CM) THE DALLES WEEKLY CHR01TOCLE, The Weekly Chronicle. THI DALLXS. OitEGON PERSONAL MENTION. Saturday'! Daily. Geo. Friend, the Kinjjsley blacksmith, Is in tbe city today. M. P. Isenberg and daughter of Hood . River are guests at tbe Umatilla. Otto Kleman, architect for the new : Catholic church, left for Portland this - morning. ' Mies Helen Kelleher and her manager, X. B. Wood, arrived on the 8:30 train this morning. Mrs. L Hill returned' this morning " from the Greenhorn district, near Samp ler, where her husband is mining. Miss Gasaie Lown'sdale of Salem came lip on last night's train, and is visiting the family of her aunt, Mrs. J. M. Pat terson. Monday's Sally. Dr. Geisendorfer, of Arlington, is. in the city. . The editor of tbe Times-Mountaineer - is in Portland today. ; D. B. Gaont was in from his farm in Klickitat county, yesterday. ' H. A. York, the Hood River druggist, was in the city last evening. Sheruan Frank left for Portland on the delayed train yesterday. Mr. Mielke, of the Oregon Telephone Company, was in the city last night. Mis? N--II Michell came down from C .lniu' im this morning, and will leave ' lor Portland tomorrow. , Judge Bradshaw, District Attorney Jayne and Douglas Dnfur, court reporter, armed home iroin Pnneville yesterday J. W. Armswortby, editor of the Wasco .Slews, who has been in the city on bnis- jiess, left for bis home at Wasco last night.. v ' Hon. A. S. Bennett returned from Trineville yerterdav, and left for Port land today to attend to business in tbe eupreme court. ' Mr. Henry Blackman paeeed down on tho delayed train vesterday on his way fro3 Pendleton to Portland. Mrs. Biackman was to have met him at the Heppnei junction, but as Henry said, Mrs. Blackman knew more than be did, and did not wait for tbe late train, but took tbe first one that came along. . Tuesday's Dally. Dr. C. A. Adams was in from Tygh yesterday. , . Mr. Durham, of tbe Commercial bank; Portland, was in the city last night. -' . Miss Guesie Lownsdale, who has spent a few days with relatives in this city, re turned to Salem today. ' Mr. E. M. Shutt and wife, of Ante lope, are in tbe city. Mr. Shutt is on hia way to Heppner " where he expects to establish a new paper and a news paper. The Gazette seems to fill the field but it may be that a new paper backed by Mr. Sbutt's versatile genius, may find a good harvest. At least Mr, Shutt is a hustler 'and will get all the news there is. DIED. In this city, Saturday, Oct. 30tb, S. H. Thompson, aged 56 years.. Tbe funeral will take place tomorrow, and the services will be in accordance with the ritual of tbe Woodmen of tbe World, of which society he was a mem ber. HARMED. "In this city, Nov. 1st, at the Red Front hotel on Second street, by W. C. Curtii?, pastor of tbe Congregational church, Arthur Edwards- of Salem, Or., and Tina Hester of The Dalles. SHROPSHIRE RAMS. A few more full-blood rams for sale cheap, and in excellent condition. Eight dollars per bead. Address Chau. A. Buckley. 20-12 Grass Valle . Or. HIS RICHES TOOK WINGS. r farmer's Treasured Geese Take a Notion to Fir. A Pawtuxet valley farmer, whose farm is near the village of Crompton, . ' had a literal exemplification, a few v3aya ago of the old adage which says that "Kielies take unto thetneclvca Avings and fly away, says the Provi dence Journal. Something' ever a year ago he and his son fired at a Hock of wild geese that flew over his farm and managed to bring, down nearly two core of them. About 13 cf the birds were only wounded, and, surviving the shooting, were so carefully kept that in a year their captors had succeeded by judicious breeding in increasing the stock to over. 70 geese and goslings. " They were kept in a pen that was cov ered with wire netting, and seemed to lave .become 'thoroughly domesticated and satisfied with tbeir surroundings. One day lately the farmer, wishing to let them. feast awhile on the tender blades of grass, that were sprouting in an adjoining field, opened the coop and let the strange flock into the pasture green and new.. And this is where he . made a mistake. The half-wild ganders, g-eese and goslings reveled for awhile - amid the verdant grass and new-found freedom, but never made an effort to rise above mundane things, and the experiment was voted; a success by the owners of the flock. They congratulat ed ' themselves too soon, however, ' for later in the day there came winding over the Coventry hills, high in air, a j , snaky black line from which there j floated down inito th-art Crompton farm- j er's pasture the "honk, honk of the wild goose, a sound familiar to sports- ." men, which it seems tbe half-wild geese in the verdant meadow also understood. Without waiting to bid their owner goodt-by, with one accord the ganders, geese and goslings arose on new-found wings to join their free fellows near the clouds, and before the farmer knew 'what had happened they were out of gunshot, following the black trail Jo ward the southeastern horizon. - ANNOY PUBLIC MEN. "Crank" Lattor Wriiora and Tiaeir Fool Productions. Governmental Heads at Wanfolagrton Are Made the Recipients ot All '. Kinds of Communi cations. The recent threatening letters sent to Speaker Reed call attention to the thousands of such missives sent to pub he men during the course of a year. Ordinarily little attention is paid to them, as they are usually the work of cranks who are harmless in other ways. A large number of these letters are writ ten as jokes and with the expectation of causing a brief sensation. Those sent to Mr. -Reed were evidently the work of some would-be practical joker, and their contents made no impression on the big man. It is asserted that they were written by some one who hoped to create a little sensation and proba bly produce a story which could be sold to newspapers, and a libel suit is now pending against a Washington correspondent who charged a certain person with the authorship of the letr ters and with motives of perpetrating a "fake" which he might dispose of for money. These "fake" schemes do not work and more than one originator of spu rious sensations has come to grief. It is not so many years ago that a fertile brained young man who had. an am bition to shine as a "new journalist , conceived the idea of sending an in fernal machine to the late Chief Justice Waite. He prepared an ugly-looking package, including a cigar box filled with black sand, lead slugs, pieces of brass, springs, a fuse, etc., and had it sent to the chief justice's house. ' He then visited several newspaper of fices, offering for sale a sensational story of how an attempt had been made on the life of Chief Justice Waite, de scribing the "infernal machine," its deadly character, and all Jhe other de tails required to make a big sensation al "scoop." Unfortunately for the young man, he tried tq dispose of the story be fore the package reached the chief jus tice, and the inquiries made by tne newspaper correspondents to whom the story had been offered revealed that fact, so when the package did arrive the young man was immediately ar rested for having had something to do with it. He broke down and confessed that it was a hoax, but his practical joke cost him a fine of $5 and led to his retirement from journalism of any kind. The lesson was appreciated and that young man is to-day a respected mem ber of the bar In this city. The person most frequently made the object of threatening letters is the president of the United States. . Every crank that imagines the country to be going to the dogs blames the conditions on the president, and straightway writes to the latter, threatening all kinds of horrible deaths if he does not reform these conditions or resign his high office. There are demands for money and dire threats as to what fate will befall the president if he does not respond. These letters never .reach the presi dent, and he is never aware of the aw ful doom that overhangs him in the imagination of some flighty people in this country. This correspondence is usually turned over to the secret ser vice bureau and an effort made to dis cover the writers, but usually without success. The letters are written in disguised hands and on common note paper, which cannot be traced to the owner. When! however, a series of let ters are received the detectives are able to find the writer and proper punish ment is given. Many of the writers, of course, are harmless lunatics, and when discovered they are put under surveillance and restraint. President McKinloy has not inspired many cranks with the notion of threat ening him by letter. . Fewer of these letters have been received at the white house during th past few months than for many years before. The president is not he only public official picked out by these letter-writing cranks. Cabinet officers, senators and members of the house get their share. The congressmen just now are . re ceiving any number of threatening let ters, but they are signed "by the full names of some of their constituents. They threaten the political liyes of the congressmen if the latter insist upon making certain appointments of post masters, etc. They usually begin with a recitation of what stanch party men they have been and of the extent "of their influence, the retinue of relations they can control, etc., and wind up by saying that if the congressmen name John Smith or Sam Jones for the cross roads post offices in their district-all this influence will be turned against them. As a rule, these threatening let ters ( help to fill the waste baskets. Washington Cor. Philadelphia Press. The London Dowager. . " , The London dowager, although often severe in appearance, is very kind and interesting. Her , name has been for years on the most exclusive visiting lists, and she could tell you more about the people in the room than the servants themselves. Sitting, often alone and apparently neglected, she is i not an object of pity, nor has she mere ly Tne naoii- or going ac-out. sne is a much-needed member of ' society and she is very happy. She is the social historian. She gives her candid and much-valued opinion on a new engage ment and can tell just who the young people's ancestors were. She is so in teresting that it is easy to overlook her often ridiculous clothes and Overdis play of jewelry, and to . see , beneath her false bang a true and accomplished Troman. Scribner's. v THE MAN WHO BOARDS. Soi Thlna-s That Make Hi In Cob- j V template Matrimony. j The troubles of a man. who Bosros , begin with A and end with Z and be- tween, is a pandora box full of difficul ties! .' 3fow there is the question of towels. Jones is decent enough to take a bath at irregular intervals of some 24 hours and has some fine, large "altogether" bath towels which he intends shall cheer but not irritate after he rises, dripping .like a mermaid or a half drowned cat, from the chill morning tub: But they disappear and in their place he finds some heavy pocket hand kerchiefs, with large holes in them, which he ascertains are sufficient to dry him down to the third float ing rib when be uses extraordinary prudence and the remote and f ringy corners. Otherwise he must start the day feeling as though he was in a heavy perspiration. It dis courages the aquatic duty of a citizen. Then there is the matter of matches. This is a small but at times a burning question. When a man comes in tired. puts on slippers and gets out the light est novel on his shelves and snuggles down in. .a big chair for a long,- quiet evening and a pipe, and carelessly reaching for the match safe finds it empty, he sits for a moment in a fever ish frame of mind. Then he rises sol emnly and goes down three flights of stairs for matches, but finds the box is empty and the landlady gone to bed. In the darkness of the lower hall, alone with some dozen vicious rocking chairs clustered around his unprotected ankles, he murmurs a blessing on the lady and her assistant and laboriously ascends to search the bathroom, foiled there he prowls into another's room, which he finds has a new and feminine occupant .and precipitately retires, feel ing that, worst of anguish humilia tion. He cusses.the pipe and throws the book into a corner, and the lamp then displays a fading tendency, Grim, haggard, furious, . he' stands watching the glow turn a. sickly pallor and flicker, then burn in a ring of smudgy fire at the wick. He remem bers that he has asked the chamber maid at four different and fervid times to keep that lamp full of oil and even slipped a- quarter into her hand hoping it would work a change. Again is he in the darkness and all the evil that is in his nature (or has been instilled there by having to eat warmed-over, rare roast beef under the guise of steak) seethes in his chest.-' . Some of the troubles are small, like the piece of chicken at the Sunday din ner, and there are. others which are great and vast like the Monad nock block. With Jones one of these latter is a difference of opinion respecting the most convenient, desirable and alto gether choice location for the wash stand. He has certain preferences which in his timid, hesitating way he exhibits by putting the stand where he wants it. He takes a proud, complacent survey of his domestic domain, as he leaves in the morning. At night he re turns to find that the wash-stand is occupying- another site. He puts it back and continues doing it for three succes sive nights and then, comes a time when flesh can bear no more and he tramps downstairs and demands to see the chambermaid. She is out and he forgets it in the morning, but that night his furniture is in .the prim, maddening regularity which he detests and the maid is ar raigned." She could not open the ward robe door, she explains, with the wash stand where it was. Open the ward robe door! What was that girl going into that place every day for and get ting his coats white with lint from her dust cloth? And then Jones goes away and sulks and meditates matrimony. Chicago News. NOVEL USE FOR TIDAL POWER. Solar and Lunar - Attraction Ha nessed in a Small War. Various plans have been suggested at different times fot"the utilization of the energy developed by the rise and fall of the tides, but the intermittent character of the power has usually pre vented any satisfactory solution of the problem, 'fchere- is,' however, one in stance in which tide power has been quite successfully applied in a very sim ple manner. Along the river front at Liverpool there is a tendency for tbe accumulation of all silt asrainst- the. dock walls, requiring occasional dredg ing for its removal. Instead of using scoop dredges, this mud is refboved at different periods by the use of tide power in the following manner: -Vlong the base of the dock walls is laid a pipe, perforated with hales, di rected outward, this pipe being con nected with the interior cf the dac-l; sys tem, and suitable valves being provided to permit or check Ihe flow cf water. When the tide is very low, end conse--ouentlv the head cf water measured from tbe surface in the docks is at its greatest, a sudden opening of the con nection permits a rapid fyiKhir-fr action "of the water escaping through holes in the pipe at the base of the walls, scour ing out the mud and driving i out into the river to be carried away. As the tides at Liverpool .average about 25 feet or more, it is evident that this sim ple form of dredging apparatus may be very effective, and ns the time chosen for using it may be selected when the supply of water is greatest, it does not interfere with the regular" use of the docks. ; Ultimately economical, forms of power storage will render the equal ization of tide-, power ...commercially practicable, but at the present time this example serves to demonstrate the fact that solar and lunar attraction, as ex pressed by the tides, have been har nessed in a small way at least. Cas sier's Magazine. Truthful. ; Mistress If anyone calls, tell them I am taking a nap. New Maid But that would be ly ing? . "Certainly it would. . Do you expect me to sleep standing?" Up-to-Date. TRAVELS OF A MEDAL. It Goes All Over Europe to Find ' the Winner. , Failure ot a Bright Committee of . Awards to Locate tlie Younir Lady - Entitled to a World's . v Fair Prise. - : The committee on awards of the world's fair,-of which John Boyd'Thach er was chairman, would be particularly delighted to learnt the present where abouts of Miss Gyxla Sohlberg, formerly, a resident of Eanston.. Miss Sohlberg' was an exhibitor in the woman's section of the fair, and in due' time had the pleasure to be informed by the committee that a medal and di ploma had been awarded her. The years rolled slowly by. Whether hope con stantly deferred. by the nonappearance of the awards or the classical quietness of Evanstoa brought about -the result no man knbweth, but when the John Boyd Thacher committee on awards in considerately startled the public by is suing the much-longed-for medals the one, addressed to Miss Sohlberg at- Ev anstorf was ruthlessly returned with the indorsement "Removed," made by a cold-blooded, unsympathizing official of Uncle Sam's post office department. And here is where the greatness and enterprise of the' award committee comes in. Any other committee would have permitted the twenty-five-cent medal and the ten-cent diploma to re main at the committee's office until called for. But not the John Boyd Thacher committee. They were cre ated for a different purpose, and, given the opportunity, would astonish the world. They were bound to discover the Evanston fair maid or perish in the attempt as a committee, both collect ively and individually, or at least with a reckless liberality expend the com mittee's stamps and official stationery, - Investigation was started and it was discovered that a lady of her name and appearance had started for Europe, with London as the first stopping place, Ten days later the medal and diploma were in London, "but ten days still later they were back in Chicago. New ef forts were made. The next outgoing steamer carried a .package addressed to Miss Sohlberg, and again it came back and in justice it must be said the committee met it like a man and a brother. Half a dozen times this particular package penetrated into various parts of Europe, 'but always) was too patri otic to remain. Did the committee final ly acknowledge defeat. Kot they. Xew investigations were made, and it was discovered that Miss Sohlberg, of Ev anston, was of 6wedish descent. The medal and diploma were at once dis patched to the royal Swedish depart ment of state at Stockholm, with a re quest that- the package would be handed her with the committee's com pliments, and now the committee rested on their laurels. But-their joy at their relief was premature. One day the com mittee was surprised to receive a bulky foreign package covered with seals and tape. .. Visions of foreign decorations, knightly honors, etc., floated round the minds of the committee. The Dackaee was onened with trem bling hands and revealed the Evans- ton diploma and medal, together with a letter in which his excellency the minister of state had the profound and agreeable pleasure to return the etc, etc., but Miss Sohlberg is not a resi dent of the country,, "but, as far as can be ascertained, a resident of the city of Evanston, state of Illinois, of the United States of America, and there fore it is returned, etc., etc., with hiE ex cellency the minister subscribing him self the committee's most obedier and humble servant, and with the most dis tinguished consideration-, etc., etc. A most serious consultation now took place. The result of Oie solemn de liberations of tbe committee was that the medal, and diploma should be re turned to the Swedish) state depart ment. And as it was ordered so it was done. Some, months later, which was a few days ago, the remaining members of the John Boyd Thacher committee were in formed that the royal department of state had the honor, ete., to inform the honorable committee "that his excel lency, ete., had ordered that pie medal and diploma should be deposited in the commercial museum of curiosities of the department and subscribed himself thecommittee's.with distinguished, etc. Thus the medal has found a resting place, but the fair Evanston maid re mains an unknown quantity. Chicago Times-Herald. ' The Alaskan Boundary. . Our government negotiated a treaty with Great Britain last January, pro viding for the appointment of commis- sioners to trace and mark so much ot the one hundred and fortv-first merid ian as is nesessarj' to define the ISiiits of the territory which Russia ceded to the United States in 1867. As a matter "of convenience, it was agreed that the summit of Mount St. Elias, which, though it had no't been ascertained'.to lie. on the one hundred and forty-first meridian, was known to be nearly co incident with it, should be taken as a visible landmark, from which the boundary line should be traced north ward. Youth's Companion. . ' Maple Sua-ar Candy. To make maple 6ugar candy break one pound of maple sugar into small pieces and put into a granite pan with two cups of milk. -Place over the fire and cook until the milk is boiling and the sugar Is entirely dissolved,. Then stir the mixture with a wooden spoon and keep it boiling .until, wheu it is tested in cold water, it is crisp- and cracks when hit. Add n piece cf butter of the size of a walnut and turn the mix ture into buttered pans. When it is partly cool take a sharp knife and mark the candy into squares. X. Y. Ti ibune. Regulator Ijine- Tie Date Forflanl anl Astori; Navigation Co.' . sirs. Regulator! Dalles City FREIGHT AND PASSENGER LINE BETWEEN . t The Dalles, Hood River, Cascade Locks and Port land daily, except Sunday. GOOD (SERVICE. LOWEST RATES DOWN THE YALLE . OH TO .' ') EASTERN OREGON Are you going If so, save money and enjoy a beautiful trip on the Columbia. The west-bound train arrives at Tbe Dalles in amole time for Msseneers to take the steamer, arriving In Portland in time for the outgoing soutnern ana Aortnern trains; jiasi- Douna passengers arriving in ine Dalies in time to case me nasE-Douna cram. . For further information apply to J. N. HARNEY, Agent, Oak Street Sock. Portland, Oregon, Or W C. ALLAWAY. Gen. Art.. The Dalles, Oregon EAST and SOUTH via, The Shasta Route , OF THE Southern Pacific Comp'y Trains leave and are due to arrive at Portland. ,' OVERLAND EX-l press, saicm, .nose- I burg", Ashland, Sac-1 I ramento, Ogden.San i 1 Franciseo, Mojave, ( Los Angeles. El Paso, i 6:00 P.M. 9:80 A. M LNew Orleans and I East J Roseburg and way -ta- 8:30 A.M. tions '4:30 P. M Via Woodbnrn fori MLAngel, Silverton, West Scio, Browns- vllle.SprlDgfield and Natron J ICorvallis and way! (stations ( (McMinnville. and (way stations ( Daily except Sundays. Daily except Sundays. t7:30 A. M. t4:50 P.M. t 5:50 P. M t'8:25 P. M Daily. ' tDauy, except Sunday. DINING CARS ON OODEN ROUTE. PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPERS AND SECOND-CLASS SLEEPING CARS Attached to all Through Trains. Direct connection at San Franciseo with Occi, dental and Oriental and Pacific mail steamship lines ior jataii ana uai.iA. nailing aaies on appucauon. Kates and tickets to Eastern noints and En rope. Also JAPAN, CHINA, HONOLULU and A L STKALl A , can be obtain ed from J. B. KIRKLAND, Ticket Agent Throngh Ticket Office. 134 Third street, where mrougn acitets to ail points in tne Eastern States, Canada and Europe' can be. obtained at lowest races irom J. 3. KIRKLAND. Ticket Asrent All above trains arrive at and deoart Irom urana central si&uon, ruin ana xrving streets YAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depot, foot of Jederson street. Leave for OSWEGO, daily, except Snnday, at caia. m.; n:io, ova, t:t, s:uo p. m fand 11:30 p. in. on Saturday only, and 8:40 a. m and 8:30 -p. m. on Sundays onlj onlvl. Arrive at Portland daily at 7:10 and 8:30 a m.: and 1:30, daily at 7:10 and 4:15, 6:85 and 7:55 p. m (and 10 a. m , 3-15 and 5:10 p. m. on Sundays only). Leave for Sheridan, week days, at 4:8 p. m Arrive at Portland, 9:30 a. m. Leave for AIRLIE on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:40 a. m. Arrive at Portland, T nes- dav, Thursday and Saturday at 3:05 p. m t. 'Except Sunday. Except Saturday. B. KOEHLER, Manager. G, H. MARKHAM, Asst. G. F. fc Pass. Agt JOSEPH SWM HAS OPENED A arr;es$ Sfyop IN THE EAST END, in the Colum bia Feed Yard, opposite Saltmarsbe's Stockyards, where he is readv to do fill Kinds of Harness Work. As we keen no servant (rirls and don't snort a horse and baggy, we can undersell anyone in the city. Being a practical harness-maker, we do our ewn work. Carriage-trimming a spec ialty. For sample of our work, look at the Uma tilla House 'Bus. PJiii lain JL. J'OTC For People That Are fill t Sick or "Just DontfJIl B Feel Well." IT llaEAif ' ' ONLY ONE FOR A DOSE. RMiona Pimples, curat Headache, Dyspepsia and CaatlMiMSS. 25 eta, a box at druggists or by mail SampUf Free, address Or. Botanko C. Phil. Pa, A NEW MARKET. FRUIT, VEGETABLES, POULTRY, FISH AND GAME. Chickens Dre3sed to Order. Promt Delivery to any part - -of the city. A. 1ST. VARNEY, Phone 12. Third and Washington St( THE WHITE STAB FROM THE DALIES TO PORTLAND. PASSENGER RATES., One way k..:. Round trip ........$1.50' 2.50 FREIGHT . RATES ARE DOWN. The Steamer ION E leaves The Dalles on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat urdays at 6 :30 a. m. Office in the Baldwin Building, foot of Union street. . For freight rates, etc, call on or address J. S. BOOTH, Gen. Agt., . .' The Dalles, Oregon. HlORTHERN PACIFIC RY. s Pullman Sleeping Cars . Dining Cars Sleeping Car ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLI DCICTH FAKOO -GRANp FOB CROOK5TON WINNIPEG -HELENA an BUTTE Elegent. Tourist TO Through Tickets CHICAGO T . WASHINGTON PHILADELPHIA fKWIOBK BOSTON AND ALL POINTS EAST and SOCTH Fot Information, time cards, maps and tickets. cal on or write to W. C. ALLAWAY. Agent, ; "l ne uaiies, Oregon D. CHARLTON. Asst. G. P. A., 255, Morrison Cor. Third. Portland Oregon TO THE EKST!" GIVES THE CHOICE O? . WO Transcontinental ROUTES! . GREAT OREGON SHORT "LINE. NORTHERN RAILWAY. -VIA- Spokane Salt Lake ' Denver Omaha Kansas City Minneapolis St. Paul Chicago Low Rates to all Eastern Cities OCEAN STEAMERS Leave Portlaad EverT Five Days for SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. For full details call on O. R 4 Cn. s Agent at The Dalles, or address , ,. . W. H. HUKLBUKT, Gen. Pass. Agt , f Portland, Oregon . : , TIME CARD. . , ' . No. 4, to Spokane and Great Northern arrives . at 6 p. m., leaves at 6:05 p. m. No. 2, to Pendle ton, Baker City and Union Pacific, arrives at 1:15 a. m., departs at 1:20 a. m. No 3, from Spokane and Great Northern, ar- ' . rives at 8-80 a. m., departs at 8:35 a. m. No. 1, from Baker City and Union Pacific, arrives at 8:55 a. m., departs at 4:00 a. m. Nos. 23 and 24, moving east of The Dalles, will carry passengers. No. 23 grrives at 6:30 p. m. . departs at 12:45 p. m. r Passengers for Heppner will take train leaving here at 6 :05 p.m. v