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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23
Science and Disease.

HE warfare Of science with disease is one OF those
| eyerold and eyer-new contests which have fascna
| tion for many minds. While the training OF specia
lists has doubtless done much to effect cures In lnu-
vidual cases and while the experiments OF inyesisa
tors have certainly enlarged the boundaries OF human
knowledge respecting disease neither OF tnese lac
contributed so much toward the control OF the hadozeh
important malades annually say their thousands
m the gradual spread of elementary knowledge respecting
disease among increasing numbers of the earths nhaD
ants The immortal Jenner has for more than century
had the credit of discovering the efficacy OF vaccination
and so Of saving the lives of milions yet 1t propap
true that he gained knowledge of cowpox the method
of disseminating it among human beings and the proec
ton it afforded against smallpox from the simple DAIRY
folk of Goucesershire who had long observed It, Inc
world owes him debt Of gratitude for spreading ABROAD
the information he had gained but hardly for true dis
coyery or generalization In science Pasteur worked our
from many contributing sources consistent theory OF germ
diseases and following his reasoning Behring and Roux
perfeced the antoxn treatment OF dphthera probably
he greatest contribution pure science to the specific
treatment disease In the case Of typhoid reyer whe
science has much In investigating the causes OF its
only the gradual education Of the public to the
protection of It's food and water supplies can ever put an
end to its avages Fortunately the public Is growing more
and more alive the importance of such protection and
the death rate from typhus is decreasing. Only the CO.
operation Of large numbers of widely scattered people car
destroy the malaria burdened mosquo but In the case OF
yellow fever intelligent action by single local health
board like that Of Havana, will suffice practically to con
uuer the disease tuberculosis again. Is clearly prevent
able by spread of knowledge that consumptve spuuH
must dsinected and the end of cholera infanum waits
on the growth the simple practice of sterzng milk fo
Infants
In all these various directions while science has beer
the pioneer remains for the slow spread of elementary
knowledge among the people to work the cure-Curren
Literature.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23

Of his own soul IN the grief Of bis ccn'
panion.
HE received bullet In his bosom yes
terday. But he sent me for you. Come.
White Hand arose and followed Co-
qualla from the lodge. In the center OF
the great square, before the temple, there
was fire kindled, but the youth dared
not look towards it. He knew Its terri
BILE purpose, and with quickened steps he
hurried, stopping his ears with his fingers
to shut out the sounds that fell upon his
ears. But fortunately he had not far tc
go. When be entered Stung SerpeRt's
dwelling, he found the women there cry
ing and yelling in despair. Upon his bed
of bearskins lay Stung Serpent, breathing
heavily, and ever and anon raising his
head to listen to the sounds that came
from the square. When his eyes rested
upon White Hand, he beckoned the youth
forward, at the same time bidding the
others stand back.
"Sit thee down by my sde," he said,
"for have much to say to thee"
Quickly the youth sat down, for he
hoped he should now know some things
that were only bis at present by suspi'
cion.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23

THE statistics of crime set forth in report made
to Congress by DR.. Arthur Macdonald indicate that
for thirty years past crime has been increasing in the
world In spite Of the progress of education and the
labors of philanthropy. mental and nervous diseases,
suicide insanity juvenile crime and paupersm at
present increasing faster than the population This In
crease apparently TO concentration of population and
increased the mental apparatus of mankind does
not necessarily imply that the world growing but
merely that 1t Is changing An increase Of crime may be
an incident of development that in the long will be
salutary. Dr. MacDonalds report accompanies bill to
provide laboratory for the study of the criminal pauper
and defective classes the hope of discovering the mcobe
of crime and eliminating it.-Harpers Weekly,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23
TEN DOLLARS FOR A SLAVE.
Owner Was Glad to Take the None!


Owner Was Glad to Take the Money
Eventually.
They had been speaking Of the far
back days. the days when the men
of the old regime used to put negroes
upon the block and sell them. the
mellow antebellum days before the
proclamation had been Issued giving
the negro his freedom.
"That reminds me Of one Of the
most interesting slave sales ever
made" said an old auctioneer, who
lives down in the old quarter, accord
ing to the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat, "and 1t may be interesting to
state right here that the sale was
made Just before the war between the
States. | was conducting an auction
business in the neighborhood Of the
old Cabildo.
zone day a friend OF mine who was
a very large slave owner came to me
and said he had an old negro woman
that he wanted to get rid Of. He said
she was not worth much. and he was
willing to take almost anything for
her. She is too old to work. said the
owner, but she makes about 30 cents
every day by picking up coffee on the
river front. which means S15 month.
But just give her away If you want
to- he said. as he left me, and as a
matter Of course / thought be meant
what he said.
"a few days later put the old WON
an up and sold her under the ham
mer. and she brought the sum Of SO
The owner came around. Well.
guess you sold the old woman for q
song he said. as he brushed into the
office: "a couple Of hundred was all
she was worth began to feel heavy
in the throat. for ! knew he would
have a At when told him 1 had been
able to get only $40 for her. But !
had to tell him, Just the same. and be
did have 1t He refused to take the
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23
A Disappearlna Race.

TWO decades ago the native population Of the Esqui,
maux lands, Labrador Greenland and Alaska, was
10000 To-day the population Of these countries is
only 10000 decrease Of 80 per cent At this rate
the Esquimaux will have vanished of the face
Of the earth There is something about this
of race as totality which is than dramatic-t
tragic This spite Of the fact that the Eskmos only
one of the inferior divisions Of the great human family
The disappearance of distinct subdivision of humanity
as whole shows how dubious the tenure Of the earth
when question is considered with regard to the destiny
Of human beings In their relation to the great march Of
historic progress naturally thinks of the disappear
ance of the Indians In the United States parallel
But great Is the decline Of their branch Of the human
commonwealth within years. II cannot relatively
equal the losses sustained by the EsquImaux-Buao En-
Quirer.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23
TO be continued.l
ONE WAY TO SMASH TRUSTS

How Jupiter Piuvius Knocked Ont a
Corner in 0lymrian Nectar.
The boss Of high Olympus looked up
from his cup with wry expression.
whats the matter, Jupe?" inquired
Juno, as she dipped into the ambrosia
platter.
ITS this nectar" replied the eminent
Olympian. ut amt up to the standard.
What's the matter with it7"
'In my opinion" said Juno, as she
took spoonful of the honey of Hybla,
Its all the fault of the trust. They
have let the quality run down. And
at the same time they have raised the
price"
"Trustw cried Jupiter. "What trust
Is that%
"The Olympian Nectar trust" replied
Juno. II thought you knew all about
1t. Mercury is the president and gen.
eral manager, and he and Apollo are
the board Of directors. Mars wanted to
buy In, but they wouldn't let him. They
claimed he was too quarrelsome. They
gave Neptune 100 shares of preferred
on condition that he'd help them water
the stock. l thought you heard of II
at the time"
Jupiter looked black, says the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer, as he pushed away
from the table.
81 hear of it now for the first time.
he growled, and the echoes of his grow
reverberated among the distant hills
"And what's more, l don't expect tC
hear of 1t again. Syndicate my nectar
will they! Why. blame their peskJ
hides, what do they mean by itf"
"There, there, Jupie," said Juno, II
her most soothing tone, don't get Sc
rlled. The boys didn't know how vexet
you'd feel about It."
"Well, they'll soon find out! Haven
they plant somewhere, or some
thingT
"There 1t is," said the statuesque one
as she pointed to lower terrace.
Jupiter grimly smiled.
1--WE won't have to wait for any Su
preme Court decision in this case" h
remarked, as he stepped to the neares
cupboard and drew out what looked t.
be half-dozen metallic skyrockets.
At sight of them Juno gave littl'
scream and put her hands over he
ears. A moment later Jupiter stoot
by the open window and drew bacl
his massive arm. There was blind
ing fash and a startling report, ant
the nectar plant on the terrace belov
trembled to its base. Thunderbolt fol
lowed thunderbolt, and when the sixtl
was thrown there wasn't yestige o
the building left.
"There," said Jupiter, as he wipe,
his hands on his napkin and calmly re
sumed his seat at the table, II fame,
that's one way of solving the trus
problem. Pass the nightingale tongues
|
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23
VERSATILE Mr.. HILL.
Railroad Magnate Who Knew How TO
Handle a Derailed Engine.

Railroad Magnate Who Knew How to
Handle a Derailed Engine.
James ]. Hills wonderful versatility
and grasp upon the multitude of details
of practical railroad management have
| been q source Of much comment among
railroad men in recent years. While
on tour over the Great Northern road,
his train, which was going down a
steep grade, became derailed. Running
at low rate of speed as the train was,
no damage was sustained by the Off
cials further than general shaking up.
Mr.. Hill was the first man to alight
when the train stopped after running
several rods along the ties. He found
that the locomotive had been thrown
from the rails, and stood watching the
Intellectual efforts Of the train crew to
place the engine back on the track.
Jackscrews were used, but the men did
not seem to thoroughly understand the
work.
"That won't do" said Mr.. Hill. "Your
Jacks won't lift 1t when In that posi-.
tion."
But the men applied the levers, think.
ing they would show the president that
they knew their business. The jacks
slipped, letting the ponderous machine
down on the ties with a bump.
"Let me set that jack" said Mr.. Hill;
81 don't think 1t will slip then" And
grabbing the screw, he set 1t at an in
cline to his own satisfaction, and, after
throwing a little sand on the top and
bottom, he exclaimed, "Now go ahead. y
The train men were little dubious al
first. but they applied the levers. and
the huge machine slowly lifted itself
into place and slid quietly onto the
rails. The delay was only twenty min
utes.-New York Times.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23
Fish Elected by Volcanoes.

The stories Of dead fish thrown out
by volcanoes have been revived by
the recent West India eatastrophes.
In particular. great quantities Of them
are reported to have Oeen cast into the
sea from the island of st. Vincent II
is pointed out by French expert, NJ.
Glrardin. that these fish are simply the
denizens Of the lakes formed In the
craters during their long period OF In.
activity. A crater first becomes
clogged. then fills with water. and the
water is in time peopled with fish that
fnd access to 1t through subtefraneau
channels. When volcanic activity Is
resumed, the first thing that occurs is
an explosion that blows the lake
water, fish. and all-into the air. and
distributes 1t over the nelghborins
land and water surface.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23

Of bis warriors, accompanied them to the
town, and there the dark monarch prom
ised Chopart that, in consideration Of his
kindness in allowing them to remain SO
long in their village. they would bring
more than the quantity Of corn promised.
"On the morrow" he said, I'VE will
come with our tribute Of corn, double
what we promised, and on the next day
we shall leave the village of the White
Apple" :,
"But stay" cried Chopart, 1--WE will
have one more carousal ere we part. This
night you shall bring your warriors here,
and Wen cheer our souls"
"Our white brother speaks kindly" re-
turned the Great Sun; 'but will he not
be wrOth at the rudeness Of my people"
"No. Bring them, and Wen pledge
friendship"
"Thy red brother will come"
"And his braves with himT
'It shall be so."
And that night saw the scene Of ca
rousal changed to Natchez. And there
they sat-the doomer and the doomed!
And they pledged eternal friendship! The
white man had planned to rob the red
man of his birthright-to drive him from
his home, profane his temple, and plow
up his fathers graves! The red man
had planned to keep his home, to main
tain sacred his temple. to guard well his
fathers graves, and that this should be
done, the invader was to be swept away!
1t was a strange pledge, but the white
man was the first to offer 1t.
1t was after midnight when they sep
arated, and the stars lighted the Natchez
to their homes. When they reach he'd their
village, the Great Sun. in company with
his chiefs and mobiles, went to the tenn
pie and entered. They approached the
place where the sticks had hung, but
there were none there now. The leathern
thongs hung against the wall, but there
was nothing In them.
"Chiefs mobiles and warriors Of the once
powerful Natchez, may not this be the
eve of our re-awakening? The day Is
past-the morn comethl Shall not the
Natchez once more stand at the head OF
nations? Tomorrow we open the path,
and henceforth from that time let our
enemies beware! The Great Spirit is with
us, while the white mans God has for
saken him. What shall we fear? Sleep
now, but sleep not too soundly nor too
long. Let the sun find us ready to bid
him welcome-so shall we do honor to
the parent of our great first king"
Thus spoke the Great Sun, and as he
closed, he moved slowly towards the
door, and his chiefs followed him; and
ere long afterwards the village of the
White Apple was wrapped in silence; but
there were two there who slept not
White Hand still prayed that the coming
death blow might not extend to his faith
er, and the wish kept sleep from his eyes
And he who watched the sacred fire now
felt his duty doubly binding, and SLEEP
came not to him, as he still kept up his
tireless yigils.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23

money. and told me rather curtly
could keep 1t. did keep it.
more than six years rolled around
before l saw my friend again. In
the meantime the war broke on the
country and the South wakened from
the bloody orgy poor in purse and
broken in spirit. One day a worn and
haggard man walked into my office,
l scarcely knew him even after he had
reached out to offer me his hand. But
In q few moments recognized him
and he began to tell me about the
hardships of the war. He was penni
less. and did not hesitate to say 30
BY the way. old man, owe you $40.
| said to him In a friendly way, and
I'll pay It now II you don't mind
"He took the $40 and was apparently
glad to get It All Of which goes tC
show that you can't always tell Just
how the dice viii roll out Of the box.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23
THE MORALS OF MANNERS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

"Now, Aunt Margaret, 1t is rainy
afternoon, and want to have 1t out
with you about my bad manners as
you call them. I've been here just a
week, and you have spoken to me seven
times about my behavior. Here's the
list, as nearly as / can remember 1t.
"You told me l mustn't whisper in
church, even about something in the
sermon. That was the frst day | was
here, and 1t wasn't very good begin
ning was itf
Monday | talked too loudly on the
street. Wednesday | was scolded for
eating a chocolate bonbon In a street.
car. though | was dreadfully hungry.
Then / didn't put on my gloves to go
over to Hattle's, and l didn't look up
from my book or rise when you and
grandma came into the room. You OBJ
jected TO me fixing my hair at the con-
cert last night, and this morning you
criticised my eating my cream toast
with spoon instead Of a fork.
"NOw.lt seems to me, Aunt Margaret,
that IL am to put my mind on all
these trifes | shall think about myself
from morning till night, and presently
be the most self-conscious prig In the
world. That would be worse than these
lapses from your code Of manners.
nonit Won really think Ro?"
That was Helen's case, and II war
not such a bad one. Her pretty face
looked very grave over It. Let us try
to deal with her trouble as the wise
Aunt Margaret dealt with 1t.
To think Of ones behavior all the
time is a little like thinking of ones
c,oshes or ones eyes or ones clever
ness. But underneath most of thesC
apparently arbitrary rules lies the gen
eral law that no one shall do anything
in the public eye to attract attention tC
herself. Loud talking, eating. toilet
making are non-social acts; that Is
they ignore the claim Of society that
no one person shall do what would bt
painful and confusing II all did it at th,
same time.
Again, the mark Of respect for sg,
and position has a moral reason for 1T
existence. The quick perception Of the
fitness Of things is the mark Of tru,
breeding.
Whatever the conventional demand Il
and Il is SUBSTANTIALLY the same th,
world over-it Is based on g sense Of
proportion, on an unselnsh wish Il
make life easy and pleasant for others
and on just feeling OF ones own plac'
In the general order Of the world
Gloves, forks, chairs. voice, gesture, ar
all TO serve one end-ths art Of gentl'
living.
To think about that art-not abou
ones self-for one year or five years ]
the time spent. II one may acquire II s.
that at the end OF the time It comes a
natural as life"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23
Question Of Degree.

The philosophy Of human existence
was discussed In the presence Of the
representative Of the Washington Star.
"It is my opinion, remarked the first
sage, "that man who has a college de-
gree is very likely to be successful in
life"
True" answered the other, fresh
from the reports Of the commencement
exercises in the newspapers. land 1t Is
a rule that works both ways. A man
who Is successful In life Is very likely
to get college degree"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23

~ MEASURE of great Importance to business men
/ I and lawyers and indeed to the whole COM
n munity-is the bin which signed by the
4 I President recently, and by which the bank
ruptcy law of 1898 was materially amended We
observe In the first place. that by the law pre-
ferred creditors of person who aferward becomes
bankrupt not debarred from having other claims
ed upon by failure surrender the amount received
pursuance of a decision of the United States Supreme
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23

Mr.. Brown-Gosd morning. Mr..
Jones: hov's your wifei
Mr.. Jones (who is deaf and didn't quite
understandl-very clustering and dis
agreeable again this morning.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23

When people meet you. after an alb
sence Of several year, they don't look
more closely at a borrowed book that
has just been returned, for signs Of
aga
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23

Grief haIlows hearts even while is
ages heads.-Bailey.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-23

@HE warfare Of science with disease Is one OF those
everold and eyer-new contests which have fascina-
tIon for many minds. While the training Of special
lists has Doubtless done much to effect cures In ind-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15
MAN TRIPPED FRANCHOT
AND BEHR WON RACE
Accident Spells the Feature Of ,. A. A.
Indoor Meet.

BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 14.-But for an
accident in the last eVent-the team race
between Harvard and Yale-where spec
tator ran into and knocked down Fran
chot of Yale, the annual indoor handicap
games of the Boston Athletic association,
which were held tonight In Mechanics
hail. would have been the most successful
in the history of the organization.
When the. special Harvard Yale race
was called the excitement was intense,
and everybody stood up to view the great
event of the meet. A grain Of sincere
disappointment passed through the crowd
when the race. came to Its sudden ana
unhappy end.
The race was double the distance of
preceding, team events, that is 3,120 yards.
Clark went away for the Crimson and
Clapp for Yale. Clark drew ahead at
once, and the gain which he made was
kept open by Walsh and Curtis, the sue
ceeding Harvard runners, from Hastings
and Deming. The last laps of the
"a fell to Behr of Harvard, and Fran
-chot Of Yale. At the end Of the fifth
lap Franchot was right at the heels of
the Harvard man, and on the first turn or
the last lap seemed to pass him. At this
moment man who was standing In the
crowd at the side ran across the track
and sent Franchot spinning from his feet.
A storm of anger swept through the hall:
The man responsible for the accident
was removed by the police to an ante
room. He said he was rushing to con-
graduate Behr, the Harvard man. Fran
chot was uninjured but Behr finished
alone in z minutes SO 2-5 seconds.
Referee Edward E. Babb refused to de-
eide the event, but the judges declared
Harvard the winner,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

but for the players of a major league who
are supposed to be players OF the highest
caliber, it is not unreasonable to proVlde
conditions which require more experience
than amateurs are expected to possess:
Batsmen such as Joe Kelley, Willie
Keller George Davis, Napoleon Lajoie,
Flick, Wallace Collins, Hartsel Thomas,
Donovan and dozens of others who do
not have to set for pitched ball, can bat
plenty good enough with only one fair
crack at the ball. Body is poised and bat
is so under control that these men when
they see a ball coming. up that they like
can swat it.. with the percentage of chan
ces Of making a safe hit big enough under
the foul-strfke rule not to interfere with
their batting ability. Such men want only
one swing. The quick thinking and skill
full batters remain so under the rule, and
there is no reason why batting should be
made easier to accommodate the weaker
ones. Baseball is q survival Of the httest.
1t has been commended that the foul
strike rule breaks up team work in that
the batter and baserunner do not have
time to plan and work in unison. 1t does
not break up team work where there are
managers and players of sufficient intelh-
gence to make. team work possible 1t did
not break up Plttsburg,s team work last
year, and managers OFFS ability, such as
Hanlon, Clarke, Selee and Donovan got
team work out of their men under the
rule. s@4s- ass@.sz