HOOD RIVER, OR. MAR. 24, ii04.
WORDS BASED ON MERIT.
The following letter, comini? as it
does from commission merchants, who
jm certainly not prone to exaggerate
the qualities of the products they pur
chase to the fellows they purchase'
Jrom, is worth a hundred asssertio.ns
made by our own people, because of its
-disinteiestedness. The letter is dated
Llareh 10th, written from Colorado
i&prings to Messrs. Manna & Woiford,
land is as follows:
"Gentlemen : Your car of apples came
jo yesterday, and we must say they
were a fine lot of apples, the best that
has been in this market this'yearor
any other year. You must certainly
raise very fine fruit in your valley. We
thank you for sending us such a nice
car, and hope we will be "abl to do
mor business with you.- We unloaded
the car yesterday, and they are half
isold out today. They will not last us
long. We control nearly all the trade
in this city, and we want to handle all
kinds of fruit from your place this sea
son. I understand thev have ji fruit
growers' association there, and we want
the agency lor this city. We get good
prices here for all kiudnof fancy fruit,
such as cherries, strawberries, and all
Tother kinds. Hoping to hear from you
.again, we are
"Yours very truly,
Gandy & Slaughter."
. QUITE INCONSISTENT.
The society known as the American
Protective Association, or A. P. A., is
.organized for the purpose of fighting
Catholics, and more particularly to
keep Catholic influence out of Iho pub
lic schools. We agree with the society
to the extent of keeping the public
(Schools entirely non-sectarian, but we
think the A.' P. A. stops abort of the
.desired end. When the .effort was
made to put nuns in charge of a public
;8iihool in the East, a cry went up that
was heard to the utmost con tines of the
country. At the same time, in the
public schools of the United States can
.be found hundreds of preachers em
ployed as teachers. If it is wrong to
put one denomination in the schools
.as teachers it is another. As for us, we
;see nothing more reprehensible in em
ploying a Catholic nun as a teacher
than in employing a protestant minis
ter. If one is wrong the other is
wrong, lne public scuoois can ue a;iu
should be run without any denomina
tional instruction or supervision. T hey
(Should be so conducted that Protestant
and Catholic, Gentile and Jew, cuu
(Send their children to be educated in
the matters of this world, and that the
question of religion and forms of wor
ship maybe left entirely to parental
dictation and the ripeuing judgment of
the student. If the A. P. A. wdl carry
its plan of elimination to it logical
.conclusion, it will result in an estab
lished church of the United States, or
in one church alone which will be al
lowed to teach its doctrines in the pub
lic schools. It w ill do this, or It will
,do nothing.
A LOGICAL CONCL VSION.
The directors of the armory associa
tion endeavored recently to make ar
rangements with the secret societies of
the town to hire the upper stories of
the armory building, tue armory com
pany to partition and finish the same
ready for occupancy. . The attempt
ailed, the principal reasoa advanced
against the plan being thai the build
ing wis "too far out of town." If it is
loo far for able-bodied grown, people to
walk to the armory once week, we
eel that it would be a criiJie to locate
ihe school building on top of the hill,
where children would have to travel
urther than to the armory, besides go
jug up the 'hill and making the trip
.twice a day.
Tuesday, postmaster for Portland. He
Is a thorough democrat, a long-time
resident of Oregon and well qualified in
e very way. , Jt is one of the best ap
pointments yet made in Oregon and
should be satisfactory to every demo
crat save and except, of course, the un
successful applicants.
. The circulation of the New York
World is now 4.33,167 copies a day. As
the paper averages 20 pages, and the
pages have an area of about two and a
half square feet, each copy would con
lain 50 square feet of printed matter, or
fi total of 4,054 feet square, or a strip 5
feet high and 8ii0 mil?s Jong.
. The sensational suit of Miss Pollard
against Congressman Breckinridge is
drawing rapidly to a close.. From the
jiewspaper accounts of the testimony
here can be no doubt but that the
defendant is a white-haired old sinner
who deserves to be in the penitentiary.
A California professor has been sent
to the John Day country to gather fos
sils for his state. It is quite proper lo
f nuke such a collection: but why send
the prpfejssor through Portland.
' SEWS SOXES.
Portland has several cases of diph
theria, Governor Waite of Colorado seems
determined to have blood shed. He
called out the militia to enforce his
command to the police commissioners
to step down and out. The 'matter is
now before the Hipreme court, but
Waite declares he- will abide by the de
cision only if it is in his favor. ......
Adolphe Krug, the defaulting Seattle
treasurer, was convicted of using $10,
000 public money in a. manner not au
thorized by law, and to make a profit
thereby. He has 110 other indictments
of a similar character against him. '
Louis Kossuth, the great Hungarian
patriot, died at Turin Tuesday. He
was born April 'Z, 1S02. '
IXIT1ATIYE AXD REFEEKfOOI.
A Si;ort Explanation of r.ri Important
' Reform Being Advocated in Oregon
Law-Making by the People.
: .-.No. l. , '
Published by request of the Joint Cammittoo
on Direct Legislation, W. 8. (J'Ren, Secre
tary, Milwaukie, Oregon.
The initiative means that when a
certain percentage of all the voters sign
a petition in favor of the 'enactment of
any new law, or repeal of an old one,
and file their petition with the proper
officer, the nroposcd law or ropeal must
be submitted to all the voters at the
ballot box at the next election. If the
proposal receives a majority of the votes
cast it becomes a law, otherwise not.
Laws made by the initiative are not
presented to the legislature at all.
The referendum means that all bills
passed by the legislature Tiiust be re
ferred to the voters at the ballot box at
the next election, and that no bill can
become a law unless it receives a ma
jority of the votes cast.
District, town, city or county laws
nr.! voted upon only by citizens of the
1 jcality to which the law will apply.
Only general laws are referred to all
citizens of the state
The veto power is taken from the
gpvernorand placed in the hands of
the people.
.All laws are printed in full and with
each is a short statement of the reasons
for and against its enactment. ' A copy
of the pamphlet' containing these laws
and reasons and a sample ballot is de
livered to every voter. Making a law
is purely ii business proposition. The
reasons for and against being plainly
stated in print by the parties offering
and opposing the law, only a. little
common seime being necessary for a
wise vote. . - ' , , .
'". This is' not in any sense a partisan
question nor the property of any party.
It was proposed in Oregon and has!
been supported by a union of the State
Farmers' . Alliance, Stale Grange,
Knights of Labor, Portland Federated
Trades ad Portland Central Labor
Council. Money for the work has been
supplied by these organizations and by
republicans, democrats and people's
party men individually.
In cuse of urgency, if enough peti
tioners can be obtained, a special elec
tion may be held to enact or repeal a
law, but there has never been good rea
son for this as to a law made by ti e
people. In our own country the only
excuse for special sessions hus1 been to
correct evil class legislation., '
When all the citizens make the law,
and the vote of one counts for as much
as any other,' class legislation must
cease, because no class is strong enough
to over-rule all other classes at the bal
lot box. The mechanics aud laborers
on the farm and in the city will have a
power in law making that must be felt.
The' tax-payers instead of the tax
eaters will fix the amount of public ex
penses. Under the present system it is
net to. When the appropriation bills
come up all partisanship disappears.'
Republican-) and democrats are almost
a unit, for everything in -eight,' from
pearl-handle pocket knives lo branch
asylums, and a populist draws mileage
to go home via San Francisco. As lax
eaters they are against the tax-payeis.
They have the power and we loot the
bills. : .,. ., .. .
Some men say that the peopla aro
too ignorant to vote wisely on the laws
that may be submitted, but we have
yet lo he"ar any man peak of himself
as one of that ignorant class.
The progress of the Swiss under the
initiative and referendum is amazing.
Their experience proves that "the wis
dom of the wtiole people is greater than
that of any part." Their greatest state,
Zurich, has made all her laws and ap
propriations of public money since
18-18, in excess of a very small sum, by
direct vote af all the people, and they
boast that they huve.no beggars nor
paupers, nor does any man own $1,00!!,
000 worth of property in their state.
The city of Zurich has a population of
.02,000 and make all its laws success
fully by the initiative and rtfcTendum.
Their magnificent highways uro an ex
ample for the whole world, their postal
facilities are unequaled- and their free
dom fiorn financial panics and social
disturbances is particularly noticeable.
Tramps are unknown. Their president
gets only $3,000 a year; very few other
officials receive more than $1200, while
for local officers $400 is a high salary!
The low salaries and close watch over
public expenditures destroys the grei4
.thirst for public office from which v. e
sutler. -, '::
By tile referendum none of these
bodies can make a ' law, raise their j
wages," or appropriate more than a very
small sum fur any purpose without an
endorsement at the ballot box. .'We
shall be saved from that minority rule
of which the repeal of the Sherman sil
ver law is an example-;' On the vote
193 congressmen' voted for the repeal
and 04 against it! . Of the 12,000,000
votes cast when these men were elected
Ihe 103 received a trifle over 8,000,000,
whilo the 0,000,000 were cast for the
minority. This is what can be done
under our present system. -...'-.
The initiative aid referendum is the
only practical plan thus far made by
which the majority does really govern.
It is the only peaceable way t obtain
an indisputable expression of the will
of the people on any question.
This system ia not wholly new in the
United States, as will be shown here
after. '; " ' ' .
All kinds of insect destroyers at he
Hood River Pharmacy.-
Plain Facts Revised.
Mt. Hoop, Mar. 20, 1804. ,
Editor Glacier: . .; -
In your issue of March 10th there ap!
peared a colomn under the head, "The
Other Side." Right here, gentle read
er, let us assure, the Rev. S. M. Bald
win that we do not need his "heartfelt
sympathy." The Hawaiian question,
silver bill and low tariff does not cut
any figure in the question at issue i.e.,
the road, and if he is near the "starv
ation" point wo will pass around the
hat. -We will reassert right here that
every signer to that petition is a tax
payer and will Work on the road with
a will. The Rev. S. M., in his reply,
failed to deny any of the complaints
in the petition and left the impression
with the reader that the community
was not capable of understanding what
a good road was; and further, While the
Rev. S. M. quotes Scripture, we quote
facts. The complaints and petition
was meant for the honorable county
court, hut the Rev. S. M. has taken it
all on himself. We do not need a
"prerogative," but we would ask. him
to exercise his prerogative, do his duty,
work out the tax where it is needed,
collect the tax on non-resident properly
and expend such tax where It is most
needed. J Samuel (not the Samuel of
old) claims to have never collected but
$1.50 taxes in all the time he has been
road master. 1 We feel sorry that such
is the case, hut for the benefit of the
reader will give below a list of taxable,
property within this district that is
non-resident, and leave them to judge
of the correctness of his statement:
Mrs. G. H. Clarke, 120 acres land; Ore
gon Lumber Co., 320; Fred Good fellow,
160; Hugh, Ross, 100; .James Hoag, 100;
A. P. NmsIi, 480; A. Schenck, 40; O. I).
Taylor, 100; James L.- l angille, 100:
Lincoln Disbrov , 40; George Jones, jr.,
120 acres, and -other parties that we are
unable lo (rive the names of ut present.
By ol der f Committee.
Anil lie Was Nominated.
Everything was progressing harmo
niously in the populist's convention laf-t
week. Nominees were advanced in an
enthusiastic manner and were accepted
as fast as they ciiine. The list had been
brought down to the district attorney,
when one of Governor Peunoycr's ad
herents arose slowly from bis seat and
eloquently declared: .',''
"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of
this worthy convention: A task has
been imposed upon me, and I can as
sure you that it is a most acceptable and
pleasing one. I propose to present to
this convention the name of a man for
the office of district attorney. It is not
necessary for a lawyer to occupy that
position. In fact, no brains are needed
lor tne office. A little judgment, and
that is all that is required. I now take
pleasure in suggesting the name of T.A.
Wood." " ,.
Mr. Wood was unanimously chosen,
but he has uot been able yet to under
stand that nominating speech.- Wel
come.' .
Who formerly resided in Connecticut, but
who now resides In Honolulu, Writes: "For
20 years past, my wife
nnd 1 liave used Ayer's '
Hair Vigor, and wa
attribute to it the darkA
hair which she and I -now
have, while hun- :
dreds of our acquaint
ances, ten or a dozen
years younger than we,
are either gray-headed,
white, or bald. When
asked how our hair has
retained its color and
fullness, we reply, ' By
the use of Ayer's Hair
Vigor nothing else.'"
"In 1868, my affianced
was nearly bald, and
.V- tho hair
S kept fall
-"1
ing out
every
day. I
Induced
, v E
hertouse
Ayer's Hair Vlgosr, and very soon, it not
only checked any further loss of hair, but
produced an entirely new growth, which has
remained luxuriant and glossy to this day.
1 can recommend this preparation to all in
need of a genuine hair-restorer.' It is all
that it is claimed to be," Antonio Alarrun,
Bastrop, Tex.
:;;v: ; vAYER'S. d.: 0'
HAIR -VIGOR:
. J. T. Flynn has writteu a pamphlet
entitled "Stud-poker Finance.". It is
a sprightly handling of the financial
iU nation; is neither dry nor ancient,
and is brim- full of original ideas from a
very original man. Mr. Flynn under
stands his subject and makes his points
as . rk-ar as the pellucid waters of a
mountain stream. The little hook can
be purchased for 25 cents, and is well
worth the mom v.
E::c'rle:;s Arnica Salve.
The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, Tetter Chapped . Hand,
Chilblains, Corns and all SUin Erupt
ions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perlcct satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
Hood River Pharmacy. '.'
Fine line of bath 'sponges at the
Hood River Pharmacy.
K I N D N ESS W E LL REPAID.
How. a Little Art of Consideration Won
Distinction For a Traveler.
An Englishman making the grand
tour about the middle of the last cen
tury, when travelers were more ob
jects cf attention than they are now,
on arriving at Turin sauntered out
to see the place.
He hajjened to meet a regiment
of infantry returning from parade
and took a position to see it pass. A
young captain, evidently anxious to
make a display before the stranger,
in crossing one of the numerous wa
ter courses with which the city is in
tersected, missed his footing, and in
trying toave himself lost his hat.
The exhibition was truly unfortu
nate the spectators laughed and
looked at the Englishman, expecting
to see him laugh too. On the con
trary, he not only retained his com
posure, but promptly advanced to
where the hat had rolled, and taking
it up presented it with an air of un
affected kindness to its confused
owner. .
The officer received it with a blush
of surprise and gratitude and hur
ried to rejoin his company; there
was a murmur of applause, and the
stranger passed on. Though the
scene of a moment and without a
woi'd spoken, it touched every heart,
not with admiration' for a mere dis
play of politeness, but with a warm
er feeling for a proof of that true
charity "which never faileth."
On the regiment's being dismissed
the captain, who was a young man
of consideration, in glowing terms
related the circumstance to his colo
nel. The colonel immediately men
tioned it to the general in command,
and when the Englishman returned
to his hotel he found an aid-de-camp
waiting to request his company to
dinner at headquarters. , :;..
In the evening he was carried to
court, at that time, as Lord Chester
field tolls' us. the most brilliant court
in Europe.
Of -course during his stay at Turin
he was invited everywhere, and on
his departure he was loaded with let
ters of introduction to tho different
states of Italy". Philadelphia Times.
VVliat a "Plush Cnt" Means.
Talk about the "Queen's English I"
Men get up seme perplexing ques
tions. Hero is a conversation I over
heard at a theater the other night.
Two gentlemen were back of me.
One said to the other: ' .
"Just look around. You can't see
a plush cut anywhere.'" Plush cut?
What did he mean? Hooked around
also. Evidently there were none in
sight. , His friend said : .'''.
"That's so. You don't see them
much now. I presume they will
come' back again soon. They come
in fads. One fellow who is popular
takes it up, and the others are sure to
follow suit.'" Curiosity had opened
my ears at first. ' Desperation was
straining them now.
"Yes. generally one bright fellow
leads the style for the swim, and the
fellows in other cliques take it up.
A year ago in any auditorium in the
city every fellow that pretends to
keep up with the day wore his hair
standing up in the most decided pom
padour. Now they go to the other
extreme) perfectly flat." '
And so "plush cut" means hair cut
a la pompadour. Chicago Tribune.
. The Tale of tho Telephone.
The first .telephone that was ever
used was not electrical, nor was it a
scientific instrument in any sense of
the term. A little more than 50 years
i ago the employees of a large rnanu
j factory beguiled their leisure hours
i by kite flying. Kites large and small
went up daily, and the strife was to
' see who could get the largest. The
twino which held them was the
thread spun and twisted by the la-
dies of the village.
j One day to the tale of tho largest
kite was attached a kitten, sewed in
a canvas bag, with a netting over
tho mouth to give it air. When the
kite was at its greatest height 200
foetor more the mewing could be
distinctly heard by those holding the
string: To the clearness of the at
mosphere was attributed the hearing
of the kitten's voice. This is the first
account wo remember cf speaking
along a line. Sheffield Telegraph.
The most eminent English and
American physicians have declared
that no boy under 2-1 is able to stand
the enormous drafts made upon his
vitality by excessive training or
"spurts" in athletic sports without
risk of impairing his strength for life.
a E 3'S1'E1
DEALER IN
FURNITURE AND ALL
MilTiiilllAlj. , ,
Wall Paper, Paints, Oils etc.
A large supply of, &nd Exdwtive Sight to sell
Celebrated liquid colors and tinted leads. ,
Undertaking a Specialty.
Not a member of a "trust" but of an association, devoted to advancing the
interests of the profession ,and will cell as cheup as anyone not in the association:
JOBBERS AND
Comer of Second
CELEBRATED
Acorn and Charter Oak
Stoves and Ranges.
Onnn, Ammunition and Sporting: Goods,
Iron, Coal, ' '
Blackamith Supplies,
Wagonmaker's Material,
Sewer Pipe,
Pumps and Ppipe,
Plumbing Supplies. -
"WE DECIDED
That thirty days as long as we can credit good?, and would respectfully
; v , request oilr patrons to govern themselves accordingly.
3SobiKiTrexlarM-suc37"ffl
s. m 'P
Prescriptions and
Private Formula
. - And a Complete Line of
DRUGS, GHEMIGALS AHD MEDICINES.
YOURS FOR HOOD RIVER,
HAVE CONSTANTLY ON HAND THE
Choicest Meats, Ham, V .-,- ' '
". Bacon, ' lard, Game, -
. Poultry, Also Dealers in
VEGETABLES AMD FRUITS.
Corner of Oak and Fourth Streets,, ; - - - - Hood River. OrefMk.
E. SI- . NlOKEtSBlT- :
DEALER IN
MUSICAL INSTKUMENTS, V
STATIONERY, GLASSWARE,
LAMPS, BLANK-BOOKS, SCHOOL
i SUPPLIES,
BOOKS, PERIODICALS, NOTIONS, CANDIES
AND TOBACCO.
The Prather, Building,Second & Oak Sta.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICS TION.
hand Office at The Dalles Or. Mch. 12, 1894.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler lias filed notice of his intention
to make linal proof In support of his claim,
and tnat said proof will be made before the
Itegister and lleceiver U. S. L. O. at The Dalles
Or. on April 25, 1884, viz: . ; ,
Henry Ries. ' -
Hd 3200 for the lots 8 and 4 and s n w ? sec
4 Tp 1 s r 10 e w m.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva
tion of, said land, viz: David Cooper, Oeorge
Perkins, William Rodenhiser, George Winner,
allofMt. Hood Or. .
mcbl7ap21 ' John W. Lewis, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Vancouver wash. March 1, 1804.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed not ice of her intention
to make comma ation final proof in support of
her claim, and that suiii proof will be made be
fore Keginfer anl Receiver U. S. Land Olflce
at Vancouver wash, on April 7, 18U4, viz:
Mary E. Howell.
M. E. 8C05, for the s e sec 15 Tp 3 n r 11 w
m. -.''
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cultiva
tion of, said land, viz: Mrs. C. F Patterson, of
Portland Oregonr, Henry Johnston, Carl
Miller, of White Salmon Wash, B, 3r Craw
ford, of Cascade Locks. Oregon. v
mc8ap7 John D. Gtkoghegas. Register.
FOS SALE.
House and lot, in Hood River. Ap
plj tO A, S. JbSLOWJSBB.
KINDS OF BUILDING
RETAILERS IN
TINWARE, Etc, Tic.
and Federal Streets.
Studebaker
and Mow.r.
AGENTS FOR
IcM, Lewis Htanr
Company's Agricnltiiral Inplnats
and Machinery.
BARBED WIRE.
THE SAINTS' REST,
A M E S V I L L E.
LIQUORS
; V- CIGARS. ;
CYRUS NOBLE WHISKY ,
a specialty.
HAW FURS.
I will pay the highest market value
for all kinds of raw furs during th
season at Hartley's butcher shop.
H. V- LANatM
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