i Let Us
Reason
At the end of our Business Year, when we had completed the
inventory of our stock of Merchandise, we found it was Considerably
less than we, or our predecessors in business, had ever invoiced. - -.
This was not mere chance. It was the result of careful plan
ning last fall. So sure were we that we. could purchase o much
cheaper at the . beginning of the present year that we held our Cash
Sale of last December and offered many lines at cost and less, feeling
assured that we could "replace them at a much lower price. The re
.sults have proved the correctness of our theory.
The great" depletion of our stock will permit us to offer for
your inspection a complete and entire 'new stock at prices which for
many lines of goods will be less than last year's cost to us.
Many, of the leading brands of Bleached and Unbleached Cot
tons, Prints and Wash Fabrics we have been, able to buy for less
than the cost of manufacturing, because the demand has been greatly
curtailed stocks at the mills were accumulating, and the treasurers
thought it a wiser plan ' to .try and move goods even at a small loss,
than to discharge the help and close the mills. . ' ( .
We think the bottom was reached about the time our orders
were placed, and we are looking for a revival with the coming of
spring.
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TUESDAY,
FEB. 27 ,1894
The Daily and Weekly Chronicle may
be found on tale at I. C. Nickelsen't store.
FEBRUARY FARRAGO.
Minor Events of Town and
Briefly Stated.
Conn try
Mr. J. C. Hostetler has been appoint-
ed a notary public for The Dalles.
A Marshfield banter has bought a
cow from a farmer. He was shooting
deer.
Frank Ohlegschlager, who was een
- tenced to the penitentiary for life from
Multnomah county a year ago, died in
the prison yesterday.
There are now just 939 patients in the
insane asylum at Salem, while 'about 40
unshackled editors in the state are howl
ing for free trade: Klamath Star.
Mr. J. S. Schenck, who baa recently
returned from California; states that
. there is beautiful weather there, and
that the display of native fruits was par
excellence.
Governor Lewelling, of Kansas, has
written G. J. FarnswortL , of Klamath
Falls, asking about the soil and climate
of that section. Luckily, there is a
high range of mountains between there
and Salem.
t Mrs. Krier, wife of John Krier, who
. has just been sentenced to the pediten
tiary, probably becoming disgusted with
the career of her lord, has gathered to
. . gether all of her belongings, sold her
property, and securing about $500, left
for the east to remain with her relatives .
Mr. R. B. Charles and App. Pearson,
two Tennesseeans, arrived in town yes
terday, and this morning, took the stage
for Antelope. They are seeking a loca
tion for a colony, and if the country
s suits them will induce a large number of
families to migrate to Wasco county.
The regular annual school meeting
will take place on Monday afternoon
. next. This -will be one of the most im
portant meetings for years. At this
time will' be considered the matter of
increasing the' grades and providing for
additional school room. A proposition
has been made by the academy directors
sfc,' to lease the building for $40 a month-,
and this will also be considered.
. Hospital Corps.
There will be a meeting of the Hos
pital Corps of the Third regiment at
o imi p. m., luesaay evening, at Vr. Hol-
iisiersomce. u. U. Uollister,
ta Surgeon 3d Reg.
Real Estate.
Geo. Nowak to Thos. Gerrity, lots C
and D, block 41, ' Fort Dalles Military
Reserve; $60. "
I. N. Day to J. G. Day, nwK nea
section 8, township 2 north, range 8
east ; consideration of services rendered
and $1.
Matilda G. Durbin and C. B. Durban
to. John T. Bennett, lots 3 and. 10, block
4,-Bairds second addition to Antelope;
$50.
Will C. Adams and wife to Rose Mc
Coy, na nwj and n nej section 32,
township 1 south', range 14 east; $1,000.
Circuit Court.
Judge Bradshaw yesterday morning
rendered a decision in the matter of the
suspension of C. H. Finn as an attorney,
suspending him from practicing' until
the supreme court finally determines the
matter.- -
The morning was consumed in argu
ments by counsel in the Farley vs.
Grant case.
Charles Chester- was sentenced to
eighteen months' imprisonment in the
penitentiary. The 'crime is larceny of
money in the dwelling of Mr. DeWoIf. '
This afternoon a verdict was rendered
for plaintiff in the case of Farley vs.
Granf .
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr. Beverly Apperson of McMinnville
is visiting Mr. S. P. M. Briggs of this
city.
Hon. E. I. Smith of Hood River ar
rived on the 1 o'clock train and made
The Chronicle office a pleasant call.
Mr. E. Wl Vest, a brother of Senator
Vest, and an accomplished oratoris in
the city, and stopping at the Umatilla
house.
Mr. E. B. Wills and wife have left for
Omaha to permanently reside. Mr.
Wills has been running the stage station
at Nansene. .
Mr. J. M. Donaldson of Baker City, is
in town looking up wool interests. He
has been twice a member of the national
republican convention and has been
otherwise politically honored.
Mr. A. Tilzer leaves today for Tacoma
to remain permanently. The gentleman
has made many friends while here by
his exemplary habits, attention to duty
and pleasing manner. He is of Russian
extraction, but has mingled with the
American people long enough to be quite
a part of them, and is known to the pro
fession as a skilled pharmacist.
The regular subscription price of the
Weekly Chronicle is $1.50 and the
regular price of the Weekly Orhgonian
is $1.50. Any one subscribing for The
Chronicle and paying for one year in
advance can get both The Chronicle
and Weekly Oeegonian for $2 .00. All
old subscribers paying .their subscrip
tions for one year in advance will be en
titled to the same offer.
Private dancing lessons will be given
to ladies Monday - and - Thursday after
noons at Chrysanthemum hall, and to
gentlemen Tuesday and Saturday after
noons at Armory hall.
6t James Smith.
Stockholders' Meeting;.
Notice is hereby given that there will
be an annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Dalles, Portland & Asto
ria Navigation Company held in the
Chronicle hall on Saturday, the 7th day
of April, 1894, at the hour of 2 o'clock p.
m., for the purpose of electing seven di
rectors and transacting any other busi
ness that may properly come before said
meeting. By order of the president.
' . Sam'l Ii Brooks Secy.
The Dalles, Feb. 28., 1894. 2-27-4t
ORATORICAL CONTEST..
Some Excellent Orations OiTen at the
Eugene University. -
Eugene, Or., Feb. 24. Special Cor
respondence. Oregon's second inter
collegiate oratorical contest took place
here last night. Every train of Thurs
day and Friday brought students and
delegates from some of the colleges and
universities. They ' were met at the de
pot by the state university students,
who in every case .gave them a hearty
welcome, the climax of hospitality being
reached yesterday when the south
bound local arrived. The street cars
having been chartered and ' decorated
with the college colors lemon yellow
the large delegations from the north,
besides having a free ride, were escorted
by the University of Oregon students,
with almost military precision, to the
university, where, after looking through
the buildings, the reception committee
assigned them places throughout the
city. '
At 8 o'clock. fully 1,100 people, it is es
timated, were assembled in Villard hall.
There ' were eight contestants, and al
though the program was somewhat long,
it was intensely interesting. The ora
tions were of -a high order, equal in
many respects to commencement efforts.
The following are the names of the
speakers, their subjects, and the schools
they represented: T. H. Adams, Pa
cific University, Forest Grove, "Mount
Moriah and the' Acropolis:" Charles J.
Atwood, Willamette University, Salem,
"Conditional Citizenship;" Perry F.
Chandler, Portland University, "Sun
rise or Sunset;" G. W. Jones, Univer
sity of Oregon, ."Eternal Vigilance is
the Price of Liberty ;" Gertrude Lamb,
Pacific . College, Newberg, ' "A Nine
teenth Century Possibility;" - L. E. La-
tourette, McMinnville College, "Popular
Education, the Palladium of Democ
racy;" Angeline ,E. Watson, Oregon
State .Normal School, Monmouth, "Our
Republic;" A. Melvin Williams, Al
bany College, "What Readest Thou in
Nature?" , .
It was a noticeable coincident that
six of these speakers,, though having
widely different subjects, either touched
upon or materially dealt with existing
political conditions in the United States,
thus showing how strongly the welfare
of our nation is in the hearts of the ris
ing generation. The decision of the
judges was well received by the public,
Mr. C. J. Atwood of Salem being winner.
Altogether the results of this conven
tion ' of students are highly beneficial.
It is somewhat startling to some Ore
gonians to hear a college yell, and to
some it is even barbarous; but such
things have gradually crept westward
from Harvard to find good living in the
moss of Oregon, so that never before
has the college spirit been more preva
lent ; never has there been a more fra
ternal feeling among the colleges of Ore
gon, or a more determined purpose
among its students to work for the best
than today after this oratorical contest.
Next year it will be at Forest Grove.
. Quidam.
The experience of Geo. A. Apgar, of
German Valley, N. J., is well worth re
membering. He was troubled with
chronic diarrhoea and doctored for five
months and was treated by four differ
ent doctors without benefit. He then
began using Chamberlain's Colic. Choi.
era and Diarrhoea Remedy, qwhich one
oottie ettected a complete cure. It is
for sale by Blakeley & Houghton, druggists..--
' . . ; ; .. n ; . ..:
y . This year we have made no great effort to move any of our old
stock-r-being conscious that we can do so much better for our cus
tomers in prices,. styles and.qualities with our new goods. On their
arrival we can give "you the latest creations of both Foreign and Do
mestic- Manufacturers, at far- more favorable prices -than any stock .
can be offered which was carried over from last year. Cabot W- Mus
lin of 1893 manufacture at 6 cents a yard is as good value as Cabot
W at 6 cents a yard of 1894 manufacture; but Wash Fabrics, Dress
Goods, Clothing, Yfcc, even if offered to you at 1893 cost, is not as
good as we will be able to do. - . . .
The cost of production is now less, the mills are making goods
cheaper, they place them on the market at smaller margins," the job
: bers sell them at a lesser profit, and so we will place before our cus
tomers lines' of Fabrics for, say,' 10 cents, which in more prosperous
years would cost us at least 12 cents. .
Again, the keen cord petition between the different mills has
caused them to pay much more attention to the: designs and finish
of the new Fabrics, and the coming season's goods will be more ele
gant than those of any previous .year. .
Let us impress this upon you: . .
Be not tempted to invest in OLD GOODS, no matter riow
tempting the price may seem, for we assure you that we will be able
to offer you new, fresh and stylish goods in all the latest weaves and
fabrics at a less price-than can any goods of last year's stock be sold.
ALL GOODS MARKED
IN PLAIN FIGURES.
What is a "Cuckoo?"
The term 'cuckoo," to designate a
member of congress who is a thjck-and-
thin supporter of Cleveland who follows
slavishly the dictates of the consecrated
one has sprung into great popularity of
late, and has established itself as a part
of our political vocabulary. It has refer
ence to the cuckoo clock, familiar to all ;
when the hour strikes a little door flies
open and a little wooden image of a bird
calls ''cuckoo" as many times as there
are strokes in the number. The word
was first used in a political sense by a
democrat Senator' Morgan, of Ala
bama in a speech in the senate during
the. extra session, on October . 18th last.
Referring to the support by senators of
Cleveland's policy of the unconditional
repeal of the bullion purchase clause Of
the Sherman silver law, he .said: -
"The trumpet h.ad sounded, the forces
were marshaled, the clock had struck at
the white house, and the cuckoos here
all put their heads out of the boxes and
responded to inform us of the time of
day ; but they did not seem fully to
know what they were talking about, and
never took pains to find out the state of
the law."
The pat epithet created some com
ment about the capitol, but it did not
attract general public attention until
later, when the silver repeal bill went
back to the house. Representative
Tracy, of New York, in making a speech,
thanked the Cleveland men for their
"loyalty" to the administration. Just
then Representative John L. Wilson, of
Washington, called out "Cuck-oo!" and
set the house in a roar, completely dis
comfiting Tracy. Later, in his efforts to
get his resolution of . censure concerning
the Hawaiian matter before the house,
Mr. Boutelle, of 'Maine, inquired if the
white house clock had struck yet which
set the democrats into an angry uproar.
The word has become firmly established
in its new meaning as a reproach, and
the following definition thereof, from
Biliousness.
' We are a bilious race. Half of us are
born bilious, with a predi position to
dyspepsia. The best known remedy is
Simmons Liver Regulator. . Try it.
166 Second Street.
Honyvill.
M JI T S I
PEASE
the New York Sun, leaves nothing to be
desired:
A political cuckoo is a man who is
willing to defend an unworthy political
cause, not because he believes in it, but
because he hopes by so doing to curry
favor with some individual in office,
whose personal comfort it may promote.
A person by becoming a political cuckoo
sacrifices independence and consistency.
He ceases to have a mind of his own, if
he had one before. He becomes, as it
were, an automaton ; but that is not all.
He must attack and traduce those of his
associates in the cabinet, or the congress
who have retained intact their political
manhood and personal independence.-
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
' Carl Thieman, who -was so badly
wounded by lionu in San Francisco, died
from his wounds. Col. Boone refuses to
enter the cage any more containing the
same lions, as on his last trial they at
tacked him and his last resource was to
shoot a pistol in their faces. His wife
declares she will go in the cage, but the
Colonel has forbidden bis boys to do so.
He says he cannot restrain Mrs. Boone.
- Itucklen's Aruics salve.
The best ealve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, lever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi
tively cures piles, or no pay required.
It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac
tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents
per box. For sale Dy Snipea & Kin
ersly. Hot clam broth at J. O. Mack's every
day at 4 o'clock.
SEEDS! SEEDS! SEEDS !
IN PACKAGE OR BULK.
"We have a Complete Assortment of Seeds, both Timber and
"' Garden, at Wholesale Prices.
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Buy your Garden Seeds of Joles, Collins & Co., and raise
your own Garden Truck.
JOLES, COLLINS & CO.,
Successors to The Dalles Mercantile C., 390 to 394 Second St. .
& MAYS.
Jerry Simpson a. Sailor.
It is very well known, 'says a Wash
ington correspondent, that Hon. Jerry
Simpson," the ambidextrous slugger of
ravenous monopolies, was a sailor in his
salad days and went . down to the sea in "
ships. - It is not generally known, how- ,.
ever, that many of his salt-air accom
plishments cling to him like the rose
scent round the shattered vase. . He has
a slight roll in his walk, and the agility
which he displays in hopping upon his
bicycle and the magnificent equipoise
which he thereupon maintains are
reminiscenses of his early training. By
nothing in his personality is his past
life so 6trongly accentuated as by his
trousers. . They are tight in the waist,,
tight in the seat, and have the regular.
seaman's "spring" at the bottom. He.-,
has several pairs, and they vary. . Some
are very salty, indeed, and some only -slightly
saline, but they are all more or
lesa suggestive of a wet sheet and? a,
flowing sea and a wind that follows fast.
O. W. O. Hardman, Sheriff of Tyrel
Co., W. Va., appreciates a good thing
and does not hesitate to say so. Hewaa
almost prostrated with a cold when he
procured a bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. He says: "It gave me -prompt
relief. I find it to be an invalu
able remedy for coughs and colds." For
sale :by Blakeley & Hough ton, drug
gists. '
A. Chance Very Seldom Offered.
For sale or trade for a farm in Wasco
county A fine improved farm in one of
the best counties of Southern Calfornia
in the best of climate, close to Rodondo,
beach, San Pedro harbor and railroads.
Good markets, good schools and .
churches. Address -this office for par
ticulars. ' d&w
. If you wish to see a fine assortment of
oranges, lemons and bananas just call
and see the display at H. H. Campbell's,
next door to the postofflce.