LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1912.
It may be that some time you'll
need the assistance this bank
can render. If you are depos
iting your money here and
transacting your business with
us, you may be assured of our
friendly consideration at all
times.
Every man, today, has a good
chance to lay up a compe
tence in twenty-five years or
less if he saves. An account
with this bank will provide an
excellent plan of laying aside
that portion of your earnings
not needed for immediate use
U. S. NATIONAL BANK
La Grande, Ore.
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MOTH TEAMS GOING TO UNION ON
THAT DATE.
Contests Will Be Exciting to Say the
Least-Teams Coufident.
Next Friday the boys' and girls' bas
ketball teams go to Union to meet the
boys and girls there and to .attempt
to recover lost laurels' Two weeks ago
the Union lives defeated both teams
here and as the boys have champion
ship aspirations and the girls want to
show they can come back the games i
should be hotly contested,' both of
them. "..'
There will be some change in the
lineup for the boys over the last game
with Union but probably the girls will
play much the same players. Bolton
13 again able to be with the squad and
Woods Is back, giving a new set of
forwards to work with. That Union
must play faster ball than they did
here is conceded as the locals are
greatly improved by the whipping giv
en them by Union. ,
v CROUP ENDS LIFE.
Many Children Die of Croup Erery
Year Before a Doctor Can Be
Summoned.
Parents of children should be pre
pared at all times for a spasm of
croup. '
Keep In the house a remedy that
will give instant relief and keep the
child from choking until the arrival
of the physician.
Get a 60 cent bottle of HYOMEI to
day and In case of an attack of croup
pour 20 drops Into a kitchen bowl of
boiling water. Hold the child's head
over the bowl so that It can breath
THE KITCHEN DRESSER.
II Waa Originally Benoh on Whleh
Meat W Dressed,
Dr. Johnson tolls us that tbe kitchen
dresser was a benrb In the kitchen on
which meat ws dressed or prepared
for table and gives the following lines
in support of bis view:
'Til burnt, and so It all the meat
What dog are these? Where la tba ras
cal cook?
How durst you, villains, bring It from tbe
dresser
And serve thus to me that love It notf
... .. Shakespeare.
A maple dresser In her hall she had,
On which full many a slender meal eh.
made. 4;
. ' Dryden.
Wright in bis "Domestic Manners of
tbe Middle Ages" says: "One of tbe
great objects of ostentation in a rich
man's bouse was bis plate, which at
dinner ' time be brought forth and
spread on tbe table in sight of bis
guests. Afterward to exhibit tbe plate
to more advantage tbe table was made
with shelves or steps, on which the dif
ferent articles could be arranged in'
rows, one above another. It was called
in Froucb. or Anglo-Norman, a dres
solr, because on It the different articles
were dressed or arranged. ' '.
It 1b tUis to wblcb the modern poet
refers:
The pewter plates on the dresser
Caught and reflected the flame as shields
of armies the sunshine.
STEERING A BOAT.
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The Rig of the Tiller Ropes Often
a Source of Danger.
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A CURIOUS LACK OF SYSTEM. j0OOOOO
The Sleep of Life. '
We talk nbout the sleep of death.
How much deeper, bow much sndder,
is the sleep of life the unresponsive
heart, the una wakened mlod. tbe band
palsied by lack of will to do!
8he Will Change Then.
Mrs. Crawford Although my daugh
ter Is sued a big girl, she's still afraid
of tbe dark. Mrs. Crabshaw Don't
worry about that, my dear. She'll soon
be In love. Judge.
the soothing, penetrating vapor that
arises. . In the meantime send for a
physician. ,
. This treatment has saved the lives
of many children and is a precaution
that all parents should promptly take.
HYOMEI Is sold by the Newlln Drug
company and druggists everywhere
and Is guaranteed for croup, catarrh,
asthma and bronchitis.
-"yes, 36 horsepower"
--"yes, only $1280"
"yesy it is the only car of such horse
power ever sold within $500 of the price"
EVERY DAY WE ARE GIVING THESE ANSWERS TO PEOPLE WHO INQUIRE ABOUT THE NEW
MAXWELL SPECIAL THEY HAVE NEVER BEFORE HEARD OF SUCH A CAR AT SUCH A
PRICE.
A BIG, FIVE-PASSENGER TOURING CAR OF ARISTOCRATIC STYLE EMBODYING THE
GREAT POWER OF THIS ONE FOR $1280 SEEMS UNBELIEVABLE. IT IS THE PRE-EMINENT
LEADER OVER ALL WITHIN $500 OF THIS PRICE.
36 horse power Maxwell Special, $1280
INVESTIGATE THIS NEW MAXWELL SPECIAL REALIZE ITS SUPERIOR QUALITIES COM
PARE WITH OTHER CARS NEAR THIS PRICE, IT S EXCELLING STYLE EMBODYING THE NEW
VENTILATED FORE-DOOR, FLUSH-SIDE VESTIBULED STEEL BODY WITH INSIDE CONTROL,
THE COLUMBIA HONEYCOMB TYPE RADIATOR , NEW DESIGNED BONNET, ETC.
THE LOW PRICE IS THE RESULT OF THE UNEQUALLED MANUFACTURING AND PURCHASING
ECONOMIES OF THE UNITED STATES MOTOR C OMPANY. SEE THIS CAR SOON WE WILL BE
GLAD TO BRING IT TO YOU IF INCONVENIENT FOR YOU TO CALL. WRITE TODAY FOR CATA
LOG.
R. W. LEIGHTON GARAGE
On Some Vessels the Chains Are Cross
ed, and on Others They Are Straight
and This May Mean Serious Trouble
With a Strange Hand at the Wheal.
A bronzed pilot was carefully nurs
Ing a big Atlantic liner through tbe
murk and confusion of early morning
and Innumerable passing craft up tbe
crowded waters of New York bay. The
ship wan crowded with passengers,
Most of whom bad risen betimes to
watch their homecoming. A tense ex
presslon, brought on by tbe tremeudous j
responsibility, cast its grim lines over
tbe pilot's face as be turned Into tbe
lower HudHon river and saw a dense
fogbnnk creeping down from the Pal
isades. Three miles still to go, and
3,000 lives In bis bandsl Slowly be
crept along, almost touching a ferry
load of commuters, just skipping a
triple tow of sand scows, threading
bis way through the maze of vessels
big and little; the fog, denser and
more dense, making it Impossible to
sec the shadow of nearlng craft more
than a couple of lengths away.
Suddenly a departing liner, Just
hauled out Into tbe stream, loomed np
off tbe starboard bow. The'pUot turn
ed ghastly white. "My Godl Crossed
chains or straight chains? Crossed
or straight Heaven help me I" In
almost Instant desperation be called
"Hard aport!" .'-' the quartermaster
swung tbe wbeel over and tbe huge
floating hotel slowly turned out and
glided by, almost scraping tbe other.
"Crossed chains-straight chaius?"
Whatdoes this mean? It means this
that there is no Invariable rule or sys
tem of arranging the tiller ropes on
vessels so tbat the latter always move
In tbe same direction in response to a
Bimilar turn of tbe wbeel. If equipped
with "crossed chains" tbe craft will
turn the opposite way: ,lf with
"strulght chains" the wheel must bo
I turned In tbe same direction the vessel
lis desired to go. Most ocean vessels
are equipped . with straight e limns,
though this is by no means an Invari
able custom. Sailing craft may be and
are fixed either way. On the other
hund, harbor ; boats, Including tow
boats, tugs, etc., generally have crossed
tiller ropes.
Thus our pilot friend bad spent most
of his nautical life aboard tugs and
other inlund boats and when confront
ed with a crisis of great responsibility
wavered momentarily between the In
fluence of bis bablt of twenty years
and tbe newly ucquired information
given him us be went1 aboard. It was
Just by the sheerest chance tbat be or
dered the wbeel turned the correct
way. -
An able ocean seumun signed for a
round trip from Buffalo to Dulutb and,
asked if be could handle the wheel,
was sent to the pilot bouBe. Thej
were already under way, and. not be
ing fnmlllar with tbe uncertainties of
steering gear,' be neglected to uslt the
usual question, "Crossed chains or
straight chains?". The coal steamer
nenred u scow load of bricks. "Hard
aport!" called the mate. The helms
man flung Ms wheel to starboard, as
be bad been used to do . on the high
seas, and bis vessel bore down upon
tbe unsuspecting tow. "Hard aport,
you Idiot!" yelled the mute. "Don't
you know tills boat has crossed
chains?'' - He reversed the wheel and
missed the scow by u bare graze.
. Such 'incidents as these are by"nV
means rare in navigating experience.
though fortunately serious accidents
therefrom are uncommon either be
cause of a benignant fate watching
over befuddled men nt tbe wheel or
because they Instinctively follow the
new conditions und turu the helm in
tho right direction. Pilots themselves
scou at suggestions of 'danger, saying
that n real seaman's Instinct will al
ways save him from making 'mistakes.
All the same, u mau experienced in
handling vessels of their own particu
lar character Is generally standing by
the newcomer at the wbocl for safety's
sake. ...
A more common danger, as far us
the general public Is concerned. Is the
universal lack of unity In arranging
the steering nppnrntns on motorboats.
Most of those craft are exceedingly
small, und the tiller ropes ure put In
at the beginning of every season by
the owners themselves, to suit their
own particular notions. So. in every
flotilla will be seen steering gear of
every description, from simple tillers
to elaborate brass mounted wheels, the
latter with either crossed or straight
chains, as individual fancy may dic
tate. This Is snfe as long us the
owner or one used to the craft is at
tbe wbeel. and not many accidents are
reported In such circumstances. But
accidents have resulted when an ama
teur used to crossed ropes has steered
I boat oppositely rigged.
But when one used to a launch with -"crossed
ropes" (requiring turning the
wheel opposite to tbe direction tbe
fioat is to go) takes the wheel of an
automobile, then tbe passengers nre'
fortunate indeed if they nre toot put
Into perilous situations: for motorists
are not nlwoys provided with the "snfe
Instinct" ascribed to experienced sen
men, and nutos move iu tbe same di
reotlon the wheel Is turned.
However, crossed chains and straight
chains will probably go on their owi
sweet Irresponsible existence for Just
as long as some great cntnstrophe Is
not put up to their lark of regulation.
-C. W. Jennings In New York Tribune.-.
WANTED,
flood strong girl for body Ireier.
One with experience preferred. Xpgtf
Cherry's Now Laundry.
FOB RENT Business house corner.
Fir and Adams. Owner will remod
e to suit rentor. Apply Sam R. Ha
worth. 1-3-tf
FOR SALE 7 room modern housav
63 1-3 foot front, within four block
of business district. Call Red bit.
1-2-lmo
FOR SALE Standard bred Rhode Is
land Red cockerels and eggs for
hatching. Phone or write C. C. Cool
idge, La Grande. -23-twks
FOB SALE CHEAP.
One 3 room house and furniture la
same, without lot, house now rented
for $13.00 per month. Also one four
room house furnished for housekeep
ing now rented for $14.00 per month.
Houses must be move dfrom the lots
where they now are. Will sell for
cash or on terms. Inquire at 1417
Wash avenue. ' . 1-1-2-1 i
Mrs, A. R. Tnbor, of Crider, Mo., had
been troubled with sick headache for
8 bout Ave years, when she began tak
ing Chamberlain's Tablets. She has
taken , two bottleB of them arfd they
have cured ber. Sick headache Is
caused by a disordered stomach for
which those tablets are especially In
tended. Try them, get woll and stay
well. ' Sold by all dealers.
UNION COUNTY
ABSTRACTS
.' J. R. OLIVER, Proprietor :
The Reliable Abstract firm of
' Union County.r
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LOANS ' ..' ',
SanltatlBn is the slogan of the age.
Where more ' Important than In tho
mouth? Absolutely clean polished
teeth rarely decay. Can you keet)
your own teeth polished?"! will an
swer it for you, you "cannot. It is prac
tically Impossible. '
If you can keep your teeth In a
healthy condition the dentist will have
nn ensler time of It for several rea
sons. The conscientious dentist will
assist you In every possible way to
keep your teeth and mouth in good
healthy condition. Ask him.
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