The Dalles Daily Chronicle.
THE DALLES
OREGON.
Kutered Ht the Postoflicc at The Dull on, Orvffon,
as Mxsond-C'Utss mutter. .
STATE OrriDIALH.
. . .H. i"eiiii.pyer j
Phniiet'hn I
K. b. McKimy
H-u-nfi'A" I
" J- H. Mitchell
1jiveriii .
BtMTetary of State
Treasurer
Supt. of 1'iiblic Instruction
flinatonf
'JoiigresxniMii Hermann
etMto Prlntwr Frank Baker
Otll'NTV OfMCIALS.
Connlrv Judgo ' K. Thot-ihary
PueriS' -..!. L "t-1
Clerk ... 1...J. B. Crosscn
Treasurer Gen. Rue h
, , H' A. Ien
CnmmlKHiimei. i Frank Kincai.l
AiuHjosor John E. Harriett
Bnrvevnr .E. F. Sharp
Superintendent of Public Schools. .Troy ahelley
Corouer .
The Chronicle is the Only Paper in
The Dalles that Receives the Associated
Press Dispatches.
A ROAD
ITSELF THE
THING.
IMPORTANT
The Portland Telegram puts the case
fairly and well whon it says that, "It is
natural for the people and papers of The
Dulles to desire the portage road built on
the Oregon side of the river, but this is
not the important feature of the- ques
tion. Other things being equal, all the
people of Oregon would prefer t he road
to be built on the Oregon side. . Yet the
important thing ia the road itself, not
the question whether it is on one side of
the river or the other. That is a matter
for honest, capable, unprejudiced engi
rmers to determine. . We hooe their de
cision may favor the Oregon side ; but if
the other ide is the best there it must
go." So far as tins journal is concerned
it hns never asked more than thip. A
oortuue road around The Dalles and
Celilo is for the benefit of the country
east of here and not specially for this
city., io far as we are concerned we
will have an outlet to, Portland and As
toria even if the road in question should
never be built. While not ignoring the
fact that a road on this side would
greatly benefit this city we hope we are
more anxious for an open river than for
any special beuelit that might accrue
from its location in Oregon. At the
same time a portage on this side that
would tap Sherman county would be a
paying investment if they had a hundred
roads on the other side, and, believing
that such a road can be built and oper
ated for nearly half the cost of one in
Washington we believe that in the long
run it will te built here.
THE TYGII HILL ROAD.
Mr. William McCorkle, theTygh Vail-J
ey miller, is in the city. From him we
learn with regret that nothing has been
done for a long time regarding the open
. ing of the Typh Mountain road. The
people whose interests are most deeply
concerned are those who treat the matter
with the frresitest indifference. Subscrip
tion listsaent to prominent points in
An) nntnnil TVnrK A".- 1 1 . n- Kiniirvl-tt K f 1
or no respouse. Mayor Mays put' down
his name for f 150, A. J. Dufur $100 and
Mr. McCorkle $75, and a few others
smaller sums and then the matter came
to a dead stop. We ars sorry for this
indifference and still think a better or
ganized eilbrt niurht have done better.
The getting of subscriptions was left too
much to that shiftless personage known
as "every body." A mass meeting ought
to be held and a committee appointed,
of enterprising and active citizens, who
would lie willing to sacrifice a little time
on a work of such importance. There
is not a doubt in the world that The
Dalles would help liberally and just as
little that the county court would do the
same. But really the people directly in
terested must do some rustling them
selves or they will never get the road
opened. "God helps those who help
themselves." . The road is needed as
everyone knows. Mr. McCorkle says : "I
have traveled on foot from the Columbia
river to the isthmus of Panama and on
nearly every road from the Pacific Ocean
to the Rocky Mountains and there is no
Toad in America as bad as the road over
Tygh Hill."
OREGON
OUGHT 'TO
PORTAGE.
HA VE A
One thing is certain, if the present
agitation for a portage around the Dalles
should result in nothing being done till
the next meeting of the legislature we
can, without a question, obtain an ap
propriation from the legislature to build
one on the Oregon side. If the question
were carried into the next campaign not
a man could go to the legislature from
any county in Eastern Oregon, bordering
bnor near the Columbia river who would
not pledge himself to .vote for an appro
priation. More than this, if the state
portage at the Cascades is a success, as
we fully expect it to be, and another
around tbe Dalles can be built and
equipped for anything like the sum of
Engineer Norton't estimate, we see no
reason in the world, why the legislature
would not make an : appropriation of a
quarter of a million so that Oregon
couia nave a portage ot ner own. it a
competent survey had been made before
the meeting of the last legislature, we
have not a doubt in the. world that an
' appropriation would have been made
and the road would now be in process of
construction. "
Some oue asks : "Who is the really
nappy man 7 borne, other man. -
DANIEL WEBSTER SAID
OF FIAT MONEY.
Daniel Webster denounced a depre
ciated currency as "fructifying the rich
man's field with the sweat of the poor
man's brow." Speaking of the effects of
a depreciated currency on the laboring
classes he said: '
Capitalists may outlive such times.
They may either prey on the earnings of
labor, on their per "cent, or they may
i.-nrrl . int tu lo hnrini? man. what can
he hoard? Preving on nobodv he be-
i comes the prey of all.' His property is
in their hands. His reliance, his tunrt,
hie productive -reehold,' his . alV " his
labor; whether he woiis on his own
small capital or on the capital of others,
his living is still made by his industry,
and when the money of the country is de
preciated or debased,- whether it be
adulterated coin or paper without credit,
that industry is robbed of its reward.
He then labors for a country whose laws
! cheat him out of his bread.
A TOUGH STORY.
A paragraph is going the rounds of the
Oregon press that contains some very
interesting figures on the sheep industry
of Eastern Oregon. These figures are
the same in every instance and we have
met them in fullv half a dozen. exchanges
else we should have supposed that
some printer had blundered. The num
ber of sheep in Eastern Oregon is given
every time as 150,000 and the number
of pounds of wool produced by these
same 150,000 sheep is 8,978,123 pounds.
T.he amount is an average of very, nearly
sixty pounds of wool to each sheep. . The
story is a little tough, but then the edi
tors, some of whom employ the passing
moments in writing learned essays jn
the destructive effects of the Hessian fly
on the.orchards of the country, have said
it and it must be true. Still it's tough
as we remarked before. .
ALL WE ASK.
The Paul Mohr company will not give
up their chance to unload on the Port
land capitalists their right of way for a
portage on the Washington side of the
river, without a struggle. The company
has money and influence and they will
undoubtedly Ufie loth to the bestadvant
age. But we have good reason for know
ing that Portland capitalists will not
adopt their scheme without thorough in- i
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equal, they will favor the Oregon side
ratner man mai oi wasumgiuii, ami
this is all we can reasonably ask. i
.
Destroying Aphis. j
i i t-i li
spectacle has been witnessed in Madden e .
ladv buns and someotherspecies of a bug
atiout one-third of an inch long are doing
effective work in cleaning out tiie aphis.
They may be plainly seen destroying the
pest. They work only on the trees that
were unsprayed, in fact Mr. Sladen says
that he considers that the spraying has
been a failure, the trees being more or
less iniured.
It might be productive of good results ,
if some of our hop growers would try
these bugs in the hop yards. Mr. Slad
den says the lady bug is a peculiar looli- j
ing one, and that yesterday was the first
day they had been observed in bis or- :
chard. Eugene Gua -d. !
Will Know More In the End.
The farmers' alliance may favor "vis-!
ionary schemes," so-called by their op- j
ponents, but there is no denying the !
fact that the movement includes' a very
large number of earnest, thinking farm- j
ers, who desire above all things to bet- j
ter the condition of the agricultural j
classes, and who are working ' and will
work for that end. All great reforms :
are brought-about by agitation, and j
while the wildest of these "visionary j
schemes" may not be brought about, I
this agitation may bring the farmers' ,
interest to the fore and his condition be j
materially benefitted by it. To say the j
least the movement will educate the I
farmers up to a better understanding of
their duties and privileges. i&cto frets.
A Water Puxile.
A singular fact has been noted at Mik
echa which some scientists might find
pleasure in explaining. Mr. Dudley has
excavated a ditch leading from a spring to
the Union Pacific well, in order to in
crease the water supply. The ditch flows
considerable water during the day, com-
mencing at about 8 a. m., but the water
disappears at sundown, and not a single
drop 18 in the ditch during the night,
If it ran dry dnrine the day timeevapor
ation might furnish an explanation. Out
the Union Pacific boys are at a loss to
.account for the water's disappearance at
night. EaH Oregoman.
S. L YOUNG,
(SoficeKJinr to E. BECK.i
Jewelry, Diamonds,
SILVEHWflHE, :-: ETC
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry
Repaired and Warranted.
165 Second St.. The Dalles.Or.
WH A T
DEALER IN
WATCHES, CLOCKS,
. ljovera t a litt:b.ii i.atui.
It may have been the mill that hoodooed
the Oakland,; or 'per blips . it Waa that
touching little" scene' from "Borneo., and
Juliet" enacted in one of the boxes. Along'
about the middle of the game some one in
the grand stand discovered the; simper
ing, sail ejfad lovers io the act of plighting
their troth iu the box. . '. . , '
They had evidently wandered In from
the Alfalfa girded regions round - about
Mil pitas to take in the Docoiation Day ex
ercises. Then somebody steered them out
to the ball park, whero ebey placed them
selves on exhibition in their ureat two-hearts-that-beat-as-one
act.
In plain sight of 4,000 people and the
players they eat lovingly clasped in each
other's arms, thinking thoughts too utterly
utter for words. First he would raptur
ously kiss the maiden and then gaze down
into the sweet, soulful depths of her lovelit
eyes, and she would bury her face in his
celuloid collar and sigh like a bathtub ex
haust. ."Doe? her love her 'itcle tootseyf" -he
would exclaim witli all the fervency of
which a strong man is capable.
"Well, I should gurgle, Petie," and the
listening winds wafted the answer to the
eight thousand expectant ears in the grand
stand.
Tbey took no interest whatever in the
game as they sac in silent bliss, utterly ob
livious to the shouts' of "Shut the door"
and "Break away." Both audience and
players forgot the game for three innings
while watching the iiDconsoiotiR young
I couple in the box.
- Once, while the uproar waa at its height,
Romeo tore himself away from. Juliet's
side long epough to go out on the balcony
and ascertain, if possible, the cause of the
excitement. He glanced down toward the
score board, thinking, perhaps, that some
important news had just arrived from San
Jose. He theu returned to the impatient
maiden, who had not been kissed for nearly
two seconds, and . made it as pleasant for
her as he could. i
Not until the. game was over did the
young folks learn that their sacred seance
in the box had been exposed to tha vulgar
gaze of a cold, anfeeling world. As. they
were leaving the park some one exclaimed,
"There they are," and the crowd gave them
a vigorous round of applause. The' girl
wound a veil around her crimson cheeks.
and Romeo instinctively felt in his girdle
for a dagger with which to stab himself to
death. San Francisco Chronicle.
Sommur Furniture.
Decorations for summer homes are now
engrossing. The wide vine shaded piazzas
are justly regarded as the most delightful
! lounging places and receive much atten-
I tion from the tasteful housekeeper. Hand
' some rugs are strewn about, low sewing
i chairs flank trefoil and star shaped tables,
and a divan piled with cushions is a sine
qua non of all well regulated piazzas. For
1 the lower and most used veranda one cov
ered with corduroy may be recommended
to wear indefinitely. Dark blue or stone
blue are good colors, though one seen last
summerof rich scarlet corduroy was won-
derfully effective after the sun went down
These couches are usually covered plain.
!'with a box plaitad valance of the material
around the seat. They are wide and low.
and their pillows are of many shapes, I
square, onions. 01
stiat' atAitn
; and little, to fit into
Such couches are put
out in May and are not taken indoors till
November, and even under such conditions
keep fresh for a number of Reasons. . Other
I piazza divans are done up iu blue denise,
i which requires a little embroidery at least
; on the pillows to be effective.
For the upper verandas, where the worn
' en of the family loiter throush the morn
j ings with sewing, reading and writing,
; cane sofas, with sateen and china silk pil
lows, are popular. The cane work table,
with brass tipped legs, is apt to be found in
this alfresco sitting room, and a cane
rack to hold newspapers and magazines
secure from an invading breeze is another
essential.
Some novelties are seen in foot cushions.
Among such are those of embossed leather
red and brown, pretty for the library and
dininK room. Small tufted oblongs, close
ly resembling mattresses, are covered with
rugs, and are suitable for foot rests in any
room. For the cool looking white and gold
parlors and drawing rooms of pretentious
residences, the llama foot stools with gilt
feet are effective, and the young woman
whose slipper rests upon one may fancy
her pet poodle is supporting it. Her Point
of View in New York Times. .
Nationality In Art.
The men most prominent in American
! art today are, in the majority, of Parisian
' training, so much so that the most familiar
1 reproach directed against their work is
that it lacks national character. That this
! criticism, if applied to a period of transi
j tion, has a basis of truth is undeniable, for
! nothing is more natural than that the first
! steps in any career should be directed by
i the influences which have presided over
' preparatory studies. But if we take ten
j years to be the shortest period in which a
young painter on his return from Europe
can gain a foothold here, it will be lounu
j at the end of that time that;-subjected to
i the various influences of the iotellecnal
j and material life of his native country, he
! has taken on more of our national charac-
tenstics than he is given credit lor. '
Modern art is essentially cosmopolitan,
and as nations obey - the iron rule of the
general average, so in art the national char
acteristics become fused and blended until
they are questions of detail more than of
fundamental construction. ' Paris fin de
siecle has a keen eye for detail, howeven
and we may depend upon it that, measured
by its standards, the exhibition by our
painters may be found wanting in many
things rather than in tbe personality which
results from race and temperament modi
fled by conditions of environment. Scrib-
Ders. '
A Good Word for the Colleia Boya.
An American college contains from 500
to 1,500 boys, rich, poor, ambitious or
thoughtless, as the case may be. Among
them there is sure to be a miscmnf making
element. .The escapades of these are tele
graphed over the country and commented
on by a sternly indignant press. Had the
indiscretions been committed by boys out
of college they would never have attracted
even passing attention. From these widely
circulated stories, always exaggerated and
affecting at most but a handful ox students.
the idea has sprang that to send a boy to
college is to cast him into a moral fiery
furnace, where he will be assailed by every
form of temptation. This is as far from
the truth as it can well be.
There are few temptations in college life
which are not encountered in the everyday
world. On the other hand, there is a stand
ard of college morals which must be lived
np to by any student who cares to preserve
his social standing among bis fellows.
This is not, in some ways, airigh standard,
bat it is higher than any to be found in
common use outside college walls. To live
by it is to acq aire the habits of thought
and the manners of a gentleman. The
only wonder is that college disturbance
are so rare. Albany Journal. '
J. M. HUNTINGTON & CO.
Abstracters,
v Keal Estate and ; ;
:s Insurance Agents.
Abstracts. of. and information Concern
ing I.nd Titles on Short Notice.
Land for Sale and Houses to Rent
Parties booking for Homes , in; -
CO UNTRY OR CITY,
OR IN SEARCH OF . .
Should Call on or Write to us. '
Agents for a Full Line of
LeadlM Fire Insn ranee 1 Companies
And Will Write Insurance for
' , on all .
DESIRAfeiiBi-EISKS.
Correspondence Solicited. Ail Letters
Promptly Answered. . Call on or '
Address,
J. M. HUNTIN6T6N'& CO. "
Opera House Block, The Dalles, Or.
COLUMBIA
Qaidy :-: paetory,
W. S. CRAM, Proprietor.
( successor to Cram i Corson. )
, Mnnufacturer of the finest French and
Home Mude
o j'iisr DIES,
.East of Portland.
DEALER IN " -
Tropica! Fruits, Nuts, Cigars and Tobacco.
Can furnish
iiny of these good Ht Wholesale
j or Retail
In Every Style.
104 Second Street. The Dalles. Or.
R. B. Hood,
Livery, Feed and Sale
riorses none nt ana sola on
Commission and Money
Advanced on Morses
left For Sale.
OFFICE OF-
The Dalles and Goldendale Stage Line.
stage Ijeaves 1 he Dalles every morning
at 7:30 and Uoldendule at 7:30. All
freieht must be left at R. B.
Hood's office the evening
before.
R. B. HOOD, Proprietor.
Columbia Ice Co.
104 SECOND STREET.
IC33 ! IOB ! IOE !
Having over 1000 tons of ice on hand,
wholesale or retail, to be delivered
through the summer. Parties contract
ing with us will be carried through the
entire season without advance in
pkicb, and may depend that we have
nothing but
PURE, HEALTHFUL ICE,
Cut from mountain water : no slough or
slush ponds. . -
ieave orders at tne uoiumoia uanay
Factory, 104 Second street.
W. S. CRAM, Manager.
PIIIIER & BEJITOIi;
Offiee Cop. 3d and Union Sts.
Oak and Fir on Hand.
Orders Filled Promptly.
$500 Reward!
We will pay the above reward for any ease of
Liver Cnmnlfdnt. DvfmenfriA. Sick Headache. In
digestion, Constipation or Costivenews we cannot
cure with West's vegetable Liver Pills, when the
directions are strictly complied with. They are
purely vegetable, and never all to give satisfac
tion. Sugar Coated. Large boxes containing 80
Pills, 25 cents. Beware of counterfeits and Imi
tations. The genuine manufactured only by
THE JOHN C...WF8T COMPANY, CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS. y
JtI.AKKI.Kir A 'HOUGHTON,
Prescription Drugglata,
J 75 Second St. ' The Xlles, Or.
CORD WOOD
Summer Goods!
SUMMER GOODS
Of Every Description will be sold at
A : GREAT : SACRIFICE
For the Next THIRTY DAYS.
Call Early and
Bargains.
get
Terms
The Dalles Mercantile Co g
' ' ' ' ' Successors to BKOOKS fc KEEKS, Dealer In
General' Merchandise,
. Staple and Fancy Dry Goods,
Gents' Furnishing Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, etc.
Groceries,
Provisions,
HAY, GRAIN AND PRODUCE
Of all Kinds at Lowest Market Rates. . - r :
Free Delivery to Boat and Curs and all parts of the City.
390 and 394
NEW FIRM!
Hoseoe
-DEALERS IN-
.'STAPLE'." AND.' FANCY'
Canned Goods, Preserves, Pickles," Etc.
Country Produce Bought and Sold.
Goods delivered; Free to any part of tlie City.
Masonic Block, Corner Third and
E. Jacobsen & Co.,
WHOLESALE AND KETAlL 1
BOOKSELLERS AND RTAT10NERS.
Pianos and Organs
Sold on EASY INSTALLMENTS.
Notions, Toys,
Fancy G -
ments of all Kinds.
Orders lEixicsd Promptly.
3VEct.X
162 SECOND STREET,
The Dalles
Gigaf : Factory,
FIEST STREET.
FACTORY NO. 105.
(T( A T G of the Best Brands
VVA vH"-i-XVlO manufactured, and
orders from all parts of tbe country filled
on tbe shortest 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.
PRINZ & NITSCHKE.
DEALERS IN
Furniture and Carpets.
we nave aaaed to our business a
complete Undertaking Establishment,
and as we are in no way connected with
the Undertakers' Trust our prices will
be low accordingly. -
Remember our place on Second street,
next to Moody'8;bank. -
$20 REWARD.
WILL BE fAj.u KOB ANT INFORMATION
leading to the conviction of parties cutting
e ropes or in any way interfering with the
win poles or lamps of Ths Electric Light
Pit H flT.KNN.
Manager
FLOURING MILL TO LEASL ;
rrwrR m.n T)t.t,tt.s mill AND WATER
X Company's I lour Mill will be leased, to re
sponsible parties. For information apply to the
WATER COMMISSIONERS,
The Dalles, Oregon.,
A NEW
Undertaking Establishment !
Summer Goods!
some of our Genuine
H. Herbringv
Chsh.
. Hard-ware,
Flour, Bacon,
Second Street
v-l-ir'-.'." ,-nv-5'a r3Ji-i2
NEW STORE'
Gibons,
Court Streets, The Dalles, Oregon.
oods and Musical
Instru-
THE DALLES, OREGON.
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
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 .
Phil Willig,
124 UNION ST., THE DALLES, OR.
Keeps on hand a fall 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. '
Steam Ferry.
i ..... '.
f A mTTTiC 8 now running a steam
t. U. IlMlilO Ferry between Hood
River and White Salmon. - Charge
' i w r.. - .