rU
AST HIDE A LIVE SHARK.
PARING FEAT OF A CALIFORNIA SWIM
MING TEACHER.
A Man' Sport with a Mariu Monster.
Tho Entire llarmleiutiiess of a Huge
Basking Shark Amply Oemaiistratecl
Til Visitor No Longer Afraid.
That a man, should take a ride on a
live shark's back, apparently with all
the delight of it wild cowboy breaking in
an Hnruly mustang, would be difficult
to believe unless circumstances were
presented to verify.it. Such an occur
rence has - really taken place, however
and at so short a distance from 'San
Francisco that any doubting Thomas
can easily satisfy himself by making a
personal investigation.
or the past few years the tisbenuen
in tue northern' part of - Monterey bay
uear Santa Cruz, have been greatly
annoyed by ba.sk nig sharks. These
Hbarks. while in search of food, often
run into the neta of Kshumwn mil
ib ' : thrashing about and trying to
escape rrom tne meshes which enfold
Iheiii. tear the nets and injure them so
mat the hshermen. at times suffer the
foss of hundreds of dollars. Sometimes
a shark struggles' about so much in the
water jhh to wrap the nets aronnd it in
suca a manner that escape is impossible,
atid the hne fish dies" from th nhnns.
tibn orodm-ed bv its wild pflFortR
free; - To-'extricate the dead fish from
the nets it is sometimes necessary to tow
it ashore, ami to recover jiart of the loss
sustained in the destruction of the nets
tn hshermen try out the liver of the
shark" and obtain a quantity of cheap
but profitable oil
' AN OCULAK OKMOSSTKATION.
A hnge basking shark about thirty or
forty feet-' long'' became entangled in the
nets of srtiue fishermen off Soquel point,
about four miles from Santa Cruz. The
hark, still alive and enfolded in the
nets., was towed by the fishermen in
boats to the wharf at Oapitola. Its arrival-created
great' excitement among
the visitors at that resort. The fact that
sharks; 'any sharks, were near the beach
drove hundreds of bathers from the wa
ter, and people began to make up their
minds to leave the' place.. : No amount of
assurance on the part of ' the proprietors
of the hotel or the fishermen' that bask
ing sharks were not man eaters, and that
many had been caught with no accident
happening, con Id entirely quiet the fears
of the visitors, and bathing was almost
given up
' Some ocular demonstration of the fact
i hat a basking shark was harmless there
fore became necessary. . Swimming
Teacher Swanson., of the Capitola baths,
then determined to give., an exhibition
with the shark which should convince
the most timid. A performance fol
lowed the like Of which no man ever
participated in before. ' Swanson put on
a . bathing 'suit and swam to the wharf
whre the partially exhausted monster
lay, still partly wrapped in the torn and
tangled fishing nets. Slowly approach
ing tSe gasping yet enraged monster. &
whale in eizt if not in species. Swanson
warn close to its side, and tbeu clamb
ered, slowly on top. a moderately easy
task to accomplish, as the shark lay
almost entirely under watef.. " Sitting
astride the huge fish like a baby on an
elephant, the bold swimmer' shouted in
triumphant derision at the several hun
dred people on the wharf, who had
gathered to witness the strange per
formance .
oot vamt to it,. ' -
His song of success was quickly cut
short, for aa soon as the lazy shark real
ized it bad gathered something more on
its back it" commenced to thrash about
and threw Swanson off. ' Women in the
crowd shrieked in fear and men held
their breath in excitement. It was hard
ly a minute, however, before Swanson
appeared uninjured and laughing out
side of the line of foam caused by the
shark's struggles. The crowd on the
wharf breathed more freely when they
saw the man emerge from the seething
waters and realized that be had not been
devoured, as they expected him to be.
The undaunted swimmer again went to
the side of the shark, and once more
mounted his marine steed. The shark
again showed its fear and anger by shak
ing him off. but not so violently as be
fore. With great persistence Swanson
Again climbed on to the monster
What seemed before to the many spec
tators a most foolhardy act. and but the
. courtship of certain death, now became
a strangely comical sight. Swanson
mounted the fish, and the shark becom
ing accustomed to its queer burden,
merely rolled the man off each time he
got on its back, simply turning lazily in
the water and shaking himHelf Thifc
was repeated several times, 'and the
large crowd of people who came expect
ing to see the man killed and eaten de
parted laughing at the ludicrous ending
of the performance. Swanson became
the hero of the - camp. Bathing was re
sumed and even more freely indulged in
aa a consequence of tbe-exhibition, and
no one can now be found in Camp Oapi
tola who will admit that they fear a
shark, or a basking shark at least. San
Francisco Chronicle.
An Interaatiug Calculation.
' An uptown man. having nothing else
to do, thought he would try an experi
uettt. so he turned the hands of a clock
in his room toe full twenty-four hours of
day. and found it took, with moderate
, Movement, one minute of time to accom
plish that task. Re then made a calcu-
lation of how long it' would, take him to
turn off the full measure of a man's life,
which, according to the Scriptures, is
"threescore years and ten,'' and found
that it would take seventeen and one
half days to turn the bands of the cltxrli
Xo represent seventy' years. Philadel
phia Record.
A Bargain.
Small Son Dot suit fit dot man awful
tight. . ..
Dealer It van a dight vit. inein ton
Vy did you zell it zo sbeap?"
1 vas avraid 1 couldn't get it off n:it-
ocr tearing it. -CJood News.
j
Am Knjoyablo Way to Take Tea.
There are people who get more out of
Ate than others Dy a sort 01 pnuosopny
of contrast or change. . The listener,
being invited to tea not long since, found
the table set under the apple trees just a
few steps from the kitchen door. There
were several children seated about the
table, expressing by their demure manner
that it was not a novel thing at alL "Oh,
no!" said the hostess; "we've hardly eaten
dinner or supper in the house for three
weeks. If it's a possible thing we set the
table out here or on the piazza at least.
There is only one disadvantage, it makes
it harder on the girls, but we all take
hold and help, so that they are as pleased
as we are." '
It was delightful to sit under' the trees
that flecked the table cloth with moving
shadows and seemed to add new flavor to
the simple food. The house stood back
from the street of course, and yet if it
had been near the street there might
have been a great gain for the passerby.
It would have given a touch of sociabil
ity to' the street, like that so character
istic of the French, who eat in public so
gracefully.
It formed a sort of daily picnic, with
out the toil and bugs and depressing
after effects of that great American in
stitution. It added charm and relish to
the meal, and made the summer more
distinctly a time for vacations and out
of door impressions' It seemed a cus
tom that could be profitably followed by
many suburban dwellers and it would
be a distinct lengthening of the play
time of midsummer. Boston Transcript
Be Changed the Day. '
The story is told of the late "Pig Iron"
Kelley that on one occasion a young
woman, the daughter of an old Penney 1-,
vanian. who had been one of KeUey's
political lieutenants, applied to him for
a position, which he promised to secure
for her the next day. On the following
morning, when the young woman called
on the judge, he had forgotten all abom
her case, but npon being reminded, apol
ogized profusely and., told her to "call
tomorrow!". The judge kept this up for
nearly a month, when the young woman
lost her patience. On the occasion of
her last visit the judge, who was very
absentminded, did not catch her . name
as the servant announced her presence
in the parlor and, walking hurriedly into
the room, shook hands with her and be
gan the old formula.
"My dear young lady, 1 am very busy
today: you will really have to call to
morrow." 'But, judge," she protested,
that is what you have told me for a
month. 1 have come almost every day,
and you have invariably told me to call
tomorrow." -I beg your pardon, I am
sure," said the judge with great suavity.
"taii day alter tomorrow. San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
The Barn Owl.
flow soft is :the plumage of the owl,
and how noiseless her flight. .Watch her
as she floats past 'the ivy tod. down by
the . ricks and .silently over the old wood:
then , away , over the meadows, through
the open door nd put of. the loophole of
the barn; round the lichened tower and
along the course of the brook. Presently
she returns to her four downy young
with a niouse in one claw and. a vole, in
the other, soon to bo ripped up, torn and
eaten ,by '-. the greedy, snapping imps.
Young and eggs are not unfrequently
found in the"same nest, -
If yon would see the midday siesta of
these birds climb up into the haymow.
There, in an angle of the beam, you will
see their owlships snoring . and. blirjring
wide their great round eyes. Their duet
is the most unearthly, ridiculous, gve
noise conceivable; unlike anything you
ever heard. There they will stay all day,
digesting the mice with which they have
gorged themselves until twilight, when
they again issue forth upon their mad
cap revels.
This clever uiouser has a strong claim
to our protection; so let not idle super
stition further its destruction. Man
chester Times. ' , .
The French National Printing Works.
The French -national printing works
date from the year 1640, and owe their
origin to Louis XIII, who established
them under the title Imprimerie royale.
The works were suppressed at the begin
ning of the revolution and reorganized
In the Year LL The state printing office
has had many homes. It is now in the
former abode" of the princely house of
Rohan, in the Bne Vjeille du Temple,
which still retains traces of its former
splendor ' -
Besides executing all the printing of
the ministries and other public bodies,
the presses of the imprimerie nationale
are at the service of all private individ
uals who require in their works types
impossible to procure elsewhere. The
collection at the Hotel de fiphan - is
unique and contains 200 varieties. It
would almost satisfy the archdeacon of
the story whose sermons could not be
printed because the printer had only one
ton of parentheses in stock. London
News. A i '
Klrcd. ,
A titled Parisian, after wasting much
time in the Latin quarter, finally man
aged, by book or crook, to become en
rolled as a pupil of Uerome. Day after
day the nobleman came, took his place
oeiore tne model and sketched as best
he could. Finally Uerome paused before
the new pupil one day and said. "Yon
come here in the morning: what' do yon
do in the afternoon?" "Oh." said the
nobleman, "I ride in (he Bo is, see a tew
of my friends,, and then dress for din
ner." "Yon do," mused the master:
"don't yon think you'd better do the
same things in the morning, also?" The
next week a new pupil had the noble
man's place in front Of the model. San
Francisco Argonaut.
Whv allovs should varr in their nrnn.
erties so widely as they do from the
metals which form them is an obscure
question. Experiment Ik still , the only
means or aiscovenng what properties
such and such an all 03- will have, or
how these Dronerties mr be nsefnllv
changed by a slight difference in. com
position. . ...
THE POWER OF LOVS.
The world ia so changed slncu I knew her!
The sky Is a tooderer blue.
The wood thrush sings sweeter and truer
. Veo.aH the wide world Is made new.
The breezes that blow from the clover
And kiss all the flowers 00 the tray.
Are whispering over and over
A" name t fa sweeter than they. ; '
Oht lovu, llluu imsl fettered and bound me;
I ne'er shall be heart free again, .. .
Yet life flows like music around roe.
And flow'rs are the links of my chain.
. james nucRuam tn Ue troll Free
How Cloth la Tested.
When the cloth arrives, it is slowly
passed over a double roller which meas
ures the yards, and carefully examined
for the purpose of discovering, any de
fects in the manufacture. If there are
any broken threads or loosely woven
spots they are indicated , by sowing a
string in the margin, and the cutter is
thus able to avoid the defective portion.
Then we cut off a small piece of the
goods and put it outside on a window-sill,
where, for ten days, it is exposed to
the sun and the rain. If it fades.it is
rejected. Then we test by chemicals to
see if the dye stuff is indigo, which is
the surest dye that can be n- tde. If the
color produced by the use this test is
a bright orange, it indicates that the dye
has an indigo basis.',
After that a piece of the gooils is put
in a solution of caustic potash, which
has the -effect of eating up the animal
fiber and leaving the vegetable 'fiber.
Some cloth ' manufacturers " nowadays, '
instead of making their goods of separate
threads of cotton and of wool, take cot
ton and wool and mix them in such a
way that no one, by merely feeling,, can
tell whether or not there is. cotton in the
piece. "' Tb "only way we can . know is
by hoiling a piece of the goods in this
solution, which lias the effect.of eating
up' the wooPand leaving .the "cotton.
Interview iti ftew York Epoch'
'-'' Tli Cars Romance. ; "
The following episode is said to have
been related by the Czar himself to in
timate friends': His" 'elder brother, who
died at Nice; was. as is generally known,
first betrothed1 to Princess Dagraar of
Denmark. On his deathbed he left' his
brother, the present czar, a letter" in
which he begged Mm to take "his place
in the heart of the princess. ' The Grand
Duke Alexander, however, was a very
bashful lover, and had not the courage to
carry out his dying brother's last ' wish,
till one dav the Grand Dntc . Vladimir
said to him, 'If you will not fulfill the
wish ot .our dead .Nicholas, I shall pro
pose for the hand of the nrlnraaa mv.
self.-. :
A short . time after th . nrnml rwitr
Alexander, set off to Copenhagen, and
one day, being alone -with the Princess
uagmarv ne handed . her, - trein blingly .
the, letter of -his brother. '. '$Ftien the
princess , bad. , read it she blushed and
said, "I also, received a letter from Nich
olas in-which he begged rue to : become'
your wife.", Alexander asked .to be .air
lowed to read the letter, . The princess
fetched it and together they read it, ;,The
sequel .was a t marriage. Cor.' London
Ney.8-. .' -r :r .
rjr mt Swiss KnshroWerera. -
. The common old embroidering hand
machine of -48iJ7. with few improve
ments, is the one .that is used today for
the millions, of fine embroideries that are
sold to all quarters of the globe There
are, perhaps, 23,000 of them in use in
eastern Switzerland, the number-of the
needles averaging about 250 to the ma
chine, and the number of stitches not
exceeding 8.000. to the needle daily. As
embroiderers are paid on the stitcjv basis
only, and sometimes as low as-44 cents a
hundred, they have very-small , earnings
left after paying their'' threaders and
other . expenses. . . At the present, time
fifty cents, sometimes less, is a fair aver
age or the daily earnings of a hard work
ing embroiderer, who must toil a. long
day. with head, hands'and feet working
his machine. Cor.. St. Louis Globe-Pe-.
raocrat. .. . . j,
"A Youthful Connoisseur.
Bessie is an original little thing, and
her' comments are often very amusing.
Having been brought up in a family of
bric-a-brac hunters, her knowledge of
ceramics Is quite remarkable for a child.
One day her mother 'noticed her gazing
fixedly at her great-grandmother, a very
old woman, whose kind old face was lit
erally a network of fine : . wrinkles.
'What are yon looking at. Bessie?"? she
asked the child "I was only thinking, "
she i- answered ' promptly, ; "what a re-"
inarkahly fine specimen of .bid 'crackle'
granny was.' This was much to the
old lady's delight, she being a"bit of a j
collector herself. New York Tribune. J
New Kngland Piety.
There are communities of sturdi' New
England jeople where the general rule
that religious services ' languish In the
absence of a pastor does not hold. In
North. Warren weekly prayer . meetings
have teen' held for over seventy years
nntnterruptedly, and thia without the
help of a minister, except for an occa
sional lecture. At first ' the - meetings
were held at private dwellings, butr for
over thirty years the people have met at
a schnolhouse. Rockland (Me.) Tribunei
The Euglish opinion is that the far
ther south yon go for oyster brood the
poorer you get. A certain rock oyster
from Scotland "has a firmness, richness
and smack of the sea," according to an
English authority, that is greatly pre
ferred by many to even the best Thames
: ' " ... , - t
Charles H. Townsend. ' in his report
upon the pearl ; fisheries - of C-alifornia,
says that a pearl shell company of Lower
California has an. invested capital -of
flO.000 From 400, to 50. men are em
ployed. The season begins in May in
the vicinity of Cape St LiUeas ' ;
An iron last, made by Spence. Boggs ct
Co.. Martin's Ferry, O.. for .lohn Farnr
house. a colored preacher of Charlotte.
N. C. is 204 inches long and 7J inches
wide.- The owner r of- this , tuorwtrons
foot is 6 feet 10 incbes high and weighs
410 pounds. . .... . ,
Maurice Bernhardt, who is traveling
with his wife in this country, is a rather
handsome specimen of the Frenchman,
with a talL wiry physique, a clear olive
complexion and a small dark mustache.
He resembles his mother in the promi
nence of his features and is as exquisite
in dress. '
Direct telegraphic communication' be
tween the United States and Brazil has
been opened. This was done by a new
cable at the Brazilian end from French
Guiana to the town of Virgin in' Brazil.
It is controlled by French capitalists.
A man fishing at Jersey (England) was
caught by the rising tide and a boat had
to be put out to rescue him. .. The next
day the ' magistrate sentenced hira to
eight days' hard labor "for the trouble
he had caused.' -" - '
Qld Peep!
On
'vf"
J. V. S. Is the enly SarsaTKirlitsi tiia'. 11 or
feeble people 'should ttiL-,' as ih:: miior: i -itiut
which is In every otlicrSarsajiariWa tl.nl i.-i-inovr
of, Is under certain conditions kuown lo be
emaciating. J. y. S. on tbo contraiy is inrely
vegetable aiid stimulates Oij-t-Ktion and creates
new blood, the very thing fi.r old, dclit-ale or
broken down coplc. It builds l.'icm lrp a-.id
prolongs their lives. A case in poI::t:
. Hi. Ecldon an estimable and elderly lady ol
aa Masoii St, 8. F. was for months declining so
rapilly as to seriously alarm l:er family. . It cot
so bad that sbe was finally affiictcd with fainting
spells.- She writes: " While. i:i that, dangerous
conditfeu .1 saw some of the testimonials con
cerning J. V. & aud sent for a bottle. That marked
the turning point ' I regained my lost flesh and
strength and hare .not felt so well in years."
That was two years ago and Mrs. Belden is well
and hearty to-day, and still taking: J. V. 8.
IX you are old or feeble and want to be built up.
q .Vegetable;
w Sarsaparilla
- Most modern,'' meet eflfectiTC,-. largest bottle.
Same price, $1.00, six for S5.0&
For-Sale by SNIPES & KINERSLY.
THE DALLES; OREGON.
Dr. E. C. West's Nkbvc akd Brain Trsa-i
mknt, a guaranteed gDeoinc for HvsteHa. tMt.
ness. Convulsions, Fiter Nerroua Neuralgia,
Headache, Nervous ProBtration caused by the use
w ... .iini v-vauvKvrt t aaeiuioess,- Aientai Ie
pression, Softening of the Brain, resuUin in in
vanity and leading to misery, decay and death
PrematunsT-Old Aee. BirrennMn. inunf Pn,a,
in either sex, Involuntary Losses and Bpermat-
orrucea caBseu- Dy over exertion of tae brain, sell
abuse or over indulgence. Each box -contains
one month's treatment. fl.OO a box, or rix boxet
forr5.00, sent by mall prepaid on receipt of price.
'"" VFK GrAKANTKB SIX itpXBS
To cure any cane, 'with each "order received by
us for six boxes, accompanied by (5.00, we will
senO tho purchaser our written guarantee to re.
funq tne money if the treatment does not effect
a cure:' Guarantees issued only by
Xc. jfAKKI.KT" HOUGHTON, 1
'., Frescrlptlosi iiraggista, ;"
lTfiKeeoad 8t. ' ' ' . Xhe Dalles. Or.
vy.:
': '.: . V.. ,i UEKVKLAND. Wash., ' '
av T .'l i :- . June 10th, 1891.$;
S.'B.. Medicine Co., -. - . .
GBBxrYourTtiiv;orr
and in, rejSly would say tlrat;I am more
than pleased "with the terine- offered me
oh ihe-last shipment of your medicines.
Ther'i; nothing like theiu ever intro
duced ifr this country; especially for La
grippe and kindred complaints. I have
had nq complaints so far, and- everyone
iseaidy with a word of praise for their
virtues Yours, etc.,
: . M. F. H.VCKLKT.
A Revelation.
Few people know that the
bright ' bluish-green ' color of
the ordinary teas exposed in
the windows Is not the nat
ural color. Unpleasant as the
fact may be, it is nevertheless
artificial; mineral .coloring
matter . being used for. toil
purioee. .Tbe effect Is two
fold., It not only makes the
Ma a bright, shiny green, but also permits tbe
'-as ot off-color " and worthless teas, which,
ones under the green . cloak, are readily
: worked off as a good quality of tea.
An eminent authority writes on this sub
ject: " The manipulation of poor teas, to gi re
them a'flner appearance, is carried on extcu
cstTely. Green teas,- being' in this country
''' especially popular, are produced to meet the
' demand by coloring chea;-cr black kinds by
glaring or facing with Prussian bine, tumeric.
gypsum, and indigo. Thtt method U to gen-
' eral that very little genuine unmlored green Ua
it offered oi Male." ' , v -
It was the knowledge of this condition rf
affairs that prompted the plae.ng of Beeeb's
Tea before tbe public. It is absolutely pure
end-without' color. Did you' ever itte any
genuine un colored Japan tea? Ask youi
grocer to open a package of Beech's, and y.o
' will see It, and probably for tbe very first
. time. It will be found in color to bo just be- '
. tweea the artificial green tea that you have
been accustomed to and tbe black tod.
;' It draws a delightful canary color, and la so
- fragrant that it will be a revelation to tea
drinkers.: Its purity makes It also more
-economical than the artificial ten, for left
of it is required per cup. Soldonlyiu pound
packages beartbg this trade-mark :
iBEECHii TEA
PureAshndhood:
. If roar grocer does not have it, he will gel
. it for you. Price 60o per pound. For sale al
. Ioslie " Butler's,
THE D.U LES, OKFGOX.
Ask lot
Joy
Health is Wealth !
y sun Y
THE DA
IiliES
is here and has come to stay. It hopes
to Win its wan to rmKHr fatrnT Wn
sy, industry and merit; and to this end
we ask that you give it a fair trial, and
if satisfied with its course a generous
support.
The
wiU beto advertise the resources of the city, and
adjacent conntry, to assist in developing our
Sv?1116!' fading aadopeninetip new channels
helping THE DALLES to take her proper position
as tne
Its Objects
will be to advertise the resources of tlie
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.
four pages of siy columns each, will he issued everv
evening:, excent Snnfin v nnri -m-in ii,- j . .-l
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city, or sent by mail for
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te formed from " the contents of the paper! and not
from rash assertions of outside parties.
THE WEEKLY,
ent to any address' for $1.50 per year. It will
contain from four to six eight column pages, and we
shall endeavor to make it the equal of the -best.
Ask your Postmaster for a copy, or address.
THE CHRONICLE PUB. CO.
Office, NW. Cor. Washington and Second. Sts
HUCTION SHLEI
Dry 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.
Sales held evety night eommeneing a 7 o'eloek.
J; B. CROSSEN, Auctioneer.
fiew -o. Columbia Jlotel,
THE DALLES, OREGON.
Best Dollar a Day House on the Coast!
First-Class Meals, 25 Cents.
First Class Hotel in Every Respect.
None but the Best of White Help Ernployed .
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. 1 I :
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Destined to be the Best
Manufacturing Center in
the Inland Empire.
. . . For Further Information Call at the Office of
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