SATURDAY OCTOBER 14, 1899 ITEMS IN BRIEF. From Saturday's Daily. Thoe. Balfaur, of Lyla, was in the elty last evening. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Murcbie are in the city from Wasco, w Hon. J. W. Morton, of Hood River, U at the Umatilla House. : Ben Mannering a'prominent Golden dale merchant is in the city. D.F.Fulton and wife, of Wasco, : are at the Umatilla House. . George Whiteis, propprietor of "The Fair" of Heppner is in the city. D. B. Gilbreth and wife of Fifteen mile returned from Portland lasteven in. William Rymers, of Sumpter, Ba. ker county, is visiting friends in The Dalles. ' Mrs. J. 8. Fish and brother, N. J. - Sinnott, returned from Portland last ' evening. " ' ' . . Ladies of the Lutheran church will have a bazaar during Thanksgiving . week to raise church debt. St. Paul's Guild are preparing to give in the near future a lecture con cert by local and outside talent. ' John McGall is in the elty from the Bonanza mine, in Baker county, visit ing his sister Mrs. Theo Seufert. RogerB. Sinnott and wife passed through on the Spokane Flyer last evening en route east on their weddli g .. tour. Miss Beulah Patterson returned , ' from the valley last evening where she has been attending the wedding of Roger B. Sindott to Miss Agusia ' Lownsdale. Lost This afternoon, a black ostrich boa between Pease & Mays store and the west end of Fourth street. Finder please leave at Pease & Mays store or at the residence of Mrs. Robt Kelly, A drill of the South Side Hose Co. will be held this evening All mem ' - ber are requested te be present. : Chas. Wagner, of this city, left this - morning for Antelope where be goes to accept a position as manager of Robert Greers new saloon which opens up tonight. A (note received from Reverend G Rushing of the Christian church of this city today, states that his brother, Sacratus Rushing.had died at Garfield, Washington, on the 12th inst and will be buried at Cheney today. He was ,. 38 years, 8 months and 8 days old. Mr. Rushing left Thursday evening on receipt of the news of his brother's sickness and had scarcely time to ar rive at the bedside before the end came. . The coyote which Bill Gllmore has trapped and led into captivity will be sent to the city park in Portland, by Tom Driver. Its nature has greatly '- changed since it has been led into cap , tlvity as it is no longer the timid look ing animal that we so often see on the ' prairie, but a savage creature awaiting an opportunity to fight anyone who : comes near. : In all probability it will soon become reconciled to its fate and . . grew tame, as they usually do and it . will be quite an addition to the park as many city people have rarely, if . ever seen a real Eastern Oregon coyote. , Yesterday Mrs. F. R. Wintler of Eugene, who is in the city on atrip of business and pleasure, purchased a tombstone from Louie Comini at the ' leading Granite & Marble Works of this city, to be placed over the grave of her brother, Albert Ullery. Being , desirous of purchasing such a stone and seeing some of Mr. Comini's work she wished to investigate more fully . what could be done in this line In The ' Dalles and being shown what monu- ments Mr. Comini had erected in the cemeteries she at once gave him an order for a stone of granite taken from his quarry on the hill south of j The Dalles. The fact that people coming from the Willamette Valley give their orders to a Dalles man for such articles is indeed flattering to the dealer and should induce our people to give Mr. Uommlnl our undivided pa tronage. Vast flocks of geese have come down from the far north and have, been fly ing low over Eastern Oregon. In many places it is claimed, they have kept so low they could almost be killed . with clubs by people standing on the ground. That this was done was ' - positively asserted by quite a number - of people. ' Down on the Columbia ; river in the sloughs the geese haye already congregated in immense num bers, and hunters are going there to slay them. It is stated by old hunters that they have never known the wild geese to come down so early in any previous year, and the Indians regard - this early migration of the geese as a jure sign of an unusually early winter. Hon. J. N. Williamson, of Prine . ville, left for his home yesterday morn ing. He has been attending the wool growers meeting in this place and Portland ana while at the latter meet .. ing read an able discussion on the question of forest reserves, 'grazing : on them and a talk in defense of sheep men in regard to the precaution they take in preventing forest fires -which was certainly logical since fires are ruinous to their interests and they, who are in general an honest and up right class the same as those interested In other lines of business would be the last to be criminally careless in these ; matters. Last evening one of the men who is employed by Seufert Brothers at their ranch near this city telephoned to -Mr. Seufert that a passenger had fallen off the train and sustaining serious in juries and enquired as to what should - be done in the matter. Mr. Ireland, of the O. R. & N. was notified and Bent out aa engine and caboose and also a physician to investigate. The victim was found enjoying a hearty supper and upon investigating the doctor could not find a scratch to in dicate that the man was injured. The doctor informed him that he was un hurt . and he agreed that he felt much better and walked so well that he was able to proceed on his own way, while the engine and caboose and doctors returned to the city. The fellow was! evidently playing possum in order to induce the people at Seuferts to give him ameaL ports some winter weather in the Blue mountains. Mr. Cradlebaugh is keep ing mum about the mine in which he is interested, but looks just like he has a rich thing. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Gaunt returned yesterday from a trip to the valley. Thomas Glavey one of Klngsley' substantial farmers spent yesterday in the city. Frank Woodcock, of Wamlc, left this morning for a visit to friends in Portland. James Baxter a stockman from the Black Rock couutrv near Antelope is in the city on a business trip. F. W. Bates, who has been visiting with Dalles friends for the past few weeks left for Portland this afternoon. Mrs. George Mans returned yester day from Spokane where she has been visiting her sister for several months. Yill Ragsdale passed through the city yesterday en route to Portland where he goes on a business trip as well as to attend the exposition. A marriage license was issued Satur day afternoon by County Clerk Kelsay to Bert W. Swersey and Miss Maggie Lemay. Charles VanDuyn the well known Tygh Valley merchant spent yesteaday in the city and left for Portland on the morning train today where he will see the sights at the exposition. Ed. Philips was arrested yesterday for being drunk and disorderly by Marshal Hughes and placed in r jail to sober up. He deposited $4 as a guarantee of his appearance today and was released. He failed to show up and his bail was forfeited and turned into the city treasury. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Elliot who have been visiting relatives at Prineville in company of Miss M. E. Percival of McMinville passed through town yes terday en route to their homes in the valley. Zachary Taylor, of Antelope, re turned from Spokane -yesterday. He states that while they had no snow in the city of Spokane the storm was general throughout that section at the first of the week and considerable snow fell throughout that country. An 8 knot breeze enabled the Col umbia and Shamrock to haye a race to a finish today. The American yacht showed her superior qualities through out the entire raco and came in one and one third-miles ahead of Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock. A meeting of the dancing club which was organized Friday evening will be held at the D. C. and A. C. parlors for the purpose of electing of ficers and completing the agreements relative to organization. So far the club bas almost 60 . members and promises to be a superior organiza tion to any that has ever been In this city. Those who have signed the list are requested to be on hand. Grain haulers from Dufur and the country south of that place are finding much fault with the condition of the roads. They state that if there is not a heavy shower of rain within the next few days they will be so badly cut up that it will be next t3impos sible to get their crops to market. In former years the roads have been greatly improved by spreading straw on the rough places and in the holes. This appears to be the only practical method of improvement and there is no time to spare in attending to this important matter. ' Those who attended Vanity Fair at the Vogt on Saturday evening left much better pleased than the audi ence that heard The Mascot put on at the Baldwin. The Metropolitan Com pany promised a great deal which they did not present, while in Vanity Fair the performance was carried through as advertised. They had numerous specialties which pleased everyone. Their singing and music was good and the performance as genteel throughout as are shows of this class. Had thf y charged an exorbitant price there might heve been dissatisfaction ex pressed, but they "gave the audience their moneys worth and they appre ciated it. . The Metropolitan Dpera Company's performance which was given at the Baldwin on Saturday night did not come up to the expectations of those in attendance. This can easily be accounted for, however, since the Pocatella fire played havoc with their costumes and made it-impossible for them to put on all their cast and those who did appear were handicapped so that the Masct was not presented in the eqcellent manner that it was when here on a former occasion. They are now on their way to Seattle where they will replenish their wardrobes and get in trim to appear in better shape than ever. A soldier of the 39th Infantry which is stationed at present in Vancouver struck town yesterday and proceeded to paint things red. He was taken in by Nightwatchman Phirman last night and was in such a oondition this morning that it was thought advisable to call a doctor. It was found upon investigating that his only trouble was a nervous attacir which appeared to be the "snakes" in a mild form. The soldiers papers showed that he was dishonorably discharged for some breach of discipline, and as he states he enlisted in Illinois it is likely he is on his way home. He will be detained here, however, until such time as he has recovered from the present attack. towns are flattering and we think that on this occasion we witness a good entertainment. From Tueday's Daily Hon. F. N. Jones is a visitor to the city. John Johnston, of Dufur, was in the city today. Leon Rondeau was in with a lot of fine wheat today. Standard Fashions for November now ready at Pease & Mays. Mr. aiid Mrs. A. Greiner, of May. ville, were visiting in the city last night. There is said to be a foot of snow on the summit of the Cascades on the Barlow route. This morning the Dalles City carried 750 sbeep to the Union Meat Co. They were from Lyle. Two inches of snow fell on the southern part of Sherman county last week, but bas all disappeared. H. Stoneuian,next door to the Times Mountaineer office, request all to bring their boot and shoe repair work to him. Prices very lowest. ol5 3a Farmers in Wasco and Sherman counties are seeding their summer f illow to wheat, and an unusually large acreage of fall grain will be sown this this fall. The county court of Clatsop country has made a tax levy of 22 mills this year, a reduction of 2i mills from the levy of last year. This morning City Marshal Hughes sold two horses that were taken up while running at large on the streets. One brought $23 and the other $5. Wheat dropped to 52 cents today, owing to a fall in price at Portland of two cents because of the shortage of j ships in that port. It Is not expected the price will keep down but a few days. Thursday night Temple Lodge, A. O. U. W., will have a warm time. There will be work in . both degrees, and the screen work will be put on in the second. All members are re quested to attend. Willamette valley was vlsted by a killing frost last Saturday morning, while around The Dalles the only damage done was the killing of the tops of tender vines. Another proof that the climate here Is the best '.n Oregon. The Portland Press club is agitating the proposition of holding a world's exposition in that city in 1902. The project is a good one and should re ceive the co-operation and endorse ment of all papers throughout the northwest. Ai unfortunate drunk' who gave bis name as John Doe, fell into the hands of Marshal Hughes last evening, and this morning was fined $5 by Recorder Gates. He was short of ready cash, hence was given a two days' job saw ing wood. There is considerable activity on the Columbia Southern at the present time. A large force of men are doing grading work south from Moro, and the construction of the road from Moro to Shanaco will be pushed as rapidly as possible. The Baptist convention for Oregon convenes in Portland this evening. Delegates from The Dalles to the con vention went down on the boat this morning, and were Elder C. B. Bailey and wife, Elder W. R. Clifton and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Marshal Hill, Mrs. W. R Barrett and Mrs. G. W. Black. They were accompanied by -Elder C. M. Miller, of Arlington. - Dr. Russ.one of Portland's prominent dentists has bought Dr. Tackman's office in the Vogt block. His work is first class and prices reasonable; gold tooth crowns and bridge work a specialty. Teeth filled and extracted painless. . Oct 12 tf. There will be a meeting of the League of American Sportsmen held in ScLanno's hall over Brown's store this evening at 8 o'clock. All persons who feel an interest in the preservation of game and fish are re quested to be present. Albert and Marion Allen, who have been in The Dalles buying winter sup plies, have returned to their home near Sisters, Crook county. They say every thing is prosperous in that section, the fall rains having started the grass on the range and stock is in fine con dition. ' A few days since a stage with a lady passenger inside turned over twice and rolled down a steep hill some dis tance, a few miles this side of Prine ville without injuring the passenger or the stage. They must have pretty good stages in that country to stand such rough treatment. comprise several hundred different classes of grains and grasses. The district fair at Antelope begins tomorrow, and quite a Dumber of Dallesites have gone out to attend it. Rev. Gentry Rushing returned this mornicgfrom Garlield, Wash., where he had been attending the funeral of his brother. A large numder of hogs are being shipped from the Rogue river valley. They readily command 4 J cems gross, the best price that has been paid tor them in many years. The Yakima valley hop crop has been harvested up to expectations, but, neverlecs, there Is the greatest uncertainty as to the basis ou which the hops will begin to sell freely. The receipts of the Walla Walla fruit fair this year were $5300, and expenses only $4000. Last yesr the receipts were $7000, but there was a deficit of $500 after bills were paid. At one time this forenoon there were nearly a hundred wheat teams lined up in front of the warehouses and on the brewery hill waiting their turns to un load. In consequence the East End assumed its old time activity. Pendleton is improving her water system. Recent attempts made prove the pressure obtained on the main to be sufficient for fire emei geacies, and it is proposed to do away with the paid fire department, substituting a volun teer department. Lakeyiew is to have a system of water works, for which purposes $2500 will be expended. The town proposes to build a reservoir on a hill and force water into :t from a well by meaDS of a windmill. Active work in pushing the enterprise has begun. . Mr. and Mrs. Vard McFarland were In the city last night visiting old friends and acquaintances. Mr. Mc Farland is engaged in the drug busi ness at Juneau, but for the past few weeks has been at White Salmon for the bear fit of his health, be having suffered from a severe attack of typhoid fever during the summer. One of the most noted criminal cases of the state has just terminated at Pendleton, in the acquittal of James Roach, accused of stealing cattle. He had been twice convicted, but bas each time secured a new trial. The jury before whom he was tried the third time returned a verdict of not guilty Monday forenoon. Wheat haulers report the five-mile grade in bad condition, the road being bodly cut up with boles that are filled with dust so that they cannot be Been by drivers. It is suggested as a remedy thet the county buy a sprinkl ing wagon and put it to work on this piece of road. If he dust were thoroughly wet it mid soon pack down and become solid. Baker City streets are not to go lightless any longer. The council has contracted for gas lamps. The com pany agrees to furnish to the city 50 latest improved Welspach street lamps, for five years, at a cost per month for each lamp of $4, being a total of $2400 for 50 lamps for a year; the company also agreeing to take due care of the lamps including lighting and extin guishing them at proper hours. The Dalles public schools under the superin tendency of Prof. Landers are fully up to the standard of ay school in the state outside of Portland, and patents in the surrounding country desiring to put their child i en where they will receive 'he best of training will certainly find It to their advantage to bring them here instead of sending them to colleges and academies elsewhere. A MOVE tOR GOOD ROADS. Umatilla County lias Adopted a Feasible Plan. Umatilla county is in a way to secure the finest public highways of ail the counties of Oregon. The plan under which the county court is handling the road question is radically different from that obtaining formerly, and which is followed in other Oregon counties. Heretofore the old supervisor plan was followed. Results were far from satisfactory, and the money expended was not bringing abcut any noticeable improvement in the highways. There is a statute on the books (permitting at the option of the county court, the establishment of a county road depart ment, over which shall be appointed a man who shall serve as general super intendent of all the roads. In the place of the giving of labor, as was formerly the rule, a cash money tax is imposed, this money being placed in the road fund. All work on thecounty roads Is paid in cash, no labor being accepted from any person in payment of his roai tax. Now, when a piece of road is worked upon, it is done in permanent form, and will need only slight repairs from year to year. Formerly the same work was done over and over again, every spring witnessing the .washing out of the grades when the freshets came In the fall. Wasco county might find it advan tageous to adopt a similar plan. There is no county In the state that requires more road work than this, because the country is hilly and road building is both expensive and difficnlt, but w'hen well constructed will last for years, hence If a systematic plan were adopted under wbicn roads would be built right they would thereafter require but little repair and would be perman ent for ever afterwards. It would be well for the county court to give more attention to road building. His Life Was Saved. Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonder ful deliverance from a frightful death. In telling it he says: I was taken with typhoid fever, that ran into pneumonia. My lungs became hardened. "I was so weak I couldn't even sit up in bed. Nothing helped me. I expected to soon die of consumption, when I heard of Dr. King's New Discovery. One bottle gave me great relief. I con tinued to use it, and now am well and strong. I aan't say too much In its praise." This marvelous medicine is the surest and quickest cure in the world for all Throat and Lung Trouble. Regular- sizes 50 cents and $1.00. Trial bottle free at Blakeley & Hough ton's Drug store; every bottle guaranteed. SHOOTING AT SEA. It la Difficult to Shoot Effectively, from a. Ship's Deck Role Followed . by American Navy. dl. The coal prospect hole being sunk on A. M. Ke) say's farm below town Is now down about 700 feet, and no indi cations of a coal vein have been dis covered. Those who are back of the enterprise are not discouraged, how ever, and will keep on drilling a few hundred feet further. Styner, the electric doctor, will re main in The Dalles until and including next Saturday, October 21, with office at Obarr hotel. Advice and disease reading free. Nervous and chronic diseases of men and women can be cured by electricity, and cured to stay. Call and have a talk with him. o!6 6d Last week Coroner Hart, of Klicki tat county, was called to the eastern part of the county at a place named Hill Peak on the Columbia river to hold "an" Inquest over the remains of an unknown man which was presum ably carried down during the high water. The remains were up on- the bank high and dry, and from appear ances had been there for somo time, and as the coyotes had partially eaten up the body it was next to impossible to recognize who the unfortunate man was. It is thought that it is that of Bert- Whitney, who was drowned in the Snake river several months ago. As nothing further could be done the remains were Interred where they were found. . From Monday's Dally. F. H. Button, of Hood River is a guest at theUmatilla House. W."; F. Davidson, of the Davidson Fruit Co., - of Hood itlver is in the city. ? John Cradlebaugh, the veteran scribe .miner and bonanza king of the Golden Eagle mine, dropped down from toe Greenhorn today, ana re- The next attraction at the Vogt will be Fitz and Webster's "A Breezy Time" which presents the brigest per formance of the class on the road. The piece is a farce-comedy, the plot of which is EOtso intricate that It requires any great mental activity to follow it. It is put together simply for the purpose of giving the comedians an opportunity to exhibit themselves in their various specialty performances. It is separated into three acts, and the author has worked on the principal that action is the soul of farce. At present the company are playing to good bouses in Portland and will be with us on Monday, Oct. 23. The press notices given this troupe in other Organization of the Columbia Danc ng Club was perfected last evening, there being a membership of 60, and Messrs. Hosteller, Mays and Gude were appointed managers. It is the purpose of the club to give two dances a month during the fall and winter, and the entire cost will be $4 per member. . After beingcloseted for 13 hours, the jury at Walla Walla in the case of Nathan Hart, accused of arson, ren dered a verdict of guilty, at 6 o'clock Monday morning. Hart set fire to his own house a week ago, and is thought to have been the. firebug who qperated in the city the past summer. Prof. A. Sandwig and H P. McCord arrived this morning from Baker City, and are making arrangements to open a dancing school in this city. They will give teachings twice a week, and among other things will introduce a number of new dances. Class work Tuesday evening. ol7tf If the management of the Potrland exposition would banish the sideshows, merry-go-round and fakirs, the fair would be better appreciated by the visitors. It Is a decided annoyance to people who want to see the exblbitfi to be constantly annoyed by persistent solicitors for the side shows, etc. If the exposition cannot get along with out those fakes the price of admission should be raised. The two most attractive exhibits at the Portland exposition are those made by the O. R. & N. Co. and the experi mental station at Corvallis of cereals raised in the Northwest. The exhibit THE M1MS MURDER CASE. Great Interest Taken in the Hatter tn Pendleton. Edwin L. Minis, who was indicted by the grand jury in Pendleton on Wed nesday for murder in the first degree, yestereay pleaded not guilty, and Judge Lowell set the trial for October 23. Never has a case in cour t been the object of deeper interest than this. From the day of the commission of the deed, on August 24, until the present time, it has been the most general topic of conversation in that town and county, and interest has been mani fested by all classes. The circum stances surrounding it, the causes leading up to the tragedy, although in their specific relation to this case sim ple enough, are yet of such character ac to cause deep concern. Preparations for the trial show that a great legal battle is to begin when the presiding judge calls the case. Accoruiog to common report there will be eminent 'legal talent engaged on both sides. The attorneys which are accredited to the state are District Attorney Heny J. Bean, Judge J. J. Balleray, of Pendleton, Judge Henry McGinn and John M. Gearin, of Port land, and for the defense will appear Colonel J. H. Raley, Charles H. Carter, Judge James A. Fee, of Pendleton, and Judge W. J. McSween, of Newport, Tenn., an uncle of the defendent. Self-defense will be the claim of the defendent, in justification of the act of killing Miller, which act it will be admitted Mims performed. It has been intimated that from the fact of two autopsies having been performed oyer the body of Miller, some sensational features may be looked for during the trial, physicians perhaps coming into conflict over the indications as to the manner of the death, and the course of the bullet. ' forest Protective Association Meeting;. Notice is hereby given that the semi-annual meeting of the Forest Protectivs Association will be held in The Dalles on Saturday, November 4th, at 10 o'clock A. M. All members of the association and all persons in sym pathy with the objects of the associa tion are invited to be present. I. D. Dkiver, M. J. Anderson, President, Secretary. oct4-lm WEARY OF THE PEN. Wardner Dynamiters Hake Another Attempt to Escape. Last Tuesday evening a suspicious noise about the storeroom at the state pen attracted the attention of one of the deputies. And examination : fol lowed, when It was found that the prisoners had dug another channel about 60 feet long and were only waiting for the opportunity to escape which the coming darkness would give them. A deep trench had been dug on that side, by the authorities of the pen considered most favorable to the escape of the prisoners, but this time thy tcok' a different direction, having the outer end of the tunnel under the floor of the storeroom. It was absolutely completed, and a few minutes' work in the middle of thn night would have sufficed Jto have cleared the earth away from the corner of the building which would have allowed every man to escape. As a preliminary on the part of the authori ties they deluged the burrow with water, and the next morning the prisoners were quite willing to fill it up under the instructions of the authorities. This Is the second attempt, and a close watch will here after be kept on the inmates, about 40 of whom will be taken to the federal court at Moscow the latter part of next week. Wardner News. Necessarily the deck of a vessel at sea offers a much less satisfactory plat form from which to shoot than the solid foundation provided in a land fort, since even when the ocean is calmest the vessels must constantly roll from side to side. Theoretically the best time to fire would be at the moment be tween the rolls, when the deck of the ship is perfectly level, and in a general way it may be said that an attempt is made to do the shooting at that in stant. It is practically impossible, however, to fire invariably when the decks are horizontal. No matter how careful the gunner, the piece is almost always exploded just before or just after the proper instant, says the Pw York Press. The American practice, both in the army and navy, has always been to shoot low and always save ammunition until it was possible to use it effective lv. In the navv the tradition to shoot low has crystalized into a standing rule, unwritten, indeed, but none the less re ligiously observed, and its wisdom has been proved on more than one occasion of great importance. The precise form of this unwritten naval rule is to "wait for the downward roll." This is the converse of the maxim obtaining in the British navy that it is best to take advantage of the "upward roll," which has been observed almost from the beginning of naval fighting by the gunners on English ships. This was rendered the more certain from the fact that the spherical projec tiles then in use would ricochet alonr the surface of the waves if they struck the water exactly as a stone will skip along the top of a pond when properly thrown from the hand of a small boy. COMPLEXITY OF BATTLESHIPS. Almost Every More Made by the Mod ern Sea FMg-hter Is Controlled by Machinery. Have you smoked a clear Filipino cigar made from the finest selected tobacco which I captured on the Isle of Luzon? If not you are behind the times as I have a few High Life cigars left going at 15 cents apiece, 2 for 25 cents or $2.50 for a box of 25. Re member that the High Life cigar is not made from poor Filipino tobacco, but from the very best. Factory No. 105, next to Baldwin saloon, on Court Street, Ben Ulrich, manufacturer. In the Iowa it may almost be said that nothing is done by hand except the opening and closing of throttles and pressing of electric buttons. Her guns are loaded, trained and fired, her am munition hoisted, her turrets turned her torpedoes mechanisms of then selves are tubed and ejected, the ship steered, her boats hoisted out and in. the interior lighted and ventilated, the great searchlight operated and even or ders transmitted from bridge or con ning tower to all parts by mechanical appliances. Surely no more striking view than this of the development of 35 years could be afforded, says Cas 6ier's Magazine. This growth of complexity and elab oration and this almost infinite multi plication of parts and devices have en tailed upon the naval architect and constructor demands and difficulties never dreamed of in the earlier days. The staff required to design and eon struct an Iowa is multiplied in number and the complexity of its organization is augmented as compared with that re quired for the design and construction of the New Ironsides almost indefinitely. Similar conditions apply to command and management, so that while the building of a modern battleship entails enormous work and responsibility on the naval architect, constructor and staff, the effective use of her as a tool in the trade of war presents an equal variety and intricacy of problems to indents of the art of naval warfare. MARRIAGE CUSTOMS. jVIALT A pure food tonic PVrpP A PT' Hea!thful iDvif" XjA.XiAl orating. For sale only ac the MIDWAY. Until the middle of the sixteenth century Christian marriage consisted of two distinct ceremonies the be trothal or espousals, which were fol lowed at a considerable interval, some times extending to two years, by the benediction or complete marriage. Many modern marriage customs are relics of primitive times. For instance, the throwing of old shoes after the newly married pair is a remnant of marriage by capture, when, the bride's relations threw stones and other mis siles after the bridegroom as he rode off with his captured bride. The honey-, moon is a relic of the enforced seclusion in which a captured bride and her cap- turer lived arter the bridegroom had secured his wife; and the traditional hatred of mothers-in-law is merely a survival of the old feud between the bridegroom and the bride's family. Groomsmen are another remnant of marriage by capture. They were origi nally the bride's bodyguard when she was pursued by her bridegroom and his friends. Then later they used to be attached to the bride's procession, and had nothing to do with the bride groom. .Because their omce was re duced to a sinecure, they were armed with lances, and carried lighted torches for these captures were generally at tempted at night. Exposition Rates. For the Oregon industrial exposi tion to be held at Portland, Oregon, Sept. 26th to Oct. 28, -the Oregon Kall road & Navigation Co. will make rouna trip rate of $3.25 which will al so Include two admission coupons to the exposition. Tickets will be good going on train No. 1 on Wednesday, beptember 27 and every Wednesday thereafter tand for tram No. 3 on Thursday, September 28th and every Thursday thereafter to and including Thursday, Oct. 26th. Tickets will be limited for return passage to expire the bunday night following the Wed nesday or Thursday on which ticket is 30ld. oct 26 BOKM How Visit Portland. The city of Portland is always an interesting point to visit, and just now it is particularly so. Dewey's famous dispatch boat, the McCulloch, whldh fired 'the first shut against the Spaniards at Manila, is in Portland harbor, and is open to all visitors. The mammoth steamship Lennox is also in the harbor, being refitted as a transport to go to the Philippines. The torpedo boat des troyer Goldsboro is moored near the Madison street bridge, so that all can see her. She was built at Portland and cost $285,000. The great exposition is now running at full blast, and will not close until the 28th. It is a wounderful enterprise, and furnishes food for instruction and recreation. The prise punkins and prise potatoes and golden grains and everything of that kind are all there, besides a real production of the beauti ful, Multnomah falls, but the amuse ment feature is not neglected. There is a splendid full military band, secured at a cost of $6000, which gives grand concerts afternoon ... and evening. There are thrilling trapeze turns and astonishing aerial acts and many other attractings well worth feeing, and the price of admission is put down to 25 cents . For more than four years Mrs. Bender has been using Dr. Pierce's Golden Med- ical Discovery as a family medicine, Mrs. E. A. Bender lives in Keene, Coshocton Co., Ohio, and from there she writes: HYLTON In this city.Octooer 13th.to Mr. and ra. u. r . nyiuju, 01 iyifi, a son. Ask your grocer for Clark & Falk's ayoring extracts. Depart q rRO.H THB dalles Arm Fast Salt Lake. Denver. Ft. Fast Mall- Worth, Omaha, Kan- MaU ' 11:40 p.m. sas City, St. Louis, 2:55 p. m. Chicago and East. Spokane Walla Walla, Spokane, Spokane Flyer Minneapolis, St Paul, Flyer 5:25 p.m. Duluth, Milwauke, 5:00 a.m. Chicago and East. 8p.m. FROX PORTLAND 4 p.m. Oceas Steamships All Sailing Dates sub ject to change. For San Francisco Steamers leave Port land every live days. 8 p. m. Columbia River 4 p.m. Ex.Sunday Steamers Ex.Sunday Saturday 10 p. m. To Astoria and Way Landings. 6a.m. Willamette River 4:30p.m. Ex.Sunday Ex.Sunday Oregon City. Newberg, , Salem A Wav-Land's 7 a.m. Willamette and Yamhill 8:30 p. m. Tues.Tmir, Rivers. Mon.,Wed. and Sat andFrl. Oregon City, Dayton.and Way-Landings. 8 a.m. Willamette River 4:30 p.m. Tues, Thur Tues,Thur. and Sat' Portland to Corvallis and Sat and Way-Landings Snake River. lv Rlparla Lv. Lew'n daily Riparia to Lewiston, daily Parties desiring to go to Heppner should take train No. 4. leaving The Dalles at 5:30 P. M. to make direct connections, returning, making di rect connections at Heppner Junction with No l, arriving at 'rue uaiies at s:id p. u. No. 22. through freight, east-bound, does not carjy passengers ; arrives 2:50 a. m., departs 3:50 a. m. No. 24, local freight, carries passengers, east Douna; arrives 4 iff) p. m., departs a: 15 p. m. No. 21, west-bound through freight, does not carr passengers; arrives 8:15 p. m., departs y:au p. m. No. 23, west-bound local freight, carries pas sengers; arrives d id p. m, aeparts :au a. m. For full particulars call on O. K. A N. Co.'s a ent The Danes, or address W. H. HURLBURT. Gen. Pass. Arent Portland, Oregon J Ireland Agent, The Dalles fSI QR BUYS A $3.50 SUIT tt,QOO CltlJiHIUTkDlaAliTWKAlUtT"4art. t aadtoabi UN. Hegaiar s.au nejr PIam KiM-Put BnlUnlntl SI. OS, A HEW 81 IT FRKK fortvny of these suit wnicn aou t give auisiacwry weai Send No Money. fc' tot a of boy and say whether large or mall for age, and we will tend you to mit OJ ezpretw, J.J.U.t BUDject weztunur atloo. You can examine it at your express office and it found perfectly aaUsfaetory and equal to suit aold in your town for pay your raprm wien wmr ifswi offer prie. $1-95 nd npmi eharpM. TrTmsfeVNEE-PANT BIT ITS tr tt hj trm 4 te 1& Trtvr f r, asdarareUlM MnwhM at S3.&0. Hade with double aeat 1 and knees, late 1899 (? as Illustrated, made from a special wsar-mlsUaf. krr rclgat, ALL-WOOL Oak well eaulr, neat, handsome pat urn. fine Mnre llninor. ClaTtea patent interlining, pad- ling, staying and reinforcing, silk and linen sewing, 4ilor.ad taroavhoot, a suit any boy or parent would e prouo or. run i kki iluih Bariso ei amj- .rii 'sui.ta. ovAnvMU nr nlflters). for bova 4 TO 19 TKAB&. vrita for Baws4 Book No. 90C, contains fashion plates, tape measure ana Tun uuvrocnoni now w oraer. s Bolts Boa Oweests wad to erder fraai S.OQ aa, hmnlM lont frM nn annlicatlon. Addroaa. SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. (Inc.). Chicago, til Besbask A Ca ars ttifalj rsUaois KaHSftJ f h D Oregon Sfiort Lias Baiiroja The direct route to 'A Throwing of Rice and Old Shoea Is at Hello of Friml "1 - Uve Times. Montana, Utah, Colorado and all Eastern Points. Gives choice of two favorite routes, via the Union Pacific Fast -Mail Line, or the Rio Grande Scenic Lines. American : Market Carries the Best and Choicest ..Vegetables and Fruits.. Direct from the gardens and orchards FISH AND GAME IN SEASON. Chicken Dreesed or Alive. Free Delivery to any part of the City. Call up Phone 12 and place your orders any time during the day. . '. . . . J. A. Carnaby & Co., Proprietors LOOK AT THE TIME.... li Days to SALT LAKE 2i Days to DENVER 3 Days to CHICAGO ' 4i Days to NEW YORK Free Reclining' Cbair Cars. Uphol stored Tourist Sleeping Cars, an Pullman Palace Sleepers, operated on all trains. . For further Information apply to JAS. IRELAND. Agent O. B. & N. Co., The Dalles, Oregon. T. TEHRY. W. E. COMAN Trav. Pass. Agt. Gen'l Agent, 124 Third St.. Portland, Or SWITCH 65 CENTS. K bA.14. il M.iJi MAItt SmiUlkb locales hair al tnum ASn to 1.9. tko mai mi llekca that raiail ai M.UD lm ss.ua. OUR OFFER: tola 4 put snd end . to Ua. lncloxs a irowl aizpd ample of (ho exact abatio wanted, and vut ii outaa near the root aa noasiblA. incloM our apeelal prle aaotoa aatj oeato oitra to uubmlkv an wo win amaao im aar'ca I J y i X'J 3Mg yoor hair exact, aju send to you by ua am nni penectiy wo will immediate Ijf aid mail. Dostnaid. and if ron am not rwr-fswi i refund tout m one v. GarSBMlalOrerrrieoaafctlewai S-oa. gwlteb 2 In- long, long- stem, 6SO holt tem. 9DCJ -o.a-in.lonff, short atem, SI. 251 i-vr. 22ln. long, short stem, $.50l 3-o 24-in. Utnjr.ohortatera. S2.25; 5Ht-ln, ulk wuua ne bigness (trade on the markes. OrW atjatee aaa vol tasee asocial prices. Yoor atearr rcteraos If jam are sot ' SEARS. ROEBUCK Si Cd rlna.) fiklrna Shis, f.n isirisli "1'im I The Dalles, Portland and Astoria Navigation Co. STEAMERS couch remedy and blood - purifier there is nothing better, and after having the grip is just the right mcuicine iot a complete bracing up. Our boy has taken three bot tles for St. Vitus's dance. He was very nervous and constantly jerk- ing, but now is as steady as any one: in fact seems entirely cured." ' The " Golden Medical Discovery " is a medicine that 'will help you no matter what ails yon. This is true because it works directly at the roots of all disease aigesuve system, the blood, the nerves. Keep these in healthy condi tion and you cannot be sick. Many of the cures of the " ftnlrlon Medical Discovery " seem almost mirac ulous. Its effect is almost immediate. It takes hold at once. It tones up the stomach, invigorates the liver, regulates the bowels. It gets right into the blood and carries strength and comfort to every fiber of the body. It nourishes and invigorates the weakened, irritated nerves and puts the entire system in perfect tune. It is a safe medicine. Safe for alnlta -'-safe for children. It contains no sugar, syrup, whisky, alcohol or dangerous opi ates. Therefore, it does not create a craving for stimulants. It is distinctly a temperance medicine. If a medicine dealer tries to substitute some other preparation when you ask for " Golden Medical Discovery " look out for him. He ia either icmorant or dia. honest and you cant trust '" What Is SfaUohT , A grand old remedy for Coughs, Colds and Consumption; nsed through the world for half a century, has cured innumerable cases of incipient con sumption and relieved many in ad vanced stages, it you are not satis nea witn the results we will refun your money. Price 25 cts., and 50 cts, tsiaKeiey & Houghton, druggists. Bismarck's Iron Mervo Was the result of his'splendid health Indomitable will and tremendous energy are not found where Stomach Liver, Kidney and Bowels are out of order. If you want those a ualities and the success they bring, use Dr. King's New Life Pills. They develop eyery power of brain and body. Only 25 cents at Blakeley & Houghton's drug store. Numerous improvements are being made in the Skibbe hotel. New floors are being put down and partitions moved so as to give more room. Isolator 2 Dalles City Clark & Falk have a complete line of American artist tube paints All the latest and most popular magazines and periodicals can now be had a Jacobsen Book & Music Co. jyll 2rTIT jrpry Celebrated as it is, Kri rrT aiways on tap at the BJbrjK " Midway. W. I. Mar ders, Proprietor. Clark & Falk's flavoring extracts are fresh and pure Ask your grocer for Daily (except Sunday) between The Dalles, Hood Eiver, Cascade Locks, Vancouver and Portlana Touching at Way Points on both I siaes ot too Columbia river. Both of the above steamers have I oeen reDUiic. and ara in an.. snape tor tne season of 1899. The Regulator Line will endeavor give its patrons tne best ani-vi a. - " ror uomrort. Economy a nil Pleasure travel bv the ateamAPa f me neguiator Line. The above steamers will Wva Thn uanes ana nrt. anrt ot. i . - ui., ail u arrive at destination in ample time for mo outgoing trains. Sz CO. Headquarters tor i Roche Harber Lime, San Juan Lime, Trowel Brand Cement Pine Lumber and Boxes, Sash and Doors, Paints and Oils. FRUIT BOXES! FRUIT BOXES! Fruit boxes, Plum Crates Filled 7io Cantalope Crates 9o Apple Boxes , ... .8c Pear Boxes 7o Peach and Tomato Boxes 4c Half Crates 6o From new mill and lumber Headquarters for the sales of Mitchell : Farm : and : Spring : Wagons J. I. Case Plows, Bissell Chilled Plows. Hoosler Drills, Champion Mowers, Binders and Reapers Champion Hay Rakes, Henney Buggies. rirfrirnnirnrLiTirrrrrrrrmiTrTTnTmTffrrifMiifMirffinii Dhas. J. Stubling, WHOLESALE Wines, Uquorg, Cigars and Beer. The Celebrated Olympia Beer, Anheuser-Busch Nutrine, a non-alchoholio beverage, unequaled as a tonlo. 173 Second street, The Dalles, Oregon, TniiiiiiiinHiiriiiiiiiiriHiiiiiiririrfrmiiiiMifiiiiiiiiTTTirl State Normal 'School MOUNMOUTH, OREGON, TRtlMNG SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS New Buildings t New Departments t Ungraded Country School Work. CRADUATES SECURE COOD POSITIONS Strong Coures. Well Equipped Training Department. Normal Course quickest and best wit to State Certificate. Expanse for year from 1 120 to 1160. or board ii.&0 to $3.00 per week. Tuition $0.36 per term or ten weeks. Fall tens begins Sept. lvth; Summer term, June $7 -Sept. 1. For Catalogue address, P. I Campbell, pr W. a. Wajon, President. Secretary of FioUlty. THE CELEBRATED Golumbia - Brewery AUGUST BUCHLER, Prop. This well-known brewery is now turning out the beet Beer and Porter east of the Cascades. The latest appliances for the manufacture of good healthful Beer have been introduced, and only the first-class article will be placed on the market ' East Second Street The Dalles, : Oregon A. AdKeller, HepQCfl OM Oro lino Salooa ... ! 90 Second Street, and door from Court Stree, THE DALLES, - - OREGON. Tom Bourke's and .Homestead whiskey. SPECIALTY IN IMPORTED LIQUORS AND COCNAC. . FRENCH Best Domestic Upors U'lnes aoil Cigars The Largest and Best of August Buchler's Home-Made Beer and Porter. Agent for the Swiss Publishing Co., New York. THE BALDWIN- ANDREW BALDWIN, Proprietor. Corner Court and Front Streets, Carries Everything toibe Found in a Firs'-CIass Liquor Store. Whiskey from S3.00 per Gallon and Up. The Celebrated Colmobla Brewery Beer on Tap ..THE DALLES, OREGON. Portland Office, Oak St. Dock, The DaTea Offloe, Court Street. W. C. ALLAWAY, General Agent. lASt COW. Louie Comini's red and white milch cow has disappeared from her usual hauDts, and he will pay a liberal re- ward for her return. Oct 17 5 cL J 3 Harmony Wliisb 111 This brand of Whiskey is guaranteed to the consumer as pure .hand-made sour mash Whiskey for family and medical use. Sold by BEN WILSON, - The Dalles, Or. v. sbwwwswswww,- - .-nr4mmmKmimmmmWm