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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, MONDAY. OCTORK7? 14. mi:
GOOD VS. BAD GERMS.
We are bo accustomed nowadays to
the term "deadly microbe" that we
seldom stop to consider thut a large
proportion of germa are really friends
of the human race, InsUad of being
malignant destroyers of human lire.
, Not all the germg have s;ilked tails
and horns, as we popularly fancy
them. JnBtead, they act as beneficent
destroyers of other germs, which left
alone, would multiply and add to the
destruettvieness which Is so prevalent
In the animal and vegetable king
dom. Humanitarian who decry the loss
of life which war entails are not care
ful students or they would realize
that the doctrine of tha survival of the
fittest Is, after all, the only doctrine
which insures exlstcnc fotr us today.
Bryant rlothed this thought poetically
when he said:
"All that- tread the globe are but a
Ready for the Carnival
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For President
Theodore Roosevelt
For Vice President--
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Perhaps you need that coat so you will be
comfortable during the evenings. Or, maybe
the new Fall Suits will appeal to you just now.
If you have been delaying getting the Fall Hat
now is the time for we can deeply interest you
m both Price and Styles.
Form the habit of visiting our store often
and learn how nicely a woman can dress for
little money.
KIRTLEY
Ladies' Ready-to-Wear
The Candy Kid
is almost any kind of a kid that is healthy. Makes
no difference whether boy or girl the appetite for
good, pure and wholesome candy is there just the
same. We make all our own candies and therefore
we can guarantee them in every particular. .
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La Grande
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It is an absolute fact that if all the families in La
Grande used Howard heating stoves. A saving in
coal and wood amounting to over three thousand
dollars would be effected in one winter.
W. H. Bohnenkamp Co.
Agent for Howard Stoves.
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j handful to the tribes that slhmber In
it& bosom."
Withoht death, the popdlatlon would
increase so rapidly, that th; re would
Aoon be no room for the present pop
ulation of any country.
' The same is true In lower forms of
life. Many forms of germ life are so
prolific that it is necessary for other
gtrms to be created to make war, .on
the first and, in turn, to fall the prey
of still other manifestations of mi
croscopic monsters. A basterium, foH
instance, Is so prolific that one of
them can give origin to 15,000,000
more In 24 hours, and some forms
of germ life are so minute that the
modern lenses ane not strong enough
to coiin tne tln-v organisms.
Were It not for bacteria everything
that dies were remain in Us original
fornf, and the earth's surface would
be pilu'd mountain high with the de
bris. Bacteria at work, destroying all
dead objects and setting free the orig
inal . elements are necessary provi
sions of nature.
Many varieties of bacteria Increase
our food supply by adding m the pro
duction of fertilizer for the soli. Nltro
sien Is the special ingredient necessary
for this purpose, and it is even be
lieved a process will be perfected by
which nitrogen can be taken from the.
air, which has a limitless supply and
transferred to the soli, which is great
ly in" need of it. '
Trained bacteria are being used by
physicians all over the world to fight
thrf-Tnlciobta of disease in its mam
fold forms.' So: well perfect-d .is this
.system that inoculation is resorted to
in a great many cases now, with al
mont certain- success in - every in
stance.
Or rni life is a frknJ of man. in
-stead of a dtstroyer. The good germs
far outnumber the bad, and science Is
finding t w wa4 all the time of ren-
dprln-r .ie bad haru-Vss. It will not
be long' before we shall cease to shud
dor "t the word microbe, and will look
it n these tiny organisms as liiends.
.stead of enemies.
A Marvelous Escape. ,
"Ai;- little boy had a marvelous es
cape," w . 'ea P. F. Bnstiams of Princt
Albert, Cape 'if Good Hope. "It oc
curred In the nik'-lle of the night. V
got a very severe .".Hack of croun
As luck would have it, I had a large
bottle of Chamberlain's Courh Rem
edy in the house. After followii.ji In
directions for an hour and twnntj
hilnutes he was through all dang"r."
Sojd by all dealers.
NOTICE TO (OMRACTOItS.
Notice Is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the council ol
the city of La Grande, Oregon, for the
construction of gravel Bltulitlilc pave
ment, together with excavation, curb
ing and drainage ns follows:
j On Jefferson avenue between the
east line of Fourth street and the west
line of. Hemlock street amounting to
6425 square yards of paving; on Third
street between the south line of Adams
avenue and the north line of Washing
ton avenue amounting to 1623 square
yards of paving; on Second street be
tween the north line of Spring aTenue
and the south lino of the O. W. R. & N.
right of way amounting to 10385 q.
fards of pavement; and on the alley
through Block 114 Chaplin- addition to
amounting to C79 square yards and on
"O' avenue between the least line of
X9TICI OF MEETISfl OF BOARD I'nloa county, Oregoa. will attend at I all errors ia valuation, descriptions
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tVtit U -tre.y given that the dT. October 31, 1112, and ssbllcly
Ctnaty bMH of eqoalliatloa (or examlae the assMtaest roll, correct
erty, as aussief by th coasty as-
essor, and It shall be th duty of all
person Interested to appear at th
tune and place given.
All nersons having grievances re-
..rtnr the lsil assesrient may ap
pear, before such boau aad present
their affidavits containing grounds
for complaint All such affidavits must
be presented during the first week ol
the meeting of the board.
D. M. CLARK,
Assessor for Cnloa couity.
lt-3-1! to 10-19-12.
"Every progressive state In the union has passed laws for factory
inspection. Every such laws means an Increase of governmental
power. Is Mr. Wilson In favor of repealing those laws? If he is
not, then what does he mean by saying that the history of liberty is
the history of the limitation of governmental power?"
. .' THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
"We demand a minimum wage for women; that U, a living wage.
I have followed with Intense interest the remarks of the distin
guished Democratic candidate for president. 1 have waited some five
or six weeks Bince his nomination in the hope that I would see an
explicit, clear and concise declaration from him, and the first ex
plicit declaration upon a question fundamental or Involved in our
platform was God save the mark that he denounce the idea of a
minimum wage for the women of the nation."
&liAfl&..JM.I -GOV. HIRAM JOIISSO.
'We "preach the gospel of humanity, and we mean to write the
gospel into the law of our state and country, because both the old
parties have turned their backs on humanity; because they refuse to
meet the questions of the hour ; because they have turned their faces
toward the selfish Interests that Buck the substance of the American
people, so there has sprung from the conscience of the people the
great Progressive Party, whose mission it is to defend the people
aud right the wrongs from which they suffer."
L- 8 t -. 1 1A A. J. BEVEIUDGE.
"If I have the honor to be elected President I intend to see that
the conservation policy is administered In the interest of the actual
settler the man who moves on the land to live there, and who will
leave it in an improved condition for his children. In other words,
the policy should be one of administration for the benefit of the
small man, and not the great companies.
-"If I become President, I shall make It my personal affair to-Jn-vestlpate
the working of all tne water laws concerned with con
servation of the water power, of the forest laws, and of the grazing
laws, o as to mak sure they are actually administered not only hon
estly, but without any improper red tape, in the interest of the small
man."
THEODORE ROOSEVELT. .
This advertising is perparod and paid for bv the
Progressive Central committee of Union County,
Oregon
Seventh street and the south line of
Washington avenue amounting to 332.!
squai; yards all of the above to be
constructed according to the plans.'
specif'' r.tions and estimates on file In
this o.Slce. All bids to be in by 8
o'f'.-ck p. m., October 15th, 1912, and
companies by a certified check for
. per cent of the whole amount of the
bid. The council reserves the right !
fo reject any and all bids. Attention 1
"fall contractors is called to the
flgree-ment of Warren Brothers com
pany filed with the city, in accord
ance with which agreement Warren"
Brothers company agrees to license
all contractors desiring to bid for the
work to lay gravel bitullthlc pave-'
ment In accordance with its patents
and the termB of said agreement
C. M. HUMPHREYS,
City Recorder.
La Grande, Oregon, October 9, 1912.
October lUh St.
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our new quarters
in the New Foley
Building, 1st. floor
Waite Electric Company
Phone Main 199
Complete Equipment lor Resetting and Repairing
Rubher Buggy Tires .
LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
p. fitzgerald; Proprietor. ' . :
COMPLETE MACHINE SHOPS AND FOUNDRY 7
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