3(eod Jiver Slacier.
FRIDAY, DECE M BE R 27, IS95.
The republicans of congress have
got together and evolved two bills for
the relief of the trcusury, In response
to the president's message appealing
for help. One is a revenue bill which
will fix a tariff on woolen goods and
lumber of i) per cent of the McKinley
rate, and all other dutiable schedules,
except sugar, which is not touched,
have the duties raised 5 per cent
over .the Wilson bill. The bill to go
into effect when signed by the pres
ident, and to remain in effect until
August 1, 1898. The second bill gives
the secretary of the treasury authority
to issue 8 per cent 5-year coin bonds to
maintain the redemption fund, in ad'
dition to the authority he now pos
sesses, but provides that the proceeds
of all bonds sold under this act and un
der the resumption act shall be. used
only for redemption purposes. It also
provides that all bonds shall be first
offered to the people of this country.
.".Both bills are emergency measures,
and we believe they will be signed by
the president if they are allowed to
pass the senate. The republican ma-
jority in the house "has acted wisely
. and with moderation. Since the fail
ure of the income-tax part of the Wil
son bill it has become apparent to all
parties that a change in our tariff
laws is needed to bring in sufficient
revenue to meet the expenses of gov
ernment. It would have been better
to have taxed beer and other luxuries
and left the clothing of the poor re
main cheap. ; But this would not be
according- to the established policy of
the majority party in the house of rep
: r sjntatives, and they have done well
to meet the president's views half way;
Both bills are expected to pass the
Louse today, and if they pass both
houses and are signed by the president
as relief measures, the increased prices
on tho necessaries of life will not help
the republicans in the campaign next
year. . ' :
The real military strength of a
country does not consist in the number
of men enrolled in its regular army.
. The United States, for instance; is the
strongest military power on earth, and
yet it has the smallest standing army
of all the great countries. Germany
has the strongest army available for
immediate action, and Great Britain,
of course, has the strongest navy. Rus
sia also, has a large army always ready
, for action. . Italy has a weak army,but
a strong navy, which has very nearly
bankrupted her. France and Austria
keep up large military establishments.
These European nations, lying danger
ously close to one another, and always
fearing that an ambitious or greedy
neighbor may spring at them, are com
pelled to have strong military resources
almays ready, lest they should be con
quered and robbed. But there is not
one of them that could hold its own
against the United States for six
months In a war on anything like
equal terms. We might suffer some in
the first few months of a war, but after
we got a start the victories would all be
on our side. The basis for this abor
tion is that the United States has a
larger population of good fighting men
than any other country in the world;
and, what is more equally important,
we nave more anunaant material re
sources for keeping them in the field.
We make more bread and meat to feed
an army on, and an unlimited means
of making all the arms, clothing and
other supplies that would be needed by
an army carrying on a war. '
Some new points on the Australian
ballot law have been decided by the
supreme court of Illinois. The court
holds, " under the statute requiring
voters to mark a cross in the square
opposite the name of the candidate of
their choice, that a ballot in which are
marked in the square two lines which
do not cross should not be counted; nor
a ballot in which a cross is marked out
side the square at the right of the can
didate's name and between the names
of the candidates for the same office;
nor should a ballot be counted that
merely shows pencil erasures of all the
Uames on one ticket. '
Losses and Gains.
War between thd United States and
England would realize the Italian pro
verb, "War begun, hell let loose," as
no clash of nations in the past ever did
and as no other now possibly could.
Great Britain buys two-thirds of our
exports. It is the principal outside
source of capital for our improvement
, enterprises. When our financial
troubles led to close study of invest
ments, the estimate made by experts
was that between $600,000,000 and800,
000,000 of American securites were held
in London. . Many mercantile enter
prises not listed and not taken into ac
count by the financiers are carried on
: with capital furnished in the British
Islands. Every Jarge town has them.
Mere rumors of war have caused
shrinkage in securites and. doubt, in
shipping circles.
Buteven as a business question, there
is another side. Prestige has some
thing to do with trade. Taking the
world at large, no great nation has as
little prestige as the United States.
' Students and travelers know our might
but the masses of people, even in South -
America, think more , and imagine
more of the English, French or German
name than of ours.
We are naturally a trading,indiiRtrial
and maritime race and our advantages
are enormous. A foolish system of
trade restrictions, in force during the
period of most rapid trade expansion
throughout the world, and following a
war that destroyed our carrying trade,
gave England unchallenged supremacy
and kept our efforts cooped up at home.
We need something which will make
us talked about and respected; some
thing which will pave the way for
American goods and arouse respect for
the American salesman. That some
thing is a famous success. And the
world is yet barbarian enough to be
dull to any success save that of war. .
Beyond the liusiness question, how
ever, is the defense of a principle in
which a great nation believes. Casuists
may argue that the Venezuelan dispute
does not involve the exact point of the
Monroe doctrine as announced in 1823,
But the measage of 1823 Itself embraced
a wider intent. "It is impossible,"said
Monroe to congress, "that we should
behold such interposition, in any form,
"with indifference." So the people of
the United States have accepted the
Monroe doctrine. The circumstances
of each generation govern its applica
tion. Territorial greed may . endanger
our institutions as much as the reac
tionary malevolence of the continental
governments of 1823 toward anything
like freedom.
Upon that principle we must stand,
let the losses be what they may. We
published our intentions 70 years ago
when we were weak. We cannot for
shame disavow them for sordid reasons
when we are strong.
Cleveland's message Is not the new
policy of an administration. He has
put in temperate words the only for
eign policy we assert and the one we
have buttressed with every lesson
taught to the successive generations of
American children. We interfere with
nobody and everybody must beware of
interfering with-us. That is the Mon
roe doctrine. It is simple, just and suf
ficient. There is no mysterious subtlety
about it. It does not say one thing
and mean another. England under
stands it. And she will admit her un
derstanding before this cotroversy, dip
lomatic or with shot and shell, as Prov
idence may order, is concluded. St.
Louis Republic.
. There will be two full moons in the
present month. One occurred on the
2d and the other will appear on the
31st. It is stated that this is the first
December since the birth of Christ in
which there have been two full moons,
and some of the superstitious presage
that heralds the end of the world.
Czar Reed's face is not considered in
this incident, which really gives us
three full moons this month. Port
land Dispatch. '
Norenilier Term of Circuit Conrt.
Times-Mountaineer.
The November, 1895, term of circuit
court for Wasco county was indeed a
long and expensive one, but there was
a very large amount of business trans
acted, nearly double the amount that
has ever been transacted at any pre
vious term during "the same length of
time. There' were 94 cases on the
docket, all of which were disposed of
except 11, these being continued.
Court was in session 26 days; that is,
the jury was detained that length of
time, and in the trial of a number of
crirnhial cases it was necessary to issue
special venires for jurors, the jurymen
of the regular panel being disqualified
by having fixed opinions regarding the
merits of the cases at issue. In all,
there were fourteen cases tried out be
fore juries, ten criminal and four civil.
Two of the criminal cases were for
murder and three for arson; one of the
arson cases ( that against Denton) be
ing tried twice. In the case against
Lewis, " convicted of arson, all of the
witnesses, of which there was a large
number, were brought from Antelope,
a distance of 70 miles. The case
against Jackson of Cascade Locks, and
that against Rothermel of Hood River,
were also very 'expensive, the wit
nesses having been brought from long
distances. .
This term, while it cost the taxpay
ers of Wasco county $4,7G4.05, was con
ducted as expeditiously as possible, and
when the volume of business transacted
is taken into consideration, was no
more expensive than the ordinary term
of court. And since all but 11 of the
cases on the docket have been disposed
of, the February term should be com
paratively inexpensive; that is, if an
unusual amount of criminal business
does not come up between now and
the beginning of the term.
The expenses of the November term
were as follows:
Grand jury ......8 138 00
Grand jury witnesses ; 968 00
Circuit court Jury..... , , 1,2(17 80
Circuit court witnesses 1,681 25
uisirici. attorney 3UU uu
Extm. deputy sherlfl". .-. ; 18 00
Bailiffs ...... 2HS) 00
Report 1U0 00
Interpreters .....i 12 00
.Total... ; ... n,m 05
JBncklen'o Arnica Salve.
The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcere, salt rheum, fever
sores', tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and pos
itively cures piles, or no py required.
It is guaranteed to Kive perfect satisfac
tion or money refunded. Price, 2o cts
per box, Fur' sale ut, the Hood River
Pharmacy.
A Bear Story.
It was the 9th day of November that
R. M. and myself started from the
desert for a deer bunt. Leaving camp
at daybreak, we crossed the West Fork
on a foot-log and climbed the hill,
reaching the top just as the sun was
risiug. R. M. taking one side of the
bluff and myself the top, we proceeded
in a southerly direction very cautiously
and on the alert for anything that
might jump up in the way of game.
We had gone in this way perhaps four
miles when we reached a place where
fires had swept through and burned
the underbrush entirely clean. By
this time we were beginning to grow
weary from our tramp over the loose
rocks and logs, and we sat down to
take a rest, R. M. about 150 yards from
me, on the side of the bluff. After a
rest of about twenty minutes we again
started, walking slowly and keeping a
good watch for deer, as we had seen
plenty of signs. I. had not gone far
when I saw something ahead , which
looked very much like a black stump,
but there was a white spot six or eight
Inches from the top which caused me
to stop and examine it more closely.
I was eyeing the spot, wondering what
it could be, wheu R. M. stepped on a
small stick. When the stick snapped
1 saw the white spot turn down toward
R. M. My heart came way up in my
throat when I saw that, for I knew
then that it was a bear. But having a
good gun, I gathered my courage and
thought I would try a shot at him." So
taking deliberate aim at the white
spot, I fired, and saw Mr. Bruin roll
over on his back and double himself
up; so of course I thought I had him.
Throwing the shell out of my gun, I
started to walk up to where I had seen
my bear roll behind a tree, when crack!
crack! went two shots from R. M.'s
rifle, vuil on looking down the hill I
saw the rocks, flying in all directions
and my bear in the midst of them,
taking about ten feet at a jump. I
started down the hill after him as fast
as my legs would carry me. ' Passing
through a bunch of brush, there was
the bear, walking along, with'his head
down, as if nothing had happened.
Raising my gun, I tried to shoot him
in the back of the head, but could not,
owing to his keeping his head down.
By this time R. M. came up out of a
little ravine within about , twenty
yards of him, and right broadside to
him. He fired, and striking Bruin in
the shoulder, knocked him over.
. I was jut going to give a yell about
a yard long, when the bear got up. and
with a grunt started toward R. M.j
who vas then in a tight place, having
just fired his third and last shot. He
had intended, to reload after emptying
his gun, but didn't have time to load
then, as the bear was bent on having a
hugging match with him. R. M.
stood his ground, though, and with an
old pistol in his hand, braced himself
to fight to the last. But I came to bis
rescue just in the nick of time. As the
bear was going behind a large tree, I
fired, striking' him in the hip. Bruin
seemed to think two against one was
too much odds, so he struck but down
the hill and into a bunch ' of .firs, out
of sight. We sat down on a log, and
R. M. loaded his gun with another
shell, thinking it was all he would
need. .- . - - -- .
We then started on the trail, which
we coula follow easily through the
brush, for every time he rubbed against
a bush he would rub some blood off his
fur. We followed the trail in this
manner for perhaps a mile, wheu he
came out into an open "place and the
trail was lost.; We hunted for perhaps
a quarter of an hour, when we found
where be had crawled over a' log. Then
we found where he had left the print
of his wet foot on another log which
crossed a little creek. Crossing on the
log over the creek to where another
one had fallen across this one, the tops
making a V, we stopped and there de
bated the question as to which one of
these logs he had taken. At last it was
decided that R. M. should look on one
log and myself the other. But Bruin
fooled us there. He had jumped off
between the two logs and went about
twenty yards and laid down by a big
fir tree, taking it all in, but we didn't
see him. After I had gotten out some
distance ou the log, I stepped on a
dead limb, and down I went about
eight feet through the brush into the
water., When I fell, Mr.Bruiu thought
it was a challenge to fight and that he
would . meet, me half way. I' didn't
care about meeting him then, as I had
dropped my gun when I fell into the
water. R. M. was not idle all this
time. He fired the shell he had load
ed, striking the bear in the breast, but
it didn't top him. Armed with his
revolver, he started to assist me if pos
sible. I fished pretty lively for my
gun and found it ,at last. I didn't
take time to shake the water out of it,
but fired, striking the bear in the
breast. He seemed to realize, about
then, that discretion is the better part
of valor and turned and started to run
from us. I fired again, striking him
in the hip, but that didn't stop him.
So I fired again, just as he was going
over a big log, striking him in the back
and breaking it. We knew we had
him then, but still he was not van
quished. He crawled into a little pool
of water uuder the log, crouched on
his fore feet watching us and snapping
his jaws together as if wishing he had
us between them. As 1 had but five
shells left and R. M. only three (wheu
he loaded them), I. told R. M. to go
around on the log and shoot him in
the head with the revolver, while I
watched him with the rifle. R. M. got
right over him, and taking good aim,
fired at the back of his head. The
bear shook his head and looked up to
see what was the matter above. R. M.
fired again, striking him this time just
below the eye, the ball glancing down
the jawbone and . lodging between his
teeth. R. M. here made some remark
about the revolver being good to shoot
mosquitoes, and loading a shell for his
rifle, sent a bullet into his head that
dispatched him. . '. '
It was getting late in the day and we
hadn't long to tarry. We got the bear
out of the water aud proceeded to skin
him with our pocket knives. We
found this a big job but succeeded at
last. To put the meat where it would
be safe till morning, I took the lining
of my coat sleeve and using it for a
rope, we hung the fore quarters up in a
tree. . Then I suggested 'to R. M. that
if he would carry the hide and guns I
would carry the hind quarters. He
agreed to this, so I got a leg on each
shoulder, with back to back, and R.M.
with the hide and guns, we struck out
for camp, where we arrived about dark
and had a good bite of bear steak for
supper. Next morning we went back
for the fore quarters left in the woods,
returned to camp about noon, ate our
dinners, packed our horses and started
for home, getting into Hood River val
ley in time for church Sunday even
ing. . ; ..; H. H. '
Electric Bitters.
. Electric Bitters is 'a medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gen
erally needed when .the languid, ex
hausted feeling prevails, when the liver
is torpid and sluggish and the need of a
tonic and alterative is felt. A prompt
use of t his medicine has often averted
long and perhaps fatal bilious fevers.
No medicine will act more surely in
counteracting and freeing the system
from the malarial poison. Headache,
indigestion, constipation, dizziness yield
to Electric Bitters. Fifty cents and one
dollar a bottle at Hood River Pharmacy
Marvelous Results.
From a letter written by Rev. J.
Gundermah of Dimondale, Mich., we
are permitted to make this extract: "I
have no hesitation in recommending
Dr. King's New Discovery, as the re
sults were almost marvelous in the case
of my wife. While I was pastor of the
Baptist church at Rives Junction she
was brought down with pneumonia suc
ceeding la grippe. Terrible paroxysms of
coughing would last hours with little
interruption, and it seemed as if she
could not survive them. A' friend rec
ommended Dr. King's New Discovery;
it was quick in its work and highly sat
isfactory in results." Trial bottles free
at the Hood River Pharmacy; regular
size 50c and $1.
Found.
In the street, between E. L. Smith's house
and George T. Prather's. a solid gold ring.
Owner can have the same by calliag at this
office, proving property and paying for this
notice. d27
Strayed.
A red heifer, with white spot In forehead,
white spots on each flank, and tip of tall
white, No marks nor brands. Please report
to t he Glacier office or to
d27 . JOSEPH PURSER.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, Dec. 11,
1895. Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has tiled notice of his In
tention to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
Register and Receiver at The Dalles, Oregon,
on January 21, 1895, viz:
... ALBERT B. JONES, -Hd.
E. No. 4047, for the east southeast V,
northwest southeast and southwest
northeast section 1, township 2 north, range
0 east.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva
tion of, said land, viz:
C. J. Hayes, E. Udell, M. F. Loy, C. Morgan,
all of Hood River, Oregon.
dl3 , JAS. F. MOORE, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
' Land Office at Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 80,
1895. Notice Is hereby Riven that the following-named
settlers have filed notice of their in
tention to make final proof in supportof their
claim, and that said proof will be made before
W. R. Dunbar, Commissioner United States
Circuit Court for District of Washington, at
Goldendale, Wash., on January 15, 1890, viz:
JOHN C. COCHRAN, ,
H. E. No. 7821, for the east southeast see.
10, and north of northeast sec. 15, all in
township 0 north range 12 east, Willamette
Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz:
August Hilding, Peter OVHonlt, August
Berg and Richard Granville, all of Glen wood
P. .0. Washington; And
- AUGUST HILDING,
H. E. No. 7854, for the south of northeast J4
and west of southeast section 15, town
ship 0, north range 12 east, W. M., who names
the following witnesses to prove his contin
uous residence upon and cultivation of, said
land, viz: , . r
John C. Cochran, Peter O. Hoult, August
Berg and Richard Granville, all of Glenwood
P. O., Washington.
dlijlO GEO. H. STEVENSON, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, Nov. 19,
181)5. Notice is hereby given that the following-named
settler has filed notice of his inten
tion to make nnal proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made be
fore Register and Receiver at The Dalles, Ore
gon, on January sclera, viz:
JOHN F. DODSON, '
Hd. E. No. 426G, for tho north northwest H,
southwest i northwest and northwest
northeast section 34, township 2 north,
range 10 east, W. M.
He names the followinc witnesses tn nrovA
his continuous residence upon and cultiva
tion of, said land, viz:
Clarence Knapp, Charles Murphy, Peter
Odell and John l.enz, all of Hood River, Or.
n22d27 J AS. F. MOORE, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land . Office at The Dalles, Oregon, Nov.
1(1, 1895. Notice Is hereby given that the
following-named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before Register and Receiver at
The Dalles, Oregon, on December 30, 1896, viz:
. .. CHESTER WELDS, : ., .
Hd. E. No. !io28, for the lot 2, section 81, and
lota 1 and 2, section 30, township S north,rango
11 east. ...
He names the foil iwing witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva
tion of, said land, viz:
T. H. Emerson, Wm. Buskirk, J. N. Rey
nolds and Win. Foss, all of Hooi River, Or.
Ii2i..2- . JAS. F. MOORE, Register.
WE HAVE ADOPTED THE
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And shall endeavor to merit custom by QUALITY as well as QUANTITY.
See our CONDENSED SPRAY COMPOUNDS and get literature at the hor
ticultural fair or at our store.
1. Llm,e, Sulphur and Salt, per pound by the hundred weight........ ,05
2. Sulphur and Vitriol, per pound by the hundred weight : , 08
3. Soap, Sulphur, Caustic Soda and Lye, per pound by the hundred weight .07
4. Rosin and Salsoda, per pound by the hundred weight....!.. , 07
5. Whale Oil Soap, 80 per cent, per pound by the hundred weight 03
7. Lime and, Blue Vitriol (Bordeaux Mixture), per pound by the hundred weight 07
Acme Insecticide, 10 cts; Blue Vitriol, 8; Sulphur, 3; Rosin, 5; Salsoda, 3 cts.
We keep a full line of insecticides and spray materials. If you do not see what you want,
ask for It, and if obtainable we will get It. ,
WILLIAMS fe BROSIUS, ,
UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER of'Viuu
Wall Paper, Paints, Oils, etc., etc. Agent for the Bridal Veil Lumber Company. '
-DEALERS IN-
Dry Goods, Clothing,
Boots, Shoes, Hats and Caps,
Staple and Fancy Groceries,
FLOUR, FEED AND SHELF HARDWARE.
The Largest and IViost Complete Stock
IN HOOD RIVER.
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DEALERS IN-
; Sell only
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We invite trade of close buyers.
WE WANT YOUR TRADE.
MOUNT AIM STAGE AND LIVERY CO.
OP HOOD RIVER, OR., WILL CONDUCT GENERAL
n
STABLES.
Comfortable conveyances to all parts of Hood River Valley and vicinity. Heavy dray
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And Vehicles of All Kinds.
Call and see our stock and get prices; they are Interesting.
AT
I have signed a contract to buy the only harness business In LaGrnnde, and must move In
January. I shall not carry shoes there, so in the short time intervening, must clouse out my
entire stock of shoes .
KegaidleGS of Cost!
REMEMBER pnCMosien 10 mentlon any "ttIe :bargg
Don't Fail
To call and get. prices before the assortment is broken. No trouble to show goods and no
kick If you don't buy. In the meantime I will sell
HARNESS AND SADDLES
Cheaper than they can be bought elsewhere In
all of my property in Hood River.
1 H U a
All the best variety of Apples, Including Yakima, Oano, Arkansas Black, etc., and all
other kinds of nursery stock kept constantly on hand. Prices will be made satisfactory. Buy
your trees at the home nurnery and save exnense and damneo. We are here to stay.
H. C BATEHAM, Columbia Nursery.
WOLFARD,
for CASH at
63 R fif H
- PIERCE'S
(HI fj
the state. Make me an offer onanvpartor
D. F. PIERCE.