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In ad
national habit of -dyspepsia, to the
discussion of albumen and corbon
hydratcs and the rest. But for the
'.lnTu'n'tn tinve to stuilv these things
t . .. . - ..... X- .M.
,stofflce at U for the nm time ... .u ,...
IS second class 1 0n how little he can live and maintain
his normal health when the aay comes
when there is little to be had it is a
grim lesson, and hns its effect on the
nerves
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dvonce
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Advertising rates on application. All
copy for display riverUBing must
. S tha office the day before the
ad appaars.
No business man In; any town
shguld allow a newspaper pumisnea . ..
his town to be prmtea w.w.u. -Same
and business WMtlbnld some-
Where ill IM column, xnis app..
all kinds of business, general stores,
dry goods, grocers, furniture dealc
professional men and in i fact all
I...... f husiness men. This does
;ia ti THE: , , v.,if iwen a nuarter of a
AS5 : ,7w of the P
: Brrwnns ;hut your nam and business should be
STARVATION BY SUGGESTION. , jM X ,f do not use
than a two line space, a a"
picking up a newspaper annum -
able to tell just wnat ousi.re - --r
hv looking at the
resenieu m .
business line-up in the paper. Th nk
wr and the Observer a"'""-
ing man will call upon you
"It is quite true that I never had
enough to eat while I was in Ger
many. Not that there was not
enough oh the table to satisfy any-
one's appetite. Not uwi
not enough in the pant-,- and in tU
shops. And the prices -with the ex
ception of milk and bufei-were no
hSerthan herein Nev, York, says
.jJ Christian Herald.
a -write, in - i..v,i
"But I never rose Irom uie
with that sense of well-being that fol
lows a' care-free meal taken among
friends. There was always a ghost
at the table, one who looked on, hop
ing that' every mouthful would be the
last, prophesying that if you eft your
. ' " r .. wniiM never
'"' sjjpt T.- i i
last, propnenyiiiis "" ' .
nlace at the table you would never I ternoon 0r at night,
" : Immnl living I , !.;., rro t.h
WATER THE TREES AT NIGHT
.m.,u ,.,.b under your tree3
TV lie. R - - ...
... tk u.iinmnr urouKu
j ,iof savs r. H. uavey
treu iivo. ,
nhln a tree surgeon, uon i
...l- tho t.rUnK. DUl tvulci
waiur iiit.o.y .-- .
rnn,l of the branches
which about represents the spread ot
:u- .fnnrl water late in the af-
VllV luwv
Trees are iik
if nirain. Anyone living
fn Germany during the war must give
a place at the table to this ghost-to
the English Starvation Plan.
"In actual quantity, U think I ate
more in Berlin than ever before in
mv life. As I was keeping house 1
uijr ........ r tl,,, P.pr.
shared all the prepiexuica v
man housewife, from the problem of
cooking one day a week without fat,
m,,Hntr of mayonnaise without
egg or oil. So I had little time to
think of anything besides food.
"To open the 'War Cook-JBook' and
find in the introduction an appeal to
patriotism 'England is trying to con
quer the German people by hunger,
...in iwm to the end on thts
.OUL vvu ... ..ft-- ,
fcattlofield of 'the kitchen;' to open the
f ihe Newest
Pl Large mptw rrtrf
HENDERSON CORSETS
Just Recieyed Yesterday-Now Ready in Corset Sect.on
mmuamsA . . Th Air pxcellence and class are
"on Co "co? dels forall figures in either
recognized by all f eaxeiB oiu nnmrete assortment.
front or bacR-Jacea siyieh, uu
i i,!ncro. their consunin""
nuiliuu u...es",
must be kept up if they are to resist
disease.
"John Davey, of Kent, unio, .
sometimes referred to in America as
.u irtv.op nf tree surgery." A son,
UlU - - , .
P H Davey, who is aiso ucvuu8
life to tree dentistry or surgery, was
ritv todav." says the Star,
111
flv-!:i .WU rrrrifllinteS 01 l"
"ConreirinH
n Totifnte of Tree surgery
"Mr. Davey commented on me
Back-laced Henderson Corsets Priced
Front-laced
i
$1.00 to $4.00
$1.75 to $4.00
that the uneven contour 11
Exclusive agents for
the famous "NEMO"
self-reducing corsets.
Priced at -
$3.75 to $o.uu
iii rrriiiiiii i
"Model" Brassieres,
finest workmanship,
faultless fitting, best
quality materials
50c to $2.25
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Kansas City homesitcs necessitates a
certain amount of grading anu m...B
and creates an important tree prob
lem. .
" It is not enough to wall the
l,R.-k from the immediate v.
eartn ou-c iium
woman's page of your paper ana ,nity of the tree trunK,
learn that 'only it we cnange "ithougn inni avc
IUU1II l.llw .....j -
its of eating can we hold out to the
time of victory;' to open your min
ing mail and find leaflets urging you
to attend the hew courses in thrifty
cooking established in various parts
n,. nitv: to d-o to th Woman's
euatoi .
the trees do not suffer from iuck 01
nourishment. Roots buried under a
fill are so far from the earth's sur
face a system of underground irrlga-
. fin thp. other nana.
of the city; to go 10 uv tion ih nti:a.,. ,u
Lyceum club for a social evening, and tho roots may be brought too near tne
hnve to hear an nour s ium u suriat-e y kiuuui-
and body of vegctar
UOIICHW ' . .
ianism all this leaves you little leis
ure to think of anything else, or even
to follow the military campaigns on
tho war map.
"ivl tho utalisliM. They were
intended to allay anxiety. But to the
man who ne.-er wants :o think !ut
his food excopt to criticise it if it is
notxall it should be, statistics are the
last straw. We in the United States
last svraw. vtw m w...v
are much more used, because of our! ographlcally cultivated
l'OOR SPELLERS.
From the New York Times: "Con
cerning correct spelling, whether by
.. (tin rase is at present so
hopeless that the high school or even
.1 ,li,n. ff. ..UlltJ Will Cllll 1"-"
correctly is, to the render of examina
tion papers, a somewhat raie im
..j.an Thnt the lack of tho phon
millVllV"i. "
eve is me
ONE1N HIS COMMUNITY GETTING RICH.
c. jKSsnuKffiFBtcWgf as. 8UCCESSFUL MEN
T0WN RftNK WITH US
WE IPAY H PER CENT INTEREST
6V2 ft Money for Improved FarmlLoans
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON
Capital 200,000.00, Surplui 60,000.00, 'llourcM $1..0M.0O
rrS J. Holm, Prudent; C. C. Penlngton Vic. M?:J
W.r., Caahier; E. Zundel and H. E. Coolidg.. As.i.Unt CHhUri
DIRECTORS
W J. Holmes J. G. Snodgraaa, J. F Oonloy. C M"
B. Brrrwotoo. T. U U7. A. BlokUnd, A. T. Hill, H. E. OoolM.
cause of blunders which occur in tne
publications of educational institu
tions, where i the proofs are read by
professors or other subjects ratner
than professional proofreaders, one is
not prepared to say. xu.
well be in the case of such blunders as
., . .u ,...t..ir.,rnn of a certain col-
inut hi ii . .
lege in Texas: 'It will require four
years to complete this course, v,
of a college in Ohio, wnicn ... -
iety to show how well its ....
students were protected, amiouiiced
that in the buildings in which they
were housed "All the widows mm
blinds.' ....
"Beyond the simplest principles,
1 1.1 f Vw mndft A Study
IM-iUUIIlUl o
in the public schools-nnd even to this
....1..... if ohnnlri he tauirllt as uiusm".-
ed by an enforced correct use of
language. How shall this be done
...u i,.rrp n nronortion of the
teachers themselves are ncuner u.
M- rnnd. nlain Lnelisn; 01
1UI II.VV..T p. .
i... v,..nt nrt comnelled by their
t'llUl'IO. "vvt" " , . ,
school duties, of the best tnglisn m-
......
"The excessive use made olne
uii,. evnmination as a 'pass' to
promotion, operates in a disastrous
ti,; u true of both teachers
nd"mroils. The former have their
- .1;.. fixed, not bv their per
.,.,..! nnnlifiVationa so much as by
thpir success in constructing, period
t that shall be coarse
enough to meet the favor of the lazy
nunils without letting too many such
pupils through."
TALKS ON THRll'T.
M':.i..,f mo nn man has ever
achieved success, nor lias any nation
I have been the bed rock of every
ofl .Mii-enr. nnd the corner
11V
r,f everv fortune.
All the world knows me anu inosv
of the world heeds my warning.
The poor may nave me s v
the rich.
ly power is limitless, my appli
cation boundless.
ii Vir nossesses mo has content
ment in the present nnd surety for
the future.
I am of greater value than pearls,
rubies nnd diamonds.
....,1 Vinve m. no man can
take me away.
I lift my possessor to higher
planes, of living, increase his earning
power, and bring to realization tho
hopes of his life.
I make a man well dressed, well
housed and well foil.
I insure absolutely against the
rainy day.
I drive want and doubt and care
away.
I guarantee those who possess me
prosperity and aucceas.
I hnve exnlted those of low degree
and those of high degree have found
me a helpful friend.
To obtain me you need put out no
capital but personal effort, and on all
you invest in me l guarui.
dends that last through life and after.
I ani as free as air.
I am yours if you will take me.
il am Thrift.
T never tell the locations of my
flowers," said Mr. Lincoln "but there
was just, one time when I broke
through my rule. A Swedisn drug
gist who lives in a New England town
near our home came to me ana asKea
T pnnlil tell him where to find the
trading linnaea. When I told him
that I never divulged the hiding
places of my flowers I was touched by
hia evident distress. 'II you oniy
could to me,' he leaded. 'You see, it
is for the wife. She has not seen the
n,a since we came, from Sweden
And now she is sick and longing ior
tv, homeland. I thought if perhaps
she might see the little flower she
would not feel so bad. "wen, conclud
ed Mr. Lincoln, "I broke my rule and
the man got his linnaea and bore
i,m inniv with tears in his eyes. He
told me gratefully afterward how his
wife had wept at signt 01 tne iivuc
blossoms of her native country.
Countryside Magazine.
Railroads The Largest Consumers Of
Coal
The railroads of the United States
1 toaonnnnn npt. tnns of coal in
1915, or 24 per cent 01 me xuuu ".-
a in.- ..Uiiminnna mines lumisneu
122,000,000 tons of 28 per cent of their
-.ArIininn 1 i infl I"HT1 1 1 IS V 1 V a II It
thracite region 6,200,000 tons, or 7
per cent of its production. These fig
ures are compiled by C. E. Lesher, of
the United States ' Geological Survey.
ine roaos in tne. paste., i uiauit,,
defined by the Interstate Commerce
Commission as that portion of the
United States lying north of Potomac,
and Uhio rivers ano east oi vmrasu,
pmr nnrl St. Tinis. used 56.500.000
tUIlJ Ul lllUllllJWUd VM. .
tons of anthracite, a total of 62,700,000'
m. 1. ... - r. 1.1 . Air
tons, rne roaas oi me ooutne... mo
trict, that territory south of the Poto
mac and Ohio rivers ana easi oi ra
lU.OS.asipi'i, untu L.i,wjt
bituminous coal, and the western roads
consumed 43,buu,uuu ions.
Union County Prisoner Paroled.
tlip nrisoners naroled bv
Governor Withycombe this week is J.
U. Kooney wno was sent irom union,
county for burglary. :
Drowns Attempting to Save Team.
Charles Thornton was drowned'
near Rosebure while attempting to
extract his team of horses from quick
sands in Umpqua river. The horses
also perished.
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