HOOD RIVER GLACIER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1901
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ing. The flaws are often covered with
the mountings.
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seledt your watch for a present and
then keep it in order.
SILVERWARE
from the factories. We will engrave
to please you. We do it free of charge.
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We have something fine for presents
v' y and will engrave them.
CUT GLASS
We place our orders and have it cut for us
so our prices are the lowest.
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in the County
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in the County
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Four Thousand a
Year
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filled at this store in the past ten years. We
fill prescriptions strictly according to the
doctor's orders. No substitutes.
CHAS. N. CLARKE
TheJGlacier Pharmacy
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As I retired Wednesday night I was
wondering how the next day would be
appreciated by individuals in different
walks of life. I knew, of course, that
ome would have sumptuous Thanks
giving dinners, and others would not
be as fortunate, I at last thought of
the tramps and wondered how they
would succeed in getting something of
a feast on Thanksgiving day. Well,
the only way to find out was to try it
for myself. "Eating the pudding, is
the testing thereof," sol disguised
myself as a tramp and started out in
search of food.
At 9:30 a. m. call.nl at the door of
a most prominent city official, but as 1
heard some loud talking inside that did
not have the right tone, putting my
self in the tramp's shoes, I thought 1
had better move on and call later, so I
called at a real estate dealer's home,
and as I asked for something to eat
Ihe lady of the house said that they
were torn up. so that their Thanks
giving would be somewhat slim, but
she did not turn me away, she made
me a warm cup of coffee and gave me
bread and butter made into a cheese
sandwich, and served it on a plate. 1
thought that was a good starter, and
at 10:10 called at the residence of a
prominent physician and as I asked
for something to eat 1 received the
answer, "1 don't think so," and the
door was slammed in the poor tramp's
face. I then called at a business
man's home close by and received the
same reply, but not quite so hard
treatment. To call once at some places
in Hoou Kiver would be enough for me
if 1 were really a tramp, nmi it was
fortunate for me there were no dogs
tnat would bite more than beef steak.
The next call was at the home of
well there were two boys sitting in
the kitchen by the stove waiting for
the Turkey to brown, and as the
mother enniojto the door, the question
was asked for a bite to eat, she re
plied, "1 guess not," and shut the
door. I thought as she did so that
was not thinking how thankful
should be that it was not one of
boys who was asking for bread at
door of some mother's home in a
otl city.
By this time 1 had mustered up
enough courage to tackle the city
official again. Well, the mysterious
sounds that 1 heard previous must
have had some effect on him, for as
1 asked for something to eat, the
answer was short and to the point, in
a deep buss voice. "No sir," as if he
were trying to put the "q. t." to
some ordinance that did not strike his
fancy. I certainly cleared out of there
just the same as any tramp would do.
l!y this time it was after ten o'clock
and 1 called at the residence of an oid
time merchant. JWhat a difference.
Mrs. said, "most certainly, I'll
give you something to eat," as 1 asked
the usual question. She invited me in
the house and wanted me to wait until
she could make me some hot coffee,
and offered me all the milk I could
drink. As 1 knew that 1 had a big
day ahead of me to call at so many
homes where I desired to test the
generosity of the Hood River folk, 1
told her not to trouble too much, and
especially I knew that she was a busy
little woman anwyay, so I accepted a
lunch in a paper that was good enough
and large enough, for two or three
hungry men. Bread and butter with1
she
she
her
the
far
honey, pickles, a juicy mince pie with
cheese, and three big Spitz. If I
had been a ' tramp, I think the treat
ment I received by this angel hearted
little woman, would have made me
quit begging and make a man of my
self. By the time 1 called at trie next
place it was 11 :15. This was at the
home of one of the busiest and most
up-to-date merchants in Hood River.
As I knocked a servant girl answered
the door, and informed Mrs. that
there was a tramp at the door for
something to cat, for in a short time
a neat, cleanly intelligent lady ap
peared and with care selected a nice
juicy chicken leg and a wing from a
pot of steaming chicken, and with it
gave the tramp a glass full of jelly,
bread and butter, two stalks of celery,
an orange, and two pieces of cake,
and better than all, when she gave the
lunch to me, done up as nice as they
do up bundles in her husband's store,
she handed it to me with a smile and
said "1 am so glad to give this to
you." 1 felt a little bad because of
some of the treatment I received, but
such a benediction from a busy woman,
at such a time of day, shows how
some at least sympathize with others
who are not in as good circumstances
as they. Clod bless that woman, is all
I could say.
i then called at a residence close by
and a young man answered the door
call and said to call after dinner and
they would till me up, but offered me
some fruit that was in the cellar.
1 then called on a prominent business
man and as I knocked he came to the
door, and replied that his wife was
not at home, at my request for food,
but as the tramp passed by a window
to the sidewalk, he spied a woman look
ing through the curtains. Well, the
tramp thought a good many thoughts
as he went on his way.
The next call was somewhat amus
ing. As I knocked, the door was
opened and the lady listened to my
tale of woe, and then said, "No, I
have nothing for Jyou," and shut the
door. I heard a woman inside say,
"Is that the way you serve people?"
Well, 1 kept on knocking, and as I did
Mrs. sent her little gill down in
the basement where Mr. was
putting wood in the furnace to come
up quick and put a tramp out, but
before Mr. came up stairs I
opened the door and stepped in and
made myself known, I found Mrs.
to be a plucky little woman, for
as 1 made myself known she came at
mc with a knife in one hand and her
fist doubled up ready to give me a good
blow, when her husbhnd rescued me,
and aftter some arguing I was re
quested to sit down to the tune of an
IS-pound turkey.
1 proceeded to a good religious and
pious woman, and at my request for
something to eat, she gave me three
pieces of bread and jelly, and as she
thought she recognized me she said,
"Who are you, anyway?" and I re
plied, "just a poor tramp," and she
augmented a delicious piece of custard
pie, and said, "here is a( Thanksgiving
piece of pie for you sir."
I then went to the home of a man
who rents vehicles and there Mrs.
was somewhat reluctant to feed a
healthy man, and put some questions
to me that was hard to answer, and I
was only too glad when I had a chance
to get away.
1 found my way next to the home of
a druggist, and as usual question was
asked as the door was opened, the
busy little lady was basting a big
turkey and preparing dressing for it,
and everything good was on the
kitchen table to be served in a few
minutes. She looked around a while,
and then said that there was no bread.
As I felt that it was kind of mean to
bother a woman when she had so
much to do, I left as soon as I
could with causing any more trouble,
and if 1 dare I would go and apologize
to her, for her heart was in the right
place, but she had company and had so
much to do, I would not blame her if
she had done as others, slammed the
door in my face.
Proceeding to the homes of two pro
minent young business men, and great
advertisers, I was informed at one
place that there was nothing for me.
At the other home, as I knocked, the
proprietor came to the door and as I
asked for something to eat he looked
me over a little, and then said, "Nope,
there is nothing for you today."
It was getting late by this time and
I started for home to help devour a
good fat hen that I had killed before I
started disguised as a tramp. Take it
altogether, I think Hood River has a
generous lot of folk.
After changing my clothes and
seeing the apple show I was met by
two men who asked me for the price
of a meal. so I had the pleasure of recip
rocating the kindness I had received
by some and took the gentlemen to an
eating house and paid for their meals.
As I (walked away; from them I
thought that the experience with them
was the right place to put the finish
ing touch on my day's adventurt, to
ascertain the generosity of the Hood
River public, and the feeling of good
will toward the being that is not in as
good circumstances as ourselves.
Wiihing every one a Merry Christ
mas and Happy New Year, I am,
Sincerely Yours,
Business Man.
MR. AND MRS. GEO. GRANTZ
OF THE DALLES, OREGON
Writes Letter Which May Be of Great
Interest to Skin Sufferers
of this City.
I must say your D. D. D. certainly
is the only thing a person ought to us.
Our children had sores on thier
heads. The doctors called it eczema
ringworm and we' couldn't get any
thing to cure them till we tried D. .
D. We used two bottles of it and I
must say our children were cured.
Therefore I commend the D. D. D.
Mr. and Mrs. George Grantz.
So many convincing statements,
similar to the above, have been made
to us privately by sufferers from
aggravating skin diseases to whom
we have sold the D. D. D. Prescrip
tion, that we feel bound to give it our
unqualified endorsement. By special
arrangement with the I). D. D. Com
pany we can furnish anyone who has
not tried the remedy with a special
size bottle for 25 cents. Keir & Cass.
Idaho's Fruit Crop.
More than $1,000,000 worth of fam
ous Idaho prunes grown in the Boise,
Payette and Weiser valleys were ship
ped East this season. Ten hundred
and fifty-three car of prunes were ship
ped from this territory from August 13
to October 2. There were 1,000 crates
of prunes to the car, or a total ship
ment amounting to 1,053,000 crates,
which sold at 85 cents to $1.05 per
crate, or an average of 95 cents.
Geo. Chamberlain was a visitor from
Mosier Saturday.
For Sale by Owner
200 acres, (0 acres cleared, 11 acres planted, balance
unimproved. Price cheap and easy terms.
J. P. Thomsen
It. F. I). No. 1 box GO
Thone 206 Odell
heet Metal
Wor
Having secured the services of an expert sheet metal
worker, we a re prepared to handle in the best possible
manner:
Sheet Metal Work
Automobile Fenders
Tanks and any class of Sheet
Sheet Metal Work
R. D. Gould, Plumber
Hood River Oregon
Phone a04L
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All our work done by hand. Neat
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277 Oak Street Hood River, Ore.
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