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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26
CACTUS PLANTs-THEIR USES.
Powerful Alcoholic Drinks Are Ex-
tracted from Their Trunks.

Powerful Alcoholic Drinks Are Ex-
tracted from Their Trunks.
Cactus is a genus Of plants, the type
of the natural order of cactaseae, and
comprises numerous species, all OF
which are native to America. The
name was originally given by Theo-
phrastus to d splny plant found in ST.
cily. The stems of the cactus are US
ually leafess and feshy, globular or
coluinnar, and are armed with spines
and bristles. The structure Of many
of the species Is singular and grotesque
IN the extreme. and the roughness
the stalks and the beauty of the tio'
ers make them one Of the most inter
esting botanical curiosltIes Of our con.
tlnent. They are found chiefly In the
hot. stony places of tropical America,
aud their tough and almost impenetra-
BILE skin incloses abundant juice, which
enables them to support sluggish
vital action without inconvenience
even In a parched SOIL
Some of the varieties OF cactus are
only few inches high, while others
attain height Of forty feet. 1t Is
curious fact that the cactus fourishes
even at the foot of Mount Etna, In 81
cily. The most splendid example of
the cactus family is the giant cactus.
of which fine example Is still stand
Ing, although 1t Is slowly rotting and
will soon fall. 1t was found at point
eight miles south of Phoenix. Ariz.,
near the Pima reservation. 1t is about
forty feet high. What the date palm
Is to the African deserts the giant cac-
tus is to our own idlands.
From 1t the Mexlcans extract the
drink called "mescal," and the Indian
also obtain a beverage from it. On It
fruit the Papago Indians live fol
weeks as q time. WoodDeckers dig
their nests In the trunks and branches,
and even doves feed on the fruit.
When the cactus of this kind dies its
usefulness Is not destroyed, for the
tough ribs beneath the outer skin are
used by the Papago Indians for the
foundation of their mud roofs and they
also use it in building chicken coops
and even as covering for their
graves. 1t is not this species Of cactus
from which travellers are supposed to
obtain a supply Of water, but the small
cactus, which contains plentiful sup
ply of sap.-Scientihc American.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26
STRAW FAST REPLACING WOOD.
Many Uses to Which the Refuse OF the
Grain Field Is Being Put.

Many Uses to Which the Refuse OF the
Grain Field Is Being Put.
The serious inroads upon the timber
forests Of this country Of late years
have directed attention to the probable
exhaustion of that source Of lumber
supply and scientists have set about
devising substitutes One of these that
promises to be satls factory Is the In
vention of New York man. The ba-
sis Of the substitute Is straw, which.
with certain chemical combinations,
produces a material cheaper and more
durable than wood. This new mate
rial, which Is very solid In structure,
can be nailed, screwed, sawed and gen.
orally manipulated as easily as lum-
ber, and 1t is expected to work revo-
luton In the matter Of interior con-
struction.
II is said that the chemically pre-
pared straw has been tried and found
to be highly satisfactory by railroad
companies, blackboard manufacturers,
makers of picture frames and packing
boxes, by decorating artists and others.
For all practical purposes, it is the
same thing as lumber, but with these
important differences, that 1t is very
much cheaper and lasts longer. Every
year the forests Of America are dimin.
ishing to a lamentable degree, and the
forestry question has become one Of
the most serious now confronting the
country. II all that is claimed for the
substitute for lumber is true, the i'm
portance of the invention can scarcely
be overestimated, and 1t deserves to
rank with such other productions Of
mans genius as the electric light, the
cotton gin and the telegraph.
The inventor OF straw" lumber, 1t is
said, only succeeded In perfecting his
invention after twelve years Of expert
menting. The new material has, how
ever, been in practical use, although
in a small way. for considerable time
and the knowledge Of 1t thus obtained
would seem to demonstrate its value
thoroughly.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26
Old Map OF the United States.

State Librarian Galbreath has lust Sc.
cured another valuable addition to the
collection Of relics at the library, a man
of the United States, made IN the year
1796. The map was found in an old
book shop at Philadelphia, and was for
merly the property of a gentleman who
was for years In the employ of the fed.
eral government. 1t Is made from cop
per plates and is mounted on heavy
linen. On the chart Ohio Is a territory
with rather vague outlines. Cleveland
Is not to be found. and Cincinnati Is
designated as Fort Washington. San
dusky lsthe only city of any great PROM
inence. The eastern states are shown
with substantially the same boundaries
as they have to-day. Georgia extenl>
us far west as the Mississippi river, and
the southern portion Of Florida is ap-
parently unknown. Lake Michigan is
much too narrow and Lake Huron is
far too broad. At the lower corner is n
curious picture of Niagara Falls. Mr..
Galbreath has discovered another chart
Of the United States. drawn in 1T74
and it viii soon be sent to Columbus
Columbus Journal
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26
LITTLE SURPRISE FOR HIM.
The Experience of a Man the First Tiui'
He Passed the Plate in Church.

The Experience of Man the First Time
He Passed the Plate in Church.
1.-The first time | ever passed the
plate In church," said a reminiscent
man, something very unexpected hap
pened. got half way up the aisle,
and was getting along rs nicely and
smoothly as could be, when a man sit
ting In the end of one of the pew
that | came to indicated q desire t.
speak to me.
Now you know that was something
I never dreamed of. 1t had always
seemed to me that the man passing the
plate walked straight up the aisle In
a solemn kind of way, while the whole
church was still. never pauslng ex-
cept to hand the plate In the pew and
get it back. and the idea that anybody
could ever speak to him had never oc-
CURED to me, and so this mans indica-
ton that he wanted to speak to me
came as great surprise and some
thing of shock. But l didn't drop
the plate, and had gumption enough
to incline my head to him SO that he
wouldn't have to shout to make me
hear. and what he said was:
"'Can't you have that window over
there closed? And he indicated with
a little nod window high up in the
side of the church where the wind
was blowing In and making draught.
Il Strengthened up and passed on,
and when had finished my part of
the collection and got back to the
rear of the church sent to the sex
ton to close that window, and, as he
saw 1t go up, the man that had made
the request sent friendly glance
down the aisle to me.
Later, at one time and another In
the course of my experience, receiv-
ed various requests while passing the
plate, and now and then notice for
the minister, but was always ready
for them after that."--New York Sun.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26
ALUMINIUM A USEFUL METAL.
It Is Available for Many Purposes In
the Mechanic Arts.

1t Is Available for Many Purposes In
the Mechanic Arts.
The principal uses of aluminium are
too many to be enumerated. The pro-
perttes OF the metal are so akin to those
of copper and brass that, broadly speak
ing, aluminium or one of its light alloys
should, to large extent, replace both
copper and tin and also nickel or Ger
man silver. Such a change would be
followed by various advantages to all
concerned. Not only would there be
a considerable reduction In the weight
of the articles, but they would not tar
nlsh or turn black on exposure to air.
The cost should be the same, if not
actually lower, inasmuch as, bulk for
bulk, aluminium is already cheaper
than copper or tin, and Its price will
continue to fall as the demand In
creases.
One field. however. remains which
copper Is bound to maintain as Its own,
namely. the construction of isolated
electrical conductors. Experiments
have already been made on a large
scale with bare conductors of alu-
minlum for telephones. with perfectly
satisfactory results. Its conductivity,
weight for weight. being double that Of
copper But when the mains have to
be insulated copper is absolutely un-
approschable, on account OF Its greater
conductivity. volume for volume,
which is 10 per cent of that of alu-
minium.
Besides the advantages set forth
bove aluminium is not poisonous and
pre-emlnently adapted for the man.
ufacture of cooking utensils, A steady
demand for aluminium Is sprlnging up
in various kinds of printing processes
as well as in lithography. The metal
appears to answer admirably for the
construction Of rollers used In calico
printing. and when Its surface Is prop
erly prepared 1t Is also capable of re-
placing the ordinary photographic stone.
Ii can easily be imagined that. instead
of having cumbrous and heavy stones,
which can be printed only on special
Siow-running ''litho" machines. 1t is far
oetter and cheaper TO use thin sheets
af metal which can be bent into cir.
plar form and printed on rotary
eSses.
Bicycles, electric light fittings, chains.
rides, stirrups, surgical Instruments
keys. cigar cases, pen and pencil hold.
ers. toilet articles, plates and dishes,
spoons, forks. frames, name plates,
door furniture, hat and coat pegs, boot
trees, fire engine fittings. business and
visiting cards and Photographic cam
eras are a few of the things that are
being daily made in aluminium By vari-
GUS hrna
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26
Railroads in Asia.

The lines Of railway now existing in
Asia form q total length of about 10000
miles, of which two-thirds belong to
British India. The portions of the
Transcaspian and Transsiberian rail-
ways already constructed represent a
length of $500 miles. In China q nur
Der Of European syndicates have
tained concession for 5000 miles
railroad, which will traverse regions
which are rich in mineral and yegeta-
BILE products; these lines are for the
most part In course of construction.
The Chinese government has about 300
miles Of railway, these lines being very
productive, especially that from Pek-
Ing to Tientsln. Japan is well provided
with railway communication, having g.
200 mites. French Indo China has at
present but 120 miles, but French DOS
sessions In Cockin China, AMMAN and
Tonkin will shortly have 2,40O miles
which will develop the mineral and
agricultural resources Of these coun.
tries. The Dutch Indies are provided
Java alone having 1000 miles.
British India the greatest length is t.
be found; here there are 21.O00 miles of
railway. As to Persia. there are as vet
no railroads Of any consequence. but
Turkey in Asia possesses $500 miles.
and 600 miles are in construction or
proiected.-Scientific American.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26
A Novel Invitation.

4 wedding is so oVerpowerirg an
event that few persons will venture to
blame John Kurtz, hotel-keeper, OF
Queens Borough, who, according to the
New York Press, forgot to invite to the
ceremony his fellow-members of the
volunteer fire company.
But when the best of everything In
the hotel had been placed before the
wedding guests, and everybody was
feeling happy, Kurtz remembered his
fellow-fremen, and concluded that the
wedding could not be complete without
them.
So he turned in a fire-alarm. When
the fremen came dashing up to the
hotel with the fire apparatus kurtz
stood at the door and invited them al
10 come In.
At first the boys were indignant, ana
some of them wanted to turn the hose
on the bridegroom; but they relentea
and accepted the invitation.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26
SPECULATION WAS SLACK.
Payments Through Clearing Houses
Ieaa Than . Year Ago.

Payments Through Clearing Houses
Less Than . Year Ago.
r. q. Dun & Co.. weekly review OF
trade says:
Whether the new year will surpass
or keep pace with the old is the ques-
ton which gives special interest to
every weeks returns. Comparing now
with business by far the largest and
most prosperous ever known a year
ago, more than 40 per cent larger than
in January, 1898, which, in its turn,
had shown heavier business than in
any preceding year, it cannot be ex-
pected that such gain will be repeat
ed. But the decrease of 9.6 per cent in
payments through the clearinghouse
is wholly due to great speculative ac-
tiyity at New York last year, with
sales OF 1901, ,SS2 shares against
6,5lS, 920 to the same date this year,
for payments outside this city have
been 4.3 per cent greater than year
ago, and greater than in the same part
of any other month.
This week one contract of 10, 900 tons
for Western road, and two for bridges
requiring IL 900 tons, are the only big
transactions reported in iron products.
Perhaps the most important indr
trial event is the marketing OF wool
goods at prices averaging 1874 per cent
higher than last year, many makes be-
ing promptly sold up and withdrawn,
while others sell so well as to give
great encouragement.
Business in cotton goods begins to
increase, though in staples 1t is still
moderate.
The market for breadstuffs is not ac-
tive nor have changes in prices of ele-
vator wheat been of any consequence,
but the active May option shows a
sharp decline. Atlantic exports con-
tinue far below former years; in three
weeks, 6,093, 1926 bushels against 49,
224, ,082 last year.
Failures for the week have been 242
In the United States, against 24S last
year, and 40 in Canada, against 81 last
vaar
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26
WROTE UP HIS eLoPeMENr.
Shabby Trick Played by st. Pau
Reporter ON His Friend,


Reporter on His Friend.
"You can all talk about your hard
luck stories. but ! have the only real
one In the bunch" remarked the new
reporter as he bit the end off a susplc.
ious-looking black cigar and tipped his
chair back against wall.
Fire away was the request Of the
little group of pencil pushers seated
about the office waiting for the arrival
of their chief.
After lighting the dark mystery the
new man started.
"Well," he said, ut was about 8 year
ago when l was doing police Oh an
afternoon paper In st. Paul. had a
friend who was working on a morning
sheet, and we were roommates. He
was pretty good sort of feller and we
were quite chummy. When l was
broke he paid my bills and vice versa.
My roommate had one bad trait-he
was terribly in love; regular Bertha NJ.
Clay AMI Ella Wheeler Wilcox case
hitched together. The girl was the
daughter of q wealthy old man, district
Judge, beautiful home, ace high in
society and all that sort Of thing, you
know. Couldn't think of letting his
only girl tie up with common new
paper reporter, and when he found o.
that the girl was kind of stuck on my
friend he made her chop off on receiv-
ing the fellow.
"Of course, as Is always the case, this
only made matters verse, and one day
my pal told me IN confidence that they
were going to elope and asked me to be
best man. l said would. and We
made all preparations. The prospec-
tive groom was little shy financially
that week, so l let him have enough
stuff to buy the wedding ring. The
elopement went off as slick as whistle.
Girl and friend met us at depot and
we took train to little town In Wis
consin, where preacher named Snod-
grass did the deed, and did 1t one, two,
three, In very able manner. We
caught an afternoon train home and
nobody was the wiser. That is, we
thought nobody was the wiser, but,
like murder. eiopement will out. The
morning afterward my city editor told
me that he understood l knew some
thing about u recent elopement and to
make a couple Of columns out of 1t for
a picture story. knew that the story
would put my friend In hard position
and would hurt the girl and felt honor
bound to refuse. needed my Job and
did the refusing in the most demure
and apologetic manner that your
humble servant knew how. But his
lordship wouldn't stand for my talk,
and said;
You write the story or get
IL got"
'Is that your hard luck story?' asked
the hotel man disgustedly.
''Its coming-the hard luck part of
II" the police reporter answered. "Whcn
my roommate found out that had lost
my place for sure he hustled down to
my ex-chief, wrote up the el0pement
story himself and got my job. Now
boys, wasn't that pretty miserable
billiards ?"-Washington Post.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26
San Franc,.ce Market.

Wool--Spring-Nevada, 12@l per
pound; Eastern Oregon. 1s@ Ice; Val
ley, 20@asc; Northern, l0@1ac.
Hops-ls99 crop, 11@12c per
pound.
Butter-Fancy creamery 25c;
do seconds. sS@s4c: fancy dairy, 81
@asc; do seconds, 1s@ s0c per pound.
Eggs-Store, lS@ zoe; fancy ranch,
2ahc.
Millstuffs - Middlings, $l7.O0 q
1000; bran, $lS@14,00,
Hay-wheat Sc. SOC 80; wheat and
cat SO, 100000; best barley 5000
100; alfalfa, $6.0o@7.50 per ton;
straw, 500 45o per bale.
Potatoes-Early Rose, $50 90; Ore.
gon Burbanks, s5c@ls.0; river Bur.
banks, 60@S5c; Salinas Burbanks,
$l,0o@l.25 per sack.
Citrus Fruit-Oranges, Valencia,
$s.75@S.s5; Mexican lines, $4,000
500; California lemons 75c@$l. so:
do choice Sl.75@s.oo per box.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas, $I.60@
ESQ per bunch; pineapples, nom.
inal; Persian dates, 6@ekc per
pound.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26
Pacific Coast Chat.

Lake county, Oregon, pays $4,2S a
week each for the keep Of its paupers,
The Lake county court last week put
its O. X. on 72l bounty scalps--one
cougar, AZ wildcats and 67S coyotes.
In 1893 Whatcom postoffice receipts
were $40, 1856. 4S, and in 1899, $l2..
1920.
Tho quarterly report OF Pierce
county shows receipts OF $3.50, 900, of
which 500, 900 goes to Tacoma as its
share of the taxes,
There is talk OF putting in two new
salmon canneries at Blaine. One of
the plants, II built, will be operated
by Oregon men.
A San Francisco firm adyertises in
some Eastern Oregon papers for $780,
900 rabbit and hare.skins during the
winter months" /"
The Wallowa News thinks that
"when wool can be produced proftably
at s cents pound, "sheepmen are
doing fairly we'll at l6 cents"
A Steilaeoom farmer last week
picked raspherries from bushes growing
ON his farm. The berries ripened per.
fectly and tasted as we'll as any gath.
cred in the summer.
Several country newspapers have had
occasion to notify delinquent subsorib.
ers that the office woodpile is getting
low, even If the winter is mild.
A goood-sized herring run WAS on
last week, and the Pacific American
Fish Company put up 10 barrels for the
Eastern markets.
The state board will soon meet to
consider plans for repairing and en-.
larging the building for detective
youth at Vancouver. The present
structure is too small 10 accommodate
the pupils. and many children have
been refused admission.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26

For motor cars there should be a
large field for aluminium. A further de-
mand for the metal will be brought
about by its introduction into the MILL
tary services. All parts Of the soldiers
equipments have practically been made
in aluminium, such as mess tins, wa sr
bottles, buttons, helmets, parts Of rihes.
cartridge cases, fittings for guns. tents,
horseshoes, portable bridges, ETC., and
It is we'll known that continental
armies, notably the German army. are
employing aluminium on large scale
Cassier's Magazine.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26

Wheat - Walla Walla. 50@51c:
Valley, soc; Bluestem, 52c per bushel.
Flour-Best grades, $290 graham,
$2.25; superfne, $2.15 per barrel.
Oats--Choice white, 35@36c; choice
gray, sac per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, $15@16.00;
brewing, $ls,00@1s.50 per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, SIT per ton; mid
dlings, $22; shorts, SIS; chop, sic per
ton.
Hay-Timothy, $9.5O@11; clover,
$7@8; Oregon wild hay, $6@7 per ton.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 50@55c;
seconds, 4s1 @45c; dairy, 80@37Rc;
store, 221a @s71ac.
Eggs-17@171ac per dozen.
Cheese-Oregon full cream, 12Rc;
Young America, l4c; new cheese 10c
per pound.
Poultry--Chickens, mixed, $2.50@
400 per dozen; hens, $3.50; springs,
So. 50@8. 90; geese, $700@s. 80 for old;
$4,50@6.50; ducks, $6.00@9,00 per
dozen; turkeys. live, 15@17c per
pound.
Potatoes-b5@S0c per sack; sweets,
a@2Ac per pound.
Vegetables--Beets, 81; turnips, 90c;
per sack; garlic, 70 per pound; cab
bage, l 10 per pound; parsnips, 81;
onions, $l,15@ 80; carrots, ST..
Hops-7@ 10c; 1898 crop, 5000.
Wool-Valley, 12@lSo per pound;
Eastern Oregon, s914c; mohair, arc
SOC per pound.
Mutton--Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, slac; dressed mutton, 61s q
10 per pound; lambs, 71ac per pound.
Hogs--Gross, choice heavy, $500;
light and feeders, $3.50; dressed,
$5, 50@6.0 per 100 pounds.
Beef--Gross, top steers, $500 4. .00;
cows, $3@S.50; dressed beef, 6is q
7Ac per pound.
veal--Large, s16@7kc; small. SO
SIC per pound.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Seattle Markets.

Dehtbo
Onions, new, $1.50@1.75 per sack.
Lettuce, hot house, $1.25
Potatoes, new, $l6@20.
Beets, per sack. 75@S5c.
Turnips, per sack, 60c.
Carrots, per sack, soc.
Parsnips, per sack, 75@85c.
Caulifower, 75c@$l per dozen.
Cabbage, native and California, 75c
6$1 90 per 100 pounds.
Apples, $1.25@ so per box.
Pears, $l.00@1.25 per box.
Prunes, 60c per box.
Butter-Creamery, 82c per pound;
dairy, 17@22c; ranch, 84c per pound.
Eggs-20@21c.
Cheese-Native. 16c.
Poultry-13@ lac; dressed. lac 15c.
Hay-Puget Sound timothy, $l2.00:
choice Eastern Washington timothy,
$18.00@19.00
Corn-Whole, $4,000; cracked, $2S;
feed meal, 1913.
Barley--Rolled or ground, per ton,
$21; whole, y22.
Flour-Patent, per barrel, 1925;
blended straights, $500; California,
1926: buckwheat flour, $500; gra-
ham, per barrel, $3.50; whole wheat
-four. $500; rye -four, $S.S0@4.00.
Millstuffs-Bran, per ton, $l4.00;
shorts, per ton, $1,000.
Feed-Chopped feed, $3.50 per ton;
middlings, per ton, $40; oil cake meal,
per ton, $4,000.
Fresh Meats-Choice dressed beef
steers, 7h@Sc; cows, prime, &c; pork,
&c; trimmed, SIC; veal, 81 @10c.
Hams-Large, 13c; small. 1871;
breakfast bacon, 12hc; dry salt sides.
Sc.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26

Sandy Pikes-Couid yer give poor
man q dlnnerf
Houscwife-Why do you consider
yourself deserViDgl
Sandy Pikes-I wuz at de front.
ma'am.
Houewife (after dinner)-You are not
deceiving me? You were really at the
front?
Sandy Pikes-I wouldn't deceive yer,
mum. / wuz at de front, but de door
wuz locked. Dats why l cum aroun'
to dc kitchen.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26
Made Bill. Too

A small boy from the slums had been
brought into the mission school, and
for couple of Sundays he had been
Instructed in the rudiments. On the
Shird Sunday he brought with him his
rother William. To test his memory
The teacher began to 60 over the pre-
vious lessons. who made your" she
asked. God" he replied. promptly.
And what else did God maker The
studied for moment and
looked around hopelessly till be noticed
his brother, then his face Frightened.
HE made Bin, too, guess" he answer.
ed. triumphantly.
a l.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26
A Severe Summary.

TITS wonderful" said the man with
the solemn air OF erudition, what q
difference slight matter will make in
the worlds estimate of man."
'It isn't so in literature was the an
swer. "a man must have merit
there"
Not necessarily. If he gets his
spelling wrong that's plain ignorance.
But II he gets bis facts and logic all
iwisted--that's originality."-Washing-
ton Star.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26
An Exploded Myth

"Do your iiide CEHs believe in Santa
CLAUSE"
mo. They CID till last Christmas,
when their lara played the part. l
had the Chil,l7er in the hall. and he
was to come froIa 3pstahs with sot
of presents fcr them"
"Yes:"
well, re had the lights turned lo,v,
ard he thought he vas dowa when he
wasn't. They r's,oen.zed his language" !"
Chicago Tl1es-Rersld,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-26
Harl to Catch.

Quinn Il wonder why this man Aguin-
aldo runs 30 much?
DeFonte-.He probably intends to
make Chicago his future home. You
know 1t takes little practice to catch
q car there.