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s$feod liver Slacier. FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1S9GT Ah the season advances, the absolute need for more water for irrigation be comes the leading topic. Within three day after the directors of ' the Water (Supply Uo. had qualified and elected officers, applications had been tiled for th entire hii mil v for this vear. and there are many others who will want -- 1 I fcf r water. After so much talk and work . . ...... .1 . . i . t.v timh okaafl tho raxu ditch proposition last fall, It is sad to know that an Increased supply will not bp had for next season's use, and that o many who had hoped for a full supply will be disappointed.- Who is 10 uiauier A London dispatch of January 8th Bays: "There is little doubt that the London Chronicle's Washington dis patches have had a very good effect liere In showing that it is more than likely Great Britain Im wrong in the boundary dispute, and following the Chronicle correspondent's suggestion that some means of arbitrating the matter.should be promptly found. A move is already on. foot, here among prominent Americans and. Britons to bring about the formation, of a perma nent court of arbitration for the settle ment of all disputes between the two nations, as ' was proposed by Justice Harlan in 1805." , .,. The Times-Mountaineer favors fusion between: the democrats and populists In Oregon. They might fuse in other parts of the state but not In Wasco county. Hood River contains most of the populists of this county,: and the leaders of that party here have always opposed fusion, preferring to "keep in the middle, of the road." Populists might fuse, if the democrats came to their terms as they did in '92, but the , latter remember that inglorious cam paign under the leadership of General Murphy and can hardly be expected to want to repeat it. The Goldeiidale Sentinel was en larged, .January 1st, to an eight page paper. This is evidence of prosperity nn the nark of our rontemnorarv we are glad. to note. : . ' ,,: The insurgents in Cuba have cap tured the entire island with the excep tion of the city of Havana, and that city is now in a state of siege; v ; : A Trip Over the Slsklyous. Editor Glacier: A few of your readers-are perhaps aware that I have recently been taking a short vacation 1 California. , After returning home, some two weeks ago, I thought I knew t . v a thing or two worth telling and pro ceeded at once to write down some of my ideas and impressions for publica tion in the' Glacieb. ' I had scarcely finished what I had to say When I ran across a rather cutting but not unjust newspaper "paragraph which made al lusion to the never-wearying citizen who is everlastingly trying to get his rubbish into , print. I accordingly pigeon-holed my stuff, where it would have been lost in oblivion had not the good editor recently found me on the street and kindly encouraged me to at tempt something which he may yet conclude" to pigeon-hole himself. My stay of ten days (in California) was in one of the most fruitful -and richest sections of that wealthy state, but I find that "uot all that glitters is gold." : . 1 The Hood River ..rancher is quite prone to complain and imagine himself afflicted with an undue portion of pri . vations and adversity, and I have not always been exempt from these feelings myself. I find people everywhere who have labored long and hard Without making " any advancement , toward prosperity, ana uuirornm is overnow inar with-this class of toilers. The fault does not lie wholly with their natural resources. Land booms have worked Injuries that will turn many npnnla nur. nf t.liplr hi.mpa n.nH 1pa.va hundreds of others burdened with debt, while the Hood River farmer is complacently sitting , under bis own vine and fig tree, ' with . the morrow well provided for. Ten : years ago' stubble fields sold readily there at $300 an acre, and bear ing orchards were considered worth $600 per acre' and - upwards. : I saw a 20-acre apricot orchard - which sold re cently for $200 per acre. The trees were aoout io years oiu, au in excellent condition,. . The sale was not a forced one. The price simply represents the value of California land as a business Investment., Location will of course add a little to the above valuation. Even such prices as these cast no re flection on any country They simply show that after the bursting of booms Pacific coast fruit land is still immense ly valuable. . ,. . But why go to California? Unim proved land is cheaper here than there, and no sensible person can deny that a TT 1 TIi 1 l 1 - ( uvuu jliuvi appc uiuiaiu, au j a ui age, of good varieties and in good con dition, would be worth $200 per acre, . and perhaps even more. The staple fruits grown in the section I visited are the peach, nectarine, ap ricot, pear and French prune. The California growers understand packing and marketing green fruits somewhat better than- we, but their fresh fruit shipments are growing less remunera tive every year. Fully nine-tenths of their products have to be dried -now, and with the exception of the prune, all their fruits have to be out and pitted. This makes sun drying , cost fur more than artificial drying In Ore gon, where fuel is cheap. These cut fruits usually sell for a trifle mqre than our prunes, but their value will always be held in check by the prune output. Dried fruit is dried fruit to the consum ing masses, and they will not pay a fancy price for one variety while an other Is cheap. Hood River fruit growers are not the only ones that have made mistakes in planting fruit trees. I saw signs of top grafting everywhere and on all their different varieties of fruits. I noticed scions starting from old decayed snags which seemed more suitable for wood pecker dens than anything else. If the results of such work do not prove to be profitable, the blame can easily be laid on the democrats. - To sum the matter ; up, why Bhould we' complain? I imagine some one saying that our Hood River winters of rain and slush are unpleasant. ; This is true, , but the period is usually short, and there are some .things unpleasant about California climate also. Their summers are long and very hot. Other disagreeable things could be mentioned, but I am not seeking to build up Hood River by odious comparisons. It is quite safe to say, however,, that' the human race will always find plenty to complain of wherever it exists. ; , California in many respects Is all right; so are Oregon and Washington. The three states combined furnish un limited inducements to those who are seeking pleasant and, comfortable homes, and Hood River valley, lying on the shore of the mighty Columbia, Its exceptional location for cheap trans-, portatlon both by rail and water, its wealth in field and forest,6ffers induce' ments to home seekers hardly sur passed in the world". To those in the valley, who are getting wmforts around them I would say, Do some serious thinking before you pull up stakes, for you can easily go farther and fare worse., . R. E. Harbison, The Pine Grove Library. ' Pine Grove School District, Jan- 7, 1896. Editor Glacier: Some 'two or three years ago a number of the res! dents of this district, both old and young, commenced building up a small library for the intellectual improve ment of all. -Ever since its inception It has been a , theme for the repeated assaults of some of the reverend' gentle men who transiently hold meetings in the school house. It is no doubt quite generally circulated that this neighbor hood is reeking with Tom Paine, Bob Ingersoll, the life of Jesse James and most of the pernicious-novels of the times. There has been nothing to binder these worthies from acquaint' ing themselves with' the contents of the library long ago, but they seem to prefer'quenching all taste for any kind of enlightenment with a zeal .that might well fit them for wearing a sur plice in some benighted region in Mex ico or South America. If you will kindly print the titles of the books in our collection it may do something to help correct the growing idea that we In this neighborhood do ' not know black from white. A few books in the list, to be sure, possess but little merit, but we think they all compare favor ably, so far as they go, with any public collection. .- Here Is the list: ' Creasy's Fifteen" Decisive Battles; Wood's Natural History; Washington and his Generals; the Story of Earth and Man, Darwin; Wouders and Cu riosities of the Railroad; Poetical Speak er; Conquest of Peru and Mexico, Pres- cott; Alden's lyclopedia of History, 2 vols.; Ben Hur; Ten Nights In a . Bar Room; Life of Daniel Boone; Hoosier Schoolmaster; He Fell in Love with his Wife, Roe: Little Women; Little Men; Deer Slayer; Hardy Norsemen; Old Curiosity Shop; Pathfinder; Prai rie; the Scarlet Letter; Two Years Be fore the Mast; Story of an African Farm;. Swiss Family Robinson; An Egyptian Princess; Opening a Chest nut Burr; Man in the Iron Mask; John Halifax; Uncle Tom's Cabin; Pilgrim's Progress; Paradise Lost; Evenings with Moody .& Sarkey; AU Sorts and Con ditions of Men; Robinson Crusoe; Bar riers Burned Away; Ivanhoe; Isbmael, Southworth; Taking the Bast lie; Tom Sawyer; Tour of the World in Eighty Days; Vanity Fair; English Orphans: Lucile; Dora Thorne; Last Days of fompen; vicar or waKeneid; Child's History of England; Wonders of Glass Making; Dawn; Komola; Adam Bede; Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; Sunshine and. -Shadow; Self Raised; Last of the Mohicans; Bertha's Engagement; Stanley's Travels; Scot tish Chiefs; Black Beauty; the Fair God; Dred; Norwood; A -Fool's Er rand; Around the World in the Yacht Sunbeam; Traps for Men; Wonders of tne ureat ueep; Planetary ann Stellar Worlds, Early Days of Christianity, Farrar: Gems from the Poets; Sher man's Memoirs: Life of Lincoln: Rid- path's History of the United States; Napoleon, from Corsica to St.- Helena; Astoria; Life and Voyages of Colum bus; Stories and Speeches of Lincoln. . ; MEMBER. " . Bncklen's Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all -skin, erupt to lis, and pos-. (lively cures pile8,'or'"no .pay. required. It fs guaranteed to give Uerfwt satisfec tion or 'ttioney refunded. Price,' 25 cts per box. For sale at the Hood River Pharmacy.;.:; -.- . ';;(;.' . -;e , Cariosities of War. -, St. Louis Republic. January 1, 1895, the armies of the world included 4,209,000 men . The first war of profane history was about a woman Helen of Troy. On a peace footing, the regular army of China comprises nearly 400,000. The total cost of our na vy during the civil war was $312,000,000. Great Britain now owns 6,212 can nons: France,8.210, and German. v ,5, 920, After the great battle of Cannae, 52,- 8155 dead were lound on the Held. July 1, 1895, there were 261,000 men in the navies or the world. The Jews' war was the 20 years' war oetween J? ranee and Algeria, 18Z7-1S4 7. The largest Krupp guns have a range or 17 miles ana tire two snots a minute. Switzerland's population' is less than 3,000,000; her standing army is 130,000, During our civil war 61,362 men on the Union side were killed in battle. In time of war France reckons on putting out 870 men to every 1,000 of ner population. The war known as the Seven Weeks' war was that between Austria and Prussia in 1866. In our celebrated "war with Trinoli." 180L the United States did not lose a single man. It cost our government $345,543,880 to clothe the army from 1861 to 1865. The queen of England can declare war without consulting her ministers if she wills so to do. ; ' : Britain's navy is composed of 65,000 men. ; Exactly 288,200 patriots fought in the American involution . All Europe is now a well armed camp and has so been for more than a quarter or a century. The War of the Lovers was the seV' enth religious war of France, waged between the years 1576 and 1578. The first standing, army of history was that of Macedonia about three and a half centuries before Christ. At the great battle of Bannockburn 185,000 men fought, and of that num ber 38,000 were kllied or wounded. The "five nations of Europe" own 2,310 war ships, mounting 88,209 guns, all ready for immediate service. During the war the Union troops captured 476,169 Confederates and the Confederates captured 212,608 Unionists The most expensive army in the world Is that of Germany, which costs from $86,000,000 to $105,000,000 a year. France boasts of a navy of 408 ships or ijuu.uou tons ana zi,uuo Horse power, and 80 ot tiers In process of construction. ' The. new German rifle ranges up to 4,000 yards, and at 900 yards the bullet win pierce juincnesoisoiiapine timner. : During our civil war the Union ord nance department served out 7,892 can nons, 4,022,000 rifles and 12,207 tons of powaer. -. -s Since the Mannlicher gun came Into use the ratio Is four killed to one wounded just the opposite to what it iormeriy was, Since Napoleon . "died like a caned lion In hlsexile home" 6,000,000 French men nave perisiiea in the wars of that country. The Forum gives figures to prove that the vaunted ."armed peace" of Eu- roae costs tne people more than $ (MXIflOO 000 twr vtHir Britain brags that the guns now used by her army -will send a bullet through four ranks of men at a dis tance of 450 yards. The German war fleet is made up of out oo vessels, dim is tne most moaern, and, on that account,' probably the best in Europe., It is estimated that over 4,000,000,000 human beings have perished in the wars of the world since the opening of tne unristian era. At the battle of Austerlitz 170,000 men were engaged. At Waterloo 145, 000 fought, and of that number 50,000 were killed or woanded. During the memorable siege of Se bastopol the batteries of the allied ar mies threw upwards of 40,000 tons of snot ana sneu into tne city. The great gun factory at Washington one or tne largest in tne world, em ploying 1,500 men turns out guns val ued at $50,000 apiece. In 1887 General Sherman predicted that ''the most terrible war ever known will take place in- this country before tne ena or tne century." The Italian navy is composed of 275 war vessels of 329,000 tons and 500,000 horse power, including some of the best oattie snips or tne worm. When Germany warred against France in 1870-71, she put 1,003,000 troops in the field. In tne same war the French employed 710,000 men. ' ' The Russian flaet comprises 173 war vessels, exclusive of the Black Sea squadron. These vessels show an av erage displacement of 1,400 tons. At Gettysburg:. 140.000 men fouerht. of which number 28,198 federals and 37,000 confederates were killed, wound- One of the expense items of the late war, as shown by the books of the war department, is the $97,031 which It cost to capture Jeff Davis. - A statement issued by the war de partment, Jan. J, 1880, gave figures showing that the total cost of our civil war was exactly $6,189,929,900. ...President Lincoln made 14 different calls for troops, asking for an aggregate of 2,842,748 men. Of the above num ber he succeeded in obtaining 2,690,401. Every state in the Union furnished some federal troops during the war. Louisiana, 8,224; Mississippi, 545; Tex as, 1,965; Florida, 1,290, and even Ala bama furnished 2,576. . If the armies of Europe should march at an eight-mile gait, ' five abreast. 15 inches apart, it would require nine and one-half days .for them to pass a given point. . ' . . Tne war or tne .Bastards was in 1324, between Charles IV. of France and Edward II. of England, both havimr for their chief officers the numerous il legitimate sons of the nobility and roy alty. The dally ration of the British sol dier is 16 ounces of bread. 12 of meat. 2 of rice, 8 of dried vegetables and 16 of potatoes. Once a week he revives 2 ounces of salt, 4 of coffee and 9 of sugar. According to Bonn's "Queer Statis tics," there were 4,556,000 men enrolled into the French army by Napoleon be tween 1791 and 1813. Of that number three-fourths died In battle of wounds. made of 500,000 being slain on one side, which, however, may not have been in a single battle. I. Kings, xx., 26 tells of 100,000 men being killed on one side In a single day. . isurKe, in nis "ijetters on JNatural History,'? says that the three greatest battles were those fought by Lylla. In which 300,000 men were destroyed in each. Cheronea is the only one of the three that he names. The War of Devolution was waged by Louis XIV. against Spain to enforce his claims to the Netherlands, which he held should fall to him by Le droit de Devolution, this being the law by which the dower of a wife descends to her children. . A Household Treasure. D W. Fuller of Canajoharie, N. Y., says that he always keeps Dr. King's New Discovery in the house, and his family has always found the very best results follow its use; that he would not be without It if procurable. G.A.Dyke man,druggist,Catskill, N. Y., says that Dr. King's .New Discovery is undoubt edly the best cough remedy; that he has used It in bis family for eight years, and it has never failed to do all that is claim ed for it. Why not try a remedy so long tried and tested. Trial bottles free at the Hood River Pharmacy. Regular size 50c and $1. Horticultural Society Meeting. The annual meeting of the Oregon state horticultural society will be held at Portland, Tuesday, January 14,1896. All friends of horticulture, as well as members of the society, are requested to contribute papers, music or presence at said meeting. By order of Hon. E. L. Smith, president. , . , C. B. Watson, Secretary and Treasurer. Water Notice. The 'Vater SuddIv Co. of Hood River Vl- ley will receive applications tor water for irrl- gauon up u) we it aay 01 reDruary, lew. The Quantity of water for sale is 250 inches. Make application to the secretary. By order or tne president. wm. daviimsojn. J iO Secretary. BARGAINS. A bargain in a second-hand top Buggy; one man-weight cultivator, three heating Stoves, one Cook stove, Lawn Mower, Htone Jars ana Glass Fruit Jars. If you don't see what you want, ask for it Also, remember my residence property can be bought very cheap before I leave Hood River, which will be the latter part of this month. D.F.PIERCE. Stockholders' Meeting. HOOD RIVER FRUIT GROWERS'UNIOX. Notice is hereby given that the third annual meeting of the stockholders of the Hood River Fruit Growers' Union will be held on Saturday, January 11, 1896. At 10 o'clock A. M., at the Mt. Hood hotel, In Hood River, Oregon, for the purposeof elect ing a Board of Directors for the ensuing year, making the reports of the officers and trans action of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. H. F. DAVIDSON, Secretary. Stockholders' Meeting. ARMORY ASSOCIATION. Notice Is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Hood River Armory Association will be held on . Saturday, February 1, 1896, At 2 o'clock, P. M., In Hood River, for the election of officers and the transaction of such other business that may come before the meeting. By order of the president. W. H. BI&HOP, Secretary. Strayed. One yellow steer, 4 years old; one light red heifer, 2 years old; and one cow, deep red, with a few white spots, about 4 years old. Ail are branded "J. K." on left hip and left ear cropped. The cow Is supposed to have a young calf. I will pay a reward for information that will lead to their recovery: , JOHN KROEGER, J8 Hood River, Or. Lost. A bunch of keys on a leather string. They were lost during the week of the bazaar at the Langille bouse. Finder will please leave withT. C. Dallas. - NOTICE FOE PUBLICATION. Land Office at Vancouver. Wash.. Nov. 80. 1896. Notice is hereby given that the follow- lng-namea seiners nave nied notice oftnelr in tention to make final proof in support of their claim, and that said proof will be made before W. R. Dunbar. Commissioner United States Circuit Court for District of Washington, at uoiaenaaie, wasn., on January la, ism, viz: , , JOHN C. COCHRAN, H. E. No. 7821, for the east southeast Vt sec. 10, and north y, of northeast sec. 15, ail in township 6 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 O. Hoult, August Berg and Richard Granville, all of Glen wood P.O.Washington. And ; AUGUST HILDING, , H. E. No. 7854, for the south of northeast yi and west of southeast V section 15, town ship 6. north range 12 east, W. M., who names the following witnesses to prove his contin uous residence upon and cultivation of, said land, viz: John C. Cochran, Peter O, Hoult, August Berg and Richard Granville, all of Glenwood P. O., Washington. . . . . d6J10 GEO. H. STEVENSON, Register. TOR S ALE. House and corner lot In Hood River for sale cheap. Inquire at the Bakery. sett Bargains in Land. 200 acres of unimproved land for sale, on the East Side, 6 miles from town, 87 to $10 an acre. Other land, about half cleared. $20 an acre. Well improved land, put an acre. Plenty of water for irrigation. Will sell in 20 or 40-acre tracts. Inquire at Glacier office. . Je22 Administrator's Notice. TO CREDITORS. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been duly appointed by the honorable niMI.lt 1 ( rf ' 11 .1.1 111.11 11.17 iknAnmn nil iuu..uj iu i v v.. now wuu.j, vil CBUU, OiU- mlnistrator of the estate of Martha Purser, de ceased. All persons having claims asrainst said estate am notified to present the same to me in tiooa Miver, wasco county, uregon, within six months of the date of this notice. Dated JNovember 11, vm. A. 8. BLOWERS. Administrator of the Estate of Martha Purser, aeceaseu. . . nioaitt NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at The Dalles. Oregon. Dec. 11. 1895. Notice la hereby given that the follow Inor named settler has filed nntlcA nf him 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, 1805, viz: ALBERT B. JONES, Hd. E. No. 447, for the east southeast , norrhwest southeast aha southwest northeast !i section 1. township 2 north, ranee 9 east. He names the following witnesses to nmve his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion oi. saia ianu, viz: C. .1. Haves. E. Udell. M. F. Lov. C. Morgan. all of Hood River, Oregon. uia jab. r. jiuuttc, Register. TIclo IFlcLce for ZBarg-a-IrsI Our store has just received a fine line of Boots and Shoes and other goods which we are offering at prices that will suit you, every time. Our Felt Boots are the best article for solid comfort ever brought to Hood River. Read the price list of some of our goods, as follows: Felt Boots, for solid comfort, - - $2.50 Men's Solid Leather Boots, large sizes, - 1.60 Ladies' Dress Shoes, - - - 1.00 Ladies' Patent Leather Tip, - - - 1.60 Ladies' Solid Leather, heavy, - - 1.75 Old Ladies' Comfort, - - - 2.00 Men's Shoes, rivet, the best, - - 2.75 Men's Congress, - - . - - - 1.75 Little Red School House Shoes, from $1.25 to 1.75 All Other Goods in Proportion. We are agents for America's Largest Woolen Mills, and have 100 different styles of gent's and ladies' samples of cloth to choose from. We will take your measure for tailor-made suite from cloth direct from the mills. Fit and satisfaction guaranteed for less money than you ever heard of. Ti y us. B, R. TUCKER, Tucker, Oregon. Take ' WE HAVE ADOPTED THE C -A- S H BASIS!! And shall endeavor to merit custom by QUALITY as well as QUANTITY. W & BROSIUS, Hood Biver Iln-a,r2iCLa.c3r- UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER oBV.'VateliSlV 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 Most Complete Stock IN HOOD RIVER. , ' ,.'-' . ' ' ' HANNA & WOLFARD, DEALERS IN Sell only t-o west P ' i.We Invite tradq of close buyers.. WE WANT YOUR TRADE. MOUNTAIN STAGE AND LIVERY CO. i OF HOOD RIVER, OR., WILL CONDUCT GENERAL , ' Livery S T IB LES. Comfortable conveyances to all parts of Hood River Valley and vicinity. Heavy dray lng and transferring done with care and promptness. Also, dealers in AGRICULTURAL ' And Vehicles Call and see our stock and get "WEST KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND Choice Fresh Meats, Hams, Bacon, Lard, And All Kinds of Game. ALSO,. DEALERS IN . FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. HOOD RIVER, No tice! for CASH at nees IMPLEMENTS of All Kinds. prices; they are Interesting. 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