D. Taylor, of The Dalles, preached in , healthy, long-lived people that they
SATURDAY .
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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.
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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
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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 -
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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