The Times-Monntaineer
8ATURDAY........ DECEMBER 2, '.893
" ITEMS JN BRIEF
FrcHr4VcJnda' Daily.
Hon. A. R. Ly'e. ofxCrook county, is in
the city.
Circuit conrt adjourned list night until
Friday mornii g
Mr. J. Pillman. of Portland, was in the
city yesterday on business.
Mr. J, B. Alugi'l and wife, of Wamic,
Ore., axe reentered at the Umatilla Hcnse.
' Last Saturday the county elerk granted
marriage lioeuse to Frank C. Birtlett and
Miss Mary E izibeth Covey.
There were no new arrivals at the city
jail laat night : but there are enough to
keep the building pretty full.
B. P. Watson and O. P. Mason, editors
of the Mercury, in defanlt of bail, spent
Sunday night in the Portland jail.
A drove ot bogs in good flesh was
driven from Klickitat county to the
slaughter house of the Columbia Pack
ing Co. to-day.
Mr. Frank Maloney received a dispatch
from the sheriff at Evanston, Wyoming
this morning, instructing him to hold the
man arrested yesterday
A band of cattle came on the boat last
night from Camas prairie for the Colum
bia Packing Co. They are now at the
stock yards of R. . Saltmarshe & Co.
Marriage licences were granted yesterday
by the county clerk to J. Van Wydom
B'aterbos and Misa H. L. Wyera and to
Albert Harry Morris and Mits Katrina
DeHoff.
Mr. Frank Gabel returned Monday
morning from an extended visit at his old
home in Wisconsin. He had a pleasant
time with old friends, but is very glad to
get back to Oregon.
Notwithstanding the continuous down
pour of rain quite a number of tanners
were in town to-day from the country.
The roads are not as bad outside of the
city as they are in The Dalles.
Last night, after a few hours cessation,
the heavens were opened and the rain
poured down in torrents. It seems that
. enough moistnre has fallen in the last
few months to supply the soil for the next
generation.
Sheriff Ward left this morning for Salem,
having in charge Cheater Cole, who was
sentenced to one year in the penitentiary
for larceny of a horse, and Albert Valen
tine who was sent to the reform school for
larceny in a dwelling.
lne constant downpour of rain appears
to have cast a gloom over onr community.
Our citizens are active and enterprising
when they have clear sunshine; but when
rain falls incessantly and murky clouds
embrace the hornzon.they have gloomy feel
ings and dark fore-boding.
Mrs. J. M. Vanduyn arrived in the city
last evening from Independence. She is
the daughter of Mr. W. J. McfJorklr, of
Tygb, and is enroute to the old homestead.
The shock of her brother's death near Kent
a few days ago actuated her to visit her
father during his sad misfortune.
E. Brighton, who recently plead guilty
in the U. S. courts at Hbrtland for smug
gling opium and was sentenced to the
. penitentiary for six months, committed
suicide in the jail at that place Saturday
"by cutting his throat
The fight going on in Baker City be
tween the tinhorn gamblers has given the
public a good expose of their crooked
practices in that town, and it should be a
warning to those persons who have been
contributing regularly to the tinhorn's
support.
At the Kriss Kringle party the Ladies'
Aid society will place on sale a desirable
line of needle work and lancy articles.
Especial attention will be given to arti
cles to bo sold tor 25 ceDts. Any one
wishing to make Christmas presents will
be well paid to await this sale.
Mr. Walter S. Geary, piano tuner of
26 years experience, at present perman
ently located in Portland, is in the city,
' and will attend to any work in that line.
Orders left at either of the music stores,
or addressed to him personally through
the postoffice, will receive prompt atten
tion.
The grand rnothtr of Sherman Kent,
the schoolboy fatally shot by the acci
dental discharge of a weapon, at La
Grande, died Sunday, an illness from
which she was suffering being aggravated
by the shock which her grandson's death
occasioned. The unfortunate boy's mother
is reported to be on the border of the
grave through prostration oyer her be
reavement.
The report was received yesterday that
the cannery belonging to Allen Parker, at
Oneatta on Yaquina bay, had been blown
down and destroyed, entailing a loss of
V000 or $9000, says the Albany Herald
of the 28th. The accident happened dur
ing the great storm on Saturday. The
cannery had not been in use for (he past
four years.but was complete with all ma
chinery ana appliances.
Three young men desiring some sort of
novel amusement went rafting down the
Umatilla, Monday, says the East Orego
nian. They launched their aw&ward craft
at the Lee street bridge, and floated down
the river at far as the meuth oi Birch
creek, luckily averting en route several
disasters that seemed imminent. The
navigators were Glenn
Shull and Arthnr Hicks.
The twenty dollar gold piece has been
coined since 1850 and contains f 20 worth
of gold besides the alloy. The total
amount coined is $1,103,292,980 up to
July, 1891, The ten dollar piece has
been coined since 1795. The five dollar
'piece since 1795. The three dollar piece
since 1853. The two dollar and a ha'f
piece since 1796,and the one dollar pieces
since 1849.
The constant ram is the subject of gen
eral comment, and the oldest inhabitant
declares that so many wet days have
never been recollected in the history of
The Dalles. One gentleman.lnterested in
the deyelopment of the country, said that
with such bountiful showers of rain that
have been experienced during the past
fall Eastern; Oregon would soon become
the garden spot of the continent. Crops
of all kinds would produce abundantly,
and there wouldnever be the least fear f
a failure.
Dr. M. A. Flynn, of East Portland, is in
tbe city. The doctor was at the Warm
Springs agency about twenty years ago; but
for the pant nineteen veara has practiced
his profession in different portions of the
state, and for the last eight years has been
located in East Portland. He will eat
Thanksgiving dinner with his mother and
sisters in this city, and then visit his
father-in-law, Mr. W. J. McCorkle at
Tygb. Altbengb away so many years be
ays Tbe Dalles appears home-like to him,
and it affords him great pleasure to set ao
many old friends.
The latest gunning accident is from
Lebanon, and is thus mentioned by the
Advance: "Mr. Bundy, foreman of tbe
Waterloo Development company, had one
of his thumbs shot off last Wednesday.
Mr. Bundy and Harry Kay were out
hunting and had killed a bear and a deer.
They were carrying the deer between
them, having the deer slung over the gun
and the ends of the gun on their should
ers. Mr. Kay who was behind, slipped
and let his end down, and the gun was
nccidenlly discharged while Mr. Bund
happened to haye his thumb over the
muzzle. It was lucky that it was his
thumb and not bis head that happened to
be over the muzzle of the gun."
Salem Statesman: Tbe governors of all
the eastern and southern states have
wired answers to the San Francisco Ex
aminer to tbe following question : "What
is the chief thing for which the national
gratitude should be evoked in thanks
giving on Thursday next?" As the list of
governors of the union would be incom
plete without response from Govcnor
Pennoyer, his excellency made this char
acteristically brief reply: "God's benefi
cence alone."
The following from the columns of the
East Oregonian is one of the effects of the
Democratic victory last fall: "W. L.
Gibson, the sheep grower and rancher of
Birch creek, is the latest local victim of
the wave of financial distress that sweeps
over tbe country. A deed or assignment
was filed this afternoon, in which Mr.
Gibson turns over his property to apply
upon the payment of his debts. A. F
Eddy is named as assignee. The assests
are given at $5950, and consist principally
of sheep and wool. The liabilities are
$3921, the principal creditors being Wat
son & Luhrs, $900; Alexander & Hexter,
$1000; Pendleton Savings Bank, $420;
Christy & Wise, $1080; E. U. Clarke,
$2C5."
From Friday's Daily.
Miss Bess French is visiting ber parents
in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Van fatten, of Grants, are
in the city to-day.
Mrs. M. B. Potter, of Hood River, wsa in
the city 3 esterday.
Hon. J. C. Lackey, of Warm Springs
agency, is in the city.
The plat ot Eist Belmont was filed with
the county clerk to day.
Master Willie Crossen spent yesterday
with his parents in this city.
Mr. E. C. FitzPatrick, of Tygh valley,
stock inspector of this connty, is in the city.
John Prall, indictei for obstructing a
stream, was fined $56 and costs on Tuesday
laat.
Master Georgie Moabus, of New Tacoma,
Wash., is visitiug bis sister, Mrs. Nolan, in
this city.
Mr. Frank French, of the Portland nui
versify, spent Thanksgiving with his par-
eats in this city.
Mr. W. H. Moore, the leading merchant
of Moro, wan registered at the Umatilla
House yesterday.
Miss Grace Marden and Georgia Sampson
left Wednesday fo:- Goldendale where they
ill visit Mrs. Donnell.
Mrs. J. M. Patterson and son Glenu left
Wednesday morning for Salem, where she
spent Thanksgiving day with her parents.
Judge Bradshaw heard a number of mo
tions this morning, rendered his decisions
and adjonrned conrt ULtil Monday morn-log.
A motion for a new tri il in the case of
MacEachern & MacLeod ys, S. B Aditns
was denied by Judge Bradshaw this morn
ing.
S. F. Call- A new feature in "A Cele
brated Case" is tho introductiun of violin
solos by Miss E. Alma Stuttz, which are
grand.
A landslide at the mouth of the tunnel
in the siskyou uiountaius delayed tbe
Southern Pacific train several hourj last
Tuesday.
The inicial performance of the Stuttz Co.
will be "A Celebrated Case" next Monday
night, Deo. 4th. Secure teat at Snipes &
Kinerely's. .
The west bound passenger train did not
arrive in the city yester .ay morning nntil
II o'clock. It was delayed by washouts
farther east.
We were informed to day that not more
than one half of the grain in Sherman
connty has been marketed ytt, and nearly
every bash el of this has been damaged by
rain.
Rain, has been nearly continuous for the
past week, and it is a matter of surprise to
the oldest inhabitant. Such rainfall has
never been witnessed in the history of Eist-
ern Oregon.
Temple Lodge, No. 3, A. O. U. W., in
itiated seven members last night, and alter
tbe exercises bad a banquet, furnished in
recherche style bv Mr. Andrew Keller, the
confectioner.
From our exchanges throughout Oregou
and Washington W3 see nothing but tbe
pruue in behalf of the Stnttz Co., who play
here next week. Everyone should take ad
vantage of the opportunity and not fail to
see them.
Mr. Henry Howard, a yonng man cf
Walla Walla, waa attacked in his room
Wednesday morning, and severely beaten
about tbe head. He finally fled from bis
assailants, gave the alarm, and his room
mate was arrested on suspicion.
There were two drnnk and disorderly
persona arrested last night and lodged in
the city jail. This morning they were
brought before the city recorJer, and one
was allowed to go on his own recognizance,
and tbe other was lined and rt pleir.ishtd
the city treasury.
C'emen Wettle, the 12-year-old son of
Jacob Wettle, of this city, in handling a
mule veaterday evening, was kicked by the
animal in the abdomen, and suffered severe
bruises and lacerations. Dr. Hollister was
called and attended to the injuries, and the
boy is resting easily.
A father and son in Coos county eloped
with two sister-, a niece and a cousin re
Bushee, DeanLtpectfolly of their liega lords and bearing
a'Kthe same name. People who would like to
6gure out kinship cm lake a slate and pen
cil and go to work on tbe father's kinship
to the son and the relation by marriage of
tbe two sisters.
This is what tbe Salem Statesman says of
the railroad situation in regard to Astoria:
"It any responsible company gets bold of
the Oregon Pacific railroad at the sale De
ce mber 14tb, of cuurse Salem will get a line
to the sea through tbe Grande Ronde pass
and on to Astoria. This is the natural
and only reasonable route for the road run
ning to Eistero Oregon through tbe Msnto
pass."
Eugene Guard: It will be remembered
that an announcement of the death of A.
Male was made in Monday's paper. Two
more from the same family died this morn
ing at their home on the McKenzie river
oppesite Springfield. The fatal disease waa
la grippe in all three cases. At 7:30 o'c'ock
this morning George Male, the aged father,
passed and a little over an hour later tbe
mother followed.
The difference between a toadstool and a
mushroom is tbe difference between an eel
and a rattlesnake in effect. There is but
one sure way of telling mushrooms from
toadstools the stems of the former are
generally shorter and thicker and invariably
solid; the stems of tbe toadstools are hol
low.. The man who gives this information
declares that be baa picked and eaten many
mushrooms, nsiog this test alone.
R. R. Hayes, of Portland, who gained
some notoriety as the only delegate who
voted for Harrison in tbe Chicago conven
tion, has made a contract for Lake connty
for a "present owner book," in which he
gets 18 per cent, of lauds thus found, and
the connty the remaining 82 per cent.,when
assessed, sas the Examiner. And the peo
ple will kick when they come to pay him
for bis work, and don't yon forget it.
The Chrysanthemum club of this city
gave a very enjoyable party at Schanno'a
hall on Wednesday evening. There was a
large number present, and the programme
of dances waa well arranged. Tbe moaio
was very excellent, and the lovers of the
mazy dance had a rare opportunity to in
dulge in this amusement. These parties
given by the Chrysanthemum club are be
coming yery popular, and on every occasion
attract the beauty and chivalry of the
city.
Nicholas Wright, a pioneer of Southern
Oregon, died at hi home in Jacksonville
Tuesday morning. Mr. Wright was a Mex
can war veteran and served through the
Rogue River Iodian wars. He was highly
esteemed by all who knew him, being not
tor his genial, cheerful disposition and pio
neer hospitality. He was a native of Mis
souri, 81 years of age, and leaves a wife
many years hU junior, who attended him
with constant devotion during the many
months of his fatal illness.
Georg-3 Belshaw, the veteran wheat raiser
of Lane County who recently received five
world's fair premiums, as well as premiums
at the Centennial, New Orleans and Paris,
died at Farmington, Wash., Wednesday
morning, at the ge of 78 years. For 25
years he made wheat raising a specialty.and
took the lead 111 his exhibits wherever they
were placed. Oregon has lost a good citi
zen, whose services were of great value in
advancing tbe interests ot the state. He was
visiting at the home of a son when he died
R. M. Steel, the lumberman, says the
La Grande Chronicle, returned a few days
ago from the east, one of the objects of bis
mission being that of a conference with the
receivers of the Uuion Pacific railway, to
see if his contract for the supplying of ties
was in anyway affected by the lecent
change in the road's management. There
will be no particular change. The road
needs ties now, the sime as it did before
and while Mr. Steal wai not informed as
to the exact number that would ba required,
he was given an estimate, and as a result of
this information several saw-mills in this
vicinity that have been lying idle for four
or five months will start up again.
Thanksgiving Day.
From Fiidav's Daily.
Thanksgiving day was observed yester
day as it should be. Union services were
held at the Congregational church, and Rev.
W. C. Curtis preached oue of his able ser
mons. He dwelt on the present distress
now prevailing, and the necessity of every
one lulnlling bis obligations to his fellow
man. The discourse furnished food for re
flection to all cogitative minds in regard to
tbe day, and tbe manner in which it should
be kept by all patriotic citiz:os.
During a greater part of the day tie busi
ness houses were closed, and a general holi
day was enjoyed. In mauy families a re
union took p'ri'.-e around the dinner table.
Fathers and sons, mothers and children.
brothers and tisters met together ou this oc
casion who had been separated for years.
Old associations were revived, and many
lived their lives over again.
The day was not agreeable, there being
almost a continuous tall of rain, and tbe
gloominess of the atmosphere appeared to
have its effect upon tbe people. There
was no joyous expression 00 the face of the
citizens, and the business depression and
the destrnction'of wheat by reason of ex
cessive moisture appeared to throw a pill
over tbe community. Generally considered
it was not such a Thanksgiving day as bos
been exDerienced in this usually prosperous
country.
In the evening an entertainment was
given at St. Mary's academy, which at
tracted quite a large audience. The seats
were filled, and the aisles wern occupied by
chairs. A splendid programme of literary
and musical exercises were rehearsed, and
the entertainm -Dt gave general satisfaction.
There were several numbers worthy of es
pecial mention, and among which were a
medley sung by a class of boys, instru
mental duets by the pupils, the farce of ill
uess without disease. The Dalles brass band,
the tableau ot Hope and Faith, and Grand
ma's Dream, beautifully rendered by little
Miss Mary Mclnerny, who has a sweet
voice and who displays considerable mus oil
cultivation for one so young. Several pieces
were loudly applaudedand the performance
reflected great credit on the "Sisters in
charge of the academy who had trained the
pel former'.
A Dastardly Outrage-
The following from the columns of the
Albany Democrat, contains the account of
a most brutal outrage committed near
Oakland, Ore : "A dastardly outrage was
committed on Sunday morning about 1
o clocK on 1 nomas Sutherland, who re
sides on his iarm about three miles south
of Oakland, by two men who entered his
house for tbe purpose of robbery. At the
time of their entrance Sutherland who
lives alone was asleep. Tbey awoke him
and demanded his money. He said he
had but $40 about the premises, which
they took, and then demanded more.
Sutherland Insisted that was all the
money he had. Then they took him to a
locust tree and hung him by the neck,
trying to extort a confession that he had
more money. The limb broke, and then
they took bim to the barn and bung him
the second time and left him and returned
to tbe house. Sutherland managed to
untie himself. They then took him to the
house aud tied him to the bed, put paper
on his hands, lighted it, and burned bis
hands to blisters. When the robbers suc
ceeded in getting no more money they
left the house, and Sutherland went to his
brother's house near by and gave the
alarm. The robbers wore white handker
chiefs over their faces. One mau was
tall, the other was short and heavy set.
Sntherland has no suspicion who the men
were. They had no light when they woke
him up."
Monis-BeHuff Nuptials.
Last Tuesday evening Miss Katrina De
Huff was married to Mr. A. H. Morris at
the residence of the bride's parents in this
city. Rev. E. D Sutcliffe, rector of tbe
Episcopal church, officiating. The hride is
the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.. De
Huff, and has resided in The Dalles from
early girlhood. She has a host of friends
among her associates, and is a yonng lady of
the most amaiable traits of character. Mr.
Morris, the groom, was formerly a resident
of the city, but is now in tbe employ of the
Union Pacific at Albina. The wedding was
only witnessed by members of the family
and particular friends. On tbe morning
train, after the ceremony, the hride and
groom left for Albina where they will make
their future residence. The young people
receive the congratulations of the commu
nity on assuming the new relations of life,
and earnest wishes will be extended to them
for nothing but summer sunshine and pleas
ant breezes on the ocean ofjifa.
A liar With a Big-Fish.
"Dear ! dear I" exclaimed George H.
Pegram to a covey of railroad birds
in the St. - James, "how many liars
there are in the world anyhow.
Every small and largo town has its
star liar, and my old town had one.
My old town was Chatham, Mass.
There was, when I was a boy, an old
fellow of the name of George San
ders, who wore without an effort the
Bilver star of champion long distance
liar for the town and neighboring
Vicinity. This fellow had been, ac
cording to himself, lost 0 times in
great ocean wrecks. He had wan
tiered naked and starving up and
down cannibal islands and been res
cued in a most providential manner.
Sharks and whales had vainly har
bored designs against his life, and in
variably he had led them a bootless
chase. In doing all this he had also
established his star reputation. One
day George came into the town drag-
eine: after him an immense coonsn.
"He stopped at all the nouses, ne
was so well known, and calling out
the inhabitants pointed with pride
to the fish and said: 'Now, if l natt
told you people I had caught a fish of
that size you wouldn t have beiieveu
It.' Georee knew his reputation wen,
and he knew that to gain the actual
credit for his catch that he would
have to work for it. It always tickled
me to think that the biggest liar in
town should catch the biggest fish
and then be compelled to drag it all
around town to prove it." St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
ONCE IN THE BIBLE.
Sleeping; In Gloves.
There is an anecdote of Dr. Russell,
the famous war correspondent. The
most unenviable position in which he
ever found himself was not m battle,
but in bed. As the story runs, the
corresnondent was on the way to
India with the Prince of Wales and
stormed at the nalace in Athens. The
king made an appointment with him
for an early walk. Dr. Russell nar
rates: "I went up stairs to bed. I
couldn't sleep. The mosquitoes bit
me to their hearts' content, particu
larly about the hands and arms. I
happened to have a pair of long white
kid gloves in my bag. lgotupanu
put them on. I awoke m the morn
ing with the knowledge of having
somebody bv mv bedside, it was tne
kina:, accompanied by his big dog.
It was 6:301 I sat ur in bed. 'Inhalf
an hour, Mr. Russell,' said the king,
Bmiliner as he left the room, 'I shall
come back for you.' At breakfast
that morning, during a moment of
silence, the kins:, addressing the
queen, with a sly glance in my direc
tion, said: 'Well, I've met a great
many dandies in my time, but Mr.
Russell beats them all. He actually
Bleeps in white kid gloves."'
Careful Searcfi Shows Dictionaries and
Concordances In Error.
A minister in North Carolina and
another, and also a Bible teaeher in
Kentucky, have been puzzled over
this query, "The word 'its' is found
only once in the Bible where?" They
say: "Will you please tell us where?
We have failed to find it." It is not
remarkable that a minister of expe
rience should fail to find the answer
to this query.
The word "its" is not found in the
best concordances of the Bible, such
as Cruden's and Young's. Moreover,
Worcester's larger dictionary quotes
the statement of Trench, "Through
the whole of our authorized version
of the Bible 'its' does not once occur.
Although Worcester corrects an error
of Trench in respect to the use of the
word "its" liy Shakespeare and Mil
ton, he does not correct the state
ment in respect to the use of the word
in the authorized version of the Bible.
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
also says, "The possessive form, 'its,'
is modern, being rarely found in
Shakespeare and Milton, and not at
all in King James' version of the
Bible." The same statement is re
peated in Webster's new Interna
tional Dictionary, word for word.
Dr. Angus, in his "Handbook of the
English Tongue," also says: '"Its' is
a recent torm in imgiisn. it is sel
dom found in Shakespeare and never
in sacred Scripture."
The statement of the revisers of
the English Bible in their preface is
more precise. They say: "It is well
known that 'its' does not occur in the
Bible of 1611, and it does not appear
to have been introduced into any edi
tion before 1G60. But it is found 10
times in Shakespeare, and there is
other evidence to show that at the
time of the authorized version it was
coming into use."
Now, 11 our .North Carolina minis
ter and other readers of the author
ized version of the Bible will turn to
Leviticus xxv, 5, they will find the
following: "That which groweth of
its own accord of thy harvest thou
shalt not reap."
The word "its" is therefore found
in the current version of our English
Bible, notwithstanding the state
ment of Worcester, Webster and
other authorities to the contrary.
Moreover, the word appears in vari
ous editions, as those of tho Ameri
can Bible society, tho Oxford and
Cambridge Press issues, the Collins
Bibles. Eyre and Siottiswoode's,
Bagstf ' and all tho editions of fam
ily ai.J pulpit Bibles consulted for
this purpose. Sunday School World.
Do Water Wheels Bon Faster at Might?
For years the question whether
water wheels run faster at nicrht
than during the day has been cata
logued among the things which no
man can find out.
They do if they are so geared as to
be affected by the varying fullness
and speed of the current m which
they are set. There is no doubt that
all streams are fuller and all streams
carry more water at midnight than
tney do at noon. In the first place.
the increased coolness of the air pre
vents evaporation and subsequent
Drying up of the smaller tributaries,
and, in the second place, the condensa
tion of the moisture in the air in the
shape of dew is always sufficient to
add something to large streams and
their branches. Heavy dews are often
so copious as to be almost equal to a
small shower of rain. We often hear
dewdrops falling from the overloaded
leaves and find all exposed objects as
wet as if they had undegone a shower
during the night. A large portion of
this moisture must get into the mi
nute channels, which of course con
duct it to mill streams.
"Often," says Humboldt, "the ef
fect upon a shallow stream is very
noticeable indeed." If it is at all
"noticeable," a wheel turned by such
a stream would "go faster by night
than by day. Indianapolis News.
The Feast of St. Ruroara.
The feast of St Barbara, like that
of St Martin, is a soldiers' fete in
Italy. The heroic girl, if we may
believe an old story of the tenth cen
tury, was an angel of beauty and vir
tue, born in a fortress where her
father, Dioscoro, was the governor
and alsoaid-de-camp to tho emperor,
Maximilian. St. Barbara first saw
the light in Italy in her father's beau
tiful villa near Scandrisrlia, a (rift
from the emperor to his general, rich
with mineral waters, marvelous
plants, statues, etc., where sho passed
tne nrst few years of her life, and
where she became a convert to the
Christian religion.
lne beautiful girl was hunted to
death, taken prisoner, her breasts
were cut off, and she was exposed to
brutal soldiers, who took possession
of her, fastened her to a stake, covered
her with quicklime and burned her
to death, and this she suffered rather
than renounce the religion she had
embraced. This, at least, is the le
end, and tho artillery and the engi
neer regiments iete ner as tneir pa
tron, to wtiom tney snow much re
spect and gratitude, especially as
they have half the day free and dou
ble pay. London Society.
FARMER BROWN'S CONCLUSION.
Well, the first I heard about em
Was through some boarders we had.
That talked about microbes anil Mich tliinip
liu 1 own 1 was fairly scared.
tv ve uvea on me iarm lor unrty odd year
Ana been mlddlm healthy, tot.;
We've raised eight good, smart children
Which's as well as most of folks do.
But last summer we took some professors.
And they made my blood run cold.
For ghosts and goblins warn't nowhere
Compared to the yarns they told
About microbes that swim in the water
And fly on wings through the nir.
That have feet to walk about with "
And con stick to your skin and hair.
They peeked over the edge of the well curb
To see if the bucket was clean.
And analyzed the pertaters
To find the paris green
That I put on the tops in early spring.
Afore the pertaters was growed;
Then how they thought it could git inside
Was more than ever I knowed.
They wanted our tomcat kept to home.
Because one of Vm'd heard of a caso
Where a cat brought home a disease in its fur.
Though there warn't one to ketch In the
place.
They went up into the paster.
To see if the cows eat weeds.
For if they did the milk we used
Would be full of colic seeds.
They peeked in the suller and aired the barn.
'inougn 1 aiiurs took pains to keep clean
And sprinkled cleansin powders around
That smelt wns'n any old dreen.
They hunted 'em faithful all summer.
Till I kind of pitied the things
And thought 'to myself the Almighty was
wise
When on some of the kinds he put wings.
Well, after they'd gone away in the fall
Matilda she says to me,
"Tho best thins we can do, Caleb,
Is to let tho whole thing be."
60 we come to this conclusion.
No matter what microbes might bring,
A little bit of learning
Isa mighty dangerous thing.
Yankee Blade.
OUR
SPECIHL
SHLE
SATURDAY, DEC. 2d, M
Rubbers,
Rubber Boots,
Arctics,
Snow Excluders,
25 Per Cent
Discount.
Keep Your Feet Dry.
Offensive and Exasperating Expressions.
In our own opinion tho use of
'common form" jocularities is most
offensive in those who think of them
as wit, though most painful in per
sons who use them unconsciously and
as mere methods of expressing their
meaning. We feel that those who
try to force a laugh out of such ex
pressions as my downy couch"
or committing matrimony, who
squirm into a smile as they ask if
"there isn't room for a little one," or
whospeak'of "japanning their trot
ter cases," might fairly be shot at
eight
When some xcellent mother of a
large and heavily facetious family
catcnes up ana uses almost uncon
sciously such phrases as "getting
outside a square meal, ' "the clork of
the weather," "she's no chicken," or
"put on your warpaint," and when
even the father mechanically talks
of "performing his ablutions," the
sense of pathos overcomes all others.
London Spectator.
ALL GOODS MARKED IN
PLAIN FIGURES
PEASE & MAYS
JUST ARRIVED FROM NEW YORK
!
Bow the Sultan's Food Is Prepared.
The food for the sultan of Turkey
is cooked by one man and his assist
ants, and no others touch it. It is
cooked in silver vessels, and, when
done, each kettle is sealed by a slip
of paper and a stamp, and this is
broken in the presence of the sultan
by the high chamberlain, who takes
one spoonful from each separate ket
tle before the sultan tastes it This
is to guard against poison. The sultan
never uses a plate. He rarely uses a
knife or fork a spoon, his bread, a
pancake or fingers are far handier.
It requires just twice as many slaves
as there are courses to serve a dinner
to him. Woman's World.
Letters Advertised.
The following is tho list of letters re
maining in The Dalles postoffice uncalled
for Saturday, Dec. 2, 1893. Persons call
ing for these letters will pleaso give the
date on which they were advertised:
Costello, Martin Cone, Adoph
Donaldson, D F C Felhn, W L
Engarsall, Mrs Mary Fountain, Henry W
Inzersall, D W
Ramus, Thomas
Walker, Mrs Elmer
Matthews, Mrs Queen
Smith, Mrs Neuton
Walters, Mrs Emel
M. T. Nolan, P. M.
Co', dark.
U. 8. Army, writes: For the laat two
years, my health baa been excellent; this,
I think, Is doe to my using of Sulphur
Bitters, as formerly my health was mis
erable, owing to those frequent changes
of climate, etc., o incident to a soldier's
lite.
"Wanted To But.
Any person having an organ on sale can
fad a pnrcbaser by applying at this office
Railroad English.
Slang expressions generally origi
nate with the railroad men, and a
person not versed in slang might
listen to a crowd of railroad men
talking for an hour without getting
the slightest impression of their
meaning:. Consequently, wnen an
Atchison girl received the following
letter from her Apollo, a brakeman,
she was somewhat puzzled: "My
dear, I pushed the con's face yester
day, and he told the supe, who put
me on the carpet and finally put the
can to me. I will have to lay over
on the hill for 10 days and will be
down to see you soon." Atchison
Globe.
Tne Advantages of Dead Peers.
The emperor of China has ennobled
the ancestors of Sir Halliday Macart
ney for three generations. I con
gratulate these posthumous noble
men, wherever their disembodied
spirits may be. Honor will no doubt
be most gratifying to them. The
Chinese are more sensible than we
are. It is far more reasonable to
convert dead men who can do no
harm into noblemen than to make
unborn descendants of living men
into legislators, in which capacity
they mav do much harm. London
Truth.
The Bemains of Pets as Ornaments.
A London lady of high degree
wears set in the jewels of her brace
let a tooth extracted from the mouth
of her pet poodle. Another affec
tionate creature uses the skin of a
once favorite horse as a hearth rug
for her boudoir and has a defunct
pet pug mounted in a lifelike attitude
by the taxidermist for an ornament
on her writing table. Exchange.
An Enduring Publication.
An eminent artist, known for his
plain speaking, remonstrating with
Oscar Wilde on his undue admiration
of his own play, "Lady Winder
mere's Fan," remarked: "I much
doubt whether such a work could
live after the present season. Now,
the 'School For Scandal' has lasted
100 years and is as popular to-day as
ever it was." "Ah!" murmured Os
car, "but so is 'isradshaw's uuide.'"
San Francisco Argonaut
Masculine Management.
Little Dick Go ask mamma if we
can have these crusts she was goin
to throw away.
Little Dot I don t want crusts.
Little Dick Neither do L but if
we ask her for 'em she'll give us a
big piece of ginger cake. Good
News.
Good resolutions are a pleasant
crop to sow. The seed springs up so
readily, and the blossoms open so
soon with such a brave show, espe
cially at first But when the time of
flowers has passed, what as to the
fruit? Malet
It is claimed that the best handles
of small tools are made from the
wood of the apple tree, which is very
hard when dry and possesses a fine
grain. Moreover, it is said, it does
not crack easily after it has been
dressed.
Fishes swallow their food hastily
and without mastication because
they are obliged unceasingly to open
and close the jaws for the purpose of
respiration and cannot long retain
food in the mouth when quite shut
Of the entire human race 500,000,-
000 are well clothed, 250,000,000 go
habitually naked and 700,000,000 only
cover the middle parts of the body.
The modern Italian wine jars, hold
ing about 20 quarts, are almost iden
tical in shape and size with the ana
phoras found in Pompeii
Lord Tennyson as a Carpet Cleaner.
Tennyson appeared once in the new
character of carpet cleaner. Calling
on some mends and rinding them
absent he wrote them a polite note,
but had the misfortune to overturn
the ink bottle upon the beautiful
white Persian carpet. Frantic, he
appealed for help to the servant. She,
suddenly recollecting that new milk
will remove ink when wet, seized a
can of the creamy liquid which hap
pened to have been just left by the
milkman. She upset the can on the
large black pool and set about rub
bing and scrubbing the stain.
Down went Tennyson on his hands
and knees, rubbing and scrubbing
also, in an agony of suspense lest his
mends should return, which he after
ward said "reached the infinite."
Every trace of ink was removed, and
the servant was rewarded with a
5-shUling piece and the poet's "God
bless you!" London Tit-Bits.
Tbe Funny Bone.
A most unpleasant sensation is
caused by the violent excitation of
the ulnar nerve due to a blow on the
elbow. This nerve passes down on
the inner side of the arm, and then
rather inconsiderately bends round
and enters the forearm at the back of
the elbow joint. Any one who has
felt his neighbor's elbow sticking into
his ribs knows that the elbow is re
markably deficient in flesh. The
nerve is therefore at this point very
near the surface and has little to
shield it from a blow. If we are so
unfortunate as to give our elbow a
smart tap, we obtain a practical con
firmation of the fact that the ulnar
nerve is the principal sensory nerve
of the forearm and hand. Toronto
Mail.
Odd Comment,
One who gives public or private
recitations is certain to hear remark
able comments on his work. Most
people wish for something emotional
and dramatic, where the color is laid
on with . a heavy brush and senti
ment is rampant.
"I like to be curdled," said a great
lady to me one day. "I like that
piece about a child being run over by
a train. Oh, isn't it run over? Well,
you think it's going to be run over,
and that s nearly as good."
Another lady once asked, with a
gracious and sunny smile, Don t
you recite anything about a good
murder?" Clifford Harrison in
Stray Records."
Questions About Change.
Did you ever start out with more
errands than you had time to do,
grudging every moment of delay,
and find yourself without your purse
when the conductor called for your
fare? Did you ever see a conductor
hold the pennies that some other
passenger gave in change till you
passed up vour coin and then work
them off orffou?
Did you ever think that you'd lost
your purse and make trantic nixie
dashes into anyplace that could hold
it and presently find it where it be
longed ? Did you ever take perforated
dimes and quarters in exchange for
good coin? Still worse, did you ever
hand up a coin in good faith and see
the salesman ring it on the counter
and say "N. G. " Boston Common
wealth.
How A. T. Stewart's Body Is Guarded.
The body of the late American
millionaire, Alexander T. Stewart,
was once stolen from the bt MarK s
church graveyard in New York, and
the robbers demanded a ransom for
its restoration. The amount having
been agreed upon and the body re
covered it was deposited in a splen
did crypt in the cathedral at Garden
City, and in order to prevent any ru
ture body snatching the coffin is now
in direct electric communication with
the cathedral bells, which would
sound an instant alarm if it were be
ing tampered with. Exchange.
A Latter Day Marriage.
Downton So you are really going
to be married?
UDton Yes. it's all fixed. We've
rented a furnished flat, and I've hired
dress suit for the occasion, and
Marie has borrowed her cousin 8
weddintr risr. and a new caterer has
agreed to lend us his plaster of paris
show cake, provided I mention ma
name in the papers. new xora
Weekly.
Pure Flour and Bran.
Those who mistake the flour of dirt
for a natural characteristic of flour
are not likely to be safe eruides in
anything relating to flour. Unrefined
Bugar is noted for its "flavor," but
the flavor is merely the dirt or extra
neous matter in the sugar. So it is
with unrefined flour. The stalk of
the wheat is quite as digestible as
the bran and is quite similar m com
position. The bran faddists ought to
insist on smashing bran, awns and
stems all at once into meal Then
they would have a meal in which
nothing is wasted except the con
sumer. Tbe consumer should be
guided by experience. If bran agrees
with him, he is right in eating it. If
it disagrees with him, he is right in
refusing to eat it The inoralizers
who are trying to make out that the
millers are domg a great wrong in
making pure flour have everything
against them nowadays. Milling
World.
Whither the Winds Bore Him.
It is said of an old time Maine
preacher, Father Blaisdell, who was
the pioneer missionary along the
Maine coast, that he would launch
his boat and sail before the wind, and
where the wind took him he would
land and preach. At one time, so
the story goes, the wind bore hini di
rectly toward Islesboro. Just be
fore getting there, however, the wind
shifted, and although he was within
a few rods of the land he turned his
boat and with the wind sailed off to
another town, where he landed, held
meetings and started one of the
greatest revivals ever held under his
ministry. Rockland (Me.) Courier
Gazette. '
Pino Troes on Volcanoes.
Every one who admires trees must
be interested m the result of Profess
or Heilprin's studies of the pines that
clothe the slopes of the great vol
canic mountains of Mexico.
These huge peaks seem to have
pierced their way upward through a
mantle of pine forest which clings
to their sides up to a height of nearly
3J miles.
The vertical range of the pine in
Mexico is remarkable. It is found
among the sun loving palm trees at
the foot of the mountains, and it
stands defiant of the cold close to the
perpetual snows that cover their
summits. Youth's Companion.
Colombian Stamps For Etiquette.
An elderly lady in a modest man
ner ieanea over tne counter 01 a
west end drug store, and pointing to
a letter with a Columbian stamp
asked:
"Will you please tell me if these
stamps are good for just common
use?" When assured that they were
so intended, she bowed politely and
remarked as she left: "Ididn t know.
1 tnougnt tney were to De used per
haps tor etiquette."
"I have to answer that same ques
tion 10 times a day," said the clerk,
"but I wonder what she meant by
etiquette." Baltimore Sun.
LOOK AT THE
SIZE of the or-
dinarv pill.
Think of all the
trouble and dis
turbance that it
causos yon.
Wouldn't you
welcome some
thins easier to
take, and ei
in its ways, if
at the same time
it did von more
good f That is tne case with Ur. .nerce's
Pleasant Pellets. They're the smallest in
size, the mildost in action, but the most
thorough and far-reachinr in results. They
follow nature's metnexis, ana tney give neip
that Zf sis. Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious
Attacks, Sick and Bilious Headaches, and all
derangements of tho liver, stomach and bowels
are promptly relieved and permanently cured.
V
SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF
5
Jackets,
FROM $3.50jUP WARDS
ClothiDg and Farnlshirj
At Remarkably Low Prices.
Sphriid Chincblk Cverceats a. $5..0
FULL ASSORTMENT OF
WINTER DRY GOODS.
Boots. Shoes, hats, etc.
A3 we are forced to SELL FOR CASH in order to nvoid lawsuits (like the famous .
S. Collins and wife's suit) and bad debts, our prL-oa will always be fouad thi vury lovo-s
in the market. We invite onr friends and cuiloniorj to examine the earns b. fore pu runn
ing elsewhere.
" If we can't cure vour Catarrh, no matter
bow bad your case or of how long standing,
we'll pay yon ?500 In cash." That is what
is promised by tho proprietors of Dr. Sage's
Catarrn Kemeay. lesii't is provo, rjetter
than any words could, that thin is a remedy
unit cures cauirrn 1 iosta qwj ou cbuib.
H. Herbring
GOOD
Food
Digestion- -Complexion
-
are all intimately connected
practically inseparable.
inouiin inc iacc is oucu
ignored, it is nevertheless
true that a good coraplex-
. ? -i ..1.
ion is an impossiuimy wun
out good digestion, which
in turn depends on good
food.
There is no more common c
2! cause of Indigestion than rnTTT
lard. Let the bright house
keeper use
COTTOLEfJE
The New Vegetable Shortening
and substitute for lard, and
2 her cheeks, with those of
her family, will be far
more likely to be " Like a
rose in the snow."
CoTTOLENE Is clean, deli- s
cate, healthful and popu-
" lar. Try it for yourself.
'Send three centl In stampt to K.
! K. Fairbank & Co..Chicaeo. tor
handsome Cottolene Cook Book,
containinz m hundred recipes.
5 prepared by nine eminent author-
. mcs on cooking.
flade only by
N. K. Fairbank & Co.,
ST. LOUIS and
CHICAGO, NEW YORK, BOSTON.
Do Ton Enow That
We carry a full line of Stoves and Ranges,
Building Hardware, Tinware, Graniteware.
Fishing Tackle, Guns, Ammunition, Pumpg,
IronNPipe, etc. We are sole agents for the
11 Garland Stoves and Banges
The World's Best banitary Plumbing, Tin
ning and Metal Roofing a Specialty.
Groceries, Provisions I Cordwood.
. All orders promptly attended to.
MAIER & BENTON. The Dalles.
THERE IS NO COFFIN TRUST.
A Good Witness.
She Do you really and truly lore
me?
He With all my soul, my dear;
but why do you ask?
She Because I know mamma is
listening. Exchange.
An Invention Suggested. -
The Listener wants some one to in
vent and construct a vehicle which
shall have wheels and also a sat of
runners, and be furnished with a
lever so placed and geared that when
the vehicle is moving over good solid
snow it will go on the runners, but
when a thin or bare spot 13 reached,
the lever may be operated and the
runners drawn up, and then the ve-
icle will go on wheels. Boston
Transcript.
Management of the Spoon.
Use the spoon only to stir tea or
coffee; never use it to sip or drink
with. As soon as tbe liquid is stirred
place the spoon in the saucer and
leave it there during the remainder
of the meaL If a second cup is de
sired, pass the cup with the spoon in
the saucer, not in the cup. Do not
drink from the cup with the spoon
in it Housekeeper.
Children Cry
for PlTOHKB'S
Castoria
" Castoria Is to well adapted to children that
I recommend it as superior to any prescription
Known to me.- xi. a. abobib, jn. u
111 South Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y
I use Castoria in my practice, and find it
tpeoauy aoapteo. lOAuecnona 01 ennaren."
iSbcz. Robkbtsov, M. D
1057 d Are., New York.
"From personal knowledge I can Bar that
1 testoria Is a most excellent medicine for chil.
Iren." Us. U. U. Osoood,
" Lowell, Mass.
Castoria promotes Digestion, and
overcomes Flatulency, Constipation, Sour
Stomach, Diarrhoea, and Feverishness.
Thus the child is rendered healthy and its
sleep natural. Castoria contains no
Jlorphine or other narcotic property.
I WILL FURNISH ANYTHING NEEDED KROM AN UNDERTAKER tl eheip as cm bo procorM
from ny one that does not belong to the Association, and I bars Dottc daes of roods. Having
taken the necersarv eonn-e of instruction in embaimiDir. I am prepared to attend to aienrUilog pettaioing-
to the business.
CAN BE CALLED, DAY OR NIGHT.
PLACE OF BUSINESS Corner of Third and Washington atresia RESIDENCE Corner of Fourth
and Washington streets. All orcers promptly attended to.
PICTUBES FRAMED TO ORDER, AND AT SHORT NOTICE.
If. WML Undertaker and Embalmer.
The One Price Cash House,
COR. SECOND AND COURT STS.,
J. P. McIIOlKNT
-UJEA-Ll:!!, IN-
Familiar Faces in k Place.
C K. BAYARD,
Late Special Agent
Gen'l Land Office.
J. E. BARNETT
Doesn't Uke Doctors.
"I don't like our doctor," said Wil
lie. "I went and caught a cold bad
enough to keep me home from school
for two weeks, and the mean old doc
tor cured me in lesa'n two days."
Cincinnati Enquirer.
An Enthusiast Indeed.
Mrs. Trulove What on earth ever
induced you to engage yourself to
Count Lackpenny?
Miss Brickybrac Why, my dear,
don't you know that he will inherit
a service of renaissance plate! How
it will improve my collection ! Jew
elers' Weekly.
REAL ESTATE, LOAN,
Znsurancs an. Collection ::sj.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods
Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, &c.
Agent for tbe Batteries. Patterns; also for tbe Hall Bazaar Dress Forms.
COLUMBIA PACKING COMPANY
Corner Third and Washington Streets.
Cored Hams, Bacon, Dried Beef and Tongues,
And the best Beefsteaks, Mutton Chops and
Veal Oatlets in the market.
Orders DelivarecTto Any Part of the Citv.
Fresh VeetaWeeJon sale at the Lowest Prices.
ffiISS HNNH PET6R & COWPHNY,
Parties having property thev wish to sell or tn
houses 10 rent, or abstract of title furnished,
find it to their advantage to call upon us.
We shall make a specially of the prosecution of
claims and contests before the United States Land
Office. - Juij-25
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