HOOD RIVER ' GLACIER, THUlUSDAf, MARCH 16, 1906
A HISTORIC JOUBNEY
CAESAR RODNEY'S QREAT HORSE
BACK RIDE IN 1776.
How tb Declaration ot Indepead
on re Waa Saved by a Tote la the
gesalna ot the Provisional Co a err
lu Philadelphia.
It happened on that famous Fourth
of July, 1770, the day on which the
American colonies were declared free
uiul Independent states. If Caesar Rod
ney hud not made his historic ride there
might not have been any free America
. today.
The provisional congress was In ses
sion at Philadelphia, each of the thir
teen colonies having representatives
there. It was a peat congress, and a
momentous question was before the
distinguished body. The great charter
of our freedom had been written by
Jefferson, uud Benjamin Harrison, fa
ther and great-grandfather of presi
dents, had preseuted It to congress on
Monday, July 1. What would the Con
tinental congress do?
In order that our country should be
free and Independent the declaration
must be adopted. This could be done If
only the colonies were divided, and
there were some good men who did not
bt'llere it best to take this step at this
time. Four of the seven delegates of
reuuslyvanla were opposed to It, and,
of the two Delaware delegates present,
Thomas McKean was In favor of Inde
pendence, but George Eead was op
posed to the measure. Caesar Rodney,
the other member, was In the southern
part of his state In the capacity of a
brigadier general, organizing and drill
ing troops for the coming struggle,
Two of the opposing Pennsylvania
delegates were persuaded to absent
themselves, and thus the Keystone
State would favor the declaration, but
the vote of Caesar Rodney was neces
Bury to carry the state of Delaware.
A messenger was dispatched In hot
haste to Bummon him to Philadelphia,
and then for four days the "patriots
of '70" talked aud maneuvered to de
lay the final vote. On Thursday, July
4, congress wus to vote on the mo
mentous question.
On the afternoon of the 8d the
messenger found Caesar Rodney In
Sussex county, more than eighty miles
from Philadelphia. General Rodney
was at that time forty-six years old,
with a tall, lean, worn figure, his face
scarred by a cancer that was finally
to cause his death. The brave patriot
did not hesitate. "Saddle the black!"
he commanded, and In ten minutes he
had mounted his faithful steed and
was galloping as if for life to the
northward.
Eighty miles away from congress,
which was waiting for him to declare
the independence of the colonies. The
thought caused htm to drive his spurs
deep into his horse's flanks and sent
him flying along the long, dusty high
way that stretched away toward the
Quuker City. It was one of the great
rides of history. That black Bteed
bore the destinies of America, and his
rider knew It, aud there was neither
halt nor delay.
The sun went down, and the stars
came out one by one In the blue vault
of heaven, and that solitary rider rush
ed on his way. All through the cool
summer niht Caesar Rodney kept up
his reckless pace.
The stars faded out of the morning
sky, and the sun came up red aud fiery,
the herald of a sultry day. And still
Caesur Itoduey kept on his way. lie
was yet many miles from Philadelphia,
llis horse was juded, and he was travel
worn aud covered with dust, but the
patriot did not slacken his rein. He
must be there to vote for the Independ
ence of America. And he was there.
All that hot, sweltering July day the
delegates of the colonial congress were
talking aud voting in Independence
hall. The session had begun. The pres
ident, John Hancock, was In the chair,
aud the clerk, John Dickinson, was
calling the colonies one by one. Vir
ginia hud voted and Massachusetts and
the great state of New York aud the
little state of lihode Island, aud now ;
New Jersey was voting, and Caesar
Itoduey had not come.
Auxlous and worried, Thomas Mc
Kean went out to the door of Inde
pendence hall. Would his friend and
compatriot be too late? His face
brightened as he heard the sound of
hurrying hoof beats coming up Chest
nut street. A foaming, panting Bteed
dashed into the yard. Its dusty rider
lpaped to the ground. Booted and spur
red and the dust of his long ride thick
on his long flapped coat and Iron gray
hair, Caesar Rodney entered the hall of
congress leaning on his friend Mc
Kean's arm.
He was Just In time. The vote of
Delaware was being called. George
Read voted "Nay." "Aye!" called the
clear voice of Thomas McKean. It was
a tie. All eyes turned to Caesar Rod
ney. The famous rider cleared his
throat, and many a patriot heart beat
with pride as he declared In Arm tone:
"The voice of my constituents and of
all sensible and honest men, I believe.
Is In favor of independence, and my
own Judgment concurs with them;
therefore I vote for the Declaration."
And so Caesar Rodney by his famous
ride and by his noble vote helped to
settle the question of Independence and
insured the future celebrations of the
Fourth of Jul
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Re Ate Oftea.
Doctor Vou must take a quarter of
an hour's walk before every meal
Stout Patient-But, doctor, you surely
don't want me to walk all day long!
Fllegende Blatter.
Affection soothes, it hallows, elevates,
subdues and bringeth down to earti
Its native heaven. Landon.
The be-tnayto rid the system of a
rll is to evacna'e the bowels. Ken
nedy's Laxative Honey and Tar acts as
a pl'mcant, et f ftVrtnal cathartic on the
bowels It "cleats the head, cnts the
nil phlfitin f the thrift, strengthei s
tie br ncliii-I tiib , r-i:eve" t3nsih
c id , ( ne. h'0 i y eragetr. S 'd
W it : -i-I'lixrtimry.
Apple Shippers
Your (liipmpntf, laree or small, rv-
npi'n" 'i-i' d WV run e't yti
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PurUand, Ore.
THE GIANT INDIANS.
PMaLU Wars mt the Oaas of Tlerra
del Faeco.
The Onas, a tribe of Indiana inhabit
log the mainland of the Tlerra del Fa
go Island, are physical giants. Tool!
average height Is over six feet A few
are six and one-half feet; a few fall be
low six feet The women are more cor
pulent and not so tall. There Is no
ra'.-e In the world with a more perfect
physical development than the Oua In
dians. This Is partly due to the topog
raphy of the country and the distribu
tion of the game, which makes long
marches across the country a necessity.
In mentality they fall far below their
physical attainments. In the past theli
supply of game has been plentiful, and
this may account for the lack of In
ventive genius among them. This lack
of progressive skill Is portrayed In theli
home life, clothing and homes. Their
children suffer from it, for, contrary to
the practice common among most In
dians of feeding, dressing and training
the children well, the Onas' little ones
are mostly naked, poorly fed and alto
gether neglected. They have abundant
material for supplying themselves wltb
clothing and homes, and yet they throw
a few branches together, put skins over
the windward side and then shiver un
der the miserable shelter.
Scientists who have made a study of
the subject say that the language of
the Onas is the strangest ever listened
to. Many of the words are not difficult
to pronounce, nor Is the construction
of the sentences difficult, but very few
words are Interrupted by a sound
whleb-tf Is Impossible to produce. The
speaker hacks, coughs and grunts, dis
torting his face In the most Inhuman
manner, and then passes on to the next
stumbling block. The Onas live princi
pally upon meat, which In former years
was obtained from the guanaco. New
York Herald.
ST. SWITHIN AND RAIN.
The Learead ot 1ie Chapel Over the
Biahop'a Grave.
The superstitions referring to par
ticular days are very numerous. The
legend of St. Swlthln Is an example
that will occur to every one:
St. Bwlthln's day, If thou dost rain,
For forty days It will remain;
St. Bwlthln's day, If thou be fair,
For forty day 'twill rain nae matr.
St. Swlthln, bishop of Winchester, ac
cording to the author of "The Popular
Antiquities," was "a man equally not
ed for uprightness and humility. So
far did he carry the latter virtue that
on his deathbed he requested to be
burled not within the church, but out
side the churchyard on the north of the
sacred building, where his corpse might
receive the eavesdropplngs from the
roof and his grave be trodden by the
feet of passersby. His lowly request
was complied with, and In this neglect
ed spot his remains reposed till about
100 years afterward, when a fit of
pious Indignation selied the clergy at
the fact that the body of so holy a
member of their order was allowed to
occupy such a position, and on an ap
pointed day they all assembled to con
vey It with great pomp to the adjoin
ing cathedral of Winchester. When
they were about to commence the cere
mony a heavy rain burst forth and con
tinued without Intermission for the
forty succeeding days. The monks In
terpreted this tempest as a warning
from heaven of the blasphemous nature
of their attempt to contravene the di
rection of St Swithin, and Instead of
disturbing his remains they erected a
chapel over his grave." "St Swlthln Is
christening the apples" Is the more po
etical way of describing St Swlthln's
rain.
The Mooa'a Phaaea.
The phases of the moon are caused
by its relative position to the earth and
the sun, so that when It is full moon
In one part of the earth It Is full moon
in all parts of the earth, and so for all
Its other phases. The moon revolves
around the earth once In twenty-seven
days, though on account of the earth's
revolution around the sun the mean
duration of the lunar month that Is,
the time from new moon to new moon
Is twenty-nine days, twelve hours
and forty-four minutes. The "dark of
the moon" is that half of the lunar
month during which the moon shines
least at night
A Cold, Hard Saab.
"Excuse me, madam," he said, "but
ah you remember, In the restaurant
after the theater the other night yon
were kind enough to notice me, I
hope I am not mistaken in supposing
that your Interest was ah not alto
gether" "Oh, not at all. I remember now.
I thought for a moment that you were
the coachman my husband discharged
a few weeks ago for trying to make
love to the cook, and I wondered bow
you could afford to eat In such an ex
pensive place." Chicago Record-Herald.
,
Ezplalaed.
Mistress (on the second day to new
cook) Kathl, lust be so good as to
lend me 5 marks. Cook (aside) Ha,
ba! That's why she said yesterday tbs
cook In her house was treated as ont
of tfe family!
Dr. Cooper's Nine Cs.
Is a wonderful medical discovery. Af
ter tlili ty-five years of active practice,
and having treated many hundred cases
of catarrh and other throat and lung
diseases, Dr. Cooper discovered the med
icine called the "Nine Cs."
The "Nine Cs" will cure any ca ruble
case of Catarrh, Asthma or Consump
tion that has not passed to the lait
stages. It is a great remedy for hoarse
ness of public speakers. It is a sure
remedy for croup and a great benefit in
whooping cough.
The remedy is pleasant to use, eveu
for children, and is sold by the drug
gists in Hood River, under a guarantee
to benefit the patient or the money re
funded. This medicine was formerly
mannfactuied in Villisca, Iowa, but will
now lie manulactnred in Hood River.
DR. F. COOPER.
Here Is a Bargain.
Five aerm firl-cl""S land, one mile
f, in HHid River; all in oniianl ; lie
nil U ig " place. Mul wll a- "lice
Fr pir cular e John LeUnil lieu
'lenn. T.. the Tater f Baldwin Pre-lie.
Ii. ri-'n r." f-r Ha l- n
' r 1 '' K p e
-.It,
Noury futilio, I
ANY FOOL
Knows enough to carry an umbrJli
when It rains, but the wise one Is bi
who carries one when it is only cloudv.
viny mart will
send for a doctor
when he gets
bed-fast, but the
wiser one is he
who adopts
? roper precau
lonary. preven
tive and curative
measures when
first appear the
Ills which, if un
chwkod and un
cured, grow into
serious illness.
Impairtxl diges
tion and nutri
tion am nonerallv
" the foreruiinersi
of a nervous or functional break-down.
Nature htm proefcert remaiir most
abundantly for all such conditions in our
ntltiVR niMlifilllll IlllillKa With (tin ..ua
of chemically puro glycerine, of proper
sireiiRth and at a pniMir sustained temp
erature. Dr. Pierce extracts from Golden
Seal root. Queen's root. Stone root, Black
Cherrybark. lilnndroot and Mandrake
root, medicinal principles which, when
combined in Just the right proportions,
constitute his widely famed "ftoldm Med
ical Itooot vry." H restores the tone of
the stomach, the activity of the liver
and the steadiness of the nerves, pouring
vitality Into the blood till the once sick
and debilitated one Is so renewed in
health, strength aud power that he can
resume his work, whatever it Is, with
vigor and elastlcitv.
All
school, agree that Hydrastis, or Golden
Seal one of the essential roots In the
make-up of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery Is of very great value as a
pure tonic, and as an alterative valuable
In chronic alToctlnns of the stomach, in
testines and bladder.
XVm Not "'? the Original hut the
best Utt(. Liver PilU, t put
VeWcA UP over. 40 years ago, t,y old
.. . .. Pr " Pierce, have been
aiach Imitated but never equaled, as thou
sands attest. They're purely vegetable,
being made up ot concentrated and refined
medicinal principles, extracted from (lit
runts ot American planta. I)n not gripe.
One or two for stomach corrective, three ot
tour tor caUiaxUo.
CHICAGO
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of safety, least delay and fastest
schedules are assured by travel
ing over the Chicago & North
western Railway and its connect
ing lines to Chicago via Omaha
or via St. Paul and Minneapolis.
This is the route of The Overland
Limited and of The Atlantic
Express daily trains, with direct
through service from Portland
via Omaha.
Direct connection at St. Paul
and Minneapolis with four mag
nificent daily trains to Chicago.
All agents sell tickets via this line.
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tea
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roar.
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C. L. PIERSON, Prop.
vKent Apples
From now on we
look for a better
market in Portland
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PAGE & SON
Pioneer Fruit and Produce Dealers
PORTLAND, ORE.
Wood For Sale
All Kinds r TTvest
Market Price.
Prompt delivery, phone. Murray Kay.
BEN THEYSON
Best line of Cigars in
the City
Also handle line of
ires. Tobaccos and
jci&hiug Xackle
Do you want a snap?
You can't lose if you
buy a tract m lamous
MAINE 4 BOWMAN
PLAT
Cut up in tracts to nnit you.
Just nold ten acres for two
thousand dollaisnni the
rest, t hun that which we re
serve will soou be sold.
The fluent lurry and apple land in
the world. Within' the city limits ol
White Salmon. Ten-acre or smaller
tract JiiMt the thing for berries and
vegetables. mtmmmmm
After you have looked around come
and see us and you will find just what
you have have been looking for.
Cherries from tract this year
are. the winners in the great
fruit exhibits.
MAINE & BOWMAN,
White Salmon, Wash,
Do You Suffer with Dyspepsia
or indigestion? Clarke'a Dyspepsa
Tablets will cure vou. Price only 50c,
DAVIDSON
FRUIT DEALERS
and Manufacturers of all kinds of
Fruit
Highest Prices Paid
Vehiclesand Agricultural Implements
(Seasonable Goods)
DiSC HarrOWS, Reversible and Extension
PLOWS, HARROWS AND CULTIVATORS
IRON AGE GARDEN TOOLS
Grubbing Machines,
Wire
Cream Separators,
Buggy Tops, Spray Pumps
and all sundries for above.
J. R. NICKELSEN
COR. 4th. and COLUMBIA St reets
a
-DEALER IN-
Staple and
Fancy Groceries
AND HARDWARE.
SOLE AGENTS KR
Majestic & Mesaba Ranges
and Stiletto Cutlery."
HOOD RIVER HEIGHTS, - - OREGON.
C T. BAW80N. F. H. BTANTOJJ
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, Pear,Aprlcot,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, Spitien
. berg and Jonathan apple trees.
RAWSON & STANTON, Hood River. Or.
Closing Out Ladies -Top Skirts
These Skirts are of the latest Fall and Winter
styles, in blacks, bro.wns, blues, plaids and tans.
Exceptional good values at these prices.
Ladies' Top Skirts, worth $9.00, reduced to $7.00
Ladies' Top Skirts, worth $7.00, reduced Ui. 6.60
Ladies' Top Skirts, worth ?G.00, reduced to 4.50
A , L. CARM1CHAEL
HOOD RIVER HEIGHTS
PHONE 51.
Wood consumers will find it to their advantage to
call on us. Have on hand
1500 Cords of Dry Slab Wood
Prices have not been advanced.
Oregon Lumb
FRUIT CO
Boxes
for High Grade Fruit.
Cable and Extras
GIL
TJIZID NOTICE
Hood River, Oregon.
WHOLKSALK RETAIL
THE DALLES NURSERIES
U. II. WKl'.KU,
THE DALLES, OREGON.
OKilH KK AMI
FRUIT, SHADE TflCSCC GRAPE VINES
and s h rii vN"
ORNAMENTAL 1 SMALL FRUITS
Evergreens, Rosea and Shrubbery.
Remember, Our Trees are Grown Strictly Without Irrigation.
Houses
Coe's
Cheap for Cash or on
your own terms.
Now is the Time to Buy.
Phone Farmers 1233.
H. C. COE.
JACKSON & JACKSON,
Dealer in General Merchandise
and Lumbermen's Supplies,
Railroad Ties, Cordwood, Lumber and Cedar Posts
Free Delivery. Tlione Ml HOOD RIVER, OR.
..Mount Hood Store.
W. S. GRIBBIE. Proprietor.
Dry Clouds Ammunition Roots and Shoes
Hardware Grnnitewn re
Hay (irain Flour Feed Full line of Groceries
HOOD RIVER TRANSFER
6c LIVERY CO.
TICLET OFFICE FOR THE REGULATOR LINE OF STEAMERS.
Hauling, Draying, Baggage Transferred, First
Class Livery Turnouts Always Ready.
Phone 1-51 -
NORTON & SMITH
Tinners, Plumbers and
Ilaiull.
Pumps. Windmills, Spray Fittings
and Hose
J. E. NICHOLS
UNDERTAKER and
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
1 hold lVurm' Irotn tin- K'at lliiril iA On u .n mid Washington, and am qualified
to eliip IxuliiH t.i Kin pi'iht. 1 n i p ' gi'i'vire either day or night.
Ilfttist tiinii.-tieii on tilt urciMohs
Pallor I'h'.U" M lit:
Kemdt-nct: I'liuuu Ma li W'Ji
PHONE 51.
er Co
IlkM.KK IN
and Lots
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Steam Fitters
Schifller Building,
Hood Kiver, Oregon
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