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UJioSeleT THI DAUI8, OREflOX FEIDAT, - FEB. 27. 1891 LOCAL AND PKKSONAL. US Mr. Uriah Servise of Moro, gave a pleasant call Saturday morning. -l-' The price of beef has raised half a cent per pound within a few days. .April 6th is now the time appointed ' for receiving filings on the forfeited lands, - ;ine rrett shore wiu come oat witn a new dress and in a new form next week, - Our thanks are due to Representative -' : Hilton for valuable documents from Salem. " Our balloon sent op the night of our celebration must have . burst over Grant Station. . w " It will be a Tyght squeeze if we get our (5000 for the wagon road over the mountains. . . Arlington's amended charter bill has passed the house, and is, the law of this part oi tne land. Advocate.. , Clifford Wier a native of Great Brit ' ain filed his declaration for citizenship in the District court Saturday. , ' The farmer's alliance can now be sure of success in Eastern Oregon. We shall have to look to them for relief.' ' y. The Oregonian did vigorons work for ' an open river for which it has the thanks of every man in Eastern Oregon. Messrs. McFarland & French sold 36,000 pounds of wool last Friday at 18 cents per pound, which is an advance .of 1)4 cents. - -; 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. It is reliable. For sale by Snipes & Kinersly. We .understand there is to be anew store opened in the store room next to Mr. Stubling's, in the Vogt block. There was a heavy land slide on tl . track this morning between here a: Portland, but it was dug out finally, ' : Messrs Beers & Williams are havi new shelves and counters , put in th store for an extension of their business . Messrs. Saltmarshe & Co., are feeding a car load of fat hogs at the stock yards Saturday. They came from Grand Ronde . and are destined for the Sound market, " Hr.'C. M. Baldwin of Ellensburg, Wash., and Mr. H.' Hudson of Dufur gave the Chbonicls office a pleasant eall. Reports from the interior comes . that a heavy fall of snow has covered the' ground and ranges in depth from 2 to 30 Inches on the higher agricultural lands the average depth is about 15 inches and is still falling. For a cut, bruise, burn or scald, there is nothinf equal to Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It heals the parts more quickly than any other -application, and unless the injury is very severe, no scar is left. For sale by Snipes A Kinersly. r We saw a fine sample of -coal this morning that was found near Mt. Adams from the Chatfield company's mine. ia a fine specimen and from assays, . promises to be the most valuable discov ery made in Eastern Washington. Mr. Herbring will move his stock of dry goods from the building now occu - pied by him, to the store formerly occu ' pled by Win. Strong & Co., "about the first of April. Mr. Herbring finds the : place he ia now in is too small for his in creasing business. An unaccounable discovery was made yesterday on Eight Mile on the farm of ' Mr. A. P. Furguson. A person was going over the farm, when, to his astonish menthe saw a new made grave. The discovery caused a sensation in the neighborhood which has called out the . people to examine into . the mystery, Foul play is supposed. ? 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- . thai-tic effect, are more certain in their action, and thev not only physic but clean Be the whole system and regulate the liver and bowels. For sale at 25 , cents per box by Snipes A Kinersly. The Diamond roller mills started up -Friday and ran till 9 o'clock in the ;' morning, at which time the brass crank .'pin broke and the mills were compelled . 'to shut down again." 'As it is necessary to send to Portland brass works to have a new pin made, it ; will be Wednesday or Thursday before the mills start up again. i. .. , A prominent physician and old army surgeon in - eastern Iowa, was called away from home for a few days ; during hie absence one of the children contrac- tea a severe coia ana nis wite oougnt a bottle of Chamberlin'a Cough Remedy for it. They were so much pleased that they afterwards used several bottles at ' various times. He said, from experience with it. be regarded it as the most reli able preparation in" use for colds and that it came the nearest being a specific if any medicine he had ever seen. For sale by Snipes A Kinersly. Sneak thieves are at work around the . churches, a silk umbrella was stolen from the Congregatianal church lasteve- - ning during service. '.A man who would do as mean a thing as that would , steal the pennies from off his dead . mothers eyes, and kick the corpse be cause they were not quarters. The wretch should have the umbrella shoved down his throat and opened. There is - no hopes of recovering the stolen article for the place the thief is to go is so hot that the umbrella will burn up. ; Klickitat county has more miles of the Columbia river bordering it than Wasco and Sherman counties in Oregon, yet what are they doing toward an open river. The Oregon counties have worked until they have succeeded in getting an appropriation for opening the lower ob struction, by which Klickitat will derive enormous profits, ' The people of Klicki- . tat should throw off their mosBbackism, and each man appoint himself a commit tee of one to drop a letter immediately ' to our state legislature and demand that an appropriation sufficient to build a portage railway around the Celilo rapids is passed at once. KUetUat Leader. THI FBKE BEADINO ROOM. A DeserTlng- Institution that Is Kept np In The Xalles. The ladies of the W. C. T. V. of this city deserve the thanks of the entire public for the successful putting in oper ation and continuing of a free reading room which is a decided credit to The Dalles. The rooms are located in the second story of French & Co.'s block on Second and Federal streets. There are six rooms in all, three of which are de voted to the use of the janitor. The main room is 25x40, fronting on Second street with five large windows. In this room the books and magazines are kept, and the rooms remain open all the time, They are furnished with all necessary conveniences and are lighted by .elec tricity. Visitors are made welcome and it is all free, thanks to the self-sacrificing ladies who have the institution in charge. FIVE HDXDBED VOLUMES of books are in the library proper. The selections are all good and interesting and many are consulted daily as refer ence books. Harper's, Scribner't, the Century and other magazines are kept on file as well as many of the leading papers from different parts of the coun try. The Chboniclk of course is kept there and adds much to the attractive ness of the rooms. The list is being added to as the finances warrant and we are pleased to see it increasing. THX OFFICERS. The officers are composed of the presi dent, which this year is Mrs. J. D. Lee, Then there are vice-presidents from each of the leading churches of The Dalles and are Mrs. O. D. Tavlor from the Baptist church, Mrs. C. M. Donnell from the Congregational church and Mrs. Smith French from the M. E. church. Mrs. Smith French is secretary and Mrs. D. M. French recording secre tary, while Mrs. Leslie Butler holds the ni'Mr. Tin, :t:r... nf r,n m. a-y A 11 1 r nl 4 - -George P. Morgan and Colonel E. W. Kevins, who are doing business together at Garretson's old stand ' on Second street, as land office attorneys, desire to state to their clients and to 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 before ' 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 lng the inevitable rush and securing the first chances at the land office by being .ready. . : - j tio-sui'ie Wft Vtt'jmzSaTn 1880 and soon after that a reading room was started. , In order to assist the Y. M. C, A., the rooms were given into their charge for two years, but when . that organization disbanded the rooms re verted back to the ladies of the Union, who have since satisfactorily conducted them. With the exception of one year in which Mrs. E. M. Wilson served as president, Mrs. Smith French has acted in that capacity and her management has been satisfactory. She has given a great deal of valuable time to the society since its organization and is entitled to much credit for its success. It is a worthy institution and is deserving of the support of all. The reading rooms are maintained by voluntary subscrip tion and aided by an occasional lecture or entertainment and flourishes as all societies do where bright women manage the finances.' CIRCUIT NOTES. COURT The demurrer in the case of Moody vs. Rowland, et. al.Jthe libel case, was over ruled last evening by Judge Webster. This means that if the allegatsons of the complaint are true, a cause of action is stated. Counsel for defendants gave notice they would file a motion to make the complaint more definite and certain. The case of Conlon vs. the Railway Co. is still on trial and will probably occupy the attention of the court during the entire day. ' In this case 'Juror Whetstone was unable to attend .court on account of illness and the court pro ceeded with the trial with eleven jurors Judge Webster, during his two-weeks stay, has disposed of a large amount of business and has given general satisfac tion wish the bar, jurors and litigants. There will be no other jury cases tried this term and court will pVobably adjourn Monday night. . ' ' . 1 The case of Harden and Moody vs. R. Grant & Co., was yesterday dismissed on plaintiff's motion. : ; The Primary Election Enactment. The primary election bill, passed by the last legislature, applies to all incor porated cities of 2500 inhabitants : it will therefore be necessary to conduct all primaries in this city in accordance with the provisions of that law. We believe it will result in doing away with much that was dangerous in our political system and will insure a true expression of the wishes of the people in conventions, requires that notice of the proposed primary be published not less than seven days before the date it is to be held, giv ing the names of the persons who are to act as judges ; that the judges and clerks are to be sworn and the polls are to be kept open not less than five hours be tween 12 noon, and 7 o'clock p. m Any person who is not an elector or who is not entitled to vote, or who is not entitled to vote at that primary, attempt ing to vote shall be punished as by the law provided ; the voting shall be con ducted in much the same manner as other elections. This law reaches the source of politi cal corruption and we believe will do much to remove it. TEE CREED OF THE BELLS. A Brief Rename of Religion Exercise , Yesterday. CO.VGREOATIOXAL CHUKCH. Despite the fact that the pastor was suffering from a 'severe sore throat he preached two eloquent sermons yester day to fair sized audiences. Mr. Curtis took for his morning discourse the words found in James I, verse 27, "Pure Relig ion and Undefiled." The speaker said if we asked a man bis idea of first rate farming the answer would be as various as were the ideas of the men asked. Over 300 years ago rules for different kinds of farming were published and since that time books and magazines and papers devoted to farming have sprung into existence. The man that does not believe in book farming rube up against the man that does and obtains and makes use of his ideas, and so the world progresses. If we asked what was pure religion we would be answered in as many different ways. There are many great precious facts of religion that have been freighted with peace and joy. As with the farmer it is the fruits that tell the truth of right methods. '"By their fruits ye shall know them." The prophet tells us that the head of our religion is a Father." The world has been slow to accept that conception, hut when it does take that human word it seems to come into a closer relation to the deity. One drop of God's mercy comes down and sweetens the life of the worst of us. Human weakness and dispair is often God's opportunity to bring men to him. In the evening Mr. Curtis preached on the life and lessons of Washington, and made his address a patriotic one. It was an excellent sermon but we have not the space for a synopsis. AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH. The Rev. Mr. Cowden, Missionary of the Christian churches of Oregon and Washington held service at the Baptist church of this city yesterday. The talented preacher took both morning and evening themes from 1st and 2nd chapters of 1st Hebrews. The evening service was a continuation of the morn ing discourse, and both were very inter esting. Mr Lowden is a forcible speaker and those who listened to him were much taken with the charms of his manners and his eloquence. It was bis intention to have remained for a few days and held services at this place, but as he did not desire to interfere with the meetings now under way at the M. E. church, he postponed his work here until some future time. OHIO EDITORS FIGHT. Two Editors of Sunday Papers Fight for their Lives in a Crowded Street and One is Kilied. MEN WHO DO WOMEN'S WORK. Bis Floods in the East- -Pitiful Ap peals for Families of Dead Miners. Xo Recount for Xew York. r Colcmbi'h, O., Feb. 23. A shooting occurred on the most crowded portion of High street today in which about fifteen shots were fired. The shots were ex changed by W. J. Elliott of the Sunday Capital and A. C. Osborne of the Sunday World and grew out of an exchange of slanderous articles. A bystander named Hughes was shot through the head and died instantly Osborne was shot through the head and died soon after while a brother of W. J. Elliott was shot through the arm and back and a number ol others were slightly wounded. STORMS IN THE EAST. High Water in Ohio U Doing Much Damage. Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 23. The out look for the Ohio river flood grows worse todav. In addition to the rise at Pitts burg this morning the weather reports show there is almost a certainty of addi tional rain throughout the Ohio valley within twenty-fonr hours. There seems some hope in the tact tnat tne river is falling rapidly at Wheeling and at Park- ersbnrg and also that the headwaters of the Great Kanawaha are falling. The effect of the flood here at this stage is inconvenient but not disastrous. The lower portions of Newport and Covington are submerged but none of the large manufacturies are as yet inter fered with. The waterworks at Portsmouth are stopped by the overflow while Parkere burg has lost its gas and water and is in danger of a coal famine. At 1 o clock this afternoon the river stood at fifty-five feet five inches and rising at the rate of an inch an hour. Reports from up and down the river show manv towns flooded.. IJi MITCH DESTITUTION. The AT THE M. K. CHURCH. Rev. Mr. Craven, of Clark M. E. Church, North Portland, occupied the pulpit in the morning, making the story of the rich man and Lazarus the basis of an interesting and profitable discourse. The evangelist, Rev Connolly, preached a forcible sermon in the evening, taking for his text the words of Pilate: "What shall we do with Jesus?" Thirty were received on probation dur ing the day, one united by certificate and six were baptized. The interest is unabated. Rev. Mr. Spaulding is expected back tonight. The revival will probably close next Thursday. A 8UUDDEN DEATH. Mr. Heart Conrt Notes. The case of the Hood River Ditch & Water Co. vs Parker was on trial this forenoon before Judge Webster. The case involves a valuable water right. A decree of divorce was granted hi the case of McNamee vs. McNamee on Satur day. ' The testimony was taken in open court. W. Lair Hill, F. P. Mays, Zera Snow and W. McCamant attorneys, and C. H. Sholea, stenographer, who have been in attendance upon court, went to Portland on Saturday's delayed train. In the case of Conlon vs. the Railway Co. the jury, after being out about six hours brought in a verdict late Saturday evening, for the plaintiff for thirty five hundred dollars. It was a surprise to every one who listened to the trial as it was generally supposed the plaintiff would get about one thousand. The Railway company has hard luck with Wasco county juries. At a regulai meeting of the Masonic Veteran Association of the Pacific coast, held in San Francisco Thursday, the 12th inst., it was unanimously resolved to celebrate at Portland or Oregon City on the 23d of September next, the forti eth anniversary of the organization of the Most Worshipful Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Oregon, in conjunction with the said grand lodge. Joseph Whitmer Die from Disease This Morning. Mr. Joseph Whitmer an honored and respected gentleman and father of Mrs George W. Filloon of this citv died at Mr. Filloon's residence at 4 o'clock this morning. The deceased came here about a month ago to pay a visit to his daughter. He has been in his customary good health during his sojourn here and last evening stated at about 7 o'clock to at tend service at the M. E. church. On the way there he was seized by a pain ful heart attack and turned back home, Dr. Hollister was at once called and he administered such relief as was possible, but at 4 o'clock this morning after night of suffering he passed over to the other side. Mr. Whitmer came to Oregon with his family twelve years ago and settled at Sheridan, Yamhill conntv. He was from Ohio and at the time of his death he 56 years of age. - He passed the sum mer nere two years ago ana had many warm friends in The Dalles and wherever he. was known. His was by religious faith a Presbyterian and a consistent christian at all times. He was a sweet life and his reward is awaiting him Mrs. George Filloon is the only one of his children living here. At Spokane Falls there is a daughter, Mrs. J. J. Mar shall. . In Tacoma there are two more daughters of the deceased, Mrs. J. J. Ag- new and Miss Sadie Whitmer. He leaves two sons : Charles, who is in the railway mail service running out of Portland and U. T., Whitmer residing in Iowa. The body will be taken tomorrow to Sheiden for burial. Mr. Whitmer was loved by all who knew him, and his death will be sincerely mourned Families of the Miners Killed at Sprlnghlll are Suffering. SPBinoHiu.. N. S.. Feb. 23. The mayor of Springfield has issued an ap peal to the public in the cities and towns throughout Canada and the United States asking for aid in behalf of the widows and children of those killed in the mine disaster. Something must be done at once for the relief of the suffer ing and destitute, by reason of all means of support being snatched away. Today there is mourning in the houses and it is evident that great suffering will ensue unless the response to the appeal is hearty and prompt. A MEXICAN HORKOB. A Negro that has Practiced ism. . Cannibal-i Congressional Proceedings. Washington, D. C, Feb. 21. The house has been in a state of wild disor der this morning over the question of approving the Journal of yesterday, Party feeling has run high personalities have been indulged in to an unusual ex tent. The Journal has been abDroved and the bill fixing the salaries of U. ' S. Jnd ges taken np. Keep Turning It Orer and Over. Keep turnine it over and over. It will turn up right every time. There is bnt one result. A dollar is a dollar, and you can t mate nothing else of it when the government puts its brand upon it, And yet, it would seem, the gold devo tees and silver haters are determined, if possible, to keep up the impression that i fn i , . . silver wui maze a depreciated currency. vvnai ioiiy: wnat absurdity! Theatrical Company for Portland. San Francisco. Feb. 18. John P. Howe, of Portland, has engaged the Hess brand Opera company of sixtv persons to plav at the Park theater in that city. The company will leave for Portland by special train on Saturday. A peculiarity about the "1891" is that adding the first figure. to the second makes the third, and subtracting the fourth figure from the third gives the second. Addin&r the fonr figures to gether gies us thev number of the century. There is more rejoicing in a country newspaper office over one letter that con tains money than over ninety and nine with census circulars and complimentary tickets to various exhibitions. Women are longer lived than men : a woman of twenty may expect forty-two years more of life; a man of the same aee only thirty -nine years. New Yokk, Feb. 23. The Herald has a terrible story from Rio Janerio, telling of the imprisonment at Sal mas, state of Minor Gercies, of a negro, Clemento Viliza, who tells without reserve of canni bal practice, which led to his arrest. He says he was starving and killed his vic tims to sustain life. He helped to con sume nearly half a dozen people. Into the Promised Iiand. Arkansas Citv, Kan., 1-eb. 23. As a result of an editorial in the Trarerler daily paper of this city which said letters had been receivedjfrom Congressman Perkins and others saying that settlers on the Cherokee outlet could legally hold their homesteads, thousands of people have gone quarter sections for 15 miles in South Kansas border and occupied at the lowest estimate 10,000 acres. A Missing Professor's Body Fonnd. Providence, R. I., Feb. 23. The body of Professor Bancroft, who has been miss ing since last Monday, was found this morning in Dyer's pond. Bancroft was professor of rhetoric and English litera ture in Brown's University. He had not been feeling well since last December and Monday went out to walk and never returned. ot the Oeeopsktloas In Which Males De the Worn or Females. While it is true that women have to a great extent of late years taken to doing men's work, it is also true that some men do women's work. In Cali fornia Chinese men are largely employ ed as domeetio servants, and wherever ffr.mTTiAn go they are chiefly employed in laundries. In many large laundries where new shirts are done up expert men are rarpsoyed who make good wages. The reason why men axe em ployed on rttrsr shirts ia because the new atrirts reqone more stieugUi to iron them properly than shirts that have been previooidy laondned, and few women have the strength to do the work prop erty. In the state prisons men are common ly canptoyed at laundry work, mainly on shirts. It is eariona, by the way, bow differently a Chinaman uses an iron from the me&nod employed by women. When. woman usee an iron she begins with it at the right heat for use, and consequently it soon cools, and, she con sumes nmeh time in changing her irons. The Chinaman, on the contrary, gets his iron very hot mneh too hot for use. When he begins to use the iron he plunges it quickly into cold water. This cools the surface for a moment. The heat from the interior then begins to come to the surface, and continues to do bo for some time abotrt as fast as it is eooled by use, mt that the necessity for the frequent changing of irons is obvi ated. Worth, the man dressmaker of Paris, has counterparts in other countries. The largest producer of dress patterns for women in Kew York is a man, although hisboniiMBB has been for many years contracted in the name of his wife. The most expensive and best fitting dresses that women wear are tailor made dresses which are made by men. The designs far new dreapes are mostly made by men. The most expensive ladies' hats are made by men. The man milliner is pro- rbiaL In the department of nursing, which at considered specially women's work, many men are employed. Where pa tients are helpless and require much lift ing it has been found necessary to pro enre strong men, because women are not equal to the bard labor. Sewing is especially women's work, Vat the very finest and best paid sewing is done by men in fancy tailoring. Since the introduction of the sewing machine the proportion of men sewers has in creased in those branches where the work is heavy and requires strength for long hours of labor. Although cooking is regarded general ly as women's work, the best paid cooks i. . In the great crabs, hotels, restaurants and private houses where fine cooking is required the best cooks It is the men who have made cookmg one of the fine arts. It is true. however, that the great artists in food Aiaam to be called cooks, and are known as chefs, and they command sal aries of which the average lawyer would be proud. Hoosecleaning is looked upon ae wom en's work, yet there are establishments that wiu clean a hoase from top to bot tom and pot it in order, and employ mostly men to do it Boarding honee keeping is mostly omen's bimiurm, bnt there are many large and sneeeesful boarding houses in Kew York that are managed by m Often they get two or three booses to gether, and the tendency of men in that is to enlarge it so as to make these places approach the character of hotels. It is a rare thing for a woman to keep a hoteL Utere are even men chambermaids. On steamboats and steamships most of the chamber work is done by men. Even in large boardtng houses it has been f otmd expedient to have men to do the chamber work. New York Son. Sachets filled with some delicate per fume are fastened in the corners, and a flower corresponding to the one with which the sachets are filled is embroid ered over the sheet. Old fashioned "pnfEs" or eiderdown qmlta are filled inside with delicate perfumes, and one reclines not on bat under a bed of roses. A new bedspread in marked contrast is made of coarse linen sheeting, embroid ered all over in gold colored silk in bold. conventional designs, wronght in the longstem stitch known to our grand mothers. Hew York Ledger. Washington's Birthday. Unveiling; Statue. Pittsburg, Feb. 23. The observance of Washington's birthday was more gen eral here today than ever before. The equestrian statue of Washington erected by the United Order of American Me chanics at a cost of $10,000 was unveiled in the Alleghany park in the presence of at least 10,000 people. Mr. Actor's Flaaeee. Miss Ava Willing, of Philadelphia, the betrothed of John Jacob Astorson of the late WUham Astor, has a softly brilliant complexion, with a lovely pmk fmsh that comes and goes m her cheeks. Her face is round, and its beauty is em phasised by the daintiest oval chin with a dimple in it. Her hair is very dark brown, almost black, and her eyes, which are of deep violet blue, look mneh darker for the long black lashes which certain them. Mias Witling's figure is extremely pretty and grseefnL with a rounded waist and lovely shoulders. She is trifle above medium height, and while she impresses yon as being very slender. she is, as a matter of fact, quite phxmp, and there is not a sharp angle about her. She appears to be thesroaghry natural and unaffected. ' Her manner is sweet and winning. ; Her intimates say she has the loveliest disposition rmagrnahea, and if only half of the nice things said of her are true young Mr. Astor is to be heaxtQy congratnlated on winning fan and so charming a bride. St. Republic. The Raley bill, as amended, failed to pass in the honse yesterday, beaten by three votes. Tl while not unexpected is a serious setback to the project of 'an open river, it is unfortunate that the house could not take a broad -gauge view of this matter; doubtless the difference of opinion regarding ' Washington's action had something to do with it, and the antagonism or indifference of South ern Oregon was also a factor of obstruc tion. It is now in order to agitate the question, shall private enterprise and the manifest requirements of the situa tion make up in energetic action what is lacking in legislative desire to furnish needed relief. Attorian. The public is warned to accept with great caution silver dollars of the min tage ot lyu, s:tV8 the balem istatenitan. A great many spurious coins of this date are in circulation on the northwest coast. The coins pass very readily unless exam ined carelullv. They are ot clear ring. and nearly fall weight. They are very accurately executed, showing the inas terhand of an experienced minter. The milling on the edge is good, and the let tering as almost without error. Their baseness is more readily discovered bv rubbing the coin between the fingers. It is smooth of touch, being apparently greasy, as are most bogus silver coins. Hon. P. T. O'Connor, the Irish orator and etatesmon, who is now on his way to Portland says that he is astonished be yond measure at the development of the new .Northwest. He only knows of one house in London that is lighted by elec tricity, while at Spokane he saw every thing under the glare of electricity. He is anxious to see fortiand and is then going back to iiUrope to write a maga zine article on the marvel of facihc coast civilization. Portland Telegram. At no time in the history of Eastern Oregon have the prospects for "good times," and all that the term implies. been brighter than at present. While the present storm may work a hardship i in some instances, yet the vast benefits that will result from it next spring and summer are almost innumerable. Ore gon Blade. Job was probably the most precocious child. He cursed the day that . he was born. Hot Taking Small Tips. A gentleman who is not averse to tipping a waiter when he happens to have the requisite small change had a curious experience in a well patronized restaurant in Sixth avenue a few nights ago. : He took his wife into the restau rant after the theatre and enjoyed re freshments, the cost of which footed np $1.96. He had not a penny of change. and he handed his waiter a two dollar bill with which to pay his check. With out waiting for the five cents change he started to leave the place. His wife and himself had got as far as the door when the waiter overtook them and tendered the gentleman a nickel. ' "OhI keep that," said the man indifferently. "No, thank yon, sir,'' said the waiter, very politely, I beg your pardon, bnt I can not accept it." "Why not?" said the gentleman some what impatiently. Because, sir,' I am not allowed to take a tip of less than ten cents. The waiters here have a pooL and one of the rules is that so member of the pool shall take lees than a dime by way of a tap." The gentleman, somewhat embarrassed, explained that the nickel was the only bit of change that he had, whereupon the waiter blandly remarked, "Oh, that is all right, sir; yon can hand it to me the next time yon come in." New York j Times. Singular Ways of Offlee Seekers. If s a curious world," signed a Georgia politician, as he knocked the ashes from his cigar and gazed thoughtfully out of the hotel window. In what way?" asked his companion. Well, politically," was the reply. "I know a dozen men in my county who have left home, wife, children, bnsinessiF to run after a miserable county office; which isnv worth S30O a year. And fori such an office they are willing to pay $5oor By the way, colonel, said his com panion, "what office are yon running for now?" 'Coroner, sir," shouted the colonel with great enthusiasm, "and I'll have it if it costs me $1,000." Atlanta Con stitution. Style In the Bedroom. The latest fad of wealthy and fastidi ous ladies is a craze, not for crazy quilts, but silk sheets daintily embroidered. A "Pan Hatadas" Bohsol ObL Going to school in the "Pan Handle' of Texas that little known but fruitful region, almost as large as Maine, to Che west of the Indian territory is not so simple a matter as it ia in the older porta of the Union, if we are to accept an ac count, which seems to be given in apod faith by a Texas journal, of a school girl's recent adventure near the town of Childress. About ten miles from ChOdreaa, it is stated, there lives a settler xuuaed Col lier, who has a daughter It years old named Pauline. The danghtw wished to go to school, and as there is no school nearer than Cmldress, she was allowed to journey between her home and her school on horseback. Not long ago, as she was galloping easily along over the plain on her pony, she snddenly saw, cronching on the ground before her, ready for a spring, a panther, or "American Hon," an animal which is not uncommon in that region. No deubt a good many 16-year-old girls, confronted by such an sfittwi1 un der such circumstances, wonld have turned their horse's head and taken to flight. Pauline was wiser than this. She knew that an attempt at escape truant flffath She had no firearms, bat she had, iiMgtTg upon the pommel of her saddle, an instrument which is very commonly nsed thereabouts a lariat or lasso. Paul ine cooQy took np the lariat, and. with a quick and skilful hand, threw it over the neck of the now advancing wild am maL Then, with a wrap of the coil about the pommel of her saddle, she started swiftly along the trail, dragging the resisting panther behind her. Beforeehe reached Childress, Pauline encountered a group of cowboys, who were naturally greatly astftntahed to see the game she had in tow. The animal, between his chflsrng and Ms dragging. was dead. The cowboys removed the panther's skin and had it made into a sacqae, which they presented to the young girL The animal, however, was first weighed, and was found to weigh pounds. Girls Maklatg Bnhy Clothes. JSvery now and then one bears of a new instance of ingenuity on the part of the working girls, more especially those who belong to clubs, and so get the bene fit of contact with wise and tactful women. Fourteen of Miss Grace H. Dodge's New York dub girls have lately gone into a very pretty enterprise. They have established themselves on a co-op- eratxve basis in the manufaetureof dainty baby riotnee. A litue money has been put into the plan from outside. If the girls succeed and anything is left above their wages the profits are to be parted in three, one portion for the stockholders, one for the girls, to be divided according to their salaries, and one for an emerg ency and enlargement fund. I do not know of a pleasanter place in the city in which to spend half an hour than the sunny little workroom above toe store, especially if one happens in about 4 o'clock, when all the wee smocked frocks and kmg robes are dropped, while quaint blue and white cups and saucers and the shiniest little kettle are pro duced, and everybody has a merry ten minatesover afternoon tea. The girls take to their work as gayiy as if tiey re garded it as an endless succession of jolly sewing bees. 'They are interested ' in their task, interested in one another and Interested and enthusiastic ever their novel scheme. They are about the only really happy looking sewing girls I have ever known. New York Letter. , riOfTH DflLtLtES, WKashCH) In the last two weeks large sales of lots TArNlOv i 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 Man ufactories are to be added and large improve ments made. The next 90 days will be im portant ones for this new citj'. Call at the office of the Or in the West. The New Boot and Shoe FACTORY. Mto Ml?. Wire Worts CiomicaJ LalioratsrT.. NEW BRIDGE. Several Flue Cottaps. Interstate Investment Co., 72 Washington St, PORTLAND, Or. O. D. TAYLOR, THE DALLES, Or. : DEALERS IN Staple and Fan Groceries, Hay, Grain and Feed. Cheap Express Wagons flos. l and 2. I Orders left at the StcreJwillJ-eceive 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. i, FANCY.GOODS AND NOTIONS, CLOTHING, HATS AND CAPS, Soots and Shoes eto. PRICES LOW AND CASH ONLY. FISH & BHRDON, ZDZELA-XjIEiRS TIN" Stoves, Furnaces, r We are the Sole Agents for the Celebrated es, GOODS, POMPS, & To ! Amrwttki Blawk for . Then is in active nrieratinri a funeral reform association, everv member of which is pledged to fight crape sod to her tnflafmce on the undertakers, station. i and upholsterers with comes in contact. Oddly enough the wo men are very young and correepandinffij innne&UsL Americans, as a roM.goin for the heaviest mocming, hlsckest trap- ptngs, and toe broadest . bands. Otecr craps ianot cmjy of tne crapieat kmd, hat overpowering in weifhi and depth. The liverv ia black; prayer books, purses, card cases and even watches am bound m jet or enamel, and it is not tmnsnal so And a snen of means hvtngin a boodcatreov ered with white crash and hang with black drapery. An Trpnolsterer tn Sixth a had three orders from eeosntrie widows to paint their doors black. ' As a master of fact heavy mooming is no longer fash ionable. People are getting more and more svti lie tocrape evory year. Oss the signs of the times is the disappear ance of the crape and streaaaen from the doorbells. In wealthy hemes a isnt is kept at the door to receive caOats. Often a sort of cap Is tied orer the knob anas say ribbons at aa, and warn the views of the late Henry WardBesoh- er are entertained a garland of and fohage ia fasteoed to the beU-pull. New York World. Next to a rattlesnake, probably the most unpleasant of all the animals in creation to make a domestic pet of is that owned by Pearl Heans. aosns months ago a friend ia Florida ottered her in jest a juvenile affigator, and Hiss Means accepted it. Tne little was dory forwarded, and has up a large place ia its mistress' affeo- is. She attends to au its reptzaan wants with great soHertndry and it is .wtrTvg- xo see the little beast a yellow ribbon bidden cogrWrtiahly roand its wrinkled neck wriggiiBg shoot m her lap and waggling its scab tail as she stnjfc.es its head. The alligator comnasnds itealf for do mestic adoption by one capital virtue economy. 8aoa isxrt a careomstance to its starving abilities. Daring six months Miss laeans pet requires no food, and it sleeps twenty -two hoars oatef the twenty-four. The only inconvenience that can possibly arie will be when the mini- Trimspli . Baie , and Banna ; Coot Stove, Which have no equals, and Warranted to giv e Entire Satisfaction or Money Refunded : " . : " .Corner Second and fasMntfon Streets, The. Dalles, Oreson. Crandall & Barget, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IX FURNITURE CARPETS Undertakers and Embalmers. NO. 166 SECOND STREET D. W. EDWARDS, ' DEALER IX Paints, Oils, Glass, Wall Papers, Decora- tioiis, Artists' Materials, Oil PaMiiss, Clromos and Stesl luiraiiBiriL Mouldings and Picture Frames, Cornice Poles Etc., Paper Trimmed Free. ' 276 and 278, Second Street - - to Order. The Dalles, Or. M. C. NICKELSEN, -DEALER IX- STATIONERY, NOTIONS, tmue on its vrxp to tne mn, jmaay morning the hairpin was renewed and replaced bj one made for the purpose. It is only justice to the hairpin, how ever, to ssv that it eoold have satisfac torily performed the duty allotted to it far several months to come. It was in the trolley of ear No. 1, now winning on the Tnrpin hill line, with Fred Herritt at the . motor switefa. Aognsta (Ga.) Herald. BOOKS AND MUSIC. Cor. fif Third, and ,. Wasaintfon Sts, Tne Dalles, preni : For the Best Brands and Purest Quality of Wines and Liquors, gs te J. O. MHCK, ole5ale : Ijquor : Dealer, nrbECOXD STREET, THE DALLES, OREGON. . m