Good Vmm. -
Minis ten In New England villages are
not usually tno recipenta or iiDercu eaia
riea, and the number of marriages in a
year ia seldom large enough to make the
fees much of an addition to the slender
sum. The fees thfiuselvea are apt to be
slight, and sometimes are omitted alto
gether, although the clergyman is usual
ly presented with some little "remfiu-
brance" of the happy occasion.
One clergyman has a good many ninus-j
ing stories to tell of his "wedding e
Beriences." out he once received n wed-
n.ii.ili haanui-AV tviAti flnnli- 1
cured and which, he savs. lasted ten
times as long as any other which was
ever given hint.
He performed the ceremony which
united the daughter of the Widow Rob
bins, the thriftiest housewife of his par
ish, to a poor bnt estimable young man.
whom the widow had selected for hor
son-in-law, and with "whom her daughter
had dutifully fallen in love.
The wedding was a merry oue, and as
. o j f n
on his coat in the hall, ready to start for
home, the Widow Robbins bustled out
to him and said: "1 sent Harry over
with your fee about half an hour "ago,
Mr. Lathrop. I told him people wouldn't
miss the groom for a few minutes, and
sure enough they didn't. He said he
gave it to your wife, and 1 hope yon'll
like it: you always have!''
Mr.- Lathrop murmured his thanks
and hurried home to be greeted by his
IhA 'tTlfl!ltlTlT i' -mmi:in wn nnrrin'i'
wife, whom a severe cold had kept in
the house, in a voice shaking with sup
pressed laughter.
"Where is my fee?" demanded the
clergyman. "1 hear it has been put in
your keeping."
"It's on the diniug room table." -faltered
his wife.
He strode out to the dining room, and
there on the table were ranged four
rows of glass jars, three in each row;
they were well filled, and labeled re
spectively, "currant jelly," "chili sauce,"
"sweet pickles," and last but not least,
raspberry jam."
"We had a good laugh, of course,"
says Mr. Lathrop. "but we also had
some of that 'fee' the very next day, and
we never enjoyed one better." Youth's
Companion.
Through the Tunnel.
'A railway mail clerk, who haa a car to
himself, left it for a moment to run for
ward and speak to the engineer as the
train stopped for water at a station in
the Allegheny mountains, just west of
the great tunnel. When the boiler was
filled and the train started he sprang for
his -car.
The entrance to the car was on the
Bide, and a solitary handle offered itself
to the grasp of the passenger. As the
clerk seized this hurriedly and pulled
himself up he discovered to his horror
that the door had jarred shut, and could
not be opened from the outside.
At that moment the train shot into the
tunnel. The man shrieked for help, but
the noise of the train drowned his cries.
and with both hands graeping the ban-'
die, his' feet on the iron step and hii
body glued to the side of the car lest he
should be dashed against the jagged
wall, he was carrred into the darkness.
As the tunnel is a mile long and the
atmosphere almost stifling, the hapless
man's predicament can be better imag
ined than described. When the train
came out into daylight again the en
gineer looked back, as usual, to see if
the train was following, and discovered
the mail clerk in his perilous position.
The train was stopped as quickly as
possible, and the engineer and conductor
hastened to the man's rescue. He was
all irat demented, and on being assisted
to the ground fell unconscious.
For six months afterward he was un
der a, physician's care, and when he had
recovered from the shock he said:
"The tunnel seemed at least ten miles
long, .and my head, 1 thought, was hol
low, with the smoke rushing in at my
mouth and nostrils and pouring out
again through my ears. Whenever I
think .of itmy brain reels and 1 feel my
self crouching, just as I crouched against
the outside of that car, while being drag
ged through that horrible darkness."
Washington Star.
30sslderi Her CM Incurable.
"1 can't find that there's anything the
matter with your daughter, sir." said
the superintendent of the asylum when
the old .gentleman called to make in
quiries. - "She's been here two weeks
now. and she talks as rationally as any
. woman .1 -ever saw. There's nothing
erratic in .her actions either."
"1 know.it, said the old gentleman,
Poor girl! She's in no way violent now
just a little weak minded but there's
. no telling how soon -she may be raving,
so I thought it best to have her under
treatment. There's .no use taking any
chances." .
"Cuite right: Quite right!": admitted
the superintendent. "Bat. frankly,' 1
don't quite -.understand the case. She
seems to be extremely intelligent and is
a remarkably .bright looking young
woman. What have .been her symp
toms' : "
"There ' hs only been .one," returned
the old gentleman, solemnly shaking his
head.' 'Only one."-he repeated, tmt
that convinced me" He tapped his
forehead significantly, and then added,
"She persisted in riding in the smokers'
eat in the street cars.
The superintendent looked serious.
"I'm afraid site's here for life," he
aid. "1 never knew of a euro in such a
ase. snpposa she looks insulted when
- any one tights a cigar?
"Oh, yes: always." '
"The most aggravated form of the
mania," said the superintendent. "Ill
do the best 1 can, but I have no hopea"
Chicago Tribune. -. " ,
The Largest Tip. -
The most valuable tip ever received
by a waiter was 1,200, which we are
assured on excellent authority wasgivou
some time ago by an eccentric customer
to a waiter in a restaurant in Leiewsti-r
square. London. The' lucky recipient is
. now proprietor of a fioniishing public
house in the south of England.-London
fit-Bits.
Buy lo Coorml.
Yesterday was Peach Day at fcrrand
Junction. It was the first festival day
of the feiuil ever observed in this state,
or perhaps in any other. . Colorado, in
deed, seems to have set the example of
setting apart days for the commemora
tion of special resources and special
products. First Rocky Ford had its
Watermelon day, then Monument on
the divide established its Potato Bake
Day, and now Grand Junction has fol-
lowed with its Peach Day.
The governor and his staff graced the
occasion. Representatives of every city,
town and section- of the state were pres
ent. The arrangements for the enter
tainment of the great throng were ample
and perfect and worked admirably.
The peculiarly significant thing about
the celebration was the illustration fur
nished of the marvelous growth of the
new west, a growth that would be possi
ble only in a region of wonderful fertili
ty of soil. Five tons of peaches were put
up in tempting pyramids and terraces,
to be gratuitously distributed to the at
tending crowd. Yet only six short years
ago the country about the. spot where
the city of Grand Junction is now situ
ated was reported in disgust by one of
the leading newspaper men of eastern
Colorado as a dreary, dismal waste of
sand and cactus and sage brush.
Since then irrigating ditches have
been built. The gladdening water has
been made flow over the sand, audit has
developed a wondrous fertility. On no
ordinary soil could richly bearing fruit
orchards be developed within six years
or less. Rocky Mountain News.
Liotikinic for Morse's First Message.
The Western Onion Telegraph com
pany is trying to get hold of the first
message that was successfully sent over
the wires, in order- that it may be placed
in the exhibit that the company will
make at the World's fair in Chicago.
Major Stephen Johnston, of Piqua, O..
to whom Professor Morse handed the
slip, with the message in cipher, in 1844.
has mislaid it somewhere among his pa
pers, but it is thought that it will be
found.
J. W. Kirk, the veteran telegrapher,
tells an. interesting story of the way the
slip happened to come into the posses
sion of Major Johnston. In 1844 Pro
fessor Morse was experimenting with
his telegraph line from Washington to
Annapolis, and Mr. Kirk . took Major
Johnston to his room in the CapitoL
Professor Morse 6aid that he bad sent a
man to Annapolis to see if he could send
a message over the wire, and while
Major Johnston was there a message be
gan to come in. .
Professor Morse cut off the slip of
paper and handed it to Major Johnston,
who carefully pnt it away in his pocket.
The next day Professor Morse astonished
Washington bv announcing. an hour be
fore the uews arrived by train the can
didates nominated at the Whig conven
tion in Baltimore. New York Times.
" Inoculation for Diphtheria. -
Among the European medical cases
recently reported are three of severe
diphtheria, which quickly recovered
after they were attacked with erysipe
las. This led the physician to experi
ment with the treatment of diphtheria
by inoculations with the cultures of ery
sipelas microbes, fourteen patients being
treated by this method. The inocula
tions were made by. means of scarifica
tions in the neck, at the ride, -directly
under the jaw. The symptoms of ery
sipelas showed themselves in from four
to twelve hoars, and as this disease
progressed the diphtheric - membrane
gradually disappeared from the throat.
the glandular enlargements went down
and other associate symptoms disap
peared. In two cases only was this treat
ment ineffectual, and in these death oc
curred before the erysipelas developed.
No additional treatment was resorted to.
New York Tribune,
Two Boys Fish for an Electric Current.
Walter Fitze and Vetener Bailey,
boys of Houston, procured a piece of
fine wire which they threw over the wire
supporting the trolley wire on Fanning
street for the purpose of getting a shock.
The wire came in contact with the trolley
wire, and no sooner had the boys, each
seized an end of their wire, when the
deadly current began to burn them, caus
ing them to fall to the ground, the
smoke issuing from their clothing and
causing the victims to emit piteous
screams for help. Young Bailey was
badly burned, and young Fitze had his
right hand so fearfully burned that he
will probably lose all the fingers and
part of the palm of the hand mentioned.
San Antonio Express.
Explorers' Helpers Seance. '
It is not generally known that most
African explorers entering the continent
from Zanzibar have been compelled to
fit out chiefly with slaves hired from
their Zanzibar masters. A few weeks
ago the British Antislavery society
issued a protest agaidst this practice and
called attention to the fact that the ex
pedition which H. H. Johnston had just
led into the country was made up of
slaves. The sultan of Zanzibar lias now
issued a decree forbidding the enlisting
of slaves on these expeditions. . There is,
accordingly, a great scarcity of labor,
and explorers and the German East
Africa company cannot get all the men
they need. London Letter.
Hard Tiroes for Georgia Allicators.
. Lake lamonia is fast drying np. Thir
ty years ago the lake dried np and one
could walk over any portion. Hundreds
came with wagons and hauled thousands
of pounds of fish away. Alligators were
as plentiful as logs. No cause for the
strange disappearance of the water can
be assigned. Dozens of alligators are
crowded together, and parties are al
ready seining the holes for fish. Cor.
Atlanta Constitution.
. Business in the London fashionable
marriage market seems to be unusually
active. One leading confectioner re
ceived In one day no fewer than thirty
eight orders for brides' cakes, to be de
livered during the month.
Keeeft -ScteneecS- HIiMxItauiuiUs. - J
This county, several months ago, pur-1
chased a pack of young bloodhounds to J
be used in tracking escaping criminals. 1
The dogs were placed in fhftvge of
Pat
Bergen, a farmer living near here, for
training. They were quick to learn,
being of unusual intelligence, and have
developed a sagacity that is probably
not equaled by any other pack in the
south., j
A test of their eceutina powers was j
given a few days ago in the presence of
the board of county commissioners.' The !
dogs were fastened in their kennels and
a man was started off from Mr. Bergen's
house. He skirted the fence, and reach
ing the railroad track climbed upon a
freight car, walked along the roof of
that and other cars attached, coming to
the ground again at n distance of 300
yards
He then took two long planks and
walked along them,' carrying .each of
them alternately and walking on the
other, so that for a distance of 800 yards
his feet nor hands never touched the
ground. He then continued his course,
carefully covering up his tracks in the
dusty roadway by means of a stick for
a distance of half a mile. . He continued
his course ' for two more miles, using
various devices to destroy the trail, and
finally took refuge in a tree.
About three hours after the man had
reached the tree the dogs were brought
out. As soon as they had caught the
scent they started off on a run, finding
their first difficulty at the railroad cars.
They began to circle around in widening
circles until the scent was picked up
again at the point where the man had
left the cars. The animals had but little
difficulty in following the trail from
there to the tree, where they came to a
standstill, bnllowing savagely when they
discovered the object of their search.
San Antonio Cor. Philadelphia Times.
A .Counting Cliimpanxee.
The zoological gardens nave sustained
a serious bereavement in the death
of Sally, the black faced chimpanzee
from the west coast of U-aboon. who for
eight years has entertained many thou
sands of folk of all ages and of both sexes
at the popular gardens in Regent's park.
The intelligent .Sally has been the sub
ject of comment among men of science,
of 6ages and philosophers, and possibly
theologians. . Perhaps the most remark
able of her feats was that of counting.
Sally, in the presence of a crowded
room, when called upon, say for bits of
straw in her cage, would give you the
exact nnmber you named up to ten, and
the keeper has found her, when alone,
count in this way up to twenty If one
of the public ajked for five, six or nine
straws, or whatever quantity np to ten.
she would pick each deliberately np,
without any mistake, put one by one in
her mouth until all were got together,
and then give them into your hand.
U asked for a ' buttonhole," she wouM
take a straw, break off part of the stalk
and put the ear into the buttonhole of
the keeper's coat. She knew right from'
left; would use a spoon and sip with it
until the cup was empty. She was 4
years old when first brought to this
country, and was therefore 12 years of
age when she died. London Tit-Bits
Ons Man' Loss Another's Gain.
'Whenever there' is a fire you can be
sure that while it may bring loss to some
one it brings gain to others," said J.
Harry Sutterlie, of a big importing
house, as he stood in his office under the
big Brooklyn bridge.
"There was that warehouse fire down
near Wall street, where so much chemi
cals were burned. Nearly, if not quite
all, of the shellac in bulk now in this
country, except fifty bAles we had here,
was destroyed. That meant that we con
trolled the market tbe second day after
the fire. The price jumped over 100 per
cent, and is still climbing. It was about
twenty-two cents a pound the day be-.
fore the fire. We have fifty bales, with
about 225 pounds to the bale. Shellac
cornea from Calcutta, India, and before
any more can come we shall probably be
Bold out. So you see that fire meant gain
to us if loss to some other dealer." New.
York World.
What the Dude Wears.
Perhaps you haven't heard that the
entirely correct and unexceptionable
dude at present has the flower for his
buttonhole cm with a long stem, which
must be permitted to stick out care
lessly from under the lapel of the coat.
It seems a trifle, but of course it is just
such matters of no apparent moment
that distinguish the really, truly well
dressed man from the mere imitator.
The latter' is always somewhat behind
the mode and never up with it. For in
stance, just now be keeps on wearing a
sash instead of a leather belt, which is
the proper caper. By next season he
will have caught on. and by that time
the swill will have adopted further
touches. Interviewin Washington Star.
Uprising; Asalnst the Winchester Bile, .
Owing to the numerous murders which
have been committed in Effingham
couuty, steps outside of law have been
taken to preserve the peace. At a public
meeting of citizens held at Qui ton, Oa.,
tbe following resolution was adopted:
Any person hereafter visiting this
town armed with a repeating rifle shall
be waited upon by a standing commit
tee and required to show good cause for
carrying such rifle, it being the unani
mous opinion of the' meeting that one
armed with a Winchester i prima facie
in quest of gore. Cor. New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The Jougest Coal Train.
A train of 325 loaded four wheel coal
cars passed over the Lehigh Valley rail
road a few days ago. - It was the longest
and heaviest train ever carried over any
road in this country, and that means in
the world. Naturally this train suggests
a comparison with the trains of Conesto
ga teams which sixty year ago toiled
between eastern Pennsylvania and Pitta
burg. The teamster of that jx-riod never,
in his wildest :ooi-etion imagined
such an event an the one reluiwj above
-Scrauton f Pa. Troth. ..'..''"
S.T'IPATION.
t'J
Jicf-jrlo yet l!:cr.- U
.a;-".la Unit acts on
Jy v:
prrr.-TiJIu"
llic hor.i l.t mill icuMivk t!.!s irr!- or;:-.at trouble,
a::il tiiiit is Jo;. ' VcgcLiUu ?u. i-mmrilla. H re
lieves it in 21 lionrs, rait aa occasional doso
prevents return. "Ve refer . ionniss:oa to O. E.
Eltinstou, 125 Locust Arcane, San Francisco;
J. II. Kro'.vn, Petulunin; II. S. Winn, Geary Court,
Sa:i Tra::cisco, mid hundreds ol otherswliohavo
use.1 it hi constipation.' One letter is a sample of
hundreds. - Kllctngtou, writes: "I have been foi
years subject to billons headaches and constipa
tion. Have been po bad .for a year hack, havo
had to tako a physio 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 should try it and be convinced."
Vegetable
Sarsaparilla
Most modern, ino: eii'e; -liv(. largest bottle,
same price, f 1.0.). s.. ."or f j.o.'.
For Sale by SNIPES St KINERSLY.
THE DALLES. OREGON.
Health is Wealth !
Dr. E. C. West's Nerve and Brain Trkat
Kent, a guaranteed specific for Hysteria, Dizzi
ness. Convulsions. Fits. Nervous Neuraleia.
Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by the use
ox aiconoi or tooacco, w ajceiuiness, .Mental re
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 sex, Iuvoluntary Losses and Spermat
orrhoea caused by over exertion of the brain, self
abuse or over Indulgence. Each box contains
one month's treatment. $1.00 a box, or six boxet
for 5.00, sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price.
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
iy
ltn each order received b
us for six bo:
accompanied by f 5.00, we will
send the purchaser our written iruarantee to re
fund the money if the treatment does not effec'
a cure, guarantees issuea oniy Dy
BLAKELET & HOUGHTON,
Prescription Druggists,
175 Seeond St. Tbe Dalles. Or.
1
REAL MERIT
PEOPLE
Say the S. B. Cough Cure ia the best
thing' they ever saw. - We are not
flattered for we known Real Merit will
Win. All we ask is an honest trial.
For sale by all druggists.
S. B. Medicine Mpo. Co.,
' Dufur, Oregon.
A Revelation.
Few people know that tha
bright bluish-green color of
the ordinary teas exposed In
the windows is not tha nat
ural color. . Unpleasant aa 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, bnt also permits the
. aae of " off-color " and worthless teas, which,
once under the green cloak, ore readily
worked off at a good quality of tea.
An eminent authority writes on this sub-
. Ject: "The manipulation of poor teas, to give
them a'flner appearance, is carried on exten
sively. Green teas, being in this country
' especially popular, are produced to meet tbe
demand by coloring chcavcr black kinds by
glazing or facing with Prussian blue, tumeric,
gypsum, and indigo. This method it so gen-
: era, that very little genuine uncolortd green tea
ia offered far tale." -,
It was the knowledge of this condition of
affairs that prompted the placing of Beech's
Tea before the public. It is absolutely pure
and without color. Did yon ever see any
genuine nncolored Japan tea? JU& your
grocer to open a package of Beech's, and yoa
will see It, and probably for the very first
. time. It will be fouud in color to bo j uxt be
tween the artificial green tea that you have
been accustomed to and the black teas.
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?t
of it is required per cup. Sold only iu pound
, packages bearing this trade-mark:
'.BEECH&ll
TureAihood 7
. If yenr grocer does not have it, he will get
tt f 0700. fxlMMa per posnd. . For sole at
Xieslle 33xx-tXox'j3,
THE DAILES, OREGOH.
$500 Reward!
We will pay the above reward for an) caeoi
w v,ui inn 1 u 1, xjygpep.sia, aica fieaaorne, in
aigestion, onstirwition orCootivencKuwemiiinoi
cure with West's Vegetable Liver Pills, when 'ho
uuwjLmiiBarcMnruy compiler wiuj. ineynrc
purely vegetable, and never fail to give ratisfar
tion. Sugar Conted. Large boxes containinc 30
i-nis, a cents, newn re ot counterfeits end iml
ranons. ine genuine maniifiirtureri only t
Joy's
5.vsnij a HALM
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ILLINOIS. - . . , .
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to win its way to public favor by ener
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we ask that you give it a fair trial, and
if satisfied With its course a generous
support.
Its
will be to advertise
Obi
city, and adjacent country, to assist in
developing our industries, in extending
and opening up new channels for our
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helping THE DALLES to take her prop
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SUCTION SHLEI
Dry Goods and Qothing at Your Own Price.
The entire stock of N. Harris consisting of General Dry
Goods, Clothing, Bopts
Gents Furnishing Goods will be sold at
Auction to the highest bidder for
cash in hand.
Sales held'eveiry night commencing at 7 o'elock.
J. B. CROSSEN, Auctioneer.
Jeu; Qolumbia JHotel,
THE D AXLES, 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 Employed.
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Ilorth
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the Inland Empire.
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the resources of the
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west. .. "
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