MONDAY, AUGUST H 191G.
GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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THRESHING DAY.
"We ijw the imh loading the
.wheat on their wagon as the inter-!
urban car sped past the wheat field,
and nil the old enthusiasm of child
hood swelled lp in my heart. It was
thrashin' day! Joyful memories
pictured the scenes that were tran
spiring bnt tha furmbouse nhich
iaf to be hmored with serving the
wonderful V'.VP. day meal," says the
Indianapolis News. "There would
,bt wom.tn h: the garden gathering'
bcar.s, cutting cabbage,. pulling
teeia and onions, and women in tha
featners
WJc vard stripping the
. v.llnw.Uirffed chickens, and
women In tha kitchen baking cakes
and rows and rows of pies, and girls , come tne change and Want
porch. Ah me! I felt like quoting
an old woman of the other days, who
used to shake her heud, saying
.mournfully: 'Tilings wa'nt like this
in my day!' It always sounded as if
her day was past, and I i;uess it was,
ind furthermore, I reckon the same
thing is true of any of us when we
object to progress of any kind, Those
men were working with an improved
machine. They no longer stand in
the terrible chaff and dust, stacking
the straw. They don't have to feed
the machine, cut the bands or mea
sure the wheat. I don't know what
all has been invented to make
thrashing easier for the men, but it
doesn't take such a raft of men as it
used to, so why not let the women
folk have things easier, too?
"No doubt my little feelings of
regret over the change about the
farmhouse scene were due to the
fact that I experienced only the joys'
of the old thrashin' days, being one
of the children underfoot, and lat
er one of the girls setting the table
and naming plates, then watching in
giggling groups just inside the
kitchen door to see which handsome,
un4urned young giant would draw
bun plate. I helped posl all the
delectable dishes and mind the flies
off, but was never really promoted
to the responsible place of chief
cook ,with the all absorbing idea of
trying to get up a dinner that would
beat all the other women in the com
pany. No doubt if I were the wom
an of the house 6n the' farm, one
who had really tried the old-time
methods of thrashin' day, Id Wel-
b ma
in the big back porch spreading cm-ne too, a mighty swift one,
long Snowy cloths on the row of
tables which they had succeeded in
joining together for the occasion,
! end children there would be chilri
. rem swarming everywhere, under
1 foot and in the way. but having the
time of their lives. I coul! almoit
' taste the gizzard and ilvtrn which
- those children would get to ..at out
under the trees before dinner, be
cause it was so long to wait until
' - second table. 1
"Well, memory had done her part
"all right but I failed to see any
signs of commotion about that farm
,i house as we passed by. It was a
i'. Drettv house with a comfortable
porch, furnished much
drown up at the front door ready to
carry m away from the scene of
action. Anyway, I'm never going
to give away my age by saying
mournfully that any old time meth
od of doing the work in either farm
house or city house was better than
the new way, for I don't want any
youngster to think that my day is
over.
THE "SAFETY FIRST" LIMIT
Has the "safety first" movement
gone as far as it can? That is a
question which must occur time and
again to the workers m the campaign,
the city! 11 is suggested in this instance by
i... , j -,ih it dr.n tne report oi a mew iun .mi.
Winds and c'losed'doors the house j which advocates black and white signs
railroad crossings conspicuous
looked very calm and cool. There
wasn't a woman in sight or a
child! A handsome bir touring can.
stood near the front, at the plus of
the row of rickety old buggies and
gentle family driving horses which
used to convey the women of the
neighborhood to the scene of the
fray. And I don't believe the ma
chine had brought any neighborly
help .either, for the woman- in thac
house didn't need heir. Out in the
shade of sMe tree C i'licd, were
lunch boxes and bfiskets containing
the noon meal and like s not the
woman of the house was getting
ready for n run to ihe city to look
up Borne suburban day bargain
which she hud read about in the pa
par as she swung in her shady front
at
white targets, two feet in diameter,
bearing a black cross and the letters
I'R-R," The committee says that it
does not believe that a red danger
signal attracts much attention, ex
cept at night, whereas the black and
white sign would be startling enough
to warn even the most callous auto
mobilist. But crossing accidents which take
place because the driver is unaware
that a railroad is there are few. The
automobilist can usually tell by an
embankment, by a string of telegraph
poles, by many other signs, when he
is approaching a track. Unless he is
habitually cautious, no mere colored
target can make him check his speed.
Until he has learned that "safety
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LA GRANDE, OREGON
Capital 1200,000.00, Surplus (60,000.00, Resources $1,000,000.00
Fred J. Holmes, President; C. C Penlngton, Vice President; F. L.
Meyers, Cashier; E. Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, Assistant CaahJers.
DIRECTORS
Fred J. Holmes, J. G. Snodgraaa, J. F. Donley, C C Penlngton, H.
& Broirotao, F. L. Meyers, A. KokUnd, A. T. Hffl, H. E. CooUdri.
first" is a better motto than "Take
a chance," he will disregard signs,'jTo
such a man, warnings and slogats,
mean nothing. He must be reached
in some other way, and that is the
way which the safety committees
must discover if they ore to drive
their good work further than they
have carried it at this time.
The champion bicycle rider has
retired with a fortune, his active ca
reer closing on July 4, the sport page
announces. Almost everybody sup
posed the bike racer and the buffalo,
became extinct about the same time.
In the eastern theater of the great
war, it's a wise town that knows
what nation possesses it every other
morning.
'one of the largest grain crop s ever
I raised in Lane county, will begin this
I week. Oats, particularly, promise a
good crop and the acreage is mucn
above normal.
Bootlegger Uses Church.
County Detectives Shaw and Jacobs
and Prosecutor Thompson of Tacoma
raided the soft dring saloon of a man
n 1T1KA U nlimhinff iimfor t.he Tiulnit
of a church on a hillside and dragging
out i wnisKey duiucs iiu uvim
john. China Pheasants Liberated.
The Riddle Rod and Gun club re
ceived a dozen young China pheasants
the past week from the state game
farm ana tney were uuerateu in an
alfalfa field.
There's one thing about a coat of
tan. It may not be becoming, but
it always fits.
A Maine fisherman .says he knows
fish can talk. However, they show
their good sense by not doing it.
Cure for Cholera Morbus.
"When our little boy, now seven
years old, was a baby he was cured of
cholera morbus by Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea ' Rem
edy," writes Mrs. Sidney Simmons,
Fair Haven, N. Y. "Since then other
members of rny family have used this
valuable medicine for colic and bowel
troubles with good satisfaction and I
gladly endorse it as a remedy of ex
ceptional merit." Obtainable everywhere.
Concert Given at Seaside.
One of the most artistic and best
concerts ever given in Seaside was
the benefit "Legends of Seaside" at
the Critic theatre. Dr. Emil Enna
wrote the music and Miss Virginia
Drake the lyrics. Mrs. Harry M.
Flavel of Astoria was the principal
soloist. '
! Hood River Shins Vegetables.
! Record shipments of garden truck
land produce will be made from Hood
River this season, ine r run growers
Exchange estimates that tomato ship
ments will reach total of six car
loads, t
When You Have a Cold
Give it attention, avoid exposure, be
regular and careful of your diet, also
commence taking Dr. King's New Dis
covery. It contains Pine-Tar, Anti
septic Oils and Balsams. Is slightly
laxative. Dr. King's New Discovery
eases your cough, soothes your throat
and bronshial tubes, chocks your cold,
starts to clear your head. In a short
time you know your cold is bettor.
It's the standard family cough syrup
in use over 40 years. Get a bottle at
once. Keep it in the house as a cold
insurance. Sold at your druggist.
fr STATE NEWS BREVITIES.
Bend Motor Traffic Big.
Unusual numbers of motor tourists
from all parts of the Northwest have
been passing through Bend the past
week, among them being Mayor Albee
of Portland.
Crops Good but Late.
Polk county crops of all kinds are
from 10 days to two weeks late. All
crops are either normal or heavy.
Class Jar Cuts Cyclist.
In an auto motorcycle collision in
Oregon City, Jake Garlick was
thrown violently on a quart jar he
was carrying, the glass of which cut
a deep gash in his head and left leg
below the knee.
Old Settler Is Buried.
One of Baker county's oldest set
tler's Augustus George, died a few
davs ago at the home of his son in
Haines. He came to Baker in 1865.
Eyrie Nest Lures Ranger.
Freh irom the summit of Mt. Hood
where hi spends the Summers watch
ing for forest fires. Forest Ranger
Elijah Coleman has returned to his
Eyrie lookout after a combined pleas
ure and shopping tour in Hood River.
Mr. Coleman calls the mountain home
God's country.
Lane Harvesting Begins.
Threshing of what promises to be
Crater Lake Is Lauded.
"Everyone who visits this section
must say that Klamath is a wonder
ful country and is bound to become a
really great scenic resort," said R. B.
Marshall, superintendent of National
Parks in the United States. He says
there is no lake in the world that
compares with Crater lake.
Boy Scouts On Outing.
Nine members of the Bend Boy
Scouts' organization are taking their
annual outing in camp on the
Deschutes River.
Deer Reported Plentiful.
With deer reported more plentiful
Un .nol nnA Inwar Hnun in 4ha
mountains a rush is being made in the
county clerks office at Albany for
hunting licenses.
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out process of the sun beating down upon it, day after
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