Arnstic
Novel,
Tasty,
Unique,
Elegant,
Useful,
These
Light,
Ornamental,
Strong,
Durable.
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The Dalles Daily Chronicle.
Sutured a the rostoffice at The Dalles, Oregon,
as second-class matter.
SATURDAY,
APR. 28, 1893
Weather Forecast.
Official forecast for twenty-four hours ending at
S p. m. tomorrow.
Saiurday fair, Sunday light local rains,
and stationary temperature. Pague.
WEATHER.
Maximum temperature, fil".
Minimum temperature, 43.
River, 14.8 feet above zero.
Rainfall, .00.
APRIL APHORISMS.
And Other Sawed-off Paragraphs Hast
ily Constructed.
News, news, news, news!
Its enough to give a fellow the blues.
Nobody married and nobody dead;
Nobody broken an arm or a head.
Noboby come in to talk of the "crap,"'
No one got boozy and started a scrap ;
Nobody run in for taking a horn,
Nobody buried, nobody born.
Oh, tor a racket, a riot, a fuss !
Some one to come in and kick up a muss ;
Some one to stir up the peace-laden air,
Somebody's comet to give us a scare.
Somebody thumped within an inch of his life,
8oine one run off with another man's wife;
Sone one's heart broken ani mended again,
Somebody's babT got choked on a pin ;
Some one to come in and pay up his dues,
Anything, anything, just so its news.
Country Exchange.
The Columbia is rising rapidly.
Harry May hear and E. M. Harriman
of Endersby are in town today.
The wind is doing a good service in
drying up pools of standing water.
A number of teams will leave in the
morning for Prineville and Mitchell.
A barber generally illustrates his
stories with cuts when he gets warmed
np. , . J
The schools of Baker City, fearing a
spread of diphtheria, have been closed
for two weeks.
The town is full of farmers today.
The ground is wet enough, but the grain
is growing slowly on account of the un
usual cool weather.
W,l . irvA r i
ing at 10 o'clock at Herrin's Gallery, to
have their photos taken. Photos 99 cts.
per dozen. First class work done.
The Kootenai county teachers' insti
tute will be held at Ccour d Alene City
today. It is expected that a large num
ber of teachers will be in attendance.
B. Wolf made a big purchase of furs
this morning, comprising some of the
finest skins ever brought to The Dalles.
They consist of beaver, otter, etc., from
the John Day country.
If Chinaman in this country are com
pelled to wear their shirts inside their
pants, the Chinese government proposes
ro retaliate by compelling all Americans
in China to wear their shirts outside
their pants.
Street Commissioner Stamels is put
ting ii a new crossing on Madison and
Third streets, back of the Skibbe Hotel.
He will soon repair the crossing on Mad
ison street, near the depot, that was in
jured at the time of the great fire and
has been a bad place to cross ever since.
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll at the
close of his lecture on Robert Burns,
was approached by a Sqotchman, who
said, "Colonel, the title of your lecture
should be the epitaph on your tomb
stone." "How is that?" asked the
orator. "Robert burns," replied the
j Scot.
' Col. Jay P. Lucas of Condon, com
manding Third Regt., U. N. G., is about
to issue an important circular for the in
formation of those under his command.
OUR
SpeciKI
SHLE.
SATURDAY,
April 2&.
FaQcy Indian Baskets
MADE BY THE
St. Regis Tribe in New York.
beautiful Baskets are made of Ash and
Sweet, Fragrant Grasses, and are
EXQUISITELY DYED,
AND SHOW
SUPERIOR WORKMANSHIP.
HAND-MADE.
our Center Window.
All Goods marked
in Plain Figures.
PEASE
It will contain advice and instructions as
to character and extent of studies to be
pursued.
Every one who comes in says the wool
crop is going to be very good, but as there
are no wool buyers here yet the local
market price is not certain.
A plan for suspending the sugar
bounty without waiting for the slow
action of congress has been suggested to
President Cleveland, and may be
adopted.
Prince Bismarck isn't too old to be
witty. He is reported to have observed
that when we read a medical book we
fancy we have all the maladies it de
scribes, but when we read a book on
morals we find that our neighbors have
all the faults that it points out.
Deputy Marshal Jameson left this
morning for Salem with six prisoners,
for selling liquor to Indians, as follows :
Jas. Gordmnn, Jno. Cross, Andrew Burt,
Chas. Smith, James Brown and a China
man. Page is "subbing" for Maloney,
instead of Jameson, as stated yesterday.
Action was commenced today before"
Justice Davis by George Nowak against
Dr. W. E. Rinehart for damages alleged
to have been sustained by reason of de
fendant failing to perform his contract
in completing work on his residence.
The plaintiff is represented by L. A.
Esteb; defendant Mays, Huntington &
Wilson.
The worshippers at the different
saloons of the city will celebrate the
anniversary of their patron saint tomor
row, which is bock beer day. Bock beer
day in Germany amounts to almost a
national holiday, the laboring people all
oyer the empire celebrating in that
peculiar style, which is most objectiona
ble to prohibitionist?. tmm
In the case of CT L. Richmond vs.
Wm. Riley, motion was argued before
Justice Davis this morning involving
the question as to whether a non-resident
can claim the benefit of the ex
emption law upon an action to recover
money where action is commenced in
this state. The court held that the non
resident was not entitled to such benefit.
NOTHING TO SAY.
One of the Disagreeable Duties that Is
Imposed on the Executives.
Gov. Pennoyer and Treasurer Met
schan are visiting us today, and will
take the 4 o'clock train for the west, the
former to Portland and Mr. Metschan
directly to Salem. They stated to a re
porter that this is their last trip on the
asylum subject, and seemed somewhat
bored by the question, which must be
disagreeable to them on account of hav
ing to choose but one from the numer
ous good sites proposed and hoped for
acceptance by the several communities.
They had nothing to announce, even as
to when they would make their decision,
stating that it depended upon the health
of the secretary of state, who is now too
ill to be called Jin consultation. The
day was beautiful, and they "seemed
pleased." ,
Real Estate.
E. C. Miller and Clara Miller to F. H.
Miller, 9 acres in sections 1 and 2, tp 2 n,
range 10 e ; $300.
Patent granted to Alex. McLeod for
160 acres in tp 3 s, range 13 e.
Square Up.
Charles L. Richmond, having disposed
of his grocery and livery stable business
in The Dalles, has placed all accounts in
the hands of L. A. Esteb for collection.
All parties are required to make settle
ment within thirty days.
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Scrap,
Waste Paper,
Q-love,
Shopping,
Card,
Flower,
Toy, and
Sewing,
Baskets.
& MAYS.
Kind Words from the Olacler.
Governor Pennoyer and State Treas
urer Metschan are again traveling over
Eastern Oregon, hunting for a location
for the insane aylum. The Dalles has,
in our opinion, many points in its favor,
and with a square deal, we believe, will
be selected. As a town it has had hard
luck for the past few years, and while
its citizens are wide awake, the city
seems to have lost all energy. If it
could slip up on this insane asylum and
capture it, we believe it would infuse
new life into the place and give it .cour
age to tackle something else. We hope
sincerely that the governor and treas
urer will locate the asylum on Cheno
weth creek, and we hope so because we
believe it to be the best site, everything
considered, in the state. Hood River
Glacier.
PERSONAL MENTION.
J. H. Cradlebaugh is in the city.
Aleck McLeod of Kingsley is in the
city.
L. Rordon returned from Portland
last night.
Mrs. W. H. Bishop of Hood River is
in the city.
L. Rooper and Lew Oakes of Antelope
are in the city.
E. M. Shutt of the Antelope Herald,
visited us today.
J. P. Mclnerny has recovered from
his recent illness.
Mrs. A. H. Jewett arrived in town
last night from White Salmon.
Dr. O. D. Dnane returned last night
from a (King trip to the metropolis.
Ezra Sexton of Sherman county is in
town. He says he never saw wheat in
better condition than it is now.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Columbia hotel Lewis Everitt, Miss
Hamilton, J Martin, L Nelson, J W
Hamilton, John Laktela, Portland ; J M
Goodson, Lincoln ; J E Can bey and wife,
Lyle; James Briggs, Vancouver; P C
Lenard, White Salmon ; Frank Gordon,
G B Gordon, Sherar's Bridge; Henry
Sexton, Wasco ; D P Stratton, Newberg ;
Arthur Barrett, Kingsley ; Christ Bart
rich, Hood River; John Gilligam. Tu
lare, Cal; H Montgomery, Dufur; E M
Shots, Antelope.
Skibbe hotel Lewis Nelson, Boyd;
C E Main, St. Louis, Mo ; W W James,
F Adams, G W Campbell, Portland; R
M Harris, Monkland; Henry Luttman,
High Prairie, Wash ; Charles Bircht,
Dallas; Chas Schelly, Great Falls
Mountain ; R C Alexander, Prineville ;
Wm Wilhelm, 10-Mile; Lewis Chur
mack, Yakima, Wash; Edward Boying
ton Jr, Kingsley; Frank Gordon, Geo
Gordon, Wapinitia; James McCormack,
San Francisco..
Shade and ornamental trees, flower
ing shrubs and vines, hedge plants, etc.,
cheap at Mission Gardens.
A Skycycle.
MM0 Afe-
A "ekycycle" to fly through the air
from Portland, Or., to Chicago is one of
the latest announcements of attractions
coming to the fair, says the Chicago
Tribune. The wings and rudder are
steered or changed in position by the
hands of the operator, and he is left at
perfect liberty to look over the country
above which he is traveling, simply
keeping his feet in motion. When high
up in the air and desirous of sloping
downward he can cease pedaling and
turn the "wings in such a manner that
with the momentum already attained
he gracefully comes sailing down like a
bird that stops fluttering and floats down
with extended wings. Geo. Miller, a
brother of Joaquin, and Fred Merrill of
Portland are said to be the inventors
who will make the trip. The tale lacks
confirmation, and we give the Tribune's
story for what it is worth.
Hampers
AGE OF THE EARTH.
Three Hundred and Fifty Million Tears
Required for Its Cooling.
Written for Tmc Chronicle.
In some former articles I have given
a feeble description of the wonders of
the great fossil beds of Eastern Oregon ;
also of the causes which, from all the
evidence handed down to us in these
rocks by the hand of a generous Creator,
have produced these mighty changes,
upon all the earth.
The next thing to be considered is the
time. How long has it been since all
these multitudes of strange beasts wan
dered over the hills and valleys of the
old miocine and pliocine Oregon? In
years there is no way to answer ; but
data has been provided by which we can
determine with certainty that the time
in which man has lived upon at least
this part of the earth is but a day in
comparison to it.
We will begin with the overthrow of
the wonderful inhabitants that once
constituted the life of the older period,
represented here in the John Day fossil
beds, a land teeming with a life of act
ivity by God's creatures, never disturbed
by man. Already we have seen the
causes which changed a beautiful land,
full of life, into one of desolation ; causes
which on a much smaller scale spread
destruction and death upon parts of the
earth today. Mighty rumblings could
have then been heard within the earth ;
fearful earthquakes frightened the crea
tures here, and finally great fissures ap
peared in the face of the land, through
which mighty rivers of lava poured out
and overwhelmed them all. During
this great overflow this region was en
veloped in a layer of lava several hun
dred feet in thickness, and in the Cas
cade range of mountains it is shown
that this bed of lava reaches in many
places the enormous thickness of 4,000
to 5,000 feet. In making Jan estimate,
then, of time, how many years did it
take this mass of molten rock to cool?
Then, again, that these great monu
ments were here, with their wealth of
remains of countless numbers of what
once made life, there is abundant proof,
as in very many places can be seen
these same fissures, through which the
lavas once poured. These fissures ex
tend for miles, and quite frequently run
directly through the fossil beds. Al
though I have called them fissures, they
are not properly so now, but are called
by geologists dykes. These dykes are
made by the lava left in the fissures,
which on cooling off, was so much
harder than the other rock that the sur
rounding rock has worn away, and in
many places in the fossil beds left the
dykes standing up many feet like a solid
wall. These dykes run in various di
rections, just as the earth cracked open
during those awful convulsions, and are
of all widths, from small seams a foot
or less wide, to forty or fifty feet in
width. One of these larger ones I have
traced from a point five miles north of
the lower end of the John Day valley in
a northwest direction for thirty miles,
and in this distance it crossed the river
twice. Its course is as straight as a line
could be drawn, and in places it is seen
for ten miles standing out like a great
wall. Iti places its bight is forty or fifty
feet.
Now, we have seen that these fossil
beds were here when the lava was
poured out ; also the great depth of the
lava formation, which I think is not less
anywhere in the John Day region, than
1,000 feet in thickness. The eminent
Prof. Helmbolz, in making a calculation
as to how long the earth was in cooling
off from a molten state, computed that
in cooling from 2,000 to 200 degrees, cen
tigrade, it would require the enormous
period of 350,000,000 years, and his cal
culations were based Upon the cooling
of lavas now. This being the case, how
many ages must have passed to allow
this great overflow to cool, and how
long for the fearful internal fires, which
roared beneath the ground we are on, to
die out? Then, after all of this, how
long has it taken for the elements of
nature to wear away the barren rock
and form the soil upon which a new
life is to
long - this
none but
know.
be brought forth ? And how
new life has been in existence
the Great Ruler may ever
L. S. D.
Cabinet photos $1.50 per dozen for a
short time at Flowerday's gallery, on
Court street. 28d-lw
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal church, corner
Fifth and Washington streets, Rev. J.
Whisler, pastor. Preaching by the pas
tor at 11 a. mM and 7:30 p. m. ; class
meeting Sunday at 10 a. m., and Tues
day at 7:30 p. m.; Sunday school im
mediately after morning service; Ep-
worth League devotional service at 6 :30
p. m. ; class and prayer meeting at the
usual time. After May 1st all the regu
lar evening church services will be held
tit 8 o'clock. All cordially invited.
Congregational church, corner of
Court and Fifth streets, services con'
ducted by the pastor, Rev. W. C. Cox
itis. Worship and sermon, at 11 a. m.
and 7 :30 p. m. Sunday school at 12.15
Young Peoples Society of Christian En
deavor at 6:15. All not worshiping
elsewhere are cordially invited.
Karl's Clover Root, the new blood
purifier, gives freshness and clearness to
the complexion and cures constipation.
25c, 50c. and $1.00. Sold by Snipes fe
Kinersly, druggists. 1
OUR BRIG-HT, SHINING BLADE
is without a blemish.
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Our Kntire Stock of
Clothing, Dry Goods, Laces and Em
broideries, Boots and Shoes, Trunks and
Valises, Blankets, Hats, Caps, Hosiery,
Etc., Etc.,
umiBi Away, Away Down!
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A full line of Gents' Furnishing Goods
at away below Manufacturer's prices.
S. &c 1ST. HARRIS,
Cor. Court and Second Sts., The Dalles, Or.
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COME, SEE FOR YOURSELVES.
pring
Owing to the lateness of the
season, we are a little late in
making our spring announce
ment. But we come at you
now with the Finest Line of
Gents' Furnishing Goods ever
shown in this city, and select
ed especially for fine trade.
JOHN C. HERTZ,
109 SECOND STREET, THE DALLES. OREGON.
Have You Seen
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Spring Millinery Goods
112 Second Street.
THE EUROPEAN HOUSE.
The Corrugated Building; next Door to Court Bouse.
Handsomely Furnis&ea Rooms to Rent by the Day, WeeK or Month.
Meals Prepared by a First Class English Cook.
TRANSIENT PATRONAGE SOLICITED.
Good Sample Rooms for Commercial Men.
JVIHS. H. Pfopl.
Columbia
jiote.
THE DALLES,
OREGON.
BICYCLES
1 Rambler, solid tire (convertible for lady or
gentlemen) in good condition, for . . . $60 00
1 Warwick, cushion tire, convertible, in good
condition. $76 OO
We are agents for the Queen City Pneumatic high
grade wheel, which will compare favorably with
wheels sold at $160 which we will sell at $110, and
the Courier Pneumatic, medium grade, at $90.
Wo, Quaraijtee our prumatie Tires for 017? yar.
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This Popular House
Has lately been thoroughly renovated and newly
furnished throughout, and is now better than
ever- prepared to furnish the best Hotel
accommodations of any house in the
city, and at the very low rate of
$1 a day. First-Class Meals, 25c.
Office of the fast and commodious opposition Stage
to Dufur, Kingsley, Tygh Valley, Wapinitia,
Warm Springs and Prineville is in the Hotel
and persons going to Prineville can save
$4.00 by going on this Stage line.
All trains stop here.
NEW AND
SECOND HAND