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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-30

his lungs had burst
by the way, did you collar the
stones after all?" asked Christmas. in
little jerks, as he pulled at his oars.
A queer noise came from Hermann.
He held out hand with two little
then they suddenly fell out of his
hand with a rafting sound into the
bottom of the boat. and he sagged
sideways with a groan and a loud
breathing noise. The stones fell at
Christmas feet. He saw them
there-little shining objects as big
as walnuts. He picked them up.
Then a grey look on the Germans
face caused Christmas to slip the
precious stones into his own pocket
Hermann appeared to have tainted.
When they got to the ships side and
started to lift him aboard. they found
he was dead. A broken-off arrow
was sticking in his side.
He's paid his whack already"
Christmas said. But we've not paid
ours. Listen to their paddles. Wen
have them butting in on US directly.
1t wasn't worth it, for those measly
pebbles"
Have you got EN-, sir?" asked the
mate.
They're in my pocket"
Cad, they'll be worth some for.
tunes the mate said, with eyes
glittering.
All the better for Hermann's
family in Hamburg if we get out Of
the mess. Now, hurry, by ginger. or
We'll be shark-meat quicker than you
can count ten"
"You've got to fight" he said, cor
I'll shoot every man where he stands.
And no overheard tricks, for there
are sharks round the ship"
But he put no trust in his natives
as fighting force. There remained
his two white mates. He gave the
canoes a shot when they were fifty
yards away. A shower of arrows
plattered on the ship. He waited till
they We're nearer, then shot with con.
siderable accuracy. And his mat 80
did likewise to the best of their skill.
But it was like shooting odd bees
in swarm. There must have been
half dozen canoes, each with eight
or ten men aboard. They hung back
a little under Christmas's fire, then
one canoe crew attempted to board.
Christmas and his two mates drove
them back with bullet and iron be.
laying pin.
The native crew had meantime
thoughtfully stampeded into the fore.
castle. and were engaged in barri
cading the entrance.
They'll rush us directly" said
Christmas, in a moment of breathing
time. They'll trample us down with
sheer weight. The after deck-house
must be our fort!"
"And they'll break that down al
the finish. sir" said the second mate
THAT door isn't very strong"
"At the finish, yes-unless-oh
good saints! why didn't think Of i,
before? Give me your shooters
both of you. and take your knive.
and cut the fastening of those snake
hampers-as many as you can. Thel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-30


Christmas filed his pipe as he sat
on the green shattered veranda or
the beach tavern. kept by an anna
Bile Chinaman known as Henry, ana
he watched the German naturalist
walk away down the soft white road
to his lodgings. The smell of cook
ing came to his nostrils. Of yam and
bread-fruit and fish fresh from the
baking holes. Lights tWinkled here
and there. The palm trees grew
feathery against the saffron sky.
Out in the land-locked bay few
craft lay at anchor like ships on
Furnished mirror Of gold.
Rotten" murmured John Christ
mas. Give me the soupy color of
the Thames a. WoolWich or a tasty
fog just below the Tower Bridge. By
ginger! fancy coming down to this"
His schooner, the Island Queen.
lay among half dozen similar Graf.
mirrored in the bay of gold. He was
out trading, picking up copra-gums
-anything that the islands or the
coasts of New Guinea offered, and
giving goods in exchange. He had
loathed it. He was a steamer cap
tain. To be running a huckstering
schooner hurt his dignity when ne
thought about it,
He had wandered into the trade
because he had found himself on
the water-side at Brisbane without
a job, following his taking out a YES
sci purchased in Liverpool for the
Australian cOasting trade. A pas.
sage home had been in the bargain,
but he had sold that and added the
proceeds to the availabl capital un-
der his belt and invested it on trade
goods.
The table dhote was being served
in the veranda. He ate OF chicken
and taro stewed with cocoanut cream
When he had eaten, he went aboard
and waited for Hermann. the natur'
alist. A boat came off presently,
piled high with hampers.
Der ones that are already filled
I've put on her top, captain" said
Hermann. Dose fellows must not
be mixed up with der others"
What, you've got some already?'
Some lizards and things. That's
what I've been here for. Sol"
'All right. I'll leave the slowing
to you. But keep the hampers fast.
I'm not great on reptiles"
The Island Queen slipped out in
the light Of big moon, rose at the
bar and dipped her nose in the
creamy smother, and then she went
eastward and north, with a beam
wind setting her aslant.
There are funny ways of getting
money in the world" said Christmas,
as they smoked on deck that night.
Now. fancy collecting snakes and
things as trade. 1t seems to me
there must be a lot of risk in pro.
portion to the pay in that job"
Eyes; we'll, not risk, no, not when
you can handle them. But the pay is
not gold mine. But l look out al
ways for what can find. l picked
up an orchid once that was worth a
touzand pounds"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-30
THE SNAKE GOD

xuY ELL, it's queer taste TO
M care about snakes, sir.
said Captain Christmas
conversationally THE only men I've
known who had 'em generally tried
to get rid of 'em mighty quick. They
generally used to have pink rats and
blue frogs with 'em as we'll. Still,
suppose you know your own trade
best. and l guess you've got your
markets."
The German naturalist agreed on
both points.
III we were ali in der same trade.
captain, bisness would be DIT
crowded. I'm for a Hamburg firm.
We want rare snakes. Dere was
some private collections that take
any amount of goot specimens. Ana
dere is always der national col1ec'
tons. l am after a new snake that
is said to exist in Papua
rs that so, professor? Well you
will get plenty of chance to go
ashore and dip your fingers into the
grass. because ! shall be trading IN
most places along that coast TO:
DAYS at a time. | don't know any
snakes there. but the natives are
pretty tough sort OF proposition, you
can take my word for it, and II the
snakes are anything in the same line
you'll have some sport
NO. not sport. For sport l do
nor care. Bisness with me it is.
same here" said Christmas, push
ing his pouch across the table. Try
that chop in your pipe. There's
nayor in it that will make the roof
OF your mouth jump with joy. AS
was saying, I'm shop-keeper my
self all the time. Some people i'm
aginc there's a kind OF sport in
clawing round the world from one
blessed port to another. but give me
a little place in the country where
YOU can hear the pigs granting and
can 20 anu plCh Il IuSpiiS ooou "P
Die to eat before breakfast.
These palm trees and blue skies
IRE all right in pictures. and some
ines it's convenient to be able to
;pend the day in pajamas if your
;lop chest is in pawn, which the eli
mate at home won't allow; but give
me a decent black fog or two, when
YOU can sit up against fire and
have buttered mullins for tea. Oh.
yes. shall get that honey feeling
if | go on talking. Well, I'm weigh
ing out of here tonight. mister snake
merchant, so you can get your ham,
pers aboard and III have 'em slowed
IN deck amidships so you can just
slim your snakes into 'em as you
catch 'em."
1t was getting on towards six
O'Clock in TAXA The red sun was
hanging above the rim of golden sea.
ON the beach street the stores were
closed. The parrakeets chartered
among the trees where the red flow
ers flung back the colors of the set
ting sun. Native handles, oiled. and
decorated with tropical flowers, pad.
ded along the white sand of the
street, and girls in tunics of frenzied
colors wandered about with laughter
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15
HEIGHTS NEWS

Elliott Staten visited a friend near
Green Point for several days last week.
A. C. Staten has commenced exca-
waiting for basement under his ware.
house.
W. II. Taft is contemplating a trip
to southern California, when his part
ner. l.. +. Taft, returns.
The evsngelistic meetings at the
Christian church have been quite sue
cessful. Quite a number have been
converted.
A. NJ. Kellogg. living on Seventh
street, is quite i'll. His son and
daughter-in-law have moved in with
them to take care of them. Mrs. Ksl-
logg has very poor health also.
j. II. Gill made a trip into eastern
0regon'on business for Taft & Co. last
week.
Quite a number of ladies' of the
Women's Relief Corps surprised Mr..
and Mrs. G. r. Castner Monday even
ing. as they are going to British Co.
lumbia for trip. The ladies pre-
sented Mrs. Castner with a book as a
token of respect and'friendship.
MIR. and Mrs. l.. E. Taft started on
their return trip to Hood River Tues
day.
Hood River seems to be having quite
an epidemic Of sickness, measles,
mumps. diphtheria and smallpox being
reported.
Candy Relief Corps installed their
nev officers last Saturday and will
start the new year With nearly all
new officers. Let everyone be present
at all meetings il possible. and make
this a banner year for the Corps.
There can be no success without a good
attendance.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15
Violet Draped Men Heralded

Mere man of 1914 will be in the mod
est, blushing violet class in the style
of his clothes, according to creations
being planted for him by National As
sociation of Clothing Designers, which
met in convention recently. As little
cloth as possible will be used to frame
his figure. 1t will cling to his form
like tights to the pony ballet. Quiet
colors with decided leaning toward
sober shades, will be offered.
he will be saved from complete OBJ
livion by an allowance of wild designs
in Balmacaan overcoats. with batwing
sleeves and horse. blanket effect. They
will resemble kimonos somewhat.
Silhouette style will be the royal
flush in the male fashion deck for the
fall and winter Of 1914 and 1915. Pad
ding will be drug on the market. Ma
ture will be called on to do all that is
necessary in that line; the tailor will
just note measurements and follow
them as carpenter does his blue
nrint
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15
SNOW HAS One R
STATES BEST SHOPS

In no city in the state Of Oregon is
there better equipped blacksmithing
and wood working shop than that
owned by w. G. Snow. Mr.. Snow has
just completed numerous improve
ments at his establishment, having en-
lsrRed his building and installed new
machinery. He has made more work.
ing space in bis blacksmithing depart
npent, and in the wood working departo
frmnt has installed a boring machine
and a cut off sag. Mr. Snow is
GwiRnd TO attend to the needs of the
valley qsickly and In an up to date
manner. On the sscond Hoor he has q
g5sSe rBm Slbsd with stock materials.
II have hsen making a specially of
tine imwoved Hood Eiver mailing
psess" says Mr.. Snev. ''Phis imple-
nu,nt. favoyise of tina opcharidst, af-
tor hoe has once used it. is being used
10 all Of ttrs northeastern box apple
a,stsie4s. We are going to enlarge our
manufacturing department. here and
psnh the enterprise for all it is
worth"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15
THE Judges Justice

In the good old days "befo' de wah. -
~hen "Run'l Jedge Bone" was an un.
disputed czar in his county in western
Rentccsy, he disposed of cases that
came up before him with severity and
clemeney, eccording to their merits in
bic epss, and without regard for law
or precedent.
In one instance two old darkies went
to lac about a certain mule which each
accused the other of having stolen.
Inasmuch ss the case presented many
features, the "Kunl Jedge" enjoyed II
the first day as a sort Of special per
fornance for his entertainment but
the second day he summarily dismissed
court in order to 90 with a hunting
psrts.
Now, see heah, you niggers: I'm
tired of listenin to all that nonsense.
One or the othah of you stole that
mule. and it's mighty plain to my mind
that evan last one OF you have been up
heah swearin' to pack of lies. Unc
Nose, you keep that mule-you was
the lats one TO git him. Unc Joe, you
go long up to the Big House and tell
son Bob said to give you that oil
black mule outer the pasture. Now
evan las one of you cleah out, an if
evah find'out who stole that mule, | II
punish him yet. Cots dismissed till
day aftah tomor' ah--no, bettah make
it mex Monday. Wen be down in the
bottom three or fo' days. won't we,
Zack2"-Elizabeth Gaines Wilcoxson,
in January Lippincott's.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15
BOURNE FAVORS
LOCATION OF ROADS

Extensive highway improvement
should begin with the improvement Of
the main travelled highways used by
farmers IN hauling their produce to
market" asserts former Senator jon
athan Bourne. Jr., chairman Of the
joint Good Roads committee. That is
one reason why my plan for federal aid
leave control Of construction with the
states. II control should be vested in
the federal bureau, there would be
danger of disregard Of local needs and
wishes. IL may be that in few states
the greatest need is for interstate
highway. Ii so, the local authorities
should so determine, and not have the
matter decided for them by officials in
Washington.
IL see no occasion for material con-
troversy between the advocates Of i'm
prOvement of main Travelled market
roads and the advocates of construction
Of translate or interstate roads. In
general, the roads used chiefly by
farmers will, when connected, form a
state highway. The roads used by
automobilists are. as rule, the same
roads the farmers use the most. But
there is no occasion for criticism If
portion of the road funds is used for
improving stretches Of road that will
be used chiefly for pleasure. Automo-
bilists are among tie heavy taxpayers
and they have right to participate in
the benefits of road expenditures. On
the other hand, the auto owner. W no
lives in the city has occasion to use a
local market road dozen times where
he uses a long distance trunk road
once. II is to his interest TO have the
local road improved first.
"But, from anyIand every viewpoint,
ii is fundamental that control Of road
should remain with the
state and not be turned over to the
federal government"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15
SKELETON OF OLD
MINER Is FOUND
(Eposn White Salmon Enterprise)

(Ppom White Salmon Enterprise)
II is telievea by many old settlers
here that the skeleton Of man that
SssH fSuud in the wilderness Is miles
rprth of Carson was that of the old
miser. Matthias. who worked his secret
miEes ssanewfsfe In the foothills Of
MmA$ Adams.
Fer years Matthias, whose vinter
hun6 v@ In TEOs Dalhss, where he was
q taller. woHh come to some one Of
tam landings on tho north side Of the
Columbia river from where he would
plunRs into tine timber as fast as he
canh and completely disappear. In
tim late fall he returned, each year
larhn 9th gold dust and nuggets. He
seat his gains to some mint and then
vaA settle down for the winter to
wsTk at his tr@n. As soon as the
snow was gone sufficiently in the
UgiaR fsr him to. begin operations in
hn miHm ho left tks noiss of the city
hoU the Declebsa haunts known only to
hm@lf. Many times settlers at
ts8nptm to shadow him, only to be sud
denly left alone with no further track
of tha old miner or his pony to guide
t&uem.
About 20 years ago ODD Matthias dis
appearai entirely. He did not return
b Tbs Dalles and MS he was very quiet
and talked little. no one knew of his
relatives. If hs had any, and his name
@M drepped from memory except by
tbus oldbr citsens of the town where he
lived. Every once In while the old
Esttlers you'd talk over old times and
wonder what became of old Matthias,
but no solution of his disappearance
vas gained. II wasFpopulsrly supposed
hn had gone elsewhere or had been
masatsrsd for his money. None at
tsnp&ed TO solve che mystery.
Hamlin Garlasad, the outkor visited
Glsn@efss ono summsr, sbout the year
1883, ana learned then of the old min
er's visits to that section as he was en-
route to his mine. He wrote story
foFQhe Ladies' Home Journal, weaving
romance around the old mans life,
called "The Old Man of the Noun
tains."
And noV. parhsps. the solution of
tbs Disappearance of old Matthias has
been mads ssand the bones may be his
that cpore found in the deserted cabin
back of Carson. Who. knows?
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15
Lost Lake and West Fork District Road

To the Editor: The shortest road
toward Lost Lake and the West Fork
is already open, via the new bridge at
Winans and the Devils Punch Bowl.
This road is laid through the orchard
tracts west of Dee and is shorter than
any other road for all travel to and
from Hood River. The new road re-
peatedly heard from through the Hood
River papers parallels this one closely
part way. and is only shorter for the
southern part of said tract and those
going to and from Dee. but does not
go near the DEVILS Punch Bowl. The
present road connects with Dee, the
northern part more directly, and all
parties concerned being close in, it
would be much better to expend our
road money extending our roads than
paralleIing good roads already built.
Let US get somewhere and not work in
a circle. W. r. Winans.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15
PLAID TRIMMINGS MAKE
SMALL FROCKS GAY

Short coats are favored quite as much
as the longer ones, many of the new
imported models showing them very
effectively, These costumes are highly
attractive worn with draped or tu-
nicked skiros and trimmed with fur or
vested with rather brilliantly figured
silk, as shown in SoS7-7956
Tete de negre brown duvetyn is used
as shown here with colored vest and
bone buttons as the only trimming
aside from the drapery on the skirt.
To make this costume in size Sc it re-
ouires yards Of 96 inch material for
the blouse tS03O and 2S yards of AZ
inch material for the skirt C7s56O. o
Whereas duh colored woods are used
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15
Meaning Of MARKS on Old China

Almost every family has one or more
pieces of old china. 1t may be plate
or teapot brought from the old coun-
try. sometimes soup toureen 'or
punchbowl handed down in the family
from past generations; often an odd
or curious bit of pottery picked up"
at an auction or bought in curio shop.
. Almost every piece of china bears
the mark of the maker. from which it
is possible to determine just when and
Where it was made. There are thous-
ands and perhaps tens of thousands of
such pottery marks known to experts.
Many of these are illustrated and their
meanings explained in an article in the
January Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15

a great deal for small folks they ars
trimmed as in the grownup fashions
with bright plaids and figured silks.
This effective little dress is made
of dull blue ratine, and the girdle and
trimming bands are of the gayest pos
sible plaid, which should delight the
heart of any little miss
The blouse is in peasant effect: the
skirt is straight little model attach
ed to a sleeveless underwaist.
In size ~ Sss yards of Sc inch mate
rial is required to make this dress, with
q of yard OF plaid for trimming.
No. S037-sizes 50 to AZ.
No. 7s56-sizes % to 80.
No. S042-sizes 6 to IA.
Each pattern is cents.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15
Gsil Folk Want Different Supervisor
Odell. Ore Ian. ~ 1914

Odell. Ore. Jan. IL. 1914.
Editor Glacier: In order that the
readers of your publication may know
our attitude as to the recent appoint
ment of road supervisor in our dis
trict we beg space to present letter
to the county court, copy of which is
enclosed, by signers of same. The let
ter follows:
To Hon. f. E. Stanton, County
Judge. Ed Hawkes., County Comr., j.
o. Hannum, County Comr., Hood
River. Ore.
Gentlemen: In view of the princi-
Piles upon which you we're recently
elected as a member of the county
court, we think the citizens of Odell
Road District No. 6 are entitled to an
explanation of the fragrant manner in
which their wishes were dsregarded in
the appointment of road supervisor
for this district. Although Mr.. Lacey 3
petition had SO signers and Mr.. Dun
bars but 28. the latter received the
appointment; you gentlemen thereby
going squarely back on the strongest
plank of your recent recall platform.
We know that we have gotten more
and better roads for the money since
Mr.. Lacey's appointment three years
ago, than ever before, and we feel that
we have been unjustIy dealt with by
your ignoring such a large majority.
dn order to remove the suspicion
from the minds Of few who might
possibly think that this action was
taken as a means of chastsement of
MI. Lacey for his known activity
against the recall. and also as slap
on the wrist" to Odell precinct for the
handsome majority given the members
of the preceding court at the last cleo
tion. we believe you cannot we'll afford
to refuse TO give some explanation of
your action in the matter.
Yours Respectfully,
Geo. Sheppard,
II, Connowsy.
Mark Cameron,
j. J. Krumenacher,
O. Walter.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15
WHITE STARTS LOCAL
CIGAR FACTORY

F. NJ. White. who for the past six
years has been the store keeper Of the
Stanley-Smith Lumber Co. at their
mill and camps at Green Point, has
opened In the Smith building a cigar
factory. Mr.. White, who has mad 20
years Of experience in the cigar and
tobacco business in Michigan, will
make three brands of cigars. the Spe-
eisl No. /, Special No. and the da
Rosa. the prices Of which will be re-
spectively l2s, 10 and five cents. Mr..
White was also cigar manufacturer in
Portland, having been manager of the
Portland Cigar Co.
~ hope to gradually extend the size
Of my plant fere," says Mr.. White,
until | can enable myself to secure
larger quarters. In time, think 1t
possible that may employ more than
. dozen people. /"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15

Many of them have already The works are re-
markaDe FOR imagery and of
NOT Tor will
OF
poSoh chicago first
even
mas n given at each succeeding exposition of d
o ana now the Panama Pacific international promises surps
Chicago's fs
Viewing the sgeb statry the visitor
feels like puan who land of giants some
OF the great of
sAlay VIII adon umpha
size TO the visitor
we present upon this classical
ana the enlarged figures
oh engaged In the
many widely incues
SURFING Calder acting director of sculpture; Prr
Leo ente Robert Atn Adsph Wenman EVELYN Bea
tr ongman NBs Harry Payne Whitney Tidn Gutzon B
H. A. MacNei James f.
snip f. IT, H. Roth Charles Nehaus D.
The sculpture the
out the exposition
Ahe spirit achievement exemphfed
"hn the sptors began inspiration an
undertaking which has appealed world for centuries
the opening the Panama of four centuries
enort
uuee upon wonderfu the historic
canal Figures of the early groups symbon the
to symbolic occidental of sf
gle and achievement will illustrate of dramatic p nn
with the search for with the final
building of the ID ~
And while the
which reveal the ideals scuptor present work upon the
exposition Is fast progressing When
canal celebration swing 1915 it will be uron
fully completed and perfected setting greatest n
tona celebration that the world has behed
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15
Parker Buys With Garrabrant

Frank Parker has purchased an in.
terest in the cigar and confectionery
store of II. Garrabrant on Oak street,
next door to the Hood River Banking
4 Trust Co. Mr.. Parker was formerly
q member of the firm of Parker Bros,
who conducted the cafe on Oak street.
MIR. Parker disposed of his interest to
his brother. James Parker. The new
firm will continue to handle sporting
goods, tobacco, cigars and seft drinks.
They also keep for the county clerk
fishing and hunting. licenses.