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Every day it grows more apparent. tboritatlve medical paper; "This ob
that the railroads ar esoon to ask f or ' f vlou bus been conOrmed, the evi-
. , . . . . . ... deuce showing that the germicidal ef-
an increase in freight vBirt .H a th preS8ure of
i commerce commission will, be very
alow in granting the increase. The
companies will be obliged to show a
'i narked ' change in conditions- from
that which' existed two and a half
'years ago, when the companies ask
ed for, but were refused, a 10 per cent
increase. 4 - ; .' i y . v.v
. In the coming application,' the rail
roads operating east of Chicago and
north of the Ohio will ask for a flat
Increase of 5 per cent in freight rates,
The companies will base their strong-
i est argument on the : fact .that the
Erdman commission recently granted
the firemen an increase of wages mak
ing the cost of operation considerably
higher than it was..- :
The railroads are relying to some
extent upon, a tentative promise made
when the interstate commerce com
mission rejected the last request for
an increase in rates. ' This promise
was that : when the companies were
able to prove that they must show
larger earnings in order to meet cost
of operation, the commission' would
grant an increase. At that time the
commission said: 1
v; "We do not say that the carriers
may not increase their incomes. We
trust they may, and confidently be
lieve they will. If the time does come
, when through changed conditions it
may be shown that their fears are
realized or approaching realization,
: and from a survey of the whole field
of operations there is evidence of a
movement which makes against the I
i- l a; i . . ... '
security and lasting value of legiti
mate investment' and an adequate re
turn upon the value of these proper
ties, this commission will not hesi
tate to give its sanction to increase
which will be reasonable." '
The railroads evidently will have to
put up a strong case before there will
be any hope of securing the increase
in freight rates which they so evident
ly desire. ,
It is proposed to divide California
into two states because of their un-
The Test of Time
lima determine! whether the policies under which a bank Is 'oper
atc-1 are aafa.
This bank haa been In business twenty-six years.
It haa growji steadily until It haa become one of the strongest and
moat prosperous financial Institutions In the West
The soundness of Ita policies Is attested by the long list of conserv
ative business men who transact their business here; also by an
earned surplus of $130,000.00, the work of time and the result ot
conservative management.
Thla bank has facilities for taking care of more high grade but
- aeaa and effera Ma services to tboee who appreciate the beet In
; banking.
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital, Il00.000.00 Surplna, $180,000.00 Resources, 1, 100,000.0
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF UNITED 8TATF8 GOYERXXE3T.
UNITED STATES POSTAL SAYINGS DEPOSITORY.
equal representation in the United
States Senate.- It would appear vo
the easterner that President Wilson
is having enough trouble without oou
Ming it '
A Michigan woman 80 years of
age, has sued for divorce, t ishe migni
have waited for death and saved the
attorney's' fees. " "'' ' '":' -
House cleaning time is here. Sleep-
inr with the tame cactus and the gas
oline stove belittle the dangers of war
with the Jsjx.. "
- Nearly time for the June college
graduate to charge forth and change
the rules of the universe.
Because a man takes home the
small fish is no proof of a limited vis
ion. ' . Lemonade a Uermicide.
Lemonade made - with soda water,
seltaer or carbonic water is one of the
most perfect germicides that can be
taken into tbe body, according to the
Loudou Lancet. '. 0' t ' ;
It buR long been known that water
charged with carbonic acid gas loses
after awhile what bacteriological., ac
tivities it possessed.' says that? an-
gus is increased. It would seem to fol
low tbut deep natural waters charged
with carbonic uc-IU gas must be sterile,
at all events before they reach the sur
face, and numerous examinations have
shown that natural aerated waters ex
hibit a freedom from active germs. In
tbe case of lemonade, however, then is
present, besides carbonic acid gas, the
citric acid of tbe lemon, and citric add,
even in weak solutions, is a germ de
stroyer." -. 'i 1
..'- He Didn't Fit the 8uit
"1 have always been convinced that
New ' York takes tbe lead in - most
things." said the comedian, "but I was
unaware until lately that the clothing
salesmen here are expert anatomists
also! . v '';.:i-v,.iiv;;ti; -vv:
"I bad occasion to visit a downtown
business ofltce. where 1 beard a clerk
telling tbe other employees of a suit of
clothes which he bought and paid for,
but which did not fit properly., . tie
decided to return the suit and Insist
upon receiving another In place of it
Acting upon this decision, he left tbe
office. Shortly afterward he reappear
ed with tbe sutue suit of clothes and a
disgusted look. :: .
" 'What is tbe trouble? was asked.;
"Confound it!" he exclaimed, point
ing to bis chest. 'After talking to tbe
salesman 1 discovered that I am too
flat here, too thick here and my legs
are too short.' "New York Times,
v , A Spendthrift Duke..
The sixth Duke of Devonshire, son
of the "(inlnsborough" duchess, enme
into a colossal fortune on attaining bis
majority. Tbe whole of. his property
was in bis own hands The entail bad
hMn nit (iff nnrl tils fnthpr'a rianth hart
interfered with tbe resettlement
...
"mere was. tnererore. no cum on nis
extravagance," says bis biographer,
"and so great were tbe inroads that
hls mode of life made ou bis wealth
that toward the" end .of his life he felt
constrained to sell tbe Yorkshire estate
of Loiidesborough.' - This famous and
foolish duke believed In keeping up
tbe dignity of his position and would
drive to race meetings in a coach and
six with twelve outriders. When sent
us, ambassador extraordinary to St
Petersburg for the coronation of Nich
olas I., he spent 50,000 in excess Of
tbe sum allowed blm by jtbe govern
ment, liondnn 3IoImv
LA GRANDE
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THE DANGEROUS AGES.
Time In Our Lives When Grim Death
Eyt U Enviously. f '' i
There are certain ugtm wherein death
ia very imminent, and of all these age
tbe most perilous Is tbe age of an boui
or two. Yea, It Is Jum after blrtb tbnl
we are In most dsi tiger of death, and
the next' uioMt perilous ' age to this l
tfeveuty-one yearn, v H .-; , .j
Tbe age of three, 1 tbe next most
dangerous age. Alinot one-fourtb of
all tbe babies born die during the third
year. - , . ..;..,,;
From three ou to the age of forty
Ave life is comparatively safe, but forty-live,
especially for women. Is a try
ing time, and many are carried off.
After passing : forty-five In safety
men and women may reasonably bope
to reach seventy-one. - Here again they
are in great daufcr-the greatest save
for the first few hours after birth.
Longevity Is a hereditary quality. It
passes from father to son and from
mother to daughter. He who bad an
octogenarian , father may bope to be
come an octogenarian himself, and she
who had an octotrcnnrlnn mother may
bope to become an octogenatiah her
self.. But a father's longevity does not
pass down to a daughter, uor does a
mother's puss down to a son, New
York Tribune. j
V Illegible Writers.
The illegible letter upsets tbe saint
nest temper. We all know people who
fill reams with their ideas or tbeir
facta and take It for granted that our
leisure permits us to unravel tbe rid
dle of tbe writing. Perhaps they are
proud of a band microscopically mi
nute. Perhaps tbey cultivate a de
fiant eccentricity that spurns the form
al precept of the copybook and fash
ions Its own weird and novel system
of shorthand. Tbere are society wom
en who appear to think It a point of
breeding to make chaotic messes of
cuDisi anu .rutunsi aasnee -.that seem.
ki near uuoui ine same reianon to con
ventional chirograph? that a baby's
"googoo" does to speech. Why should
the-spirit of mortal ever be proud of
such tortured and twisted penmanship
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' With Muscle and Brain.
The' boy who can master tbe science
and art of the higher craftsman will
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uoiu jusi as responsioie place in tbe
world us tbe practitioner at the bar.
tbe occupunt of the pulpit or the physi
cian, ludeed. the ' wbollv comnetent
artisan, the worker with muscle and
brain who knows bow. Is the backbone
of tbe nation. If It were not for him
tbere would not long be need for the
specialized professions. He Is the
weaver of the larger social fabric, the
mason who sets the foundation stones
of the ceuntry's Industrial structures.
and many a man who is now a doctor,
lawyer or preacher would not only be
nnppier and better off. but enjoy more
real dignity. If be, too. were one of tbe
"sincere artisans" of the day. Phila
delphia Bulletin.
1 THE BRAVE HEART.
Whatever life shull bring to me,
That will 1 take most thank
fully. ::''.;
Some bitter cups my lips must
drain,
Some days be dark with mist and
rain. ;:
Life is not play, but battle long.
And favors neither weak nor
... strong.
And only he of falthlees heart
Would stand from strife and
stress apart
Only be in coward guise
Would have life ordered other
" '. wise.
Arthur Wallace Peach.
8AVINC8 OF TODAY.
- Tbe American college of today
is between the upper and netber
millstones. The German-American
university has now become
tbe home of scholarship and re
search. If tbe American college
is to repeat In tbe twentieth cen
tury the inestimable service it
rendered to American civilization
lu the nineteenth century it must
recognize the dawn of the new
era. Let the typical graduate be
trained not only In scholarship
and culture, but how to loaf wise
ly .-Henry Louis Smith, Presi
dent Washington and Lee Uni
versity. I feel as If I am making a
twentieth century flight Into an
other world. Comparisons are
imuosslble. , It will take me some
tme to get' my breath. What a'
lot Europe .might learn from
wondrous America I But then
one must consider. It is much
easier to build up a new country
than to change an old one. O.
de Bruyne, Alderman of Gheut'
Belgium, Visiting New York.
EVENING 0B3JKVER,
Why They Never Rust (Mer Cut the
Very Finest, Softest Thread.
Million of needles are sold daily. . It
was nqt so long ago when the thread
in the needle was cut by the sharp
edges left In the. eye after, manufac
ture. The smaller the needle tbe sharp
er the edge and the greater tbe annoy
unce .to. users. Then, again, jbe .eye
would rust for a woman will dampen
tbe end of. the thread on her tongue
In order to make a point so that the
needle may be threaded more easily,
Complaint was loud and long, and or
ders were passed down the line to pro-.
duce an eye In tbe smallest needle that
could not cut tbe finest and softest
thread in tbe world.
This was done by Inventing a new
machine in tbe shape of die cutters for
the making of tbe eyes. , The points on
these minute augers are so small that
tbey cannot be seen with tbe naked
eye or detected by tbe most delicate
sense of touch. ; A microscope Is acc
essary. So It was essential to invent
new machines to manufacture the dies
and to sharpen the tiny drills.
Polishers and burnishers bad to be
made that would finish off every rough
edge In an Instant almost because nee
dles Sell a dozen or so for a few cents.
When this was done the needles were
placed In a rack, through which tbe
eyes projected and beld so tightly that
when Immersed in water only tbe eyes
were covered. In this way tbe beads
of the needles became , the . negative
pole of a powerful battery, and In a
few momenta tbe eyes of several mil
lion needles were gold plated and
hence rendered rust proof. Harper's.
DAMP, DARK DAYS.
And Their Depressing Effeote Upon the
'.-'-' Human System.
Next time it Is a dark, dreary day
and you are sure that you have some
really : terrible ailment . don't worry.
Just cheer up and realise that tbere Is
nothing tbe matter with you except
that the weather is damp, and tbe first-
sunny day. will be sure to set you right
At least" this is tbe opinion of Dr.
Rankin, a London physician, who has
been giving lectures on the subject of
health and happiness. He attributes
most of tbe ordinary woes of humanity
to the damp weather and explains bis
theory scientifically.
"In damp weather," he says, "the
skin does not perform Its functions
properly. Products wbtcb should be
thrown off in perspiration remain and
clog the skin. Under ordinary clrcum
stances in a normal temperature the
amount of vapor passing from tbe skin
reaches thirty ounces per . day. In
moist air tbe amount passing out from
tbarskln (s reduced to seven or eight
ounces. -; ' '. .- i'..
- "As perspiration contains poisonous
properties, it Is not surprising that
during damp weather these poisonous
properties which are retained in the
body , lower " the vltulity and produce
various temporary ailments."
So it's really a comfort to know that
when we do not feel "well" in damp
weather it is no sign of constitutional
111 health, but Just tbe weather. Saa
Francisco Chronicle.
Castle Garden.
Castle Garden was built by the Unit
ed States tn 1S0T from the plans of
Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Williams.
C. E., and won called Port Clinton. In
1822 it was ceded to New York city
In 1824 it became a place of amuse
ment and about 1820 got the name of
Castle Garden. In 1845 there were
Ethiopian minstrels tbere, . In 1847-9
theatrical companies played there, and
In 1850 Jenny. Llnd 'sang there. In
1855 It was c-loRed as a place of amuse
ment, and tbe commissioners of immi
gration took It as an Immigrant depot
In 1870 It suffered from fire, and on
July 9, 1876. It was burned to tbe
ground: It was rebuilt at once. In
1802 the deKt was moved to Ellis Is
land, and Castle Garden reverted to
tbe city, which In 1800 opened an aqua
rium there.
When Father Sings.
Little Mildred lives on the Kansas
side and is four years old. She has a
good voice and likes to sing. Her fa
ther has a very poor voice and wouldn't
carry a tune on his shoulders. ' He is
aware of his falling. So is Mildred.
Whenever be starts to sing tbe rasp
ing noise grates on ber music loving
ears, and whenever Mildred Is naughty
father threatens ber thus: i
"Mildred, If yon don't behave papa
will sing."
' Mildred Immediately turns up her
nose, puts her bands behind ber back
and walks' away. But sbe always be
haves. Kansas City Star.,
. There Is a noticeable difference in
color and markings between tbe wild
cats of North and South America. Both
animals are of about tbe same site, but
the South American cat Is covered with
round black spots much like those of
the leopard, but smaller iu sire. These
spots contrast strongly with the sur
rounding fur, which is of a grayish
white color, very different from tbe
reddish color of the North American
wildcat The fur of the South Ameri
can wildcat 'Is not so thick as that of
his North American cousin, but the
skins are said to dress well and make
good robes and rugs. Pur News.
SPECIAL SALE WHITE
LINGERIE
DRESSES
"Values up to $10.00"
$3.90
25 of these dainty dres
ses to make your selec
tion from. Materials are
'of sheer batistes, and
voiles, trimmed with
heavy embroidered pat
terns and pretty laces.
All very attractive
styles.' , -' -
OTJB $5.00 SALE OF
WOOL " AND SILK
DRESSES CONTIN
UED ALL THIS
WEEK.
ENTIRE LINE MILLINERY
REDUCED 25 PER CENT.
"Many New Novelties Received this week.'
MOMIE CREPE EMBROIDERIES
RATINE TRIMMINGS
BULGARIAN BRAIDS -
NEW LACE RUFFLINGS
FANCY BOUDOIR CAPS
NEW NECKWEAR
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WOMAN 8UFFRAQE.
The Idea of the mastership of
map over woman has changed to
the idea of equal partnership
and right between man and wife,
and tlie loftiest type of family
life that 1 know Is in the homes
where that equality is accepted
as n matter of course. Votes for
women will not cure nil evils.- If
; 1 thought that I'd take 'em Sway
from men. But In . no state
where suffrage has been tried
has it done damage, and lu ev
ery state it has bettered social
and industrial conditions. All
tbe arguments against it are du
plicated in the arguments against '
manhood suffrage a century ago.
Our democracy Is based on the
, theory that the average man
shall be tbe controlling factor in
the government . Our whole ef
fort is toward that We have
made the average man the mas
ter. . All we propose to do now is
to put bis partner alongside
blm. Colonel Theodore Roose
velt : ,
SAYINGS OF CATO.
Grip the subject; words will
' follow. ;
An orator, son Marcus, Is a :
good man skilled In speaking.
,- Buy 'not what you need, but
wbnt you must have. What you
do not need is dear at a penny.
.. . Praise large, farms, but till a '.
small one.
BEREAVED.
Let me come lu where you sit
1 weeping aye.
Let me, who huve not any child
to die. .
Weep with you for the little one
whose love I bave known
nothing of,
The little arms that slowly, slow
ly loosed
Tbeir pressure round your neck,
- the hands you used
To kiss such arms, such hands
1 never knew.
May. I not weep with youT
Fain would I be of service say
something .
Between the tears that would be
comforting
But ah, -ho sadder than your
selves am I ,
Who have no little child to die!
James Wbitcomb Riley.
, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1913.
WINDSOR CREPES
SUMMER PARASOLS
Furniture for three rooms, a snap
if taken at once, cost about $400.00,
will sell for $100.00, everything in
good shape, used about eighteen
months. No terms, must be cash.
Call at the Obesrver office. 6-4-tf
When Dealing With
J II PEARE&SON
La Grande's Leading Jewelers
and manufacturing Opticians.
Ton are trusting yourself to a
store of twenty-two years'
standing which should satisfy
you that you will be treated
right.
Call when you desire anything
in the jewelry line or are in
need of glasses.
THE BEST FITTED OPTI
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We Grind Our Own I
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WE SELL 1
Pure Artificial Ice at 50c a
hundred.
Pure river Ice at 30 cents a
hundred."
Our Artificial Ice is made
from ; pure - Beaver creek
water and is guaranteed as
pure as the city water.
Please get your orders in
before noon each day. ' V
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