) Gentlemen of The Dalles- We are showing a splended Suitings at lower prices than can be obtained elsewhere. No need to patronize foreign firms employing Chinese labor. Our garments are made on the' premises by skilled workmen. H. E. BALCH. Perfect Fit Guaranteed. Ths Dalles Daily Chronicle. The only Republican Daily Newspapet n Watco County. 'THURSDAY. JUNE 25. 1896 QUESTION TO BE DETERMINED The American people are inclined to politics naturally. Election day is a time of exhileralion to the aver age citizen, and he casts his rote and assists his neighbors in casting theirs with feelings of pleasure mixed with pride. The returns are studied with an avidity that betokens deep inter est and are collated and compared, and the result predicted with a skill that shows careful training. The campaigns which every four years occupy the attention of the nation are distinctive features of American civic life. The harangues of the spellbinders, the air resonant with music, the gay flags and bunt ing, the tireless enthusiasm of the listening populace, all make up a scene that has changed but little since the early history of the coun try. The arts ot the politician are no where greater developed than here. The American politician is a species by himself. To be successful in such a line of work requires certain elements of character which not lofty in themselves, yet are above the common. A native shrewdness, combined with indomnitable deter mination and a seeming inability to Tealize defeat, make up the politi cian of today. It is being seriously considered if the politics of the country are not being developed at the expense of Its commercial interests. Many business men are crying out that there is a surfeit of campaigning; that the equilibrium of business affairs is being too often disturbed by the frequency of elections; that vital questions are settled after bitter struggles only to be re-opened be fore there has been time to realize effects. That there is merit in the query is unquestioned. The people of Ore gon have just finished one exciting political season and are already be ginning upon another. During the months between the nominating con ventions and the election the atten tion of thousands of our citizens has been concentrated on other objects than their business. Bitter ness and strife have been created, thousands of dollars have beeD spent in unlawful manner, and distrust and dissatisfaction engendered where before they did not exist. On the other hand, to change the time of elections to dates wider apart would be to go agaiDst the policy which,enacted by the founders of the government, has been kept in view ever since. The sovereignty of the people demands that frequent opportunity be given for expression of opinion, and to lessen the number of elections would be a deprivation of popular rights. Whether this view obtain or not, no denial can be made that Ihe nation is suffering now from an allopathic dose of needless agitation. Were politics 'made of less account and more time given to sober thought than now is spent in vapid mouthings, the country would be 8 pared the advent of men like Altgcld, Waite and Tillman, all of whom are disorganizes in the most virulent sense of the word. - line of Spring and Summer TS Second Street. ' Many issues will be settled this campaign. Throughout the country the question of maintaining a sound currency and the reinactment of a protective policy will be determined. In Illinois the people will be called upon to choose between good gov ernment and anarchism. The re nomination of Altgeld was nothing more nor less than an indorsement of his action in turning the red banded anaichists loose when the in terests of society demanded that they be kept in close restraint. Alt geld's defeat should be emphasized in such a manner tnat the good name of .Illinois may fee redeemed. Aside from the silver bolters thei e will be no sulking in Republican ranks. The nomination of McKin ley meets with genuine enthusiasm, and his name will be a talisman for speakers to conjure with during the campaign. The American people will be called upon to decide whether the next four years shall be prosperous or not; whether the markets of this country shall be presented to the countries of the world with no rec ompense in return, and whether the currency shall be brought to a level of debasement and consequent dis honesty. The November election is a crisis in the welfare cf the nation. Ohio and Texas have sent delega tions to strengthen the free silver crowd at Chicago. Whitney will have his hands full keeping under control the Populistic tendencies of the convention. Sad must be the soul of Cleveland as he views the extent to which the Democratic party has swung away from his cher ished teachings. A Bank Failure. AN INVESTIGATION DEflANDED. A general banking business is done by the human system, because the blood de posits in its vaults whatever wealth we may gain from day to day. This wealth is laid up against " a rainy day " as a reserve fund we're in a condition of healthy prosperity if we have laid away sufficient capital to draw upon in the hour of our greatest need. There is danger in getting thin, because it's a sign of letting down in health. To gain in blood is nearly always to gain in whole some flesh. The odds are in favor of the germs of consumption, grip, or pneumonia, if our liver, be inactive and our blood im pure, or if our flesh be reduced below a healthy standard. What is required is an increase in our germ-fighting strength. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery enriches the blood and makes it wholesome, stops the waste of tissue and at the same time builds up the strength. A medicine which will rid the blood of its poisons, cleanse and invigorate the great organs of the body, vitalize the system, thrill the whole being with new energy and make permanent work of it, is surely a remedy of great value. But when we make a positive statement that 98 per cent of all cases of consumption can, if taken in the early stages of the disease, be cured with the " Discovery," it seems like a bold assertion. All Dr. Pierce asks is that yon make a thorough investigation and satisfy yourself of the truth of his assertion. By sending to the World's Dispensary Med ical Association,' Buffalo, N. Y., you can get a free book with the names, addresses and photographs of a large number of those cured of throat, bronchial and lung diseases, as well as of skin and .scrofulous affections by the "Golden Medical Discovery." They also publish a book of 160 pages, being a medical treatise on consumption, bronchitis, asthma, catarrh, which will be mailed on receipt of address and six cents in stamps. We are selling tbe famous Soap Foam washing powder. It will not "yellow the clothes" nor barn the hands, and is the finest thing in the world tor the batb. In extra large packages' at same price of common goods. Sold by Pease & MayB. may22-eod-2m Anheaeer beer on draught at the Mid way. . , For Kens Two furnished bedrooms in good local ity. For rates apply at this office. jel9-2w Great ftemoiml Sale. On July 15th we "will Block. To save the cost of now offering. Extraordinary Bargains - in DRY GOODS, CLOTHING-, BOOTS and SHOES, . HATS, &c. No trouble to show goods. H. Herbring. Not a Woman That doesn't admire the handsome new stock of C. F. Stephens, which comprises everything pleasing to the feminine fancy. New Goods, New Prices. Everything new but rons are numerous, and it everyone knew the really fine bargains which are always temptingly displayed, no time the store, lake a glance over the stock. C. F. STEPHENS. Agent for the W. L. Douglas Shoes. GEORGE RUCH PIONEER GROCER, Successor to Chrlsman 3t Corson. FULL LINE OF STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES. Again in business at the old stand. I would be pleased to Bee all my former patrons. Free delivery to any part of town. The Dalles Commission Co.; -DKALBES IM- Coal, Ice ani Prota, Foreip an J Domestic Fmits ail VepidMes. Oysters, Fish, Poultry and Game in Season. NORTH POWDER ICE, which is noted for its pnrity and lasting qualities. ROCK SPRINGS. KOSLTN, ANTHRACITE uid GEOBGIS CBSBK COAL Phone 128 and 255. Corner Second and Washington Streets. ' Consignments Solicited. Goods received for Cold Storage and Forwarding. NOTICE. To all whom it may concern: Notice la hereby given thatat the July ,1896, term of the County Court of the State of Oregon for Wasco County, to-wit, on the 8th day of July, 1896, at the hour of two o'clock p. m., at the County Court Room in the Court Bouse in Dallea City, Oregon, tbe unden-ieued petitioners will present the following petition and will apply to the said County Court to grant to F. Erickson & Co., a copartnership composed of F. Ericksou and C. F. Anderson, a license to sell spirituous, malt or vinous liquors in less quantities than one gallon within Oak Grove precinct for the term of one year from the granting of such li cense: To the Honorable County Court of Watco County, Oregon: We, the undersigned, residents and legal voters of Oak Grove precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, hereby petltlou your honorable body to grant to F. Erickon &: Company, a co-partnership com posed of F. Erickson and C. F. Anderson, a li cense to sell spirituous, malt or vinous liquors in less quantities than one gallon within said precinct for the term of one year from the grant ing of such license: NAMES. NAMES. J P Abbott O P Weberg P N Turner M Delore Q A Ward - - F 8 Cline Felton W c Greaves Richard Boyd . Charles Buckham M Orwller . K McLaren J Nagle N Jones Jeter McDonald F N Vogt ' John Green C K Joy nt I, Peterson Robert Turey Peter Hansen J Burns August Finn ' Kels Christensen Thomas 8 war tea Chas Murray A Roberts R Lutey Thomas Durron Joseph Batty C Dawprey MarkMalloy- F Dillingham ' J E Graham W Flemmirg C Henneghan John Burns . Lrank Barton. FM27-5t-w. Reduced Rates. Effective March 22d. The O. R. & N. Co. will reduce their round trip rates between Portland and Tbe Dalles as fol lows: .Two day rate, good going Satur day and returning Monday night, $3. Ten day tickets $3.50. Good on all trains. E. E. Lytle, m24-ddwtf Agent move into the New Vogt moving the goods, we are in Town the management. New pat- would be lost in hastening to FOB FFBL HAKDFACTUR . PUBPO MAIER & BENTON Are 'ho-w located at 167 Second Street, opposite A. M. Williams & Co., with, a complete line ot Hardware, Stoves and Ranges, Groceries, v Cord Wood, Cedar Posts, Barbed Wire, Rubber Garden Hose. Plumbing and Tinning a specialty. . Also agents for the Cele brated Cleveland Bicycle. AMHEUSER-BUSCH BEER OBJ : IDRjQ.lJG'isL'X" at-STUBL The above are Sole Agents in The Dalles for this celebrated Beer, both in bottle and keg. Anheuser-Busch Malt Nu trine, a non-alcoholic beverage, unequaled as a tonic. - "8 i-i U3 an.- 05 O i ri M J.O.MKCK, pine CClines Domestic and St. Louis and Milwaukee Columbia THE OLD ORO 67 Second St., "There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at its flood . leads on to fortune." . .- ' The poet unquestionably had reference to the HlAfiinAj An- CaIa n -ViinniTirnh nnrl Pn Tinnier UMlllg UUl OdlU Ul Who are selling those goods MICHELBACH BRICK. THE CELEBRATED COliUmBlH BECUEHV, AUGUST BUCHLER, Prop'r. Thia well-known Brewery is now turning out the best Beer and Porter east of the Cascades. The latest appliances for the manufacture of good health, ful Beer have been introduced, and ony the first-class article, will be placed oa he market. " ". CLOSING OUT SALE of DRY GOODS - CLOTHING, ETONISHING GrOODS, BOOTS, SHOES. HATS and CAPS. These Goods Must Be Sold Less Than Cost. J. P. McINERNY. Kill or Catch those Flies with "TANGLEFOOT" or "DUTCHER'S LIGHT NING ELY KILLER; Only 5c a Double Sheet at Donnells Drug Store. . Th TygH Val ley Creamery Ask Vanbibber & Worsley for it. 45c. Every Square is Pull Weight, TDSx.zEECoisrrE: asro. CG:& wILLIArJIS Germania OTTO BIRGFELD, Prop.'". Fine Wines," Lipors and Cigars. - , s ' ; '- SOLE AGENT FOE THE; - Celebrated .Gambrinus Beer. NO. 94 SECOND STREET,. , THE DALLES, - - - OREGON. -DEALER IN- and Iiiquoi? s , Key West Cigars, - Bottled Beer. Brewery Beer on Draught. FINO STAND. The Dalles, Oregon. TUlUMltf dlM UdlJJtHft out at greatly-reduced rates - . - TJNICA ST. v I Delicious. CREAMERY Tygh Valiey , A. A. B. so.