THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1913-
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AbsolutelyPure
From a series of elaborate chemical tests.
Comparative digestibility of food made with
different baking powders.
An equal quantity of bread (biscuit) was mad
with each of two kinds of baking powder cream
of tartar and alum and submitted separately to
the action of the digestive fluid, each for the sam
length of time.
The percentage of the food digested Is shown 8
follows:
Bread mad with Royal Cream of Tartar Powdert
99 Per Cent. Digested '
Bread made with alum powder I
67 Per Cent Digested
Royal Baking Powder raised food is shown to b
of greatly superior digestibility and healthfulnwi.
Our Brains Are Overfed
With Useless Dead
Languages
Neglect
To Teach
English
By BENJAMIN IDE WHEELER.,
President of University
of California
EGLECT OF THE ENG
LISH LANGUAGE IS
EDUCATION'S GREAT
EST DEFECT TODAY.
ASKING AND ANSWERING DIF
FICULT CONUNDRUMS RELATIVE
TO DOUBTFUL MEANING OF PAS
SAGES WRITTEN LONG AGO OC
CUPY TIME AND ATTENTION THAT MIGHT BETTER BE DEVOTED
TO A STUDY OF THE PROPER U3E OF WORDS.
A vast amount of TIME AND MENTAL ENERGY IS
WASTED in our high schools and colleges. Our professors are lack
ing in that they literally ladle out subject matter to so great an extent
that it cannot possibly be grasped by the student. Better be stingy
in this respect. Then the STUDENT CAN MENTALLY DI
GEST WHAT IS GIVEN IIIM.
There is power in the English language. The man who can speak
and write so as to be understood las a great power at his command.
It is a glorious thing when the schoolboy is made to feel that our lan
guage is not a thing to be trifled with.
Too manv persons believe gaining of knowledge is the one object
of a college education. The primary purpose is to GAIN THE
POWER TO BECOME AN EFFECTIVE PERSONALIA Y.
Knowledge is secondary to this. There is nothing specific in educa
tion. It is DEVELOPMENT 01' PERSONALITY.
We are reaching out too far in our high schools. Children are be
ing taught there what we used to learn in college. A sense of form
and refinement is badly needed here. Too much is undertaken in the
way of higher education that should not come until after the univer
ity stage is reached.
Idle Sons of Idle Rich
Baneful to Society
By Professor NATHANIEL SCHMIDT of Cornell University
jmmiHE IDLE 80N8 OF THE IDLE RICH ARE THE GREATEST
M MENACE TO SOCIETY OF THE PRESENT DAY.
V J The idle sons of the idle rHi an; not merely nonentities.
Ti.ov r ontnallv Ti.WF.FUL TO 'SOCIETY. Morally
lax. they contaminate others with whom thev come into contact.
They PERFORM NO USEFUL SOCIAL FUNCTION, but
live riotously upon their fortune.
The time is rapidly approaching when there must bo a limitation
to the amount of land or property that can Ik; owned by one individual.
Property transmitted from father to idle sons does a great deal of
harm to t"-ietv as a whole. Thoc who inherit great fortunes should
NOT HAVE TIIK RIGHT TO DO AS TIIKY PLEASE WITH
TIIF.IK PROPERTY OR MONEY. They should be made to render
in Recount to society as a whole.
ORCHARDS MUST BE
PROPERLY LOCATED
Failure In orcharding comes first
from poor selection of the site, an.l
second from unskillful orchard man
agement, said Professor I . I. Lewis
of the Oregon Agricultural College in a
lecture on "Principles of Fruit Grow
ing" in the short course last week.
A large percentage of the oven
ards planted will never be of comrt
ciul value, owing to the fact that
their locations are unsuitable," hn con
tinued. "In choosing orchards theie
are many points to consider, such as
climate, altitude, exposure, soils, trans
portation facilities, the type of people.
and the possibilities for expansion of
the industry. ,
''The factors of climqte influuicing
fruit growing are extreme tempera
ture, the length tf the growing sea
son, the suddeness wtih wh'eh-the
sunjmer or fall weather terminates and
freezing weather begins, the ral if 11,
the amount of heat in the fall months
during the ripening period, tho per
centage of sunshine and the presence
of frosts. The climatic factors, a-) far
at the Pacific Coast is concerned, are
the real determining factors. Others
are to certain degree subordinate.
Proper Soil Necessary
The soil plays a important part.
the main factors being good depth and
good air drainage. Soil that is not at
least four feet deep without encoun
tering undesirable sub-strata, such as
hard rock, coarse gravel, or cement
gravel is undesirable. Careful exam
ination and borings should be made
of both the surface and sub-surface
soils. One should satisfy himself not
alone as to the surface drainage, but
also as to subsurface drainage, as
seepage waters are often present in
our mountainous valleys.
Soil Analysis Discussed
Soil fertility is an Important item.
Too much stress is placed on mere
analysis generally. It shows us wheth
er or not the soil is deficient in cer
tain elements, or whether they are
present, but unfortunately it cannot
tell us how available the plant food is
in the soil. The natural character of
the soil is more important than the
analysis. Without good climatic con
ditions, success cannot be hoped for.
Pears succeed on heavier soils than
other fruit. Apples do well on a wide
range of soils, from the clay loams to
the silt and sandy loams. Prunes seem
to do well on any soil that is well
drained; peaches, on either silty loam
or well drained clay loams. Cherries
succeed on the lighter clay loams
and nuts on any soil that Is deep and
well drained.
"The exposure of the site is an im
portant point. Most of the southern
exposures of western und southern Or
egon are thin and uuudapted to frulu.
Where the ground is good, however,
fruits on southern exposures are early,
if they are free from frosts. Northern
exposures generally are the less frosty
but are late In maturing. Eastern ex
posures are undesirable in frost reg
ions. Altitude Important
On the Pacific ( oust the altitude
bears an important relation to fruit
growing. A range of a few hundred
feet often determine.-; the adaptability
belt for a certain kind of fruit. About
the lilnlt of commercial fruit growing
in the' Pacific, North wuU is 3,t00 feet
elevation.
"The more railroads in a fruit grow
ing community the better. .Eventual
y the fruit: crop of the Pacific Coast
w jll be extremely large, and w ill need
good transportation f.u iMties.
"The type of people among whom a
grower settles is important, to his suc
cess. Fortunately most of the people
on the Pacific Coast are very progress
ive and will adopt new methods read
ily. In some regions of thtj country,
however, people are very conservative,
so that it is hard to enforce good hort
icultural laws.
"Foolish comparisons are often
made between the irrigated and non-irrigated
sections. Good fruit can be
grown on either, and lots of money
made, provided natural conditions are
right. On the contary fortunes can b
lost in either if the conditions are tin
favorable."
Washington Crop $10,791,018
According to the report of F. A.
Huntley, State Commissioner of Hort
iculture, issued this week, the 1!)12
fruit crop of Washington reached a to
tal value of $10, 7sl. 018.
The year was marked by an in
crease of 36,971 in fruit acreage, there
being 275,557 acres now under cultiva
tion, worth $165,334.2iiO.
The apple crop of 8,489,300 boxes
was vauled at $6,3(i6,'j75, and berries
at $2,050,000.
REFUSED TO LAUGrC
A Joke on Himself That Mark Twain
Failed to Enjoy.
When Mark TwhIii was a resident
of Hartford. Conn, be ouce called at
the Dtlli-e of Or Swan, a local special
ist of considerable repute, to consult
him regarding a trivial ailment.
The physician was inclined to bo
rather arbitrary In bis charges, was
very tmleH-iidenl and disliked exceed
ingly to be consulted tu regard to mi
nor ailments. In this Instance . bo
named a fee for his services that the
economically minded Clemens thought
excessive.
After a little-argument Mr. Clemens
declared thai be would not pay any
s h price as the physician asked, and
rose to leiue Just as be turned his
Imcff on Dr Swan a voice said dis
tinctly: ' .
"t!o along borne, you old fool, youP
Instantly Mark Twain wheeled
around, angry through and through.
"Whut'a that, sir?" he roiyed at the
doctor. "What's that you sayT"
With a smile that was cloying In its
sweetness Pr. Swan $)Inted to a cage
lu the corner where bis parrot was
swinging and chuckling with blrdlsh
glee, and explained:
"That Is the gentleman who spoke to
you. slrj' Somehow the explanation
did not seem to reduce Mr. Clemesjs'
anger very much, and he never entire
ly believed In Or. Swan's Innocence.
New York American.
THE FLY'S BALANCERS.
Ex-Marshal Sentenced
John Iman, former City Marshal of
Stevenson, Wash., who while in that
office shot two men early one morn
ing as they came out of a saloon, was
recently convicted of assault with a
dangerous weapon, and has just been
sentenced to serve t;n days in jail, to
pay a fine of $1 and to pay the costs
of the action, aggregating over $300.
Without These Organs the Insect
Would Tumble to the Ground.
The Insects of the Diptera order, to
which the commoti housefly belongs,
have, as a rule, one pair of wings and
rudimentary remnants of another pair
in the form of a club shaped organ on
either Ride of the thorax behind the
wings These organs are called "bal
ancers" and, ns experiments have
shown, are Indispensable la the main
tenance of equilibrium.
A fly from which they have been re
moved cannot direct its flight, and If
it tries to fly from the edge of a table
will immediately take a downward
course, dropping to the floor on Its
head about three feet away and falling
over on Its back Similarly, if It tries
to fly from the floor after succeeding
lu getting on its feet again It will rise
In the air two or three Inches and then
again tumble, striking Its bend and
turning over on its back as before, but
only about four Inches from Its start
ing point. Horizontal and ascending
flight tiecomes absolutely Impossible.
The similarity between these artifi
cially produced Insect mishaps and
many an aeroplane accident is striking,
and a study of why the removal of the
fly's balancers causes it to upset may
go a long way toward solving the prob
lem in aeroplane construction. West
minster Gazette.
Beware of Coualnel
Cousin are not as simple as they
seem. The very fact of being a cous
in, or having a cousin, la complicated.
The lulssex falre of couslnshlp la both
eluding and deluding. Cousins will be
cousins, even If you did not choose
them. They can borrow money from
you. visit you without being asked, tell
xople they belong to your family, con
test your will, even fall In love with
yon -and a cousin once removed Is
twhe as apt to. Never completely
trust a cousin. Never depend on his
not doing any of these things. Never
take ulin for granted. The "cousinly
kiss", may or may not mean what It
means And cousins always, do kiss
It's part of being cousins.
(Not that cousins need necessarily
prove. perlloifs. Once In a blue moon
they Invite you to Europe or leave you
money, but tS.it almost 'always takes
an aunt or an uncle.) Atlantic. -
,
Cod Over Oil From Sharks.
' Sluifk spenrlngts a profitable Indus
try lu Malaysia, tbougtf attended by
an element of danger and no little ex
citement The chief value of the flsb
Is Its liver, which yields an oil that la
refined In Europe and sold as cod liver
oil In October the ocean sharks come
Into the lagoon, between, the barrier
reef ami ta atolls, to pair. At this
time they can be speared In large num
bers by people skilled In catching them
There are several species of these
sharks, and they ordinarily run from
seven to fifteen feetJn length. The
liver of a shark of this size gives about
five gallons of oil. The sharks are
found in pairs, and the barpooners try
to kill the male first, for they are then
able to sear the female also, as it
does not desert Its mate.
ALLEGED "HOP HEAD"
HOLDSJIP CLERK
U W. White, who is said to be a
slave to the drug habit, was arrested
Thursday, charged with having held
up Herman Kresse, clerk in C. A.
Plath's drug store. ' White went Into
the . store late Wednesday evening
when Mr. Kresse was 'alone and de
manded all the morphine and cocaine
in the store. He accompanied the de
mand with gesture! indicating that he
had a gun in his pocket and forced
Kresse tt throw up his hands. White
was given a quantity of the drug and
rmade off to an old shack near the.rail-
road, where he was later arrested by
Night Officer Stone. He had been
talfing frequent doses of the drug. Af
ter being put In ill the supply jvas
cut down to a fraction of wliat he had
Seen using. He is being held over to
the grand jifry on a charge of roblery.
White came here from Pendleton
Beveral months ago and has earned a
living by washing windows, firing fur
naces and doing odd jobs around town.
Not a Total Wreck.
"What have you doue with yoor
play?"
"It didn't go as a farce, so I bad
some music composed and tried It as
an opera, but It fell tint Then I boiled
It down Into a vaudeville sketch, but
nobody would touch It."
"Too bad. A total ln. eh?"
"Not total. There's one good Joke In
In It; I can sell that for GO centa."
lHilsvtlle Courler-Jonrnal.
Man's Big Mistake.
According to a German biologist,
man made a mistake wbeu centuries
ngo he changed himself from a quad
roped to a biped, the contention being
that many present day Ills are duo to
carrying the spine In an upright posi
linn when It was Intended to be car
"led horizontally.
Accounted For.
"The baby's awful b.nld." said Mabel
"Yes; they come on Id on purpose. If
they bad hair they d pull It all out. am
"ti all that hair would be wasted,'
Tommy. Philadelphia Itecord.
The News for fine printing.
United Brethern Church
Grace U. B. Church. Sunday School
at 10 a. m.; sermon and morning wor
ship at 11; Juniors at 3; C. E. at 6:30.
Special music and a sermon on "Let
there be Light" at 7:30. J. B. Par
sons, minister.
Immanuel Church
Vesper service at 4:30 each Sunday
during January and February. At the
yearly business meeting of Immanuel
church It was decided to hold the Sun
day preaching service at the hour of
4:30 p.m. during the winter months.
This move will permit Mr. Hargreaves
to conduct the service in person each
Sunday and also meet his other engagements.
Methodist Church
Sunday School at 10 a. m. Preach
ing services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Themes: Morning, "Sifted Souls;"
evening, "Rescued." Epworth League
at 6:30. Prayer meeting on Thurs
day evening at 7:30 o'clock. All are
cordially Invited to attend these ser
vices. W. B. Young, pastor.
Since the Saturday evening dances
at Hellbronner Hall have been discon
tinued a Saturday Night Club has been
organized and dances will be given
every Saturday evening at the Com
mercial Club Hall. Harmon's orches
tra will furnish music. It Is said that
no rowdyism will be tolerated and that
the dances will be orderly in every
respect. All are Invited.
You Can Buy It for Less Now
No long explanation of the reasonsPrices are more to the point.
Almost every article of Furniture and Floor Covering is Reduced
10 to 20 Per Cent. China, Cut Glass, Crockery, Brass Goods, are
priced almost without regard to cost. J Here is the evidence Gome and verify it
THE NOVEMBER FREEZE COMING IN JANUARY
FINDS US LOADED UP WITH HEATERS.
THEY MUST 60 THIS MONTH.
$8.50 FELT MATTRESS $8.50
Our Special Felted, 40-pound Mat
tress, roll edge, art tick Warranted.
ALL CIRCASSIAN WALNUT
Dressers, Beds, and Chiffoniers
REDUCED 10 TO 20 PER CENT.
LOOK FOR THE "RED TAGS"-SIG-NALS
OF SAVING ON FURNI
TURE AND RUGS
Cheerful Heaters
The Best Seller and Best Value ever
sold in Hood River. It has stood the
TEST OF TIMEI It has always been
sold with the Business from
E. E. SAVAGE
to SAVAGE BROTHERS,
to HAYNES & BLOWERS,
to WILLIAM HAYNES,
to E. A. FRANZ COMPANY.
Hundreds of them are in use in the
City and Valley. EVERY USER A
SATISFIED USER
SPECIAL
$11.50 SIZE $10.25
$12.75 SIZE 1 1-35
$14.25 SIZE $12.50
EVERYTHING ABOVE BOARD
Air Tight Heaters
Exceptional Values
$1.45 $3.00
$225 $3.75
$2.65 $425
Perfection Oil Heaters
JUST THE THING FOR BATH
ROOMS, BEDROOMS AND APPLE
HOUSES.
SPECIAL
$3.50 Size $2.85
$5.25 Size $4.00
Your Chance rt T"J
to Buy a... tvU vj
MUST CLEAN OUR RACKS TO
MAKE ROOM FOR NEW .SPRING
STOCKS.
9X12 Scotch Wool $13.50
9x12 Fibre and Wool $9.00
9X12 Brussels $12.65
9X12 Axminster $17.25
9X12 Velvets 18.75
9X12 Wiltons $34.50
LINOLEUM REMNANTS!
Some large enough for small Room
35C per yd. up
BRASS BUDS
$50. BRASS BED, NOW $42.50
$42. BRASS BED, NOW 35.80
$35. BRASS BED, NOW $29.75
$28.50 BRASS BED, NO W $24.25
$25. BRASS BED, NOW $21.25
IRON BUDS
$18. IRON BEDS, NOW $15.25
$12.50 IRON BEDS, NOW $10.50
$9. IRON BEDS, NOW $7.25
$7.50 IRON BEDS, NOW 6.00
$6.75 IRON BEDS, NOW $5,50
DAVENPORTS
AT REDUCTIONS OF $5 TO $15.
THESE HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE
STORE OVER THREE WEEKS.
MORRIS CHAIRS
WE ARE DETERMINED to sell not
less than a Dozen Leather Chairs and
Morris Chairs this Month. Cost will
cut but little figure In pricing them if
you are Interested.
50-TABLES-50
ENTIRE NEW STOCK OF DIN
ING ROOM TABLES AT 10 TO 15
PER CENT DISCOUNT.
$50 Tables now $42.50
$42. Tables now $37.75
$30 Tables now $25.50
$25 Tables now T21.25
$18 Tables now $14.50
$14 Tables now $11.50
CHINA CLOSETS
All newest Designs and Finishes,
way under Price now. This Is an
OPPORTUNITY OF A YEAR. East
ern Manufacturers have recenty made
Big Advances in Prices. Our Regular
Prices are low, but now BETTER
THINK THIS OVERI