The Hood River glacier., February 13, 1908, Page Three, Image 3

HOOD RIVER OLAOIEB THURSDAY, FEBRU Aft 7 13. 1008.
Takes Notion to Raise Fine Ber
, ries In His Mind.
CHANCE TO MAKE THOUSANDS
So H Think, but Btfor H QU
Through Ho Toktt a Drink, and
Then Somo Mora 'I'm a Jaokaoo,"
H Toll Wife
.Copyright. MOT. by T. C. McClur.)
Mr. Bowser had made a poor ibow
of hanging on to himself daring the
dinner hour. It had been apparent to
Mrs. Bowaer from the first that he bad
something to communicate, but be
wanted to be questioned about It 8be
bod asked for no Information, and
when the sitting room had been reach
ed he could stand It no longer. He
fussed around for a few minutes and
then finally said:
"Mrs. Bowser, of course women don't
pay much attention to those things,
but I presume you bare read or heard
o( the strawberry?"
"I have even eaten them," she re
plied. "Then you know that it la one of the
most luscious of our small fruits and
finds a ready market at a high price.
In glancing at the boxes of strawber
ries in front of a grocery did it ever oc
c.t to you how tbey were grown,
.where tbey came from and the profit
there was in the business"
"It has, Mr. Bowser. I have never
seen one of the berries yet without
thinking of the tremendous profits. I
think I have read somewhere that
thousands and thoununds of persons
have become millionaires from grow
ing straw berries."
Mr. Bowser looked at her for a min
ute to see if she was in earnest, and as
she kept her face straight he concluded
that she was and said:
"I wish to have a little talk with you
this evening. Something happened to-
"I'M. BE HOLDTNO THE PLOW BEHIND A
YOKE 07 OXEN."
day that I wish to discuss calmly and
coldly and in a business way. You
have long known that I am afflicted
with lumbago, rheumatism and heart
disease."
' "Certainly. You have got 'em bad.
1 was just wondering to myself this
afternoon how much longer you could
stand It You have lived now three
years longer than I thought you could."
Mr. Bowser opened his mouth to yell
"Woman!" at her, but closed it again.
It was possible that she was not speak
ing In sarcasm. After a glare he said:
"The doctors all tell me that I shall
be no better until I get out into the
country. That's a matter we have
gone over before. You have contended
that I was not strong enough to do
heavy farm work, and I have let it go
at that."
"But you think you are physically
able to grow strawberries T" she de
murely suggested.
"Ah, now we come to our subject!
Did you ever hear of a man named
Scrugglngs?"
"I never did."
"Too busy attending bargain sales,
of course. Well, Bcruggings is a fruit
grower. He gave us the Scrugglngs
strawberry, which leads in'hiscious
neas and sale all others in market He
was in the office today, and, hearing
that I wanted to get out Into the coun
try, he made me an offer to take the
berry off his hands. He doesn't think
the name of Bcruggings fits it There
Is no euphony about it When you
hear the name Scrugglngs you at once
think of a red beaded, squint eyed
inan, with red whiskers." . '
Bowsor Berry a Winner.
"But if It was called the Bowser
strawberry"
"That's it! You have hit it exactly.
There's yauf euphony. There's the
name for the public to roll under Its
tongue. Here's your Bowser strawber
rtes! Nothing like 'em! rresh, sweet
and luscious! Scrugglngs wants It to
be the Bowser strawberry Instead of
the Scrugglngs."
"Well?"
"Well, we sell this house and lot thto
winter, and next spring we go out in
the country to grow the Bowser straw
berry and make $10,000 the very first
season. That's what I was getting
around to sas. to you-$10,000 the first
Mason, nnd my health is restored be
xides. It won't be six weeks before
I'll be holding the plow behind a
yoke of oxen."
"I see," replied Mrs. Bowser, "and
now for details. How extensively do
.you Intend to go into the business?"
"Weil, the more berries the more
uioney, you know. Scrugglngs thought
1 ought to begin with at least a hun
dred acres. I can double the ncrecg
very year for six years. What are
you going to do?"
"I want to figure a little." replied
Mrs. Bowser as she got pencil and pa
per. "But what's the use? Scrugglngs and
I went over the figures three different
times to be sure about them."
"Yes, but we'll go over them once
more. What sort of a farm have you
In mind?" - ' - ' -
"Why, about 200 acres to begin on.
1 think we ought to exchange even up."
-YW, but that leaves you without
capital to begin the strawberry bnsi
Bcsa." '
"Capital! What do we want of cap
ital?" "Perhaps you won t want any, but
we'll see. The first thing next spring
will be to prepare your ground. It
must be plowed two ways, dragged,
leveled and enriched. Do you know
what the cost will be?"
"A mere bagatelle."
"Just so. If a man and a team pre
pare two acres a week tbey are hus
tling. You'll have to buy the teaai.
plows, drags and all that. If you are in
a hurry to get the plants In you'll have
to set four men ami four teams at the
work. You must have a windmill and
at least a thousand feet of Low; uioatn't
let your plants burn up in a dry sea
son." "There you go!" shouted Mr. Bowaer
aa he rose up to walk around. "I knew
you'd be making figures before you got
through !"
"We have to, you know. We'll aay
your hundred acres are all prepared
and you have got your well, your wind
mill, your pipes aud your hose. Now
come your plants. What did Mr.
Scrugglngs suy he should ask per hun
dred?" "He-he didn't say."
"Well, put It at 50 cents a hundred.
They ask that even for the common
plants. I think they put 400 plants to
the acre. That's 40,000 plants. The
man who sets out an acre of plants per
day Is doing well. You can keep one
man at it a hundred days or hire five
meu for twenty days each. The cost
will be the same."
"By Thundsr, Woman!"
"By thunder, woman, by thunder!"
gasrd Mr. Bowsor.
"Those acres must be weeded and
watered and the runners cut off the
plants. Many will naturally die and
must be replaced. You must hire four
or five men to do all this."
"Never, woman; never in this cold
world! You simply sit there making a
fool of me. By John, but how you
would like to see me on the way to the
poorhouse! How you would chuckle.1"
"And now," continued Mrs. Bowser,
"we will say your hundred acres of
strawberries are ripe. They have got
to 1 picked. You must figure on 2
cents a quart for that and on at least
200 pickers. Then they must be boxed
and"-
"Enougb! Enough! I won't listen to
another word!"
"They must bo boxed, carted to the
depot and shipped. You must figure a
tidy sum for the boxes and the racklpp
and shipping. You may also have tj
hire extra teams for thirty days. If
your berries are put out on a firm mar
ket, you will get a good price; If not
then you won't get enough to pay for
the shipping. 'Again"
"There is no again about it!" shouted
Mr. Bowser.
"Again, If It should happen to be a
rainy season"
"Will you atop?'
"Certainly. You said you could make
$10,000 out of strawberries the first
season. I was merely showing you
that"-
"That you didn't believe it that it
couldn't be done, that I am the big
gest jackass in America, that you
that's the part you think a wife ought
to play. If some one offered me a gold
mine for 15 cents, you'd sniff at it
By thunder, woman"
And he rushed down the ball and
clapped his hat on his head and rushed
outdoors ttud disappeared In the dark
nei'u of the autumn evening, and when
he came stealing upstairs four hours
later he wns whispering to himself:
"Ten Bhonnmd dollars f'rst year, and
'er Bowsher strawberry takes 'er cake
over everything!" M. QUAD.
Truth Comes Homo Slowly.
"1 guess," Fuid the wise old codger,
"the public must be satisfied that I've
been nothing but an old fossil for the
past twenty .years or so."
"What led you to that conclusion?"
"The fact that I'm Just beginning to
realize that 1 1:1 not as young as I used
to be." Catholic Standard and Times.
Suffering: and Dollars Saved.
E. S. Loper, tf Marilla, N. Y., wive:
"I am a carpenter and have hurt many
severe cuts healed bv Buckl'"'!1 Arnica
Salve. It hfli saved me suffcrin.' nnd
dollars. It is by far the best healing
salve I have ever found." Heals burns,
sores, ulcev, fever sorec. eczema and
piles. 25: at Chas. N. Clarke's, drug
gist. Mixad 8nition.
"Do you enjoy your new automo
bile?" "Not much," answered the nervous
roan. "When it runs I am apprehen
sive, and when it doesn't I am an
noyed." Washlng:on Star.
Pleasant and Most Effective.
T. J. CI ambers, Ed. Vindicator, Lib
eriy, Texan, writes December 2 , 1902:
"With pleai-ure and unsolicited by
you I bear tetimony to the curative
rwerof Ballurd's Horehound Syrup,
have used it in my family and can
cheerfully affirm it is the most effective
and best remedy for coughs and i:ld 1
have ever ued. Sold by Chas N.
Clarke
A Giuc'.ion of Ago.
"Dud." piped Freddy.
"What 13 It now?" asked the elder
Freddy Impatiently.
"I Just wanted to know," said the
youngster, "how many years' differ
ence there is between a green old age
and a ripe old age." Bohemian.
Skia Disease of Twenty Years' Send
ing Cared.
I want von to know how much ' Imhi
berlain'a Salve has done for me. It Iihi-
cured my face ot a skin disease of ul
most 20 years' standing. I hav li-en
treated by several as smart phxttieian
as we have in this country and they did
me no good, but two boxes or thin aiv
has cured me. ' Mag. Kannu Gkih-kn,
Troy. Ala. Chamberlain's Salve is foi
sale by Keir & Cass.
A Humane Woman,
The Cabman Gimme your bag, lady,
and I'll put it on top of the cab. Mr.
Oatcake (as she gets in) No; that poor
horse of yours has got enough to pull.
IH carry it on my lap. London Tit
Bits. A Stlch In Time
will save nine. So will a bottle of Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup always kept on
hand Mve nwnv a spell of mHhww. A
sure cure fo Coughs, Colds, Broncniti
and Whoonina Cough. Mrs. 8 Hot
Hot Spring", Ark , writes: "I keep a
bottle of Ballard' Horehound Syrnp in
my medicine chest, and thank my fore
thought many times. It has prevented
many severe spells of sickness." Sold by
Chas. a. uiarae.
COLD, WINDY, WEATHER
Causes Bough Skin of Face and Hands.
Lemon and Witch Hazel Cream
THE PEKJfECT EMOLLIENT
Corrects this, and makes the skin soft and velvety. Ladies
can wear gloves immediatelo after using. Invaluable as an
application after shaving. Sold in Hood River for 14 years.
25c the Bottle
Esson &Currin
Phone 1001
Can vou afford to trifle with so aer1
oua a matter as to neglect a bad cold o
cough, when for a trifling amount you
can secure a bottle of ''Hickory Bark
Cough Remedy," that Is guaranteed to
cure or money refunded. Price 25c, 50c
and 11.00 per bottle, tot sale by Unas.
N. Clarke and dealers everywhere..
The Way Thoy Work It
When tho Uttlo Podunk doctor
Finds his rtportolr of pills
Prove entirely unavailing
To relievo your achea and Ilia
He advises oonaultmtlon
With some big- gun In the town,
v Bo the city doctor gets you
hen the country man falls dowaj
When the mighty city doctor
Finds hla potions and Ma djvga
Do not our your aoblng body
Ot bacllU and of bug
Be advUe rural quiet
To upbuild your system slumped.
Bo the oountry doctor get you
When the city man I stamped.
fckfoLandburgh Wilson In New Terk Bun.
The old remedie are the best. Hick
ory Bark Cough Remedy has been in
use for over one hundred years by the
old Dutch Dunkurd of Pennsylvania,
and is still in ue by all the old familie,
of Western Pennsylvania. I? absolntels
pure: made from the bark of the whity
or (hell bark hickory ne. The bark ie
shipped from the eas. and timnnfacs
tured in Salem, Oegon. For sale by
Chas. N. Clarke ami all dealers..
Cut Kid.
"But WilUe," said the bad boy'i
mother, "didn't your conscience tell
you you were dolug wrong?"
"Yea'm," replied Willie, "but, you
know, you told me not to believe ev
erything I hear." Houston Post
Simple Cure for La Grippe.
Lagriippe coughs are dangerous as
they frequently develop into pneumo
nia. Foley's Honey and Tar not only
stops the cough but henls and strength
ens the lungs so that no cerious results
need be feared. The genuine Foley's
Honey & Tar contains no harmful
drugs and is In a' yellow packaire. Re
fuse substitutes; Clarke Drug Co.
There, are abysses that love cannot
cross, but It can bury Itself In tftenv
Bulzae.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a
Favorite.
"We prefer Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy to any other for our children,"
4svii Mr. L. J. Woodbury, of Twining,
Mich. "It has also done the work for
n in hard colds and croup, and we take
pleasure in recommending it." For
fv by Keir & Cass.
Doesn't Agree.
"You should never tuke anything
that doesn't agree with you," the phy
sician told Mr. Marks.
"If I bad always followed that rule,
Maria," he remarked to his wife,
"where would you be?"
Tbe Jumping Off Place.
"Consumption had me In its grasp
and I bad almost reached the jumping
off place when I was advixed to try Dr.
King's New Discovery ; and I want to
aay right now it raved my life. Im
provement began with the first bottle
and after taking one dozen bottles I
was a well and nappy man again," says
George Moore, of (Irimesland, N. C.
Aa a remedy for coughs and colds and
healer of weak, snre lunits and for pre
venting pneumonia New Discovery is
supreme. 60c an-i tl 00 at Chas. N.
Clarke's, druggist. Trial bottle free.
The Young Baby.
From a morning paper: "Nurse want
ad to look after young baby, age about
eighteen." We do not know much
about the subject, but is that particu
larly young for a baby? Ltndon
niobe. r
Bert Barber, of Elton, Wis , says: "I
have only taken four doen of vour Kid
ney and Bladder Pills and they have
done lor me mora than any other medi
cine ha ever done. Mr. Barber refers
hi DeWittV Kidney and Bladder Pills.
They are sold by Keir & Cass.
Club Chop House
AND i-
RESTAURANT
Merchants' and Farcers
DINNER
11 A.M. to 2 l M
25c
Hi
ujvuuu uuu 1
i
A SPECIALTY
T. W. DeBUSSEY
Graduate Pharmacists
JACKSON & JAGKSON,
Dealer in General Merchandise
and Lumbermen's Supplies,
Railroad Ties, Cordwood, Lumber and Cedar Posts
Free Delivery. Phone 031
WHOLESALE RETAIL
THE DALLES NURSERIES
K. II. WEBER, Prop.
THE DALLES, ORCGON.
d ROWER AND DKALER IN
FRUIT, SHADE TnCCC GRAPE VINES
ORlMENTAL KLLJ sMALlIfRUITS
veena, Rosea and Shrubber.
Remember, Our Trees are Grown Strictly Without Irrigation.
..MILLER'S DRUGSTORE..
Has just received a shipment of American and Im
ported Perfumes, Lundberg's, Ilieger's, Roger k Gal
lett's in bulk and presentation boxen. .
The Finest Imported Soaps for the Toilet
Toilet Sets, Fancy Papetrie, and many other ar
tides suitablo for Presents.
On the Heights, Hood River, Ore.
Why Go Down the Hill?
C. P. R.
Next Door to McGuire Brothers.
Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and Repaired
All work done with Electrio
Iron and guaranteed
HOOD RIVER
Laundry Co.
Does Washing at
Reasonable Rates
Call Up Main 941
OREGON
Shout Line
Union Pacific
AMD
3 Trains to the East Daily
Throwrh PnllmD nwndnnln .nil tonrlut !
leoplni cam dally to Oinnha. Ohlcar". "po
kiinn: tonrlut nlwnlne enr 1IIt to K.na
City: thmoub Pnllm.n tnnrlm aleoplnar -r
(peraoiiMlly conducted! weekly to Chlciwo.
Reclining obalr ear (neat ftMtn the ("!
dally.
Union Depot ' Leava. Arrive
Chlcneo-I'ortlund Special for
the Kaat vta Hnntlnrton, dally 1:30 am 8:90 pro
nokan Flyw fnr FXrtern
WdHtilneton. Wll W.U.,
lwlnton, Hoenrd'Aleneond
Orent Northern po'nte. dMv MS pn MX) am
AtlantleExprew (hrthe Et
via Huntington, dMI"- , 0:00 pm 8:45 um
Portland-PenrtMon i.-p-ilr
all oolnts betwe. n tVndleton
and Portland, daily T:15m 6:18 pm
RIVER SCHEDULE
"FOR ASTORIA and fcii) P. if
16:00 P. M
way polnlH. connecting
Path
Dally
except
Hunday.
with lm for Uwaeo
and North Bewh stem-l
except
Bnndav.
er Hanealo, Ash itreet
dock (water per.)
10rt P. M.
FOR Dayton, Ore.in
City and Yamhill Kl
er point. Ah etrent
dock (water per.)
1-M A. M
7:30 P. M
Pally,
except
Sunday.
Dally
except
Sunday.
FOR LKWIHTON,I:40 A. M
4:0" I'. M
Idaho, and wev point.
from Rlparla, Waxa.
D.IIt
linllv
eXfpt
Kildny
except
Saturday
orricic hours
Freight Honae t a. m. to 12 noon: to S p.
m. No freight received or delivered utter 6
p. m.
Pamwnger Depot Hour Ihr dell vw r ex
PTCsexml baggage will be an. til. till k ,i. iu.
WM McMURRAY.
Oeneral Pawonirer Atf'ui. IW"h,.. it.
II. FBKPICY, Agent. Ho nt Klver,
Successors to HALL & ESSO N
HOOD UIVEK, OR.
Comfort for Horses
6 A Blankets bring comfort
and health to the horse and
save money for the owner.
They protect horses from the
wintry blasts; they keep
horses well, save their lives.
Strength, warmth and length
of wear are characteristics of
the 5A Blankets. Ask for
5A. Look for the 5A trade
mark.
Buy a ISA Blaa Olrth for tht Stable,
riuy a 5. Square for the Street.
We Sdl Them
S.J.FRANK
Harness and Saddles
JP. Gr. COE
TO
:5 ';.! i.y&.'S
CARPENTERING
SCREENS
Shop opposite O. B. Hartley residence
C. P. ROSS
Billiards and
Bowling Alley
and Confectionery
PARLOKf
THE BEST LINE OF
Tobaccos and Cigars
IX TIIK t'lTY
Tht Ori'iffmtnn, Tflfwrum aii'1 Journal
ON MIX SUNDAY.
Hotel Waucoma
Moderate Hates
Excellent Service
P. F. F0UTS, Prop.
TH08. CALKINS
Riverside Dairy
We can supply you with any quantity of Fresh Milk
PRICES ON APPLICATION
Free Delivery.
GOULD & SNYDER
PLUMBING
Steamand Hot Water Heating
All jobbing promptly attended to.
Our Closing Out Sale
Has progressed beyond our expectations, all on ac
count of having the goods and giving the prices
that attract.
The Iron I5ed stock is still quite complete: forty
different styles yet remaining.
We are selling f 3.50 Beds for $2.80
14.15 " $3.60
" 110.50 " $8.10
" f 12.00 $9.55
" $22.50 " $18.25
Compare prices below with those you have been paying:
Sanitary Couches' ,...5.25
" Davenports $0.25
Wool Top Mattresses : $3.55
Three-quarU-r " ,. 3.55
Single " 2.45
Excelsior " $2.15
We invite your inspection
S. E. BARTMESS
B
CM
If You Want the best
Money can Buy.
We Have a Car of Fine
OATS just in.
Hood Riyer Milling Co.
FAULTLESS;
Grubbing' Machines
Wire Hope and Extras
ii
Wire Fencing' of all Kinds
Spray Pumps, Hose and Extras. Buckeye Well
Pumps. SHARPLES CREAM SEPARATORS
VEHICLES and FARM MACHINERY
J. R. NICKELSEN
OC
DC
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A FRESH SUPPLY OF
Nitrate of Soda,
AND ALL KINDS OF FERTILIZERS
COME TO US DIRECT FOR
W00D.FIBERED HOUSE PLASTER
CEMENT AND LIME
AS WE UNLOAD DIRECT FROM THE CARS
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STRANAHAN & CLARK
Hood. River, Oregon
30
Milwaukee Nurseries
Have t offer a good stock of Apple, Pear, Cherry, 1'euoli and Prune trees for tha
coming neaeon. Have 20,000 two-year-old Y. N. Pippin, Bpitzenburg, Arkansas
black, Urtley, Hyde King, Winter Bannana. 30,000 one-year-old Y. N. Vippin
and Spitzenburic. My stock is all first class this year in every respect, and true
to name. Planters are invited to call and inspect this stock before placing your
ordera.
N. B. HARVEY, Proprietor
. - MILWAUKEE, OREGON.
A FIRHT-CLASS HOUSE
Farmer's Dinner
25c
Hood River. Or
WALTER ISENBERQ
YnmYum Spring $2.40
Fall Leaf Table $2.20
Kitchen ' $1.60
H. H. Treasure $3.45
D. Linoleum, 12 ft 65o
All Wool Carpet 05
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Muriate of Potash
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