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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1911)
GOOD? SURE IT IS It's Good when the stomach is bad. It's Good when the bowels are clogged. It's Good when the liver is inactive. It's Good in any malarial disorder. HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS AVOID SUBSTITUTtS. TRY A BOTTIC TODAY. Duok's Immunity to Snake Poison. Experiments by MM. Billard and afaublant. recorded In the "Comptes Rendua" of the Blolocloal society of Parla, ahows that the common duck exhibit! a remarkable Indifference to the venom of the riper. They also find that the owl la similarly Immune. Two of theae. badly bitten on the feet, did not aeem much worse. M. BUlard also finds that the domeatle cat has almoat complete Immunity as regards the viper. Not So Bad aa He Seemed. , carious incident occurred at a Children's matinee In a Moscow theater lately. The actor who played the vil lain of the piece waa so dlstreased by the horror with which the little specta tors viewed him that, notwithstanding the protests of the manager, he pulled off his wig and falae beard, and begged the audlenee to believe that he waa oaly pretending to be wicked. FREE ADVICE TO WOMEN Women Buffering from any form of llness are invited to promptly com nutiicato with Mrs. rinkham at Lynn, Hiss. All letters are received, opened, read and answered by women. A wo man can freely talc 1 of her private ill. npss to a woman ; I thus lias been es tablished this con. fidence between Mrs. lMnkham and the women of America which bas never been broken. Xever has she roub- usnea a testimonial or used a letter without the written consent of the writer, and never has the Company allowed these confidential letters to jet out of their possession, as the aundrerls of thousands of them la their files will attest. Out of the vast volume of experience which Mrs. Pinkham has to dra" from, it is more than possible that she has gained the very knowledge needed in your case. She asks nothing in re turn except your pood will, and her tdviee has helped thousands, hurely sny woiiian, rirn or poor, biduiu uo glad to take advantage of this gener ous offer of assistance. Address Mrs. Inkham, care of Lydia E. 2'inkhaia Every woman oujrht to have Lydia H. l'inkliam's 80-page Text Book. It lit not a book for general distribution, as it Is ton expensive. It Is free nnd onN obtainable by mail. - Write for It todav. Whistling Kettle. A new whistling kettle has a long, narrow neck at the top, by which It Is both filled and emptied. This Is covered by a cap the length of the neck, and at the top of thta Is a whistle which acts directly the kettle bolls by reason of the steam passing through it. Our New Hair Vigor Ayer's Hair Vigor was good, the best that was made. But Ayer's Hair Vigor, new im proved formula, is better. It is the one great specific for fall ing hair. A new preparation in every way. New bottle. New contents. Ask your druggist to show it to you, "the new kind." Dott not ckann iht ntot of Ift hair. A rrmml witk ml ktti Skr it m rr iters Sik kla koa It, At wt new make our new Hair Vigor it does not have the slightest effect upon the color ef the hair. You msy use it freely and for any length of time with eat fear ef changing the color. Stop falling hair. Cures dandruff. 11 Mill sae . 9. Aver ee., teweU, Mm, ' WHERE HE EXPECTED TO GO Cheerful Grocer's Clerk Makes Witty Reply to Housewife Who Wanted Only Fresh Goods. "Have you any country butter?" the young housewife asked. "No'ra," the grocer's clerk respond ed, "but we have some near-butter." 'Well, have you any fresh leaf lard?" 'Sorry, ma'am; but I can give you some of our finest near-lard and you can't tell the difference. 'Well, of all the stores! Could I get a glass of honey for the chil dren r Er I'm afraid not, ma'am; but we have some excellent near-honey." The housewife sighed. "Dear me!" she said reproachfully. Tou should be ashame' to sell so many adulterated foods! Where do you expect to go when you die, young man?" Near-heaven, ma'em," calmly re ponded the clerk, as he chased a fly away from the prunes. Judge. Presence of Mind. The burglar, having pocketed all the loose Jewelry In sight, which was not much, roughly awoke the sleep ers. "I want them diamond irboba o' yourn, ma'am," be said. Please don't tear their out of her ears." begged the husband; "I'll de tach them and hand them to you my self." "All right, sir. Quick, now!" Subsequently the burglar learned that he had robbed the dwelling of Professor Presto, the magician, and that the professor had cleverly sub stituted a pair of glass imitations for the diamond earboba." Appropriate Carmenta. There are times when the pun. much abused and poverty-stricken and ged aa It generally is. seems to Justi- its appearance. One day, when Mr. Potter waa trying to read a re liance story to bis matter-of-fact wife. he had recourse to a pun to save his temper. "And so the evening wore on," read Mr. Potter, "and " "What did it wear?" Inquired tis wife In her dryest tone. "My dear," said Mr. Potter, after a scarcely perceptible hesitation, "If you must know. It was the close of an autumn day." Touth'i Companion. AN INSULTIN-, QUESTION. Father baa given me 1100 every birthday since I was 21, and I have saved every cent of IL "How many thousand dollars have you gut in the bank?" Unconverted. "Jlblots read a pamphlet this morn ing advocating the use of predlgested food." "Didn't he have anything better than that to do." "No. He waa waiting to be served a breakfast order of pork chops, to matoes and hot waffles." "Was he frightened by what be read in the pamphlet?" "No. He merely ordered some addi tional pork chops." Where the Fighting la. "War with Japan seems Imminent These dreadful rumors alarm me." "Too bad!" "What would you do?" "Well, I think I would switch maga- ilnea." Good News. 'My dear, our landlord says he's going to raise our rent" Olad to hear be caa do It I eaa't flJBSirCIKF r .. .o ; "" v; ' ; :V , ' . v . " ' vs ' - ' v -;S -- v. v- , , x :-xs s- " " ' . ' ' '. ''v ''' '.'' V . -: . x . . : . - - l5p Wx I GfiAfto CAyyart or rtc T HERB la a gigantic plan pro posed to ronvert the Orand canyon of Arizona Into a huge lake behind a dam 700 feet high. Over this dam will flow a constant stream of water at the rate of 3ii,000 or more cubic feet a second, sufficient to turn all the machinery In the I'nited States. If not In the world. In addition to this, the water thus stored will provide constant and never failing Irrigation for 5.000,000 acres of land which is otherwise hopelessly waste. The plans are already on pa per, and there Is plenty of money be hind the enterprise. All that Is lack ing Is government consent to ruin in part the grandest work of nature In the world, the Grand canyon, and place at the bottom of the great abyss a Take 7 miles wide and 35 miles long. The canyon proper la 9 miles wide, 13 miles long and a mile deep, so all of Its scenic beauty will by no means be destroyed. In fact, one standing upon the rim and looking at the water be low, without previous knowledge, will be unable to tell that man has In any way tampered with nature's great dis play. Three states, California. Nevada and Arizona are vitally Interested In the project, and In these states there has already. developed a sentiment which will tend to exclude the private con struction of the dam and plant, and rest It entirely In the hands of the gov ernment. At the point in Arizona near the Intersection of the Arizona, Cali fornia and Nevada state lines, there la a point in the canyon which Is only 150 feet wtde. Here a wing dam ran be constructed at comparatively low cost which may be built as high as one pleases without fear of securing too much water pressure behind K. Once constructed, the water will back within the canyon for 35 miles. Most of this will be cared for by the smaller canyons leading off from the big canyon, which are not Included In the measurement of Ita 13 miles of actual length. These small canyons are also walled by solid rock, and therefore there Is no danger whatever from an overflow from any aource. In order to flood surrounding land the water would have to rise to the height of one mile, less 700 feet. id rover an area nine miles wide within the canyon. The dam will, therefore, be absolutely safe, for the retaining wall at the end of the reservoir, owing to the structure of the walls of the ranyon at that point, will bear prac tically no weight of the water what-1 ever. The effect of the construction of this dam cannot well be grasped by per sona unfamiliar with what has been done by way of development In the southwest during the last decade. The southwest. In the first place. Is pre paring for a vast Increase of popula tion from Europe once the Panama canal Is finished, but It Is recognised that without Industries only a certain amount of Increase, will be accommo dated. Arizona has shown a rensus Increase of more than 60 per cent, since 1900. fllnce the census was ta ken boards of trade in the territory report heavier Inquiries about the ter ritory. World'a Greatest Chasm. TbeOrand canyon of the Colorado Is the moet stupendous chasm In the world. Standing In the presence of these precipitous rocks which tower to heights of 5,000 feet, piercing ' the clouds above; the abyss yawning at his feet the spectator la overpowered by the Immensity of the spectacle confronting him. There la probably no other spot on earth where man la more impreased with his own Insignificance or more overwhelmed with the majesty of nature. It Is the grandest of all the world's gorges. It Inspires one with Its sublimity; It appalls him with Its heights. Us depths. Its awful solitude. The hand of the Infinite bas chiseled these rocks Into most fantaatte forms, their towering turrets and Imposing minarets standing out boldly In bas relief against the deep blue of a south cologaoo ern sky. And over all la the Illusion of distance. One cannot conceive the vastness of It all and la met by a aerlea of aur prises, aa It Is borne In upon him that yonder gorge, or rock, or peak, or cape lies miles In the distance. At the bottom of the gorge the river, turbu lent and plctureaque, madly rushes on amid Ita rock environment, lashing It self Into foam. About the mighty peaks soars the eagle, and struggling vegetation contends against fate for a foothold among the rocks. Hut the beaste of the forext and the flowers of the field rarely Intrude upon these lonely solitudes. It is conceded that the Grand canyon cannot be adequately painted In words, yet some comparisons may give an idea of Ita Immensity. Its total length from the confluence of the Green river to Its outlet in the Gulf of California la more than 700 miles. With Its nu merous laterals, some of which are shown In the accompanying lllustra tlons. Its length Is more than 1.000 miles. The great scenic section com monly meant by the words, the Grand canyon of Arizona, with a depth of more than a mile from the rim of the river, la 217 miles long. It has been estimated that If all the earth and rock that has been and will be exca vated for the building of the Panama canal, from the first Inception of that great enterprise by the French com pany to Its ultimate completion to sea level by the American government could be dumped Into this great rift in the Arizona plateau. It would still require twenty thousand times aa much more to fill It; and the surface area of the built up territory would be more man io.odu square miles, or equal to the whole of Switzerland, or to Massachusetts, Delaware. Coneetl- cut and Rhode Island, combined. If It were possible to take the whole chain of the Allegheny mountains, turn them upside down and dump them Into the Grand canyon, there would atlll be tremendous canyon left. If the tallest ak east of the Rockies rould be planted at the level of the Colorado liver. Its summit would still be far below the feet of the observer stand Ing on the rim. The greatest of the pyramids of Kgypt Is 4S5 feet high, the Washington monument Is 555 feet tall and the bat on the statue of William Pen that surmounts the City ball at Philadelphia la 5."i7 feet above the level of the street. If one placed the Pyramid of Cheopa upon the floor of the ranyon, planted the Philadelphia City hall upon Its apex, and then poised the Washington monument up on ttint their aggregate height would reach only a quarter of the way to the top. It Is 44 years since MaJ. Powell, long the distinguished head of the I'nited States Geological survey, signaled to his fellow countrymen that he bad made the run of 1.000 miles of Ameri can canyons. The scientific world stood agape, for the feat waa believed to be all btu impossible. Vp to Pow ell's time man thought of the canyon aa something altogether forbidding and unapproachable so little was It known, so much was It dreaded and even now, when men have descended to the river by man made trails and the telephoto lena has searched out the unreachable glares, though tour ists have confronted It with battery of cameras, thought geologists have borne their testimony and artists have sketched and painted, and travelers have exhauated vocabularies to give expression to their wonder still we have caught but a glimpse of this manifold mystery, for the particular view that enthralls us Is but one of ten thousand views. Thomas Moran, whose masterful painting of the canyon adorns the capt tol at Waahlngton, and who, above all other painters, has succeeded la de picting Its Illusive atmosphere, once said: "I can understand how a man caa attempt to paint the canyon, but how can a man be foolish enough to attempt to describe it I" REAL BOON TO ALL HUMANITY Mrs. Hawgood Cannot Understand Why One Should Not listen to Talk of Other People. "I met a man today," said llarrl ion liawgood. "who la working on a great inveutlon an Invention that will be a real boon to humaulty If be eurceed-i In perfecting It." "What Is It?" asked Mrs. liawgood "A contrivance to put In one'e ears so that one may r:de In an elevated, a trolley car or In any other kind of a public convey, nee aid not ha lo listen to the conversation of p pie who sit nest to one. It Is so constructed or will be when he gets It perfected -that It cannot possibly be seen, yet It will make It possible for the wearer to get along without hearing a word that Is spoksn even by people who alt beside him or In seats directly back or In front of him." "Well, but why shouldn't one wish to hear the conversation of other people !" One for the Clergy, Somewhat Superior Young Minister of the Kplsropal Church No. dear lady, frankly. I cannot persuade my self that It would bo safe to let wom en vote. "And what, msy I ask, Is your rea son for opposing It?" Well, dear lady, I cannot but think that if women were to vote It would make them, let us say a little er er masculine." 'Oh, I don't know. It has never had that effect upon the clergy." Life. A CHOICE OF TERMS. Miss Itather Have you congratu lated our hostess on ber birthday? Miss Clever No; 1 have condoled Ita her. 8. Holmes Jr. "Hah!" exclaimed Sherlock Holmes Jr. "What Is It, Sherir asked Vr. Whatson. The great amateur detective and his friend were sitting In the private office of Itllllngton T. Iltilllan, the flnancltr, waiting for him to return from lunch. "This man has a homely atenog. rapher. for whom he has no affec tion." said Holmes. , "Hut I thought you told me didn't know him?" you "I don't. Haven't you noticed that he keeps a picture of his middle-aged wife on his desk?" No Place for Him. "Cal In our lawyer." said the presi dent of the corporal I03. "Yes. sir." replied the vice presi dent "Has anything of Importance happened?" "No, I merely want to find out Just how far we can go without being In danger of becoming liable to arrest." "Hut It seems to me. If I may say so. we are going rbout as far as our conscience should let us." "Conscience? Oh! flay, you'd bet ter quit big business and go run a Sunday school somewhere." On Ice. "Tes," said Alkali Ike, couple o" cow punchers Indulged In a very pret ty scientific scrap down at Had Hucko's yesterday." "It's wonderful how cool those fel lows week under the circumstances," remarked the eastern tourist. "Yes. they certainly have to be kept cool, stranger. I believe. f.,r some reason or other, their funerals ain't to be for a couple o' days yet" Catholic Standard and Times. Pointer for Housewives. C. ft. -1 .. rMiiM.ua neu. VS lust iwi gins at me intelligence office. iuuu uuing 10 Keen two nu.1,1. now ; '; 1 ensnsf.fi nna 10 come wionaay and the other a week f mm M llhllaV favttaaaa ai ... uouni oe leaving. I can't snend all .S AS a a " ' W 1 1 T II lll. 1 iBfll HA my time bunting Intelligence juage. A Halr-Ralslng Accident. "What was the commotion at k. theater the other night whan ih. crowd gathered In the lohby?" "A lady coming out had a head on collision with an obtruding gaa Jet and her elaborate coiffure waa a nr' feet wreck." v "What waa the causa of t?" "I think, misplaced switch." The Straight ef It. "Is my hat on straight?" "I can't tell." 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