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Our stock of Celuloid Goods and Crestware will be
offered this week at a great reduction. Everything
must go by Xmas.
Nothing would be appreciated more by a lady than
a fine Card Case and Purse combined. We are offering
an exceptionally fine line of these from 25c to $2.00.
Handkerchiefs.Kverything in this department is
a bargain. Nothing but the latest designs are shown
on our counters.
Gloves, for evening and street wear, can be found
here, from a 4-button to a 30-button length.
We are making a special offer of Japanese Ware
in China. The goods will be offered at one-half their
original cost.
Japanese Silk in all shades. We make a special
price for this week of 35c a yard.
A choice line Figured Drapery Silk from 50c yard.
Special for Gentlemen.
Special drive in Neckwear, in Four-in-hands and
Tecks, ranging in price from 50c to $1.00, '.will be sold
for 50c each.
Fine
Neckwea
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We have on display a line of Rufus Waterhouse
Co.'s Neckwear, conceded to be the finest in America.
See window for display.
Gentlemen's Silk Handkerchiefs, in plain and col
ored borders; the sweetest thing of the season.
Mufflers in all colors, and a large stock to choose
from. Come and inspect them.
PEASE & MAYS.
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The Dalles Daily Ghr onieie.
WEDNESDAY. - -
DEC. -23. 1896
Weather Forecast.
Portland. Iec. 23, 1896.
Foh Eartern Oregon Tonight and tomor
row, fair, with a probability of rain Friday.
. Pague. Observer.
WAYSIDE GLEANINGS.
Random Observations and X.ocal Erenti
of Lesser Magnitude.
There was a light sprinkle of snow on
the Klickitat hiils last nijht.
Quite a number of Wapinitia citizens
are in the city, making final proof on
their railroad lands.
' The Regulator got in last night at
7:30, bringing several big prairie
Bchoonera with families attached.
Ileppner is going to have a telephone
line to connect it with Hardman, Ham
ilton and Monument, and in time the
line will be extended to Canyon City.
Tonight and tomorrow, in the store
formerly occupied by H. Herbring, the
ladies of the Good Intent Society will
have for sale pies, cakes and doughnuts;
also kitchen aprons.
The body of V. W. Edgerman, who
was drowned at Hood River Monday,
was, found by a searching party yester
day. That of Carl Wood, drowned with
him,ba9 not yet been found.
The Lutheran Sunday school will give
a Christmas entertainment at the court
house Friday evening, commencing at 7
o'clock. The program will consist of
music, recitations and brief orations by
members of the Bible class.
There will be a Christmas service at
the courthouse Friday morning at 11
o'clock, conducted by Rev. W. C. Curtis
of the Congregational church and L,
Gray, of the Lutheran. Everybody cor
dially invited to attend.
"There are only three statutes of wo
men in the United States." "Ofcourse;
the public doesn't want any ghastly and
unnatural objectB as works of art.
"Unnatural?" "Yes; women sitting
stock still, saying' nothing."' Chicago
Journal. . '
The water commission met last night
and appointed a committee of three to
confer with the city council relative to
amending the charter so that the water
commission can sell the lots belonging
to the water . fund. Under the present
system the city council has the selling
of the lots.
We learned at noon today that the
body of Carl Wood, one of the men
drowned at Hood River Monday, was
found last night, and the funeral of the
two unfortunate men 'took place today.
" Mr. Wood was to liave been married
Christmas day, which adds additional
sadness to his sudden taking off.
A Christmas tree will be had in the
audience room of the Methodist church
Thursday night at 7 :30 o'clock. All
members and friends of the Sunday
school and church . are Invited to be
present and to place any gifts on the
tree. All presents should be brought to
the church as early as possible Thursday
afternoon,
The Saginaw Herald of a recent date
says: "Rev. G. B. Burnsides, of the
Fillmore avenue Baptist church, Buffalo,
and Rev. Geo. Burlingame of Spokane,
Wash., are in the city. They are both
friends and associates of Rev. O. D. Tay
lor. They came here for the purpose of
assisting him. if possible, in his trial in
the circuit court."
Commencing Monday the fare on the
Southern Pacific between Portland and
San Francisco, on steamer days will be
increased $2. On and after that date
the regular first-class fare .will be $21,
and the second, or tourist, fare $14, with
sleeper included in both cases. The O.
R. & N. has not so far made any ad
vance in rates.
A contract has been let to Shattuck &
Co., ot Portland, to build a new mill
race for the mill at Boyd, belonging to
Mr. Cockerline. . The ditch will be
about a mile and a half long, the water
being taken out of 15-Mile, the water
rights being secured from the riparian
owners. Work will be commenced by
the beginning of the new year.
Yesterday afternoon wagon load after
wagon load of big coops filled with big
turkeys were unloaded at the express
office, until the sidewalk for fifty feet
was piled full of them. Most of them
went to .Portland on this morning's
train. It may be that prosperity has
not returned in full force, but it is quite
certain that Oregonians have fulll con
fidence in their ability to eat turkey.
Church Program.
The following program will, be ren
dered at the Christian church Thursday
evening, Dec. 24tn, commencing at 7:45
Pong ..Choir
Prayer.... Pastor
Song .... Male Quartet
Recitation Kendall Dufur
Statuary with Readings
Suet Misses Stone
Recitation Edna Barnett
Trial Scene (Wm. Tell Burlesqne) Nine Boys
Song , Choir
Drill Eight Young Ladies
Everybody is cordially invited to at
tend.
Indefinitely Postponed.
It wat expected the Juvenile Temple
would have a Christmas entertainment
Thursday afternoon ; but circumstances
have arisen that have necessarily caused
its indefinite postponement.
Miss Edith Randall, Supt.
Mes. J. E. Baknett, Asst. Supt
"By go!," said the farmer, "fer a man
who was raised in town von have the
quickest eye in ketchin' a equirrel
movin' round through the trees I ever
see." "All in practice," said the City
man. "I have been watching the ballet
through the foliage of high hats for
years." Indianapolis Journal.
Do not fail to call on Dr. Lannerberg,
the eye specialist, ana nave your eyes
examined free of charge. If yonvsuffer
with headache or nervousness you un
doubtedly have imperfect vision that, if
corrected, will benefit yon for ; life,
; Office in the Vogt block.
THE DAYS GROW LONGER.
And Te Editor Being Short Indulges In
Musing.
The sun reached the lowest point of
declination Monday and has started on
his journey northward, which will ter
minate the 21st of June. The days
will grow steadily longer, and it will be
but a little while until the purple iris,
and the thousand delicate blooms of
Spring will gladden the awakening soil.
As we wrestle with the dodging armholes
of our old overcoat, and occasionally dust
the accumulations from our old winter
garments, we are glad that this is so.
Who knows what -the spring! will bring
forth? We at least try to console our
self with the happy thought that may
hap along with all its other gaudy
ornaments, a new, brand new, suit of
light-weight Spring garments may
sprout somewhere within our reach,
while the moon is in" the dark. "Hope
springs eternal in the human breast,"
says the poet, and we would that we
might change this order of things so
that coats would spring for a little
while on our patient old back, instead.
However, Spring comes in apace, and
we will trust the blooming jade in hopes
that when she gets here she may recip
rocate. .,
What a pity that the gentle goddees
of Spring, bo generous in her gifts of
flowers and birds, of green, leaves and
brilliant ' blooms, of verdant sod and
fragrant breezes, of bloom of cherry and
peach, white and pink, each tree a
pyramid of bee-wooing bloom, of apple I
blossoms with a tint caught from Venus'
cheeks and a perfume, stolen from her
sighs what a pity, we say, that with
the droning bee provided with such a
wealth of sweets, the clear soprano-
voiced mosquito waking, to life at the
blare of brazen throated bands, adver
tising the advent of the delightful picnic
season, and the delicate feast provided
for him what a pity that. with the
erstwhile barren hillsides, clothed with
verdure and the trees supporting a
spring .suit of leaves, that the light
tripping divinity did not provide more
generously for the outward habiliment
of her admirer, man. Why did abe not
provide for our comfort and our pleasure,
the spring -overcoat tree, the bachelor's
breeches tree, the light-underwear tree,
the Easter-bonnet bush? Why not
provide toothpick shoes for our limbs,
as well as leaves for those of the trees,
so that we might take our pick? Why
not grow clean cotton socks without a
darned hole, as prolifically as she does
the useless pine needles that have noth
ing to sew?
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- And While about it, why did she not
grow a collar for our necks, as she did
for those of the flowers? Why did she
not sprput silk neckties instead of moss,
clocked stockings as numerously as
acorns and mistletoes? Why not pro
vide undershirts instead of under brush,
and ' drawers just t for luck instead of
four-leaved clover? Why not lady-slippers
large enough for use, instead of
orchids fit only for fairies? But why
ask? The dainty and demure goddess
will not answer, and so we can only use
our yankee ingenuity, and guess. Her
own wardrobe is exceedingly gauzy , con
sisting of a spider-web scarf and a gar
land of posies. Mayhap, she expected
we might dress that way, but she ought
to have known from the way winter
lingered in her lap that we couldn't do
it. But why guess -further. ' She didn't
provide for us and she is not going to do
so. Therefore, why repine? Instead,
let U9, in the language of the immortal
poet, "Be up and doing, all our neigh
bors when we can our daddies' dollars
still pursuing, "according to the good old
plan." .
Important to Settlers.
Solicitor-General Conrad filed a mo
tionwith supreme court Monday to set
aside thQ judgment entered and grant a
new hearing of the case of the Northern
Pacific company against Leonard P. Col-'
burn, in order that the United States
might have an opportunity to intervene.
He stated that the case, involved the
rights of many thousand of settlers.
The case was appealed, from Montana,
where Colburn claimed land within the
Northern Pacific grant, though no filing
had been made. The interior depart
ment had uniformly held that such set
tlement exempted land from the opera
tions of a grant. The supreme court
took the opposite view in the Colburn
case, and rendered an opinion which the
land office officials say must result in
ousting many settlers from their homes
all through the West, it allowed to
stand. The court granted a. ptay of
mandate, and will consider the motion
to set aside its former judgment.
Refrigerator Lloe.
Attention of shippers is called to the
new refrigerator line operated by the
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
between Portland, Huntington. Spokane
and intermediated points, leaving Port-'
land on train 22, Wednesdays and Satur
days. E. E. Lytxe, Agent.
We have beautiful blooming plants
suitable for Christmas presents. Also
choice cut flowers, and chrysanthemums
in all colors for Christmas decorations.
d22-2t Mas. A. C. Sttjblikg & Son.
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Jacobson Book & Music Co.
Toys, Arbnms, Books and complete line of Novelties.
'No. 174 Second Street,
New "Vogt Block, The Dalles, Oregon.
GEORGE RUCH
PIONEER GROCER.
Successor to Cbrisman & Corson.
FULL LINE OF
STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES.
Again in business at the old stasd. I would be pleased to
see all my former patrons. Free delivery to any part of town.
Remember -
We have strictly First-class
FIR, OAK and
MAPLE WOOD
To sell at LOWEST MARKET RATE 3.
Phone 25. JOS. T. PETERS & CO
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