The Weekly Gteoniele.
THE DALLES,
-. OKIOON
FRIDAY, -
FEB. 20. 1891
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr. F. M. Thompson and J. H. Gilmore
of Dufur were in the city Friday.
Mr. Orion Kinersly and Dr. J. G. Boyd
. vent to Hood River Friday..
Miss Dell Crook, of Goldendale,
visiting her sister Mrs. John Filloon.
: " Mr. MacLeod, of the firm of Mac
Eachern & MacLeod, went to the sound
last Friday.
. The flags have been at half-mast in
this city since Saturday in honor of the
Nation's distinguished dead.
, The board of trade last night decided
' not to purchase the boats on the upper
river, but to build here instead.
. The jury in the case of Carlsen against
V the railroad company brought in a ver
diet for the plaintiff for $3,666.66.
Mrs. Jerome Thomas accompanied by
her husband, of Olex are in the city vis
iting her parents, Mr. & Mrs. G. F. Beers
Mr. Ben E. Snipes shipped a carload
of hogs to Seattle Friday. There
were 81 of them and they weighed 16,000
pounds. '
, Mr. Herb Glasier sent up the big fire
balloon last night. It acted sensibly and
followed the course of the Columbia up
through Eastern Oregon.
Mr. Walter S. Elliott, of Indiana and
a late employee of the Union Pacific
company at La Grande, has accepted a
position as night clerk at the depot here.
The new time schedule of the Union
Pacific, that was expected to go into op
. Deration yesterday, has ' been cancelled
for the present.
' For a lame back, a pain in the side or
chest, or for tooth-ache or' ear-ache
prompt relief may be had by using
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Itisreliable.
For sale by Snipes & Kiuersly.
The following railroad cases have been
i settled in court today by the railroad
company paying $2000 and costs : John
J. Flaherty. Ineeborg Frost, Thomas
Coyle and Henry RestorfF. -
. Governor Pennoyer, Senator Mitchell
and Dolph and Binger Hermann have
all terformed valuable service of the
state bnt B. S. Pague has performed the
most signal service of them all.
. It is probable now that Judge Webster
can be pursuaded to remain here until
.the docket is cleared. A bill passed
, recently gives his district an extra judge
' and this will make it possible for him to
remain here.
For a cut, bruise, burn or scald, there
is nothiuf equal to Unamoerlam's fain
. Balm. It heals the parts more quickly
than any other application, and unless
the injurv is very severe, no scar is left.
, For sale by Snipes & Kinersly.
. Residents of The Dalles who have been
. at Salem looking after our interest, com
plained of the mud in the Willamette
valley.; They can't see anything fine
about a cilmate when there's rain and
mud nine months of the year.
By examining the calandar we find
that yesterday was St. Benedict of
Anian's day. ', As it was the brightest
and best day The Dalles has ever had, we
. suggest that St, Benedict is entitled to
the position of Patron Saint of our city.
The wise managers of the Cascade
locks built a steamboat below the rapids
and a ten thousand dollar wharf above
them. The boat cannot reach the wharf,
and the wharf of course cannot navigate
the canal. Great heads.
The question has been asked, "In
what respect are St. Patrick's Pills bet-
' ter than any other?" Try them, you will
find that they produce a pleasanter ca
thartic effect, are more certain in their
action, and they not only physic but
- cleanse the whole system and regulate
the liver and bowels. For sale at 25
" cents per box by 8nipes & Kinersly.
License to wed was yesterday issued
to R. Prather and Mrs. M. J. Huskey,
. both of Hood River. A few days ago
" Mrs. Haskey's son was married to Mr.
Prather's daughter. This is entirely a
. family affair, and by a happy stroke of
policy pervents a multiplicity of mother-in-law.
THE DOSSIL COAL MINKS.
OCR EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS.
-The
Capitalist Wanting Information
Surrey Mach Needed.
Now that the portage railroad is as
sured we would again urge upon our
citizens the necessity for an immediate
location of a railroad line between here
and the coal mines near Fossil. Through
the courtesy of Mr. Norton we read sev
eral letters from prominent old country
capitalists, practical coal and iron men
and they all ask "for information giving
an approximate idea of the engineering
difficulties of the country to be traversed
by the railroad from the mines to the
point of water transit."
The above quotation is a literal ex
tract from one of the letters dated Janu
ary 27, 1891, received at Arlington yes
terday, and all the letters show a warm
interest in the prospects of this part of
Eastern Oregon and the writers pledge
themselves to invest just as soon as the
matter can be put into shape in a busi
ness like manner. This cannot be done
until this survey is made, as there is a
decided difference of opinion amongst
our citizens. A majority of those con'
versant with the route aver that it will
be an easy problem to solve, while oth
ers are emphatic on the contrary opin
ion, one gentleman going so far as to
state that portions of the road could not
be built for less than what would practi
cally mean the abandonment of the
scheme.
The mines on the sound are putting out
about 150,000 tons per month and still
the demand for coal is far in excess of
the supply. If the English capitalists.
can be induced to invest in this enter
prise it means that from 500 to 1000 tons
of coal per day will be handled here at
The Dalles. We have begun the good
work by a united effort in the matter of
the portage road, let us continue it. If it
can be demonstrated that that road can
be built for any reasonable sum, we
are satisfied the dirt will fly before the
end of the coming summer and ere an
other year rolls around, we shall take
our legitimate place, without any wild
cat booming, but as the result of an in'
telligent setting fourth of our natural ad
vantages, as the Pittsburgh of the Pa
cific slope. We hope our board of trade
will not weary in well doing but take up
this question of a survey at once.
Programme of the Teachers' Institute to
be Held at Dufur Feb- ZOth and 81st.
FRIDAY MORNING SESSION.
9 :00 Music and prayer.
9 :10 Organization.
9 :20 Opening Address, Troy Shelley
9 :35 Penmanship, Maggie Merrill.
10:15 The Verb, Waldo Brigham.
10:30 Recess.
10 :45 History, E. S. Hinman.
11 :45 The Indian and His Wars, Eva
Vanderpool.
12. :00 Intermission .
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1 :30 Music.
1 :35 Physiology in the School, T. W.
Atkinson.
2 :15 Lessons in English, P. P. Under
wood.
3:00 Recess.
3:15 How to Use the Globe, Aaron
Frazier.
4:15 Noun and Pronoun,' Agnes
Thomas.
EVENING SESSION.
7 :00 Music.
Adresss to Directors and Clerks, Troy
Shelley.
General discussion on subjects con
nected with the school.
SATURDAY MORNING SESSION.
9 :00 Music and Prayer.
9:10 The Races of Men, L. B.
Thomas.
9:25 School Government, Aaron
Frazier.
10 :30 Recess.
10 :45 Fractions and Percentage, H.
M. Pitman.
11 :45 The Five Senses in the School
room, Lena Hadley.
12 :00 Intermission.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1 :30 Music.
1 :35 Reading, Methods of, Kate
Cronin. .
2:15 Geography, Esther Menefee.
3 :00 Recess.
3:15 Our National Constitution and
Its Aims, Henry Bolton.
3:30 Methods of Teaching, P. P.
Underwood.
EVENING SESSION.
THE WOUNDED KNEE FIGHT.
Grand Jury Report.
In the circuit court of the state of Oregon
for Wasco county.
In the matter of the final report of the
Grand jury for February term, 1891.
To the Honorable, the Circuit Court
above named :
We, the grand jury for the February
term, 1891, respectfully show to the
court that we have been in session five
days, and have inquired -into all crimes
committed within the county so far as
they have come to our knowledge, and
have found and reported to the court
five true bills and three not true bills.
We have also inquired into the condi
tion and management ' of all offices per
taining to the courts of justice in the
county, and find that the same are in
good condition and are, and have lieen,
carefully and properly managed and kept
so far as we are able to judge.
We also visited the county hospital
where the sick and indigent are kept,
and found that the same is well kept,
and that the inmates thereof have good
care and attention and comfortable
quarters and are well provided for.
We also inquired into the condition or
management of the public prisons in the
county, and find that they are in as good
condition as circumstances will permit.
We find however that the county jail is
badly constructed for ventilation, and
that it is difficult, if not impossible, to
keep the same in a healthy condition.
We find that the cells in which the
prisoners are kept at night are so situated
that there is almost no ventilation at all
therefor, and that the atmosphere therein
fetid, impure and unhealthy. We
think that there is urgent need of some
kind of change so that these cells may
be more thoroughly ventilated.
We therefore recommend that the
county court take immediate action in
7 :00 Music.
Essay, Omah Smith.
Declamation, Ina Thomas.
Reading, Timothy Brownhill.
Essay, Ed. Smith.
Reading, Wm. Merrill.
The Nervous System, Annie Heisler.
American Inventors, Roy Hadley.
Opening the question box. ,
Closing remarks, Troy Shelley.
This evening's exercises interspersed
with songs. .
The day topics will be followed by the
usual discussions.
All are cordially invited to attend.
Entertainment of teachers free.
A CONDON FIRE.
A Belgian gun manufacturer says it is
a mystery to him what becomes of all
the guns made. They are not perisahble
or easily destroyed, yet year after year.the
great manufacturers have increased their
works until the number of guns and
' pistols that are' made each year are
something enormous, and the trade, hi'
stead of decreasing, is constantly grow
ing. .
Judge. Schutz is busily engaged today
in moving his big safe into the office
formerly occupied by Col. Lang. He
told us privately that Drew's barber shop
was so close to his door that people com
ing into his office expected to get shav
ed. We all know the genial judge, and
know that insinuation is undeserved
' hence appreciate his effort to get away
from the evil suggestion. - - -
' Through the kindness of Rev. James
A. Varney state inspector of fruit - pests
and horticultural commissioner of the'
4th district we received today the first
' biennial report of the commission, which
will be noticed hereafter. The commis
sion has done exeellent work, and Mr.
' Varney has-been foremost in it. He is
: an expert in matters pertaining to our
; orchards. ;
A prominent pnysician and old army
surgeon in eastern Iowa, was called
' away from home for a few days ; during
ms aDsence one oi tne cniiaren contrac
ted a severe cold and his wife bought a
bottle of Chamberlin's Cough Remedy
for it. They were so much pleased that
they afterwards used several . bottles at
"various times. He said, from experience
witn it, ne regarded it as tne most reli
able preparation in use for colds and
that it came the nearest being a specific
of any medicine he had ever seen. For
sale by Snipes & Kinersly.
The revival meeting at the M. E.
church, is creating a conisderable inter
est, and the outlook for a large number
of conversions is very encouraging.
George P. Morgan and Colonel E. W,
Nevios, who are doing business together
at liarretson s old stand on becond
street, as land office attorneys, desire to
state to their clients and the general
public as well, that it is now definitely
known that specific written instructions
as to filings on the forfeited railroad
' lands will be received by the land office
by the first of next week. Thirty days'
notice by publication is required be fere
filings will be accepted at' this land
office. After such instructions are re-
- ceived it will be well for all those who
intend to enter this land to come in at
once to have their papers made out and
all the preliminaries settled, thus avoid
ing the inevitable rush and securing the
first chances at the land office by being
ready.
thia'matter.
Having disposed of all business that sponded promptly, the jail, and .perhaps
fra-A n a anH hnmno ..... . w '
The Oilman County Jail Ablace. The
Lusty Lungs of a Prisoner Bring
Relief In the Nick of Time.
- The Eoesll Journal.
. Condon, Feb. 11. 1891.
The county jail caught fire this fore
noon about 11 o'clock. The stove sits
outside the steel cage, and rather close
to the window sash on the east side of the
jail building which is made of wood.
The window sash was pitch pine. AVhile
all the occupants of the court house,
which is situated near the jail, and dep
uty sheriff were down town to dinner,
the prisoners in the steel cell discovered
that the window sash had caught fire
from the heat of the stove. The lusty
lunsrs of this bad vouth. who is incarcer
ated for stealing a dog, - brought help
from down town. He must have yelled
for dear life, for the jail is out on the
?rairie about 150 yards from town,
here were about fiftv buckets of water
on hand within five minutes of the alarm
being heard, and the fire was put out be
fore it did any more damage than to
burn out the window frame.
Later on, about 12:30, after everybody
had gone away, Mr. Anthonv, deputv
sheriff, discovered that the fire was not
all out and the town folk had another
little run. A small blaze had crept be
tween the studding, but it was soon
quenched.
Tne cage was not damaged at all, nor
was tne prisoner hurt, but he was
frightened.
The wind was howling over the prairie
and had the prisoner not veiled like a
scared Indian, and the boys not re
A Full Description of the Battle From
the Indiana' Standpoint.
Washington, Feb. 11 .j The Indian
conference was closed today, and the In
dians will start home Friday. The fea
tures of today's talk was the story of the
fight at Wounded Knee. Turning Hawk
said:
At a given time when the men had de
livered up their guns they were separa
ted from their families and taken to a
certain spot. A crazy man, a young
man of very bad influence, fired his gun,
killing an "officer. The other Indians
began drawing their knives, although
men were exhorted from all sides to de
sist, and firing began immediately on
the part of the soldiers. All men, who
wercin a bunch, were killed right there.
Those who escaped the first fire got into
a ravine, and as they went along the ra
vine for a long distance were pursued on
all sides by the soldiers and shot down.
The women had no fire arms to fight
with. They were standing off at a dif
ferent place and when tie firing began,
those of the men who escaped the first
volley went in one direction, up in the
ravine, and the women in another,
through an open field. Some of them
met the same fate as the men.
American Horse said :
When the firing commenced, the peo
ple who were standing immediately,
around the young man who fired the first
shot were killed, and then the soldiers
turned their guns on the women, who
were in the lodges, standing there under
the flag of truce. Of course, as soon as
they fired upon they fled. There was a
woman with an infant in her arms killed
as she almost touched the flag of truce.
Kignt near tne nag another was shot
down. Her child not knowing the
mother was dead, was still nursing, and
that was a very sad sight. I he women.
as they were fleeing with their babies on
their backs, were killed together, and
the women heavy with child were also
killed. Aftermost of the Indians had
been killed, the cry was made that all
those not killed or wounded should come
forth and they would be safe. The little
boys, who were not wounded, came ont
ol their places or retuge, and as soon as
they came in sight a number of soldiers
surrounded and butchered them.
Commissioner Morgan here said to the
interpreter :
"I wish you would say to him that
these are very serious charges to make
against the army. 1 do not want any
statements that are not absolutely true
and I want anyone here that feels the
statements are two strong to correct
them."
"Of course." replied American Horse,
"it would have been all right if only the
men were lulled, Dut the tact ot the Kill
ing of the women, and more especially
the young boys and girls, who are
make the future strength of the Indian
people we feel very seriously." "Does
American Horse- know these things
his now personal knowledge, or has he
been told them?" asked the commis'
sioner, "I was not there at the time, but
before the burial of the bodies I did go
there with some Indian police and many
people from the agency, and we went
through the battlefield aud saw where
the bodies were from the track of blood,
was the replv.
Key. Mr. Mcuook. a bioux half-breed
pastor of the Episcopal church, at Pine
Ridge, among other things, said :
Much has been said about the good
spirit with which the members of the
Seventh cavalry went into that action
it has been said the desire to avenge
Custer's death was entirely absent from
their minds. In coming towards Chic
ago m company with Ueneral Miles
talked with his own scout, who was al
most killed because he was compelled to
fly with the Indians, being fired upon by
men whom he tried to serve and help,
He told me that after he had recovered
from his fright and succeeded in getting
amongst the soldiers, after they all got
in iroui killing the Indians, an omcer
high rank, he did not know who, came
to him and said: "Now we have aven
ged Custer's death," and the scout said
to him, "Yes, but you had every cause
to ngnt ior your lives that day. These
poor Indian people did not have that op
portunity to protect their people and
fight for themselves. If this is an indi
cation ot the spirit ot a number ot men
in that company, I am sure the Seventh
cavalry did not so there with the kind
est of motives and simply to bring those
poor people back.
After several others had spoken the
commissioner declared the conference
at an end.
TnmHTrrzrrmrzEr
METHODS THEY PURSUED IN COOK
ING THEIR FOODS.
has been brought before us, and having
no further business to transact, we
respectfully ask to be discharged.
George Rowland,
Foreman,
Dalles City, Feb. 13th 1891.
would have been burned.
Court Notes.
The following business was transacted
yesterday :
Curtis vs. Thompson ; sheriff's sale
confirmed.
Gibons, Macallister & Co. vs.. R. S.
Thompson & Son: order for sale of
attached property.
State vs. Chas. Johnson ; arraigned.
State vs. Thomas Hannan and Wil
liam Ryan ; pleaded guilty to Iarcency
from a store. ,
; The cases of Coyle, Frost, Skalkeim,
Restorf and Flaherty against the O. S.
L. & U. N. were settled for $2000 each.
Buckley vs. Buckley, divorce ; referred
to J. M. Huntington.
. Assignment of A. J. Douglas, estate ;
settled, and assignee discharged.
Baldwin vs. Phillips: sheriff's sale
confirmed.
Assignment of E. C. Miller, estate;
settled, and assignee discharged.
Mary L. Atwell vs. W. Atwell : de
cree of divorce.
This morning the case of the State
against Charles Johnson was called and
defendant pleaded guilty.
The case ofiSnipes vs. the O. S. L.&U.
N. for burning property near Rowena is
on trial before a a jury today.
CAN BE - PURCHASED.
The Water BUI.
A strenuous effort is being made at
Salem on the part of a few of our citizens
to defeat the passage of the bill known
as the Dalles City Water Bill. The
main features of the bill are to so amend
the old law as that the water commis
sioners shall have exclusive control of
the water works, that is shall be inde
pendent of the city council, the city
shall pay the commissioners 11 funds
heretofore recieved by it belonging to the
"water fund" and that the commission
shall have the power to and shall keep
loaned at the highest rate of interest all
monies belonging to the "water fund
not immediately needed for payment of
expenses, interest or bonds. The bill
was endorsed by the city council, the
board of trade and all the honest tax
payers, if passed the city will save
from 3,000 to $5,000 in interest annually ;
the work of perfecting the water plant
will be carried on with less delay and
the work will be exclusively under the
control of men chosen because of their
peculiar fitness for that work. Any at
tempt to defeat this bill we believe orig
inates in selfishness. We understand
that the latest attempt to kill the bill is
the introduction of a bill placing the
water fund in the hands of the mayor
and city treasurer. We do not believe
that this scheme, if such a bill has been
introduced, is suggested in good faith or
with the expectation that it will become
a law. We know it will not meet the
No
The Forfeited Land are
to Purchase.
Captain Lewis register of the land-
office has received a telegram from the
commissioner of the general land office
stating that the forfeited lands are sub
ject to purchase as pvovided in the cir
cular of January 3d, which was printed
in this paper at the time.
approval of the tax-payers of the
subject it looks much like a trick and" we
city,
ear
nestly hope it will not be suffered to in-
terfer with the bill introduced bv Senator
Watkins.
Henry iuindt, Saturday brought a
wagon load of fresh vegetables grown
this winter, in to town. There was an
abundance of spinach and young onions
galore. The latter were as - big as a
pigeon egg, and the turnips fresh from
the field will measure two or three inches
in diameter. St. Valentine day is early
even in this neighborhood, for spring
garden truck, but it got here just the
same. '
Mrs. E. M. Wilson has gone on a visit
to Walla Walla. -
A Mysterious Disappearance. ,
Mrs. Johnson, a lady of about 35 or 40
years of age who ' was turned out of
doors as she claims, by a relative and
came to The Dalles the first of last week,
has disappeared and so far no one seems
to be able to obtain any information
with regard to her whereabouts.
Friends have looked all over this city
but are unable to find her, and any per
son who may know where she is will
confer a favor by sending the same to
this office. Back of all this is a long
story of her abuse which some time may
be made public. Mrs. Johnson is a
high-minded and deserving womam and
it is hoped that she can be found and
justice done her.
The man who is always quoting pro
verbs is a proverbial bore.
Annual Meeting- of the 8. B. Stockhold
ers Dufur, Oregon.
Dufur, Or., Feb. 8, 1891.
The annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the S. B. Medicine manufacturing
company of Dnfur, Or., being called by
the president Dr. L. Vanderpool and all
the stockholders being present the meet
ing was formally called to order. The
president then called for the reading of
the minutes of the last meeting.
On motion of Acting Secretary L. Van
derpool, Mr. A. J. Brigham was ap
pointed secretary pro tern. The reading
of the minutes of the last meeting were
then read, considered and adopted.
After considerable discussion Dr. L.
Vanderpool was renominated and elected
president of the company and A. J.
Brigham vice president for the ensuing
year.
On motion of T. H. Johnston W. L.
Vanderpool was elected secretary for the
company for the year ending on the first
Monday of Feb., 1892.
. The election of directors being the
next thing in order, the names of certain
stockholders were mentioned, when
was quite an extended discussion upon
the various plans of work, resulting in
the unimous verdict that no known
company had reached such grand results
and become so generally known and re
ceived such widespread approbation and
credit, as the S. B. Medicine company,
under the wise, prudent and economical
administration of the company's affairs
during the year of 1890. And it was
unanimously agreed that no better
names could be mentioned to conduct
the company's works for the year to
come than those of T. H. Johnston, W,
L. Vanderpool and A. J. Brigham,
When the vote was taken resulting in
the election of the above named gentle
men who were then sworn, as the direc'
tors of the company for one year. After
attending to some matters of minor im
portance, and considerable jubilating
of er the successes of the company dur
ing its brief history. The meeting ad
journed to meet on the first Monday in
February, 1892. Reporter. '
What the Doctor Said. .
Pittsburg Dispatch.
"Keep your feet always dry and be on
your guard against catching cold at this
time of the year," said a doctor. "Look at
the list of deaths and at the disease that
kill people and you will take care of your
health if you value your life. George
Washington himself died from catching
cold. He staid out in a December rain,
did not change his clothes when he got
home, took a cold, and Had an attack ot
ague, which was followed by the laryn
gitis that ended his life. He would
probably have lived to be 10 or 12 rears
older than he was at the time of his death
if he had not caught cold in the winter
time. Nearly half of my patients are
afliicted with troubles that grow out of
carelessness in regard to damp feet, chil
ly winds, and wet clothes."
A counterfeiter of Walpole, Mass., was
in 1792 obliged to stand in the pillory
for two hours.
A Synopsis of a Lecture by Professor
Horse The Antiquity of Coo kin Orig
inal Manner of Applying; Heat to Meats
and Vegetables Esquimaux Huts.
Professor Morse gave his second lect
ure on "Primitive People" at Academy
hall, and spoke particularly of fireplaces
and stoves. In opening he briefly re
viewed his first lecture, making special
reference to the fact that men and ani
mals adapt themselves to their surround
ings. Thus dogs and cats in civilized
homes eat corn and oatmeal, while cows
in Iceland will eat salt fish as a steady
diet, though neither of these animals
would eat such food in the ordinary
natural state.
Proceeding to the subject in hand,
Professor Morse cited the finding of
baked cakes with the Egyptian mum
mies as evidence of the antiquity of
cooked food, and of the universal prim
itive fashion among savage or primitive
peoples of cooking food in vessels resting
on three rounded stones, which man
very early found out were better than
four. This method was employed by
the North American Indians, the Esqui
maux, the modern Finns, and even by
the Irish in the Seventeenth century.
Another method employed was the
cooking of meats in baskets of water
with hot stones. Some tribes of the
North American Indians cooked corn,
grasshoppers, and perhaps other delica-.
cies by placing them in clay lined bask
ets, with red hot coals, and shaking the
baskets back and forth and blowing off
the ashes and cinders till the contents
were done to what the Indians proliably
considered a tirn.
ESQUIMAU HUTS.
The kitchens of New Zealand and Cey
lon are but rough primitive forms of
many that are seen in Germany and Eng
land, except that in the former cases
the fires are out of doors. English and
German fireplaces are far behind the
American store and cooking range, and
are really survivals of prehistoric times
though the hearths for the fires are raised
and arrangements made for the escape of
the smoke.
Succeeding the period of placing pots
on three stones over the fire comes their
suspension by some support, a familiar
method being by means of three sticks
fastened together at the top. The Esqui
mau suspends his kettle from the ceiling
of his ice hut by means of cord or hide.
And here the lecturer departed from his
subject to describe how the hut is built
spirally, with blocks of ice and of dome
shape. The hut is lined with skins, so
that what little of the ice melts will not
drop down on the occupants in the form
of water.
These huts are warmed by open crude
oil lamps, in which is moss saturated
with oil, and over them are suspended
the kettles. The oil comes from the
blubber of the whale, seal and similar
animnla, and is obtained by the women
and children, whose principal' business it
Is in the winter time to chew blubber to
get the oil Under the hut there is usu
ally a large supply of blubber stored for
winter use.
Professor Morse describes the Steves
of China and Japan, and showed two
patterns of what appeared to be earthen
ware portable stoves, about the size of
bean pots. Other stoves are rough clay
or brick affairs, with openings for wood
and varying numbers of holes on top for
the accommodation of cooking utensils,
and none have arrangements for the di
rect escape of the smoke out of doors.
EARLY METHODS OF GETTING FIBE.
. Some of these eastern stoves have
shrines or symbols over the fireplaces to
keep out evil spirits, and in some of them
a light is kept burning, or a little food
or some other trifle placed by way of in
voking the care of some good spirit over
the food that is to be cooked.
In closing, the lecturer had something
to say about primitive modes of creating
and preserving fire, followed by some in
teresting experiments with crude appli
ances. The origin of fire is not known,
nor its first discoverer, but the discovery j
must have been followed by a tremendous
stride of advancement by the human race.
Probably fire was first used as a religious
rite, and by many savage nations it has
been worshiped as a god; after that it
was probably used for cooking, and then
for other purposes.
Some people never learned the art of
making fire, but took good care never to
be without it. Emm Pasha, whose rescue
from the heart of Africa Stanley sought.
Touches for wondrous tales in that region
to the effect that in some sections of Cen
tral Africa bands of chimpanzees occa
sionally raid the native, villages with
lighted torches.
Professor Morse illustrated three meth
ods of starting fires one by rubbing a
piece of bamboo with a sharp edged
stick; another by rubbing a stick in a
groove on a piece of wood, and a third
by means of a fire drilL None of - these
methods brings a direct blaze, but will
produce a spark from which a fire may
be brought by coaxing with tinder. The
fire drill was the most, successful of the
experiments on this occasion, and was ac
companied by considerable smoke, but
no fire. The drill is a simple arrange
ment of wood and cord, by which a stick
is kept rapidly revolving on a piece of
Wood, and in a fraction of a minute cre
ates smoke and sparks. Salem Gazette.
lies them away with her, but the next
day or so she is seen going into a certain
hairdressers in Twenty-third street,
where a notice prominently displayed in
the window reads, "Dolls' Wigs Made
Here." And Dotty Dimple goes with
her, of course, and carries Rosamond
Arabella or Fifine, or whatever the name
may be of the potential little lady in
bisque. And in a box the mother carries
the curls.
Then the attendant gravely measures
the bisque pate after he has first removed
the shock of flax that covered it, and
looks wise over the box of curls and says,
"Oh, yes, madam, there will be plenty
ol them, I think." Madam and Dotty
Dimple go away after a great many lov
ing pats and admonitions, and in a few
davs Rosamond Arabella comes home no
longer with the flaxen pate, but wearing
a lovely blonde wig of real hair hair that
curls up about her temples and down her
back just as Dotty Dimple s own does.
And that is just what it is, Dotty Dim
ple's own severed curls. And thus are
the demands of sentiment and fashion
united. New York Evening Sun.
The Appropriated Sleigh Bells In July.
The well filled stores and gaudy shop
windows of the Ttikti and Ohio towns
seemed to stimulate in men accustomed
to impoverished and unpretentious Dixie,
as were Morgan's raiders, the propensity
to appropriate beyond limit or restraint.
I have never before seen anything like
this disposition to plunder. Our perilous
situation only seemed to render the men
more reckless. At the same time, any
thing more ludicrous than the manner in
which they indulged their predatory
tastes can scarcely be imagined. The
weather was intensely warm the hot
July sun burned the earth to powder,
and we were breathing superheated dust
yet one man rode for three days with
seven pairs of skates slung about his
neck; another loaded himself with sleigh
bells.
A large chafing dish, a medium sized
Dutch clock, a green glass decanter, with
goblets to match, a bag of horn buttons,
a chandelier and a bird cage containing
three canaries were some of the articles
I saw borne off and jealously fondled.
The officers usually waited a reasonable
period, until the novelty had worn off,
and then had this rubbish thrown away.
Baby shoes and calico, however, were
the staple articles of appropriation. A
fellow would procure a bolt of calico,
carry it carefully for a day or two, then
cast it aside and get another. Basil W.
Duke in Century.
English Women's Caps.
"You have some very curious persons
in Chicago," remarked Mrs. Tennant,
Mr. Stanley's mother-in-law. "I could
not help overhearing what one of them
said when I entered the room at the club
reception. 'There comes one of 'em,' said
the lady in a tone loud enough for me to
hear distinctly. 'There comes one of
'em; she's English, I know, for English
women when they get old always wear
tidies on their heads 1' 'No, I don't know
what the' American people call tidies,'
but I'm. sure the remark was not compli
mentary. Still it is the custom with
us to. wear caps why, the queen wears
them; I do not mean to give them up."
Chicago News.
Use of Ammonia,
In medicine the solution of ammonia
is employed as a means of rousing the
respiratory and vascular systems, and of
the alleviation of spasms. It is also
used as a local irritant and antacid. It
can used as a wash in water for the
scalp and in the bath without danger.
Herald of Health.
HOHTH DflLiLiES, Wash. H )
o
In the last' two weeks large sales of lots
have been made at Portland, Tacoma, Forest
Grove, McMinnville and The Dalles.' All
are satisfied that
North Dalles
Is now the place for investment. New
ufactories are to be added and large improve
ments made. The next 90 days will be im
portant ones for this new city.
Call at the office of the
The Largest
in the West.
The New
Boot and Shoe
FACTORY.
ftrnita fffj.
Wire Works.
Man- Chemical
LiiDOMOrj.
NEW BRIDGE.
Several
fine Maps.
Heoi Railroad
Or
O.
Interstate Investment Co.,
72 Washington St., PORTLAND, Or.
D. TAYLOR, THE DALLES, Or.
JOLES BROS
DEALERS IX
Slap and Fancy
Gioc
eiies,
Hay, Grain and Feed.
Gheap Express Wagons Jlos. land 2.
Orders left at the Stcre wilPreceive prompt attention.
Trunks and Packages delivered to any part of the City. '
Wagons always on hand when Trains or Boat arrives. -
No. 122 Cor. Washington and Third. Sts.
H. Herbring,
Dealer in
FANCY. GOODS AND NOTIONS,
CLOTHING, HATS AND CAPS,
Boots etzxd Snoes etc.
PRICES LOW AND CASH ONLY.
FISH & BHRDON,
DEALERS TILT
It has been shown that the bad effects
of a fog were felt most by tropical plants
which, in a state of nature, were ex
posed to the sunlight. Plants which
grew under the shade of forest trees did
not suffer so much. Soft, tender plants
and aquatic vegetation seemed to come
off worst.
Mr. William Waldorf Astor is an ex
cellent judge of a cigar, and has a special
brand manufactured for him by a lead
ing Havana maker. It has a delightful
flavor and is quite mild. Mr. Astor or
ders them by the hundred boxes.
A Squaw's Remarkable Journeying;.
In the last century a Chinook Indian
woman, known to Father Huk, a great
traveler and missionary of that period,
while he was with the Indians on what
we now call the Pacific coast, was many
years afterward met by him in Asia.
Through many vicissitudes and strange
experiences she had passed from tribe to
tribe and place to place, always moving
northward, until she reached Behring
strait, and there, having gone out in one
of the large canoes used by the seafaring
Tnfliang of that region, in a great storm
theyt were driven across the strait to
wreck and death to all save her, and she
wandered on until she met Father Huk
in the interior of Asia. She had not
sought to return, but following the spirit
of adventure bred in her by her strange
experiences she went on to see new lands.
Louisville Conner-Journal. -
Stoves, ftroees,
es,
GAS PIPES, PLUMBERS' GOODS, PUMPS, c.
We are the Sole Agents for the Celebrated
Trinmpli Raiip and Ramona Coot Stove,
Which have no equals, and Warranted to giv e Entire Satisfaction or Money Refunded'
Corner Secona anil Washington Streets, Tne Mel ton.
Grandall 6V Burnet,
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
FURNITURE CARPETS.
A Club Disenstion.
"Now, ladies, if I have left anything
untold, or there is anything not quite
understood, I am ready to answer ques
tions. "
She was the president of a woman's
club and had just returned from a visit
to the famous "Sorosis.' She had been
telling them what questions were dis
cussed and what was the programme of
the evening. There were a number of
women present, and they had all been
very much interested.
The president sat down in her chair
and waited for questions. There was a
silence for an instant, and finally a timid
voice from the background said:
'I would like to ask a question. Was
it was it a dressy crowd T
The president jumped up and said:
"I just want to tell youl Those ladies
all had on the most beautiful bonnets.
One was a heliotrope velvet trimmed
with gold lace. And another was made
of bands of jet and pink roses'' (the
ladies commenced to gather around her
with enraptured expressions). "The hand
somest of all was worn by Mrs.
Just then the president of this woman s
club caught a smile on the face of a
newspaper correspondent who was pres
ent She drew herself np with great
dignity and said:
Ladies, I think we are wandering
from the subject."
The ladies settled back, conscious of
the superior advantages of this popular
club, bnt with a fleeting expression of
disappointment, that gave indication of
a willingness to "wander soil farther.
Chicago Herald.
V A Green "Deputy."
The gate tender of the Main street
crossing left a deputy in charge recently.
It is customary to hang a lighted lan
tern on the gate at dark, lowering the
gate for the purpose. At dark the new
man looked at the gate towering above
him, and, thinking it would take a long
ladder to reach the top, went to a neigh
boring carpenter's shop and borrowed
the longest ladder he could find and hung
the lighted lantern. ' The next morning
he looked at the lantern and an idea
dawned on him. He lowered the gate
and detached the lantern. The next
time he tends gate he will not borrow a
ladder. Brunswick (Me.) Telegraph.
Latest Use for tbe Child's Hair.
When Dotty Dimple has her first thatch
of long curls cropped off her mother
doesn't gather them up one by one as she
used to do, and lay them carefully away
in a long box with an incription some
thing like this on the outside, "Dotty's
curls, cut off when she was 5 years old."
A Toons; Cashier.
N. G. Hollister, cashier of the National
Bank of Commerce of Hutchinson, en
joys the distinction of being the young
est cashier of a national bank in the
United States. He is only - 21 years
old now, and he is regarded as one of
the most- level headed business men of
the city. ' Within two weeks after com
ing of age he was made a director in two
national banks, which positions he sail
holds. Hutchinson (Kan.) News.
following; the Precedent.
"Cousin Ethel, I want yon to be my
wife."
"Family history establishes quite an
other precedent, Henry; my mother was
a sister to your father. I think well fol
low the precedent." Harper's Bazar.
Uoeer Remedies.
For cramps a ring is frequently" worn
upon the finger, but to possess the re
quisite virtue it is necessary that the
ring should be made of some metal taken
by stealth, without discovery. The great
Boyle recommended .for certain diseases
"a little bag hung about the neck, con
taining the powder made of a live toad
burnt in a new pot." London Tit-Bits.
Undertakers and Embalmers.
NO. 166 SECOND STREET.
D. W. EDWARDS,
DEALER IN
Paints, Oils, Glass, Wall Papers, Decora-
Hons, Artists' Materials, Oil PaMis, (tamos ai Steel Inpyiis.-
Mouldings and Picture Frames, Cornice Poles
Etc., Paper Trimmed Free.
Floture Framea Alacle to Order. '
276 and 278, Seoond Street. - ' - - The Dalle., Or.
I. C. IICKELSEN,
-DEALER IN-
STATIONERY, NOTIONS,
BOOKS AND MUSIC.
Cor. of Third and fasHington Sts, The Dalles, Oregon. ' . .
If you put a spoon in a glass before
ponring in the water the glass will not
crack, even if the water is boiling. But
if there is no spoon used it takes a new
glass to every hot drink.
Tbe Witty Parrot.
(to parrot) Polly
want a
Chappie
cracker?
Polly Yes a nut cracker to crack
that chestnut. Epoch,
: For the Best Brands and Purest Quality of Wines and Liquors, go to :
J. O. MHCK,
Ul7ole5ale : Ijcjuor : Dealer,
171 SECOND STREET, THE DALLES, OREGON.