear numbers ia
their football games this falL ,
, -E. B, Butler, the Toronto crack, who
won the single sculls at the middle
states regatta is Philadelphia, is go
bag to the English Henley next year..
A world's record for stoles bases for
ths last nineteen years, it Is believed,
has been made by Bill Zimmerman,
rtlca right fielder, who stole 107 bases
In 125 games off Kew Tork State
league catchers this year. His bat
ting average la .233.
C::V The Cookbook.
Xotblsg made with sugar, eggs and
milk should reach the boiling point.
A pleasant addition to peach and apri
cot tarts is chopped almonds, sprin
kled over them befors baking and fol
lowed by s sprinkling of sugar.
tfbea next cooking prunes, just bs
fore removing .them from ths stove
add a ttttlt arrowroot wet with cold
water. This will thicken ths sirup
ever so allgttly, enhancing the flavor
f tb fruit :;:';;-;,..:.
Sliced bam is richer and tenderer
when baked Instead of fried and Is
also mors wholesome. Slice aa for fry
ing and then bake In a shallow tin ia
hot oven for naif aa boor. While
cooking basts it with ths fat Cbat
Crips from it
Trslnsd Eye.
Ths waiter saw a tipleaa man
Wta vows bo wCl oot tea tiav''
Aad tbea s miracla aocura
Tbs waiter docs not aea Un.
Hot Dsfinition.
"Us says be Is very proud."
"Does, ear
Tea- '
"His wife doesst call it that."
. "What does she can ttr
"Bbeer obstiascy ;
Shocking,
"Come, lefs be good,"
-No; people might talk about a
"Suppose they doT
"But what If I bey vers to tell the
truth r
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Our Entire Stock of Ladies' and Hisses' Suite, Cozls zwi
Jzckefs at" Clearance Sale Prices that are selling Ihem in
a hurry. :. Pont ntiss this opportunity
Quality Garments :-'. V; v
Uooltex, Se'ml, and Hatzen
and Jadiets, Reduced 25
1 1 Hisses' Uooltex Coats reduced
4 f
Eniire nUUheW line reduced
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the entire family.
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Facts From France.
Crimes of violence bare increased to
such an extent In Paris that a new
morgue Is s necessity. ,
There are six voters ia the village of
Eeuchey. France, and their rotes are
collected ia a soup tureen.
Live trout are carried from French
streams to Paris, sometimes more than
100 miles, in automobiles fitted with
gflass tanks In their tonneaus.
v Trail and Track.
Sept L18SL-the first electric raH
way hi the United States was opened
is Kansas C3ry.
mas for every three months rbat be
goes without as avoidable accident
Any one of the twenty-six new At
lantic type locomotives recently or
dered by the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road will haul on a level a train of
twenty -five passenger, ten baggage,
teres Pullman and eight twtal cars.
COMPRESSED AIR BATS LAY
EST INVENTION.
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Thw la m toemttor if tha Kan.
sas City team - who is experi
menting with bats loaded with
compressed air. It bas been
proved that aa oidinarj bitter
caa knock a ball loaded with
compressed air to great dis
tances. Bo this player believes
a bat loaded the asms way
would act in the same manner.
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FAIXI5G H1IB,
Easy is Stop It aai Hale U Lsstrsas
aal BeaatifaL
If your hair is falling out; if yon
have dult unattractive hair, or if
yoa need a daily hair dressing, read
what Mrs. Hettfe Hedgeman of Kel-
sonvCle. Erie county. Ohio, writes
June X, 1)16. about Parisian are:
"l used Parisian Sage for falling
hair and find It the finest thing I ev
er beard oL My talr was falling out
by combs full, and I could run mj
fingers through It and they would
hang full of loose hair, f wns.M tnr
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na;r ana got a bottle of Parisiat
Sage and used two applications, and
I could see a great difference. My hair
was Itittrous and nice and had almost
stopped rafl'ng cut and by the ss cf
one cr InttU it st?Tri altouelh -
er."
Tor w.-ur,n, ;.r tien or i3- th!M
ren, Parisian is without any
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if j q are niu on dfePfey n elegant
11 g showing of USEFUL GIFTS for
Come and see this beautiful line of mils if
doubt the finest preparation for
Drug Co, to stop hair from falling;
to eradicate dandruff and stop Itch-
lng scalp in two weeks, or money 3
back. It is a most daintily perf urn-'
ed and refrerhing hair dressing, free
from grease or stickiness, and ought
to be in every borne' where every
member of the family could . nse lt.
dally. Large bottle 50 cents at the
Newlin Drug Co. and druggists every-j
where. The girl with the Auburn hair j
is on e ery package. Kov. 26-Dec. 7
Chinese visaWIiite Men
Tho white mas is regulated by i
society ana is heavily taxed to sup- :
port the city, its schools and other
Institutions. Ee Is expected to work,
and only allow bis employes to work
a stated cumber of hours dally, which
is quite right and proper. ;
'The Chinese laudries are subject:
to no regulations. Old buildings axe j
occupied. Here they sleep, amuse
themselves and work under condi- i
tions which rs extremely ' nnsani-
tary. They work' twice as long as a
white man could, perhaps work for
a penny or two cheaper, only becautfS i
their modeof living enables them to j
do so. Every dollar they save is sect j
out I y out country to China, Toa'
and your city lose. j
A plant such as Cherry's New Laun-1
dry represents as investment of time,
talent and thousands of dollars. A
visit to this plant will abow yoa that
cere is the "Spirit of the Times."
longeniai employment ia given a
number of skilled assistants who
live and spend their wages la La
Grande.
Caa yoa compare the organization
and plas of this modern plant with
the' Ill-kept Chinese laudriesT To ap
prectte the difference, watch them,
then watch, as.
Steam laundry methods are perfect-
1 ly sanitary. Our methods cleanse, we
lo not polish over and above the
-nit ; :::: '
We want yoa to think this over.
' hsa give aa a chance to show yoa
i nleelv we launder rrmr llnn at
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fry reasonable charges, ; . .'
Perfection Is net r'nlmed. bet R Is
r aim u set t" rar to H as poo-
' ile.
.-ierrys Nev Laundry
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Suite, Coats
Pet Ceni 7
25 Per Cent
25 Per Cent
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Candidate for City Eecurder A
Bespectf ully solicits your 4$.
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EACH EYE
I fit separately with the prop
er lens to give perfect vision,
which prevents all eye strain
tbat causes headache. -1
The leading physicians of La
Grande are now sending all
tfcefy patients to me when tbey
suspect eyestrain. 4 3 ' '
I Grind all my Glasses. V
HE AcocK
EYE SPECIALIST.
ICext door to post office,
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Plumbing
and
John Melville
1423 Adims fat
LA GRAKDE, - f 0R
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