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THE HOOD- RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1909 5 Duffy & Zimmerman frcob Bread, pico and Cakeo daily JFoncy ond Wecldiruj HTada to Order Carta lipdel Bakery Successors to T. IL William Open River Transportation Co 3tiuu J . n. LHL Operated to protect those living- along- the River O '. IkMAM IUimI Anfr Haul H. Tbikbss, Dock Agent STS0 i&.yrO Mo Oregon Shopj Line No. a. No. t. No. a. No. Jl. No. T. am Union Pacific TIHE TABLE Effective Sunday, Sept. 12, trains will arrive and depart at Hood River, Oregon, on the following schedule: WEST BOUND Oregon 4 Washington Limited 5:60 A. II Portland Eipnu 6.-00 " Soo-Spokana-Portland 6:45 " Pacific Express S20 P. It Portland Special 6:45 " Trmin No. 11 makes all stops between Hood Rirer and Portland. Train No. t will atop only at Wycth. Cascade Locka. Bonneville. Bridal Veil. Troutdal. Fair- view, Columbia Beach, Latourella and Corbetta. Trains No. t. No. 6 and No. 7 will make no stops between Hood River and Portland. EAST BOUND No. 12. Atlantic Fapresa. 1028 A. M. No. I. Chicago Special. 11:55 " No. (. Oregon 4k Washington Limited 845 P. M. No. 4. Soo-Spokane- Portland K " Na 10. Salt Lake Express 10.-25 " No. 12 stops at all stations east of Hood River. No. 10 slops at Mnsirr, The Dalles. Celilo. Des chutes, Rufua, Arlington. Umatilla. Hermiaton, Stanneld. Echo and other way stations. No. t and No. a stop only at The Dalles. Umatil la. Pendleton, Gibbon, I -a irande and Baker City. No. I will only handle passengers for Nampa. Idaho, and points eant thereof. Passengers for local points east of Hood River must take train Na 12 or train Na 10 to points at which they atop. J. H. FRLDRICY, Agent. Taft Transfer Go. Draying. . . Wood Yard HAY, FLOUR and FEED For Sale Office Phone 29 Residence 232-M t L. B. STEVENS & CO a riNB uni op Cigars, eJo6accos, Smeftr' Suppdas Confectionery, Stationery, Notions, Etc. Stop In at "The Paastima" On the Heights REAL ESTATE! If you want Portland City Property or Willammette Valley Lands you can get the best on best terms by writing or visiting D. N. Byerloe St. Johns, Oregon C. F.SUMNER Lavatorico Zo'xktQ Sinho PLUMBING Sewer ill Iran TILE - Jk 1 I LOCAL NEWSPAPER BIBLE STUDY CLUB SuKKfHtlve (iuchHoiih on the Sun day hcIiooI Ichmuii Uy ICev. Dr. LliiM-ntt for the luternittluuitl NewHtmiK-r lil hie Study L'lulj. Dec. 20th, l'J09 The Birth of Christ Matt. 11:1-12. Golden Text And thou xhnlt rail liU naiiiH JemiH, for he shall nave Ills people from their sin. Matt. 1:11 Vente 1 Where It Bethlehem, the birth place of JeHiiH? Where wait the home of Marv and Jiweph, the parent of JeUtf, and how did It hipeD that they were at lletlilclielii at till time? hat wan t he prolialile nat hmnllty or tliette vle men ! Verne 2 In there any evidence, and If ho what In It, which Indicates that Uod, In pat ages, hail revealed III ill Helf to oilier peoples than thoMeof Jewinh orltiinV (iive your own Idea of thin star that the wIm men wtw, which liidi tilled tit 1 1 it-1 it that a Jervlnh ktiu had tieen horn; wan It objective or only subjective? Were the wise men right la their opinion, that Jesus wan "the KIiik of the Jews, an they were In the fact of IiIh birth? Verne 3 What In the evidence for or against the Idea that it wasGod's original Intention for Jesus to he the literal Unit of t lie Jena, an the wine men stated, and as lierod feared? Why should Herod and all Jerusa- Iciu" be troubled at the announce inent of the birth of u .IowIhIi Winn'.' Yerncs 4 0 What prophet Ih here referred to, and where In the Bible did these priests and scribes quote from? Did the prophet they quoted from, and did these priests and scrllxs think that the ex petted Christ wiu to lie an earthly Klnir? W hy? Verse 7 What In It which makeH diligent Htudy, of a worthy object, either noble or liruoble? Verse S How would you (IcHcrlbe a man with the motive of Herod, when he netit these wine men off on their mUnlon of tindiiitf Jesus? What, If any, reason In there to lie lleve that there are thorn? today who attend church, and thiin pretend they are earneHtly nee k In if Jcmis, who have practically the mime motive an Herod had? Verne Si If a man today would nee the Christ, what "star" does he need to follow to be tiure of being led to him? Give your reason for your Idea whether It In to the favored few only that (iod sends a '-star" or Itn ('univ alent, pointing to where Jenun may lie found, or are all men similarly treated? Verne 10 Mention Home thing which always) produce joy, and then denctllie that which producen the greatent Joy to tnortaln known. (Thin munt lie annwered lu writing by memlKTH of thecluli. ) erne 11 W hat Ih the ground for certainty for the ntatenient that thoce w ho really neck Jenun alwayn tint! hi til? What are the emotion which are Mtlrred.lhe motived which are formed and the ileedn which are done by everyone who really seeks and mid Jesus. erne li In there any liability that thone who live In the preneiice of Jenun will ever be duped Into lietrny Ing ti 1 in or hln caune? In t he day of t he nuper natural guid ance of Iniil h chililreii pant, or in there reanou to believe that It In an peratlve an ever? Iennou for Sunday, January 2. 11)10 uliii the Forerunner of Jenun. Matt. 111:1 12. Neglect of the Flag. Several dayn ago a teacher lu an Eastern nchool wan retjuented by the parcntn of a nutulier of Italian child ren to teach them how to nalute the American flag. The teacher was much embarranned and confenned that thin wan not a part of our edu cational HVHtem and that although there wan a form of wilutatlon for nuch purponeR, he did not know what It wan. The tuntter was referred to memlier of the nchool board, and he didn't know. Then a nyntem of Inquiry wan ntarted and It wan din- covered that the proper method of nalutlug the flag In nchoola In to have the children repeat thin Heiiteuce they ntand facing the flag: "1 pledge allegiance to my flag and to the republic for which It ntandu one nation. Indivisible, with liberty and Juntlce to all." It would be Interesting, but per- hapn deprennlng to patrlotlnm, to learn how many public nchool teach- em in tinn country know notmug oi thin salutation and make no attempt to put It Into practice. We boat that the American flag float from our public nchool buildings, but It nlgnlllcance In neldom IniprenmM upon the rlnlug generation of nchool child ren. While other imttonn safeguard the Hncrednenn of their banners, the American people hold Itn obligation lightly. The national emblem himliecn lebaned an an advertlnlng medium; It In burleMipied upon the stage and oH'tily Insulted by enemies of the re public. But no one In authority ap pears to conceive It any part of bin public duty to Insist that the Ameri can flag be held In proper respect. Thin In the day of theorlen and rr formera who neek to change tie existing order of things. The"muck- raker" In abroad In the land to ex pose and demoralize without offer Ing anything to take the place of the thing condemned. The tendency la toward anarchy, and anyone who stands patriotically against this sort of thing In denounced an n "reaction ary." But there must lie a return to the faith of our fathers, which faith wnn embodied In veneration of the flag an nymhollng things American. There In no Isptter place to begin than In public schools. It tuny be a legitimate exercise of "personal liber ty" for demagogue to Jeer at the flag, but the children should be taught that It means something to them. Because of noineone'n venera tion for the flag the children of Amer ica today are enjoying the privileges of free and universal education. They are no longer compelled to aweat lit shops and factorlen or to lie driven like cattle la the field. They have homes and protection from oppression; they hate full op portunities to Is'come ndeeiidel)t citizens. To have the school child ren dally pledge their allegiance to the slam and si ripen In only proper recognition of the blennlngn which that flag has conferred upon them. The above article was read by nd Jutant lil vt lie to the memliem of Cm n by Post and Canity Belief Corps and Its publication In the local pa pers was recommended. The Pont and Corpn alno urged that the board of education should lunlnt that a color guard should lie appointed to attend to the raining and lowering of the flag and that teacher should lead la the salute. The patriotic Inntructorof the Post and Kellef Corpn will gladly assist the teachers and color guard In the performance of thin patriotic duty. (jkokhk P. ( howki.i.. Coin. Mra. Jennie Be.nti.kv. Corps Pres. S. F. Bi.ythe, Adj. OLD TIMER SAYS RAIN IS G00DF0R APPLES Hood Blver, Ore., December 9, 1909. Kdltor News: It wan with a smile that we no ticed your article, from Stelnhardt & Kelly stating that bad reports bad been circulated In New York, that rain had Injured the keeping quali ties of Hood Klver's apples. We would not like to go on record an positively stating as such might not be a fact. But lu primitive times, we used never to pick our apples, until after a good rain. It wan found on fact and observation that the rain re duced the summer beat, arrested fermentation, and so prolonged the qualities of the fruit. You know the U. S. government Induced the orange growers, to re duce the temperature of the orange by placing the oranges In an strong a cold storage an they can stand be fore shipping, even though In Iced cars and theretty making orange growing now a success, while before was somewhat of a failure, so It proved to us of early horticulture In the 70s and 80n, that rain was a cdoI Ing anti-fermentation process to the apple. Any one knows an apple found under the leaves In winter will have kept longer than had It lain out In lu summer heat. So to niv observa tion and way of thinking thone who try to make buncome out of ratu on apples, "are not wine In this day and generation", but are simply talk ing of tint they know not of. This letter in open to criticism and reply if there Is any due. Respectfully yours. P. F. Bhaiiiokd. SHELLEY FLITTING BUT TAKES TIME TO BOOST Carson, Wash , Oecemlier 11, 1909. Dear News: Your paper comes to us like a let ter from home, ami In very welcome. This week It wan eseclally attrac tive by Its big headlines under which we note so many sales of orchard lauds at good prices. In looking I over the real estate tannfers I note j sales at $I,uoo per acre that 7 years ago the same laud sold for one tenth that figure. Since 1902 1 have watched closely the work of development of of your valley and looking at It from a nou-renldent standpoint I think I appreciate more fully than do your own people the rapid strides the town and valley are making. It has been truly said that Hood River stands In a class of Its own. And It requires no prophetic finger to point to a time In the near future when land values on account of their rev enue producing qualities will soar to a point In prices little dreamed of now by your most sanguine boomer. The price of property Is generally fixed by Its producing power. This principle applied to Hood River will soon give It the record on land prices sucn as it uow holds on apples, "to wit", the top price In the world. The birds take wings and go south ward at the approach of winter. And why not? We, wife aud I, are a little late this year. But on Mon day, the 13th, we plan to start on our annual trip to southern California. I received a letter today from Geo. T. Prather who, with hln family, In at Iong Beach where rlno are Clin ton Wood aud bin mother of Odell. Kohwki.i. Shelley. A New Idea in Bulletins Dean J. A. Bexell of the School of Commerce of the Oregon Agricultural College has published a bulletin on "Business Methods for the Farm," which in attracting widespread at tention and very favorable comment from practical farmers and authori ties on farm life. The bulletin pre sents In a clear and simple manner systems of bookkeeping nnd account ing which will enable the farmer to keep a definite and helpful record of hln business. It meets a long felt need In farm management. The pamphlets will lie sent to any resi dent of the state upon request. NURSERY STOCK For big. well matured apple trees, standing from 5 to 7 feet in row. Newtona and Spit, call or write S. W. HEPPNER Two Miles West of Town A. W. ONTHANK NOTARY PUBLIC The Knocker Knocked Don't knock your town, says the Dufur Dispatch. If you don't like It get out skldoo. There In something the matter with you, not with your town. The Princeton IVmocrat notes a certain clans of loafers there who have the habit. It says: "In a Ity of northern Indiana a few days ago a business man mopped ami se verely rebuked A fellow townsman whom be heard telling a stranger that the town was dead and was going backward. The business man should have ls?en given a medal an that In the proper spirit to keep tilings going. There are men lu 'rlnceton who never miss an oppor tunity to swat their home town. Instead of pointing out the many advantages Princeton lias, they tell tbe stranger that It Is the worst ever. Dealer in CITY PROPERTY Legal Papers carefully drawn. Money loaned on First Mortgages Fire Insurance In best Companies. Surety Bonds of all kinds. Stenography and Typewriting. Business promptly attended to. 306 Oak Street Hood Rirer W. J. BAKER Real Estate Loans Insurance APPLE AND STRAWBERRY LAND A SPECIALTY Correspondence Solicited THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE VIA Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway "THO NORTH BANK ROAD" Train 2 leaves White Salmon 11:55 a. m. Through Standard and Tourist Sleepers daily between Fort- land and Chicago via S.P.&.S., N.P., C.B.&.Q., also observation cars, first class coaches and dining cars. Train 4 leaves White Salmon 9:43 p. m. Through Standard and Tourist Sleepers daily between Port land and Chicago via S.P.&.S.. G.N., C.B.&.Q. ; also observation cars, first class coaches and dining cars. Also Through Standard Sleeper daily between Portland and Omaha via S.P.&.S., N.P., C.H.&.Q.; connecting at Spokane with through Standard and Tourist Sleepers from Spokane to Denver and St. Louis; also first class coaches and dining cars. For Passenger Fares, Sleeping Car Reservations, etc., see any S.P.&.S. Agent R. E. HARBISON A. L. NEWTON BOXES Crates and Fruit Packages of all kinds. Band Saw ing and other Wood Work given special attention. HOOD RIVER BOX CO. HOOD RIV FR, ORFOON J. 0. QUUU Qlcd &(tc, jEcaui, J)u5uvancc 215 (Bakculc ductule i(j.J)l To Those Who believe in Patrorlzing Home Industry When you lay in your winter supply of Flour and Feed, ask for CUPID FLOUR :Afi D: HOMEMILLED FEED If your dealer does not want ... to supply it, come to Us . . . CUPID IS STILL MADE FROM OLD WHEAT Koo9 RiDer ffliCfing Company DEAN & SHAW Qtectvlcot tvjFurnisfiers ft H. R. Banking & Trust Bldg. HOME PHONE 3 HOOD RIVER, ORE. For the Christmas Trade A large stock of Fancy Groceries. Candies of all kinds at wholesale prices, 10 a pound and up. Nuts in large quantities. We can supply your wants in anything in Groceries WOOD&HUGGINS H. H. Bailtt W. E. Colst BAILEY & COLBY ( -1 : : .,: 'X Electric Wiring and Fixtures All kinds of Electrical fvM Supplies at Moderate Prices Office and Display Room at 117 State Street Shop Phone :::-K Residence Phone Tee-L hUKIMI I UKt SlUKt Drcsecrs Carpets Art Squares Linoleums ALSO BUILDING MATERIAL S. E. BARTMESS Mood River, Oregon J if