The Dalles Daily Chronicle. THE DALLES OREGON. Entered at the Postofnce at The Dalles. Oregon, 'as second-class matter. 8TATB OFFICIALS. tiovemoi Secretary of State Treasurer Supt. of Public Instruction . enators 'Congressman State Printer 8. Pennnyer G. W. McBrlde ..Phillip Metmhan E. B. McKlroy J J. N. Dolph " J. H. Mitchell B. Hermann Frank Baker COUNTY OFFICIALS. County Judge. C. N. Thornbnry Sherftf -. D.L. Oaten Clerk J. B. Croesen Treasurer Geo. Ruch Commissioner, IFrancSfd Assessor . . ... .John E. Barnett 8u rveyor . . . . E. F. Sharp Superintendent of Public Schools. . .Troy Shelley Coroner William Michell The Chronicle is the Only Paper in The Dalles that Receives the Associated Press Dispatches. THE WIRE WORM. . Mr. V. C. Brock, county clerk of Sher man county, has received a letter from' the professor of etomology, F. L. . Wash burne of the state agricultural college at Corvallis, which contains that gentle ' man's description of the worm which plays Buch havoc in our young grain fields. The professor calls it the "wire worm" which transforms after two year's life as a larva, into the snapping beetle (elatendae.) He claims that land that has lain for two or three years without a crop will be much infested with the worm and that the first' and subsequent crops will suffer unless such crops are planted as are distasteful to the worm and they are thereby starved -out. He ' mentions clover as a favorite food for these worms and says that low moist land is more infested than- high sandy soil. The professor's remedy for their distraction is a rotation of such crops as are distasteful' to them. Among these he mentions woad, buckwheat and white mustard. Woad is of no earthly account to us any more than tar-weed ; buckwheat might be cultivated in gar den patches with profit, but its use as an exterminator is impracticable, and any kind of mustard, "black, white or grey," as a cure for anything is as bad as the disease itself. Of course the white mustard plant is different from the weed known as "wild mustard," but if the wire-worm of eastern Oregon is never killed till we poison him with any kind of mustard he will live a long time. Fall plowing is spoken of as another remedy, but while this is practicable we haye no faith in it as a remedy for wire worms. At any rate we have never heard or known of any marked difference between fall and spring plowing in re spect to the ravage of the worm on the grain subsequently planted on either of them. It is said that in the old countries "compacting the ground by rolling, or driving sheep over it is practiced by some farmers to lessen their attacks." Rolling is very generally practiced here yet we have never noticed any difference between rolled ground and that which was merely leveled by a clod-smasher. The professor closes his suggestions by recommending summer-fallowing and then keeping the ground free from weeds And any other growth during the sum mer season. He says this ought to starve them and perhaps it would but we have a piofound impression that we have yet a good deal to learn about the habits and best means of exterminating the Eastern Oregon "wire-worm." PUNISHMENT DOES CRIME. PREVENT Those who believe that to mitigate the punishment of crime or to abolish the death penalty will tend to lessen the number of ci imes or murders will have difficulty in explaining the statistics that clearly prove that since the period when punisments were mitigated in Europe crime has largely increased in the coun tries where such mitigation has taken piace. Mr. Charles Scott in a late num ber of the Juridical Review says: "In T. C t ono i -. . . . nux ii um loio 10 J.00- muraers nave increased from 197 to 234; infanticides from 102 to 194 ; blows and assaults from 8000 to 19,000 ; robberies from 900 to 33, 000, and so on with other crimes and offenses. And yet from 1826 to 1884 the population had only increased by- seven millions. In 1885 the volume of crime was still augmenting. In Naples, in 1832 homicides of all kinds, (uninten tional included) amounted to 669, and in 1880 (unintentional not included) to 1061. Where the death penalty has been altogether or almost abolished, murder has increased in an extraordi- . nary degree. In Belgium murders in . creased in a frightful manner, whenever the knowledge of the abolition of the scaffold . spread ' among the masses. From 1865 to .1880 murders increased from 31 to. 120. In Prussia, where for many years there had been no execu tions, murders increased from 242 in 1854 to ;618 in 1880. In " Switzerland where capital punishment was abolished in 1874 murders increased in five years -in the proportion of 75 per cent. The same effect was produced in France and .Italy." ; How ' will', the. modern crank who holds! that' .punishment ib not're--formatory and. that the death penalty is not a, deterrent of murder, account ior these facts?. ... '""""".":':.''. , , ;" tybman is fi good deal like ice cream.' .; venner-niutirar. sweetness -won't gave her wnen she gets unduly warmed lip. A RAILROAD TO WASCO. The Sherman county farmers are thor oughly alive on the question of connec tion with this city by a railroad that shall serve both as a portage around the Celilo falls and as a means of cheap ening the freight on the immense grain products of that fine agricultural county. Already two meetings have been held for the purpose of agitating the question of co-operation with the company lately incorporated in this city, for the exten sion of the survey, already - begun, from Biggs to Wasco. The interests of the farmers of Sherman county, in this mat ter, are so closely related to our own that it will be a proud day for us when we shall be able to record that a railroad from this city to Wasco is an assured fact. ... CKOP-WBATHKR BU1LITIN, JfO, IS. For the Wk Ending, 6, 1891. Batnrday June Oregon- Weathisr Bureau,) Central Office, Portland, Oregon, f WESTERN OREGON WEATHKB. Cool, partly cloudy and cloudy weather with occasional rain showers prevailing during the past week. On May 30th quite a heavy thunder storm prevailed in the western portion of the Willamette valley ; on the 4th, 5th and 6th showers were general. There was an absence of bright warm: sunshine. CRors. The -weather conditions have been ex ceedingly favorable to cereals, causing the prospects for harvest to beextraordi narly good. General reports indicate hay crop to be unusually heavy ; wheat and oats appear to be in better condition than for many years, if ever better at this season. The cool weather and rains have not been favorable to the straw berry crop, which is now ripening and berries are not as plentiful. Stone fruits will not be an average, especially in the Willamettee valley. The warmth in January, the cool spring and frosts, '" mi me nine were not supposed to have done much damage, did really do great damage. Fruit is falling off, and some trees dyirig. Cherries and prunes are especially injured. Cherries are be ginning to ripen. Better reports in re gard to the fruit is receive from portions of Douglas and from Josephine1, Jackson and Curry counties. Corn acreage has been increased and is doing well. Vine yards are unusually thrifty ; clusters are forming. Hops are doing' well, in some sections lice are reported, in others, es pecially about Lebanon, Linn county no lice are found. EASTERN OREGON WEATHER. , A lower temperature than the previous week, together with partly cloudv weather and general rains prevailed. In some sections the rain was unusually heavy. Thunder storms are generally reported. CROPS. General crop prospects were never bet ter at this season of the year, than they are at present tnrougnout this section. Farmers are jubilant over excellent prospects. The rains were copious, timely and very beneficial. New life and vigor has been imported by the rain to all vegetation. The hot winds of two weeka ago did some damage, but it has been more than recompensed by the benefit the rain has been to winter and especially spring wheat. "I have never seen more promising prospect for crops" writes a correspondent from Mor row county and similar reports are re ceived from every county. Crickets are doing some damage in Malheur county. Irrigation is in progress in Baker county. In Wasco and about Milton, Umatilla county, strawberries are very plentiful, and cherries are ripening. Absense of hot winds during the present month will allow of the present excellent prospects to be realized. B. S. Pague, Observer U. S. Weather Bureau. Baby is sick. The woeful expression of a Des Moines teamster's countenance showed his deep anxiety was not entire ly without cause, when he inquired of a druggist of the same city what was best to give a baby for a cold? It was not ne cessary for him to say more, his counte nance showed that the pet of the family, if not the idol of his life was in distress. "We give our baby Chamberlain's Cough Remedy," was the druggist's answer. "I don't like to give the baby such strong medicine," said the teamster. You know John Oleson, of the Watters-Talbot Print ing Co., don't you? inquired the drug gist. "His baby, when eighteen months old, got hold of a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and drank the whole of it. Of course it made the baby vomit very freely but did not injure it in the least, and what is more, it cured the ba by's cold. The teamster already knew the value of the Remedy, having used it himself, and was now satisfied that there was no danger in giving it even to a baby. For sale by Snipes & Kinersly. Milk may be canned just as you would can fruit. Bring the milk to the boiling point and fill your jars to the brim with it ; then shut air tight. This will keep any length of time and be just as good when opened as when it was put up. Wood Dealers Attention! SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED at my office in The Dalles, until Monday, July 6th, at 7:80 p. m., for 63 cords of good, dry oak wood and 15 cords of good, dry, fir wood to be delivered during the month of July at the several school houses in School District No. 12, Wasco county, Oregon. By order of the directors. J. M. HUNTINGTON, Jn5-12 School Clerk. Ralph Gibons announces himself as a can didate for CITY MARSHAL Steam Ferry. t) fi ElflldC 18 now running a steam t. U. EMiiJlD Ferry between Hood. River and White Salmon. Charges reasonable. R. O. Evans, Prop. $20 REWARD. WILL BE If A.W KOBANY .INFORMATION . leading to the conviction of parties cutting he ropwoa In any way interfering with the wires; pules or lamp of The- Eibctric Light Co. - , I-. -- ,:V ! . .. H..-GLENN-. Manager SjiiPES & K11IERSLY, Wholesale and Retail Drrosfe. -DEALERS in- Fine Imported, Key West and Domestic PAINT Now is the time to paint your house and if you wish to get the best quality and a fine color use the , Sherwin, Williams Cos Paint . ' - For those wishing to see the quality and color of the above paint we call their attention to the residence of S. L. Brooks, Judge Bennett, Smith French and others painted by Paul Kreft. Snipes & Kinerely are agents for the above paint for The Dalles. Or. Don't Forget the EAST EJ1D SflLOOJI, JacDonalJ Bros., Props. THE BEST OF Wines, Lipors and Cigars ALWAYS ON HAND. E. BiYAR;D no., Heal Estate, Insurance, and Loan AGENCY. Opera House Block, 3d St. Chas. Stublingy PROPRIETOR OF THI QEiiyi,, New Vogt Block, Second St WHOLESALE AND RETAIL . Liquor v Dealer, MILWAUKEE BEER M DRAUGHT. Health is Wealth ! Da, E. C. West's Nbrvk ahd Brain Treat ment, a guaranteed specific for Hysteria, Dizzi ness, Convulsions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia, Headache, Nervons 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 and Spermat orrhoea caused by over exertion of the brain, self abuse or over indulgence. Each box contains one month's treatment. 11.00 a box, or six boxes for 15.00, sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price. WE GUARANTEE BIX BOXES To cure any case. With each order received by us 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 BLAKELET Jt HOUGHTON, Prescription Druggists, 175 Second St. , The Dalles, Or. YOU NEED BUT ASK Middle Valley, Idaho, May 15, 1891. Db. Vandebpool: Your B. B. Headache and Liver Cure sells well here. Everyone that tries it comes for the second bottle. - People are com ing ten to twelve miles to get a bottle to -try it and then they come back and take three or four bottles at a time.- Thank voii.Nior.aenaine-rinn- llcate bill as mine was dlBbtoed. -.' v Kespecuully, . . . . u . iky x.. nn , ... . r- H H S S. L. YOUNG, . . ; 1 i (BueeeMor to K. KICK.) ' ' -DEALER IK- WfiTCIIES. CLOCKS, Jewelry, Diamonds, SILVERWARE, :: ETC. Watches, Clocks . and Jewelry Repaired and Warranted. ft 165 Second St.. The Dalles, Or. The Dalles Gigar : Factory, FIRST STEEET. FACTORY NO. 105. -I vJ-VkT" manufactured, and orders from all parts of the country filled on me snortest notice. The reputation of THE DALLES CI GAR has become firmly established, and the den;and for the home manufactured article is increasing every day. A." ULRICH & SON. -FOR- Barpets ana Furniture, CO TO PRINZ & NITSCHKE, And be Satisfied aa to QUALITY AND PRICES. R. B. Hood, Livery, Feed and Sale Horses Bought and Sold on Commission and Money Advanced on Horses left For Sale. OFFICE OF- The Dalles and Goldendale Stage Line. Stage Leaves The Dalles every morning at 7:80 and Goldendale at 7:80. All freight must be left at R. B. Hood's office the evening i before. R. B. HOOD, Proprietor. COLUMBIA Qapdy :-: paetory, . W. S. CRAM, Proprietor. (Successor to Cram & Corson.) Manufacturer of the finest French and . Home Made East of Portland. -DEALER IN- Tropical Frails, Nuts, Cigars and Tobacco. Can furnish any of these goods at Wholesale or Retail eFESH OYSTERS In Every Style. 104 Second Street, The Dalles, Or. John Pashek, Tailor Third Street, Opera Block. MadisonY Latest System, Used in cutting .-garments, .and a fit guaranteed each time. , ' . - Re pairi ngan G lean in g Neatly and Quickly "Done. jnercltant The: Dalles Mercantile Co., Successors to BROOKS Merchandise Staple and Fancy JJry Goods, Gents' Furnishing Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps. etc. Groceries, Hardware.' Provisions, Flour, Bacon, HAY, GRAIN AND PRODUCE y--V- fV Of all ICinds at Lowest Market Hates.- j Free Delivery to Boat and Curs and all parts' o) " the City. '"' '' . 39Q and 394- Second Street ) r We are NOW OPENING a full line. of Black an!. Colore!; Henrietta Cloiiis, Sateens, Ginchkms anfl : Calict, and a large atock of Plain, Swiss : and -. fjn Black and White, for -AL80 A FULL LING OF- JHen's and Boy's Sprina and Sammer Clothinn A Splendid Line of We also call your attention to our line of Ladies' and Oh.THo- Lu- j f ig0tkB nd y'. Boots and ShotTar!d HHpS pifnofdth- Goods to be sold at prices to suit the times. wm p.ieniy pi tnar K H.SOLOMON Next Door to The Dalles National Bank. ; NEW FIRM! . ' ' ,NEW STOBE' Joscoe & CSibons, DEALERS': IN " V CHOICE V STAPLE V ANjgf ANCY ' GROCERIES, Canned Goods, Preserves, Pickles, Etc. Country Produce Bought and Sold. . Goods delivered Free to any part of the City. mmm Masonic Block, Corner Third and Court Streets. The Dalles, Oregon. JAMES WHITE, Has Ogened a ZjUixoIi Counter, In Connection With hia Fruit Stand 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 The Ladies' Tailor School of Dress Cutting AT Mrs. Brown's DressmaHna: Parlors, 0or. Fourth and Union Sts., The Dalles, Or. Each scholar can bring in her own dress and is taught to cut, baste and fin ish complete. " They are also taught to cut the seam less waist) d'artless basque, French bias darts and most every form of sleeve. pGFIn the dressmaking department I keep only competent help. Dress Cutting a Specialty. Phil Willig, 124 UNION ST., THE DALLES, OR. . Keeps on hand a full line of ' MEN'S AND YOUTH'S Ready - Made Clothing. Pants and Suits . MADE TO ORDER On Reasonable Terms. Call and see my Goods before purchasing elsewhere.', REMOVAL. H. Glenii: ha-s 1 emoved his office and Je; office pf the Electric Washington St. ?iTuH 4 BEERS, Dealers iti V : Embroidered and Plaided Nansooks: . w vvaoM iJidies' and" Misses' wear." A, A. " Felt and Straw Hats.' 4 J. M. HUNTINGTON & CO. flbstraeters, Heal Estate and : InsuFanee 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 Bugiqe Location?, Should Call on or Write to us. Agents for a Full Line of Leading Fire Insurance Companies, And Will Write Insurance for -A-rOXJnSTT, on all SSSXHABXiS EISKB-- s. Correspondence Solicited. All Letters Promptly Answered. Call on or Address, J. M. HUNTINGTON A CO. Opera House Block, The Dalles, Or. C. N. THORNBURY, T. A. HUDSON, Late Rec. D. B. Land Office. Notary PubH THDRHBOBY &HUDS0H. ROOMS 8 and 9 LAND OFFICE BUILDINfli , to toffies Box 325, V THE DALLES. OR. Filings, Contests, And all other Business in the U. S. Load 02m Promptly Attended to. We have ordered Blanks for Filings, Entries and the purchase of Railroad Lands under the recent. Forfeiture Act, which we will have, and advise the pub lic at the earliest date when such entries can be made.. Look for advertisement in this paper. 4 Thornburv & Hudson. $500 Reward! We will iwv the above reward for anv ease of Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sk Headache, In digestion, Constipation or Costlveness we canno cure with West's Vegetable Liver Pills, when the directions "are strictly complied with.-.' They are purely yegecaDie, ana nevw ibu,w ptc muuw; tion. Sugar Coated. 1 Large boxes containing 80 Pills, 25 cents. Beware of counterfeits and imi tations. - The genuine inufactuiVonJy- bjr THE JOHK C, Yr&T:XXi5ANY, CHIGAGO, lLLIKOIiJ. - " . vi.,v BLAKEtEt HOVtaWTOlT, ' "Ifresorlptloii Dragciata, lT deeond St; lb Dalles, Or.