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Tie Dalles Daily Chroniele.
8DB8CKIPTION EATE8.
T MAIL, rOSTAOS rBBFalD, IK ADVaKCX.
VnUX, 1 year 1 1 60
" 6 months 0 75
" 3 " 0 40
Doll, 1 year 6 oo
6 months S 00
- per " 0 50
Address all communication to " THE CHRON
(CU," The Dalles, Oregon.
SATURDAY, - - - AUGUST 10. 1895
CONGRESSIONAL SEEDS.
, The Isew York Evening Post com
mends the action of Secretary Morton
in stopping the free distribution of seeds
by congressmen ; and in this we heart
ily concur. If there ever was a greater
farce than the indiscriminate mailing of
packages of seeds by the nation's law
givers, it is the like mailing of public
documents agricultural and patent
office reports to merchants and profes
sional men. It is safe to say that not
one-half the seeds sent out by congress
men and the mails are burdened with
them every year every reach the soil.
Nearly all the public reports are con
signed to the fire or the old raper-buyer.
The whole system was inaugurated
for the purpose of enabling congressmen
to flatter voters. The expense to the
government must be considerable, and
if congressmen only knew it, the result,
in the way of vote-getting, is extremely
small. If some plan could be devised
which would require congressmen to
pay the cost of printing the so-called
speeches, . with which they Hood the
country every year, another item of ex
pense would be cut off, and the country
would be as well off. It is certain the
postmasters would be relieved of a great
annoyance.
Some gentlemen from Goldendale, who
are in the city, speak in enthusiastic
terms of the new railroad now building
to Lyle the work being pushed from
Lyle up the canyon. It is claimed that
the road has sufficient backing to build
it without any trouble, and if such be
the case, its completion will be an early
result. Whether or not the road will
pay after it is built, is a matter of ques
tion. During the wheat season the
trains will be heavily loaded, but there
will be many months in the year when
business will be very light. It takes
more than one community even if it be
as large and fertile as the Klickitat val
ley to support a railroad, and we doubt
if the investors ever realize on their j
capital. Good roads would be a better
investment than a railroad, when it is
not sure there will be traffic enough to
'make it pay.
The Regulator line thus far has had
no cessation in its business since it be
gan running in the early spring. Tt
used to be said that boats would be un
,v ,.. able to reach the Cascade canal for a
,2. monh or six weeks during each year ;
but this is shown to be a mistake. Next
season will bring a fleet of boats, and
steamboating will be more lively than
at any time since the days before the
ail road. But the citizens' line will
f 'X have to take the lead, having made
itself popular, and having done a splen
did service to the country along the
river.
Wheat is Eelling in this market at 45
cents, and in Portland at 48. There
was a time, not long ago, when the dif
ference was very much greater. With
0ne completion of the canal at the Cas
cades the difference will be decreased
about one-half ; then The Dalles will be,
by long odds, the best wheat market in
'T;, Oregon outside of Portland. The plac
ing of a line of boats on the upper river,
and the building of a portage about the
dalles, will aid the country east of here
as much as the state portage and boat j
I -v.line have heretofore aided us. We hope
t XXtuis will soon be the situation.
The city council has done a commend
able act in ordering certain sidewalks
throughout the city repaired. A city is
judged by its outward looks, as people
are by their clothes, and too much pains
cannot be taken in always appearing in
'beet attire. Some of our sidewalks are
in a deplorable condition, and strangers
coming to town receive a bad' impres
sion of the place. Aside from the dan-
; gerous features connected with bad
streets and walks, the demands of grow
ing civilization require they be pnt in
.tfood repair. -
It now seems improbable that Port
land will have a mechanics fair this fall.
.' The city will be the loser, bnt the state
outside of Portland will be the better
off.' The last fairs in Portland were
fakes, and the people of the state would
i have little confidence ' in the one pro-
posed. So perhaps it will be better all
''around for the matter to go by the
board.
The reports from all quarters indicate
"-"-that wherever crops were well put in, the
yield is abundant, and that poorly-prepared
land, over-worked land, and vol
unteer crops yield nothine, or ne"rt to
nothing. Oregon is generally eo fruit
ful that farmers become careless and
expect much in return for little. It is
much more profitable to farm less and
farm well, and when this rule is per
sistently followed, failure will be rare.
It seems to us Christians far more
atrocious for the heathen Chinamen to
murder Christians in China than it did
when our Christian nation suffered
heathen Chinamen to be massacred in
the United States. But, in view of all
the circumstances, the excess of atrocity
is against us. We sincerely hope
heathen China will -be more prompt
and vigorous in punishing the murder
ers than we were.
It is not often at this season of the
year that the county jail is so filled.
Although there still remain several
months before the convening of court,
there are some six or eight prisoners
awaiting trial. None of these are seri
ous ' offenders, and if something could
happen by which the whole lot would
skip the country, the county would be
the trainer, and very little harm done
anyone.
Special Meeting? of the Council.
The city council met in special session
last evening at the office of the recorder.
Mayor Menefee and Councilmen Nolan,
Eshelman, Johns, Crowe, Wood, Salt-
marsbe and Ross were present and took
part in the deliberations.
The object of the meeting was to con
sider the improvement of sidewalks
throughout the city and find means of
compelling property owners to pnt in
repair walks that are out of order. The
marshal read a list of sidewalks and
crosswalks which need repairing, after
which the best way of getting them fixed
was discussed bv the members. On
motion of Mr. Nolan, seconded by Mr
Eshelman, the side and crosswalks upon
certain streets in town were declared
dangerous, and it was ordered that new
walks be constructed according to the
city ordinances. The recorder .was in
structed to publish the notice of im
provement as required by the charter
The cost of improvement will be as-
sessed directly against the property
benefitted. As the sidewalk question
was the only one before the council,
when it was settled, the meeting a
journed.
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WALLA WALLA, WASH.
The location unexcelled, instruction
thorough, expenses low.
Three Courses Classical, Scientific
and Literary in both the College and
Academy. Conservatory of Music and
Department of . Elocution and Oratory
greatly enlarged. All lines 'of work
strengthened ; good influences assured ;
outlook in all directions brighter than
ever before. .
Fall term opens Sept. ISth. For an
nouncements aud further particulars,
address
Pkes't Whitman College,'
augl Walla Walla, Wash. -
EVE, Eflfl, flOSEandJHSOflT
DE. WADE, (F. C. 8., London, member of
the British Medical Association, formerly
oculist and aurist to the Victoria Koyal Jubilee
Hospital), has opened an office for the practice
ot the above specialties, at rooms 504-oi)5, Mar
qnum Building, Portland, Or. Otiiee hours, 10
to 12 a. m. ; 8 to u and at 8 p. m. jlylblin
,
Do You Know a Good Thirrg
WHEN YOU TASTE IT?? IF. SO YOU
WILL .NEVER BEJrVITHOUT
rvW. HENLEY'S
CEtEflV ..BE
-it-
QUIETS AND STRENGTHENS THE NERVES
BUILDS. UP THE SYSTEM '
PURIFIES AND ENRICHES. THE BLOOD,
- NA-TURC&lSUlLOeftfAND.TONIO
FOR SALE BY BLAKELEY & HOUGHTON.
Have You Ever
Noticed
That Johnston is selling goods cheaper than
anybody? His goods are the freshest, and he
always carries what you want. He buys for
cash and gives his customers the benefit. Try
him and see if it's true.
Johnston's Grocery Store,
No. 113 Washington St. '
Closing Out Sale
of DRY GOODS
CLOTHING,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS and CAPS.
Past or present values cut no figure, as goods
MUST be SOLD
Give JVIe
J. P.
The Germania.
STUBLING & WILLIAMS, Props.
FINE WINES, LIQUORS P CIGARS.
All brands of Imported Liquors, Ale and Porter,
and Genuine Key West Cigars. A Full Line of
CALIFORNIA - WINES - ANI - BRANDIES.
Twelve-year-old Whiskey, strictly pure, for medicinal purposes.
Best Malt Liquor. Columbia lirewery Beer on Draught. ,
Agents for the Celebrated habit Milwaukee Beer.
No. 9-4 Second Street,
Your
Wife
Knows
Where she can get nice
Vegetables.
Where to get the nicest
Berries.
Where nice, fresh G-ro
ceries are kept.
Where she can get them
in a hurry if -she
needs them.
Call or Telephone.
j.xB. CROSSEN,
Grocer.
Ask Central for 62.
Advertise in This Chronicle.
EF:AB
iflOEiJ
FURNISHING- GOODS,
LESS than COST.
a Call.
McINERNY.
THE DALLES, OR.
THE DALLES
The above association is
prepared to take a list of all
and any kind of Real Estate
for sale or exchange, whereby
the seller will have the undi
vided assistance of the follow
ing Ileal Estate Agents, or
ganized as an . association for
the purpose of inducing im
migration to Wasco and Sher
man Counties, and generally
stimulating the sale of prop
erty: C. E. Bayard, T. A. Hud
son, J. G. Koontz & Co., J. M.
Huntington fc Co., Dufur &
Hill, N. Whealdon, Gibons &
Harden, G. W. Rowland.
Address' any of the above
well known firms, or
J. M. Huntington, Sec.
The Dalles, Oregon.
leal : Estate
Brin
Your
m
in
Come
And see how cheaply we can dress all of you. .
Men's Suits, Boy's Suits, Silks, Satins,
LACES, WOOLENS, COTTONS, LINENS,
Everything from Hat to Shoes, for everyone. All new stock.
C. F STEPHENS.
When the Train stops at THE DALLES, get off on the South Side
fiEW COLiUjWBlR HOTELi.
This large and popular House aoes the principal hotel business,
and is prepared to furnish the Best Accommodations of any
House in the city, and at the low rate of
$1.00 per Day. - pirst Qlass Teals, 25 CeQts.
Office for H Stage Xlues tearing: The Dalles for all
points 1b Eastern Oregon and Eastern Washington,
In this Hotel.
Corner of Front and Union Sts.
GEORGE RUCH,
Successor to Chrism an & Corson.
FULL, LINE OF
STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES.
Again in business at the old stand. I would be pleased to
see all my former patrons. Free delivery to any part of town.
7 ........
New man! New
Having just purchased
am prepared to meet all competition. A large invoice ot
FRESH GROCERIES,
Bought for cash at low
My stock is complete, and prices to suit the times.
-I SELL FOR CASH,
And give nioie for a dollar than ano other store in The
Dalles. Give me a call and examine for yourself.
B. A. HUNSAKER,
Successor to H.- Moses & Co., adjoining the Diamond Mills
Opposition We Invite.
THE CELEBRHTED
COLUMBIA
AUGUST BUCHLER, Prop'r.
This well-known Brewerv ia now
east of the Cascades. The latest appliances for the manufacture of good health -
ful Beer have been introduced, and ony
he market.
Tlie Tygrh "Val
ley Creamery
BUTTER
Ask Vanbibber &: Worsley.for it.
Every Square is Full Weight.
TEXiEsiia:o3snE3 isro. so.
D. BUNNELL,
Pipe
VVorK, Tin
MAINS TAPPED
CStop on Third Street, next door west of Young & Kuhf
Blacksmith Shop.
Family
Yourself
T. T. NICHOLAS, Propr.
.. D
Prices! New Goods!
the store of H. Moses & Co., I
rates, . enables me to sell closely.
Competition We Defy
BREWERY,
turning oat the best Beer and Porter?
the first-class article will be placed ob
Is
Delicious.
CREAMERY
Tygh Valley
A. A. B.
Repairs ann noonno
UNDER PRESSURE.