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About The Dalles daily chronicle. (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1892)
A lMrau ff haMTtU Wwt Bwik to ltd. By the detb of th " Dowager Lady Ffclnioath ber eldest eon, the present Lard Falmonth succeeds to one of the - most '. venerable titles ; in : the English peerage. The barony of Le Efespencer was created by writ of Buuimonsin 1264, ' and the naine of Hngh Le Oespencer - was of historic . note in the reigns of -Ed-. ward 11 and Edward 11L' The barony being a barony by writ was : transmissi ble, where male 'heirs failed, in the fe male line, and a succession pf heiresses . earried the title of -Le Despencer in the families of Beanchamp. Nevill, Fane and Stapleton. After three centuries of abeyance it Vas revived in favor of Sir Tboruas Stapleton, who became Lord Le .Despencer in 1788. The eldest son dieVi in his father's life time. leaving an only daughter, Mary. -Krances Stnpletoh. who on her grand father's death became Baroness Le Oe spencer in her own right. The little heiress was then only nine years old, and she was the only yqnng lady who ever made her debut in society already . a peeress in her -own right. Lady Le Despencer soon bestowed her band, ber heart - and her- beautifnl place, Mere worth, near Maidstone, on a young bar rister, Mr. Evelyn Boscawen, who short : ly after' became Lord Falmouth and lived to be so well known in the racing world. " ' - The venerable title .of Le Despencer tbus became merged in the superior " though much more ' modern dignity of Viscount Falmonth.'and there it must remain unless some future Lord Fal mouth shall have daughters only. In that case the viscounty of Falmouth be ing, like the common run 'of modern peerages, transmissible only in the male line, will pass to the nearest male heir. N if there are- mere daughters than one the barony of Le Despencer will fall into abeyance among them, and if there js only one she will blossom out as Bar oness Le Destpenoer, and if she marries will carry away the title into her hus band's famjly. London Letter. Improper Labels. it nsed to be jestingly said that the name of Mohammed was invoked for . all purposes, even down to the itinerant fruit seller, whose cry was, "In the name of the prophet tigs.'' But it appears to be the practice for enterprising and poshing British manufacturers to have recourse to-the same alliance of piety with profits. British exporters to Mi wwoo. it seems, have been Kccustomed to ' place Arabic inscriptions on their wares, snch as calicoes, candles, matches, etc. ' According to the consul at Magador, - the snltan has lately issued the follow ing warning through the customs ad ministration: "Having learned that cer tain goods Imported, including calicoes, matches, etc.", have been imported bear ing in Arabic characters the names of Mohammed, of Huahhii others held sacred by Moslimen. and bearing other writing not suitable to be on such articles, 1 order you to give notice to the merchants to advise their correspondents in other countries to dis continue the sending of goods so tnark - A reasonable time will be allowed for this notice to reach them.4 Any sncb goods imported after due notice has been given will be seized by the government and treated as contraband. Should the importer be a Moslem; he will be pun ished in addition to the forfeiture." Leisure Hour."-. " . f Lars Production or Anthracite. The year 1801 was remarkable in the anthracite coal trade for its enormous production, which far. exceeds that of any other 'year. Heretofore 1888 has borne the banner for production, or rather shipments, with a total of 88,145, 718 tons, but the present outlook is that 1WJM will surpass this by about 2,000,000 tons, or something over 40.000,000 in all, an unprecedented figure,, and nearly O.OOU.OOO tons greater than the shipments ' of 18U0. The statistics of shipments of hard coal up to Dec. 5 show that so far in 1891 87,5011,559 tons had been shipped, an in crease of 4.0:!i).5Ua over 18U0 for the cor- responding period. The shipments for" December agreed upon by the companies are 8,250.000 tons, and if that full amonnt were carried the total is consider ably over 40.000.000. Philadelphia Rec ord. Grapes All Winter. Fresh grapes can be had all through the winter at a trifling expenditure of care and attention.' The" grapes should be cut when just ripe, with several inches of stem- on each, bunch, and then be . placed in paper boxes, with a layer of crumpled newspaper underneath and another above them. The bunches should "not touch, and the grapes sivould not be piled in the box. Keep them in a cool, dry room -not in the cellar, the damp aess there is sure to spoil them and with care to prevent their freezing they will "be 'as eatable in February as in October. Interview in at. Louis Globe Democrat. 8lty-fle Million Dollars an Acre. I The other day the Southeastern Rail way company was asked no less a sum than 1,250,000 for a small and practi cally useless piece of ground in Ber nwndsey. The land is about sixteen feet : jn depth, and comprises an area of 4,184 .cnperncial feet, so that the claim is at the rate of 13.000,000 an acre. The com pany, it is scarcely necessary to add, did not close at the sum stated. London TitrBita" I Dlaoovary or' a NataYal Cave. - . I A handsome' natural cave was reoenfe : ly discovered In Lafayettar county, Ua. it contains many rooms of most ex . quisite. crystallized beauty and a yawn tug abyss into which large stones have been - thrown ' with ' -no "-reverberating wand borne back to the ear by - which its depths might be gauged. Exchange. ' "Smaller Fleas to BUe 'Em." . In view of- the expected jrisitation of grasshoppers in some parts of the state uext year, the state board of horticulture . has arranged for asupply of parasites ' from New South Wales, to be ready for distribution in March. San Francisco CalL . . I - ' I - - - I . ...-yr. , n - ' - - . . - a V - On the last trin Of IX H.' Uaskill into tha region about San Francisqnito bay, on the gulf coast, he saw lions and lynxes and wildcats enough to stock" a big me nagerie. In one canyon, where his party was encamped, the. burros wandered off and Mr. Gaskill started to find them. When about' :hatf a mile from the camp he heard them coming tearing down ahead of him "as if the Old Nick himself was after them, and they dashed on down toward camp. He knew that some -wild beast had frightened then? and al though unarmed he went on in the hope of getting a glimpse. . When" he had gone a hundred yards further, aud.had ..climbed ,on to . a largo table rock he was astounded to see four fulL grown mountain lions .not more than sixty feet ahead of him.' and they seemed to have seen him first' and were looking straight at' "him. Mr. Gaskill remembers distinctly that his hair stood on end, if ever a man's did, bnt he doesn't remember all the minute details of his return to camp only that he got there mny pronto, r He and his partner took riites and went after the' lions, but they had gone; That night the" burros were tied unusually! sedure, but their occasional snorts' and efforts to break away indicated that 1 the wild aniroaia were after meat A blazing fire kept them at a distance. Mr. Gaskill states , that the Mexicans and Indians living on that'- part of the peninsula are" in mortal dread of meet ing a lion, as the beasts are in a con stantly famished condition, and have been known to follow men for hours, awaiting a favorable opportunity to pounce upon them. Lower Californian. Innocents Abroad. Two small children on a hnv nnA the other a girl were ' permitted to ac company their mother on a shopping tour in the week before Christmas. They espied a life size figure of Santa Claus in one of the large retail marts in Sixth arvenne. Breaking awav from narental guidance, they ran joyfully up to the ngure, exclaiming, "un, Mr. Santa Claus!" "Mr. Santa Clans!" with such vehemence that the attention of at least a dozen persons was attracted tt them. With all of the sincerity and enthusi asm that true faith imparts those little oues stood before the grizzled and toy laden image and told what they wanted "Dear Mr. Santa Clans" to bring them for Christmas. The little boy wanted a wagon with horses that could trot, and the girl wanted a dolly that could open and shut its eyes and talk. So firm was their belief in the actual presence of Santa Claus that the little .folks imag ined that they could see a twinkle in his eye and a smile of assent to their peti tions on his lips. It was an incident that touched the adult observers, one of whom, a "white haired old gentleman, murmured, 'Tis a pity that a child's be lief in Santa Claus should ever be shaken." New' York Times. ; Old Memories Recalled. After the adjournment of the United States court at Danville, Va., recently, there was a little scene which was not on the docket.. A one armed old Confederate had been found guilty of illegal distill-, ing and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment and a fine-of $100. Judge John Paul; who was also an old Confed erate, ordered the marshal to bring Gar rett Morrison, the one armed veteran, into the " courtroom. Presently the judge and prisoner stood face to face. As he touched the empty - sleeve tears came into the eyes of the judge, who said: "Come back here tomorrow and 1 will consider your case. We old boys are getting scarce, and you cannot go to jail. Cor. Richmond Times. When Does the Nineteenth Century End? . 1 have been pretty thoroughly con vinced for years that hot one person in five knows when this century will close, but 1 was mftch surprised to find the statement that but about eight years of this century remain. This would make 189!) the last year of this decade and cen tury. The matter is important enough to correct, and is very easily madeclear. The First century closed with the last day of theyear 100; the Second with the last tlay of the year 200, aud the Nine teenth century will end with the last day of the year 1900, which is nine years from' New Year Day. 1892. J. Ogden Kern in New York Sun. - . '-'' A Steaui Sleigh.' A Truckefe(Cal.)man has in the course of construction a steam sleigh which will, he claims, when perfected, trav erse snow covered, fields and moun tains with a speed scarcely less than that of a -railroad train. It is his intention to utilize the contrivance, for the haul ing of all classeaof freight, sawlogs and anything else.that requires cheap trans portation. Exchange. -v.- - - . - - While a workman was -repairing an outbuilding in Winchester, Ind., a few days ago, he found under one of the sills an old tin can containing about $1,600 in gold coin, mostly in $2.50 and five dollar pieces. No one knows to' whom the treasure belonged. The Oakland board of education hav ing decreed that married teachers must go, the question the women are asking each other, is, since too distinction -was made, what will be the effect of the res olution where the teachers happen to be men? ' ' :" The great treasury vault at Washing ton ttorers more' than a quarter of an acre and Is twelve feet -deep. Recently there was $90,000,000 in silver stored there, an . amount that- weighed 4.000 tqns and would load 175 freight cars. -: The fiahing" industry at Portland. Or. and vicinity is rapidly increasing. The amount of mackerel packed in Port land alone last season was 17.000 barrels, or more than 10.000 barrels in. excess of the season before ..; .. " One of the latest discoveries of the scientists is that the germs.of yellow fever may be conveyed - from tropical countries in the plumage of birds. - Jjie following ; 'sataricat prodnc.tiqn, purporting to ,ahow , how the Russian court .travels, ' appears .in. the' Oerman'. papers in' the "form of a letter pm-a Russian .court jCnnctionary to his friend in Berlin:. "Dear Friend-The following may serve you as an exact inforniation.. It is quite uncertain when we leave CoV penhagen. In any case this afternoon at 7 o'clock -it may be also early ,the day after tomorrow; . bnt quite certain to-' morrow ; at noon. We shalL of course choose the sea journey, for the land jour-, ney suits us much better. For this rea son it is not yet decided which we shall prefer-- ;' 1 think we shall go by sea as well ..as by land. When we leave the; steamer we get into the train thalj is to' say.r on another,, steamer 1 ..mean; a steamship on rails, or rather an express: train in the water. We are mainly afraid of seasickness, therefore we remain as long as possible on the ocean. For after all one travels best on terra firms; there fore .the jBea journey is. as good as Bet:' tied. We travel via Berlin, where yon may await me at the station; but yon can save yourself the : trouble, as we shall not touch Berlin under any consid eration.' We shall travel via Stettin. When I say Stettin 1 mean Danzig. What's the good of us going to Danzig? Naturally we shall go direct from Co penhagen pershiptoKonigsberg. There fore an revoir the day after tomorrow in Berlin. We leave here in a week; where we shall go is quite still undecided." A Much Delayed ITeddins. - Miss Florence E. Howell, nf IWufn. and George Vandyke, of Louisville! married at midnight, had an eventful experience. Twice had the wAddinw Haxr been fixed, but it was postponed. The third time they came near missing it again. George expected his wedding suit from Louisville by express. It did not come, although the couple waited until the last train was in before start ing on their journey in the mud, five miles distant to the home of the . bride, where the wedding gqests had assem bled to witness the marriage. At '7 o'clock Vandyke procured his license, and as he was coming out of the office he fell headlong twelve feet into the cellar of the new court house. Later he started with the bride and four friends for the Howell place, when the single tree broke, the horses kicked themselves loose and ran away, leaving the party in the mud. Another vehicle was secured and the journey resumed. The party arrived at 11 o'clock to find some of -the guests getting ready to go home. The wedding feastf was cold, but the wedding took place at miclnight. Decatur Cor. Chicago Tribune. A Steel Chimney. . In order to economize space . and weisrht. stepl ia hoiTicr ncul trvr I o J u.v vvyi , struction, at the Chicago exhibition, of : a chimney which, when completed, will be 250 feet high. The steel varies in i thickness from 5-33 inch at top to I inch at the bottom. The lower part . of the chimney is lined with fire brick . 8 inches deen. formed tn fit tha chart compactly all round. Above this hollow tile is used. " .- .. The weteht of a brick chimiiPT nf fK5a : size would be almost 700 tons, while in ! steel it will weigh; including.-the linings,' J a little less than 250 tons.- The outside diameter of the chimney is 9 feet 5 inches, whereas had it been, constructed of brick, it. would be 18 feet ,6 inches, a great saving of space being thus effected. Exchange. ' . - . Wny Be Gave Away! Overshoes. . "We have a shoemaker in our town;" says a Quebec man, "whose business in selling overshoes has been ruined by a hustling rubber house, and who, this winter, to get even, had a great opening sale, at which he gave to every purchaser of ehoes a pair of rubber overshoes, upon the soles of which was his advertisement reversed so that at every step the wearers take through the snow they leave his advertisement neatly printed in their tracks. The effect is magical and power ful. Vou can scarcely look at the snow any place in Quebec without seeing foot prints with this man's name glaring boldly from them. New York Tribune. . A Three Legged Steer. A monster three legged steer was re cently discovered on. the headwaters of the Cheyenne river, in Wyoming. It is 7 years old, and weighs close on 2,000 pounds, and has horns that will measure six feet from tip to tip. The hind, legs are perfect; but. in front there is only one leg, located in the centre of the body on the fjartof- the body between where the front limbs are on an ordinary steer and is about the size of two ordinary legs. .The steer is wild, and when dis covered took the lead of a small herd of mavericks and skipped out for a hiding place. Omaha Bee. Singular Capture or a Swan. John Jordan : brought a large white swan to Pendleton the other, day, and tells a queer story as to how he got it While, near his house, on East Birch creek", he saw some eagles chasing the swan in the air above him. The unfor tunate bird, -in its anxiety to escape, flew directly over the young man's head, and with a quick spring he managed to seize and bring it down, the disappointed eagles r flying angrily away.' Portland Oregonian. , : ; . Looking for Birds anil Fouud a Deer. ' Two Oldtown hunters down in Maine had au odd experience. They were after partridge. Very suddenly, however, as they were walking in the woods, a startled deer sprang from the bushes and made a tremendous bound, going over one hunter's head. He had no time to take another leap before he fell a vic tim. Springfield Republican. Caught a Fish Also. Mr. Samuel' Hickman, of Leesburg,. Va., while -hunting on the " banks of the Potomac shot a squirrel, which fell into the water, where it was seized by a black ; bass. -. Hickman waded : in ' and lifted both squirrel and fish clear out of the water before the bass let go and made its escape. New York Post JL 6tory of Arsene Bonssaye. ' A curious adventure has fiappened to' M. Arsene Houssaye, the author.' Some years ago while at his country seat in the department of the Aisne, he aaved a little girl from being burned to death in a: fire - which occurred -on . her father's farm. He had forgotten all .about the event till the "other . day, when a hand-" some young woman called at his chateau, and informed him . that the firemen of the village where the conflagration took place had voted him a medal.' - -' , "1 am the child you" rescued from the flames," she' said, "and have' come . to thank you" with all my heart for your noble and generous bravery." Her name is Mile. Dupre, and she is on the point of getting married. ; - -- --.. - M. Houssaye, charmed with her simple bearing, and delighted with the . medal she handed him, said to her: "So you-are going to be married are you?' Well, 1 am glad to hear it, and shall consider it an honor if you will allow me to provide your gown for the. wedding and another gown made of flame colored gauze to' re call . to- mind ' the first day I made, your pleasant acauaifttance.' It is neAdlAoa to isay that she accepted tht offer. Paris J - The Crase for Horseflesh In Berlin. I heard yesterday that the French lik ing for horseflesh ia imitated to such a degree in. Berlin as to have become a craze. " Several invitations have been re ceived "by proprietors of Parisian restau rants to a grand banquet ' of this meat, announced' to take place in one of "the principal restaurants of Berlin. " Dishes prepared only from' horseflesh will be served, and the menu" comprises the' fol lowing: Horse broth, with tapioca; horse tongue, glazed and ornamented; horse brains a la Toulouse; roast loin of horse, with cranberries horse head en tortne, with: salad. Cor. Philadelnhia Times. . !i'k-hi'iulaehes are the outward Indications ol Itr.snijeiiientB ol the stomach aud bowels. As JoyV Vegetable. Sarsiparilla is the only bowel reflating preiiaration of Earsaparilla, It is seen why it is the only appropriate Sarsaparilla in sii L-Iieadsiehes. Ic is not only appropriate; it is m; :!:ito enro.-. After a course of it an occa slo iuj d.rae a: iutetyals will forercr after prevent JT?tuni. . - - .Ino. M. Cox, of 735 Turk Street, Siiu Francisco, writes: " I have len troubled with attacks of k k-!iuJchc for tho lust tlirec years from one to three limes a week.. Some time ajo I bought two bottles f Joy's Vesetable Stiraaparilla and hare only, lnul. one attack since" uud that was ou the eeou.l 'lay after I bejau uiiiiK it.." ; nil'cr Vegetable UySarsapaH.la For Sale by SNIPES & KINERSLY THE DALLES, OREGON. ; L-K CBiPPE By rising s. B. Headache and Liver Cure, and S. a. tough Cure as directed for colds. They were STJOCESSPtXIilj'E' used two years ago during the La Grippe epi demic, and very nattering testimonials of their power over that disease are at band. Manufact ured by the S. B. Medieine Mig. Co., at Dufur, Oregon. For sale by all druggists. !- - A Severe Law! The English peo ple look more close v 'to the genuineness of these staples than we do. In fact, ther have a law under which they make . seiznres . and "de stroy 'adulterated nrndncrjt thsfc ' mm not what they are represented to be. Under this statute thousands of pounds of tea have been burned because of their wholesale adul teration. : Tea, by the way, is one of the most notorl- .' ousiy adulterated articles of commerce. . Not alone are the bright, Bhiny green teas artificially- colored, but thourands of pounds of substitute for tea leaves are used to swell - the bulk of cheap teas; ash, sloe, and willow leaves being those, most commonly nscd. Again, sweepings from tea warehouses are colored and sold as tea.-' Even exhausted tea -leaves gathered from the tea-houses are kept, . dried, and madeoverand find their way into the cheap teas. ' ' - The Euglijh government attempts (o stamp thl out by couflsca:i-u; but no tea is too : poor for u. and the result is, that probobly the poorest teas used by any nation are those consumed in America. ' Eeech's Tea is presented with tie guar- ' 1 auty that It is uneolored and unadulterated; In fact, the smteureo tea leal pure and sim-: pie. Its; purity insures superior, strength, about one third less of It being required for' an infusion than of the a-tlficlal teas, and fts fragrance and exquisite flavor is at once ap- parent. It irill be a revelation .to youv .-.In ' order that its purity and quality may be guar anteed, It is sold, only in pound packages bearing this trade-mark: - - - BE EC "Pure As H ea&'jfe Aches: llir WW p- sas . . ... -F- , : "'- Wdhood7 IMee 60e per pound. Eorsaleat Leslie S-u.-tlexr'is, THE DALLES, OREGON. likiiilliiii J,- ' ' - S : . Of the Leading City of Eastern Oregon. ; During the little over a year of its ejdstence it. has earxiestly tried to fallfll the objects for which it was founded, namely, to assist in developing our industries, to advertise the resources of the city and adjacent country and to work for an open river to the sea; . Its record is before the people and the phenomenal support it has received is accepted as the expression of their approval. Independent in every thing, neutral in nothing, it will live only to fight for what it believes to be just and right Commencing with the first number of the second vclume the weekly has been enlarged to eight pages while the price ($1.50 a year) remains the same. Thus both r the' weekjy and 'daily editions contain moi e reading matter for less money than any paper published in the county. GET YOttti DONE THE CI1WCLE JO BooK apd job priptir; Done on Short'Notice. LIGHT BINDING Address' all Mailtrders to . Chf onicle TH E DALLES, ' PKIHTIP AT NEATLY DONE ; Pub. Co., - OREGON. b Room