Men's Neglige Shirts.
Fine showing now. All lines are complete, but the
picking has begun and will grow more rapid every
day. We are showing a variety that will please you,
but, don't delay too long in making your selection
Nejligee shirt, collar attached 7oc 1.00, $1.25 and $1.30
Soft bosom shirt, with culls, to he worn with white collar. $125, $1.50, $1.75
Soft bosom shirt, with cull's nnd 2 collars ..$1.00, $1.50
Fancy botom thirt, laundered, with cnUs, to he worn with white collar
50c, 75c, and $1.25
Fancy bootn shirt, laundered, with 2 collar? and cull's $1 50
A variety of pattern- to choose from and all the latest colors repre-nmted.
U
ALL GOODS MARKCD IN
PLAIN FIGURES.
The Dalles Daily Chronicle.
MWDAY
.IL'.VE 5. 1S9S
WAYSIDE GLEANINGS.
A first clnss milcti cow for sale. Apply
at this oflice.
In the near future a Jean Ingelo even
ing will be given.
Go to the Columbia Candy Factory for
your ice cream sodas.
Don't forget that Kellar keeps the
best ice cream soda in the city. tf
Ice cream soda, ice cream and straw- :
berries at the.Columbia Gaudy Factory. 1
Yteteidiiy the river stood at the 34
foot mark, haying fallen siightly since
Friday.
The Jacobson Bool: iVc Music Co., have
some beautiful flower baskets. Call and
see them.
II. M. Ryan, teacher of Mandolin,
Guitar and Banjo. Headquarters at
Jacobsen's. tf j
A new lot of orunges and lemons di-1
rect from growers, at the Dalles Com
mission Co.
Luave orders for ice with
the Stadel-
man Commission Co. Oflice cold storage
building. Phone 49. tf
Dewey keep ice cream soda? No, we
tell it, the best iu the city, at the Co
' tibia Candy Factory.
Wanted, competent girl to do general
housework. Applicant address "li,"
care Cunoxici.E oflice.
Funnelled rooms to rent, also suite of
roams suitable for housekeeping. Apply
to 19 and 20, Chapman Block. 17
Li Grande wants a new school build
ing. Ttie present building is old. It
leaks and the nulls are cracked.
f Yesterday Jumes L. Gordon, of Kings
i lev. was uuited in marriage to Mrs. L.
1 J. Young. Justice Filloon ofliciatcd at '
the ceremony. j
Chelialls, Oregon's great pacer, was I
1 ipped from Pendleton to Denver on
eduesday. Chehalis has been entered i
in the Denver meeting. I
Yesterday, at the Umatilla House par- ,
lore, Wihlam K. Durham and Mrs. !
Laura Hlnnmnn were united in the,
bonds of matrimoiiv, Recorder Smnott .
officiating.
C. E. Bavard. the Republican nomi
'
nee for justice ot the peace, is tt may,
well known uud highly esteemed in our I.
,,l
city. His ability to till the ofhee cuino 1 1
be questioned, and ho will certainly be
the people's choice.
Thomas J. Sharkey, heavy-weight '
pugilist, accompanied by "Spider" Kel-
Iv.Tlm McGralh and fcd Baker, his i
truiin.d, passed through this city on the
11 :40 train Friday, ou their way to New
York, wlisre Shurkey will light Cue
Rhullu on June 30th.
Friday night a druuken Indian created j ter, were among those who spent yester
Dome excitement along Front street in j 'lay at Dufur.
this city with his hilarious notion. Hoi Hon. .1. J. Lenin loft for lh East on
mounted his horbe on tho corner by tho i Jlte 11 :45 train last evening. Ho thinks
i ifiii .....l .,..,! ,iu'm ihu i1'" iiilwloii I" Oregon is about finished,
Commercial Club and btarted dom, he I j(J h)j relurJli()K ,0 ,,itl
utreet at a break-neck speed, firing his ,omb Ohio.
pistol us he went. No one attempted to
stop him, and he rode out of town with
out harming uuyone.
We have never neeii finer crops pros
pects between this place mid Dufur than
ut the preieut time, Thu recent heavy
rains have made their mark and there
la scarcely a poor field of grain to be
teen any where. The SOO-acre-field of A.
Spegi Ak For
SPRING WASH FABRIC.
Organdies, Dimities and Tissues in t ho latest
colorings, goods thai were bought to sell at 8-V, 10
and l2Ac per yard. Will he sold this week for
5 l4c per yard.
I. Dufnr, which lies about a mile this
hide of town, is undoubtedly the best
e have ever seen. It. stands almost
three feet high, and is thick and in
pplendid conoition. Tliis, however, is
bnly onevof the nrtnv fields ot the kind
to be found in h-co county.
Friday night i hirty-one cars of' cattle i
passed through 'liie Dalles en route to i
Nebraska. Tw, 've more of stock cattle'
passed thronch yesterday to the Da-
kotas, while SO.) head were en route to i
Cut Bank, Montana, were fed here yes
terday. ,
A. J. Brighaui held a very remark
able political meeting Thursday night
at the Upper Mill Creek
I5ut m,t,n the large
school house,
audience who
were present to hear 11. fc. llson and
J. W. Morton the night
in attendance and their voice for cheer
ing seemed to have been lost, for from
the time that his speech opened until
its conclusion he did not receive a single j
I word of applause.
There seems to be
Justice, what's the
I . ....... n
maiier ;
Yesterday afternoon the Dufur brass
band came to Dalles in privute convey.
ance to take part in the final Union
rallv, which was held at the Baldwin t
one'ra house last night. At 7:30 the j
Dal'es band turned out and inarched to
the Umatilla House and escorted the -
ReDiiblican soeaker of the evening. Hon.
fiwirm H. Williams, to th Viwt. when
for two hours he discussed the political !
. . ... .... I
issues in li s usual at) e manner, xiiei
manner in which lie
held his audience, '
spoke too plainly that his doctrines were j
not only correct, hut were laid down in
such a manner that their truth could
not be doubted. Many weredisappoint-
iedwith J. J. Lentz' speech, and left
early in the evening. Judge Bennett, of
the Union; party, also addressed the
citiz.'iis during the evening.
l'KItHONAI, .M K.N X I O.N.
V. C. Brock, of Wasco, is in the city.
J. T. Caldwell is in the city from An
telope. Rev. Hill", of Portland, was in the city j
yesterday.
Kd. ilinmau is
home at Dufur.
in the city from hl 1
'
Miss V. Lylle. of
friends iu the city.
Wasco, is visiting i
j
D. R. Cooper iu in the
hoii.e ut Hood River.
city irom his
j J. W. Armsworthy, of the
1 News, was in the city yesterday.
Watco
Ut.tld;d ,ht Arllwli,, picnc at Dufur.
William fetaats was in the city last
ve(Ii wit t)lH other ,,J(jn)b(!rij of tll()
Dufur Brass band.
Miirrv i iiutM ii ii I'll i it nin in
i ft i tin ....
i Misses Rose Michel! and Alice Lyle I
of this city, were in attendance ot the;
Artisan s picnic at j;uiur yesieruays
W. E. GarrotBon was a
passenger on
yesterday morning s train lor roriiauu.
where he is ou business for a few days'
fctay. ,
Mesdames Murchle and Heppner and
Misses Eva Henuncr and Nellie Svlvcs-
HTItA VKI
From the rangu near Hood River.
Mare with grey inane and tall, branded
R on left hip, and weighs about 900 lbs.
Anyone giving information leading to
recovery will be-suitably rewarded. J
R.ui'ii 8. SiiKLLV, 1
jutu4-2kB Hood River, Or. I
This Week I
PEASE & MAYS.
THE ARTESAN'S PICNIC.
The Must Enjoyable Kvent nT the Senium
SI any I'renpiit.
About 10:20 yesterday those taking
part in. the Artisau's parade came to-
(tether in the
Dufur.
Odd Fellow's hall in
The line of
march was led bv Charles
Balch
and Charles Stephens, mounted
as
marshals of
the day. The Dutur
band followed in line, while the Arti
sans and citizens of Dufur brought up
the rear.
After the arrival at the grounds, selec
tions vocal and instrumental weie ren
dered. Mr. N. Whealdon, of The Dalles,
made a shott but pleasing speech, which
and prayer
by Rev. Wood, of The Dalles.
At the closing of the forenoon session
a bountiful repast was served to all
Present. One of the fpatures of the
afternoon was a lengthy political speech
by Judge Bennett, which was followed
by a ball game between the Wainic and
Dufur nines. At the time our reporter
left the game was not finiehed, so that
nn account of the result can not be
tfiveri.
Tho Artisans' picnic throughout was
one of lue ul08t P'sant we have ever
attended and Dufur has added another
unparalleled social event to its already
,0,1B ,ist-
About 700 people were pres-
"" ,nan "emB nm me uanee, as
tv ill nil tli nnrfniitifli n itAiinltt
""'"""""""
THE CHURCHES.
Rev. H. L. Hopkins, of Pendleton,
will preach in the Congregational church
today.
Regular service at the First Baptist
church this morning by the pastor, Rev.
O. D. Taylor.
Regular eervice ut St. Paul's Episco
pal church, morning arid evening, by
Rev. Jos. De Forrest.
Calvary Baptist church, Elder W.
B. Clifton, of Martin, Tumi., will cou-
duct the services today
The ordination
of deacons will occur at the morning
eervices.
Christian church, Rev. Bolt, pastor
Subject at tho 11 a. m. service, "lam
not Ashamed of the Gospel of Christ,"
Rom. 1 : 10; 8 p.m., "Life'a Purpose,
Plan and Prize," Phil. 3: 13, 14.
Methodist church, corner Fifth and
i Washington streets, J. H. Wood pastor
Class meeting this morning at 10.
Services at 11 a.m. and 8 p. in.; Sun
day school at 12:20; Junior league at 4
p.m.; Epworth League at 7.
Service in the Lutheran church, cor
ner of Union und 7th streets, today as
follows: There will bu no morninit ser
vice; Sunday school at 12:15; class
meeting at 7 p. m. nnd vespers at 8,
Everybody invited to attend.
IVotttlier unit It I nr.
I Fair and much warmer weather will
i prevail during thu next 48 to 72 hours
lover the Columbia liver basin, The
J warmer weather will cause a much more
I adld melting of tho mountains and u
i rise in tho river.
j The upper rivers weie falling yester-
day, but will begin to rise again today,
i Tho rise will extend westwaid to Port
land by Wednesday. A rise of about
three feet at Portland may bo expected.
fiend us your order for u bicycle. Vic
tors $50; Waverlys $30; Creicent, chain
less, 75. Mays & Crowe. tf
STATE SCHOOL BOOKS
A STATEMENT FROM THE AMERI
CAN BOOK COMPANY.
(lro A iitft ii ttt ii f llm kiinIiipkii
mill IMImr liifur
mntloii. t'rlCfM
Poiiti.ani), May 27. l'o the editor. J
Much has been published of late regard
ing the American Book Company and
of the cost of school books furnished by
that company to the people of Oregon.
Interested persons have persistently cir
culated misstatements. I feel that the
public should be told the truth, and,
therefore, beg space in your paper for
the following brief statement, w hich may
throw some light upon tho much-mooteil
and giossly misrepresented texL-bouk
question.
The American Book Company invites
the closest investigation of the school
hook question, knowing that every per
son wli investigates candidly and with
out prejudice will be convinced that it
has-dealt with the people of Oregon in a
straight-forward, business way, and that
it has endeavored to serve the people
faithfully and n promote the best inter
ests of their schools. We could not hope
to retain the good will and business of
tho people in any other way. We ob
tained our contract four years ago against
heavy competition, and'the prices of our
publications were as low, if not loner,
than those of nuy other concern offering
standard text books to the state.
The oflicial recorda show there were
about 100,000 pupils enrolled in Oregon
in 1S97. Our total sales of books of all
kinds in Orecon for the year 1S!)7, in
cluding all bjoks sold to dealers, private
: schools, colleges, academies, pedagogical
works anil miscellaneous works, as well
as all books for public schools, includ
ing high schools, were $18,011.81). Of
this amount $12,004.22 was for books for
the public schools. More than one-half
these were purchased by tho people at
catalogue prices, and the ballanre at
the dealer's contract tetail price 10 per
cent above list so that the toial amount
paid by the people for the hooks could
not have exceeded $47,994.75. There
fore the total cost of the tiooks ti. the
people was leg than 50 cents Per ouuil
. attending school, and the total amount
I received by us for the same was less
I than 43 cents per pupil. These are ac
i tual tigures. They demonstrate that
the cost of school books iu Oregon ie not
exeessive. 'I hey also bhow" the utter
absurdity of Jhe statements published
by some of our more ignorant detract
ors, that our annual business in Oregon
amounts to $500,000, and that we seli
books amounting to $100,000 a year iu
the city of Portland. There are tint two
states in the UnionArkansas and Ala
bama where the cost of school books
per pupil is less than in the state of
Oregon.
Enemies of the American Book Com
pany are attempting to confuse the pub
lic mind by publishing tables of the cost
of books In other states purchased under
different systems, and comparing them
with the retril or highest prices at which
books adopted for use in tho public
schools of the state may be sold by tho
retail dealers. The net wholesale or
contract price in Chicago or New York,
which is nnilorm to all states, is taken
as a basis of comparison with the maxi
mum retail price allowed by the contract
to be charged in Oregon : and, disregard
ing the relative merit of the tiooks, the
cost of a worthless or inferior book used
in some states is compared with the
price of a standard book used in this
state. It is a well known law of pro
duction and sale that an at tide can be
purchased at a less figure at first cost
from the manufacturer at the place of
production or manufacture than at some
place removed thousands of miles and
when sold at retail. The cost of the
transportation must be added to the cost
of manufacture, us well us tho profit
made by the middle man or retail
dealer.
Our assailants have asserted that Ida
ho purchases our school publications
cheaper than does the state of Oregon.
This is not true in fact. In Oregon the
people buy the school books from the
retail dealers in thejr several localities.
In Idaho the state purchases the hooks
in bulk in Chicago at the net wholesale
contract price, and pays the freight
from Chicago to Idaho mid the addition
Has tan Biirwoll detuclmble
Tiro, Tim best, thing, yet.
Hasn't, a single drawback,
The weight of tho
BURWELL TIRE
Is less than that of any oth
er detachable tiro now on
thu market,
Ladies' and Gents' (Uriels for Rent,
ttlheels Repaired.
;Tae GlBveiaaa
fnaier & Benton
al expenses of handling nnd distributing
the books to the various school districts
as they may bo required. If (he amounts
paid by Idaho for freights and other ex
penecs in distributing the books he
added to tho prices paid for the hooks In
Chicxgo, it will he found that the hooks
actually cost the peoplo of Idaho more
than tlicy do tho people of Oregon. The
total cost of school hooks In Otcg.n I ti" I
year, as shown above, was less than 50
cents per pupil. Idaho last year paid
for its school hooks In Chicago more
than f 10,000, not counting freight or ex
penses of dlstiihution. Their school on
rollipent was about 20.000 pupils. There
fore', their school book cost them at
Chicago more than 75 cents per pupil.
Freights and expenses of distribution
make the total cost still higher. The
maximum discount from the trade list
of publishers received by Idaho (Un
hooks being delivered in Chicago) is 20
per cent. In Oregon the discount to the
retail dealers (we delivering the hooks
In Oregon), is 10 per cent from tho list.
The cost of freights nnd distribution,
in fact, exceeds the difl'erc nee between
these lilt-counts, and we would make a
hirger profit on our Oiegon business if
the state bought the Inioks from us at.
our wholesale piiees in the east, nnd
shipped and distributed them at its own
expense, as Idaho does, than wo makeiu
Oreunn under the present system. In
Idaho the state purchases tho" oooks in
Chicago at the net wiolesalu price, 20
per cent from the list, and Iho books aro
paid for out of a special fund and ruiin
bu sed by each school district out of thu
genet al school fund. The districts fur
nish the books to tho pupils free. The
cost of heights nnd distribution is paid
by the school districts from their school
apportionment The pystfim is so com
plicated that it is impossible to ascertain
exactly the total cost of the books de
livered to thu pupils. Since the new
text-book law went into effect in Idaho,
in 1893, the consumption of bonks, has
increased nearly 100 per cent. Tiiere is
much greater waste of books under u
free text-book system than where the
hooka are purchased and owned by the
pupils, us in Oregon. It is a case, in
Idaho, of getting something for nothing,
nnd theie is ulwas (Atravagnuce where
some one else, generally the taxpayer,
pays the bill.
It has been Flated that the contract re
tail prices of school books in Oregou
(that is, the maximum prices which can
he charged by the retail dealers'1 are 10
per cent above the catalogue or list
prices. This is true of most of the books.
It is also true that the bid of every other
publisher for standard text-hooks at the
adoption four years ago provided for tho
Continued on fourth puce.
CITY LIVERY AND FEED STABLE
Northwest Cor. Fourth and Federal Streets.
Special Attention to Feeding Transient Stock.
mrwq Hack Day or Night.
PRICES REASONABLE.
Tom A. Ward and Jos. T. Robertson, Preps. , THE DALLES, OR
REMOVAL NOTICE.
J. H. CROSS nas I'onioved his store to tho Vogt
Block, next door to the Posl oflice, where lie will be pleased
to greet his many iornier patrons ami a liberal share of new
ones. For CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, HAY,
GRAIN and FEED, SEEDS and FRUITS, &c, your
o . will receive prompt attention, and will be sold at pop
ular prices. Call and see him.
flaj( You Sp Our
'Ivanhoe'
Price only $35.
IJp-to-Uate in Kvery Itespect.
Adjustable Steel Handle liars.
Celebrated 0. tt .1. Detachable Tins.
Wu have opened our routine department with a
hue of new wheels.
REMEMBER
Wo
Fir, Oak and
Maple Wood.
To be sold at the Lowest Market Rates.
Phone 25. J. T. Peters & Co.
Royal makef the food pare,
wholesome and delicto.
mi
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
ROYAL OAKIhO FODER CO., hEW YORK.
Liberty Srlmnl Kcpiirt.
Eimon CiiitoNin.i: :
Tho following N the report of the
Liberty school for the month beginning:
May 2d and ending May 27th :
Number of pupil-enrolled, 33; total
number of day attendsncc, 570; aver
age daily attendance, 30 Those com
mendable for good deportment during
the month are: Dixie Hunter, Lizzie
Underwood, Kertha Underwood, Rosa
Wilson, Marcia Selleck, James Selleck,
Myrtle Sejleck, Flossie Adkisson, Kl
wood Adkisson, Kita Bolton, Harry Ma
son, Harvey Mason, Grace Mason, Ada
Bell, Mnggie Hastings, Agnes Hastings,
Edward Underwood, Ut-nrgo Hastings,
Ell Adkisson, Clarence Bauer, Zuinttia
Undervood.
Tho visitors during the month weie.
F. Hastings, J. Evans, R. Sel lech, Mrs.
S. Baker, W. F. Baker, Wm. UnderT
Wood, Mrs. J. 15. Haverly, Nellie
Hnverly, B. fielleek.
Liz.n: Nichols, Teacher.
A torpid liver robs you of ambition
and ri'ins your health. DeWitt'a Little
Early Risers cleanse the liver, cure con
stipation and all stomach and liver
trouble. Snipes Kinerely Drug Co.
Iadis'
MAYS & CROWE.
have strictly First-Glasa