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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-25

guilty knowledge. The money was given
her to pass by q scoundrel."
"It Is the usual story-every one
trumps up that excuse"
Her story will be believed; it has been
already believed" said Lucy.
II don't care whether 1t is or not. 1t
is no business of mine," replied Simon
Culwick.
His head began to move again amid the
creases Of his thick black stock in its old
mechanical fashion, and the eyes We're
upturned to the picture once more.
do you want to sell that thing?" he
said to Lucy. 'That old painting over
the looking glass"
"Is it worth anythingY asked Lucy
curiousIy.
"a couple of pounds, perhaps, If it
were touched up. | would not mind CIV
ing a couple of pounds for 1t, as a specu-
lation."
tits worth considering" said Lucy.
The love of the man for pictures SEEM
ed affecting his mind; he woke up to SO
much interest and anxiety concerning
John Jennings one specimen. He had
met with a surprise here, and it had
taken the thoughts of his son out of his
head, till Lucy recalled him to himself.
IF you will go upstairs to your sons
room and wait for him, will bring the
picture to you"
Mr. Culwick rose at once and toiled
with difficulty up the stairs, like a man
anxious to be rid of Objectionable COM
pany. He went into his sons room,
where the appointments surprised him by
contrast with the room which he had
Quilted; where there was evidence of
comfort, if not of luxury, and where there
were many shelves of books. He walked
to the table and looked down at the let
ters and papers; he walked to the window
and looked out into Hope street; he walk
ed to the mantelpiece and peered in a
short-sighted way at a photograph, from
which he suddenly bobbed his head back
as though he had been stung. 1t was
the portrait of his wife, reverently en-
shrined in a gold frame. There was a
huge armchair in the room, into which he
cautiously lowered himself, and set his
hat by his side; but he rose with the
alacrity of youth again as Lucy came
in with the picture in her hand.
81 hope it will amuse you till your son
returns" said Lucy, "and give him the
good news that you are waiting for him.
1t will be good news, surely, for you have
come to this house in cOntrite spirit, to
forgive him, and to ask forgiveness in
return for your own hardness of heart
to forget the past, and be friends"
Pooh! Nothing of the sort"
TO be continued.I
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-25
NATURE BUILT THE LEVEE.
Stretch of Dyke on the Mississippi that
surpasses Any Made by Man.

| Stretch of Dyke on the Mississippi that
surpasses Any Made by Man.
'The most remarkable stretch of
levee in the world and the only levee
ever constructed by the unaided forces
of nature" said an old river man, "is
to be found at Helena, Ark. 1t runs
from the river back across the north
ern part Of the city to Crawley's ridge.
1t cuts off part of the fine residence
section of the city, and during ex-
treme high water leaves this section
at the mercy of the river. Frequently
the water backs into this part Of
Helena to such an extent that some
of the residents are forced to move out.
There is a cutoff in the river above
Helena and the water comes in through
the sloughs and would sweep down on
the main body and business section Of
the town, but for the ingenious levee
to which l have referred.
"The levee is nearly half mile long,
and runs in an almost straight line
from the base of Crawley's Ridge i'm
mediately behind Helena to the main
levee which runs along the river bank
in front Of the city. 1t runs right down
the middle Of a street and the top of
the levee is used as a rOadbed. Vehi-
cles are constantly running along the
crown of the levee, but the stretch is
kept in good repair on the surface, and
Is never allowed to wash A good
many years ago ]. B. Miles, an old cit
izen of Helena and man who Is re-
nowned for the close study he has
given to the Mississippi, conceived the
idea of using natures force to con-
struct this levee. Helena is built on
slight tableland which lies behind the
ridge and the river. During the rainy
season of the year a world of water
flows down from the side of the ridge,
bringing with it considerable amount
Of sediment from the clap hills which
tower behind the city. Miles plan
was to use the water flow from the
hihoIuS III SuSh q way dS " WASH LlC
sediment in a straight line toward the
river. During the past twenty-five
years vast amount Of clay and sand
has been washed down on Helena, and
the quantity is especially heavy during
rainfalls. Understanding this, Miles
set to work to direct the forces along
certain line, He accompllshes this by
constructing a small system of ravines
which flowed uniformly along the line
Of his proposed levee. Gradually the
levee began to take form, and now
there is no stronger leyee anywhere
along the Mississippi River, and it is
probably the only levee in the world
made in such a unique way. 1t is
indeed a self-made levee. Miles has
always been very proud of the achieve
ment and the people Of Helena share
very largely in the pride which he
feels. 1t was a rare feat and one
which has been of untold value to
Helena, for 1t is the mainstay of the
city during high water"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-25
NOT THE LANGUAGE OF OPERA.
stoggleton Heard 1t in English and
Prefers German or Italian.

stoRgleton Heard 1t in English and
Prefers German or Italian.
"Well," said Mr.. Stoggleton, "now
I've been to hear grand opera in En-
glish, and can't say like grand opera
In English as we'll as | do In German
or italian.
Romantic opera, opera of the l
dreamed that l dw-elt in marble
halls and When other lips and other
hearts, and Twas the last rose of
summer variety, do like better in
English; but grand opera do prefer
In German or italian.
snow, in grand opera in English
when l see the tenor come out in a
tunic and top boots, or whatever his
costume may bel confess | don't
know much about the costume end
of the opera business-and wearing
rapier at his side, and | see him rest
his left hand on the hilt of his sword
and raise his right hand and hear him
singing passionately:
20 woe
o woe!
Now | must go,
To Tuckahoe, to Tuckahoe!
and l see the basso come stalking
majestically on from the side scenes
wrapping his toga around him as he
advances, and | hear him singing, on
a descending scale:
ITO Tuckahoe.
To Tuckahoe,
To Tuck-a-hoe!
and hear the invisible chorus come in,
with "Tucka-Tuckahoe, Tuckahoe-
hoe-hoe, Tucka-Tucka-hoe!
why, honest, it dosen't impress me.
But If hear these same things sung in
German or in italian, which | don't
understand at all, why, there's room
there for the imagination; and, if the
singers all look solemn enough, l can
easily make up my mind that what
they are singing is very sad or very
sweet, or very serious, as the case may
be.
''Or, suppose that in grand opera in
English, / should see a man in plum
colored velvet jacket and doublet and
hose-as l said before. l am undoubt-
edly lame on the costume side Of the
opera, and l may be wrong in that
descrlption-but suppose l should see
him rush out on the stage and holler
to the basso. Back to Hoboken, why,
| should have to laugh, | couldn't help
1t. But on the other hand, if | should
see that same man come out In the
same plum-colOred jacket, and the same
yellow doublet and hose, and sing,
Book, weisenbockr or 'Qui quella, da
capOP or something like that why l
shouldn't know what It meant, and |
shuold be moved according to the voice
and manner Of the singer.
80 when it comes to grand opera,
and however well 1t might be sung,
| should choose to hear 1t not in En-
glish, but In German or italian, or
maybe in some one Of the Scandinavian
tongues, or, perhaps, in some form of
the Arabic"-New York Sun.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-25

for every 10000 in habitants was eI.
Between 1881 and 1850 it dropped to
Al. In the following twenty years
there was a further decrease, the ex-
cess of births numbering only 25. In
the decade ending 1900 the excess was
reduced to and in dhe latter year the
proportionate excess of births over
deaths in every 10000 inhabitants of
the republic was only 3. France enter
ed the nineteenth century with a pop
ulatlon of 26,OOOOOO; she closed it
with 3S,000,000 But Great Britain
had meantime started with 100000
and ended with 100000 and the pop
ulation of Germany had grown from
100000 to 56,0O0.OO0.
During the last forty or fifty years
the people of each of these nations
have enjoyed more luxurious living
than they did before. While the death
rate in England, through the intro
duction of improved sanitation, has
been steadily declining since 1861. the
vital statistics of the country show a
very marked decline in the birth rate
Now the minister of public instruction
and medical affairs finds that the vital
statistics of Prussia, which comprises
three-fifths of the population of Ger
many, show a steady decrease in the
birth rate there also since 1861. In
the latter year it was 400; now it is
only 36.5, In the city Of Berlin the
birth rate has fallen from 46 in 1861
to 266 this year. The latter is only
Al above the rate in France, which
is the lowest in the world.
The question of race suicide thus
seems to be one that is disturbing all
Of the more prosperous Of modern ma.
tions, as it did Rome during the Au.
GUSTAV age, when legislation had to be
enacted in order to encourage the
growth of population. France has
been seriously discussing verious meth
DDS Of arresting the decline of the
birth rate. An extra parliamentary
commission has been appointed to seek
means of increasing the number of
births and diminishing mortality and
government bonuses for large families
and heavy taxes on bachelors and
childless couples have been suggested.
1t is expected that the German emper-
or will take cognizance Of the condi-
tfnna oyiStfnO in biS rnalm and sup.
gest drastic means of arresting there
the race suicide which President
Roosevelt so vigorously attacked in
this country.-San Francisco Chronicle
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE TABIBA'S PATENTS.
MMnnn,n.MN.nAMMMnMMd

N04~~-o-o-o-N-~J~o-
The missionary woman doctor in
Morocco-the Tabiba, as she is called
has no easy time in dealing with her
patients, whose ignorance is dense and
the variety of whose mistakes can new
er be foreseen. 1t is not possible to
entrust the patient with medicine
which in case of an error in the dose
would be deadly.
This alone is a serious hindrance to
the work Of the physician, who thus
finds 1t impossible to employ many Of
the most useful drugs unless she can
personally administer each dose. Direc-
tions have to be repeated over and over
until they have penetrated the slow
brains, and even then there is no GER
tainty. At the door of the office, af-
ter listening to painstaking, elaborate
and repeated instructions, the patient
who Is being treated for external trOu-
bles will turn, box Of oil and sulphur
in hand, and ask, by way Of parting
question:
Then am to eat this olntment?"
They always eat the papers in which
pills or powders are wrapped. One
woman, to whom had been given salts
done up In neat little papers, one to be
taken each morning, mixed them all,
wrappers included, In a big earthen
pot half full of water, and took
mouthful of the mess every day for
a month-when she appeared again at
the Tabiba's Office to complain that she
felt no better.
A man was so pleased with the good
results Of pill he had taken that he
Immediately ate all the others in the
box, naturally with quite an opposite
effect.
II patient whom a missionary had
doctored fails to recover, the friends of
the deceased, the next time they meet
the Tabiba, greet her with the cheer
ing remark, "So-and-So has taken your
medicine, and it's killed him."
1t is the rule that, although medi-
cines are dispensed free to the poor,
they must bring their own vessels to
hold them, or pay for the bottles. One
woman brought huge earthen water
pot, standing three feet high. "My
daughter" she said, presenting II, Il
want medicine"
"Yes, but l cannot give you medi-
cine in such great pot"
"My daughter, have been three
days on the road, and I want much
medicine"
A ragged and forlorn old woman
begged for her medicine in a bottle,
whining and entreating from ten to
half past eleven; but the doctor, know
ing the race, stood firm, despite pite-
Gus pleas Of II am too poor to buy
one, look at me; am so ILL.,
until even the other missionaries were
moved to intercede in pity, Still the
wise Tabiba held out, and at noon, as
the last patient rose to go, the old
crone suddenly ceased whining, pulled
bottle from beneath the rags about
her waist, and held 1t out to be filled.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-25
HAWAII TO-DAY.
Interesting Items Presented by the
Department of Commerce.

Interesting Items Presented by the
Department of Commerce.
Some interesting facts about present
conditions in Hawaii are presented by
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor through its bureau Of statistics.
These facts reached that bureau in the
Hawaiian annual for 1904.
Regarding population, the figures
show steady decrease in the number
Of natives and steady increase in
the number Of persons Of foreign birth,
especially Japanese and Chinese. In
1872 the number of natives was, in
round numbers, $4,000, and in 1900,
10000. n 1872 the number of Chi
nese was, in round terms, 1000, and in
1900, 25,000. The record of Japanese
among the population only begins with
1884, when the number was 116 per-
sons, but in 1900 the number was over
61,000. The total population Of 1872
is given at 56,S97, and in 1900 at 1884,
COL. The relation of nationality to
plantation labor is indicated by table,
which shows the nationality and num-
Der of sugar plantation laborers, the
number of Japanese being 81, ,029 out Of
a total of all nationalities Of 42,242,
these figures being for the year 1902.
The japanese plantation laborers in
creased from 1884 in 1894 to 31029
in 1902; while the Chinese laborers on
sugar plantations fell in number from
S,114 in 1897 to 3,937 in 1902. Portu-
guese are next in rank in the number
of sugar plantation labOrers, the num-
Der of Portuguese being 2,6G9; the next
following this is Porto Ricans, 2,036,
while native Hawaiians are only 1893
in number.
Sugar of course continues to be the
principal crop of Hawaii, though a
number of other tropical products are
now receiving careful attention, includ-
ing coffee, tobacco, Manila hemp, va
nilla beans and pineapples.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-25
I'm mune.

Towne-It's shame the way these
big corporations put the screws on the
people.
Browne-Never mind-they'H have a
hot time in the next world.
Towne-If l could believe that
there'd be some consolation in that
thought but corporations, you know.
have no sOuls.-Philadelphia Press.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-25
Safe.

81 guess the new minister down at
Zion church is likely to be a fixture
there for life"
"Why, the members of the congre-
cation claim they can't make head nor
tail of his sermons"
Exactly. So he isn't likely to be
accused Of heresy."-Philadelphia
Press
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-25
SnrrihcA Sale

The handsome young man halted at
the beauty tent in the church fair.
80 you are selling kisses at 81 for
the benefit Of the church," he asked.
Yes" said the pretty girl, blushlnS.
ANY reductionT'
well, If the right man came along I
might sell one for 90 cents"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-25
THE GLACIER
Published Every Thursday
$I.6O A YEAR.

Advertising, 50 cents per inch, single
column, per month; one-half inch or
less, 25 cents. Reading notices, 8 cents
line each insertion.
THE GLACIER prints all the local
news fit to print
When you see it in THE GLACIER
you may know that others see it.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-25
Curious Street Name.

A remarkable specimen Of street
naming in Toledo, the ancient capital
of Spain, is cited by correspondent.
1t is Gale del Diablo Pertenece al
Ayuntamiento." or in English
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
COuncil-street.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-25
Raising Opium for China.

Six hundred thousand acres of
India's best land, says a circular issued
by the Christian union against the
opium traffic, are used by the govern.
ment for the cultivation Of opium
the great bulk Of which goes to China.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-25

Wabash-I wonder what makes oid
GotrOx dress so shabbilyi
MonrOe-His pride. my boy.
Wabash-Why, how's that7
Monroe-He's afraid his customers
will mistake him for one Of his clerks.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-25
CharminR Ser.

First Chorus Glrl-What lovely flow.
ersl l wonder to whom am Indebted
for themf
Second Chorus Girl (enviously)-To
the florist imagine.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-25

The great disadvantage In having a
precoeiOus child is that II soon dis
covers that its mother writes a poor
hand and that its father can't Epan.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-25

When we hear that a baby keeps its
mouth open ike little bird. we strip
OF the pOetical sentiment, and wonder
II it is going to have good sense.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-02-25
RACE SUICIDE QUESTION.

Row Civilization and Prosperity At
feet Vital Statistics.
Advancement In civilization and
prosperity appear to affect the vital
statistics Of all nations alike. In mod
ern times France has shown the most
marked decrease in the ratio Of births
to deaths. From 1915, the last year OF
Napoleonic wars. to 1880, the proper
tonal 6eess Of births over deaths
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1904-08-25

febte, bahte er ipsbsr an feinen sreifen
@dter, nod an feline Shpeiter unO an
feline 8riiber, fonbsrn nur an fie, bic
SulIbe, SreuloIe, Rotbbaarige, uTb
dies, mas er empfanb, eins unSs in
.inem brauIenben. triumpbirsnoen
Subel BEL bem @ebanten an i9r Gnts
feben, nenn iie es erfubr --- TO
ipollte er DON binnsn 9eben =. un
chevalier sans peur ct sans res
prOche -.
Sin tur5ss glufbIiBen, Elm scoGmpf'
ter Small -.
Damn mar alles fill.
Ulit 3lpan5ig Subren 1T es 10 leidt,
ben punberIamen, eomplicirten, auf
bem @ebitubf bss giuisen 9epirtten
Stoff ,2sbsu" su 5srreiben = um bss
Sroben arsuSss SbUrheit pilIen. -.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1904-08-25

Sorsen tufaubiirbsn, absr id bab.
bod fonit Niemanb auf Der Welt, gu
bem i9 mid dusiprs9sn tunn. @ern
9u ss srmOgli4en tannit, tpmme na9
Sttos !So95eit nod auf siriss 3eit
mad bier, unb bleibe BEL mir.
limb nun mill idb fir beute Idlieben,
mein lieber Batter. Mein &ppf i9mer5t.
bic Sugel rollt pieosr brin, ba tann i9
mid nt9t mebr aufrsdt ba!ten.
S6rei6e mir aIles bon Der So63sit,
ipie Sretden als 9raut ausIab, unb
ipel4e DAME Sans Reibnsr 5u Sid
fiibrte. Sn @ebuRten bin i6 INNER
bel Sud in ReuoOrf. Sauieno 9riibs.
Define drme 2iesbetb.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18
W0MkN'S RELIEF CORPS
RECEPTION AT SOUTHERN.

The Woman's Relief Corps Of St Louis
gave n reception last nigh; AZ the South
ern Hotel in honor uf Mrs Fanny Z.
Mirot, national president of the w. X. 9.
Members representing the nine crops in
st. Louis and several national and State
officers were present.
= pleasant evening vas spent in review
ing the work of the W Il G and in
"Reminiscences Of by-gOne years
After the camp tire at the Frank Blair
Post General Blackmar and several other
members of the q. \. L called al the
Southern Hotel and thanked the women
for their efficient work during the last
year.
Those In the receiving line were:
Mrs Julia Heagclsbers department dresden,
Of Missouri. black sr3 white Tissue
Mrs. Fanny L. Nnot, national president tan
siik and rose point lace.
Mrs. Ed Gilman. clief Of staff, white SILK and
lace.
Mrs. ". ". Biscknar. green crepe and lace.
Mrs. William 4. Van SlyiIo. assistant ma
tonai press correspondent. black silk and lace
Mrs. Mary 7. HaSer. national yresiten. q
the Ladies' q. 4. K.
Mrs. Sarah DeWinann past national --ssi-
dent. black crepe.
Mrs. Fannie Brewer. black silk
Mrs James, Cen:eri!le. la. black silk AID
lace.
Mrs. Thomas Sample, Allegheny, Pa, hlack
spangiei lace over eilk
Mrs. Carrie Sparklin, department secr.tary
white lace over silk.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18
Whereabouts of Governor Elect
Worried Politicians Until They
Heard of His Scrlusion.
BIG THREE" HOLD THE POWER
Yates's Successor, Il. O. West.
and James Pease Are the
Great Trinmvirate-Traut-
mann Still Fa, o7ite.

ftfsf' fsI.4C SGENiAA@
Chicago. Ill, Dec. MANY Republican
politicians would Ike 10 be informed as
10 the whereabouts Of Goverror-elect
Charles 5. Deneea.
1t Vas taken for granted Friday that
NJ. DcHeen and Chairman West OF the
Republican STATE Committee departed
Thursday night f.- trip of ten Gays 70
New orleans. but to-day several leading
politicians assured the Grea: Northern
Hotel .obby that Nj Dsrcen was IT his
hcGae Ia this g. WORKING on ;fs !uarsllra!
!r.sssase, saI preparing % :e:nJye 10
Springfield.
A large rgpTeseata'ior - Illinois .sgis-
!-tUr= aHi legislators elect met a. the
Great Eort'.rru today, b:t II was a9-
m.rteI that until AIr. Dcueeu or his &C
credited representatives had announced
the Governors plan. with respect to tho
sDeakcrsh.r. no plans for Springfield could
be promoted.
Il IS now a9paren. that Charles :. De
cen II. .. West luI James Pease con-
s;itLte the trlumvira,c of the new admin
istratIor. The political viscacres attach
no Importance apparently 10 any promise
or suggestion tnat does not come from
ono ar ines" men.
Formerly politicians uere accustomed 10
classify E"pubIIcaa leaders in fours. but
just non i Is tho Big Three" although
former Sheriff P-ase up TO date has con-
lined his activity chiefly to Cook County
affairs. 1t is expected that Chairman
West viii return tp tn" citv TUESDAY.
SpEANr r.HSIiTP SPECULATIoNS.
EcTu5iican politicians are still specUlat
in- on tn. spcak"rsfip. ard generally con-
ceaio that Representative Traurln will
b" elected. Mr.. TrautmaEu Was NOT III the
city to-day. but his friends say the eouu-
try IS practically sold for him. and that
he VIII be- elected. unless Mr.. Deuee:l IN
terfeTeS In behalf rf another candidate
Representative Arnold Of Galestur..
brought his speakcTship boom to Cn!ca.y.,
to-day and was active in the lobby. but
says n. Will not press his candidacy unless
II IS acceptable 10 III" State executive.
Representative P-n1arris OF Chicago *
still IN the speakership race. but none ~
the candidates is making an independent
canvass. with the exc. ptior OF TCGutmanu
to whom some specific promises ct sup
port have been made.
on tho Democratic side II g practically
settled that Representative Isaac p. Craig
OF Mattoou Will he the minority leader OF
the House.
The Democratic HurIs.. caucus probably
VIII be called by Representative Mitchell
Of Chicago for January 2. al the ST. Mich
olas Hotel Mr.. Mitchell :s tho dean ct
the Democratic members. Ny Craig has
seen service in the House. hut has been
out Of the legislature for several years.