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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 25, 1912
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Jordan Studio.
IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT DEPRECIATION IN VALUE OF GOLD
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORLDWIDE ADVANCE IN PRICES
JUST AS HIGH PRICES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIGH WAGES,
HIGH INTEREST, LOW PROFITS, DISCONTENT, ETC. GOLD
IS CHEAP BECAUSE IT IS MORE PLENTIFUL THAN EVER BEFORE.
ITS SUPPLY IS INCREASING FASTER THAN ARE THE SUPPLIES
OF OTHER PRODUCTS BECAUSE ITS COST OF PRODUCTION IS
RELATIVELY CHEAPER THAT IS, THE PROFITS OF PRODUCING
GOLD ARE TODAY GREATER THAN ARE THE PROFITS OF PRO
DUCING MOST OTHER COMMODITIES.
It 19 the cost of producing a commodity that in the end deter
mines its exchange value with other commodities. Gold is no excep
tion. The annual output of gold is now nearly $500,000,000, or more
than four times what it was in 1890. More gold will be produced this
year than was produced in the forty years from 1800 to 1840. The
world's stock of monetary gold now exceeds $8,000,000,000 against
$5,025,500,000 in 1901 and $3,901,900,000 in 1S92.
Thus within twenty years the world's OUTPUT OF GOLD
HAS QUADRUPLED, while the stored up supply has more than
doiillcd. Of course tliere has been no similar increase in the supply
r( other coin mod i lies the things that exchange for gold. That is
ll.o ronton why GOLD IS CHEAPER AND OTHER TI1INGS
DEARER. There is no mystery about it. The fact that the gold
output is likely to increase, the cost of living to rise and our troubles
to multiply for some years to come threatens still further discontent.
The business and commercial world i3 entitled to the quickest pos
sible relief from the present disturbed conditions. If there ever has
Lorn a need for real statesmanship since the Declaration of Inde
pendence was signed it is now. INFLATION OF PRICES AND
LAND VALUES CANNOT
WITHOUT RESULTING IN
NEWS NOTES FROM
AROUNDTHE STATE
Portland, Ore., Dec. 24 Probably
the most Interesting feature of the
Oregon Irrigation CongreBS to be held
here January Si ll will be a session
given up to the actual experiences of
the farmers on irrigated lands. This
series of talks will be highly instruc
tive and show just what is needed to
aid irrigation In Oregon." There will
aviso be addresses and discussions by
wpll known authorities on the various
phases of irrigation that will be well
worth hearing. The three-day session
will conclude with a banquet.
Oregon people who visited the land
shows at Minneapolis and Chicago ad
vise that this state make a stronger
showing than ever next year. They
say many people were attracted to the
the opportunities here by the Oregon
products exhibited and next year will
ee many newcomers in the state as
a result.
Oregon is preeminent among the
states in the value and amount of
standing timber, according to the re
port of Jhe State Board of Forestry.
Not only that, but it has one-fifth of
all the standing timber in the United
States, and Oregon now stands fourth
- in the annual cut of lumber.
Goldendale has carried out a good
Idea. This was the celebration of
"Alfalfa Day" last week, when this
valuable plant was discussed by ex
perts from every standpoint. As a
result, alfalfa will be grown more gen
erally In that district.
The director of the census is pre
paring to issue complete figures on
agricultural production of this state
for 1909. lie finds that Oregon pro
duced crops in that year to the value
of I49.041.0UO.
Vacant lots in cities and towns
- should be used to grow poutlry, ac
cording to Secretary Minson of the
Oregon Poultry Association. He de
clares that egg and poultry produc
tion would be Increased 25 per cent
tf this were done.
CorvaJils will have a connection
with the Oregon Electric Railway by
April, according to present plans.A
branch will be built from the main
line, crooning on a new county bridge
to le built over the Willamette River
They have tried to kill the head of
the Hungarian diet. Every house
keeper knows that there is always
trouble for people who are running
the diet
Increase
of Gold
Has
Raised
Cost
of Living
By WILLIAM L. DOUGLAS,
Former Governor of
Massachusetts
CONTINUE MUCH LONGER
A GRAVE WORLD CRISIS.
FARMERS MAY GET
THESE BULLETINS
A list of 14 bulletins and circulars
issued by the Oregon Agricultural
College which are now available to
all who will write for them to the ex
tension division is as follows:
Bulletins
Number 102 Digestibility of Kale,
Vetch, Hay, Steamed and Unsteamed
Silage by Professors Withycombe and
Bradley.
Number 103 Mortality of Incuba
tor Chicks by Professor Pernot.
Number 111 Orchard Management,
by Professor Lewis.
Number 112 Soils of Oregon, by
C. E. Bradley.
Number 113 Orchard Irrigation
Studies in Rogue River Valley, by
Professors Lewis, Kraus and Rees.
Circulars.
Number 12 Three Species of Plant
Lice in Oregon, by Professor Wilson.
Number 13 Orchard Sprays and
Spraying, by Professors Cordley and
Jackson.
Number 18 Swine , Husbandry, by
Professors Withycombe and Potter.
Number 19 Oregon Station Trap
Nest, by Professor Dryden.
Number 20 The Pollination Ques
tion, by Proffessor Kraus.
Extension Bulletins
Series. 4, No. 1 Highway Improve-
ment.Earth Roads and Culverts, by
Professor Ay res.
Series 4, No. 46 Road Materials
in the Willamette Valley, by Proffes
or Parks.
Series 5, No. 2 Economic Geological
Resources of Oregon, by Proffessor
Parks.
Poultry Book Issued
Practically everything about chick
ens is told in a 30 page booklet entitl
ed. "Poultry Profits in Western Ore
gon," Just issued by the Southern Pac
ific company. The object of the book
is to encourage diversified farming,
and particularly the raising of poul
try In Western Oregon.
Personal experiences and records
of poultry raisers in the western part
of the state, together with suggestions
and advice from those who have been
successful, are included in the text of
the issue. The booklet Is well Illus
trated with reproductions from photo
graphs of Oregon chicken ranches.
Many a man who becomes enthus
iastic over the "back to the farm"
movement can with difficulty oper
ate a lawn mower in the shade.
EASTERN OREGON
HONORS ITS BISHOP
Rt. Rev. Robert L. Paddock, Bishop
of Eastern Oregon, was the recipient
of many telegrams and other messages
of congratulation Wednesday upon
the fifth anniversary of his consecra
tion. From his scattered flock in
many frontier towns came words of
kindness, all showing a deep admira
tion for the bishop and gratitude for
the ministrations which he has car
ried on under circumstances which
would daunt any but the strongest
and most zealous.
Because Bishop Paddock makes his
home here, it was the privilege of the
church people and his friends in Hood
River to take an active part in ob
serving the anniversary. Bishop
Charles ScaJding of Portland was here
as well as Archdeacon Chambers and
a number or clergy, services were
held at St. Mark's Church in the morn
ing. Bishop Scadding preached the
sermon and took occasion to congratu
late Bishop Paddock on the work he
had accomplished and the affectionate
regard he has won throughout the dio
cese. A luncheon was given the visiting
clergy at the rectory by the ladies of
the Guild. In the evening a re
ception was held at the rectory. Af
ter refreshments a number of musical
numbers were enjoyed, among those
who contributed being Mrs. Reming
ton, Miss Carlisle, Mrs. Oxborrow, Mrs-
Schmeltzer and Mrs. Hinrichs. Bish
op Scadding was then called upon for
a rew remarks. Mr. Simpson read
some of the congratulatory messages
that Bishop Paddock had received.
Afterwards Bishop Paddock made a
few happy remarks, emphasizing par
ticularly the great pleasure which the
day had brought to him.
The decorations at the different
events were in keeping with the signif
icance of the day. The rectory was
profusely decorated with Oregon grape
in recognition of the fact that Bishop
Paddock is an Oregon bishop. At the
luncheon given at noon violets were
used, purple being the ecclesiastical
color.
Among the other enjoyable events
of the day was a delicious dinner serv
ed at the Mt. Hood Hotel in the even
ing at which the visiting clergymen
and guests of honor were entertained
by Rev. and Mrs. Simpson.
The clergy of Eastern Oregon show
ed their regard for Bishop Paddock by
giving him a handsome alligator skin
traveling bag. This was presented by
Rev. Mr. Quinney of Pendleton after
luncheon.
Mrs. C. J. Crandall of The Dalles,
president of the House of Church
women, was among the guests of hon
or at the day's functions.
WHITE SALMON
(From the Enterprise)
Walter Higgins of the Heights left
last week for Chicago via Seattle. Be
fore he returns he will visit Mobile
and other points in the South.
The White Salmon delegation is set
tled in California as follows: D. W.
Dexter, Pasadena; E. E. Mills, Los
Angeles; H. W. Day, Glendale near
Los Angeles; C. W. Reckers, Burnett;
Captain Cook, San Diego.
G. C. Dodson of the Snowden dis
trict was in White Salmon Saturday.
He says that he has heard that a hotel
is to be built, a blacksmith shop and
a small store is a probability.
The mill of the Major Creek Lum
ber Company has shut down until the
first of the year. In the meantime the
huge boilers will be reset, having been
put in wrong. Closing the mill, of
course, delays work on the flume, a
long stretch of which has been built.
By next spring the White Salmon
Orchards Development Company will
have 100 acres in trees. The company
of which J. B. Carey is orchard mana
ger already has 35 acres Into fruit,
largely Newtown, Spitz and pears,
Newtowns predominating. The land
for their first section of development
is now slashed and grubbed, Mr. Carey
having had a crew hustling all rail and
the early winter.
Oevil Scores on Parson
Two robberies in one night was the
chief sensation at Lyle last week The
devil scored on Rev. Magwood by rob
bing him of his new 50 suit and $30
in money. The Hlnkley house was
also entered while the occupants were
at the church bazaar and a pocket
book containing money was taken.
The Washitigtonian believes It was
local talent. The Enterprise wonders
how a preacher came to have that
much money.
That Rag Time Violinl
You ought to hear the Arena bro
thers play dance music. Christmas
dance this evening, December 25, at
Dance New Year's evening at Mt.
Hood. .
No Relief for Blnks
.Blnks: "1 hope this Balkan war
will cut out those Turkish atrocities."
Jinks: "Ditto here. I never could
smoke tbe blamed things."
A MEETING WITH TURNER.
Th Artist Simply Enragsd the Man)
Who Longed to 6 Him.
A print hoi In London, kept by a
man who thoroughly understood and
appreciated the wares in which be
dealt, once displayed in its window
a One but much stained and damaged
engraving one of a set from Turner's
clotures. Turner chanced to pasa and
notice it and promptly bounced Into
the shop and began to abuse the dealer.
"It's a cou fou tided shame to treat an
engraving like thiit!" be blustered.
"What can you be thinking about to go
and destroy a good thing? For It is a
good thing, nil nd you.1"
"I destroy it!" responded the dealer
hotly. "What do you mean by saying
I destroyed It? And who the mischief
are you, I should like to know? You
don't look as if you could understand
a good print w hen you see one. I de
stroy It! Bless my benrt, I bought it
Just as It is, and I would rather keep
it till doomsday than sell it to you!
And why you should put yourself out
about It I can't think!"
"Why, I did it!" said Turner.
"Did what? Did you spoil It? If
you did you deserve"
"No, no, man; ray name's Turner, and
I did the drawing and engraved the
plate from it."
"Bless my heart!" ejaculated the
print seller in a changed tone. "Is it
possible you are the great Turner?"
Then his temper rose again. "Well,
sir," he added, "I have long desired to
see you, and now that I have seen you
I hope I shall never see you flgnln, for
a more disagreeable person I have sel
dom met."
ODD USES OF WHALEBONE.
Wigs Are Mads of It, and It Stiffens
High Grsde Silks.
The notion is popularly held that
whalebone is derived from whales'
ribs, although many persons believe
that it comes from the tall of the big
mammal. Both notions are Incorrect
The function of whalebone in the
life of the whale is of the utmost im
portance. The inner edges of the
whalebone plates are frayed Into In
numerable hairlike processes, and the
whole forms a sort of sieve whereby
the whale may sift out Its food from
the sea water. It must be remembered
that the food of this gigantic crea
ture consists chiefly of minute organ
isms, crustneen, molluscs, etc., floating
near the surface.
When the whale opens its mouth and
moves along a great multltudeof these
minute forms of life And their way in.
Then the whale closes its mouth, and
the water is strained out through the
whalebone sieve, and the food is re
tained. The common uses of whalebone are
known to everybody. It is, however,
put to two uses not generally known
even in England, where the fine inter
nal fringes mentioned are employed in
nnl making of barristers' wigs. By rea
son of their lightness they retain the
curl better tlinn does ordinary hair.
Fine whalebone threads are also some
times employed to stiffen the tissue In
high grade silks. Harper's Weekly.
Feeling For Death,
For a week the self appointed guide
to the blind on their daily walks bad
noticed that the two men who were
her special charges felt carefully of
the wall on either side of the door of
the asylum when passing in and Out.
Since she was there to lead them, that
precaution seemed not at all neces
sary, and she Anally asked their rea
son for it.
"I am looking for crape on the door,"
one old mun told ber. "They don't
like to let us know here In the asylum
when any one dies for fear of making
us feel bad, but they put crape on the
door, and by feeling for it when we
pass in and out we can find out for
ourselves when one of us has gone."
New York Times.
A Train For Tyler.
During Mr. Tyler's incumbency of
tbe presidential office be arranged to
make an excursion In some direction
and sent his son Bob to arrange for a
special train. It happened that tbe
railroad superintendent was a strong
Whig. As such he bad no favors to
bestow on the president and Informed
Bob that his road did not run any
special trains for tbe president.
"What!" said Bob. "Did you not fur
nish n special train for the funeral
of President rinrrtson?" "Yes." said
the superintendent, "and if you'll
bring your father In that condition you
shall have tbe best train on the road."
Genius and Work.
Men give me credit for genius. All
tbe genius I have lies just In this:
When I have a subject in hand I study
It profoundly. Doy and night it is be
fore me. I explore it In all its bear
ings. My mind becomes pervaded with
it. Then the effort which I make the
people are pleased to call the fruit of
genius. It Is the fruit of labor and
thought. Alexander Hamilton.
The Literary Waitress.
"Will you have a cerenl for your
breakfast?" asked the waitress.
"A serial? No, thank you," replied
the witty guest. "1 should prefer
some short stories."
Whereupon she brought blm some
lambs' tnll.-Chicgo Post
A Mean Dig.
Miss Pasnee I've bad many chances
to mnrry. Only short time ago a
man told me of his love. Miss Pert
Did be also tell you the name of tbe
lsdy?-Meggendorfer Blatter.
A Jenlons msn always finds more tbsn
be looks for.-Mlle. de Bcudery.
JEWELS MADE OF ROSES.
How the Dainty Petals Are Turneo
Into Fre grant Trinkets.
Tliere could scarcely be a lovelier
gift than a string of tiny beads, an
amulet or a trinket to slip among your
kervlilef and laces to keep them
sweet, made of roses and of the love
and taste and patience that must go
Into the fashioning of such a gift.
The making of rose trinkets Is an
undent custom revived, and rosaries
niaile hundreds of years ago are fra
grant today.
Gather tbe rose petals when the
dew Is on them and screen them clear
of every foreign substance. Put the
clean, dewy petals through a food
ehoKr-the finer they are ground the
bettor -ami all the bouse will smell of
roses. Ppreud tbe pulp on a china
platter and set it In the sun for three
days, stirring in a few drops of spring
water now and again to keep it moist
When the pulp "works" in the sun
and reaches tbe consistency of a light
foamy dough that can be pressed
smooth without crumbling it is ready
to mold.
Before they are quite dry run a good
sized hatpin straight through tbe mid
dle of the beads or amulets Into a
board and set the board in the suu for
ten days, uud they will grow hard and
fragrant. Thread tbe beads on a
strand of silk, the amulets on fine rib
bon, and the older they grow the
sweeter they will smelL Christian
Herald.
Plucky Birds.
Compared with mammals, parental
love Is stronger in birds, in protecting
their nests and young, birds often
show courage and strategy, more ot
less of which Is doubtless Inherited.
Even the so called dangerous main
mills, the bears, mountain lluus, wild
cats and other mammals that are best
alile to protect themselves, seldom
make a stand against domestic intru
sion. Itiirely do they attempt to en
tlce nn enemy from their home by
strategic means. Put at the tirst warn
ing of dainrer they either bide or watch
the intruder from u safe distance. But
there tnv very few sieiies of birds
that do not attempt to defend theli
homes In some way. nud even the most
timid evince more intelligence than
most ma mum Is. Collier's.
New Years next; prepare to "reso
lute."
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Your Holiday Buying
GROCERIES
new nuts
no. 1, soft shell, very best, per lb 20c
No. 2, soft shell, very best, per lb 15c
Brazil's Best, per lb 15c
Almonds, best, per lb 20c
Mixed Nuts, per lb 17Jc
RAISINS AND CURRANTS
Raisins, best 16 oz. package. .'...3 for 25c
Best 12 oz. package 4 for 25c
We have all other ingredients for your MINCEMEAT
Package Mincemeat 10c and 2 for 25c
OTHER SUGGESTIONS-
Dates, Figs, Bulk Raisins, Citrus, Lemon and Orange
Peel, Canned Mincemeat, Pickles, (Heinz) Cranberries,
Horse Radish, Bananas, Oranges, Pumpkins and Squash
See our Fancy Soaps and Cigars
Remember We Deliver
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to care for your needs immediately. Our
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Orders of a Reasonable Size
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