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FRIDAY, JUNK 23, 1916. TjA' GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE THREB. FREAKS OF NATURE VACATION TIM 17 WILL SOON Delicious Fine Cantaloupes We Know There Are Giants, but We Do Not Know Why. JL JL1VJLJU BE HERE THEY ARE A SORT OF PUZZLE. Plan Now A Truly Recreative Trip " New Scenes New Foods-, New Air Everyone Needs.". ' Let us help you find Them. UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM OREGON-WASHINGTON & NAVIG ATION CO. Ia The Direct, Pleasant Route to the Chief Resort Centers of . The Pacific Northwest. Booklets, fares and specific information about Yellowstone National Parle, North Beach, Wallowa Lake Park,- Mt. Hood and Columbia River Resorts FREE upon application to - J. H.KEENEY Agent. D.R.FONG CELEBRATED CHINESE HERB CO. (30 years practical experience) The Famous Chinese Herbs for All Ailments of Both Sexes CONSULTATION FREE Office Hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. Jefferson Ave. La Grande, Ore. New Ford for! i dale 1915-modei. Ford,,, shock absorbers, .tool box and good tire equipment. Run very little. Fine chance to get a machine. Call CARL EVANS, La Grande Garage. ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. AUSTIN BROWNELL, Manager HOUSE WIRING A SPECIALTY Supplies and Heating Devices Phone Main 720 Knmmm- Hotel Buildinar. next to Western Union J x& "Telephone It" Why waste time and energy when a telephone will save both. The greatest amount of work accomplished correctly, with the least amount of energy, in the shortest possible time is EFFICIENCY A Telephone will do this. See us about it. HOME INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE CO. Somatim Thtt Titan Ar the Re sult of a Somewhat Myitarioua Dii aaaa Callad Gigantioiam Og and Goliath and tha' Giant Races of Gath. Glanta and dwarfs abound In the re gion of tbe Caucasus mountains. Now, why are some people bis and some lit tle? In families heredity seems to gov eru tbe matter. Where races are con cerned It is not so easily explained. We are accustomed, by tbe way, to think of tbe Chinese as of Inferior height; but that is because our Chinese immigrants nearly all come from the south of China. The people of north China ere tall and occasionally ap proach the gigantic. Circus glauts are not uncommonly sufferers from a disease called glganti clam, which in the long run Is inevita bly fatal. It appears to be due to something wrong with a small gland at tho bnse of the brain, which, In a mysterious way, governs growth. A strange thing about this affliction la that the victim may be attacked long after he has become adu.'t and has ceased to grow In a normal way. A man over thirty years of age may sud denly become a giant, the first warn ing he gets of tbe fact being the dis covery that ho needs a larger hat and bigger boots and gloves. ' There are, however, occasional giants who ore simply people of extraordinary size, in other respects normal. How to account for them nobody knows unless by calling them freaks of nnture. Much more remarkable are the giant families which are found !n the Caucasus re gion, though most Individuals ot such families are not big enough to be worth while for show purposes. For circus ex hibition a giant ought not to be less than seven feet six inches tall. With Uiat stature, plus boots with thick soles and a high hut, a man may be safely ad vertised as touching the eight foot mark. Such giant families are not unknown In history. Josephus and other profane historians indorse the statements found in many places In the Bible In regard to the giants of Gath, from which lo cality. It will bo remembered, Goliath bailed. The Bible puts the stature of that redoubtable champion at "six cu bits and a span" In other words, about three inches short of ten feet. This would seem to be the altitude record for a human being, even allowing that the measurement was from the ground to tho crest of Goliath's helmet. The most celebrated of all tho ginnt breed, not excepting Goliath, was Og, j king of Bashuu. At the time when the I wanderings of the Israelites in tho wil i derness were brought to a close he was ruler over no fewer than sixty cities "fenced with high walls, gates and bars." His Indeed was a powerful mon archy, and the conquest of his realm by Moses is looked upon to this day as one of the greatest events In Jewish history. Og, by the way, was accustomed to sleep in a remarkable bedstead not of wood or metal, but of basalt. Whatever the circumstances under which the giant breed existed In Pales tine at the time of the first arrival of the Israelites, it is certain that in later years they were scattered about among other peoples. In a political sense some were llittttes and yet others Amorites. Coming Into contact with other races they became, it would scera.'elther ex tlnct or subordinate. From what little Is said of them in history it Is to be Inferred that they were mentally infe rior, though formidable fighters by rea son of their great size and strength In an age when mere bodily prowess counted for much. If Goliath be supposed to have been eight and one-half feet high (allowing for helmet and crest) his stature did not exceed that of the celebrated Wlnckelmeyer. the tallest man of mod ern times, who. born in Bavaria, died not bo muny years ago. The height of many giants has'',been exaggerated, but WlncKcimeyor was careiuuy measureu by the anthropologist Doubes. A man of less than eight and one half feet could hardly have worn the enormously heavy armor aud accouter- tneiits described In the iirst book of Samuel as composing Goliath's outfit. Tho staff of bis spear, we are told, was "like a weaver's beam." the Iron spear bead alone weighing GOO shekels, about twenty pounds. Tho giant breed In Palestine appar ently died out not very long before the birth of Christ There have been lesser glunt breeds In modern times, but lu some instances they have been the result of artificial selection, as. for example, lu tho case of the wrestler!) of Nippon, who, seen in a crowd, stand head and shoulders above the ordinary Japanese. In the neighborhood of Potsdam there are tod;iy many very tall people owing to the fact Hint King Frederick Wil liam's famous regiment of giants was long Btatlonod there. The regiment numbered 'J.400 soldiers, and all Eu rope was searched by the monarch for big men to serve in it Philadelphia Record. 3 for 25 cents at Your Groceries La Grande Fruit Company SHERRY'S MME. K A LICK TONIGHT. Last Appearance of Splendid Will Be Seen at Sherry's. Film Mother love forms one of the chief th-jmes in the master motion picture drama "Slander," recently released by William Fox, who presents in this film for the first time under his auspices the stage star Bertha Kalich, which was shown at the Sherry theatre last evening and will be run the last time tonight. The play is a sensational ar ray of acting, customes and plot. The ability of Mine. Kalich as an emotion al actress already has placed her in tha halls of dramatic fame. As her churacter m the film story of "Slander," Mme. Kalich is ousted from her home and divorced from her husband through the injustice of that cowardly weapon tlie name of which is used as tne play s title, one is forced to leave her two children, which parts are 'taken by the talented juvenile actor and actress, little Miss Jacqueline ; Morhange and Master Walter rerguson. The wronged wife r.fter a long ab sence retuins to see her children, al though the courts gave the father their custody. She is discovered by her husband, which part is acted by T. Jerome Lawler. The latter returns to rlisnnver his divorced wife with tne two children, and a scene follows which is a wonderful piece of acting on the part of the great star, hor op posite and the two little ones. Mme. Kalich in this picture does acting which critics assert is even more wonderful than her stage triumphs. CHAUTAUQUA , " Starts Sunday, June 25th. Let iis supply you with good things to eat while camping. We make a delivery each day out to the Park. ' Phone'' Main 75. ' A car of Watermelons just in, on ice, 5c a pound Cantaloupes, good and sweet, 3 tor ...2oc We have the first of the home Strawberries iu today Aged Man Is Missing Hubbard, Or., June 21. Peter Zimmering, aged 75, residing three miles northeast of Hubbard has dis appeared as completely as if the earth had swallowed him. On Mon day morning, June 12, ho had planned to go to Salem accompanied by his .wife, to pay taxes and for this purpose had $175 in currency on his person. They left home at 9:30 for Aurora to take the train for Salem, Mrs. Zimmering traveling the regular road while he took a short cut thr6ugh the timber. 1 Mrs. Zimmering went to , Salem but could not find no trace of her hus band and returned to Aurora on the afternoon train, where her husband had been seen just before the train arrived. That is the last record of his whereabouts. Because of his age and weakness it is feared he has met witn toul piay ana tne lamuy nas offered a reward for information concerning him. Peter Zimmering is short ana heavy and wears a short stubby mus tache. When last seen he wore a light gray slouch hat, dark blue coat, dark vest and trousers, work shirt with blue tie and heavy work shoes. 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"but If you don't quit paying $10 for shoes bless me if I won't believe I spoke the truth." Ulniiliiu'h:! in A','o-IIeruld. Lorn? ailments wear out p.ilu and long hopes Joy. Stanislaus. BIG VALUES in SECOND HAND RANGES We have several fine slightly used ranges in excellent condition. These may be had in easy payments at from - - - $12.50 and up Will save you more than half on the buying of a good range. Best sec them here this week T WILL BUY YOUR SECOND-HAND FURNITURE AND TRADE YOU FINE NEW FURNITURE AT PRICES YOU CAN AFORD TO PAY. D. HAISTRN, Furniture on Easy Payments
