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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
( MONDAY, APRIL A 1914.
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FOR OUR MEN CHILDREN.
Chicago has a new court for boys
too old' to be classed as juveniles and
too young to lie treated at responsible
men. : This court will have juris
diction over boys between the ages
of seventeen and twenty-one. The
former i the limit of the Juvenile
courts in Illinois and in. most stales
boys more than sixteen years old must
be tried in regular courts.
The" idea responsible for the es
tablishment of Juvenile courts is that
boys and girls should be protected
from the influences and environment
of criminal courts. It is held that at
their impressionable ages the stigma
ct appearing with hardened offender
before a -udge is like to have a per
manently injurious' effect on charac
ter. Another basic reason for Juvenile
court is that the children over which
i . has jurisdiction are not ,to be
judged by such standards as we apply
to grown men and women. - They are
1 ot reasoning and logical human be
. i.igs but are more or less creatures of
impulse, following the dictates of pas
sion, : caprice and association with
little or lio thought of ultimate con
sequences. Experience has shown this
h tie only wise and just way to treat
children, even when they are accused
of serious offenses.; The Juvenile
court, in short, has justified itself so
completely that no influence could in
duce' the states which have' it to re
turn to the old method.
If it is true that younger children
should have a special treatment and
a special court when they offend
against the laws, how much .more
should those who have reached the
precarious ape of sixteen or seventeen
but have not yet arrived at manhood
be plnced in a class by themselves.
Parents know that this is the time
when' the boy is most difficult to man
age because at or Bbout this age he is
most sensitive to the influence of
of chance companions, wrong en
vidonment of evil example.
Frequently he has the strength and
the stature of a man; but he is not a
man he is only a foolish, headstrong
boy. ' If ever he requires the strong
steady' hand of an elder, kindly enough
o trv to be his friend, tolerant
enough to understand his temptations
service and hot water kettles are very
popular. V -'''. iU.'t'- 'r:'v"V,'if.v,A;.
i Most important of all, however, the
old horsehair furniture of the Vic
torian era has returned. Early Vic-
I torian drawing room chairs inlaid
I with moter-of -pearl and having gilt
designs are, fetching big prices1.
' The present generation just growing
up will have no recollection of horse
hair furniture; but it occupies an im
portant place in the recollection 'of
those now in middle age. Fully many
an equine quadruped gave up his or
her innocent young life to decorate the
palace of year; agone. , The old
horsehair1 Sofa always felt, when you
f sat ' upon" it, 'as hougiT 'you bad on a
xrencn suit or rea flannel underwear.
There was sort of a prickling sensa
tion which dd not create a desire to
linger long. The old furniture was
uncomfortable. The crooked backed
and crooked legged chairs were almost
impossible to sit on and were valuable
mainly as decorative effects.' '
The return of the old-fashioned fur
nishings,' long barred from polite
society as hidous and impracticable,
only mark another phase in the every
shifting status of civilization. - In
England such a thing as a return to
antiques is possible, as ' England is
full of them. In America, if the craze
reaches here, genuine antiques will
have to be manufactured and the fac
tories may .soon be expected to re
ceive orders for carload lots of 200
year old horsehair sofas and spindle
legged chairs. V ,
Some people are very .' touchy.
There is a man In Youngstown who
refuses to ride in .the pay-as-you-enter
cars as he thinks they cast a
reflection on his credit
Strap Book
An Humble Jeker. .
"Humphry Ward, the husband of the
well known novelist likes to r-Joke
about his nonentity."
The speaker wua a New York maga
slne editor. . ; ' , ;' . :V; ,
' "Humphry Ward, they tell me," the
editor went on, "once entered bis wife's
I study while she was out and glanced
over the manuscript upon her writing
desk. . .-.;'.
I "He read the sentence, 8he swept
the room with a bright, fresh glance.'
and, taking up a pencil,, he wrote oa
' the margin of the page, 'If she would
only sweep the room with a bright
fresh broom r . l '.- ,.'' .
"Reading on. be came to, 'She touch
ed a button, and a footman appeared.'
His marginal note to this was: 'Alas!
She will never touch a button!' -...'.
.."And . now be came upon the' sen
tence, 'She decided to mend her ways.'
And again he wrote: 'Hopeless! BheH
never mend anything!" "
The London suffragets have begun
to hurl boesNext . the dazed
English male may see small hot birds
flying through the air.
. . The Literal Mind.
Man Is never literal in the expression
of hip Ideas. except in matters. .moat
trivlal.,. Very often, man's words are
pot n language at all. bnt merely a vo
cal gesture of tbe dumb. They may
indicnte. hut do not express. His
thoughts. Tbe mure vital bis thoughts
'be more bnve bis words to be explain
ed by tbe (-outfit of ills life. Those
wbo seek to Know bis meaning by the
aid or tbe dictionary only technically
reuch tbe bouse, for they urn stopped
by the outride wall and And no en
trance to tbe ball. This Is the reason
why tbe teachings ot our greatest
prophets give rise to endless disputa
tions when we try to understand them
by following their words and not by
realizing them in our own lives. The
men wbo are cursed with the gift of
the literal mind are the unfortunate
ones who are always busy with their
nets and neglect the fishing. "Sad-
bana Tbe Itemization of Life," by
Itabindranath Taeore.
Tree Roots.
An article by A. Howard in tbe Agri
cultural Journal of India describes tbe
attempts made lit the Fusa experimen
tal station to protect field crops from
injury by the roots of neighboring
trees, b.v digging a deep trench each
year between tbe trees and tbe adja
cent cultivated area. In the caBe of
some trees this plan proved successful,
but uot In the case of others, such as
tbe plpal, banyan and teak. When
tbe trenches were opened up it was
found that tbe several roots had be
come connected again. New roots had
been formed at tbe cut extremity.
Tbey bad grown across tbe trench.
portion of the root by a process of nat-
urn I grafting, followed by a rapid
thickening of the connections, which
attained a thickness of .8 to 1.1 inches
In twelve months.
which was twenty-four to thirty inch'
nrdhis inadequate resisting powers eg W,jei an(j united with the severed
and practical enough to prescribe the
remedies of his fault, it is when he
i passing through the twilight zone
that lies between boyhood and man
hood.'" Thela"1 K001 sense upon whkh th
new court-the only one of its kind in
the world thus far is founded will
lead the public to follow its future
progress with keen interest.
OLD STYLES RETURN.
England is said to have gone mad
for antiques. Old wax flowers and
wax fruit under glass and white stone
figure and vases are in great demand
and are bringing large prices at the
antique shops. Old copper breakfast
Left Her Excuae Home.
One of the chorus girls came upon
the stage after the rehearsal had been
under way more than a half hour. The
manager said, with all the tenderness
of a buzz saw:
"Do you know that yon are very
late? What excuse have you got to
offer?" '
"I didn't bring it with me," she an
swered, "Bring what?" thundered the man
ager. , .
"My excuse. I left it at home. -.Too
see. 1 got married yesterday, but J
didn't think yon wanted "to eee my
husbaud." : . ' '
- The manager tried to suppress a grin. 1
"Well proceed with the rehearsal
Tonr excuse is sufficient" Exchange.
. Be Net Afraid.
Be not afraid, young- hands. The work
The world would have you do
la measured by the time and strength
Alloted unto yoti
Be not afraid, young eye. The mlate
That strain the glance of youth
Freshen the morning roe that crowns
The sunny hills of truth. .
Be not afraid, young lips. The words
That falter on your tongue
Strike to the heart of men because
They are so fresh and young. . .
Be not afraid, young heart. The hops
When all your dreams begin
' la string enough to choose a goal
And big enough to win.-. .''
. Aloyalus Coll.
""'. '- Talt of a Tub. "" : -:
In "A Motor Tour Through Canada"
the author tells tbls story, as it was
told him at the club In Reglna,;of a
man who bad been caught by a, cy
clone while taking a batb. -j:
His bathroom was instantaneously
demolished, and before he' could scram
ble out of his tub be found himself
sailing over the city on the breese at
a fifty knot clip. He-was always a
man of quick resources and ready ex
pediency. That's why, no doubt the
cyclone picked him out of tb crowd.
Anyhow, be never once lost bis pres
ence of mind in spite of his Lady Godl
va appearance, bnt be seised bold of
the "hot and cold" taps with both
hands and started steering his craft
Would, yon believe it be found it an
swered tbe helm like a catboat, and be
at once turned it a point or two so as
to bring htm to tbe waterworks. There
be descended, filled tbe tub sgatn and
calmly finished his Interrupted bath!
, Chinese Humor,
Two Chinamen, Chung and Eung,
were warming themselves before an
open stove. Chung, wbo was remarka
ble for his coolness and loquacity, said
to Kung, who was an exceedingly hot
headed person: "My dear Kung, there
Is something that I should like very
much to say to you. It relates to a
circumstance I have observed for a lit
tle time past and have desired to men
tion to you; but bearing in mind the
somewhat fiery and quarrelsome dis
position that is commonly attributed
to you, I have hesitated to express my
self. However, I have at last resolved
that if I do not mention tbe matter to
you I shall do wrong, and I bnve con
sequently determined to ask your per
mission to spenk to -you about it"
"Well, what is it?" "Your cout, my
dear Rung," sn'id Chung quietly. "Is
on fire." "For pity's sake!" exclnlmed
Kung angrily, Jumping up and finding
his cont nearly burned off. "Why In
tbe world didn't you tell me before?"
"There it goes, What a frightful tem
per!" Chung murmured as he moved
away. "Folk told me quite right about
you."
Kept to the Rule.
When James Tufts, now managing
editor of the Snu Francisco Evening
Post, was news editor of tbe old morn
ing Call of that city he bad a two
paragraph rule that was one of life's
llttlo irritations for his copy readers.
Either one paragraph or three or more
was his edict and woe to the cop;
reader who let a story slip into the
paper with two!
Finally one of his copy readers who
was leaving handed in his resignation.
It rend:
Dear Mr. Tufts This Is to give notice
that I wish to leave at the end of the
week.
I wish to thank you for your courtesy
and kindness while I have worked for you.
WILLIAM SWAKTHOUT.
P. 8. This Is just to make three para
graphs. Everybody's.
Money In His Voice.
One of London's smart young men,
besides being of tbe spendthrift order,
Is an excellent mlnric and can Imitate
his father's gruff voice to a nicety.
Not long ago be wanted without delay
an amount of. money, and he knew
that tbe father would treat a reqnest
f It with cold contempt. Waiting
till fc WM 8Ure tnnt ots father would
b iwk D wen to - telejjjpne sail
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Only 5 Days Till
Easter!
Have You Realized How Near
1 the time for bright new wearing ap
parel has approached. If there is
ever a time when clothes, battered
and faded, with a winter's ; wear,
clash, with the landscape, its on a.
bright Easter Sundays , ' '
Half the Enjoyment of Spring is in having clolhes
that hamonisewith "'"the" season's radiant freshness
Clothes that will grace the Easter promenade. You'll
find them herenew Suits just arrived in the following
well known makes of High Grade, Ready-to-wear.
Society Brand Suits.
- , For young men and men who
stay young. -'
$20.00 to $27.50. ;
Benjamin Washington
Suits.
The Clothing" with the exclusive
New York Style.
$20.00 to $30.00.
Hirsch Wickwire Suits.
America's finest ready-to-wear
clothes.
. $25.00 and up.
Fidelity $15.00 Suits.
The utmost value ever offered
at the price. Guaranteed all pure
wool fabrics. "
We're also showing
all the other wearable
and accessories that the
well dresBed man needs
these days.
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See the new Hats,
Shoes, Shirts, . neckties
etc., that are here in
exclusive styles and
shades.
room and rung up. Els' parent's "office,
calling for the cashier The cashier
was forthcoming.
"I say, Blank," snld the young man.
"If that scapegrace of -a son of mine
comes round while i uia out and asks
for 20. don't give It to him. Only give
him 10 and tell him to make that do."
The cashier promlHwl tlmt be would
fulfill' his commands. Not long after
tbe son called at the ollice and de
manded 20. He was refused by the
conscientious cashier, and. apparently
in anger, the young man contented
himself with. the ten,. Wben tbe parent
reached the. office there was trouble.
. Brutal Mirth.
Small Boy ('lease doctor, will yon
come and see fatber at once? Doctor
What is tbe matter with father!
Small Boy-He can't stop laughing, sir.
Doctor Whatever is he laughing at?
Small Boy Mother's caught ber tongue
In tbe mangle. Pearson's Weekly.
Awful Effects.
Acrid Ike Dey say dot steady drip
pin' o' water 'II wear away a stone.
Dreamy Fete Jes t'lnk. den, wot'd
happen t' a man's stomach by ponrln'
glassfuls Inter it
Strange Bed.
New Boarder I didn't sleep well last
nlgbt Landlady Strange bed, 1 pre
sume. New Boarder Ves; strangest
bed 1 ever slept in!
What we get we must earn if it Is to
be truly ours. David Starr Jordan.
JUST COAX TH SPRING..
How to Start a Clock Afte Winding It
Too Tightly.
If in winding a clock actuated by a
spring you have given the key a turn
too mncb and so have wound tbe spring
so tight that the clock won't run yon
don't have to take tbe clock to a clock
maker to have the spring unwound.
You can start it yourself if you will
go about It the right way and exercise
a little patience.
Jarring or shaking tbe clock does no
good. Whht you want to do is to bold
it up and turn it right and left quickly,
but gently, to oscillate the balance
wheel. Tbe object of this, of course,
Is to set the clock in action and free
the spring from tbe binding restraint
upon it, give tbe spring a little play,
a chance to exercise its own power.
If your own strong arm were bound
tightly to your side you couldn't use it
at all, but if you could work your arm
free just a little bit yon could then
break loose. It is so with the tightly
wound clock spring. Give It Just a
little of play and It will then be able
to exert itself.
, With your first oscillation the balance
wheel will stop after half a dozen
ticks, but that bas helped. Keep this
up for ten or fifteen minutes and you
will then have given tbe clock spring
play enough to enable it to exert its
own power and keep tbe clock going.
New York Sun.,
Read the advertisements too.
PICTURES IN THE PAPER.
Viret Crude Attempts to Illustrate
Events of the Day. ;.
It is a little surprising to learn that
the first journal, to give illustrations
with any frequency was the Mercn
rius Civilius, which came out during
the civil war In England with portraits
of Charles 1. and his queen. Cromwell
and bis officers and Prince Rupert
More elaborate pictures dealing with
tbe war - were, bowever, left to jths
pamphlets of that time. The frost
fair on the Thames In 1683 was mads
the subject of an interesting broadside,
and so also was the funeral of Queen
Mary II. in 1005.
Witb the eighteenth century the art
f illustrating actualities grew. Car
icatures abounded, now of the Jacob
ites, now of the south sea bubble or
imilur ex'-iting events. Tbe Daily
fost of 17-U) afforded an example of a
dally paper" attempting to illustrate a
current event Ou .March 29 of that
year it published a detailed diagram
of' Admiral Vernon's attack on I'orte
Bello.
The St .1 nines Chronicle in 1705 pre
sented Its ivailem with an Illustration
of a straiiL-.e wild animal that had ere
ated miirh excitement in l-'rance. but
rbis illustration whs obviously- Iraagl
unry. The (ientlemen's Gazette In
17.M gave a tu-trnlt of Edward Bright,
ft reciiid fat tnan In tbe Town anrl
Country Magazine In 1773 there np
peared portraits of the principals in a
famous Kt-audal. New York Sun.
Read the advertisements too.
VOICE -CULTIVATION.
It la Said That the Average American
, Needa It Badly.
The. American voice lacks' cadence.
The touch of harmony 'is lacking. In
depth or shrillness Its strongest quali
ty is monotony of tone. , ,
In conversation it is colorless, and
half of the resources of the vocal cords
are unused or undeveloped. A strident
high pitched, nasal vole, fails in say
ing any good thing welt
Every one has the power of speaking1
with sweet inflection. Every one can
attain a reposeful utterance and clear
enunciation by training the ear and
voice to work together in avoiding
barsh tones and cultivating th middle
and more mellow i register in every
voice. I
Excitement sends it up to a scream
ing pitch, but self control will lower
It again, and its playground sbould be
through the varying harmonies or ca
dences of rive; notes. : ... '
According:. to, Thomas Wentwortb
Hlgginsiui. our Ktiglls.h cousins put
more i-Hdetice. inure up and down. Into
an lncui.-r. "Wimt time Is. it?" than
Ameriiaiis wuiml intu the auiiounc-e-
niiMit thai a president was shot. A
crowd of oasehail tans will pitch th
i-lieei'iig on a i;n:h note and yell It
sell liciar.-e in tlir same ,-MUJber o;
Europeans I Hej.-lii.i.-.tiii 'would lie ful
nf iiiuleriiiM.-s ami adenees. The?
would . slua ilifir eiitluisiusiu Nev
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Organized in 1887.
DESICCATED DEPOSITOR! OF UNITED STATES GOYEBITOHT.
'i i imnriJD STATES POSTAL Si TINGS DEFOSTTO1Y.
Capital ......$100.000.00
Surplus $140,000.00
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 Ronde Valley.
We respectfully solicit your business. -
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La Grande, Oregon