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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
Biz Price for old Carpets.

When carpet gets to be half cen
tury or more old you usually expect to
be able to pick it up for song-per-
haps a song of few sixpences-in some
secondhand shop, but sometimes you
Will find yourself mistaken, which
would have been the case had you been
at a recent secondhand carpet sale in
Lisbon. Two carpets sold there were
four and a half centuries old, and yet
they were not bought for rags. They
were carpets presented by the Infanta
Donna Sancha to the Royal Convent of
st. Antonio in 1900, and were put up at
auction to raise money with which to
repair the convent. French and Ger
man bidders were the most anxious,
and the carpets were started at $4,400.
A Frenchman finally got them for S.
500 and was congratulated on his bar
gain.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
Roosevelt Never Dodged Trouble.

when Theodore Roosevelt was lit
tie boy he and playmate used to walk
together to a private school, says the
Ladies' Home Journal. Their way
took them past a public school. One
day young Teddy appeared in a new
sailor suit. This was too much for
the public school boys. To them the
suit was the distinguishing mark of a
dude The sneering crowd planted
itself across the sidewalk. Teddy and
his chum, seeing trouble ahead, came
on with fists clenched, and the battle
began. A few minutes later the dude
and his companion went on their way
somewhat less tidy than when they
started, but leaving behind thema tanned
and lame bunch of surprised boys. For a
week there were daily fights with the
same results. One morning after. an
especially hard battle. young Roose-
welt said to his friend; Let's go
around the block and come back TO
fight 'em again."
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
CHEATED OUT OF THE CLAIM.
Successful Trick of Quartet of Land
Booming Swindlers.

Successful Trick of Quartet of Land
Booming Swindlers.
"Many things occurred during the
opening and settlement of the Cherokee
strip in Oklahoma in 1898, the like of
which had never been seen or heard,
said a Joplin printer, who was mixed
ND in the race at the opening, and Sc
cured a number of town lots at Paw
nee. Il remember young fellow who
came down to Perry from Iowa and
staked out a nice corner lot. And, by
the way, merely stalking out a claim
did not give one the complete right of
nossession. You had to sit down on 1t
and hold it fast, and the Iowa chap
was a slayer. He ate his meals on the
lot and rolled himself in a blanket
and slept on it at night. Unscrupulous
schemers were ever present, beating
the unwary out of their claims. But
the Iowa man held his base and played
safe.
zone night four men silently ap-
preached the sleeper. They carried a
tent, a table and four seats. They
quietly erected the tent over the Iowa
man, got out a deck of cards and be-
gan playing seven up" quotes the Jop-
lin, Mo-, News-Herald. THE Iowa
man slept on. After awhile one of the
players gave him a poke in the ribs
with his foot The man in the blanket
awoke rubbed his eyes and stared
about inquiringly, and in a very much
bewildered manner. What the -
are you doing here, young fellowT de-
manded the man who had kicked him.
'Why-why-I don't exactly know,
faltered the I0wan, as he extricated
himself from tie blanket. IL must
have been walking in my sleep Right
sure you amt trying to steal this lot
from me? demanded the other, seowl-
ing N a threatening manner at the
Iowan No, sir; l am not. had no
tent or anything on my lot and | do
not wish to beat you out of this claim
I believe you're lying to me, young fell
Ter, an I'm a great mind to fix you
right now, but | won't. II you viii
hold up your right hand in the presence
of these three men and swear this is
not your lot and that you will not try
to claim 1t an make trouble, III let
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19

you Off this time. Some of you guys
are too -- tricky to live in this neigh
borhoOd, anyway. What do you sayT
Gentlemen, swear this is not my
lot and that | will make no claim on il
whatever said the Iowan. with uplift-
ed hand. That's enough Now hit the
grit The young man gathered up his
blanket and departed. He spent the
rest Of the night trying to find his
choice corner lot. The day broke and
the sun arose, but he was yet unsuc-
cessful In locating it. The men in the
tent threw up a shack, opened a saloon
and did thriving business on the cor
ner lot and in few days the lowan
traded his Winchester for lame mule
and sorrowfully rode out Of the terri
tory"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
CoNTRoLLEp BY AN IDEA.
Body aud Mind May Ee Dominated by
Preconceived Notions.


Preconceived Notions.
Nothing is stranger than the way
in which the body and mind may be-
come dominated by what Is called
liked dea,' said physician of this
city who makes specially OF diseases
Of the nerves. What reminded me OF
the subject" be Went on, was very
curious case that came to my atten-
ton not great while ago. \ l2-year-
old boy, the son OF very respectable
family in moderate circumstances, who
live on the lower side Of Canal street,
had Il slight attack Of f9intlammatory
rheumatism last winter and upon re-
coyery some months later found him
self unable to straighten his right arm.
1t was bent in such position that the
back Of the hand almost touched the
shoulder. and while there was no par
ticular soreness about II, the boy sim
ply insisted that he could not move the
elbow and hold the limb straight. |
saw no reason why there should be
any such a result from his slight rheu-
matte attack and was persuaded from
the outset that the boy, while no doubt
perfectly honest was simply a victim
of self-deception.
During his Illness he had probably
found the arm more comfortable when
bent and gradually his mind had be
come dominated by the fixed idea that
1t was impossible for him to extend it.
In such cases 1t Is useless TO argue with
the patient. but frequently some lucky
accident viii dissipate the Illusion. One
day last fall dropped in to see the boy
and while | was in the house an old
negro auntle remarked in his hearing
that somebody done put charm on
dat arm and that she knew how tc
take # off How would you do it?
asked. ia use red charm stone
have at home she said 4 rub 1t on
his shoulder an dat arm straighten out
shorev could see the boy was deeply
impressed and gave the old woman q
quarter and told her to be around witt
the charm stone next afternoon. | was
on hand myself before the appointed
hour and told the child. with grea
show Of telling him in confidence, tina
! rather expected the charm was goinl
to cure him. The magic stone turned
out to be a piece of common red flint
but after the old auntie had mumbleC
several lncantations, rubbed his shoul
der vigorously and worked him into {
state Of high excitement | took hi
wrist and suddenly pulled the liml
| straight
why, she's done it, sure enoughI
I shouted. working the elbow vigorous
ly before he had time to object; try
yourself! Your arm is as good as ever!
He moved it, cautiously at first ant
then more freely, and finally declares
he was all right. The last time sav
him he was perfectly sound. 1t wa
merely a case of mind cure-that wa
all. As the trouble was imaginary i
the first place. little Imagination wa
needed to remove it. The old darky, b
the way, got all the credit, and she bull
up a considerable clientele on tn
strength of the episode. New Orlean
Times Democrat.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
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PHINEAS HARDEN'S
INHERITANCE

CO HEY stood about the farmhouse
in awkward, constrained groups
q waiting. as they might have ex-
pressed t. "for the funeral to start
The dead woman was lying in the best
room. II had been the passing away OF
a hard life.
, Phlneas Harden leaned his head
against the shutter which had been
closed to keep out the garing light, ana
as he sat there, half-hearing the sounds
which came to him through the open
window, he heard quite distinctly these
words.
"Died peaceful at the last, they say.
Well, there'd ought. ter be some peace
IN the course Of natural life, an If
there was going ter be any in old Mis-
Harden's life, guess It had ter get Its
Innings in at pretty nigh the last lick
an close shave at that My, didn't
she lead Dick Harden life. Rec'lect
when there wasn't a sprucer man in
town, but she took the spirit out of him,
an It warnt much of job fer CON
sumption ter finish him up"
Phlneas never forgot that. 1t had
been the putting into words what he
had never quite admitted even TO him
self
The days that followed his mothers
death passed peacefully enough. After
a while he became used to the quiet of
the house II didn't seem lonely to
him: he had never felt lonely, not even
at the first. 1t was only as though
some dscordant note had dropped out
of his life.
People sometimes looked curiously at
him and wondered If he ever thought
of Lorlnda North. But no one could
read the thoughts that were hidden
back Of his eyes. They were eyes that
rather bafiled you; they had always
annoyed his mother. When he was a
child she had said one day, Where he
gets that look beats me. He minds
well, an he'd oughter, seem the trou-
BILE I've been to, bringing him up. His
hands an feet are quick enough to do
as l say, but | can't feel but what
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19

MRS. GRENEwALD. ID est observation
stations in the volunteer service and
the equipment is as good as the govern
ment can well make it.
In 1887 Mrs. Grenewald was given
charge of the voluntary observation
work for Pennsylvania. The headquar-
ters were at Philadelphia. Daily she
displayed the weather flags and re-
celved reports from her chief in the
Quaker City. The Franklin Institute
of Philadelphia in 1888 recommended
her as an observer in the State weather
service. She accepted the commission
and set to work in earnest. Her noti-
dcation by wire of the approach of
storms has been especially valuable
and has brought her favorable com
ment from officials high up in the SER
vice. At the request of the weather
bureau she had an exhibit at the Paris
exposition that attracted a good deal
of interest. Mrs. Grenewald is the
only woman weather forecaster in the
United States.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19

The citizen looked helplessly at the
piles of drlfted snow that lay on the
sidewalk IN front of his house.
"What would you take TO clean TINS
walkYo he said, addressing the hrst
man who came along.
"A shovel, sir" responded MF, Kut-
fon Wratts, Walking Delegate OF Jew
elers Union, No. 247, passing on.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19

there's somethin' back of his eyes that
amt never touched"
Lorinda North kept little shop,
which was the local exponent OF metro
politan styles. She was woman who
took life hard 1t did not come easy to
any of these hard-worked, narrow
lived women, and she had fought
against each hard knock until all the
softness, which may once have been
hers. had been rubbed off. There had
been an old love affair between these
two, but how far it had progressed no
one ever quite knew. Some one had
once ventured to ask Lorinda about 1t.
"She wasn't going to be an old wom-
ans nurse" she had said. Shed al
ways made out to make a living for
herself, and she guessed she could STILL
She wasn't going to live in any mans
house and have another woman boss
It."
Perhaps In these years in which
there had been plenty Of time for quiet
thought she had sometimes regretted
her lost chance of happiness. Surely
they had been lonely years, hard years,
too, and they had borne their fruit in
I.orinda North. There wasn't woman
in the town who did not feel a little
uneasy when under the battery of her
sharp eyes. Phineas Harden had been
the only one who had ever pushed open.
even ever so slightly, the door of her
heart; and after she had closed this
little chink, love had gone to easier
pathways, and left the door of Lorin-
da's heart closed hard and fast.
People had speculated somewhat as
to how she would take the news of
Mrs. Harden's death. Perhaps it had
stirred, more deeply than she knew
the undercurrent of her life Surely,
Phineas was often in her mind in these
days. Not with any tenderness of feel
Ing did she think of the lonely man;
but perhaps because his solitary life
bore so closely on her own did her
thoughts so often turn to him. As she
looked forward, as she did sometimes
of late, to the years and years stretch
Ing out their weary length before her
a thought, which was at first vague
and underlined, gradually took definite
shape in her mind.
They had both always been regular
church attendants. Through the sum
mer Lorinda had sat just back of Phin
cas- Harden's pew, and the time seemed
very long ago when the pew in from
had been empty at the evening meeting
and he had sat back with her.
His mother had been dead just ST,
months. The cold and dreariness of tn
winter was gone, and it was a sof
night in early June. The windows il
the old church were open, and perhap
Phineas listened more TO the monoton
Gus voice of the minister When h
was little boy he had often wishe
that they would have church outdoors
God seemed nearer there The woma
sat and watched his face during th
long sermon. She looked at ii NOR
carefully, perhaps, than she had eve
done before. But Lorinda North wa
not capable of seeing the real Phinea
Harden. All she saw was slight, ber
figure; a face with eyes that were al
to fail little before the hard look
her own. She could not know that b
did not meet her eyes only because
panied hiSn to- see-tsTe'expressies whic
time had printed on her face.
The long service was over, and thel
was a sigh of relief as the congregi
ton stood and received the benedi
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19

"! am sinking for the thi@ time!
shrleked the woman in the water.
"Are you positive Of this" asked the
youth who was waiting to rescue her.
lily concealing his anxiety the while.
"Oh, gutter the woman protested.
'For | am at this moment distinctly
recalling everything in my past life. l
remember the real color Of my hair as
If it were but yesterday that ="
"Say no morew cried the youth plung-
ing forthwith into the icy flood.
The spectators cheered wildly, for
never in their lives had they seen the
thing more gracefully done.-Detroli
Journat.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
His Lat Words.

Spokesman-M Madam, we are com
mittee from the volunteer fire depart
ment, Of which your late lamented hus-
band was the respected chief, and we
called to express our sympathy.
Widow-Oh, it's so kind and good Of
you. l know Henry was thinking Of
you when he passed away, for just be-
fore the end came he rose up in bed,
with far-off look in his eyes, and
shouted: Turn in a second alarm! We
can't handle this fire without help!'-
Baltimore American.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
Blue Ewes.

A clear, light blue color, with calm,
steadfast glance, denotes cheerfulness,
good temper and constancy, but blue
eyes with a greenish tint are not so
strongly indicative Of these traits. A
slight inclination to greenish tints in
ewes of any color is said to be a sign
of wisdom and courage. Pale blue or
steel-colored eyes, with shifting mo-
tons of eyelids and pupils, denote de-
ceitfulness and selflshness. Dark blue
or violet denote great affection and
purity but much intellectually
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
I,anpuages Spoken by Army Onicers

The Army and Navy Journal states
that 304 commissioned officers of the
regular army speak Spanish fqently,
and that most of these are serving in
the Philippines and the West Indies.
About as many more officers possess a
limited knowledge of Spanish. French
is spoken by 224 officers, German
by 1856, the language Of the
American Indians by 13, Ital-
ian by 8, Swedish and Norwegian
by 4, and Tagalog by .. Chinese. Jap
anese, Eskimo, Dutch, Hungarian,
Portuguese, and Polish are also spoken
by some of our army officers.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
An Easy Matter.

"The reason some men don't get
along happily" said Mr.. Meekton, "is
that they don't know how to manage
wife"
"You know this?" was the skeptcal
query.
Certainly. 1t is the simplest thing
in the world. All you have to do Is to
say yes whenever she wants anything
and always let her have her own way.
Washington Star.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
TuIin Festival.

Tulips are. cultivated in Constantine
pie, and there is tulip festival there
once a year in spring. Every palace,
room, gallery and garden is decorated
with tulips of every kind. At night
they are all lighted by colored lamps
and Bengal fires. and the Sultan sits in
their midst, while women sing around
him and his odalisques dance before
him.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
The Other Eve.

James Albery, the dramatist, was
one day descending in a great hurry
the steps fronting the Savage Club,
London. when a stranger, in a state of
mind which defed punctuation. ad-
dressed him thus:
Il beg your pardon, but is there a
gentleman in THIS club with one eye
by the name of NJ"
Albery answered the question eager
ly with another: stop a moment.
What's the name9f his other eye?"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19

sides over the local
station Of the Uni
ted States Weather
Bureau. and daily
m a k e S forecasts
and records that are
of great value to
the weather author
tiles at the National
Capital. Mrs. Creme
wald has one of the
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
Covers Too Much GrornI.

Binks-Jinks is continually telling me
what a lucky fellow you are.
Kinks-Yes but | don't like the way
he expresses it, Every time he meets
me he says: "Kinks, you're a lucky
man. You don't seem to have any
thing on your mind at all"-Indianap
oils Sun.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
Light from a Distant Star.

1t requires four years and four
months for a ray of light to reach us
from the nearest star, and yet dight
travels at the rate of 1S6.330 miles in a
second. 1t would take 25@OO0 years
for a cannon ball. travelling at the usual
speed of such projectiles, to reach this
Alpha centurl. which is our nearest
staGneighbor.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19

Disgruntled and Umbrellaless Citi-
zen-You played thunder, didn't you, in
predicting fair weather for to-day?
Weather Prophet-Well, 1t is as fair
for one as it is for the other, isn't it!
Puck
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
RnrnI Art Critlcism.

Impressionist Artist paint things
as / see them.
Farmer Wayback (kindly)-Do ye'
naow! Don't We think that meDDe
some liver medicine would do ye goodf
-Sommerville Journal
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
Incnme and Ontrn.

"Gramma, pa costs me a n'awful lot"
"How, sonny"
'Why, gramma, when I'm good all
day he gives me penny, an when I'm
bad have to give him a penny"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
Organ Chiefly concerne l.

"You won't touch that cakep' his
wife tearfully exclaimed. 'And
made it on purpose to please you. You
have no heartw
Perhaps not, Maria replied the
dyspeptic husband, with a weary sigh.
"But l am painfully conscious of my
liver. Chicago Tribune.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19

I'm afraid poor old Hithard is done
for. His locomotor ataxla is too much
for him at last"
"What make of automobile is that|
Smart Set.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19

'What kind of pictures would you
hang in dining room?"
well, I'd draw the line on paintings
of beef on the hoof and on still life
studies in canned truck
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
Good Name.

"The new American consul general
at Hongkong is named Rublee," re-
marked the Observant Boarder
Rub Lee" repeated the Cross Eyed
Boarder; "how suggestive of washee-
washeew-Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
The Attraction.

Nell-Why did Miss Bargainsales re-
ject Mr.. Bjones when he was rich and
then marry him after he had lost all
his money?
Belief suppose because he was so
terribly Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
He Would know.

She-Papa has an absurd notion that
you have money.
Hell suppose we would better let
him think so.
She-Yes, but we've got to get mar
ried some time.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
ont of the Mouths of Bobes.

"Oh, mamma" exclaimed little
Edith on her return from the show "l
saw an elephant, and he walks back
ward and eats with his tail"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19

Mrs. Pettit-Whenever l express a
desire for anything my husband never
objects.
Mrs Ig. Nord-Same with me. | can
express the desire as often as please.
1t never disturbs him Philadelphia
Press.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19

Daughter-But he Is so full of ab'
surd ideals.
Mother-Never mind that, dear.
Your father was just the same before
[ married him. Brooklyn Life.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19

When q girl takes a. basket of. provi-
sions TO poor people, she feels that she
is getting part of her heavenly re-
ward when friends stop and ask her
where she is going.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
An Inquiry.

Miss Beansby-Perhaps you haven't
read all of Omar Khayyamf
Mrs. PorkchOpp-Perhaps not. Has
he written anything recently?-Puck.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19

"But, my dear Tobias, remember that
you may die at any time"
"Die, did you say? Die? That's inc
last thing I'll do Sondags Nlsse.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
Afterward.

She--How did you come to propose to
me, Harry?
He-Um-er; | think came in a
street car. l didn't have the price Of a
cab.-Detroit Free Press.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
Not Hard 20 Su;t.

Executive would appoint your
man, but he Is too ignorant for the po-
lice force.
Heeler-Den put him on de school
board -Moonshine.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
a Domestic Ornhan.

"Are you glad your pa is in politics.
Jimmy|
"Oh, l don't mind pa goin' in-but
ma-she's gone in, too"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
The Eirat RahY.

A woman's first baby is a heavenly
Visitant to her, toy to her husband,
nuisance to the neighbors and a living
to the doctor.-New York Press.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
A New Commandment.

Teacher-H How many commandments
are there?
Small Boy-'Leyen.
Teacher Eleven! What is the elev-
enth?
Small Boy Keep Off the grass.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
A WEATHER FoREcAsTER.

Mrs. Grenewa1d the Only Woman &c.
cupying This Position in Bureau.
One of the brainy women of the
country Is Mrs. L. Fl. Grenewald, of
York. Pa. She is the genIus thar pre-.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
Cause and Effect.

Teacher-Little boys will be punished
If they tell lies.
Small Boy-Not if they don't git
ketched.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
Engagement Confidence.

You trust me thoroughly, don't you
Ethel"
"Of course, Edgar; but, tell me, are
the installments on this diamond ring
all paid OFF,"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19

Street car conductors are never beau
tiful. In fact, they are not even pass
ing fare.-Phlladelphia Record.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
Little Angel.

"Does Bobby cry muchY
mo; he doesn't cry at all unless he
wants his own way about something"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-04-19
No YernaI 10y.

81 pity the rich"
"Why?"
"They know nothing of the joys OF
spring, for they have lettuce the year
round"