La Grande evening observer., October 25, 1912, Image 4

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VA. GRAyDE EVENING OBSERVER. FRIDAY, OOTOBER 25, 1912,
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNiS
IDITOB UTD OWHES.
Istered at the pestofflre at La GraaJe,
regos, u teeent clua matter
subscription rates.
felly, tingle tapj U
Vmllr, per wA He
sHy, yer mentli Me
WHT THIS APATBTt
Three steamship companies In
Japan are building vessels for use
when the Panama canal Is opened.
A Chinese owned steamship com
pany la preparing to operate a line
from Shanghai and Honk Kong to
Central and South America.
Australia It tending men to South
America to develop trade.
THE DESPOT.
J. D. Glllllan, D. D.
He who knows only the desert ot
the geography naturally thinks of It
aa an absolutely forsaken and empty
region where only dust storms are
born, unattended and die without
"benefit of clergy" or any other care.
Hut the character of this Individual
in Queen Nature's domain is vari
able and Interesting as that of any
creature.
(An experience in an actual sand
storm is food for reminiscence much
more pleasant for the memory than
for the flesh. First, there come the
scurrying little outriders, lithe and
limber whisking gusts dancing and
whirling, coyly brushing yon or bold
ly dashing a fistful of dust Into your
eyes; then off with a swish of Invisi
ble skirls vanishing possibly in the
direction opposite to which they came
or returning on the old trail; they
Bo, 1-eaving you wiping your eyes dis
gustedly, for the act was so sad one
could not keep back the unbidden
A line of freight vessels will be run ,v"u,u "v- " ,, "
DaIa nn a f a ft Cora AT ft fill
direct from Calcutta or Bombay to "" - '
oiner anu a sirougei- uuiuiwri i"
South America.
Every Important port In Europe Is
strengthening its harbors and adding
to the rapacity of its steamship lines.
Chile, Peru and Bolivia are spend
ing $50,000,000 in railways Into the
Interior. Brazil Is spending $100,000,
000 on railways and coast improve
ments. Veneinela, Colombia, Central
America. Mexico, Cuba, and many oth
er countries are busy with prepara
tions, to take care of the Increased
trade which the opening of the Pan
ama canal will bring to their shores.
In the midst of all this activity,
the United States, which has made the
dream of De Liesseps come true;
which will, of necessity,- continue to
bear the burden of the maintenance
of this canal, la showing an Indiffer
ence to the commercial possibilities
of the canal which Is startling. In
contrast to the feverish activity
abroad.
What Is the Vnited States doing to
Increase its merchant marine? What
deed of, the first wingless wizard ol
the plains and you are left gasping.
Almost Immediately there are to hi
seen the regular desert devils, as they
are called, bringing a dozen or more
whirling columns of yellow slit rap
Idly through the air, each dancing on
one foot and assuming all sorts of
fantastic shape.
Like the blasts of the blizzard the
shrapnel of the desert is burled Into
face, eyes, ears, nostrils; little rivers
pour down the back and fill every
discoverable wrinkle and cranny of
the clothing with Irs gritty load.
If in summer you button to suffo
cation and the sweat soon makes
you a mass of grime; if in winter it
is not so unbearable for one can
fence against tho cold at the "same
time.
The whole landscape is obliterated
and the trail is so often drift-filled
that unless one blmsolf is accustom
ed to such methods of travel or has
nn ernerien red nlalnsman for his
is it doing to improve the harbors t'f J ,irivor there Is danger & becoming
the Important shipping centers In this I jnHti or go out of the way that night
country? Imay overtake him and cause him to
These are questions which directors have a waterless and supperless camp
of the Pan-American Union are ask-1 for both himself and team.
Ing, and so far, have found no satis- j jjllt TOa1er. did you ever see n
factory answer. Director General . morning or evening on the quiet snnd
Barrett well asks: j ocean? In summer it is a scene of
. "After spending hundreds of mil- splendor. Such are often seen after
lions of dollars on the Panama canal 1 a day of sandy wrath. There are
shall the United Stale see other mi-1 always the wide-eyed desert ane
tlons rake In the 'profits of this gl- mone, sand poppy, or other of the
frantic Investment?" , ' beauties no other region supplies.
!n
ew Money
in the Comb
20c, three for . . 50c
One-half gallon cans 65c
One gallon cans $1.25
Kippered Smoked Salmon . 20c lb.
Home Made Sauer Kraut . 20c qt.
DU1 Pickles . . . 20c qt.
A full line of Fruits and
Vegetables in season
THE CITY GROCERY
AND BAKERY
Home of Fancy Groceries
Phone Main 75
Their saudlncs till woaio of the
wants tor which the eye craves In th-j
aesthetic.
'At early dawn, limning the Eastern
horizon are the jagged saw-teeth of
the sleeping mountains, fifty or more
miles away. A faint hinting at a
lightening of the Back-sky only deep
ness of the snow-streaked peaks. The
coyote yelps less keenly and the bur
rowing owl's "to-whit, to-whoo,"
comes more faintly, and the white
desert sparrow starts up as if to look
for the early worm which he Is sure
not to find. The loping Jack-rabb't
slips noiselessly to his sage-brush
shelter and the prairie-dog comes o.n
barking nuislly preparatory to his
day's digging and foraging.
The stubborn mountains begin to
let the sun's forerunning rays glide
between them and the eky Is now old
gold, fast transforming Into kaleido
scopic crimsons and other reds, while
the swift arms of the day's painter
are reaching from between the peaks
of the precipitous crags and dyeing
the scales ot the mackerel sky with
hues and tints the rainbow would
covet
In the opposite direction a morn
ing mirage inverts an Image of u
stretch of trees along a faraway river
and blends the'm from .top to top till
they seem greenish-black columns
supporting the dun clouds of the west
while the belated moon peers thiough
these fanciful corridors.
The sunset is far more gorgeous.
It reaches grandeur. Let it be a win
ter evening. A suggestion of stoini
has been playing threats. The West
ern hills have reached their toughen
ed arms and carried the tired sim to
bed, tucking him away in gold lae
tapestry andr ose-tinted down.
Now the blue, the white, the b'own
clouds change quickly to purpla pin?
and red by turns and the opaline sky
itself form a back-ground for the dis
solving community of Interlacing fila
ments of filigree, till in a time too
full of Interest to contemplate bj
measure, the whole heavens is aflame
with a riotlous orgy of color, a prodi
gality of shifting scenes, making one
think of the descriptions ssayed ir.
the descriptions essayed in the Apo
calypse.
We think of Moses who wished tc
see God face to face, but was told h
would be permitted to see only the
"dying away of His glory.' No won
tier the man who whs forty year?
In ihe desert before. the grand exoilt
was able to write the majestic prose
poems that have lived unaltered these
thousands of years! He was In the
region where Inspirtalon Is dispensed
with a lavish hand. God is the dispenser.
Mrs. A. J. Adams and Mrs. Jack
Attcbcrry wish to announce the open
ing or their dressmaking parlors Bt
13(12'!; O avenue. Phone Black 561.
10-25-2tp
Program at Amide Today.
1 .-The Ret rent from Kden." Coni-
edv drama.
2. "The RenegiHde." Drama.
3. ."Convict's Brand." Feature
drama.
4. Brnbkc & Doyle, clever enter
tainers.
5. "Organ Grinders' Ward." Drama.
6. Winkley & Chapman. Music.
Coining Monday and Tuesday Dub
lin Dan.
PHOTOPLAY
nCCCDlMPC
4 ...VI 1 L1U1UJ. 4
News of the "movies"
Gossip of the pictures
Newest photodramas and
Comedies of the screen,
" Where to Co Is La Grande.
U
Brook A Doyle at Arcade.
Cue of the cleverest and best acts
at the Arcade in a long time is Brook
A Doyle In their musical comedy por
trayals, their numbers bo'ns all good,
espec'ally the closing sing In whic'.
they piny their own accompaniment
The r'cture program up tn tic
averace. If not better, and the man-
agimcnt takes pride In calling atten
tion to the fact that the films used
are new ami of the best quality. Com
ing next Monday nnd Tuesday a
three reel prodi tion of Duhlin Dan
with Barney Glhnore In the title rnlc.
SLEDS OF THE YUKON.
They Are Built to Stand the Hardest
Kind of Hard Wear.
The Yukon sled, while not a thing of
beauty, is built to stand all kinds of
hard wear, or, as the Irishman said,
"It will last forever ii nd after that can
be used for firewood."
The sled is about eUlit feet long, is
made of any kind of hard wood, lies
Close to ttie ground, costs from $10 to
$14 and makes a trull sixteeu inches in
width.
' Another pattern Is known as the bas
ket Bleigb and Is to the Yukon sleigh
what a three masted schooner la to a
coal barge. In length It Is from eight to
fifteen feet, is made of birch, oak or
hickory, cuts a trail twenty-two inches
In width, costs from $40 to $200. is
raised a foot or more from the runners
and in the best examples is lashed to
gether with rawhide.
The basket sleigh, as its name im
plies, is fitted with a basket, into
which the load is placed, and from the
back of the basket a pair of bandlee
project, to be used In guiding the sled
on the trail. It often happens that a
Yukon sled will be fitted with a home
made basket in imitation of its more
aristocratic brother.
In very cold weather wooden run
ners are best, but In ordinary circum
stances steel or brass runners are used.
Wide World Magazine.
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'I
JUMPING BEANS.
Stent of This Curious Product of the
Vegetable World.
The "jumping bean," which Is al
ways sure to excite the wonder of
those who have not before seen this
specimen of the vegetable kingdom, is
the product of a small bush whlcb
grows in the northern part of Mexico.
Within each blossom are two fertile-seeds
and a third, which is the
borne of a small.' exceedingly active
worm, whose performances are re
sponsible for the queer conduct of the
bean. When this worm emerges from
its prison it becomes a beautifully
colored moth. The seeds of the Jump
ing bean blossom in the month of
May. Then the female moth deposits
one egg on the pollen of the flower.
As the flower develops It forms a
triangular shaped shell on two sides,
with n convex shape on the other.
Within this the chrysalis develops
into a grayish brown worm about one
tenth of an Inch in diameter and about
onehnlf nn inch In length.
This worm lives InHide Its cell for a
period of six months, or until the mid
dle of November. Then, climatic con
ditions being favorable. It bores a
hi'!e through the end of its shell and
files away as a moth. New York
World.
Prussio Acid In Plants.
The remarkable fact that consider
able quantities of free prusKlc acid are
accumulntcd In the living tissues of
certain plants wits observed by the late
Dr. M. Treub. nnd there appears to be
little doubt that this poisonous acid is
actually utilized as food material by
these plants. Pome Interesting de
tails concerning the occurrence and
function of prusslc atiJ In the cherry
laurel are given by Teche. who con
cludes from his olservatlons that the
p;-ussic acid found In the leaves nnd
other organs Is produced as a direct
result of carbon uMsimiliitiuu in I'm
gicn leaf cells when exposed to Hsht
and ti:-t it Is not merely a product of
the hydre'vsia of glncosides. Peehe
found eviii, : that while pnrt of the
prusslc acid e..'." into the building
up of glucosldes bi-ie of It is trims-'
ported In i labile form, probably In
loose combination with a fmnln. nnd
Is stored np In various tissues m a re
serve food. -Nature.
The Early Trusts.
Trusts were sometimes dealt with
summarily In old England. For In
stance, the records of the Brewers'
nnmnnnv show that "on Monday. July
30. 1K2. Roliert C'hlchele. the mayor of
London, sent for the masters ana
twelve of the most worthy of our com
pany to appear nt the guildhall for
selling dear ale. After much dispute
aliont the price and quantity of malt
wherein Whltvnctone. the late mayor,
declared that the brewers hnd ridden
Into the country nnd forestalled the
malt, to raise Its price, they were con
victed in the penalty of 20. which
objecting to the masters were ordered
to be kept in prison lit the chamlier
Inln's custody until they should pay It
or fiud security for the payment thereof."
KOll SALE Two heating stoves, fall
Bla.k SW. 10 2. UJ:
Will Take the Stand.
Salem, Mass., Oct 25. That Joseph
Ettor, Artnro GiovannitU and Antone
Caruso, who are accused of killing a
woman tcvtlle strikor, will testify In
t-ir c defense, was stated today
i : - 'or the defense.
WANTED-rThe person, lodge or
rhurch that baa our folding tables
to please notify us nnd wo wl11
call for them. Henry & Carr. 10-25-1
JUST RECEIVED
New Barrel
Dill Pickles
Home Made Kraut
FRESH FRUITS
AND
VEGETABLES
MAIN 43
mf
MAIN 43
J. G. Snodgrass
n.W--1 - 'Mil)1 "
"QUALITY GROCER
OLD GLORY
niouiHivuusiui
OR THE RED RAG?
Nightly on the streets of Portland loud-mouthed agitators blas
pheme flie name of the Lord and curse the Star Spangled Banner.
They are reaching out Into thei smaller communities and it may be '
your turn next to contend with them. Read and vote No. 370 in
Voters' Pamphlet.
Assaulting the Dignity of Labor !
High salaried agitators are constantly assaulting and maiming the
truest laboring men of Portland who are unwilling to divide their
.rnings with these leaches on the decent labor element. J?ead and '
vate No. SC8 and prohibit boycotting and picketing. Your son Is not
safe In Portland if he refused to support these crime Instigators.
Paid adv. Employe! s Assn. of Oregon. W. C. FRANCIS, Secretary
MODERN FIVE ROOM WNC.ALOW In
Portland close In. for trade for l.a ,
Grande properly or sell outright, j
Impile C. P. Stmonson. phone Black I
2fi. io r. i
The Strength
Of A Bank
Is based on the character of Its assets, and of the men be
hind It.
This bank, for twenty-five years a pillar of "-engtb In
this community, keeps Us resources thsolutely clean ind
dependable.
Its officers will always ste that Its assets are of such a
character that Its strength can never be questioned.
l pon this basis we Invite your confidence and your sc-
count
EinimsgjfJij'K
La Grande National! IBank
LA GRANDE. OREGON.
CAPITAL
SURPLUS
RESOURCES
$ 100,000.00
120.000.00
1,000.000.00
FHKD J. HOLMES,
President.
F. L, METERS,
Cashier.
w. j. cnrRcn,'
Tic Trf.
EARL ZPSDEL,
Ass't Cashier.
Designated Depository of the United States Government-Cnlt-ed
States Postal Ssvlngs Depository.