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Babies of the Japanese.
It is an odd thing that by no people on
dearth are children both girls and boys
treated with more affection and in-'
dulgence than by the island neighbors of
the Chinese the Japanese, namely; and
no children have a greater abundance of
toys and amusements. It must, how
ever, be said that the fondness and
patience of Japanese parents are recipro
cated by the love and obedience of their
children. Both father and mother are
equally devoted to their offspring. The
mother commonly carries her baby slung
in front of her. and when she is tired the
father cheerfully accepts the burden;
but fathers and mothers and elder sisters
and brothers may often be seen in- the
- gay. sunny streets of Tokioor Yokohama
giving pick-a-backs to delighted, crow
ing babies.
. The Japanese baby, moreover, is not
only indulged, he is also treated with
. the greatest care and intelligence. He is
judiciously fed; he is regularly bathed
either at home or in the public bath
houses, and his skin is stimulated and
his health hardened by his being fre
quently plunged in a cold stream or even
in the snow. A Japanese baby would
appear to us a very droll creature. If
you would know how he looks you have
'only to examine a well made Japanese
dolL He has his beau shaved, with the
exception of four tufts or bair one in
front, one behind and one over either
ear. He wears bright and gaudy clothes
(or did wear; for children, like their
parents, sad to say. are gradually being
being arrayed in European fashion), and
his loose jacket has very long and very
wide sleeves. Very poor children go
barefoot; others wear stockings and
clogs, the stockings having a separate
pocket for the big toe. Strand Magazine.
Remarkable Ghostly Actions.
One of the most remarkable modern
instances of supposed ghostly disturb
ance occurred in the home of Rev. Dr.
Ifaelp8, of Stratford. Uonn. Upon re
turning from church one day he found
that ali the doors of his house, .which he
had carefully locked on his departure.
were wide open and the contents .of the
rooms on the first floor in the wildest
confusion. Nothing had been stolen.
In a room in the upper story, however,
eight forms were found, each one, with
an open Bible held close to its face. On
examination these were, found to be
bundles or clothes, cunningly and very
skillfully arranged to represent living
beings, hiverytnmg was cleared away
and the room locked, but within five
minutes the same scene was repeated,
although the clothing had been carefully
put away.
For seven months the house was dis
turbed by extraordinary, phenomena.
The most unearthly noises were heard
day and night. Furniture' and kitchen
utensils were mysteriously moved.
Ulassware and window panes were
broken by unseen hands before the
startled inmates, and once the eleven-
year-old son of the doctor was lifted
bodily and carried some distance.'. The
most diligent research discovered noth
ing, and not until he applied to some
spiritualists in Boston did the disturb
ance cease.
- How a Diamond Cat Glass.
-It has been ascertained by a series of
experiments that a diamond does not
cut out the glass, file fashion, bnt forces
the particles apart, so that a continuous
crack is formed along the line of the in
tended cut -The' crack once begun,
very small force is necessary to carry it
through the glass, and thus the piece is
easily broken off. The superficial crack
or cut need not' be deep, a depth, accord
ing to fine measurements of a 200th
part of one inch is quite sufficient to- ac
complish the purpose, so that the appli
cation of much force in using the dia
mond only wears out the gem without
doing the work any better.
numerous stones, such as quartz and
other minerals, when ground into proper
form, .will cut glass like a diamond, but
are not so valuable for that purpose,
lacking the requisite hardness and soon
losing the sharp edge necessary to make
the operation ' a success. St Louis
Globe Democrat
The Men Who "Toe In." .
Here is a fortunate man who can walk
half a mile -on Broadway on' a busy day
and escape being trodden on by some
one behind him. It is a curious fact
that nearly all of the men who- uncon
sciously of course step on women's
dresses and wipe their feet on other
men's trousers are victims of the unfortunate-
habit of "toeing in."
' Show me a man who toes in. and 1
will show yon a man who is eternally
stepping on somebody's heels," said a
Wall street philosopher the other day.
"There are a great many men who toe
in down town, and as' 1 am obliged to be
on the' street a good part of the day I
have to suffer from them. . . Why, some
days jt becomes necessary for me to in
voke the aid of a bootblack three or four
times in order to keep the bottoms of my
trousers clean and to renew the polish
on the heels - of my shoes." Now York
Times 1
Looking Oat for the Horses.
A wise cavalry officer keeps a sharp
eye upon the horses of his command, as
the success of the next engagement may
depend upon their good condition. A
sergeant was out of patience with an
awkward recruit "Never approach the
horses from behind without speaking!"
he exclaimed; "if you do, they'll kick
you in that thick head of yours and the
end of it will : be that we shall have
nothing but lame horses in the squadron."
San Francisco Argonaut
: ' ' Had a Trade.
Housekeeper An ablebodied man like
you ought to have a trade.
Tramp 1 have. ..mum.. 1 break in new
boots for a livin. Has yer husband any
on hand? Good News.
The amount of coloring matter in a
pound of coal is enormous. It will yield
enough magenta to .color 500 yards of
flannel, vermilion for 2,500 yards!; aurine
for 120' yards and alizarine for 255 yards
f Turkey red cloth
How to Make Essence of Beef.
Chop one pound of lean beef fine and
place it with a half pint of water in a
bottle, which they will only hair nil.
Agitate violently for half an hour, then
throw on a sieve and receive the liquid
a jug. Boil' the undissolved 'portion
in a pint of water for twenty minutes.
Strain' and mix with, the cold infusion.
Evaporate the liquid to the consistence of
thin sirup, adding spice, salt, etc., to suit
the taste, and pour the essence while
boiling hot into bottles or jars or tin
cans, which must be closed up airtight
and kept in a cool place.
How to Make Transfer Paper.
Take some thin post or tissue paper.
rub the surface well with black lead,
vermilion, red chalk or any coloring
matter. Wipe the preparation well off
with a piece of clean rag and the paper
will be ready for use.
How to Estimate Discount tj Premium.
First fix in your mind that 100 per
cent, is all that there is of anything, and
therefore .nothing can ever decline in
value more than 100 per cent., though it
can advance any number of thousands.
Above 100 the premium is exactly in the
same figures as the per cent., but below
ICO the corresponding discount is only
the difference between 100 and the minor
sum to which that per cent, must be
added to bring it up to 100. Thus, when
gold was at 60 premium, paper was at
37 discount, because a paper dollar was
worth but 62 1 cents. That is, it took
this 621 cents worth of paper and 60 per
cent, more of 624 cents that is, 87 J
cents to buy a gold dollar. If gold
were at 1.000 per cent, premium paper
would be within a minute fraction of
91 per cent, discount.
Bow 'to Take Grease Spots from Carpets.
Lay a piece of blotting paper over the
spot and set a flatiron just hotf enough
not to scorch on top. Change paper as
often as it becomes greasy. After most
of the oil has been extracted apply whit
ing. Brush off the whiting after a day
or two and the spot will be gone.
How to Converse..
In conversation it is always well to re
member the Old saying "The language of
fools oftentimes abounds in wisdom."
No matter how wise we are we can learn
from the expressed thoughts of others.
Therefore it is well not to endeavor to
monopolize a conversation. It is still
more unmannerly to force your own
opinion against that of others, especially
older people. Offer your opinion respect
fully and politely; if.it is not accepted,
hold your own counsel. Listen to the
opinions of others, even though they are
less enlightened than you on the subject
under discussion. You may learn much
from their ideas.
How to Fold - an Umbrella.
Many umbrellas are broken by the care
less manner in which they are folded and
put aside after using in the rain. When
folding an umbrella the cover should
first be shaken out until all the folds lie
free from the ribs. Then catch the ends
of .the ribs near the handle in the right
hand, and closing the left hand firmly
around the cover near the point, push
the umbrella through it, gently turning
the entire structure from left to right
until all is neatly folded. After using
an umbrella in the rain it should be al
lowed to dry. handle downward.
How to Treat a Beggar.
Chateaubriand was once ' asked,
"Would you recommend me to appren
tice my son to so and so?", and he re
plied, "Learn how this merchant treats
the poor and then use your own judg
ment r - There was a wisdom in this re
ply that should sink deep into people's
hearts. Our treatment of the poor and
unfortunate" is the truest indication of
our character. All that can-be added to
this excellent parable is. When one who
is in want applies to you for assistance,
imagine yourself in his place and "do as
you would be done by."
How to Eat Radishes.
Everybody knows how to eat radishes
raw, with salt But here is a plan by
which a delicious breakfast dish can be
made of them:- Select some young round
radishes, boil them for twenty minutes
and serVe with hot buttered toast
How to Make Acorn Coffee.
"Acorn . coffee" is much . used in Ger
many, and preferred by some to the or
dinary coffee. Some scientists claim
that it is preferable to the coffee of com
merce, as it' does not possess the same
drying properties... It iS made in this
way: The acorns are dried, shelled, split
and roasted. : When perfectly roasted a
little butter is added, and then the berry
is ready for brewing. In the raw state
acorns axe very astringent, btrj they lose
this property in the process of roasting.
. How to Expel' Insects. i
All insects dislike pennyroyal; its odor
Mils some and drives away others. Make
a decoction from the green leaves of the
pennyroyal plant, or, if these are nnob- I
tainable, procure some, of the oil at a
druggist's. Steep some pieces of cotton
in either liquid and strew them where
the pests exist or are suspected to be.
Repeat the operation when necessary.
How to Clean Varnished Walls.
In cleaning varnished wood, paper or
walls it is injudicious to use soap, as it
frequently causes dull blotches or streaks
to form upon the varnished surface. The
best plan is to mix about a quart of vin
egar to two gallons of water and wash
with the solution, using a soft cloth.
This will effectually clean the varnish
and renovate the paint or papering.
Arabia's Contribution to Scienee.
Rome boasted that she dispensed with
native physicians for the first 600 years
of her existence. Whether this was the
result of her unusual vigor is hot re
corded. In the days of her prosperity ;
and success she developed considerable
ability in the medical line and gave to
the world the distinguished physician
Galenus. For some time after the fall
of Rome the treatment of disease was
chiefly in the hands of monks. In con
nection with the monastery there were
frequently the well managed hospital
and garden filled with plants noted for
their healing virtues. '
The Arabs of the Middle Ages were
devoted students of science and particu
larly of medicine. . When they came in
contact with Christendom they made
two important contributions. They gave
to the church the writings of Aristotle,
which, in the hands of St Thomas Aqui
nas, saved the church from a crude ma
terialism. They gave to the medical world the
wealth of their scientific researches, es
pecially in the line of chemistry, and
substituted milder remedies in place of
the terrible hellebore and other drugs of
Hippocrates. Averrors and - Avicenna
were the leading, Arabian scientists, and
Dante has given them a place in that
honorable circle of the "Inferno which
contains the leading physicians of hea
then times. Chicago Herald.
A Mine In Ancient Greece.
At Laurium are found 2,000 ancient
shafts, with their connected galleries.
These shafts average about two meters
square (the round shaft is almost un
known) and are sunk" from 20 to 120 me
ters in depth, but never below sea level.
The galleries open into ancient chambers.
Bometrrses 30 feet high and 150 feet wide.
According to M. Cordelia's estimate the
ancients extracted from these mines a
mass of mineral amounting to 105,000,000
cubic meters and yielding 2,100,084 tons
of lead and 8,400 tons of silver, or a value
of 4,171,378,600 drachmas.
The wdrk employed steadily about 15,-
000 laborers 3,000 in the mines them
selves almost exclusively slaves. The
earthern lamps, water jugs and picks
found in our day in some of the low, tor
tuous passages through which a man
must work his way on hands and knees
- have a pathos of their own. Slaves were
cheap and the labor problem easy at first
Proprietors worked their own slaves or
hired other people's at an obol per day
say 55 drachmas a year (a saddle horse
in Athens now brings 200 drachmas per
month) and the price of slaves ranged
from 45 drachmas upward, according to
quality,. Engineering Record. ;..
Ancient Milling.
For ages various cereals used in bread-
making were ground with very uncouth
contrivances hardly deserving the name
of mill, as we understand it They con
sisted of two portable circular stones,
the upper being the smaller and turned
upon the lower and concave, one by
U means of an iron or wooden handle, the
grain being placed between them. These
stones were usually obtained from
quarry in the vicinity of Babylon, from
which sufficient were taken to supply
all the eastern countries.
The grinding was usually performed
by two females, who Bat opposite each
other with, the millstones placed between
them, the upper stone being kept in mo
tion by the hands of the operators. Very
often this tedious work was assigned to
prisoners,' who considered it a most de
; grading task. This fact is recorded in
Holy Writ, in whith we are told that
Samson "did grind in the prison house
of the Philistines." and Jeremiah be
wails the fact that the Babylonians
"took our young men to grind." De
troit Free Press. : -. , ' '
A Hop Picker.
The record of the fertility of American
i ingenuity has been increased by the ad
dition of the invention of a machine for
picking hops. It is claimed this ma
chine will do the work as clean and
much more rapidly than it can be done
by band. The apparatus is mounted on
a wooden frame, heavy enough to insure
stability, and is about 7 feet long by 5
feet wide and 4 feet high.
The branches of the.hop bine are fed
into a receiver and are seized between
two rollers and gradually pulled through.
The hops fall into an inclined screen,
and by their own weight fall into the
box prepared to receive them. The
leaves and bines fall on the same screen,
but are carried back by the returning
motion and thrown into a separate pile.
It requires only one man to turn the
wheel and another to feed bines into the
rollers. Boston Transcript . ' .
: Green Soldiers on Sentry Iuty.
Early one morning when in camp two
Seventh regiment men had adjoining
posts. Instead of walking in the same
direction, . as they should have done,
they . were plodding ''toward and from
each other. ' Suddenly the sentry on post
No. 5 bawled out as he saw some one ap
proaching from post No. 6:
Who comes there? Halt?'
The response was quickly given, "Get
out, you darned idiot, I'm the sentinel. :
Then a whispered conversation was
held, the result being that the matter
was to go no further New York
Herald.
Before Too Tell a Secret. .
If yon are just on the. point of making
a confidence it is a good plan to. pause
before doing so to note the proportion
between the tames you have regretted
giving a confidence and the times you
have regretted withholding it If after
this you decide upon making your friend
a confidant you must have weighty rea
sons for thinking him worthy of it
Murray's Magazine.
The majority of people die sooner than
tney should. George E. Waring, Jr.
says: "Disease is not a consequence
life: it is due to unnatural conditions of
living to neglect, abuse' and want
And Dr. Stephen Smith says: "Man is
born to health and longevity: disease is
abnormal, and death, except from old
age, is accidental, and both are prevent
able by human agencies."
A Snake Swallowed a Snake.
It was - back somewhere in the sixties
when the incident, 1 am about to relate
occurred. ' The date has not been put
back so as to prevent a critical exami
nation by the incredulous, but because it
belongs to that period. . ..
There were three of us hunting prairie
chickens. They were plentier then than
they are now. it was but a little task
to secure a bag of them.' But only a few
can have such a rare treat now as the
breast cf a young prairie chicken fried.
As we' were tramping cautiously
through the thick, clean prairie grass a
blue racer moved slowly out of our way.
It was not the length of the ..snake, that
attracted our attention, but its unusual
thickness and its indisposition to get
out of the way. Neither did it show
any inclination to resist the- invasion.
Its eyes bad not the well known flash or
fight The bulging thickness of the
snake excited our curiosity. After killing
it one of the boys with bis knife ripped
it open, and there to our , great surprise
out rolled a rattlesnake which was near
ly as long, and before be had been com
pressed seemed to have been nearly as
thick as the racer. He had. if I remem
ber correctly, a button and two rattles.
If I had the opportunity now, 1 would
be more careful in the examination of
such a rare natural wonder. 1 would
measure the length and thickness of both
snakes, and would also be sure to find
out whether the rattlesnake was swal
lowed head or tail first, and whether he
had been started on his inland journey
before Or after death.
I had heard that snakes swallowed
toads and frogs without dissection, but
had doubts of the ability of the snake to
so expand his throat; but after this inci
dent 1 doubt no more, and would not be
greatly surprised to hear of a racer swal
lowing himself. J. B. Martin in Cen
tral Christian Advocate.
How Soundings Are Made.
To get correct soundings in deep water
is difficult The best invention for that
purpose is a shot weighing about thirty
pounds, which carries down a line.
Tnrougn tins 6bot or sinker a hole is
drilled, and through the hole is passed a
rod of iron which moves easily back and
forth. At the end of the bar a cup is dug
out, the inside . being coated with lard.
The bar is made fast to the line, a sling
holding the shot in position. When the
bar, which extends below the shot, touches
the. bottom the sling unhooks, and the
shot slides downward and drives the lard
coated cup into the sand at the bottom.
In that way the character of tea ocean's
floor is determined. St Louis Republic.
Don't go to the beach on a hot day
with the expectation of. lowering your
temperature. It is hotter at the seaside
than' in town, except when. the wind
blows from the east, and in that case it
ta aoav. encmo-h to keen cool in town.
Bad Blood.
Impure or vitiated blood Is nin6
times out of teu caused by some
form of constipation or indiges
tion that clogs up the system,
When the . blood naturally be
comes impregnated with the ef
fete matter. TheoldSnrsaparillas
attempt to reach this condition
by attacking the blood with-the
drastic mineral " potash." The pota3b theory is
old and obsolete. Joy's Vegetable SarsaparlUa Is.
modern.. It goes to tiie scat of the trouble. It
arouses the liver, kidneys and bowels to health
ful action, and invigorates the circulation, and
the Impurities are quickly carried off through
the natur.U channels. .
Try it and note its delightful
action. Chas. Lee, at Beamish's
Third and Market Streets, ft. F.,
writes: "I took it for vitiated
bloo.1 and whllo on the first bot
tle became convinced of its mer
its, for 1 could fecr it was work
ing a clinugc. it cleai:sjl, puri
fied and braced mc up generally,
and everything is now working full und regular.
Vegetable
arsapanua
For Sale by SNIPES & KINERSLY.
lit, (I 1 C(K. 1
A necessity. .
The consumption
of tea' largely in-
creases every year in .
. England. Russia,and
the. principal Euro-
; pesn, tea-drinking .
' countries. - Bnt it
' does not grow in
America. - And not .
alone that, bnt thou- -sands
of Europeans
who leave Europe -ardent
lovers of tea.
upon arriving in the. -.United
States rrada.-.
ally discontinue its use, and finally, cease It
altogether. ' ' .''-
. This state of things is due to the fact that ".
the Americans think so much of business
and so little of their palates that they permit.
China and Japan to ship them their cheapest
and most worthless teas; Between the
wealthy classes of China and Japan and the
exacting and cultivated tea-drinkers of
Europe, the finer teas find a ready market.
The balance of the crop comes to America.
. Is there any wonder, then, that car taste for
tea does not appreciate?
In -view of these facts, is there not an im
mediate demand for the importation of a
brand of tea that is guaranteed to be un
colored, unmanlpnlated, and of absolute
parity? We think there is, and present
Beech's Tea, Its purity is guaranteed In
every respect. It has, therefore, more in-
- berent strength than the cheap teas yoa have .
been' drinking, fully one third less being re
quired for an infusion. This yon will dis
cover the first time yon make' it. Likewise,
the flavor is delightful, being the natural fla
vor of an unadulterated article. It is a revela
tion to tea-drinkers. Sold only in packages
bearing this mark:
BEECHf TEA
"PureAs'GKildhooci:
19
Joys
Sum y
:" Price 0e per pomnd. For sale at
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to win its wav to tmblic favor bv en fir-
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gy, industry and merit; and to this endv
we ask that you give it a fair trial, and
if satisfied with its
support. .
The
four pages of six columns each, will be
issued every evening, except Sunday,
and will be delivered m thq city, or sent
by mail for the moderate sum of fifty
cents a month.
Its
Obi
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.
THE WEEKLY,
sent to any address
It will contain from four to six eight
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on the last shipment of your medicines.
There is nothing like them ever intro
duced in this country, especially for La
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is ready with a word of praise for their
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Now is the time to paint your house
and if you wish to get the best quality
and a fine color use the
: Snerwin, Williams Cos Paint 'f
' -
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 & Kinersly are agents for the
above paint for The Dalles. Or.
W. H. NEABEACK,
'".-' " ' -
- PROPRIETOR OF THE
Granger Feed Yard,
THIRD STREET. ;
At Grimes' old place of business.) '. .
Horses fed to Hay or Oats at the lowest .poeri
ble prices. Good care given to animals left in
my charge, as I have ample stable room. rtlv
me a call, and I will 8Ai;K .
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