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THE HOOD KIVER NEWS,' WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8,M913 By Dr. LEWELLYN P. BARKER Mental Powers of Our People Need Improving or Johns Hopkins University NY movement that will unify, co-ordinate or increase the ef- forta being made to improve the mental powers of our peo ple should make a strong appeal to the citizens of this coun try. George Meredith's favorite prayer ia said to have been, "More brain, O Lord, more brain !" CERTAINLY RATIONAL ATTEMPTS TO BETTER THE BRAIN POWER OF A NATION 80 THAT ITS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS MAY THINK BETTER, FEEL BETTER AND ACT BETTER THAN THEY DO NOW SHOULD EXCITE THE 8YMPATHY AND SUPPORT OF ALL WHO WISH THE NATION WELL. It is now believed that A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR M7.NTAL HYGIENE that is, for "health of mind" ia not only di-v ruble, but also really practicable. Viovision must be made for the birth of children whoso brains shall, so far as possible, be innately of GOOD QUALITY. This means the denial of tho privilege of parenthood to those likely to transmit bad nervous systems to their offspring and is a task of eu genics; second, society must bo so organized that all individuals, whether well born or ill born, shall, so far as possible, be surrounded by those external influences which MOST FAVOR TILE WEL FARE OF THEIR MENTALITY. Kenneth Hall of Portland returned to bis borne on New Year's Day. alter spending about a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Val Tomklns. A Business meeting of the Adult Bible Class was held Friday evening at the home of Miss Edda Iverson. After the business meeting refresh ments were served and a social time enjoyed. Mrs. Frank Walt entertained the German class of the High 'School at a New Year's party Tuesday evening. The evening was delightfully spent In playing games and at a late hour de licious refreshments were served. Of CONQUEST "OF THE" AIR. First Publie Flight of an Aeroplane In This Country. In "The Curtlss Aviation Book" Glenn Curtlss describes the first public aeroplane flight Id America, In the days before any one bad ever beard of the young Yankee Inventor, and be was ex perimenting with Alexander Graham Bell and others: "Baldwin climbed Into the seat, took the control In band, and we cranked the motor. When we released our bold of the machine It sped over tbe Ice like a scared rabbit for two or three hun dred feet and then, much to our Joy, It course they watched the old year out Jumped Into tbe air. This was what we and the new one in. Daa worea l"r 'r"" montns. ana naiurauy we waicuea me brief and uncertain course of Baldwin with a good deal of emotion. "Rising to a height of six or seven feet. Baldwin flew the unheard of dis tance of 818 feet 11 Inches! Then be came down Inglorlously on one wing. As we learned afterward, the frail framework of tbe tail had bent and the machine bad flopped over on Its side and dropped on tbe wing, which gave way and caused the machine to turn completely around. "It bad taken Just seven weeks to build the machine and get It ready for the trial; it had takeu just about twen ty seconds to smash It. But a great thing bad been accomplished. We had achieved tbe first public flight of a heavier than air machine In America!" Two or three soaklug rains, falling lust before the dual early winter freezcup, put the ground in good con dition for the winter and render far less likely dumage to meadows, fruit vines, canes uud shrubbery of various kiuds. j) Winter Driving: Is a Pleasure with a Those cottontails or jiick rabbits that muy be ranting about tbe farm or ranch will prove an ideal source of animal food for tbe flock of laying bens. Have tbe boys trap or shoot them and thus rid the orchard of tbelr depredations. A well known health authority and food speclaliat states that the average family might well double its consump tion of milk and be tbe better for it and yet have tbe bill of fare month by month cost no more than before. This simply means that milk Is good food and is worth all it costs. S Correspondence 5 PINE GROVE Miss Florence Avery, the songbird of Pine Grove, after singing with the University Glee Club Saturday night in Hood Hiver, returned to Eugene Sunday. Willis Van Horn returned to New York Saturday. Mrs. Van Horn will stay here until February. Miss Mar lon, accompanied by her mother, went to Portland Sunday. Miss Joy Mason returned to Corval lis to. res u mo her studies in the O.A.C. Sunday. M.b-i Anna Godberseu returned from !'( r' .i'.d, where she spent part of her vuw.Mon, Saturday. i . and Mrs. Swetland and two ci;ili... .1, after 'spending the holidays wiili h-.-r parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. ..lt. , returned to their home in Sa lem, Sunday . Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jarvls and baby son left for Portland Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Corey and daughter returned to White Salmon Friday. They have been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Clark. Miss Zena Miller returned to her school Saturday morning. Miss Ada Mark returned to the Wil lamette University Sunday. Earl Clark, who has been spending the holidays with the home folks, re turned to White Salmon the latter part of the week. Miss Elsa Von Goer res, who spent her vacation in Portland, returned home Sunday. Miss Herinina Kellar left Monday for Portland where she expects to spend the rest of the winter. Herbert Wood left Monday for his home in Texas, going by way of Call fornia. The Sunflowers gathered at the home of K. K. Lage Saturday even Ing to bid him farewell and wish him Godspeed. He will be missed by his associates here. A. I. Mason returned from Portland Sunday, going there In the good roads interest. A number of the lit tie friends of Hlddell Lage gathered at his home Monday afternoon to help him cele brate his fifth birthday. Mr. and Mrs. A.I. Mason Were guoats at the Cameron home at Odell Monday evening, attending the meeting of the Development League held at that place. lister Jeffries, who is a salesman for Olds, Wortman & King of Port land, spent New Year's with his par ents at this place. Mrs. Hans I-hko spent the past week visiting relatives In Portland. The Sunflower Class held its regular monthly social last evening at the home of Henry Lege. The usual good time was had. The Turney sisters returned from Portland Sunday to take up their work In the Pine Grove school which open ed Monday after a two weeks' vaca tion. The Cosmopolitan Four are coming to Pine Grove Grange Hall Saturday evening, January 25, at 8 o'clock. Fur ther particulars later. As there has been no lycrum course here this year It Is expected that large crowd will attend this entertainment which has the name of being truly worth attend- FRAN KTON of The Christmas exercises at Frank ton Christmas Evening given by the Sunday School was a splendid success and afforded much pleasure to our little people. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gray entertained at dinner Christmas, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Malhar and family. Mr. and Mrs. Hall of White Salmon spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs Aldrich. Mrs. Mark Dora and children Wyeth visited with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Elliott Christmas. Mrs. W. L. Eddy is being visited by her brother, Mr. McCutcheon of Wash ington. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hinsel and Mrs. Frank Elliott and children of Wyeth spent Christmas with J. M. Elliott's. Miss Alma Absten returned from Portlund Tuesday to spend the holt days with the home folks. Miss Alma has been attending Normal School in Portland. The Four Leaf Clover Club will meet January 9 with Mrs Marsh Isenberg will be a great help to students and on Belmont road. Our school will be supplied with electric lights this week. The lights teachers these dark winter days Mrs. Stokoe of Wyeth was called here Saturday by the severe illness of her duughter-in-law, Mrs. Geo. Stokoe. V. It. Absten and R. S. Coboon ac companiea oy h-a snow came over from the big dam Tuesday to spend Christmas at home. The election at Frank ton Friday in the interest of better roads in this part of the county, was a kind of 16 to 1 affair, a sort of Wilson land slide, at least it was one-sided. The Belmont, Avalon Way delegations and the people down on the macadam road all turned out en masse and snowed the State Koad folks under about as deep as the mud between the two plan ers. tiut we expected tnose rrom up that way to be there and to fight the proposition for they already have as good roads to town as macadam and our money helped to build them, but they didn't seem to care for that Just turned our proposition down then call ed a mass meeting and resolved to better Belmont Way. They appoint ed a committee, signed a petition to put up to the county court and ad' Journed. What we want to kick about is the way the people living along the seven miles of state road and tribu taries stayed at home and let those who already have good roads run the thing. CASCADE LOCKS Mr. and Mrs. H. Clay Levy spent several days last week in Portland. Miss Jennie Donnell of Portland spent several days laBt week at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Frank Walt. Miss Bertha Hendrtck, who is at tending school in Portland, Is visiting her parents. Rev. and Mrs. M. C. Newell left Sunday morning for Prlnevllle where Mr. Newell will help with special meet ings to be held there. They expect to be gone about three weeks. A. O. Adams, Jr., of Underwood, Is spending several days with his par ents. Mrs. W. V. Hutchinson and daugh ter, Myra Adell, are spending a week with Mr. and Mrs. H. 8. Adams, of Underwood. Jams Steele is spending some time with his sister, Mrs. William Lahey. The season of bloom of tbe bulbs which have been buried In earth In tbe cellar may be spread over a much longer season If two or three of the pots are brought to the light and beat at Intervals of a week or ten days. Tbe writer alms to follow this plan and expects to get a dood deal of satis faction out of it. The value of American farm lands is now put at $41,000,000,000. which is an Increase of 21.000.000.000 in the last twenty years. There are 6,000.000 farms in tbe country, with a total area of 000.000.000 acres. It la estimated that of the total number of farms more than 6,000,000 are worked by tbe men who own them. From the way a good many voters gazed blankly over tbe bis blanket sheet ballots at tbe last election It would seem clear that tbe town and rural scboolma'nms might well teach their youngsters how to vote a ballot properly, along with a u umber of other useful things that are not contained In tbe school textbooks. That was a "turkey trot" in every sense of tbe word, and not disreputable either, that was pulled off a day or two before Thanksgiving near a large Tex as turkey market. Thousands upon thousands of fine young gobblers from neighboring ranches were driven to town, and the grand trot was led by Governor Colquitt with a military es cort and baud. Shortly after being thus honored these lordly fowls were killed and plucked for tbe market It Is estimated by Professor Ken nedy, director of the Iowa Agricul tural college, that If losses from hog cholera continue until Jan. 1 at the rate they have occurred during the pant three months the farmers of tbe state will have suffered a loss to taling $12,000,000. To offset this tre mendous loss the state legislature ap propriated the measly sum of $5,000 with which to provide serum for tbe treatment of tbe disease within the state. THE FIRST WATCHES. Thsy Had Weights, Not 8prings, and Were as Big as Plate. At first tbe watch was about the size of a dessert plate. It bad weights and was used aa a "pocket clock." The ear liest known use of the modern name occurs in the record of 1552, which mentions that Edward VI. bad "one la rum or watch of iron, the case being likewise of iron gilt, with two plum mets of lead." Tbe first watches may readily be supposed to have been of rude execu tion. Tbe first great Improvement, the substitution of springs for weights, was in 1550. The earliest springs were not coiled, but only straight pieces of steel. Early watches bad only one band and, being wound up twice a day, they could not be expected to keep time nearer than fifteen or twenty minutes in tbe twelve hours. The dials were of silver or brass. Tbe cases had no crys tals, but opened at tbe back and front and were four or five lncbes in diam eter. A plain watch cost the equivalent of $1,000 In our currency, and after one was ordered it took a year to make It Exchange. Exasperating. A stuttering salesman called on a New York buyer with an excellent proposition. In well turned sentences he proceeded to lay before tbe buyer his suDerb argument But alas, Id every well turned sentence there were "bs" and "rns," and over these the salesman stuttered pitiably. The buyer before whom he waa pleading was a caustic, nasty sort of chap, and after five minutes of stutter ing at a point where the salesman was floundering most dreadfully, the buyei held up bis band and said: "I'm afraid I can't understand you. Call again when you're sober." Tbe salesman turned scarlet with mortification and rage. "B-b-b-but"- "Xo." said the buyer, waving him resolutely towsrd the door, "not now when you're sober." And the infuriated salesman depart ed. Washington Star. r a - r A Reminder-You May Need One. Complete Stock of Sleigh Goods I The Davenport Roller Bearing Wagon "King of the Road" t is not being exposed to fresh air that Induces pneumonia and colds, but rather being shut up In overheated. stuffy houses and schoolrooms where tbe air is foul. From 08 to 70 degrees is the proper tenierature for the home and schoolroom, and if there Is any variation from these points it should be leas rather than more. The keeping of a temperature of 80 degrees Is uot only wanton extravagance from tbe standolnt of fuel expense, but a positive menace to tbe health. Lady Cornell, a single combed Whits Leghorn hen owned by the Cornell (N. Y.) Agricultural college, has an egg record that probably has not been ex celled by any other hen. Lady Cornell weighs but 3.2 pounds; but notwith standing this, she laid 257 eggs during one year and the following year laid 200 eggs, making a total of 457 eggs for the two years, which weighed 67.19 pounds. Lady Cornell consumed about eighty-eight pounds of grain and mash to produce tbe above large egg output Maoaulay as a Talker. Where Macaulays talk failed ii clearly shown by Greville. "If he could tread less heavily on tbe ground, If he could touch tbe subjects be handles with a lighter hand, if be knew when to stop as well as he knows what to say, bis talk would be as attractive as it is wonderful." It is all summed up in the sentence, "He gave society mors than it required and not exactly of the kind." Macauluy, in fact suffered from excess of the first requisite ot talk, according to Johnson "materi als." As Sir Henry Taylor said, "Ills memory bad swamped bis mind." Flashes of Ignorance as well as of si lence are necessary to the perfect talk er. And so, as has been said, Maoaulay often exhausted his audiences before he exhausted the subject London Chronicle. (! nil RFRT H UlLUkll I V IMPLEMENT GO. LULU I IIVM LMVIUM I UU. K II, fc. v ! " IM i .:. v..' 1 Jkh J K X "9 .&V.Ys.f M-rX sJx ' H t f i K. JSC Alfalfa hay and corn silage make an Ideal ration for dairy cows, and, what is more, it Is an economical ration from the standpoint of cost. Moreover, the rals- ng of these two feeds helps to solve the biggest problem with which tu American stock and dairy farmer is confronted that of raising bis own protein concentrates at home Instead of having to pay high prices for Im ported feed stuffs. The facts stated Imply mean that more farmers should erect silos and that more should grow alfalfa. Christian Sclencs Christian Science services are held n the Reading Room, Room 2, David son Building, Sunday at 11 a. m. Subject, "Sacrament." Sunday School at 10 a. m. Wednesday meeting at 8 tn. The reading room Is open daily from 2 to 5 p. m. A Juvenil Critic A small girl of five was walking re cently with her mother through tha public garden in IUwtou. The Wash ington monument attracted her atten tion, aud she inquired what it was. "That" replied her mother, "la a tatue of George Washington." The little lady regarded It critically for some moments, and then she said, "Washington didn't take a very good statue, did he, mother?" Everybody's. No 8lf Sssker. Indulgent Uncle The trouble with you, Horace, is that you have not struck your proper vocation. You haven't found yourself yet Scape grace Nephew Huh! You want me to be a self seeker, do you, uncle? Chicago Trtbuue. It Was on Foot "You say that there Is a movement on foot?" "Sure-dld you expect It to be on horseback, or In an automobile, or per haps In an alrhlp."-New York Press. v .jr. - tj " 1 y-.;- 1 VatI iLii 1 p jil Jyica.T - : J OREGON AT THE NORTHWEST PRODUCTS EXPOSITION We sometimes have those little rube which rrorldence sends to enhno the value of Its favors. -Ooldsul' The stflte of Oropon was fully ropre srntod at the Northwest Product reposi tion by the finest collections of fruits, grains, grasses and vegetables that the state lias ever sent Kast to sn industrial and sgricultu.nl show. In charge of the IxhHIis were Messrs. O. K. Freytnj of t'regon City, J. K. Sawliill of l'end, imi M. .1. Piirvea of Kugene, tregoti. All ttinv gentlemen were prominent speakers at banquets given by the Min neapolis Citic tul Commerce Association 1'iring the course of tin land show. Thousands of tiooUets, leaflet and f .M ets uf liaiifNnrne appeurHinn were dl t ril.ntf.I t, tlie land si', kers who crowded the show iluiing the entire twu we-k. Regular Sunday excursion to Park dale. Pleasant trip for yourself anil friends. Don't make- good resolutions unless you constantly carry a repair kit with you. Mrs. Myrtle Sanders has ruturned to her siiiMl from Hood River, w!hti she spent Sunday with her daughter,