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About The Dalles daily chronicle. (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1891)
I A Modern 8ani. John Whitman, the man who lifts 600 i pounds, poshed a freight car weighing 30,000 pounds along a switch on North - street, near Madison, in the presence of febont 800 people. He got between the car he was to push and another, tha brakes of which were down. Seating himself upon the second car. he placed his feet against the forward car and, after-taking a deep breath, gave it one pighty posh with them. The car qnivered and then went forward several feet He did this several times, bnt owing to the car being on a grade he could not move it very far. A car weighing 23,600 pounds he moved with ase. Mr. Dnnu, the yardmaster, said the cars moved would take the efforts of at least eight ordinary men. In the afternoon Whitman gave an ex- mouion ot ms strength at the gym nasium stt the central police station. He bandied a hnudred pound dumbbell as if it weighed five-pounds. Captain Far nan and one of his office i t.hpn pf-.f. fin Whitman's back, who ftooped over, and with his teeth picked up two dumbbells tied toirether. WeirliiTi mn-nnnTwlo o 5 J' " " at the same time lifted a hundred pound bell in each band. The bells and men on Ins back in all weisrhed 600 nonnrls Whitman also lifted 200 pounds by his leetn. laying out Hat on the floor, he strapped a fifty pound bell to his foot, and then raised it up slowlv. stonninsr at intervals. One of the most remarkable feats he did was to tie a twenty pound oeu on rne end or a strap, the other end of which he held in his teeth. He then swung the bell around, and when he got it high in air he jerked it back with his teetn. w hitman, the wonder, was at one time on the New York police force. Baltimore American. A New Kins: of tile Gvnsiea. A king of the gypsies of the Americas has been born. It was out in the woods of Newton, in a tent,. Saturday after noon, that he was ushered into the world, and thus may Massachusetts claim the distinction of being the birthplace of him who will be christened King John of the gypsies, and proclaimed through out all gypsyland as successor of King Henry, late ruler over the Romany tribes oi me united states, (Janada and the South American states. The l'oval ouncrster hn vpnio-tici eleven pounds is the son of Tryphena, thirty-fourth queen of the Zut tribe of n , ' , - - ckoman umcmeis, ana or liypsy Sam. whose surname is Buckland. They were maue one in merrie England fourteen years ago. The mother is a granddaugh ter of Charlotte, who was the twentv seventh queen of the Znt tribe of the casque and Astunas nrovinrrRs in Snnin The youthful king is the fifth child of the couple, and his titles comes to him through his being the first son born of Queen Tryphena, after the death of King Henry, which occurred in Birming ham, England, in November, 1890. Of the other children, Lena, twelve years or age, lias ror a godfather Sir John Sheridan McCloud, of England; Phoebe, born in Providence eight years ago, claims ex-Governor Sprague as her god father; the late Dr. Knight, bishop of Miiwauuee, was godfather of Samuel, a little tot or three years, and Katie, six years old, has for a godmother Mrs. Er nest Girard of Middletown. Coun. Bos ton Advertiser. . Generous "Drummers." The Commercial Travelers' association of New England has determined to erect a monument for itself. This association is composed of 3,000 of the smartest and most wide awake men of the land. They are as a rule men of intelligence and good standing, or they could not retain the positions which they hold and com mand the high salaries which they re . ceive. The association has decided to erect a a industrial and educational building at Good Will Homes and dedi cate it to the work of saving boys. Thi is, as all will admit, a most praiseworthy enterprise and one that will commend itself to all classes. "Fie homes now shelter nearly fifty hv's, who need a workroom and a schoolroom badly. Many of the lads tbere have mechanical tastes which should receive encouragement and train ing. . The farm work is not adapted to rll, but with the new building and tools and machinery which will be added to it the homes will have taken a long stride toward the successful accomplish ment of its aim. Fairfield (Me.) Enter prise. A Bnuke Stole tlve Enla Mr. H. C. Fitzgerald, who resides five miles , southwest of Holden, tells us a good one on an egg stealing blacksnake that has been operating around- his chicken house. Mr. Fitzgerald furnished one of his hen nests with a finely polished nest egg, which is neither a novel nor uncommon thing for chicken raisers" to do. On the second day the nest egg dis appeared, and its whereabouts were not discovered until last Sunday. On that day the son of Mr. Fitzgerald killed a large blacksnake, which he discovered to be unusually . large where a snake's stomach is supposed to be. The inqusi tiveness of 1 young Fitzgerald led him to hold an autopsy on the body of his snake ship, and lo, the long lost egg was found to be the cause of the unnatural enlarge ment. The nest egg had remained in the voracious maw of the snake for six weeks. Holden (Mo.) Herald. Look Ont, .Boys . The girls are crowding the colleges this year. Not only are the women's colleges full, but the institutions which allow coeducation in any degree are feeling the pressure. The corporation of Brown university recently decided to admit 1 girls, and seren have already passed examination ' for. the freshmen class, which will number over 120 mem bers. Young men, the girls will bent you "if you don't watch out." Spring field Union. Kven the Tuunm Crop Is Abumlanl. The 'possnm crop this season uppears to be a large one, and the lovers of 4-pos-smn an later" will no doubt ix- lji.nati fullv surplitd with this popular uintiiero - ' Atlanta, Constitution, Deaf Mates Made to Bear. In every age prolonged Struggles have been made asrainst deafness: them hnv been special physicians, special instru ments and special remedies for the ear. The acoustic cornet of Dr. Larrey, in tended to be concealed in the hair; the acoustic bell of Dr.- Itard, acoustic tubes, dilating tubes, artificial ears of metal, silk and gutta percha, audiphones, auri cular microphones,' conches, artificial tympanums, even acoustic fans for the use of ladies, have had at divers times a reputation more or less deserved. Fi nally, the announcement was made a few days ago that a new acoustic horn had been found which not only enabled the deaf to hear, but which diminished and even conquered deafness. The apparatus is composed of a large bell of enameled metal, united by a gutta percha tube, about fifty centime ters in length, to a little bone tube cov ered with gutta percha, which extends somewhat beyond it. The tube is cov ered outside by a light stuff intended to arrest all foreign vibrations. The little tube penetrates into the auditory pas sage and touches - the tympanum. Thanks to this, not a sound, not a breath is lost on the patient, and no matter how little hearing remains to the subject he perceives sonnds and noises; that is to say, vowels and consonants, and finally he even hears words. The sounds are clear, without buzzing, without reso nance and with a remarkable intensity. New York Telegram. . One of Ferry's Vessels. An important relic of the war of 1812 has just been unearthed at Ferrysburg. It is the lower portion of the hull of the sloop Porcupine, one of the nine small vessels built by Commodore Perry on Lake Erie, and with which he achieved his great victory over the British squad ron, known . in ' American history as Perry's victory, Perry's nine vessels con sisting of the Lawrence, his flagship, of twenty guns; the Niagara, twenty guns -the Caledonia, three guns; schooner Ariel, four; the Scorpion, two; the Som mere, of two guns and two swivels; the sloops Trip, Tigress and Porcupine, one gun each. - The Porcupine was taken to Detroit, where, in 1830, her upper works were re built and her name changed to Caroline.. Eventually she was brought to Grand Haven and sailed by Captain Harry Mil ler. In the early fifties she was set adrift , in Grand river near the mouth. The current carried her out into Lake Michigan, but a west wind blew her back in a day or two, and she was after ward refitted and (sailed a season or two. Finally, about the year 1855, she was al lowed to sink, head on, at Ferrysburg. Her remains will be tAken fmm tin. water and properly cared for. Grand T" 1 T . Aaiiuis jeraocrat. Looking for Rattlers. 'The Kins: Snake Storr" ia th. i. j i - J w uv uutU- ing under which an Alabama (itmnn. rarV prints the followina-r wii : informed that about one month ajro. in I Morgan county, while a man and his Wife were sittius' nut mi f1,o !.. - 9 " ' - luauua : late in the afternoon, their I was attracted bv th AnnoDninfA .f large king snake on the steps a few feet away. Tbej' were perfectly Quiet, and I the snaka crawled up the steps until it reached the top; then- it held if hpa,i up. as much as to aavi T!at T fAn A 1 They remained perfectly still, and the snake took it for granted that the silence gave consent, so it m-oli tn Mt the hall and crawled leisurlv until it reached a bedroom where the door stood open. It entered the door, making its way under the bed. "Here the king snake .pounced on a laree rattlesnake that hurl around the bed snrinsrs. Afroi- a struggle with this monster rattler the King snaxe went oat in the yard and got some kind of weed to kill the poisonous bites. After taking the medicine the king snake returned tn t.i limno .wi - w uvusra RUVI continued the battle until the rattlesnake was dead. It was five fnet in length and had nine rattles."" . Opeuinc of the Dulse Season. What ho. ve emcnrai f TWcK ' " &a.L?u VII bUt Listen to the trladsoma tiilitio-a l.uf J ' - --'O' WM( L HQ first crop of dulse for the season of 1891-2 has arrived and is awaiting your eager purchase. Fresh from the rocks of Ban doren and all along the Gal way and Sligo coast it comes. 1 lie dulse, or dillisk as the real Hi bernians call it. is M kl Ul and of extra fine flavor this fall, and when stewed with plenty of milk and batter it will malra a AiaV. 9 i.: A quart of it looks like a choice assort ment of faded morocco loati but it is like the proverbial singed cat .i , . .. jmki jju una wno Knows its taste minds its looks. The stew or broth it. mnVu a general tonic for the system, and espe cially .good for dyspepsia; but men from the4ould sod" say further that it en larges the heart, enrich oath n Viminu enlivens Ahe feet of all who partake of it KT i r-r ucw i oric ueraia. An Improved Shirt. An idea as old as the hills is irai-nino recognition now. after having failed persistently. I speak of .the idea of the "coat shirt." This is a garment which in most respects does nn. rMPe&r ordinary dress shirt. Tfc Jim novelty im appearance when it is worn. .ine aavaniage is in tne pntting on. The varment does not srn nvw -r.h hoai v.r.4- is adjusted in the same way as an or dinary coat. It is closed behind and en tirely open In front It is being put npon the market this year, and ite future looks brighter than ever before. In swelldom it is not unknown already, but it has never gained wide popularity. New York World. .- We Drink a Good Deal of Coffee, The United States ranks high among the coffee drinking nations, being sur passed by Belgium and Holland alone. The average consumption of coffee per inhabitant in this country last year was eight and a quarter pounds, while that of tea was bnt one and two-tenths pounds. -Coffee is the national beverage of the United States. Chicago Tribune. A Flam Frtaii'd. Attention has recently been drawn tn England to a species of fraud which ia becoming somewhat common ' in this country, ft appears that hundreds of pianos are annually brought over from Germany for the purpose only of bein" sold by auction. Occasionally they bear real names, and often piufely apocryphal ones. But many of them boast name labels, which closely Resemble those of eminent manufacturers, ... The pianos are usually shipped without names and the name labels are pat on in London.. There are makers in Berlin and other German cities who will ship any number of shoddy pianos without names at about eighty dollars each, and with them will send a gross or more of assorted name labels, so that the dealers, or, for the matter of that, the purchaser can choose any maker's name he pleases. Some eminent German firms - who have agencies in London now take steps to prevent any imitation of their name. But unless the firms themselves take action the pianos go to the docks by doz ens, and nobody seems to care that a fraud is being permitted upon the pub lic. It is satisfactory to know that the piano manufacturers of this L becoming alive to the necessity of taking aieps to prevent tms injury to the public and to themselves.. Not long ago a well known New York firm had occasion to take action in a case of this kind, and had the satisfaction of securing a ver dict calculated to effectually prevent' a repetition of the offense. Chicago News. A Cessation of Vitality. A little son of Janitor Parry, of Mears' hall, Scranton, was put to bed shortly after 10 o'clock on Thursday night ap parently in good health. Some time later the father went into the room and found the child stretched out stiff and cold as if dead. He was almost frantic with grief at the supposed loss of his child, and his lamentations were painful to hear. The mother hurried to the bed side of her boy and clasped him to her broast. The little fellow opened his eyes and resumed his breathing, while the mother was tenderly kissing his ashen lips. Of a sudden the color came back to his cheeks, his limtjs relaxed their rigidity and in a few miputes he was as lively as ever before.' The causH nf t.hi finllcm' -w.-..... ..o life, as it seemed, is attributed to stag- uawou oi me uioou. -J. lie fond mothers caresses sent the Kfo current no-air. coursing through the child's veins, start ed me pulsations ot the heart and brought the . virtually dead child back to life. Mr. and Mrs. Pa joyed beyond measure when they became aware of the fact that their beloved child whom thev had tllOTl'rlir. ilAnrl xxrtta only affected with a temporary cessation of vitality. Scranton Republican. A Great Lacquer Artist. Artistic Japan has suffered another great loss in the death of Mr. Shibata Jnnzo. comnionlv expired on the 13th of July, at the rine ae ot eighty-five. A greater worker in lacnutr rirnlisilil v nnviir L . i vv iiiau bills remarkable artist. Rvwvtbi,ir came from hia liun1 xva fi,a beautiful and refined character, and re- peatedly during the List ten years hs gave practical demonstrations of the tact that the capacity of modern Japan ese artisans to produce lacqner of the highest quality is in no respect inferior to the capacity of the great masters of former times. - " Zeshin was among the ten artists chosen last year to receive the special .protection of the imperial household, and he had obtained more than a dozen .gold, silver and copper medals for work shown by him at various exhibitions. He was a finished expert in every process of lacquer manufacture, and his decora tive skill, exercised chiefly after the fashion of the Shijo school, perpetually furnished novel and exquisite examples. Japan Mail. Manic in the Thornier. ' A startling and most remarkable phe nomenon occurred m JJrookfleld, Fair field county, on Sunday night, Aug. 80, which will be remembered to life's enji by those who heard it. About the time for the evening service, and when the congregations of the churches were awaiting the beginning of worship, it began to thunder and lightning in the. distance, and the shower appeared to be rapidly approaching until it was di rectly overhead. - . Suddenly there was a burst of musical thunder, eoundiug somewhat like a gong in different tones, and so marked were uie musical notes as to be sweet and al most bugle like. As quick as a flash all the eyesof the congregation in the church were directed to the ceiling, and the suppressed cry of What's that:-" could be heard all over the church! : "It's thunderT was the exclamation from alL All were startled, although some were more frightened than others. Danbury (Conn) News. Th Increase in Cremation. The practice of crexnafion instead of ordinary pnnai is making steady prog ress in Paris, in spite of opposition. At the new crematorium of the cemetery Pere-la-Chaise a furnace is in operation which will reduce a body to ashes in less than an hour, at a cost of about thirty cents for f ueL Since the establishment of this system in the French capital 1.200 .unclaimed hod - r WUU have died in hospitals have been thus disposed of, besides the bodies of 800 of the well to do classes, whose wishes have been thus complied with. Galignani Messenger. It is said that the demand for Amer ican screws is so great in England and Crermany that a screw company of Prov idence has established a branch factory in Leeds, England, and will put np an other on !) Continent. ' .. isJr . ; u Northcott, of Bowman villeyOiij.. .... ivas scratched on the hand by a pet cat a short time ago. The hand immediately began to swell, mortifica tion set in and her arni had to h, tated below the elbow. .. Amusing Superstitious. If you count warts you will : increase their number, or to handle a toad will cause warts. If two persons wash in the same water, or dry their hands-on the same towel they will shortly quar rel. To bore a hole in the door frame and put in it the hair of a colored per son is supposed to cure whooping rxugh. The rattle of a rattlesnake if carried in the pocket will prevent rheumatism, or if placed in the bureau drawer will keep away moths. Philadelphia Ledger.' . Where One's Smellers Are Useful. Among some of the Malay tribes any man who may suddenly meet a relative or intimate friend greets him by snuff ing all around him, very much as a big house dog might do with a : strange visitor. David Ker in New York Epoch. Head Aches.". Sick-headaches aro tlio outward indications oi tfcnmtrumcntft of. th KtnmnVh anil Viwni. Joy'n Vegetable SarsaparUla is the only bowel "'"s Hiiirtuiwi oi Barsapariua, it Is seea why it Is the only appropriate Sarsannrni in sick-iieadaches. It is not only appropriate; it is an Biwunre cure. Attcr a coarse of it an occa sional dose atintcrvals will forever after prevent Jni). M. Cox. of 735 Turk Street. Run IYnri.l writca: " J havo been troubled with attacks of siec-i iciiuacuc lor tne last three years from one to throe tunes a week. Somn ttmn am t ... bottles of Joy's Vegetable SarsaparUla and have uuiy naa ono attack since and that was on the eraud day after I began using it." q Vegetable Sarsaparilla For Sale by SNIPES.' & KINERSLV. - THE DALLES. OREGON. ".. Health is Wealth ! BRAIN -nnigGuumoiiinu BUWIHB IUT tlHUriR, 1)17.7.1- ness. Convulsions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia, , : ' J , 1 iwDimuuii vauacu oy me use of alcohol or tobacco. Wakefulness, Mental De pression, Softening of the Brain, resulting in in sanity and leading to misery, decay and death Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of Power in either se, 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 V5.00, seat by mail prepaid on receipt of price. ss UUAKAJilKK SIX BOXES i o cure any case. With each order received by oh for six boxes, accompanied by $5.00, we will jeuu me purcnaser our written guarantee to re fund the money if the treatment does not effec' a cure. Guarantees issued only by , BLAKELEr & HOUGHTON, Prescription Druggists, 175 Second St- - Tlie Xalles. Or. Cleveland, Wash., ) . Jane 19th, 1891. j S. B. Medicine Co., ! Gentlemen Your kind favor received.- and in reply would say that I am more than pleased with the terms offered me on tne last shipment of j'our medicines. There is nothing-like them ever intro duced in this-country, especially for La- gnppe ana Kindred complaints. I nave had no complaints bo far, and everyone is ready with a word of praise' for their . M. F. Hackxey. A Revelation. Few people know t&ai tha bright bluish-green eoloc of tha ordinary teas exposed in tne windows is not the nat ural color. Unpleasant aa the fact may be, it ia nevertheless artificial; . mineral ' coloring matter being rased for this Durnose. The effect la two fold. It not only makes the ' iea a ongnt, ininy green, w also permits the aao of " off-color" and worthless teas, which, once under the green ' cloak, are readily worked off as a good quality of tea. : a . An eminent authority write on this sub ject: "The manipulation of poor teas, tn gire them aflner appearance, is carried on exten sively. Green teas, being in this country especially popular, are produced to meet the demand by coloring cheaper black kinds by Biasing or facing with Prussian bine, tumeric, ' gypsum, and Indigo. : TM method U so gtn eral that very little genuine vncolarcd green lea it offered for gale." .' It was the knowledge of this condition rf affairs that prompted tha placing of Beech's Tea before the public It is absolutely purs and without color. Bid you ever" see any genuine uncolored 'Japan tea? Ask your grocer to open a package of Beech's, and you will see it, and probably for the very first time. It will be found in color to bo just be tween the artificial green tea that jrou have been accustomed to and the black tea. ' It draws a delightful canary color, and Is sa! . fragrant that it will be a revelation to tea drinkers. Its. purity makes it also more economical than the. artificial teas, for le.- of it is required per cup. Bold only In pound, packages bearing this trade-mark: -,8- . . . BEECim TBI FurAsWdhood: If your grocer floes not have it, he will ge It for yon. Price 60o per pound. For sale at Joif SSBBBBS 'IsBBBBBBJBBB SUM THE DAliLES 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 if satisfied with its course a generous support. Its Objects 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. foTir pages of siy columns each, will be issued everr evening, except Stinday, and will be delivered intli"e city, or sent by mail for the moderate sum of fift-tr JUST, FAIR 1 We will endeavc r to Pivfi nil fh l we ask that your criticism of out object and course be formed from the contents of the. paper, and not from rash assertions of outside parties THE WEEKLY, sent to anv address for contain from four to six. wiooi Biiueavor o maKe it tne equal of the best Ask your Postmaster for a copy, or address. THE CHRONICLE PIE CO. t-.J'.i .-Its. Office, N. Cor. Washington and Second. Sts MUeTION SHLE I 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 V ' Auction to the highest-bidder for V . cash in hand. '. . . ..'.... Sales hcld'cycity night V ; (THE DALLES, OREGON. Best Dollar a Day First-CIass Meals, 25 Cents. First Class Hotel in Every Respect. .. . : : None but the T. T. SITUATED AT THE HEAD OF NAVIGATION. Destined to be the Best Manufacturing Center In the Inland Empire. ' . For Further Information Call at the Office of" Interstate Investment Go., CHRONICLE AND IMPARTIAL &1 nn Tlflr TTOO T ' T'"' -mill eight column pages, and we commencing at 7 o'eloek J; B: CROSSEN, Auctioneer. House on the Coast! Best of White Help Employed Nicholas, Prop. Washington Best Selling Property of the Season in the Northwest. Leslie Butler's - THE PAILES, OREGON. 0. D. TAYLOR, THE DALLES. 72 YASHINGTOF, ST., P0RTLA"D.