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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17

A writer divides the human life as
follows: At three times seven a man
reaches a competent age in the eyes
Of the law; at four times seven he is in
full possession of his strength; at FIVE
times seven he is fit for the business of
the world; at six times seven he be-
comes grave and wise If he is ever des-
tined to: at seven times seven he Is
in his apogee, and from that time he
begins to decay; at eight times seven
he is in his first climacteric, at nine
times seven he is in his grand climac-
teric, and at ten times seven he has
reached the allotted span of life.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17
TwAIN's TYPEWRITER.
:, Mad. Him Want to cuss So He
Traded Il For Saddle.

Traded II For Saddle.
II was in 1874. during famous trim
:, pos,on with Dr. Twltchell. thar
Marx Twain saw for the first time
what was then a brand new invention.
or il may have been during a subse-
opent visit week or tive later. Al all
events writes Albert Bigelow Paine.
no had the machine and was practcine
ON II ON Dec. o. 1874. for he wrote two
letters on it that day one to Howels
and the other TO orion Clemens. In
/ the latter he says;
81 am trying to get The hang Of this
new tangled writing machine. but 1m
not making a shining success of &c.
However. this is the hrst attempt 1
ever have made, and yet perceive
that | shall soon easily acquire q fne
facility In IL use. ! saw the thing m
Boston the other day and was greatly
taken with it
! He goes on to explain the new won.
der. and ON the whole his first attempt
is a very creditable performance With
his usual enthusiasm over an nuoya-
tion he believes it is going to De "a
great help to him and proealms its ad
I vantages.
This is the letter 10 HoWells:
"You needn't answer this. am only
practicing TO get three-another slipun
there-only practicing to get the hang
of the thing. | notice | miss fire aud
get in a good many unnecessary letters
and punctuation marks. | am simply
using you for a target to bang lt.
Blame my cat, but this thing requires
genius in order to work Il just richtn'
In an article written long after he
tells how he was with Nasty when he
first saw the machine in Boston through
a window and how they went in to see
il perform. In the same article be
states that he was the first person in
the world to apply the type machine to
literature and that the story Of Tom
SAWYER was probably the first type
copied manuscript
The new enthusiasm ran its course
and died. The typewriter was not per
feet in those days, as it is now, and the
keys did not always respond readily.
He declared it was running his morals
that 1t made him want to swear" He
offered it to Howells. because, he said,
Howells had no morals ANYWAY. How
ellis hesitated so Clemens traded the
machine to Bliss for sidesaddle But
perhaps Bliss also became afraid Of the
influence, for in due time he brought
it back. Howells, again tempted, hesl-
tated and this time was lost What
eventually became of the machine is
not history.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17
Bells and the Koran.

1t is said in the Koran that beautiful
bells are hung upon the trees of para
disc in such a way rs to be stirred by
wind from the golden throne of God
whenever the blessed ones in his pres
ence wish for music 1t is to this that
the author of "Lalla Rookh" refers in
the lines:
Bells as musical
AS those that on the golden shafted trees
OF Eden, shook by the eternal breeze.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17
Feminine Deception.

I'm goin' to swear off on pinchin
women's purses" said Gimlet Pete dis
gustedly.
whats the matter?' asked Cork
screw Hank.
"Aw. follow a nice, plump pocket
book for a mile. 1t was bulgin' out
An when | cops it what do get? A
handkerchief, a pair of old stockings an
q secondhand wad of chewing gum
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17

and heal the itchy. burning skin as
nothing else can.
A trial viii prove It.
OF course all other druggists have
Odd. prescription-go TO them IL YOU
can't come 10 us-hut don't accept some
big-proht substitute
But If you come to our store. we are
so certain OF what ODD. viii do for YOU
that we offer you a fun size bottle on
this Euarantee.-if you do not find that
ii takes away the itch AT ONCE II
costs you not a cent.
KEIR 4 CAsS. Druggists
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17
Takino No Chances.

1--WE long wanted to meet that avi-
ator."
I'll introduce you after the fight"
"Introduce me now After his fight
maybe
81 understand. Come right along."-
Pittsburgh Post.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17
Not to Be Loaned.

Agnes-This novel looks awfully in
teresting. Is it good? Gladys-It's per-
fectly splendid I'd lend it to you in a
minute. but it belongs to me.-Life.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17

No man is so tall that he need never
stretch and none so small that he need
never stoop From the Danish.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17
TennYson Embarrassed.

Great crises affect people differently
With some the hair turns white. With
others emotion expresses itself in In
consequent speech. Tennyson when he
first met Frederick Robertson. whom
be much admired and who he knew
admired his poems, was so nervous
that he could talk to the much beloved
priest" of nothing but beer
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17

Don't trife with a cold is good sd-
vice for prudent men and women. 1t
may be vital in case of a child. There
is nothing better than Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy for coughs and cele9 in
children. 1t is safe and sure. For
sale by all dealers.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17

It is well for one to know more than
he saws pantus.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17

The best education in the world is
that got by struggling to make liy-
ing. -phillipS.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17
SOCIETIES.

HOOD RIVER LODGE NO. lO5, A. f. and A.
M.-Meets Saturday evening on or before
each full moon. W. l.. CLARK. W. NJ
ID. MCDONALD, Secretary.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17
O-W. l. n. Time Table.

O-W. x n. Time Table.
WEST BOUND
No 8, Fast Mail Mail Only. A :53 a. m.
No. Z. Portland Local l........7;3 ;35 a. m.
No. IL, Soo-Spokane-P Portland 9 :37 a. m.
No. 5, Ore. & Wash. Exp, 10 :33 a. M.
No /, Portland Local 100 p. m.
No. II, Ore. & Wash. Limited SAB p. m.
EAST BOUND
No. 2, Pendleton Local.. 10 100 I. m.
No. IS, Ore. & Wash. Ltd I'll 55 a. m.
No. s, The Dalles Local. .......6 30 p. n.
No. 10, Fast Mall mail only 1924 p. m.
No. 6, Ore and Wash. Exp. 10: rs p. m.
No. u, Soo-Spokane-Port. ....10 :55 p. m.
]. H. FREDRICY, Agent.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17

kerr a CAS-. Druggists.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17

HOOD RIVER COMMERCIAL CLUB-Meets
every second Monday in each month at p.
m. in the club rooms over First Natl, Bank
G. N. CLARKE, Pres.
r. +. SCoTT Secretary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-03
JACKsoN's MONUMENT.

The Thomas J. tStonewalD Jackson Monu-
mont Association has issued an appeal to the
people Of, virginia and the entire South for con-
trtbutions to . statue to be erected In Rich
mond to the man who, in many respects. Ii
samaidcred by competent critics TO have been
~ foremost captain of ascertained history.
SIT may be that the very surety Of his fame
~ curfoasIy operated to delay TO Jackson the
rseoenitioa with which practically every other
nsaDsderats hero Of the first magnitude has
A1sn hnaereA % Virginia The fact remains
~ thsrs y no statue of him suitable to his
80 and esrv1cs. The backbone Of the Con-
1D1srAey broke when jackson fell at Chancel-
esi1ls: Il = - Appropsiate act Of Southern
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-03

patriotism that the tenth OF May, the date OF
his death, should be set apart and consecrated
to providing the means of permanently yisu-
alixing his memory.
So long as mems blood runs fast, long as
the heart of youth beats high. long the
pulse quickens to the living story of fight
against odds and audacious victory in the teeth
OF despair so long win live the Valley Cam
paign and so long will Jackson remain AN In
innate force in Southern life. So long his
strategy shall be celeb ated, his forced marches
wondered at the hawk-like quality of his at
tacks made the pattern for modern tactics,
SO long, also. will endure the picture of the
strangest soldier who ever made a battlefield
immortal,--the soldier OF iron the man Of will
indomitable. the pious praying, sober character
who lent to the cause OF the Confederacy the
character of covenant with the Lord. We
know sot how and in what poise the statue
which could express such character may be
designed but we are certain tnat the name OF
jackson is dear enough to the South to make
certain the funds to build and to inspire the
creation of the memorial which shall preserve
his tradition to the ends of time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-03
EDNA MAY GIVES
PARENTS A HOME

NEW YORK. Feb. s.--From car
rytng mail for the government in.
Syracuse. N. r.. to = life OF ease and
luxury In a fashionable apartment
In New York. il the long leap to
good fortune which Edna May has
provided for her father. Mr.. Petite.
Misc May. whose name for othc-
purposes than the stage II Mrs. tJs-
car Lewisohn. makes her home At the
st. Regis. but has leased a iargA
apartment between broadway nnd
West End avenue for her father and
her mother. who has been living al
the Hotel Somerset, and her sister.
Marguerite Petite.
Yes" said Aias May today my
rather and mother are going to make
their home with me. Ny father =
about IS years old, and / know ne
VIII Be clad to give up carrying let.
tiers to come to New York. Ho re-
signed his place two weeks agn. and
VIII Join W ~ soon ~ ne can mr.
range his AFFAIRS In Syracuse. w ,is-
ter. Marguerite. just came from Lone
don yesterday. where she has been
playing for the last two yaArs. We
All want to be Together"
!. u, - uadeEpf0oa Tint Assxr ssxrs
Intends to buy home for her par-
enta but IN the meantime she win
provide them with every comfort
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-03
PASSING OF RAILWAY CAPTAINS.

The death of Edwin Hawley, multimillionaire
captain Of railroad building. and Of special
interest TO Richmond people account of his
control and development OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio takes more from the dwindling
Hist OF fantastic and historic empire builders
who have been the peculiar and unique product
OF recent American progress
Like rEost Of his stamp, Hawley start
ed young and at the bottom. Ills method
was that Of close mouth. sudden action. quiet
plan Since Hartman. no man In the rail-
road world at once so thorough and so
spectacular. He had the genius of organiza-
tion. the close grip Of large combinations the
contempt for mere money that seems to be a
quality of all the men who have no trouble
in acquiring It.
Men like Hartman. like Hin, like Hawley.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-03
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.

President Taft recommends the building Of
a Government railway in Alaska.
Although he takes occasion to declare him
self out of sympathy with the general policy
q. sgeperSinsns- ownership Of railways, his es7
fort to show the exceptional character OF the
Alaskan field is more specious than convincing.
Shades OF the indignant roar of public opin-
ion when Bryan, newly returned from abroad.
ventured TO suggest as q possible alternative
what President Taft now openly suggests that
the Government commit itself TO!
Government Ownership OF railways. any
more than rural nee delivery routes. cannot
exist in spots. Once committed to the Iincipie
In little. the country must soon or late embrace
II ut large. That the world inded do move.
nothing could go further toward proving than
this remarkable message Of Republican
President hope Of the "convervative' element.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-03
hEoho flNos CHECKS AND
oivEs THEA 70 POLICE

Nathan Rodgers. 4 negro, whiIs
walking along Main street near Sev-
enth Yesterday afternoon. found Az
chee,g iyinE SM IN ttreAt. IN. tvEns6
them over To Policeman Grafton. ~ -
10 turn sent them to police hsaduuaa-
tsrs. All are made out 70 the Rich.
mond Seed and Floral Company, but
the police have beep unable 70 ana anv
trace Of the concern. The name doen
not appear IN the city directory.
Two checks. drawn on tho Bank ~
n. G.. Denny 4 Company. az Belton.
Texas. Tor $3.50 and S1.s0. respective
~. are signed BY @. r. Pyle: two
checks drawn on tho Lindsay Nafionai
Bank, Of G4insville. Texas, for "a
cents and Si-1s, respectively. are atm Z
ed by J. Z. Leonard. while tho NTH
check for s1.7S drawn on the city Ma
tional Bank, Of Childress, Texas. l.
siGnsd hy = r. HaskStt. The police
are Of the opinion that they AZ the
prcpsrty Of mall order. houss. anl
were Lost BY someone IN the Wy fire.
the postcface 70 his place Of husinss1l 1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-03
ovERwoRxING THE CONSTITUTION.


The liquor nrecracker went out last night
before the House Committee on Privileges and
Elections like = wet fuse 1t simmered, and
stank and refused to detonate. With the sput-
ter and smoke and expectancy. nothing hap
pened The derrier resort of losing fight
stitution.
Section g. OF Article ii of the Constitution
u Virginia provides:
THE GeAeraI Assembly shall have
full power enact local option
~dispensary lava or any other laws
controlling regulating. sr prohibit
Ing the manufacture or sale OF In
toxicAting liquors.
II vas upon this section that the liquor forces
we're driven to make their negative nght 1t
was not fight depending upon any Of the
familiar arguments of local self government, of
financial necessity. OF the inability OF pro-
hibitory statutes to find enforcement at the
hands OF legal authorities. The changes had
been rung on these dear old friends. Tray and
Sweetheart had been exercised to the limit We
came back. were brought back by the ears. TO
have a cold nose put in the colder trail Of con-
sfitutionai objection
1t win be observed tina. the section which
now is invoked AS having a prohibitory mean
ting 10 written In positive terms. 1t gives pow
erato the Legislature 1t takes no power away
from It,
Vet the argument is that because the Gen
erai Assembly has one power, IL does not pos
sess another SO familiar that it's exercise IL
perfectly instructive. II Is urged that because
1t lies In the power Of the General Assembly
10 pass a prohibitory statute on It's own re-
sponsibility II does not lie in Its power to take
a test vote of popular opinion the guide TO
whether 1t should, or should not, exercise that
right How futile. how disingenuous, how
desperate is such piea. at such time
II must bc remembered that the whole pur-
pose of the enabling act, 80 far from asking
prohibitory legislation from the General As
@embly Is TO ask nothing more than the ma
chinery of infor ming that body as to the def
mite wishes of the people In respect to Its ac-
ten ,his question. To claim that such a
seeking of the public wish is unconstitutional Is
the, height OF absurdity. No one contemplates
that prohibition Will ultimately come. except as
the General Assembly shall decree II In response
to the publicly expressed mandate Of the peo-
pie. To hold otherwise would be to deny the
sanction to the Legislature to pass any pri-
mary measure, any bin giving the people the
right. through any sort OF referendum, OF pop
nlar government.
Such a suggestion In 30 progressive time
Is that either OF utter folly, the resort OF
complete bewilderment In the search for plausi-
he augmentation. Here. at least, the poor
old Constitution 10 being sadly overworked.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-03
An 1MporENT COMMON LAW.

AN IMpOTENT COMMON LAW.
1t IL quite while since Alton d, Parker
contended that the Sherman Law was, far as
the prosecution of trusts was concerned. a
superfiuity in the light of the existence of the
Common Law Of England and the survival Of
it's principles in American Jurisprudence.
We all remember what happened to Judge
Parker and his learned contention, when pitted
against a virile demagogue like Theodore
Roosevelt and his big stick,
That Roosevelt was right in spite OF the
small attention he probably gave to the ques-
ton whether he was right or wrong, and that
PAike was wrong. in spite of all the thought
would seem to be established 30 far as this State
10 concerned by the decision OF the Supreme
Court In the case of the prosecution of those
members OF the Southeastern Tariff Association
who put up the Insurance rates of Newport
News as retaliation for the cty's levy against
the companies 1t represents in the fixing of
license taxes
That the Southeastern Tarin Association is
n trust, no one ia the least familiar with its
antecedents. purposes, or practices, can deny.
That it Is a bad trust the evidence adduced
in the case in question conclusively proves.
When, for the reason that number OF in
surance companies do not relish the payment
of license to do business. certain gentlemen
get together in executive session and arbitrarily
raise the price which individuals must pay in
mi irpu for Ara he mi rac v
Ia SO plain that it sticks out like a wart This
is what the Southeastern Tariff Association did
for Newport News Worse still, 1t got by with
It" at the time, and 1t has gotten by the
court" as well. The Common Law may, as
Judge Parker commended have contemplated
trusts. but 1t did not know or suspect the as
tuteness OF the Yankee brand.
In short, the Virginia Supreme Court holds
that. upon the admitted facts in the case
against the officers and agents of the South
eastern Tariff Association. there is no remedy
for such an abuse. The court does not. and
evidence dscloses. 1t states that nothing In
its opinion should be taken justifying such
methods. But it declares to be perfectly void
land harmless all the machinery existent in
the law Of Virginia which might BIZ utilized
against the gentle art of corporate road-agency.
Before the Commemorative attorney In New
port News made his effort to apply the Com
mon Law to case OF common extortion. there
had been law In Virginia which sought to
specify what insurance companies in particu-
lar, could do. and how far they could go. That
Law was repealed, because number OF COM
paniss Threatened. fs leaye- the. Sta.ss How
consummate piece Of folly such tiinidity
amounted to Is forcefully emphasized by the
information from the Court that the State now
stands helpless before the most br azeif exploita-
ton.
There lis before the General Assembly bill
which would do by statute what It now appears
that the Common Law Is poweraess to ac-
compltsh The graphic illustration Of exactly
how little the Common Law amounts to in the
correction of fragrant abuses houid render Its
passage easy II not to say enthusiastic
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-03
Rrirf Local Nnfc

Polk Miller. a weii-known Rich
mond druggist. Is Ill at his home at
Bon AIR.
Mrs. J. +. Ankers. Of Washington,
Is the suest Of A. n. Pettigrew, lo5
West Twelfth street
Miss Helen Livesy. Of West Twelfth
street. who recently underwent an OPP
GRAFTON At the Mem orial Hospital. In
reported TO be slightly improving.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-03

like Morgan have the golden touch ~ an in
eident to their characters. They are game
sters on n big board, They play chess ON con-
tinents. with States pawns. They look on
the vast bodies Of men they employ with de-
tached interest. They consider railroads and
their uafsc no more than rules of the con-
test They work in strange pioneering spirit
with all the wonders Of modern science for
their tools.
or course. they defeat themselves In the end.
Where fifteen years ago there were ten such
men, there is now not more than one. They
have organized and perfected the system which
is making their type ultimately impossible In
a short while, they will be no more. victims to
their own genius. monuments OF an outgrown
method The Hartman lines that onca meant
nothing except the brain and will Of the wizard
who called them together, have since his death
outgrown any one-man management It will be
with the Hawley lines with the systems Of
all the other big and little captains But for
all that there is as much of romance and as
much Of poetry in the men who have thrown
the iron network across the continents as
clings to those pioneers in buckskin who with
axe and rife first braved the forest and the
prairie.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-03
pates for Court C.ees.

The hearing In the casa Of J. r.
Ward against the Richmond 0truc-
tnraI Steel Works xii b. heiA, mart
Tuesday. Judge Ernest Wells an
nounced yesterday.
In the declaration the attorneys
for the plaintiff allege that Ward
was struck while ct work BY fall
Ing beam. He was knocked uncon-
scious and his jaw broken. for which
he is asking $1,000 damages
The case Of ]. 3. Wakefield against
II. Mahally WAS set for February o.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-03

led by the pastor The male choir
with aiSo sing Ut this service.
Rev. Graham III. Lambeth will
preach at Decatur Street church SUN
day morning at ii A. NJ. while Rev.
George r. Green will conduct the eve
ming service. The pastor, Rev, q. r.
Forester. il confined to his bed With
the grip.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-03
-Arrs,texl a DlsOrderiy.

On a charge OF creating . diDtuFb-
ance In the store OF Philip Lee and
yesterday by Policeman DunuaSant
and locked up In the Third Police
Station. He was later baiied In tho
sum Of 400 FOR his appearance In
Police Court Els morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-03

While Telling trees about three
miles down the James river yessef-
day afternoon John Lambert. white.
accidentally let an axe slip from his
hand. striking Tom Frayser, coiorsd.
In the calf Of hts left teg and tn
nictinK . severe wound.
Frayser WA taken In . rowboat
up the river to Fulton. the nearest
point. where medical aid could b. OBJ
tanned.
After the wound had been treated
the man was brought to his home
in South Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-03
FIVE WILL ACT
ON RESOLUTIONS


That a committee of five be APP
pointed to follow up the resolutions
offered by J. It. Nichols at the last
meeting and investigate them thor
oughiy before taking any definite
action in regard to adopting them.
was the decision at the meeting 81
the Chesterfield and South Richmond
Business Mems Association held last
night in FrAternal Hail.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Mich
OILS was that all OF the labor and COM
mercial organizations Of the city be
requested to appoint committee Of
flye to meet in joint session TO select
men well qualified for the adminis-
trative board and recommend them to
the voters
The committee OF Ave. composed
OF T. J. Nichols chairman: K. J.
Hoke. W. +. Rudd. r. B. Dunford
and w. H. Owens. will confer with
like committees from the Cham Der
Of Commerce. Business Mons Club.
Retail Merchants Association, Gem
trail Labor Union and the Advertisers'
Club. The subject will be thoroughly
discussed by the committees, and the
proceedings Of the meetings WHY be
announced at the next meeting Of the
association the first Friday night In
March.