CM
rmfii
t
Bones buck.
Bonos waa a shaggy, fat akye terier
rith a short tail. Jo3t Whytbese ac rub
by looking skye terriers always find lux
urious homes and fond admirers I don't
know, but they seem to "do it Bones
.ras no exception. He was 'the house
hold pet. Every member of the family
coddled and kissed hhu, uud he returned
their affection withequal ardor.
When any one came huine after a short
'absence, Bones showed extravagant de
light, and his demonstrations were
usually rewarded with candy or cake.
He had a trick of catching tip any
small object which, came handy, and
bringing it to lay at the returned one's
feet, as if to vlisplay the generosity of
his heart
Sometimes he overshot the mark like
the rest of us.
One day the lady of the house returned,
and Bones, dashing out to find some
token of affection to present her, fell
- over three unfortunate little ducks walk
ing primly behind their mamma. He
caught-one up in his mouth and with.
joyful haste rushed back to the parlor.
Poor duck! Poor Bones! The duck
struggled. Bones took a firmer grip.
The duck struggled harder. Bones gave
a hurried gulp, and, to his own dismay
as well as to the duck's, the duck went
. down Bones' throat and never came -up
again.
The shout of laughter which greeted
his exploit was too much for Bones. He
ran out faster than he came in. Hia
stomach and his conscience both trou
bled him for long after. It was only
necessary to say, "Duck, Bones!" to see
him slink away with the funniest ex
pression of doggish shame, .caused by
the remembrance of his unintentional
dinner., Harpers Young People.
Oriental SttMlents In London.
The superior orientals in London are
almost exclusively from India, except
such iis' represent diplomacy; and they
.include two classes men -of business and
students. Tho former are few, but rep
resent very large commercial interests.
The latter number about 200. They
have their headquarters at the North-
brook club in Whitehall .Gardens, of
which the majority are members. The
practice of sending young Indians to
6tudy in England is increasing. They
come f sum all parts of India and include
Mahoinmedaiis, ' Hindoos -and Parsees.
The luxury of a European education is
- not to be bad for nothing, .and as a mat
ter of course only men of -means can in
dulge in it. '
These young fellows are, as a rule, ex
tremely intelligent.-with charming man
ners, and they speak English admirably
far better, than most European for
eigners who have lived for many years in
England. They study law and medicine
'in London; but some go to Cooper's Hill
for the engineering service and others to
Cirencester for agriculture. The English
universities, and Edinburgh also, have
their contingent. In nearly all cases
they go back to practice in India, but of
late a tendency to settle here has been
visible. The only other eastern country
which occasionally Bends us a similar
class is Japan. St. James Budget. -
The Value of a Racehorse.
The sum of 15,000 paid by Mr. Blun
" dell Maple to Lord Alington and Sir F.
Johnstone as the purchase money of
Common is the highest price ever paid in
England for a horse. It is commonly re
ported that the Dnke of Westminster
received a larger sum for Ormonde from
South America, though 12,000 was prob
ably nearer the price. Moreover, Signor
Qinistrelli was offered 20,000 for Sig
norina, and the Duke of Portland a still
higher price for Donovan, but in these
cases the offers were refused.
When the Duke of Westminster paid
14,000 for Doncaster the highest mice
given in England for a race horse before
Common was sold people were almost
shocked at his temerity and extrava
gance, and yet it has been calculated
that the duk.e made a net profit of 160.
000 out of the transaction.
Sires of : known merit such as St.
Simon, Hermit and Isouomy are gold
mines to their fortunate owners, and in
these days of excessive turf competition
a horse who has run well but has yet a
reputation to make at the stud will bring
in thousands before he has proved either
a success or a failure. London Tit-Bita.
There Are Two Kinds of Mustard.
There are two varieties of mustard .
black and white. Black mustard is the
most valuable for commercial purposes.
Its seeds are very minute, weighing not
more than one fiftieth of a grain each.
Its peculiar pungent taste is caused by
an essential oil. This oil can, like fruit
flavors, be exactly imitated by the chem
ists. Both as a table condiment and as
a medicine, mustard has been known
from -a very remote period.
As now found in our grocery stores,
this .spice consists of white and black
mustard seeds, mixed and ground fine.
The white mustard keeps better than
the .black variety and is not o bitter.
A good deal.of the mustard 6old is adul
terated, sometimes with whent flour, but
more often with tumeric, the pulverized
. root of .a common East Indian plant
Foods and Beverages.
Uow the K'angaroo Fights.
The kangaroo fights with great aA
. dress and intelligence, and if he can find
a stream or water hole in which to await
his foes will station himself waist deep
in it, and pushing the dogs under one by
one as they viin out to attack, him
aither drown them, outright or. compel
them to retire for want of breath.
Against human enemies, armed only;
with clubs or stirrup irons, the kangaroo
often shows himself a clever boxer, ward
ing off blows very dexterously . with his
forepaws, and now and then making for
' ward bounds, with rapid play of his dan
gerous hind feet, which are difficult to
avoid. Boston Journal. . .
Iltfire Advantageous, '
"My husband hasn't treated me very
well lately, bnt Til get even with him.!
said Maude.
"I wouldn't if, 1 were yon," returned
.Estelle: "I'd ge ahead of him." New
york Epoch, . '
-AN ADVENTURE IN CAIRO.
Egyptian ladles Viewing the ftaaaam
Put to Flight by an Amerhan.
One day when 1 was passing the hot
boors in the shaded rooms of the mu
seum, surrounded by seated granite fig
urea with their hands on their knees (the
coolest companions 1 know), 1 heard
chattering and laughter. Presently there
came into view ten or . twelve Cairo la
dies, followed by eunuchs and preceded
by a guide. The eunuchs were hideous,
though they represented all ages, from a
tall, lank boy of seventeen to a withered
old creature beyond sixty, v
Tho ladies were taking their ease; the
muffling black silk outer coats, which all
Egyptian women of the upper class
wear when they leave, the house, had
been thrown aside; the white face veils
had been loosened so that they dropped
below the chin. Their carriages were
waiting below. - The most modest of
men a missionary, for instance, or
an entomologist would, I suppose, have
put them 'to flight; but as the tour
ist season was over, and as it was
luncheon time for Europeans, no one
appeared but myself, and the ladies
strayed hither and thither as they chose,
occasionally . stopping to hear a few
words of the explanations which the
guide (a woman also) was vainly trying
to give before each important statue.
With one exception, these Cairo dames
were, to say the least, extremely plump;
their bare hands were deeply dimpled,
their cheeks round. They all had the
6ame very white complexion without
rose tints; their features were fairly
good, though rather thick; the eyes in
each case were beautiful large, dark,
lustrous, with sweeping lashes. Their
figures, under their loose garments,
looked like feather pillows. They were
awkward in bearing and gait, but this
might have Been owing to the fact that
their small plump feet (in white open
work cotton 6tockings) were squeezed
into very tight French slippers with ab
normally high heels, upon which it must
have been difficult to balance so many
dimples.
The one exception to the rule of bil
lowy beauty was a slender, even mea
gerly formed girl, who in America would
pass perhaps for seventeen: probably she
was three years younger. Her thin,
dark, restless face, with its beautiful
inquiring eyes, was several times close
beside mine as we both inspected the
golden bracelets and earrings, the neck
laces and fan of Queen Ahhotpu,' our
6ister of vanity of 3,500 years ago. 1
looked more at her than I did at the
jewels, and she returned my gaze; we
might have had a conversation. What
would 1 not have given to be able to talk
with her in her .own tongue? After
awhile they all assembled in what is
called the winter garden,, an up stairs
apartment, where grass grows over the
floor in formal little plots. Chairs were
brought, and they seated themselves
amid this aerial verdure to partake of
sherbet, which the youngest eunuch
handed about with a businesslike air.
While they were still here, much re
laxed as regards attire and attitude, my
attention was attracted by the rush
through the outer room (where I myself
was seated) of the four older eunuchs.
They had been idling about; they had
even gone down the stairs, leaving to
the youngest of their number the task
of serving the sherbet; but now they all
appeared again, and the swiftness with
which they crossed the outer room and
dashed into the winter garden created a
breeze. They called to their charges as
they came, and there was a general
smoothing down of draperies. The eu
nuchs, however, stood upon no cere
mony; they themselves attired the la
dies in the- muffling -cloaks, and refas
tened their veils securely, as a nurse
dresses children, and with quite as much
authority. I noticed that the hand
somer faces showed no especial haste to
disappear from view, but there was no
real resistance: there was only a good
deal of laughter.
I dare say, that there was more laugh- i
ter still (under the veils) when the cause j
of all this haste appeared, coming slowly
np the stairs. It was a small man of I
6ixty-five or seventy, one of my own I
wuuuujuim, nLLiieu in a linen ouster
and a travel worn high hat. His silver
head was bent over his guide book, and
he wore blue spectacles. 1 don't think
he saw anything 'but blue antiquities,
safely made of stone. Constance Feni
more Woolson in Harper's.
Not So PeaceJtil as We Seem.
We are supposed to be a peaceful na
tion, but we have had our fair share of
strife, foreign and domestic. Since -the
Revolution there have been-wars with
England and with Mexico, with Tripoli
and with Algiers; broils with Paraguay
and Corea, and a gigantic civil war; ru
mors of wars with France. England,
Spain and Italy. There have been the
John Brown raid, the Barnburner and
Fenian raids to Canada, many incursions
across the Mexican border, and the fili
bustering expeditions to Cuba and Nicar
agua, We have had the Whisky and Shays
rebellions; the election, draft, railroad,
reconstruction and sundry serious city
riots; we have had well on to 200 deadly
Indian fights and many awful massacres.
' We have lost more men in active war
since 1776 than any nation of Europe.
This is a startling record for a peaceful
people.' Colonel T. A. Dodge in Forum.
Sood Points of the Broncho."' "
.. The. broncho is, generally speaking, a
homely: animal, 'but one soon gets at
tached to a fine specimen of the breed.
They can do so much and act so intelli
gently that it is only natural to look
upon them as pets and companions. The
great ambition for a young Indian boy
is to own a broncho, and . then to train
him to know his master and to obey his
words and signs. No .less ambitious to
possess one of these ixmiea are the ronn?
Sons -of western "niriTKWS- strtr innriv- I
stories of wonderful attachment between
l.v. r j . i . . , i
yumeB anu meir young masters nave ;
been related. Although apt to kick, j
buck and l stubborn by nature, the !
little bronchos possess many fine quali- ;
ties that redeem them from positive
ugliness. New York Epoch.
ONE NIGHT Of .,nuk0il.
EXPERIENCE OF A TRAVELER IN
AN UNCIVILIZED LAND.
tTourneytug Through Kurdistan Ua Hakes
a Halt A in one a Very. Strange Tribe.
Awakened from a, Sonnii Sleep He Is
. Bebbed and Ijcft Naked and Mound.
"Talk about experiences that rturn
one's hair gray in a night," sard a gen
tleman whose'' curling locks Were -as
black as the traditional raven's wings.
"I had one unce which, according to the
Authorities, ought to have made me not
only gray, but baldheaded, if the tra
ditions are right, which 1 doa't believe
they are.
"It was in Kurdistan that my experi
ence occurred. 1 was traveling through
that forsaken country merely for the
ipnrpose of seeing it. and 1 was accom
panied by but two men Jean, a French
servant, combining in his own personal
ity all the excellencies of cook and valet,
and a Prussian guide named Multi.
whom 1 had engaged for the trip. We
had two horses and an ass, which Jean
rode and on which he carried the uten
eils necessary to the cuisine. We had
been in Kurdish territory fbr four days,
had passed through several villages, and
1 was just beginning to think the Kurds
were a pretty decent sort for a half sav
age people, when one night we came to a
little town that 1 never succeeded jn
finding on any map. and 1 . decided to
put up for the night. ; - . v
1 saw the head man of the village,
and despite the fact that be was as vil
lainous a ruffian as 1 had ever met. his
words were those of welcome and hospi
tality. Now I had never heard of actual
brigandage among the Kurds, who. while
they are semibarbaric and fierce, are es
sentially a' race of shepherds and small
farmers. So when the bead man .as
signed me a hut 1 felt remarkably secure
and rather thankful, despite the fact that
I knew 1 should have to pay liberally for
my accommodations. 1 bought a sheep,
and Jean soon transformed it into a
savory stew. Supper over, 1 smoked a
few pipes, and rolling myself in a trav
eling rug lay down on a cot of ill smell
ing sheepskins to sleep.
AWAEKSED FROM-SLEEP. . '
1 did sleep, and soundly, too. The
first awakening I had was when a shrill
shriek rang in my ears, and I jumped np
to find myself surrounded by burly ruffi
ans, armed with .ferocious looking
knives, and to see one of their number
withdraw his ensanguined blade from
the breast of my Persian guide, who lay
as he had fallen on awakening, across
his pallet. Jean was in the grasp of two
more of the party, and .so frightened
that he could not speak. I was sure at
first that they intended nothing less than
to instantly dispatch both of us, but as 1
heard them . parleying and disputing 1
gathered hope. They ransacked . the
place, took' everything we had except
our trousers, tied us tightly and departed.
"The hut was entirely cleaned out as
far as onr effects were concerned port
manteaus, revolvers, rugs, coats; even
Jean's cooking utensils were gone. In
agony I lay till daybreak, and then,
hearing some one passing, I shouted at
the top of my voice. 'A Kurd entered,
and he was not of the visiting party of
the night before. Now I didn't know a
word of Kurdish, and poor Mufti was
dead. I finally made him to understand
that 1 wanted to be released, but he
only grinned and shook his head, j Then,
remembering the name of the chief. 1
repeated it several times He finally
shuffled off. leaving me in an agony of
suspense as to whether he intended gc lg
to that personage or not. After half in
hour's wait. however, the chief appeared
He gave some order, and we were imme
diately cut loose. '
"Once my bands were free. 1 succeed
ed in explaining to him finally by panto
mime what had occurred. He seemed
to nnderstand.- and sent for someone
else .
I1EU' FKOM FR1KNDS.
The party sent for appeared event
ually. He wasn't a K urd. but a Persian,
and. he spoke a little French. .. I. told
him of the on trace and h thl1 thL tir
Then he replied to me that the chief said
he conld do nothing, as the robbers must
be of . another band or village. This I
greatly doubted, as I Was sure I had seen
two at least of my assailants loitering
around when we arrived, but of that 1
dveuied it best not to speak ( I implored
the chief to give me an escort back to
the last town I had left and where two
Englishmen and their retinue were stop
Din!I I knew nnp nf fnl.'.-v. "
- - - uui louiucu,
and promised to amp reward him if he I
wuuiu uo so ne unaiiy consented to
that and furnished me with a guide and
two asses upon my swearing, to him that
1 would pay the man. he also agreeing
if he conld get track of pur assailants to
visit summary punishment on them. '""
"So Jean and 1 finally set out, and the
next day. hatless. coatless, penniless and
nearly starved arrived at the head town
of the section., where 1 borrowed some
supplies from my friend, paid the Kurd
who had accompanied us about ten dol
lars or American money in Persian sil
ver, and wbence, rehabilitated in" bor
rowed raiment, we set off for the Persian
frontier. 1 afterward learned that bur
friends of the Kurdish village were no
torious robbers and murderers, and that
the chief himself had been seen later
wearing my coat and riding my horse.
I'll tell you 1 never crossed the Kurdish
border, again, and I : don't ever , intend
to 1 like travel, out in the future I'm
going to beep under the flag of some
civilized or semicivilized nation." Chi
cago Tim en
' Wanted His Band.
Band Leader You vants us to blay
mit der funeral''. Ee it a military fu
neral"'
Stranger No. it nr.- nigral of my
brother. He was a p'r.v He
requested thnt yonr li.::. . uiil play at
his funeral.
Band Le;:der (proudly Aly-pand. ehr
Vy he sboose my pand? .'
' Stranger tie said he wanted every
tiod.v to fJ sorry h dif!d.r-New York
STIPATION.
' - - '
.V"!othnir the Anieiimu peiiU- yet ttcrv ia
only u:r4trn!ia:i of fvrsaior;iln that acts on
tin; !kk-ps ami reaches, (his iuiimrtaut trouble,
ai:U that is Joy's Vcgetiiblj SarsajMirilla, It re
lieves it in 21 hours, and t.a occasional doso
prevents return. "Vc rofer by KTmissIou to C. E.
ElVhij'ton, lir locust Aveutic, San Francisco;
J. II. Ilrown, I'etaluma; II. s. Wiuu, Geary Court,
S.ni Franj'isoo, and hundreds of others who have
used it in constipation. One letter is a sumploof
hundreds." Elkington, writes: "I have been for
years subject to bilious headaches and constipa
tion. Have been fo bad for a year back have
had to toko a physic every other night or else I
would have a headache. After taking one bottle
of J. V. 8., I am In splendid shape. It has dono
wonderful things for me. People similarly
troubled shouia try It and be convinced." , ..-
Vegetable
Sarsaparilla
Most mcMjcrr:, m:,i ,.;t; t'.r, largest bottle,
same price, $1.0.;. m. ;.r :.b. -
For Sale by SNIPES& KINERSLY.
THE DALLES. OUEGOX.
Health is Wealth !
Dr. E. C. West's Nerve iks Brain Tbbai
KENT, a guaranteed sixxsiflc for Hvsteria. TMzrf
ness. Convulsions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia,
neaaacne, r,ervous rrosiration caused by the use
oi aiconoi or toDacco, 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
fn either sex, Involuntary Losses and Spermat
orrhoea caused bv over exertion of th hrnln.soif
abuse or over indulgence. Each box contains
one monui s treatment, si.uu a box, or six boxe
for $5.00, sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price.
. WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case. With each OTder received b
us for six boxes, accompanied by $5.00, we wil.
send the purchaser our written guarantee to re
fund the money if the treatment does not effec'
a cure. Guarantees issued only by
BLAKELEV Jfc HOUGHTON, -:
Prescription Druggists,
175 Second St. ' Tlie Dalles. Or.
REAL MERIT
- - PEOPLE
Say the S. B. Cough Cure is the best
thing they ever saw.- We- are not
nattered for we known Real Merit will
AVix. All we ask ia an honest Uial.
For sale by all druggists.
.S. B. Medicine MW. Co.,
Dufur, Oregon.
A Revelation.
Few people know that tha
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 this '
purpose. The effect Is two-;
fold. . It not only makes the
tea a bright, shiny green, but also permits the
use of " off-color " and worthless teas, which, .
onco under the green cloak, are readily .
worked off a a good quality of tea. ' -
An eminent authority writes on this sub
ject: Tho manipulation of poor teas, to Kive
them a'finer appearance, is carried on exteu-.
lively. Green teas, being in .this ci untry
. especially popular, are produced to meet the
demand by coloring chea er b!ack kinds ny
glazing or facing with Pr-axianbiue.tuincrio,
gypsum, and indigo. TM method it to gen-'
eral that very little genuine unculored green tea
it offered for tale.'1
. It was the knowledge f this condition of
affair that prompted the placjig of Beech's
Tea before the public. It is abjolafoly pure
and without color. Did you ever ceo any.
genuine uncolored Japan teat Ask your
grocer to open a package of Beech's, and yon
will sea It, and probaWy for tho very first
time. It will be found in color to be just be
tween the artificial green tea that you have
been accustomed to and tbo black teas. -
It draws a delight fnl canary color, and is sc
fragrant that It will ha a revelation to tea-'
drinkers. Its purity makes it also more
economical than tho artificial teas, for lot
of It is required per cup. Sold only in pound
packages bearing this trade-mark :
BEECHTliA
Ture-AsWdhood:
If your grocer does not bare it, he will gel
Is for yon. Price fiOo pet pound, ror sals at
Leslie :Q-.-tX3x,isv
. THE DALLES, OBEGON.
$500 Reward!
We will pay the above reward for an case oi
Liver Compluint, Dyspepsia, Sick ireadanhe. In
digestion, Constipation or Costivenefs we cunimi
cure with West's Vegetable Liver Pills, when h
directions are strictly complied with. Thc-mh
purely vegetable, and never fail to give satisfiip.
tion. Sugar Coiited. Larce boxes containing 3(
Pills, 25 cents. Beware of counterfeits and imi
tations. The genuine mminfne(ured only l,v
THE JOHN J. Vt i-ST COMPANY, CHICAGO
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SUN 'fci
THE DAIiLES
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
four pages of siy columns each, -will "be issued every
evening, except Sunday, and will be delivered in the
city, or sent by mail for the moderate sum of fifty
cents a month.
JUST, FAIR AND IMPARTIAL.
We will endeavcr to give all the local, news, and
we ask that your criticism of out object and course,
be formed from the contents of the paperand not
from rash assertions of outside parties.
THE WEEKLY,
sent to v 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.
Offifce, N. W. Cor. Washington and Second. Sts
RUCTION SALE !
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'eveiry night eommeneing at 7 o'eloek.
J. B. CROSSEN, Auctioneer.
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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.
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North
Washington
SITUATED AT THE HEAD OF NAVIGATION.
1 Destined to be the Best
Manufacturing Center in
the Inland Empire.
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