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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, MONDAY, JULY 21, 191L PAGE 5 If you are not content with your condi tion -improve II that fine sherbet at Silverthorn's soda fountain. ' Y OU one on are the whom vour success de- bends; YOU must earn your hyin save your money. If you are NOT saving you CAN improve your condition by open an arrnunt - 7- T- - -.. with this bank. U. S. National BANK PHYSICIANS AND FEES. PERSONALS. ' . Waldo Geddes left yesterday for a short outing at Joseph lake. F. E. Ramsey, a Portland-salesman,' stopped at the Sommer yesterday. John Win and wife have returned from a visit with her f Aends in Union. Mrs. T. M. Starkweather of Pendle ton is a guest with Mrs. F. S. Ivanhoe and other friends in La Grande today. G. Holland of Wallowa, A. "A. Mcln tvre of Baker, R McClary of Spokane, E. M. Crawford with the Durkee line A M.dicsl Vi.w of th. Doetor1 Chara. a.i. mr, hooinnartera at Port- For His S.rvicaa. ia -o v- rvnv Portland and B. Those who discuss the physicians' t- ' ' , t WniinwR. fe frequently miss the essence ot it. , nver As a matter of fact, under present TREE TRUNK Sunday. - A. D. Cotlin is here from Portlapd today transacting business matters. Mrs. Roger Deal has returned from a visit of a week with Miss Susie eDal of Baker. . . ; : ' A. T. Warner with Fayling and Mc Callum, Portland ardware dealers, Is stopping at the Foley today. ' E. M. Howard and wife were here from Boise yesterday staying at the Foley. .:' :; v ,: Mav M. Denham was here from Ba ker' this morning, and. stopped at the Savoy hotel while here. , v C W Fisher, a resident of Elgin, arrived thiB afternoon and is a guest at the Savoy hotel. , . Lee Aikins.'of Stillwater, Oklahrma will arrive this evening and go on to Joseph where he will Join his parents for the summer. . ;' Miss Anna Kreiger Is again at her office in the Wilson brick yard after an enforced vacation caused by la Juries sustained several days ago. . Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bragg and fam tw ift this mornlna for Joseph to be come members of the La Grande col- onl ycamping there. J. V. Fisher' a Union Life Insurance , increase for Carriers. pr,v ,niwe t the Folevl w..hinnn. .Tnlv 21. Increases in yesterday. ; " . : ' . salaries for postal employes made 1 during the current year reached an wiBi conditions the charge made to the wealthy and well to do Is the nor Rial and nrorjer fee: the lowered rliarccs made to those less fortunate re concessions. The tremendous field of the physician's charity Is therefore- usually underestimated, for It extenas a treat majority of nis Tauenxa. , In olden times, wnon meaicuie w ...rw nil art and but Uttie BCience. ha ta wuh unknown. Uke oiner an lets, the leech received an honorarium. tho weieht of which depenaea nam rally upon the resources of the patient The nonnlar lmnression that physi clans make the rich pay for the poor to Incorrect They extend tneir services 10 n nuke, and all are supposed to pay as much as they can afford for services really priceless and lmposstDie to rep um nripmiAteiv in money vuiuea. i vomi a " - An nttomnt made to esiaoiisn aiauu or fo hr inw Is sure to work ln- to the nhyslcian. The "stand r" f would have to be much high thn fh nverace fee at present and there would have to be some method onfrnvinor its sure Davment Only with the standard fixed, as now. by at the wealthy la It possible un tM...vrf , - - a. ho nnnr tn rwplve the benefits of AVI IU w - , the''highe8t professional skill without losing tneir-bu ni ..... Medical Journal. ; ' Jerome Folev has returned from a visit to Joseph Lake where he was a member of a camping party. Fred Glenn! a bond buyer ot Den ver, was in the city today transacting business and stopped at the Foley OBrreeftt of $6,000,000 tOQay wneu Hitchcock ordered advances of about $2;000,000 yearly to poBtoffice cieras and city letter carriers' pay. Mr. Denman and Mrs. Delmore have opened a first class cleaning and pres sing parlor at 1908 Third street. Mr. Denman Is a practical tailor of long experience and makes a specialty of ladies' tailoring. ' 7-21-lt f IU.IHM.I.,J."'7"I"' " ' 1 ' '....l...""1".-'! TEtgHses j THEATRE I W. S. CaBsady and wife of Hermls ton were business visitors here yes terday, Btopping at the Foley. POWER OF MUSIC. THE COOLEST HOUSE U LA GRANDE. '; -' ' "The Flag Didn't Rise,'...Pathe An absorbingly interesting war drama. Red cross nurse prevents flag rising which was. signal for execution of her boh dier lover. - ' "The New Faith"........ Sellg A magnificent story of; early Christian days. A Roman pa trician with the slave girl he has learned to love, suffer death after embracing the new Faith. "A Clever Fraud" . . . Vitagraph A rollicking, Joyous and Joc ular comedy. Full of frolic and tftin. w fisv it's stood. See it: Favorite popular illustrated onncr "Put mi Your Old Gray Bonnet" sung by Miss Garrick. Harry Neer a Baker traveling sales man, was a Sommer guest this morn ing. ;j, ; H. H. Moullon and wife of Wallowa were Sunday visitors In La Grande They were registered at the Sommer E. C. Skiles. a Seattle drug sales man, stopped at the 'Sommer yester day. ' , ', Blanch McCollough and Zella Eum- minger, of Haines, were Sunday visi tors in La Grande, stopping at tne Sommer while here. - i . - Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Lawrence of Ba ker were in the city, yesterday and stopped at the Sommer. ;;. Mr. Law rence Is a member of the Baker team. Mr and Mrs. Frank Jolly and daughter left today for Baker county from where they will go Into the In terior on a month's fishing trip. Siren Anxious to Confess. pihmond. v va., July 24. Beulah Binford sent a message to Henry Beat tie, Jr., today saying she'bad confes sed having killed Beattl'e's wiie ramer than see him convicted of having kill ed his wife to resume relations with v..- sh. I. near collapse. Beauie is ,n indifferent and says he will eo free. He likes the publicity of the case. , ' . ' "... ' ', LOCALS DR. A. C. POSEY. Specialist for Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat diseases. Eye fitted with glasses. OTer Belder'i store ' Mrs. Mitchell returned to her home In SDokane this morning after visiting friends in the city while a guest of Mr. and Mrs. David Bay. Misa Ethel Fuller leaves tonight to join to join her parents at Spokani. She has been a guest with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Jackson for the past few weeks. ' Miss Gertrude Beiver a member of th grade school faculty of this city, has been awarded a life certificate In Oregon as a result of her success In the recent state examinations. Rev. H. S Shangle, of Milton, held quarterly conference services in the local Methodist church south yesier j tia - u nresirtlne elder of the U V . 11 i " o district. . :' '- ' Mrs C. Ralston arrived home Satur dav evening from an extended visit to oao..n Pities where relatives ana friends reside. She visited at Indian apolis, Chicago and other middlewest ern cities ,wnlle awav- 4 A Curious Swiss Cuitom. In me, nart ot the canton of Tlclno, Switzerland, a very quaint marriaga ceremony prevails. The bridegroom dresses In his "Sunday best" and, ac- Mm mi n ipd hr sh manv friends and relatives as be can muster for the fete. sroes to claim his bride. Finding the door locked, be demands admittance. The inmates ask blm bis business, and he solicits the band of bis chosen mnirtpn. if his answer is deemed sat isfactory he Is successively introduced to a number of matrons ana maias. mnw nerhans deformed and others oid and ugly. Then be Is presented to some large dolls, ail or wnom ne re jects with scorn amid general merri ment The bridegroom, whose temper Is sometimes sorely tried, is then In formed that his ladylove is aDseni and is Invited to come In and see for himself. . He euters and searches from room to room until be finds ber In ber bridal dress ready to go to church. Then all bis auxlety Is at an end, and the nuptials are duly celebrated. The Awaksnlnfl That Came te 8te Hsarina Ole Bull. m twnpmnnn Bull, who was one of the famous wizards of the violin In the nineteenth century, had utile aim culty in swaying an audience by the magic of his wonderful penorumu-- on bis favorite instrument in.. mMi . violinist was creatiy aa- . j. . mtrt hv SteDhenson, the Inventor of tnonmnHve. SltnoUCn tne lUllf" hnd little appreciation of music in bis soul. A call of some nature one uuj , RtnnliPTlHnn to Ole Bull s no me After the business on hand naa oeen rmnoilPtml the Inventor BTOSe tO gO whereupon the master pressea mm ,0m,iin ami hear the tones or a taiuuuK yiolln which had lately come Into bis nntiBPRRlon. ' - ... . ll.UH.M.l rta Run tippHn to expiuiu iur uju npimw r-nnstmptlon of the violin, the perfect exactness required rn each mnntMi mirt The Inventor became iniprpatPl in the subiec't. Finally Ole Bull explained bow the sound waves were produced and the relation of the different parts to their : production. Then. , still explaining, he drew his thA BtriDfln ta a Kncat Af oTnnislte music. listened. sDellbound. Ole Bull played on. When the music final ly died away Stephenson burst Into toura nil sobbed. "There has been nmothinf? in mv life that was lack' inc. and at last I've found out what it is." Wenderful Woedsn Hid Wound Guns f .the Antilles. The mention of wooden guns sug gests a company of boy soldiers com manded by a capisln who wears a un sword. The, revolutionary soldiers of Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Re public, however, have from time t time made cannon from trees and ap- niit them to oractlcal purposes. , in the Antilles there grows a peculiar tree with a winding grain, so teuawuua y fiber that to spilt It by ordinary means la almost an Imposslbllty. When wanted for aruiiery purposes the tree la felled, a section some five feet In length and one foot In diameter Is selected and cut, the bark Is remov ed. and uneven places on the surface are dressed down. The embryo cannon Is then placed on rude trusses and a bore burned In It. process that serves further still to harden the wood,- While the Dore is being burned green ox hides are cut IntA lonr Btrina b beclMUOK U' tne center and working toward the outer edge as one would peel n "PP1- When all Is in readiness one ena ox this 'rawhide band, which Is about three Inches In width, is spiked to the wooden cannon near the breech. A lever or bar Is attached to the butt Two or three negroes grasp the anna of the bar and slowly turn the hollow ed log on Its supports. The Dana or green hide Is kept under a strain, and In this way the core of the cannon Is wound with one of .the toughest ma- teriala. wire excenteo. ui tuw The first layer ol tuae is ugnuy wound to the muzzle of the growing gun and back toward the breech again until a number of layers have thus been wound on and the promis ing piece of artillery has grown aev eral Inches In diameter. It la then placed in a draft ot dry, hot air and allowed to harden. When the hardening and curing process is complete the persevering Inhabitants have a really serviceable weapon. One of these homemade wood and rawhide cannon used daring the last Cuban Insurrection is ; said to nave withstood 104 charges of powder be fore becoming useless. The projectiles for It were made of ecrap iron, oroiten stone and fire hardened clay balls. 8t Louis Republic ; CANNON. for summer diarrhoea.' In children 1- . ways givs Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera ac Diarrhoea itemed? ana cacvor on, nu ,pedy cure is certain. For sale by all dt-alerv ; , ' UORTHiBEliCH is the pleasure .tiauft in this part ot the country ils ununer, Jts devoteea .X in!i,.'w.ltto4Attrt V'rftii now 9 and come," on! svteuT $edule inde. pendent; of .tiifesj iThe-vi-iOpular eru sion BtearaV&ic. : f ViH . . leaves Portland!, Ash Street dock. DAILY, EXCEPT SATCRDAT AXD SCSDAT, 8i30 A; M. SATURDAYS 0!iLYs 1:00 P. M. Also the steamer 'HASSALO,' leaving Portland dally, except Sunday, at $:) p. m. (Saturday at 10:00 p. m.) REDUCED FARES PREVAIL From All Tolnts In the Sorthwes via the . OREGOX.WASHIXGTOX RAILR0AB & NAVIGATION CO. . Ideal cottage and camp life, a magnifi cent beach that la not surpassed any where, genial and beneficial climate, nn n the comforts of home without I costing any more thari if you remained at home. .--r..-v - -.. . , Call on or write to any O.-W. R. & M. agent for complete Information; alse for copy of our summer book, "Ou'Inga in Oregon." . General Passenger Agent, O.-W. R. WM. McMURRM N. Co. PortlandOre. Wanted Girl to strip Tobacco, apply at FAM US KING CIGAR FACTORY rniii nii water nroperly served you find at Silverthorn's soda foun tain all the time. The Man Guetstd Right , In a church at Amsterdam there Is a very ancient -funeral monument . ot white marble on which are engraved a pair of slippers of a very siuguiar una with this tnscriptionV "Effen Nyt" which means "exactly." and the story of this singularity Is this: A man who was verv rich, but who was a bon vlvant took it Into his head that be was to live a certain number of years nA no lonirer. Dnder the impression of this Idea he calculated that If he spent so much a year bis estate ana his life would expire togetlier. . It bap pened that he was not mistaken In either of bis calculations; ne aiea pre cisely at that time which he had pre sented to himself in .fancy and had then brought his fortune to such a predicament that after the paying of bis debts he baa notning ien out n pair of slippers. His relations buriea him in a creditable manner and bad the slippers carved on bis tomb with the above laconic advice. Tales and Anecdotes. . r..n.H tha Bullats. rr .TnmPH Cralk. who was Washing' 'ton's family physician, was with the Father of Ills uountry m ui v AiHnn ofrninat tha French and Indians In 1754. and the next year be attended General Braddock In his ratal cam paigning. Fifteen years later, wnue exploring wild lands In the western jiiBtrieta of Vlrelnia. Dr. Cralk en countered a band of Indians led by an ppd chief, who Informed the pnysi- clan through an Interpreter that he had made a long Journey to see Colo noi WflHhineton. at whom In the battle of Mouongahela be bad fired his rifle fifteen times and orderea an nis young mon tn An the same.- In fact, wasn lngton had two horses kiuea unuer him that day. and his coat was pierced with four bullets, yet be left tne Daiue- field unscratrbed. , 106 Fir street. between five & six o'clock At ' . U TAKE PEANUT I butter with you f camping v It is delicious for sandwiches X ' Ann l itreuared from , fresh I roasted peanuts, . HEINZ SMALL size 15 cents i BEACHNUT 25 cents i t For Sale by 1 jPattison Bros. I X. J. D ON T For Royal Ann and Pie Cherries go to Batley s, North Ash street Don't forget that those delicious egg drinks served at Silverthorn's foun tain are equivalent to a meal. Miss Eva Radcllffe ot Ogalalla, Ne hmaka. I. a guest today with Mrs nrar Jackson. & former class mate. MIsb Radcllffe has been attending the National Educational association con vention at San Francisco and is now on her way home after visiting sever al northwest cities. - , James Corey and wife, of Dodge ritr. Kansas, are the guests of La r.n friend, and relatives for a few rfavc Mrs. Corey is a sister to Mrs. All person, having bills and ac counts against the Chautauqua assocl ation are requested to file them with William Miller at onw. : . . " . Cool off a little by taking a dish of A Curious Tea Case. A correspondent ot the British Med ical Journal gives an account of the curious symptoms be experienced aft er drinklns: tea. He writes: -ween- ever I take tea 1 go through a regular procession of events most distressing and stultifying. Shortly, these are as fniinwa- Within fifteen minute of walking movement seems to be essen tial) 1 feel hot about the scalp and knees. The former feels as If pepper were dusted all over It Then I practi cally lose my sight and bearing and if In conversation cannot say more than w nr no' hecanse I am bo faint and ! listless; then I lose the power" of walk I ExD.rim.nt When the genial Quaker. Isaac T. nnr. mot n bov with a dirty face kt hnnda he would stop him and in nnira If he ever studied chemistry m, hnv. with a wondering mure, wnnln answer. MNO." "Well, then, I will tench thee how to norfnrm a curious ibemkiil -xiert- ment,M.'' said Friend Hoppt'r. . "Go hnitm. tk ft niece of noun, put It In ..t.r nil rnh It brlsklv ou thy baud anA fnna. , Thon hB8t no Idea What 8 Kpmitifni froth It will make and how much whiter thy skin will be. That's chemical experiment I advise thee to try it"-Life of Isaac t. uopper. RUN Don't run away or try to los yonrself for the heat will get ion anyway. Torn right around and 'face the music with a can of onr TALCUM Finn and tlrey are also friendB of L ' mg quite siraigbt and choose the wall j French . It Is possible that Mr. and,' side of the path. Lastly I break out rr ' ,,, tvi. nart of Into a general perspiration, and wlth- Mrs. Corey will locate In this part of ( jnw ( mJ the country. He Is a passenger cor-. Bftngci Thl corre8pondent adds that ductor. . he has consulted many medical men. Dut has never found any means ot re J. T. Tork of North Powder. Dr. S. uef. Aneiant History. rm aatisfiedr said the young man who was Just home from college, "that the science of electricity was onder- atiwwl hefore the flood." "Don't be a fool." snorted .the old vpntlpmnn. "Beg pardon, but Noah must haye aiotni napn uma Klna OI an or i "--"- . light- : - - Warned. . Emraeed Man-Love me7 Why, she actually counts the klssea I give her! Cvnlcal Friend That's bad. Bhe may keep it np after your marriage. Bob ton Transcript. the main pillar of comfort dar ing the hot weather. It Is cool ing, refreshing, relief Irrita tion, makes the day pleasant and yourself agreeable. . Drug Co. Pure Drug Druggists WATCH THE EYES If they ache aWr steady use for unntA times If von have head aches that yon cannot explain come In and have me make an Examination If yon are putting off getting classes when you need them von are adding injury every day, to your eyes. 'You are adding also to your discomfort and nil l mate excuses. However, if yon do not needj glasses, I will frank ly tell yon go, and an , EXAMINATION COSTS You NOTHING Any lens duplicated in a few minutes. T7 JLl. ', I I GIUXD nh MT CLASSES. Wnght i HErVGDClC Eyesight SpeclaUst. Jiext Door to Poslofflee. B