La Grande evening observer., December 05, 1913, Image 4

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1913
LA GRANDE WEEKLY OBSERVER.
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THE OBSERVER
BRUCE MNNIS. Editor and Owner
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WHEN A MOTHER DIES.
When a man has outlived his use-
' fulnesg and passes into the great
beyond we take it as a matter of law
to which all of us must some day bow.
But when a sorrowing congregation
mourns over the remains of a young
mother who has just performed the
great abject : of her existence and
succumbs to the ordeal it grips the
heart of even the passing onlooker.
To the young mother life holds
nothing . more precious ' than the
' tender bit of humanity which through
a great law, takes its life directly
from her. .
In this stage she has been the ob
ject for the highest expressions of
. art, poets have sung their sweetest
songs. And by a law of extremes
men feel the pang of death more
keenly when it intervenes to nip the
tender bud of life or destroy the
intimacy that the mother feels for her
newborn babe. The loss of a mother;
and in the tender years of life! It
,i like shutting out the sunlight
' "which is the life of all creation, with
out which all created things would
wither and die. For the living child
there will be no fond cooing and
caresses, no' loving instruction from
a mother's lips, no nothing word in
the time of trial. And faithful and
kind as relatives or friends may be,
the loss, is ever present and the in
quiring mind soon learns to dis
tinguish between the real and the un
real.
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers
whose remains were sent to Logan,
; Utah . last night, brought home to
the thoughtful the whole import of
the words just written. She was in
the bloom of life, known as a faithful
and, kind wife, willing to do the duty
for which her God had created her.
In her willingness to do her duty un
stintingly. she was model for others
to follow. In fter bravery in trying
to perform her self-imposed duty she
was heroic. Mortals can do no more.
HIGH TAXES AGAIN.
Yes, we are' all confronted with ex
traordinary high .taxes, again.
We say, again, because it seems
that each year they climb with an
occasional off year with u slight
downward tendency so we can all get
our breath once more.
This year the state tax is abnor
mally high.
What is the cause?
v As long as we have expensive legis
latures, expensive governors, expens
" ive state schools, expensive elections,
Organized
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La Grande National Bank .
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF UNITED STATES GOVERIKMKJit.
rSTTED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITOR.
Capital $100.000.00
Surplus ; .$130.000.00
Total Resources $1.000,000.00
For twenty-six years, in all kinds of financial weather, we have
successfully catered to the monetary wants of the people of La
Grande and the Grande Konde Valley. i ' il jijtIE3
Wa respectfully solicit your business. J INITIO
La Grande National Bank
La Grande,
there' is but one answer and that is
high taxes. ' , -'' .'
And now' comes along a proposition
to bond the state for something like
sixteeen million dollars to build
roads. - , '.. ." ,j
You are for good roads, but are j
you for a blanket mortgage on top'
of what you are already oaying in
the way of taxes?
A MANAGED CITY.
' La Grande is now under the man
agerial ' form of city . government
Step by step the people have accom
plished what they set out to do when
they, determined that he old coun
cilmanic form of municipal govern
ment was antiquated and unsuited for
a growing city. . '
In choosing Mr. L. F. Lafky of
Salem, to manage La Grande, the
commissioners have apparently acted
with the wisdom and good judgment
that was credited to them on the day
of election, for Mr. Lafky is a .man
of wide experience in municipal af
fairs has been a member of city
councils and thus knows the weak
points of the old system; has been
a heavy taxpayer in cities that were
growing and is familiar with the tax
payers' side of all- improvement mat
ters, which is a qualification that
should render him very valuable at
this particular time to La Grande.
When Salem changed over from a
sleepy, country village to a city Mr.
Lafky was there. He was a taxpayer
and a councilman and as a prominent
man of Salem said of him "He
worked eight hours a day when on
the council and received not a cent
of remuneration. He examined Into
the minutest details of the city gov
ernment and through his efforts
Salem was saved thousands of dol
lars." ,. , ' .. ;'
" This recommendation came without
solipitation. It came because it was
based on fact, and there is every'
reason to believe in . choosing Mr.
Lafky the commissioners have done
much in their first step for La Grande.
Now, the . essential feature , is
loyalty. Let each individual do what
he believes will assist rather than
retard the new administration.
(Continued from Page 1.) .
which the cattle came he was not al
lowed to feed them hay in the cars,
but this is permitted on the 6.-W.
In Kansas City these cattle were an
object of curiosity to trainment and
officials, owing to the extreme novelty
of the undertaking and the probable
results that might be reached through
the venture. . L - ?
The secret, according to Mr. Spald
ing, lies in theVact that he has not
overcrowded the cars, thus permitting
the cattle to lie down wnen they get
tired, and in the fact that he has fed
thorn well all he way. The cost of
this stock per head when loaded on
the cars in Kentucky was about $24.
When they reached their destination
they cost the buyer about $35. When
they are unloaded they will have to
be driven a distance of 80 miles be
fore they reach their destination.
This venture is to be followed up by
another shipment of two cars of
young steers in the near future provid
ing the weather is not too extreme.
LOST Lady's alligator purse with
about $7.00. Return to Observer.
12-5-4t.p.
in 1887.
CHOICE STOCK SHIPPED
Orj
on
. DIAMETER Of . THE , EARTH!
Point at Which It Is the Greatest an
' the 'least. ' r v ;'
What Is tie greatest diameter of the
artht The. form of the earth is that
of a .flattened spheroid, greater In di
ameter at the . equator . than at the
poles, but this Is, modified by the ac
cidents of Its surf see, so that the
diameter varies according to the point
at which It la measured.
It might be expected that the diam
eter would bo" greatest If measured
from the top of the highest mountain,
which is Mount Everest. In the Hima
layas.' but unfortunately the point at
which"-the diameter would emerge on
the oilier side of the world is In the,
Pacific ocean, where this is more tbnn
7,000 feet deep. , (
..Professor L. Ilenlsel of Scbulpferdn
says the greatest diameter of the earth
Is that taken from the summit of
Mount Chimborazo. In Ecuador. 20.13(1
feet above the" sea level. This, he says,
emerges at the antipodes on a high
point on the north coast of Sumatra.
This diameter' is 7,929.3 miles.
As Chlraborazo Is almost on the equa
tor, its summit is that point on the
earth's surface which is most distant
from the center' 'There weight Is
feeblest nnd centrifugal force greatest
The earth's smallest radius Is that
from the center to the north pole, but
it Is not certain that the line through
the poles is the smallest diameter, be
cause the south pole Is On a high pla
teau. It might be. found that a line a
little distant from the poles, which
would emerge at sea level at each end.
would be even shorter than the polar
diameter. Such a Une would be found
from a point In the Arctic ocean be
tween Spitsbergen und Greenland to a
point Just off tbe coast of the Antarctic
continent in the big bay overlooked by
Mount Erebus, in about 175 to 180 de
grees east and 75 to 80 degrees south.
New York World.
A BOY'S MOMENT OF FAME.
' '
Vuhn Vauna Walter Bcstt Was Praised
i-.i r. t. i D 1
From tbe time ' be was six Walter
Scott read ravenously, and it was
through his wide reading that when
only fifteen be became for a few mo
ments the center of a group of learned
men. It was when tbe poet Burns vis
ited Edinburgh and had shown great
interest ln-a picture of a soldier lying
dead in tbe snow with a dog keeping
patient watch beside bim.
Beneath the picture were some beau
tiful lines, .put neither Burns nor any
of those learned men knew their au
thor until young Walter Scott, who
happened to be present, whispered
that they were by Langhorne.
...Then Burns turned to him, with
slowing eyes; und said. "It Is no com
mnt).coufsi'iif reading that has taught
vir.i this." iiddiji-' to h!s friends. "This
lad will be; heard of yet."
how proua lue iau xeii; now wist
fully Joyful lu the warmth of the great
poet's praise and then how suddenly
forgotten wbeu only u few days lntei
Itobert Burns passed him in the street
Without u glance! Scott's moment ot
'fame had vanished. Ariadne Gilbert
lu St. Nicholas. , .
"fa : -. Boys, and- Bonfires.
' The most tun a boy can have Is at a
barn Are. - y ' V
The freckled, boy says you call them
bdrn Ores' because you build them near
barns. ' Boys, usually build them aftei
flections' In the fall, : but' any tluu
When .you feel bully Is a good time.
ijlt.. StlOkk.of wood do not seem so
heavy' when yob are carrying them t
a. Umiflre. as .when you are bringing
'f fc in for the. hired girl. Splinter--j'uri'f
hurt so much either. The frec
kled boy says the reason la becnust
you' are having fun. Why. be ran r
long sliver under bin nail one night ai
A bonfire and be never noticed It imtl
school time the next morning. Then I'
hurt him terribly. He had to stay on
of school all day. and he could not d
ills chores. Tart of the day he carrier
his arm In a sling., "Auburn and Km
leg." ' ' ;
Well Potted.
The various dishes In, the Hungnrla
restaurant were numbered for the cor
venlence of the waitresses nnd the liw
efit of the patrons. A young couple ci
tered. The orchestra struck up tl,
"William Tell" overture. Turning 1
her escort, the young woman sal(
"That's familiar. What is it?" Tl:
man glanced up at the orchestra nr
saw the number 3 displayed. The'
with the nlr of oqe who Is nccustomi
to cafe life, he looked up number 3
the bill of fare, "That." he replli
when he hnd located it. "Is 'Filet M
guon,' by Champignons." Argonaut.
Th. Eaaiatt Way.
An eminent German profesv hr
the misfortune to die while he wi
away on his holidays. When the till'
came to put up n tablet to his memo:
In the little university town where h
life's work had lain this was the Hi
which the mortuary artist carved in
it: "He died during his absence." Ne
York Post.
Flowers
flowers are the terrestrial stars th'
ipur down heaven to earth aud carr
iir thoughts from earth to heave.
poetry of the Creator written I
my nnd fragrance.
Got Him.
HrlRirs--Sotue mighty cheap men rlt'
In high priced cars. Griggs Yes, ml:
Is a low priced one too. Cleveliii
You Should do Your Xmas Shopping Right
Nw. TWt Delay Anv
TWENTY DAYS
CHRISTMAS
1
DEC. ss.
5 p v
The Old Woman Who Lived In
a Shoe Bought Her Christ
mas Presents Early.
Entire Line
-Ladies9
Ready -to -Wear
Apparel f
At Great Re
ductions Obliging.
."Will you corroborate my assevera
tions?" "Now. I can't do that. But I'll siitnd
by what ye say." Baltimore Amert
can.
They conquer who belt they can.
Old Saying:. -
Flattery Recognized.
"I want to ask your ndvlce." said the
man who Is always busy evolving new
Ideas. j . . - .
"No. you don't." replied the alert
business man. "Y'ou want to get me
interested so that I'll ask you questions
about some proposition you want to
spring." Washington Star. -
Repair Work.
"Repair work baR cost me more than
the original machine," stormed the
physician. (
"Repair work does pay better," said
the automobile man. "You find It so In
your business, lon't you. doc?" Pitts
burgh Post
The ability to speak wisely and well
Is a great gift, hut wisely to refrain
from speaking Is oftener tho evidence
vf a superior mind.
Best Fowl For the Tabla.
-The best table fowl is one that has
the heaviest weight of meat on those
parts of the body which are favorite
cuts. The breast and .thighs must be
heavy In n good tilble fowl In propor
tion to tbe remainder of the body. In
order to huve thick breast meat and
big thighs these muscles must be used
by the fowl. In other words, the flier
and scratcher will prove to be the best
table fowl, foj their lively habits give
the muscles of the legs and breast
work that renders them firm and fine
Instead of leaving them flabby and full
of loose tissue in the' shape of fat
Home and Farm.
Ho Knew How He Got It.
"That large lump running across the
back of your bead." said the phrenol
ogist, "means that you are Inclined to
be curious, even to the point of reck
lessness." "I know It," said tbe man frho was
consulting him. "I got that 'bump by
sticking my bead Into the dumb waiter
shaft to see if the waiter was going
up, and it was coming down."
Quits Natural.
"Judge," snld the forewoman of the
Jury of Indies, "we want to speak to
you about that sealed verdict we JunI
rendered."
"Well, ladles?"
"Can we unseal It and. add a post
script?" Wusbiugtou Herald.
Why Read Aloudf
A modern moralist regrets that no
body nowadays reads aloud.
But Is that the main regret?
Isn't the lack of listeners much mort
serious? Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Something on the Ancients.
"An oyster of the paleozoic period
would have made a meal for twelve
people." They didn't swallow them
whole In those days. Toledo Blade.
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