WOMEN IN MEN'S CLUBS.
Son Swell New York ana Boston Cinb
Malco Special Provision for Them.
A Teritabla revolution is slowly taking
place in the realms of clubdom. If any
one had suggested the possibility of ladies
being received in aristocratic male clubs
a few years ago he would have been con
sidered a most promising candidate for
Bedlam. Despite thia fact, two of the
most fashionable and exclusive clubs in
New York city and one club of the same
character in Brooklyn moke provision
for the reception and entertainment of
the wives and daughters of their mem
bers; a third New York club will soon
be added to the list of the clubs which
have sanctioned the innovation, and
other clubs are looking in that direction.
The revolution was started by the
famous Somerset club, of Boston, than
which there is no more exclusive and
conservatiue club organization in Amer
ica. This club among clubs decided
about eight years ago to fit up a suite of
moms exclusively for the accommodation
of ladies, and provided a private entrance
to this suite of rooms, which are entirely
isolated from other parts of the club.
The wife or daughter of a member was
permitted to introduce other ladies as
her guests, the sole restriction being that
.she should in her own handwriting ea
ter the names of her guests in a, book
kept for the purpose. The innovation
won the immediate approval of the so
cial circles so largely represented in the
Somerset club, and speedily became one
of the distinctive features of that organ
ization. When the Hamilton club, of Brooklyn,
was incorporated it adopted this feature,
and shortly after, when ihe Lawyers'
club was established in the Equitable
building, the same system was adopted
on a much broader scale. The Lawyers'
club set aside "private'- dining-Tooms,'a
public dining room, a ladies' parlor,
boudoir and bathroom for the use of
wives and daughters of ! its members,
and subsequently placed them in charge
of experienced ladies' maids, who are al
ways in attendance. No gentleman is
ever admitted to these rooms unless he
is accompanied by a lady. Upon his
election to the Lawyers' club a member
.fills out a blank with the names of the
Jadies of his family to whom he .wishes
to have the privileges of the club ex
tended. The names so entered are copied upon
a register, and thereafter tha., ladies.
named by the member have the freedom
of the suite of rooms set apart for the
use of their sex.. . They can .gain admit
tance to these rooms at any time during
the day, can meet other ladies there by
appointment, can lunch or dine there, or
can entertain friends at luncheon if they
so desire. No check is ever presented to
them, but the amount of indebtedness
which they incur is charged to the mem
ber of the club at whose instance they
are introduced. '. '.
U, Thesnmewhat remarkable departure1
has 'worke. admirably, andhas given
entire satisfaction to tile most conServa
tive members of the club. A somewhat
similar ctjgtouiis. in yogpe atjhe rooms
-of the Biding club, and there, too, it has
met with favor. Although the fact is
not ; generally kawn, a propositi on to
bujr the bongo on Twenty-firs$. ffeeet,
next to the Dix property, on which the
annex to the Union club is now build
ing, and to fit it np for the use of the
wives and daughters of the Union club
' men, was broached at the time of the
Union club's acquisition of the Dix prop
erty. Tlw proposition did not go through, to
be sure, but the mere fact that it was
made in so conservative a club as the
Union club shows the hold which the
innovation introduced by the Somerset
club has taken on club men. That it will
be generally adopted by the better class
of social clubs before many years there
can be little doubt. And that it will tend
to mitigate the asperity with which
the feminine sex regards the clubs to
which their husbands and brothers be
long there can be less doubt. New York
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Pictures of Beauties.
Remarkable success has been attained
by Professor Ahn, of Breslau, in. applj-
ing photography to fix the indications of
different diseases of the eye. ' Another
contribution to one of the newest depart
ments cf science are Professor Fischer's
photographs of cultivations of luminous
bacteria, which were photographed by
their own ngnt, tae views giving evi
dence of the constant movement in
which the tiny organisms are unceasing
ly engaged. One of the greatest anthro
pologists of the century in Pari3 has
been making a collection of the various
types of mankind, and he does it by
means of the photograph.
He inclines to the opinion that the
type or origin, the race to which the
party originally belonged, is better pre
served among women than among men.
He has therefore made his collection
from among women, and to increase its
attractiveness and value he has an
nounced his intention to choose only
beautiful women for his types. Apropos
of this idea a prominent photographer
proposes to appeal to photographers for
selection and contribution of a photo
. graphic reproduction of the representa
tive women whom they consider the
most beautiful, so that a collection can
be made which will be handed down to
posterity as representing the standard
types of beauty in the Nineteenth cent
ury. New York Oommercial Advertiser.
Taehlnff Children to Flay.
Some philanthropic . women have es
tablished 'Children's Eappy Evening
association" in the east end of London,
They have secured for two hours at even
ing the use of unoccupied school houses,
where they gather the poor little chil
dren from the wretched labyrinths of
the city and teach them . (for : many of
them do not know) how to play the sim
ple games which are supposed to bef a-
mihar to children the world over. Lon
don Letter.
TREMENDOUS RAPID FIF. 'iG.
A Six Inch Gun Poors Oat Shot
After
Slkot at Enormous Speed.
Some important experiments were car
ried out at the artillery range of Sir W.
G. Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. The
principal object of trial was a six inch
quick firing gun of 40 calibers of length
on a mounting of nev design, specially
arranged to be suitable for either the
upper decks or the between deck bat
teries of our new cruisers. Another
feature of this trial was the use of cord
ite, the new smokeless gunpowder,
which has been the subject of extensive
trial during the last twelve months and
seems likely to make a complete revolu
tion in artillery warfare. The proof of
this gun was carried out by the Wool
wich authorities at Silloth, when the
remarkable velocity of 2.GG9 f. a. was
obtained with a charge of cordite pow
der. The programme began by firing five
rounds with a charge of EXG powder
and service projectile for rapidity. The
total time of firing these five rounds was
sixty-one seconds. The same experiment
was then earned out with a charge of
cordite, but after three rounds the firing
was stopped for a few minutes to remove
a burr in the threads of the breech ac
tion, caused by sand getting- into, the
gun. ' The first three rounds of this series
were fired in twenty-four seconds, and
the second two in fifteen seconds. Five
rounds were then fired : with' EXE
powder (non-smokeless) and service pro
jectile at a target which consisted of two
casks lashed together with a flag above
them, at 000 yards range.
There being no wind the smoke hung
a great deal, and -the firing, was there
fore directed by an observer who stood
clear of the smoke. The five rounds
were fired in sixty-one seconds, the tar-
Setjjejng. struck .twice, the other three
shots just missing.
To show the advantage of cordite over
the E X E powder five rounds were then
fired with the former at the same target,
the flag and staff of which still remained
upright, as the tide being low the target
rested on sand. It was found quite feas
ible to fire with the utmost rapidity, and
yet, on account of the smokeless quality
of the powder, to aim each shot deliber
ately." The result was that out of the
five shots the target was actually struck
four times (which completely destroyed
the casks and perforated the flag several
times), and the last shot was only five
yards short; and these five rounds with
the above remarkable accuracy were got
off in the suprisingly short time of fifty
five seconds.
Five rounds with E X E were now
fired, changing from one target to an
other, three targets being placed at
ranges 900, 1,400 and 1,800 yards, and
spread out so that the gun had to be
traversed -through a considerable arc of
training in going from one to the other.
The results wereas follows: 1, 900 yards,
hit target; 2, 900 yards, hit target; 3,
i,4uu yarns, nrty yaws over; 4, 1,400
yards, hit target 5, 1,800 yards, hit tar
get, cutting nagstait.
The total time of these five rounds
3 minutes and 43 seconds, but
a few seconds' delay was occasioned
by the cap of a cartridge case, which
was only tetnpQrsply secured for these
experiments, Tailing off "in the gun
during loading, which necessitated re-
leading. Five rounds of cordite, under
Bimflar conditions to the last series, were
now fired at the 900 and 1,400 yards tar
gets, the 1 ,800 yards one being no longer
visible. The results were as follows
1, 900 yards, hit target; 2, 900 yards, hit
target, cutting flagstaff; 3, 1,400 yards,
tenards.over; 4, 1,400 yards, five yards
over; 5, 1,400 yards, twenty yards over.
The total time f er these five rounds was
1 minute 37 seconds.
The gun was then fired with 5 degs.,
10 degs., 12 degs., 15 degs. and 20 degs.
elevation, with charges of E X E and
cordite, to test the mounting, and except
for a little difficulty in running out when
at 20 degs. elevation everything went
perfectly. London Times.
An Irish Legend.
Among the legends of Ireland is this
beautiful and suggestive myth the
islands of : life and death. In a certain
lake in Monster there were two islands.
Into the first death could never enter,
but age and sickness and the weariness
of life and the paroxysms of fearful suffer
ing all were there known, and they did
their work till the inhabitants, tired of
their immortality, learned to look upon
the opposite island as upon a haven of
repose. They launched their barks upon
the gloomy waters; they touched its
shore and they were at rest. This legend
represents with pathetic fidelity the 6ad
din of today, looking over to Atlantis
across the sea, America, the haven of
repose, the shores of rest. Of the four
and one-half millions of Irish people now
left in Ireland it is safe to say 50 per
cent, have an ambition some day to see
the land of the free and the home of Yan
kee Doodle. Cor. Lewiston Journal.
Texas One-Tenth the Country.
A great many people want to know
how large Texas is in arefL They look
in quite a number of alleged, statistical
abstracts and never find tne-same figures
in two of them..... The "fHrfl figures of
Texas area are 252,696 square miles
equal to about 8.9 per cent, of the entire
area of the United States and territories.
Texas is six times larger than New
York, seven times as large a&Ohio, and
100,000 square miles larger than all the
eastern . and middle states, iTi-i;H-ig
Delaware and Maryland. -, Compared
with the countries of Europe she has
84,000 square miles more than the Aus
trian empire, (52,000 more than the Ger
man empire, - and - nearly - 70,000 square
miles more than Prance. Texas Trade
Journal. . -
I- ,;. .. A Valuable Dof
BiTVina Bothered by 'a piano next
door, eh? Well, I Have a dog which al
ways howls when my wife plays the
r--hrTwk no has tc"bop, and I'd
North Dalles to the Front.
The sale of lots continue to increase
each day as contracts are closed out for im- j
provements. In a few , days , active
work will begin towards erecting several
fine dwellings. Several prominent gen
tlemen of The Dalles .and Portland will
erect residences at North Dalles. ,
Mr. O. D. Taylor, President & General
Manager of the Interstate Investment
Co.; with Mr. S. L. Skeels will leave for
the east in a few davs with a view of
meeting capitalists and closing out for
manufactories.
Two railroads are now , headed for
North Dalles and the coming spring will
make the Keal Estate market m .North
Dalles lots livelv.
Yon will never again get lots as cheap
as you can for the next few davs, for the
demands and the company will advance
them soon. e woula like to see every
one of our citizens make money in lots
at North Dalles.
Manv letters continue to arrive from
the Sound making inquiries and in most
cases purchasing.
e confidently expect to see not less
than fifty houses underway by the be
ginning ot the new year. Mark what
we say. .Lots win advance rapidly at
North" Dal' es.
For further information address O. D.
Taylor, President & General Manager of
the Interstate Investment Co., The
Dalles, Or.
Charles E. Dunham,
-DEALER IX-
QniiS.-pieiuiBS,
CHEMICALS,
Fine Toilet Soaps,
Brushes, Combs,
Perfumery and Fancy Toilet Articles;
In Great Variety.
Pufe Brandy, Wines and
-liquors foir JVTediei
nal Purposes.
Physicians' Prescriptions Accurately
IL'ompoundfd.
Cor. Union and Second Sts., The Dalles.
Old derna 171a
T". Uliia TT AT1T1.
FRANK ROACH, Propr.
The place to get the Best Brands ofj f
WINES, LIQUORS
AND CIGARS.
NEXT DOOR TO THE
Washington flflarkat, Second St.
Don't Forget the
MacDonald Bros., Props.
THE BEST OF
Wines, Lipors and Cigars
ALWAYS ON HAND.
0. K. Restaurant!
Next to Passenger Depot.
Dai and Monthly Boarders
LVNCH COUNTER AT NIGHT.
MEALS
CENTS.
Misses. K. & N". BUTS
H. STONEMAN,
Next door to Columbia Candy Factory.
Boots and Shoes
Made to Order, and
f3HPAIfHD
Satisfaction Guaranteed. - Quick Work.
Prices Reasonable.
H. O. NI
EjIST BID SHLQQ1I
Clothier
J. TV TIJOK o cp.
Abstracters,
RealEstate and
Insurance Agents.
Abstracts of, and Information Concern
ing Land Titles on Short Notice.
Land for Sale and Houses to Rent.
Parties Looking for Houses in
COUNTRY OR CITY,
OR IN SEARCH OF
Buiqe Location?,
Should Call on or Write to us.
Agents for a Full Line of
Leaiing Fire Insurance Companies,
And Will Write Insurance for
on all
Correspondence Solicited. All Letters
Promptly Answered. Call on or
Address,
J. M. HUNTINGTON & CO.
Opera House Block, The Dalles, Or.
"SfllBPhEROOiaS,"
Corner Second and Union Streets.
CHIS SlliliS, Prop.
The . Best of Wines, Liquors and Cigars
ALIT Al SALE,
Mr. Bills will aim to sunnlv his customers with'
the best in his line, both of imported and do
ilies ui; guous.
JAMES WHITE,
Has Opened a
Xiuncli C?
In Connection With hia Fruit Stand
- v and Will Serve
Hot Coffee, Ham Sandwich," Pigs' Feet,
' and Fresh Oysters.
Convenient to the Passenger
Depot.
On Second St., near corner of Madison
Also a
Branch Bakery, California
Orange Cider, and the
Best Apple Cider.
If you want a good lunch, give me a call
Open all Night
Health is Wealth !
Dr. E. C. West's Nerve and Brain Treat
ment, h guaranteed specific for Hysteria, Dizzi
ness, Convulsions, Fit, Nervous Neuralgia,
Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by the use
of alcohol or tobacco. Wakefulness, Mental De
pression, Sortening of the-Bruin, resulting in in
sanity and lending to misery, decay and death,
Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of Power
in either sex, Involuntary Losses and Spermat
orrhea caused by over exertion of the brain, self
abiise or over indulgence. - Each box contains
one month's treatment. $1.00 a box, or six boxes
for $5.00, sent by mail prepaid on receipt ot price.
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure anv case. With each order received by
ns for six boxes, accompanied by $5.00, we will
send the purchaser our written guarantee to re
fund the money if the treatment does not effect
a cure. Guarantees issued only by
BLAKELEY & HOUGHTON,
Prescription Druggists,
175 Second St. The Dalles, Or.
$500 Re-ward!
We will pav the above reward for any case of
Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, In
digestion, constipation or Costiveness we cannot
cure with West's vegetable Liver Pills, when the
directions are strictly complied with. They are
purely vegetable, and never fail to give satisfac
tion. 6ugar Coated. Large boxes containing 30
Pills, 25 cents. Beware of counterfeits and imi
tations. The genuine manufactured only by
THE JOHN C. WFST COMPANY, CHIGAGO,
ILLINOIS.
BLAKELET & HOUGHTON,
Prescription Druggists,
175 Second St. - The Dalles, Or.
and
Tailor
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developing our industries, in extending
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