TORE SLAUGHTERING PRICES IN ORDER TO CLOSE OUT CHSH Dry Goods Department. Regular Rrice. Dress Gools 10 and 12c " .20 and 25c ; " ; 30 and 35c " " 65c ' $1.25 B!k Dresa Silk".'.'.'.'.'..'. 1-15 Blk Dresa Siik 1 75 Blk Brocade 1 50 Plaid Dress Silks 1 50 21 inch Surrah nud Satin 75c Silk Velvets....:. 2 0 Best Silk Plushes - 150 Ladies Wrappers 1 35 Ladies Cloaks 7 50 M Uses' Cloak?. .. f 00 Ladies' Bonnets . 600 Ladies' Trimmed Hats at half price. Flowers and Ornaments at half price. Ladles' Mackintoshes. 00 ......).; ... -TJ ;V. 6 00 Misses Electric Circulars, i.. . . . 1 50 Purs Silk Ribbon at half prire. Children's Underwear from 15c. Ladies' Underwear-v.. 40c j 50c i i , 70c Sale Price. 7c 15c 22Kc 50c 75c 85c $1 17 1 00 95c 65c $1 50 1 00 95c 5 50 2 50 2 00 3 25 4 50 95 30c 37c 50c Dry Goods Department. Beg. Price. Sale Price. i Ladica'jEmbroidered Skirta $1 25 85c " Wool Knit Skirts 1 85 $1 3o " Corsets.....;..-.. 75 55 - :...... 1 00 75 Misses' Corset Waists 40 30 Laces and Embroideries at half price. Ladies' Kid Glovea . 1 25 8o ' Lace Curtains ; , ? . 3 00 1 8o 70-inch Pure Linen Table Damask 1 00 , 75 Linen Napkins.... 25 15 Towela 10 7 Towels ' 15 White BedSpreada .- 1 -o White Bed Spreads 1 75 1 2j Creton...... . 30 22 Blankets, pplendid values, 65c to $4 00. Peabody Muslins Lonsdale . " - JX2 Blackstone " fa Cabot W " f Cabot A " 5 Outing Flannel 10 7 Outing Flannel Iht 5 White Flannel 20 20 Superior Calicos " Turkey Red 15 10 Gents' Clothing Department. Reeular Price. Tailor-made Suit? . ..$ 6 00 " " 7 00 " - " 8 00 " ' 12 00 " 15 00 Big Snit8 for large men. Boys' Knee Panta Suits 2 00 Boys' Knee Pants Suits..... 3 25. Boys' Long Pants School Suits.. 5 00 Men's Pants.. . 2'50 ' All Wool Panta 2 50 " , " 3 CO " " 4 00 " Ulstera 5 00 " 6 50 " Mackintoshes 5 50 " " 7 00 Shoe Department. Ladies' Sale Price. $ 4 50 5 00 6 00 9 00 12 00 50 50 75 50 90 25 00 00 25 25 50 Dongola Kid Shoes .'. .$ 1 75 $ 1 45 Vici Kid Shoes 2 25 1 75 Vici Goodyear Welt Shoea 3 00 2 50 Quilted Hand-turn Slippers 2 00 1 75 Velvet Hand-turn Slippera 1 60 1 15 Vici Kid Strap Slippers 2 25 1 75 Shoe Department, Regular Price. Misses' Glove Calf Shoea $1 75 " Oil Grain Shoea 160- " Donjrola Kid Shoea 175, " Vici Kid Shoea 2 00 :. Men's Satin Calf Shoes .... 1 75 Veal Calf Shoes 2 25 " Cordovaa.Shoea 4 25 " Kangaroo Shoes 5 00; Dongola Turn Dancing Pumps 2 25 Bovs' Glove Calf Shoes l 75 Boys' Veal Calf Shoea !!!!!!!:! 2 25 Boys' Satin Calf Shoes 2 50 Sale Price, fl 35 30 35 65 35 75 50 00 85 35 1 85 2 00 Silverware at 40 per ct. discount. Rare opportunity for securing Christ mas Presents. Tea Pot, Cream Pitchers, Sugar Bowls, Spoon Holders, Butter Dishea, Bread Plates, Syrup Pitchers, Celerv DiBhes Pickle Casters, Cake Baskets, Solid Sets. Berry" Dishes, Table Spoons. Desaert Spoons, Knivea and Forks. Fancy Oyster Lad!es, Fancy Pie Knives, Fancy Cake Knives, Fancy Butter Knivea and Sugar Shells, Carving Sets, Picks, Napkin Rings, Bons Bona, Childa' Rings and Piu Trays. Tea Spoons. - RETIRING . FROM- BUSINESS. SPACE AND TIME WILL NOT PERMIT FURTHER QUOTATIONS, M. HONYWILL Importe r. The Weekly Ghronicle. THE DALLKD .... (IKE6QM Entered at the ptistotticu at The Dalies, Oregon, as second-class mail matter. : ' " ; - 8TATB OFFICIALS. Jjvernoi...... :.. -W. P. Lord Secretary of State H K Klncaid Treasurer Phillip Metachan Bnpt. of Public Instruction G. M. Irwin Attorney-General... C. M. ldleman u ' )G. AV. McBride Senators.. s j H . Mitchell ' - ' (B. Hermann j..uiotoicu 1 VV. R. Ellis State Printer W, H. Leeds -,. COUNTY OFFICIALS. , Uoanty Judge..:..... ......Geo. C. Blakeley Sheriff. T. J. Driver Clerk A. M. Kelsay Treasurer Wm, Micoell , , , (Frank Kineaid Commissioners 1 A s Blowers ksaeesor F. H. Wakefield Surveyor E. F. Sharp Superintendent of Public Schools. . .Troy Shelley kroner W. II. Butts A QUERY. A report of a recent endeavor to as certain the minds of some very young school children in this city on the sub ject of Thanksgiving may be of interest in these days of physiological research. With Professor Gamier at work in the forests of Africa on the language of apes, Signor Lombrata on the cries and baby talk of infants, the thoughts and expressions of the little fellows who have hut recentlv learned to use the mother tongue, should surely be worthy of philosophical consideration. This was the day after Thanksgiving. The teacher having carefully explained to them the Thanksgiving idea, called npun them individually to know what reason each had for being thankful The responses were prompt and inter' eiii; Number one, turkey; two, liirkry; three, turkey ; four struck out a new line of tbonght : "Because I have a little baby sister at home." This was a euuuestive line of thought, and five gave '' Because I have a sister and a brother, and be is here!" Evidently this one did not prize her blessings the less because they had been some time given. Then followed "turkey," broken l.y one small damsel who said addition ally : "Because we had turkev tnd drr ssing." Then comes the wee Dorothy, who, in a voice clear as a bell, said : "I have a little sister at home, too." The next speakers were not so highly fa vored, and so returned to the original idea of turkey; all but one, who evi dently thought she was saying the cor rect thin, "Because there is a God." Does the very gieat prominence given to the subject of good eating refer to the fact that these little humana are but little more than animals, and that nei ther soul or affection has made, aa yet, much of a start? or does it mean that truly all are largely dependent upon their stomachs for their greatest enjoy ment, and that these little fellows have not learned to conceal that physiological fact? Or, still further, does it mean that, like sheep, they simply followed the lead the first speaker happened to give? We see examples of this tendency in convention's of older persons. Men are but children of a larger growth, we are told, and the progress of the devel opment from the purely animal to the statesman, the poet, the philosopher, ' the man or woman of successful achieve ment,' is always one of absorbing in terest. and there is a general bending to the oars, one must stir himself to action or be left behind. That is the present situation. The South and the Southwest have organized and equipped for persistent and ener getic immigration work. Not only this, but as a result of the recent convention at St. Paul, the states of the upper Miss issippi valley are organizing and raising funds for this work. Unless the people of Washington, Idaho and Oregon exert themselves, and press their claims upon the intending immigrant, they will be deprived of a bearing, and the states of the Pacific Northwest will get only euch immigration aa may break through the organized lines to the east. . Governor McConnell of Idaho ia also expected to take timely action. That state being divided by an east and west range of lofty mountains, its immigra tion interests could be beat advanced by two conventiona one at Boise City in the south, and the other at some point in northern Idaho. Otherwise one of these sections would have insufficient representation, because at a single con vention, either at Boise in the south, or some town of the north, the attendance would not be fairly balanced. These state conventions should be supplemented by vigorous action by the different towns and counties. Here in Spokane the Bureau of Immigration, which has done excellent and public spirited service, should be given sub stantial financial support. It is working on broad lines, and has been an important factor in the return of prosperity. It needs to be understood that a great deal of money will be required for this work of attracting immigration. Liter ature should be circulated by the ton, and exhibits ought to be collected and displayed in the large centers of the East. We have here the country sought by the eastern immigrant, but it is nec essary to inform him of that fact, and then prove it. Spokesman Review. THE PROGRESS OF THE INDIAN. WHERE TRADE HAS REVIVED. IMMIGRATION. Governor McGraw should call the pro posed state immigration convention ; the (fathering should be held east of the Cascade mountains, and Spokane should send to it a large and energetic delega tion.'' , ' ' '.,': , ' .-. The time has come for action'. When the other fellows are lying upon their oars, onecanbe excused for taking bis ease; bnt when the period of inaction is over, Speaking of British foreign trade this year to September 30th, the London Economist said : "There is, for instance, a notable drop from 66,661,000 to 62,978,000 in our imports from the United States, due mainly to the smaller quantities and lower prices of the wheat and flour we received from thence. "Turning now to our exports the out standing feature, so far aa foreign coun tries are concerned, is an increase of close upon 8,000,000 in our shipments to the United States, which has been spread over most branches of our manu factures." Thus during the first nine months of this year under the Gorman tariff, Brit isb imports from the United States de creasea ny to,DOo,uuu ana exports in this country iucreased by 8,000.000, the net trade gain to that country being tl 1,683,000 for the period, or at the rate of 73,000,000 a year. This does not in clude profits made through gold transac tions resulting from our increasing debt. The Wilson banquet should be supple' mented by a testimonial, a gold plate euitably inscribed with the services ren dered to Britis-i trade by the un-Ameri can professor. Economist. There will be much disappointment upon the Pacific coast at the decision of the republican national committee to ho'd the convention in St. Louis. The people of San Francisco would have given the delegates a kind of entertain ment they would have received nowhere else. The difference in time was the great obstacle to the Golden Gate city being chosen, and as the earth could not be made to revolve the other way, no human agency can be blamed for San Francisco's defeat :- To the people of the West the devel opment of the Indian is an interesting study. The last few years have seen a wonderful transition in many instances from the untutored savage to the intel ligent, ambitions scholar and graduate of our government schools. The Chron icle publishes today a letter written by an Indian boy at the Carlisle Indian school in , Pennsylvania. Accompany ing the letter is an explanatory from one of the teachers at the Siletz reservation, which reads aa follows: Silktz, Dec. 10, 1895. Editor CnRONCLE : J The enclosed ia a specimen of what the Indian can ' be intellectually. The letter is from a Siletz boy (Jose Adams) now at the Carlisle training school in Pennsylvania, to bis cousin, a Siletz girl at this agency, and as be intended it for nothing more than a letter of friendsbiD, I know that such a destina tion was farthest from his thoughts when he wrote it; but I am so interest ed in the welfare of the people with whom I have, been living during the greater part of the past two years that I think the production too remarkable to remain for her observation only. She has kindly consented to let me "send it to you for publication. The letter itself is a remarkable one, and shows how the Indian mind is tak ing hold of ideas that u few years ago were beyond ita reach. The interest which the writer takes in football simply goea to prove that he ia like the other young men of bis generation'. The let ter is neatly written, correctly spelled and aa a single bit of evidence of the In dian's progress, is . a satisfactory one. The Chronicle ia glad to publish it. Carlisle, Pa. Dear Cousin: If I remember right, I received your letter not long after 1 bad written you. I was real glad to hear from yon, as I am always glad to hear how you are and others there. I am at present kind'y pressed a little in my studies on account of reviewing what we've gone over during the term and preparing for the fall term examina tion. Then it is I often remember the old home away out to the land of the setting sun, where, perhaps, if I had neen, I would not have to rack my brains over books. These tbonghts come only when 1 feel depressed and cornered, which I do not think danger ous, for after reflecting a little, it would give additional vigor and determination to peruse the subjects more definitely. I am glad to say that I am well, al though I bad a little attack of. cold and some pain in the aide, which caused my absence for at least a week. Our band has re-organized, and is making fast progress. . Our foot-ball team is now disbanded. The last game wa3 with the New York City Y. M. C. A. team on Manhattan field in New York, Our boys defeated the team by a score ol ib to 4. we were very suc cessful in that line. The papers praise our team, and the team of red men will in a few years be the champion of the inter -collegiate foot-ball . contest of America, which we now hope and cher ish. The boys first played the Pennsyl vania college at Gettysburg, defeating tuem in a fair contest, and then plaved the athletic club of Pittsburg and de feated them by a large score; then ac cepted the scheduled cinteat from the University of Pennsylvania, and were defeated on Franklin field in Philadel phia by a large score ; but an exception The team of the U. P. ia one of the strongest teama in American colleges of touay, so mat we did not expect to win, but only to give them a hard battle for the victory. So it "-ae, the Philadelphia papers declared, the strongest team the old William Penn sona ever faced. Our next game waa at New Haven, Conn., with the Yale University, the grandest, largest and oldest college in America. Our boya were again beaten;, but this time by a small score. Then a game with a local Y. M. C. A. team at York, Pa., where our boys gloriously defeated the York by the overwheminelv score of 42 to 0. Then came Bucknell Univer sity, in which we were again thrashed, but not bad. So that tbis year's season of foot-ball contest for us ended with a good move towards gaining foothold on tne American soil aa an equal with all nationality of the civilized world, which we have long been deprived of. People begin to know Indians as be ings not only capable of attaining the attire of civilization, bnt also competent in all respects of further bettering the intellectual functions, which are so es sential in this age of the world. I am an enthusiast in the line of promoting the idea of your abilities. I am fully aware of the fact that thousands of peo ple think Indians as a whole are only a set of animals with no reasoning power. We, the better class of that inestimable race are dying to see the day dawn when we will be recognized aa a part of people who have a voice in the law making and welfare of the community. I Excuae me, dear cousin, we can only note i nope tnai we win iooi ana frustrate ine idea ny showing ourselves as we are now doing. Miss M. S. Barr, the head nurse, sends her love to you. She is in every way my adviser and helper; one to whom I can safely say I look to as a mother. She takes more interest in my welfare than I can describe. . When I left here to get work on the farm she cried herself to almost despair in the fear of my probable difficulties. But I assured ' her of my knowledge of farm ing, so I had consent to go. From this you ran see how good and faithful she ia.- Of course . I mind to be good. So pleaee send some word of recognition of her when you write. ' My regards to all. Good bye. P. 8. Probably this will "be a funny letter to vou ; but I wrote only what I felt. Tell al! that I am well. I will soon have my holiday vacation, then will tell von of smaller details of news, For the present I will close, with much love, trom your loving cousin, Joseph December 1st. As showing the result of Commis sioner Roosevelt's efforts in giving New York better police protection, the fast is significant that Dr. Parkhnrst has found it safe and wise to withdraw the agents of the city vigilance committee from the detection of violations of law He testifies that the police give all pos sible aid, and are no longer partners in the profits of law-breakers. How great the change from three years ago ! The attempt in the house of repre sentatives to impeach Mr. Bayard will not amount to anything. His offense is not serious enough to warrant such pro ceedings, though he well deserves cen sure for his utterances. Bayard haa ceased to properly represent Americans at the court of St. James, but seems bent on courting popularity with the English. If Mr. Bayard decides that he prefers England to America there will be no dissent on tbis side the water William Waldorf Astor, the A m erica n-turned-Englishman, has not lost all his feeling for America. On Thanksgiving day, by his orders, there waa provided a feast for newsboys in New York City, at. which hundreds of hungry urchins were fed. It is a custom of Mr. Astor'e to give this Thanksgiving dinner yearly, thus catrying out the wiahea of bia wife, now dead. SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. Heppner Gazette : The woolen mill project is being agitated quite freely in Salem and if the required subsidy can be raised the mill recently destroyed by fire at that place will be re-built. The Dalles would like to have this industry at that point, bnt it is almost an assured fact that Salem will get it. . ; La Grande Chronicle: There is talk of a suit to enjoin officials of Baker county from paying scrip of that county issued in excess of the. constitutional. limitations. The indebtedness of the county is abont $200,000 and this large sum nas nearly all been piled up by ex travagance doling from the public'crib. It is now a difficult matter to call a halt, because the county is compelled, in many instances, to pay unusual prices for supplies by reason of the heavy dis count from the face of ita scrip. Spokesman Review: A small standing army is required as the nucleus around which to rally the grand army of the re public in time of creat national crisis. and a difference of a few thousand in ita I mem bership is not a matter of great con cern, provided safe principles are ap plied in fixing ita relationship to. the people, in event of war with a foreien power, the chief reliance would be found in the-navy and coast defenses, and in case of invasion, the national glory and salvation would depend upon the patri otism oi tne masses. . row and spend the day looking "around the different clubs in the metropolis, getting ideas and suggestions to be put in practice here. . There is a great deal to be done before the clnb can be put in running condition. The bowling alley must be built, gymnastic apparatus pur chased, billiard tables secured, the social rooms mast be furnished completely, and changes made in the interior of the. building. , Every effort will be made to have the building ready for occupancy by the first of the year. . A Harmonious Meeting;. THE CONVENTION CITY. senator JMitcneii has introduced a bill in . the United States senate appro prrating $100,000 for a public building at The Dalles. The chances for it pass ing both houses and securing the signa ture of the president are about as good as the prospects of the Democrats elect ing the next president. . . There is nothing that causes women greater discomfort and misery than the constantly recurring Headache. . Men suffer less with Headache. u "My wife's health was very indifferent haying Headache continually,, and just two packages of Simmons Liver Regulator released her from all Headache and gave tone and vigor to her whole aystem. I have never regretted it's use." M. B. DeCord, Mt. Vernon, ICy. Ayers Pills, being composed of the essential virtuea of the best vegetable aperients, without any of the woody or fibrous material whatever, is the reason why tbey are so much mora effective and valuable than any other other ca thartics. -The beat family physic. Evening Telegram : Minneapolis lost money by winning the republican na.- tional convention four years ago, and St. ioms is not likely to take in enouerh dollars or wring sufficient glory out of the convention next June to onset her cash outlay of at least $100,000. When utucago, with her exceptional conven tion, facilities, declined to offer more than $50,000 for the big gathering, it was a foregone conclusion that it would be a losing investment for the city that captured it. Pendleton East Oregonian : It would be a very good thing for a national con vention to come to this coast. Many of the men ot national reputation in both the great parties have toured the West and know its greatness. But the' aver age delegate to a national convention has never crossed the rocky mountains. and as for having been over the Cascade or Uoast range, they would think tbey were being taken to a loreisru land These men have been . in the north, the snith, the east and the middle west, but ine west tne west proper the coun try of magnificent distances, of the grandest mountain rangea, the biggest prairies, the most universal wealth, the finest forests of valuable timber, the richest soil, the balmiest climate tbis to them is too fur away to admit of bringing out a national convention. Spokesmen Review: It waseocd poli tics to give the convention to St. Louis. Missouri ia a state of wondeiful diver sity of resources. It has a central situ ation, great transportation advantages by rail and water, and ia eventually go ing to become one of the chief manufac turing states in the Union. This is the influence that has caused it to throw off the bonrbonism of half a century and swing into the doubtful column. The time is coming when Missouri will be aa strong for protection aa Pennsylvania, and sending the national convention there next year will hasten the political change. The dat&fixed for the conven tion is none too early.. The people must remember that this ia a popular govern ment, that great issues are pending, and that thev can not learn too much about the political affairs ot the nation. Great as are the business interests of the country, it roust not be forgotten that their prosperity depends upon wise statesmanship, and that wise statesman' ship must come from a full and free dis cussion of. public affairs. Short but sweet is the characterization that could be given to the meeting in the council chambers last evening. A large number of signers were present and showed by their words and actions deep interest in the new club.' Owing to the absence- of the president, Mr. Schenck, Vice-President Pease called the meeting to order and stated that the oojeci was tocnoose a name lor tne club.' Henry Bill arose and in a few words proposed the name of The Dalles Com mercial and Athletic Club, saying that from conyersationseld with several members this name seemed the most ac ceptible. The motion wag seconded and carried unanimously. As this com-, pleted the business before the meeting a motion to adjourn was speedily carried. Thia laavoa in tliA e9 tk. t v.. atnna all matters pertaining to the club and tbey are empowered to carry out the de tails of organization. The articles of incorporation have already been . pre-, pared and were only waiting for the name to de decided upon. ' The work upon the Grant building will be hurried to early completion. The trustees have already opened up correspondence with representatives of' various athletic houses and have figured closely on matters of furnishing. The social rooms will be fitted up in at tractive manner, while the reading room will be furnished with all the leading, periodicals. It is expected that the rooms will be ready for occupancy by the first of the year. Bear Yet Rear Tel "The railroad company has offered transportation to the trustees of the Commercial and Athletic Club entitling them to go to Portland and see about the furnishings for the club room., l etters have already been received from office's of the Multnomah athletic club extend ing to the trustees ot The Dalles club a cordial invitation to visit Portland and assuring them that every facility would be given by the members of the Multno mah club to assiat bur trustees. The committee, or. at least the greater por tion of them, will go to Portland toinor- Si.NNAMABiio, Or., Dec. 5, 1395. ' To Whom It May Concern: Be it known that I have rented the Victor pavilion for December 27, 1895, and will then and there present the famous tragedy "Captain Jack." My support ia composed of Warm Spring Indians. Doors opened at 7 :30 ; curtain' 8:30. Admission 15 and 25 cents. Re-' served Beats (24) at 50 cents. Mr- A. J. Jones of Victor, Or., is en gaged aa usher and manager of reserved seats. - If you desire a reserved seat, or seals, mail, or band, Mr. Jones 60 cents, and he will give you a number designat- ' ing your chair. Signed " - 2w ' Wiena. Balvatlou Army Chances. Jst evening was a great occasion for the members of the Sulvation Army in The Dalles. For several days the army here ha" been withont any commanding; officer during the absence of Captain. Smith. The customary meetings and pa-, rades have kept up just the same, how-, ever, and the interest has in no wise been allowed to lessen. Last night the Regulator brought Capt. and Mrs. Patarff, who were sent to take command of The Dalle station. These officers, have been at : Astoria for some time, where tbey bare done good work. The. first meeting under their charge in the barracks last night was largely attended : and a cordial reception given the newly arrived officers. To retain an abundant bead of hair of a natural coior to a good old age, the hygiene of the scalp must (be observed.' Apply Hall's Hair Kenewer. Subscribe for The Chronicle.