WOMEN'S INTEREST IN THE FAIR. Mr. Potter Palmer Gives an Account of Her Trip to Europe. Among the passengers on the steamer Normannia were Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palm er, who have spent the last three months in Europe. It Is already known that Mrs. Palmer received a cordial reception abroad as president of the board of lady managers of the Chicago World's fair. In talking of her trip she said: "I went abroad for rest and recreation, and had no intention of doing any work for the board of lady managers, because most of the foreign governments had not yet accepted the invitation to participate in the fair, and consequently could not be approached on the subject of the commit tees of ladies which we so desired to form. When I reached London, through the kindness of our minister, Mr. Lincoln, I . was presented to many persons who took xreat interest in the work of the board of lady managers. "Among these were the Princess Chris tian, Lord Salisbury and Baroness Burdett Coutts. The Princess Christian is notable for her active work for the women of Eng land, and giv.rs much c- her time to aid self supporting women. She suggested at once that a committee should be formed, bub as we wished this to come from the government we were obliged to wait until , the appointment of the royal commission. When I reached .Vienna I found, that Austria had not yet accepted the invitation of our government. They will undoubt edly accept later. Princess Metternich, the Archduchess Marie Theresa, the Duchess of Cumberland, and the Baroness Lange nau are all ready to ask for the recognition of a committee of women as soon as the proper moment arrives. "In Paris the women who have been recognized by the government in connec tion with the Congress of Feminine Works and Institutions at the exposition of 1889 asked for an interview, and a day was ap pointed for them to call on me. I expect ed ten or twelve, but forty-two came, as well as many influential senators and depu . ties. They represented all the prominent charities and institutions of France. Among those present were M. J ules Simon, M. and Mme. Jules Seigfried, Mute, de Moister, Mme. Bogelot, who represented France at the International Council of Women at Washington two years ago; Mme. Julie Martin and many others. "The members of our own board present were Mrs. Russell Harrison, one of our vice presidents; Mrs. General Logan, of Washington; Miss Sarah T. Hallowell, of Chicago, and Miss Lillian Brown, of Mis souri. We had a full discussion of the possibilities of recognition by France, and it was decided to form at once a committee that should make an official request for recognition by the government." New York Times. A Bird's Ind lunation. i Years ago I found in my garden a nest f the shrike. The young birds, four or five in number, were nearly fledged. Hav ing heard a good deal of the predatory habits of the tribe, I was going to wring their necks. I had put them on a hedge, and they eat quite still, but looked so proud and self possessed, and the dark glittering eyes that were bent upon me with an expression of indiginant surprise said so plainly, "Have we not as good a right to live as your" that my conscience mote me, and I could not find it in my '' heart to kill them. I walked away to call my daughter and show them to her, bat ' when I camo back they were gone. One morning next year I was in the garden looking at my roses, when I felt something hit the back of my head. Turning round, not a little startled, I saw a bird flying up to the top of a high tree. When it had got there it said "Check!" Very soon after- - ward, it came down again, flapped its wings against my head as it had done be fore, flew up to an opposite tree, and re peated its "Check!" At the first glance I had seen that it was a lanius. Since then and for several days I could never show myself bareheaded in the gar . den of a morniug without being assaulted a or saluted in the same manner, and soon got quite accustomed to it. When my head happened to be covered I was left alone, and neither my gardener or any other fre quenter of the garden was attacked. It is -clear that the bird must have been either one of the nestlings of the preceding year or ODe of their parents, and that it remem bered me probably as the disturber of its peace, not witu any feeling of gratitude for having spared a life I might have taken but had not given, for it evidently hit me as hard as it could, and there was an un mistakable sound of satisfied revenge in its cry. London Illustrated News. .. How Soino Women Arellalldlnjra Library. It has just come to notice what the wo men of a small country town are doing to earn a fund sufficient to start a free library which, however, is only one of many other benevolent projects for which they find time to work. Their method is so simple and at the same time so successful it ought to bo told, if only to give encour agement to women elsewhere, who regret their town's deficiency in a reading room or library. The idea originated with a woman who was in charge afternoons and evenings of ' a small reading room, supported by yearly subscriptions. She found herself the pos sessor of some half dozen paper covered novels, which were in such demand she de termined to solicit more from her reading acquaintances and loan "them, out at two cents per day, the proceeds to be used to awell the library fund. In a short time her books had earned ten dollars, which was at once invested in new books. To further accelerate the good work thus begun by one interested and enterprising woman the women of all the different churches in the town have banded together to provide in turn for a year ice cream and cake every Saturday evening in exchange lor the much needed dimes. Brooklyn Eagle. After Twenty Tears. Twenty years ago a married couple in Pittsburg bad a quarrel and separated, the husband going west. The wife and chil dren took up a home in Ohio with her par ents. The couple didn't afterward com . tnunicate with one another; in fact, neither knew where the other was. A few days ago the husband visited Pittsburg on busi . ness, and hearing that Us wife- was living in Ohio be visited her. They made up, were married again and are now on a wedding trip. Philadelphia Ledger. Where freedom Shines. . Foreigner This may be a free country, bnt I don't see that the freedom has any ffect on the people. Such a patient, sub dued lot of humanity I never saw in my life. I should think a free born American would act as if he were monarch of all he surveyed. Native Wait until yon see a passenger car brakeman who expects soon to be a -conductor. Good News. IBS Bow to Captain a Ball Team. A captain should be well posted in all the roles of the game and understand perfectly every point of play. He should be one of the best players in the team, since respect for his authority will in crease if he .is able to do what he ex pects of his players. He should have supreme control on the field and his players should sbey him implicitly. He should study the strong and weak points of all the opposing: players in batting, fielding and running, so as to take imme diate advantage of any weak points in their play. It is his duty to have every player try for a "sacrifice hit" when necessary, and if he does not the player should be fined or disciplined in some way. The captain should be supported in his authority in all respects by the management of a club. How to Test Diamonds. Put the doubtful stone into a leaden or platinum cup with some powdered fluor spar and a little oil of vitrioL Warm the vessel over some lighted charcoal in a fireplace, or wherever there is a strong draft to carry away the noxious vapors that will arise. When these vapors cease rising let the whole cool and then stir the mixture with a glass rod to fish out the diamond. If you find it intact it is a genuine stone; if false it will be cor roded. Paste diamonds will disappear altogether. How to Clean Engravings. Soak in a very weak, clear solution of chloride of lime until white, then soak in running water, afterward steeping for half an hour in water containing, a little of ' hyposulphite of soda to neu tralize any trace pi adhering bleach. Dry between clean blotters under pres sure. How to Tell Whether a Fabric Is "All - Wool." Put a piece of the cloth into a solution of caustic soda in a glass vessel and boil it. The wool will dissolve. If cotton is a part of the structure it will remain un dissolved. If a woolen and cotton fabric be dipped in bleaching liquor the former will turn yellow after awhile and the cotton will remain white.' In a fabric composed of wool, silk and cotton the threads of the last burn freely and leave little charcoal, while those of the first two shrivel, leave a black charcoal and give a strong smell when burned. How to Care Stings of Insects. When stung by a bee, wasp or mos q.ujtQ. immediately plunge the affected part into or bathe, with salt and water. If this is not available make a paste of some clay and water and apply it to the sting. Bathing 'with laudanum,' harts horn or camphorated spirits is also use ful. Should a bee or wasp be swallowed dissolve a teaspoonful of table salt in water and drink it This will immedi ately kill the insect and prevent the sting inflaming your throat. Should a sting become very painful and inflamed the blood must be in a bad state; and it is well to take a strong - purgative and refrain from animal food for a few days. T How to Blow Ont a Candle. When a candle is blown out a very dis agreeable odor fills the room. This is very easily prevented. If you blow up ward the wick will not smolder, the bad smell is avoided and when you want to ignite it again the wick will be found sufficiently long. How to Prepare Bird Skeletons. Perfect skeletons of birds and small animals may be obtained by placing them singly in a wooden box, just large enough to receive the animal fixed in the position desired. Perforate the box with numerous small holes and place it on an anthill. In an incredibly short time the ants will have performed the required operation. They will leave the bones beautifully polished and the joints and sinews untouched, as they feed only upon the flesh. In this way an excellent miniature museum of natural history can be formed at a very little cost How to Prevent Worms In Books. There is a little insect called aglossa pinguinalis which deposits its larvae in books in the autumn. These produce a mite which does a great deal of mischief. Small wood boring beetles also cause a good deal of destruction among the covers and binding. The best preventive is the use of mineral salts in the binding. Where this is not done sprinkle the book shelves with powdered alum and pepper and rub the books once or twice a year with a piece of cloth that has been steeped in a solution of alum and dried. This will effectually prevent . the ravages of the aglossa pinguinalis How to Make Vegetables Tender. .' When peas, beans and similar prod ucts' do not boil easily it is usually attributed to "the coldness of the sea son," "the rain" or some such 'impossible circumstance. The difficulty of making them soft arises from their having im bibed too much gypsum during their growth. To prevent or correct this throw some subcarbonate of soda into the pot with the vegetables. This will seize upon the lime in the gypsum and free the legumes from its influence. ; How to Measure a Cistern. " A good rule is to square the diameter, and multiply that product by-the deci mal .7854, then this product by 1,728 number of cubic inches in a foot and di vide the product by the number of incLes to a gallon (231), and this will give the capacity of the cistern in gallons to each foot in depth. Multiply by depth in feet to get the whole measure . If the diameter is not even feet, reduce to inches and omit multiplying by 1,728, or, if the cistern has a slope, average the diameter. - Unconscious Charmers. In contrast to the maneuvering, design ing girl, let us note the influence of one who, be she handsome or homely, knows how to have a jolly good time with a dozen boys. She is interested in their schemes, introduces them good naturedly to all her friends, sits quite naturally with two or three of them, dividing her sandwich between them while they bestow upon her a liberal amount of their cake, fruit or candy. If sometimes one of the group in his deep admiration of her maidenly charms forgets his substantial sandwich and pauses to look abstractedly into her honest, charming face, he is not harmed in the least, neither is she, for her head is on straight; she looks at people through right seeing eyes. Boys are something to her besides beaux; they are good comrades, friends. If they bring the girl their sweetest roses she ac cepts them gracefully, but without any of the smirking or other silliness practiced by her overconscious, flirtations neighbor. Her mother dresses the young creature as becomingly as she can afford, and the boys know that her taste is modest and correct; they take pride in it, too, in a manly kind of way. In her early childhood this charming girl played with boys and girls alike; she took the reins sometimes, driving a neighbor's boy to school, while another day she en acted the part of a frisky colt. In school she sat with her brother or by the side of a boy near her own age, who knew that he was lucky in being seated there. Of beau talk our unconscious charmer had heard little at home, but she had learned that beauty is a precious gift of nature, some thing for which we deserve no credit, and although beautiful and becoming clothes enhance one's charms they are of little con sequence when worn by the shallow, ma neuvering, flirtations girl. While acting her honest self she unconsciously charms those who have a deep insight to the char acter of those about them, and are thus capable of appreciating her worth. Now who shall say that mothers are not many times responsible for the peculiari ties and mistakes of the would be charmer as well as the delightful manner and fas cinating graces of. the unconscious charm- erf To be sure mothers are not omnipres ent; it is impossible for them to know all that is said and done, and no doubt there are perverse young people who rebel against any right precept. For such as these only tne person who has studied the previous generations can account Wherever they are met they shock, amaze and make us sorrowful to the same extent that our jol ly, rightminded girls brighten, cheer and charm us. Anna Pryor Payne in Spring- neia Homestead. The Most Artistic Dwelling: In New York. Probably the most artistic as well as beautiful house in New York is the "home of ex-Mayor Abram S. Hewitt, on . the southeast corner of Lexington avenue and Twenty-second street, formerly the home of his father-in-law, Peter Cooper. Within the past few years the house has been thor-. oughly remodeled and refurnished from top to bottom. The great drawing room. which is perfectly square, is decorated in Louis XVI style, and for the most part is famished with articles of the same period. Crimson damask silk covers the walls, and curtains of the same material drape the windows. The center of the ceiling is dome shaped, and from the center hangs a large alabaster lamp, mounted in gilded bronze. Among the exquisite articles in the room is a Louis XV harp, gilded and carved, with its sounding board covered with beautifully painted flowers and mu sical instruments. It is said to be a reiiro- duction of the harp once owned by Marie Antoinette. ' The small drawing room, which is along side of the larger apartment, is in Louis XV style, and in its furniture are seen three distinct styles in vogue during the reign of that monarch. Pale silk of a greenish gray shade is used to cover the walls. The silken portieres are an exact copy in texture, color and' pattern of the bedroom hangings designed by Phillippe de la Salle and presented to the Dauphin, afterward Louis XVI, upon his marriage with the Archduchess Marie Antoinette, by the city of Lyons. Oriental porcelains, Chinese enamels and pieces of rare china (ill the tables and cabinets. Another beautiful room in Mr. Hewitt's nouse is the dining room, thoroughly Re naissance in style. Both ceiling and walls are paneled in natural wood, the former being copied from an original ceiling in one of the old baronial houses of England. The carved furniture and window hangings are an exact reproduction of the period. Crim son is the prevailing tint. A particularly interesting feature of this room is the painted freize about the entire room of women and children playing with fruits and flowers. It was - purchased by Mr. Hewitt off the walls of a decaying Venetian palace. Other' interesting places in the house are the music room, the library, which is os the first floor, and the marble hallways. New York Sun. The Dislike of a Term. We have heard an amusing but alto gether authentic tale of a very wealthy and pious lady who cautioned a friend not to hajre anything to do with "Christian sci ence." not. because it was a system of quackery and delusion, but because it had the word-"science" in its designation. "I confess, dear," she said most earnestly, "I don't like that word 'science.' " Can such things be, amid the blaze of Nineteenth century enlightenment? Yes, they can be and are Not often perhaps do we hear the naive confession, "I don't like that word science," but proofs abound that multitudes of presumably ed ucated people, many of them living in lux ury made possible only by scientific! inven tion, dislike both the name and the thing. They dislike the exactness of science, dim as their apprehension' of it may be; they dislike its methods; they dislike the stand ard it sets up truth, conformity . to fact without regard to previously established opinions. The apostle of truth who preaches severe doctrine in the wilderness is not to their liking; give them one clad in soft raiment who preaches comfortable doctrine in a richly upholstered church. Popular Sci ence Monthly. - f . Extracting by Electricity. -Years ago electricity was used extensively when teeth were extracted to lessen the pain. The patient held one pole, in his hands, and the. other one was connected with the handles of the forceps. When the operator clasped the forceps on the tooth, the circuit was completed, and the patient received a severe shock just at the moment when the operator pulled the tooth. But the question was whether the shock was not worse than the pain. Interview in '4 Truth Is Mighty. ' . ' Guest Have you any spring lamb? Candid Waiter Yes, sah; we've got some of the springiest lamb you evah bit into. Good News. . Articles from Milk. "The first food of man" has been put to manv Uses and ccmvartAH intst mo-ntr forms by human ingenuity, but its latest application is pernaps the most remark able. . ' An inventor has just taken out a patent to protect a substitute for., bone or cellu loid, and the material which is to take the rjlace of tVipsn from milk. Caseine the albuminoid sub stance in milk is in the first place re duced tO a nartlv mkrinnna by means of borax or ammonia, and men n is mixed with mineral salt dis solved in acid or water, which liquid is subsequently evaporated. The resulting product is called "lac tites," and can be molded into any de sired form. By the admixture of pigments or dyes any color may be imparted to it, but the creamy white color natural to the sub stance is most beautiful, being a very close imitation of ivory. Combs, billiard balls, brush backs, knife handles and all other articles for which ivory, bone or celluloid are employed can be made of this new product of milk." A company under the designation of "Lactile" (limited) has commenced the manufacture of this milk ivory in Che shire. London Dairyman. - A Hot Bay Joke. A man who made up in girth what he lacked in heisrht pxrviWI fhA ment of passengers on one of the Jersey vaiy zerryDoats one or the recent hot mornings by the way the weather affect ed him. ' When he came on board he re moved his hat, and leaning his head for ward th TWrsniT-Jlfinn etroamAfl rVm him as if he were an eaves tronarh dnr. ing a sharp shower. In about two min utes no cook ms nat on again, ana spout ed auite as comonslv as hfor. - TTi fol low passengers, who had watched his salutatory operation with something akin to sympatny, smuea as be favored them with an encore. Presnntlv bn another . torrent, and as the passengers Degan laugning one oi them remarked: "There won't be anything left of you by night except a grease spot if you keep on this way, my friend." That's what my wife said before I left home," replied the sufferer good humor- edly, "and I said Td be sure to find some friends to. send my gravy home. . . So J put myself in your hands." . . The lausrh wan on tha wrmld W nio who found another part of the boat more' to ms comiort, wnue um human lava tory was allowed to continue his anti fat ablutions undisturbed. New York Times. " '' ' ' ' ' ? -. . . - Every working man in Japan 'wears on his cap and on his back an inscription giv ing bis business and his employer's name.'. - One of the rarest ornaments in the jewel case of Mrs. Robert Goelet. of New York, is a comb topped with seven big pear shaped pearls, ' " ' .- ;. Ok J. V. 8. is the only SarsapariUa that old or feeble people shook take; as tbe mineral potash whicb is In every other Saraaparilla that we know f, is under certain conditions known to be. emaciating. ' J. V. S. on tbe contrary is purely vegetable and stimulates digestion and creates new blood, the very thine for. old, . delicate, or broken down people. It builds them up sad prolongs their lives. ' A case in point: " . . v.- ---..,- 1 1 , .,..--,'' Mrs. Belden an estimable and elderly lady of tlO Mason St., 8. F. war for months declining so rapidly as to seriously alarm her family.- It got so bad that she was finally afflicted with fainting spells. She Writes: "While in that dangerous condition I saw some of the testimonials con cerning J. V. 8. sad sent for s bottle. That marked the turning point I regained my lost flesh and strength and have not felt so well la years." That was two years ago and Mrs. Belden is wall and hearty to-day, and still taking J. V. 8. 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The balance of the crop comes to America,' " Is there say wonder, then, that oar taste for -tea does not sppreciatsr , ,... In view of these facts. Is there not an Im mediate demand for the Importation of a -brand of tea that to guaranteed to be un ' colored, nnmsnlpalated, and of absolute parity .We think there is, and present Beech's Tea. Its purity to guaranteed in very respect It has, therefore, nor in herent strength than the cheap teat yoa have been drinking, fnlly one third less being re-; quired for an lnfaxlnn 1 cover the first time yoa make M. Likewise, tne nsTor is delightful, being the nataral fta vor of an unadulterated article. It is a rerela-, tlon to tea-drinkers. Bold only in packages' bearing this mark: , : ; . . PurrAs WdKoodr Wee 0o per poaad. " For sale at Xieslie 33-u.tlexr's, THE DALLES, OREGON. BEECTEA Ttie Dalles Clioiiicle is here and has come to stay. 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