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The Irish standard., 1900-05-12
Died of Yellow Fever.

City of Mexico, May 90. X. Mum
ger, of Connersville, Ind, died in this
city of yellow fever contracted on the
1sthmus of Tehuantepec. Yellow fever
cannot become epidemic at this alti-
tude,
The Irish standard., 1900-05-12

Berlin, May 9.-The health of the
demented King Otto of Bavaria is
completely broken, and the end is
expected soon,
The Irish standard., 1900-05-12

Melbourne, May 9.-The Sierra Ne
vada, an iron sailing vessel from Liver
pool. has been totally wrecked on the
Heads. The captain and 90 of the crew
were lost.
The Irish standard., 1900-05-12

New York, May 9.-Edward Clifford
was hanged in the Hudson county
Jail in Jersey City for the murder of
Division Superintendent w. G. Wat
son, OF the West Shore railway, in
1903
The Irish standard., 1900-05-12
RcnOIAl mated.

Algona, Ia, May 9.-The Tenth Iowa
district republican convention renom-
mated j. p. Dolliver for his sixth term
by reclamation.
The Irish standard., 1900-05-12

J !
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
How an Indian Died.

A resident of Little Rock, who mss.
ed through the territory of the ChIcka.
saw nation recently, tells through the
Washington Post Of the execution of .
young Indian for violation of the laws
of his tribe. Among the ChIckasaws
stealing Is punishable by death, and II
seems that this young buck had been
thrice convicted of larceny. The chief
of the tribe, who alone could save him.
refused pardon, and there was moth.
Ing to do but carry out the sentence
The condemned man was placed in n
wagon and driven to graveyard just
east of the little village where he had
been tried. He descended from the
wagon and with stolcal demeanor walk.
ed to where his grave had been freshly
dug, and surveyed 1t with apparent un.
concern. Then he knelt and prayed
with a preacher who had known him
from boyhood Arising, he walked
firmly to the head of his grave, where
he took his seat upon large stone
facing death with courage that seem
ed sublime. After saying a few words
In which he advised all young men of
his race to take warning and lead honest
lives, he was blindfolded, and second
later the sharp report of dozen Win
chesters rang out, and his earthly ex
istence was ended.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28

tant-general In the volunteer service
and he is now attached 10 the staff o
Gen. Miles. He is man of ability ant
great unpretentiousness.
A few days before he donned his uni
form he went over to Fort McHenry
Baltimore, on official business. A Wa
Department clerk went along with him
When the two men arrived at Fort Nc
Henry, the new captain pointed to
long she'll road that runs through the
post.
DO you see that roadT asked the
captain. Yes"
well, | made that whole road my.
solf. 1t was as tough job as ever
performed, and as bitter a period, but
it did me leap of good. was sery.
ing with an artillery regiment, part of
which was stationed here, and one
night when was on guard the officer
of the day crept up on me unawares
and found me sitting down on a pile of
gunny sacks. neglecting my post. got
general cOurt-martial for neglect of
duty Of post, and was sentenced to six
months In the guardhouse. My sen.
tence tickled the old provost sergeant
nightly. for he was in need of a steady
prisoner TO build that road. built it,
ana crunched many a million oyster
shells building it. never find myself
feeilng chesty and high-and-mighty.
ana all that sort of thing, that don't
smut my eyes and think of this shell
road over in Fort McHenry."-Wash-
ington Star.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
then almost unconsciousiv thew M

then almost unconsciousiy they move
together slowly to a seat under near
by tree and there fight their wars over
again, each recounting his experiences,
hair-breadth escapes and final return to
the pursuits Of peace. 1t was this big
gun that revived their memories and
started the veterans to the shade of a
tree. That they were unacquainted be-
fore this was no matter, for they were
bound by ties of comradeship, and the
first connection of the great cannon
with events of third of century ago
was enough. No formal Introduction
was needed. nor did it matter in the
least If one had worn the blue and the
other the gray. 1t was the comrade-
ship which battlefelds create and It
needed only this lone trophy gun to
start its fires aglow.
Perhaps the most interesting visitors
Of the big gun are children. 1t is no.
ticed that they feel as though they
were In the presence of something
dreadful, and the four mortars hard
by, each weighing more than 1900
pounds and capable of throwing shell
of more than 1000 pounds weight, only
increases the awe of the youngsters.
Children nearly always talk in low
voice while there and move about in
pairs or in groups. They seem to catch
the meaning of the gun and mortars and
what they were made for. This can
non Is about as awe-inspiring to chill
dren as a graveyard" said a bystander
as a little group walked around the
gun, their eyes wide open.
There Is class of people who visit
the mortars and the big gun and find
just the kind of inspiration they want.
They are young men who are ambitious
to be soldiers and face the cannon's
mouth" Their Imagination is whetted
until they can see themselves sweeping
across fields and charging over hills,
and the war machinery there arouses
all the martial spirit in them. They
lmuse veterans of the battlefield, but
for all that "the big gun and the mon
ster mortars teach them a lesson that
S altogether wholesome" as an old |
soldier of many campaigns put it.
Then there are the peace-at-any-price |
Tisitor. The gun and the mortars to
lim are tiends, fiends from the under
world incarnated in Understanding
lgencies-agencies that destroy in an.
Ter. THAT gun is devil In steel, and
is only business in the world is to deal
Ieath and destruction" said he to the
roup he was with, and he worked him
elf into a frenzy of anger over the aw-
illness of sentiments other than those
{ peace and good will toward men.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
Bad Smelling.

10 spell badly is no longer consld-
cred particularly illitera te-that is to
say, it does not betoken want of ed.
ucation. An eminent lawyer, who Is
considered one of the most "brany"
men of his time, said recently that un-
I'll he was married he had always spell
ed husband with an after the Il, and
a noted physician when taking his ex-
amlnations at the medical college
trlpped up OH medicine" Another
tunny case was that of young man
VINO, having been graduated with the
highest honors from his university, sent
out cards, which he had written per
sonally, saying that he had formed a
business" partnership with Mr.. So
and-So. The fact of the matter is that
spelling Is so neglected in the curri-
culum of schools and colleges nova
Gays that 1t is hit-or-miss kind of ac-
complishment. Those who have ac-
curacy and "ear' remember the vari-
Gus combinations, and others fail utter
~ to retain the impression made while
reading or studying, the provision made
In modern boys schools and colleges to
train the sense of sound and its express
SION being of little account.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
Dream of a Volunteer.

When | come home from the Philippines
want no speeches made,
NO Jeweled sword nor loving cup,
NO banquet nor parade;
But just table set for two,
A good, old-fashioned feast,
with haky shortcake, light and white
Two dozen at the least.
When | come home from the Philippines
| want some peach preserves;
a nutmeg-sprinkled custard pie
Would soothe my shattered nerves
and don't forget the apple sauce,
Nor hot molasses cake,
With lots of ginger in it. too,
Like mother used to make.
W men | come home from the Philippinef
| want a homemade meal;
Inc kind that leaves no after taste
of smoke and fire and steel.
80 have it ready, with my chair
Just where it used to be,
And I'll hang up my army hat
And sit right down to tea.
-Leslie's Weekly.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
a11o.ooo for a single Pen n

The largest price ever asked and paid
for single pearl was f110,O00, which
was the value of the great Tavernler
pearl. 1t was originally in the posses.
sion of an Arabian merchant, and
Mons. Tavernier travelled from Paris
to Catifa with the express intention Of
purchasing the pearl.
Although he went prepared to pay
any sum between f1,000 and f100. 900.
he concluded that he would be able to
obtain It for about $4,000, His first
offer was 100000 but after the deal
had remained open for few days this
had risen to f75,000. Finally the trans.
action was closed with 100000, and
pearl experts state that 1t is a clear bar,
gain at that price. 1t is the largest and
most perfect gem of its kind known
and its luster is said to be unrivaled. II
is exactly two inches in length and
oval-shaped,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
TOLD OVER A WAR TROPHY.
Public Interest Shown in Spanish Gun
at Lincoln Park, Chicago

+ FnDltc Interest Shown in Spanish Gun
at Lincoln Park, Chicago.
/ Ihe Spanish trophy gun the Maria
Teresa, In Lincoln Park, Chicago. con
tinues TO be an attraction to citizens
and strangers. The gun itself is merely
an ordinary modern engine of war,
such as are employed In warshlp arma-
ment, but the association of the Maria
lefesa with the naval battle off Santi-
ago in July, 1893, and its mute story
OF the prowess and skill of the Amer
lean navy gives the gun sort of pres
uge which ii otherwise would not have
Ana not only that, but 1t tells for itself
and for Spain that Spanish ordnance
Is FAR from being medieval Ia pattern.
strength or projectile- throwing power.
In fact, this particular gun and its
mounting and equipment compares ia.
vorably with the latest improved heavy
artillery of the nations.
But 1t Is not so much the gun itself
as the crowds that gather about 1t that
interests the observer of men and
things, says the Chicago Chronicle. 1t
Is the variety of facial expressions
which the monster cannon causes that
makes the study. 1t seems TO be mans
nature to enjoy whatever stirs his mar
tlal spirit, and Maria Teresa exerts
powerful influence in that direction and
also In refreshing the memory of events
of war that transpired long ago.
1t Is quite common TO see two or
three gray-halred men get into CON
versation about the big gum when one
Will recite an incident of the civil war
In which heavy ordnance played a con-
spicuous part Then another remem-
bers Incidents of his soldier days and
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
KILLED HIS SISTER IN :,
Minister Ransom Was Ahs.
and Had a. d Nhl.Nitl

Minister Ransom Was Ah.
and Had to BE Aror,ss VII
Former Minister to Mexico D..
is very absent-minded, After ,aa %als
lister left the cloakroom of ~ ~s VI
one of the members said. ~ a'N|
did you ever talk to tbo
when his mind has been occuDlss sta.'
business| and, without watino NJ
reply the member continues, = -
met him soon after his retrr
Mexico, and after we shook ha ~
said:
"'How is your sister, Franks
"'She is well, said.
"The Minister'S mind then -.
to some business for five mimi, 'ule
then he said: al
How is your sister, Fronky
as before, | replied that She wo. 'a
Five minutes later he raised hi, h. 'u
from some papers and remarked. W
"'Oh, Frank, how is your sis,..,
thought the conversation was becon,.
rather monotonous, and to cbanas
answered that she was very m "
"'Bless me! you don't say sol
sorry to hear 1t, Frank 10y
HE turned to his papers aco,,
another five minutes, and hang n,
he didn't turn around and say:
Frank, how is your slsto,g
first | thought he was guying ma T.,
looking at him sharply, | realized S' A.
he had forgotten the conversatIou % -.
l answered sadly, She is dead w
why man, you don't mean ip
exclaimed, jumping from his seat ~
extending his hand in a most svn'
thetic manner adding: That is d,ss
ful. When did it happen? Tell ma,
about it.
why I replied, 4 killed her n
now. When came in your office II II
you she was well twice; then told ;,
she was very i'll and that didn't !,
press you. SO, for your benefit, b,,
just killed her.
"The old man looked at me for a m
ment and then replied:
"'You must pardon me, Frank
was thinking about these papers"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
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sent him a paragraph from an account
OF cousins wedding, and"-the color
Increased, then quickly subslded =
knowing Jonathan 50 well. | wished,
II possible, to see him before the clip
ping reached him. And-you see, |
knew you also knew him we'll" Her
lips closed tightly for a second, then
curved into smile. Two great tears
started from beneath the dropping
lashes. but were quickly intercepted.
| looked toward the place where Jon
athan lay. A screen was between him
and the visitor, and only his soft res
plration betrayed his presence. /
turned to Miss ConOyer.
Jonathan loves you" said. "Do
you love himY Her eyes flashed with
womanly luster but again her lips
were firm. "For II you do,' exclaim.
ed, pulling aside the screen with sin
gle swift movement, "he is here"
Jonathan
Then as left the room looked back
and saw her kneeling at his slde.-
Brooklyn Standard Union.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
HIPPoPoTAMl DISAPPEARING
The Last One in Natal Has D..
Slaupht tered

me Last One in Natal Has Been
Slaughtered.
The last hippopotamus has hoo,
slaughtered in Natal. All the hrcD,
and more curious creatures are dis.n
pearing so fast that this will be ma
notonous world, at any rate for patr.
Rlists, In another century. Not so lOu,
ago the hfppopotamus haunted tbs
rivers Of Cape Colony and Natal and
lake COW bacon" as the salted lave,
of meat underlying the hide is called
was a favOrite dish, but now this bupa
creature has disappeared from both
countries. The hunter has been its en-
emy for many a century, but the riaa
is far more deadly weapon than the
assegai.
The animal had an appetite propor.
tional to its bulk and can accommodata
a great deal of vegetable produce Be.
sides this, 1t is wasteful feeder
tramping down and tearing up much
more than it consumes, and it prefers
cultivated plants to wild vegetation
That has proved its doom in Natal.
One herd was left at Seacow lake a
coast lagoon near Durham, and was
protected by the government. 1t con.
sisted of parents and a family of five.
Unfortunately these, like young people
all the world over, loved "sweetes"
and made nocturnal raids on the neigh.
boring sugar cane plantations. The
owners petitioned the government a
warrant of execution was granted and
the parental bull, who mast have been
nearly 80 years old, was the last to fall,
and will henceforth be only an 'ex.
hlblt' at the Durham museum.
So the strange creatures of the earth
disappear before the white man, the
great destroyer. The hippopotamuS,
the elephant, and the giraffe, to speak
only of Africa, with many kinds Of
antelope, are rapidly diminishing in
numbers.-London Standard.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
WHAT A DINNER REPRESENTS.
Growth of the Different Viands In
wolves an Outlay of O,OOO.OOO.

Growth of the Different Viands In.
wolves an Outlay of $50O,O0O,OOO.
Recently a man who Is fond of arlth
metlc made up his mind that he would
find out how much a dinner really cost.
He first ascertalned that the dinner he
was eating cost 70 cents, presumably.
lie contradlcted this and then made
out the following statement about the
cost of that dinner
The pepper, he said, came from TO-.
900 miles away. 1t grew on bush
eight feet high, which must have had
a growth of at least five years. The
pepper was picked green; 1t had to be
dried In the sun, and this meant EN-
ploylng women. 1t took one ship and
1000 miles of railroad to bring the pep
per to the United States.
The -four of which the bread was
made came from Dakota; some one
owned the land, and that meant the in
vesting of capital, and he had also to
pay wages to workingmen. The -four
had to be ground, and the building of
the mill and the plant, or machinery,
meant more money invested. The mill
ers had to be paid, coopers had to be
paid for making the barrels, and. of
course, the wood of which the barrels
were made had TO be cut and sawed
and shaped, and this meant the EN-
pl0yment Of more men. Then the -four
had to be shipped over the railroad and
handled again by cartmen before II
came into the house.
The tea on the table came from Cbina
and the coffee from South America. The
Goldfish had to be brought from Maine.
Men had to be employed to catch the
fish; other men and women were en-
ployed In drying, packing and boxing
1t, and 1t, too, had to make long rail.
road journey.
The salt came from the Indian reser.
walton In the northwestern part of
New York State. The spices In the
cake came from the spice islands in the
Indian archipelago. The canned peaches
came from California, and they, too.
represented the employment of capital
and labor. The little dinner represent.
ed, directly or indirectly, the employ
ment Of $500000,0O0 of capital and 4.
100000 men. Memphis Commercial-
Apneal.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
Picking Pockets with Toos


The Gauchos, or dwellers in tbo
tensive plains of Buenos Avres ~ ~
marvelously dexterous with hon -. ',e
and feet. Many Of them have aco,'i. n",,us ;
through long practice such slim ~ Gu :.
using their toes as if they were F.. ~
that they can fling the lasso and seis 9
PICK pockets with them. SOM =. ., gu
ago Frenchman who was fSh.a .iiiie
one OF the rivers of Buenos Avras ~ ~
warned to be on his guard acaias. ~ vas
lght-fngered natives. He fon4, .iie W
kept a vigilant watch ON b;s =, - W IN
IONS but nevertheless one dav Will rS-i,'an-
attention was closely rivotod e" ms
float willy Gaucho drew near on MS
eately inserting his foot. extroa4,, - u'4il- e,
trenchman's hooks and otba. eu the
oIes from his pocket-Roston "a ,Siua
script. s'oH iran
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
"Mrs. Wales and Dauohtens :,


when in the country the Princess Of
Wales delights in making little exne.
dlhons 1ncognito. An amusing and
true story has just leaked out about one
OF these impromptu excursions at Sand.
tlngham. Her royal highness, with the
TWO prlncesses, had driven long die.
lance from home in her favorite NOW
cart and as LUNCH drew near they were
glad to put up at picturesque VILLAGE
nm The landlord had his suspicions
as to who his guests were, and oftor
lunch had been served brought tho vie
itors' book, Whereupon the princess
not to be outdone, made the FOLLOWING
entry: Mrs. Wales and two daugh,
ters."
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28

feats-is the Chenab Irrigation Canal
in the Northwest provinces of India
Its breadth is 200 feet, with a main
channel some 450 miles long, while the
principal branches have an aggregate
length of 1000 miles, and the VILLAGE
branches will extend, when completed
some 1000 miles additional. But, apart
from irrigation, the longest canal in the
world is that which extends from the
frontier of China to st. Petersburg
and is 4,472 miles in length. The Ben.
gal Canal, connecting with the River
Ganges, is 900 miles long, and in all
INDIA there are $4,000 miles of canals
irrigating 100000 of acres.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
A Curious Rird

The klwi halls from New Zealand
and is rare bird. 1t is perfectly wing.
less, and not sign of hair or featbar.
protects the eyes. This gives the kiwI
a comical look. 1t is almost wholly
nocturnal in its habits, Like the owl
of the north the setting of the snn
means the beginning of life TO them
Then they hop about like rabbits. Tbev
are really the clowns of the fowl world
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
Moving Stairways,

Two types of moving stairways for
the Manhattan Elevated stations in
New York City are to be put on trial
shortly One is ramp consisting of
an endless rubber band running over
drums. In the other type regular stems
will take the place of the nearly
smooth incline. 50 that a passenger al.
ways stands on level surface.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
ORDERING hv thA

Diner Ito restaurant waiter)-Who,
have you got for dinner?
Waiter-Roast beeffricassedcbickon
Observation-Disclosures notn
toes college puddingmilkteaandcofTeo
Dinner-Give me the third fo,,nt,
NTH sixth, eighteenth and nineteenth
syllables.-Tit-B Bits. y 0N u
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
Why, It Is such remarkable weather
A Habit of His,

ISL" yelled the neighbor from the
road, your wife has jist run off with
Bill Johnson"
"She hez, hez she" answered the
farmer in the field "wall, Bill allays
wuz a-borrerin' trouble. Git ap therew
indianapolis Press.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
A Horseless Carriage.
Right.

School Teacher-What little boy can
tell me where is the home of the swal-
low?
Bobby kin, please.
School Teacher-Well, Bobby?
Bobby-The home of the swallow Is
the stummick.-Tit- Bits.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
Good of Its Kind

What sort of a table do they set at
your house" asked the prospective
boarder.
Table of waits and measures, said
Asbury Peppers in reply. "Tbe frSt
long and the latter short."-Iondon
Tid-Bits.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
Not SurDriaed.

YES" said the man with the bored
expression, IN admit the truth of ev-
cry word you say about the weather
being oppresslvely hot. But | don't see
the use Of making it topic of con-
versation."
why, 1t Is such remarkable weather
that couldn't help mentioning it,"
There is point on which | beg to
disagree with you. 1t is not remark
able weather. | have never in all my
life known an August when 1t was not
oppressively Washington Star.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
Reasonable.

The Father-Look here, my boy you
told me you would need only $ooo lol
vour college term, and now you wan
$500 more. .,.
The Son-But this is for tne 'ninsS
don't need.-Life.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
New Cure fnr LnoLiau

Or, Roux, of the Pasteur Institute,
announces the discovery of an efficient
cure for lockjaw The antltetanic serum
used In Germany would not work till
DIR, Roux hit on the plan of injecting
1t into the brain under the membranes
His plan has been tried with complete
success on man.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
Enthusiastic photogr.

FAR Ones Father-Why did vou
bring that kodak with you?
Poor Lover-That l might catch your
expression of astonishment when asL
ed you for your daughters hand.-Flip-
gende Blaetter.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
Had to Give Wav.

Have your summer vacation pfaps
matured yet, Billy?"
on. yes; but they had to be side
tracked ON account of some summer
notes that also matured." ."-Indianon.
oils Journal.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
Anrnn Too Much.

Hoax-What made the elevator ran
Joax-The elevator man took drop
too much.-Philadelphia Record.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
Prodigal's Choice.

"Well, dad" cried the prodlgal son,
flippantly, wouldn't you better go out
and kill the fatted calf now"
"Yes, guess l would" returned the
old man slowly. zone calf is enough
to keep at time .'-Harper's Bazaar.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28

"Dawdler plays golf so well he ongh,
to be professional"
Yes | suggested it to him, but no
says nothing would induce him to worr.
SO hard in hot weather"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-09-28
The Roman Monta da Pieta.

Inc most lenient pawnbroker's shop
IA the world is said to be the Monta ds
Fleta, at Rome, which has existed ever
since 1885. 1t loans from So to S. upon
good security without demanding in
terest; but ? per cent per annum is
charged upon all greater sums.