fldOD KlVjsh fiLAOtER THOItSDAf APRIL 18, l0Of
WILSON'S LETTER
TO LOWNSDALE
Hood KIer,;Or. April fi.-In view
ot the unwarranted attack on llooii
Kirer ami Hocxl Kiver nplen Ly Mr.
Lowcadale, of LnfaytUe, through tlie
oolnoiua of the (JreKOoiau, 1 lti l liint
it 1 but jiiutce to put iu readers ii
possesion of factu that that goniie
mail tiua not Ken H". to d eutiou.
lu the Urkt luee Mr. LowundHli)
articles bave been ueituer logical, cuu
flued to facta, nor imbued with com
mon courtesy. I'bey bave been iiibiu
ly eoreeda full of teuoui aud mullet
and directed nut only HKHiuet llooii
Kivei but Kogue Hirer aa well. What
bas Mr. Lownadale ever doue to brinK
about tbe splendid reputation wuioL
tbe Oregon apple eujuys at home aud
abroad? While both Hood River anJ
Rogue River bave been leady aud wil
ling to impart any information that
would better the condition oi iliut
pie growing industry in Oregon, Mr.
Lowusdale b a kicked, frothed at tin
nio.ith, tuugbt the olllcera of the Slatt
iiorticulturul tociety m.d resoiutelj
refused to adopt the progte-aive
methoda of growera in other parU o
tbe state. According to hiui e bave
reached that stage of d velopiueut
where a oouimunity cannot advance
ita own interests aud the state's wel
fare without an aftermath of query,
criticism, dissent, objection aud even
boatility. It seems that there ait
some jealoua aoujn ever leady, like a
bird ot ill omen, to ait .ou the fence
and croak their dixpleaBure.
H)iue yeara ago Mr. Lowusdale wat
present at meeting of tbe Butt
Horticultural aocioty when the meth
oda ot tryiug to exterminate the coJ
lin moth were being discussed. Among
othera be spoke ou the aubjuct and
told of a apray that he bad been using
and which he said was very euoc
iul. When pressed Ly tbe othera who
were preaent to give Ita formula he
recused to do ao, lie wauled it an to
bimaolf. Aud yet be ia accusing ilood
River of wanting to snatch everything
in eight.
However, hia eelflshnesa haa not ap
parent ly benefited him, for bugging
bia secret to bia breast, and presuma
bly keeping on using it, be shipped a
carload of apples to Vancouver, II.
0., which were in auob a diseased
condition that be bad to pay tbe re
turn charges on tuein or have them
confiscated aud destroyed. Anothei
carload, for which Air. LwmtlHk
claims auob superior keopiug quali
ties, was shipped to Loa Augelea,
where tbey wen refused by the buy
ei, and be theu forwarded thorn to
Houston, Tex., were they were also
refused. Aa a lust resort they weie
aent to Iiuaumnut, Tex., where thuy
were ionud, by their prospective buy
er, to be lu such a decayed condition
(owing to their superior keeping
auu)!tie) that they were immediately
disposed cf tu keop tneui lioin being
a total lose.
When Mr. Lowusditle states that
there are no apples being shipped
from Hood lilver at present it la ve'y
evident that the nearest he haa been
to that place ia Lafayette. A carload
ot apt lis waa shipped from Ilood ltiv
er taken right fiom the ranches ou
March 20 aud another will leave ou
April 8. Both of these consignment
in additiou to being shipped 9000
miles Hcrots tbe PaciUc will be sent
3000 miles into the interior of Hibe. in.
l'bere are UUOO boxes cf apples tu
Hood ltiver valley, none ot which
have been iu cold atorage and which
on tbe word of an experienced apple
buyer aie in prime condition. I'hey
are of the cheaper varities and are
bringing from 91. 15 to $2 a box.
The assertion ol the mouthpiece ot
Lafayette that Hood Kiver Is tryiug
to anatob evuytbing lu sight, and
that ita reputation for Hue fruit ia
due to Ita giat advertising la not
borne out by tho statement ot Horace
O. Day. of the llrui of Hgobel & Day,
one ot the laigost apple buying linns
in New York City, who bought the
Ilood Kiver Spitzuuhurgs the llrst
three years that they were sold iu car
load lots. Mr. 1 ay stated lu the
bearing of the writer at Hood Kiver
that ou the receipt of the applei fiom
bere, they erased tbe labels ou Ibeiu
ao that other dealers would uot know
where they came from aud that they
Bold for aubstnntiully tho same price
Ha they do now. Wheu 1 wus iu iNew
York last Oeceotnber I saw on the
ooiuur ot Washington and Kendo
atreeta those woudenul apples of su
perior keeping qualities, pink color,
and oily, spicy llavor of which Mr.
Lowadale boasta selling side by aide
with Hood luvei Kpitzenbergs tor
11. f0 less a box, both having the same
number of apples to the mix. Wbeii
asked why this was the case aa both
were from Oregon the deuler said that
tbe trade would not pay as much for
tbe cheaper apples as they were not
good keepers. He stated furthei :
"We get all ot our fanoy Hpitzuubergs
and Newtowus irom llooii lover ami
Kogue lilver." It will be a long tinio
before Hood Kiver, tho gem of the
Cascades, will exchange ber mountain
laurels for Valley willuws.
Hood Kiver baa beeu patient under
Mr. Lowusdalo'a abuse aud mtaropre
aentation, but iu one ot hia letters
aud Interviews be suites that bis dis
play of apples in Portland last No
vember was packed by farmers, wheu
tj the writer's knowledge some ot the
boxes weie packed by loin Johnson,
one of Hood Kiver's bout packers.
Aa to auothur Instance wheie he
handles tbe truth economically he
claims to bave won prizes on two va
rletiea ot apples in competition witb
Hood Kiver at a meeting of the State
Horticultural society in l'JOb, wben
tbe fact ia that Hood Kiver did uot
compete for prizea ou these varieties,
' It ia evident that while writing bia
last bunch of vituteration against
Hood Kiver Mr. Lownsdale had
brain storm for ho misrepresented the
truth with tbe persistency ot ia 1'ort
land gas meter. Time was when an
Oregonian would hesitate long before
prostituting his talents or his honor
In upholding wbat be knew to be
wrong, liut tbe ti'ura seem out of
joint, and even pioneer Jiouor ia ou
tap tor prospective coin.
JOSKFil A. WILSON.
LownHdale Attempts to Reply
Lafayette. Or., Apiil 8. It ia rath
r late in the day for a Hood Kiverite
tu be trying tbe aoouBtioa ot heaven
with a howl for courtesy for fair
treatment. Ye Uood Kiver gods, what
a spectacle I Tbe bowler should bave
tbougbt ot this years ag . I will ad
mlt tbat tbe trooar is a severe instru
ment and tbat 1 bave employed it
rather freely of late, liut it ii tbe lu
tiument to use If you would relieve
an animal wben be ia ao bloated tbat
be can only atrut about and bellow,
To tbe assertion that my culls have
tbia year aold for more money than
was paid for Uood Kiver's prime ap
ples of the lame varieties your apos
tle of courtesy from Hood Kiver re
plies with tbe pertinent argument ( I)
that at tome iudetlnite time 1 had
two oara coudetune t as worny apples.
(A gratuitous flight ot fancy, 1 may
say In passing. ) What relation bas
(hit clinching argument ( I) to tbe
current discussion? Admit 'for the
pleasure of Mr. Wilon aud bis co
bigots) that every letter iu bis ai tide;
is of tbat high truth which he assures
us Ii the lohereot quality of ull bis
words, does tbnt change tbe fact foi
a moment that my ?1 Oo" is more tban
bis W cents?
If the statement of this apostle ol
courtesy, this blgh priet i f truth,
wit anointed with tbe oil of honor U
Hood Kiver's bo-t a.guu.ei.t and Mm
ono she rrnsiders imt germaue ti
the prei-o t dUciiBhion, 1 leel my cast
with rnro complacency.
Harking bHck to the atrtion of tbe
Hood Kirerite that u y uppUa an
worn y (the ill Hood Kiver a) I re
ply: "Fudge, Mr. Wilson! guest
ugnin! and consult any dcalei go
Front street."
Howevei, iu order that you may
have authentic information, Mr. Wil
son, ou which to make capital out of
my experiences, 1 tell you uw as I
have olten told your friendB tbat in
my earlier days of "Immiug the
ropea" in the shipping business, 1
nave been held up by crafty dealer
and compelled to allow rebates in sev
eral Instances on the ground of tbe
dock phine "poor coudi' ion on ar
rival." These juggliugs have boon
very annoying but 1 am sony to be
ocmpelled to tell Mr. WiUon that the
lebutes bave beet really insignificant.
I might say I discovered the scuivy
dealers very cheaply. 1 have received
harder knocks than thoso in the
school ol experience which will be
gladly furnished Mr. Wilson on appli
cation lu order that he nwy bave
something tangible to trade on, to
distract attention aud to obscure lu
his letter wiiting.
liut most of tliete experietcea are
of the bleated past. I am proud ol
the fai t that having hud rough exper
iences it is easier to avoid tho rock)
places now these rocks that aro on
the chnrta of every of every apple
whippor iu the state these rocka that
Hood Kiver bus had to luarn to avoid
aa well as I. We ull have tbe tricky
dealers spotted now an i are gradually
working around tho rocks in other di
rections. lleforo the remainder of youi cor
respondent's exceptionally grammati
cal elfusnn 1 can only bow in the
nrotoundest and most abject Rgita-
tiou, cheerfully ascuring him that hit
onmiuenU are u. anaweiable.
M. O. LOWNSDALK.
A sweet Laugh.
A woman has no natural gift more
bewitching than a aweet laugh. It Is
like the sound of flutes on the water,
and the heart tbnt hears It feels as If
bathed In the cool, exhilarating spring.
Sometimes It comos hi the midst of
care or sorrow or Irksome business,
rlnglug through the room like a silver
bell, with power to scare away the evil
spirits of the mind. How much la
debtor to that sweet lniiKli! It turns
proso to poetry; It flings showers of
sunshine over the darkness of the
wood In which weary feet are travel
ing; it touches with light even tired
sloop, which Is no more the image of
death, but Is consumed with dreams
tbnt nre tho shadows of Immortality.
llomemnde lire Shield.
To make an Inexpensive dress shield,
purchase about one-quarter of a yard
of lightweight rubber shooting and one
roll of narrow tape. Tear up nil old
shield for the pntteru and fell together
tho seam In tho middle and bind the
edges with tape. About three pairs of
shields can be mndo from the one-
quarter yard at tho cost of about 13
cents per pair, thereby saving from 15
to 20 cents per pair, and I find that
they are move durable than the bought
ones. Philadelphia Press.
Mutton l ot.
Few people consider mutton fat good
eating, yet It Is a mistake to choose
lean, mutton, because the nbspnee of
fnt shows poorly fed stock. The fat
should be white, not yellow, and the
meat should be firm and dry. As a
general rule, nil meat should bo Arm,
not flabby. Hut, while In choosing
mutton one should look for n piece of
which tho loan part In dark colored. In
tho case of lamb and veal the meat
cannot be too white.
Teat.
A lady Is soft of siieech ami pleas
nut In manner. A lmly always has
perfoct control of herself, keeps her
engagements and Is not oblivious of
her liabilities. She has the eourngo of
ber convictions. If there be an occasion
for self denial, she Is capable of It.
Bho cannot help having nerves, but Bhe
will not make a display of thctv to the
discomfort of others.
Mlinm of rnrelrnnne.
It Is disillusioning to n degree to sco
an otherw Ise lovely and dainty woman
with neglected linger nails, soiled col
lar band or some other sign of care
lessness. One cannot help 1 tit feci
that these are Indications of greater
ehoi'tcomlngs, and if a woman does not
care to creato such an Impression It
were well for ber to look to her nnlls
and collar bands.
A Shirt Wnlat Hint.
A satisfactory way of fastening
down a shirt waist that lias a tendency
toward pulling up from the belt Is to
put It on before you put on your petti
coat. Pin the ends of tho shirt waist
securely to the corset. When the skirts
are put on, the waist Is drawn In tight
and smooth, nnd there Is no chance of
Its working loose aud becoming un
sightly looking.
Coffee.
No matter of how goad a quality
your coffee or tea Is It will bo ruined
If the water used In making It has
boiled more than once. Io uot let the
water boll moro than three or four
minutes. The mi turn I properties of the
water escape by evaporation, leaving
behind nn Insipid compound that Is
ruinous to tho best coffee.
l.lp Ointment.
A homemade lip ointment Is this:
One and one-fourth ouuees of sper
maceti, one ounce of white wax, four
ouuees of oil of sweet altuouds, Uiree
drams of alkanet root. Melt all In a
water bath, let nearly cool and ndd
four drams of balsam of rem, twenty
drops of oil of cloves, and two drops
of essence of ambergris.
U Hange Economy.
Economy Is a large consideration In
the uso of the slm merer of your gas
range. A gas man, In a city where
gas Is $1.50 a thousand, assures me the
Slmmeror burucd at ordinary simmer
Ing height for n working day of ten
hours would consume about 0 cents'
worth of fas. Philadelphia Inquirer.
FNEW PERFECTION
If M mnm sv mm n S14
wick Blue name
is unequaled. It gives quick results because its
heat is highly concentrated. Cuts fuel-expense
in two. Made in three sizes. Every
stove warranted. If not
er's write to our nearest
The
w all-round household use.
Made of brass throughout and beautifully nickeled.
Perfectly constructed; absolutely safe; unexcelled
in light-giving power, an ornament to any room,
Every lamp warranted, it not
dealer's, write to our nearest
STANDARD OIT, COMPANY
How to Avoid Appendicitis.
Most victims of appendicitis nre
those who are babilUHlly constipated.
Orino L-txative Fruit By up cures
chronio constipation by hUmiilating
the liver and bowels and restores the
natural action of the bowels. Or uo
Laxxtive Fruit Syrup does not nnuse
ate or gripe and is mild and pleasant
to take Kefuse substitutes. Clarke
Drug Co.
FlltKKA.
Yes, I Have Found It at l axl,
Found what? Why that Cliau ber-
lain'fl BhIvo cures eczema and nil 11: mi
ner of itching of tho skin. 1 hare
been fillllcted for many ynn with
kin disease. 1 had to gel up three
or lour times !evciy nigl.t uiid wash
with cold wattr to allay the toiTllil'f
itching, but lince uxicg tl.H sulve in
December. 11)05, the itching has
stopped aud h.ia ort troubld me. Kl
per John T. Ongloy, Kootville, l'a.
For eale bv Keir & Curia.
Peach On minis Increasing.
According to tho Uni ed Slati a omi
sub reports, llicto were in the United
States r:i,8,So,(00 peach trees in 18IUI
aud 011,910,0110 in 1000, an increase of
more than K per cent in ten yearo.
Doiiug this time the nil 1 her in New
Jersey demented Irum 4,414,000 lu
18IKI to 2,741,000 in l'JOO, a Mbs 01 .
pero ent.
Only three states showed 11 decrenhe
Now Jersey, Maryland and Delaware.
Kvor other state inci eased its peach
orchards, lu 181H) these three slat'8
had 28 per cent of all tbe peach trees
iu the United States, la 1000 they
bud only !) per cent.
Oakdale Green House
l'.usli and climbing roses two years old,
liumyhui'kels, pansy plants in bloom,
carnations, Mm-ta daisies, snowballs. and
Longfellow daisies, gladiola bulbs 50c
to 75c a dozen, no liner to be had,
ami many other plants.
n.KTCl IF.It A FLKTC1I F.U
A Woman Tells How to Relieve Hlicu.
matic Pains.
1 have been a very great miHorcr
from the dreadf'il disease, Traumat
ism, or a number of years. I hare
tried many medicines but never got
in in-h leliet from any of them until
to yeais ago, when 1 tiouglit a bot
tle of Chaintierlain'H Pain Halm. 1
fou mi lelief t eloie I had need nil of
one buttle, but kept on applying it
ami soon felt like a diilereut woman.
il.roiiuh my ail . ice many ol my
friends have tried it and can tell you
how wonderfully it has worked Mrs.
Sarah A. Cole, "MO H. New St., Uov
er, Del. uhnmbei lain s t ain Halm is
a liniment. The lelief from pun
which it allords is alone woith many
tii'.ii-s its cist. It makes rest and
sleep possible. Foi sale by Keir &
Cass.
For Sale
Ono corner lot in Hood
River, Oregon. Said lot is
HOxl-'H) feet nnd contains a
store building and dwelling
house, the same being the
property known as Chap
man's grocery store. For
particulars enquire of
(J. W. I'ARMAX,
nill-lni Condon, Ore.
MAGAZINE
READERS
8UHIET MAIAZMC
beautifully illMjtJ, jooj rtoriei CA
nd ioltrulinf rti.li bout
California aad all th far Wait. yrat
TOWN ARO COUNTRY JOURNAL
a onthljr publicaHoa caotMainf
ptiia, eaiitjr-uaalmtaed articlr en
a kSa noma, fardto, farm and $U. jU
ran f iataraatta every Baa- . yw
ha tt aSa (..il tiled with 7
phatefapha aa4 pictum.
MAO IP A THOUIARO WORDERS
book ti 73 pafaa, caatainiat
120 aolarad phetefnphi of $0.75
picftia,ua taott ia CaMoraia '
and On aa, A -
Total .. . $2.75
All three for $1.50
ADDRESS AU ORDERS TO
SUNSET MAGAZINE
FLOOD BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO
It means the"",OLQ
hottest and cleanest
flame nrnHnced bv II
r
any stove. I nis is
the flame the New
Perfection Oil Stoye
gives the instant a
lighted match is ap
plied no delay, no
trouble, no soot, no
dirt. Forcooking,the
uii tooK-arove
at your deal
agency.
is the best
lamp for
at your
agency
When you need a pill, take a pill,
and be sure It's r.11 F.nrly l!ieor. I)e
intra l,ittl Kihcrs are wife.
sure, outisfactnry ' pills. The pills
with n reputation 1 hey no not gripe
or sicken. They are sold bere by
Keir & Cass.
6
.... Clarke's Special Nerve Tonic ....
1
Their Purity
Tilt tiLACl.3.-PHARMACY, -clarke
t HOOD RIVER, OREGON
Oregon Lumber Company
WE OLESALE AND RETAIL
ORDKRS FOR
Lumber, Lath, Shingles
ing. Cedar Posts
and Poles
SOLICITED
Can also furnish Slab Wood $2.50 per cord, f o. b.
Ilood ltiver
City Oi i !i k : Tliono Main 51 Mill Okfick: Thone Dee Line
R. D. GOULD,
LUMBING
Steam and Hot Water Heating
All jobbing promptly attended to.
jjj
A SITCKSSFCR BAKING
v 1 vs follows tie uso of While River
and (ioldt n Crown flour. Whether you
link lnvnii , uLta nit. or anv kind of
pastry, you w ill fimf tUisflour afe
rrlmiiie standby, irv iioiira
will ni'vor uso any other.
STBANAHAN & CLARK
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
Gently mover the bowels and at the
same time stops the cough. Bee's Laxa
tive Cough Hyrup. Contains Honey
and Tar. No opiates. Brflt for Coughs
could, ironp and whooping counh.
Suti. faction guaranteed. Children like
it. Mother indorse it Hold by Keir
&Cs?.
Farm for Rent
Fine farm, Ku cre
i-lcared, two small
rain aud all nec-
orchards in brarirg. i
fssary implements
llouxe, barn, poultry
dr cultivation.
house, good water,
tore laud. Only
spring and well. l a.
nx miles from tow
seep w heat for this v.
to W. J. ISAKKK.
u. Will fumisl
sr'n crop. Apply
Hood Kiver, Ore.
( rnrrrr '
wwr r tb
TEA SPICES
dak ima Munro
EXTRACTS j
JUST RIGHT 1
si i laiss i maiajll I 1
CI .ASSET A DEVEBS
j fOUTLANO. mt.J
WlllSUy n Hood River
The remedy tliut makes 500 eat, tleep
nd grow strong;, called Palmo Tablets,
will be sold retiulnrly by Williams'
rbaimai'.v, Hood Kiver. These great
nerve and constitution builders cost only
Vic per box, six boxes, (2.50 tt
WOOD FOR SALE.
I am prepared to furnudi milt and slab
uood, also t.ther kinds of wood.
I haxe a new se'm wood saw and am
prepared to do 1 nj. Also do general
team work.
FRED HOWE.
Phone 121.
C. P. R.
Next Dour to MvQuire Brothers,
Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and Repaired
All work done with Electric
Iron and guaranteed
Headachs and Neuralgia.
are incidental to winter winds and
heavy cold3. And a headache will
soon upset tne neves of the
strongest man orwoman. We have
special Nfrve Tonics for those so
afflicted, and we respectfully in
vite a trial of them, knowing they
are never failing In thelt Influence.
Ail drugs and medicines haneled
by us are of the first quality and
and Strength are Guarauteed
' RECEIVING DAILY
FRESH
Flour and Feed
CELEBRATED
WHITE RIVER
AND
GOLDEN CROWN
BRANDS
MADE FROM
SELECTED HARD WHEAT
and
Stanley-Smith
Wholesale and Retail
LUMBER
Lath, Shingles, Etc
Lumber Delivered to Any Part of the Valley
Square Deal Store
"Honest Goods and Sqaure
. . Deal for Every Han"
IS MY MOTTO
The Ideal W eeder
Is what its name implies, a Genuine Weed Killer
and the nearest lo perfection of any orchard
tool yet introduced in Hood River Valley. Try
one and be convinced. Satisfaction Guaran
teed or no sale.
Osborn Spring Peg-Tooth Harrows
Acme Harrows
Plows and Cultivators
Potato Diggers
Wagons, Hacks aud Buggies
Flour, Feed, and a Full
Car Load Stumping
Yours for Business
Phone 741
D.
3rd and River Street.
F. S. STANLEY, Pres.
E. L. SMITH, Vice-Pree."
The First National Bank
OF HOOD RIVER
Capital $50,000 - Surplus $12,000
"Ye offer you the facilities of a well managed and
well equipped bank. The interests of patrons receive
our careful attention.
Hotel Waucoma
Moderate Rates
Excellent Service
P. F. FOUTS, Prop. Hood River, Or
H
-DEALER IN-
Staple and
Fancy Groceries
AND HARDWARE.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Majestic & Mesaba Ranges
I
and Stiletto Cutlery.
HOOD RIVER HEIGHTS,
SSHa
J. E. NICHOLS
UNDERTAKER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
LADY ASSISTANT
Prompt Service Day or Night
ORDERS FROMTf LY FILLED FOR CUT FLOWERS
Office Phone 1513, Residence Phone 1511 HOOD RIVER, ORE.
Lumber Co.
line of Groceries at all Times
Powder just received
M'DONALD
Hood River, Ore
K. O. BLANCIIAR, Cashier
V. C. UKOCK, Asst. Oanlifer
A FIRST-CLASS HOUSE
Farmer's Dinner
25c
Oil La Li
J
OREGON.