AN ODD CORPORATION.
WHAT MRS. MARY TYLER DID TO
SAVE HER HEIRS TROUBLE.
She Ti-iirerr-d KRarly All Hr rmpei ty
to tin Immroratecl Organization Cnlled
The Tylr KHtatV ICxnl Kxtato in
Afrnil Cltle. '
Amoug the property items which the
city is ryjng to acquire title to for the
Jiroposed .Ninth regiment armory in
Fourteenth street ia n lot belonging to
the Tyler estate.. . The Tyler estate is a
novelty among the corporations of the
country. It is not the estate of u de
ceased person, as oue would naturally
infer from the title, but is the estate of
a wealthy western widow, who has had
her real estate holdings capitalized and
a stock company formed to take and hold
thk titles to it. Her object is said to be
to so arrange the titles to her property
that when she comes to dispose of it by
her will there will be the least possible
opportunity left to disappointed relatives
to contest her will and drag her name
and private history into the courts and
before the public. .
1 The certificate of incorporation of the
estate recites that it was organised un
der the laws of Missouri as a corporation
for manufacturing and business pur
poses, and is called "The Tyler Estate.'
It was organized under the legal advice
and direction of Henry Hitchcock, of the
St. Louis bar. a lawyer of that western
city, -who is eaid to have assured his cli
ent that the laws of Missouri authorized
the organization and formal incorpora
tion of real estate corporations.
'The founder and principal proprietor
of the Tyler estate is Mrs. Mary Law
rence Tyler, widow of Robert Tyler, of
Louisville. She is said to be worth sev
eral millions, principally in lands and
property in this city. Philadelphia. Lou-1
isville, St. Louis nd other places, all of
which, however, she has conveyed to the
Tyler estate, taking the stock of the pe
culiar corporation in payment. The es
tate is capitalized at $500,000, bat that
toes not begin to represent the actual
value of the property it owns
THK LAW IN SEVERAL. STATES.
The real estate records of this coniity
show the transfer of two pieces of prop
erty to the estate by Mrs. Tyler in Feb
ruary. 19(88, the time when the corpora
tion was formed. One of the items is
the lot in Fourteenth street, which is
wanted by the city for armory purposes,
and the other is a business building and
lot in Crosby street, between Broome and
Spf ing streets. The city authorities and
the representatives of the estate could
not agree upon the price to be paid by
the city for the Fourteenth street lot and
-condemnation proceedings have there
fore been begnn. wherein the price will
be fixed by a commission.
But the principal interest in the affair
attaches to the corporation itself. Many
devices have been resorted to in times
past by wealthy people who had large
estates to dispose of by will to prevent
the quarreling of heirs over the manner
in which the property has been distrib
uted by the owner in his or ber will, bnt
this is the first instance ever heard of 'in
which a private person, having no desire
or intention of going into business, where
some occasion for forming h limited liability-corporation
might exist, has vol
untarily bad her property capitalized
and represented in stocks and bonds. '
In some of the states corporations for
the purpose of holding titles to real es
tate are prohibited by law New York
is said to be one of these states and Illi
nois another But they are apparently
auctioned by the laws of Missouri, and
the laws of this state permit the holding
or tine to real estate oy any corporation
organized nnder the laws of any other
state, the laws of which authorize the
existence of a corporation for the pur
pose stated.
HOW THE SCI1 KM E MAY WORK.. '
Who the present officers of the Tyler
estate are could not . be ascertained, nor
any statement regarding the details of
the organization whether the corpora
tion has more than one executive officer,
how Che -property is managed by the
officers, or in what manner transfers of
real instate belonging to such a' corpora
tion could be cnade so as not to affect the
valae of its shares or to impair the secur
ity of tbe bonds. How long a life such
a corporation could have is a question,
furthermore, which no lawyer could an
swer offhand.
Bnt it in claimed for' it -that the prop
erty can in this manner be held together
tor long periods 01 years, wnereas, un
der ordinary conditions, no sooner is . a
wealthy person's will iiled for probate
than a long contest begins iu the courts
between the various heirs over the man
ner of its distribution among them
By incorporating, as Mrs. Tyler has
done, it is declared that all trouble of
this character is done away with. The
testatrix wills not her property, but a
to each heir, who' is limited- by 'his op
portunities to either accept or-reject
. them. This, however, still leaves the
contesting heirs opportunities to tight
over tbe distribution of the shares.
But Mrs. Tyler expects to get the bet
ter of this class of heirs by giving away
the shares to- the persons she desires to
have them before her denjise. The cor
poration, as said, is a novel one, .but.
like the trust, may prove to be only tbe
forerunner of many which will be or1
gauize I as soon as the legal status of tbe
Tyler estate shall have been passed upon
by some competent legal tribunal. --New
York Times.
r"-'
Muslo From insect. - '
The notes of the katydid are perhaps
as familiar as any and have a certain
fascination, the sounds taking on various
inflections and meanings. They are pro
duced by rubbing the inner surface of
the hind legs, against the outer surface
'of the-'front wings fiddling, tn' fact.
When 'the- male 'cricket; sings in the
hearth it raises its fore wings and scrapes
them against its hind ones. Even the
butterfly makes a sound andible at some
distance, - certain species "having been
heard to titter a clicking sound. St
fanl Dispatch . . .. , "".".'
- Why Bt Changed. j
- Conductor C.,of our early train, was a j
church member with a reputation of be-.
ing good natnred and mild mannered to
all. He's changed in appearance since
Saturday's trip. Our train had just start
ed from B r station when we saw some
distance off an old woman of the colored
persuasion and of 200 pounds weight,
shiny and nervous, with carpetbag and
umbrella swinging with the energy of
her great exertion to catch the train. -.
His heart was touched and he pulled
tlje ropes for "down brakes." At this
unusual signal every window was pushed
up and an eager head thrust out of each.
The " conductor smilingly encouraged
the wonld be passenger, and the others
cheered her as she thundered along in a
full duck gallop. Two lady friends of
hers (brunettes) stood upon the platform
of the car and frantically beckoned her
approach. When at last she was landed
by the train, and . was helped on by the
conductor, three brakemen and a boy.
the greeted her two friends with several
affectionate 'smacks" and a "goodby.
children," then rolling back again to the
ground she turned to our polite, conduc
tor and said. "Thank you, boss." and
waddled away. - '
That train was started as by one in a
spasm, and the minister read on the fol
lowing evening a prayer request from the
wife of a backsliding conductor. Troy
Telegram. - .
A Wonderful Mineral Subatauce. .
A new mineral substance, resembling
asphalt, has been discovered in Texas,
which promises to become very nseful
to the scientific and industrial world. It
is unaffected by heat, acid or alkalies.
and is said to be tbe most perfect ln
ulator yet discovered! - It may be used
for paint and is a perfect covering for
wood or iron, resisting all the influences
which destroy ordinary paints. As a
varnish it retains its character under all
conditions. It may be rolled into a tissue
and used for waterproof tents, clothing,
etc.; it makes leather impervious to
water and prevents iron and steel from
rusting.
Professor Hamilton, of the Western
Electric company, finds that wires cov
ered with this substance offer sevenfold
the resistance offered by other .wires,
and the results of its use in electrical,
engineering are likely to be very marked.
The material is found in unlimited quan
tities, from two to forty feet below the
surface, and if it proves as useful as it
promises will be a new source 'of wealth
to Texas. Boston Transcript. '
Why People Go to Europe.
The high fares on American railroads
result in sending people to Europe. All
of New England and the Middle states
are full of people who have climbed Alp,
visited Rome, boulevards of Paris, been
all over the United Kingdom and seen
the midnight sun on the coast of Nor
way, and yet who have never been west
of Chicago. They hear of the beauties
of the Pacific coast, they read about the
glories of the Yosemite valley and they
want to go and see them, but when they
learn what it will cost they think they
cannot afford to go farther than Niagara
Falls: After that they go to Europe, and
so year by year the Atlantic passenger
lists have been swelling rapidly until
now they are something stupendous to
contemplate. Bangor (Me.) News. '
llecau Growing- After He Was Thirty -live.
Oak Cliff has a citizen who is now a
robust old gentleman of -fine physique and
is descended from a very long rived an
cestry, their ages running to ninety-six,
ninety-eight, . one hundred and six, and
up to one hundred and twelve years.
He has all his teeth except two which
were knocked out by an accident, and
they are as sound as a dollar, although
ho is now seventy years old. He has
grown three-fourths of an inch in height
since he was thirty-five years old, and he
wears a size larger hat now than he
wore then. From that age up to forty
one or forty -two years his weight re
mained at 190 pounds, and now, at three
score and ten years, his mental faculties, ! ing the penitentiary at Lincoln. Neb., in
he says, are brighter than ever before. company with a relative, who is one of
Dallas (Tex.) News. . . j the executive officers of the state, the
. ' ' young lady uttered a scream on catching
Arrested Tor Selling Brand led Peaches, j sight of. line of the convicts at work in
' A peculiar case of innocent violation ' the harness-shop. ; "Why, Mollie!" he
of the revenue laws has developed in ejaculated. She was about to mention
Decatur. F. S. Fox bought a quantity j his name in the naine exclamatory man
of imported brandied peaches. He took i uer when hesuddenly said: "Molly, don't
them to Cerro. Gordo and 6old them at i mention my name or yon will betray my
bis restaurant.. Jacob Leslie's boy be- identity." The fellow is known as Frank
came intoxicated . on the peaches, and
this started quite a ;run on the peaches,
Fox had to order a fresh supply. . Mr.
Leslie had Fox arrested for violation of
the liquor law, and the trial will take! The young lady is prostrated. Cor. St,
place at Cerro Uordo. A Decatur chem- i Louis Republic. . .
ist analyzed the peaches, and found that ' '
one bottle contained 87 percent, of 'al- . A prehistoric Find.
cohol. Cor. Chicago Tribune. . . ... . . A mound containing the skeletons of
: , -several prehistoric people has Ween dis-
- Moral, Chew Gum. - ; covered on a farm near Carthage, His.
A man from Oxford county lost a rail- ; The skeletons lay in all conceivable posi
road coupon ticket to the fair and in- ! tions. and are supposed . to be those of
quired at the ticket office if one had been 'warriors who fell in brittle. It is be-
fonnd. , One had been fonnd, but how-
were they to know that it was his. He
asked to look t it and it was shown to
him. He said: "It is mine. I can prove
it See. the face of it is torn off. Look
here.' and he Opened his vest pocket and
showed ahearty end of gmn and the face
of a railroad coupon sticking to it. The
two matched, and the ticket was passed
over to mm. Liewiston Journal. : .:
. Made m Fortune Kasily.
. Captain D. S. Goodell. a retired sea
-captain, of SearsporU 31&.f advanced
money to enable James Knibbs, of Troy,
N. Y., to prosecute a suit for an infringe-i
inent upon his fire-engine valve patent,
on condition that he should have a cer -
tain percentage of the' damages recov-
ered, if any. Captain Goodell's share of
the winnings thus far foots nn S750.000.
Bangor Letter.
- . ' ; Appearance Are Deceitful.
While riding down Washington street
the other afternoon the seat beside me
was occupied by a poorly dressed, igno
rant looking man, with the misshapen,
dirty hands of a coal heaver. Yet he
was reading, with apparently intent in
terest, a well thumbed copy of Herodo
tus in the original Greek. Boston News.
o York's Army of Oeneiuleat. 1
Did vou ever Btop to think how large
is New York's standing army of depend
ents, -and what persons, under the com
missioners of charities and correction,
constitute it? . According to the Jast re
port " by the ' commissioners the total
number of disabled, ' infirm, demented,
minor or delinquent : persons under pubr
lie; charge in-' the ; workhouse, city hos
pitals, alinshonses( jails, insane asylums
and on Blackwell's island amounted,
'when the last census of them was taken,
to I3.84a Of the number included in
the last report 5,804 were at the time in
public asylums under city care, 3,134 in
ity- hospitals. 1,636 in the workhouse,
1.51? in the almshouse and 1.375 in jails
and prisons. - ' -
This takes into account merely those
under tbe care of - the "city authorities
and ; maintained wholly at public ex
pense, r .This item of municipal disburse
ment amounts to about 2,000,000 a year,
or $(5,000 a day. Six hundred thousand
dollars a year are jiaid for salaries and
wages. $1,800,000 Tor supplies, and the
rest for transportation, buildings, rentals
and repairs. New York Sun.' ;
A Ill's Salmon Crop.
This is a great year for big crops.
Now it is the salmon crop that exceeds
anything in the history of the country.
Puget Sound .is reported to be so filled
with salmon, making their annual . run
to the sound shores and the fresh water
streams for feeding and "spawning, that
the steamboats seem to be floating on a
solid mass of fish. The paddles kill
hundreds of them and are choked with
their . bodies. The sound steamer cap-
I tains describe the run as an unbroken
string of salmon thirty miles long, the
water for that distance being fairly alive
with them.
Neither the oldest inhabitants nor the
aged Indians remember such a big salmon
run. The result of the enormous run is
a big reduction in prices.- Usually good
salmon sell for ten to twenty-five cents
apiece, but now at one cent, each the
market is' glutted with the finest quality
of fish. At Port Williams a few days
ago two casts of a seine netted over
3.000 fine salmon. Everybody is fishing.
Chicago Herald. -,'.'-.
A Plague of Butterlllen. . '
Munich has been invaded by an enor
mous army of butterflies.. Millions of'
the species known as "uonnenschmetter
linge" attacked the city a few nights
ago, attracted, as is supposed, by the
brilliancy of the electric lights. The
lamps were fixed were literally covered
with the butterflies. ' In several places
they forced their way through the doors
and windows and fluttered around the
lights. - In the Cafe Kaiserhof and the
Loewenbran-Keller the intensity of the
light fascinated such swarms of the but
terfly "nuns" that the devotees of King
Oambrinus found their hats and clothes'
so thickly coated with the intruders that
they hurried out and left the invaders in
possession. In some places the lamps
were darkened by the mass of butterflies
clinging around them. St. James' Ga
zette. " ,
Where Caps Are Made.
New York furnishes headgear for i
nearly uine-tenths . of the American
heads that wear caps. Perhaps the. in
habitants of this town think they have
seen a good many yachting caps within
the past few weeks, but as a matter of
fact the vogue of the yachting cap has
only just begun, it came from Europe,
took tbe Atlantic coast by storm and is
now sweeping westward, toward the Pa
cific. Thousands of girls that never saw
navigable water will presently be look
ing -saucily- forth from beneath this
sailor headgear. Comparatively few caps
of any sort are sold in the east, ' Nearly
all of them' go beyond the Alleghanies
and a few are sent as far lis the Sand
wich islands. New York World.
"Fouud Her .Lover iu lrlon. ' .
As Miss Nichols, of Buffalo, was visit-
i Uarroll. and is doing time for forgery. . It j
j has been learned that he was engaged to
j marry Miss Nichols, and came west to
i make his fortune; with the above results..!
lieved that the farm is the site of an an
cient battlefield. The skeletons are of
unnsnal size and the teeth in the skulls
are larger than those of ordinary human
beings. The authorities of Carthage col
lege have received permission to explore
; the cave, and a noted antiquarian has
! been sent for to aid in the investigation,
Philadelphia Ledger.'
Scollop in a.n Aquarium. . '.
Nothing , . is prettier than to watch
i pec tens in an aquarium. They have
fluttering motion and move np and down
I in the water. Provided with an aductor
muscle of great power, they can rapidly
! open and close their valves and take iii
or throw out water As "Mr. Hugh M.
Smith write."The sight of a school of
! scallops moving m miison through the
i water is a very striking one." . Fisher-
men know that the- seal lop. moves., for it
often happens that where there ' were
scallops one day on a bank there are
none to 1 found the next. ; Probably
changes of position are made-for food or i
temperature. New York Times ;
Simpil.-Hy f Carlj le'M Lil. '
! There was m Carlyle a certain arro
j gance of - intellect that grew with years,
j and often asserted itself in fashions that
' he himself felt to be grievous. This has
been mistaken for arrogance of heart.
But arrogance of heart he never had. In
sympathies and "manner of life he re
mained to the end much of the simple
peasant; Seldom :a year passed, of the
eighty-five that he lived, that he did not
spend a month or two among the Scotch
heaths ' and : peat bogs in. or near -his
humble boyhood home.
: There, nearer than anywhere else, his
restless soul came to the attainment of
that peace.' and composure which it was
quite capable of nowhere. ' To the end
his own poor, toiling, uneducated kins
men continued the dearest people on
earth to him. and rarely came a payment
from editor or publisher that, whatever
his own necessities, he did not share it
with some of them. Had they : been
stupid 1 am not sure that he would not
at times have shown them scant, mercy,
but their humbleness only bound them
tbe-closer. E. C Martin in Scribner's.
- J. V. 8. is tbe only Ssr5av:i!!!:i tlis: M or
fecblo people Khoiiltl take, t!v.- r.iitst:a! .otan:i
which is la every other Kama j-i: ;'!'': t -u; v. e l.no.r
of, is under certain, couiiiiious known 1.) be
emaciating. J. V. S. on the roiitrmy is purely
vegetable and stimulates ;"''' " soil -rcnt
new blood, the very . thins ft;r old,' delicate or
broken down people. I biiiliin them up and
prolongs tlieir livcs A case in point:
jlrst. Seidell-, uu estimable and elderly lady of
610 Musoa St., S. 1". v.us for months declining so
rapidly as to seriously alarm her family. It got
so bail t but she was finally afHii ted with fainting
spells. Flic writes: "While ! that dangerous
condition I saw some of the testimonials con
cerning J.V. S. and sent for n bottle. That marked
the turning point. I regained my lost fiesh and
strength and have not felt co well In years."
That was two years ago and 11th. Belden is well
and hearty to-day, and still taking J. V. S.
If you ore old or feeble null -want to be built up.
Ask for '
9. .AOrtlVllA
S area pa rill a
Moot modern, most effective, largest bottle.
Same price, 11.00, six for (5.00. - ,
For Sale by SNIPES AV KINERSL.Y.
THE DALLES. OREGOX.
Health is Wealth !
Db. E. C. West's Nsrvb akb Brain Trkai
vest, a guaranteed specific for Hysteria, Dizzi
ness, Convulsions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia,
Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by the use
or alcohol or tobacco,- Wakefulness, .Mental De
pression, Softening of the Brain, resulting in in
sanity and leading to misery, decay and death.
Prematura Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of-Powa
in either sex, Involuntary Losses and Spermat.
orrhoea caused by over exertion of the brain, sell
abuse or over indulgence. Each box contains
one month's treatment, f 1.00 a box, or six boxes
for 5.00, sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price.
' VK GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case. With each order received b
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 eftec'
a cure Guarantees issued only by .
ULAKELEY A HOUGHTON, .
Prescription Druggists?
175 Second St. . The lallM. Or.
J-Cleveland, Wash., )
: June 19th, 1891, f
S. B. Medicine Co., ' v .-. - ; ' -. '
: Gentlemen Your kind favor received,
and in reply would say that I am more
than pleased with the terms offered me
on the last shipment of your medicines.
There is nothing like them ever intro
duced in this country, especially for La
grippe and kindred complaints. I have
had no complaints so far, and everyone
is ready with a word of praise for their
virtues.. Yours, etc.,
- M. F. Hackley.
A Revelation.
. Few people know that the
. bright bluish-green color of ,
the ordinary teas exposed in"
the windows is not the net-
oral color. Unpleasant as the
fact may be, it is nevertheless -artificial;
mineral . coloring '
matter ' being used for this
' purjfoMS. The effect is two- .
fold. . It not only makes the :
tea a bright, shiny green, but also permits tbe
of off-color " and worthless teas, which,
once udder the , green - cloak, are readily '
worked off a a good quality of tea.
An eminent authority writes on this sub-: ,
.- ject: "The manipulation of poor teas, to ci ve
them a'flner appearance, is curried on ejteu- -
' sively. . Green- teas, being tn this country
especially popular, are produced to meet the
demand by coloring cheaper black kinds by '
glasing or facing with. Prussian blue, tnmerir,
' gypsum, and -indigo. Thitmttliod it 00 gen-
- i crtxl that very little genuine uneolored green tea
- it offered for tale." ' - - -
! . " It was the knowledge of tbi condition of
affairs that prompted the placing of Beech's
Tea before th public It is absolutely pure
, and without color. . Did yon ever see any -
, genuine nncolored Japan tear Ask your
grocer to open a package of Beech's, and yon
, will see it, and probably- for -the very first
time. It will be found in color to be Just be
tween the artificial green tea that you nave
been accustomed to and the black teas. -' j '
'. It draws a delightful canary color, and Is so
fragrant that it will be a revelation to tea
drinkers.. Its purity makes - it - also more
'I economical than the artificial teas, for lest
of it is required per cup. - Bold only in pound -packages
bearing this trade-mark :
II your grocer does not have it, he will gel .
tt for you. Price 60c" per pound. For sale at
! XjiOJSX0 PSlX-tlOXT'jS,"
: T1IR AI LES, OREGON.
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Ture'AsncJ hood T
THE DAhliES CHRONICLE
is here and has come to stay. It hopes
to win its way to public favor by ener
gy, industry and merit; and to this end
we ask that you give it a fair trial, and
u. bausnea witn its
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The Daily
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 proper position
as the .
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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 tne
Leading City of Eastern Oregon.
four pages of siy columns each, will he issued every
evening, except Sunday, and will he delivered in the
city, or sent by mail for the moderate sum of fifty
cents a month. '
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. THE WEEKLY,
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RUCTION SHLE !
SI
Dry I Goods and Clothing at Your Own Price.
The entire stock of N. Harris . consisting of General Dry
Goods,: Clothing, 'Boots and Shoes, Hats, Caps, and
Gents' Furnishing Goods will be sold at
: Auction to the highest bidder for -,
cash in hand.
Salesfheld eveiy night commencing at 7 o'clock.
; J. B.-CROSSEN, Auctioneer.
Columbia
THE DALLES, OREGON.
Best Dollar a Day House on the Coast!
First-CIass Meals, 25 Cents.
First Class Hotel in Every Respect.
None but the Best of White Help Employed.
T. T. Jlieholas, Prop.
Washington fJOfth Di9U6SV?!5
SITUATED AT THE
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Manufacturing Center In
the Inland Empire.
' For Further Information Call at the Office of .
InteFstate Investment Go.,
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course a generous
Hotel,
HEAD OF NAVIGATION.
Best Selling Property of
the Season in the North
west. ..."