The Dalles Daily Chronicle.
GREAT
REDUCTION
OFFICIAL PAPER OF DALLES CITY.
AND WASCO COUHTT.
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Entered at the Postoffloe at The Dalles, Oregon,
IN THE
PRICE OF
aa secona-ciasa matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
BT MAIL (POSTASa PBBFAIO) IK ADVANCE.
Weekly, 1 year $ 1 50
" 6 months. O 75
" 3 " 60
Dally, 1 year. 6 60
o monins 8 uo
' per " 0 SO
Gook Stoves and
Address all communication to " THE CHRON
ICLE," The Dalles, Oregon.
SECRETARY RUSK'S REPORT.
If Mr. Jeremiah Rusk has not demon'
Btrated the advisability of sustaining
department of agriculture he has at
least demonstrated its usefulness when
dominated byiMr.Rr.rk. In his report
to the president the secretary is able to
show with proper gratification a bunch
of very encouraging facts. Of the. $1,
000,000 woi th of products from America
last year nearly eighty per cent, he
finds, were products of agriculture,
And for much of this mighty percentage
and the conditions which produced it
he claims recognition on behalf of the
department: It is certainly big enough
to feel proud over, and it swells the
total of exports to a sum exceeding the
total of imports by $200,000,000, the
amount in which the world stands in
debted to the United States. And,
moreover, the liberal exportation has
been of service in relieving the home
markets from a surplus product big
enough to have reduced prices below the
cost of production. Among the suggea
tions made by the secretary none is
more important than the one in regard
to the grading of grain. "There are,'
the secretary says, "many reasons roak
ing a national standard of grain highly
desirable. Some system of national in
spection and grading must be established
in the interest of the grain-growers
under the control of the secretary of
agriculture." An attempt- to put this
plan into execution would excite much
discussion and dispute. That the sys
tems of grain inspection in various
states differ widely from each other is
well known. A system of uniform in
spection and grading would have very
many things to recommend it.
Orchardist8 will be glad to know that
the scale bug is to be done away with.
The Union-Journal says that Mr. H. H.
Spalding of Almota has discovered what
be thinks is a sure destroyer of the scale
bug, an insect that has of late years
been very destructive to orchards in the
Snake river and Walla Walla valleys.
Mr. Spalding is in Seattle attending a
meeting of the state horticultural board,
to report upon the success of his experi
ments. The report will be favorable.
Mr. Spalding thinks the new prepara
tion will bu a success. It is being pre
pared by a Tacoina chemist and is com
posed of sixteen ingredients. One of
the chiefest recommendations is its
cheapness. One gallon of the mixture
when it comes from the labratory of
the chemist is mixed with 200 gallons
of water in preparing it for use. The
dilution then only costs from three-fifths
. of a cent to one cent per gallon. '
' The Astoria papers think it will be an
' amusing scene to witness when the As
toria and South Coast Railway company
pays over to the railroad commissioners
the $5,000 forfeit for not making its re
port to the board as required by law.
However, they believe that Governor
Pennoyer should insist on the money
being paid to the state, declaring that
"the boavd of directors is worth it, col
lectively or individually, and that the
sum can be collected. Pulling teeth, it
is thought; would be a pleasant pastime
compared to getting this money.
A large shipment of shingles is to be
sent from Puget sound to Philadelphia
by sea. A ship is now being loaded
with lumber, and will carry 1,500,000
shingles as part of her cargo. These
will arrive in that city in time for the
spring demand, and it is thought they
will open the way for other and heavier
shipments.
A man in Douglas county has sold 14,
000 pounds of tomatoes raised on less
than two acres of ground, and made 200
bottles of ketchup besides. He sold
none of his tomatoes for less than fifty
cents a bushel.
The Oregon Pacific now owes its em
ployes over nine months wages. Over
$1,000 is due each of several of the road
hands. Altogether it amounts to a good
deal. But it is bound to come in a lump
some day.
A tturprlsins; Decrease.
Chicago Herald. Michigan politicians
are very roirVh puzzled to account for the
fact, that to'e total vote cast for president
in that state this year is about 25,000
less than it was four years ago. The
decrease is surprising, indeed, in view
of the increase of the population mean
while, which, it is claimed, has been
sufficient to warrant a total vote of 65,
000 in excess of the vote of 1888. As
usual when the stay-at-home vote is
large, the republicans suffered the most,
and this was true in many another
state than Michigan.' ' .
Don't Miss It.
CU. H- Young,
BiaGK8mitn& wagon Slop
lieneral Blacksmi thing and Work done
promptly, and all work
Guaranteed.
Horse Shoeing a Sociality
Third Street opposite the old Liebe Stand.
W. E. GARRETSON,
Leaning - Jeweler.
SOLE A OK NT FOR THE
AI! Watch Work Warranted.
Jewelry Made to Order.
13B Second St.. Trie Dalles. Or.
City Blacksmith Shop,
Second St,, 0pp. Hood's Stable,
THE DAI. LBS, - - - OREGON.
Will repair your fine Buggies
and Carriages, shoe your fine
Driving Horses, and in fact do
all your blacksmitbing in the
finest style. Satisfaction guar
anteed. GUNNING & HOCKMilH .Props.
C. F. STEPHENS,
DEALER IN
Dry Goods
jS5 CLOTHING
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Etc.
Etc., Etc., Etc.
134 Second St., next to Dalles National
Bank, Dalles City, Oregon.
S. L. YOUNG,
: : JEWELBE, :
Watches and Jewelry repaired to order on
short notice, and satisfaction guaranteed.
-AT THI
Store of I. G. Nlckelsen, 2d St. The Dalle
W. F. Wiseman,
Saloon anil Wine' Room
The Dalles, -' Oregon.
Northwest corner of Second and
Court Streets..- -
reduce our large stock of Gook Stoves and Ranges
now on hand, we will, for the next 30. days, sell cook
stoves and ranges at greatly-reduced prices; we have
marked down every stove in bur house from 15 to 20 per cent
This is an opportunity to get an Ai cook stove at a price never
before offered. -
7r7T0
New Jackets
FROM
$3.50
TO
$30.
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NEW STOCK
Fall and Winter Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Boots
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PRICES ALWAYS THE
LOWEST.
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THE DALLES MERCANTILE CO.
SOLE AGENTS FOR THE DALLES.
BRAIN ARD & ARMSTRONG'S
SPOOL SILK
FINE LINE OF
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No. 390 to 394, 2d
NEPTUNE SHAVING PARLORS AND BATH ROOMS.
FRAZER. & WYNDHAM, Proprietors.
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At the old stand of R. Lusher,
THE EUROPEAN HOUSE.
The Corrugated Building next Door to Court Rouse.
Handsomely Furnished Rooms .to Rent oy tne Day, Weet or Montli.
Meals Prepared by a First Class English Cook.
TRANSIENT PATRONAGE SOLICITED.
Good Sample Rooms for Commercial Men.
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TERMS CASH.
Her bring.
street, The Dalles
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no Front St, The Dalles, Oregon.
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"f" signuy 10a, oroaa streets and allevs. good soil,
pure cold water and gbade in profusion, perfect drainage, delightful mountain
climate, the central attraction as a mountain summer resort and for all Oregon,
being the nearest town to Ht Hood. It i also unparalled as a manufacturer
center, being the natural renter for 150 square miles of the best cedaiannd ar
timber, possessing millions of hotse power in its dashing streams and water
falls, easily harnessed. Where cheHp motive power exists, there the manatee-tone
will center, surrounded by soil and climate that cannot be excelled
anywhere for fruit and agriculture, and with transportation already aasared
- you will find this the place .to make a perfect home or a paving invettmeat
TITLE PERFECT
W. ROSS WINANS.
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FLOYD &
DKA1ER8 IN-
DRUGS, MEDICINES AND CHEMICALS,
Fine Toilet Soaps, Brushes, Combs, Parfamery, Etc. .
Pure Liquors for Medicinal Purposes.
; Physieians' Pircscriptions a Specialty.
Corner Union arid Second Streets, " - ' The Dalles, Oregon, j
THE CELEBRKTED :
COLUMBIA BREWERY,
AUGUST BUCHLER, PropV.
This well-known Brewery is now turning oat the best Beer and Porter
easi, of the Cascades. The latest appliances for the manufacture of good health
ful Beer have been introduced, and only the first-class article will be placed on
the market.
PLUSH STHTKDNHRY' BOXeS
With twenty -four sheets of Fine Note Paper and "
" Envelopes to match
FOR 35 CENTS THIS WEEK ONLY
DBS- J" aoobsen cfi Oo-,
1 O XL . jSl. NT '.
163 Second Street,
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Also Organs and Pianos at Reduces Prices.
PAU L KR EFT & CO.,
-DEALERS IN-
PAINTS, OILS
And the Most Complete and the
Practical Painters and Paper
bherwin-Wuliams and J. W. Masury's Paints used in all our work, and none but
the most skilled workmen employed. Agents for Masury Liquid Paints. No
chemical combination or soap mixture. , A first class article in all colors. '3 AH
orders promptly attended to. , . . ' '
Store and Faint Shop corner Third and
CROME
old camp pound, at 'the Forks and
See me on the ground, or
address me at Hood River,
Wasco County, Oregon.- v
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AND GLASS,
Latest Patterns and Designs in
Haneers. - . None but the best brands of the
Washington Sta., The Dalles, Oregon
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