La Grande evening observer., March 20, 1913, Image 2

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LA GRAXB2 OPflESTER,
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1913
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nov ai
An Albany man slashed his wrists,
took poison, ate powdered glass and
shot hfmself and ' 1111 lives. He
GARDEN SEEDS
A full line of first class' garden seeds on display.
Now is the time to buy as our line is complete. ' " ' .
FANCY APPLES
Lucinda and Rome Beauties ; : .
OUR HOME-MADE SAUERKRAUT IS SPLEN
DID THE GOOD THINGS COST NO MORE THAN OKD1XAKV
THIS03 ir TOC KS1MV WHERE TO BUT.
Stageberg Grocery
; PHONE MAIN 70 , - ,
TEGETABLK8 I SEASON ALL THE TEttK.
D. R.
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IPOWBER
maZtes
BeMeioias
Mo11! BIsciMt
The most appetizing, healthful
and nutritious of foods.
Hot biscuit made with impure
and adulterated baking powder
' are neither appetizing nor whole
some. It an depends upon the
baking powder.
Take every care to have your
biscuit made with Royal Baking
Powder, the only baking powder
made from Royal Grape Cream of
Tartar, which is chemically pure,
if you would avoid indigestion. :
The very best receipts for hot
biscuits and griddle cakes will be
. found in the - ''';;: "( '
ROYAL COOK BOOK 500 RECEIPTSFREE
' Send Address
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BAKim powocn ca, ncw vomc
ought to be able to make a great
vaudeville act ont of that. . ; ' :
..50c
FONG I
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- Branch of Baker City Office
CHINESE HERBS AND
'ROOT lWBTKPIES
Our wonderful life giving
herbs will ahselntely extirpate
every Impurity from the system.
No drugs, no yelsea, aoo-alco-
JiOllC. ' . ' i ' i
HlfcE-(ONriBITIAL
CONSULTATION FKFE
- Those living out et town can
cure themselves at hems with
our herbs. Write to us for par
ticulars. Office Hoars: I to 12 a. m.; 1 to
I P. .
Susdaye to 11 a, m.; 1 to
I p. m.
Telephone Mala 782.
- Offices .Hit Adams Avenue
LA ORAiritE, OREflON.
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La Grande, March 20. (To the Ed
itor.) K Christmas day is the bright
est and happiest day of the Church
year, Easter' the most triumphant and
joyous, and Ascension the most re
splendent and glorious. Good Friday
though the most sorrowful, is also
the most comforting.
Because It throws light as nothing
else does, on the baffling problem of
human suffering and misery. True,
It does not solve all . the mysteries
concerning this, for evidently It Is
such a problem, which Is beyond the
scope of human intellect, but it does
reveal enough to enable us to endure
what ever suffering may fall to our
lot, with confidence and even elation.
Let us see how this Is:
The cross stands for (he suffering
of the whole universe, and He whom
Good Friday reveals hanging on that
cross becomes thus partaken, of that
universal suffering. All the .sorrow.
distress, tribulation of the whole
human race, past, present and future.
Is fastened on to Him, wlien nailed to
the cross, so that there is do pang
which wrings, has wrung or will
wring the human heart but vibrates
likewise through His heart causing
It the In-tensest anguish.
Now He who thus suffers, is the
God Man, so God Is touched with the
sufferings of all mankind, and can
sympathise to the utmost. In acting
thus,. He stows that suffering is no
arbitrary thing which He could - do
away with by a word, otherwise He
would have long . ago spoken ' that
word, but something which under the
existing conditions, is unavoidable.
To understand how this 4s, would re
quire a knowledge and understanding
on our part, of the universe and our
selves, which only a universal mind,
could grasp and possess, so God does
not attempt to explain where It is im
possible, but gives instead an as
tounding revelation of Himself, as
Love, which will inspire us to have
confidence in Him and have patience
to await the final outcome, which He
tells us will make up for all present
pain and show us the reason why. '
Good Friday reveals that none of I
Grande has subjected the city to in
ferior material from cement makers
who could unload second-class stuff
and not be caught up. Resolutions
covering all these phases will come
up In due time.
Long debate was occasioned ovel
the matter of transcripts of bonding
legislation for bond buyers. It was
prompted by a request to furnish
transcripts for John L. Mars, In &
specific ase, but the matter fell
through as It was deemed too broad.
A resolution was passed authoris
ing and instructing the city recorder,
to collect ail delinquent Improvement
assessments. This is a serious propo
sition and is going to lead to trouble
for those who are delinquent.
Lively war between makers of two
well known street flushers is likely
to mean that the city of La Gran i
will obtain a modern flusher "dirt
cheap". The bid of the Sanitary
Flusher company was recommended
accepted by the street committee
consideration for a week or two, but
with a counter proposal. Tho latest
b!? presented by this company s'nee
the war started, win, S102H f. o. b.
Vortland. Knowing that the conillit
letweetr the companies was a
varra one the street committee made
a" rVunter proposal of acceptance !f
the price be made H02 f. o. b. La
Gta Hie. The matter waj InM on th
table 'when the Stud'.hck ;r fiushei
representatives present had tele
grams read alleging that the Sanitary
company was not quoting Its lowest
rates and also the reading of tele
grams show'jig that adverse criti
cism of the Sturiebnker fhis-.er 'oy tte
street superintendent at VanrOuer.
V.'n., was not the opinion of the ma
jority of the council there. The hu:
ter has many side Issues and the san
ation was finally laid on the tab;.?,
that the entire couucll may becoaic
" llilEKTlis'
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Ml
us suffers alone. If we are deserted
by our companions, we are not by
God. The outcast who is despised
and rejected of men, and . looks In
vain for human sympathy in the mis
ery his gins have brought on him may
know that God understands and synv
phaslzes with him, having been
touched with that selfsame feeling,
and because of this knowledge, God Is
all the more ready to save him and
forgive him. So he need not despair,
if only, he Is In earnest to repent and
forsake his sins.
uut space, nowever, win not per
mit me to go much farther into the
matter and point out, how all kinds
of suffering whether vicarious or
brought0 on ourselves by our own
fault, may derive comfort from Good
Friday, so will take but one more in
stance. No mo.-e trying situation
clergyman confronts than that of
comforting bereaved parents, when
the darling or the pride and hope of
the family and home has been snatch'
ea away Dy death, words seem
powerless to afford any balm to their
bleedfng hearts. God apparently for
got to be gracious and His ears were
deaf to the agonizing prayers of the
father and mother. What can I sav
to them, to relieve their anguish?
Why I can . show them that God
spared not His own Son from death
and so their grief has wrung the
heart of God Himself, and the Father
in Heaven sorrows with the father on
eann. , in us , toe situation re
lieved for H U no act of a tyrant
which took away their child but of
One who cannot act hut In love, no
matter how .severe ; His actions at
times may . seem. The comfort ' of
Good Friday is Inexhaustible -and in
Unite and so becomes
Joy of tne desolate, Light of the
straying.
Hope, when all others dfe, fadeless
and pure,'
Here speaks the Comforter, in God's
name saying - -Earth
has no Borrow that Heaven
cannot cure." , '
UPTON H. GIBBS.
tetter acquainted witl the complicat
ed situation. II is probable that
final action will be taken at the next
meeting of the cownrii.
The matter of public weighing
scales on paved streets, has come up
again. D. M. Clark, acting for Clark
& Snook, produce dealers, has peti
tioned the council for the right to
Install a scale and to purchase the
discarded city scale, in front of the
Jefferson street property. , As that
street is to be paved this summer,
the street commltee will look into
the ' advisability 0f insalling such a
scale at this time. IMt. Clark offers
to do the weighing and collect fees
for the city. As there Is one in front
of the La Grande brewery tht will
either have to be removed or have
paving constructed about it, the en
tire question of scales on paved
streets will be threshed out with thin
problem.
' An opinion from the city attorney
on the legality of the proposed ordi
nance more specifically defining the
duties of the mayor, which ordinance
la the one that has been termed "Get
the mayor" ordinance, was read. City
Attorney RuBk held that the measure
was in violation of the c'ty charter
In various phases, he pointing out the
sevenu reasons wny be holds it to
be Invalid. The opinion was put on
file.
It -is probable that the document
will die for want of lifting from the
table, or may be taken up and killed.
When told that it was Illegal, Coun
cilman Davis, who introduced I:,
withdrew his support of the measure.
Bids for the purchase of $:,fi.0n0 Im-
provemnei Donds were opened last
night and one accepted. One from the
Warren Construction company being
about par. and the other from a To
ledo firm offering f CO premium. The
latter b'd was accepted.
The ordinance fixing the salary o.
tne city pnyslclcn and prescribing ' i
his du.Ies. was read the third time J
and passed. The wage Is $15 month- !
ly. Another ordinance covering the!
duty of the noundmaster rwinrrinr
him to do all the fumigating neces-
sary, hat also been put before the
council
The snow ordinance Is' passed. II
requires that six hours after the snow
falls or Ice is formed, In daylight on
ly, the property owners must clear
the walk. This refer principally to
the business streets and the more
centrally located residence districts.
Agent for lots owned by non-resident
people are held responsible. The
fine for violation Is 5 to $25, and the
chief of police must enforce the law.
No Doubt.
Ohio now hii a xtringenr corrupt
practices net. which hIiiim to do away
entirely with the u of numey in poli
tics. In nK'iiklti of the uiiincliation
of prominent men froui tlie uei-esslty
of milking cohtrlliutlciiiri to every pub
lic enterprise and xelllli perxen. Judge
William E. Scotleld of the Buckeye
State tells this story: .
"It reminds me of Jim Kfek. the mil
row d king of the neveutle. . Jliii always
gave freely to the Institutions In the
little town from which be came. His
name was on every wabHcrlption list,
but be balked one day when he wan
asked to send $100 'for putting a new
fence around the vlllnge cemetery, la
denying the request be wrote:
" '1 don't nee auy use for a fence
around a graveyard. .Thorn on the our
side don't want to get In, and those on
the inside can't get out'
"I told ihl story to an Englishman
Inst, year when I was abroad. After
ruminating fl few minutes be said:
"Aw.: 1 -think .your. Mr. Fixk was
about huwf right; really I do.'" The
fopiilar Mugnziue.
Zoological Myths. ' .
Certain creature oft heard of. pray who
ver saw?
There's the camel whoa back broke be
neath the laat straw.
There' the wonderful goose that laid
Anl the bull that sot in where the china
wai aold. i-
There's the uu that the skin of a lloo
- doth wear
And the wrong pl we frequently get by
the ear.
The wild, horse that never no, never
could dras
Us somewhere There's the cat we let
out of the has.
There's the bird that goes whimpering se
crets around.
Whoever ha a teen It. whoever has found'
There's the oft mentioned , doc la the
manger that uttinds
And the elephant some one has got on
nis hands. , , .. .
There's the ravenous welf from our door
that we keep
And the wolf that goes round In the
clothea of a sheep.
There- the nightmare that somebody tellr
in they ve had.
There's the rat with nine Uves, and thi
- March hare that a mae. .
And the (ox that declared that the hlgl
grapes were aour.
And the irrim doga of war. It would taku
quite an hour .
Juat tw Hat all the odd. freakiah creatures
that we
Nearly every day hear of. but never once
. aee.
St. Louis Ulobe-Democrat.
The Sport Dangerous.
Mlsa Kleauorit Sears, the athletic
young Ilostonl.-iii. way visiting recently
at a country house where u good deal
of flylnif Is dune.
Mb Sears, one cold and brilliant aft
ernoon, npiietired on tin? terrace of the
mnnxlon in a new nnU chtiruilng avia
tion costume.
"How do you like my new rig?" she
asked us 'She aimroai'lied n party of
oiiug men ami women who were tnk
lug ten In the oieii tilr liehlnd a glass
wind k'Mwii.
Une of the yoaiiic men iinawered
with n look of ndiniratioii:
Heiuititiii: you are always, dressed
to kill. Today, tlionch. you are dressed
to be killed "-.MlnnetiDoll Journal.
Sonnet.
rve aometln.w nad a hunch that sag
I lyases
When, all hla traipsing done, he'd gone
to farming ...
In Ithiira. rememnerlng the charming
Calypso, ilrt-e and those other mlssea '
Whom he'd been worn to spoon with tot
course, thl la
Purest vonierturei, often thought that
surely
. He'd aisned the pledge a trifle prema
turely. No toys .compare with those we term
"Hmiasua .
8o oft we think the very best Havana
Don't i-orne up to the born husk ciga
rette We smoked iH-hlnd the nam end have
riti-ik
(When huffed at Oenevlevei for pigtalled
Anna.
Ah me. the Fortunate Isle of gulden
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kartaaod root. Aaa Ionic lazaUnli oat Doaqoal.
Motbar OraT Araasatle-Lasr la aold by Drug-
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chicks!
From standaru bred
Rhode Island Reds
Black Minorca ,
White Leghorn -
ud ysur own mil
hatched In ear ssasi-
moth hatchery, ..
r Descriptive ' circular
and price list for tie
asking.
C. C. C00LIDGE
Phon Red 3702... LA GRANDP,
jTHE. SAFE WAY!
IN GETTING
; Eye Glasses and !
: spectacles
i that are rivet. (Its cosstart mm l
Spectacles
2 took wall.
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Tne fatsjUet ef man sits en
throned visibly npoi hie fore
head si la hts eye."
LsagtsUew.
I TUS (KKLIIF XTBSTsUlIT IS !
! . B TBOALTT.
J Cene la aad talk ever ysur eye-
i glass prcsieaw; eoMtUtaUen at l
J any tlsse. I -
We grind ear ewn leasee. I
I Cor eptleal sarlers have all the !
latest MleatUte iatsrusMats for
I detecting errers la refraotlen.
!.f. H. PFARF & SON j
' Attendance firatfnate Optometrist. J
I
Vhen Ycu Are Plan
ning to Build
ememser that ear svlngles. sash
es, doers, fleering aad other tan
ker are recognised ta this com
munity as therenghly trustworthy
and high grade, and that we de not
make a prattiee ef over-eharglng.
We bought eor areeeat stek when
lumber was lewer tn price. '
tfjft FOLEY