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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-07-11

Vermont has reason to be proud
Of Norwich University. 1t is a fine
school aside from its military
training. 1t is as military school
that it has its greatest reputation,
however, and the recognition which
the War Department of the Fed
eral government gave it at the
last commencement in sending
high officer of the general staff of
the regular army as a commence
ment speaker shows how the school
stands with this government. 1t
is probably second only to West
Point as a military college and the
men who have won fame as
generals, who went from these
halls, stand at the head of the list
of our war heroes.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-07-11

The death of former governor
John L. Barstow at the age of
eighty-one removes a man who
in his prime was a leader in the
state and whose later years were
not idle but given to the discussion
of present day problems from the
point of view which experience
gives.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-07-11

The Lincoln Memorial Com
mission has accepted a design for
the Washington memorial to the
first martyred president. Henry
Bacon is the designer and it is
to be rectangular building with a
colorado of Doric columns forty
feet high. The building ought
to add to the architectural beauty
of our capital, but it seems as if
the memorial would have been
rather more fitting if it had taken
a more useful form, as the great
president didn't have much use
for frills.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-07-11

not been as large as usual as we
had a killing frost about the time
many of the plants were blossom
ing. Then those which escaped
the frost were scorched by the
sun and no rain came to revive
them.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-07-11

We have had a visitor to Yer
mont which may mean better
times for Vermont farmers. 1t
certainly will if the plans are
carried out to have a settlement
of Hollanders in Vermont. They
will make fine laborers on the
farms and everything will go we'll
unless we get so few of them and
scatter them so far apart that they
get homesick for their own race
and leave for the larger centers
when they can find other Holland
ers for company.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-07-11

The New England States are
suffering from gypsy and brown
tail moths to such an extent that
the National Department of Agri-
culture has taken notice of the
infested territory and started a
crusade to stamp out the pest.
Shrubs, plants, trees or the pro-
ducts of trees are not to be allowed
to be shipped out of the infested
territory except as they have
been inspected by the State Boards
of Agriculture and given clean
bill. Any one who travels by auto
through any of these states will
have seen enough of the devastation
wrought by these pests to agree
that the precaution is necessary.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-07-11

Mortified Seminary and Mt.
Hermon Boys School each gets
twenty-five thousand dollars at
the death of her husband, by the
will of Mrs. Sarah Ella Hartshorn.
These two schools are doing a
great work for the mental and
moral education of many young
persons who cannot afford the
more expensive schools.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-07-11

On Monday the nuisance of
having to get special parcel post
stamps was abolished and regular
stamps will send parcel post matter
the same as it will send regular
letters or special delivery letters.
The next improvement to be made
in the system is the abolition of
the zone system.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30
SPIRITlSM SAID
TO BE DEM0NISM.

A most interesting little brochure
has recently come off the press setting
forth with Bible proofs that the COM
munlcations received by and through
Spirftist Mediums is of Demon origin.
The writer traces his subject through
the Scriptures from the time when
certain of the holy angels became dis
obedient. He proves from the Scrip
lures that these fallen spirits per.
senate the human dead. with whose
past history, spirits though invisible,
are thoroughly acquainted. He shows
that they also frequently person.
ate the Creator and the Redeemer,
commanding their deceived ones to
pray, do penance, etc. This, however,
Is merely to lead them on and to bring
them more thoroughly under demoni.
acal control Sometimes by breaking
down the natural barrier, the human
will, they possess their victim, and rule
him more or less to his ruin-frequent-
ly sending such to the mad-house.
Numerous illustrations, Scriptural and
otherwise, are given. The price of the
little book is but FIVE cents; it should
be in the hands of all interested in
Spiritlsm or who have friends inter-
ested therein. Enclose stamps to the
Bible and Tract Society, II Hicks
Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30
THE STREET IMPROVEMENT

One of the biggest arguments for
the street improvement is the streets.
themselves, at this time of the year,
And all citizens of the city and valley
are glad to know that the council has
begun the years administration with
a consideration of the proposed move
ment Nobody wants another winter
to roll around without paved district
and more macadam thoroughfares.
However, as the communication Of
Mayor Blanchar said, the street ques.
tion is an important one. We feel that
the city will make no mistake in se-
curing the services of a man expert in
such work and who shall act as con-
sulting engineer in the matter of con.
ducting the proposed work. Because
of the climatic conditions and because
of the varying grades of the city
streets. the question of deciding or
the most suitable pavement is going to
be no small task.
Citizens of the East Side should well
come the recommendation of the mayor
to the effect that $1,000 be expended
the next year in further improve.
ment on the East Side grade.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30
THE DUTY OE THE COUNTRY PAPER

Did you ever go over dle of coun-
try weekly newspapersH II you have
you are attracted by those that devote
their space and efforts toward the de-
velopment of the industries of the
community in which they live. You
are not so much interested in the coun-
try weekly that tells you of the inves-
LEGATIONS that congress is making in
the money trust case. You don't ex-
pect to find nor care to read the stories
of the Balkan war in country
weekly. The time did exist, before
the country was threaded by rural
routes and before the mail service was
so'perfected as it is today, when the
country newspaper fulfilled mission
in the publication of brief and correct
accounts of world happenings. The
country newspaper office was kind of
clearing house for the news happen
ings in foreign lands and in distant
cities of the nation.
However, now the country editor
finds his task an altogether different
one. If he prints any foreign news it
should have a bearing of local nature
on his own community. If he fills his
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30
ELECTRIC RUMORS
DENIED BY DANF0RTH

The rumors that have been circulated
to the effect that the Pacific Power 4
Light Co. had secured control of the
local lighting field and had got control
of the Hydro Electric Co. have been
empbatically denied by X. S. Danforth
the new manager of the Hydi o. Electric
Co. "0n the face of them the rumors
are without any foundation, says
Mr.. Danforth. "0n a half a dozen
different occasions the reports have
been circulated by the minions of the
Pacific Power 4 Light Co. that it had
purchased the Hydro company. They
seem to be able to do a great deal of
talking without much point to il.
Mr.. Danforth, who recently pur-
chased the interest of J. T. Thompson
in the Hydro company. is from Massa-
chusetts. He is a graduate of Dart
mouth University. MIR. Danforth re-
sided in Portland before coming here
to assume the managership of the
Hydro Electric Co.
N. C. Evans, president of the Hydro
left yesterday for Portland.
The company has been receiving sup
plies and poles to begin construction
Of the line to The Dalles as soon as
the weather will permit.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30
Branches Proposed for Coast Cities

In the Portland Jounal of last week
appeared an article stating that the
large associations of the Hood River
Valley had planned to establish branch
Offices in Portland, and other coast cit
les, and that the sales would be made
direct through this agency to the re-
tailers. The story stated that the
name of the new association had not
been made known. While the plan
looks feasible to local representatives
of Hood River marketing concerns, the
report of the Journal is said to have no
foundation. 1t is possible that such
an agency will be established at some
time, but no definite plans have ever
been made toward this end.
The reasons given for the proposed
agency are as follows:
"The determination of the Hood
River people to establish branch
office here is.said to be the result of
what the apple people claim as dis
elimination against them by whole
salers. This is denied by the latter.
who said they purchase their stock
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30

conjunction with the Metropolitan and
City hospitals OF Blackwell's Island,
New York City. Through the courtesy
of and cooperation Of the Department
of Charities il is possible to present
this exceedingly interesting picture to
the public. To young women seeking
means of livelihood it carries a spe-
cial message.
"a Tell Tale Message" Two sis
ters, hearing Of robberies in the neigh
borhood, decide to take their valuables
to the residence of Newman, ID banker,
for safe keeping. The banker is very
obliging and places the money and
jewelry in his private safe. That same
evening he gives bis valet permission to
visit his home over night. While the
servant is away, Newman plans with
his lodgekeeper to rob the safe. it be-
ing his plan to give out the report that
burglars have broken in. The valet,
arriving home, finds his folks away.
He therefore returns TO Newmans and
quietly enters the house while the rob-
ber is at work. He grapples with him.
but he escapes, leaving behind one of
his coat buttons. The next morning
the sisters are advised of the robbery,
and, being dissatisfied with Newman s
explanation, they employ detective
to investigate. The valet shows the
button to the detective. This furnishes
clue, as the detective notices that one
of the lodgekeeper's buttons is missing
and he is arretsed. Fearing that the
lodgekeeper. will expose him, Newman
write waning note and places it in
an egg. Wh.n the food is brought to
the prisoneL the detective examines
the egg, locates the message and brings
the unscrupuous banker to justice.
Friday and Saturdays bill is:
"Their Idols, and ''Host on His Own
Petard," "a Chase Across the Conti-
nent" A unique detective story. A
young woman, falsely accused of theft,
is pursued from New York, through
Chicago, Denver and Salt Lake to San
Francisco. where the truth is finally
revealed at the moment of her we'd
ding. Bronco Billy's Heart" "a
keen gripping western drama with G.
NJ. Anderson in his ever popular role.
Sundays bill consists of the follow
ing: "The Saint and the Siwash,
tale of opposite personalities in the
great northwest. High Explosives
as Used in the U. S. Army" This
shows the spectator. at close range,
just how dangerous explosives are
handled in the army Harmless if
properly treated.yet they can work i'm
mense damage. Some of the views
are spectacular in the extreme. "Sally
AIMS Strategy" When Farmer Will
kins sold his farm he was not going to
let his hard working wife have any
thing to do with the disposition of the
money. Let a woman tell him But
the sequel made him very humble in
deed, brisk comedy. "Red Wing
ID the Pale Face"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30
0. A. c. FACULTY
TO VISIT VALLEY

Five of the members of the Oregon
Agricultural faculty will visit the val
ley during the month of February.
Prof. Dryden, who is known the state
over as an authority on chickens, will
be here on the afternoon and evening
of Saturday, February Is. when he will
deliver an illustrated lecture on chick
ems. Prof. Dryden's lecture will be
illustrated with moving pictures and
will cover the possibilities of the poul-
try industry in the state. Because of
the recent increased interest in chick
ems here, the orchaidists are expected
to turn out in large numbers for this
lecture.
Profs. Lewis, Boquet, jackson and
Cordley will visit the community in
behalf of the Oregon extension course.
They will deliver addresses at Park
dale, Pine Grove. Odel and at some
point on the West Side. Particulars
and dates will be made public later.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30

columns with news Of the outside
world and omits the happenings Of
home events. the result .is ludierous.
The first thought Of the country edi-
tor should be the home industry. The
most important stories in his columns
should be those of events happening
in his midst.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30
Clark and Marshall Go to Salem

W. L. Clark and c. X. Marshall, the
former president of the and latter a
member of the board of directors of the
Commercial club. will leave this morn
ing for Salem to confer with represen-
tatives of the commercial organizations
of the state before the ways and means
committee of the Legislature as to an
appropriation for the Panama Pacific
exposition from the state. The board
of directors of the local club will favor
an expenditure of 100000 to be d.
vided Equally on the exhibit and the
building that will house it.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30
DR.. ELIOT

Place the list Of rules for a success
ful life ss PUBLISHED in the interview Of
W. II. Warren with DR.. 7. l.. Eliot,
which appeared in the issue Of the Ore
gonisn of Sunday. January 10, before
the boys and girls of the country and we
believe that the great majority would
read them with little seriousness. The
reading would MAKE but a moments
impression and would soon be gone.
Such is youth. Life is ieeting when
one is young and boys and girls give
the most thought to those things that
will bring joy and happiness OF but
moments.
Yet we think that If boys and girls,
especially If they knew in a personal
way OF the life of DR.. Eliot. himself,
had read the entire interview Of Mr..
Warren, they would realize that
life at moments should be taken seri-
ously. Men and women often have to
think thoughts of more serious ma
ture than they care to. A few serious
moments Of study and pondering in the
heydey Of youth will often prevent
hours of gloom in after years.
Now by these words we do not mean
that boys and girls should be solemn
little prigs. Men and women are un-
fortunate, indeed. whose lives have
lacked an abundance of wholesome fun.
But one should not be prodigal in mer-
ry making. Momentary pleasures
should not be bought by mortgaging
the future.
Some one has said that young man
should have such high ideals that it
would make him blush to tell his
friends about them. DR.. Eliot says
that high ideals and patient effort to
attain them is the greatest secret OF
life's success. He also makes dominant
the home life of boys and girls. I
Beautiful home life is one of the great |
est elements-of happiness.
"No girl can be success" said DR..
Eliot. 'and neglect her home duties.
No more can she do this than can a
boy neglect his home and be a success.
Both boy and girl must be obedient to
their parents and must have love and
for them. 1t is far from right
for boy or girl to think they can A
slight their little home duties and be il
able to grow into manhood or woman I
hood and attain success. Ii is certain Q
hat IL boy or girl neglects the home :
ife and seeks pleasures, amusement or d
enjoyment elsewhere they will sooner {
or later be found drifting into places
and participating in things that tend
to degrade them. There is no place |
like home for the boy or girl. " Z
DR.. Eliot's is a life to emulate. He
has missed the cheaper pleasures and
found the deeper joys. He has been
an active minister. having been pastor
of the First Unitarian church of Port
land. His preaching has been the
kind that is effective: for he has done |
the things that he has preached about.
His words have not been spoken from
The feeling that he had to say them be.
cause he was minister, but he has
lived them and felt them and knows
them to be true.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30
Irrigation District officers Organize

The officers of the new East Side
bonded district met at the rooms of the
Commercial club yesterday morning
and organized. G. r. Bone. director
from Precinct No. /. was elected presi.
dent of the organization and j. NJ.
Taylor. the collector of the district,
was appointed temporary secretary.
The permanent secretary will be ap.
pointed next Tuesday, when the off.
GERS will hold another meeting. J. f.
Ferguson, Ed. Hawkes. and ]. A.
Moore were appointed on the judiciary
committee of the board of directors.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30
At the Gem

The Gem program for today is: "An
Unusual Honeymoon" The Scotch lad
and lassie, newly wed, attend the
county fair. They see a captive bal
loon and get aboard, just for fun.
Some boys cut the rope and the bride
and groom'go up in the air. When
they come down they land among can
nibals. They escape being eaten after
a series of adventures, fast and furi-
Gus. The naked cannibals are a sight,
and the whole affair is extremely com
ical.
"A Noble Profession" Produced in
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30

Hood River grows the best Of apples.
The orchsrdists have set the pace.
Her poultry fanciers have followed and
take blue ribbons at state chicken
shows. Gust Westerberg has become
imbued with the spirit and says that
the best Of Jersey cattle are none too
good for Hood River folk.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30
STRANAHAN INTRO
DUCES STATION BILL

Hon. c. II. Stranahan, of this city,
representative for this county and
Wasco. has introduced the bill calling
for an appropriation for an experiment
tai station here The bill, which was
prepared by committee. the chair
man of which was G. ID. Thompson,
calls for an expenditure of $4,000.
Experimental stations have been asked
by nine other counties and Others are
asking for them.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30
Subscription, sl.50 Per Year.

When subscribers desire achAnge In address
fhis Office should be notified promptly, and a
week before II possible. Always give old ed-
dress as well as the new. Also, Hood River
subscribers should notify This ONCE al once
when changing their address from one rural
route TO another, or from city delivery 10
country delivery, or vice versa. IL you 90 mol
get your paper promptly, notify rs by mail or
telephone and the matter viii be Investigated
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30
Rev. Tate a Busy Man

Rev. j. G. Tate, pastor of the Con-
gregational church at White Salmon,
says dispatch from that city, was In
stalled as master of the grange Satur-
day afternoon. Besides his pastoral
duties, Rev. Tate runs ranch in the
Hood River valley, takes an active in
terest in local grange affairs and is now
at Olympia in the interest of the bill
to create White Salmon county out of
the western part of Klickitat county,
returning to White Salmon every Sat
urday in order to preach on the follow
ing Sunday. Next Sunday he will
change pulpits with the pastor of the
Congregational church of Olympia.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30
Insane Train Passes Through City

A train load of insane people, being
transported from Salem to the new
Eastern Oregon Hospital at Pendletop,
passed through Hood River shortly
afternoon saturday. Three hundred
insane people were aboard the special.
the first of its kind ever handled on
the O.-W. r. & N. 1t was marked by
the absence of any property damage
whatsoever. Beside some 90 attend
ants. the patients were accompanied by
superintendent McNarry and his two
assistants. The greatest delay en-
route was caused between Hood River
and The Dalles, owing to engine
trouble. The future home of the pa
tients is surpassed by none in the
United States.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30

Perhaps the members of the Port
land Snowshoe club could give few
pointers to the Wyoming man wanting
a job as n winter weather forecsster
on the top of Mount Hood.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30
FINS, FURS AND FEATHERS

"Billie" Enschede, of the Hood
River Valley Nursery Co., who lives in
the Belmont district, tells a gruesome
story of pair of ducks that passed
some adventurous moments in an un-
derground journey down at his old
home, Huntsville, Alabama. In the
region near Huntsville is a great cave.
About two miles from the entrance il
opens up in great chamber and the
explorer of the Stygian depths of the
earth comes upon lake.
A friend of Mr.. Enschede's conceived
the idea of putting a couple of white
ducks on this subterranean lake. Ac-
companied by number of friends,
with great ceremony the two fowls
were left upon the shores of the dark
waters. Three days later an old negro
woman, as she was drawing water
from her well, was almost stricken
with paralysis when she heard faint
"Quack I! Quack Quack T. issuing
from the earth. Her husband came to
her rescue and the two travellers were
drawn from the water. They were
none the worse for the long, dark Jour.
ney and began at once TO eat flies
around the old black woman's back
yard.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30
Notice to Creditors

In the County Court of Hood River County,
oregon.
In the mater of the estate of Laura shonquest,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given in compliance with
law that the undersigned has been appointed
quest, deceased. All persons having claims
against said estate are required TO present the
same, duly verified as required by law. to the
Undersigned at the Office of George X. Wilbur,
Esq, "a and Is Hall Block, Hood River, Ore
gon, within six months from the date hereof
to-wit, January 9, 1918.
LOLA /. McBAIN,
$40 Administrative.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30

places where the quail and chickens
can reach it, but in the less populated
parts of the county, particularly along
the Palouse river and Rock creek, fa-
vorite localities for the Bob Whites, "
little can be done to succor the famish-
ing birds, and it is believed the most
of them will perish before the winter
is over.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30
Special Prices

on all Ladies' and Misses Tailored Suits,
Coats and Dresses. We have nice line
for you to select FROM and we can please
you in quality, style and price. End Floor.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30

Have you noticed how much longer
the days are getting? The robins have
returned from the south, too. Pretty
soon we will be having spring twi-
lights.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30

After hearing about Mr.. Loeke's
orchard and that of Mr. Swiek out on
Avalon Way. we long for little pear
orchard.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30

During the past week large flock
of robins has been seen in different
parts of the valley. Those who de-
clare that they know how to prophesy
the weather say that this is the sign
that spring is but a short time away.