La Grande evening observer., February 03, 1916, Image 3

:y THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1016.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
PAGE THRE3
SHERRY THEATRE To-night
METRO
' -Presents- .
- The Exouisit Dramatic -f Actress
FLORENCE REED
In Clyde Fitche's Famous Romance
"Her Own Way"
TREES IN BOOKS.
Probably the Most Curious Collection
of Volume In the World,
i . There U perhaps, one of the moat
curious collections of books In the
world to be found In a small town on
the continent of Europe, says the Lon
don Tit-Bits. It is really a botanical
collection. Outwardly each volume pre
sents the appearance of a block of
wood, and that is what It actually is.
But an examination reveals the fact
that it is also a complete history of
the particular tree which it represents.
At the back of the book the bark
has been removed from a spnco which
allows the scientific and the common
namo of the tree to be placed as a title
for the book. One side is formed from
the split wood of the tree, showing its
' j grain and natural fracture. The other
side shows the wood when worked
8Mootb and varnished. One end shows
the grain as left by the saw and the
other the finely polished wood. On
opening the book it is found to con
tain the fruit, seeds, leaves and other
products of the tree, the moss which
usually grows upon its trunk and the
Insects which feed upon tbe different
parts of the tree. These are supple
mented by s full description of, tbe
tree. In fact, everything which has a
bearing upon that particular tree se
cures a place in the collection.
THE RUINS ON THE HILL
Where Richard of the Lion Heart
Dwelt In France.
, Perhaps the loveliest spot in all the
winding miles of beauty along the
river "Seine between Itouen and Paris
is Petit Andely. Ragged and shattered
looking, the stony hills rear proudly up
above the placid river and sleepy town,
and squarely upon its crest looms the
rum of Richard the Lion Heart's Cnstle
Gallant, a great, burst keep and a
' few bits of massive wall. Once the
castle flaunted its menacing leopard
standards against the blue v and white
and gold of the' Prankish skies, but
that was before Philippe Auguste
stormed and smashed it and smashed
the townsfolk while he was doing it
Now, ghostly and wan, the stark
rain shimmers upon its hill, with never
a single spear to glint from keep or
barbican. The spears are still grow
ing far below the stout young poplars
on the river bank and island sentinel
ing through golden days when tbe riv
er is gleaming Jade; in the tlery sun
sets, when it mirrors back every
sturdy limb and feathery frond, ami
all the silent blue nights, when the
' stars bend crackling down to whisper
and coquette and the ripples chuckle
softly against the rich brown banks
Arthur Stanley liiggs iu National Geo
graphic Magazine.
What He Admired.
"What did father say when you asked
him for my hand?"
"Oh," replied Augustus, "he he did
his best to be pleasant He said there
was something about me that be really
admired."
"Did he say what?"
"Yes; my impudence."
Customs and Habits.
Our customs and habits are like the
ruts in roads. The wheels of life set
tle Into them, and we jog along through
the mire because it is too much trouble
to get out of them.
Coffee
One thing when you
try Schilling's Best coffee
once and like it, your
coffee-worries are over!
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The goodness you taste
is duplicated in every
pound.
Thank the airtight tins'
We could put the same fine
flavor into Schilling's Best
if we didn' c use such tins
but why should we? We
couldn't seal it in, and yoir
wouldn't get it.
Richness of flavor
makes it go further
it's economical.
Schilling's
Best
TESTS FOR HEARING.
Rigid Ordeals For Candidates For Our
Army and Navy.
Tbe physical requirements of Amer
ican soldiers and sailors are of high
standard as compared with those of
other countries. Tbe test for hearing,
for example, in our navy and army Is
more severe than of any other country.
One of these testa for admission to
our Naval academy may be taken as a
typical example of tbe thoroughness
with which the candidates' faculties
are tested. In this test the ticking of
a watch most be heard at forty inches
in quiet surrounding, and this ticking
must be beard at that distance by each
ear separately. In addition to this, tbe
candidate will be rejected if there Is
the slightest suggestion of any dis
eased coudition about any portion of
tbe ear.
In all tbe foreign navies, as well as
In our own, tbe severest tests of hear
ing are imposed upon the men who are
to undertake submarine service. In
this serrlce even an officer will not be
accepted if tbe surgeon is able to find
any evidence that bo bus ever been af
flicted with ear trouble at any time.
Thus a slight inflammation of the ear
wbicb occurred in childhood may dis
qualify the officer for submarine serv
ice, though bis bearing may be so good
that he would be readily accepted in
any other branch of military service.
Los Angeles Times.
Perils of Tropical Water.
Raising a vessel submerged In trop
ical waters is dangerous business, ac
cording to an account in Shipping Il
lustrated of the salvage of a gunboat
that had been sunk in the harbor of
Progreso, Yucatan. . Tbe sailors were
in constant danger owing to tbe at
tacks of "voracious fishes, some of
which are more ferocious than sharks
and far more determined in their
methods of attacking human prey."
Valley of the Jordan.
Tbe valley of the Jordan constitute
the deepest depression on the face of
the earth; the sea of Galilee Itself be
ing over 700 feet below the level of the
Mediterranean,, while the Dead sea Is
over 1,300 feet below the level of all
the oceans of the world.
The Distinction.
Ta," asked Willie, "what's the dif
ference between an Invalid and a sick
person?" I
"An invalid, my sou," auswered pa,
"has money." Judge.
OLDEST AMERICAN STATUE.
Found Near Vera Cruz, It Was Made
Over Twenty Centuries Ago,
A small stone statue found near
Vera Cruz, Mexico, which has been in
the possession of the United States
National museum since 1903. has been
identified as the oldest known dated
antiquity in ' America. Its ancient
Mayan glyphic inscriptions show that
it was made 100 years before Christ,
which is tbe oldest date authenticated
in the new world. ,
This unique image was found in 1002
near tbe gulf of Mexico, 100 miles
southeast of Vera Cruz, and came to
the museum through R. B. Ulbricht
the next year. It is of hard grayish
green stone, tarred tnto a rounded
conical form, six and one-half inches
high and three and three-fourths Inches
hi diameter.
The upper part represents a human
head with well defined features. The
lower part of the face is covered with
a mask, resembling the bill of a duck,
carved In relief and extending down
over the chest like a beard. The bird
like form Is further emphasized by
the wings, covering the sides of the
figure. Beneath the wings the outlines
of a bird's feet and legs are engraved.
New York Times.
Geranium Oil.
Geranium oil is largely used in per
fumery and is known as rose, geranium
owing to the common practice of add
ing rose petals to tbe plants before distillation.
If you will not bear Reason she will
surely rnp your knuckles. Franklin.
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
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FRUIT
Bananas 30c and 35c dozen.
Cocoanuts 15c each.
Cranberries 15c quart.
Grapes 15c and 20c
New apples 4c lb.
Oranges 30c to 60c.
Lemons 30c anT85c. .
Ancient Use of a Kiss.
A Roman woman in the ancient time
was not allowed to drink wine except
it were simple raisin wine, and, how
ever she might relish strong drinks,
she could not indulge even by stealth
first because she was never Intrust
ecrVIth the key of tbe wine cellar and,
second, because she was obliged dally
to greet with a kiss all her own as well
as her husband's male representatives,
down even to second cousins, and as
she knew not when or where she
might meet them she was forced to be
wary and abstain altogether, for bad
she tasted but a drop the smell would
have betrayed her. So strict were tbe
old Romans in this respect that a cer
tain Ignatius Mercuriua is said to have
slain hi wife because be caught her at
the wine cask a 'punishment wbicb
was not deemed excessive by Romulus,
who absolved the husband of the crime
of murder.
VEGETABLES AND MISCELLANE
OUS Potatoes $2.00
Hot house cucumbers 10c.
Head Lettuce 10c.
Cauliflower 20c and 25c each.
Chili peppers 40c.
Honey 20c: 3 for 60c
Blue Ribbon celery ICc;
New Cabbage 3c lb.
Sweet potatoes 6c per lb.
Green bell peppers 15c lb.
Parsley 5c a bunch.
Onions 3 4 cts. J.-
Beans White 10: Lima, 121-2;
Pink 10c.
Sugar, can or fruit $7.05 sack
cash, $7.45, 30 days' time.
BUTTER AND EGGS
Butter Fancy creamery 40c lb. roll
and 75c 21b. roll.
Ranch butter 21b. roll 60c 66c
Eggs Strictly fresh ranch 60c; Stor
age 85c
CHICKENS AND FOWL
Hens 16c retail, dressed.
Spring Friers (large ones) 18c
Turjteys 20c 25c
Ducks 16c dressed.
The Grass Is Green
Tho Covered Deep with Snow
Blankets at
Palmer Logged Over Lands
; We have thousands of acres of good land left in.
Palmer Valley. But indications are that it will not last
very long after spring opens up. ' '
We, now have many parties from ,ali over the coun
try and many from Union and Wallowa counties who
are anxiously waiting for spring to' oome, so they can
make their land selections. Write or call for further
information. -
. $15.00 per acre 10 years 6jer cent
II MONEY
TO LOAN ON
FARMS
Six to ten years time debt'
reducing plan, liberal options. '
Just as soon as the snow
melts and it is possible to
reach the farming districts,
and to inspect the farm lands
our appraiser will .'be . here
ready to make as many farm
loans as the owners desire.
MAKE APPLICATION
' NOW.s
Let Us Insure Your Buildings, Furniture, Auto, Merchandise, Etc.
Opposite Y MCA
108 Elm St.,
Phone Black 2001
Geo. H.
Currey
He Who Moves '
REAL ESTATE
La Grande, Ore.
ftnoonl .,11 T .. r . Tkl !
that you want your money back and
they will cheerfully refund it.
A change for the better .will be
seen from the first few doses of Mi-o-na
and its continued use will soon
start you on the road to perfect di
gestion and enjoyment of food.
Mi-o-na has been so uniformly suc
cessful that every box is sold under
positive guarantee to refund the
money if it does not relieve. What
fairer proposition could be made?
La Grande Pharmacy give thoir
personal guarantee of ."money back if
you want it" with every box of Mi-o-na
that they sell. A guarantee like
this speaks volumes for the merit of
the remedy.
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La Grande People Praise Simple Mixture.
A Thorough Inspection
i rJQ - It's just as nc penary for a atoraae bat
tery as for human being. Good health
means efficiency in either case. Our free
inspection is an Inexpensive safeguard.
Johnstone & Keisland
1515 Auatns
Free intpection of any battery at any time
Many in I.a Grande praise the sira-!
Ill mtvflt ff l.lltliMn V, .1. Jim !
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erine, . .etc., known as Adler-i-ka. This I
remedy is the most thorough bowel !
cleanser ever sold being even used j
successiuny in appendicitis. Une
spoonful relieves almost any case- of
constipation, sour or gassy tomach.
One minute after you take it the
gasses rumble and pass out. Adler-i-ka
cannot gripe and the instant ac
tion is surprising. C. D. Putman.
Adv.
D. R. FONG MEDICINE CO. F
CHINESE ROOT AND HERB REMEDIES i
Cares Bodily Diseases With Root and Herb J
Treatment. . Free Consultation I
Wn.
La Grande $
Phone 762
1412 Adams Ave.
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FLOUR. HAY. FEED, ETC.
Bluestem Flour $1.65
Best of the Best (straight grade)
$1.40.
Invincible $1.55
Best of the Best (patent) $1.60.
Royal Patent $1.50
Snowdrift Flour 41.65
Upper Crust $1.66
None-tc-EqoaJ $1.60 .
Occident $2.30.
Sea Foam $1.40
Gold Medal $2.60.
Cattle.
. -., The Nice of Austria.
"Tbe Nice of Austria" la the name
by which Gorizia, or Goriu, Is known
among Its habitues, owing to its mild
climate. Curiously enough, the city
furnishes a link with the French Bour
bons, for In a Franciscan convent there
lie the remains of Charles X. of
France, the last of the Bourbons; of
tbe Duke of Angouleme, bis son, and
of tbe Due de Cbambord. who died as
recently as 1883. Gorizia, under Aus
trian rule, was the capital of the crown
land of Gorz Gradlsca and Qrst appears
In history toward the close of tbe
tenth century, when it was bestowed
on the church. It Is still the scat of an
archbishop, and Its special Industry,
slgnlflcafitly, perhaps, has long been
tbe printing of Hebrew books for the
east London Spectator.
Steers -Choice
Good
Cows Choice
Good
Medium.
Heifers Choice .........
Good ; ,
Bulls Choice
Stage Choice .
Hoga.
Prime light
Good to prime mixed
Rough heavy packing
Pigs and skipps
Sheep.
Choice spring lambs
Choice yearling weathers
6.503)6.76
6.008.25
4.755.25
4.254.60
3.754.25
4.754.60
4.004.75
2.503.50
4.004.25
6.25 6.40
6.00(5)6.60
6.OO5.10
4.004.60
7.00f.25
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Ingenious Rimes.
Sir Owen 8enman is to be congrat
ulated on bis Ingenuity In riming
"Bagdad" with "swag, dad." but tbe
palm for audacity, in riming most re
main with Browning, who matched
"ranunculus" with "Tommy make
room for your uncle us," or the seven
teenth century bard wbo wrote:
The Duke of York a dauRhter had.
II. gav. the Prince of Orange her;
So now your majesty will ae.
I't. found a nm. for porfnger.
London Standard.
QUICKLY VANISHES
Your money back if you want it is
the way in which the La Grande Phar
macy are selling Mi-o-na, the great
dyspepsia remedy.
This is an unusual plan, but Mi-o-na
has so much merit and is so al
most invariably successful in reliev
ing all forms of indigestion that they
run but little risk in selling under a
guarantee of this kind.
Do not be miserable or make your
friends miserable with your dyspep
sia. Mi-o-na will help you. If it
The Agemcy That
Works For You
flue Cheapest
Is the Newspaper with a general circulation that carries your
business news to every corner of your trading district, carefully
and earnestly informing the people of the Bargains you are offer
ing, the Farm that is for sale, the house that is for rent.
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opportunity to tell the public of their merit and price, and giving
the consumer opportunity to read at his own fireside in a very
moment's information about intended purchases that would re
quire hours of hard work for himself and the merchants to collect
in any other way.
The Evening Observer
Works diligently every day to serve the People in a way that
brings good results to both the buyer and the seller.
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