THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1895.
The Weekly Ghroniele
TBI DALLK8
OBEOON
Entered at the poetoffice at The Dalles, Oregon,
a seconu-cia&M mail matter.
STATE OFFICIALS. '
ejrernoi W. P. Lord
Secretary of State H R Kincaid
Treasurer Phillip Metschan
Bupt.of Public Instruction u. M. irwin
Attomev-Genersl C. M. Idleman
u. . G. W. McBride
j. H. Mitchell
( B. Hermann
vuuuraauira ) W. R. Ellis
State Printer.. W. H. Leeds
COtNTf OFFICIALS.
County Judge. '. Geo. C. Blakeley
Sheriff. T. J. Driver
Clerk A. M. Kelsay
Treasurer ..: wm. Mlcheu
. . , (Fran Kincaid
uv,u.uu,,u , (A.S. Blowers
Auenor .... F. H. Wakefield
Burveyor E. T. Sharp
Baperintendent of Public Bcnools. . .Troysneuey
Coroner W.H. Butts
THE PERIL OF LONG-TIME CAN
DIDACIES.
" It might be well for Messrs. Reed
McKinley and ' Harrison, says the St,
Loots Globe-Democrat, to give- some
thouebt to the pranks which fate has
played on the men who havd pat them
selves too early and too prominently on
the presidential rack. For nearly two-
thirds of a century no ' persistent presi
dency-seeker has succeeded in his de
signs except one. This is James Bu
chanan. And even to .him the honor
did not come nntil after he had retired
to private life on account of old age and
declining health, and after the fires of
ambition had grown dim. Buchanan's
name had been before the convention of
1844, 1848 and 1852, and in two of those
years he had seen far smaller men than
himself Polk in 1844 and Pierce in
1852 carry off the candidacy. In 1856,
when the prize went to Buchanan, he
probably did not seriously expect or de
sire it.
In the early days of the government
the popular choice was usually pretty
clearly indicated. Everybody knew in
1788 and 1792 that Washington would
be choeen, and after his refusal to accept
a third term the choice was seen to lie
between Adams and Jefferson, the suc
cess of Adams, the chief Federalist as
pirant, being reasonably well assured.
The feud between Adams and Hamilton
and the unpopularity of the alien and
sedition laws of Adams' administration
left no room for doubt that Jefferson
would be the people's favorite in 1800,
for though under the law at that time
the electors did notdis.inctively indicate
their choice for president and vice-president,
and Jefferson and Burr, both re
publicans, had an' equal number of
-votes, every elector desired that Jeffer
son should have the higher office. Mad
ison and Monroe stood so equarely in
the line ot succession that there was no'
doubt at any time during their can
vasses that they would be elected.
Jackson and Van Buren had been' on
the presidential track for years before
they reached the white house. Jackson
bad been in the bands of his friends two
or three years prior to his defeat in 1824
by the second Adams, and he remained
in that condition nntil his election in
1828. The vendetta shortly afterward
between Jackson and Calhoun made
Van Buren Jackson's political heir and
sent him to the presidency in 1836.
After Van Buren no persistent presiden
tial aspirant ever reached the goal of his
ambition except Buchanan, who has
been mentioned. The fatality which
clung to Clav, Webster, Cass, Seward,
Douglas, Blaine and Sherman in their
efforts for promotion is historic. Polk,
chosen in 1844, Pierce in 1852, and Gar
field in 1880, were dark horses. The
first Harrison, elected in 1840, was tar
less prominent in his party than Clay,
while Taylor, elected in 1848, had never
been thought of in connection with the
presidency nntil a year or two earlier.
To the country at large the nomination
of Lincoln in 1860 was unexpected, and
while Grant was thought of in 1867 and
1868 in connection, with the presidency,
he himself did not seek the office.
Hayes in 1876, Cleveland in 1884, and
Harrison in 1888 were new entries on
the national track. This record talks
eloquently to aspirants about the folly
of listening too early and too persistent
ly to the buzzings of the presidential
bee.
twenty-four hours was approximately as
follows i There were 800 men sent down
and brought back, 1,200 tons of ore was
lifted, besides the waste rock that had
to, be handled, the powder used was sent
down and' five tons of ice, the picks,
gads and drills were sent npto be sharp
ened, and besides this 100.000 feet of
timbers ,(,board measure) were sent
down, or 3.000.000 feet a month. The
double deckers carried eighteen men or
two tons of ore, and the three-deckers
twenty-seven men or three tons of ore
at a trip. This will srive some idea of
the number of trips that bad to be made
to handle the vast amounts of ore and
lumber, none of which was moved less
than 1,400 feet perpendicularly.
The accidents were not frequent either,
and such as occurred were generally the
running of the cages into the sheaves,
This term may need some explanation
to those who have never been about a
deep mine. The sheave is an iron
wheel, rimmed, hune directly over the
shaft, and from 30 to 50 feet above it.
The engine is generally set.from 50 to 80
feet away from the shaft, and the cable
which is composed of steel wire ropes,
half an inch in diameter, and seven to
eleven of them plaoed side by side and
woven together, and is therefore flat, is
taken from the drum over the sheave
and down to the cage. An indicator on
the drum perpetually tells the engineer
at what point in the mine the cages are,
and it seems that accidents could not
occur. Yet carelessness or wrong read
ing of the indicator sometimes sends the
cages into the sheaves travelling at' the
rate of fifteen miles an honr, and usu
ally killing most of those on them.
tioned in these pages, showing that
sugar increases the muscular power pos
sible to develop during a given period
are only a scienti6c determination of
what is already known. One need only
visit a sugarcane plantation in the West
Indies to appreciate that the "niggers
can develop more work in a given time,
if allowed to eat the cane freely, than
during any period of the year. Sugar
has its disadvantages for stout people, a
fact know to most of us, but the advan
tages to be derived from a moderate in
troduction of sugar, as a means of re
taining health, is too frequently over
looked. Sugar Beet.
TRUE PATRIOTISM.
That patriotism is the rack
which all governments are
MORE PATRIOTISM.
WORK OF AN ELEVATOR.
The Oregonian recently spoke of the
immense amount of work done by the
elevators in the chamber of commerce
building, and gave the number handled
. by the one most used at about 2,500 per
day. Beside the showing made in some
of the deep mines of the Coruatock, the
elevators spoken of are "not in it."
The Consolidated Virginia and Califor
nia mines were ' worked through a com
bination shaft, the shaft was divided
into three compartments and the cages,
which are simply iron frames with a
wooden floor and an iron bonnet, or in
other words elevator, were about three
and a half feet by four and a half feet.
Two of the compartments run cages
with two floors, or double deckers, and
the other cage was a three decker. The
main ore body of .these mines lay be
tween the 1,400 and 1,700 feet levels, so
that the average lift was 1,500 feet, as
against, say CO feet in the chamber of
commerce elevators.
The work done by these cages in
Last night a friend after perusing an
editorial of ours, said to us: "You
peetn to have a prejudice against ricn
men." That idea he gathered from the
editorial alluded to, and yet the spirit
and intent of an article was never more
misconstrued. " That friend was Badly
mistaken. We recognize the fact that
there are rich men now, as there has
been ever since man ceased to be an ut
ter savage, we realize that were the
doctrines of the communist put in force
tomorrow, no sooner would property be
divided than the many would begin to
squander and the few to save, and in
side of a week some would have what
the .week before belonged to a dozen,
and the dozen would be desiring a new
division. The only idea we intended to
convey was that those who accumulate
should be willing to pay to be protected
in their accumulations in proportion to
the amount they owned.
' It may be that the world was framed
on a foundation of exact justice. That
was the decree, at least, promulgated at
the gates of Paradise when the angel
with the flaming sword prevented our
first parents from re-entering that gar
den where that decree was not in force,
That decree' exists today as it existed
then. It was the law, it is yet the
divine law, that man should possess
only that wealth, whether of money,
lands, love, happiness, or any of the
other treasurers of earth that his honest
and faithful efforts to earn those treas
ures fully deserved. Man has set aside
this law. Some possess what they do
not earn ; but the books of the Infinite
must balance. If they do not earn it,
then some other man or men must.
Wealth is the accumulations of toil, and
if the toiler has it not, it -s becaus man's
laws prevail, instead of the first great
decree laid down at the gates of Eden.
That is the trouble with us that some of
us must toil to balance the books.
Is it too much, then, to ask those who
absorb the results of others' toil to pay
their full share towards protecting that
which they have received without labor
ing for it? We find no fault with their
being rich, for we are not poor from
choice. We do find fault with those
who are so far loBt to all sense of patri
otism, and who have grown so deludedly
selfish that they shun all burdens. The
back of the toiler is strong and his
shoulders are broad, but even a rudi
mentary brain would realize the folly
and the danger of overtasking him.
Kome had her redemption in her
hands in Rienzi, but her citizens, pre
ferring to be plundered rather than sub
mit to taxation, she fell, the victim of
that very class the nobles who, refus
ing to be taxed to uphold the laws, lost
their all in her fall. History repeats
itself, and it is rapidly hamming over
some of the old refrains jast now.
SOME ADVANTAGES OF SUGAR.
The general public has a wrong im
pression as to the actual advantages of
sugar in the preservation of the human
frame. Harm may be done by eating
sugar in excess, just as the excess of any
thing else is pernicious to health. In
the stomach it is in part changed to
lactic acid ; and the latter acts upon
calcic phosphate, and permits their as
similation. How frequently a mild case
of indigestion could be relieved, if not
cured, by an; occasional drink of sugar
and water. Do our readers realize the
importance of a few bon-bons after a
hearty meal? . The fatty substances
that might otherwise overload the stom
ach, then become harmless.
Those who enjoy coffee and tea at
night, and yet hesitate drinking these.
beverages, can partake of the same, in
moderation, without fear, of sleepless
nights, by the liberal use of sugar. . The
recent - experiments, previously men-
upon
built is be
yond question ; and just as that patriot-,
ism is pure, strong and general, so is the
government, which is built, upon it,
strong and stable. It was love of coun
try that brought the minute-men to
gether at Lexington : that sustained Jhe
ragged army whose bare feet left blood
upon the snow at Valley Forge, and for
eight years made the continental army
superior to hunger and privation. It
was patriotism that gathered the clans
of the north to war with their brethren
of the South, and it was patriotism
though applied to a locality instead of
the whole country, that filled the Con
federate ranks. Without it no govern
ment can exist; and herein lies the
greatest danger to our institutions,
The wealth ot the country is setting
an example of selfishness, of greed and
disloyalty. It Is doing so in undertak
ing to avoid the payment of its share of
the expenses of the government. The
submission to taxation is an example of
patriotism, but unfortunately an exam
ple that is not. set by the very wealthy
Under our system of raising revenue, by
custom's and imposts, the burden is
divided, not according to a man's ability
to bear it, but it is a per capita tax, of
which the poor man pays just as much
as the rich one. . John Smith eats just
as much sugar as John Jacob Astor, and
pays just as much tax. Yet John Smith
has $1,000 in the government partner
ship and John Jacob has $100,000,000,
I be expense of carrying on the govern
ment should be borne in proportion to
their wealth, as 100,000 to 1. Why?
Because John Jacob has 100,000 times as
much interest at Btake, 100,000 times as
much in which bis interests are protect
ed. If it were not for John Smith and
his class, 'that make the bone and sinew
of the government, some man or men
stronger than John Jacob, would take
his wealth away from him. He should.
therefore, pay in proportion to the
mount he has at stake.
In time of peace the John Smith class
pays 05 per cent of the expenses of car
rying on the government, and in time of
war that class furnishes 100 per cent of
the soldiers who risk their lives to pro
tect their small sums and John Jacobs'
large ones. In time of peace the ex
tremely wealthy are tax dodgers, and in
time of war they are danger dodgers.
It is true that during the late war John
Jacob's class submitted to an income
tax without questioning its constitution
ality ; but it was because their interests
were at stake and they could not dodge
it without risk to all they had.. When
the war was over almost the first tax to
come off was the income tax, though
John Sherman, who was then an honest
man, at least, tried to retain it.. The
poor millionaires set np the pitiful plea
that it was - "a war measure" that they
had submitted to peacefully, and now
that the war was over the burden should
be lifted from them. They ignored the
fact that the $2,600,000,000 debt was
also "a war measure," and gracefully
slipping from under it, they let the full
weight. rest upon John Smith and his
class. That class was patriots. They
proved it on many a battle field, and
emphasized it with their blood and
their lives. A half million of them left
lifeless bodies on southern battle-fields,
and when at last the fratricidal strife was
over, they came home scarred, maimed
and broken in health, to. be honored
with the plaudits of a proud nation, and
permitted to go to work to pay off all
their share of the war debt, and that of
John Jacob Astor's class too. They
were patriots and submitted to this
most damnable outrage.
- Our school histories, in treating of the
late war, devote considerable space to
the fact that Vanderbilt presented the
government a fine steamship, costing
$150,000 or more. Jt is said that it was
a great gift, a magnificent gift., Per
haps it was; but weighed in the scales
with some others, it was as the floating
down of the thistle in the scales against
a universe. Aye! there were 500,000
gifts beside which Vanderbilt'a was
nothing; gifts that loosened heart
strings, instead of those of the purse.
When the noble American mother,
moved by divine patriotism, clasped
her yet beardless boy to the breast that
nourished him, and sanctifying him
with her tears, sent him where duty
called, she gave him to her country and
her country's God. She gave a priceless
treasure. And when in the van of bat
tle that young life went out as a candle
in the wind, what a gift was his! No
more will the brave heart beat within
that breast ! No more will the warm
blood leap through artery and vein I
The sun will rise, but never again will
those waxen lids quiver beneath its glo
rious rays ! The bugle will blow, but
Gabriel alone can awaken sound within
tnose ciosea ears! xue mother's caress
the voice of love, the gladsomeness of
children round his knees, the high am
bition, the plandits of men all that
men bold dear, shall never be for him,
The grave, where even his identity is
list, the trench of the nameless dead ;
these only are his reward. - What think
you of the two gifts? What think you
of the two kinds of patriotism? Think
you the example of those who rebel at
the trifling levy made upon them to
meet the debt then made, will stir the
younger generation to patriotic deeds?
Alas, no !
Let oar wealthy class not so soon for
get their debt to those who gave up all,
Let them set the example of patriotism
by meeting cheerfully, willingly' and
anxiously the full and heaping measure
of their share of maintaining our grand
government. They owe it to the coun
try, but they owe it doubly to them
selves, for the time will come when the
country will need defenders, and who is
there that will bare his breast then to
defend those who in time of peace forgot
their duty and refused to bear their
share of the expenses of running the
government. Let them beware of the
day when the cry of "Wolf!" "Wolf!"
shall be heard unheeded.
The Telegram is finding fault with the
Sun for re-printing an alleged copy
righted dispatch, the property of the
Associated Prees Co. The dispatch con
tained the startling intelligence that
"the British officers were taking advan
tage of their occupancy of Corinto to
take notes about the Nicaragua canal."
The dispatch implies that the British
were totally ignorant of the lay of the
country, and were stealing information.
The truth is, there is nothing secret
about the affair at all. The route has
been used, traveled for hundreds of
years, and Is open now for anyone who
wants to go over it. It is about of a
piece with the rot the Associated Press
is furnishing, only 'perhaps a trifle be
low the averaee.
Closing
Out Sale
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f DRY GOODS.
CLOTHING. FURNISHING- GOODS,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS and CAPS.
Past or present values cut no figure, as goods i
MUST be SOLD LESS than COST.
The C. P. and P. D.. French' Woven. Hand-Made. Dr.
Warner's Health, Coraline, French Model and other makes
of Corsets will be closed out at extremely low prices. Call
and be convinced. You will be surprised at our low nricM.
J. P. McINERNY.
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Men's Straw Hats,
Boys' Straw Hats,
Misses' Straw Hats,
Ladies' Straw Hats.
We read in the dispatches yesterday
that gold was being deposited in the
United States and currency taken out,
and that this state of ' affairs was due to
the fact that the people had confidence
in the ability of the Morgan syndicate to
keep the reserve np to its limit and that
therefore the credit of the United States
was good. This is fine reading, but it
strikes ns that the country is poor in
deed when 75,000,000 people are com
pelled to have their promise to pay in
dorsed by a syndicate of bankers. The
next thing someone knows Rockefeller
or Brice or Astor, or some of those fel
lows will be roping us country editors in
to indorse their notes. We give notice
now that we will renege if thev call on
us with any such designs.
THE MARKETS.
We quote as follows:
Wheat 38 cents per bushel.
Oats 75 cents per 100 pounds.
Barley 55 cents per 100 pounds.
Floue $2.25 per barrel ;. retail $2.50,
Cnop Feed $15.00 per ton. . .
Bkan $10.00 per ton.
Potatoes 40 cents per sack.
Chickens $2.50 to $3 00 per dosen.
Eggs 8 cents per dozen.
Butter 30 to 40 cents per roll.
Wheat Hay $9 per ton.
Oat Hay $8 per ton.
Timothy $i2 per ton.
Wool 8 cents for best grade.
Wool Bags 39 cents.
Sheep Pelts 5 cents per pound.
Hides 6 to 6J per pound.
AdTertised letters.
Following is the list of letters remain
ing in the postomce at The miles un
called for May 4, 1895. Persons calling
for the same will give date on which
they were advertised :
Adams, Thos (2) Burham. A
Brewster, C J Bond, L C (2)
Bowden, E Davidson, John
Graves, Chas E Godfrey, Chas
Golden, Shelby Hardwick, Mrs J
Jackson, Miss StellaJakway, L
Mack, W A
Moses, U s
Ring, Mips Cora
Sparks, E S
Schouleber, Christ
Shyrock, S W J
Walker, CO
Ward. T E
Young, Mies frankietjairk, Alary
J. A. Crosses, P,
Martyn, Miss Anna
Calmer. T tl .
Schwartz, M
Stephenson, W F
Weekly Sun,
Tisher, J G
Watson. W H
Webb, J A
M.
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"Castoria, is so well adapted to children that
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as it has Invariably produced beneficial resulta."
Edwtji F. Pardbs, M. D.,
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telligent families who do not keep Castoria
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Nsw York dty.
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Largest Assortment in the City. '
ROBERT E. WILLIAMS,
Blue Front Store, Opposite Diamond Mills.
RUPERT & GABEL,
Wholesale and retail manufacturers and dealers in
Harness, Saddles, Bridles, Collars,
TENTS and WAGON COVERS,
And all Articles Kept in a First Class Harness Shop.
REPAIRING PEOMPTLY DOSE,
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SINIMOTT &. FISH, PROP'S.
Ticket and Baggage Office of the IT. P. R. R. Company, and office of the Western
Union Telegraph Office are in the Hotel.
Fire-Proof. Safe for the Safety of all Valuables.
LARGEST : AND : FINEST : HOTEL : IN : OEEGON
Blakeley & Houghton,
DRUGGISTS,
175 Second Street,
The Dalles, Oregon
full line of all the Standard Patent Medicines,
Drugs, Chemicals, Etc.
Country and Mail Orders will receive prompt attention.
New England Marble -p Granite Works,
Calvin H. Weeks, Proprietor.
-WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN-
me lVJonnmenM Work; ImpoPtedato.
Do not order Monumental Work nntil yon obtain onr figures. You will find
that, for good work, our charges are always the lowest. Cash or time settlements
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signs and prices. Second and Third-Btreet cars pass 6ur salesrooms.
PORTLAND, OR.
720 Front Street, opp. the Failing School,
Wool Growers,
Attpntion
I will be in The Dalles during the Wool Season of thi
year", prepared to buy all kinds of Wool in any quantities at
the highest market price. See me before selling or ship
ping your Wool.
CHARLES S. MOSES.