La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 19, 1916, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1916. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE SEVEM Wrinkles ARE UNSIGHTLY; MAKE YOU LOOK YEARS OLDER THAN YOU REALLY ARE. LET US HELP YOU GET RID OF THEM. WE JIAVE SOMETHING OP INTEREST TO YOU. PUTMANS DRUG STORE WE DELIVER SCORES SCOFFER OF MEDICAL LORE By Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., L. L. D., D. Sc., Pen. Commissioner of Health. The boastfulness of ignorance is or dinarily not worthy of comment but when it jeopardizes the health of other people it is perhaps worth while '' S to take up the cudgels. ' There u a class of individuals who poopoo tih warnings regarding matters of hygiene and usually end their ass ertions by informing you that their grandfathers never paid any attention EYES OF ALL NATIONS America and Germany are the greatest eyeglass and spectacle wearing nations of the world. Five Americans wear glasses to one of any other nation. Deplorable were it not a fact that blindness in America has decreased over 20 per cent since the advent of glasses, while in every other country of the globe there is an actual increase. Save Your Eyes Glasses fitted by Peare's will do this We grind our own lenses. Factory on the Premises. J. H. PEARE&SON Registered i t mmmmj Are you going to get married? Is there a New Baby in your family? Are you going to give a party? Do you uant Christ mas cards or New Year's cards? Are you going to give a Dance? Are you out of Call ing Cards? If so. you will want Announcement Cards, Greeting Cards, Invita tions, Dance Programs, or Calling Cards. Thte Observer Printing Department will bo glad to supply your needs, either in Printing or Engraving in The Very Best Style. Call at the Observer Office Or Phone Main 13 for Prices mmm . . . k BLACK 1361 to "such nonsense"and what's more they never had any here that are alive r.nd well to show for it. Stat-H istics however, show that these people who violate the laws of Nature often meet an untimely death. The transmission of disease by germs is most frequently attacked by the ignorant. Those people who ac cept without comment the statement that the world revolves upon its axis as a part of the solar system, and thousands' -of other things which they are incompetent to work out for them selves, will bluster about the absurd ity of germs causing disease. That typhoid fever, dtphteria, Yellow fever, tuberculosis, anthrax, malaria, and pneumonia are caused by germs has been proven just as definitely as the fact that the world is round. Fortunately exposure to disease, even of communicable type does not always mean that the individual so exposed will contract it. This is the reason that the boaster may boast and stay and live to boast another day. Fireplaces and Grandfather. To me, a "home" means more than just a building or a set of rooms. I have been in some wonderfully expen sive houses, but they weren't homes. They had servants, and tie had three meals a day, and regular furni ture just as homes should have; but they were as far from being real homes as icebergs are from being coxy ingle-nooks. Some people think that when they acquire a fireplace they ha"e achieved a home. It takes more chc.a a fire place. It takes loving hearts; it takes mutual consideration; il takis gener ous forbearance and unselfishness to make a real home. Then a fireplace neither mars nor makes the peace of the home. (Though between you and me I find that my own ingle-nook fire place uses three times the wood a stove does, and besides, my back is never really warm.) You know I really don't blame Hor atio Coe for boarding up the large. old-fashioned fireplace, and putting in a plain matter-of-fact funiace. Of course, though, visitors certainly do like to see that fine black yawning mouth of an old-fashioned fireplace. There's nothing like a fireplace full of a lot of useless long-handled skillets and pothooks to convince total strang ers that you once had a grandfather. In fact, it's better than showing them your family tree. There's a certain substantial bulkiness about an old fireplace, especially if it has a "Dutch oven," that simply overwhelms a vis itor. I have known some people whoso only proof that they had ancestors was the iact that they had bought somebody else's ancestral fireplace. The Christian Herald. MILLION BOYS TO TRAIN Nation-Wide Movement To Drill Am erican Lads Started New York, Oct. 18. An effort will bo made to enroll 1,000,000 boys in the United States in the military training movement by next spring. A National ommittee is being formed to have charge of the work. Among those wh have accepted membership on the com mittee are Major-General Leonard Wood, in command of the Department of the East, and Rear-Admiral N. R. Usher commandant of the New York Navy-yard. It is planned during the Winter lo give the boys opportunity for weekly and bi-weekly drills under United States Army men at places convenient to their homes. In addtion to the mili tary training, industrial training in various trades and professions will be given the boys. Tribute to a Great Man (The Oregon Journal) One of the most diligent laborers in the field of Oregon history was the late H. W. Scott, for many years the eminent editor of the Oregonian, whose numerous addresses on the sub ject were replete with rare and weighty information. Movie mysteries: Putees! Our own movie subtitles: That night! Next day! Twenty years later! Next morning! A year passes! D.R.FONG CELEBRATED CHINESE HERB CO. (30 years of wonderful cures) The Famous Chinese Herbs for AH Ailments of Both Sexes CONSULTATION FREE Office Hours 1600S Jefferson Ave. 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. La Grande, Ore. j Life of the Atrnosphar. i The three gases, oxygen, nitrogen j and carbonic acid kus, which are found i In the air about us ure constantly being , used up. All living animal creatures I are at all times taking oxygen out of j liie air to live on. Certain microbes are using up quantities of iho nitrogen all the time, and the plants live on the carbonic acid Kft- But while these different kinds of life between them use up the air, they give back some thing also. The plants give off oxygen, The bodies of tbe animals and plants when they die decompose, and as tbey are full of nitrogen tbat is given back to the air in tbat way, and then all living creatures are always throwing off carbonic acid gas through their lungs, and thus everything that is taken out of tbe air is put back again. The plants live on carbonic acid gas and give us back oxygen. The living creatures live on oxygen and give off carbonic acid gas, and when tbey die tbelr bodies put back in the air the nitrogen which the microbes tako out, and so consumption and production are about equal all the time. Philadelphia Press. Rivers of Edtn. The Euphrates is one of the four rivers of Eden In the book of Genesis, and tbe Hlddekcl, "which goeth to ward tbe east of Assyria," has gen erally been Identified as tbe Tigris. But what were the Glhon mud the H son? .Since the Glhon 'encompaasetb the whole land of Ethiopia" It Is natu ral to suppose It to be the Nile, while the Plaon has been found in "the Gan ges. But in this case, what was the main stream from which these four flowed? It could only be the ocean stream encompassing the earth, in which the ancients believed. Those who have wished to find accurate scientific geography In the record have been compelled to shift Eden up into Armenia and find the Pison and Glhon In minor streams or to conjecture with Luther tbat Noah's flood radical ly altered the original arrangements of the streams. London Chronicle. Life of a Phonograph Record. The life of a record is a matter of some Interest to the owner pf a phono graph. With ordinary nse a disk should last indefinitely. Of course the friction of steel, tungsten or sapphire ou even the hard set material will eventually wear it out, but unless you play some particular piece many hours a day there is no deterioration. The ques tion of "overtones" comes up in this connection. It has been stated that the overtones wear off o record more quickly than the notes of the domi nant octave and thus Bpoll the quality of the recorded voice even while leav ing pitch and volume unimpaired. It Is true enough that the quality of any musical note depends largely on the overtones, but there Is nothing iu tho theory that overtones are destroyed by normal playing of a record. Rich mond Times-Dispatch. To Preserve Cider. The only satisfactory way of pre serving cider in Its sweet, fresh state is to treat It the same us grape juice is treated. Take the elder as it comes from tho press and gradually heat to a tempera ture of 170 to 180 degrees, fare should be taken not to heat It to more than 180 degrees, else tbe flavor will be harmed. After the temperature has becu held at that point for fifteen min utes the juice is bottled at once in clean, airtight bottles that have been previously scalded and are hot when the cider Is Introduced. Cork with stoppers that can be push ed into the neck of the bottles a little below the ueck of the rim and fill the small cavity with paraffin. Farm and Fireside. Shakespeare in France. Shakespeare now has a host. of ad mirers lu France, but his works were absolutely unknown In that country until nearly a century after his death. Tho first mention of Shakespeare in a French book occurs In a translation of Sir William Temple's essays, published 1093, nnd his plays were not translated until 1770. Bacon, on the other hand, was widely read In France during his lifetime. Ills essays were translated Into French almost as soon as tbey np. peared in England, nnd three editions of the translation were rapidly ex hausted. London Opinion. Why He Preferred It. "Well, how do you like my new gown?" "Hot nearly so well as your old one. my dear." "What Is there nbout the old crown you like better than this?" The old one is pnid for, my dear." Detroit Free Press. A Rod In Pickle. Mrs. Goodsole Why, Johnny, are you Just coming home now? Your mother's been looking for you all afternoon. Johnny Yes'm, I know. Mrs. Goodsole Just think how worried she must be! Johnny Oh, file's near the end of her worrying. I'm Just beginning mine. Mustard Seed. All mustard seeds contain a ferment, myrostne, and n glucoslde called stnal blne. This ferment nets upon the slnnlbtne In the presence of water, producing rthe essence of mustard In which ts found the characteristic ex oltant. Right In Hit Line. ."He Raid If be conld put anything In my way he'd gladly do It." "You bet he will. Hos the cham pion obstructionist of the age." Judge. Never mind about giving the devd bis due. He will take It Washington Herald. The Farmer's Wife. In the Woman's Hume Companion Is an article by a fanner's wife, who Bays: "Given a good husband and good health, there's no oue lu tbe world who needs pity less than the farmer's wife. She has a rich and resourceful life If she will make it so, and she usually does. She's the most hide pendent woman ou earth of panics and money stringencies and things of that sort. Her family simply can't go hungry. There'll always be potatoes and turnips down in tbe cellar and meat In the smokehouse, to say the least. She always has eggs and chickens and milk. Sue can take a busbel of wheat to the mill and get it ground for 10 cents. She cnu draw on her store-room for fruit and sweets, and her table is supplied. When tbe mechanic is out of work bis family must stop eating or live on charity, J but it isn't so in the farmer's family. vaiuim uuu juuur uitve gut iu uo suoie mighty hard grinding before they grind the farmer." 8unkn Craft Around New York. The shores of Greater New York are almost surrounded with hulks. For In stance, an old navy schooner, the Sarah, Is embedded lu the land at Nine teenth street, East river. At Ninety sixth street and East river, underneath the large power house, lie the bones of three or more old coasting schooners and sloops. Alongside tbe rubber works in College Point are the remains of tbe schooner William Marrell, bulk headed in and covered up with refuse. At Itockaway Point the bones of tbe schooner Ella Peeves and other small schooners can bo found two blocks In land, sanded up. Just below Midland Beach can be found the remains of tbe old sloop Jaue. Over near Whale creek, Greenpolut; can be found the skeleton of the schooner Michael C. Collins. Hiker's Island is surrounded with tbe remains of scows and sailing craft of years ago. New York World. Wrong Quarry. With a wild sweep the wind tore round a sudden corner and removed the hat from the head of a respectable and nearsighted citizen who chanced to be passing. Peeling wildly round, the man thought he saw his hat in a yard be hind a high fence. Hastily climbing over, he started to chase it, but each time he thought he had caught it, it got yet another move on. Then a woman's angry voice broke on his ears. "What are you doing there?" she de manded shrilly. He explained mildly that he was only trying to retrieve his hat, where upon the woman said, In wonder: "Your hat? Well, I don't know where it is, but that's our little black hen you're chasing!" London Mall. Elephant Threnodies. The natives of certain portions of south central Afiicu look on the death of an elephant as an event They at tach an almost religious aspect to It "As soon as the animal stalked Is stretched on the ground the hunters climb UKn the huge, warm body und there perforin a dance, gesticulating and shaking their gnus, accompanied by n sort of litany, in which they extol the animal and his qualities, his strength, his size, his cunning; then they praise the skill of the hunter, his prompt eye, his accurate shot. And this song is just murmured, us if they were afraid that if tbey raised tbelr voices tbey would attract the curse of the spirit which has just left the ani mal and Is still floating around him." He Knew Shakespeare. This country possesses muny Inter esting relics pointing buck to the time of the immortal bard Shakespeare. A reminder which should not be over looked Is this epitaph found over n grave in Fredericksburg, Vu.: "nere lies Edward Heldon, a med ical and surgical practitioner, the friend and companion of William Shakespeare of Avon. He died after a short illness, in the year of our Lord 1C18, in the seventieth year of bis age." New York Sun. Wise In His Way. The doctor had gone, and the wife was having her turn. "Why did you tell him you abhorred smoking, never took a drink, had little use for motoring and didn't care for meat?" she asked. "Because," chuckled the husband, "If ho had discovered what I like best the chances are that in what he would have told me to give up." Puck. No Difficulty. Phillips Brooks once gave a new ver sion of tho Jonah story to a wondering skeptic, who snld he doubted whether a whale's throat was large enough to swallow Jonah. "There was no diffi culty," said tho bishop. "Jonah was one of the minor prophets." Soience and Philanthropy. "Think of the lives science saves." "It all depends on whether your sci entist is working with medicines or high explosives." Wushlngton Star. Hard Luck. Binks Was tho loss on Brown's dwelling total? Jinks Yes, the neigh bors saved six umbrellas, but recogniz ed them all."-Phlladclphla Bulletin. Her Class. "So that's your wife, eh? Trim little craft. Isn't she?" "nuBh! Not so loud. She's a dread naught" Baltimore American. Man la not the creature of circum stances: circumstance are the crea ture of men. Disraeli. a. " a This is the Stove Polish W 1 V7U CM Should Use irS different from I others because more care" is taken In the making" and tho materials used ere of' higher grade Black Silk Stove Polish Makes a brilliant, silky polish that does nut rub off or dust off. ami the shlnelauts four times as Ion an ordinary stove follsh. Used on sample Btoves and bold y hardware nnd irrneery dealers. All wo tuk scatriul. Use it on your cook utoro, your parlor ptove or your gas ranRe, It you don't flntl It th boat attv Mllali you ever umw), your dealer i authorial to rvfund your atone?. Iniltt on tllack Silk Stove Polish. Made In liquid or ptute one quality. Black Silk Stove Polish Works Sterling. Illinois ITm Uk SIHt Alr-Drvttt.r Iran Kimum.1 m 1 ante, mtiatera, Rtnve-pipca lYwrenta ruttiwr, 11m Milk Matal Pallah for ailir nkJ orbraaa. It baa no equal for uaeon autonaobliua. M Want Ads. WHEN IT COMES TO untiring ellera, finders and traders, an Observer Want Ad can't be beat. I works overtime on straight-time pay. Rates, one cent per word per issue no ad leas than 25 cents. FOR RENT Modern five room house, furnished. Inquire H. C. Patten it postofflce or telephone Black 961. Adv. 10-17-tf. FOR RENT Rooms, two blocks from Adams, including fire and bath, al so housekeeping room. 1620 6th St. 10-7-tf FOR RENT A neat 3 room furnished cottage, $13.50 at 1217 "W" avenue. Phone Red 3441. Adv. 10-5-tf. FOR RENT Furnished rooming house; special terms if taken at once. Phone Main 70. Adv. 10-6-tf FOR RENT Fine club rooms or lodge rooms; also dancing hall above 'Sherry's theatre. Apply James Kapellas' Cigar Store and Shining parlor, next to Sherry's theatre. Adv. 10-16-tf. FOR SALE FOR SALE Three second-hand heat. ing stoves in good shape. E. C. Tuckey, West end Spring St. 10-14-tf FOR SALE Dry chain wood, $3.50 per load. Phone Red 1552. Adv. 10-18-7tp. FOR SALE Horses. W. J. Hughes, Farmers 18 Adv. 1 0-18-14tp FOR SALE One Snddlo Pony and one work horse. C. E, Crossen, 10-14-tf FOR SALE A snap. Hupmobile "32", just like a new car. Call at La Grande Garage. 10-14-tf SHEEP FOR SALE 300 head of Cotswold ewes. J. E. Reynolds, Phone, Farmers 64. 10-9-tf FOR SALE At a bargain a two room house and lot 65x120; must ne sold at once. Inquire at L. C. Smith garaf 9 before Oct. 24. Adv. 10-10-tf. FOR SALE Thoroughbred Gordon Setter dogs; four months old. Ad dress Box 42, Aliccl, Ore. Adv. 10-9-tf. FOR SALE OR TRADE Five pas senger Chnlmers in good condition. Phone Main 73. Adv. 10-9-tf. FOR SALE At n bargain a used Overland car as good as new. Call at La Grande garage. Adv. 9-11-tf. WILL BUY any building and move it otr from Its present locntion u it Is worth moving. J. L. Mars. Adv. D. W.8-7-tf. FOR SALE Now 6-room bungalow, M Street noar high school. Phone Main 710. 9-23-lmo FOR SALE CHEAP Piano, Willard Make; good condition. Phone Red 1671. FOR SALE 160 acres timber land. $1,200; $500 cash, balance stock. B. T. Roberts, 1603 X avenae, La Grande, Oregon. Adv. 4-4-tf. MISCELLANEOUS HELP WANTED Twenty apnlo pickers; men or women. Call at 115 Depot street, La Grande. Adv. 10-12-tf. WANTED Potatoes, call at Silver Grill. 10-14-tf WANTED Men with teams to haul dry lumber. Can make $8.00 a day. Inquire C. P. Newlin. Telephone Black 3511. 10-13-6t TO LOAN Client hag $900 to loan at 8 per cent, long time, first mort gage on farm land. F. S. Ivnnhoe. Adv. 10-16-tf. WANTED A woman lo do general housework. Hood wages. Call Slack 211, forenoons and evenings. Adv. 10-17-tf 9N I f4 IV TVS, I A. -V I The Young Man WHO ASPIRES SOME DAY TO GO INTO BUSI NESS FOR HIMSELF CANNOT AFFORD TO OVERLOOK THE AD VANTAGES OF A SAV INGS ACCOUNT WITH THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK. IT INSTALLS THE PRINCIPLE OF SYSTEM INTO HIS MANAGE MENT OF MONEY MAT TERS; IT PROVIDES A SYSTEMATIC METHOD O F ACCUMULATING THE NECESSARY CAP ITAL; IT GIVES HIM THE PRESTIGE OF AN AFFILIATION WITH A STRONG BANKING IN STITUTION. The United States National Bank La Grande, Oregon. WANTED 'Potatoes phone Red 3231. Home restaurant. Adv. 10-16-tf. WANTED Experienced chamber maid at Savoy hotel. Adv. 10-18-tf WANTED Pigs and Phone Farmers 154. stock hogs. 5-tp ADDRESSES WANTED The Ob server would like to get names and ad dresses of la Grande and Union coun ty people now living outside of Union county. Phone Main 13. tf Id 004RT taORSE TS FVoxvt Laced "A FINE FORM IS BETTER THAN A FINE FACE Ralph Waldo Emerson After all, the acme of beauty it the expression, the life, the free dom, of & beautiful figure. Ease nnd comfort of motion unconsciousness of any restraint permit this freedom, this joy and zest which gives true ex pression to beauty. It is along these lines taking health and joy in life as a basis that MODART Corsets are designed and every wearer stands as fine proof of its suc cess. j PaulineLederle I Sommer Hotel Bldg.