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Gigantic Steel NH at Everett.

There is no longer any reason to
doubt the report given out nearly two
years ago that a gigantic steel and
iron mill company was in state of
formation to build a mill on Puget
Sound. Since that time the coke and
coal mines at Hamilton, Wash, near
Everett, have come under the control
of President Hill, of the Great North
ern, and further and exhaustive pros
pecting on Hamilton and Texacla
islands prove them to be literally sup
piled with ore. Railroad and street
car building in addition to the num-
erous trolley line projects has rem
dered an enterprise of this kind an
absolute necessity. A plant to meet
all the demands sure to be made up
on 1t will have to be a big one, the
estimate running up to as high as
$18,000,000. 1t will in all probability
be erected at Everett, or in that i'm.
mediate vicinity.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25
MILES OF VARYING LENGTH.
SeventeenCountriesH Have Special Meas
urements of Their own.

SeventeenCountrieaH Have Special Meas
urements of Their own.
English-speaklng countries, says the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat have four
different miles-the ordinary mile of
$3.50 feet and the geographical or
nautical mile of 6,0S5, making a differ
ence of about one-seventh between the
two; then there Is the Scotch mile of
5,92s feet, and the Irish mile of 6.720
feet; four various miles, every one of
which is still in use. Then almost
every country has its own standard
mile. The Romans had their mil pass
mum, 1000 PAGES, which must have
been about 1900 feet In length, unless
we ascribe to Caesars legionaries great
stepping capacity. The German mile
Of to-day is 24,31S feet in length, or
more than four and half times as long
as our mile.
The Dutch, the Danes and the Prus-
slams enjoy mile that is 1S,440 feet
long, three and one-half times the
length of ours; and the Swiss get more
exercise in walking one Of their miles
than we get in walking FIVE miles, for
their mile is 9,153 yards long, while
ours is only l,760 yards. The Italian
mile Is only few feet longer than ours,
the Roman mile is shorter, while the
Tuscan and the Turkish mile are l50
yards longer. The Swedish mile is
7,341 yards long, and the Vienna post
mile is S,706 yards in length. So here
is a list of twelve different miles, and
besides this there are other measures
Of distance, not counting the French
kilometer, which is rather less than
two-thlrds OF mile.
The Brazllians have a millia that is
one and one-fourth times as long as
our mile; the Neapolitan mlglio is about
the same length; the japanese ri, or
mile, is two and one-half times ours:
the Russian verst is five-eighths as long
as our mile. while the Persian standard
Is fesakh, four and a half miles long,
which Is said to be equal to the para
sang so familiar to the readers of Ken
ophen's "Anabasls." The distance in.
dlcated by the league also varies In diff
ferent countrles.-Ledger Monthly.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25

bearable. l did not think you loved me
till | saw your face this afternoon"
Il shall always love you." cried pas
sionately, looking down on the shining
dropping head beside me- and the sad
face and listless arms hanging down in
an attitude Of detection.
"No," she answered in her calm, sor-
rowful voice. when you see clearly
that it is an evil thing you will conquer
it. There will be no hope whatever in
your love for me, and it will pass away.
Not soon, perhaps; | can scarcely wish
you to forget me soon. Yet 1t would be
wrong for you to love me now. Why
was | driven to marry him so long ago."
"Your husband must have treated you
very badly, before you would take such
desperate step as this" | said again.
after long silence, scarcely knowing
what | said.
He treated me so ILL.," said Olivia,
with the same hard tone in her voice,
shat when | had chance to escape it
seemed as if heaven itself opened the
door for me. He treated me so i'll that
If | thought there was any fear of him
finding me out here, ! would rather a
thousand times you had left me to die
In the caves"
Ito be continued.)
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25
Biz Thing for Eastern ORION.

William Pollman and a number of
other Baker City men have filed on
the waters of Rock creek, and have
announced their intention to estab-
lish a power system for the genera
tion and transmission of electric pow
er to this city. 1t will be necessary
to construct ditch about three miles
long, to convey the water to the site
of the power-house, where fall OF
several hundred feet can be obtained.
From the power-house, which will be
located several miles from the city,
the electric current will be transmit
ted by means Of copper wire to this
city to run mills and factories and
light the city. The company, which is
to be formed by Mr.. Pollman and his
associates, will expend about $4,000
on the power plant 1t expects to
have from 1000 to 5000 horsepower to
distribute. This will be all the power
that will be required in Baker City
and vicinity for several years. The
work of building the plant will be
started as soon as the arrangements
for the necessary material can be
made. This is a very important mat
ter for Baker City and all of Eastern
Oregon.
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trfc shock For some moments | was
simply stunned, and knew neither what
she had said, nor where we were.
"Oliyiaw l cried. stretching out my
arms towards her, as though she would
dutter back to them and lay her head
again where it had been resting upon my
shoulder, with her face against my neck.
But she did not see my gesture, and the
next moment knew that she could never
let me hold her in my arms again. l
dared not even take one step nearer to
her.
"0livia," said again, after another
minute or two Of troubled silence
"Olivia. it 1t trueY
She bowed her head still lower upon
her hands, in speechless confirmation. A
stricken, helpless, covering child she
seemed to me, standing there in her
drenched clothing. An unutterable ten
derness, altogether different from the
feverish love of few minutes ago. flied
my heart as | looked at her.
Come" | said. as calmly as could
speak, II am at any rate your doctor,
and am bound to take care Of you. You
must not stay here wet and cold. Let us
make haste back TO Tardif's, Olivia"
/ drew her hand down from her face
and through my arm, for we had still to
re-enter the outer cave. and to return
through higher gallery, before we could
reach the cliffs above. did not glance
at her. The road was very rough, strewn
with huge boulders. and she was compell-
ed to receive my help. But we did not
speak again till we were on the cliffs,
in the eye of day, with our faces and our
steps turned towards Tardifs farm.
ooh" she cried suddenly, In a tone
that made my heart ache the keener,
chow sorry ! amp'
Sorry that love your | asked, feel
ing that my love was growing every mo-
nent in spite of myself The sun shone
on her face, which was just below my
eyes There was an expression of sad
perplexity and questioning upon it, which
kept away every other sign Of emotion.
Yes" she answered; 'it is such mis-
cradle, unfortunate thing for you. But
how could have helped itT'
"You could not help It." | said.
Il did not mean to deceive you" she
continued-"neither you nor any one.
When l fed away from my husband
had no plan of any kind. was just like
a leaf driven about by the wind, and it
tossed me here. did not think | ought
to tell any one | was married. wish
could have foreseen this"
Are you surprised that love you?"
| asked.
Now | saw a subtle flush steal across
her face, and her eyes fell to the ground.
Il never thought of 1t till this after
noon," she murmured. Il knew you were
going to marry your cousin Julia, and
knew was married, and that there could
be no release from that All my life is
ruined, but you and Tardif made it more
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25

plies by word or look that he wishes to
know more than | choose to tell. can
not tell you anything about It"
Just then my ear caught for the first
time low boom-boOm, which had proba-
bly, been sounding through the caves for
some minutes.
"Good heayens" | calculated.
Yet moments thought convinced me
that, though there might be a little risk,
there was no paralyzing danger. had
forgotten the narrowness of the gulley
through which alone we could gain the
cliffs. From the open span Of beach
where we we're now standing, there was
no chance of leaving the caves except as
we had come to them, by boat; for on
each side a crag ran like spur into
the water. There was not moment to
lose. Without word, l snatched up
Olivia In my arms, and ran back into
the caves, making as rapidly as | could
for the long, straight passage.
Neither did Olivia speak a word or
utter cry. We found ourselves in a
low tunnel, where the water was be-
ginning to flow in pretty strongly. set
her down for an instant, and tore off my
coat and waistcoat. Then | caught her
up again, and strode along over the slip
perry, Shiny masses Of rock which lay
under my feet, covered with seaweed.
"Olivia," said, II must have my right
hand free to steady myself with. Put
both your arms round my neck and cling
to me so. Don't touch my arms or shoul-
dersp
Yet the elinging of her arms about my
neck, and her cheek close to mine, al
most unnerved me. held her fast with
my left arm, and steadied myself with
my right. We gained in a minute OF
two the mouth Of the tunnel. The drift
was pouring into 1t with force almost
too great for me, burdened as ! was.
But there was the pause of the tide,
when the waves rushed out again in
white foods, leaving the water compara-
lively shallow. There were still six or
eight yards to traverse before we could
reach an archway in the cliffs, which
would land us in safety In the outer
caves. There was some peril, but we
had no alternative. | lifted Olivia a lit
tie higher against my shoulder, for her
long serge dress wrapped dangerously
around us both; and then waiting for the
pause in the throbbing OF the tide,
dashed hastily across.
One swirl of the water coiled about us,
washing up nearly to my throat. and
giving me almost a choking sensation of
dread but before a second could swoop
down upon us had staggered half-blind-
ed to the arch, and put down Olivia in
the small. secure cave within it. She
had not spoken once. She did not seem
able to speak now. Her large, terrified
eyes looked up at me dumbly. and her
face was white to the lips. clasped her
in my arms once more, and kissed her
forehead and lips again and again, in
paroxysm Of passionate love and glad
ness.
"Oliviar' | cried, 81 wish you to be-
come my wife"
"You-wish thatF she gasped. recoil-
ing. ''oh! no. mol am already mar
riedl'
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25
STILL USE POISONED ARROWS.
Some of Worlds Inhabitants Cling to
Ancient Mode of Warfare.

Some of Worlds Inhabitants Cling to
Ancient Mode of Warfare.
DR.. w. j. Hoffman of the geological
survey has been making a study of
poisoned arrows. Among other things
he says:
Il have never met an Indian who
would admit the use Of poisoned arrows
In warfare against man. They will say
they use poisoned arrows to kill game.
but not to shoot In warfare. In nearly
all instances when poisons are pre-
pared by Indians the operation is per-
formed with more or less ceremony.
chanting and Incarnation. for the pur-
pose of evoking evil spirits or demons.
In their belief the effects Of poisons
are due wholly to the presence In them
Of maleyolent spirits or demons. which
enter the body Of the victims and de-
stroy life.
"The ShoshOne and Bannock Indians
state that the proper way to poison ar
rows, as formerly practlced by them, is
to secure a deer and cause il to be bit
ten by a rattlesnake, Immediately after
which the deer is killed and the meat
removed and placed in a hole in the
ground. When the mass has become
putrid the arrow points are dipped into
it. The Clallams of Puget Sound. used
to make arrow points Of copper. which
were afterward dipped In sea water
and permitted to corrode. This was a
dead-sure death dealer.
"A microscopic examination Of such
a coating upon arrows obtained from
Apaches years ago showed the presence
OF blood and a crystalline substance
that was apparently rattlesnake venom.
1t Is a well-established fact that the
venom Of serpents retains its Pelson-
Gus properties when dried indefinitely.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25
viii Handle ANYTHING AlIost.

The first section of the Moran
Brothers Company's floating drydock
has been launched at the company's
yards at Seattle.
The new structure is 200 feet in
length ar9i so feet in width, with tow
ers 30 feet high above the pontoon,
which is IL isel deep. 1t has float
ing capacity of 5000 tons and its own
weight is 1000 tons. In its construc-
tion there was used 100000 feet of
lumber and $50 tons of iron. Centrif-
ugal pumps, operated by electric mo-
tors, will be used to empty the water
compartments by which the dock is
to be lowered or raised in the water,
together with any vessel which may
be placed in it.
Work will Immediately be begun on
the second section of the dock, anu
when it is completed the two will be
used together, MAKING dock 400 feet
in length and large enough to raise
the largest vessel afloat in the Pacific
ocean, while the addition of the third
section, which is in contemplation,
will enable the company to handle
and repair the largest vessels ever
under construction anywhere in the
world,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25
The Guernsey Does Things.

The big whaleback steamship
Guernsey, which was the first vessel
that ever carried over 3,400,O0O feet
of lumber out of Portland or any
other Pacific coast port, left Manila
October Is for Portland, under char
ter to load lumber and piles for the
Orient. Unlike the most of the lum-
ber-carriers which come across the
Pacific in this trade, the Guernsey is
not coming in ballast. She is report
ed to have on board 1900 tons of hemp
for Portland and San Francisco. The
consignment for the Bay City will be
landed in this city and sent to its
destination by rail. The Guernsey
has been in the service of the Pacific
Export Lumber Company for nearly
two years, and on her last trip across
the Pacific made herself famous in
marine annals by having a broken
shaft repaired and new propeller
shipped in mid ocean.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25
NEWS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
A Good Weeks Record Of Commercial and Industrial
Progress and Development in Oregon, daho
Washington and California.
Railroad and smeItsr for Oregon Mines.

NalrOau aho Smelter Ior OFeSOh HlhSs.
The Helena and the Musick Mining
& Milling Companies, Of the Bohemia
district, announces that arrangements
have been completed for building a
railroad from Cottage Grove, Or,
southeasterly, distance of IS miles
through region of heavy timber to
the Bohemia mines. 1t is expected
that construction work viii be com
menced this fall and that about half
the track will be laid before spring.
Connected with this, though not yet
wholly arranged for, is the project OF
building smelter, either at Portland
or in the Bohemia mining district.
The smelter enterprise is expected to
follow the completion of the railroad
and it Is deemed probable that both
win be in operation in less than a year
from date.
I'VE have gone so far" said Presi-
dent Jennings, yesterday, that the
rest of the work is easy. We have
100000 assured for the railroad,
largely on the basis OF the mineral
richness of the district as shown by
developments already made. Capital
is eager to build an adequate smelter,
but there would be no use for the
smelter without the railroad, so the
road is to go first. This is the natu-
raj order. | have not doubt that
the smelter will be provided when
we are ready for it. The field is too
imnortanf In he neglected and the
problem of ore, fuel and fiuxes prac-
tically solves itself here"
The money for the railroad enter
prise will be supplied by Eastern
capitalists.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25
Nsw Drtdaer A Kork.

The powerful shovel dredger re-
Gently completed by the Puget Sound
Bridge & Dredging Company, of Seat
tie, has started work on the new slip
fer the pier to be built on the ocean
dock site. Unlike the ordinary
dredger. the machine has the shovel
fitted at the end Of a huge beam
which is driven into the debris and
mud by means Of slots into which the
play a rapidly driven cog-wheel. BY
reason of its unusual size the dredger
is at present one Of the water fronts
chief attractions, and draws large
crowds daily.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25
JUDGE LEFT CASE TO LAWYER.
And the Attorney Decided Against His
Own Client.

And the Attorney Decided Against His
Own Client.
The Importance Of the justice Of the
peace is more felt the farther in from
the stir Of towns. In cities this office,
though it is important and dignified,
does not receive the recognition that 1t
should, but out in the country the JUS
tice is big man, his decisions are gen.
orally final and his opinion is eagerly
sought. Oten, however, his knowledge
Of the law is little deficient.
In a little town in middle Georgia
there lived lawyer, says the Atlanta
Constitution, who has since made his
name famous through the South for
eloquence, knowledge of the law and
practical sense. At this time he had
about reached the stage where he could
afford to stop practicing in justice
courts, and to clinch this resolution he
had determined to accept no more prac-
tice for any fee under $40.
One day lady came into his office
and informed him that she had case
In court about ten miles out In the
country, and that she wanted him to
take 1t for her. The subject Of conten.
ti0n was COW. He told her of his fee,
thinking to get rid of her In this man
ner. From somewhere in her dress she
pulled out some bills, counted over 500
and told him that he had to go, Still
wishing to find hole through which to
escape he inquired as to the value OF
the COW. She answered $15. He then
asked about the case, and when she
had finished her story he informed her
that she had the wrong side of 1t and
that whether he went out or not she
would lose it. Nothing would change
her determination, however; she want
ed to law 1t out and he had to go.
On the day appointed the lawyer
drove out to court, having shut up his
office for the day, and on his arrival
there found everything in readiness for
|
ed and the counsel for the other side
made its plea. The evidence was
against him, but he determined to dc
the best for the old lady and to rattle
the other lawyer If he could. He com
menced his speech, mixed up all the
law he had ever heard Of, ridieuled the
other lawyer, ratified the witnesses
shifted about their testimony to please
himself and utterly confused the JUS
tice, who looked on in amazement, un
able to decide the case. When the
speech was over the judge said:
"Bill, will leave the case with you
If you really believe that your client
should have the COW, upon your honor
as gentleman, will give 1t to her."
The lawyer was surprised, and by nc
means desiring to lose the COW for his
client, said:
Judge, you are the judge in this case
l am not. | am merely expressing the
opinion of my client"
'Auc JuuBc lholbteu On uH duSWeEi oN
he was obliged to reply that he did not
think his client had any right to the
animal and the case was decided.
Strange to say, the client was moi
angry, but agreed that under the cir
cumstances he had done all that he
could. 1t was merely her desire to law
1t out that had brought on the difficulty
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25
Northwest Firm to Drsdss A.nIl. Harbor.

The Puget Sound Bridge & Dredg-
ing Company a Seattle corporation,
has been notified that it had been
awarded the government contract,
valued at $4,000, 900, for dredging the
harbor of Manila and completing the
old Spanish breakwater. The COM
pany will Immediately ship the neces-
sary dredging machinery and 1000, 900
feet of lumber to be used in construct
ing scows upon which to carry the
masonry for the breakwater to its
position. The working crews viii
shortly be sent to Manila from Seat
tie.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25
Club.

Yellowly-What! Are you going
home already?
Brownly-Yes; | must 60. Wife is
waiting up for me.
Yellowly-My wife belongs to a wo-
mans club, and when she goes out to it
in an afternoon, never say a word If
she stays away six hours, so she never
says anything to me IL am out little
later than usual. Don't your wife be-
long to a club?
Brownly--No, but there's a club that
belongs to her, and 1t is the knowledge
Of that fact that is hurrylng me home.
Boston Courier.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25
Boise. Public BUILDING Started,

The foundation of the new govern
ment building to be erected at Boise
City, Idaho, is now completed. Sup
]. E. Hosford, superin-
tendent of construction of the govern
ment building at Helena, Mont, is
here and viii have charge Of the Boise
building until another superintendent
is appointed. The building is being
erected by Boise contractors, the con.
tract calling for completion within %
months, and the price is $2S6,000. 1t
will be four stories. built of stone.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25

The Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany will soon begin the construction
of new line between Boise, Idaho,
and Pendleton Or. The new wire will
double the capacity of the line be-
tween the places named. From Pen
dleton west there are several wires.
1t is the intention to put up another
wire between Ogden, Utah, and Boise,
and when that is up most of the
through business from the East to
Portland will come over this new
wire instead of going by the way
of San Francisco.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25
, New sid. GOO Church.

Work has begun on the new s10,-
600 church being constructed by the
congregation of st. Pauls Episcopal
church, at Walla Walla, Wash. The
structure is to be of stone, and will
be modern in every particular. It
will occupy pretty site near st.
Paul's school, an institution of the
church. 1t will replace an old build
ing, the first to be erected in Walla
Walla, which, with repairs and re-
modelling, has served the congrega-
tion for over forty years.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25
Gives Engineer a Chance.

A locomotive is now nearing COM
pletion in the North Pacific Coast
Railroad Company's machine shops at
Sausalito, which, If it shall accom-
plish the sanguine hopes and predic-
tions of its inventor, will result in a
radical revolution in the construction
of locomotives. This new mechanical
prodigy differs from other engines in
that it has the engineers and fire
mans cabs out in front instead of the
rear Of the boiler, thus affording the
men in the cab an unobstrueted view
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25
Irving a New Port.

AS an experiment, 1000 tons of
Washington wheat was shipped, Oc-
tober 8, to the port Of Callao, Peru,
from Seattle, ON the big steamship
Memphis. This is the first consign-
ment of this grain ever made to this
port, and the shippers are confident
that the venture will prove profitable,
in which event other ports viii be in
vadad
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25
scotoh ArmoriaI Rearinra

The armoral bearings Of many Of the
Scottish border families are symbolic
Of their old predatory profession. Wen
have moonlight again" is the motto Of
Lord POlwarth. BEST riding by moon
light" was the ancient motto Of the
Ruccleuchs.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25
From the coll 20 eoci.tv-

Marmaduke-HOw do you feel about
this much-dlscussed man-with-the-
hoe7
Courtney-ohl He's all right In
three generations he will be the man.
wlth-the-tallyho.-Puck.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-10-25

CHAPTER XIV.
olivia's answer struck me like an eelc-