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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1896)
State Chemist, California : The Royal fulfils all the require ments. Our tests show it has greater leavening power than any other. . I A French Art Departure. ; The first note of sincere dissent was (struck by Gericault ' when he sent his "Raft of the Medusa" to the Salon of 1819. Qros, indeed, had in some of his Napoleonio pictures shown an inclina tion to express natural passion, but had not pursued it far, so this picture of Gericault's really marks a turning point in French art. The intense feeling em hnrliorl in it forms a wonderful foil to the impassiveness of David's "Sabine Women," which hangs in the same room in the Louvre. There also reap pears in it the emotional element of chiaroscuro, which had been almost banished by the classic school, and the color strikes a chord in complete sym pathy with the tragedy of the situation. The whole incident is well conceived ; the elements of nature, the wild heaving of. the sea, the lowering sky, with its bright rifts, are attuned to the mingled despair and hope of tho forlorn creatures on the raft. ' A few years later Delacroix exhibited his first picture, and the battle between romanticism andvthose in authority be gan in grim earnest. One can easily imagine the consternation, the angry wrangling, the wordy war, which the appearance of this picture stirred. The passion of the color and the drama of the light and shade, the vigorous and sug gestive drawing and the full yet fluent impasto were new and startling to painters trained in a sohool where a con vention of form and a certain restricted range of emotion and subject were en forced. The classio movement inaugu rated by David and continued by Ingres purged French art of the vapid triviali ties in which it had sunk and setup higher ideal, but it was at the expense of liberty, in whose sacred name it claimed -the right to reign. It was against the cold formalism of this school that tho men of 1830 had to contend. Blackwood's Magazine. Hainan Broth. A very singular superstition has just come to light. According to an author ity in Shanghai, the heathen Chinee lives under the impression that the heal ing qualities of the human flesh are practically unlimited. , - For this reason when a father or mother is taken ill the flesh of one of the children is frequently sacrificed in order that it may be made irito what one might describe as beef tea for the strick en parent. Not long ago a clerk in a government office deliberately cut off his linger in the belief that when made into soup it would improve the health of his mother, who lay ill. ' . Atmosphere, There ia a wide difference of opinion among the learned men of the world as to what would be the effect of wholly removing the atmosphere Some think that if it were possible tigiive afterward all the stars, planets, etc., would be visible in bread daylight. Others de clare that there would be no day, and that the sun itself could not be seen un der such conditions. St. Louis Repub lic. Prof. w. H. Peeke. jrM maKea-TKfipaeialty of .epilepsy, lias without doubt treated and cur. ed more cases than any livintr Physician: his success is astonishing?. we nave neara or cases of so years' standing r cure a Dy 10 him. He " J i.t . valuable work on this dis. so. which h,e sends lW i t h a larcrA hot. tie of his absolute cure, free to any sufferers who may send their P. O. and Express address. We advise any one wishing a cure to address Prof .W. H. FEEKE. F. 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Cm I id ume. tfoia Dy arureists. i i n n va H N Hk I fur CO Vinegar by a Quick Process. Vinegar may be made in a very short time by a sort of filtering process that can be handled by any person of ordi nary ingenuity. A large barrel, has a perforated shelf fitted in a few inches below the top. From the holes fall ends of pack thread, which are knotted at the upper end, so that they may not be drawn entirely through. Glass tubes are fixed in the shelf as air vents. The lower edge of the barrel is filled with holes plaoed about six inches above the bot tom, and a siphon carries off the liquid that accumulates below this point. Di luted alcoholio liquor, slightly sweeten ed with honey or with extract of malt, is slowly dripped through the holes in the shelf and runs through beechwood shavings that have previously been steep ed in good vinegar. The liquor, which should be kept at a temperature of 75 to 85 degrees F., filters down through the threads and over the shavings to the bottom of the barrel, whence it runs over through, the siphon. After awhile the temperature in the barrel rises to about 100 degrees F., the chemical ao tion going on meanwhile. It is neces sary to pour the liquor again and again through the generator before it is satis factory. From three or four to half a dozen filterings are usually sufficient, though more are sometimes' required, depending a good deal on the quality of the materials and the temperature at starting. New York Ledger. She Was Not Engaged. . Mrs. B. had changed girls, and was undergoing the usual catechism at the hands of her kitchen's future ruler. After a succession of damsels from "the ould dart" her husband had strenuously insisted thathe try "an intelligent and cleanly American girl." He had found such a one and was sure she would prove a treasure. The lady of the house even thought he might not be mistaken, so trim and neat was the newcomer. "Yes. I'm a splendid washer," that person said, "and I can iron shirts to beat a Chinaman I always did up fa ther's at home. I always bad time, for, you see, I know how to manage. . Flat things, sheets, tablecloths, napkins, I fold and lay around in the chairs ; they come out beautifully smooth when you have sat on them a day or two. And that reminds me to ask, where had you rather I put them, here in your chair or your husband's?" . It took Mrs. B. sometime minutes to recover speech, but finally she managed to say that on the whole she feared she would not suit a domestic so progressive. New York Journal. . How Crockett Lived. S. R. Crockett, the Scotch writer, has been telling how he used to raise the heat when a hard up student in Edin burgh. . Be lodged with a friend over a great coal station, and he used to go out in the evening and pick up the coals which the carts had dropped in the streets. "Sometimes," he says, "I grew so bold as to chuck a lump of coal at a driver, who invariably looked for the biggest lump on his load to hit back with, which was what I wanted. Thus the exercise warmed me at the time and the 66al warm'oTeftefwardTAnd occasionally we got a large enough stock to sell to our companions, and buy a book or two. But I wish, here and now, solemnly to state that I never, never condescended to lift a lump off a cart, at least hardly well, unless it was manifestly inconveniencing the safety of the load or overburdening the safety of the horse, you know !" A Gibraltar Legend. One of the stock of ancient legends relating to the Bock of Gibraltar, from which the passing griffs were formerly regaled, relates bow a young Scotch subaltern was on guard duty with a brother officer, when the latter in visit ing the sentries fell over a precipice and was killed. When the Survivor was re lieved from duty, he made the custom ary written report in the usual form, "Nothing extraordinary." And this brought the brigade major down upon him in a rage. "What! When your brother officer on duty with you has fallen down a precipice 400 feet high and been killed, you report nothing ex traordinary I" "Weel, sir," replied the Scot calmly, "I dinna think there's onything extraornery in it, ava. If he had fa'en doon four bunder' feet and not been killed weel, I should hae ca'd that extraornery. " Overdoing; It. "Now, I maintain, " said Miss Strong, "that, there is no place filled by man which a woman cannot fill. Is that com prehensive enough?" "It is very comprehensive, " replied Mr. Northside, "but I am prepared to go still further in advocacy of woman's ability." "Are you?" "Ye3, I am. On the seat of a street car, for instance, she can fill two men's places. ' ' Pittsburg Chronicle - Tele graph. "What is the reason you insist that Lines is no artist?" asked fhe Philis tine. "I thought he was one of the best illustrators in the country."" "Well, he isn't," said the artist hot ly. "He is a mere grubbing artisan. Why, if the text, for instance, described a . man to be wearing a full beard, he would draw him that way, instead of with a good artistic mustache and im perial: He's a grubber. That's what he is. "Cincinnati Enquirer. outoan incident. During the last football season, the Indian school at Carlisle, Pa., sent a team of young red men Into the field wMcto competed with credit against some of the strongest playing clubs In the country. Among other engage ments they played a maitch with the Duquesne club in Pittsburg, and came off victorious. . The bearing of the Indian lads was so courteous and manly as to win ap plause from all of the white spectators. After they returned home they received a cartoon from the defeated club, with a letter stating that it was "from some of the many friends whom you boys have made in Pittsburg by your gen tlemanly playing." ,The sketch was drawn with spirit, and represented at one side the contest between the red and white men at Fort Duquesne in 1795, the Indians falling beneath tfhe shots of tne settler. On the other side was' their contest in 1895, the red man standing, football in hand, victorious over his white brother; and lastly, a picture of the captata of the Indian club as he was carried, laughing, off the field In triumph by both shouting teams. Beneaith was written the suggestive word, "Revenge." If the manliness and magnanimous courtesy of these Indian and white clubs were shown by all football play ers, the prejudice of many thoughtful men and women against the game would be lessened If ; not removed. When instead of mating men more brutal it .teaches them self-control, good temper, and the generosity which can applaud a victorious foe, its discipline is wholesome. . A Productive Tax. New Jersey has had a collateral In--heritance tax a little more than three years, but its State treasury has been enriched to the amount of $363,086.59 by the tax during the time. How an equal suffragist despises a woman who forgives a mean husband! EDEN'S FLOWESS AND THORNS. In this beautiful season of flowering green, when the air is balmy and the sun light golden, it seems a pity that anything should enter into this Eden of ours to mar its pleasures and blight its joy, but so it is ordained: man has his heritage, and it is even doubtful if all of life were a scene of pleasure whether we could possibly enjoy it. The birds come and sing, and the birds sing and go. Rheumatism comes also. It comes from exposure to the dampness of the nights and mornings, to the sudden change of temperature, and it certainly goes, as thousands know, by the prompt use of St. Jacobs Oil, which is a complete and perfect cure. It is well, therefore, while we enjoy all these seasonable de lights, not to be without this great remedy for pain, and to, have it ready, more be cause we are the more liable at this season than any other -to suffer from such attacks. Little BessWe're going to play keeping house. I'll be mamma and Willy will be papa. I'd let yoa be papa, only yon tr at the dollies so mean. Little Tommy Harlem - Shucks 1 I don't eare. I'll be janitor I THE BOCK OF GIBRALTAR ' Is not steadier than a system liberated from the Bbackles of chills and lever, bilious remittent or dumb ague by Hostetter's Stoma h Bitters, a perfect antidote to malarial poison in air or wa ter. It is also an unexampled remedy for bilious, rheumatic or kidney complaints, dys pepsia and nervousness. It improves appetite an t sleep and hastens convalescence. Skidds Did she say it was so sudden when you asked her to marry you? Askiu Ol course shedidu't. She was a widow. Piso's Cure for Consumption is the best of all cough cures. George W. Lots, Pabucher, La., August 26, 1895. BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CA TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY, As mercury will surelv destrov the sense of smell and completely dernxe Che v hole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. ' 6i"sh actions should never be Used except on ' prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the . damage they will do is ten fold to the cood you can nossibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., To ledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken In ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the syst m. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get. the genuine. It Is taken internally, ami made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by druggists, price 75c per bottle. - Hali'. Family Pills are the best. FITS. AU Fits stopped free by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after the lint day's use. Marvelous onres. Treatise and 12.00 trial bottle free to Fit cases. Send to Dr. Kline, 981 Arch St., Philadelphia. Pa. . Tbt Gbbmjia tor breakfast. It is often difficult to convince peo ple their blood is impure, until dread ful carbuncles, abscesses, boils, scrof-f nla or salfrrheum, are painful proof of the fact. It is wisdom now, or when ever there is any indication of blood, to take Hood's Sarsaparilla, and prevent such eruptions and suffering. "I had a dreadful carbuncle abscess, red, fiery, fierce and sore. The doctor at tended me over seven weeks. When the abscess broke, the pains were terrible, and I thought I should not live through it. I heard and read so much about Hood's Sarsaparilla, that I decided to take it, and my husband, who was suffering with boils, took it also. It soon puriiled our built me up and restored my health so that, although the doctor said I would not be able to work hard, I have since done the work for 20 people. Hood's Sar saparilla cured my Jiusband ot the boils, and we regard it a wonderful medicine." Mrs. Anna Peterson, Latimer, Kansas. Sarsaparilla Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. SL wj i rt:ti cure liver ills, easy to take, nOOCl S FlIlS easy to operaU. 26 cent B.inp.iir0 In leap year every youth a new And jovial ditty sings. Perhaps he'll now get back a few Of those engagement rings. Washington Star. Shopping Aren't these beautiful? Exquisite What are they, buttons or dessert plates? Chicago Record. Young Girl Have you a book of sam ple letters for lovers? (Clerk smiles.) It is for my mamma. Fliegende Blaetter. 1 "You are fagged out; you must give up all headwork." "Why, that spells ruin! I'm a hairdresser!" La Petit Provencal. Mr. Muchmoney I love you for all that I am worth, darling. Miss Budd That's just what I love you for Bos ton Courier. A girl can ride a wheel all day And still be sweetly cheery. But she cannot sew a button on, ' Because it makes her weary. Washington Star. . ' "Blykins has his own way In his house." "Yes, but his wife always tells f him what it is going to be beforehand." Washington Star. She Do you think we are going to have a war? He Yes, I do. "What do you think we are going to make war on?' "On paper." Yonkers States man.. . . Wiggles (in love) Why, man, her very feet are a poem. Giggles (a cyni cal friend) No doubt; but isn't a poem of only two feet rather short? New York Tribune. "Can't I interest you in accident in surance to-aay7" ."jNo, sir; I'm in no need of it." "Excuse me; I understood you were learning to play the violin!" Yonkers Statesman. Let dogs delight to bark and bite; To do so is their fate. They can't be turned; they never learned, You see, to arbitrate. Washington Star. Muggins I went to two parties last night, and lost my umbrella. Bug gins 1 went to three balls last night, and I haven't seen my watch since. Philadelphia Record. Hoax Pagley claims to have written a play that will make everybody talk. Joax Heavens! Whats he done that for? The box parties alone are bad enough now. Philadelphia Record. He Your father advises me to invest my fortune in Wall street. It would be politic, Isuppose? She No, don't you do it! After he had won all your money he'd never let us marry. Life. "Uncle ' George,' was Diogenes a tramp?" "That's what we would call hita in this enlightened age, my son." "Then the tub he lived in couldn't have been a washtub, could it?" The. Capi tal. . "Oh, how can I leave thee, my jewel, My precious one?" Sadly be spoke, But the case was an urgent one, very; So the diamond was put into soak. Kansas City Journal. . Mrs. Snaggs (reading from a newspa per) Gas meter manufacturers have formed a trust. Mr. Snaggs I can't believe It. No trust is to be placed In gas meters. Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. , Lucy The wretch! And so he has been proposing to both of us? I wish we could think of some fearful way of punishing him. Jennie I have an idea. You marry him, - dear. Chicago Dis patch. ' The glorious charge of the light brigade, By Tennyson famously sung, Is nothing to that which my doctor made For taking a look at my tongue. , Yenowine's News. , Gadzooks You don't mean to say that so homely a girl as Miss Plainface is able to get engagements as an artist's model? Zounds Certainly; she poBes for the designers of posters. New York Tribune. .. .. I "If you don't do something on this bill before the 15th I intend to sue you." "Ah. And will you permit me to recommend Sharpe & Steele? I re ceive a percentage on all they get out of me." Cincinnati Enquirer. . . ; Young Gushingtofl My means are not large, sir, but I think that, with prudence, your . daughter and myself Old Cashly My dear boy, don't be an Idiot! I can hardly support that girl myself ! Harper's Bazar. You should never send your love by mail, For, if you do the latter, lYou break the postal law exclud- : ; Ing perishable matter. ' New York Herald. ' . . "What are you doing there?" ex claimed the irate parent, as he sudden ly opened the parlor door and, found William in the act of kissing his daugh ter. "Killing microbes, sir!" was Will- lam's ready response. Yonkers States man. . .. ' :. .;' v ' :: ' Duer It is almost Impossible to get seats for the grand opera, and it is a rather poor company, too. I don't un derstand it. Duell Well, the singers have such weak voices that they do not disturb the conversation. Harlem Life.;. .- ' Yeast Who is that richly dressed lady coming out of that fashionable res taurant? Crimsonbeak She's an ar tist's model. "And this seedy-looking fellow coming out of the free lunch saloon?" "Oh, he's the artist." Yon-. kers Stateemao. . BE A WELL WOKtAN Only One Remedy That Will Make You So Paine's Celery Compound. Why not be a well woman this spring? There are women who oannot tolerate the smallest negleot about the house who too often take no care of their health. - They should use these precious Maroh d tys for getting strong and well by taking Paine's celery compound the greatest of all spring remedies. Miss Elsie M. Brown of 2 Leeds St., Dorchester, Mass. ,' whose picture is given above, wrote the 5th of this month as follows: "Four or five years ago, I suffered with dreadful pains in my back (owing to my kidneys), S3 much so that night after night I could not close my eye?, and what fewjiours sleep I did get, I could be heard moaning and tossing, showing that even in my ' sleep, I suffered pain. At times I would have more pain than usual over my left hip? and when waking in the morning it would be all I could do to stretoh "Contains More Flesh Form ing Matter Than Beef." That is what-an. eminent physician says of good cocoa. The Cocoa made by Walter' Baker & Co., Ltd., Dorchester, Mass., is the best. See that Imitations are . Likely to Pay an Account. . Hicks I'm in hard luck. , ' Wicks How so? - Hicks Why, here's a money order that I've just got for $30, and the only man in town that can identify me to the money order clerk is one that I owe 80 to. Somervi lie Journal. The first trapdoor was made by a species of African spider which has its nest in the ground, and closes the en trance by means of a trapdoor opening outwardly and covered with bits of earth and grass in order to escape observation. OFFICE or ' ' ' ' blackwell'3 Durham Tobacco company. To ALL Merchaats Who Mil! mm, TOBACCO COSIPAPIY. , 1 1 1 If you nav any difficulty In procuring your tt niJimi oap, cu out this notice a.id send tt witb ' your order to your wholesale dealer. it the name of Woman's Friend. It is . T uniformly success fnl m relieving the backaches.headaches IH C J trT- and weakness which burden and shorten a woman's am x jife xhousandsof nuuieu iauiy iur 11, xi, wui giYo neaitn ana strengtn and make life a pleasure. 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