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SATURDAY.
.AUGUST 15. Itm
Notice Farmers
We are now prepared
. , to pat out . ..... ..
WHEAT SACKS
Get your orders in early
and save money. . .
Wasco Warehouse Co,
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesday's Dolly.
B. F. Laugblin lelnbis morning; for
Glennwood.
". Mrs. Cbas. Aldin visited Cascade
Locks today.
Judge Bennett and family returned
last eight from Newport.
. Freas Saunders went to Sprague on
. the Regulator: this porn Id g-.
Miss - Ann Hawortb returned to
Portland today after a few day's visit
with friends in The Dalles. ..
- Judee John Fulton and wife, of
Bigrgs, were visiting in the city yes-
terday and left on last night's train
for home.
Another car load of the popular An
Vanoaw CnMk tiaaii t n Vo a nA Haldol a
is on the road en route to Stubling &
Williams' store. .
' . James Flett, an old newspaper man
of Western Oregon, and former school
fellow cf the T.-M. editor, is visiting
.' In The Dalles today.. .
W. H. Godard, travelin frelgh
agent for the Southern Pacific, spen
the day in The. Dalles looking after
business for his road.
T. H. Clark started on a prospecting
tour again this morning', tla goes
into the mountains near St. Helen's
where he -has discovered some fine ap
pearing quartz.
F. B. Howell left on the Regulator
for Multnomah -Falls with a photo
frranbin? outfit and will spend a few
days taking viows of the scenery in
that vicinity.
Today Ed. Mays arrived at Eight-
Mile with 600 head of stock cattle
which wllfbe. delivered at Saltmarshe
'& Co. 'a stock yards tomorrow and ship
ped to Mr. Millie in Montana.
Miss Dollie Mosier has been in The
Dalles attending- the normal institute
and visiting' friends tho past two
weeks. She returned on the after
noon train to her borne at Mosier.
The Misses McNulty returned .last
evening from- Portland accompanied
by Mrs. Scott and Miss Jean Scott, of
Portland on the Regulator this morn-
ing. . . . .
The weather conditions are such as
to make it almost impossible for the
lot wave which exists east of the
Hookies reaching ' this coast, hence
we need have no fears of another
corober this season. -,
Mrs. H. H. Sutcliffe, of Goldendale,
passed through the city today ou her
way to San Francisco, where she in
tends to spend the coming winter
while her husband attends the medical
college at roruana. -
W.' F. Grunow, accompanied by a
. wild-eyed, vicious looking pack pon7,
Carrying all manner of prospecting
apparatus, boarded the Regulator
this morning, way-billed for Wind
river. He expects to discover a dozen
or more gold-mines before he returns
to civilization.
A o-entleman who has lust returned
from the vicinity of Mb Hood says
that country is filled with prospectors
who are scratching around in the
ravines and gullies for precious metals,
and be belis vea some valuable mtnas
will be discover ; J iu the Cascades be
fore snow falls this year.
; Yesterday was J. B. Crossen's 58th
anniversary, and his two sons, James
and Will, reminded him of the fact by
presenting him with a handsome Elk's
charm. It is one which was made some
time since by Fred Van Norden, a
description of which was given in
these columns. It is pronounced by
all Elks as being one of the handsom
est emblems they have ever seen, and
is very highly prized by Mr. Crossen,
coming as it did, a birthday present
from his sons.
Ever since the stories of fabulous
wealth to be picked up at the recently
discovered Rock creek mines began to
float around in the air, Vic Harden
has been casting wistful glances
Steven son ward, picturing in his mind
a fortune almost within his grasp. So
vivid were theseevisions of gold that
Vic gave way to his desire to become a
millionaire mine owner, and this
morning boarded the Regulator for
the new Eldorado. He will no doubt
get over his mining fever in a few
days and return to the city.
T. A. Van Norden is home from the
coast, having arrived by last night's
train. Mr. Van Norden brought with
him a handsome collection of sea
shells which are on exhibition at bis
Jewelry store. Among the collection
is one real curiosity, a porcupibe fish.
It is an almost round shell about 5x6
inches, with spines from one to two
Inches in length protruding in every
direction, and with head, tail, ears and
fins perfectly preserved. It is cer
tainly an attractive relic, and is ad
admired by all who see it.
inom Thursday's Call?.
Mr. and Mrs.. C. J. Pease left
this
morning for Seaview.
Mrs. D M. French left on the
afternoon train for Seaview.
Mrs. Gleesen, of Oregon City, is in
the city visiting Mrs. Keeveney.
Mr. and Mrs. Kahler and Mr. and
Mrs. Hendricks visited Hood River to
day. Mr. and Mrp. C. W. Court, of Pen
dleton, are visit! ig frisads in The
Dalle. '
At 3 o'clock th?s afternoon the mer
cury registered 95 degrees - in the
shade.
Mr. and Mrs Joe -Roblogon have
gone to Eight-Mile for a few day's rec
reation.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm Lora returned by
the morning train to their summer
home at Seaview.
Billy Summers returned this morn
ing to Portland, after visiting a few
days in The Dalles.
That poi tion of the O R. & N. dock
that washed away during the, high
Word was received here last evening
that Smith French, who has been
quite lck at Fossil, is gradually im
proving. "
Treasurer Phillips ia now prepared
to pay all Wasco county warranto reg
istered prior to July ST, 1892. See
v.Qt.c lse where.
Misses Cora atd Lilly Copple, wh
have been in the city the pust few
days, returned this moruin "io their
home at Hood River.
Fred Bronsen returned last nihi
from a visit to his friend, A. M. Bn
four at Lyle. Mr Balfour Intoiius
leaving soon for Russia.
. Mrs. J. M. Filloon left on the Regu
lator this morning to again join the
ladies who are sketching the scenery
in the vicinity of Multnomah falls.
Col. Bob Thompson, of Portland,
accompanied by his nails, Miss Mary
Marshal, a teacher In the Fo. Lapwa
Indian-school, are visiting Sheriff and
Mrs. Driver.
A. free and easy Salvation Army
meeting will be given at the barracks
Saturday evening at which ice cream
and cake will be served. All arc cor
dially invited.
Two car loads of sheep wore shipped
last night from the stock yards to the
Union Meat Co. at Tacotaa. Tho
eep were bought from J. Shotwell,
of Ten-Mile.
Mis9ea Louis Ruch and Emma Lay
;veot to Stevenson this morning to
join the party of campors from thiy
city who are spending ihoir summer
vacation at that place.
Amos Lovejoy, of Oregon City,, ha
j'ist returned from Prineville wbere he
has been looking after matters con
nected with the government reserve
in the Cascade mountains. .
W. F. Mellick, J. A. .Sears, C I.
Tuttle and S.- W. Dean arrived last
night from Salt Laka City and are to
day receiving 600 head of stock cattle
frcm Robert Mays & Sons.
F. Fredricksburg. postmaster at Mt.
Hood, M. Deitrick, of Mt. Hood, and
John Vanlheirs, of Ssn Francisco, are
in the ' city looking after land titles
In upper Hood River valley.
' The stock yards were the busiest
place In The Dalles today. W. F.
Mellick wa loadiug 600 head of cattle
bought of Robt. Mays & -Sons. The
herd tilled 22 cars, and were shipped
to Montana. '
It is not alwavs the Quantity of
groceries von get but the quality ti.ut
fives satisfaction to the housewife,
Remember that quality and prices are
the two things considered at
Johnston's cash store.
Portland had a $15,000 fire ynsterday.
and the Oregonian in its U9ual spiteful
manner lays the blame of the fire not
being put outas soon as the alarm
was turned in to the fact that Sylves
ter Pennoyer is mayor.
Judge Burnett, of Corvallis, has
Issued the following toa9t to Bryan:
The people's money, both gold and
silver, what was created by God, and
united in' holy constitutional bonds by
the fathers, at a ratio of 16 to 1, let no
man put assunder.','
The examination of applicants for
teacher's' certificates is progressing
nicely under the supervision of Super
intendent Gilbert : assisted by Prof
fessors John Gavin and J. T. Neff,
twenty applicants, fifteen ladies and
five gentlemen, being in attendance.
The examination of applicant? for
appointment as cadets to West Point
and Annapolis will be conducted at the
Umatilla House parlors tomorrow, be
ginning at 10 o'clock. Congressman
Ellis will be assisted by C. L. Gilbert,
John Gavin and N. J. Sinnott in con
ducting the examination.
Last ni?bt a scow and fish wheel be: .
longing "to- HenryLaueen3en, which
was lying in the river blow Clindt's
place, was burned to the water's ede
together with a large amount of ners
no other fishiok apparitua Mr.
Laurensea had left the scow only
short time before the fire and has no
idea how the fire originated.
Hon. W. R. Ellis, congressman from
the second district, arrived from V
low on today's local, and is a jruest at
the Umatilla house. Mr Ell in appears
in excellent' health, and when congress
convenes next December will be able
to enter upon the arduous duties of re
presentative of the garden spot of the
northwest with renewed vigor.
The editor of the Moro Observer
still persists in maintaining that the
locks at the Cascades were completed
on the 15th of last April and bankrupts
the dictionary trying to. find invectives
with which to express his disapproval
of the temerity of the editor of the
T.-M. for questioning , his veracity.
Poor old man, he is in his dotage. .
C. C. Cowgill, a prominent fruit
raiser of Bakersfield, Cal., is here ex
amining the resources of Wasco
county, and is very favorably Impressed
with the prospects for horticulturists
in this section. He considers the
Hood River strawberry, which can be
shipped to New York, something won.
derful, and it is possible that he will
invest in fruit lands in that section.
The Observer saya "all any blather
skite has to do to be convinced that
the locks were completed last April is
to accept the offer of Day Bros, and in
spect the records." No doubt the ob
server map knows whereof, he speaks.
He was down to the locks the other
day, and possibly he "accepted" some
of D;:y Bros.' goffers." People here,
however, will not believe the locks are
completed till they see a boat go
through. . ' ' ' -
Mrs. Marshal Hill, who lives In Dry
TIollow, two miles from The Dalles,
met with a painful accident last night.
She had driven into town to attend a
meeting at theCalvery Baptist church,
and after the meeting closed, on get
ting into the bugy the horse became
frightened and ran down the incline
on Union street throwing Mrs. Hill to
the ground. Hr head struck on a
rock with such, violence as ' to cut
through tho scalp on the forehead,
making a severe wound. : .Dr. Doan
was oalled to attend the injured lady
and today she is resting quite com
fortably. '
From naay's Dally
Ed. Mays returned to Portlahd on
the afternoon train.
Capt. John W. Lewis is home from a
two week's visit to Portland.
Mra. Geo. Thomas and family re
turned this morning to their home at
White Salmon.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Birgfeld returned
lat evening from a two weeks' outing
at Geer Lake.
Col. Eob Thompson returned today
to Portland, going down this morning
on the Regulator.
Miss Edna Stimpsoc, of Goldendale,
left this morning for Vancouver to
visit friends in that city.
The delinquent tax roll has been
turned over to the sheriff with orders
to force immediate collection.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Nickelson, who
have been visiting in the city, return
ed this afternoon to Hood River.
A car load of plums shipped by The
Dalles Commission Co. was. aold in
Chicago yesterday at one dollar per
crate.
Mr. and Mrs. Schanno and Mrs.
Schuster visited Cascade Lucks today,
aoine dowa oa the R-truiatcr this
inornhg.
Mr. Aliavray haB so far recovered
:"oui his reoent injuries as to he at his
poit of duty at the D. P. i A. N. office
unce more.
W. R. Harrison, telegraph operator
for the O. R. & N. Co. at this place,,
is quite ill at the residence of Mr- and
Mrs. Allaway.
A number oi new residences are
being erected on the bluff, which
iho-s that The Dallas is going ahead
despite the dull times.
That prince of malt drinks, Hop
Gold,, in quart, pint and half-pint bot
tles delivered for family use Hm Stub
'ing & Williams'. Call and get prices.
Oraand Maud Smith, who have been
visiting their aunt, Mrs. A. M. Kelsay
returned on the 2:30 train to -Albion.
Tbey were acmpan'ed homo by their
cousin Lotta Kelsay.
Theodore Prinz loft this mornln?
far Stevenson. There he will b ioined
by C. Gropper and John '.Vac'r.ter, and
reset her they will go -to the Rock
:reek mines on a prospecting tour.
This morning Mr. Moses, Mrs. Bron
aeu and the Misses Lang went to.Lyle
for a day's visit.xThey took a photc
graphing outfit with them and will de
vote the day to taking views of the
Balfour farm.
The stock of ; goods belonging . to-
QuOng, who keeps a Chinese store on
First street, was attached by Portland
creditors today, - and this afternoon
Sneriff Driver and J. O.' Mack have
been busy taking an invoice of . the
stock. -
Tho Regulator this morning was
loaded with teams, wagons, carts and
Hcrapers belonging to Allen Bros., of
Yakima, who have secured a contract
for 10 miles of grading on the Astoria
railroad. The remainder cf their out
fit will be taken down the river to
morrow.
Bert Phelp3 and John Hampshire re
turned yesterday from the Soda springs
on Klickitat river where they had been
rusticating the past week. Thir phy
sical appearance is much Improved by
the outing and the gold mine they
.1 recovered well they prefer nothing
be said about it at present!
A few days since a private letter was
received from : Lumis Johns, by a
friend in The Dalles, conveying the in
formation of the death f hjs. in.JiUer,
Mrs. Johns, at Soda Spring?, Idaho,
on the 2d. Mrs. Johns and family
were well known in The Dalles, hav
ing left here for Idaho last My.
Collectors are out today receiving
donations to the fund for the hose
team's expenses at the tournament,
and are meeting with liberal assist
ance. The Dalies never doesanytnlcg
by halves, and it is safe to say that the
members of the veara will have no
cause to complain' of tho liberality ex
hibited by the people. .
The sewer leading from Metz &
Pundt's basement became clogged dur
ing the high water, and they have
found it necessary to make connection
with the-large sewer leading down
Court 8 tree t, hence have sunk two pits
to the sewer aud are laying teracotta
pipe from their basement to the main
sewer. .
Senator Mitchell Is taking an active
interest at present in affairs at Cascade
Locks, aB"d recently requested Day !
iros. to not interfere witu cue opera
tion of the portage road, receiving
from them tho at-surance t mt the iu-
terfwence would only be temporary.
The eenator has also addles -ed the
war department urging the eariy com
pletion of the inner walls oi the
canal. Through his efforts it is hoped
that work will be commenced on the
locks at an early date. -
Numerous Inqnirles have been re
ceives! at this oilier concerning what
aispo.- iiion bad bees made in congress
of the bill pensioning Indian war veteran.-!.
Congressman EMU informs us
the bill passed the senate and was
favorably ref,iratnendcd by the house
committee on pensions The bill is
tow on the house calendar, and will
be called up early in the next session.
There is Utile opposition to the bill iu
the bouse, hence it will likely become
a law.
The Salem Journal gets sarcastic as
follows: "R. G. Dunn & Co., whose
business it is to pry into everybody's
business, and let no one. know about
their own, asks the Journal for a state
ment as usual. Here it is: We have
no use for you, as you probably have
no use for us. If we neded your assist
ance you would be against us, and we
aaaume that you will not volunteer us
any help otherwise. We discount our
bills and want no credit. Your ilk
call our ilk anarchists. Goodbye.
If a traveling pedler comes along
and tries to sell goods, ask bim if he
will take your butter, eggs, bides and
other produce. Ask.- him if, when
your neighbor gets ready to build a
road or a bridge over a creek or slough,
he will be willing to donate, a .fe
dollars to help it along. Tell bim
that there is a poor widow down the
road who would be very thankful If he
would donate some provisions. Fin-,
ally say to him that money wilj be
scarce. next season and would he mind,
trusting you for a few dollars worth of
goods. If. he will agree to this, then
patronize him. . "
The Shakers of Mount Lebanon, a
community of simple, honest, pod
fearing men and women, have pre
pared the Shaker Digestive Cordial
for mauy years, and it is always the
same, simple, honest, curative medi
cine that has helped to make the
Shakers the healthy, long lived people
that they are. The Shakers never
have indigestion. This is partly
owing to their simple mode of life,
partly to the wonderful properties of
Shaker Digestive Cordial. Indigestion
is caused by the stomach glands not
supplying enough digestive juice.
Shaker Digestive Cordial invigorates
the stomach and all its glands so that
after a bile tbey don't need help. . As
evidence of the honesty of Shaker
Digestive Cordial, the formula is
printed on every bottle, SoldJ by
druggists, price 10 cents' to $1. 00 per
bottle.'
land Transfers.
The Western Investment Co to Jen
nie Watterman 6W? sec 28, tp 1 n, r 14
e; 8500.
Jennie Waterman to M. M. Water
man, 591 acres in sec 27 1 1 n, r 14 e;
$128.80.
Anna L. and F. C. Price to W. H.
Howe, swi and sei sei sec 13, tp In r
9e; $1.
W. E. Walthers and wife to W. D.
Jones lot 3,. blk 2 Gate's addition to
Dalles Dity, $400.
Or. Price's Cream Baking Powder
Awariel Gold Medxl UidwiiUK .-Hr. San f aadice.
A HOPELESS CASE
Tho Present Debt Cannot Be Paid OB In
Cold.
FE. TlME'J-MotrtTAISEEB:
I .'l ive watoiitd the progress of the
mo.it ary baule (vrhioh seems to bo
the paramount issue this yearj-and ob-
nurvd aome ihiugs which to me are
very significant. The gold standard
press seems to deal more in invective
than argument, which has ever been a
sign of weakness in any cause. I ob
serve that the side known as "free
silver""bas presented argument never
successfully attacked, and is more often
avoided as a plague. The gold press
dodge it and it goes unchallenged, ex
cept to attack the personality of its
authors by applying such epithets as
fanatic, heretic, silver loon and the
ilKO-
For Instance, I have never heard.
this proposition denied: That gold
s
wice as valuable as it was prior and a
few years subsequent to 137a. This
merely means that it takes twice as
tnucn wool, cotton, wheat, luruoer,
and labor to buy a dollar as formerly
Just now the American people are
atraining-every nerve to pay the bond
ed debts and interest thereon, and wby
they should be so anxious to maintain
the value of a dollar which tak-s twice
as much of thoir effort to get is iucum-
. pr.ehensibie. To pay off that delit
under the present standard is boot
less. The late $262,000,000 bond issues
(to borrow gold) a test that the debt is
increasing, and is constantly growirg
harder to pay. If prices continue to
decline, in order to maintain- the re
serve the bona issues will oe stupen
dous. Those who charge that free ciu-
uge means repudiation -ought to easily
see that the present course is loading
to bankruptcy, for a time will coire
when borrowing cannot be resorted to.
Prosperity can never be restored by a
system of borrowingj and the threats
now so freely made to withhold capital
should possess" no terrors. On the
other hand the patriotic elements of
all the great parties have combined to
re-establish the value of our money to
what it was when the tremendous debt
was matte, realizing tnat tnat is tne
only way in which it can ever paid.
It is possible to pay principnl and a
reasonable interest; but the American
people will fasten upon their necKs a
perpetual yoke of bondage if they en
deavor to pay back double the princi
pal, with its doubled interest.
This situation was' very cunningly
contrived by the act of 1373, but the
masses are now beginning to under
stand It. By demonetizing silver, or
half. the fundamemeuial- supply of
money, gold, toe nail remaining,
doubled in value to meet the inreaed
demand, and forms the single standard
of republican contention whiau .vir.
Bryau so eloquently designates as the
- . - - .
was reversed, it &4,uw,uw,oyo was
owing to the United States, the mad
effort on the part of so many tax-;
burdened and poverty-stricken Ameri-
caas to keep the gold dollar worth
2C0 cents would seem sane (though in-j
human) because the motive would be
selfishness instead of suicide; but
when our people already send every
thing they can raise across the water
to pay tbe Interest on tbe bonded
debt, and then, failing, have -to dip
into tbe gold reserve tdfinlsh paying
it, it appears that only idiocy would
inspire such a fanatical zeal to
tain gold's cistended valve.
Eugland is a little isle in tbe sea
wbiuh produces nothing; she depends
on the balauca of ths world'for the
bulk of her food, clqthiug and raw
materials for manufacture. Vet a
small coteree of coupon' "clippers in
London levy tribute upoa the grandest
republic of earth without firing -a gunp
rob her of her natural resources, of the
product of field and mine, and to
crown the , infamy, manipulate her
people so as to help them consummate
the robbery by hypocriti.il'.y aupeal
irr to their sense of nut-iti ni . houor.
R-jyuaiasiou.. iudeedf We reply, you
have iionfisciitad our possessions; you f
have our gold, our annual output of j
cotton, wool and wheat; you have one
fifth of our land domain. But when
you double our debt by corrupting 1-g-j
legislation, you overstep the bounds of
pfulence, and kill the goose which lays
tbe golden egg. If I read aright the
signs of the times, November will
mark the time of reckoning.
Observes.
NOW 19 THIS OPPOKTtJNITlT
If Yon Waut to Advertise Waico County
Bring; la Exhibit.
The Northwest Immigration Eoard
has arranged to send a car of Oregon
exhibits to St. Paul for display at
the Minnesota state fair and the re
union of tbe G; A. R. The exhibit
will be made up of grains of all kinds
in stalk andja'cks, grasses, fruits, fresh,
dy.S--'ra jars, vegetables, wool,
fish, wood,' minerals, and in fact every
thing Oregon produces. Tbe car will
be In charge of Messrs. B. S. Pague
and A. H. Devers, who will exhibit It
at St. Paul and al?o deliver lectures
on Oregon and its resources. After
wards the exhibit will be brought
back to Portland whore It will oe dis
played at tbe exposition whioh opens
on Sept. 19. :
: E. N. Morgan, of Portland,'-has con
ferred with a committee- of the com
mercial club and made arrangement,
for them to collect an exhibit for
Wasco county. Articles intended for
the exhibit will be received by Messrs.
E. Schanno and N. Whealdon at the
Commission Co's. store up to Aug. 20.
Parties having products worthy of ex
hibition, and which will tend to adver
tise tbe resources of Wasco county are
requested to bring them in on ;or be
fore that date.
Let our farmers and horticulturists
interest themselves in this matter, and
donate products that will be a credit
to the county. Wasco county should
be advertised, since it is one of the
most favored localities in the world,
and tbe attention of the world cannot
be better attracted ' to our wonderful
resources, than by exhibiting what we
can produce.
AS IilPOBTANT DECISION.
The V. S. Supreme Court Bold That
States Can Enforce Game Lawi oa
Government Land.
The-decision of tbe U. S. supreme
court in the case of John Ward, sber
riff of Viuta county, Wyoming, vs.
Race Horse, an Indian, is of consider
able importance to the people of
every state where there is govern
ment land and where there is a statute
intended to protect game. - After
Wyoming had been admitted as a state
the legislature passed a law for the
protection of game, and fixing penal
ties for the violation of tbe same.
Race Horse,' a Bannock Indian, was
convicted for having killed elk and
was imprisoned by the state author-'
ities. A writ of habeas corpus -was
sued out in the U. S. circuit court and
' Race Horse ws discharged, the court
; holding thai'the stats statute was in
violation of a treaty entered into be
tween tho United siiates and tbe Ban
nook Iiidi tas in 1569, which provided
ttiat "the ludiius aball have the right
to hunt upon tae unofc-jpied lands o
the United States so Iod as game
shall oe fo.ind thereon." This hold
ing vii tuaJly was that tbe state bad uo
jurisdiction over government lands
witain its territory. The supreme
court held that slates had .the right to
pass game laws that would be opera
tive against Indians a6 well as whites,
even on unoccupied government lands,
and that any former-treaty between
the Indians and tbe government could
not deprive the state of this right. In
delivering the opinion of the court, Mr,
Justice White said:
"The power of all the states to regU'
late; the killing uf game within their
border will not be gainsaid, jet, if tbe
treaty applies to the- unoccupied land
of the United States in the state of
vVyoming, that state would be beroft
of. such power, since every isolated
piece ot land belonging to tbe United
States as a private owner, so long as it
roctinuea. to be unoccupied land.
would be exempt in this regard from
(he authority of the state. Wyoming,
hen, will have been admitted into the
Union, not as an equal member, but
is one shorn of a legislative power
vested in ell the other states cf the
Union, a power resulting from tbe fact
of statehood and incident to its pie'
nary existence." .
THE GBS3iiuPFX COZIER
A Dovli-e-.ToaY 1 Used With Good Results
.' . . In Minnesota.
The Minnesota' farmers have been
able to save many crops from destruc
tion by grasshoppers by using what
they call the grasshopper dozier, a
device that is inexpensive, and might
be found an effective instrument for
exterminating the pests in this coun
try should tbey again make their ap
pearance next season. ' It is described
as follows :
'A sheet of ordinary sheet-iron, such
as is used for making stovepipes, was
turned up 1 inches around the edges,
and riveted at the corners. This
made a shallow pan about eight feet
long, 2 feet broad and li inches deep,
to the bottom of this were rivited tbe
six small, strips which could be
fastened to the three runners on which
the pan rested, To tbe rear, side of
the pan was. screwed a light wooden
frame, as long as the pan and li foot
high. Over. this frame a piece of can
vass was stretched. This frame served
the important oiliee of throwing back
: ult tnose grasshoppers that otherwise
. would jump cL-an over the pan and
throw them into ?he oil.
; "Tbe runner on vV.ich tbe pan
; stood were usually made o ?ipliags or
t "- c-vw- - . ... fr -'t
ward curve in front to prevent them
; from catching in the ground The
front ends of the runners were all
j fastened by screws to a cross-piece,
j which was in turn drawn by two rope?,
one at each end. These ropes were
joined in front and fastened to a single-
tree. Sometimes' two hopper-dcziers
were fastended to a long pole by means
of short ropes; this was very easily
drawn by one horse. Just iu front of
the pan was .fastened a piece of rope
which swept thj ground .a few inches
in advance, and served to stir up the
main-Choppers and make them jump into the
I pans. .In the pan was laid a piece of
cloth which was ' first saturated with
water. . About- tfplnt of kerosene was
then throwu in and the upright sheet
or sail of canvas moistened with oil.
j The machine was then drawn over the
; pasture, or wherever the hoppers were
i thickest. In a short time it was
usually seen to be partially filled wita
dead and dying insects.
"The slightest touch of kerosene,
either from the pan or from the can.
vae sheet, mnatis death to the helper,
for the oil spreads oVvr its body in the
635! a way that a single drop wii. un read
ever ix l-.rge surface of water. It seems
to produce paralysis, which is first
shov,-n by the jstiffecing of the legs,
A very large proportion of the hoppers
that came in contact with the oil in
the pan, immediately jumped out again, !
but thiry invariably diod in the course
of a lew seconds or minutes."
' - Entertainment at tbe 1ocki.
Last Saturday evening the ladies of
the Catholic church at Cascade Locks
gaye a pleasant entertainment . in
Hickck's ball, which was largely at
tended by all creeds and denomina
tions. It had been the Intention. to
give the entertainment on the picnic
grounds, but owing to threatening
storms it was determined to remove to
the hall, where a remarkably pleasant
evening was spent. After the render
ing of tbe program, ice cream and
lemonade was served. The reoeipts
of the entertainment were $31. which
will be applied on the purchase of an
organ for tbe church. The following
interesting program was well rendered:
Scm? , By SuniTay School
Iastruaieatal Music Le&ny and Fielohau&r
Recitation Ernest Gofulaer
Song .Noma Fields and Xaggie ftioGr&th
luacruacatal mualo..- Lelia Barrett
Book Bertba Fields and IrXny Saaw
Recitation Harry Lyman
Bong...... PUUip Lenny
Soug .' ....Josie and Katie Weltu
Heoltation... illss Eisle Conloa
bon .... Herm.a Ooellner
Duett...... ......Misa Levans i.d Mrs. Attwall
Song. Herman sod rntt OoeUnor
Japanese and Chinese Drill
- .....Joale anl K:.ile Weloh
Son Marcy Goellnor
Instrumental musio Leahy and FlelauBaer
Member of Cedar Grove, Attention.
Where Multnomah Falls Is laugh
ingly throwing its water over high
cliffs, and sparkling as the evening
sun god lovingly kisses its spray until
it blushes with all the tints of the rain
bow; where the air is redolent with
the life-giving odor of the lordly pines;
where the firs' green spears seems to
touch the eky ; where the atmosphere
is oooled by the mist of tbe adjacent
stream as it gurgles on to meet the
grand old Oregon, Is the place the
lady members of the Woodmen Circle
and their friends have selected as their
rendezvous for a ten days' damping
trip, and rates have been made with
Agent Lytle to carry a crowd of ten
for the round trip fare of 82.50. No
cooking utensils need be taken. For
further particulars inquire of Delia
Phirman or Mrs. Cushing. Reduced
rate for this occasion to begin Satui
day noon.
A Bad Bit of Kevi.
Ex-Governor J. H. Fletcher, editor
of the Salem Independent, who owns a
fine farm in South Dakota, and which
at last accounts had upon it two hun
dred and seventy-five acres of flourish
ing wheat, yesterday received by letter
the deplorable intelligence that the
last acre of It had - been beaten down
by a passing hail storm and that none
of it could be saved for market. This
would be a serious affair, even in tbe
best of -times, but in the present de
pressed condition of affairs it amounts
to a grave and ruinous loss, which will
be' seriously regretted by the govern
or's many friends. Statesman.
,
c,r
.Editor TiME5-if.'jrsTd.ianEn:
There are uaiiy urujivnts urod by
the toll standard peonle which are
utteriy without foundation. Am'nc
these is tbe proposition that the coin
age of Bllver aud gold at a- different
ratio from the commercial ratio of the
two metals, in bullion, will drivo the
metal coined at lees than the commer
cial ratio, out of circulation.
To prove this proposition, allusion is
made to tbe fact that gold want out of
circulation in -the United States be
tween 1792 to lSoi, under a ratio of 15
to 1, and that after the change of tbe
coinage ratio in the United States to
16 to 1, Bilver went out of circulation
in a similar manner; and it is claimed
that this occurred by reason of tbe dis
parity between the coinage and tbe
commercial ratic the ratio of 15 to 1
up to 1834 being (it is claimed) less
than the commercial ratio, and that of
16 to 1 from lS34 on, being greater.
It is submitted that it was. the dis
parity between the coinage ratio of
this and other countries at these per
iods, a.;d not the dieparity between our
oolmtge ratio and the commercial
ratio, which caused the withdrawal of
oue or the other from circulation.
During the, earlier period, the coin
age ratio in England was about 15 2-1 U,
and iu France 15 5-10, while in this
country it was -'6. The result, of
course, wa3 that an ounce of our gold
coulu be. taken to France, for instaoce,
and exchanged by coinage into the
money of that realm for 101 ounces of
silver; aud 15 ounces of silver could
be brought back to this country and
exchanged again for an ounce of gold,
thereby making a profit of half an
ounce of silver.- And this process was
continually being repeated until our
gold was all out of the country and re
placed by silver.
Again, when our coinage" was at a
ratio of 16 to 1, that was greater than
tbe French and English coinage ratio,
an ounce of their gold could now be
brought over here, and coined and ex
changed for 16 ounce of silver, which
could be taken back in its turn and by
recoining loi ounces of it exchanged
for an ounce of , gold in the same way
as before, only tbe process was re
versed, and the result of it was that
the silver now, -instead of tbe gold,
was drained from this country, and the
gold was correspondingly drained from
France and England to this country to
replace it.
But it is obvious that the commer
cial ratio had nothing whatever to do
with this. It was tbe disparity in coin
age ratio, not in commercial ratio,
which caused the effect. Indeed, tho
world's commercial ratio, during this
time was uncertain. If the commer
cial ratio of the two metals had been
32 to 1 in all countries, the effect of tbe
disparity In tbe coinage ratio, of 15 to
1 in France and 16 to 1 in this country,
would have been just the sa me.
For Instance, if tbe commercial ratio
had been 50 to 1, and the United States
was coining silver at a ratio of 16 to 1,
yet If France and England had con
tinued their ratio of 15 to , the silver
of tbe United States would have been
drained just the same, although the
coinage ratio in this country was much
more favorable to silver than the com
mercial ratio.
This may be still plainly illustrated
in another way. Suppose that' the
; commercial ratio of gold and sliver Is
; 50 to 1, 8nd suppose further that. the
j coinage ratio of all countries is 15 io 1,
it is obvious that disparity between the
I coir-a?o ratio and ' the commercial
ratio, in any country, can not work a
drainage of either gold or silver from
one country to another, because there
Is no place to which it could go and re
ceive moro favorable conditions.
For Instance, it would be useless In
such a ease for any oon to take goid
from the United States to France or
from the United States to Germany,
: or from any one country to another,
because If he die1 so, he would liud that
- exactly the same conditions existed as
! to coinage as In the couutry which he
had left" 16 J? c,ear tberefor.. that it
Is a disparity ia the coinage ratio; and
not a disparity between the coinage
ratio in any country and the commer
cial ratio, that causes a drain of one
metal to one country aud the other to
another.
Now, to make a concrete application
of this principle. There are only one
or two countries In tbe world where
the coinage ratio of silver to gold is
greater than It is in this country, only
a very slight faction. In England,
France and all the great commercial
nations, the ratio of coinage Is more
favorable to silver thau It is in the
United States. . The ratio in France,
Belguim, Italy, Kwitzerlaud, Greece,
Spain, 'Russia, Central and .South
American States, etc., being 15 to 1,
and less than 16 to 1 in all countries
except Mexico and Japan, both of
which are almost exclusively silver us-.
Ing countries; so that if we go to .the
free coinage of silver at the ratio f 13
to 1, there is no possible danger of our
gold money being replaced by the
coined money of any other country,
unless some other country Bhould
change thoir ratio of coinage, since
there is no other country except Mex
ico and Japan - where a gold dollar
would be equlvalant to as much silver
as To the United States.
As the uncoined silver In the world
is very small in amount, and there is
a constant demand for it In the silver
using countries, and especially in
China and Japan, as well as for nec
essary subsidiary coin in all countries,
and sudden drainage of gold from tbe
United States, is entirely . impossible,
as long as the present coinage ratio of
the different countires Ja maintained.
- BrtVES.
Sheriff's Statement.
Sheriff Driver has prepared and, will
submit to the next term of county
court the following statement of taxes,
etc, on the 1S95 roll as returned by
bim to the county clerk on August 13,
1896:
DEBITS.
Total amount of taxes charged
on roll...; .....8S5,7)1.23
Errors and corrections. . . . 37.68
Total. ......'. 885,829.21
CREDITS.
Total amount collected and
turned over to treasurer '
as per receipts filed 857.395.06
Amount delinquent. 30,395,20
Double assessments, poll,
sohool district and city
taxos... 963.95
Total.
..85,829 21
Applicant for Appointment.
There were nine young men pre
sented themselves as candidates for
appointment as cadets from Oregon to
the military school at West Point and
to tbe naval school at Annapolis.
Oregon is entitled to one cadet each
to these schools, and the one gaining
the highest standing in each class ia
No SKD OF ALAKH.
ioid Vfoal'J Not Be Withdrawn From
onlaiiuu by i ree Coinage.
j educational and physical nualiflcatiom
j will b appointed. The educational
, . ' L L l.
i examination is noon the brakes'
j lauatit i.i t nur.iic schools, ami the
i J.st ot qiiotior'S prepared ly th ex
a.aiQing bmr I oj jsiwiif or :hooi
Superintendent GiliK-ri. Prof.' Gavin
and X. J. Jinnott. The applicants tor
West Poit t are Clareoee S. -Saffali
Rhees Jackscn, Edward Joiuoton
of Portland, and Carl Kousten, of As
toria; and those for Annapolis are
Rufus C. Holman, Huntington John
ston, Eruee KaUz, of Portland. Darsle
C. Bard, of Peadmont, and Arthur C.
Stubliug, of Tbe D illes.
DCFCB DOINGS
Oar Correspondent ocord "the Happen
iugs of the City on Fifteen-Mile.
To begin with, we hud our April
weather ic Feburary, and a very oold
spring followed, during that time we
almost feared we might have sleighing
on the fourth "of July, but instead, it
turned out to be a regular scorcher,
making up for lost time, and now our
September weather ." is coming in
August, but tbe weather corresponds
with the tirae3. as the people hardly
know what to expect, Bryan and free
silver or McKlnley and a gold stand
ard.
The fhrmers in this vicinity have
their grain all harvested and ready for
threshing. On account of this cool
weather the late grain is turning put
much better than was oxpoct- d.
The grasshoppers have oeen raging
on Dry creek and did considerable
damage to the fruit and gardens.
Several new buildings are going up
here, which shows that our village
will progress notwithstanding the dull
times. But what is very much needed
now is that new school house so much
talked of, which, 'indeed, would greatly
add to DufuHa prosperity.
One thing of which we can boast-
is our newsy little paper, the Dispatch,
wbicb seems to improve with age.
Our druggist, C. P. Balcb, looking
hale and hearty, made his appearance
Sunday from the famous ''Ranacaboo
Resort." where he has been spending
the past month.
Rev. Jenkins preached, to' a large
audience last Sunday morning 'and
evening as usual, and Rev. Barnett, of
The Dalles, favored us with a sermon
iu the afternoon.
Johny Green, who had the misfor
tune to break bis leg, is improving uc
der the care of Dr. Slay back.'
Mrs. Slusher has just organized a
Sabbith school at Ramsey school
house.
Frank Dean and family 'will start
for California this. week. :;' ' ::
DROWJiEU IX IUK COLUMBIA
Mark Tan Bibber a Victim to the T reach,
eroui Wave.
While bathing; in the moutb of
Cbenoweth creek.four miles below The
Dalles,- last evening Mark Van Bibber
was drowned. He. in company with
Tom Lorenzen, ' Andrew Pearson,
Will Secler and Charles Wettle had
gone Into the nay at the mouth of the
crsek about dusk and had btc-n swim
ming for some time when Van Bibber
ventured into the current of tbe Cc I
umbia, which is quite strong at that
point, and was carried down stream
rapidly, He was heard to call for help,
and Secler started to his assistance,
but was unable to stem tbe current, and
before be got into dangerous water was
assisted back in to the bay by Lorenzen.
Van . Bibber seemed to have been
sucked down by the current and was
never seen after he sank -the' first time.
Hid iompanlons gave the alarm im
mediately, and the river was dragged
for the body until the winds rose to such
a ale as to make it uuafe on the
water. The search was - abandoned
about 11 o'clock and resumed at day
light when Al and Walter Ellndt dis
covered tbe body about 100 feet from
where he was last sen, catching it
wilh a eiuigeon nook a;id oriniug . it
to the surface. Mark was tbe young
est' oon of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Van
Bibber and was about 21' years of age.
He. was a young man o: exemplary hab
its and was universally respected in
this community, where his entire life
had been spent.' The funeral will take
plice from the family residence, three
miles weat.of The Dallud, Sunday at 2
o'clock.
Letter Adv3rtlud.
The following is the list of letters
remaining iu The Dalles postoffice
uncalled for August 15, 1998.-; Per
sons calling for these letters will please
give the date on which they were ad
vertised: -
Adams, F B Limb, Miss E 2 '
Anderson, Mrs McDonald, Mra N
Bo were, Mr F O Miller, Mrs A 3
Copeland, Mr. Q Merton, Mr Jennie
(Jqok, Verman Mi-Kenolds, Mrs 9
Cooper, Mrs MaryMcCarter, CP
Cozel, George Newman, 9am :
Darclel, John ' " ' O'Learyj Mrs L
Ehiwarvis. ManuelOoeil, H "
Fox, Miss Nell 2 Pearson, C L
Fitzgerald, Mike
Freeman, Miss L
Gibson. C M
Grant, Miss L
Hunter, W L 2 .
Hawbaker, Chas
Heslop, Mrs H
Henmlnesen, P
Jensen, Mr. N
Jensen, A
Kelley, Mrs OUle
.fareon, Lit
Payne, 3 E
Parker, Mpegle
Smyth, HE
Stewart, Alex
Spooner, R B
. Vanderbilt, C 3
Walters, Wm 2
Wilson, Mrs W B
Wllliamf, Ed
Wand. George
Williams, jlet M
Wallace, f T
Trask, Art v.
A. Crossen , P. M.
A very ludicrous scene occurred at
Pine Grove church last Sunday during
the baptismal exercises at that (lace.
Kev. MoLain was preparing to im
merse a new convert. He stepped Into
tbe water with the candidate. Stand,
leg upon a rock, he went through tbe
usual ceremony closing with the words:
"I baptize the in the name. of the
Father, Son and Holy Ghost," and as
sayed to Immerse tbe candidate; Just
then bis feet slipped and both the min
ister and the candidate went under,
while the crowd on the bank broke
into a hearty laugb. Tbe bystander
evidently thought that the minister
should not "stand on slippery places."
Roseburg Plalndealer.
Farmers will find all kinds of lubrl
oating oils at Johnston's cash store.
Portland
University.
The
Leading Institution ot the
Nortlxweat
Students attending from Otrjon, Wblnnot
and 1'iaho. bare free transportation to and from
the University if they accept th test accom
modations ot the school.
Expenses from S100 to C2C0 a Year.
; School opens September 15.
Catalogues seat Xros. Address
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Our prices are low and our goods are first-class. Agents for the
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