The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-07-26
BY THE Way

There are intimations that the
Adlai II. Stevenson boom Is about tc
be taken from the shelf, dust ed off
and placed on exhibition again.
Tom Taggart, the national Demo.
cratic chairman, need not be sur.
prised o find his hotel properties
raised to the dignity of national
issue, In the Forthcoming campaign.
Does Mr.. Bryan expect the com.
mon people to continue to toss aloft
their 81. 80 hats for him, II he puts in
his time in Londo'. hobnobbing with
lords and riding in automobiles
None Of the cigarette manufacture
er5 are advertising the fact that they
made the brand of cigarettes that
Harry Thaw has been smoking.
A California teacher says that we
are mad in the race for riches. 1t
certainly makes some of us mad to
see the other fellows get ahead of us.
George Fred Williams has his
doubts about Mr.. Bryan's ability to
bring the radical and conservative
wings Of the country together, al
though the tax assessors figures show
that the Colonel is no slouch at max
ing both ends meet.
Republicans organs are still point
ing to the fact that the recent con
gress broke several records, while the
Democratic organs profess to be
thankful that the country didn't
also go broke.
1t appears that only 6S per cent of
tn New York police fore have been
naturallzed, and from the stories
that leak out from time to time, it
seems that even a still smaller per-
centage is civilized.
From now on it will probably be
necessary fer President Roosevelt to
step out every few days and throw a
bucket of cold water on his still
smOlderiug boom for a third term.
The Washington Post sadly notes
Its proximity to churches.
Tom laggart will resign that chair
manship, when he is put out and not
before.
Liberty is shrieking 50 loud in
Ru ,sia, that even the Gar thinks he
hears something.
Mr.. Bryan might be better pleased
If he could encounter little Demo
cratic opposition just to keep up the
interest.
1t is estimated that the sugar trust
is to be investigated, reminder of
the fact that the last time it was un-
der fire it was discovered to have
some powerful friends in congress.
The rain did not keep Mr.. Rcose.
velt from talking to the Oyster Bay
ster. 1t would require something
more than barometIic pressure to
bottle up the presidents enthusiasm
for talking.
Two able trust lawyers at Toledo
have been committed to Jail for
of court that IL, they will
90 to Jail unless some higher court
shares In either contempt for the
lurist, they insulted.
The finest quality of gasoline Is
said to have been withdr avn from the
market, owing to the impossihility of |
supplying the enormous demand. |
However TIE public is used to doing
with something 'just .s good"
The Illinois Manufacturers Associ-
alton has had committee investi.
eating the packing houses, and is
report which will be
.wice rs long rs the Neill Reynolds
'eport to the president.
A Western educator went to Boston
md showed them how their eduoa-
ional system was base imitation of
he real thing. And the Bostonese
must have had suspicion of the fact
themselves, for they hired him on
he spot to reform 1t.
No news from San Francisco these
lays will be understood as good news.
Novelist Winston Churchill may
lot win the governorship of n. H.,
,ut 1t may be predicted with entire
afety that the episode will furnish
lim the mater ial for another story.
Switzerland has been doing little
Investigating on its own account
nd finds Chicago meat al right
hank you.
The president doesn't mind max.
ng a speech out of doors, in the
ain, but persons comfortably sheI.
cred in covered carriages, must not
interrupt him with theiI loud CON
ersation.
This life is mostly made up of peo-
le who imagine thev vera intanaaI