CARD OF THANKS.
GUMBERT 'S, the leading Cigar and Tobacco House, wishes
to extend many thanks to the general public for their kind ac
knowledgment that we are the leading Cigar and Tobacco House
in The Dailes. While others may imitate, we still have the honor
of being originators, and hope the public will appreciate a live
and up-to-date firm. Trusting to merit a continuance of your lib
eral patronage, we beg to remain,
Yours to please,
M. GUMBERT.
The Dalles Daily Chronicle.
SATURDAY
FEB. 23, 1901
UNCLE SAM'S CIVILIAN ARMY.
According to tbc latest official
list there are 19,44G public function
aries of various kinds and degrees
employed exclusively in the District
of Columbia in conducting tbe
numerous departments and bureaus
of the federal government. These
are tbe civillian appointees in tbe
executive departments, and do not
include members of congress and
several bundred employes of tbe
bouses who vibrate between tbe
capital and tbeir homes in other parts
of the country.
Tbe monthly compensation of these
1944G civillian employes amounts to
81,635,708.81, or the enormous an
nual total of fcl!),G28,r)0"j.72. It is
a somewhat curious fact that the
average pay of these 19,440 civillian
employes, including supreme court
justices, cabinet ofllccrs, assistant
secretaries, chiefs of bereaus and
hundreds of others with high salaries,
is reduced to almost precisely $1000
a year, which is explained by the
fact that the great majority are only
modest subordinates, messengers,
laborers, churwomen, etc., drawing
in some cases only a few dollars a
month.
In tbe selection of these executive
officials there is a popular belief that
tbe appointing power is governed
by an unwritten law of equity, which
compels a fair distribution of prizes
among the states of the Union.
When a senator or representative
wishes to shut off an importunate
candidate for office, the poor devil
is sometimes informed that the quota
of bis state is already overdrawn.
This is all a "fake." It is a mere
grab game, a matter of acquaintance
ship and personal favoritism largely.
Tbe chief elements controlling tbe
result are vicinage and opportunity
to press one's claims.
The little District of Columbia,
otherwise the city of Washington,
with a population under three hun
dred thousand, holds us many places
under the government as the six
states of New York, Pennsylvania,
Illinois, Ohio, Massachusetts and
Indiana combined, with a population
of nearly twenty-eight millions. The
little state of Maryland, buttressing
tbe District on the north, stands
ahead of all tbe other states except
New York. Virginia, on tbe south
side, holds as many government
officers here as Pennsylvania. If
the Marylanders and Virginians in
office who stand charged up to the
District of Columbia were credited
properly to their respective states,
each would lead New York and
Pennsylvania by a large majority.
A large proportion of the District's
office holders are the sons and
daughters snd relatives of old office
holders from other quarters and ot
army and navy officers. Thus whole
families arc known to be quartered
upon the government. This is not
because of the superiority of the
material thereabouts, but is a con
sequence of the facilities offered by
contiguity for presenting, day after
day, year in and year out, claims for
recognition. The distant etates fare
poorly, because their citizens have
neither ttme nor money to waste in
prosecuting thoir claims so far away
from home.
A notable feature of the forego
ing exhibit is that the far southern
states, generally in opposition politi
cally, are oven bettor represented in
the offices than many of the repub
lican western states in the same class
in respect of population. This is
proof of how little partisanship there
really is nowadays in tbc business of
clerical appointments at tbe capital.
CSIITfMQ.
CHOCOLATE
BON BONS.
In talking of Chocolates please
remember that we carry a full lint) of
LOWNEY'S, just opened, fresh from
the factory. In plain anil fancy boxes
for Christiras trade, and at prices to
suit. Don't forget that we urn head
quarters fnr the best on earth. Name
LOWXEY settles it.
Geo. C. Blakeley,
The Druggist.
Subscribe fur The Cimo.sicui,
Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat.
It artificially digests the food and aids
Nature io strengthening and recon
structing the exhausted digestive or
cans. It Is the latest discovereddlgeat
ant and tonic. No other preparation
can approach It in ettlciency. It in
stantly relieves and permanently cures
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn,
Flatulence, Sour Stomaoh, Nausea,
Sick Headache, Gastralgia.Grampsaud
all other results of imperfect digestion.
Price 50c. andfl. LargesltecontalnttfH timet
small site. Book all about dy spepslu muifeatret
Prepared by E C. DcWITT A CO., Crjlcag
Sold by Clarke &FalkH P.O. Pharmacy.
Look Here!
All the Groceries, Hardware and Tin
ware will he disposed of by the 1st of
March, as the building will b occupied
by other parties. ti. L. BROOKS.
ianlOinchl
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Complete
Cipe
of
Dm$s
at
M. Z. DONNELL,
THE DRUGGIST.
DEALERS IN
All kinds of
Funeral Supplies
Grandall & Barget
UNDERTAKE-. S
tP EMBALMERS
The Dalles, Or.
Robes,
BuriaSh
Etc.
PIONEER BAKERY.
I have re-opened this well-known Bakery,
and am now prepared to supply every
body with Bread, Pies and Cakes. Also
all kinds of Staple and Fancy Grocer es.
GEORGE RUCH, Pioneer Grooer.
i
MATT SHOREN,
General Blacksmith
and Hoseshoer.
All kinds of blacksmithlng will receive
prompt attention and will he executed
In first-class shape. Give him a call,
r
S THE CELEBRATED
A A
AUGUST BUCHLER, Prop.
ReiJ?rt or n nn ,,,,-kown branny the United States Health
the lal ra v IS,"?8 s V ,mor' m,',0,ior bre vor entered
of the Ml hits lit '"'."i" ,l",,,Uh re',ortH- 11 1B "buolutely devoid
tn be o m it m N?h "J ,r," ion' lnVt0" lhH otl,,,r is composed of
Jb "un I ! 1 wi, f m f l'0p?1 Ate to",u 'Hi'ilUies are of the high
youK iu h .. 1m . . .'!' "W1 bon",U "'itiBfaetion by old and
1 W ttI?jU ' l0"fily H" Pr""'l y the physicians with
pow by fmin ' 1 ' r "1(m, wl,0'u"'' beverage could not
East Second Street, THE DALLES, OREGON. ?
Richardson's Old Stand,
Third St., near Federal, The DMles, Or.
Notice!
All persons indebted to the late firm
of E. J. COLLINS & CO., and S. L.
BROOKS, are requested to call and
settle up an or before March 1st next
without tal. U. h. HKOOKS.
BE STRONG.
Lincoln feoxmtl P.llls restore natural strength "i
yit'or. li.eydoi.ot excite or stimulate. They are
perfectly purefaud certain nerve food, and every tablet
In Htundarlziid to absolute uniformity. Use them and
von w II jrejolce in strength, nerve vigor and manly
magnetism. ,
Price, $1,00 per box buy of your druggist or sent
by mall on receipt of price, In plain wrapper.
LINCOLN PROPRIETARY CO., Ft. Wnyne, Ind.
M. Donuell, Agent, The DalleB, Or.