Confessing Christ.
The following is a copy of a letter
written by W. E. Godsey. now of Hood
River, to his former Sunday school class
limteH in Kentucky :
To the pupils of the Christian Sunday
School at I'leasantview, Ky. : As I can
not be with you in the Sunday school
next Sunday, I will write a few lines on
the subject the important subject of
"Confessing Christ," and when to be
come a Christian.
All you boys and girls in the Sunday
school are my friends and a great many
of you are my old schoolmates. For this
reason you are very dear to me, and my
wishes are that you all may confess
jurist.
What is the meaning of this expres
sion so commonly used now 'confess
ing Christ?" The word confess means
a great deal more than most of ns think
it does. To confess a thing means to
own it; to confess Christ means to own
him as our Lord and master, and to do
whatever he says for us to do. We also
confess Christ by coming into His
church : it is our duty to do this
lok at the accounts of Cornelius, the
Ethiopian eunuch; the rhillippian jailor,
Saul of Tarsus, and a number of others;
what noble confessions of Christ they
made. It is a beautiful story, I enjoy
reading them over and over; you read
them and villi will eninv them also.
These confessions are good examples for
us. lo conless Jesus Uirist as our Lord
and Savior and repent of our sins and
be forgiven, is a grand thing. When
we do this, God promises to forgive our
fast sins and to grant us help of His
loly Spirit to do right and to prepare
for heaven. Jesus said, "whosoever
therefore shall confess me before men,
him will 1 confess also before my Father
which is in heaven."
Somebody asks, "When ought we to
confess Christ?" I think we ought to
confess Christ as soon as possible; we
ought to first understand what we are
doing, then go ahead. Most all of you
boys and girls know what you ought to
do to become Christians. Your Sunday
school teacher has doubtless taught you,
and you have read In the book of "Acts"
how people joined the church ; it is a
simple story truly told.
Yon have been going to Sunday school
a long time, and have seen many of your
friends join the church and be baptised;
you see them eating bread and drinking
wine on the Lord's day. You used to
wonder at this, you could not see how
it was, but now you are old enough to
understand this, so now is the time to
begin to serve Uod. Life is passing by
swiftly; soon we will be old, now is the
time to begin, while you are young.
Solomon said, "Remember the Lord in
the days of thy youth." By beginning
to serve Cod and work faithfully for
Him while we are young, we overcome
two things: First is not being willing to
confess Christ while we are young and
have the opportunity ; second is because
we may never have "the opportunity to
confess Ilim if we keep on putting it off.
Some dav the death angel will come
along and we will follow. You might
say "well, if God takes me before I have
the opportunity to confess His son, He
surely will not condemn me." You do
not have to wait for an opportunity ;
you have the best of opportunities every
week, and now w hen the preacher gives
the invitation call to come to the Lord,
do you imagine vou can hear the dear
Savior, who died for you and of whom
you have read so many beautiful lessons
and sung so much about, saying softly
to you, "Come, dear friend, now is the
time, w hy do you wait?"
You may say "well I don't believe I
can hold out faithful, I have not the
courage, etc." You don't know what
you can do until you try. When God
sees that you are "trying with all your
might to serve -Ilim, He will help you.
If you fall behind sometimes He will
help you up if you trust in Him. We
ought to trust more in God than we do.
Surely He will not let us fall by the
wayside; what is God's great strong
arm for if it's not for us to lean upon?
I remember well the day I confessed
Christ. I had been attending several
big meetings, all of different denomina
tions, for a long time, and had got so
confused and mixed up in "denomina
tions" that I could not tell just what to
do. I had made up my mind to join
some church but didn't know which
one to join. I would talk with one
preacher and he would tell me to do a
certain way, that his church was the
right one; another preacher would tell
me that they were in the right church,
and soon. I wondered why they weren't
nil together, like the Scriptures say in
Kph. iv, 4; v, I'li-Iil); Rom, xii. 5, and
John x, 1(5. I studied about this sin
cerely for a long time; in the meautime
I read the book of "Acts" two or three
times and was convinced that the
"church" was the church of Christ, and
that was good enough for nie, so I im
mediately joined the church and have
thr.nked God for the day I did it. 1
think it's enough to be called a Chris
tian, and a Christian only.
Now, what would our country be like
if the church and Sunday schools were
blotted out? Just think about this.
What would your life be? You who
have been raised up in a Christian home
probably think because of this you are a
Christian. If we confess Christ in our
hearts it won't do very much good, we
must confess Him before men. No
you can see this is right, and it is your
duty to make a start, so. why not start
now? liegin today, you will never re
gret the day that you began to serve
God. Your" conscience tells you to do
this and do it at once. Do you know
how happy your parents and friends
would be to see vim go forward and con
fess Christ and be baptised? Your
friends would be happy on earth and
the angels would rejoice in heaven.
Atter joining the church our work has
just begun. If we don't intend to do
.any work for the Lord we might as well
lo stay out of the church. 1 have seen
church members when called on to lead
in prayer beg to be excused, and
they made good leaders at some parties.
We all should so live in the church as
to set a good example before some o
our friends in the world; if we do this
and hold out faithful, it will be the
means of bringing some of your friends
to the Lord. There is an obligation
resting upon each of us. If Christ gave
his Lie for us, ought we not in return to
acknowledge Him and give ourselves
unto His service? I am, Your true
Friend, W. K. Howry.
Hood River, Or., January 15, 1003.
Heaping Coals.
Three hundred and fifty years ago,
at the instigatiou of John Calvin,
Michael Servetus was burned at the
stake in Geneva as a I nitarian heretic.
Some days ago a Unitarian church in
lVston furnished coals to warm the
Calvinist brethren, whose church fuel
had given out. So, slowly perhaps, but
surelv, the spirit of religious tolerance
and brotherhood grows in the world.
Luna (Ohio) Republiean-Gaxette.
Finus I)hur from Want of Food.
Four hundred thousand Finns are on
the forge of starvation on account of the
failure of crop?, due to a late spring and
continuous chillv rains.In the north part
of Finland there has been but a half
dozen dav when it did not rain.
So completely was iSe failure of all
kinds of vegetation that dead birds by
the hundreds have been found in the
forests. The present crop failure is the
worst id 60 years.
County Court. ' ,;
The January 'term of commissioners'
court adjourned after having made the
1903 jury list, settled a number of. road
matters and made the tax levy for the
year. . ; . j ?
The report of the viewer on ih road
petitioned for by E.C. Miller and, others
was approved, and the road ordered
opened.
In the matter of the road for which F.
W.Angus and others petitioned, J. H.
Shoemaker, Wm, Davidson and G. D.
Wood worth were appointed Viewers.
Frank Stanton, John West and Chris
Dethman were appointed viewers of the
road petitioned for by F. R. Jackson
and others. ;- .,
Action on the C. P. Knapp road was
continued for the term.
. The bridge across Neal creek, known
as the Harbison bridge, was accepted,
and it was ordered that a warrant be
drawn for f.553.50 in payment therefor. ,
An order was issued' that' hereafter
the court would pay the expenses of
viewing and surveying roads, but the
petitioners would be required to pay the
expenses of chainmen and markers.
In the matter of tax levy it was or
dered that a levy of 25 mills be made on
the assessment roll of 1902, 20 mills for
state, county and roads and 5 mills for
the public school fund.
The following bills were allowed to
residents of Hood River valley at the
recent meeting of the county court:
J F Watt, professional services
to indigent....' $15 00
A S Blowers & Son, supplies to
indigent... 17 55
A S Blowers & Son, supplies for
county road. .w . 3 55
0 B Hartley, siippliesjta'ijndjgent 6 20
A A -ik..... fc.(VL?......l m'
divorce case ....... 10 00
Mt Hood Mill Co., lumber to'
road district No. 35 5 00
Davenport Bros. Lumber . Co.. '
lumber to road districts 35 30
J R Nickelsen. bfc for -Hood
River bridge. .... : ..';'. . .'. 3 50
Harbison Bros., lumber road "dis
trict No 6 70 00
B F Kadleman, supervisor road
district No 3 ,,,.,. 10 00
F S Gordon. Btirvevina E C Mil
ler road. ......, 25 40
M J Devoid, viewer- E C Miller
of job aod corruption In municipal af
fairs, just look at St. Louis, Chicago,
Milwaukee or any of the large Kasteru
cities. Pubuus, jb.
road ... 2 00
Geo Wishart, same 2 00
A B Billings, same, .j . ,.'. .. .r, .2.00
D R Cooper, chainman E C Mil
ler road...... 2 00
A Leroux, same. ...""....'...'..!. . 200
John Cooper, marker Is C Miller
road 2 00
Transfer & Liverv Co., livey rig
' 3 UO
for commissioners.
Bone & McDonald, sulmlies to
roads '7,20
A G McKamey, road supervisor
district No 35 -. 27 75
W E Wells, supervisor road dis
trict No 6 30 00
A Inijalls, supervisor road dis
trict No 4. k 98 00
A Ingalls, labor by sundry persons 75 00
A N Foley, supervisor dist. No U 12 00
S H Cox, building Harbison
bridge .... .v. .. . At . V. , . '553 50
Mt Hood Mill, supplies.:..;... 10 00
Irrigation In Baker.
An irrigation association- has' been.
formed in Baker county with 100 mem
bers. N. C. Haskell is president and C.
H. Stuller, secretary. .. . ',
The objects - of the organization as
outlined in the piattorm are: the re
clamation of all arid lands in Baker
county, Oregon, and the construction toy
the federal government, . or by. private
enterprise, of storage reservoirs or Irri
gation canals, aud'fdr the conservation
of the water supply of Baker county,
and to 8a ve for uoe-m aid-rof irrigation,
the waters which now rtin-to "waste, and
to reclaim for actual settlement tire arid
lands of the county. ' ' "" "
"The adoption of a harmonious' and
simple system of irrigation laws in ' this
state under which the rijjht to use the
waters of all streams for irrigation shall
vest in the user, and become appurte
nant to the land iirrkalqd, nd. that the
beneficial use' be tfiennuasure'-of such
right, .i :
To lend what aid and assistance is
within the power of this association to
carry out the objects and purposes above
mentioned, and to aid and assist in the
settlement of all such lands as may
hereafter be reclaimed."
Reply to "'erdant.M i f -Hood
River, January 20, 1903-Ed;
itor Glacier:! In your issue of January
16, is a communication from some per-
. r. ,.,1. n ti -i It a vlaw (ml.iltr in I tin
BUII VY 11", "IK" iv , D""vy v . n.v
eternal ntness of things, signsvhiniself
Verdant," on the question of . water
supply and fire protection. Like that
class of people always no, ne ravors
municipal ownership, witn its natural
consequences, loading tne municipal
corporation down with bonded debt
and the people, with the .burden of In
terest, and continual partisan scramble
for control of the water-works and
division of spoils.
It is an easy task to locate v ver
dant" and tell where he belongs, as is
the case with all agitators who belong
to the "Herrv" Most-Goldman echool
of anarchistSp.jvio .are always Jeaders
to create strife between the common
people and Capital una' discourage en
terprise. They are communists aud
socialists of the first water, clamoripg
for a divide up and readjustment of
property whenever there is a possiilit).
tn alinw ft plwfttuifV-H m- twnnotriV'on "tfi
surface, as in rtfse rt' witinMi-xiFer;-ship
of publiu utilities. They have ilo
regard tor vested rigum, nor satreflness
of contract guaranteed by Che consti
tution of the U ui ted Males, which Is
the organic law of the land and made
never to be changed. 5 . . ' , ' t
These peop:i, it allowed to go on
with their unholy agitation without
rebuke, will soon be quoting Ulack-
stoue, "that all IK lea to land vested In
man are arbitrary, ami only .exit in
Uod the creator." - t .
These unholy pronle nave no respect
for law and the lights of individuals
who, like Morgan, liner, Hewett,'Han-
na, Klkins and a few others who have
devoted their .time and sweat and
toiled with their labor and capital to
develop the coal of the East iu the hills
and store It aw ay until a time of great
need and then give it to the people in
Mich quantities as they may need, that
they may cultivate habits of economy
and teach the people to live wltluu
their means.
If there would have Ikm n no private
corporations there would be no railroad
across the continent, uo cities nor
towns In the West that would need
water-works and lire protection. It i
with bad taste that these people now
come forward and cry for municipal
owuershlp and control .of the water
Mipply for liood Klver, wnen.unou
River owns no such a supply. 'The
only means of such a supply would be
to arbitrarily dispossess the people who
have labored for year to. develop the
gushing springs, and whom a kind
rTovnlene iihs enaowea wnn.wuin.v
and w ifcdoiu to organize a OHiipany
and furnish the peopie with aa abun
dance of water at, I wiH guarantee,
not an exorbitant pri.v.
The time haa arrived, and I will
serve notice on the Mr. and Mrs. "Vec-
dants," that mir bnamet nien or the
town will not te '"mulled iy oeing
eharaeleria'd as "he grannva ' without
severe tvmike being administered.
Job!Jbl!Job:!! If you want a sample
White Salmon Items.
Mr. and Mrs. D.D. McClure are en
joying a few days on their strawberry
ranch at White Salmon.
The Woman's Working club will be
entertained by Mrs. S. W. Condon on
Wednesday of this week. While the la
dies plan for the success of their various
enterprises in which they have a part,
they will keep their hands busy putting
tile necessary stitches in a quilt.
When Desser Groshong was coming
into town with a load of wood on Mon
day afternoon, the wheel of the wagon
dropped into a rut, throwing him from
bra seat. . His foot caught in the whip
pie tree. He was somewhat hurt,, but
fortunately not 8eriosl,;:
Mr. Holman, whuPcarries the mail
the from the ferry to" White Salmon, was
awa.y from duty from; Friday until Tues
day. We are npynformed as to where
be spent his vacation.'
Mrs A. J. Ward and- Mrs. Wm. Hy
berger went to The Dalles on Monday
afternoon for a few days visit.
Kev. Sanford, pastor of the Method
ist Episcopal church at Trout Lake,
made a visit to White Salmon last week.
Mrs. 8. F. Peck has been quite ill for
some days, but is able to be about the
house at present.
C. M. Wolfard enjoyed a brief visit
from his sister and her husband of Col
ville, Washington, last week.
Mr;s. Jewett is home from Portland,
much imorovedifthealrh. - -
It is reported that a certain . gentle
man, while in White Salmon, not a
great while ago said that if he could se
cure a license he would start a saloon
here. . Keep a good lookout, people,
there are those who think that a saloon
is as necessary to the development of a
place as a school. . . ..
While at work repairing the grade on
the road " leading from the wharf to
White Salmon, last Thursday one of
Frank Hunsaker's horses slipped over
the bank just above the foot of the
stairs. With considerable effort on thepart
of Frank and others of the workmen the
horse was rescued without being much
the worse for the accident.
Mrs. Bell, who has . been staying at
Mrs. A. H. Jewett's for some time, spent
a few days in Portland recently.
. Dukes Valley Items.
The past week has been favorable for
those who are clearing land and cutting
wood, and other out door work. . Friday
morning some snow fell, but not enough
to prevent working. Sunday it rained
and snowed nearly all day, the snow
Eliciting nearly as fast as it fell.
Mr. Knox, our blacksmith, is kept busy
making grubbing machines and repair
ing broken farm implements, etc.
- Ai T. Dodge expects to go down on
the Jones ranch to go to grubbing next
week if the weather is favorable. He
would like to buy a good second hand
machine. -
W m, Dodsori had the misfortune to
lose one of his cows that he . took to
Sherman county in the fall. It was not
learned what caused her death.
- A terrible roaring was heard last week
up on the side hill west of the valley
and people began to look toward Mount
.Hood thinking perhaps that old Hood
was in eruption, but when they came
to investigate, they learned that it was
nothing but i. Q. Carnahan tearing out
willow grubs with his brubbing ma
chine. It is a question whether the noise
proceeded from the machine or the man;
pe that as it. may, he is making the
grubs fly just the same. j
. There ia some talk of a saw.'mill being !
put in here in the lower part of the
valley. . There is plenty of saw timber
in the lowSr end of the valley to keep
a mill running for some time and they
ooHld sell a good share of their product
right here in the valley, and then it
would benefit the laborers of the valley
by giving them work at home when now
they have to go away from home to get
work; ' - billy.
Mt. Hood Notes.
H. C. and Robert McKamey have re
turned home, after visiting mends in
the Willamette valley for the past two
or three months.
James Wishart and Jay Hess are log
ging for the Mount Hood Mill Co. This
is flrte weather for logging, and a few
are taking advantage of it. ' .
Zlba Diuimick of Walla Walla has
been here visiting his mother, Mrs.
Perkins, for the past three weeks. He
returned home Saturday. He is farm
ing 300 acres-of land in Walla Walla
valley.
1 Mount Hood Is coming to the front
and Is putting on metropolitan airs.
We huve two stores, one saw mill, a
posj office, one saloon, and last but no
leastV the King's club. Some of our
attorneys are talking of incorporating
the city and of holdiug a city election
soon.
- A telephone system for Mount Hood
is next iu order.'. We understand the
plans are all arranged aud will be car
ried out as soon as wire and .material
can be had. - y v
Louis Baldwin is 'building a grub
bing machine and expects to do some
grubbing soon.
The smiling phiz of Will Langille
u as seen on our streets the other day.
Ire Was looking for old landmarks but
didu't find mauy.:; ' L.
v . Heads Should Sever Ache.
. Never endure this trouble. Use at
once the. remedy that stopped it for
Olrs. N." A. Webster, of Winnie, Va.,
she writes: "lr. King s New tide 1'ills
wholly cured me of sick headaches I had
suffered from for two years." Cure
headache, constipation, billiousness.- 25e
at Chas. N. Clarke's drug store.
v : 'The' Set-ret of Long Life
Consists in keeping all the main or
gans of the body in healthy, regular ac
tion, and in quickly destroying deadly
disease germs. Elec ric Bitters regulate
stomach, liver and kidneys, purify the
blood, and give a splendid appetite.
They work wonders in curing kidney
troubles, female complaints, nervous
diseases, constipation, dyspepsia, and
malaria. Vigorous health and strength
always follow their use. Only 50c, guar
anteed by Chas. N. Clarke, druggist.
. Mrs. Linus Ackerman of Brookdale,
near Bloomfield, N. J., is 97 years old
and was enjoying good , health until a
few days ago, when she contracted
whooping couth. She says that she
would not mind it in the least if it was
not for the fact that it keeps her awake
ft night.
T Lieutenant Blakeley, in charge of the
naval recruiting station at St. Louis,
says that over 60 per cent of the men
who offered to enlist have been rejected
because of "fiat foot." He says that
more cases of flat foot are found in the
Cities than in the country.
"Girls should be taught to understand
men," says a feminine writer. Very
well, the" girls are ready especially
tho!e who have been girls for some time.
Briug on your men.
Hon. E. L. Smith informs ns that an
institute in the interest of the farmers
w ill b held here in March under direc
tion of the tate Agricultural college.
Riding a Broncho.
J. H. Flotcber In Salern Journal.
Riding a broncho is one of the most
exbilerating exercises known to man.
I tried It once and am never likely to
outlive the remembrance of It. I made
up my miud then aud there that that
was my first and last attempt. The
broncho is not exactly a horse, a cay
use, a mustang or a burro, but I think
It is a comnnund of all four. He pos
sesses none of the good qualities of
either, but all the bad qualities or the
whole lot.
In 1881 1 was engaged iu the mining
business in one of the mountain towns
of Colorado. One morning I wanted
to go to the mine to see how the men
were getting along, and I determined
to hire a saddle norse ior me journey
Conseauentlv I went to the livery sta
ble for that' purpose, but the proprietor
said the horses were all out and that he
had nothing he could give me but a
I I lllir.ll n.l...ta
0"OUCI10. well, w u at a viid liiuuer
with the broncho?" 1 asked. "O.noth
Insr. onlv that he bucks a little occa
sionally." "What of that? I can ride
a whirlwind if necessary." "Well
said the liveryman, "if you think you
can nae mm, taKe mm ngui away, i
have told you he is somewhat addicted
to bucking, so now if anything should
happen to you, I muBt be held blame
less.'' "Certainly, certainly," I re
plied ; but I must confess tnat this pre
caution made me teel a mile appre
hensive, but I was not the man to buck
down, so I said: "Put a heavy saddle
on him and cinch it good and tight."
This being done I took broncho hy the
bridle and led him out of the town. I
took the precaution to lead hi in clear
out or the sight oi tne people tic tore l
mounted him, lest in case of any dis
cussion betweeu myself and the bron
cho no crowd of scoffers could come
round to encourage either of us.
I suppose 1 led him along two miles
when l came to a deep cut iu the roud
A half-crown bov was coininir from an
opposite direction, so I asked him if he
would ne Kina enougu to uoia me an
imal while I climbed upon his hurri
cane deck. The boy said he would if
there was no danger. 1 told him the
animal was all right if only treated
kindly. I further said the only way
to gain the confidence of animals was
to pet them that a horse was a good
deal like a human being. "I can,"
said I, "win this broncho's affections
so that I can do with him ns I please."
Then I stroked bis head, scratched his
ear and told the boy to rub his nose
and look him square in the eye. He
did so with splendid results. "I de
clare," said the boy, "you must be a
nu. 1 1 1 (i i li,n tutvial
Then I led the animal to the bank
and sprang Into the saddle. "Hee
that," said I, "there is only one way to
tame an animal and that is to treat him
as I have told you. Why, I could ride
this broncho to Jericho and never have
a word with him." "Perhaps you can,"
said the boy, "but 'pon my word, mis
ter, I don't like the look of his eye."
"His eye is all right," I replied. "Come
on, now, old Beauregard, and no mon
key business with ine," I shouted.
Just then I noticed he laid his ears back
on his neck and began to put his four
feet together, but i thought it was only
a foolish habit he had acauired. But
he did not go ahead, and I gave him a
slight jab on the side with my left
spur. Great heavens! No stone ever
went skyward from a catapault any
quicker than I did. It was an awful
moment. I grabbed the horn of the
saddle and the lurlnt which encumber
ed his neck and said to mvself, "Now,
old treachery, you've tackled the wrong
Child. I snail ride you to the mine in
spite of your infernulneck ;" undtken I
drove my right spur into his ribs until
it sounded like an empty molasses cask.
But that only filled him with more
vim and energy than ever. He now
lowered his head, jumped upon his fore
feet and shot the two hind ones out
until he looked like a blue streak in the
air. "To the victor belongs the spoils,"
said I, aud then I drove both spurs into
his sides at once. He seemed to reflect
for a moment and then delivered a
volley of heels and hardware straight
out from the shoulder. The recoil was
fearful. I fancied that every hinge In
my body had parted at the joint. I
saw that he was going to contest ray
right to a seat on his dorsa! fin. I now
tightened my grip and begau repeating
a verse of an old hymn beginning thus:
''Dangers stand thick tlirmvuh all the ground
To push us to the tomb."
But when I got this far he went off
into a spasm of tall, stitMegged bucks,
throwing me up so high that every
time I was coming down I would meet
him coming up on another trip. Then
a second's reflection and up would go
the head, then the tail end, next the
middle and then all together. Next,
two rises before and three behind, and
then a rounding of the back and an
other of the same kind and with, the
same result. Finally he gathered him
self together and gave one grand irre
sistible boost, the effect of which was
to send me through the atmosphere
Into theetherial regions above, where
I imagined 1 was landed on the side
pole of the universe and heard the mu
sic of the spheres. The boost was so
overpowering that the cinch of the sad
dle gave way and I came down in a
little heap and the saddle some two
rods up the road.
It was fortunate for me that I lauded
on the most convenient part of the
body, for by that I was able to call the
boy to my aid, and when he came I
told him to gather up ray remains In
the best way he could and have them
sent to the nearest hospital.
Just at this point and to my great
chagrin several of the citizens that 1
had evaded a few moments before ap
peared upon the Bcene. They came to
laugh, but when they saw my condi
tion they retired to pray. One mau
gave it as his opinion that a cyclone
did the deadly work; another that it
looked like a railway sniashup: and
still another said it was the work of a
powder explosion. Hut during all this
time the calico-hided broncho was
peacefully grazing on an adjoining
mound and looked as happy and un
concerned as though he hadn't killed
the superintendent of the Leon a mine.
Uncle Ebenezer.
"In de early days, befo' de railroad
run'd along de Columbia ribler, an'
ebery body had to walk or ride on an
ole steamboat," said I'ncle Ebcnezer,
"I wus de cook on de steamer Hassalo,
which rnn'd from Portland to de- Cas
cades. One day, jes' as we wur gwine
to pull in de plank an' start on de np
trip, a great big Irishman cummed a
runnin' down de bank on to de boat an'
sed to de first man he seed, "Say, are
you de mate; are you de captain?" an'
befo' any one could answer him, he
says, talkin' to de same feller, "yon
look so much like de steward I tot you
war de cook. What would you charge a
single man wid a wife an nine small
chiU'en, to take him up to de Dalles for
nottiin', I don' know?" Jes den de
captain comes along an' say he would
charge him fifteen dollahs.' "Will yo'
eat us, or mus' we eat ourselves?" he
den asked. De captain said dut de
single feller wid a wife an' nine small
chil'en might go to de deiiil an' eat his
se'f, for he wouldn't eat him." Well,
Ebe, did he go op the river w ith yon?
"Oh yes, tah, he done went alone,
young tins an' all, but we didn't eat
em."
Cheap Fire.
a scheme to heat a room for one
dollar a year is the latest feat in the
evolution of calorics. Tins revolution
in the fuel situation is the fruits of the
research and experiments of Col. Wil
liam Heckert, scientist and iuvuntor of
loiedo, Uhio.
If Col. Heckert's claims prove true
he will not only heat a room in win
tor, but keep it cool in summer, and
this for one dollar a year. The new in
vention will also generate power and do
away with ail present theories of locomo
tion. It can also bo used for refrigerate
ing purposes and a storage battery to
produce electric lights. (Jruue oil is the
only fuel used. Applied to street cars,
it will do away with all power barns
and trolly wires. The new power will
not only propel vessels, but light and
heat them as well.
Its scientific principle is to utilize
nine-tenths of the power, instead of but
one-tenth as now. Professor Kent, the
greatest engineering expert of New
York, savs in his opinion it is one of the
terpnse is now in practical shape to be
gin the manufacture of the motor
Our Population.
Hood River valley has increased con
siderably in population in the past two
years. Some calculate we have 4,000
population. The Glacier puts it at about
3,300. 1 he government census of 1900,
taken by M. II. Nickelson, gave us 2009,
divided as loilows:
Hood River town 706
East Hood River precinct 497
West Hood River precinct 730
South Hood River precinct 580
Baldwin precinct 196
Total 2,669
The Rural Northwest reports an un
usual large quantity of Hood ltiyer
apples in the Portland market, and says
the supply of apples in that market Is
in excess of the demand.
President E. L. Smith of the Oregon
state board of horticulture is giving his
personal attention to the printing of the
biennial report of the state board of
horticulture. The state is supposed to
print thoso reports, but in order to have
the cuts which illustrate the report come
out properly, the board out of its funds
pays the extra cost of the quality of
paper needed, t he supply printed Dy
the state is also wholly inadequate to
meet the demand and the board there
fore pays for printing a larger number
of additional copies. Nearly one-half of
the annual appropriation lor the board
for the past vear was saved for this pur
pose, and it reduced the allowance to
each commissioner for field work to a
very small sum. Rural Northwest.
It is pleasing to note that some of the
Oregon papers are advocating an attor
ney for each countv and to abolish the
office of district attorney. Such a sys
tem wouiu meet, wiin universal approval.
A sharp lawyer practicing at his pro
fession amongst a certain community in
a certain district becomes conversant
with conditions around him and from
his knowledge of these conditions would
be better equipped to represent the state
in his own county than a man Drought
from a distance. Wasco News.
A cow belonging to Bud Bowlin of
Richmond, Ky., devoured twenty-three
twists of tobacco a few nights ago and
died in less than an hour. Tobacco
users, however, declare that she died
simply because she didn't know how to
spit.
The distiller rides in a steam yacht;
the wholesale liquor dealer rides in an
automobile ; the retail liquor dealer rides
in a carriage, but the purchaser of the
liquor is pulled around by the hair of
his head by a policeman.
The Skamania Pioneer says it is ru
mored that the White Collar line has
sold itup river boats to the Regulator
line.
The editor of the Skamania Pioneer
took a day off last week. He says : "And
now we are going to Vancouver for a
few days. Some of you fellows who
know more about running the paper
than the editor, get in. You will find
the key tinder the door-step."
QBIVIHI
And time may go, but we will con
tinue to do all kinds of plain and
fancy
Job Printing
at the same old stand, satisfactorily
and expeditiously.-;
Your orders respectfully solicited.
E. R. BRADLEY.
P. F. Friday F. B. Earner
FRIDAY & BARNES,
Real Estate
1UWI1 HIIU V.HIUI.I.Y ikik: (mil mi. ,sui
hands will be prompt ly brought to the bnyer
fllinuon. whihuuu insurHiire kuu huwi )
Public work.
L. C. Haj nes J a men 1". De Boi
BON TON
BARBER SHOP.
The place to get an easy shave, an
p-to-date hair cut, and to enjoy the
luxury of a porcelain b&th tub.
THE NEW
FEED STORE.
On the Mount Hood road, South
of town, keeps constantly on hand
the best quality of
Hay, Grain and Fml,
"At Lowest Prices.
d22 l. F. LAMAR, Prop.
Contractor
and Builder
Plans and Estimatks Fcrxishkd.
S. H. COX.
FEED YOUR CROPS.
0
Land Plaster
Will more than double the profits on your hay crop.
This year we will deal exclusively iu UTAH PLAS
TER, as the experience of Hood River farmers is
practically unanimous as to its superiority. Place
your orders early; First car will arrive about
February 15.
Commercial Fertilizers.
To produce the fancy quality of fruit that brings
the high prices, while at the same time increasing
the yield, growers should judiciously apply fertil
izers. We are agents for prepared fertilizers that
have been known as o. k. in Hood River valley by
our most succt'Ksful fruit growers.
We can also furnish Muriate of Potash, Phos
phoric Acid, Nitrate of Soda and Ground Bone.
Davidson Fruit Co.,
Sole agents for Pomona and Sentinel Spray
Pumps, Studebaker Wagons and Vehicles, Canton
line of Plows and Cultivators
GET IT AT
Dissolution Notice.
Not Ire t hereby elwn that the partnership
hTPtotore rxlliit between i. l Holmcn mid
K. M. Hulman, nnder the Arm mine of Hol
man sn, In dtiwolveU by mutual consent;
J. T. Holman mnllnuln the butineiw but he
ha moved down town u hiaold atnd, cor
ner fle.te and Third atreet J. T. Holmnn
will collect all owing the nrni an1 pay all bllla
asainal it. LateO, January 14, !!.
J.T. 1IOLMAV.
K E. M. HULMAN.
Woven Wire Fence.
4 -y4 k
1 ---r
Rest and cheapest wire fence on earth
all things considered. Ilon't fail to see
I). N. I'.yerlt-e before buying your fence.
o2iif l'houe4U6ub
CLARKE'S !
When in need of
no
In the line of
Drugs, Patent Medicines, Paints and
Oils
Get it at CLARKE'S
Opposite Post Office.
Williams Pharmacy,
Otten Building,
G. E. WILLIAMS, Prop'r.
Headquarters for
Pure Drugs, Toilet Articles,
PATENT MEDICINES, SPRAYING MATERIALS.
Prescriptions my Specialty.
Millinery at Cost
All our Pattern, Street and Tailored Hats at cost. See our
show window for prices that defy competition.
Gentlemen,
Make your wives, daughters or sweethearts a Xmas present of
one of those lovely Pattern Hats.
MAE B. ROE, Milliner.
Stages to Cloud Cap Inn.
Ticket office for the Regulator Line of Steamers Telephone and
have a hack carry you to and from the boat landingIf you want
a first-class turnout call on the
HOOD RIVER TRANSFER AND LIVERY CO.
COLUMBIA NURSERY.
Established 1302.
Offers a full line of
And other Fruit Trees, Plants, Shrubs and Vines.
You are Invited
To examine the stock and let as know what you want.
. H. 0. BATEHAM, Proprietor.
Telephone 604.
old Apple
Just Oponedl
By W. G. Snow and W. L. Upson a first-class
Blacksmith and Wagon shop on the corner of Riv
er and Fourth streets, where they are prepared to
do all kinds of
BMsili ml Wm i5 WaEffl ffioifnt
Special attention given to horses with bad feet.
Our work neatly and promptly done. Give us a call.
SNOW & UPSON.
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