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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1905)
TnuWte4 Fkm CennttM. I hould lik to opeak next, apropoa of ttie inglorious good, of a claw that today It Is thought quite fitting to treat with the utmost one sldedness. I mean the rk'h. Some people think the last word Is said when they have stig matized that Infamy, capital. For them, all who possess great fortunes are monsters gorged with the blood of the miserable. Others, not so declama tory, persist, however, In confounding riches with egoism and Insensibility. Justice should be visited on these er rors, be they Involuntary or calculated. No doubt there are rich men who con cern themselves with nobody else, and others who do good only with osten tation. Indeed, we know It too welL Bat does their Inhumanity or hypocrisy take away the value of the good that others do and that they often hide with a modesty so perfect T I knew a man to whom every mis fortune bad come which can strike us I in our affections. He had lost a be loved wife, had seen all bis children burled one after anoth. But be had a great fortune, the result of his own labor. Living In the utmost simplic ity, almost without personal wants, he spent bis time In searching for oppor tunities to do good and profiting by them. How many people he surprised In flagrant poverty, what means he combined for relieving distress and lighting up dark lives, with what kindly tboughtfulness he took his friends unawares, no one can Imagine. He liked to do good to others and en joy their surprise when they did not know whence the relief came. It pleased blm to repair the Injustices of fortune, to bring tears of happiness In families pursued by mischance. He was continually plotting, contriving, machinating In the dark, with a child ish fear of being caught with bis hand In the bag. The greater part of these fine deeds were not known till after bis death; the whole of them we shall never know. He was a socialist of the right sort, for there are two kinds of them. Those who aspire to appropriate to them selves a part of the goods of others are numerous and commonplace. To belong to their order It suffices to have a big appetite. Those who are hun gering to divide their own goods With men who have none are rare and pre cious, for to enter this choice company there Is need of a brave, and noble heart free from selfishness and sensi tive to both the happiness and unhappl iipsh of Its fellows. Fortunately the race of these socialists Is not extinct, and I feel an unalloyed satisfaction In offer ing them a tribute they never claim. I must be pardoned for dwelling up on this. It does one good to offset the bitterness of so many Infamies, so many calumnies, so much charlatan Ism, by resting the eyes upon some thing more beautiful, breathing the perfume of these stray corners where simple goodness Sowers. A lady, a foreigner, doubtless little used to Parisian life, just now told me with what horror the things she sees here Inspire her these vile posters, these "yellow" Journals, these women with bleached balr, this crowd rushing to the races, to dance halls, to roulette tables, to corruption the whole flood of superficial and mundane life. She did not speak the word Babylon, but doubtless it was out of pity for one of the inhabitants of this city of per- anion. "Alas, yes, madam; these things are sad, but you have not seen all." "Heaven preserve me from thatP1 "On the contrary, I wish you could see everything, for, if the dark side is very ugly, there Is so much to atone for It And, believe me, madam, you have simply to change your quar ter or observe it at another hour. For Instance, take the Paris of early morn lng. It will offer much to correct your Impressions of the Parts of the night Go see, among so many other working people, the street sweepers, who come out at the hour when the revelers and malefactors go in. Ob serve beneath these rags those cary atid bodies, those austere faces I How serious they are at their work of sweeping away the refuse of the night's revelry I One might liken them to the prophets at Ahasuerus' gates. There are women among them, many old people. When the air Is cold they stop to blow their fingers and then go at It again. So It is every day. And they, too, are inhabitants of Paris. "O next to the faubourgs, to the factories, especially the smaller ones, where the children or the employers labor with the men. Watch the army of workers marching to tbelr tasks. How ready and willing these young girls seem as they come gayly down from their distant quarters to the shops and stores and offices of the city I Then Tislt the homes from which they come. See the woman of the people at her work. Her husband's wages are modest, tbetr dwelling ts cramped,- ITie children are many, the father Is often harsh. Make a collec tion of the biographies of lowly peo ple, budgets of modest family life; loook at them attentively and long. "After that go see the students. Those who have scandalised you in the streets are numerous, but those who labor hard are legion, only they stay at home and are not talked about If you knew the toil and dig of the Latin quurtert You find the papers full of the rumpus made by a certain set of youths who call themselves students. The papers say enough of those who break windows, but why do they make no mention of those who spend their nights toiling over problems T Becsuse It wouldn't Interest the public. Yes. when now and then one of them, a medical student perhaps, dies victim to professional duty the matter has two lines in the dallies. A drunken brawl gets half a column, with every detail elaborated. Nothing is lacking but the portraits of the heroes, and not always that "I should never end were I to try to nnlnt out to vou all that TOO nybit iZZilZZZTZZi IIaISISIXSII W WW V The Simple Life By CHARLES WAGNER tk FmocJi bjr Mary Lmihm Hemic UOL br Medtm. Phillip Co. go to see If you would see all. Vou would needs make the tour of society at large, rich and poor, wise and ig norant And certainly you would not Judge so severely then. Paris Is a world, and here, as in the world In general, the good bides away while the evil flaunts Itself. Observing only the surface, you sometimes auk bow there can possibly be so much riffraff. When, on the contrary, you look Into t':e depths you are astonished that In troublous, obscure and sometimes frightful life there can be so much virtue." But why linger over these things? Am I not blowing trumpets for those who hold trumpet blowing In horror? Do not understand me so. My aim is tbls: To make men think about un ostentatious goodness above all, to make them love it and practice it. The man who finds bis satisfaction In things which glitter and bold bis eyes Is lost first, because be will thus see evil before all else, then because ho gets accustomed to the sight of only such good as seeks for notice, and there fore easily succumbs to the temptation to live himself for appearances. Not only must one be resigned to obscurity; he must love it If be does not wish to slip Insensibly Into the ranks of figu rants, who preserve their parts only while under the eyes of the spectators and put off In the wings the restraints Imposed on the stage. Here we are In the presence of one of the essential elements of the moral life. And this which we say Is tme not only for those who are called hum ble and whose lot it is to pass unre marked; It Is Just as true, and more so, for the chief actors. If you would not be a brilliant Inutility, a man of gold lace and plumes, but empty Inside, you must play the star role in the slm pie spirit of the most obscure of your collaborators. He who is nothing worth except on hours of parade is worth less than nothing. Have we the perilous bonor of being always in view, of marching In the front ranks? Let us take so much the greater care of the sanctuary of silent good within us; let us give to the structure whose facade Is seen of our fellow men a wide foun dation of simplicity, of bumble fidel ity, and then, out of sympathy, out of gratitude, let us stay near our broth ers who are unknown to fame. We owe everything to them, do we not? 1 call to witness every one who bus found In life tbls encouraging experi encethat stones hidden in the soil bold up the whole edifice. All those who arrive at having a public and recog nised value owe it to some humble spiritual ancestors, to some forgotten insplrer. A small number of the good, among them simple women, peasants, vanquished heroes, parents as modest as they are revered, personify for us beautiful and noble living; their exam ple inspires us and gives strength. The remembrance of them Is forever Inseparable from that conscience be fore which we arraign ourselves. In our hours of trial we think of them, courageous and serene, and our bur dens lighten. In clouds they compass us about, these witnesses Invisible ami beloved Who keep us from stumbling and our feet from falling In the battle, and day by day do they prove to us that the treasure of humanity Is its hidden goodness. CnAFTER X. Till WOULD AND THE LIFE OF THE HOME. ma r N the time of the second empire, In one of our pieasantest subprefec- tures of the provinces, a little way from some baths fnyionted by the emperor, there was a mayor, a very worthy man and Intelligent, too, whose bead was suddenly turned by the thought that bis sovereign might one day descend upon his home. I'p to this time he had lived in the house of his fathers, a son respectful of the slight est family traditions. But when once the all absorbing Idea of receiving the emperor bad taken possession of tils brain he became another man. In this new light what had before seemed suf ficient for his needs, even enjoyable, all this simplicity that his ancestors had loved, appeared poor, ugly, ridicu lous. Out of the question to ask an em peror to climb this wooden staircase, sit In these old armchairs, walk over such superannuated carpets. So the mayor caned architect ami masons; pickaxes attacked walls and demolish ed partitions, and a drawing room was made out of all proportion to the rest of the house In slse and splendor. He and his family retired Into close quar ters, where people and furniture In commoded each other generally. Then, having emptied his purse and upset his household by this stroke of genius, be awaited the royal guest. Alas, he soon saw the end of the empire arrive, but the emperor never. The folly of this poor man Is not so rare. As mad as he are all those who lacrtnee tnelr Home life to the de mands of the world. And the daiiRer In such a sacrifice Is most menacing In times of unrest Our contemporaries are constantly exposed to It and cou stantly succumbing. How many fami ly treasures have they literally thrown away to satisfy worldly ambitions and conventions, but the happiness upon which they thought to come through these Impious Immolations always eludes them. To give up the ancestral hearth, to let the family traditions fall Into des uetude, to abandon the simple domes tic customs, for whatever return Is to make a fool's bargain, and such Is the place In society of family life that If this be Impoverished the trouble Is felt throughout the whole social organism. To enjoy a normal development this organism has need of well tried Indi viduals, each having his own value, his own hall mark. Otherwise society be comes a flock, and sometimes a flock without a shepherd. But whence doos the Individual draw his originality, this unique something which, joined to the distinctive qualities of others, con stitutes the wealth and strength of a 1 community? lie can draw it only from his own family. Destroy the as semblage of memories and practices whence emanates for each home an atmosphere In miniature, and you dry up the sources of character, sap the strength of public spirit. It concerns the country that each home be a world, profound, respected, communicating to lis members an In effaceable moral Imprint. But before pursuing the subject further let us rid ourselves of a misunderstanding. Fam ily feeling, like all beautiful things, has Its caricature, which Is family egoism. Pome families are like barred and bolt ed citadels, their members organized for the exploitation of the whole world. Everything that does not directly con cern them Is Indifferent to them. They live like colonists I had almost said Intruders In the society around them. Their particularism Is pushed to such an excess that they make enemies of the whole human race. In their small way they resemble those powerful so cieties formed from time to time through the ages which possess them selves of universal rule and for which no one outside their own community counts. This is the spirit that has sometimes made the family seem a re treat of egoism which It was neces sary to destroy fur the public safety. But us patriotism and jingoism are as far apart as the east from the west, so are famllv feeling and clannlshness. To he contliuieil.) A INiiui'i' Invitation. After a hearty meal, a dose of Kodol dyspepsia Dure will prcvt'iit an attack of iii(liue.tion. Koilnl is u thorough digeht (lit ami a guianteed cine for In (Hgestion, Dyspepsia, (ins on the Stoni asli, Sour Hai-iiiL', I! id liri-ulli and nil stomach trouble. X. Wakin. Isbus, Kv , says: lean testify t- the elllcencv of Kodol in the cure ol Stomach Troub les. I wis allicted with Stomach Troubles for lll'leen years and have taken six b titles of your Kodol t. pepsin (Jure, which lias entirely cured me. The six bottles were worth $1,000 to me. Wold by (i. K. Williams. Declaration Day is c lining and you will want to have your lot tixed up be fore that time. We have a large stock on hand and are prepared to till orders promptly and give Kitisfaction. Work done good mid at the lowest prices. A postal card sent, to us will bring you the samples. Try it. WATTS MARBLE WORK6, The Dalles, t're. BERT G. BOARDMAN, Mas opened a. General Store AT ODELL and will keep on hand a first class stock of Groceries, Hour and Feed The public is invited to call and inspect the stock. A square deal for all. MILWAUKEE NURSERIES We hive ftu,H Yellow Newton Pippin and HnitztMibiTH AjnUs Tivi-n, rhh ft gmu'rul va riety ol ! i till 1 uien lor mlv for tli oomliiff m'bkiiu, iiml ut' r Kiting tu nell iheiu at reHMimrilde pi ire. Our 'I lee hi c tirst Haw. nml Truo to Name. Mrnf:e1 mi wholf root, with cUmi ettre ftilly otU't it'tl fitiiu Hnue oi the l'nt War ing oicl ants In HikmI lilver Valley, tie ml for pi'liTS to MILWAUKEE NURSERIES Milwaukee, Oregon r. K. STRAND Uh'hI Afient N. B. HARVEY, lroprietoc Some Bargains. Our li.-t contains about 4) different. tract-of fruit anil general (in in lands in Mi'sicr ; almtit ;m acrcN in 1' mlerwoi d, livnleil into tracts ol troni 411 to ;!1!0 notes each; nln about lS-'t different tracts o( lann ii'o)wrty in Hood Uiver valley, aiw mine vet') desirable resl denci s in Hood Uiver and Mo-ic.r H:!. ti acres '.j mile out ; berries and iireliiird. A beautiful location. Will be sold at a bargain. li'.'. IS") acres one-half mile from Ml. Mood 1'. O. I t acres in clover, I ill Imv II in strawberries, 1 .share water, 2 houses, all l"..r $1 H Ml. I'l I-acres ft miles out , bi acres in orchard, Id lull b ..u iin;. Kirst -class im provements. biaiiltl'ul home. JS. Ml acics, 5 acics 7-car-old apple trees, balance ill clover and general farming. New t room house. in acres in thennwt beautiful por tion of the valley. I acres in orchard one ve il' old, HI acres in berries, 4 acres III alfalfa, balance general farming. til. Ill in n s 4 miles mil; splendid soil; 1 acre apples, best varieties; one year planted. I ! acres in strawberries, L' acres in potatoes, o acres in clover. 11 1. Two liiO-acre (tacts admit nine miles out; one on east side, other west side. Choice for 1 100. A number of 5, 10, and 40 acre tracts of unimprovc I land that will Itcar investigation Also a number of lai've tracts from bin to ;;l'0 acres in Ore gon and Washington Some f ' rcMdeiii'i s and lots in every portion of the citv. W. J. BAKER & CO. Real Estate Agents Hood River, Oregon. Watts w Marble ! 11 Works MY ENTIRE LINE OF Shoes and Rubber Goods Men's and Ladies' Underwear will be dosed out at Reduced Prices. And all the rest of my stock of General Merchandise is being sold very low. GEO. P. CROWELL. O. T. BAWBON. HOOD RIVER NURSERY. Stock Grown on Full Roots. We desire to let our friends and patrons know that for the fall planting wo will have and can sup ply in any number Cherry, Pea r,Apricot, Peachft 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. LKSI.IK RUT LIC It TRUMAN' IIUTLKU BUTLER & CO., BANKERS. Transact a General Interest Paid on issue American Hankers Association Money Orders payable any place in the United Slates. We have for sale the Lewis and ('lurk gold dollars. An excel lent remembrance, for your eastern friends. SNOW & UPSON For All Kinds of Grubbing Supplies, Wood Choppers and A full line of stock Does your liorse interfere? Livery, Feed C. L. GILBERT, Proprietor. YkT TL2T Mo oooa ooiei HOOD RIVER, OREGON. Headquarters for Tourists & Commercial Travelers Regular Rates, $1.25 to $2.50 per day. Sbecial Rates by Week or Month. Stages leave dally for Cloud Cap Inn during July, August and September. J. B. FLETCHER & CO. DEALERS IN Groceries, Flour and Feed, Notions, Glassware, Crockery, etc. HOOD IlIYEB IlEHiHTS. A COMPLETE STOCK OF URNI and Building Material PAINTS AND OILS. FURNITURE REPAIRED. ' t ,w guaranteed. Call and look through the Stock, (ihid to show vou around. Undertaker and Embalmer F. H. BTANTON Khtahmhhed 1900. Residents of Wasco Co. for 23 Years Banking Business. Time Deposits. Loggers Tools alwu on hnnd. Bring him i.i. No cure no pay and Draying. STRANAHANS & BAGLEY. Horses bought, sold or exchanged. Pleasure parties can secure first-class rigs. Spe cial attention given to moving Furniture and Pianos. We do everything horses can do. HOOD RIVER, OREGON. C. F. GILBERT, Manager. H TOT jl 1 TURE II UU lillGlE 1 I Pharmacy1 I HAS A FULL LINE OF Spraying Material DRUGS and CHEMICALS Bring us your Prescriptions. DAVIDSON FRUIT and Manufacturers of all kinds of Fruit Highest Trices Paid J. -DEALER IN- Staple and j& Fancy Groceries AND HARDWARE. SOLE AGENTS FOR Majestic & Mesaba Ranges and Stiletto Gutlerv. HOOD KIVEIt HEIGHTS, - - OREGON. HOTEL WAUCOMA P. F. FOUTS, Prop. RATES, $2.00 to $2 50 PER DAY. Steam heat. Large pieasant rooms. Everything new, Sample room for commercial tra velers. HOOD 1UVEH, OREGON. CENTRAL MARKET MAYES BROS., Proprietors. DKALKKS L ALL KINDS OF Fresh & Cured Meats VEGETABLES AND FRUITS. ILe First National Bank OF HOOD RIVER WE PAY INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS, TIILIIE ARE MANY who are under the erroneous im pression that they never control 'iioney enough to start a bank account. In this tliev are mistaken. We solicit small accouuts as well as large. We handle both with our best care and offer Drafts and Bank Money Orders Sold on AH Parfs of the World. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. HOOD RIVER TRANSFER & LIVERY CO. TICLET OFFICE FOR THE REGULATOR LINE OF STEAMERS Hauling, Draying, Baggage Transferred, First Class Livery Turnouts Always Ready. Phone 131. Brosius Block. FRUIT CO DEALERS for High Grade Fruit. vou our services.