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The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-02
SMOKING IN CHURCH.
Strenuous Efforts Needed to Stop Use
OF Weed

OF Weed
London Express.
MT. Spurgeon confessed to love for
4 good cigar. and many years ago
Doctor Parr. when vicar Of Hatton,
smoked regularly in the vestry during
the hymn before the sermon
IL was in the seventeenth century.
however, that strenuous efforts were
heeoed TO stop the use Of the weed in
church The Cambridge authorities,
1or example, declared ::that NO
graduate. scholler, or student pre-
suine to take tobacco in ST. Marys
onurcn upon payne OF final e1~
pellinge the Universitie.''
In America the authorities went
1urther. The Puritans enacted that
any one smoking on the Sabbath
within two miles of tie meeting
mouse snail NY twelve peLce." Per-
maps the most striking characteristics
oI tne saivationists who have been
one Of them smokes,
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-02
nv HOWARD A. BANKS

shops were full Of them. [ saw
beautifully woven Panama at $500
which would have easily been worth
$500 at home.
The Panama Gentry.
The Panaman, as pleasant a. rs
was to the tourists of the Great
Northern, is said to share the pro
verbal hatred of the Mexican and
the South American to the "Gringo"
There are two social shades of caste
in the upper classes-the descendants
of the Conquistadoes, who usually de
pend upon land estates, which graze
cattle. for their incomes; and FAM
lies with foreign blood in their veins
whose wealth comes from industrial
sources. These two classes furnish
the politicians of Panama. The par
ties are the Liberal and CONSERVATIVE
and their political animosties are
described as being very bitter, ex-
tending even to society. The tenden-
| cy in the Panama law-naking body
| is TO squander public funds, as to DO
the grand thing.
Panama offers unusual facilities to
| water transportation. Its coast lines
are long and it's short rivers are
| usually navigable. Good roads built
from the ports back into the interior
would open the country to wonderful
development in NUMBERING cattle
|
| But Panama misses the point. In
1910 the National Assembly voted 10
tie up the reserve capital Of the
country in an expensive railroad
| whose usfulness was doubtful. If
has wasted money in national thea
make an imposing appearance, but
| rarely ever see a performance or
draw an exceedingly limited mum 0e-
Of students.
The Shiftless Masses.
Below these two classes Of gentry.
are the great masses Of the people.
They are shift1ess and lazy. There
is a great deal Of free land and many
OF the people squat where they
please. There are two breeds Of In
dians, the Cholos and the San Bias
The former have interbred with the
peoples who have emigrated to the
1sthmus, but the latter, 10000 strong
who are in the northeastern part Of
the country, boast that they have
never been conquered, and that mo
San Bias woman has borne a halt
breed and no San Bias man has faith
there a mongrel" Except for this
strange tribe, as jealous of their ra-
clal integrity as the Jews it is said
| that no native Of Panama is Of pure
blood.
The Exploiting Foreigner.
100 lazy to make the most Of rht
richness Of natural resource at then
!, doors, the Panamans have left i
to the foreigner to exploit their coun
try On every systematically cult
waited farm, foreigner is the fore,
man.
The religion is Roman Catholic
, put 1t Is said that only the womei
: are very religious. The men are sait
); 70 be for the most part free thinkers
/ l nj Of ha ion
are made up of women. They low
| thelr selstas or fiestas, and we had tn
prlvllege Of seeing fiesta procession
largely composed of gaily dresse'
children, parading through tn
:, streets OF the city of Panama at high
= | singing anthems TO the beat of
monotOnous drum
liked what I saw of these simpl
cnlldren Of the far South. They hav
long road to travel to the highe
). plalns OF civilization, but it seems t
T me there is outcome in them
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-02
now To GROW A BOSTON FERN

The Boston fern is one OF the Oldest
and hest known varieties; owing 70
its graceful. dropping habit of growth
II is sometimes called the FOUNTAIN
fern" One immense plant seen by
the writer is about five years Ola anu
has some fronds which measure over
EIGHT feet from tip TO tip - mas
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-02

twenty-five dollars "for scrubbing
OF the tornbstones OF my neighbors In
the graveyard" was one Of the peculiar
requests In the will Of Mrs. Margaret
u. Schmidt. on fle for probate in
Belleville, H.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-02
Proper Distance for Planting

Currants and gooseberries, three to
four feet apart.
Raspberries and blackberries, three
10 five by four to seven feet apart.
Strawberries for field culture. one TO
Two by three to four feet apart.
Strawberries. garden culture. one
20 two feet apart.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-02
THF PANAMAIANS ARE ALOT
MONGRELS, LAZY AND SHlFTLESS

While They Have the Reputation of Being Treacher-
Gus They Showed Their Best Side to the Visitors
From the Great Northern to Panama City
Man Who Spoke Half Dozen Languages-An
Obliqing Conductor Statesmen Of Panama
Go in For Glitter and Tinsel and Are Rotously
Spendthrift With the Peoples Money-Panama
Town Type of the Old Spanish City.
BY HOWARD A. BANKS
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-02

washington Star.
People who think that all Congress
men have to do is to sit around wash
ington and tell stories are getting
scarcer every year.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-02

Last year was Germany's greatest
IN the production Of coal and iron.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-07-22
HEIGHTS NEWS

The Women of Woodcraft very pleas
antly surprised Mrs. Ben Stevens last
Saturday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Lon Stevens. They had found out thai
Mr.. andsMr Stevens we're going to east
ern Oregon on Sunday, so met with hel
and had very enjoyable time. A deli
clous lunch was served, and Mrs. Stew,
ems, who had been the captain of the
team of Women of Woodcraft for over
a year, was presented with fine china
salad set. While in the midst of theil
enjoyment Miss Bessie Stevens, who
had been in eastern Oregon for the past
month, walked in and was much sur.
prlsed to know that her brother and
family were going away. Mr.. Stevens
shipped his goods and the family drove
through with the team.
The Boy Scouts and their Scoutmas-
ter, Rev. Donat, started on hike for
the Punch Bowl Tuesday morning to be
gone two days.
Mrs. Kent Shoemaker entertained
her mother and sister and three chill
dren over Sunday. Her sister left for
Pennsylvania ana her mother for Wash
ington Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prindle moved from the
Stranahan residence on Twelfth street
last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Gibson. son-in-law and
daughter of Lon Stevens. moved into
the Glaze house just vacated by Ben
Stevens on June street.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Ward and MIR.
and Mrs. j. II. Gill took their lunch
Saturday sand spent the day on the
river. The men fished, getting az fish.
Mr.. Ward got 30 very fine ones.
A. c. Ststen's family spent Sunday
on the river.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Littleield are
contemplating renting the Bert Stran-
ahan house on Taylor street.
Mrs NJ. A. Cellar, of Summit, sis
ter of Mrs. NJ. Sunderland. spent a
couple of days here at the Sunderland
home on Taylor street.
There was a very pleasant gathering
at the home of Mrs. Sallie Carson last
week when the Baptist Ladies Aid and
their friends met for an old time quilt
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-07-22
MOUNT HOOD.

Mr.. and Mrs |. T. Beal are entertain
ing eastern relatives. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur .Beal are spending a couple OF
months at the Beal ranch on their way
home from the California fairs. Three
cousins of Mr.. Beal, one missionary,
arrived Saturday on the Cloud Cap Inn
auto to spend few days here before
going to California.
Mr.. Beal had the misfortune to lose
another horse. Also Louis Rhoades had
to shoot another of his horses.
Freddie and Edward Ward, of Odell,
were overnight visitors of their sister,
Mrs. VIM. Lenz.
Miss Eva Gum visited Mrs. Bessie
Monroe Saturday evening.
Paul Aubert having baled his own
and Roy Blagg's hay crop, has moved
his baler to the Rawson place across
the river and the weather permitting,
expects to put in busy week baling
hay near Parkdale.
Mrs. Bayley and sister, from Idaho,
and other relatives are spending a
moth at Tillikum Lodge. Everyone is
glad to welcome Mrs. Bayley.
Allan Hart is again in Mount Hood
looking after his hay baling interests.
The dance give by John Phelan Sat
ulday night was very poorly attended.
Rev. Van Nuys and Rev.FBleakley
filled the pulpit sat AMOUNT Hood bovh
morning and evening Sunday.
Stanley Walters and Floyd Hess, sta
toned at Long Prairie. spent Sunday
at their home. Chas. Shaw, of Hood
River camp. also spent Sunday at
home.
Mr.. Knsey and family, of Hood
River. we're Sunday callers at Mount
Hood.
The members of the |. 0. o. F. lodge
are holding very earnest discussions
these days as to the whereabouts of
their large coffee pot, which they need
ed Saturday night, as they gave an
oyster supper in honor of their new
member, W. F. Kickenknapp, of Dukes
Valley. -. 80
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Keeling went to
Hood River Monday. They expected to
visit at the Sparks home.
The Stranhan auto didn't go to Hood
River Saturday night. For the first
time this season there we're no passen-
gers for Hood River, but Mr.. Strana-
han took load of visitors to the Mount
Hood Lodge, passing through Mount
Hood at 10 o'clock Saturday night.
]. M. LEM is baling hay with the A.
l.. Hart q Co. new steam baler.
Miss Edith Leasure spent Sunday
with Miss Alma kitchel.
Angus Mcdonald and Clifford Kitchel
went to the city Saturday afternoon on
the Inn auto.
The regular meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association was held at the
school house Friday afternoon.
Mrs. W. A. Langille and daughter
are spending the week in Portland.
Miss Marian State is visiting at the
Langille home.
p. G. Belieu's sister and husband
came up from Portland for a few days
visit at the E. l.. Rood home.
Mrs. John Vothiers, of Yale, Wash,
who was one time resident of Mount
Hood is visiting at the l.. Mex home.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-07-22

Butter Wrappers printed at this Office
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-07-22
DEE

Miss Verna Smith, Of Dee, left lasi
Thursday for Carson, Wash, where sh,
will spend few weeks visiting hei
sister.
Mrs. Charles Pflughsupt and little
granddaughter. Edith COovert, of Odell
visited last Thursday with friends In
Dee.
Anton Flint hauled a load Of feed
from Hood River last Thursday.
A. S. Pattulo. of Portland. came uE
Saturday to look over his ranch. Mr..
and Mrs. G. E. Chapman, Of Hood Riv-
er and Mr., Chapman's S mother. Mrs.
w. Chapman. of Fossil, Ore, who is
visiting here. and Ray Chapman and
Miss Wilson, both of Fossil, are spend
ing few DAYS camping near Lost
Lake.
w. |. Kirby Was in Hood River last
Thursday.R
School meeting held in the 0dell
school house last Tuesday at O'Clock.
eoncernng the Summit school, was we'll
attended by our community men.
Mr.. Nelson, of Odell, sprayed G. NJ.
Wilosn's ranch last Thursday and Fri
day.
John Strain and family moved from
The Dalles. Ore, last week and will
make their home here on their ranch,
which formerly was the l.. d. BOyed
ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Wonacott and
children. of Pine Grove, spent Sunday
at the DEVILS Punch Bowl.
Richard Yates, of Corvallis, Ore, is
here for a short vacation.
Walter Copper, of Dee, hauled a load
OF posts to Pine Grove Monday. Mr..
Copper will be busy all week hauling
posts to Pine Grove and other places.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-07-22
PINE GROVE

Miss Marion Van Horn, who has
been absent three months in Astoria,
returned to the home last week.
Miss Berniee Mcdonald is visiting
Mrs. Rodney 0leson near Wsshougal.
Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Collard were visiting
friends in Portland last week, Mrs.
Vrae Willard returning home with
them. after an absence Of one week.
Mrs. Davis and Miss Jennie Cham
pine from North Dakota, are visiting
their sister. Mrs. Arthur Lewis. lrv-
ing Lewis, brother of Mr.. Lewis and
wife arrived last week also for visit
with their friends.
Mrs. Stevenson and children re-
turuned from their trip to the Califor-
MIA fairs last week Tuesday.
Miss Ella Lewis arrived from Fargo.
N. d., Saturday evening for visit
with her brother. Arthur Lewis and
family. and sisters, Mrs. f. F. Batten
and Miss Flora Lewis.
Margaret and Leonard Coyle. from
Portland, are visiting their aunt, Mrs.
John MOhr, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Mulvaney and
little son arrived from Blue Lake,
HumbUlt county, California, last week
Wednesday for a visit with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. II. Thorn. Mr.
Mulvaney left Tuesday morning to at
tend to his business, while his family
will remain for few weeks longer.
They made the trip, 500 miles, with
the auto, coming up the Columbia high
way in three hours, and Master David
Mulvaney, Is months old, was the first
baby to travel this road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mabrey Jackson enter
tanned at dinner Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
K. 0'Brien.
Mr.. and Mrs G.. X. Benton enter
tanned number of their friends last
Saturday evening at their pleasant
home.
Messrs. Scott, Benton, Dragseth and
BrOwnlee and families enjoyed an out
ing at the Lava Beds last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. p. Yoder and Mr..
and Mrs. +. II. Blackman entertained
company of rs people last Thursday
S'ShiHS ~ NhN NC" aBBlC Olt TUG
property of the firm Of Yoder and Mel
sJn and Francis. Walter Yoder did the
carpenter work. A nice lunch was
served and delightful time shared in
by all.
Last Monday afternoon a special
school meeting was held, l05 voters
being present, and many visitors. The
ninth grade proposition was defeated
The appropriation bills met with re-
sponse, the janitor house being an i'm
portant consideration. The mothers re.
sponded nobly in this matter.
There will be regular church services
by the pastor next Sunday morning.
Sunday school at 10 a. M. as usual.
Gentle Readers held their meeting
with Mrs. Geo. Smith last week Tues
day afternoon.
The Epworth League meeting last
Sunday evening was led by Mrs. Grace
Laraway. Topic, "The Perils of Heat. "
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-07-22
OAK GROVE

Misses Nan and Sue Roberts, of Chi
cago, who were returning from the
Panama exposition, in eompanyw ith
Mrs. Binns, of Barrett, visited at A. J.
Rogers last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. English left last
week for their new home at Marshfeld.
They will make the trip from Portland
with Capt. Shaver in his auto. Mr..
and Mrs. English have many friends
here who regret their leaving.
Mrs. Earl Bartmess returned Sunday to
the ranch, after a two weeks visit with
relatives in the Willamette valley.
Mrs. S. f. Bartmess has been at the
ranch for two weeks and returned home
Sunday.
Mrs. Alfred Cox entertained a party
of young people at dinner Friday even
ing.
Mrs. AL Smith and daughter, Daphne
Collins, have moved into the English
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Anderson, Miss
Mabel Francis, Mrs. Bentley, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. McCurdy and dauhgters and
Robert Gregg, MIR. and Mrs. w. l..
Nichols and daughter. lila, and Frances
Castner motored to Mount Hood Sun
day. They all went up to the timber
-line and many of them farther. They
all report fine trip.
Twenty thousand of the small fry
that sscame to Hood River last week
went through here to Blue Lake, some
distance west of the Green Point mill.
A part of the distance from the mill
the cans of fish had to be packed on the
horses.
lone Wedemeyer entertained nine
little girls at "a O'Clock luncheon FRI
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. King are at
Foley Hot Springs.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Gladen welcomed
a baby boy to their home last Sunday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Coshow came
out Tuesday to spend three weeks at
the home of Mrs. Coshow's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Crapper.
Judge Castner, of British Columbia,
spent Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Curdy.
The Miller, Horn, Ellis and Wing
families ate their Sunday dinner in the
woods near the Bartmess cabin.
Mr.. Potter, from Douglas county,
left Monday for home after an ex-
tended visit with his brother-in-law, r.
W. Lindsey.
Guy Ellis house with all the furni-
ture was burned Tuesday morning.
They surely have the sympathy of their
many friends in their loss. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Ellis, of Caney. Kansas, are
here spending the summer with their
son, and it is too bad their visit should
be so marred.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-07-22
TROUT LAKE.

The rain has retarded hay making tC
some etxent, but no hay has been lost,
and the large crop has been put up in
good condition.
Mrs. +. M. Lands is entertaining
Mrs. johnson and son, Neil, of Kenne.
wick.
The fair committee held business
meeting Sunday afternoon.
The creek is lined with campers and
the euler hotel is filled with summer
people.
. So far as is known Trout Lake valley
furnished no victims for the u. S.
Cashier Company.
Chas. Moore has commenced halng
the first crop of hay.
The Wilson laundry is now in full
swing and looking for business.
This is a home industry.
Their many friends sympathize with
John Vost in the loss of his barns and
hay by fire. last week.
Mrs. NJ. Wolf is entertaining Miss
Nash, of husum, and Miss Shelley, of
Hood River.
If party who found purse will call
at Pearson's store they may find the
owner.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-07-22
BELMONT.

Miss Lucille Wickson, of Berkeley,
Calf, and Mr.. Woolpert, of White
Salmon, Wash, visited Miss Helen Al
worth at the home of MIR. and Mrs.
Sherman Laiferty Monday.
Gaylord Metcalf accompanied by a
friend came from Portland Saturday to
spend several days camping at Lost
Lake.
Fred and Ed Barker were busy spray
ing their apple orchard on Methodist
Lane Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Farrell spent Sunday visiting old
friends in Odell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Metcalf and soa,
Lawrence, returned Tuesday from a
ten days visit at the home of Wills
parents. MIR. and Mrs. Charles Metcalf
and family in Portland.
Mrs. Will Davis spent Wednesday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bywater and
family in Barrett district.
Miss Louise Nelson left Tuesday for
Baker, Ore. to visit at the home of
her brother, Nels Nelson, and family
and other relatives. She will be gone
several weeks.
MIR. and Mrs. c. E. Miller and chill
of MIR. and Mrs. II. II. Jantzen and
family. of Oak Grove.
Mrs George Eddie and their small
daughters were welcome callers at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. Will SomervilIe
Sunday afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. win Warren were call.
ing on some of their neighbors Sunday,
introducing their nephew and niece,
DR.. and Mrs. Lampkin, of Baltimore,
who are visiting them. The doctor and
wife are admirers of the valley and its
beautiful scenery.
j. w. and W. H. Davis and families
spent Sunday on the banks of the river
above fuckers bridge.
w. j. Wolam went to Portland Mon
day morning on business.
Howard Miller had a birthday Sun
day. The young gentleman proudly
says he is seven years old now.
The Belmont W. f. M. S. met last
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. II. 7.
Regnell. A good meeting was held.
Items of interest in the missionary field
were read and told. A good attendance
was present. After thefbusiness meet
ing social hour was enjoyed. Dainty
refreshments were served by the host
ess.
MIR. and Mrs. Knowles and family
spent Sunday with friends above Tuck
er Bridge.
MIR. and Mrs. Alfred Eastman and
son, Lewis, spent Sunday at their ranch
on the East Side.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-07-22
New Schedule
Mount Hood Railroad

q. SAILING, Agent.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-07-22
FRANKTON.

Will Martin. from Storm Cliff. the
new name for Mitchell Point, came uI
on the train Sunday and crossed over
the river to White Salmon, where he
has work in mill as sawyer.
Wild bIackberries are tempting those
who can stand the hard mountain
climbing 1t takes to get them.
Judge Gantenbein came up from
Portland Saturday and Joined his fam.
lly, which is spending the summer va.
cation on the ranch up here. The Judge
says he is glad to get away from the
city for time and will harden his mus.
cies pruning, haying and irrigating and
between times eat fried chicken.
j. Yamada and wife, the little Japs
who lived on the BoOrman place for SC
long, are the proud possessors of a
bouncing big girl baby, who came last
week to stay with them.
Mrs. j. R. Moreland, mother of j. l.
Moreland, is expected up from Salem
this week to visit for time with Irv.
ing and family at their Phelps creek
| ranch.
Some friends of K. Shelley Morgan,
a man and his wife, left Portland last
sunday about 2 O'Clock, came over the
new highway to Hood River, went Out
to the Morgan ranch on Phelps creek
and back to Portland the same after.
noon. Next.
Mrs. Dan Malaer and Mrs. John Phil.
lis were up in the hills berrying last
week.
The old Benson memorial arch com.
mittee held special meeting the other
day. They want to take some action
on the proposition in the near future
II they will only stay with the arch il
VIII be fair sailing, but there are
breakers ahead if they try to side-step.
We were down at Wyeth the week
end, and returning Sunday we were
looking over the Columbia river high
way. At all the springs or small
streams where water and shade were
available from one to three or more
autos were side tracked, their occu.
pants enjoying themselves in various
ways. Some we're taking pictures,
others fishing but all in all it was 4
sight to be remembered, and will be
more than duplicated every Sunday this
Summer.
l.. Shelley Morgan and family and
some friends from Portland started
Tuesday morning for Green Point or
beyond, for weeks outing. They
will hunt bear or any other game that
1t is lawful to hunt, fish and pick huck-
leberries. A good time is expected,
whether they find bear or not.
One of the benefits of fraternaIism
has been demonstrated in this neigh
borhood recently. Mrs. Richard Bella
my, who lost her husband some time
ago and was left in strange land with
two small children toscare for, received
the insurance that her husband carried,
in less than month after his death.
The Columbia higwhay through Frank.
ton is busy street these days. Autos
and other vehicles are coming and 90
ing almost continually. and some are
going on foot. And those are not all
weary willies, either. The other morn
ing bright and early bunch of ladies
and gentlemen, that reports say started
from Hood River to hike to Portland
over the new road, were seen hitting
the high places. They were travelling
light, having no luggage but canteen,
and 1t is not known even what was in
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-07-22

ing bee and picnic dinner. Between so
and 60 we're present. Aa old fashioned
hot dinner was served. The day was
beautiful and the Youngsters enjoyed the
lawn. Mr.. and Mrs. Carson have an
ideal place for a picnic and they are
very generous. Mrs. Carson never
spares herself any trouble to make it
pleasant for her guests.
Mrs. Carson and her mother and
father and families are enjoying visit
from two Of their cousins from Ken
lucky, who are ON their way to San
FraneicsO. Also two cousins from
Portland
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-07-22

Sunday school 1890 a. m, C. E. p.
m. Fat the Union church next Sunday.
New stationery and msRazises at
0dell postoffice.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-07-22
UNDERWOOD.

Miss Dorothy Hall, who was taken
suddenly ill with, ptomaine poisoning
last Saturday night is rapidly recover.
ing. Miss Dorothy is the daughter of
Mrs. M. S. Smith. DR.. McVay, of
Hood River, is attending her. MIR. and
Mr.. Smith wish to extend thanks to all
the friends who assisted them.