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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-04-27

It was regarded impractical, however,
because of Its weight. 1t was said that
rapid movements In the field were i'm
possible to soldiers weighed down by
the shields.
The material used in the manufac-
ture of this shield was composition,
the formula for which was, of course,
4 secret. 1t was believed, however,
that marble dust entered very largely
INTO its manufacture. The new Eng
lish shield is said to be similarly con-
structed except that 1t has solved the
problem Of weight. In aiming at light
aess, impenetrability was sacrificed at
irst, but gradually the two requisites
were secured.
The new shield is the product Of a
Scotchman. who, taking Zelgler's ma
terial as foundation, has evolved a
ievice which is said to be impervious
10 Mauser or Lee-Metford bullets at
400 yards, and to light machine gun
ire at 200 yards. 1t weighs thirteen
pounds and cannot be overturned by
he impact of any number of bullets. 1t
S divided into two parts. hinged to-
yether, each weighing six and half
pounds, which canbe made Interchange
,ble. 1t Is intended for the use Of
narksmen only-not more than from 5
% 10 per cent. of the infantry. Ii Is pro-
posed to equip the expert rifemen of
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-04-27

appearing in May In schools of greater
or less extent. While 1t fingers on the
coast 1t emits sort Of 'mooing' sound,
because Of which visitors often call II
a drumfish. Anyhow, it drums up the
native population, who run to the beach
to see If the schools are large, in which
case they say: 'There is milk In the
cocoanut"-an expression equivalent 10
the promise of fruitful season.
When there is this expectation Of
abundance Of food many of the young
people get married at once. A family
can live on the fruit of the wild banana,
which is twice the size of those export.
ed and Of much coarser grain, but roast.
ed In ashes 1t is not bad eating. Sci.
ence has yet to determine what the
coming Of the cowfish has to do with
the fruitfulness Of cocoanuts and ba.
nanas, but with its two black horns and
the music 1t makes, and the little
feather, which is iridescent, as it moves
through the water 1t is very engaging.
The preserved specimens are stuffed
with air only.
The manatee Of the Caribbean sea is
sometimes called the cowfish because
1t comes on shore and eats grass. The
manatee is becoming extinct, and is
oftener found on the coast of Cuba and
keys south Of Florida than In Puerto
Rico.
1t is entirely distinct from the Puerto
Rico variety, which is true fish, run.
ming In schools, whereas the manatee Is
mammal, nursing its young. This
latIer is hunted for its hide, which Is
manufactured into canes that look like
tortoise she'll These canes are so elias.
tic and powerful that they are regarded
as deadly weapons, and by the Cuban
laws fine Of $50 Is imposed upon any
one who strikes another with mana.
tee cane. They cost from $40 to $25
each In Havana stores. The Puerto
Rico cowf1sh has quite a tough little
hide also, but as 1t Is seldom caught
weighing more than pound or two, II
has no commercial value in Puerto
Rico, where there are such variety and
abundance of fish. 1t has almost
balloon-like appearance when in the
water, and the mooing musical sound
1t makes is supposed to be owing to the
distention and contraction Of the skin
while inhaling and emitting air.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-04-27
LIVELY CORNER OF THE DUCK FARM.

closure and tempted them with feed by
the barrel. 1t did not require long to
see that they were shrinking every
day. soon found that they would not
eat food that was greedily devoured
while on the farm. Most Of their time
was spent on the roosts. The hens
would not come down and the roosters
were engaged In constant fight. The
result was l lost nice bunch of money
on them. Then l tried turkeys. The
result was just as disastrous. One big
gobbler that weighed thirty-six pounds
when placed in the yards fell away to
thirty-two pounds after being fed three
days. With several thousand pounds of
live turkeys at 7 cents per pound and
shrinking one pound each day 1t does
not require much figuring to show the
financial futility Of feeding them In
large numbers for the market. All my
experiments with ducks have proved
different. They don't roost and seem
to adjust themselves to new conditions
very readily. We started with a flock
Of 5000, which, proving a success, waa
gradually increased to Its present di-
mensions of $4,000, that are now nearly
ready for the market"
AS Mr.. Loomis does not breed fowls,
only feeding them for market, he does
not require very extensive quarters for
his duck farm. A two-acre tract of
ground surrounded by sheds and
houses in the form Of hollow square
constitutes the field Of his operations.
In this inclosure $4,000 ducks Guack,
eat corn and grow fat for dinner tables
In Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and
New York. TrOughs Of shelled corn and
water are placed at frequent intervals
In the yard and two men are kept busy
constantly engaged supplying the wants
of the noisy fowls. One hundred bush
els of shelled corn are required each
day for their feeding. The large flock
proves a good weather profit and on
any evening previous to change In
the temperature the quack Of the ducks
Is deafening and can be heard mile
away. When the ducks have accu-
mulated sufficient fat to make them
marketable sixty men are employed In
slaughtering and dressing them for
market. Some of the men become very
expert In this work, one man holding q
record of 1872 fowls in ten hours, or one
every four minutes.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-04-27
FEATs OF HoRsEMANSHlP.
Threading Fine Needle While Going
at Fast Gallop.

Threading a Fine Needle While Going
at Fast Gallop.
"The greatest feat Of horsemanship l
ever saw performed was by Riffian
irregular cavalryman," said Capt. j. e.
Rathbone, of Los Angeles, Cal. This
was in reply to story related by an
ex-Confederate, who had served with
Gen. ]. e. B. Stuart in the valley of
Virginia. The latter told how, on more
than one occasion, Turner Ashby had
ridden up to an opposing cavalryman,
seized him around the waist, lifted him
out of the saddle as If he had been a
child, and taken him back on his own
horse into the Confederate lines. 1t
was agreed that this was more of feat
of strength and display of courage than
horsemanship.
II have seen Cossacks at full gallop
snatch a baby from its mothers arms,
toss it into the air, catch it, and repeat
the performance" said Capt Rathbone.
II once saw an Indian rider In the far
West spring from his pony's bare back
while the animal was moving at full
gallop, pick up an arrow, and remount
instantly in standing posture. | have
seen other performances all over the
world, but for neat clever, clean-cut
feat this Ritflan exceeded them all. I
think.
Several Of US had been at Gibraltar
and found ourselves at the town Of
Millia on the Riffian coast. We were
entertained by the Spanish commander.
who did the honors finely. One morn
ing we rode outside the town and
reached level stretch of sand, where
there were number of Riffian horse
men. They were fine-looking fellows.
and attired in snow white burnouses.
They were mounted on small animals.
slight, but quick and wiry, of the thor
oughbred Arab barb type.
I'VE were amused some time by their
charges and evolutions. They would
throw their swords and matchlocks In
the air, catching them by the hilts and
stocks infallibly. Finally it was an
nounced that something of unusual in
terest would be accomplished. One of
the men produced needle and a piece
of thread. possibly two or three feet
in length. They were both handed
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-04-27
THE LARGEST DUCK FARM.
Il IL Maintained by A. r. Loomis on His
Place Near Fort Dodge, Iowa.

II IL Maintained by A. r. Loomis on His
Place Near Fort Dodge, Iowa.
The largest flock Of ducks in the
world is at the LOOMS duck farm near
Fort Dodge, Iowa. There are $4,000 or
them. A. r. Loomis, whose extensive
operations have earned for him the
sobriquet of "the poultry king" has re-
Gently made a successful experiment
that promises to revolutionize one
branch of the poultry business. Large
dealers whose energies are devoted to
supplying the big cities with live poul-
try have experienced great difficulty In
preserving the plumpness OF fowls
when removed into new surroundings.
The refusal of the birds to eat results
not only In shrinkage, effectlng an i'm
mediate money loss, but makes them
less marketable. After twenty years
experience in feeding fowls In large
numbers for market Mr.. Loomis has
discovered that the ducks are the only
ones thai can be fed In large numbers
with success.
~ have tried fattening every kind Of
poultry" said Mr.. Loomis, "and have
never had any success with anything
but ducks. Before the holidays tried
to fatten 5000 chickens. They were
bought from farmers In all parts Of the
country. We put them into large in
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-04-27

around for inspection. l sIppose tba
needle was a cambric one, and tbJ
thread fifty to sixty fine. When W,
had duly inspected both, one Of tbe
men signifed he would thread the
needle. He galloped his horse dowr
the sand about 400 yards or so. H.,
finally wheeled his horse and RENAME
stationary, facing us. The one Wild
held the needle and thread waved theni
in his hand and rode toward the other
When he had covered about two-thlrds
of the distance he halted and waved
his hand to the farther one. Imme.
diately the latter spurred his horse into
gallop and came toward us at full
speed. AS he passed the other he took
the needle and thread from his com.
panion, bent over for moment, and
pulled up when he reached our party,
holding the threaded needle trl.
umphantly over his head."-Chicago
Inter-Ocean.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-04-27
PORTO RlcAN PEASANTS.
Their Wants Are Few, Simple and
Easily Supplied.

Their Wants Are Few, Simple and
Easily Supplied.
The life Of the peasant, the peon. of
Porto Rico is not dream of ease and
luxury; neither has he ever passed
through the nightmare of wretched
hunger and biting cold which adds so
vitality to the hardships of the poverty
stricken Of northern cllmes.
In squalor and filth, In crudity and
ignorance. the larger number of the in
habitants go through their compara-
lively short lives; for one does not see
many aged people among them. They
die off from fevers, contagious dis
eases, and troubles handed down from
sickened forefathers, at comparative
ly early age.
At no period Of the poor mans exist
ence can he suffer the tortures of star
vation because his job of work has
given out, for, while during whole
months Of the year he may not earn a
single centavo, he still has his little plot
of vegetables on the hill; then, If worst
comes to worst, or the landowner
turns him out, he may live on the pro-
fusion of fruits and roots of the forest,
or, as Is common practice of the
country, upon the fruits fiIched from
his more opulent neighbor.
In the dry season he complains of the
cold of the early morning, yet he needs
but the merest rags to cover his naked
ness, for on no day in the year is it
colder than our mildest of autumnal
weather. Shoes are a useless burden
to his bare and sole-leather-lined feet,
which have trodden the rocky, briery
trails In their nakedness from infancy;
and a hat, If he must have it, he makes
In his own house from the grass grown
around the doorway.
The house In which he is domiciled
he builds in few short days from
poles and thatch and bark rolls of the
royal palm; and a good house it is in
spite of its primitive appearance, for it
screens him from the colder winds Of
night, and sheds the water of the driv-
ing rains like ducks back.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-04-27
IRON AND STEEL LOWER.
Metal Markets Disturb Serenity OF the
Trade Situation.

Metal Markets Disturb Serenity OF the
Trade Situation.
Bradstreet's says: More rather than
less irregularity in the trade and price
situation is to be noted this week, part
ly in the result of weather conditions,
but partly in the case OF the iron and
steel trade because of the continuance
of those efforts In the friction OF lower
prices which have been such feature
of the iron and steel trade of late.
That the basis conditions of trade re-
main on the whole more favorable is,
however, evidenced by a number OF
features. Railroad earnings continue
heavy, and the decrease noted in bank
clearings is chargeable largely to relig-
ious and other holiday observances, and
to restricted stock speculation.
1t has been a weather market for the
cereals and most agricultural products,
these advancing early this week, but
weakening toward the close.
Wool is weak, but there is rather
more inquiry, and now, as one year
ago, relatively highest prices rule at
points of production.
Backward weather conditions have
affected the lumber trade demand but
in this as in a number Of other lines,
the advanced prices demanded are cred
tied with checking business.
The pressure of heavy supplies is re-
sponsible for the slight weakening
shown in the price of raw sugar this
week, while the refined market re-
mains unchanged.
Wheat, including -four, shipments
for the week aggregated 3,898, ,945 BUSH
eles, against 2,S96,653 bushels last
week.
Business failures in the United
States for the week number 161 against
152 last week.
Failures in Canada for the week
number 10, as copmared with 35 last
week.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-04-27
LAW AS INTERPRETED.

The fact that person mortally
wounded cut his own throat and has
tened his death is held, in people vs..
Lewis (Cal.), As L. R. A. 7S3, INSULT
cient to relieve the person who in
Hicted the fatal wound Of his liability.
Notes and mortgages owned by per-
son who Is domiciled In another State,
but kept within the State by an agent,
are held, In New Orleans vs.. Stemple,
Advance Sheets U. s., p. ITO, to be sub
ject to taxation by the laws of the
State In which they are held.
Guaranty of the prompt payment of
n note is held, in Holm vs.. Jameson
Qll.), 45 L. r. A. SAG. to be not annulled
by a judgment declaring the note void
for want of authority In the owner who
executed 1t, as against one who took
the note in reliance on the guaranty.
A statute retroactlvely vacating at
tachments is held, in King VS.. Cross,
Advance Sheets U. S., p. 81, inapplica-
BILE to attachments levied in other
States at time when by the opera
ton Of the lnsolvent law the insolvent
had not been deprived Of dominion and
control over his credits.
Assessment of shares Of stock in ma
tlonal bank without any deduction for
debts or for investments in nonassess-
able government bonds Is held, in Nc
Harry VS.. Downer (Cal.), As L. r. A.
1877, to be unlawful when State banks
are not taxed on shares Of stock, and
are allowed a deduction Of debts.
Constitutional provision against laws
respecting the establishment of religion
is held, in Bradfield vs.. Roberts, Ad-
vance Sheets U. S., p. 121, insufficient
to condemn an appropriation by Con-
gress of money to hospital owned by
a corporation composed Of the mem.
bers of g particular church or monas'
tic order or sisterhood therein, but sub
ject to no visitation, supervision or
control by any ecclesiastical authority
whatever.
A statute compelling a county to pay
three-fourths of the value of property
destroyed by mob or riot irrespective
of ability or exercise Of diligence to
protect the property, is upheld In Chi.
cago VS.. Manhattan Cement Company
Qll.), 45 L. r. A. 848, on the ground
that 1t is a police regulation for the
better government of the State, and
does not violate constitutional provi-
sions against statutes imposing taxes
upon municipal corporations for cor
porate purposes.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-04-27
"GlencOe Modder."


One of the effects of the war In
South Africa is to be found In the
registers Of births In the several dis
tricts Of England, some very peculiar
names, arising out of the Transvaal
campaign, having been bestowed by
patriotic but inconslderate parents on
their children. In populous town In
Lancashire, for instance, there is a
little boy rejoicing in the uncommon
name Of "Mafeking," given him In hon
or of his uncle, who formed one of the
garrison of that town under Colonel
Baden-P Powell, while in one or two In
stances the name VOLUNTEER" has been
given to children as evidence of the
intense interest which has been taken
In the departure Of the "cltizen sol
diers' to the front.
The names of several of the leading
engagements which have up to the
present been fought figure prominently
In these registers, such as Glencoe,
a very popular name for boy just
now; Dundee" "Eland" Che full name
"Elandslaagte" having apparently
proved too much Of a mouthfuD, and
Belmont" the last O favorlte name
for girls, while one boy living neal
London will have cause In few years
time to bemoan the hard fate which
saddled him with the name Of "Glen
coe Modder." With what must be
looked upon as daring anticipation Of
events, girl in North London has
Just been registered as Roberts Pre-
toria." Speaking of Pretoria reminds
one that several children already beal
that name, though so far no one has
had the courage to name his offspring
"Bloemfontein;" Kimberley" how
ever, has been utilized several times.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-04-27
San Franc,soo Market.

Wool-Spring-Nevada, 1870 15c per
pound; Eastern Oregon, lao Ice; Val
ley, 20@2sc; Northern, 10@12c.
Hops-lS99 crop, ll@l3c per
pound,
Butter - Fancy creamery 17c;
do seconds, l6@l61sc; fancy dairy,
lee; do seconds, 1S@15c per pound.
Eggs-Store, lac; fancy ranch,
1870.
Millstuffs = Middlings, $17.00 q
30 90; bran, $12.50@1S.50.
Hay-wheat So. 500 $50; wheat and
oat $6,00@9.00; best barley 5000
100; alfalfa, $5.OO@6.50 per ton;
straw, 25@4 400 per bale.
Potatoes-Early Rose, 60@ 75c; Ore.
gon Burbanks, 60c@$l.00; river Bur
banks, 40@T0c; Salinas Burbanks,
soc @l, 10 per sack.
Citrus Fruit-Oranges, Valencia,
$2.75@S.25; Mexican lines, $4.00@
500; California lemons 75c@$l. so;
do choice $l.75@s.00 per box.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas, $l.50@
1850 per bunch; pineapples, nom-
inal; Persian dates. 6@61sc per
pound.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-04-27
the British army In South Africa with
these shields, which will be used In the
manner shown in the illustration.
WEDDING AMONG TAR HgsLeRs.
shrewd Magistrate Who Did Business
on Strictly Cash Basis.

Shrewd Magistrate Who Did Business
on Strictly Cash Basis.
When Capt. Shaw was justice of
the peace in a country place not far
from Raleigh, N. c., while riding home
late one afternoon he met a young
woman and young man who wished
to be married at once. Now, the cap
tain had never witnessed a marriage
He remembered having seen a book
about the house years before with a
form of marriage In 1t, but where 1t
was he could not remember. A less as
sured man would have been sorely per-
picked, but not he. He lost no time In
removing his hat and, ascending the
split-bottomed seat of justice, remark
ed: Hats of In the presence Of the
court" All being uncovered, he said:
"Ill swear you In fust. Hold up yer
right hands"
"Me, too?" asked the friend Of the
groom.
"Of course" said the wise captain.
All WllHSboCS ulubb UO onOAhs AOu
and each of you solemnly swear that
the evidence you shall give In this case
shall be the truth, tn hull truth, an
nothin' but the truth. You, John Mar
vim, do solemnly swear that to the best
of yer knowledge an belief you take
this yer woman ter have and ter hold
for yerself, yer heirs, exekyerters, ad-
ministrators and assigns, for your an
their use an behoof forever"
81 do" answered the groom.
"You, Alice Ever, take this yer man
for your husband, ter hev' an ter hold
forever, and you do further swear that
you are lawfully seized In fee-simple,
are free from all incumbrance and hev
good right to sell, bargain and convey
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-04-27
sticks to an Ancient Custom

The Queen (Victoria) at home is sim
ply attired in a black dress, not al.
ways of silk, and wears a widows can
with small lappets at the back, her sill.
yer hair plainly brushed on either side
her temples. Upon her fingers are
plain memorial rings, and she invari-
ably wears bracelet having the Dor
trit of he latest grandchild or great
grandchild placed in it as a medallion.
The Queen always has handkerchief.
bordered with lace, resting In her hands
as they lie folded In her lap, the sur
vival of an ancient fashion.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-04-27
to the said grantee, yerself, yer heirs,

to the said grantee, yerself, yer heirs,
administrators and assignsT
II do" said the bride somewhat
doubtfully.
"Well, john" said the captain,
"that'll be about a dollar m fifty
cents"
"Are we married?" asked the other.
mot yet, ye amt" quoth the cap
tain, with emphasis, ''but the fee comes
In here"
After some fumbllng it was produced
and handed over to the court" who
examined 1t to make sure it was all
right, and then pocketed 1t and con-
tinued:
Know all men by these presents,
that l, Capt. Shaw, Of Raleigh, N. c.,
being In good health and of sound and
dlsposln' mind, in consideration of a
dollar n fifty cents to me in hand paid,
the receipt whereof Is hereby acknowl-
edge, do and by these presents have de-
clared you man and wife during good
behavior and till otherwise ordered by
the court."-Utica Observer.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-04-27

first large island they came to. He was
a musician, and took his violin with
him. A threatening crowd of savages
greeted his arrival, but Orpheus play
ed to them till they thought him god,
brought him unlimited pigs and yams,
and bowed in alteration. Finally he
married the chiefs daughter, succeed
ed him, and ruled the island for years,
till ship came in, and he sailed away.
Sidney Bulletin.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-04-27
Portland Market.

Wheat Walla Walla. 81 "a 55c;
Valley, 54c; Bluestem, SIC per bushel.
Flour--Best grades, $500; graham,
$3.50; superline, $2.10 per barrel.
Oats-Choice white, 35 @36c; choice
gray, 34c per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, $14@14.50;
brewing, $l7.00@17.50 per ton.
Millstuffs--Bran, $l3 per ton; mid
dlings, $40; shorts, SIS; chop, $l4 per
ton.
Hay-Timothy, 5000; clover, SIC
$50; Oregon wild hay, $6@7 per ton.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 40@45c;
seconds, 45c; dairy, 80@37Rc;
store, 25@8219c.
Eggs-l2c per dozen.
Cheese-Oregon full cream, 13c;
Young America, lac; new cheese 10c
per pound.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, S8.50@
4.50 per dozen; hens, $500; springs,
80. 2.50@8. 80; geese, SO. 5O@8.00 for old;
$4. .50@6.6O; ducks, $5.50@6.00 per
dozen; turkeys, live, l0@l1c per
pound.
Potatoes-s0@ q SOC per sack; sweets,
a@2Mc per pound.
Vegetables-Beets, 81; turnips, 75c;
per sack; garlic, 70 per pound; cab
bage, l 80 per pound; parsnips, 75;
onions, $s,b0@8.00; carrots, soc.
Hops-8@sc per pound
Wool-Valley, l6@lSo per pound;
Eastern Oregon, l0@15c; mohair, 27@
SOC per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 4Ac; dressed mutton, 2 q
TSo per pound; lambs, SO. so each.
Hogs---Gross. choice heavy, $500
light and feeders, $3.50; dressed,
$b.00@8.50 per 100 pounds.
Beef-Gross, top steers, $4.00@4. So
cows, $S.60@4.00; dressed beef, 619 a
7Ac per pound.
veal--Large, e}S@71Sc; small. SO
S1sc per pound.
Tallow-5@51ac; No. 2 and grease,
81 a @4c per pound.