D. Taylor, of The Dalles, preached in , healthy, long-lived people that they SATURDAY . I -HSS ....JANUARY 2,. 181)6 ITEMS IN BRIEF. From Tuesday's Dally."! Yestprdav W. H. H. Dufur made proof on a tract of railroad land near the town f Dufur. Don't miia the carnival, the idum will be worth the price of adinisi and you gel the fun for noihirg. "W'O'd has been receivi d her- t!a Judt) Mavs' h'.-ulih h is lmiir.iv a cvp- id y sini!t he reached l'aa ttilos. L. E. Mor, postmaster at H kkI River. U in the city loUy. Mr. Sluw says business is comparativeiy ooJ at. Hood River. There will be no meetine of the United ArtisanB Wednesday night on account of many of the members wish to attend the opera that evening, The Antelope Herald ea .' the gras on the range in that section was never better at this time of the year, and that stock of all kind-t are doing well Rombler blcvcles of the 1897 model will be sold at SSO.jrhile the '96 model will eo at $60. U uow looks as if the days of the $100 wheels are about num bered. There is still a considerable amount of wool stored in the warehouses in this city held by owners who antici pate that prices will be higher after . the 4th of March. J. D. Whitten, of Klngsley, was in the city today, and reports the fall grain in that section in fine'condttlon. It U one of the finest prospects for a -i'.f'V- large yield ever seen In that section. : ' Capt. McNulty is up today from his farm near Hosier. The captain reports the roads between here and Mosier im passable for wagons, and so bad that horsemen can scarcely get over them. The two men arrested for breaking into W. H. Calvin's house last Friday night were discharged today on motion .of Deputy District Attorney Phelps 'there being no evidence against them. Francisco, the man who has been serving a term in the county jail for assaulting M. M. Cushing, keeper of the poor farm, when discharged refused - to leave the court house, he having found the jail a sufficiently comfort able home for him. ' "Uncle" Joe Woodford, of this city, is in receipt of a letter from Jas. Boyle, secretary of President-elect McKlnley, acknowledging the receipt of his con gratulations,- etc. Mr. Woodford is . likely to get a foreign mission or some other good office. - Last night Bert Phelps received a letter from Fred Wilson stating that he and Ed. Wingate arrived safely at Victoria, B. C, last Friday, and would sail for Honolulu Monday. Thay had a pleasant voyage from Portland to Victoria, neither of them having ex perienced any sea sickness. - Paiselys, in the northern part of Lake county, is gaining some notoriety as a place of bold robberies. Only a short time since the postoffice at that place was robbed, and on Monday nignt of last week, the village blacksmith was held up in his shop, tied to the anvil and robbed or between $400 and 9500. ' "Si Perkins" drew a large house last night, and the audience was kept in good humor during the entire play, the ludicrous features of the play, which are numerous, bringing forth ' '' frequent outbursts ; of ' laughter and "V hearty applause The Burtpn-Coleman y company is all right, and gives full ' value in the way of amusement. The thousands of sheep on the hills are growing fat browsing on the sue- ulent green grass in the vicinity of Deschutes, says J. H. Shearer who is -.the city today. The range, Mr. Shearer says, is better now than be has ever '; . before seen it in December. Green grass is from two to three inches high, affording splnndid feed for sheep and pretty fair feed for cattle. ; - Last evening Mike Doyle-and family were given a happy surprise at their '. pleasant home on Chenoweth creek. A , number of the. neighbors gathered in ; shortly after dark,; and B. A. Ulrich and Mike Spechloger, of The Dalles, ,. .arriving shortly .afterward with their musical instrument,' dancing was de clared in order and was continued un til day light. -; ' ' Leap year is drawing to a close, in fact is almost at an end.- Recognzing this fact, six brave young ladies do- ' termined last evening to make the best of the time yet left in which they may display their gallantry, and gave a very pleasant surprise party at the ' residence of John ParrotL The even ing wa spent very happily In playing ' " games and eating an elegant and dainty I lunch prepared by the young ladies. Today Cooper Douglas was bound over in bonds of $300 to answer before the next grand jury to a charge of as sault with a dangerous weapon. The - examination was commenced before Justice Filioon yesterday, and grew out of the difficulty that occurred at a dance here last Friday night in which Douglas struck James Fisher on the ' head with a revolver. Attorneys G. . W. Phelps and N. H. Gates appeared for the state and J. I. Story for the defense. " the Michigan Avenue baplict church in that city oa the 20ih. . The Times-M ountaixkkr will not issue a New Year editi.'i., or in fact any other paper on ibe I'M day f the ear It with all other guiM :iti jus will observe the htiltJar. The State Teachers' .Woi-iatioii is at prevent in t s.-!on at !-.:rai. Supt Uillert. of t hi- count y in in attendant . ate S:ix-riiit'iid i t Irwin is pi-s-S- d-nt an i J IS :l,:in i .r- ! irv of '.- t .'' III .;. i ' s-t--.tt.fi i ).a- t ns'-v a t n fi- t .'-miil. t!.e jtiuti pet'pU- of ? e ci tiw,.r!s e!T sf ih: nr.-.i -;zt' .ion of i lik-rurj socit t. , itn'd tiiit a meet ing will be e led soitie liu.ei.exi week f.r t-hat purpose A Northern PdfiSc fright car went off the end of the track last nigbt into a Hewer that was being repaired neur the electric light works,and was pulled out this morning. Nj danger was done either to the car or sevte. " Today the German Aid society sent the family of Charles Wagner to Port land, where Mrs. Wagner has relatives. Wagner was a cook in the Umatilla house some time ago, but deserted bis family, leaving them in destitute cir Bon. D. P. Thompson, tho Multno mah county member of the state bo vrd of equalization, proposes to ask the legislature to abolish the board, and in the event of the board not being abolished that the salaried of the mem bers be cut in two. Last evening Mr. Kerr arrived from Grass Valley and stopped- for a few minutes in front of Peters & Co's store, when his team became fright ened and started to run. They kept down Second street to Union, where Mr. Kerrmanaged to get them under control. Cut worms aro doing considerable danger to fall grain in the vicinity of Oak Grove, says James McClure who. was in the city yesterday. The cold are. 1 he Soakers Lever have indiges tion . This is partly owing to their simple inodo of life, partly to the wonderful properties of Shaker Diges tive Cordial. Indigestion is caused by tho stomach glands not supplyin eii'uu dis'estive iii.ee. fchaker Ul'ts- tive i oidiul supplies what's wanting. Shaker Digestive Cordial invigorates tl-o stomach and all lis glands so that after a Lile tliev don't need he'p. As -'l .ie of ;he honesty of S'lak- r Di Mlv Or. i:i!. lit- formula pi-iiilri BUMB INOCSfuV. t Vi-tJ bi-t-le. Sold by dl'iygi.-t l ie. 10 . entsto l !M per bottle. (From Thursday's Daily.) From Wednesday's Dally. ' - Sam Wilkinson arrived home from Portland on last night's boau" . Mr. and Mrs. P. H. DeHuff returned from below last night on the Regu lator. Supt. O'Brien, of the O. R. & N. passed down the road this morning in bis private car. Last evening County Clerk Kelsay . Issued marriage license to Chas. Todd and Lizzie Bu-ns. ; J. D. and S. B. Driver are in the eity today making entry on railroad . land near Wamio. Joe Hlnkle and William Smith, two prominent business men of Prineville arrived here this afternoon. Today.' the Regulator was again loaded with . wheat, besides a large amount of freight for down-river points. - Hon. Wm. J. Marriner, county judge of Gilliam county, and J. M. McKin ney, of Blalock, are in the city today, attending to business before the land office. . T"e Woodmen Circle are contem plating having the minstrel ready to . put on in February. They . wish to give something especially good so have deferred the date. Small boys are finding considerable apqtit in catcnlng salmon - trout from . Mill creek. The fsh are said to be quite plentiful, and some extra large ones baye been taken. The Saginaw, -Michigan, Courier ' Herald of the 22d, states that Rov. O. spell in November did some damage to grain in that part of the county, but the injury was not great. It is not likely ' the people of The Dalles will ever again have an oppor tunity to bear Ellen Beach Yaw for the small admitance fee of $1. -It will only be a few years when it will cost from $5 to $20 to hear her. Go out to night; it is the opportunity of a life time. 'rhe state board of equalization has about completed its work for the year. The board raised assessments $9,413. 293, making the gross equalized value of property in the state $151,863,214. The exemptions are $8,684,691), leaving the net taxable property of the state $143,175,515. " At the regular business meeting of the Christian Endeavor Society of the Christian church last evening, the fol lowing were elected officers of; the society for the ensuing six months: A. G. Hoering, president; Miss Hattie Lane, vice-president; Miss Nonah Skaggs, sec; Miss Alice Rowland, treas. State Senator Tolbert Carter, of Benton county, and Representative Norman Miller, of Columbia county, both republicans and favorable to John H. Mitchell's re-election to the United States senate, are seriously ill and it is doubtful if either of these gentle men will be able to attend the nine teenth biennial session of the Oregon legislature. The Woodmen Circle will give a literary and musical entertainment at Fraternity Hall on Friday evening, (New Year's night). A talented elo cutionist, Miss Grlswold, of Portland, will recite on this occasion. It is worth the price of admission to hear her. The entertainment will be fol lowed by a social hop. Admission, ladies 10 cents; gentlemen 25 cents. Old Sol showed his shining face to The Dalles today for the first time in nearly a month. The fogs that have been resting over the city for so long quietly gathered themselves together and stole away revealing a bright, clear sky and the sun shining out in his old glory, making all feel that they had been transformed, or rather lifted from Webfoot back into Eastern Oregon. - At the 1-ut meeting of the board of trustees of the Soldier's Home 11 de cided to recommend the erection of a barracks for the accommadation of 150 more inmates, a dining room and kitchen and to provide for a better supply of water; also to "clear up the balance of the land. These improve ments the board thinks are necessary for the efficiency of the home. Rose burg PlaiD dealer. The old custom of "receiving" on New Year's day has about gone out of practice, but it is a happy old slyle and should be revived, for it affords a pleas ant.opportunity for friends to extend congratulations -and express happy wishes for the incoming year. Though this custom of receiving callers occa sionally becomes burdensome when you'ng ladies receive singally, so in some places several have found it con venient to receive together. Should any of the lady readers of the Times Mountaineer desire to receive of New Year day, we would be pleased to make announcements ia tomorrow's issue. . The Burlington, Iowa Hawkeye has this to, say with reference to the noted singer Ellen Beach Yaw, who appears in the Vogt tonight: "All expectations and the fondest hopes being realized, the audience was not slow to recognize the fact, and was unstinted in its praise. ' It is not ex aggeration to say that Miss Yaw met last evening with the mast flattering reception which has been accorded a singer in this city for twenty years; when an audience time and again bursts into spontaneous applause in the midst of a song, not awaiting the conclusion to express Its enthusiasm, the critic may be pardoned the. ex pression of the above opionion." For a number of years past about the last of December it has been a custom Of Wm. Michell's Sunday school class to hold a reunion at their teacher's pleasant home, and last evening was designated as the date for this year's meeting, consequently about 40 young ladles of the class congregated last night and spent the evening most pleasantly playing the inticing game of "sketching," and also discussing an elegant lunch prepared by Mrs. Michell and daughters. Besides the members of his present class there were present three members of a former Sunday school class he taught several years ago. The Shakers of Mount Lebanon, a community of simple, honest, God-fearing men and women, have prepared the Shaker Digestive Cordial for many years, and it is always the same, sim ple, ' honest, curative medicine that has helped to make the Shakers the rhe Misses Talrwiil open then primary school next Monday, Jar. 4. The regular mons.hly meeting of jh water commissioners was held this afternoon. The Portland football team billed to play here tomorrow could not come, but there will be a match between two local teams. Football game on the race track to morrow at 2:30 p. M., between two local teams. Ladies and children admitted free; tickets for gentlemen 2-) cunts. Theodore H. Liebe, of Portland, was in the citv today visiting his brother Judge G. A. Liebe and. family. Mr, Liebe left on the afternoon train for his home. Today Donald McKea, of Antelope arrived here with his wife, who has lost her mind, is being conveyed to the insane asylum at Salem. Mr. Mc- Rea was accompanied by Messrs. Fin- layson and McLellan.. As Mr. Chevreneil intends leaving the city soon, be will offer his entire stock of artificial bouquets and hang ing baskets at greatly reduced prices. Masonic building, Third street, next door to Gibons & Marden . ' Tuesday evening Wasco Tribe, No. 16, 1. O. R M., was royally enter tained by Fred Lemke, as a celebration of his 48th anniversary. The tribe was feasted on all the good things that tend to make a brave's heart glad. ' The many friends of Judge Mays will be pleased to learn that he is re covering rapidly at Pasa Robles. At last accounts the judge was gaining strength and expected soon to be able to take the regular treatment in the baths. Collection day, which usually comes on the 2d of the month, has been de ferred to the 4th, owing to the 1st be ing a holiday and the 3d coming on Sunday, hence the festive collectors will not appear on tho streets until .next Monday. Certainly the ladies who attended the concert last night with small head covering and those who removed their large hats are - to be complimented. Their consideration for the conven ience of those who sat behind them was commendable. It is an inherent right of the' senior member of the Umatilla house firm to kiss the bride at every wedding solemn ized in the hotel parlors, and Col. binnott performed that duty very gracefully at tho marriage ceremony that took place there last night. The skating carnival at the Baldwin last night was a pleasant affair Ex cellent music was furnished by the :band, while the gaily festooned mask ers made a lively scene as they glided about the hall, furnishing a pretty sight for the spectators to behold. December, has closed without any serious storms, so we may say that half the winter is passed, and it matters not what kind of weather may occur between now and March, the stock raisers of Eastern Oregon will suffer but little loss,' since they have an abundance of feed to carry their flocks and herds through. . The second chapter of the Christmas dance will be heard in Justice Filloon's court. Douglas having been bound over to appear before the-grand jury, has caused the. arrest of James Ma loney on a charge of assault aud bat tery, alleged to have been committed on Douglas Christmas night when the ball was in progress. The case will be heard Saturday. The man who puts a two line local in his home paper once a year and thinks he will build up a big trade and imagines the printer is getting rich off the profits, should bear in mind that the last page of Munsey's Magazine has been sold for one year to four ad vertisers, each of whom occupied a quarter of a page and pays $6,000, a total of $24,000 for the page. One line in the Youth's Companion costs $3, while a page in the Ladies Home Journal costs $4,000. Today the register and receiver of tho land office were informed by tele graph from the department at Wash ington that all odd sections within the limits of the forfeited, railroad grants were withdrawn from settlement, pend ing action by congress, and were in structed to not accept filings on the same. The date on which entry on forfeited railroad lands could be made expired today, but the advices received from the department would indicate that some measure will be adopted whereby the rights of settlers who have made application- to purchase these Iands,though hare not made cash entry, will.be protected. Likely they will be allowed preferred rights in the matter of entry. The T roc ha. ' A reader asks: "What is the trocha, so frequently referred to in the dis patches from Cuba?" It is a military defense, or barrier, extending en tirely across the island of Cuba, its purpose being to prevent the insurgents passing from - one province into another, or from massing their force for a given move ment. The average width of the island Is less than 70 milas; in some places it is much narrower than this. It is therefore possible for Weyler with his 200,000 soldiers in Cnba, to string a line of men entirely across the island, and have them so near to each other that theoretically it would be impos sible for any considerable number of Insurgents to cross the line. Henkle-Mahaa Knptiala. The marriage of Mr. Joe Henkleand Mrs. Delia Mahan took place at the Umatilla house parlors last evening in the presence of a few invited guests, Judge W. L. Bradshaw, officiating. Mr. Hinkle is an old resident of Crook county, and was for many years one of the cattle king; of that section, but at present is engaged in buaioess in Prineville. He has many friends'in The Dalles and in fact all over Eastern Oregon, who will with pleasure- read the announcement of his marriage to a most estimable and xrorthy lady. The Baldwin is at the same old stand but with a new manager. ' . Meals served at all hours day and night. Din ner from 11 :30 to 5:30 each day. Oysters in any style. Pointers That Alight well be Considered Here. The Puyallup Commerce recently p ibliih'.-d an article uurler the captii n of "Jome Industry,"" in which ap pearel tho folloAint-: "Ona of the greatest drawbacbs to tho Pacific Northwest has been tbe -ending of raw material from here to ' manufactured iu the east and then -ought brck for consumption here. "Of course the consumers paid the 'eight and p:titl the expense of raanu- f ioturirg. and the wages of the opera- t!vs were -pent in the east. "Bui now a change ia coming and it is a change that will be of vast benefit to the Northwest. V Eastern Oregon and Washington is the home of the sheep. Here the American sheep thrives and is in his element. He gives up eight or nine pounds of wool a year, besides two or three offsprings. "Heretofore his wool has ben shipped to eastern mills, but a few years ago Hon. T. E. Fell concluded that a large dab of it ought to be kept at home to benefit the people where it was raised. Mr. Fell organized in connection with Boston capitalists a strong com pany and built a woolen mill and scour ing plant at Pendleton, Oregon, in the midst of the greatest wool-producing region on earth. 'Owing to the central location, Mr. Fell has his pick of the vet y best fleeces grown, and that great advantage shows for itself in the good qualities of the goods produced at the Pendle ton mills. ' "Some specimens of their goods re cently received in Tacoma are credita ble in the highest degree, especially tbe blankets, which are dreams of warmth, fitness and wearing worth Ladies who have seen them have pro nounced them unsurpassable. So it is no longer necessary for the people of tbe Northwest to send east for their woolen goods, for their home mills can supply their every want." Here are some ideas that might pro fitably be considered by the people of this city. The Dalles, as well as Pen dleton, is located in the midst of the greatest wool growing country of the Northwest. More wool comes directly from the growers to this place than any other .wool center in America, hence a woolen mill located here would have a wide range of staple to select from. Besides it has transpor tation facilities not enjoyed by any other city in Oregon except Portland. A woolen manufacture, just as skilled as Mr. Fell has submitted a proposi tion for establishing a factory here. Will The Dalles accept his proposition and create a thriving home inuustry? city, but by whom the 'deer was pre sented, the fairy informant did not relate to tbe sleeper, but that it was theirs she knew for she had dreamed it so plainly that for a time it wa real. But on arising in the m.iraiug t'le dream gradually dimiuisSe-'l kiiiI finally was forgotten until sho p'.cko 1 un th . Morning ispatch and read iu its -ol- umns where the' "doer had beu pre sented to the Elks'' the very nk'Kt cf her dream, and she then of course knew it was true, ani thought it a strange coincidence that her dream was so nearly like the article in the paper, and sha was congratulat ing the lilies on having one dear (deer) in tneir herd, when her husband arrived on tne scene, (and busbands or course know everything), and told her it was "just a joke;" that the Elks wanted the "dear" creature very much, and were only teasing Mr. Kinersly to see If he would take tbe hint and purchase it for them, but as yet he has not taken the hint, and it yet remains be seen whether true or not. this dream to comes S TO ENCOURAGE L1TSKA&Y WORK TWO 2VKW TEXT-BOOKS. Recommendations That Will be Made by Superintendent Irwlo. State Superintendent G. M. Irwin will recommend to the next legislature the enactment of an amendment to the educational laws of the state, to add two more text books to the common school curriculum. The subjects are a work on civil gov ernment for the seventh and eighth grades and another on good morals. These are two branches that Mr. Irwin thinks should, be taught in the common schools, but are not now. " He holds it ot utmost impoatance to prepare - boys and girls for the duties of good citizen ship and believes that this object can be aided and obtained far better by teaching the principles of civil govern ment and good morals in publi: schools as the yast majority of children do not attend the higher schools where these branches are included in the curricu lum. As the law stands now even teachers applying for county and state certificates are not examined In either of these branches. In - civil govern ment, a most important branch for the instructors of the rising generation,' teachers are not required by law to have any knowledge. WORK OF EQUALISING. What The State Board of Bqnallzatlon la Salem Is liolnff. Salem, Or., Do;. 28 The state board of equalizatioa continued the work of equalizing today. This is the way they did it: Town and city lots raised 10 per cent in Benton, Clackamas, Linn, Marion and Union, 5 in Lane and Lincoln, 15 in Umatilla, 20 in Multnomah, 25 in Morrow, Coos county reduced 10 and Clatiop reduced 30. Other counties re main as assessed. Realty, other than to wn and city lots, was raised 10 per cent in Baker and 5 in Clatsop counties. Equalizing this class has not yet been completed Personal property in Marion, which includes money, notes, accounts, furni ture; etc., was raised 30 per. Merchandise was increased 20 per cent in Clackamas, Dougla3, Harney, Jackson, Morrow, Sherman and Uma tilla, 15 per cent ia Tillamook, 10 in in li Grant, Klamath, Lane, Linn, Polk, Union and Yamhill, and 25 in GilUm and Multnomah. The valua tions were allowed to stand as returned in other counties. The vote oa the 25 per cent raise on merchandise in Multnomah stood: AyeiGoodall,Holland, Walker, Wills, Wingate. Noes Gibson, Thomp son, Auldow. . 1 THE O. D. -TAYLOR CASE. ft U Still Belna Considered by the Mich. Igan Court. Tbe Saginaw, Mich., Courier-Herald of Dec. 19th, has the following regard ing the disposition of the criminal case pending against Rev. O. D. Taylor of this city: . "Judge Snow, of Saginaw, quashed the information against Rev. O. Dv Taylor, for obtaining money by false pretense, on the ground that act 234, of 1895, repealed the section of How ell's code providing a penalty for this offense. The effect of this ruling was that prosecutions for offenses of this kind committed prior to Sept. 1st, 1895, when the new act took effect, are barred. "Yesterday the supreme court issued pre-omptory writ, ordering Judge Snow either to set aside his order and proceed with the trial or show cause forthwith why he should not be com pelled to do so. Tho court called his attention to the recent case of the People vs. Hinney, In which they held directly contrary to his ruling." OKLY A DREAM. Though, It Is One Which a Certain Order In This City Hopes Will Materialise. A week ago Saturday night a certain lady in this city went to bed for the bight, as has -been her custom from early childhood, and while in slumber land .dreamed that the white deer in the Snipes-Kinersly drug store window had-been presented to the Elks of this A Correspondent Advocates the.Organlu tlon of a Society. Ed. TiMEs-MorNrAiNEER : I am pleased to note the proposed movement to pet feet the organization ota literary ciuo among the young people of the city, mention of which .ras made in your valuable paper last evening: and I beg to unite, with those who are most interested, in tbe hope that such an organization may speedily materialize. --' -: If successfully managed, and properly conducted, a literary society here in The Dalles would not only be a source of great benefit and profit to its mem bers, but would bean invaluable credit t3 the city; for, beginning as It is pro posed, near the commencement of tbe new year, during which many new business enterprises are. in contem plation in this city, there is no reason why literary enterprises should not bo developed also. Such spirit, indeed, snouid generally per vade any intelligent community, of much less proportion than. The Dalles; and the wonder is that we have not had a club of that kind before now. It is recognized, of course, that we are not utterly devoid of a general literary spirit here, yet the same is inaccess4 able, unless persons' are desirous of in vesting anywhere from one to ten dol lars monthly, and at the same time. manage to keep their oiinds charged with pass-wordsl grips, co'unter-slgnf, etc., that surpass, in point of brain- racking, the retention within one's memory of two dozen, different safe combinations all at the same time; and there are some, no doubt, whose minds are disqualified, and whose pocket books are incapable, of enduring such a strain, but who would be suited ex actly in a literary ' club or society, where working signs and pass-words are scattered to the four winds, and where one's purse doesn't need to be always empty in an honest endeavor to' keep "in the swim," and yet enjoy the congeniality and profit al ways existing where young people come together to interchange ideas on general topics, through the medium of addresses, es says, or debates, interspersed with music, readings, and other equally agreeable program features. Let us have the literary club by all means; and I bespeak for it the merited success and the public interest which it should justly deserve. Geo. Ernest Stewart. HIS FRESH OLIVES. Bow a California Planter amuses THIsaaelt at the Krpense ot Innocent Travelers. t Eastern visitors to California are al ways much interested in the olive plan tations which in recent years have be come a feature "of the most southerly counties of the state. The lovers of t the succulent fruit when pickled and ; bottled for sale in the east and north are always anxious to taste the olive , fresh and ripe. There is a popular im pression that it is sweet and delicious, but, like many other popular impres sions, this is a delusion and a snare. A few miles south of San Diego, saya the New York Herald, where the rail-! road makes a junction with a small one track road leading into Mexico, a large planter has taken advantage of this de lusion for his own amusement. On the arrival of each train from the north, numerous travelers dismount to await the starting of the train across the Mexican border. - For their benefit the planter has nailed a box outside of his fence just across the way from the rail road station which he keeps filled with nice, ripe olives. A placard invites vic tims in these words: : pine, fresh, ripe olives, : FREE : HELP YOURSELF. Of course there is a rush from the station as soon as the box and its con tents are discovered, and swarms of in nocents seize the pretty fruit and dig tneir teeth, into it. Then there is a combined howl and a great deal of ex pectoration and disgust, for the delu sive fruit are nearly as puckery as per simmons. And the planter? Oh, he takes his fun from a partly hidden summer house within his grounds, where he occasion- j ally seats himself to enjoy the specta cle, it is a sure cure for the blues, he says. ,-- t THE SNAKE CATCHER. -MtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnmmmnifwrimwiK Fishing without bait Is like trying to catch the right suit or trousers without a label. The bait used ur. . . The best materials The best tailoring The best fit The best designs Good judgment from the first touch of the shears to the last touch of the Iron. . . You know we won t handle the Inferior grades you'll pleasantly notice the dlf . ference as soon as you put on a garment And there's a difference in the price, too, but Its In your favoR A Pleasant Afternoon. -T Yesterday afternoon Mrs. N. Harris gave a delightful "at home" to a num ber oi lady friends, at which the en tertainments were novel In every re spect. The principal entertainment was a portrait contest; and was highly enjoyable. The portraits of 27 noted persons were presented to the guests and it became their study to determine the names of the originals from whom tbe pictures were taken. This re sulted in a most spirited contest at guessing, and to Mrs. E. E. Lytle was awarded the first prize, a handsome set of books, she having guessed 25 of the 27 pictures, and the second prize, a bronze statuette, to Mrs. Izabella Gray. Fol lowing the awarding of prizes was a noyel selection of luncheon. Every article on the menue was numbered, and each guest was requested to select five numbers. In this selection some were most fortunate, while others found themselves drawing only a glass of water, an olive, napkin, pickel and sugar or salt. After the amusement of discussing such articles as were drawn had added all tbe merriment possible, a most elegant ljnch was spread, ter minating one of the pleasantest after noon parties ever giyjen in the city. .' Tbe ladies present, were. Mesdames N. Harris, E. E. Lytle, B. F. Laughlin, A. R. Thompson, C. J. Crandall, S. L Brooks, D. M. .French, C. L. Schmidt, Wm. Tackman, F. Vogt, E. Schanao, H. Elindt, I. Gray, O. D. Doane, W. E. Garretson, B. S. Huntington, W. S. Meyers, H.C. Neilsen.E. J.Collins and Miss Irene Adams. A Perfect Nls;atlnrale. Ellen Beach Yaw made her first ap pearance before a Dalles audience last night at the Vogt opera house, scoring a grand success. Miss Yaw'certainly possesses a wonderful voice, sach a voice as none other ever possessed, and that it is perfectly cultivated is be yond question. It isJrouhd and full, yet soft and mellodlous. ? The range of her voice is simply wonderful, begin ning at a low key she mounts higher and higher with the ease of a song-bird, not only touching on the high notes but singing them,-and descending again to the lower tones with perfect ease. The other members of her com pany, Miss Lay ana Mr. uiclc, are also artists in their line. As a pianist Miss Lay certainly has few superiors. It was Indeed a pleasure to listen to the sweet strains of music she produced from the elegant Jewett piano that was furnished for the occasion by the Jacobsen Book & Music Co. Mr. Dick ranks among the best violinests. That the concert given -by the Yaw com pany was appreciated by The Dalles audience is using a mild term. Tbe hearers were perfectly enwrapped, and as each number was finished broke into the loudest applause, giving each of the musicians a hearty encore. - Found the Wrong- juan. Tuesday evening Joseph Stadleman was returning to his home beyond the Mill creek bridge, and when passing a nigh board fence was stopdei by some one, who in the "darkness Mr. Stadle man could not recognize. Immediate ly a second highwayman' appeared on the scene, but after taking a good look at Mr. Stadleman tbey beat a harty re treat. Evidegtly they were looking for some one else- with the intent of committing robbery,- and finding put their mistake gave 0p-the -undertaking. Odd Occupation ot a BHsnIulppI boat Couple. . The selling of snakes to scientific men, to manufacturers .who nse the skins and to museums is a business which a man and his wife who live in a Mississippi houseboat engage in. The strange couple were interviewed the other day by the reporter for a New Orleans paper. The man does most ot the snake catching, and, although he has been bitten several times, he con siders the experience only a trifling in cident of his trade. "A rattlesnake. for instance, when pursued," he says, coils and is ready to defend himself. I flip a stone or small piece of stick ;at mm; ne uncoils and starts oil, but be fore he can again coil I have him back of the neck. No, I nse no stick noth ing but my Dare hands, xou may laugh, too, when I' tell you that our snake lore teaches us not to hunt when the wind is in the northwest. If we do we find no snakes. The principal seasons' of the year for us are spring and fall; the snakes are then fat and produce lots of oil." Of all the snakes in the United States only three families, he says, can be classed as deadly. "But," he adds, these families comprise about thirty- two species, distributed as follows: Battlesnakes, -seven; cotton-mouths. eight; copperheads, seventeen, the two latter being moccasins and dwellers in the .swamps and low places." The snake catcher's method .of treating bites is as follows: "When bitten I im mediately tie a band above the wound. cutting the latter deeply in order to cause it to bleed freely, and to reach below the extremity pierced by the fang. The cut is then sucked, or warm. newly killed flesh is applied, and the remedies are then rubbed into the wound, neutralizing the poison.' "Excuse me," observed the man; in. spectacles, "but I am a surgeon, and there is not . where.. the, liver is." "Never you mind where his liver, is," retorted the other. It it was in his big toe or his left ear De Witt's Little Early Risers would reach it and shake it lor him. Snipes & Kinersly Drug Co. J. 97?. Williams d Co. Oregon, Special Sale -TO TBI " J O T ;'. " fhoicb of Tio T anscoatiiientu Eoctes VIA SPOKANE EIJiKEAPOLIS VIA AHV Sr.PATT DENVER OMAHA AID XAKSAS Low Rates to All Eastern Cities OCEAN STEAMERS leave five days for Portland every S(N FRANCISCO. CfiLf. ---.-.--Militia Order. ' All members of G. Co., Third Regi ment, will assemble at their armory on Saturday, January 2, 1897, at 8 o'clock p. M. for quarterly inspection. Every article of property (belonging to tbe company must be turned in on or before Saturday evening to the quartermaster sargent - at , company i quarters. No excuse except sickness will be ac cepted. By order of Levi Chrism an, Captain. G. E.. B ARTEL, Sargent. For full details call on the O. R. N. Agent at lam UAXiLirja. or saaress. E. McNEILL, President and Manager. W. H. HURLBUHT. Gen. Paws. A art.. - - .i. . - -v Portland, Qregon ' New O. B. M. Schedule. Train No. 1 arrives at The Dalles 4o a. M.. and leaves 4:50 A. H. Train No. 2 arrives at The Dalles 10:15 P. M., and leaves 1020 p. M. Train No. 8 arrives at The Dalles 11:50 a. M., and west-bound train No. 7 leaves at 1 P. H. Train 23 and IX will ftArrv fufUAncrAPfl between The Dalles and Umatilla, leaving The Dalles at 1 P. M. daily and arriving at The Dalles at 1 p. m. daily, connecting with train Nos. 8 and 7 from Portland. .. E. E. Lytle, Agent. The length of life may be increased by lessening its dangers. The major ity or -people aie irom lung troubles. These may be averted by promptly us ing One Minute Cough Cure. Snipes s, liinersiy urug jo. - Land Transfers. A S Blowers to J G Day, lot 1 blk C, in town of Hood River, $200. Emile Schanno and wife to Josephine Maier, parcel of land in Dalles City. $1. RI Butts and Edith Butts to A J Brigham, w -J se sw 4 sec 27 1 4 s, r 13 e,$850. F P Mays and wife to Robert Mays, w t swi sec 6 t 8 s, r 17 e, s i nw i s i nw i sec 25, 1 4 s, r 15 e; $1. The old,way of delivering messages by post-boys compared with the modern telephone, illusttates tbe old tedious methods of "breaking" colds compared with their almost instantaneous cure by One Minute Cough cure. Snipes & Kinersly UrugUo. If you want to trive your boy or girl a thorough business education, Uolmes business college in Portland affords the best opportunity. A scholarship in that school is for sale on reasonable terms at this office. MTHEIiFJ PACIFIC " . r '. ... From now until the First of Jan uary we will sell the remainder of our stock of Holi day Goods strict ly at First Cost. Great bargains in. Capes and Jack- etSe . e A: N. HARRIS, The Leading Bargain House in Eastern Oregon. Holiday Goods Co'v R U N S PULLMAN ELEGANT TOURIST SLEEPING CARS i)INING CARS SLEEPING CARS For Bent. On and after Nov. 15th the build ice formerly occupied by the TiMEa-MOUN- TAXNEER printine office, on Court street, opposite Recorder's office. For term j apply to John aiichel l. Dr. Price's Cream leaking Powder Awarded Cold Mead Midwinter Tfetr. Sea Frmndsco. No. of BankSMl. - REPORT OF THE CONDITION or THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, At The Dalles, in the State of Oregon, at the close ol business, December 17, 1896. MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL GRAND FORKS DOLUTH TO V FAKOO CROOKSTON WINNIPEG . HELENA and! . BOTTK. THROUGH TICKETS TO CHICAGO . WASHINGTON - ,. PHILADELPHIA - NEW YORK ; V - BOSTON and all I POINTS EAST and SOUTH. . ' For Information, time earns, maps aoa ncneie nnnpi4tA.. W. O. ALLAWAT. Afrent i Or A. D. CHARLTON. Assistant General Pas .nam. A rent. No. S Morrison Street. Cor Her f Third Street. Portland. Oregon RESOUECK8: I 80.517 OS 3.1 KS (6 12,500 00 1.00J 00 1.581 U5 2, HIS 50 Loans and discounts Orerdralts secured tnl nnsecared.. V. n. Bonds to secure circulation Premiutns on U. 8. bond Stocks, Securities, etc. Banking hoooe. (urniinre, and fixtures.. Other real estate and mortgag 's owned Due from national Banks (not reaerre airantal Due from state banks and bankers.'. . Due from aDDroTed reserve SKcnts. . . Checks and ocrier casta items Notes of other national Barnes Fractional paper currency, nickels, and cents Lawful monst Rxskrvb in Bask: Specie JUl.OOi 8 fuefraJ-tenuaT ou w sjjrh w Redemption I una wiin u d. irawwer (O per cent, of circulation.... KEC QU 1&KS it 4.639 18 74 H IH Ml M 00 . 835 TOTAl. .. ..I1H.361 43 LIABILITIES: Capital stock paid in... Surplus fund.... .( 50.000 00 15,000 00 I 3.65 54 . 1I.2S0 00 . 50.788 86 . X3.S0O OS .15t,S61 42 Undivided profit less upenses and taxes paid...... .... National Bank notes outstanding-.... Individual deposits subject to ebeck.. Demand certificate of deposit.. Total State of Orearon 1 : : ' . County of Wasco L I. H. M. Beall. Cashier of tbe above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is trns to tne best of my knowledge and belief. a. M. tiiAix, cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of December, 1806. . r sui MfiarKi, Notary fublic for Oregsav ConeacT Attast: J. 8. Scbshcc, 1 oso. A. usas, V Directors. Eo. M. Wnxuas, I Washington Real Estate.... A number of choice tracts of Agricultural Land, both improv ed and unimproved, for sale on easy terms: in Yakima county. ...Every Piece is a Baeoain... Same of the tracts will be be traded for cattle er sheep. Address, J. H. IfllHTERS. Zaia, Yakima County, Wash. AMERICAN and EUROPEAN PLAN IMPERIiL HOTEL Seventh and Wash ngtor Staj PORTLAND. - - - OREGON TAOS GUINKAN, - FBOPEIETClt KATES - i rBPSOaVI FLAJf.' 1AW fl-DU SUV I AjmncAa plah S.0 IMi S3.U0 ENDLESS VARIETY a. i Jacobin Book: and Music THE DALLES, ( New Vogt Block ) 0SEG0N. Toys, Albums, leather Goods, Games JIockr And presents of all kinds for young and old Who Said We Had Moved ! You may still find us next door to the Postoffice. But we are much better prepared than heretofore to ' serve you. When you need anything in our line give U8 a call.. . Orders by , Phone given closest attention. J lfi. E. KHHLER. Phonk 62. No. 176 Second' Street. VV'T'sVtsvV ! GEORGE RUCrL-- PIONEER GROCER i . (Successor to Chrisman fic Corson.1 ' - A FULL LINE OF j ; STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES ; ' . Again at the old stand I would be pleased to see all my former patrons. Free delivery to any part of tbe city. ' Columbia Packing Company CORNER THIRD AND WASHINGTON swsar BEEF, VEAL, MUTTON, PORK AND LARD. Cured and Driad Meats sausages of All Kinds : : ORDERS IEUYERED TO ANY PART OF THE CITY