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n THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1912 THE GNU !S A PUZZLE. It to B a Crota Bilwnn tha Hers, Cow and Dear, Did you erer hear of horned horse? It la called the cnu and is a native of Soeth Africa. The gnu la a puzzle. We hay called It a horse, but It is more like a cow. It really seems to be a croaa between the horse, the cow and the deer. It has the head and horns of a cow, the tall, the mane aud with ers of the horse and the legs of a deer. Altogether the gnu Is one of the most singular creatures on earth. The gnu Inhabits the hilly district of South Africa, roaming all over the country In rast herds. As far as trav eler have yet penetrated it is found, and it is fortunate that it is so, for the flesh of the gnu forms excellent food. Gnus are, however, extremely wild and, being very quick in their move ments, are dltiicult to shoot Upon the first alarm the whole herd scampers away in single file, following a leader. When seen from a distance they look like a troop of horses. Their speed la very great, and when first disturbed they do not exert it, but kick out their heels and begin butting at anything that comes in their way, exhibiting the greatest fury. Unless hard pressed they seldom show fight, but when brought to bay they will de feud themselves desperately. They dart forward upon their enemy with great fury, and unless he remains cool and collected he probably will not es cape. STEALING A RAILROAD. "1SIT our IIVC. DEPARTM ENT - 2nd floor-for big values in this line. Wo have all the sizes and sell them on a very close marjrin. Call and see them. Not In a Financial Way, but by Carry ing It Off Bodily. No stranger theft was ever commit ted than the "lifting" of an entire railroad, twelve and one-half miles In length, which once connected Birr and Portumna. in Ireland. The line had cost $450,000, and for years It did service for the Great Southern and Western Railway com pany until the year 1870. when the company, which had been running It at a loss, washed its hands of It The line was derelict Nobody wanted it For a few years it stretched its use less length through north Tipperary. Then its neighbors began to turn cov etous eyes on it Bolts and screws and other portable trifles began to vanish. A few prose cutions were instituted, but the charges were withdrawn. Nobody seemed to care. The thieves, thus en couraged, grew bolder. Farmers brought their carts and horses and loaded them with spoils of rails, sleep ers, switches and semaphores. One goodly station vanished, to its last brick and door. In a single night. They were great times for Tipper ary. Boatloads of booty, hundreds of tons of rails, were sent away from Portumna by unlicensed "contractors." and the work of spoliation went on until not as much as a turntable was left Argonaut Dickens' Dan. Dickens' cere for his material sur roundings did not end with his bed room. Ills favorite writing place at Gadshlll was a Swiss chalet In the shrubbery, and this he fitted up In a most ingenious fashion. "1 have put mirrors in the chalet where I write." he says in one of his letters, "and they reflect and refract in all kinds of ways the leaves that are quivering at the window's and the great fields of wav ing corn and the sail dotted river. My room la up among the branches of the trees, and the birds and the butterflies fly in and out. and the green branches shoot In at the open windows, and the lights and the shadows of the rlouds come and go with the rest of the com pany. The scent of the flowers and indeed of everything that is growing for miles and miles Is most delicious." Loudon Chronicle. Judging the Colt The Arabs have two tnethods of esti mating the height to which a colt will grow, the first being to stretch a cord from the nostril over the ears and down along the neck and compare this measurement with that from the with ers to the feet and the other method being to compare the distance between the knee and the withers with that from the knee to the coronet In the first method it Is considered that a colt will grow as much taller as the first measurement exceeds that of the secoad, and In the second method. If the proportion Is as two to one. the tiorb will grow no taller. Pdtrians. A teacher In a primary school was endeavoring to mnke clear to her class the meaning of the words "equestrian Imu" and "pedestrlanlsm" when she put this query to one small boy: "What Is a iwdentrian?" "He is one of those fellows." said the boy. "who makes an awful kick when an automobile runs him down." New York Press No Further Delay. Abner Slopoak (des-rately M-mny I Dame the day? Jemima Jones (de risively) No! Abner Slxiik (In alarm)-Why? Jemima Jones (frankly)-Because If you put It off lo you did your proosal we never will be married. I ll name the day my self I Cleveland leader. Harmonious. They say Mrs. Jelliffe has given up that et white poodle of hern." suld Mrs Johnson. "Ves." said Mrs. Whllllger "Stie s In deep mourning for Mr Jelllffe. you know, so she has exchanged Toliey for a black and Ian." HarxT's Weekly. The resources of the scholar aro pro IMirtloned to bla cotifldeiu-e In the attri bute of t be Intellect I I T7 I V I am i l r ij I l, a . Copyrti Hart Svhitfner & Mars MEN'S AND BOYS' SUITS School days will soon be here and we have a lot of suits, brok en lots, that will be just the thine for this wear, ranging in special price from $1.25 up to and suits that are worth regularly from $1.75 up to $7.00. You might as well save this pood money as not. for you will need these school suits very shortly. Our Fall Line for Boys is now in and we now have one of the 1 est stocks of Hoys' Clothing that is possible to find anywhere. All the newest weaves and color inns and latest styles. Just look them over now even though you are not just ready to buy. We want you to see what we have in this line. Boy's Suits -- 2Piece Special Apes 2 12 years up to lfi Good Styles and Colors $1.75 values now $1.25 3.00 Suits now 2.15 3.75 Suits now 2.75 5.00 Suits.. now 3.50 5.50 Suits now 3.50 fi. 00 Suits now 4.20 ma T RUNKS. SUIT CASES and GRIPS-nnvthin.r von rmVhr wish in this line and at a pood saving in price. Our line of Trunks cannot be beaten anywhere. MEN'S SUITS SPECIAL Here are some splendid values in the line of Men's Suits Boy's Suit, ape 12 years, $12.00 values Four Suits for Hoys, ape 17, values $10 to $13 ... Hoy's Suit, ape 15, $1S value, Sam IVck make... Young Man's Suit, Hart Schaffner & Marx make $17 value Young Man's Suit, ape 17, $13 value oung Man s Suit, age 18, $12 value Man's Suit, Hart Schaffner & Marx, $22 value Men's $16.50 Suit Men's All Wool Suit, $20 value! Men's $20 Double Breasted All Wool Suit Special 14.78 Men's $22 Hart Schaffner & Marx Suit, with line pin stripe Special 15.00 Men's Suit, Dk. Blue Serge, dbl. breast, $8.50 val. Special G.25 Man's Suit, Size 44, $14 value. Special 7.00 There are not a full run of sizes in any one kind of the suits quoted above, but we have a bargain in any size you may wear from chest measure 33 up to 44. Come in and look them over .Special $2.1)8 .Special 2.1)8 .Social 13.1)8 .Special 14.78 ..Special 4.(53 ..Special 9.47 ..Special 17.1)7 ..Special 11.50 ..Special 12.43 G ENU1NE FRENCH BALBRIGGAN UNDERWEAR, reg ular 50c a garment value; special only 25c. This is too good a bargain to let slip by. Ladies', Misses' and Children's Hose, 10c and 15c values Special the pair. 5C Ladies', Misses' and Children's Hose, 25c values, the pair 1 De Ladies' Fancy Lace and Embroidery Hose, 45c and 50c values. Special 25c If you can use any of those Canvas Oxfords and Slippers 0 that we are selling at 25c per pair you are lucky, for they are the bippest values out. We have placed upon our $1.47 shoe counter another lot at this special price and there i3 now about all sizes again for you to choose from. There are shoe values on this CI Al table up to $4.00 per pair. Your choice On our !)8c table will be found Oxfords and Tumps, values up to $3.50, for ladies and children. About all sizes and QOn pood styles. Your choice the pair . Materials for School Dresses You will now have to consider the making of school dresses for the pirls and we have the materials at special prices that will make up most becomingly. On our bargain tables will be found a pood assortment of different weaves and color ings suitable for these dresses and at a saving of from 25 to 50 per cent on the same. Just see l 7 Qr onfi IflP what values we are offering, per yard di ' 0 IUU Visit our Rug Department, 2nd floor, for bip values in this line. We have all sizes and sell them on a very close margin. Come and see them. Trunks, Suit Cases and Grips anything you wish in this line and at a pood saving in price. Our line of Trunks cannot be beaten anywhere. Genuine French Balbripgan Underwear, regular 50c a garment rallies. I his is too good a harga'n to let slip by. Special only 25c THE PARIS FAIR HOOD RIVER'S LARGEST AND BEST STORE CITY FAILS TO SELL BONDS Apparently linjje lireakerx of lllemil I pri.o-ecliin: that led up to the I mil InHile Hiile nf S'.mi.iknI worth of water lionil Iiy the city, led the city to re ject the nix hid that hud Iteen innile for the liomlf. Mr. t'anip, of the lioml houe of KolliiiH & Sun of 1 leaver. an pres ent at the meeting of the council anil read an opinion uf 1'ortlainl altor lie to the effect that the lllriral pro ce dine lending up to the liotid mile hail prevented hlu company from niakiim a Mil. an lie wan mire l heir attorney would turn the lMiie ilown, and that no doulit tlie imii-e to which the award might lie mad-at (his ttnie would do the name 1 liinn and t iitiH greatly del'i.v the ule thereof. Mayor lilauehar Mated thit the bond hoiiHCM that had examined ilie aliMract of the city rel.itive to the Unite In advance uf their hidn. found fault with the proceeding. It wan finally decided to wiiluult the whole inaltir to eastern lioml npeclallMH and then correct t he mi, take and milmiil the lioiidn for iiii conditional hid. The Congregational cliun h filed a proteM agalnM laying a hard sur face pavttnent In front of their church on State M re-t. The halary of Minn .IoIiiihoii, water clerk, wan rained to $i'0 per month. Judge Derby Mated that tliepren etit city council could ratify the action of the ineinliern of the pie Ioiih council and pay If portion of the fundi expended In the moral crunade. K. O. Mall wan awarded the con tract for the concrete work on Oak street for .'!.'7i 74. John ZolU wan given the contract for the grading of Oak M reet for $4.'.:!t;.7.". WattM Hecured the contract for -idewalk on Cascade Avenue for Sl.ioj.lV hail Damages Idaho Crops CropM (ill the NeX I'eree prairie between Vollmer and N'-z I'eree were damaged thin week by hull, the Iomh being eMimat'd to reach at leant 7.",ihij. The ntorm at ruck the prairie at the bane o( I.a wli-r'n cmii on about a mile beluu the railroad bridge and traveled In a northeater!y direction for a din. tance of about five tnllen. The width f t he ntorm w an from a mile to a mile and a half and much of t lie full graiiiw iiM practically beaten Into t he ground ami In considered almont a total lonnn. The hail Moncn were an large an marbhn and much of the hall remained on t he ground the next morning. While the lonn in nevere to thone farmern Immediately affected. It In estimated that the general ben tit of the accompanying rain will f ir overbalance the Injury. Oouhle Mail Service Installed The upper Hood River valley is rapidly forging to the front. A large population of industrious citizens are awake to everything that will help that section and advance its interests. The bi Chautauqua is to be held in this section and Uncle Sam has now made provision for two daily mails from Hood Rivtr to the Upper Valley via the Mt. Hood railroad. The Hood Klver Apple Mtiegarfo. In ri'eeHIng all kladn of elder tipple. LOCAL AND PERSONAL 4 ' :. W. II. Stauffer left Tuesday for a bunlnenn trip to Kant-rn Oregon. lion. I". I.. Smith returned home Monday from a visit with relatives and friends In Portland. Minn Helen Davidson returned Sat urday from a t rip to Seat tie, where she han been visiting friends. Merton Pa kin had the misfortune Tuesday morning to have a cali ber rille accidentally discharge, send ing the bullet through the upper por tion of l lie arm. No linnet were broken ami t he youngster will be O, K. in a few days. J. II. Ht-llbronuer Is chairman of a committee that has In charge the matter of the sale of tickets for the tenting privileges for the Chautati iiia. Messrs. Keed, Franz, Scott and Thomlsoti, and each of the drug stores, will also assist in the work of the sale of tickets. DEER E N J O Y S VANDERB1LT LAWN While State Board of Emigra tion Agent Heple and Mr. Oscar Vanderbilt were sitting out on latter's lawn at the Beulah Land Orchards, Friday, a larpe mule deer came walking leisurely down the flat and took a position directly in front of the gentle men. It was with an air of su preme aristocracy that the native of the forest stood stolid and surveyed the surrounding of the Vanderbilt home. However, af ter the visitor was not invited to take a drink of cider or eat a few of Van's juicy Astrachans he marched quietly away.' RURALGARRIER " RUNS AUTOMOBILE Talk alout style, well, leave it to C. E. Pullen, rural mail car rier on R. F. D. No. 2. While the Bull Moosers are holding convention in Chicago, Mr. Pul len is inaugurating a brand new innovation in the government mail service by placing an auto mobile into commission for the purpose of delivering the mail on his route. He can now pet to the farmers before they eat their fried epps for breakfast, and serve them with the morning daily. Methodist Church Sunday school al PMMia. in. Preach lag services at 1 1 :imi a. in and p. in. Themes morning, "Seeing and lie. lleving ' Kveiilng, "Shipw recked." I'pwurth I'iigueat " p. in. I'rnyer meeting on Thursday evening nt H o'clock. All are cordially Invited to attend then nervlces. St ra tigers made wel come. W. I!. Young, Pastor. Danoerous Bleeoinos hountimra toiloir VAKicona Vtit Oir Woven-to-Kit Silk Elastic flttalerr relieved at once often euro. StocUingt, Knee Cap, Ankleta H.f m-fturiiiat hlsnk r,i ftpphnsticm WOOD A RD, CLARKE CO. I'orUaud, Orrgfm The News for good printing, TROUT FRY FOR HOOD RIVER? Secretary Scott of t lie Commercial Club ha- a letter from William I.. Kin ley of the I'lsh ami (iaine com mission, referring to the little meet ing held nt the flub on Saturday last about the trout fry that will U- sent from Iionnevllle shortly. Mr. Fin ley says, "They wish to stock Hood Klver valley streams, but we have so much to do In getting these tish out to the various districts, that It. will lie Impossible to take the fish out to the various spots where they should be liberated. He asks will It be possible for you to get the sports, men of the valley to meet the train with wagons nnd autos and see that they get Into the streams where you wish them." "If you can arrange two or three fish planting days we will be glad to turu over the tish to you In car load lots, let them take the linh to the various streams This will aid us greatly In our work, and make your streams attractive to anglers, as they should be. "Let me know If you can make these arrangements and we will set the dates for delivery." Stvretary Scott wishes everybody who will help on this distribution to call him at 'phono 111. und leave their name and address with him so he can notify them when to come and help the work along. He sajs, "It will be necessary for us to know who will be subject to call In this work; how many we can depend up on before we notify him how many we can take care of." Anglers, sportsmen, and good fellows gener ally, please call him qulcklj and let him know how many in. gallon cans of fish they can handle CHILDREN TO GIVEOPERETTA Mrs. Black says the children are doing most excellent work on the library benefit operetta, A Dream of Fairyland. She is having two rehearsals daily, devotingjthe morning hours to solo work, recitative parts, etc., and the afternoons to chorus singing, fancy steps, drills, etc. Watch for date in next week's issue. Mrs. Gko. W. Thomson, Chairman Library Committee. OAK GROVE Miss Hazel Stanton, who is visiting in Seattle, is expected home soon. Miss Gertrude Irwin returned home Saturday from Monmouth, Ore., where she has been attend ing summer school. James Church and family of Walla Walla are enjoying their vacation at the Albright home, "Terris Hight3." Chas. Stanton has returned to his ranch in Montana. Mrs. A. W. Rahles entertained informally for Mrs. Austin Os burn and Mrs. H. C. Whittier, who'were visiting at her home. Crawford Ix?mmon and Frank Lucas were discovered heading for Ist Lake, exceeding the speed limit. It is generally un derstood that these two gentle men had lost a "Bear" which they expected to overtake and then enjoy the remainder of their vacation at Camp Minne haha. Orders for large-size fish can be made by phone. Mrs. W. F. Andrews enter tained the Kensington Club in honor of her sister. Joseph E. Hall spent Sunday in Portland visiting his wife and son Gordon. Francis and Gertrude Irwin leave this week for the seashore. Francis has been sick since his return from Portland, but is now convalescent. John Lindsey has accepted the position of night rop.d inspector, so he says, but it is generally thought that there is a yoang lady at the other end of the' road. The boys in the Oak Grove dis trict have been enjoying them selves swimming in the large reservoir on the Lemmon ranch. Deputy Phil H. Carrol is now personally looking after his ranch and doing the hard work while Frank Schluer is taking his vacation. John W. Palmer, while irrigat ing his" Meadowbrook" orchard, found a gold fish in one of the rills? Mr. and Mrs. W. E. King are now enjoying a short stay at their Rainbow ranch, both are convalescent. Mr. Bowman spent Sunday on his ranch visitinp his family and cultivatinp his orchard. One of the many beautiful homes of the Oak Grove district admired by all is the C. N. Rav lin's ranch. Road Supervisor Eadelman has been doing missionary work by filling in the ruts and rough places in the Oak Grove district. May he continue the good work and prade and pravel the Hall hill. Bill Nichols has been seen late ly driving his car without liphts and speeding in defiance of the state law and city ordinance. A word to the wise is sufficient. Chas. Sherrell and family will soon move to the Odell district, where he has secured a position in one of the large orchards. ODELL Mrs. Ma" Schiller returned Wednesday from Seaview. Roy Masiker made a business visit to Portland last week. Almont Ferguson and Mr. Mc Elory left Monday on a hunting trip to Badger lake. Mrs. Ralph Lewis and daugh ter are in Portland visiting rela tives. Dr. and Mrs. Jones and fam ily of Portland are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Odell. Mrs. Jones is Mrs. Odell's sister. J. M. Shelley and his Sunday school class of boys started this morning on a camping trip up the east fork of Neal creek. They expect to spend two days hunting and fishing. H. S. Lewis returned to Port land Thursday after an extended visit with relatives. The Misses Bowerman, Coe, Sheppard and Neiheins gave a lawn party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bowerman Thursday evening. About sixty guests music at the Methodist church were present.. 1 he evening was J At the Union t.h h g spent m playing games on the ,av snn(.lv Vh 1 , .t in lawn, after which dainty refresh- ni C Fn 8n m I , la ments, consisting of fruit t.unch ' " ' h L'..?.t,?p- I'"ta. ami ,l-0 ' 'ru..!"""'' "'auer. mere Will De guests returned home at a late hour and all expressed trum special music. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Smith and selves as having had one of the!- , en andW- a,n'l Mrs. Stan- best times of the season. Marie Gould visited friends near Vancouver last week. She returned Saturday, bringing with her Edith 'Allworth. her room mate at O. A. C. last year. Sunday school at 10 a. m. and preaching services at 11a. m. by Rev. Carson. Ep wort hi League at 8 p. m. There will be a two Wash. ion have returned from weeks' outing at Seaview Ralph Lewis is in the moun tains on a hunting trip. Mrs. B. T. Young returned Sunday from Portland. She re turned on account of ill health. The two little children of Ralph D.( Shelley, Vivian and Dale, of Carson, are visitimr Mr something special in the line of, and Mrs. Wallace Young After the Doctor-- THU DRUGGIST The doctor's work is only half what has to be done for the pa tient. And if the druggist be lacking in ability and care the prescription might as well have never been written. But we make a special study of each case and our own medical knowledge is thorough enough to lie of great use tc us in those sometimes oc curring cases when the doctor, in his haste, makes a slight error. B CHAS. N. CLARKE this i)ruck;ist CZ3 Copeman Automatic Electric Fireless Cooker We now have one Cooker on display in our win dow and invite you to call and examine same. Price very reasonable. It means a big saving to you on your fuel bill. 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