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" PAGE 4 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVE I, MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1911.' is r THL OtiStKV'LR BRUCE DENNjS Editor and Owner. Tatered at (he postoffice at La Grande at second-class matter. SUBSCKIPT105 BATES CaHy, single copy 6c Calif, per week, lit POy, per month. ...... ......... tic i AUGUST 1911 10 7 8 9101112 3 141516 1718la 15 22232425 rj72gl(33ll I I MLLtTIXS OX POTATO GR0WI Copies have Just been received at 1Mb office of a bulletin from the state Agricultural experiment station, giv ing the results of experiments In grow. Ing potatoes which have been in pro gress for several years. General Bul letin No. 94. "Potato Investigations," by A. Q. Craig, gives the results of variety tests made' in 1905 to 1908 In clusive. The report shows the varie ties which were found to be best for different purposes, such as early mar . ket tubers; medium maturity, heavy yielding varieties; heaYy yielding, late varieties; stock-food varieties, etc. It also contains a very complete tllscua- kra of the methods of Improving the yield of potatoes by seed selection. Kesults of the experiments show that It 1 possible to Increase the yield of the more common varieties more than 30 per cent by careful selection of seed for fo successive years. A brief summary of the methods of planting, cultivating, harvesting, and marketing the crop, which have bsen found to give beat results in farm practice throughout he state is Included In the bnlletin. Copies of the bulletin may be had free of charge by writing to tho dlrtctor of fte', experiment station, Pullman, Wtuh. BUSINESS MEN'S LUCK. One of the fascinations of 'business 7. Ilea in its uncertainty. As Dr. Van Dyke eaid of angling, so many a man has said of business, "'TIs tn affair of ' , luck," and the great majority get on Ihe wrong side of the luck. ' For every' fisherman who brings his basket full of shining fish, there are . hundreds who catch nothing, but some -bow they've enjoyed It, and they al , ways go again, aays the Christian Herald. Some mercantile agencies , claim that of every hundred concerns etartlng In .business, ninety fail. Not long ago a mercantile agency publish '"T ed a list of failure In the United gtatea ' 'H allowing .fil,jo! failures rdnrlng tfce : preceding four years, an average of nearly 13,000'a year.: : !.r ' , , Of course the unimaginative critics declares solemnly that the failure are due .in nine-tenths of the cases, to Old Friends and New Winning permanent, lasting friends is the work of time, and this bank numbers among its clients hundreds cf banks and business houses with whom . it has had close relations for a great part of the V twenty-four years of its existence Our friends have helped to make this one of the largest and strongest banks in the West. We have helped in their making, too. . ' We welcome new friends and will attend to their , ; ; wants with-the same fidelity which has cemented out relations with our older ones. "i La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON. .. CAPITAL . . . $ 100.000.00 SURPLUS , . , 100.000.00 RESOURCES . . . 1,100.000.00 UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY V ; Fred J. Holmes.'Yes. ' W. J. Church lice'Pres. F. L.f Meverb. CaSi'j;e Earl Zundel. A-V' . ."V-V-r . . 4tttmMUHHlllMniltHMHHOIIHIH -Eiisuiamtgement." You can't make the men who have failed believe that. You can't make the men who are start ing new enterprises today believe that success or failure rests wholly with them and Is not very largely depend ent upon conditions over which they havg no control. Not much can be ac complished by , preaching against "luck" as an element to be reckoned with in business. Every man will be lieve Jn it, or In his own cleverness and that isn't much better until he has something better to believe In. Even the hard-headed, well-seasoned business man Is apt to be looking for a lucky strike, or to anathematize his luck when things go wrong. The luck pocket piece, the good or bad omen, the mascot, all are regarded with some degree of respect by men who certainly are old enough to know bet ter. .': Eliminates thi Eoii. The phenomenon of the conirMlsslon plan ot government which given the Bout satisfaction to many people la the complete dlsawtftirfcntu from to fluence ot the typical rrd pollticlnu. The whole nKI l '"tx'iiiiut politics" vrtua w .;.";.;,. 'i!""!'-""'"4-' - In Gal veston, for example, the nominations which are recognized n emanating from the polttlclauH who formerly con trolled the towu get only 'JO per cent ot the oiex. in nil the cities It la claimed thnt the city nerrlce mm been put on a nonpartisan .ttasM, with a great Iwrenxe In elnViemy. Certain It Is that under the commission plan candidates have repeatedly been elect ed without the help or , political ma chines, while the voters, are casting tbelr ballots without relying npon the guidance of tte tuuehlne either. Nowadays people do not put in so much punctuation as tbey used to do, but the pauses in the voice are there Just the same and are readi ly understood by good renders and al ways regarded. The rests in music are like the pauses in reading that are needed to give expression to the sen tences. If the player slights the rests or extends them too long the whole ef fect of the musical sentence is spoiled. Christian Science Monitor. ' Ft Versus the Pen. In speaking of personal recollections of Dion Boucicuult, Henry Miller dwells upon bis superb skill as a stuge director and tells of the following in cident, which occurred during; bis first rehearsal under Bouclcault: "1 went to him direct from Angus tin Daly's management Daly coach ed his players to cross and recroea tbe stage during the progtes of the play, with the idea that this continual mov ing about of tbe actors treated dra matic action. During my flint rehears al I made a 'Daly cross' aa 1 spoke one of my lines. "Why did yon do that? Bouclcault asked in his qualn., quizzical manner. "1 explained that 1 Imagined it would keep the scene naotiag. "'Thanks, my boy said Bouclcault dryly, ut If I caunot interest the au dience vlth my pen 1 don't think you can with your feet'" An Ideal Outing. i The Oregon-Washington Railroad Navgailott' ,(ron)pany -will, have- wo. sale August 23rd special ' reduced round trip ' tickets' to. the aeashor. w&ih will afford their patrons an op portunltyto enjoy a delightful outing on the beach. Also the privilege of stopping at Portland end Astoria. The .,. . .. 1 rate for" the round trip Is only $10. Children half fare. Tickets are lim ited to fifteen days. Make your reser vations at the earliest practicable mo meut. ARE MICROBES IN .r YOUR SCALP 7 It Has Been Proved That" Mierobaa Caut Baldntst. Trofessor Unna of Hamburg. Ger many, and Dr. Sabourand. the leading French dermatdloglst. discovered .that a microbe cause tmldnes. Their the ory has time and again been amply verified through research experiments carried on under tbe observation of eminent scientists. This microbe lodges In the Sebum, which Is the natural hair oil, and when permitted to flour ten it destroys tbe bair follicles and in time tbe pores entirely close, and the Scalp gradually takes on a shiny' ap pearance. When this happens there is Bo hope of tbe growth of balr being revived. . - " v - - We have & fehitdS which will, we honestly believe, remove dandruff, ex terminate the microbe, .promote good circulation in tbe scalp 'and around tbe hair roots, tighten and revitalize tbe balr roots and overcome baldness, so long as there Is any life left In the """ '-;,! ;....;" :.' ' We back up this statement witn om own personal guarantee that this rem edy called Rexall "03" Hair. Tonic wl'l be supplied free of all cost to tbe user if it falls to do as we state, ' , It will frequently restore graj and faded balr to Its original color, provid tng lc9 of color bus been caused by dlseawe; yet It is in no sense a dye. Rexall "93" Flair Tonic accomplishes these results by making every balr root follicle and pigment gland strong and active, and by stimulating a nat ural flow of coloring pigment through out the balr cells. We exact no obligations or prom ises we , simply ask youT' to give Rexall "03" Hair Tonic a thorough trial and if not satisfied tell us and we will refund tbe money yon paid us for It. Two sizes, price f0 cents and $1.00. Remember you can obtain It enly at our urorp The Rexall Store.' HILL'S DRUG STORE. ".:.':'-T" . v. ; PROFESSIONAL DIRECTOKY 4 l'MYSiaAX8 AKD S17RGIOS8 N. MOL1TOR. M. D. Physician and Surg: on; Corner ;Adatfts Ave. and ,Depo: St. Phones: Olfiefe, Main 68; V Residence, 69. . - . , ' ; ' A. L. RICHARDSON, Ml H. t J. W. LOUGHLIN. M. D. ' ' ' Dra. Richardson & Loughlln, Physicians and Surgeons Phones-r-Offlce Black 13R2; Ind. 35S Office Houre 8 to 11; 2 to 6; ,7 to 8. Dr. Richardson's Res. Main 55; Ind. 312. v v .- . : Dr. Loughlln'i Res. Main 757; Ind. '' 1297. i C. H. UPTON, Ph. G. M. D.Physlcian and Surgeon. Special attention to Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Office In La Grande National Bank Build ing. Phones: Office Main 2; Resi dence Main 32. ' DR. H. L. UNDERWOOD Physician and Surgeon. v Special attention to r diseases and surgery of the eye". Phones: Office. Main 22; Residence Main 728. Ind. 631. GEO. W, ZI M M ERMAN Osteopath Physician. Sommer Bldg., Rooms 7, 8. 9 and 10. Phones: Home 1332, Pacific, Main 63; Residence, Black 951. Successor to Dr. F. K. Moore. O. T. DARLAND, CHIROPRACTOR, not Drugs, not Surgery, not Oste opathy Consultation free. Room 20, La Grande National Bank Bldg. J. C. PRICE, D. M. D. Dentltft. ' Room 23, La Grande National Bank Build ing. Phone. Black 399.. DR. P. A. CHARLTON. Veterinary Sur geon. Office at Hill's Drug store. La Grande, Residence Phone. Red 701; Office Phone, Black 1361; In dependent Phone 53; Both Phones at Residence. ' - ' ', ....: ATTORNEYS AT LAW COCHRAN A COCHRAN Attorneys Chas. E. Cochran and Geo. T. Coch ran. La Grande National Bank Building. La Grande. Oregon. T. H. CRAWFORD Attorney at Law. Practices in all the courts of the . State and Untted States Office In ' La Grande National Bank Building. La Grande, Oregon. D. W. C. NELSON Mining Engineer, Baker City, Oregon. ' ' s THE FALL COAT SEASON 0PEWS PREFERENCE A PORTION OF MARSHALL FIELD & CO.'S ADVERTISEMENT IN THE CHICAGO DAILY TIMES OF AUGUST 2ND, 1911. ; "Plushes and Caraculs are coming into their greatest season. Of thk there can be no doubt. The entire yardage production is already in the hands of the manufacturers or contracted for. This condition points to a scarcity of materials and corresponding hijrh prices as the season advances Our customers' interests have been sruarded in our enormous early pur chases of both plushes and caraculs." Early Fall Arrivals in many attractive styles of these beautiful pile fabrics for Women and Misses new on display in our Suit Depart mentand our Windows mm -m. --m 111 JLJ lCARACULS The new models are designed in ac cordance with the latest tendencies of fall and winter styles. All gar ments are cut with extra full sweep and extra wide lap in front finished with wide self fac ing of the materials All garments are lined with best sat ins and satinetts. Caracals for ladies Prices $18.50, $25 and $30 v Caraculs for Misses Prices $10.00 and $12.50. . ' wm. tit-' s' -tf i'l We cordially invite you to visit bur suit department and see these new styles m fall and Winter Styles, i In -a-BaaeW v MMM.r-MBJ'' t y. Let the dealer aelect your elgara for you. Get what you want. Call for a Fam Ua King Harana cigar and get the best that your money will buy, and not a cigar that the dealer wan's to Belt you for reasons of his own. Fam Us King Cigar Factory 106 Fir Street O ' " " " ' " 1 I,, , , 7 ' . : 1 - . - Electric Drink Ww t'SElAyS FOR PLUSHES AND CARACULS Read This Fashion Note 331 THR NEW PLUSH COATS This, illustration shows the attract ive style and the well fitting lines of these elegant gar ments. All gar ments are lined with best quality satins and show the perfection of tail or's art. , ; ., Pricei $30.00 and $40.00 A -J M.ir, , The Post Office on Clgarettesj Sc to 25c; Urge Size Soda Water. 2 for 16c; All kinds and Nuts, Post Cards and Stationary. Tom Kapellas .- PE3. FROM 7 am f-m -r ; "op and M ns den"nstrate U.e nse of Perry Pnete- matle Water Srsiiri . . rry i ui-a- Poor F.rm wn. VC BAY 6 PLUMBERS, MATERS, US! erages as Malted Milk VITH A STRONG 7 , f M-i Quality Store Confectionery Oranges, 40o a dozen; Ice Cream, 5;; of Cigars, Gum-and Candies, Fruil . - - propietor. A. M. to 11 P. T. "aTe mt lmne& one at County. ZlrVEFEL SHEE1 METAL WORKERS rhnrni -