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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09

One deck below, reached by narrow
companion way, are the newspaper
racks-great iron grldirons with big
yawnlng sacks of canvas suspended be-
meath. Into these pouches the third
and fourth class mail matter Is thrown
with marvellous precision and rapidity,
A trap door In the third floor leads to
the cellar Of the floating postoffice, one
deck lower and here the bags Of mail
are deposited when the ship leaves port.
AS fast as dozen or so are emptied by
the men at the separation table and
distributed at the cases. another bunch
Is hauled up. Thus hour after hour, in
fair weather and foul toll the men who
earn their livelihood by facilitating the
exchange of news, of business matters
and other expressions Of the human
emotions. 1t Is no slnecure to hold the
position Of postal clerk and great ex-
perience is necessary to enable one to
I'LL the place properly. The worth of
good men is appreciated and the gov
erument pays well for service In this
line.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
Opportunities in Samoa.

Somewhere in that mysterious part of
the South Pacific Ocean, where one day
merges into another to keep chronom-
eters straight and to keep mankind
from trouble in marking the flight of
years, lie the Samoan Islands, three in
number, of which the smallest, Tutu-
lila, is the property of the United
States. The recent division of the ISL
ands, which are connected with the
United States and with Australia and
New Zealand by regular mail steamers,
has assured their future. Tutuilla.
which is as large as the State of Rhode
Island, contains many acres of the rich
est soil, and would make a fruitful
dwelling place for 100000 ambitious
men. 1t could be converted into vast
plantations of coffee, vanilla, tobacco.
cocoa-nuts and dozens of other native
products, while thriving town could
be made to flourish beneath the flower.
clad trees on the beach.
Apia, in Samoa, is one of the most
prosperous towns in the south seas. and
its future is assured. 1t was in the
hills north of this place that Robert
Louis Stevenson, after roaming the
earth for paradise, found one. 1t wa.
there he died.-Success.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
Russians Praised.

A writer in the Contemporary Review
passes this strong eulogy on the charac-
ter of the Russians: Il found that the
Russians by temperament were with.
out exception the gentlest, most easy.
going and humane nation in Eurona
and have seen them all. Their defects
are many. but the leading feature in the
Russian character, high and low, which
stands above faults of which thev have
their full share, is an enthusiastic
generous humanity. easily moved to
sadness and tears; full of expanslva
gratitude for kindness; free from mean.
ness, pettiness, and cunning greed In
short, it struck me, the more contem.
plated the Russian character, that tbav
We're the only people in Europe who
possessed several of the better charac.
teristics of ourselves. The Russians ara
not so fond of fair play, not so truthful
not SO energetic, not SO manly as wa
are out on the other hand. they are
fess hypocritical, more truly modes.
gentler, more tender, more trulv ~
pglous, more humane. and less hrpto1
and violent in every way.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
Vanished Wall Paper.

Vanished wall paper has many ao-
vantages, and especially in dirty
smoky town, for it can be washed WIN
soap and water and be perfectly clean
without any expense. For halls, batn
rooms and children's rooms varnisnea
paper or painted walls are recommend
ed; the former is especially durable
and if the varnish gets shabby another
coat may be applied. After a case OF
infectious illness in house where eA'
penses have to be considered, one fully
appreciates vanished room Ths
walls once washed with proper olsen
fectants, the great expense of repap-
ering is saved, the first outlay in tnls
treatment of the walls is decidedly
heavy, but it yields excellent interest.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
ARE AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
Ira ,es' Organizations Have a Legal
Standing in New Zealand.

Ira 'es' Organizations Have a Legal
Standing in New Zealand.
Trade and labor are organized
throughout New Zealand, and as such
are recognized and legalized by the
state in the act of 1894, says the Lon
don Daily Mail. The very title of that
act, though not changed, originally ran:
IAN act TO encourage the formation of
Industrial unions;" and the whole spirit
of the movement is that both employers
and workmen should form their unions
and associations on representative lines
under the provisions of the act, and
that all questions should be dealt with
by the unions and societies up to GER
tain stage, and then brought by them,
and them only, before the boards of
conciliation, and ultimately, if neces-
sary, to the arbitration court.
The trade and Industrial unions of
New Zealand are required to comply
with all the ordinary business safe
guards which should surround the cor
porate bodies which they form, and then
but not till then-they are registered
by the state and placed in position to
act and be heard in Industrial disputes.
Penaltiesa are attached to all breaches Of
the provisions controlling the unions,
and in some cases to enforce the award
of the court they are heavy, the maxi
mum being $500 for each union, and fail
ing the recovery of this there falls
maximum liability of f10 on each men,
Der of It,
The effect Of this registration is to
make the union and all its members
subject to the jurisdiction established
by the act, and although the registra-
tlon may be cancelled on the applica-
tion of any union, this is done under
due safeguards; and no cancellation is
permitted during the progress of any
conciliation or arbitration proceedings
affecting the union which applies.
Neither does such cancellation relieve
any union or its members from obliga-
tons incurred in any previous award of
the court. No workman may leave his
work, or employer lock out his work
men during a dispute.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
"About me, tooY' asked Lucy with a

"About me, tooY' asked Lucy with a
blush.
Lawrence started. "Lucy, what do
you meanY
"What said. Did you forget meT
"My every thought was Of you,
Lucy"
"Well, forgive you, Lawrence. /
don't like quarrels."
Lawrence was wise enough to accept
forgiveness" and to assume that 1t
covered last nights offense as well as
to-day's."
BY and by Lucy asked curiously,
How did you happen to be carrying
that heavy coat on this hot dayT"
20, that's easy enough, dear. was
bringing 1t home from the Office for
mother to pack away In camphor or
something. She asked me to do 1t way
last April"
Just like man." commented his
dancee, sagaciously.--Chlcago Tribune.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
Legerdemain.

Guard-No, l only found a shirt
waist Chicago News.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
Mrs. Wunder-What,s wrong?

Mrs. Henpeck-He secured certified
copy of the census enumerator's rec
ord, showing that | had given his name
as the head Of the family.-Baltimore
American.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
PosToFFIcEs OF THE SEA.
How Mail Matter Is Taken Care of on
the Big Ocean Linera.

How Mail Matter Is Taken Care of on
the Big Ocean Liners.
A work with which but few persons
are familiar is that performed by the
men of the postal department of the
big ocean liners. Twelve hours for
each Of six or seven days occupied in
passage, they labor on pitching, toss
Ing vessel in small space about fifteen
feet square and three stories high.
Electric lights CLEAN night and day in
the compartment where the postal
clerks work, for 1t is hard enough to de-
cipher the addresses on the foreign mail
matter, even In the light Of years of
experience. The sea postal service is
now In its tenth year and Is In opera
ton on twelve transatlantic vessels. 1t
has proven such a success aud is of so
great an advantage in expedlting the
foreign mails that the government is
considering the establishment Of the
service In other vessels.
The postal clerks are usually located
In a small room below the berth deck
with low ceilings and narrow berths.
In this compartment the separation
racks are placed. The compartment of
the racks are labeled with the principal
cities Of the country towards which the
vessel is bound, and 1t is the duty of
the postal clerk. to have all the mail
delivered to the ship upon leaving port
ready for distribution when its destina-
ton is reached. On one side of the
room Is separation table on which
registered packages are sorted and
which holds small pair of scales for
weighing them and stamps for marking
supplementary mail.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09

Laurence Hutton is preparing a vol
ume of papers to be called "a Group Of
Players and Other Sketches"
Heryey White, author of "Difer
ences," has two new books ready fOr
Observation-Disclosures" novel,
and volume of short stories.
Gelett Burgess is to call his new col
lection of verse, consisting largely Of
lyrics from that defunct eccentriclty
'"rhe Lark" by the title of ga Gage Of
Youth" Some hitherto unpublished
verses are included in the volume.
Like forensic eloquence, judicial hu-
NOR is something peculiar to itself. Re
Gently Justice Day, of London, electrl.
fed the court by asking, "Who is Sher-
lock Holmes?" 1t is a kind of tradition
with her Majesty's judges to know
nothing of popular literature, or of af-
fairs that are known of everybody.
Who knows not Sherlock Homesl
Well, Justice Day does not, and there is
the humor of it. The counsel who re-
piled to the question explained that
Sherlock Holmes" was the name Of
a book, which it is not. 1t looks as If
the counsel was determined to be in the
humor, and not show more knowledge
than the julge. That DR.. Conan Doyle's
hero who solved so many mysteries
should become a mystery himself Is
pleasant circumstance.
In August expired the copyright in
Balzac's works, and whatever may be
the views of his fellow-authors as to
the iniquity of robbing the dead author
of his copyright the natural man Will
welcome with some not unnatural sat-
isfaction the prospect of varied choice
of new editions. Till recently the only
choice lay between the rather bulky oe-
tavo edition and the cheap and handy
but exceedingly Imprinted and ill-looK-
ing little yellow volumes. Latterly'
however, his publishers have vouch'
safed a rather better-looking cheap edl-
ton in 1-frane form, which, moreover,
had the additional advantage Of con-
tanning at the end of each volume .
table showing in what other novels Oh
the "Comedie Humane" the characters
of that volume reappeared. Only those
who have tried to trace for themselves
through that mighty maze the complete
history of Balzac's various heroes ana
heroines can fully appreciate the boon
of this help.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
When Missionary Boxes Are an Insult.

There have been missionary boxes
sent to the heroes and heroines of the
church, fighting her battles in the van,
that have done more harm than good,
in hurt pride and damaged self-respect.
To lady and a gentleman use the
terms advisedly-were sent clothing.
old shoes. old hats, old collars, cravats,
gloves, fit only for the ragbag. Ashamed
to send them anywhere else, the donors
sent them to the unknown missionaries,
and as everything that came to the
church to be sent was jammed In with
out care or Discrimination the arrival
of the box partook of the nature of an
insult to these heroic, gently-bred peo-
pie. Fortunately this state of affairs
is not often found; it ought never to be.
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
SORROW IS BUT FoH A DAY.

Let us dream-let us sing by the way,
Sorrow is but for a daylv
The world is rolling beneath the blue
With ever the sweetest of songs for you,
And answered shall be the prayers we
pray:
Sorrow is but for dayg'
The rivers in music say,
sorrow is but for dayw
The hills and the rills the song repeat
10 the listening yiolets at your feet,
Ard the high stars sing on their heaven
ly way:
Sorrow is but for a dayr'
IL Is but for a day--for a day;
1t will fade-it will vanish away;
And over the darkest-the thorniest sod,
we shall reap in the beautiful lilies Of
God.
And the wearisome winters shall blossom
like May
Sorrow is but for dayw
Frank L. Stanton.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09

process of tasting oil the soups, sauces
and made dishes-advising when his
palate suggests little more salt here,
a pinch of herbs there, dash of sugar
in this entree, suspicion of onion In
that salmis, etc. This done, he pockets
his fee of twenty-five dollars and drives
on to the next dinner-giving patron who
has hidden him to his feast In this
strange fashion, His nightly list com,
prises many houses all through the
London season.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
Bird Music,

In his "RecolIections of an Old Mu-
sician," Mr.. Thomas Ryan tells of the
effect produced by violnist on fam
lily party of Indians who occupied the
front seats at concert in Topeka, Kan.
was told there was father with
six sons in the party, all very large,
broad-shouldered men. They filed
quietly into their seats, preceded by a
local guide, in whose hands they SEEM
ed like good, doclle children.
One can never know what they
thought of us, but one can do something
lin the way Of inference. They sat quite
immovable in their seats, with their OK
like eyes fixed on, our party while we
played serious music No shadow of
emotion could be seen on their coun-
tenances.
The fifth number of the program was
violin solo by Mr.. Schultze, and for an
encore he gave little caprice, entitled
'The Bird in the Tree" The moment
Mr.. Schultze began this piece the In
dams were all alive, their eyes sparkled
with pleasure, and they nudged each
other with their elbows; and when the
little bird~melody and limitations of
bird-singing began they looked all
lround the ceiling and the walls, doubt
less expecting to see singing birds fit
ting about.
Not seeing any, they looked at the
violinist and began to understand that
le was the magician. The surprise, and
almost incredulity, depicted on the
faces of these children of nature was a
rare show in itself. At its conclusion
they jumped up and down, just as little
:hildren do when something unusual
pleases them.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
sIaIloK EDUCATED oAINAMAN.
The Mistake of Green Reporter IN
Getting an Interview.

The Mistake of a 6reeh nePo'
Getting an Interview
Numberless are the tricks whic'
newspaper reporters play upon one ah
other to relieve the somber grind OF
their calling. Two young men employ
ed on a morning paper in large CITY
were detailed one day to call upon the
resident Cinnamon and interview"
them respecting some immigration
measure then pending in Congress- one
of the two reporters was beginner ana
the other, an experienced man, natur-
allv assumed the management OF the
assignment.
"Billlngs," he said, after they had In
vaded several laundries without any
important result, here is a tea store
| wish you would 60 in and talk win
the proprietor. | want to know whal
he thinks about Cinnamon voting. III
20 and pull of an interview with the
man who runs this cigar shop next
door Remember to use the very SIM
plest English at your command"
The young reporter went inside the
tea store, took out his notebook and
thus addressed the proprietor, VINO nap
pened to be alone at the moment;
"John. how? Me-me-Telegraph,
John! Newspape-savvy, John? News
pape-print things. Un'stan'? Me want
know what John think about Cinnamon
vote, see? What John think-China
man vote-alI same Mclean man! say
Wy. John? Vote? What think"
The Chinaman listened to him with
profound gravity until he had finished
and replied:
"The question of granting the right OF
suffrage to Chinese citizens who have
come to the United States with the
avowed intention of making this coun
try their permanent home is one that
has occupied the attention of thought
full men Of all parties for years, and II
may become In time one of paramount
Importance. At present, however, II
seems to me there is no exlgency re-
quiring an expression of opinion from
me upon this subject. You will please
excuse me-"
The young reporter went outside and
leaned against a lamp post to rest and
recover from a sudden faintness that
had taken possession of him. His com.
rade had purposely "steered him
against one of the best educated Chi
namen in the United States.-Youth's
Companion.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
A Thunder Shower.
sassaassaa,

OO HE sun was shining brightly
when Lucy Manning went down
town, and 1t was oppresslvely
hot, but she looked dainty and cool in
her crisp rufiied lawn and white hat.
Having bought few yards of ribbon,
shlrtwaist, marked down to half"
and an ice-cream soda, she started
home. The trolley car was almost
empty and she took corner seat, near
the front.
Suddenly the sky grew dark, light
ming flashed, thunder roared, and rain
came down in torrents. The conductor
struggled nobly with the curtains, but
before Lucy's were down she was wet
through. She looked at her gown sor-
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
A singular occunation.

There is celebrated cook In London
about whom 1t is said that he makes
an income of over ten thousand dollars
year. He is attached to no house,
but in his own brougham sets out
toward evening for the house of some
rich man who is going to give dinner,
at which every dish must be above
criticism. Here he alights, and, max
ing for the kitchen, goes through the
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09

Old Lawyer-H How'd | get my start?
Well, shortly after | was called to the
bar rich uncle died and came into
possession of a cool hundred thousand.
Young Lawyer Gn surprise)-But l
never knew you had rich uncle.
Old Lawyer-I didn't say | did; 1t
was clients rich uncle who died.
Puck.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
The Difference,

''The difference between the COW and
the milkman," said the gentleman with
a rare memory for jests, sis that the
COW gives pure milk"
There is another difference" retort-
ed the milkman. "The COW doesn't give
credit."-Indianapolis Press.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
Mistress and Maid.

"Of course, Susan, if you intend 70
get married, that is your own busi-
ness," said the mistress to the COOK
''but you mustn't forget that marriage
is a very serious matter"
"Yes, ma'am, l know it is. some
times" remarked the domestic, "but
maybe I'll have better luck than ycu
did."-Tit-B
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09

Of the opposite side Of the tube extend,
a screw socket, to which a nozzle car.
rying flexible ball can be ATTACHED
The extremities of the tubes fOrmiDs
the teeth are preferably Slightly fused
50 as to form around them small thick.
ened rings to prevent their scratcblp,
the scalp. The nozzle is of such
length that 1t can be held firmly be
tween the thumb and forefnger, whlle
the bulb can be placed in the palm Of
the hand and squeezed with the Other
fingers to force the liquid through tbe
teeth on to the scalp. The inventor Of
this appliance is Henri P. De yogeI
II Surbiton, England.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09

A great deal is said about the notori-
Gus lack of moral courage in men. The
women are nearly as bad; when WON
an is carrying a package of dry goods.
and goes into rival store. she nearly
always hides 1t.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
Mistaken Identity,

your honor" said the lawyer, "my
client acknowledges that she struck
the book agent with a piece of gas
pipe, but she pleads that 1t was a case
of mistaken identity"
"How's thatF' asked the judge.
"Well, she thought it was her hus-
band." American.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09

SIN writing to Sam about his hay
fever"
"Why, what Of it?'
''Why, when he was here l thought
he made too much fuss about it; now
have it myself, want to tell him that
he didn't make half fuss enough. y
Indianapolis Journal
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
sad Fate of Ancestors.

81 tell you, golf is going to be the sal
vation of the nation. 1t is going to
make athletic men and women out Of
our puny offsprings and lengthen our
days by decades"
but our ancestors didn't go in for
golf"
And where are they now? Dead! All
deadr'-Boston Journal.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09
Knew the Gun.

Sympathizing Friend Weren't you
awfully scared when you saw that the
fellow took aim at you with a gun?
Pawnbroker's Mani was at first
until recognized the weapon as one |
had sold the day before. Then | saileu
in and knocked the stuffing out of him
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-11-09

She-What was the happiest moment
of your life?
He-Well, l think 1t was one evening
last week when | entered the parlor of
my boarding house and saw strange
sign on the piano.
She-Indeed! And the sign2
He-"Closed for Repairs"