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JAPANESE AND C083ACK8 BATTLE WHILE THE ARTILLERY OK
Th battle of Wa-Fang kau waa
at that which raa-ed around Nanslinn
which the mind of man can well conceive. When the engagement waa at
Japaneae were In deadly and desperate struggle tremendoua thuuderator
time the artillery of heaven mlngiea with that or earth in aeaiening an
aeemed to be rent asunder with the awful reverberatloni and the play of
LIFE.
Give me the strength and height
Of glorious lire
The dazzling light,
The straining and the strife,
Love, passion, hope,
la their dlvlnest scop
High winds on mighty ,
Not sheltered bay;
The storm that fraes
Wild torrents, grett and gay
With sudden power,
Not the soft spring-time shower.
And If the storm should kill,
The torrsnt drown
Be be it still.
Still let me snatch the crown
Life has to give,
And cry, but once, I live!
f Harper's Magazine.
FIVE yeara before, when Bolomon
Green had aaked Ttrzab Hitch
cock to become the second Mr.
Green, ahe had tartly refused the hon
or. "I ain't much of a beauty," ahe
bad told nlm, "but no warmed-over af
fection fur me, thank you, Solomon
Green.'
Solomon haft reasoned all In vain.
"Why, Tlnah," be pleaded, "It ain't
M waye natural fur wlmmen to live
lone. Every mornln' your chlmbly la
the furat thing I look at, an' If I waan't
to see the smoke a-comln out of It,
I'd be scared to death thlnkln' you waa
robbed, or killed, or auntbin'.
'Whit'i the ua In ua keepln' up
two bouses, when one would do Jeat
a welir
Btnce that time the two had hardly
irhanirl a dozen word. Solomon
bad not married, neither had Tiraah
rwi now on the night before her for
tleth birthday, she sat looking around
bar orderly little borne with the most
desolate feeling at her heart ahe bad
known for yeara.
would be ber birthday
Mechanically ah bad gone through a
few preparation for that rather du
,!.,. fMtlval. The smallest hen from
her flock waa curled up ready for
roasting Inside the same pan In which
her bene had been roasted for tne last
rtn vaara. A s-reen appl pie aat
on the pantry ahelf beelde a aour cream
pice cake, while plate of mealy tarta
waa waiting patiently the filling of
grape Jelly to be sneire ou me mor
row. NTr before, at that season of the
year, had Ttrah' hens been laying
so well.
Her cow had never been known to
five ao Urge a yield of milk. There
were three new Kittens m uie uh.kbi
hahiiM the kitchen stove, and ber ca
nary bird waa the loudest singer In all
the village. But for an mis urian
WIS not Mtlefled.
She had heard that day that the
widowed cousin, who usually kept
house for Solomon Green, bad unex
pectedly married.
Of course, this was nothing to Tir
ah, but still here she sniffed two or
three times, and then, without a par
ticle of explanation to the astonished
ett, who had come forth demanding
her allowance of milk, aat down in her
cane-aeated rocker and burnt out cry
ln.
For five mlnutea ahe cried, and then
ahe dropped ber apron and looked
amlltilr about.
A thought intruded Itself upon her
which aha considered In the light or
secret crime. Over and over sgnln,
despite herself, ahe rehearsed Nolo
mon's's proposal; each word as It had
been spoken, until, suddenly, like the
handwriting upon the wall, there stood
forth these words: "Every morning
your chlmbly Is the first thing I look
t "
Had be meant It? Did he still turn
his eyes with the coming of the morn
ing light down the little hill which lay
between them? Did her lonely chim
ney still claim bla thougthful care?
Five minute later the dark plot was
formed, and Miss Tlnah was hurrying
bout her preparations for the night
with cbeeka that burned with fires she
had thought long since gone out for
ever. The following morning more aston
ished creature there could not be than
were the kittens, cat, cow, bona and
canary of Miss Tlnah Hitchcock.
Something, certain v. had sons wronir.
81s o'clock cam, and the stable door
yru not opened by the brisk mistress
BATTLE IN A THUNDERSTORM,
OF EARTH.
one of lb bloodiest In the Ruaso-Jap
hill, In which 4,000 Japanese reii, a
Half-past alx, and still no fire In the
kitchen stove. Seven o'clock, nd no
breakfast yet for the mistress and her
Indignant dependents.
Loud and angry rose the protest of
Brlndle from her snug stall, while the
old cat and canary did their beet to stir
things up Inside.
Meanwhile, bidden by the parlor cur
tains, crouched Miss Tlnah, wrapped
in huge red and green shawl, her
heart fluttering between shame and
dread, while her eyea watched with
fevered anxiety the house just up the
hill.
Oh, how pitifully foolish now looked
tier deep-laid scheme, when faced in
the broad light of day.
Of course, be bad forgotten, yeara
go, to watch ber chimney. What
waa It to him now, whether ahe had
fire or not? She would go this very
minute and build It Sbe
Why, what was that? Some one
was coming out of Solomon' front
door. Some one why, It was Solomon
himself, creeping forth as if he had
Just been engaged In stealing hie own
spoons and waa now making off with
them to place of hiding.
Where was he going T
The heart of Tlnah stood still for
one long and nerve-destroying second.
then it went on again with such ham
mering and commotion beneath the red
and green ahawl that less plucky
woman would bar fled for the cam
phor bottle on the Instant
Solomon was coming down the hill
straight toward ber tiny borne. Com
ing, it Is true, not aa the conqueror
come, with bold and martial tread, but
after a timid, slinky fashion of a man
who had had his last timid advances
in that direction scorned.
When It was certain past all shadow
of doubt that he waa coming Into
the bouae, Tlrsah, the crafty creature.
betook heraelf to the cane-seated rock
er, where, wrapped to the chin la the
big shawl, ahe waited with palpitating
heart for the timid knock which at
length sounded on the door.
"Come In," she then called, feebly,
at which the door was opened cautious
ly, Inch by Inch, until the entire fig
ure of the middle-aged lover was dl
closed to view.
At the light of Ttraah, bundled up
and In the armchair, all of hi healta
tlon vanished.
"Why, Tlnah, are you took Ick?"
cam In the loud, cheery voice which
had not Bounded In the room for Ave
yean paat. "An' It' cold enough in
here to freeze the balr off a dog" back.
Let me tlx you a fire."
In a tew moments a cheerful fire
wa roaring up the chimney. To be
sure, Uiere were more chip on the
floor than Miss Tlnah would have scat
tered In a twelvemonth, and the cat
waa aptttlng out her Indignation In
a remote corner over an Injury done
ber sleek tall by the heavy boot of
Miss Tlnah' new fireman.
Tlriflih, however, noticed neither the
chips nor the anger of her cat Not
redder than her cbeeka waa the bias
ing Are, for Solomon had taken cour
age and was sitting beside her, Inquir
ing kindly when shs "waa took," and
if be shouldn't go and "fetch the doc
tor?" 'You see, Tlnah," he said, with a
MOVING TARGET ADOPTED
tirr1
,
German army officers nave adopted new moving target In order to
test the number of successful bits msds by a force of riflemen upon body
of charging cavalry target has been invented which consists of number
of life-size figures painted on movable screen. This screen 1 connected
with an Immense beam securely faatened to the ground. By means of ropes
passed over pulley. Inserted In the beam, the target 1 attached to team
of horses. Th team la then set at full gallop, thereby drawing the target
nearer to the beam, the Infantry firing meanwhile, Th troop hav devel
oped great efficiency In marksmanship. .
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HEAVEN MINGLED WITH THAT
a nese war, with the possible exception
nd waa one of the most terrorizing
lta height and the Cossack and
m broke over the acene, and for a
d demoralizing confusion. The heaven .
lightning was vivid and blinding.
guilty laugh, "I alien look at your
chlmbly the fust thing In the mornln'
I've kinder got Into the habit I
know you don't like It, but eh why,
Tlnah, woman, whatever all ye?"
"Solomon," chied Tirzah, and ahe al
most screamed It In ber excitement,
"I I do like It I oh, Solomon I
didn't build Are purpose."
And Solomon
He rose then and there and kissed
her! Housekeeper.
TONS OP BRIGHT GEMS.
The World's Supply of Diamonds
Weighs 0,000,000 Cerate. ,
It U estimated that the total world
production of diamonds up to date ap
proximate 8,000,000 carats, say the
Baltimore American. Aa we are not
In the habit of weighing our diamonds
by the ton, we are In aome doubt con
cerning the proper system of compu
tation, whether troy or avoirdupois,
long ton or short ton. According to
the system used by those who do
weigh their diamond In ton quanti
ties, the result would be In the neigh
borhood of twenty or twenty-five ton
of sparklen now appearing as factora
In the joys and miseries of world
which ha substituted diamonds for
the bead and wampum of It ances
tor. The region coutrHmtlng to this sup
ply and the percentage of their con
tribution appear a follow: South
Africa, 81.8 per cent; Brazil, 18 per
cent, and the remaining .0 per cent
divided among Borneo, India, New
South Wales and British Guiana, with
North Arnerlt and Russia aupplytng
specimens. The laat two of these
countries have furnished Just about
enough to equip an opera box for
single evening. The deep obligation of
society to South Africa la fully appar
ent The price of diamond haa been
heavily advanced during the last year
or two, but It la almply appalling to
think what the price would have been
without the South African aupply. So
clety, American, English and continent
al, should dally thank heaven for Klm-
berley and Jagersfonteln.
We are unable to give the cubic
measurement of the total collection,
but o far a weight Is concerned, It
would make a load for a medium-sized
freight ear.
One Pleasant Danoe.
Mr. Klumsay I danced quite a
number of time with Mis Cutting
last night
Miss Pepprey Yes, she was telling
me bow much ahe enjoyed one of the
dance.
Mr. Klumsay Indeed? Which one
was that?
Mla Pepprey The one you sat out
Philadelphia Press.
The Mitn Who Aurauis Business.
A sunny man attracts business sue
cess; everybody likes to deal with
agreeable, cheerful people. We In
stinctively shrink from a crabbed,
cross, contemptible character, no mat
ter how able he may be. We wou'd
rather do a little less business or pay
a little more for our goods, and deal
with an optimist Succcsa.
When the aexea hare equal rights
will men wear Su.OS millinery creations
and kiss each other on the streets?
BY THE GERMAN ARMY.
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i l V -.V, .' iw
" Tift i (
V J S
HOW IT FEELS TO BE SHOT AT.
Mack More Pleeaarabte than Bcizt
the afarksnaaa.
"The sensation of shooting at man
U peculiar, and, I believe, Is lesj de
sirable than that of being ahot at,"
said man who ha experienced both
In the New Orlean Times-Democrat
"Juat how to trace the line of demar
cation I will leav for ny man who
wishes to make an actual experiment
The distinction Is little fine, If I
mistake not but I know full well that
thera is a distinction as well aa a dif
ference In the feeling of the man
who Is fired on and the1 man who hn
fired on some other man. The distinct
and separate Idea are presented to
begin with. The man fired on thinks
of the possible barm In the way of
physical pain and Injury, probable
death, might have come upon him.
The man who baa (hot at another
man think of the suffering he might
have Inflicted, of his own arrest and
of the wounded or dying man, of
weeping relatives, of bis own dear
ones lamenting bis trouble and of the
possible consequence of the act It
1 remarkable with what rapidity the
mind takes pictures of the future un
der ueh clrcuronn.ces, The blograpb
Is slowerilniTrirhlbw of molasses la
winter time In comparison to It
"My own experience bss taught me
that I bad rather be shot at and miss
ed than to shoot at another fellow and
miss him, because the shock, the
fright tn9 trembling and agony and
the nervous agitation are Immeasur
ably more lntenae and trying In the lat
ter caae than In the former. Once 1
was shot at three times. The Instant
the ptatol flashed I felt t sort of calm
resignation. I knew I could not run
away. - That would be open cowardice.
I etood still, resigned to my fate. For
tunately I wa not hit The expression
of my face hardly changed, while my
adversary was white and trembling.
After be wa led away, almost too
weak from agitation to walk, I turned
calmly and invited a few friend to
take drink. I felt sort of sympa
thy for my enemy. On another occa
sion I waa so infuriated that I drew
pistol and fired Into crowd, not
caring who might be hit Let me tell
you that the report of my pistol took
the nerve out of me. I turned ashen
pale and almost fainted. The whole
picture I bare described rushed on m
In ah Instant Since that time I have
always felt that I had rather be th
target than the marksman, providing
no harm wa don."
KING BUILT HI3 OWN CASTLE.
Richard Coeur de Leon's Chatean Gall
lard Erected In France.
In the planning of his castle Rich
ard was hi own engineer, and all the
experts, headed by M. Vlollet-le-Duc,
are agreed that he was very great en
gineer. Hla main work, overtopping
the precipitous end of the promontory,
was In threeparts a donjon, an In
closing citadel rising from deep and
wide dry fosse an outer court (about
400x225 feet) inclosed by towering ram
parts rising from second deep and
wide dry fosse, that cut off the end
of the promontory and made It In a
way an Island. Beyond the second
rosse, extending up the slope, waa an
outwork a great triangle (about 200
foot from base to apex) of towering
ramparts protected by third foss
which again severed the promontory.
Between the main work and the out
work the communication, aeemlngly
waa by a wooden bridge that could be
destroyed quickly If the outwork wer
carried. There waa no trace of a
permanent way. Below the cliff on
which the fortress stands are remain
of outwork covering passage to th
river reached from above by t stair
way and a tunnel cut In the rock.
Aero the river or acros part of
It, extended barring line of pile.
Richard wa hi own matter work
man a well hi own engineer.
Gulllaume Le Breton tell that h was
among the laborer constantly driv
ing them In hla own dashing devil
way, and even working with them
with his own hand; so fiercely eager
waa he to hurry to finish his de
fiance of his brother king. Actually,
he made a record In caatlebulldlng
that atlll hold. The Chateau Galllard
wa built (1187-1198) within twelve
month; and la hi delight over hi ac
complished atone miracle of hast th
king cried out Joyfully: "Qu'elle est
belle, ma fllle d'un n!" "How beau
tiful Is she, my daughter of year!"
Harper's Magazine.
Strawberries Core Gout.
The common condemnation of straw
berries a bad for rheumatism la op
posed by good medical authority. It 1
aid gouty patients may derive bene
fit from their uie, "seeing that the
berries' richness In certain salts tend
to render the blood alkaline and to
lower the acidity of the excretlona."
According to analyel recently made,
the average composition or tne straw
berry is a follow:
Percent
Water 80.500
Solublt sulta (lac'udiu free acid). 1.1441
Lime and Iron salts.; 0.137
Protsld i O.8O0
Sugar 6.800
Oily mattar 0.154
Cellulose aud seeds 2.463
A strawberry contains greater pro
portion of water than does milk, which
on the face of It may seem odd, since
the strawberry appears to be solid aa
compared with milk. As to nutritive
value the strawberry- can count for
little unless the sugar Is regarded,
which amounts to one-half the total
solid matter, aa valuable In this re
spect The mineral salt of the straw
berry contain quite large proportion
el potassium, phosphoric acid and
Iron, so that the view that an abun
dant diet of strawberries may have
the effect of tonic la not without
some reasonable basis. Tannic acid
haa llttl or no action upon the fruit
so that the "strawberry tea" la justifi
able dletetlcally.
Hie Owi Llttl Joke.
The literary Hon waa furnishing hi
library completely In brown.
"And now," b observed, as he sur
veyed th finished apartment "I'll
have what every one ha heard of but
few seen namely,"
Here he smiled
"A browa tudy.M Pittsburg Post
First National Bank, Hood River, Or.
Capital fully paid up. $25,000.00. Shareholders liability, $25,000.00
Surplus, $5,000.
OFFICERS
F. 8. Stanley, Vice President.
DIRECTORS
Bobert Bmlth, Prstldsnt.
Robert Smith
F. 8.
J. C. Aim worth
Special Attention
LESLIE BUTLER.
BUTLER & CO., BANKERS.
ESTABLISHED 1000. '.
A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
RESIDENTS OF WASCO COUNTY FOR 22 YEARS.
PASHIOIT
Livery, Feed
CENTRAL MARKET
MATES BROS., Proprietors.
Dealers in All Kinds of Fresh, Cured
and Canned Meats.
Headquarters for Vegetables and Fruits.
C. L. GILBERT, Proprietor.
Mt. Hood Hotel
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
Headquarters for Tourists
Regular Rates, $1.25 to $2.50 per day.
Sbecial Rates by Week or Month.
8tages leave dally for Cloud Cap Inn during July, August and September.
C. T. RAWSON. F. H. STANTON
HOOD RIVER NURSERY.
Stock Grown on .Full Roots.
We desire to let our friends and patrons know
that for the fall planting we will have and can sup
ply in any number
Cherry, Pea r,Apricot, Peach& Plum Trees,
GRAPES, CURRANTS, BERRY PLANTS,
Shade and Ornamental Trees.
Also, all the standard varieties of apple trees. Can
supply the trade with plenty of Newtown, Spitzen
berg and Jonathan apple trees:
RAWSON & STANTON, Hood River, Or.
SNOW & UPSON,
General Blacksmiths and Wagonmakers,
FINE HORSESHOEING A SPECIALTY.
Manufacturers of the Crescent
supplies constantly on
the West
ALEX. STEWART
DEALER IN
General Merchandise.
Long Dlatance Telephone Office. Bubsorlp
tlons received fur the U lacier.
M0SIER,
OREGON
J. F. STRANAHAN,
Architect
Of 25 years' experience. Will fur
nish plans and specifications for all
kinds of buildings. Strictly up to date.
Located at Hood River.
J. HEMEREL & SONS,
Contractors
and Builders
Hood River, Or.
J7CREKA MEAT MARKET,
McGUIRE BROS., Props.
Pesters In Fresh and Cured Meats, Lard,
Poultry, KrulU and Vegetable..
FREE DELIVERY.
PHONE 36
DR. A. F. ROWLEY,
DENTIST.
Office over Rowley A Co.'s Pharmacy,
Hood River Heights. Wednesdays.
Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays.
Phone 961.
J"HE O. K. BARBER SHOP
Rsunell A Re. Prop.. Between J. E. Rand's
and K '. rlg-M'. girlctljr first clus. 8ll
fecik a ( taruilY'd.
IIS-OCSTAIS HOME CAMP No S.469, R. N. a
14 Mrt. .t K. ol P hall on th. aecoud aud
rourta rnaaj 01 earn nionin.
i . liw- Jos, Oracle.
Has. ELLa DtKm, Recorder.
X. 0. Blanchar, Cashier
Stanley
F. H. Hopkins
I. L. Smith
Given to Collections.
TRUMAN BUTLER.
STABLE.
and Draying.
STRANAHANS & BAQLEY.
Horses bought, sold or exchanged.
Pleasure parties can secure first-clas rig. Spe
cial attention given to moving Furniture
and Pianos. ,
We do everything horses can do.
HOOD RIVER, OREGON1.
C. F. GILBERT, Manager.
& Commercial Travelers
Brand of Tools. Full line of
hand. Best Plow Man in
HOOD KIVER. OREGON.
FREDFRICK & ARNOLD,
CONTRACTORS
and BUILDERS
Estimate furnished on all kinds of work
BELIEU & REA,
Contractors
& Builders.
W-Plaw awd Estimates Fphihshid-
COX & WALLIN
Contractors
and Builders
Ilans and Estimate Fcbnisrid.
E. A. SOULE,
Contractor
and Builder.
Plans and Estimates Furnished
Upon Application. dl
McDonald &Hcnrich
Dealers la
FARM MACHINERY, VEHICLES
BICYCLES
MM 2sa
Cultivators, Sprynd Well Pump
Wind Hills, Gasoline Eng's
rtiBmntnit f V. .
v-" nasea, oil knd
iS'wii? FuhlB TMk1'
Hercules Stump Powdtf
GEO. P. CROVELL,
rBucreHor to E. L. Smith,
Oldest KasabUabed Uuiu. In the TSllef.
DEALER IN
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes,
Hardware,
Flour and Feed, etc.
Tbi old-established house will con
tinue to pay cash for all its goods; it
pay no rent; it employ cierk. but
doe not hav to divide with partner.
All dividend are made with customer
in the way of reasonable price.
Lumber
Wood,
Posts, Etc.
Davenport Bros.
Lumber Co.
Have opened an office in Hood River.
Call and get prices and leave orders,
which will be promptly filled.
D
EUGHTFUL ROUTS
AYIilGHT RIDE
IZZY CRAGS
KEP CANONS
A GOLDEN 0PF0RTUNITY
See Nature In an ner glorious peauir,
and then the acme ol man', handiwork.
The tlrst t found alonr ihe line of the
Denver 4 Bio Ciramte Railroad, the lat
ter at the 8t. Louis Fair. Vour trip will
be one of pleasure make the most of
It. For Information and illustrated lit
erature write
W. C HcBRIDE, Gen. Aft.. Portland, Oregon
B
ON TON BARBER SHOP
L. C. HAYNES, Paor.
The place to get an easy shave, an up-to-date
hair cut, and to enjoy the luxury of a porcelain
bath tub.
jyj E. WELCH,
THE VETERINARY SURGEON.
lias returned to Hood River and 1. prepared
to do any work In the veterinary line. He can
be found by calling at or phoning to Clarke's
drug store.
MILWAUKEE NURSERIES
We have 60X00 Yellow Newton Flppln and
BpiUenberg Apple Trees, also a general va
rtety of Fruit Trees for sale for ibe coming
eeason, and we are going to sell them at
reasonable pi Ices.
Our Trees are II rat class and True to Name.
Grafted on whole roots, with scions lare
lully selected from some of the best btar
lng orchards In Hood Kiver Valley.
Bend for prices to
MILWAUKEE NURSERIES
Milwaukee, Oregon -
F. E. STRONG
Local Agent
N. B. HARVEY.
Proprietor
Oregon
Shoit Line
Union Pacific
AND
O i 0
BSTIM T,"E SCHEDULE .
P.rtland. Or.
Chicago Salt Lake, Denver, :
Portland Ft, Worth.Omaha,
Mcial Kansas City, 8t.
liSHa. OL Louls.Chlcagtand
via Kasb
Huntington.
Atlantis It. Paul Fast Mali. 10:Ua.aa,
press
(:U p.B.
via
TuUngtoo.
It Pal Atlantis Ixpraaa. rue. a
Fast Mall
tpokaa
70 HOURS
PORTLAND TO CHICAGO
No Change of Cars.
Lawast Rates. Quickest Tub.
OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE
VBOI PORTLAND.
'
M.Sk All sailing data. iN f. ss,
subjeol to ehaug.
For Baa Francisco ,
aUsvery a days
Dally C.hHakls River fla.a.
Is. Sunday gleaners. Ex. Sundae
:Mj.m.
atnrday Ts Astoria and Way
I; . sa. Landings,
itta.a. WlllaaMtts Rlisr. in.
Men., Wed. Tuee ; Thau
ad frt, Balam, Indepen- aat..
dene, Corvallla '
sad way landings.
ta.aa. TsatklR River. 4:Ma.ea.
twm-l I"- Mob., Wad,
aadkat, Oregon City, Dayton sad Frt.
and way landings.
Lt. tlparia teaks River. Lv.L.aiata
:oa.a. S0ua.se.
Kelly eio.pt Rtperla to Lewlaton Lsllr.io.a4
saraay Friday.
A. L, CRAIG,
General Paasenret innt Paetluaio.
T. J. IINNA1KD, Agent, Hood Kiver.