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THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1913 LA URANDE EVENING OBSERVER, PAGE FOUR THE OBSERVER ' BRUCE DENNIS ED1TOB AXD OWJSER. taterea at the pestofflee at La Grndo, . Oregoa, m sen elan natter. SCBSCHIFTIOX HATES. ftaUj, tingle copy .............. 9aHjt PT V.. ..He allt. iter Moalb '....;.& KEBl'ILDI.G THE BODY. Ten yeara ago, Jf a peraon had ap peared before a body of medical men and asserted that In a decade they would be able to do things in medic al and aurglcal science tbat are act ually done now, a great majority of tbe medical men would have serious lr doubted him. Many would have declared such rapid progress impos sible in that length of time away in the distant future these tblngi might be done perhaps, but not In ten years. . A few years ago, no surgeon had . ever been able to straighten a lateral . spina curvature; today many sur geons are doing It. Not long ago the ' scientific men did not know that a broken bone could be reduced to Ita normal position and made to heal properly with the aid of metal plate and screws; the method is in com mon practice now. A decade ago, no surgeon had sue ceesfully removed the hump from a deformed back. It has been done so often of late that It doesn't cause any. "ohs" and "aha' when people read of it A half century back, the brain was rvalues FOR SALEl J Residence, corner of Fifth and ! Pennsylvania. Close ln Room on Fifth street front for another house. 6 rooms bath and toilet Cement basement Will sell for cash, or part cash, balance month- j ly payments. Reason for selling: Desire to live nearer my work at i J the greenhouses.' If interested, ap- j ply to A. B. CHEERY. bel.'eved to be' an orgaa so vital life that V. must not be tampered with, but lots of persons are going about today, happy and prosperous uho are minus' a portion of their brain. They are not perfectly nor mal, iome portion of their body may be paralysed; but they are alive an thev would not have been, bad it not been for science. gkln grafting, blood transforma tion, substituting portions of the an atomy, are all being successfully a& compHshed now. Only a day or tw Bn a hnv was taken to Ann Asbor, Michigan, hospital, with a part of hli brain diseased. The surgeons removed the diseased section and substituted a portion of a dog's bialn, and at last accounts the boy seemed to be recov erlng. He may die yet but the oper atlon, or one similar, has been sue ceesfully performed before. In some respects this was a simple aurglcal feat. ( Consider the following accomplish menu of modern aurgery: The heart liver, stomach and other organs have been caused to function normally after the death of the body from which they were re' moved. . . The heart of an animal has been removed from its surrounding organ' ism and kept alive 104 days. It has been shown that chicken skin with sprout feathers, if grafted upon a human being. Seven thousand school children In pne city have been cured of. "stupid ity" by surgical operations. Organic heart disease . has been cured by strengthening the walls of the heart by spiral strings of fine gold. Life has been, restored In animals twenty-five minutea after .."actuan death." -, ' Bones of the dead have been used in making artificial Jaws and noses. The blood vessel of a dog has been kept In cold storage for twenty days 'and transplanted Into the aorta of a cat the cat enjoying good health, for two years after the operation. The .more advanced'- surgeons are now looking forward 'to the time when the bodies of tbe young, healthy and strong, who are killed In accident, shall "be preserved, so 'that no -Inconsiderable portions may ' be used for transplanting. In this way the arteries, skin, nerves, tendons. glands, muscles, teeth and bones es pecially could be used. ARE XATIOSAL SONGS "RUBBISH Theyery BestGarmen IN THE CITY Old Floors Made Like New; Have yon an unsightly floor, rough, uneven, stained or dirty? If you have I can put H In first class condition, level, smooth, clean, Just like a new floor and ready for any kind of a finish Vou may wish to put on It The AUTOMATIC SCRAPER AXD POLISHER makes them like new. For particulars call at room 10 Newlln't drug building, or phone Red 3051, G. H. RUSH Contractor and Builder National Protective Service A COLLECTION SYSTEM THAT COLLECTS. We have the system that collects, It makes no difference how large or small your ac counts, or how far scattered your debtors, H Is equally efficient, equally successful. You can uro It In your business for those de linquent accounts. JiO COLLECTION NO CHARGE Phone Red 8051 Room 0, Newlla Drag Bid?. The Test of Time Time determines whether the policies ander which a baak is oper ated are safe. This bank haa been In business twenty-six yeara. 11 una t,.ou v.cj.i ly uu.u .1 n.is buvnr.ie cne of iLe strong'. autl moat prosperoua financial ius'itutlons In the West I The soundness of Its policies is attested by the long list of conserv ative business men who transact their business hete; also by an earned surplus of $130,0.0.00, the work of time and the result of conservative management.. This bank has facilities for taking care of more high grade busl t ness and offers Its services to those who appreciate the best In banking. . La Grande National Bank -" ' ' La Grande, Oregon Capital, $100,000.00 Surplus, $130,000.00 Resources, 1,100.000.00 DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF EXITED STATES GOYERNMENT. UNITED STATES POSTAL SAYINGS DEPOSITORY. Speaking of national anthems, 81' Edward Elgar, the foremost of Eng lsh composers, says "Rubbish!" The rhyme, the sentiment and in most instances, the music, , be - says. are "vile." , . , His point la that the people have never called a fine anthem Into being aa a direct response to their national feeling and aaplratlona. Even if they have a good tune for their anthem he says, it Is likely to be borrowed from somebody else. ' All this may . be true from the musician's standpoint. . ." ' : But it Is veil to bear in mind tbat patriotic songs are not written for musicians. ' And it 4s worth while to note a few patriotic songs of any con sequence were ever written by musicians.' . .' It may be true that the national anthems fall Bhort of being real music. But It must . be taken into consideration that they are also far more than mere music. If their mu! formed the sole ap peal 'to popularity they would- not be national songs at all. A skilled musical composer is the last man to criticise the songs of the heart.1 . .' As well might. a cultured literary critic seek to analyze and condemn a people's love-words and lullabies. Highly refined language and music strictly according to nice rules do very well In transmitting the little elusive emotions and glding.the com monplace, but a great passion impet uously finds its own direct way of ex pression. ; r The man who haa heard the soldier bands play "The Star Spang led Banner" at sunset after the last day of a battle, while the- beaten enemy was lurking in his ' trenches only a little distance away, will need no. musician to interpret to him the message or to tell him if It is melody, i Musicians, and especially .' musical composers, are the las, to bring them selves to understand the popular sen timent about music. ' i 4 " POOR ROADS INDICTED. A writer in. Farm and Fireside de clares -that only 18.000,000 out of the 25,000,000 children of the United States go to school. This leaves, 7,000,000 children without the advan tages of the education that we boast Is free to all. Half of these 7,000,000 children who cannot go to school live In . the country, and the principal reason they cannot secure an education is "bad roads.'' That is the worst In dictment yet made against the poor roads of this country. The" schools are there, the teachers are employed and yet 3.500.000 children cannot se cure that most Important thing of all an education. "Many children" says the ' maga zine writer, "are killed each year walking railroad tracks to school. Why? They have no roads to walk on. -V "Many children each year have no schools to go to. Why? The roads are so bad there Is no profit In farm ing, no money for schools, no pro gress, no growth, no amb'tlon. ... "Hundreds of thousands of child ren yearly have to do with little schooling, a little part of a .term at school. Why? Because father needs their help on the farm he 'sn't making enough money to spare his children's time for school days. hicat;3e lie haa to pay s n.uc'.i for hauling his crops to market he has no profits left for extra hired help." "The average American of today has less fear than the American ot 25. 50 or eveu 100 years ago", says Walter D. Scott, professor of psy chology at Northwestern university. The professor Is right. Only last week a Michigan man married his mothcr-ln-law. ! wfmmwM) pai.. I WAV M MIMA ii And the Greatest Variety That ia what our hundreds of pleased customers are saying about our splendid spring showing of :, -SUITS DRESSES COATS . The Easter season is now at its heighth and each ' day finds many of the nifty new garments missing ' from the display racks. Make your selection now and give our fitters as much time as you convenient ly can. The pretty new Bulgarian Suits in the popular ma terials and shades, Tailored Suits for spring in Serges and mixtures with Bulgarian trimming and fancy ; buttons, Spring Coats of the three-quarter length so, favored this season, Dresses of all tne new suk ana wool materials with trimmings of lace collars and new buttons. . Our Easter Suits The New Coats $12.50 to $40 $12.00 to $35.00 The New Presses $8 to $32.50 A Charming Array of Easter Millinery Now awaiting your selection in ou r exclusive millinery department. THE FAMOUS GAGE BR OS.' . PATTERN HATS "sold exclusively by this store" are here in an endless variety of attractive new sha pes. Tailored and Trimrtied Millinery "The product of our expert trimmers' d esigning" also in many nifty new styles. NEW NECKWEAR JuBt rece!ved by express. All the latest fashion whims In this showing. WEST THE QUALITY STORE EASTER FOOTWEAR Now ready In our shoe department We carry all widths from AA to EE. A humorist, who somehow got into the insurance business, describes a : "friction fire" as one caused "by rub- j b'ng a $10,000 policy against a $5000 , Rtnck of eooda " f Ten thousand additional incandes cent lights shone on Pennsylvania avenue on inauguration night but what the statesmen ' needed was a little more light on the tariff. wood otice. ; Notice Is hereby given tbat the dis trict school hoard of school, district So. 1 of ITnion county, Oregon, will receive up to 7:30 o'clock p. m. ot March 28th, 1913, sealed bids for fur-' nishing said school district No. 1 with j 500 cords of four foot split yellow ( pine and red fir wood, said wood to ' 36 cut wh'le green and not later than lune 1st, 1913, free from large knots nd acceptable to said school board. bald wuuu iu 'o Co,;. cio. i, (Oi'ils it h!g hschool building, 100 cords at Fourth ward school and 100 cords at Riverside school and to be corded up neatly and closely where drlected by board. One hundred cords to jg de llvered by July 1, and all on or before September 1, 1913. Bids to be left with school clerk. Board reserves the right to reject any or a bids. ARTHUR C. WILLIAMS, - School Clerk M 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 2S "13 Nino Chkau'mus will go out of nIKro with Printout Taft. whit h i0 TitAuR SO acres cSoire fruit and We FrJicnn Manila . Orlnlwks Sll "U,WWM jsswwv show thnt the late election beneficial result at least. had one rhfladephta philanthropist says policemen don't have enough to do.' What does he mean enough people or enough things?. berry land In the Lyle fruit district on the Columbia r'ver. Will trade for La Grande residence property' or farm. land in this vicinity. Value $4,000.00. For further particulars ae Dr. H. 8. Brownton. Phones: of fice Black 911. Rpsldence Black 3192. 3-17-6t h and we recommei.d their use The manufacturers claim that the Mazda gives three times as much ' light for the same money as the old style globes. We have tested them out and found them far superior to the old kind. If you haven't tried the new Mazda globes, by all means do so. If you are T:ot an electric light user, we. urge you to investigate the merits . of the new globes. We believe the result will substantiate our claim ' that electric light is not only the best but the most economical for Tou. , Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co. "Always at Your Service." I r fruity. -Vn 1-"' VT-- , . .-V. 1
