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Rock Island Argus., 1906-11-30
A Good Fiddler.

Sehmitz is a good fiddler and Is
proud of it. When he was in his first
campaign for the mayOralty a San
Francisco lawyer, Dolphin NJ. DelmaS,
said in a speech that Nero fiddled while
Rome was burning. and Schmitz. if
elected, would be fiddling while San
Francisco burned. San Francisco did
burn, but Schmitz didn't fiddle. What
ever faults or failures at other times
may be alleged against him the world
knows and has admitted that Mayor
SchmitZ rose to the occasion and han
died it ably.
These remarks are not submitted as
q brief for Schmitz in his present pre-
dicament, but merely in the interest of
accuracy. Even if Schmitz should be
convicted on the indictments found
against him his handling of the fire
situation still must stand to his credit
We still remember that Benedict Ar
mold fought bravely at Quebec and
Saratoga.
Also we recall that Abe Ruef fought
fire like a thoroughbred.
ROBERTUS LOVE,
Rock Island Argus., 1906-11-30
Bonf on the Hob

tCount de Gastellane has been offered a
position as head waiter in a New York
restaurant.-A Press Agent.l
The feet that on the boulevards
Once sauntered here and there
Kick open now the door that guards
The chef within his lair.
The voice that whispered Ma cherie.''
In accents low and sweet
Is lately lifted Justify
With 'I3ouble on the wheatr'
The perfumed fingers. white and soft,
That idled all the day
Now. spreading, deftly poise aloft
groaning, steaming tray
The accents that in chansons gay
So smoothly used to run
Now sound aloud: Zone milk and hay:
Two eggs asleep; draw one!''
The lips that slipped the eau de vie
Where love and laughter lures
Now growl with gloomy brusquerie:
Come. gents Speak up. What's
yours?"
And you would never dream unless
You heard a stifled sob
That this brisk, gittering success
Was Boni on the job.
James ]. Montague In New York Amer
lean.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-11-30
A Prosecutor Who Prosecutes.

The attorney general of the United
States sent Heney up to Oregon to
prosecute the public land thieves. He
ney convicted sixteen of them, includ-
ing Congressman Williamson. He also
convicted United States Senator Mitch
Rock Island Argus., 1906-11-30

Need a good cathartic? A pill is
best. Say a pill like DeWitts Little
Early Risers. About the most reIi-
able on the market. Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-11-30

the Citizens alliance. It's avowed in
teution was To crush union labor.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08
THE PEARL WORKERS.
A Bethlehem Industry Which Is Five
Hundred Years Old.

A Bethlehem Industry Which Is Five
Hundred Years Old.
The chief industry Of Bethlehem of
Judaea Is that of the mother-of-pearl
workers.
The shells are brought from the Red
sea and in the hands of native artisans
are polished and carved, the larger into
elaborate designs. The smaller are cut
up for rosaries and crosses. The work
is all done by hand, and the methods
are amazingly primitive to spectator
from the home of steam and electric
power. But the results are extraordl-
nary. The largest she'll we saw was
carved In scenes from the birth OF
Christ, the agony in the garden and
the crueifxion, and had the general ef-
feet Of delicate frostwork. Under the
magnlfying glass every detail was seen
to be perfect In outline and In finish.
1t was exucuted to order for wealthy
American and was to cost $780,
About $50 people make a living by
this industry, which is 800 years old,
In the shops the workmen sit upon the
floor, their benches In front Of them.
The air Is full Of whitish dust, and the
light admitted by the single window
and the open door is so dim that the
exquisite tracery of the wrought shells
is mystery even before the visitor
notes how few, simple and crude are
the instruments employed. - Marion
Harland in Lippincott's.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08
BIRD JOURN EYS.
gzaaIl Animals Often Travel On the
Backs of Large Ones.

Bsaall Animals Often Travel ON the
Backs Of Large Ones.
1t has often been asked how small
and weak birds manage to fly such
enormous distances when migrating.
AS rule, however small birds that
have come very far across the sea
have not flown, but have been blown
over during violent gales, and many OF
them arrive on land in q half dead
condition.
In fair weather small birds make
long journeys successfully over con
siderable tracts Of ocean, but the rea'
son is that they are carried on the
backs Of the larger ones. When pass
ing an autumn In Crete writer as.
serts that he distinctly heard the twlt
terIng of small birds when flocks Of
sand cranes were passing overhead on
their way to southern shores On an
other occasion, when firing gun, he
saw three small birds rise from the
flock and disappear again among the
cranes. A native priest assured him
that they came over from Europe
with them, while 1t has been found
that small birds, never before seen in
certain parts, have been brought thith.
er at times Of migration.
Another cause Is that small birds do
not make their journeys in one flight
They generally rest during the day,
searching for food and thus proceed
to their destination by easy stages.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08
THE CODE OF HONOR.
DueIIng as II Was In France In the
Time of RicheIieu.

Time of RicheIieu.
The passion for duellng, which had
cost France, it was said, between
1000 and 5000 lives during the twenty
years Of Henry Tvs reign, was at Its
height when his son came to the
throne. The council of Trent in 1916
had solemnly condemned the practice
Of single combat, impartlally includ-
ing principals, seconds and spectators
in Its penalty Of accommodation In
1902 an edict Of Henry pronounced the
"damnable custom Of duellng intro
dueed by the corruption Of the cen
tury" to be the cause of SO many plte-
GUS accidents, to the extreme regret
and dlspleasure Of the king and to the
irreparable damage Of the state, that
we should count ourselves unworthy
to hold the scepter If we delayed to
repress the enormity Of this crime"
A whole series of edlcts followed to
the same effect, but 1t was easier to
make edicts than to enforce them.
AJcBIuuuliuuJ llHpIlSOuulcHtp NUuuSCu-
tion Of property, loss of civil rights
and death were the penalties attached
to the infringement Of the laws against
duellng, and stlll the practice pre-
vailed. In 1926 Richelleu published a
milder form Of prohibition. The first
offense was no longer capital, third
only of the offenders property was to
be conhscated, and the judges were
permitted TO recognize extenuating cir
cumstances.
A few months later the Comte de
Bouteville thought fit to test the min
ister's patience In this direction. The
Place Royale had long been n fayonte
dueling ground, and De Bouteville
Travelled from Brussels to fight his
twenty-second duel here, In the heart
Of Paris, in deliberate defiance of the
kings authority. The result was not |
encouraging. Montmorency though he
was, the count went with his second |
to the scaffold, and the marked de-
crease from that time in the number
of duels may be attributed either to |
the moderation used in framing the
law or to the lnexorable resolution |
with which 1t was enforced -Maemll-
lan's Magazine.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08
THE CALM BAD MAN.
He IL More Dangerous Than the One
who Busters,

He Is More Dangerous Than the One
Who Busters.
The bad man of genuine sort rarely
looked the part assigned to him In the
popular Imagination. The long haired
blusterer, adorned with a dialect that
never was spoken, serves very well In
eastern fiction about the west, but that
is not the real thing. The most danger
Gus man was apt to be quiet and
smooth spoken. When an antagonist
clustered and threatened, the most
dangerous bad man only felt rising in
his own soul, keen and stern, that
strange exultation which often comes
with combat for the man naturally
brave. A western officer Of established
reputation once said to me while speak
ing of a personal difficulty into which
he had been forced: II hadn't been in
anything Of that sort for years. and |
wished was out of 1t. Then said to
myself, rs 1t true that you are getting
old and have lost your nerver Then
all at once the old feeling came over
me, and | was just like Lused to be. |
felt calm and happy, and laughed aft
er that. l jerked my gun and showed
1t into his stomach. He put up his
hands and apologized. I will give you
hundred dollars now he said, If
you Will tell me where you got that
gun l suppose l was trifle quick
for him. st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08
Roof Dogs of New York.

There are dogs in New York that
never set foot on the street. They be-
long to the janitors in the downtown
buildings, and their runways consist
Of the roofs of the buildings in which
their owners live and adjoining roofs
on the same level. That is rare day
when the office worker on looking out
of the sixteenth story window does
not see half dozen dogs romplng
about upon the roofs beneath him.
There Is one advantage at least In be-
ing roof dog-the dog catcher has no
terrOrs for him.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08
RUSSIAN PROVERBS.

Roguery Is the last of trades.
Without cheating, no trading.
Every fox praises his own tail.
A debt is adorned by payment
A good beginning is half the work.
Every little frog is great in his own
bog.
Trust In God, but do not stumble
yourself.
Go after two wolves and you will not
catch even one.
If God doesn't forsake us, the pigs
will not take us.
The deeper you hide anything the
sooner you find it,
Be praised not for your ancestors,
but for your virtues.
Send pig to dinner and he will put
his feet on the table.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08
New List of
Real Estate Bargains

j. Baker 4 Co offer the following
food propositions in real estate this
week
52 acres. Between % and 80 acres
cleared; IL acres in hearing orchard, Is
in strawberries aud clover. House and
barn. This is good buy. Price for a
hort time, $500.
30 acres miles out 25 acres cleared,
20 in orchard Of which Is in full bear
ing; standard varieties. Price, 10000.
70 acres miles out. As acres cleared,
l6 in orchard, ~ in full bearing, - nc cs
meadow land. All ne. .essaTy buildings
on place. Price per acre, $500.
50 acres @ miles out Unimproved.
No waste land, Price, $40 per acre.
l20 acres 81 miles out. All necessary
buildings, good well and springs on
place. This is an unusually good buy.
Small orchard and all kinds of small
fruit; 10 acres cleared. Price per acre,
$50; terms to suit purchaser.
40 acres, All under cultivation. Nice
lalge house, ordinary barn aud two
ware houses, acres apples full bear
ing, standard varieties; also young
Newtown orchard. 20 acres grass, 5
acres pasture; under irrigation ditch.
This is good buy at $4,000. &c.
We call special attention to one 10
acre tract, all cleared; about two miles
from town. Price, $3.50.
We have number of 5, 10 and 70
acre tracts that are bargains. Some
good propositions in regard to land
from the Mount Hood district. Come
and see rs about IT, Also land in Mo
sier, White Salmon and Bingen.
We have fine alfalfa ranch in Baker
county, another in Morrow; also prop
erty in the willamette valley to ex-
change for Hood Il yer realty.
Houses and lots for rent or sale in all
parts of Hood River. Collections made.
Insurance written in your choice of
three companies.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08
DR.. HoImes, Revenge.

When "The Last Lear was publish
ed by Oliver Wendell Holmes a critic
attacked 1t savagely and cruelty. DR.
Holmes, though importuned by friends.
did nothing in revenge. He waited for
time to avenge him, which time did
literally. The critic fell upon evil
days and ended his existence with sui
eide. The only morceau Of personal
revenge which the good doctor allowed
himself was to cut out the paragraph
about his enemys career and paste
1t In his scrapbook on the same page
which contained the original criticism
and the announcements Of the success
sive editions of the poem. This was a
mild revenge, but even this was I'M
worthy Of DR.. Holmes.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08
seemed TO Iaye Him Corncred.

The teacher was dlscoursing to the
class ON the wonders Of nature. Take
the familiar illustration of the sting Of
a wasp" he said "as compared with
the finest needle. When examined
through a microscope the sting is still
sharp, smooth and polished, while the
needle appears blunt and rough.
1T is so with everything. The works
Of nature are infinitely superior to
those OF art. Try how we may, we
cannot improve on nature"
at isn't so with my eyes, teacher"
said little girl In the class.
"Why, how is that, Nellie?" he asked
"'Cause nature made me cross eyed"
she said, "and the doctors fixed my
eyes all right"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08
Low Rates From Eastern Points.

From February 10 to April I, and
September l5 to October 81, 1906, sec
ond class colonist tickets will be sold
from all eastern points to points on
and via the o. II. Il N. These tickets
will be good for stop overs of ten days
at one or more stations, regardless of
limit on tickets.
From Missouri river common points,
Kansas City, st, Joseph, Atchison,
Omaha, Sioux City, st, Paul and Du-
lnth % Portland the rate is $50, and
to Spokane and points east of Umatil-
la to Huntington, SD 80. For rates
from points not given here, apply to
any o. h. 4 N. agent. If so des sired
tickets may be pur hased at this end
and prepaid order sent to party us
ing it.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08
A Scientific Wonder.

The cures that stand to its credit
make Bucklen's Arnica Salve a scien-
tihc wonder, 1t cured +. X. Muliord,
lecturer for the patrons of Husbandry,
Waynesboro, Pa, of a distressing case
of Piles. 1t heals the worst burns, Sores,
Boils, Ulcers, Cuts, Wounds, Chilblains
and Salt Rheum. Only 25c at Chas. n.
Clarke's drug store.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08
Doctors Are Puzzled.

The remarkable recovery of Kenneth
Mclver, of Vanceboro, Me-, is the sub
ject of much interest to the medical
fraternity and a wide circle of friends.
He says Of his case; "0wing to severe
inflammation of the Throat and con-
gestion of the lungs, three doctors gave
me up to die, when, as last resort, /
was induced TO try Dr. Kings New Dis
covery and am happy to say, it saved
my life" Cures the worst Coughs and
Colds, Bronchitis, Tonsiltis, Weak
Lungs, Hoarseness and LaGrippe. Guar
anteed by Chas. N. Clarke druggist.
SOC aud $l.0O. Trial tottle free,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08

Don't frown--look pleasant. If you
are suffering from Indigestion or sour
stomach, take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
Hon. Jake Moore, of Atlanta, Ga., says;
81 suffered more than 20 years with in
digestion. A friend recommended ko-
dol. 1t relieved me in one day and now
| enjoy better health than for many
years" Kodul digests what you eat,
relieves sour stomach, gas on stomach,
belching, etc, Sold by Williams Phar-
nanU
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08
Wants 4. L. Smith for liorernor.

Hon. Il. L. Smith of Hood River
is being urged by the citizens of Ore
gon to become a candidate for gov
ernor. Mr.. Smith IL not seeking
office, but the Office is seeking him,
and such men almost invariably prove
the best men when In office. While
Mr.. Smith has not consented to be a
candidate, he Is not a man who will
shirk his duty when called upon, and
will no doubt consent to the request of
the citizens and enter the race fol
the above office. lone Proclaimer.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08
Notice.

N tice is hereby given to the patrons
of the Water Supply Company that ap-
plications for water for the season of
10 8 can be had at the residence Of f G..
Sherrieb, President, or f. G. Church,
Secretary. Same to be applied for by
March 18th, 1906.
F. q. CHURCH, Secretary.
+. G. SHERRIEB, President.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08
Notice.

This is to notify all whom it may con-
Germ that / have disposed of my inter-
est in the Acorn Cream company stock,
all debts being assumed and all bills
collected by g. d. Eatinger.
+, C. STOUT
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08
Notice 10 Stockholders.

Stockholders Of the East Fork Ir-igat.
ing company take notice that their an
nual meeting will be held on Saturday,
March 10th, at o'clock p, m. at N. c.
Evans office, Hood River, Ore. c, r,
Bone, president.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08

The wise are instructed by reason,
ordinary minds by experience, the stu
pid by necessity and brutes by instinct.
Cicero.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08

No man who is polite to his family
only when company is present can hope
30 be a hero to his son.--Chicago Rec
ord Herald
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08

Mother-Well, what is 1t? Tommy
How lucky pumpkin pie amt made
like doughnuts, with a hole IN tie mid
dle!-Harper's Bazaar.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-03-08
Weather Report for February.

The following is the report 0f u. S. Noh IL.
tary Weather Observer d, N. Byeree, for
Hood River, for month OF February, 1906.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-11

In case Ina the orphans court OF an
eastern city one OF the principal wit
nesses was asked II he had any broth
ers or sisters.
Il had a brother" he replied. but he
died $50 years ago"
"What? A hundred and fifty years
agog' echoed the judge. with an i'm
piled rebuke for a possible jest.
ayes. am telling you the truth. by
father was married at nineteen years
OF age. Within the year son was
born 20 him. who shortly afterward
died. Becoming n widower before he
was thirty. my father married again at
the age OF scventy-nve ! was born
next year. am at present ninety-four
years old. II you will make the neces-
sary calculation by adding my age.
ninety four. 10 the number iifty-slx.
which Is the difference between seven
ty-fve and nineteen. the ages OF my
father M the time OF his respective
marriages. the result VIII be exactly
100. So II Is just a century and half
since my brother died"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-11
FEDERATION PLAN.
Proposes That Commissioners Be Ap-
pointed 20 Bring This About.

Proposes That Commissioners BE Ap-
pointed 10 Bring This About.
Birmingham. Ala. May i0.-At
Wednesdays session OF the Southern
Methodist conference a plan OF bene-
diction was introduced In a resolution
offered by James Anderson and 9TH
ers. II proposes that the southern
conference appoint commissioners
with a view OF raising a federal coun-
ell 70 be composed OF like commission
ers from the Methodist Episcopal
church. the purpose OF which council
shall be TO prepare and submit TO the
ensuing general conference OF the two
churches. respectively. such a plan OF
federation as shall divide all Amerl-
can Episcopal Methodists into not less
than three Administrative bodies
II Is proposed that two bishops.
eight travelling elders and five laymen
shall constitute the representatives
from the Southern church. The reso-
luton was referred 20 the committee
on federation.
NV HAAAA II NEArMM MA NMN ANNNMH
west Texas conference conducted de-
votional exercises Resolutions OF
sorrow were adopted with announce
ment OF the death 81 Rev. J. c. Berry
man OF Pennington. Mo. He was a
delegate 10 the conference OF ls4i.
The committee on itinerary reported
non-concurrcncc IN memorials from
various conferences. asking that the
authority & license local preachers
be transferred from the district 10 the
quarterly conference. The address OF
the bishops had suggested the change
In which the committee non-concurred.
The colportage committee reported ad.
yersely on the memorial from West
Texas conference for the establishment
OF tract society.
The same committee recommended
that the book committee provide a
series Of doctrinal and biographical
books adapted 20 the use OF children
In the home. The special committee
named 20 consider and report concern
ing the new statement OF Methodist
faith and doctrine recommended the
Z passage Of the resolution proposed.
/ with the understanding that the prep
aratlon OF this new statement shall be
undertaken by the commission only
when such cooperation on the part OF
other representative bodies OF Meth.
odism shall have been secured as shall
give 90 the statement prepared an
ecumenical character. and make Il an
. expression OF worldwide Methodism.
Il Is proposed 10 have the report Of the
committee ready In four years
The unusual scene was presented IN
Birmingham Wednesday night Of a
fullblooded African addressing az the
First Methodist Episcopal church. an
audience which was so large that
standing room 90 the great building
was alta premium. Rev S. S. shep-
pard missionary 30 the Congo Free
State. and fraternal delegate TO tie
Methodist Episcopal general confer.
ence from the African Methodist
church. was the speaker
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-11

Chattanooga. May i0.-The indIca'
tions are that the attendance at the
Southern Baptist convention will reach
nj least 5000.
The Missionary union held a session
Thursday morning. The address OF
welcome was delivered by Mrs. H. A.
Winters OF Tennessee. and responded
10 by Mrs. c. +. Wintzsigler OF the Dis.
trict OF Columbia. The address OF the
president. Mrs. j a. Barker Of vir.
ginia. followed Reports were read by
the corresponding secretary. Miss A.
w. Armstrong OF Maryland. and the
treasurer Hiss Kicker. OF Maryland.
The Baptist Young Peoples union
met Thursday morning with DR.. l.. A.
Dawson Of Tuscaloosa. Ala. presiding.
The society Is very well represented.
Educational conference met az the
First Methodist Episcopal church
Leading representatives Of education
In the south were present and partici'
pated IN the exercises.
The board OF trustees Of the South
eru Baptist Theological seminary held
business meeting.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-11
- mo rhIIdrrn pInr.

II Is too often true OF the unhappy
children who are forced 10 rise too ear
ly On their classes that they are con
ccltcd an the forenoon Of life and stu
pld al its afternoon. The vigor AMI
freshness which should have been stor-
ed up for the purposes OF the hard
struggle for existence ln practical life
have been washed out OF them by pre-
cocIous mental debauchcry-by glut-
tony and lesson bibbing. Their facul-
ties are worn out by the strain put
upon their caliow brains. and they are
demorallzed by worthless childish ri-
umphs before the real work OF life De-
gins. have no compassion for sio,h.
but youth has more need for lnteilcctu.
al rest than age. aud the checrfulncss.
the tcnaclty OF purpose. the power Of
work. which make many n successful
man what be Is. must often be- placed
TO the credit not Of his hours of indua
try. but 90 that OF his hours OF idleness
IN boyhood.-Huxley.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-11

Large Number Of Agents Meet and Die
euss Matters Of interest

San Antonio. May ia.-Texas Asso-
citation OF Fire Insurance Agents met
Wednesday. A measure framed ON the
order OF Louisiana fire prevention law
was submitted. The association has
$50 members The address OF Presi'
dent conroy Of San Antonio contain
ed much information.
Stuart Harrison OF Fort Worth In
troduced a resolution favoring iegis'
lation requiring all insurance conipa-
MES operating In Texas TO .urnish' IN
addition 10 their other bonds and Sc
curltles. bond not less than SlbV,ovu
TO guarantee losses 20 Texas policy
holders. II followed with an address
on the Need OF Legislation TO 10
strict the number OF appointments by
Local Agents"