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THE HOOD KIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16. 1912 3 Ought Women Who Are Wives to Be In Business? i keeper, ligation woman i coin pan i COOK. hood. In i! est p'i domrM i stand;: r : A ! less i 1 1 -ineei;ii i bj tl:- verv I Tiii.T. By Mrs. ISABELLA H. HASSALL. Vice President of the Boston Woman Board of Trad DO THINK THAT A BUSINESS CAREER TENDS TO UNFIT A WOMAN FOR COOKING AND KEEPING. HOUSE, BUT I AL80 THINK THAT THE OFTEN ER THI8 HAPPENS THE BETTER. It is not necessary that the ideal wife should be a house- ! lii-re is a too general confusion between the duties and ob ' marriage and the demands of household management. A love a man enough to marry him, to mako him her clwst ; foe life, WITHOUT CAKING TO BECOME CIS nl I do not see that this reservation unfits her for wifV i systematized condition of home work at present the low in an office offers higher development than the so called i ir. The trouble with housework is that women have no :! no competition. ' iv be an excellent cook or a second rato one or a hope i. tit. SHE IS WHAT SHE IS, and there exists no niike her letter. Ncr work is not judged by an ideal or f another. Therefore household labor has fallen to a .'.. and NO MARRIED WOMAN SHOULD BE M'K TO IT if she has made a succobs at something else. Old Glory or the Red Rag: Nightly on the streets of Portland loud-mouthed agi tators blaspheme the name of the Lord and curse the Star Spangled Banner. They are reaching out into the smaller communities and it may be your turn next to contend with them. Read and Vote No. 370 in Voters' Pamphlet. Assaulting the Dignity of Labor High salaried agitators are constantly assaulting and maiming the honest laboring men of Portland who are un willing to divide their earnings with these leaches on the decent labor element. Read and vote No. 3G8 and prohibit boycotting and picketing. Your son is not safe in Portland if he refused to support these crime instigators. Employers' Association of Oregon, W. C. Francis, Secy. The Popular Turkish Bath. There in a widespread una of the a por or Turklith bath. Even In arctic Lapland the use of a Turkish bath of very primitive form Is common. consists of a but attached to every farm. In the middle of the hut rained a klud of beehive of roiik'h atones, and in this a Are is lighted. When the atones become red hot they are' drenched with water, ao that the place Is filled with vapor. Then enter the bathers, who are armed with birch twigs, with which they belabor one an other until all are in a state of profuse perspiration. Then all leave the bu and roll in the snow outside. This last function, it will be observed, ia equiva lent to the cold plunge, which la the final experience in the Turkish bath, as known to us all. Harper's. A Royal Prank. The legend that Tavolura Is an Inde pendent state owes Ha origin to a roya prank. While making a progress through his dominions In 1S36 King Charles Albert reached Terranova, small port on the northeast coast of Sardinia. Here Paul Bertoleonl was presented to the king as the represents the of Tavolara, an Island seven miles away. He informed his majesty that all the Inhabitants of the island were Itertoleonls and that he was the bend of the family. The fisherman bowed his knee us a subject and rose a king. for Cuarles was so amused that be latik'hhiKly gave blm sovereignty. Faul I. took the matter seriously, and it be came the custom fur foreign warships to salute the Island to keep up the Joke. -I.oo.doii Chronicle. Weight of a Piece of Ico. ,A rough and ready method of cal culating the weight of a piece of Ice Is afforded by the fact that a cubic foot of this substance weights approil mately 57.25 pounds. First measure the breadth, length and height of the cake, and the three results, being mul tiplied, will give the number of cubic Inches. If this answer be In turn multiplied by 0.33 the approximate number of pounds will result. For In stance, a cake 8 by 0 by 10 inches contains 720 cubic Inches. This multi piled by .033 gives 23 pounds, the correct weight of such a piece of Ice Haartlsss. 'Nol)ody knows how I have suf fered." she complained. 'Poes your husband abuse you?" 'No. but he can sit for hours with out bearing a word that I say." Chi cago Record-Herald. The Weak Spirit. My cuikllNh ambition was to be pprlnkllng cart om-rutor. Since then have fallen off the wagon many tlmes."-Chlcagi Tribune. Those who always creep are the only ones that never fall. A voter's first duty Is now the study of proposed laws. BIG Double Picture Shoo FOR ONE ADMISSION Commencing Saturday, October 1 9th and including Wed nesday, October 23rd, the Electric theatre will put on in addition to its regular bill, the famous 1 000 foot film of the General Electric Company. QThis film graphically por trays the use of the latest electrical appliances from an edu cational standpoint that is highly interesting. There is not a dull moment however, as the exhibition is interspersed with sidesplitting humorous episode . . SOMETHING DISTINCTLY NEW, NOVEL AND ENTERTAINING YOU SHOULD SEE IT Remember No Extra For Charge Era b IfJEATB October 1 9th to 23rd Inclusively " PEEPING INTO SPACE. An llluatrat.cn That Shew the Vat, nee af Stellar Depth. Go dig a bole in the ground and set a post five or six feet high. Nail a tick across the top. Tie a fine string to a ring three Inches In diameter and suspend It from the end of the stick. Break up a diamond If yon make the error of wearing one and centering your mind on the useless bauble rather than upon nature and her majestic laws; select a minute fragment so mall that if spherical seventy -one side by aide would make a row one Inch long and suspend the tiny globe by means of a fine fiber of silk In the center of the ring. Then walk away on a straight Una 9.81 miles, turn around and look back. The ring would be Invlalble, and It would require the keeneat eye to see the post If Indeed any could see It Get a good telescope and you might Just see the ring against the sky on a white background, but the diamond would be invisible. Come op here, get the sixteen Inch telescope, try It and the diamond sphere could not be seen. Go get forty or sixty Inch telescope, still the diamond would not come Into view. Then get a 8,000,000 candle power electric arc searchlight and by means of a big lens concentrate the light on the diamond. Then a much smaller telescope would reveal It Go to the giant star sun, Slrlus, the dog star. Take a very large telescope with you, turn around and look back this way. Then the orbit of the earth, a ring 180,000,000 miles In diameter, would appear to be as three inches In diam eter viewed from 9.31 miles, and the un as the one seventy-first of an Inch In diameter. Edgar Luclen Larkln In New York American. HE D1DNT LIKE WHIGS. And He Had Na Use For Portrait of Henry Clay. In Daviess county, Ky., at the time when Henry Clay was running for the presidency against General Jackson, there lived a plain. Industrious farmer. He was an ardent politician, noted for bis hostility to Clay and his party. But his Interest In politics did not make hi ib Indifferent to bis wife's happl ness. While In town one day he thought he would surprise the good woman by presenting her with a set of new dishes. He selected an at tractive pattern, and as he was In a hurry did not examine the dishes close ly, but had them packed and placed In his wagon. His wife was delighted with the gift but no slight examination satisfied her feminine curiosity. In turning over a dish she discovered on the under side a portrait of Henry Clay. Every piece was thus marked. To tease her hus band she asked him tha cause of his "sudden change of politics.'' "Change of politics!" shouted the husband, as excited as If he had been charged with a crime. "What do you meenT" Thereupon she showed him the por trait on the china. Aa If he were rid dins himself of a noxious thing, the farmer gathered np every dish and, carrying them to the door, broke them Into fragments on the stone steps. He purchased another set of dishes In a few days, but not until be had made sure that there was no Whig politi cian's portrait on them. Youth's Com panion. Graft In Turkey. In the days when M. Faul Cambon represented the Interests of the French republic at Constantinople Mme. Sarah Bernhardt who had been touring In eastern Europe, was desirous of giving dramatic representation at Ylldls kiosk. The sultan was willing and the terms were duly arranged with the keeper of the wardrobe, the worthy pasha who has the control of all enter tainments st Ylldls. But the pasha held out his hand for more backsheesh than La Belle Sarah felt Inclined to give and so the long looked for rep resentation did not take place. Sarah Bernhardt lost by It 1.000 and the coveted order of the chefekat Her mann, the conjuror, knowing the ropes better than the French actress, squared the keeper of the wardrobe, gave his show and got his thousand pounds. A Monatio Rao Course. Bandown Is the part of Esher that all travelers see from the railway, with the grand stand backed by a fine clus ter of dark pines Among the smsller race courses none Is prettier. The state purchased by a company for the special purpose of horse racing origi nally belonged to a priory. All the brethren were swept away by the black death about the middle of the fourteenth century and every trace of their monastic buildings has disap peared. Only their memory now re mains as a text of warning to thought less pleasure seekers. W eetmlnster Gaiette. Maintenance of a Miorobe. A country schoolteacher was caahlng her monthly check at the bank. The taller spologtzed for the filthy Condition of the bills, saying, "I hope you're not frnld of microbes." Not a bit of It" the schoolmarm replied. "I'm sure no microbe could live on my salary." Llpplncott's. He Found It. I started out on the theory thst the world had an opening for me, and I went to find it" "Did you find Itr "Oh, yes; I'm In a holel" lie tust runs out by extravagance must retrieve by parsimony. From the Dutch. Popular Historical Prize Contest OPEN TO CHILDREN OF 0RE60N UNDER 16 YEARS OF A6E Prizes to be Distributed as follows: For tlx bast original eofrpoaitioa (not to ex ceed 750 word.) by any child under the aa limit, on Um following subject: "Why Jonathan Bourne, Jr., Should Be Returned to the United States Senate." $30.00 in Oold For the next bent production $5.00 in Gold For the third best production , $10.00 In Gold For the fifty next beat $1.00 Each Rules for governing contest: All contestant should write their compo sition on paper i by 11 inches if possible. The manuscripts should reach us by Nor. i. Tha awards will not be later than Dec 1tt. Spell nam and address correctly. Address all communications to Bourne Popular Government Club, 814 Journal Building, Portland, Or. Household Crockery the Crockery that does duty every day in the week is the kind that has to be most frequently re plenished and it is the kind of Crockery we carry a large stock of. We are showing a very com plete line of Decorated Ware, too, which is very strong and yet in expensive and, of course, the better grades of China. NOTHING OYER 15 CENTS THE 5, 10 and 15 CENT STORE Heilbronner Bldg., 3rd and Cascade to a- T'-y-t ji When you meet a stylish turnout that is in good repair, you may wish to know where the best horse shoeing is to be found. You may need the... Services of a Horseshoer any day, We do that work ex clusively and with the great est skill. Come here when you require our services. Our charges are moderate. SHIVELY & DRISGOLL Phone 62-X $4.50 HOOD RIVER TO CONDON and RETURN October 4, 15, 16 and 17 ACCOUNT Tri-County Fair Final Return Limit, October 28 YOU CAN GO Let me give yon full particulars F. H. SMITH, Agent HOOD RIVER To Excell Our Bread is Mmply impossible. To equal it is nearly so. This is a pret ty broad claim and we don't ask you to take our mere word for it. Try our bread for. a week or so and prove for your self whether our claim is jus tified. We believe you will extend your trade definitely. Six loaves for 25c Aik for tickets. MODEL BAKERY FOURTH AND STATE HOODRIVER, ORE. Why Should a Woman? Why should a woman be born, educated, married, di vorced and buried under laws made exclusively by men. The right to govern is conferred by the governed and the governed are not exclusively males, the governed are men and women, for women are responsible before the law. Why, if we desire to be just and fair, should we not allow the women to exercise what should be an equal right with man. VOTE X 300 ON THE BALLOT Portland Equal Suffrage League, Mrs. Solomon Hirsch, Pres. Have You Seen the New Victor-Victrolas? There are three New Styles, placed on sale September 15th, Price $75, $100 and $150. They are beauties. Call and see them. We have other styles from $15 to $200. We also sell the Edison and Columbia Machines, and Records. We represent the Baldwin, Ellington, Hamilton and Howard Pianos, and deal direct with the factory. Easy terms if desired. When you want anything in Music, call on us; if we haven't it, we will get it "WAGGENER WANTS YOUR TRADE" WAGGENER'S MUSIC HOUSE APPLE RACKS E ARE now building Apple Racks and have several completed. You will be in need of one to haul that bumper crop of ap ples. Place your order early. We maKc a Specialty of Tightening Wagon Wheels W. G. SNOW (Successor to SNOW 4 UPSON) Phone 62-K Fourth Street czd Coneman Automatic Electric Fireless Cooker n We now have one Cooker on display in our win- dow and'invite you to call and examine same. PI Price very reasonable. It means a big saving Q to you on your fuel bill. Ask about Flat Iiates obtainable from Power Company :: :: :: :: u attftlsV ... -sssA-ucr; Ask of the same lime to see our complete line of ... . n Electric Fixtures lilectric Toaster5 n lilectric Irons lilectric Lamps ELECTRIC WIRING & SUPPLY CO. A. L. DAY, Pres. anJ Mr. Under First National Bank Bldg. PHOKE 3 n u n u S