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THE ' Dj&IXES' "WEEKLY " CHRONICLE,' TRID ATrJULT 8, 1892."""'
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(-.A' THK CITY COUNCIL..!
Srnlr Monthly Meeting KeisaUn
. of City Attorney, Kt. .
".' The regular monthly meeting of the
common council was held last evening,
Mayor Robert Mays' presiding. .r
Present: Councilmen Dufur, Haight,
Hansen, Kreft, Maier nnd Thorabnry.
,'" Minntes of the previous meeting were
rwe3d and record approved. .
Conimnnication from the water com
mission relative to receipts and expend
itures was referred. - - - .
Bids were opened for the construction
of steps np the bluff at the head of
Langhlin street, and the contract was
awarded to Johnston & Son , on their
.' lowest bid $95.00. Bond to be tiled.
An ordinance providing for the sale of
certain lots in Gates addition, belonging
to The Dalles citv. was adopted. Ayes
, nays 0.
'A verbal proposition of Phil Brogan
for nurchase of eneine house lot, was
laid over. --:
On motion the recorder was requested
to prepare astateinontof city finances to
be read at the next meeting of the coun
ell, Tuesday next. ' '-
The committee . on fire and water.
Messrs. Haight, Maier and Dufar, re
ported on various matters concerning
- the -: department ; announcing the near
arrival of the new hose cart and 600 feet
of hose, (since arrived) ; thecondition of
the engine house, rents, hose houses,
etc., recommending certain payments,
was adopted. - v -. -
The resignation of Judge A. S. Ben
nett was accepted, on a score of economy,
Monthly reports of the recorder, mar
shal. treasurer and street commissioner
were read and filed.
An ordinance fixing the bond of city
treasurer at $25,000 was adopted. -
Liquor licenses were granted, upon
petitions, to fifteen different persons "or
firms, as provided by ordinance.1
- Warrants were ordered in payment of
claims against the city as follows:
Frank Menefee, recorder. ... . . $146.20
R V Gibons, marshal, .......... 116.00
J F Staniels, st. com. .. ...... 75.00
OKinersly, treasurer .' 50.00
A S Bennett, city attorney 250.00
Geo J Brown, engineer 80.00
J S Fish, fire warden 12.00
Chbonkxe, advertising. ........ 10.00
U Glenn, framing maps . 5.20
Water Commission, rent. 32.00
John Fitzeerald, janitor. ... 2.50
G. . Haierht. meals for election -
judges and clerks , 10.50
F M Salyer. surveying. . 4.00
F M King, labor 8.00
K Kiggs : '. . 6.00
W.R Brown 3.00
W Runyan 2.00
Brown, wood sawing 1.25
Kreft & Co.. paintins 23.00
H Whitmore: work on eneine
house 38.55
Mays & Crowe, mdc 2.90
Snipes & Kinnersly 3.00
Maier fc Benton 24.35
Jaa Ferguson, hauling - 2.50
Dalles Electric Light Co.
Fire department licbt. . . 5.25
Street lights.. .. 270.00
Marshals office 1.60
C E Haight, feeding prisoners. . . 11.20
Joles Bros., mdse 1.75
W Hill, special police. . . 2.50
J K Page. " 5.00
GAPhlrman, " 2.50
Con Howe, night watchman 75.00
O C Bills, " ..... 60.00
J Doherty, canvassing election
' returns 3.00
J B Crossen, canvassing election
returns 3.00
Three dollars each were allowed the
following named judges of election : C.
L. Schmidt, P. C; Davis. T. Cartwright,
8. B. Adams, John Cates, Geo.1 W.
Banyan.
Also, three dollars each for the follow
ing clerks of election : HughChrisman,
E. B. Johnson, F. H. Dietzel, Geo.
8mith.
On motion a vote of thanks was ten
dered to the retiring councilmen, and
city attorney, after which the council
adjonrned until Tuesday . evening next
(tiie tn), at 7 :30 o'clock.
Accident In a Cut.
The up freight yesterday met with' a
serious accident in the cut between
Grants and Blalock, but nobody was
burt or killed. The engine had passed a
point when a sand slide occurred, just
- at the moment to catch the . balance of
the train, and as a result nine cars were
piled op belter skelter.. The work of
clearing the wreck was extra laborous on
account of the sand which in some cases
completely covered the cars. But with
all these disadvantages the. road was
opened so that the mail and passenger
trains passed within saving time. The
west bound passenger due here at 4:01
p. m. yesterday came in at 5. a m. today,
followed by the 3 a. m. passenger.
"Them M Hsi, fliu." .
Press-Times. To the .famous .' Rev
nerieeof a Bachelor" may now be added a
chapter by David B. Hill on current
, events. Cleveland has a wife, a child
and a nomination; Which again illus
trates the old biblical doctrine that them
m has gits.- .. -i--v ,- .
v- A Tall Volunteer. .
- ' t- ' 'v.--. '
. Sentinel. A volunteer . crop of rye in
. Isotin county v now being cut for hay,
measures seven.and a half feet in hight.
:r It will average two tons of hay to. the
acre. Samples of it will be sent to the
. Worlds fair to show that Washington
soil will do unaided by plow or harrow.
The esteemed Chicago : Herald still
opines that Cleveland's nomination im
. perils the success of the democratic
party and exposes it to the loss of the
electoral vote of New York. . '
i -iL SEA.
Nor evrr ;i rlnut dotb 1oh"t
The good fliip iikhU with the blessed bells
She bear lo Bolt reuus lower.-.
The pilot crossed bb hreiutu au.l crini: -"Thauk
God! the harbor's near.
v For vesper IbI Is at Tintal
Ring out t heir mn-ili; ciear. ,
"Aye. Ihank the Lord fof our yood speed
Across tho doubt fill seal" -"PooirHaeered
tUticaptain, "thank thyself:
God holds no helm for thee."
The pilot rmsseil his breast, and cried.
(,od parduri tbee once more.
And grant that we may safely come
Unto the Cornish shore."
The captain's oath was on his lips.
Or ever the son went down. -And
while the people llirnniwl the cliffs
... Above the harbor (own,
A mighty wave swept o'er the sea.
With doll and sullen roar;
The good ship trembled all ber length
AsHUfsAnh to rise no more. -
. Then o'er the wbeltninc waters pealed
(As tolling funeral knells
For those lost eoala) the soft, sweet chimes
Of tike Forrabory bells.
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-The moss creeps orer Boltreaox church;
Where rings no vesper lay;
Still waits the. tower its blessed bells, ,
And silent stands today.
For low beneath the Cornieh wave.
Where tangled wrecks lie deep.
The Forrabory bells are bid '
And their street echoes keep. .
Bat ever "ifsLntit the billows toss.
And storm winds shriek in glee; -Their
muffled chimes the blessed bells -.
Still ring beneath the sea.
Locy R. Fleminc in H arper's Bazar.
FOURTEEN MILES OF FEAR.
RUle Uaek End Foremost Over a
Strange KaUroad Track by Night.
"Funny, isn't it, what daredevil acta
railroad men will often do?" asked a
little traveling man of a few friends as
he dropped into one of the Grand Pacific
rotundu chairs.
Yes. something litre trying' to run
two trains on the same track or trying
to see whether the rails or a man's leg is
the hardest." suggested a fellow drum
mer. No. I mean in the ordinary course of
business. The other day 1 started for'
Washington and 1 had a premonition
that the trip was not to be of the best,
for on the way to the depot 1 purchased
a pocket comb of a street vender, who
gave me a quarter too much change.
We got as far as Auburn Junction and
it was awful dark, when the station
agent informed us that there was a
wreck between ns and Defiance. O.
Later he said there were two wrecks
and that three men had been killed. The
debris was piled so high upon the tracks
that it would take the wreckers hours
to clear them. 1 saw our conductor and
engineer in cluse conversation.
Suddenly the conductor said, 'Bill,'
there is nothing left nsbut to ran around
on the Wabash tracks to Deliance.'
" 'But the Wabash has no operator
here to give us orders.' answered, the en
gineer. 'Oh, Til cat you oft auu'we 11 turn
the engine arrmnd at the roundhouse
table and nialtf our way over the four
teen miles of strange track. As long as
yonr headlight shows up yon can creep
over the road, can't youJ'
The knight of the throttle was a
careful man. but he knew that the
United States mail was being delayed
and a i ;iuple of hundred passengers were
angrily demandiug that the trainmen do
something to hurry them on. "Ill go
yon. be said, and the engine went down
to the turntable to turn around. Upon
coming back it was discovered that it
would be impossible to couple her to the
bind end of our train, its the sleeper draft
irons were of a wnTerent pattern and
higher than the coupler of the engine.
Another punse for deliberation.
Finally the conductor advised the
engineer to iro back, turn around and
ouple on in the original position.
We'll just cross over on the spur and
back up the fourteen miles." And we
did. That stretch of fourteen miles on
uiht as dark as pitch, over an un
known road, without a headlight and
with 200 pasM-'iijft'rs onaware of the risk
the trainmen wure running to accommo
date them and well. 1 tell yon it was
exciting. No orders, no nothing, as you
might say.
1 stood ou the hind end, which was
then the fore end. with the conductor
and four brakcnien. as we slowly dragged
our way through the darkness. The
flagmen carried red lanterns and torpe
does to run .ahead and flag should a
train be lusu-d approaching, but it was
dollars to butternuts that had a head
light appeared around one of, those un
known curves no one of our train could
have reached the approaching train in
time to prevent her from crashing into
our train. I've done a little railroading
in my time and have taken a train .over
some risky places, but that fourteen
miles of backing . up without orders,
without a headlight to aid our progress
and on a strauge track, is about the
most squeamish ride 1 ever traveled.
That shows yon how many risks a rail
road man will ' take to please the travel
ers." Chicago News.
A Charming Little Pet.
, A charming little foreign pet for the'
house is the suncate. This pretty crea
ture, which, if we remember rightly,
was among the number of Frank Buck
land's animal companions, is an active
and vivacious little fellow, some ten
inches long, with greenish brown fur,
large bright eyes, a short pointed nose
and dainty paws, which, like the squir
rel's or raccoon's, ore used as hands, to
hold, to handle and to ask for more.
Eloquent in supplication, tenacious in
retention, the suricate's paws are ex
pressive, plaintive and wholly irresisti
ble. The creatnro is made for a pet,
and is so rffeutionate to its master that
it can undergo any degree of "spoiling'"
without injury to its temper. London
Spectator.
Why the Grumbler Is Kntertainini;.
No one offers the systematic grumbler
the tax of sympathy. He does not want
it, moreover. His woes and grievances
are his stock in trade.' It is an under
stood thing that without them he would
be a very dull fellow. As it is they save -Ins
reputation, and set the ball of small
talk moving no matter in what direct
Hon. All the Year Bound.
THE BEi.Lo t.ENv
A STORY FROM-PARIS
AN INTERESTING ROMANCE OF A
THOUGHTLESS PAINTER? ' '
The WiiVnr Who Came to IUuMes. the j What te Late James Partmri ,Kiroet
Negligent Artist Staid to Accept ' tlii ; ' ami How Be Lived Other Authors
Love, and Later His Hand and Heart. ! Wko Ueeelvetlia; Pay for Comparative
A Little Child Led Tlieni. . " ly Uttle Lab i The Average Man. .
There is a friend of mine, a painter,
who has all the talents and no talent of
bis own. He would copy or imitate a
Grenzeor a Watteau to perfection. . A
Diaz by him only wants the signature,
which an unscrupulous dealer does not
hesitate to forge. My friend, whom we
will call 0urand, is an excellent man,
industrious and clever, bat too negligent
to take the initiative in anything, even
in painting. Well, he had given notiee
to quit ' his apartment in July, on the
fifteenth day of the month, at noon, ac
cording to the .customs ofjthe country.
He had, however, been so absorbed in
his painting that he had forgotten to re
tain a wagon to takeaway.his fnrnitnre,
and when he did at last concern himself
about the matter be only succeeded in
securing one for the end of the day. But
at noon precisely, just as he was patting
the finishing ' touches to a copy of
Qrenxe' f among "Cruche-Cassee," there
came an imperious knock at the door.
It was the new tenant, escorted by her'
furniture. She waa furious to find that
Durand was "dawdling over his paint
brushes," while all' her fnrnitnre was
out in the street exposed to the gaze of
indiscreet' passersby. She even threat
ened to send for the police in order to
bring Durand to a sense of his duties as
an outgoing tenant.
Durand, like many painters, thought
the sea more charming than ever when
agitated by a storm, and concluded that
his fair visitor was rendered more beau
tiful by her anger. She was about
twenty-five years of age. . She had dark
hair and blue eyes, a fine, supple figure,
and her pretty nostrils were slightly
dilated, by her emotion.. She was ac
companied by a little girl of six years
of age a little golden haired fairy.
What!" continued the irate lady, '-you
are not going away until 0 o'clock? It
is absurd! . What am 1 to do with my
furniture? Where is the proprietor? I
must see the proprietor P It was im
possible to gratify her last wish. The
concierge alone was available, bnt the
newcomer was so terrible, so aggressive
and so threatening that, Cerberus was
tamed and ran away, leaving his broom
behind him.
rsfrl.CESCK OF A CHILD.
Durand ought, according to his sys
tem of imitation, to have become wrath
ful, too, bnt his adversary was a pretty
woman, so he sought an ally. The 'lit
tle girl was playing with a shepherdess
in porcelain do Saxe that adorned one
end of the chimney piece. "Should yon
like itF" "Oh, yes; it is so ' pretty 1"
"Take it." "Jeanne," said the mother,
"1 forbid you to accept anything." "If
it were only to please, her," replied
Durand, "1 could understand your pro
hibition, bnt it is an economy for me.'
1 shall have so much less to move."
Women are ready laughers. The lady
fixed ber eyes on the wall in onlr to
keep her countenance. . "Your name is
Jeanne?" said the painter. "Yes," an
swered the child.. -"And yonr papa
where is he?" "He died two years ago."
"And mamma is a widow?" "Yes, mon
sieur." Then turning to the lady. Durand
apologized for his sins, told her that he
had cleared one room and 'that he would
go and help her get her furniture in.
Soon the furniture began to find its
place the wardrobe, the mirror, the
bookcase. "Oh, madame, without know-:
ing yon, as I look at these books I can i
read your mind. Balzac, Hugo, Lamar
tine" "Ta, ta, ta," cried the irate
lady, "you would have done better to
clear out before noon than to be trying
to study my character!" "I am work
ing all the time, madame. Look! 1
have put that console there here the
statue of the Virgin this little mirror
opposite the window." "Oh, it is no
use: you cannot make peace with me!"
WRATH TURNED- TO LOVE. '
There was an interval, of twenty min
utes, during which the lady stood at the
window. Durand had remained in his
room with the child. "Are they com
ing today or tomorrow your men?" she
asked angrily as she came back into the
room; bnt she stopped in the middle.
Jeanne, motionless and smiling, was
seated on a chair and Durand was paint
ing her portrait. "Mamma," said the
little one suddenly, "I am hungry. You
have some wine and a pate in the big
basket" "Come, then, and breakfast on
the balcony," murmured the mother.
Durand was left alone to finish his
sketch. There was a silence of ten min
ntes. Then the child returned timidly.
"Mamma has something to ask yon."
"What?" "She does not dare." "She
wants to turn me out?" "No." "What
then?" "Mamma would like to know if
yon if yon would like a piece of pate."
' This happened on July 15, and when
the concierge arrived; all trembling, to
announce that the men had at last come
to remove Durand's furniture, he found
him Bitting on the balcony at table with
the mother and dandling the child on
his knees.
: Misfortunes, . however, never come
alone. The wagon was too small. It
would not hold all Durand's things at
once. "Leave your palette, your easel
and your pictures," said Jeanne; "I will
take care of them, and then you will
be obliged to. come back. again and
finish my picture." He left them. He
only came into possession of them on
Jan. IS, when he brought all his fur
niture back into his own 'room.' .This
time, however, there was no difficnlty
about the outgoing tenant, for she had
meanwhile become Durand's wife, and
the two households were merged into
one. Pari Cor1, Philadelphia Bulletin.
.' And Still We Have Dyspepsia.'
'' Scientists assure ns that 'upward of
6,000,000 minute glands are constantly
at work in .our stomachs secreting gas
tric juice. New York Journal. t
WHAT WRITERS EARX
SOME MAKE FORTUNES AND OTH
.'':' ERS MERELY - A PITTANCE'.
!
; Not long before his death James Par
ton is reported to have said that a person
who decided to support' himself excln
sively by his pen must be content to live
on about $2,000 a year. The best, ac
cording to - Sir. Parton, that a literarv
man could hope to attain would be $8,000
or $7 ,000a year for perhaps ten or twelve
years, when the author's experience was
ripe and while he was still m his prime.
This statement seemed rather strange
coming from so successful an tint h or as
Mr. Parton, yet it was reported in such
a way as leaves but Uttle doubt that this
was his opiuiw.. let be was himself tut
example of the falsity of it, although be
may have thought that hm case was the
,exception-tbat' proves' the -rule. - . ",
: Mr. Parton was constant writer and
a pretty frequent author for more than
forty years. Some of his books bad a
phenomenal sale. His "Life of Horace
Greeley" brought him; not only a hand
some income, but a small capita). ' Hie
"History of Ben Butler," and especially
of Butler's life in New. Orleans after the
capture of thai city, 'was very popular
during: the war days, and Parton ' life
of Aaron Burr added materially to his
possessions. :
. Parton earned so much money that tie
was able to accumulate, and when he
left New York and went to Newbnry
port, Mass., to live, just as old age was
beginning to come upon him. he had a
sufficient property to support him. even
if be' did not write- another line Of
course he could not live in luxury, bat
he lived in comfort, surrounded by all
those things -which made life agreeable
to him. '
MEN WHO RKCEIVK BIO IK COVKfi
Parton was not a great author.- He
wrote as a business, and it was his busi
ness to give what his clientage wanted.
And that is the secret of the success of
those who have adopted literature as a
profession.1 Those who take np the pen
in order to win an exalted and perma
nent fame must undoubtedly give - bnt
little heed to the pecuniary considera
tion, but those who expect to make a
living out of authorship must do as is
done in every other profession serve
their clients and increase them if pos
sible. '
There are a good many other examples
which indicate that Mr. Parton was mis
taken. In his own vicinity there lived sev
era! men who had done exceedingly well
at the business of authorship. Mr-Charles
Carleton Coffin abandoned journalism
after a brilliant -career as a war corre
spondent, and has made i a comfortable
fortune and a good income by writing in
a popular manner . historical and anec
dotal works designed mainly for young
persons.
Mr. J. T. Trowbridge lives comfort
ably on the income he gets from his
boys' stories, and so does Oliver Optic
Mr. Adams, who is Oliver Optic in real
life, although his hair is gray and he
has become an old man, has just entered
into a contract to furnish a series of ten
stories for young persons, written in the
style which earned' him popularity forty
years ago. He will probably write those
ten stories within a year, for he is a very
rapid workman, and while the precise
terms of payment are not known.it is
believed that he. will receive not lees
than $15,000 for them.
General Lew Wallace is said to have
received from $75,000 to $90,000 royalty
upon his single book, "Ben Hur," but
that is one of those spasmodic and phe
nomenal successes which become tradi
tional Miss Alcott, besides living hand
somely, left an estate valued at $100,000.
all of which has been made in about
twenty years. 'Mr. George Parsons
Lathrop, his brother-in-law, Julian Haw
thorne, Edgar Saltns and Edgar Paw-
.cett have no other profession than liter
ature. Lathrop and .Hawthorne do
some journalistic work, while Fawoett
has a private' fortune. Each of these
men counts on making as much as $5,000
a year, and Saltua" income one year was
nearly $15,000. :
SOME TO0NO AUTHOBS.
There have been a number of success
ful authors of late who have complained
that they cannot live by .their pens.
A few years ago a novel appeared en
titled "Guorndale." It was published
over a nom -de plume, "J. S. of Dale,"
and it was regarded as one of the suc
cessful books of the year. Its author,
Mr. Stimson, was a recent graduate of
Harvard college, and the success of the
book inspired him with literary ambi
tion.. Yet he has practically abandoned
literature, excepting as a by play, and
is making money practicing law. .
Bobert Grant,'-another . young Boston
litterateur who won some fame, relies
upon the practice of a dryer profession
than literature for his support. JohnH
Habberton, who made a great hit with
"Helen's Babies," and who writes ex
ceedingly clever stories, relies upon jour
nalism for his support, while literature
is a side issue with him. Mrs. Burnett
made no money until her play. "Little
Lord Fauntleroy," was produced,, al
though she had previously written sev
eral very successful novels, and she has )
practically abandoned story telling for
the drama. ,.
These cases, however, simply illus
trate the fact that that sort of literature
which develops fiction cannot be relied
upon for a very handsome support. . The
authors who make money are those like
Parton, Benson J. Lossing and. Coffin,
who are able to set forth, in 'a style
which does not shoot over the head of
the public, either history or the stories
of achievement or the careers of famous
men in a manner which makes the tell
ing of the story most attractive. The
author who can cultivate this quality is
sure of repeating the successes of those
who have been named, and would prob
ably earn more money in this sort of
writing than he could if he went into
any other business or profession. New
York Advertiser.
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