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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-27

THE LOOhhD tlh ONEh'
with a sled stake in his hand land
warned him to turn back and be salts
fed with burdock leaves.
He Has Four Nightmares.
-Four different times during the night
his groans and yells aroused Mrs Bow
ser, and when the hour for getting up
arrived he looked like man who had
been lost In huckleberry swamp for a
week. She felt sorry for him, and yet
she said
you are ten minutes late this morn
ing, but the cook will have your fried
bread and Goldfish all ready"
Mr., Bowser glared at her and was on
the point of giving expression to his
feeliCgs when he remembered he was
guileless Uncle Rube. He had TO sit
down to the feast prepared for him,
and he had to seem to enjoy it, but
there was rage in his heart. A dainty
breakfast had been prepared for Mrs.
Bowser, and when the odOr waited to
his nostrils he felt amazed that he
didn't arm himself with an AK or crow
bar and break loose.
Il thought you were going to do
without collar and necktie todayT
| queried Mrs. Bowser as he finished his
meal and was getting ready to so.
"Who said was going to?" he de-
manded in something like his old bossy
| tones.
Il thought stocking around the
neck would be more in keeping with
your old clothes, but of course it's for
you to say. I'll have cook boil you
yellow turnip and make some catnip
tea for your dinner tonight Have you
headache this morning."
"0f course not. never felt better
In my life"
I'm glad to hear that. didn't know
but that simple life might be a trial
to you, but 1t seems to be just what
you needed. Shall you sleep on the
floor tonight? Beds are simply use
less extravaganza"
5owser Retorts 6rouchiy.
"You needn't worry about where |
shall Sleep" he growled in reply as he
struggled with his overcoat
"Ill have tallow candle tonight
and Wen pop corn and play checkers
the same as the farmers. | think if
you keep the thing up for month
shall become convert"
"A a MOUTH gasped Mr.. Bowser
as he felt the wolf of hunger gnawing
at his vitals.
well, even two weeks. Shan't
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-27
By M. QUAD.

By M. QUAD.
Copyright, 1913. by Associated Literary
Pressl
ar HOPE you have a good appetite
this evening" said Mrs. Bowser
as she met Mr.. Bowser at the
door the other evening. I'VE
have good roast Of beef fit for
king"
Then let the king eat It," was the
reply.
"Why, what's the matterT'
II told you weeks ago that ] was
going to quit making a hog Of myself,
and right here tonight is where ! be-
GIN"
ITO starve yourself because some
few faddists hayef'
NO. To eat sensible things and give
nature a show. It's wonder that the
country hasn't depopulated itself long
ago. You and the rest can go on and
do as you please, but I'm going to
make a change. A piece Of toast and
glass Of milk for my dlnnerw
During the evening Mrs. Bowser ar
gued and protested. but 1t was of no
use. Mr. Bowser was firm. He had
been human hog for nigh upon fifty
years, and now he was going to be-
come n human being. For half a cen
tury he had thought mostly of his
stomach, but now he was going to let
other thoughts creep in.
He went to bed to dream. He dream
ed of Goldfish, cornmeal, cold potatoes
and raw turnlps. He dreamed of old
clothes, going barefoot and sleeping
on straw beds. He dreamed that he
was trying to get into a first class
restaurant to order juicy steak, cream
ed potatoes asparagus with butter
gravy and all else good, to be followed
by bottle Of champagne, but that the
Rev. Charles Wagner stood in his path
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-27

Like the American girls, Hindu girls
are passionately fond of sweet things.
One of their candies, sadu, is very
much like our plain sugar candy. 1t is
made Of sugar and milk and favored
with altar of roses. Buddhikabal, or
hair Of Buddha, is one of their most
popular sweetmeats. 1t is SO called
because it is in fine, long strings like
vermicelli. This Is made of sugar and
cream from buffalo's milk. which Is
exceedingly rich
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-27
nliorrors. XesIr

What could be more sad than a
man without country?" feelingly
asked the high school literature teach
er Of her class.
"a country without man." respond
ed a pretty girl just as feelingly.-
Womans Home Companion.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-27
Seekinu Distraction,

"Why do you suppose 1t is," she ask.
ed, that nearly all the great men OF
this world have been married"
81 suppose" replied the old bachelor.
ITS because they had to do something
to get their minds off the troubles they
had at home" e"-Chicago Record Herald.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-27
Still Sadder.

what could be more sad than a
man without cOuntry?" feelingly
asked the high school literature teach
er of her class.
"A country without a man." respond.
ed a pretty girl just as feelingly.-
Woman's Home Companion.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-11-27
A Surgical Operation.

The customer raised his hand. and
the barber. pausing in the operation Of
shaving him. Inclined his head. "SirT
"Give me gas" said the customer
London Globe
The citizen., 1913-02-20
is 1T RIGHT

Is It right to build churches to save
men. and at the same time license
shops that destroy men?
Is It right to license a man TO sell
that which Will make man drunk.
and then punish the man for being
drunk
Is II right to license man to make
paupers. and then To tax sober men
TO take care OF them,
Is II right to license n saloon 10
teach vice and then TO tax people for
schools 20 teach virtue7
Is II right to derive revneue out
OF a trafiic which no decent man de.
fends7
Is It right to teach your boy TO be
honest. and then vote TO license a
place where he may be taught TO
gamble?
IL II right to take care OF your own
boy. and vote TO license place
which will ruin your neighbor's boy :
Is II right to preach Justice and
charity. and then vote TO license a
thing which robs the widows and or
phans OF their bread?-Exchange.
The citizen., 1913-02-20
WORKlNGMAN AND SALOON
Total Abstalner Has Preference Be-
cause He Can Be Relied Upon
70 Be at His Work.

have worked In the factories.
mills and mines OF this country for
many long years. and have seen the
effect OF the liquor trafilc upon the SO
curity OF the workingman's employ
ment In all legitimate occupations.
the total abstainer has the preference.
for he can be relied upon TO be at his
work when he Is expected and not
spend one-third or onehalf OF the first
part OF each week In getting over the
influences OF a drunken carousal The
railroad companies will not employ an
engineer or conductor that fire.
quents the saloon. and In many other
Industrial walks the same rule OBJ
tains Everyone backs such corpora.
tions up In this stand and the work
ingmen are beginning 10 realize what
such practice means to them when
they fslly appreciate the situation,
there will be an absolute end TO the
liquor traffic
The citizen., 1913-02-20
LIQUOR TRAFFIC IN NIGERIA
Women Have Become So Degraded
That They Pawn Their Children
TO Get Gin.

One Of the saddest facts In connec.
tion with the liquor trafilc Is that said
traffic Is destroying the work OF all
the foreign missionary organizations
OF the world II was the writer's
privilege TO be In London July II.
1911. when a delegation OF one hun.
dred missionary representatives laid
the matter before the British cabinet.
requesting the British government 20
call a conference OF the world powers
in regard TO Africa Bishop Tugwell,
a bishop of the Church OF England.
whose diocese is northern and south
ern Nigeria. said. The women have
become so degraded that they pawn
their children to get gin"
The conference OF world powers
was called January. 1912 England.
Germany and one or two other pow.
ers were willing TO stop this destruc-
tion OF missionary work. but France
and Belgium and Holland refused to
stop the sale to the natives -ileryey
Wood in the National Advocate
The citizen., 1913-02-20
THE DOCTORS PRESCRIPTION FOR
STINGy MAN

In the January Woman's Home Com
panion appears a story in which is
related an account Of prescription
given to an exceedingly stingy farm
er by a doctor. The farmer took the
prescription to the druggist. The
druggist told the farmer that he
could not fill the prescription and
said TO the farmer: ''lf you will read
1t yourself you will see why" Where
upon the farme: adjusted his glass S
and read to his establishment:
"0ne hired girl to be taken as soon
as you can got hcr. and kept constant
ly on hand thereafter.
"a few new dresses that the wives
Of your hired men wouldn't be asham.
ed to wear, and new hat and wrap
TO replace those you bought her last
thirteen years ago.
"All to be tinctured with at least
as much daily consideration as you
bestow upon your cattle"
The citizen., 1913-02-20
THE WEST PORTLAND TELEGRAPH
COMPANY
a TRUE STORY
By Chas. S. Knight

Near an old-brick church in wes-
tern New YorK, there once lived a
boy who looked forward to the hour
following prayer meeting OF Wednes-
day night, as the hapicst hour of the
week. tor at this hour his father
would read aloud to the assembled
family from The Youths Companion,
whose weekly arrival was hailed with
delight.
On the particular night on which
our story begins the paper contained
a thrilling account of a boys telegraph
line; how it was used by the son of
a desperado to save a train from be
ing wrecked and robbed by his
fathers gang. This story. which was
entitled '"The Spring Hill Telegraph -
made 80 deep an impression on the
The citizen., 1913-02-20
AFTER YOUR BOY AND MINE
Wolf OF strong Drink 10 crouehina
Beside Cradle OF Sleeping Blue
Eyed Darling.

The liquor people are after your
boy and mine, and you cannot settle
this question on the principle OF high
or low license. II IL a principle that
does not settle anything by the stand
ard OF right and wrong and until II is
settled this way the liquor people will
continue to be after you, after your
boys and girls and after mine. And !
want TO say to you fathers and moth.
ers. that you have not In your midst
tonight a single cradle wherein Is
sleeping a blue.eyed darling, but that
beside that cradle 10 crouching the
wolf OF strong drink. said Judge J. {.
McWhorter OF West Virginia In re-
ent speech You have not child
that runs romplng and playing, but
that over II hoyers the yulture OF the
saloon You cannot send one OF your
children upon an errand upon the
street tonight. but that the serpent OF
strong drink is following upon his
trail From out the shadows and
darkness all about you. there Is reach.
ing the gaunt and bony hand OF the
saloon after your boys and girls, and
the saloon must have these boys and
girls for the money II pays the state,
or go out OF business The question
is whether you want to supply the
children or whether you want some
body else to supply them"
The citizen., 1913-02-20

boy that he determined TO build just
such a line whenever the opportunity
should present itself,
Years passed, but the idea nev r
left him. Soon a new ncighbor NOV
ed into a nearby house, and when h.
discovered that this ncighbor had
some knowledge of telegraphy, and
possessed two sets Of instruments,
they were not long in becoming fast
friends. Before many days wire
was stretched connecting the two
homes, and the little brass instru-
ments were kept merrily Gathering
during every spare minute by day
and by night.
Soon another boy living not far
away wished tC connect with this
line, and before many weeks had pass
ed several others applied. Before
his friends had done with ridicule an,
objection. a wire some two miles IN
length stretched along the road and
across tho fields, connecting five or
six farm homes. Presently It was
noised about that certain people were
having a splendid time sending and
receiving messages. and carrying ON
interesting conversation during the
long winter evenings. while the fey
winds piled the drifting SHOWS along
the country roads. This was too much
for those who were not included on
tho line. and tho boys were soon be-
sieged with requests from Others. who
The citizen., 1913-02-20

Other people know your outward ap-
pcarance, your actions, your d'eds
You. and YOU alone, know your mo-
tivcs, your ambitions. your thoughts.
Are you Gatislied with yourself? Il
is your own fault II you are
not. Arc you satisfied that you ar
doing the best you can in your work,
that you are making the most Of y ur
time? Are you confident that your
conduct toward your fam ly, your
friends, your neighbors your en-
ployer, cannot be improved?
Look yourself straight in the face
this morning, In your minds looking
glass. Ask yourself whether II is
what people say about you or what
you are that hurts. Analyze your own
conduct in all matters.
Put yourself in the other fellows
place and try to see your actions thru
his eyes. Imagine that you are your
employer instead of yourself. Answer
honestly whether IL he knew as much
about you as you know about your
self he would discharge you or would
raise your wages. II you do this con.
scientiously there are many things
you will do differently.
Remember this, too. Other peoples 5
opinion of you is based on your own
opinion of yourself. Are you s'lf-rc-
specting? Other people will respect
you. Are you truthful? The world will
believe you. Are you honest? Every
one will trust you.
But weigh yourself carefully. BE
certain that your own opinion Of your
self is justified. BE satisfied with
Yourself"
The citizen., 1913-02-20
MI MUIR ~
BROTHER DUTTON,

A thin fac. high brow, long beard,
tousled head. shrewd kindly eyes
that's Brother button
For tweu, .,-eicht years he has toiled
In the ieper colony of Molokni.
Molokai. called by Stephenson y
"bracket in the wall" is n lonely island
Of the Paci.c hudded at the foot Of a
bleak preci, .ce sheer 1000 feet high
Brother Dutton was the assistant to
Father Damien. going about caring for
the sick, tending. teaching comforting
during the life of the heroic priest. aud
when the latter died succeeded him.
For more than quarter OF cen
tury this remarkable man has worked
at his task. and now comes the news
that he has at last become infected
with the loathsome. deadly leprosy and
must seal his devotion by n slow and
lingering living death
Dutton served through the civil war
enllsting Mt Janesville Wis. and mad,
a gallant record. He won distinction
and was promoted to the rank OF
major.
Like his master. he saved others
himself be cannot save.
Shortly following the war he sudden
ly entered monastery. where he re-
mained for two years. Disappolnt
ment In a love affair Is said to have
been the reason for his withdrawn
from the world
While in the monastery he heard of
the work being done by Father Damien
and thereupon dedicated his life IL
service for the colony
With that purpose in view he started
as an emigrant for San Francisco
From there be shipped for Honolulu
being registered on board ship as Il
servant" tie says that was "the
only occupation he could state"
And appropriately.
His is life of service.
Brother Dutton is a different type
from Father Damien. who was pre-
eminently spiritual leader.
Dutton is man of affairs. hearty
wholesome. genial and gifted as an
executive, and has been Of great as
sistance to the butt ends OF humanity
who compose the leper settlement.
In 1908 he succeeded In getting IN,
Atlantic feet, in its trip around th'
world. to pass close to the leper island
and maneuver as a spectacle for the
ravished eyes OF the unfOrtunates.
That was a gracious act OF our GOV
ernment. which granted buttons peti
ton.
And now the brave. helpful brother
Of the outcasts. beyond the pale viii
his lepers. is called upon TO make tn,
final sacrifice aud die the death of n
martyr. He is to give the last full
measure OF devotion to the unclenn
Seldom In the annals of heroic re-
nunciation is there to be found his
tory of self sacrifice that will match
the ministry of the hero of Molokai.
The citizen., 1913-02-20
The Boys Corn Club Boys Are Getting
Busy Testing Their Seed Corn

andth seed
and lnthCr and
and learned to their
miserable
of Of ohcr
others the fellows
be
chance a that will o he rcrlantct
he to
they making boxes from old lumber that is lying about
is
shallow is : to otest
he and the tested
OF Of of
string
The citizen., 1913-02-20
SrRoUTED SEED CORN

u OF fcorn
ot do
: to be
Of OF the
running
selected
OF the
know which which o discard
the in the
he o
planted perfect
only hal n planting earn lp
q
fathers and their big brothers
this ONE HUNDRED
TEST THEIR SEED
The citizen., 1913-02-20
TONY poNATO. HERO.

Tony Donate. an Italian section man.
was In the employ of the New York,
New Haven aud Hartford railroad
For nearly twenty years he had rcn.
Tered faithful service.
A wife and six little girls were Gu
!irely dependent upon his labors.
One day last May with others he
was working on the tracks near the
New Maven depot. An express train
was coming in over the freight tracks
Donate saw that heavy tie was ly
ing upon the tracks
Quickly the Italian leapcd down and
threw of the tie. Before he could
jump back to safety the engine cauGIr
him and crushed out his life.
He had avcrted catastrophe.
At first the railroad company refuse
to pay more than the funeral expenS"
and u months wages to Donato's fan
ily Charitable persons intervencc
and the company finally paid the deS
titute family $1,000
The sun should have been 5000
the minimum pay for the loss Of hu.
man life.
Now there is movement to secure
the Carnegie hero fund. a fund that ls
distributed to the survivors Of those
who distinguish themselves for brav'
cry In the saving of human lives, so
far this attempt has b0eu unsueeess
full
This IL the objection offered:
Donate, It 10 claimed by the trustees
Of the fund was killed while In tho
discharge of his duty and therefore 10
not entitled to recognition.
Forsooth.
Cannot a man be II hero In the per
formance Of his dutyf 10 not the
brave engineer who goes down with
his engine IN order To save his passen-
gers merely doing his dutyf And is
he any the less heroi
But
In this case the objection cannot
hold Donate was not engaged 10 the
mere performance of his duty. He
was not paid to remove ties from the
track at the risk Of his life.
Donate did this gracious deed solely
from an unselfsh impulse. He wanted
to save the train and the people.
He was only al Italian workman
But a hero nevertheless
Can there be anything In the fact
that Donate happened TO be an ltal-
iani Is there prejudice because the
hero was ''dagor
Only a dago. but
His family was as dear to him as
yours Is TO you. and he desired TO live.
as do you In obedience to a merciful
impulse he died TO save others.
The Carnegie hero fund trustees will
wait long before they receive an ap-
pllcation 20 worthy.
The citizen., 1913-02-20
The Good Shepherd.

The Lord is thy keeper."-Ps. ext,
g. We may lie down In peace. and
sleep In safety. because the Shepherd
OF Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps
No foe or thing Of evil can ever sur
prise our everwatchfuJ Guardian. OF
overcome our Almighty Deliverer. He
has once laid down his life for the
sheep: but now he ever liveth TO care
for them. and to insure to them all
that 10 needful for this life and for
that which 10 to come.-Rev. J. II.
Taylor.
The citizen., 1913-02-20

were eager to connect
And so II came about that the sight
OF men and boys busily engaged IN
digging holes into the half-froznn
ground through the snow and the
rapid erection OF long extCn-
sion TO the line. awakened no great
surprise among the coed people d
the ncighborhood. who were fast
coming to look upon the line with
certain degree Of civic pride.
This second extension worked TO
well and the limo Immediately BE-
came so popular. that 1t was still
farther extended u connect with no
less a person than the telegraph eA-
pert who handled the Western Union
wires in the great hotel at Chautauqua.
y. Y. during the summer assembly,
and gave his attention to the cul-
ture Of grapes during the rest of the
year. Before long some one propo5-
cd that they hold monthly meetings
in the different hcmes along the line.
This proposition meeting with uni
yersal approval, the meetings were ac-
cordingly begun. and were carried on
for several years to the entire salts
faction of the whole telegraph fra
'ernity, for those meetings not oniy
afforded an opportunity to transact
the necessary business in connection
with the line, but were made an
occasion for social interc purse, and
the exercise CT whatever musical and
literary talents the different numbers
possessed. Ono OF these social gather
ings held at New Years time in a
convenient house, with program
consisting of songs, recitations. orig
inal poems and essays. oyster soup
and toasts. together with a most in
teresting and rather remarkable prCph-
the changing scenes in the lives Of
the different members. This marked
the high tide of the lines popularity.
But what is perhaps more remark
able, the prophecy was fulfilled; at
least in the ease of one boy. who af-
ter a successful career as rail
road operator. did become the head
Of a real live telegraph school that
has already attracted some attention
in one of our Southern States.
For a number If years the old
line continued TO prosper, until one
by one the boys left home to enter
the battle OF life for themselves.
Then the old instruments that had
clicked away so many happy hours
were taken out and telephones put
In their places 10 accommodate those
who had never learned the telegraph
cr's art. And for years IL served
this purpose well. But with the ad-
vent of the telephone line that con
nected the farmers with their friends
and business associates In the towns,
the old line fell into disuse.
As one OF those boys, ! most sin
cerely hope that this little narrative
may encourage other boys to invest
their energy and time in a similar
way. and II the resulting lines af-
ford one half the satisfaction and
Joy that ours did to us, l shall be
very glad indeed that | have told this
simple story.
The citizen., 1913-02-20
No Government Bar.

The Canadian government. following
the lead OF the United States. recently
prohibited the sale OF intoxicating
liquors In the army canteens. The
liquor dealers have been making sub
tie attempts to restore the army grog'
geries, but Colonel Hughes. minister
Of militia. has put q quietus on the
movement, stating that the govern
ment will not act as bartender TO
serve drinks to fellows who are fool
ish enough to be addicted to the
habit"
The citizen., 1913-02-20
An Experiment With Rape.

In Wisconsin two tests Of the value
OF rape for growing hogs were made,
the first with Poland Chinas and the
second with Chester Whites. In each
case the pigs were divided into tw"
lots, one of which received grain with
rape pasture and the other grain alone
In the first trial the pigs on rape con
sumed 40 pounds less of corn nnd -.
pounds less OF midllings in maxim"
$50 pounds of gain In the second
trial the rape hogs consumed SN'
pounds less of corn and ~ pounds
less Of middlings In making l,O"
pounds OF gain Summarizing the re
suits, il was found that an acre OF rape
for hog pasture is equivalent to 2.GoO
pounds of grain for pig feeding ana
the pigs do their own harvesting
The citizen., 1913-02-20
SATISFY YOURSELF

In a little article in the January
American Magazine William Johnston
says:
"It is not what people say about
you-it's what you are that counts,
The one person In all this world
whom you should aim TO satisfy is
yourself. You alone know yourself.
The citizen., 1913-02-20

Do good with what thou hast, or
II will do thee no goodwin. Penn.
The citizen., 1913-02-20
temperance Al g
"a lfSsSRN

CConductsd BY the National womans 'hts
tan Temperance Union
The citizen., 1913-02-20
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDGSCIlOOL
LESSON
nv r.. q. SELLERS. Director ot Eve
ming Department The Moody bible lp-
stitute of ChicagoD
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY q
ABRhM AND LOT.

LESSON TEXT Gen. isiI2
GOLDEN TENT The blessing of Je-
hovah. It maketh rich. and tie addeth no
sorrows thcrewith. Prov iO.22