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HOOD KIVKK OLACIEB THURSDAY DECEMBER 24 1908.
NOTES ON NATIONAL
APPLE MEN'S CONGRESS
Through tl courtesy of a gentle
man nbu livia in Omaha bat ie tbe
owner of orchard land at Hood Kiver
and deeply iuteretted in this (notion,
we are euabltii to publish tbe tollow
log ioteiestiog account of tbe apple
exhibit ut tbe congress of apple grow
era ut Council bluffs:
At Council bluffs, Iowa, a National
Horticultural 'jc ogress baa just been
bold. It aroused nrnob interest and
enthusiasm iu tbat city and aurroaud
trig stutes and cities. Tbe city ot
Council blults wua draped in red,
white and blue streamers along miles
of ita stieets, and la -very store and
public building. Delegations and
large numbers of visitors to the Na
loinal Corn Show, wbiob wan also In
session at Omaha at tbe tame ti ne,
visited tbe Congress iu Council Blulls.
Sureral trains of visitors to tbe Corn
Show went in a boiiy to tbe Congress.
The exhibita of really bigb grade
were in quantity about a third ot a
Hood Kiver hair exhibit, hut still tbe
interest was intense. Wenatcbee,
'.'anyon County, Idabo, Iowa, Mary
laud, and a Stark exhibit from Mis
souri practically consituted tbe total.
There weie also exhibits from Cole
ratio and Utah, about Hi states In all
were represented although not all in
fresh fruit. Tbe Southern Pacific
company bad a booth and was sup
posed to represent Oregon. Unly a
fuw individual apples ware sbowr.
No literature on Oregon waa obtuio
a rile except from one locality on tbe
I'mpqoa. Inquiries for llteratuie
about Uregou fruit lands were met by
California Iruit land literature and
the Ktatenieut that this was practical
ly the same land.
The difference In appearanoe of
fruit land doe to locality was abown
as It could not bave been in any local
fair. Apples of toe same variety
from tbe PaclUc ooast, from Iowa
and Missouri, and from Maryland
could be compared, as to color, tize
aad general appearance. In general
It may be said tbat fruit from tbe
middle west ia lacking In color, good
appearanoe and size, lha fruit from
that territory not merely wag p-le,
but it was marred with blotches and
uneveness of color, ring streaks and
speckled, tiutbusiastio comment on
the Pacirlo ooast fruit in contrast was
everywhere beard. The people simply
said tbat they had never known what
an apple was. The congress might
have been termed a congress to show
how the Middle West oould not raise
attractive i.fruit. Even Stark's ex
hibit in bis specialties ,auob ua Black
ben Davis and IJelioioua was pale and
colorless compared with these same
varieties from tbe PaoiUo ooast. Tbe
Mack lien troru the ooast showed up
dark, even coloied and as tine looking
as Arkansas black.
The Winesup exhibit was remarkuble
in showing what the Winesup proper
could do in size, additional to its nor
mal good color, and In what the Stay
man Winenp oould do as to color,
additional to its better size. Mary
laud sent some remarkable exhibita of
Wiuesap and Stayuiau Wiuesaps,
showing what that state cau do iu
competing with tbe PaoiUo ooaHt in
this variety. In size, color, and gen
eral appearanoe this exhibit was re
nmrkable.
King David from the Pacific Coast
waa one ot the most striking exhibits.
The red of the samples was a deep rloh
Mahogany rod, and made a wonderful
background for the bright yellow
Hush on each apple, exoited gieat In
terest, particularly when massed iu
piles or boxes.
Banana ruuy be Inferior lu flavor
and keeping qualities, but no apple
received as much admiration, uot evu
the niHgnilloBiit iHpitzeubergs. The
clear transparent waxeu appearance
and ptii'eot evenness ot color com
mends itsolt to multitudes who wish
adornment for the table and tbe home.
Tbe grower is apt to undertsaud this
Helling quality and base everything on
flavor. Whenever puddings are made
tor show as well as for food, tbe cut
lug thereof Is not the only . proof ut
value. The demand for suob a fancy
apple will result iu methods of ship
ment without injury. There are fan
cy apples ot beautiful appearance
witiob the consumer Is golug to have.
Irrespective of tbe opinion of the
- grower, and llanana appears to bo.oue
of such variety, judging from "the
comments and puraliasoa at the Con
gress. One grower from Idaho stated
that be bad just sold bis Uuoauaa lor
I I. 7 j per box. Tbe value ot a variety
of handsome apples, also, to make a
beautiful exhibit on tbo table, appear
ed to be emphasized at tbe congress,
although minimized by tbe grower.
beauty has its value in tbo horns as
much as has feeding. Klowcrs are
growing In demand in the wealthy
east, aud with this Is a growiug de
maud fur beauty aud variety in fruit.
The following varieties, chiefly lu
lowa fruit, weie very poor in appear
auoe: Huutsnmn, rtioharda Graft,
lshuoj Sweet, Komuu Stem, Hamilton
Crib, Kinuaird'a Choice, Fulls Or-
uuge, Lawver, Koxbuiy tfussit, Ideal,
Arrow, Pewaukeo, Perry Huaset, York,
Utter Ked, Sowell, Hod Ueitigheimor,
uraut urao, 1'ralu, Sweet Crab, lien
Uraut, Allen Choice, Hswtbordon,
Heevirn, winter Maiden Hlusta, sui
prli., Haiti m irn Ked, M'con, Sena
tor, Hunt's Ked, Mauu, Clmmpiii.
Ked Cheek Pippin, Mcintosh, Willow
lwlg, Early lilpe, Loudon Pippin,
filiation, Smokehouse, Sutton ileau
ty, U.iliioe Apple, Chicago, lieu llur.
Alaska, Sherrieb, Pulton, lowa blush.
Ollpin. Ked Kiug, Sweet Pear, Sher
idan, Dr. Walker, Wilson Sweet.
liliick I wig showed up more poorly
t Ma ii usual, too much greou iiud
blackish red, but of good size.
A variety termed White Winter Pyr
amid appead to be much like White
winter Peiirmuin. I oik Imperial and
Missouri Pippin made a tine showing
lor such Interior varieties. Porter
applet were shown in very beautiml
waxen samples or perfect color, sun
plus ot Hoover in deep aud uuihiiui
color made a Hue showing. Utliur
inferior varieties that made a giiod
uppeaiunoA were Sweet Koinauitn,
WimUoi, Sprlngdale. Winter $eet,
Parudixe, Canada Huldwiu, Legal Ten
dor, Dtfleware lied, Prize Taker, (.liv
ens, Newport, Waxen, Patten (lieeu
ings, Jersey Sweet..
The reosQt cougrvss emphasized
strongly the tact (hit overy hundred
dollars spent ou exhibiting in tho con
suming districts is worth a thousand
dollars Bpent iu exhibiting iu the
growiug districts I'he man wlUi the
upplj between nis teeth is the in hi
that BKtn the price. It was pititul to
see so luuob enthusiasm ot the pout ie
over th'i tiny Paoitlo coait exhibit at
this Congress iu vie of the maguill
cent displays that Pact Ho const gnu
crs bare been showing eaoh otbtr in
Oreguu aud Washington at theii mu
tual aiiuuatiou societies The geuu
iuo damand and eagerness In the east
and -Jidda west for fancy applis ii not
understood on the Pad Mo enntt. A
sin ;11 eduoitional displiy held each
year iy flood Kiver in several laiga
oities, with a moderate amount of
fancy fmit for sale, could loa tbort
time create a positive demand at
pricea still higher. he visitors ting
able to sample quality as well aa ap
pearance, lbe larger the Incieate in
the demand for faucy fruit, the larger
can tbe present prices be maintained
in spite ot crop iucrease, or even be
run higher. Tbe fact tbat Hood Kiv
er baa sold its fruit heretofore to
buyers seeking ail of it, does uot
prove tbat tbe highest possible price
baa been secured. Fruit growing la a
manufacturing enterprise ot bigb
grade. Few manufacturer attempt to
get along wit bout a huge force of
traveliug salesmen and well organized
adveitising, simply leaving thi public
to bunt the factory. That Hood Kiv
er baa done so well under crude ar
rangements for pushicg its products,
is evidence that well orgiuized dis
playing among consumers aud well
planned arrangements for supplyiug
tbem, must be very profitable in
maintaining and arranging prices, ou
tbe other hand , tbe Hood Kiver tbat
despises other growing localities and
their products it making a mistase,
if eastern observations are of any
value. The Wenutcbee, Yakima, Ida
bo or southern Oreuon Bpple is so Isr
ahead of eastern fruit, that the east
ern oonsumer will net reject it in
favor of a Hood Kiver apple uot ready
at hand, and when a growing district
bag become familiar to a consuming
territory, Hood Kiver can't then get
into its trudo on the bare assertion of
superior flavor. While Hood Kiver is
sleeping and remaining satisfied with
Ita sales, other growing districts nre
establishing themselves iu tbe general
eastern territory.
Western fancy apples are now nelug
need in smull quantities as a buit for
selling their inferior grades. In many
oities and towns a lev boxes of fancy
apples ar placed in the wiu lo.s, but
customers ure lefused anything exiept
from boxes of N. 2 or culls in I he
rear ot the store. I h'tve been re
peatedly turned away from suob ex
hibits ot fruit with a curt and positive
statement that tbe latter was not for
sale. A Hood Kiver exhibit in eucb
a town, and opportunity given to pur
chase suob fruit, and to see bow a re
liable bux o apples is tbe same, top,
bottom aud middle, would train hnj-
ers to recist tbe bait process. In
New York there Is less of this bill
process aud tbe high giadea are oh
tainablo. In November last i pur
chased them for eight ceuts each, the
same quality ot Hood Kiver Spitz
that 1 was selling at Hood Kiver for
I'ii. 1 asked one dealer whether he
had Oregon apples from some other
locality. He replied In a most scorn
ful manner, "I carry only Hood Kiv
ers." St. Louis seems to be almost bare
of Oregon apples at all times. Chi
oagc is generally without them except
for shoit Intervals. I explored Chi
cago many times IhhI winter without
finding uuh such apple. Very small
Colorado Jonathan were the only
fancy apples on the dealers' stands
aud later eastern Kussets of small size
the only apology tor good apples
Omaha gets a few curs ot Washing
ton spples annually, with a car or to
only of Hood Klvers und these are in
ferior .variuties. The Omiiba commis
sion mun aim to buy- tbe chonpe.-t
?oods, both in fruit aud other lines,
'et probably a fair umouut of fancy
fruit oould bo taken at good prices.
One recall dealer this winter quickly
dlspised of one box of Hood Kiver
fancy Spitz, for 10 cents each, size
about 72. Last winter a oar ot No. 1
inferior varieties and some cull New-
towns were brought to Omaha the
Newtowus make the name of Hood
Kiver tho laughing stock of the town.
Tbey wore hardly larger than walnuts,
scabby and inferior in every 'way.
the name on the box wai ihat ot a
Hood Kiver prize winner not now an
orohoidist.
Willllomu Poultry lluslmss.
Poutiy raiseia are taking lots of in
terest ia the coming show of tbe Lane
County Poultry Association at lOugene
December '21st to 2llh. Handsomely
engraved silver trophies will be given
as prizes. The poultry product of
Oregon is valued at live million dnl
lais auutiully.
CRAPPER.
Mils Mary Wiokham was the happy
recipient ot a shower on Friday atter-
noou ot last week. It wag not a liuen
uor a tin shower but a miscellaneous
shower of things both useful and
ornamental iu the way of bousekeep
iug. The contributions aud ooutrlu
utors were too numerous to eiiumur
ute. What does it mean?
Kev. Chailes Sherman of Hood
Kiver preached ut Oak drove hull on
la-t Sunday evening.
Uoiu to Mr. and Mis. 1. N. Huyett
in rortiami on lien. :utr, a son. Mr
aud Mia. Huyett ara former Crupper-
ites and ye soribe ,ls grandpa Home
more.
There will be a Christmas tree and
entertainment at the school house on
.Thursday afternoiu Dec. 21th An
elaborate program will be rendered
aud a geueral Invivatiou is extended
tu tbo public
The Ladies Aid Sooelty desiies to
reuder thanks to the public for their
liberal patronuge and prosnuoe et
their annual bazaar. Thev sNi) wish
to stuto that tho teachcr-i of the C!r,p
per school kindly loaned thorn a cut
of their (Jill I still us program for the
occasion. The bazaar was uu all
round success, lbe proceeds uuinuut-
ed to somethiug over til.
BELMONT.
We are to have two Cbrltnni8 trees
In the ueighborhood this yeur, the
one at iieuuonc cnurcn win tie lliurs
day o'euiug where a rjirram will be
giveu by the Sunday kciiuoI chil lieu,
ulhin unrinl titnuli, I'lti, .lliu. ut
Orange Park Hall. We trust no one
oi l no little tolas will lie p ied hy or
auy ot the older ones.
Mr. Skiunei of Washnugul visited
friends In llelmnnt Mnndur and Tuns
day of this week.
Ernest Ktaliielc and MUi M.bd
Healon sprung a suprlse on their
frieuds by getting muiried llmrtday
instead of Sunday ss they -gare out.
.May nuppiuess i.o meir s.
lfc in ri i tu jirni 1 uimlh.r n-n.1.1 i tnill
so in take place not 2d miles from lSel-
mont. ine more toe merrier.
Mrs. Frank MacPsrlund 1ms been to
l,,,llu,i.) fi.H,.., i,... i.. .. l.
114'.,. t lEII.IU IJf'l IMUI III I'llP.
M II P.itter, who his heim quite
sick. Her Doctor advisis Mrs Potter
to go to Sin Dieu tor the winter.
Will Davis has a uew graph: phone
The childrtn are very proud of It?
miuiu
.Miss Kthel Fan. II 1. 1 I Hl i tbdt.v
is', week. Sim recvited a n ling
r-"ii her I'uenla.
r- laullull ..til UMUII.I Cl.tl.lllll.,
llormistou, Oiegou, wheiu hi t i aieuta
enuie.
W. Tj. Smith will spend tbe liulblats
n Portland with his wif and
laiuhter. He finds it raO.rr luLt
oino keeping buchelor's ball.
A. D. Ramsey baa a spanking new
team. The aay tbe dirt will fly now
ill cct be slow.
Mr. Hutidracu in having sums land
cleared. Murtiu Matiker is kept on
the jump.
Tb illusirated lecture at tbe
cburcb was cot aa well attended aa it
would have been bad the weather been
more favorable.
A beautiful carpet of anow covers
tbe eartb biding nil defects and im
purities. A fitting likeness for ua.
To help us bave our lives aa white and
pure aa it is.
Sleigb bells are riugiug joyously as
tbe cutters aud bobtleda pass by filed
with happy light hearted folks, bappy
because the Christmas season baa
come again.
Dorsey Smith, formerly a llelmoot
buy, is to be mar ried today to Miss
A. Wilson ot Peunawawa, Washing
ton. M. P. lieu berg returned from For
est Drove last Friday.
Alioe Merrill has been quite sick
with cold and sore tbroat.
We hope everyone will bave a merry
Xuias. While we are merry let us not
forget those whose homes have been
sad leued aud eeud them Xuias greetings.
FRANKTON.
Frankt.ou met a disastrous defeat
ut tbe Coliseum rink, I ridav, Decem
ber 18. liarielt won the vittory.
The score was 18 to (J it wua a one
sided alt air, linrrett hating the ad
vantage iu team work. At the dose
of f he 0 tii.lt Frauktcn had a show
for v. inning, but the secoud half was
lust the ccqi.ul hanelt walked
thiouyb us as easy us the hro croased
the r ad. .Many fouls veie made i n
tii it li kid' iiank ou making tie
majority. Murphy w is the star cf tbe
iiiiic, be iiiuiir the mr.st iiilt)"'ilt bus
r.etn. "l ie" Mtiklriiu did hit shsre
ro nibke the game iuteretting We
- 1 1 1 try not to let It happen sgaiu.
Tbe lineup was as lullons:;
1 i -ml.! uu IUn.tt
lOby Ci.p. r f Tborubury
Keer, Ledford 1 f It. Murphy
Led ford, lleatou c Miirkam, Cupt
Niokloson t g Tbomaa
ien, N laou 1 g Uuridson
Timekeepers, S'uhhs, Murphy; Um
pire, Ynuug; Keftree, Waldsetiu ;
halves, 2) minute
Keply to lust week's potiil trouble:
It is strange tb it u poor fellow raunot
play a joke on n party foi bis own
pleasure that the public Is so wrought
up over it that they woud r ut big
fliiauclal standing or big aoiouut of
brains.
Eva Oatcbel, a primary tot, bus de
parted from Frankton with liei par
ents to her foruier borne in Kansas.
We wish her good luck ou her jour
ney. WHITE SALMON
VALLEY LANDS
AT. 2'g miles from Underwood, fine
sinlitly location, excellent soil, net u
stone on place. Most of it etii-y cleiir
ing. Will nell 15, 21) or 25 acres ut $125
per acre.
(15. 411 acres one-half mile from Mu
slim, good soil, fine, big Hiniitf, ninth
slope, free from front, easy clearing. (!()
per acre.
fid. 10 acres, cornering on town of
llu.iuin, (in level tract, line soil, a very
desira i e small tract. $100 per ucre.
eiy easy terms.
(7. Another 10 acre tract near the
above, fronting on Hie White Salmon
river, fine soil, somewhat broken up by
ravines, a ueautnul place tor a home.
f 7ft per acre.
OS. 4'acreg'J.! miles from Umlernnod,
in a sheltered little valley, curliest
strawberry location in the whole Under
wood district . About 25 acres good till
able land, balance lit only for pasture,
About 12 acres in cultivation. Abmr
t! acres iu sinnviierrles. a acres ninn
ready to stt to berries or trees, free wa
ter to impute, sumo from rpring piped
into luiul. About ;) healing fruit trees
450 NewtowiiB set this spring, 25 Spitz
euberg set a year ago. Has the making
of one of the linest ranches in the Un
derwood district. A giiml income from
tbe start. Price flaim. Half down
cash.
li. 80 Hcres 41 mile from Under
wood. 4 acres in alfalfa, it acres cleared.
Aliout 50 fruit treec, sumo jus! cuniing
into bearing Ncwtowiis, Spitzeiibert; and
it':..,... ii .... i . .
iiin.-i ianaiia. .M'w nou.se, njin ai.i
mil buildings. HO acres easily denied
Price 1000. Terms.
7. 100 uerei 4 miles from Under-
woihI, ovcrlo iking Oolumbiit river fu
miles, land gently rolling, deep loose
red allot clay soil. The most desiriihl
of all soils lor growing h'glily col 'led
fruit, land rather heavily titnheied,
en r gii wood to more than nav for ch ar
iug. A line commercial pioiosition if
taken as ft whole, hut will divide mU
small iracts if de-ired. $100 per acre,
halt cash.
71 75 acres adjoining above tract on
i n." north, identical in every way, Win
will sell in small tiMi'ls tit from fail to
$100 per acre, on very cus t 'rm- b-thoi-0
who will reside on the land, wi'l
uccept labor f r pint of puiclia-e .u-.-or
some portions of this, itwner wdi
clear, plant to orchard and care for
same for piiivhascr if d. sued.
72. 80 acres 2 miles from Uinleiwuod
uncleared, more or less mi t face rock
hut very fine soil with plenty of mois
ture. A hue opportunity to get ii uoo.
home clost' in This land grow s espei'ial-
ly line peaches, us well a a.l ui her fruit
to peifection. in le from school. Price
$8l) per acre. Kusy terms. Will acccp
part in lab r.
7,1. H5 acres miles frmu post nHi,e.
railroad and d ck. 11 acres set t(!
strawberries and peaches lust spring
about b or 7 acres sln-hed and burned
Teu.lv to grub, 2 or ,'l acres co called
leve dam land, which n'l grow any
thing. Land strictly liri-t class or all
kinds of fruit. I.e-sthauan acre until
for cultivation, which is more or less
rocky. Telephone Hue uioog place,
coimlv and stale roads on oi.e side.
school I mile, l rice JnOOO. l-.asvte.ms
74. 20 acres U miles fn.m I i,,l.r
woo.l, 75 to 100 bearing uiu le trees leiXi
boxes l'.ms,) 2lH) njiplc trees, 2 j r,-. old.
ewto us and Siuizeiiliergs, lim icach
trees, 20 in Ivuri'ig, balance 2 vis. old.
lOpiais Ualtlclt bearing, 20 cl.irrics.
Royal '.nn and l.amhc't, Bbeaiing, ba
amv 2 r-. o;d, f bearing pmnes i
teres M 'n wDci I .OS. g' aie ai li.u . lion e.
burn, wilier p pe.l to bou c ,..ii pj.ring
with rain. Lxir.i ecrlv to. ation, deep,
rich soil, but soine luy - i lath, r st. ep
lope. iMag!ii:i.ciit v ew of both hit-
Sal moil ami Coin ,.;.ia r.vers. Fine lo
cution lor ideal h .u.e. price $5u00.
W'r i e t)r i a I on
W. F. CASH,
UNDERWOOD, WASH.
Hew Could Shw Da Itt
The homely form of speech Med by
ft country people with whom little
Edith and her mother boarded but
nmmer were frequently very punllng
to the child.
One evening the farmer's wife. In
talking for few minutes with Edith's
mother, remarked that, as she waa
very tired tbat night, she would "go to
roost with the chickens."
When Edith's bedtime arrived a lit
tle later tbe youngster was nowhere to
be found. After considerable search
she was discovered sitting on a large
tone near the chicken bouse, quietly
watching the fowl as tbey came In one
by one.
"Edith," called her mother, "what
are you doing there? I've been look
ing for you everywhere; It's time to go
to bed."
"I know, mother," was the reply,
"but they're nearly all in now, so she'll
be here soon, I guess."
"Who are In and who will be there?
What on earth are you talking about,
child?" asked the mystified mother.
"Why," explained Edith, rather Im
patiently, "you know Mrs. said she
was going to roust with the chickens
tonight, and I'm waiting to see bow
she does it."
Eating Tttt For Cooks.
In a certain employment agency ten
cooks out of a job waited oue after
noon last week for a situation to turn
up. Presently a well gowned woman
who waa short of servants applied at
tbe desk for the desired help. Tbe
manager referred her to tbe ten cooks,
Tho woman Interviewed euch of thera
In turn with unsatisfactory results.
"Xot one of them," she explained to
the manager of b? sgency, "likes to
eat the things that we like."
"But what difference does that
make?" asked the manager. "They are
no doubt good girls for all that."
"Yet they wouldn't suit me," the wo
man replied decisively. "My family
have very pronounced tastes Iu cook
ery, and my experience has taught me
that only a cook who likes the same
dishes that we like can prepare them
satisfactorily. That is a matter of sim
ple common sense. It stands to reason
that any dish a cook likes will turn
out better than one she doesn't like;
consequently I will do the work my
self till I flud a girl whose tastes agree
with ours." Philadelphia Ledger.
Nature and the Barnaela.
In the barnacle we have a unique
and wonderful case of a creature that
can afford as age comes ou to dliense
with the eyesight that was so useful
In youth. For the young nnd old
barnacle are as different one from tbe
other as fishes from Beawecd. In the
heyday of life the barnacle swims
about the sea, necking Its food with the
aid of Its eyes and generally leadiug a
roaming existence. Later lu life, bow
ever, it grows tired of this aimless
wandering and settles down to worry
ships' captains by attaching Itself to
the keel of their craft and defying the
much advertised powers of various pre
ventive paints. Once, then, the barna
cle has become a fixture, whether on
ships or sharks, Its eyesight Is of no
more use. It cannot seek Its food, aud
It cannot shun Its foes, for It never
more will move. Therefore Its eyes
become superfluous and, according to
nature's Invariable rulo in such cases,
disappear.
Lived to Fight Another Day.
Frederick the Great simply lost his
head at Molwitz, his first battle. Had
be not been a king It is safe to say
that he would have been shot at the
next sunrise. In the heat of the
carnage he got an Idea that the army
under his command was being over
whelmed, so he put tbe spurs to his
horse nnd dashed headlong among his
soldiers. He rode many miles before
he stopped In his wild flight Late at
night he was discovered hiding In an
old mill, awaiting, as he thought, cap
ture by the enemy. Then he discov
ered that the army he deserted had
won the battle. As Frederick was a
prince, everybody tried to forget the
Incident Just as quickly as possible,
and after that, when the king went to
war, ho was Just as brave as any oth
er soldier.
On tha Varga of Prostration.
"What else have you got?" asked
Cholly, looking languidly over the bill
of fare for somethiug to tempt his Jad
ed appetite.
"Well," replied the waitress, "we
have hot biscuits too."
"That'll do," said Cholly, resting his
Intellect by tossing the bill of fare
aside. "Tiring me a hot biscuit stew."
Chicago Tribune.
Rsbuttal Testimony.
The Guest Isn't your little boy rath
er nervous, Mrs. Bimin? Mrs. It I in in
No; I think not Little Boy-Yes, I
am. inn; when people who come here
stay too long It makes me wriggle
around aud kick my chair.
Badly Expressed.
Iu Grant-Duff's "Xotes From a Dia
ry" It Is told that when Landseer, the
great animal painter, was presented to
the king of Portugal his majesty said:
"Ah, 1 am so glad to see yon! I al
ways like beasts!"
Compromise.
Customer (In bookstore) Let me
have a copy of "Antony and Cleopa
tra." Clerk Yes, sir; $1, please. Cus
tomer Dear me, I've only got 60 cents.
Just give me Antony! Harper's Week
ly.
A Pocket Symphony.
"My piano is very much like my
trousers pockets. When my wife goes
Into them she often finds nothing but
keys, and then there Is music." New
York Globe.
Why Ho Fretted.
Amateur Sportsman (after shooting
his liest friend) Too bad, too bad! But
I thought you were a deer. The Vie
tliu Dont fret. Amateur Sportsman
Don't fret! Why, man, I promised my
wife a pair of horns. Illustrated Bits.
Whafa the Ueef
"Ought we not to do something more
for tbe preservation of our forests?"
"Ob, what's the use?" answered Sen
ator Sorghum Impatiently. "Trees
tan't vote." Washington Star.
VOGT
The
"TIME FOR A LIFETIME."
WATCH REPAIRING BY WATCHMAKERS.
YOU MAY NOT
NEED IT NOW.
Here is a simple home made mixture
hs given by au eminent authority on
kidney diseases, who makes tbe state
ment that it will relieve almost any
oase ot Kidney trouble if taken before
the stage of liri(ht's disease. lie
states that Fuoh symptoms as lame
back, pnlu iu the side, frequent de
sire to uriiiftte, especially at night,
paiuful aud discolored urination, are
readliy overcome. Here is tbe reoipe.
Try it :
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half
ounce; Compound Kargon one ounce;
Compound Syrup Snraiparilia, three
ounces, lake a teuspouuful ufter each
meal aud lit bedtime.
A well koowu drumiUt here in town
ia authority tbat tbete ingredients are
all harmless aud em-lly mixed at home
by shaking well iu a bottle. Xhis
mixture has a pecniiar healing aud
soothing effect upon tbe outlre Kid
uey and Urinary structure, and often
overcomes tbe woist terms of tthen
matism iu juet a little while. Ibis
mixture is said to remove all blood
disorders and cure tbe rheumatism by
foroiug tbe kidneys to filter and strain
to in the blood and system all urio
ncid and foul, decomposed waste mat
ter, wbiob cause tbene ullliotions. Try
it if you are not well. Save the pre
scription. Born That Way.
There Is perhaps no point on which
the librarian and child disagree so en
tirely as that of the proper coudltion
of the hands. A child whose hands
were black with dirt solemnly stated,
"I was born that way." Another de
clared that the doctor said "he must
not wash his hands till the weather
got warmer." Another "whispered,
"Teacher, that's tho color of my sklu."
A boy who brought back a book with
Its cover soiled and greasy refused to
pay the fine and finally brought his
mother lu to speak In his behalf. We
had been very unjust and unkind to
her boy, she said, "for he Is very care
ful. He puts his book in the icebox,
where the baby can't get It, and nothing-but
our food and Willie's books
ever goes In that Icebox." Library
Journal.
A Few Sufficed.
Sir James Crlchton-Browue was sent
on a mission to Jamaica In connection
with the British colonial office While
at Kingston he had an encounter with
a colored but very bumble official. Sir
James, a strenuous sanitarian and an
ardent Scot, was keenly interested in
the Scottish population of the island.
"Do yon have many Scotsmen In these
parts?" he asked of the official. The
darky thought for a moment aud then
answered, "Xot many; just a few, but
enough." Sir James collapsed.
A Diplomatic Tramp,
"Why don't you vamoose? I said
no."
"Ah, madam, a beautiful woman's
no oftlng means yes."
He got the cold bite for which be
was pleading, and It was cveu wanned
over for him. Louisville Courier-Jour
nal.
. A Great Art In Little.
"Is there really any art In convers
ing?"
'Of course; always say small things
lu a big way and big thlugs lu a small
Way." Minneapolis Journal.
This is a Young
Store
And a Growing
Store
Young enough to hope to grow and growing
because you approve of our methoes. We
want your permanent business by proving
ourselves worthy of it. We expect to make
a small, safe profit each time you buy here,
and we believe it will be to your interest to
buy often.
Accurate
Lara way
HALL DRUG STORE
Reliable Druggists
Hood River Oregon
Soule's Piano House
Hood River, Ore.
Xothinjr in more appropriate for a Christmas gift than a
flue piano. All moi: 1, rs of the family are benefitted by a
gift of this kind. Oia .tore is full of beautiful instruments
for the Christmas trade. In addition to these we have
several slightly used Pianos, and organs as good as new
at low prices. We are manufacturers' representative for
several Eastern factories, and all our instruments come
direct. We save our customer 75 to 100 on every instru
ment, which is the prottt'of the middleman, and the irre
sponsible agent who is here today and gone tomorrow.
We sell nothing but standard instruments guaranteed by
the manufacturers. .Special inducements will be made to
purchasers during the holiday season.
SILAS H. SOULE
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
SANTA CLAUS
Buys his supply of
Candies, Nuts and Oranges at
THE STAR GROCERY
He Buys the Best he Can Find.
HANNA & PERIQO
Phone 53
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