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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-14
oDELL
1T IS NOT A
BACK NUMBER

by Roswell Shelley.
Odell, East Hood River Valley, Dec
l3. Who said Odell was a back num-
berY Three years ago when | under
took the work of reporting the doings
here there we're people here who we're
pessimi stic to the extent that they
said grocery store would not last.
There we're inroads made on the
boundary Of the school district in or.
der that the parties get into more
enterprlsing neghburhood. There we're
fellows saying land is too high for an
Investment. Yet, nevertheless, values
have doubled and tripled In some in
stances aud today more people are
looking this way than ever before and
more land is changing bands than at
any time since our residence here.
And still the end is not yet. The adj
vent Of the railroad will equalize val
ues. Then it will happen that the
east hood River valley apple lands
will be sought at double the prices
now being asked. Mr.. Holland, for
merly of Idaho Is here looking the
situation over carefully, with the view
of investing lie spent last Saturday
at Odell and will return again before
selecting bitching post. This is his
second visit here and he Is already
convinced that Hood River vale has
bright future.
The news of the death OF Senator
Mitchell was unexpected and without
further comment than TO say that az
the curtain of death has been drawn
closing the last act Of his eventful
life, may we not indulge the hope that
the mantle OF charity be thrown about
him. Let both friend and foe remem-
ber only his many acts OF XII dness
towards his friends and constituents
and the large harvest of his work con.
ferred upon the state Of Oregon dur
ing his "a years service in the United
States Senate.
The literary program last Friday
evening was truly treat to the large
crowd that gathered. The two lower
rooms we're thrown together and ev-
cry seat was occupied and large
crowd standing. There we're several
Pine Grove people present, among
them we're Chris Dethman and family
who seemed to enjoy the exercises.
There Is one feature Of the program
that we think should be cut out and
that Il the question box. At this
meeting there were lot of senseless
foolish and meaningless questions
that no one is or should be prepared
to answer. Then there we're questions
Of a personal character addressed to
respectable, intelligent young ladies
present which showed lack of self
respect on the part Of the party ask
ing the question. Such things are
humiliating and disgusting and bring
no good to the society and should
not be tolerated If this question
box IL to be continued there should
be a committee who should pass upon
the merits Of the questions and act as
q tanning mill blowing all the chalf
over. The critic evidently overlook
ed that part Of the program. If he
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-14
BARRETT.

M. Q, True sold five acre | last
week on Rockford avenue. This
means more improvements in the Bar
rett district.
I. Sheare is putting in more time
at Green Point for the lumber COM
pany at that place.
The Barrett school house is too
small to accommodate the numbers now
attending the school, something will
have to be done in the way of a new
school house. Better have a good
substantial school house so as to grade
the school properly.
If you wish to see some fine celery
just call at the r. w. Angus ranch
where you can see the very finest eel
cry and other vegetables in abund-
ance. Il. W. is an uptodate farmer
and in very short time will have
Just as fine a ranch as any in the val
ley.
@. Plog butchered few hogs last
week. @. p. came from Iowa and
knows how to raise good fat hogs and
he surely had hree nice ones.
O. H. Markham delivered q sacks
of very fine spuds last week to Rock
ford G. h. has large pile of very
dne carrots aud very fine parsenips.
Rockford says that he wants yo I
eggs, butter and spuds in exch nge
for the best of groceries or dry goods,
ruhbers and footwear.
Mr.. Il. Watts is home taking a lay
off for few days after being out
plasteriug for several weeks.
|. r, Phillips, having traded some
part of his ranch few weeks back,
has now moved with his family to
White Salmon, Wash.
News was secured Saturday evening
that Frank Gibbons was somewhat
better, but il is not likely that j. j..
Gibbons will be home again for the
next two weeks.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-14
CRAPPER.

Rev. ID. d. Dodge will GIL Rev. II.
c. Clark's appointment at the Crap
per church during the latter absence
Henry Haekett visited with his
father, II. a, Hackett, Saturday and
Sunday. He is employ with the sur
veyors crew on the 0. Il. & n. rail
road.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-14

oollle vi Jne women
OF our land live
through a single
season Of pleasure
or dissipation.
They 1DtLL Sdp
with tears in their
eyes, W hen they
mention the sub
lect at all, ut Is a
hard pull" that
with pain, weak
ness and WEAKNESS
t h ey are ralmost
d ra gged out"
Many, In this com
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-14

straight laced deacon, etc. There is
plenty Of talent at Odell and we feel
safe in saying that something good
awaits the big crowd that will be sure
to be there.
| The following program will be given
by the G. h. Social Committee at the
Jdell school house Friday eveqine,
December 18th. Doors open at !, Cur.
tain 80 sharp:
Instrumental solo, Mrs. Folts
Vocal solo, Master Irving Ennes
| Quartet, BY the Neffs
Reading, Miss Nellie Rogers
Vocal solo, Mrs. Guy Talmage
Reading, Miss Nettie Kemp
Vocal solo, Miss Jessie Rogers
Instrumental solo,
Miss Bertha Lalferty
Drama-"An American IIarem." a"
Cast Of characters
Frank Glynn (young married
man Dane Kemp
Alice Glynn franks wife,
Blanche Il. Wilson
Gertie Franks cousin) Mabel Kemp
OtSlld NHIuuh . plEloI ANGlllo INuBclE
Mrs. Glynn Franks mother)
Violet Masiker
Nora Mrs. Glynn's maid
Nettie Kemp
Ed Asbury Franks college chum)
A. b. Sehlle
Refreshments will be served in
pla es at fifteen cents or two for
twenty-five cents.
Harry Kemp, with hi manly form
and stentorian voice, will attract at
tention to the candy booth which will |
be presided over by the neatest,
sweetest, pretticat little matron inn
imaginable.
Percy Shelley's musical voice will
draw you in spite of yourself to the
gypsy's tent where Buairls, Of world |
wide fame, viii tell you your past,
present and future
See the coffee booth for liquid re
freshments. You will also lind
sweet sister there.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-14
II DRAWS HARn

ON. woman's vitality to do work for
which she is untitled, and we wonder how
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-14
Found.

Found, lap robe. Inquire of W. B. David.
sOh' at HOOD. d51
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-14

This viii Interest the Ruptured-
Mr.. Z. Brayford, r. F. d. No. 2,
Hood River, Ore, says that if anyone
afflicted with rupture in any form will
send theil address to him he will di-
rect them to perfect cure. He has
nothing to sell or give, only tells how
he was cured after years OF search for
relief. Hundreds have tested the same
treatment with success.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-14

There was an addition of seven
names to the enrolment of the school
last week. Ii President Roosevelt would
come to Hood River and spend few
days visiting the schools both in the
city and country, l do not think that
he would lose any more sleep on ac-
count of worring over the subject of
trace suicide. Take a lest, Teddy.
Tuesday evening last week number
of the young Crapperites met at the
school house and went from there to
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper
Wickham in order to give them sur
prise party. Others joined the COM
pany on the way and when they all ar
rived Mr. Wickham's new house was
pretty we'll filed. They INDUCED in
the usual games and absorbed whole
lot of dainty refreshments, and en-
joyed an allround good time. Those
present we're Misses Freida and Emma
Pregge, Agnes Jantzen, Susan Kelley,
Mary Scrogins, Emma Lyons, Irma
Miller, Goldie Hall and Myrtle earn !.
Messrs. John Stranahan, Tom Bishop,
Henry and Carl Jantzen, Herman
Pregge, Voyle and Johnny Lindsey,
Willie, Ashley and Ivan Miller and
Roy Kelley.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-14
Clothing--Suits

For men, boys and children all
go at reduced prices. Hoopman
Rothschild's line that you can
bank on as to durability, fit and
workmanship. Come and let us
fit you-you will not regret it.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-14
Ladies' Waists

Opra Flannel Waists, $3.50
Trico Flannel Waists, 1.75
SILK Waists, 800
and other waists at various
prices, from % cents up.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-14

Special price on all Ladies
Skirts all this month, consisting
OF Crayenette skirts, Mohair
skirts and a number OF other
popular fabrics, all nicely tailor
ed and latest styles.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-14

In Ladies Caps, latest shapes
and materials out. soc, 75c,
85c and $1.00. Ask to see them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-11-15
IN A JAPANESE Inn
AWAY FROM THE GENERAL
ROUTES OF TRAVEL.
They Offer Many Attractions to the
Lover of the Picturesque Things
of Life in the Mikado's
Empire,

wonder if the ordinary globe-trot-
ter, who ambles along the beaten track
at the heels of guide, ever realizes the
absolute joy of breaking away from the
conventional hotel routine and studying
the real life and atmosphere Of "Japs at
home" l can vouch personally for the
charm of this, having for the last few
weeks lived in a Japanese inn (yadoya)
in the heart of the mountains, away
from all English-speaking persons; and
the experience has been delightful and
Enthusiastically "Jappy."
Arriving on pony-back at such a
house, the first proceeding is to take on
ones shoes outside the entrance. and
either walk stocking across the
polished floors, or use the heelless mole
skin slippers provided by the inn; for,
as the common saying goes, 1.-The Japs
do not make street of their houses.
and the spotless tatami (ioor mats)
would suffer sadly from contact with
| muddy shoes. Then comes the inevita-
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the department and takes the keenest

the department, and takes the keenest
interest in everything pertaining to
the improvement of the navy. The adj
miral is IS years of age and could have
retired four years ago if he had want
ed to, but he says there is a lot OF
work that he can do and he proposes
to devote his energies TO the good OF
the navy.
Just now Admiral Dewey has been
brought into the limelight by his per-
sistent advocacy of big ships for the
navy. He has studied the recent war
between Russia and Japan with view
to learning lessons that can be applied
to the United States navy, and he
maintains that the first lesson of this
battleship in a naval encounter. He
declares that the United States must
keep abreast of all the great navies of
the world, and as Great Britain has
now laid down an 1S,000-ton battleship
it behooves this country to initiate her
example and build a vessel of equal
size.
Admiral Dewey believes that the de-
fensive and offensive alliance between
Great Britain and Japan makes it nee
essary for the United States to main
tain a navy of the first grade. This
alliance gives Great Britain and Japan
virtual control of the seacoast from
the Mediterranean to the northeast
ernmost point of the Asiatic coast
The United States must have navy
that will command respect in order tc
maintain the Philippines and protect
| her commercial interests in the orr
emit The admiral's views will be spread
before congress at the coming session
when the question of big battieshiI
| is discussed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-11-15

In the Pacific there are six varieties
of salmon, five of which are found along
the American coasts, and the other one
In Japan All these fish belong to the
genus oncorhynchus, and are quite dis
tinct from the salmo salar which is
found in the Atlantic ocean. The last
canned species has habits very similar
to those of the European salmon, but
the Pacific salmon are supposed never
to feed in fresh water; consequently
they are not to be caught in the rivers
with rod and line. although number
of them afford sport when trolling in
the tidal waters at the river mouths.
A more remarkable theory, which is uni
versally acknowledged to be a fact, is
that nearly all these countless millions
of fish, which annually ascend the rivers
to spawn, perish miserably after having
spawned, and never live to return to the
sea. If evidence in support of this the
Dry is required visit in the fall of the
year to the banks of any lake or stream
where the salmon spawn will convince
the unbeliever. The sight of millions of
dead and dying salmon and the awful
smell arising therefrom, leave little to
| the imagination of the sectator.
| First in Importance, as regards its
size, and value in the market. among the
Pacific salmon may be reckoned the king
salmon (Oncorhynchus tchawytcha)
| otherwise known as the spring salmon,
the chinook and quinnat. This magnif-
| cent fish averages about % pounds, al
though numbers of them are caught
| reaching weight of about 80 pounds
have even heard it stated that they oc-
| casionally reach as much as 100 pounds
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common of its local names being the
sOckeye. 1t is also called in certain dis
tricts the blue back and the red fish.
low waters of a lake or in the gravel
shadows at the mouths of tributary
streams which flow into lake; conse-
quently they are never found in river
which does not flow either through a
lake or rise in one. They run in certain
rivers in such vast numbers that during
the main run of the fish. the water pre-
seuts a spectacle OF moving mass of
fish as they jostle each other in their
mad rush upwards to certain destruc-
ton. never resting by day or night until
they have reached their destination.
There are still some rivers in Alaska
where the red salmon run, and where
little Or no netting has yet been done.
The writer paid visit recently, during
| the big run of fish, to lake at the head
of one of these rivers which flow into
| the Behring sea. Here's the sight of sal
mon was so bewildering that nothing
short of visit to similar place car
convey to the reader fair idea of what
numbers Of salmon pass into lake dur
ing a few weeks of the run. The red sal
mon does not exceed II pounds il
weight. and its average may be takeE
as being about seven pounds. The
largest fish reach length of about 81
inches. The klamath river, in Cali
fornia. is the most southern point a
which there is any considerable run O
these fish. They extend all along thu
coast, and far up into the Behring sea
being most numerous in the neighbor
hood of Bristols bay Vast numbers arr
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and many Americans have informed ne
that they have seen these fish exceed
80 pounds on the scales. Personally,
have never seen one of 80 pounds taken
from the nets; and, moreover, the fol-
lowing statement was made to me by
Mr. H NJ Wetherbee the manager of a
large cannery in Cooks Inlet, Alaska.
He said that, although he was for Is
years in charge of cannery on the Co
lumbia river, and had been since then
some IL years in Alaska. he had never
seen a king salmon which exceeded 80
pounds when placed on the scales. And
this was the more remarkable, since
throughout the whole of that time there
was an offer on his part, which still
holds good, to present the sum of 500 to
any person who could bring one of these
fish to him which exceeded 80 pounds
In weight. The largest specimen of this
tain authentic information is stuffed
fish owned by the late Mr.. w. Bell Irv-
ing l believe this fish was killed in
the Skeena river. British Columbia. and
taken to England by its late owner. who
supplied me with the following details:
Lenth of fish. four feet five inches;
girth, two feet nine inches; weight. S01s
pounds. 1t has, however been so con-
fidently stated on good authority that
this salmon does occasionally reach 100
pounds that we may suppose that such
Is the case.
The king salmon runs principally in
the largest rivers, such as the Columbia,
the Sacramento and the Yukon. and
elsewhere In the southern rivers the
run begins in May, but further north, in
certain parts of Alaska. not much be-
fore the early part of June. They
ascend the Yukon river as far as point
Just below Lake Bennett, which is a dis
lance of nearly $500 miles from the sea.
have been unable to discover accurate
statistics as to the exact dates in each
year when the salmon are first seen at
Caribou Crossing. below Lake Bennett.
The details would be interesting. to show
the time which these fish take in trav-
ersing this enormous distance of nearly
5000 miles 1t might be determined
with some degree of accuracy, since it is
certain that the salmon do not enter
the river until it is clear of the ice foes,
which break up at irregular dates in the
spring. Like all the other salmon on
the northwest coasts of America, this
fish begins to change color shortly after
1t enters fresh water and commences to
spawn. Its silvery skin soon changes
TO dull color, and the red fish. which
is at first the most delicate of all kinds
for eating, becomes in short time white
and soft, like that of kelt in European
waters. The range Of the king salmon
along the American coasts extends from
| the Ventura river in California to Nor
ton sound in Alaska. and probably even
| further north. but beyond this district
little is at present known of the fish Oh
its habits.
! Next in Importance, as regards its
commercial value. comes the red sal
mon (0ncorhynchus nerka), the mos
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gallant officers in the revolutionary
war. The continental congress, 129
years ago, passed a resolution for the
erection of a monument to this o fcer,
but it is only now that this purpose Is
to be carried out, provision having
been made by the last congress for the
erection of statue of Gen. Mercer at
Fredericksburg, Va. A prominent
sculptor has been given the contract
for the memorial.
Gen. Mercer was a native of Scot
land, and in the early days before the
revolution, in fact, before the French
and Indian war. he came to America
and settled at Fredericksburg, where
he became known as one of the ableSt
lawyers in that part of the country.
He formed a friendship with George
ficer in the colonial service, and en-
gagged with him in the Inflated Brad
dock expedition of 1855. He vas Sc
verely wounded at Braddock's fields,
near Fort Duquesne, and travelled on
foot in that condition to Fort Cumber-
land, 100 miles east.
On the breaking out of the revolu-
ton, he was again associated with
Washington, and was conspicuous for
his gallantry in many an engagement
particularly in the battles of trenton
and Princeton. In the latter engage
ment he received his death wound.
The continental congress, in its en-
! thuSi2Sm over Cen Marcar'S Ca1taOtrv
upon receiving news of his death in
battle. passed a resolution for a me-
mortal, but the necessary funds were
not set aside to erect one. That over
| sight of more than a century ago has
been remedied, and now the gallant
| Scotchman who gave his life for the
United States will be honored fol all
time by memorial fitting in senti-
ment and workmanship.
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of action he is likely to follow when no
enters the senate. The fact that the
railway rate question will be a top
liner in the senatorial program this
winter has led TO the supposition that
Senator La Toilette will jump to the
front in a sort of continuous perform
anee on that subject.
One of the old members of the sem
ate, in discussing Bob" La Fol;ette's
probable course said the other day: Il
don't believe that Mr. La Toilette will
attempt to run the senate, or unduly
occupy its time He served three
terms in the house of representatives..
and has a very accurate knowledge OF
what the senate customs are.
TT is very well known that a new
member of the senate is expected to
keep in the background for the first
year or so. l know that that was the
way with me, and l had had previous
experience in the house of representa-
tives. The senate has QUIET, compla-
cent way of extinguishing genius that
is too persistent and calculated to of
fend the traditions of the body. A sem
ator who really wants to be useful to
his state will wisely feel" his way
for the first year or two. After he has
got his bearings and established foot
ing, if he is man of ability. there II
no place that his genius will count fol
so much as in the United States san
Oh
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bile question: when will you have your
bath?" for this is with due respect, be
it said! the beginning and end OF
everything with the japanese, who in-
dulge in "a bath at six a. m. and bath
at six D. M, while at IL O'Clock a
sound of revelry by night" indicates that
the last slashing and Tubing of the
household is in process.
Early in the morning, before five
o'clock, one is reused from slumber by
the sliding back in their grooves of the
wooden shutters (amados) which COM
pose the front and sides of the inn, and
after that to WOO sleep is impossible,
for the daily life of the house has begun.
and every sound penetrates through the
sliding paper screens which form the
bedroom walls. So one clapS ones hands
"a bell being an unheard of luxury
and Immediately with series of Hell!
Hell! Heis! rosy-cheeked little crea-
ture in a scanty kimono with volumin-
Gus sleeves, shuffles in with an early cup
of tea. Her height is just so inches,
| measured by my yard tape; but her elab-
crate couture makes her look at least
six inches taller.
One can live luxuriously for weeks on
masu Salmon trout, tori (chicken),
and omelettes worthy of any Chef and
the natural simplicity of the people in
these mountainous resorts is unspoiit
by foreign influences, so that it is per-
| feet joy to live among them. They sleep
on the floor with wooden pillow ina
| kura) under the neck, and futon (quil)
| to cover them; and as a special act OF
grace, my landlord has given me four or
| these futon, wadded with cotton. which
| form thick mattress. In the day time
| ones bedroom is a vacuum, for it pos
| sesses neither walls nor furniture, nor
| anything (there is subtle resemblance
in this to the last stage of mani; the
room is simply an area of II feet square.
covered with soft tatami (mats) which
are made of rushes, and fitted closely
together. These ma S are always of the
same siZe-siX feet by three feet-and
| the size of the room is calculated by
| their number, SO that one speaks of "a
| six-mat ROOM" or an "eight-mat room"
| At night thick sliding screens (fusuma)
are put up to divide these spaces, and
l
| which are called shoji, shut them on
from the outer verandas.
There are naturally some drawbacks
to life in yadoya Qnn) and one of the
most irritating of these is what one
writer cleverly calls "the bland imbeciI-
ity" of the Japs when they do not under
stand, and intend to invade any par
ticular service required! Again, there
are myriads of unlimited guests swarm
ing in the spotless-looking tatami and
futon, who have to be reckoned with
as aggressive factors in ones daily ex-
istence! But apart from these
pricks. life in Japanese inn forms not
tie least attractive chapter in q trav-
eler's program, and it affords an excel
lent opportunity of studying at close
quarters the habitual life of the clean,
courteous and friendly little people OF
these picturesque islands of the Rising
Sun!