THE DAILY CHRONICLE
THE DALLES
- ..OREttQK.
STATE OFFICIALS
liovemor
Secretary of State
Trcftsurcr
Supt. of Public Instruction
Senators
Pennover
....(. W. McBrlde
.Phillip Metschan
.,..E. B. McElrov
(J. N. Dolph
" (J. H. Mitchell
B. Hermann
Frank Baker
ConjtreKHmaii
State Printer
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
Sheriff !. I ntes
'lerk J. Ji. (rowen
Treasurer.. Ueo. Kuril
Commissioners Frank'SniM
Assessor John K. Burnett
Surveyor K. F. Sharp
Kuperinteinient of Public Schools. . .Troy nhelley
('oroiier William Mieliell
THE POLITICAL PROMISE.
The political promise, or more properly
speaking the senatorial political premise
is now riie. The crop is large, r.nd of
more than average quality, nnd reports
from all our broad domain fc'.iov.- that
neither blizzard nor snow, I-'js: nor
drouth has deteriorated eithet the qual
ity or the quantity of the harvest. 'lx
a length of time to which the memory
of roan runneth not to the contrary, lii.'
political promise has been a power in
the land. The canal . and locks at the
Cascade have had political promises
enough to have excausted them, and
completed them, but still another con
signment will be sent us this winter.
Moody in. Dakota is sowing his broad
. cast. IiigalLis putting his in with a drill,
Squire is sending his through the mails,
and Ilulwis has already cut his green
for hay. There is no tariff on the polit
ical promise, tt is a tree trade article,
free for all, all wool and generally made
of whole cloth. Ono would think the
great American people would get tired of
the political promise, but they don't.
They take a dose for an adult every year
and just when they would naturally be
expected to gag, they cry for more. The
political promise is a sort of mental cas
tors, the young American taking itearly,
and prescribing it later on for his child
ren. It is like the celebrated rubl)er
omnibus, there is always room for one
more. It is the lever that lifts many a
dead weight into the senate, the leaven
that lightens the political dough, the
salve for sore-heads, the specific for all
complaints, and withal so sweetened, and
comouiided of harmless ingredients
simple sirup and rose water, that it is
pleasant to the taste beautiful to the eye
and harmless to the stomach. AVe all
like it, all take it, and all vote for the
fellow that administers it on the alO'
pathic plan. It is 'indigenous to the
United States, and, flourishes like a green
bay-tree. It is a' daisy, and would fill
the bill for a national flower.
READ THE NEWSPAPERS,
In the search for something to read,
the home paier is too often overlooked,
and yet is one of the very best papers
that can inossibly be laid before your
children. It contains local news which
they can understand and appreciate,
and it will teach them to read and to
inform themselves. The country papers
are often weak sisters, yet almost in
variably as strong as the comunity where
in they eke out their existance will allow
them to be. When you find a good live
newspaper yon will find its corollary a
good live community-reading it support
ing it, and profiting by it. Again you
find a family where the country paper
is a. welcome visitor and the news of the
day is appreciated, and you will find an
intelligent family group, any member of
winch can converse intelligently on
almost any topic. Novela and story
papers are all right in their place, but
we wish to say to our young lady friends
that they are neglecting the greatest aid
to conversational perfection, when they
ueglect to read the newspaper. If you
have not the inclination, cultivate it,
read the telegrams, post yourself on the
issues of the day, teach yourselves to
think, to take an interest in the affairs
of the great busy world, and you will
find in a short time that yon will miss
your daily paper almost as badly as you
would your meals.
THE CORRECT PLAN.
If the dispatches yesterday are correct,
Custer's death, and that of" his gallant
command has been in part avenged.
Three hundred of the treacherous and
brutal savages have paid the penalty of
their murderous attack, with their lives,
and the gallant Seventh cavalry has
avenged the death of the brave" boys
who fell victims to Indian treachery, on
the Rosebud. The particulars of the
battle so far are meager," but if the state
ment is correct that 300 of the sullen
and murderous wretches are dead, the
public can dispense with the details of
their taking off. It is sufficient to know
that they are gone. Subsequent to the
main battle a gang of thirty Indians
undertook to capture a provision train
of the Ninth cavalry, and the Ninth
gives a satisfactory account of each and
all of them. They are dead. Humani
tarians will be shocked at the fate that
has .befallen these poor misguided
wretches, but they deserved just such
treatment as they received. Indian
fighting can be conducted on but one
one plan and that is to kill them just as
you would a snake. It is fortunate that
the soldiers opposed to them understand
their duty, and knowing it performed it.
A. Cincinnati 'man boasts of having
three hearts. Unless he diaws another
be hnd better dron out.
IKOBLE SARCASM.
. Secretary' Noble, Monday, in reply
to au inquiry from local land officers at
Oregon City, Or., holds that an appli
cant who, prior to the act of August 30
last has perfected title to 320. acres or
more, under the geueral land laws may,
under that act, acquire title to 320 acres
more. That is to say, the act is not re
troactive, and hence the. limitation ap-r
plies only to the amount which may be
acquired after passage of the act..
In view of the fact that it is impossi
ble to acqxiire any of the forfeited land
under any circumstances, the ruling of
the distinguished secretary has a flavor
of sarcasm, and the statement that "the
act is not retroactive" when it: is not
active at all, would provoke a smile if it
were not for the fact that profanity takes
precedence. The secretary finds time to
decide all knotty points connected with
the forfeiture act except to discover and
decide that the act is sn force. The act
is not in force, why then decide- hypo
thetical cases. AVe have played the
part (. i Shacubao long enough ! AVe
will :io aujiv of the Barmecidal feast!
O.ir good hoef the secretary, has carried
Lis jest far enough '. We have washed our
hands with invisible soap i.i imaginary
water ,Jand feasted in a hypnotized state
on that which wasnot. Let him beware
lest his guests become drunken on his
idealistic wine, and put a large sized po
litical head on him.
AX OLD TIME ACT.
A few days ago when a sick neighbor
was confined to his bed at Fairhaven
the neighbors made a "bee," furnished
the seed, and put in twenty acres of
grain in one day for their afflicted neigh
bor, then collected enough monev to
pay the sick man's taxes, and made the
family comfortable with things thev
needed. Oregon tan.
These good neighbors were- practical
christians and without doubt realized as
they contemplated their good work, the
joy and comfort they brought to
their sick neighbor and his tired and
worried wife, that "it is more blessed to
give than to recieve." A man is better
for having performed such work, and
the man for whom it was done, can
never under any circumstances get very
wicked. It is a genuine specimen of old
time neighborism, such as our grand
fathers practiced when they cleared up
the forests of Ohio and Indiana, thei'far
west" of those days, a specimen unfortu
nately too rare, in these bustling days.
These good people made for their neigh
bors a glad Christinas, and filled x his
heart, along with their own with the
divine spirit, expressed in the glad
pean "Peace on earth, good will to
man."
AVe take pleasure and pride in calling
attention to the Chronicle's dispatches
yesterday. They were important, and
placed before our readers more than
twenty-four hours before the Oregonian
with the same dispatches reached them.
As a matter of fact that naner has not
yet arrived. We intend to make this
paper as good as any small dailv can be,
and we are not ashamed to have it coin
pared with any of the dailies in the state
except the Oregonian. The moral of all
which is that if you have not already
subscribed for it you had better do so at
once. It will please vour wife and it
will benefit you. Try it for a month and
see if you can get along without it.
A correspondent asks: -'Why don't
the road supervisor who has charge of
the road that crosses Three-Mile at the
Bettingen place have the same opened?
All the damages have been paid and the
road ordered opened long ago." Not
knowing, we cannot answer, but suggest
that the supervisor might throw some
light on the subject.
A Few Resolutions.
I resolve the coming year that I will
not drink any unless I am thirsty.
That I will be true to the fairer (they
l. ...... .. . A 1 - ' v . . .
nvc m;icu luirer; sex me coming vear
than I was last year. I think I can.
That I will try not to find my temper
it i succeed in losing it as often as I did
in 1890.
That I will be kinder to the gentleman
(if such lie was) who threshed me last
year.
That I will act better in good society.
That I will agree to obey my superiors
if I have any. I think I am safe in
making this resolution.
That I will try to be kind to all who
are unkind to me very few are.
That I will let people mind their own
business and will assist them all I can.
That I will answerny correspondents
better than heretofore I have verv few
left.
That if I can not find a man after
mine own heart, I will seek a woman.
That I will writejbetter and more en
tertaining things for the press if pos
sible. A newspaper correspondent tells a
pretty story about Mrs. Senator Stan
foad's publishing a book of poems for a
poor poet who could not bear the expense
of the publication. Poor,' unhappy Mrs.
Stanford ! Every poet in the land will be
turning his hopeful eyes now to her
pocket book.
A man has no right to make money
unless he has the . bettering of the world
at heart; and he must not haye too
queer notions about bettering the world
either. -
Two men have just swapped wives in
.Nebraska. Though it were an even
trade the gentlemen niav conclud thtv
S. L. YOUNG,
k (successor to E. BECK.)
-DEALER IN
Jewelry, Diamonds,
SMEflWiUfE, :-: ETC
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry
Repaired and Warranted.
ltio Second St., The Dalles, Or.
C. N. THORXBURY,
late Itec. V. S. Ijind Office.
T. A. HUDSON,
Notary Public.
thorrbdby&pdsok,
ROOMS 8 and 9 LAND OFFICE BUILDING,
PoHtofHce Box 335,
THE DALLES, OR.
Filings, Contests,
And all other Business in the U. S. Land Office
Promptly Attended to.
AA'e have ordered Blanks for Filings,
Entries and the purchase of Kail road
Lands under the recent Forfeiture Act,
which we will have, and advise the pub
lic at the earliest date when such entries
can lie made. Look for advertisement
m this paper.
Tlurnbury & Hudson
D. I Thompson'
President.
J. S. Schenck, H. M. Beau.,
iee-1'resident. Cashier.
First national Bank.
THE DALLES,
- OREGON
A General Banking Business transacted
ueposits received, subject to Sight
Draft or Check.
Collections made and proceeds promptly
reimneti on aay or collection.
Sight and Telegraphic Exchange sold on
ivvi J. urn, can rruncisco ana Port
land. DIRECTORS.
Thompson-. Jno. S. Schenck
. Sparks. Geo. A. Liebe.
H. M. Beall.
FRENCH & CO.,
BANKERS.
TRANSACT A GEXEKAL BANKING BUSINESS
Letters of Credit issued available in the
Jiiastern States.
bight Exchange and Telegraphic
inuiBierBsoiQon rew I orK, unicago, St.
Louis, San Francisco. Portland Oreimn.
Seattle Wash., and various points in Or-
crguii uiiu n usuingion.
Collections made at all points on fav
orable terms.
Rout street Cigar store,
THE DALLES, OREGON.
W. H. JONES,
PROPRIETOR.
Opposite the Umatilla House.
HAVE ON SALE THE BEST BRANDS OF
Imported and Domestic
CIGARS and TOBACCO.
ALSO A FULL LINE OF
"5To.xxls.oo Xotions
PURE HAVANA CIGARS.
Chas. Stubling,
PROPRIETOR OF THE
QEITWlf),
. New Yogt Block, Second St. .
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Liquor v Dealer,
MILWAUKEE BEER 0 DRAUGHT.
$20 REWARD.
WHS
CLOCKS
"W1?X..?E PAID FOR ANY INFORMATION
leading to the conviction of parties cutting
the ropes or iu any way interfering with the
wires, poles or lamp of Thb Electric Light
H. ULENN.
Notice to Fuel Con sumers
MrlER; BEplTOfI,
. ' ,. : Have on hand a lot of
Fir and
Hard Wood.
Also a lot of.
ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY. .
Office corner ; '
Third and Union Streets,
SNIPES fit KlNESItV,
Wholesale anfl Retail Dmiists.
Fine Imported, Key West and Domestic
CIGARS.
(AGENTS FOR)
I8G2
(J. L BltfMtp JD.,
Heal Estate,
Insurance,
and Loan
HGENCY.
Opevo. House Bloek,3d St.
-FOR-
Carpets ana Furniture,
CO xo
PRINZ & NITSCHKE,
And be Satisfied as to
QUALITY AND PRICES.
w. e. garretson;
Leadings Jeweler.
SOLE AGENT FOR THE
All Watch Work Warranted.
Jewelry Made to Order.
138 Second St., The Dalles, Or.
REMOVAL.
H. Glenn' lias removed his
office and the office of the
Electric light Co. -to 72
CST'D
Washington St. -
THE JDIIiLES
v The Gate City of the Inland Empire is situated atj
the head of navigation on
is a thriving, prosperous city.
. . . ITS TERRITORY.
It is the supply city for
" J ' . ' - .
uiuiiaiiugrazuig country, its trade reaching as
far south as Summer Lake, a distance of over twrj
hundred miles. -,
THE LARGEST WOOL MARKET;
: The rich grazing country along the eastern slope
of the the Cascades furnishes pasture for thousands
of sheep, the wool from which finds market here.
; The Dalles is the largest original wool shipping
point in America, "about
shipped this year.
THE VINEYARD OF OREGON.
The country near The Dalles produces splendid
crops of cereals, and its fruits cannot be excelled. It
is the vineyard of Oregon, its grapes equalling Cali
fornia's best, and its other fruits, apples, pears
prunes, cherries etc., are
ITS PRODUCTS.
The salmon fisheries are the finest on the Columbia
yielding this year a revenue of $1,500,000 which can
and will be more than doubled in the near future.
The products of the beautiful Klickital valley find
market here, and the country south and east has thiS
year filled the warehouses, and all available storage
places to overflowing with their products.
ITS WEALTH-
It is the richest city of its size on the coast, and its
money is scattered over and is being used to develop,
more farming country Jhan is tributary to any other
city in Eastern Oregon. -
Its situation is unsurpassed! Its climate delight
ful! Its possibilities incalculable! Its resources un
limited! And on these corner stones she stands.
E. W. EDWARDS,
DEALER IK
Paints, Oils, Glass, Wall Papers, Decora
tions, Artists' Materials, Oil Painting Chromos ani Steel Eiipaviiiis.
Mouldings and Picture Frames, Cornice-Poles
Etc., Paper Trimmed Free.
ioture Fx-a.zxieBt
276 and 278, Second Street.
HOMDAY
L. RORDEN & CO.
Largest and Best Assortment of CHRISTMAS PRESENTS Ever Brought to this City.
Your presence is Cordially Invited at our Store
EARLY AND OFTEN.
VOGT BLOCK, SECOND ST., THE DALLES, OR.
John Pashek,
tVMERCHANT tailors
Third Street, Opera Block.
JVLadison's Liatest System
Used in cutting garments, and
. . Repairing and Cleaning
: For the Best Brands and Purest
J. O. MHCK, o.
Utyolesale : liquor : Dealer,
117 SECOND ST.
the Middle Columbia, aritfl
an extensive and rich agriJ
...... .,
5,000,000 pounds being!
unsurpassed.
Made to Order.
The Dalles, Or.
.6. GOODS
a fit guaranteed each time.
Neatly and Quickly Done. -
Quality of Wines and liquors, go to :
THE DALLES, OR.