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% HOOD RIVER GLAClUt, THURSDAY] HERB FARMS TO BE COMMON The Story of Our Stated Comparatively NeW Branch of Horti culture la Becoming Popular tn England. Without doubt herb culture Is the coming science. One of the most ar resting facta In the domain of medi cines today Is the progress made tn pharmacy, London Tlt-BIta states. Herbs, from having been used ad lib. in medieval times, fell Into dis repute, and In modern times herbal remedies, apart from drugs which could be numbered on the fingers of one hand, were tabooed, save by the enlightened few. Herb farming is a new branch of horticulture, writes A. R. Horwood. F. L. B, In the Homeopathic World. It Is an Interesting and intellectual pursuit specially suited for women. Before the war there were numerous herb farms run on commercial lines by firms of manufacturing chemists. But there were no schools for the training of amateurs. Since the war, however, a school and herb farm has been started at Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, by Mrs. M. Grieve, F. R. H. S. One of ths main objects of herb farming Is to cultivate plants of medi cinal value. Besides the drug plants In general use, such as belladonna, henbane, foxglove, aconite, datura and sb on, a vast number of herbs whose real value Is known are used In medicine. Including such common plants as dandelion, couch grass, red poppy, colchlcum. barberry, chamomile, dill, fennel, blessed thistle, valerian and male fern. By JONATHAN BRACK XXXIII—OREGON was originally occupied by the Iowa In diana. The ac tual meaning of the word has been interpreted in several ways. Some say it means "beau tiful land,” but the more likely derivation Is the Algonquin word “ajawa” which means "across" or "beyond.” This was probably applied to this tribo of Indiana by the Illinois tribes who were hostile to them, and resided on tits eastern aide of the Missis sippi river. The early white vis itors to this region Included Mar quette and Joliet, who landed here on their explorations of the Mississippi in 1078. The first settlement was made by a French Canadian named Julian Dubuque. He obtained in 1788 a large grant of land from the Indians, where the city which was named after hits now stands. Here he flourished, mining lead and trading with the Indiuns, until his death In 1810, when this settlement was given up. , With the acquisition of the Louisiana Purchase In 1803. Iowa, which was a part of thia huge territory, came Into the hands of the United Stated from France. At first Iowa was a part of the Louisiana territory, then of Missouri territory- Later It formed a portion of Michigan territory and then of Wisconsin territory. In 1888, however, it attained a distinct individuality when It was formed Into the Iowa territory. Pioneers soon came in largo numbers and about 1882 a sub stantial settlement was made near Burlington, and Dubuque was founded In 1888. The popu lation grew so rapidly What In 1846 Iowa was admitted as the twenty-ninth state of the Union. Its area is MJ47 square miles and it has thirteen presidential electoral votes. - Iowa 1s famltariy called the Hawkeye State. ■ndloat«) <• by MoClar» T WAS the 8 panlsh who laid claim to the discovery of sir Pacific eoait In 1548 Ferralo possibly sailed as far North as the Oregon boundary. In 1579 Str Francis Drake explored for England tbe coast considerably north of this. Other Spaniards made further explorations and Captain Cook, the Euglish navi gator, In 1783 landed at Nootka Sound and gave It Its name. Thus both Spain and England laid claim to this region. The American righto to this territory were baaed on the dis covery of the Columbia river in 1792 by Captala Robert Gray, who called from Boston In the ship Columbia to opea up fur trade. Many American fur tradera followed and in 1811 John Jacob Astor, the head of tbe Pacific Fur company, estab- llahed a settlement called Astor ia at the mouth of the Columbia. Tbe real opening of the North west was the result of the fam ous Lewis and Clark expedi tion. By 1843 a decided flow of emigrants from the East trav elled over the Oregon Trail from Kansas City to the Columbia river, and thus Into Oregon. Tns trip ever this route occupied about three months and the Bat tler« generally travelled In large partlee to withstand any pos sible attacks from Indians. American settlers became so numerous that the United States actively laid claim to thia re gion. Spain had been forced to withdraw any rights she may have had when Florida was ceded In 1819. This left Eng land and America quarrelling over thia section of the country. Final settlement, with definite boeadariee between the United States and Canada, waa made In 184«. The Oregon territory was formed to 1848 and the State of Oragoa was taken Into the Un ion In 1859 with an area of 96,- 899 square miles. I TO PROTECT SACRED SNUFF Reason 01 ven for the High Bench Be hind Which Supreme Court Judges Have Their Beata. The Federal Supreme court Is cele brating Its centenary of "tbe high bench.” Originally the Justices sat behind a long bench on the floor of tbe court—on a level with the lawyers who tried their cases before them. This straight desk bad set Into It a snuff box opposite each Justice’s seat. Henry Clay was arguing a case before the court. During a pause in hla argu ment one of the Justices reached for ward, took a pinch of snuff and settled back to weigh the more carefully the reasoning presented. In his next pause Mr. Clay reached over and with a “Thank you” took a pinch himself. The court was indignant That after noon they met to decide what could be done to preclude the possibility of a second breach of the “etiquette of the court" and decided to have a bench made of such height that no mere practitioner could reach their pet snuff. Since then they have sat behind the high bench that is in use today.—Now York Tribune. Sra4l»»t» 1 The Story of Our States By JONATHAN BRACK XXX—WISCONSIN HE many cities In Wisconsin With French names show the French Influence In Its early set ____ tlement. The first whits than to penetrate this region was Jean Nicollet, who was sent out In 1634 by Champlain to open trade with the Indiana. He landed at Green Bay and prob ably traversed the country to Chicago. Fur trader» and mis sionaries followed and the latter built a mission where Ashland now stands. Thia was the. flrat church erected in tbe state and around It sprang up tbe first tiermanent settlement » Joliet and Father Marquette deeconded the Wisconsin river, and LA Salle explored a great deal of Wisconsin before he took bls famous trip down tbe Mississip pi. Among the fur traders to come to Wisconsin shores was Daniel du Lhut, after whom the city of Duluth, Minn., was named. During the Revolution Wiscon sin remained loyal to the Brit ish and. though Wisconsin be came a part of the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783, it was not until 1818 that federal troops really establish*) - authority, there. Indian upris ings continued for some time ending only with the Black Hawk war In 1882. Theo fol lowed extensive Immigration froia the New England States. Wisconsin had formed a part of the Northwest territory until 1800, when It became a part of Michigan territory, under which Jurisdiction it remained entll 1886, with tbe exception of nine years, when it was considered a part of Illinois territory. With the admission of Mlchigsn so a state, tbe Wisconsin territory was created, which Included al so the preiMOt states of Iowa and Minnesota and portions of North and South Dakota. In 1848 Wisconsin was taken Into the Union as the thirtieth state. Its area Is 56,066 square miles and it has thirteen elec toral vote« for president. The state Is named after the Wiscoualn river. This Is an OJibwa phrase which ineanx “gathering waters.” It is some times called the Badger Biota, (fii by McClare N.w.pap.r ( T Japanese Judicial Regalia. Speaking of robes, that worn by the first Judge of the Japanese 8u preme court la a work of art and as heavy with embroidery as the vest ments of the padres of the little Ban German church In I’orto It loo. The co'ae is black and the texture line. Around the neck Is a collar, woven ' Into tl.e gown Itself and not worn sep arately, as Is the collar of the chief Justice of England. The eolor of the embroidery of this collar is royal pur- •; pie, and la called the “crest of the seven flowers of ponlownfa.” The cap, something after the order of the very smart sport hats worn by the Aawrlcnn women, la also black, with of "clustered clouds" around the top and sides.—Now Tort Tribune. The Story of Our States What Ho Wanted. little Washington boy was dining at a friend’s bouse with bls mother not so very long ago when charlotte russes In paper collars were one of the features of the dessert. The fluffy delicacies tasted very much like “more" to the hungry little chap. la there anything else you'll have, dear?" asked the hostess, solicitously. "Tes, ma'am,” eagerly assented the child. “I want another of them pretty little Charlie Bosses." One of the noveau riehe women with which Washington abounds said at a tea the other afternoon, with a conse quential air, that really her neuritis was getting so bad she was at her wits' end; she'd tried everything ex cept a eblrapatrick I Did any of ua have any faith in the ministrations of chi rope tricks? It Is not at all Infrequent to hear t h e linte l Ra lei gh Ja W asMnrtnn «poK> en of seriously as the “Hotel Rail edge,” or Huffler's candy place as “Hulyer’s." An Innocent local dams boasts of the bed of scarlet “saliva" that bloomed In her garden all through the autumn.—Washington Star. By JONATHAN BRACK 1 4. 1926 mean thrifty «f Silk Frocks—Low Priced! Select Now From Our Styles Yon can’t make a mistake when you buy a Silk Frock here! You a-c sure to jet ttyle—and ice is bound to be lower! For Women . And Misaes J“'* now the .roman or misy can tiiid a Silk Frock of foremost iarhioti at considerable of a sav ing. Priced, A XXXIV—KANSAS WAT back la 1541 Coronado, the Spanish ex plorer, la re puted to have penetrated to Kanaaa In a mythical wealthy In dian tribe. It was not again vis ited, however, by white man until. nearly one hundred and seventy- five years later, when the French in Louisiana sent out an expedition'to Investigate the re mote portions of what waa then their territory. Most of the pres ent State of Kanaaa waa a part of the I/Oulalana Purchase and so passed from French hands to the Unlted fltetas In 1801k *1~ small * addlUonsF part' was- later added In I860, being ceded by Texas The Lewie and Clark party traversed thia region in 1804, and Lieutenant Pike passed through Kansas two years later. Kansas history really becomes interesting In the middle of the century, when tbe slavery agita tion gave It the name of “Bleed ing Kansas." It had been an un organised territory since 1821, at which time It had been con sidered a partion of the Terri tory of Missouri According to tbe Missouri Compromise, if Kansas became a state it could not bo a slavery state. Tbe op position of the South was so strong the Kansas-Nebraska bill was passed in 1854, making this vital question optional with the Inhabitants In each proposed state. With this law in force, the two factions actively started colonising Kansas. Immigrants from the slave statea of Arkan sas and Missouri Immediately founded Leavenworth. The Mas sachusetts Emigrant Aid soci ety sent out anti-slavery settlers, who founded Lawrence, Topeka and other towns. Conflict be tween these two parties broke out at once, and It waa only put down by the intervention of fed eral troops. -The Northern set tlers came in such numbers that they soon were*. In the majority and in 1861 an anti-slavery con stitution was adopted, so Kansas waa admitted to the Union in that year. The polillcal dispute over Kan ns was the cause of the terra s- Ltlon of the present Republican party. -I.-I We pay cash lor your old furniture or make a liberal allowance on new goods Call Hackett 8411, Kelly Bros. Co. Fur niture Exchange. ml7tf HISTORY COOPERATIVE MARKETING 4 ' With the festivities of a joyous Christmas sea son ended, we join you in looking forward to a new year-—a year which we trust will be filled with an abundance of good health, happiness and pros perity for all. In extending our hearty New Year greeting, we ar« mindful of your liberality to us during the past 12 months. We indeed would be ungrateful yvere we not to appreciate it. We part with the old year feeling that we did Bur best to deserve the support of our friends and patrons, and we have been suitably rewarded. During the coming year we pledge our utmost - (• perform justly and with equality to all, our (•sponsible position of distributors to the public. Appealing Winter Frocks Styles The fine trimmings of fur distinguish - these Coats! Soft, warm materials—serviceable and pretty linings—differ” ent trimmings make each desirable. Now is the heart of the Winter Season in Dresses! The Silk Frock takes preced ence and is in -good taste for every occas ion. In flares and two piece modes. In both' jaunty flans and ci unified straight line styles. And priced ac ceptably, at Girls and women who wear sises 15, 17, or 19 can find here - - . Wi—s. ».X.-4 -€¿41». uCTljçnTTXlT at splendidly low group. - ■■ Forgers Use New Method. An original touch In forgery Is re ported by the Paris corre spondent of the London Dally Mail. Making forged notes dirty in order that they might look real Is said to have been the method adopted by four men who have Just been arrested at Limoges on a charge of counterfeiting the small brown one-franc notes (nominally lOd.) which are In circu lation In Parle owing to the shortage of sliver ones. After printing off bundles of notes of s face value of £7.000, tbe men. It le stated, burled them In the ground for a fortnight The notes then had a crumpled knd dirty appearance as If they had been a long time In use, and were readily accepted. In aome cases the forged notes were accepted tn bundles of 50 at local banka. <B W MeClase Newspaper areal«»!».) Whistle easy to Play. "So simple that even a child can ase It" Is a phrase commonly seen and heard these days, and which la ap plied with ease to a new whistle In strument. d so SUB id with Illustration In Popular Mechanics Magaslne. * By pulling and pushing a lever attached on the Inside of Its barrel to a small piston, the tones of the whistle are caused to change- Tills lever terml- nates on the' outside In a triangular* shaped Anger piece running through a slotted plate. Markings representative of musical tones appear on the plate, and as the ‘triangular lever moves Into place before the markings, s corre spondingly pitched musical tone lasaee from the whistle. Welcome 1926! -Adieu 1925! (Continued from flrat page) The union had a small building on the O. R. A N. track opixjaiU- the imas- enger depot which they o|>erated up to the advent of the Hood River Apple Growers Union which wna incorporated May HI. 1903, by E. L. Smith. J. L. Carter, C. Dethman, T. Steinhilber and O. II. HproaL The fl rat etoek In the Hood River Ap|4e Growers Union was iasm-d Jan uary 1, 1904. Martin Dragseth bolding Ortificate No. 1 and M. H. Isenberg, Certificate No. 10. The first hoard of directors consisted of J. L. Carter, F. G. Church, Win. DavidaoUjJJhria Deth- man and A. I. Mason, The first of- fleers were A. I. Manon, , _ president ; Wm. Davidson, vice-president; Butler Banking <k>nu>any, treasurer, and J. L. Carter, secretary. The first year's apple crop handled by the A mile Growers Union consisted of 22,500 boxes. Sealed blds were pre rented to the Ixwird of directors by Page * Ron and H. F. Davidson. Pro posals were "to buy from the Union all their first class 4-tler Newtown and Spltsenburg apples" and "that these persona tie requcatcil to stiTThrtf bids for these spples and for 3,1*8/* boxes Ben I>avis apples." II. 1*. Davidson was the highest bidder and he bought $1.80 per box for New town Pippins and date to tbe present Is pretty well known to all the r»eidenta of the Hood X> cents i«*r box for Ben Davis. The apple production In view of present day pricea and River valley. the stories of tbe good old days, these and pear production of thia valley have l»ri<-es <|o not- seem very remarkable increased to th» highwuter mark of since it left the union wtth the least 1924 In which year we produced 1.940,- desirable sixes and grades to dispose 751» boxes of apples and 70542 boxes of as bent they could. It was even of iears. Those figures are for the The year 1925 saw found that It was Impossible to deliver asao, iation only the 3,000 boxes of Ben Davis and the a much shorter production, there be purchaser, even as in the present day, ing 100.605 boxes of pease and L12ROOO wanted to be .reimbursed 25 cento per boxes of aitpli-a The year 1924 was ths first really box, loss of profit on that portion of I>rort<able year for Lhe valley as a the Ben Davis not delivered. Apple boxes were then "10 cents whole since 1821. Tbe ante of a large each" and the scale paid for packing blo<k of export Newtown apples to. was live cents per box. Of course in the firm of Simana, Shuttleworth A those days the packer did not pack so French In 1924 gave a stability to the Industry and to orchard valnea In thia many boxes as be does at present. We find the union under date of valley difficult to measure. As for the August 23, 1904, quoting prices to Page future, I r-nnnot do better than quote, A Hon—Gravenatelns 81.15 per box; from the magazine called Western Baldwins 81.25 and Beu Davis >1; and Fruit, their December number, under even as today. Page A Son made a the <wptlon, "Apple Scarcity ia Increas counter offer which the union board ing" : "Will apples become a luxury within accepted— Baldwins 81 per box, King the next decade? There ia a heavy of Tompkins 81 per box. From what the writer can learn, the tree <asua)ty In the present orchards Fruit Growers Union and tbe Apple of liearing age and planting ia not. Growers Union were both in existence keeping up with th» decrease la acre at thia time and the same general age. The spread of various apple pests and diMases has not only reduced the manager ran both unions. The first building constructed by the acreage, but it has brought discourage Apide Growers Union waa in 1905. It ment to many potential orchard lata, was 100 feet by 40 feet by 1« fret high. who have decided to engage In sems The txiard opened blds and rejected enterprise leas hasardoua. "Hpei-lallsta at the New York College them and called for more bids. The Anal figure on the bid accepted was of Agriculture say there has been little 12.800. Elevator, porch, steps and rail extensive expansion of commercial ap ple planting In the United States dur ing In the office were extras. The Hood River Apple Growers ing the last 10 years or so. Tbe 1920 Union carried on until the formation census figures show that the number of of the Apple Growers Association young apple trees not of bearing age which was incorporated April 12. 1913. has fallen off about 4* per cent ia tbe The Incorporators were W. B. picker- last decade. “In one of the principal apple re^ son, H. F. Davidson and C. H. Bproat. ginns. western New York, a eoaaider- The subscribers to the capital stock _ of the Apple Growoij Amaxtatlon were« a We number of 1 trees ar» reaching an age and these will not W. B. Dickerson nt trustee for tbs ' advanced " Hood River Apple Growers Union: C. finite to bear crops of high W. Hooker, as tiustee for the Hood quality Indefinitely. "Through the mlddieweat, where Biver Apple Growers Unk n. and H. F. Davidson as trustee for the Davidson Ben Davla reigns supreme, literally Urn It Company. The first board of miUloua at apple trees of bearing director! consisted of H. F. Davidson. have succumbed to Mister P. S. Davidson. J. G Porter. W. B. general aegtect. “Again, the IMO ce Dickernon. O. W. Hooker, A. W. fltone and L. E. Clark. Tbe first officers i .there are 48 per eent were P. R Davidson, president: W. B. . of bearing age ia the United Dickernon. vice-president, and G W. than M year» ago. The Hooker, wrrvary. The hirory of tto i tr>*re la Apple Growers Ansociatton from that what we now consider the extra fancy called fbr 'bearing trees’ and enumerators reported only tboee trees which actually bore fruit during the census year. During the same two yearn, the popstation of this country (the apple consumers) baa Increased about 41 per cent. It would appear to the writer aa if the production of apples and pears would continue to be profitable to the growers of this valley who produce standard varieties of apples and take the infinite pains that the majority of them do. V • ”7