BIG ALLIGATORS.
Some Oihl TtiltM Told by mi Old Florida.
Hotel ItuRUtlT.
At the end of a chapter on alligators,
in hi3 book "Hunting mill Fishing1 in
Ploridn,'' Mr. Ch-nrles 15. Cory, curatoi
of the department of ornithology in thi'
Field Columbian museum, Chicago,
gives an entry which he once saw in
the register of the llroek house.
In the old days, when transportation
was more diflieult than it Is at present,
tho Uroek house was about the end of
civilization, and was a 24 houro' trip
by boat from Jacksonville. Iti was at
that time a great, resort for sportsmen,
who were attracted there by the. fish
ing and shooting to 1e had in the vi
cinity. The old register, which extended
back a great many years, contained
some queer records, many of them of
doubtful veracity. Among others,,
some one had written:
"-March 10, 1S72, killed a large alli
gator, the largest seen here this year;
the stomach contained a boot, a piece
of pine wood, a llsherman's float, and
.some small fish."
Immediately henea th this record was
another, evidently added by some wag:
"March 21, killed a much bigger alli
gator than the one. mentioned abovi
The stomach contained a gold watch.
910,000 in government bonds, and a
cord of wood."
On the next page, written in a neat,
unobtrusive style, was inscribed the
following: "Shot the biggest alliga.tor
ever known in Florida; the stomach
contained the remains of a. steam
launch, a lot of old railway iron, and a
quantity. of melted ice, proving that it
existed during the glacial epoch."
TROCHA COST MANY LIVES.
Over JJ.OOO Soldlcra Died of Fover Con
tracted There.
A decided change has been made in
the plan of military operations in 1'iiiar
del liio province.
The western troeha has not. been
abandoned yet, but the force along
that military line, has been greatly re
duced already. Three brigades of in
fantry have gone into the mountain
ous country on the north coast, the
only part where the insurgents iiiiil
anything like security.
The troeha, says a. Havana dispatch,
was a costly mistake in many respects;
in others it served its purpose. The
work was too expensively built. Al
though intended for a temporary pur
pose, the blockhouses in many in
stances were of brick and finished as if
for permanent use. Even the mortar
at the joints was nicely tooled. The
same disposition to erect massive and
permanent work that distinguished 'the
..Spaniards in the days of the coloniza
tion of America exists to-day. The
troeha caused Mncco a great deal of
annoyance. It staid the passage of
large bodies of men east and west. Only
small groups succeeded in crossing.
The maintenance of it he troeha has
cost dearly in human life. The country
Through which it run is malarious
naturally, and the. throwing up of earth
work's left pit which filled with stag
nant water in the rainy season. More
than 2,000 5'oldL'rs have died from dis
ease contracted there. Even now many
are sick, mostly vWth chills and fever.
Yellow fever and dysentery have been
epidemic.
BARBER SHOP ON WHEELS.
Tins aian Uaos it Trlcyelo to CSet Custom '
from l'anueiM. I
o odder use 'lias uccii toiino lor tne
bicycle than that to which it lias been j
put by a barber, August Leibman, of
(Iravesend, Long island, says the Xew
York Press, iieforo he learned In ride I
a wheel he made a comfortable living j
hy driving around the scattered villages ;
of Long island shaving the farmers who j
could not spare time to travel to the I
neighboring towns to be shaved. It
occurred to Leibman that a more de- j
sirable way of visiting his patrons than i
by the old horse and buggy could be
found by constructing a tricycle out
lit. The plan has worked well. The
barber's chair, which is getting to be
a familiar sight, on Long island, runs
on three wheels and in theeenterof the
machine is the saddle on which Leib
jnan perches when he pedals, abroad on
shaving and hair cutting tours.
The. advantage of the new outfit is
that it costs next to nothing when com
pared with the- expense of keeping a
horse. He fore he adopted the tricycle
system of travel Leibman was forced to
confine his shaving and hair cutting
efforts to farmsteads far removed from
the red and white polo of the village
barber. Xow he boldly rides into the
territory of his rivals, for the novelty
of being shaved in a tricycle barber's
chair has attracted custom from the
regular shops.
Where llio .Honey Wont.
The vicar of a rural parish who had
waxed eloquent on the .subject of for
eign missions one Sunday was sur
prised on entering tho village shor
during the week to bo greeted with
marked coldness by the worthy dame
w ho kept it. On Making to know the
cause, the good woman produced a coin
from a drawer, and, throwing it down
before, the vicar, exclaimed: "1 marked
that holy crown and put it in the plate
last Sunday, and here it is backaguin in
my whop. I Jcnowod well them nig
t'ers never got the money."
DalletuAtoro mage
Leaves the Umatilla house 8 a. in.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Douqlah Ai.lun, Prop.
A STORY OF LI HUNG CHANG.
How Ho Interested Ilinmelf In Two
Chinese, Women.
Something over n year ago a Chi
ncsc Christian girl named Marguerite
Wang came to America, with the in
tention of obtaining an education. She
remained here a year, and was just
about to enter a woman's college when
she received word that her father had
betrothed her to a man whom she had
never seen. Under the consular reg
ulations she was forced to return to
her home, foregoing her education, to
marry this man. Miss Hartford, one of
the principal workers in the Foo-Chow
mission, who was here on a visit, no
companied her on her return.
On the same ship with them was Li
Thin Chang and his suite. rl he viceroy
noticed the Chinese girl, and sent his
secretary. Lord Li, to inquire, about
her. A dav or two later he sent word
he. would like to talk with Marguerite
and Miss Hartford. They went to see
him and told him the story of the girl's
attempt to obtain an education. The
viceroy was much pleased with his
countrywoman and seemed to take a
great interest in her. He told her and
.Miss Hartford about, the woman's con
gress, which is to be held in London
in 1S9S, and said that ho wanted the
women of China to be represented at
the congress.
After a little talk he told Marguerite
that he would appoint her to represent
China and its women at the congress.
He, then allied Miss Hartford if she did
not know of some other woman in
China that was qualified to be a dele
pate to the congress. Miss Hartford
at once recommended to him Dr. llu
King JJng, the iirst Chinese woman to
stud- medicine. Some years ago she
left China to come to America, and
after a course in the woman's medical
school at .Philadelphia she received her
degree. She then returned to China
and became one of the most valuable
members of the Foo Chow mission,
where she now is. Li Hung Chang waa
much interested in the story and after
a few questions said that she should lie
appointed aa the second woman to at
tend the congress. So China will bo
represented at the woman's congress
and by two Christian women. After
the viceroy's arrival in China he made
the appointment in a formal manner.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
A COWBOY'S LETTER.
It Was to Ilia l'ather, Who Wus a Duke
In .Scotland.
This world has become but a very
small place, yet it is not every day that
; the fact Ls so forcefully demonstrated
I as it was to a certain doctor of whoan
! a western paier tells. This doctor hud
under his care in the ihospital a cow
boy from one of the ranges of northern
Montana, who, when he became con
valescent, one day walked into the doc
tor's house to thank him for his services
and say good-by. As he was about to
leave the olliee, the cowboy remarked:
"Doctor, I understand that you are
soon to set oil' on a trip to the) other
side of the water, and that before you
return you intend to visit. Scotland.
If such is the case, I should like to give
you a letter to some friends of mine."
The doctor replied that he did intend
to visit Scotland, and that he should
be pleased to take charge of tJie letter.
Thereupon the cowboy sat down,
wrote a brief letter, sealed it up, and
addressed the envelope to let us say
Uie "duke of t'raiige" at a castle in
Scotland. When he handed it to the
' ,, -
doctor, mat genucman jookcu at tne
address rather dubiously, and then
asked, in a voice, that was possibly a
little, cold: "Is tiiis gentleman an ae
quaintanee of yours'.'"
"Well, yes," replied the ranch-rider
"I think- it quite probable he. will re
member me. He. is my father, and I
shall be glad to have you call on him
and tell him I'm getting along all
rigiht."
Tlio doctor took the letter, and when
he left for the old world had every in
tention of cultivating the acquaintance
of the Scottish nobleman, as ho had
already cultivated the acquaintance ol.
his son. Youth's Companion.
Antiseptic yuulltlea in Coins.
It is a well-known fact that paper
money is liable to transfer bacteria
from one person to another, and thus
to spread contagious diseases. It isaho
supposed that coins, which are more in
circulation than notes, might similar
ly act us agents for spreading disease,
and investigations in that direction
were made at the Vienna university
when Austria changed its currency to
the gold basis. A report about his ob-i-ervations
was recently published by
Dr. Vincent in the Vienna Medical Ga
zette, in which he states that metals
net, so to speak, as antiseptic. in regard
to bacteria, or microbes, the fact being
that these miseroseopio orgai.Wmii have
but a very short lease, of life while on
metals. The destroying influences of
metals increase with'thoir temperature,
and also with the close touch of the
micro-organisms with the metal. Atn
temperature of 1)3 to 100 degrees Fahren
heit, which is common in the pockets
where money is carried, the destruction
of microbes oeeum within three hours.
The vurious metals tued for coins are
romowhat illerent in this respect, wll-
ver being the most antiseptic and gold
the least. Copper and bronze hold
about the middle between tho two more
precious metnls. St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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Headquarters for Seed Grain of ail kinds.
Headquarters for Feed Grain of ail kinds.
Headquarters for Kolled Grain, all kinds.
Headquarters for Bran, Shorts, s?1i?L'l iSiD
Headquarters for "Byers' Best" Pendle-
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We sell our "oods lower than any house in the trade, and if you don't think so
call and get our prices and be convinced.
Highest Prices Paid for Wheat. Barley and Oats.
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LOCKJAW IN SOIL.
Tetanus Uacllll Thrive in I.one; Isltwul
Niiiu FatallllcH u Year.
The death of a child in ihooklyn from
lockjaw, said to have been caused by
bacilli of the disease, which existed in
the soil of that region, calls attention
again to a peculiar danger of some por
tions of Long Island, which has been
mentioned at intervals of several years.
In this instance the child, says the Hart
ford Times, r. girl two years old, had
been vaccinated. There was no reason
to suspect the purity of the vaccine
matter. It was used three weeks ago,
and the child was getting on well until
in playing in the dirt she scratched the
vaccinated arm while her lingers were
smeared with clay.
As to the existence of tetanus bacilli
in the toil, the evidence seems to be am
ple. Health Commissioner ICmery says
the soil is full of these bacilli ami that
they caused federal deaths which fol
lowed vaccination a year ago. Dr.
Mayne.whoat tended the lit tie girl, says:
'The germs uf tetanus are in the air as
well as in theoll.bul.tobieathelheni is
not necessarily fatal. Jn tlio vicinity
of the south shore of Long island
horses, as well as human beings, have
fallen victims .to the bacilli. Jn flic
case of the little girl her linger nails
contained the germ, which when
brought into contact with the superfi
cial abrasion at ouce inoculated her sys
tem with the poison." Dr. West, of the
IlVooklyndepartmentofhcalth, says the
existence of the germ of tetanus has
been noted for severahyears, more par
ticularly in the east and southern tiers
of Long Island, lie ndds: "Suffolk
county, I beliove, has the reputation of
ljolijf- the most niVeoted spot. In the
llst. n,..,,., in n-nt.i' 4, ,..,
past tlu-ee years, in Urooklyn. there has
been an average of nine fatnlitlea from
the work of tetanus bucillus annually.
The germ, when exposed to the air, soon
succumbs. When it attacks a wouud it
burrows down deep, for the purpose of
keeping away from tho air."
pFjifrpffG?
i THK MUST HATTI.K ls nn Intn.nsHnr-stnrv
I of the grout political strusKloof lfe'.W, its most
iiiiinii!uu events aim tliu iiianyjss,ucs involved;
luneiCTi iRMiucuii iii'incTMiusiii us u tiered by
eminent exponents, includlnir the unrt taken bv
. Hon. W . J. Hryan in thu silver agitation prior to
uiu jjvimiuriiuu ixmona; convention, aim dur
IlILT tllU Climil'llLMi: till! Ili'Kt MYMImiW Ml' MR uvm.
, diiful oratory, the most noteworthy incidents of
ms lamous lour, a earelill review of thu political
i Munition, a dl.-eussion of the, election returns
; and the siguilieanco thereof, and the future
, posMoimiesoi m-mctalllsm as a politic il issue
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M. J. WOODCOCK. Agent, Wamic, Or,
NOTICE SALE OF CITY LOTS.
Notice is hereby ntven that bv author
iiy of ordinance No. , which puesed
the Common Council of Dalles Citv Fil.
ruary 0, 1S97, entitled "An ordinance
entitled an ordinance to provide for the
saio oi certain iota belonging to DalleH
City," I will, on Satnrduv. Mm isn, ,i,.
of March, 1897, sell at public auction, to
the highest bidder, all tho following lots
and parts of lots in Untes Addition to
Dalles City, Wasco County, Or., to-wit:
The north 50 feet off from lots 5 and C
juiiiiiy III UIOCK 18.
riorui m teet oil from lots 1 and 2
jointly in oiocK is.
Nona ou leet oil irom lots 3 and 4
jomuy m uiock to, and lot 1 in block 19.
The reasonable value of said lotp, for
ess than which they will not bo eold,
bus been fixed and determined by tho
Common Council of Dalles City as fol
lows to-wit :
The north 50 feet off from lots 5 and 0
jointly in block 18, $200.
North 30 feet off from lots 1 and 2
jointly in block 10, .fCO.
; North 50 feet off from lots 3 and 4
jointly in block 18, $100.
Lot 1 in block.10, $200.
Each one of these lota will bo sold up
on tho lot respectively and none of them
shall be sold for a lees sum than tho
value thereof as above stated.
Ono-fourth of tho price bid on anv of
said lots shall be paid m cash at the
uiuu ui eme, unu too remainder In equal
payments on or before one, two and
three years from the date of said salo
respectively, with interest on euch do
ferred payments at tho rate of 10 per
cent per annum, payablo annually ; pro.
vided that payment may bo made in full
at any time at tho option of tho pur-
CI 1 1186 ft
i Tbe. f? !d .Bal wlu beln tho 13th
day of March at the hour of 2 o'clock p.
m. of said day, and will continue from
Kold U,UU UU f 8aId ,0t8 8hal1
Dated this 9th day of February, 1897.
in GiMIBJVT W. Pjiblpb, .
110 Itecorder of Dalles City. 1
Subscribe for The Oihiuniomj.
Only those who are familiar w itn i 1
nff lira of large hiU'hons are aware of
il eterna vigilance which prevent
option "of
willed
passed compelling boards of hc.i . .to
ni.eet the cooking utensils of uac
Sfflw mrnt in food n . rvc
to the public. My first inspect o.i o
,he kitchen of the restaurants at t .
national eapitol made me sh uU er.
of the utensils which wai s ... da m.
was so covered with vonbgns hal t it
original color of the metal could not be
"eon. The utensil was a. steam-hea ed
ovs.er stew pan. The haudseven o he
colored attendant were sta.ncd gieen
from contact with tho pan. I q' -tinned
the servant, .-.ml she told me hat
1 was the first person to complain to
her about the condition of the pan. She
went on to say Hint she "could not wash
the 'green stuff' oil' her hands.' -Twentieth
Century Cooking.
StulTeil Ctieum tiers.
Cut the cucumber into halves and re
move the seeds, lioil four tahlespoons
f nl of rice for HO minutes: drain, and add
to it an equal quantity of chopped meat.
leel two tomatoes, cut into halves and
press out the seeds; cut them into small
pieces, mix with thcother ingredients;
add a half teaspoonful of saltaud adash
of pepper. Place this' mixture into the
cavity from which the seeds were taken;
put the halves together, bind the cucum
bers into shape with a piece of twine
and stand in a baking pan; add half a
ouj) of water; bake slowly for one hour,
Knvfimr fmir or five times. These may
also be baked by stuffing the mixture
into the space from which tlio seeds
were taken, and baking in the halves.
Boston OlolK'.
PACKERS OF
Pork and Beef
MANUFACTUKEKS OK
Fine Lard and Sausages.
Curersof BRAND
Dried Beef, Etc.
The Glades Ranch,
WU1TH SALMON. WASH.
lire Bred JERSEYS
Of tlio St l.nmbort, Comniiissln ami Tormentor
Mine. Three Cholco hulls fur silo orient.
m some Choice Cows nnd Heifers for tale,
l'uio Hied roluml China Hogs.
Whltu I'lj mouth Uocfc Chickens.
Address: MUS. A. It. JlYItKKTT, Trim.
JyM-wlliii Whito Salmon. Wash.
Dalles Citf and in Stap Lis
Leaves Williams Hotel, Moto, on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at
o a. in. prompt.
Tuesdays, Thvredays and Saturdays at
8 n. 111. nrnnint '
Freight ratesThe Dalles to Moro, -lOo
per 100 lbs; small packages, 15 and 25c.
PllSRHIlcror riiluo Tl.. r.,n.. .
ai Vn " , "!" billies lO iioro,
$1.50; round trip, $2.50.
Aseno.v nt Umatilla House, The Dalles,
and at Williams Hotel Moro. '
tf DOUGLAS ALLEN, Prop.
Bale Oven aid Mitchell
STAGE LINE,
THOMAS HARPER, . . Propriato,
Stnonn 1
wven lor Anto one
eheliy 'iy,n(l fro,n Antelope to ?E
chell three times a week.
GOOD HORSES AND WAGONS.
Monuments
and Headstones.
Kefore uoing elsewhere, call on
I COMM. The Dalles, Or.,
ur a lomustone. Warranted
to stand for all time, regaSlS
of wind or weather. bJru,CB8
Tie coin nmn go
HnlEa,
NORTHERN
PACIFIC RY.
n
rl
H
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Pullman
Elegent
Toui?ist
Sleeping Cars
Dining Cars
Sleeping Car
hT. I'AVl. '
MINNEAl'OMs
nVI.VTII
I'AJtOO
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OKOOKSTON
WINNIPEO
TO
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FEW YOItK
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POINTS KAST ami HOIfTH
For Information, time cards, maps and ticket,,
cal on or write to
W. C. ALLAWAY. Agent,
The Dalles, Oregon
OR
A. I). CHARLTON, Asst. G. P. A
233, Morrison Cor. Third. Portland Oregon
EAST and SOUTH via
The Shasta Route
OF THE
Southern Pacific Compy.
Trains leave and are duo to arrive at Portland.
LKAVK.
l-l'.OM JUNK 23, 1805.
ATtBIYE.
f
OVEULAN1) EX--)
I li
lircss,, Salem, Hose-1
burg. Ashland, ijav.
S:00 r. M
I rainento, Ogdeii.Sau !
Kranclseo, Jlojave, (
I.osAiiKeles,KlPaso, i
I New Orleans and I
LKust J
Hoteburg and way sta
tions fViii Woodbiirn fori
I Mt. Angel, Bllvcrton,
West Sclo, Jlrowns-
vUle.ijprliigllcld and
(.Natron .- J
Salem and way stations
jCorvallls mid way)
f stations j
JluJIliinvllIu and
I way stations I
3:10 A. M.
S:30 A. JI,
Dully
UXC'C'llt
Sundayi.
l:0() 1. M,
7:S0 A. M
tl:13 P. JI,
M:10 P.M.
except
Similar!.
10 .00 A. M
t 0:20 P.M.
t 8:23P.M.
Dally. tDatiy, except Sunday.
DIN1NO OAKS ON OGDEN KOUTE.
l'UI.l,MAN 11UKFET SUJKl'EKS
AND SKCOND-CL.VSS SLEKI'INli CABS
Attached to all Through Trains.
Through Ticket Olliee, Kit Third street, where
throuijh tickets to all points In tho Ensttrn
Stutes, L'ainida and Kuropo can bo obtained at
lowest rates from
J. II. KIKKLANI), Ticket Agent.
All above trains arrive at and depart Iron
Grand Central Station, Fifth and Irving streets.
YAJI1I1U. DIVISION,
l'atsenger Depot, foot of Jerterson street.
U'.ive for OSWEGO, week days, at C:00, 7:20.
10:15 ti. in.; i'.':ifl, 1:15, S:ia, f.:10, 8:0.5 p.
(and ll:;:op. in. on Saturdav only). Arrive t
I'ortland at 7:10, 8;), 11:25 a, m.j 1:30,3:15,6:35,
7:55, yjio p, in.
Leave for Sheridan, week days, it 1:50p.m.
Arrive at Portland, 0::a. in.
Leave for A1KI.IK on Jlondav, Weilncsdaynnil
KiMay at 0:40 a. m. Arrlvo at Portland, Tuw
dav, Thurtday and Saturday at 3:05 p. m.
Sunday trains for OSWEGO leave at 7:20,8:40,
10:15a. m.: 12! 15, 1:13, 3::x, o:25 0:45 p. in. At
rlvoat Portland at 12:35, 8:30,10:00 11;23 a. m.!
1:30, 3:15, 5:H, 0:3.5, 7:65 p. in.
K. KOEUI.EK, E. V. ROGERS,
.Manager. Asst. G. F. i!c Pass. Agt.
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