The Dalles Daily Chronic!, Tin: iai.i,i;s, OlIKOON AN IMPROVED WHITE HOUSE. The President lut Family to Have Greater upon a tariff revision. All lie will ex- . , Convc"l!,,cc,, . , a r it i pect of the extra session of cmur- In The rcsuknce of tiie president of the ,,. ... ijt ,t.. : i i. t n United States ought to be worthy of ! the of legislation .a hat it shall the oflice. The present white house is speedily pass a new tarifl bill. He wants equal to all the requirements of such It to put the machinery in motion for n residence, so far a.s it goes. It is a currency legislation at a later date, how simple and diguitled building', whoso i ever, by making a joint commission of lx-nuty is a constant delight to appre- j senators and representatives and report dative persons. It was conceived and ( nt ,,e rej,uiar ee88iou 0f congress. carried oiu v tne arcimeci wna planned it in the proper spirit, but it is i.ot large enough for the uses to which it is necessarily put. The country and the city of Washington have grown, and the president's house have not grown with them. A large part of it is given up to the business otlices of the presi dent, his private secretary, and his clerks, and the president's family are deprived of the use of another large part of the lower lloor of the house be cause it is necessarily on public view most of the time. The family is there fore cramped for proper accommo dations, and there ar6 no rooms for the entertainment ot guests. .Moreover. the house is so nari y arranged as to i entrances, exits, and hallways that a t-hihi iswinnt irtii 1- n hviM'e nil i n. comfortable and dangerous jam, whil' nianv an invited truest, and many ofli- cers who attend certain functions under orders, have been made seriously ill be cause they have been compelled to stand for hours in told or stormy weath er until they could gain admittance through the single door that can be used for the purpose. The deficiencies of the white house are so thoroughly recognized in Wash ington that for many years efforts have been making to secure worth ier accommodations for the president. Some of these efforts have been in the wrong direction, lwcau.se they have contemplated other buildings, foreign to the intent and character of the white house, within the same grounds. Other efforts still are attempts of speculators to move the site of the mansion to the hills north of the city. The white house, with all its charms and memories, should be preserved, and it should remain on its present leaii tiful and historic site, its fine grounds unencumberd by other structures. In furtherance of th's idea, a plan pre pared by Mr. Arthur J. Dillon shows conclusively that the white house can be made, not only abundantly spacious, but even improved, while its architec tural features will be at the same time preserved. Harper's Weekly. FROZEN MUTTON. Preparation of the .Now Zealand l'roduct for the -Market. The reason why Argentine mutton generally is of inferior price to that of .Vew Zealand has a three-fold explana tion. In the first place New Zealand possesses to-day a mutton-producing breed .superior to that known in the Plate. In tho second, the New Zealand eir feeds his stock during the winter time with extra forage, while in the Ar gentine the sheep are allowed to graze upon the same bare jximpa during tin dead season. The- le.sult of this is that the New Zealander produces an even, well-grown carcass, while there is sent home from the Plate one upon which a hasty covering of fat has been put dur ing tho spring months of the year. The difference between the two carcasses will readily be noted by anyone who pays a visit to the cattle market. Third ly, the freezer in New Zealand freezes the mutton on aeerunt of the breeder; and in the A. iMitine the freezer buys from the breeder. The. disadvantage of the latter system, so long as the breeder has no knowledge of the requirements of the market, is apparent. The New Zealand breeder selects his wethers with care, rejecting any which will give an inferior weight, or which are in sufllciently fattened for the butcher. He remits them in small droves to the freezing establishments, and takes every care that they shall arrive in per fect order. The Argentine breeder, on the other hand, makes a contract with the representative of the freezer to sell a given number; and the latter binds himself to remove themwithinacertnin date. N. Y. Ledger. j CRUSOE'S ISLAND DISAPPEARS. Reported SlnliluK of .luun Fernandez Land by Volcanic Actlou. A fuw weeks ago a vessel putting-in at Lisbon after a trip around Cape Horn, reported the destruction by vol canic action of tho Juan Keriimndez island, famous as tho scene of "Knbin son Crusoe." The master claimed to have seen the catastrophe from the deck- of his vessel. The report was uot given credence at the time by scientific men, and many denials were printed in papers and magazines. Hut Capt. 1'uwclls, of the UritishEhlp James Kerr, asserts that the story hi generally be lieved by seafaring men all over the world. The Jame.t Kerr has recently .-i .1 i ... . arrnto irom .sewcanue, in. h. v wuere she was laid up four months on .uvount of tho coal mine strike. Cunt. I'owells met a very large number of master mariners there, and nays that the. de struction of the island wa.s a matter of common gosinp among them. Tho captain himself hua not passed within flight of the island since is?'.1, when he secured a photograph of it from the deck of his ship. He fays that some of the eaptaina who arrived in Newcastle while ho was there verified the report, th ta the island was missing. TAltlFF ItKVIHION VIItST. AtoKlulcy Dfltnrmlupil to Let Flnanulnl Reform U'nlt. Washington, Feb. 12. McKlnloy has determined to let financial retorm wait A man recently in Canton said ho talk ed at length with McKinley about the extra session, and he found the presi dent-elect had determined to confine his message at tho opening of that session practically to the tariff and currency He will urjie the speedy passage of a tar iff bill for the double purpose of protect ing American interests and filling the treasury. The informant said he understood Mc Kinley would make no specific recom mendations as to the policy which ought to be pursued in reforming the monetary I svteni of the country, but would refer , generai terms to the neces8itv of do . o ,,,, ., . to " ' D create a joint commission to sit during the recess and prepare a comprehensive scheme to be reported next December. THE FLOWtKb Of THE TREE. Need to Stoop to No Tricks for tho Scat tering of 1'ollcu. It has come about that the lowiy plants, unable to secure their ends by fair words, have had recourse to guile to tempt the insects by velvet- tex tures of rich color widely srtrenri, by exhaling sweet and powerful odors, by offering nectar, and finally by devising artful appliances, whereby an insect can be loaded with pollen without, his knowledge what time lie. is imbibing the seductive nectar. Some have gone a step lower, and because they could not afford to produce so brilliant a dis play as other plants, have set to work to press the vulgar carrion-loving flies into their service by developing" petals of a livid purple hue, and giving forth a putrid odor. Faugh! Shall hearts of oak and beech and ash stoop to such tricks? The forest tree, says Good Words, has a hundred or a thousand years to live, and exhibits no precocious anxiety to produce lruit. At 13, 20 or HO ycur is time enough to think of such things; ar.d when the time comes the delicate essential organs are protected merely by a few simple green or yellow scales, or by none at all. The pollen is lavish ly produced, for the wind is not so pre cise a vehicle of transmission as the insect, and but. n very small percentage of the pollen grains will reach their destination. This, however, is of littlo consequence, for an incipient seed need but one pollen grain to fertilize it, and should a hundred fall upon it, 99 would be superfluous. FOSSILS IN T!-!E DAD LANDS. Discoveries Ilccontly .IJaclc In South Da kota iy l'rof. Todd. There wa.i brought to thi3 plae - v few days ago the straiigestcolleclion if luncs and petrification:; that one coii'-l wish to sec, says a Ilrrnicnn (S. D.) let ter to the Nov.- York Kim. 1 1 was .vi.t by the party of scientists under PiT. Tcdd, state geologist, who have been work in the Had Lands for some wee! and last week found a hill of tufa .u.tl volcanic ash which at intervals qual;; end shakes. They have b.-en t-.r koiu tii:i" in the section between Wounds i! Knee crpek and UaMle creek. ni.- t": -(-lie of the Pine liidg" affaire with the Sioux some years ag?. They have found quantities of t'c fo isilized remains of turtles, with shell from two to three frt in dinmotr, and of the brontotheriutn, a hoglike nnimrl from 1!) to 14 feet in length, an well ?i the oredon, a prehistoric animal who -e appearance was thai of a sheep. The water in the region is saturated with clay, held in solution, and it re mains indefinitely without settling, giving the water the color and consis tency of cream. This has been th cause of great suffering among th" geo logists, as it has been almost impos sible to get water fit todrink. Th' light colored clay buttea composing the or tire face of the country are nearly all wet. and are so slippery that it is like walking up an incline of smooth ice to climb them. Denlnest Cannot )t Cured by local applications, aa they cannot reach the diseased portion of tho ear. There is only one way to euro deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed con dition of the mucous lining of the Eus tachian Tube. When this tubo is in- llamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it la en tirely closed, DeaineiH is the result, and unless tho inflammation can bo taken out and this tube re9toredjto Its normal condition, hearing will bo destroyed for ever; nine cases out of ten aro caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in flamed condition of tho mucous sur faces. We will glvo One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars; free. F, .1. Chunky & Co., Toledo, 0. Sold by Druggists, 75c. 0-10 flow fibout Your job We have the facilities of Job Printing, from a visiting card to a catalogue, and we are after all the work we can do. Wo not only desiie to keep bus, but would prefer to be rushed. Come in and compare our prices with that of any one, and compare quality of work. Let us have vour next order. ?f?roii(;le publisf?.!? Qo. Wasco Warehouse Company Headquarters for Seed Grain of ail kinds. Headquarters for Feed Grain of ail kinds. Headquarters for Rolled Grain, ail kinds. Headquarters for Bran, Shorts, ofndM?LLkFEdE9i Headquarters for "Byers' Best" Pendle- f qti FlOUr n's F'0,,r xixx. uge. every We sell our goods 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. HON. W. J. BRYAN'S BOOK THE FIRST BATTLE STYLES AND PRICES: Richly and durably bound in English Cloth, plain edges; portrait of the au thor forming the design on cover; autouruph preface; magnificent pre sentation plate in silver, gold and blue; containing COO pages and 3'2 full-page illustrations 7 In half-Morocco, marble edge In full-Morocco, gilt edge Itoial Ulrctlon Notice, No. lJi, School District Notice is hereby given that a school meeting of school district Xo. 12, of Dalles City, Wasco county, Oregon, to be held at tho council chambers in said district, on tlie 137th day of February, 1897, there will be submitted to the legal voters of said district the question of contracting a bonded debt of $20,000.00. for the purpose ot paying tho debt of the district and building a new Bchool house. The voto to bo by ballot, upon which ahall be tho wortls "Jionds es," and the words "Bonds No." Polls to be opened at 1 o'clock u, in., and remain open until 4 o'clock, p. m. jsy order ot ttio boaru ot directors of school district No. 12, of Dalles Citv. Wasco cotintv, state of Oregon. Dated this 2nd day of Feb., A. D. 1S97. E. Jacouskn, District Clerk. BIDS WANTED. Notice is hereby civen that bids for a bridge across Hood river, at the town of Hood River, will be received bv tho County Court of tho State of Oregon for vvasco comity, up to tho hour of noon Wednesday. March IJ. 18U7. The brldtre span will be 11U feet, will be 4 feet high er than tho present bridge, and within rourieetol the same, is ds wi II be re ceived for a Howe truss. Smith truss. Bowstring and a steel bridge. Bids on steel bridge to include proper Hbuttmonts of stono and other material, usually used under such bridges. Bids for wooden bridges to include piers, ,uh show in specifications on file with the County Clerk of Wasco County, The Court reserves tho right to reject any and all bide. Dated at The Dalles, Wasco County, Or., this 7th day of February, A. D 1897. lMd A. M. Kkls.vy, County Clerk. Cmh In Your Checks. All county warrants registered prior to .July 12, 1892,, will bo paid at my office. Interest ceases after Dec. 5, 1890. G. L. Phillips, County Treasurer. priW for doing all kinds is manufactured expressly for family eack is guaranteed to give satisfaction. ! TIIK l-IHST IJATTM2 is an Interesting storv ; of tho great political struggle of 161W, Its most ; important events and tne many issues involved; a locieiil lrcatiso on Di-mctallism as uttered hv eminent exponents, inclndiiifr tho part taken by Hon. V. J. llryan in tho silver agitation prior to tlif llfiiiinfrn tin VtJrnrt! ('mvnnHmi .w! .!. iiar tho campaign : the best examples of his won- l;iful oratory, tho most nntuworthr Incidents of his famous-tour, u careful review ot tho do itie.il titn.-itlon, a discussion of the cloetlon returns aim the Mguifiuimce thereof, mid the fniuro I possibilities ot lii-mctallism as a politic il issue .$1 75 M. J. WOODCO.CK, Agent, Wamic, Or. NOTICE SALE OF CITY LOTS. Notice is hereby given that by author hy of ordinance No. 291, which passed the Common Council of Dalles City Feb ruary 0, 1S97, entitled "An ordinance entitled an ordinance to provide for the saio oi certain lots belonging to Dalles City," I will, on Saturday, the 13th day of March, 1897, sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, all the following lots and parts of lots in Gates Addition to Dalles City, Waaco County, Or., to-wit : Tiie north 50 feet oft' from lots 5 and G jointly in block 18. North 30 feet off from lots 1 and 2 jointly in block 18. North 50 feet off from lots 3 and 4 jointly iu block 18, and lot 1 in block 19. Tim reasonable value of said lots, for less than which they will not be sold, has been fixed and determined by tho Common Council of Dalles City as fol lows to-wit: Tho 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, $60. North 50 feet off from lots S and 4 jointly in block 18, $100. Lot 1 in block 10, $200. Each one of theso lota will be sold up on the lot respectively and none of them shall be sold for a loss sum than the value thereof as above stated. One-fourth of tho price bid on any of said lots shall be paid in cash at the time oi eaie, and the remainder in equal payments on or before one, two and three years from the date of said sale respectively, wun interest on bucIi do ferred payments at tho rate of 10 per cent per annum, payable annually; pro. vided that payment may be made in full at any time at the option of the pur chaser. The eaid sale will begin on the 13th day of March at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m. of eaid day, and will continue from timo totimo until all of eaid lots shall be eold. Dated this 0th day of February, 1807. GlLnUItT W. PllELl'S, flO Recorder of Dalles City. Advertise in The Ghuonicle, iv-nt Younc Duclor l.laner-W.U of nn KnclNhnin". . . i lii straits beeaust Cwrre all bcinT caught ami OTn bntPlty. Elgin ...!.,.. n fi,r. London I-ielti. ..fam J broken-hearted because .. nil, nv vounirducks. I I l c ch tln,, and kill them aU Ihe yca'r around by fair mcn. uul foul, three or four every , unj. some nave .onf, .. ...... n vminc- black headed pull. - r illinl.'C 111 IllL-ill l trine nun KKtlll OI young micic, nim anotlL; iu another vvcrc t.- thousands of youup coots on the loth .... i..,.t nfiiiifPiircfcrthcdiicks. !.'!!, n rmrnrimis raters 01 ilucKS.aiw .i,nV tlm Kuclishmairs misfortune has been the luck of many a fisherman for bars pickerel and trout. A live younp bird tied to a book, not impaled, cast rrentlv on a stilt water of an Aiiirou-,iov- 'tronm. hn.T raised many a trout "as hip as hand saws," and resulted in .1.- .i....n. t fn,v lint, the bovs who use birds as bait arc not usually skill f.,1 nntr1, tn I.Hlll t!lC biff OIK'S. .1 small bird is as rood as a younp field mouse for trout bait, and that is say hip a pood deal, as any woodsman will admit. Tne Columbia Packing Co., PACKERS OF Pork and Beef MANUFACTUKKUbOK Fine Lard and Sausages Curersof BRAND Dried Beef, Etc. The Glades Ranch WHITE SALMON. WASU. r ere Bred 'S"" JERSEYS Of the St Lambert, Commnssic mid Tormentor rame. Tlircc tnolco nulls or Mile or rent so M)me Choice Cows mill Heifers for talc, l'uio Ilred Poland China Hors. White Plymouth tiook Chickens. Address,: MUS. A. li. HYKKi:TT, Prop. jyij-w3in White Salmon. Wush. Dalles City anil ffloro State Line T I,fl! .. . i.uavea iviiuams rmtei. .Mom. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at b p. in. prompt. Leaves Umatilla House. The Dalles: luesdays, Thvrsdays and Saturdavs at a. m. prompt. Freipht ratesThe Dalles to Moro. -)0e per iuu ids; small packages, lo and 25c i-asseneer rates Llio Da cs to Mum !?1.50; round trip, $2.50. Atrencvat Umatilla House. Tim IliilW .iuu .u u iiuains noiei jioro. . 1 ... tr . , . ' tf DOUGLAS ALLEN, Prop. Bake Owd and Mitchell S.TAG-E LINE, TMUMAS HAEPEK, - - Proprietor Stages leave Bake Oven for Antelopt eryday, and from Antelope to Mit- chell three times a week GOOD HORSES AND WAGONS. Monuments and Headstones. Before goinR elsewhere, call on cumlNI. The Dalles, Or., or a Tombstone. Warranted to stand for all time, regardless of wind or weather. LODD POISON 5.?y. .Midi ?p tu0.i,uS-nU .n5!?e.nnei2 t. It la this couhlpSWilS?w&f,"nS i-micaiioo. Address f:nnf -iVVKRilodnii lis ii mi H u IK QRTHERN PACIFIC RY. s Pullman Elegent Tourist Sleeping Cars Dining Cars Sleeping Car ST. PAUL, " MINNEAPOLIS DULUTII VAICGO OUANI) FOUKS OKOOKSTON WINNIPKO HELENA an UUTTE TO Through Tickets TO CIIIL'AOO WASHINGTON I'HlIjADKia'HlA yaw ronic HUSTON AND AI.Ii 1'OINTS EAST and SOUTH For inforitintlon, time cards, mupbtiud tlcketo, cut on or write to W. C. ALLAWAY. Agent, The Dalits, Oregon OR A. D. CHARLTON. Asst. G. P. A., 253. Morrison Cor. Third. Portland Oregon EAST and SOUTH via The Shasta Route -OF THE- Southern Pacific Comp'y. Trains leuvonnd nrc due to arrive at Portland. ritOM JUNK 23, 1895. AKSIVE. f OVKU1.AND KX-1 press, Salem, Hose-1 burg, Ashland, Sac- I J ramento, Ogdcn.Sim 1 8:00 P.M. l.osAngelos, 131 Paso, Now Orleans und I East J 3:10 A. II. 3:3) A. M Koseburg and way ta- tions fVia Woodburn fori I Mt.AiiKOl, SUvcrton, i West Sclo, llrowns- vUle.Sprlngllcld and I Natron J 4:40 P.'M. Dally except Sunduyi. 1:00 P. M, 7:30 A. M, tl:15 P.M. except Suudayi. Salein and way stations 10 .00 A. M juorvains ana way j stations j jMcMiiinvUlo nnd way stations I t 6;i0 P. SI. t 8:25 P.M. Dally. tD'Uiy, except Sunday, I DININVi OAKS ON OGDEN HOUTE. PUMMAN J1UFKKT HLEEPEKS AND SECOND-CLASS SLEEPING CARS Attached to all Through Trains. Through Ticket OHIee, 1:51 Third street, where tlirouuh tickets to all points in the Kustern SNtes, Canuda and Europe can bo obtained at lowest rates from .1. H. KIKKLAND, Ticket Agent. All above traini. arrive at and deport Irom Grand Ceutral Station, Kifth und Irving street. VAJI1I1I.L DIVISION. Putsengcr Depot, foot of Jcitcrsou street. U'avo for OSWEGO, wool: davs, at 6:00,7:20, 10:1.'j . in.: 12:15. 1:15. .r:':. fi:45. 8:0.5 P. in. (and ll.TX) p. m. on Satuidav onlvj. Arrive at Portland at 7:10, S;30, 11:25 a, iu.; 1:30, 3:15, 6:J5, 7:55, 0:10 )i. in. Iave for Sheridan, week days, t -1:30 p. in. Arrive at Portland, U;30 a. in. . U-ave for AIHI.IE on Mondav, Wcdiiesdnvand rrllllV- llt'l'llln 1, Arrli.n Ir,r,l,inH TllPI- dav, Thursday and Snturtlay at 3:a' p. m. Sunday trains for OSWEGO leave at 7:20,8:40, 10:15 n. m.: 12' is. 1:45 . aifio. ftsM fi!45 n. m. Ar rive at Portland at 12:35, 8:30, 10:00 11;25 a. m.i 1:30, 3:15, 5:10, 0:35, 7:55 p. m. It. kOEHLEH, E. P. ROGERS, Manager. Asst. G. i & Pass. Jigt. NEW YORK WORLD THRIGE-fl-WEEK. EDITION. 18 Pages n Week. 150 Papers a Vr. 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