HOOD RIVER &LAOIER,0TOTRSDAY, MAY IS, 1004. Choice Lots for Sale, in V Riverside Park and Idlewilde Additions Best improvements are going west, following the easy grades. . . Streets are being opened; sidewalks laid- and water pipes to furnish spring water will be put in at once. - Hood PRATHER INVESTMENT CO. Selling Agents. Now is the Prices, o, ie and 2c eacb, according to slue. IRON AGE GARDEN Tools are ahead. High wheel and first class at the right prices. We have the exclusive agency. Come see them. NO. 4 FERTILIZER If your strawberries are not in first-class condition get some of the No. 4 fertilizer and strengthen them up. This fertilizer helps the culls grow into good berries. Now is the time to apply it. FOR PLOWS AND CULTIVATORS we are stocked with what you need. Get the old tools out and either get new parts where needed, or new tools. Time is too valuable to spend trying to make an old worn out tool do your work when the season is short. STUDEBAKER WAGONS A car of Studebaker wagons now in contains some special fruit growers' wagons with large size boxes, strong neat and durable, at the same prices that have been asked for less desirable styles. Don't fail to call and examine them when they come in. DAVIDSON FRUIT CO PASHIOIT Livery, Feed M. MANLY. MANLY White Salmon Dealers. White Salmon, Wash., have sole charge of the sale of lots in this growing town. We have a large list . of farm and fruit lands for sale. , Correspondence solicited. ; When FLO '.PORTLANDUmEJ III If your grocer hasnot got it, insist on his ' getting it for you and keeping it in stock. The Portland Flouring Mills Co. Makers of . Olympic Cake and Pastry Flour, Olympic Pancake Flour, Olympic Wheat Hearts-a-Mush. ivetp Develo Time To put Hoyt's Patent Tree Supports on your fruit trees. .The cut shows how they work. Don't wait until the trees are broken down or bent out of shapfe with heavy loads of fruit. Put them on now and save the trees. They are permanent and stay for years with a little adjust ment of the wires. VVhen you use these supports you have no props in the way of cultivators, and they are al ways there. STABLE arid Dray ing, STBANAHANS & BAGLEY. Horses bought, sold or exchanged. Pleasure parties can secure first-clus rigs. Spe cial attention given to moving Furniture and Pianng. We do everything horses can do. HOOD RIVER, OREGON. G. G. CROW. & CROW, Real Estate Family Flour next ordering flour, call for Olympic We guarantee Olympic Flour to be better jthan any florr lhat that has ever own made, ana we 'Know you will get More and t Inter Bread than ever before. It Ocosts no more than other brands. Milwaukee Nurseries. We will have a large stock of Appte, fowjmm, ftaeh, Rrtm and rhrv Tri nln Cram 'CamtdK and" Bcfrv Pbntl of all I rWIW WWW VBWatS S J " the leading varieties, Shade Hedge riants, etc. All our Treys Are grafted on whole roots, and are strictly first-class and true in nime. All our Annie Scions are selected from some of the best growing orchards in Hood River Valley. A larM enbergs. Special prices made on large N. B. HARVEY, Prop., Milwaukee, Or. Aa Open Meeting. . . M.1 : 1 1 -.I..- . I. M tins. mere win iw a Hireling ui mo imn- 'i- -i ..t. .1 -: if-. i... BRIO ciuo ml uieir ruuiua oiiiiiruiiyi 14th at 8 p. in., for the purpose of reor- in ni,,k.MH.nil llir. HUI&1U All iiirmuvii mu V....-.0 wishing to join are requested to be present. By request of many members. A. O. 0LOWKK8, I rt'BlUUIH. Sew Schoe4 Mewte Needed. The mass meeting advertised last week,- to fce held in the State Street school house, was fairly well attended, especially by the "hill" residents. The meeting was called by the school board for the purpose of getting expressions of school patrons in regard to providing for the rapidly increasing school children. The schools are now unable to care for the children, and unless more room is provided, a large numlier of pupils will be unable to attend school at the be ginning of the fall term. W. J. Baker, president of the school board, called the meeting to order, Dr. Dumble secretary. Mr. Baker stated that the board would be compelled to provide for additional school facilities before the bettinninir of the fall term, and wished to iri't expressions from the. citizens as to what was uesirett, anu ine board would act accordingly, it would require thirty days' notice to vote on the bonds necessary to be raised to meet the expense, and something must tte done at once. He stated that the school census in 1!WZ was ou, requiring six teachers. In 1903 the number was 53, with nine teachers, and the 1904 census would show about 700 pupils of school age, requiring twelve teachers to prop erly care for the, pupils. This would require at least three more teachers and three more school rooms. Whether the board were to provide room only for Im mediate needs, or anticipate future ne cessities, would I leff to the eifiaens to decide. Also as to the site for the new rooms. The hill district wanted a school located in that neighborhood, but land would have to be purchased, while if ad ditional room wail built ort the grounds now occupied, it would save expense. E. L. Smith spoke in favor of pro viding a new "school liouse on the hill, large enough to provide what would probably be the requirements for a num ber of years, which met with the ap proval of the hill citizens present, and met with no opposition. A C Ul.ttw..Mj aw..ilriij f.tf tl.a lwtar.l stated that the location of a site on the hill would depend upon whether land could be purchased at a reasonable price, or whether some public-spirited citizen was willing to donate ground, or at least sell it at a low price, in which case a much better building could lie built. In case a suitable location could not be ob tained at a reasonable figure the board might be compelled to build on the State street grounds,, which were large enough to accomodate another addition to the present building. This brought the re tort from O. I.. Stranahan that he did not know of the people under the hill ever giving anything for school purposes', whereupon Mr. Blowers reminded him that the State street grounds had been donated, To get the matter properly before the meeting1, I). McDonald moved that the board be instructed to select a site on the hill suitable to the erection of a 4-room school building. This motion carried without objection, after short remarks by H. M.. Abbott, E. K. Brad ley, and others. Dr. Dumble stated that in his rides through the country, he often met small children wading through the mud or snow, going two miles to school, climb ing down the bluff and' back again on their way home. ' He thouirht several children were kept out of school by their Hood River A UNION OF THE SIEil-FIFEIES Or1 THE Famous Hood River Strawberries e Our charges are the cost of marketing your Berries, and we ship for you without profit. FAIR TREATMENT AND NO PREFERENCES. The office will be open from Thursday, May 12th,in the afternoons, from 1 p. m. to 4 p. m., until Berries begin to ripen, and after that aU day and all night if necessary. The Secretary will be pleased to furnish any and all information. Growers can ship with the Union without being members. ' ' E. H. SHEPARD, Secretary. , . - Phone, Farmers. pmenic;;vOi A. A. JAYNE, Secretary, waaaaaniw mrmw-mw iTrfc ' and Ornamental Trees, Koses, stock of Yellow ewtowng and HplU- lots. Send early for price list. parents on that account, and favored a building on the "i ill hearer the outlying district. ; 't. The question of (laying the bonds, which may be paid in AugiiHt, or go ten years more, was discussed, and it was the opinion that the present rate of in terest, which is 7 pereent, was too high; and the bonds ought to be refunded at least, if they were not paid. Mr. But ler stated that if the old bonds and the bonds necessary for the new school were ut together, it would make asulliciently arge amount to pet t better rate of in terest, and it was hie opinion that the present rate of interest could by reduced from one to two per cent. The bond matter will be determined later by the board, after the question of the new school is settled. . ' Frost Murtt Prune Taees. -Portland Telegram. Italian prunes, homegrown, are likely to be scarce, and the price high, if the damage done to them by frost is as severe as reported. From Clackamas and Yam-, hill counties come the reports that frost has almost completely ruined the crop there. Kejorta from Douglascouuty are to the effect that the prune crop has been greatly damaged. The same report has been received Baker county. Morrow county promises only, a short crop on account of frost, and the proBpects in Josephine county are uncertain. From the rest of the state the reports we all favorable (or prunes but some of the heaviest producing! counties are among those named. - Noteverybooy shares trie belief found ed on the reports that the crop is going tobeshorttltisyear. George l-ambereou secretary of the state horticultural com mission expressed his opinion this morn ing that the crop of prunes would be all right, and that the price would not be prohibitive. From wfiat he hud learned, the crop, although damaged by frost in localities, has not been materially affect ed. The retni'ar weekly crop bulletin leaned by the local ofiice of the United States' WeBther Bureau, shows that the crop in places will be a total failure on account ot trost. In a few localities hops have been in ured by frost, and the vines eory where lave not done to well as they did the revious week. The cultivation of the lopyards for the first time l as been practically completed, and the hops are now nearly to the top of the poles, or twine as the case may be. Gardens are backward, and some tender verities of vegetables bave been slightly injured by frost. Late gardens' and late potatoes are being planted, and considerable land is being piepared for torn, but not much has yet been planted. CompIInteuts Hoed River. Last Sunday the writer of this article visited Hood Kiver valley for the first time in several year, driving up the west side of the valley4 ad down on the east. He was piost agreeably sur prised at the deveJtipmHit that has Uen made in fruit culture. The west part of the valley is devoted largely to strawberry growing, and certainly it is carried, on extensively. Formerly people spoke of Hood River strawberry patehes, but now they must call them fields, for it is no uncommon thing to see tracts of from 20 to 40 acces planted exclusively to strawberries, and these fields extent! over a large stretch of country. At this! season of the year the strawlterry lein , show , to good advantage. The vines are thrsfty and covered with blossoms. 1 and the young Derries lust beginning' to' set. from ireseut indications the valley will bar vest an iminense'erop; of " strawberries Fruit Growers' Union GROWERS FOR THE GROWERS and BY Hood River Fruit Growers' 'Union. Phone this season. While some fine apple orehardsaB to be seen on the west side, the most extensive are to be found on the east side of the river, where there are acres and acre! of bearing trees, all of which are fairly loaded with blossoms that foretell an almost unlimited crop. A Striking feature of the entire valley is the evidence of thrift shown by the substantial and expensive farm im provements. The houses are modern and comfortable, while the outbuildings and fences are up to date in every re speet . Much of the valley has been divided into saiall holdings of from 10 to 40 acres, and on each of these are most substantial improvements. On these small tracts of land families are supported, evidencing the fact that Hood River valley is capable of sus tuiuimr a larue . population and ran probably supiort more people on the same area than any ' other locality in the North weBt The town of Hoixl River shows many evidences of thrift. Several fireproof business houses have been built during the past year, and new residences dot the town in every part. The Mount Hoixl hotel is being rebuilt, and when completed will be a modern hostelry. S. F. Fonts has liegun excavating for a brick hotel building, and several other residents of the place are planning to put up bricks ths saason. lruly liotxl Kiver is a prosperous place and is destined to become one of the wealthiest sections of Oregon, Mountaineer. Strawberry (n.wrra Notice. The object of the Uiron is to ship strawberries at the lowest jiossible cost and make ttiebest possible returns to the growers. It is not necessary to be a member of the Union to sliip'with it. Old growers' understand the object of the Union and the secretary will be pleased to explain to all new coiners, and give any and all information to any one. The Union will make a straightfor ward - insiK ction and tarries will be graded without favor. You will receive the same treatment regardless ot the size of your field, folor, race or religion. fcvery grower who ships with the Union will comes in for its benefits. Every grower who ships with the Union will, by the plan adopted by the board, receive his proportion of the ex press, high and low price markets, a Our svsteni is arranged so that every grower can see the complete returns for each day, his average price as well as that of all other growers on the same day, and all cost of marketing. Each day's business will be segregated and the recapitulation will show the whole day's return in a nut shell so that any one can understand it perfectly and see at a glance the gross, the expense and the net returns. Our set of books are open for inspec tion to any .shipper. It is important that all growers who intend to ship with the Union will notify the secretary with out delay, in order that arrangements can be made in advance for handling the business in proper shape, so that it can be done in a systematic way without de lay and without unneccessary expense. . The secretary will be at the ollice along the R. It. track from Monday, May 13, after 1 p. m., and as soon as the berries are ripe the oilice will be open all day. flease advise imediately It vou intend to ship with the Union and the number of crates vou will ship. Hood River Fruit Growers' Union, Main 211. Kadretary E. A- Sliepard's Hume So. Farmers' 890. One of the Brightest. The Hood River lilivcier, one of Ore gon's' brightest papers, has changed hands, S. F. Blytho & Son selling out to Arthur D. Moe. Mr. Moe announces that the (ilacier will he found in the republican column. We regret to lose Editor Blvthe and his son Ned from the newspaper field, hut feel assured Mr. Moe will keep uii-the l resent high stand ard of that pacr. Eugene Register. One of Eastern Oregon's Rest. Hood River people in town today tell us that S. F. Blythe has sold the Hood River (ilacier to A. D. Moe, who takes charge this week. For the past twelve years Mr. Blythe has published the Gla cier, and all will agree that it is one of EaHtern Oregon's beHt papers, though the editor was of the democratic persuasion. The new proprietor is said to ta a Re publican. Mr. Blvthe and daughter liara win leave hooji ior a nuori vimi in the East and we understand E. N. Blythe is now assistant local editor on the Journal. Dalles Chronicle. Keeps Up the Record. The Hood River Glacier, lately pur chased by A. D. , Moe, keeps up the Blythes' record ol scaring up more ljcal news than any piper published in a town of like size in the country. Portland Journal. Thanks. Bro. 8. F. Blythe and son have sold the Hood River (ilactea to A. D. Moe. The Glacier is one of the best week lies in Eastern Oregon. Wasco News. - This afternoon Norman Williams was brought before Judge Bradshaw and entered a plea -of not guilty to the Indictment filed liv District Atlornev Menefee, charging dim with the murder ol Alma Aeshitt. - Since Williams at torney, Judge McGinn, was not present, ttie date of the trial could not ta fixed. Mountaineer. THE GROWERS FJl&OTTS 211 A NEST BUILDING FISH. lata A4a IkI kmrlmm Wmm tfca HplM riakM. It la doubtful whether protective mint fcry among anunala la better exempli fied than In the case of the fUh com monly known aa the marbled inflar oi the Sargasso aea (Pteropbrynt hlatrio), Owing to Ita peculiar structure It la poor swimmer, and H tl re fore spends most of lt life moving slowly about on the bottom among corals, aeaveed, etc., which these flshea closely resem ble in color and In outline. They cling, too, to the floating maaae of aargaa sura weed with their peculiar Ana, and the color markings of the fish closely resemble the weed itself. Mot only does the weed thua furnish a home for this species, but the fish actually constructs a nest from It and therein depoalta ita eggs. One of these nests, found In con nection with the Hasaler expedition, waa described aa consisting of a round mass of aargaaaum about the aiae of two flste rolled up together. To all ap pearances it waa made of nothing but this gulf weed, the branchea and leaves of which were, however, evidently knit together and not merely tangled Into a roundish mass, for, though tome of the leaves and branches hung loose from the neat, it became at once visible that the bulk of the ball waa held together by threads trending In every direction among the seaweed. By close obeervS' tlon it became apparent that this masi of seaweed was a nest, the central part of which waa bound up in the form of a ball, with several loos branchea ex tending in various directions. On still closer examination the nsst abort de scribed was found to b full of eggs, which were scattered throughout the mass. i.-, Nature has thus afforded a aafa asy lum for these somewhat helpless fishes, whose cutaneous filaments, which are plentifully provided on the belly, around the mouth and on tn dorsal spine, so nearly resemble the weed itself that predaceous fishes doubtless fall to rec ognize the living animals, and thus the lutter escape extermination. Scientific American. WHY HIS MARRIAGE FAILED. tie regarded children as a nuisance. Be did all his courting before mar riage. 1 lie doled out money to bis wife as If to a beggar. He nerer had time to go anywhere with his wife. He never dreamed that there were two sides to niarriago. He nerer dreamed that a wife needs praise or compliments. ; He thought his wife should spend all her time doing housework. He treated hla wife aa be would not have dared to treat another woman. He never dreamed that his wife needed a vacation, recreation or change, He never made concessions to his wife's judgment, even in unimportant matters. He thought the marriage vow bad made him his wife's master Instead of her partner. He took all the little attentions lav lshed on him by bis wife as his by "dl vine right" and not aa favors. Suc cess. Plow.ra Fev Laa4a. In Bcllly and Guernsey the industry of growing .early Sowers for ths Lon don market has reached large propor tions. From the former island as many as fifty tons of early spring blossoms are shipped to the mainland In a single day. The Sower season begins In Jan uary, when the early varieties are com ing into bloom. Often, when the weath er Is cold and cloudy, the buds a. re tar dy In opening, and it la necessary to re sort to artificial aid In order that the watting markets may be supplied. The flower heads are picked as soon aa one bud penetrates the calyx and placed in Jars of water, which are ranged upon the shelves of a greenhouse kept at a temperature of 60 to 70 degrees. In a few hours the backward buds respond to the genial warmth, spread their pet als, assume their glowing colors and are ready for bunching and packing. Am Aa.odot ( Whlttl.r. A friend in conversation with Mr. Whlttter, the poet, remarket that he was about to contract to furnish a lot of oak timber for the government gun boats and asked him If he thought It was in consistence with the peace doc trines of the Quaker denomination. Without saying anything calculated to decide the Question the two arrived at their parting place, when Mr. Wbittler, shaking his friend's hand, said, "Moses, If thee docs furnish any of that oat timber thee spoke of, be sure thai it la all sound." Daasrviasr ( Pitr. "There goes Roxham. Every time I think of that man's financial em bar-' raasment It makes me yearn to -help him." "Financial embarrassment Y' -' "Yes. He's got so much money ha doesn't know what to do with if Catholic Standard and T-lmee. A TcBiiMrary Ollo. The Flancae-The idea of his think ing that hfi Is unworthy of met The Confidante Yea, but you .needn't ar gue toe matter with him. He'll dis cover bis error In time. Brooklyn Ufa.' Varr Llk.tr. "I wonder what Bragg means by Cost ever talking of his 'social obligations T "I suppose Be's a member of several sodal organisations and never pays big dues." Exchange. A.B Boaaaatlaal lefcaaM, "But why did bs marry T i "Bo as to hava some one to help hlsf live within bis Income. He coulda'l do It alone." Chicago Post Ska Hal Plaraaa HU. Miss Skremer-Papa aaya If I grra upmy singing lessons bs'U give me a pair of diamond earrtaga. Miss Sharps You've never worn earrings, have you Miss Skremer No; 111 have to bare my ears pierced. Miss Sharps Oh, I see his Ideal He wants to pay you back In your own coin. Philadel phia Presso Tk Raal Taaaarara. Johnny Pa, the taxpayers are only the people who own properties, aren't theyl Pa No, my -aoa. The real tax payers are the yeopie avke seat ths properties. PhUadeiphia Ledger. CATS SUCKING. BREATH. OU Wtwa rU Tkaat Hu Mrrti West P sa. Can a cat really suck the breath of a tblld? We hart always heard that It could. Away back In early childhood wa dis tinctly remember frequerit warnings to look out for the cat Do not allow the cat to gat Into bed wkh you, esp dally to get Into bed with the baby, at It Is liable to suck the baby's breath, which would cause the baby to die. Is there any foundation for such a notion aa this Wa never cld discov er any real meaning to the belief that a cat can suck the breath of a child. Indeed the sentence la totally unintel ligible. What la meant by sucking the breath 1 It may be true that the cat, attracted ' by the breath of a child who bad re cently been nueslng, might attempt to Interfere in some manner with the child's mouth. In young cats the Im pulse to nurse might tie excited by the smell ot the child's breath. It Is bare ly possible that the cat might be seised with a desire to bite or to devour the child's lips or tongue, lured on by the smell of milk. We are not In a posi tion to deny these possibilities. Maybe they are true. But not any of these suppositions fur nish a basis for the statement that the cat Is liable to suck the child's breath. We have always beard this statement with a shudder of horror. It aeems to convey some weird, horrible tragedy that cm hardly be Imagined. But it la a mars fancy, the origin of which is hard to explain. let we would advise mothers to be careful about leaving the Infant with a cat We do not favor the Idea of cats sleeping with children, nor do we favor the practice of children playing with eata, handling them, mopping them around the floor, fondling them, dressing them up aa dolls. It la not good for the cat; It la not good for the child. Neither cats nor dogs ought to be treated In this manner. They are all right In their place, but they are not fit for playthings. , If ths superstition that a cat can suck a child's breath baa operated as a preventive to mothers allowing their children to play with cats, It has served a very good purpose, but such childish notions are hardly compatible with ma ture reflection. It la one of the old wives' fables which may have aerved a good purpose, but it Is too ridiculous for repetition. There are other and better reasons why the cat and baby should not be left together than the vague, unintelligible fear that the cat will suck the child's breath.-Medlcal Talk. The Cm ( CfcU4ia. It la usually accepted without ques tion that the modern scientific meth ods used In the care and bringing up of infanta tend to Increase the average duration of human, life. Mr. Charlton T. Lewis, writing In Harper's Weekly, presents a different view. When In fants were treated with lees wisdom, be points out, the wesker perished and the stronger survived. When the sick are cared for so that a large number recover from disease, it Is Inevitable that on the average those who are thus rescued must be weaker than the com munity to which they are restored. Thus all these influences, says Mr. Lewis In conclusion, while saving life, "tend especially to save Uvea which rw isnue in greater proportion wan those which are strong and thua In the end must lower the vitality of the great maas of the population." Maklaai ta Ckaaaaa Bvaa. la days when tavern brawls in Eng land were frequent and swords were out on the slightest provocation com mon fairness demanded that the blades of chance combatants should be of equal length. In a audden affray there would be no thought of measur ing swords, so ths authorities took the matter into their own bands at the gates of the city of London, where very gallant waa liable to be chal lenged, and if the public official found any blade beyond thirty-six Inches the smith stood by to snsp off the steel to the required length. In Queen Elis abeth's reign this waa the common practice. Bread. Freshly made bread Is more Indi gestible than stale bread because it Is mora moist and becomes more solid In ths mouth; hence more Impenetra ble to the saliva and the gastric Juices. For the sama reason bread crust la more digestible than what la beneath It being drier. Bread may be unfit for use from being made of adulterat ed or too old flour, by turning sour or developing a bitter taste from the yeast, from getting moldy and from Insufficient fermentation In the rising process, which leavea it too heavy for the digestive fluids to act well upon. Bavalaar a faaaklaar. Mrs. Brown I wss downtown yes terday. I didn't know but I might meet you. Mrs. Greene I .was down town, too, and I'm awfully sorry I didn't see you. Little "Johnny Greene Ma, don't you remember we aaw Mrs. , Brown's dog snd you said: "Come, let s hurry away from here. - That old cat must be somewhere near." What old cat did you mean, ma Aa lavMatlaa AaaaaUA. "No, I never carry my watch when I go out" ahe said artlessly. "I am su careless that It wouldn't be safe. Why, a person could steal anything righ from under my nose, and I wouldn't pniss it" Then the young man by her tilde stole a kiss, and ahe didn't seem to miss it The birds' neets used for souds ara tittle gelatinous things made up princi pally from the saliva of tluy birds vf Otis. rJ tke Yaaaa- aaa Aataa. A four-year-old requires 12 hours; one of 7 years, 11 hours; of 12 yeera, 10 hours, and of 16 or 18, 9 hours. Aft er that T or 8 hoars is sufficient until after 00; then the hours should be in creased gradually with each decade, aa the man or woman of 80 reqalrea aa much sleep aa a child of 10. And it ahould be remembered thst the moet health glvtpf beauty making ttoej' f early. Jss . Ji