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GRAMMAR
WITH
An eastern educator of note urges
that the teaching of formal gram
tnar in the schools be abandoned. It
is a waste of time, he contends. , The
speaking of correct English may be
acquired more readily and. surely by
ear than by rule, is. his theory.. .
; Much may be said for this view.
Doubtless a great deal of the instruc
.'. tkm in formal grammar is a fbtftV
weariness to the flesh for both teacher
and pupil. The child of educated par
ents unconsciously learns to Speak in
conformity with grammar, We know
a little cnap or lour -years wno re
buked his sister for saying "You and
I," when the objective demanded "me."
It was the ear and not rule that
prompted, the rebuke.
Grammar has been made too arti
ficial. Ardent technicians in language
have endeavored to reduce English to
system and to fathom rules for every
use of parts of speech, and the effort
has multiplied rules and developed
hair splitting distinctions that be
wilder the learner and breed an utter
distaste for all language study.
And this is v to be regretted, be
cause there is no realm of study more
fascinating than that which opens up
to the students of words. The child
m whom is induced the love of words,
with all their romantic history, their
fertilizing possibilites lor thought, is
on the road to a sound and thorough
' education.' Since words are the funda
mental and essential tools of all
human endeavor, the living bodies of
ideas, the main avenues to the treas
ures of knowledge, love for them, in
terest in them, are the beat quickeners
of intelligence.
A word cannot be pursued to its
source without discovering scores of
things of enlarging value. The pur
suit of words unearths the habits of
peoples, their social relations, their
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Ef ERY JlMidLl:: MdUCED -' :
Warmer Blankets and Comforts, Splendid
Savings Now Prevail , " V
OCotton Blankets in white, gray tan
were all especially good values at
regular prices, clearance prices pair
69c, 98c, $1.13, $1.35
Lake-side cotton Blankets, a good
one to sleep between these zero nights,
made' of selected stock under new
perfectly sanitary process. Contains
' no shoddy material. Has finished
edges and is a very durable blanket
to stand washing. Clearance pair
$1.22
Famous Wool-nap Blankets, the fin
est assortment in town of whites, gray,
. tans and checks and plaids. Clearance
pair $1.92, $2.20, $2.48
Heavy large wool Blankets, dark
colors.' Clearance ,. ... ..... ... ... .$1.98
Extra fine all wool Blankets. Fresh '
new stocks right from the best west
ern and eastern mills. We show aa
extra fine assortment of plaids and
checks also white and-plain colors.'
Clearance pair $3.85, $4J)5 $4.95, $5.40
A biff assortment of Comforts sat
teen, or1 silkoKne- covered all put-.
terns and weights, each $1.13,
$1.35, $1.49, $1.98, $2.25, $2.70, $4.05
Women's Winter Apparel
. At such drastic reductions that scores of women"are buying additional winter
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Suits every one new this season,
exclusive stylos, only one of a kind
values to $35.00 your unrestricted
choice at .$9.90
. Coats at ono-half price none re
served many were received just be
fore the sale $10.00 Coats $5.00?
$12.50 Coats $fi.25; $15.00 Coats $7.50;
$20.00 Couts $10.00; $25.00 Coats
$12.50.
, 'Dresses at one-half iprice charm
' irrg, pretty styles for street, ' after
noon or evening wear every one new
this season. Regular $10.00, $15.00,
$17.50, $20.00, $22.50, and $25.00 '
dresses now at $5.00, $7.50, $8.75,
$10.00, $11.25 and 12.50.
All Furs selling at cost. . '
$4.00, $5.00 and $6.00 Ostrich Neck
Piece, clearance , , 98c
Heavy ribbed, large size Toques at
t 45c
Flannelette Kimonas, regular $2.00,
clearance .98c
One lot of girls coats at the unheard
of low pVice of ..p. .j, t'.98c
Great Sacrifice --Men's Overcoats
$12.50 i' Overcoats now
1 $10.00 Overcoats now . .
$15,00 'Overcoats now .
..$&25
..$5.00
..$7.5
', 1 Entire stock of $20.00, $22Jtt,,f25,'00;
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Genuine Reductions v
t Men's heavy wool sox, clearance 19tr
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Men's Mackinaw Coats well made
good weight water proof materials
full cut $5.00 Mackinaws $3.75;
$6.50 , Mackinaws $4.90; $7.50 Mack
: inaws $5.65.
Military-collar, flannel shirts, clear
ance .;. $1.20, $1.60, $1.98
This store is principal agents for
the famous Cold Seal Rubber Foot
" Wcai Overshoes,' Rubbers Shoes,
Rubbers', etc.,-at Clearance Sale re
ductions. Men's "Malone" heavy wool Pants
$2.50 grades at $1.90; $3.00 Pants
at $2.25.:
Men's leather Mitts; fleece Hired. . .
. 49c to $1.19
Men's leather eanvasa . gaanffet .
Gloves, leather raced, pair .,.
Agents for ' "Stephenson Staley "
Brand" Underwear, ' union suits at
clearance prices .90c to $4.90
A No. 1 Work Shoe the best in
town for the. money full stock up
persdouble soles of'' oak "tanned' ,;
leathei- double leather toe caps sole .
leather heel counters Clearance. $3.15 .
Men's Fur Coats at 25 per cent dis
count. . Men's Sheep Lined Coats at 25 per
cent discount.
Men's Winter Caps With Fur Ear Flaps at
25 off
50c Caps nbw ...
75c Caps 'now!,;i'.
, ..38c
...57c.
$1.00 Caps now
. $1.25 Caps now .
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religion, , science and philosophy.
Once given a. vital, interest in. words,
the desire to use them wisely and cor
rectly will come, and grammar will
take its proper and intelligent place
not as an arbitrary and troublesome
study, but as a useful method bear
ing the same relation to these tools of
the brain that instruction in carpen-
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try bears to the saw, the chisel and that no further . obstructions will be
the plane. , ' met with,' it is " said that . all -traffic"
. And, in the second place, grammar may use the canal soon after the first
may well be spared to us, although we f t'16 year.
could wish it pruned of any absurd But the future is by no means set
refinements and much perplexihg tle1- Tne cause of the September
terminology. As a resolver of 6c- slides Temains uncorrected, although
casional doubts, it retains its value General Goe'thals believes that he has
even for the trained writer, who has discovered it. Whether the sides of
come to rely wholly upon ear and , the waterway will be sufficiently
habit. Such an experienced writer as .' strong to bear the earth that has
Arnold Bennett' wos caught tripping since slid down from the nils is Per
in his latest novel. His ear led him , PlexinK the engineers,
astrav in the use of "whom" n nlaon ' while the Panama canal, it is
whore many of us trip as the subject hoPed will be reopened during this
of a verb. Such dangers are ever month' this (loes not mean that the
present, and ;a knowledge of gram- lredeins win be complete. A great
mar alone can' save when the ear "work must be done befo1'9 tn,mc can
fails. Had Bennett troubled to parso leaeh the nlaxim,lm- Some shipping
his sentence, he would have avoided "ltercsts have expressed a loubtv as
the pitfall. to wnether the Panama waterway can
But the" main thing is language ultimate1y serve all commerce. If
study, and as we think, the foumlu- not' Tne ngnt 01 m -Nicaragua
tion to much 'knowledge is a love of
would be regarded as valuable. This
words themselves, an interest in them intfreat has onlv recently developed,
as living things. If the teaching of
prnmmar tends to discourage this,
then there it something wrong in the
method of teaching.
PANAMA AND NICARAGUA.
ana Jt appears that it may have no
little effect on the consideration of
the Nicaragua treaty.
i -Some of these $5 an liour dancing
(teachers of last season can now get
jobs tending door in skating rinks.
on the stage in support- 'of such" "Madame Butterfly.' It is one of the
eminent actresses. as. Henrietta Oros-
man, Maxi'ne Elliott, Mary Mannetr
ing and Ethel Barrymorei with all of
whom he has appeared at various
times.-
When Lord Lumley neglects his
wife, she falls an easy prey to the
wiles of the talented D'Orelli, a past
master of the art of. reducing the
feminine heart and brain to the dan
ger point. But D'Orelli has already
accomplished the downfall of lone
woman in his native Italy, and the
enraged husband of his victim is in
pursuit of the perpetrator of the di;ed
with vengeance in his heart. Whet
part he plays in the domestic story of
the Lumleys, and how' he finally gets
the reventre which he seeks form the
nucleus of this absorbing drama.
Mary 1'iektord I'llm Tuesday.
Mary Pickford is prom" of a letter
received from a Japanese student at
Harvard University complimentimr
her upon the artistry f her work in
greatest compliments that ' she has
ever received, as the educated Japan
ese is quick to. resent, , any. maccur
acies in depicting the customs of his
native land. This film - is at the..
Arcade Tuesday of next Week.
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At the Snmmpr TTntof.
L. N. Conley and wife, Cove; J. Mi
Kemp, Grants Pass; Mrs. E. C. Roche
ford, North Powder; S. H. Moss, Se
attle; T. a. Austin, Portland; H. B.
Hagen, Spokane; C. T. Kronenbergi.
Elgin; Maggie McKenzie, Stella New
bill, Summerville; Ethel Cochran,.
Union; C. T. McDaniel, Wallowa; M.
W. Case, G. H. Fullernider, Portland;
F. D. Arrington, Chicago; H. H. Lit
tle, Cove; David B. Seger, Portland;
E. C. Tucker, Salt Lake, A. E. Willey,
Wiallowa; L. B. Carter, Cove; E. T..
Tobin, Seattle; Paul C. Dorritzer,
Portland; William Owen, J. W. Mc
Conncll, Redpath Co.; R. H. Lews,
Sol Harris, Portland.
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LA GRANDE, OREGON ;
Capital $200,000.00 Surplus $50,000.00
Resources $1,000,000.00
Fred 3. Holmes, President C. C. Peningtoh, Vice President
F. L. Movers, Cashier
Fred . Holmes
C, C. Penington
A. Blokland
E. Zundel and H. E. Coolidge.
Assistant Cashiers.
DIRECTORS. ' .
J. G. Snodgrass J. F. Conley
H. S. Brownton H. E. Coolidg
A. T. Hill ' , K. U Meyers
flf T.illinn
Tucker, the self-effacing art of Arthur
ii.iiius in nis wonaeriui interpretation
of the thankless role of D'Orelli. nn,l
it. An.Ari v . .
ton. n. a. . .. mo uiuuirn Bj-mpaineuc m-
wwral snaes m the history j terpretation of Giuseppe by William
of the canal occurred. From then on' Sorelle render complete the en invmpnf
wwkw...M .... - . u-vf tw avitAlAnt. It- Vi
nanjiwajf ws pracucaJly closed! v v-v,li1 ui Air iierrv,
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There are indications thn't the so- A .
called Nicaragua treaty is to come up j j. v v
for serious consideration at this j 4
jimm oi congress, ine reason giv-iv
en is the growing fear that the Pana
ma Canal may be found inadequate to
meet the demands of traffic. One of
! the prominent Republican members of
I the Senate recently took the position
ithat Nicaraguan affairs had boon
suspended too long, and that the mat
ter should be settled one way or the
other. Much criticism of the treaty
has been heard. This has dealt
principally with the loan feature.
The proposed right of way for a canal
through Nicaragua is now regarded as
of most importance. When the
treaty was first presented to the
Senate, the canal clause attracted lit
tle attention, for the selection of the
Tanama route had been made.
But now discussion of the Nicar
aguan right of way has been revived.
No one knows how much trouble will
do experienced in Tannma. On Sent
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MOVIE NEWS
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Hummingbird Here Monday.
A three-cornered struggle, for an in
nocent woman participated in by her
husband, an intriguer and the victim
of a former successful coup by this
crawling snake frms the basis of the
thrilling story of "The Mummy and
the Humming-Bird," in which Charles
Cherry, the distinguishes Frohman
sxar, is lntroaucca to the motion pic
ture public in a Paramount -niptnm
produced by the Famous Players Film
company. This screen adaptation of!
ine piay oy Isaac Henderson, which
is the attraction at the Arcade Monday
of this week, abounds in suspense, in
scenes of gripping intensity, and in
moments of breathless dramatic thrill,
as three strong wills clash in the
struggle for masterv.
una delightful acting
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to all shipping. Recently it was re
oponed to vessels drawing less than
twenty feet of water. Weather and
other conditions lnve been so satis
factory that the dredges were able to
accomplish a great deal. Assuming
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The art of the star, revealed in his
consummately clever depicting of the
part of Lord Lumley, the charming
though absent minded scientist who
neglects his beautiful wife for his
cnemistry, will ce a revelation to;
iow wno oave not una the pleas
ure of seeing his remarkable work
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