La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 26, 1913, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextTUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1913. ( LA GRATDE EVENING (OBSERVER, HOME 116 The public library has received the following books on home building and furnishing as a loan from the state Grande Taxi S j and Touring i Car Service ir1-1 . . -. J ..- Four good ears available day 1 .. and all night for city and coun- - try driving, and to surrounding . 2 towns, charge reasonable, J . Experienced, licensed chauffeurs s always on Job. ' - Call Sommer House or Foley Hotel. I J. D. LYNCH FALL TERM OPENS TUES DAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1913 ENROLL NOW S : 8 ' Baker Business College PHONE 131. TXCIOBETX FIFTY-SECOND ANNUAL OREGON STATE FAIR . ; Saleni, Sept. 29-Oct. 4, 1913 - A whole week of pleasure and profit; $20,000 offered in premiums on Agricultural, Livestock, Poultry, Textile and other exhibits. Horseraces, shooting tournament, fireworks, band concerts, Eu genics exposition, children's playground and other free attractions, In chiding Boyd-and Ogle's one ring circus. ' ' ,' g Free Camp Grounds. Yob are invited. TJJJI a. Sd for premium list and entry blanks . ft Redoced rates on all railroads. For particulars address jjjj Frank Meredith, Secretary SALEM, OREGON. . .. CHANGED TO A Better Beer LEMP'S BEER on draught Try FAilSTAFF, the King of all Beer LOTTES BAR v 1118 JEFFERSON. AVE. library, If anyone is interested in these subjects, ask to see the books next time you go to the library. They are: Care of a house, Clark.' Building a home, Desmond & Frohne. Homes and their decorations, French. Concrete and stucco houses, Hering. . The complete home, Laughlin. Art and economy in home decora tion, Priestman. 1 Distinctive homes of moderate cost, Saylor. 1 . v " , Inexpensive homes of individuality, Saylor. . ' More craftsman homes, Stickley. ; Modern Amercian homes, Von Hoist. Principals ' of . home decoration, Wheeler. .. , . " - National Matches at Camp Perry. : Camp Perry, 0., Aug. 25. Orack riflemen and sharpshooters of the tlnited States today began the elimina tion competitions in the matches of the National Rifle association of America on the Camp Perry rifle range where the international and national rifle shoot began a week ago. . The match which began today is open to mem bers of the army, navy, marine corps, aBajl HANSON & KINION, PROPS. 1 BOOKS I United States military and naval acad emies, education institutions, organis ed militia of the United States and the District of Columbia, and the National Rifle association of America and affil iated clubs. . " ,: " The coveted prize-in today's shoot isg is the president's cup, emblematic of the individual military champion ship of the United States. : With the exception of Nebraska. Nevada. Ida ho, Arkansas and South Carolina; ev ery state in the Union was represent ed. To the winner goes a gold medal, appropriately inscribed; an autograph letter from .President Wilson and cash. econd and third men receive respectively silver - medal apd " cash, and bronze medal and cash. Last year's winner was Corporal Cedric B. Long, Fifth Massachusetts infantry. The Planet Mara. As to the babltablUty of Man, tbe planet popularly regarded a offering tbe nearest approach to a duplication or earthly-eomUtloiw, E. Walter Mauu der. F. it., a. &. lu "Are the Planets Inhabited?" is uncompromisingly neg ative. "A consideration of tbe Martian mwrBtnreatidatruophere leads him o mis conclusion: ; "What we know of Mars show us a jlanet icebound every night, but with t day temperature somewhat above freezing point!. As we see Jtwe:look upon Its wannest regions, and- tbe rapidity with which it Is cleared of Ice. snow and cloud shows tbe atmosphere to be rare and tbe moisture little in tmount and readily evaporated. These sens are probably shallow depression Oiled with ice to the bottom, but melt ed as to their surfaces by day. From the variety of tints noted In tbe seas snd tbe recurrent changes in tbelr out lines, they'1 are composed of congeries of shallow pools, fed by small, slug gish streams. Great ocean basins Into wblcb great rivers discbarge them selves are quite unknown." M . '. ' Had Planted a Quincunx. The gardening season had opened. and in the train tbe usual boastful garden talk was in progress. "Have you got a quincunx in your garden?" asked the oulet man In tbe corner. There was a dead pause. "A qoerens. you mean?'!, suggested tbe botanist. (wlitcly. "No. a quincunx. "Ah, they're uo good here," suid the next man, confidently: "won't bloom In this soil, you'll And." "I'm surprised yon haven't got one." snld the. quiet mnn. "It was the Brst thing I planted after ! laid out my garden been quite a success wltb me.'' "How do you spell the name?" asked a novice (oniy three months married), respectfully, determined to look up the vntulogucs at once. But It was the ioininon. not garden, dictionary that enlightened him. - There (sa.vs the Man chester Guardian) he learned that a quincunx is an arrangement of five trees or plants, one 'at each of four corners and one to the middle. Next morning all the tulk was of golf banal-, caps. 7 ' f" ' 'i i Thirteen" Pursued Him. 1 When the misfortunes of Gnstaf Adolf IV. of Bweden were on him tbe king pointed out to the queen bow tbe number thirteen had Influenced bis life: "Even the name G-u-s-t-a-f A-d-o-l-f IV, Is thirteen letters. I em the. thirteenth , king of Sweden- from1 tbe 1 time of Gustavus Wasa. At the age of thirteen. ! became king, and I reigned thirteen years after attaining my ma jority. I was made a prisoner on the utlb of March. It is now twenty two times thirteen ' since Gustavns Wasa was elected king of Sweden in 1523, and seventeen times thirteen yeattjjlnce the toth.sl SS.VSS 5U. In i718; these added together produce tbe. number iwi, the current yeah -. if you traujKw he numbers one and three, which aXulld for thirteen, they make thirty-one, which la precise ly'iiiy uge noj" . . Curiously 'enongh,,-he died in room No, 13 nt the Welsse Rossll, St Gallon -the dute. Feb. 7, 183G.-r-"An Exiled King." ' ' t ' ' ' Dangerous Dukt. Dust la more daupvrotm than draft The dust of the bouse is more danger, ous that the dust or the street It Is In drv . windy wenthvr thnt colds. Ihfiu- etfWi. bronchitis. tottsllltls and consump- Mn nre ranrttt. For every speck ot dust Is tt aeroplsnB Wltb aa army ai diseame germs n passengers. Sunlight destfys them: they thrive in 4ark uess. The broom and duste of the fconsewlfe Mir them up . from their breeding places in dark recesses, and tbe ofien wludows of the dusting bour blow tbetn ull about ttre bouse. New York Wxrld."' -. 'Telfting. "Why do yon put your flnger onhat 'paint? Don't yon see tbe sign 'Presb f'alntr " "Yes." replied the man wltb "eccen tric Ideas. "But I can't keep from testing It und thinking what a con venience 'it would be It fresh egg could he tested the same -way." WHKhlnptoo Star. v; High P-toe f StraightiMW. : ' - Ono of tbe most dliDeult problema In practical inecbnnlca Is to make a straight edge. How difficult it la may be Judged from an Incident that occur red In tbe shop of a celebrated astro nomical Instrument maker. ' ' A patron asked what would be tbe price of tiin perfect straight edge of glass, thirty -six Inches long." ; :-; "It cannot be made perfect," aald tbe Instrument maker, "but It could proba bly bo made wltb a limit of error amounting to only a frUt!"n of wave length of light" , "How much would that cost?" "About $40,000." ' It turned out thut the customer want ed the straight edge for a acrupeF and that aa error of one sixty-fourth of an Inch would uot bother him. 8t Locus Republic. ' . The Water Vine.. '.- V ' Containing a quart of clear, pare wa ter to, every foot' the watet vine, Diaca, simke-llke, leanesa atmn, flrop plng from the celba and mahogany trees to which It baa climbed, la one of the- wonders of 'the Guatemala Jajn-gjjb,- When tbe stem la ent the WAter spurt forth In1 ' refreshing stream. MoUture Is drawn up from tbe) noil and filtered through tbe porea of the Plant ;.'''. . Must Be High Cleea. ' "Ton have a beautiful manor bourn. but you ought to. have a little village for the peasantry aa we do In England. It adds to the landscape." "All right." said the multimillionaire. "but It must be-a restricted affair. No peasant admitted earning leas than IS.000 a year."-Kannas City Journal. His Misfortune. "You have uo one to blame but your self for your unlucky business ven tures," said. the stern parent "1 Ad vised you tor look. before you leaped." . T'dld look, dnd.' explained tbe re pentant son. "and I didn't leap. 1 got dlssy and fell A'-BiifTulo Bxpresa. I An Awful Threat. Father-Yon have no'seiMe.' I'm go ing to cut you off with a million. The Bon-If you do I'll disgrace tbe family by ritllr.g around In a second band auto. New York Globe , A eterter. . " Jack Makelt How can we marry? I'm only worth t $16,000." and ' that wouldn't buy your clothes, May Rpen- dlt Oh. yes. it would. Jack, f,or, nearly, Ove yeursl Puck. Final Account Notice. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned as the executrix, of the es tate of James Henry Wilson, deceased, has filed in the county court of Union county, Oregon, her final account and report and that the county t judge , of said county has set Thursday, August 28th, 1913, at 9 a in. and at county court room in the court house at La Grande, Oregon, as the time and place for hearing of all objections to suds report and settlement of - said estate. Dated at La Grande, Oregon, July 28th, 1913. - . , . . ' PHBBE WILSON,,-, i Executrix. ' Jul 29 Aug S 12 19 26 - Neglect a Seriooa Matter. Dont neglect yourself j if yon, hav eczema or akin trouble of any kind Get a battle of Meritoi Ecsema Rem edy and cure yourself. You will tx delighted with this prescription. New lin Drag Co. ' - OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE h".aH7'6Mk tcbool yen, taTtwatn -! t)C6EE COURSES n msny phssesoi aonicuiTUHi. fwnmttaiwo., homi ccoNOMica. Minino,. roaiaiar. com- Mtacc. iMncv. ". TWO-VEAH COURBCt aomcoi. ua; HOk fci0Mic. MtcnawMi asta roseaTar commihcc. pnMMrcv TEACHCIt.S COURSES i. wsausl training, s'ltricullure, donMlic science and art. Mt'iC Including ptttto, string, band fnMrtettlcntt and, Vctce culture. A 'HtAUTIFlt feoOKLET entitled r - Pv-ntraVifMT nv RllaAT. 1.IPK" and a CXTAtuoUK will be mailed free Addreft U. M. TewnamT, Registrar, nw-MSMVt). Corvsllia. Vacuum K0TJ8Z CLKAHISe TTHOL8TER1HO rfJR51TURC REPAIRIKO - MATTRESS KAKIHO . . rmuimnt PACnua. L. P. BELUH6ER, 1M7 ffash. Are. PKme Black 10H 1-V Sis sua . OA MW mWg: l When you come to us in the middle el the night' to get only a dimes worth ot something lor the toothache, we don't complain. When you give us your business during the day, we take deBght in accommodating you during the' night. .'. But II you always have , household remedies right in your home, you will save YOURSELF many an annoying midnight journey. ' Come to OUR Drug Store. . , NEWLIN DRUG COMFHY NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Maw Notice isTiereby given 'that sealed bids will be received by the council of the -city of La Grande, Oregon, for the construction of hard surface pave ment, together with grading - and drainage,-as, follows: On the alley in block 10tf, Chaplin's - addition,' 615 square .yArds of paving, same to be constructed according to the plans and specifications' on file in this 'office. All bids to be in by 8 o'clock p. m., September 3rd, 1913, and accompanied by a certified check for 5 per cent of the amount bid. .The council reserves- New lot of Hermiston Arrived today. For Lunches a. FRESH SARATOGA CHIPS SWISS CHEESE ' ' UMBURGER CHEESE CREAM CHEESE ' BOILED HAM U MAIN 43 m MAIN 43 Prompt J. G. Snodgrass QUALITY GROCER av i'-v. k , the right to reject any and all bid. La Grande, Oregqn, August 21st, 1913. .'"" . '' i LEE IfARNICX, Aug 22, 6t " Adv.' City Recorder. f New Cure for Rheumatism. :; . i . ;. i v.,. ; ... :, ' -' v;' i . Get the uric acid out of your sys tem . and your . rheumatism will b cured. MeritotRheumatlsm Powdert are the mcst effective Agency knowr for this purpose, -You .can buy then. from any member of' the Amenew ; Drdir and Press Association. NewJini Drug Co. j those fine ;They are fine. Delivery Melons 4 V T 1 i A .K i i M.I ,i ; .