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LEARNED OF THE BATTLE.
News of the Santiago Naval Battle
Astonished the Austrian.

News of the Santiago Naval Battle
Astonished the Austrian.
When the American fleet was operat-
ing in Cuban waters foreign men-of-
war occasionally happened along to see
what was going on. 1t CHANGED that,
very soon after the vessels Of Sampson
and Schley had destroyed Ceryera $
fleet. an Austrian ironclad hove in
sight. The Indiana steamed out to meet
it, and soon a boat, with lieutenant,
left the Austrian to visit the Indiana.
The Washington Star tells the story
The Austrians had heard nothing but
distant cannonading, which might
have been salutes. The lieutenant S
visit was merely one of ceremony.
His countenance betrayed astonish-
ment when he came aboard, and saw
the decks blackened with powder, and
men and officers begrimed and covered
With perspiration but he asked no
questions until he was conducted to the
Captain's room, and found it filed with
the sitting smoke of gunpowder. Iheh
the Austrian officer asked Captain Tay-
lor what such state of things indi-
Gated"
"It indicates" answered the Captain,
that we have just engaged the ene-
N.Y."
"What? CerveraF"
"The same"
but what were your lossesT
"None."
"But where is the Spanish feetT'
The Austrian was now thoroughly ex-
cited.
"Come up on the poop and will
show you," said Captain Taylor.
They steamed in the direction of the
shore. and the Austrian officer had his
glasses leveled.
AThere is one, and there another, and
a little out of view, there is the Cristo-
bal Colon" said Taylor, pointing out
first one Spanish wreck and then an
other.
The Austrian, whose sympathies were
undoubtedly with the Spaniards, was
shocked beyond expression at this pic
ture, typical and declaratory of the
ruin of q nation The Americans re
spected his feelings, and he departed IN
silence.
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Of the day, could be found Mark
Twain's pets. They were allowed there
because they had the good manners to
keep quiet while he worked. If they
had presumed to jump upon the desk
and put their little feet upon the manu-
script or tip over the ink, they would
not have been allowed to remain.
The cozy little Pilot House was very
popular with these cats. 1t may have
been because it was such a nice, sunny
place, having windows upon all of its
sides. Being upon the very tip-top
of the great hill, 1t received the warmth
of the first and last rays Of the sun, of
which these pets were quite as fond
as was the humorist himself. Mark
Twain knew that although cats are
said to have nine lives, the time must
come when even his pets and he would
have to part, so one day he summoned
Mr. Van AIKEN, the photographer.
A jealous dog did his best TO
prevent a photographs being taken,
but in vain; and two good views of
them We're obtained. Mark Twain him
self thus sings the requiem of his pets:
Hartford, Conn.
81 don't know as there is anything Of
continental or international interest to
communicate about those cats They
had no history. They did not dis
/ tinguish themselves in any way. They
died early-on account of being over
weighted with their names, it was
thought Sour Mash, Apollinaris, Zorro
aster, Blatherskite-nam given them,
not in an unfriendly spirit, but mere
ly to practice the children in large and
difficult styles of pronunciation.
ut was very happy idea-I mean
for the children. Mark Twain. st.
Nicholas.
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The Matron of Honor.

The matron Of honor, as a rival to the
maid of honor, seems to have establish
ed herself pretty securely. At some of
the weddings the two divide the honors
between them, but one of the winter
brides was attended, or preceded rather
by a matron of honor, without any
maids at all. The Introduction of the
matron as an attendant for bride has
been welcomed by girls who have sin
gle strong friendship. Hitherto the first
one to marry has enjoyed having hei
friend as maid Of honor, while the maid
of honor, when she became herself q
bride, was forced to be content will
some less intimate acquaintance as an
ttendant.-Harper' Bazaar.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-02-03
WHY WOMEN MARRY.

T@HE motives for which women
marry are as numerous as the
"A sands Of the sea, or-as the wom-
en-. Accident, propinquity, tritling cir
cumstances. social or family pressure,
some slight airy nothing decides the
question between marriage or no mar
rlage for the woman so slight, that 1t
is as if women were always waiting on
the brink of this new experience, and
very light touch caused them to fall,
wander, or drift into 1t, according to
their several Compartments, says Har-
per's Bazaar.
The curious point Is the final deter
mining motive in each case. Noting the
number and variety Of these, one is
tempted 10 comment that woman's
motive for marriage is generally too
high or too low; the desire to secure n
living; the wish to escape from uncom-
Portable surroundings; the wish for
money to spend, for ease, position, fine
clothes or jewels; the fear OF being an
"old maid;" to secure the liberty of a
married woman; desperation or sheer
indifference; u yielding to the wishes
or expectations of family or friends; or
reaction from disappointed hopes In
other directions often, alas! because
the woman is fitted for nothing else,
and must take whatever chance offers.
A little higher, and the motive rises
out of self. The woman feels that she
should take the burden of her support
from those who are unable or unwill-
! ing to bear 1t, or she wishes for means
to help those who have befriended her
whether parents or friends; she may
feel wish to help the man, make his
life happier, or himself better. She may
feel ability to do good still greater tc
others in the offered position. Marriage
may mean care, responsibility, self
sacrifice, or self-denial yet she may
take all these as duty and means tC
the performance of someSlarge deed
But while these motives are more
worthy of respect than the first class
they are just as foolish and just as
misleading.
But from all of these motives womer
marry, and when one considers how lit
tie of any human or reasonable or sen
sible thought enters into any of them
one is surprised that there are not more
shipwrecked women in the world than
there are.
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in female swelldom in New York, and
at Newport. They have been bosom
friends, though they quarreled once
and by so doing created a sensation. 1t
was at the famous Bradley Martin ball.
In the afternoon Mrs. Sloane sent her
hair dresser to Mrs. Mills house, at
the latter's request Mrs. Mills de-
tanned the hair dresser so long that
Mrs. Sloane could not get ready for the
hall in time. She was late in reaching
the Bradley Martins and the quarrel
with Mrs. Mills resulted. The follow
ing summer, however, their differences
were settled, and the society queens
thereafter took Ward McAllister's
"AOOv and reduced the list of exclusives
to "75."
Mrs. Sloane, before her marriage,
was Miss Jessie A. Robbins, the daugh-
ter of the junior partner in great
drug firm. She had no prestige of an
cestry. but her beauty and her wealth,
together with her rare ability, won her
social distinction of the highest kind.
Her husband, a modest, quiet man, Is
engaged with his brother in the whole
sale carpet business. He has not
shared his wife's fondness for society,
but has spent money lavishly for her
enjoyment. Her home has always been
little short of a palace; her gowns aF0
Of the most expensive sort, and num-
Der 100 or more; her diamonds and 9th
er Jewels are the most magnificent in
the city, and her whole life has been
surrounded by luxury.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-02-03

uated in the same vertical plane. Sight
from the top Of the smaller pole the
base and the top of the tree and note
the points where your lines of vision
intersect the longer pole; measure the
distance between them; measure also
the horizontal distance between the
two poles. Multiply the first distance
by the second and divide by the third,
the result being the height of the tree.
For example, let the distance between
the points where the lines of vision in
tersect be six feet, the distance be-
tween the pole and tree thirty feet, the
distance between the poles two feet;
then the height Of the tree equals 9
multiplied by 30 divided by 2, giving 30
feet
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-02-03
LIFE.

A crust Of bread and a corner to sleep in,
A minute to smile and an hour to weep in,
A pint Of joy to a peck Of trouble,
And never to laugh but the moaDs come
double
And that is lifel
A crust and a corner that love makes
precious,
With the smile to warm and the tear to
refresh us;
And joys seem sweeter when cares come
after;
And a moan is the finest of oils for laugh
ter;
And that is life!
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-02-03
He1ninr 1he Chnrch.

There is something ineXplicable In the
attitude of some women in moderate
circumstances regarding their financial
duty to the church. Let the rich con-
tribute, / can't afford it, says the wom-
an who spends 80 cents for a buckle, a
quarter for bonbons and throws pen
ny into the collection box. 1T would be
amusing if it were not so shocking, to
note the richly gowned, jauntily milli-
nered, dalntily gloved young person
who has nothing but a dirty little cop
per to offer in the house of God. The
Widows mite is never a desplcabie
thing; the small coin Of poverty is a
generous proportion of her all, but the
really INDECENT woman is not adorned
In fashionable attire. A poor washer
woman would be ashamed to give the
miserable Offering so unblushingly
handed out by many fine-plumaged
dame and demoiselle.
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tinued, "that have not the heart to
scold as you deserve; yet you must
have known how much ] should re-
gret not seeing you before you took the
trip"
The seeming effrontery Of this took
the power Of speech from Farr, and
the astonishment depicted on his coun-
tenance brought a flush once more to
the face Of his fair companion. Seeing
that he was not disposed to speak, she
resumed:
"You promised to call and then left
without word. certainly did not ex-
pect it of you"
Recovering himself a little at this,
Farr told her, with as much dignity
as possible, that she must have been
deeply engrossed that summer day to
have forgotten the card he had sent up
to her, and the fact that she had plead
ed an immediate engagement as an ex-
cuse for not seeing him.
Then followed a period Of polite and
gentle contradiction, Miss Lamore firm
ly insisted that he had not sent up his
card, and Farr as obstinately persisted
in saying that he had. When, for sew
eral minutes, they had accused and
counteraccused each other Of forgetful'
ness, Farr took matters into his own
hands by breaking out vehemently
with:
do you know why I wanted so much
to see you that day? DO you Imagine
that | could be. for a moment, forget
full Of the most trifIlng incident that
happened then, when | thought you
had treated me with such crushing in
differenceY
They were now seated on a couch
and he, with a bitterness born Of the
unhapplness he had experienced, told
her his whole story from that day tC
this present time when she saw him SC
i'll and worn-worn, not with toll, but
with the hopelessness of his life. He
had no new phrases in which to frame
his thoughts; but the old, old words
semed to satisfy her; for when dinner
was announced there were at least two
people supremely happy among those
who went arm in arm to the dining
room.
Somerton's friend. Barton, will
whom Farr had held such a profounC
discussion on the day when the story
opens, arrived in time to join the party
at dinner When the meal was we!
under way Barton, suddenly recollect
ing, desired to know why and where
fore Farr had so carelessly neglected
to give his partner the card which hat
been intrusted to his care. Farr, In hi
new-found happiness, had little mem
ory for such trifes, and forthwith Bar
ton rehearsed the affair. Then, recall
ing the incident, Farr said:
"You are the one guilty of careless
ness in giving me the wrong card. Th'
one l did receive from you bore NJ
memoranda whatever; when l discov
ered' that fact | put the card In m.
pocket, and have not seen it since"
~ have" interposed Miss Lamore
"The idea of your calling upon me ant
sending up Mr.. Barton's card!'
A CLEAN of intelligence came int
Farrs eyes and a quick smile passe'
between him and the charming girl be
side him. Then, with almost unseeml,
haste, they turned the conversation
into safer channels.-EXchange.
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golden or bronze until thoy are finally
hidden under a red or yellow wig. rhe
eyes which have been dimmed and
aged by the tears they have shed and
the things they have seen, are touched
up with a pencil and Frightened with
belladonna, and faded and wrinkled
skins are ironed out, whitened and
painted so that by candle-light and at
proper distance they look compara-
lively youthful (to their owners), while,
as long as gout and rheumatism will
allow, they hop and skip to dance
music with the best.
In these latter days we have elected
not to grow Old and 1t is distinctly un-
fashionable to dress or act as If the ac-
cumulated years were a burden hard to
bear. Up TO the very end men and
women are expected to dress and to act
as If they were as young as ever, and,
like the thoroughbred horse, to so until
they drop.-New York Tribune.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-02-03
TO MEASURE A TREE.

Simple Rule for Estimat ting the Height
of Standing Timber.
There are various methods employed
in determining the height Of standing
tree; of these the geometrlcal method
may be recommended for it's simplicity
and sufficient accuracy. At some dis
tance from the tree, where both top
and base are readily visible, place a
pole from four to five feet long (SFO
perpendicularly in the ground; put in
the ground another and longer pole
DE) at some distance from the first
one, so that the poles and tree are sit
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-02-03

the wooden horse Ulysses the siege of Troy dvdes
the draw
all the electric railway in use the United States II Is cal
propelled
electricity making allowance for the extra cars which would have 10 De
schedule
the 100000 would that ne
lake his thirst
the
he Brooklyn His back
electrical communicate the current
% to u exhibition 1900
The Illustration exaggerated but it truly the condition OF
claimed individual industry this
The capital involved the electric street railways is placed at about
billions rapidly Should the
dona decide buy all these roads would take all the
certificates the $5OOOO
Of
the
including
another That
only 5350O0OOO passengers annually
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-02-03
Regarding Bedclothes.

In regard to bedcIothing nothing
should be used save what can be, when
needed, thoroughly cleansed. This will
restrict us to blankets and the old
fashioned bed quilt. A comforter may
be at hand for the exlgency of a zero
temperature, to be thrown upon the
outside of the bed, but never placed be-
meath the other coverings. Comforters
in constant use should be protected at
the top by a neat covering of some
fadeless material, as they are easily
soiled where they come in contact with
the mouth of the sleeper.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-02-03
MARK TwAlN's PET CATS.
Pretty Mousers that Basked in an At
mosphere of Fame.

You might not suspect the great hui
morist, Mark Twain, of being fond
of cats and dogs. Though 1t would
seem that his mind must be thronged
with queer fancies and imaginary
characters, always getting into laugh
able and difficult situations, Mark
Twain yet has room for thoughts of
friends belonging to the animal king
dom. He once owned four Of the pret-
test and daintiest mousers that ever
basked in an atmosphere of fame.
When Mark Twain lived at Quarry
Farm" a picturesque home high up on
n southern New York mountain, over
looking many miles of landscape, he did
most Of his writing in a little eight
sided summer-house, which he called
his "Pilot House." in memory of the
DAYS long ago when he was a pilot on
the Mississippi River. Cozily
nesting in a great chair or snuggled
comfortably upon an old lounge in this
literary workshop, at almost any time
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-02-03
Flectrio Motor WAGONS.

The Automobile Club and some cleo
tric associations in France are occupied
in endeavoring to establish electric
charging stations for electric vehicles.
The idea is to arrange with electric
light and power stations to do the
work, so as to make the use of electri-
cally propelled carriages possible ali
over France.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-02-03
MRS. HENRY 7. SLOANE.

The New York Society Leader Who
Figures in a Domestic Scandal.
The report that Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Il. Sloane are to resume their former
relations, after n separation, and after
rumors of divorce proceedings, has not
stopped the tongues of the New York
gosslps. Mrs. Sloane's social prom
inence has made this sensation of more
than local interest The wife of the
New York millionaire is one of the
most accomplished, keen witted and
beautiful women in the metropolis.
She and Mrs. Ogden Mills have divided
the honors and responsibility of ruling
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-02-03

One way that one woman has Of fas-
tening the plain back Of one Of her
new skirts is by safety pins Of gradu-
ated size. These are all of heavy gold
wire. The largest is just below the
waist, and in the center of it is an oval
turquois. The next pin below this is
size smaller, the next size smaller
than that, and so on through the five.
A safety pin with turquois like this
is in set with two small stick pins,
each having the little turquois head
plainly set in gold.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-02-03

The fashionable women of to-day will
not grow old-no, not if they die for it,
which many of them do, poor things.
Their waists must be as slim, their
manners as vivacious and their attire
as up to-date as if they were 25 instead
of-well, let US say 80, although 60
might be nearer the mark. No gray
hair for them-no worn-looklng eyes.
They touch up the former with one of
the many restoratives, so their rapidly
thinning locks become more and more
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-02-03
Successful Domestic Financing.

Successful Domestic Financing.
The secret of domestic finance Is to
make little money go a long way. The
old axiom about saving the pennies and
letting the pounds take care of them
selves is not the natural policy of
Americans; only the frugal Scotch and
French know that rule by heart But
women could learn it better than men,
because their minds dwell more natu-
rally upon little things. If they are
rarely great fnanciers they are fire.
auently successful small financiers.
Make woman responsible for an al
lowance and she feels the interest of a
junior partner; pay her bills, and she Is
put on the footing of an inferior. There
is a feeling Of ignOminy about asking
man for car fare, 80 cents, 50, or even
500, disagreeable beyond expression
to a woman with any pride or inde-
pendence. Now that women are think
ing more for themselves than In the
past, independence is becoming natu-
rally a part of their creed. This indie
pendence cannot be choked out.-La-
dies Home Journal.
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The AttractIve womnn.

A clever woman, provided she be not
sarcastic and too fully alive to a sense
of her own Importance, is generally an
attractive one. Men may be charmed
for time by pretty face, but they
soon tire of mere prettiness. Nor does
1t follow that all women of good sense
and sharp intellect are necessarily
plain. Bright thoughts enliven the most
ordinary face, until the reflection Of
the mind shining out in all its radiance
makes one forget that the features are
not pure Grecian, and leads us to be-
lieve that such a woman is In reality
a great beauty. The vivacious creature
of varying moods and quaint fancles
is the one charm. A man forgets the
type of beauty she may or may not pos
sess, so interested does he become in
the pleasing study of mind that rem
ders her face ever winning, irresistible
and pleasing, because, like the surface
of lake, there comes a change with
every varying emotion. The attractive
woman should cultivate the mind for
grace of soul and education Of spirit
count for more than limpid eyes, rose
bud mouth and a dimpled chin. She
should be ever teachable, for there Is
not one iota of lovableness in the man
or woman who thinks he or she knows
! IL all
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-02-03
More Truth than Poetry.

Here's an article for women" he
said, on How to Make Yourself Attrac-,
tive to a Man."
Before or after marriage?" she in
quired, thinking it was about time to
have little sport with him.
after, of course" he replied prompt
ly "No woman ever loses the knack
until after she marries."
No doubt he was, as she said, "a
mean old thing"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-02-03
Patriotic and sentimental.

The prettiest and most poetic Of all
the patriotic badges has just been is
sued. 1t consists Of an interlaced triple
true lovers knot, in red, white and
blue, and is supposed to be given by a
soldier to his betrothed, or vice versa.
The cord is of fine non-corrosiye wire
wrapped with colored silk thread, and
is intended to stand the toughest
usage,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-02-03

When a man offers you something
for nothing don't accept it unless you
can afford to pay at least double its
value.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-11

hurled on ina confused way. as though she
didn't Ike to be seen in such a costume" q,
shall have to get ono OF those gowns. !!
never thought Of that. It's quite complicated
being summer girl. isn't itY'
and G 81; iHaeed' DO you Know how to swim
lust a little!"
We'll that's always a, good chance to get
rope and lump up and down. II you can swim
out to raft you are sure to cut OF lot of the
you see. so you must practice unit you become
eexnert, Then get the, .prettiest kind OF u suit
my party dresses than my bathing suit"
:. The curly headed girl made few more notes.
How about wheeling 7" she asked
It's rather passG for summer girl. So
many other people wheel that they nre always
getting up parties to 90 to impossible places.
| pretend That don't wheel. It's like noun
tain climbing.-evcrybody does i. and you must
oe uniqu" to he summer girl"
.But the dresses and boots are SO pretty"
, on. you can wear them mornings around
the place. 1t is quite the thing nowadays to
liyc in short skirt. But don't wear the boots,
They are much more picturesque and cooler,
, nothn ap tb0 d9mt pay d Gr sdpE There Is
on her accomplishments. especially at the
pane; You notice tho woman who is always
little banjo musicis good sometimes on q
Yacht nIcht or out OF doors somewhere. hut don't
You'd better underline that. it's imSortant!'
How about getting engaged? You've been
SO manv times"
oh. Just say that you think people should
know each other better and that YOU can't
think OF such thing. and then. II he, shows
any signs OF weakening. say that il he will
make Il an engagement conditional on the feel
ings OF both ut the close of the season you will
agree, but i must be a solemn secret" -.
How will people know about 1t. then 2"
Why. you pick out the chattlpst woman in
the hotel and tell her all about 1t. and make her
promise not to mention it. That is all that's
necessary! Tho whole hotel will know it in an
hour"