-flOOI) RIVER GLACIER, TIIURSD.il. MAY 21. 19U
CLARK'S REPARTEE 'GIRL MAKES STUDY
HOOD RIVER MAY '
GET T0PED0 BOAT
RECALLS OLD DEBATE1
OF LOCAL BIRDS
-Our Spring Stock of-
KEIR & CASS
Your Penslar Store
has the right face cream to keep your complexion at its best
in spite of March winds. The name is Penslar Buttermilk
Cerate. It is not a vanishing cream it restores the natural
velvety softness of the skin.
Apply it lightly, massage gently, and wipe off with a soft
dry cloth. You will be delighted with Penslar Battermilk
Cerate. Get a large 50 cent jar here today.
THE QUESTION BEFORE EVERY WOMAN
is: "Where can I find a Grocer whose service is
satisfactory; who will deliver what I send for
without substituting an inferior article?"
OUR ANSWER
is: "Here w?e are! Give us a call, or send along
your order. You'll never need to ask that ques
tion again."
"THE BEST THINGS TO EAT "
WOOD'S GROCERY
J. M. WOOD, Proprietor.
Phone 1221 Free Delivery
pring ever
Nothing will give an Orchard ist Spring Fever
Quicker than to spend a day pottering around with a
broken wagon, plow or implement.
Don't let a broken implement get your goat.
We are here to help you enjoy your work and get
the best results.
We can make any repair, whether it be ironwork
or woodwork.
W. G. SNOW,
Power Blacksmth and Wagon Shop, No. 5, Fourth St.
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H-I-M-H-I-H'
MEATS FREE!
Save Your Cash Register Receipts
They are Setter than Trading Stamps, because the pro
fits go direct to you.
Save $25 Worth of my Cash Register Receipts
And upon presentation at my store you will be
given meats to the value of
One Dollar Free
REMEMBER, it won't take long to accumulate $25 worth of these
cash register receipts, so take advantage of this liberal offer.
E. M. HOLMAN, The Sanitary Market
0
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A f RESII SUPPLY OF
Nitrate of Soda, Muriate of Potash
AND ALL KINDS OF FERTILIZERS
COME TO US DIRECT FOlt
WOOD-FIBERED HOUSE PLASTER
CEMENT AND LIME
WE UNLOAD DIRECT FKUM tiiu uaus
STRANAHAN & CLARK
Hood River, Oregon
0
The repartee of Charr.p Clark recent- '
!y in the dtLste over the canal lullf
till. bin te Democratic house leader
in answer to slurried attacks cf opr1"1
er.ta aaid. "boo fly, f hoo, don't lather
ire!" has taut-ed rtminiscercei for 11.
M. Irwin, who hat an Ohk Urove j
ranch where he ret-ided until Ut fall,
when he left for i-alem with his daugh-:
tcr. Mr. lr in. who for r.urr.hir tf j
year was n rrcscr.tative of the An.eri
ciin I'rtfs Association, covt-rirg tf.e
proceedings in the lower houe of con
gress, recall the same expression was
used jut-t atcut 40 yiars atiO
x Mr. lrwm tells of the interesting ex
perience in a recent letter to the Ore
genian. Like history and the seasons, wit re
peats itself in chancing guises as the
aes pas. There's prot ably validity
in the claim that ttnre are only eight
originally genuine jokes in the world,
not counting certain "atatesmen" in
congress ai d out of it, and that these
have come down to us from remote an
tiquity, tarh of the eight throwirg out
an endless profusion of branch joke
let!", varied in form, but all scions of
the immemorial eight.
I'm reminded of this claim on read
ing the Oregonian's telegraphic ac
count of proceedings in the lower
house of congress, especially by di
verison during Speaker Clark's power
ful and dramatic prott-st against the
repeal of thttolls act. Pausing in the
sweep of his eloquent philippic, the
speaker "held his thunder ui mid-volley"
long enough to refer in a sort of
playful aside to some points urged by
Representative Harwdick, one of the
Democratic repealers.
"So far as the gentleman from Geor
gia is concerned, he said, "1 say,
Shoo, fly. don't boddcr me.'" This
clever Hip, a welcome break in the
strain of intense interest, sent a wave
of uproarious laughter over the crowd
ed floor and packed galleries, continu
ing long, in spile of the pounding of
the temporary presiding olticer for
order.
The homely and telling little witti
cism, so elfeetively used by Speaker
Clark, sent a ripple of laughter through
out the land, but it was not the joke's
titst appearance. 1 happen to know
thiit the identical joke played the same
role in the very same place, over 40
years ago.at a time when young Champ
Clark was probably trying out for his
first job in Missouri, th teachership of
a country school. At that time 1 was a
reporter in the press gallery oi tne
lower house for the American Press
Association.
It was in the early '70s, when the
stormy legislation of the.reconstruction
preiod was still holding a large piace
in congress. In those days questions
were threshed out in open debate on
the floor of the house. Among those in
that strong body 1 recall such men as
lienjamin F. Butler, James A. Garfield,
George F. Hoar, George F. Edmunds,
Sunset Cox, Samuel J. Randall, John
A. Logan, Daniel Voorhies, John A.
liingtiam, AJlen G. Thurman, Fernando
Wood. Thomas B. Reed, men ready in
debate, joining in the cBtch as-catch-can
wrestle of mind, skilled in thrust
and parry, and often making the skarks
fly from their slashing brands.
lien Butler was perhaps the most
widely known member, and also one of
the most uctive, a man of strong
frame, somewhat corpulent, with a
rasping quality of voice that was aptly j
likened to that of a sawmill with a bad
cold. The noticeable defect in his oth
erwise good features was in his eyes,
so much affected that while looking at
you his face fronted several degrees in
another direction. But his physical and
mental vision were alike keen. Those
who nettled him were sure to find him
as full of spinosity as a porcupine.
He was swift at repartee, l recan
one instance, the one which suggests
my present writing. One day when, as
a member oi tne judiciary committed,
Butler wa9 crowding one of his meas
ures through, a bill granting "supple
muniam civil riphts." nenalizine any
! hotel, restaurant, bar, etc., for refus
ing to accommodate on account of the
I patron's race or color, he granted the
opposition but scant time for debate
teforo ho would call the previous ques
tion. The house was indignant, but
cautious and wary. Forward strode
James A. Garfield, exclaiming defiant
ly, "Look at the man who is cracking
a whip over the hdVise !" Butler ges
tured over his shoulder toward him and
quickly rasped out: "And look at the
man whose back smarts!"
In that day's debate Sunset Cox, one
of the recoenized and dreaded wits of
the house, had been allowed a brief
time, and put in a strong argument
against Butler's bill, saying its title
should be changed to "A Bill to Eter
nize Hate." On taking the floor to
close the debate, Butler chose to ignore
Mr. Cox in his final argument. The
latter, a man of sma'l Jstature, ad
vanced toward Butler through the ring
that had formed about him, and de
manded: "General, why dont you
answer my speech?"
Now, it happened that at that time
the catchy little negro ditty, "Shoo,
fly!" was having a wonderful vogue.
the street Arabs ana newsDoyg wnisi-
led the air, hand-organs were grinding
it cut on every corner, and at every
minstrel show you would hear verse
after verse and refrain like this:
Karl Orthank. principal of the
Frankton high achool, began a class
last fall in rural biology.his student
making study of the birds cf the
district. The follow ing paper was n
cently written by Mis Calla Berry,
daughter of Mr. and Mr. T. W. Berry,
(who spent the past year ot serving the
habits of the birds of the valley :
AS
J
We have storage space for all kinds
of goods in a concrete building
Our Tranfer Wagons Will Move
Anything
Complete Transfer Service
Transfer & Livery Co.
" Phone 4111
"1 know I mus' be happy,
Because my mudder said
De Lord am pourin' 'lasses
Upon dis darkey's head.
"1 feel, I feel line a mornin' star.
Shoo, fly don't bodder me,
For 1 belong to Company G."
You can imagine, then, the explosive
roar of laughter when Butler, making
a dismissive gesture with his hand, re
torted: "As my anxious friend goes
to his dinner he will hear my answer
from every hand-organ on the avenue:
'Shoo, fly! Don't bodder me!' " That
little retort was followed by the heart
iest and longest roar of laughter I ever
heard in congress. It healed, incident
ally, a good many smarts that Cox'
ready wit had made.
Cure for Slomacli Disorders
Di-orders of the stomach may be
avoided by the use of Chamberlin's Tab
lets. Many very remarkable cures have
been effected by these tablets. Sold by
all dealers.
Thunderstorm Last Thursday
Probably heralding the primary elec
tions, a thunder shower, an unusual
phenomenon in the Hood River valley,
prevailed here laat Thursday shortly
after the noon hour. Lightning flashed
and thunder reverberated in the gorges
just as in the eastern storms at this
season of the year. A slight downpour
of rain accompanied the electrical disturbance.
Fallow complexion is due to a torpid ;
liver. Herbine purines and strengthens
the liver and bowels and restores the
rosy bloom of health to the cheek ; price
We. Sold by Chas, N. Clarke.
There is rot a place mere favorable
to the bird atudent tban Hood River
valley. There it not a day in the year
that these feathered friemls cam ot le
found in abundance. Thy tl.oulJ te
carefully protected, ai tl.ty hre r.ot
only of great financial Lei.tht. tut,
think what nature would te without'
these little songster. Since takii g up
the study of birds last fall 1 have foiii.d
it very interesting. 1 enj y i.othn g
better than taking my field glass ai a
siartii g oft in search of n y little
friends; for friends they have surely
become to me. In classifying some of
the most important birds of the vailiy
by families 1 will endeavor to show the .
benetits derived from them.
The Thrush family: 1
In the thrush family the robin, per
haps, is tlie most beneficial. It lives
mostly on insects, but will change'
from insects to fruits, grains or nuts (
when insects fail. It i estimated that
50 per cent of a robin'a food consists ;
of animal food, such as caterpillars, '
bugs, grasshoppers and cut worms. A 1
pair of robins has been known to eat !
over 100 cut worms in a sii gle day.
Farmers say they eai their cherries -and
ripe fruits. Statistics show that
of fruit destroyed by robins -IT. per cent
consists of uncultivated fruits, while
five per cent consist of cultivated
fruit. Do not harmful insects de
stroyed amount to more than the little
fruit destroyed? It would be very lit
tle time and work spent to plant a tree
of some wild fruit, as the mulberry,
which robins prefer to anything else,
in the orchard to attract the birds and
would help the farmer immensely.
The western bluebird is also of great
importance. Its food is largely of cat
erpillars. They eat also crickets,
weevils, ants, moths and locusts. The
other Liids of this family we have here
are the numerous thrushes, whose food
is similar to that of the robin and
bluebird.
The Woodpecker:
Ihe woodpeckers all feed on much
the same food, consisting of insects of
various kinds and wild fruits. Some
believe the flicker is a harmful bird,
but it. is not. They feed mostly on
ants, which protect aphis. They also
destroy codling moth larvae. Professor
Heal, of the department of agriculture,
reports having found 500 ants in the
stomach of one flicker, this represent
ing one day's eating. The woodpecker
aids the farmer very much, as he can
pick bugs from under the bark, which
the farmer cBnnot reach by spraying.
The Sparrow :
This valley is full of sparrows and
they are of great ecunomic value to the
i farmer. Sparrows aro great weed seed
eating birds. Many a harmful weed is
destroyed each year by these little un
obtrusive birds. Although they are
mostly seed eating birds their food also
consists of injurious insects. A "chip
py's" meal consists largely of caterpil
lars, cutworms and other insects. 'Ihe
government estimates the saving to the
farmer in the United States by the
sparrow at K9,3)0,00().
The blackbird family:
The meadow rark of this family Is of
great importance. Its food consists
mainly of grasshoppers and their eggs,
beetles, the destructive large black
cricket and other insects. On examin
ing the stomach of a meadowlmk over
half the contents consisted of insects.
Being of great importance economical
ly they are of equal importance aes
thetically. How glad we are to hear
their greeting in the spring, and how
sorry to see them leave in the fall.
Besides the meadow lurk we have the
redwing and brewers blackbirds. A
blackbird's food varies with the season,
and the locality. On ranches they do a
great deal of good by following the
plow and destroying grubs. They de
stroy many injurious insects and weed
seeds. It is true that the black bird
does some harm to the gruin, but in the
long run they do more good than harm.
Nuthatch family :
Of this family the chickadee is per
haps the of greatest importance. They
live almost wholly upon insects. Pro
fessor Forbus reports finding 5500 eggs
of plant lice in the crop of one chicka
dee, this number representing what the
bird had eaten for one breakfast. The
other insects destroyed by chickadees
are caterpillars, cankcrworms, spiders,
grasshoppers, moths, flies and their
egRS. They also feed on seeds and
small fruit when insects fail.
The bush tits, of this family, are
very like the chickadees. They are
continually looking for insects, egRB
and worniB after the fashion of their
larger cousins, the chickadees. Flit
ling from branch to branch they light
upside down on the under side of a limb
and then, without taking the trouble to
turn right side up, they drop down to
the next branch where they look just
as earnestly for insects.
Birds of prey :
The owls, as a family, are the moat
helpful birds of prey to the farmer.
The food of an owl is lurgely mice and
gophers. They also eat many harmful
insects. An owl's eyes and ears are
very acute and as they can see better
in the night time, they go searching for
food at that time. At nightfall they
begin their search, visiting every old
barn and granary in search of mice and
insects. The amount of mice an owl
can eat is wonderful. A case is on
record where a half grown owl was
given all the mice it could eat. Eight
followed one after the other, and the
ninth, all but the tail, which hung out
of the owl's mouth for some time. In
three hours, however, the owl was
ready for more, and tins time he ate
four. If this can be done by one owl,
think of the good a nestful can do. As
an owl flies over a grain field he catch
es sight of mice and gophera which
otherwise would not be seen. The owl
needs very close protection, but man is
often its .worst enemy, simply because
it is thought to get aay with a chick
en or two.
Hawks also help to keep In check
harmful .-oder.ts. Their food consists
of squirrels, chipmunks, mice, snakes,
lizzards and frogs, 'lliey also eat some
insects. Usually the people living in
the country are the enemies of these
birds and at every opportunity shoot
them. They think the hawks are foes
of the poultry, whereas, it is a very
; small part of their food. It has been
'shown by careful examination ot the
I stomachs of hawks that poultry and
' game birds do not make up more than
i ten per cent of their food. If it were
i not for the birds of prey tha farmer
would fare rather badly.
J. A. Beekwith, of Portland, lieu
tenant of the Oregon Naval Militia,
who was in this city last wctk on legal
business, discussed with Mayor Albert
P. Keed the opportunity offered the
city for securing from the United
Suits i.avy a torpedo beat here. Lieu
tenant Beekwith stated that if the
young n tn of the city at d valley would
organize a con pary of n or more, the
government would send one of the
lints here. It would have a crew of
six men. Ihe government furr.ishe all
equipment to the militiamen, who will
Le called once a week for a drill ser
vice, tut who will be allowed atrip
each year.
W. J. Baker has taken up the matter
ai d if enough interest is displayed a
n.eetn g will be called ai d l.ieutei ai t
Beekwith will come here from Portland
to inaugurate a campaign for the or
ganization of the company.
STRAWBERRY PICKERS
COME TO THE VALLEY
The strawberry harvest has begun in
earnest this week, and the usual crowd
of Nomad laborers who visit the valley
each year is r.ow flocking to the dis
trict, numerous ones of them forming
whole families, who enjoy the berry
season as an outing, which furnishes at
the same time a remunerative occupa
tion. Many berry pickers come from
Portland and towns in the Willamette
valley. Ihe boats bring them up the
river with their tents and cooking
utensils.
The Indians of the neighboring reser
vations, who come to pick berries, have
become fewer and fewer for the past
serveral years. In 1U11 as many as 500
bucks, squaw and children were in the
valley. On that year the braves staged
a war dance on the Burns Jones pla;e
now owned by Dr. J. E. Ferguson.
But very few Indian are here this sea
t an'tKatt So appetite!
of Meotne Bitters ln-
Intllgestlonj
A treatment
creases your appetiW; stop indigestion;
yon can eat everything. A real ipring
ionic for liver, kidney and jtoinch turn
hies. Cleanses your whole system and
vou feel tine Electric Bitters did more
for Mr T. 1'. lVohle'e stomach trouble
than any medicine be ever tried. Get a 1
buttle today. Relief or your money
back. 50o and 11.00 at your druggist.
Buckleu's Arnica Salve lor eczema.
Forest Notes
China imports wood pulp from Great
Britain, Sweden, Norway and Ger
many. The highest mountain in Montana,
Granite Peak, with an altitude of near
ly 13,000 feet, is in the Beartooth na
tional forest.
Norway Jias 1-14 tree planting socie
ties. The first was founded in 1 000,
and since then 2l million trees have
been planted, more than two million
having been set out last year.
In many parts of the west Bnow is
leaving the mountains earlier than
UEual. Foresters say that this may
mean a bad fire season, and they are
making plana fur a hard campaign.
New Jersey is said to have the great
est oroDortion of railroad mileage of
any Btate in the country, or one mile of !
railroad to every three square mile of j
territory. This makes an unusual risk i
of forest fires set by railroads. j
The heavy storms in southern Cali-1
fornia during the past rainy season
wipt'd out many miles of trails in the
natiuiial forests of that part of the
state. They are now being rebuilt lor
the coming summer, for use in lire j
protection. They are also of great use j
to touritss, "campers and prospectors, j
Nearly 4,000 acres were reforested in j
Montana and northern Idaho during !
1U1H, at an average cost of $7.50 an ;
acre.
The beat forested area of China is in
Manchuria. The principal tree vane-';
ties are pine, cedar, ijireh, fir, yew,
oak, ash, elm, walnut, and birch.
Two fort'Bt ollicers, in Washington
and Oregon, are writing popular de
scriptions of the trees on the Crater
and Mount Rainier national parks, for
the use of visitors to the parks.
Gannett Peak, Wyoming, nearly
14,0o0 feet in elevation, and the high
est mountain in the slate, is on the di
vide between the Bonneville and Bridg
er national foresls.
In northern Arizona, Utah, Nevada,
southern Idaho, and westemWyoming,
the fires on national forests set by
campers have decreased in four years
from nearly a third to approximately
one-lifth. Lightning tires have in
creased from less than one-fourth to
nearly one-half. The relatively larger
proportion from lightning, however, is
due partly to decrease in other causes.
Rheumatism Quickly Cured.
"My sister's husband had an attack i
of rheumatism in his arm," write a!
well known resident of Newton, Iowa. !
"1 gave him a bottle of Chamberlain's ,
Liniment which he applied to his arm
and on the next morning the rheuma
tism w as gone" Fur chronic, muscular
rheumatism you will find nothing bet
ter tban Chamberlain's Liniment. Sold
by all dealers.
Blight Hits Yakima
Orchards in Yakima districts are
suffering from a blight affection. A
mass meeting of growers was held Sat
urday night. The trouble is said to
have been caused by recent rains.
In the whole field of medicine there is
not a healing remedy that will repair
damag'1 to the Heidi more quickly than
Ballard's Snow Liniment. In cuts,
wounds, sprains, hums, scalds an 1 rheu
matism, its healing and penetrating
power is extraordinary. Price Me, 50c,
and $1 a bottle; sold by Chaq. N.Clarke
Barbed wire cuts, ra(!j.rdr wounds, col
lar and harness galls heal up quickly
w hen Ballard's Snow Liniment is ap
plied. It is both healing and antiseptic.
Price 25c, 50c and tl.UO per bottle.
Said ey Cbas. X. Clark.
Kill the Catarrh
Germ-lse Hyomei
It's the direct-to-the-spot method
you breath it. Do not delay and con
tinue to suffer from catarrh, head colds,
bronchitis or sniffles. It is not only
needless and annoys your friends, but
dangerous to your general health.
Begin the Doomed treatment at once.
It is one of the easiest, quickest and
surest ways to clear the head and quick
ly and permanently banish catarrh.
Hyomei being medicated air immedi
ately reaches the sore and irritated
membrane and tissues its anticeptic
and germicidal -healing begins at once.
You will surely like Hyomei its ro
lief Jis not only immediate but lasting.
Money refunded by Keir A Cass if you
are not satisfied.
Get the complete outfit $1.00 sue.
Druggiiti tvrywhart Mil Hyooiti.
FISHING
TACKLE
Has arrived and is the most
attractive line we have ever
shown. Call and see the
goods and get our prices be
fore buying, it will interest
you.
Base Balls, Gloves, Mitts and
Bats are here in large varie
ty and they are priced right.
Drop in and see them.
Blowers Hardware Co
The Firm That "MaKes Good"
Phone 1691 Oak and 1st Sts.
T. J. KINNAIRD
Groceries
Fresh Vegetables and Fruit in Season
Flour and Feed
Phone 2121
Hood River, Oregon
Mr. Apple Grower,
Was everything O. K. in regard to your box supply last
season? Yes? Then you know how to repeat this year. No?
Well listen to Stanley-Smith's proposition on box orders.
Send us, by mail or phone, an order for your requirements
for the season. Don't say you can't tell how many boxes
you will need as yet, but let us know you are depending on
us. We'll take care of the rest. Which means-we'U furnish
boxes all you need.
If you intend to use our boxes you must let us know at
once as we cannot guarantee any 11th hour orders. We aim
to serve all impartially but as our capacity is not unlimited
it's a case of "first come-first served."
Price 10c per box, less Jc per box if paid on or before
November 1. For further particulars as to delivery, etc.,
phone 5011.
"Always at Your Service"
Stanley-Smith Lumber Co.
Phonesi
2171
5011
The Purity Dairy Co.
Yours for prompt service and
Good Milk
mOS. D. CALKINS
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Our Favorite Composer and Chief Occupation
IS CHOPIN
French Chops with Fried Tomatoes
Have the chops small and delicate
and will scraped. Hroil lightly,
eprinkl n with silt, pepper and
chopped parsley mixed with melted
butter. Hlice larpe tomatoes and dip
each in flour aoto'oned with Bait and
pepper; fry till brown.
OUR RENDITIONS
Please those of musical tastes as
well as those who enjoy
Choice Pork Chops, Veal,
Lamb and Mutton Chops
LISTEN TO US?
HOOD RIVER MARKET