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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1895.
Prior tifR
We have a large stock of Dry Goods, Blankets, Ladies Coats, Capes, Hats,
Wrappers, Underwear and Mackintoshes. Gents Clothing, Underwear, Fur
nishings, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, Trunks, Telescopes, Valises, etc., which
will "be sold at greatly reduced prices for cash.
BOSS CASH STORE.
The Weekly Gltfoniele.
TR UALLE8 ... OKKGOH
Entered at the postoffico at The Dalles, Oregon,
as second-class mail matter.
STATE OFFICIALS.
3.7e7nor W. P. Lord
Secretary of State ...--H K Kincald
Treasurer Phillip iletschan
Buvt. of Public Instruction (j. M. Irwin
Attorney-General C. M. Idleman
I (J. W. McBnde
B-aiators jj. h. MItcheU
l B. Hermann
'Jongressmen j y . k. Ellis
State Printer W. U. Leeds
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
County Judge Geo. C. Blakcley
Sheriff. T. J. Driver
Clerk A. SI. Kelisny
Treasurer".. Wm- Micliell
Treasurer (Frank Kincaid
Commissioners W . Blowers
Assessor F. H. Wakefield
Surveyor E.. Sharp
Superintendent of Public Schools. . .Troy Shelley
Coroner w . H. Butts
LINCOLN'S LESSON FROM THE
COUNTRY PREACHERS.
The first chapter in the Lincoln
Series in McClure'a magazine makes the
impression of a story too much told.
Great as the interest in the emancipator
is, so much repetition, print and re
print, wear off the nap, so to speak, and
leave the great figure in threadbare gar
ments. It will be just as well 'if no
more guides rise up for a while to con
duct us in and out of Tom Lincoln's
wretched cabins in Kentucky and Indi
ana. The public hasseen enough, for
some time to come, of .their doors with
out doors, windows without glass, floors
without stick or splinter of wood, cham
bers without beds, and of their one
legged stools, no-legged tables and bow
legged dogs. In all hero worshfp ample
room must be given for the imagination,
lor that is one of its essential elements.
But what is said in the article of the
country preachers is significant. They
were the first public speakers whom the
little boy, who was to go from a Ken
tucky cabin to the White House, heard.
From these came the first impression of
the great struggle going on in the world,
that it is a conflict between light and
wrong. No doubt that they were un
learned enough, that their utterances
were crude, their elocution full of back
woods awkwardness, their gestures wild
as winds in the tree tops, their voices
stentorian, their illustrations often
lurid, and their arguments without
threads, links or line-fences, but there
must often have been the transparency
of sincerity, the eloquence of earnest
ness find the power of soul-felt convic
tions. Voices they were in the wilder
ness, but voices to the human conscience,
and although they may have reasoned
of righteousness and judgment to come
in a way which would offend the dilet
. antteism of the present day, yet as they
set God and heaven on one side, and sin,
satan and the world of darkness and de
spair on the other, the child Lincoln
saw the line between the two, the eter
nal cleavage between right and wrong,
God and satan, heaven and hell.
Then and there came the conviction
that there can be no compromise b-
tween the two, that the separation be
tween good and evil must go on until
there is a great gulf fixed. This convifr
tion grew with his growth, ripened with
his intellect, fruited with his experience,
declared itself in the "higher law," for
mulated itseli in the never-to-be-forgot
ten utterances that "a divided house
cannot stand," that "a country cannot
be half slave and half free," that "you
can repeal the Missouri Compromise
and the constitution, but you cannot
repeal the moral nature of a man," and
at last it made him president and eman
cipator. For who doubts that it was
Lincoln's moral clearness and moral
force added to his intellectual clearness
and ability that gave him the nomina
tion for the presidency? The seed
which the Kentucky preachers planted
in 'the -young mind may have been no
larger than the grain of mustard seed,
but it grew until it became a great tree
and all the honors of the nation and the
fame of ages lodged in its branches.
Advance.
As an example of .a: fiend incarnate,
Harry Hayward, the condemned murder
etiring froiii Business
I will, on December llth, commence a
Genuine Closin
M. HONYWILL
in Minneapolis is a shining one. Al
though charged with a heinous crime,
he stoutly maintained his innocence till
a verdict of guilty and no hope of higher
intervention has causel him to practi
cally admit the crime. Hia brother tes
tified against him at the trial and visited
him in prison. Here is the philippic
which the condemned man hurled at
one of his flesh and kin. "May the curse
of God fall on you and yours and allow
me from the minute I drop from the
scaffold to haunt you duv and night un
til your death. Then I will welcome
you in the brink of hell with a red-hot
iron." With, his keenness, his nerve
and flow of language, Harry Hayward
should adopt the profession of a criminal
lawyer instead of making business for
that individual.
SOME GOOD POINTS.
Take pride in your town.
Be public spirited.
If there is a project on foot to im
prove the town help it along with your
money, if you can; but anyway by
your good words.
No matter how "one-horse" your
town may be, be thankful it isn't a
one-jackass town, and put forward your
best efforts to make it a two horse city.
There is lots of capital waiting for in
vestment today. Possibly some of it
could be used advantageously in your
town, but it the town is full of croakers
none of that capital will go there. Ex.
The National Wool Growers Associa
tion at its recent convention in Wash
ington, adopted a memorial to be pre-
tented to congress. the memorial
shows that since the McKinley act of
1890 was nagged nrices of wool have de
clined in the markets ef the world some
four per cent, and that this has created
t.h necesaitv for protective duties,
which did not exist even when the Mc
Kinley act was passed. The association
fiirther declares that a dutv is absolute
ly necessary to save the American wool
industry from ruin. If Preeident Cleve
land is sincere when he says he is ready
to co-operate with congress in providing
relief for the treasury, lie can snow nis
sinceritv bv signing a bill restoring du
ties on wool. Relief of the people will
bring relief to the treasury.
The Oregonian and John K. McBride
of Spokane are at issue regarding the
attitude of Senator McBride regarding
the silver question. The Portland daily
has maintained ri ht along that the
newly-elected senator would voto with
the adherents to eound money prin
ciples, now comes Senator McBride's
brother who savs "Senator McBride is
not what you might term a warm friend
of silver, but he represents a silver state,
the Oregonian to the contrary notwith
standing, and he will vote with the
silver friend." Taking in view Mr. Mc
Bride's well.known inclinriion to be on
the winning side there is little doubt
but what the Oregonian is the nearer
rights . '
Eugene is falling into line and is try
ing to form a commercial club. The ob
ject of the promoters is to secure a suite
of rooms and equip them as a library,
reception room, gymnas-iutn elc.con
sumate with the needs of such an organi
zation. Every city that intends to grow
and prosper recognizes the necessity of
business men coming together and dis
cussing matters of welfare for their city.
The New York Yacht Club has be
gun to investigate the charges which
in a vague way the 'defeated Don raven
preferred. This action, while it is en
tirely unnecessary, since if Dunraven
had any complaint to make, he should
have inadd it while in this country,
will probably only add more to his lord
ship's discomfiture by showing how
baseless the accusations are.
After being given up for lost, the
steamer Strahneves . has been heard
from. She is drifting helplessly 800
miles from Victoria Although the num
ber of Dasseneers ia not laree. yet the
list of wrecks this year, even on the
placid Pacific, is already too largo lor
any more to be added.
g Out Sale.
Dry Goods Importer.
. WELL DONE.
The showing made by the committee
of the commercal and athletic club at the
close of it9 labors yeBterday was a most
gratifying one. In a period of less than
three hours $750 had been collected for
the starting of the new organization,
which will fill a want long noticed in
the commercial and social life, of The
Dalles. The remainder will be forth
coming today, Tand in all probability
more than the original one thousand
dollars asked for will be obtained. The
hearty spirit with which the project has
been taken hold of speaks volumes for
the enterprise, push and discernment of
business men whose interests in the
advancement are identical. While it is
true that the social and athletic features
of the organization have to many been
the attractive sides, yet the idea con
veyed by the commercial part has been
the means of attracting as signers the
men of wealth, prominence and ability,
who unanimously have hastened to ap
prove the plan.
To those who have given any thought
to the subject the formation of this or
ganization of business men call it by
whatever name you wish will mark
the beginning of a new era in the busi
ness life of this city. The men who
spend the days and evenings in their
stores and offices, getting their only ac
quaintance with one another from a
casual conversation now and then, or
on collection day, will learn more of each
other's good points.and social intercourse
will provoke a kindly feeling, which will
do much to soften the friction of busi
ness life. By thus making it known
that all our interests are in common and
what is good for one is good for the mul
titude, the petty factions which in a
loosely organized community are always
prevalent, will be lessened and the good
of the city advanced. The Dalles has
long needed just what it is going to get.
Long life to the new Commercial and
Athletic club and may it accomplish all
the good that is wished for it.
Tremendous efforts are being made by
parties in Colorado Springs and Denver
tocreate a boom in gold mining stocks.
It is stated that a number of English
men are living at Colorado Springs on
account of their health and that they,
profiting by the experience of their
friends at home in the "Kaffir Circus"
craze, have established and have under
full headway a boom in Colorado gold
mining stocks. The product of gold in
Colorado amounts to about $1,000,000 a
month from the Cripple Creek mines,
the total number of gold-producing
mines being limited, to probably four or
five, all of which are closely held and are
not a subject of speculation. The stocks
being boomed are of wild-cat companies,
the stocks selling from 1 cent a share
upward. All of the old familiar devices
are being brought into play to influence
Eastern people to send their money
West for lhe purchase of these wild-cat
shares. Undoubtedly many Eastern
peop'e will" do this, and probably to their
damage. Those who are wise will prefer
to keep their money in eaving banks
drawing 4 per cent interest rather than
to trust it in the hands of the Colorado
boomers.
Although but thirteen days a member
of the senate, John L. Wilson of Wash
ington is pnshing a Spokane man for the
important position of sergeant-at-arms.
Wilson carries the breezy air of the west
with him wherever he goes and take'
into the senate the prestige of having
come out best in a fist fight on the floor
of the house of representatives. Wash-,
ington did not send her best man to the
senate when she sent Wilson, but she
sent her livliest.
Don Came'on, nne of Pennsylvania's
political bosses, and one of her senators,
has announced that he will not be a
candidate for re-election. Cameron has
probably heard of Brice and Gorman
and the catastrophes that have over
taken them, and can read the writing on
the wall. Cameron's refusal to run for
the senate is another good result of the
recent election. .
Subsci ib for Tub Chbonicle.
MORE ABOUT' THE- MESSAGE.
a TaconurUnion : , In the case of Presi ;:
,ent Cleveland's message, read to con.
ress yesterday, it may be said of it,
rout a. iten-partisan standpoint, that it
ia disappointing to the country.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer : As was to
be expected, Mr. Cleveland insists that
our levehue receipts have nothing to do
with the maintenance of the gold re
serve, on the difficulty of preserving
the intearritv of which he writes at
length. In holding this view he very
plainly misses the fundamental trouble"
with the treasury, probably,fpr the sim
ple reason that he doesn't care to view
it in the right lifiht. ,
. V .
Tacoma Ledger . Mr. Cleveland points
with, pride to the fact the Argentine Re
public "recognizing the value of the
large market opened to free importation
of its wools, under our last tariff act,
has admitted certain products of the
United States to enter at reduced
duties." What these products are, or
what the value of this trade is to us he
does not say. But the effect of the law,
so far as we are concerned, has been to
reduce our wool clip by 100,000,000
pounds per year, and to reduce the price
by 50 per cent.
Oregonian : The people of the United
States do not believe that the more tbey
import from foreign countries the better
for their own country ; that the more
nearly they reduce their iabor to the
conditions if labor in foreign countries,
the better for themselves; that cheap
foreign goods are more to be desired
than good prices for our own products,
or steady employment of oar own labor
at good wages. But with Mr. Cleveland
a.id his political family, comfortable in
possession of office and wealth, theory
has rnn away with fact, and cheapness
has become the sole principle of their
economic statesmanship. The theory
makes China, exem plar of cheapness.the
model for the world.
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
East Oregonian: The Baker City
Commercial Club is almost dead. Its
inactivitv is causing the local newspapers
to inquire "Where is it?" If a commer
cial club is to lhe it must accomplish
something and make itself necessary.
Exchange: If the people of Oregon
would for one year only buy Oregon
flour, Oregon baking powder, Oregon
butter, Oregon cheese, brooms, hams,
matches and bacon, Oregon made soap,
Oregon made clothing and Oregon lum
ber, we would hardly know what to do
with tbia vast amount of money. It is
outrageous to think of the many mil
lions of dollars we each year send out of
the state to pay for what we can just as
well produce at home.
La Grande Chronicle: The Torrens
onetom nf lonrl transfer id likfilv to CO III e
into popular favor with the same degree
of rapidity that attended the adoption
of the Australian ballot eyfetem in the
several states of the union. The Tor
rens system is intended to simpuiy me
m.thiviini tronoferrincr title to real es
tate and to do away with the present
tedious and expensive process of ab
stracting titles. Like the Australian
ballot, also, it is a reform on practical
lines, and is certain to meet with popu
lar favor.
COMMENT ON VARIOUS TOPICS.
Portland Argus: Judge Murphy has
denied W. H. T. Durrant, the San Fran
cisco murderer, a new trial. The court
held that he had watched the case close
ly, and was satisfied that there was no
error committed in the conduct of the
trial. The case ought to be disposed of
as soon as possible, eo that the mystery
of the horrible murder of Miss Williams
can be cleaied up. There is not the
slightest doubt but that Durrant killed
both girls, and their blood cries out for
vengeance.
Fairfield Observer: The citizens of
Spokane do not wait for prosperity to
come, but force it to corns. It waa not
the location nor the country immediate
ly surrounding it, but will power that
built Spokane determined citizens sur
mounted all obstacles, allowed nothing
to daunt their courage or dim their
hopes they went at everytning pouer
and tongs and took all kinds of chancee,
and bb a result of their truly western
enterprise they have a city that is des
tined to become the metropolis of the
Northwest. '
Walla Walla Statesjnan : This is the
traditional policy of the United States.
There shall be no cession of Cuba by
Spain to any other European power. As
long as Soain can maintain control the
United States will rot interfere to im
pair its possession. The first treaty be
tween Spain and the United States, ne
gotiated in 1795, and described in its
title as "a treaty of friendship, limits
and navigation," says that "there shall
be a firm and inviolable peace between
his Catholic majesty, his successors, and
subjects and the United States ana their
citizens without exception of persons or
places."
baby growth
- The baby's mission is
growth. To that little bun
dle of love, half trick, half
dream, every added ounce
of flesh means added hap
piness and comfort! Fat is
the signal of perfect health,
comfort, good nature, baby
beauty. ' . '
Scott's Emulsion, with
liypophosphites, is the eas
iest fat-food baby can have,
in the easiest form. It sup
plies just what he cannot
get in his ordinary food,
and helps him over the
weak places to perfect
growth.
Scott i Bovrom, ClvsnUtx, New York. 50c and $1.00
No more BOILS, no more PIMPLES
Use Kinersly's Iron Tonic. The Snipes
Kineraly Drug Co. Telephone No. 3.
TAKE STEPS i
In t?m if trnn arc a saf-
fnror from thftt SCOUIVe
of humanity known as Iji-i
COuSlliHyLluu, aiju jrvsu
can De cvtrea. . ncre i
tVit fir A I-fV of
hundreds of liv-,
rog witnesses to
far that in
all its early.
stages, consump
tion in a. curable
disease. Hot
every case, but a
cases, ana we Deucve,
fully 98 per cent, are
cured by Dr. Pierce's
covery, even after the disease has pro
pressed so far as to induce repeated bleed
ings from the lungs, severe lingering cough
with copious expectoration (including tu
bercular matter), great loss of flesh and ex
treme emaciation and weakness.
Do you doubt that hundreds of such cases
reported to us as cured by " Golden Med
ical Discovery " were genuine cases of that
dread and fatal disease ? You need not take
our word for it. They have, in nearly every
instance, been so pronounced by the best
end most experienced home physicians,
who have no interest whatever in mis
representing them, and who were often
strongly prejudiced and advised against
a trial of ''Golden Medical Discovery,"
but who have been forced to confess that
it surpasses, in curative power over this
fatal malady, all other medicines with
which they are acquainted. Nasty cod
liver oil and its filthy "emulsions" and
mixtures, had been tried in nearly all these
cases and had cither utterly failed to bene
fit, or had only seemed to benefit a little for
a short time. Extract of malt, whiskey,
and various preparations of the hypo
phosphites had also been faithfully tried
in vain. . '
The photographs of a large number of
those cured of consumption, bronchitis,
lingering coughs, asthma, chronic nasal
catarrh and kindred maladies, have been
skillfully reproduced in a book of 160
pages -which will be mailed to you, on
receipt of address and six cents m
stamps. You can then write to those who
have been cured and profit by their ex
perience. Address for Eook, World's Dispensary
Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
At the Churches Yesterday.
Eev. W. C. Curtis preached to a largo
audience at the Congregational church
yesterday morning. While the speaker
did not announce any text the discourse
was upon the theme "The Power of God
Unto Salvation." The cross was a
stumbling block unto the Jews and a
piece of foolishness to the Greeks. The
old Jewish religion while containing
many good things was lacking in
the one essential to supply which ChrUt
was sent into the world. The God of
the Hebrews was a God of authority,
reverence and law more than of loye.
The test of a business man is the inter
est and devotion which he puts into his
work while the ardor with which a
student pursues the subject of his inves
tigation shows his love for it. The same
test shows whether or not the Christian
is devoted heart and soul to the belief he
has declared. The sermon was an able
one and listened to with great interest
by all who beard it. The singing by
the choir was very fine. .
The attendance at the other churches
morning and evening is reported very
good. In the afternoon Prof. Klddell
delivered a free lecture at ttie Methodist
church which was largely attended.
At the Baldwin Theater.
The largest house of the week greeted
the Chase Stock Company at the Bald
win last night. The reserve seats were
generally taken all over the house, while
fn the rear of the theater many people
were standing up. The piece put on
was "American Born," a strong drama
of American life. The plot was one of
the most serious which the company
has attempted, but the acting last night
showed that the members of the Chase
troupo excelled In other lines than corn
ed v.
The first act was a scene in New York,
in which the villain first makes his ap
pearance. In the second act the scene
is transferred to Bolivia, and the third
and fourth acts were in Bolivia. The
different characters were well sustained,
and the actors recited their lines in a
manner that showed they were perfectly
at home in them. Tho music of the
Orchestra Union was up to its usual
high standard.
Tonight will be presented the popular
"Pearl of Savoy."
A lleaani Occasion.
Mrs, S. L. Brooks entertained the
members of her Sunday school class last
Saturday at her hospitable home. The
afternoon was spent in playing games,
after which a bounteous luncheon was
served and each one received a band
some memento for the occasion. Mrs.
Brooks' class is one of the largest in the
Congregational Sunday school, and the
different members take a great interest
in the Instruction of their teacher. The
class is composed of the following mem
bers: Susie Chase, Emily Crossen,
Helen Hudson, Jessie Gibons, Pearl
Ward,- Hannah Scbwabe, Hannah
Krause, Lnlu Rowe, Martha Baldwin,
Mable Allen, Bessie . Snipes, Lucile
Crate, Katie Barrell, Katie Phelps,
Bertha Keller, Dora Nielson, Addie
Payne, Lena Zimmermann, Eva Bagley.
All were present but two, and these
were reported bv two of the members..
More About the JSlks.
The Elks at, the Cascades have de
cided to eive a very elaborate- enter
tainment to their friends on New Years
eve, Dec. 31st. The prjgram will be as
varied a irireDuitv can make it, consist
ing of a musical entertainment, olio of
music and specialties living pictures
a social session, with slight variation
from the regular social Bession of the
Indue. The evening pregram!Ul con
clude with dancing. The entertainment
msf Mm
Of I f S: VWWf
will be for '.the. Elks and their in--:.;
guests, and. as Mr. I. N. Day
promised to made the social session ;
its attendant features something
the event will prove a most enjoy
one. A cordial invitation hss been! -
to The Dalles Elks to be present j r
participate in the festivities. j
The Coming Institute at The Dalit : .
- School Superintendent' Shelly has,
sued the following address, which will
be of interest to the teachers of Wbeco
county:
A Teachers' Normal Institute for the
teachers of this county and those of ad
joining counties, who may wish to at.
tend, has been planned to meet at The
Dalles, Dec. 30th, and continue in ses
sion two weeks.
Many teachers" of the county have
been earnestly asking for a meeting of
such length, and would be glad to attend
one every year. The institute fund,
however, is so small as to render this
impossible. It . was therefore deter
mined last year to hold a short session
and so save a part of the funds for the
present year. Even with this arrange
ment, they will fall short of meeting
such expenses as must necessarily be in
curred in conducting a normal institute
as it should be for such a length of time.
In consequence, I have concluded to ask
the teachers, and all prospective teachers
who may wish to attend as students, to
contribute euch 1 towards these expen
cee. As this is customary in other lead
ing educational countries. I feel sure
the teachers of Wasco, who have always
heretofore shown their hearty co-opera
tion in institute work, will gladly re
spond. ' President Campbell of the Monmouth
normal school, and Prof. Gavin of The
Dalles public school, will be instructors.
Instructions will be given in all branches
on which examination is bad for county
certificates, and in most of those for state
certificates. Special instruction in
methods of teaching will be given for
the benefit of young teachers who have
never received any normal training.
The nsual entertainments of lectures,
music and other exercises will be held
several evenings.
Good board can be had in The Dalles
cheaper than ever. Make your arrange
ments so that, if possible, you will not t
miss a day for every day will count.
Remember, you cannot possibly keep
your place in the rank of teachers now
adays without attending institutes. It
will cost you something to attend, but
it will cost you much more to be absent.
Do not forget to extend a welcomo to all
your friends .to attend all sessions.
Bring all your .text-books, and help
make this meeting a grand success for
yon and others. That it will be a suc
cess, the past institutes of the county
staud as a gnarantee.
lie Git Sentenced.
"For the term of your natural hie"
were the closing word9 of Lee Git's sen
tence this morning. When the con
victed Chinaman was brought into
court and asked if he. had anything to
say he shook his head, and in a few
words Judge Bradehaw sentenced him to
the penitentiary for life. Sheriff Driver
will take the prisoner to Salem tomor
row. When Lee Git was taken back to
the Sheriff's office, he announced that
he had only one request to make and
that was that bo be given a drink of
whieky. One of the county officials
standing near said : "Let him have it,
for be will find it a long time between
drinks." Lee Ching, who was convicted
of manslaughter, will be sentenced
Tuesday.
In Honor of Mrs. Patterson.
Mrs. Gertrude Lownsdale, of Salem,
gave a dinner Friday evening in honor
of ber sister and guest, Mrs. J. M. Pat
terson, of The Dalles. The spread was
a triumph of the caterer's art. Eight
covers were laid, and favors were award
ed, in the way of a celluloid package of
bonbons or other novelty, with each.
Those present were: Mrs. Patterson,
Mr. and Mrs. C. B, Moores, Mr. and
Mrs. F. E. Hodkin, Miss Nora Chamber
lain, Mrs. Lownsdale. Oregonian.
The success that has attended the nee
of Dr. J. H. McLean's Volcanic Oil Lin-,
iment in the relief of pain and in curing
diseases which seemed beyond the reach
of medicine, has been truly remarkable.
Hundreds supposed to be crippled for
life with arms and legs drawn up
crooked or distorted their mnscles with
ered or contracted by disease have been
cured through the use of this remedy.
Price 25c, 50 and $1.00 per bottle. For
sale by Snipes-Kinersly Drug Co.
State Insurance Go.
Policies will "be taken tip
and -written in the West
ern Assurance Co. of Tor
onto, Canada. Before mak
ing other arrangements,
consult C, E. Bayard, Agt.
Western Assurance Com
pany, "west side of Wash
ington Street, "bet. Second
and Third Sts., The Dalles.