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2 THE HOOD RIVER NEW?, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1912 " THE EYE OF GENIUS. 1 And the Strain of the Nerveua System : Dui to Defective Vision. 4! 1K b was made In tbe newspaper t'M years ago of the part bad eyee have played In the Urea of great musi cians and writer. What waa called "the eye of penlus" waa Illustrated In many portraits, notably tbe Lenbacb paintings of KU bard Wagner. In which one eye droops and Is surrounded by concentric wrinkles of pain. Tbe great composer's sick beadacbe and Insom nia, bis shattered nerves and fits of violent temH?r, were attributed to eye 1 strain. The diagnosis baa since been accepted by hla biographer, Ellis, him self a physician. Similar If less con clusive cases have been made out to explain the lifelong suffering of George Eliot. Browning, tbe Carlyles, Parwln. Huxley, Herbert Spencer, Bultac j Talne, Nietzsche, Tacbalkowsky and others. Tbe straining of tbe nervous system due to defective vision Is to be found among all who use their eyes In work near at hand. 'The eye of genius" Is I as common among typesetters and proofreaders, reporters and typewrit- j era, bookkeepers, lathe workers and seamstresses as among tbe master spirits of music and letters. It Is, In ' fact, more common, for whereas the : fortunate few are able to choose their j time and place of labor, to find rest ; and recuperation when they need it tbe many are held fast to long hours ; and endless days, with tbe result that I tbey become hopeless, nervous wrecks 1 and go blind or mad. Metropolitan : Magazine. THE ART OF FELTING. Ia vi rt -1 J I n r i Weaver Waa First Known. Felt Is a fabric formed without weaving by taking advantage of the tendency of balr and wool to interlace and cling to each other. Antiquarians state that the art of felting was devel oped long before the weaver waa first known. Felting antedates the Chris tian era by many centuries. Authorities state that tbe felting quality of balr or wool results from the natural structure of tbe material. Tbe balr of most animals is noticed to be more or less notched or Jagged on Its surface. This Is tbe more ap parent when an examination of the material Is made by the aid of a microscope. In some animals there appears to be a set of barbs on tbe hair, and these barbs are so placed that the tip of each points to the end of the balr. It follows that when a number of hairs are pressed together tbose wblcb He in the opposite direction to each other will Interlock witb the barbs of tbe balr surface and resist an effort to tear them asunder. When the hnlr has a natural tendency to curl tbe lnterlae lng process which Is called felting Is more easily accomplished Although tbe felting property Is pos sessed by wool in a special degree, other animals have It In their covering This Is true of the goat, ox. hare, rab bit and beaver. New York Sun. Early Manuscripts. The type of letters in early manuscript was tbe same as that of tbose used on the earlier metal plates and wax tab lets. All letters were capitals. ' Minus cule, or small lettering, as opposed to the majuscule, was invented in the seventh century. Before its invention there was no spacing between the words. There was no punctuation un less possibly some mark between sen tences. When cursive wrltiug came itito general use, about the beginning of tbe tenth century, the art was prac ticed by only a few highly trained scribes. This continued all through tbe middle ages. The scribes were art ists, and they carried their art to a high degree of erfectlon. Many of the manuscripts of that period are very beautiful specimens of handiwork and as perfect as print. The First Lesson of an Arab Boy. Tbe very first lesson which an Arab baby learns wben he begins to talk is to keep facts to himself It does not sound very friendly put In that way, tut It eaves a deal of trouble. For eigners do not understand Arabs. Tbey ask tbem pointed questions and receive peculiar answers. They con atrue the answers to please themselves and come away to tell the world that the Arabs are a nation of liars Tbey are not a nation of liars. Perhaps if they should tell the foreigners to mind their own affairs and let tbem and theirs alone tbe foreigners would understand tbem better. Exchange. You will want a nice cool HAT for the 4th, and our Millinery Department is well supplied with just what you want in this line, and at a most reasonable figure. SECOND FLOOR See the fine line of WHITE SERGE SUITS and DRESSES, also the nice assortment of LAWN and LINEN DRESSES for ladies that wo are offering on the Second Floor. Copyright Hart StharTncr 8c Mars Suits for Hen Get ready for the 4th by securing one of the many becoming styles, weaves and patterns in Men's and Boys' Suits-all of the very latest cust, and for prices well it just depends upon how much you want to put into a suit just now. We can supply your needs and give you the best values this season that you can secure anywhere. If you can use a small sized suit we can fit you out with seme that formerly sold at from $8 to $15. Good patterns, but while they are not the latest, they are not way back numbers, but are all right. The only thing is that we found that we had an over supply of these small sizes and intend to close them out. Your choice of this lot while tff) QQ they last OZi 30 Then we have others in sizes 34 to 44, all late cust and weaves, in browns, blues, greys and fancy mixtures P 00 CO for ODi 00,-0 J We have also the celebrated Clothcraft line that is guaranteed to be all wool and to hold their shape, etc. These suits are of the very latest cuts and are made of the newest f:!s. aln"$10, $12,50, S15 and up. Then if you wish something better, ac knowledged to be the Very Kest by all that know. Let us show you a Hart Schaffner & Marx Suit You will always find some big bargains on our tables in the line of SHOES, OXFORDS and SLIPPERS for men, women and children. The pair, 75c, 98c, $1.30, $1.47, $1,98 and $2.50 These carry with them one of the strongest guarantees, insuring you satisfaction in every respect fit, finish, workmanship and abso lutely all-wool material. We have an except ionally fine line of this make in browns, tans, blues, greys, blacks tf 1Q Pfjfj ftftr) flfjr and fancies for OlOiOUi uZZ, uZv Boys Suits Well, it would be hard to find a finer as sortment in this line anywhere. Knicker bocker Suits for boys, in all the newest weaves and patterns. Some have one pair of pants and some two. All ages all prices $ 1 .75 and up. Boys' Two-piece Suits, of medium grey worsted, stripe effect, the suit (J Boys' Suit of dark brown worsted with fine silk pin stripe, A very pretty fjn suit for little money the suit. oZij A splendid all wool navy blue serge Suit for boys Knickerbocker style a (A rn dandy suit for the money, only wWiOU ?5he PARIS FAIR HOOD RIVER'S LARGEST AND BEST STORE Men's Gloves SPECIAL Here is a splendid chance to secure a pair of Work Gloves for less than wholesale cost. These are Drummer's Sam ples and gloves that sell regularly for from $1 to $1.25 a pair horse hide, buckskin and reindeer leather, made up social for display purposes. While they last, your choice the pair 78c New Dress Goods Now is the time for you to secure your new Dress for the 4th. No matter what par ticular style, color, or design your taste de mands, you will find it here. All the new desired colored grounds are shown -new blues, browns, greens, tans, greys, lavender, black, white, etc., in dotted and attractive figured designs, stripes and cluster dots. Besides the many pretty and attractive pat terns is the reasonableness of price. Don't fail to profit by the temptingly low prices we are offering. See the Dress Goods Special we have on our bargain counter. Come in and look around -you do not have to buy we would like to have you see the specials we are offering, anyway. Make this store your headquarters when in the city. The coolest place in the city, and you are always welcome. Strength. "Some scientist has declared that there Is as much strength In three eggs as there Is In a pound of beef steak." said the observer. "Well." replied the actor, Ml met an egg once that would have eliminated the other two eggs from that propositionsExchange. On Principle. Rert (nervouly(-I beard pa tell ma tie was goln' to flog me on principle aft er prayers tonight What's principle, Billy T Hilly-I think It's somewhere at the back. Here Tbe last time he flogged me on principle I had to sit tideways for more'n a fortnight. Lon don Tit HIU. by One Way te Look at It "A man always gets on easier taking hla wires advice." "Yea." answered Mr. Meek ton. Wben things turn out badly there iu't so much said." A busybody la always malevolent Latin. NEW DAM WILL BE WORLD'S STRONGEST A email mountain of basalt rock in to be ground luto Hand for line in the dam which the Northwestern F.lee trie Company in building; In the devel opment of ltn power site on the White Salmon river. The dam, pre liminary work f'r which 1 imw nn der way nt the back of tl.e Kuhne Orchards Ihree miles above White Salmon, will be 100 feet bltfli, M) feet long; and UK) feet thick at the bane, from there tapering; to a tblckntNH of 15 feet at t lie top. Orders were placed ly the North western Elect rle Company from 1 tr offices In Portland hint week for three rock criiHhera to grind up the rock. According to the engineer' ectliiiaten LO.(hm) cubic feet of thin maerinl, or 30,0(10 ton", will be needed la tbe mix lng; of the concrete for the dam. So far as the engineer know, thin will te the tirwt time that crushed rock hue ever been used in place of sand In concrete work of this magni tude, but tbey say the result will be tbe strongest dam In the world. The contract for tbe dam and pow er plant culls for Its completion by the first of January, l'.iU. It will de velop 20,000 elect i leal horse power. High tension copper wires will carry the current to Cortland, though much of It will be used in Washing ton tow lis. WHITE SALMON (From the Enterprise) Miss Hazel Holmes of I 'mler wood was taken 111 at this place and was at the Jewttt Farm for several dus. From here she was taken to llie hos pital nt Hood Klver. Husiim Is preparing to celebrate the Fourth. Committees have I teen appoint ft and from now on there will be a hustle to make it an rnjoj. able affair. The celebration will be Iti'cbarge of the baseball team. The new Cutbollc church will be dedicated on Julys. The building Is now completed with the exception of some Interior work. It has been built lurge enough to accommodate the locul parish for some time to come. Its dimensions being .'HixiW. At the county division convention held nt the Alpha Opera House In this place the delegates unanimously voted for division ut n line approxi mately lietween ranges l.'l and 14 It was a harmonious meeting In every respect. Lyle had expected a light for division at the Klickitat, but this nronosed boundary was not even' mentioned. I Methodist Church Sunday school at 10:00 a. in. Preach lug services at 11:00 a. in Themes: morning, "Life's 'jet hsema ties;" even lng, "lietrayed." Epworth league at 7:00 p. m. I'rnyer meeting on Thursday evening nt :00 o'clock. All are cordially Invited to attend these services. Strangers made wel come. . n. l oung, l astor. Barber Shop at I'arkdale The K. J. Mdsanc Company of I'arkdale has purchased a barber chair and arranged with the Oregon Curlier Shop of this city to supply a barl er t w o days every t o w eeks, Is'glnnlng June if7. For Itent Seven-room bouse, $j h month. Iri'iulre of Keeil & Hender son, Inc. Slflc WILLAMETTE VALLEY PEACJUROP LOST That the peach crop In the Willam ette valley has Ieen almost wholly destroyed by a combination of cold weather and fruit pests Is the opin ion of Professor H. S. Jackson of the entomology department of the Ore gon Agricultural College. When in terviewed recently ou the subject he said: '1'each growers are having trouble from two causes, pencil lent curl and California peach blight. This Is an exceptionally bad year for the leaf curl. At the present time nothing can be done for this diseuse except a cutting back of the branches. Grow er should make a regular practice of spraying their peaches in tbe spring with liorde'iux mixture. "The California peach blight at tacks the branches, causing small cankers ami copious gumming. For this disease orchardists should spray at once with tbe mixture known as self-boiled lime of sulphur. This mix ture Is described In circulars which may be obtained for the asking from the college. The I'.ordeaux mixture should be used for this pest ubout November 1 each fall, lioth tbe leaf curl and the California peach blight are microscopic fungus diseases." NO BURGLAR,luT WORSHIPFUL MASTER On the night of the fire the front door of tbe Masonic Temple was broken Into, the chambers were en tered and exit was made by means of the rear entrance. The shattered appearance of the front door gave rise to the story the next morning that a burglar had entered the build ing with a view to despoiling the rooms ami I hat he made a hasty exit the rear way when the fire alarm was given. It therefore aroused some amusement w hen It transpired t hat the "burglar" was none other than Worshipful Master W. L.Clark. Mr. Clark saw the sparks from the lire failing thick and fast and, fearing that t he roof might become Ignited, broke Into the door and Inspected the l, all Hug. Having done this he left the building by the rear entrance- TWO CELEBRATIONS I WONDERFUL STORY ARE T0BE HELD J. F. Thompson, who is on the committee of the Cpper Valley I ro gresslve Association to arrange for a Fourth of July celebration at that place, was In the city the last of the week. He expressed regret that there was Inclined to (e some feeling because of the fact that the Upper Vulley Is to celebrate. Mr. Thomp son said, In behalf of the I'pper Val ley Progressive Association, that they believed both celebrations could lie made successful. He sab): nelmve been asked by some to give up ourcelebratlou this year, but we bad already made our announce ments, done some advertising and made many of our arrangements be fore we were Informed that Hood Klver would celebrate. If we had known In time we would uot have held a celebration, but under the cir cumstances we can hardly call It off, Besides, we are sure that both cele bratlons will be successful. Hood Klver will, of course, draw a consid erable number of people from the surrounding towns and we hope that a good delegation of Hood Klver people will come up and eel ebrnte with Us. We believe that the two celebrations need not Interfere with each other and that both can be made successful." Bones can be converted Into fertilizer by those who have no mill unliable for grinding them by placing the bones In layers and covering them with wood ashes, keeping tin mutts moist. In about two months the bones will be reduced so that they can be easllj broken. , Any reader of these notes who Is planning to put up a supply of Ice for the first time would do well to write to the agricultural department for farmers' bulletin No. 475. which has been lately Issued and bears on the subject of icehouse construction in an exhaustive and practical manner. The simple minded congressman still seems to be pinning faith to the an nual distribution of seeds to his In dividual constituents. To make this farce possible the department of ag riculture Is now asking for bids for the furnishing of 200,000 pounds of Tegetable seeds and GO.000 pounds of flower seeds. The New s tells It nil. Be See what 5 Cents will do at our store Eureka, Corylapsis of Japan ' Truly a Oriental Talcum Powder 25c a Can 2 cans for 30c CARL A. PLATH DRUGGIST The RaxcxJUL Store OF OREGON RETOLD How Oregon and the Pacific coast was built up from an aboriginal waste Into a mighty empire Isa story that never grows old In the telling least of all when the raconteurs are they who were a large part of the story. That Is why every last member of the Oregon I'loneer Asso elation who has uot been crippled by time and the aftermath of earlv dav struggles will be present tomorrow at the annual reunion of the associa tion to be held In the Masonic temple, corner of Yamhill and West I'ark streets Portland. Membership In the organization of pioneers Is limited to those persons who came to. or were horn In, the original territory of Oregon during or before lsV.). It matters not where such persons now live they may join the association. If they have not al ready done so. And any person who came to any part of the I'aclllc coast or was born on the coast, may also be members, provided he lives In Ore gon now. Badges may be procured from Secretary tieorge II. Mimes at the city hall any time between noon on June 15, and noon on June l0. A very Interesting program has been arranged. BUILDING OF WALKS IS TO BE ENFORCED At the meeting of the council Mon day evening Councilman Staten call ed attention to the need of an ordi nance giving the city authority to compel the construction of sidewalks where a permit has been granted and not used. These permits have time limit of thirty days, but It Is said that many which were Issued months ago have not been carried out although walks have Ih-cd con structed on both sides. 1 he council took favorable action upon Mr. Stnten's motion and th judiciary committee wns Instructed to bring In such an ordinance. This will provide that after either sixty or ninety days. If the walks have not been constructed, the city will pro ceed to build them ami to assess the cost as a lien against the tirooertv. Property owners w ill thus be unable to bond for the Improvements. Tin- Idea Is to lire vent the onir delavs which have heretofore cceured In the instruction of side walks In front of certain properties. True, the clover sown last spring In ninny of the stales east of the Buckles wns pretty nearly thrown away be cause the catch was killed by the un usually dry summer. Hut, disappoint ing ns this was, It should not serve as a good excuse for not sowing eotne clover seed this spring. A boy climbs up and makes some thing of himself in life or sows hla wild oats and goes to the devil largely as a result of the use he makes of his spnro hours. Success and happiness as well as falluro and misery are wrapped up Ui them, and the thoughtful lad will have a care how he spends them. There Is little question that the high cost of living today Is traceable to quite an extent to the high prices that have to tie paid for the necessaries of life, but It Is also In part due to the fact that thp list of what we deem nec essaries has been considerably enlarged over what It was a generation ago. In the Race for Leadership "Benjamin" Clothes Always Win IN the busy marts of trade, in the social whirl, clothes may not make the man, but they are a big help. Appearances count for a great deal. The best dressed men of America "Wear A Benjamin," the clothes ofthe leaders. This leader wears an Avon model. A suit which is exceed ingly popular with the very dressy. J. G. VOGT Gordon Hats for Men Contains absolutely NO , ' artificial coloring -2-. .'..-V - Preferred Stock Catsun. in class, is mamifai'turr.l rsncriallv In nrdrr fur i, by the most approved methods Preferred Stock Canned Goods Pu. WW are uniform in their high quality and miritv. A houitholj nictmtyl'reftmd Slink from your Grtctr ALLEH & LBWIS, Wholesale Groceri, PORTLAND, 0RBG011, 0.8.4. iT All kinds of Preferred Stock GoodsNONE BETTER WQQd's Grocery J. M. WOOD, Proprietor The Dry Season Is Nearly Here Look at your wagon wheels and see if the tires do not need tightening. Loose tires will cause loose spokes and otherwise damages the wheels. Better have this work done before you use the wagon to haul your crop of berries. Bring your wagon to us and let us put it in good shape for the coming dry season. W. G. SNOW (Kurrnumr to SNOW A UI'KON) I'hone 62 -K f ourth Street S. E. BARTM ESS Funeral Director and Practical Embalmer F.STAKI.tSIIICI) ID YEARS MOOD RIVER, OREGON