THE MOCKING BIRD.
Yher Is no other bird sings half like that!
From Eden's bowers it new.
Out to the world, with wavering plumage
raj,
With the unhappy twain, that sad day
The rose wept tears of dew. .
It is not nightingale or lark. . "
Oh, a diviner bird!
In moon tipped forests, sweet with night and
dew.
And son kissed meadows, when the sprint?
goes through.
Its voice is ever heard.
Its nests! In. breaks where roses blow.
Where honeysuckles roam;
The wind pipes soft around it, and the rain
Of tearful April parts in twain.
Nor dainps its downy home.
. Whence cometh it and goeth it?
Born for the soul's delight.
No bird that flits through .glories of the
dawn.
Or homeward comes, down deepening twi
light drawn, '. ''
Can match its heart notes slight.
Mark A. Candler in Atlanta Constitution.
Easy Enough.
Julian Mitchell, the stage manager,
Vas rehearsing a company.: of variety
'people who had waxed ambitions and
planned to go forth, into the flowery
fields of polite farce.'.' Among them was
knockabout team, one of whom was
cast to play a gilded youth who figures
prominently in the piece. His ideas con
cerning, the proper performance of the
role were supremely weird, and one after
noon Julian overheard the following con
versation .between the portrayer of the
modern swell and his partner:
"Say, Billy, I ain't got no use for these
dood parts. I can't get no conception uv
em."
"Com.e orf. Caff shootin's dead easy."
"Ever try itf"
"Sutfnly. Kelcey ain't in it with me
when it comes to wearin dress props."
"Well, the game's a dead hard one for
me."
"Nix. All ye got to do is to remem
ber you're a gent what's wearin gent's
clothes and lettergo!" NewVork Com
mercial Advertiser.
The Field for the Inventor.
In the realm of machinery and manu
facture the inventor is yet but entering
upon his infancy. Many millions of dol
lars have been reaped and are to be ac
cumulated by the inventor in machinery
who understands the complicated deeds
of humanity. The central idea in this
work is ib reduce labor, .expense and
time to the lowest point, and so to econo
mize in the use of material that there
will be no absolute waste. To enter
upon this field of invention one cannot
trust to accident and happy luck, but he
must first thoroughly acquaint himself
with the laws of dynamics and mechan
ics, so that he can appreciate an im
provement when it is suggested to his
mind. George E. Walsh in New York
Epoch. -
Mirrors of the Israelites.
The earliest mirrors-of which mention
is made in .history were in use among the
Israelites in the time of Moses. - That
gentleman,, as recorded., is' the Bible,
commanded in a certain emergency that
these articles should betransf ormed into
.wash baairia for the priests. They were
made of brass. Doubtless similar uten
sils of this and other materials were in
use long before that.. Afc .that same
period black glass was employed for the
purpose, as well as transparent glass
with black foil on the - back. It is re
lated that the Spaniards found mirrors
of polished black stone, both convex and
concave, among the natives of South
America. Vasbington Star.
Labor and Expense In Circulars.
Just how much the postoffice depart- -ment
receives every . year for making
men's lives burdensome with circulars
of every imaginable character it is Im
possible to estimate, but if . St. -Louis is
any criterion it must be enormous. One
firm alone sends out considerably over
1,000,000 a year, and quite a number em
ploy a large staff of folders and address
ers, and get; out ..from ,3,000 to 5,000 a
day each during the busy season.. If
every one ' they send to reads the circu
lars as little, as I do there is a terrible
" amount of love's labor, lost in the work.
Interview in St." ,L6uia Olobe-Demo-
. crat. . ' " ,. ' " '' - . ';
- '
. Successor to tUe Spot.
Those little , beauty spots on ladies'
veils, which were supposed to look like
patches of court plaster on the fair skin,
have found a successor at last. The spot
fashion had its drawbacks. The veil was
liable to twist, around, and no matter
how 'carefully that spot was located it
Was almost sure to work around so that
it came on the tip of. .the wearer's nose.
Its successor is a dainty spray of flowers
or a leaf worked on the gauze. One is
supposed to come opposite each cheek.
New York Herald.
Science comes to the front in the manu
facture of grindstones. The best now
made are composed of a mixture of pul
verized quartz, powdered flint, powdered
emery . and rubber. K They outwear by
many years any natural stone. ". ,
Rattlesnakes, are said to have a natural .
antipathy to' white 'ash leaves' Some
naturalists assert that a rattlesnake
placed in a circle of half ash leaves and
half hot coals will cross the coals rather
than encounter the leaves. . . .
" The exact nature of the connection be
tween cyclones and tornadoes vis not yet
understood;. bu the dittnetifln between
them is so clear that nobody should ever
bestow upon one the name thi.i belongs
to the other.
The average French family embraces
three members,' and ' the 'average" Irish
family five. In England the average
number of members of a family is fbtrrj
Dr. Noah Webster, of dictionary fame,
was buried in the Nejr Haven .burial
ground, a short distance from Hillhoase
avenue, .and near the center of the city..
Experiments at the Illinois experiment,
station show that the best fertiliser
known, for land on which wheat is raised
is ordinary barnyard manure.
MAD DjOGS.
HAIRBREADTH
MAN AND
ESCAPE OF A CLUB
HIS BEST GIRL: '. .
A Tarn Which Goes to Prove That Bark
ing . Dogs Do Bite Sometimes Still
Some Savage Brutes Don't Waste Much
Time In Barking When Out for Blood.
No one-had spoken at the club for
about an hoar when a raconteur rose to
the occasion. Laying aside his pipe with
a look of regret he began:
It's a popular saying that barking
dogs don't bite. Like other popular say
ings this is a fallacy and misleading.
Barking dogs do not bite while they are
barking, but there is only one species of
canine that sneaks np to you and takes
hold without, saying a word. That is
the Scotch collie,' which inherits its habit
of silent biting from a sheep nipping an
cestry." ."''""
"Story! . story!" called out the. pres
ident.
'.'Story? . 'God bless you! I have none
to tell, sir,' " quoted the raconteur, re
membering his classics; "this is only a
memory of two dogs, accursed ' brutes,
that lived with an unfriendly man on a
hill, over which the postroad was laid.
This man, who was a Cain among his
fellows, kept two savage mastiffs, who
not only barked but bit whenever it was
possible. I was courting my first wife
u"p there in the Cumberland mountains
in British North America, where this
happened, and had to pass the house
regularly. I drove a blooded mare that
went like a bird, and the dogs were no
match for her, but it was very annoying
to have them follow me down the hill
for a mile or more barking and yelping
like demons. They would bark at the
stage coaches and run long distances
after them, but the passengers were safe
inside and the driver and those on the
outside were too high for them to reach.
But I heard frequent stories' of their at
tacking men, and being beaten off with
sticks and stones! I asked why they
were not killed and my answer was
always the same, a shrug of the should
ers and the remark: 'You don't know
the kind of. man their owner is.'. It
seemed that he lived alone with his
dogs, and people feared him so maca
they dare not go to him to complain
or call in the provincial laws to .help
them.
A TERRIBLE CHASE.
"A crisis came, when one day I took
my sweetheart out for a sleigh ride in a
low pung belonging to her father, to
which was harnessed my own snve and
swift footed mare. It was a lovely day
and we expected to make a safe and
rapid descent of the mountain, a dis
tance of ten or twelve miles. The air
was crisp and cold, the sleighing fine,
and we skimmed . up the ascent and
reached the landing before we knew we
had started. There we were met by the
dogs. I think it would have ' been less
difficult to have gotten rid of a pair of
wolves. I dare not give my mare her
head going down that long, steep declivi
ty on frozen snow, and the dogs, enir
boldened by the cold or maddened by
repeated lashings from my whip, jumped
at my companion and tore her cloak and
her dress in mouthfuls. I clubbed with
my whip and beat them On the head, but
they did not even seem to feel my blows.
Their great black and yellow frames
quivered witn ferocity. Tne hair on
their, backs stood np like manes; their
eyeballs gleamed red and angry, and the
noise they made was deafening and dis
tracting.
'unr i exclaimed, why naven t l a
pistol:
" 'Look in the box under the seat,'
cried my companion; whose lace was
blanched.
"I looked quickly, and found a - rusty
double barreled horse pistol of a make of
forty years ago.
." 'Is it loaded?1 1 asked. '.
- ".'Yes, but don't shoot. If yon do that
man will kill your
' ': .."TWO. SHOTS FIXED THEM.
v "ji rememoer . tmniang now like a
woman it was to tell me where to find
the pistol and then ask me not to shoot.
;"I laid.' the reins loose on the mare's
back and; away she went like the wind,
beyond my control now;, and I knew she
would never stop tillsshe was a mile be
yond the level ground at the foot of the
hilL
"If the pung held together; if nothing
made the mare 'swerve from the direct
line; if, in fact if Providence .kept an
eye on us, and the breeching didn't
break, we might escape breaking our
necks. I looked back and saw the dogs
gaining on us, even at that mad gait
then I took aim and fired. Bang! Bang!
There were two dark objects lying prone
on the snowy road, and - as quick as she
could gather her feet under her my mare
stopped in her tracks.: She was trained
to the use of a gun.
"But my companion urged me to hur
ry on, and we were soon down the in
cline and beyond the- reach of recogni
tion or pursuit, and strange to . say no
one but' our two selves ever " knew who
killed those dogs. : We' heard the most
'marvelous accounts of the slaughter, the
weapon varying irom a mneen Anne
musket to a cannon, but dead they were
as door nails, and their reign of terror
over. I imagine their owner did not care
to venture out to avenge their death. I
drove boldly past the house every day,
Taut was never molested or even suspect
ed. , But J. often heard their unknown
slayer praised and j applauded for the
deed which rid the 'neighborhood of their
hateful presence." Detroit Free Press.
' " "r Cleaning- Fish Describee. '
. The; first time my little Marie, aged
twenty-six months, saw the girl dressing
the fish for dinner she came running to
(me,heTeyes sparkling with excitement.
"Mamma, mamma!" she exclaimed,
"Mary comb fishes' hair wid de knife
yikfl it all com$ offP-Cori abyhood. ;
' Both Been There Before.
"I feel constrained to tell you, Fred,
that I. have been engaged before this,"
she -whispered. !
"Don't roenUon it," he said gently; '
too, have been jilted." Harper's Bazar,
CHASED BY
Bad Blooci
Impure or vitiated blood Is nin6
timQ3 out of ten .caused by some
furin of cousUpadoii orrindiges-
tion that ctoga up the system,
when the blood naturally be
comes impregnated with the ef
fete matter. TbeoldSarsaparillas
attempt to reach this condition
by attacking the blood with the
drastic mineral potash." The potash theory Is
old and obsolete. Joy's Vesetable Sarsaparilla is
moderu. It goes to the scat of tho trouble. It
arouses tho liver, klduofs and bowels to health
ful action, and invigorates the circulation, and
tbe impurities are quickly carried off through
the natural channels.
Try it and note its delightful
action. Chas. Lee, at Beamish's
Third .and Market Streets, S. P.,
writes: "t took it for vitiated
blood and while on the first bot
tle became convinced of its mer
its, for I could feel ft was work
ing a c-bango. 1 1 cleansed, puri
fied and braced me np generally,
and everything is now working full end regular."
Vegetable
w Sarsaparilla
For Sale by SNIPES & KINERSL.Y
THE DALLES. OREGON,
Health is Wealth !
Dr. E. C. West's Nebvk anb Brain Treai
ment, a guaranteed spopiiie for Hyuteria, Dizzi
ness, Convulsions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia,
Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by tbe use
01 uiconoi or TOoacco, naKerumess, .tieniai .De
pression, Softening of the Brain, resulting in in
sitnitv and leadinc to misery, deeiry and death
Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of Powei
in either sex, involuntary Losses ana spermat
orrhoea caused by over exertion of the brain, self
abuse or over indulgence. Kaeh box contains
one month's treatment. 1.C0 a box, or six boxet
for so.uu, sent by mail prepaid on receipt ot price.
WE GUAltANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case. With each order received b
ns for six boxes, accompanied by $5.00, We wili
send the purchaser our written guarantee to re-
tuna tne money n me treatment does not enec'
a cure. Guarantees issued only by
KLAKELEV A HOUGHTON,
Prescription Druggists,
175 Second St. . The Bailee. Or.
REAL MERIT
PEOPLE
Say the S. B. Cough Cure is the best
thing. they ever saw. We are not
flattered for we known Real Merit wili.
Win. ' All we ask is an honest ti ial. :
For. sale by all druggists. ' '
S. B. Medicine Mfg. Co.,
. Dufur, Oregon.
A Revelation, t
Tpw people know that th
i right bluish-green color of
the ordinary teas exposed In'
the windows is not the cat-;
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, bat also permits the
M of " off-color and worthless teas, which,
onee 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 give
them a finer appearance, is carried cn exteu
: lively. , Green teas, being in this .country
especially popular, are produced to meet the
demand by coloring cheaper black kinds by
glaxing or facing with Prussian blue tumeric. .
gypsum, and indigo. Thit method it to gen--eraX
that very little genuine uncolored green teat
it offered Jot tale."
It was the knowledge of this condition cf -
aflalr? that prompted the'plac.ng of Beech's -Tea
before the public. It Is absolutely pure
and without color. Did yoa ever oe any:
genuine uncolored Japan tea? Ask your
grocer to open a package of Beech's, and yoa
will see it, and probably for tho very first
time It will ba found In color to be just be-'
tween the artificial green tea that you have
been accustomed to and tbe black teas.'
It draws a delightful canary color, and is so
. fragrant that It will be a revelation to tea
'' drinkers. . Its purity makes it eXxn more
r economical : than the artificial teas, for lesi
of It is required per cup. Sold only iu pound
packages bearing this trado-marlc :
BEECSM-TEA
Ture-As-ChTdhQbd:
If your grocer does not have it,. he will get
tt for yoa. IMcatto per pound, forsalaal
XjOfscllo 33"utlei's,
THE DALLES, ORFGOX. 1 ' -
$500 Regard!
We will pay the above reward for any case of
uver jompiaim, uyspepsia, aica ueaaacne, in-
uifrctKion, uiDBupauoo or jo8irvenese we eanno
cure with West's vegetable Liver Pills, when th
attentions are strictly complied with. "They are
purely vegetable, and never fail to give satisfac
tion. Sugar Coated. Large boxes' containing 30
t'lim, -ja cents, iieware oi counterfeits ana lml
tunorjs. The freTiuinc Toanufflcrured only b1
1MKJOHJ. C..WKHT COMPANY. CillGAG
l.i.i .Oia. .
JjMW-KT t HOUGHTON,
J'rxrrl"lln Druggists,
Joy
IBi
llMlp':
I Tfl -i-n.iKl ft. The IJalles, Or-
the;,.
Dalles, Portland & Astoria
ITAVIGATIOIT COMPANY'S
Blegant Steamer ,
Will leave the foot of Court Street
every morning at 7 A. M.
r ' ' ' ' .for. .. ' .'1 . . . .;'.' : '
Portland and Way Points
Connections Will be Made with the ,
.'" '. - . . , Fast Steamer . '
At tbe Fcxt of the Cascade Locks.
' . , , , : ;
For Passenger(or Freight Rates, Apply
to Agent, or Pnrser on Board. '' :
Office northeast corner of Court and Main street
ft. B. HOOD,
Livery, Feed and Sale
Horses Bought and Sold on
. . Commission, and Money
' , Advanced on Horses
Left for Sale.
OFFICE OF-
The Dalles and Goldendale Stage Line.
Stage Leaves The Dalles Every Morning '
at 7:30 and Goldendale at 7:30. All
freight must be left at K. B.
Hood b otnee tne eve
ning before. .
R. B. HOOD,
Proprietor.
Opposite old Stand.
Tie Dalles, Or.
W. &T.;jVleCoy,
BARBERS.
Hot -:-and-ir Cold-i-Baths.
HO SECOND STREET.
A NEW
UndertaMng
PRINZ & NITSCIIKE
Ul ;."'.'. ''. DE ALER8 iSi-.t ;.' ' ! ,.. "'
Furniture and Carpets
We have added to our business
comolete : Undertaking : Establishment,
ana as we are in no wav connected witta
the Undertakers' Trust our prices wil
be low accordingly. . .
itememDer our place on oecona street
next to Moody's Dank:.
Kpe-Work';M
ing arid Roofing. :
- '- '
Leave orders ' at L. Butler's,
Grocery Store.
JOHN PASHEK,
it -Tai
J,
Next door to Wasco Sun.
Madison's Latest System used in cutting
garments, ana s ut guaranieeu
each time. V
. Neatly; and Quickly Done.
-b'X-fcAST . 8TEEBT.
FACTORY-NO. 105.
ffr ji "O CJ, of the Best Brands
VAvX-.XiO manufactured,1 and
orders from all parts of the country filled
on the shortest notice. ...
MkliES
GUY
Hi
lo
The Dalles ': Oftb 1 DllBSy Washi"gt(ni
The reputation of THE DALLES CI
GAR has become firmly established, and
the demand for the home manufactured
article is increasing every day.
A. Ui-RICH & SON.
W DflMiES Gfl RONlGliE
3je
is here. and has come to stay. It hopes
o 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
Obi
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 D ALiLES to take her prop
er position as the .
Leading City of
four pages of siy coinmns
J . jl a. j
BveiiAiig;, tsjs-uept ounuay, ana wm oe aeuverea mine
city, or sent by mail for the moderate sum of fifty
cents a month.
JUST FAIR AND IMPARTIAL.
We will endeavc r to give all the local news, and
we ask that your criticism of out object and course,
"be formed from the contents of thet paper, and not
from rash assertions of outside parties. ,
THE WEEKLY,
sent to any address for
contain from four to six
shall endeavor to. make
Ask your Postmaster for a copy, , or address.
iHE-CHRONIGLE PUB. CO.
Office, N; W. Con Washington and Second. Sts
: DEALERS IN:
Siapie and Fancy
Hay, Grain" and Feed.
Masonia,Blpc Corner Third and
flew
Columbia
- 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 Employed.
T. T. Nicholas, Piop.
I . ...... . ...... v : : .
SrrXJATED AT THE
Destined td be tne Best
L Mayfpturlrig Renter In
the 'Inland Empire.'
For Further Information Call at the Office of
Interstate Mestmeiit Go.,
0. D. TAYLOR, THE DALLES.
eets
Eastern Oregon.
each, -will "be issued every
j in i ' - .
$1.50 per year. x
It will
and we
eight column pages,
it the equal of the
"best.
oyrt Streets, The Dalles.Oregon ,
idtel,
HEAD OF NAVIGATION.
; Best Selling Property of
the Season. In the North
Mies,
72 WASHINGTON ST., PORTLAND, v