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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1910 The Scrap Book An Abrupt Qraatino. Borne year ago Joaquin Miller, the "poet of tbe 81erras," and Blank, the "sweet swan of Packing-town," went to Lnglaud tog-ether and made till grlmage to the bum of 8wlnuurue. Arrived at (lie Jealously guarded re treat of the great metrlst, they con fessed themselves to the poet'a faith ful Cerberus, Mr. Watta Dunton. Tbe latter withdrew to break the glad newa to Swinburne, and the vls- Itora began to think anxiously of tbe nice things they wanted to ay. Joa quin took a firm grip of bla flowing whiskers, while Blank Angered nerr ously a neat roll of manuscript In an Inner pocket. Soon a door waa opened on an upper floor, Duntou waa beard to make bis announreuieut, and then the rich voice of the author of "Laus Veneris1 floated down tbe stairway "Tell Miller to come up. Tell tbe other man to go to bell." Redemption. If from the darkened paths of milt To narrow ways of righteous love T car to win the souls of men. Us not th weary ing words and tear v men lend to endless chains of wrong Another link to strengthen them. But seek to gather from thy life. As spinning dally, thread by thread, A web of glory strong and bright. And ask thy soul each passing hour. Whilst flinging wide Its shining mesh, Th question, "An 1 living right T" Q. M. Wheelock. In a Minute. An Irishman, wbo waa, of course, named I'at, went to heaven and waa met at tbe door by St. Peter. Pat passed tbe time of day politely with tbe guardian of tbe gate and com mented upon the grandeur of every thing around blm, and then St. Peter aald: "Yes, this la a great place. With ua million years are Just like a minute, and a million dollars are like a cent" "la tbat soT inquired Pat medita tlvely. Tben, "Say, would ye molnd Undlng me a duty "Yes," returned St. Peter, "In a mln nte." A Hard On. Two ladles, one young and tbe other somewhat ancient, were rather unfor tunate In not belug asked to dance at a party tbey were attending. Tbe younger lady aald spitefully, as she sat beside tbe other during a waltz: "I wonder, dear. If I sball lose my looks, too, wben I get to be your age." "You'll be lucky If you do," snapped the older lady. Enlightened. Victor Hugo bad accepted an Invi tation to dine at tbe bouse of one of those ardent republicans wbo at tbe time were wittily termed "lea pre cieuaes radicales." Tbe dluner time came, and yet no butler appeared to pronounce tbe for mula "Madame est servle." Finally one of tbe Intimates, M. , vice president of tbe senate, ap proached tbe mistress of tbe bouse and aald, laughing: "Pardon me, but have I made a mistake? I thought tbat you bad aaked us to dinner." Tbe lady whispered lo reply: "Both eration! Yes. We were to have been fourteen, but M. Le Iioyer bas excused himself at tbe last moment, and I've bad to send for a substitute. There's one of our guests here wbo would nev er alt down If we were thirteen at ta ble." A moment later M. was talk ing with Victor Hugo. "Can you Imagine why we don't diner' be asked tbe poet. "It's because there's some Jackass here wbo Is afraid of sitting down thirteen at table!" And Hugo replied severely and sol emnly, "I am tbat Jackass." Perfectly Proper. A young preacher wbo was staying at a clergy bouse was In tbe bablt of retiring to bis room for an bour or more eai b dny to practice pulpit ora tory. At aucb times be tilled tbe bouse with sound of fervor and pat bos and emptied It of most everything else. Phillips Brooks chanced to be visit ing a frleud In Ibis bouse one day when tbe budding orator was holding forth. "Gracious me!" exclaimed the bish op, starting up In assumed terror. "Pray, what might tbat beT "Sit down, bishop," his friend re plied. "That's only young D. practic ing what be preaches." Th Promenade Stepped. Captain Deerlug. wben be was In command of a steamer running from Portland to St. John, was oace unable to sleep on account of the ceaseless tramp-tramp of some star gating pas senger ou tbe hurricane deck over bead. After turning aud twisting In his berth for half an hour and the tramping still continuing. Captain Deerlug, enraged at tbe loss of bis sleep, rushed out In bis uigbt shirt and climbed tbe ladder to the hurricane deck. Tbe promenading passenger was frightened half out of bis wits by (be specter In white climbing up the lad der, but was somewhat reassured when the specter bswled out: "Say, you; where are you going V "To St Jojin," replied the promenaa er. "Got ticket?" puraued tbe ghost "Of course I have." "Well, tben, you confounded fool, go and lie down somewhere. You needn't walk all tbe way to St. John!" roared tbe enraged Deerlug. and tbe prom Doder stopped right there. NEW STAMPEDES IN ALASKA NEXT. YEAR Predictions of Great Activity In the Iditarod Placers, the Chitina Copper Region and Sushitna's Gold Quartz Belt. Three dlflTereut tuluHig stampedes, each distinct lu character, are predict ed for Alaska next summer, aud one of them is on lu tbe deptb of this pres ent winter. To the Iditarod plucer dig gings men are now tolllug over tbe snow trails In a wild chase for a share of the uudoubted ricbos first found there last season. Into tbe great copper belt of the Cbltiua basin there will be another Influx of miners and prospectors next July wben tbe Cop per Itlver and Northwestern railroad reaches tbe outer edge of tbe district. Still another group, tbe gold quarts miners, will flock to lieual peninsula and tbe Susbltna valley as soon as tbe snow bas gone to follow up tbe recent Moose pass and Willow creek strikes. It would seem then that Alaska has Anally advanced to the quarts mining stage, and to this may be added In 1U10 coal mining In tbe Bering river fields. This change really marks a most Im portant milestone in tbe development of tbe northern territory. Placer min ing produces much gold, but It U not a permanent resource, does not make a permanent population or even warrant as a rule, tbe building of railroads. Quarts mining does. Tbe placer fields of tbe Iditarod aud Innoko rivers, which are said to be larger In extent even than the Klondike fields, are sure to yield many large fortunes. If tbe field proves as rich as tbe present showing wonld Indicate tbe district will have a population of 10,000 within a twelvemonth. Already there are 2,000 men where a year ago there were hardly a dozen. Tbe excitemeut re sulting will be great, and tbe romantic story of tbe Klondike snd Nome will be repeated. But It would be most ex ceptional If ten years from now should see any Important placer mining going on In tbat now almost unprospected region. It will simply be worked out It Is different witb tbe Cbitlna cop per region. There is a known belt of mineralized rock 120 miles long and eight or ten miles wide, aud, though this belt may also bo said to be not half prospected, there are thlrty-flve or more groups of claims ou it One or two of these have been so far de veloped tbat tbere is assurance of a large ore supply for generations. So sure Is tbe future of this region that capital Is spending $10,000,000 on a railroad from tbe sea 200 miles Inland to tap It Yet there Is every possibil ity tbat dozens of other properties still unknown may equal that one or two. Tbe Cbltiua region bad never been en tered except by a few miners, en gineers and Indians, so tbat wben the railroad, now 100 miles inland, reaches tbe mouth of tbe Cbitlna river, thlrty flve miles farther, next summer, prac tically aa entirety new country, the future activity of which Is assured be forehand, will be opened up. At pres ent Ingress Is possible only by long trail trips over a very rough country, a condition tbat will be changed almost In a flash within a few mouths. The result to those wbo know what pioneer conditions are Is apparent Auot her uew mining field that gives great promise of attracting large num bers of pioneers next summer Is tbat north of Seward, on Kenal peninsula. This is old placer country. In which somo of the mother lodes have recent ly been discovered and are proving very rich. Tble country Is still very difficult of access beyond Cook inlet as there are not even government trails, but a railroad Is on Its way In land to tbe Matanuska coal fields, and tbe Alaska road commission has prom ised next summer to build a trail northward In this valley and across the mountains to the headwaters of the Kuskoqulm on the way to tbe Iditarod diggings. This will give a great impetus to both quarts and placer mining along the Une and will allow the development of several quarts propositions. The railroad out of Seward already crosses tbe peninsula seventy miles and with new government trails has this Inst year made available much gold quarts country of great promise. On tbe whole, the most conservative Investigator must admit that Alaska's greatest mining days are of tbe future and tbat the mineral wealth produc tion will be In the steady ascendant from now onward. ThoHe choice residence lots on Cas cade avenue In Klvervlew Park will not Inst lonir. Make your choice be fore the boat lots are Rone. J. F. Ilatchelder, 215 Cascade avenue. CP. SUMNER Lavatorico ToUcto Sinho PLUMBING Sewer nd Drill TILE LOCAL NEWSPAPER BIBLE STUDY CLUB March I'., 1910 Jesus the Healer. Matt S:!M7, (Jolden Text Himself took our In firmities and bare our sick nest, Matt. 8:17. Verses 2 4 What In the nature of tbe disease of leprosy? How many point of resemblance are there between leprosy and sin? How Mere lepers treuted hi those days? How bad this leper probably learned that Jesus had the power to heal blm? Did Jesus desire that this leper should never tell who had healed him, or that be should tell the priest first, and thus fret bis cure olliclally recognised liefore telllnjr any other person? Iftlod wills he can do anything, but to how many of our requests may we !e certain that he will say "I will?" What prompted Jesus to grant the request aud to heal the leper? Verse 5 What wns the position of a centurlan, and if he had been some obscure person would Jesus have treated him Just as courteously? Verses (5 7 What leueflt Is It to us today to btinir our eluk oues to Jesus? So far as the records show Jesus, while In tbe flettb, healed all the sick ones tbat were brought to blm; Is tbat sufficient to prove tbat he will do tbe eume today? Verses 8-9 From the commenda tlon which Jesus afterwards gave him, was not this man more worthy than he thought? What are tbe relative moral values of thinking too much, or thinking too little of ourselves? Why should not a man be bla in- able, for folly If not for ia, for bav Ing an estimate of himself, whether for or agutust, other than tbe facts warrant? What was the ground for this man's sublime faith, and Is such faith possible for all of us, wben we pray for specific things? What Is the force of tbe centurlan's analogy between obedience rendered blm as a general, and tbe Instant obedience of the laws of nature to the commands of Jesus? "Speak tbe word only." Verse 10 What reason Is there to believe tbat In every nation, and un der every form of error and supersti tion, men are found wbo fear God and that ull wbo fear blm are ac cepted of blm? Verses 11-12 When It comes to a matter of personal salvation whit advantage did tbe Jew have over the Uentlle, and what advantage has a man from a Chrlstlau family over one from the family of an Infidel? What Is the reason for the belief tbat many heathen will le saved In that day and many church nu'inlx-rs shut out In the darkness? Verse 13 Hate you any reason to believe that this man's faith and Its results are other than typical of cases tbat are constantly happening? Verses 14-17 Does Hod today pur pose to cure our Hick miraculously, like these coses, or are these excep tional and for a special purpose? (This question Is to be answered lu writing by members of the club.) Lesson for Suuday, March .!th. 1910 Two Mighty Works, Matt, 23-34 Our Red Apple Specials 15 acres, 2 miles out on the West side, 300 Newtowns 3-years old, 200 peach trees 1 year old, new packing house. For a quick sale this prop erty can be bought for about half its value on reasonable terms; see us in regard to full particulars. 30 acres only 2 miles from town, highly improved, 34 acres bearing apples, 2 acre3 bearing cherries, 15 acres 2 to 3 year old apples, 1 acre as paragus, 3 acres garden; good 7-room house, bath, electric lights, hot and cold water, barn and other buildings; team, wagon, buggy,' harness, tools, etc. Price only $35,000 easily worth $45,000. TERMS. 117 acres, 3 miles from P.O., 2000 apple trees, mostly Spitz and New towns from 2 to 12 yrs. old, 250 pear trees, 125 cherry, 100 walnut and 100 peach trees; $300 sprayer, span of horses, wagon, chickens, tools, etc. Four room house and good barn. Price only $40,000 for a short time. TERMS. We have others one acre or hundreds It will pig goo to see onr list llariman & Thompson Chamber of commerce Build lag Portland, :: :: Oregon or J. F. BATCHELDER Office, 215 Cascade Avenue Phone 70 HOOD RIVER, OREGON g shows that he is opposed to It. It Is as follow: United States Senate, Feb. 9. 1910 Chan. A. lirlggs, Esq., Hood Klver, Ore. My dear sir: I am In receipt of your letter In the nature of a protest against the proposed Increase of postage on second clans matter. As at present advised I am thoroughly In accord with the sentiment ex pressed by you. It seems to me that tbere ought to le a general over hauling of rates charged by tbe rail road companies for handling this awl other classes of mall, and If this Is done with the determination to compel these companies to charge a fair rate for the service perrormea, 1 am Inclined to believe that It will not lie necessary to talk about In creasing the rate on that clans of mail which tends to the education of the great mass of the people of this country. w ltb kind regards, I have tbe honor to remain. Yours verv sincerely, Gr.n. E. ClIAMBEKLAIN. X7ell Drilling; DONE WITH A Quick ! Successful Satisfactory STAR WELL DRILLING OUTFIT FOR PARTICULARS ADDRESS APPLE LAND & ORCHARD COMPANY HOOD RIVER, OREGON 0ct, Ha. Oak Strt.t Phoittt. 26 ar 2002-1 Notice In persuance of a petition signed iy ii stockholders of the I-armers Irrigating Company, representing 6D0 shares of stock, n special stock holders meeting will be held on Sat urday, March ", 1910 at 10 a. m. at K. of P. hall. Hy order of directors. M. II. Nrkei.skn, See. PETITION We, the uuderslgned stockholders of the Farmers Irrigating Company . do hereby cull a ieclal meeting of the stockholders of said Farmers Ir rigating Company, for the purpose of Instructing the board of directors to have proper Investigation made and statements furnished by a com petent englueer, as to the cost of constructing, maintaining and oper ating an underground pipe system, covering the laterals of the Farmers rrlgatlng Company; also an esti mate of the cost of reconstructing, operating and maintaining the pres ent flume and ditch system, and re pairing and maintaining the ditch system along the county roads to make snld roads safe for the public o travel. The above report to l submitted to a stockholders meeting to be called as soon as possible after said report lias been submitted to the board of directors, that the stock holders may know the most econom ical and efllclent system, taking Into consideration the removal of many unsightly and unsafe ditches from our valley. And any other business that may come legally before said meeting. For Diseases of the Skin Nearly all diseases of the skin, sticb as ectema, tetter salt rheum and bar ber's Itch, are characterized by an n tense Itching and smarting, which fteu makes life a burden and dls- urbs sleep and rest. Quick relief may be bad by applying Chnmler- aln's Salve. It allays the Itching and smarting almost Instantly. Many cases have been cured by Its use. For sale by all good dealers. RAILWAY MAIL CLEKS WANTED The Government Pays Railway Mall Clerks $800 to $ 1 ,200 and other em ployes up to $2,500 annually. Uncle Sam will bold spring exam inations throughout thecouutry for Railway Mall Clerks, Custom House Clerks, Stenographers, Itookkeepers, IVpartmental Clerks and other tiuv eminent Positions. Thousauds of appointments will Is? made. Any man or woman over 1H, in City or Country can get Instruction and free Information by wrltlugat once to the Itureau of Instruction, 13.VJ Hamlin Itulldlng, Itochester, N. Y. Stiff Neck Stiff neck Is caused by rheumatism of the muscles of the neck. It Is us ually confined to one side, or to the neck and one side. While It Is often tjiilte painful, quick relief may 1m had by applying Chamberlain's Llulment. Not one case of rheumatism In ten requires Internal treatment. Wben there Is no fever and no swelling as In muscular and chronic rheumatism Chamberlain's Liniment will accom plish more than any Internal treat ment. For sale by all good dealers. GETYOUR MILK FROM The Payson Dairy Supply Co. MOUNTAIN GLEN FARM Pure, Wholesome, Healthful, from Cows and Stables that are SANITARY. H. N. PAYSON, City Salesman THOS. CALKINS, Dairyman Phone 281-X Stranahan & Clark Potash Nitrate of Soda Bone Heal AVE Tankage Blood Heal Super Phosphate Ready nixed Fertilizers, Kanit, Land Plaster, Lime, Cement. You saw this one-line ad. Against Raise In Postal Rates In regard to the proposed raise in postal rates on second class mall matter a letter received by C. A. Brlggs from Senator Chamberlain Taf t Transfer Go. Draying. .. Wood Yard HAY, FLOUR and PEED l or Sale Office Phon. 29 Re.kl.nc 2.U-M Don't Leave the Hood River District WITHOUT INVESTIGATING Mosier Valley Natural advantage, far fruit growing unexcelled. Land price, hav. doubled in two years but ar. not half that aaked for aimilarland in other Motions Ilujr now before .peculators addtheir profit. Commercial Club of Mosier MOSIER, OREGON 6 Miles East of Hood River, Oregon To Those Who believe In Patronizing Home Industry When you lay in your wiuter supply of Flour and Feed, ask fr CUPID FLOUR :AIM l HOMEMILLED FEED If your dealer does not want ... to supply it, come to Us . . . CUPID IS STILL MAPI: TROM OLD WHEAT Kood River ITliCfing Company