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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. MAY 19, 1000.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Wednesday i DuilT.
Xearly one huudred persons . have
signed tbe rotter of Tbe Dalles Y. M.
C. A.
Xext Monday the first passenger train
will enter Sbaniko. Freight trains have
been going in for three or four days.
J. D. Lee, superintendent of the state
penitentiary, has invited Kav. O. D.
Taylor to preach to the convicts next
Sunday.
Five hundred sacks of wool have been
received at Moody's warehouse from tho
Condon neighborhood, by way of
Leonard's and Miller's bridges.
Edward Clendinning, a former sub
ject of the queen of Great Britain and
Ireland, was admitted to full citizen
ship yesterday afternoon before Judge
Mays.
The freight teams of Henry Hudson,
of Boyd, today unloaded 12UO0 pounds
of wool at the Wasco warehouse from
the Bridie Creek country, Wheeler
county. The teams will return in a day
or two loaded with freight for Grant
county.
Up to the time of closing the registra
tion books yesterday evening, there had
been registered in the entire county
2885 voters. At tbe June election of '98
2377 votes were cast for governor. Thus
508 more voters have registered than
voted at the last election.
The river at this point stood at 31.4
feet this morning, having fallen three
tenths of a foot in the previous twenty,
four hours. The Snake river has fallen
slightly, but in consequence of warmer
weather is expected to remain station
ary for the next two or three days.
Contractor JCrelzer, while boring for
artesian water above the reservoir last
week,' struck a stratum of gravel at a
depth of a little over 100 feet. A strong
stream of water flowed through the
gravel, but refused to rise. Boring was
suspended and the well was cased to a
depth of 107 feet, when boring was re
sumed. II. W. Furlong, one of the party from
the Berkeley university who are fitting
out here for a search for fossils in the
John Day country, was violently thrown
from a horse this morning in the Fayette
feed yard in the East End, receiving
such a shaking up as required the ser
vices of a physician. Mr. Furlong had
mounted the animal with a view of test
ing bis qualities as a saddle horse. The
beast had been well-broken to the
wagon and was supposed to be perfectly
gentle, but he resented the saddle and
bucked and bawled like an Indian
cayuse. Mr. Furlong's injuries are not
thought to be such at will detain the
party after they are fitted out for the
journey.
Mrs. Isabella Grey left this morning
on the Regulator on a visit to her old
home in Lanarkshire, Scotland. She
will go overland by way of the Cana
dian Pacific and will take passage at
New York on the Campagnia, which
sails for Paris, where she will visit the
exposition before crossing the channel
for Scotland. Bhe experts to return in
the fall, and has already mapped ont
her return overland trip by way of Chi
cago, Bt. Paul, thence south to New Or
leans and back through California by
the Southern Pacille. Mrs. Grey is in
her 79 ii year. She is an Oregon pio
neer, having crossed the plains in an ox
wagon, and been a resident of this
county since 1804. This is her third or
fourth visit to the old country. She
was was accompanied as far as Portland
by Mrs. S. L. Brooks.
The water commissioners met last
night and arranged that four men shall
leave here tomorrow to dig a ditch to
Mill creek at the place where the water
from the Dog river ditch flows down the
mountain side to Mill creek for a dis
tance of about a mile and a half. Trie
water at this place has hitherto had no
channel, but flowed at its own will
among rocks and trees and brush wood,
leaving the mountain side a species of
quagmire. A ditch will conserve the
water as well as purify it. The work
ii expected to occupy the four men
about a month. After this work hat
been finished, Superintendent Croesen
will have the men clean out the log anil
drift out of that part of Mill creek that
lies above the upper reservoir. All thie
is much needed Improvement and will
he highly appreciated by the water con
tniuers of the city.
The lot of a democratic editor In these
piping timet of McKinley prosperity It
hard enough to call out the deepest
republican commiseration. It Is espec
ially hard when the fates hare rant his
lot'ln a prosperous community like The
Dalles. One of these unfortunates en
tered the office of a prominent Dalles
lawyer this morning, and noticing that
n army of tradesmen were it work re
painting the wood work of the building,
remarked that the painters of The
Dalles must be reaping a harvest, for
j nearly every property owner was having
I his buildinjt painted anew. "That's
so," niil iIih lawyer. "You see under
I the old Cleveland soup-house retime
we could baldly raise enough money to
meet expenses, let alone improvements.
:how eveiyoody nas money to spare
and" but the item stealer had heard
enough, and made a dash to lave hit
fevered brow in the cool, outside morn
ing air.
Thursday i Dail7.
Strawberries are retailing today at
two boxes for a qrarter.
Tbe opposition steamer lralda baa
been tied up till a lower stage of water,
Calvea are calves thoae times. A local
butcher a short time since paid $16 each
for two that were just four weeks old.
If any of our readera want bargains in
colored wash goods, take advantage of
Pease & Maya' special tale Friday and
Saturday.
The Goldendale flouring mill is now
shipping flour made out of Klickitat
wheat to Manila. The flour it thipped
in tacks inclosed in a case of burlap.
A New England paper objecti to pies
made by machinery. In the days of the
civil war the boys drew a decided dis
tinction between piet that were "pegged
or tewed."
J. E. Barnctt has had a tevere attack
of the grippe, which confined him to hit
bed for a week. He was able to be
down town today for tbe first time in
two weeke.
C. W. Haigbt hat received from his
Cow Canyon ranch twenty-five head of
good work hones, which he offers for
sale. The animals have been put to
pasture on Three Mile.
For thirty days only we will give
special pricea on violins, baoioa and
sewing machines. Do not forget the
prize given away with each to purchase.
Jacobsen Book and Music Co.
"As the nation grows older new issues
are born of time and progreea, and old
issues perish." This proposition, strange
as it may seem in these times, is from
the democratic national platform of
1884.
It is believed that Dr. Eerry will be
one of the new bishops of tbe Methodist
Episcopal church. Dr. Berry is the edit
or of the Epworth Herald, which claims
the largest circulation of any religious
paper in tbe world.
The returns of registration of voter!
have not all been received from tbe
county precincta. Judging from the
number already received, Deputy Clerk
Bolton eetimatet the total number reg
istered at 3000, or may be a few over.
A qantity of wool, the first of this
year's clip, was told today at Moody't
warehouse for 15 cents a pound. Tbit
Is not bad for a starter, and there la a I
wide difference between 15 cents and the
Scents the wool men often could not
get in the piping timet of democratic
wretchedness of four years ago.
The river this morning stood at 30.8
feet, having fallen eight-tenths of a foot
in twenty-four hourt. Yesterday's
daily river bulletin says: "Tie Colum
bia river below The Dalles will remain
on a ttand or fall slightly for twenty
four to thirty-aix hours, after which it
will begin to slowly rise. Above The
Dalles the Columbia and tbe Snake
rivers will rise slightly."
The fish wheels near The Dalles are
having poor luck these days. Many ot
them are elevated to save them from
deelruction by the drift, and the few
that are running are hardly catching
enough to supply the local retail market.
Onemaiket man informs Tub Chron
icle that all he could get yesterday waa
two salmon, and all he could get today
was fifty-seven pounds.
The partv of fossil bnntera from the
Berkeley oniveraity left today for their
hunting grounds in the valley of the
John Day. Mr. Furlong, who wat in
jured yetterday by being thrown from a
horse, and V. C. Osmont, anolher of the
party, will go by rail to Shamko ami
meet the others at that point tomorrow.
Judge Davit and his son accompanies
them, the former at gdide, he being well
acquainted with the country.
A salmon weighing sixty pounds,
minus Itt adipose fin, waa delivered to
the Elmore cannery Sunday, sayl the
Astorian. This is evidently one or the
salmon turned out by the old hatchery
four or five yoart ago for experimental
purposes. Whether or not this particu
lar salmon lias ever entered this port
before there it, of course, no way of de
termining, but that he was well enough
satisfied to come back to his original
haunts after the expiration of five lung
years teems to be prima facie evidence
that he had ni particular aversion to
this locality.
The Chuoniolk hat it on good author
ity that an effort will be made in the
near future in favor of early closing. A
number of the leading merchants have
been conferred with, and all to far have
expressed themselves at being favorable
to the movement. There it no reason
why the ordinary business of the busiest
store in town thonld not be transacted
in lest than twelve to fourteen hours a
day, except the thoughtlessm-st of cut
toniers who make a habit of buying or
ordering goods at unreasonable hours.
Let the people co-operate with the
clerks and make a conscience of never
entering a store on business after 6
o'clock in the evening. It can be dune
with little inconvenience w anybody,
and it will help the early closing move
ment and conier a great favor on a hard
working aud de-erviug lot of men and
women. The Dalle merchants will do
what is reasonable aud right In the
matter, but they canuot be expected to
close their stores at a reasonable hour if
their customers intist they shall be kept
open. Now, will the people ehow their
sympathy with tbe clerks, and from
thit time forth quit trading after 6
o'clock.
The local lode ot Artisans is having
an iDteresting friendly contest for new
members. The lodge has been divided
into two even companies, with Dr.
Sanders at the captain of one and Dr.
Eshelman captain of the other. Tiie
company that brings to the membership
the largest number of additions within
a given time is to eat an oyster supper
at the expense of tbe other company,
At the regular meeting last night Dr
Eshelman'a company introduced four
new candidates and are ahead by that
number. Dr. Sanders, however, is
hustler and hit opponentt will have to
do some lively scratching to beat him
The locks are not closed torraftic on
account of high water, as last night's
Telegram had it. On the contrary the
tiyer is falling and a stage of water that
will stop traffic through the locks is not
anticipated this year. The Regulator
still makes daily round trips between
The Dalles and tbe locks, and the Dalles
City between the locks and Portland,
Fieight Is transferred in the locks,
Tbe Reliance makes a daily round trip
for paesengers between Portland and the
locks, and paesengers that leave here on
tbe Regulator at 7 a. m. are transferred
to the Reliance and carried to Portland
nearly as soon as if they had made the
through trip on the Reliance.
Friday's Daily.
Camping outfits very cheap at the
Racket store.
Palm fans two for five cents at the
Racket store.
Men's, boys' and children's straw hats
at the Racket store for five cents and
up.
A rooming house of eleven rooms for
rent and furniture for tale. Apply at
this office. ml7-lw
Price not in it. Must be told by June
1st. One 2-year old organ at Jacobsen
Book t Music Co.'s.
iioou Kiver toiics will noia a mast
meeting tomorrow to make arrange
meutt for celebrating tbe Fourth.
Pease & Mays have a bargain sale on
colored lawns, 100 pieces, at special
prices for Saturday. See their ad.
Tbe wife of the captain of the Salva
tion Army is quite sick with measles at
her residence over the army barracks.
License to wed wai issued from the
county clerk's office yesterday afternoon
to William If. Jones and Rosella Root,
of Mosier.
The eclipse of the tun will occur next
Sunday morning beginning at 7 :28 and
lasting for about two hours. It will be
total in some parts of the United States
Considerable wheat is- coming over
these days from Klickitat county. Some
of it is stored at the warehouses, but the
bulk goea to the Diamond Flouring
Mills.
Hood River ttrawberry growers say
the berries bloomed all at the same time
this spring, and consequently they ex
pect the ripening season to- be of short
duration.
Twenty-tix carloads of cattle from
Roseburg were fed at the Saltmarehe
stock yardt thit morning. They are
owned by Flowery & Lowery and were
bound for Cutbank, Montana.
The Y. M. C. A. are talking ot charter
ing a tteamer for a trip to Aatoria on
the Fourth. If the project materializea
the tteamer will leave here on the third,
returning on the day after the Fourth.
If. M. Nickeleen, of Hood River, has
received his appointment and commis
sion at census enumerator for West
Hood River precinct, which includes
the new precinct of South Hood River.
The calaboose had a drunk and dis
orderly on its register last night who
gave his name as E. R. Cosby. He
forfeited a five dollar bill which he put
op this morning for hit appearance
later.
At a depth ol about 170 feet another
strong flow of water hat been ttruck in
the artesian well. The water, na before,
waa found in a stratum of sand and
gravel and has risen seventy feet to the
upper stratum.
For the convenience of parties want
ing Ire in the afternoon, the Stadelman
Ice Co. w ill carry a stock at their store,
corner Third and Washington streets.
Phone No. 107; long distance 18,1.
"Ring 'em op." ' 18m-tf
Mrs. A. A. Jayne invites the ladies
of The Dalles to inspect her stock of
ladies' and children's trimmed and
sailor hats, ner goons are an new ami
firsh mid they are offered at prices that
defy any competition. 17-3t
Frank Woodcock, of Wamie, passed
throtinh town today for Portland, where
he will take passage on the tteamer
Elder, on the 21th, for Cape Nome.
M't. Woodcock accompanied him as far
as Portland. Geo. End, also of Waniic,
will join Mr. Woodcock at Portland to
morrow ami tail with hi in to the cape.
Dr. Siddall, of Ibis city, is already in
j Portland on hit way to Cape Nome by
i the tame bolt.
j Hon. M. L. Pipes will rpetk at Hod
(River Mndav, May 21 t, and at Tt e
j Dailet Tuesday. May 221. Hon. J. X.
I Williamson and Mr. F. V. Wi!ou will
spvak at Dufur Saturday, May 19;h, ant heartily coou-rat with the lartrr in
at Cascade Locks Wednesday, May 2SJ. I their ttl'jrt to obtain g iveruuitm aid
0nert of canines are reminded that 'Jr ln4 building of a portage railroad
the dog license ordinance is in force and j "rounJ E dallet and Celilo falls,
that the authorities have determined to!Sfkin of ,hB attitu la of the Sleru
put it In execution. So if vou have a j chamber if commerce towards tbit work,
dog. ixmv ud the nrir nl a las or von'll
wake up tone fiuo morning and find
you have no dog at all.
Secretasy Gage, in response to an lu
qulry from the house of representatives
at to tre extent of tbe influx of Japan
ese, has submitted a letter from Iuiigra
tion Commissioner Powderly, staling
that the arrival for the nine months
ending March 31t last, were 4427.
T. Langford, a carpenter employed by
the O. R. A X. at Blalocks, yesterday
evening got his hand caught in a cog
wheel of a machine, badly bruising and
Iterating bit left thumb, which w'll
probably result in ita loss. He came on
to The Dallet and had the injured mem
ber dressed by Dr. Logan and left thie
morning for Portland, where his family
resides.
Harbison Bros, sprayed their orchard
three timet last year with arsenic and
aoda, sajs the Glacier, U9ing six pounds
of lime to tbe barrel, Instead of Bor
deaux mixture. Out of sixty boxes of
applet forty were first-class and free
from worms, which waa a good showing
in an orchard where nearly every apple
wat wormy the year before. Harbison
Brot. consider l1 pintt of the arsenic
mixture a little too strong for the first
spraying, as the foliage while tender
wat slightly burnt, but no injurious re
sult followed the later sprayings. If not
followed too closely by rain, they think
four or five sprayings in a season are all
any orchard needs.
A rear-end collision occurred up the
road last night in the neighborhood of
La Grande, when a passenger train ran
into a freight train, Injuring a couple of
train men, one of them quite severely.
The men passed through here today on
the No. 1 passenger on their way to the
Portland hospital. The train was de
layed a little while Dr. Logan adminis
tered such temporary relief as tho time
permitted. One of the men bad severe
bruises on the head and back. Tbe
other, a fireman, had bis right thigli
broken near tbe hip. Neither of the
men belongs to this division.
Professor C. L. Gilbert has had hit
mind fixed for a long time on procuring
a complete set of photographs of all the
public school buildings in tbe county,
and to this end he and Mr. Gifford, The
Dalles photographer, have already
traveled over most of the county and
obtained a beautiful lot of negative.
Mr. Gifford is at present working on
The Dallet school houses and taking
group pictures of the different school
rooms. Next week he and Prof. Gilbert
will go over tbe country east of the
Deschutes, and while there aud on tne
way expect to visit fifteen school houses.
When a complete set has been obtained
the professor intends to have each
copied in half-tone or photogravure and
printed on large sheets of heavy paper
for framing. The cost of all this w ill be
considerable, but Prof. Gilbert has set
his heart on it and is willing to foot tbe
bill. The complete picture will be a
prized souvenir of school days to many
a pupil.
Spanish War Hot tuna.
When Manila was captured the Sec
ond Oregon was the only regiment to
enter tbe city and receive tbe surrender
of tbe Spanish army and arms. A num
ber of fine old bronze cannon were
captured at that time. One of them
was brought home and this splendid old
bronze, cast in Spain more than a cen
tury ago, is now being made into
touvenir buttont by a committee of the
volunteert,-and the buttons are being
told for the benefit of the fund to erect
a handsome and artistic monument to
the memory of the soldiers of Oregon
who lost their livers in the Spanish and
Filipino war. The button is made with
button back for men and boys and a
pin back for ladies anil girls, this it
a valuaole aouyeuir of the war, such as
every adult and child in Oregon would
be pleased to possess, especially at tbe
entire proceeds of tbe tale will go to
erect a splendid monument to serve at
a perpetual object lesson in patriotism
to the youth of the state. The buttont
tell in any quantity at 25 cents each. A
number of them have been tent here
and will ba found on tale at tbe local
drug stores.
AdttrtlMil l.atmrs.
Following it the list of letters remain
ing in the postoffice at The Dalles un
called for May 13, 1!00. Persons
calling for tbe same will give date on
which they were advertised :
I ADIKS.
Andrews, MrsKlecta Heach, Mrs L A
Mcintosh, MrsSnsan Mason, Mrs F. L
Miller, Mrs Bertha Wright, Mrt J A
GKNTI.KMEV,
Burden, F.uphralice Blacbbourne.Joseph
Campbell, Kit-hard Cnrran, Michael (2)
f n ii ton . Ike
Davis, Frank
Heualey, Mr J
Hay, Tom
Knight, Thoe
I'ateiton, Win
Pike, Guy K
Tliorsness, S II
Hamilton, A .1
Haywood, II P
Johnson, Kdd
Lovejoy, Amos L
Pike, M A
Switchler, Chat
White. W K Ci)
II. II. EinuKU, T. M.
Balaniltaa art far (a lilrtr.
The Salem r ha ruber of com mere?,
through it secretary, H. U. Tbielsen,
hat written tbe P-.-rtland clumber of
commerce th.it tt:e inrmrr Imi.Iv will
! Ir- Tbielsen tayt
"They are the more inclined to asist
in this case, as they know from actual
experience what a serious injury is
wrought upon commerce whero obstruc
tions prevent otherwise navigable
I streams from being a controlling factor
in the eetablM.:v.riit of freight rates.
"In the very ab! report of your com
mittee, every argument locking to the
opening i f the Columbia is equally ap
plicable to the opi ning of the Willamette
by government acquisition of the canal
and locks at Or. gun City, or as an alter
native the construction of new ones, as
recommended in a recent report of a
board of government engineer appoint
ed to examine into that question.
"Portland is equally interested in tbe
opening of both rivers, and we hope
the Portland chamber of commerce and
the people of the Columbia basin will
extend the tame cordial assistance to
secure the opening of the Willamette
river that the Saleiu chamber of com
merce and the people of tho Willamette
valley will give to the ttfirt to make the
Coin m hi ;i river free from Lewiston to
the sea."
A Ti til to the Ouean,
The follow ing is a verbatim report of
a speech in giving tbe toast of "The
Queen," at a recent agiicultural show
dinner in Scotland. Tbe chairman be
gan :
"Xoo, gentlemen, will ye a' fill your
glasses, fur I'm about to bring forth
'The Queen,' (Applause.) Oor queen,
gentlemen, is really a wonderfu' woman,
if I may say it; she's ane o' the guid
auld tort. Nae Whigmaleeriet or fal
derals about her, but a douce, daecent
body. She's respectable beyond a' doot.
She hat brocbt up a grand family o'
weel-fan red lads and lasses her aulde; t
son being a credit toony mither and
they're a' weel married. Ae daughter
is nae less than married to the Duke o'
Argyll's son and heir. (Cheers.) Gen
tlemen, ye'll may be no' believe it, but
lance saw the queen. (Sensation.) I
did. It was when I took my auld broon
coo to Terth show. I remember her
weel tnch color, such hair. (Interrup
tion, and cries of "I-i it the coo or the
queen ye're .proposing.")
"The queen, gentlemen. I beg your
pardon, but I was talking about the coo.
However, as to the queen, somebody
pointed her oot to me at Perth station,
aud there the was, smart and tidy-like ;
and says I to niysel' 'Gin my auld
woman at hame slips awa,' ye needna
remain a widower anither hour langer.'
(Cheers.) Xoo, gentlemen, the whisky's
good, the night it lang, the weather is
wet, and the roads are Baft, ami will
harm naebody that comet to grief. So
aff wi' yer drink to the bottom ! 'The
Queen!'" (Cheers.)
A Samplfl of Dallas Waggery.
lhe Times-Mountaineer man ia get
ting ti le a wtg. The following "goak,"
(at the lamented Artemut Ward would
spell it) appeart in a late issue of that
paper. The only comment called for is
that if we had fifty private portages they
would not accomplish as much at the
one the Portland chamber of commerce
ia wieely and timely advocating:
The Portland chamber of commerce it
ttill meeting and resolving in favor of a
"portage railway at the dallet." It
teems a pity that some alleged Portland
newspaper canunt inform that august
body that there is a portage railway at
the dalles which will be carrying freight
and passengers within six weekt. Bui
then, come to think of it, there are no
real liv3 newspapers in Portland.
Tha Dallas Mar kola.
Wheat Xo. 1, 43 cente.
Barley 116 a ton.
Oats 1 4 centa.
Wheat hay $9
Timothy $11
Alfalfa-'..
Potatoet 50 centa a tack.
Flour Diamond mills, $3.25 bbl ; Du
fur mills, $li.
Eggs 15 cents a dozen.
Butter Creamery, 40 cents; dairy,
35 cents.
Chickens $3.50 to $3.75 a dozen.
Tha Lady t'lerka IV ant Karly doling-.
To the Editor :
I note with pleasure the article in last
night's paper on the early closing move
ment. Early closing has proven very
satisfactory it, other placet, and I tee no
reasou why it should not in The Dalles.
I feel that the ladies generally would
with it success. The clerks certainly
would be able to accomplish more and
give more satisfactory tervice with
shorter hourt, thereby having a little
time for recreation.
Ons or Tiia Lady Clirks.
The Dallet, May IS, 1900.
Rev. W. E. Sitzer, W. Canton, X. Y.,
writes, "I had dyspepsia over twenty
years, and tried doctors and medicines
without benefit. I wai persuaded to use
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and it belied me
from the ttsrt. I believe it to be a
panacea 'or all forms of indigestion." It
digests what ycu cat.
KEEPS LODGERS GUESSING.
I Xw Qaarter-la-tae-slof Caa Ma.
: ealna Help la lullcelloa. of Baari
! Ullla, llai llaa Ita Dianbacka.
Alxiut tho hiteat thing- In slot ma
chine is the "qua U-r-iu-the-slut" gum
meter. '1 ho ht-ud of tbe house who
contiacts for one of thcMJ new-fangled
contrivances is never bothered
with gaa bilU, for he must, of neces
sity, ijiy cash for nil the g: he rets.
He drops his quarter Into a hole in a
box connected by a rather lU-licute
bit of mechanism with the meter, and
tlu-u he lihta bis gas stove and bis
gna bracket, ami the jets burn away
ineii-ily until L'3 cents' worth of gas
has hi-t-n consumed, and theu there is
ti Riuhh-n and Kiryptiau darkness, say
the Chicago Tribune.
The schema has itt drawbacks.
Sometimes the gia goea out at mid
night, when there ia a party on, and,
though the host have a pocketful of
$UH) bills but no quarter iuw change,
he and his guests may whistle for
their liirht.
There is a boarding- house oa Wash
ington boulevard where tho boarders)
who are not in arrears for room and
food are threatening to leave unless
the qimrter-in-the-slot machine bo
turned out and one of the old time
"work-day -nnd-night-nnd -never-reaf
meters beput in its place. Tho landlord
is Brest less sort of spirit, und forgetful
to a degree. He has a habit of going
downtown and etnyiug till late at
night. As a rule, the gna goes out
about three hours before his return.
Then one of the servants goes to
every room with a tallow dip. She
is tinder orders, however, from the
proprietor, to go first to the rooms of
those who hnve forgotten to pny their
board, to nee if she can raise the price
of u new gas supply. Tailing in this,
the tnllow dips are brought iuto ue.
The worst feature of the whole
thing is that, when the gas gives out
in the middle- of the night, and the
proprietor is prevailed upon by some
j of the "night owls" to chip in a quar
ter for it new stock, it is necessary
to wake up every soul in tho hiMise
to see if anyone has gone to bed
leaving the gas lighted. Asphyxiation
would speedily follow if this were the
case when the new quarter went into
the slot. The new machine is war
ranted to keep lodgers guessing and
moving.
FLOATING STONES.
The Dlt of Slate That Prof. Xordeaa
klolil Saw Floating la tha
Oeeaa.
Trof. Erland Nordenskjold, the ton
of the famous Arctic explorer, saw a
curious sight last year while rowing
in tho long and narrow ehannel of
Ultima Kspornnza, on the southwest
const of Patagonia, He observed frag
ments of slate floating on the surfaco
in larger or smaller clusters. There
were a great many of them, and at
one enst of the net he gathered in
about 700 pieces. The stones had evi
dently drifted out from tho beach,
which was covered with similar frag
ments that had fallen from the slate
clitTs behi ml. Tho surface of tho
atones was dry and they sank at once
if they became wet through the move
ment of the swell, says the Xew York
Sun.
The fragments contained no air
cavities thnt were perceptible to the
naked eye, but a discovery was nindo
that may explain the fact that stone
fragments of a specific gravity of
3.71 were floating on a fluid of a speci
fic gravity of 1.
It wns found that small gaseous
bubbles were attached to the under
surface of the floating stones, and
these bubbles were also found on
stones at the fringe of the beach,
where they were being continually
washed into the sea and went floating
away. The greasy surface of tha
slate fragments also helped to keep
them afloat by preventing water from
adhering to them.
This unusual phenomenon is of geo
logical interest and may serve as an
illustration of the hard problems that
often present themselves to geolo
gists. Prof. Nordenskjold believes
that considerable solid mutter is thus
transported for greater or less dis
tances. Thus new strata thnt are now
forming at the bottom of the sea may
have a considerable admixture of
these fragments representing a far
distant geological age. Perhaps some
geologist, centuries from now, may
(nizzle his head over the question how
this foreign mnterinl was introduced
into the Inter rockbeds.
Kr)y CloslDg Worki Well Everf whera.
Thk Dali.es, May 18, 1900.
To the Editor:
Dear Sir: Allow me as an employe
to express my thanks for yojr timely
article on the early closing movement.
Donhtlest you are aware there it scarce
ly a city of any importance in the United
Statet but that lint this early closing
movement in vogue and And that it
worka successfully both to employer and
employee, giving both parties time for a
little recreation after business, thus en
abling them to put tho required amount
of vim into 'heir rtapt-ctive dutiet tha
following day. For doea not "all work
and no play n ake Jack a dull toy?"
Eight hours are the required hourt for
all laboring classes all over tbe world.
Let na in The Dallet take thit matter
up ami see what can he done. We all
have the interest of our employers at
heart, and I think they will he glad to
render what assistance they can to put
thit early closing movement on a good
sound basis.
Again thanking you for your kindly
interest. Truly Yobrt,
Clirk.