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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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,