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THE HOOD KIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 1912 Authors Today Write of Nothing but Love si r. V Why Don't They Try Another Theme? By CARMEN SYLVA, Queen of Rouminli TIAT ia love I No one can say definitely what love is, but that this uncertain quantity is made the HUB AND AXIS OF NINETY-NINE PER CENT OF ALL LIT ERARY OUTPUT ia certainly very foolish nay, more, a mistake and grave error. Tho world's authors aro seeking for the dramatic conflicts of life in spheres bereft of them, and this practical vacuum they designate "life's drama." As a consequence the novels of America, England, France, Ger many, Roumania, tho whole world, CONCLUDE WIIERE THEY SHOULD HEGIN TO EXPAND. Tho lovers are mated, a new generation is about to Bpring up, the tragic conflicts aro to begin, and tho unthinking author writes "Finis" under his'elaboration. ARE THE MEN AND WOMEN OF TODAY REALLY INTERESTED IN NAUGHT BUT IN OTHER PEOPLE'S STRUGGLES AND TROUBLES TO GET MARRIED? IS IT NOT FAR MORE IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW THE MARRIAGE PROBLEM WILL WORK OUT, WHETHER THE PROCESS DESCRIBED TURNED OUT A SUCCESS OR A FAILURET SUCCESS OR FAILURE IS THE ONLY THING THAT C0UNT8 YET WHO CAREST The novel of today is no book. With a little stretch of the imagi nntion wo may call it tho beginning of a book, the foreword, bo to sieak. A T.OOK TO BE A BOOK MUST PAINT LIFE, ITS KER NKL, CORE AND NUCLEUS. There must bo marrow and back bone. The novel, tho story, may rise superior to tho fairy tale if it deals with real passions and drops love. CM Dr. M. A. Jones DENTIST I ormerly of Hood kiver, is now located at 245 1-2 Washing ton St., I'ortlanp, Ore. M. S. DIINTAL COMPANY OPERATIONS AT THE DAM GIGANTIC A iniiliir himI In tcifHt Iiik 'rip riowHiln.vb Ih to (-run the river and K up tti the wane of npertithiiiM nt the lil (Jain which Iri lieliiK litltlt tiy the Northwestern Kleetrle Company on the White Salmon Klver above I'nderwood. The ImihIiicmm center of operation)) at the (lainxlte Ih now the west liauk Mere the powerful rock ertiHhers.Nfind makert) and concrete mixer are nt work for the till of the river lied From the lied of the river t the top of the hank Ih a dlstunce of iitiout .KM) feet. At the top Ih the quarry from which ttO.lXMK) tons of rock will he dropped to the crushers thence to the mixer further down, from wlilch It Ih lielng poured Into the tforge. 1 1 lull up towards the top of the tmnk Ih a donkey engine, a little speck, but which reijulred Home eni;liieertnr to place up there ho hljrh. There are matiy Interesting thlni; aliout thin dam milking, and every Sunday vis Itorn are attracted, ho much ho that they have been forbidden descending down the Mulrwny to the bottom where they would Interfere with the work. Though It appeared too gigantic an nnderttiklng to accompllHh In n few moutliH It will not be lung after the tirnt of the year before the till Ih completed, the bin pipe line down, and the power house In, for work on these three divisions goes on slinul- taneounly. Preceded by blasts, the Hteani nhovel In now - plowing up cl ise to the diiui, in Its one mile course from the power houne Hlte. The pipe which Ih to curry the flow of the river Ih 1:1 feet lu diameter and Ih the biggest plpw line of its kind In the United States. In one hour :5Ti,(HH),Ooo gallons of water will flow through thin big plie on ltn way to the two turbines which will generate the 20 0(H) horne power which the plant Ih to furiilHh. Just before the now taken It nheer drop of ItiO feet to the turbltii-H It dlvldcH Into two nine-foot plpen one for each turbine. Krnst Tnnimnn. the international bnnker, was grently liked by newspa per men In Wall street, ne spoke as an authority on all banking questions In a strong German accent, however. Shortly before his death a reporter one of his friends Interviewed him In regard to European finances. The next day he met Mr. Thalman in Broad street and was halted by the banker, who made a great show of anger. "I saw you yesterday," he said. "I told you noddlngs, and you got that wrong in your paper." New York Mall. Our CHEAP FLAT RATES For Electric Light and Power Ire Tiill Open to ou Jo I Our big and complete system permits us to supply you with anything: in the electrical energy line in town or coun try. If you want light, power or heat Si Minimum Cost TALK IT OVER WITH US Our Rates Are the Lowest A contract with us means security and assured service HOOD RIVER GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY 'Jcmc of SERVICE at LOWEST COST" PHONE 55 Third and Cascade Ave. ROUND-UP SECURES DAREDEVIL RIDERS Pendleton, Ore. There will be at leant eight performers at the Koiind- np, which Into be held in thlH city from Septemlier 2'i to 'JH Inclunlve, who have reached that fkill In wild went specialties that entitles them to the rank of artist pur exc i ll. -ne e, eight riders, roiers and steer wren. tltTH whone during and prolicleucy enable them to coiutimml exhibition nalurlcH of which even the most pop ular of footllght favorites might well tie euvloiiH. Kach ol thee eight peerleHH ones has a reputation known lu every wenteru state, a reputation he or she must sustain at the Itound up. Three of the feature performed will be Indies, undoubtedly the fore moHt of their sex In their abllitleH an riders. The names of Tlllle liitldwln liertha Blancett and Want-he Mc (i it i nhey are too well known to re (julre a lengthy dissertation on their abllitleH. Suffice it to say that, le Hldes doing trick and fancy riding, each has- mastered the Hclence of sticking to the buck of u bucking broncho, and the competition be tween them for first honors will lie one of the tnost exciting and spec tacular contests of the Hound-up. Two of these ludy buckaroos have buckaroo husbands who appear with them. Johnny Baldwin Is a trick hippodrome and fancy rider, the iieer of any in the business, while Dell lilanchett combines with his abilities us a rider u mustery of the nrt of bulldogglug usteeruud will be entered lu the bulldogglug contest fur the cbampiouHhip of the world. Both he and his wife were features of the l'.tll Kound up. The directors of the l'eiidleton show are Jubilant over the annexa tion of Art Mct'ord to their lint of exhibition attractions Besides be ing an expert at steer wrestling, McCord Is one of the few cowboys who do the "drunken ride," the most thrilling uud daring feat known to the cowboy world. The other two of the "big eight" are Tex Mct'loud and Chester livers, kings of the rope. I'nder their skill ful hunds the lariat is almost huumu and is more formidable lu some re spects thnu a 44 Colts, CLUB PICNICS AND EATS WATERMELON t The Nuns boikI Club held its regu lar meeting Wednesday lu rather a u unusual manner. The Fashion Sta bles' four-horse wagonette with Charlie liathbun In charge collected the ladles and drove out the West Side to Tuckers, up the river road Into the Summit section, and lauded them at the ranch home of one of the members, Mrs. C. I. Hoyt. As the meeting was held one day ahead of schedule, Mrs. Hoyt knew nothing of the arrangements and was taken completely by surprise. Baskets were unloaded and a picnic dinner was soon ready In a near-by I rove. After nn afternoon spent in pursuit of various kinds of needlework, a watermelon fenst, "nigger style," was indulged In ami the ladles drove lia-'k to town. Those present were Mesdames BarttueMH, Blagden, But ton, Coolldge, Hartley, Hunt, Ire land, I'erlgo, Stranahan and Sum ner, the MIhhch Jackson, Luclnda Lucky and Catherine I'erlgo, Master Bobby I'erlgo, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bathbun and Mr. and Mrs, C. I Hoyt. MOKB PAVING I OR VANCOUV ER This Rapidly Growing Washington City Sees the Value of Hard Surface Paving More evidence concerning the value and real economy to taxpayers In hardsurfiuiug urban streets comes faom Vancouver, Washington, where the city council of t hat city has just awarded another contract for liltu lit Mc paving. Vancouver lias for a number of years lieen trying out the merits of hard surface pavement, mostly In the form of bltullthlc. This provis ion for more of It to lie laid this year, and preparations being made to lay more of It next J cur, Is an endorse ment from the taxpayers concerning the value In a general way of hard- surfaced streets for cities ami of the value in a specltic way of bltullthlc. All the new pavements that are "Just as good," so-called, are always thoroughly investigated by t tic Van couver city council liefore making final choice for bltulltho. So far, as Is apparent In this latest award, they have failed to Mud any tiling that equals bltullthlc, n decision In w hich the' taxpayers of Vancouver thoroughly coin nr." Not Raciprocatad. "How ninny children have you?" "Throe. Two grown up daughters and a son In college." "How proud you must I of them:" "I am. lint somehow or other I don't seem to lie able to act so that they can bring themselves to feel proud of me." -Detroit Free J'reM, MONSTER WHALES. A Doian Man Might Stand Upright In tha Blua'a Big Mouth. Specimens of the blue or sulphur bottom whale welghliig seventy-five tons and measuring eighty-seven feet have been known. The mouth la suffi ciently large to permit ten or twelve men to stand upright In It, but the throat measures only about nine Inches in diameter. The "finback," closely related to th blue whale, has been called the "grey hound of the sea," for its long, slender body la built on the lines of a raclag yacht, and the animal can equal the speed of the fastest steamship. The "humpback" is the most Inter esting of our large whales, because of the fact that its habits are more easily atudied than are those of other mem bers of the family. But most extraordinary of all is the square nosed sperm whale. Instead of having plates of baleen, this whale carries row of twenty to twenty-five heavy teeth on each side of the lower Jaw. These fit Into sockets In the roof of the mouth and assist in holding the giant squid and cuttlefish on which the enormous animal feeds. The squid seldom gets away from the warm cur rents; hence the sperm usually re mains lu the tropica and In the gulf of Japan streams. London Family Herald. VALUE OF A PASSPORT. Tha Odd Exparianca of a Strandad Touriat In Paris. "Until you go broke In a foreign country you never can realize just what a useful thing a passport Is," said the returned traveler. "It not only enables you to get Into a country; It also helps you to get out, sometimes In a most unexpected way. Every body abroad thinks well of a pass port, but nobody sets quite so high a value on it as a pawnbroker. "Owing to a delayed remittance I had occasion to visit one of those men In Paris. The article I offered for se curity was worth many times the loan requested, but be refused an advance on account of unsatisfactory refer ences. My temporary address in Paris and my permanent address in Wash ington were not sufficient guarantee of my honesty. "Just as the case assumed a desper ate complexion the broker suggested a solution of the difficulty. " 'Have you a passport?" he asked. "I had, at the hotel. "Fetch It,' he said. 'If that looks all right, I'll let you have the money.' "Cp to that time my passport had been a useless piece of luggage; then I blessed the foresight that had bidden me secure if Washington Star, Hit Conquaat. He was a slmon pure, edition de luxe lady killer. The girl in the seat opposite him was easy to look at. Further, she looked demure and shy and Impressionable. It wasn't long before he had things going right-he thought He had raised the window for her and readjusted the blind; he had fished her bag from under the seat, where the porter had shoved It; he had placed her pillow in a better position for her; he had handed her a magazine; he had looked after her comfort In every way he possibly could, and she hnd been very sweet about It besides. lie thought he was coming along splendidly. "She started to get off the train liefore he expected her to leave, but he carried her lug gage to the platform for her. Then he turned and handed him a nickel with a sweet smile and the remark, "I think It is so nice of the railway company to furnish an assistant por ter." Argonaut How tho Katydid Singa. Everybody is familiar with the rasp ing notes known as the katydid's "song." It Is the male only that Is ca pable of emitting the well known sounds, and he does it In a most pe culiar manner. His "vocal organs" are at the base of his wings and consist of two flat excrescences of thin, dry mem brane. It is the rubbing of these two membranous plates together which pro duces the "song." If your shoulder blades were so loosely put together that one could be slipped under the other and the underside of one and the upper side of the other were so rough that the operation of slipping them past each other would cause a rasping sound you could imitate the katydid's musical efforts very nicely. Batting Har Right. A newly married woman made a pie for dinner. "I ara afraid." the bride aid, "that I left something out and that It's not very good." The husband tried it and said: 'There is nothing you could leave out that would make a pie taste like that. It's something you've put In." Argo naut Matthew Arnold. "Matthew Arnold had n curious way of telling little stories against him self writes Sir H. W. I.ucy in the Cornhlll. "Talking about Mrs. Arnold, he said: "Ah, you should know my wife! i Sho has nil my charm of manner and none of my conceit.' " j I Badly Smittan. "I wish there were ten days in the week." sighed Gladys. "Why?" asked Grace. "Jnck could call oftencr then."-London Answers. A Complete Groceries At Honest Prices Can always be found at this Up-to-date Store Kinnaird & Larwood Cor. 2nd and Oak Sts. Phone 78 Team of Bay Mares, Five Years OJd These horses are splendid workers and are well matched. I am selling bausej J52l nee wo teams, Inspection invited. J R PUTNAM MOUNT HOOD, ORE. TEL. 264 ODELL Qnnouticement XWISH to announce to the pub lic and all my old patrons that I have bought a complete line of new GROCERIES and have opened my store in the Bell Building. Everybody is cordially in vited to call and inspect my goods. Sfite grocery Store J. R. KINSEY - Phone 231 Positively Retiring From Business A 1 1 a HARNESS GOODS, GLOVES, Etc. At Cost For Cash NO FAKE SALE SEE WINDOWS Only a Few Weeks More, So Hurry V. E. P0SBERG MOOD RIVUR OREGON When our hatred Is too bitter it places us below those whom w hntav La Hoehi'foucsiild. THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL oirVr fr'RKF, with the execution of ciwt of j" on ipri nl cwt of th IfniYrrity K tension Hullftin. to 1'ITIZKNS OK ORKCON. f..rfy I NIVKHSITY mi KSKS hy MAIL. Ability to tmttit by the cnur lectin! in the onlv retiuiremrnt f-r enrollment i th i';rrm aiMtntlfmt? IVimrtnient. four are onVrel in the ili'imrtnifnta if ltitny, IMrinir. Knpm u, KMuvfttion, K.lwtrtrity. 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