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Mfi DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1895.
STOPPED BY GRASSHOPPERS.
A. Train In New York EronRht to a Stall d
. still by the Insects.
"The story is an old one about west
ern railroad trains being stopped by
grasshoppers during' a memorable in
vasion of Kansas and other states by
these insects," said a New York travel-
ing man to a New York Sun reporter;
'"and it was and is still looked upon in
the east as a wild reach of the western
. imagination. I believe no one had
deeper doubt of it than myself. But I
doubt no longer, for I wa s on a train the
- other day right in our state of New
York which was stopped by grasshopi-
pers as effectually as the e'nginner with
his airbrakes could have stopped it.
"The railroad was the Chautauqua
Lake railroad and the train was on its
way between Mayville and Jamestown.
All that region has had a most de
structive visitation of grasshoppers this
year, crops, foliage and even hay, cut
and housed, having been absolutely
eaten up clean by the ravenous insects.
. This day the ' passengers on the train
noticed that frequently it would grad
ually slow up and come almost to a
i standstill, but after awhile regain
somewhat of its regular speed. At
last, though, after slowing up and the
engine working in a way that showed
that the engineer was making his
greatest effort to overcome whatever
the obstacle was to the progress of the
train, it came to a dead standstill. A
trainman was hurrying through the
car I was in and I asked him what was
the matter.
. "'Grasshoppers,' said he. 'We're
stalled again by grasshoppers.'
"Nobody believed him, of course, but
I got out of the car and it wasn't long
before I found that he was in earnest.
' Grasshoppers had effectually stopped
the train. The rails behind us as far
'as anyone could see were two glisten
ing lines of grease. As far as anyone
could see ahead the railroad tracks
were hidden by untold numbers
grasshoppers. Men had to be sent
ahead to sweep or shovel or scrape the
insects off the rails. By dint of much
sand and steam the train was at last
got under way, but for nearlv two
miles the advance guard of trainmen
had to keep the train clear of grass
hoppers immediately ahead of the
locomotive wheels before we had
passed out of the tremendous swarm
of insects, fat to bursting on the crops
of the Chautauqua region., and the
train could go its way without danger of
further stalling. I learned that the
trains on that road had been unable to
make anything like schedule time for
several days and that no trip had been
made on any train in that time on
which it had not been stopped more
than once by the crushing of grass
hoppers on the rails."
VARIETIES OF COURTSHIP
The Antique, the FrogreB&ive and
the Ephemera
Chaperon Gives Some Interesting? Ob
servations Upon the Workings of
the Tender Passion in Yonng
Girls of To-Day.
WORDS AND MEANINGS CHANGE
"Afflicted Belief Is Hardly Good English
Nowadays.
It is interesting to notice the change
in the meaning and use of words that
time brings. Just fifty years ago the
"National Portrait Gallery of Distin
guished Americans" was published in
this city, says the Boston Globe
In the account of Mrs. Washington
we read that "when ladies called at the
president's mansion the habit was for
the secretaries and gentlemen of the
. president's household to hand them to
and from their carriages, but when the
honored relicts of Greene and Mont
gomery came to the' prcsidoliad, the
president himself performed the com
pliment himself.
We do not call a widow "the afflicted
relief nowadays; at least, when we
mean to be respectful. But Mrs. Wash
ington is spoken of in these terms two
"several times m the portrait gallery
Later on we find that Com. Macdon
ough married a member "of a high
ly respectable family;" nowadays we
use that expression only when speak-
ng of a criminal s family.
Of Dr. Samuel Latham Mitchell's
father this gallery remarks that he
lived to see most of his children "repu
tably settled in life;" and it seems to
think it speaks well of him. In this
age we might think that we spoke kind
ly of a man, though not weU of him, if
we said that.
All the children of Col. Thomas Mar
shall, of Virginia, "females as well as
males, possessed superior intellectual
endowments." Henry Clay's father, we
learn, was a respectable clergyman
an avis less rara in those days, we
should have thought, than now; and
even now we would hardly say that a
i was respectable.
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"You see," said the chaperon of
quartette of lively girls at Long
Branch, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
"there -are now three kinds of court
ing the antique, the progressive and
the ephemeral. Odd, isn't it, where
the heart is concerned? Both the an
tique and the ephemeral kind are
found among the old girls and boys and
the debutantes, while the progressive
sort is confined mostly to those who
have been in society a half dozen sea
sons or less.
"The antique is the kind which has
for its password one life, one love. The
ephemeral lends to the fancy of the
hour without! further reflection. The
progressive is one with which we have
to deal in answering the query: 'Where
are the old favorities, and why are the
younger set so popular?
"It is most natural that the matured
bachelor and the rosebud should enjoy
each other's society. This is epheme
ral, no responsibility, no care; but the
rosebud has a decided advantage over
her courtly gallant; for, while she is
becoming skillful in the use 'of Cupid's
weapons, he is losing time and ground
and some day will awaken to the truth
that he is growing old, bald and ridic
ulous.
".What does the young girl see in
her old escort? Mostly attention,
which is very flattering to her in her
first ; season out. And the bachelor'
what does he see in her? He is lonely.
The women of his set have disappeared
somewhere, and he is willing to buy
candy, kiss lap dogs, do anything to be
entertained and entertaining. In this
capacity the bachelor is' a most
useful member of society. He has
even been known to walk around with
grandmamma and to carry the mar
ried sister's baby and luggage to the
train. t
"Progressive courtship is curious.
When a young woman begins to enter
tain serious . thoughts of her future,
wnetner in choosing a profession, a
business or a husband, she rises above
driftwood and marks a tree that will
shelter her. Her time, also, is a con
sideration. She cannot waste years
dallying with an old beau, a perennial.
"These perennials are many of them
good souls, nice for escorts, but not up
to date enough for ideal husbands. So
the marriageable women,' those who
can preside with dignity over neat
homes the belles, in short, of past
seasons leave the ranks and form new
ties.
"When a- young woman becomes in
different to parties, likes distant
friends, protracted visits and can't be
located, keep a sharp lookout among
the marriage notices. The out-of-town
men secure most of the home prizes.
The only chanee for home bachelors is
to emulate the example of the girls
that is, to go out of town, too, where
they are not known as everlastings.
"Suppose, however, that they can
not give up the old favorites; suppose
that there is a great tugging at the
heart when they think of losing them.
In such cases, if the men value their
happiness and wish to wager on their
chances, they must become specialists
in love and ply their skill increasingly
as the summer season approaches,
'Good by, sweetheart!' if said idly, will
be detected by no one more quickly
than by the young lady herself, and
the chance will be greatly in favor of
that London, Philadelphia or Balti
more man."
The Xmperor Has Recovered.
Berlin, Feb. 18. The emperoB has
recovered from his indisposition. A I
deputation of the agrarian league today!
presented him with a memorial, asking
a revision of grain tariffs in the interest
of protection. In replying the agrarian
deputation said the action of the govern
ment would be directed towards foster
ing interests concerning the welfare of
the country
Bonds to Be Printed. .
Washington, Feb. 18. The govern
ment has ordered the printing of the 4
per cent bonds called for by the Belmont-Morgan
syndicate. It was said
that the issue of bonds .would be en
joined, but up to noon no injunction
proceedings had been began in any of
the courts here.
"Will Not Interfere.
Paeis. Feb. 18. The United States
has refused to interfere in the case of a
man named LeCornpte, who was forced
to do military duty in France and who
claimed American citizenship. It is
learned he had only declared his inten
tion to become a citizen.
COMEDY BY THE SEA.
The
Forward Folk Garrulous Mother!
The Conceited Dancer.
It's good fun to sit apart and notice
the people at swell summer hotels,
though sometimes it's a little sad, too,
says an eastern correspondent.
The forward folk, who try to get ac
quainted with each newcomer of pre
tentious appearance, and who gets
dropped as frequently as they are taken
up, are amusing, as the newly rich, who
fancy the ready road to elegance is
gained by assuming a fierce haughti
ness, the maintaining of which makes
them as uncomfortable as it does their
inferiors.
The garrulous mothers who have to
talk all day long about the charms and
perfections of their daughters are pretty
trying.
Then there are the two or three
lonely creatures who have drifted in
somehow and are ontof their element. .
3 of the fact.
mour Vthe concerts
.earfully.
men at
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Sd are quit"
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To Protect the Legations.
London, Feb. 18. A Peking dispatch
says that marines are arriving at various
foreign legations for the purpose of pro
tecting them. The Chinese are suspic
ious of their presence, and trouble is
feared.
Poor Suffering Greatly.
London, Feb. 18. Continued cold
weather in London is causing much dis
tress among the poor. A number - of
committees have been formed and funds
are being collected for their relief.
Dividend Declared.
Washington, Feb. 18. The comp
troller of the currency has declared a
dividend of 10 per cent in favor of the
creditors of the Lynn County bank of
Albany, Or. -
Will Protect Foreigners.
Hong Konq, Feb. 18. The British
cruiser Mercury left here today for For
mosa to protect foreigners against out
rages which are being committed by the
Chinese.
Selling; at a Premium.
London, Feb. 18. The proposed new
American bonds touched Z per cent.
on the stock exchange today. The clos
ing quotation was 3 per cent.
Silver Dollars Issued.
Washington, Feb. 18. The issue of
standard silver dollars for last week was
$299,623.
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B'Jones That was a funny thing
about that sheriff down South .who at
tempted to levy on the Jolty Company's
wardrobe, wasn't it? B'Jinks How's
that? B'Jones Why, it was a living-!
picture show, you know, The Model.
Exposure to rough weather, dampness,
extreme eold, etc., is apt to bring on an
attack of rheumatism or neuralgia ;
chapped hands and face, cracked lips
and violent itching of the skin also owe
their origin to cold weather. Dr. Mc
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kept on hand at all times for immediate
application when troubles of this nature
appear, it is a sovereign remedy. 25c,
50c and $1.00 per bottle.
Mr. Baldy : "Am I to apply this hair
restorer every day?" Barber: "For
heaven's sake, no. Do you want to look
like the wild man from Borneo inside of
a week?" Texas Sittings.
A Secret.
If all the ladies knew the simple secret
that a bad complexion is due to a dis
ordered liver, there would be fewer sal
low faces and blotchy skins. This im
portant organ must be kept active and
to insure a clear and rosy color.
A. McLean's Liver & Kidnev
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xistence and will pro-
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on the
The Courteous Attendant (at the the
ater) Yes, madam, this is the place to
check your large hat. The Lady (to her
escort) Well, let's go to our seats. The
Courteous Attendant (politely) Not
yet, madam ; kindly pass on to the next
window and check your big sleeves.
Marvelohs results. '
From a letter written by Rev. J. Gnn-
derman, of Dimondale, Mich., we are
permitted to make this extract: "I have
no hesitation in recommending Dr.
King's New Discovery, as the results
were almost marvelous in the case of my
wife. While I was pastor of the Baptist
Church at Rivers junction she was
brought down with Pneumonia succeed
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coughing would last hours with little in
terruption and it seemed as if she could
not survive them. A friend recom
mended Dr. Kingis New Discovery ; it
was quick in its work and highly satis
factory n results." Trial bottles free at
Snipes-Kinersly Drug Co'a Store. Reg
ular size 50c. and $1.00.
"Well, Mrs. McBride,"said the batch'
er. "what will you have to-day? Shall
I send you np a nice leg of lamb?"
"Yes, Mr. Chops. You may send a nice-
limb of lamb." The Stickler.
irowcle.
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Now that Kaneas City has an audit
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a spectatorium, an ambulatoriom, a pop-
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It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac
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per box. For sale Dy .Snipes & Kin-ersly.
He (a humorist) I'll eend you one - of
my iokes for a valentine. She But I
want a comic valentine. Detroit Free
Press. "
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"Marry the Fat Woman?" repeated
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the modern Samson couldn't, and I have LARGEST
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, she clung to Castoria,
k she gave them Castoria.
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