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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
GATHERING THE ICE CROP.


Cutting System Now ia Use Is More
Elaborate than Old Method.
In these modern days the cutting Of
Ice is a much more elaborate process
than it was fifteen or twenty years ago,
when workmen simply went out on the
frozen surfaces of lakes and rivers with
q one-handled crosscut saw and cut out
the cakes, which were drawn up an in
cline into the icehouses by means OF
ropes. Nowadays each cake is handled
more or less by about dozen men be-
fore it reaches its place in the icehouse.
In the first place, If the surface OF the
ice is not perfectly clear it is swept OF
scraped free Of all snow or anything
else that may be lying upon 1t. Then
the marker, the man who is to scratch
the lines along which the ice cakes are
to be cut, begins operations. In a
frame, to which handles similar to
those of plow are attached for guild
ing purposes, are two teeth, one in the
rear of the other, A horse attached to
this frame drags 1t over the lee while
it is directed by the driver who holds
the handles. The teeth cut into the Ice
deep enough to leave assure that can
easily be traced. After cutting lines,
all running In the same direction, the
marker cross-cuts these with lines run
ming at right angles, thus marking out
the exact size Of the cakes to be cut
After the marking off is completed, or
sometimes before it is finished, the cut
ting machine is brought out on the Ice
This machine Is somewhat similar In
design to the marker, but 1t is OF heav-
Ter construction, stronger, and has teeth
about ten inches in length. Often both
this machine and the marker have an
extension arm fitted with teeth, the
stretch of the arm being the exact
width of a cake Of Ice. The cutting ma
chine is driven up and down the ice
until the knives or teeth have cut into
1t their full length. If the ice Is over ten
inches in thickness the cutting is, Of
course, not yet completed and the old
hand-saws are brought into play to fin
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
Team.work Among Squirrels.

A party of young people who were
tenting in a grove near a glen at a
Northfeld Conference witnessed an in
cident which seems to show friendly
understanding among squirrels. The
Deerfeld Valley EndeavOrer tells the
pleasing story.
An out-of-dOor dinner had just been
finished and the party were still sitting
at the table, when a red squirrel, with
glstening, eager eyes, came creeping
down tree which stood near the table.
He crept nearer and nearer, and finally
leaped upon the table.
The lady who was presiding said,
''Yes, help yourself to anything you
want!'
Upon this invitation the little fellow
made bold to creep up to loaf Of bread
from which only a slice or two had
been cut. He seized it and dragged II
to the side of the table, and somehow
managed to scramble down the side
with it to the ground. He then fixed
his teeth in the crust, and dragged II
away and down the steep sides of the
glen.
But when he reached the bottom and
confronted the steep rise on the other
side 1t was too much for him. Then he
gave a sort OF call, which seemed to be
understood, for soon squirrels were seen
coming from several directions. They
crowded round him, and after a little
conference, all took hold, and with tug
and strain they managed to bring the
loaf to the top of the hill, and disap
peared with it in the woods beyond.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
CIoths .Woven FROM Rooks

The weaving Of stone into material
for clothing, the making Of flexible and
lasting granite trousers, black marble
coats and fancy onyx waistcOats may
be a possibility of the future, the weav-
ers say. They remind the Philadelphia
Record that already curtains are made
of asbestos and cloth manufactured
from chalk.
James McGuck, Manayunk spinner,
has an armchair covered with soft
and silky fabric of Titan red, which he
wove toilsomely out of rock, out of "red
SHE'LL" the crumbling stone of which
Manayunk masons build cheap houses.
McGuck thus describes the weaving:
81 threw about ton of the rock, In
Jumps as big as your head, into the
picker. The picker blades were dulled,
but the rock was crushed, and came
out good stock, with staple an inch
long like asbestos.
"This fluffy stuff ! threw into my
cardlng- machine, and first it became a
soft, inch-thick rope, then a harder,
quarter-inch twine, and at this point
my mule took it and twisted it till 1t
was an ordinary thread, like that you
see on spool Of cotton. | wove 1t on
hand-loom then.
"This little piece of cloth-it's eigh-
teen inches squares all got. 1t took
ton of rock to make it. | claim 1t Is
the first cloth ever woven out of real
rock In the history Of the world"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
Boy seasick. but Game.

He was one of three diminutive mes
senger boys hired to remain aboard the
big ocean-going tugboat that followed
the yachts. There was quite general
swell on when the tug got out about
the lightship and the wind, coming up
strong, made nasty sea.
The dipping and rolling Of the boat
made this boy more sick than the
others. He lay on the after deck, un-
able to move and groaning at intervals
Once In a great while he raised his dull,
heavy eyes to note the positions of the
yachts.
All day he lay there, refusing to go
inside the spacious cabin. When the
tug pulled in at the pier he was SO weak
he had to be helped ashore.
His face was haggard, and, supported
by his companions, he dragged himself
up the pier. eliciting sympathy from all
the yachting reporters.
Halfway up the pier he hobbled over
to the reporteF who had been in charge
Of the boat that day, says the New York
Mail and Express, and placed two blue
and trembling hands on the wrist Of
the newspaper man. His wan face was
raised, and he said in a hoarse, tense
whisper:
Hey, mister! If yer want boy agin
termorrer ask fur me, will yer, misterT'
He was game.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03

ish the Job. The cakes of ice are then
ready for the man with the crowbar,
who prizes them apart and sends them
floating down toward the point where
they leave the water on the way to the
interior OF the icehouses. The cakes are
generally cut about twenty or twenty
two inches square, as the most con-
venient size for handling and transpor-
tation.
The houses for storing the ice are, OF
course, built 50 close to the water that
the elevator for hauling up the ice can
reach from the top of the building
down to the waters edge. The build
ings are. as a rule, about the height Of
a three or four story structure, and are
from 100 to $50 feet in width by more
than that in length. The walls are
usually double, with an air chamber
of about foot between the two walls.
Sometimes the walls are treble, with
two air chambers for the protection Of
the ice. The interior Is divided into
several great compartments, which are
as separate as If they were in different
buildings. This arrangement is made so
that If will not be necessary to expose
tbe whole of the interior to the outer
air when taking out load of ice for
market.
An endless chain system, more or less
like the straw elevator of a thrashing
machine. is used for carrying the ice
from the water to the building. This
chain is operated by a steam en-
gine placed just underneath 1t and just
outside of the icehouse. The chain is
wide. fat surface, wide enough to cas-
ily accommodate cake of Ice, or even
more. The chain dips down into the
wafer and while it Is moving workmen
push the cakes Of ice upon It and they
are carried upward and into the ice
house, where they are packed evenly
together by ice showers. Nothing what
ever is placed about the Ice, the old
sawdust packing system being quite
passe. When the house is filed hay or
straw is placed upon the top layer OF
cakes and the packing is then complete.
Twenty or thirty thousand tons are
often packed away in one house.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
ICE HARVEST, AT IT'S HEIGHT.

ter season, when food is comparatively
scarce, and hence some of our birds eat
them freely. Now when a robin eats
cherry he swallows simply the meat
and fiips the stone away. The seed of
the mistletoe the bird cannot flip. 1t is
sticky and holds to his bill. His only
resource is to wipe it off, and he does
so, leaving 1t sticking to the branches
of the tree on which he is sitting at the
time. This seed sprouts after a time,
and not finding earth-which indeed its
ancestral habit has made 1t cease want
ing-it sinks its roots into the bark Of
the tree and hunts there for the pipes
that carry the sap. Now the sap in the
bark is the very richest in the tree, far
richer than that in the wood, and the
mistletoe gets from its host the choicest
of food. With a strange foresight it
does not throw its leaves away, as do
most parasites, but keeps them to use
in winter, when the tree is leafess.-La-
dies Home Journal.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
TROUBLES OF BUSINESS MEN.
One of Them Due to People Who Dent
Sign Their Letters.

One of Them Due to People Who Dent
Sign Their Letters.
MANY people write letters that they
forget to sign" said a postoffice clerk.
people come to us every day with such
letters, in the hope that we may be able
to trace the writer's. Sometimes we
can do so, but not often. OF course,
only small percentage of such letters
are brought to our attention, so the TO-
tai number must be very large.
IF the name of the writer is on the
envelope or letter-head the lack of a
signature is of less consequence. But
1t happens frequently that important
letters cannot be traced to the writ
ers.
"A certain business house in this city
brought in letter one day, minus the
signature, and containing $40 bill to
pay for certain goods ordered. 1t came
from a village In the interior of the
State, and it was sent to the postmas-
ter of the place, with the request that
he ascertain the name of the writer, II
possible. He failed to do so, and the
matter rested for some time. One day
we received a letter from the same
town asking as to the reliability of the
firm to which the letter had been writ
ten, saying that the writer had sent the
firm money for an order of goods and
had received no reply. 1t turned out
to be the person we were in search of,
and the mistake was explained. But
this was an exceptional case"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
UNCLE SANS PoIsoNER
Not Generally known that This Gov
ernment Maintains One.

Not Generally known that This Gov
ernment Maintains One.
In a little house In South Washington
is located a Federal institution without
which the Smithsonian Institution and
National Museum could not exist. 1t
is the department of the chief pois0ner,
Joseph Farmer The office Of chief
poisoner was not unusual In countries
ruled by despots, but 1t may be sur
prise to many to learn that such an
office is maintained by our own repub-
lican form Of administration.
However, Mr.. Farmer, unlike his con-
temporaries in Turkey. Spain, Arabia,
etc, is not engaged In putting obnox-
lous and exuberant statesmen out of
the way, but in placing the objects ON
exhibit In the Institution and museum
beyond the reach of thieves. rust, and
cOckroaches.
Everything that is received by these
institutions, whether it is a rare book.
a Filipino bolo, or a stuffed and mount-
ed animal, Is sent to Mr.. Farmer to be
poisoned. He is an expert in the prep
aratiOn and use Of preservative com
pounds. For stuffed animals and birds
be finds that arsenical compounds bring
the best results. Every object Of metal
receives a coating Of something that
prevents rust while fabrics. basketry,
silks. furs etc. are poisoned in much
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
MAKING A MATCH.
Result of the Inquisitiveness of Chi
nese Noble eman.

Result of the Inquisitiveness of a Chi
nese Nobleman.
zone Of the interesting novelties Of the
social life of the new century is the oe-
casional appearance Of our MongOlian
neighbors in society" said matron.
at goes to show how small the world
really is and how intimate the nations
are becoming. As yet these visiting
noblemen from the Orient are few and
far between, but they will undoubted-
ly soon be as familiar a sight in our
drawing-rooms as the titled HindoOs in
England. Although he often speaks
English remarkably well, Chinaman
has no idea Of what cOnventionally
ought or ought not to be said, and his
artless frankness in this respect is most
amusing. He also asks questions with
direct simplicity that is sometimes
embarrassing.
"a Chinese nobleman who was pre-
sented to a young woman at an evening
function not long ago began the con-
versation after the manner of his ma
ton by propounding a series of ques-
tions. At first the answers were easy.
DO you live in New York; Have you
both parents living? Have you broth
ers and sisters? How old are you?
"These being answered to his salts
faction, he became more particular in
his inquiries.
"'Why are you not married?
"'Perhaps the right person has not
asked me-, answered the young wom-
an, laughing.
Have you any objection to matrl.
monyY asked the Chinaman, gravely.
"'Not in the least she replied, Inn
mensely amused by his persistence.
For the time being he seemed salts.
fed, but later in the evening he came
up to her with a young American, who
evidently had no idea what was in store
for him. This is Mr.. Robinson began
the old man; he is graduate of Har
ward; he, too, is unmarried, and also
has no objection to matrimony. Why
do you not marry himP
"And the odd part of it all was that
he actually made the match, for the
pair, who until then were not acquaint
ed, were engaged not long afterward.'
New York Tribune.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
Two Signs.

One who is on the lookout for curl
Gus signs and advertisements can easily
find them without going far from home.
A dweller in a New England, village
quotes two which appear on carts that
often pass her door.
The first comes into sight accompa-
MED by jingling of sleigh-bells which,
summer and winter alike, decorate the
trappings of an old white horse. 1t
reads: "Home Made Bakery. Mixed
Pickles and Brooms a Speciality"
The second is in gold letters on the
sides of a gay red wagon drawn by a
pair of black steeds. This Is 1t: 'B.
Ware. Tin Ware, Confectionery &
Crackers"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03

the same manner as stuffed animals.
Even the shelves and cases of the mu-
scum, In which the objects are placed,
have passed through Mr.. Farmers
hands and been treated to a fluid that
causes a bug, moth, or cockroach to
think that he is walking over red hot
iron the minute he strikes their surface
BY these means the museum is forever
freed from vermln.-Washingto Post.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
arise to me il any clue to my hiding place

arise to me IL any clue to my hiding place
fell into Richard Fosters hands.
The. afternoon Of that day was unnsu-
ally sultry and oppressive. The blue OF
the sky was almost livid. was weary
with long walk in the morning AMI
after our midday meal | stole away
from mademoiselle and Minima and be-
took myself to the cool shelter of the
church.
/ sat down upon a bench just within
the door. There was faint scent yet
OF the incense which had been burned az
the mass celebrated before the cures
departure. leaned my head against the
wall and closed my eyes, with pleasant
sense of sleep coming softly towards me-
when suddenly a hand was laid upon my
arm, with firm, silent grip.
(To be continued.)
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
improved Methods in Surgery

1t was in Boston that the first ad-
ministratlon of ether for anaesthetlzing
the patient under the surgeons knife,
and Boston physician, DR.. w. B. Hid
den, has perfected an appliance with
which the surgeon operating secures
the full effects of ether and chloroform
without any waste, while the insenslble
subject breathes in the same amount of
pure air with each inspiration as
though not using the anaesthetic. The
blood is thus kept oxidized, and the pa
tient is left in the best possible cOndi-
ton for reaction and recovery.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
Pope ON woman,s Clothes.

The Pope has recently manifested
preference in regard to ladies apparel
over and above the strict regulation In
regard to ladies who are received by
the holy father at the Vatican. A niece
of the Pope was about to be married,
and her distinguished relative took SO
great an interest in her trousseau as to
stipulate that the young lady should
only have white, blue or black gowns,
adding that these were the three col
ors most becoming to young girls.
"Gray and brown" remarked his
Holiness, are only suitable for old
women, and do not like any other col
ors."
Possibly the Pope prescribed white
because 1t is the symbol of purity, blue
because 1t is the color dedicated to the
Virgin Mary, and black because 1t Is
the time-honored hue of dress for out
door wear for Spain and Italy.-Lon-
don Pail Mall Gazette.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
CookipeUnder Water.

A wager was made by resident of
London that he could cook a plum pud-
ding ten feet beneath the surface of
the River Thames. He won the bet by
placing the pudding Ia a tin case aud
putting the whole In a sack of lime.
The heat of the lime, stacking when ii
came in contact with the water. was
sufficient to cook the pudding in two
hour1
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
The sneed of the Blood.

It has been calculated that, assuming
the human heart to beat slxty-nine
times a minute at ordinary heart pres
sure. the blood goes at the rate of POI
yards in a minute, or seven miles a
day, and 81, 800 miles year II man
s4 years OF age could have one single
corpuscls floating in his blood all his
life 1t would have travelled in that time
over 5,15O,OO0 miles.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
Propaqating the Mistletoe.

The story of how the mlstletoe gets on
the trees is a most interesting one. Gov
ering the mistletoe twigs are pearly
white berries. These come in the win
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
Amenities,

. Miss Passay-Here's a portrait of me
that | consider good. It's by an ANA
teur, and it's rather faded, but
Miss Slye-Yes; it's very lifelike.-
Philadelphia Press.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
FouaI 10 the Occasion.

Liveried Menial-"Me lud. the car
riage waits without"
His L0rdshlp-Wtthout whatl
"Without horses. me lud; it's an au-
tonaobile. ."-Tit-Bits
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
The silkworfn.

The silkworm is three inches long
and is well provided with legs, having
no less than sixteen Of these members
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
THE REGULATOR LINE.
Dalles, Portland & Astoria
Navigation Co.

COMMENCING JAN. /, 1902,
And continuing until March 1, 1902
this company will have but one steamer
running between The Dalles and Port
land; leaving The Dalles Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, and Portland
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
Fish of the Nile.

The Nile is noted for the variety Of its
fsh. An expedition sent by the British
Museum brought home 2,2O0 specimens.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03

People are often a thousand times
obliged when ten cents would come
nearer paying for the service Eendesed
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-25
TO FIND HE Lost SON.
Mr.. James G. Rogers Adopts the End
less Chain Idea.

The endless chain idea has been adopt
ed in the effort to find Frank Ely Rog-
.ers, the H-year-old boy who was kid
mapped from his home at Evanston, III,
last summer. by his aunt, Miss Florence
A. Ely, James C. Rogers. father of the
missing boy, has written letters and sent
circulars to his friends all over the Uni
ted States. asking them to write three
letters to three Of their friends. request
ing them to write similar letters with the
same requests to other friends. Accom-
panying the letters are the circulars with
photographs and descriptions of the boy
and his aunt, and in this manner 1t is
hoped to reach all parts of the country
and find the couple, says The Kansas
CITY Star.
8. A. Pierce of the Great western Type
Foundry of this city. Is a lifelong friend
of James c. Rogers, who has appealed
to Mr.. Pierce to aid him in his endless
chain idea Mr.. Pierce received q letter
ready started to aid his friend. Mr..
Pierce has sent out circulars to 1900 Of
his subscribers and in this way expects
to reach nearly 1000 600 persons. In ad-
dition. he has written letters to three
friends asking them to help In the chain
plan to find the boy.
The abduction Of Frank Rogers by his
aunt Is one OF the strangest of unsolved
criminal cases In the United States. The
aunt is 40 years old and weighs less than
his aunt and weighed last summer 20
pounds. The aunt was infatuated with
her nephew and exercised a strong infiu-
ence over him. After their flight from
Evanston the boys clothes were discov-
cred under the depot platform and It Ia
supposed that his aupt dressed him in
girls clothes to escape detection. The
boy has girlish appearing face and
would readily pass for a girl. 1t Is not
thought that any harm has come to the
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-25
st. Johns Chapels of Tongues.

In the current issue OF The Century
Magazine Bishop oPtter of New York,
writes Interestingly on the fine Cattle
drai OF st. John the Divine, now in
course OF erection in that polygot city.
His article Is mainly written to convince
people that the cathedral is not an I'M
necessary piece of extravaganza, but to-
ward the end he touches on some Of its
architectural features, and particularly on
the seven Chapels Of Tongues, which are
to surround the great choir. and in which
services are to be held In German. Span
tsh, French. Swedish. Italian. Armenian
and Chinese. The Bishop describes this
feature as absolutely unique but there
in he is mistaken. In the famous Church
Of st. John at Valetta. Malta he will
find the same idea carried out. The
church is commonly known as THE
Chapel of the Languages" and was es-
pecially built for the Knights OF Malta
when they divided themselves into the
eight languages" Branching out on
either side Of the nave are eight dome
crowned chapels. each with its own altar
and appointments, to correspond with the
poiyglot needs of the worshippers