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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1912 THE DALLES IS TO HAVE CHAUTAUQUA I'ntlcr the niiHplceH of The Dulles HilHlnt'Mit M'H'h AhmocIiUIuii, CIuiii tuuijun iiHftliiKH will Ih- Ik-IiJ In that city June 1NJ to July ft, Iih.IuhIvc, ami iinnimlly In the future tlierenfter. The fjllowlhtf are woine of the attrac tion eiiKHK'il forthU year' enter tHlunientii: liryon'a TroubmlurH, the Cniultrldgu 1'liiytTH In ig and Who Said Real Estate Did Not Move Last Year? We Did Pretty Well, Thanh You. FOLLOWING ARE OUR 1 " I.TC Jan. 10: Mrs. VanAusdale to W. S. Farris..$ 6,000 Jan. 25: Lee Morse to W. S. Farris.. 15,000 Feb. 10: Jos. Copeland to Mr. Gooch 26,000 Feb. 21: Joe Henghst to W. S. Farris 10,500 Mar. 10: J. W. McCready to H. P. Coburn . 9,750 Apr. 18: Mercer & Clark to Mrs. Hammond. 10,500 Apr. 20: W. S. Farris to C. B. Chapman ... 45,000 May 5: Lining to W. S. Farris... 10,000 May 11: R. E. Harbison to W.S. Farris.... 22.000 May 13: Radliff to Hangsman 6,450 May 20: J. W. Shipley to E. 0. Hall 15,000 June 10: Shrum Bros, to Frank Fenwick 7,500 Aug. 5: Clapp to Capt. McCan 17,000 Aug. 24: Cutler Bros, to W. H. Johnson 30,000 Aug. 26: Wilson to J. L. Carter 2,150 Sept. 2: W. S. Nichol to F. X. Arens 14,500 Sept. 2: Walter Austin to F. X. Arens 600 Oct. 30: Mrs. Mortimer-Johnson to F. S. Holsteen 15,000 Total.. -.$262,950 IF THAT IS NOT ENOUGH, TRY US THIS YEAR AND WE'LL TRY TO DO BETTER W. S. N I C H O L We still have a few thousand Four to Six Foot Our trees were grown wide apart in the nursery row, and were given every possible attention. The soil in our nursery is peculiarly adapted to the business and our trees show a root system which can hardly be duplicated. Address communications to J.W.SHIPLEY, - Phone 2182-M ROBBINS & SHIPLEY Hood River, Oregon Y01 PBim ORDER Don't Wait 7ntil It Z5omorrafa TtlG NGXVS 's "'PP with one of of the - ' best print plants in the state. We print everything: from a dainty visiting card to the most artistic color work Co... HOOD RIVER NEWS Second Street, bet. Oak clraina, .Si liuinau Concert Company, l.ou J. lieuuchainp, William Spur Ki'ou of KiikIhiuI; Frank I'. Niiillcr, Jii'lKe of the municipal court, of Chicago, The extension (llvlnlon of the Ore Koii Agricultural College wilt nend HptlalltH on agricultural topic. Itaxt-liull guinea and Held Hporta will tlrtiw athlete from Waneo, I food Klver, Sherman, Crook, Morrow, (ill Hum ami Wheeler countleH of Oregon. Invitations have alno heen extended to uthleteH of Klickitat and Skama nia counties of Washington. very fine, stocky. TR EE SO PHONE 31 Ind our representative built call on VOU. and Cascade WANTS CHAMBERLAIN FOR SECOND PLACE A recent endorneineiit of Senator ChamlMTlalii an a vice prexldentlal candidate liy the WiHhlngton TlrneM recall a letter written the editor of that paper hy (,'ounty Jmlge Culbert- Hon am long ago an hint year MjggeHt- lng the eligibility of Senator ( ham U-rlaln for thin poHltlon. This article wim prompted by an article appearing in the Tlinen rnig gentlng the avullublllty of Senator Fraud Newlandn of Nevada an Democratic candidate for prenldent next year. Judge C'ulbertHon mig- gewted that there In yet too Htrong an Influence la favor of an eam.-i n or middle went candidate to make It ponnlble to nominate any man from the "far went" for flrnt place. Con tinuing, he wrote: "In my belief the Democrats of Or egon will itlmoct unanlmounly favor the support of Governor Woodrow VYIInon of New Jersey for president and Senator Geo. W. Chamberlain of Oregon for vice prenldent, or If for any reanon agreement cannot lie reached upon Senator Chamberlain, then the Btute'n next choice would be Senator Newlandn for vice president. Surely and steadily the 'star of em pire' In wending Itn way wentward, aud with the rapidly Increasing Im portance of the coast states together with the large Ihflux of settlers ex pected directly from Kurope nnd the Atlantic seaVtoard Incident to the completion of the Panama canal, the opinion Is growing to be general here that the Pacific states are en titled to the recognition of naming a vice presidential candidate in 1112 " LOCAL PASTOR DEFENDS BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT Kev. H. A. Maclonald of this city was among two or three ministers who defended the Boy Scout move ment In Portland last week at the state meeting of the Sunday schools of the Liberal Christian churches. Kev. J. I). Corby declared that the personal attention given to the boys by a wise older leader, the Intimacies formed and the confidences that were made on the "hikes," as well as the knowledge of woodcraft, were all helpful to the boy who could le ap proached thin way much more nu cessfully than by preaching. lie v. .1. A. Crugan, w ho has carried on work with boys In Honolulu, wan one of the speakers of the morning and Mr. MacDonald told of the su.K'esn which has attended the movement In this city. At the annual electlou of olll cers Mr. MacDonald wan chosen as secretary of the state conference. When you feel vous, tired, worried or despondent it is a sure sign vou need MOTTS NERVER1NE PILLS. They renew the normal vigor and make life worth living. Be aura and ask tot Mott's Nerverine Pills gS! WILLIAMS MFC CO., Prop... CUt.IuuI. Ohio For Sale by Carl A. Hath, Druggist ffi - (jj NOW! ou Feed COMPANY Hood River, Oregon SOME LIVE FRUIT TOPICS DISCUSSED A. J. Iiruntjulst, who has just re turned I rem the tenth annual conven tion of the Idaho Horticultural Soci ety held at Welser, Idaho, reports a live and enthusiastic meeting with an Interesting and Instructive pro gram. Me says: "The great value of a horticultural convention does not always lie In the program outlined or In the papers read, but quite often what Is brought out In the dlncusslon that follows Is of the greatest pructlcul value to the growers. "The Impression of many people, particularly of the East, when they hear that In parts of the West, it Is necessary to use explosives to break up the strata of shale or h.trdpan, previous to planting, Jump at the conclusion that such land Is worth less or at least undesirable. Iti a dis cussion following one of the paper It wan clearly brought out by the testimony of several growers who had fine (tearing orchards planted on such laud, that the line of demurka tlon could be clearly traced by the extraordinary growth In that part of their tracts which hud been treat ed with explosives The hard inn when exposed to the air becomes fri able aud analysis shows such soil extremely rich In fertilizing elements. anil several growers of wide experi ence believe that tests would prove that It would be a paying proposi tion to use dynamite over the entire orchard, not confining. Its use to the close proximity of the trees. "The discussion following a paper on strawberry culture In Southern Idaho mude clear the fact that al though they grow the ( lurk's Seed ling or Hood Klver berry. It Is a very shy bearer In that state, but In spite of thin fact It Is grown In order to try to secure a portion of their own local trade, for people prefer that va riety. A grower brought to the at tention of the convention the fact that while their own berries, fresh from the local fields, went begging at 10c a quart, the Hood Klver ber ries were eagerly bought at L'Oc a quart. Further, that tney were ab solutely unable to compete with Hood Klver growers In the Montana markets, which naturally should be theirs. "It was shown that Hood HIver has acquired the reputation, and Is still holding the trade by living up to that reputation, by an absolutely honest pack, and It wan thought that If they would only adopt our methods of packing they could then compete with us. Some people, not taking Into consideration all the facts In the case, are haunted by the logic of over-production. In this connection let me Illustrate by relat ing au Incident that came under my own 'observation. This last season when people believed there was an over-production of peaches In certain sections. In smull towns only a few tulles from those very sections a trav eling man was overheard to com plain of his inability to purchase a peach at auy price. "With a wide and even distribu tion by means of a parcels post or of low express rates, the ghost of over production will vanish Into thin air. You can glut the market with Inferi or grades of anything, but there never was and never will be any long- continued over production of a high grade food product." HOOD RIVER BOY SCOUTS TO SEE ENGLISH GENERAL On the occasion of the visit of (ieti- eral Sir Baden -Powell, who Is mak ing n tour of the globe In the Interest of the Itov Scout movement and who will be In Portland the lirst of March, a score or more of the members of the organization of this city, with new uniforms and regalia, will march In review In Portland lefort the founder of the Scout movement. The Scouts have two troops here, one, of a membership of JO. under the super vision of Scoutmaster Kdnnind Trew Simpson, who Is the rector of St. Mark's Episcopal church, and the other, composed of 11 metnlers4 with AllHTt I.. Crocker as Scoutmaster. the youngsters are planning a num ber of mountain .climbing campaigns for the summer months. HOOD RIVER POULTRY YARDS J. . MIMISI. Proprietor Braeder of c. w. Itghomt W. P. Rick and 5. C Nhoda Island Rd. Indian Runner Pucka Kmrn and Pay Old fhi.-kn ntu-r Jan. UU Or (irrn biiokft now. IVullry yania I milt wt-at of city, at Frankton. 1'hone 3AH2-X. Copy for advertisements MUST be In the office by Monday NOON. PRINTING IN CHINA. Oftan No Pratt Arc Uaad, a Pair t)f Bruihaa Doing tha Work. The Chinese assert that the art of printing was discovered In China about Ufty years before the Christian era. Until the discovery of the art of pa peruoaklng, A. D. 05, they printed on silk or cloth cut In the form of leaves. The method employed to this day by many native Chinese printers Is as follows: No printing press Is used. The deli cate nature of the Chinese paper would not admit of It When the blocks are engraved, the paper cut and the Ink ready one man with his brush will print a large number of sheets in day. The block to be printed must be plac ed perfectly level and secured firmly. The printer has two brushes, one of them stlffer than the other, which he can hold In bis hand and use at either end. lie dips It Into the ink and rubs the block with It, taking care not to mois ten It too much or leave It too dry. If It were wetted too much the characters would be blurred; If too little, they would not print When once the block Is got Into the proper condition he can print three or four impressions with out dipping his brush Into the ink again. The second brush is used to rub over the paper with a small degree of pres sure, that it may take the impression. This it does easily, for, not being sized with alum, it receives the ink the in stant it comes in contact with It It Is only necessary that the brush should be passed over every part of the sheet with a greater or smaller degree of pressure aDd repeated In proportion as the printer finds there la more or less Ink upon the block. Harper's eekly. MIXED RELATIONS. A Family Problem a Lawyar Did Not Car to Tackle. A lawyer received a call from a new client a man bent upon recovering a sum of money advanced upon a note and not repaid. 'Who Is the debtor?" asked the law yer. "Oh, she's a relative of mine." "How nearly related?" "Very nearly." "But, my dear sir," persisted the law yer, "you must be more explicit" 'Well, she may be my mother-to la w." "May be? Then you are likely to marry her daughter." 'I've already married the daughter." 'Then, of course, the defendant Is your mother-in-law." 'Perhaps you'd better hear the whole story," returned the client You see, a year ago we lived togeth er, my son and L Across the way lived the Widow Foster and her daughter Mnry. I married Mary, and my son married the widow. Now perhaps you can tell me whether my son's wife is my mother-in-law or my daughter-in-law." The lawyer did not answer. The problem was unfamiliar. Ue was not ready. "I don't think I can take your case," he said. "It presents too many com plications." "Very well," returned the man, tak ing his bat despondently. "But there's one thing I forgot. Since our double wedding a child has been born to each of us. What relation are those two children to each other?" Bagpipea. Bagpipes, mentioned In Jeremiah xlvill, 30. "Mine heart Fhnll sound for Moab like pipes, like pipes for the men of Kir-heres," and elsewhere in Scrip ture were used also by the early Egyp tians. Both Greeks and Botuons knew the Instrument, for a coin of Nero shows upon one aide the tibia utricu lar, a bag with two reeds nnd nine pipes Procopius also, who wrote about 5.10 A. D., nsserts that Roman ! soldiers sometimes marched to the ( sound of the bagpipes, and It is not lm possible that they Introduced them into j the British islands. The earliest, more . modern reference to them is In an i Irish MS. of ll."0. and an Irish illumi- ! mited MS. of 13'."0 depicts a pig play- 1 lng on the bagpipes. The Scottish hlghlanders were the first and only people to use the great war pipe, as the hlghlnnd regluieuts still do. Supply on the Way. Pufus Grogan is one of the man agers of the biggest store In his town. The slogan of the 'store la. "We Sell Everything." When Rufus is asked for anything the store doesn't happen to have on hand he always says, "We are out of that Just now, but we have a carload coming." And "Ilufus" carload" Is a local Joke. "Rufus," asked a customer one day, "do you know where I can get a hired girl?" "Well." snld Rufus, "we haven t any now. but we have a carload coming." Saturday Evening Post Justly Impatient. J In a Newark factory two workuieu j were shouting at each other up and , down an elevator shaft. j "Ilaud on." cried one. "Can ye na tnderstnnd tb English language? I'm telllu' ye to hnud on, ye loon!" New ark News. j Nothing Waited. ; Tho Customer-Aren't you wnsting a good deal of that steak Id trimming It? The Butcher -No. mil am. I welgtied U first.- Ixuidon Sketch. The habit of doing little hard things promptly nnd bravely Is the best prep aration for the crises of life. Fhe AUBURN The Most for the Money i 30 H. P., five-passenger, fully equipped, electric side and tail lamps, Presto tank, speedometer, silk mohair top, 112-inch wheel base, 34x3 12 tires, col or gray or royal blue, full nickel plate. r- rv Price, F. 0. B. Portland P 1 ZOJ Model L Five -passenger, 35 H. P., long stroke, 4 12 x 5 12 stroke, 115 inch wheel base, 35x4 inch casings, fully equipped as d zc above, F.0. B. Portland h 1 O J D Model 40 H. P., five-passenger, 120-inch wheel base, 36x4 casing, fully equipped (t'lAnn -F. 0. B. Portland PvUU Model 6-50 Seven-passenger, 135-inch wheel base, 37x4 12 case, demountable rims, C "5 Af A fully equipped, F. 0. B. Portland POUUU We also have 40 and 30 H. P. ROADSTERS wHc h sell at corresponding prices. All Auburn Cars have full floating rear axles, fully nickel-plated, with gun metal lamps. Self-Starting Device $25 Extra Never Such Cars at Such Prices T5he Sensation of the 1912 Reason Beauty in body line, strong and durable, with the great Rutenber motor, guaranteed for life, which means twelve years of no motor trouble. We would say to you who are going to buy a car, "See the Auburn before deciding on a new car." Jcnd for Catalogue. When in Portland come and see us. Drop us a card and let , us meet you at the depot. We haxJe a good proposition for a good, lixJc agent in Hood RiJer. Auburn Motor Car Co. 505-507 BURNSIDE STREET . benjamin' from the proper A kind of top form::!' wo:;: Ly The Dictionary is Wrong Benjamin were only formerly worn but they are worn henjamin Overcoats The News m J vw , -Mfii'xri'.a.'v: lip PORTLAND, OREGON i r -Mill (ben'-jamin) Appar. name Benjjmtri U coat or overcoat men. not T J(frY today I i V 1 111 I J U I for Printing