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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