"Ho H 'H v, "I, VOL. XVI. HOOD RIVER, OREGON, DECEMBER 29, 1904. No. 33 HOOD RIVER GLACIER intued everv Thursday by Ak 1I1LK LI. MOB, Publisher. 1 trin of fUbKurlpilou ll.UJ a year wuea paid l KilMotc. ,, ItCTIK. iAk UKOVK COUNCIL No. 142, OKDKR OK f I'liNKO. M!l llie Second ami Kourta Kridm.ul ilw mouth. Visitors cordially wel comed. K. V. UkoSIUQ, CouuBttllor. Minn Kkllik Clahx., Secretary. 0 uriKR OK WASHIXUTON. Hood River t'nli.ii No. Mi. meets In Odd Kellowi' hall wct'iid and lourllt baturdays In each month, 1:.-J o'clock. k. L. Kuod, Prasldeut. C. U. Dakim, Secretary. TJOOU ltlVKR CAMP, No. 7,7fti, M. W. A., A A moots ill K. ol t. nail every Wednesday utiht I(,ht C. U. SI. M. KUBBSU., V. li. Daiin, Clerk. HOOD RIVKR CAMP, No. 77(1, W. 0. W., moets on til at and third T uesday of each month in odd Fellow ball. A. C. bramN.C. 0. F. li. Buna, clerk. W" AUC'OMA LOliUK, No. , K. of P., meets in k. of P. Ilall every Tuesday night. II. it. DUKKd, C. C. C. E. Hiuman, K. of H.4D. HOOil lilVER CHAP1KR, No. 25, O. K. B., in, ts ceiid ivud fourth lues.iay even ings ot cacti month. Visitors cordially wel COloeO. iUKBKAK Cahtnkh, W. M. i;U. JIauy 11. Davuimj. becrelary. TJOOlJ KIYlilt fllMtl.K, No. 62 wnman I. x Wuodcrait.meviaaiK.of V. flail ou the I NutxiK HoUAiWELL, clerk. CANBY l'OST, No. 16, 0. A. R., meets at A. O. U. W. Hall, second und fourth baturdays of each month at 2 o'clock p. in. All (i. A. K. members invited to meet nrith us. H. H. Uailxy, Commander. T. J. Cdnnino, Adjutant. CANBY W. R. ., No. 16, meets second and fourth baturdays of each month iu A. 0. U. W. Hall at 2 p. m. Mus. Alida PHOKMAaiH, President. Mm. T.J. Cunning, Secretary. EDEN ENOAMPMF.NT, No. 48, I. O. O. F., ReKtilar meeting second and fourth Mon days of each mouth. A. J. (jatchku., C. P. Bear Fntkican. Scribe. TDLBW1LD LODOK, No. 107, I. O. O. F., meets a in Fraternal ilall, every Thursday night. .Ji. A1AYKH, St. U. H. C. Bhiih, Secretary, HOOD RIVKR CHAPTKR. No. 27. R. A. M., meets third Friday night of each month. U. R. Cabtnrr, 11. P. D. McDonald, Secretary. COURT HOOD KIVKR No. 42, Feresters of America, meets second and fourth Mon days in each mouth in K. ol P. Hail. H.T. DbWitt, C. B. F. C. Bkobius, Financial becretary. LAl'RKL REISEKAH DEGREE IX1D0E, No. 87, 1. O. 0. 1'., meets lirst aud third Fridays In each month. Francis Huksh, N. U. Thukksk Cartner, Secretary. HOOD RIVER LODGE No. 105, A. F. and A. M.. meets Saturday evening on or before each lull moon. R. B. bAVAGI, D. McDonald, W. M. Secretary. y.KTA ASSEMBLY No. 108, United Artisans, meets hrt and third Wednesdays, work; second and fourth Wednesday s, social Artl- tans hall. D. McDonald, E. M. McCabtt, Secretary. M. A. RIVERSIDE LODGE No. 68, A. O. U. W., meets first and third Saturdays of each month. E. R. Uhaulxy. Financier. W. B. bud a, W. M, J. O. Haynxh, Recorder. RIVERSIDE LODGE, NO. 40, Degree of Hon or, A. O. U. W, meets first and third batur days at 8 p. m. Mrs. Sarah Beaplst. C. of H, Miss Co a a CorrLi, Recorder. ' Mas. Lucama Pkatukb, Financier MOUNTAIN HOME CAMP No. 8,469, R. N. A. Meets at K. of P. hall on the second and fourth Friday of each month. Miis. Emma Jones, Oracle. Mas. Ella Dakin, Recorder. WAUNA TEMPLE, No. 6, Kathbone S sters, TV mee:s every second aud fourth Thurs day ot each month. Amanda Whitehead, M. E. C. Stilla Ricuakdsom, M. of R. aud C. J E. WKLCH, THE VETERINARY SURGEON. Has returned to Hood River and is prepared to do any work in the veterinary line. He can be found by calling at or phoning to Clarke's drug store. J)R. A. F. ROWLEY DENTIST Office over Rowley At Co.'s Pharmacy, Hood River Heights. Plione 001. J)R. W. T. ROWLEY PHYSICIAN, SURGEON, OCULIST Office aud Pharmacy, Hood River Heights. Phone, Main 961. g H. HARTWIQ LAWYER Will Practice in All Courts. Office with Geo. D. Culbertson A Co. Collec tions, Abstracts, Settlement of Estates. HOOD RIVER OREGON Q H. JENKINS, D. M. D. DENTIST. Specialist on Crown and Bridge Work. Telephones: OIBoe, 281; residence, M. Office over Bank Bldg. Hood River, Oregon U L.DUMBL5, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Bnccestor to Dr. M. F. Shaw. Calls promptly answered In towu or country. Day or Night. Telephones: kesldence, 611; Office, 613. Office over Keed's Grocery. J. F. WATT, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Telephones: 0!tIoe, J61; residence, 389. BURGEON O. R. M. CO. JOHN LELAND HENDERSON ATTORKEY-AT-LAW. ABSTRACTER, JO 1ARY Pl'BLIC and REAL ESTATE AlifNT. for n years a resident ol Oregon and Wash ington. His had many years experience In rteal Estate matters, as abstractor, searcher ol titles and agent. Satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. A. JAYNE. LAWYER. Abstract Furnished. Money Loaned. Hood River, Oregon. p C. BR08IU8, M. D. ' PHYBICLAN AND SURGEON. Phone Central, or 12L Office HonrT: 10 to 11 A. M. ; 2 to and 6 to 7 P.M. pOOIB & SANBORN ATTORNEY AT LAW HOOD RIVE OKKK ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF HAILS. HOOP KIVKR. The p mortice Is oihju dhily between 8 a. m. and 7 p. ui.; huut.nv rom 1:: to 1 o'clock. Mails for the hast clove hi 11 :2ii a. in., 6:20 p. m. and 9 p m.; loi llie W est at 2:-lu p. m. ana 9 p. ni. The curriers on It. K. I. route No. 1 and No. 2 leave the i.istoiliee at 8:30 daily. Mail leaves For Alt. Hood, daily al U:uU m.; arrives, 10. A' a. in, Kor ( henoweth, Wash., at 7:30 a. m. Tues days, Ti.tirmiuyti and baturdays; arrives same diiys at 6 p. in. for rnilerwood, Wash., at 7:30 a. m. Tues days, Thursdays ami baturdays; arrives same days at 6 p. m. r'or White Salmon, Wash., daily at 2:46 p, m.; arrives at 11 a. in. WHITE SALMON'.'" For Hood River dally at Ham.; arrives at 4:46 p. m, tot liusum, Trout LaVe and Guler, Wash., daily at 7:au a. m.; arrives at 12 in. Kor Glenwood, tiilmer and Fulda, Wash., daily at 7:.su a. in,: arrives at b li. ui. r'or 1'iiieliat ami buowdeu, Wash., at 1I:J a. m. Tuesdays aud baturdays; arrives same days, 10:80 a. m. For Bimeu, Wash., dally at 4:45 p. in.; ar rives at8:4;i a. m. ITtmber Lnnrt Act .lunr-:l, 1S7S.I NOTICF FOR PCLLlCATloX. United Stnte Lund (iftli-e, The 1 illlcs, 0 i--Kn. Her. I:.', HUM. - .Notice Is helvliy Klvcu Hint in compliance with the provision ot llie net of cone.!es8 ol .luiie 3. Is7s, entitled "An act for the Mile if tlliibt'l' liinds m the sltiii's of Cnii forniH, Oreiron, Nt-vmlii, unit WtiKliinttoii TorrUorv,''n.s extended to nil the I'uiiilo lam t States hv net of Asitrust 1. K-i. ANPHKW 1,. CAltV. Il'll Vl'.l. (iof Hood Kiver, county ol' Wieeo. slate i.t . , .S. ' ; U . .' . ... . : ami KW'sNW1.;. ol Section Mimlr in township No. north, raiit;e No ;t K., W.M., and will ott't-r proof to nhowthut the 1 tin (thought Ik inure valimble for Itn tlinhur or hUne tlmn for HLfrieiiliiiral HiifoseK, Hiul to estahlih h In claim o nh1(1 IiiikI before (Jeoro T. lra thr, rnl toil State ooinmiffsioiter, at his ot!lce at Hood Klvur, oreRon, on the -IfU day of MHieh, MX. He uiitneH as vltnesnes: lluyh A. Moore, JnmeH MK)re, harloM J. IlayuH, and William K. Hund, all of Hood River, Oregon. Any and all person claiming HdverHely the a hove dewcribed lands aru reiiiest'd to file their claims tn this olHco on ur before said 4th day ol March, 11HI5. dyi fta MICUAKL T. NOLAN, Register. T1mh(;r Land Aet JuneS, IKTrt.j NUTICK FOR PCHLICATIOX. United Hlate.s LanH)fliee, The Dallen, ()r lion.Ootoherln.lirOl. -Notice h liereliy givi'ii that in compliance with I lie provisions ot the act of Congress of June ;j, 187. entitled "Au act tor the sale of timber hinds in Iho stutex of California. Oregon, Nevada and Washington territory, as exieiuiea to an the rubiic ijano suites by act of August 4,lH!i-,, PKTKR 01-Wt)N, of Scan Ion, county of Carlton, hUIc of M Inne Kota, Ims on September lit 4, tiled in tin otllce liis sworn statement No. 2 111, fur tlie purclm.se o the N und XJsV of sec tion Si, in township No. nortli. range No. 9 V. W.M.and will otlerproof to Khow!tbut the land sought is more valuable for Us timber or stone than for agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said land before (ieorge T. .'father, Uniled States commissioner, at his office at Hood River, Oregon, on the 4lh day of January, 1W5. He names as witnesses: oiut J. 1' ryk hind, ol Cloquet. Minnesota, Lewis K. Morse, William V. Rund, Ulenn K. Fabric, all of Hood River, Or,.gou. Any and nil persons claiming adversely the ftbove-riescribed lands are requested to tile their claims In this oltiee on or before said 4t h day of January, Hi5. o-7 d2 Mlt.lt Ar.L T.NOli..ivegister. RS. MAHY JOHNSON, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Offices and Residence in E. I Smith Rnilding , ver f irsi inhi iianK. nirance, rear of bank, ou Third St. I'hone ;t:i. JTUREKA MEAT MARKET. NcOriUE BK08., Props. Dealers in Fresh and Cured Meats, Poultry. Fruits and Vegetables. Lard, PEEK DELIVERY. PU0NE 86 JJOOD RIVER STUDIO W, D. ROGERS, Prop High Grade Portraiture a specialty. Amateur Supplies. ON TON BA1U1EK SHOP IIAYNKS 4 GREY, Prom. The place to no I an easy shave, an upto date hair cut, and to enjoy the luxury ot a poroelaln bath tub. -HE 0. K. BAKUER 8110P Kti.cll A lieos. Props. Rptwocn .T. K. Rand's and K. V. Wrlirnt's. Strictly tirst class. Butls iacilon Kuarautecd. J. F STRANAEAN, Architect Of 25 yeure' rxperimice. Will fur nish plstis and epecilkations for all kinds of building. Ktrictly up to date. Located at Hood Uiver. COX & WALLIN Contractors and Builders Plans and Ehtimateb Fobnishud. E A S0ULE, Contractor and Builder. Plans and Kr imatkb Fuknihhkd Upon Application. dl FREDERICK & ARNOLD, GOPTRACTORS and BUILDERS Estimate furnished on all kinds of w ork Il,lliin;' Arnold. Main S3. 1 ilUIII .-I. Krlrlclt. V.ln J. 11EMEREL & SONS Contractors and Builders Hood Kivor, Ore. F. W. PPwIBNOW, Carpenter & Builder Estimates cherrfulty fnrnisherl, I'tare anil SjierineHtions furnt-hei. All woik promptly an! carefully attended to. Hood River, Ore. B. F. BELIETJ, Contractor & Builder. Fla ks asd Estimates FCBNisuiot 1 h-rH r - . ' Courtesy Lewis nnd ( lurk Jouninl. FRUIT VALUE HALF MILLION WASCO COUNTY'S BANNER CROP Hood River Farmers (iet S27.,O00 .Hosier Country Makes Splendid Showing Halles' Fine Prunes. From the forthcoming report of U II. Weber, horticultural conimisMoner of the fourth district, the total value of the district's fruit crop for 1904 iB placed at half a million dollurs. Wasco county is the principal fruit producing section of this district, and in fact the only sec tion considered in the estimate. Of this half-million Hood Kiver is credited with 1275,000. The Mosier country to the cast of here is rapidly coming to the front as a fruit-producing section. Commissioner Weber speaks in high praise of the ef forts of the Mosier fruit growers, and finds their total fruit shipments the last summer and fall brought over 20,000 into that prosperous little valley. Following is a portion of Commission er Weber's report, prepared for the an nual report of the state board, which K. L. Smith is preparing for the state printer. 'The Betting of new orchards has been very extensive in this district during the last planting season, apples predominat ing, particularly iu Hood River and Mo sier, while at The Dalles aud other sec tions of the district cherries and peaches were very largely set out. "Hood River valley leads in the pro duction of apples in this district and has at this time about 3,000 acres in ap ple orchards, w hich is about ten per cent of the available land suitable for fruit in the valley. This year's apple crip amounts to practically 100,000 boxes, and is valued at Jilti.VKK). Btraw berries yielded heavier than ever before, and and fully lliO.OOO crates of this luscious fruit were shipped, which brought the growers aliout fKlrt.OOO. About 1:200 acres are now devoted are now devoted to strawberry culture in the valley. I'ears do exceptionally well here, though as yet they receive but scant at tention, only about four carload were put on the market from here this year. I am convinced, however, that pear cul ture in the near future w ill receive more attention, aB particularly the heavier soils are sylendidly adapted to the pro duction of high grade fruit of this va riety. Besides the above cherries and blackberries are quite extensively grown here. TJie approximate value of the Hood River fruit crop this year will reach the magiiificieut sum of $275,000. "Mosier is steadily forging ahead as a fruit center, and is fast making a repu tation as a shipping-point for fancy ap ples, cherries, prunes and strawberries. This year about $12,000 will be shipped from here. Further we find lOoO crates of strawberries were marketed at an av erage price of 2.25 a crate, or $1,250 for the crop; 3iK)0 crates of cherries, at 00 cents per crate, $ 1 ,8' JO; 250 tons of prunes, $3,750; 30 tons of plums, $500. There are at present about 300 acres de voted to apples and ten acres to straw berries, which is about ten per cent of the available area suitable for fruit culture iu the territory comprising the Mosier country. "The fruit crop at The Dalles was ex ceptionally heavy this year, and all the numerous varieties of fruit grown here welded abundantly. In point of quantity prunes are in the lead, the vield of these , . was about 1000 .mi. i-TW .'mo, taiucfi-ifUuv. t li- ty carloads of the above have found their way in the green state, to Fastern markets, principally New York. Fur ther, we have 150 tons of plums, value $2,250 ; 40,000 luxes of apples, value $30, 000. I will state here that the apparent disparity in the value of Hood River apples and those grown at Mosier and The Dalles is attributed to the large per cent of Yellow New towns and 8pit.en bergs grown at the former place, which, selling at a higher price than other varieties, naturally increases' the aver- Easily 50 tons of cherries found if H V ' A. tfi; rt "w " " " Fofu noon l.iVKu homes.. ready market at The Dalles canneries at $S! per ton, and fully :i5,lHX) boxes of. of peaches were dispose.! of hv the growers in this section, vnhud at alsuit l $15,000. Peaches attain wonderful per fection, in the eoils of this locality. ) Apricots of large Bize and llavor are pro- ; dueed in ever incrciisbig ip.iantitie.-. I Quinces, too, are larii.'ly produced, while grapes grow luxuriantly on the ! soutli and east exposures of our nir , hilly toils. Not to exceed live peri cent of the available area suitable to fruit culture tributary to The Dulles U this time devoted to this industry. "The approximate value o( the entire fruit crop of the fourth district this season is $500,000. "Other sections of this district will soon be heard from as producers ol' largo quantities of vuriom kinds of fruits. Much of the arid iaml along the south bunk of the Columbia river is only awaiting the magic touch of irri gation to be turned from its present state into a broad oasis producing boun teously most luscious peSehes, grapes and other varieties of fruit." APPLE ORCHARDS AT VVlLvTrf rLAT C. R. Done says the Hood Uiver Fruit Co., iu which he nnd Mr. Van II .in un interested, in the Willow Flat district, have their 00 acres nearly all cleared and ready for setting to apple trees din ing the months of March and April. Win n set to trees, this w ill eon tilute the larg est indiud.rnl orchard in the valley. Mr. Hone has also cleared 20 acre.! which lie will set for himself. I'ho varieties to be planted are. of eourte the Newtowns anil Spitzenbcigs, with now and then a row of pollenizers. Mr. Done figures out that by May 1 next, 350 acres of the Willow Flat coun try will be planted to apple trees. At 80 trees to the acre this w ill mean 2.S,00O trees. In live years they should be bear ing .'1 boxes to t lie tree, or 81,000 boxes, almost equal to the total crop for the whole of Hood River valley this year. At $2 a box for the apples well a fourth grade mathematician can figure out the result. The soil iu the Willow Flat district is a light clay or asli, and by the 1'nited States geological surveyors it is cla.-'.'ed as third grade. That it can grow pre mium apples has already been tested. The land has been cleared at a c ist of $30 to 150 an acre. At a conservative estimate less than one-quarter of Un available land w ill be planted in orchard next year. In a very few years the w hole flat will be one vast orchard. Among those who have orchards on Willow Flat are C. K. Bone, the Hood Uiver Fruit Company, Arthur Davidson, tht! Davidson Fruit company, Mr. nr bade, Mrs. J. I.. Atkinson, I). 1.. David son, N. W. Done, Frank Massce, Mr. Massee. J Apples Make Another Convert. 11. G. Col ton of lVrtland, I'm-itie coast manager for the Ma-sachusetts Mutual Fife Insurance company, got hold of some Hood Kiver apples, and after sampling the fruit declared he must secure some property here as soon ae possible. Colton was here a few days ago, and went out to look at some land in the upper part of the valley. Mr. Jordan drove over thii valley with Mr. Colton, and on his return j. J. ,l,,r dan sent a box ol "seconds'! to the in surance man, bis "firsts" being all hold. In reply to the apples Mr. Jordan ie ceived the following letter: "Your favor with a box of apples has Uecn received, ami i nave ii.Ken great been received, and 1 pleasure in looking at the Jru l, and atii am surprised at the quality you rai- if these are culls, I am sure the ienuinc article must be pretty good stuff. The potato is certainly a wonder, and I pre sume the strawla-rries have all theonali. ties vou claim. I should like very much to see your place, but am hardly in po-i- tion to do so. I have sickness iu inr family now, and expect to go l-:a-t the 10th of January, and will be very bu-v until then, tin my return, if every- thing is agreeable, 1 mav call on you. I am more convinced than ever that yonr location is superior to some otlif-r places, and I am anxious to get hold of property like yours ai early as I can. I thank you for the apples, and shall en deavor to see you at the earliest possi- alble moment. REGARDS IT AS NOT IMPOSSIBLE FORECASTS AT LONG RANGE I, iieal .Man Has .More to Say on the Subject Weuther Itureau to Make l'xtensive Observations. The subject of long-range or seasonal forecasts of the weather seems yet to be seriously agitating thn government olliciiils, as well as the lesser lights in weather prognostications. II. It. Wren, ( f Maryland, bad the following to say on the subject a thort time ago, which was copied and issued by Section Direct or Deals, al, Cortland, in the climate and crop service bulletin for November, just received : "The ceareless change in the midst of essential stability and permanence that is apparent among heavenly bodies sug gests a reiat ion between those move ments and the destinies of men and of nations as well as of weather sequences. So obvious is ibis analogy, that it is not sti'io'it,' that in iho childhood of the race it w exalted into absolute casual connect ...i. I'oern is no more interest ing page of hi.-tory than that which traces tic ninwlli of astrology through its Mtriou- pluses, the art ot divination, the t it ki i :i "! t lie horoscopes nnd aus pices, and llie gradual development of the science oi lutrouoniy anil ineteorol ot'V. Tie-II r-l crude theories and con ceptions of the 'haldean priests and the Mawi w-. iv honest efforts to interpret natural phenomena. In the later and less Miiiple ages, however, when the pi ie.-;ly i l,is were still the reposilories of wisdom, they sought to perpetuate their iiilhh-iice by concealing knowledge from the masses or by enshrouding it ill mystery, and finally they wielded it not to enlighten but to enslave. And so persistent is slaverv, and ho deep--ealed iu the heart of the race are these early teachings aud beliefs that there is even jet a dispos.tion to accept the .su pernatural railier than to seek the nat ural causes of things. Astrology once permeated all religion, all science, au I even politics ; and the baneful inlleiice of unfounded, uureas oualiie, or porleiileoiis predictions is not a modern alllictioii. Montaigne, the French philosopher and essayist of the sixteenth century, remarks that "a large sum of money was lost on 'Change at 11'. me by this prognostication of our ruin," referring to the prediction by Italian astrologers of the downfall ol the Flench nation. Dean Swift, the powerful saliiist, wrote "I'rcdictions for the year I7l)8,hy Isaac llickerstal'f,Fsq." lo emphasize, the absurdities and weak en the inlliicnce of long range forecast er'. The infinite desirability of fore know ing the seasons for the benefit (if liu-banliiien is at .once the opportunity of charlatans and the justification of National Weather Service, It avails little to decry the methods of impostors or to brand them as fakirs; the court of final resoit must always lie the conipnr- hon of results; and Much 'Comparison etei'v one can now make for himself. V eather maps showing the actual con d.tions on every day are now published by praclicilly every civilized nation and are accessible to all; and all that is needed to cuie implicit belief in almanac predictions is an honest comparison of these predictions for a single sea son with the actual occurrences a- show n by these maps. Conspicuous instances of failure such as those of i artificial rain makers, who a decade ago wen- given the fullest opportunity to test in, d exploit their theories; or the j colorless results of the extensive bom j bai'dnicet as a protection against hail, i w hicli has been conducted tor several ' years in Sunt hern Kurope, do not con : vine" the credulous. They do serve, 1 however, to illustrate the "confusion ol i tongues' ' among the-prophets of these latt.-r davs, who boinhanl tlx: skies to precipitate storms, and bombard the i Ion, Is to dissipate them. tiovern meteorologists are not alone In the de niw.ciation of the falacies, absurdities anil p-.rnicions effects of so-called long rang-: forecasts. Professor Young, prole aoiv the foremost American astronomer speaking of lunar influences, points out that the frequency of the moon's chang-(- is so great thai it is always easy to to und instances tiy winch to verity a be lief that the changes of the moon con tiol conditions ou the earth. A change of the moon necessarily occurs about '(nice a week. All changes of the weath ! r must therefore occur within three am j three-fourths days of a change of the 1 moon, and one-half of all the changes i ouuht to occur within 4'i tiours of cnaic'e in the moon even II there were no causal connection whatever. Now it n oiiin s onlv a very slight predisposi tion in favor of the effectiveness of the moon's changes to make one forget tcA of the change that occur too far s from the proper time. Coincidence can easily lw found to justifv preexist ent belief. "The libraries of the Unlttd States Weather llure iu contain the substance and much of the detail of all that is known of weather wisdom, ancient and modern; and the scientists of the bu reau certainly are familiar with the es sence of this kuo ledge. Those who are in a position to know are well aware that every possible effort is being made to extend our knowledge of the laws that control weather conditions and meanwhile to give those who are vitally concerned the most trustworthy infor mation obtainable. It is a mutter of common experience that the notable success of some commercial article of merit is sure to Hood the. market with spurious goods of the same class which unscrupulous vendors spread be fore the iindiscriminating public. The rapid strides of the I'uiled States Weath er Itureau iu recent years toward popu lar favor through ihe widepread dis semination of its forecasts a service made possible largely by the phenomi mil spread the telephone aud the de velopment of the rural delivery service has apparently given a new impetus to uncientilie, not to say unscrupulous forecasts based upon eome sjstem of planetary control. And the chief of the weather bureau is believed to be not only justified, but morally enjoined ta counteract as far as possible the mis chievous effects of ast roldgers who pro tend to foretell the ibaiaclvr oj the coming seasons or III progress of storms and ordinary conditions for a month or a year in advance, and whose unfound ed and unreliable forecasts are too often given undue circulation by the less careful publishers. "The problem of seasonal forecasts is receiving at the hands of the ablest and most painstaking students of both con tinents a comprehensive consideration that is certain to lie fruitful and far reaching iu its results. "So important and so pressing is this work anil so promising is the Held that the chief of the weather bureau is build ing and equipping a large observatory wherein the best, talent available will soon be employed to study the intricate and profound problems of the atmos phere, whose solution promises improv meut over present methods and results in forecasting and may lead in time to seasonal predictions on a truly scien tific basis. The above was handed lo D. X. Uyer lee, the local observer, and to the query "What do you think of that" he re plied : "I think it very interesting as I do anything concerning the workings of the weather bureau. The people in general know too little about ibis, one of the most important branches of the government service. I low can to know when it is only at rare intervals that anything of the inside workings of the bureau escapes, catches the eye of some argus-eved reporter and thus wabbles into print? Of late there has been an improvement and we occasionally catch such liecting glimpses of the aims and Hints of this arm of the department of agriculture, and, perhaps, they are more interesting liecaiise ol their in- frequency. Mr. Wren speaks quite interestingly of the superstitions of the early peoples of the Fast, of whom Herodotus, the historian, tells that the (lights of birds, the condition aud appearance ol the entrails of the victims offered in uteri- liice were olten considered of such im portance that if not favorable to the adventure in progress no further action was taken until more favorable auspices could be obtained. Herodotus' writings gives numerous instances of this, show ing it to be a universal practice among the nations of which he w rote. Nor do we need to go buck lo Herodotus' day lo find equally silly and absurd beliefs. In the days of my youth a neighbor, an old man, came to assist at hog-killing time, and predicted the nature of the winter from the shape and size of the "niclis" of the hogs we killed, and the gentleman appeared to have full confi dence in the reliability of bis prediction. Another superstition some people cher ish to this day Is that the blaek markings of tin; "woolly worm" of our childhood. the larva of the Isabella moth, known to "bugologists by the pretty name, I'yrrharctia Isabella, foretells the part of the winter that w ill be the most se vere. If the forepart of the larva sholud show the most black the coldest weather would occur during the early winter, and if that part which went through the fence last carried a major part of the black the severe weather would come late ami w inter would "linger in the lap Coiillueit on 1'iiiru 4. WILD TRIBES TO BE SEEN AT 1905 FAIR .Horu Ctniiprolit'iisivri Exhibit than at St. Louis Filipino Villages, Special to the Glacier. Cortland, December 28. Native vil lages will be a feature of the Philippine display at the Lewis and Clark exposi tion, and they will embrace a more com prehensive showing of the manners and customs of the wild tribes of the islands than did those at St. Louis. The villages will be inhabited by three hundred natives representing several different tribes. There will be the head-hunting, dog-eating Ijorrotus, the lighting Moros, the Negritos, who are llie real aborigines of the islands, and the gentle, civilized Visayans. The natives will arrive at tho exposition some tune in April and will build their own houses out of bam bo and nipa. The villages will bo tocsted on the gov ernment peninsula in the center of Guild's lake. The Moros will build their houses on poles over the water as they do at home, while the Igorotos and Negritos will build squatty little huts in the wooded portion of the peninsula. The Visayans will be located on the trail whure they will conduct a native theater. The natives who were at the St. Louis exposition are now on their way back to the I'hillippinos, having left Seattle, December 13, on the lyo Maru, a Jap anese vessel. They are returning home with the intention of telling the people of their tribe of the wonders of America, and many are looking forward to their return to Portland net spring. Anto ma, chief of tho liontoc Igorrotes, a warrior who has live human heads to his credit, visited Portland recently with Dr. T. K. Hunt, who collected and had charge of the exhibit at St. Louis. Autonia will return to the Lewis and Clark exposition, he desired to look over the grounds so that he could tell thu. people whero they wure coming next year. Antonia was much pleased with the exposition und the Rose City, and will exert his influence in Dr. Hunt's behalf, in the collection of tho natives. When Dr. Hunt was arranging for the St, Louis exhibit, he was handicapped by tho fact that the Igorrotes had never been over ten miles from home,' end knew practically nothing of the outside world. They had no idea where they were going, liow they would got get there or whether thoy would ever return. Hut, nevortholeHS, some had implicit confidence in Dr. Hunt, who had lived with thorn for a year and who had always been their friend. Natur ally there were some of the warriors of Iho tribe, fighting men six feet in stat ure who refused to make the trip. Rut thn glowing accounts of the safely returned .travellers will create a desire in the rest of the people to visit America and Dr. Hunt can take his pick of the best of tho types of men and women on the islands. Resides tho wild tribes, the govern ment will detail 100 Filipino scouts for duly at the exposition. The scouts are made up of representatives of the high er class Filipinos and are a part of the regular army. A band of nativo musi cians win probably accompany tne company. Lewis und Clurk Fair Notes. Almost etery county in the statu of Oregon w ill have an exhibit at the Lewis and Clark centennial. Almost every nation that rises to the dignity of a place ou the map will be represented at the Lewis aud Clark cen tennial. Photographs of several hundred school buildings will form au interesting feature of Oregon's educational exhibit at the U.'wis ami Clark centennial. Idaho fruit growers will prepare for thu Lewis and Clark centennial, an apple exhibit which promises to rival those of Oregon and California. The Italian commissioner, Mr. Zeggio, is now iu Venice arranging for the col lection of an exhibit of Italian works of art for the Lewis and Clark fair. Lewis and Clark 'ouvenir cold dollars are proving popular as Christmas pres ents. They ure mounted as stick uius, or used in groups of two or three as breast pins. A u elegantly mounted wild cat, shot 15 years itgo on the site of the agricul tural building at. tho Ifwis and Clark . . .. . . : ., ...Ill I -.1-1 i xi centennial, wot oe on e.niiouion ai tne fair. California will probably increase its appropriation for the Lewis and Clark centennial from $20,000 to $05,000 or $75- 000, and build a state pavilion. The Legislature of the state of Wash ington will be asked to appropriate $75, OtMl for the erection of a stale building and the collection of a suitable exhibit for thn Lewis and Clerk centennial. Tlu! building which will house Russia's exhibit of paintings by modern Russian artists at the Lew is and Clark centen nial will be a replica of an old Moscow palace used by the Romanoff kings of the early times. Professor R. F. Robinson.snperintend- e lit of the Cortland public schools, has been chosen superintendent of Oregon a educational exhibit at the Lewis and Clark exposition in place of Professor U.S. Lvman who resigned on account of ill health. The art display at the Lewis and Clark centennial will be of fabulous value, representing more money than will be "pent in producing the entire exposition. There will be not a few paintings worth on the market -at least $b 0,000 each, and the aggregate value of the display w ill amount to millions of dollars.