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right motivis. l '
'.' In determining proper motives '
. of conduct it is easy' to perceive
that' tbe higher are more com
mendable than the tower ' and
that even an act of justice and
benevolence losea; something of
Its charm when known to be, in
spired by, the aeirish desire of .
human applause. It was the gty
poet 'of antiquity who said that
concealed virtue differed little
from ' sepulcbered sluggishness.
But this is a heathen sentiment, '"
alien o reason and to truth. It
Is hoped that men will be non-
est. but from a higher motive.,
'than because honesty is tbe best ,
policy..'1,' It is hoped that they
: will be humane, but for a nobler '
cause than the fame of human-.
Ity. Charles Sumner ' "
THE FACTS ABOUT DIVORCE.
Ida M. Tarbell, the well-known
: Journalist, contributes to the' January
; Woman's ' Home Companion an ar
tfcte entitled "What. Women Are
Really Doing" an article in which
. aha .answer with facts and fignrea
: some disturbing questions as to the
. atatas of women m the United States
- today. Miss TarbeH has nf&v care
: ful study of the thirteenth census in
order to get at the truth in regard to
marriage, divorce, child bearing and
other subjects. After proving that
more women marry now than did
formerly she takes up the subject of
: divorce aa follows:
: V , "There has been an increase in Al
... vorce. In the thirty million married
' women whom the census , takers of
1910 reported, they found 186,065
i- who had been divorced. Considering
. the difficulties of married life, the
number does not appall. - It rather
; gives one a greater respect for human
beings to see that they can handle
such a complicated relation with such
- a small percentage of disaster. There
is no other human relation that can
show anything like so large a statls
tical proof , of success. The number
; of divorces found in 1910 is greater,
proportionately, than the census tak
era unearthed in" 1900, still t larger
. than they fpund in 1890. Irf' ech of
theae ten-year periods there has been
an increase of one tenth of one per
cent It is doubtful if this be due to
Joss of faith in marriage, .A propor
tion of it is due to a higher ideal of
marriage, an unwillingness to see
tha relation prostituted by dissolute,
cruej, unfaithful partner.
"A percentage ia due, too, to the
greater carelessness with which mar
riages are made under, our changing
. social practices. ' We' have' removed
largely from boys and girls the pro
tective social devices by which we
: once guided . their relations and
: choices. They go and come freely and,
. as might be expected, marry with less
' Jen Be of the seriousness of their un
dertaking." '
"MADE IN AMERICA" GOWNS.
. : .--'.;. -v-'. ''' v.- :
k .- RIMED QUOTATIONS.. ,;'..
i Soar not too lilU to fall, but
stoop to rise; .- . ', -r
. ' ilasslnger. ...
' We masters grow or all tbat we .
despise.
i-Crowley.
Ob, then, renounce' that Implooa
self esteem, v. . .
. t . , i-Keattle. ,
Hk'hea tot wtag aud grand- i
eur la a dream.
, Cowper. v
In the fashion department of a
widely -known, woman's magazine
appear several designs for gowns
made by American designers '..who
used American-manufactured fabrics.
That America : has genius shown in
the different types of costumes dis
played. In each costume is some rich
feature which will influence the entire
trend of the winter modes, The fol
lowing note appears in connection
with one of the designs; ' '.'-'
- v. "Of all the Interesting costumes de
signed by American designers and ex
hibited . at the Paterson . silk show
some time ago, the one that' attracted
most attention was one not only of
American design and fabric but its
inspiration was also truly American.
Our own Uncle Sam's costume offer
ed the graceful lines cleverly worked
. into this two-piece suit of silk. The
frill, the collar, the vest effect and
the long coat tail are all suggestive
of Uncle Sam's coat The fabric was
blue taffeta."
OPPORTUNITY. '
Master of human destinies am I.
Fame, love and fortune on my
footsteps wait.
Cities and fields I walk, I
penetrate '
Deserts aud seas remote, and,
passing by i ; 1
' Hovel and mart and palace,
soon or late, 1 -
I knock unbidden once at ev
' ery gate. ,
If Bleeping, wake; if : feasting,
r f t rise before
1 turn .away. It is tbe hour of
fate,
And they who follow me reach
every state f
Mortals desire nod) conquer 'ev
1 ery foe "i . t ,
Save death; but . those"' whb
, ' doubt or hesitate,
Condemned (o failure, penury ;
? ' aud woe; ,
Seek me lu vain and uselessly
implore,
I answer not, and I return no
n.oro.
J. 3, IngRlls,
3HCHT SAYINGS.
Tii'nnli ;!!!! 1 eliuLM'fnlneits ma
timlly. lii'nii" wch other. Addl-
Ktllt.
KiKitvltdpe ' liloNVcth"' up, but
tlniilt; l ullileth up.r-Bacon. 'i-
, w- ,
"' lie tbiit wrestu?!t with ' ub
KtroiiKtiirns our- nerve and
slmfiiens our skill. Our antago- ,
uUl Is our liolier.r--Burltc. ,
No good bonk or good thing of
any sort shows Its best face at
: Hi-st-Carlyltf lt"
Ood the first garden made and
the first city Call!. Cowley. ,
Honors come by diligence; rich
es sprlug from economy. Chi
nese Msxbu. .
' Made Them Co Pretty Jar.
Willis - We tlunigut our bank oh shier
was U rihiiI biiriineHM man iiectiiiHe lie
was always iiilklnc about uinklnti tbe
funds bo h tar us sslble. (illlls
Old be do It? Wllllx-Yes: the Inst
truce the detectives sot or him he was
In South America. -Town Topics.
An Honorable History
y FOR 27 YEARS THE
La Grande National Bank
has ministered to the wants of clients through
good times and through hard times, doing its
best always t render substantial and efficient
service. Its reputation for solidity and progres
siveness has attracted a powerful clientele.
You are invited to identify yourself with
us as a depositor, and grow with us.
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon, Designated Depository of U. S. Gov
ernment Postal Savings Depository. Capital $200,000.00; Sur
plus, $50,000.00; Resources, $1,000,000.00.
FRfiD J. HOLMES, President; C. C. PENINGTON Vice-president;
F. L. MEYERS, Cashier; CARL ZUNDEL and H. E.
COOLIDGE, Assistant Cashiers.
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Some W onderfiii Bargain Tliliiis
.; ; Await Those Who Come Now
OS No w for any Ladies-Goat in the Store.
ixone Keserved. values to oo.uu inu
' Seasons styles.
lQ)Qr
.vi.;
I Jt (
9g Now for any Ladies' Suit: in the Store.
Values to $35.00. New this Season.
I
98 Now for One Lot About 20 Men's
Overcoats, Good styles. Value to $17.50
off on all Men's Balmacaans. Overcoats
$12.50 Coats $8.40. $17.50 Coats $11.70
$20 Coats $13.40. $25. Coats $16.70.
Do not ILoseg an Opportunity to Visit the Greatest Sale
in Eastern Oregon
Our 17th Annual Janunry
; Cleanance Sale .......
Every Article Reduced: New. Seasonable Goods
. Veilings, now per yard ... . .8c
One lot $4.00 Women's Shoes
2.75
One lot $3.50 Women's Shoes
$2.50
One lot $3.00 Women's Shoes
$2.00
One lot Women's Silk Waists
. ... .... .ONE HALF PRICE',!
36-inch Silk Poplin ..... ,73c
L
Boy's Buster Brown-Suits at
ONE-HALF PRICE
Men's Stag Pants ......39c
Men's $1.50 Work Gloves 89c
One lot $1.50 Henderson Cor
:, sets at .'.79e.
One lot White Goods, values
to 20c, now ....... i,...7e
Gold Seal Rubbers, Overshoes, Bergman Loggers and Lined Gloves Re
duced. Men's Mackinaws, Sheep Lined Coats, Heavy Wool Stag Shirh,
Heavy Wool Pants all now reduced 25.
COMPENSATION ACT.
' ' (Continued Irom Page i.) ' t
sion, and . Food and Dairy Commis
sioner, and effecting the reduction of
salaries of public officials; and to
recommend general legislaion along
these lines to the end that a more
economical administration of State
affairs be had. ' "V
And as suggestions to said commit
tee and as a basis for its work it is
recommended that the following coni;
missions and public offices be entire
ly abolished, to-wit: State Board of
Accountancy, Oregon . Bureau of
Mines and Geology, Oregon Conserva
tion Commission, Oregon! State Immi
gration Commission, BoanJ of Higher
Curricula, State ArcnHec' and State
Immigrant Agent ';"" ' " '
That the following offices be abol
ished and the work thereof placed in
the hands of the State Treasurer, to
wit: Superintendent of Banks, Cor
poration Commissioner, and Insurance
Commissioner..-. ...
That the State Tax Commission be
abolished, and that the work now per
formed thereby be placed under tho
charge and direction of the Railroad
Commission. !
That the State Land Board, Desert
Land Board, State Water Board, and
the State Board of Forestry be com
bined, and the work now done by ail
these boards be consolidated under
the charge and direction of the State
Water Board, the name of which board
shall be changed to the Board o!
Land, Water and Forests, v t "
That tho State Engineer elected ky.
the people shall perform, in addition
to his present duties, the work nbw
performed by the State Highway En
gineer, and that the latter office ibe
abolished. ' ?
That there be created a Department
of Labor, which deportment shall per
form the duties now performed by the
Itbor Commissioner, the Industrial
Welfare Commission, the .Industrial
Accident Commission, and the Board
of Inspectors of Child Labor..
At the head of this department
there shall be two directors, and thai
the present Labor Commissioner shall
be one of such directors, during the
term for which he has already been
elected Labor Commissioner; and that
the Governor shall- appoint another
Commissioner as soon as this law
goes into effect.
That the work of the Dairy and
Food Commissioner, the State Live
stock Sanitary Board, and the State
Veterinarian, be combined in the of
fice of the Dairy and Food Commis
sioner under the name of State Bu
reau of Animal Industry. ' ,
And that in view of the fact that
times are hard, business depressed
and money difficult to obtain, we re
commend a revision downward of all
salaries, and that, except in case of
the Governor, no public officer, exe
cutive, judicial or administrative shall
receive a salary greater than $3,000
per year, and that the salaries of
clerks be limited to a maximum of
$1,800 per year. ,,
The foregoing changes alone, to
say nothing of others which the com
mitte may determine upon, will result
in a saving in administration of State
affairs of at least $300,000 per year.
now, for gravel, dropsy or , Bright's
disease may set in and make neglect
dangerous. Can La Grande residents
demand more convincing proof than
the following? r
Frank Allen, Union,' Ore., says:
"Hard work strained my back and
weakened my kidpeys. The trouble got
a Mttle worse each year. There were
constants grinding pains in the small
of my back, qnd my kidneys were
badly' out- of order.'' --'When the'
trouble waa at its worst, I tried
Doan's Kidney Pills. They helped
AID THE KIDNEY'S.
La Grande Suffers Should Take
Further Risk.
Why will people continue to suffer
the agonies of kidney complaint,
backache, urinary disorders, lameness,
headaches, languor, why aUow them
selves to become chronic invalids,
when a tested remedy is offered
them? '
Doan's - Kidney Pills , have been
used in kidney trouble over 50 years,
have been tested in ; thousands of
cases.
If you have any, even one, of the
symptoms of, kidpey, tliarases, act
me right away, and I continued tak
ing them until every symptom of kid
ney trouble fas gone. , For nearly;
three years there has beqn no sign of
the trouble, so I feel I can safely say
my cure is permanent" ,
. Price 60c, at all; dealers, i, Dont
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills the sante
that Mr. AHen had. Foster-Milbum
Co., Props., Buffalo,, N. Y. Adv.
Read the advertisement, too. ',-
SPECIAL PRICES ON BICYCLE TIRES
VIso some used wheels at very reasonable prices
Skates Hollow Ground
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i COAL! COAL! COAL! !
;$ That Good Clean Utah
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