SIQHTLE6S BUT NOT. HELPLESS.
The Active BualnoM Lib of Chiexiro
, Mm Who la Wholly Blind.
The wonder of West Harriaon street is
a blind man, William F. Buschick who
Uvea at 1115, where he condncts a retail
cigar and confectionery store, A casual
observer would . not be apt to discover
that the storekeeper is totally blind from
the manner in which he moves around
and shows off- his goods. Mr. Bupchick
keeps his own accounts, waits on the
customers, takes in money and hands
out change as deftly as any saleswoman
in a down town store. He seldom makes
mistakes in handling coin, and if any
body were mean enough to try it would
not be an easy matter to pass counter
feit coins on him.
His sense of feeling is keen, and per-
haps more so as a result of the absence
of sight. He hands out any brand of
cigars asked for, and his sensitive finger
tips light upon the right brand of chew
ing gum without any fumbling. His
eyes, which are not concealed from view,
are a beautiful dark bine, and a stranger
looking into them would not guess that
they were so utterly useless.
Mr. Buschick buys all his stock, going
down town on the street cars and about
the crowded streets of the. business sec
tion of the south side without a guide.
He never loses his bearings. When
ready to return home he waits quietly
"Beside a peanut stand and asks the ven
der to tell him when a Harrison street
car comes. This car passes his store, and
he intuitively knows when it is opposite
his home.
He jumps from the car while it is in
motion. He walks about bis store and
turns sharp corners without mishap.
He can walk straight to a door and grasp
the knob without, fumbling it, or trip
down stairs as lively and as gracefully
as a young woman, and n'ver makes a
miscalculation when reaching the last
step. He is a candy maker and makes
all the candy he 8lls.
As is usual in cases of blindness, the
loss of this man's vision has quickened hi
sense of feeling and hearing. When his
eyes went out of business their available
assets appear to have been transferred to
his ears and finger tips. His ability to
locate objects by sound is wonderful.
This was demonstrated one night when
a burglar broke into his store. The rob
ber left hastily with a leaden bullet in
his anatomy, as spots on the floor proved
the next morning. The blind man
handles a revolver cleverly and shoots
accurately for one so heavily handi
capped, locating the object to.be aimed
at by Bound. Chicago Tribune.
n ot Altogether Modern.
The opinion held by many people who
have never had their attention especially
turned to the. work of Jean Jacques
Rousseau is not that he was a benefactor
of his kind, but in reality he was one of
the first apostles of the modern methods
of education, and it is only after all this
lapse of years that his ideas have come
to be widely adopted. It is he who once
said that we came into the world igno
rant, but with capacity; that education
begins at birth; that we learn incredibly
in the first years, and that as impres
sions supply our first knowledge those
impressions should be of the best and
should be presented in the right order;
that the first cry of a child is a request,
the second a command; that deutruct
iveness in a child is not cruelty, but
activity; that the sin of children is their
weakness; that strength brings about
virtue, and he who can do all things
will never do wrong things. '
This we see to be undoubtedly good
reasoning in the light thrown on the
subject of late years, and understand
ing now how greatly our children are
affected by what they see us to be we com
prehend more fully what T hales meant
when he said that men must live in the
consciousness that all around them is
filled with gods, and that this should
keep them more chaste than if they were
in the holiest of temples. Harper's Ba
zar, TongU Sole.
Mrs. Custer reports a story related to
her by a frontiersman which may . bo
taken as an amusing illustration of i
very solemn truth. The teller of the
story had stopped at a cabin to get
supply of milk. '
The family consisted of a mother and
several "strapping daughters." As the
traveler sat by the fire the shriveled old
mother bent over the fireplace puffing at
a clay pipe, perfectly stolid and silent,
till one of the girls came in and stood at
the fire trying to dry her homespun dress.
Without raising herself, and in a
drawling tone, the mother said pres
ently, "Sal, there's a coal under your
fat."
In no more animated tone, and with
out even moving, the daughter replied.
"Which fut, mammy?"
The girl had run barefoot all her life
over the Bhale and rough ground of that
country, and the red hot coal was some
time in making its way through the hard
surface to a sensitive tissue.
The Product of the Silkworm.
The thread of the silkworm is so small
that an average of forty-two of them are
twisted together to form a thread of
common sewing silk; that of the spider
is many diameters smaller. Two
drams of spider web by weight would,
if stretched into a straight line, reach
from London, England, to Edinburgh,
Scotland, a distance of over 400 miles.
St. Louis Republic.
Fashion Slaves.
Husband You women are
stares of fashion.
regular
Wife I know it, my dear. What was
it you wanted me to do for you?
Husband Oh yes, I forgot. Those two
battens on the back of my coat just
above the coat ' tails are loose. I wish
you'd sew them on. Good News.
The Taxed Question Settled.
Tom What's your choice of a national
'flower?
Jerry Golden rod. And yours?
Tom (resting on his crutches) Well.
y .cm. ,jhrik it should be a railway
AN ARAB IVORY RAIO.
A Cruel Attack of One Tribe Upon Azr-
. ' other In the Wllda of Africa.
- Soon after Tippo Tib's occupation of
Stanley Falls in 1379 rumors reached
Yaboli and the neighboring villages of
oppression and persecution by the Many
ems. Chiefs met together to inquire of
each other the reason of this invasion.,
Les than three years after Stanley's
fight with the Basoko at the month of
the Arnwimi, the Manyema mercenaries
of the Arabs attacked and destroyed sev
eral villages higher up the same river,
having traveled overland from the Congo
through the dense forests below Stanley
Falls; and descending the Aruwimi river
in canoes they laid waste all the villages
by the way, capturing men and women,
and imposing fines of ivory for their re
demption upon those of the natives who
were fortunate enough to escape to the
woods.
Although everv nreeantirm
by the people of Tabuli to guard against
surprise, iney instinctively reit impend
ing evil and a gloom settled over the
village anocung young and old alike.
They all appeared to realize their iso
lated, position, escape being impossible
as their neighbors were at enmity with
them and with each other, and the poor
wretches lived in a condition of fear
bordering upon panic. -
At last the evil day arrived. .' Early
one morning, just before daybreak, they
were suddenly startled by the loud re
ports of the Manyema guns. The forest
around the village appeared alive with
armed men, who rushed among their
dwellings from all sides, firing reckless
ly, sometimes in the air, into the doors
of the huts, and at the panic stricken
savages, who rushed toward the woods
for shelter. A few of the braver native
stood their ground and hurled spears ,
and knives at their assailants, but one
by one they dropped, shot by their bru
tal enemy.
After firing their muzzle loading mus
kets many of the Manyema rushed upon
the natives and clubbed them with the
butt end of their guns. The women en
cumbered with their children, whom
they were bravely trying to carry off to
the shelter of the woods, were soon over
taken by the Manyema, who ronghlv
threw them to the ground and bound
their arms and legs. Nearly two-thirds
of the women and children were capt
ured, including the favorite wife oi
Ioko; but many of the men and a few
women managed to escape to the woods.
Herbert Ward in Scribner's.
Was Once the Queen's.
Missing a literary treasure supposed
to have been once in the possession of her
majesty the queenl The precious relic
referred to is a copy of the original edi
tion of.' 'A Christmas Carol." presented by
Dickens to the author of "Vanity Fair,"
with the interesting autograph inscrip
tion, "W. M. Thackeray, from Charles
Dickens (whom he made very happy
once a long way from home)." The
story runs that the queen possessed a
strong desire to own the little volume
in which the names of these two great
contemporary masters of fiction were
thus associated; that an unlimited com
mission was given for its purchase, and
that it eventually became her majesty's
property for the sum of 25 10s., and
was immediately transferred to her keep
ing.
Thdj firisnnftl mt.lmT-ifv nf f Via - of ntA.
ment appears to have been the late Mr.
Hotten, the publisher; but it is more
important to note that Tir Trans' Vvino--
rapher, Mr. John Forster, has given it
aaainonai currency, xne strange part
of the matter, however, is that the royal
librarian knows nothing about it, except
that no such book is included in the col
lection under his care. London News.
Climate of Southern California.
Winter as we understand it east of the
Rockies does not exist. I scarcely know
how to divide the seasons. There are
at most but three. Spring may be said
to begin with December and end in
Aoril: summer, with Mav fviinw ava
however, are often cooler than those of
januaryana enawitti September; while
October and November are a mild n.
tumn, when nature takes a partial rest,
ana tne leaves or the deciduous trees
are gone. But how shall we classify a
climate in which the strawberry (none
yet in my experience equal to the east
ern berry) may be eaten in every month
of the year, and ripe figs may be picked
from July to March?
What shall I say of a frost (an affair
of only an hour just before sunrise)
which is hardly anywhere severe enough
to disturb the delicate heliotrope, and
even in the deepest valleys where it may
chill the orange will respect the bloom
of that fruit on contiguous ground fifty
or a hundred feet higher? Charles Dud
ley Warner in Harper's. ,
Overlooked in the Excitement.
He (on a raft in mid-ocean) There,
dear, taste this orange marmalade, and
while I scan the horizon wrap my great
coat around you.
She How great! how noble! how self
sacrinciner! Bnt. darlins'. arn vm enro
you will not be too cold?
He You forget, Maud, that I have on
my Ascot tie. Clothier and Furnisher.
-Parents, in 1 choosing an employment
for their children or giving them advice
upon the subject, should study their
temperaments and inherited tendencies.
Children of consumptive parents should
seldom engage in sedentary occupations.
Those who have inherited weak hearts
should not engage in work involving
much severe strain.
Senator Evarts is sometimes known to
work constantly at his desk for. ten or
twelve hours. . During the ' preparation
of the judiciary bill, at the last session
of congress, he sometimes sat in his chair
writing and dictating from 8 in the
morning till 6 in the evening.
The all linen shirt is one of the luxu
ries of luxuries. The man that has
once experienced the "feel" of a fine alt
linen shirt will economize in every other
direction in order that he may continue
The successful merchant is
the one who watches the mar
kets and buys to the best advantaged--
v . .
Then most prosperous family is
the one that takes advantage of
low prices.
BROOKS & BEERS
will sell yon choice.
Groceries and Provisions
OF ALL KINDS, AXD
H&ttduUcxtte
AT MORE KEASOMABI.E8 RATES
THAN ANY OTHER PLACE
IN THE CITY.
REMEMBER we deliver all pur
chases without charge.
390 & 394 Second St.
Charles E. Dunham,
; DEALER IN
DniiS.-piediciiiee,
CHEMICALS,
Fine Toilet Soaps,
Brashes, Combs,
Perfumery and Fancy Toilet Articles.
In Great Variety.
Pute Brandy, Wines and
Ltiquors for Medici
nal Purposes.
Physicians' Prescriptions Accurately
Compounded.
Cor. Union and Second Sts.. The Dalles.
-TH1
Old Qerfflapia
FRANK ROACH, Propr.
The place to get the Best Brands of
WINES, LIQUORS
AND CIGARS.
NEXT DOOR TO THE
Washington Market, Second St.
Don't Forget the
EflST EP SPOJ,
MacBonaia Bros, Props.
THE BEST OF
Wines, Lipors and Cigars
ALWAYS ON HAND.
0. K. Restaurant!
Hext to Passenger Depot.
Day and Monthly Boarders.
USCH COUNTER AT NIGHT.
MEALS 25 CENTS.
Misses N". .& NY BUTTS.
33
"SAMPLE ROOIWS,"
Corner Second and Union Streets.
CHfIS BlIiLiS, Prop.
The Best of Wines, Liquors and Cigars
AIWAiS ON SALE.
Mr. Bills will aim to snpply his customers with
M,''ii'""''T,,;ji'll ,linp. r'b of imported and do-
J. M- HUNTINGTON & CO.
v . - -. . v- -. .. v .-.-7,.' (
Abstracters, '
. Heal Estate and
Insurance Agents.
Abstracts of. and Information Concern
ing Land Titles on Short Notice.
Land for Sale and Houses to Rent
Parties Looking for Homes in ..
COUNTRY OR CITY,
OR IN SEARCH OF
Bn0iqe0 Locations,
Should Call on or Write to us.
Agents for a Full Line of
iLeaflinir Fire Insuraiice Companies,
J And Will Write Insurance for
I
on all
DESIRABLE RISKS.
Correspondence Solicited. All Letters
Promptly Answered. Call on or
Address,
J. M. HUNTINGTON & CO.
Opera House Block, The Dalles, Or.
JAMES WHITE,
Has Opened a
Lunoli Counter,
In Connection With his Fruit Stand
and Will Serve
Hot Coffee, Ham Sandwich, Pigs' Feet,
and Fresh. Oysters.
Convenient to the Passenger
JJepot.
On Second St., near corner of Madison.
Also a ' ' '
Branch Bake'ryr , 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 Kerve anb Brain Treat
ment, a guaranteed specific for Hysteria, Dizzi
ness, Convulsions, Fits, Nervous Xeurnlffia,
Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by the use
of alcohol or tobacco, Wakefulness, Mental De
pression, Softening of the Brain, resulting in in
sanity and leading to misery, decay and death,
Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of Power
in either sex. Involuntary Losses nnd Spermat
orrhoea caused by over exertion of the bruin, self
abuse or over Indulgence. Each box contains
one month's treatment, f 1.00 a box, or six boxes
for 15.00, sent by nuil prepaid on receipt of price.
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case. - With each" order received bv
us for six boxes, accompanied by 15.00, 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.
SUMMONS. .-
In the Circuit Court lof the State of Oregon for
the countyof -Wasco.
O. D. Taylor, plaintiff, vs. Thomas J. Freden
burg, E. L. Smith and L. Francisco, defendants.
To Thomas J. Fredenburg, the above named de
fendant. . -
In the name of the state of Oregon you are
hereby commanded to appear and answer the
complaint of the above named plaintiff, filed
against you in the above entitled court and
cause on or before the first day of the next regu
lar term of said Circuit court, to-wit: On or be
fore the ath day of February, 18W1, and if yon fail
so to appear and answer, for want thereof the
plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief
prayed for in his complaint, that is to say: for a
decree foreclosing that certain mortgage, made,
executed and delivered bv you, to said plaintiff,
on the 5th day of September, 1KS8, upon the
south half and north-west quarter of the north
east quarter, and the north-east quarter of the
north-west quarter of Section twenty-eight in
Township one, north of Kange ten, east of the
Willamette Meridion, in Wasco county, Oregon,
and for a sale of said real estate, according to
law ; that the proceeds of such sale be applied
upon the costs and disbursements of this suit,
and upon the costs charges and expenses of such
sale, and upon the note mentioned in said mort
gage, said note being for (400.00 and bearing
interest from the 5th day of September, 18S8, at
the rate of ten per cent, per annum until paid,
which note is now overdue and unpaid, and a
reasonable attorney's fees of $40.00 as provided
and stipulated in said note, and for Judgment
and execution over against the defendant,
Thomas J. Fredenburg for any amount remain
ing unsatisfied after all the proceeds of such sale
properly applicable to plaintiffs demands have
been applied, and also that said defendants and
each of them and all persons claiming by,
through or under them, or either of them, be for
ever barred and foreclosed of all right, title,
claim, lien and equity of redemption and inter
est in said premises, and for such other and
further relief as shall be equitable and just.
By order of Hon. Loyal B. Stearns, one of the
Circuit judges of the Fourth Judicial District in
Oregon, dated December 2Sd, 1890, this summons
is directed to be served uqon you by publication
thereof.
Dated December 26, 1800.
DUFUK, WATKINS & MENFEE,
Dec27 Attorneys for Plaintiff.
F. TAYLOR,
PROPRIETOR OF THE
City Market.
1 s
Tne Dalles
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is here and has come to stay.. It hopes
to win its way to public favor by ener
gy, industry and merit; and to this end
we ask that you give it a fair trial, and
it satisfied with its
support.
'
The
four pages of six columns each, will be
issued every evening-, except Sunday,
and will be delivered in the city, or sent
by mail for the moderate sum of fifty-
cents a month.'
Its Objects
will be to advertise the resources of the
city, and adjacent country, to assist in
developing our industries, in extending
and opening up new channels for our
trade, in securing an open river, and in
helping THE DALLES to take her prop
er position as the
Leading City of Eastern Oregon.
The paper, both daily and weekly, will
be independent in politics, and in its
criticism of political matters, as in its
handling of local affairs, it will be
JUST, FAIR AND IMPARTIAL
We will endeavor to give all the lo
cal news, and we ask that your criticism
of our object and course, be formed from
the contents of the paper, and not from
rash assertions of outside parties.
For the benefit of our advertisers we
shall print the first issue about 2,000
copies for free distribution, and shall
print from time to time extra editions,
so that the paper will re,ach every citi
zen of "Wasco and adjacent counties.
THE WEEKLY,
sent to any address for $1.50 per year.
It will contain from four to six eight
column pages, and we shall endeavor
to make it the equal of the best. Ask
your Postmaster for a copy, or address..
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