" Procrastination is the Thief of Time.
THREE DAYS MORE of the greatOBt privilege ever accorded the public of thin locality to bay goods at a
Groat Sacrifice. Yon may give but little liued to this warning but yon will wonder at the difference in
prices after the First tf February ub comparod with the prosent time. Therefore take this final warning and do
not put oh" longer the purchases that will save you dollars Bimply because yon think well, really, 1 do not need
anything this month.
During the balance of this month we will have on sale our Cloaks and Jackets at the lowest
possible price in order to try and dispose of them that they may not figure in our inventory.
$ 2.00 Plush Capes $ J. 50
5.00
7.50
8.50
1 1.00
1.75
4.25
(5.50
10.00
11.50
12.50
15.00
Cloth
o en
5.25
6.50
8.75
1.25
3.25
4.50
7.75
9.00
9.75
12.00
( 5.50
0.00
8.00
10.00
12.50
13.00
13.50
15.00
10.00
20.00
22.50
Cloth Jackets $ 4.00
4.50
0.00
8.00
9.75
10.00
10.25
.' 11.00
12.00
15.00
10.50
Our Great
Clothing Sale
Will Positively End
Jan. 31, 1900. . . .
Hundreds of dollars have been saved by the purchas
ing public. Wo stiil have a
(3 nod assortment nf Men's Overcoats,
" " " " Ultsters.
" " . " " Suits,
" " " IJovb Overcoats,
" " " "' Ulstere,
" " " Suits.
Now is your time buy while von can save from 15 to
:ir pur cent on fall goods. Wo must hnve room for
spring stock.
Now Goods Arriving Daily.
All Goods Mnrketl
In Plain Fltfureu.
PEASE & MAYS
AGAINST THE LEASING LAW.
Congrftinmnii Moody Commnnlcntei Willi
Malheur Comity IteRitrthng lti
Resentment against the leasing law is
becoming stronger as the time for legls-
I lotion draws nearer, and the various
papcre throughout the state are taking
the matter up and expressing their
opinions decidedly. The Antelope Her
ald says:
The Crook County Journal says tho
Baldwin Sheep & Land Company, of
Hay Creek, is unalterably opposed to
the Foster leasing bill. This is signifi
cant and demonstrates beyond cavil that
the bill is not of the West, but is in the
Interest of Eastern land grabbers.
When companies of the wealth and ex
tent of the B. S.'& L. Co. are opposed
to tho proposed measure, it occurs to us
that it can be of no benefit to smaller
industries.
In answer to a potition of the Malheur
people, Congressman Moody writes :
I acknowledge yonr letter of January
1st, and also the package of petitions so
numerously signed by the citizens of
your county protesting against the leas
ing of public lands. There are undoubt
edly many bills to be introduced in this
congress which have for their object the
better protection ot the public grazing
lands. All such bills will be referred to
the committee on public lands before
any action is taken. Before tho com
mittee makes any recommendation, 1
will be glad to forward yon copies of the
bills which appear to be moat favorably
regarded bv the friends nf the leasing
system. No bill which does not safe
guard the settlers and stock owners'
rights that now occupy the public
domain, will receive favorable recom
mendation from the committee. Your
citizens need have no anxiety about the
paseace of a law which, as yonr petitions
suggest, would mean rnin to the stock
and other industries of Malheur conntv.
After yon have copies of the bills which
are favorably considered, I will appreci-
! ato any suggestion or criticisms you and
! vour citizens desire to make.
An Kurnekt linvrance Wnrkrr.
The Dalles Daily Chwmiple.
Telephone No, 1.
MOXDAV - - - JANUARY 21), 111(10
Oysters
ervl In
every
Htylu by
KELLER.
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WAYSIDE GLEANINGS.
ThoHH who are present at the club to
morrow night will unjoy u concert given
by tiiti club baud. This is tho first con
cert for some weeks, and will be doubly
appreciated.
Tim county clerk la busy making out
tliii rond supervisors' tax list, which,
togcthur with iv plat of each road district
in the county, will soon be mailed to
the various road supervisors.
This morning L. K. Carmichuel and
Muttio A. Yocum were grunted u license
to wed. Tliu tormer has been a resident
of Oregon fur some months, while his
prospective bride has just urrived from
the East.
Still the marshal und nightwatchman
continue to "gather them in." Three
were arrested yesterday. James Hamil
ton fur drunkennesa was lined if-; Sam
Seversnn came back again and will have
tu worjc out u $10 line, while John Mo
Liuglilln, another old ollonder, was
lined if5 for vagrancy.
It is reported in the city today that J.
A. Little, who has spent tho past few
days yt tho city, received u telephone
'piussgo last night to tho eH'ect that his
Partner, Donald MoP.ae, of Antelope, was
tlfrotni from hid horse u few davs since
and stv badly hurt that he is not ex
pL'ftud ttfllve. Little left (or Autelopo
today.
Through the determined etlbrts of
l'ostmaster Hiddell, the postofllce key
mutter has been arranged In a wanner
which Mill be satisfactory to all. Tho
many who have failed to preserve their
receipts may present tholr keys aw
make afllduvlt of pavmont, Those wh,
have recently re-paid may have their
money refunded,
Every clti.on in The Dalles is in
vited to be present at the Methodist
church tonight when Mrs. M. N. Graves
HpeitkH on the temperance question be
fore a mass meeting in which the varioun
churches of the city unite. She Is a
vnry pleasing spouker and possesses a
"harming personality which attracts her
audiences.
The doctor, a dentist and ardent
advocate of 1(1 to 1,- was pounding ills
little Hakes of gold into the hollow tooth
of a hard-headed Scotch farmer and dis
cussing the while his favorite topic. "I
tell you, Blr," said the tooth carpenter,
"money Is the creation of law. Gold
has no intrinsic value." "If that is
sue," suid the Scotchman, "you surely
woulilna think o' charging me onything
for what your'e pittin' in inn tooth?"
And iv silence fell on the dental office so
dense that you could cut it with a
knife."
At the speciul invitation of tl.o "old
maids" of The Dally, a convention of
the unfortunates ollhut description will
be held in this (iKy on Tuesday evening,
February 7th, t. thVJluldwIn. Patience
Ciitchamau will bo aiming the dis
tinguished delegates. The public will
be invited to attend the business ses
sions. Among tho Astoria bowlers who
visited the city Saturday evening was
B. D. Johnson, formem telegrapher for
the Western Union ojwe here. Since
being stationed ajyAetViu Unite has
taken charge of life weather prognostica
tion and has linen christened "Rain-in-tho-Faee."
From tho ainoimt of rain
the people of that city have been de
luged with during tin) past season, he
has earned the cognomen.
Though many miles away from Ore
gon, B. S. Fugue stiil turns his weather
eve toward his old hauntn, and in a
letter to n friend, dated the 24th, ho
says: "If no marked change takes
place you will not have enough snow to
inukc any unusual rise in the river.
Should the present cold wave develop
properly there, it will be followed by
another which will give Oregon cold
weather about the cloBe of the month."
Mr. Vague expects to go to Washington
about May 1st and return home July let.
"A prophet hath honorsave in his
own country" does liot evdeiitly apply
tobowleis. At least notto Tho Dalles
team, for on their own uflloya they seem
to bo invincible, having won in every
contest here. Their ast victiuiB were
the Astoria team, wlich has beou very
successful in the tournament; but Satur
day night our boys beat them the lust
throe games. There was no very bril
liant playing, Baldwin being high man
with a total of 10S. Houghton wub high
in the single score for The Dalles team
with a Bcoro of.CO, and Sovey, of Astoria,
made CO for high. At the close of the
contest the guests we're bunquetted at
Keller's oystp parlors.
Few will take issue with the Antelope
Herald in its assertion that taxes are
too high in Wasco county. It is too
true; nearly four per cent is n heavy
burden ; but, let us ask, who is to blame?
Expenses must be met. The state was
(forced to make a levy of 0,3 ; tho school
tux is fixed by law at five mills; the
tacalp bounty and soldiers' bounty are
ulso fixed by law. The county levy this
year is 11 mills, lower than last year.
(Municipal and special school taxes eerve
to swell the aggregate, and the latter at
Antelope is 1J6 per cent, or 15 mills.
Everyone is ready to denounce high
taxes, but the sumo people seem ever
ready to petition for something which
will make them higher.
An erfor inadvertently made in the
headlines of the bowling column laBt
week did an injustice to The Dalles Ciub,
bv stating in effect that an unreasonable
delay in starting the games between The
Dalles and the Y. M. C. A. occurred at
Tho Dalles. The fact is that it was at
the Y. M. C. A. alleys, in thie city, that
tlie incident took place, and not at The
Dalles. All bowlers were acquainted
with the real situation, bat this explana
tion is due to Tho Dalles bowlers in
order to set them right with general
readers. Illihee lost three games to the
Y. M. C. A. on the 19th inst. This
team was compelled to bowl under even
more trying conditions than did The
Dalles the previous week. The team
was on hand and ready for play at the
regular hour. 8 p. m., but the manage
ment again delayed the games, on ac
count of a performance which was being
given in the gymnasium hall overhead.
This delayed the bowling intil ubout
10:110 p. m. Oreironian.
That "honesty is the best policy" was
proven by the fate of the "Cheerful
Liar" aggregation, which played one
"consecutive night" to a large (?) and
enthusiastic (? audience and then after
failing to connect on Saturday night,
"silently stole away" leaving a portion
of their baggage behind them. It Is the
intention of Manager Clark to put only
good plays upon tho boardp, and there
fore, after enduring the performance of
Friday night, he determined to refuse
them the house Saturday, but, in spite
of persuasion and protestation, tho mali
nger insisted on giving a performance.
Two reserved seats were sold, and per
haps a half dozen made their appearance
at tho hall and the curtain failed to rise.
Yesterday tho manager left town, and
threw the entire company on the cold
world. All but two of them succeeded
in getting out of town, these two
acknowledging that the company de
served the fate it met. It seems that,
being hooted out of Portland and thor
oughly demoralized, they came up here
with the intention of breaking in a mini
bor of groen recruits and at the same
time accepting the people's money for
their rehearsals. But we're not so green
as we look. Indeed, there are few places
the size of The Dalles where such critical
audiences are found, and any show of
the calibro of this company will meet a
like fate within our gates, If there's
anything on earth perfectly disgusting,
it la a snide theatrical company.
WAR NEWS.
' A late dispatch received by this paper
and dated Londou says :
"Surrender of Ladysinith expected
hourly. Boers pressing British, and all
reports indicate British loss and icfeat.
Buller and Warren send discouraging
reports home.
Censorship keeping reports down.
Size doesn't indicate quality, Beware
ot counterfeit and worthless salve offered
for DeWitt'i Witch Hazel Salve. De
Witt's is the only original. An infallible
cure for piles and all skin diseases.
Subscribe for Thk Ciikonick,
The Dalles has at present in her midst
a loyal temperance worker in the person
of Mrs. M. N. Graves, state superin
tendent of tiie Washington W. C. T. U.,
whose home is in Yakima. Unlike many
who, traveling in behalf of various or
ganizations, assume an air which re
pulses those who look at the matter from
an oppositeview. and accomplishes
nothing in behalf of the great cause they
represent, Mrs. Graves possesses that
ladylike, Bincere manner which ib at
once impressing and convincing, carry
ing those convictions of a noble woman
hood into her work which characterized
hersturdy ancestors, who were among the
earliest of Oregon's pioneers.
Yesterday morning she addressed a
large audience at the Methodist church,
awakening an interest in the work of
the W. C. T. U. and the temperance
cause in general. In the afternoon she
spoke to the children at the Congrega
tional church, and in the evening to a
crowded house at the Christian church.
This afternoon a mother's meeting
was held in the Methodist church, where
site will again speak tonight.
Fur Sale.
Complete entertainment outfit, con
sisting of high grade magic lantern, with
views on Spanish-American war and
Groceries
AND
ProTisions
Something that we all must
have, something we buy every
da)'. Wo do not elaini to
have a monopoly on all the
Grocery Goodness, but we do
claim to have the best hams
and bacon in The Dalles.
Swift's C Premium Hams
are sweet and juicy, not dry
and salty. They will please
you. Try one for breakfast.
Swift's CPremiumH Bacon
not tough nor string)7, but
sweot and tender.
If you want the best Hams
or Bacon order Swift's and
you will bo delighted.
Wo have- addod fresh vege
tables to our Grocery Po-
I partment.
new talking machine with 20 records.
Made $300 clear per month last fall.
Reason for selling owner ill. Call op
posite United Brothem church on the
hill or address Virgil E. Greene, The
Dalles. JnnSO-lmo
No Smallpox Here.
It is remarkably strange with what
rapidity bad news will spread, and how
a suspicion of the presence of smallpox
increases In a few days to ten cases. And
thus for two days past The Dalles has
been thrown in a fever of excitement
over almost nothing. Saturday tho re
port gained credence that there were
two cases of smallpox on the hill, and
this morning at school the children had
it ten cases.
The Ciino.vict.E spoke a few days since
of a complaint being mado that a family
was visiting here from Moro who had
not fully recovered from the disease. It
proved to be a family by tho name of
Poole, consisting of father and mother,
a ron ami daughter, who arrived here
a week ago yesterday to visit a family
by tho name of Mulligan, who live near
Thompson's addition. It seems they
had all been afflicted with smallpox and
the boy still had a scab or two on his
face, which caused alarm. Dr. Doane
was called, and although not deeming
there was any great cause for alarm, in
his opinion it was a case which called
for precaution, and the Mulligan family
were quarantined, while their visitors
returned from whence they came.
The surprise is that the physicians al
lowed tie family to leave Moro when the
disease was yet upon them. They
seemed perfectly innocent regarding the
matter, supposing it was all right since
tie doctors made no objection. However,
too much precaution cannot be used and
it can only be hoped now that no seri
ous lesult will follow their rashness.
In the meantime, we would say, while
you are cautious, don't believe all the
reports current nor half oi them,. and
when you hear them don't any moro
than triple them when you repeat what
you "heard."
yesterday and are armed against the
a kicks of the disease so prevalent
throughout the country. A local physi
cian siys : "It was amusing to hear tho
proffered requests concerning the very
spot where the vaccination should be
made; one would have thought they,
like the young ladies, expected to appear
decolleto. It however, soon was potent
that there are other uses for tho arm in
society." It is said one popular younf
man paid little heed to preliminaries,
but after discovering the doctor had got
hold of his socictv arm, actually fainted
away. He is now practicing reaching1
around all the dummies in a dry goods
store with his left arm and succeeding to
beat the baud.
Its poor poiicy to be too intimate these
days ; at least to carry it to such an ex-;
tent as to slap everybody on the arm j
whom you meet, for these be "sore"
times. Speaking of vaccination, reminds ,
us that ft number of the young men of;
the city took precautionary measures i
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