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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. MARCH 20, 1897.
The Weekly Ghroniele.
THK DALLES.
OREGON
OFFICIAL PAPER OF WASCO COUNTY.
Published in two
and Saturday!.
parts, on Wednesday
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LOCAL BBKVIT1ES.
Wednesday s Daily.
Over 5.000 rolls of wall paper lUBt re
ceived at the Snipes-Kinersly drugstore,
.Sturgeon sold for 9 cents a pound for a
few days, bat yesterday advices from
Portland knocked 2 cents off each
pound, and only 7 cents was paid.
Dr. Tackman has just completed the
f nrn iehingg of bis new offices in rooms
6, 7 and 8 in the Vogt block, and is pre-
1 pared to attend to vail needing bis ser
vice.
St. Patrick surely could bave no com
plaint concerning the way in whir.b his
day was observed in The DalleB. Man,
woman and child, each and all wore a
' bit of green in bis honor, and the store
windows nearly all bore evidences that
the owners were not forgetful of Erin's
patron saint.
Thurst Masters, of Goldendale, passed
through on last night's train, taking
with him the body of bis son, aged 13
years, who died at the hospital in Port
land yesterday morning. The little fel
low had been sick for some time and was
taken to Portland last fall for treatment.
' The funeral took place at Goldendale to-(
peets, and with the aid of the stereopti
con will be able to impart bis knowledge
to all bearers. There is no admission
. fee.
, Thursday's Dally .
. License to marry was issued yesterday
to Geo. C. Cochrane and Mies V. Bredt.
The commissioners court met this
afternoon pursuant to adjournment, to
make some arrangement for the collec
tion of the 1895 taxes.
The dance given by the Maccabees last
night at the Baldwin was a treat to those
who enjoy the "mazy." The floor
proved to be as gooi as it formerly was,
and the music bv Birofeld'a orchestra
np to its usual excellence.
. The body of one of the Indians drowned
while sturgeon fishing above this city
two or three weeks ago, was found near
Hood River this morning. Jake An
drewe, the Indian merchant, went down
today to look after the body.
Last fall we published 'the butter
record ot a fine jersey cow belonging to
Mr. VanAnder. The cow was a record
maker if not a record breaker, and Mr
VanAnder took great pride In ber, tut
like all things mortal, her career came
to an end, and last week she died.
Mr. Frank Tracy was in the city to
day. Five years ago, while working for
the O. B. & N., be was knocked from a
freight or gravel train near Clarnie,'
suffering injuries which resulted in the
loss of one leg. Judge Bennett brought
suit for him, getting judgment for $4,000.
The matter then went to the supreme
court, and as we understand it, got into
the United States courts. Judge Ben
nett, seeing that the case was liable1 to
drag along for years, and that Tracy was
1i aViln tn Hia Kifnro a final aoKlamAnf
could be reached, offered to. compromise
the suit, by throwing off his half ot the
judgment, if the company would pay
Tracy his $2,000. This has been done
and Mr. Tracy has his money. He also
has the opinion that lawyers are not
quite bo heartless as they have been
painted.
Friday'sDaily.
License to marry was issued yesteiday
to Charles Gross and Anna Mack.
Mrs. J. S. Fish carried off the tonors
at bowling this week, and wears the
medal. . Uer score was 31.
The county commissioners have been
wrestling all day with the 1893 tax
proposition, and with other delinquent
. A letter received from Fred Wilson
states that he and Ed Wingate expected
to leave Honolulu March 10th for home.
They are now probably on their way to
San Francisco, making the trip in a
sailing" vessdl. .
John Tway, I roprietor of the Albany
. tannery, which was started about a year
ago, says it it mnning at Its fullest ca
pacity, and tht the tannery will be en
larged this season to meet the increasing
demand for its output. '
' The Jackson Hose Company had a
blow-out last night all by themselves,
and they had a gjod time too. A supper
was part of the program and everyone
present had to make a speech. It was a
success in every way, even financially. '
Miss Anna Thompson entertained a
number of her friends at whist last
evening. - Miss Lois Helm and Mr. B.
Gorman, won the prizes, and Miss
Heppner and Mr. H. D. Parkins, after a
hard struggle, secured the booby em
blems. . ,
Charles, the 15-year-old son of J. N.
Miller, while trying to catch a ride on
an incoming freight train at Oregon
City Wednesday, fell beneath the car
wheels and his left leg was crushed at
the knee. The leg was amputated yes
terday. "
U'b have been asked several times
where we beard that the Washington
legislature had made a close season for
stnreeon. manv seeming to doubt the
statement. Oor Informant was Judge
Miller of Vancouver, and as violators of
the law in this neighborhood would be
tried before him. it is presumed he
knew whereof he spoke.
The management of theVogt has done
considerable work in an attempt to im
prove the acoustics of the hall, and we
hopo have succeeded. The ball is really
a very comfortable one, the scenery and
stage first class, and if the acoustics
could be improved it would be all right.
The only way to ' accomplish this is to
keep experimenting, and this is being
done.
Now is the time to work the roads,
one day's work being worth a dozen later
on when the ground is dry. Now the
fresh dirt put in the roads will pack and
become hard and firm. We suggest that
it would be a good idea for that fine
county road leveler and scraper to D
run constantly until the ground gets
dry. A month's work with it would
prove of inestimable advantage.
Miss Hilda Beck, who has been visit
ing at home for .the past few days, was
pleasantly surprised by a number of
friends who gathered at her home last
night, without previously intorming her
and spent the evening mostnjoyably
with games, music, etc., not to" mention
the most important feature, the lunch.
At a late hour they bade Miss Hilda
good bye. She returned to Portland this
morning.
The supreme couit of the state of
Washington has held that the. counties
are responsible for all warrants issuedby
tnem. mat is, tne decision is in toucn
with the Oregon decision, and is in ef
fect ' that all indebtedness that the
county cannot avoid, such as jurors fees,
court costs, etc., are not within the pro
hibited $5,000 indebtedness that a
county can create. This makeB about
$25,000 worth of Klickitat warrants
valid, that were heretofore considered
doubtful.
United States Senator Samuel D. Mc
Emery, of Louisiana, is credited with
having recently declared that be is "a
Sam Bandall Democrat, always has been
and always will be." The peoplo of his
state, he added, bave known his views
for many years, and in the speech he
made to the Democratic caucus before
bis late election to the senate be left no
ground for doubt bb to his attitude on
the tariff. The tariff, be thinks, should
be taken out of politics, being a purely
economic question and having no place
in partisan discussion.
The illustrated talk by Professor
Cordley, at ' the court house last night
drew quite a large audience. The lec
ture was a fine one, and those who at'
tended learned more about fruit pests
and their manner of doing harm, than
they could in any. other manner in a
month. The stereopticon views were
very fine, and told more in a minute
than words could do in a week. Pro
fessor Cordley has a very pleasant style
and has the happy faculty of making a
very dry subject interesting. President
Miller . lectures this evening, and those
who hear him will have something to
remember.
A CASE OF SUICIDE.
Mo thine Left to Reveal the Dead Han's
Identity.
FITZSIMMONS WINS.
Corbett Knoked Oat at the Close of the
Fourteenth Bound.
The prize fight at Carson awakened
considerable interest here, it being tbe
principal subject of conversation from
early morning, and in fact still is so.
The men stepped in tbe ring and faced
each other at 11:59. For the first eight
rounds Corbett seemed to have every
thing his own way, occasionally making
facetious remark, but in the ninth
this was changed. Fitzsimmons went
at him like a hurricane and landed blow
after blow.' The fight was hot through
the following rounds, both men showing
signs of weakness. In tbe fourteenth,
Fitzsimmons made a' vicious and ag
gressive fight, knocking Pompadour Jim
out of time, out of the championship and
out of the purse just as the round was
about to close.
Tbe fight was a game one on both
sides, the results showing that they were
very evenly matched.
' Unlawful to Catch Sturgeon.
The Washington legislature has made
a close season for sturgeon, which com
mences March 1st and lasts eight-
months, during which time it is unlaw
ful to catch them. Under Judge Bel
linger's decision the state of Washing
ton only claims jurisdiction to the thread
of the stream, the center of the channel.
Our fishermen want to look out, for they
ara liable to arrest if otnght fishing on
the Washington side of the river.
Bueklen-c Atincx salve.
' The best salve in the worid for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fevei
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi
tively cures piles, or no pay required
It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac
tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents
per - box. For sale by Blakeley and
Houghton, druggists.
Nebraska corn for sale at the Wasco
warehouse. Best feed on earth. m9-t
Yesterday, about noon word was re
ceived by Coroner Baits' that a dead
body had been found In the head of Dry
Hollow, about four miles southwest of
the city. He immediately went out and
brought the body in, summoned a jury
and held an inquest. Tbe body was
found at tbe foot of a big pint? tree.,
and its position and the circumstances
all point to suicide. The body was lying
on one side, tbe pistol with which the
deed was ! committed lying under the
right hand. The suicide had evidently
sat down with bis back against the tree,
placed the pistol just at the back of the
right temple and fired. The face showed
the proximity of the pistol, being pow
der burned. When found tbe body was
in a good state of preservation, death
having occurred not more than three
days before. In addition to the de
scription given by the coroner's jury
we noted that tbe upper teeth were
prominent and somewhat irregular, the
third tooth on the right side being inside
of the others, the nose was high, thin
and aquiline, and the bands indicated
that be bad performed considerable
manual labor. There were no papers of
any kind about the body, the only thing
found besides the pistol being $1.70 in
silver. The following is the verdict of
the coroner's jury :
This Dalles, Or4 Mch. 16, 1897.
We, the undersigned, tbe jurv impan
' eled by W. H. Butts, coroner of Wasco
county, Or., to inquire into the death of
an unknown person whose body is now
before us, after careful consideration ot
all tbe testimony, adduced by tbe wit
nesses called and sworn by said coroner,
submit tbe following as our verdict.
We find that the death of said de
ceased was caused by a gunshot wound,
inflicted by the hand of the deceased
and as far as we can ascertain his death
was premeditated and deliberate npon
his part. We are unable to identify
said body, either from our own personal
knowledge or from the knowledge Of any
one who has so far viewed the remains,
and for!;he further information of the
public we herewith submit a description
of tbe body as tar as observation can en
lighten us, which is follows :
In height deceased was abont, or foil
six feet ; weight abou 1 170 or lau pounds
age about 35 years; color of hair dark
brown or reddish brown ; sandy mus
tache. At the time of bis death he was
dressed as follows: Brown overcoat
with black velvet collar;' black diagonal
suit of sack pattern: celluloid collar and
cuffs ; cuff buttons are round iever but
tons, and in design intended to repre
sent moonstone ; on his feet we find i
pair of lace shoes about number 8 or ,
stockings being dark brown in color; hat
a black soft felt bat, with medium high
crown and medium rim in width, and
the following on tbe inside: "Our 210
make," which hat has been considera
bly used and worn. -
The appearance of the decased would
indicate that be bad been a man of mod
erate means, at least, and his social re
lations on an average with other good
citizens: but from tbe meager facts
brought to light we cannot suggest any
thine further which wonld'lead to a dis
covery of name, age or place of residence
ot deceased. A. j,ahsen,
L. S. Davis,
F. N. Hill,
H. M. Dowell,
I. J. Norman,
D. S. Dufur.
Equinoctial Storms.
Owing to the close relation which the
weather has to physical comfort, to
health and to production, it is no won
der that weather proverbs bave been
originated ; and due to the never-failing
habit of discussing the weather, on all
occasions and nnder all circumstances,
mony proverbsliave been so oft repeated
that the common idea is that they are
founded npon fact. Since scientific and
accurate weather observations bave been
made, these old proverbs have gradually
become obsolete, so far as their meaning
is concerned, or they are now repeated
as are the quaint and pleasing nursery
rhymes. . They should be regarded as
survivals of supersitious folk-lore,
rather than as weather-wise sayings.
No credence should be attacKed to the
innumerable sayings regarding the char
acter of certain seasons, as determined
by tbe weather on certain dates of tbe
calendar. The reputation of such wea
ther proverbs comes only from the mem
ory of those that are verified and forget
ting those that are not.
The same comment may be made re
garding the days of the week in which
the phase of the moon changes, and the
attitude of the new moon in the sky. A
common "moon forecast" is in regard to
the position of the home of the moon.
If in Oregon a certain position gives a
certain weather, then it is reasonable to
assume that similar weather should
prevail at all places on the same lati
tude circle. -Such is manifestly not
true.
Weather changes or forecasts based on
these and similar signs have no more
verification than those based. on the
nifrinents of the planets, and all
eljouM.be treated in the same class as
those of the astrologers, centuries ago.
The movement of the earth, in its
path around the sun, and its constantly
changing inclination, will, on March 21,
place - it in such, a position that tbe
length of the day and night will be
equal. The day will continue to grow
longer, until Jnne 21, when the day
grows shorter to December 21,. when
the day is at its shortest period. On
September 21, the day and night are
again equal. It has been banded down
from ages past that at tbe time of the
equinox severe storms will occur, and in
order to verify this proverb any storm
that occurs within ten days or two
weeks of the equinox has been credited
to this cause. About, March 21 and
September 21 changes of the seasons are
imminent, and taking place, but a care
fill study of acenrate records does not
show that any credence can be placed in
the old saying concerning severe
even unusual storms.
The record of Portland, Or., for twenty
three consecutive ' years shows that
March has a daily average rainfall of
0.189 of an inch. That on March 21, for
the same number, of years, the daily
average for that day is 0.120 of an inch
that forfive days previous to March 2L
tbe daily average is 0.089 of an inch
and for five days 'after, tbe daily average
is 0.1S7 of an inch, so that it is seen that
for the eleven days, March 21, the five
days before that date and the five day
after, the daily average rainfall iB 0 141
inches, which is 0.043 ot an inch below
the daily average for the month. If uti
usual weather conditions' prevailed
about the equinox does it not appear
reasonable to assume that such would be
shown by twenty-three years' record
and that more rain wonld be shown
within the eleven days than during the
other twenty days of the month?
The record shows less rain than the
average during this -period, hence the
conclusion that ttfere is no credence to
be placed in this old legend. '
The maximum fall of rain at Portland
is from December 15 to January 15, after
the latter date there being an average
gradual decrease in the amount, and
this gradual decrease is not altered by
the presence of tbe equinox,-at least, it
is not so shown in the. twenty-three
years recorded at Portland, Or.
A Good Record.
To the Honorable, the Board of Lirectors
Of School District 12, Wasco Co., Or.
Gentlemen : As requested by you, I
have made an examination of the books
kept by E. Jacobsen, your retiring clerk,
and beg to submit the following report
The receipts' have been made up from
three sources First, state and county
apportionment; second, special tax;
third, amounts received from, tuition
and for sundry sales of school furnish
ings. N '
1 have compared all items charged
against the district by tbe county treas
urer, which cover classes 1 and 2 for
1894 snd 1895, aqd have found only one
discrepancy, as shown in accompanying
statement. The- special tax, prior to
1894, was collected by tbe school clerk,
and the amounts accounted for compare
with the stubs of receipt book with one
exception, where the clerk takes to ac
count $2.40 for which there is no stub,
This amount is allowed to stand, as the
clerk admits its collection. The collec
tions under Class 3 have been made
with tbe knowledge and aaeif tanie of
Professor Gavin, your principal of-The
Dalles schools, whose certificate' as to
their correctness appears herewith.
All charges for disbursements have
been compared with tbe warrants au
thorizing same. The vouchers bave
been found genuine, and tbe charges
correct with two exceptions, as shown
in statement above referred to.
Tbe manner of keeping the accounts
has been admirable, and the records are
clear, definite and satisfactory.
Respectfully,
F. E. Beonson.
The Dalles, Or., March 15, 1897.
To the Board of Lirectors:
I have checked np the tuition account
of School Clerk E. Jacobsed for bis en
tire term of office, and find the same to
be correct." Bespectfuily,
John Gavin.
The Dalles, Or., March 15, 1897.
RECEIPTS. .
Balance from 1. M. Huntington.
Receipts from all sources
S 604 60
40521 58
Total
DISBDB8EMBNTS.
Covered by cancelled warrants.
Bal on hand to be transferred.
Bal on hand as shown on books.
(41126 08
$40784 98
841 10
S35 90
Due from E. Jacobsen.
EBHOKS.
Sept 14, 1896 Taken to account.79 82 -Chrnd
by Co. Treae. 76 82 S
Sept 1, 1896 Warr-nt 812 .. t 4 10
Credited on payment 4 20
Nov. 13, 1896 Payment, no war. J 8 10 S
5 20
8 00
10
8 10
5 20
The Statesman and the Merchant.
There are people in this world who
are short sighted enough to believe that
their interests can be best promoted by
grasping and clinging to all they can get,
yet, as a general thine, it' will.be found,
other things being qnal, that he who is
most liberal, is most successful in busi-
. It is an everlasting fact that tbere
can be n. permanent prosperity or good
feeling where benefits are not recip
rocal.
There are merchants as there are
great statesmen, and there are small
merchants as there are small poli
ticians, and the difference between the
great and the small is very much the
same in both professions. J he small
politician works by the day and sees
only the small opportunities before bim
and the small tnetcbant simply looks
for tbe next dollar. The statesman, on
the other hand, is master of the situa
tion, because he understands tbe prin-
iples which controls events, and the
great merchant, does tbe same thing.
His business is not a mere matter of
barter, but a science and an art. He
studies the general laws of trade,
watches conditions, investigates present
needs, foresees futnre wants and adapts
his business to the conditions of the
time and place. He puts as much brains
BLACKWEUL'S
f WANT
ItMi
: f 0 N OTHER.
1 DURHAM
You will find one coupon
Inside each two ounce bag.
and two coupons Inalde each
four ounce bag of Black-
well's Darham. Buy a bag
of this celebrated tobacco
and reatl the coupon which
gives a Cist of valuable pres
ents and bow to get them.
into tbe work as does the statesman.
O ie of the members of that emi
nently successful firm of A. M. Williams
& Co. said the other day, the more he
studied life the more clearly he saw that
it was all done on business principles.
Promptness, thoroughness, courage,
honesty and liberality are wtought into
its every fibre. These are exactly the
principles that have proved such pro
ductive seeds for Messrs. A. M. Will
iams & Co., woh always treat their big
business from a statesman point of view.
Forethought and judgment have cer
tainly figured in the recent buying of
their splendid spring stock of clothing
now ready for the people. Liberality
controls their underselling, and honesty
rules over their "white" treatment of
customers. The K. N. & F. Co, clothing
is a leading feature of their's, a make-
famous for style, service and satiefac-.
tion, and worn by leaders in professions,
society and every trade, from Maine to
California and from Canada to Texas
the most reputable brand of clothing in
the hands of reputable dealers. Surely
cannot the city of The Dalles claim A.
M. Williams & Co. as the statesman of
merchants?
M using.
Man born of woman, and most men
are, is of few days, and those are so full
of trouble it Is hardly worth while being
born at all. He riseth up betimes and
sayeth "Go to!" . I will make a spoon,
and before it is high-noon by the town
clock, he has spoiled a horn. He goeth
forth early in the morning to shear,
and at night he returnetb to his domicile
again, shorn, with mayhap some of his
wrinkles cut aleo. He cracketh his heels
together like a grass hopper,, in tbe
plenitnde of hisjiy, and bath the foun
tain of his woe made to run over by a
hard-hearted bill collector before he has
time to sample a matutinal cocktail.
He laveth for his enemy,' Jones, to
wipe him in a horse trade, and lo!
Smith does him up $40 worth, with a
Polled Angus cow. ; He chucketh the
hired girl gayly under the chin in the
exuberance of his spirits, but the ex
uberance evanesces instanter becanse
just at that moment his wife appears
unsolicited in the doorway. He puts
his money on the sorrel horse from Osh
kosh, and the cream-colored streak cf
lightning from Green Bay wins the
hekels. He writetb a letter to his best
rl, that owing to the irony of Fate,
falls into the bands of bis wife, who in
sists on that lovely bonnet be promises
therein. He goeth to the bottom of his
jans to purchase the same, an 1 tbe one
for whom it was intended givetb him
the cold shake. Such and mqch more is
man.
"It is natural for men to indulge in the
fleeting illusions of hope." This morn
ing as we walked up to our palatial of
fice our glad number 8a spurned the
plebeian sidewalk and we ambled on air.
We had a letter due, none of your every
dav letters with a return card in the cor
ner and a dnn inside, but a regular billet-doux,
pink-tinted papr, scent of vio
lets, and all that sort of thing. In i mag-
nation we sniffed the flowers
of spring, rosebuds, and pansies, violets
nd boneyeuckles, fluttering birds and
song of larks. We bad ecstatic visions
of Cupid fluttering his wings among the
peach blooms ; of one lovely face with
eyes like dew-filled violets, complexion
of apple blossom", lips half-opened rose
buds, sweet enough to tempt a bee from
a garden of mignonette, hair black and
soft as the tresses of Night, voice low
and sweet as an iEoIian harp. That's
what we expected, and from whom we
expected it. This is what we got from
the sharer of our wealth and other ca
lamities. Afier the usual endearing
epithets customarily used by old married
people for the purpose of perpetuating
the comedy, the letter we received said:
"Don't forget to send me twenty pounds
of Early Roee potatoes. I want them
for eeed." Like Ben Adam's angel, we
read and vanished. N Vanished also the
dreams; vanished the rosebuds and the
lilies, violet eyes and breath redolent
of sprint;; vanished Cunid. His bow
and bis arrows thrown aside, he seized "
spade and hoe and got down on to bii
matrimonial job.
Who is there shall tell a man what
shall come after him? Who shall whis
per into the pink, sea-shell ears of girl
hood the story of that wicked Cupid?
Who shall draw the invidious compari
son between before and after taking a
wife? Who, seeing' Cupid hovering
among the flowers, shall date draw his
profile in tbe truck patch? Who shall
convince youth that kisses may satisfy
the soul, but are persona non - grata to
the stomach?
Love is a fraud, a delusion and a snare.
The front of his basque is filled with
chiffon, and tbe taillets thereof cover a
sham in the back breadths of his skirt
lets. Before marriage he wears a but
tonhole bouquet and travels on silver
lining of the summer clouds. After the
ceremony he demands a corset full of po
tatoes and plods on foot. Before, his lips
drop honey and mint juleps. After,
.v. i i j t .
bucjr aiugictfcBjr wiiii pura. auu caooage.
His promises are as pearls on a gold
string, his fulfillments, as a string of
suckers waiting to be cleaned for tomor
row's breakfast. He is a mixture of
comedy, tragedy -and farce, thrives by
deceit, fattens on the despair of others
and is altogether a snare for the feet of
the young, a trap for tbe middle-aged,
and a pit and deadfall for the old. Fair
to tbe eye, ashes to jthe lips, a nettle
to tbe touch, an ingrowing nail in the
great toe of progress, a song in the
heart, a cinder in tbe eye, a thing to be
desired, nntil you get him, and then
well, jf you get him good yon wouldn't
taKe six oits lor rim. in is last state
ment is true.
Mew; Millinery.
I wish to announce to tbe ladies of The
Dalles and vicinity that I have just re
ceived a complete stock of spring and
summer millinery, consisting of ladies
misses' and children's hats, caps and
bonnets of latest styles and lowest prices
only. , Please give me a call before pur
chasing elsewhere.
Yours Very Respectfully, -
Mas. Cras. Peibano, .
mcbl3-w2
East Second Street.
Old papers for sale at 10 cents per hun
dred. A large lot.ot old daily and week
ly Chronicles nn band, the accumula
tion of 1896. Very good for putting
under carpets, on account of uniform
size.
Te Price on Farm wagons las Drapes;
That is, the price on some wagons has fallen below our price on "OLD
HICKORY" Wagons. Why? Because no other wagon on the market will sell
alongside of tbe "OLD HICKORY" at the same prices. It is the best ironed,
best painted and lightest running, and we guarantee every bit of material in it t
be strictly first-clrss. If you want the CHEAPEST Wagdn on the market, w
haven't got it ; but we have got the BEST, and solicit comparison.
. MAYS & CROWE, The Dalles, Or.