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PLAIN WORDS ON A SOLEMN SUB
JECT. In aa article by Anne Bryan Mc
eall. In the August Woman's Home
Companion, entitled "What a Girl Ex
pects of a Man," appears the follow
tog: "And tills brings me to speak of
that thing which we discuss. If at
all, with too little frankness: the
strength of purity in a man. For
whatever other strength a man may
no other way to a true woman
than by strength. This Is not my
.t.rsrriira. nor vours, nor a mere
opinion; it is a great fundamental
law of nature, one of the underpin
nings of the world we live in and the
civilization we enjoy; strength mani
fested in a hundred wars, manifested
hpalth. bravery, courage, daring,
courtesy, kindness, gentleness; mani
fested in original and brave thought;
in honor; above all, In bodily purit.'
snd moral and spiritual force.
- "It Is all this that the normal girl
dreams of and longa for, desires and
expects; and according as she Bods
It or fails to find it Is her happiness
made or marred."
GERMANS PAIST BOTH SIDES.
on the under
"They paint things
side in Germany."
Edison made this important dis
covery on a recent trip abroad, says
an exchange. He rightly considers
it the keynote of the German spirit
today.
Thoroughness is a religion with the
Germans. They study it, preacn u
save, this would seem to be the high- and practice It. If ever they, doml-
est type of strength, ana it is tne su- nau me worm -
preme strength that the normal wo- ness, not simply by force of arnn r:
man longs for. Yet this Is the very ; superior numbers. What they do
thing of which we speak least and ( tbey do well. It Is the whole secret
ire generally absurdly shy of men,of their progress,
tfrmtng; so much so that many a girl j ' The remarkable exhadstlveness of
does not even know whether the man German scholarship has been known
she consents to marry has this high-1 for years. In mathematics, in phy
er type of strength. ! slcs. In astronomy, the German never
"Ton may argue backward and for quIU till he Is through. He will
ward about a man's stronger tempta-' read 20 books to verify one proposi
tion. He will ransacK a aozen u-
Mnr I factors that make for increased bus!
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ness. The apprentice at ine dvul-u
can put into his work the same qual
ities of patient Insistence of perfec
tion that the artist puU into his
canvas or the musician Into his score.
And when thousands of men in all
walks of life are aflame with this
passion of perfection their nation be
comes great.
Th United States can learn a
great deal from Germany. Genlas.
as a humorous writer recently a'd
is knowing enough lo learn tf
f.ther men. Americans are lucur.sd
to haste. Haste makes for half ieirn
Iik, . faulty workmii'shlp, for st -slir.d
methods. We rtriMm big Jijviis
and in our hurry to iunke tliew t orn'?
true the dream fa1 The Gertv.na"
make their dreams ouio true.
The same spirit will make every
dream of America cume true. We
mitt learn to "pal it things on ti e
other side." ,.-;
tlons; you may argue that the aver
age girl is not capable of Judging of
what these temptations are, and so is
ot qualified to Judge of a man's
weakness when he falls, but the old
demand for strength is still there, and
cannot be put aside by this or any
ether argument. It Is still strength
ttat the girl expects, and strength
that the finest type of girl demands.
"Again, you see, we come back to
(he same point. There is at bottom
brarles to prove one theory. The
spirit that so long has held the Ger
man universities to the highest stand
ard in the world Is being applied to
Carman industrial life, In business. In
commerce. It is but the spirit of
scholarship made practical. After all.
there Is not so much difference be
tween the student tolling late hours
In library or laboratory and the mer
chant or the salesman studying the
To The
Merchants
Farmers And
Business Men
Of Union County
In addition to the premiums offered in the
annual list soon to be distributed we desire
a large number of "Special Premiums."
What will You Give?
The list has been started by the following
offers:
Special Prize $100 Cash
Given by August J. Stange.
Largest and Best Collection of Stock exhib
ited by owner, consisting of Ilorses, Cattle
and liogs. No less than two of each.
Special PrizePurse $50 Cash
Given by the Grande Ronde Meat Co.
$2T.00 for the best pen of four finished hogs
13.00 for the 2nd best pen of 4 finished hogs
10.00 for the 3rd best pen of 4 finished hogs
Three judges to be selected from farmers
and named on the grounds.
The above prize is a suggestion for you.
If in doubt what to offer the pri:o for, state
what you will give and we will do the rest. A
large number of Special Prizes will bring ns
a much larger display.
BOOST THE FAIR.
Co-operate with us and we will have a suc
cessful Fair. This special premium list will
close July 31st and be printed as a supple
ment to the regular Premium List.
What can I say you will give?
A. B. Cherry, A Secretary
Union County Fair Association
THE LAND OF DABKJiESS
An Excellent Two Beel Eclnlre Fen
ture, Will Be Exhibited at
Sherry's Wednesday and
Thursday.
"The Land of Darkness" is a drama
In which a coal mine disaster pro
vides' the big scenes, all of which
were photographed at the great Bel
gian collieries. ,
The story centers on Claire Uenolr,
a young girl, left an orphan, but com
mitted 'by her dying mother to the
care of a widowed aunt, who lived
with her son Louis, a workman in the
mines. Claire was welcomed to her
new home and her cousin was deeply
Impressed with her charms. A rival
soon springs up in Charles Macourt,
a miner and close friend ot Louis.
Jealousy springs up between the two
old frlenda and they become bitter
enemies, which later results In a
fight In the depths of the mine. In
the struggle, one of the miners' lamps
Is broken and a terrible explosion en
sues. The principals in this excellent fea
ture of 200 people Include Ceclle
Guyon, ot the Renaissance theatre,
Parte; M. Vlbert and M. label, of the
Post St. Martin's theatre, Paris, and
Charles Krause, of the Sarah Bern
hardt theatre, Paris, and makes one
of the strongest pictures of the year.
This, together with "His Message,'
by the Bison company and "Why Tom
signed the Pledge," and "The Night
Clerk's Nightmare," by the Thanhous
er company and vocal solo by Herbert
Crawford, entitled "My Cal Sal,"
makes a strong, well balanced and en
tertaining program.
Last Week of Three Big Bargain Events
AtThis Store. Come While You Can Save
West's Half Price Sale
LADIES' SUITS LADIES' COATS WOOL DRESSES DRESS SKIRTS
CLOSES SATURDAY NIGHT JULY 27
en's Clothing Sale
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WHERE YOU SAVE 1-4 THE lRICEON ANY NEW SUIT OF "SOCIETY"
"BENJAMIN" OR FIDELITY CLOTHING.
Closes Saturday Night, July 27
West's Oxford Sale
. . . '
OF ENTIRE NEW LINE LADIES' MEN'S, AND CHILDREN'S OXFORDS
AND PUMPS
Closes Saturday Night, July 27 , '
DON'T MISS THIS LAST WEEK BIO BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPART-
MENT.
N.K. WEST
'he Quality Stotre
5 ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
Notice to Contractors.
The La Grande Grocery company at
corner of Greenwood and Jefferson
wilt accept sealed bids until July 31st
at S o'clock p. m. for construction of
one story brick and concrete ware
house building. Plans and specifica
tions may be seen on or after July 25
at noon. Owners reserve right to-reject
any or all bids.
THE ACTO BANDITS OF PARIS.
At the Arcude Theatre Tonight and
Tomorrow.
The most sensational and thrilling
picture ever shown at the Arcade the
atre Is "The Auto Bandits of Paris"
This picture was made by a daring
camera man who exposed himself to
the bandits' fire in order to make the
pictures. Tbe photography is per
fect and shows the bandit being track
ed to his hiding place, an old gar
age, and after exchanging shots at
long range, the building Is dynamit
ed and the bandit eventually is enp
tured after being wounded. This Is
a very interesting film showing as It
does, the chase and capture of the
greatest bandit of modern times. At
the Arcade tonight and Thursday.
Dr. Darland, the Chiropractor, grad -uate
of the NaUonal School of Chiro
practic, of Chicago, 111., adjusts Sci
entifically and Physiologically, the
cause of your disease, giving perma
nent relief whether Acute or Chronic.
Not Drugs, Not Surgery or Osteopathy.
Call on him at his parlors, Nos. IS,
19 20 and 21 in La Grande NaUonal
Bank building. Free diagnosis.
"The Land of Darkness" at Sherry's
Wednesday and Thursday.
Cherries. 'All kinds In season. Op
posite Tatman's place. Phone Red 202.
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MILLER nGOOD FiRST SACKER.
"Dofifimt to Have Settled Vexing
Problem For Pittsburgh Toatn.
Johnny aicUraw baa always claimed
that Fred Clarke was making a mis
take In fiddling around with first base
experiments while he bad John "Dots"
Miller In bis club. Tbe manager of
tbe Giants, believed that tbe Jersey
boy was a natural first baseman, and
bis work since Clarke shifted him to
that position proves that the Hlanta-
rhlef was correct.
Miller bas been playing a splendid
game for the Pirates, and an old and
vexing problem of tbe Pirates seeina
to be disposed of.
Jealons Man Kills.
Kansas City, July 24. Affection
ately kissing his wife, whom he found
sitting on the front porch of their
home with a boarder, Simon Gary
.shook hands with the man. Frank
Faulkner, and sent his wife Into the
house on an,' errand and then shot
Faulkner, fatally and ended his own
life.
Mexican Nearly 200 Tears Old.
Manxantllo. Mex., July 24. Official
Investigation today Into the claim that
Jos Calvarto, who died recently at
Tuxpan, waa 185 years old. establish
ed the tact that church records show
he was born In 1727. Ho wis active
up to the time ot his death.
Caton Claantd Up In Russia. '
" Will Caton won nearly $00,000 dur
ing the Winter lleht harnpaa rani no
season at 8L Petersburg and Moscow
with bis stable of borses.
BAT NELSON IS THROUGH.
Ex-Champion's Hands Ar One, and
Ha'll Retire For Good.
Battling Nelson, tbe former light
weight champion, at last admits tnat
be is "all In." The game fighter is eow
satisfied that bis sun as a retriever ot
bis lost championship has set
When he broke his hands a few
weeks ago Nelson took tbe matter
lightly. He paid a visit to the famous
"Bonesetter" Hoes of Youiigstown. O,
to obtain needed relief. Reese put
Nelson's bands under a rnrofni . i
thorough examination. When be had
finished he remarked to Nelson:
"Battler, your bands are fiYifin ar.tt I
regret to add that your days as a great
oguier are over.
Tbe Dane took the
and now comes out with hi. ii,m
swan song.
La Grande Floral Co. to Open Store.
August 1st, tbe La Grande Floral
company will open a flower store In
the Rlchey building opposite the
Sommer house. This will be the down
town salesroom for their green hous
es. Mr. Cherry Informed the Observer
this morning that they will be pre
pared to furnish anything in the way
of flowers or floral designs for par
ties, wedding or funerals on and af-1
ter that date, A general stock of
plants, seeds and bulbs will be han-!
died.
past two years, was married in Elgin
yesterday to Mrs.' Marguerite McLeod
and the bride and groom were In the
city last night visiting friends be
tween trains. They go to Colorado to
make their future home.
Jack Ashenfelter, twlrler tor the
Elgin ball team, was In the city last
night on his way to Olex, Ore., where
he will spend the fall and winter.
BOY SCOUTS ON TRIP.
Fishing, Hunting, Picnicking and
Climbing on Program Today.
About a dozen members ot the Boy
Scouts under tutelage ot J. H. Rudd
left this morning for Oro Dell to
spend the day swimming, hunting,
fishing, and .climbing as best suits
their whims.
PEXSOSALS.
The Gossard at
-.$3.50 b a Real
Corset Bargain
Ray Williams, a student at the U.
O., Is here visiting relatives.
City Attorney T. H. Crawford ar
rived home this morning from a busi
ness trip to Portland.
Ed. Wood, chief of detectives on
the O.-W. system was in the city this 1
morning, returning on the morning
westbound train. -
W. E. Cullom and wife were here
from Elgin last night, stopping at the
Foley.
Grant Hughes, captain and catcher
ot the Elgin baseball team for the
The Elite
THEATRE
Only theatre In town showing
licensed films such as Vltagraph,
Essanay, Edison, etc, and tea.
turlng such artists as Maurice
Costello, Florence Tamer, John
Bunny and others. Complete
change of program on Sunday,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Illastratrd Song-Jfra. E. F.
Sinclair.
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Tbe Gossard front lace corset
has always sold at (5, np to
this year.
It la worth more than f5 U
the woman who appreciates Uts
style and solid comfort ah en
joys In the Gossard the one
right corset.
The great demand for the Gos
sard has enabled the makers, by
doahllng their output, to lower
the price to 3.50. while keep
lag ap the high quality that has
made the Gossard America'! sa
preme corset
A complete line always ea
haul Price $S.B0 to 18.50.
If yon seed a new eoraet tele
phone Red 322L
MS. B0BT. PATTI805