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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 1399 The Weekly Ghronlele. Advrllla( statas- O Inch or less In Dsily II M O t two tnrb and uuter four Inrho Uli O 'r (our luetic mad uuJer twlv luche. . "i l ror IwuItc incboa SO DAILY AND WII1LY. Jo Inch or per Inch tl 5" Utn oi turn and uodor four tnrhrs I 00 Oth four t no lie and under tweiva luchw . 1 " Or Ivelvc iucnaa 1 00 TESTER OF POPVLATIOS. In 1790 the center of population was 23 niiles east of Baltimore; 18 miles west of Baltimore in 1800; 1G tniles north of Woodstock, Va., in 1820; 19 miles southwest of Moore- field, W. Va., in 1830; 16 milts south of Clarksburg, W. Va., in 1810; 23 miles southeast of Parkersburg. W. Va., in 1850; 20 miles south of Chil licothe, O., in 18G0; -13 miles east of Cincinnatti in 1880: 20 miles west of Columbus, Intl., in J 890. This rep resents f western movement of 503 miles. An explanation as to how the cen ter of imputation is obtained was re cently given by a writer in the Is'ortwest Magazine, who sail: 'When the late General Francis A. Walker was superintendent of the census, he explained the method of ascertaining the ceDter of population somewhat as follows: I pen an im aginary board shaped exactly like the map of tho United State?, and having no weight, the population is grouped ia accordance with the dis tribution shown by the census re turns. Each inhabitant is supposed t have exactly the same weight. Then the point at which the board balances is the center of population." The movement of the center of population towards the West is what Las made it a matter peculiar inter est. Just where it will be shown to be by the census of 1900 it is bard to say, but it is not likely it will cross the Mississippi. There has been an in crease in the population of what was termed the "far West," but it has hardly been as large proportionately during the past ten years as it was during the previous decade. It is not known whether the Puerto liicans and Filipinos are to be taken into account in determing the new center; iftheyare.it will be found to be considerably to the southwest of the point named in 1890. But the westward movement in 1900 is not likely to be as really pronounced as fiat shown by the center of popu lation in 1910. For the text ten jears the large growth of the United States is to be on the Pacific coast and at the end of that time it is like ly that the center of population will be found to be in that section which only a few years ago was described as "wild and woolly." Spokcsman-Itcview. FOR A PORTAGE ROAD. Tho suggestion of a convention to urge a congressional appropriation to build a portage railway around the obstructions in the Columbia above The Dalles is not exactly new, but it has been fo long since it was made before that it seems so. The en gineers who considered the boat rail way project, as compared with a canal and locks, rccommeuded or at least favorably mentioned a portage railroad, to serve until a canal could be constructed. The favorable re Krt on the boat tailway was made under pressure, and if it was ever re garded as, feasible, the project will undoubtedly be dropped. The canal will come, but only after many years. Meanwhile the river is blocked from Celilo to The Dalles to the transpor tation of millions of tons of products and merchandise that must annually pass that reach, and which must pay railroad iustead of water freight rates. The annual aggregate saving to the producers of Eastern Oregon and Washington and Northern Idaho, that a portage railroad, operated at cost, would effect, is beyond any ac curate computation. It would take at least seven Ggures to express it. Even a greater benefit would re sult to Portland merchants, shippers, n4 property-owners. They alone could well afford to build the road, as a private enterprise, and run it at the bare cost of operation. But of course this is not to be considered. Neither, apparently, can the produc ers east of the mountains combine to build the road. Unless congress docs it, the work will not be done. It has been objected that congress rioM not build railroads, and what is to bo asked would bo a new depart ure and therefore not favorably con sidered. But we can't tell till we try. The government has taken other new departures, and much greater ones, during the past year or two. Besides, this is really au im prove men t of tho Columbia river, a preliminary and urgently needed woik. to be used till the canal is completed, ten, fifteen or twenty years hence. Let the convention be held and the subject put in shape for presentation to congress in its strongest light. Oregon, Washington and Idaho ought to have together a voice of some influence at Washington, and it could not be utilized in a better cause. Te'egram. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat very sensibly remarks: "It is said that the gold yield in the Klon dike is diminishing. Many Ameri cans who have been in that locality are returning empty-handed. In their own country, however, the chances for making money in gold miring are reasonably good. Colo rado, California and the rest of the gold-producing states of this country are increasing their output every year. Most of the prospectors who went from the United States to the Klondike could piobably have done better if they had gone into one of hilf a dozen mining states in this country. The United States does not hold the first place among the gold producing localities now, but its product is increasing every year." It is a pretty large claim to make, but the man is now living who will see the stale of Oregon recorded among the great gold-producing sections of the world. It is here and it is only a question of time when it will be dug from the earth. JRELASL'S POPULATION. The East has recently suffered from a hot spell. While the Pacific North west has been soaked with too much rain the Enst has had too much heat. The heat in the big cities in the At lantic states recently has been so in tense that a number of persons have been driven to suicide and madness. Those who are despondent or low spirited lose all hope in an atmo sphere that saps the vitality. Weak minds become unbalanced under the added strain of physical suffering. The question of mssjuvcrnraent in Ireland is very conclusively shown by the record of population, says the Spokesman-Revic-. If a country is well governed and prosperous its population generally increases. Such, however, has not been the Liatoiy of Ireland since the famine. At the last meeting of the Statistical and Social Iuquiry Society of Ireland an address was delivered by the presi dent, Mr. Pim, discussing elaborately this question of the partial depopula tion of the island. In 1815 the esti mated population was 8,295,0G1. In 1898 it was 4,543,782. The emi gration accounts for the difference. Between May of 1851 and December of 1898, 3,751,899 Irish people left their native land. During the ten years preceding 1851, covciing the famine years, about 1,240,000 emi grated. The Irish migration cf the seventeenth century was almost ex clusively to France. That of the nineteenth century has been mainly to the United States. Between the middle of 187G and 1877 there was a slight increase in the population of Ireland. During the next twenty one years deaths aud emigration ex ceeded the births. According to the register general there was a small gain in population during the last quarter of 1898. This induces Mr. Pim to hope that the tide has turned and that the exportation of her sons and daughters will cease to be the one great industry of Ireland, lie is inclined to believe that the popu lation has been so largely reduced that the countiy can live through bad seasons, which in other years meant famine and desolation. While the population of Ireland has been decreeing the condition of the inhabitants has been improving. Wealth accumulates, but men do not decay, for those accumulations are not in a few hand?. The deposits and cash balances in Irish banks have risen from G 1,000,000 in 1855 to $195,000,000 in 1898. Dunn? the same period the deposits in saving banks have risen from $8,000,000 to 47,000,000. There is much poverty and wretchedness in Ireland today, but the mass of the people are not living from hand to mouth, with no reserves to fall back on, as was thu case in 1845. f PI m ,Zrr I A I I I mm mmm . A . B M . VV- ' umiuiui ML V (IS inns. m We have lately taken the agency for the Aermo ter Windmill, and carry a stock on hand. We also carry a complete stock stock of Deep and Shallow Well Pumps, as well as Pitcher Spout and Spray Pumps. See us before buying; elsewhere. The Aermotor Mill is considered the best ma chine on the market. Call and see it. a?i I THE DEM MING Ami Freezing Windmill Force Pumps. This pump has been nerfectet to meet the requirements of the principal Wind mill manufacturers in the United Slates, for a better Windmill Force' Pauiu, with I three way valve, thau had heretofore been produced. It has become the leading Anti Freezing'threw way pump, and is accepted by Windmill manufacturers and dValen generally, as the host threa way Windmill Force Pump on tne market. The Union Elbow Coupling for connecting to the underground discharge pipe is of Brass ind can be lurned to suit the direction of the pipe. The air chamber Dine is two in.4. ; diameter, which insures ease of operetion and a steady flow of water. The Hose Coun- i ling on the spout also adds to the convenience of this pump. f The Dalles, Or. MfllER t BENTON. Sole agents for Wasco County, While it is estimated that the in crease of population in the United Slates has been about twenty-three per cent during the past nine years, Statistics indicate that the increase in the output of industry for the same period has been about forty-two per cent. And it is to be remembered that most of this increase has taken place since 189G. The -fowling and howling of all the world's malcon tents cannot make much impression, against such a fact as this. The Chicago Record says: "It is again rumored that Agumaldo will surrender, but he will be heartless indeed to crawl out of the jungle and spoil several Democratic platforms." And also Bryan's campaign speech. By a coincidence the United States and England are largely engaged at this time in the transportation of troops Dy tea. mougn we are new in the business, our ships devoted to it are a little ahead of anything pre viously known in their line. No response from the powers Las reached Aguinaldo in regard to rec ognition. But be still holds his Span ish prisoneis at $7,000,000, and may claim to be at the head of the bandit profession. Yarns intended to discourage en listments have nearly disappeared from the yellow press. It is clearly apparent that good men and true will respond to all calls of Uncle Sam. A question of interest is whether any of the Britons who want war with the Boers will drop to the mis erable level of snarling copperheads at soon as hostilities begin. After everybody else shall have given up the Job, General Miles will descend upon the Filipino and ubdue them, just as be did the rebels in Porto Rico. Doctors Can't Cure It! Contagious blood poison is absolutely beyond the skill of the doctors. They may dose a patient for years on their mercurial and potash remedies, but he will never be rid of the disease ; on the other hand, his condition will prow steadily worse. S. S. 8. is the only cure for this terrible affliction, because it is the only remedy which goes direct to the cause of the disease and forces it from the system. I was afflicted with Blood PolRon. and th beat doctor did me no (rood, though I took their treatment faith fully. In fact, I gwmed to (tot worse all th while. I took ml moat every so-called blood remedy, but they did not seem to reach the dis ease, and had no effect whatever. I was d 1 s heartened, for It seemed that I would never be cured. At the advice ot a frtend I then took 8. 8. 8., and began toim Drove. 1 continued the medicine, and It cured me completely, build ing up my health and Increasing my appetite. Although this was ten years ago, I have never yet had a ilgu of the disease to return. W. R. NairwA. Staunton, Va. It is like self-destruction to continue to take potash and mercury ; besides totally destroying the aigetttion, they dry up the marrow in tho bones, pro ducing a stiffness and swelling of the Joints, causing the hair to fall out, and completely wrecking the system. CANNOT COME WEST. Captain Clark Wrltts to Gov. Geer and Vxpretiie II Its Gratitude tV V ?eW LW. The Blood Is guaranteed Purely Vegetable, and is the only blood remedy free from these dangerous minerals. Book on self-treatment sent free by Dwui opecino company , Atlanta, ua. Mrs. Ben. tVilson has returned from her camping trip and Is now ready to take photographs at her gallery on Sec ond street. Trices from l to f5 per dozen. Thousand! aro Trying It. Ia order to prove the great merit of try a Cream liaun, the most effective enre for Catarrh and Cold in Head, we have pre pared a gonerona trial size ror lu cents. Oct it of your druggist or send 10 cents to k ELY BBOS., 58 Warren St., N. Y. City. I suffered from catarrh of the worst kind ever since a boy, and I never hoped for cure, bat Ely's Cream Balm aeema to do Ten that Many acquaintance have need it with excellent results. Oscar Ostrum, 45 Warren At., Chicago, 111. Ely'a Cream Balm ia the acknowledged enre for catarrh and contains no oocnine, mercury nor any injurions drug. Trice, Moenta. At drvggista or by tnaiL Rf-cently Gov. T, T. Ueer sent a letter to Captain C. . Clark, who was in command of the battleship Oregon on her famous cruise from San Francisco around Cape Horn to Cuba, and at the historical battle of Santiago bay, when the Spanieh fU-et under Admiral Cer vera was destroyed, notifying him of the sword which would be presented to him by the people of Oregon, and in viting him to come to Portland to re ceive the same. The sword, which is to be purchased by popular subscription, is to be one of the most magnificent weapons ever presented to an officer of the navy, and Governor Geer expressed in his letter his earnest wish that the brave commander, who had made the name of Oregon famous throughout the world, would do the state the honor to como here. Monday the governor re ceived a letter from Captain Clark, dated at the navy yard, League Island, Pa., as follows: "My Dear Sir: Your highly esteemed letter, informing me of the great honor the people of Oregon wish to confer upon me, has been received. I am truly grateful and wish I could appropriately express my feelings for what they have done and proposed doing for me, more especially as I shall not be able to accept your kind invitation to visit Portland and visit the friends who have already placed me under the deepest obligation. W ith the sincereet thanks to them and to you, I am very respectfully and grate fully yours, C. E. Claik, captain U. S. N." In view of the fact that Captain Clark ran not come to Oregon to receive the handsome gift Intended for him, the committee having the matter in charge will doubtlous arrange to have the same presented to him, with suitable and appropriate ceremonies, at the ifficer's station in Pennsylvania. BY THEIfl FRUITS Ye Hi all Know Them Hadn't We Better Xlhlhlt Hunt managed so that it could be held in Sep tember, any who might care to attend thv exnoeition in Portland later could do so, going on down from here. To lr.unch such an affair it would of couree require a few hundred dollars; but in time, if properly carried on, it would be self-sustaining, and those who had piaced money into the enterprise could be repaid in part at least. Some of our citizens havo thought it might be well to attempt a fair next month; but to our mind it is out of the question. Possibly by the latter part of October it might be in readiness were all to puli it along. But in no less time could it be sufficiently advertised throughout the country, and on that hinges its success. The preparations would not tequire so much time, but there are other matters to be considered. It would be a splendid idea and liven us up somewhat. We will surely hiber nate in a eocial way unless we bestir ourselves. AGAINST DALLES NATIONAL BANK a Fotitt A Chicago Firm Sues for f)8500 Tried lu Portland Yesterday. While so many of the Eastern Oregon cities, many of them smaller than Tho Dalleg, are yearly holding fruit fairs, and thus not only advertising themselves and the country about them, but giving the people of their counties a place to spend their vacation week very pleas antly, our attention has been called to the fact that our own town should be doing something in this regard. Our business men are beginning to talk the matter op, and some substantial results may follow. And again it may end in talk as rrany other rchemes have done. However, if there is any hope of such a proposition materializing, it should re ceive the support of all. In other years our people have looked forward to the fair which has been held each fall ; but this had developed mostly into a racing meet instead of an agii cultural and horticultural exhibit as was at first intended. No place in the state has a better opportunity for making a fruit fair a success than has The Dalles. surrounded by such orchards and In a position to obtain the best of exhibits. Interspersed with these could be added neat and attractive advertising exhibits by the different business houses, which woold not only be an advertisement but an attraction. Then it would be neces sary to have music each evening and some specialties, either lecal or fiom abroad, which expanse could be met bv charging a nominal entrance fee. Thus such an affair would be a splendid thinu or our city, Ming.ng to It the people The following from the Standard, of . u aiwra. Montgomery City, Mo., whose editor was .... ,elT, pleasure, if recently in Oregon at the national The case of Greer, Milis & Co., against The Dalles National bank was tried this forenoon in the United States court be fore Judo Bellinger. It is a suit to recover (8500 paid by the complainants Just before the failure of The Dalles National bank in 1897. Greer, Mills & Company area Chicago stockyard firm, who contracted In 18D7 to purchase sheep of J. W. Blake, to be delivered at The Dalles, and authorized The Dalles National bank to draw on them for $13,500, to be paid out to Blako as the sheep were received at The Dalles. In April 1897, the bank drew on Greer, Mills & Company for J5000, which draft was paid through the First National bank of Chicago, and there is no dispute about that money. On May 1, the bank at The Dalles drew on Greer, Mills & Company for the bal ance f 8500. This draft was received by the First National bank of Chicago on May 5, and the amount credited to The Dalles National bank ; the draft was sent to the Chicaito bank's correspondent at the stockyards, ami the money of Greer, Mills Company actually came into possession of the Chicago bank on May 1. On this same day, May 7, The Dalles National bank did not open its doors, but passed into the hands of the con troller of the currency. In other words, it had failed, although it has since paid depositors in full, and has resumed busi ness and is responsible for any legal debts. Hence Greer, Mills A Company are trying to get their, money, which went tnto the hands of the receiver of the bank, and went to pay depositors. Mr. Minor, for the complainants, con tended that the money was never the bank's; that Greer, Mill A Company were not depositors; that it was a trust fond; the title of which remained with them ; and that the bank having had the benefit of It I liable. Mr. H. S. Wilson, of Tho Dalles, attorney for the bank, argued that under the contract Greer, Mills A Company had parted with the title; as soon as th draft was drawn by The Dalles bank the money was subject to Blake's check; that he had In fact teen paid a little on hlschecks; that the money was not actually received by the bank' Chicago correspondent till alter the bank had closed, and ita affair taken ont of it hand. Judge Bellinger will take the caa nnder advisement. Telegram. VfoBlJ Oris the Eves of a Potato. convention, win make tvoa open its eyes: "Speaking of potatoes, this good story Is told of a certain gentleman. Viaitini an Oregon town he was entertained by i friend. With the frankners of Western hospitality, his friend inquired what were the Easterner's favorite alehes. '1 have never seen the day,' he replied, 'when I couldn't eat a good baked pottto and a piece of fat and tender roast mut ton.' At dinner the next evening ihnji platter was borne in with nine baked p tatoes, aggregating sixty-three poundi in weight. The biggest one fell to tU lot of the Eastern guest. It weighed eleven pounds. Broken open it u mealy and white, with a perfect flivot. 'And this Is the first day I ever bet when I couldn't eat one baked potato, was the comment of the astonished guest." For Earlier Cluilnf. The clerks in The Dalle, with tbo'i of other cities, are awakening to the ltd that it is not necessary to stand behind the counter until late at night, indi movemeut was inaugurated today among the grocery clerks, ho Btarted out with the following petition, the up natures to which is proof of their we cess. It is the Intention to organize, ind if convenient a meeting to eucb end will be called in the near future. The petition and signatures re u follows: The Dalles, Ok.. Aug. 30, 1899. We, the undersigned merchant?, agre to close onr respective places of biwneM after September 1,1809, at 8 p.n.,o fittPh Pveninj of the week, witb tbe exception of Saturday evening: Pease A Mays Maler & Benton Dalles Com. Co. Dawson Com. U M.T.Nolan A.A.Brown L. Rorden A Co. J. H. Cross T II II w f Ttror.kl C.S.Smith W.A.Johnston 40 J.A.Carnaby A Co W. A. Kirby Chas. Phillips. IS If IllGHT For an Editor to Recommend F1'1 siedlctnen? tr,m o.i.n vlliv News. BrevraJ, It may be a question whet! ' editor of a newspaper has the ri(M publicly recommend any of the vmioo proprietary medicines which market, yet as a preventive of sufferM we feel it a duty to say a good word Chamberlain' Colic, Cholera snd rhoea Remedy. We have know nsed this medicine in our fannlf twenty year and haye always found It . .Li. reliable. Inany cases a don remedy would ave honrs of KiU . .,K,,.VIan Is awaited. not believe in depending implicitly any medicine for a cure, but w believe that If a bottle of Chambwls" Diarrhoea Remedy was kept on ns and administered at the inception ot attack, much suffering might bssvoi and in very many cases the Pr"'"M a physician would not be "I"1", least this has been onr during the past twenty years. by Blakeley A Houghton, urn. Fruit Trees The best tree, for this loeW those grown at the Columbia Nursery. Lara tock and true to nam, and see them or end for ctlu"- H. C. BATEHAM, tepl-lmo Hood Rir' Or.